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WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The U.S. Geological Survey today released an analysis of the Watts Branch of the Anacostia River in Prince Georges County, Md. and Washington, D.C. that documents how restoration work on this urban tributary has had a substantial impact on the local economy, directly or indirectly accounting for 45 jobs, $2.6 million in local labor income and $3.4 million in value added to the local D.C. metropolitan area in 2011.
"The USGS study confirms the value of re-greening our urban landscapes around the nation," said David J. Hayes, Deputy Secretary of the Interior. "Restoring one of the most degraded urban streams in the Anacostia watershed while also addressing sewage infrastructure benefited a struggling local economy, provided an improved park and green space for residents, and enhanced wildlife habitat. Restoring a stream is helping restore a community and demonstrates the power of partnerships."
The Anacostia watershed is one of the priority areas for interagency cooperation in both President Obama's America's Great Outdoors Initiative and the Urban Waters Federal Partnership.
D.C. and federal agencies formed the Watts Branch restoration partnership in 2010 to restore a segment of one of the most urbanized watersheds in the Chesapeake Bay drainage basin. Completed in 2011, the restoration project was funded largely by the District of Columbia's Department of Environment and also carried out by the Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service along with the National Park Service, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington Water and Sewer and several local organizations.
The partnership has addressed both environmental degradation and sewage infrastructure needs of the Watts Branch, which originates in the Capitol Heights area of Prince George's County, flowing almost 5 miles to the Anacostia, which drains to the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay.
The analysis, conducted by USGS economists Catherine Cullinane Thomas and Elizabeth Myrick, found that restoring Watts Branch had a substantial impact on the local economy. The restoration directly accounted for 26 jobs and more than $1.5 million in local labor income including salaries, wages and benefits and $1.5 million in local value added (the contribution of expenditures to Gross Domestic Product). Moreover, the restoration indirectly supported an additional 19 jobs, providing an additional $1.1 million in labor income and $1.9 in value added to the local economy. Restoring Watts Branch contributed more than $3 million to a struggling local economy.
"This restoration project shows the fiscal and transformative power of re-greening urban areas—supporting local jobs, upgrading infrastructure, and helping improve the local economy," said Hayes, noting that the Watts study is one of a number of case studies on the impact of restoration projects in other parts of the country. "With a roughly $2 trillion backlog in infrastructure needs nationwide, our country has a tremendous opportunity to advance both economic and environmental goals through other restoration projects."
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other partners not only restored the eroded stream channel, which was depositing nearly 1,500 tons of sediment into the Anacostia watershed each year, but also relocated and improved sewer lines to address and prevent future sewage leaks. Infrastructure and environmental restoration improved water quality, increased floodplain storage, reduced erosion and improved in-stream habitat to support fish like American eel, alewife and American shad. Local residents regained a beautiful urban stream, and habitat along the stream also improved for birds such as warblers, barred owls and great blue herons, to name just a few.
Moreover, local communities have seen utility and street upgrades. A local nonprofit, Washington Parks and People, has begun using Watts Branch as an outdoor classroom to prepare an emerging workforce for jobs in urban and community forestry.
"The Watt's Branch restoration turned a degraded stream into an urban sanctuary within an underserved community," the analysis concluded.
President Obama's America's Great Outdoors Initiative is a conservation agenda for the 21st century. It underscores how urban parks and community green spaces can contribute to the social, physical, economic and emotional health of America's communities. The Anacostia is one of the priority areas chosen under America's Great Outdoors.
The Anacostia River Watershed also is one of the original pilot project areas of the interagency Urban Waters Federal Partnership led by EPA. Through this partnership, the Interior Department and 10 other federal departments work to reconnect urban areas—particularly those that are overburdened or economically distressed—with their waterways through improved collaboration.
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Jose Mourinho insists that striker Diego Costa will come to Stamford Bridge this summer and is confident that a deal will be struck with his club, Atletico Madrid, very soon.
The 25-year-old netted 36 goals in all competitions last season to help Atletico win the Spanish League and reach the Champions League final, beating the Blues along the way.
But many Chelsea fans will have seen Costa's woeful performances for Spain in the World Cup, in which the world champions crashed out in miserable style on Wednesday night with no points and no goals from open play.
It was always going to be difficult for Costa, a Brazilian-born player who chose to play for his adopted country Spain: unsurprisingly he was booed by fans with almost every touch of the ball in both games.
He is also yet to score in international football, having appeared briefly in two friendlies for Spain before this competition.
So, you may ask, do we really want Roman Abramovich to spend £25m+ on a striker who has had such a cruel summer?
Yes. Absolutely.
In a previous Bridge Banter I argued that Mourinho must either build the team around Fernando Torres or finally find a striker who can replicate what Didier Drogba did so well: bully defenders physically and create space for attacking midfielders.
The signing of Cesc Fabregas to replace Frank Lampard has effectively made the case even stronger to find a more physical striker – a steel- armoured SUV rather than a Porsche Boxster.
Why Atletico were so effective was having a well-drilled midfield who passed the ball well, but were able to put pressure on opponents thanks to clever passing, clever runs and centre backs being pulled apart by Costa.
Torres is still an option to come on as an impact sub, but Chelsea's plan A must include a proven goalscorer who might just be looking for a fresh start after a tough finish to an otherwise great season.
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Let's say we have a balance binary tree and we want to yield (iterate) all the nodes in order.
Interface IBalancedTreeNode(Of T) ReadOnly Property Value As T Property Left As IBalancedTreeNode(Of T) Property Righ As IBalancedTreeNode(Of T) End Interface
Let's take the simple recursive approach
<Extension> Public Iterator YieldNode(Of T)( node As IBalancedTreeNode(Of T)) As IEnumerable(Of IBalancedTreeNode(Of T)) IF node Is Nothing Then Exit Function For Each node In node.Left.YieldNodes Yield node Next Yield node For Each node In node.Righ.YieldNodes Yield node Next End Function
Really simple to follow arithmetically , but has the issue that you are repeatedly yielding the same node(s).
A Solution would be that have some way of passing as parameter "the yield" when you do the recursion
Imaginary VB.net
extension public iterator function YieldNodes(of T) ( node As IBalancedTreeNode(Of T) ) As IEnumerable(Of IBalancedTreeNode(Of T)) return _YieldNodes(of T)( node, ThisMethod.Yielder ) end function extension private iterator function _YieldNodes (Of T)(Node As IBalancedTreeNode(of T), ByRef yielder As Yield(Of IEnumerable(Of IBalancedTreeNode(Of T)) ) ) As IEnumerable(Of IBalancedTreeNode(of T)) If node Is Nothing Then Exit Function If node.Left IsNot Nothing Then node.YieldNodes( yielder ) Yielder.Yield node If node.Righ IsNot Nothing Then Node.YieldNodes( yielder ) end function
Now the yield algorithm is Linear, but I have yet to find a way to implement this design.
So this means a change of algorithm to fit in with restrictions of the language.
<Extension> Iterator Function YieldNodes(Of T) ( Current As IBalancedTreeNode(Of T) ) As IEnumerable(Of IBalancedTreeNode(Of T)) If Current IsNot Nothing Then Exit Function Dim TheStack As New Stack(Of BalancedTreeNode(Of T) ) Do While Current IsNot Nothing TheStack.Put( Current ) Current = Current.Left End While If TheStack.Count > 0 Then Dim Popped = TheStack.Pop Yield Popped Current = Popped.Righ End If Loop Until (Current Is Nothing) AndAlso (TheStack.Count = 0) End Function
Slightly more complex algorithm to understand, but has the advantage of linearizing the yielding of nodes.
Think about how the programming language can effect the implementation of your algorithm.
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To optimize yields, some Midwest farmers are inoculating soybeans even when they are planted on ground that was recently planted to soybeans. Historically, inoculants have been recommended only for new soybean ground or ground that has not recently been planted to soybeans. "Six years ago only a few thousand acres of soybeans were inoculated in Ohio. Now, growers inoculate nearly 2.5 million acres or about half our soybean acreage," says Ohio State University agronomist James Beuerlein. "That's because we're seeing a 300 to 400% return from applying inoculant."
Beuerlein's seven years of on-farm tests have shown an average yield advantage of 2.1 bu./acre for inoculated soybeans on rotated soybean ground. With the added yield, growers earn an extra $10.50/acre, while the cost of inoculation ranges from $1.50 to $3/acre. The University of Wisconsin and Purdue University also report yield advantages for inoculation even on ground recently planted to soybeans.
Nitrogen use
Researchers speculate that the newer strains of rhizobia may colonize the root more extensively and fix more nitrogen than the traditional indigenous strains do. Also, new sterile-based and liquid product formulations have up to 10 times more live bacteria than older formulations have, notes Tom Wacek, a researcher with Urbana Laboratories, St. Joseph, IL.
Purdue University agronomist Ellsworth Christmas says growers who want to improve the nitrogen status of the soybean plant should inoculate their seed and forget ideas of fertilizing soybeans with nitrogen. "In eight years of trials, we've seen an average yield increase from inoculants of 1.25 bu./acre, and just a half-bushel increase pays for the inoculation," he says. "Our studies of nitrogen fertilization of soybeans have rarely shown a yield response and almost never a response great enough to pay for the fertilizer."
Still, some Midwest universities have not seen a consistent advantage to applying inoculant unless the ground has not been planted to soybeans in the last five years.
Minnesota Extension soybean agronomist Seth Naeve says, "We haven't seen a positive response for inoculants in Minnesota where there's been a long history of soybean production." However, he acknowledges that inoculants can be a cheap insurance policy, especially if growers plant early into cold soils or if they have coarser soils.
Time factor
Most often seed must be inoculated as it is loaded into the drill or planter and must be planted soon after treatment (within 12 hrs. or less) so the bacterial cells will remain moist and survive long enough to infect soybean roots following germination, according to Beuerlein. New liquid products are more convenient than peat-based products. "Time is sometimes more of a concern than the cost of the inoculant," Naeve says. "It makes the most sense for growers who buy bulk soybeans and can treat the seed in bulk with liquid inoculants."
Custom application formulations
Increased use of bulk seed and custom application of both fungicides and inoculant are key trends in the soybean industry. To address these trends, companies are releasing new inoculants that can be custom applied at the retail level up to 30 days, instead of just hours, before planting. Rob Osburn, microbial research and development manager for Liphatech, Milwaukee, WI, says, "Our new Cell-Tech SCI can be custom applied 30 days before planting and offers a real advantage in user convenience." Similarly, Wacek notes that Urbana Laboratories will offer Nod+30 for custom application this year.
Currently, most inoculants may not be mixed with fungicides and applied to the seed at the same time. One exception is ApronMaxxRTA fungicide, which has been formulated for rhizobium inoculant compatibility. Cell-Tech SCI and Nod+30 can be applied with ApronMaxxRTA up to a week before planting.
"There has been increased use of both inoculants and fungicides, so compatibility issues will be important in the future," Beuerlein says.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
A video library for high school math teachers; 20 video programs (from 10 to 30 minutes in length) and guide
This series was discontinued on December 31, 2018.
1. Introduction
A 10-minute overview of the components of the video library.
2. Alice to the Moon
Alice in Wonderland is the focus of a lesson on algebra and functions for a tenth-grade class.
3. Group Test
Students work in groups to solve test problems on mathematical modeling and functions.
4. Exploring Functions
Students practice process standards such as reasoning and problem-solving as they work in groups to solve two equations using more than one method — such as graphing, algebra, or geometry.
5. Bungee Jump
Students work with functions and statistics while they investigate the mathematics of bungee jumping.
6. Staircase Problem
Students are challenged to identify a pattern and then find a rule that determines the pattern.
7. Ferris Wheel
The concept of a ferris wheel is used as students work with functions, algebra, geometry and trigonometry.
8. Properties of Parallelograms
Geometry from a synthetic perspective and mathematical structure are the focus of this program where students create parallelograms. Students are encouraged to use mathematical vocabulary as they explain how their work illustrates the properties of a parallelogram.
9. Finding Proof
Students are introduced to the historical context of proofs and to Greek mathematician Thales, who sought proof for mathematical conclusions.
10. Exploring Congruence
Students focus on geometry from a synthetic perspective and mathematical structure as they draw triangles using specific measurements.
11. Enveloping Functions
Students review graphing in cases when the coefficient of the function is a number and the coefficient is a variable.
12. Calculator-Based Labs
Student groups learn how they will conduct two experiments using the Calculator-Based Laboratory (CBL) system — a temperature probe and a motion detector attached to graphing calculators.
13. Taxicabs
Students share their homework on the probability of taxicabs starting downtown and ending downtown after two fares.
14. Fish Derby
In a linear programming problem, students work in groups using the data they gathered and information on fishes' breeding and feeding habits to determine optimal fish populations in a fictional pond.
15. Maximizing Profits
A class is divided into small groups to discuss problem-solving strategies, such as finding a verbal model, assigning labels, and writing an algebraic model based on maximizing profit on sales of necklaces and bracelets.
16. Conjectures Through Graphing
Students work in groups to solve four problems on derivatives of exponential functions.
17. Problem Solving
Excerpts from 10 classrooms where students are learning mathematics through problem solving. Teachers use multilayered tasks to engage students in making conjectures, constructing meaning, and developing strategies.
18. Communication
Excerpts of seven classrooms demonstrate communication about mathematical ideas in a range of formats, including whole-class discussions, small groups, writing, and student presentations.
19. Reasoning
Excerpts of seven classrooms show students reasoning about mathematical ideas in whole-class discussions, small group work, and class presentations.
20. Connections
In excerpts from eight classrooms, students make connections within mathematics, to other disciplines, and to situations in the real world.
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The Battle of the "Fantastic Six"
Increased Fab Spending in 2010 but Stagnant Capacity
By Christian Gregor Dieseldorff, SEMI Industry Research and Statistics (August 28, 2009)
SEMI's World Fab Forecast predicts 64% growth in fab spending for 2010 to reach $24 billion. A large portion (about $14 billion) is expected to comes from a handful of companies, the "Fantastic Six," that have announced ambitious investment plans.
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Fantastic Six
During this unprecedented downturn, it is truly fantastic when companies plan large investments during a recession year. SEMI research indicates that six companies are expected to invest large amounts of money over the next two years while battling economic challenges.
- TSMC: It is exciting to see a company increasing its Capex plan not once, but twice, following the steep declines that marked the onset of the current recession. TSMC first expanded its 2009 Capex plans in May, to $1.9 billion from $1.5 billion, and then announced a second increase at the end of July to $2.3 billion. TSMC's Capex is also projected to be above $2B in 2010 as demand for semiconductors continues picks up and as the global economy moves out of recession.
- GlobalFoundries: GlobalFoundries' partner, Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) from Dubai, invested $2.1 billion to purchase its stake in the foundry. ATIC has committed additional equity funding of $3.6 billion and up to $6 billion over the next five years to fund the expansion of GlobalFoundries. The foundry's Capex is expected to be about $600 million to $700 million in 2009, and may reach over $1 billion for each of the next two years.
- Toshiba: In June 2009, Toshiba began to raise $3 billion in global stock offerings to invest in its factories. This represents Japan's largest stock offering by a non-financial company in the past eight years. Toshiba continues to focus on NAND Flash, having expanded their partnership with IBM Alliances and renewed the NAND patent pact with Samsung. Toshiba's total Capex plan is 1100 billion yen (about $11.5 billion) from fiscal year (FY) 2009 to 2011. The planned Capex for semiconductors for FY2009 is about $940 million. About $4.7 billion will be spent in FY10 and FY11, or in calendar years, about $2 billion in 2010 and likely higher than that in 2011.
- Samsung: Samsung's latest move is to convert a 200mm line in Austin to a 300 mm Back End of Line (BEOL) line, supporting the existing 300mm Front End of Line (FEOL). The president of Samsung Austin, Y.B. Koh, wants to get "manufacturing back to the bare walls." SEMI's World Fab Forecast estimates Samsung's combined 2010 Capex at about $4 - $5 billion, mainly for upgrades and the two lines (Austin 1 and Austin 2) in Texas and for Line 15 and Line 16 in Korea.
- Intel: In April 2009, Intel announced that it would spend $7 billion over the next couple of years to upgrade existing facilities for 32nm technology production. SEMI's World Fab Forecast projects that about $3 - $4 billion of this will be spent in 2009 and the remainder in 2010.
- Inotera: Inotera, the joint venture between NanYa and Micron, announced a $1.6 billion project to convert all their fabs from 70nm trench to 50nm stack capacitor technology, using immersion lithography tools. Inotera has a strong financial backbone with Formosa Plastic, the parent company of NanYa. Equipping of the fabs is expected to start by the end of this year and extend well into the next, which may contribute about $1 billion to fab spending in 2010.
Fab Spending
With the Fantastic Six upping their investments, total fab spending (including construction and equipping wafer facilities) is expected to increase by 64% in 2010 to $24 billion. The Fantastic Six will contribute more than half of the total spending. The increase of 64% appears high but we need to consider that this increase is against historic lows in 2009. Differences of only $500 million in spending will change the growth rate by almost 4%.
Comparing 2010 spending numbers against 2008 (see Table 1), growth rates would appear negative. In fact, total fab spending (construction plus equipping) in 2010 will remain at its lowest levels since 2003, when about $22 billion was spent.
Table 1
Construction Projects
Year/Year Change %
Number of companies spending >=$100M on construction
Equipping Facilities *
Change %
Number of companies spending >=$100M on equipping
Total Fab Spending
Year/Year Change %
* Equipping Fabs: Any equipment related expenses for Front End Facilities including using new or used equipment for wafer processing, mask/reticle and any other supporting equipment.
Examining the change of total fab spending (construction and equipping) quarter over quarter, double-digit growth rates are anticipated for the second half of 2009, and growth rates ranging from 8% to 15% going forward into 2010 (See Figure 1).
Figure 1
In 2010, the region spending the most on construction projects will be the Americas. For equipping facilities, the Americas also lead, followed by Taiwan and Korea.
Over 32 companies are likely to contribute to total fab spending in 2009 of $14 billion to $15 billion. In 2010, this number is expected to increase to over 40 companies contributing to about $24 billion. Together, the Fantastic Six will spend roughly the same amount in 2010 ($14 billion) as total worldwide spending in 2009 ($14-$15 billion).
Fab Capacity
The Fantastic Six account about 30% of the worldwide share of combined installed fab capacity. Most of the 2009 and 2010 investments will go to upgrade fabs rather than invest in new fab capacity. GlobalFoundries capacity is rather small compared to the other five, but it is just beginning to ramp up new volume capacity and prepare a new fab.
The economic downturn, however, has taken its toll on worldwide capacity. Along with the lethargic spending in 2009, a lot of capacity was also taken off line. According to the SEMI World Fab Forecast data, about 31 fab closures are expected by the end of 2009, with another 16 likely to close in 2010.
The average fab utilization rate reported for the industry dropped in 1Q09 to about 56% (with a range of 30%– 70 % reported by individual companies). Although a few companies (such as TSMC) are now running some fabs at 100% utilization, the overall utilization rate is still expected to lag at 70% to 80% by the end of 2009.
Figure 2 shows installed capacity by device type: Memory, Foundry, Logic/Analog and others.
Figure 2
Memory accounts for the largest portion of installed capacity, and it has increased at double-digit growth rates (20%–50%) every year from 2002 to 2007 with the ramp of 300mm fabs. However, 2008 memory capacity increase slowed to about 8% growth, with the growth rate in 2009 being negative, about -5% to -6%. Installed memory capacity is forecasted to increase by about 4%–5% in 2010, but is still very low compared to historical rates. Total installed capacity for memory will be about -1% lower when comparing projected capacity in 2010 with 2008,
According to various sources, the demand for total NAND Market is expected to increase from about 7–15 billion gigabyte (GB) in 2009 about 30– 50 billion GB in 2011/2012 It remains questionable if the industry can meet the demand with these small additions to installed capacity. Three of the Fantastic Six— Toshiba, Samsung and Intel (with IM Flash)— manufacture flash memory and will invest some for capacity. But will it come in time to meet demand? It typically takes about 1 to 1 ½ years from groundbreaking of a fab until volume production ramp begins, so investments in new fabs in 2010 may not materialize any new capacity until 2011 or 2012.
In summary, the SEMI World Fab Forecast predicts a growth rate of about 64% in 2010 for total fab spending. We hope that various economic stimulus plans and improving gross domestic products will continue to contribute to a better outlook for 2010, inciting at least one other company to join the Fantastic Six. Then we can talk about the "Super Seven."
The World Fab Forecast tracks planned projects resulting in any change of installed capacity.
SEMI World Fab Forecast report provides high-level summaries and graphs; in-depth analyses of capital expenditure, capacity, technology and products, down to the detail of each fab; and forecasts for the next 18 months by quarter. These tools are invaluable for understanding how 2009 and 2010 will look, and learning more about capex for construction projects, fab equipping, technology level, and products.
The difference between the SEMI Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Subscription (WWSEMS) data and the World Fab Forecast and its related Fab Database reports is that the fab database reports track any equipment needed to ramp the fab, upgrade, expand or change its wafer size regardless if it is new equipment, used equipment, or transferred equipment, while WWSEMS tracks only new equipment.
Please visit www.semi.org/fabs for additional information on these reports.
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The tough times for America's Olympic BMX team started before the Games were even underway: star Arielle Martin had to drop out after a devastating crash on the team's last day of training before leaving for London. Martin's replacement, Brooke Crain, didn't fare much better during today's seeding run at the BMX course north of London's Olympic Park.
Crain crashed and burned in the last straight of her run, taking more than a minute to get up though she did manage to finish the course. The AP reports it's unclear if Crain will be able to recover in time for Thursday's semifinal. Crain's already dealing with the effects of a broken arm suffered at the World Championships.
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One Year After Bangladesh Factory Collapse, Many Survivors Jobless, Wounded, Awaiting Full Compensation
The majority of survivors remain unemployed or unfit to work, while financial aid from the government has been slow in coming.
Two Expensive Elections: US...And India
The $5 billion price tag for the Indian election will be about triple the amount of money spent during the 2009 general election.
Indian Party Leader Wants To Drop Capital Punishment For Rapists
Yadav's critics and opponents across the political spectrum condemned his remarks.
That Corner Of The World Where Marxism Is Thriving
The tiny northeastern Indian state of Tripura has been dominated by Communists for more than 60 years.
India's Janata Party Manifesto: Talk Of Cows, Yoga, But Not China Or US
The 52-page document spells out, mostly in ambiguous and intentionally vanilla terms, the party's vision for its rule in India.
India's Elections Watched Warily By China
India's border patrol policy is only one small part of its military readiness against China.
Illegal Immigration A 2014 Campaign Issue In Northeast India, Too
The BJP vowed that if it gained power in New Delhi, it would take serious steps to stop the influx of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.
Thieves, Conmen, Kidnappers, Rapists And Killers: Welcome To India's Parliament
India has a staggering number of MPs and political candidates facing serious criminal charges.
What India Would Look Like After A Right Turn
PM candidate Narendra Modi is already a highly controversial figure due largely to events that took place in his native state of Gujarat in 2002.
How World's No. 1 Democracy Holds A National Election
Voting will occur at 930,000 polling stations across India from April 7 to May 12.
Will Bengal's Leader Ally With The BJP To Save Her State From Ruin?
Indian state leader Mamata Banerjee has long exhibited a history of independent thinking and behavior.
Can 2 Tech Execs Transform Indian Politics?
This election marks the first time two prominent technology executives have taken the leap into politics.
The Quest Of India's Women: Participation, Politics, Power
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His Beatitude Paisius of Alexandria was the Patriarch of the Church of Alexandria from 1657 to 1678.
In 1666, Patr. Paisius was invited to Moscow, Russia by Tsar Alexis to preside over the Council of Moscow of 1666-1667. Those at the council included Patriarchs Macarius III of Antioch and Joasaph of Moscow, Metropolitans Athanasius of Iconium (representing the Ecumenical Patriarch), Ananias of Sinai (representing the Patriarch of Jerusalem), and several bishops and priests. The council affirmed the revised religious and liturgical reforms of the Russian Church, while anathematizing those of the |Old Ritualists, who opposed the reforms and the old Russian books and rites, and for refusing to comply with corrections made in order to comply with the Church's liturgical unity.
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Hundreds of people turned out for May Day protests in Seattle last week in support of numerous causes—from Occupy to immigration issues. A group of students who walked out of Highline High School for the day wanted to draw attention to issues of education for the children of immigrants and support the DREAM Act. A "Grandmother Against Bullshit" showed up to support the causes of the 99 percent in the hope of leaving a more just and equal world to her grandson.
May Day actions in Seattle included a hip hop concert hosted by Hip Hop Occupies, clowns, local students walking out of school, colorful signs, and kids playing. Despite some property destruction by a faction of protesters, the peaceful actions resembled a festival as much as a protest.
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What is EUnit?
EUnit stands for EGL Unit testing framework. It is a simple open source framework to write and run repeatable EGL tests. Its features include:
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- Manual and automated
- Can be run as often as needed (on demand, nightly build, etc.)
- GUI and command line interfaces
- Logging, reporting, analyzing
- Can be used in a multiple-language environment (Java, JavaScript, etc)
- Test cases
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EUnit tests are written in EGL. You write the tests in a normal EGL project, then use the EUnit tooling to create a "test driver" for each target language you want to test in. The test driver is runnable code (a Java program or a JavaScript RUIHandler) that will execute the tests and create a report of their results.
How to write test cases using EUnit
1. Create an EGL Project, for example: eunit.test
- Select Basic as the template.
- Select the generators:
1) If you will run the testing on both Java and JavaScript platforms, leave the default settings (both Java and JavaScript generators selected).
2) If you will run the testing on a specific platform, select Override generation settings from workspace preferences and choose a generator.
2. Create an EGL Library, for example: test, and provide a package name, such as libs.
3. Open the library with the EGL Editor, and remove the automatically generated code.
4. Type the variable declarations and functions (we treat each function as an EUnit test case) in the library. Functions that perform a test should have the @Test annotation. For example:
package libs; import org.eclipse.edt.eunit.runtime.LogResult; import org.eclipse.edt.eunit.runtime.Test; // basic library library test const constFlexName string = "Fred Smith"; varFlexName string; variation string; function runAssignmentFunction01(){@Test {}} variation = "constant initialization"; LogResult.assertStringEqual1("Fred Smith", constFlexName); end end
5. Each @Test function should perform only one test. Use functions of the library org.eclipse.edt.eunit.runtime.LogResult to record the results of the test. LogResult's functions include:
// Report a success. function passed(str String in) // Report a failure. function failed(str String in) // Calls passed() if testCondition is true, and calls failed() if it's false. function assertTrue(message String in, testCondition boolean in) // Write a message to the EUnit report. This is useful for adding extra // information about failures. function logStdOut(logmsg String in) // Report that a variation was not run. You might use this when you know // test will fail but you don't want it to be treated as an error. Known // bugs would report "skipped" while new bugs would report "failed". function skipped(str String in) // Compares the 'actual' string with the 'expected' string. Calls passed() // if they're equal, and calls failed() if they're not equal. function assertStringEqual(message String in, expected String in, actual String in)
LogResult also has functions similar to assertStringEqual that check values of other types: assertBigintEqual, assertDateEqual, assertTimeEqual, etc.
- Put closely related tests into the same library, and use packages to organize the libraries.
- If an exception is thrown from a @Test function, EUnit will report it as a failure.
function runAssignmentFunction01(){@Test {targetLang = [JAVA]}} variation = "constant initialization"; LogResult.assertStringEqual1("Fred Smith", constFlexName); end
Creating the test driver
Right click on your EUnit project and choose Generate EGL Test Driver > Java or Generate EGL Test Driver > JavaScript.
The name of the test driver project will be the name of your EUnit project, plus eunit.java or eunit.javascript.
You must re-create your test driver if you add or remove @Test functions in the EUnit project. But you don't have to re-create the test driver if you modify an existing @Test function.
- You can create a test driver from packages or egl files instead of an entire project.
How to run tests using EUnit
Go to the EGLSource folder of the test driver project and run eunitgen.RunAllTests_pgm.egl as an EGL Java Main Application.
There are two ways to execute the test:
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Viewing the results
Refresh your test driver project. You should see a new folder, ResultRoot. It will have a subfolder whose name is a timestamp of the form yyyymmdd_hhmmss. Expand the subfolder and open the file ResultSummary.trs. You'll see a summary of the results. If you have BIRT installed you'll also see the results in a pie chart.
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Chesapeake's board, propelled by a plunging stock price and potential conflicts between McClendon's personal finances and corporate duties, said yesterday it would end a program allowing its chairman and CEO to buy stakes in the company's wells and review loans McClendon obtained by using those investments as collateral.
"Simply letting the Founders Well Participation Program expire is too little, too late," said New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, who oversees 3.1 million Chesapeake shares held by the $140 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund. "Much more needs to be done to restore investor confidence."
Chesapeake shares have tumbled 25 percent since the end of March, heading for the worst monthly performance since 2008. A growing number of investors are betting the stock will continue to drop.
One out of every 13 shares available for trading was sold short as of April 24, close to the 8.5 percent level reached last month that was the highest in 3 1/2 years, according to New York-based research firm Data Explorers. That's more than double the average for energy producers in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.
Reviewing Personal Loans
So-called short investors bet a stock will fall by selling borrowed shares with the expectation of repurchasing them at a lower price.
Seeking to counter criticism that its oversight was too lax, the company said in a statement yesterday its board would review all financing transactions between McClendon and "any third party that has had or may have a relationship with the company in any capacity."
The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission has opened an informal inquiry into the loans, Reuters reported yesterday, citing an unidentified source familiar with the matter. SEC spokesman Kevin Callahan declined to comment.
Jim Gipson, a Chesapeake spokesman, didn't respond to a phone message or e-mail requesting comment.
Turmoil Danger
Controversy over McClendon's personal portfolio has compounded the impact of collapsing gas prices on Chesapeake's shares, Sean Sexton, managing director at Fitch Inc., the Chicago-based credit-rating company, said yesterday in an interview. U.S. natural-gas futures, pressured by a supply glut from new wells in shale formations, lost 54 percent of their value in the past year.
Chesapeake fell 1.5 percent to $17.29 at 9:42 a.m. in New York.
The turmoil could hamper Chesapeake's ability to meet its "massive" funding requirements stemming from its aggressive spending and weak cash flow, Scott Sprinzen, a debt analyst at S&P in New York, said yesterday in a note to clients. Sprinzen lowered Chesapeake's corporate credit and senior secured debt ratings to BB from BB+.
Chesapeake's 4.5 percent convertible preferred shares tumbled more than 8 percent today, the biggest decline since December 2008, on concern the company's ability to pay a quarterly dividend may be impaired.
Continued Role?
Questions about potential conflicts of interests involving McClendon's personal finances stirred debate over his continued role at the company. Mark Hanson, a Chicago-based analyst at Morningstar Inc., said the board should separate the chairman and CEO positions to minimize McClendon's influence over a panel that is supposed to watch over him. Philip Weiss, an Argus Research analyst in New York, said McClendon and the entire board should be fired.
"The decision about whether Aubrey should go ought to be left to a board that is able to operate independently from him," said Michael Garland, director of corporate governance for New York City Comptroller John C. Liu, said yesterday in an interview. "Given the litany of historic indications and most recent indications, this board appears to be incapable of doing that."
The city comptroller's office, which says it manages 1.57 million Chesapeake shares worth $28.4 million in pension funds, has proposed that the company allow large, long-term shareholders to nominate board candidates. A vote is scheduled at the company's June 8 annual meeting in Oklahoma City.
$846 Million in Loans
For most of the past 23 years, McClendon has purchased as much as 2.5 percent in every well the company has drilled. The program was established to tie the CEO's fortunes to company performance and requires McClendon to cover a proportionate share of each well's expenses.
His share of such costs was $973 million for the 2009 to 2011 period, the company said in an April 20 filing.
McClendon got a $1 billion line of credit with EIG Management Co. LLC, according to a Nov. 18 deed filed in Brooke County, West Virginia. EIG Management is a unit of EIG Global Energy Partners LLC, which participated in a $1.2 billion preferred-shares purchase in a Chesapeake subsidiary on April 9.
McClendon said in a separate statement yesterday that he personally had $846 million in outstanding loans related to the well-participation program.
Generally, Not Fully
The directors yesterday backed away from last week's endorsement of McClendon's practice of using his stakes in company wells as collateral to secure those loans. Chesapeake General Counsel Henry J. Hood issued an April 18 statement that directors were "fully aware of the existence of Mr. McClendon's financing transactions" and that they didn't represent a conflict of interest.
By that, he meant directors were "generally aware" that McClendon had used his interests in company-operated wells as collateral for personal loans, and the board hadn't reviewed or approved any of the individual transactions, Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake said in its statement yesterday.
"The board was aware of but neither approved or reviewed the loans. Where were they? They have an obligation to look deeper," Garland said.
Under McClendon's stewardship, Chesapeake is planning to sell $14.9 billion in assets by the end of next year to close a funding gap that Standard & Poor's estimates could reach $9 billion in 2011. The company raised $2.6 billion earlier this month through the sales of preferred stock, gas fields and future production.
2008 Free Fall
The recent decline in Chesapeake's stock price is reminiscent of late 2008, when McClendon was forced to sell almost all his stock in the company to meet margin calls. McClendon dumped millions of shares over the course of a few days, accelerating a freefall in October and November 2008 that wiped out more than half the company's market value.
Andrew Behar, chief executive officer of As You Sow, a San Francisco-based corporate-activism group that has clashed with Chesapeake over environmental issues, doubted the latest controversy would cost McClendon his job.
"They'll find some jiu-jitsu way of rationalizing his behavior," Behar said "Aubrey McClendon operates that company in his own image."
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A long time coming but worth it
I also love that you can drink something you may have drunk decades before, meeting again like old friends, reconnecting.
It's true that you can even reconnect with a wine you've never really known, just seen, and a place you've only been once and people you hardly knew, but remember. The 1978 Chateau Gloria from the Bordeaux commune of St. Julien is one such wine for me.
Let's go back to fall 1992. I was a young geek, already entranced by the magic of wine. I was living in southern California at the time but traveled to New England to spend Thanksgiving with my sister and brother-in-law in Rhode Island.
Over the weekend we traveled to western Massachusetts, the Berkshires, somewhere I hadn't seen before and haven't since. It's just stayed with me, sweetly.
We stayed one night in a rustic house owned by my brother-in-law's dear uncle and godfather, deep in a birch forest that reminded me of Austria. This uncle had not so long before seen tragedy, having survived a horrible car accident that killed his wife a year or two earlier, a truck having crossed the median and hit them.
I'd met the couple at my sister's wedding a few years earlier still and they struck a chord with me. They meant so much to my brother-in-law, who in turn befriended me when I was the very young, youngest brother of his girlfriend, and they meant more to me in that moment for it.
These thoughts made our visit to the Berkshires a bit more deliberate, for me anyway, and memorable in return. The uncle wasn't there, but had invited us up and assured us to make ourselves at home. We walked in the woods, cooked food and generally got away from it all after a lovely but busy Thanksgiving holiday.
And there was wine - wine we drank and wine I just looked at and wondered about.
My brother-in-law knew I was already into wine and he shared with me before our arrival that his uncle loved wine as well. Sure enough, there was a nice if modest rack of a variety of wines, any of which I would have liked to try but one in particular that called out to me, the 1978 Ch. Gloria.
There we several bottles in fact. I thought, surely as we are making ourselves at home, surely we could open one, no? But my brother-in-law is far more disciplined than I and he telegraphed that, no, we aren't touching the uncle's collection. Beside the fact that that's horrible wine karma, these were a collection of a man and his deceased wife. There's no coming between that.
Still I've always wondered about that wine. What was it like? How did he select it and how long ago? And why? I imagined it was a special wine for them, something only they knew. The wine may be fairly common, but their connection to it would be something only they had. It was special at least for that. Someday I would find it for myself and see.
Sure enough, the wine comes up at auction not infrequently, and for a lot less than you might imagine if you've kept up with the continually soaring prices for new release Bordeaux. Not infrequently, you can find 30 year old wines for less than new releases cost, the top vintages aside. Old wines from good producers in good vintages seem to fall through the cracks.
I've bid on this wine unsuccessfully a few times, holding out for the lucky auction where I'd get it for a song. Sure enough two bottles came my way, and the other night, nearly 22 years after thinking about this wine, wondering what it would be like, I opened a bottle with dinner.
I'll admit, I didn't expect much. Perhaps I got lured into the low price, but surely the wine would be old and tired. Even in 1992 I remember thinking, hmm, 14 year old Bordeaux, maybe it's too old? Nonsense, of course, but I had a lot to learn.
I still do.
The dry cork of the 1978 Chateau Gloria broke in half as I eased it out of the bottle. I poured the wine carefully, its mature ruby color translucent and limpid. I sniffed and it was more than alive, perfumed like a mature Chinon, with tobacco, leather, gravel and plum scents. The flavors were similarly delicate but complex, medium bodied, soft and resolved with fair persistence, soft and flavory, very alive if totally mature.
I thought of the Berkshires, of autumn leaves, of the woods, of cool, earthy scents like a forest walk on a cold fall morning. And I thought of passing time and loss, and then of joy, of longevity, of the wonder of a glimpse into the past that's not the past anymore at all.
It's right here, always.
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Mick Jagger Remembers David Bowie Dancing
Mick Jagger was in New York Friday night for the premiere of his HBO series, Vinyl.
While walking the red carpet, he was asked about the death of his friend David Bowie. Jagger said it was the time they spent together in the Big Apple that he remembers most fondly. "We used to go out in New York a lot," said Jagger. "We used to go out dancing all the time. We had fun times. It's nice to remember them."
And it's the two of them dancing together that will remain a fond memory for Jagger's son James, who stars in Vinyl. He says, "The 'Dancing in the Street' video [they made together] is hilarious. Whenever I'm feeling blue, I just Google 'Dancing in the Street' and it makes me laugh. It's so '80s, it's amazing."
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Here's one small, disgusting detail from the aftermath of one of the most horrific incidents of government-instigated urban violence in modern American history:
In May 1985, a little African-American boy runs from a building in flames in Philadelphia. The fire was started by city officials, who literally bombed their own citizens, triggering a conflagration that would kill 11 people and destroy 61 houses. A white cop runs out and rescues the kid, who is covered in severe burns but survives.
Following the disaster, the rescuing officer returns to his police station to find the words "Nigger Lover" scrawled on his locker door.
Those sorts of mind-searing embers of information and images are scattered throughout the acclaimed documentary Let The Fire Burn.
The feature film about the deadly confrontation between the radical group MOVE and the city of Philadelphia is being shown for the first time in Connecticut at Hartford's Real Art Ways beginning this Friday (Nov. 1).
The timing is particularly poignant because that little boy, called Birdie Africa by the members of MOVE and Michael Moses Ward by his real father, died on Sept. 20 during a Caribbean vacation. He was 41 years old and apparently drowned while on a vacation cruise with his family.
The cop who rescued Ward, retired Officer James Berghaier, told reporters, "It's a shame, and he is at peace now."
Ward was one of only two survivors of the 1985 tragedy.
The film's title comes from a comment by Wilson Goode, who was in 1985 serving as Philadelphia's first black mayor. He was speaking before a special commission created to investigate what led up to that horrible day and how city officials' plans could have gone so incredibly wrong.
One of the greatest accomplishments of the film's director, Jason Osder, is providing the background that led up to the city's decision to evict MOVE from its headquarters in a working-class neighborhood.
MOVE (the name isn't an acronym for anything) was an organization started in the early 1970s by Vincent Leaphart, who named himself John Africa. It was, in the words of its members, dedicated to "exposing the lie of the system" and rejecting the values and beliefs of the American establishment. John Africa was one of those killed in the fire of May 1985.
Most of its members were black. Its leader urged them to return to nature, to eat raw food (although many adult members were allowed to eat cooked meals apparently), to live communally and to protest against injustice. They denied they were a cult and insisted they were being persecuted for believing in a different religion.
Their children, including Ward, were kept naked all year, were not allowed toys or bicycles or television, although the adults were permitted to drive cars and use other technology. Ward later recalled that both he and his mother wanted to leave but were afraid MOVE members would retaliate with beatings or worse.
MOVE staged demonstrations, which resulted in numerous arrests and court appearances. They irritated their neighbors with noisy, vulgar proclamations over loudspeakers and did things like tearing up the sidewalk in front of their headquarters houses.
In 1976, a confrontation with Philadelphia cops resulted in injuries to six policemen and MOVE members charged that an infant died as a result of the police raid. By 1978, MOVE members were openly carrying rifles and shotguns to guard their property.
More disputes led to orders from then-Mayor Frank Rizzo, a notorious hard-ass conservative, to evict MOVE. The effort led to a shootout (both sides claim the first shot was fired by the other), and the death of a policeman.
When one MOVE member surrendered, he was savagely beaten and kicked in the head by police. Although the brutal incident was captured on film and the police involved were brought to trial, a jury refused to convict them.
Several MOVE members were convicted for the policeman's death and their prison sentences ranged from 30 to 100 years.
The group set up a new headquarters in the West Philadelphia section. The cycle of protests, conflicts with their mostly black neighbors, and confrontations with city officials resumed and escalated. This time, in addition to barricading the house, MOVE built a "blockhouse" on the building's roof.
The scene was set for disaster. Some cops clearly wanted revenge for the 1978 killing of one of their own. Goode repeatedly tried to negotiate a solution, but finally gave the order to evict the group. Police evacuated the neighborhood and city officials later testified they knew there would be violence.
Shooting erupted. Police claimed they were under attack by automatic weapons (even though only four guns were later found, none of them automatic firearms) and fired an estimated 10,000 rounds at the MOVE house. The fire department sought to knock down the rooftop blockhouse with water cannon but failed.
It was then that city officials decided to deliver a bomb, made from four pounds of military grade plastic explosive, via helicopter. The massive explosion failed to destroy the blockhouse but did start a fire.
"There was a decision to let the fire burn," Goode later explained to the investigatory commission. He claimed he gave orders to extinguish the flames, but the city fire chief denied he ever got that order.
There were six children and seven adults in the house. Some tried to escape, and at least one was allegedly forced back into the burning building by police. Ward and Ramona Africa were the only ones to make it out alive.
Ramona was convicted of rioting. She and some remaining members of MOVE are still attempting to get their fellow members released from prison.
According to the Inquirer's obituary story on Ward, the city administration settled a civil lawsuit in 1991 that paid Ward and his father $840,000, plus $1,000 a month each for life.
The fire ignited by the explosion went out of control and burned an entire neighborhood. (In another of those chilling aftermath revelations, the documentary notes that the city rebuilt those destroyed houses and all were condemned in 2000 because of shoddy construction.)
The film uses extensive and extraordinary footage from TV news video about MOVE, the two confrontations with police that turned fatal, and testimony at the investigatory commission's public hearings.
The commission eventually found city officials and police negligent.
No criminal charges were ever filed against any city employee.
Let It Burn makes certain that those responsible for this tragedy won't be forgotten.
Let The Fire Burn
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Construction Consumer Products Metals & Materials Safety Environment Transportation Chemicals Energy Medical Quality
ASTM Training
Does your staff need help understanding and using ASTM International standards properly? ASTM training provides the perfect solution to your training needs - at our sites, your site or online. The courses are intensive and focused, and present practical information for people and organizations seeking useful knowledge for their areas of responsibility. The ASTM course instructors bring considerable expertise obtained through education and prior industry experience as well as in ASTM committee work and standards development.
From corrosion to concrete, petroleum to textiles and more, ASTM classes provide in-depth education on understanding, performing and applying ASTM International standards. Courses include open enrollment options at cities around the world, on-site courses presented for individual firms and online to accommodate busy schedules.
New hires and other employees polishing their skills or seeking continuing education to fulfill professional development and certification requirements, can attend one-, two- or three-day seminars, or access self-guided classes online.
According to David von Glahn, ASTM director of technical training and e-learning, the ASTM International training program has always been customer-driven, and it continues to evolve according to those demands. "We're now moving toward a blended learning environment with both live and e-learning components," he says. "Interaction is fantastic in a live course… and e-learning could occur before and after the course."
Complementing this blended environment is a new ASTM International learning management system that incorporates training into the ASTM Web portals. Subscribing portal customers will now be able to see what training their employees have taken, track their progress and learning, and assign courses.
ASTM International's training programs on corrosion, aviation fuels and environmental assessment provide three examples of how ASTM is meeting needs of industry.
The two-day corrosion course, Corrosion Testing: Application and Use of Salt Fog, Humidity, Cyclic and Gas Tests, may be the most hands-on ASTM course thanks to the inclusion and demonstration of an actual test chamber. The class provides attendees with a practical working knowledge of such ASTM International standards as B117, Practice for Operating Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus, and G85, Practice for Modified Salt Spray (Fog) Testing, among others. Class demonstrations show, for example, how to mix needed corrosive solutions, clean coupons and samples, and evaluate samples and results.
An engineer at an automotive supplier that designs, manufactures, tests and validates performance of windshield wipers and components says he took the corrosion course after transitioning into a materials science position, anticipating that he would gain an overall corrosion testing knowledge base. He says he has benefited from the two-day program. "The course helped me to learn and use the best practices for corrosion testing. Learning the terminology made the test specifications used in the workplace simple to comprehend. Setting up the new chamber we received was also much easier than expected due to being able to see the chamber in person during the training."
Raymund Singleton, an ASTM International member since 1984 and president of Singleton Corp., Cleveland, Ohio, teaches the course. The attendees usually include representatives of product and materials testing companies and U.S. government agencies, and manufacturers, including aerospace, automotive, appliance, fastener, and electrical and electronics. Singleton says that students from outside the United States regularly attend as well. "Most attendees have an interest in improving their corrosion testing programs and testing operations. Many bring actual examples of test specimens and results for which they wish input and advice," says Singleton, who has long-term industry expertise as well as standards development experience from his work in ASTM Committee G01 on Corrosion of Metals.
Jarrett Burgett, an engineer specialist for Cessna Aircraft Co. in Wichita, Kan., has also attended the course. He says that his company is expanding its laboratory capabilities to include cyclic corrosion testing in its material qualification programs. "We needed to learn about the types of cyclic corrosion tests and choose which ones apply to our materials," he says. "I did learn about cyclic corrosion testing. However, I also learned a lot about static testing, such as that in ASTM B117."
The corrosion course can be held on-site, at a company's facility, or attended through a scheduled open enrollment course at various U.S. locations. On-site, Singleton notes, the company's corrosion chamber and any related apparatus could be used for the hands-on work, and it saves on travel and logistics costs. "In an on-site environment, the customers' parts, products and test specimens are readily available for relevant discussion, instruction and analysis," he says.
The ASTM Aviation Fuels training course packs information about jet fuel and aviation gasoline, the relevant ASTM test methods and specifications, and an airport fuel system tour into three days; it's an open enrollment course available in locations around the United States that has also been given internationally. The course addresses the process from crude to refinery and transportation to airport supply to delivery into a plane, and how ASTM International standards and test methods support the work all along the way. Roger Organ, an aviation consultant based in Pagosa Springs, Colo., who has experience and expertise from more than 40 years in fuels research and technical service, teaches the course. He describes the training as an opportunity to share his knowledge with a new generation of aviation fuel suppliers, storage and transportation specialists, and those involved in quality control testing and quality assurance.
Organ emphasizes the importance of aviation fuel quality. While aircraft and equipment have duplication built into practically everything, "that's everything but the fuel itself," he says. "There is just one batch of fuel loaded onto an aircraft so it better be on spec, and clean and dry to an exacting level. You cannot pull over and park a 777 or A380 at 35,000 ft."
With that crucial point in mind, the program covers the specifications, which consist of properties with assigned values along with minimum or maximum limits, used to control the quality of aviation fuels, and the test methods that determine the value of each property. Both specifications and test methods are placed in the context of operating engines and airframes as well as the handling and distribution of fuel from refineries to airports around the globe.
The people attending the course represent the aviation fuel supply chain, from fuel suppliers and maintenance personnel, refinery representatives and pipeline operators, to researchers and those who ultimately use jet fuel - pilots.
One Aviation Fuels course participant, a research engineer working on such fuels, says that she expected to get a broad perspective on aviation fuels, from "well to wake." "I got that and much more," she says, and adds that the small class size allowed for deeper discussion of related topics and included many real world examples.
Jennifer Green, Ph.D., a senior chemist at Nalco-Champion in Sugar Land, Texas, says she took the course because her company sells aviation fuel additives and she needs to keep abreast of changing specifications. "In order to be successful, it is important to have a thorough understanding of the fuel as well as its worldwide specifications and common testing procedures," she says. "I develop additives for crude oil and finished fuels. I also help support our products in the field and troubleshoot any issues for our clients." Her goal was to learn more about the testing and specifications for aviation fuels. Green says the course gave her that and more.
ASTM E1527, Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process, defines U.S. practice for conducting an environmental site assessment of commercial real estate with regard to contaminants within the scope of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act. Its purpose is to permit the user to satisfy a requirement or requirements for the landowner liability protections in the legislation. E1527 defines the process to identify recognized environmental conditions at a property (for example, historical gas station or dry cleaner operations or past spills of hazardous substances). The standard is cited in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's All Appropriate Inquiries law as meeting EPA requirements.
E1527 is also the topic of training courses from ASTM International. "Virtually every commercial property in this country has had or will need a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment conducted. E1527 is the primary tool for this process," says course instructor Julie Kilgore, principal and managing partner at Wasatch Environmental, Salt Lake City, Utah, and chair of ASTM Committee E50 on Environmental Assessment, Risk Management and Corrective Action.
Paul Zovic, senior adviser for Endpoint Corp., Milwaukee, Wis., who also teaches the courses, says, "You can read a standard and understand what the words say; to really benefit, it's important to understand why the standard says what it says and to learn from others of the practices and pitfalls they've encountered."
Training courses address E1527 either alone or in concert with E1528, Practice for Limited Environmental Due Diligence: Transaction Screen Process, and E1903, Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Process, and the courses can be taken in person or online. In either case, the content addresses why the standards have been developed, how to use the standards and how the standards affect business. The course instructors, involved in the development of E1527 and other E50 standards, teach the courses on-site and facilitate online courses as well.
According to Kilgore, a course on the topic helps bring clarity to the industry. "There is so much misinformation, misapplication and misunderstanding," she says. "Attendees range from seasoned professionals to industry newcomers. These trainings provide a forum to discuss site-specific challenges and gain perspective from others in the classroom who have faced similar situations."
The online E1527 course is four weeks long, with an expectation that enrollees commit about four hours each week to the training. With 12 narrated modules, the course offers information, ongoing forums and weekly Web seminars to pull each portion together, plus quizzes and a case study.
"Given today's 24/7 access to information and 24 hour work schedules, online classes are very attractive to many working professionals," says Zovic. One online course participant, who works in financial services, says she is relatively new to the environmental world and reviews Phase I assessment reports in her work. Choosing to take the course online, she says the course is comprehensive and "it made everything make sense."
This sampling of ASTM International's training program represents just a few of the courses available on diverse subjects. For more, check the program online.
If you have a request for a new training course, please contact David von Glahn, ASTM International (phone: 610-832-6591).


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Photo 7: One of the "Little Rock Nine" braves a jeering crowd.
On September 4, 1957, an angry crowd of spectators greeted the African-American students as they attempted to attend Central High School for the first time. Elizabeth Eckford, who had not received a message to meet the other students, tried to enter the school by herself. Alone in a large crowd of hostile, jeering people, her attempts to enter the school were blocked by the Arkansas National Guard. She finally gave up and sat down at a bus stop enduring harassment from the mob until a white man and woman got her onto a bus and out of the area.
Television was a recent presence in American households at the time of the Central High School desegregation episode. Across the nation, in the newspapers and on television, Americans watched Little Rock's angry mob bar the entrance of Central High School to African-American students.
Questions for Photo 7
1. How do you think the media attention might have affected events at Little Rock Central High? Do you think the media attention would have made it easier or harder for the nine students integrating the school? Explain your answer.
2. How do you think Elizabeth Eckford felt at the time this photo was taken?
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These chic little studs have been designed with vibrant blue AAA quality Swiss Blue Topaz.
Made with Sterling Silver settings the earrings have butterfly scrolls for backs which are also sterling silver.
The studs are perfect for everyday wear while adding an extra sparkle.
* The Blue Topaz gems measure 4mm.
* Gemstone cut: Brilliant / Diamond
* The earrings are 12mm long
* Topaz is the birthstone for November
Your earrings will arrive in a beautiful Saturnalia Jewellery box.
✨ Topaz is believed to stimulate your self-confidence and is known as the gemstone of love, affection, and good fortune.
More Topaz Jewellery;
1-3 business days
I'll do my best to meet these shipping estimates, but can't guarantee them. Actual delivery time will depend on the shipping method you choose.
Buyers are responsible for any customs and import taxes that may apply. I'm not responsible for delays due to customs.
Just contact me within: 14 days of delivery
Ship items back to me within: 21 days of delivery
But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
Buyers are responsible for return shipping costs. If the item is not returned in its original condition, the buyer is responsible for any loss in value.
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*Your bracelet size is not the same as your wrist size*
You can measure a bracelet you already own, or use a soft measuring tape to determine your wrist's size. Alternatively, use a ribbon or strip of paper to drape around your wrist then simply lay flat and measure to determine your wrist's size. When you have used one of these methods to calculate your wrist size add ½ – 1 inch (1.5cm – 2.5cm) depending on how snug or loose you would like your bracelet to fit. Use this final measurement to select the ideal size bracelet.
If your preferred size is not listed, please contact me so we can discuss your requirements in more detail.
"Gold/Rose Gold filled" is the best alternative to solid gold and has 100% more gold than gold plate. comprises a solid layer of gold (14k) permanently bonded to a base metal. It is very hard wearing and with normal wear the gold will not peel or flake, unlike gold plate.
Most items are made to order and will be shipped within 1-3 days of ordering.
For UK Orders, your jewellery will be shipped with Royal Mail "1st Class Signed For" - please note that a signature will be required upon delivery.
International Tracked & Insured Shipping is Free when you spend £85.00 & orders are sent;
• Royal Mail Tracked & Signed, where available, or;
• Royal Mail International Tracked, for countries where both Signed & Tracked are unavailable.
We want you to love your jewellery but if for any reason you wish to return it we will provide a refund.
Please contact us within 14 days of receipt and return the item within 21 days, unworn, undamaged and in the original packaging.
Please ensure that the parcel is adequately protected and we would suggest that tracked/recorded postage is used as we cannot be held liable for items lost in the post.
If you are returning an item from outside the UK, you will need to complete a Customs Declaration form. It is important that the form is marked as "Returned Item" to avoid customs fees being charged when entering the UK. Any customs charges incurred will be deducted from the refund.
We are unable to refund original postage costs.
We are unable to accept returns if the item purchased is a custom order.
A custom order is any item that has been designed especially for you, to your own requirements or where an existing product is modified beyond the options in the original listing.
As these items are made to your exact specifications, we are unable to refund, cancel or exchange these orders, unless faulty.
We want your jewellery to remain as special to you as the day you bought it. To maintain the quality of your new Saturnalia jewelry, please:
* Do not wear it to the swimming pool, spa, or the beach
* Remove when sleeping, exercising, gardening or doing other physically strenuous activities
* Avoid contact with perfumes, body oils, and other chemicals, including household cleaners.
* Do not use chemical jewelry cleaners
* Gently polish with a soft, lint-free cloth.
* Store your jewellery in a cool dry place away from direct sunlight
If you find that you are not happy with the fit of the bracelet or necklace size that you select, you can send it back to me for a resizing. The resizing service is free of charge, however, buyers are required to pay for any return postage costs.
**Please note that should you require an item to be lengthened it can only be resized to the maximum length available on the original listing. If the size you require is longer than the maximum size listed, there may be an addition charge to cover the extra materials used.**
Send me a message through Etsy and I will give you instructions on where to send the jewellery to for resizing. Please note that return shipping costs are the responsibility of buyer.
Ethiopian Opals are "hydrophane", this means that they absorb water and when they do their appearance can change. If the Opals come in contact with water, they may lose their fire temporarily and turn yellow or brown. The fire and colour usually come back once the opals have fully dried, however, this can take a day to a few weeks, depending on how much water they absorbed.
Please note that we cannot accept returns for Ethiopian Opal jewellery on the basis of a change in the Opal's appearance as this is caused by improper care and maintenance of the Opal's hydrophane nature and is not a fault in the Opals themselves.
Read our blog for further information on proper Ethiopian Opal care;