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The second smallest state in the U.S., but the sixth most densely populated, Delaware hosts nine colleges and universities: three public, one for-profit, and five nonprofit institutions. If you prefer a two-year college, Delaware offers two degree-granting schools fitting this profile.
Below, you can find an overview of higher education in Delaware, including information about online options in the state and tuition breaks for out-of-state students. We also discuss the job outlook for college graduates in Delaware and scholarships and financial aid opportunities for online students in the "First State." You can use our list of the best accredited online colleges in Delaware to decide which school best suits your needs.
A Brief Overview of Higher Education in Delaware
In the 2015-16 school year alone, degree-granting institutions in Delaware enrolled over 61,100 students. Prospective students seeking online colleges in Delaware may be curious how much students pay for tuition at these schools. As in other states, students who qualify for in-state tuition pay much lower rates than out-of-state learners. Fortunately, many colleges and universities offer in-state tuition rates to all online learners regardless of where they live. In some cases, out-of-state online learners may qualify for programs that make tuition more affordable. According to College Board, in-state tuition and fees for four-year public schools in Delaware during the 2017-18 school year reached $12,300. Tuition at the state's flagship school, University of Delaware, costs $13,200 for in-state students and $33,150 for out-of-state learners.
in 2013, Delaware had 9 degree-granting institutions
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Learners enrolled in online colleges in Delaware qualify for many financial aid opportunities, and students in the state receive substantial assistance to pay for school. The National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs annual survey reports that Delaware students received almost $23 million in grants and other types of aid in the 2015-16 school year. This includes nearly $12 million of need-based grants and $8.5 million in grants without a need-based component.
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Online higher education in Delaware slightly outpaces national trends in distance learning. According to an Online Learning Survey, 30% of learners (18,000 students) enrolled in higher education in the state take one or more online courses. Students enrolled in Delaware community college online courses or university distance courses for the entirety of their education make up 10.1% of all learners in the state (6,100 students). This includes 3,900 undergraduate and 2,200 graduate students taking all coursework online. Of the exclusively online students, 65.4% live in Delaware, with the rest residing outside the state. The percentage of students taking hybrid coursework is 89.9%, or 52,300 individuals.
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Tuition for out-of-state students often exceeds the rate for in-state learners. This can make the prospect of attending an out-of-state school seem daunting. The nonprofit Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) helps Delaware residents afford colleges and universities located outside the state. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, SREB works to improve public education and helps states share resources to accomplish goals.
SREB's Academic Common Market (ACM) program makes more than 1,900 academic programs (both graduate and undergraduate) in 15 states available to Delaware residents. Participating students pay in-state tuition. Other SREB states include Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Not every institution in these states qualifies for the ACM program, however. Students can search eligible programs in SREB's ACM program inventory.
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Below, you can find our rankings of the best online four-year programs in Delaware. Our profiles look at how schools approach online education, their services for distance students, and the fully online degrees available. After reviewing the best online schools in Delaware, explore our state resources, including a database of every college and university in Delaware and our index of popular in-state scholarships.
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To determine the best online colleges in each state, we examined the factors most important to prospective students: Academic quality and reputation, online program strength, and cost and student aid. At the most basic level, we use the following formula to determine the best online colleges: Academic Quality + Online Offerings + Cost and Student Aid = Final Score. Of course, there's more to these calculations than meets the eye. Visit our methodology page to discover the data points that shape our formula and to learn more about the process we use to rank schools.
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1 Wilmington University New Castle $$$$$
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Wilmington University in New Castle, Delaware graduated its first class of 194 learners in 1968. Currently, this private school educates approximately 20,000 learners, and 44% of those students pursue online learning through more than 125 academic degrees and certificates offered by the institution.
Online students can earn a bachelor's in fields like accounting, behavioral science, finance, health sciences, human resource management, and organizational dynamics. Available concentrations extend these degree options. For instance, a communication student can choose a focus in media communication or integrated marketing communication. Graduate learners can earn degrees in disciplines including cybersecurity, applied family science, and nursing leadership. Students can also achieve certificates in fields such as child advocacy studies, graphic design, and nonprofit management.
Students exploring online colleges in Delaware can attend virtual events, such as financial aid and program webinars, to determine if Wilmington University is a good fit. The school also accepts as many as 90 credits from transfer students. Candidates who attend the Graduate Studies Fair can apply for free admission.
Wilmington University provides free career services for current and former students including career assessments and assistance with locating jobs. Learners can also take a free online course to help with career planning.
The university holds accreditation through the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Individual programs boast additional agency accreditations, including the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education; the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation; the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education; the American Bar Association; and the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs.
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Below, you'll find all of the online schools in Delaware sorted by their tuition rates.
Our list of the most affordable online colleges is based on in-state yearly tuition, or annual tuition rates if a school does not differentiate between in-state and out-of-state students. Tuition rates are based on a full course load each semester or term. All colleges on the list offer at least one bachelor's degree completion program available entirely online. The online schools in DE with the lowest tuition are ranked highest, providing prospective students with a true list of the most affordable online colleges in their state.
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Graduates of online colleges in Delaware can look forward to a favorable job market over the next several years. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports an unemployment rate of only 3.9% for Delaware in August 2018. This low rate of unemployment suggests that most individuals, particularly those highly educated and experienced, will not struggle to find job openings. Additionally, Delaware's mean annual wage for all occupations of $52,200 (or $25.10 an hour) remains higher than the national average of $50,600 (or $24.34 an hour).
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Delaware Horatio Alger Scholarship
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Candidates must be high school seniors in Delaware demonstrating financial need. Applicants should have a minimum 2.0 GPA and plan to earn a bachelor's degree at an accredited school.
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Applicants must be Delaware high school seniors attending a school with at least one Delaware Association of School Administrators member. Students must submit an essay and major in education.
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Applicants must pursue a library science master's, doctorate, or certification. Students should commit to working in a Delaware library.
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These scholarships assist Delaware residents and high school seniors with Type I or Type 2 diabetes. Candidates should have a minimum 2.5 GPA.
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This scholarship benefits high school seniors in Delaware attending a N5CTA member school. Applicants must have participated in cross country in their junior and senior years and receive a nomination from the cross country coach. Candidates should demonstrate a minimum 2.5 GPA.
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Maine scallop season opens with record high prices
by Bill Trotter December 1, 2014
ELLSWORTH, Maine — If you like fresh Maine scallops that have been out of the water only a day or two, this is the time of year to enjoy them — but you had better be ready to pay for the privilege.
Maine's 2014-15 scallop season opened Monday at a time when fishermen are getting prices at or near the highest they have seen, which means consumers will be shelling out more than they are used to for savory seafood.
Opening-day prices in Maine, where fishermen with state licenses will have up to 70 days spread out over the next five months to drag or dive for scallops, are around $13 to $14 per pound, people involved with the fishery said Monday. That's higher than the average price Maine fishermen had last winter, which at $12.24 was the highest such average ever recorded in Maine, according to statistics compiled by the state Department of Marine Resources.
Reggie Young, the scallop buyer for Maine Shellfish in Ellsworth, said daily auctions for scallops held in New Bedford, Massachusetts, have generated "really high" prices, but he is not sure whether they will be matched by Maine dealers as landings start coming in.
"It's been very strong," Young said of demand for the product. "It's been in the $13 to $14 [per pound] range."
Seafood lovers will contend with retail prices of around $20 per pound, give or take a few dollars, and certainly more if they are dining out. Prices for raw, packaged scallops offered Monday by online retailers ranged from $15 to $22 per pound.
Cary Hanson, who owns and operates Cleonice Mediterranean Bistro in Ellsworth with her husband, Rich Hanson, said they buy scallops direct from a local diver, which helps ensure the bivalves are only a day or two out of the water when served. She said a scallop appetizer at many Maine restaurants is likely to cost between $8 and $11, while an entree with scallops would be in the $28 to $32 range.
Restaurant prices in Boston are higher, she added, but nowhere will a diner find a dish that includes a full pound of scallops on a plate.
"If we did a full-sized plate [of scallops], it would be shocking what they were," Hanson said.
Landings totals have been creeping back up since the mid-2000s, when scallop fishermen harvested a statewide total of 33,141 pounds of scallop meat — less than 1 percent of the record statewide haul of 3.8 million pounds in 1981. During the 2013 calendar year, 424,500 pounds were harvested statewide.
The average statewide price scallop fishermen earned for their catch hit a 22-year low in 2004, when it was $4.01 per pound. During the next five years, average prices paid to fishermen hovered around $8 per pound but have increased by more than a dollar each year since then.
However, the supply of scallops in Maine coastal waters is not large enough to have a noticeable impact on prices across the country. The nationwide landings value of sea scallops in 2013 was ranked fourth among all commercial species with a total worth of $467.3 million, but only $5.2 million of those scallops were caught in Maine waters.
The state's management scheme for the 2014-15 season is different from prior years, which could affect the supply of scallops from Maine coastal waters, according to Rob Bauer, general manager of Beal's Lobster Pier in Southwest Harbor.
Two-thirds of the fishing areas between eastern Penobscot Bay and West Quoddy Head have been open to scallop fishing in each of the past two seasons, but only one-third will be open this winter. Closures will rotate among three sets of scallop fishing areas in eastern Maine each year through early 2022, with only one set open each year.
"Expectations [for this season] are modest, given the more restricted territory," Bauer said.
Five years ago, in response to declining scallop stocks, the state implemented closure areas along the entire coast to help protect coastal stocks and to allow them to recover. Since 2009, large areas have been closed to draggers and divers alike. In the past two years, several areas that had been closed from 2009 to early 2012 were open only one day a week instead of the usual three or four days a week.
Daily catch limits and total fishing days are the same this year as they were last season. Each licensed fishing vessel can harvest a maximum of 15 gallons a day along most of the coast but only 10 gallons in Cobscook Bay. There will be only 50 days of permitted fishing in Cobscook Bay but 70 days along the rest of the coast. As usual, any licensed scallop fisherman can harvest scallops in any open fishing area in Maine.
Bauer declined to say what his pier was offering to fishermen Monday for their scallops, but he said it is higher than what he was paying at the start of last season. He pointed out that the cost of diesel fuel, which most fishermen use for their boats, is much less than it was a year ago. According to information posted online by AAA, diesel prices in Maine were around $3.95 per gallon in early December 2013 and currently are closer to $3.50 per gallon.
Bauer said the fleet seems to be more spread out on opening day this year. There were reports of good hauls Monday off Harrington and Machiasport, and of several boats fishing the tidal Skillings River, between the towns of Lamoine and Hancock. One 5-gallon bucket holds about 40 pounds of scallops, he said, and the extra bucket allowed to boats fishing outside Cobscook Bay is a good reason to fish further west.
At $13 to $14 per pound, an extra 40 pounds of scallops could net an additional $500 or so for each fisherman every time he or she goes out — if the supply holds up, Bauer noted.
"The extra bucket is definitely an incentive around here," he said. "It's a chunk of money."
Bill Trotter
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Q: Custom module block - how to include sub-template? I've created a basic module that has a block (extending Mage_Catalog_Block_Product_List). The purpose of the module is list products of a certain attribute set, and allow the user to filter them by defined attributes, in a certain way.
I have the module/block working, being called from a CMS page as follows:
{{block type="abc_pdn/list" name="pdn" template="catalog/product/list.phtml" attribute_set_id="9" attribute_list="rel_manu,rel_make"}}
This works fine, and allows me to list products using the default Magento template. The bit I'm struggling with is to inject a custom block above the product list that contains 2 dropdowns, one for each of the attributes. I have some code written that will output dropdowns as HTML, but I'm not sure how I add these through the template.
What is the Magento way of adding another block template within my module containing my custom dropdown HTML code?

A: If you use the update layout text area of the CMS page this would be easy.
<reference name="content">
   <block type="abc_pdn/list" name="pdn" template="catalog/product/list.phtml" attribute_set_id="9" attribute_list="rel_manu,rel_make">
      <block "your/custom_block" name="custom_block" as="custom_block" template="your/custom/template.phtml"/>
   </block>
</reference>

Now in the catalog/product/list.phtml you can call it using
echo $this->getChildHtml('custom_block');

A: Here is an idea.
Set a custom template for your block instead of catalog/product/list.phtml. Let's call it: abc/pdn/list.phtml.
Now in your block class add a new method that will retrieve the product list block:
public function getProductsBlock(){
    if (!$this->hasData('products_block')){ //cache in variable
        $productsBlock = Mage::app()->getLayout()->createBlock('catalog/product_list')
                ->setAttributeSetId($this->getAttributeSetId()) //pass the attribute set to the product list
                ->setTemplate('catalog/product/list.phtml');//set the template
        $this->setData('products_block', $productsBlock);
    }
    return $this->getData('products_block');
}

In your new template abc/pdn/list.phtml do something like this:
<div class="attribute_list">
    <!-- list here your attribute dropdowns -->
</div>
<?php echo $this->getProductsBlock()->toHtml(); ?><!-- list the products -->

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If you have been charged with a criminal offense, the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that you are entitled to the assistance of counsel for your defense. If you can't afford a private attorney, Illinois law states that a Public Defender will be appointed to help (55 ILCS 5/3-4006). Public Defenders provide legal representation in the areas of criminal, misdemeanor, juvenile justice, child protection, paternity, appeals, post-conviction and traffic cases.
It sounds good — but, unfortunately, the public defense systems may not be capable of providing the defense you deserve. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, in 2007, about 73% of county public defender offices exceeded the maximum recommended limit of cases (150 felonies or 400 misdemeanors). When attorneys are under-funded, their case loads can become so excessive that they may not be able to provide adequate representation. Also, funding issues can keep salaries too low to attract the best legal talent or to keep experienced lawyers on staff.
The result is problems which can be devastating to those who have to rely on representation by a public defender. Recent studies have disclosed that innocent people have even been condemned to death, in part due to inadequate representation, in Cook County, Illinois (Chicago), although none of the overturned "death penalty" cases were actually represented by the Cook County Public Defender.
The case that helped pave the way for all defendants to be guaranteed an attorney in criminal proceedings was Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S.335 (1963). Gideon was a middle-aged Florida man charged with breaking into a bar and stealing money and beer. He argued that he could not adequately defend himself and that a system that puts an uneducated person against a trained attorney is fundamentally unfair. The Supreme Court of the United States agreed and held that states are constitutionally required to provide a defense attorney to those who can't afford one.
Following this decision, programs were created across the country to make this right available to people who were charged with crimes and could not afford an attorney to represent them. But the programs have problems.
Exorbitant trial delays — Roughly 500,000 pre-trial detainees sit in jail, some for years, before being found guilty of any crime. This is despite the premise that the accused is innocent until proven guilty.
Excessive caseloads — Since the 1963 Supreme Court decision, America's prison population has grown more than tenfold—from 217,000 inmates to 2.3 million — and the public defense system can't keep up. On average, a public defender would need about 3,035 work hours—a year and a half—to do a year's worth of work.
Excessive plea bargaining — Excessive caseloads contribute to the fact that 95% of criminal cases end in plea bargaining as clients have little more than a brief conversation in the courtroom with a public defender before pleading guilty. It's been estimated that to complete the current caseload, about 6,900 more public defenders would be needed.
Longer jail stints — In Chicago, people are spending longer stints in jail (an average of 56 days for those in on drug charges). Part of the reason is the use of continuances by overworked public defenders. Those who decide to fight their case are forced to stay in jail longer than those who plead guilty.
Racial implications — Black people are disproportionately caught up in the criminal justice system and therefore bear the brunt of public defender systems' underfunding and overwork.
What can be done about the difficult public defender situation? One suggestion is to cut back on criminalizing the small stuff. Misdemeanor charges that overwhelm caseloads might be as minor as putting your feet on a subway seat or riding a bike on the sidewalk. Even if you don't go to jail, there are consequences, as people convicted of misdemeanors may lose their jobs, subsidized housing, federal loans, or other public benefits.
Another suggestion is to encourage prosecutors, DAs, and judges to look at things differently and actually examine cases rather than just assume people are guilty and push them through the system.
It might help to provide better pay for contract attorneys and other non-full-time public defenders to assist with case overflow. Right now, the United States spends less on public defense as a percentage per capita than every single European nation.
When you're charged with a crime, you deserve the best defense available. The skilled Illinois criminal defense lawyers at Wolfe & Stec, Ltd. offer a free initial consultation. We believe each case is unique, with its own set of circumstances. We know the judges and the court system and will aggressively explore every avenue for your defense. We examine the facts, the individuals involved, and the evidence available, and we work hand in hand with our clients throughout the criminal process. Our goal is always to minimize the negative impact of the situation and to focus on protecting your freedoms, liberties and rights.
Don't delay — contact us to schedule your free initial consultation if you have been accused of any criminal charges. Call 630-305-0222. We represent clients in DuPage County, Naperville, Aurora, Wheaton, Downers Grove and Bolingbrook, and the greater Chicagoland area.


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A pro-government commentator doesn't believe that Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was poisoned by the Russian secret services.
Magyar Nemzet's István Krómer wonders why leading international media outlets systematically spread the story of a famous Russian dissident having been poisoned by a team of Russian secret service operatives while on a speaker's tour in Siberia. He doesn't deny that traces of poison, probably the ill-famed Novitchok were found in Navalny's blood. However, he dismisses as unbelievable the narrative according to which the Russian secret services were not only unable to carry out such an assassination attempt had they actually wanted to, but also to keep such a mission secret. He also rejects the version that one of the members of the team that supposedly attempted to assassinate Navalny told him about the details of the operation in an open phone call conversation. In conclusion, Krómer argues that Navalny does not represent any serious threat to the Russian government, therefore the authorities had no rational reason to send a death squad to kill him.
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César Franck (December 10, 1822 in Liege - 8 November 1890) was a Belgian-French composer, organist, pianist and teacher of composition.
First and foremost, César Franck arguably the most important composer of organ music since Johann Sebastian Bach, but in addition he has also written major orchestral and chamber music.
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Born in Belgium, but lived most of his life in France. His music was rooted in a rich tradition associated with Beethoven, Bach, Liszt and Wagner. His harmony is one of today's most distinctive, it formed the basis for the study of harmonious alteration. His production is often shared in 3 periods. While he was a concert pianist, he wrote a number of smaller works for piano. From 1850, where he was organist followed some religious works, fairs, oratorios and organ works. Of these finds are 12 larger size works in 3 periods, 1862 (opus 16 to 21) including "Grande Pièce Symphonique, three works from the period around 1878, and the crowning glory - the three organ chorales from 1890, which was his swan song in the composition of the organ as an instrument. His most important works he wrote after 1880 in his years as konservatorielærer. Has composed: 3 operas, Symphony in d minor (1888), 3 symphonic poems: Redemption, Le chasseur maudit, Les Djinns. symphonic variations for piano and orchestra (1885), 2 fairs, Panis angelicus, Sonata for violin and piano (1886).
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Ave Verum. most popular choral works are sung by The Choir of St. John College, Cambridge, is being conducted by Christopher Robinson. 1 DVD. Brilliant 6323-9
Bach: Suite no. 3 for Cello solo. & Franck: Cello sonata. Daniel Shafran. 1 CD. Russian Archives
J. S. Bach: Suite no. 3 for cello solo. & César Franck: Cello Sonata. Daniel Shafran plays cello and Anton Ginzburg on piano. 1 cd. Russian Archives 8713952 *** Recommendation ***
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Chants Sacres. Charles Gounod and Franz Schubert: Ave Maria & 3 Negro Spiritual. Barbara Hendricks sings with Stockholm Chamber orchestra, and being conducted by Eric Eriksson. 1 CD. EMI. 098811-2 *** Recommendation ***
Beethoven: Kreutzer sonata + Franck: Sonata. Perlman, Argerich. 1 CD. Warner
Beethoven: Kreutzer sonata + Franck: Sonata. Itzhak Perlman, Martha Argerich. 1 CD. Warner
Beethoven: Kreutzer sonate. & Franck: Violin sonata. Martha Argerich, Itzhak Perlman, 1 CD. EMI
Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 1. Weissenberg, Riccardo Muti. 1 cd. EMI
Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 1. Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra. & Cesar Franck: Variations Symphoniques. BPO. Herbert von Karajan. Alexis Weissenberg, (piano) 1 cd. EMI Encore. Nipper series
Chopin & Franck: Cello Sonatas. & Bruch: Kol Nidrei. Jacqueline du Pré, Daniel Barenboim. 1 CD....
Chopin & Franck: Cello Sonatas. & Bruch: Kol Nidrei. Jacqueline du Pré, Daniel Barenboim, Gerald Moore. 1 CD. Warner
Christmas music for organ. Inge Bønnerup. 1 CD. CDKlassisk
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Dukas: Troldmandens lærling. Michel Plasson. 1 CD. EMI
Dukas: Troldmandens lærling. Michel Plasson, Orchestre du Capitol de Toulouse. 1 CD. EMI
Emmanuel Pahud: Franck, Widor, Strauss. Works for flute. 1 cd. EMI
Emmanuel Pahud: Franck, Widor, Strauss. Works for flute. Eric le Sage (piano) 1 cd. EMI. 5578132
Franck & Saint-Saëns, Boellmann: Cello sonatas. Kanka, Klansky. 1 cd. Supraphon
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Franck, Gigout, Vierne: Organ music. Mads Høck. 1 CD. Paula. PACD 179
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Franck: 3 Preludes. Muza Rubackyte. 1 CD. Brilliant Classics
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Cesar Franck: Le Chasseur Maudit, Nocturnes, Psyche. Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim. 1 CD. DG
Franck: Les Beatitudes. Helmut Rilling. 2 CD. Brilliant Classics
Cesar Franck: Les Beatitudes. (oratorio). Dina Montague, Keith Lewis og Gilles Cachemaille sings with Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra conducted by Helmuth Rilling, in a recording from 1990. 2 CD. Brilliant. 99955-2


The Bell Choir meets every Wednesday at 6pm in the "Bell Choir" room down stairs. If you've ever thought about playing the bells, this is a great opportunity. All are welcome!
This is a recurring calendar event, so around holidays check with the office (see below) as to whether the Bell Choir will be meeting.


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***Update*** Sadly, Wildwater Kingdom closes its doors after the 2016 season. There are no plans to reopen.
For most people, the best price at Wildwater Kingdom is the online, discounted price. For 2012, the single day adult price is $30.36 if you buy and print your admission tickets online. This is a $7 savings per person over the gate price, plus you save time at the ticket gate.
Buy four tickets online at the same time and save even more. The Four Pack discount offers an additional $5 off the regular online price, making it $25.38 per person for 2012. You don't have to use the tickets together; they are valid anytime during the same season in which they are purchased.
One of the best discounts for Wildwater Kingdom tickets, if you qualify, is the senior and junior discount. Visitors age 62 and older or under 48" tall save more than half off of the regular priced admission. For 2012, the senior/junior price is $15.22 per person if purchased online. This is an ideal offer for grandparents and grandchildren.
Would you like to spend the entire summer relaxing at Wildwater Kingdom? With a season pass, one price gives you unlimited admission for the entire season...plus free parking and other perks. Just three visits and you pay for the pass. 2012 prices start at $64.99 and include early entry to the park and a discount on cabana rental.
Get a group of your friends or co-workers together for a trip to Wildwater Kingdom and save. Groups with between 15 and 99 members pay just $20.99 for adults and $14.99 for those age 62 and older or under 48" tall. Groups of 100 members or more (think school groups or corporate groups) save even more.
A number of NE Ohio retailers are offering coupons for $5 off of regular adult admission. Among these are Discount Drug Mart (ask at the service desk in the back of the store) and Taco Bell.
If you just want to visit the park in the evening, take advantage of Wildwater Kingdom's starlight discounts. If you enter after 3pm when the park closes at 7pm or enter after 4pm when Wildwater Kingdom closes earlier than 8pm, the 2012 admission is $18.27.


Yemeni Foreign Minister Khaled Hussein al-Yamani has protested alleged Hizbullah support for Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels, in a letter sent to his Lebanese counterpart Jebran Bassil.
"We in the Yemeni Republic reserve the right to present the matter to the Arab League, the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the U.N. Security Council," Yamani warned.
Nasrallah's speech, he said, "supported the Huthi militia against the internationally recognized legitimate authority, in a blatant interference in the internal affairs" of Yemen.
This "would seriously damage the interests of Yemen and its national security and would fuel the flames of war, which will continue to destabilize security and stability in the region," al-Yamani warned.
And urging the Lebanese government to "rein in" Hizbullah "in line with the dissociation policy," Yamani accused the Iran-backed party of "taking part in training, plotting and incitement" in support of the Huthi rebels.
In his speech, Nasrallah had denied that any of Hizbullah's fighters were killed in Yemen after recent claims by the Saudi-led coalition that it killed eight of its members there.
"We've recently said that for certain reasons and interests, we do not say whether we have a presence in Yemen," Nasrallah said during a televised address.
"But whether we're there or not, I categorically deny that there are Hizbullah martyrs in Yemen -- not in the last few days nor in recent years," he said.
Nasrallah has denied sending fighters or weapons to Yemen in the past.
"Is there something else? We do not deny, we do not confirm," he said on June 29.
The Saudi-led coalition has repeatedly accused Hizbullah and its backer Iran of providing help to Huthi rebels, including ballistic missiles from Tehran that have targeted Saudi Arabia.
Iran denies arming the Huthis.
The huthis, Hizbala must be neutralized asap. They're Lebanon's cancer and are also spreading to Yemen, Bahrain, &c.
Do you still cry when you remember Lavrov's words: "Damascus would have fallen in two weeks had it not been for Russian intervention"?
Mysticja, Assad is excellent now. He's weak, at Putin's mercy. The giraffe's leash is actually 2475km long. That's the distance between the master and its pet.
By the way, Naharnet you distort the facts of what Sayed Hassan said about Yemen.
Here is the full clip what he said about Yemen with subtitles.
If you say so shia troll, if you say so.
LoL, Putin won, he earned Syria just like he earned Chechnya before and made Ramzan Kadyrov his #1 pet. What a zoo!
Read what Justin wrote: "Do you still cry when you remember Lavrov's words: "Damascus would have fallen in two weeks had it not been for Russian intervention"?
s.o.s one thing is for sure.
Do you still tear up like I do when you remember Sayidna Al Hussain? I did 50 Latmiyat today in his memory; how many did you do?
How do you measure the death of Article 24 of the Lebanese Constitution which reserves half of Parliament for so-called Christians? By reading the comments here today.
La vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid!
Unconditional surrender is all the Shia Huthis will get.
They think they are in a position of strength?
This is not 2011, 12, 14, 15. The Huthis are not in their prime anymore, they are nearing their complete demise and annihilation, which they well deserved.
They must accept their deaths or surrender, there is no in between. Unless they want to go to Dahieh; the Shia disney land.
"Yemen Slams Hizbullah 'Support of Huthis' in Letter to Bassil"
What is going on? Doesn't the Yemeni Foreign Minister know that Bassil, Hariri, and Aoun have a dissociation policy that dissociates Lebanon from all of Hezbollah's terror activities?


Turmoil in the French squad, good news for Bafana?
The tensions which have been simmering in the French camp exploded into a circus on Sunday when the whole squad refused to train in protest over the decision to send home star striker Nicholas Anelka.
The Chelsea striker was sent home following a rant at the coach who chose to substitute him at half-time in the match against Mexico, which the French eventually lost 0-2. The substitution did not go down well with Anelka, prompting a rant from the striker. Its not clear what the player said exactly to coach Domenech. Even the coach himself was very coy at revealing what was said to him by the player which led to the decision to expel him from the squad.
"He did not react in the most suitable fashion. But it was just a guy sitting in his corner and muttering - that would not have mattered had it stayed there.What was important was that it made the front page of a newspaper, and that exposes the internal life of the squad", was the closest Domenech could come to revealing what Anelka did or said.
"I sorted out the problem internally, and as far as I was concerned it was done and dusted.I had another chat with him and left open the possibility for him to apologise,something which he did not want to do", commented further the 57-year old French mentor.
In protest to the expulsion of their colleague from camp, the French players refused to train on Sunday. Captain Patrice Evra appeared to be expressing the anger of his teammates in confrontation with fitness coach Robert Duverne moments before the scheduled public training session. Domenech had to wade in and seperate the two.Duverne did not take it kindly and stormed out of training ground in anger.
Things appeared to be falling apart for the French when the French Football Federation managing director Jean-Louis Valentin appeared to have resigned on the spot.
"I am disgusted, I am quitting my post," Valenti told French media.
"It's a scandal for the French, for the federation and the French team. They don't want to train. It's unacceptable. As for me, it's over. I'm leaving the federation. I'm sickened and disgusted ", the managing director fumed.
"With this statement, all the players in the France squad without exception want to declare their opposition to the decision taken by the French Football Federation to exclude Nicolas Anelka from the squad.
"It has made a decision (to send Anelka home) without consulting all the players, on the basis of the facts reported by the press.
"Accordingly, and to mark the opposition to those at the highest level of French football, all the players decided not to train today."
While this is certainly a sad development for the World Cup, there should be jubilation in the Bafana following these developments. Bafana need nothing shot of a victory with at least 3-clear goals to entertain any chances of progressing form Group A. This will also depend on the outcome of the other final Group A match between leaders Uruguay and seond placed team, Mexico.
Yet Bafana should be warned that the French are not prepared to surrender points easily to the host nation. They have promised represent their country with honour and dignity.
"We forget none of our duties.
"We will do everything individually and also in a collective spirit to ensure that France regains its honour with a positive performance on Tuesday", the French players declared in their statement following their training boycot on Sunday.


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Araly () is a town in Northern Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. It is located 8.6 km (5.34 mi) North West from the city of Jaffna.

Schools

Temples
 Araly Avarampitti Sri Muththumari Amman Kovil
 Kalavathurai Vairavar Kovil
 Araly Ahayakulam Vinayagar Aalayam
 Araly Vannapuram Sivan Kovil
 Araly North Mailiyatpuram Kanthaswamy Kovil
 Araly North Gnana vyravar temple
 Araly North Muruka moorthy temple

Sports clubs
There are number of sports clubs in Araly. Some of them are listed below. These clubs mainly have football teams. Araly Mawathai Sports club conducts  Uzhavar Vizha (Famers' Festival) on Thai Pongal day. It is a highlight event of Araly.
 Araly Mawathai Sports Club
 Araly Bharathi Sports Club(1959)
 Araly Silverstars Sports Club
 Araly Anna Sports Club
 Araly Kalavaththurai Sports Club
 Araly Kalaivani Sports Club
 Araly A.L. Sports Club
 Araly Nilaveli Sports Club

References

External links
 Village website http://araly.org
 Araly Saraswathy Maha Vidyalayam

Towns in Jaffna District
Valikamam West DS Division

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Q: smart computation of distances over a (sparse ?) numpy.meshgrid I want to compute distances between every pairs of nodes on a regular 3D-grid. The grid may be huge, so I want to optimize the computation (privilege to the CPU).
After many many tests, I gave up the 'scitools' module, that is convenient only for python2, and use a combination of numpy.meshgrid() and scipy.spatial.distance.pdist(). For instance, for a 20x20x20 grid:
distances = scipy.spatial.distance.pdist(np.transpose(np.array(np.meshgrid(range(-10,10,1),range(-10,10,1),range(-10,10,1)))).reshape([20**3,3]))

Is it optimized ?
first 'Maybe this is the way to go...': I see there is a 'sparse' option in meshgrid, so it would please me to use
np.meshgrid(range(-10,10,1),range(-10,10,1),range(-10,10,1),sparse=True)

rather than
np.meshgrid(range(-10,10,1),range(-10,10,1),range(-10,10,1))

Indeed, I could even keep the sparse shape in memory since it would be convenient later in the code. But I don't find a satisfying syntaxe to combine pdist() with a sparse meshgrid.

A: I'm not sure what using a sparse meshgrid is going to buy you.   You may save on space in the meshgrid itself, but the same number of pairwise distances will still need to be computed, and the end result will still be a "condensed" matrix per the documentation on pdist.
If you are attempting to optimize the number of distance computations that will be performed, the fact that the grid is regularly spaced immediately suggests some optimizations.
Here is an algorithm:

*

*Loop through all pairs of coordinates

*Create a "distance cache" which uses the difference between the coordinate pairs as the key.  For example, distance_cache[(3,4)] = 5. That way, if two coordinates which have the same relative distance from each other are found, the distance between the coordinates is simply looked up from the cache instead of recomputed.

*Bonus points: Only store keys whose x and y are relatively prime in the distance cache.  Due to triangle similarity, the same cache entry can be re-used for multiples of the key.  For example, distance([6,8], [0,0]) = 2 * d[(3,4)] = 10

A: In [494]: [x.shape for x in np.meshgrid(range(-10,10,1),range(-10,10,1),range(-1
     ...: 0,10,1),sparse=False)]
Out[494]: [(20, 20, 20), (20, 20, 20), (20, 20, 20)]
In [495]: [x.shape for x in np.meshgrid(range(-10,10,1),range(-10,10,1),range(-1
     ...: 0,10,1),sparse=True)]
Out[495]: [(1, 20, 1), (20, 1, 1), (1, 1, 20)]

The non-sparse meshgrid produces 3 3d arrays, which you join and reshape into your 3 column array.  The sparse version also produces 3d arrays, but each has a different shape.  With broadcasting they can be used in the same way.  For example if summed or multiplied, the result in both cases is a (20,20,20) array.  But sparse ones cannot be made into that (20*20*20,3) array without expansion.
These are not scipy sparse arrays.  That's an entirely different concept.
Look at one of those (20,20,20) arrays.  See all the repeated columns or rows?  sparse just avoids repeating those.  It just takes the 20 element range and reshapes it.  It lets broadcasting do the implicit repetitions.


Her forced laughter split through the vertebrae bedroom.
Thoughts of riots and chaos making us smile.
she couldn't quit pretending to be the sun.
Misfortunate shoelace and unattended drawer.
The bottom of the shelf aged with unattended battles.
Her forced laughter quilted the rusty nightmare.
Thoughts of death and living making us numb.
The young never surpassed the radioactive cancer.
She couldn't find a safe way to run.
Draining battery and blinded sinking treasure.
The bottom of the barrel is barren.


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That's no surprise. All of our blood goes through our kidneys about sixty times a day. Any place will do. That doesn't fit the pattern. I'm efficient. Man is the measure of all things. A gentleman would never do something like that. The time-bomb exploded with a loud noise. Grapes grow in bunches. I married them.
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Tehnică folosită în cadrul ornamentației ceramicii. Prin incrustație se înțelege acoperirea adânciturilor realizate pe suprafața unui vas ceramic în alte tehnici ca de exemplu: incizie, impresiune, cu o substanță în general albă realizată din materii organice (oase măcinate de exemplu). În unele cazuri la ceramica preistorică incrustația nu s-a pastrat pănâ în zilele noastre datorită acidității solurilor.

Bibliografie

Enciclopedia arheologiei și istoriei vechi a României, București 1996
Arheologie


Nepotism is the practice of bestowing favors and benefits on relatives without regard to merit.
Nepotism has been practiced by people in power for centuries, but most people engage in nepotism at some time or another. People generally want to help their loved ones, and when given an opportunity to do so, they will often show favoritism to relatives. A president who appoints his or her son as secretary of defense, a corporate CEO who makes his or her daughter a vice president, and a doctor who employs a cousin in his or her front office are all engaging in nepotism. Less direct forms of nepotism that many people engage in include offering job recommendations and leads to relatives and employing children.
Some systems institutionalize nepotism. For example, many monarchies require that one must be a direct descendant of the king or queen to become the country's leader. Some colleges and universities give preference to children of alumni–a form of nepotism.
President Ulysses S. Grant employed as many as 30 of his family members, and politicians and leaders frequently offer jobs to friends and family. Nepotism can be a harmful practice when it causes otherwise unqualified people to be promoted to positions of power, but nepotism can also serve as an incentive for family members to support one another. While extreme cases of nepotism can be harmful, more mundane instances of nepotism can be unavoidable; most people want to see their loved ones succeed, and the impulse to help close relatives might even be a by-product of evolution.
Nepotism is similar to, but distinct from, cronyism. Cronyism is the practice of showing favoritism to close associates, while nepotism is strictly limited to family members. Politicians in the United States are frequently criticized for engaging in cronyism.
Salinger, L. M. (2005). Encyclopedia of white-collar & corporate crime. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
That's how I got my job.


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Home Slideshow Sahara chief Subrata Roy surrenders, arrested
Sahara chief Subrata Roy surrenders, arrested
Lucknow, Feb 28 (IANS) Sahara India chief Subrata Roy surrendered before police here Friday, a day after they failed to trace him to execute a Supreme Court warrant for his arrest. He was arrested and presented before the chief judicial magistrate who sent him to police custody till March 4.
The Supreme Court earlier Friday declined to revoke the arrest warrant.
Roy was scheduled to address a press conference at a hotel in New Delhi, but Sahara officials told police that he was willing to give himself up. He then surrendered and was arrested.
Sources said that soon after his surrender, Delhi Police sought his transit remand.
Chief Judicial Magistrate Anand Kumar later said Roy will be kept in police custody till the apex court hearing March 4.
The Sahara chief walked into the court around 5.30 p.m., and his counsel V.K. Shahi said Roy was a law-abiding citizen and was not running away from the court.
The chief judicial magistrate, however, left it to the discretion of police to decide whether to keep Roy in his bungalow or somewhere else.
The surrender came soon after Roy released a statement to the media, saying he was not absconding.
"I am not that human being who will abscond. In fact, being a law-abiding citizen, I shall hate myself to do any such thing ever in my life," he said.
Roy had Thursday informed the court that his non-appearance was neither intentional nor deliberate.
The apex court Feb 26 had issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Roy for failing to appear before it in person as directed by the court. In its order Friday, it declined to revoke the warrant.
Roy had said he was absent since he wanted to be with his ailing mother, who is 92.
"Last evening, I had gone out of Sahara Shaher, Lucknow, to consult with a panel of doctors with certain medical reports of my mother and then I had gone to a lawyers' house also," he said in the statement Friday.
"I was informed by my family members that police had come and they said something to the media and then the whole media in the country started saying I am absconding," he said, adding: "Am I absconding? I have started hating myself."
He said a lot of people advised him to get himself admitted to some hospital and could remain there, as was the "general practice to avoid courts" on for medical reasons. "However, I hate to do such drama."
The Supreme Court had directed the presence of Roy and the three directors of his group firms following their failure to submit to the market regulator title deeds of some of the unencumbered properties. The directors had since surrendered.
The court order was to secure the balance of Rs.19,000 crore out of Rs.24,000 crore that these firms had collected through optionally fully-convertible debentures. These Sahara companies had deposited Rs.5,120 crore with the regulator in December 2012.
The matter has been listed for further hearing March 4, even as Roy requested the court to allow him to be with his mother till March 3.
The Sahara chief drove to the chief judicial magistrate court in a fleet of luxury cars.
Accompanied by lawyers, family members and Sahara officials, Roy was taken straight inside the court where the entry of journalists was barred by police.
A source told IANS that the chief judicial magistrate lost his temper at Roy's counsel after he came to the court at 3 p.m. but the Sahara chief did not show up.
The court was closed Friday and the chief judicial magistrate came owing to the urgency of the matter.
When the court later asked Roy if he had something to say, a relaxed Roy laughed and replied: "Waise to main ghar par hi rehna chahoonga (I would like to remain at home)."
He said he respected the Supreme Court and was ready for anything.
Meanwhile, security at Sahara Shaher has been increased.
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"KCSARC was there for me when I felt I had no one," she said. "I didn't realize I was experiencing PTSD, and their trauma counseling helped tremendously." Though her insurance didn't cover counseling, KCSARC is able to offer it free of charge in part because of the support it receives from individuals, corporations, and organizations that take part every year in the Breakfast.
Rebecca and teammate Josh Blondo have organized several events to raise funds and awareness for KCSARC's work in the last few years.
Drawing on Josh's experience as a talent buyer for music venues and Rebecca's project management skills, they successfully pulled off their first fundraiser in 2017 as a Breakfast team -- a benefit concert featuring local musicians and a raffle.
Last year, they decided to do something different: a BE LOUD Bingo. Held at the Machine House Brewery in Georgetown, the team found a comedian to emcee and call numbers, and solicited prizes from a number of local businesses. Not only did everyone have a great time, this team also made great impact, raising an extra $1,800 to their team's Breakfast total.
With that successful formula in place, Rebecca and Josh's team is organizing another BE LOUD Bingo, once more at the Machine House Brewery the night of March 2. This year, comedian Alyssa Yeoman will emcee.
It takes a little planning, but the team brainstorms throughout the year and starts planning early.
"We start two or three months out to secure a venue and a date, then work from there" said Josh. "Then we work on finding a comedian with good energy, who will have appropriate commentary for the event." Meanwhile, Rebecca works on getting prize donations from local businesses. They promote the event on social media, post flyers at local businesses and in event calendars. Teammates and friends help increase awareness through word-of-mouth.
Their advice to other teams looking to try something new and fun to raise funds? "Don't underestimate the generosity of our community," Josh said, noting that the venue, Machine House, even offered to donate half of bar proceeds to KCSARC that evening.
Raising funds is only part of why Rebecca and Josh's team have chosen to organize events that they and their network can share with others.
If your team would like to share what inspires you to BE LOUD, or you are planning to try something different or unique this year to strengthen your impact, we'd love to know. Contact Madeline Read, KCSARC's Events & Corporate Partnerships Manager, at mread@kcsarc.org.


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Stormy Daniels reaches $450,000 settlement with Columbus Police
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Stormy Daniels has reached a settlement with the City of Columbus related to her 2018 arrest at a northeast side strip club.
The city has agreed to pay $450,000 to Stephanie Clifford, who performs in adult films and strip clubs under the name Stormy Daniels.
Daniels and her lawyers were scheduled for a mediation conference with the city Friday morning.
In an interview Friday with NBC4's Tylar Bacome, Daniels was confident, charismatic and passionate. She says she was standing up for the little guy when she took on the Columbus Division of Police.
"I didn't break any law, and I knew that," said Daniels. "I believe if that were to happen to another girl in the adult business that she wouldn't have had the resources or empowerment to stand up for herself. And I don't want this to continue happening because the law as it is written is basically victim shaming."
Daniels spoke only with NBC4 about the arrest that put Columbus in the national spotlight, the Columbus Division of Police vice unit under the microscope, and the $450,000 the city will now pay her.
"I believe that I was targeted and paraded around just because of my name," said Daniels.
Daniels was arrested in July 2018 during a vice operation along with two other women. She was released within hours and all charges were eventually dropped.
In January, a $150,000 settlement was reached with Miranda Panda and Brittany Walters.
In August, departmental charges were announced against five officers involved in the operation.
"It feels really good, I'm not gonna lie," said Daniels.
by Matt Knight / Jan 21, 2020
REDDING, California (WJW) – Police in Redding, California are warning residents not to act out against a convicted sexual predator who is once again living in their city.
Daniel Selovich, who legally changed his named to Pirate, was arrested in New Mexico back in 2010 for a Redding rape case, KRCR reported.
by Paul Rivera / Jan 21, 2020
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. (WESH)— A Palm Bay man accused of attacking more than 40 women in South Florida in the 1980s has been arrested.
Police arrested 60-year-old Robert Eugene Koehler, a registered sex offender, who they believe to be the "Pillowcase Rapist."
by WFLA 8 On Your Side Staff / Jan 21, 2020
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) - A deadly crash is affecting traffic for early morning commuters in St. Petersburg.
The Florida Highway Patrol said two people died after a crash in the northbound lanes of Interstate 275 near 22nd Avenue North.
Motorcyclist dies after colliding with pickup truck in Dade City


There is a new Stampin' Up! Bigz Die in the Occasions Mini Catalog that you might easily overlook. It's called the Elegant Bird Bigz Die and is at the bottom of page 10 in the mini catalog. Since there is a large picture with fabric and lots of colors that takes up most of that page, the die can almost get "lost" on the page. But not now! When I first saw it, I thought it was cute, but wasn't sure what to do with it. Then I went to an all-day stamping event put on by Ronda Wade and saw a wonderful display done with the products in the Twitterpated Product Suite. Today I have some samples with that Elegant Bird die to show you.
Look at all of these gorgeous bird creations made by my new friend Susan Wohlfert! She used a lot of our Textured Impressions Embossing Folders to embellish the birds making them even more gorgeous! The tails have some of the White Waffle Paper in the center to add a feathery look to them. Cute!
And here is a "thinking outside of the box" card by Joyce Feraco. I didn't realize what she used to make this wedding card until my friend Sara clued me in. The arm and hand are the bird die! How clever is that!


For most mothers, a good time to start introducing solids is around the six-month mark (if you've been breastfeeding exclusively), but it can start as early as four months. Until your baby reaches six months, there is no need for solid foods as breast milk contains all the nutrition your baby needs to grow. Look to your baby for cues that he's ready to start eating baby food.
It is generally advised that parents follow some loose recommendations in the order and type of food they give their infant.
ensure your baby gets proper nutrition by being a good example yourself; preparing healthy meals for the whole family even when your children are still babies prepares them for a lifetime of healthy eating habits and will help learn about important nutrition facts. Limit your baby's diet of saturated fats, like fried foods and too much refined sugar, such as candy.
Remember to avoid foods that can pose a choking hazard to small children, like popcorn and seeds, as well as foods that can cause an allergic reaction like peanut butter. These foods should be avoided during the first year of a baby's life. For more information on food allergies and your child, click here.
Remember that when you start introducing solids to your baby, their stool will lkely change, becoming stronger in odor and less watery in consistency.


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Q: Elementary Differential Equations - What am I doing wrong in this exercise? I'm trying to do exercise 19, chapter 2.1, of the book on elementary differential equations from Boyce and DiPrima.  Basically to solve:
$t^{3} y' + 4 t^{2} y = e^{-t}, \quad   y(-1)=0, \quad t<0$.
I try to solve this problem in the following way:
1). Since $t \neq 0$, then the above equation can be written as $y' + \frac{4}{t}y = \frac{e^{-t}}{t^{3}}$.
2). Multiply the above equation by an integrating factor $\mu(t)$:  $\mu(t) y' + \mu(t) \frac{4}{t} y = \mu(t) \frac{e^{-t}}{t^{3}}.$
3). Find $\mu(t)$ such that the left side satisfies: $\frac{d}{dt}(\mu(t) y) = \mu(t) y' + \mu(t) \frac{4}{t} $.  Hence $\frac{d \mu(t)}{dt} = \mu(t) \frac{4}{t}$.  Assuming $\mu(t)>0$, and after solving this differential equation, I reach that $\mu(t) = t^{4}$.
4). My original diff. equation becomes: $\frac{d}{dt}\left( t^{4} y \right) = t e^{-t}$ and hence $y(t) = \frac{1}{t^{4}} \left( \int_{t}^{0}s e^{-s}ds + c \right)$, for some constant $c$.  I took the limit of integration between $t$ and $0$ since $t<0$.
5). I solve by parts the integral $\int_{t}^{0}s e^{-s}ds = e^{-t}(1+t)-1$.  In order to satisfy the initial condition, $c=1$.
6).  My solution becomes $y = \frac{e^{-t}}{t^{4}} \left( 1 + t \right)$, which is not exactly the solution given in the book.  There the solution is just as mine, but with an additional negative sign, i.e. $y = - \frac{e^{-t}}{t^{4}} \left( 1 + t \right)$.
Can someone please shed some light where I might have missed this negative sign?  Given that $t<0$, should I have taken extra considerations in the above example? Thanks.

A: To make the calculations easier, don't put the limits of integration in!
We have $$t^4y=\int te^{-t}\,dt=-te^{-t}-e^{-t}+C=-(1+t)e^{-t}+C$$ where $C$ is a constant.
As $y(-1)=0$, $$(-1)^4\cdot0=-(1+(-1))e^{-1}+C\implies C=0$$ so $$\boxed{y=-\frac{e^{-t}}{t^4}(1+t)}$$ as required.

A: You need to correctly apply the fundamental theorem, as the derivative of
$$
\int_t^0f(s)ds=F(0)-F(t)
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is $-F'(t)=-f(t)$. Thus in your formula for $y$ you have to use $-\int_t^0f(s)ds$, thus the extra minus sign. That is, changing the orientation of the integration changes the sign of the integral.


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The old I-87 pipeline to New Jersey may be back in action. One former Montreal coach may bring another previous Habs mentor as his Devils assistant.
New Devils coach Pat Burns may tap Alain Vigneault as his deputy, while Canadiens Hall of Famer Larry Robinson is willing to listen if one of those posts is offered to him.
The Devils have long had a Montreal affinity under Lou Lamoriello, ever since he hired Jacques Lemaire to follow Herb Brooks in 1993. Robinson and now Burns make three of the Devils' last five coaches to have Canadien connections.
Lamoriello said the assistants' positions are open, having last been held by Robinson and Kurt Kleinendorst. Lamoriello usually has one assistant on his staff from his camp, and often has a successor to the current coach among those aides. Robbie Ftorek succeeded Lemaire in that fashion, as Robinson did Ftorek.
Burns made his NHL splash with the Habs in 1988-89, going straight to the Finals. He also coached the Maple Leafs and Bruins, replaced in Boston by Mike Keenan early in the 2000-01 season, his last NHL coaching stint.
Vigneault replaced Mario Tremblay as Canadiens coach at the start of the 1997-98 season, and he was succeeded by Michel Therrien during the 2000-01 campaign.


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Making Vaccines Work
Routine immunisationDiphtheriaTetanusWhooping cough
Despite the pandemic, Chad is improving routine vaccination coverage
The latest figures show the enormous toll the pandemic has had on routine immunisation, but one key outlier was Chad. Not only has the Sahel country's immunisation programme weathered the storm, vaccine coverage has increased by 8 percentage points since 2019. How did it do it?
by Assa Samaké-Roman
Routine immunisation – Gavi/2018/Chad
Routine immunisation of children against serious preventable diseases has experienced the biggest drop in thirty years. This is what emerges from the official WHO/UNICEF estimates of national vaccination coverage (WUENIC) published in mid-July.
However, in this gloomy picture there are silver linings. In Africa, Chad is one such bright spot. Unlike most countries, since 2019 routine vaccination has actually improved in this Sahel country. The percentage of children who received three doses of vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP3) – a basic marker of vaccination coverage – increased in Chad from 50% in 2019 to 58% in 2021.
"What we also see in fragile and conflict-affected countries are overstretched and overworked health workers. I think the injection of 235 healthcare workers at the start of the pandemic really helped to ensure that this workforce is there to deliver the strategy and continue to engage in routine vaccination."
"Chad had great successes during the pandemic: we saw an improvement in routine vaccination the previous year too. It really sparked our interest, and it helped us to understand that we were on the right track. The differentiated approach that we adopted in 2000 combined with strong political commitment and coordinated Alliance engagement and partnership with government out to the subnational levels was beginning to bear fruit. So, somewhere, we expected it," says Amy LaTrielle, Director of fragile and conflict-affected countries at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
"However, the sharp increase in Chad's coverage data is inspiring, especially in contrast with the regional decline in routine immunisation exacerbated by issues such as conflict and natural disasters such as drought and flooding leading to malnutrition and forced migration.."
Availability of vaccines
What explains this success? There are several factors, according to Ferdinand Abassa, Programme Manager at Gavi. One important step was the country's investment in cold chain equipment.
"One of Chad's big problems was that cold chain equipment coverage was extremely low. The equipment they did have was also ageing, which meant it broke down and was no longer even suitable in most cases. We had equipment that ran on oil, which could cause fires. When you don't have good cold chain coverage or a cold chain that works properly, it means vaccines aren't available, so you can't vaccinate."
"Since 1997, 1,581 high quality cold chain solar-powered vaccine storage and transport units (including 1,155 from Gavi in 2021) have been installed, increasing the CCE equipment rate of health facilities to 92% in 2022. Installation sites have been carefully chosen to maximise impact and facilitate access to vaccination. In many areas, vaccines had to be transported from other health posts where sessions were organised" added Thierry Vincent, Senior Country Manager at Gavi.
In addition, vaccines were frequently out of stock. Not only did Chad have to invest to obtain them, but the entire supply and distribution chain had to be improved. To help rectify the situation, Gavi and the government worked with UNICEF and the consulting firm Acasus.
This firm's goal is to strengthen management practices, the use of data and decision-making in the governments with which the firm works.
Florian Guiod, project manager at Acasus, explains what the situation was like at the start of his mission at the start of 2020: "The situation was very bad. We had little information: the last vaccination coverage survey dated back to 2017, and it showed that Chad had one of the lowest levels of vaccination coverage in the region. Complete coverage was around 22%, one child in five was getting the full complement of vaccines. Infant mortality was around 100 per 1000, so 10%, which is substantial. We had a lot of problems with the availability of vaccines, almost constant shortages, an inability for the government to finance the purchase of vaccines."
Routine vaccines, extraordinary impact: Diphtheria
Routine vaccines, extraordinary impact: Tetanus
Routine vaccines, extraordinary impact: Pertussis
But here too, Chad has made enormous efforts, despite a difficult economic situation, according to Ferdinand Abassa. "Chad has invested a lot in the purchase of vaccines. Before 2019, there were major funding problems. There was a forum on vaccination under the patronage of the President of the Republic in 2018, which was also one of the key moments that we can consider as one of the reasons why we have the performance that we have today. The President committed to allocate 3 billion CFA francs per year for the purchase of vaccines and the operation of the vaccination program. This is a commitment that the country has kept so far."
According to Thierry Vincent "Chad joined the UNICEF's Vaccine Independence Initiative in 2017, which has helped to sustain the supply of vaccines in 2021 despite delays in payments within the year".
The country had to reactivate vaccine deliveries, to make them recurrent and reliable, and to rebuild the distribution chain, according to Florian Guiod. "We equipped all the logisticians with our app, so each time they deposited vaccines, whether in a depot or in a district, they collected information on the vaccines available. So we ensured, for example, that the districts all have 10 weeks' worth of stocks, which last two months plus two weeks of security until the next distribution. And we saw that disruptions in the districts decreased by more than half in the space of 2 to 3 deliveries," he explains.
More, mobile, health personnel, better supervised for a better offer of services
Another major issue that had to be resolved was the question of human resources: more vaccines needed more people to administer them. "We supported the recruitment by MOH of 235 health workers (nurses and midwives) who were assigned as a priority to areas that we call orphan areas: these are difficult areas where State personnel do not want to go, or they stay for a short time before returning to the capital", explains Ferdinand Abassa.
Amy LaTrielle adds: "What we also see in fragile and conflict-affected countries are overstretched and overworked health workers. I think the injection of 235 healthcare workers at the start of the pandemic really helped to ensure that this workforce is there to deliver the strategy and continue to engage in routine vaccination."
"A smartphone application aimed at improving service provision was developed and used to give feedback to districts throughout 2021. Regular monitoring meetings were conducted at district and provincial levels. With the support of WHO, health staff were trained in 40 districts and district health teams in 28 districts, especially on reaching zero-dose children. Without forgetting the tailored training for government decision-makers attended by a majority of women and developed by Acasus." adds Thierry Vincent.
Chad, like a number of countries in the region, is a huge and sparsely populated country. It is difficult to undertake intensive vaccination activities without providing health personnel with the means to travel, while populations are often very far from health centres. This meant a significant investment in dozens of vehicles. "The health districts received 32 vehicles and 250 motorbikes which were sent to health centres. This made it possible to go to hard-to-reach areas, remote areas., so it made it possible to reach more children, many of whom were zero-dose children," says Ferdinand Abassa.
Raising demand for generation among the population took an alliance of organisations working hand in hand with the government.
The Ministry of Health, with support from UNICEF, developed an urban strategy for immunisation for large cities. Thanks to the support of The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, around 5,000 village chiefs and community health volunteers were trained in the Lake region and integrated communication plans were developed in 7 provinces. Supports for the teaching of mothers were produced for community health volunteers.
Speak up Africa proposed an engagement plan with influencers, mayors of large cities and on social media. Civil Society Organizations were approached to contribute to the zero-dose agenda. While these efforts need to be intensified and more resources are available in this regard, Chad has made steps in the right direction, with a gender angle that will help improve coverage through the improvement of service provision.
Tenacity, innovation and synergy, supported by a better use of resources
So what lessons can be learned from Chad's success?
For Florian Guiod, there are two crucial elements. "The first is the establishment of an accountability system, which forces governments (or provincial governments in more decentralised countries such as the DRC) to commit to vaccination by disbursing funds, monitoring performance on a regular basis and putting in place institutional structures.
"The second is the establishment of a performance monitoring system, which makes it easier to get real time data on the true vaccination situation in the country. This makes it possible to respond quickly when we see a drop in performance. This also helps to create healthy competition between different entities, so between the different provinces for example: this is what we see in Chad. This is also what we see in the DRC. In fact, the provinces will have a desire, because they know that they are being watched by the President of the Republic and by the Minister of Health, to be first, and will make efforts in this direction."
The political will to prioritise vaccination, and to work hand in hand with several partners, is also hugely important.
"Chad is also a good example of how synergy was created through technical assistance from different partners: WHO, UNICEF, Speak up Africa, Solina and Acasus, in synergy with the combined funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation," says Thierry Vincent. "A robust collaboration and communication networks in support of MOH services both at central and subnational levels has unleashed the hidden potential and remotivated many supervisors and health workers to deliver for the population and children."
"This would not have been possible without more resources reaching the service level. Despite challenges, Gavi – working with the Ministry of Health – increased funding flows through a revamped project management unit, fast-tracking them by tailoring procedures and using mobile money systems as much as possible, while keeping a robust level of accountability. Progress would not have been possible without better financial management."
"There has been an effective and creative use of funding," says Amy LaTrielle. "We were also able to count on the commitment of partners, from the Alliance and beyond, who played a major role in supporting the Minister as well as the Ministry of Health. Finally, there was direct engagement at the health district level, which is part of Gavi's 5.0 strategy, which wants engagement to focus more on the subnational level.
"Critical to this success is the fact that all partners showed courage and innovation."
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The Samsung Galaxy Note with its huge 5.3-inch screen seems less of an abnormality nowadays with larger screens quickly becoming the mainstream, but back when it launched it was hugely weird to hold such a gigantic device and still refer to it as a smartphone. Well, phablet if you wish.
Either way, news is that evidence is mounting that T-Mobile is getting the Samsung Galaxy Note and the exact release date has been set for August 8th, later than the July launch we previously heard about.
We've already seen renders of the device with T-Mobile branding on the top front side and the four capacitive navigational buttons typical for pre-ICS devices. Now, this might spell the bad news about the Note arriving on the now terribly dated Gingerbread. We'll keep our fingers crossed T-Mo and Samsung work out the details and the device actually launches with ICS on it.
Really? By then what's the point? The phone would have been out nearly 9 months, and if rumors are correct the second gen Note will be out within another month or two.
that is wayyyyy too late. this bad boy might go the way of the Skyrocket HD if Samsung has their way.
I thought I saw a LONG while back that the mobile version would come with ics pre installed and screen shots to prove it Also, could this be a galaxy note 2? It does look just like the current note but it makes no sense for samsung to launch an out dated device?
Getting the SGS3 when I get my next pay check. Sorry T-Mobile, you took too long.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want the ICS source!!!!!!
the update will probably come before this.
Kal Drooby July 26, 2012 at 12:17 am Samsung Note for T-Mobile USA will be released Aug 8, 2012. However I would wait for Samsung Note 2 as it is a far superior improved Note with carrying the LTE technology as well as the quad chip and better camera resolution, Is it worth the wait ? It all depends how fast you want the speed for the internet. Finally T-Mobile is catching up !!!! The Samsung Note 2, theGalaxy SIII and hopefully the iphone 5 will give T-Mobile the lead in phones and rates and should leap to 1st place. Go T-Mobile. Its about time !!!