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How Hollywood Skews Our Understanding of AI
Words: Erin Connolly
Pictures: Inanc Avadit
Date: February 27th, 2019
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Hollywood is fascinated with the future. Long before Schwarzenegger was offering to "pump up Sacramento," he was walking around naked and stalking Sarah Connor in The Terminator. Movies have depicted the consequences of evolving technology to captivated audiences for years. While Wall-E made my 13-year-old-self worry about sustainable habits on Earth, other films like I, Robot have subtly impacted the way in which the public perceives robots — and therefore artificial intelligence (AI) — today.
There is a major divide between public perception and US government policy on the topic. In fact, the consistent image of robots threatening humanity — combined with opaque policy — has undermined the Department of Defense's ability to work with the private sector on emerging technology. Several documents released recently — like President Trump's Executive Order and the Department of Defense AI Strategy summary — begin to clarify how government intends to incorporate AI, and make clear that Hollywood has a new role to play.
What might be defined as "future technology" is already here, and the societal tension with "smarter" technology is increasingly palpable.
The Pentagon is now confronting what movies have been debating for decades: how to integrate artificial intelligence in daily life and in the military. What might be defined as "future technology" is already here, and the societal tension with "smarter" technology is increasingly palpable. Artificial intelligence is everywhere. It is Siri naming the song on the radio and Facebook automatically tagging photos. Yet this integration is a bit anticlimactic for a Hollywood blockbuster. Artificial intelligence is already revolutionizing society. It also has significant military repercussions — the kind that make their way onto the big screen. In reality, the military is currently focusing its AI research on menial tasks to increase efficiency like sifting through hours of drone footage and predicting military maintenance. But in the (way) long-term, AI will help autonomous weapons systems become more independent, sparking fears of killer robots (say, like this guy) on the battlefield.
The image of killer robots created by Hollywood has permeated the public debate, even at the international level, through advocacy work like the "Campaign to Stop Killer Robots." But in the wake of canceled projects and ethical concerns, the Pentagon has begun to search for ways to rebrand its artificial intelligence efforts. The technological cutting edge is now in the private sector. Despite efforts to model development after private industry practices, the government struggles to keep up with startup innovation. To facilitate critical private-public partnership, the Pentagon is now streamlining the process through a "centralized AI portal… that details key processes, topics of interests and contacts."
The 2018 AI Strategy provides a glimpse into how the US government is confronting AI along with the promise of an articulated "vision and guiding principles for AI ethics and safety in defense." Articulated principles are critical in their goal to "bridge the divide between nontraditional centers of innovation" to maintain the technological cutting edge. The strategy also emphasizes the need to cultivate AI innovation outside of "core military applications," which work to change the negative connotation of government partnership. However, a streamlined process and clear principles are unlikely to sway public opinion. Hollywood's depictions of AI killer robots — even Disney's Smart House takeover — foster public distrust of US government investment, while technologies like Siri and Alexa are readily accepted despite clear and present security implications.
Even efforts to push Siri and Alexa further, like making these devices a "Friend," are generally accepted by the public. Acceptance makes companies more comfortable pursuing civil artificial intelligence, but they fail to acknowledge that the commercial sector takes "products 90% of the way to a useable military application." While the Department of Defense works to expand and improve public perception of Pentagon AI research, Silicon Valley must confront the inherent military consequences associated with AI. In the world of AI, protecting technology to ensure it is used as intended may require working with the government.
The "Killer Robot" image has proven difficult for the government to shake. Recent AI strategies show the Pentagon is concerned enough to put effort into overcoming the stigma. While these documents mark a positive first step, it is critical for the government to continue to articulate its AI strategy and set norms for the ethical use of AI. While these decision makers work to integrate AI, Hollywood can positively impact the debate by sparking a conversation about the social and military use of AI. The Terminator may not be upon us, but Siri and Alexa have been here for years.
Erin Connolly is a Program Assistant at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation where she focuses on youth education, artificial intelligence, and nuclear security.
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U.S. Weightlifting Athlete, Vrabel, Accepts Sanction for Non-Analytical Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Sanction, Weightlifting / January 11, 2017 November 1, 2019
USADA announced today that Andrew Vrabel, of Chicago, Ill., an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, has accepted a four-year sanction for a non-analytical anti-doping rule violation after admitting to his use of prohibited substances.
Vrabel, 25, was sanctioned for his use and possession of prohibited growth hormone (GH) releasing factors (GHRFs), including, GH-Releasing Hormone (GHRH) analogs, GH Secretagogues (GHS), and GH Releasing Peptides (GHRPs), from approximately August 2013 through October 2013, and March 2015 through November 2015. These substances are in the class of Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors, Related Substances and Mimetics and are prohibited at all times under the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing, the United States Olympic Committee National Anti-Doping Policies, and the lnternational Weightlifting Federation Anti-Doping Policy, all of which have adopted the World Anti-Doping Code and the World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List.
The use of prohibited peptides by athletes and consumers for performance or physique enhancement (including recovery from injury) purposes poses serious health risks, and these peptides are not approved by the FDA for human use or consumption. These products, often branded as for "research/laboratory use only," have not received any human clinical safety or efficacy evaluation, and are not produced according to Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations. As such, they may cause serious adverse health effects, including immune and toxicity reactions, infection, and even death.
Vrabel's four-year period of ineligibility began on September 3, 2016, the date he admitted to his anti-doping rule violations. In addition, Vrabel has been disqualified from all competitive results obtained on and subsequent to August 5, 2013, the approximate date he first attempted to obtain prohibited substances in violation of applicable rules, including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes.
In an effort to aid athletes, as well as all support team members such as parents and coaches, in understanding the rules applicable to them, USADA provides comprehensive instruction on its website on the testing process and prohibited substances, how to obtain permission to use a necessary medication, and the risks and dangers of taking supplements as well as performance-enhancing and recreational drugs. In addition, the agency manages a drug reference hotline, Drug Reference Online (www.GlobalDRO.com), conducts educational sessions with National Governing Bodies and their athletes, and proactively distributes a multitude of educational materials, such as the Prohibited List, easy-reference wallet cards, periodic newsletters, and protocol and policy reference documentation.
USADA is responsible for the testing and results management process for athletes in the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, and is equally dedicated to preserving the integrity of sport through research initiatives and educational programs.
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"My bridal bouquet was a breathtaking, hand-tied loose romantic round style, consisting of patience ivory roses, gardenias, garden roses, lisianthus, dusty miller and sprigs of greenery," Leah says. "I wanted a lot of white in various shades and textures and used the dusty miller to add a touch of light blue and velvet texture. I used a handkerchief from my grandmother to tie the flowers together."


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package org.optaplanner.examples.travelingtournament.persistence;

import org.optaplanner.examples.common.persistence.XStreamSolutionDao;
import org.optaplanner.examples.travelingtournament.domain.TravelingTournament;

public class TravelingTournamentDao extends XStreamSolutionDao {

    public TravelingTournamentDao() {
        super("travelingtournament", TravelingTournament.class);
    }

}


For the Parents-Yes, I use cellphones in my english class.
This blog post is written for class parents at the behest of my students.
Today, as my 10th grade students entered the classroom, I was asked repetitively to send a note home to the parents, confirming that I use cellphones as a teaching device.
I do, and it is fantastic. BYOT (bring your own technology) is a growing trend among some educators, because school districts simply do not have the money to buy every student a device to use.
Effortlessly I have 100% class participation, students are excited and eager to participate. I had cheering, and applause during a Romeo and Juliet review. I have never had cheering during a review of any kind, so this was an interesting turn of events. Students that normally do not speak up, and are shy now contribute enthusiastically. It's something special when students say "Can we do this again? It was fun!" in regards to a lesson. I had immediate feedback on strengths and weakness of my previous lessons by watching their answers populate in front of me. I could do on the spot reteaching or discussion when a weakness presented itself. Students that did not have cell phones quickly were paired with those that did, and they worked excitedly as a team to answer the poll questions.
Here is a video for the parents if you would like to know more about it.
Periods B & C- You will be finishing the worksheet that I gave you for homework for last night, except for period G.
Period G, you will do the entire worksheet front and back, that is the vocabulary and the discussion questions. You do not have to do the writing activity.
All of you need to finish Act one of Romeo and Juliet, if you need help understanding all that is happening go to shmoop.com and search for Romeo and Juliet, then all the scenes in Act I.
We have started Of Mice and Men, and I would like you to pay attention to allusions that you find in the current day. You will write about those allusions and post them on this website later in the book. Here is a trailer from the most recent movie.
John Malkovich (Lenny) does not speak with the same voice you have heard in class, he still epitomizes the gentle giant that Steinbeck creates. Your homework tonight are the discussion questions handed out in class.
We have been reading Romeo and Juliet. There are several clips you can access online that will give you a variety of takes on the same scene. Your homework tonight is the character sheet. Obviously you can only detail the characters we have read.
Flat Characters are one dimensional and Shakespeare often uses them as comic relief.
Round Characters are fully developed and the reader gets a broader sense of the character's personality, especially interacting with other characters of the play. Not to be outdone by the 10th Grade, here is a trailer for you as well.
Extra credit to the students who read the Pyramus and Thisbe article and write a summary for me. Due Friday.
Hi All, Have a great Homecoming Weekend!
I have embedding calendars for both the 9th and 10th grade. You should see them pop up when you roll over your grade level.
9th Grade- Young love, fate, and bad costumes? We are going to get all "Middle English" on a "Fair Verona" Ning for Romeo and Juliet. Guidelines and rubrics to follow.
Conclusion time boys and girls!
1. Re-state the Literary Device and how it enhances a story for the reader.
2. Re-state HOW the Literary Device effects the story you chose.
1. Restate clearly the relationship between the works and the critical lens.
3. If you can, leave your reader with an ending thought or lasting idea.
All essays should be typed, double spaced, with the proper heading. Grade yourself on the rubric first and give that to me as well. Periods B & C you will get the rubric in class on Monday.
Period G- Here are the notes from class. Do not forget to check your packet for help on the consclusion. Rough Draft is due on Monday. I would STRONGLY suggest that you type this over the weekend. This way -on Monday, you will have peer editors and corrections made, then you will only need to make changes to the document for the due date on Tuesday.
Today's objective: to develop a topic sentence for both paragraphs, and your homework is to complete those paragraphs. (Except for period G, tonight you are focusing on the introduction- so look at the previous post.
5 sections to notebooks: general, literature, grammar and mechanics, writing/essays, and creative writing. Hopefully, this method of organization will help all of my students keep "like with like" and make it easier to locate notes and handouts.
We created topic sentences in class for your paragraphs. Tonight you need to complete those paragraphs that support your position of the Critical Lens. Each paragraph should contain three points from each piece of literature that supports your position.
Steps for body paragraphs: USE THE OUTLINE GIVEN IN CLASS. Below are general steps, the outline is an invaluable tool.
Create 2 body paragraphs that support your essay on a literary device.
2. Preface (prepare the reader) the effect the device has in this section of the work.
3. Reference or supply a supporting detail / quote.
4. Interpret and summarize the effect the literary device has in this passage for your reader.
All classes are beginning the essay writing process. The tenth grade is focusing on the "Critical Lens", and the ninth grade is focusing on a literary device used in a selected piece of literature.
The entire week we will take the essay writing process piece by piece, from introduction to conclusion. My goal is for students to take home a completed draft of the work to type and turn in on Monday.
Keeping in mind: writing is a 'process', please anticipate that all students will have revisions. It is exceedingly rare for even a college student to have an error free paper.
3. Mention the pieces of literature that support your belief .
2. Choose a piece of literature that you have read in this class or previous classes.
2. Introduce the literary device, and its use. (attention getting statement) Remember, there is a Literary Devices section in your text.
3. State your point about the device and that it is used in your chosen piece of literature.
4. Thesis statement (see the bold text below) the conclusion/belief/theory you have about the device and its impact on the piece.
Pitting Rainsford and General Zaroff against each other in the hunt allows Connell to blur the line between hunter and prey, human and animal, to suggest that instinct and reason are not as mutually exclusive as people have traditionally thought. Writers and philosophers have traditionally placed human intellect and the ability to reason above the bestial instincts of wild animals, which have no moral compulsions and act solely to satisfy their own needs. Reason, therefore, transforms mere animals into people and allows them to live together in functioning societies.


Could not find the main class: GBCam.jar. Program will exit.
On some operating systems you can double-click the jar file, too.
ok, slightly different error with that.
Rats. Looks like the jar is missing some important libraries. :( I'll try to get it updated sometime in the next several weeks. The big Sparkfun AVC is on April 23, so once I'm done with that I should have time to look into this.
Do you recall having any problems with the exposure time not working at all?
I'm having issues where my image seems to be live data from the sensor and I must finish reading all pixels before moving the image, else it's all blurry. I'd've thought it would have buffered the data otherwise the exposure time would be useless.
Also I don't know what you mean by the value in the V register must be 7 to get a 1.0V offset. As far as I can tell, the V register is the reference voltage register and a value of 7 would be 3.5V. Did you mean the O register?
I had to install http://rxtx.qbang.org/wiki/index.php/Download - worked fine for me after that. Thanks!
So, I was wondering, is there a step by step guide to making a digital camera with a Game Boy Camera camera? It'd be a fun kind of digital lomography to use a camera like that.
There may be something out there, but I don't really have anything on hand myself. It wouldn't be all that hard. You use my ATmega328P code to read the image, and then find FAT32 filesystem code for the chip and basically just save pixels to a file. Write software on the PC to read the pixels and convert to a jpeg or whatever.


When talking about trail running in the Swiss alps, discussions usually turn to the dramatic: the thousands of meters climbed, the peaks summited, the distances covered. For me, though, one of the great pleasures is the family farm.
In Switzerland, many alp farms fly the Swiss flag, a sign that the farm sells its products and perhaps offers a few other local goodies and refreshments like homemade bread or hot coffee. For someone spending the day out on a long, leisurely trail run, these farmhouses are a welcome respite: a chance to rest tired quads, review the map, chart progress, and enjoy some high-quality refueling.
Look for the flag. You're likely to find cafe au lait, fresh bread and cheese.
Every now and then, though, there's something a little different. Like, for example, self-service cheese stands. It's a scene Val and I stumbled across running from Meiringen, in the heart of the Bernese Oberland, to Grindelwald, at the base of the Eiger's north face. Our route took us along a section of Switzerland's Via Alpina walking path, up to the col at Grosse Schiedegg, before descending towards the mix of locals, honed climbers and posh tourists in Grindelwald.
Self-service farm cheese says a lot about a place, I think. Trust. Openness. Sharing. Confidence. Local pride. There was honey for sale, too. And alp milk caramel. And one or two things we couldn't translate or identify—something partway on the spectrum that lies between an udder and aged, hard cheese?
Self-service cheese, honey and caramel, anyone?
Under the drying cheese cloths, next to the century-old copper cheese-making vat, we loaded our trail running packs, left a ten-franc note in the jar, and didn't feel right taking the franc we were owed. In today's world, I thought, trust needs to be rewarded. We both smiled and continued running. It was a dreary, wet, cloudy day—the kind that brings on chills after just a few minutes of rest. But with the welcoming warmth of mountain trust and our delight in stumbling across local mountain cheese, it didn't feel that way.


How to Hide Crypto Threads from "View New Posts"
By request, we now have a mechanism for hiding crypto threads from View New Posts for any members who do not want to sort through them.
We created a membership group that hides threads in the Bitcoin/Crypto/Blockchain forum from the search function. This in turn also hides these threads from the View New Posts and Active Topics queries.
1) Click on your username in the upper right corner to expand the drop-down menu and click on User Control Panel.
2) In the UCP, click on the Usergroups tab.
2B) Alternatively, click here to be taken directly to the Usergroups page.
3) Look for the "No-Crypto" group and click the radio button next to it.
4) At the bottom of the list, make sure "Join selected" is shown in the drop-down box, and click Submit.
5) Click Yes on the confirmation page.
You are now a member of the No-Crypto group and threads from the Bitcoin/Crypto/Blockchain forum will not show up when you click View New Posts.
You can remove yourself from the No-Crypto group at any time by returning to the same page, selecting the No-Crypto group, and selecting the "Resign selected" option.
If you join the No-Crypto group, you can still browse and post in the Bitcoin/Crypto/Blockchain forum, but note that threads from that forum will not appear in search results when you use the search box.
Stray crypto threads posted in other forums (such as the Contest Arena or Polling Place) will still show up in View New Posts, but those should be relatively few and far between.
You can join both the No-Crypto group and the No-KSA group if you want to hide both.
Re: How to Hide Crypto Threads from "View New Posts"
I also think this is a great feature. I do not want any stackers to stop coming to BS merely due to the heavier than normal traffic on the crypto side of the house. I view crypto & PMs as brothers attempting to achieve the same goal but I know that isn't how everybody sees it. Thank you for giving stackers this option.
I'd also like to thank BS for being so open and friendly towards crypto as it's been. Allowing those of us learning and dabbling in it a place to bounce around ideas and information. It's been very appreciated.
Yes, there is a Santa Claus!
Is there a way to hide certain members from the crypto thread?
Fabio wrote: Is there a way to hide certain members from the crypto thread?
We've wanted to do this for a long time, so folks could block the KSAs. Now even more so with all the crypto threads. I've spent hours searching plug-ins, reading phpBB forums and playing with the code. Nothing ever worked. Then yesterday TPTB figured out a clever solution. I may have had a tiny little part in it.
Thank you Kind Sir for taking such good care of us.
There is the ignore function where you put someone in your Foes list. Or do you mean hide the crypto threads from certain members?
It is a nice option and I probably would have used it a year ago even, but without it being in the view new posts I wouldn't have randomly read the bitcoin forums there. Thankfully after being a skept for sometime the chit chat in the Bitcoin forums convinced me to get my feet wet. Well now( even with the recent drop) I have managed to turn my initial investment into more than 4 times the value. Glad I got the info I did here but I would have missed out greatly if I did block crypto forums.
Well done brother. Don't ever sell it. Be a HOLDer.


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The endowment for Emeritus Professor Robert Panerio's scholarship has been established to fund the best and brightest incoming trumpet student accepted to CWU on an annual basis. It represents the outstanding quality and high standards that have been associated with Professor Panerio's thirty years of teaching and service at Central Washington University. We are extremely grateful for his past work and for your financial support that will continue to recognize him.
1950 Central graduate Waldo King was one of numerous veterans returning to school after World War II seeking an education degree and teaching certificate. A talented saxophone player and singer, he was a perfect fit for the music department's first official jazz band The Collegians in 1946 and a leader in The Sweecians, Central's first jazz band taught as a class in 1947.
Waldo sang in the top touring concert choir The Central Singers directed by the legendary Dr. Wayne Hertz and was a featured vocalist with the jazz bands.
To the surprise of everyone, Waldo would set his saxophone aside to stand and sing wild, almost crazy, bebop jazz numbers; much to the delight of jazz-hungry students and people of all ages. They had never heard anything like Waldo King!
Upon graduation he embarked on a 32-year teaching career "spreading the gospel of jazz" in the Thorp, Goldendale and Aberdeen schools before settling in with the Seattle Public Schools. First at Garfield, then Franklin, and finally Roosevelt high schools he would establish the jazz programs which continue today as among the earliest and finest in the country.
Though not a particularly religious man, he once declared, "If jazz were a religion, I'd be a Southern Baptist." This implied his tastes in jazz leaned very strongly to the traditional. He had a national reputation as an expert at teaching the style and nuance of jazz luminaries including Count Basie and Duke Ellington to young musicians.
Mr. King was an educator who spoke very softly, his students anxious to hear every word to further their art. He was quite humble and self-deprecating, always crediting his students for their success and determination. Due to the highest of standards and brilliant teaching his students excelled. This included winning every contest available at the time, often for several consecutive years.
The list of former King students working as professional musicians and music educators is impressive and lengthy.
His concert bands were excellent too. His marching bands were famous for their swinging jazz parade routines. They marched not to the military sounds, but the sounds of The King of Swing Benny Goodman, or even New Orleans trumpet pioneer Joe King Oliver.
He was pioneer of Central jazz, and a founding father of public school jazz education nationwide. Waldo King was a one-of-a-kind, easily among the most important high school music educators statewide stretching long into retirement.
CWU Music is very proud the King family credits Central as a small part of his success and legacy by endowing this scholarship which supports a music education major who participates in at least one jazz ensemble.
Created in memory of Heather DeHart by her parents, Ron and Cathy DeHart. Heather, with both undergraduate and graduate degrees in Music from CWU, was an energetic, enthusiastic and highly successful string educator, teaching first in the Puyallup and Federal Way School Districts before spending her last five years at Tyee Middle School in the Bellevue School District. She was killed in a tragic boating accident on Lake Washington in September, 2008. A violist, she is remember at CWU for her indefatigable enthusiasm for string education. As an instructor she was much loved by students and parents, admired by fellow teachers and considered by school administrators to be a standard bearer for teaching excellence. Scholarship recipients must be music majors in good academic standing and play a string instrument, with preference given to students majoring in music education.
John Moawad, Central Washington University professor emeritus of music, is considered by many to be the dean of jazz educators on the West Coast. John received his B.Ed. in 1959 and his M.Ed. in 1963, both from Central Washington University. An award-winning music teacher, jazz mentor, and clinician, John's professional career at CWU lasted 28 years. Serving as the head of Central's widely respected jazz studies program from 1970-1998, he received the CWU Distinguished Professor Award in 1984. Referred to often as coach, teacher, mentor, and father figure, Moawad has touched the lives of future musicians in ways they never thought possible. His reach includes the many high school students who have taken part in the John Moawad Invitational Jazz Festival at Central, the CWU students who studied under him or took his memorable History of Jazz class, and all the jazz fans and musicians who now support "Jazz in the Valley" every summer in Ellensburg.
Central Washington University continues to build on the legacy Professor Moawad started nearly four decades ago by supporting an endowed scholarship in his name to benefit future generations of jazz students.
Donations from friends and alumni are important in strengthening this legacy. Please consider making a gift to the John Moawad Jazz Scholarship.
Named in honor of Dr. Herbert A. Bird, this scholarship was created by the Ellensburg Music Study Club. Dr. Bird is an emeritus professor of music (violin) at Central Washington University. He taught from 1947 to 1978. He attended Oberline Conservatory of Music, Columbia University and Boston University. This scholarship is awarded to music majors who play string instruments.
This scholarship was created by Mrs. Stephanie Frederick of Ellensburg. Mrs. Frederick is a retired CWU employee who worked for 14 years in the business office. Her husband, Elmer was an avid fan of the CWU Music Department. When Mr. Frederick passed away in the 80s, knowing the need students have for scholarship support, she thought she would set up a scholarship in his memory, tied to the part of the university he loved the best. Mrs. Frederick died in 2005 at the age of 92.
Created in memory of Erin Klotz. Erin Klotz, a CWU flute major and an aspiring musicologist, died in 2001 on westbound I-90 when the car in which she was riding was hit head on by a car traveling in the wrong direction on the freeway. A strong student and talented musician, Klotz, a 1999 Kamiakin High School graduate, had earned a full scholarship to Central, where she was a Douglas Honors College student.
Named in memory of Emeritus professor Miss Juanita Davies. Miss Davies was a member of the CWU music faculty (piano) who retired in 1965 after thirty-eight years of service. Davies Hall on the CWU Ellensburg Campus is named after her.
This scholarship was created in memory of CWU alumnus, J. Loren Troxel. A native of Everett, he attended Seattle's McDonald and Fairview elementary schools until his family moved back to Everett. He graduated from Everett High School and earned a bachelor's degree in music from Central Washington State College in Ellensburg in 1942. A member of the Naval Reserve, he was a "30-day wonder" trained at Columbia University as a naval officer. He was a lieutenant and communications officer on the destroyer Frazier in the South Pacific during World War II. He began in the Vancouver, Wash., school district, serving as a teacher, elementary-school principal and director of instruction between 1946 and 1959. He also was a research assistant at Washington State University where he earned a master's degree in 1948. After leaving Vancouver, he served as director of professional services for the Washington Education Association between 1959 and 1964 when he joined the Seattle Schools as coordinator of employee relations. At 6 feet 2 1/2 inches and weighing more than 200 pounds, "Trox," as friends called him, was a lanky, gentle presence with an acid wit and legendary memory who visited every one of Seattle's 85 elementary schools the first year he was named Seattle's assistant superintendent of elementary education in 1965-66.
A tenor, he and his wife, Maryon, a soprano and retired vocal-music teacher for the Shoreline Public Schools, both sang in church choirs and were members of the Seattle Chorale in the mid-60s.
Established in 1990 by friends and family of Steven and Jennifer Miller, this scholarship honors the memory of two CWU graduates tragically killed in an automobile accident in 1990. While at CWU, Steve majored in music and Jennifer majored in elementary education. Both graduated in 1989.
Steve and Jennifer had been married one month when their truck was struck from behind and both were killed. A crabapple tree was planted in their memory on the north side of the east/west wing of Davies Hall.
Preference is given to students with a 3.0 or higher GPA and who are majoring in either music education or teacher education. Preference for the Miller Scholarship in Music Education is given to a student with special learning needs.
The Presser Scholarship is the largest award presented by the department (currently about $4,000). The funds are awarded to the department annually by the Presser Foundation. In the spring of each year, the faculty chooses an outstanding student to receive this award for the following academic year. The Theodore Presser Company is the oldest continuing music publisher in the United States. Its founder, Theodore Presser (1848-1925), is remembered not only as the publisher of The Etude music magazine and the founder of the publishing firm, but also as a philanthropist in the cause of music education. Each year the Presser Foundation awards scholarships, grants and funds specifically to further the cause of music education and music in America. This particular award is not open to, nor does it require, any additional contributions.
This scholarship was established in 1988 through the generosity of Ralph and Beverly Sager. The Sagers are residents of Yakima, Washington and Ralph is a 1954 graduate of Central Washington University. After leaving CWU, Mr. Sager served as an Air Force fighter pilot for twelve years before becoming a pilot for United Airlines. He retired from United after twenty-five years of employment. Beverly also attended Central and she and Ralph met while students.


I am happy to announce that finally, ISESteroids™ has been released.
ISESteroids™ is a commercial addon for the ISE editor. It supercharges the ISE editor with things like a variable monitor, navigational tools, decompile functionality and scriptcop like real-time checks (like additional green and blue squiggles).
My goal was to preserve the beautiful lightweight and unobtrusive ISE UI yet add all the stuff that professional PS scripters ask for, and to finally take advantage of the wonderful AST design Jeffrey and his team introduced to us more than three years ago.
If you'd like, you can download it at my site www.powertheshell.com/isesteroids.
I just added the web pages, there are no screen shots or bells and whistles on the web page yet.
Documentation will follow over the course of the next weeks.


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Sri Jagannath Ratha Yatra (Ther) was held in
Colombo yesterday to bring peace and harmony
to the country. This is the first time Sri Jagannath
Ratha Yatra was held in Sri Lanka. The origins
of this procession are traced to Poori in India.
Pic by Lakshman Gunathilake Contents
Peacemaker turns bus broker
Ashraff–Pathi row defused
Lion Air crash: some passengers still alive
LSSP taking fight to House
Police caught with banians down
Lalith Kotelawala's multi-billion rupee offer direct to CBK
By M. Ismeth
Private sector's main peace broker, Lalith Kotelawala, who wants to end the ethnic conflict by talking to LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, was last week busy negotiating another deal - a multi-billion rupee offer to supply buses to the government.
Mr Kotelawala, Chairman of Ceylinco Consolidated, himself made the offer in a letter to President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, to supply 2500 buses under a US $ 55 million (over Rs 3,800 million) Exim bank credit proposal.
But President Kumaratunga's cabinet colleague in charge of the subject, Transport Minister A.H.M. Fowzie, was unaware of the proposal. "I am not aware of any such proposal," he told The Sunday Times. This is despite the fact that the buses offered are for use by the Sri Lanka Central Transport Board.
The proposal is to supply 2,500 Ashok Leyland "Colombo Rider" 40 seater passenger buses at a cost of Rs 1.84 million each with manual steering. A power steering version of the same bus has been offered at Rs 1.915 million each.
Mr Kotelawala's proposal, sent directly to President Kumaratunga, was referred by the Ministry of Finance and Planning to G. Hewagama, Secretary, Ministry of Transport, requesting him to examine the proposal and take necessary action.
This month, the Sri Lanka Central Transport Board's Chairman, Ramal Siriwardena, informed the Ministry of Transport that he was in "full agreement" with a preliminary report on the subject prepared by Dr. T.L. Gunaruwan, Director, SLCTB board.
By Shelani de Silva
Presidential Secretary K. Balapatabendi has stepped into defuse the tension between Ministers Richard Pathirana and M. H. M. Ashraff after a heated exchange of words between the two outside parliament chambers.
Mr. Balapatabendi had reportedly consoled Mr. Ashraff, saying that Mr. Pathirana was not the one to lose his temper usually.
The argument broke out over an incident involving SLMC MPs Dr. I. M. Illyas, M. M. Zuhair and M. Mohideen. A placard-carrying Dr. Illyas, SLMC's Jaffna MP, staged a sit-in protest in the well, accusing EPDP leader Douglas Devananda of not releasing development funds allocated to him.
Mr. Pathirana had told Mr. Zuhair, who was walking out in protest, that the matter could have been settled amicably.
An angry Mr. Zuhair then told Mr. Pathirana that the government was not doing much despite several appeals to get the funds released.
By Leon Berenger
Police probing the unexplained Lion Air crash on September last year which reportedly killed all 55 passengers and crew on board, believe some survivors are held by the LTTE.
Relatives who turned up at the Jaffna, Mannar and Bambalapitiya police stations to identify belongings of the victims told police some of those presumed dead in the crash were communicating with them. But they refused to divulge more details fearing harassment, Mannar Police Chief Lalith Lekamge said.
He told The Sunday Times he had written to the Attorney General, saying that in the event of a proper and discreet inquiry the people who had already made statements in Jaffna would give more details.
At least six persons of a total of 18, who turned up to identify the belongings of the crash victims had indicated in their statements, that some of the so-called dead were very much alive and in touch with close relatives and friends.
These persons however had refused to divulge more details fearing harassment, SP Lekamge told The Sunday Times.
Abolition of Presidency
LSSP leader and Minister Batty Weerakoon has decided to give notice to Parliament to take up for debate a series of constitutional amendments, including the one on the abolition of the executive presidency, thus bringing further pressure on the government to fulfil its main election pledges.
The amendments were first presented by Mr. Weerakoon as a private members motion in 1994, but since then had not been taken up for the second reading.
Mr. Weerakoon told The Sunday Times he had given notice to the Parliament Secretary General, requesting that priority be given to the debate.
"I want to take up the matter before the government's term ends," he said.
Mr. Werakoon said he was moving Parliament for a debate as part of the LSSP campaign to get the People's Alliance government to fulfil its election pledge of abolishing the executive presidency.
He had proposed that a President acting on the advice of the prime minister should be elected by Parliament for a term of six years and in the event of the office of the President falling vacant the Parliament should fill the vacancy. Mr. Weerakoon said the LSSP would continue its campaign for the abolition of the executive Presidency.
By Frederica Jansz
Police Chief Lucky Kodituwakku has ordered a probe to ascertain how a tenderer who offered to supply 180,000 pieces of banians to the police forwarded a forged bid bond for Rs. 300,000.
Deputy Inspector General Lionel Karunasena who is in charge of police logistics said the matter was being investigated by the Fraud Bureau and the police could not say much at this stage.
"The unsuccessful tenderer's documents, according to normal procedure, were sent to the Commercial Bank which then claimed the bid bond was forged," he said.
According to a copy of the bid bond, it is issued on behalf of Chilan International (Pvt) Ltd, a company incorporated and registered in Sri Lanka.
Chilan International applied to supply 180,000 pieces of banians to the Police in December 1998. Along with other required documentation a bid bond as required was also submitted to the tender board.
Fraud Bureau Director V. Kanthasamy said investigations into the matter had just begun and he could not make any further comment.
Commercial Bank Executive Officer J. Samsudeen said she knew nothing about this transaction though it was she who had on behalf of the bank written to the IGP on August 23 this year.
The bank's letter to the IGP said the bank was forwarding a "forged guarantee bond which is said to be issued by us favouring the Inspector General of Police on behalf of our constituent M/s Chilan International (Pvt) Limited, for Rs. 300,000. We confirm not having issued this guarantee."
Chilan International Managing Director Anoma de Silva expressed shock when asked if she was aware that an investigation was underway "I do not know anything about this," she said.
"We were unsuccessful in the bid. That's the last I heard about this matter," she said. Ms. de Silva however confirmed that her company when securing bid bonds for tender purposes used the services of Commercial Bank of Ceylon Limited, City Office.
Ms. De Silva also said that her company had been importing vests and supplying the armed forces on previously awarded tenders.
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