As with most professional local theater groups, ticket sales do not completely cover our production expenses. Therefore, we ask for your support as a sponsor of our productions. The New York Black Arts Festival Inc brings you complimentary tickets good for any performance of the show. We also list your business name, or the name of someone you wish to honor or remember, in our playbill, website, on our tickets and all social media promotions in the form of ads and logos. Our productions are featured and listed on Goldstar (500,000 subscribers in NYC area), Groupon, Yelp, and Facebook ads. Our audiences comprised of the general theater going public, school groups with parents as chaperones as well as senior citizen groups with disposable income and many who ask for group rates at local eateries. Join our 16th year with your Support.
As with most professional local theater groups, ticket sales do not completely cover our production expenses. Therefore, we ask for your support as a sponsor of our productions. The New York Black Arts Festival Inc brings you complimentary tickets good for any performance of the show. We also list your business name, or the name of someone you wish to honor or remember, in our playbill, website, radio and television ads, on our tickets, all social media promotions in the form of ads and logos. Our productions are featured and listed on Goldstar (500,000 subscribers in NYC area), Groupon, Yelp, and Facebook ads. Our audiences comprised of the general theater going public, school groups with parents as chaperones as well as senior citizen groups with disposable income and many who ask for group rates at local eateries. Join our 16th year with your Support.
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Privacy and Employee Text Messaging: A New Frontier for the Courts
by Bo Links on June 28, 2010
One of the hottest issues these days is whether an employee has a right of privacy with respect to personal email and/or text messages sent while at work. The use of email and text messaging to communicate with family members and friends is a commonplace occurrence, especially during working hours. The phenomenon is not only due to the relative ease of this mode of communication. It is also a byproduct of the ready availably of convenient hand-held devices such as the I-phone, Blackberry, and similar equipment.
But what about the legal issue? Do employees have a right of privacy when they send personal email or text messages while at work? The answer may well depend on whether the transmission device is owned by the employee or the employer. Everyone seems to agree that if someone uses a personal phone to send or receive a personal, non-work related message, it should be protected; the person's employer should not be able to inquire as to what was said or typed.
But what if the employer furnishes a computer, pager or telephone to the employee for company use? And what if the employer follows up with a policy that says "You should have no expectation of privacy with respect to the use of company-furnished equipment. We retain the right to audit the use of such equipment including the right to review the content of messages sent or received."
In such a case, the employer may well have a right to view (and review) text messages and emails sent or received via the company's device. Indeed, a fact pattern close to this was at issue before the U.S. Supreme Court in City of Ontario v. Quon. In that case, the Ontario Police Department issued pagers to its officers. The department had a preexisting "computer policy" that advised employees that "the City reserves the right to monitor and log all network activity including email and Internet use, with or without notice. Users should have no expectation of privacy or confidentiality when using these resources."
The policy did not apply on its face to text messaging, but the department made clear to its employees that its computer policy would apply to the pagers and to text messaging. Sergeant Steve Quon was issued on of the pagers and he often when over the monthly character limit. When confronted about his over-use of the pager, Quon agreed to pay the "overage" charges.
The problem of excess use continued (and Quon continued to pay the excess charges) but at some point, a supervisor decided to audit Quon's pager and read the text messages he had send and received during work hours (messages sent while Quon was off duty were not reviewed). The reviewed messages included substantial personal content, including sex-related messages between Quon (who was married) and a girlfriend. Clearly, Quon's pager was not being used exclusively for "work-related" communication. Quon was disciplined.
But the matter did not end there, for Sergeant Quon sued, contending that the department had violated his Fourth Amendment right to be free of an "unreasonable search, as well as the Stored Communications Act (27 U.S.C. §§ 2701, et seq.) and California law.
At trial, the district court concluded that Quon has a reasonable expectation of privacy in the content of his text messages. A jury then determined that the audit of Quon's text messaging was reasonable – it was done to determine the efficacy of the character limits in the monthly plan purchased by the department.
The Ninth Circuit reversed. The appellate panel agreed that Quon had a reasonable expectation of privacy, but differed with the trial court that the search of the messages was reasonable in scope.
Enter the U.S. Supreme Court, which agreed to decide the issue under the Fourth Amendment. In an opinion that expressed the court's reticence to set broad rules to govern privacy in the Internet Age the court affirmed the trial court's conclusion. It assumed (without formally deciding) that Sergeant Quon had a reasonable expectation of privacy in his text messages. The court also assumed the department's audit of Quon's messages constituted a "search" under the Fourth Amendment. In addition, the court agreed that "the principles applicable to a government employer's search of an employee's physical office apply with at least the same force when the employer intrudes on the employee's privacy in the electronic sphere."
The court then proceeded to rule that the search was reasonable at its inception, and that it was not "excessively intrusive." Quon had reason to know that the department might review pager use; he knew of the departmental policy on computer use and its applicability to the pagers, despite what one superior officer might have told him about "not wanting to audit him" if he paid the overage charges. And the search was limited to messages sent while on duty. The court noted that an employer had pertinent reasons to review "on duty" conduct – to assure employees were acting efficiently and to monitor the effectiveness of the monthly texting plan it had purchased for employees to use. To quote the court: "Because the search was motivated by a legitimate work-related purpose, and because it was not excessive in scope, the search was reasonable . . . ." (It should be noted that the Supreme Court decided only the Fourth Amendment claim; it refused to review the Ninth Circuit ruling that the City of Ontario had violated the Stored Communications Act.)
The use of electronic equipment in the workplace will continue to raise difficult questions of privacy. At Slote & Links, this is one of our areas of specialty and we frequently advise both employees and employers – both public and private – on these issues.
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Microsoft Tuesday lost a patent infringement case as a jury awarded plaintiff VirnetX $105.75 million.
Californian firm VirnetX, which numbers 12 employees, sued Microsoft in February 2007, claiming that that the software monopolist had infringed on two VirnetX patents related to virtual private network technology.
"Our clients are very happy with today's verdict," lawyer Douglas Cawley of McKool Smith, which represented VirnetX said in a statement. "We hope this decision sends a clear message to patent infringers everywhere that they will be held responsible for wrongly profiting off the hard work of others."
Kevin Kutz, director of public affairs at Microsoft, said Microsoft was "disappointed by the jury's verdict".
Despite the court being shown that Microsoft had been notified about the patent in 2003, he kept a straight face to say: "We respect others' intellectual property, and we believe the evidence demonstrated that we do not infringe and the patents are invalid"
Naturally Microsoft will appeal if it can. "We believe the award of damages is legally and factually unsupported, so we will ask the court to overturn the verdict," Kutz said.


Dexter adores pasta and fusilli twists are one of the foods that he can gum and swallow with limited gagging.
I don't want to keep offering Dex the same old pasta and tomato sauce combo so I came up with this quick and easy pasta sauce recipe. It contains dairy, hidden veg and healthy fats.
I keep a stock of frozen vegetables in my freezer, simply because I have a grocery delivery every two weeks and fresh veg doesn't keep too long.
For this sauce I started by frying some peppers gently in a little olive oil. I use a mix of yellow, red, orange and green. I also added a clove of garlic to the pan, I didn't bother crushing it or slicing it.
After frying for a few minutes I popped the peppers and garlic into a food processor and added a small amount of grated cheese and a dash of olive oil. I blended until a sauce was formed.
Meanwhile I'd been boiling my pasta according to pack instructions. I drained it, then stirred in the sauce, before offering it to Dex.
The pasta went down very well as it always does, it smelt amazing and tasted even better. I even had enough sauce left to use the following day.
The sauce can keep in the fridge. I wouldn't freeze it if you are using frozen peppers but if you used fresh then go ahead.


We do not accept unsolicited submissions. American Life in Poetry is made possible by The Poetry Foundation (www.poetryfoundation.org), publisher of Poetry magazine. It is also supported by the Department of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Reprinted from The Imperfect Paradise, by Linda Pastan. Copyright © 1988 by Linda Pastan. With permission of the publisher, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. Ms. Pastan's most recent book is "Queen of a Rainy Country," W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2006. Introduction copyright © 2019 by The Poetry Foundation. The introduction's author, Ted Kooser, served as United States Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 2004-2006.


The bubble's been engineered to allow us to learn from within it.
Fun, like champagne bubbles, can't completely fill you up.
You can only push the truth down for so long, and then it bubbles back up.
Inside the time bubble we do not age. We age only when we are outside of it.
Any time I get to blow bubbles pretty much lights me up.
If the bubbles contain a misconception, as they always do, then it can't be maintained forever.
I think we are in a non-essentialist bubble—everything seems important—so of course nothing is.
I live in my own bubble. I'm in Gublerland.
Relationships are like bubbles – they're fragile.
You had to live in your own bubble. You couldn't force your way into someone else's, because then it wouldn't be a bubble any more.
All the risky things that were happening back in '06 and '07 are back again to the same level, if not more. So we are in the beginning of a credit bubble, but just the beginning.
Joys Are bubble-like--what makes them bursts them too.
I'm a suicide. I walked right spang over the edge of life and disappeared. Splash! Bubble-bubble! There goes nothing.
Ideas bubble differently when we're forced to inquire about the obvious.


hello David. I'm a member of 501st making props as well.
I'm Huang. I received my snapmaker today, and it's really fun!
This is my first 3d printer, so I'm learning everything.
Engineer working as a science teacher. Always been technology interested.
I have 3D-printed before, sp I will use the Snapmaker as an upgrade to my small home printer and as my entry into laser engraving and CNC-work.
I'm Harvey, a retired electrical engineer interested in getting into 3D printing as a hobby. Missed out on the Kickstarter campaign and pre-ordered through the Snapmaker website.
Welcome to the club, I am a complete newbie to this skill. Have played with the laser last week, absolutely brilliant; printed two 3D projects this week and having fun.
Hi My name is Mike I am a complete newbie to anything 3D . I am hoping to learn from others.
My name is Rob and I am from from New Jersey, USA. I used to do 3D modelling in the early days of SolidWorks (mid 90's) when I worked as a Mechanical Engineer. Looking forward to trying it again to see what I can make for my tabletop gaming hobby.
Jump in the waters' fine. I too am a newbie and the Snapmaker works well.
Our sister company (Emotis or Fillauer Composites) has a WardJet Emerald 1530, 5 Axis Infiniwinder. They just recently acquired it so I haven't gone over to see it run but I've heard all about it. Pretty neat machines.
Hi, I'm Allen and I'm new to 3D printing and Snapmaker is my first ever 3D printing. Would love to try out my newly received 3D printer soon. Cheers!!
My SnapMaker arrived last week and I've had fun getting it set up and working. Just looking for some "proper" stuff to print.
Only issue I'm having is that the CNC and Laser don't seem to work without plugging directly from PC to the Maker, it won't allow me to upload G-code without connecting a port. Is anyone else having the same problem?
I am a newbie to these technologies, I can tell you that there are a number of great projects to get started with on www.thingiverse.com Search for Snapmaker and you will see a good collection from talented users on this forum. I have printed several so far.
Assembled the printer already printed 6 items absolutely brilliant love it .
That is great, as a newbie I am only a couple ahead of you. I have also played with the… a lot more to try on other media such as wood, leather and acrylic. Yet to try the CNC.
It is great fun and with a purpose.
Hello all! Here from Canada. Just got to assemble my Snapmaker today and did a couple of awesome prints. Looking forward to learning more from you all on here.
I am Ira, from near Chattanooga, TN. Zero experience with mechanized 3D print and design.


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SkyTerra 1, 2 (MSV 1, 2, SA)
SkyTerra 1 [Boeing BSS]
Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) and Boeing announced in January 2006 a major commercial contract award for three satellites called MSV 1, 2 and SA and associated ground systems. Financial details of the award were not disclosed. After Mobile Satellite Ventures was renamed SkyTerra, the satellites are now known as SkyTerra 1 and 2.
Under this contract, three Boeing built BSS-702GEM (Geomobile) satellites will enable the world's first commercial mobile satellite service using both space and terrestrial elements. The network, based on MSV's patented Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC) technology, combines the best of satellite and cellular technology. It will deliver reliable, advanced and widespread voice and data coverage throughout North and South America.
The satellites will use MSV's ATC technology to deliver service to wireless devices that are virtually identical to cell phone handsets in terms of aesthetics, cost, and functionality. Boeing will also develop ground-based systems that will provide advanced beam forming flexibility and interference cancellation unprecedented in commercial satellite systems. These technological advances will allow MSV optimal deployment of its ATC technology and spectrum utilization.
MSV-1 and MSV-2 satellites will cover Canada, the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Mexico and the Caribbean Basin. They will replace the MSAT 1 and 2 satellites. The third satellite, MSV-SA will introduce MSV's advanced communications services into South America. The satellites are scheduled to launch in 2010 and 2011.
Boeing builds upon proven technology from predecessor satellites and a quarter-century heritage of integrating and deploying L-band systems. The satellites will be among the largest and most powerful ever built. Each spacecraft will supply 11,000 watts of power through 5-panel solar array wings using highly efficient triple-junction Gallium arsenide cells. The 22 meter L-band reflector for mobile terminal links will complement a 1.5 meter Ku-band antenna.
MSV announced, that to speed up construction of the two north american satellite, the MSV-SA satellite has been deferred to the third position. Later it was cancelled.
SkyTerra 1 was launched on 14.11.2010, but the full deployment of the dish antenna initially failed. But finally after several attempts, the reflector was fully deployed. In March 2012, the satellite was knocked out by a strong solar flare, but was recovered.
After Lightsquared's bankrupcy, SkyTerra 2's Boeing 702HP platform geo-mobile version is being modified so it can be repurposed for a 2014 launch for Boeing's MEXSAT contract placed by Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT) in 2010 and amended in December 2012.
After emerging from bankruptcy and settling interference disputes with three GPS vendors, LightSquared is rebranding as Ligado Networks.
Canada, USA
LightSquared (formerly SkyTerra, Mobile Satellite Ventures) → Ligado Networks
Boeing Satellite Systems
L-band, Ku-band transponders
BSS-702GEM (Geomobile)
R-4D
2 deployable 5-panel solar arrays, 14 kW (BoL), 13 kW (EoL), batteries
5390 kg (3200 kg BOL)
SkyTerra 1 (ex MSV 1) 2010-061A 14.11.2010 Ba LC-200/39 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.2)
SkyTerra 2 (ex MSV 2) - cancelled Ba Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) → MEXSAT 2
MSV SA - cancelled
Boeing Satellite Systems press release
Boeing: SkyTerra 1, 2


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Q: Points in space where the gravitational force due to two bodies are equal in magnitude Consider a two body system say the earth with mass $M$ and the moon with mass $m$ and distance $d$ between them.  Thus there is a point in space between the earth and the moon where the force of gravity on an arbitrary object is equal in magnitude but opposite in direction. Similarly on the other side of the moon, there will be a point in space where the force of gravity on an arbitrary object is equal in magnitude but and identical in direction.
Question:

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*What is the locus of all points where the magnitude of the gravitational force on an arbitrary object due to the earth and the moon is equal in magnitude regardless of the direction. Will it be an ellipse with the moon at one focus?

*What will be the path of motion of an object if it suddenly pops into existence with zero initial velocity on the above locus? Will it revolve around the larger body or will it revolve around the smaller body or will it revolve around their common center of mass or will it float aimlessly in space?

*How will the above answers change if we consider the two body system to be an isolated system with no external gravitational influence

A: Gravitational field is proportional to mass of object and inversely proportional to the square of distance to object.
$$G*M/R^2 = G*m/r^2 => R^2/r^2 = const => R/r = const$$
I remember from electrostatic course that the locus of such points is a sphere (or a plain iff $R=r$). It's not difficult to prove. Let $x, y$ be coordinates of a point, $M$ located as $(0, 0)$, $m$ located at $(0, a)$.
Square of distance to $M$: $x^2+y^2$
Square of distance to $m$: $(x-a)^2+y^2$
Now we have: $(x-a)^2+y^2 = C*x^2 + C*y^2$
And now we have an equation of the required locus of points:
$$(C-1)*x^2 + (C-1)*y^2 = a^2 - 2*a*x$$
This must be a circle (because coefficients of $x^2$ and $y^2$ are equal). In 3-D space this would be a sphere. The sphere encloses the smaller body, but the body is not in it's center.
So, your first question was relatively simple. Question 2 seems to be much more difficult. Some clarifications are necessary: are the two massive bodies "fixed" in space or are they moving as well like Moon and Earth? If yes, is the third body large enough to disturb the motion of the first two ones? Each "yes" makes the problem more difficult. But I do not think there is a nice simple answer even in the most simple case (bodies are fixed).
And I do not understand Question 3. Wasn't this system isolated from external forces all the time?

A: Two bodies (like Earth and moon) can't be fixed if they are influenced by gravity force each other. They must orbit around a Mass Center. In this case this point are the Lagragian ones and they take into account also centrifugal force.
If you want to find the position of L1 L2 L3 I've found a beautiful explanation here: (the page is in Italian, but there isn't so much text, so you can translate it simply with a online translator)
http://it.giocandoconlagravita.wikia.com/wiki/I_Punti_di_Lagrange_L1,_L2_e_L3

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If you follow my' Silly Dog Facebook or Instagram pages you have seen that I've been traveling a lot teaching lately as well as for some personal time. I've also been working on a few custom orders and squeezing in finishing some pieces I started a month or so ago.
But, in between I have made the decision to begin carrying and selling some of the supplies needed to do my reverse enameling technique. So if you've taken a class from me or purchased my video tutorial you can confidently purchase the supplies that I recommend.
As of today, I have the Gum Arabic and the Clove Oil available, but will be adding the EZ Fire Fusemaster enamels as soon as I can, but probably not until the middle of June at the rate I'm going now.
So, if you need some to get started - head on over to my shop and check it out.


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Why PlayStation 5 Is So Expensive?
PlayStation 5's Price & Features, Explained
The Playstation 5 is one of the most hotly anticipated gaming consoles in recent history, but what features does it have that make it worth the high price tag?
Sony has released the Playstation 4, Playstation 3, Playstation 2, and Playstation 1 with much success. The Playstation 5 is one of the most anticipated gaming consoles in recent history. What features do you think Sony will include in the next PlayStation?
There are many speculations about what features will be included in the PlayStation 5. It is speculated that VR will be a big part of this console. The VR capabilities would allow for a more immersive gaming experience. In addition, there have been rumors that Sony has been working on a new controller that would combine both VR and AR capabilities into one device. This way players can use virtual reality when playing games and augmented reality when they want to explore their environment using just their controller.
We can speculate about why the PlayStation 5 costs so much. One reason could be the advancements in the console's hardware and software. Another reason could be Sony's strategy to promote its online gaming service and take advantage of the ever-growing demand for online games.
How Much Will the PS5 Cost and Why is the Price So High?
Sony's PS5 is believed to be one of the most expensive consoles in the market. The upcoming console is expected to release at $399, but with the current trends, it might cost more than that.
The PS4 Pro was released with an original price of $399 and with the current trends, Sony can't sell PS5 below $399. Sony could release PS5 at $449 or $499, making it one of the most expensive consoles in the market.
PS5 would require a lot more horsepower than PS4 Pro and would need new technology like AMD Ryzen 7 CPU or Nvidia GTX 1080 GPU. These are some of the reasons that might lead to high pricing.
The PS5 Will Have a Powerful Processor and GPU to Keep You Gaming For Years to Come
Sony has recently announced the upcoming release of their new generation console, the PS5. The most important thing to know is that the PS5 will come equipped with a more powerful processor and GPU than what was found in previous versions of Sony's gaming consoles.
The PlayStation 5 will feature an 8-core CPU and a 7nm, 16GB GDDR6 GPU with 6TFLOPS performance. This means that it can handle more pixels on screen at once while running smoother frame rates for 4K content.
A powerful console is a good news for people who are looking to get more out of their gaming experience by playing games on a 4K TV or monitor while using Dolby Atmos sound systems to make games feel more immersive.
PS5 Games & Exclusive Titles Coming in 2022 and Beyond
A new console would only be worth the effort if it can offer something that the current generation consoles cannot. Many games have been announced for PS5, some of which will come out before PS5 is released.
PS5 Games & Exclusive Titles Coming in 2022 and Beyond.
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You don't have to be that qualified to be attorney general
Judy Sanders/Office of the Governor
Andrew Cuomo and Eric Schneiderman shake hands at a reception for the the New York State Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators, Inc. 40th Annual Legislative Conference in 2011.
The state Legislature is interviewing candidates to replace Schneiderman, but the job's formal qualifications are minimal.
By GRACE SEGERS
Are you 30 years old or over, a resident of New York for at least five years and looking for a job? The state attorney general's office has an opening, and you're qualified!
According to the state constitution, the only requirements for becoming state attorney general or comptroller are age, American citizenship and five years of residency in the state. As the state attorney general is an elected official, a candidate's specific legal qualifications may not be as important to voters as their managerial or political ideology.
The framers of the state constitution intended for the attorney general position to be independent from the governor, which is why it is an elected post, said Blair Horner, executive director of the New York Public Interest Research Group. This could be news to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has considered running on a ticket with possible attorney general candidate New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, and presumptive GOP gubernatorial nominee Marc Molinaro, who the Daily News claims dreams of running on a fusion ticket with Preet Bharara as the attorney general candidate.
The most important qualification for a prospective attorney general, however, is his or her ability to get votes.
"These are not technical positions, they reflect the will and the representative democracy of the people," Horner said. "The attorney general is not just the top lawyer, he's also or she's also the head of a department and a policymaker."
Although it's helpful to have legal experience, the state attorney general needs to know how to set an agenda and address the state's needs. The Office of the Attorney General includes over 650 assistant attorneys general – who are required to be a member of the bar in New York in good standing – and over 1,700 employees. This staff is qualified to handle the legal minutiae, and the attorney general can focus on making policy and politicking.
Former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who recently resigned in disgrace after allegations of abuse were made public, was an effective mouthpiece for New York's progressive values on the national level, bringing over 100 lawsuits against the administration of President Donald Trump.
However, while he had a background as a lawyer, Schneiderman did not necessarily have the highest legal qualifications among those who ran for attorney general in 2010. Schneiderman was a public interest attorney for a decade before becoming a state senator. He narrowly defeated then-Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, who had also served as a federal prosecutor and an assistant Brooklyn district attorney, in the Democratic primary in 2010. He then defeated Dan Donovan in the general election, who at the time was the Staten Island district attorney.
Schneiderman's predecessor, Cuomo, had served as an assistant district attorney during the 1980s, but at the time was most known for his tenure as a federal housing secretary during the Clinton administration and for his disastrous 2002 gubernatorial race. Eliot Spitzer, who had preceded Cuomo, had worked in the Manhattan district attorney's office.
Several of the candidates are currently seeking the attorney general position, or exploring a run, despite having little legal experience, such as Fordham law professor Zephyr Teachout, who never worked as a prosecutor.
This ultimately may not matter that much. "The effectiveness of the attorney general hinges on whether they're doing the job the public wants them to do," Horner said.
Indeed, the person voters choose to be their attorney general may have less to do with their legal qualifications than with the political atmosphere at the time. "Often the decision of who gets elected is in a context that maybe has very little to do with the attorney general's position directly. It could be a blue wave, it could be a red wave," Horner said.
It's widely agreed that Acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood is eminently qualified for her post. She was solicitor general of the state before her recent appointment, and the first female solicitor general of the United States. (Also, like all her competitors for the position, she is older than 30 and she has lived in New York for over five years.) However, her tenure is destined to end, and she will eventually be replaced by someone who may not have as long a legal resume.
"You don't necessarily have to be the top lawyer of the state to be attorney general," Horner said. "You just have to exhibit good judgment about how to protect the interests of the state in a legal setting."
Updated: The leading contenders to be New York's next attorney general
Who New York's power players want to be the next attorney general
By JEFF COLTIN, GRACE SEGERS
The problem with Zephyr Teachout's prospective attorney general campaign
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is City & State's digital reporter. She writes daily content on New York City and New York state politics.
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Top travel destinations and tourist attractions in Malaysia: George Town
Home > Attractions > George Town
George Town is the capital of the island and state of Penang.
Preserved by strict zoning laws, the gently crumbling but largely intact shophouses of Georgetown offer a glimpse into the town's colonial times. Restoration works are slowly progressing.
George Town City Hall
• Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, Leith Street. The winner of UNESCO's Asia-Pacific Heritage 2000 Award for Conservation, the building's eclectic character is a reflection of the times at the end of the 19th Century when the myths & magic of the Chinese Kingdom embraced the glory of the British Empire in a whirling pool of cross-cultural energies. The sprawling mansion has 38 huge rooms, 5 courtyards, 7 staircases and 220 windows! You can only see the inside by guided tour, which is held daily at 11am and 3pm, for RM 12. There's also the option of staying there, which sets you back from RM 250 to 700.
• City Hall, The Esplanade (Jalan Syed Sheikh Barakbah), is a well-preserved colonial building from the heyday of the British Empire since 1903, at a cost of 100,000 Straits Dollars.
• Fort Cornwallis, Light Street. Built on the site where Captain Francis Light, founder of Penang, first landed in August 11th 1786. The fort was first built in 1793, but this site was an unlikely spot to defend the city from invasion. In 1810 it was rebuilt in an attempt to make up for initial strategic planning errors. In the shape of a star, the only actual buildings still standing are the outer walls, a gunpowder magazine, and a small Christian chapel. The magazine houses an exhibit of old photos and historical accounts of the old fort.
• Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi, 18 Cannon Street. Built in 1850 by the forefathers of Khoo family who emigrated from South China, as a clan-house for members of the Khoo family. In 1836, construction of a new temple began and was completed 8 years later, but fire razed the wooden structure to the ground in 1894, allegedly struck by the lightning. Chinese believed that it was due to its resemblance to the Emperor's palace, which provoked the gods. A scaled-down version was later built in 1902 and completed in 1906. The richly ornamented carvings of the roofs, walls and pillars reflect the art and architecture of ancient China and made of the finest wood. Expect to finish a visit to Khoo Kongsi with a sore neck! Open 9-17 weekdays, 9-13 Saturdays; entrance RM 5 for adults.
• Penang Islamic Museum. 128 Armenian Street. Phone:+60 4 262-0172, Fax:+60 4 264-4692. Wed-Mon 9.30AM-6PM (9.30AM-4PM during fasting month). Located in the Syed Al-Attas Mansion, the century-old mansion that was named after its owner, a spice trader from Acheh. Adult RM3 and children below 12 RM1.
• Pinang Peranakan Mansion, Church Street (Lebuh Gereja). Originally the home of Kapitan Chung Keng Kwee, leader of Penang and Perak Hai San groups in the Larut Wars from 1860 to 1884. The mansion is a typical representation of the Straits Eclectic style of architecture - highly favoured by rich Peranakan families of old. Affectionally called 'Hai Kee Chan' or Sea Remembrance Store, it served as his residence and office.
• Queen Victoria Clock Tower, intersection of Light Street, Beach Street (Lebuh Pantai) and King Edward Place (Pesara King Edward). This 60 feet high clock tower was presented to Penang by local millionaire, Cheah Chen Eok, in 1897 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
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Georgetown has a profusion of sites of worship of all different faiths.
• Dharmikara Burmese Buddhist Temple located opposite of Wat Chaiya Mangkalaram, Burma Lane, was built in 1805. A pair of elephants (sacred beasts in Buddhism) guard the entrance while within a bodhi tree and wishing pond greets the visitor.
• Kapitan Keling Mosque, Pitt Street (Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling) was built in the early 19th century, it was named after the Indian Muslim merchant Caudeer Mohudeen, who was also the Kapitan Keling (headman). It is the most prominent historic mosque in Penang and features a dome-shaped minaret reflecting Moorish Islamic influence. The Kapitan Keling Mosque is the place of worship of the Indian Muslim community who have lived and worked around the mosque for over two hundred years. Unlike modern mosques which are mainly frequented on Fridays, the Kapitan Keling Mosque is used by woshippers five times a day, seven days a week. Extremely well maintained next to its rundown neighborhood, tourists can get free tours of the mosque during non-prayer times. Be prepared to take your shoes off. Women must wear a heavy robe provided by the staff.
• Kuan Yin Teng ("Goddess of Mercy Temple"), Pitt Street (Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling) Every day. This is one of the oldest Chinese temples in Penang. Built in 1801 by early immigrant settlers from China, the building is decorated with intricately crafted dragons and a pair of stone sculptured lions which are said to be its guardians. Undoubtedly the most popular Chinese temple in Penang, the Kuan Yin Teng, is flocked by pilgrims and followers all year round, particularly on the first and fifteenth day of each lunar month. There is a lovely square where puppet shows and Chinese operas are staged on the Goddess of Mercy's feast days. The square is always a centre of bustling activity, and there is an octagonal well in one corner, which was once a public well for the Chinese community. Free admission.
• St. George's Church, 1 Farquhar Street (Lebuh Farquhar). Named after the patron saint of England. Built with convict labour in 1818, it is the oldest Anglican Church in South-East Asia. The building was designed by Captain Robert Smith, a military engineer whose oil paintings of early Penang can be seen in the Penang State Museum. A memorial in the form of a Greek temple with a marble slab dedicated to Captain Francis Light, stands in the grounds of the St. George's Church.
• Wat Chaiya Mangkalaram, Burma Lane (Lorong Burma), was founded in 1845. One of the world's longest reclining Buddhas (33 meters) resides within this Thai-styled temple. The temple was built on a piece of land given by Queen Victoria to four women trustees as a gesture of goodwill to boost trading relations with Thailand. The guardian dragon and statue at the entrance are both ostentatious and spectacular.
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• Penang State Museum, Farquhar Street, is located near Fort Cornwallis, was formerly the Penang Free School which was built in two separate stages in 1896 and 1906. The museum exhibits paintings the artistic military man Captain Robert Smith and the lovely engravings of William Daniell. Other collections are former Penang Hill railway carriage, a handwritten Qur`an, old Malays weapons donated by the family of the late Dato' Haji Fathil Basheer and etc.
• KOMTAR, the only tower in Georgetown, is easy to find. It is well worth paying to see the view of the city from the top of KOMTAR. There are also shops around the tower.
• Clan Jetties, Weld Quay (Pengkalan Weld), are numerous and located along the shorelines of George Town. They are worth walking to and looking at, as they provide insight to the way locals live in these traditional huts on stilts.
• Chew Thean Yeang aka CTY Aquarium, 82 Burmah Road. Phone:+60 4 226-8797, Fax:+60 4 229-4049. The largest live fish shop in South East Asia.


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Brigham Young University - Provo tops our Nationwide list of the Best Affordable U.S. Colleges & Universities for Students From Philippines. BYU charges an average of $5,790 per year for tuition and fees (before accounting for financial aid).
There are a total of 140 colleges and universities included in this ranking of high quality and low cost schools for students from Philippines.
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1 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, Utah $5,790
2 Brigham Young University - Hawaii Laie, Hawaii $5,720
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6 Iowa State University Ames, Iowa $24,508
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Lofthouse Children's Centre is situated within Rodillian High school.
We provide a range of services for families with children under 5 years living in Lofthouse, Carlton, Robin Hood and Thorpe.
Here are some of our services:
Mondays 9:15am – 11:15 am Childminder/Carer's Play Group
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Activities such as Baby Massage, Family Learning Courses and First Aid happen throughout the year (advance booking required).
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German Vega is an Associate III and a licensed Architect in Mexico. He is currently working on getting licensed in the US. German was born in Los Angeles, CA and grew up in Sonora, Mexico. He received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Architecture and Design Faculty of the Autonomous University of Baja California in Mexicali, Mexico in 2012. Due to his academic achievements, German was awarded with an international exchange program which allowed him to complete his studies at the University of Brasilia in Brazil, specializing in urbanism and history. This gave him the possibility to travel over South America, experience diversity and culture, and meet people from all over the world.
German worked as the Design Manager for a residential and commercial design-build construction company in Mexico for a couple of years and relocated to the US in December of 2014 to work for FITCH, a global retail branding agency with locations worldwide and headquarters in London, where he was part of the Global Design Team. German started with PHX Architecture in December 2016 and contributes to multiple luxury residential projects.
German speaks three languages: English, Spanish, and Portuguese. He is an active person and loves design, road trips, travel, and exploring new restaurants.


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Speeding Checkout – Lasers in Barcode Scanners
While you're standing in the checkout line of a supermarket or department store, waiting for the clerk to finish checking out the order of the person in front of you, you're probably not thinking about lasers. Yet without them, the checkout process, which can seem interminable at times, would take even longer.
That's because just about everything in the store has a barcode printed on it, and a barcode scanner is able to not only read it electronically, but also translate it into product description and pricing information that will be printed on your receipt. This not only saves time, but also eliminates the possibility of human error during data entry, and lasers play a key role in the process.
What is a barcode?
Although it may appear to the human eye to be just a meaningless series of bars and spaces, the barcode actually contains a wealth of information about the product, its size, color and other properties, and its price. It is assigned to every product according to a standardized set of rules administered by a worldwide company called GS1 and its U.S. subsidiary, GS1US, to ensure that each barcode is unique and no two products ever share the same barcode.
The barcode scanner consists of a light source, a lens and a light sensor translating optical impulses into electrical ones.The barcode scanners found in most retail stores use a laser beam as the light source and typically employ either a reciprocating mirror or a rotating prism to scan the laser beam back and forth across the barcode.A photodiode, which converts light into electrical signals, is used to measure the intensity of the light reflected back from the barcode.The photodiode generates a waveform that is used to measure the widths of the bars and spaces in the barcode. Dark bars in the barcode absorb light and white spaces reflect light so that the voltage waveform generated by the photo diode is a representation of the bar and space pattern in the barcode. This waveform is decoded by the scanner in a manner similar to the way Morse code dots and dashes are decoded.
The scanner resolution is measured by the size of the dot of light emitted by the reader. If this dot of light is wider than any bar or space in the barcode, then it will overlap two elements (two spaces or two bars) and it may produce wrong output. On the other hand, if a too small dot of light is used, then it can misinterpret any spot on the barcode making the final output wrong.
The most commonly used dimension is 0.33 mm, although some scanners can read codes with dimensions as small as 0.075 mm. Smaller barcodes must be printed at high resolution to be read accurately.
Omni-directional scanners
In order to speed checkout even more by eliminating the need for the checkout clerk to hold the package in a precise position over the scanner, many stores uses omni-directional scanners.
Almost all omni-directional scanners use a laser. Unlike simpler single-line laser scanners, they produce a series of straight or curved scanning lines of varying directions in the form of a star burst or other multi-angle arrangement. When such a pattern is projected at the symbol, one or more of the angled lines will be able to cross all of the symbol's bars and spaces, no matter what the orientation. Most omni-directional scanners use a single rotating polygonal mirror and an arrangement of several fixed mirrors to generate their complex scan patterns.
Perhaps the most familiar examples of omni-directional scanners are the horizontal scanners in supermarkets, where the checkout clerk slides packages over a glass or sapphire window to produce the familiar "beep" indicating that the item has been scanned. These omni-directional scanners work no matter how the clerk is holding the package. They are also better at reading poorly printed, wrinkled, or even torn barcodes.
Laser scanners need to produce precisely controlled and positioned laser beams, even in complex patterns. Precision optics such as lenses, mirrors and prisms supplied by Esco Optics help assure accurate readings, even in adverse conditions.


The challenges facing General Dwight Eisenhower before the Invasion of Normandy were not merely military but political as well. He knew that to liberate France, and to hold it, the Allies needed local help, which would necessitate coordinating with the highly independent French resistance groups known collectively as the maquis. The Allies' objective was to push the Germans out of France. The French objective, on the other hand, was a France free of all foreign armies, including the Allies. President Roosevelt refused to give full support to Charles de Gaulle, whom he mistrusted, and declined to supply the timing, location, and other key details of Operation Overlord to his Free French government. Eisenhower's hands were tied. He needed to involve the French, but without simultaneously involving them in operational planning.
Into this atmosphere of tension and confusion jumped teams consisting of three officers each -- one from the British Special Operations Bureau, one from the U.S. Office of Strategic Services, one from the Free French Bureau Central de Renseignement -- as well as a radioman from any one of the three nations. Known as the Jedburghs, their primary purpose was to serve as liaisons to the maquis, working to arm, train, and equip them. They were to incite guerilla warfare.
Benjamin Jones' Eisenhower's Guerrillas is the first book to show in detail how the Jedburghs -- whose heroism and exploits have been widely celebrated -- and the maquis worked together. Underscoring the critical and often overlooked role that irregular warfare played in Allied operations on the Continent, it tells the story of the battle for and liberation of France and the complexities that threatened to undermine the operation before it even began.
Benjamin F. Jones is Dean of Arts and Sciences and Associate Professor of History, College of Arts and Sciences, at Dakota State University. He served as an advisor to the National Military Academy of Afghanistan and later as a liaison officer to the Afghan Ministries of Defense, Interior, and their National Directorate of Security for the effort to transition Afghan security from the coalition back to Afghanistan.


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Joseph Senungetuk is an Alaskan Native Artist (Inupiaq) originally from Wales, Alaska. He now lives in Anchorage with his wife, Martha, who is also an artist and educator. Joseph attended the San Francisco Arts Institute in California, which helped shape his view on the culture shifts and differences between Alaskan Natives and those living in big cities in the lower 48. He has also taught art at Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka, Alaska and Sheldon Jackson Junior College and is an Elder in Residence at Alaska Pacific University for the university's art program. Joseph is also the author of an auto-biography titled "Give or Take a Century: An Eskimo Chronicle". His artworks have appeared in the "Green March Moons" by Mary Tallmountain, "Favorite Eskimo Tales Re-Told" edited by Ethel Ross Oliver and was a regular columnist for The Anchorage Gazette and Anchorage Daily News between 1989 and 1994.
Joe is a multi-disciplinary artist who works in a variety of mediums including illustration, wood carving, mask making, sculpture and writing. However, he specializes in wood carvings and mask making.
Education and art have always gone hand in hand. Joe and his wife have spent their lives using their experiences, knowledge, creativity and art practices to educate and reach out to Alaskan Native youth and non-native youth alike. Joe has used his positions as Executive Board Member for the Visual Arts Center for Alaska, Institute of Alaska Native Art, Spirit Days Committee (a Native Dance and Celebration Planning Committee), Anchorage Museum Association and as a Senior Member of the University of Alaska Chancellor's Select Task Force on Native Higher Education to help shape policy and put forth and implement ideas for best practices and pedagogy to benefit Alaskan Native Youth and Alaskan Artists. In recent years, Joe has been an Artist-in-Residence at Alaska Pacific University and has held workshops in wood carving for young and old alike.
Joe hopes his legacy is that his art will inspire future generations of Alaskan artists and Alaskan Native Youth to express themselves and speak through creativity. Joe's belief is that art is a way to bring the past into the present and that it helps shape the future.
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Death Date: 1955
First Date: 1930
Profession: In charge of the Girls' Boarding School at Hoima in 1930
Area: Uganda, Hoima
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East Africa & Rhodesia - 5/1/56 - Miss N.E. Ainley, whose death is reported, was for 34 years in the service of the CMS in Uganda and the Southern Sudan.
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The Faculty Senate Journal for the regular session of April 12, 2010 was approved.
The regular meetings of the Faculty Senate for fall 2010 will be held at 3:30 p.m. in Jacobson Faculty Hall 102 on the following Mondays: September 13, October 11, November 8, and December 13.
The regular faculty voted by electronic ballot to approve the revisions in the Faculty Senate charter and the proposed apportionment for 2010-13 by a vote of 206 to 21 (see 3/10 Journal).
Summary of the activities of the Faculty Senate Speakers Service for the past year: From May 2009 to April 2010, 42 faculty and staff gave 112 presentations to 70 organizations in 26 communities throughout the state. The Faculty Senate and the University sincerely appreciate the members of the Speakers Service who share their expertise and knowledge with the people of Oklahoma.
Prof. Franklin explained that Mr. Castiglione gives a presentation each year to the Faculty Senate. Mr. Castiglione pointed out that the Athletics Council is made up primarily of members of the faculty. He introduced Dr. Connie Dillon, our NCAA and Big 12 faculty athletics representative, who is a member of the Athletics Council, too. He also introduced Dr. Gerald Gurney, who oversees all of the department's academic affairs. Mr. Castiglione said, "We value the partnership, not just the relationship, that we have with this campus." He sees intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of the mission of the university. It is important for faculty to know that athletics operates with complete transparency and openness, and faculty can feel comfortable asking questions. Last year a question came up about the lyrics to "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" on a video screen. Everything has been corrected now.
On the academic side, six student-athletes were Academic All-Americans this year, 22 others received national academic honors, and several teams were recognized as Academic All-Americans. Forty-four student-athletes had a 4.0 GPA last semester, and more than two-thirds earned a cumulative GPA of 3.0 the previous fall and spring. Athletics reached the goal last fall of having a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better for all student athletes. The football team has the highest APR (Academic Progress Rate) score in the conference. The NCAA recognized men's gymnastics, women's basketball, and men's wrestling for being among the nation's best in APR scores. The Athletics Department has great partnerships with the colleges of Engineering, Business, and Education and has expanded the opportunities for students in the College of Journalism in the area of video production. Over 30 journalism students work with the Athletics Department to produce video screens and other shows. More than 100 shows a year are aired.
In the area of finance, the Athletics Department has balanced its budget for the eleventh consecutive year. OU is one of 4-6 schools whose program is totally self sustaining, meaning it does not depend on any state appropriations, institutional support, or student fees to operate. That is important to being an integral part of the mission of the university and doing its part to support the rest of the campus. Revenue projections are very conservative. The staff starts from scratch each year to determine what it will take to fund the program at the expected level and looks at every expense to decide whether it is essential or not. About 10 years ago, the Athletics Department received a working capital loan to deal with the accrued operating debt. It was to be paid off in 21 years. The department will pay off the loan in its entirety in FY 2011, 10 years in advance. President Boren and the regents have provided great support and have accepted the department's approach to accountability. The Athletics Department is participating in the hiring freeze like the rest of the campus. It incorporates best practices, compares institutions, and tries to find ways to deal with revenue and expense challenges.
One of the things Mr. Castiglione is most proud of is the increased support of the academic mission. During this academic year, the Athletics Department increased its contribution to nearly $7 million, which brings its direct or indirect financial support of the campus to over $12 million. That is in addition to the $1 million endowment for the library and assistance to various academic departments. Coach Bob Stoops and his wife have created a faculty fellows program in the College of Business.
Compliance is taken seriously and is an enormous undertaking. The department spends nearly a million dollars a year to educate, monitor and oversee the rules and regulations that guide and govern its business. A lot of systems have been automated, and other schools around the country are interested in duplicating those practices.
Television broadcasts of athletic events generated $20,000 in scholarships for students this year. Those dollars actually come to the campus, not to the Athletics Department. Through the green team initiative, the department is trying to make sporting events friendlier to the environment. It also has ramped up its commitment to celebrating the diversity in the program.
Athletic performance is one of the program's important goals, and Mr. Castiglione is proud of the success. We are the first school in conference history to have the national player of the year in football and in basketball and the number one draft choice in both the NBA and NFL. This was the second consecutive Final Four appearance for our women's basketball team. We had three conference champions in men's and women's gymnastics and indoor track. Our cross county team competed in the national championship for the first time. Women's gymnastics, men's gymnastics, and wresting finished second, third, and fifth in this past championship season. He is proud of the student-athletes' involvement in their studies as well as the community. Mr. Castiglione handed out copies of the annual report and the program from the scholar-athlete breakfast.
Prof. Moses asked about the plans for revenues when the loan is paid off. Mr. Castiglione said that was to be determined. The department will still pay overhead to the campus. Its "subsidy" to the academic budget has continued to grow. Like other campus units, athletics will have to address increases in tuition and fees, room and board, and books. The assumption is the revenue stream will remain the same.
Prof. Franklin asked Mr. Castiglione to talk about the way the submission of student papers to turnitin.com had been resolved. Mr. Castiglione referred the question to Dr. Gurney. Dr. Gurney said his area had noticed that some student-athletes needed assistance on citations and plagiarism issues. In 2005, the department purchased the Turnitin software for its Writing Center so they could run student papers through Turnitin and educate student-athletes on how to use sources without violating academic integrity policies. It is the same site license as the rest of campus. They find that plagiarism often is accidental; students fail to cite correctly a paraphrased section. Student-athletes meet with a Writing Center tutor, and an educational process takes place. The unintended consequence is when a faculty member sends a student paper to Turnitin, it shows a 100 percent plagiarism rate. Mr. Gurney is working with Senate Chair Aimee Franklin and Associate Provost Greg Heiser to resolve the problem. Prof. Franklin noted that a senator had suggested in an earlier meeting that the student could put his/her name in the title of the paper, and then the faculty member would not have to follow up with the Athletics Department. She said she will check to make sure that will work for everyone. Mr. Gurney said it is a very valuable educational tool for the students. They are learning how to become better writers, which will benefit all of us throughout the university.
Prof. Franklin said she was informed that Mr. Castiglione was not at liberty to discuss any changes in coaches' salaries. Certainly, the academic side will benefit if there is a successful year in athletics. Mr. Castiglione closed by saying this is a real partnership. He understands that athletics operates in a little different environment sometimes, but there is a clear understanding of the mission it should fulfill. If one part of the campus wins, we all win. He strives to operate the program with class, dignity, and integrity. He said he was very fortunate to have the opportunity to be with the Faculty Senate and to have this exchange of thoughts and ideas. Prof. Franklin said the Athletics Department and Faculty Senate held a reception on March 2 to celebrate the partnership. The comments by various speakers were well received, and it was a successful event.
Prof. Franklin thanked the Informational Staff Association representatives, Dan Hough and Chris Cook, for attending the meetings and providing input from the staff. She also thanked Provost Mergler for accommodating the Senate on several issues. She pointed out that the Information Technology office had made it possible to have the Tulsa senators participate in this meeting by video conferencing. Hopefully, the technology will be effective. A website, linked from the Senate's home page, was set up for the Faculty Welfare Committee, and it includes information on what the committee accomplished this year. A website also will be created for the Faculty Compensation Committee. During the summer, the various councils will submit annual reports, and those will be posted on the Faculty Senate web site. This year, the Senate moved to electronic voting and tallying to save paper and be a little greener. Working with the University Libraries, the Senate has arranged to post podcasts on the library website of presentations given through the Speakers Service.
In the Senate Executive Committee meeting with President Boren this month, the primary focus was a budget update. The Oklahoma Daily and Norman Transcript included a nice set of slides, including one that shows how potential cuts in our state appropriations would translate to increases in tuition and mandatory fees. For example, a 10 percent state budget cut ($13.9 million) would suggest a nine percent increase in tuition and fees or $292.50 per student per semester. President Boren wants to keep any tuition increase in the single digits. The decision is likely to happen after the semester ends because the legislature has until the end of May to make budget appropriations. The president announced a 25 percent increase in the Sooner Heritage scholarship amount starting in the fall semester. Children of faculty and staff are eligible for those scholarships.
Prof. Franklin met with Vice President for Research Kelvin Droegemeier to talk about his Aspire 2020 initiative (a planning process for research and creative activity). She cautioned him about finalizing the reports in the summer when many faculty members are away from campus. She encouraged him to make sure there were sufficient opportunities for people to learn about what is being proposed and to provide input. For further information and to provide comments, see Aspire2020.ou.edu. Dr. Droegemeier said he had had a good response from the action teams. He is committed to getting input, and any recommendation will have full consideration in the fall. However, he plans to put a couple of things in place during the summer, such as a proposal development services office. Professors Franklin and Blank will meet with him this summer to discuss his plans and ways to vet any changes, for example, to indirect costs or SRI. Dr. Droegemeier is planning to come to the Faculty Senate meetings next academic year.
Prof. Franklin received a lot of feedback on the budget guiding principles, generally supportive. People have been positive on the need for transparency in the budget process and the enhanced role of the Budget Council. It has really brought the discussion into a lot of departments and even into the colleges. Not just the university budget is being discussed, but the impact on colleges as well as departments. It seems fairly certain the University will have a cut in the state appropriation; we just do not know the amount. The governor and legislative leaders have indicated that they will try to make it less painful to education, including higher education, but nothing is certain at this stage.
Last month, a resolution was introduced concerning the free use of recreational facilities for faculty and staff (attached). Prof. Stock reported that the faculty members in his college were in favor of the resolution. With no further discussion, the resolution was approved by the Faculty Senate on a voice vote.
At the April meeting, a resolution was introduced by the Modern Languages, Literatures & Linguistics (MLL&L) departmental faculty, with the understanding that they would be willing to work with an ad hoc committee to have a replacement resolution that would incorporate the "Guiding Principles for Budgetary Action," which was also presented at the meeting. The ad hoc committee made a few changes, and the modified version (attached) was sent electronically on April 20 to the senators to share with their constituents. In the MLL&L resolution, teaching was more prominent. The modified version is more inclusive of the other important components of research and service and how they contribute to the University's mission (see principle 3). The modified resolution was introduced as a friendly amendment to the MLL&L resolution. Prof. Baer said she was willing to substitute the friendly amendment. Prof. Jean-Marie asked whether the policy would apply at the departmental and college levels as well. Prof. Franklin said she thought it was a good idea, and the notion had been raised by other faculty members. Perhaps this fall it could be introduced to the deans. Faculty Senate recommendations are made to the president, not directly to the deans. The resolution as amended was approved by the Faculty Senate on a voice vote.
Prof. Franklin thanked the Senate Executive Committee members for their service this year. She also thanked Sonya Fallgatter and Maela McCray of the Senate office for their hard work. Certificates of appreciation were presented to the following outgoing senators who completed full three-year terms (2007-10): Boris Apanasov, Loretta Bass, Paula Conlon, Michele Eodice, Kevin Grasse, Drew Kershen, W. Henry McDonald, Mark Morrissey, Scott Moses, Stacy Reeder, Cynthia Rogers, Scott Russell, Chris Sadler, Jeff Schmidt, and Theodore Trafalis. Certificates also were presented to other senators whose terms expired and to the outgoing members of the Senate Executive Committee.
The Senate approved the Senate Committee on Committees' nominations for end-of-the-year vacancies on university and campus councils/committees/boards and Faculty Senate standing committees (attached). The names of the remaining volunteers will be forwarded to the administration to consider for the vacancies they fill.
Prof. Franklin gave a sincere thank you to all the senators. She said she appreciated their patience, attention, and consultation with their colleagues. She could feel confident, when speaking as the faculty voice, that there was a variety of perspectives being represented. For this year, the Senate took 13 official actions and many informal actions. She thanked Prof. Blank and passed the gavel to him to signify the transition in leadership of the Faculty Senate. She wished him the best in fulfilling his duties in the year ahead and said she was confident he would do an excellent job. Prof. Blank presented the following resolution of appreciation to Prof. Franklin.
Be it resolved that the Faculty Senate expresses sincere admiration and appreciation to Professor Aimee Franklin for her outstanding leadership and remarkable service for the academic year 2009-2010.
The resolution was unanimously approved. Prof. Blank presented Prof. Franklin with a certificate of appreciation and an engraved clock. Prof. Blank then assumed the office of 2010-11 Senate Chair.
The meeting adjourned at 4:23 p.m. The next regular session of the Faculty Senate will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, September 13, 2010, in Jacobson Faculty Hall 102.


South Park is about to kick off its twentieth season, and if the show's dominance at Comic-Con International is anything to go by, it's going to be awesome.
Not content with sitting on a stage yabbering on about Cartman or Butters, the team behind South Park instead went all-out and built a real-life South Park.
We're pretty jealous that we weren't there, because it looked seriously amazing.
Season 20 can't come soon enough.
Er, yeah. Maybe you should.
Well, we guess that's fine.
Well, who wouldn't want these crazy kids to be happy?
Okay, maybe not that happy. Come on.
Yes, well, here we are, too.
People, please, make it stop!
Hehe, yeah. That game rules.
That episode is pretty dark, to be fair.
This isn't really a confession but YES, DO IT.
So do we, kid, so do we.
Pip pip, that would be bloody tip top!
That someone noticed this is genuinely astounding.
This is genuine and actually really nice. Thanks for sharing.
This one is quite detailed, but whatever floats your boat.
We guess he has to be nice to something. Except his own kitty?
Yeah, this person does have a point.


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TRENDS OF OCTOBER 24 – THE KENYA OS IS CONTINUING ?, GUILLERMO DEL TORO WILL REMOVE THE PINOCHO AND MORE.
News and trends in the major social networks of 23 and 24 October 2018. Guillermo del Toro will do a lively remake of Pinocchio, it is today the United Nations Day, all networks of Kenya Os, Paulettee's new book, Lauren Jauregui's new song and BTS RM and much more.


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Being billed as a technology demo and not necessarily something that we'll see as a practical sale item down the road, Microsoft put their latest invention on-show and while its not something any of us will ever need, it is without a doubt very neat technology. The demo shows how, using a Windows Phone 7 smartphone, Microsoft Kinect and connecting through Xbox Live, a user can take advantage of the interaction provided by games such as Microsoft Rally Ball game. Windows Phone 7 users can toss balls onto the live on-screen play providing the playing character with new, human made targets instead of an all computer feed.


For the first time in India, comes an oral hygiene product that is not only highly safe and effective, but also one that makes brushing fun.
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At times, in this ever changing mental/heart healing state of mind of mine, I am thrown into the grief of sad aloneness where my stores of literary feeling inspire,… I write. I have thought about why the feelings of joy and boundless energy keep me away from my mac, the ache and pain of the dying burrying heart bring me back to it.
There is rhyme and reason to it all, I just don't get it yet. What I do understand is that my states of mind are my choice and I like it. This sad loneliness of the dying dramatically romantic, is an interesting choice today. I chose it all day long. I used to think I was a victim of my circumstance, that I got dealt the sorry hand and inevitable, my outcome. HA.
This is now. I feel miserable. choice. I feel sad. choice. I feel grey. choice. Feed it cause I like it. Do I want to step into happy joy joy, No, I just want to stay here in my pathetic woe to me, poor me, boo me. If feels great!! Epiphany: I'm happy feeling unhappy.
Do I bring myself out of this smooth ache of the bleeding grey? Yes. Simply, a choice!
Snap! Happy Love Joy Comfort Pounding Vibrant Heart Beat Smile Peace Twinkle Red Wink Yay!
I have a bright spot of happy to step into. Its in this perfect place, the glorious colorful garden of my mind and I can stay here all day if I want to. I think I will. Atleast for the rest of the day, and tomorrow?
I think I'll attract positive energy, output and in, richly effect my surroundings, the people who meet me, the people who know me as I am, the people who know me as I used to be. Okay.


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Ta-Nehisi Coates on Race, Sprawl, and Car Culture
Atlantic Senior Editor Ta-Nehisi Coates was in Cleveland last week talking about his acclaimed long-form article, "The Case for Reparations," which reviews the history of economic and social oppression of African Americans.
I got to attend the talk, and late in his speech Coates made a few points that touch on the subjects we cover at Streetsblog, drawing a direct connection between racism, sprawl, global warming, and the array of social problems faced by cities like Cleveland. You can watch that part in the clip above, and here's the whole speech.
Below is a look at how wealth is dispersed in the Cleveland area — essentially the farther from the central city you go, the richer residents are. Why does that pattern persist, even as other cities have seen a reversal? What are the outcomes for Cleveland's large African American population, concentrated in the central and east-central parts of the region? Why isn't the relationship between sprawl and segregation discussed more often, with more frankness?
The light portion in the center of this map is Cleveland. Image: census.gov
Filed Under: Cleveland, Sprawl
Greater Cleveland in Denial About Its Downfall: Sprawl
By Angie Schmitt	| Nov 17, 2011
Perhaps you've heard about Cleveland's terrible vacancy problem, generally attributed to the decline of the manufacturing industry. But it's not so simple. The greater Cleveland area shed just 2.5 percent of its population during the most recent census period. Meanwhile, the city of Cleveland proper lost a staggering 17 percent of its population over the […]
Without a Plan, Sprawl Will Continue to Hollow Out Cleveland Region
If you want to get a sense of how devastating sprawl has been to the urban areas of northeast Ohio, head over to Woodlawn Avenue in East Cleveland. Between the rows of boarded up buildings, a house collapses onto itself. Graffiti pays homage to dead loved ones — "R.I.P. Fife." Nearby, stuffed animals have been […]
Death By a Thousand Cuts: Sprawl, State Neglect Crippling Cleveland Transit
By Angie Schmitt	| Feb 25, 2016
According to a recent analysis by the Century Foundation, during the recession and recovery Cleveland transit riders endured more bus service cuts than any other major system in the country. But just a few years later Cleveland transit riders are facing further cuts, and a fare hike to boot. A bad economy, an unfriendly state government […]
Filling in the Void Left Behind By Sprawl and Abandonment
By Tanya Snyder	| Oct 18, 2010
The Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference wrapped up in Cleveland on Friday. It brought hundreds of people together to strategize a way out of the state of abandonment so many urban areas are in. Vacant properties are a symptom of greater social ills: abandonment of cities, poverty, and sprawl. In many places, the foreclosure crisis has […]
Why Do African Americans Tend to Bike Less?
By Michael Andersen	| Jul 28, 2014
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. It took a week in Copenhagen for Albus Brooks to start thinking seriously about bicycling. The Denver City Council member, 35, had never owned a bike. By the time he headed home […]


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Bitch Slap - Le superdotate (Bitch Slap) è un film d'exploitation del 2009, prodotto, scritto e diretto da Rick Jacobson, regista già noto per aver diretto puntate di Hercules, Xena - Principessa guerriera e Baywatch. Il film si ispira a cult come Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! del 1965, la serie televisiva Charlie's Angels e Kill Bill.

Trama
In un remoto angolo del deserto tre ragazze, una spogliarellista di nome Trixie, una ragazza che lavora per una grossa corporazione con soprannome Hel e infine un'ex-detenuta per omicidio che fa uso di droga di nome Camero, cercano i beni trafugati da uno spietato assassino armato di spada di nome Pinky, nota figura della malavita. Le tre ragazze hanno rapito un gangster di nome Gage e nel deserto lo torturano per fargli rivelare dove è sepolto il tesoro. Gage rifiuta, sapendo che l'uccideranno comunque; nonostante Hel gli dica che non gli verrà fatto alcun male, Camero lo uccide a bruciapelo con un colpo di pistola. Il telefono di Gage squilla e le tre ragazze pensano che Gage sia collegato a Pinky. Nel frattempo le cose si complicano per l'arrivo di un poliziotto, l'agente Fuchs, che aveva assistito a uno spogliarello di Trixie mentre cercava di sedurre Gage. Le ragazze occultano il cadavere e convincono temporaneamente il poliziotto ad andarsene.

Mentre scavano alla ricerca del tesoro (intraprendendo anche una battaglia a secchiate d'acqua), Trixie scopre il cadavere di un contatto di Hel. Riprendono a scavare, ma vengono interrotte da uno spacciatore, Hot Wire, e dalla sua ragazza Kinki, entrambi conoscenze di Camero, i quali le minacciano e le costringono a continuare a scavare in cerca del tesoro e a questo punto scoprono un bunker chiuso da una combinazione che solo Hel conosce. Ricompare in scena l'agente che, cercando di salvare le tre ragazze, innesca invece uno scontro a fuoco a cui Hel pone fine armata della potente mitragliatrice che aveva rinvenuto in precedenza nella roulotte di Gage. Nello scontro a fuoco Camero uccide a sangue freddo sia Hot Wire che Kinki. L'agente ferito è ammanettato e rivela a Trixie d'essere un suo grandissimo ammiratore e d'averla seguita perché preoccupato per lei. Dopo avere incatenato anche Camero perché divenuta incontrollabile, Hel e Trixie scendono nel bunker dove scoprono i beni rubati da Gage a Pinky; oltre a diamanti trovano in particolare un'arma misteriosa e una bellissima spada giapponese che Trixie prende per sé.

Camero riesce a liberarsi e credendo che Hel faccia il doppio gioco, combatte contro di lei; al termine della lotta ha la meglio, tanto da riuscire a incatenare Hel; poi, per vendetta, inizia a cospargere di benzina sia Trixie che tutto quello che le circonda, appicca il fuoco e fugge a bordo dell'automobile con cui le tre erano arrivate. Fortunatamente Hel riesce a liberarsi e con la superarma spara un razzo contro l'auto facendola esplodere. Hel confessa a Trixie di essere Foxy 69, un agente segreto sotto copertura e di avere lavorato per conto di Mr. Phoenix, l'uomo di cui avevano rinvenuto il cadavere sepolto nel deserto, per compiere la missione di recuperare l'arma misteriosa che avevano ritrovato nel covo di Gage. Nel frattempo però Camero, che non è morta, continua il combattimento.

Dopo averla gettata per terra, Camero, con la convinzione di averla uccisa soffocandola passa a Trixie, ma siccome quest'ultima non riesce a difendersi tenta allora di violentarla, ma scopre così un tatuaggio che rivela che Trixie era la contorsionista che Camero ricorda come "la miglior scopata" della sua vita. Prima che Camero si riprenda dalla sconvolgente scoperta e possa uccidere Trixie, viene colpita alla schiena e uccisa dalla superarma brandita dall'agente che è sopravvissuto all'esplosione del camper incendiato da Camero. Trixie però non è affatto riconoscente e anziché ringraziarlo a sorpresa lo uccide: Trixie rivela a Hel di essere in realtà Pinky e di avere organizzato tutto ciò per recuperare l'antica spada giapponese che Gage le aveva sottratto sei mesi prima.

Produzione
Nel film, tra gli altri attori, vi sono anche comparse di Kevin Sorbo e Michael Hurst, noti per aver interpretato rispettivamente Hercules e Iolao in Hercules, e Lucy Lawless e Renée O'Connor, interpreti di Xena e Olympia in Xena - Principessa guerriera.

Distribuzione
L'edizione italiana del film è uscita il 22 luglio 2011.

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