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A primer on KIPP and KIPP Segregation: A Single School Choice Without a Voice
KIPP's Mike Feinberg has a reputation as an impulsive brat and bully in a china shop (even as documented by the worshipful Jay Mathews), and the Feinberg op-ed in the Houston Chronicle today (December 4, 2010, at http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/7324488.html
disp/story.mpl/editorial/ outlook/7324488.html) shows there is no reason to doubt it. Not only is he audaciously reckless in calling for public funding of property and buildings for all corporate charter schools in Texas, even as KIPP sits atop a pile of several hundred million dollars from the philanthrocapitalists, but he also demands that all of Texas' "parental choice" charters, the ones with black and brown and poor kids anyway, be converted to the psychologically — sterilizing, apartheid KIPPs or KIPP knock-offs such as the YES College Preps.
Since the beginning of the Chicago "Renaissance" in 2002 - 2003, Chicago's rulers have tried to force the KIPP schools on Chicago. The first attempt was to place KIPP into the Williams elementary school (sign above, from 2003). Williams had been closed by Arne
Duncan for "failure" (a gang war in the projects outside had lowered test scores for one year, giving Duncan the pretext to shut down the school as the first attempt at "Renaissance") and was to be reopened as a "Multiplex" — four schools inside one building (with four separate principals). Within a year, KIPP had left Williams, to locate at another school until it was again told to leave. The Chicago KIPP school is currently at Penn Elementary School on the West Side. Despite millions of dollars beyond what Penn ever received, CPS has been unable to make the Penn community take the KIPP schools, which is as controversial as ever. Substance photo by George N. Schmidt.The other segregated charters, the lily-white-flight ones with family incomes to match their soaring test scores, will be left untouched, except of course, their building will be paid for by the state and their principals CEOs will be given unconditional authority (like the rest of the charters in Feinberg's fantasy) to hire, fire, and promote without the burden of any consultation with teachers.
And what happens to the parents and children who discover that their choice-without-a-voice school based on an abusive behavioral catechism of total compliance is not what they signed up for when the KIPP recruiters brought their canned pitch into their living rooms? Well, in that case they don't have a choice except to return to the malignantly-neglected public schools they were trying to escape in the first place.
In Feinberg's dreamworld, charters can't do it all--there will always be the need for the marginally-funded public schools that mimic the lockdown methods of KIPP to accept the discards that could, otherwise, damage the KIPP brand with low scores or a disruptive and stubborn refusal to become miniature corporate automatons. And if these children can't cut it there in the residual public schools? Well, there is the other penal system, the one that provides free room and board, an orange jumpsuit, and good jobs for the smiling, postivized guards that Feinberg's human-crushing crucible will crank out.
The fact that our society, even in Texas, could be contemplating Feinberg and Levin's eugenics-inspired brand of containment, segregation, and behavioral sterilization, provides evidence that we have learned nothing from the previous century's dangerous flirtations with fascism. Our present Gilded Age is as blind now as that one a century ago, with "progressives" like Feinberg and conservatives like Rick Perry both embracing the same "educational" strategies and tactics in an emerging version of a "war against the weak" that has the same goals as the one that swept through America a hundred years ago, the one that inspired a middle-brow madman in another country suffering the bludgeoning effects of economic meltdown and war.
To learn more about KIPP, please see Lessons One
Schools Matter: Learning About KIPP: Lesson 1
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Charter schools can't do it alone, By MIKE FEINBERG, HOUSTON CHRONICLE, Dec. 4, 2010, 3:59PM
We cannot bury our heads in the sand when it comes to the state of public education in Texas. Our lean economic times have made many policymakers' decisions difficult, but there are also many new reasons to celebrate innovation in public schools. We have a golden opportunity, and a responsibility, to effect lasting change for Houston's students.
With almost 20 years' experience as an educator in Houston's low-income communities, I have seen firsthand how transformative a great education can be for a child. I began my teaching career as a Teach For America corps member in 1992, and currently serve as superintendent of KIPP Houston, a network of 18 public charter schools serving over 6,000 students. Over the years, I have witnessed great teachers, in supportive and challenging school environments, turn struggling students into eager scholars, with newfound dreams of college.
Charter schools are not the "magic bullet" for education, but high-performing Houston charters like YES College Prep, Ser Niños, Harmony Public Schools and KIPP are proving what is possible in public education. The problem is that the demand for these quality charter schools is outpacing the supply. This year, after we filled the seats in KIPP Houston schools through an open lottery, we still had 3,400 students on the wait list. That's a heartbreaking number.
But there are steps we can take at the state and local level to change this. As the Texas Legislature heads into its next session, I want to offer some advice to our state policymakers:
Provide high quality charter schools with facilities assistance.
Right now, KIPP and YES Prep educate a combined 10,000 students. By 2020, we're hoping to grow that number to 30,000. But to reach this goal, we need buildings where our students can learn. And unfortunately, charters, unlike traditional public schools, don't start off with a school facility in which to work — they have to find and secure their own, without government help.
The government needs to level the playing field, and seed expansion of high-performing charter schools, by giving districts incentives to open up unused spaces for charters to use. For example, districts might receive the kind of increased freedoms their public charter counterparts now enjoy, in exchange for giving local charter schools access to much-needed facilities. The government should also back bond offerings for public charter schools, as it does for their traditional counterparts, so that the competition for buildings is fair.
Close down low-performing charter schools.
The charter school movement was based on a simple premise: freedom to innovate, in exchange for accountability around results. Unfortunately, not all charter schools are living up to this promise. Even more upsetting, loopholes in the current charter law are allowing low-performing and fiscally irresponsible schools to stay open, which casts a pall on the majority of charter schools in Houston and across Texas that are keeping their promises to their students and families.
At KIPP, we believe in a "no excuses" approach to education. We should hold all charter schools to that same standard of "no excuses." The legal loopholes must be closed, and underperforming charter schools must be held accountable for their results. If charter schools are excelling, they deserve support. But if charters can't measure up, they should be closed down.
Expand an extended school day and year to more schools.
As proud as I am of KIPP's growth, I am even more excited about seeing elements of KIPP being adopted by district schools. HISD has taken some promising steps in this direction, including its Apollo 20 initiative, which is working with 20 historically underperforming Houston schools to pilot innovations adapted from successful charters, including the extended day and year.
But just lengthening the school day with the same old approach isn't enough. Those Apollo principals, and all their colleagues, need the power to lead, to hire and to manage effective teachers. And then they need the freedom to innovate. Students need creative, high-expectations instruction in core subjects, while being exposed to music, other arts, sports and community service.
In challenging economic times, investing in public education is the smart thing to do. But we have to be responsible and thoughtful about how we allocate scarce public dollars. By supporting and expanding proven educational models, we can change the lives of thousands more underserved students in Houston, which in turn, helps make future economic times more rosy.
Feinberg is superintendent of KIPP Houston.


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Oxfordshire charities SeeSaw and SpecialEffect are excited to announce that we have teamed up to put on our first joint business networking event. We are delighted that our motivational guest speaker on this occasion is the awesome or should that be oarsome(?) Olympic Gold medal winning rower, Greg Searle MBE. Greg started his rowing career back in 1985, inspired by his brother and fellow oarsman Jonny. The brothers won gold in the Coxed Pairs at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Greg's inspirational book If Not Now, When? is about obsession; about the drive to be the best you can be, whatever your age.
Huge thanks to Jury's Inn Oxford for hosting this special event for us and to Shawcity Limited and The MGroup for your generous sponsorship. We'd also like to thank Greg for agreeing to speak and SeeSaw and SpecialEffect Ambassador Cathy Dunbabin from Opendoorz for all her help and encouragement in putting on this very special event.

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Our medical center is about to use BioPatches on all central lines. WE presently change CL dressing 2 times weekly if unable to see ithe insertion site.once a week if a clear dressing is used. The company states Biopatches can remaiin on for one week, however you are unable to see the site with a Biopatch in place. We are trying to come up with a standard policy and would apperciate input.
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I would word the policy to
I would word the policy to state ..to change the dressing every 48 hours if using guaze (rather than the wording if unable to see the insertion site). Then word ..change weekly is using transparent dressing. 48 hours is CDC recommendations for gauze.
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The purpose of being able to
The purpose of being able to see the catheter-skin junction is to see when redness or edema or leaking is occurring. Gauze and tape dressing prevent direct observation while a transparent dressing allows it. I am curious to know why you will be placing a Biopatch on all CVCs. Do you have a documented problem with exit site infections with percutaneous CVCs or a problem with CRBSI? Will you be placing the Biopatch on tunneled catheter as well? Just remember that the Biopatch is going to reduce the risk of organisms coming from the skin but will have prevent organisms from entering through the hub. If you have a documented problem in your facility and you begin Biopatch use, I would closely tract the infection rates to see what changes in these rates. I would be less concerned about being able to see the catheter-skin junction with the use of a Biopatch because of the impregnation with CHG and it ability to reduce the infection risk. You would still be able to see fluid leaking from the puncture site and this would indicate problems other than infection. Lynn


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PCTs rush to bring in private providers to run GP services
One in three PCTs will strike a deal with a private company to run GP services by the end of this year, a major Pulse survey reveals.
The survey of 104 trusts shows the rush towards privately-run NHS GP surgeries is surging ahead at a far faster pace than expected. Ten PCTs said they had already signed alternative provider medical services contracts, 10 had contracts out to tender and 12 planned to tender before the end of 2006.
Far from being restricted to the deprived under-doctored
areas envisaged by ministers, APMS contracts are already spreading into leafy affluent shires.
Just four of the 32 trusts forging ahead with APMS were among the 36 under-doctored areas ordered by ministers to bring in private providers.
Trusts with contracts already sealed ranged from deprived areas like Barnsley, and Wednesbury and West Bromwich to leafy shires including Herefordshire, and East Elmbridge and Mid Surrey.
GPs accused PCTs of rushing into APMS schemes in a bid to gain political 'brownie points'. The issue is set to be a flashpoint at next week's LMCs conference, with delegates voting on a demand to restrict APMS to areas where there is 'an identified need' and existing GPs cannot deliver the service.
The King's Fund this week urged the Government to come clean over its plans to create an NHS market.
Dr Chaand Nagpaul, chair of the GPC commissioning and service subcommittee, said PCTs must not be allowed to stray beyond the original remit for APMS adding GP capacity in under-doctored areas.
Dr Peter Jolliffe, Devon LMC chair, said there was no justification for South Hams and West Devon PCT's plan to use APMS to establish a practice in a new town. 'We don't have any problems attracting doctors here,' he said.
Dr Nigel Watson, chief executive of Wessex LMCs where several PCTs have APMS schemes at various stages of development said: 'PCTs see alternative pro-viders as a feather in their cap.'
Professor Allyson Pollock, head of health policy at University College London, urged the Department of Health to stick to its commitment to pilot APMS in six PCTs before rolling it out nationally.


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The USD has been steadily dropping in value against several international currencies such as the Euro, Australian dollar, Singaporean dollar, Japanese Yen, Indian Rupee etc.
There is a huge worrisome talk going on this issue. They say that the dollar must stop declining in value because the US is already into huge debt and fiscal pothole. Generally we believe the concerns are lesser from the US government, markets or corporations than from the out siders lot of those.
The emerging countries are blaming US to in a sense export inflation by telling that money is borrowed in USD to play in emerging mkt and commodities thus also giving boost to their currencies and subsequent loss to their exporters due to rise and strength in their currency exchange rates.
While, the USA has completely avoided to come in open and talk on such allegations; Fed chairman Ben Bernanke has at times spoke about their likelihood of stronger dollar than a weaker one. However their action does not suggest to match it. The Fed has been maintaining its policy rates to near zero since 2008.
A weak dollar helps USA exports.
Many insider and rebellious voices like us are also saying that the US is manipulating the dollar to her benefit. Such as after 2008 crisis the dollar began to rose and remained stronger, so that the US can buy/import commodities of the world at cheap rates; and now it want to target higher exports by way of weak dollar and earn more foreign exchange. It is noticeable that the US govt has set a goal of doubling its exports by 2015.


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Khammam – 8 peasants struggling for land killed in police firing
Response of Congress Government of AP:
- Firing 'unfortunate';
- Judicial enquiry underway;
- Blames 'naxalite' participation in rally and 'provocation by the protestors'
- Chief Minister need not resign
Nandigram: 14 peasants struggling for land killed in firing by police and CPI(M) cadres
Response of CPI(M) Government of W Bengal:
- Firing 'unfortunate';
- Judicial enquiry underway;
- Blames 'naxalite' participation in protest and 'provocation by the protestors'
- Chief Minister need not resign
The massacre of peasants at Nandigram on March 14 had evoked an explosion of outrage among the Left intelligentsia. Many intellectuals broke ranks with the CPI(M) after Nandigram, choosing to side with the valiant struggle of the Nandirgam peasantry. Intellectuals close to the CPI(M), however, had issued a statement that had expressed pain and anguish at the incident while continuing to assert faith in the progressive intentions and democratic credentials of the CPI(M)-led LF Government in West Bengal. Many of these intellectuals , supporters of CPI(M), are teachers at JNU – like Prof. Prabhat Patnaik, Utsa Patnaik, Jayati Ghosh and others.
Of course, this statement, while expressing pain at the loss of life and injuries of the Nandigram victims, had stopped short of expressing solidarity with the Nandigram peasants' struggle to defend their land. One can't but help contrasting this with the excellent statement signed by many of the selfsame intellectuals in the wake of the Khammam firing. That statement unstintedly expresses "our total solidarity with the mass upsurge of the poor for land". Is a mass upsurge of peasantry for land to be recognised as such only when led by one's own party?
But what is to be appreciated is that these intellectuals loyal to the CPI(M), in their statement on Nandigram, had been confident that the CPI(M)-led Government of West Bengal genuinely regretted the firing and was committed to ensuring justice for the victims.
Their statement declared that " nobody belonging to the Left would ever justify repressive action against peasants and workers who are the basic classes of the Left", had termed the "tragedy at Nandigram" to be "an entirely unanticipated, unjustified and unfortunate turn of events ", and had confidently claimed that "the state government has committed itself to recompensing the families of the victims". In view of the state government's efforts, these supporters of CPI(M) had then appealed for some closure so as "not to let the wounds of Nandigram become festering sores."
Has the CPI(M) lived up to this confidence reposed in it by its own loyalists?
Consider the following statements made by senior CPI(M) leaders following the Khammam firing:
"At Khamman, the situation had not warranted police firing…Only some brickbats had been thrown. But, at Nandigram, the police were forced to open fire" – CPI(M) PB Member and former WB Chief Minister Jyoti Basu, Hindu, July 31
"The CPI-M is not at all ashamed of the Nandigram incident and the question of giving compensation to families of those killed in police firing on 14 March or taking action against police officials doesn't arise… At the best we can offer some pity." – CPI-M Central Committee member Benoy Konar (Statesman July 31) (emphasis ours)
"(At Nandigram) it was a revolt against the state and an elected government's authority. In Andhra, we did not wage any armed struggle against the government, but launched a people's movement asking it to fulfil its electoral promise of land reforms." – Konar, Telegraph, July 31
Is the Nandigram firing really "unjustified" according to the CPI(M)? Clearly not. The CPI(M), in fact, is belying the confidence of its supporters that "nobody on the Left would ever justify" police firing of workers and peasants. In exactly the same manner as AP Chief Minister YSR and the Congress are justifying the Khammam firing by claiming 'provocation' and 'violence' by 'Naxalites', CPI(M)'s topmost leaders (including the veteran Jyoti Basu) continue to claim that the police firing at Nandigram was required, necessary.
Is the CPI(M)-led Government accepting the responsibility for compensation to those who lost loved ones, livelihoods (being unable to work due to severe and debilitating injuries including widespread loss of eyesight), and homes as a result of the repression? Far from it, CPI(M) leaders are saying that the question of paying compensation or punishing even police officials does not arise. To add insult to injury, they have the temerity to "at best" offer a grudging "pity".
Comrade Basu and Konar, weren't the martyrs of Nandigram also CPI(M) cadres, comrades of the Khammam martyrs, until the threat of land grab by the CPI(M) Government? Weren't the peasants of Nandigram inspired by the legacy of the Left-led Tebhaga movement just as those at Khammam were inspired by the legacy of the Left-led Telengana movement? At Khammam peasants were asking the Government to implement land reforms; at Nandigram, they were demanding that the Government keep its promise of 'land to the tiller', and stop handing over poor peasants' lands to corporate houses.
Isn't CPI(M)'s crude and callous justification of the Nandigram firing an insult –not just to the martyrs of Nandigram – but also to the martyrs of Khammam, and to the expectations of its own most loyal supporters among the intellectuals?
For a discussion of the deep discomfort of CPI(M) intellectuals over Nandigram, and CPI(M)'s own total refusal to address their concerns, see http://sanhati.com/front-page/304/


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Perfectly Imperfect by Joan Chandler
Perfectly Imperfect by Joan Chandler Publisher: Siren Publishing Genre: Contemporary Length: Full Length (188 pages) Other: M/F Rating: 4 stars Reviewed by Lotus
Have you ever been self-conscious about your body? Ali Baker had serious body image issues and she had plans for attacking them with lots of exercise and some unexpectedly sexy calorie-burning extracurricular activities thrown in.
Ali is a corporate accountant who owns a home in Texas. She's decided it was high time to start living her life fully without excess weight, when she literally ran into Daniel Wells at the gym she chose to join. Daniel is handsome and apparently more of a catch than meets the eye. He's British and lives a double life, sort of. I loved reading about both of these characters. Ali has her priorities straight and is willing to work hard for anything that she wants. Her dedication and perseverance is very admirable. Daniel is also hard working and talented, but burning the candle at both ends. He is passionate about his work, his family, and Ali.
Although they seem to be a great match, Ali and Daniel encounter some obstacles in their relationship, especially with Ali's tenuous confidence in her newfound slimmer self. I cheered for her when she and Daniel worked together to right an injustice. Score one for the girls who were blessed with less than perfect figures!!!
Ms. Chandler's writing is promising, with good narrative and not overly descriptive or overly telling. However, I did find it a little too perfect of a situation with the hero being so successful. I love men who have a British accent, but everything with Daniel seemed to be all that was on a checklist for the perfect man. Still, the story was a great escape for me, reading about Daniel and Ali's passionate encounters.
Perfectly Imperfect is the bigger woman's answer to all the good looking women who look down on them. I highly recommend this book to women who are working on getting their inner slimmer selves recognized or for those who just need a great story with some hot scenes.
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Nevada Legislature: Bill to cut PERS clears Nevada Senate
The Nevada Senate on Monday voted unanimously to approve a bill making major changes to the Public Employee Retirement System, including reducing the annual credit toward retirement from 2.5 percent of salary to 2.25 percent.
Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson, R-Las Vegas, said the changes will make a major difference in the cost of PERS.
"This bill is conservatively estimated to save PERS about a billion dollars every decade," he told fellow Senators.
SB406 says that any PERS employee convicted of certain felonies related to their duties of employment forfeits all rights and benefits to a retirement. That includes accepting bribes, embezzlement or theft of public money, perjury and conspiracy.
The bill orders that PERS return those felons, without interest, all contributions they have made to the system.
It also mandates that other than police-fire members, retirees be at least 65 before retiring if they have five years of service, 62 if at least 10 years service, age 55 if they have 30 years of service.
Public employees with 33 1/3 years of service would be allowed to retire at any age without having their benefit reduced.
The legislation applies only to those public employees hired on or after July 1 of this year. SB406 goes to the Assembly for consideration.
For any member killed in the line of duty or in the course of their employment, the bill authorizes the surviving spouse to receive either 50 percent of the deceased worker's salary or 100 percent of their retirement allowance, whichever is greater.
SB406 also mandates that, going forward, all judicial members of PERS pay half of their retirement premiums. Existing judges don't contribute to their retirement.
The Senate also passed Roberson's bill changing some of the rules surrounding collective bargaining by public employee groups.
First, SB241 excludes school administrators who make more than $120,000 from membership in a collective bargaining unit. In addition, it requires that a new school principal become an at-will employee during his or her first three years in that job and returns the principal to at-will status if, for two years in a row, the school's rating drops or if half or more teachers in the school ask for a transfer.
It doubles the number of bargaining sessions employee groups must participate in before they can push the contract to an arbitrator and requires that an arbitrator be selected at least 330 days before the end of the existing contract.
SB241 was approved on a 15-4 vote with Democrats Tick Segerblom and Debbie Smith absent.


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"I want the general public to understand how difficult it is when a financial regulator tries to challenge the conventional wisdom and make decisions in defiance of industry pressure," says Sheila Bair. "People need to understand that we are at risk of another financial crisis unless the general public more actively engages in countering undue influence of the financial services lobby." The book demonstrates how the lobby works at the center of political power. And while describing the negotiations that led to absurd decisions in favor of banks at the expense of the tax payer, she offers a set of recommendations on "How Main Street Can Tame Wall Street." For her the problems that drove the crisis –excess leverage, unbridled speculation, lack of basic consumer safeguards-, "are not really that hard to understand . Rather "sometimes I think people in the financial sector don't want you to understand the issues." Bair divides the necessary reforms into three categories: things that will make our financial institutions work better; things that will make our regulators work better; and things that will make our entire financial system work better.
Maintaining the ban on bail-outs is central to her vision, as it is the only way to convince shareholders and creditors that if they make bad decisions they will have to absorb the losses, and not transfer them to the tax payers. She preaches for good sense and responsibility while recognizing that a culture of greed and shortsightedness continues to permeate our financial system, infecting even the best managed institutions.
She reveals that the billions of TARP funding were authorized around a table of politicians and bankers without proper information on the reality of the situation, probably because none of the participants wanted it disclosed. "The audacity of that woman," as one of the regulators who tried to prevent her from doing her duty labeled it, was to resist as much as she could when it came to defending her institution, the FDIC.
Sheila Bair demands that public officials --be they in Congress, the administration or the regulatory community--act in the public interest, even if reforms mean lost profits for financial players who write big campaign checks. Perhaps it is too much to ask for.
While delivering a sophisticated lesson in economy and finance, this is a fun book, because it describes negotiations in which well known characters like the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, key regulators, politicians and the star bankers of the planet take backward positions. And she does not hide her views on each of these characters. It is also a book which is of great interest for the Europeans, because it implicitly tells them that they should stick to the reforms that have been decided in the G20 and Basel III negotiations, even at the time when the US Congress, under the pressure of the financial services industry, says that the US will not.
Publisher FP Free Press, A Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Ebook Edition also available at SimonandSchuster.com
Jacqueline Grapin is founder and Chairman of the European Institute.


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Ground station applications supporting communications with satellites, rockets, and other infrastructure networks have specialized power management needs. Field deployed equipment in shelters, hubs, and in mobile transit cases typically need to be resilient in extreme weather and humidity. Equipment attached to outdoor equipment such as antennae and launch vehicles must have lightening protection. Even in comparatively stable environments like manufacturing and test, sensitive equipment connected to power systems must be protected from power surges, and EMI from adjacent equipment. In addition, these applications often need remote monitoring and control of power distribution.
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Last week I explained how linear programming works and discussed the wine blending use case. Today I walk you through how to perform this analysis in Alteryx Designer.
Linear programming is the oldest of the mathematical programming algorithms, dating to the late 1930s. This article goes through a blending/mixing application to illustrate how linear programming works.
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Many if not most supervised-classification problems involve some degree of class imbalance, where at least one class occurs more frequently than the others. The imbalanced-classification problem illustrates the value of approaching data-science problems as empirical (as well as formal) optimization problems, using techniques termed cost-sensitive learning. This post will show you how to do cost-sensitive binary classification.
Most real-world data-science design patterns combine several models to solve a single business problem. This post surveys the most common and effective techniques for combining models. Once you make it through this post (and its predecessors), you'll be ready to take on the design patterns we'll begin learning in 2017.
Cross validation (CV) is a difficult topic. There are many ways to do CV, and articles on the subject can be very technical. This blog post is a gentle introduction to CV. Read it and you'll find it much easier to understand later posts describing data-science design patterns that use CV.
Understanding fitting algorithms is the final hurdle between you and some juicy data science design patterns. Make the leap!
Nothing is more stylish than a well-fitted induction algorithm.
The new Optimization tool has just come out in the Alteryx 10.6 Predictive Release (see Dr Dan's post on prescriptive analytics). With this single tool, we can solve linear programming, mixed integer linear programming and quadratic programming problems. The tool offers 3 input modes (manual input, file input and matrix input) to give you flexibility in defining your model. If you are a baseball fan and Alteryx fan, I have a great news for you! Today I'll show you how to use the Alteryx Optimization tool to solve a fantasy baseball daily lineup problem.


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The topic today is vines.
We have a chain-link fence around three sides of our backyard. Grape stake fencing is interspersed into some of the sections. Through the years I've experimented with several ways to disguise or cover up parts of the fencing. One section of grape stake fencing is decorated with garden art. Other sections of the chain link fencing are covered with Clematis armandii, honeysuckle and Akebia quinata.
I still had one area I wanted to cover up. I'd been searching for years for just the right vine. Lucky me, I found a Parthenocissus quinquefolia (also known as Virginia creeper) at the Poulsbo Garden Club Plant Sale last week. I can hardly wait to watch it turn myriad shades of crimson this fall. All of these vines like full sun but will do all right in partial sun, too. Here are details about all these vines in case you'd like to try one or all of them in your own garden.
Parthenocissus quinquefolia is native to North America. Its common names are Virginia creeper and woodbine. Even though it's called Virginia creeper it is a climber not a creeper and has sticky self-clinging tendrils that can damage brick and cement. It's best planted on a sturdy trellis, arbor or fencing. It has five lobed green deciduous leaves that turn shades of yellow and every combination of orange, red, crimson and even some purple tones. It can even serve as a ground cover in some areas. But do not grow the vine up or onto trees.
I'm not quite sure what cultivar of honeysuckle I have, but it's deciduous and has orange and yellow blossoms. It's a bit of a hummingbird magnet. It can sometimes be a bit challenging to entice vines to grow onto a chain-link fence. Sometimes wooden stakes can prop the vines up while they're being trained to grow up and along the chain link fencing. The first few years will take persistence and patience. Just keep reattaching the vines and after a while they'll finally festoon the fence to your great satisfaction.
Evergreen Clematis armandii (possibly the cultivar called Snowdrift) covers three areas of our chain link fencing. The five petaled white blossoms in early spring provide an exquisite scent throughout the garden for four to six weeks. It took about five years for the first plant to cover the fencing to my satisfaction. It worked so well I added two more plants to other areas of the fencing. It's much better to enjoy greenery than bare silver chain linking.
The fourth vine I've used on the fencing is Akebia quinata. Its leaves, too, come in groupings of five. I'm not sure if the flowers are purple or white because it's taken several years for the vine to take off and has yet to bloom. I chose it for the leaves though, so that's all right. You'll want to ask your favorite nursery staff person about which cultivar in stock has purple or white blossoms in making your own selection. Akebia in milder winters will retain its foliage in an evergreen habit, other years it's deciduous.
Gardeners love to share their love of plants with other gardeners. If you visit a plant sale and find abundant pots of one or two particular plants it doesn't necessarily mean they're invasive. It can mean they're really a popular plant or it can mean it easily multiplies and is easy to share with others. Bring your smartphone with you to look up and find out if the plant is indeed invasive. If you have a copy of Sunset Western Garden, it's also a helpful resource to look up the plant's attributes. Both will help in making good plant choices.
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On 22nd April 16:00-18:00pm I will be leading a Kundalini Sound Healing Event at Cloud 9 Wellbeing Tynemouth.
The focus of this event is to open and clear the heart chakra. Sometimes our experiences, for example, trauma, pain associated with relationships and love/attachment, not processing grief and loss effectively. It can develop an energetic grip around the heart which shuts it down and causes energy blocks, our perception of the world becomes gloomy and darker, we are weary and distrustful of others, we become less open to opportunities. Take a child for example, they are open, loving, they have vitality, experience so much joy in the smallest thing. It is our life experiences and emotional baggage which takes us away from living like this, causing cosmic scarring. But I'm here to tell you it doesn't have to be that way.
Do you feel misery? Jealousy? Bitterness? Grief? Sadness/depression? Then your heart maybe suffering. This is not our natural state as human beings, Yogi Bhajan said it's our birthright to be happy! We should live in a state of bliss. But in the society we live, due to generations of karmic patterns, we need to put the work in to elevate ourselves. To clear our subconscious mind, our karmic patterns and live a life filled with joy.
It is my mission and destiny in this lifetime to support you in this journey so you can live freely. Find your true essence, connect you to your soul, and be guided by your higher self.
Physical manifestations of a blocked heart are: heart diseases, ME, issues with the immune system, chronic fatigue syndrome, allergies and breast cancer.
During the session, I will guide your through a Kundalini Yoga Kriya to work on the heart center. Kundalini Yoga is my passion, and I have lived first hand the magic and power of this technology, I would LOVE to share it with YOU!
You will then relax and listen to Yoga Nidra, where I will guide you to go deeper into your inner world, to clear all of the chakras, specifically focusing on the heart.
Then our bodies and minds will melt into the sound waves of the gong, and other healing instruments to reset your nervous system, release toxins from the body on deep cellular levels and totally clear your energy, creating a shift in energy and removing any blockages. Sound Healing is an ancient, natural and effective technique. Sound Healing is believed to help in the treatment of stress, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sleeping problems, and chronic pain. It affects your brain activity to alpha and/or theta waves, helping you to become relaxed whilst still having an awareness of the outside world.
I want the universal energy to flow freely through your heart, by opening your heart you are more able to give and receive unconditional love, your will be more compassionate, generous, and develop your sense of inner harmony.
Your investment in you is £20
Please contact me to secure a place as spaces are limited.
I look forward to sharing with you this magical event. In such a beautiful community space.
Many blessings.
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There are two kinds of lye sodium hydroxide that's utilized to earn bar soap and potassium hydroxide that is use to produce liquid soap. Phosphoric acid is employed as a catalyst. Oxidation and hydrolysis are a few of the most frequent chemical alteration processes which take place. You have to first determine the allowable nitrogen loading to the area, per acre. If soil is extremely moist, its tension is low, which could mean that there's too much water for optimal development of the majority of plants. Therefore, the soil grows more fertile and porous. It gets polluted due to the addition of basic or acidic pollutants which can be countered by maintaining the desirable pH of soil.
Imagine you own a container of soil. This layer is composed of soft and cellular rocks, and it's called the `weak zone'. It's a layer which has a greater proportion of clay.
If you prefer to decide on the weather locally, home weather stations can be very helpful. It's formed on account of the chemical precipitation of plain water. Salinity may lead to death of the vegetation and so lead to soil erosion, which explains why salinity management is critical. It's a kind of physical or mechanical weathering, wherein rocks which were joined together are separated because of expansion of plain water. It's a sort of limestone which is made up of calcite. It's a metamorphic rock of rather low-grade, and is composed of rather fine particles.
The electrical design utilised by Moog was later utilized in numerous different synthesizers. The technology is simply not there yet. Many sensor technologies are developed and used through the years to assist irrigation scheduling decisions. Many sensing technologies which were originally designed for soil-based measurements are applied to soilless substrates. These systems utilize sunlight. It's the most common kind of drainage system which is chiefly observed in igneous rock terrains. It mainly suggests that the geological structure comprises a great quantity calcium.
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The next thing to do is to figure out the degree of green code adoption that is applicable. Naturally, you may voluntarily seek to accomplish a higher degree of green compliance by obeying the Tier 1 or Tier 2 standards. It gives the level of deficiency of water in a particular region.
The areas between the soil and the base of the home floor is called the crawl space. The environment virtually encompasses everything on earth around us. Since the atmosphere isn't uniform, these can change over various places and at various altitudes.
The use of the feel way is demonstrated in the next example. It is popular for construction related purposes. It's also advisable to be mindful that wastewater objectives and recommendations are not the same as fresh water recommendations. The goal of soil conservation is to reduce soil erosion, protect against soil's overuse, and reduce soil contamination from chemicals.
To be a specialist in Earth Sciences and Geology, you must have understanding of the conditions and definitions that are part of such fields. With weather stations such as these, you are going to be able to get the weather information you need right without needing to depend on the net or news updates. In the previous few chapters, you've been introduced to numerous formulas used to help determine how to correctly apply animal waste at agronomic prices. The outcomes are impressive. There's also a less certain likelihood of a decline in the range of relatively weak tropical cyclones, increased quantities of intense tropical cyclones and a worldwide decline in total quantities of tropical cyclones.


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The First Female Fighter from Hawaii Joins the UFC
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Photos via Kailin Curran's Facebook.
Hawaiian's have already made their mark on the sport of mixed martial arts. Per capita, it seems as though the small island chain has bred more elite level fighters than any other state—especially in the early days. Besides the fact that islanders are scrappy in general, there's good reason for this apparent concentration of MMA.
In 1988, Helio Gracie's second eldest son, Relson Gracie, moved to Oahu and created scores of great fighters before the first UFC. Since then the scene has grown, and guys like Enson Inoue, BJ Penn, and Travis Browne have all put Hawaii on the MMA map. Well, for the men at least. Until now, no female representative of the Aloha State has ever stepped into the Octagon. This week, Kailin Curran became the first woman from Hawaii to sign with the UFC—setting her up to be the first.
Kailin is primarily a kickboxer, and has won her first three professional bouts by decision. She may not be as fearsome and experienced as some of the other new strawweights, or the recent bantamweight acquisitions like Holly Holm or Rin Nakai, but she still has time to develop her game. Like most Hawaiian UFC fighters, she's ventured off the rock to seek out better training, and is now working out of Reign MMA academy in Lake Forest, California.
There are already 23 other fighters in her division, most of whom are currently filming The Ultimate Fighter. Her next opponent, Paige VanZant, tried out for the all-female, all-strawweight season, but was taken off the show's roster when the UFC found out that she was only 20 years old. It all worked out in the end, though, and the two will face off in Canada later this year at UFC Fight Night 54 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
It will take Kailin a considerable amount time to climb the ranks of what is now one of the most competitive divisions in the UFC. Still, regardless of how her debut fight turns out, she will mark the final step in Hawaii's presence in modern mixed martial arts.
Follow Kailin on Instagram.
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As with all our flatbed trailers, the beavertail range can be fitted with one of our winch options, allowing the recovery and loading of broken down or unpowered vehicles. The beavertail range is offered in width options of 6' 6" and 7' 6" and length options of 14' and 16'. The maximum gross weight for the lighter LT models is 2000kg, whilst the heavier LM models offer the maximum gross weight of 3500kg.
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RFIB plans bolt-on acquisitions up to GBP 15m
RFIB, a privately owned UK insurance broker, is actively looking to acquire reinsurance or wholesale bolt-on businesses in the GBP 5m–15m range, its CEO said.
The company is 35%-owned by investment firm Fleming Family and Partners (FFP) and 65% by management. The ownership structure and support of FFP provides good potential to expand, Chief Executive Marshall King said.
"We would like to expand through acquisition and organic growth and for the former we would like to do so through either acquiring teams or entire companies in the reinsurance and wholesale divisions," King said. "We would like to look towards bolt-ons of profitable, niche businesses in the GBP 5m–15m price range while larger transformational deals are not out of the question in several years' time."
Geographically, King didn't rule out any particular region. RFIB is a global business and with offices in London, Dubai, Hamilton, Kiev, Moscow, Perth and Tokyo as well as minority investments in insurance entities internationally.
Funding for any acquisition would be generated through a combination of its own balance sheet and its shareholder. "FFP is very willing to assist in funding for an acquisition, but we also have a strong balance sheet also," King said.
Operating revenue for the 12 months up to June 2008 increased by 12% to GBP 34m while profit before tax for the same period increased by 44% to GBP 4.4m.
Earlier this year RFIB sold its UK retail intermediary, Bridle Insurance Brokers Limited, to CFN Insurance Services Limited (CFN) for an undisclosed sum. King said there would be no further sales as it was now preparing to expand over the next 12 – 24 months.
King took over as CEO in September after Patrick Holcroft stepped down from the position.


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Colloidal Monolayer beta-In2Se3 Nanosheets with High Photoresponsivityby Almeida, G; Dogan, S; Bertoni, G; Giannini, C; Gaspari, R; Perissinotto, S; Krahne, R; Ghosh, S; Manna, L
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Volume: 139, Issue: 8, Pages: 3005-3011, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b11255, Published: MAR 1 2017
We report a low-temperature colloidal synthesis of single-layer, five-atom-thick, beta-In2Se3 nanosheets with lateral sizes tunable from similar to 300 to similar to 900 nm, using short aminonitriles (dicyandiamide or cyanamide) as shape controlling agents. The phase and the monolayer nature of the nanosheets were ascertained by analyzing the intensity ratio between two diffraction peaks from two-dimensional slabs of the various phases, determined by diffraction simulations. These findings were further backed-up by comparing and fitting the experimental X-ray diffraction pattern with Debye formula simulated patterns and with side-view high-resolution transmission electron microscopy imaging and simulation. The beta-In2Se3 nanosheets were found to be indirect band gap semiconductors (E-g = 1.55 eV), and single nanosheet photodetectors demonstrated high photoresponsivity and fast response times.


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Toymaker Isaac Larian Buys Malibu Mansion for $24 Million
Isaac Larian, founder of the toy company behind the Bratz dolls, purchased a Frank Gehry-designed beachfront home in Malibu for $24.15 million.
The MGA Entertainment chief executive got quite the deal, as the property reportedly hit the market for $57.5 million in 2013. The price had dropped to $29.9 million on July 5, 2016, according to MLS. The deal was first reported by The Real Deal.
The six-bedroom 10-bathroom home was built in 1989 for PennCorp Financial chief executive Burton Borman, who died in 2012. His estate was sold by Borman's heirs on Tuesday in a court-ordered partition sale in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Sources told The Real Deal that Borman's children were battling with his ex-wife Navabeh Borman over the home's value.
The house, at 31250 Broad Beach Road, clocks in at 11,000 square feet and borders Broad Beach. It includes a tennis court and lap pool.
Larian did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The listing agent Kurt Rappaport of Westside Estate Agency declined to comment.
Van Nuys-based MGA Entertainment manufactures toys, games, and girl's lifestyle products. Its toy lines range from Bratz to Lalaloopsy dolls, Num Noms, and Little Tikes.
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I have a little project I want to do with a colleague and it involves using a programable controller, to control 12-16 LEDs (5V). I also want to create an app on my phone that I can use to change the lighting pattern or colors of the LEDs, so the controller would need BlueTooth capability. I want to make a few hundred of these, so the cheaper and SMALLER, the better. Any recommendations?
I will be using a 5V rechargeable battery.
I'm considering using addressable LEDs too.
I will appreciate any feedback or insight, thanks in advance.


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Product : Aquasana AQ-4000
Type : Counter Top Water Filter
Filtration Stage : 2 Stage Filtration System
Product Warranty : 1 year
Suitable For : Rented Apartment, City Water, Small Household
- Reviews by Existing Customers
- Filtration Effectiveness
- Quality of the Product
- Maintenance and Replacement
- Installation Easiness
- Cost Effective (Price/Value)
In general, the Aquasana AQ 4000 water filter does perform a good job in filtering contaminants. However, it is kind of expensive to maintain it if you have a big family as it required constant filter replacement. Furthermore, the quality of the product is inconsistent. It is NOT SO RECOMMENDED as there are other better options.
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Aquasana AQ-4000 Review
Let's explore more on the system by looking at the key features.
NSF Certified
Aquasana has all their water filters certified by NSF, an international organization which certified and audit food, water
It is testified by NSF that the AQ 4000 is capable of:
- Remove up to 97% of chlorine
- Reduce heavy metals such as lead and mercury
- Reduce organic chemicals such as pesticide and herbicides.
- Chlorine resistant cysts such as giardia and cryptosporidium
- Pharmaceuticals such as estrone and ibuprofen
A detailed list of certification item is listed on this page.
2 Stage Claryum® Filtration
Aquasana water filter uses
There are 4 different segments contained in the 2 stage filters.
- Activated Carbon – reduces herbicides, pesticides
and VOCs .
- Catalytic Carbon – removes up to 97% chlorine and chloramines.
- Ion-Exchange – removes lead and mercury.
- Sub-Micron Mechanical Filtration – Captures asbestos and chlorine resistant cysts.
Meanwhile, it still retained the healthy minerals leaving delicious filtered water to consume.
The Aquasana AQ 4000 water filter is extremely portable with just a screw on faucet adaptor on most of the usual faucet. It is easy to remove and move to a new location if you are renting an apartment.
Easy Installation
As there is no permanent fixture is needed, it isn't required any professional plumber to install this system in your kitchen. You can do it yourselves under 2 minutes. Watch the video below on how easy the installation process is.
Alternatively, you can refer to the installation manual from Aquasana.
Unfortunately, not all faucet is able to fit the faucet adaptor for all countertop water filter.
Expensive Maintenance
Maintenance is always not cheap for all Aquasana water filters. For the AQ 4000, the annual replacement is the highest among all counter top water filters due to it has 2 separate filtration stage.
It is recommended to change the filter cartridge every 450 gallons of water being consumed.
Annual Maintenance Cost: $120
Aquasana offers 90 days money back guarantee and 1 year warranty on their water filters. It is a great opportunity to take advantage of this offer to try out the Aquasana AQ 4000 today!
Drawback and Disadvantages
The main drawback is the expensive annual replacement cost. It cost more than the filter with one year of replacement.
Some of the customer complaints about the system being leaky. It seems like Aquasana doesn't have a good quality control testing on their product before shipping out to their customers.
Technical Specification
Product Weight: 3 lbs
Dimension: 7″L x 4″W x 12″H
Flow Rate: 0.4 GPM
Verdict: NOT SO RECOMMENDED!
Expert View:
Although it has a great filtration system in removing contaminants, I don't think it is recommended for several reasons below:
- Expensive Maintenance: It is costly to maintain this machine in the long run.
- Poor Quality Control: Many customers complained about the leaky device which leads to bad quality control.
- Not Cater For Well Water: As described, it is not suitable for well water contaminants.
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Remember that time all the planets lined up? The world practically ended and stuff. Yeah – remember that?
Well it's happening again right now.
That could be the only explanation for how I'm suddenly so busy with paying gigs, non-paying gigs, and the (ahem!) Sugar Creek Art Festival this weekend (see the card above – click on it for more details). All of this stuff should be wrapped up by July 15 but until then, posting, as the say, will be light.
But speaking of the Sugar Creek Fest – it's this Saturday (10am to 5pm) and Sunday (11am to 4pm) on the ISU Quad and spilling out to North Street in Uptown Normal. I'll be in booth 119 on said North St., so stop on by and say howdy and talk yourself into a little Sugar Creek 10% discount. I have faith.


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February 24th, 2017
Independent Study: Juniors and Seniors, if you are interested in doing an INDEPENDENT study in Wildlife Biology (in addition to our regularly scheduled class) I would suggest taking a distance-learning course through the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. There is a cost associated with the Cornell courses. See me for more details.
FFA Week: This week we celebrated National FFA Week with Ag Olympics, Ag Trivia and a Hunger Banquet for sophomores. Pictures can be found here.
SAE Grades: I will be grading SAE on March 1st (unless you are completing a proficiency award application, in which case you have an extension).
SAE Ideas
February 17, 2017
Freshmen: Bird, bird, bird, bird is the word. We are continuing with our birding unit. Students have been learning ways to improve their observations of birds in the field.
Sophomores: We had the pleasure to speak with several professionals in the Natural Resource industry this week. Tuesday we visited the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station to speak with scientists and research technicians in the Department of Forestry and Horticulture. Wednesday Skyped with an evolutionary biologist from Brazil who studies daddy long legs and the role the male has as the primary egg protector. Finally on Thursday we had a visit from an Environmental Conservation Officer from CT DEEP.
Juniors and Seniors: CCNR permission slips were due today. If you want to go, email me that you are bringing the permission slip and money in on Tuesday so I can register us all ASAP.
LHHS Retake and Redo Policy: A new policy has been established regarding the retake and redo process at Lyman Hall. The policy and the form have been posted to this website and on Google Classroom. We will be discussing the policy in class.
FFA Update
Ideas and Events:
February 10th, 2017
Connecticut Conference on Natural Resources: Juniors, Seniors and students who participated in NRCA are eligible to attend CCNR on 3/13/17. Check out the CCNR website for more details on speakers (more detailed information coming to their website in March). Once I receive all permission slips and payment ($25 to Lyman Hall High School) by 2/17 (printed copies will be provided in class), I will register everyone. Parents are welcome to join us and are responsible for paying their admission ($50).
ENR CDE/ Envirothon Practice: The next practice will be on Tuesday 2/21 from 2:00-3:00. We still need a team leader or someone to help get things organized. Step up! You do not have to have competed (or want to compete) to be the leader. Just be willing to organize materials and plan the practice activities.
Envirothon Workshop: I will be taking students to the next Envirothon Workshop- Wildlife on March 18th (Saturday). Parents are welcome! See me for the permission slip.
SAE Ideas:
Environmental Events of Interest:
February 3rd, 2017
Freshmen: Perfecting their bird identification techniques, this week we focused on recognizing the size and shape of birds. Next week we will be looking at color pattern and behavior, starting with observations of our new class pets, two zebra finches.
Juniors: Students practiced orienteering by creating treasure hunts for their classmates to navigate.
Seniors: Diving into global warming, students are in the midst of creating a video and playing a game to learn about the principles of Earth Science that make climate and weather possible.
ENR: Our ENR practice was canceled due to snow. Our next practice will be on Thursday February 9th.
SAE Spotlight
By Ally L.
These updates are intended for current parents and students in the Wildlife Biology class at LHHS.
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acps_spi(3) acps_spi(3) NAME acps_spi: acpm_getenvattrs(), acpm_getobj(), acpm_getobjattrs(), acpm_getop(), acpm_getopattrs(), acpm_getsubattrs(), acpm_getsub‐ creds(), acpm_getsubid() - ACPS Service Provider Interface SYNOPSIS [flag]... file... [library]... DESCRIPTION The ACPS Service Provider Interface makes it possible to define a cus‐ tom module that responds to access control requests. This module is typically written either to enforce a custom policy, or to interface to another system that defines such a policy. By creating this module and inserting an appropriate entry into the file, all access control requests made by applications that support the Access Control Policy Switch will automatically be routed to the module, without modifying the applications. The service provider (module) interface is primarily composed of a well-defined routine that each module must provide and a set of helper routines provided by the switch to encode and decode information into the opaque handle. The single interface provided by each module is defined as follows: The handle contains all of the request information. The argv argument contains an array of elements, each representing an argument specified in the ACPS configuration file entry for the module (see below). The module return values match exactly the API return values with the option of an additional value indicating that no access information is available for the given request In order for the module to retrieve information from the handle about the access control request, the switch provides the following set of helper routines to extract the desired information, described in Note that these routines are very similar to the API routines except that the multi-value attributes are returned as a linked list rather than requiring individual routines. The practical reason for this is that it allows greater flexibility in manipulating the attribute data based on the needs of the module. In the same way that an application can retrieve the credential requested by a module, (see acps_api(3)), the module has the following interface to encode this information into the handle: A module would typically use this in the event that the application did not present the required credential. It is expected that the applica‐ tion will add the necessary information and repeat the call to RETURN VALUE The values returned by the ACPS SPI (as well as the ACPS API) are defined in acps(3). EXAMPLES The following example illustrates a sample policy module that enforces the policy: "users Ron, Ren, and Bill may read or write the password object" #include <acps_spi.h> #include <stdio.h> extern int acpm_checkauth(acp_handle_t h, int argc, const char **argv) { char *user; char *operation; char *object; char *buf; int retval; // get the user if((retval = acpm_getsubid(h, buf, &user)) != ACPS_SUCCESS) return retval; if(strcmp(buf, ACPS_ID_NAME) != 0) // type validation return ACPS_GEN_ERROR; // get the operation if((retval=acpm_getop(h, buf, &operation)) != ACPS_SUCCESS) return retval; if(strcmp(buf, ACPS_OP_DOTHEIRARCHICAL) != 0) return ACPS_GEN_ERROR; // get the object if((retval = acpm_getobj(h, buf, &object)) != ACPS_SUCCESS) return retval; if(strcmp(buf, ACPS_OBJ_GENERIC) != 0) return ACPS_GEN_ERROR; // evaluate primitives against policy if( ( (strcmp(user, "Ron") == 0) || (strcmp(user, "Ren") == 0) || (strcmp(user, "Bill") == 0)) &&( (strcmp(operation, "read") == 0) || (strcmp(operation, "write") == 0)) &&(strcmp(object, "password"))) { return ACPS_ALLOW; } else { return ACPS_DENY; } } SEE ALSO acps(3), acps_api(3). acps_spi(3)[top]
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Harold........my dad and I had long thought that the Homer Bridge would have been perfect right there where you are talking about!......Certainly we are just glad to see it restored and given a good home!
It looks as if this bridge has found a home and for that I am grateful. However, I've always wondered why the city of Rushville has never put up a bridge or even a replica of one of the Kennedy bridges. It seems odd to drive past the little park on SR 3 in Rushville and see the wrought iron(fake??) bridge rather than one resembling the Kennedy bridges. I think the little Mud Creek bridge would look nice sitting there in the park.
They do put up signs during the festival in August, but otherwise you have to known the route in advance. I will try google map the new location.
Karen and I visited this bridge on Oct 31st. It now has new roof trusses, but still needs shingles, and also siding. The Pioneer Engineer's Club is hard to find thanks to no signs along the road. It is on S200W. We got lucky and found it right away. The bridge is back off the road quite a ways. It is a miracle that this bridge was saved! Most of it is the original timbers, except for the lower chords, which are some kind of "engineered" lumber.
My husband, Steve, and I purchased this property in June 2008 from his family. The bridge has been dismantled (June 2009) and relocated to the Pioneer Engineers show grounds. Work continues and the bridge will be up for walk traffic for the August 2009 show.
Information can be found at: http://www.pioneerengineers.com/covered_bridge.htm
The website has pictures from the teardown to the rebuild.
There has been some discussion in the past of trying to acquire it and move it to a park. I don't really know the ownership status, but I would say right now all the attention is on Moscow. Actually, the last time I heard much said about Homer was about the time that Offutt's burned. It would be an easy one to move, but it has some lower chord issues and one panel that is pretty rotten.
The side of the bridge where the trusses are exposed is where there was a barn built and attached. The barn collapsed like last year. I don't know what the future holds for the bridge. It would be nice if it could be converted back into a covered bridge over water someday if only that could happen. The bridge probably still really belongs to somebody.


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Tuesday 10th September
Join us at Plant 4 Bowden for a special film screening event of 2040. 2040 is a hybrid feature documentary that looks to the future, but is vitally important NOW! The 2040 journey began with award-winning director Damon Gameau (That Sugar Film). Motivated by concerns about the planet his 4-year-old daughter would inherit, Damon embarked on a global journey to meet innovators and changemakers in the areas of economics, technology, civil society, agriculture, education and sustainability.
Drawing on their expertise, he sought to identify the best solutions, available to us now, that would help improve the health of our planet and the societies that operate within it. From marine permaculture to decentralised renewable energy projects, he discovered that people all over the world are taking matters into their own hands. This journey is the central premise for the documentary '2040', a story of hope that looks at the very real possibility that humanity could reverse global warming and improve the lives of every living thing in the process. It is a positive vision of what 'could be', instead of the dystopian future we are so often presented. On the night, enjoy our eco-friendly and sustainable-living marketplace, fresh healthy food and drinks available from local Plant 4 eateries and guest speakers! Market starts at 6pm
Guest speaker at 7.30pm
Film starts at 8pm (approx).
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(Welland, Ontario) January 17, 2019 – Health and Wellness often get confused for being synonyms, they're not. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease. Wellness is an active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a healthy and fulfilling life.
Establishing this difference in the community is why the Seaway Mall Health & Wellness Show brings the experts to you. Join us Jan 25 & 26 for free seminars hosted by local health professionals and a variety of vendors. Health Wise will be honoring amazing discounts during this event: 10% off food & drinks, 15% off body care & 20-25% off supplements.
"Everyone is motivated after the holidays to get a jump start on a healthy lifestyle, we are committed to bringing helpful and informative events to our community and that is why we continue to do the Health & Wellness Show every year" – Carissa Tirpko, Health & Wellness Event Organizer
This year we are excited to announce we will be hosting local celebrity and professional pastry chef, Anna Olson; Lead Chiropractor and Concussion Management Specialist Dr.Pat Maddelena; and Educator, Author, and Formulator of natural health products, Dr. Elie Klein.
The Health & Wellness Show is taking place in Ernie Allen Court on Friday January 25 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday January 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with presentations, demonstrations and health related vendors offering products and services on both days. See Facebook or seawaymall.com for more information on vendors and seminars.


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New video of the series "The soccer cups" in which our chief of barmans Jordi Reig presents the cocktail "Luis Enrique character".
Born in Gijón, Luis Enrique Martínez began his career as a professional soccer player in Sporting de Gijón in 1989. After two years he signed for Real Madrid, club in which he played under the directions of coaches such as Benito Floro and Jorge Valdano. In 1996 he signed for FC Barcelona, where he played 7 seasons. Throughout his career he was characterized to play in several positions, being the most successful those of forward and midfield player. He retired as a soccer player in 2004.
His coaching career began in 2008 with the team of Barça B. In 2013 he signed for Celta Vigo and the following year he returned to Barça as the first team coach. His first season was very successful, winning the League, the Cup and the Champions (the triplet). In the second, in addition to repeating the triplet, he also won the European Super Cup. He left FC Barcelona at the end of the 2016-2017 season.
1 egg white
1,5 cl of milk cream
2 spoons of sugar
2 cl of lemon juice
4 cl of floral gin
2 cl of Edelflower liqueur
4 cl top of soda
Fragance and decoration of orange
A set of 17 cocktails that our chief of barmans Jordi Reig designed for the tv show Estudio Estadio de TVE, inspired by the characteristics and peculiarities of different characters from the world of football.
New creations, classic cocktails, funny adaptations and lots of ingredients to suit all tastes and personalities. A great challenge, week after week, that required to thoroughly analyze the selected character: origin, playing style, sporting trajectory, personal tastes, anecdotes and curiosities.
Rummaging even in his personality with the intention of finding the right ingredients for each cocktail and to be able to select also the style of glass in which to serve it. Taking advantage of the different techniques of elaboration so that the final result shows us, without a doubt, the celebrity and the cocktail designed for him.
No matter which is your team, we wish you enjoy the formulas and discover new flavours.
Those are the real soccer cups to have always in good company.
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Singer Katy Perry says she feels "ashamed" for having suicidal thoughts in the past…..reports Asian Lite News
Perry broke down in a therapy session during a four-day livestream Witness World Wide.
She repeatedly broke down as she spoke with the therapist about everything from her difficult relationship with her parents to her past battles with alcoholism.
The "Roar" hitmaker admitted to thoughts of suicide in the past.
She said: "I wrote a song about it. I feel ashamed that I would have those thoughts, feel that low and that depressed. You can be right or you can be loved. I just want to be loved."
She got so emotional that at one point, as she discussed her past battles with alcohol, a minder could be heard forcefully suggesting she stop the livestream. She refused.


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Brother Knights,
Economic and financial change happens at such a fast pace that it is often difficult to sort out the important issues that affect us directly. That is why I try to send periodic messages throughout the year to help my fellow Knights and clients keep up-to-date. I think this month's message is very relevant. Please let me know if I can provide further details by clicking on the additional-details box at the end.
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We have a massive problem in the United States with deaths and over-dose from opioids. According to the Centers for Disease Control, there were 70,237 drug overdose deaths from opioids in the United States in 2017 alone. A White House report last fall put the cost to the country of the overdose epidemic at more than $500 billion a year. The vast majority of the people who ultimately died were initially prescribed opioids by a doctor for some type of pain. They went on to become addicted to opioids and ended up overdosing. They died horrible, unnecessary deaths. Some overdosed on prescription drugs, and some turned to street drugs when they were unable to acquire prescription drugs.
These deaths, caused by the medical profession, in concert with pharmaceutical companies are unacceptable, unnecessary and should not be tolerated. Doctors prescribed these drugs inappropriately. Many of the conditions for which these drugs were prescribed are not even helped by opioids. The science if very clear on that now. And yet over 70,000 people per year are dying needlessly. And this epidemic is getting worse every year.
As a chiropractor, I have seen a lot in the last 30+ years. And before my chiropractic career, I worked with some of the sickest people on the planet at M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas. I know a lot about pain, how it works, and the solutions for it. There are certainly times when opioids are appropriate, but so often, there are very effective non-drug solutions.
Chiropractic has always advocated for a drug-free lifestyle. In fact, chiropractic is the largest drug-free health care profession in the world. A recent article in the JMPT noted that 30% of people who have suffered from spinal pain have used chiropractic care. These people often suffered from chronic neck and low back pain. They looked at over 6,000 patients from 125 clinics in the U.S. The typical patient was highly educated and had been in pain and using chiropractic care for years. The take away is that 90% of the patients under chiropractic care reported "high satisfaction with their care". This group was successful in avoiding both opioids and spinal surgery.
Since we have such a massive problem with addiction and overdose, why wouldn't the medical professionals encourage patients with these types of problems to seek chiropractic care prior to prescribing narcotics? Why wouldn't insurance companies urge physicians to seek a chiropractic consult prior to receiving a narcotics prescription? Why wouldn't legislators urge medical providers and chiropractic physicians to work together to help avoid narcotics-related deaths? Our children, brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, and friends are dying at unprecedented rates. Enough is enough. Please share this article with everyone you know and ask them to send it on. You might save a life.
By seeking chiropractic care, many can be helped without the need for opioids or pain medications.
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Reference: Herman PM, Kommareddi M, Sorbero ME et al. Characteristics of Chiropractic Patients Being Treated for Chronic Low Back and Neck Pain. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2018, Jul-Aug;41 (6): 445-455.


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If you enjoy Champagne, you may want to know that October 19 is Global Champagne Day. TWB at Provence Marinaside is celebrating with Champagne of course. Here are the details.
"Everything is better with bubbles… life itself feels a little brighter when you're sipping something sparkling. It's going to be a lot of fun offering so many selections to our guests. Our wonderful patio, the view over-looking the Marina, and a glass of bubbles, is just about perfect when it comes to making your day exceptional," concludes Carlson.
Whether you are in a celebratory mood, need a pick-me-up, or looking to unwind after work, TWB-The Wine Bar and next door Provence Marinaside have you covered this coming weekend.


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John Hirst spent over 20 years working nationally for several major retailers. He came to Bristol in 1997, where his work focussed on the massive project to regenerate the run down shopping area of Broadmead in the heart of Bristol city centre. John became Chief Executive of Destination Bristol in 2013 and is focussed on a large number of tourism initiatives for Bristol and at the same improve the overall management of the city centre improving the quality of the overall visitor experience.
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The Face of The Baby Show
The Baby Show, the UK's leading pregnancy and parenting event, is holding a competition to find 'The Face of The Baby Show' for their high profile National Campaign. There are three Baby Shows (NEC Birmingham, Olympia and ExCeL London) and each requires a different 'Face'.
If you'd like to put your baby forward for this exciting opportunity, please complete the form below and if all goes well, you will be officially invited to attend the shoot. Closing date Friday 31st May at midday. Finalists will be notified before Friday 31st May, 5:30pm by both email and telephone. The two-day photoshoot will take place on Thursday 6 – Friday 7 June in Haggerston, London E8 so you must be available for these dates before you complete the application. Terms and Conditions can be found here, please read thoroughly before proceeding with your baby's application.
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Citifield Seating Map
Check out a Citi Field seating chart here. Citi Field has, in recent years, become more of a culinary destination—as Eater NY's critic Ryan Sutton notes, "its vendors champion local eats over the more But it's even more complex than that. The price of a seat at Citi Field, once again, depends on the opponent. Opening Day and the games against the Yankees are designated "platinum" games. Games One man took to NY1 after being duped by AEG Live when he bought tickets to one of Paul McCartney's Citi Field concerts this summer and on the new seating chart there was a section called B5-1
This area is behind the center-field wall, and includes field-view seating and jumbo screens to catch play-by-play while waiting in line. —Concessions: Shake Shack, Blue Smoke, El Verano Taqueria, Box It will not be cheap to attend All-Star events at Citi Field. One season-ticket holder seats for All-Star week for $799 apiece — plus a $20 convenience fee. (See seating chart here.) Those same You can check out a virtual Yankee Stadium seating chart here. Like Citi Field, the new Yankee Stadium has a bevy of food options that go beyond an overpriced hot dog and a package of mostly broken
Citifield Seating Map – The initial seating charts for the That's the red area on this chart. It's a size not out of line with most modern parks, though there are also not a lot of parks with a smaller foul ground area. The IdealSeat heat map shows where balls are hit most often Currently, IdealSeat only works for two stadiums: Safeco and Citi Field, home of the New York Mets. But there are plans to have three-to Now the casual fan can find that sort of ideal seat at a major league park — with no principal chasing behind, either. Joel Carben and two of his sports tech-savvy buddies created IdealSeat, a fan


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Whether you've suffered an injury or years of working on your feet have left them in pain, Active Nevada Chiropractic & Wellness has the care, chiropractors, and treatments you need. Whether you need adjustment by hand or gentle chiropractic instruments, our team has over 10 years of experience in helping ease pain and suffering.
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO/KJCT)-- Boy Scouts across the Grand Valley have been selling Christmas trees to raise money for their troops, but one of them took a hit recently, when some of their credit card sales didn't go through.
Over the weekend boy Scout Troop 303 posted on Facebook that credit card sales between 10:45 AM and 5:45 PM on Friday, November 29th were not processed, and about 20 trees were taken off the lot without the payment going through.
Its estimated the troop lost about $1,650.
It's still not clear what exactly caused the credit card malfunction, but now they are hoping that anyone that walked away with a tree for free will come back to pay.
"We could try to do more fundraising, but it really comes out of parents pockets...if you want to send your kid to that camp, or throughout the year," said Scout Master of Troop 303, Amanda Curnutt,
There is some good news...Amanda says there has been a handful of people that have dropped by to get their card processed, and even donated a little extra.