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A San Francisco Bay Area congresswoman was expected to send a letter today to the House Armed Services Committee, asking for hearings on a growing sex scandal involving Air Force instructors and trainees in San Antonio.
Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., cited instances of instructor misconduct at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland that have triggered charges against four staff sergeants on the installation, home of Air Force basic training.
"What is happening at Lackland is systemic and warrants this committee's immediate attention," a draft of the letter states. "In light of the alarming trend of sexual assault cases documented in the military as a whole, it is imperative that Congress hold the military accountable and truly implement a zero-tolerance policy in response to this problem."
The Air Force has said more instructors are being investigated and revealed in a federal Freedom of Information Act request that 35 Lackland trainers have been yanked from their jobs for various reasons in the past 11 months. The number of those removed because of sexual conduct allegations isn't known; Air Force lawyers only have said it is fewer than half.
One former Lackland basic training instructor, Airman Peter Vega-Maldonado, told a recent evidentiary hearing that as a staff sergeant he had illicit contact with 10 women — not just one, as he pleaded guilty to in a deal that spared him from a bad-conduct discharge. The Air Force hasn't said what Maldonado did with the trainees or if they were in the all-female unit he led until commanders reassigned him three weeks into its training cycle.
"Vega will be forced to leave the Air Force but without a bad-conduct discharge," Speier, a Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, said on the House floor. "Imagine that. Without a bad-conduct discharge.
"If the military is as vigilant as they say they are, how could such a repetitive, widespread and sickening behavior still be occurring?" she asked. "What is being uncovered at Lackland flies in the face of what we are being told by our military."
The Air Force is saying little about the case, but Lackland spokeswoman Collen McGee conceded that "there is a problem" at the base and called it "a horrible situation," one that commanders were trying to correct. Few details of what the Air Force was doing have been made public since Vega stunned a Lackland courtroom while testifying against a fellow instructor he claimed to befriend.
So far, the Air Force has charged Staff Sgts. Luis A. Walker, Kwinton Estacio and Craig LeBlanc with sexual misconduct with women in basic and technical training. LeBlanc is accused of being involved with two women, while Estacio is charged with seeing one. Walker faces a July 16 trial on charges of illicit contact with 10 women, including intercourse with four of them and raping one. He faces life in prison if convicted.
Other military training instructors, called MTIs, also are under investigation, though no one is saying how many. In the meantime, Gen. Edward Rice Jr., head of the Air Education and Training Command, told the San Antonio Express-News he has ordered a review of basic training.
But Speier, a vocal critic of the military's handling of sexual assault cases and Pentagon efforts to prosecute offenders, said the incidents at Lackland underscore the military's inability to deal with the problem.
Pointing to MTI assertions that they were involved in consensual relationships, she echoed sexual assault victims who say the military legal system often fails.
"It comes down to the words of the accused and the accuser: the instructor against the trainee," Speier said in her floor speech. "In the military, this usually means the perpetrator gets off or receives a disproportionately small punishment, and the victim endures an arduous and humiliating legal process with no sense of justice at the end."
Speier's Sexual Assault Training Oversight and Prevention Act, which she introduced in November, would take the reporting, investigation and victim care of sexual assaults away from the chain of command. An independent office consisting of civilian and military experts would hear those cases instead, with a director deciding when to prosecute.
The bill is called the STOP Act.
"The age-old problem in the military is that nine out of 10 women (Airman) Vega has now admitted to committing sexual misconduct with have not come forward because they know that the odds of getting justice is slight, and the odds of their careers being finished is great," Speier said.
"What's happening at Lackland Air Force Base should and needs to be a wake-up call."


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Twenty-seven years after introducing the world's first graphing calculator, Casio has developed its most sophisticated educational Game Boy ever. Indeed, the new Casio fx-CP400's 320 x 528 resolution screen isn't just colour—it's a freaking touchscreen that flips from vertical to horizontal. That's a far cry from the drab 94 x 64 display on the the Casio fx-7000G from 1985.
Man this tech has come a long way. Let's hope the kids do more than play Drug War on the fx-CP400 when it's available next summer. [Casio via Engadget]
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ALGIERS, Algeria - The mini-stroke suffered by Algeria's president has cast fresh doubt on his perceived ambition to run for a fourth term next year as leader.
The possibility that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 76, could step down could affect the stability of this key U.S. ally in the fight against terror but might also open up its long-stagnant politics.
Bouteflika on Saturday had a brief blockage of a cerebral blood vessel known as a transient ischemic attack, which authorities said he quickly recovered from and had no lasting complications. He was sent to a military hospital in Paris for tests, however, and remained there Sunday night.
Algeria's state news agency has been uncommonly open about the president's latest health problem but insisted he will be back to work soon.
"He has not had any lasting damage and no motor or sensory function has been impaired," Rachid Bougherbal, the director of the institute of sports medicine, told the state news agency.
Such mini-strokes - known as TIAs - have symptoms of confusion and disorientation. They are quite brief but can re-occur. In a third of the cases, a full stroke can happen within a year, according to the American Stroke Association.
The mini-stroke has come during a delicate time in Bouteflika's 14-year-reign, as rumors over his poor health have proliferated and he has rarely appeared in public.
Charges of corruption have also dogged his administration. Terrorist groups, including one that carried out a massive attack on an Algerian gas field in January, are also known to be in remote desert areas along Algeria's borders.
There has also been a great deal of social unrest in this North African nation of 37 million, especially over Algeria's high unemployment rate.
Despite announcing that he would step down at the next presidential election, it is widely believed that Bouteflika wants to run for a fourth term in April 2014.
So convinced are residents of this unspoken desire of the president that there has been no talk of other candidates, only when he will make his announcement.
"This totally ends the chances of his fourth term," said Chafik Mesbah, a political analyst and former member of the military intelligence.
"This is ultimately a good thing," he added, explaining that the army and the intelligence services were increasingly upset over the rising tide of corruption.
Bouteflika's last term has seen a proliferation of corruption charges that have embroiled many of his former ministers and associates, mostly revolving around bribes paid by foreign companies to win lucrative oil or infrastructure contracts.
The charges had even reached up to the president's brother, Said Bouteflika, who had been amassing power as the leader's main adviser until he was forced to resign.
Even before the latest scare, the president's diminished health had been slowing down the pace of government, said analyst Mohammed Saidj.
"The council of ministers, which is an important institution for transmitting laws, hasn't met since December," he said. "All these absences can only be explained by one thing: his health doesn't allow him to assume the full duties of the president."
Bouteflika was elected in 1999 to a country with a devastated economy that had been savaged by years of civil war with Islamists. He is widely credited with ending the war and putting the country back on its feet, aided by soaring energy prices.
Algeria weathered the 2011 Arab Spring protests partly because of a lack of organized opposition but also because of massive sums spent on increasing subsidies and raising salaries to keep residents happy.
But as his health has declined, Bouteflika has become a shadow of his former energetic self when he was the world's youngest foreign minister in 1963 after Algeria won independence from France and became one of the faces of the non-aligned movement.
He doesn't seem to be ready, however, to let the next generation take over.
University of Algiers political professor Rachid Tlemcani said, like most authoritarian rulers, "he wishes to die in power."
But Tlemcani says Bouteflika stepping down would be a good thing for Algeria.
"I think the political game would be open, which would be really good," he said. "It can only be positive for Algeria - the game has been very closed so far."
Life on the streets of Algiers, the capital, went on as usual the day after the president's health scare. Most people seemed more focused on the country's upcoming soccer club final.
Walking through Algiers' El Biar neighborhood, Achou Slimani shrugged.
"It's normal that he fell sick, it's not the first time," he said. "He was already sick, he recovered, he came back."
Associated Press writer Aomar Ouali contributed to this report.


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SouthEastern Utah OHV Club
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SEUOHV Club Reorginizes
    The SouthEastern Utah Off Highway Vehicle Club held a reorganization meeting on Jan. 17 in Ferron. The club was organized in 1998 with Mark H Williams as the president, and as its goal, to maintain trail riding opportunities for 4-wheeler and motorcycle enthusiasts. Their mission statement on the website states, We are a non-profit organization located in Castle Dale, Utah. We represent the interests of OHV and motorcycle enthusiasts not only in our area but statewide and nationwide through our work in the San Rafael Swell and the Manti Mountains. This includes trail improvements and maintenance, safety and etiquette awareness, and political action.
    The reorganization was done to revitalize the club and redirect certain responsibilities because in the past, two people have been running the club. Members felt this was necessary to redistribute the workload and bring more members into active roles in the club.
    At the club Christmas meeting in December 2006, the decision was made to convert to a board of directors type of leadership. Numerous members who were present volunteered to serve on this board to oversee the reorganization. During the reorganization meeting, Richard Beardall was approved as chairman of the board and Annette Allen was approved to be the secretary. Other members of the board are Lee Swasey, Paul Conover, Richard Stilson, Randall Stilson, Glenys Sitterud, Ralph Bluemel, Gerald Anderson, Clifford Snow, and Corey Bluemel. Mark H Williams will continue to serve on the board as head of the grants sub-committee, and chairman of the Arapeen Jamboree.
    While the main focus of the club will continue to be access of public lands and maintaining trails, the governing board intends to increase social activities of the club. It was decided that a club ride will be held each month, except during the extreme cold winter months. More activities will be sought in conjunction with clubs in other areas. Another activity will be trail and sign maintenance projects.
    The club intends to become more active and encourages all OHV enthusiasts to become involved. Come to one of the monthly meetings to see what is happening and how you can become active in keeping riding opportunities open for you and your family. The next monthly meeting will be held on March 7 in Castle Dale at 7 p.m.
    Lee Swasey and Glenys Sitterud are the ride committee chairmen. Contact them for information concerning monthly rides. To join the SEUOHV club, contact Annette Allen. Tom Brereton is the chairman for the Swell Ride for Cabin Fever poker ride which will be held March 24. Contact Brereton (435-381-2244) for more information.


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Every nonprofit communicator worth her salt works from this lens: Where does our organization's passion and impact intersect with the needs, interests and desires of our network? Making that connection is the key to engaging your base. Without it, you're like the proverbial two ships passing in the night.
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The girls seem to be enjoying themselves more than last season. Hannah's OCD issues do not make an appearance in the preview but it does seem like she's headed for some professional success. The show returns on HBO on Sunday, January 12. Having some trouble remembering where we left off? Click here for your ultimate Girls refresher.


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Julius Plücker
Born: 16 July 1801 in Elberfeld (now Wuppertal), Duchy of Berg (now Germany)
Died: 22 May 1868 in Bonn, Germany
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Julius Plücker's family were descended from merchants who had originally lived in Aachen but had settled in Elberfeld during the Reformation in the 16th Century. This meant that Julius's background was a mixture of French and German and throughout his life it is evident that he found both attractive. For example, much of his mathematics followed the French style of geometry as developed by Monge. His father, Johann Peter Plücker (1771-1844), was a businessman in Elberfeld although he later retired to Dusseldorf. Julius's mother was Johanna Maria Lüttringhausen (1776-1843), a daughter of Johannes Lüttringhausen. Peter and Johanna Plücker had both been born in Elberfeld and they married in that town on 21 September 1797. They had three children: Julius Plücker, the subject of this biography, Moritz Rudolf Plücker (1804-1876) and Emil Plücker (died 1871). We note that almost all sources give Julius's date of birth as 16 June 1801 but the date on his gravestone is 16 July 1801 and we have adopted this date.
Julius Plücker first attended the Normal School in Elberfeld run by Johann Friederich Wilberg (1766-1846) who had undertaken research on the affects of different styles of teaching on the characters of the pupils. Plücker studied there from 1806 to 1815 and his ability was recognised by Wilberg who approached Plücker's father persuading him that his son's talents merited further scholarly training. Wilberg recognized that geometry was an excellent teaching tool to develop self-creative thinking and independence in his students. His friend, the mathematician William Adolph Diesterweg (1782-1835) encouraged him in the technical aspect of this idea. The two men had been close friends since 1807. Another of Wilberg's friends was Friedrich Kohlrausch (1780-1865) who became a history teacher at the Königlichen Gymnasium in Düsseldorf in 1814. This school had been founded as a Lyceum by the Jesuits and had begun a process of major innovative development under a new director Karl Wilhelm Kortum (1789-1859). The school offered an enthusiastic approach to learning, especially science.
In 1816 Plücker, following Wilberg's advice, moved to the Königlichen Gymnasium in Düsseldorf to prepare for university studies. After graduating with a diploma in 1819 he followed the typical path for German university students of the time, studying at a number of different universities. He first attended the University of Heidelberg which he entered in the summer semester of 1891. He spent three semesters at Heidelberg where he attended the lectures of Georg Friedrich Creuzer (1771-1858), the professor of philology and ancient history. Next he moved to the University of Bonn beginning his studies there in the winter semester of 1820. Here he was taught physics and chemistry by Karl Wilhelm Gottlob Kastner (1783-1857) who lectured at Bonn from 1818 to 1821. He was also taught mathematics and physics by Karl Dietrich von Münchow (1778-1836), the professor of astronomy, mathematics and physics, and mathematics by Wilhelm Adolf Diesterweg who had been appointed professor of mathematics in 1819.
His next move was to go to France in March 1823 where he attended courses on geometry at the University of Paris. He attended lectures by, among others, Jean-Baptiste Biot, Augustin-Louis Cauchy, Sylvestre Lacroix and Siméon Poisson. He completed his doctoral dissertation Generalem analyeseos applicationem ad ea quae geometriae altioris et mechanicae basis et fundamenta sunt e serie Tayloria deducit Ⓣ while he was in Paris which he submitted to the University of Marburg. His thesis advisor at Marburg was Christian Ludwig Gerling (1788-1864) who had studied under Carl Friedrich Gauss. He sent the thesis from Paris to Marburg in July 1823 and was awarded his doctorate 'in absentia' on 30 August 1823. He remained in Paris working towards his habilitation at the University of Bonn. It was while he was studying in Paris that Plücker learned the importance of analytical mechanics as developed by Laplace and Lagrange as well as that of geometric mechanics as developed by Poinsot. This interplay between geometry and mechanics would form the topic of Plücker's research throughout his career from this time onwards.
At the beginning of April 1825 he left Paris and returned to Bonn where he delivered his habilitation lecture on 28 April. The dean praised his habilitation as being an excellent combination of mathematics and physics which led to a deep study of both areas. He was appointed as a docent. Two years later he published the first volume of Analytisch-geometrische Entwickelungen Ⓣ. We say more about this important work below. Lecture courses he gave while a docent at Bonn include: Analysis and algebra including number theory; Geometry; Mathematical Physics; Bookkeeping; and Astronomy. The geometry lectures that he gave in his first years at Bonn were based on Biot's Géométrie analytique Ⓣ but from the winter semester of 1828-29 onwards he lectured on his own geometric results. He based the Mathematical Physics courses on Elementary Mechanics by Louis Poinsot, and Mechanics by Siméon-Denis Poisson. Plücker gave all his courses in German but sometimes gave the occasional lecture in French. Sometimes he offered the students separate tutorials in German and in French.
Promoted to extraordinary professor at Bonn in 1828, he went to Berlin in 1833 and spent a year as an extraordinary professor at the University while at the same time he taught at the Friedrich Wilhelm Gymnasium. This dual role made Plücker think about how to bring his teaching and his research closer together. In particular he sought to bring an excitement to his teaching, particularly for the best students, by using examples from his own research. For most Germans a position in Berlin would be the ultimate goal and one would have expected Plücker to spent the rest of his career there. Things were not so simple, however, for the chair of mathematics in Berlin had just been filled by Jakob Steiner. Steiner was the leader of the German school of synthetic geometry, while Plücker followed the analytical approach. This might have been a strength had the two men been on good terms, but their personalities meant that their relationship was one of continual conflict. Wolfgang Eccarius [12] sees the competition between the two men for the chair of mathematics at the Polytechnic, and August Crelle favouring Plücker over Steiner, as the basis to their personal conflict. Plücker quickly decided that he would have to find a position away from Berlin as soon as possible. He became an ordinary professor of mathematics at the University of Halle on 7 November 1833 and remained there for four semesters. He was appointed to fill the chair previously held by Heinrich Scherk who, after less than two years in post, had left Halle for the chair at the University of Kiel. At Halle, Plücker gave lecture courses on: Analysis and Algebra; Geometry, Mathematical Physics; and Physics.
He returned to the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University of Bonn in 1836 to fill the chair of mathematics. In the following year, on 4 September 1837, he married Maria Louise Antonie Friederike Altstätten (1813-1880) at Haus Altstätten, Neugasse, Bonn; they had one son Albert Plücker (1838-1901) born in Bonn on 1 August 1838. As we have indicated, Plücker was a geometer yet he firmly believed in the importance of the applications of mathematics to the physical sciences. In 1847 he turned to physics, accepting the chair of physics at Bonn and working on magnetism, electronics and atomic physics. He anticipated Kirchhoff and Bunsen in indicating that spectral lines were characteristic for each chemical substance. He made significant discoveries along with his student Johann Wilhelm Hittorf (1824-1914). Together they [2]:-
... made many important discoveries in spectroscopy, anticipating the German chemist Robert Bunsen and the German physicist Gustav R Kirchhoff, who later announced that spectral lines were characteristic for each chemical substance.He made other important discoveries which would eventually lead to the invention of a cathode ray tube [8]:-
[In 1847] he became interested in Faraday's work. Faraday had begun to experiment with electrical discharge in gases, noting the spark effect. ... It occurred to Plücker that if gases could be contained in an enclosure, the discharge effect should be observable for a length of time. ... in 1858 Heinrich Geissler (1814-1879) invented the vacuum glass tube. When Plücker generated the discharge, an eerie, mysterious, and beautiful greenish glow appeared. It remained for a persistent time. ... Plücker, the complete scientist, recognised that this fluorescence within the tube responded to an electromagnet on the wall of the tube; he discerned that these expressions of light were rays or beams of some electrical property. ... Geissler and Plücker had propelled Faraday's Effect into a visual manifestation.However, his student Johann Hittorf wrote [2]:-
... Plucker never attained great manual dexterity as an experimenter. He had always, however, very clear conceptions as to what was wanted, and possessed in a high degree the power of putting others in possession of his ideas and rendering them enthusiastic in carrying them into practice.Although Plücker continued to hold the chair of physics at Bonn until his death, in 1865 his research interests returned to mathematics and Felix Klein served as his assistant 1866-1868.
Let us now look briefly at the highly significant contributions which Plücker made to mathematics. His first major work was Analytisch-geometrische Entwickelungen Ⓣ published in two volumes, the first in 1828 and the second three years later [1]:-
In each volume he discussed the plane analytic geometry of the line, circle, and conic sections; and many facts and theorems - either discovered or known by Plücker - were demonstrated in a more elegant manner. The point coordinates used in both volumes are nonhomogeneous affine; in volume II the homogeneous line coordinates in a plane, formerly known as Plücker's coordinates, are used and conic sections are treated as envelopes of lines. The characteristic features of Plücker's analytic geometry were already present in this work, namely, the elegant operations with algebraic symbols occurring in the equations of conic sections and their pencils.His next major work was System der analytischen Geometrie, auf neue Betrachtungsweisen gegrundet, und insbesondere eine ausführliche Theorie der Kurven dritter Ordnung enthaltend Ⓣ (1835) which treats point and line coordinates which apply to conic sections. The main part of the work discusses plane cubic curves. In 1839 he published Theorie der algebraischen Kurven Ⓣ which discussed properties of algebraic curves near infinite points, studying in great depth singular points on the plane. This work also contains the celebrated 'Plücker equations' relating the order and class of a curve.
He initiated the investigation of geometrical configurations associated with line complexes. In this way of specifying coordinates, a point has a linear equation, namely that of all lines through the point while a line has a pair of numbers namely the x and y coordinates of where it cuts the axes. He also introduced the idea of a ruled surface. His work on combinatorics considers Steiner type systems. In fact Robin Wilson points out in [24] that Plücker's contribution is the earliest reference to block designs when he constructed the system of order 9 and stated necessary condition on the number of elements for such a system to exist. Hans Ludwig de Vries writes in [23]:-
It is the aim of these notes to amuse the reader with the remark that already in 1835 Julius Plücker published S(2, 3, 9) in his book 'System der analytischen Geometrie, auf neue Betrachtungsweisen gegründet, und insbesondere eine ausführliche Theorie der Curven dritter Ordnung enthaltend' Ⓣ and defined general Steiner triple systems S(2, 3, m) = STS(m) there in a footnote. He stated the first theorem on STSs, which says that not every m has an STS(m), but only those which are of the form m = 6n+3. So, since he missed m = 6n+1, the first theorem on STSs was wrong, or at least incomplete.In 1868 Plücker published the first part of Neue Geometrie des Raumes, gegründet auf die Betrachtung der geraden Linie als Raumelement Ⓣ (1868) but died before the second part was complete. Klein was, at this time, his assistant and had discussed the ideas that Plücker intended to develop in this second part. Klein therefore carried out the plan as envisaged by Plücker publishing the second volume in 1869. Simon Grigorevich Gindikin writes about this work in [15]:-
... the idea of Julius Plücker [was] to consider the space whose elements (points!) are lines of the usual three-dimensional space. Plücker developed this idea over several years and the final result is contained in the posthumous memoir, edited in 1868-69 by Klein and Clebsch, entitled "New Geometry of the Space based on the Consideration of a Line as a Space Element". The dimension of the space of lines is four and it is probably the first four-dimensional space that appeared in science. Strangely enough, in the period when four-dimensional manifolds appeared in relativity theory and became fashionable, nobody compared the Minkowski fourfold and the Plücker fourfold which appeared 50 years earlier.Plücker was awarded the Copley Medal from the Royal Society of London in 1866:-
For his researches in analytical geometry, magnetism, & spectral analysis.For the full text of the citation for the Copley Medal see THIS LINK
This award, and the lack of recognition of Plücker's achievements in Germany, is certainly an indication that his brilliance was seen more clearly in Britain than it was in Germany.
Plücker is buried in the Alter Friedhof (Old Cemetery) in Bonn.
Article by: J J O'Connor and E F Robertson
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This post tonight is in memory of a young man who made the ultimate sacrifice during Vietnam. I came across his photo in my family scrapbook. I don't know if he's related to my family in any way or if the newspaper article was clipped because he was a friend of the family. The Smeesters attended the same church as my family, SS. Peter and Paul in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Maybe I'll find out if there is a connection someday, maybe it will remain a mystery, either way I take tonight's post to dedicate to Daniel's memory. I recently spoke to a high school friend of Daniel's. He found out about Daniel's death while he was still in training with the Army. Daniel was his "angel on his shoulder" as he served in Vietnam and remains his angel to this day. He was kind enough to send me pictures of Daniel's grave, military marker and the military monument. Thank you David for being such a true, dear friend to Daniel and his memory. I know you miss him terribly.
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Corporal Daniel Smeester, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Smeester Jr., 1019 Harvey St., was killed in action in Vietnam on Saturday, July 1. He attended SS. Peter and Paul grade school and graduated from East High School in 1965. He was employed by the American Can Corporation prior to entering service in May 1966.
Survivors include his parents, his mother is the former Eleanor Turensky; two brothers, James and Thomas; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Smeester Sr.; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Louis Turensky; all of Green Bay.
At Malcore Funeral Home after 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Rosary 8:00 p.m. each evening, Sunday by Msgr. Peter Skell. Funeral services Monday 10:00 a.m., SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Burial in Allouez Cemetery. Graveside military rites by the American Legion Sullivan-Wallen Post No. 11."
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I've been programming business applications for Windows for a decade now & thinking it might be time for a change & considering game dev. I've played around in XNA and really enjoyed it. I've mainly programmed in Delphi but my favourite language is C# and I've never worked in C/C++.
My perception though is that most game companies write in C/C++ and would only use something like XNA for tools development/fast prototyping.
So my question is can you be taken seriously applying for game programming jobs having just self-taught games experience in XNA or should I really learn C/C++ & OpenGL/DirectX? What other recommendations would you make for increasing ones chances of getting hired?


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Bullous pemphigoid, the most common autoimmune blistering disease, is induced by autoantibodies against type XVII collagen. Passive transfer of IgG or IgE antibodies against type XVII collagen into animals has revealed not only the pathogenicity of these antibodies but also the subsequent immune responses, including complement activation, mast cell degranulation, and infiltration of neutrophils and/or eosinophils. In vitro studies on ectodomain shedding of type XVII collagen have also provided basic knowledge on the development of bullous pemphigoid. The pathogenic role of autoreactive CD4+ T lymphocytes in the development of the pathogenic autoantibodies to type XVII collagen should also be noted. (Source: Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America)
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Given $\mathscr{F}\{f(x,y)\}$ is there a way to numerically approximate $\mathscr{F}\{max(0,f(x,y))\}$ ?
I am not necessarily looking for a closed formula.
Even some iterative method would be fine.
I am doing an actual computation and trying to do most of the calculations in the frequency domain.
basically I have a point wise operation on $f(x,y)$, that taking the maximum between the value of the function and 0 $\rightarrow max(0,f(x,y))$ , this operation is non linear.
however I only have $\mathscr{F}\{f(x,y)\}$ and would like to avoid doing the inverse transofrm.
I know that I can calculate for example, $\mathscr{F}\{\frac{\partial}{\partial x} f(x,y)\} = \mathscr{F}\{\frac{\partial}{\partial x}\} \circ \mathscr{F}\{ f(x,y)\}$
where $\circ $ is point wise multiplication
and $\mathscr{F}\{\frac{\partial}{\partial x}\}$ is the fourier transform of the corrosponding convolution kernel - which is constant for any $f(x,y)$.
in my case the operation is not linear and therefore cannot be described with a convolution... I would like to know if it is possible to aproximate it using somthing like:
$\mathscr{F}\{max(0,f(x,y))\} \approx a_1 \mathscr{F}\{K_1\} \circ \mathscr{F}\{f(x,y)\} +a_2 \mathscr{F}\{K_2\} \circ \mathscr{F}\{f(x,y)\} + \dots + a_n \mathscr{F}\{K_n\} \circ \mathscr{F}\{f(x,y)\}$
btw if it helps, I have found a post that gives a good approximation for $ max(0,x)$


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In total, the CIB approved $1,686,596 for projects that will benefit communities in San Juan County at a funding meeting in St. George on February 7.
Half of the award for the Monticello Community Center is in grant and the remainder is a loan to be paid at 1.5 percent interest over the next 30 years
In November, the city was told by the CIB board that the award would be entirely in a 2.5 percent loan. The drop in interest will save the city an estimated $28,000 a year in interest payments.
The next step is to design the community center, which will overlook the Hideout Golf Club and also will be used as a golf clubhouse. The entire project is set to be funded by the CIB.
The CIB also approved a $450,000 loan for 30 years at 1.5 percent interest for sewer system improvements in Blanding.
A $81,596 grant was awarded to San Juan County to expand the fire station in Eastland.
The project will expand the currently fire station to allow a donated fire engine to be parked int he building. The fire engine is now too large to fit in the building.
San Juan County also was awarded a $115,000 grant to construct a maintenance shop in Blanding.
The Community Impact Board awards grants and low-interest loans to cities, towns and counties impacted by mining and the extraction of oil and gas on federal land. Projects funded by the CIB help create safer, more livable communities.
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The Aging Workforce: Lessons from the Sloan Center on Aging & Work. Almost without exception, employers are managing diverse, multigenerational workplaces with employees increasingly extending their working years. Sam discussed how top companies are acting on aging predictions and trends, and leveraging internal work life efforts to transform the workplace. She also shared examples of best practices developed by leading organizations and their efforts they have leveraged as a result.


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Inexact science for maintaining ice at Yankee Stadium
Midway through the first period of the New York Rangers' 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium, with the temperature hovering around 20 degrees and the wind chill in the single digits, Rangers head coach Alain Vigneault was interviewed on the bench.
"The puck is bouncing," he said.
Vigneault didn't tell anyone anything they didn't already know, especially since New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur proclaimed after the first NHL Stadium Series game at Yankee Stadium on Sunday afternoon, "It was the worst ice I ever played hockey on."
Devils forward Patrik Elias dubbed the ice quality "questionable."
Even Vigneault, whose team won Sunday's game, was critical.
"You'd think that on a day where it's below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, that you're talking about ideal conditions," Vigneault said. "You should be able to get ice, and they had issues with the ice. I was surprised about that."
Most people would tend to think along the same lines as Vigneault. It's easy to make ice when it's cold out, especially when it's well below freezing, right? Sure. It's just not easy to make good ice.
In NHL arenas, ice technicians try to keep the ambient temperature around 63 degrees, the ice temperature between 24 and 26 degrees and the relative humidity at around 30 percent. Outside, those variables are obviously completely out of the technician's control. As the air temperature drops, so does the surface temperature of the ice. As the ice gets colder, it becomes harder and more brittle, which causes the ice to chip and more snow to build up upon it, both of which cause the puck to bounce.
With warmer temperatures, like they had in Sunday's game in the half of the ice being hit by the sun (Brodeur estimated the sunny end was 10 degrees warmer than the one in shadows), the opposite happens. The surface becomes soft, which causes the puck to stick and the game to become dramatically slower. Figure skaters like soft ice because it grabs at their skate blades when they land from jumps, preventing falls, but soft ice is also more easily gouged by skate blades, creating ruts.
Somewhere in the middle is the sweet spot the NHL's ice crews strive for in indoor arenas, but have trouble replicating at outdoor venues. But you have to cut the Yankee Stadium ice crew some slack; remember, there's grass and dirt under the sheet of ice stretching across the Yankee Stadium infield from the first-base line to the third-base line, and while Yankee Stadium has played host to football games, boxing matches and rock concerts, it certainly wasn't designed for hockey.
And the so-called polar vortex that has enveloped the Northeast in recent weeks, along with many doses of unpredicted precipitation, made it even more difficult to manage ice conditions. With that in mind, the Yankee Stadium ice crew spent all day Monday and Tuesday working on the rink, and their diligence paid off.
"I thought the ice was much better tonight," said Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh. "It was a lot cleaner, and there weren't as many pot holes as there were on Sunday."
Fellow defenseman Marc Staal agreed.
"It was way better," Staal said. "Against New Jersey, there were big holes and ruts they had to keep repairing, but tonight, I didn't see the ice guys out there at all. But it was just so cold, the puck was bouncing quite a bit and it was tough to control at times."
Just as baseball teams once had to adjust to the speed and hardness of AstroTurf, hockey teams must tailor their games to account for differences in the ice surface.
When the ice is very hard and dry, defensemen and players killing penalties are more careful, because the offense pressures them more in hopes of capitalizing on one of those bad bounces. Goalies don't play as many pucks behind the net, for fear of getting caught away from the goal should the puck hop over their stick. Forwards play a more simple game, eliminating unnecessary passes and fancy stickwork.
"I'm sure there are going to be elements during the course of the game we need to adjust to," said Islanders head coach Jack Capuano before Wednesday night's game. "Wind can play a factor, the ice, the snow, the amount of snow buildup. I think teams will pressure a little bit more, knowing there is some snow on the ice and knowing the puck is going to take some bounces. It all comes back to simplifying your game."
But for Capuano's Islanders on Wednesday night, things weren't so easy. The ice, hockey folks are fond of saying, is the same for both teams, but it was the Rangers who capitalized on the final scoring opportunity of the game, at the 4:36 mark of the third period.
"Our guys made their luck with the bounces," Vigneault said.
And with a logjam at the top of the Metropolitan Division heading into the Olympic break, the Rangers made away with two critical points.


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Sept. 10, 2006
Regardless of the results, the 2006 season is bound to be an exciting one for the Lipscomb golf program. For the past 39 years, one thing has remained unchanged for the program. Dr. Ralph Samples served as head coach. However, the 2006 Bisons, will be led by a new coach, Buddy Harston.
After 29 years as a professional golfer, Harston has returned to his alma mater to take over as the head coach of both the men's and women's teams. Harston played baseball for Lipscomb from 1970-1974 and served as assistant baseball coach from 1974-1977.
Much has changed for the Bisons' golf teams this season, but Harston believes that the team's desire to improve will lead them to success.
"I expect to see both teams improve their swing fundamentals, short game, and their fitness," Harston said. "All the freshman, Clint Suggs, Andrew Green, Samuel Marcrom, and John Higgins are capable of pushing the upper classmen for a spot on the traveling squad."
The women's team will be led by senior captain Brittney Beard, while the men's team will look towards team captains, Cody Hale and Parker Beck.
Cody Hale has been a leading contributor on the men's team for several seasons, setting many school records in the process.
Regardless of the many roster changes (primarily on the men's team), Harston is confident that with hard work and determination both teams will experience their share of success.
"We have set specific performance goals for each player but we steer clear of expectations during tournaments," Harston said. "You will play better if you work hard in practice but stay in the present when you compete. Expectations are in the future."


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How to: Make a Succulent Planter Out of a Book
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Hi, I'm Sarah! Today I'm going to show you how to use an old hardcover book and turn it into a planter for a little succulent. All you'll need for this project are some old hardcover books, (you can find them at Goodwill or a thrift store), some clamps, some plastic to line the hole (I'm using these plastic bags that a lot of people have at home), a stapler, a hot glue gun, I'm using this wood glue (It's Guerrilla wood glue), and a small paint brush, I have some spar urethane that I'll spray on to coat everything, a drill (and I have a 3-inch hole saw attachment on the drill), some small succulent plants and I have some bowls of gravel, sand, and a succulent cactus potting mix here.
So, we'll use a clamp like this. To clamp our book to the table, and now we're all set to drill. Now we're ready to start drilling, so position your drill where you want it on the cover of the book. Right about in the center is what I'm going to do, and you'll drill down through the top cover and then through the pages. You're going to have to stop every so often, take a pliers and clean the pages out this hole attachment because it will start to build up, um, as you drill through the book, and then just keep going. Now using the clamp to hold the cover down and hold the pages tightly closed. We're going to apply our wood glue to the inside of the hole, and around the outside of the edges of the pages. Be sure to use plenty of wood glue here because the pages ... the paper will soak it up.
Now after the wood glue dries, We're going to open the top cover and staple our plastic liner in to the hole. So, push this down into the hole like this, and then we'll take our stapler ... now I'm trimming away the excess plastic, and then we're just going to apply some hot glue. Glue it down, and then we're going to glue the front and back covers down as well.
Now once the hot glue is dried, we'll use one of our clamps to hold the book and spray it all around with our clear coat. Now, you'll want to let the clear coat dry about 24 hours. I did one yesterday, so we already have a dry one to work with here. And then you'll just start planting. So first, I'm going to put a little sand into the hole, and then some of my pebbles (like that so that we have a little drainage area in the bottom), and then we'll put our soil in. And last, but not least, we'll pot up our succulent. So, we'll break up the roots a little bit here. Succulents are very shallow rooted plants, so they don't need a whole lot of depth to make them happy. Just nestle it in there. There goes a little bug from our potting soil. And then just dust away any excess soil.
We've potted up our succulent and if you'd like to dress it up a little bit. Maybe you're going to give it as a Christmas gift or just as a decoration around your own house. I've collected a few little ornaments. I have a little snowman here that we'll just hot glue right to the edge. So, take your hot glue gun, put a little glue right down there. Press it down and let that dry. And you have a nice little succulent planter using an old book.


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I've got quite a few things to make goals for, maybe the first thing I should do, is make a goal to make some goals. That would be a start, eh? It seems to be the only weight problem I have is a lack there of, which can really be a burden, especially when you eat like a wild boar. I suppose that goes along with getting in shape, but I have no motivation to do that. As far as the money thing, I suppose I could quit blowing my money on Cig's and Beer, but then I wouldn't have anything to do when my nerves are shot from working on something! I have a wonderful woman that is everything a Geek like me could want, SHE LOVES STAR WARS!
As far as becoming a Uber-Coder? I can tell you this, if I were to make any programming goals, it would be to become a more proficient programmer all around, especially in Perl. My luck isn't good enough to actually win the lottery, so I don't even try. I don't have a bad life, but I would improve some things. My job? WOAH, lets not go there, oh well, I've already started on it. Do you ever feel like you've wasted part of your life away? That's how I feel when I walk into work. That first beep of the security key-badge before I walk in the door kills me. Tech Support for a cell phone company really is a bitch. This is an industry that loses more money in advertising because they tell folks that a Glorified CB radio, "Keeps You In Touch", anywhere in the US of A. Right, yeah right.
Oh Soo sorry, am I ranting? I'll leave you with this. Goals are for people that don't feel they live up to their potential. That's awesome, but when your potential is not yet realized, Its hard to fathom having goals for much of anything.
Darn Tootin, Looks like I made some goals and didn't even realize it. Maybe I'm beginning to realize my potential?
Looks like my top goal is to realize my own potential in all of my abilities, and find areas of improvement. I can say, I am starting to realize my potential as a programmer. Thanks PerlMonks, you all are awesome.
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It is often very funny. There are times, however, when the Walnut Street Theatre's production of "The 39 Steps" seems more about the shtick than the story.
In Patrick Barlow's adaptation of the John Buchan novel that became an early Alfred Hitchcock film, this "The 39 Steps," which had successful runs in London and New York, uses four actors to play dozens of roles. They all serve a slight story about Richard Hannay (David Hess) becoming an unwitting player in a spy plot that takes him from London to Scotland and back again. Along the way he is accused of murder, absconded by Bobbies who aren't really coppers and handcuffed to an innocent lady. He ultimately solves the mystery, as one would expect in a Hitchcock thriller.
The original concept of having four actors play all the characters and of playing up the laughs at the expense of the mystery is, in theory (and apparently to many in New York and London), a good idea. I concur.
The problem with it, at least in director William Roudebush's enthusiastic production at the Walnut, is that it never lets up. It's one slapstick thing after another.
Some of them — like the references to other Hitchcock movies, "Psycho," "The Birds," "North by Northwest" and "Rear Window," and the appearance of Hitch in a cameo, as he always did in his movies — work really well.
Others, like the overdoing of some silly accent business and the exaggerated walk when one of the two men who play most of the parts also becomes the matron of a Scottish inn, don't.
Roudebush is a good director. His cast — David Hess as Hannay, Joan Hess as all the real women in the piece and Paul Riopelle and Dan Hodge as everyone else — is up to the challenges the piece places on them.
They are all well supported by designers Robert Andrew Kovach (sets), Paul Black (the intricate lighting), Colleen Grady (costumes) and Christopher Colucci (sound).
Some in the audience were clearly more tolerant of all the silliness than I. While I really admired a lot of the Walnut Street's "The 39 Steps," I wish there had been less of it.
For tickets to the Walnut Street Theatre's production of "The 39 Steps," which plays through May 1, call 215-574-3550 or 800-982-2787 or visit www.walnutstreettheatre.org


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I recently had the pleasure of "virtually" connecting with Renee Martyna and Steve Munroe of Satori Worldwide. They have a compelling story with which I think many aid workers can identify. They share it below.
When we met back in 1998, we were young in more ways than one. Although we were not missionaries in the strictest sense, we were surely full of a non-sectarian but very potent form of 'save the world' zeal. The injustice of the world order and the glamour of a life of working in far flung places to set it right were all too appealing for two people with a high tolerance for risk.
(Plus, our parents loved to write about our exploits in the Christmas newsletter… and who can resist external validation?)
Almost to the minute of leaving graduate school we set out on our first mission with the United Nations in Uzbekistan, and were quickly initiated into the realities of development as it then appeared. There were no quick fixes. You could work very hard and still feel like nothing was getting done. And poverty, violence and despair did not make the most inspiring work environment.
As we moved through several subsequent postings in Europe, Sri Lanka and Cambodia, and began hauling two unsuspecting children from one home to the other, our missionary zeal seemed to morph—subtly but perceptively—into something far more sinister: the mercenary mind.
We began to notice that dinner conversations revolved more and more around what country we might like to live in next (sometimes even only a few months after arriving in the current one) or what contract type and benefits we should be pushing for, rather than the plight and opportunities before the people we were meant to be serving. Our sense of social justice was ebbing under the influence of a slow and painful cynicism. Then one day, as we were watching the news and learned of a horrible disaster in another exotic locale, one spouse turned to the other and said: What do you think of moving there?
Suddenly a deep and dark realization set in. We looked into each other's eyes but didn't say a word, because we both knew what the other was thinking…. Had we become the aid worker equivalent of ambulance chasers?
So we took stock: When was the last time we felt truly inspired? How many projects had we built that had been spoiled by corruption or weighted by bureaucracy? Was sacrificing grandparents for our kids and forfeiting a clean, safe, familiar place for them to grow up in really worth it? How many of our colleagues seemed jaded, high strung or burnt out? Is this the life we had dreamed of? What happened to making a difference?
In fact, we might have noticed the misalignment earlier if we had been paying attention. The symptoms of disintegration were clear. After multiple infections with various tropical illnesses (dengue, typhoid, dysentery), our immune systems had practically collapsed. Progressive irritation with the 'system' under which we were employed gave every conversation a world-weary, sarcastic veneer. Anxiety often deprived us of sleep, and what sleep we did get was speckled with recurring nightmares of human rights abuses we had documented, or bombs and gunfire that had gone off down the street. We felt more and more alienated from our friends and family in Canada, who seemed convinced that our life must be easy because we had a maid.
And things were getting tense at home.
Steve was either traveling or recovering from being away by catching up at work or sleeping off jetlag. So I began nursing regular resentments over being a single parent to our two children, and ruminating about the days when I also got to travel and attend 'important' meetings (episodes which were promptly followed by a hefty dose of mother's guilt). Then there was a growing concern over the welfare of our children, who lived under the constant threat of pollution, illness and instability.
When our son Lochlan contracted a rheumatic fever because of an undiagnosed strep infection (read: medical malpractice), it seemed time to cry uncle. It was time to go home.
And that we did. But here is the thing…home didn't feel like that anymore. Maybe it was being disconnected from pop culture for so long (Brangelina? Who the hell is that?). Or maybe it was that we never belonged there in the first place. But a few months back in Canada confirmed that we were just too far gone to slip back into a 'normal' sedentary existence. Had we seen too much? Were we damaged somehow? Who were we now that we were no longer "Renee and Steve out to save the world"? Our lives overseas had changed us in ways that made it seem impossible to go back. By this point, it seemed like it might take a miracle to help us recover our sense of balance and belonging.
We were now, officially, misfits.
So once again one spouse turned to the other, this time to say: how about instead of moving back, we don't move back? And the other agreed. But now what? Back to being Aid Workers? We desperately needed to make ourselves useful; I guess the altruistic fire still simmered somewhere deep inside us.
And then that evening, as I was reading in the bath, a quote by Henry Thurman practically jumped from the page.
"Don't ask what the world needs; ask what makes you come alive, because what the world really needs is more people who are alive."
And right there a little seed was planted… something that would help us rekindle those long lost feelings of adventure, inspiration and justice. We hit the road, with both kids in tow, on a quest to recover our integrity.
Through Scottish highlands, Danish castles, Vietnamese soup houses and Singaporean malls we trekked with determination to find some answers. Along the way we met mystics and naysayers of every stripe, who, one way or the other, were all pointing toward the same grail.
Get to know yourself. Breathe deeply. Listen carefully. Eat real food. Find real friends. Create. Serve. Cry if you need to. Laugh twice as much.
To which we thought: if only we had known!
And the seed began to flower.
We rounded out our map by landing in a place that had always whispered to us… Bali, a place where fresh air, fresh food and fresh perspective abound. Then we sat down to the task of sharing what we had learned with the people we thought might make the best use of it—other, world-weary aid workers like us.
In the process we discovered that we really did still care, that we really were good people, and that we really had something to offer the world. Because that's what recovery from burn out feels like. We came alive.
In August 2010, after a gestation that seemed a figurative lifetime, we delivered our third child into the world: Satori Worldwide, a small business that aims to bring meaning, balance and inspiration into the lives of global servants.
And so the flower began to bloom.
We called it Satori—the Japanese word for a 'flash of enlightenment'– to reflect our seminal desire to help people achieve clarity around their life purpose, and bring more of their 'best selves' to the work that they do. Now Satori has evolved into a social enterprise dedicated to discovering new and creative ways to improve the lives of global servants. We aim to bring the soul back into development.
We were missionaries again! More emotionally mature this time, hawking development with a twist. We are still active aid workers today, this time with work schedules that are heavily laced with life. Turns out that the only miracle we really needed to save us was a shift in perspective. Save the world by saving yourself first.
Satori Worldwide offers restorative retreats for aid workers, international organizations and expatriate families. Satori's next retreat will be held in Bali, May 15th to 24th, but programs are also offered worldwide. Contact email@example.com for details. See the video at the link below to learn how Satori can help you cultivate resilience and bring the best of who you are to what you do.
This post originally appeared at: http://www.how-matters.org/2011/02/11/missionaries-mercenaries-misfits/
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