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Bob Bowman: Change of Scenery Offers New Life, Coaching Outlooks
By Mike Watkins//Contributor | Friday, March 31, 2017
When he agreed to take over the coaching reins of the Arizona State men's and women's swimming programs almost two years ago, Bob Bowman knew he had his work cut out to restore them to past prominence.
He and everyone else, however, didn't anticipate such a quick turnaround.
At NCAA Championships last weekend, the Sun Devil men finished 14th overall, while the women were 29th a week earlier.
Both teams improved exponentially from 2016, and appear poised for even greater results in 2018 with strong returning cores and great new talent arriving in the fall.
The resurgence can be attributed to many things – but they all come back to Bowman and his coaching excellence.
That, and a new, fresh attitude and outlook that can be traced back to a little brown-eyed boy named Boomer.
"It's truly a blessing to be (Michael Phelps' son) Boomer's grandpa," Bowman said. "He brings me so much joy and happiness – more than I could have imagined. Seeing his smile and hearing his laughter absolutely brightens my day."
Bowman never took time or focus away from swimming – and Michael Phelps' storied career – long enough to have a family.
It was his guidance and vision, after all, that took Phelps' tremendous natural ability and a desire not to lose to 26 Olympic medals – 23 of them gold – in five Olympics.
"Michael has always hated to lose – and it's not just in the water," Bowman said. "We went to see a (Baltimore) Ravens game in Dallas last year, and we played rummy along the way. He is as competitive at cards as he was in swimming. He's driven for excellence in everything he does."
Even before Michael retired following the 2016 Olympics, Bowman decided to start this new chapter of his coaching life in Tempe – but his turn at Arizona State isn't his first in the college coaching ranks.
He spent several years at the helm of the University of Michigan men's program prior to Michael's historic Olympic run in 2008, and then a return to the North Baltimore Aquatic Club (NBAC) after that.
Now in his second year with the Sun Devils, Bowman said he has found immense joy and reward in restoring both programs to new levels of Pac-12 and national success.
And while he wasn't necessarily looking for the Arizona State opportunity at the time, when a challenge presents itself, it's difficult to say no.
"I think, for me, it's different this time (than when he was at Michigan) because my focus isn't as narrow; I'm allowing myself to enjoy the overall college coaching experience more," Bowman said. "It might be because I'm at a different place in my life now than in 2008, or maybe it's because Michael is retired for good, but I'm just having a much better time now."
While he'll always be linked to Phelps and his storied career that spanned five Olympics over 16 years, a closer look at Bowman's own storied career in coaching reveals that he has done much more than just develop Michael into the GOAT.
After coaching two years (including his senior year) at Florida State, Bowman moved onto the nearby Area Tallahassee Aquatic Club for a season. From there, he coached in Las Vegas (Las Vegas Gold Swim Team) for a year, followed by consecutive seasons with the Cincinnati Pepsi Marlins and Napa Valley (Calif.) Swim Team.
He left Napa for the Birmingham (Ala.) Swim League for two seasons but returned to coach two seasons back in Napa before his coaching life took a turn that would come to define him as one of the greatest coaches in the history of swimming.
"I always knew I wanted to coach; even when I was competing, I felt like I saw my own swimming from a coach's perspective," said Bowman, who said his coaching philosophy is an collection of those he worked with over the years, namely Sid Cassidy, Chuck Warner, David Marsh, Paul Bergen and Murray Stephens.
He relocated to Baltimore in 1996, starting as the senior coach before moving up into the high-performance coach position for the final five seasons there. It was shortly after his arrival that he recognized the talented young Mr. Phelps, but Bowman has worked with many other talented swimmers during his career.
In fact, in addition to Michael, he's coached two individual National Champions, 10 National finalists and 5 U.S. National Team members.
Most notably among that group is Schmitt, who lives with the Phelps family and remains very close to Bowman while she works toward her master's degree in counseling at Arizona State.
Since last year's Olympics, Bowman said life has slowed down considerably, although he still accompanies Michael on occasional speaking engagements and appearances while also coaching.
"Does Bob's life ever slow down?" Schmitt said with a laugh. "He's determined and passionate. He's brilliant with what he does. It makes him the best out there.
"Yeah, Michael is done, but Bob still has a team out there that he's passionate about – so I'd say it seems like he's working hard to help the team out. He's made so much progression so far, and it seems fun for him."
Building the ASU program back to conference and national prominence is definitely driving Bowman's renewed excitement for getting back in the college coaching game.
"I'm enjoying every part of it, and now that I'm able to focus on the college team, everything is falling into place to make Arizona State swimming really great; we're already ahead of where I thought we'd be two years into the program," he said.
"Being able to focus on teaching – the actual X's and O's of swimming – as well as coaching has made it exciting for me. It's turned out to be everything I wanted."
You can read more about Bowman, his new life at ASU and his changing relationship with Michael and the Phelps family in the upcoming issue of Splash Magazine.


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Q: SOAP API to 'publish' a TriggeredSendDefinition? I have a fairly odd use case here that I know SHOULD be possible, but I think I am missing something. The use case can break down to: I need a way to publish the TriggeredSendDefinition (TSD) once a day to create a new jobID every day for our reporting tool. (Trust me I know there are better ways to do this, but those would require a complete rebuild of our tool - which is a hard pass.)
Basically, I need to be able to 'publish' (like the button in the UI) each triggered send, but through the API call instead of through the UI.  Sounds like it should be easy, right?  Well, I have spent hours pouring through the documentation and have had difficulty finding the appropriate property to toggle.
My guess is that it can be done either:

*

*By Pausing then Activating the TSD status

*Through the RefreshContent property
I am not very sure on my guesses though as I have not been able to verify if #1 works (and I get the feeling it doesn't...) and #2 sounds like it would be set to refresh automatically on every send, which could be even worse than it is now.

A: UPDATE
The below does work, BUT it actually does cause the issue I originally suspected it might - refreshing on every new instance of the triggered send.
I did find a new solution via SFMC SSJS triggeredsend functions:
var tsd = TriggeredSend.Init(tsdName);

var pause = tsd.Pause();
var publish = tsd.Publish();
var start = tsd.Start();

This appears to work as I want and only publish once, rather than multiple times in a day as the 'RefreshContent' property produces.
By using the SSJS TriggeredSend functions, I can mimic the UI capabilities exactly and 100% automate via a Script activity interaction.

I finally found the answer. It was #2 (the RefreshContent property).
See below for sample SOAP envelopes to accomplish this:
Pause
<!--***pause***-->

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd" xmlns:wsu="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd">
   <soap:Header>
      <wsse:Security soap:mustUnderstand="1">
         <wsse:UsernameToken wsu:Id="UsernameToken-452336374" xmlns:wsu="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd">
            <wsse:Username>USERNAME</wsse:Username>
            <wsse:Password Type="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-username-token-profile-1.0#PasswordText">PASSWORD</wsse:Password>
         </wsse:UsernameToken>
      </wsse:Security>
   </soap:Header>
   <soap:Body>
      <UpdateRequest xmlns="http://exacttarget.com/wsdl/partnerAPI">
         <Objects xsi:type="TriggeredSendDefinition">
        <!-- This section here is only necessary if you are targeting a Welcome Email within a Business Unit -->
            <Client>
               <ID>YOUR_MID</ID>
            </Client>
        <!--END-->
            <CustomerKey>TriggeredSend-customer-key-goes-here</CustomerKey>
            <TriggeredSendStatus>Inactive</TriggeredSendStatus>
         </Objects>
      </UpdateRequest>
   </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Publish
<!--***publish***-->

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd" xmlns:wsu="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd">
   <soap:Header>
      <wsse:Security soap:mustUnderstand="1">
         <wsse:UsernameToken wsu:Id="UsernameToken-452336374" xmlns:wsu="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd">
            <wsse:Username>MC_USERNAME</wsse:Username>
            <wsse:Password Type="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-username-token-profile-1.0#PasswordText">PASSWORD</wsse:Password>
         </wsse:UsernameToken>
      </wsse:Security>
   </soap:Header>
   <soap:Body>
      <UpdateRequest xmlns="http://exacttarget.com/wsdl/partnerAPI">
         <Objects xsi:type="TriggeredSendDefinition">
        <!-- This section here is only necessary if you are targeting a Welcome Email within a Business Unit -->
            <Client>
               <ID>YOUR_MID</ID>
            </Client>
        <!--END-->
            <CustomerKey>TriggeredSend-customer-key-goes-here</CustomerKey>
            <RefreshContent>true</RefreshContent>
         </Objects>
      </UpdateRequest>
   </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Restart
<!--***restart***-->

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd" xmlns:wsu="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd">
   <soap:Header>
      <wsse:Security soap:mustUnderstand="1">
         <wsse:UsernameToken wsu:Id="UsernameToken-452336374" xmlns:wsu="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd">
            <wsse:Username>USERNAME</wsse:Username>
            <wsse:Password Type="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-username-token-profile-1.0#PasswordText">PASSWORD</wsse:Password>
         </wsse:UsernameToken>
      </wsse:Security>
   </soap:Header>
   <soap:Body>
      <UpdateRequest xmlns="http://exacttarget.com/wsdl/partnerAPI">
         <Objects xsi:type="TriggeredSendDefinition">
        <!-- This section here is only necessary if you are targeting a Welcome Email within a Business Unit -->
            <Client>
               <ID>YOUR_MID</ID>
            </Client>
        <!--END-->
            <CustomerKey>TriggeredSend-customer-key-goes-here</CustomerKey>
            <TriggeredSendStatus>Active</TriggeredSendStatus>
         </Objects>
      </UpdateRequest>
   </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

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Hard boil an egg in a cooking pot. Run the egg briefly under cold water. You want the egg to be cool enough to handle, but still be warm inside.
Peel off the shell and cut the warm egg into four sections.
Place the cut egg and the silver coin into a jar. Make sure the egg is still warm and that the coin isn't touching the egg.
Close the jar with the egg and coin inside. The sulfur from the egg yolk will tarnish the coin.
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When the egg cools in the jar, you can remove it and warm it up again in the microwave. Warm eggs work better for tarnishing silver than cool eggs. You can warm up the egg as many times as you like. If the coin doesn't tarnish to the color you desire, repeat the process.


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Standards in Genomic Sciences main menu
Community Dialog
Minimal Information for Neural Electromagnetic Ontologies (MINEMO): A standards-compliant method for analysis and integration of event-related potentials (ERP) data
Gwen Frishkoff, ,
, Jason Sydes
, Kurt Mueller
, Robert Frank
, Tim Curran,
, John Connolly,
, Kerry Kilborn,
, Dennis Molfese,
, Charles Perfetti,
and Allen Malony,
Standards in Genomic Sciences20115:2
DOI: 10.4056/sigs.2025347
© Frishkoff et al. 2011
Received: 15 November 2011
We present MINEMO (Minimal Information for Neural ElectroMagnetic Ontologies), a checklist for the description of event-related potentials (ERP) studies. MINEMO extends MINI (Minimal Information for Neuroscience Investigations)to the ERP domain. Checklist terms are explicated in NEMO, a formal ontology that is designed to support ERP data sharing and integration. MINEMO is also linked to an ERP database and web application (the NEMO portal). Users upload their data and enter MINEMO information through the portal. The database then stores these entries in RDF (Resource Description Framework), along with summary metrics, i.e., spatial and temporal metadata. Together these spatial, temporal, and functional metadata provide a complete description of ERP data and the context in which these data were acquired. The RDF files then serve as inputs to ontology-based labeling and meta-analysis. Our ultimate goal is to represent ERPs using a rich semantic structure, so results can be queried at multiple levels, to stimulate novel hypotheses and to promote a high-level, integrative account of ERP results across diverse study methods and paradigms.
Ontologydatabasedata sharingstandardizationexperiment metadataneuroscienceelectrophysiologyevent-related potentials
Over the last few decades, neuroscience has witnessed an explosion of methods for the measurement of human brain function, including high-density (multi-sensor) event-related potentials (ERPs). In comparison with other techniques, the ERP method has several advantages: it is completely safe and noninvasive, it is inexpensive and portable, and — unlike methods such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) — it is a direct measure of neuronal activity. The ERP method also has excellent (millisecond) temporal resolution, which is critical for representation of neural dynamics. Remarkably, despite these many virtues, there are few quantitative comparisons ("meta-analyses") of ERP results, reflecting the complexity of ERP data and the wide variety of methods that are used to extract and analyze ERP metadata [1-3].
To address this gap, we have gathered an interdisciplinary team of researchers in informatics and human neuroscience to form project NEMO (Neural ElectroMagnetic Ontologies). Our neuroscience experts are internationally known for their ERP studies of language and cognition and have partnered to form a consortium. Consortium members provide ERP datasets and contribute to the design and testing of ERP ontologies and ontology-based methods for meta-analysis [3].
In the present paper, we present a minimal information checklist, called MINEMO (Minimal Information for NEMO). MINEMO specifies the key information that should be provided when an ERP experiment is uploaded to the NEMO database. MINEMO terms are explicated in the NEMO ontology, a formal semantic system that we have created for the ERP domain. We have also developed a web application (the NEMO portal) and database, which are aligned with the MINEMO checklist and ontology. Together, the checklist, ontology, and database are intended to support the first complete, cross-laboratory meta-analysis for the ERP domain.
The rest of this paper is structured as follows. In Section 2, we outline prior work on the development of minimal information (MI) checklists, controlled vocabularies, and formal semantic systems (ontologies). In Section 3, we present the MINEMO checklist. In Section 4 we describe how MINEMO is aligned with the NEMO ontology and how it is linked to the NEMO database and portal. Section 5 provides a brief a summary and describes ongoing and future work.
In this section we describe prior work that has informed the development of MINEMO. This work falls into three categories: Standardized checklists, which specify key ("minimal") information for representation of data in a particular domain; (2) Controlled vocabularies, which prescribe standard terms, together with human-readable definitions, for consistent annotation of data; and (3) Formal ontologies, which include defined classes, class hierarchies, relations between classes, and axioms for reasoning over class- and instance-level information.
Standardized Checklists
The Minimum Information for Biological and Biomedical Investigations (MIBBI) is a pioneering project that aims to coordinate guidelines for reporting of scientific metadata across domains [4]. Central to this effort is the MIBBI portal, a clearinghouse for proposed MI checklists. The motivation for MIBBI is two-fold: (1) to promote the use of standard checklists by various stake-holders (e.g., journals, authors, reviewers, and funders), and (2) to facilitate "harmonization," that is, mapping or integration, of domain-specific guidelines. To the extent that researchers can agree on these guidelines, the MIBBI effort may constitute an important first step towards widespread data sharing within and across biological domains.
One checklist that is available through the MIBBI portal is the Minimal Information for Neuroscience Investigations, or MINI, checklist [5]. MINI specifies guidelines for reporting of electrophysiology experiments and comprises eight sets of fields (i.e., tables): (1) General features of an experiment, (2) Study subject(s), (3) Anatomical location of electrophysiological recording, (4) Experimental task, (5) Experimental stimuli, (6) Behavioral response data, (7) Recording specifications and (8) Electrical (time series) data. MINI is intended to cover a wide range of electrophysiological protocols, but appears best suited for reporting on single-cell recordings, as opposed to far-field recordings, such as EEG and ERPs.
In human neuroscience, Poldrack and associates have proposed a set of standards for reporting of fMRI data, called MIfMRI (see MIBBI portal and Appendix A in Ref [6].). MIfMRI specifies minimal information about human subjects, a useful complement to MINI, and categories such as Task and Behavioral performance, which are available in MINI and can be readily extended to other types of human neuroscience protocols (e.g., ERP experiments). Other categories, such as experimental design, appear more narrowly suited for description for fMRI experiments.
There are several publications on ERP research design, implementation, and reporting of results [7-9], but no minimal information checklists or similar resources for the ERP domain. In 2000, Picton and associates provided a detailed and highly influential set of guidelines [9]. In developing MINEMO, we have taken these guidelines under consideration. At the same time, we have tried to create a usable (i.e., relatively short) checklist, comprising no more than ~60 fields— and no more than ~20 that must be completed before data are uploaded to the NEMO database. In this respect, we follow BrainMap and MIBBI researchers, who have discussed lessons learned in developing metadata tools and resources and then working to secure buy-in from users [4,10]. However good the resource, it is unlikely to find widespread use if it is clunky or time-consuming to use.
Controlled Vocabularies
For the NEMO project, we need consistent annotation of ERPdata, since we are aiming to conduct cross-lab meta-analysis. MI checklists can promote the use of consistent guidelines for reporting of studydata. However, there is no guarantee that different researchers will use the same terms for data mark-up. For this reason, researchers in several domains have created controlled vocabularies, or lexicons, for data annotation [11]1.
In human neuroscience, the BrainMap lexicon has enjoyed widespread use, particularly in connection with their database [10,12]. The BrainMap database is an immense repository, resulting from more than 10 years of work curating results from thousands of functional brain imaging studies. Making such a collection reliably searchable requires consistent and precise naming of study information. To this end, the BrainMap team has created a portal called 'Sleuth' that supports controlled entry of metadata. The BrainMap lexicon (aka the 'Meta-Data Coding Scheme') covers a range of metadata, including stimuli, tasks (instructions), and protocols for measurement of behavioral and brain responses. In addition to historical (and often idiosyncratic) terms for paradigms, such as the 'Stroop Task' or 'Auditory Oddball Task', each set of results that is entered in BrainMap is linked to a specific Stimulus, Task (Instructions), and Response category. Recent studies have used data mining to uncover patterns of brain activation across different paradigms that share stimulus, task, and/or response properties, demonstrating the utility of fine-grained, consistent annotation of experiments [13].
Formal Ontologies
A recent trend in bio- and neuro-informatics is the creation of domain ontologies [14]. Like a controlled vocabulary, an ontology contains semantic categories or classes that refer to well-defined entities (e.g., 'stimulus', 'response'). Each class has a uniform resource identifier, or URI, which is globally unique (e.g.,Web Site), in addition to a human-readable label (e.g., 'onset_stimulus_presentation'). In addition, ontologies specify the semantic relations between classes (e.g., 'onset_stimulus_presentation proper_part_of some presentation_of_stimulus'). These relations are called object properties and impart much of the power behind ontologies. For example, in NEMO the object property rostral_to is transitive and has an inverse property, caudal_to. Thus, the assertions '(Electrode) Fz rostral_to (electrode) Cz' and '(Electrode) Pz caudal_to (electrode) Cz' support the inference that '(Electrode) Fz rostral_to (electrode) Pz'. Assertions can be built into the ontology (e.g., as class restrictions). When they are defined as equivalent class statements, they can serve as rules to support classification of instance-level information (e.g., scientific data).
In NEMO, ERP patterns are associated with rules that specify the spatial, temporal, and functional (experimental) properties that are required for an ERP observation to be classified as a particular kind of pattern. In this way, the ontology becomes more than a static resource: it functions as a dynamic tool for interpretation of data in the context of a larger base of knowledge.
NEMO has adopted many of the recommended practices outlined by the OBO Foundry [15], including re-use of existing resources (checklists, ontologies, etc.), modularity or orthogonality, human-readable annotations, and — perhaps most important — use of the Basic Formal Ontology (BFO) as an upper ontology and the Ontology of Biological Investigations (OBI) as a mid-level ontology [15]. In doing so, we have joined a community of researchers who have adopted similar practices in order to facilitate collaborative development and harmonization of neuroscience resources. For example, the Neuroscience Information Framework (NIF) [15-17] is a leading project that aggregates online sources of neuroscience data, including databases, web sites, publications, and XML files, and provides a search interface across these disparate sources. An essential part of this effort is the NIF ontology (NIFSTD [15]; ), which extends the older BirnLex ontology to cover additional domains, such as neurons, genetics, proteomics, and phenotypes. The BirnLex ontology has also given rise to the cognitive paradigms ontology, or cogPO [18]. CogPO is also based on BFO and OBI, and is building a formal ontology that uses the BrainMap Metadata Coding Scheme as a starting point. NEMO has been working closely with cogPO and NIF to coordinate ontology development efforts, particularly in the specification of experiment metadata.
Minimal information for NEMO (MINEMO)
The MINEMO checklist was intended to augment other NEMO resources that are used to support cross-lab analysis, storage, and integration of ERP data. MINEMO extends MINI [5]to the ERP domain. In doing so, it re-uses (in whole or in part) all but one of the MINI tables ("recording location" is specific to invasive recordings and was replaced by information about EEG sensor layouts). We also made the following changes. First, we split the first table in MINI (General features) into three sets of metadata: Research Lab (PI, PI institution and contact information), Experiment (General Features), and Publication. The remaining tables were amended to reflect the use of human subjects, as well as key recording and analysis methods that are specific to ERP research. The resulting checklist comprises ~70 fields (see Appendix A), enough information — we believe — to obtain a thorough, yet compact summary of ERP datasets. Each checklist item is linked to a key term, which is fully explicated — that is, defined and annotated — within the NEMO ontology. Appendix B provides the NEMO URI for each of the MINEMO key terms.
NEMO consortium members have been very willing to provide the complete set of metadata for each of their datasets. In practice, though, some metadata is harder to locate, particularly for legacy datasets. We therefore decided to specify a subset of MINEMO terms that would be required for the first stage of meta-data entry through the NEMO portal (see Section 4). This subset of MINEMO terms is listed below.
Subset of MINEMO terms that are required to save data to the NEMO portal (in addition to unique ID for each table).
Research lab (General Features)
Principal investigator (PI)
Experiment (General features)
Experiment paradigm(s)
DOI or File location (Path)
Study subjects (Group characteristics)
Diagnostic classification
Age (average)
Gender (#male, female subjects)
Handedness (#RH, LH subjects)
Native language (modal)
Experiment condition
Experiment task (Instructions)
Stimulus presentation
Target stimulus type
Target stimulus modality
Behavioral data collection
Response modality
EEG Data collection
Electrode array (Layout)
Sampling rate
EEG/ERP Data preprocessing
ERP event
ERP epoch length (in ms)
ERP baseline (pre-target) duration
Offline reference
EEG/ERP Data file
Data file contents (EEG data type)
Data file format
Data file location (URI)
MINEMO tools and application
In this section we describe how MINEMO supports our main goal for the NEMO project: to develop methods for cross-lab integration of ERP data. To achieve this goal, it was necessary to annotate data (spatial and temporal metrics) and metadata (data provenance) from ERP experiments using consistent terms.
The NEMO ontology: Annotation of ERP spatial and temporal metrics
ERP data are characteristically described in terms of intensity (in microvolts), distributed over space (electrodes) and time (in milliseconds or samples). To capture spatial and temporal metrics, we use data-driven methods for ERP pattern analysis (Figure 1, Box [1]). and metric generation (Figure 1,Box [2]). The metrics provide a compact summary of ERP patterns and are expressed in RDF (resource description framework) using terms from the NEMO ontology. The metric and RDF generation processes are fully automated.
Box [1]: Data-driven ERP pattern analysis. Box [2]: Generation of spatial and temporal metrics (expressed in RDF). Box [3]: Use of NEMO portal for entry of experiment metadata.
In addition to spatial and temporal features, which are automatically extracted using the NEMO ERP Toolkit, we capture experiment metadata through the NEMO portal (Figure 1, Box 3; see Section 4.2 for details). Once ERP spatial, temporal, and functional (experimental) features have been expressed in RDF, the NEMO ontology can be used to classify and label the spatiotemporal patterns that are represented by these features (see Refs [1-3] for further details). Thus, ontology-based labeling of data (via RDF) gives a powerful way to link ERP data to a larger base of information that can be used for classification and integration.
The NEMO portal: Annotation of ERP experiment metadata
The main motivation for MINEMO is to provide a controlled vocabulary for annotation of ERP metadata. In previous work, we showed that both temporal and spatial metrics are needed for accurate classification of ERP data [19,20]. In addition, however, many ERP patterns are also characterized by the functional (i.e., experimental) context in which the data were acquired. For example, the topographic distribution of the well-known N100 pattern is different for visual and auditory stimuli, reflecting activation of distinct neural networks in visual and auditory processing [21]. Similarly, the visual evoked N100 is often greater over the left side of the scalp in response to words, but is bilateral or right-lateralized in response to faces [22].
Ideally, experiment metadata should be provided when a dataset is submitted for NEMO ERP analysis. To this end, we created a web application (the NEMO portal), database and services that enable NEMO users to record their experiment metadata online through a simple web interface at the same time that they upload their actual datasets to the NEMO database. The NEMO portal [23] is built around three objects: Users, Laboratories, and Experiments. Each user represents an individual researcher and is also a member of some laboratory. In order to access most functions within the portal, a researcher must obtain a user account. Once an account is created, the researcher can login to the portal and start the process of creating an experiment entry. When creating an experiment entry, the researcher enters MINEMO information through a series of HTML forms. The metadata fields correspond with entities in the NEMO ontology; in other words, we capture through the portal a complete description of an experiment, consistent with the standard established by the NEMO ontology and by the MINEMO checklist. To assist portal users, we created a tooltip mechanism that overlays ontology information directly on any form item when the user hovers their mouse pointer over that item. If the user is unsure of the meaning of an item while filling out a form, they can quickly lookup the ontology definition of that item using the tooltip overlay, as depicted in Figure 2.
Sample metadata field in NEMO portal and illustration of "tooltips."
All form information is saved to an SQL database. Saved experiments can be edited at any time, and previously entered information can be copied and modified for inclusion in new entries, to reduce redundant data entry.
Figure 3 gives a conceptual overview of how the NEMO portal and database make contact with the NEMO ontology and MI checklist. Notice that experiment metadata are written out to RDF (Figure 3, bottom right) and are then combined with the RDF representation of spatial and temporal metrics, which are stored in a Results Database.
Overview of links between NEMO portal, database, ontology and MI checklist.
Once experiment metadata have been captured in RDF, they can then be combined with the spatial and temporal metrics to provide a complete description of ERP patterns for input to classification and meta-analysis.
NEMO is a relatively new project, and our initial efforts have been focused on developing and testing ERP ontologies and ontology-based tools for analysis. Our next step will be to apply these methods and tools to high-dimensional ERP datasets (with 100 EEG sensors or more) that have been collected across our research sites and to report findings from our first cross-lab, cross-experiment meta-analysis.
Once we have provided this important "proof of concept," we will solicit feedback from the wider clinical and cognitive neuroscience communities. All NEMO ontology (owl) files and NEMO ERP analysis and RDF generation code are freely available from our source forge repository [24]. Documentation is available from our Wiki [25]. We encourage members of the community to browse and download these resources and to provide feedback to our development team. To this end, we have established a public listserv [26].
Future work will extend the NEMO portal to support data analysis workflows and to capture workflow provenance in the process. To support this effort, we will adopt parts of two provenance ontologies, the Open Provenance Model (OPM [27]; ) and Provenir ( [28]). The NEMO portal will then be used to store workflow provenance in database structures that are mapped to the NEMO ontology. We think that capturing the context for data acquisition and analysis, and the rich set of parameters that are associated with these processes, will be critically important for accurate comparison of ERP patterns that are the result of different analysis workflows.
In conclusion, we have described the development and application of MINEMO (Minimal Information for Neural ElectroMagnetic Ontologies), a checklist for description of event-related potentials (ERP) studies. MINEMO extends MINI (Minimal Information for Neuroscience Investigations) to the ERP domain. Checklist terms are explicated in NEMO, a formal ontology that is designed to support ERP data sharing and integration. MINEMO is also linked to an ERP database and web application (the NEMO portal), which enables the capture of experimental provenance through a direct implementation of MINEMO [29]. Each item on the MINEMO list is encoded in an HTML form on the NEMO Portal and stored in a SQL database. The database also stores metadata entries in RDF (Resource Description Framework), along with summary metrics, i.e., spatial and temporal metadata. Together these spatial, temporal, and functional metadata provide a complete description of ERP data and the context in which these data were acquired. The RDF files then serve as inputs to ontology-based labeling and meta-analysis.
We believe this approach can lead to important new discoveries, for example, by enabling us to compare neural patterns across study paradigms that have distinct but overlapping experimental contexts (e.g., studies of episodic and semantic memory and word comprehension [1]). Given the active investment in similar activities across the sciences, there is a strong possibility that these efforts could lead to knowledge integration, or consilience, across traditional boundaries. The path to this outcome will require dedicated work and collaboration of many groups; the payoff, though, seems well worth the effort.
This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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AN NCS INTERVIEW: CHRIS OJEDA AND TONY ROHRBOUGH (BYZANTINE) OP-ED: MESHUGGAH WILL NEVER DIE, BUT DJENT WILL
PARADISE LOST, NOW AND THEN
Exceptions to the Rule, RANDOM FUCKING MUSIC Add comments
Huh, it still seems to be Valentine's Day. And I found someone else who loves you, even if no one else does (besides your friends at NCS, of course, because we love all of you). The someone else is Paradise Lost. I discovered that they love you last night (thank you DemiGodRaven), and meant to tell you about it earlier today, and . . . just fucked up. What a shock.
Here's how much they love you: They and their label (Century Media) are giving away a song from their next release (their 13th studio album), Tragic Idol. The song is called "Crucify", and you can listen to it after the jump and get the download link if you like it — but the free download is only for today.
I may have listened to Paradise Lost once long ago, but if I did, I've forgotten. I became interested more recently because of all the coverage we gave the UK death-doom band Vallenfyre last year. Vallenfyre was started by Greg Mackintosh, who is a key member of Paradise Lost. I liked the Vallenfyre album so much that I decided to give Paradise Lost a chance, even though I knew their music wouldn't be my standard fare.
If you're unfamiliar with the band, their music is melodic doom, with mainly clean singing. Much of it is slow. Of course, much of it is atmospherically bleak. But much of it is also beautiful, and it achieves that without sacrificing heaviness.
So, while not a complete convert (yet), I appreciate what I've heard, enough to do this: First, I'll stream that free new song, "Crucify", and then after that I've got an official video for a song called "Forever Failure" from the 1995 album Draconian Times. The song and the video have captivated me, though I sure can't say any of this will appeal to those of you who (like me most of the time) like a steady diet of turbo-driven, head-cleaving, flesh-ripping metal.
"Crucify"
[audio:https://www.nocleansinging.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Paradise_Lost_Crucify.mp3|titles=Paradise Lost – Crucify]
Here's a link to the page where you can get the download link for that song in exchange for your e-mail address.
http://www.dropholic.com/pl_crucify
And now here's that video:
Posted by Islander at 3:00 pm Tagged with: Paradise Lost
6 Responses to "PARADISE LOST, NOW AND THEN"
Demigodraven says:
Paradise Lost are one of those bands that have had a really odd career where they released some land mark albums early on, kinda sold out, then made some new stuff that sounds like their early works and it turns out completely amazing. Faith Divides Us is a recent favorite of mine.
That Vallenfyre disc turned out fucking great too.
Rory Oblivion says:
ehhhh… Sounds like Nickelback with a tad less shittiness. :/
xaml says:
Rory sounds like shit with a tad more Nickelback.
Ørsaeth says:
Ørsaeth loves Paradise Lost! As DGR says, Faith Divides was amazing! This new song is a great indicator that PL will remain awesome!
I like the song. A lot. But I do wish they'd played with that massive doomy intro a bit longer at the start.
Nope, not at all. How the hell did Vallenfyre come from this?


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Sidhu resigns as Punjab Congress chief
Sep 28, 2021, 04:16 PM IST
Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday resigned as Punjab Congress Chief. The cricketer-turned-politician announced his resignation via Twitter. In his letter to Congress chief, Sonia Gandhi, Sidhu said, "The collapse of a man's character stems from the compromise corner, I can never compromise on Punjab's future and the agenda for the welfare of Punjab. Therefore, I hereby resign as the President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. Will continue to serve the Congress."
Anil Vij compares Punjab Congress to sinking ship after Captain's resignation as CM
Soon after Captain Amarinder Singh resigned from the post of Punjab Chief Minister, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Sept 18 drew parallels between the Punjab Congress and a sinking ship, terming it "unstable", pointing out that the reason behind the political development is 'internal conflicts' within the party.
Abki Baar Kiski Sarkar: Charanjit Singh Channi will become the next Punjab Cheif Minister
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Amarinder Singh resigns: Sonia Gandhi will choose new CM for Punjab
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Punjab Congress MLAs on Saturday authorised party president Sonia Gandhi to pick a new CLP leader, on a day Amarinder Singh resigned as the state chief minister. A resolution to this effect was passed unanimously in a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party.
Abki Baar Kiski Sarkar | Amarinder Singh resigns as Punjab CM says 'humiliated', won't accept Sidhu as chief minister
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Watch: Captain Amarinder Singh says "humiliated" after resigning as Punjab Chief Minister
Captain Amarinder Singh resigns as Punjab Chief Minister
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has resigned from his position . it all started after the change of guard in Punjab with the appointment of new state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, a Cabinet reshuffle was scheduled on the cards. However, the reshuffling seems to have erupted the infighting in the state.
Vijay Rupani EXCLUSIVE: 'I was asked by BJP high command to resign'
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BJP high command will decide who will be the CM: Nitin Patel
A CM should be someone who is popular, experienced and takes everyone together. There are rumors in the media that I will be made CM, but the fact is that BJP high command will decide who will be the chief minister: BJP leader Nitin Patel in Ahmedabad
Vijay Rupani resigns as Gujarat Chief Minister before a year of state assembly elections
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has submitted his resignation to Governor Acharya Devvrat. Rupani was accompanied by four ministers. Even though the real reason behind his resignation is unclear, reports suggest that his alleged differences with the party may have compelled him to step down as the CM.
Muqabla: Vijay Rupani resigns as Gujarat Chief Minister. Who's likely to be next CM ?
"I am resigning from the post of the Chief Minister. I thank PM Modi and the party for giving me an opportunity to work for five years," Vijay Rupani told the reporters at Raj Bhavan.
Ground Report: Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani resigns
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has submitted his resignation to Governor Acharya Devvrat. Rupani was accompanied by four ministers. Even though the real reason behind his resignation is unclear, reports suggest that his alleged differences with the party may have compelled him to step down as the CM. speaking to the reporters after his resignation, Rupani said that he is ready to take up any responsibility which the party will bestow him with. "I want to thank BJP for giving me this opportunity to serve as Gujarat's CM. During my tenure, I got the opportunity to add to the development of the state under PM Modi's leadership."
Vijay Rupani resigns as Gujarat Chief Minister
Who will be next CM of Karnataka after BS Yediyurappa resigns from his post
Jul 26, 2021, 01:43 PM IST
BS Yediyurappa has announced his resignation as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, ending suspense on the possible change of guard in the state. He met Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to submit his resignation. Yediyurappa's resignation comes on a day when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state is celebrating its second anniversary.
Breaking News: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa resigns
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has resigned from the post, ending suspense on the possible change of guard in the state. He will meet Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot later in the day to submit his resignation.
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Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa offers to resign
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Bane, vagy az 1997-ben készült Batman és Robin filmben Átok vagy Romboló , valódi neve nem ismert, annyit tudni, hogy vezetékneve Dorrance, egy kitalált szereplő, a DC Comics képregényeiben. Első megjelenése a Batman: Vengeance of Bane 1. számában volt, 1993 januárjában.

Jellemzése
Bane egy köztörvényes elítélt, akin kísérleteket végeztek, hogy előállítsák a tökéletes katonát. A kísérlet jól sikerült így Átok emberfeletti erőre tett szert, erejét kígyóméreg adagolással tudja növelni. Ennek köszönhetően meg tudott szökni a börtönből, és azóta bérgyilkosként tevékenykedik. Ereje meghaladja Gyilkos Krok erejét is, és fizikailag a sorozat legerősebb ellenfele. Batman is csak nagy nehézségek árán tudja legyőzni.

A nyers erő mellett intelligenciája is kimagasló: könnyedén tudja manipulálni embertársait. Követőinek a romboláson és a halálon kívül mást nem tud és nem is akar ígérni, mégis szemrebbenés nélkül követik őt.

Kinézete
Arca maszkkal van eltakarva, illetve ehhez csatlakoztatva két csövön át adagolja magának az erejét adó kígyómérget. Fizikailag jól megtermett, méretei egy átlagemberének a többszörösei.

Más médiákban
Az 1995-ös The New Batman Adventuresben című animációs sorozatban is feltűnik, majd szerepel az 1997-es Batman és Robin című filmben, itt Robert Swenson alakítja, majd a 2012-es A sötét lovag – Felemelkedés című filmben is, itt Tom Hardy kelti életre a karaktert. 2019-ben a Gotham című televíziós sorozat ötödik évadában is feltűnt, ahol Shane West játszotta.

Külső hivatkozások
 Bane at the DC Database Project

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Q: How to make a chart with SVG marker whose size increases in only one aspect or show a custom SVG marker for each data point in Vega/Vega-Lite? I want to make a chart that has "spikes" as markers. And to denote the "severity" or the "quantitative" nature of the data, I want to scale the "spikes" longer but NOT wider. Currently, when I use the size encoding it increases the area of the "spike", which is undesirable. I used "aspect": false too but the results did not change -
Vega-Lite Spec
{
  "$schema": "https://vega.github.io/schema/vega-lite/v4.json",
  "description": "A simple bar chart with embedded data.",
  "data": {
    "values": [
      {"a": "A", "b": 28}, {"a": "B", "b": 55}, {"a": "C", "b": 43},
      {"a": "D", "b": 91}, {"a": "E", "b": 81}, {"a": "F", "b": 53},
      {"a": "G", "b": 19}, {"a": "H", "b": 87}, {"a": "I", "b": 52}
    ]
  },
  "mark": {"type": "point", "shape":"M -1 0 L0 -10 L1 0", "fill": "red", "opacity": 0.5, "stroke": "black", "strokeOpacity": 1 },
  "encoding": {
    "x": {"field": "a", "type": "ordinal"},
    "y": {"field": "b", "type": "quantitative"},
    "size": {"field": "b", "type": "quantitative"}
  }
}

Then I thought that maybe I can specify shape as an encoding and provide custom SVG that only changes in height, as PATH value to the data itself and pass that in the shape encoding. But of course that didn't work. Vega-Lite assigned its own shapes -
{
  "$schema": "https://vega.github.io/schema/vega-lite/v4.json",
  "description": "A simple bar chart with embedded data.",
  "data": {
    "values": [
      {"a": "A", "b": 28, "c":"M -1 0 L0 -10 L1 0"}, {"a": "B", "b": 55, "c":"M -1 0 L0 -5 L1 0"}, {"a": "C", "b": 43, "c":"M -1 0 L0 -20 L1 0"},
      {"a": "D", "b": 91, "c":"M -1 0 L0 -1 L1 0"}
    ]
  },
  "mark": {"type": "point", "fill": "red", "opacity": 0.5, "stroke": "black", "strokeOpacity": 1 },
  "encoding": {
    "x": {"field": "a", "type": "ordinal"},
    "y": {"field": "b", "type": "quantitative"},
    "shape": {"field": "c", "type": "quantitative"}
  }
}

I also played around with url encoding in point mark as well as image mark, but they did not yield anything.
I saw Path Mark in Vega, which may be useful but I do not see it in Vega-Lite. If it can somehow be used then that is fine too.
Any idea how do I make this happen?
Main idea is to have the width of the marker same, but scale the height. I don't mind doing it via encoding channels or arguments/parameters or specifying an SVG PATH for each data point, either way is fine.
EDIT 1
After fiddling with vega, I got around to the following -
{
  "$schema": "https://vega.github.io/schema/vega/v5.json",
  "description": "A simple bar chart with embedded data.",
  "background": "white",
  "padding": 5,
  "height": 700,
  "style": "cell",
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "source_0",
      "values": [
        {"a": "A", "b": 1.5, "c": 0},
        {"a": "B", "b": 0.5, "c": 0},
        {"a": "C", "b": 10, "c": 0},
        {"a": "D", "b": 1, "c": 0}
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "data_0",
      "source": "source_0",
      "transform": [
        {
          "type": "filter",
          "expr": "isValid(datum[\"b\"]) && isFinite(+datum[\"b\"])"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "signals": [
    {"name": "x_step", "value": 20},
    {
      "name": "width",
      "update": "bandspace(domain('x').length, 1, 0.5) * x_step"
    }
  ],
  "marks": [
    {
      "name": "marks",
      "type": "symbol",
      "style": ["path"],
      "from": {"data": "data_0"},
      "encode": {
        "update": {
          "opacity": {"value": 0.7},
          "fill": {"value": "red"},
          "stroke": {"value": "red"},
          "strokeOpacity": {"value": 1},
          "strokeWidth": {"value": 0.25},
          "shape": {"value": "M -1 0 L0 -10 L1 0 Z"},
          "ariaRoleDescription": {"value": "point"},
          "description": {
            "signal": "\"a\" + \": \" + (isValid(datum[\"a\"]) ? datum[\"a\"] : \"\"+datum[\"a\"]) + \"; \" + \"b\" + \": \" + (format(datum[\"b\"], \"\"))"
          },
          "x": {"scale": "x", "field": "a"},
          "y": {"scale": "y", "field": "c"},
          "scaleY": {"field": "b", "type": "quantitative"}
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "scales": [
    {
      "name": "x",
      "type": "point",
      "domain": {"data": "data_0", "field": "a", "sort": true},
      "range": {"step": {"signal": "x_step"}},
      "padding": 0.5
    },
    {
      "name": "y",
      "type": "linear",
      "domain": {"data": "data_0", "field": "b"},
      "range": [{"signal": "height"}, 0],
      "nice": true,
      "zero": true
    },
    {
      "name": "size",
      "type": "linear",
      "domain": {"data": "data_0", "field": "b"},
      "range": [0, 361],
      "zero": true
    }
  ],
  "axes": [
    {
      "scale": "y",
      "orient": "left",
      "gridScale": "x",
      "grid": true,
      "tickCount": {"signal": "ceil(height/40)"},
      "domain": false,
      "labels": false,
      "aria": false,
      "maxExtent": 0,
      "minExtent": 0,
      "ticks": false,
      "zindex": 0
    },
    {
      "scale": "x",
      "orient": "bottom",
      "grid": false,
      "title": "a",
      "labelAlign": "right",
      "labelAngle": 270,
      "labelBaseline": "middle",
      "labelOverlap": true,
      "zindex": 0
    },
    {
      "scale": "y",
      "orient": "left",
      "grid": false,
      "title": "b",
      "labelOverlap": true,
      "tickCount": {"signal": "ceil(height/40)"},
      "zindex": 0
    }
  ]
}

Which gives me -

I tried to convert this to Vega-Lite but it doesn't seem to work -
{
  "$schema": "https://vega.github.io/schema/vega-lite/v4.json",
  "description": "A simple bar chart with embedded data.",
  "data": {
    "values": [
      {"a": "A", "b": 2}, {"a": "B", "b": 5}, {"a": "C", "b": 4},
      {"a": "D", "b": 9}
    ]
  },
  "mark": {"type": "point", "shape":"M -1 0 L0 -10 L1 0", "fill": "red", "opacity": 0.5, "stroke": "black", "strokeOpacity": 1 },
  "encoding": {
    "x": {"field": "a", "type": "ordinal", "axis": {"labelAngle": 0}},
    "y": {"field": "b", "type": "quantitative"},
    "scaleY": {"field": "b", "type": "quantitative"}
  }
}

Error
Property scaleY is not allowed.

A: Your second approach, of providing the SVG path in the shape encoding, will work if you set the scale to null (open in editor):
{
  "$schema": "https://vega.github.io/schema/vega-lite/v4.json",
  "description": "A simple bar chart with embedded data.",
  "data": {
    "values": [
      {"a": "A", "b": 28, "c":"M -1 0 L0 -10 L1 0"},
      {"a": "B", "b": 55, "c":"M -1 0 L0 -5 L1 0"},
      {"a": "C", "b": 43, "c":"M -1 0 L0 -20 L1 0"},
      {"a": "D", "b": 91, "c":"M -1 0 L0 -1 L1 0"}
    ]
  },
  "mark": {"type": "point", "fill": "red", "opacity": 0.5, "stroke": "black", "strokeOpacity": 1 },
  "encoding": {
    "x": {"field": "a", "type": "ordinal"},
    "y": {"field": "b", "type": "quantitative"},
    "shape": {"field": "c", "type": "quantitative", "scale": null}
  }
}

Vega-Lite does not provide the equivalent of Vega's ScaleY encoding, so if you want that approach you will have to work in Vega directly.


text:
Bridgehampton Teen Charged with Murder in Christmas Shooting
By Rashed Mian Posted on March 8, 2014
Brandon Davis was charged with second-degree murder, Suffolk County police said.
A 19-year-old Bridgehampton teenager is facing murder charges for the shooting death of a Patchogue teen last Christmas.
Suffolk County police arrested Brandon Davis on Friday and charged him with second-degree murder of Taleik Bristel, who was one of four people shot at a Medford business at 3:30 a.m. on Christmas Day.
Police responded after a 911 caller reported that masked men had entered the business, demanded money and shot four people.
The three other shooting victims all suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Bristel was pronounced dead at the scene.
Davis will be arraigned Saturday at First District Court in Central Islip.
Rashed Mian
Rashed Mian has been covering local news for the Long Island Press since 2011. He graduated from Hofstra University in 2010 where he studied print journalism. Rashed, the staff's multimedia reporter, covers daily news for the web, shoots/edits feature videos and writes about civil liberties. He loves Afghan food and sports. Rashed is also a caffeine freak. Email: [email protected] Twitter: rashedmian
Loaves and FishesInventory/ Sales Associate
Deep Roots Indoor Winter Market
Team Sports (ages 5-12)


Space, the final frontier, will become more and more popular. The space industry is continually growing and new products and services will be required. Innovation is needed for the development of this industry. Today it is no longer possible to follow all the events in field of space. The space market is growing and activities are increasing, especially the market for small-satellites.
This book wants to help close the gap and encourage electronic engineers to enter into the fascinating field of space electronics.
This book wants to help close the gap and encourage electronic engineers to enter into the fascinating field of space electronics. One of the main difficulties is finding people with knowledge of space electronics design. Nowadays companies have to invest a lot of time and resources to instruct electronic engineers with no experience of space. Only a brief and basic introduction of this topic is typically achieved at university in space engineering lectures. Professionals with practical experience and the necessary theoretical knowledge are scarce. Companies from the space sector are searching for staff with knowledge of space electronics.
This book will bring space closer aspiring to the space electronic hobbyists.


text:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using log4net;

namespace MTApiService
{
    public class MtAdapter
    {
        #region Fields
        private const string LogProfileName = "MtApiService";

        private static readonly ILog Log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(MtAdapter));
        private static readonly MtAdapter Instance = new MtAdapter();

        private readonly Dictionary<int, MtServer> _servers = new Dictionary<int, MtServer>();
        private readonly Dictionary<int, MtExpert> _experts = new Dictionary<int, MtExpert>();
        #endregion

        #region Init Instance

        private MtAdapter()
        {
            LogConfigurator.Setup(LogProfileName);
        }

        static MtAdapter()
        {
        }

        public static MtAdapter GetInstance()
        {
            return Instance;
        }

        #endregion

        #region Public Methods
        public void AddExpert(int port, MtExpert expert)
        {
            if (expert == null)
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(expert));

            Log.InfoFormat("AddExpert: begin. expert = {0}", expert);

            MtServer server;
            lock (_servers)
            {
                if (_servers.ContainsKey(port))
                {
                    server = _servers[port];
                }
                else
                {
                    server = new MtServer(port);
                    server.Stopped += server_Stopped;
                    _servers[port] = server;

                    server.Start();
                }
            }

            lock (_experts)
            {
                _experts[expert.Handle] = expert;
            }

            server.AddExpert(expert);
            expert.Deinited += ExpertOnDeinited;

            Log.Info("AddExpert: end");
        }

        public void RemoveExpert(int expertHandle)
        {
            Log.InfoFormat("RemoveExpert: begin. expertHandle = {0}", expertHandle);

            MtExpert expert = null;

            lock (_experts)
            {
                if (_experts.ContainsKey(expertHandle))
                {
                    expert = _experts[expertHandle];
                }
            }

            if (expert != null)
            {
                expert.Deinit();
            }
            else
            {
                Log.WarnFormat("RemoveExpert: expert with id {0} has not been found.", expertHandle);
            }

            Log.Info("RemoveExpert: end");
        }

        public void SendQuote(int expertHandle, string symbol, double bid, double ask)
        {
            Log.DebugFormat("UpdateQuote: begin. symbol = {0}, bid = {1}, ask = {2}", symbol, bid, ask);

            MtExpert expert;
            lock (_experts)
            {
                expert = _experts[expertHandle];
            }

            if (expert != null)
            {
                expert.UpdateQuote(new MtQuote { Instrument = symbol, Bid = bid, Ask = ask, ExpertHandle = expertHandle });
            }
            else
            {
                Log.WarnFormat("UpdateQuote: expert with id {0} has not been found.", expertHandle);
            }

            Log.Debug("UpdateQuote: end");
        }

        public void SendEvent(int expertHandle, int eventType, string payload)
        {
            Log.DebugFormat("SendEvent: begin. eventType = {0}, payload = {1}", eventType, payload);

            MtExpert expert;
            lock (_experts)
            {
                expert = _experts[expertHandle];
            }

            if (expert != null)
            {
                expert.SendEvent(new MtEvent { EventType = eventType, Payload = payload, ExpertHandle = expertHandle });
            }
            else
            {
                Log.WarnFormat("SendEvent: expert with id {0} has not been found.", expertHandle);
            }

            Log.Debug("SendEvent: end");
        }

        public void SendResponse(int expertHandle, MtResponse response)
        {
            Log.DebugFormat("SendResponse: begin. id = {0}, response = {1}", expertHandle, response);

            MtExpert expert;
            lock (_experts)
            {
                expert = _experts[expertHandle];
            }

            if (expert != null)
            {
                expert.SendResponse(response);
            }
            else
            {
                Log.WarnFormat("SendResponse: expert with id {0} has not been found.", expertHandle);
            }

            Log.Debug("SendResponse: end");
        }

        public int GetCommandType(int expertHandle)
        {
            Log.DebugFormat("GetCommandType: begin. expertHandle = {0}", expertHandle);

            MtExpert expert;
            lock (_experts)
            {
                expert = _experts[expertHandle];
            }

            if (expert == null)
            {
                Log.WarnFormat("GetCommandType: expert with id {0} has not been found.", expertHandle);
            }

            var retval = expert?.GetCommandType() ?? 0;

            Log.DebugFormat("GetCommandType: end. retval = {0}", retval);

            return retval;
        }

        public T GetCommandParameter<T>(int expertHandle, int index)
        {
            Log.DebugFormat("GetCommandParameter: begin. expertHandle = {0}, index = {1}", expertHandle, index);

            MtExpert expert;
            lock (_experts)
            {
                expert = _experts[expertHandle];
            }

            if (expert == null)
            {
                Log.WarnFormat("GetCommandParameter: expert with id {0} has not been found.", expertHandle);
            }

            var retval = expert?.GetCommandParameter(index);

            Log.DebugFormat("GetCommandParameter: end. retval = {0}", retval);

            return (T)retval;
        }

        public object GetNamedParameter(int expertHandle, string name)
        {
            Log.DebugFormat("GetNamedParameter: begin. expertHandle = {0}, name = {1}", expertHandle, name);

            MtExpert expert;
            lock (_experts)
            {
                expert = _experts[expertHandle];
            }

            if (expert == null)
            {
                Log.WarnFormat("GetNamedParameter: expert with id {0} has not been found.", expertHandle);
            }

            var retval = expert?.GetNamedParameter(name);

            Log.DebugFormat("GetNamedParameter: end. retval = {0}", retval);

            return retval;
        }

        public bool ContainsNamedParameter(int expertHandle, string name)
        {
            Log.DebugFormat("ContainsNamedParameter: begin. expertHandle = {0}, name = {1}", expertHandle, name);

            MtExpert expert;
            lock (_experts)
            {
                expert = _experts[expertHandle];
            }

            if (expert == null)
            {
                Log.WarnFormat("ContainsNamedParameter: expert with id {0} has not been found.", expertHandle);
            }

            bool retval = expert != null ? expert.ContainsNamedParameter(name) : false;

            Log.DebugFormat("ContainsNamedParameter: end. retval = {0}", retval);

            return retval;
        }

        public void LogError(string message)
        {
            Log.Error(message);
        }
        #endregion

        #region Private Methods
        private void server_Stopped(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            var server = (MtServer)sender;
            server.Stopped -= server_Stopped;

            var port = server.Port;

            Log.InfoFormat("server_Stopped: port = {0}", port);

            lock (_servers)
            {
                if (_servers.ContainsKey(port))
                {
                    _servers.Remove(port);
                }
            }
        }

        private void ExpertOnDeinited(object sender, EventArgs eventArgs)
        {
            Log.Debug("ExpertOnDeinited: begin.");

            var expert = sender as MtExpert;
            if (expert == null)
            {
                Log.Warn("expert_Deinited: end. Expert is not defined.");
                return;
            }

            lock (_experts)
            {
                if (_experts.ContainsKey(expert.Handle))
                {
                    _experts.Remove(expert.Handle);
                }
            }

            Log.DebugFormat("ExpertOnDeinited: removed expert {0}", expert.Handle);

            Log.Debug("ExpertOnDeinited: end.");
        }
        #endregion
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Emelie Forsberg closed out a tight battle in the Ultra Skyrunner Series with a win at the 2014 The Rut 50k and, therefore, a series win. In the following interview, Emelie talks about which parts of The Rut course she enjoyed the most, what she'll race next, and why she's excited for her upcoming skimo season.
iRunFar: Bryon Powell of iRunFar here with Emelie Forsberg after her win at the 2014 The Rut 50k. Congratulations, Emelie.
iRunFar: Did you find some motivation out there this weekend?
Forsberg: Yeah, yeah, kind of. My legs felt better than I thought because I was so tired the last two weeks as I told you before. Then when I came to the technical, I was just, Ohhhh, this is so nice! It was two technical ridges. I had really big motivation there. After that I was like, Ohhhh, now I just want to finish. But then at the last, Philipp Reiter came, so we were running together.
Forsberg: We ran the last 6k together maybe.
iRunFar: Nice, so you had a friend with you.
iRunFar: Early, I was surprised to see you out in front alone.
Forsberg: Me, too! I just felt good. I thought that Ellie [Greenwood] was in front, but, actually, she was with Frosty. I was feeling so easy, so I thought I would try to catch Ellie. I thought that she was going to start fast to take some minutes on the flat. But, then, on the flat I felt good, and I felt good.
iRunFar: You felt good on the flat. Go with it. Nice.
iRunFar: You really just showed some people how it's done on the technical part. Had you been on all of it before?
Forsberg: Only on Lone Peak, actually.
iRunFar: So were there some fun surprises up there?
Forsberg: Yeah, on the… what's the name of the first ridge?
Forsberg: The first ridge was beautiful.
Forsberg: Yeah, Headwaters—wow. It was so fun, so beautiful.
iRunFar: So it was a fun race for you?
Forsberg: Yeah, it had very… everything—flat running, road running, nice trails, technical trails, and scrambling. So, it had something for everyone. I really enjoyed the technical trails and the ridges. The last part, it was hard for me.
iRunFar: You wish it was done earlier.
iRunFar: When you're at that last aid station there is a lift straight down to the finish.
Forsberg: Yeah, why don't we go there?
Forsberg: No, maybe we can talk after.
iRunFar: With your win here today, you won the Ultra Skyrunner Series. It was exciting.
Forsberg: Yeah, I'm happy for that.
iRunFar: It was a very tight race coming into this. Whoever won from you or Anna [Frost] or Kasie [Enman] would win the series. So, two big wins today. Where do you go from here? What's next on your schedule?
Forsberg: I will take four days of rest days.
iRunFar: Of that, two days will be travel?
Forsberg: Yeah. No, but then I will… I think I will have motivation to train again because this last three weeks I lost a bit of motivation, but I think after my rest I will find motivation again.
iRunFar: What races are you doing?
Forsberg: I'm going to do a 2,000 Vertical K in two weeks. Then I only have… I'm not sure if I'm going to do Limone and the vertical there, but I think so. Then, my ski season starts.
iRunFar: There's a big smile when you say that.
Forsberg: Yeah, now I'm really looking forward to that.
iRunFar: But you really have gotten into ski-alpinisme or ski-mountaineering. Do you plan to do a lot of that this winter?
Forsberg: Yes, I think so, because now I live in France and it's so easy to train and race. I think to compete against the best that's going to make me better—like compete every weekend. Because when I lived in Norway, I couldn't do that. It's hard to progress.
iRunFar: You're able to do that every weekend? It would be hard… you almost do in running. You race most weekends. But skiing, is it easy to…?
Forsberg: Yeah, and then the down, it's a bit easier with the breath, but the legs are just burning. It's a good sport.
iRunFar: That's raises an interesting point. You didn't do the Vertical K yesterday, but a lot of times at these Skyrunning events in particular, you end up running two races the same weekend. Is that hard to do?
Forsberg: Yeah, no, I like it, but it was just as I told you before, I felt just terrible. I have been feeling so tired. I was thinking, I can't do it, but maybe I could have, but you never know.
iRunFar: Congratulations on your win here and on the Skyrunning Series as well.


text:
Southside Theatre Guild
a Community Theater Company
20 West Campbellton Street
Fairburn, GA
stgplays@fairburn.com
http://www.stgplays.com
Submit info about this company's productions
Productions presented by Southside Theatre Guild
VENUE : Southside Theatre Guild
110 in the Shade
by N. Richard Nash (book), Harvey Schmidt (music), Tom Jones (lyrics)
by Larry Shue
Waiting to be Invited
by S. M. Shephard-Massat
by Inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley; Book by Joe DiPietro
by Fredrick Knott
by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, Jamie Wooten
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
by Stephen Sondheim, Et al.
April 26, 2012 - May 13, 2012
by Lorraine Hansberry
by Written by David Thomas; Music by Patrick Hutchison and David Thomas; adapted from the book written by Dr. Ferrol Sams, Jr.
December 01, 2011 - December 11, 2011
Greater Tuna
by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard
by Book by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty; Music by Stephen Flaherty; Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens; Co-Conceived by Eric Idle; Based on works by Dr. Seuss
Sex Please We're Sixty
by Michael Parker and Susan Parker
I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE
by Joe DiPietro, Music by Jimmy Roberts
by By Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom.
February 24, 2011 - March 06, 2011
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
by By Andrew J. Fenady. Based upon the teleplay by Val DeCrow and Andrew J. Fenady.
Della's Diner - Blue Plate Special
by Written by: Tom Edwards, Lyrics by: Mary L. Fisher, Music by: Harris Wheeler
by Agatha Christie
by Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro and Music by Jimmy Roberts
by Meredith Wilson
Snoopy! The Musical
by Larry Grossman and Hal Hackady
Whose Wives Are They, Anyway?
by Michael Parker
Romance/Romance
by Book and Lyrics by Barry Harman. Music by Keith Herrmann.
by Michael Stewart (book), Lee Adams (lyrics), and Charles Strouse (music)
by Harper Lee (novel)
by Christopher Sergel
The Fantasticks
by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt
by Book by Ken Ludwig, Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin.
I Hate Hamlet
Nuncrackers
by Dan Goggins
The King and I
by Rogers and Hammerstein
All My Sons
by Arthur Miller
The Odd Couple (Female Version)
Damn Yankees
by Philip Grecian
by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
by Shirley Lauro
January 23, 2003 - February 08, 2003
Moon Over Buffalo
by Ken Ludwig
Unknown - Unknown
Keeping Dixie
by Tammy Waldrop


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Author:Harrer, Heinrich. Translated from the German by Hugh Merrick.
Includes folding map photograph Second Printing. Size: Large 8vo ( 9 to 11 inches). Binding tight, covers & spine fully intact. Moderate foxing throughout. Dust Jacket worn at edges, small chips and tears, with some light soiling. Prior owner's signature in ink. Edges moderately browned and soiled.


is the owner of MASH (Main St Animal Services Of Hopkinton) in Hopkinton Massachusetts, establish 1983.
It is a full service integrative veterinary clinic with acupuncture, homeopathy, ozone therapy, hyperbaric oxygen, chiropractic, herbal medicine, surgery and dentistry, with a large focus on nutrition and evaluation of the immune system with titers and other supportive testing.
Margo Roman, D.V.M. graduated from Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine in Alabama in 1978. She did her undergraduate work at the University of Florida. She was a student of the International Veterinary Acupuncture Course in 1976, 2000, 2001. Dr. Roman did her Externship in 1976 at The Animal Medical Center in New York City. Her internship from 1978 to 1979 was at Angell Memorial in Boston, MA. She was on faculty at Tufts University Veterinary School from 1979-1986. She was a student of Dr Luc Deschepper and Dr. Richard Pitcairn, and has lectured nationally and internationally, as well as written many articles and contributed to several books.


text:
Marid Kamilijevič Mutalimov (* 22. února 1980 Machačkala) je bývalý ruský zápasník–volnostylař kumycké národnosti, olympijský medailista z roku 2008, který od roku 2003 reprezentoval Kazachstán.

Sportovní kariéra
Jako jeden z mála dagestánských zápasníku měl v cizím (kazašském) pase uvedeno správně místo narození Machačkala. Pochází z jedné původních machačkalských osad Tarki, obývané výhradně
kumyky. Zápasení se věnoval od 13 let pod vedením Zajnala Salautdinova. V roce 2002 ho oslovil reprezentační trenér Kazachstánu Amandžol Bugybajev s nabídkou na reprezentaci, kterou přijal. Vrcholově se připravoval v Aktau pod vedením Magomeda Kuruglijeva. V roce 2003 se šestým místem na mistrovství světa v New Yorku kvalifikoval na olympijské hry v Athénách v roce 2004. Ze čtyřčlenné základní skupiny postoupil z prvního místa přímo do semifinále, ve kterém prohrál 1:4 na technické body s Íráncem Alírezou Rezáím. V souboji o třetí místo prohrál s Turkem Aydınem Polatçı 1:3 na technické a obsadil 4. místo.

V roce 2008 se z první světové olympijské kvalifikace v švýcarském Martigny kvalifikoval na olympijské hry v Pekingu. Ve čtvrtfinále vrátil Turku Aydınu Polatçımu čtyřletou olympijskou prohru v poměru 2:1 na sety. V semifinále však jednoznačně nestačil na svého krajana (Kumyka) Bachtyjara Achmedova. V souboji o třetí místo porazil Íránce Fárdina Masúmího 2:0 na sety a získal bronzovou olympijskou medaili. V dalším olympijském období si však nesedl s novým reprezentačním trenérem Altajem Tanabajevem, který se netajil tím, že v kazachstánském reprezentačním týmu preferuje rodilé Kazachstánce. V roce 2012 prohrál nominaci na olympijské hry v Londýně s Dauletem Šabanbajem. Od roku 2013 ho do kazachstánské reprezentace přestali zvát.

Výsledky

Odkazy

Reference

Externí odkazy

 Výsledky Marida Mutalimova na uni-leipzig.de

Ruští volnostylaři
Dagestánští volnostylaři
Kazachstánští volnostylaři
Kazachstánští bronzoví olympijští medailisté
Narození 22. února
Narození v roce 1980
Narození v Machačkale
Žijící lidé
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NBC's mock-reality/horror series Siberia slipped even further in the ratings this week and could find itself cast to low viewership Friday or Saturday at any point now if it's not yanked from the schedule altogether. This last Monday, the series pulled its lowest numbers yet with only a 0.6 rating in the 18-49 (after the final numbers came in) and 1.8 million total viewers. That it will not return for a second season is pretty much a give at this point, but with these numbers it may not even get the chance to air out its current season. Keep an eye on this site and the Cancellation Watch Twitter Site for any announcements, and expect NBC to make a move fairly soon.
In the same timeslot over on CBS, hit Summer series Under the Dome continues to perform strong even when the odds are against it. The current feud that its network has going on with Time Warner which resulted in the channel being pulled from the service in many major markets did not hit the Stephen King series too hard. Under the Dome pulled a 2.6 rating in the 18-49 demo on Monday (after the final numbers were tallied) with 10.4 million total viewers. That rating is down two ticks from last week but still pretty impressive considering the number of viewers that couldn't tune in to see the episode this week. In any case, the show has already been renewed for a second season.
Also on Monday, MTV's Teen Wolf continues to ride steady, pulling another 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demo with right at two million total viewers. The cable network has not yet announced a fourth season renewal for the show, but expect it to come at any time now. On Sunday, HBO's True Blood slipped a bit in the ratings down to a 2.2 score with 4.2 million total viewers. It still won the night among cable shows and has already received its seventh season renewal notice. On TNT, Falling Skies only managed a 1.2 rating with 3.7 million total viewers for its season finale, but those still count as decent numbers on that network and the show will be returning for a fourth season next Summer. On Friday night, Continuum scored another 0.4 rating with 1.1 million viewers, decent enough for an import show on its network. Syfy will air the third season of that show in 2014, probably early in the year. On Wednesday of last week, Futurama continues to wind down its seventh and last season as it pulled a 0.6 rating with 1.2 million total viewers.
On Saturday, ABC's Zero Hour wrapped up its burn-off run with little fanfare as it aired its final two episodes back to back but could only muster an average of a 0.3 rating with 1.9 million total viewers over that two hour period. NBC's Do No Harm burn-off did slightly better, pulling a 0.4 rating with 1.7 million total viewers.


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Speech – April 24, 2018
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Honourable senators, I rise today to speak on the abhorrent attack on innocent Canadians that happened yesterday in Toronto. While the motivation behind the attack remains unclear, it shares the hallmarks of similar events that we've seen around the world.
We all too frequently see on the news attacks like this in other places, and it's easy to forget that Canada remains vulnerable to those who would seek to harm us. This is not due to any weakness on our part but, rather, our strengths: our open and accepting way of life, our pluralistic society and our freedoms. Having lived in Toronto my whole life and having had the honour of being its mayor for 11 years, I remain convinced there is no better place that demonstrates these principles that we hold so dear.
It is because of these strengths that Toronto and Canada remain a target for those who would turn to violence because they are unhappy with the way things are. What they fail to realize is that we will not change. As we saw in the attack on the Quebec City mosque last year, Canadians react to these events by reinforcing the sense of community and acceptance that has defined our country for so long.
I would like to thank Toronto's first responders for their quick actions yesterday. Like many of you, I've seen the video of Constable Ken Lam staring down what appeared to be a gun and calmly making an arrest. He did so without discharging his weapon. Because of his actions, the attacker has been charged and will be brought to justice.
In the meantime, 15 individuals have been injured, some critically, while 10 others have lost their lives.
We express our sympathies to the families of those who have lost their lives. We extend our best wishes for recovery to those who are injured. No words of condolence can ease the pain of these individuals or their families, but I say to all of them, just know your country is with you.
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At Valve, Portal 2 can be played with your eyes, Left4Dead reacts to nervous players
By Matthew Humphries 05.07.2013 :: 9:30AM EST 05.07.2013
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Valve has been looking at the use of biometrics in games for quite a while now, and they even have an experimental psychologist on staff in the form of Mike Ambinder. He was present at the NeuroGaming Conference and Expo last week to talk about what exactly Valve is trying to achieve with biofeedback, and how it involves gamer sweat and eye movement.
The issue Valve sees at the moment with games is that they can't detect a player's emotional state. If they could, then the gameplay could react to enhance the experience and potentially make it more enjoyable. So Valve started experimenting with biofeedback, more specifically, they've been detecting the pH level of a player's sweat through skin conductance in order to figure out how calm or nervous they are during play.
That information has been fed into a build of Left4Dead where a mission asks the player to kill 100 enemies in 4 minutes. Monitoring the ph level in the sweat sees the game react to someone who is nervous by speeding up gameplay. Players who remain calm have the gameplay speed remain normal.
In a similar vein Portal 2 has been patched to allow for control using the player's eye movement, allowing them to aim with their eyes instead of with their hands. The end result works surprisingly well, but must surely take a bit of getting used to.
The experiment is set to continue as well as being expanded to other types of feedback such as heart rate, overall body temperature, and even the expression on your face. It isn't limited to just impacting gameplay, either. Such biofeedback could be used to better match players for multiplayer games.
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Melrose Park Police Officer 'Unintentionally' Fires Gun While Confronting Shoplifting Suspect
The officer was confronting a shoplifter at a Jewel-Osco store when his gun discharged
Published November 27, 2019 • Updated on November 27, 2019 at 6:06 pm
A Melrose Park police officer "unintentionally" fired his weapon into the ground Sunday while pursing a shoplifting suspect from a Melrose Park grocery store, according to a village spokesman.
The Melrose Park officer responded to a call of retail theft about 9 p.m. at a Jewel-Osco, 800 W. North Ave., and fired a shot — but didn't hit anyone — during the "heat of the moment and the chase," Melrose Park spokesman Andrew Mack said.
He said the officer was in a squad car pursuing the suspect across North Avenue when the officer stopped to get out of the vehicle.
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"A firearm was unintentionally discharged when the officer was exiting a vehicle," Mack said. The shot was directed to the ground and "was not discharged in the direction of the suspect or public," Mack said.
An unarmed suspect, 25-year-old Tacarre Harper of Chicago, was arrested in the store's parking lot and charged with a misdemeanor count of retail theft, Mack said. Another suspect fled on foot across North Avenue and avoided arrest.
The officer has not been disciplined, and the investigation is ongoing, Mack said. He would not name the officer, but said the investigation "would be wrapped up soon" and its results would be made available to the public.
Illinois State Police are not investigating the incident since no one was wounded in the shooting, according to state police spokeswoman Jacqueline Cepeda.
Typically, a Melrose Park police officer who accidentally shoots their weapon is given additional firearms training, suspension, or forfeiture of vacation days, Mack said.
Melrose Park Police Director Sam C. Pitassi was not immediately available for comment.
The incident is not the first time a Melrose Park officer unnecessarily fired their weapon.
In 2017, a Melrose Park police officer accidentally fired their service weapon during a training session in Skokie. Sam J. Pitassi, the son of the Melrose Park Police Director Sam C. Pitassi, entered a bathroom stall and removed his weapon, placing it on a toilet-paper dispenser. When he tried to re-holster the weapon, it discharged a bullet into the floor. He was required to take education courses to avoid forfeiting two days of vacation time.
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