William "Bully" Hayes was a blackbirder (slave trader) and criminal who in the nineteenth century terrorized the inhabitants of Micronesia for many years. He was born in Cleveland (Ohio) sometime around 1829 and died in the Marshall Islands in 1877. In the last years of the nineteenth century and early decades of the twentieth he became a legendary figure as an adventurer.
Although the British authorities of the H.M.S. Rosario tried to capture Hayes in Kusaie (now Kosrae) after the accusations made against him by the islanders and his own crew, the credit for the arrest of Hayes shall always be for Chamorro lieutenant and gobernadorcillo (little governor or mayor) of Hagåtña José Pérez Cruz, who captured Hayes in his undergarments, in a cove near Falcona Point in northern of Guam.
Hayes landed at Guam on February 28, 1875. He apparently planned to engage in commerce with a Captain Willney and bought a small schooner – the Joaquina Ana – from Francisco Portusach who would later become the disputed acting governor of Guam after American Captain Henry Glass seized Guam from the Spanish in 1898.
Hayes renamed the ship Arabia and after satisfying official requirements, departed Apra Harbor on April 8 bound for Pohnpei but secretly carrying nine Spanish political deportees sentenced to exile on Guam and six Chamorros wishing to emigrate illegally. These people had apparently paid whatever price Hayes demanded of them.
Eventually alerted to the scheme and the Arabia having been sighted off Falcona Point, Chamorro Lieutenant José Pérez Cruz with twenty men of the local militia walked overland to Falcona. Seeing the Arabia silhouetted against the horizon, Pérez and his men waited through the night and finally saw Hayes approach the shore early the next morning in a boat in his underwear.
Intending from the start to take their money once he got rid of them, Hayes had spent the night pretending the wind was too weak to sail and attempted to get the passengers to go to the shore to swim. Prompted by the reluctance of his clandestine passengers, Haynes took off his clothes to try to demonstrate that he was serious about taking a swim and was promptly seized by Lt. Pérez and his men.
Seeing what was happening on shore, the passengers forced the pilot to pull anchor and sail on to Palau where the Chamorros may have gotten off. The Arabia then sailed on to Singapore where the deportees found their way home to Spain. Hayes was imprisoned in Hagåtña until June 10 when he was sent to Manila, tried and imprisoned for about nine months.
After spending some time in San Francisco, in April 1877 Hayes returned to Micronesia on board the yacht Lotus. While navigating near Jaluit in the Marshall Islands, he was murdered by a blow from an iron fitting. Reportedly, he left a widow and twin daughters in Samoa, and most probably an undetermined number of illegitimate descendants in different islands of the Pacific.
In 1983, Hollywood star Tommy Lee Jones portrayed William Hayes in the movie Nate and Hayes. In 1986, the Federated States of Micronesia issued a number of stamps based on scenes of his tumultuous life.
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Lubbock, Basil. Bully Hayes, South Sea Pirate. 1st ed. Boston: Charles E. Lauriat Company, 1931.
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Other moms had warned me "it goes by so quickly!" And though I believed them, I planned on using every single day to the fullest. I'd be productive on my maternity leave, enjoy visits from friends, luxuriate, dote on my family… you know, the works.
In the beginning, I stayed in bed a lot during the day. Maya was getting up every two hours at night and though Yahve was always available and willing, I did most the night feedings because he had to go to work in the AM and I didn't, so I make it a point to let him sleep. I watched all the shows – Wendy, Rachel, The View, The Real, Dr. Oz, Page 6, that day time talk show on E, Ellen…. I cozied with Maya, watched and dozed. But soon Maya would start to sleep for longer periods of time and I was more rested so I started using the time to clean, organize and purge. It was cold out and I had no desire to brave the elements. At one point, I think Yahve was worried about me because I hadn't left the house in two weeks (thanks Amazon).
Before Maya was born, I read dozens of articles about things I had to purchase or put on my registry. Some of these lists were helpful but what was most helpful was advice from moms I knew. I got such great tips so I thought I would compile the things that I found most helpful. I wanted to especially share the things or tips I didn't commonly see on other lists.
Big thank you to the ladies who shared advice, answered my anxiety laden questions and checked on with me over the past year namely – Natalie, Katie, Nadine, Michelle, Teefa, Sendy, Marjorie, Tracy, Melissa, Amanda and Kelli. This post is a combination of their genius mommy know-how and some things I learned over the past few months.
SOCKS – I buy my kiddo white socks – same style. I can barely keep my own sock paired up so I knew that searching for a 2 inch piece of fabric was bound to be problematic. Same style, same color – no matching. Grab any two socks and done!
MOTION SENSOR LAMP – Truth be told, I registered for this lamp because of how it looked. When it arrived and I realized it was battery operated, I was a bit annoyed but I kept it because it allowed me to place it anywhere in the nursery even if there wasn't an outlet near. Now I think everyone with a newborn should have one of these! Experts say not to use bright overhead lights when doing late night diaper changes, so when Yahve or I would get up for bleary-eyed diaper duty, we didn't have to fumble for the light switch while handling the baby and we didn't wake her. As soon as we stepped foot into the nursery, the light came on an provided just enough light for us but not enough to disturb the baby.


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26 Americans to Stand Trial for CIA Kidnapping in Italy
An Italian judge has ordered 26 Americans and five Italians to stand trial for the CIA kidnapping of a Muslim cleric in Milan. The cleric, known as Abu Omar, was sent to Egypt, where he says he was tortured. The case would mark the first criminal trial over the CIA's extraordinary rendition program.
Ex-Italian Spy Chief: CIA Discussed Kidnapping Days After 9/11
The development comes amid new testimony implicating the CIA in Abu Omar's kidnapping. Former Italian intelligence chief Gianfranco Battelli has told prosecutors the CIA asked him his opinion on the possibility of seizing a terrorist suspect and flying him to a foreign country. Battelli says the conversation took place just days after the 9/11 attacks. Battelli is not implicated in the case, but his successor, Nicolo Pollari, is facing indictment.
3,200 U.S. Troops to Be Sent to Afghanistan
More U.S. troops are on the way to Afghanistan. President Bush made the announcement Thursday in a speech before the American Enterprise Institute.
President Bush: "I'm asking Congress for $11.8 billion over the next two years to help this new democracy survive. I've ordered an increase in U.S. forces in Afghanistan. We've extended the stay of 3,200 troops for four months, and we'll deploy a replacement force that will sustain this increase for the foreseeable future. The forces and funds will help President Karzai defeat common enemies."
House to Vote on Nonbinding Measure Against Troop Increase
Meanwhile on Capitol Hill, the House will vote today on a nonbinding resolution opposing the deployment of 21,000 more troops to Iraq. The vote follows three days of debate on the House floor. On Thursday, Republican Congressmember Cathy McMorris Rodgers argued in favor of the troop increase.
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers: "Supporting our troops but not supporting the war is not an option. Victory is the only real choice. The consequences of failure are unacceptable. Abandoning Iraq will embolden the militants, create a humanitarian crisis impacting millions. Instability in the Middle East will create more violence and will leave the U.S. vulnerable to future attacks. I urge my colleagues to oppose this resolution."
As many as two dozen Republicans are expected to vote with the Democrats in opposing the troop increase. If the resolution passes, it will mark the first time Congress has voted against President Bush's Iraq War policy. Also Thursday, Democratic Congressmember Paul Kanjorski said Congress should vote against escalating the war.
Rep. Paul Kanjorski: "The president, the vice president and the former secretary of defense believed they could fight this war on the cheap, with too few troops, too little armor and too little help. They were wrong, and now it is too late. Mr. Speaker, from my perspective, the resolution before us today has been long overdue."
Senate to Vote on Continuing Anti-Escalation Debate
Meanwhile, Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid has announced the Senate will hold a rare Saturday vote on whether to resume discussion on its version of the nonbinding measure against the troop increase.
Dems to Link War Funding to Troop Readiness
Debate is expected to intensify in the coming weeks when President Bush sends Congress a $100 billion budget request to fund the Iraq War. Democratic leaders appear to have chosen a new strategy that would allow war funding only if combat units are certified as battle-ready and troops have been given at least a year at home before additional deployment. Supporters say the strategy would allow Democrats to maintain support for U.S. troops while effectively opposing the troop increase because the military is overstretched. Democrats including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressmember John Murtha are backing the proposal.
Chief of Staff: 21,000 Deployment "Tip of the Iceberg"
The development comes as outgoing Army Chief of Staff General Peter Schoomaker has said the troop increase in Iraq is putting a strain on the U.S. military and could be far larger than announced. Speaking before the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday, General Schoomaker called the figure of 21,000 more troops "the tip of the iceberg." U.S. commanders have requested an additional 2,500 troops to embed with Iraqi forces. Another 6,000 soldiers could be called up to provide support to U.S. combat brigades. Schoomaker says he has voiced concerns to the administration because the troop increase would further deplete the readiness of combat units.
Gates: "Not Planning War with
Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Robert Gates addressed the growing controversy over the Pentagon's conflicting statements on Iran's role in Iraq. Gates believes roadside bombs are coming from Iran, but says he doesn't know if those shipments are being directed by the Iranian government as the Pentagon initially claimed. Gates said the Pentagon is sensitive to skepticism following its handling of intelligence before the Iraq War but insisted there is no hidden motive behind the new allegations.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates: "For the umpteenth time, we are not looking for an excuse to go to war with Iran. We are not planning a war with Iran."
Hamas PM Resigns to Form Unity Government
In the Occupied Territories, Palestinian leaders began steps toward a new unity government Thursday. In a ceremony with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas announced his resignation to form a new cabinet.
Ismail Haniyeh: "In my name, as the recent prime minister for the 10th Palestinian government, I introduce in front of you my resignation, that opens the way for the constitutional process to take place to create the unity government, the 11th government. I am praying to God to help our people for what they are looking for in freedom, the return of refugees, and independence."
U.S. to Continue Palestinian Aid Freeze
The unity deal was aimed to end months of factional violence and a year-long international aid freeze that has further crippled the Palestinian economy. Hamas has made a vague pledge to respect previous peace accords with Israel, but the Bush administration is already indicating that won't be enough. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz is reporting U.S. officials have told Palestinians the U.S. will continue to boycott their new government. In an interview with The Washington Post, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the U.S. would not waver from demands that Palestinians renounce violence and recognize Israel's right to exist. Palestinians have argued the conditions are unfair because Israel refuses to renounce violence against them nor recognize their right to a state in all of the West Bank and Gaza.
Trial Opens into Madrid Train Bombing
In Spain, the first trial into the Madrid train bombings of March 11, 2004, opened Thursday. Dozens of victims were in attendance.
Pilar Manjon, head of the March 11 Victims Association: "This is the first ray of light after a long road of (initial legal work) to get to this point. For us, it is an important triumph to have arrived to this stage, the first hearing of the March 11 (trial)."
Twenty-nine suspects are standing trial. On Thursday, the alleged mastermind, Rabei Osman Sayed Ahmed, told the court he condemns the attacks unconditionally and completely. Prosecutors say Ahmed is one of four suspects who heeded a call by Osama bin Laden to attack countries backing the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
70,000 Expected for Protest Against U.S. Military Base
Back in Italy, a massive protest is expected tomorrow against the expansion of a U.S. military base in the city of Vicenza. The U.S. Embassy is predicting a turnout of more than 70,000 people.
Report: New U.S. Military Base in Australia
The protest comes amid reports the U.S. military is set to build a new base in Australia. The Australian newspaper The Age reports the installation will play an integral role in helping the U.S. military wage wars in the Middle East and Asia.
NYPD Ordered to Stop Videotaping Protesters
Here in New York, a federal judge has ordered the New York Police Department to stop videotaping innocent protesters at political demonstrations. The judge ruled the police have repeatedly violated what is known as the Handschu guidelines that dictate how the police carries out political investigations. The city's police department had attempted to abolish the guidelines after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Hunger-Striking Jailed Professor Hospitalized
In Virginia, the jailed former University of South Florida professor Sami al-Arian has been hospitizaled. Al-Arian has entered the fourth week of a hunger strike to protest efforts to force him to testify in another case. Al-Arian has spent the past four years in jail despite a jury's failure to return a single guilty verdict in the case alleging ties to the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad.
Students Hold National Strike Against Iraq War
College and high school students across the nation walked out of class Thursday in a national student strike against the Iraq War. In California, an estimated 1,000 students at UC Santa Barbara blocked traffic on a freeway. Up to 3,000 students turned out for an antiwar rally at UC Berkeley. And at least 400 rallied at Columbia University here in New York. More than a dozen other schools took part around the country.
Gore Announces Global Warming Concerts
Former Vice President Al Gore has announced a string of concerts this summer to call attention to global warming.
Al Gore: "This is what it is all about, getting the message, getting people's attention and then asking them to answer the call, S-O-S, answer the call to save ourselves, and then giving the solutions for communities, families and for nations."
The Live Earth concerts will be held July 7 in seven different countries including the United States.
Zambia Ordered to Pay $20M to "Vulture Fund"
And finally, this update to a story from yesterday's broadcast. A British court has ruled the government of Zambia must pay $20 million to a "vulture fund" that bought one of Zambia's debts for just $4 million.

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Another big share dilution took the inhalable insulin maker down, and its outlook doesn't look upbeat from here.
What: Shares of MannKind Corp. (NASDAQ:56400P706), an embattled drug and device maker intent on marketing inhaled insulin to the huge number of diabetics, dropped 29.6% according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Its desperate attempt to stay afloat through an unusual, and highly dilutive stock offering was largely responsible for the latest price collapse.
So what: In case you haven't been following MannKind lately, its partner Sanofi exited their agreement to commercialize MannKind's only product, Afrezza, after a dismal product launch. During the first nine months of 2015, the French drugmaker reported Afrezza sales of just $5.4 million, and cut MannKind loose at its first opportunity.
MannKind regained the rights to Afrezza in April and plans to relaunch the drug itself in the third quarter, but its financial ability to do so is questionable. The company ended the first quarter with just $27.6 million in cash and equivalents. Considering it registered a $24.8 million loss in the first quarter alone, simply keeping the lights on until the end of the year might be a challenge.
To shore up finances for the launch, at the same time as it released its Q1 report, the company announced a complex equity offering that will reduce existing shareholders' slice of any potential profits by about 11% immediately, based on the number of shares outstanding at the end of March.
Now what: In order to entice institutional investors to buy the shares, MannKind packaged each one with options to purchase 0.75 shares at $1.50 per share within the next two years, and 0.25 shares at $1.50 beginning in May 2017.
In other words, if the stock rises above $1.50 from its recent levels of just over $1.00, the investors might convert them or hold on a bit longer for a better price. Any way you slice it, more dilutions lie ahead if the stock rises. The offering reeks of desperation.
MannKind is truly in a precarious position. Solvency issues aside, Afrezza has some enormous hurdles ahead of it. Its label contains severe FDA black-box warnings about potential bronchospasms, a tightening of the lungs' air passages similar to an asthma attack.
This warning requires physicians who want to prescribe the drug to assess patients' lung health, which often requires trips to multiple doctors. Furthermore, the treatment isn't included on the preferred formulary from the two largest U.S. pharmacy benefit managers, Express Scripts and CVS Health, which makes reimbursement another issue.
There are plenty of anecdotes attesting to the drug's popularity among the relatively few patients who have had access to it, with benefits that range from its discreet convenience to its rapid lowering of mealtime blood glucose spikes. As much as I'd like to see Afrezza succeed and its shareholders regain their extensive losses, I doubt this will be the last time MannKind stock takes a big tumble.


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UK BLSA Competes in Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition
UK Law students competed in the Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition in Chicago last month with a team of four 2L students and a team of four 3L students. The 3L team progressed to the semi-final round and finished in 4th place out of 16 teams, making them alternates for nationals. The 2L team progressed to the quarter final round, finishing in the top 8.
The 2L team included Chynna Hibbets, Jordan Jennings, Olivia Pinkelton and Paul Sime, and the 3L team consisted of Jalyn Hewitt, Cailyn Butler, Jason Hernandez and Sabrina Castille, all members of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA). The competition was held in conjunction with the 2019 Midwest Black Law Student Association Regional Convention.
"This is a great way to gain real-world experience before entering into the practice of law," said Hibbits. "Mock trial provides an opportunity to practice public speaking and understand legal issues from multiple angles. Having such a complex case, we were able to collaborate and see how each of us thought about the case."
The Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition, one of six regional competitions hosted by the National Black Law Student Association (NBLSA), is one of the largest and most respected law school mock trial competitions in the country and aims to develop legal advocate skills. Competitors learn to develop a case from its inception to conclusion in the form of a trial. The competition includes rounds that simulate a civil trial proceeding where each team offers opening statements, direct and cross examination of witnesses, and closing arguments. Participants can develop strong courtroom skills and argue issues that are at the forefront of debate in the legal profession.
"Being a participant on mock trial allows us to experience real-world application and gain skills that apply to litigation," said Jennings. "It's one thing to write something for an exam and another thing to work with language and problem solving as it applies to consumption by a jury."
"Each student at UK Law receives our best to help them reach their own personal best," said David A. Brennen, Dean of UK Law. "Through participation in programs like the Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition we empower students to gain practical skills that will strengthen their legal education."
"I am currently taking an evidence class and the applicability from the competition to class has helped me tremendously," said Hibbits. "I learn by doing, and by being able to practice while learning the different objections and exceptions that I would be using is beneficial. I want to have a career in litigation, so for me doing mock trial was an excellent opportunity. Being in the courtroom is second nature for me, and I can't wait until I get to do it for the rest of my life."
The UK Law students were coached by Daniel Whitley, a local practitioner, and Amanda Parker, an Assistant Commonwealth Attorney in Fayette County. Students and coaches spent many hours practicing during the three months leading to the competition. "We keep improving every year and everyone noted the growth of this year's teams. Most of the coaches and judges took their time to compliment UK Law students," said Whitley.
"The best part of this experience was being able to work with two amazing practitioners and guest judges who took their time to teach us practical skills, said Hibbitts. "They invested so much time in us and it has been great to learn from them. Learning practical skills that we will utilize, and the importance of courtroom decorum and demeanor was so beneficial."
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Q: How to efficiently store document indexes I am working on semantic search system, that stores huge amount of data. The data actually are documents and their indexes. The main problems are how to index document using ontologies and how to store them.
My question is about the second problem. At first, I implemented storing in RDBMS. It works veeery slowly. I consider to use some NoSQL database for this purpose, but have some doubts.
Please note, that simple text search using Lucene is not what i need in the current field.
Let me simplify the store structure. Note, that only inverted indexes are stored. In RDBMS we have tables:
 1) Word - words from some dictionary
 2) Document - document with metadata and it's content
 3) Hit - word's hits in document (all hits separated by '|')
To get result system analyses words in request and calculate doc relevance basing on word's hit info. I have omitted some moments about semantic analyze, it's not important for now.
What do you think about this structure of the word storing?
{
    "word": "some_word",
    ...
    "some other metadata from the dictionary"
    ...
    "hits": [
         "doc1" : [ "hit_info1", "hit_info2"...]
         "doc2" : [ "hit_info1", "hit_info2"...]
    ]
}
Thanks in advance!

A: First of all, RDBMS is a good choice for highly structured data. The major performance problem with RDBMS is the transaction processing. You try to manage a n:m relation between words and documents. This can't be done in file system. Use an SQL server and follow following hints, then it should be fast enough.
First of all, you should consider an ORM (object relational mapping) framework that supports "generalized batching". For C# and .NET I can recommend "DataObjects.NET". It saves you a lot of work optimizing client/server round trips.
Make your transaction as large as possible. If you have a document with 1000 words, process it in one transaction. Maybe you can process multiple documents in one transaction.
Form your inserts in two batches:
(A batch is a brunch of SQL commands send in one peace to the server)

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*Query all missing words for your document

*Insert the document, the missing words, and the relations in one round.

It is absolutely important to do this in a batch. If you perform single statements you will mess up in client/sever round trips.
I have similar data to process and for a large batch (100000 words) this is done in about 0.2-0.5 seconds.
P.S.
And consider to disable flushing to disk on transaction end on your SQL server.

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Pair of greylag goslings by the shore of West Park lake this morning, dozing.
The parent birds are just out of shot, watching protectively.
Also around: a second greylag pair, with three goslings; a pair of swans with three cygnets, and a pair of mallards with four ducklings.


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Urology affords the unique ability to offer both medical and surgical treatment options for a variety of illnesses. Additionally, urologists tend to treat patients over long periods of time which leads to the formation of strong patient-physician relationships. Specific to oncology, patients with urologic cancers often have complex issues that require nuanced discussion regarding the tradeoffs between various management options. The opportunity to guide patients with complex illnesses through the various management options and tradeoffs associated with their care attracted me to a career in urologic oncology.
Why did you select Fox Chase Cancer Center as the place to do your fellowship?
Urologic oncologists at Fox Chase have pioneered much of the work in quantifying and communicating the risks and benefits of various treatment options to patients with urologic cancers. On top of this, all of the urologic oncologists at Fox Chase are world class surgeons. The combination of a highly-skilled technical surgeon with a physician who can unpack complicated decisions and communicate these decisions effectively to patients at the bedside is something to which I aspire and drew me to fellowship here.
How has the fellowship enriched your medical training?
During my residency, I received excellent training in surgical techniques. The high surgical volume during my fellowship at Fox Chase allowed me to refine these skills and begin to operate in a more independent way. From a career advancement standpoint, I was afforded the opportunity to obtain a Master's in Health Administration at the Fox School of Business, Temple University. This degree gave me a broader view of the context in which medicine is practiced and served as a springboard to a position in academic urologic oncology.
What were some of the highlights of your training at Fox Chase?
One of the highlights of my training was working with the Investigator-Sponsored Trials Unit (ISRU) to increase the efficiency with which trials go from inception to patient enrollment. Clinical trials offer the highest level of evidence within medicine and often give patients access to new therapies before they are approved by the FDA. Working collectively, we were able to reduce the time from idea conception to approval by 81% (254 days to 47 days). Reducing activation timelines enables patients to have access to new therapies through clinical trials faster and advances the state-of-the-art in oncology. The ISRU is on the cutting edge of clinical trial administrative management and I was thrilled to have the opportunity to work with them on this project.
What makes Fox Chase a great facility to do a fellowship?
The people at Fox Chase are by far its greatest asset. From the attending urologic oncologists who support career advancement to the superb team in the outpatient clinic, operating room, and hospital floors, everyone is committed to providing the highest level of care to patients with urologic cancers.
I am currently an Assistant Professor of Surgery - Urologic Oncology at UConn Health in Farmington, Connecticut. I am working to develop a urologic oncology clinical practice in a small hospital setting very similar to Fox Chase. I am very active in our local bladder cancer support group, which is a branch of the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network. Finally, I am developing a health services research program focused on quality measurement and patient safety in urologic oncology.


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Top-seeded Lady Rebels seeking repeat
It's that time of year again and as expected the Acadiana area is well-represented in the high school volleyball playoff brackets as 21 teams have earned playoff berths.
Top-seeded Lady Rebels seeking repeat It's that time of year again and as expected the Acadiana area is well-represented in the high school volleyball playoff brackets as 21 teams have earned playoff berths. Check out this story on theadvertiser.com: https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/sports/high-school/2014/11/03/top-seeded-lady-rebels-seeking-repeat/18445977/
Eric Narcisse, The Advertiser Published 9:34 p.m. CT Nov. 3, 2014 | Updated 9:46 p.m. CT Nov. 3, 2014
Teurlings Catholic's Madison Proctor (22) attempts a spike during a match earlier this season for the No. 1-seeded Lady Rebels. (Photo: Paul Kieu/The Advertiser )Buy Photo
It's that time of year again and as expected the Acadiana area is well-represented in the high school volleyball playoff brackets as 21 teams have earned playoff berths, including the defending Division III state champions Teurlings Catholic.
The Lady Rebels are the top seeded team in Division III and are the only area team to earn a No. 1 seed in its respective bracket.
"Earning the No. 1 seed is a very important," Lady Rebels head coach Terry Hebert said. "We learned firsthand last year of what it looks like from the top spot. I don't know if that was a goal of ours this year, but when it happen and we were in the top spot the girls wanted to play well enough to hold on to it.
"We have a lot of respect for the teams in our area such as the ESA's, STM's and Notre Dame's," Hebert continued. "I did notice that we were the only team to earn a No. 1 seed and it does mean a lot to me because we have so much respect for those programs around here."
In addition to the Lady Rebels, the area did have several teams to earn Top 5 seeds in their respective brackets including the Ascension Episcopal Lady Gators, who received a No. 2 seed in Division IV, while the Academy of Sacred Heart of Grand Coteau Saints earned a No. 3-seed in the same division.
The defending Division II state champions St. Thomas More received a No. 3 seed in their division, while the Rayne Lady Wolves earned a No. 5 seed in Division III.
"It is nice to have the top spot because you don't have to worry about the bottom part of the bracket, but other than that where you are seeded doesn't really matter because you still have to go out there and play," Hebert said. "Once you are out on the floor everyone knows that where you are seeded doesn't matter. Everyone understands that match could very well be your last."
The Comeaux Lady Spartans have been one of the top teams in the Acadiana area this year and it showed once the playoff brackets were released as they received a No. 6 seed in the Division I brackets and that was much to the delight of head coach Kristen Fabacher.
"We are very happy with where we are seeded," said Fabacher, whose Lady Spartans received a first round bye and as a result will be one win away from punching their ticket to the state volleyball tournament. "I really wanted us to be a three or a six, so it worked out that we were a six. The girls are very excited."
Fabacher believes the Lady Spartans, who finished the year 27-9 overall, are in a great position to make a deep run into the postseason.
"I really feel like things are setup perfectly for us," Fabacher said. "Honestly, I don't feel like things could have ended up any better than they have for us… unless we were first or second, but with where we are I believe it is the right spot."
Although she believes they are in perfect position, Fabacher admits the Lady Spartans still have some things to fine-tune before they take the court.
"There are still some things that we need to work on," Fabacher said. "We're going to get a couple of days of practice in this week and maybe even on the weekend to prepare for our second round match. We're going to work really hard so that we can fix the things we need to fix, but our girls are ready."
Joining the Lady Spartans from the area in the Division I playoffs are the Lafayette High Lady Lions, who received a No. 21 seed and the Acadiana High Lady Rams, who received a No. 18 seed. The Lady Lions will travel to face the No. 12 seed Fontainebleau in the bi-district round, while the Lady Rams will travel to face a familiar foe in No. 15 seed Sulphur at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Things are little bit different for the St. Thomas More Lady Cougars as the program enters the state playoffs for the fifth time under head coach Jessica Burke.
Burke admits that it's actually not a big deal in the big picture, but rather sometimes that just worries a coach sometimes.
For the first time, the Lady Cougars are seeded No. 3. In other words, Burke's defending Division II state champion squad will theoretically have to pull off at least a mild upset seeds-wise if its going to return to the state championship match in the Ponchartrain Center in Kenner on Nov. 15.
"It's something we're a little unfamiliar with, but I don't really think it's a big deal," Burke said.
After all, STM has certainly displayed a high level of performance during the course of the season against such top-notch opposition as St. Joseph's, Mount Carmel and E.D. White.
The Lady Cougars (32-8) are used to be seeded No. 1 or 2 on their way of getting to the state finals, including three state championships.
"I think the bracket is top three heavy," said Burke, referring to No. 1 Assumption and No. 2 St. Scholastica.
The Lady Cougars get a bye through the first round and will meet the Belle Chasse-Belaire winner either Saturday or Monday in the regional round. Burke remembers Belle Chasse giving her Lady Cougars a scare three years ago.
"They almost beat us in the quarterfinals three years ago," Burke said. "They're very well-coached. The seniors on this team will remember them. I think we learned a lesson."
Burke also feels the Lady Cougars are more prepared for the postseason after a few lineup changes during the ESA Spooktacular this past weekend.
"The biggest thing we've had to work on is the chemistry with only a couple of kids coming back," Burke said.
The mainstays have been Molly Jacobsen, Kathleen Alexander and Melanie Zimmer.
Anytime a team has won a state championship the previous year, the coach often times attempts to downplay the desire to repeat the following year.
Hebert was no different as he simply tried to get his Lady Rebels focused on being the best they can be match after match.
"There was definitely pressure to go out and repeat this year," Hebert said. "But it was pressure in a good way. We had so many young kids coming up this year that we realized how tough it is to repeat. So, I told the kids let's not focus on repeating and instead let's focus on growing and not looking too far ahead. Let's just take it one match at a time."
That worked for the Lady Rebels and they have once again earned the top spot in the Division II playoffs and appear to be equipped to make a go at securing back-to-back state titles.
"When we received the No. 1 seed it became real for us," Hebert said. "It's an entirely different season now, but we are excited to have the opportunity to attempt a repeat. We definitely don't want to become comfortable or get complacent with where we are. We want to continue to improve."
That desire to improve is why Hebert believes the best is yet to come for the Lady Rebels.
"I don't think we have peeked yet," Hebert said. "Two weeks ago I thought we had played pretty darn good, but this past weekend I felt we played even better. I just want us to continue to be good at what we do if not a little better. We have room for improvement and they know that."
The Lady Rebels, who are 32-9 on the year, are even more dangerous this season oppose to years past because they have a variety of weapons according to Hebert.
"We are spreading the wealth this year," Hebert said. "We don't have just one dominant hitter. We have a lot of girls who can put the ball away. We're not as predictable as we've been in the past and that has helped us to keep opponents off-balanced."
In addition to the Lady Rebels and the Lady Wolves, the area also has No. 17 seed Iota and No. 14 seed North Vermilion. The Lady Rebels, Lady Wolves and Lady Bulldogs all received first-round byes, while the Lady Patriots will play host to No. 19 Patterson.
CROWLEY – If there is one team that has proven to be a model of consistency over the years it is the Notre Dame Lady Pios.
Their track record speaks for itself and considering they have played in the state finals each of the past five years including winning three of the past four, one would think the Lady Pios are a team no one wants to see.
But that may not be the case and that is just the way head coach Tara Young likes it.
When you look at the Lady Pios' record this season, it isn't all that impressive at 22-17 and that alone could provide teams with a false sense that Notre Dame isn't nearly as good as they have been in years.
But consider the fact that despite their record, the Lady Pios still earned a No. 7 seed in the Division IV playoffs and that position didn't surprise Young one bit.
"The fact that we are seeded as high as No. 7 says a lot about the teams we have played this year," Young said. "We have played a very tough schedule this year. Our schedule has been rugged, so I am very pleased with where we are seeded. What we have done this year and who we have played against speaks for itself."
As a result of being only five games above .500 for the season, Young believes some teams may overlook them and allowed the Lady Pios the opportunity to sneak up on them.
"I definitely know for a fact that we don't have a big target on our back," Young said. "At No. 7 I think some teams will overlook us. Especially some of the teams that we have already lost to this season in our division. It is actually quite nice to be able to sit and know that we don't have a big target on our back. Having that target on your back is a tough spot to be in, but I think this year we can use not having it on our backs to our advantage."
Joining the Lady Pios in the Division IV brackets are the Catholic High of New Iberia Lady Panthers and the Delcambre Lady Panthers. Catholic High earned a No. 16 seed, while Delcambre earned a No. 17 seed and the two teams will square off in New Iberia at 6 p.m. on Thursday. The winner will travel to face No. 1 seed Pope John Paul for a trip to the state volleyball tournament on the line.
The Ascension Episcopal Lady Blue Gators are certainly no stranger to the Division V state tournament.
Since 2009, the Lady Blue Gators have reached the quarterfinals three times, before falling to ESA in the semifinals each of the last two seasons.
Academy of Sacred Heart of Grand Coteau's Kat Boulet executes a slam earlier this season for the Saints, who are a No. 3 seed in the Division V volleyball playoff bracket. (Photo: Submited photo )
This time around, though, coach Jill Braun's AES squad is in quite a unique position.
One could argue that AES has basically replaced longtime powerhouse ESA in this year's Division V bracket as the No. 2 seed behind annual juggernaut Country Day of Metairie.
Moreover, AES is doing so with an eighth grader carrying the bulk of the offensive load.
"I think the number (seed) is big for teenage girls," said Braun, whose squad officially received a No. 2 seed and a first-round bye on Monday. "It tells them that somebody else thinks they should be there. I think it does kind of give them a little bit of a mental edge."
Many programs that lose a talented, seasoned trio the likes of Danni Duck, Laurel Smith and Shenelle Charlot, like AES did after last season would go through at least somewhat of a rebuilding season.
Thanks to an uncanny chemistry built over the season with an eighth grader in Addie Vidrine leading the way offensively – surrounded by a veteran supporting cast – the Lady Blue Gators have somehow parlayed those ingredients into a 24-10 overall record and No. 2 seed.
"She (Vidrine) is an eighth grader, but she plays with such maturity," Braun said. "The seniors and juniors fill in.
"I can see how someone might think that we're one-dimensional offensively, but we actually move the ball around to all of our hitters more than we have in the past."
Braun also credits the outstanding play of libero Mary Catherine Franques.
The Lady Blue Gators will play the winner of the White Castle-Ascension Christian match tentatively at 5 p.m. Monday and would theoretically meet No. 7 Ascension Catholic in the quarterfinals.
"I guess you could say we've kind of taken the place of ESA in the No. 2 spot behind Country Day and then there are a group of other really good teams," Braun said. "St. John is back at No. 4 and Academy of Sacred Heart is No. 3 and has really been playing some very good volleyball, so you definitely don't want to overlook that team."
After enjoying one of the best years in school history which resulted in them earning a No. 3 seed in the Division V playoffs, the Saints believe they are in prime position to make a legitimate run at the state championship.
"We are more set up to make a run at the state championship this year than we have ever been before," Saints head coach Megan McCown said. "Every year our goal is to win the state championship and I think that is the goal for a lot of teams, but this year more than ever we believe it is a realistic expectation. We have a good chance and finally we feel that we are in a position where winning a state championship is attainable."
Unlike in years past, when the Saints felt they had a good team, McCown and her team don't feel they are the underdogs.
"Last year, we felt like we were the underdogs going in," McCown said. "But that's not the case for us this year. We are shaped like a Division I or Division II school from a size standpoint. Our average height on the front row is like 5-9, so we are really big upfront. The key for us is going to be execution."
What excites McCown more than anything is how well her Saints are playing as they head into the postseason.
"The majority of our players are playing their best volleyball right now," McCown said. "This year has been an uphill climb, but we have steadily risen. We have gotten better every week and our goal is to keep that going. To know this isn't the very best we can be is very encouraging."
Kevin Foote contributed to this report.
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Ok, maybe it's a little bit early but the decorations have officially arrived in retail stores, so surely that counts right?
Anyway, the recruitment industry traditionally starts to slow down a little bit at this time of year; people get merrier, there aren't as many candidates around and/or roles to recruit for.
(Most people are waiting for January).
January is the best time of year to ramp up your job search but that doesn't mean you should stop altogether over the festive season.
It's the whole "new year, new me" vibe which sees a huge amount of new active candidates coming onto the market and people move between jobs — so make sure you're taking advantage.
You want to walk into January ready and raring to land your next job.
You don't want to let such a crucial month slip you by.
But there are still plenty of productive things to be done!
Have you got your career documents prepared and ready to go? Whichever way you focus your job search efforts, you will always be asked for a copy of your CV. Don't wait until you see your dream job before preparing your documents. Better yet, go to a certified resume professional to do it for you. If you save yourself a week in job searching, the investment has paid for itself.
Is your LinkedIn profile up to do date and delivering the same strong, brand-driven and achievement-focussed as your resumes? yes I did say resumes… you need an ATS-optimised version for online applications and a more visually appealing version for email applications, interviews and handing out within your network.
Identify a list of companies you'd like to work for and approach them directly using a value proposition letter. Never heard of one…. read more here. Set up Google alerts for those top companies and keep up to date about new developments. Do you know of anyone that works for these companies? Check your LinkedIn network. Perhaps you know someone that could introduce you (or refer you) to a key decision-maker at one of your identified companies.
Leverage your network. Talk to people. You should be consistently building your network. Not just when you need it but always. Like posts, comment on articles and chat with people you're connected with. Don't just connect and forget.
Apply to advertised roles on job sites like Seek and Indeed, company websites, recruitment companies and through social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter but DON'T exert all of your energy here. Applying to advertised roles yields a low interview-winning success rate of just 2-4%.
Register with and meet recruiters who specialise in your industry or line of work. Don't just create a profile on the company website and leave it there. Try to connect with recruiters and build a meaningful rapport. AND… follow up with them periodically (without crossing the line into stalking).
Would you like some help with positioning yourself above your competition, boosting the quantity and quality of your job prospects, and multiplying your income exponentially?
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If you'd like to read more of our job search articles, feel free to check out the rest of our blog — here.


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Universal Medical College (UCMS)
About Universal Medical College (UCMS)
The UCMS Basic Science Campus is situated at Ranigaon, Bhairahawa. The facilities that we provide includes modern and fully equipped Laboratories, air conditioned classrooms, Central Library with seating capacity of more than 300 students, Computer Lab with 24 hours internet/wifi facilities.
The Basic Science block includes Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Pathology Labs as per the need of the students.
UCMS provides separate hostel facilities for boys and girls with separate PG hostel in the campus.College has accommodation facilities for more than 800 students within the campus premises. College also has other hostels situated in the city of Bhairahawa within 2 KM distance from the campus. All the hostels are facilitated with canteen, 24 hours security, wardens, etc. For the brilliant and meritorious students, the College proposes an integrated Scholarship and Financial Aid Program for their higher studies in different areas of specialization.


Are you in your late twenties or older, and slightly worried that you're not really a 'good' person? Worried that the legacy you're leaving for future generations' amounts to little more than a mountain of debt, a mountain of non-biodegradable rubbish, and a mountain of thoughts and opinions that add nothing to the advancement of the species?
Lucy Porter is worried about all these things and plenty more besides. Can a drinking, gambling, all-round hedonist ever consider herself to be morally good? Can an avid consumer of cheap airfares, pop culture and cheap clothes ever be good to the planet? Can a bubbly, affable, happy comedienne ever be really good at delivering stand-up that affects other people?
Sorry. We have no upcoming listings for Lucy Porter: The Good Life.


The sonnet keeps showing up—in classrooms, on websites, and at weddings. Contemporary sonnets are colloquial, and their subjects include love (of course), dysfunctional families, racial violence, and many other topics. This writing workshop will explore the sonnet's history through readings, and participants will learn how to pack their own sonnets with powerful words and images of contemporary life. Readings for the first session will be distributed electronically; please refer to your registration confirmation for details. Eight sessions.
Debra Bruce, professor emerita at Northeastern Illinois University, is the author of four books of poetry. Visit her website, debrabrucepoet.com.
The Making Of A Sonnet: A Norton Anthology. ed. Edward Hirsch, Eavan Boland. ISBN: 978-0-33353-4.
Readings for the first session will be distributed electronically; please refer to your registration confirmation for details.
Early Registration Price (by May 30): $230.
Regular Price (after May 30): $253.


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Cassini captures Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
Lakes and seas of liquid methane, rain from hydrocarbon clouds, and evidence of poisonous hydrogen cyanide in the atmosphere of Titan were just some of the discoveries the Cassini probe made of Saturns's largest moon.
The space probe has now made its final pass of Titan as it heads towards its grand finale plunge into the ringed planet later this week.
Dubbed Cassini's "goodbye kiss" by NASA, Titan has been the subject of much scrutiny by the probe, with 127 flybys on its 13-year mission exploring the planetary system.
One of Cassini's greatest feats is its contribution to untangling the complicated chemistry of Titan, no doubt one of the more chemically diverse objects in our Solar System.
One last look at Titan on Cassni's final journey.
We have known for some time that the combination of ultraviolet rays from the Sun and particle bombardment has altered the mainly nitrogen and methane atmosphere over time.
This chemistry has sustained a thick, orange smog layer surrounding the entire body, shrouding Titan's oceans and landscape from view prior to Cassini's arrival.
The murky orange disk of Saturn's moon Titan.
With Cassini's toolkit of advanced sensing instruments – combined with atmospheric sampling by the Huygens probe during its 2005 descent to the surface – the mission has developed a comprehensive picture of Titan's chemistry.
Touchdown on Titan with the Huygens probe.
Intriguingly, on top of the hundreds of molecules accounted for, chemical models developed here on Earth incorporating Cassini data predict the existence of even more complex material.
Of potential significance to biochemistry, these molecules have evaded observation over the relatively short Cassini mission, being either out of view or present at levels below the detection limits of the equipment.
Even if only formed in small quantities in the atmosphere it is plausible that these life-bearing species have built up on the surface over Titan's history.
So what are these chemicals and how do they come to be?
This composite image shows an infrared view of Saturn's moon Titan from Cassini's flyby in November 2015. The near-infrared wavelengths in this image allow Cassini's vision to penetrate the haze and reveal the moon's surface.
Unlike Earth, oxygen atoms are rather scarce in Titan's atmosphere. Water is locked as surface ice and there appear to be no abundant sources of O₂ gas.
In oxygen's place, we see nitrogen play a more significant role in Titan's atmospheric chemistry.
Here, common products of nitrogen reactions are the cyanide family of compounds, of which hydrogen cyanide (HCN) is the simplest and most abundant.
As the numbers of cyanide molecules build up at lower, colder altitudes they form cloud layers of large floppy polymers (tholins) and budding ice aerosols.
As the aerosols descend to the surface, shells of methane and ethane ice form further layers on the exterior. This acts to protect the inner organic material on its descent to the surface before being dispersed in hydrocarbon lakes and seas.
Cassini's view of Titan's high northern latitudes in May 2012, the lakes on the left are full of liquid hydrocarbons while those on the top right are only partially filled, or represent saturated ground or mudflat.
Surprisingly it is these cyanide compounds, chemicals closely associated with toxicity and death to Earthly lifeforms, that may actually provide avenues for life-bearing biomolecules to form in space environments.
Some simulations predict that cyanides trapped in ices and exposed to space radiation can lead to the synthesis of amino acids and DNA nucleobase structures – the building blocks of life on Earth.
Excited by these predictions and their implications toward astrobiology, chemists have rushed to explore these reactions in the laboratory.
Our contributions to astrochemistry have focused on simulating the atmosphere of Titan and its cyanide haze.
With a specialised gas cell installed at the Australian Synchrotron, we are able to replicate the cold temperatures associated with Titan's cloud layers.
Cassini's spectrum view of the southern polar vortex shows a signature of frozen hydrogen cyanide molecules (HCN).
By injecting cyanides (the friendlier variety) into our cell we can determine the size, structure and density of Titan aerosols as they grow over time; probing with infrared light from the facility.
These results have provided us with a list of signatures for which we can locate cyanide aerosols using infrared astronomy.
The next step will be to seed these aerosols with organic species to determine if they can be identified in extraterrestrial atmospheres.
Perhaps these signals will act as a beacon for future explorations designed to search for complex organic material in more remote space locations – potentially even on the "giant Earth" exoplanets in distant star systems.
Space provides us a unique perspective to turn back the pages of chemistry.
Among the planets, moons and stars – and the not quite emptiness between – we can study the initial reactions thought to have started chemistry here on Earth.
Using ever more sensitive telescopes and advanced spacecraft, we have uncovered chemical nurseries – pockets of gas and ice exerted to harsh space radiation – in our Solar System and beyond.
Such cold, icy objects as Titan, the moons of Jupiter, Trans-Neptunian Objects (such as Pluto and other minor bodies in the Kuiper belt and beyond), as well as microscopic interstellar dust particles, all generate higher-order organic molecules from simple chemical ingredients.
As far as we know, the lack of heat and liquid water precludes life to exist at these worlds.
However, we can look for clues regarding life's origins on a primitive Earth. Were life-bearing chemicals delivered via comet impact, or made in-house near the early ocean shores or deep sea volcanoes? Observing the chemistry of distant objects could one day provide the answers.
These forays into our chemical history have been enabled by the significant steps we have taken in our exploration of space including, as a glowing example, the resounding success of Cassini's exploration of Titan.


Think the fish you eat is safe just because you bought it from a classy seafood restaurant? It is more likely that you are mistaken. Fish, whether freshwater or farmed, is known to contain parasites. Irrespective of how good a restaurant is, these parasites can continue to exist in the fish. As such, people who eat dishes that contain raw fish are more likely to be affected with parasitic infection.
"There are parasites in almost every kind of fish… What I provide is as fresh as can be. It comes straight from the ocean to the restaurant… I don't eat raw fish because of what I've seen… I don't eat sushi anymore," a top fish purveyor from Portland said in a statement (Vice).
One of the most common parasites found in fish is nematodes, which are also known as cod worms or herring worms. They belong to the family Anisakidae and can cause a medical condition called anisakiasis when ingested. The worms usually trigger an immune response that ends up blocking the digestive system. As a result, the person will feel severe abdominal pain and start vomiting. Regions with the highest prevalence of anisakiasis include Japan, Scandinavia, and Spain. A few cases are reported in the U.S. every year.
When people consume raw fish, these worms enter the body. The best way to avoid infection is by ensuring you never eat raw, undercooked, or lightly cured fish. When cooking, special care has to be given to the temperature. Nematodes typically die off when exposed to a temperature of 145°F. However, there is a drawback. Cooking food at around 120°F to 140°F will make it shrink and dry.
To keep the fish succulent, most restaurants cook them at temperatures lower than 120°F. As such, if the fish contains nematodes, they end up in customer's bodies. Another way to kill off nematodes is by keeping fish frozen at a temperature of -4°F for a period of seven days. Restaurants typically use this approach to deal with the parasites so that they don't have to cook the fish at high temperatures.
Buying fish grown in farms rather than caught in the wild also lowers the risk of being infected by nematodes. In a Norwegian study, fish grown in farms were found to have lower incidences of nematodes present than those from the open seas. In Denmark, wild species like mackerel, herring, and hake were discovered to have an infection rate of more than 90 percent. However, the same study found no nematode infection in farmed fish.
If you love eating sushi and are concerned that you might have to give up your favorite dish to avoid getting infected, know that you don't have to resort to such extreme measures. You can continue eating sushi by adhering to a few precautions.
Only visit reputable sushi restaurants that follow FDA regulations concerning transportation and storage of fish meant for sushi. The fish will be flash frozen prior to preparation, which will essentially kill off parasites.
Avoid fish like brook trout, pike, or yellow perch for sushi. The raw meats have a high chance of containing worms. These can only be eaten by cooking at 145 degrees or higher. Instead, look for tuna as a sushi option. Plus, avoid preparing sushi at home since the average person does not have the requisite knowledge to prepare healthy sushi.


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Trust and Critical Thinking
John Kleinig
This article discusses the tension between trust, as an expression of interpersonal commitment, and critical thinking, which includes a demand for reasons. It explores the importance of each for individual flourishing, and then seeks to establish some ways in which they intersect, drawing on ideas of authority and trustworthiness. It argues that despite the appearance of a deep tension between trust and critical thinking, they are importantly interdependent: if trust is to be warranted, critical thinking to determine trustworthiness is required; and if critical thinking is to be developed, contingent trust in certain authorities is necessary.
Educational Philosophy and Theory
Kleinig, J. (2016). Trust and Critical Thinking. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 50(2), 133-143. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2016.1144167
Kleinig, John. / Trust and Critical Thinking. In: Educational Philosophy and Theory. 2016 ; Vol. 50, No. 2. pp. 133-143.
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Sorry a bit tired-NOT MALAYSIA but INDONESIA sorry for the inconvenience and GOOD NIGHT!! That's 5 minutes I'll never get back!?! That's "Bubblenese" for my Marine friend.
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That's "Bubblenese" for my Marine friend.
That's OK, no one really expects anyone who's lived in a pressurized tin can for months on end to be "normal".
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Marcello where ever you've gotten off too, this one is for you and your hard work here and other places...
You will see this in the MBT & SPA/SPAA Threads as well. I've been waiting for this data to come out since last Friday. Couldn't tell if the Pokpung-ho was mounting a new double barrelled MG or if it was a Grenade Launcher now that question has been answered. Did some work on this OOB a few years back with Don and the "resident" expert on the subject Marcello. We've had some "interesting" discussions ourselves but, I have always respected his opinions. Don't know what's happened to him but, he made me better out here when I first decided to start posting out here going back to the start of my MRAP Thread. It will be posted where this belongs but first I need them in my working threads. These are mostly I think minor change issues to existing (Copy) units.
Any information from a reliable source as this is worth it's weight in gold when it concerns North Korea.
http://www.armyrecognition.com/april..._11704172.html
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Yes but which anti-tank guided missiles are they ? I'm going to guess it's the Susang Po......and those don't look like 40mm GL..... 30 maybe
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Thinking that maybe this is him
http://www.massimotessitori.altervis...-2010-8x8.html
There is a link to this forum in one post..... I could be wrong though
Went to that site the link is there to this thread. I think it's him though not sure. But the site in the tank section specifically for the Pokpung-ho at the bottom of the page it reports of a "new antitank missile, Bulsae-3" fired in Feb. 2016 against a Chonma-216 a "sub variant" of the Pokpung-ho. Hopefully the below will open to this page note the two bottom pictures of the page.
http://www.massimotessitori.altervis...okpung-ho.html
https://www.nknews.org/2016/03/new-v...n-north-korea/
http://www.popularmechanics.com/mili...-tank-missile/
http://www.military-today.com/tanks/m2002.htm
Sounds like it's modified from the Russian KORNET.
I agree that a 30mm GL is more in line as well. A 40mm would be a little more obvious I think. I didn't even think about the 30mm to be honest with you.
On the other missile well guess from where and whom note last item of first post on this page this came off the web...
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showt...t=43303&page=2
Don't do "PEN math" but, agree with assessment and comparative missile equivalent which is in line with the web though there's less here than with the above ATGW.
Oh Great Rabbit in the sky PLEASE let there not be too many "rabbit holes" here. Unlike India lots less info here normally. Like India can very easily be a PITA.
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So I started looking into a North Korean v South Korea scenario in June 1985 and ran down the rabbit hole of North Korean Amphibious Forces.
Known ships/craft put together from looking at old declassified CIA reports:
"Construction and Modification of North Korean Naval Combatants January 1983 through July 1986"
"NORTH KOREAN NAVAL SHIPBUILDING, JULY 1980 - AUGUST 1982"
"NORTH KOREAN MILITARY CAPABILITIES AND INTENTIONS TOWARD SOUTH KOREA" - May 1975
declassified Marine Corps Books:
MCIA-2630-NK-016-97 - NORTH KOREA COUNTRY HANDBOOK - May 1997
US Army Books:
ATP 7-100.2, North Korean Tactics; July 2020
and Wikipedia:
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...eople%27s_Navy)
and CSIS
https://beyondparallel.csis.org/nort...-bases-part-1/
https://beyondparallel.csis.org/nort...bases-part-ii/
https://beyondparallel.csis.org/nort...ases-part-iii/
https://beyondparallel.csis.org/nort...bases-part-iv/
H.I. Sutton's Covert Shores:
http://www.hisutton.com/Demystified%...n%20craft.html
Midget Submarines (SSM)
Basically assume that from 1975-1992 that a North Korean Midget Sub can deploy a squad (up to 8 men) of troops along the coastline. From 1992 onwards, larger Midgets may be capable of deploying two squads (14 men) along the coastline.
34 meter "Sang-O" (Shark) SSM - The first unit was observed under construction in the late 1980s on satellite intelligence, and construction of the first unit was completed in 1991. As of 2021, forty (40) are in service. Displaces 370 tons submerged. This class was made infamous when one ran aground in the 1996 Gangneung submarine infiltration incident; when after deploying a three man special operations recon team in South Korea -- it ran aground.
1 x 32 meter SSM -- first observed around 1984. First North Korean Midget with external torpedo tubes. Resembles WWII German UCIII U-Boat.
37 x 18/21 meter "Yugo" SSMs -- only six 21 meter (110 ton) SSMs have been seen. The rest (31) are the 18 meter (90 ton) version. They have been under construction since the 1970s; apparently based off the six 16 meter SSMs imported from Yugoslavia in 1973-74.
By mid-1983 they had 19 of these in the inventory; indicating a production rate of 4 a year. In 1984, the North Koreans tripled this rate to 12 a year. Both variants have a range of 550 nautical miles (1,020 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) on the surface and 50 nautical miles (93 km) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h) submerged. They can carry about 4 to 6 special forces troops.
Special Warfare Support Craft/Agent Boats (LCW)
The early versions of these craft from the 1950s to the 1970s were simply fast launches disguised as fishing boats, but by the 1980s, they had semi-submersible craft. By the 1990s, they were fully submersible, but couldn't run underwater; the submersible mode being used for evasion, waiting for someone, or caching them. By the 2000s, they could move underwater via electric motors. They can insert as before about 4 or so special forces troops.
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Amphibious Doctrine
The North Koreans began to construct a amphibious landing and fire support capability starting in 1971; aimed not at recreating Inchon, but rather, the capability to complicate South Korea's defensive positions by placing infiltrators rapidly along the coasts:
Per the USMC Intelligence Activity in 1997:
"Amphibious assaults against CFC [South Korea] probably would be small, clandestine landings involving two to six NAMPO craft; CHAHO or other naval craft could provide fire support."
Per the US Army in ATP 7-100.2, North Korean Tactics; July 2020:
"The two navy sniper brigades, one stationed on each coast, possess about 3,000 combat troops apiece.
These units have been placed under the operational control of the KPAN in order to enable amphibious operations. Construction of hovercraft bases for the brigades was previously observed at Sasulpo on the west coast and Tapchonri on the east coast, but these areas were later repurposed. The new west-coast hovercraft base will most likely be located at Yongbong-ni, and it is unknown where the east-coast hovercrafts will be based. The navy sniper brigades' missions are similar to those of the KPAGF brigades, but the navy snipers will most likely land on the South Korean coastline. North Korea fields numerous types of landing craft, and it is estimated the KPA could deliver 5,000 to 7,000 personnel in one lift targeting both coastlines. Navy sniper brigade team missions would include:
 Supporting a KPA ground offensive by securing river-crossing sites.
 Conducting amphibious raids to destroy critical coastal targets in the enemy's rear area.
 Harassing enemy rear area logistical operations.
 Attacking or destroying the enemy's combat service support units.
 Attempting to delay the movement of enemy reinforcements forward to the main combat area.
 Attacking or destroying enemy airbases or naval facilities.
 Occupying or raiding critical coastal islands.
 Attacking enemy C2 and communications nodes.
Should hostilities erupt on the peninsula, a standing mission for KPAN sniper units is the capture of the five northernmost South Korean islands along the Northern Limit Line in the Yellow Sea, called the West Sea by South Korea."
Northern Limit Line Islands
"The KPAN fields three amphibious light infantry brigades, totaling 13 battalions. The primary differences from regular light infantry brigades are that these units routinely operate using naval landing craft and continuously practice amphibious landings on various types of beaches. One defecting navy sniper in 2011 boasted he traveled more than 32,000 km by sea on floating tubes during his training. These units train on a variety of landing craft, from the 350-ton Hantae-class utility landing craft, to hovercraft that can travel at 80 kph, to rubber rafts launched from larger ships for the purpose of infiltrating along the coast. The amphibious light infantry brigades can also use mini submarines or semisubmersible boats. The navy sniper brigades and the amphibious brigades use the same landing craft, but if all landing craft supported the amphibious brigades, the KPAN could conduct two brigade- and several battalion- or company-size landings along both coasts simultaneously. Once on the ground, these amphibious brigades would attack enemy combat service support units in the rear areas and seize key terrain to facilitate the onward movement of the KPAGF, which are advancing from the north."
Amphibious Craft, Conventional
7 x Hanchon LCU -- 117.1 ft LOA, 25.9 ft Beam, 3.9 ft draft; 10 kt top speed.
10 x Hantae LCU -- 154.2 ft LOA, 21.3 ft Beam, 5.6 ft draft; 22.5 kt top speed. The Hantae most closely resembles an LSM, having an enclosed well deck and clamshell doors at the bow, and was originally designated as such. However, the class is not considered to have a blue-water capability because of its size (only 46 meters long with a beam of 7 meters) and has been redesignated an LCU. These craft can carry 3 to 4 light tanks and are armed with 4 x 25mm Twin Barrel Weapons.
Hantae # Image 1
Hantae Image 2
Operational availability of this class was:
Hantae #1: 1978
Hantae #8: Unknown
Hantae #10: Unknown
18 x Hungnam LCM 55.8 ft LOA, 14.1 ft beam, 3.9 ft draft; 9 kt top speed. No details or photos available.
99 x Nampo Fast Personnel Landing Craft (LCP) / (PB) -- This design is based off the Soviet Union's P-6 torpedo boat hull. It has a maximum speed of 40 kts and a combat radius of 335 nautical miles at 28 knots. It is 26 meters long with a bow ramp and clamshell bow doors. It has two twin 14.5mm AA Guns fore and aft. It carries 30 to 35 people. NOTE: At least 22 of the 99 Nampos were converted to Fast Patrol Boats via removing the bow ramp and welding the doors shut.
Image of P-6 Torpedo Boat in Bangladesh for example
Amphibious Craft, Air-Cushion
2 x Nampo A/B LCPA Hovercraft
These are a pair of large hovercraft of the dimensions 55.8 ft LOA, 22.6 ft beam and capable of 50 knots top speed. Presumably they are prototypes constructed in the late 1970s and early 1980s to help with development of the Kong Bang production Hovercraft.
136 x Kong Bang I/II/III LCPA Hovercraft
These are a series of very closely related hovercraft all being roughly the same dimensions:
Kong Bang I: 75.5 ft LOA x 29.5 ft Beam
Kong Bang II: 68.9 ft LOA x 26.2 ft Beam (some sources claim 50 kts and 50 troops)
Kong Bang III: 60.7 ft LOA x 23 ft Beam (some sources claim 40 kts and 40 troops)
Organizationally, they're deployed in Hovercraft squadrons of 16 to 18 hovercraft each, attached to the Amphibious Assault Command of the North Korean West Sea Fleet HQ.
Deployment is at two bases, with two "forward deployment" bases constrructed but currently empty:
Kibong-dong hovercraft base (39.6147°, 124.6325°) built in the 1980s (54 hovercraft shelters)
Tasa-ri hovercraft base (39.8081° 124.4126°) built in the early 1990s (16 hovercraft shelters)
Sasŭlp'o (38.1920° 124.9045°) built 2010-2012; not yet actually used by 2017. (52 hovercraft shelters)
Yami-dong (38.2254° 124.9028°) built 2010-2012; not yet actually used by 2017. (16 hovercraft shelters)(a
(a whole bunch more constructed in the 2010s -- type them up later if I'm serious)
Per CSIS:
"If used as a staging area for an attack, the hovercraft units from Kibong-dong could land as many as 2,700 special force troops on South Korea's western islands within two to four hours. Units from Tasa-ri could land an additional 800 troops within 2.5 to 4.5 hours of a first wave attack."
CSIS again on the main deployment bases constructed in the 1980s and 1990s:
"The distance from Kibong-dong to the northernmost ROK island of Baegnyeong-do (백령도) is approximately 182 km and to the port city Incheon (인천) approximately 373 km. Under ideal conditions these voyages would take approximately 2 and 4 hours respectively for hovercraft operating from Kibong-dong. If all hovercraft were carrying their maximum number of troops such an attack has the potential to land 2,700 troops in an initial assault wave. Potentially, a second wave could be landed 4-8 hours later."
CSIS again on the forward deployment bases constructed in the 2010s:
"For example, the distances to the northernmost ROK island of Baegnyeong-do (백령도) and the port city Incheon (인천) is reduced from approximately 182 km and 373 km when operating from the Kibong-dong hovercraft base to approximately 50 km and 215 km, respectively, from the Sasŭlp'o and Yami-dong bases. Thus, reducing the voyage time to approximately 30 minutes and 2.5 hours, respectively. Significantly, about half of a voyage from Sasŭlp'o and Yami-dong to Baegnyeong-do would be masked from South Korean radars located on Baegnyeong-do by the Yongyŏn-bando (i.e., Yongyŏn Peninsula) affording a KPN assault on the island a higher degree of surprise."
Gunboats
54+ x Chongjin MGB -- Based off earlier Chao design, but with 85mm ZiS-53 gun for fire support.
59+ x Chaho MGB -- Based off Soviet Project 183 patrol boats.
9 x Chongju -- this was originally designed to be a fire support unit, with an 85mm gun turret in the bow, and a rocket launcher amidships and reloads on the stern for the rocket launcher, but only one unit was in service with this fire support configuration from 1975-1976, and it was scrapped late in 1976.
Of the 9 x Chongju, three became missile boats, four became patrol craft (85mm gun, 25mm guns, 37mm guns, RBU) and one became a torpedo boat.
Sinhung PT -- At least 74 were constructed between 1966 and 1974. Production then ceased for ten years, before resuming in February 1981 and by the Fall of 1982, the North Koreans had at least 92; rising to 120 in 1983 before Sinhung production was terminated that year for the second time. They basically have torpedoes and a pair of fore and aft 14.5mm HMGs.
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Q: Expected waiting time for bus Suppose that the inter-arrival time between consecutive buses is 15 minutes with probability 0.5 and 30 minutes with probability 0.5. You just arrived at a bus stop. What is your expected waiting time?

My attempt: my gut tells me (since no real information about the type of distribution is provided) that it should just be 22.5 by splitting them down the middle. Is this correct?

A: The expected waiting time = 11.25 minutes, in my opinion.
Expected time if the inter-arrival time is 15 minutes with probability 1 = 7.5 mins
Expected time if the inter-arrival time is 30 minutes with probability 1 = 15 mins
Now, expected waiting time = $0.5 * (7.5 + 15)=11.25$

A: Because the bus interval arrival time is 30-minute or 15-minute with equal probability,
the probability your arrival falls into a 30-minute interval is $\frac{30}{30+15}=\frac{2}{3}$
the probability your arrival falls into a 15-minute interval is $\frac{15}{30+15}=\frac{1}{3}$
if your arrival falls into a 30-minute interval, the expected waiting time is 15 minutes
if your arrival falls into a 15-minute interval, the expected waiting time is 7.5 minutes
So, the overall expected waiting time is $15\times\frac{2}{3}+7.5\times\frac{1}{3}=12.5$ minutes

A: If the inter-arrival time $T$ is 15 then the waiting time $W$ is bounded by 15, if not its bounded by 30. Now you have that
$$
\mathrm{E}[W]=\mathrm{E}[W|T=15]\Pr [T=15]+\mathrm{E}[W|T=30]\Pr [T=30]
$$
Now we can assume that $W|T\sim U([0,T])$, therefore we have that $\mathrm{E}[W]=\frac{15}{2}\cdot \frac1{2}+\frac{30}{2}\cdot \frac1{2}=\frac{45}{4}=11.25$.


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