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Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.77%
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Bank of America Corp. 16.11%
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Citigroup Inc. 10.29%
U.S. Bancorp 5.23%
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 4.11%
BB&T Corp. 2.69%
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HomeTopics of interestTorahYom Kippur: Can You Feel It?
Rav Moshe Weinberger explains in his commentary, "Song of Teshuva," that when one introspects and sees his flaws, it can motivate him to do teshuva.But it can also overwhelm and discourage him, leading to a lack of motivation to change or to despair, which can cause deterioration and depression.
Sorrow and suffering as a catalyst to teshuva may be valid, but it comes at a price.To feel remorse, one must have the ability to see one's shortcomings.Rav Weinberger noted that people are often locked up within themselves, preventing them from seeing their behavior from a broad and clear perspective: To see oneself as villainous where one has rationalized his behavior as virtuous can be crushing.
But, on Yom Kippur, Hashem wants more for us.Rav Weinberger notes that when someone has opened themselves and is broken and distraught by what they find, Hashem has compassion and helps him find his way back.
Rav Joseph B. Soloveichik (aka the Rav) in his lectures on teshuva cites the final Mishna in Tractate Yoma in which Rabbi Akiva compares Hashem to a mikvah that purifies the people of Israel to indicate Hashem's active involvement in our teshuva.
On Yom Kippur, the haftorah relates Hashem's message to "cast up, cast up, prepare the way!Lift the stumbling block from the path of my people!"The difference between the two, says the Rav, is that in the first, the obligation is completely on the individual to find Hashem, whereas in the second, Hashem is coming to find us.He wants to make the otherwise difficult and obstacle-filled path toward teshuva easy, to help us clear the debris from the road blocking us from achieving closeness and connection to ourselves, others, and Him.
Yom Kippur affords us the opportunity to change ourselves, acquit ourselves of punishment, and cleanse ourselves from any residual spiritual contamination that attends with sin. What might have caused us to despair and give up hope now gives us renewed optimism about a possibility-filled future, and a personal resolve to achieve it.Our job on Yom Kippur is to turn to Hashem with clarity about ourselves and a desire to connect to Him, and to authentically open our heart to Him — He will take it the rest of the way.
Wishing us all a gmar chatima tova, that we be sealed in the Book of Life.


Long before cyber criminals were stealing ATM passwords, phone phreaks were tapping into the telephone system. Their motivation was not monetary, but the thrill of defeating a complex, invisible network. Today "hacking" can apply to cyberwarfare, biological tinkering, or even geoengineering. Often it has negative connotations, but the original definition of "hacking" was something else.
In this first of two episodes on hacking, we look at the original practitioners – the teenagers and mavericks who hacked Ma Bell for thrills – and the difference between hacking for fun and for profit.


In Gunslinger, Jeff Pearlman tells Brett Favre's story for the first time, charting his unparalleled journey from a rough rural childhood and lackluster high school football career to landing the last scholarship at Southern Mississippi, to a car accident that nearly took his life, and eventually to the NFL and Green Bay, where he restored the Packers to greatness and inspired a fan base as passionate as any in the game. Yet he struggled with demons: addiction, infidelity, the loss of his father, and a fraught, painfully prolonged exit from the game he loved, a game he couldn't bear to leave.
Gritty and revelatory, Gunslinger is a big sports biography of the highest order, a fascinating portrait of the man with the rocket arm whose life has been one of triumph, fame, tragedy, embarrassment, and—ultimately—redemption.


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September 27, 2010 - It was a very hot day today so I took the opportunity to go surfing at Huntington Beach. The California beaches have been quite cool this summer only averaging temperatures in the low to mid-seventies. Today it was 98° at the Bolsa Chica State Beach, which is about two miles north of the Huntington Pier.
Jordan, who works for Corky Carroll's Surf School, was my instructor. My wet suit and board were stored in their trailer, right on the beach.
I managed to get up and take flight three times during my hour with Jordan. Unfortunately, Judy had the camera set to telephoto and she wasn't able to get a good shot of me surfing, just some partial shots of the board. However, I did get the rides and heard the roar as I was riding the waves. The surf started out at about three feet but rose to five or six feet at the end of my lesson.


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'Brownout,' From Music Experiment To Fan Favorite
MARIA HINOJOSA, HOST:
I'm Maria Hinojosa and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. Michel Martin is away. Eight years ago, a few members of the Grammy Award-winning Latin ensemble Grupo Fantasma began a side band called Brownout. At first, it was just a way for them to experiment with other types of sounds and styles, but soon they learned they had something special, a new twist on Latin funk.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "FLAXIMOUS")
HINOJOSA: That was "Flaximous" from Brownout's latest album, "Oozy." Brownout is just like any normal group, except for one thing. The band very seldom, if ever, plays outside of the Southwestern United States. Now, they plan to change that and take the band on the road, where they hope to get a little bit more national exposure.
And joining me now is one of the founding members, Greg Gonzales, to tell us more about it. Thanks for speaking with us here on TELL ME MORE, Greg.
GREG GONZALEZ: Thanks for having me.
HINOJOSA: So let's take a listen to a little bit of the title cut and talk about it, Greg. Here's the title cut, "Oozy."
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "OOZY")
HINOJOSA: So what's the meaning behind the title, Oozy?
GONZALEZ: The song was written before we attached the title to the album, but it just sounded good. You know, it sounds funky with a lot of sensual connotations. It suggests the heat and the melting, suggests kind of a sludgy, funky vibe.
BROWNOUT: (Singing) (Unintelligible) no question that you're making me oozy, oozy, oozy. (Unintelligible) you're making me oozy, oozy, oozy.
HINOJOSA: So what inspired this song, "Oozy?"
GONZALEZ: The other guitar player, Beto Martinez, is the - I guess the other songwriter in the band besides myself and Adrian. Beto Martinez wrote that song and he told me that he got inspired to write that song when he was in the shower. Apparently, he gets inspired a lot in the shower. He has twin daughters, so I think that's his moment of solitude when he can think of songs, you know, as he's in the shower.
HINOJOSA: That's really funny. And you actually - you like to write when you're walking your dog. Am I right?
GONZALEZ: Yeah. That's my moment of solitude.
HINOJOSA: There's also something very much about being in Texas and on the border where a lot of you guys grew up. So talk about how that very particular border reality, at least when you were growing up when there was a lot more coming and going between the two countries, how did that influence - and how does that influence - the sound of Brownout?
GONZALEZ: When I met Beto Martinez, we were both in junior high, I guess, and we decided to form a band, so we were playing these clubs in the United States by the time we were in high school, playing all weekend long, just jamming and playing these funk and rock blues, you know, more traditional American kind of music.
But, at night, after the gig, we would go to Mexico and see the - they call the Columbiana bands, so in a sense, it was like the border separated us, but we could go back and forth easily and, since we were young, we couldn't go to the bar and see live music unless we were playing. Ironically, if we were playing, we could be in the club, but if we weren't playing, we couldn't be, so we'd go to Mexico where they didn't care and we could see music and...
HINOJOSA: Now, that sounds like the best of both worlds, like, you know, crossing back and forth. It sounds amazing.
GONZALEZ: It was a beautiful experience. You know, back then, the worst thing you had to worry about was maybe getting shook down by some police officer who just was looking for money from American kids over there, you know, partying or whatever.
HINOJOSA: Part of what we love about Brownout is that you guys have this real sense of humor and there's this song on your CD, "Meter Beater," and there's a really funny story behind this song. So what is it?
GONZALEZ: It's a little bit convoluted, the logic behind it. I was inspired by a song by The Meters.
HINOJOSA: Meters are based in New Orleans, right?
GONZALEZ: Yes. They're a legendary funk band that we hold in the highest esteem who've contributed so much to funk music as it is and, as far as the lyrics go, I got a parking ticket one day and I was like, I didn't beat the meter, if you will, but then I thought about an event that happened to me maybe 10, 15 years prior when I first got to Austin, Texas and I was, you know, maybe 18 or 19 years old and I got a parking ticket. I remember being really upset. I was broke, working at a donut shop, whatever, and I looked at the ticket and I was with a friend and I was like, oh, man, you know, meter people. How can they do this? Go around, what kind of job is that, ruining peoples days or whatever. And as I was saying that, but meter guy came around the corner and he had overheard me and he got in my face and he kind of wanted to fight or something and I was like, nah, I'm not going to fight you, man, whatever.
GONZALEZ: But as I was looking at the, you know, fast forward to the more recent ticket that I got, I was looking at it remembering what happened and that became the inspiration for the lyrics, which are, you got to think before you act. Don't just react until you know the facts. You got to think before you speak. Don't just repeat what you hear in the street.
BROWNOUT: (Singing) Hey, you got to think before you act. Don't just react until you know the facts. Hey, you got to think before you speak. Don't just repeat what you hear in the streets.
HINOJOSA: In this song, actually everyone is singing the lyrics in unison...
GONZALEZ: Mm-hmm.
HINOJOSA: ...which you guys do a lot. So what you call it when you guys sing all in unison?
HINOJOSA: There's a name for it, right?
GONZALEZ: Yeah. The nickname we have for it is brocols.
GONZALEZ: All the bros singing vocals.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "OOZY)
HINOJOSA: Well, so one of my favorite cuts on your CD is called "Stormy Weather."
HINOJOSA: Let's take a listen to that.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "STORMY WEATHER")
BROWNOUT: (Singing) Hey, what you got to say? Hey, what you got to say? It's stormy weather. You gotta keep it together. It's stormy weather. You gotta keep it together.
HINOJOSA: So it's got that to me, this kind of quintessential Tejano rock sound. You know, Tejano music, which is basically Tex-Mex music rooted in Texas. Very '60s, '70s, you know, a kind of, you know, Santana presence, very much a connection to soul.
HINOJOSA: And to me it's like the quintessential sound that you guys are trying to achieve.
GONZALEZ: Yeah. Well, to me it sounds a lot like War, the band from Oakland in the '70s that...
HINOJOSA: Oh, yeah. We love War.
GONZALEZ: ...that did "Low Rider," which is, of course, like...
HINOJOSA: We love War.
GONZALEZ: ...a Chicano anthem.
BROWNOUT: (Singing) Hey, what you got to say? Hey, what you got to say? It's stormy weather. You gotta keep it together.
HINOJOSA: If you're just joining us, this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. I'm speaking with Greg Gonzalez, one of the founding members of the Latin funk band Brownout. Their new album is called "Oozy."
I also love the cut, "I Won't Lie." And to me it kind of starts out with this whole kind of Raza Cosmica vibe, and then you go into this crazy rhythm. Let's take a listen.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I WON'T LIE")
BROWNOUT: (Instrumental)
HINOJOSA: So tell me a little bit about that song, "I Won't Lie." It just works for me so much.
GONZALEZ: I believe the inspiration for it was the song "In the Rain," you know, I want to go outside in the rain. And it's got this guitar with a lot of echo sound. I think that was kind of the initial inspiration. But instead of the water being from the sky, it's tears in this case.
BROWNOUT: (Singing) Every time you caught my eye, I will tell you I won't lie. I suggest you go outside. You don't want to see me cry, see me cry. Every time you caught my eye, I will tell you I won't lie.
HINOJOSA: You know, there might be some people who don't understand this or don't know this term Raza Cosmica. It's kind of like a Chicano thing from the Southwest. I mean, do you guys identify at all with that kind of thinking as you're putting together the music of Brownout?
GONZALEZ: You know, when we write music it's just kind of inspired by the moment. You know, it might be a song you heard on the radio or it might be something in your past or a moment that you're having. I mean certainly, our backgrounds in our history are from South Texas and a border town, and that whole kind of heritage, that culture from our families and our friends growing up and that informs everything that we do musically and culturally in our lyrics and in our intentions. But it's not specific like, you know, you don't set out writing a song you're like ah, you know, I'm going to write a song for La Raza. You know, I don't know, we never necessarily think of it like that.
GONZALEZ: But we always felt like it would appeal to those people because they see where we're coming from.
HINOJOSA: So when you talk about your heritage and your culture, what do you mean?
GONZALEZ: Well, myself, Adrian and Beto, being the principal songwriters, we're all from the same city of Laredo, Texas, which is a border town, predominately Mexican - Mexican-American and there's also a lot of cross-cultural interchanges going on, you know, whether it's people coming across to buy, shop, visit their families or people going to Mexico to do the same thing, you know, there's a very vibrant interchange that goes on every single day and the values are very similar.
HINOJOSA: There's another song that stood out. It's "JPT."
HINOJOSA: And Greg, you wrote the song. And I heard that it was actually inspired by a Cuban musician, Juan Pablo Torres, therefore, JPT.
HINOJOSA: He was a trombone player. But in this particular song, you're actually using this really weird sounding instrument.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG "JPT")
HINOJOSA: What is it?
GONZALEZ: It's a keyboard. It's a Yamaha CP-30 keyboard, which he used quite frequently on his recordings and had a very distinctive kind of analog-y sound.
GONZALEZ: I asked my friend Alex Chavez who is with the band Maneja Beto, I asked him to come sing some lyrics I wrote. And he showed up and he had some traditional Mexican Huasteco verses and he studies and teaches the music of Mexico, the traditional folkloric music that predates mariachi music, even, of the Huasteco style and the Son Jarocho style and these very traditional styles of music that were kind of folkloric. And he came, and as he was warming up he tried some of these different verses, and they have very particular falsetto singing style to them. And he sang this one verse about sailors on a ship who get stranded when the wind stops blowing, and they are just basically waiting for the wind to change so they can get back home.
ALEX CHAVEZ AND BROWNOUT: (Sung in Spanish)
GONZALEZ: And as soon as he sang it, I was like, you know what? Forget the lyrics I wrote. That traditional verse you just put on there is amazing. So we stuck with it and it kind of tied everything together in the sense that I had, you know, these African rhythms and kind of an African vibe going on with the melodic content of the guitars and stuff, and then the sounds of Cuba and that inspiration from Juan Pablo Torres and then the traditional sounds of Mexico. It kind of became this pan-African/Latino soundscape.
BROWNOUT: (Playing)
HINOJOSA: Let's talk about another song, and I particularly love the name of this song. It's "Ando y Dando."
HINOJOSA: What does "Ando y Dando" mean? And what was going on for you when you wrote it?
GONZALEZ: When this band first started out, most of our songs were covers and we tended to focus on classic, what they call break beat songs, which were beats that people would breakdance to. They were funk songs but they were the higher, faster tempo and a little more high energy, so you could do your spins and do all your rock in the way that you do when you're a breakdancer, or a b-boy, b-girl, as they say.
HINOJOSA: Let's take a listen to that cut.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ANDO Y DANDO")
BROWNOUT: (Sung in foreign language)
HINOJOSA: You guys are now taking a very big step in your career because you've decided that you want to take Brownout on tour really to reach a broader audience because in the past Brownout has mostly stayed in the Southwest of the United States. So are you guys at all nervous about going on the road in a big way with Brownout?
GONZALEZ: Not at all. It's not a matter of fear of getting out there, fear of our performance. Just that for the longest time Brownout was just a kind of like a side project, just an outlet for us to experiment with funky forms and to show off our instrumental chops. But as time has gone on, it's kind of developed it's own personality and become it's own entity unto itself. At this point we feel like it's equally as valid musically speaking and we feel like it's important for us to get that out.
HINOJOSA: Well, good luck on tour. I hope it goes great.
GONZALEZ: Thanks.
HINOJOSA: Greg Gonzalez is one of the founding members of Brownout. The band's new album "Oozy" is available now. Greg joined us from member station KUT in Austin, Texas. Thanks again for speaking with us, Greg.
GONZALEZ: Thank you.
HINOJOSA: And that's our program for today. I'm Maria Hinojosa and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. Let's talk more tomorrow.

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NASA satellite captures a unique view of the total lunar eclipse that occurred on May 15
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A NASA satellite, named Lucy, launched in October 2021, managed to capture a unique perspective on the total lunar eclipse, which occurred on May 15-16. The satellite was launched on a 12-year journey to probe eight different asteroids, including an asteroid in the solar system's main asteroid belt. The other seven asteroids that the satellite will probe come from Jupiter's Trojan asteroid cluster.
The satellite was already at a distance of 64 million miles (100 million km) from Earth, or about 70% of the distance between Earth and the Sun, when it observed the total lunar eclipse.
"While total lunar eclipses aren't that rare — they happen about every year — it's not that often that you get the chance to view them from an entirely new perspective," said planetary scientist Hal Levison of the Southwest. Research Institute ( SwRI), which is the principal investigator of the mission in a press release.
"When the team realized that Lucy had had the chance to observe this lunar eclipse as part of the instrument calibration process, everyone was incredibly excited," Levison added.
"Capturing these images was truly an incredible team effort. Instrument, guidance, navigation and science operations teams all had to work together to collect this data, putting Earth and the Moon in the same frame," said acting deputy principal investigator Dr John Spencer, also from SwRI.
The satellite took 86 one-millisecond exposure shots to make a 2-second timelapse of the first half of the eclipse. The video was posted by NASA on its website. People can see a cross-sectional view of the eclipse in the short but fascinating video.
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Struggling Penney cuts 350 workers at headquarters
July 10, 2012, 8:29 PM UTC
By Anne D'Innocenzio
NEW YORK -- J.C. Penney Co. workers are feeling more pain as the department store chain struggles with a transformation.
More than five months into big changes under its new CEO, Penney announced Tuesday that it's laying off another round of workers at its headquarters in Plano, Texas. The 350 workers being cut were primarily in finance, technology, product development and sourcing, according to company spokeswoman Kate Coultas.
The latest layoffs mean Penney has slashed its headquarters workforce nearly 30 percent, to 3,100 employees, since spring.
Penney is cutting costs amid the difficult task of turning around its business to make it more nimble. But investors are losing faith in Penney's strategy, and shares dropped nearly 6 percent Tuesday. The stock has lost half its value since February after initially climbing on optimism about the changes.
The department store is overhauling every aspect of its operations, from a new pricing plan to new brands to how it produces its goods. But the new pricing plan, which cuts hundreds of sales events in favor of everyday pricing, has turned off shoppers used to big discounts.
Penney reported a bigger-than-expected loss and a 20 percent drop in revenue in the first quarter when the pricing plan was implemented. Some analysts believe that sales are only further deteriorating in the second quarter.
"One of the most challenging tasks for any leadership is to reorganize a company," said Ron Johnson, Penney's new CEO and a former Apple Inc. executive, in a statement. He noted that Tuesday's actions mark "the final phase" of the "right-sizing" of the headquarters.
Tuesday's cuts are part of a plan outlined by Penney in late January to target $900 million in expense cuts to be completed over the first two years of its transformation. That included $200 million in savings from its corporate headquarters as well as $400 million in cost savings in store operations and $300 million in advertising costs.
The company in April announced 600 layoffs at its headquarters. Penney also eliminated 300 jobs at a Pittsburgh customer call center it closed July 1.
But the biggest problem Penney is grappling with is trying to make the new pricing plan work. During an address to investors last month, Johnson continued to back his new pricing strategy. He said that the problem was the chain improperly communicated the change to shoppers. It's now clarifying the savings for shoppers under the three-tier plan, which calls for reducing prices by 40 percent from a year ago, offering deeper month-long discounts and clearance events.
The company has been doing plenty of backpedaling and is now adding clearance events to the calendar in addition to the first and third Fridays of the month. Starting last week, it is now using the word "best clearance" instead of "best prices." Credit Suisse retail analyst Michael Exstein said more needs to be done to create a sense of urgency for the shopper.
"A combination of poor messaging, tampering with the merchandise flow and a slowing of the overall economic environment seem to have contributed to the current state of business," wrote Exstein in a report published Tuesday.
"This sales erosion makes a turnaround even more daunting as the second half approaches," Exstein wrote.
In response, Penney has either slowed or canceled whatever orders it has been able to because of slower sales, he said. That has made its suppliers concerned about whether Penney's plan will work and could impede the company's strategy to lure in new brands, he said. The company has already announced a slew of new names including Betsey Johnson and Vivienne Tam who are coming out with exclusive affordable versions for Penney for the fall.
Shares of J.C. Penney Co. shares fell $1.27, or 5.8 percent, to close at $20.76, making it the No. 5 decliner on the S&P 500 index. The stock earlier traded as low as $20.59, a level last seen in September 2010.
Anne D'Innocenzio


Suffolk Show's president has expressed her delight that Suffolk Punch horses, which featured heavily in the lives of her late husband's farming family at Sudbury, were chosen to promote the 2018 event.
The honorary presidency, a year-long post, this year went to Baroness Hazel Byford, who sits in the House of Lords and is an expert on farming matters. She was voted in by the organisation behind the Trinity Park event, Suffolk Agricultural Association.
Through her late husband, Barrie, who died in 2013, her family has a long association with Suffolk Horses, going back many generations.
By coincidence, show organisers, who choose a different farm or native animal to promote the show every year, this year chose the county's own heavy horse, a rare breed whose future remains precarious.
Baroness Byford's daughter, Lizzie, now manages Slough Farm at Acton, which has been in the Byford family for five generations.
Lizzie is descended from Joseph Byford, who was born in 1794, and whose eldest son, William, who died in his late eighties in 1910, bred the horses on the farm.
Most notable among them was Bounce, who won the championship at the Royal Windsor Show in 1889 and was descended from the first recorded Suffolk Horse, Crisp. Under Joseph, who came to Acton from Cavendish, the Byfords became known as 'Carriers to London', transporting goods to the capital.
Baroness Byford, who attended Moulton Agricultural College, married Barrie in 1962, and has been a working peer in the House of Lords for the past 20 years. She was shadow minister for MAFF (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food), then DEFRA (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), from 1998 to 2008.
It was a "huge thrill" to be president, she said.


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Comsewogue School District » District » Departments » Central Registration
Tara Grippe | Registrar
tgrippe@comsewogue.k12.ny.us
Central Registration Office Hours
September - June: 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday
July & August: 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM, Monday - Thursday
In order to aide you in having a smooth transition of registering your child into the Comsewogue School District, we have listed the requirements for registration below. The forms below must also be completed as part of the registration process. A complete registration packet can be found at the bottom of this page.
New Entrant Form
HLQ (Home Language Questionnaire)
Student Identification Form
Physical Examination Form or proof of appointment for same
Dental Certificate Form
Emergency Contact Card (not available on website)
Proof of Residence
Homeowner: Town of Brookhaven tax bill, or deed or current mortgage statement.
Renter: Notarized (may be sworn to or unsworn to) statement of Landlord or Owner or Resident from whom the parent or guardian leases or shares property and copy of lease (if applicable). (Statement form available below). Statement by third parties relating to parent/guardian's physical presence in the Comsewogue School District. (Statement form available below)
Other forms of documentation and/or information establishing physical presence in the Comsewogue School District which may include, but not limited to: Pay Stub, Income tax return, utility or other bills, membership documents based on residency, voter registration documents, official driver's license, learner's permit or non-drive identification, state or other governmental issued identification, documents issued by federal, state or local agencies (e.g. local social services agency, federal Office of Refugee Resettlement).
Choose two of the above proofs of residence.
Proof of Age
Certified birth certificate or record of baptism (including a certified transcript of a foreign birth certificate or record of baptism) giving the date of birth.
Passport (including a foreign passport) may be used where the birth certificate or record of baptism is not available.
If none of these documents are available, other documentary evidence in existence for two (2) years or more can be used to determine a child's age. Examples include, but are not limited to: Hospital or health records official driver's license, state or other governmental issued identification, school photo identification with date of birth, consulate identification card, military depended identification card, documents issued by federal, state or local agencies (e.g. local social service agency, federal Office of Refugee Resettlement), court orders or other court-issued documents, Native American tribal document, records from non-profit international aid agencies and voluntary agencies.
Anyone registering a student who is not the parent of the child must provide an Affidavit which indicates that they are the guardian or person whom has custody and control of the child OR other proof such as a judicial custody order or an order of guardianship. The Affidavit must describe how total and permanent custody and control was obtained, whether through guardianship or otherwise. The District has Parent/Guardian Affidavits which can be utilized. Although the District typically requires both, the Parent and Guardian Affidavits to be submitted, the District understands that there may be some circumstances in which only one of the Affidavits is available. In such circumstances, the District will accept one Affidavit. Affidavit forms are available in the Central Registration Office.
Physical examination form, or proof of appointment for same.
Child's immunization record stamped by physician
(Note: Suffolk County Health Department 853-8496 provides immunizations for uninsured children.)
Required under NYS Department of Health Immunization Requirements for School Entrance/Attendance.
All immunization dates are mandatory and must have a doctor's signature/stamp. Under the Public Health Law, parent/guardians have 14 days to submit an appropriate immunization certificate or other acceptable evidence of immunization. A school principal may extend this to a 30 day period on a case-by-case basis when a student has transferred from another state or country and can show a good faith effort to get the necessary certificate or other evidence of immunization.
Transferring from Another School
Child's last Report Card or Transcript from prior school (Not required at registration)
New York State Education Law requires that every parent be notified of their rights regarding referral and evaluation of their child for the purposes of Special Education Services or problems upon their child's enrollment in public school. For information regarding Comsewogue's services, as well as copies of "A Parent's Guide to Special Education," please visit the Pupil Personnel Services page on our District website.
Tara Grippe


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Dish 300 was the first satellite dish receiver provided by the direct broadcast satellite television company, Dish Network, and was originally known as the "Dish Network Dish". Dish 300 had a single LNB, or Low Noise Block, that was capable of receiving signals from the 119°W orbital location owned by EchoStar as well as the 148°W or 61.5°W orbital locations for Latin American broadcasting, but not the 61.5°W, 110°W, or 129°W orbital locations. Because of the inability of Dish 300 to connect to these other satellites, it was eventually discontinued and replaced with the Dish 500.
How Dish 300 Works
Dish 300 was an 18-inch dish that had a single LNB and was used for basic reception from the 119°W orbital location and as a secondary dish for receiving signals from the 148°W or 61.5°W orbital locations or high definition broadcasts. While Dish 300 is still compatible with basic Dish Network broadcasts from these locations, it is not compatible with newer services offered by Dish Network.
Dish 300 can be used to receive all broadcasts from the 119°W orbital location as well as the other orbital locations mentioned above. Because Dish 300 was developed before Dish Network's partnership with EchoStar began, it is not compatible with EchoStar broadcasts. However, Dish 300 did provide reliable service and received signals well even during rain and other undesired conditions.
Dish 300 was advantageous because it was light-weight and affordable. Because of these factors, many residential and commercial users alike had Dish 300 dishes installed before Dish Network and EchoStar released the Dish 500, Dish 1000, and Dish 1000.2 models. Although the Dish 300 is not compatible with newer Dish Network services, it can still be used as a secondary satellite dish for additional reception.
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package gwt.dojo.mobile.client;

import gwt.dojo.core.client.JsArray;
import gwt.dojo.core.client.JsObject;

import com.google.gwt.dom.client.Element;

public class MobileParser extends JsObject {

	public static final String MODULE = "dojox/mobile/parser";

	protected MobileParser() {
		// Required by JSNI
	}

	public static JsArray/* <JsObject> */parse() {
		MobileParser mobileParser = JsObject.ref(MobileParser.MODULE);
		return mobileParser._parse();
	}

	private final native JsArray/* <JsObject> */_parse() /*-{
		try {
			return this.parse();
		} catch (e) {
			alert(e); // TODO throw exception that we can catch from Java
		}
	}-*/;

	public static JsArray/* <JsObject> */parse(Element node) {
		MobileParser mobileParser = JsObject.ref(MobileParser.MODULE);
		return mobileParser._parse(node);
	}

	public final native JsArray/* <JsObject> */_parse(Element node) /*-{
		try {
			return this.parse(node);
		} catch (e) {
			alert(e); // TODO throw exception that we can catch from Java
		}
	}-*/;
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Norfolk Tides beat the Rochester Red Wings 9-5 Sunday afternoon at Frontier Field, sweeping the five-game series. The Wings return home July 30 to open a series with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Yankees).
Reliever Trevor May got the start for Rochester and worked just one inning, with scheduled starterZack Littell following May on the mound. In the inning, May allowed no runs on one hit while walking one and striking out one. He threw 22 pitches, 15 for strikes.
Rochester took the lead in the fourth against Norfolk starting pitcher Jimmy Yacabonis after Nick Gordon was hit by a pitch to open the inning. After Gordon stole second base with ease, Kennys Vargas moved him to third following a groundout to second base. With one away, LaMonte Wadegave the Wings a 1-0 lead with his second single of the game that brought Gordon home to score.
The Tides went ahead in the fifth after Littell loaded the bases to open the inning. Following a walk and a pair of singles, Breyvic Valera lifted a fly ball to right field that was dropped by Edgar Corcino which allowed for Norfolk to tie the game 1-1. DJ Stewart then gave the Tides the lead after a sacrifice fly brought Adrian Marin in to score, giving the Tides a 2-1 lead.
A pair of singles from Juan Graterol and Alex Perez in the bottom of the fifth allowed for Rochester to threaten. With one away, former Red Wing Sean Gilmartin was asked to work out of the jam. Yacabonis went 4.1 innings allowing one run on four hits while walking one and striking out three. He threw 69 pitches, 46 for strikes. Gilmartin retired Gordon and Miguel Sano to end the inning.
Norfolk increased their lead after tallying three more runs in the seventh. After Cedric Mullins tripled with one out, Valera singled him home to increase the lead to 3-1. Two batters later, Pedro Alvarez belted an opposite field home run to put the Tides ahead 5-1. That ended the day for Littell as he was replaced by Nick Anderson. Littell went 5.2 innings allowing five runs (four earned) on six hits while walking and striking out four. He threw 97 pitches, 66 strikes.
Anderson surrendered a solo home run to Jaycob Brugman in the eighth inning, giving the Tides a 6-1 lead.
Rochester plated a pair in the bottom half of the eighth after Jon Kemmer, who replaced Wade after being ejected in the sixth, doubled home Perez and Gordon to cut the Norfolk lead to 6-3.
Anderson was replaced by Gabriel Moya to begin the ninth. Anderson went 1.1 innings allowing one run on one hit while fanning one. Luis Sardinas hit an opposite field double off Moya with the bases loaded in the top of the ninth, making the score 9-3.
Alex Perez knocked in a run in the bottom of the ninth with an RBI double to make it a 9-4 game, and an RBI double from Gordon brought the Wings to within four runs at 9-5.
The Tides out-hit the Red Wings 11-9.


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Recorded Service for the week
Service Sheets for LOCKDOWN 2
Walton Team Ministry
Three Churches One Parish
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS (COVID-19)
10th January 2021 12 noon UPDATE
As infection rates continue to rise very quickly in the city of Liverpool we have taken the difficult decision to now close all 3 churches in the Parish Team for Sunday Worship. They will be available for funerals. Please do contact Revd Fiona on 07941652488 for help arranging a funeral at any of the churches.
We will still post a recorded service each week and make the details available on our social media platforms and A Church Near You.
Please do stay safe and well
The recorded service for Sunday 17th January
Revd Michael's sermon can be read here
Revd Jean Flood is leading a small group of us in prayer both via email and as a Whatsapp Group.
This is this week's prayer. If you would like to join us then please email either Jean or myself
We have heard much about breath and breathing lately –
The tortured cry 'I can't breathe' of George Floyd and the whole Black Lives Matter protest against oppression, sparked by his death;
The 'I can't breathe' of thousands and thousands of people whose lungs have been attacked by Covid 19, and those who have to listen and respond to their cry
The 'I can't breathe' of our planet, misused by us all in so many ways,. In ways that we are often unaware of
When his disciples were at their lowest ebb, Jesus came to them and breathed the Holy Spirit into them. He breathed new life into them. (John 20: 21,22) They were able to take a deep breath and start all over again.
Perhaps our prayer for this week for ourselves and for so many others could be:
'Breathe on me, breath of God:
fill me with life anew,
that I may love as you have loved
and do as you would do'. Edwin Hatch 1886
Unseen God
We pray for all those situations where you cannot be recognised
For those excluded by society because of their race, colour, religion or status
For those who are victims of another's greed:
For those who live without hope
You are made known in gentle touch,
Make yourself known and touch your world
In the places we have mentioned
And in the people we have named in our hearts.
God who sees
Make yourself known through us
And use us to touch your world
and for evermore. Amen
Jean's email address
revjflood@hotmail.com
Fiona's email
revpennie@gmail.com
We have also had the privilege of welcoming the young people of Alsop into church to record an Advent Assembly which has been shared across our city and even over to Canada!
We are working with Alsop High School and the St. Omers Trust to raise funds to help feed the most vulnerable families in our community. If you would like to donate or find out more please visit the 'Gofundme' page.
St. Aidan
St Mary the Virgin
Walton Church
St Nathanael
Fazakerley road
Welcome to Walton Team Ministry, a group of three churches in the Parish of Walton, Liverpool, that includes Walton Church (St. Mary the Virgin) Walton on the Hill, St Aidan, Cherry Lane, and St. Nathanael, Fazakerley Road.
Our history of serving this community is long and varied. In 1086 Walton Church is recorded in the Domesday book and it is known that a church was here at least 200 years before then. The church of St. Mary's that we see today has been rebuilt and changed many times over the past 1200 years. Both St Aidan's and St Nathanael's were opened in 1909 and have become the spiritual heart of their communities.
Throughout the many years of being places of Christian witness our ethos and values remain the same - to provide a place and sense of belonging to those who want to worship and serve our God.
We hope you find our website useful. If you have further questions please do not hesitate to get in touch through our Parish Office by email at waltonparishteam@hotmail.co.uk , or by phone 0151 525 3130.
Full contact details including addresses can be viewed by clicking on the 'Visit Us' tab.
Walton Team Ministry takes its duty and obligation to protect all extremely seriously. We have adopted the national Church of England's robust procedures and guidelines. You can find out more about the national policies and procedures at:
www.churchofengland.org/safeguarding
If you have any safeguarding concerns or issues on a safeguarding matter then you can find useful contact information at:
http://www.liverpool.anglican.org/safeguarding
Rev. Fiona Pennie
Interim Minister
Appointed 29 March 2020 for 1 year
My Contact details are:
Giving financial support to Walton Team Ministry
There are a few ways you can give financial support to us:
1. We have an envelope giving scheme in which you can make your donation. This is strictly confidential. (As we cannot meet together for now please keep filling your envelopes and bring them to our celebration service when we can meet again Thank you)
2. You can set up a standing order.
3. You can make a one off donation using our pay pal account. Just click the button below.
waltonparishteam@hotmail.co.uk
Walton Cornerstone
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Spotlight Isabel Jalamov
Q&A with Isabel Jalamov, Senior, Environmental Studies Major; Hometown: Pataskala, OH
ODNR Wildlife Education Intern
President – Kent State Environmental Society
Vice President and Social Media Coordinator – Future Environmental Professionals Club
What is your area of research or interest?
Environmental and Wildlife Education
What made you interested in pursuing this area?
When I started at Kent State as a freshman, I was pursuing a degree in Integrated Science Education in order to be a science teacher, which has been an aspiration of mine since high school. After about a year of taking classes within various disciplines of science, I found that my passions lie more in the realm of environmental science. More specifically, I enjoy learning about the ways people interact with the environment. Growing up in a pretty rural area, I have always had a profound appreciation for our environment, and I enjoy watching others experience the same sense of fascination and curiosity when immersed in nature.
How do your studies or classes at Kent State support you in your sustainability endeavors?
The interdisciplinary nature of the Environmental Studies program not only considers the science that explains the natural systems of the earth, but also incorporates other disciplines such as politics, sociology, economics, and geography in order to get a sense of the bigger picture. This is important to me because I believe that understanding the current state of our environment goes well beyond understanding the science behind it. In order to combat the climate crisis, we have to understand our relationship with nature as well.
What are your favorite accomplishments or projects you have worked on so far?
This summer, I got to work on a bat conservation project with the Division of Wildlife's bat specialist. The project focused largely on bat population data, as bat populations are decreasing across the country as a result of white-nose syndrome. White-nose syndrome is a fungal disease that causes bats to leave their hibernation stage before their food sources are abundant enough to meet their needs. I got to do a combination of mobile bat surveys, where bat calls are recorded via a microphone strapped to the top of a vehicle, and mist-netting surveys, where bats are caught in a fine, nearly invisible net and studied. That was the first time I had ever been up so close to such an elusive animal, and I really enjoyed getting that kind of hands-on experience.
What type of work, research, or projects are you working on this year?
In May, I got hired on at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife headquarters in Columbus as a Wildlife Education Intern. Since then, I have been fortunate enough to work around the state, learning about Ohio's diverse wildlife hands-on, as well as help instill a sense of fascination and care for wildlife into others while helping lead programs and workshops in schools and other facilities. I was also fortunate enough to have my summer internship extended through my graduation in December, so I will be working out of the division's office in Akron until then.
What do you enjoy about being an Environmental Studies major?
The fact that the Environmental Studies program is still relatively small allows for a lot of one-on-one connection with faculty. This personal connection with faculty has allowed me to network my way into some really cool opportunities, such as my internship with ODNR.
What career or path do you see yourself pursuing after graduation?
After I graduate, I am hoping I can stay on with the state doing something in the realm of environmental education. I am also considering getting a master's degree in earth science/environmental education in order to further my knowledge and give myself the option to work in a classroom setting like I've always hoped to do.
Can you tell us more about the student organizations you're involved with and what they do?
I am the president of the Kent State Environmental Society, as well as the vice president and social media coordinator for the Future Environmental Professionals Club. The Environmental Society focuses on general sustainability efforts, while the Future Environmental Professionals Club focuses on professional development and career opportunities for environmental studies majors at Kent State. I am currently working with Dr. Kaplan to start a monthly newsletter for the Environmental Studies program, which will include ways to get involved in environmental student organizations, professional development opportunities, and other general announcements pertaining to the program. I also served as the EcoRep for Koonce Hall during the 2019-2020 school year.
Thank you Isabel!
Kent State Environmental Studies
Suite 101 Harbourt Hall, 615 Loop Road, P.O. Box 5190 Kent, Ohio 44242-0001
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Co-branded Geico and MTV spots directed by Patrick Donnelly
Fifteen minutes can change everything, as evidenced by the new 2-spot integrated marketing campaign for Geico insurance and MTV. Directed by Patrick Donnelly of the 2012 Emmy-winning creative production/post studio Cinema Five Films, the new spots weave multiple storylines and characters all interacting at the same place and time – a New Year's Eve party 15 minutes before midnight. The ads will air throughout January 2013.
"This was an unusually challenging project because of the level of complexities in the story and characters," Donnelly says. "As a director, this was fun to sink my teeth into."
Similar in structure to recent films like "New Year's Eve" or "Valentine's Day," which feature multiple characters and story arcs unfolding at the exact same time, the spots -- "Magic Moment" and "Band Magic" (both :45s) -- are set at a New Year's Eve party at exactly 11:45 pm. "Magic Moment" follows a young man working up the courage to introduce himself to a beautiful girl he's been watching all night (only to accidently spill his drink on her); while "Band Magic" centers on an up-and-coming singer getting ready to perform at the same party, promising herself that this will be the year her band makes it. The spots end with a sudden power outage followed by a spectacular fireworks display seen through a skylight.
Shot in one day on location in Brooklyn, New York, Donnelly noted that while the concept and script (created by MTV) were well conceived, what truly made the spots work creatively was the extra 15 seconds of time -- a running time to 45 seconds rather then the usual 30 or 15.
"We got lucky when the client agreed to let these run as 45s," Donnelly says. "You usually don't get that much time to work with, but that extra 15 seconds allowed us to hold on a shot for a few seconds more than we normally could, and let the actors bring more emotion to it. That extra time helped take these from good to great."
Adding to that greatness was Cinema Five Films editor Mark Breese, who focused his work on the story aspects and conveying the idea that both spots were intricately tied together.
"It was exciting to work on these spots since we had the freedom to use our collective narrative storytelling skills to essentially create two short films tied together by a common thread," Breese says. "The idea that main characters become background players and vice versa in between the two spots was an intriguing idea."
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Bills sign veteran safety Kurt Coleman; Rafael Bush decides to retire
The Bills signed veteran S Kurt Coleman to a one-year contract while safety Rafael Bush has retired.
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Robert Woods prepped to step up
Posted by Chris Brown on September 25, 2016 – 11:40 am
With Sammy Watkins and Greg Salas both inactive for the Bills today, Robert Woods is ready to take on more targets and make more plays.
"Just going in there expecting to play my game," said Woods. "I always approach the game like the number one receiver. I've just got to step up and make plays. I might get a few more targets with him being gimpy or whatever. But I'll just play my game and be an open target and just pick up the slack."
Woods has been winning on almost all of his routes through the first two weeks of the season, but to this point has only been targeted seven times. He has five receptions for 30 yards. Buffalobills.com asked him if he's talked with Tyrod Taylor about being targeted more on the routes he's winning.
"It's just the reads," Woods said. "Sometimes those back side reads he doesn't even have time to get there. There are a host of factors. My job is to be an open target for him so when the ball does come I'm ready for it. It's the same thing this game. Try to be an open target for him and when the read is right and he comes my way I can be productive."
Facing an Arizona defense that plays man coverage about 70 percent of the time, Woods knows he's got to use his full repertoire of releases to get off the line.
"You've just got to make stuff look different," he said. "When they're playing man in your face all the time you've got to make it look different, show them something different when they play man."
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With the professional massage bed Sabbia it is possible to combine the properties of warm sand with massages that, by relaxing muscles, help us practice myofascial release and manual stretching, both designed to harmonize posture.
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Teacher Appreciation Week also known as Teacher Appreciation Day, begins on May 5, and its exact origins are unknown. According to the National Education Association, the group that organizes the holiday, the idea may have first gained traction in 1944 when an Arkansas teacher, Mattye Whyte Woodridge, wrote to political and educational leaders requesting an official day to recognize educators nationwide. Eleanor Roosevelt received one of those letters and later convinced the 81st Congress to proclaim the first National Teacher Day in 1953.The first National Teacher Day was declared on March 7, 1980. Later, the NEA and its affiliates voted to change the event to the first full week of May. This year, Teacher Appreciation Day, as it's now called, is on May 6, and the entire week is dedicated to celebrating America's educators.


The vote was an important day for Toronto and the environment. Councillors voted to go ahead with seeking private bids for waste collection despite the significant information gaps. However, Councillors across the City overwhelmingly rejected efforts to rush the vote through, demanding better environmental standards and that the final decision be made by Council -- not by staff as had been proposed.
Through the long day of debate, discussion and questions to staff, Councillors repeatedly asked for more information about waste diversion rates, contract monitoring and enforcement to ensure our waste programs are not put at risk. Staff were unable to answer a number of questions, and a few Councillors commented on conflicting numbers from staff, TEA's report and a report by a forensic accountant.
A number of motions and amendments were made seeking further details, strict reporting and stricter environmental standards. Councillors from across the City agreed that waste diversion targets must be safeguarded and surpassed, and that Council must see annual reports on any contractor's performance, including on environmental standards. Sadly, some motions for better environmental standards failed, however overall this is a significant victory for the environment.
A number of motions were very close - four votes were defeated by a tie. To see the detailed motions and to see how your Councillor voted, see the City of Toronto website here.
TEA has been researching the issue, talking with our members, and meeting with community groups and Councillors to answer their questions about private contracts and waste diversion. Thanks to our members for your phone calls and emails to Councillors - your Council heard your environmental concerns and responded!
In the coming months, TEA will continue to research the impact of contracts on waste diversion and monitor Council decisions on the issue.


The Nylon Breakaway Halter by Walsh provides a durable horse halter with the additional breakaway leather crown piece suitable for use in turnout, on a hot walker, or around the barn. The nylon breakaway halter ensures the safety of the horse without compromising the quality and aesthetic the Walsh brand is known for! The nylon breakaway halter comes in multiple sizes and color ways, ideal for outfitting the single horse or entire herd.
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Most visits to the doctor's office include a measurement of blood pressure. But what do the blood pressure numbers really mean?
Blood pressure is usually measured in the upper arm with a cuff wrapped tightly around the arm and inflated with air. The amount of air pressure inside the cuff is related to the pressure of blood inside the arms' arteries. When the heart beats it sends a wave of pressure through the body's arteries called a pulse. This pulse can be felt in your neck, wrist, and many other spots. The pulse can also be heard with a stethoscope.
As the blood pressure cuff fills with air the cuff pressure eventually becomes higher than the blood pressure in the arm. At this point the pulse cannot make it past the tight cuff and nothing is heard with the stethoscope positioned below the cuff. As the pressure is slowly released a monitor indicates the pressure inside the cuff. When a pulse is heard the number on the monitor is recorded as "millimeters of mercury or mmHg." This "top number" is called the systolic blood pressure. It corresponds to the pressure in the arteries when the heart is squeezing.
If the systolic blood pressure is high, the heart has to squeeze harder to send the pulse through the body. In those with high blood pressure the cuff has to be inflated with more air to determine the top number.
As the blood pressure cuff continues to deflate, the pressure inside falls and the arteries in the arm allow the pulse to flow freely. Eventually, the pressure in the cuff falls to a point where it becomes difficult to hear the pulse as it passes by. The pressure indicated on the monitor is call the "bottom number," or diastolic blood pressure. This is the pressure in the arteries when the heart is relaxing, or filling with blood and getting ready for the next squeezing cycle.
Both the systolic and diastolic blood pressure are important numbers. If either is too high, the heart can enlarge and thicken due to the extra strain. Recent publications indicate that truly normal blood pressure is a top number less than 120 mmHg and a bottom number less than 80 mmHg. A slightly elevated blood pressure, top number between 120 and 140 and bottom number between 80 and 90, are considered pre-hypertensive.
I recommend such patients watch their diet including lowering salt intake, losing weight, exercising and getting regular blood pressure checks. Those with blood pressure of 140/90 and higher will often require medication in addition to the lifestyle changes mentioned above. Of note, in those with diabetes or kidney disease the cut off number is lower at 130/80.
The recommendations above should be discussed with your doctor prior to starting or changing any blood pressure treatment.


Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has embraced a 3-D printed titanium dome for satellite fuel tanks so big you can't even put your arms around it.
A Lockheed Martin engineer inspects one of the 3-D printed dome prototypes at the company's space facility in Denver. The final dome measures 46 inches in diameter, large enough to fit 74.4 gallons of liquid. Photo is courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
The 46-inch- (1.16-meter-) diameter vessel completed final rounds of quality testing this month, ending a multi-year development program to create giant, high-pressure tanks that carry fuel on board satellites. The titanium tank consists of three parts welded together: two 3-D printed domes that serve as caps, plus a variable-length, traditionally-manufactured titanium cylinder that forms the body.
The new fuel tank for Lockheed Martin's largest satellites host 3-D printed domes that cap off the cylinder. Using this manufacturing method, tank delivery time went down from two years to three months. Here the tank is seen in a test fixture, with a 3-D printed dome seamlessly integrated into the body of the tank. Photo is courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
Satellite fuel tanks must be strong and lightweight to withstand the rigors of launch and decade-long missions in the vacuum of space. That makes titanium an ideal material, but procuring 4-foot-diameter, 4-inch-thick titanium forgings can take a year or more, making them the most challenging and expensive parts of the tank. Traditional manufacturing techniques also meant that more than 80 percent of the material was wasted. Now, 3-D printing eliminates all that lost material for the domes, and the titanium used for printing is readily available with no wait time.
Rick Ambrose, Lockheed Martin Space EVP, said that the firm's largest 3-D printed parts to date show the company is committed to a future where satellites are produced twice as fast and at half the cost. Lockheed Martin is pushing forward for even better results. For example, the company saved off 87 percent of the schedule to build the domes, reducing the total delivery timeline from two years to three months. The company self-funded this design and qualification effort as an investment in helping the firm's customers move faster and save costs,. These tanks are part of a total transformation in the way space technology is designed and delivered. Great strides are being made in automation, virtual reality design and commonality across the company's satellite product line. Lockheed Martin customers want greater speed and value without sacrificing capability in orbit, and the company is answering the call.
Even the smallest leak or flaw could be catastrophic for a satellite's operations — Lockheed Martin engineers went to great lengths to ensure the printed tanks meet or exceed the performance and reliability required by NASA. Engineers and technicians rigorously evaluated the structure, conducting a full suite of tests to demonstrate high tolerances and repeatability. Technicians used Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing® to produce these domes in the largest 3-D printer at the company's facility in Denver. Lockheed Martin now offers the tank as a standard product option for LM 2100 satellite buses.


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Government College may refer to:

Bangladesh
 Narsingdi Government College]], Narsingdi
 Begum Badrunnesa Government Girls' College
 Chittagong College, also called Chittagong Government College
 Comilla Government College
 Govt. Edward College, Pabna
 Government Hazi Mohammad Mohshin College, Chittagong
 Government Physical Education College, Dhaka
 Government Saadat College, Tangail
 Government Science College, Dhaka
 Government Tolaram College, Narayanganj
 Government Unani and Ayurvedic Degree College and Hospital, Dhaka
 Jamalpur Government College
 Kabi Nazrul Government College
 Kurigram Government College
 Lalmonirhat Government College
 New Government Degree College, Rajshahi
 Noakhali Government College
 Narayanganj Government Mohila College
 Government Mohammadpur Model School & College

India
 Government degree colleges in India, public sector educational institutes
 Government Intermediate College, a state-run higher secondary school
 Agartala Government Medical College
 Alagappa Government Arts College, Karaikudi
 Babu Shobha Ram Government. Arts College, Alwar
 Barasat Government College
 CBP Government Engineering College
 Darjeeling Government College
 Dera Natung Government College
 Diphu Government College
 Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai
 Dr. V. M. Government Medical College, Solapur
 Durgapur Government College
 Government Arts College, Coimbatore
 Government Arts College, Kumbakonam
 Government Arts College, Ooty
 Government Arts College, Rajahmundry
 Government Autonomous College, Angul
 Government Autonomous College, Bhawanipatna
 Government College, Ajmer
 Government College, Chittur
 Government College, Kattappana
 Government College, Kottayam
 Government College, Manimalakkunnu
 Government College, Sanjauli
 Government College of Architecture, Lucknow
 Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata
 Government College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Khandola
 Government College of Arts & Science (Surandai)
 Government College of Education, Chandigarh
 Government College of Engineering, Amravati
 Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad
 Government College of Engineering, Bargur
 Government College of Engineering, Kannur
 Government College of Engineering, Karad
 Government College of Engineering, Salem
 Government College of Engineering, Tirunelveli
 Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology, Berhampore
 Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology Serampore
 Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology, Kolkata
 Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology, Kolkata
 Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
 Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai
 Government College of Technology, Coimbatore
 Government Colleges Hostel, Mumbai
 Government Degree College Kathua
 Government Dental College, Bangalore
 Government Engineering College, Ajmer
 Government Engineering College, Bhavnagar
 Government Engineering College, Gandhinagar
 Government Engineering College, Idukki, Painavu
 Government Engineering College, Jhalawar
 Government Engineering College, Kozhikode
 Government Engineering College, Rewa
 Government Engineering College, Sreekrishnapuram
 Government Engineering College, Thrissur
 Government Engineering College, Wayanad
 Government Girls P.G. College, Chhatarpur
 Government Homoeopathic Medical College, Calicut
 Government Law College, Calicut
 Government Law College, Coimbatore
 Government Law College, Ernakulam
 Government Law College, Mumbai
 Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram
 Government Law College, Thrissur
 Government Law College, Tiruchirapalli
 Government Maharaja P.G. College, Chhatarpur
 Government Mahila Engineering College
 Government Medical College, Akola
 Government Medical College, Amritsar
 Government Medical College, Anantapur
 Government Medical College, Aurangabad
 Government Medical College, Kota
 Government Medical College, Kottayam
 Government Medical College, Latur
 Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
 Government Medical College, Thrissur
 Government Medical College, Patiala
 Government Nizamia Tibbi College, Hyderabad
 Government Pharmacy College, Bangalore
 Government Polytechnic College, Nagercoil
 Government Sanskrit College, Varanasi
 Government Serchhip College
 Government Victoria College, Palakkad
 Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College
 Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College, Sundernagar
 Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
 Kalyani Government Engineering College
 Kanyakumari Government Medical College
 Loganatha Narayanasamy Government Arts College, Ponneri
 Maharajah's Government College of Music and Dance
 NJSA Government College, Kapurthala
 P. V. K. N. Government College
 Purulia Government Engineering College
 Quaid-e-Millath Government College for Women
 Ramabai Government Women Post Graduate College, Ambedkar Nagar
 Satish Chander Dhawan Government College For Boys
 Shri Bhausaheb Hire Government Medical College, Dhule
 Shri Kalyan Government College, Sikar
 Shri Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College, Yavatmal
 Silver Jubilee Government Degree College, Kurnool
 Sri C. Achutha Menon Government College
 Taki Government College
 Vedavathi Government First Grade College, Karnataka
 Vishwakarma Government Engineering College, Chandkheda

Nigeria
 Government College, Ibadan
 Government College Ikorodu
 Government College Umuahia

Pakistan
 Government College University, Lahore, probably the college most frequently referred to by this name
 Government College Hyderabad, Sindh
 Government M.A.O College Lahore
 Adamjee Government Science College, Karachi
 Government College, Pattoki
 Government College Asghar Mall Rawalpindi
 Government College Ground Mirpur
 Government College Muzaffargarh
 Government College University, Faisalabad
 Government College for Men Nazimabad, Karachi
 Government College for Women Dhoke Kala Khan, Rawalpindi
 Government College of Commerce & Economics, Karachi
 Government College of Science, Lahore
 Government College of Technology, Bahawalpur
 Government College of Technology, Faisalabad
 Government Degree College Attock
 Government Khawaja Farid College, Rahim Yar Khan
 Government National College (Karachi)
 Government Post Graduate College Sahiwal
 Government Post Graduate College, Swabi
 Government Post Graduate College For Girls–Chishtian
 Government Premier College, Karachi
 Rana Liaquat Ali Khan Government College of Home Economics
 Sir Syed Government Girls College, Karachi

Sri Lanka

See also
 Federal Government College (disambiguation)
 Government College for Women (disambiguation)
 Government College of Technology (disambiguation)
 Government College University (disambiguation)

References

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Published September 8, 2016 in News
This ride could not happen without the generous contributions of seven important Door County charitable organizations. These groups will be out on the course supporting riders with food, fluids, and smiles throughout the routes, and their organizations will be receiving a donation from the ride.
Door County may be home to more non-profits per capita than any place else in the country, and they are desperately needed to support social services, our environment and access to public lands, education, and the local economy. We can't thank them enough. Here's a little more about each of them.
Friends of Peninsula State Park
Station: Clark Park
The Friends of Peninsula State Park is dedicated to supporting interpretive, natural and recreational opportunities at Peninsula State Park, Door County. The group has never been more important than it is today. The Friends offer financial assistance and volunteers to support the many initiatives that keep this park one of the top destinations for outdoor enthusiasts in the state, supporting not just the park, but the local economy.
Shepherd of the Bay
Shepherd of the Bay Youth Group raises money to support summer trips for the high school youth (grades 9-12). The trips rotate every summer between a mission trip, adventure trip, and a national youth gathering. By raising money for the trips, costs can be kept to a minimum for families. "The youth are grateful for the fundraising opportunity provided through the Fall Challenge," said Rest Stop captain Jane Burress.
Some of the adventure trips they have been on include: backpacking and whitewater rafting in Colorado, a voyager canoe trip around the Apostle Islands, a houseboat trip in Voyager National Park, and backpacking the Porcupine Mountains.
Mission trips they have participated in are working at Bethesda Sunrise Camp 24/7 with intellectually and physically challenged adults in a camp setting, building homes in Guatemala, helping out at a school and painting homes on Pine Ridge Reservation, and an urban immersion retreat in Minneapolis working with the homeless in a variety of settings.
National Youth gatherings, which include mission work, have been in New Orleans, San Antonio, Detroit, Atlanta, and St. Louis. Besides service projects, the event includes inspirational speakers, a variety of music, workshops, and all kinds of hands on experiences.
These are opportunities for youth to have experiences that are outside their comfort zone, quiet time to reflect and grow in their faith, and a chance to serve others in a variety of situations and cultures. The youth group meets twice a month during the school year for dinner and devotions. Over $60,000 dollars has been raised for World Vision's 30 Hour Famine through their participation over the years. Bargains Unlimited, Scandia Retirement Center, Northern Door Child Care, Habitat for Humanity, and other local organizations have also been recipients of their volunteer efforts over the years. The group welcomes any interested senior high youth. No religious affiliation is required.
Gibraltar Booster Club
Station: Post-ride meal, Waterfront Park
The Gibraltar Booster Club has been supporting this ride since it started in 2013. They use their donation to support Gibraltar School Athletics, supplementing improvements to facilities, supplies, and strengthening connections between the school and its community.
Egg Harbor Historical Society
Station: Murphy Park
The Egg Harbor Historical Society makes Egg Harbor History come alive for future generations through the collection, preservation and sharing of the heritage of Egg Harbor. The society is currently working to restore and repurpose the Door County Bookmobile, which for generations served as a connection to the outside world for peninsula children. The society will resurrect the bookmobile as historymobile, bringing historical presentations and displays to people throughout Door County.
Sevastopol Music, Arts, and Theater Guild
Station: Cave Point
The Sevastopol Music, Art and Theater Guild is a sub-committee of the Sevastopol Education Foundation, Inc. a 501(c)3, non- profit organization. Sevastopol M.A.T. is an all-volunteer organization, administered by a committee of volunteers comprised of parents and community members from the Sevastopol area.
Rotary Club Door County North
Station: Nor Door Cherry Plant
Rotary Club Door County North supports education, environmental, and health and social services organizations throughout the Door Peninsula.
Friends of Gibraltar
Station: Wickman House
Friends of Gibraltar is an organization that has been providing unique educational opportunities in support of the arts to the Gibraltar School community for over 30 years.
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Architecture Has Its Own Cultural Appropriation Problem
By Duo Dickinson
It is no longer shocking to accuse an act or actor of "cultural appropriation." The consensus is that the dominant American culture—Caucasian, Western, male—has used a prejudiced perception of the rest of the world that damages others, often to turn a profit. Architecture has long had a cultural appropriation problem as well, but not in the ways the rest of society defines it.
"The key to success is sincerity," the comedian George Burns once said. "Once you can fake that, you've got it made." Faking sincerity is design appropriation. We've all seen buildings that use bald-faced imitations designed to trigger certain responses. But the rush to mimic "cool" is particularly onerous in architecture, as huge sums of money are spent, creating a carbon footprint that impacts our world. Like all fine arts, architecture has an elite that defines itself as the cutting edge. The self-congratulatory series of "innovative" gestures that pop up on our screens are as shallow as any other cultural appropriation, but their impact is arguably greater.
Faked sincerity is easy to spot. Right now, the "blanket" skin that wraps around a child's gable on numerous homes and small buildings has become an instant cliche. For a decade after Zaha Hadid designed the MAXXI Museum in Italy, extreme and gratuitous cantilevers became the architectural statement of the moment. The last few years have seen the "Jenga" stacking trope for high-rises. This aesthetic group-think is no different than any applied historicist style in its outcome, but is deeply cynical in its motivation.
The use of historicist styles to convey cultural value has long been a knee-jerk response in many situations. In America, thousands of Greek temples serve as our courthouses, museums, and libraries. At Yale, two colleges were built a decade ago that were full-blown replications of College Gothic architecture that, in turn, strove to imitate 19th century European Gothic Revival Architecture that, in turn, copied what was built in Cambridge and Oxford 500 years earlier.
However, there is a difference between applying aesthetic wallpaper and the appropriation of the affect of innovation found in the current moment. Unlike indigenous people watching Caucasians wear cosmetics and clothing to simulate their culture, all those Greek, Roman, and Gothic cultures (and all the other historicist affects) have long passed into history, and into "style." No one is trivialized, demeaned, or used when "style" is arbitrary window dressing derived from long-dead cultures.
In architecture, the process of simulating creativity can be absurdly regressive, where innovation becomes pandering, mimicking what is perceived to be creative. But this century, that hypocrisy has new impetus. The internet has made design culture appropriation easily accessible. New ideas are now instantly accessible on every screen.
The choir of designers is often found singing to other designers from the hymnal composed by yet other designers. The value of creation is found in innovation, not appropriation. Listening is not imitating. Listening to all the idiosyncrasies of each design can make beauty, rather than use imagery to trigger a response. The act of simulation betrays our humanity. Fay Jones' Thorncrown Chapel could easily have been a Gothic conceit in the woods; the Sydney Opera House, by Jorn Utzon, a massive Greek Temple; Maya Lin's Vietnam Wall, a Classical memorial. None of these outcomes would have been bad, but would our humanity have been served?
You could argue that artificial intelligence will explode the application of style, with the act of appropriation a mindless recombinant replication of all previous outcomes, crammed into a universal database. Consumers may simply order from the menu of options the world gives them. In some measure this is because creators, those who should find the unique beauty in any situation, often run away from the innovative creativity they should be obligated to provide. Rather, they leap to the blanket, cantilever, or Jenga tower for safe hipness.
Designers should not serve as catalogs of what exists to appropriate the imagery created by others. Editors, competition jurists, and academicians have even less excuse when they celebrate aesthetic appropriation instead of lauding the riskier choice of rejecting "aesthetically correct" answers to idiosyncratic problems.
Mindless application of defendable aesthetics can doom buildings beyond simply short selling their potential. Think of Lincoln Center: three perfect Modernist boxes (by Philip Johnson, Gordon Bunshaft, and Wallace Harrison) had their shape and function completely subverted to create a modern cultural Acropolis. Since they were built, their interiors have been endlessly gutted and redone.
Architecture is created, not applied. Each site is a unique opportunity, with an idiosyncratic user, a specific culture of its creation. Buildings are expensive, can last a long time, and are part of many lives. Aesthetic appropriation ignores the responsibility of architects to live up to each project's unique opportunities.
When designers opt for aesthetically safe and defendable outcomes, the lowest common denominator of lazy fear wins the day. What we see in architecture often tries hard to justify the cost of the designer's fee and the inherently greater costs of idiosyncratic design by appropriating the cliches of the moment. Popular culture lives in that moment, but designers should not.
There will always be "paint by number" stock building plans—and AI will accelerate that easy way out. Architects will only have value if we can do what the robots and algorithms cannot do: pay attention to the distinctive realities of each scenario. Unless designers have the courage to go beyond replication, there will be no reason to take the time and money to invent anything.
Featured image via Design Boom.
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Duo Dickinson has been an architect for more than 35 years. He is the author of 8 books and writes a regular column as the architectural correspondent for Hearst Publications. He is an Adjunct Professor at The University of Hartford and teaches at the Building Beauty Program in Sorrento, Italy.
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There are hundreds of types of solar panels to choose from. Newer ideas like thin film solar and solar shingles are competing with the more traditional hard panel. How can you pick the best solar panels for your site?
"Home Sweet Zero Energy Home: What it takes to develop great homes that won't cost anything to heat, cool or light up, without going crazy" by Barry Rehfeld identifies all the pieces of the zero energy puzzle and how they fall into place.
Brentwood, Long Island home with solar panels, facing west with more panels on the roof's eastern slope.
Focusing on real costs and savings, Home Sweet Zero Energy Home by Barry Rehfeld (New Society Publishers, 2011) is a practical guidebook that clearly identifies all the pieces of zero energy homes and explains how homeowners and buyers can take smaller steps towards reducing the energy use of existing buildings. This excerpt from Chapter 12 discusses the various kinds of solar panels from thin film to solar shingles and will help you find the best solar panels for the job.
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To look at them, panels are fairly indistinguishable from one another. They're all blue-black slick-faced rectangles. The most common are made of mono- and polycrystalline silicon. They don't have a standard size, but they're likely to be in the range of from about 175 watts to 225 watts. At the midpoint, they'll weigh in at about 40 pounds and measure about 3 feet by 5 feet. Panels are mounted on metal frames attached to the roof and, barring trees falling on them, are good for 25 years, so say the warranties.
A couple of alternatives exist. One is called thin film solar, which is produced in panels or flexible sheets. It's a newer product that was supposed to take over the solar market.
Solar shingles, the other alternative, are only worthwhile for anyone interested in a solar installation that looks good rather than performs well. They're smoothly integrated into the roof with all the other shingles, as opposed to mounted on supports attached to the roof's surface. Since they are part of the roof, there is nowhere for the sun's heat to go once it hits the shingles, and that hurts their performance, whereas there's a couple of inches of air space between panel mounts and the roof so the heat is dissipated. Choosing shingles also limits the choice of roofs: no steel or tiles, mostly just asphalt. They're also a bit shinier and darker than the asphalt, giving the roof a kind of spotted look that in the end may not be so attractive after all.
Installers may have a particular brand of panel or module they use because they've established a good financial and service relationship with the distributor. This is not a problem. The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) has certified nearly 100 solar panels, so there's plenty to pick from. It may be a problem if the installers under consideration favor panels not on the list.
If each installer contacted uses FSEC-certified panels, shoppers may want to lean towards installers that only use solar panels produced in the US or Canada. This isn't "Buy American" (or Canadian) jingoism. Indeed, they may just as easily be produced here by foreign companies like Sharp (Japanese) or SolarWorld (German). The point is that many companies, wherever they may be headquartered, manufacture good panels, but buying ones made in the US means less fossil fuel is used in transporting the panels, lowering the amount of embedded energy in the products.
This excerpt has been reprinted with permission from Home Sweet Zero Energy Home: What it takes to develop great homes that won't cost anything to heat, cool or light up without going crazy, published by New Society Publishers, 2011. Buy this book from our store: Home Sweet Zero Energy Home.
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