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Life in Flint
Flint started with humble beginnings in 1819 as a trading post and later became known as a "carriage" town which soon grew into the birthplace of the automobile. Wherever you look in the downtown Flint area, you'll be reminded of the leaders who built the automotive industry including Charles Stewart Mott, Alfred P. Sloan, William C. Durant, J. Dallas Dort and others. From historical homes to museums to art collections and estates, you'll learn how these influential leaders shaped our community.
The arts are alive in downtown Flint! The Flint Cultural Center (FCC) is home to a group of nationally-recognized cultural institutions aimed at furthering the arts, sciences and humanities and anchors the downtown area. In addition, downtown Flint weaves together the talents and inspiration of local and international artists, visual and performing arts, museums, art galleries and theatre. As a student at UM-Flint, you are less than 10 minutes away from the FCC and a variety of shops, restaurants, and an efficient public transportation system.
The Crim Festival of Races brings racing enthusiasts from all over the world "to the bricks" in downtown Flint every August. In addition, the downtown area provides a scenic riverfront trail from Riverbank Park through the University of Michigan-Flint campus past the Flint Farmers' Market to Kearsley Park and the Flint Cultural Center. Organized biking and walking events bring residents to downtown Flint as well as the social and sporting events held at Kearsley Park, one of the city's oldest parks.
Time Zone
Flint, Michigan is in the Eastern Standard Time zone.
Weather and Clothing in Michigan
Michigan's weather and climate changes with the four seasons: spring, summer, autumn/fall, and winter. In spring, the temperature is normally quite pleasant with many warm days; however the months of March and April can be quite cool and may snow occasionally. In June, July, and August the temperatures can be really hot, with temperature reaching 100°F (38°C) and it is also normal to have a high degree of humidity.
The fall begins slowly in October when the leaves are changing colors and the weather is cooling down a bit; however, there are still plenty of opportunities for some very pleasant and hot days at this time. The winter months are December through February, and can be quite cold and snowy, so thick and heavy clothes are recommended if outdoor activities are on your agenda.
Temperature Conversion
To convert Fahrenheit to Celsius do the following:
Subtract 32°F from the temperature
Multiply by 5
Divide by 9
So, 100°F would convert to
Cultural Adjustment
Experts believe that cultural adjustment often occurs in three stages
- The Honeymoon Stage
Excitement about being in the new country
- The Uncomfortable Stage
Frustration, confusion, and negative feelings about the new culture, homesickness, illness. This stage is often called culture shock
- Adjustment Stage
Understanding many aspects of the new culture, making friends, and discovering helpful people at the University; ability to keep core values of the home country but operate within the values of the new country
Coping with the Adjustment Process
Understand that it is normal for anyone in a new country to experience some challenges when adjusting to the new culture.
- Learn and experience the new culture
- Meet people and make new friends, both from your culture and from other cultures, including Americans who will be able to help you better understand American culture. Meet Americans by talking to them in the classroom or workplace or by joining clubs and organizations. Find trusted Americans to talk to about cultural questions
- Respect differences and similarities
- Maintain contact with family and friends back home. Phone or write home, watch a video from your home country, eat in a restaurant that services food from your native country
- Take care of yourself physically: get plenty of rest, exercise, and eat well
- Get involved in an activity or with a group that you find interesting.
- Work towards feeling comfortable in the new culture
- Work on enhancing English skills, especially your conversational skills.
- Enjoy nature. Walk around campus. Occasionally eat lunch outside in the courtyards
The International Center is here to help students with the adjustment process into U.S. culture and lifestyle. If you need additional help, please contact the International Center at 810-762-0867. All information that you give us will be kept confidential.
- Tips on cultural adjustment from other international students:
- Do not stay alone in your room every night.
- Go out with a friend to see the city or shop.
- Get involved with nationality clubs or other organizations on campus.
- Laugh at yourself if you make a mistake.
- Do not be afraid to try new words or practice your English skills.
Health Care
International students and scholars are automatically enrolled in the UM-Flint International Student/Scholar Health Insurance Plan. However, if you have waived your UM-Flint sponsored health insurance plan, the type of medical/health services you seek depends greatly on your health insurance policy. Please make sure to read through your health insurance policy carefully and know what your plan covers and does not cover. For international students and scholars who are enrolled in the UM-Flint International Health Insurance Plan (Aetna Student Health) please visit our Health Insurance Section for more information.
Nearby HospitalsHurley Regional Medical Center
One Hurley Plaza
Flint, MI 48503
810-257-9000 McLaren Regional Medical Center
G-3235 Beecher Rd. Suite B
Flint, MI 48532
810-342-1100 Genesys Regional Medical Center
One Genesys Parkway
Grand Blanc, MI 48439
Health Emergencies
Calling an Ambulance
For emergencies that require an ambulance, dial 911
Emergency Room Visits
For emergencies in which you are able to drive to the hospital, you can also visit emergency rooms of the hospitals listed above. The emergency area of the hospital is clearly marked
Mental Health Emergencies
If you have psychiatric emergency please go to the emergency room of the hospitals listed above
If you have a poisoning emergency, call 800-222-1222 (available 24 hours). If the victim has collapsed or is not breathing, call 911. The Poison Control Center urges all households to have syrup of ipecac on hand.
Care Providers
Urgent Care
These facilities provide walk-in treatment for non-life-threatening illness and non-traumatic injuries. Go to the nearest emergency room or call 911 in any life-threatening situation.
Primary Care
Please contact your health insurance provider to ensure you are visiting a doctor approved under your plan.
Family Planning and Sexual Health
Your primary care provider can provide you with information birth control and testing/counseling for pregnancy, HIV, sexually transmitted diseases, and pregnancy termination.
Dental Care
Refer to the Dental Care section for detailed information on dental care resources
Vision Care
There are many private optometrists available throughout Flint area, but before you make an appointment with one, you should make sure you have vision coverage as a part of your health insurance coverage. Your insurance provider will be able to refer you to an optometrist or eye clinic that accepts your insurance.
For a complete list of area eye care professionals, please consult the Yellow Pages.
Getting a Telephone
You will need to buy your own telephone when living off-campus. Inexpensive home phones are available at local stores such as Meijer, Target or Best Buy.
Getting a Local Telephone Service
Most people order local service through Comcast, but other companies also offer local phone service. To order local telephone service call a telephone company that provides local service to the Flint area. It is a good idea to review each company's web site, which usually offer details regarding their service plans (different services offered for a certain price per month). This may help you decide which service you would like and may help when you call the company.
Local Service Providers
Comcast 800.266.2278
Verizon 800.483.4000
Long Distance Service
Long distance service can be arranged through SBC or separately. If you are going to call home often, you will want to choose the company with the best rates for calls to your home country. You might ask students from your home country for their opinions as to which company provides the best service.
Establishing Service
To establish long distance service, call the desired company directly after you have arranged for your local phone service. Verify that the carrier provides service to your home country or town. Sample carriers are:
Comcast 800.266.2278
Verizon 800.483.4000
Typically, long distance carriers offer different calling plans (i.e. plans that offer discount calling rates to certain countries during certain hours of the day or on weekends). There is usually a monthly fee for a calling plan. International calling plans to any country are also available.
Once you have called a carrier and chosen a plan, ask the long distance carrier to send you a written confirmation of the calling plan you have requested, which will describe the long distance rates you will pay. Keep the confirmation for your records. You can change your long distance carrier or cancel your calling plan at any time, for any reason.
Calling Cards
Calling cards are free when you sign up for service. The phone company provides you with a number that allows you to make calls from any telephone and will bill the call to your home telephone account. Please remember that calling card rates are higher than other services and/or pre-paid cards.
Pre-paid Cards
If you need to call home before your phone services are set up, or if you want to call internationally from other phones you can purchase a pre-paid international phone card. Gas stations and shopping centers such as Meijer and Wal-Mart sell phone cards. If you have a credit card you can also purchase calling cards on the internet, from web sites such as:
Cell Phone
Some students choose to have a cell phone instead of, or in addition to, their home telephone. There are two types of cell phones, those with pre-paid minutes and those which require you to sign a contract. Contracts provide you with a certain amount of minutes per month for a specific cost. If you plan to stay in the United States for an extended period of time (at least a year) it may be cheaper to sign a contract.
Pre-Paid Phones
Pre-paid phones can be purchased from places such as:
General Information and other Telephone Services
International Long Distance Calls
To call another country, you must know that country's international access code. The code can be found in the International Calling section of the SBC phone book, or by calling your long distance carrier. Usually you have to dial 011 before the international access code, but refer to the phone book for exact details.
Dial-Around Services
These are services that require you to dial a special phone number for discount rates for your phone calls. You dial this number first to access the service, and then you dial the number you are calling. You can check web sites, such as http://1010phonerates.com/intl.html for more information, or ask other students for their opinions.
Information on the Web
For detailed information and resources about various long distance services, dial-around, answering machines, wireless telephone plans as well as cellular telephone plans, you can visit http://abtolls.com. Examples of web sites which offer competitive telephone services include:
http://www.workingassets.com (Donates portions of its revenue to non-profit groups)
Banks in Flint
Visit the International Center to receive a letter that is need to open a bank account at JP Morgan Chase. Allow at least one day for the letter to be prepared. Click here to a list other local banks.
Banking Terms and Explanations
- Automated Teller Machine (ATM)
You can complete many transactions at an ATM, including cash withdrawals, deposits, and transfers between checking and savings accounts. You can also view your account balance. This is free at your own bank and its branches, but you may be charged a transaction fee when you use a different bank's ATM. You will need an ATM card or debit card to use the ATM machine.
- ATM Safety Tips
ATMs are conveniently located all around Flint and on the U-M Campus. They are convenient, but you must be cautious when using one. Thefts do occur, usually at night and in poorly lit areas. You can protect yourself and your property by following these easy tips:
- Stand directly in front of the ATM, so no one can see you enter your personal identification number (PIN)
- Do not keep your PIN in your wallet or with your ATM Card.
- Credit Card
A credit card allows you to charge items without having to pay the costs immediately. A monthly statement will show the charges made on the card and the amount you have to pay the credit card company. If the full amount is not paid by the due date, fees and a high interest rate might apply
- Credit Unions
Credit Unions are different from banks because they may have lower fees and higher interest rates for checking and savings accounts. They may also offer car loans and credit cards with lower interest rates than other banks.
- Debit Card (also called a Check Card)
A debit card is connected to your checking account and is used almost like a regular credit card (such as MasterCard or Visa), except that the charges made are deducted from your checking account immediately upon purchase. Your debit card can also be used in the ATM machine. There is no charge for the service, but there may be a limit on the number of transactions per month. Check with your bank.
- Direct Deposit
Direct Deposit can be used to have your salary deposited into your bank account by your employer. There is no charge but there may be a limit on the number of free direct deposit transactions per month.
- Minimum Opening Deposit
This is the amount needed to open a bank account. You might have to pay a monthly charge if the balance drops below a certain level during the month.
- Online Banking and Bill Paying
Online banking allows you to visit a secure website and check your bank balance, transfer funds, et. Most banks offer online banking free of charge if you have a checking account with them. Ask your bank about any charges for services.
Personal Identification Number is needed for use at ATM machines and Visa Check services to verify your account
- Statement of Account
Every month you will receive a statement of account for your checking and/or savings account in the mail. It reflects all activity in your account(s) and gives your current account balance.
- Traveler's Checks
Banks will cash your traveler's checks only if you are a member of their bank. however, some banks will cash traveler's checks to non-members if they have a private agreement with the check company.


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Tuesday marked the release of ColdFusion 11, the most advanced version of the platform to date. In this release, many of the features introduced in ColdFusion 10 have been upgraded and strengthened, and developers will now have access to an even more extensive toolkit of security controls and additional features.
A few of the most significant ColdFusion 11 upgrades fall into three categories. The release includes advances in the Secure Profile feature, access to more OWASP tools, and a host of new APIs and development resources.
1. More OWASP Tools
In ColdFusion 11, several new OWASP tools have been added to provide more integrated security features. For instance, features from the AntiSamy project have been included to help developers safely display controlled subsets of user supplied HTML/CSS. ColdFusion 11 exposes AntiSamy through the new getSafeHTML() and isSafeHTML().
In addition, ColdFusion 11 contains more tools from OWASP's Enterprise Security API library, or ESAPI, including the EncodeForXPath and EncodeForXMLAttribute features. These ESAPI features provide developers more flexibility to update the security of existing applications and serve as a strong platform for new development.
2. Flexible Secure Profile Controls
Secure Profile was a critical feature in ColdFusion 10, because it allowed administrators to deploy ColdFusion with secure defaults. In the ColdFusion 11 release, admins have even more flexibility when deploying Secure Profile.
In ColdFusion 10, customers had the choice to enable secure install or not, only at the time of installation,depending on their preferences. But with ColdFusion 11, customers now have the ability to turn Secure Profile off or on after installation, whenever they'd like, which streamlines the lockdown process to prevent a variety of attacks.
Further improvements to the Secure Profile are documented here.
3. Integrating Security into Existing APIs
ColdFusion 11 has many upgraded APIs and features – but there are a few I'd like to highlight here. First, ColdFusion 11 includes an advanced password-based key derivation function – called PBKDF2 – which allows developers to create encryption keys from passwords using an industry-accepted cryptographic algorithm. Additionally, the cfmail feature now supports the ability to send S/MIME encrypted e-mails. Another ColdFusion 11 update includes the ability to enable SSL for WebSockets. More security upgrade information can be found in the ColdFusion 11 docs.
Overall, this latest iteration of the platform increases flexibility for developers, while enhancing security. Administrators will now find it even easier to lock down their environments. For information on additional security features please refer to the Security Enhancements (ColdFusion 11) page and the CFML Reference (ColdFusion 11).
Peleus Uhley
Lead Security Strategist

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In most people's minds, there is a simple and direct relationship between lighting and crime: better lighting will deter offenders who benefit from the cover of darkness. Improved lighting means that offenders are more likely to be seen by someone who might intervene, call the police, or recognize the offender. Even if this does not happen, some offenders who fear that it might would be deterred from crime.
However, things are rarely as simple as they first appear. Professor Ken Pease,2 a crime prevention expert, has explained how improved lighting can have a variety of different effects on crime. In particular, not only can it sometimes increase crime, but it can also affect not just nighttime crime, but daylight crime as well. You should familiarize yourself with all the possible effects he discusses, which are summarized in Box 1 and Box 2.
In Darkness
In Daylight
In Darkness
In Daylight
Two theories underlie Professor Pease's ideas about the crime prevention effects of improved street lighting.
Described by Welsh and Farrington (2007) in a systematic review of the crime- prevention effects of improved lighting undertaken for the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention.
Some of the effects identified by Pease are more plausible than others, but his lists can help you in two main ways: (1) they alert you to the fact that improved lighting might not always lead just to reductions in nighttime crime, but can sometimes have other results as well and (2) they alert you to possible arguments that might be used by the supporters and opponents of improved lighting.
Pease's hypotheses concern the different ways in which improved street lighting might affect the neighborhood where it is installed. But what about nearby neighborhoods? Might not criminals simply commit their crimes where the lighting is still poor? This phenomenon, known as spatial or geographical displacement, might seem an obvious result of improved lighting, but again, matters are not so simple, as is shown by the following.
For police officers, the main implication of this research is that although improved street lighting might displace crime into nearby neighborhoods, it is just as likely to reduce crime in these neighborhoods because of a diffusion of benefits.
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When judging vendor performance, social responsibility is as important a parameter as quality, cost, and delivery. Our stakeholders, including our customers, employees, and the general public, rely on X2O Sports to have a viable and sustainable social compliance program. We take the responsibility very seriously and strictly enforce our Exxel Outdoors Code of Conduct to ensure our exacting standards are upheld worldwide.
Criteria forming the basis of our Code of Conduct include:
For more details see the Exxel Outdoors Code of Conduct. In reflection of our company's global reach and the diversity in factories, our Code of Conduct is translated into ten languages.
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Valerie Winkler
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2011 Track and Field: Set season-bests in the 800m run (2:40.28s; 57th) and the 200m dash (28.02s) at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational... Put together personal-best 1:00.80s in the 400m dash, finishing 10th at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold.
2010 Track and Field: Set personal-best in the 200m at the UNF Spring Break Open, finishing 32nd with a 27.46s mark... Finished eighth in the 400m dash at the Governors Invitational (1:03.58s)... Season-best 1:01.89s 400m dash mark came at the Vanderbilt Invitational; she finished 11th.
2009 Track and Field: Set personal-best in the 800m run at the Hoosier Hills, finishing seventh with a 2:23.49s mark.... Finished fourth in the 800m run at the Western Kentucky Invitational (2:36.59s).
2008:Finished 65th (16:45.57) in the Belmont-Vanderbilt Opener (9/5).
2007:Finished 71st in the Atlantic Sun Cross County Championship.
High School: 2006-07 Captain. …2007 MVP. … Cross Country and Track. …200m 27.0. …5K 18:11. …100m 12.5. …400m 60.0.
Personal: Parents are Sandra and John Winkler. …Enjoys the Chicago Bulls, Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears. … Also is a dancer/gymnast. …Major is accounting.


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The fire Wednesday that destroyed one house and damaged four others near Crystal Lake burned the cedar shake on most of the houses. Those shingles are more combustible than other types of roofing materials, fire officials say.
Firefighters have said embers from the destroyed house at 3217 Carrington Drive blew onto neighboring houses.
The fire remains under investigation by the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department, the McHenry County Sheriff's Office and the Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office.
Crystal Lake Deputy Fire Chief Paul DeRaedt said cedar shake shingles, which can be treated to help prevent fires, are good for running water off a roof, but after a few years of being in the sun, they are more at risk of burning easily.
"It certainly contributed to the spread of the fire from the embers," DeRaedt said.
The house at 3222 Carrington Drive was left uninhabitable after the fire damaged its cedar shake roof, which extended into the attic.
DeRaedt said some of the houses that had roof damage had multiple spots burning.
However, materials used in home construction sometimes make it difficult when it comes to fighting fires.
Firefighters say newer and lighter building materials can hold up a lot of weight, but they also can burn faster.
"It doesn't take long to burn before it fails," McHenry Township Fire Protection Chief Tony Huemann said.
Lightweight floors made out of composite materials and trusses being used in houses have become more common.
"They're very strong and good materials for ... building new homes," Cary Fire Protection District Chief Jeff Macko said. "[However] in a fire, they fail rapidly. Those are some of our biggest issues with new construction. Those are things that shorten the time span a fire department can react to a fire."
Previously, construction included conventional solid wood and solid lumber when putting together houses, Macko said.
Huemann said there is the added challenge of more petroleum-based products in homes.
When fires start, those products burn faster and easier.
"It goes back to the combustible material inside your house ... and creates a hot fire load," Huemann said.
Patrick Mullen, the new chief at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District, said homes with large open spaces can lead to fires spreading quicker.
Having separations in a house or building, such as walls or fire doors, buys time for people to escape and to minimize the spread of a fire.
"Separations keep the fire contained so it's smaller when firefighters get there, protects occupants, gives them time to get out," Mullen said.
Mullen said any building material of a combustible nature can light up when it's exposed to fire.
"You address that with separations," Mullen said.
Another challenge in Wednesday's fire was a lack of fire hydrants because it was an unincorporated area. Fire departments have to keep water in tankers ready for those possible calls.
In Cary, the fire district has about 3,000 gallons of water in a tanker, which it sends out for rural fires.
"We do have a lot of water on wheels," Macko said.
No matter where someone lives, and regardless of the construction of a house, there are ways to protect a home.
Huemann said thicker drywall and non-prefabricated trusses would help in slowing down fires. But having smoke detectors or fire alarms on every level of a house, and possibly having them interconnected, would help enhance safety and lead to a quicker response.
On Friday, a fire broke out at a house in Johnsburg with an interconnected fire alarm system. The alarm went off when a fire started and alerted the residents, who were able to use a fire extinguisher to minimize damage, Huemann said.
Also, regularly changing batteries in smoke detectors is a simple thing to do to keep a house safe, Huemann said.


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MWC 15 Special
While many Windows Phone 7 users are still awaiting its first Windows Phone 7 update, others have received it already and while it looks like the update went smooth for most users, some customers have faced problems with Microsoft's first ever update, resulting in a - on the first sight - bricked device. However, if the update failed, nothing (especially not your brand new Windows Phone 7 device) is lost - according to Microsoft - but the company has released some info for customers, which are encountering issues during the backup where the device/backup creation is hung up at step 6/7.
If the backup process is in apparently prolonged state (exceeding the general 30 - 40 min.) with no movement of progress (stuck at 99/100 %):
At this point, Microsoft recommends not to retry the update, as subsequent attempts will fail similarly. Furthermore Microsoft said that: "While we continue to investigate the issue, we would ask that you not attempt the update until your device alerts you of another update opportunity, in approximately 3 days' time."
In any case, if the workaround above fails, Microsoft recommends as the last option to consult the product documentation and hard resetting the device to factory default to bring the device back.
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Susan graduated in 2008 from the College of Saint Benedict. She decided in her sophomore year to create her own major in International Business with a minor in French. Susan loves to travel and is currently living in New York City. She has had many world travel experiences already including, Japan, China, Italy, England, Canada, Mexico and France. Susan was born in Mitchell, South Dakota and her family now lives in New York. She graduated from Somers High School, where she played varsity tennis for four years. In addition to tennis, she likes basketball and baseball…and is a huge Yankees fan! The summer of 2006, Susan took fashion market/merchandising courses at FIT in New York City to get some background in the fashion business. She feels it will be a great experience and will give her good background to starting her own boutique.


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If the Canon EOS 5D Mark II was good enough to film the entire season finale of House on, there it should be more than adequate to use as a Skype webcam. But how?
Fortunately, Canon fanblog Planet5D has put together a video how-to explaining just how you use it for Skype, or as a livestreaming camera for Ustream. They recommend using it with Macs, as they prefer the CamTwist software—but apparently there is a Windows equivalent. You'll also need the Canon EOS Utility program (from the software CD bundled with your camera) and a download of Skype naturally.
With any luck that'll clean your cluttered desk up a tad. [Planet5D]
Using a Canon HDSLR (5D Mark II) as a webcam for skype or ustream from planetMitch on Vimeo.


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Social media sites were buzzing about a bright streak of light spotted over the East Coast Friday evening. Meteorologists have confirmed that the flash was in fact a meteor.
Multiple reports began coming in around 8 p.m. People spotted the streak of light in both Maryland and Virginia -- and as far north as New York and Maine. Many said it appeared to be blue or green.
"Judging from the brightness, we're dealing with something as bright as the full moon," Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environmental Office said, NBC 4 New York reported. "The thing is probably a yard across. We basically have (had) a boulder enter the atmosphere over the northeast."
The meteor was traveling about 10 miles per second, much faster than even a speeding bullet.
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While meteors are not rare and come through the Earth's atmosphere every day, this meteor was larger than usual, which is what made it much easier to see, NBC Washington meteorologist Doug Kammerer said. That's why it had such a dramatic light.
"We got more than 400 reports in less than an hour, which is unheard of," Mike Hankey, an amateur astronomer and Operations Manager at the American Meteor Society, told Philadelphia's NBC10.
On Twitter, @MisterNeek said, "[I] definitely witnessed what appeared to be a shooting star around 8 o clock, which then burst into a beaming red/green glow."
Karen Watson said on Twitter: "Yes, yes! Saw the meteor -- bright green -- in the sky over Kingstowne (Alexandria), Va."
"I live in the Croom area of Upper Marlboro and at approximately 7:55 this evening, I saw a rather large bright blue ball with what looked like a bright orange tail go soaring past our house.... It appeared to be just over the treetops," Jennifer Stymiest said.
Thomas Birchall said, "Meteor spotted streaking across the sky in Germantown, Md. It was greenish blue in color and could be seen disintegrating in the Gaithersburg direction."
The sighting comes five weeks after a meteor exploded over Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, injuring nearly 1,500 people and blowing out windows across the region.
Also in February, meteors were reported over the Bay Area and in Florida.
While it may seem like there's been an uptick in meteor sightings lately, Kammerer said it's more likely that the growth of social media has made reports of them more widely known.


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|Legionellosis - Homo sapiens (human)
|Legionellosis is a potentially fatal infectious disease caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophila and other legionella species. Two distinct clinical and epidemiological syndromes are associated with Legionella species: Legionnaires' disease is the more severe form of the infection, which may involve pneumonia, and Pontiac fever is a milder respiratory illness. The pathogenesis of L. pneumophila is derived from its growth within lung macrophages. One of the L. pneumophila's type IV secretion systems, the Dot/Icm secretion system, is of critical importance for its ability to replicate and to cause disease. The Dot/Icm substrates modulate multiple host cell processes and in particular, redirect trafficking of the L. pneumophila phagosome and mediate its conversion into an ER-derived organelle competent for intracellular bacterial replication. L. pneumophila also manipulates host cell death and survival pathways in a way that allows continued intracellular replication.


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Direct taxation : EC Communication on the application of anti-abuse measures - guide11 December 2007
by eub2 -- last modified 11 December 2007
The European Commission adopted on 10 December 2007 a Communication inviting EU Member States to carry out a general review of their anti-abuse rules in the direct tax area, in light of the principles flowing from relevant ECJ case law, – and to explore possible coordinated solutions in this field. In order to prevent tax abuse, Member States have implemented anti-abuse rules with the aim of preventing economic operators from eroding the tax base in their territory by diverting their income to other countries. Member States' existing anti-abuse rules often do not properly take into consideration the freedoms of the Treaty and are therefore increasingly challenged. In the framework of an EU-coordinated approach in direct taxation (IP/06/1827), the Commission is willing to assist Member States in bringing their anti-abuse rules in line with EC law requirements and to explore the scope for constructive and coordinated responses to the challenges faced by Member States.
What constitutes abuse?
According to the doctrine of abuse of rights developed by the ECJ in its (mainly non-tax) case law, abuse occurs only where the purpose of law is defeated despite formal observance of the conditions laid down in the law, and there is an intention to obtain an advantage by artificially creating the conditions for obtaining it.
On direct taxation, in addition, the ECJ has held that the need to prevent tax avoidance or abuse can constitute an overriding reason in the public interest capable of justifying a restriction on fundamental freedoms. The notion of tax avoidance is however limited to wholly artificial arrangements aimed at circumventing the application of the legislation of the MS concerned.
Tax avoidance or abuse needs to be distinguished from tax fraud which involves deliberate unlawful behaviour which is generally punishable by law (e.g. submission of deliberately false statements or fake documents).
What are anti-abuse rules?
The notion of "anti-abuse rules" covers a broad range of rules, measures and practices through which Member States seek to protect their (corporate and individual) tax bases. For example, MS may apply a general concept of abuse based on legislation or developed in case law and/or more specific anti-abuse provisions, such as Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC) and thin capitalisation rules which aim to protect the tax base from particular types of erosion (see below). Other types of specific anti-abuse provisions include, for instance, switch-over from exemption to credit method in certain cross-border situations and provisions explicitly targeted at passive investment in other countries.
What are Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC) and thin capitalisation rules?
These are the most common types of specific anti-avoidance rules with which many MS seek to protect their tax bases against particular types of cross-border tax avoidance schemes. In brief, their scopes and objectives could be summarised as follows.
CFC rules: The main purpose of CFC rules is to prevent resident companies from avoiding domestic tax by diverting income to subsidiaries in low tax countries. The scope of CFC rules is generally defined by reference to criteria regarding control, effective level of taxation, activity and type of income of the CFC. They typically provide that profits of a CFC may be attributed to its domestic shareholders (usually a parent company) and subjected to current (immediate) taxation in the hands of the latter (whereas normally the parent company would be taxed on the profits of its foreign subsidiary only at the time of repatriation).
Thin capitalisation rules: There are many different approaches to the design of thin capitalisation rules but the background to these rules is similar. Debt and equity financing attract different tax consequences. Financing a company by means of equity normally results in a distribution of profits to the shareholder in the form of dividends, but only after taxation of such profits at the level of the subsidiary. Debt financing, in turn, will result in a payment of interest to the creditors (who can also be the shareholders), but such payments generally reduce the taxable profits of the subsidiary. Dividend and interest may also attract different withholding tax consequences. As the source state's taxing rights on interest are generally more limited than on dividends, debt financing can lead to the erosion of the tax base in the state of the subsidiary. To counter this problem, many MS have introduced specific thin capitalisation provisions dealing with structured debt financing schemes. Typically these limit the deductibility of interest paid on loans taken with (or otherwise arranged by) shareholders to the extent that the subsidiary is considered to be excessively "thinly" capitalised.
Why has the Commission issued this Communication?
As with other coordination initiatives in the direct tax field the obvious catalyst for the need to address issues related to the application of MS' anti-abuse rules lies with the development of the European tax law. Over the past few years the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has handed down a number of important judgments in this area in which it has clarified the limitations on the lawful use of anti-avoidance rules. The judgments will have a significant impact on the existing rules which have not been formulated with these constraints in mind. There is thus a need for a general review by MS of their anti-avoidance rules.
While it is important to ensure that there are no undue obstacles to the exercise of the rights conferred upon individuals and economic operators by Community law provisions, MS also need to be able to operate effective tax systems and prevent their tax bases from being unduly eroded because of abuse.
It is also vital that MS avoid overreacting to the case law. It would be regrettable if, in order to avoid the charge of discrimination, MS simply extended the application of anti-abuse measures designed to curb cross-border tax avoidance to purely domestic situations where no possible risk of abuse exists. Such unilateral remedies only add unnecessary red tape – and thus, they undermine the competitiveness of the MS' economies, and are not in the interest of the Internal Market. Moreover, it remains debatable whether such extensions can successfully bring all restrictive measures into line with MS' EC Treaty obligations
Moreover, and notwithstanding the guidance laid down by the ECJ to date, there remains scope for exploring the practical application of the relevant principles beyond the circumstances of the particular contexts in which they arose. The Commission therefore wishes to invite the MS and other stakeholders to work with it to promote a better understanding of the implications for MS' tax systems.
Is there (still) scope for application of anti-abuse measures within the EU/EEA?
As the ECJ has confirmed in a number of occasions, the need to prevent tax avoidance or abuse can constitute an overriding reason in the public interest capable of justifying a restriction on fundamental freedoms. But in order to be lawful national anti-avoidance rules must be proportionate and serve the specific purpose of preventing wholly artificial arrangements. It is in particular clear that those rules must not be framed too broadly but be targeted at situations where there is no genuine establishment or more generally where there is a lack of commercial underpinning.
It is clear from the case law of the ECJ that, for instance, CFC and thin capitalisation rules are generally apt to achieve their intended purpose and that they are not per se incompatible with the EC Treaty freedoms. However, such rules must be accurately targeted at situations of abuse and proportionate to the objective of preventing abuse.
Moreover, as Community law does not require MS to avoid discrimination in relation to the establishment of their nationals outside the Community, or the establishment of third-country nationals in a MS the issue of discrimination does not arise, for instance, in the cases of a controlled company or a creditor/shareholder resident in a third country. MS should therefore not be precluded from applying CFC and thin cap rules in relation to third countries.
How does this initiative relate to those on "harmful tax competition"?
MS cannot hinder the exercise of the rights of freedom of movement simply because of lower levels of taxation in other MS. This is the case even in respect of special favourable regimes in the other MS' tax systems.
Moreover, distortions to the location of business activities due to EC Treaty incompatible state aid and to harmful tax competition do not entitle MS to take unilateral measures intended to counter their effects by limiting freedom of movement; rather they need to be resolved at source through the appropriate judicial or political procedures. The Commission will continue to monitor the application of the EC Treaty state aid rules in the direct tax area and to lend its full support to the work undertaken in the Council by the Code of Conduct Group.
Why does the Commission not just litigate?
The number of infringement proceedings begun by the Commission has increased over the last few years. It is not always necessary for such cases to end up before the Court because often MS respond by removing the unlawful restriction.
But while the Commission has the legal obligation to ensure that MS observe their EC Treaty obligations it also has a political responsibility to seek and promote constructive tax policy solutions to that end. Moreover, through constructive solutions we may avoid situations where, in order to avoid the charge of discrimination, MS resort to extending the application of anti-abuse measures designed to curb cross-border tax avoidance to purely domestic situations where no possible risk of abuse exists. Such unilateral remedies only undermine the competitiveness of the MS' economies, and are not in the interest of the Internal Market.
What could be achieved in this area by coordination?
Coordination and cooperation between the MS can enable them to attain their tax policy goals and protect their tax bases while observing their EC Treaty obligations and ensuring the elimination of double taxation.
It is in the interest of all MS and other stakeholders, that MS remain capable of operating effective tax systems and that their anti-abuse rules are accurately targeted at situations of abuse and are predictable and proportionate. It is also in the general interest of the Internal Market that the ECJ's case law does not result in more draconian tax systems due to overreaction on the part of the MS. This could be the case if MS' unilateral remedies extended existing restrictions on cross-border activities also to purely domestic operations. Coordination is a flexible approach which can take many forms and which could provide adequate solutions to challenges faced by the MS in this area. Therefore the Commission considers it useful to explore the scope for possible specific co-ordinated solutions with a view to:
- developing common definitions for abuse and wholly artificial arrangements (to provide guidance on the application of those concepts in the direct tax area);
- improving administrative co-operation so as to more effectively detect and contain abuse and fraudulent tax schemes;
- sharing best practices that are compatible with EC law, in particular with a view to ensuring proportionality of anti-abuse measures;
- reducing potential mismatches resulting in inadvertent non-taxation; and
- ensuring better coordination of anti-abuse measures in relation to third countries.
Why is there a need to distinguish between the application of anti-abuse rules within the EU and in relation to third countries?
As regards the EC law compatibility of national anti-abuse measures, a distinction has to be drawn between their application within the EU/EEA, (where the four fundamental freedoms apply) and their application vis-à-vis third countries (where only the free movement of capital applies). The application of anti-abuse rules targeted at arrangements entered into by corporate groups beyond the geographical limits of the EU/EEA is thus generally less restricted by the EC Treaty. Community law does not require MS to avoid discrimination in relation to the establishment of their nationals outside the Community, or the establishment of third country nationals in a MS. Therefore, MS should not be precluded from applying CFC and thin capitalisation rules, for example, in relation to third countries.
The Commission moreover considers that, in order to protect their tax bases, MS should seek to improve the coordination of the application of their anti-abuse measures in particular in respect of international tax avoidance schemes. Such co-ordination could usefully consist of administrative co-operation, (e.g. exchange of information and sharing of best practices). The Commission would also encourage MS, where appropriate, to enhance administrative co-operation with their non-EU partners.
How does this initiative affect Member States' revenues?
The Commission supports MS' efforts to prevent their tax bases from being eroded. The possible coordinated solutions should enable the MS to attain their tax policy goals and protect their tax bases while observing their EC Treaty obligations. The key objectives of this initiative are indeed to strike a proper balance between the public interest of combating abuse and the need to avoid disproportionate restrictions on cross-border activity within the EU as well as to improve the coordination of the application of MS' anti-abuse rules in relation to international tax avoidance schemes in order to protect their tax bases.
How will taxpayers benefit from this initiative?
Taxpayers will benefit not only from the removal of disproportionate obstacles to their cross-border activities but also from successfully implemented coordinated solutions through improved clarity and predictability of the application of anti-abuse rules. It is equally in the interest of taxpayers if the coordinated solutions can help the MS to avoid extending existing restrictions on cross-border activities to purely domestic operations. Also, more generally, that MS remain capable of operating effective tax systems allows them to meet the requirement of equality – and it is not in the interest of honest taxpayers to finance the erosion of tax bases due to abusive practices and overtly aggressive tax planning schemes entered into by others.
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|Part of this article are based on realistic Speculation and might not turn out to be correct.
Impounded is a cut mission in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The mission would have taken place after "High Stakes, Low Rider" and would have been given to protagonist Carl Johnson by Varrios Los Aztecas gang leader Cesar Vialpando from his home in the El Corona district in Los Santos, San Andreas. The dialogue and help text from the mission remains in the game files[1].
After the race, Johnson gets a phone call from Vialpando inviting Johnson to his house to work on Johnson's car. Johnson arrives at his house with a car and hangs out with Vialpando. Vialpando wants to check out Johnson's car but as they walked toward the street, Johnson's car disappeared and he thinks it had been towed. Vialpando suggests Johnson to retrieve his car from the impound lot. Johnson manages to retrieve his car from the impound lot and returns to Vialpando's place safely with the car.
(CJ gets phone call)
Carl Johnson: "Now who's the loser?"
Cesar Vialpando: "Eehh, I guess I am, holmes."
Carl Johnson: "Ooh shit, Cesar, sorry man. I thought you was Kendl. We got this thing going since we were kids."
Cesar Vialpando: "That's OK, ese. You drove good today."
Carl Johnson: "Yeah, thanks."
Cesar Vialpando: "Anyway, I call to invite you over. Your sister say we should hang out, get to know each other."
Carl Johnson: "Eerr, OK, what you got planned?"
Cesar Vialpando: "You wanna see my garage? I got some beer."
Carl Johnson: "Yeah, OK."
Cesar Vialpando: "Bring a nice car, holmes, I'll tune it up for you."
Carl Johnson: "For sure. I'll see you later."
(End of phone call)
(Mission intro)
Carl Johnson: "Que pasa, Cesar!"
Cesar Vialpando: "Hey, Holmes! There's some beers up on the bench right there. Just got to finish up under the hood, eh."
Carl Johnson: "So, eerr, how are you and my sister doing?"
Kendl Johnson: "Just fine, CJ. So, how are you and, eerrm - Who are you seeing at the moment?"
Carl Johnson: "You know me, I ain't found the right girl yet."
Kendl Johnson: "You ain't never going to find the right girl coz you treat them all like shit."
Cesar Vialpando: "Easy, angel, man don't find love, love finds man, eh carnal."
Kendl Johnson: "Yeah, I guess it does..."
Cesar Vialpando: "So, CJ, let's see your wheels."
Carl Johnson: "They ain't nothing special, just, you know..."
Cesar Vialpando: "Let Cesar work his magic, I'll make it special." (Goes to car but car is gone) "Hey where is it?"
Carl Johnson: "What the fuck?
Cesar Vialpando: "Hey I thought you said your ride was here."
Carl Johnson: Oh shit, it's been towed! Damn! What's the matter with this city? They're always towing people's shit!
Cesar Vialpando: "Fuck holmes!"
Carl Johnson: I didn't even hear them! Did you hear them? Damn! What are they, the secret car-towing service? Fuck! Damn!"
Cesar Vialpando: "Don't worry, holmes. We can get it back. I know where the impound is. It's cool. Be back in a bit, baby..."
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- ↑ "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" Hidden Text FAQ. Robert Allen Rusk. GameFAQs.com


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Mar 5: TOAD Ambulance Button (and a little Google)
I've recently spent quite a while working in a performance team that supported Production performance incidents and worked with developers on application performance before the code hit Production. Whenever a developer asked me to look at the execution plan for their poorly performing statement, they would send over some evidence of the poor plan and in the majority of cases I found myself saying - "You didn't produce this using that damn Ambulance Button in TOAD, did you?"
Even since I've moved on to a new role, the last time I found myself saying that was only last week to an experienced Development Lead who knows Oracle pretty well for a Java lady. I then went on to show her DBMS_XPLAN and SQL Monitoring.
So when I was presenting on SQL Monitoring last week, I gave my usual minor rant about the Ambulance Button but I didn't realise until the end of the presentation and was looking over the online questions, that I appear to have upset one of the webinar attendees, who had subsequently left so I was unable to answer directly. That's why I've decided to blog about just exactly what it is I hate about that damn button, or at least the way people use it.
(Immediately after the presentation, a friend and colleague who knows TOAD inside out pointed out that TOAD doesn't even have an Ambulance Button any more! In version 11.6, there's been a major visual redesign and Explain Plan is now accessed using a button that looks like it has a little tree-like execution plan on it. Clearly my knowledge is out of date, but I need to balance that against the fact that at my current site, the vast majority of users are still using version 10.something.)
The webinar questioner raised a more important question though. Apparently you can configure the Ambulance Button so that it shows that actual plan used when the statement was executed, rather than using EXPLAIN PLAN to generate a projected plan. Because therein lies my main issue with the button. It effectively runs EXPLAIN PLAN and shows you the output. Experienced people probably understand that EXPLAIN PLAN can lie sometimes (sometimes is enough, though) and realise the limitations of not being able to compare Expected and Actual Cardinalities for the different row sources. If you use it and are aware of the limitations, then fair enough, I suppose (although it still wouldn't be my preference). But a lot of TOAD users are not necessarily Oracle experts and the Ambulance Button gives them easy access to enough information to start making assumptions, without the background knowledge to question those assumptions. In the end, I have spent far too much of my time having to explain to people why what they think they're seeing is not what is actually happening and that frustrates the hell out of me.
Maybe it's unfair for me to criticise a tool when it's really the way that people use it? Well, in the end, whether it's the tool or the people, the combination of the two is what sucks up time and if I can show people a better tool and get them to use that instead, then everyone's a winner, right?
In a similar vein, I often level the accusation at Google (the search engine) that it is the enemy of good software development. Why? Because it feels like the world is increasingly populated with people who think you can learn anything from Google and that seems to be the sum total of their training as a programmer - being a bright person and then being let lose on systems with Google at hand to help them when they get stuck. Am I really the only person who doesn't think of this as a good thing? Am I being a complete dinosaur to think that occasionally people might want to have a little formal training and mentoring first? Why should you be able to learn PL/SQL from Google any more than you could learn brain surgery or flying an aeroplane or ... You get my drift.
I should be clear on one important thing. I use TOAD every single day and have relatively few issues with it as a development tool, and have stuck with it, despite trying many others. I was a very early adopter! It does what I need it to do and it does it well. But when it comes to performance analysis, I hardly ever use it (other than to run queries against ASH data and the like). There is already an excellent execution plan generation tool in DBMS_XPLAN and, if you're lucky enough to have Diagnostics and Tuning Pack, then you have the OEM Performance Pages, Real-Time SQL Monitoring and lots of other cool graphical goodness. Even if you don't, you always have Extended Tracing and the like.
I just think they're superior tools and the people I've met who use them or who I've shown how to use them tend to make fewer inaccurate assertions about performance issues.
However, I was troubled that I'd made an inaccurate statement about TOAD (at the bare minimum) because that is a bad thing to do during a presentation, so I went to track down how I configure the Ambulance Button to show me the actual plan used, as the questioner suggested you can. I'm damned if I can work out how to, though, so if someone knows, I would appreciate an explanation in the comments below. Please don't tell me it's an 11 feature though because that isn't what most of the people who hassle me are using! Then again, I suppose I should tell them to upgrade to 11. In the meantime, the degree of annoyance that the questioner showed suggests to me that I have completely missed something really valuable that I should know about!
#1 - Boneist said:
2013-03-05 12:04 - (Reply)
So, it turns out that the DBMS_XPLAN style of explain plan wasn't introduced in Toad until v11.5, so no wonder you couldn't see it!
For anyone running with v11.5 or above, all you need to do is:
In the editor, go to the explain plan tab, and right mouse click.
Select Display Mode > DBMS_XPlan.
You can set various DBMS_XPLAN options by right mouse clicking on the explain plan tab and selecting DBMS_XPlan Format...
#1.1 - Doug Burns said:
2013-03-05 12:13 - (Reply)
Thanks very much for the tip! I knew if there was a way of doing it, you would know
It's a very good reason to upgrade to > 11.5 then.
Can't help saying, though, that with the long history of the ambulance button *not* being able to generate the most useful plans; the relative numbers of copies out there that are < 11.5; and the fact it is *the bane of my actual working life* (did I mention? ), I honestly can't see why someone should get so cross at me berating the ambulance button. If I was a TOAD person, I might be a bit sheepish about the previous versions, but that's just me.
Oh, well - at least they're finally getting there, which is a good thing.
#2 - Craig said:
2013-03-05 17:36 - (Reply)
hahaha.. You mean you aren't just supposed to hit the ambulance button and then look to get rid of any Full Table Scans that you see, regardless of what the query is actually doing?
I couldn't agree with this post more, although I would stress more that it is the fault of the user not the tool. It is just information, what you choose to do with it is the real problem.
#2.1 - Doug Burns said:
2013-03-06 01:01 - (Reply)
LOL. Yep, that's exactly how you should use it, isn't it?
#3 - Andy 2013-03-08 02:39 - (Reply)
Does TOAD still have that red alert on the cache hit ratio?
TOAD, gotta love it :p
#3.1 - Doug Burns said:
2013-03-10 12:07 - (Reply)
LOL. Havent checked lately
To be honest, I don't think I use any of the performance analysis features on the version of TOAD I use


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In 2011, several core members of the Center for the Study of Interdisciplinarity (CSID) at the University of North Texas held a meeting during which we imagined different ways to indicate the impact of our activities. We scribbled them on the blackboard as they occurred, and the table above is a faithful rendering of what we wrote down – complete with abbreviations. The activity was meant to be fun, as well as serious. We certainly did not imagine at the time that anyone else would be seriously interested in this list. However, when we present at conferences and include this table as one of our slides, many audience members ask where it is published. The answer, it appears, is here – and there is a modified version of the same table published as a correspondence in Nature.
Included in the list are not only quantitative indicators of scholarly impact (such as the H-index), but also qualitative indicators that we might be having some impact on the world (such as meetings with, or even angry letters from, important people). We think, especially in an age of increasing demands for accountability, that we academics ought to own impact, rather than having it determined by someone else.
The list was never meant to be authoritative. Generating it was meant, originally, to spur our own imaginations about the various ways we might document the impacts of our research. We publish it now in an effort to spur your imaginations to tackle the same task for yourselves. We would love to see comments that suggest other indicators of impact, as well as comments on our own suggestions.
ID/TD, Interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary, or sometimes interdisciplinarity/transdisciplinarity
UG, Undergraduate
ppl, people
CSID staff who contributed to authoring the list:
J. Britt Holbrook, Assistant Director (0000-0002-5804-0692)
Kelli Barr, Graduate Research Assistant (0000-0001-7048-4977)
Keith Wayne Brown, Programs Manager
CSID staff whose activities contributed to thinking about the list:
Robert Frodeman, Director
Adam Briggle, Faculty Fellow


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DENVER -- The Phillies played their projected everyday lineup Friday at Coors Field for just the third time this season.
It hasn't been easy to get everybody on the field at the same time. Through the season's first 15 games, Chase Utley missed a couple games with the flu, Jimmy Rollins missed a couple games for the birth of his second daughter, Ben Revere sat four consecutive games while nursing sore ribs and Ryne Sandberg played the hot hand in center fielder Tony Gwynn Jr.
Struggling third baseman Cody Asche also has had a few days off, including the previous two games. Asche entered Friday hitting .184 (7-for-38) with one home run and three RBIs.
"I've been trying different guys over there at third," Sandberg said. "Just want [Asche] to relax and play the game and let his natural ability take over. He has had some slow starts throughout his career at all levels. That's been a trend with him, but from what I've seen it's been the 50 at-bat range. He's a hard worker and he gets after it and he's a grinder."


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Two hundred Chicago police officers will migrate from administrative tasks to the streets, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and police Supt. Garry McCarthy announced Thursday.
"Why would you ask the taxpayers for more when you're not using what you have today well?" Emanuel said at a press event at Area Central Headquarters.
The move comes on the heels of a recommendation report released last week by Chicago's Inspector General and with the city ending one of its most violent months in a decade. As of late Thursday, Chicago recorded 42 homicides, including the death of a 15-year-old girl gunned down earlier in the week in what authorities said was a gang turf war.
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"Getting these officers out the door quickly from their assignments, putting them into places where they can make a difference, this was the simplest, easiest, best assignment that we could do," said McCarthy.
The reassigned officers, who Inspector General Joe Ferguson said are doing administrative tasks such as making travel arrangements, timekeeping, grant writing and nursing, will be replaced by civilians, Emanuel's office said.
Ferguson said the move could save city taxpayers about $16 million annually.
The first deployment will happen fairly quickly. Sixty officers will be reassigned to mobile units by the weekend. Emanuel said the full transition of 200 cops should be completed by the end of March.
"If we're hiring officers to be clerks, we're being inefficient. If we're hiring officers to put them in the places at the times when crime is most likely to happen, and giving them the tools, those are the steps that will reduce crime," said McCarthy.
Moving the officers from the desk to strike force is contrary, however, to Emanuel's and McCarthy's original plan to de-emphasize specialized units.
"Emanuel's administration is so controlling of police headquarters. Everything has to be run past them. They've got to knock it off," said Fraternal Order of Police President Mike Shields. "City Hall needs to get their fingers out of the policing process and let Chicago police officers go do their job."
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The vocal sensation everyone's talking about – Russian soprano
Julia Lezhneva – makes her Decca solo debut with a celebratory
disc of motets from Vivaldi, Handel, Porpora and Mozart, partnered
by one of the world's leading early music ensembles, Il Giardino
Armonico, conducted by Giovanni Antonini.
Praised for her "pure tone" (Opernwelt) and "flawless technique"
(Guardian), Lezhneva's career has skyrocketed since her brief but
extraordinary appearance at the 2010 Classical BRIT Awards in
London, at the invitation of her mentor, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.
"Few young singers have been as widely celebrated so early
in their careers as Kiri Te Kanawa's protegé, the . . . Russian soprano Julia Lezhneva", wrote The
Independent. Dame Kiri recently added her voice to the critical consensus, observing that "from time
time to time a really outstanding talent appears and I believe that Julia Lezhneva is just that. The
brilliance of her voice and technique are extremely impressive."
Invitations to perform and record have come to Lezhneva from all corners, resulting in a large following.
Her solo Rossini album charted in many European countries; it landed at #1 in the French Classical
Charts and won the soprano the 2012 Diapason d'or Award for "Young Talent", Gramophone's
"Editor's Choice" and the German MDR "CD of the Year". "A new star is born", hailed Die Welt and
The Sunday Times stated: "Clearly a name to watch . . ."
The repertoire on Lezhneva's debut solo album for Decca Classics includes motets by Vivaldi, Handel,
Porpora and Mozart, which she will tour in the spring of 2013 with her partners on this disc, Il Giardino
Armonico and Giovanni Antonini. The repertoire – four virtuosic motets each concluding with an
"Alleluia" – provide an ideal showcase for her vocal agility and her power to move the listener with
the purity of her tone. While Vivaldi, Handel and Mozart are well-known, Porpora's motet is a world
premiere recording. The 23-year-old soprano explains that she wanted to wait to record opera arias
until she has had more stage experience with them; meanwhile, "Porpora's vocal lines are completely
natural and very comfortable for my voice, even though they are written in an instrumental way", and
Lezhneva adds, "Porpora's music fits my voice like Chopin fits a pianist's hands. Its joy is phenomenal
– it's a tonic to sing this music."


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C Michael Hogan
Sidney Draggan
Encyclopedia of Earth
Bacteria are any of a very large group of single-celled microorganisms that display a wide range of metabolic types, geometric shapes and environmental habitats—and niches—of occurrence. Normally only several micrometers in length, bacteria assume the form of spheres, rods, spirals and other shapes. Bacteria are found in a very broad gamut of habitats; for example, bacterial extremophiles that thrive in such places as hot springs, arctic environments, radioactive waste, deep sea oil seeps, deep Earth crustal environments, hypersaline ponds and within other living organisms. There are approximately 50 million bacterial organisms in a single gram of typical surface soil. The worldwide bacterial biomass exceeds that of all plants and animals on Earth. However, the majority of bacteria have not yet been characterised.
Bacteria are members of the prokaryote group. In contrast to eukaryote cells, bacteria lack a cell nucleus and customarily have no organelles. The bacteria domain can be grouped into two major categories: (a) Eubacteria and (b) Cyanobacteria. The latter group has historically been termed blue-green algae, but modern cladistics classifies these as bacteria. Presently the bacteria are considered composed of five discrete clades, or unique phylogenetic trees, each having a unique common ancestor. While there are a number of recognized phyla, the dominant ones are Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Actinobacteria....
This major phylum incorporates a gamut of pathogens, such as Escherichia, Salmonella, Vibrio, Helicobacter, and numerous other genera. Some other proteobacteria are free-living, and include many of the species responsible for fixing nitrogen. Many move about using flagellae, but some are non-motile or rely on bacterial gliding. The latter include myxobacteria, a unique group of bacteria that can aggregate to form multicellular fruiting bodies.
A wide variety of metabolic types reside within proteobacteria. Most species of Firmacutes are facultatively or obligately anaerobic, chemoautotrophs, and heterotrophic, but there are many exceptions. Numerous genera, which are not closely related to each other, convert energy from light through photosynthesis. These are termed purple, in reference to their generally reddish pigmentation.
This gram positive phylum has widespread occurrence in soils, freshwater and marine ecosystems. Many of the species in the phylum are key decomposers of organic detritus, and thus have an important role in the carbon cycle. Some of the species of Actinobacteria are pathogens and inhabit plant or animal hosts. Most of the phylum are aerobic species, but some are capable of metabolizing in oxygen-deprived environments. This phylum often exhibits a filamentous branched structure as in the case of Actinomyces israelii. The organism believed to be the oldest living creature is a species within the Actinobacteria found in Siberia, that is thought to date to about 500,000 years before present.
This widely occurring phylum is found in soils, sediment, animal guts and animal oral cavities. Bacteroidetes are known to inhabit the deserts of Antarctica. Some species are known for their robustness as decomposers notably of chitin and polymeric carbon, such as insoluble forms present in fungal cell walls; such strong decomposition capabilities make the Bacteroidetes instrumental in the carbon cycle and contribute to the ability to restore nutrient poor soils. The Bacteroidetes represent a phenotypically diverse set of organisms, whose geometric forms are frequently rod or curved shaped. In some cases the genera may be variously photosynthetic, non-motile or gliding, but they are generally gram-negative. Certain species are known to be invertebrate symbionts.
Cellular structure and metabolism
Bacterial cells, lacking a nucleus and organelles, are capable of rapid division; their cell division is by binary fission and may occur approximately every twenty minutes. As with the other prokaryotes, cell structures are markedly simpler than eukaryotes; correspondingly bacterial DNA is not associated with histones. Like other prokaryotes, the DNA is not enclosed in a nuclear membrane, but resides in a nuclear region of the cell. The chemistry of the bacterial cell wall is unique, and very often contains peptidoglycan.
Early history
Ancestors of extant bacteria are thought to be unicellular organisms, possibly the first lifeforms of the planet Earth, appearing approximately 3.5 billion years before present. Some of the earliest evidence of bacteria is in Onverwact shales of South Africa. Scientists regard the emergence of bacteria is one of the most astounding events in Earth history, since there are no other proto-lifeforms of their complexity that previously were known to exist on Earth. How and where bacteria developed is one of the great mysteries of science. Bacterial micro-organisms likely diverged from archaea around about 3.2 to 2.5 billion years before present, with their common ancestor possibly a hyperthermophile, e.g. a creature capable of surviving unusually high thermal regimes.
One early bacterium, Kakabekia umbellata, has been determined to have existed in disparate locales including North Wales, Alaska and Iceland; the fact that this set of occurrences all share soils that are ammonia rich has prompted speculation that this bacterium derived from an era when the Earth's environment was rich in ammonia.
Until approximately one billion years before present, in fact, Earth's lifeforms were dominated by microscopic creatures such as bacteria, viruses and archaea.
Occurrence and function
Bacteria occur in almost any man-made or natural environment, including in soils, water and the atmosphere, as well as on and inside of living organisms. In fact, many bacteria species are extremophiles, which are adapted variously to extreme temperature, pressure, pH, salinity and other abiotic factors. The family Thermaceae is comprised by a number of thermophilic genera, including Thermus, Meiothermus, Marinithermus, Vulcanithermus, Oceanithermus and Truepera.
Bacterial members of genus Deinococcus are highly resistant to extreme doses of ionising radiation. In fact, some bacterial species within each phylum are some type of extremophile, and in some cases a given bacterium may be an extremophile with respect to two or more abiotic parameters.
Bacterial organisms are key in recycling nutrients, with many aspects of nutrient cycles depending on bacterial metabolism, such as nitrogen fixation from the Earth's atmosphere and putrefaction.
Anaerobic bacteria
Anaerobic bacteria are microorganisms that thrive in the absence of oxygen; in fact numerous anaerobes cannot survive in the presence of oxygen. Araerobic metabolism typically involves inorganic/organic redox reactions, including anaerobic respiration and fermentation reactions, producing volatile fatty acids and gaseous molecules, such as methane. Anaerobic bacteria are also involved in the digestion process of grazing animals.
History of bacterial research
Van Leeuwenhoek was the first scientist to observe a bacterium directly; in the year 1676 he employed a single lens microscope of his own development. It was not until the 1860s and 1870s that Louis Pateur, Robert Koch and Joseph Lister advanced the state of bacteriology by analyzing the phenomenology of bacterial action on food spoilage.
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C Michael Hogan (Lead Author);USDA::NLM (Content Source);Sidney Draggan Ph.D. (Topic Editor) "Bacteria". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth April 27, 2010; Last revised Date October 21, 2011; Retrieved September 27, 2012 Encyclopedia of Earth.


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As part of this year's centennial commemoration of the Pan-American Exposition, The News has offered a look back at the concerns of the times through editorials and Everybody's Column letters. The items in this final installment first appeared in these pages in September 1901.
PRESIDENT McKINLEY SHOT DOWN: The most lamentable news that has been printed in many a day went out to the people of Buffalo late yesterday afternoon, when newspaper extras and issues announced that President McKinley had been shot by an assassin at the Pan-American Exposition. The President, who never harmed a creature, whose life was a life of prominence, of duty highly conceived and unflinchingly performed, who stood for what is upright and noble in personal character and in national life, laid low in a moment by a coward who had shaken his hand in a friendly grasp of hospitality and honor.
. . . There is still a hope the president may survive. The prayers of a great people are passed out for his recovery. But the injury is extremely grave and the worst may happen. . . .
BUFFALO TWICE GLAD: Buffalo is glad to see the distinguished men of the country -- the President's associates in the government and the strong men who counsel with him in critical times. But the news that Vice-President Roosevelt and members of the Cabinet are going away is cause for greater rejoicing for it means that they are satisfied President McKinley is better and that he will get well.
WILLIAM McKINLEY IS DEAD: The work of the assassin is complete. President McKinley is dead. . . .
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT: Theodore Roosevelt comes to the Presidential office amid public lamentations for his associate and predecessor, foully murdered. It is with sad hearts that Americans turn from the coffin of McKinley to receive the solemn vow of Roosevelt to support the Constitution and enforce the laws. . . .
IS OUR SURGERY SO GREAT?: Surrounded almost from the moment of the assassin's shot by the best medical and surgical skill the country could produce, President McKinley's treatment, both under the knife and later, has been lauded as representing the acme of modern healing science. But in view of later developments, chief of which is the autopsy yesterday afternoon, it is probable that there will be at least a revision of that opinion.
. . . For, notwithstanding its guarded terms, the official report of the examination declares that the surgeons who performed the operation at the Exposition Hospital utterly failed to find the most necessarily fatal injury inflicted by the assassin's bullet and did not know that the upper part of the kidney was torn and that death was practically inevitable!
GROVER CLEVELAND ON ANARCHY: Princeton University honored the memory of President McKinley with services in Alexander Hall on the day of his burial. The principal speaker was ex-President Cleveland, who, in a simple and earnest address, spoke of the noble qualities of the dead leader of the republic. Mr. Cleveland has rarely risen to an occasion so well as to this. There was none of the labored profundity so common to his later addresses. . . .
THE EXPOSITION REOPENED: Life and brightness succeed the gloom of national sorrow at the Exposition today. The Exposition was silent as a tomb yesterday. Today all its manifold attractions are displayed once more and that splendid enterprise takes up the business of its existence.
In the cool days of the fall the Exposition is more than ever attractive. The time is short now for seeing all there is to see. . . .


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It was the pinnacle of Kodak's durable, if not quite venerable, Brownie line – a Brownie with a built-in selenium light meter for automatic exposure control. The meter fed a simple mechanical system that adjusted the aperture. The aperture maxed at f/8, the limit of its plastic Kodar lens, and the shutter fired at only one speed, but at least the Starmatic let you set film speed. This was pretty heady stuff for the world's leading line of inexpensive cameras!
Not that the Starmatic could be considered inexpensive. It cost a whopping $34.50 when it went on sale in 1959. That's equivalent to about $260 today.
Nobody knows for sure how many Brownie Starmatics Kodak cranked out across its 1959-1961 run. (My Starmatic's CAMEROSITY code says it was made in November, 1959, by the way.) The same goes for its successor, the slightly updated Brownie Starmatic II, which Kodak produced until 1963. Both cameras were part of Kodak's Brownie Star series, of which more than 10 million are said to have been made. So cameras from this series have long been plentiful.
If you've seen one Brownie Star camera, you've pretty much seen them all. My first camera, which my grandmother bought for me for 25 cents at a garage sale, was a Brownie Starmite II, and it bears a strong family resemblance to the Starmatic.
Atop the Starmatic lie two dials. The smaller dial sets film speed, from 32 to 125 ASA. I guess 125 was considered pretty fast in 1959. The larger dial sets exposure. Choose Auto to let the light meter do the work, or chose the Exposure Value (EV) guide number that matches your conditions:
- 12 for overcast
- 13 for cloudy but bright
- 14 for weak or hazy sun
- 15 for bright sun
- 16 for bright sun on sand or snow
I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't use Auto. Kodak probably figured the same thing, because when you turn this dial off Auto a piece of transparent amber plastic fills the viewfinder to alert you.
When you're ready to snap a shot, peer through the viewfinder. If a red flag appears inside, the light meter isn't reading enough light and the photo will be underexposed. If the big dial is set to Auto, you'll need to use flash. Otherwise, try a higher EV number. The flag still works on my Starmatic, but hard telling whether the light meter is still accurate.
On the back, the little red window shows the exposure number on the film's backing paper. The Starmatic takes 12 square photographs on size 127 rollfilm. Kodak discontinued 127 film in 1995, but you can get a Japanese b/w film, Rera Pan 100, in a few places (notably at Freestyle Photo) and The Frugal Photographer in Calgary cuts down a few other film stocks onto 127 spools and sells them here. Many mail-order labs still process 127, such as Dwayne's Photo.
All of the Brownie Star series cameras feature a drop-out film loading and transport system. You flip a lever and the entire camera bottom slides out. The film winder is on the bottom plate, too.
This isn't my first Starmatic. I bought one in about 1980, probably at a garage sale. I loaded a roll of Kodacolor into it just before Christmas in 1981. That Starmatic came with a flash attachment and a whole bunch of flashbulbs. The flash was blisteringly bright, and I blame it for washing out most of my Christmas morning shots. This one of me turned out well enough. I was 13. I had just received a nice dictionary as a gift.
When I started collecting cameras again several years ago, I knew I'd want to add some of my old favorites into my new collection. The Brownie Starmatic made the list because I enjoyed my Christmas morning adventure with it as a teenager.
Do you like old cameras? Then check out the rest of my collection!


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Russell Baze (Christian Bale) has a rough life: he works a dead-end blue collar job at the local steel mill by day, and cares for his terminally ill father by night. When Russell's brother Rodney (Casey Affleck) returns home from serving time in Iraq, he gets lured into one of the most ruthless crime rings in the Northeast and mysteriously disappears.
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