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I did some work on my 'Unnecessary Wheels"collection last night. You can see them all here. I'm beginning to think that some of my things would actually be great with wheels.No wheels on these guys. They're for eating. Super tasty and full of life. Neon fruit, it's hydroponic.
the wheels are becoming more necessary
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The Oklahoma City Thunder signed veteran Derek Fisher on Monday, filling an opening for a third point guard that was created when Eric Maynor got traded to Portland.
Fisher joins Oklahoma City for the stretch run for the second straight season. He played in 20 regular-season games and then all 20 playoff games last season. He has not played in the NBA this season after being unsigned as a free agent during the offseason.
Fisher won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers before getting traded to Houston last season, then buying his way out of his contract with the Rockets.
Fisher is also the president of the NBA Players Association, which recently ousted longtime executive director Billy Hunter.
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Playwright, poet, essayist, flamboyant man-about-town, Oscar Wilde pack an astonishing amount of work, genius, and controversy into two short decades, producing masterworks in every literary genre. This selection includes almost all of his short stories, including "The Canterville Ghost," "The Fisherman and his Soul," and "The Remarkable Rocket."
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The US state of Minnesota has backed away from a policy that would have banned providers of free web-based higher education from offering courses to its residents.
Last week, El Reg reported that online education startup Coursera was forced to add a clause to its terms of service forbidding Minnesotans from taking its courses, after that state's Office of Higher Education warned it that Coursera's activities violated Minnesota's consumer protection laws.
The only way to continue to offer its courses to Minnesota residents, Coursera was reportedly told, was for each of its 33 university partners to register to offer educational services within the state, at a cost of $1,200 per year plus an initial fee.
On Monday, however, Larry Pogemiller, director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, was in full spin-control mode.
"Obviously, our office encourages lifelong learning and wants Minnesotans to take advantage of educational materials available on the Internet, particularly if they're free," Pogemiller said in a statement emailed to The Register.
Previously, Minnesota officials had made the case that the state's registration law applied equally to online and brick-and-mortar institutions, regardless of whether they charged for their courses.
The idea of the law is to protect Minnesotans from wasting their money – or even their time – on low-quality degree programs. But although Coursera offers high-quality course materials developed by top universities worldwide, it neither charges for its courses nor offers credits toward degrees.
In his statement, Pogemiller acknowledged that the company's innovative model made it a new kind of educational resource not envisioned by Minnesota's decades-old law. As such, he said, the Office of Higher Education had no plans to take action against either Coursera or its users.
"No Minnesotan should hesitate to take advantage of free, online offerings from Coursera," Pogemiller wrote.
As far as we know, only Coursera has butted heads with Minnesota over its registration law thus far. Other online-learning startups, such as edX and Udacity, have not reported similar troubles. But the issue may soon be moot, as Pogemiller says the law is due for a refresh.
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I've been kind of slacking lately with my professions. I finally got my Blacksmith maxed late last week & over the weekend, I decided it was time to sort out my Enchanter's mailbox & bags. Almost every green armor drop I've picked up whilst leveling 3 alts through Pandaria has been mailed to her so after sorting out all the non-MoP stuff, I tackled the green armour.
Where to start was my first thought! I had item level 364's, 377's, 384's, 390's & some 400+'s too & no idea which of them were disenchant fodder & which were saleable. My first stop was Cold's excellent post about stat weight priorities by armor type & which ones to try to sell. It has some great information but I wanted a quick & easy fix for bulging bags & I just wasn't in the frame of mind to tackle such a detailed sorting out. I've bookmarked it for future reference though & will be streamlining my Trade Skill Master auctioning groups based on his post.
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The screenshots above show which items I currently have in which groups. As I pick up new stuff, I'll just add them to the auctioning group & forget about them! The item level 364's are for level 83 alts, the item level 377's are for level 84's & the item level 384 & 390's are for level 85's. Now these were quite nicely priced - definitely way above any disenchanting value so I kept these armor pieces & disenchanted any of the others in my bags.
Off I went back to the Auction House & ran my usual post cycle, including these armor items. I've set the 364's at 199g, the 377's at 225g & the 384/390's at 249g for now - just to test the market. I've also set them only to list for 24 hours to keep the deposit price down. When I came back the next day, I have to say I was pleasantly surprised - 9 pieces had sold overnight for a princely sum of just over 2000 gold!
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Over time I may very well end up buying green armor in these categories if they are priced very cheaply. This is a definite possible replacement market (or addition, depending on your server) for the level 77-80 green armor sales which on my server at least, seem to have almost disappeared completely for now.
I also leveled my enchanting a bit & although I only made the very cheapest enchants to do so, I have been quite pleased with those sales too but that's a story for another post! Have you had much luck in this armor market? How is the level 77-80 Cata greens market doing on your server? Would love to hear your thoughts so you know the score - leave a comment below or maybe tweet me @nevahaddict.
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CINCINNATI >> Andy Dalton and Marvin Jones did whatever they wanted against the Jets' shocked defense.
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The third-year quarterback and second-year receiver went into the club's record books as its top touchdown combination. Jones set a Bengals record for touchdown receptions, scoring on catches of 9, 6, 17 and 6 yards.
Dalton's five touchdown passes gave him 11 in his last three games, his best such span. He's the first quarterback to throw for five TDs against the Jets since Dan Marino in 1988.
The Bengals (6-2) won their fourth in a row and padded their AFC North lead by taking advantage of New York's step-slow pass defense and its rookie quarterback, who had his worst day yet. Geno Smith threw two interceptions that were returned for touchdowns before heading to the bench early in the fourth quarter.
It was Cincinnati's most lopsided victory during coach Marvin Lewis' 11 seasons. The Bengals are 21/2 games ahead of second-place Baltimore, which had its bye week.
New York (4-4) couldn't break its pattern of win-one, lose-one. The Jets took their most lopsided loss since a 45-3 loss to New England in 2010.
It slipped away fast.
The Bengals got touchdowns on their first two possessions while the Jets managed only 1 net yard in the first quarter — their fewest for a quarter since 2009.
The Bengals figured they could take advantage of New York's man-to-man coverage by throwing deep. Dalton's line gave him plenty of time and he was on target most of the time, setting up a lot of big plays.
The biggest came from Jones, a fifth-round draft pick with a lot of speed. In his breakout game, he showed a good pair of hands and a few nifty moves, too. His 30-yard catch set up Dalton's 4-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jermaine Gresham, who was uncovered in the back of the end zone.
A.J. Green also had two catches that went for more than 50 yards each as Dalton showed he can complete the long throw — one of his biggest deficiencies in his first two seasons. Dalton finished 19 of 30 for 325 yards with an interception and a sack.
Smith showed he's still got an awful lot to learn. He was 20 of 30 for 159 yards with three sacks.
Down 28-6 coming out of halftime, Smith made two more glaring mistakes. Chris Crocker returned his first pass of the second half 32 yards for a touchdown. Early in the fourth quarter, Adam "Pacman" Jones ran another back 40 yards for a score, sidestepping the diving Smith to reach the end zone.
Smith has had three interceptions returned for touchdowns in the last two games. New England's Logan Ryan ran one back 79 yards for a score during the Jets' 30-27 overtime victory last week.
Bengals middle linebacker Rey Maualuga was taken off the field on a cart in the first half after hurting his left knee and apparently suffering a concussion while trying to make a tackle.


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Prof. Dr. Michael Koch
Programming Cooperative Systems / Cooperation Systems Group
Institute for Software Technology
Department of Informatics
Bundeswehr University München
D-85577 Neubiberg, Germany
Office: Building 41/400 Room 2409
Phone: +49 89 6004 -3777
Fax: +49 89 6004-4447
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Cooperation Systems Center Munich
- Chair of Special Interest Group on CSCW in the German Computer Society (GI)
Prof. Dr. Michael Koch has studied Informatics at TU München and has received his doctorate in Informatics (PhD) from the same University. After spending some time at Xerox Research Centre Europe and finishing a Habilitation in Informatics (again at TU München) he is now teaching at Bundeswehr University München where he is leading the Cooperation Systems Center Munich. His focus in research and teaching is in the interdisciplinary and praxis-oriented support of collaboration in teams, communities and networks - and in this field particularly aspects of requirements engineering and system introduction, software architecture for interoperability and ubiquitous user interfaces. He is chair of the special interest group on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work in the German Computer Society (GI).
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Victorino could return for Sunday's series finale
BOSTON -- As the saga of Shane Victorino's injuries continues, the Red Sox know they have to deal with them, and they will.
Left hamstring tightness the latest of his body's ailments, Victorino was out of the lineup against the Yankees on Saturday, but he will not go to the 15-day disabled list as the Red Sox continue to work around Victorino's health concerns while letting him continue his aggressive style of play.
Manager John Farrell said that Victorino, who has played in 65 of the team's 98 games this season, could return as soon as Sunday.
"It's a situation that he's managing, and our medical staff is confident he's not at further risk of long-term issues," Farrell said.
Victorino has been something of a crash-test dummy with right-field walls this season, though his most recent injury came during Friday's 4-2 win over the Yankees, when Victorino pulled up lame chasing a fly ball.
"But he's come in today feeling better than I think he even anticipated after coming out last night," Farrell said. "We're hopeful and expect him to be in the lineup tomorrow."


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Blaine's Bulletin- A Deliberate Approach to Immigration Reform
Washington, July 12, 2013
Tags: Immigration
Many of you have been quite vocal about the immigration bill that passed in the Senate late last month and that is why I wanted to make it clear that I oppose the legislation as passed. I also wanted to take a moment to explain how the process is likely to play out from here.
Many of you have been quite vocal about the immigration bill that passed in the Senate late last month and that is why I wanted to make it clear that I oppose the legislation as passed. I also wanted to take a moment to explain how the process is likely to play out from here.
Immigration reform is too complex and too important to not go through the proper, thorough legislative process. While the Senate has passed its own bill, the House remains opposed to it and dedicated to passing its own immigration reforms in a more deliberate way. The House Judiciary Committee and House Homeland Security Committee have both already started the process of writing and fine-tuning immigration reform bills addressing specific issues that have contributed to the broken system. These smaller bills begin with a strong border security bill, and include bills to reform the visa systems for high-skill workers and farm workers, and a bill to expand the E-Verify system to help employers hire employees able to work legally in the U.S.
And make no mistake that as these bills come before the House, I will take into consideration the many comments I have received from Missourians, like you, over the past few months. As I have since I first ran for Congress back in 2008, I remain opposed to amnesty and I believe it is inherently unfair and insults legal immigrants who have spent years playing by the rules to come to this great country. Amnesty does absolutely nothing to solve our illegal immigration troubles; rather, it exacerbates the problem.
I am keenly aware that the legal process of immigrating to the United States is broken and must be fixed. This broken system often results in the separation of families for years and the loss of good workers to companies abroad and that is, in my opinion, unacceptable and totally avoidable. In order to make the changes we need, I am willing to work with my colleagues from both sides of the aisle to find a solution.
Still, on an issue as important as this, I am not willing to compromise my principles. Therefore, as we tackle immigration, any reforms must strengthen our system to prevent immigrants from remaining in the country past their allotted visa stay and also our border to prohibit the entry of illegal immigrants and illegal substances which may threaten our communities, infrastructure, and economy. We must expand the use of E-Verify to verify work eligibility in the U.S. without penalizing companies that act in good faith to validate their workers. I also believe that we must concentrate on deporting criminal illegal immigrants immediately while reducing the wait times and bureaucratic red-tape for legal immigrant and non-immigrant visas. If we do this right, we will provide incentives for people to come to our country the right way and disincentives to come here the wrong way.
As we move forward with various proposals for immigration reform, I will remain steadfast in my belief that we are a nation of immigrants and that becoming an American citizen is a great privilege and one we should not take lightly. I also cannot accept the idea of giving those immigrants who have broken the law by coming here illegally an advantage over those who have underwent the legal process and those still waiting for acceptance to enter the U.S. legally. As always, I will continue to listen to you about this important issue and use your comments as a guide on future reforms.


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Bail Bond Study Seeks to Predict No-Shows for Criminal Trials
Prof Links Type of Jail Release to Likelihood Dallas County Defendants Will Appear in Court
Private bail bond companies may have an edge when it comes to getting criminal defendants to show up for their court dates, according to a new study by UT Dallas criminologist Dr. Robert Morris, director of the Center for Crime and Justice Studies.
The study was conducted by Dr. Robert Morris, director of the Center for Crime and Justice Studies.
The study examined differences in failure to appear (FTA) in court and re-arrest among over 22,000 Dallas County criminal defendants released from the county jail during 2008 through different release mechanisms.
"The study isolated the effects of particular bond, or release, types," Morris said. "We found that similarly situated defendants released via a bail bond company were significantly less likely to fail to appear in court compared to attorney bonds, cash bonds and pretrial services bonds, respectively."
Jailed defendants typically have several options available to secure release before their court hearings, including attorney bonds, cash bonds and commercial bonds.
Each time a defendant fails to appear for a court date it costs the county approximately $1,775, on average, in operating expenses. Over the course of a year, this adds up to millions of wasted tax dollars.
In Dallas County, about 25 percent of all defendants released pre-trial failed to appear, but the rate varied between felonies and misdemeanors.
"Many factors go into whether a defendant appears and/or re-offends down the road. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a particular release mechanism itself played a role and if so, what are the associated costs," Morris said. "These initial findings suggest that in Dallas County, commercial bail bonds may be the most cost-effective means of pretrial release in terms of getting defendants (both felony and misdemeanor) to show up to court."
About 25 percent of defendants released from the Dallas County jail failed to appear for their trials, the study reported.
The findings on recidivism were not as clear cut.
"Recidivism is more complicated, and timing plays a role," Morris said. "For example, when looking at recidivism for felony and misdemeanor defendants separately, there were no differences in rates between pretrial services and commercial bonds."
Commercial bonds, as it turns out, are the most commonly used mechanism among defendants for pre-trial release. About two-thirds of eligible inmates are released through bondsmen in Dallas County, followed by cash bonds, pretrial services and attorney bonds.
Morris added that caution is needed before applying these findings to defendants across the board – both inside and outside Dallas County. Differences across specific offense types will also need further examination.
"We hope these findings will lead to more cost-effective practices for pre-trial release mechanisms, all of which play a vital role in the criminal justice process," Morris said. "This was one data set, and it provided a solid baseline. The next steps are to replicate the study with newer data and for other major jurisdictions. Then we can start to explore why many defendants are not showing up for court."
The full research report is available at the Center for Crime and Justice Studies' website.
Media Contact: The Office of Media Relations, UT Dallas, (972) 883-2155, [email protected].


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Officers investigating claims of computer hacking in relation to alleged voicemail interception and other offences at Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper group - News International - arrested another suspect this morning.
They said a 48-year-old man was manacled at a business premises in the Newcastle area earlier today.
The unnamed suspect from Northumberland is currently being held at a local police station under conspiracy to commit offences under Sections 1 and 3 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 and Sections 1 and 2 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
Scotland Yard added that the man's home and business addresses were currently being searched by cops working on Operation Tuleta.
"The arrest relates [to] suspected business espionage and is not directly linked to any news organisation or the activities of journalists," the Met said.
This cuffing brings the total number of Op Tuleta suspects arrested to 17 the date. The probe is related to two other inquiries that remain active at the Yard: The high profile phone-hacking investigation (Op Weeting) and claims of corrupt payments to police and officials (Op Elveden). ®


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NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands —The Australian Commonwealth represented by the
CrimTrac Agency
and SNN have signed a contract for the provision of SNN's Bonaparte DNA matching software and
associated support services as part of a National DNA Investigative Capability (NDIC).
The contract is the corollary of SNN's successful bid on tender C14/147 issued by the CrimTrac
Agency last year.
Bonaparte's state-of-the-art indirect matching algorithms will provide Australia's police and related agencies with new capability that can be used for matching DNA profiles across Australia's state and territory borders for law enforcement purposes, Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) and Missing Person programs.
Bonaparte was commissioned in 2007 by the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) as part of their CBRNe incident readiness program, and has since then been further developed and improved by SNN and its subsidiary SMART Research BV in close collaboration with the NFI.
Bonaparte played an important role in the identification of the victims of the 2010 air disaster in Tripoli, and more recently, in the identification of the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in the Ukraine in 2014.
CrimTrac is the national information-sharing service provider for Australia's police, law enforcement and national security agencies. CrimTrac enables police agencies to share policing information with one another across Australia's state and territory borders.
SNN is the Dutch Foundation for Neural Networks at the Radboud University of Nijmegen headed by Prof. Kappen. SNN performs research on efficient methods for probabilistic Bayesian inference, control theory, neural networks, computational neuroscience and data analysis.
NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, 10 February 2016 —SMART Research BV have signed a contract for the provision of the Bonaparte DNA
matching software system and associated support services to the Government of Vietnam. The procurement is part of a 10-year project
that aims to identify at least 80,000 of the 650,000 unidentified victims from the Vietnam War.
Initiated by the Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, "Project 150" will be the largest DNA identification project ever conducted. Three laboratories will be upgraded with latest forensic technology from technology suppliers as Qiagen and Eppendorf, while consultancy and training are provided by BioGlobe and The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) in Bosnia. With the signing of this contract, SMART Research BV now proudly joins the project team.
Bonaparte's state-of-the-art indirect matching algorithms will provide the Vietnamese Government Laboratories with powerful kinship and familial search possibilities required for this ambitious project. The Bonaparte system allows for identification of unknown remains based on reference DNA from family members using arbitrary pedigree trees.
The Bonaparte system has been deployed in real world identification work on many occasions; it played an important role in the identification of the victims of the 2010 air disaster in Tripoli, and in the identification of the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in the Ukraine in 2014.
Bonaparte was commissioned in 2007 by the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI), and has since then been further developed and improved by SNN and its subsidiary SMART Research BV in close collaboration with the NFI.
SMART Research BV is the commercial spin-off company of SNN — the Dutch Foundation for Neural Networks at the Radboud University in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. SMART Research develops, maintains and provides support for Bonaparte. SMART Research specializes in applying advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies to solve real world problems. These technologies are also at the basis of the Bonaparte system.
Agreement with SMART Research to enhance INTERPOL forensic support to law enforcement
NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands — INTERPOL and SMART Research have signed a contract for the provision of the "Bonaparte" software and related services to the world police body.The software will enable INTERPOL to expand its ability to assist member countries in identifying missing persons, victims of disasters and other complex identifications using this techn … read more (INTERPOL website)
Bonaparte is a complete solution for all types of forensic statistical computations based on DNA; it computes likelihood ratio's for both direct and indirect comparisons. Indirect comparisons require DNA reference material from one or more relatives, and a pedigree. Pedigrees can be of arbitrary structure. … read more
Bonaparte is web based, and therefore highly scalable. It also has its own (rewindable) database, Automatic match engine, automated profile destruction, and advanced access and matching rights management. Bonaparte can easily be integrated into existing systems, for example exisiting authentication systems or other databases such as CODIS. … read more
In the case of a mass disaster many important issues have to be addressed. An airplane crash, a tsunami or terrorist attack puts public directors and law enforcement into the spotlight where they have to restore public order and ensure public safety, investigate the causes and if applicable punish the perpetrators. … read more
In the night from April 30 (Queen's Day) - May 1st 1999, the then 16 year old Marianne Vaatstra was raped and murdered while she was traveling home by bicycle after a night out in Kollum. The crime was commited near Zwaagwesteinde, a small community in the rural north-east of the Netherlands. Investigation of the crime scene led to the discovery … read more


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Kristen Bell took to Twitter to answer a user who questioned if the plot in Bell's latest comedy "Bad Moms" set a bad example by highlighting Hollywood sexism and ageism.
In the film Bell stars with Mila Kunis and Kathryn Hahn as one of three overworked and under-appreciated moms who, per the official synopsis, "are pushed beyond their limits and ditch their conventional responsibilities for a jolt of long overdue freedom, fun, and comedic self-indulgence."
The user questioned whether it was appropriate for Bell, 36 and Kunis 33, both mothers to toddlers in real life, to play mothers of preteens in the film.
There's just one problem. As Bell pointed out her kids in the film are one, five and three, not preteens and Kunis' character had her children while in her 20s. Bell says the stars gave that aspect careful consideration while filming.
"I'm not saying it doesn't exist, it sure does," she said of sexism. "I just know we gave it a lot of thought and it doesn't apply here."
Still, the former 'Veronica Mars' star remains a strong advocate for gender equality in and outside of Hollywood.
U.S. & World
In an essay on her medium account and shared by The White House leading up to the United State of Women Summit in June, Bell wrote about embracing the qualities often seen as "girly" and seeing them as assets.
"Every woman brings something to the table that only she can," Bell wrote. "This ever-long journey toward equality demands that we, as females, actually embrace our inequalities and value them as superpowers."
In 2014, Bell told the Huffington Post she hopes that Hollywood creates more roles for strong complex women like her mystery-solving alter ego Veronica Mars.
"I would like to see roles continued to be written with the depth that Veronica Mars is," Bell said prior to the premiere of the Veronica Mars movie in 2014.
"Not just the girlfriend — but someone who is a dynamic, multi-dimensional character, just like the guy," she continued.


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Revision as of 07:55, 21 June 2011
Since version 1.5, RAP is built on the public build server at Eclipse.
Hudson Builds
We have two build jobs at the Eclipse.org Hudson:
The base directory for our builds is
/shared/rt/rap on
Procedure for Milestone builds
- Tag CVS
- Tag everything that is contained in the
rt/org.eclipse.rapmodule, pattern:
- You may need to increase the CVS connection timeout in Preferences -> Team -> CVS -> Connection tab (120 s seem to work)
- Tag everything that is contained in the
- Prepare new base platform in
- Copy base platform, extract it into a new directory
- Copy
com.ibm.icu.baseand include the bundles into the base platform
- Copy Equinox SDK from and include the following bundles into the base platform:
- We used to delete all junit4 bundles from the plugins folder, probably not needed anymore (?)
- Configure the hudson jobs to use the new base platform
- Build runtime and tooling
- Set parameter
Mxfor milestone builds,
RCxfor release candidates, or
Rfor release builds
- Set parameter
CVS_TAGto the new tag (see above). DO NOT build milestones from HEAD
- Set parameter
- Copy a
epl-v10.htmlinto the root directory (eclipse) of the produced zip files (see bug 347659)
- Sign and upload files. This is currently done by the
publish.shscript in
- Finalize New & Noteworthy
- Update web site: new & noteworthy, downloads page, add links to previous version to archive page
- Scan Bugzilla for open bugs that are targeted at the milestone or bugs that are still open but solved, verify target version of closed bugs
- Notify the newsgroup
- Announce via Blog
- Re-deploy demo applications (in oder to demonstrate the new features from the milestone)
Procedure for release builds
additional steps to do when creating release builds
- ensure version numbers in bundle manifests
- ensure legal files (see [1])
- check that about.html are included in source build
- update infocenter content and links to infocenter from project home page
- notify newsgroup and mailing list
- update help plugin
- Check copyright year and version number of JavaDoc (search for "JavaDoc" in
- Move old builds to archive (
dev.eclipse.org:/home/data/httpd/archive.eclipse.org/rt/rap/downloads), update archive page
- Update the P2-repository URLs of install target action (see class o.e.r.ui.internal.intro.target.InstallTargetDialog)
- Update the RAP-tooling entry in the Eclipse Marketplace and in the Yoxos Marketplace. They should point to the latest release. (Beyhan)


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Chicago Restaurants and Culinary Events
Keep up to date on the latest culinary events by joining our Chicago Restaurants and Culinary Events Meetup | "Like" us on Facebook as well
We organize regular events in the Chicago area.
Pita House is a Middle Eastern Restaurant with 2 locations. One in the Schaumburg not far from Woodfield Mall and the second in Lombard just a few miles north of the Yorktown Center shopping mall.
Southern Cooking, Friendly Service in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood
Indian Swaad serves authentic Indian cuisine made fresh daily.
E.J. Pierogi serves authentic Polish food, mostly dumplings among other things. Always fresh and delicious.
Grill Chasers Food Truck serves Flame Grilled Chicken
We created this site in 2003 to share some of the great restaurants, cafes, bars and events around the Chicago area.
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From Bird to Dinosaur; The Chinese Sauropod; Euhelopus
Euhelopus. Location: China This long-necked sauropod plant-eater from China was the first of these types of dinosaurs to be discovered in that country, back in 1929.
The entire front portion of the skeleton, including the skull, was found in tact, so scientists know almost exactly what this creature looked like. Its nose was located on top of its head and in front of its eyes, a feature seen in sauropods like Brachiosaurus and Camarasaurus.
Two Hours Later in another lecture: This piece is a Tang Dynasty (618 A.D.-906 A.D.)nephrite jade finial in the shape of a bird's head. It was probably used as a handle for a knife or other such implement.
There is a bit of calcification on the jade, but it is an exquisite piece. It's in a private collection; if you've got $,5,500 to spend you should pick it up.
Hmmmmmmmm! Yes, it could--be a bird; a featherless bird. Weird, but it reminds me a bit of a sauropod dinosaur. Where's that sauro skull chart..?
Mr. Brown! Mr. Brown. Can I help you! Being the A.V. guy doesn't mean you get to choose the slides we put up!
Check this out Professor Donkins! Euhelopus didn't go extinct millions of years ago. See, this jade piece is from the Tang Dynasty-about 1200 to 1400 years ago. Plus some woman saw one in Malaysia 30 years ago!
This ain't a bird, its a perfect dinosaur head. Look at the sauro skull chart! Look at how perfectly the skull fits-and it looks just like one! A Euhelopus, I mean--which is from China-just like the piece!
Pause. Mr. Brown. That's extraordinary! Somehow, you got your peanut butter on my chocolate. --And it's fabulous! --
As for the "dinosaur", Mr. Brown; are you high on sugar or just on life? Clearly, that's a bird, o.k.? Now get off my projector!
The Euhelopus, or related sauropod.
Euhelopus; Souce: Thinkquest.org
One of the big plant-eating dinosaurs similar to Camarasaurus, Euhelopus, or "good marsh foot," had a longer neck and nose. Like Camarasaurus, it had strong teeth that grew around its jaws.
Other dinosaurs of this type had teeth growing only in front. Euhelopus had large nostrils on top of its head. Because of this, some scientists think it had a long trunk. That would have made it look very strange.
Photo: Animated gif of Euhelopus skull over head of Tang Dynasty (618 A.D.-906 A.D.)jade finial.
Both Camarasaurus and Euhelopus were camarasaurid (chambered lizard) dinosaurs, with hollow chambers in the backbone.
Euhelopus was a little slimmer than Camarasaurus, but large members of the family may have weighed as much as 24 tons. The biggest could have been up to 50 feet in length - without trunk. From fossil remains, scientists believed they were at home in marshy land at the bank of muddy rivers or in swamps.
They would have been safer there than on dry or wooded land where big flesh eater roamed.
Location: Shandong, People's Republic of China
Size: Length- 50 feet (15m)
Classification: Family-Camarasauridae
Time: Late Jurassic
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Calling it a "modest first step" on the road to Universal Service Reform, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association has said it knows how the FCC can save the government up to $2 billion, freeing it up to help underwrite ubiquitous broadband deployment.
In a petition for rulemaking, NCTA has said that some can be recovered by no longer providing subsidies to phone companies in rural areas where competition exists from new entrants, like cable companies, for example.
NCTA argues that the subsidy, which was meant to support service where no other was available, no longer reflects a marketplace in which consumers can choose cable voice service in much of the country.
NCTA includes a study it says shows where the FCC is providing billions in subsidies to phone companies where they have unsubsidized competitors.
NCTA wants a two-step process. First, it wants a petition--a cable company for example--to be allowed to demonstrate that an unsubsidized wireline competitor serves more than 75% of customers in a given area, or that the state has found "sufficient competition" to deregulate retail rates charged by incumbent carriers. If that threshold was met, the FCC would require the USF recipient to demonstrate the minimum support necessary to serve the noncompetitive portions of the service area.
The cable trade group argues that before the fund can be extended to underwrite broadband as well as phone service, as some policymakers have suggested makes sense, the FCC must first "control the size of the existing mechanisms."
"As the record in the National Broadband Plan proceeding demonstrates, achieving the congressional goal of universal access to broadband capability will be difficult to achieve without government programs dedicated to deploying facilities in unserved areas and promoting adoption by underserved populations," NCTA said in its petition. "As the Commission considers NCTA's proposal to reduce support where it no longer is needed, it separately should consider whether, and how, it could redirect any savings from NCTA's proposal to provide targeted funding to programs that promote broadband deployment and adoption."
The FCC is expected to recommend changes to the Universal Service Fund part of its national broadband plan, due to Congress Feb. 17, 2010.
Source: http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/383007-NCTA_Outlines_Ways_for_FCC_to_Free_Up_Funds_for_Broadband_Deployment.php?rssid=20065
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ASUS' ROG presentation here at Computex wasn't all meaty graphic powerhouses -- it also displayed a new mechanical keyboard for discerning
typists gamers, albeit underneath a piece of black cloth. We were told that the temporarily named "Armor Keyboard" wasn't quite ready to show off its design just yet, but when it comes out towards the end of Q3 this year it will, surprisingly, boast the title of ASUS' first in-house-designed mechanical gaming keyboard. As you'd expect, this backlit device will feature "ultra-responsive" mechanical key switches, as well as dedicated media and programmable hot keys located along the periphery. We'll be keeping an eye out for more information about it later this year, naturally.
Richard Lai contributed to this report.


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Great university. Great professors. High quality education.
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We have security patrols all around and inside the campus and parking lot.
Clubs and Activities
Very professionals students clubs and organizations. Good traveling and lots of experiences with them.
Great for these types of students
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We are very passionate about our sport teams and our history in the community. A lion is our symbol.
Bang for the buck
I highly recommend anyone with desire to be somebody important in this globalized world to come here visit us and evaluate us like a valuable option to study. Invest here in education and you shall be recognized anywhere.
What to do for fun
This Campus has green areas where you can chill out or relax and study in harmony with nature or your friends.
Food and Dining
Excellent food in the cafeteria and competitive prices.
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I sleep in my house with my family.
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Positive motivation always with great counselors available in the campus.
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Located in a public area its has variety of eateries at low cost and plentiful customer satisfaction.
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text: Re: K2 HD is the new crap around? Reply #25 – 2018-11-08 17:54:54 I recommend you the same, AND UNDERSTAND WHAT IS WRITTEN!You are the one embarrassing yourself and you look dumb doing it.QuoteAll members that put forth a statement concerning subjective sound quality, must -- to the best of their ability -- provide objective support for their claims.What do I need to provide?QuoteGraphs, non-blind listening tests, waveform difference comparisons, and so onWhat you said about my waveforms and graphs?QuoteI seriously doubt you have ever tested yourself to find what levels constitute uncomfortable 'over compression' to you. Especially if you rely on waveforms, replaygain values, and TNT Meter nonsense, versus your ears. If I can't rely on waveforms and graphs what do you expect me to rely on?As a moderator you should NEVER escalate things, ever!You have something to say YOU counterargument my points, you counterargument my graphs and waveforms and not act like a stupid.


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Love is the Devil
This British biographical drama probes the life of painter Francis Bacon (1909-1992), critically acclaimed as the outstanding British painter of the latter half of the 20th Century.
This unsympathetic portrait of Bacon (Derek Jacobi) begins when George Dyer (Daniel Craig), a small-time criminal from working-class East End environs, drops through a skylight to rob Bacon's studio -- and is ordered into bed by Bacon. The two become a familiar couple at Bacon's hangout, the Colony Room in Soho.
Bacon's sexual interests lean toward S&M, but as the cruel Bacon loses interest in Dyer and begins to look elsewhere, the couple splits. Left to his own devices, Dyer turns to drugs and alcohol -- and a tragic suicide.
Visual grotesqueries and a trancelike Ryuichi Sakamoto music score capture the essence of Bacon's work (although paintings by Bacon are not seen onscreen here).
The film is told in the form of a flashback from Bacon's successful 1971 retrospective at the Grand Palais in Paris to a period in the mid-'60s. Bacon biographer Daniel Farson (The Gilded Gutter Life of Francis Bacon) served as consultant on the film.
|John Maybury


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This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter's approach.
A plethora of technological developments make it easier than ever to gather information from new kinds of data sources and machines, including websites, applications, servers, networks, sensors, mobile devices and social networks. But the real value of big data is not the data itself, but rather the whole new world of insights that emerge when combining data from an assortment of both new and established sources.
Organizations making decisions based purely on established relational data sources will likely lose marketshare to companies that can capitalize on all their available data sources. Put another way, it's the ability to blend data from operational business applications with data from social networks, sensors and weblogs that really opens up competitive advantage.
Blending different types of data sources helps companies better understand their customers and in turn, design targeted services and experiences resulting in greater service levels, loyalty and profitability.
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Data blending offers huge potential for established players. They have mountains of historical data, while constantly collecting large amounts of new data through various channels and systems. However, it can be tough to adapt traditional information structures, which have enterprise data warehouses (EDW) at their center, into this brave new world.
Why? Because it simply doesn't make sense to move big data into an EDW and analyze it in the same way we would with relational data. The structural variety and volume make it extremely impractical and time consuming, defeating the possibility of gaining insights in anything near real time. Furthermore, the economics are prohibitive due to the high volumes involved.
As a result, we are rapidly moving into an era of distributed data architectures, where data remains housed in the type of store most optimal for its volume and variety. In this distributed approach, the traditional EDW hosts data from enterprise applications such as CRM and ERP systems, plus more agile big data infrastructures such as Hadoop and NoSQL.
Tackle the need for speed
In this big data era, the pace of business analysis and response is speeding up. While it still might make sense to load data from enterprise applications on a daily or weekly basis into the EDW, many times businesses cannot afford to wait for data to be extracted, merged, cleansed, transformed and stored before it can be analyzed.
As a consequence, new information architectures that manage the flow of data are being constructed differently than before. Agile analytics requires data to be accessible at the source to ensure it's based on the most up-to-date information possible. Data must be blended where it lives, across disparate stores and structures, while ensuring performance and ease of use across the breadth of analytics historical to operational to predictive.
When it comes to working with relational data, speed, quality and integrity need to be guaranteed. Otherwise, flawed data stays flawed with the resulting analytics having the potential to land businesses in perilous situations. As such, it makes sense to execute data blending at the origin where data integration is taking place, rather than during analysis by the end-user "at the glass".
Letting end users or analysts do their own data blends at the glass comes with three significant disadvantages: First, the data isn't captured at the source, so it's dated by definition. It is not then suitable to support decisions that involve reacting to critical events as they arise. Second, end users don't usually understand the underlying data semantics, causing blends to result in negative impacts on data governance and security. Third, inaccurate results with disastrous business consequences are more likely.
Here's one example of what could go wrong if an analyst who is blending two sources at the screen matches two fields, both named "revenue" to records that match on the field "customer". The analyst does not realize that one is a monthly sum total and the other is a daily total, since the blending is executed based on identical field names. In this case, the analyst would add the two together to calculate the day's total revenue from that customer.
However, by adding the monthly figure into each day's total, it has greatly distorted the actual revenue generated from that customer. The business might then decide to target that customer as highly profitable and offer significant discounts to maintain interest. Not only have they targeted the wrong customer (and potentially ignored the real profitable customers), they've also given undeserved discounts. The net result is that this customer becomes less profitable, and other more discount-deserving customers lose out.
A data blending fairy tale?
Data blending at the source is the most efficient and reliable process for combining different data sources. Data is blended during the transformation phase of the Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) process. Using an advanced data integration tool, the transformation can be executed in an automated SQL environment, rather than manually designed transformations even though the data comes from different sources like NoSQL, Excel, XML or web services.
There are several advantages to this. First, it's easier to blend data without having to be familiar with all the different source programming languages. Secondly, most business analytics tools use SQL by default. This means the data captured from the different sources and blended in a SQL transformation can be made accessible to any front end for reporting or analysis.
Blending at the source during the data integration process also ensures the underlying semantic remains intact and that the blend is not only available but also trackable. Statistics from the blends can be logged and viewed in the same way as with any other ETL query. This offers insights into which data has been blended and how often, avoiding a blending nightmare or what we refer to as rogue analytics'. This is particularly important for organizations with high standards for data governance and security and those with real-time information needs.
So while big data analytics is not a fairy tale answer to all enterprise obstacles, there are new, practical and proven ways to manage and ideally profit from its enormous potential.
This story, "Avoiding the Perils of 'Rogue Analytics' with a New Approach to Data Blending" was originally published by Network World.
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Fast HV Transistor Switches, HTS 151 – HTS 201 – HTS 301
- 15kV at 30A or 20kV at 30A or 30kV at 30A
- Variable On-Time
Typical applications
- Pockels Cell Drivers
- Detection and Acceleration Grid Drivers
- Piezo Drivers
- MCP/SEV Pulsers
- DC/DC Converters
These MOSFET switches are designed for general high voltage switching applications such as pockels cell drivers, detection and acceleration grid drivers, piezo drivers, MCP/SEV pulsers and DC/DC converters. The switching modules incorporate all features of the well known HTS switch family: Easy handling, high reliability, low jitter and precise switching. In contrast to conventional high voltage switches like spark gaps, electron tubes, gas discharge tubes and mechanical switches, HTS transistor switches show very stable switching characteristics independent of temperature and age. The mean time between failures (MTBF) is by several orders of magnitude higher than that of the classical HV switches.


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Torrington's Connecticut Academy for the Arts has found a new home on Main Street
Torrington >> The Connecticut Academy for the Arts can finally breathe easy. After many months of searching for a more permanent home, they have finally found the space they need, right next door in the old Quality Building at 69 Main St.
CAFTA founders Teresa Graham Sullivan and John Sullivan and the board members have been looking for a new space since March 2012 when KidsPlay purchased the building CAFTA currently occupies.
"Our goal is to have more exhibition space," said Teresa Graham Sullivan, executive director and president of CAFTA.
The non-profit arts and education organization, which was created in 2010, had an exhibition space at their current location. Over time, they have been relegated to two small classrooms and a crowded hallway, all amounting to approximately 700 square feet. That is a major decrease from the near 7,000 square feet CAFTA previously held at 61 Main St. Since KidsPlay bought the remainder of the building, CAFTA has been slowly condensing while they look for a more permanent home.
Next door, CAFTA will have nearly four times the space they have now, which will give them room to run their ongoing programs more efficiently and grow in a way they haven't been able to in the past.
"We need to have our own spot," said Sam Slaiby, CAFTA board member. "We're a bit warehoused right now. We're ready to do what we came here to do."
What they came here to do was nurture childhood creativity in an intimate setting, which they say schools are not able to provide due to budget cuts.
"There are techniques," said Teresa, "but we aren't about teaching techniques. We are about teaching expression."
Over the past three years, CAFTA has taught over 100 students ranging from pre-kindergarten age through adults. Teresa and John try to keep their classes small, under six students, because they are more interested in quality than quantity. One-on-one instruction is something CAFTA finds very important to creativity.
Their classes may be small, but regardless, the space they have now is insufficient.
"Art and design require a lot of space," said Teresa. "It's not something you can do in small spaces."
CAFTA hopes to offer more classes with their additional square footage. One exciting development is the children's news program, Kids News 2 Use, will have their own studio to film at the new location. CAFTA will also have more space to screen their Friday Film Forum, and they hope to make film an increasingly larger part of their academy. A retail art gallery will also be an addition.
CAFTA has been negotiating this move since August. They signed a two year lease at the new location and are very excited to see some real progress.
"It's a great move for many reasons," said Tim Van Deusen, another board member. "It will provide stability to get programs running on a regular basis. Main Street is a good location."
Their new home will have two windows so the public can look inside and see the work that students are doing.
"I hope it will get the word out and let people know we're there," said Teresa.
There is still a lot of work to be done in the new space, but CAFTA is in the midst of moving now. They plan to divide the space into an open concept classroom, stage, reading bar, kids news studio and exhibition space.
A small portion of the space will continue to be occupied by the Warner Theater for prop storage, and they will have their costume rental upstairs.
Teresa admitted that the space isn't perfect. CAFTA would like to add ceramics classes to the roster, but that would require a kiln, which is something they still will not be able to add in the new space. Regardless, CAFTA is thrilled about the move.
"It's a very positive move for us," Teresa said.


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Born in Brooklyn, New York, Gary Jenkins attended the Ringling School of Art for four years, and began working as a keyline artist for a greeting card company right after graduation. Subsequently, he worked for an art-store chain, and in the early 1970s became an art teacher and gallery painter.
Jenkins then specialized in floral paintings, and in 1980 he was invited to host his own PBS television painting program, called "Jenkins Art Studio".
Gary Jenkins | American floral painter
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Two airports sit less than five miles from each other, their wide-open runways tracing big Xs along the same stretch of Atlantic shoreline.
At John F. Kennedy International Airport, air traffic controllers herd a procession of airliners in what has become a chronic choke point in the nation's air transport system.
At nearby Floyd Bennett Field, things are more laid back. Recently, the one-man control tower, John Daskalakis, leaned against a pickup truck with a portable radio as an ancient C-54 cargo plane lumbered toward Runway 24 for takeoff. Cyclists and joggers hung out on the taxiway to watch.
As planners lament the lack of space for new runways in a region plagued by air delays, Floyd Bennett's wide, inviting runways sit just across Jamaica Bay within a federally protected park. The old airfield opens a few times a year for special flights, but most of the time it sits idle — its hangars, runway and control tower intact but off-limits to air traffic.
The perfectly preserved former Navy base was once frequented by Howard Hughes and Amelia Earhart. Today, in the cavernous Hangar B, aviation buffs gather to restore old airplanes and swap stories. Some of them wonder whether turning Floyd Bennett into a commercial airport is a realistic, achievable way of easing congestion in New York.
"That would be a dream — that would really be something," said Dante Dimille, a volunteer. "This would make a great civil aviation field again."
Some experts say it's not unthinkable: a new traffic-control system being installed by the FAA could enable planes to fly into Floyd Bennett without conflicting with those headed to JFK. But others say it would be too costly to realign and lengthen its runways. And getting the airport back from the National Park Service, which now controls it, would be near impossible.
"Physically, it would work, with limitations," said Thomas Chastain, an airport planning consultant. "Practically and politically, I don't see them ever using Floyd Bennett Field again."
Too close to JFK?
Still, he said, it's a tantalizing prospect.
New York desperately needs more runway space. JFK and LaGuardia airports in New York, plus Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, together handle about 3,500 flights per day, and passenger demand is projected to increase from 104 million to 150 million by 2030.
In bad weather, the number of flights that air traffic controllers can put on each runway drops. As a result, nearly one-third of flights in New York were delayed or cancelled in 2009, according to a November report released by U.S. Department of Transportation.
The three main New York airports have nine runways between them but haven't built a new one since the early 1970s. Meanwhile, 17 other major airports have added runways just in the last decade, including Chicago O'Hare, Atlanta Hartsfield, Boston Logan and Washington Dulles.
In January, a report commissioned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the region's airports, said any expansion would be difficult. Three of the five options it recommended would require filling in parts of Jamaica Bay to build runways at JFK.
Floyd Bennett has four existing runways, the longest of them 6,000 feet. But it has space for an 8,500-foot runway, longer than any at LaGuardia.
But experts with the Regional Plan Association, which wrote the study for the Port Authority, decided that the distance between such a runway and JFK would cause airspace conflicts.
"We dropped that early on," said Jeffrey Zupan, one of the authors. "It's just too close to Kennedy."
But not everyone believes that's an obstacle.
A new satellite-based air traffic control system, known as NextGen, will soon allow airplanes to make better use of tight airspace, said Paul Freeman, head of flight testing for ITT Corp., which is building the system.
"That's not really a valid excuse anymore," said Freeman, who in his free time runs a website about defunct airports. "We're working on technology that will really free up a lot of the traditional limits of air traffic control. It definitely would allow something like a Floyd Bennett Field to be active again."
Frozen in time
Floyd Bennett wouldn't be the first New York-area airport to close and reopen. Newark airport closed in 1939 after LaGuardia was built, only to reopen in World War II. Flushing Airport in Queens closed in the 1970s, later reopened and then closed for good in 1984.
Floyd Bennett Field was built between 1928 and 1931 and quickly became the preferred launching site for record-setting flights by Hughes, Earhart, Wiley Post and other aviation pioneers. The airport sported unusual innovations, like a turntable for rotating aircraft and tunnels under the tarmac that passengers used to reach their planes.
The Navy took it over in 1941. Most of the airport closed in 1971, though the New York Police Department still uses a corner of it as its helicopter base.
Unlike other airports that have been ripped up to make way for housing developments and shopping malls, Floyd Bennett remains frozen in time.
The hangars are rusting and missing some windows but still standing. The old terminal is being restored and will reopen as a museum later this year. Runway 33 is now a road, but the others are mostly untouched. The Park Service even mows the grass between the runways, part of an effort to accommodate migrating geese.
"We keep it looking pretty much like an airport," said Daskalakis, a supervisory park ranger. "There's a lot of history here, so we want to preserve that."
In 2007, the Park Service opened the old runways for a fly-in of World War II fighter planes, biplanes and a modern Air Force C-130 cargo plane.
In Hangar B, Dimille and other volunteers with the Historical Aircraft Restoration Project show off their collection of old planes to school groups and aviation buffs. A hulking Boeing Stratofreighter, one of only two such airplanes still flying, looms over the other planes like a condor in a nest of sparrows.
The Stratofreighter and a former Navy C-54 cargo plane dubbed "The Spirit of Freedom" are owned by the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation, which keeps them at Floyd Bennett under an agreement with the Park Service.
One March afternoon, the C-54 took off, beginning a summer of visiting airshows around the country. A dozen aviation enthusiasts turned out to take pictures of the takeoff.
Daskalakis listened on his radio as the old cargo plane rumbled to the end of the runway and called for takeoff clearance from controllers at JFK. He had filed a special flight permit with the FAA a few days before.
The huge, piston-powered engines roared. The Spirit of Freedom surged forward, past the joggers and the cyclists and the geese. Then it raised its nose skyward.
For a moment at least, Floyd Bennett Field was an airport again.


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1. Guo BQ, Li HB, Zhai DS, Ding SB. Maternal multivitamin supplementation is associated with a reduced risk of autism spectrum disorder in children : a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrition research (New York, NY). 2019.
Several studies have explored the link of antenatal multivitamin supplementation with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in offspring, but the findings are inconsistent. The purpose of the current study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies to evaluate the actual association between maternal multivitamin supplementation during the prenatal period and the risk of ASD in children. PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library were searched up to August 26, 2018. The random-effects model was used to calculate the pooled results. The adjusted risk ratios (RRs) were used as the common measure of association among studies. Sensitivity and subgroup analyses were also conducted. A total of 5 articles (9 independent trials ; 231 163 children encompassing 4459 cases) were included. The results of overall analysis showed that the likelihood of ASD in offspring whose mothers used multivitamin supplements during the prenatal period was significantly reduced compared with that in offspring of mothers without such supplementation (RR, 0.62 ; 95% CI, 0.45-0.86 ; P=.003). Additionally, the primary outcome of the meta-analysis was quite robust after being verified by sensitivity analyses and no publication bias was found. Furthermore, the findings of overall analysis were generally consistent with those of subgroup analyses. In conclusion, this meta-analysis supports a protective association between maternal multivitamin supplementation during the prenatal period and the subsequent risk of ASD in children. Further investigation is needed and should address the constituent(s) contributing to the protective effect of multivitamin on ASD risk and the underlying molecular mechanisms.
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2. Kordulewska NK, Kostyra E, Chwala B, Moszynska M, Cieslinska A, Fiedorowicz E, Jarmolowska B. A novel concept of immunological and allergy interactions in autism spectrum disorders : Molecular, anti-inflammatory effect of osthole. International immunopharmacology. 2019 ; 72 : 1-11.
BACKGROUND : Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder defined by Diagnosis and Statistic Manual 5 (DSM-5) as persistent social interaction and communication deficient across multiple contexts. Various immunological findings have been reported in children with ASD, and co-existing allergic problems have been recorded in children diagnosed with ASD. Osthole, the effective component of Chinese traditional medicine, is reported to have anti-inflammatory effects. This study assessed the anti-inflammatory effect of osthole on the histamine-induced inflammatory responses in PBMC cells. METHODS : Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC's) from children with : (1) ASD group with co-existing allergies/asthma (n=29) ; (2) ASD group without allergy/asthma (n=29) ; (3) Allergy group (n=30) and from typically developing age-matched control subjects (n=28) were stimulated with either histamine, FXF, osthole or mixture of this substances. mRNA COX-2 gene expression, COX-2 production and inhibitory effect of tested substances on COX-2 were assessed after stimulation. RESULTS : Children with ASD may show either an innate proinflammatory response or increased activity of COX-2 which could display more impaired behavioral profile than children with non-inflamed. This study indicated that COX-2 may be involved in pathogenesis of ASD and/or allergy, and osthole could be used to decrease the effects of COX-2 in inflammation and ASD development. High incidence of allergy in ASD patients may indicate immune dysregulation that could be of relevance to the pathophysiology, symptomatology or neuroimmunology of ASD. CONCLUSIONS : This study shows that fexofenadine (FXF - antihistamine drug) and osthole exhibit selective COX-2 enzyme inhibitory activity. The selective COX-2 activity of osthole may explain further the anti-inflammatory properties of osthole in relieving congestion in allergic rhinitis, and as distinctive effects between FXF and osthole were observed, individual antihistamines may have different modes of action via the COX enzyme system.
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3. Kossioni AE, Ioannidou K, Kalyva D, Marchini L, Hartshorn J, Kaufman L, Smith B, Barlow PB. Translation and validation of the Greek version of an ageism scale for dental students (ASDS_Gr). Gerodontology. 2019.
OBJECTIVES : To describe the validation of a new 27-item ageism scale for dental students in Greece. BACKGROUND : A new ageism scale for dental students has been developed by American and European Gerodontology educators and was preliminary validated in the United States. METHODS : The scale was translated into Greek and administered to 8th- and 10th-semester dental students in Athens. Principal components analysis was used to explore the internal structure of the measure ; internal consistency reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient ; corrected item-total correlations were calculated to decide which low contributing items should be removed from the scale ; and discriminant validity was tested investigating variation in relation to demographic and educational factors. RESULTS : A total of 152 students responded to the questionnaire. The Principal component analysis offered a 15-item scale distributed into four factors that accounted for 56.4%, of the total variance, produced stronger factor loadings, a comparable amount of overall component variance and logical sets of components. The four factors produced were values/ethics about older people (four items, alpha = 0.71), patient compliance (four items, alpha = 0.72), barriers to dental care (four items, alpha = 0.57) and dentist-older patient interaction (three items, alpha = 0.64). Discriminant validity revealed statistically significant differences in factors and items related to semester of studies, gender and family's permanent residence. CONCLUSION : The preliminary validation of the Greek version of the ageing scale for dental students revealed a 15-item questionnaire that demonstrated acceptable validity and reliability and could be further tested in larger samples.
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4. Meza RD, Beidas RS, Ehrhart MG, Mandell DS, Dorsey S, Frederick L, Oh C, Locke J. Discrepancies and Agreement in Perceptions of Implementation Leadership : Associations with Dosage of School-Based Evidence-Based Practices for Children with Autism. Administration and policy in mental health. 2019.
Studies demonstrate that discrepancies among leader-follower perceptions of leadership are related to organizational processes that may impact evidence-based practice (EBP) implementation. However, it is unknown whether discrepancies in leadership perceptions also predict EBP use. This study examined the association of principal-staff alignment and discrepancy in perceptions of implementation leadership with the dosage of three Autism-focused school-based EBPs, Discrete Trial Training, Pivotal Response Training (PRT), and Visual Schedules. PRT dosage was higher when principals under-rated their implementation leadership and when it was agreed upon that implementation leadership was low. Findings have implications for leaders support of EBPs implemented in school-based settings.
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5. Mimura K, Oga T, Sasaki T, Nakagaki K, Sato C, Sumida K, Hoshino K, Saito K, Miyawaki I, Suhara T, Aoki I, Minamimoto T, Ichinohe N. Abnormal axon guidance signals and reduced interhemispheric connection via anterior commissure in neonates of marmoset ASD model. Neuroimage. 2019.
In autism spectrum disorder (ASD), disrupted functional and structural connectivity in the social brain has been suggested as the core biological mechanism underlying the social recognition deficits of this neurodevelopmental disorder. In this study, we aimed to identify genetic and neurostructural abnormalities at birth in a non-human primate model of ASD, the common marmoset with maternal exposure to valproic acid (VPA), which has been reported to display social recognition deficit in adulthood. Using a comprehensive gene expression analysis, we found that 20 genes were significantly downregulated in VPA-exposed neonates. Of these, Frizzled3 (FZD3) and PIK3CA were identified in an axon guidance signaling pathway. FZD3 is essential for the normal development of the anterior commissure (AC) and corpus callosum (CC) ; hence, we performed diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging with a 7-Tesla scanner to measure the midsagittal sizes of these structures. We found that the AC size in VPA-exposed neonates was significantly smaller than that in age-matched controls, while the CC size did not differ. These results suggest that downregulation of the genes related to axon guidance and decreased AC size in neonatal primates may be linked to social brain dysfunctions that can happen later in life.
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6. Pellecchia M, Marcus SC, Spaulding C, Seidman M, Xie M, Rump K, Reisinger EM, Mandell DS. Randomized Trial of a Computer-Assisted Intervention for Children With Autism in Schools. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019.
OBJECTIVE : Computer-assisted interventions (CAI) are popular for educating children with autism, but their effectiveness is not well-established. We evaluated the effectiveness of one CAI designed to improve children's language, cognitive, and academic skills, TeachTown : Basics, in a large urban school district. METHOD : Teachers (n = 59) in autism support classrooms and their consented students in kindergarten through second grade (n = 154) were randomized to TeachTown : Basics or waitlist control. Child outcome was measured at baseline and after one academic year using the Bracken Basic Concepts Scale - Receptive & Expressive versions, and the Differential Ability Scales, 2(nd) Edition. Random effects regression models that included clustering of time within students and students within classrooms were used to test whether the change over time in each outcome differed between groups. RESULTS : There were no statistically significant differences in outcomes for children who received TeachTown : Basics or treatment as usual. Increased time spent using TeachTown : Basics was associated with worse receptive language outcomes for children in the experimental group after one academic year, however there was no association between minutes spent using TeachTown and changes in expressive language or DAS-II score. CONCLUSION : Despite growing enthusiasm for CAI in autism treatment, our findings indicate that CAI may not be effective at improving language and cognitive outcomes for children with ASD. The decision to implement CAI in schools should be carefully balanced with the evidence for effectiveness of these programs. Schools may be better served by investing in treatment strategies with established evidence.
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7. Tromans S, Diehl B, Kiani R. Association of temporal lobe epilepsy with gambling disorder in a patient with mild intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder. Seizure. 2019 ; 69 : 17-9.