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W-P Board passes resolution in support of merging athletic conferences
WHITTEMORE — The Whittemore-Prescott school board unanimously approved a resolution Dec. 10 supporting a merger between the Huron Shores Conference, W-P's current athletic conference, and the North Star League.
W-P athletic director Jeff Erickson said that in the past the NSL was resistant of accepting schools the size of W-P, a class C school, and added that the district had tried to gain admittance to the NSL before and was turned down. However, the league's stance has changed recently, he said.
"The climate is changing in the North Star League in that some schools were looking at going elsewhere," he said.
About six weeks before the Dec. 10 meeting, the NSL athletic directors had a meeting concerning expansion, according to Erickson. At that meeting, the prospect of merging with the HSC was discussed, he said.
"At that time, the A.D.s voted 8-0 to approve the merger," he said.
Since that meeting, superintendents in both conferences had been further discussing the issue, but two schools in the HSC appear to be trying to speed up the process, Erickson said.
"Oscoda and Alcona were going to write letters to the North Star League asking for admittance, just for the two schools," he said.
According to Erickson, per HSC policies, three of four schools have to agree to major league changes, such as a merger. He said Tawas has been reaching out to former Northeast Michigan Conference schools Standish-Sterling, Pinconning and Bay City John Glenn, so for the merger process to take the next step, W-P had to act.
If the district did not act quickly, he added, scheduling could become a nightmare, especially if new conferences form and W-P were left out.
"We run the risk of being shut out of any conferences that may merge," he said.
Not showing support of the merger could once again cause W-P to play sports as an independent school or force them to pursue joining a league with larger schools, Erickson said.
Board president Steve Bassi said W-P has gone down both of those routes before, as it competed for many years as an independent, and in the Northeast Michigan Conference, where it was much smaller than most of the other league members. He said moving forward with the HSC-NSL merger was a much better option than either of those choices.
"It's a no-brainer," he said. "I don't think it's something we can sit around and wait for."
Barb Janish, a coach at W-P, said the Cardinals could be looking at playing games much further away than it currently does if the merger was not supported.
"I think travel time is a huge consideration," she said.
Board member Russ Perrin added that being in a league gives athletes a greater chance to be recognized for their achievements by being named to all-conference teams. Bassi added that it also gives teams the chance to win a league title trophy, which would give the regular season more importance.
Erickson said if the full merger between leagues were not approved, W-P would file a letter requesting to join the NSL.
The Huron Shores Conference includes W-P, Oscoda, Alcona and Tawas. The NSL includes Mio AuSable, Arenac Eastern, Au Gres-Sims, Hale, Fairview, Posen, Atlanta and Hillman.
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(Diane Martin, a regular at Nerdist's Node, took a trip to Cardiff, Wales for the Doctor Who Convention. She contributes her thoughts and reactions to the trip here)
What an amazing weekend!
I am certain you have heard all about it by now. One more tale from this awesome weekend can't hurt, right? The convention had something planned every minute from the time it opened until closing; so many demonstrations, panels and displays. The convention was a vehicle to promote the new Doctor Who Experience opening this summer. It is also, in a way, a replacement for the canceled Doctor Who Confidential.
My favorite panel featured the directors, writers, and special effects people who worked on the episode, "The Girl Who Waited." The episode provided many technical challenges: Many scenes had to be filmed four different times because of the perspectives involved. At first, they said, were going to use two actresses to play Amy, but Karen Gillan wanted the challenge of playing both roles. This worked out brilliantly.
During the panel we were also treated to a visit from the Handbots. The actress inside the suit described how it felt to be in the costume. The goal was to make the head be a smooth featureless face. Masks and prosthetics were not giving them the look they wanted, so, ultimately, they went with a hard helmet with tiny openings for the eyes. Those eye holes were removed via CGI for the episode. The Handbots were supposed to have a zigzag shape when viewed from the side, but that would have been bad for the actors, so their walk and stance was changed. There is always a balance between the vision of the special effects department and what the actors can physically achieve.
Special effects supervisor Danny Hargreaves demonstrated how to shoot a Cyberman: Someone from the audience played the Doctor and someone else pushed the button that controlled the explosion caps on the Cyberman. Special effects are not all about making things explode; The special effects team works on things like creating environmental conditions, creating the illusion that people are getting shot at, having the Doctor break though a glass door, tossing cars off of piers… He showed us how they create things like fog and snow by making it snow in the auditorium.
In addition to the various panels, the show featured demonstrations. That's Ruari Mears in the Scarecrow costume; You might also know him as a Cyberman. He told the crowd that because of the shooting schedule and the time it takes to get into a Cyberman costume, he is able to fall asleep standing up as a Cyberman. That is real dedication.
In the prosthetics demonstration, we were able to witness Rachel Cassidy transformed into one of the Almost People. One demonstration made a mold of her face, and the prosthetic piece was made from that mold. The second demonstration showed how that piece was applied to the face. The final demonstration showed how the rest of her face was made up and the prosthetics were colored.
The lost episodes talk was fascinating. Steve Roberts and Peter Crocker talked about the restoration of older Doctor Who episodes. One episode was found in someone's private collection. The theory is that the BBC would have the most pristine copies, but, sadly, this is not the case. Since film was so expensive, instead of making copies and loaning out the copies to various markets, the originals would get loaned out. As a result, there is considerable wear and damage. Roberts and Crocker showed the crowd examples of their restoration efforts. Film footage that takes seconds to watch often took hours to fix. Their work is really impressive.
There were many costumes and props on display. The fans were allowed to handle various sonic screw drivers. I was able to play with one of Matt Smith's sonic screwdrivers — that was VERY cool. I was told that it is surprising that it still worked. Because it was used by Matt, the screwdriver was stuck in the open position. The actual sonic screwdriver prop is oddly heavy. I'm amazed how realistic the toys are. I have to say that I was really tempted to create a diversion and run off with it. It took a great deal of self-control to hand it back.
There were all sorts of monsters roaming around the convention floor, like the Ood and Silurians to greet convention goers when we arrived, and Cybermen, Scarecrows, and Daleks. There were some amazing cosplayers in attendance! The most common cosplay outfit was the 11th doctor. There were various Amys, including a very convincing "Sunflower Amy" (Amy carrying around a giant sunflower). An incredible woman was dressed up like the clockwork creatures from the episode "The Girl in the Fireplace." There were plenty of Tom Bakers. Possibly the best costume was a couple of female angels. I was so amazed at their level of detail. Everyone was taking their pictures. They are even wearing contacts.
There were so many families at the convention. I loved it when the parents and children dressed; Here is an adorable Father/Son pair:
Fans were treated to a unique opportunity: They were able to either have 2 autographs or photographs from Matt Smith, Arthur Darvill, or Karen Gillan. I had my picture taken with all three. As I was waiting to get my picture taken with Karen, one of the fans in front of me gave her a TARDIS themed knitted cap. I asked her about her experience of having to film hanging up side down. Karen said that it was very painful but very worth it. It will be interesting to see why Arthur and Karen had to film while hanging up side down.
The TARDIS tour was the cherry on top of the perfect sundae!! So much ancient technology! There were drum pedals, old analogue clocks, heat sinks, a blood pressure cuff pump, bells, hammers, vacuum cleaner tubes, PS/2 ports, levers of all sorts, etc. To stand on the set where so many cool people filmed Doctor Who episodes was AMAZING!!!
Overall the convention was very well-organized and run. They promised that no one gets you closer, and they definitely delivered. Everyone is so passionate about what they do; From Steven Moffat to the people wearing the "I'm here to help" yellow t-shirts, they all love Doctor Who. That made it a truly a once in a lifetime experience.
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Lazy vs. non-strict
From HaskellWiki
Haskell is often described as a lazy language. However, the language specification simply states that Haskell is non-strict, which is not quite the same thing as lazy.
1 Direction of evaluationNon-strictness means that reduction (the mathematical term for evaluation) proceeds from the outside in, so if you have
Lazy evaluation, on the other hand, means only evaluating an expression when its results are needed (note the shift from "reduction" to "evaluation"). So when the evaluation engine sees an expression it builds a thunk data structure containing whatever values are needed to evaluate the expression, plus a pointer to the expression itself. When the result is actually needed the evaluation engine calls the expression and then replaces the thunk with the result for future reference.
Obviously there is a strong correspondence between a thunk and a partly-evaluated expression. Hence in most cases the terms "lazy" and "non-strict" are synonyms. But not quite. For instance you could imagine an evaluation engine on highly parallel hardware that fires off sub-expression evaluation eagerly, but then throws away results that are not needed.In practice Haskell is not a purely lazy language: for instance pattern matching is usually strict (So trying a pattern match forces evaluation to happen at least far enough to accept or reject the match. You can prepend a
- Paul Johnson in Haskell Cafe What is the role of $! ?
WHNF is an abbreviation for weak head normal form.
3 Further references
Haskell's Non-Strict Semantics – What Exactly does Lazy Evaluation Calculate? – An introductory tutorial on the difference between lazy evaluation and non-strict semantics.
Laziness is simply a common implementation technique for non-strict languages, but it is not the only possible technique. One major drawback with lazy implementations is that they are not generally amenable to parallelisation. This paper states that experiments indicate that little parallelism can be extracted from lazy programs:
"The Impact of Laziness on Parallelism and the Limits of Strictness Analysis" (G. Tremblay G. R. Gao) http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.36.3806
Lenient, or optimistic, evaluation is an implementation approach that lies somewhere between lazy and strict, and combines eager evaluation with non-strict semantics. This seems to be considered more promising for parallelisation.
This paper implies (section 2.2.1) that lenient evaluation can handle circular data structures and recursive definitions, but cannot express infinite structures without explicit use of delays:
"How Much Non-strictness do Lenient Programs Require?" (Klaus E. Schauser, Seth C. Goldstein) http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~seth/papers/schauser-fplca95.pdf
Some experiments with non-lazy Haskell compilers have been attempted: Research_papers/Runtime_systems#Optimistic_Evaluation


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- INTERPOL Tbilisi
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Back to Europe
Law enforcement in Georgia is the responsibility of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). The MIA mandate is to make Georgia a safe country, enforce the law and protect borders. It is made up of different units which each address different aspects of Georgian law enforcement:
- Police Patrol Department;
- Criminal Police Department;
- Special Operative Department;
- Constitutional Security Department;
- Emergency Situation Management Department;
- Security Police Department;
- Border Police;
- General Inspection Bureau;
- Police Academy;
- Counter Terror Center;
- INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) for Georgia.
- Support Georgia's constitutional system, sovereignty and territory;
- Prevent, identify and investigate crime;
- Devise new strategies to fight crime;
- Identify possible threats to Georgian security and provide the government with appropriate recommendations;
- Protect the Georgian people's rights and freedom;
- Protect state borders;
- Enforce public order;
- Carry out operations to prevent crime;
- Control traffic and ensure road safety;
- Carry out permission and registration activities;
- Ensure security, public order and safety of property during natural disasters and emergency situations;
- Provide law enforcement education at the MIA Academies.
- Look for missing people;
- Control the legal circulation of arms;
- Take action to prevent petty crime;
- Identify dead bodies;
- Ensure fire safety;
- Protect buildings of high state importance;
INTERPOL Tbilisi
The Georgian NCB is the exclusive cooperation centre which links national law enforcement agencies and state authorities to the worldwide INTERPOL community.
- Serve as permanent contact for all INTERPOL member countries, 24 hours a day;
- Support and coordinate the international fight against crime, serving as liaison point between domestic law enforcement agencies, state authorities and INTERPOL member countries;
- Research and collect information about international crime trends and methods for combating transnational crime;
- Cooperate with INTERPOL member countries in investigating crime either committed in Georgia or by Georgian criminals in other countries.
Priority activities:
- Conduct international enquiries and investigations in partnership with INTERPOL member countries over I-24/7, at the request of Georgian law enforcement agencies;
- Conduct identity checks;
- Assist in the location of fugitives and missing people both in Georgia and abroad;
- Collect and process information requested by INTERPOL member countries, and assist member countries in locating fugitives in Georgia;
- Provide assistance with the identification of dead bodies;
- Take action with regard to stolen motor vehicles and stolen works of art.
INTERPOL Tbilisi in action
09 June 2016
LYON, France - Fake cancer medication, substandard HIV and diabetes testing kits, counterfeit dental equipment and illicit surgical equipment – just a snapshot of the potentially life-threatening drugs and goods seized during INTERPOL's Operation Pangea IX.Targeting the illicit online sale of medicines and medical devices and involving some 193 police, cu...
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'How Do I Maximize My Limited Gym Time?' — Ask Coach Rick Scarpulla
Because of work and family I'm getting to the gym at most 2 or 3 times a week. What is the most efficient way to train if I don't have much time to get to the gym. -- Tyler, 29, El Paso
For most people, time is their most precious commodity. We all have life going on and people are always busy running here and there. I understand. The good news is you don't have to spend hours in the gym grinding out reps. You can stay in decent shape going to the gym only 2-3 days a week. Three days a week actually used to be the standard. Lots of guys got big and strong doing only three days a week.
There are several options for the part-time trainer. The first (and I feel the best choice) is an upper and lower body split. On day one you do all upper body work. Day two is lower body. Core work can be done on either, or both, if time allows.
All of your exercise selections should be compound free weight movements such as squats, deadlifts, hacksquats or reverse hypers. For upper body exercises stick to the flat bench, military press, rows and dumbbell exercises. Stick with big movements and large muscle groups. Don't lift like a chump or you will end up a chump. Think big and lift heavy. Leave your cute little gloves home. As for reps, I would keep your first movement low in reps and heavy in weight. After that, mix up sets, reps and weight. You need to do approximately 5 or 6 movements in total.
Since you're not going to the gym as frequently, don't think you need to do twenty exercises every time you go. The whole objective of a routine like this is to work the whole body. Isolation and specialization work (like concentration curls and kickbacks) are not part of this so don't make them part of your routine. You will be wasting your already limited time. If you can get a third day, you can mix up your upper/lower days. In other words: switch back and forth from upper to lower according to what you've done in previous days.
Cardio should be done when you can. I still am a firm believer what I call "fresh air cardio" -- go out and shoot some hoops or go mountain biking rather than stand on some machine and watch TV while you walk or jog. Most people enjoy that much more and push harder. If you're playing something against your boys, you're gonna do your best not to look like a chump, so you dig a little further down.
If you understand that you are not able to get to the gym as much as some people, then you probably also realize that you will not get the results of a gym rat who is there daily. Just be sure to push yourself every time you walk through the gym doors. Don't fall into the "I'm only here a couple times a week syndrome." You can get strong and add some muscle.
Just because your time is limited does not mean your results have to be as well.
Rick Scarpulla, the creator of The Ultimate Athlete Training Program, is a highly sought-after and renowned strength, speed and conditioning coach who works in developing top high school, college and professional athletes and programs throughout North America. You can follow him on Facebook and on Twitter.


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Leavenworth County prosecutors want a jury to decide whether a "Hard 50" sentence should be reimposed for a man who was convicted in 2009 of first-degree murder.
Leavenworth County prosecutors want a jury to decide whether a "Hard 50" sentence should be reimposed for a man who was convicted in 2009 of first-degree murder.
Matthew Astorga, 37, was sentenced five years ago to a life sentence with no possibility of parole for 50 years under the state's old Hard 50 law. He was convicted of first-degree murder for the shooting death of Ruben Rodriguez. Rodriguez was shot Dec. 26, 2008, in Leavenworth.
Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a case from Virginia that jurors, not judges, should weigh whether the facts of a case warrant mandatory minimum sentences such as Kansas' Hard 50.
Following this decision, the U.S. Supreme remanded an appeal from Astorga to the Kanas Supreme Court for review.
In an opinion released in May, the Kansas Supreme Court vacated Astorga's Hard 50 sentence. His conviction still stands, and he remains in custody as he awaits his re-sentencing.
Kansas lawmakers have updated the state's Hard 50 law to allow jurors to determine if such sentences are warranted.
Astorga appeared Friday in Leavenworth County District Court.
Assistant County Attorney Cheryl Marquardt said prosecutors are requesting a jury proceeding to present evidence and argue for another Hard 50 sentence.
Much of Friday's hearing was conducted without Astorga present.
The hearing marked the first time Astorga appeared with his new court-appointed attorney, James Colgan.
"I haven't had time to speak to the lawyer," Astorga said at the start of the hearing.
Astorga said he filed his own motion since last appearing in court June 25. He said he had not received a response.
"I did rule on that," District Judge Gunnar Sundby said.
Astorga said he shouldn't have been brought into court.
Sundby said Astorga was brought into court because he was scheduled to appear for the hearing.
Astorga said he wanted to return to his cell. He left the defense table and walked through a door to a holding cell area.
Officers from the Leavenworth County Jail accompanied Astorga as he left the courtroom.
Sundby continued the proceeding after Astorga left the courtroom.
The judge said Astorga filed a motion objecting to having an attorney appointed from a public defender's office.
Leavenworth County District Court does not have a public defender's office. Colgan was appointed from a list of attorneys approved by a state board for indigent defense services.
"You are exactly what he asked for," Sundby said to Colgan.
Sundby said he considered the issue raised by Astorga's motion to be moot. The judge said he filed a response, but Astorga may have not received it.
If a jury doesn't feel a Hard 50 sentence is warranted, Astorga could receive a life sentence with a minimum of 25 years before he's eligible for parole.
But, Sundby said he believes the law also would allow him to impose a sentence ranging from 46-51.5 years.
No date has been set for the requested jury proceeding. Sundby suggested the prosecution file a motion requesting the proceeding.
Astorga is scheduled to return to court Aug. 13.
Colgan said he would try to visit with Astorga immediately following Friday's hearing.
"But, I doubt it will be terribly friendly," Colgan said.
The attorney said he also will send a letter to his new client.
Sundby said he would accommodate Astorga and provide him due process.
"I can't prevent him from ignoring us," Sundby said.


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It feels good to see familiar faces on campus and have friends to study and hang out with between classes. And, if you're looking to meet people from exotic places, SUNY Broome has over 180 international students from 41 countries. Keep your old buddies and make new friends with students from Albania to Zaire!
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Brad Pitt: 'World War Z' in Cornwall!
Brad Pitt wears a hoodie on the set of his latest movie, World War Z, on Thursday (August 4) in Falmouth, Cornwall, England.
The 47-year-old actor, along with several extras, shot a scene aboard a boat covered with fake snow.
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The action-horror flick centers around a U.N. representative who writes a report while interviewing survivors in the wake of a zombie war.
"The scale of the production is enormous," Cornish resident Henry Davies, who's playing a U.S. Navy pilot in the film, told the BBC.
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Show Us Your Coaster Contest
Thursday, May 10 & Thursday, May 17, 2018
- Print out and complete this entry form prior to the contest date. Click Here
- 2018 Contest Rules and Judging Criteria Click Here
Upon arrival to the park, please gather your group and coasters at the far right side of Guest Relations. We will determine the best entrance for your group and escort you into the park and to the coaster contest pavilion. Please have your tickets ready and in hand. All bags will be searched and no outside food will be allowed into the park. Contest Map & Directions
- Click Here for a coaster contest resource
We are encouraging schools to build and enter roller coaster models built by teams of students in either of the two grade categories: Grades 5-8 or Grades 9-12. Materials that seem logical include wood, wire, string, twine, doweling, toothpicks, cardboard, construction paper, glue, tape or other low-cost items. Commercially available roller coaster kits are discouraged, although ideas obtained while building them might profitably be incorporated in the final design.
Roller coasters are called "gravity rides" for a good reason: once the coaster has been dragged to the top of the first hill and released, it is the force of gravity that keeps the coaster going all the way back to the station platform at the end of the ride. As the coaster goes through its twists, turns, rolls, and loops, it gains and loses its initial potential energy (supplied by dragging it up the first hill). Energy changes from potential into kinetic energy and back into potential energy. Since some of this initial energy is lost due to friction, the roller coaster can never rise as high as the first hill. The roller coaster you will design is also a "gravity ride".
In the "Spirit of the Competition," the key ingredients are creativity and application of science principles. Doing a great job is encouraged over spending lots of money to complete the project.
**Please note - limit of 2 entries per school.
Contest Dates and Times: May 10 & 17
10:30 AM - Middle School Judging begins
12:00 PM - Lunch break
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2:00 PM - Scoring
3:00 PM - Awards
First, Second and Third Place Prizes will be awarded. Entries will only be judged once.
- 1st place: Trophy, Rapid Ride for each team member, and a Free ticket to come back to the park!
- 2nd place: Trophy and a Free ticket to come back to the park!
- 3rd place: Trophy and a Free ticket to come back to the park!
This contest will be judged by local members of the American Coaster Enthusiasts, the world's largest club of amusement ride enthusiasts. If you share our passion for roller coasters, we encourage you to join ACE - come ride with us!


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UH Hilo to honor distinguished alumni
UH Hilo Home > News and Events > UH Hilo Press Releases
Date: Friday, February 7, 2003
Contact: Yu Yok Pearring, (808) 974-7501
For Immediate Release
A marine science educational specialist, a youth development specialist and a professional engineer will receive the University of Hawai`i at Hilo's Distinguished Alumni Award during a ceremony at the UH Hilo Campus Center
Dining Room on Saturday, February 22, 2003 beginning at 5:00 p.m. John Coney received his BS in computer science from UH Hilo in 1989. Yet, he is best known for the contributions he has made to a different science with roots that run deep in his family history. His great grandfather, Sheriff John Hawkes Coney, built the first pier extending from Hilo town out into the bay in order to facilitate marine travel and transport in 1863. Today, Coney extends his family connection to the sea through UH Hilo's marine science programs.
Coney, an educational specialist for the Marine Science Department, coordinator of the Marine Option Program (MOP), and manager of the Scanning Electron Microscope Facility, is often the first and most frequent University contact for students in UH Hilo's MOP and Marine Science programs. He directly supervises a staff of eight part-time employees, and assists six full-time and two part-time faculty in field activities.
Coney is responsible for safety planning, coordination and implementation of the lab and field course activities for all courses delivered through the Marine Science Department, and the UH Hilo Marine Science Summer Program, in addition to all activities of the Marine Option Program.
Coney regularly teaches portions of the Quantitative Underwater Ecological Survey Techniques (Quest) course offered at UH Hilo and taught critical portions of Quest Pohnpei, offered in Micronesia in 1996. Each year, he prepares students at the system-wide MOP symposium and for the Senior Thesis symposium at UH Hilo.
He also generously gives back to the University in the form of both time and money. Coney makes monthly donations to the UH Foundation, and last fall donated a full month's vacation pay to a Manoa faculty member who is seriously ill with cancer. Coney also pursues outside donations for the University, resulting in more than a half dozen boats for use in the MOP and Marine Science programs.
His generosity however, is not limited to the University community. As a member of the steering and planning committees, he has been involved with the Pacific Tsunami Museum since its inception. From the development of the museum's computer network, set-up of its Web site, installation and creation of exhibit hardware and software, and installation of the classroom's projection system, Coney has played a crucial role in the facility's success.
A certified American Red Cross CPR and First Aid instructor, Coney has spent countless evenings training hundreds of students and faculty at the University, throughout the community, and various government agencies. He is also a volunteer instructor for Super Science Saturday for the Center for Gifted and Talented Native Hawaiian Children, and has served as an instructor for the Summer Youth Employment Training Program.
Kalani Kahalepau`ole received his BA in anthropology from UH Hilo in 1997, where he was active in student government. He served two terms as president of the UH Hilo Student Association (UHHSA) from 1995-1997. Kahalepau`ole was credited with bringing together a diverse group of students to form a highly effective coalition, and gave students a powerful voice on crucial issues, including a severe budget crisis, a major tuition hike, and diminishing services. His talents were recognized by his colleagues throughout the UH system in 1996 when he became the first neighbor island student to be elected as chair of the UH Student Caucus.
Kahalepau`ole successfully balanced the challenges of holding the UHHSA presidency and caucus chair position simultaneously while maintaining a full course load and raising four children as a single parent. He also chaired the first UH Hilo Ho`olaule`a in 1996, which annually attracts a large crowd to the University's campus for a day full of family fellowship, fun and entertainment.
Kahalepau`ole's community work includes coordination of the "Brudda to Brudda" program, a loose coalition of native Hawaiian males working to develop mentorships with other native Hawaiian males to encourage them to pursue education and positive lifestyles. His knowledge of the Hawaiian culture and how it can help improve the lives of native Hawaiians has earned him numerous speaking invitations from various groups and organizations, which frequently invite him back. He also volunteers the services of his band, Lava, to groups unable to afford to pay for entertainment.
Kahalepau`ole currently works for the Salvation Army's Intervention Services where in 1999 he created Na Ho`ola Pono - Moving Toward a Life of Righteousness. The program, which provides children 12-19 years of age in permanent foster care with the means and education to live independently when they are no longer eligible to live with foster families, has served 150 children since its inception, with 7 currently attending UH Hilo. The success of Na Ho`ola Pono has earned it Department of Education approval to become a school-based program, and currently serves as a statewide model of collaboration by multiple public and private agencies.
Dennis K. W. Lee attended UH Hilo from 1964-1967 when it was known as "Hilo College," and later earned a BS in civil engineering from UH Manoa
in 1970. The current chief of operations for the Department of Water Supply, he previously served as the director of the Department of Public Works for the County of Hawai`i. In his former capacity, he administered the Engineering, Building, Highway Maintenance, Traffic Services and Automotive Fleet Management divisions. He also worked for the U.S. Army's Directorate of Public Works from 1986 - 1990.
Lee's professional awards and honors include federal recognition for his 1986 Pohakuloa Training Area Plan and 1989 Update, the Army's Sustained Superior Performance Award, National Association of Counties award for Solid Waste Management Plan, County of Hawai`i Supervisor of the Year, and "2002 Engineer of the Year" from the Hawai`i Society of Professional Engineers Big Island Chapter.
His commitment to public service dates back to his involvement with the Lehua Jaycees, where he chaired and participated in various community projects involving senior citizens, retarded children, 4th of July events and scholarship pageants.
Lee is a member of several community and professional organizations, including the Hawai`i Society of Professional Engineers, UH Hilo Association of Alumni and Friends, the UH Manoa School of Engineering alumni, the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce, the Hawai`i Bowling Club, the Hawai`i and American Water Works Association, and the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.
An avid sportsman, Lee is a past member and Board Director of the UH Hilo Vulcan Athletic Boosters and spent four years as an instructor at the annual Vulcan Hawai`i Basketball School. He was a charter and founding member of the Andrews Athletic Association, where he coached basketball, little league, t-ball, midget major and pony league teams. Lee has also been active in the Waiakea High School Booster Club, Hilo Junior Bowlers Association, Waiakea Nakoas Pop Warner Football, Hawai`i Government Employees (HGEA) Basketball League, and the Hawaiian Sea Rovers.
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During the month of February, the City of Laredo, Texas will celebrate our nations' first president with some firsts of its own as it presents the Laredo Portrait Project. This ambitious project, nearly four years in the making, will bring together the visual and performing arts to pay tribute to George Washington in a way never before seen in South Texas as part of the 116th Annual George Washington's Birthday Celebration. Washington's portraiture will serve as the unifying theme for the project.
The Portrait Project is an exceptional collaborative effort by leaders in the fields of business, politics, education, art, and history who share a desire to honor the man and the legend that was our nation's first president. Sponsors include Texas A&M International University, the Harlan Crow Library of Dallas, IBC Bank, the City of Laredo, the Washington's Birthday Celebration Association, the Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Charitable Foundation, the Lucy Meriwether Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Southern Distributing Co., and Toni L. Ruiz.
Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) is revered as one of the greatest portrait artists in American history, immortalizing on canvas over a thousand of the most influential men and women of the 18th and early 19th century, including six U.S. presidents and notables such as General Henry Knox, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Jay and First Ladies Dolley Madison, Louisa Adams, Martha Washington and Abigail Adams.
Stuart and other artists of the Colonial era were understandably eager to capture the image of the immensely popular President Washington not just for posterity, but for profit as well. While artists of the day could reach the mass market with engravings based on their paintings, which were inexpensive in comparison, they didn't have the option of using modern methods like photography for producing prints or posters that directly reproduced the original. Customers who wanted that look would purchase copies of the originals, made by the artist himself, who used the face from their first painting and simply changed the direction, clothing, background, etc. to produce additional copies, each an original in its own right.
Stuart painted three iconic life portraits of Washington, all during his second term as president. The first, called the Vaughan portrait after Samuel Vaughan, owner of the first copy of this portrait, was originally painted in March, 1795 at the President's House in Philadelphia on 6th and Market St. Some experts believe the Vaughan painting, which shows the 63 year-old president facing to the right, is the best of Stuart's portraits of Washington. Stuart never sold the original, but kept it and used it to paint copies from, which he then sold. This first copy that was owned by Samuel Vaughan is owned by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Historians note that George Washington had been besieged by painters for much of his life, so it is understandable that he intensely disliked sitting for portraits. Shortly after completing the Vaughan portrait, Washington reluctantly sat for Stuart a second time as a favor to Senator William Bingham of Pennsylvania, who commissioned the portrait as a gift of appreciation for the British Prime Minister, the Marquis of Lansdowne. The result was the "Lansdowne" portrait, completed in the fall of 1796 at Stuart's Philadelphia residence at 5th and Chestnut St. (now Signers Garden).
The Lansdowne is the only full-length portrait of the general not wearing a soldier's uniform. Measuring 8 by 5 feet, the oil on canvas painting depicts Washington with his arm outstretched, wearing understated black. It is filled with inspirational symbolism of the new American republic. Washington's unusually clenched facial expression comes from his famous false teeth. The late William Sommerfield, legendary George Washington dramatic interpreter for the American Historical Theatre, described the meaning behind the painting: "I always think he's saying, 'We've created this new government, and now we're handing it on to you, the next generation.'" The portrait depicts Washington as a representative of democracy, a man of the people, not as a ruler. The president stands beside a chair rather than a throne. An oval medallion of stars and stripes on the chair is draped with a laurel, a symbol of victory. On the floor, under the table, three books: "General Orders," "American Revolution" and "Constitution & Laws of the United States."
Observers of the Lansdowne might notice that something about it doesn't quite fit, and they would be right. The proportions are wrong. Washington was over six feet tall, yet in preparing the portrait prior to sitting with the president to paint his face, Stuart used a friend who was several inches shorter as a model for the body, arms and legs. The outstretched hand belonged to Stuart himself. (Stuart used a wax cast of his own hand, which was much smaller than Washington's.)
The Lansdowne is the subject of the famous story of First Lady Dolley Madison's brave rescue of the Washington portrait from the White House during the War of 1812, just before British soldiers captured and burned the presidential mansion on August 24, 1814. After the incident, which destroyed the interior and charred much of the exterior of the mansion, reconstruction began almost immediately. Several copies of the portrait were then commissioned, including the one hanging today in the White House East Room.
After purchasing the original Lansdowne from its British owner in 2000, the National Portrait Gallery allowed it to tour the U.S. for the last time in 2002. Many Laredoans still recall traveling to Houston to get a glimpse of the celebrated portrait when it was on display in Houston's Museum of Fine Arts during its final national tour.
The third time was definitely the charm for Gilbert Stuart when it came to painting George Washington. The two previous works proved to be so successful that Martha Washington commissioned Stuart to paint a pair of portraits of her and her husband for their Virginia home, Mount Vernon. Shortly after completing the Lansdowne portrait n 1796, Stuart painted what would become his best known and most reproduced image, a depiction of the left side of Washington's face known as the "Athenaeum" portrait, named after the Boston library that acquired it after Stuart's death.
In order to escape the large number of visitors who came to see his work and offer his subjects a more tranquil setting, Stuart leased a farmhouse in Germantown, north of Philadelphia. He converted the barn of this house into his "painting room." It is here that Stuart painted the famous Athenaeum portrait in the fall of 1796.
Stuart was very pleased with the results and, recognizing that the portrait of Washington in particular would be extremely popular with the public as well, left it unfinished so that he could use it as a model to create replicas. He even used it to replace the heads on reproductions of his two earlier paintings of Washington. Stuart painted at least 70 known replicas of George's Athenaeum portrait (he never copied Martha's) and sold them for one hundred dollars apiece.
Stuart never delivered either canvas to the Washingtons, in spite of numerous attempts by the President to recover it. Some accounts note that eventually, Washington told Stuart to "Keep them as long as you like." Stuart did just that, keeping the unfinished portraits in his studio for the rest of his life.
The pair of portraits remained in possession of the Boston Athenaeum until 1980, when they were acquired jointly by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. The Athenaeum portrait appears on the U.S. one dollar bill as well as various postage stamps. It is fitting that this portrait inspired the official logo for the Washington's Birthday Celebration Association.
The public is invited to attend a theatrical first for our community as Washington's Birthday Celebration Association presents the American Historical Theatre's national premier of "Portrait of a Patriot." The play, specially commissioned for the Portrait Project, will explore Washington's life and the role his portrait artist, Gilbert Stuart, played in the way we envision and understand him today. Curtain time is 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 13.
After the performance, audience members will have a chance to get "up close and personal" with George Washington, portrayed by John Lopes, and Gilbert Stuart, portrayed by Bob Gleason, during a question and answer session after the performance.
Whether you're a history buff, science aficionado, computer wizard, art enthusiast, or theater lover, the Portrait Project offers something for everyone. TAMIU President Dr. Ray M. Keck III invites the community to visit the Mount Vernon and Stuart exhibits and attend the AHT performance. "It is an incomparable educational, cultural, and entertainment experience you won't want to miss."
Henry Lee III, father of American Civil War General Robert E. Lee and cavalry officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, eulogized President George Washington as "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." But the list of firsts related to the Father of Our Country doesn't end there.
Washington was the leader of the first successful revolution against a colonial empire in world history. He was the first person (and first Mason) to serve as president of the United States under the Constitution, serving two consecutive terms from 1789 to 1797. He was the first presidential candidate to run without political party affiliation and the first and only president to be elected unanimously by the Electoral College, receiving all 69 electoral votes cast.
The state of Washington, named after him, is the only state to be named after an American. Although Washington, D.C., the city that eventually claimed the official residence of the president of the United States, was similarly named after him, George Washington was the only U.S. president who did not live in the White House. He is also the only U.S. president to be inaugurated in two different cities (New York and Philadelphia). In 1883, this American icon was suitably immortalized as the first president to have his image on a U.S. postage stamp.
Before this military hero became the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army that won independence for the United States, Washington fought for the British in the French and Indian War as a member of the Virginia militia. In the 1750's, Colonel Washington took his penchant for fashionable attire to the battlefield with him by becoming the first commanding officer to design uniforms for the Virginia militia. The unit became known as the "Virginia Blues," a nickname arising from their color-coordinated outfits, which sought to emulate those of King George II's professional soldiers.
In addition to his skills as a military and political leader, George Washington was also a pioneering farmer. He sought to advance farming and agricultural techniques by using new fertilizers, advanced systems of crop rotations, and innovative farm equipment. As a farmer, George Washington is credited with being the first to introduce the mule to America. Although he kept slaves to assist with his farm and maintained slave quarters on his Mount Vernon estate, Washington was the first and only Founding Father to free his slaves. Even after his death on December 14, 1799, his estate continued to pay for the care of his former slaves.
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OMAHA, Neb. – Doug McDermott is scoring as much as ever. He's just working harder to do it.
Creighton's opponents have tried to design defenses to curb his production but haven't had much success. McDermott has shown a more diverse offensive repertoire this season and is averaging 24 points, a point better than his 2011-12 average.
"To average the amount of points he's averaged over the course of two years with what people are doing to him defensively. ... If he had stayed the same, he wouldn't have been able to do that," said Greg McDermott, coach of the 16th-ranked Bluejays and Doug's father.
Doug McDermott knew after earning first-team All-America honors last season that he couldn't stand pat. He's developed a dependable midrange jump shot. He's shooting, and making, more 3-pointers. He's improved his ball-handling. He's grown comfortable passing out of double-teams.
He's still almost unstoppable in the post.
McDermott's evolving game has prompted TV commentators to draw parallels between him and a Missouri Valley Conference player of yesteryear, Larry Bird. Even Bird's coach at Indiana State, Bill Hodges, said he can see a bit of Bird in McDermott.
Doug and his dad pooh-pooh that talk. But Doug does acknowledge "it's cool to even be named in the same sentence as him."
The 6-foot-8 junior heads into Wednesday night's game at Indiana State second nationally in scoring behind Virginia Tech's Erick Green (25.0 ppg). He's shooting 56.5 percent from the field and a team-leading 51 percent on 3s for the Bluejays (20-3).
He's made 52 3-pointers in 23 games, two short of his total in 35 games last season.
When he's double-teamed, he's finding open teammates. He has 42 assists — five more than his 2011-12 total.
McDermott didn't arrive at Creighton in 2010 accustomed to being the main man on offense. One of his teammates at Ames (Iowa) High was Harrison Barnes, who went on to play at North Carolina and now is with the Golden State Warriors.
"It's been a huge adjustment," McDermott said. "High school, Harrison was getting all those (double-teams) and I was the guy who was wide open for 3s, so it's been different adjusting to that role. They definitely bring a lot of double teams for me this year. I just try to stay patient. I play with a lot of good shooters, so it makes it a lot easier."
McDermott has benefited from being surrounded by good shooters. The Bluejays are the best 3-point team in the country, with five players making better than 42 percent.
McDermott is dangerous shooting the 3 off a screen or in transition. When he's surrounded in the post, Ethan Wragge, Austin Chatman, Jahenns Manigat or someone else can knock down the long shot.
"If Austin or Ethan or any of those guys have hit a couple," McDermott said, "(opponents) have to be a little less physical with me and focus on them a little more."
Hodges, who recruited Bird to Indiana State and was his head coach in the magical 1978-79 season, lives in Roanoke, Va., and coaches high school basketball. He said he's watched three or four Creighton games on television and can see similarities between McDermott and Bird.
Bird averaged 30.3 points over his three seasons at Indiana State, dazzled with his no-look passes and is best remembered for leading the Sycamores to the 1979 national championship game against Magic Johnson and Michigan State.
Bird was the national player of the year. McDermott is a strong candidate for the same honor this year.
Hodges said McDermott channels Bird with his ability to shoot from the perimeter, post up and make his teammates better.
"There are a lot of things that are reminiscent of the way Larry played," Hodges said this week. "The thing about Larry is that he was such a dynamic passer. I don't know if he has that flair Larry had."
Greg McDermott doesn't get caught up in the comparisons.
"As much as I love my son and appreciate what he does on the basketball floor, he can't do everything that Larry Bird did," the coach said. "So having said that, obviously, to even have him mentioned in the same sentence is a compliment to Doug and to how his game has developed. Larry was a once-in-a-lifetime player, and I haven't seen another one in my lifetime yet."


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NEW LONDON, CONN. - Christopher Desrochers scored with 4:48 left in double overtime as top-seeded MIT beat fourth-seeded Coast Guard, 4-3, in the semifinals of the ECAC New England Division III Men's Soccer Tournament. The victory marked the third time this season the Engineers have defeated the Bears, and the second time in the past week.
MIT opened the scoring with a goal by Jose Ramon Torradas on a feed from Ryan Sheffler just 3:11 into the match. Coast Guard tied it on a goal by Casey Steuer seven minutes later, leading to a 1-1 deadlock at halftime.
Sean Munnis gave the Bears their only lead of the game 2:35 into the second half. MIT's Walter Song responded by tallying back-to-back unassisted goals in the 57th and 61st minutes to give his squad a 3-2 advantage. Coast Guard tied the game 19 seconds later on a goal by Anthony Marcheski.
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The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 1.7 percent in the second quarter of this year, better than most economists had expected but still showing tepid economic growth.
The three major stock indices opened higher today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up about 0.36 percent to 15,577.
Before the Commerce Department's report of the first look at the country's output of goods and services, many economists forecasted growth of 1 percent from April to June. A second quarter estimate based on more complete data will be released Aug. 29.
This is the third consecutive quarter of GDP growth below 2 percent, which is usually too slow to bring down unemployment. There are expectations that the economy will pick up steam in the second half of the year.
In addition to reporting about the April-to-June period, the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis revised growth in the first quarter down to 1.1 percent from 1.8 percent.
Chief economist Scott Brown of Raymond James said the surprise in the headline 1.7 percent figure was the contribution from inventories, which accelerated and added 0.4 percentage points to GDP growth.
Consumer spending, at a 1.8 percent annual rate, was in line with expectations while business fixed investment was slightly stronger than anticipated.
As expected, there was a cut in government spending -- 1.5 percent annual rate -- though it was a smaller decrease than in the first quarter GDP report when it fell 8.4 percent. Government subtracted 0.4 percentage points from GDP growth in the first half of the year.
Following today's GDP report, the Federal Reserve will release a statement at the end of its two-day meeting, but the central bank is not expected to announce any changes to its monetary policy. On June 19, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke had discussed plans to moderate its $85 billion a month bond purchases later this year, thereby contributing to higher interest rates.
Interest rates on loans, stock and bond markets react to the Federal Reserve's policies.
Guy LeBas, chief fixed income strategist with Janney Capital Markets, said the Federal Reserve is now simply monitoring whether the economy is not deteriorating to continue plans to taper its bond purchases.
"The question which we've received more than any other is how a stronger GDP release and/or the revisions will alter FOMC thinking. Our short answer is that it won't," LeBas wrote in a note about today's GDP report.
Part of the Federal Reserve's argument in favor of maintaining its simulative bond purchases is the country's stale jobs market.
Also today, payroll provider ADP reported that the private sector created 200,000 jobs in July, better than expected. The ADP report comes two days before the government releases its report on jobs.
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"If you wish to prosper, let your customer prosper... When people have learned this lesson, everyone will seek his individual welfare in the general welfare. Then jealousies between man and man, city and city, province and province, nation and nation, will no longer trouble the world." -Claude Frédéric Bastiat
OK - THAT quote is definitely over the top! But the extremity of what Bastiat (b. 1801, d. 1850, a French economist, legislator, and writer who championed private property, free markets, and limited government) said is meant to highlight how important the relationship is between customer and service provider - a relationship that's becoming more and more critical every day in trucking.
Of course, many shippers in the freight world are focused solely on price (and lord knows, many shippers and receivers docks need electroshock-style customer service training for the way they treat truck drivers) so the value of courtesy, hard work, and diligence oft times get lost in the demand for low cost.
But not always. I talked to Gary Kelly, senior director of transportation and distribution for Schwan's Logistics, a few months ago about this subject after his firm - a division of the renowned Schwan Food Company, based in Marshall, Minn. - presented a series of awards to contracted carriers are rated for their on-time delivery, customer service, invoicing accuracy, damage free deliveries and technology.
K&J Trucking, Inc., of Sioux Falls, S.D., received the Gold Carrier of the Year award from Schwan, while Floyd Wild, Inc., of Marshall, Minn., received the Silver Carrier of the Year award and Triangle Trucking, Inc., of Salina, Kan., received the Bronze Carrier of the Year award. Doug Bradley Trucking, Inc., of Salina, Kan., received the People's Choice Award -- given for outstanding customer service.
(Pictured left to right: Gary Kelly; Jim Gray, Marketing Manager, K&J; Shelley Schipper, President, K&J; Joe Buysse, Carrier Relations Manager, Schwan's Logistics.)
"We are well aware of the high level of commitment and fully appreciate the hard work that our entire carrier base does day in and day out," said Kelly. "Their hard work assures that our company and our customers are serviced in the most effective manner. These carriers that we have specially recognized and honored clearly represent the best of the best."
It's this level of customer service that reaps rewards for truckers over the long term - but it doesn't happen without constant attention and training. Professor Jerry Osteryoung from the college of business at Florida State University has a few thoughts on the subject, gleaned not only from the classroom but from real life experience as well. Here's why he thinks ongoing customer training service is essential in the business world today:
"I went in for some routine tests at a doctor's office. My appointment was for nine in the morning, and I showed up at 8:45 a.m. (for some reason, I am always early). The receptionist told me to have a seat in the waiting area, and that they would call me when they were ready.
At 9:45 a.m., they still had not called me. I went up to the same receptionist and asked her when I would be called. It did not seem to matter to her that I had been waiting, but she begrudgingly said that she would check. She returned a short while later saying that one of the machines was down, and that they would get to me as soon as they could. When I asked her how much longer this would be, she said that she did not know.
During this entire exchange, the receptionist's attitude was completely uncaring, and she never did apologize for the wait. When I finally told her that I was leaving, she asked if I wanted to reschedule my appointment. Of course, frustrated by the experience, I did not want to at that time.
When I got back to my office and calmed down, I called the office manager at the doctor's office and explained the problem. She said she did not understand what had happened, as the front office had received training in how to deal with these types of issues. When I asked her how long ago this had been, she said she thought it was about a year and a half ago.
Evidently, the staff had received the proper training a long time ago, but they had since lapsed into old forms of habitual behavior. But if you are going to change behavior and maintain it for any length of time, you must have continual training to reinforce the wanted behavior. Great firms have customer service training every month to ensure that exceptional customer service stays in the forefront.
In my case, the receptionist should have noticed how long I was waiting and done something about it. Basically, she needed to take action instead of being a passive receptionist. The real problem was not that a machine was broken, but that no one told me about it or really seemed to care when I brought up the problem.
Obviously, this experience was awful, but with additional training, it could be easily fixed. Customer service is a critical function of all offices - medical as well as non-medical. It is an important way to keep your customers returning. Since it is roughly 15 times more expensive to get a new customer than it is to keep an existing one, maintaining your customer base is vital. Once a customer walks in your door, it is the job of customer service to keep that customer happy and returning.
Every firm needs to have a continual customer service training program for all their employees that interact with customers. This training could use role-playing to simulate various problems and situations the staff might encounter. Having other staff observe the way an employee deals with a simulated situation is a powerful motivator for changed behavior. Customer service training could also cover the appropriate words to use when a customer is upset, current customer issues, and how to be proactive in customer service. That will ensure that you maintain great customer service."
No doubt the carriers working for Schwan know more than a little about how that gets done.


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By Micaela Hood It doesn't always have to be about three pointers and jump shots - sometimes champions deserve to have some fun too. Heat players - along with team president Pat Riley and coach Erik Spoelstra - attended the South Beach Battioke held at the Eden Roc in Miami Beach. Fans - including actor Christian Slater - shelled out $250 a ticket to attend the benefit for Heat defensive forward Shane Battier's Take Charge Foundation. The highlight of the night was met with cheers and claps from the crowd when LeBron James pulled D-Wade onstage for a slow jam. Although the karaoke battle proved to be pretty close when Chris Bosh and James Jones did their best Barry White impression, and teammate Udonis Haslem delighted the crowd with his smooth rendition of Rick James' "Mary Jane."Click here to hear how well Heat players can sing.
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Do you have any tips for shooting indoors in the winter?
During the winter and the holidays, we spend more time indoors. The days are short, the weather is colder and we attend more social gatherings indoors than we would in the summer. Frequently this means we will be shooting more group photos of our friends and business associates. To capture these group photos, we generally make greater use of the wide-angle end of the zoom range in our cameras. Here are a few tips for shooting indoor group photographs.
How wide is the lens?
When we speak of how wide a lens is we are talking about the angle of view. In digital photography, we compare the equivalent focal length in terms of 35mm photography because users can more easily relate to the equivalent angle of view from their experience with 35mm photography. A "normal" 35mm focal length lens is generally considered a 50mm lens with an angle of view of about 50 degrees. A specification for a zoom lens on a point and shoot camera might be written as
5.0 – 35.0 mm (28-196mm equivalent in 35mm photography)
The equivalent millimeter values may vary from camera model to camera model because all cameras do not have the same size sensor relative to the actual optical focal length of the lenses. Since 50mm is accepted as a "normal" focal length, anything shorter than 50mm equivalent in 35mm is wide and anything longer than 50mm is telephoto.
Flash Photography
Because of the compact size of point and shoot cameras, the flash may not have enough power to fully light group shots using wide angle photography because it may be necessary to back up to fit the group in the picture. If your camera has a P (Program) mode, select a higher ISO to increase the flash's effectiveness. Also use the Redeye Reduction flash mode. If you are posing a group, press the shutter button halfway down to get an autofocus lock, then press the shutter button all the way down to get the shot. It never hurts to ask people to be still and get a posed group shot rather than a candid shot, because there will be less likelihood of someone having an awkward expression in the picture. You can always shoot more than one shot. The larger the group, the more likely someone will have their eyes closed when the flash goes off.
Autofocus is not infallible. Autofocus requires a degree of contrast which may not be available indoors, such as at a dark restaurant. In iESP autofocus, the camera may decide to select its own autofocus point based on the brightest thing it sees in the picture, such as a white tablecloth. If the camera has an option in the menu to select SPOT autofocus, use that indoors. Then the camera will focus where the autofocus frame is positioned on the LCD screen instead of selecting its own focus area.
The FACE DETECT feature may not work when shooting large groups, because the camera is looking for a pattern that resembles a face, and at a distance it may not be able to recognize such facial patterns. Here again, it may be best to use the SPOT autofocus option.
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Lymphadenopathy means swelling of the lymph nodes or glands. These are the bean-shaped glands in the neck, armpits, groin, chest, and abdomen. These glands act as filters for lymphatic fluid. This fluid contains white blood cells (lymphocytes) that help the body fight infection. Lymphadenopathy can occur in just one area of the body, such as the neck. Or it may affect lymph nodes throughout the body. The cervical lymph nodes, found in the neck, are the most common site of lymphadenopathy.
Nearly all children will get lymphadenopathy at some time. That is because enlarged glands often occur with viral or bacterial infections like colds, the flu, or strep throat.
The lymphatic system is part of the immune system. The immune system fights infection and other disease. Cells and fluid build up in the lymph nodes to help fight infection or disease. This causes the lymph nodes to get bigger.
Enlarged lymph nodes are often near the source of infection, so their location can help find out the cause. For example, a baby with a scalp infection may have enlarged lymph nodes at the back of the neck. Swollen lymph nodes around the jaw may be a sign of an infection in the teeth or mouth. Lymphadenopathy may also affect lymph nodes throughout the body. This is common in some viral illnesses such as mono (infectious mononucleosis) or chickenpox.
The causes include:
In children, it is normal to be able to feel some lymph nodes as small, movable lumps under the skin. But if the nodes get bigger than usual, your child may have an infection or other problem. The most common symptoms include:
Depending on the cause, other symptoms may include:
The symptoms of lymphadenopathy can be like other health conditions. Make sure your child sees his or her healthcare provider for a diagnosis.
Your child's healthcare provider will ask many questions about your child's health history and current symptoms. For example, he or she will ask whether your child has been around others with infections like strep throat. He or she may ask if your child has been around a young cat. This is because a scratch may cause enlarged lymph nodes in a mild condition called cat scratch disease. He or she will check your child, looking closely at the areas where lymph nodes are enlarged. The provider will check the size and location of the nodes. He or she will also want to know how long they have been swollen and if they are painful. Your child may need to see a specialist. He or she may also need some diagnostic tests. They may include:
Your child may need to see a surgeon for biopsy. Or he or she may be referred to specialists in blood disorders and cancer. These can include a pediatric hematologist and oncologist.
The treatment of enlarged lymph nodes depends on the cause. Enlarged lymph nodes are often harmless and go away without any treatment. Treatment may include:
Call your child's healthcare provider if:
Tips to help you get the most from a visit to your child's healthcare provider:


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I walked into the apartment I shared with my parents in Wavecrest Gardens and put on the television set.
The announcer said something about Kennedy sliding down into the backseat of his limo.
My first thought was that the president had once again hurt his bad back. The reality, I soon learned, was far worse.
I called my then girlfriend (who became my wife four months later and remains so until this day) and she tearfully told me what I happened. I rushed back to the television set and remained glued to Walter Cronkite and the story for the remainder of the weekend.
On Sunday, however, I went to take part in my regular bowling league at the Woodmere Lanes. During a break in the action, I walked into the lounge for a coke and watched transfixed as Lee Harvey Oswald. Who had been arrested for the assassination, was in turn shot and killed by Jack Ruby, the owner of a strip joint in Dallas and a police buff.
It all seemed so surreal, but we all accepted the "fact" that Oswald, an open supporter of "fair play for Cuba" and of Fidel Castro operated alone in killing the president.
On Monday, I went back to the ship and my duties as a court reporter. We had a muster on the flight deck and Captain Gerald Miller, the ship's commanding officer, read the official orders from Robert McNamara the secretary of defense, announcing Kennedy's death and the honors that were to be given by each of the armed forces. I still have a copy of those orders on my wall at home.
Fifty years later, the finding that Oswald had acted alone has been alternately challenged and supported in nearly 2,000 books and articles and by a few official investigations.
The first challenge came from author Mark Lane, who quickly wrote an article for the National Guardian in December, entitled "Defense Brief for Oswald." Lane later wrote a book about the subject.
In 1964, the Warren Commission concluded that Oswald had acted alone and that there was "no credible evidence of a conspiracy that included others involved in the shooting."


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Giorgio Armani Gets Speedo'd
Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani slips into a skimpy speedo as he relaxes during a post-Christmas vacation in St. Bart's on Monday (December 29).
On February 18, Armani, 74, will open a 47K-sq.-ft flagship store on NYC's Fifth Avenue. It will be a one-stop shop and combine all of his labels under one roof including Giorgio Armani, Emporio Armani, Armani Junior, Armani Casa and Armani Jean lines.
Also in St. Bart's vacationing: 007 actor Daniel Craig and his girlfriend Satsuki Mitchell as well as fashion designer Marc Jacobs and his boyfriend, ad exec Lorenzo Martone.


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Being inherently lazy, I am always a sucker for shortcuts, neat tricks to cut my work and, most important, not to do the same thing again and again. Here is a tip I find useful.
Have you ever been frustrated to find that some line has changed some important shell variable such as ORACLE_BASE inside a shell script? The list of variables that are important to safety and efficiency of your shell is a long one - PS1, ORACLE_BASE, PATH, and so on. Using this little known command, you can easily "protect" a variable. The trick is to make it readonly. First, set the variable:
# export ORACLE_BASE=/opt/oracle
Then make it readonly:
# readonly ORACLE_BASE
Now if you want to set it:
# export ORACLE_BASE=/opt/oracle1
-bash: ORACLE_BASE: readonly variable
You can't. You can't even unset the variable:
# unset ORACLE_BASE
-bash: unset: ORACLE_BASE: cannot unset: readonly variable
This is a cool way to protect important variables.
To get a list of variables that are readonly, use
# declare -r
declare -ar BASH_VERSINFO='([0]="3" [1]="00" [2]="15" [3]="1" [4]="release" [5]="i386-redhat-linux-gnu")'
declare -ir EUID="500"
declare -rx ORACLE_BASE="/opt/oracle"
declare -ir PPID="13204"
declare -r SHELLOPTS="braceexpand:emacs:hashall:histexpand:history:interactive-comments:monitor"
declare -ir UID="500"
Unfortunately there is no comamnd to make it readwrite.
In the same way, you can also prevent a specific variable not to be set. LD_LIBRARY_PATH should not be set during some type of installations. To force it that way:
# export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
# readonly LD_LIBRARY_PATH
Now if you want to assign a value:
# export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=d
-bash: LD_LIBRARY_PATH: readonly variable
You will not be able to. You can also achieve the same goal by:
# declare -r LD_LIBRARY_PATH=
I hope you find it useful.
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Grey River is a town on the southern coast of Newfoundland.
In the country of Canada, Grey River is located on the southwest coast of Newfoundland. It is on the northwest side of Jerts Cove, east of Ramea, about a mile within the inlet. Grey River shores are steep and bold. The population today reaches about 160 residents. The first report in 1857 shows a population of only thirteen citizens. The community offers amazing scenery as a small passageway leads into the settlement from the bay. Between two mountains, a small shelter offers protection from the large amount of winds which often stop the ferry service from running on schedule. These hills reach an elevation of 199-305 meters or 1000 feet and are great for climbing. In the winter, they make a perfect trail for sliding and believe it or not: skiing! File:Http://wikitravel.org/shared/Image:Data=LtgX-e3f8ctI3U5dJtbt7EJ1ZfRneYme,K36Xyeui7b-iC UXuGU4srIPY2ewSG6ivy9wC-v8qSFLlTYIGh5 87DmcU4wyLH2F8Q3VOvX1ZK3-g.gif
Winter: In the south of Newfoundland, winters are mostly mild. Ice is usually light or non-existent off the south coast, allowing temperatures to be moderated by the open water. It is not uncommon to experience interludes of mild, above freezing conditions with temperatures climbing to 5 to 10 degrees Celsius with strong winds and rain. Surface wind speeds are at average 20 to 30 km/hr around the coasts with 50 to 80 km/hr sustained during low pressure systems. Very strong gusts (120 to 140 km/hr) are a feature along the south and west coasts of the island whenever strong offshore winds come from the hills inland, especially at narrow valleys exit towards the sea as is the case in Grey River.
Spring: Average air temperature reaches 0 degrees Celsius by April. From April to June, stormy weaher relaxes and it is good to experience dry, fair, and mild daytime conditions aga.
Summer: By early July, summer weather has begun. The pattern of summer temperatures is determined by prevailing wind direction and distance from open salt water. The average air temperature for July is 10 to 15 degrees celsius. Southern coastal areas cool overall as dominant onshore winds are chilled by sea surface temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees celsius, making sea fog regular. However, these onshore winds also moderate nighttime temperatures, extending the frost-free season to almost five months. The annual number of frost-free days is between 130 and 150. Toward the end of August into September, there is a great possibilities for a tropical storm to hit the south of the island, resulting in strong winds and heavy rainfall.
Fall:The first occurrence of air temperature below 0 degrees celsius is normally in mid-October, resulting in a weakened form of "Indian Summer". It is characterized by a period of sunny, warm weather, after the leaves have turned following an onset of frost, but before the first snowfall, The first snowfall of a small amount is in mid to late November. Heavy rainfalls are frequent this time of year as well.
There are some nice waterfalls...and cliffs...and fish....and an abandoned mine...
Fishing: "Experiance the fishing adveture of a lifetime" Fly fishing,ancient angling method to catch fish with artificial lures as distinct from live or dead bait, is the main attraction at Grey River. The water is just deep enough, just away from the land enough, and just right for the sport. The most popular of fish caught is Salmon. The most popular time tourists travel tocompete in the Fly fishing sport is in June. Many tournaments and activites are held in this beautiful landscape at this time because of pleasant weather and plenty of fish action.
Many other Activities: There are hundreds of great things to do in the area of Grey River. However, all activities are based on the weather. Want to go fishing, hunting or visit the beaches in Grey River? Then the summer time would be best for you. However, if you want to go whale watching, Iceberg traveling, skiing or snowmobile around? Then winter will be the best time for you! Museums, Lodges, Historical Buildings and other personal Grey River activities are available all year round.
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Rep. Mike Rogers Says France Should Be 'Popping Chamagne Bottles' To Celebrate That We Spy On Them
from the both-tone-deaf-and-culturally-insensitive dept
"If the French citizens knew exactly what that was about, they would be applauding and popping champagne corks. It's a good thing. it keeps the French safe. It keeps the US safe. It keeps our European allies safe," he added.At least he didn't suggest they should also enjoy some cheese. Of course, that presumes the only reason the US is spying on the French is to protect them against terrorists. But, if that were actually true, they wouldn't also be bugging the phones of leadership and politicians. To date, there is no indication that the spying on all of those calls was limited to "protecting" the French -- and Rogers' own next statement more or less confirms that this has always been about protecting US interests, not the French.
"This whole notion that we're going to go after each other on what is really legitimate protection of nation-state interest, I think is disingenuous."
So, here's a simple question for Mike Rogers: would he be okay with sharing all of his phone and email records with the French? After all, perhaps they'll use it to protect him from harm. Even better, yet, why not release that information publicly. If it's just metadata, then there's no expectation of privacy, right? If Rogers releases all of his phone and email metadata for the past five years, I'll stop by his office the next time I'm in DC with a bottle of champagne.


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Evening Session Quotes - Day One
SOPOT, Poland -- Ryan Whiting released an incredible 22.05m/72-4.25 toss on his fourth throw in the men's shot put final and held on to win Team USA's first medal at the 2014 IAAF Indoor World Championships at Ergo Arena.
Whiting (Port Matilda, Pa.), top-ranked in the world, extended Team USA's win streak to six in the event as he picked up his second straight gold. He followed up his winning toss with a throw of 21.95m/72-0.25 in round five, which would also have been enough to take gold.
In the evening's only other final, Team USA's Sharon Day-Monroe (Los Angeles) finished just six points from the medal stand in fourth place in the women's pentathlon with 4,718 points, her second-highest score ever. Her long jump best of 5.94m/19-6 left her 46 points short of the American-record pace she set in Albuquerque, but Day-Monroe stormed back and won the 800m in a time of 2:09.80, an indoor personal best.
In qualifying action, 13 other Team USA athletes advanced to the next round or finals in their respective events.
Ashton Eaton (Eugene, Ore.) is on world-record pace as he finished day one of the men's heptathlon with a 70-point lead over Andrei Krauchanka (BLR). Eaton came into the evening session with 2,012 points, and registered a high jump season-best of 2.06/6-9 and tossed the shot 14.88/48-10 to tally 3,653 after four events.
Nia Ali (Northridge, Calif.) easily won her heat of the women's 60-meter hurdles in 7.87. Ali overcame a slower start to surge at the finish, automatically qualifying for the semifinals on Saturday. Janay DeLoach Soukup (Ft. Collins, Colo.) also automatically qualified for Saturday's semis, crossing second in 8.01. DeLoach Soukup, a silver medalist in the women's long jump in Istanbul, is in her first world meet in the hurdles.
Marvin Bracy (Clermont, Fla.) and Trell Kimmons (Coldwater, Miss.) each advanced out of their respective 60-meter heats, both taking the final automatic qualifier spot. Bracy breezed through his heat in 6.60, while Kimmons overcame an early misstep to cross in 6.68 and advance to Saturday's semifinals.
Tyron Stewart (Chula Vista, Calif.) missed advancing to the men's long jump final by one centimeter, leaping 8.00m/26-3 on his first attempt to end up ninth. Jeff Henderson (Chula Vista, Calif.) had a best of 7.43m/24-4.5 on his second jump to finish 16th overall.
Both Americans in the women's 1,500 meters advanced out of their heats, as Heather Kampf (Minneapolis, Minn.) turned in a personal best 4:11.27 after leading for nearly the entire race. Kampf was a late addition to the U.S. team but proved her position in the field, taking the race out from the get-go. Treniere Moser (Portland, Ore.) won her heat in a tactical race, crossing in 4:12.63. Moser sat back for the first six laps before using her well-established kick to take over the final laps.
Both Galen Rupp (Portland, Oregon) and Bernard Lagat (Tucson, Ariz.) advanced to the 3,000m men's final. Rupp ran steadily early on and then rolled past early pacemaker Ali Kaya (TUR) to claim third in the first section with a time of 7:45.23. Lagat's second section was markedly faster as the top six finishers were all faster than the winner of the first heat. The ageless Lagat, a three-time world indoor champion at this distance, staked his spot in the final with a 7:42.98 to take third.
American indoor record-holder Francena McCorory (Hampton, Va.) was easily the fastest qualifier to the women's 400 final, taking the second semifinal in 51.35, while Joanna Atkins (Minneloa, Fla.) advanced as the third-placer in semifinal one, clocking 53.20. Atkins benefited from the disqualification of Lisanne De Witte (NED), who finished in 53.12.
Both Team USA runners moved on to the final in the men's 400m, led by first-time internationalist Kyle Clemons. Clemons was second in semifinal one at 46.06, the second-fastest time overall. David Verburg (Gainesville, Fla.) ended up third in the second semifinal with a time of 46.33, outkicking 2012 Olympic silver medalist Luguelin Santos (DR).
The meet will be streamed live online on UniversalSports.com throughout the weekend with primetime broadcast coverage on Universal Sports beginning at 8 p.m. ET Friday-Sunday. Click here for local listings.
A full timetable of events can be found on IAAF.org. The official hashtag for the IAAF World Indoor Track & Field Championships is #Sopot2014. Join the conversation along with USATF on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.


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