During VMworld® 2016, some of the brightest minds in networking gathered for FUTURE:NET, a vendor-neutral networking conference convened to look at new trends and technologies shaping the industry.
Networking is undergoing a rapid change from hardware-centric architectures to software-defined models. The cloud market is maturing rapidly, and network virtualization is creating higher levels of networking abstraction. Networking is no longer all about physical components.
Today's networking teams are responsible for connecting both the switches and servers in the racks, and also the virtual components inside those servers. With this burst of connectivity, new ideas and challenges are coming into focus.
Verizon's Barry Larish emphasized the need to "prepare the runway" to get people acclimated to the new, software-defined way of doing things. "That skill-set shift is not going to happen overnight—and I think that's OK," he said.
Increasingly, many companies utilize a hybrid cloud environment, preferring to keep some data on-site and some in the cloud. For these companies, IT professionals must focus on which services to offer on-premises or off-premises.
One illustrative example is Verizon. At FUTURE:NET, Verizon's Bryan Larish described the company's dual approach to IT infrastructure: new microservice-based applications live in the cloud, and traditional applications remain in private data centers. The company continually re-evaluates where applications are best hosted.
Verizon's journey to the cloud is representative. Enterprise data center managers need to focus on services, rather than hardware, and where those services should be hosted to best serve the business.
John Spiegel, who manages IT for Columbia Sportswear, told the audience at FUTURE:NET that, until recently, the company had yet to grasp the significance of software-defined data centers (SDDC) and still thought of networking in terms of hardware. "If there's money to spare, you might get a faster router this year," he said, by way of example.
Spiegel sought to change that. He wanted a cloud-like architecture, and when he couldn't convince the company to purchase a cloud service, he decided to build it himself using tools such as VMware NSXⓇ.
"I've had to fight tooth and nail to keep this project alive," he said, despite the fact that his solution lowers capital and operational expenditures by 30 to 50 percent.
As Spiegel's story shows, IT staff should understand that, even among IT professionals, the shift to SDDC and cloud is not widely understood.
The scale of public clouds is enormous, but for a company like Thomson Reuters, which continually maintains an enormous data footprint, it's far too small.
"The kick in the head for me is, 'Yeah, our databases only go up to a terabyte.' I throw up a terabyte database every day," said Mark Bluhm, Thomson Reuters senior vice president of global technology operations.
Bluhm's remarks at FUTURE:NET underlined the idea that the cloud is not a panacea. For companies dealing in big data and heavily regulated markets, the current state of cloud technology may not meet everyone's needs. As cloud technologies continue to spread across the enterprise, and as companies continue to leverage big data for competitive advantage, cloud solutions will need to mature to meet changing business needs. What is considered big data today may not be in the future.
What is needed is more, not less, abstraction, in order to control and modify networks without changing routers, switches, patch panels, and protocols. There is currently no way to do this, but a nascent, open-source language called P4 has been developed to address this specific need.
Networking professionals should look for training opportunities concerning technologies that include SDDC, cloud, P4, containers, and new management tools enabled by abstraction. Networking is in the midst of a sea change. Learning about new networking technologies will help IT professionals explain, build out, and customize solutions to meet changing enterprise needs.


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EAFJD Welcomes the Hearing in the European Court of Human Rights
January 28, 2015 News European-Armenian Federation (EAFJD)
Strasbourg, 28 January, 2015.- The European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy (EAFJD) welcomes the European Court of Human Rights holding a Grand Chamber hearing today, in the case of Perinçek v. Switzerland (application no. 27510/08). The case concerns the criminal conviction of Doğu Perinçek, Chairman of the Turkish Workers' Party, for publicly challenging in Switzerland the existence of the Armenian Genocide. The EAFJD acknowledges the readiness of the Swiss government in appealing the case.
The EAFJD considers this as a Justice vs Denial case, and has confidence in the European Court of Human Rights that they will overturn the initial verdict, which acquitted Perinçek from any wrong doing and decided that Switzerland was limiting his right of free speech. "Denial of Genocides, inciting hate and making racist comments in Europe are not a right, are crimes and shall be punished accordingly", said Bedo Demirdjian, EAFJD Communications and PR officer, who followed the Court hearings in Strasbourg.
The Armenian legal team was represented by Republic of Armenia Prosecutor General Gevorg Kostanyan, by Geoffrey Ronald Robertson QC, a human rights barrister, and Amal Alamuddin Clooney, a lawyer and activist.
"We welcome the participation of the Republic of Armenia, represented by Prosecutor General Gevorg Kostanyan. The International recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide is not a matter of the Armenian Diaspora only, as some mention, willing to divide us, but it's an all-Armenian issue and will be pursuit as such", said Demirdjian.
Representatives of Armenian organizations from Switzerland, France, Belgium were present, and a handful of them have provided the Court with written notes, alongside the Human Rights Association from Turkey and The [Turkish] Center for Truth Justice Memory, which focused on the personality of Perincek, his nationalist, anti-Semitic, anti-minority and anti-Armenian rhetoric, for the Court to fully understand the whole context, something which Geoffrey Robertson stressed skilfully "Perincek is a denialist window shopper, going from one European country to another".
Amal Clooney stressed that hypocrisy of Turkey for defending the Right to Freedom of Speech in Europe, while at the same time Hrant Dink is murdered in Istanbul, and the same anti-Armenian sentiments of a 100 years ago are still alive in the country.
"Perincek's defense tried to confuse the Court, by saying that he doesn't refute the massacres of Armenians, acknowledges the pain suffered, and that Turks have also been killed, thus we cannot give the Genocide characterization. This is unacceptable to us, equating the victim and perpetrator, and this is the official line of the Turkish state to whitewash their crime", said Demirdjian, and concluded that the EAFJD and Armenians have full confidence that the Court will issue the right and just verdict, especially this year, in 2015, when we commemorate the centennial of the Armenian Genocide.
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Q: How to enforce transparency for pcolor slices within Axes3D scope? I would like to visualize 2D slices in a 3D plot by means of matplotlib and Axes3D, with some transparency to have a better view, as represented by

where the 2D slices clearly overlap. These slices are produced by pcolor, which in contrast to pcolormesh, returns a matplotlib.collections.Collection object and consequently can be handled by add_collection3d.
The issue of carrying the transparency property has already been discussed there and there, although the workarounds suggested (in Python comments below) haven't had any effect with my issue. My sample code is something along the lines of
import numpy             as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d   import Axes3D
from matplotlib.collections import PolyCollection

X, Y = np.meshgrid(x,y)

fig = plt.figure()
ax = fig.gca(projection='3d')

alpha = 0.8

for i in range(len(islices)):
    im = ax.pcolor(X,Y,u[islices[i],:,:]) #,alpha=alpha)
    #im.set_facecolor((0, 0, 1, alpha))
    ax.add_collection3d(im,zs=xslices[i],zdir='y')

plt.show()

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I am really looking forward to some of these games. Vikings-Saints obviously because of how the last one ended. Colts-Texans because I think that will be a more competitive battle this year for the division lead. Packers-Eagles should be fun to watch with big hits and big plays on both sides. I think the most brutal game of the week will be Ravens-Jets Sunday night. Cris and Al scored a good one for their regular season debut. That's the one I most want to see.
They will have plenty to keep them busy in that game. Plus I have a feeling offense will come at a premium, so lots of coaching from the booth.
MIN-NO because it's a rematch of last year's NFC Championship, CAR-NYG because it's a rematch from the embarrassment last year (in my opinion the worst Giants game of all time).
BAL-NYJ because I'm a homer, and also because it's a game between two teams getting a lot of hype in the AFC this year. Whoever wins this game takes huge first step in the right direction in vindicating all the praise.
You have to go with NO vs Minn just because of last year's post season/Favre it will have the greatest mass appeal. However, the two that I'm most interested in are the Green Bay vs Philly and Dallas vs Washington mostly because Green Bay and Dallas have both established themselves as teams to reckon with this season and Washington and Philly have the potential for a great season but there have been a lot of changes and philly is a young team and washington older. I really want to watch how these two teams turn out because there are so many questions.
I'm just upset that once again I have to wait completely through opening weekend to get to my Bolts game. Living in NY means I have to wait up all night just to see them. Thanks NFL...again.
I like that too, except for the fact you missed one (Vikings@Saints).
I said it in another thread but it's worth repeating, Colts @ Texans is by far the game of the week for me. The Texans are 1-15 all-time vs the Colts, if they want to be considered a legitimate playoff contender they have to show they can beat the Colts, at least at home.
They might get that much Saturday night alone. Remember, they have a night game, they can sleep all day.
That statistic is on the mind of every person in the city of Houston, believe me. We all know that number.
This is another good one. The reigning champs of the AFC's 2 closest divisions. Both teams lost in the first round of the playoffs last year (ironically, each to the other's division rival). The Bengals are to some degree in the same boat as the Texans. They have to show that they can play with the big boys. They beat up their own division last year, but haven't beaten teams like the Pats, Colts and Chargers (all of whom they play this year) in a long time.
Indeed sir. Cincinnati came out of nowhere (to me) winning the North last year. Can Benson play the way he did the start of last season, or will he break down midway and leave their passing game vulnerable? Maybe Bernard Scott can step it up- that guy is a playmaker.
Call me crazy but the Browns v. Bucs game might be a lot of fun to watch.
I won't call you crazy. Maybe masochistic but not crazy.
I see 5 really compelling games Cincy @ NE, Minn @ NO, GB @ Philly, Indy @ HOU, Balt @ NYJ. Toss in my own interest in the 49ers and Raiders games. I should be in a comfortable football coma by next Tuesday.
Atlanta @ Pittsburgh & Dallas @ Washington are also quite compelling to me.
I know I'll be watching the Brownies this Sunday. I'm really interested in how Atlanta will play, too, but this is a very appetizing opening weekend all around. Combine this with the great slate of college games on Saturday (Ohio State-Miami (FL), FSU-Oklahoma, Penn State-Alabama, just to name a few) and this is one hell of a football weekend.


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DWR Deploys World Class Expertise for Delta Conveyance Design
Aerial image of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
One of the many jobs of the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is to ensure that its public infrastructure assets—like the State Water Project—are maintained and sustained for the health and well-being of present and future California families.
The proposed Delta Conveyance Project is intended to do just that. By guarding against potential water supply disruptions caused by sea level rise, the hydrologic effects of climate change, and seismic threats, DWR intends to protect and preserve a vital state water supply for 27 million Californians and nearly a million acres of farmland.
Planning this type of public infrastructure takes a remarkable array of technical skill and management expertise. The public servants charged with these tasks must ensure that projects are safe, prudent, practical and efficient.
To ensure a sound engineering design, DWR has organized a team and a process that strives to bring the world's best expertise and best practices to bear.
This team includes the Delta Conveyance Design and Construction Authority (DCA), a Joint Powers Authority formed by public water agencies expected to participate in the project. The DCA has assembled world-class experts, and they have been tasked with conducting conceptual engineering work to help define the project alternatives and to identify ways to avoid or minimize impacts that will be analyzed as a part of the environmental review process. As the owner and operator of the project, DWR oversees the work of the DCA. A description of roles and responsibilities in developing the proposed Delta Conveyance Project may be found here.
Another important aspect of the design process is the use of Independent Technical Review (ITR) panels.
The ITR panels will be composed of nationally and internationally recognized experts in six fields:
Tunnels and shafts
Pumping plants and hydraulics
Forebays, levees, seismic and geotechnical engineering
Construction logistics
Sustainability (construction materials and methods)
The ITR panels will be used as a "second set of eyes" to gain expert insight, and to help ensure that the work conducted by the DCA meets DWR standards. ITRs are considered best practices in providing expert opinion on the technical studies and design work associated with large infrastructure projects and programs.
The first ITRs have already convened. The DCA convened a panel to review early technical material related to tunnel concept planning. Issues that the ITR were asked to consider included tunnel drive lengths, logistics, contract delivery methods and stakeholder concerns identified in the previous planning process. A second panel was convened recently to review intakes, including screen technology, construction techniques and facility layout among other matters.
Each ITR panel will convene multiple times. They will review engineering deliverables prepared by the DCA and provide comments and recommendations for DWR consideration. The ITR panels' recommendations are provided independent of each other and will be used by DWR as a single data point among many. DWR will also utilize its own in-house expertise to review DCA deliverables and ITR comments and recommendations. A summary of each ITR panel comments and recommendations will be shared on the project website, along with responses from DCA and DWR to document how the department intends to address the ITR's comments and recommendations.
The use of ITR panels will provide an added level of due diligence to help DWR ensure sound engineering design and technical excellence. However, these panels typically meet over a several-day period and may not have time to fully incorporate all information and data available—their comments must be viewed in this light and utilized with this understanding. For example, the ITR panel convened on tunneling included contractors familiar with tunneling construction throughout the world. Their comments relative to reusable tunnel material were based on their experiences with soil conditions not specific to the Delta Conveyance Project. The DCA's response to their comments on RTM is also available online.
The overall design process is one that takes a multi-pronged approach that starts with solid design work by world-class experts, which is then reviewed by their peers from around the world and DWR internal technical staff. Technical input must also be supplemented with input from the local communities. To this end, the DCA has launched a Stakeholder Engagement Committee—comprised of residents who are familiar with the local landscape who can provide insight and guidance based on knowledge they have about recreation, boating, transportation, emergency services, the local ecosystem, historic preservation, environmental justice, and other important local considerations. Their contribution to the engineering work is equally important and must also be considered in the development of the concept plans.
DWR will take all comments and contributions—the DCA, the ITRs, the SEC—under advisement. None of the input can automatically be accepted at face value but must first be weighed against all other considerations including environmental conditions, cost control, risk management and regulatory requirements. DWR will document not only its review process but also its decision process for public transparency.
Delta Delta Conveyance


Without any prior announcement, Pet Shop Boys released 4 new tracks throughout last week resulting in a new EP called Agenda. Agenda is available since Friday (08.02.2019) as digital download in all established platforms like iTunes, Spotify or Amazon Music.
Agenda will be physically released on April 12th as Vinyl or CD (bundled with the Pet Shop Boys anual magazine Annually).
I'd recommend to also check the official website http://petshopboys.co.uk/product/album/Agenda which also provides the lyrics.
The German TV channel "3sat" is broadcasting the live recording of "Inner Sanctum" at the Royal Opera Hall tonight at 00:25.
If you can't wait until then, it is already available in the Mediathek: http://www.3sat.de/mediathek/?mode=play&obj=77566 (there might be a geo blocking and it is only available in Germany).


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Student breaks silence, speaks out
By Stephanie Salas-Vega
Speaking up about it didn't get me anywhere. Silence helped me pretend it never happened.
For years, I was afraid of confessing about the assault on my person. I thought people would blame me or laugh at me for being such a prude. I hid the memories, the tears and the self-inflicted injuries until I felt I was finally comfortable with telling an ex-boyfriend. I was 16 when I confessed. He swore to my face that I was disgusting and no one else would ever want to be with me. I believed him.
#MeToo is a movement created after multiple sexual allegations against Harvey Weinstein spread across social media, so sexual assault victims would be encouraged to speak up. On Oct. 15, actress Alyssa Milano tweeted, "If all women who have been sexually assaulted wrote 'Me Too' as a status, we might give people a sense of the magnitude of the problem."
I refused to post #MeToo on my social media accounts, just like I refused to tell anyone about my sexual abuse when it happened. I just scrolled endlessly past posts made by other women. I've worn this Me Too scar since I was 14 years old, and it has never proved anything to anyone.
Social media posts weren't going to make me feel better or delete my past.
According to The New York Times, Tarana Burke, a social activist, was the original creator of #MeToo long before the hashtag movement. In 1997, Burke sat speechless across from a sexually abused 13-year-old girl narrating her experience. "I didn't have a response or a way to help her in that moment, and I couldn't even say, 'Me too,'" Burke said. Ten years later, she created Just Be Inc., a nonprofit organization that helps victims of sexual harassment and assault. Her movement was called Me Too.
Since Milano's tweet, there has been a rapid increase of victims – women and men – exposing Hollywood elites for sexual assaults they allegedly committed. According to Vox, many sources came forward about sexual harassment and assaults committed by Hollywood figures such as Kevin Spacey, Louis C.K., Roman Polanski and George Takei.
But this outburst isn't new. At least 16 women accused President Donald Trump of sexual harassment throughout his 2016 presidential campaign, according to Newsweek. Just like with Weinstein and others, coverage on Trump's sexual harassment accusations seemed to be never-ending.
I couldn't watch or read about it without having flashbacks.
I remember attending a family dinner at my grandma's house while a broadcast news segment reported an elongating list of Trump's victims. I heard, "Yeah, they were raped, but why are they admitting it now and not when it happened?" from the other end of the dinner table. They questioned whether the allegations were even true.
My blood boiled. I was silent again.
According to Live Science, Yolanda Moses, a professor of anthropology at the University of California, Riverside and a consultant and trainer for preventing
sexual harassment and assault, said just because a victim doesn't immediately disclose their sexual assault doesn't mean it never happened.
Society tends to blame victims, usually female victims, for what happens to them. Victims are also accused of ruining the perpetrators' reputations, Moses said. Outdated cultural beliefs that "good women don't get raped" can lead victims to believe they're at fault for the sexual assaults.
When people ask the victim questions such as, "Why were you in that place at the time?" and "Why did you go to that person's room?" it shifts the blame to the victim instead, Moses said.
The rise of #MeToo began to take a toll on me. As much as I tried to avoid the topic, I couldn't keep hiding. When I look at the many faces of victims on the news, I don't see anything disgusting about them. As I read the stories of how their attacks happened, I don't see how it was their faults. It wasn't my fault, either.
I can finally stand up and say, "Me Too."
Dallas College leadership makes the right choice with remote learning
Latinas deserve better in the workplace
Republicans have their judges so it's time to distance from Trump
Mickey Guyton's ACMAs performance was groundbreaking
Masks shouldn't be political
How can you continue to support Trump?
Ahmaud Arbery deserves justice
The only woman defending Harvey Weinstein?
Debates need better topics


In the fast-paced lifestyle of city residents, a comfortable and conveniently-located home or condominium unit is the ultimate wish for many. Accordingly, leading developers have been focusing on the development of home technology to cater to modern demand of home buyers.
Then came the concept of "smart home" that is referred to a home that has been carefully designed to allow for comfortable and safe living conditions even its inhabitants are physically away, thanks to the 24-hour surveillance system.
A number of property developers have been recognized for their achievement in the introduction of the smart urban living concept, both for homes and condominiums, geared towards consumers with high purchasing power, who are noted as the early adopters and are open to new technology.
Sansiri PLC is among them and has already set a target to attract more foreign buyers, who are expected to generate around 12 billion baht in revenue for the company this year. Sansiri has immensely invested in "living tech" through its collaboration with various outstanding startups, including Amazon Web Services, who has developed a voice-command assistant to help residents check all utility bills, arrival of deliveries and book such facilities as co-working space and gym.
Another developer with a similar focus is SC Asset, which has introduced the Living Solutions Platform to assure the comfort of all residents while responding to the lifestyle of the new generations. SC Asset has gone a distance to satisfy to its customers by making use of internet of things (IoT), Big Data, Cloud Computing and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to meet various demands, which have never been fulfilled until now.


River Spirit Casino is a long-time dream come true and pays tribute to the heritage of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Beginning in 1984 as Creek Nation Casino-Tulsa Bingo, we quickly grew to become one of Oklahoma's leading Indian gaming facilities - River Spirit Casino. We began a new era in the gaming industry with the opening of River Spirit Casino - a one-of-a-kind gaming, dining and entertainment experience. This $195 million casino features the latest in high-tech machines, casual and fine dining, FREE live entertainment and many other state-of-the-art amenities you won't find anywhere else. As an active community partner, River Spirit Casino provides a positive economic impact for Tulsa and the surrounding area. The facility employs around 1000 people and has brought over 650 new jobs to our city. River Spirit promises to become an exciting tourist attraction and true travel destination for Oklahoma. Proceeds from the gaming operations help to fund a variety of Muscogee (Creek) Nation service programs such as housing, education, elderly assistance and healthcare.


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Revisiting the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP): Water for Life?
by M. K. Mahlakeng
"Has the provider for life become a threat to life?"
The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) is a bi-national collaboration between the governments of the Kingdom of Lesotho and the Republic of South Africa. The multi-billion dollar project is by far the biggest and the most complex water scheme in Africa. It has two main goals: to transfer water from Lesotho to South Africa; and, to produce hydroelectricity in Lesotho. Feasibility studies for the project were launched in 1978, and later led to the signing of the Lesotho Highlands Water Treaty (LHWT) in 1986. However, the entire water project faces contentions between both countries' politicians and policy-makers to renegotiate the issue of "water transferred to South Africa and the royalties received by Lesotho". This issue has been controversial and somewhat sensitive.
Katse Dam, Lesotho (Photo: Christian Wörtz)
This might be a result of two key issues. Firstly, this bilateral treaty was signed by Lesotho's military junta that came into power through a military coup in 1986, the same year the treaty was signed. And, secondly, despite the World Bank providing funding to an illegitimate government for the construction of this hydropower project, it also failed to complete its environmental and social studies prior to releasing the funds. Furthermore, these studies were not subject to public scrutiny.
However, the most crucial controversy surrounding the LHWP is its threat to life. To-date, the project has left devastating environmental and social effects both to arable land and communities that inhabit these lands. Firstly, thousands of people were displaced from arable areas that were economically viable. Secondly, no proper compensation (at a level commensurate with the current socio-economic demands), was provided. The current economic demands are far greater than the monetary compensation provided. What is also important to note is that monetary gains can never compensate for the agricultural subsistence lost. In 1996 people who protested for proper compensation were shot at, with some wounded and some killed. Thirdly, these people are deprived of clean water and electricity. And lastly, in the face of poverty for most of Lesotho's citizens and the country's poor agricultural activity, arable land was damaged in the construction of this project therefore posing a threat to local food security.
What is evident is that the social and environmental implications on land and inhabitants are far greater than the hydropower potential expected. And this is due to the fact that in terms of three essential responsibilities noted in political science (i.e. national, international and humanitarian responsibilities) for the people, politicians and policy-makers in carrying out their duties were or are not being adhered to. Firstly, the national responsibility holds that "states people are responsible for the well-being of their citizens. The only fundamental standard of conduct that they should adhere to in their foreign policy is that of national self-interest". Secondly, according to the international responsibility, "states people have a foreign obligation deriving from their state's membership of international society, which involves rights and duties as defined by international law and therefore they must observe International Law".
And lastly, humanitarian responsibility provides that "states people have an obligation to respect Human Rights". This responsibility postulates that "states people must give sanctuary to those in need of material aid which you can supply at no sacrifice to yourself". All these responsibilities are essential in curbing the corruption associated with royalties, in addressing the preservation of arable land in order to better address poor agricultural activity and food security; the provision of water and electricity; and, the provision of adequate compensation.
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Q: Translate form classes and ids to rails form_tag fields I have a bootstrap theme that I'm using. In their theme they are applying styles through CSS selectors, but through an HTML form. I basically want to transfer their attributes over to a form_tag so that the styling remains intact with their CSS.
<form name="sentMessage"  novalidate="">

Your E-mail

  <input type="text" class="form-control" id="email" required="" data-validation-required-message="Enter Email">

Your Password

  <input type="email" class="form-control" id="password" required="" data-validation-required-message="Enter Password">

  <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default pull-right send">Log In</button>

I'd like to apply those same styles over to this rails form_tag, but am having a little trouble doing so:
<% if @user.errors.any? %>

  <% @user.errors.full_messages.each do |error| %>

<%= error %>

  <% end %>

<% end %>

<%= form_tag sign_in_path do %>

    <%= label_tag :email %>
    <%= email_field_tag :email %>

    <%= label_tag :password %>
    <%= password_field_tag :password %>

  <%= submit_tag "Sign in!" %>
  <%= link_to "Not a member yet? Sign up", sign_up_path %>
<% end %>

The main issue is translating the name from the HTML form over to the form_tag (do I simply just include it as name: "sentMessage"?). I've also tried applying the class and id tags from the HTML form over to the field tags, like this (but am not sure if it is correct):
<%= form_tag sign_in_path do %>

    <%= label_tag :email %>
    <%= email_field_tag :email, class: "form-control", id: "email"  %>

    <%= label_tag :password %>
    <%= password_field_tag :password, class: "form-control", id: "password" %>

  <%= submit_tag "Sign in!" %>
  <%= link_to "Not a member yet? Sign up", sign_up_path %>
<% end %>

A: You can pass options hash to the form tag additional to the form action, as well as class attribute to the submit_tag, and for input fields you have to specify the value as second argument before specifying any html options, so your form goes like this
<%= form_tag sign_in_path, {name: "sentMessage", novalidate:""} do %>
  <%= label_tag :email %>
  <%= email_field_tag :email, '', class: "form-control", id: "email"  %>

  <%= label_tag :password %>
  <%= password_field_tag :password, '', class: "form-control", id: "password" %>

  <%= submit_tag "Sign in!", class:"btn btn-default pull-right send" %>
  <%= link_to "Not a member yet? Sign up", sign_up_path %>
<% end %>


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The Log of a Cowboy
by Andy Adams
Chapter V. A Dry Drive
Our cattle quieted down nicely after this run, and the next few weeks brought not an incident worth recording. There was no regular trail through the lower counties, so we simply kept to the open country. Spring had advanced until the prairies were swarded with grass and flowers, while water, though scarcer, was to be had at least once daily. We passed to the west of San Antonio--an outfitting point which all herds touched in passing northward--and Flood and our cook took the wagon and went in for supplies. But the outfit with the herd kept on, now launched on a broad, well-defined trail, in places seventy-five yards wide, where all local trails blent into the one common pathway, known in those days as the Old Western Trail. It is not in the province of this narrative to deal with the cause or origin of this cattle trail, though it marked the passage of many hundred thousand cattle which preceded our Circle Dots, and was destined to afford an outlet to several millions more to follow. The trail proper consisted of many scores of irregular cow paths, united into one broad passageway, narrowing and widening as conditions permitted, yet ever leading northward. After a few years of continued use, it became as well defined as the course of a river.
Several herds which had started farther up country were ahead of ours, and this we considered an advantage, for wherever one herd could go, it was reasonable that others could follow. Flood knew the trail as well as any of the other foremen, but there was one thing he had not taken into consideration: the drouth of the preceding summer. True, there had been local spring showers, sufficient to start the grass nicely, but water in such quantities as we needed was growing daily more difficult to find. The first week after leaving San Antonio, our foreman scouted in quest of water a full day in advance of the herd. One evening he returned to us with the news that we were in for a dry drive, for after passing the next chain of lakes it was sixty miles to the next water, and reports regarding the water supply even after crossing this arid stretch were very conflicting.
"While I know every foot of this trail through here," said the foreman, "there's several things that look scaly. There are only five herds ahead of us, and the first three went through the old route, but the last two, after passing Indian Lakes, for some reason or other turned and went westward. These last herds may be stock cattle, pushing out west to new ranges; but I don't like the outlook. It would take me two days to ride across and back, and by that time we could be two thirds of the way through. I've made this drive before without a drop of water on the way, and wouldn't dread it now, if there was any certainty of water at the other end. I reckon there's nothing to do but tackle her; but isn't this a hell of a country? I've ridden fifty miles to-day and never saw a soul."
The Indian Lakes, some seven in number, were natural reservoirs with rocky bottoms, and about a mile apart. We watered at ten o'clock the next day, and by night camped fifteen miles on our way. There was plenty of good grazing for the cattle and horses, and no trouble was experienced the first night. McCann had filled an extra twenty gallon keg for this trip. Water was too precious an article to be lavish with, so we shook the dust from our clothing and went unwashed. This was no serious deprivation, and no one could be critical of another, for we were all equally dusty and dirty.
The next morning by daybreak the cattle were thrown off the bed ground and started grazing before the sun could dry out what little moisture the grass had absorbed during the night. The heat of the past week had been very oppressive, and in order to avoid it as much as possible, we made late and early drives. Before the wagon passed the herd during the morning drive, what few canteens we had were filled with water for the men. The remuda was kept with the herd, and four changes of mounts were made during the day, in order not to exhaust any one horse. Several times for an hour or more, the herd was allowed to lie down and rest; but by the middle of the afternoon thirst made them impatient and restless, and the point men were compelled to ride steadily in the lead in order to hold the cattle to a walk. A number of times during the afternoon we attempted to graze them, but not until the twilight of evening was it possible.
After the fourth change of horses was made, Honeyman pushed on ahead with the saddle stock and overtook the wagon. Under Flood's orders he was to tie up all the night horses, for if the cattle could be induced to graze, we would not bed them down before ten that night, and all hands would be required with the herd. McCann had instructions to make camp on the divide, which was known to be twenty-five miles from our camp of the night before, or forty miles from the Indian Lakes. As we expected, the cattle grazed willingly after nightfall, and with a fair moon, we allowed them to scatter freely while grazing forward. The beacon of McCann's fire on the divide was in sight over an hour before the herd grazed up to camp, all hands remaining to bed the thirsty cattle. The herd was given triple the amount of space usually required for bedding, and even then for nearly an hour scarcely half of them lay down.
We were handling the cattle as humanely as possible under the circumstances. The guards for the night were doubled, six men on the first half and the same on the latter, Bob Blades being detailed to assist Honeyman in night-herding the saddle horses. If any of us got more than an hour's sleep that night, he was lucky. Flood, McCann, and the horse wranglers did not even try to rest. To those of us who could find time to eat, our cook kept open house. Our foreman knew that a well-fed man can stand an incredible amount of hardship, and appreciated the fact that on the trail a good cook is a valuable asset. Our outfit therefore was cheerful to a man, and jokes and songs helped to while away the weary hours of the night.
The second guard, under Flood, pushed the cattle off their beds an hour before dawn, and before they were relieved had urged the herd more than five miles on the third day's drive over this waterless mesa. In spite of our economy of water, after breakfast on this third morning there was scarcely enough left to fill the canteens for the day. In view of this, we could promise ourselves no midday meal--except a can of tomatoes to the man; so the wagon was ordered to drive through to the expected water ahead, while the saddle horses were held available as on the day before for frequent changing of mounts. The day turned out to be one of torrid heat, and before the middle of the forenoon, the cattle lolled their tongues in despair, while their sullen lowing surged through from rear to lead and back again in piteous yet ominous appeal. The only relief we could offer was to travel them slowly, as they spurned every opportunity offered them either to graze or to lie down.
It was nearly noon when we reached the last divide, and sighted the scattering timber of the expected watercourse. The enforced order of the day before--to hold the herd in a walk and prevent exertion and heating--now required four men in the lead, while the rear followed over a mile behind, dogged and sullen. Near the middle of the afternoon, McCann returned on one of his mules with the word that it was a question if there was water enough to water even the horse stock. The preceding outfit, so he reported, had dug a shallow well in the bed of the creek, from which he had filled his kegs, but the stock water was a mere loblolly. On receipt of this news, we changed mounts for the fifth time that day; and Flood, taking Forrest, the cook, and the horse wrangler, pushed on ahead with the remuda to the waterless stream.
The outlook was anything but encouraging. Flood and Forrest scouted the creek up and down for ten miles in a fruitless search for water. The outfit held the herd back until the twilight of evening, when Flood returned and confirmed McCann's report. It was twenty miles yet to the next water ahead, and if the horse stock could only be watered thoroughly, Flood was determined to make the attempt to nurse the herd through to water. McCann was digging an extra well, and he expressed the belief that by hollowing out a number of holes, enough water could be secured for the saddle stock. Honeyman had corralled the horses and was letting only a few go to the water at a time, while the night horses were being thoroughly watered as fast as the water rose in the well.
Holding the herd this third night required all hands. Only a few men at a time were allowed to go into camp and eat, for the herd refused even to lie down. What few cattle attempted to rest were prevented by the more restless ones. By spells they would mill, until riders were sent through the herd at a break-neck pace to break up the groups. During these milling efforts of the herd, we drifted over a mile from camp; but by the light of moon and stars and the number of riders, scattering was prevented. As the horses were loose for the night, we could not start them on the trail until daybreak gave us a change of mounts, so we lost the early start of the morning before.
Good cloudy weather would have saved us, but in its stead was a sultry morning without a breath of air, which bespoke another day of sizzling heat. We had not been on the trail over two hours before the heat became almost unbearable to man and beast. Had it not been for the condition of the herd, all might yet have gone well; but over three days had now elapsed without water for the cattle, and they became feverish and ungovernable. The lead cattle turned back several times, wandering aimlessly in any direction, and it was with considerable difficulty that the herd could be held on the trail. The rear overtook the lead, and the cattle gradually lost all semblance of a trail herd. Our horses were fresh, however, and after about two hours' work, we once more got the herd strung out in trailing fashion; but before a mile had been covered, the leaders again turned, and the cattle congregated into a mass of unmanageable animals, milling and lowing in their fever and thirst. The milling only intensified their sufferings from the heat, and the outfit split and quartered them again and again, in the hope that this unfortunate outbreak might be checked. No sooner was the milling stopped than they would surge hither and yon, sometimes half a mile, as ungovernable as the waves of an ocean. After wasting several hours in this manner, they finally turned back over the trail, and the utmost efforts of every man in the outfit failed to check them. We threw our ropes in their faces, and when this failed, we resorted to shooting; but in defiance of the fusillade and the smoke they walked sullenly through the line of horsemen across their front. Six-shooters were discharged so close to the leaders' faces as to singe their hair, yet, under a noonday sun, they disregarded this and every other device to turn them, and passed wholly out of our control. In a number of instances wild steers deliberately walked against our horses, and then for the first time a fact dawned on us that chilled the marrow in our bones,--the herd was going blind.
The bones of men and animals that lie bleaching along the trails abundantly testify that this was not the first instance in which the plain had baffled the determination of man. It was now evident that nothing short of water would stop the herd, and we rode aside and let them pass. As the outfit turned back to the wagon, our foreman seemed dazed by the sudden and unexpected turn of affairs, but rallied and met the emergency.
"There's but one thing left to do," said he, as we rode along, "and that is to hurry the outfit back to Indian Lakes. The herd will travel day and night, and instinct can be depended on to carry them to the only water they know. It's too late to be of any use now, but it's plain why those last two herds turned off at the lakes; some one had gone back and warned them of the very thing we've met. We must beat them to the lakes, for water is the only thing that will check them now. It's a good thing that they are strong, and five or six days without water will hardly kill any. It was no vague statement of the man who said if he owned hell and Texas, he'd rent Texas and live in hell, for if this isn't Billy hell, I'd like to know what you call it."
We spent an hour watering the horses from the wells of our camp of the night before, and about two o'clock started back over the trail for Indian Lakes. We overtook the abandoned herd during the afternoon. They were strung out nearly five miles in length, and were walking about a three-mile gait. Four men were given two extra horses apiece and left to throw in the stragglers in the rear, with instructions to follow them well into the night, and again in the morning as long as their canteens lasted. The remainder of the outfit pushed on without a halt, except to change mounts, and reached the lakes shortly after midnight. There we secured the first good sleep of any consequence for three days.
It was fortunate for us that there were no range cattle at these lakes, and we had only to cover a front of about six miles to catch the drifting herd. It was nearly noon the next day before the cattle began to arrive at the water holes in squads of from twenty to fifty. Pitiful objects as they were, it was a novelty to see them reach the water and slack their thirst. Wading out into the lakes until their sides were half covered, they would stand and low in a soft moaning voice, often for half an hour before attempting to drink. Contrary to our expectation, they drank very little at first, but stood in the water for hours. After coming out, they would lie down and rest for hours longer, and then drink again before attempting to graze, their thirst overpowering hunger. That they were blind there was no question, but with the causes that produced it once removed, it was probable their eyesight would gradually return.
By early evening, the rear guard of our outfit returned and reported the tail end of the herd some twenty miles behind when they left them. During the day not over a thousand head reached the lakes, and towards evening we put these under herd and easily held them during the night. All four of the men who constituted the rear guard were sent back the next morning to prod up the rear again, and during the night at least a thousand more came into the lakes, which held them better than a hundred men. With the recovery of the cattle our hopes grew, and with the gradual accessions to the herd, confidence was again completely restored. Our saddle stock, not having suffered as had the cattle, were in a serviceable condition, and while a few men were all that were necessary to hold the herd, the others scoured the country for miles in search of any possible stragglers which might have missed the water.
During the forenoon of the third day at the lakes, Nat Straw, the foreman of Ellison's first herd on the trail, rode up to our camp. He was scouting for water for his herd, and, when our situation was explained and he had been interrogated regarding loose cattle, gave us the good news that no stragglers in our road brand had been met by their outfit. This was welcome news, for we had made no count yet, and feared some of them, in their locoed condition, might have passed the water during the night. Our misfortune was an ill wind by which Straw profited, for he had fully expected to keep on by the old route, but with our disaster staring him in the face, a similar experience was to be avoided. His herd reached the lakes during the middle of the afternoon, and after watering, turned and went westward over the new route taken by the two herds which preceded us. He had a herd of about three thousand steers, and was driving to the Dodge market. After the experience we had just gone through, his herd and outfit were a welcome sight. Flood made inquiries after Lovell's second herd, under my brother Bob as foreman, but Straw had seen or heard nothing of them, having come from Goliad County with his cattle.
After the Ellison herd had passed on and out of sight, our squad which had been working the country to the northward, over the route by which the abandoned herd had returned, came in with the information that that section was clear of cattle, and that they had only found three head dead from thirst. On the fourth morning, as the herd left the bed ground, a count was ordered, and to our surprise we counted out twenty-six head more than we had received on the banks of the Rio Grande a month before. As there had been but one previous occasion to count, the number of strays absorbed into our herd was easily accounted for by Priest: "If a steer herd could increase on the trail, why shouldn't ours, that had over a thousand cows in it?" The observation was hardly borne out when the ages of our herd were taken into consideration. But 1882 in Texas was a liberal day and generation, and "cattle stealing" was too drastic a term to use for the chance gain of a few cattle, when the foundations of princely fortunes were being laid with a rope and a branding iron.
In order to give the Ellison herd a good start of us, we only moved our wagon to the farthest lake and went into camp for the day. The herd had recovered its normal condition by this time, and of the troubles of the past week not a trace remained. Instead, our herd grazed in leisurely content over a thousand acres, while with the exception of a few men on herd, the outfit lounged around the wagon and beguiled the time with cards.
We had undergone an experience which my bunkie, The Rebel, termed "an interesting incident in his checkered career," but which not even he would have cared to repeat. That night while on night herd together--the cattle resting in all contentment--we rode one round together, and as he rolled a cigarette he gave me an old war story:--
"They used to tell the story in the army, that during one of the winter retreats, a cavalryman, riding along in the wake of the column at night, saw a hat apparently floating in the mud and water. In the hope that it might be a better hat than the one he was wearing, he dismounted to get it. Feeling his way carefully through the ooze until he reached the hat, he was surprised to find a man underneath and wearing it. 'Hello, comrade,' he sang out, 'can I lend you a hand?'
"'No, no,' replied the fellow, 'I'm all right; I've got a good mule yet under me.'"
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How do I get a link in the AdJust service?
Sign in to your account at the AdJust service and open the tab with your applications.
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Field Hockey Canada > JOB OPPORTUNITY: Integrated Support Team (IST) Lead and Therapist
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Field Hockey Canada (FHC) is the national sport governing body responsible for the development, growth and promotion of field hockey in Canada. Among its responsibilities and in collaboration with a variety of partners, FHC selects, prepares and promotes Canada's teams towards the goal of delivering sustained podium performances in international competitions including FIH World League, Continental Championships, World Championships, and major multi-sport games.
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Work directly with the HPD in the development of the Own The Podium annual review process and in developing the Sport Sciences and Sport Medicine portfolio of the High Performance Plan.
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Provide evaluative feedback of programs and service providers to Field Hockey Canada.
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Communicate daily with National Team Head Coaches on status of injured players, and rehabilitation plans.
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This is a full time position with benefits and a salary commensurate with experience.
Hiring is subject to the individual completing a criminal record check and providing evidence of practitioner qualifications.
This position is contingent on Sport Canada and Own the Podium funding
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2000 years has passed since that fateful day when Luke Skywalker defeated The Emperor and his father Anakin Skywalker also known universally as Darth Vader, The Terror of the Stars. Luke Skywalker had recovered the Jedi Order and completely rebuilt the power of the Jedi. The temples were restored and the power of the force was put back in balance. Luke thought that the Empire had been defeated forever...However he was wrong.
Years later after Luke Skywalker died a man entered the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, This man was personally taught by Jeri Skywalker a decendent of Luke Skywalker. Jeri had noticed the darkness in the man she was teaching and tried to change him as Qui-Gon Jinn had did Anakin those many years ago. However once the man grew powerful enough he betrayed Jeri and attempted to kill her. However Jeri proved to strong for the man. That man was banished to the outskirts where he waited in exile for his time to return. He at this point Dubbed himself 'Darth Jakkus'.
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Inside the Artists' Shanty
Michael Lamport
Marilyn Anne Campbell
Davor Mamuzić
Eve Crawford
Matt Beams
ZhiMin Hu
Courtney Deelen
Neil McDonald
Luna Li
Shelli Oh
Tim Drodge
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Sabrina Kolodziej
Jason Leighfield
Scott B. Sympathy
Mike Petersen
Barbara March and Alan Scarfe
Liam O'Donnell
Colin Frizzell
Tim Drodge interviews co-owner of LAMPORT-SHEPPARD
ENTERTAINMENT and producer Michael Lamport.
Air Date March 14th, 2018.
Listen on Soundcloud or iTunes
Michael Lamport is co-owner of LAMPORT-SHEPPARD ENTERTAINMENT and the producer and narrator of Rescue Mediums, which was seen in 28 countries around the world before its long run ended in 2011. He has also produced the one-hour pilot entitled In Your Wildest Dreams for Discovery USA and the series Curious and Unusual Deaths for Discovery Canada and the Crime and Investigation channel in the UK. Michael was also the producer and host of the travel series Suite & Simple that airs on networks in Canada and the USA. His documentary film Offstage, which followed the trials and tribulations of the residents of a small town as they put on an Xmas stage production, won a GOLD HUGO at the 2004 Chicago International Television Festival and was nominated for Best Documentary and Best Editing at the Yorkton Film Festival, as well as an Honourable Mention at the Chris Awards.
He has also executive produced the A&E documentary The Disciples and produced the film The Right To Play for CBC. He was also a script consultant and directing consultant for the highly successful MOCDOCS series on CBC. In addition to producing and directing, he is the voice of Life's A Zoo.TV, The Wombles, Bob & Margaret, Ace Lightning, Upstairs Downstairs Bearsand Maggie and the Ferocious Beast. His acting credits include guest-starring in many stage productions and television series and starring in the eight-hour miniseries The Adventures of Smoke Belliou which aired in Canada, the USA and France.
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This is the official site for the "Inside the Artists' Shanty" podcast.
This is the official site of the "Inside the Artists' Shanty" podcast.


For this game you need 3-6 people, a die, and a bunch of beer. Each person should have a corresponding number on the die. If you are playing with three people you can decide to play two numbers. The first person rolls the die, whatever number that shows up, the corresponding person has to drink. The roller continues to roll the die until they hit one of their own numbers.


The Thai stock market on Tuesday halted the three-day slide in which it had fallen more than 20 points or 1.2 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now rests just above the 1,640-point plateau and it's called higher again on Wednesday.
The SET finished modestly higher on Tuesday following mixed performances from the financial shares and the energy producers.
For the day, the index added 4.49 points or 0.27 percent to finish at 1,642.49 after trading between 1,635.54 and 1,645.73. Volume was 10.872 billion shares worth 34.886 billion baht. There were 768 gainers and 534 decliners, with 514 stocks finishing unchanged.
Among the actives, Banpu added 0.60 percent, while Bangkok Bank shed 0.47 percent, Bangkok Medical advanced 0.85 percent, Charoen Pokphand Foods jumped 1.87 percent, Kasikornbank collected 0.51 percent, Krung Thai Bank lost 0.51 percent, PTT perked 0.52 percent, PTT Exploration and Production tumbled 1.62 percent, PTT Global Chemical fell 0.37 percent, Siam Commercial Bank rose 0.75 percent, Siam Concrete fell 0.85 percent and Advanced Info, Thailand Airport and Bangkok Expressway were unchanged.


Hey there, developers! We've officially released Fall '18! This release is just for Sugar Cloud (formerly known as Sugar On-Demand). Don't worry on-prem users--you'll get these changes in our upcoming 9.0 release!
This release has a ton of great features including new quotes configuration options for administrators, new data visualizations, and enhancements to Advanced Workflow that allow you to automatically send email alerts to a wider audience and to a more selective set of recipients.
If you're looking for the high-level overview, I've got you covered!
We've upgraded several libraries including Handlebars, Underscore, jQuery, jQuery Migrate, and jQuery UI. You can get the details in my blog post You'll never guess which libraries are changing in the upcoming Sugar release.
Administrators now have a web interface where they can configure the Quotes module. This means less coding for you! Ensure any fields that your code customizations rely on are visible or included in a SugarLogic formula for a visible, calculated field.
If user subscription limits are enforced on a Sugar subscription key, SAML and LDAP JIT user provisioning will not allow a customer to accidentally exceed the number of allowed active users.
Our REST API version increased to 11.3.
We have improved our support for OAuth 2.0 by adding support for bearer tokens. Get all of the details with examples in my blog post The Sugar REST API adds support for OAuth 2.0 bearer tokens in Fall '18.
This blog post promised to have just about everything you need to know about the Fall '18 release. Below are some resources that have the rest of the details.


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The Cedar Breaks Outfitting offers a hunting guide for mule deer, whitetail deer, pronghorn antelope, Merriam's wild turkey, and coyote and prairie dogs. They conduct six 5 day deer hunts are conducted annually. The first three are combination trophy hunts for antelope and deer. The last three are rut hunts for trophy deer. Rifle, handgun, bow and arrow, muzzle loader, or cameras are common means of taking the game. The base camp contains modern heated facilities where you can relax in comfort after a day's hunt.
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Graduate assistantships afford students the opportunity to gain experience through professional work on campus. We offer more than 120 assistantships to graduate students each year! These opportunities are unparalleled by other institutions of our size and provide incredible experiences while offsetting the cost of tuition.
Awarded to a graduating SUNY Oswego senior.
Must be accepted into/applying for any graduate program at SUNY Oswego.
GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Cover letter discussing personal and career goals.
Must be accepted into/applying for Human-Computer Interaction, M.A. at SUNY Oswego.
Cover letter discussing personal and career goals as well as detailing financial need.
1 letter of recommendation from a faculty sponsor.
1 letter of endorsement from community partner.
Oswego Graduate Ambassadors are matriculated graduate students who embody the mission of high quality graduate education and exemplify SUNY Oswego principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, and representation. Graduate Ambassadors will enhance the recruitment of students from diverse backgrounds to SUNY Oswego, and represent the diversity of experiences and backgrounds in the SUNY Oswego learning community.
What are the benefits of serving as an Ambassador?
Be eligible for a tuition waiver/stipend.
The Diversity Graduate Fellowship Program supports full-time graduate students (U.S. citizens only) who will be a part of the diverse student body at SUNY Oswego. The program especially seeks to support those who can demonstrate they have overcome a disadvantage or other impediment to succeed in higher education.
The Festa Graduate Leadership Fellowship seeks accomplished and motivated individuals who are eager to prepare for greater leadership responsibilities within their communities and professions. Applicants will propose self-designed learning experiences to help attain leadership goals that have been set. The program will expand the student's experiences to new learning environments that would be inaccessible without the fellowship.
Graduate students enrolled in a graduate degree or certificate program at SUNY Oswego may apply for a maximum award of $250 toward registration costs once during their attendance at SUNY Oswego. Upon completion of the conference, the student must be prepared to share impressions of the experience at a colloquium such as QUEST. The Graduate Studies office will suggest options for completing this final activity. Requests for funding must include a completed application, a brief (200 words or less) description of the importance of the conference to your professional plans, the total amount of the registration fee, and support from a graduate faculty member. In addition, you should attach a copy or screenshot of the conference information, including location and date.
The Professional Development Program is funded under Article 30 Professional Development Committee of the 2016-2019 Agreement negotiated between New York State and the Communications Workers of America, Local 1104 / Graduate Student Employees Union (GSEU). Funds are awarded for a variety of professional development projects or activities to assist eligible teaching assistants and graduate assistants develop their full professional potential or prepare for advancement.
The purpose is to create a pathway from undergraduate programs to graduate education. Eligible undergraduates can take up to 6 credits of graduate coursework for graduate credit, during their last semester, for undergraduate prices.
You will find that grants for graduate students are more likely to originate with organizations that are looking for students in a particular area of study. We've called out a view grants useful to graduate students.
Up to $4,500. See the guidelines for deadline. Grants are for student-faculty collaboration projects to be completed during the summer following the award of the grant and/or during the following academic year.
up to $1,000. Applications are due the first Monday in November. Grants are for student research projects working under the guidance of faculty sponsors. Funding is subject to availability.
The RISE Office, supported by the Provost, provides support for student travel to make presentations at conferences, exhibits or performances. Preference will be given to students who are presenting their own work.
Early in the spring semester, all departments and degree-granting programs on campus select the most outstanding written work submitted by their students during the preceding calendar year in order to present a Dean's Writing Award in each major. Winning authors receive their awards along with certificates at a Quest Day ceremony, and winning pieces are both displayed in Penfield Library on Quest Day and archived on the Writing Across the Curriculum website.
If you are a matriculated student taking 6 credit hours or more or taking credit toward NYS certification in education and you are a US citizen, legal permanent resident or an eligible non-citizen, you can apply for unsubsidized loans. To apply, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
There have been many changes to the financial benefits to assist veterans attending Oswego. Our Veterans' Office can help you with any questions or concerns you have.
Graduate academic procedures and regulations.
It is the responsibility of the student to file for degree candidacy when 12 to 18 hours of graduate study have been completed. Hours over 18 are subject to forfeiture. The graduate director will conduct a review of the candidate's academic performance. Evidence of graduate level ability and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better is required to qualify for the awarding of degree candidacy status.
Graduate students have free access to the Writing Center, and can attend Write Ways Series workshops. Students can also access STAR-NY for online assistance through the link is on the Writing Center's homepage.
Career Services at SUNY Oswego offers opportunities and services for all students, including undergraduate students considering graduate school, and graduate students pursuing careers.


Our tasting room is located in the Historic Almond Growers building at 525 Riverside Ave. in downtown Paso Robles, CA. We are open for tours and tasting daily from 11am-6pm.
Our $10 tasting fee includes 6 of our current released wines from all three of our vineyards. The tasting fee is waived with the purchase of wine. Complimentary tasting for Club Derby Members.
Elevated Experience – Every Saturday from 12-4pm we offer a reserve tasting experience in our exclusive Almond Room. The Almond Room is located at the top of our tower with 360 views of Paso Robles. The reserve tasting fee of $10 includes 3 library or reserve wines from our collection. The tasting fee is waived with the purchase of wine. Complimentary for Club Derby members.
The Hope family arrived in Paso Robles in 1978 in search of land and new opportunity. As they've planted vineyards, grown grapes and made wine over the past 30 years, Paso Robles has become a viticulture region of significance, capable of producing world-class wines. As one of the pioneering families of this distinctive wine community, the Hope family is dedicated to sustainable farming and making wines that are delicious, accessible and memorable. Still family-owned and operated, Hope Family Wines now makes five individual brands: Liberty School, Treana, Candor, Troublemaker and Austin Hope.
Peachy Canyon Winery is a small family owned winery in the beautiful wine country of Westside Paso Robles on the Central Coast of California; near Hearst Castle and Big Sur. Peachy Canyon Winery specializes in estate Zinfandels and has been family owned and operated by the Beckett Family since 1988. Experience the best the Paso Robles Westside has to offer. Come by and sample our award-winning Zinfandels and other acclaimed varietals in our Old School House tasting room. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Become a member of the Peachy Canyon Wine Club so you can start saving 30% off today and take home wines you can't get anywhere else. We hope to see you soon!
RiverStar Vineyards consists of approximately 80 acres and is family owned and operated. Our family has fallen in love with the lifestyle of farming grapes, producing wines and being involved with the community of Paso Robles and is proud to make this our home.
We invite you to become part of this lovely community too by visiting us or staying with us at our lovely Vacation Rental, located steps away from our welcoming Tasting Room.
Award-winning wines, great hospitality and unbelievable sunsets await you at RiverStar Vineyards!
Vino Vargas produces award-winning, limited production wines from Paso Robles and other regions of California. The family-owned and operated winery assures you receive personal service and attention among the beautiful views of nearby vineyards. Call or visit the website to make an appointment. 950 Indian Dune Rd., San Miguel, CA 93451 / winery@vinovargas.com / vinovargas.com.


OUR GOAL AT THE SPINE INSTITUTE NORTHWEST IS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY HEALTHCARE.
To achieve this goal, we monitor certain procedures by collecting surgical outcome data and comparing it to current literature statistics. This provides us with information as to where we stand and what areas we can focus on to improve our services and techniques. It also allows us to share our data with the healthcare community, addressing issues including ambulatory surgery center quality control, minority healthcare topics, surgical epidemiology, emerging technology, and many others.
The outcomes research movement is transforming surgical care and the surgical community. Outcomes researchers help identify areas of concern where healthcare providers may apply their knowledge and experience to improve care and services. Outcomes research not only allows providers to improve the healthcare field, it also empowers patients and insurers with vital information to help determine the medical necessity of proposed procedures.
15th World Congress of Pain Clinicians: "Preliminary Report of Minimally Invasive Lumbar Spine Surgery Using Full Endoscopic Technique in a Free-Standing Outpatient Center in Washington State", Florida USA February 2017.