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Sometimes you just know that this is going to be the last car Grandma or Grandpa will buy. Their eyes are going, maybe their memory is going, and their driving years are running out. I remember when my grandma took a lease on a Buick LaCrosse back in the mid-2000s and I knew that her days of picking up Cadillacs on the regular were done for.
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April 26, 2009
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I originally downloaded Cropulator (by Digital Film Tools) a few weeks ago, and after being very disappointed with the app, I decided it wasn't worth my time for a review. However, with a recent update that hit the App Store last week, I decided I would give it another try. This time I was pretty pleased with it.
Cropulator is a pretty straight forward app that provides two basic functions: image cropping and image rotation/straightening. Upon loading the app, you are prompted to select an image from the device's photo store. When the photo is loaded, you are automatically placed into cropping mode. Cropping is easily accomplished by dragging the corners of the crop space to where you want them. Then, touch save. Rotating the image works in a number of ways. First, you can touch one of the two rotate 90 degree buttons which turns the image in the direction you chose. The second way to rotate a picture allows you to define a line that you want to be used as the horizontal or vertical horizon by swiping your finger across the picture in line with the horizon. Using this function, you can take a crooked picture and draw a line across it horizontally. The app will rotate the picture so that the line that you drew is a flat horizontal line. There are also straighten buttons that, when touched, nudge the image rotation about 1 degree. These buttons are great for straightening a crooked shot.
I'm glad to see this version of the app overcome some of the deficiencies in the first version, and I'm still hoping that they keep improving on it by adding aspect ratio controls during crop mode. Cropulator is a great app when it comes to simple crops and image rotation/straightening and is recommended if these are the edit functions you are looking for.
Cropulator is $0.99 in the iTunes App Store.
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The iPad 2 is great, but the one thing it didn't get upgraded from the original was its screen. According to one analyst, that might be changing later this year.
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I had a chance to read the responses that are being put on the ballots by the Seneca Township clerk and treasurer in reference to their recalls. I am not even going to entertain the lies and misleadings of the truth that they put on there, because everyone knows what lies and misleadings they are.
What I will entertain is the fact that the responses are making this out to be about a fence and me being angry over a fence. This has nothing to do with me or a fence. The whole fence issue got blown way out of proportion. And I am not angry about a fence.
Members of the township planning commission have since corrected the special use permit and guess what? I don't have to put up a fence. So let's not make a recall about a fence. That's kind of stupid. Let's keep it for what it is.
I have led the way for this recall, yes. Myself, along with others, were stunned at how we saw these elected officials conduct themselves at a public meeting, and we were stunned at how they conducted the business regarding a fence issue.
We pay the clerk $700 a month and we pay the treasurer almost $600. I think for that kind of money we are entitled to have elected officials conduct themselves a little better than what was displayed.
I could not do this myself. In a few weeks there were 105 signatures collected for the recall. There are a lot of residents who are not happy with what happened, and they have nothing to do with a fence. And we have the right to say we're not going to let this happen in our township. That's what this recall is about.
And just to clear one thing up, it was reported in last week's paper that the recall petition cited the officials for enforcing a special use permit. They did not enforce a special use permit, they made a complaint at the state level on my license on a special use permit that was incorrectly issued by the clerk. And when they were told it was incorrect by the supervisors of both boards they didn't show any interest in correcting it and they still voted to make the complaint on the incorrectly issued permit.
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Fracture and Bone Mineral Density in HIV+ Patients Recently Started on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01591252
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : May 3, 2012
Last Update Posted : June 2, 2016
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In a group of HIV-positive patients under observation since their first exposure to ART or monitored off of ART, BMD changes over one year will be determined. For each subject, the investigators will also determine associations between changes in BMD and 1) ART initiation, 2) cumulative viremia (measured by copy-years viremia), and 3) inflammation (evaluated through the measurement of interleukin-6 {IL-6}, tumor necrosis factor alpha {TNF-a}, high-sensitivity c-reactive protein {hsCRP}).
Hypotheses: BMD will decrease less in persons initiated on ART than those monitored off of ART, after excluding those subjects treated with tenofovir.
BMD will decrease most significantly in HIV-positive subjects with the highest levels of cumulative viremia.
HIV-positive persons with highest cumulative viremia will have the highest levels of inflammation, as measured by pro-inflammatory cytokines.
Additionally, the investigators will evaluate fracture incidence in a 5% National Medicare sample and fracture association with the use of varying ART medications among dual-eligible persons in Medicare and Medicaid datasets.
Hypotheses: Fracture incidence will be greater in HIV-positive subjects compared to HIV-negative subjects.Fracture incidence will be greatest in subjects with the shortest duration of ART exposure.
|Condition or disease
|HIV Osteoporosis
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|200 participants
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|Official Title:
|Fracture and Bone Mineral Density in HIV+ Patients Recently Started on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)
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|April 2012
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|June 2014
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|September 2014
- Bone Mineral Density [ Time Frame: 1 year ]Change in BMD after 1 year
- Fracture in HIV [ Time Frame: 10years ]Fracture incidence in HIV+ vs. HIV- in Medicare sample
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Inclusion Criteria:
- treatment naïve patients seen in the 1917 Clinic between January 1, 2000 and May 1, 2010
- currently under care at the time of the initiation of the study (>1 clinic visit in the past 12 months)
Exclusion Criteria:
- history of chronic renal failure (estimated GFR <30ml/min)
- known diagnosis of a metabolic bone disease (i.e. osteoporosis, primary hyperparathyroidism, Paget Disease, Osteogenesis Imperfecta)
- multiple myeloma, cancer, untreated thyroid disease, or inflammatory bowel disease, or persons currently treated with or plans to begin an osteoporosis-specific medication (including estrogen)
- treatment with oral glucocorticoids and anticonvulsants
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01591252
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|Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
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|University of Alabama at Birmingham
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|Amy H. Warriner, Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Okay, now that the semi new cartoon series Regular Show has gained some success and ground, there are more and more characters that are making names for themselves. For instance, Benson, Margret, and High Five Ghost are some of the characters that are coming abroad and holding their own place in popularity. One of the figures from Regular show that I have been getting fond of is the overweight chap that has major attitude with Mordecai and Rigby. You will be taught "how to draw Muscle Man", step by step and believe me you know exactly why he is getting popular. I guess you could say that Muscle Man is the jerk of the series or you could say that he is also the bully. Even though he has nothing going for himself, he still finds a way to make people feel like total garbage from his nasty remarks and put downs. Fortunately for the folks he happens to be poking fun of, Muscle Man sometimes gets his wording and phrases all mixed up to a point where they make no sense which in the end makes him look like a fool. His looks, demeanor, and personality screams trash, but when you get to know him he can be okay to a point where you end up liking him. This tutorial is going to be super fun and really easy. I enjoyed drawing Muscle Man and if you are a fan of Regular Show like me, you will have a blast as well. Stay tuned in everyone because there is more fun stuff to draw coming your way soon. Peace out people!
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Fayetteville Restaurant Unlawfully Fired Nazirite for His Refusal to Cut His Hair, Federal Agency Charges
RALEIGH, N.C. – Family Foods, Inc., a North Carolina corporation that operates a chain of Taco Bell restaurants in eastern North Carolina, violated federal law by failing to accommodate an employee's religious beliefs and by firing him because of his religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
According to the EEOC's lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Western Division (EEOC v. Family Foods, Inc. d/b/a Taco Bell, Civil Action No. 5:11-cv-00394), Christopher Abbey is a practicing Nazirite who, in accordance with his religious beliefs, has not cut his hair since he was 15 years old. Abbey had worked at a Taco Bell restaurant owned by Family Foods in Fayetteville, N.C., since 2004. Sometime in April 2010, Family Foods informed Abbey, who was 25 at the time, that he had to cut his hair in order to comply with its grooming policy. When Abbey explained that he could not cut his hair because of his religion, the company told Abbey that unless he cut his hair, he could no longer continue to work at the restaurant.
Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which requires employers to attempt to make reasonable accommodations to sincerely held religious beliefs of employees as long as doing so poses no undue hardship. In its suit, the EEOC seeks back pay, reinstatement, compensatory damages and punitive damages for Abbey, as well as injunctive relief. The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
"Many decision makers seem to forget that they must work with an employee to agree upon a reasonable accommodation that will suit everyone's needs and rights," said Lynette A. Barnes, regional attorney for the EEOC's Charlotte District Office, which includes the EEOC's Raleigh Area Office, where the charge of discrimination was filed. "This case once again demonstrates the EEOC's commitment to fighting religious discrimination in the workplace."
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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Trader Joe's Announces 7 New Products for Spring and Summer
Trader Joe's is known for an ever-rotating store catalogue, and many of the chain's new or seasonal products quickly become fan favorites. On April 8, the chain unveiled seven more products set to hit the shelves in spring and early summer. The announcement came as part of the newest episode of the podcast "Inside Trader Joe's."
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The products include two new desserts, a protein pancake mix, new and zesty flavors of chips and salsa, and two new drinks. We combed through the conversation and banter in the 22-minute episode to find the details you need to know about the new offerings.
Neapolitan Joe-Joe's Ice CreamIf you've tried Trader Joe's Neapolitan Joe-Joe's cookies, you're going to love this new decadent dessert. Following their recent release of Neapolitan-inspired cereal, the ice cream is a base of vanilla and strawberry swirl infused with pieces of chocolate fudge and the classic cookies. All of that is topped off with a dark chocolate swirl throughout.
Mochi Cake MixMochi is a Japanese chewy frozen treat that's been extra trendy among dessert lovers in 2019. Mochi Cake Mix from Trader Joe's will be made with the same glutinous (but gluten-free) elastic material that mochi is made of - only you bake it. Reportedly, the resulting cake has a rich, buttery vanilla flavor alongside the strange new texture.
Protein Pancake MixFor breakfast lovers and gym-goers alike, the Protein Pancake Mix will have 10 grams of protein in each sweet serving. Make a stack by adding water and pouring your batter onto a skillet over the stove. Voila. A quick and protein-packed breakfast.
Turmeric-Ginger-Coconut BeverageTurmeric is touted for its health benefits, and coconut water is a hydrating alternative to regular H2O. According to Matt Sloan, the vice president of marketing product at Trader Joe's, this bottled beverage basically tastes like a non-dairy golden milk.
Bloody Mary SalsaThis tomato-based salsa builds on traditional salsa by adding celery and a kick of spice. There's no vodka in it, but pair it with a real bloody at your next barbecue to get a buzz.
Patio Potato ChipsSpeaking of barbecues, a dip is nothing without a great bag of chips. One bag of the new Patio Potato Chips contains an assortment of four flavors of chip: a barbecue chip, a sea salt and vinegar chip, a dill chip and a homestyle ketchup chip. The ketchup flavor might be an acquired taste, but it's reportedly pretty good. Just don't dip it in Kranch.
Ethiopian Peaberry Hambayleigh Estate Small Lot CoffeeTrader Joe's is appealing to your inner coffee snob with this new organic coffee roast sourced from a single estate in Ethiopia. So what's a peaberry? Most coffee beans grow alongside a twin, giving them one flat side, but a small percentage of beans in every crop grow solo and have a round shape. These peaberry beans are often sorted out to ensure an even roast, and many aficionados say a peaberry-only batch will taste better. You'll have to try for yourself to see if the TJ's version lives up to the best-tasting coffees in America thus far.
The prices and exact dates of release for these new items have not yet been announced, but most of the products are seasonal. So get them while you can - they could soon join the list of products Trader Joe's shoppers love the most.


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The Met Office has issued a yellow status severe weather warning for Northern Ireland.
Heavy rain and thunder storms are forecast.
The warning which applies to counties Antrim, Tyrone, Armagh, Londonderry and Down, was issued on Tuesday morning and is valid from 1pm right through to 10pm on Tuesday evening.
"Showers or rain is expected to develop through today," said the Met Office's Chief Forecaster.
"These becoming potentially heavy, prolonged and thundery by this afternoon. Locally torrential downpours are possible with 10 to 20 mm falling locally in an hour and as much as 30 to 40 mm in several hours. The thundery rain will clear from the west through the first half of the night." For more information visit the Met Office website.


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Breckenridge tech wiz makes apps with altitude
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You've done it – hiked your first 14,000-foot mountain. You took the time, strained your muscles, braved the elevation and the elements, claimed the peak and now you're back down on level ground, basking in the glory, when the unthinkable happens. Among the crowd of faithful listeners is an unbeliever, someone who challenges the facts. In answer, you whip out your iPhone to display your photo of proof, stamped with the name of your location and the above-sea-level altitude.
This is the idea behind Explore More, an iPhone app developed by Breckenridge-based programmer Kristy Lee Gogolen. The app uses the iPhone's GPS to find the altitude and then stamps the number along with the location name on the user's photo. The photos can then be uploaded to social media websites or sent to friends.
The active lifestyle of Summit County helped to inspire the Explore More app, Gogolen said.
"It was something that was relevant to me and it would be relevant to other people in the area," she explained. "It took on a life of its own; it became a social aspect with the photos."
Gogolen's decisions for app development revolve around "stuff that I dreamed up and that I want to make," she said.
Gogolen launched her company, LadyBits Mobile Development, Sept. 20 of this year. It's a Summit County-based mobile development group that makes mobile apps as well as mobile and standard version websites.
Explore More is the first app developed by LadyBits. It took eight months to finish, though Gogolen said most apps will generally take from two to three months. She was working on other projects during its design. She hopes to release her second app next month.
Gogolen works out of her home near Breckenridge and works with businesses, mostly (but not exclusively) local, to design websites and apps.
"I would like to focus more on the mobile side of things and that is the direction I'm moving in," she said. "A lot of businesses are using apps to market their business and (as) a way to keep in touch with their clients, and for marketing and promotion. It's a great way to be right at the fingertips of your client."
Working remotely with Gogolen is a team of programmers and experts, all of whom she knows well and trusts to turn in professional work.
"I built relationships with these people and I work with them on a regular basis. It's more about finding the right person, and once I find the right person I work with them."
She prefers to "let the geniuses do their job."
Though deeply immersed in technology, Gogolen isn't about to drop the interactive, human element of the business. She wants to be able to sit down with a client or prospective client for face-to-face discussions. Being considered "approachable" is also important.
"Right now I'm trying to focus on the Summit County community because I feel like I'm here and it's easy for me to sit down with people and talk to them," she said. "I really make an effort to be approachable, I want to help people with their projects and help them succeed. I want to help them to learn."
Gogolen knows a lot about learning; everything she knows about computers and programming is self-taught. She's been building websites for 10 years. Her first foray into the world of computers occurred in her native state of New Jersey. Gogolen was working for a nonprofit organization for at-risk teens when she was asked to design the organization's website. Though she had never done it before, she was hooked.
"I loved it," she said. "It makes sense to me and it's always been something that really interested me. Programming is like long distance running, you either love it or you hate it, there's no in between."
Gogolen acquired her hard-earned knowledge by studying, reading books, articles on the internet, anything she could get her hands on.
"(I spent) a lot of long days studying," she said. "It's definitely worth it. It's been paying off for me and it's something that I really love and enjoy."
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Michael Innocenzi scored the first goal of his collegiate career at 31:58 (Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Obiajulu Charles Agha and Michael Innocenzi each tallied goals for the Crimson, while goalkeeper Austin Harms recorded a season-high six saves, but the Harvard men's soccer team fell at home to Princeton by a score of 3-2 Saturday afternoon at Ohiri Field.
Innocenzi's goal was the first of his career, while Agha now has two tallies on the season for Harvard (2-10-1, 0-4 Ivy League).
Harvard and Princeton (4-8-1, 1-3-0) combined for four goals in the first half, beginning with a tally by Agha at 16:46. Crimson defender Eric Slingerland sent a long pass into the box from midfield, and Agha headed the ball over Princeton goalkeeper Max Gallin and into the net, giving the Crimson a 1-0 lead.
The Tigers responded just three minutes later when Chris Benedict served a pass to Julian Griggs, who dribbled into the box and blasted a shot into the left side of the goal at 20:03.
In the 32nd minute, Jamie Rees made a cross pass to the right side of the Princeton box, and Innocenzi hit a hard shot on the ground inside the left post to put Harvard back on top, 2-1, at 31:58. Nearly six minutes later, Griggs tied the game again, as he accepted a cross from Cameron Porter and put another shot into the back of the net at 37:56.
Princeton outshot Harvard, 8-6, in the first half and owned a 2-1 edge in corners. Gallin made one save in net for Princeton in the first stanza before being replaced by Seth MacMillan following the break.
In the second half, Princeton broke a 2-2 tie when Myles McGinley sent a pass to Cameron Porter who capitalized on a shot from a tough angle on the right side at 70:52. With time winding down, Harvard managed two shots on net, but Rees's chance at 81:08 and a shot by hard shot by Slingerland at 88:46 were stopped by Princeton goalie Seth MacMillan who finished the game with two saves.
The Tigers held the final count in shots, 14-13, while the Crimson had the edge in corners, 4-3.
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Oh no, we've seen this movie before.
Gov. Jerry Brown anticipates the state will collect upwards of $1 billion during the coming fiscal year from the state's greenhouse gas cap and trade energy revenues. The program is scheduled to unfold in the next few months.
At a time when the state faces a staggering $16 billion deficit, this revenue could be the sweetest financial news in years.
Or is it?
The cap and trade program sets targets for the state's major energy users and pollution emitters.
Those companies that exceed their targets can buy permits for more energy use, a concept that is designed to discourage consumption while providing more revenues for the state from those that exceed their energy allowances.
The problem is that the legality of the program is anything but certain. Governor Brown may be counting on up to $1 billion next year, but several lawsuits question cap and trade on everything from violations of the Constitution's interstate commerce clause to conflicts with existing state laws.
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Given the current state of confusion, it's more than a little risky to assume anything about if or when the program would take effect.
The assumptions regarding cap and trade revenues are the latest example of overly optimistic projections by California governors.
Recently, Brown saw a "balanced" budget go down the drain as the result, in part, from several law suits that tossed out reduced commitments to various social welfare programs.
Former governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gray Davis suffered similar plights, each making assumptions that failed to last the year.
But erroneous fiscal forecasts do more than throw the state budget out of whack; they serve as fodder for public distrust and cynicism. How, the public wonders, can you--the governor and legislature--say the budget is balanced one day only to discover an unbalanced budget a few months later?
No wonder the public doesn't know what to think.
Governor Brown and the legislature would be a lot better off if they passed a budget with real dollars rather than uncertain, or potential, or coulda-shoulda-woulda dollars. Laboring under those conditions may feel good for the moment, but produce considerable pain for all in the end.
Let's hope that cap and trade "revenue" isn't the latest example of Sacramento's fiscal folly. We simply can't afford dollars that never appear because of wishful thinking.


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Emergency regulations passed by the state school board Tuesday will require that athletic coaches be trained in how to identify traumatic head injuries and that students be pulled out of a game as soon as a concussion is suspected.
School board members indicated that they may beef up the regulations in the next six months, after a task force convenes and makes recommendations on how concussions can be prevented. Several board members said they were willing to have "the uncomfortable conversations" about potentially changing how athletes practice and sports are played.
"I don't know the best way to communicate the seriousness of this issue," said Ivan C.A. Walks, a board member and medical doctor. "We really want to focus on how do we keep kids safe."
The new regulations impose requirements that mirror state guidelines that schools have been following for the past year, according to Edward Sparks, who heads the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association.
The regulations will require local school systems to certify that coaches have received training about concussions. In addition, if players may have received a concussion, they must be pulled off the field and cannot return unless they have clearance from a health care professional. Coaches must send notes home to parents if a student has suffered a blow that could have caused a concussion.
The regulations will be in effect for 180 days while the board takes a deeper look at the issue, including considering how sports practices are held or any other adjustments to sports to prevent injuries.
Tom Hearn, a Montgomery County parent of a boy who sustained a concussion, asked the board in late May to consider adopting regulations, including limits on the number of times a week athletes can have contact during practice. The NFL, the Ivy League and youth football leagues have recently limited the number of times football players can have contact practices a week, but high schools have not.
Hearn said that while he was disappointed that the board had not gone further, he is optimistic that the board is committed to taking action this winter. "I am very pleased with the discussion," he said. "It signals to me that they take this issue very seriously. ... The willingness to pursue unpopular measures was important."
Unfortunately, he said, stronger measures will not be in place on Aug. 11 when sports practices begin for public high school students. "It won't help high school students playing football this fall," he said, adding that there are 15,000 Maryland students who play football.
He said he will continue to press Montgomery County's school board to go further than the state requirements.
Hearn said he would like to have seen a requirement that parents and students have more education about concussions before students begin playing. Videos or other kinds of information would be valuable, he said. School systems now only make sure a parent and student have signed a paper attesting to the fact that they have read a one-page informational handout on concussions.
In addition, Hearn wants school systems to report how many concussions students have each year and what sports those students were playing.
He also supports requiring coaches to call, email or speak to a parent to make sure the parent knows their child needs to be evaluated by a medical professional.
In other business, the school board proposed new discipline regulations that would reduce the use of zero-tolerance policies that give out the harshest punishments for small infractions. The regulations have been the subject of a two-year discussion by the school board over how to decrease the number of suspensions for nonviolent offenses. School systems will have to significantly cut the percentage of African-American and special education students who are suspended.
"I think the practical reality is that it changed the tone of the conversation," said James H. DeGraffenreidt, a school board member who is the former board president. "We are giving people permission to apply their professional judgment and common sense."
Too many principals give out harsh punishments, he believes, because they don't think school system policies allow them to use their discretion.
The public will have 30 days to comment on the proposed regulations before a board vote.


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In the words of LL Cool J: 'Don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years' – well that's what Nintendo is saying to the gaming world right now.
That's because its latest console the Wii U, which was branded a flop as it struggled to keep pace with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, is enjoying something of a resurgence after really strong sales figures over the festive period.
And there's good reason why, the line-up of games that are already out and on their way have us licking our lips for a nostalgic feast.
Yes Wii U is trailing the PS4 and Xbox One, but 2015 may well be the year that all turns around.
Not just because it's a smart system that does something a bit different to the others but it already has a stable of fantastic games including Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros.
With its chest firmly puffed out after a Christmas to remember, Nintendo is driving forwards, steadily releasing great games.
A new Legend of Zelda is on its way and could easily be the biggest Wii U game of 2015.
It is enough to excite both hardcore Zelda fans and complete newcomers to the series. Game footage at E3 confirmed that Hyrule has never looked more beautiful.
Another huge game is Mario Maker. A genius idea which sees the gamer design and make the levels. You can switch between classic 2D NES mode and newer 3D visuals. Nintendo says "the only limit is your imagination!"
It's been nearly a decade since the last Star Fox game, Star Fox Command on the DS. But Fox McCloud is back to quench the fans' thirst for a new title.
There is a host of other titles on the way but one of the most interesting is Splatoon, which looks to be one of the most insane games Nintendo has released for quite some time.
It is a fun, family-friendly solution to the typical shooting games littering the other consoles. Your ammo is ink and paint and you claim territory by squirting bright colours all over the place, which you can travel through to other parts of the map.
It seems the Wii U has arrived... finally.


text: I was cruising around my standard financial pages today, which includes The Motley Fool, a sort of consumer-plus investing strategy site (I probably read it because they print bits of it in my local paper). I was surprised to see a glowing account of China Security & Surveillance, a manufacturer that seems to be way under the radar for the amount of business its doing. Here's the Fool's take: Highly-rated China Security is considered by some to be a stock on sale. The security company is seeing not only rapid sales growth, but consistent profitability without an extreme valuation. The company recently reaffirmed strong guidance for first-quarter and full-year 2008 based on $100 million in new security contracts won in the final quarter of 2007. Despite the optimism, in a market where many companies are increasingly downgrading forward growth projections, China Security trades at a very palatable 8.7 times forward earnings. They did $65 million in 3Q sales in 2007. Did you know that? I never would have guessed they were that big a company. Looking at their growth, they could easily do $300 million in 2008. Where are all those cameras going? How come I never hear of anyone actually installing their equipment? Is everything going into China? If so, why are they listed on the NASDAQ? Edit: My fault - A savvy reader notes that China Security trades as CSR on the NYSE. Find the details here. More from my colleague, Ling-Mei Wong, who's an editor at A&S International Magazine, an English trade publication based in Taiwan. "We have a sister publication in English called China Best Buys, which is based in China. According to their reports (the magazine just launched last year and doesn't have its own Web site yet), CSST was listed on the New York Stock Exchange last October. It pretty much corners the market for security, being very aggressive with manufacturing mergers. (From a draft of my colleague's article: "CSST's subsidiaries encompasses all major products, from front-end to back-end devices, such as HTZ and Minking for box, bullet and speed dome cameras; DIT for digital transmission devices; HighEasy for compression board products; Chenova and Skyvision for DVRs; Stonesonic for LCD monitors; and Longhorn and Alean for alarm detectors.â€Â) A newly formed division within CSST is China Security and Surveillance Manufacturing, or CSSM, dedicated to managing manufacturing. As you mentioned, most of these brands are unknown outside of China, but domestically, CSST is doing very well. Having the bragging rights to be the first Chinese security provider to go public in the United States has also boosted its credibility." There you have it. Keep an eye on CSST and CSSM.


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Croatia is one of the biggest success stories of South Eastern Europe. On 9 December 2011 the country, home to 4.3 million people, signed an accession treaty with the European Union – twenty years after it fought a bloody war for independence from Yugoslavia and a decade after the death of its wartime leader Franjo Tudjman, a man of nationalist stands and dubious democratic credentials. On 1 July 2013 Croatia became the EU's 28th member.
Croatia's recent history shows that South East European states – despite a history of conflict and initially mismanaged transitions – can change dramatically in a relatively short time.
For Croatia, the change began in 2000 with the election of a pro-Western government. Within three years, a national consensus had emerged: the mainstream political parties supported EU membership and were ready to do everything to achieve it.
In order to qualify for EU membership, Croatia had to transform radically, shedding off layers of past identity, abandoning some of its most important national icons and – during the six-year-long accession negotiations – swallowing a healthy dose of bitter EU medicine. Read more …
The legacy of Franjo Tudjman – venerated as Croatia's founding father despite having made common cause with Slobodan Milosevic to carve up Bosnia and Herzegovina – was neatly shelved following his death in late 1999. Tudjman's photos were removed from the Croatian Democratic Union's (HDZ) party headquarters. References to him largely disappeared from public discourse. Although the HDZ tried to capitalize on Tudjman's legacy in a desperate effort to avoid defeat in the most recent elections, the strategy clearly failed. The party lost in a landslide.
The transfer of war crimes suspects to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague was a prerequisite for the formal start of the EU negotiations. Though they included Croats considered national heroes, all indicted suspects were extradited. In April 2011, the court convicted two generals, Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac, to prison sentences of 24 and 18 years respectively. There was a public outcry in Croatia, but no mass protests. In November 2012, the ICTY overturned the verdict and set both men free. The appeals chamber found – with 3 to 2 votes – that Gotovina and Markac had not been part of a joint criminal enterprise to expel Serbs from Croatia's Krajina region during and after "Operation Storm".
As regional cooperation was one of the EU's requirements, Croatia also had to reconcile with its wartime enemies. Croatian and Serbian presidents apologized for atrocities committed during the war in Croatia. In Bosnia and Herzegovina's parliament in April 2010, Croatia's president Ivo Josipovic talked about the war in Bosnia, citing the destruction, killing and suffering which accompanied it. He added:
"I deeply regret that the Republic of Croatia with its policies of the 1990s contributed to that as well. I deeply regret that such a Croatian policy contributed to the suffering of people and to divisions that trouble us still today."
Even though it blamed the rebellion of Serb separatists in 1991 for the destruction, displacement and enormous human suffering endured by its people during the war, Croatia also had to remove obstacles to the return of Serb refugees.
In December 2008, Croatia ran into turbulence when neighbouring Slovenia blocked its accession negotiations with the EU due to a bilateral dispute over the demarcation of the two countries' maritime border and a few scraps of land. After a year of squabbling, in September 2009 the two finally agreed to a compromise formula brokered by Sweden, then holding the EU presidency: international arbitrators would make a binding decision, but the process would start only once Croatia's EU accession treaty was signed. (In October 2011, the Croatian parliament adopted a Declaration on European Values which states that Croatia would not use bilateral issues to block other Balkan countries' accession negotiations.)
One of the last hurdles in the accession process was corruption. The EU insisted that the low-profile cases launched during the premiership of Ivo Sanader – who had made great strides towards EU membership before resigning abruptly in mid-2009 – were not enough. With a green light from Sanader's successor Jadranka Kosor (also from the HDZ), the chief state prosecutor aimed higher, indicting former ministers and state officials. In November 2012 Sanader himself was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment (later reduced to 8½ years) for taking bribes from the Austrian Hypo Alpe Adria Bank and the Hungarian oil company MOL. In another major corruption trial Sanader, along with other former party officials and the HDZ party itself, was sentenced in March 2014 in a first instance verdict to another 9 years of imprisonment for siphoning off funds from state-run companies.
Growing scepticism towards EU enlargement in countries like Germany and France increased the pressure on the candidate states. EU members began to impose specific conditions for the opening and closing of negotiation chapters (so-called opening and closing benchmarks). Furthermore, more emphasis than in earlier enlargements was placed on the implementation of new legislation.
On 22 January 2012 Croatian citizens voted in a referendum on Croatia's accession to the EU. Two-thirds supported Croatia's EU membership.
A country still isolated in 1999 due to the views and policies of its late president Franjo Tudjman is now a model for other EU hopefuls in the Balkans.
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1301.6.55.001 - Tasmanian Statistical News, Dec 2010
Previous ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 07/12/2010
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What is 'Original Data'?
'Original' means that very little has been done to the data. It is raw data, straight from the survey and shows all the ups and downs of the data being measured. You can see that the original data in the graph shows there is a spike in retail sales in December each year. This is due to increased spending for Christmas.
What does 'Seasonally Adjusted' mean?
Seasonal adjustment allows for and removes the regular, reoccurring influences that could distort the short term view of what is happening. For example, retail sales figures are always larger in December due to Christmas so the spike in retail spending is smoothed out.
What is a 'Trend Estimate'?
A trend estimate has not only had its seasonal factors allowed for, but it has also had effects from once-off, or irregular events, removed so that the data is not thrown off by what are essentially random events. For example, the Sydney Olympics distorted the ABS statistics on non-residential building approvals for that year. Trends are usually referred to in terms of direction e.g. whether the long term pattern of behaviour is showing an increase or a decrease.
What is a 'Time Series'?
A time series is a set of regular observations on a subject and enables you to see how things have changed over time. Seasonally adjusted and trend data is most appropriate in relation to a set of time series data. A time series can be made up of economic data – such as monthly retail sales; demographic data like the population Census, or even social data comparing a household's expenditure or people's use of time between surveys.
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For further explanation of terms see Statistical Language! (cat. no. 1332.0.55.002)
In upcoming issues of Tasmanian Statistical News we will discuss other statistical literacy concepts in more detail. Meanwhile, if you would like to know more about statistical literacy and its relevance to you, check out the article: What is statistical literacy and why is it important to be statistically literate? as featured in Tasmanian State and Regional Indicators (cat. no. 1307.6) or visit the Understanding Statistics portal on the ABS website.
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Army Tests Hyperspectral Sensor for Ground Troops
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By KEITH BUTTO
Hyperspectral imaging offers a unique way of detecting and identifying objects and materials from a distance. Wood on an IED pressure plate, for example, may be painted the same color as the sand around it, but a hyperspectral sensor can pick up what the eye can't: the chemical composition of materials. The technology has been a relatively new implement in the ISR toolbox, and the sensors typically have been installed on surveillance planes or UAVs.
Now Headwall Photonics of Fitchburg, Mass., has developed a portable hyperspectral sensor for ground troops to use for reconnaissance, under a $1.5 million development contract with the Army. Called a Hyperspec RECON, it can distinguish 6-inch by 6-inch targets from one mile away, according to the company.
The device needs sunlight to work — it is not a night-vision camera. But because it is a hyperspectral sensor, it can determine the chemical makeup of the objects it is viewing, said David Bannon, chief executive of Headwall Photonics. "There are different reflective properties for different chemicals," Bannon said. "It doesn't matter what it looks like."
The system could potentially expand what reconnaissance soldiers can learn about the threats and terrain. For example, in a reconnaissance mission, the sensor could find camouflaged items that visually blend into the background, Bannon said. Hyperspec RECON is tuned to pick up reflected wavelengths in the visual to near-infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum (380 to 1000 nanometers), which is where skin can be detected, Bannon said.
In its current configuration, he said, it can do things like pick out snipers, no matter how well camouflaged. Every material has a unique spectral "fingerprint," so the Hyperspec RECON device has a memory card that can be loaded with 10 such signatures.
The device scans a scene in one to three seconds to find the targeted signatures and then displays the scene with anything matching the signatures highlighted in colors — red for skin, blue for camouflage netting, for example, and other colors for other target materials.
Hyperspec RECON sensors have been provided to the Army and are being tested at Fort Belvoir, Va., Bannon said. The cost of the device ranges from $25,000 to $60,000, depending on whether it can be produced in high volumes, he said.
Part of the appeal of the device is its simplicity, Bannon said. The Hyperspec RECON requires little training to use and none to analyze hyperspectral data. In fact, it has just two buttons. Because the device analyzes the individual pixels in an image, it must be held steady during its scan of a scene.
Bannon said his company is in discussions with defense contractors about using the device with their own signature libraries. The company is also developing a similar device at the Army's request that would help ground troops identify homemade explosives materials from a distance, he said.


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Joe Lieberman is ready for a possible showdown with a "30 Rock" star in 2012.
Alec Baldwin caused a stir when he was quoted in the July/August issue of Playboy as saying he was considering a run for Senate in Connecticut -- along with New Jersey or Ohio.
The skin mag interview quickly made it into the political blogs and elsewhere, but was officially launched into the world of political talk shows Sunday when Lieberman was asked about the possibility on CNN's "State of the Union."
"Make my day," Lieberman said, laughing when asked about the interview. "You know, I mean, I must say that I respect Alec Baldwin as an actor and as a comedian, and if he wants to run, that's his right."
Embedded video from CNN VideoWhen Baldwin spoke with Playboy, he said he has "no use" for the Independent senator, but has since backed off the notion. In a blog in the Huffington Post, Baldwin basically said he wasn't running.
Matthew Hiltzik, Baldwin's spokesman, said the actor has no plans to move to Connecticut and challenge Lieberman in the 2012 election.
Baldwin doesn't want to see Lieberman leave the Senate because there are so few moderate Republicans in the Senate.
"Lastly, no I am not moving to Connecticut to run against Joe Lieberman. As much as I think Lieberman is an enormous letdown to the party that gave him their nomination for Vice President, I am sure that Democratic Party leaders in that state will take care of themselves."
Lieberman was re-elected to the Senate in 2006 as an Independent after he lost the Democratic primary. He was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000 and spoke at last year's Republican National Convention.


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A list of ten films based on urban legends ---- quite a lot about automobiles (Christine was just one of them), but there were dolls and creepy critters included, too. The oldest was from 1979 and the newest from 2002, but still a pretty good list. I hadn't heard of 'The Wraith' or 'Popcorn' before.
Might have to take a moment out and look back through this Board and see if there are any future Hollywood screenplays waiting to be written . . .
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Since my last post about 3D printing in the Navy garnered more likes than any other post to date, I figured we should continue the military trend and discuss how the Army uses the technology.
Actually, the Army has just as many uses for similar applications of 3D printing.
Much like isolated ships having trouble accessing key components on the high seas, forward Army bases often find themselves weeks away from their supply chains.
Recently, a shortage of parts was delaying delivery of Harris radios. The radios required the installation of small dust caps prior to shipping to the customer. Finding and getting the part from a vendor could have taken weeks; so instead, Mechanical Engineer Eugene Haikes designed a 3-D model of the part and the depot printed 600 dust caps in 16 hours.
"If the depot wanted to produce the dust caps but didn't have a rubber mold for them, we could have expected to pay anywhere from $5,000 to $15,000 for the mold," said Mead. "Because Eugene was able to come up with the model, we were able to produce the caps for only a dollar apiece while trimming days, if not weeks, off of our anticipated delivery date."
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Ruling: The first Mustang which might actually attract people who've never liked Mustangs.
Ask any enthusiast what they think the glory days were for the Mustang's long lineage, and most will tell you 1969 or 1970. Specifically, the days of the Boss 302, the model which established its thoroughbred racing heritage. The days of Parnelli Jones, the Trans Am racing series and the epic battles between the Mustang and Camaro. These were the glory days for the Mustang, and it's no surprise that when Ford embarked on redesigning it for 2010, their inspiration came from looking back 40 years.
While GM conducts the longest, most drawn-out and tiresome pre-production PR cock-tease campaign for the will-it-ever-be-released Camaro, Mustang enthusiasts have patiently waited in anticipation of Ford's complete redesign of their pony car. Much to the chagrin of enthusiasts, Ford's plans did not include a full redesign. But what they have done with the 2010 Mustang should more than satisfy the expectations of not only enthusiasts, but more importantly, non-enthusiasts.
This author would historically fall into the category of a non-enthusiast. Although I appreciate the simplistic approach of a rear-wheel drive V8 powered coupe, the Mustang has always been too uninspired and cheap, both in looks and build quality, to attract my attention. Not including the classics from the 1960′s and early 70′s, the only Mustang I ever even remotely considered was an '88 LX 5.0 coupe, your quintessential sleeper, but the tawdry interior derailed my intentions. The desire to own a Mustang never again resurfaced, that is until a 2010 GT adorned in Grabber Blue recently rumbled into my driveway.
First Impressions
I had seen plenty of photos of the re-worked 2010 exterior, and the changes Ford designers made didn't seem like much. But when you actually see it in the sheetmetal, you quickly realize that the numerous subtle design changes have added up to a far more attractive package. What's more, I immediately rubberized some asphalt and parked it next to a 2009 Mustang, and the difference was remarkable.
It's all in the details, like the smaller, more angular headlights, bulging hood, little kick-ups on the top end of the doors and the more rounded rear with new taillights simply make the new Mustang a far more appealing machine from the outside. But what really made an impression was the interior; specifically, the noteworthy quality improvements and stylish design cues.
What hasn't changed on the 2010 model are the underpinnings of the Mustang. The chassis is nearly the same, with some tweaks in the suspension to reduce body roll and stiffen the ride for a more firm yet not uncomfortable road feel. The 4.6 liter V8 powerplant is the same one found in the 2009 Bullit model, albeit with a new cold air induction system which, according to Ford, boosts pony power from 300 to 315 and torque to 325 lb ft. These numbers are good for very respectable acceleration stats – 5 second flat 0-60 and 13.6 seconds at 104 mph.
But the Mustang isn't just a straight line machine. Sure, it still has a solid rear axle, a gratifying 5-speed manual tranny and that visceral, neck-jerking kick when you floor it at 4,000 rpms – which lifts the front end like a boat under full throttle – but the suspension improvements have actually made the stock GT respectably adept in the twisties. With the stock, Mustang-specific 18″ Pirelli P-Zero Nero all-season tires, turn-in is accurate with a classic hint of understeer, which can easily be remedied to slight oversteer by throttle adjustment. There is some noticeable body roll, but overall, out-of-the-box handling is impressive, and it wouldn't take much tweaking to make the new Mustang a track star.
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