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package com.deleidos.rtws.webapp.ingestapi.loader;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
import org.codehaus.plexus.util.StringUtils;

import com.deleidos.rtws.commons.config.RtwsConfig;
import com.deleidos.rtws.splitter.SplitterFactory;
import com.deleidos.rtws.webapp.ingestapi.cache.ServiceCache;
import com.deleidos.rtws.webapp.ingestapi.commons.JarUtil;
import com.deleidos.rtws.webapp.ingestapi.exception.IngestServiceException;
import com.deleidos.rtws.webapp.ingestapi.factory.ServiceFactoryUtils;
import com.deleidos.rtws.webapp.ingestapi.factory.ServiceType;
import com.deleidos.rtws.webapp.ingestapi.model.Service;
import com.deleidos.rtws.webapp.ingestapi.model.SplitterService;

/**
 * This class knows how to extract information from service jars.
 */
public class ServiceLoader {

	/** Logger. */
	private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(ServiceLoader.class);

	private static String SERVICE_SUPERCLASS_PACKAGE = "com.deleidos.rtws";

	public static String SERVICE_JAR_MATCH = "deleidos-rtws.*\\.jar";

	/** The fully qualified name of the parser class/interface in which all parsers must inherit */
	private String parserTypeFQN;

	/** The fully qualified name of the processor class/interface in which all processors must inherit */
	private String processorTypeFQN;

	/** The fully qualified name of the processor class/interface in which all splitters must inherit */
	private String splitterTypeFQN;

	/** The fully qualified name of the data sink class/interface in which all data sinks must inherit */
	private String dataSinkTypeFQN;

	/** The fully qualified name of the transport class/interface in which all transports must inherit */
	private String transportsTypeFQN;

	/**
	 * Constructor.
	 */
	public ServiceLoader() {
		try {
			parserTypeFQN = RtwsConfig.getInstance().getString("webapp.ingestapi.parser.type");
			processorTypeFQN = RtwsConfig.getInstance().getString("webapp.ingestapi.processor.type");
			dataSinkTypeFQN = RtwsConfig.getInstance().getString("webapp.ingestapi.datasink.type");
			transportsTypeFQN = RtwsConfig.getInstance().getString("webapp.ingestapi.transports.type");
			splitterTypeFQN = RtwsConfig.getInstance().getString("webapp.ingestapi.splitter.type","com.deleidos.rtws.splitter.Splitter");
			loadSuperclassesInClasspath();
		} catch(Exception ex) {
			logger.error("ServiceLoader - Exception: " + ex.getMessage(), ex);
		}
	}

	private void loadSuperclassesInClasspath() {
		String classpath = getClass().getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation().getPath()+"../lib";

		// Find a filtered list of jar files in the classpath
		List<File> jars = JarUtil.findFromDirectory(SERVICE_JAR_MATCH, classpath);

		// Introspect each jar file
		int jarcount = 0;
		for (File jar : jars) {
			processJarForSuperclasses(jar, SERVICE_SUPERCLASS_PACKAGE, true);
			jarcount++;
		}

		logger.info(String.format("Loaded ingest service superclasses from %d jar files in directory %s", jarcount, classpath));
	}

	/**
	 * Loads in all the configurable ingest services given
	 * a directory path.
	 */
	public Map<String, Service> load(List<File> jars) {

		for (File jar : jars) {
			processJarForSuperclasses(jar, "", false);
		}

		Map<String, Service> services = new HashMap<String, Service>();

		// Introspect each jar file
		for (File jar : jars) {
			try {
				services.putAll(processJar(jar));
			} catch (IOException ioe) {
				logger.error(String.format("loadServices - Exception loading %s : %s", jar.toURI(), ioe.getMessage()), ioe);
			}
		}

		return services;

	}

	/**
	 * Loads in all the configurable ingest services contained inside one jar file.
	 */
	public Map<String, Service> load(File jar) {

		processJarForSuperclasses(jar, "", false);

		Map<String, Service> services = new HashMap<String, Service>();

		// Introspect the jar file
		try {
			services.putAll(processJar(jar));
		} catch (IOException ioe) {
			logger.error(String.format("loadServices - Exception loading %s : %s", jar.toURI(), ioe.getMessage()), ioe);
		}
		try {
			SplitterFactory.processJar(jar);
		} catch (IOException ioe) {
			logger.error(String.format("loadServices - Exception loading splitter from jar %s : %s", jar.toURI(), ioe.getMessage()), ioe);
		}

		return services;

	}

	/**
	 * Introspect each jar file and extract information about specific services
	 */
	private Map<String, Service> processJar(File jar)
			throws IOException {

		logger.info("Loading ingest services from jar file " + jar.getAbsolutePath());

		Map<String, Service> services = new HashMap<String, Service>();

		Map<String, String> serviceMap = JarUtil.findServices(jar.toURI().toURL());

		for (String serviceClassImpl : serviceMap.keySet()) {
			try {
				String serviceClassItf = serviceMap.get(serviceClassImpl);

				if (serviceClassItf.equals(parserTypeFQN))
				{
					Service parser = ServiceFactoryUtils.createService(serviceClassImpl, jar.toURI().toURL(),
							ServiceType.PARSER);
					services.put(serviceClassImpl, parser);
					logger.info("Loaded parser service " + serviceClassImpl);
				}
				else if (serviceClassItf.equals(splitterTypeFQN))
				{
					Service splitter = ServiceFactoryUtils.createService(serviceClassImpl, jar.toURI().toURL(),
							ServiceType.SPLITTER);
					String type = ((SplitterService)splitter).getType();
					if(type!=null && type.length()>0){
						services.put(serviceClassImpl, splitter);
						logger.info("Loaded splitter service " + serviceClassImpl +", type "+type);
					}
				}
				else if (serviceClassItf.equals(processorTypeFQN))
				{
					Service processor = ServiceFactoryUtils.createService(serviceClassImpl, jar.toURI().toURL(),
							ServiceType.PROCESSOR);
					services.put(serviceClassImpl, processor);
					logger.info("Loaded processor service " + serviceClassImpl);
				}
				else if (serviceClassItf.equals(dataSinkTypeFQN))
				{
					Service datasink = ServiceFactoryUtils.createService(serviceClassImpl, jar.toURI().toURL(),
							ServiceType.DATASINK);
					services.put(serviceClassImpl, datasink);
					logger.info("Loaded data sink service " + serviceClassImpl);
				}
				else if (serviceClassItf.equals(transportsTypeFQN))
				{
					Service transport = ServiceFactoryUtils.createService(serviceClassImpl, jar.toURI().toURL(),
							ServiceType.TRANSPORT);
					services.put(serviceClassImpl, transport);
					logger.info("Loaded transport service " + serviceClassImpl);
				}
				else
				{
					logger.debug("Unknown service class type " + serviceClassItf);
				}
			} catch (IngestServiceException ise) {
				logger.error("loadServices [" + serviceClassImpl + "] - IngestServiceException: " + ise.getMessage(), ise);
			} catch (Throwable th) {
				logger.error("loadServices [" + serviceClassImpl + "] - Throwable: " + th.getMessage(), th);
			}
		}

		return services;

	}

	/**
	 * Introspect a jar file and extract information about all services in the provided package.
	 */
	private void processJarForSuperclasses(File jar, String superclassPackage, boolean isabstract) {

		logger.info("Loading superclasses from file " + jar.getAbsolutePath());

		try {
			URL jarurl = jar.toURI().toURL();

			for (String classname : JarUtil.findClassesInPackage(jarurl, superclassPackage, isabstract, true)) {
				// Create Service for classname, put it into superclass ServiceCache
				Service service = ServiceFactoryUtils.createService(classname, jarurl,  ServiceType.GENERIC);
				if (service != null &&
						(! StringUtils.isBlank(service.getDescription()) ||
								! service.getInputParameters().isEmpty() ||
								! service.getSystemParameters().isEmpty())) {
					ServiceCache.getInstance().addSuperclassService(classname, service);
					logger.info("Loaded superclass service " + classname);
				}
			}
		} catch (IOException ioe) {
			logger.error(String.format("loadSuperclasses - Exception processing %s : %s", jar.toURI(), ioe.getMessage()), ioe);
		} catch (IngestServiceException ise) {
			logger.error(String.format("loadSuperclasses - Exception processing %s : %s", jar.toURI(), ise.getMessage()), ise);
		}

	}

}


Media caption"Five life sentences gave the families what they had wanted all along"
A woman who began a fire which killed five members of a neighbouring family must serve a minimum of 30 years.
Mother-of-five Melanie Smith, 43, set Lee-Anna Shiers' pushchair alight in a row over a shared hallway.
Ms Shiers, 20, her nephew Bailey, four, niece Skye, two, partner Liam Timbrell, 23, and son Charlie, 15 months, died after becoming trapped in an upstairs flat in Prestatyn, Denbighshire.
At Mold Crown Court Smith was given five life terms for the murders.
Smith wept as the sentence was passed by the judge, Mr Justice John Griffith Williams, who called her action "exceptional wickedness, almost unparalleled in its consequences".
The judge said the "root cause" of Smith's offending was hatred of another woman, Samantha Schofield. She was motivated by jealousy due to her faltering relationship with Stephen Clarkson, whom she claimed had cheated on her with Ms Schofield.
"That hatred, which was all the more intense because of your drink problem, took over your life," the judge said.
After the sentence, Steve Allen, the father of Bailey and Skye and brother of Ms Shiers, said justice had been served.
"Nothing will ever bring any of our family back to us but Melanie Smith will now be given what she deserves," he said.
Mr Allen fought back tears and had to pause for a moment to compose himself as he continued: "Today is the first step towards grieving for our family. It still doesn't feel real.
"Every day that goes by we wish things had turned out differently on October 19, 2012 so my babies and my nephew Charlie would still be here, happy playing and growing and at least we would be able to hear them laughing like they did every day.
"Lee-Anna, Liam, Charlie would still be growing as a young family but instead a despicable person has taken it all away."
Ms Shiers's father and the children's grandfather, Peter Shiers, also said justice was now served and "all our little angels could now rest in peace".
Mr Timbrell's mother Stephanie Watson said: "This has been a long, painful road for the families and while nothing can ever bring back any of our children or grandchildren from this terrible tragedy, there is some comfort in knowing that justice has been done, although no sentence can ever reflect the severity of the crime."
Smith was convicted last week of the five murders and of threatening to burn Ms Schofield's home.
During her trial, the jury heard that Smith was in dispute with Ms Shiers because the young mother-of-one left her son's pushchair in the downstairs communal hallway at the property where they both lived in flats.
Smith had previously made threats that she would set Ms Shiers' house on fire "with you and [your] kids in it".
On the day of the fire Smith drank 10 alcoholic drinks and set fire to the pushchair using a lighter. Ms Shiers and her family became trapped in their upstairs flat.
Neighbours in Maes y Groes made desperate attempts to rescue the family but were driven back by the fire's intensity and heat.
Ms Shiers and her young nephew and niece Bailey and Skye died in the fire, her son Charlie the next day, and partner Mr Timbrell three weeks later in hospital.
Before he died, Mr Timbrell told a paramedic Smith was responsible.
While giving evidence, Smith said she wanted to take a lie detector test and accused 21 witnesses who testified against her of lying.
After the guilty verdicts, Ms Shiers' parents, Joy and Peter, said they were "overjoyed".
Paying tribute to her family at the time, Mrs Shiers, 45, said: "Anna was such a lovely, bubbly girl and Liam a very caring dad. Both of them were heroes because we know they would have done everything to rescue the children.
"The three kiddies loved each other, they played together all the time. They were our angels. Really, really nice people that will be missed."
Her defence counsel said there were two mitigating circumstances: her previous good history and no previous convictions for involvement with fire. Her defence also said there was no compelling evidence that Smith was aware Skye and Bailey Allen were in the flat the night of the fire.
After sentencing, Karen Dixon from the Crown Prosecution Service said Smith's actions were carried out with "no regard whatsoever for the consequences".
"At no stage has she chosen to take responsibility for those five lives so tragically lost because of her actions," she said.
"Today's sentencing at least ensures she has to face up to that responsibility in a criminal court."


Whether you are in manufacturing, distribution, or shipping, retail, planning and managing, the flow of inbound and outbound through the supply chain is always a challenging task. Because if it is dealt improperly, goods can be damaged. Plus, the size and capacity of a large operation can lead to disorganization in warehouse or distribution. For example, monitoring of temperature in a cooling truck is crucial because when you are shipping groceries, it is important to keep the temperature right.
Welcome to the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT), the technology that is/will impact the way we do business. The Industrial IoT is upgrading business operations in many industries and one of the many industries is transportation & logistics industry that is leveraging the power of data.
Industrial IoT is nothing but interconnecting people, process, data, and things. Connecting machine to machine, machine to person, and person to person. Increasing efficiency by utilizing data analysis and application of digital information.
A key source for logistics to deliver fast and cost-efficient product at customer's doorstep. The implementation scope of Industrial IoT in Warehousing is huge. Industrial IoT provides transparency into the supply chain, beginning from the order placement till the shipment delivery to the end customer or the 3PL warehouses.
Due to dearth of visibility into partially used locations, Warehouses faces many challenges such as Offloading delays, lack of space, improper space utilization, limited scope for revenue increase.
Smart-inventory management — Pallet or item-level tagging using low-cost identification devices pave the way for Industrial IoT smart-inventory management.
Damage detection — Cameras can do damage detection by scanning pallets for imperfection.
Real-time visibility — Prevents out of stock situations and manages the quality by ensuring the items are not misplaced.
Accurate inventory control — Stock levels are updated automatically for accurate inventory control.
Optimal asset utilization — By connecting machinery to a central system, Industrial IoT can monitor in real-time and know that assets are over-utilized.
Predictive maintenance — These analytics can schedule maintenance appointments and calculate the expected lifetime of machines at their current level of usage.
Health and Safety — Sensors can bind with radars or cameras can help prevent forklift accidents by scanning the environment for hidden objects or to slow automatically interceptions.
Many of us today are familiar with being able to track the delivery of our orders to our doorstep, online. What we may not realize is there is a global effort underway to track freight transport across the full supply chain. Factory to ship, port to warehouse, delivery truck and eventually to its final destination. Fleet Management streamlines routs and utilizes access capacity even the transport themselves, be it truck or ship can be monitored and scheduled their own pervaded maintenance, increasing uptime and driver safety.
With the Industrial IoT implementation into your transportation business, you will know where your cargo is at any time and will be informed of its condition. Thanks to Biz4Intellia's cargo tracking and monitoring solution, now you can be notified if there are any fluctuations in temperature and humidity inside a cargo trailer.
Thanks to the connected world with which fleet owners/manager can easily manage their fleets. Improved transparency to your fleet operations lets managers to optimize routes which results in greater fuel efficiency.
Tracking freight from point of origin through last mile delivery decreases theft.
Enhances customer experience with detailed order tracking.
Decreased theft save billions of dollars.
Optimize mail pickup — Isn't it great that you don't have to go to your mailbox every day to check if there are any emails? Through phone notification, the owner can be notified their mails need to be picked up. Mailbox with mounted sensors that detect whether the mailbox is empty or full. If full, the delivery person can be notified to skip the mail.
Notify customer of delivery — Let your customer know the expected time of delivery. The traditional delivery system had many flaws which resulted in unnecessary overheads. Now with the connected and transparent delivery system, you can deliver the good only when your customer is at home.
Flexible delivery addresses — The owner can be notified the scheduled shipments and customers will be able to choose an alternative delivery location.
Industrial IoT Solutions brings speed and efficiency to the trains you take to go for work, to the traffic light that make cities come to life, to the precious cargo for you and your business eagerly await. Think of it as your silent partner in every way. Faster emergency vehicles to scene save lives, powerful information systems change the world, transportation running on time brings you home faster. So, what would you do with those seconds, minutes, hours, and days? Industrial IoT giving you the time of your life.


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Alumni Awards - 2011
The Alumni Award for Excellence in Nursing
Donna Behler McArthur, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP
MSN'77
The Alumni Award for Excellence in Nursing is presented annually to a Vanderbilt University School of Nursing graduate who is a national or international leader in nursing issues.
Donna McArthur, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP, has shown a continued commitment to the education of advanced practice nurses at the local and national levels. She teaches and mentors students in her current position as director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Vanderbilt. She has been a member of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties for more than a decade and is currently serving on the curriculum leadership committee and on a number of committees for other national nurse and nurse practitioner organizations. McArthur has received numerous awards and honors, including the Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of Arizona College of Nursing. In 1999, McArthur received a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to participate in a national program aimed at developing a model for educating nurse practitioner students in a managed care setting.
The Alumni Award for Clinical Achievement in Nursing
Kate Moore, RN, DNP, ARNP-BC
The Alumni Award for Clinical Achievement in Nursing is presented to a Vanderbilt University School of Nursing graduate for proficiency in clinical, patient-centered practice.
Kate Moore, RN, DNP, ARNP-BC, is currently an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing where she teaches in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and maintains a practice as an acute care nurse practitioner. She has improved quality of care as well as advancing educational experiences for nursing and medical students. A colonel in the United States Army Reserve, Moore continues to serve on the Tri-Service Nursing Research Advisory Council, which reviews all Tri-Service nursing grants and makes funding recommendations. The council also provides input to the military nursing research agenda. While serving on active duty, Moore was the head nurse for a 25-bed ICU at the busiest United States Army trauma center in Iraq. She also was a leader of a burn care training course for Iraqi physicians and nurses. Moore has presented 17 papers in regional, national and international forums. She is an American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Ambassador and a Sigma Theta Tau International Virginia Henderson Fellow. Moore is pursuing a Ph.D. and has received grants from the MedEVAC Foundation International.
Friend of Nursing
Robert E. McNeilly Jr. (Bob)
BA'54, MAT'55
The Friend of Nursing Award recognizes significant local or national contributions to the profession of nursing from an individual who is not a nurse or Vanderbilt University School of Nursing alumnus.
Robert E. McNeilly Jr. is a dedicated supporter of Vanderbilt and the School of Nursing. He served as the Vanderbilt Reunion chair for the Class of 1954 and as the founding co-chair of the Coalition for the Canby Robinson Society, a fundraising committee that supports all areas of Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is the past president of the Canby Robinson Society, past co-chair of the Shape the Future Medical School Scholarships Committee, and past president of the Vanderbilt University Alumni Association.
McNeilly makes a practice of investing in and promoting scholarships for nursing students as a way to prepare for a brighter health care future. McNeilly was recognized by Dean Conway-Welch for his efforts on behalf of nursing as a past chair of the Julia Hereford Society. He was one of 12 co-founders of Pinnacle Financial Partners in 2000 and serves on its board of directors. He is the chairman of the Metropolitan Action Commission and a board member of Montgomery Bell Academy and the Tennessee Performing Arts Foundation.
Honorary Alumnus
Barbara A. Murphy, MD
The Honorary Alumnus is awarded by the Vanderbilt School of Nursing Alumni Association in recognition of significant contributions to the nursing school by an individual whose academic credentials were obtained elsewhere.
Barbara A. Murphy, MD, is associate professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology and director of the Pain and Symptom Management Program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is a medical oncologist who specializes in head and neck cancer as well as pain and symptom management control. Murphy's respect of nurses as colleagues fosters a healthy exchange of ideas.
VUSN Senior Associate Dean Ann Minnick writes, "Dr. Murphy has been a supporter and research mentor for School of Nursing faculty, postdoctoral fellows and predoctoral students. Her efforts have increased our participation in interdisciplinary projects at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. She has a true appreciation of nursing research, including the ability of nurses to be principal investigators. In addition to her championship of nursing efforts to assist patients with pain and symptom management, she has served as a role model of compassionate care especially in her area of specialization, upper digestive cancer."
The President's Award of Distinction
Claudia Stoffel, MSN
BSN'72
The President's Award of Distinction is presented this year to two graduates of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing who are recognized for distinguished contributions to nursing and to their communities.
Claudia Stoffel, MSN, has excelled in meeting the challenges of providing nursing care, innovative nursing education and nursing leadership on local, national and international levels. She began her nursing career on a pediatric oncology unit at the National Institutes of Health. In 1992, she found her true calling when she began teaching in the associate degree program at what is now West Kentucky Community and Technical College. She became a full professor in 2008 and is currently the program coordinator for the college's Practical Nursing Program.
Stoffel has contributed to nine textbooks. She was twice an item writer for the National Council for State Boards of Nursing licensure exam for registered nurses in 2010. She has also been published in RN Magazine and Exceptional Parent magazine.
In 2004, Stoffel presented a four-day course to nurses and physicians in Mexico on meeting the needs of terminally ill patients. She administers a refresher course for registered nurses that she developed and instituted.
Gail Kuhn Weissman, EdD, RN, FAAN
Gail Kuhn Weissman, EdD, RN, FAAN, earned her master's degree from Columbia University while working full time in pediatrics and surgery and later as a supervisor. She went on to earn her doctoral degree while vice president, nursing, and associate director of inpatient services of the Mount Sinai Hospital and Medical Center in New York City. She is in Columbia University's Nursing Hall of Fame. The New York State Nurses Association awarded her the McMullen-Isani Award for Distinguished Service to Nursing and the Jane Delano Distinguished Service Award.
Her interest in improving nursing care has led her to Nigeria, China, Romania, the Dominican Republic, Russia, Chile and Japan for consultations and presentations. She has authored and co-authored more than 30 articles in professional journals. Interest in nursing research is seen in her board membership at the Harvard Nursing Research Institute at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Since her retirement, she has developed and taught leadership and change management courses to senior health care administrators and nurse managers. She also teaches classes on resolving management conflict in the workplace, quality issues, the patient service connection and project management.
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Colleen Moss named Neonatal Nurse Practitioner academic director

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Artist really are the heart and soul of a society. Without them, you have no vision. Without them life is dull. Of course art is totally subjective and so it is something special when you come across an artist who strikes a chord with you.
I happened upon Chi McClean during one of Zoey's Songwriters in the Round sessions and I Friended him on Facebook soon after. I read his posts with interest as he made his way across the country playing different venues. As soon as he was booked at Zoey's again, I cleared my calendar and made it a point to catch his show which was this past Monday night along with local artists Dan Grimm and Matt Zeltzer.
I have to say that one of the highlights of the evening was the commaraderie between the musicians and the interactions with the audience between songs, to which the audience was happy to chime in on the conversation as well. The room connected.
During their break I made my way over to Chi and introduced myself from VenturaRocks.com. He thanked me for showing up and promptly provided me with a copy of his latest CD, "A Thing or Three." I was honored. I promised to write a review to which he grimaced. Too cute.
It was a good night listening to good music and I was looking forward to cracking open my new CD and giving "A Thing or Three" a spin.
A man and his acoustic guitar. It doesn't get much more intimate than that. A little southern, a little folk, some bluesiness, lite rock. I guess it's called Americana. I'm reminded a little of James Taylor, Kenny Loggins, a even a tinge of Van Morrison.
Again, I'll be following Chi and his posts on Facebook, as well as his blog on his official website. Looking forward to catching him when he rolls through our town again.
Cool! Thanks! 🙂 Les has a knack with that camera! (Thanks, Les!) See you in Ventura soon, hopefully!
You're welcome Chi! I've stopped at a couple of local pawn shops and I'm using my eagle eye when passing garage sales.


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Anger, heckling mark Moncton consultation effort on proposed changes to French immersion
Eva Dickson from Sackville brought signs made by her two daughters, who are upset about the proposed changes to French immersion in the province. (Maeve McFadden/CBC - image credit)
Tempers and emotions flared almost from the start Thursday night at a public consultation in Moncton on the plan to change French-language education in New Brunswick.
It was the third consultation put on by the Department of Education to discuss what it calls the "innovative immersion program."
Organizers were unprepared for the large crowd. They'd expected about 135 people, but more than 300 lined up at a downtown hotel to take part.
Hotel staff scrambled to extend the size of the ballroom where the consultation was to happen, delaying the start by almost an hour.
Staff with the Department of Education had planned to use world café format for the event.
Participants were seated at tables of eight with the goal of encouraging constructive dialogue on the plan to replace French immersion starting in September and instead have students spend half their days in "exploratory learning" in French.
This format was soon abandoned.
Maeve McFadden/CBC
Education Minister Bill Hogan started the evening by welcoming the attendees, but people immediately heckled him.
"Here's how tonight's going to work," Hogan responded. "We can be respectful and follow the process or we just shut it off right now. You choose."
One participant yelled at Hogan, "You're not the principal here."
The minister was interrupted repeatedly as he continued to explain the purpose of the consultation.
"I'm not going to argue with you," he said. "I'm not going to debate for airtime. If you don't want to listen to me, that's fine."
Despite the interruptions, Hogan continued to tell the crowd he respected their opinions. He explained the goal of the consultation was to hear what people like and don't like about the proposed changes and what changes they would suggest.
"It's a framework, so based on the feedback we get from across the province, will help us develop what the program will actually look like," Hogan said.
Government of New Brunswick/YouTube
Deputy Minister John McLaughlin was invited to give an overview of the proposed model. He explained the feedback from the public will be used to provide the minister with advice on what is in "the best interest of the province."
"I can sense in this room there's great disagreement with this model," he said. "But I also did wander around and spoke to some people who are very supportive of it."
McLaughlin was interrupted numerous times with comments and questions from the crowd, despite reminding them the session was not to be a question-and-answer format.
"I was really hoping this would be a more collegial kind of evening," he said to hecklers.
"We believe it's a good program. You may not agree. We want to hear from you in a respectful way but it's not like somebody's out there trying to ruin the lives of kids. We're trying to make it better."
Format scrapped
Despite trying to stick to the original format, organizers opted to open the microphones to anyone interested in making comments.
About 20 people spoke during the two-hour session, none in support of the proposed changes.
Hannah Davidson called the new model being proposed "flawed." The mother of two has been working as a French immersion teacher for 25 years.
She raised her concerns about the lack of French-speaking teachers to fill the new positions need for the proposed program.
Davidson also said the proposed model would not help the many students in the system who read below grade level and are now in the English program instead of French immersion.
"If we want to help these struggling readers," she said. " We should not expect them to spend 40 to 60 per cent of their day learning a second language as the new model proposes."
Kristin Cavoukian, a political scientist who moved to Moncton a year and a half ago from Ontario and is a member of the district education council, said her daughter is in the French immersion program.
She told McLaughlin that she read his report and she described it as "short on hard data and long on anecdote."
Cavoukian raised her concerns about the province's approach to making changes.
"It's not acceptable to have consultations after you have made a decision," she said, which was followed by loud applause and cheers from the crowd.
She said the district education council hears from parents who are "fuming mad" about the changes.
Cavoukian said some parents are deciding to leave New Brunswick because they say their children will have a better French immersion education elsewhere.
"My sincere advice to you", she continued "is to withdraw this proposal now."
There will be two more in-person public consultation sessions this month:
Jan. 24 at the Delta Saint John.
Jan. 25 at the Delta Fredericton.
Each will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
There will also be two virtual sessions – one on Jan. 31 and the other on February 2.
The online survey will continue to be available until Feb. 3.
Police given 45-minute training video and infographics as decriminalization set to begin in B.C.
A day before possession of small amounts of certain illicit drugs is temporarily decriminalized, about a third of B.C.'s frontline police officers have completed the first phase of training on how to implement the new rules. During a technical briefing Monday, reporters learned the province has developed a 45-minute recorded presentation on the decriminalization pilot project as part of the first phase of training for the province's more than 9,000 officers on the streets. The three-year B.C. pi
Three members of the Memphis Fire Department who responded to the fatal police confrontation with Tyre Nichols were dismissed on Monday after investigators found he was beaten and left handcuffed on the ground without medical attention for nearly 15 minutes. According to a fire department statement, emergency medical technicians Robert Long and JaMichael Sandridge failed to assess Nichols' condition when they arrived, while fire Lieutenant Michelle Whitaker, who drove them to the scene, remained in her vehicle. An internal review of their conduct found that all three fire department employees "violated numerous (fire department) policies and protocols," the agency said in a statement issued by Fire Chief Gina Sweat.
NEW YORK (AP) — T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach, anchors at the afternoon extension of ABC's "Good Morning America," are leaving the network after their romance was reported in November. The pair were taken off the air and placed on temporary hiatus after photos surfaced of them holding hands and spending time together. Both were married to other people at the time but had separated. "After several productive conversations with Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes, about different options, we all agreed it's b
B.C. woman donates kidney to a stranger in Winnipeg
As a lawyer, Carolynne Burkholder-James has written many deathbed wills for clients and their families, and feels strongly about helping someone who wants to live a longer life. "It really hits home to me that we're on this Earth for such a short period of time," the Prince George woman said on CBC's Daybreak North. That realization is part of what inspired her to give the gift of life to someone she might never meet. After months of medical screening, Burkholder-James flew 700 kilometres from t


Technology enthusiasts spend great lot of time in researching through what's new is entering the market. Where they search for Awesome Gadgets online which are exciting and innovative to use, they also think about buying the ones which can suit their budget perfectly. The gone season, gadget designers have invested great amount of time in designing some masterpieces which can be bought at nominal prices; to quote it precisely, its all under $100.
Recently we have shared a list of gadgets under $25 and Gadgets under $50 for you to make the best selection as per your budget.
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That sound like a news! The kindle, accredited as world's bestselling E-Reader, is now available for just $79.00. It's a fact! You need not spend a fortune to get an E-Reader which has built in WI-FI, 6 inch display. It is gaping to provide the much needed ability to borrow books from your local library without the need of carrying hard copies. This definitely couldn't be missed from the Listen to the voice log of best buys.
It is regarded as one of the Awesome Gadgets which are still desired by those who wish to own a compact digital camera. It is an amazing deal at such as nominal price. This offering from Canon comes equipped with camera blur reduction, smart auto focus, and a face self-timer which can be triggered as soon as the face enters the frame. It won't let you miss you even a single moment which is worth capturing.
Technology enthusiasts will now be pleased to place their hands on this highly advance iPhone video solution which they always wanted. This product provides that stability and weight which one is capturing the images using the smartphone. It can also be attached to a DSLR or point and shoot camera for similar results.
Perhaps the best way to create movies is by using the Lomokino 35 mm Movie Maker. It is capacitated to crank out a series of stills churned out on run-of-the-mill 35mm film. Once the film is developed, black & white, slide or color negative film, you can easily load it into the Lomokinoscope film viewer. It is easy to play, edit the movie back like an old-school Viewmaster. Also, the shooters have the option to scan the negatives and make movies which can be easily shared on Facebook, YouTube, and beyond.
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I am sure you have enjoyed this awesome list of gadgets under 100 USD. Share your favorite one in comments.
The times are changing and with this kind of offerings it is really helpful for students like us.
Thanks for coming by Nitin.
These are some really useful gadgets under $100. Most of the people generally use these in day to day life. I loved the idea of iPhone camera case. Its something unique that everyone will love to have(including me).
Yes there are many gadgets which you can have within 25 USD, within 50 USD (which I have shared already on this blog) and now 100 USD gadgets.
It's been great reading this whole gadgets list series. In the ones you mentioned above, I really think that the Amazon Kindle eBook Reader is a great and a very useful gadget under $100. I'm personally a book lover, so I'd prefer that over all the others you listed in the post.
Good to know that you are a book lover Aakash. Glad you liked the list.


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Quotes by Frank Gehry
About Frank Gehry:
Frank Owen Gehry is a Canadian-born American architect, residing in Los Angeles.
Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.
Yearn
Liquid architecture. It's like jazz - you improvise, you work together, you play off each other, you make something, they make something. And I think it's a way of - for me, it's a way of trying to understand the city, and what might happen in the ci...
Look, architecture has a lot of places to hide behind, a lot of excuses. 'The client made me do this.' 'The city made me do this.' 'Oh, the budget.' I don't believe that anymore.
Chicago's one of the rare places where architecture is more visible.
Architecture is a service business. An architect is given a program, budget, place, and schedule. Sometimes the end product rises to art - or at least people call it that.
Architecture has always been a very idealistic profession. It's about making the world a better place, and it works over the generations because people go on vacation and they look for it.
I don't want to do architecture that's dry and dull.
Thats
There are a lot of questions about whether architecture is art. The people who ask that think pretty tract houses are architecture. But that doesn't hold up.
I think people care. If not, why do so many people spend money going on vacations to see architecture? They go to the Parthenon, to Chartres, to the Sydney Opera House. They go to Bilbao... Something compels them, and yet we live surrounded by everyt...
It's not new that architecture can profoundly affect a place, sometimes transform it. Architecture and any art can transform a person, even save someone.
An architect is given a program, budget, place, and schedule. Sometimes the end product rises to art - or at least people call it that.
The best advice I've received is to be yourself. The best artists do that.
You have freedom, so you have to make choices - and at the point when I make a choice, the building starts to look like a Frank Gehry building. It's a signature.
My father was an urchin that lived in Hell's Kitchen. He was part of a family of nine. I mean, there were times that were better and worse, but mostly, by the time we got to L.A., they'd lost whatever they had. And it was a sad time. And both he and ...
A well-designed home has to be very comfortable. I can't stand the aesthetes, the minimal thing. I can't live that way. My home has to be filled with stuff - mostly paintings, sculpture, my fish lamps, cardboard furniture, lots of books.
This neo-minimalism super cold stuff is weird to me. I need a place where I can come home and take my shoes off.
When I was a kid, my father didn't really have much hope for me. He thought I was a dreamer; he didn't think I would amount to anything. My mother also.
I would like to make a building as intellectually driven as it is sculptural and as positive as it would be acceptable to hope.
I think my attitudes about the past are very traditional. You can't ignore history; you can't escape it even if you want to. You might as well know where you come from, and you might as well know that everything has been done in some shape or form.
I don't think all buildings have to be iconic, but the history of the world has shown us that cultures build iconic buildings for their major public buildings.
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DescriptionCanadian-American (b.1929)
AliasesFrank Owen Gehry; Frank O. Gehry
BornFebruary 28, 1929
CountryCanada; United States Of America
ProfessionArchitect; Sculptor
WorksDZ Bank Building; 8 Spruce Street; Louis Vuitton Foundation For Creation; Walt Disney Concert Hall; Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
AwardsAIA Gold Medal; National Medal Of Arts; Pritzker Architecture Prize; Praemium Imperiale; Steiger Award; The Dorothy And Lillian Gish Prize; Wolf Prize; Royal Gold Medal; Companion Of The Order Of Canada; Princess Of Asturias Award - Art
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NBC Today Show Sully Statue Unveiling at VetDogs Campus
Sully H.W. Bush Official Replica Miniature Statue
Are you interested in purchasing your own 6-inch Sully statue replica? Created by renown artist Susan Bahary, Sully miniatures will be available in either a limited edition BRONZE on black granite base or as a cold cast RESIN (without leash) on resin base. Orders placed the week of the October 5th will be delivered by CHRISTMAS! 20% of proceeds benefits the America's VetDogs mission.
To learn more, CLICK HERE!
Sully Statue Unveiling at Bush Museum
Sully to Be Honored with Statue at Presidential Library (Official Press Release)
It's been a busy year for Sully.
George H. W. Bush's former service dog became a household name last year after a photo of the Labrador guarding the late president's coffin appeared on the canine's Instagram account on Dec. 2.
The heartbreaking shot of Sully mourning his owner, who died on Nov. 30, 2018 at the age of 94, put a spotlight on the short but special friendship the former president and the service dog shared. Sully was matched with Bush in June 2018 to serve as a companion to him following several hospitalizations.
The loyalty Sully showed to Bush has made an impression on countless animal lovers, and now it will be immortalized.
Sully is getting his own bronze statue in the east wing of the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, Texas. According to America's VetDogs, the nonprofit that trained and placed Sully with Bush, the statue will feature Sully in a sit position with his leash in his mouth, "depicting the 'retrieve' task VetDogs trains" their dogs to perform. The statue of Sully will also show the canine wearing his official America's VetDogs service dog vest with the Great Seal of the United States of the back.
"Sully is an outstanding ambassador for the life changing work our service dogs provide to our nations veterans and first responders with disabilities." John Miller, President & CEO, America's VetDogs, said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE. "We are thrilled to commission internationally acclaimed artist Susan Bahary to create a life size bronze of Sully to be dedicated to President George H. W. Bush and stand proudly in the east wing of his Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, Texas. It was our honor to provide President Bush with Sully, and we are forever thankful for his service to our country and to those with disabilities."
Bahary is looking forward to immortalizing Sully and sharing his courage and compassion with others through her work.
"I fell in love with Sully and wanted to capture in life-size bronze the beautiful loyalty and bond that our beloved president inspired in him and that was forever seared in our memories." Bahary said. "As a sculptor known worldwide for my service animals monuments, I feel Sully helps honor the President's legacy, wonderful groups like America's VetDogs and raises awareness of all types of service animals, as I 'm also doing through the National Service Animals Monument and the Purple Poppy movement."
An exact date for the public debut of this touching honor has not been released.
While his statue is in the works, Sully is continuing to help others by working as a hospital corpsman second class and facility dog at Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, where he comforts injured veterans and their families and also assists with rehabilitation center sessions.
Sully Celebrates his 3rd Birthday
Our favorite presidential service dog Sully H.W. Bush just celebrated his third birthday. To wish him a happy birthday, The Dodo created a heartwarming video of Sully reuniting with his mom, Roxanne. If you want to help celebrate Sully, you can make a donation in his honor below.
CBS Cover's Sully
Good Morning America and Sully
Sully Makes a Special Presentation
CW Dog of the Year
The ASPCA Reveals Recipients of the 2019 Humane Awards
New York, N.Y., Oct. 2, 2019 – Every year, the ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) honors animal heroes who help humans or other animals in extraordinary ways, as well as people who demonstrate great commitment to assisting at-risk animals. This year's Humane Awards Luncheon, which takes place on Thursday, Nov. 14 in New York City, will honor many worthy recipients, including fashion icon, author, and performer Isaac Mizrahi, a ten-year-old boy named Brady who is raising funds to buy ballistic vests for K9 officers, and former U.S. President George H. W. Bush's official service animal, Sully.
"This year's ASPCA Humane Award winners cover a wide variety of issues – from dogfighting and kitten advocacy to equine safety and protecting pets from poverty – but what unites them is a deep commitment to protecting vulnerable animals and communities," said Matt Bershadker, President and CEO of the ASPCA. "We congratulate and commend the winners, and hope their stories inspire compassionate advocacy and action across the country."
The Humane Awards Luncheon honors animal heroes who have gone above and beyond to help humans, as well as people who are making significant strides to improve animal welfare aligned with the ASPCA's mission of providing effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals. Following a nationwide public call for nominations, an expert ASPCA committee reviewed hundreds of entries and selected winners in seven categories including Kid of the Year, the Equine Welfare Award, Cat Advocate of the Year, Dog of the Year, the Public Service Award, the Henry Bergh Award and the Presidential Service Award.
NBC anchor Chuck Scarborough will return this year as the host of the Luncheon at Cipriani 42nd Street. The ASPCA's annual Humane Awards Luncheon is sponsored by Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group. Accommodations for honorees are being generously provided by the Loews Regency New York Hotel on Park Avenue and additional support is being provided by west elm.
PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD: Sully of America's VetDogs (Washington, D.C.)
An extraordinary yellow Labrador, Sully was former U.S. President George H. W. Bush's official service animal, bringing not just assistance but love and joy to the former President in the last months of his life. Trained and placed by service dog provider America's VetDogs, Sully was immortalized in iconic images during President Bush's funeral last December – at one point laying down in front of the President's casket. Following his Presidential service, Sully was appointed to the rank of hospital corpsman second class and now works with patients at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. For demonstrating outstanding dedication to President Bush and veterans at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Sully is the recipient of the 2019 ASPCA Public Service Award.
For more information on the 2019 Humane Awards Luncheon or to make a donation to the ASPCA, visit www.ASPCA.org/2019HumaneAwards.
Founded in 1866, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) is the first animal welfare organization in North America and serves as the nation's leading voice for animals. More than two million supporters strong, the ASPCA's mission is to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States. As a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, the ASPCA is a national leader in the areas of anti-cruelty, community outreach and animal health services. For more information, please visit www.ASPCA.org, and be sure to follow the ASPCA on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Sully's New Job at Walter Reed Bethesda
What's next for Sully On February 27, 2019, Sully officially joined the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center's Facility Dog Program. He'll be working alongside fellow VetDogs facility dogs SGT Dillon and SGT Truman who are there to assist with physical and occupational therapy to wounded soldiers and active duty personnel during their journey to recovery at Walter Reed Bethesda. His handler is a volunteer Active Duty Corpsman and who was selected to participate in a training program prior to becoming a handler. Their participation as handlers is a collateral duty. Sully will live with that handler while on duty at the facility. See the ceremony HERE.
Sully meets Sully
Donate today and help America's VetDogs match more service dogs like Sully, with the veterans who need them.


Lucky Padres is a 2009 dun stallion by Poco Padres Vaquero by My Own Poco Padre and out of Anita Lucky Ho by Ho Impressive Moon. This versatile stallion has shown talent and promise in many different disciplines, in the arena and on the ranch! Lucky Padres has competed in reining, Western pleasure, working cow horse and ropes both head and heels. In 2014 Lucky Padres earned his Register Of Merit and qualified for the AQHA World Show in Jr. Ranch Riding with Aaron Ralston.
Lucky Padres is very easy going and trustworthy. He has speed and a great work ethic.
Lucky Padres sire, Poco Padres Vaquero had an extremely good mind, which he passed down to his offspring and Lucky Padres is no exception. He is very cowy, quick footed and has beautiful conformation.
Lucky Padres offspring are proving to have his good mind, possessing heart, trust, and willingness to do anything asked of them.
His is the gene pool for making remarkable horses!


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Ignore Those Polls! (Scandals and the Economy Edition)
There's a new Quinnipiac poll out with findings about scandalmania that are drawing attention, including a ranking of the scandals (respondents answered that the IRS scandal is more important than Benghazi or the AP stories) and something that sounds very nice at the moment for Democrats: by a large margin, respondents say that the economy is more important than the scandals.
First: people are notoriously terrible about predicting how events will affect their votes, or even their future opinions. People may say that the economy is more important than scandals...but if scandals are in the news constantly, people will pay attention, and they could well affect vote choice even if in some abstract sense voters don't "think" they are important. What's more, constant news coverage -- if it continues -- will strongly signal that a scandal is important, and people will respond accordingly.
Second: the polling that really tells us something about voters and the scandals so far is already out, with the president's approval ratings holding steady over the last month (actually, Pollster's average has had Obama's approval ratings on a slow decline since the beginning of the year, but setting it to "less smoothing" shows that decline has decelerated since mid-March, and certainly no apparent new movement since the IRS thing broke). Here, the Q poll has a low Obama approval number of 45%, down three ticks from May 1, but as always the polling averages are more useful, and they've already told as that nothing's happening.
Third: So we know that unlike, say, Iran-Contra, the current scandalmania is not having a significant direct effect on the president's popularity. But we also know that absent new revelations, each of these stories will be ancient and forgotten by the time voters engage in the 2014 election cycle. Really, then, what's needed is good guesses about the scandals themselves, and voters aren't in a particularly good position to make those guesses.
In other words, if it turns out that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton secretly worked with zombie bin Laden to plan and carry out Benghazi, then nothing voters say now about the IRS story being more important, or the economy trumping any of the scandals, will matter. If on the other hand Benghazi continues to be about parsing the difference between terror attacks and terrorist attacks...well, we've long known that no one apart from dedicated partisans cares about it.
All in all, other than tossing another number into the approval averages, I think we're safe ignoring this stuff. Given that scandalmania isn't doing anything significant now, the way that people rank the individual stories or how they compare them to other vote factors just isn't telling us anything.
Labels: 2014 cycle, Obama, polling
Scott Monje May 30, 2013 at 11:19 AM
Judging from today's NYTimes, Lindsey Graham is walking away from the Benghazi scandal. First, he made a bizarre distinction between Victoria Nuland, who in trimming the talking points was merely engaged in "protecting your bureaucratic turf," and Susan Rice, who had no role in the trimming but was still at fault for using those same talking points. Having thus justified his past position (I guess), he then turned around and said that the choice of a national security adviser was the president's to make and that Rice had the credentials for it. "She's going to have her plate full, if she's chosen," he said. "I will not be petty. I will put my differences on Benghazi aside and work with her." He should tell Issa that the subject is now petty.
Scott Monje May 30, 2013 at 9:25 PM
http://foreignpolicyblogs.com/2013/05/28/surprises-in-the-benghazi-e-mails/
Matt Jarvis May 30, 2013 at 11:26 AM
I think it's interesting in the abstract. Does it tell us much about Obama's future or 2014? No. Does it tell us something about how the public reacts to the underlying "story" of these scandals vis-a-vis each other? Yes.
If the Republicans were smart, they'd look at a poll like this and give up on Benghazi. They've been beating that drum relentlessly for what, 9 months? The public has never seemed to care, and this poll seems to indicate that they really won't care. The outlines of the AP and IRS stories are more troubling to people.
So, we learn that people care more about potential abuse of authority than exaggerating to make a case. Democrats could learn from that that going after Bush on the justification for the Iraq War is also likely to be fruitless (never mind it being a decade later: I'm speaking more in generalities). This fits perfectly with schema theory: people assume politicians exaggerate, so a "scandal" about a supposed "exaggeration" doesn't move the needle.
Ah, but that depends, doesn't it, on what you think the "real" story is that's being covered up.
Of course, it also depends on whether the goal of the people talking about these things is to bring down Obama and/or the Dems...or if it's to get on Fox News as much as possible.
Kal May 30, 2013 at 3:33 PM
I think the Benghazi story was put to rest in many people's minds when Mitt Romney was pwn'd by Obama and Candy Crowley in front of tens of millions of viewers.
You may be right, Kal. However, I wonder if there's something to the "substance" behind these. IRS is potentially abuse of power; AP is in a similar vein (albeit, it's not so much "abuse" as it is "too much executive power"). Benghazi is, as near as I can tell, about over-politicization of the executive branch. My "argument" (if one could call it that) is that maybe the first two are more problematic to citizens in a libertarian country like the US than the political is.
I guess it goes like this: assume the worst (ie, most Obama complicity in the wildest Republican stories) about all 3 situations. In that case, I wonder if the ranking goes: IRS>AP>>Benghazi....and if the polls reflect some of that underlying reality.
Kinda like how Monicagate was never that big a deal, because people understood lying about having an affair.
Correction: that should say "You are probably right, Kal"
What about the headline that so many people say they want a special prosecutor? I hope that there isn't anyone in the White House willing to take that bait.
I read scandalmania as scandinavia and was confused for a moment.
Jonathan Bernstein May 30, 2013 at 5:49 PM
Heh. I think it works pretty well. The other one I like that I saw somewhere is "Obamagate" - implying that the true scandal here is that he's Barack Obama. But I wasn't sure that it would translate well for many readers.


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