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The 1941 Dumbo had an episodic story told over little more than an hour. For its big, spectacle-filled revision, details of the story are shifted and surrounded by a family drama of sorts. Colin Farrell plays Holt Farrier, a World War I veteran returning home to the circus where he found fame as a horse rider with his late wife, and to his two children, Milly and Joe. Milly is interested in science, and Joe is trying to discover if he has a talent.
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The story’s focus is split, but the family is not fleshed out enough to become meaningful enough as a distraction from the story of the flying elephant.
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Over the last decade, communication via email and text has become a vital part of how many of us communicate in the workplace. In fact, most employees could not fathom the idea of performing their jobs without the use of email. For convenience, employees often use one device for both personal and work-related communications, whether that device is employee-owned or employer-provided. Some employees even combine their personal and work email accounts into one inbox (which sometimes results in work emails being accidentally sent from a personal account). This blurring of the lines between personal and work-related communications creates novel legal issues when it comes to determining whether an employer has the right to access and review all work-related communications made by its employees.
Employers have legitimate business reasons for monitoring employee communications. Take, for example, the scenario in which an employee leaves her employment, and the employer is concerned that she has taken proprietary information or solicited clients in violation of her duty of loyalty or a contractual agreement. Another common scenario that gives rise to the need for employers to review all of an employee’s work-related emails is when the employer is in litigation that requires production of employee communications.
Most employers are comfortable with the notion that, with a properly worded policy that provides notice to employees of the ability and intent to monitor email, an employer can access emails on an email server provided by the employer. However, what about cases in which the employer does not provide the email service? With employees using web-based emails, like Gmail and Hotmail, and texts to communicate in the workplace, the relevant communications may be elsewhere. In these situations, what are an employer’s rights to access and review such communications?
An employer’s ability to review electronic communications is governed by the Electronic Communication Privacy Act (ECPA) and the Stored Communications Act (SCA). The ECPA prohibits the interception of electronic communications, and the term “interception” as used in the ECPA has been interpreted so narrowly that this title of the ECPA rarely comes into play in cases involving an employer’s review of employee email or texts. The SCA makes it illegal to access without authorization a facility through which electronic communication service is provided and thereby obtain access to communications in electronic storage.
With regard to an employer’s review of employee emails sent through web-based email accounts like Gmail or Hotmail, the most frequent scenario confronted by courts is one in which a former employer accesses the web-based email of a former employee, looking for evidence of malfeasance. In these cases, the former employer is typically able to access the former employee’s web-based email account because the employee has saved her username and password on a device provided by the employer, which was returned at termination, or failed to delink an account from such a device. In these cases, courts have been reluctant to punish the former employee for failing to take appropriate steps to secure their own personal, and allegedly private, communications.
For example, a district court in New York considered an employee’s claim that his former employer’s review of emails in his Hotmail account after his termination violated the SCA because it was unauthorized. The defendant argued that its review of the emails did not violate the SCA because the employee had implicitly authorized its review of the emails on his Hotmail account because the employee had stored his username and password on the employer’s computer system or forgot to remove such an account from an employer-provided phone before returning it.
The court rejected this argument, holding that it was tantamount to arguing that, if the employee had left his house keys on the reception desk at the office, he would have been implicitly authorizing his employer to enter his home without his knowledge. The court also noted that the employer’s computer usage policy did not provide the necessary authorization because it only referred to communications sent over the employer’s systems.
Likewise, a district court in Ohio confronted with similar facts, refused to hold the plaintiff responsible for his own failure to safeguard his information. In this case, the employee had turned in a company-issued blackberry upon termination without first deleting the Gmail account he had added to the phone. The former employer reviewed the emails in the former employee’s Gmail account, and the former employee alleged that this violated the SCA. The former employer argued that the former employee had negligently or implicitly consented to their review of the emails in her Gmail account by returning the blackberry to the company without deleting the account. However, the court held that the employee’s “negligence” in leaving the Gmail account on her phone when she turned it in was not tantamount to her authorizing the defendant to review the emails on her Gmail account.
However, a federal district court in California reached a different result in a case involving text messages. In this case, a company had sued its former employee for misappropriating trade secrets when it discovered, upon his termination, a number of text messages on the former employee’s company-issued iPhone that documented his misappropriation. The former employee had forgotten to delink his Apple account from the company phone he returned, and thus, his text messages continued to go to the phone — and his former employer. The court granted the company’s motion to dismiss the former employee’s counter claim that the company’s review of his text messages violated the SCA. The court held that text messages stored on phones are not in “electronic storage” within the meaning of the SCA, citing a Fifth Circuit case that reached the same conclusion about text messages. Of course, a violation of the SCA is not the only issue in these cases.
For example, in this case, the employee also alleged that his employer had invaded his privacy. However, the court held that the employee had no reasonable expectation of privacy in a company-owned phone that was no longer in his possession. In contrast to the two cases above, the court found that the employee’s failure to undertake precautions to maintain the privacy of his text messages showed he had no right to exclude others from accessing them.
The main lesson from these cases is that, if an employer wants to have the ability to review all employee communications that take place in the workplace, the employer needs to have, at a minimum, a policy that specifically provides for the right to monitor and review, for legitimate business reasons, any work-related communications made by the employee on a device provided by the company or a personal device used for work purposes. (Although the SCA does not require any showing about the employer’s motives in accessing the emails, a traditional invasion of privacy analysis would take this into account.) As a practical matter, the employer may not have the ability to access such accounts, but where access is available, this policy language is critical.


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Our summer series about transitioning kids from being cargo hauled by parents to pedaling on their own power was born a couple of weeks ago when I wrote about luring parents back to bikes to get more kids riding. I loved all of the comments; they sparked such a rich discussion among parents and non-parents alike about riding with (or as) kids.
The discussion also got me thinking about how we’ve handled our personal cycling transition. In three short years we’ve gone from hauling two kids on two Xtracycles (and many times, two kids on one Xtracycle), to one kid on an Xtracycle and one kid on their own bike, to both kids on their own bikes (and lots of combos in between). The change hasn’t happened overnight nor without a little or a lot (depending on the day) of pain.
Sara, whose comment made me thankful I live in a bike friendly community, lives in New Haven, CT and rides a bakfiets with her twin soon-to-be-8-year-olds, and an Xtracycle with her preschooler. We had a hard time switching to a self-powered kid mode when we tackled it one at a time; she’s facing this transition with twins!
Good question and one that we hope all of you can weigh in on. Sara can’t haul two 8-year-olds around in her bakfiets anymore because the whole combo (kids and bike) is just too bulky and heavy. But the car-centric nature of where she lives means she’s not ready to turn the kids loose directly on their own bikes. She needs something cargo worthy, that won’t kill her and will help delay the inevitable day when the boys will have to deal with speeding cars.
Is there anything wrong with parents wanting their cargo bikes to contain the kids and protect them? When kids are cargo, we relish a certain amount of comfort in the cocoon of an Xtracycle Snapdeck, Madsen bucket or a bakfiet or Sorte box. And it’s scary to think of our precious cargo leaving the cocoon and pedaling under their own power.
The mean streets have hazards like cars and potholes and train tracks. But we’re rational people, right? We know it’s not really that dangerous to ride a bike. We do it every day and there’s no reason our kids can’t too.
How do you know when your kid is ready to ride in the road? I don’t think there’s a magic age or a rigid rule for kids road-riding readiness. It really depends on the kid and their personality.
It also depends on the bike friendliness of the community and the parent’s personality.
We’ll look at those tomorrow so stay tuned.
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Cool site Anne….and a great concept!
Thanks, Peter. I’m glad you like it.
I totally agree that each child is unique. In addition to personality, there’s the developmental aspect: judging speed and distance, being tall enough to ride a bike with multiple gears, being strong enough to use hand brakes, having enough endurance for the longer rides.
I sometimes take for granted that my kids are tall. It makes a huge difference in their physical ability to ride bikes and they are just more visible since they are taller.
Hi,everyone I teach bikeability in schools in london,and build my own cycles as well as teach cycle maintenance. children are expected by the government to be able to ride most roads independantly by age 10/11 to match up with changing to secondary school at 11 ,but my own children at 5 and 7 are perfectly capable to ride busy london traffic because they have done it with me for years and have learnt how to observe other road users and stay reasonably safe.
The main problem children here face is holding the concentration required on busy city roads and the fact that other road users seem to give less and less consideration to cyclists of any size. it seems to be the more of us cycling the more they assume that we dont need any space and that we have lightning fast reflexes to deal with the fact that they are going to take our road away whenever it suits them.
My 7 year old started riding without training wheels just after his third birthday and was competent to ride up front and describe road conditions and make lightly supervised traffic decisions by 5 years old and at 7 i can trust him to make 90% of his cycling safe completely independantly.
In contrast my 5 year old is in need of constant reasurance and advice on the road and even occasionaly asks to ride on the back of my surly xtracycle because he isnt sure that he is making good decisions based on traffic conditions and dosen’t feel comfortable with the cars going past so close.
so as you say it is purely down to individuals and personal preference.
Really looking forward to this, as my 4yo daughter is just learning to ride but I’m already looking forward to a future of more independence. So I’m really interested to hear how other people make the transition.
Our immediate neighbourhood is pretty bike-friendly but to get anywhere outside of our little area requires travel on some pretty busy streets. My solution (which, admittedly, required a bit of luck on my part and extra space around the house) was to pick up a used single-speed tandem bike. As my son’s 11 he’s really too big for a trail-a-bike but the tandem works great and he’ll be able to ride it no matter how tall he gets.
The other advantage of this is like a teenager riding in a car with a parent, he gets to see how I conduct myself in traffic and learns a bit that way as well.
We just got a tandem too (on craigslist)…it greatly increases our range and enables our son to pedal rather than sitting on the snapdeck when we go longer distances. I love it.
I’ll weigh in on this one. I was the guy with two kids, the Big Dummy, with the 3 year old on his own on Sunday down in Fremont. Love the blog, keep it up.
I’m a fan of trailers for our little ones because of the weather and the option for the kids to have toys to play with. However, once our older one started riding his own bike (sidewalks and parks with incidental road riding) the younger one needed to be involved too. It was no fun keeping the younger girl (1 year old) in the trailer while the boys got to pedal around and she knew it so we went with a front carrier as was my wife’s preference.
We tried that out on a beach cruiser with a rear rack because we wanted to be able to use transit in a pinch. Easier said than done! Mounting two bikes at a bus stop while two young children walk around on the sidewalk causes the bus driver to leap into fearful action; not the reaction I was looking for.
I needed some way to involve both children in the voyage and be able to carry all needed supplies. Transit would have to wait for when our trips were more simply constructed.
Enter the xtra-cycle. It’s heavy, but it works, and with a really expensive kick stand, it works like a car. I don’t know what I’ll do in inclement weather, probably use the trailer in conjunction or in place of the Big Dummy, but it’s fun as is.
Onto the point of the post, I like to ride with my son on non-arterials and he’s proven fairly open to correction because he knows so far that riding on the road is a privilege and that he’s a “big boy” for doing so. I hope that I can keep that up. It’s nice to have the option of just throwing the kid’s bike onto my bike as needed and I hope that this option can continue for a couple of years.
Nice seeing your family Sunday and keep up the explorations.
Hi Brad, nice seeing you on Sunday as well and good to meet you.
Chris snapped this photo of you and Tim as we approached the Fremont market. I love this shot!
We loved being able to transport the kid bike on the Xtracycle – I think it’s one of the best features. You can let them ride a bit and hook it back up when they get tired.
Again, thanks for taking this subject on. There are a few places around where I could possibly work on riding in the streets with the boys riding on their own. However, we must pass through downtown to get to the guys’ school/my work and there just aren’t alternative routes with quieter streets, more bike-friendly neighborhoods to get us where we need to go most days. The Yuba Mundo arrived today and my hope is that this option will do for the twins for the next while.
Wonderful photo. You two are fantastic!
I didn’t take the photo…Chris Nygaard did…he was snapping photos at the entrance to the Fremont market as we approached….he has a way better camera than us!
Organized family group rides are a great way to increase your child’s confidence for riding on public roads. The adults all look out for the young ones, shielding them from traffic and offering friendly advice and encouragement. And it’s simply a great way to enjoy a day with your family.
What a great conversation! My guys are 7 and 3.5 and we have one on the way, due in Nov. When I was planning ahead years ago, we opted to get the single seat trailer, as we’d assumed our 7 year old would be big enough for a trailabike when the younger one was ready to ride the trailer. Then the adams’ trailabike recall happened and my husband ruled out ALL trailabikes. So, now, I have the ute (long tail) and bobike, so I can ride with both boys. My 7 year old yearns for independence, though, and has the endurance and stamina for 6+ mile rides. However, his attention span and impulse control leave a lot to be desired on the road. That’s not true of all kids his age, though. Some are more risk-averse/aware and some are more carefree… each child is different. I think it is key to know your child’s capabilities and go from there.
That said, I recall being foot loose and fancy free on ~40 mph country roads at the age of 11, on my bike. Where have we landed since that time? I think a pattern of dependence on car for transportation + change in enforcement has led us to a place where “accidents happen” and people are willing to take risks, even by getting in their cars and taking to the road (I’ve been in two nasty car-car collisions just in the past few months). This is why we don’t trust letting our little ones be on the roads. It’s just become an “Acceptable risk” that collisions will happen, and repercussions aren’t severe enough to stop people from engaging in that risky behavior.
So, for now, we are sticking to low car traffic to no-car traffic routes. Practicing basic traffic skills, and how to be aware of surroundings. There are some camps and clinics available here (PDX), with experts and law enforcement that help reinforce rules and how to play by them. I think it has to be a whole community effort to integrate the whole packet, but in places like CT there is going to be a LONG way to go. Sometimes, I wish the cost of cars/gas/travel would just skyrocket. That’s the only thing that will make people give true thought to how they are getting from A to B.
Here’s a quote I clipped awhile ago from Copenhagenize, about what a bicycle-friendly country thinks about developmental stages of active transportation.
“As a matter of interest, here’s the current guidelines in Denmark for children in the traffic, if the parents have trained the kids in the traffic enough that both parties feel confident. I spent a lot of time training my son, now 7, in cycling to daycare, kindergarten and school. He was confident enough to cycle to daycare from the age of 3 and a half, with training wheels, and from about age 4 without.
3-4 years: Children can learn simple pedestrian rules but they are easily distracted and react impulsively if something catches their attention. Hold the child’s hand and keep the child on the side farthest away from the traffic as possible.
4-5 years: Start bicycle training where there is no traffic. It’s too early to let children walk or cycle alone. They cannot judge a dangerous situation.
5-7 years: Children can keep focus on the traffic for short periods and walk alone on quiet streets. Most can judge an obvious danger and cross streets with a good view of the traffic but intersections are still hard to tackle. Start with bike riding on streets without too much traffic if the child can cycle in a straight line and is good at braking.
6-7 years: Children can walk alone to school on safe routes. According to the law they have to be six years old to cycle alone in the traffic but it is still tricky for them to judge distance and speed so they should be accompanied by an adult when cycling to school.
8-10 years: Most children are now able to judge the traffic situation and can walk alone to school. They can also take a bus or train if the trip is simple. If the route to school is familiar and safe with light, slow traffic, they can cycle to school alone.
10-12 years: At this age most children can handle a more complicated route to school alone on a bicycle and tackle public transport that requires a change of bus or train.
Great stuff. Julian. I think I need to laminate that and hand it out to folks who ask why our daughter is riding in the streets. And maybe I could also attach a couple copies to bricks, for those people who let their horns, middle fingers, and expletives express their frustrations about her freedome while they are stuck in a car (I joke, I joke. I wouldn’t ever waste a brick).
hello everyone! Great discussion. I don’t have children of my own yet, but grew up with 3 younger brothers, 2 of whom are still under the age of 11, both of whom ride bikes regularly. In the mornings the youngest often rides with mom to school, each on their separate bike, but one on one. She can keep an eye on him easily and also traffic while he gets a feel for riding on the combination of trails and low traffic roads leading to school. I think maybe spending some one on one riding time with kids can definitely give you a better feel for how road ready they really are.
Thanks Spencer. And BTW, you’ve got some nice posts on your blog. I need to find some time (!) to get caught up on my bike blog reading. That’s for sure.

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The UEFA Champions League holders arrived at Sunday's showpiece having overwhelmed al-Sadd Sports Club by the same score in the semi-finals and they quickly set about bewitching their Brazilian opponents, taking a 3-0 first-half lead thanks to goals by Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernández and Cesc Fàbregas.
Though Santos enjoyed a brief revival after the restart there was little they could do to prevent Josep Guardiola's charges from clinching their third trophy of the season, as Messi netted a fourth before the end.
It was the Argentinian international's extra-time strike against Club Estudiantes de La Plata in Abu Dhabi that helped the Azulgrana claim their first FIFA Club World Cup trophy in 2009 and Messi opened the scoring at the International Stadium when he hared on to Xavi's through ball before lifting a smart shot over Rafael Cabral in the 17th minute. Provider turned goalscorer seven minutes later when Dani Alves picked out Xavi to double the advantage with a low effort.
Muricy Ramalho's side had been hoping to prevent a fifth consecutive European success in the competition but that feat looked highly improbable after Barça struck a third before half-time, Fàbregas finding the corner of the net after Cabral had palmed Thiago Alcántara's header straight into the former Arsenal FC midfielder's path.
The Santos No1 denied Fàbregas a second shortly after the restart, tipping the Spanish international's poked effort wide of the post, while at the other end Víctor Valdés was called upon to deny both Borges and Neymar. Unrelenting in their pursuit of victory, however, the European club champions sought a fourth goal and duly found it in the 82nd minute when Messi brilliantly took the ball around Cabral to round off the scoring.
"We played a great and complete game with a lot of intensity," said Barça captain Carles Puyol. "The first two goals we scored calmed us down but we never doubted ourselves. I think it was a fair result. We surprised Santos by coming at them straight from the start, which they probably weren't used to as they tend to have more time on the ball in their domestic league. We're very happy."
Santos striker Neymar had no argument with the result and was gallant in defeat, saying: "Barcelona were the far superior team, they have some fantastic players. We are a young team and we have finished second in the world; we have learned a lot."

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If you move a model (A) with "Flight" over another model (B) to get behind B, does B get to free strike A, since A moves out of B's melee range?
Yes it does, since the rules for Flight do not state that you ignore Free Strikes (otherwise Flight would be incredibly powerful).
Ok, thanks! Then there are two good arguments for bringing a raek: (i) it gets "placed" when leaping, and (ii) it's animus.
Completely off the original topic but please note that Shadow Shift is range "self", so only the Raek or your Warlock can use it.
We call this "MK. 1 Flight"

industry_corpus2: Gaming


text: Holly Meyer-Dymny is a theatre designer based out of Toronto. She has designed sets, lighting, and projections for opera, theatre, and dance shows with companies such as Opera Lyra Ottawa, Opera on the Avalon, Hart House Theatre, SMILE Theatre, and FAWN Chamber Creative. She worked two seasons at the Stratford Festival as a design assistant and has participated in both the Toronto Fringe Festival and the Toronto Summerworks Festival.


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The purpose of the board is to cultivate, encourage and facilitate the revitalization of the City's central business district, as well as other key commercial areas within the Authority's statutorily-prescribed area of influence. The map of the Development Area is approved by the Redevelopment Authority and the City Council.
Day: The Thursday following the Second Monday of the month.
For more information, or to request to be placed on the Agenda, contact Diane Sterling, Senior Planner, by email or at (256) 772-2897.

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Today I tried to install some new browser extensions into the latest Firefox 0.9.3 browser and couldn't figure out why nothing was happening. I first tried opening the XPI file directly from the Mozilla Update extensions page. I clicked on one of the extensions I wanted (Adblock, highly recommended), and clicked the "Install Now" link. Nothing happened, like it wasn't recognizing my click.
Next attempt: Download the XPI file, and try to install it that way. I saved the adblock-0.5-dev.xpi file to my disk, then went into Firefox's File / Open File... menu to open it. Nothing happened. It was like Firefox was just going to ignore the fact that I asked it to open the file.
Next attempt: Drag the XPI file from the folder into Firefox and have it open the file that way. Still, nothing happened.
I went to the Tools / Extensions menu item to see if something was stopping me from installing extensions, an error message, something. No joy.
I searched around the Internet looking for people with similar problems. I checked out the Firefox help on Firefox forum. Nothing pointed me in the right direction.
Finally, I tried hunting around in all my Tools / Options... settings to see if something there would help me out. Hmm. Tools / Options / Advanced / Software Updates / Allow web sites to install software . There it was. I had, many months ago, unchecked this box for security reasons when I first installed my browser. Even though I was installing the XPI file locally and not from a web site, that security option was stopping the extension from being installed (which is a good thing).
Summary: User error. Firefox was doing exactly what I had told it to do. While I'm suitably chagrined, it sure would have been nice if Firefox would have told me what I was doing wrong rather than ignore my attempts to install the XPI files. How about an error dialog, "Your security settings prohibit installation of browser extensions."
Next stop: A check of the bugzilla site to see if this feature is on the to-do list.
Update: Bugzilla has this problem logged as Bug 248486.
Two duplicate bug reports were filed by others similarly frustrated. It looks like someone wrote a patch for it, so maybe the fix is in the nightly builds even now. But I'll wait until Firefox 1.0 comes out to enjoy the fix.
After thinking I couldn't see using the new varargs feature in JDK 5 every day, I thought of a potential use that could cut down on repetitive code: initializing a bean or value object.
As an example, say I wanted to create Person class that contains the person's first name, middle name, last name, and a nickname. I want all values to default to an empty string if not supplied by the caller.
And now I can see where having a method that would take a variable number of arguments could help.
Here's my Person class, coded using JDK 5.
"Constructor called with too many arguments"
The benefit of varargs now is I can provide a bulk property setter with only one method, and allow the caller to pick how many of the properties to set.
You can't name the parameters, so you have to read the javadocs to figure out what order to pass everything.
You still have to provide the missing values for properties in the "middle" of the varargs set that you really don't want to set.
When searching around the Internet for code samples using varargs, one of the more-complete explanations was this Chapter 5 excerpt from Java 1.5 Tiger: A Developer's Notebook , by Brett McLaughlin and David Flanagan.
Here is a summary of the new language features coming this fall in JDK 5, taken mostly from a talk given Wednesday by Joshua Bloch and Neal Gafter at the Denver Java Users Group.
There are additional features and new libraries coming in 1.5 (easier multi-threading, disconnected JDBC rowsets, JMX added to the core language, dynamically generated stubs to eliminate almost all need for RMIC, and more!), but the above are actual syntax changes. Josh said Sun's primary goal of the language changes was to make our lives as programmers easier -- less typing, clearer programs, easier to avoid mistakes.
Here's a summary of the features I'm likely to use right away in everyday programming. You can read more about new features from Josh and Neal's presentation slides. Read on if you want more of the explanation you would have heard had you been able to attend their presentation in Denver.
says to create a TreeMap that stores only Integers using only Strings as the map's key. When you create a map by defining the actual types in the declaration, the compiler won't let you use a non-string as the map's key, and won't let you store something that isn't assignable as an Integer to the map's value. The benefit?
How's that for making coding easier! Josh Bloch called it "stronger typing with less typing."
This code demonstrates the new for-each syntax, autoboxing and autounboxing.
The loop reads almost as written: "For each string word in the args array..." The locally scoped variable word will be assigned each element in the args array on each pass through the loop. No need to index the array. The for-each loop syntax works with all the Collections types, too, which Josh dubbed "syntactic polymorphism." No more writing iterators when all you want to do is loop through a collection from beginning to end.
Java 1.5 is completely backwards compatible . Rather than break backwards compatibility, Sun opted to go for the slightly less-readable syntax by using non-keywords like a colon and ellipse (for varargs, below).
The first line shows the power of generics. Since the Java Collections classes have been "generified" in JDK 1.5, and the code creates the map m by defining the key and value types, there is no need to cast m.get(word) to an Integer before assigning it to the Integer variable.
The second line shows autoboxing/unboxing in action.
Autoboxing is a fancy way of saying, "If you use a primitive type where only the object wrapper type is legal, automatically insert a constructor for the object wrapper type." That is, if you use an int where only an Integer object legal, the compiler will automatically insert new Integer([primitive value]) for you. Autounboxing is the opposite: If you use a primitive object wrapper type, such as Integer, where only the primitive type, like int, is legal, the compiler will automatically insert code to get the object's primitive value.
Note the definition: The compiler does the work. It will actually insert the bytecode into the .class file as if you wrote it. The objects still get created and the methods like Integer.intValue() are still called. The "auto" nature of boxing/unboxing just means you don't have to go through the chore of writing all that "obvious" code.
Speaking of clutter, here is the "old" way writing the above code.
Hmm, I bet you're beginning to like this generics and autoboxing stuff.
Although I think varargs will make some code clearer and easier, I don't see using them every day like I will the new for-each loop, generics and autoboxing.
"a disturbance in the Force"
Java does the work for you of wrapping the arguments into an object array. Less coding for you. Less clutter. And, yes, C programmers rejoice: There is a new System.out.printf in Java 5 that had been missing from Java for nine years because of the inability to pass a variable number of arguments to a method.
As you can expect, the varargs parameter must be the last one in the method's parameter list, since all remaining parameters will get packaged into that varargs parameter in the method call.
Josh's advice: Don't override a varargs method. It could get confusing. Neal called varargs "kind of a dangerous language feature" because of the potential for making code harder to understand.
One nice feature I like in varargs: Instead of passing several arguments to fill out the "Object..." parameter, you can also just pass an object array. So if you already have your method params packed into an array, you can just pass it to the varargs method just as you would to a "simulated" varargs method today.
You can read about the other new features, enums, static imports (blechh!) and annotations in Josh and Neal's presentation slides and in this J2SE 1.5 in a Nutshell article from Sun.
The static import feature looks like a way to keep bad programmers from saddling us with bad code by giving them a cleaner option.
On the other hand, I think the metadata/annotations feature will be powerful once XDoclet-like tools are available to process the metatags. For now, though, unless I'm writing a web service using Sun's WSDP, which will be able to understand and use JDK 5 meta tags in an upcoming release, or the upcoming Apache Beehive, which will require annotations, I'll continue to use XDoclet to pre-process my Java code and generate the boilerplate artifacts.
Are you ready to download the JDK 5 beta? The more-stable Beta 2 has been out for a while. Build 60 of the Beta 3 snapshot has been out for two weeks. Neal said the first JDK 5 release candidate should be out shortly.
Josh Bloch and Neal Gafter's presentation on JDK 5 was actually their second presentation of the evening at the Denver Java Users Group.
The duo warmed up the crowd of more than 120 by quizzing us about the "sharp corners" of Java -- the ones that can catch you if you're careless. For this presentation, they billed themselves as Click and Hack, the Typeit Brothers. That's because they parody a slightly more famous duo during their Puzzler talk.
One of their puzzler questions: What does the following program print?
I'll give you a hint: the answer is not 1000. To find out what it does print and why, you can download their puzzler presentation from our JUG website.
it probably doesn't do what you want."
If you'd like to send them a Java puzzler for potential inclusion in their book, email them at "javapuzzlers at gmail.com". They'll give you credit in the book if they use your puzzler.
Whether you call it JDK 1.5 or 5.0, I had the pleasure this week of hearing a fantastic summary of the changes coming this fall to the core Java language. Even better, I got to hear it from two of the guys responsible for the changes, Joshua Bloch and Neal Gafter. They spoke earlier this week at the Denver Java Users Group. Their presentation slides are available on our web site.
Most people probably first learned about Joshua Bloch after his 2001 best-seller, Effective Java . But Josh knows Java inside and out because he had been working on J2SE for years at Sun. Josh led the team behind the Java Collections Framework in Java 1.2 (you'll find his name on dozens of @author tags in java.util), the assertions feature in Java 1.4, and many of the features coming in 1.5. Sun honored him recently for his work on Java by naming him a "distinguished engineer." After completing changes for Java 1.5, Josh left Sun last month to become a principal engineer at Google.
Neal Gafter has developed and maintained the Java tools we use every day -- javac, javadoc, javah, javap -- and developed the JDK 5.0 language enhancements in these tools. Neal also is heading to Google as a software engineer.
Josh mentioned Wednesday that he was touched by being called the "mother" of Java by a poster on TheServerSide. The poster said if James Gosling is the "father" of Java, Josh should be considered the mother because of his nurturing of the Java language. With JDK 5, Josh and Neal have helped bring us significant enhancements to the language. Good luck at Google.
With their impressive resumes and Ph.D.'s, you'd expect these guys to have rock-star egos. But I got to have dinner with them after their presentation and was pleased to see that Josh and Neal are incredibly nice guys. When you talk to them, you can hear how much they care about Java and making it even better than it is today.
Thank you again, Josh and Neal, for your visit to Denver. I'm looking forward to your new book on Java puzzlers and Josh's JDK 5 update to his Effective Java book. I hope to see you in Colorado next year for your book tour.
Try this: Type "Josh Bloch" or "Neal Gafter" into Google and what's the first sponsored ad you see? "Google needs Java experts" or "Java jobs at Google." Computer-generated algorithm? Or Google's savvy marketing of its recent hiring of top Java talent?

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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They might not be able to complain about the weather, but that doesn't mean our pets aren't feeling the heat. Here's a look at five important ways you can help to make sure that your pets stay cool and safe on those sweltering summer days.
While your pet can go hours without food, the same is not true of water. In general, dogs need about 55 to 110 millilitres of water per kilogram of body weight each day, while cats require about 60 millilitres per kilogram. If you're taking your dog for a long walk or for a drive in the car, always remember to take along some water for it.
Did you know that if the footpath makes your feet hurt, you shouldn't be walking your dog on it, either? When the mercury rises, the best time to go for walks is in the early morning or in the evening after the sun has gone down. If you must walk your dog on a hot pathway, invest in a set of doggy boots to save their paws.
Even though it may be pleasantly warm outside, temperatures can very quickly rise to dangerous levels in a parked car. Consider that on a 23-degree day, the temperature inside a car can reach a life-threatening 48 degrees in just 30 minutes. If in doubt, bring a leash so you can tie up your pooch in the shade, or leave them at home.
Always make sure your pets have protection from direct sunlight. If you keep your guinea pigs or rabbits outside, make sure they can take refuge in a cool, shady place during the day. Because delicate pets such birds and fish can rapidly overheat, never leave cages or fish tanks in direct sun.
Lying down frequently on walks.
Elevated heart rate and excessive drooling.
If your pet exhibits any of these symptoms, get them to an air-conditioned indoor area and cool them down using wet towels, a bath, or ice packs. Then call your vet immediately.
Keeping the members of your household - including the furry ones - cool this summer doesn’t have to spike your electricity bills. Compare electricity and gas plans to find the right option for you.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


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In isotropic media we use the scalar acoustic wave equation to perform reverse time migration RTM of the recorded pressure wavefleld data. In anisotropic media P- and SV-waves are coupled and the elastic wave equation should be used for RTM. However, an acoustic anisotropic wave equation is often used instead. This results in significant shear wave energy in both modeling and RTM. To avoid this undesired SV-wave energy, we propose a different approach to separate P- and SV-wave components for vertical transversely isotropic VTI media. We derive independent pseudo-differential wave equations for each mode. The derived equations for P- and SV-waves are stable and reduce to the isotropic case. The equations presented here can be effectively used to model and migrate seismic data in VTI media where ε - δ is small. The SV-wave equation we develop is now well-posed and triplications in the SV wavefront are removed resulting in stable wave propagation. We show modeling and RTM results using the derived pure P-wave mode in complex VTI media and use the rapid expansion method REM to propagate the waveflelds in time. © 2011 Society of Exploration Geophysicists.
Pestana RC, Ursin B, Stoffa PL (2011) Separate P- and SV-wave equations for VTI media. SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2011. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/1.3627518.
Pestana and Stoffa would like to acknowledge support receivedfor this research from King Abdullah University of Scienceand Technology (KAUST). Bjørn Ursin has received supportfrom VISTA and the Norwegian Research Council through theRose project. The authors would like to thank Paul Fowler foruseful discussions on this topic. Finally, the authors also thankAmerada Hess for making the synthetic data set available.

industry_corpus2: Technology & Research


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When the trove of State Department cables were released late last month, we reported on a document that alleged Armenia had sold arms to Iran, which were used in Iraq to kill an American soldier and injure seven others. At the time, the State Department issued a terse warning and threatened sanctions against Armenia. Since this news was reported, both US and Armenian officials have downplayed the event and have stated that the revelation will not adversely affect US-Armenia relations. On Tuesday, a two-part article in Der Spiegel regarding US efforts to curtail weapons smugglers reported from the WikiLeaks documents, details Armenia’s role in the arms sales. The German Der-Spiegel is one of four media outlets that were given the entire cache of documents by WikiLeaks.
There is nothing new in the Der-Spiegel article, other than the quantity of weapons and the alleged source.
The whole affair smells of a setup – assuming there is any truth to it.
Let’s not forget that Bush Administration blatantly lied to the American people about the so-called WMDs in Iraq in order to illegally invade it.
The CIA cooked up so-called ‘intelligence’ about WMDs and showed them to Secretary State Colin Powell for his speech at the UN – the precursor to the invasion. Powell later said (in 2005) he regretted making that speech – diplomatic speak for saying he was lied to by the CIA.
Bush Administration was full of Neo-Cons, who are unabashedly Turkophile, including Mr. Negroponte, so why wouldn’t they manufacture lies to setup Armenia ?
If the CIA – under orders from President Bush (or VP Cheney) – set up and lied to their own U.S. Secretary of State in order to achieve their illegal aims, why wouldn’t they do the same to Armenia ?
Why would Armenia buy RPG-22s from Bulgaria of all places, when RPG-22 is a Russian weapon: they could have gotten it practically free from Russia, under the mutual defense agreement terms.
Why would Armenia buy heavy machine guns from Bulgaria ?
If Armenia intended to send them to Iran, why wouldn’t they change or erase the Serial Numbers, thus making them untraceable ?
If, big if, the transaction took place, it was a false-flag operation planned and executed to entrap Defense Minister Sargsyan . Why was the affair kept secret by the U.S. if it was genuine ? There was no love lost between Bush Administration and Armenia, so why not stick it to RoA ? Nothing in this story adds up.
In August of 2007, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) said the Pentagon cannot track about 30% of the weapons distributed by US military in Iraq over the past three years.
These weapons were under 100% control of the U.S. military in Iraq, and they lost track of them inside Iraq. How many of those weapons ended up in the hands of Iraqi ‘insurgents’ ? How many of those weapons were used to kill American servicemen ?
Now, the same military/intelligence were somehow able to track 1,000 RPGs and 260 machine guns all the way from Bulgaria, to Armenia, thru Iran, then to Iraq – and then tie the weapons to the death of a single American serviceman ?
Wow! this should be better than wikileaks.
First, we need to know the person who leaked this news to the State Department. Second, after identifying the person, we should look into and see if there’s a connection between this person/persons and the ADL or the Israel lobby. I smell a ‘RAT’.
Well that’s stupid. Having economic relations with Iran is defensible given that Armenia is land-locked and with 2 closed borders. But selling weapons to Iran given the international issues? Especially since Armenia needs those weapons herself!
The weapons transfers were wrong. However, keep in mind that the US sells 70% of the weapons in the world, and that it is for certain that these weapons kill all sorts of innocent people, including Americans themselves.
Instead of sanctioning armenia they should fined nuclear weapon in iraq and let USA sanction azerbajan about. $3.5 billion budget for arsenal, highest in its size and in region.

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration


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This article first appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of The Record.
Three trends topped the list of most businesses’ priority lists in 2017: customer centricity, digital transformation and cloud. While many companies are still grappling with how to approach these issues, they need to do so quickly as those who embrace these three trends are set for success in 2018 and beyond.
Most businesses store essential information in various silos, making it impossible to get a complete view of the customer because there is always some information missing. An employee could see a customer’s purchase history in the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or a record of their interactions in the customer relationship management (CRM) system, but they can’t see all that information in one place in real time.
Microsoft is changing the way enterprises think about traditional CRM by providing the tools to make it part of the digital journey. Using Microsoft Dynamics 365’s omnichannel and social engagement functionalities, companies can communicate with customers via their preferred channel, including social media. A digital CRM platform also allows organisations to build and maintain relationships with customers based on their preferences. This allows them to provide a seamless interaction through multiple channels to ensure a better experience that meets the customer’s needs the first time.
To get digital transformation right, companies should start with an enterprise strategic review (ESR) to understand how the current situation of their business compares to their desired state. Once they have done this, organisations can create a virtual environment where geographic location and time zones are no longer a barrier. They can also deliver the flexibility people demand – work is no longer a destination, it’s merely an activity that people expect to be able to do from anywhere. In addition, digital transformation projects help companies strike a balance between user demands, available technology, and business goals. Businesses should only choose technology that serves the business goals as opposed to implementing technology just because it’s new or interesting. Understanding all the different permutations and possibilities is where an ESR can really make a difference.
Having the right technology platform plays a key role in propelling a company’s transformation journey. For most organisations, the most practical and cost-effective way to access the solutions they need is via the cloud.
There are three ways moving to the cloud increases employee productivity and business performance. First, putting business productivity solutions and data in the cloud means that employees can be productive from anywhere at any time. Secondly, when business tools like CRM are in the cloud, employees can access the information and functionalities they need to run the business from anywhere. Finally, cloud-based tools let workers collaborate instantly, so they can contribute to projects regardless of their location. Products like Microsoft SharePoint make it even easier to share information and collaborate across geographical distances.
When choosing a cloud-based technology platform, organisations should look for one that will help them to improve business processes, build business efficiency, lower costs with ERP, engage customers, gain insights, and keep data safe and secure. Moving to the cloud isn’t always as simple as ‘lift and shift’. It can take careful planning and a strategic approach to make sure that move is seamless, successful, and, above all, non-disruptive. This is why companies need the right partner to help them on this journey.
Regardless of the technology a business uses, security must remain paramount. The cybersecurity threat is escalating, so it’s important to choose technology that has been architected from the ground up with security as a core feature.
At DXC Eclipse, we work with companies to assess their current business systems, processes and readiness to transition to the Microsoft Cloud. The team then focuses on handling the business risks, optimising IT and managing the integration, security, and new technical and operational opportunities available in the Microsoft Cloud.


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LifeBank helps hospitals discover essential medical products and delivers to the hospital in the right condition.
Riby is a cooperative banking platform that allows groups, particularly cooperatives, save, invest and lend to one another seamlessly by digitizing their processes.
Delivery Science is an enterprise Software as a Service (SaaS) company that helps large organizations get data from the field. The company’s core offerings are data, visibility and control.
Edves is a tech-based solution that automatically controls and centralizes school management systems (activities and processes).
Tǽillὸ is a Nigerian furniture and lifestyle brand that designs and manufactures furniture by harnessing traditional forms, materials and local resources.


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The words ‘clear’ and ‘unclear’ are the primary descriptive and evaluative adjectives in our philosophical discourse. They can be used in almost any context. Yet philosophers don't really know what it means.
Because we want students to understand the role of technology in the world, as our pedagogy becomes more intermingled with technology, we display a lack of the same skills we are seeking to instill.


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#[[ArchWiki talk:Tasks#More generic title?]]: the article needs heavy expansion... After that the "ArchWiki Tutorial" link in [[Main Page]] could be pointed to [[ArchWiki:Tasks]] (and swapped with "Forum Etiquette"?).
#*After that the "ArchWiki Tutorial" link in [[Main Page]] could be pointed to [[ArchWiki:Contributing]] (and swapped with "Forum Etiquette"?).
#*Clean up the various subpages of [[Sandbox]]?
#Merge [[Community repo candidates]] somewhere?

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Spread Yumbutter superfood almond butter on rice cakes, then spread on honey. Warming the honey slightly before adding will make it easier to spread.
Arrange apple in a fan-like pattern, then sprinkle with turmeric, sesame, and salt. Eat immediately.


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Demand for skilled labor and people with a STEM-background has remained strong throughout the economic crisis and will increase in the future.
When watching the news on TV or reading it in newspapers the last few years, you could get the impression that manufacturing in Europe is going down the drain, that factories are closing and people get laid-off everywhere. You could get the impression that it might not be the time to be studying manufacturing education. The reality however shows a different picture.
Employment of people with STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) skills in the European Union is increasing. By 2025 7 million new positions will open up for people with STEM-skills. Some of these positions will open up to replace retiring workers, but many manufacturing companies are seeing healthy growth and are looking for additional employees with technical skills.
Unemployment for STEM-skilled labor has remained low since the early 2000s. Even in countries particularly hit by the economic crisis like Greece, Portugal and Spain, unemployment for skilled labor has remained significantly lower than general unemployment.
This high demand for STEM-skilled people shows as well in wages. People with an educational background in STEM on average make more money than people with a similar educational background in any other field.
To conclude, students benefit tremendously from choosing a career in mechanical manufacturing or other STEM-skills.
Follow Bert Maes on twitter.
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We are here for lunch and I am surprised I’ve never noticed this place before. I ask my parents if it is new, and they tell me it’s been here at least a decade. I am perplexed as to why this is the first time I’ve ever dined here considering its proximity to my parents’ home. China Sea Milton is located within a hotel (serviced apartments really) and not quite visible from the road. As we enter, the owner, Mr Cheung, greets my parents and shows us to our table.
The purpose of our visit is to indulge in Peking Duck, and to enjoy it two ways. The first is a pancake using crispy duck skin as a filling; the second takes advantage of the remaining flesh on the carcass diced and sauteed with onions and eaten in lettuce cups.
Vegetarian Rolls are the first to arrive. Carrots, mushrooms, bamboo shoots etc are wrapped in a tofu sheet, then deep fried. The result is a crispy exterior enveloping different vegetables giving you a wondrous contrast in textures and flavors. It is usually accompanied by a sweet sauce, but Mr Cheung brings us “kip tsup” (Worcestershire sauce) usually provided for spring rolls in Hong Kong – “kip tsup” is Worcestershire sauce, a throwback from British colonial days.
I had expected the Peking duck to be carved table-side, as I see it being brought and placed on a trolley. A few seconds later, I see the gal carving into it and I jumped up to take a photo.
Unlike Hong Kong where the duck and condiments are placed in the middle of the table for you to assemble, here, it arrives on a platter already topped with hoisin sauce, scallion and cucumber strip. It is very good, nicely seasoned albeit a little too much meat on the skin, but not a complaint really. There is enough for us to have two pieces each.
My son wants Xiao Long Bao and it is decent. There is a pocket of soup, although the skin is a tad too thick, flavor-wise it is on point.
The second part of the duck two ways arrives. The lettuce cups filled with the diced duck mixture is tasty. Add a little chile for additional ooompf.
We finish with a Vegetarian E-Fu Noodles, a simple, but popular dish generally to add a little bulk to a meal such as dim sum, so you’re not hungry an hour after.
Mr Cheung decide to bring us some dessert. The panna cotta is absolutely perfect. From its texture and consistency, the panna cotta is better than the majority I’ve experienced. It is even better without the condense milk as it makes it way too sweet.
There are many Chinese restaurants in Brisbane – which we keep returning to on each and every trip – but this by far has been the best on this particular trip.

industry_corpus2: Hospitality & Catering


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This health surveillance notification form for lead should be used by an appointed medical practitioner to notify WorkSafe.
This health surveillance notification form for isocyanates should be used by an appointed medical practitioner to notify WorkSafe.
Who should I contact for assistance and information?
Do you think you have been treated unfairly, inappropriately and/or unreasonably at work, then go to this document to see which agency will be able to assist you.
This health surveillance notification form for asbestos should be used by an appointed medical practitioner to notify WorkSafe.
If you wish to submit a review of a prohibition notice to the WorkSafe Western Australia Commissioner you will need to complete a reference of prohibition notice for review form.
This health surveillance notification form for o rganophosphate should be used by an appointed medical practitioner to notify WorkSafe.
If you wish to submit a review of an Provisional Improvement Notice to WorkSafe you will need to complete a Provisional Improvement Notice form.
Sample form for your own use to report accidents or incidents.
Do you need to advise WorkSafe of the termination of the employment of someone who has worked with friable asbestos-containing materials?
Do you need to provide WorkSafe with information about employees working with friable asbestos-containing materials?
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A high risk work licence may be required for the operation of bridge and gantry cranes.
These industry guidelines provide practical help to everyone involved in shearing and associated areas to find and fix safety and health problems.
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Obtain the complete legal description of the real estate on which you desire to build.
Check the zone district of the property. Some of the zone districts may prohibit the type of use in the building you wish to construct. If the zone district lists the use under Conditional Uses, then a different procedure is followed which requires a series of public hearings.
Check the Wetland Inventory Map and the Floodplain Map.
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The founders of Ask For Luigi believe that creating comfort food goes well beyond a recipe. That’s why the Railtown restaurant invites everyone in as a friend-of-a-friend. “Ask for Luigi, tell them Paulie sent you,” reads the slogan of the award-winning Italian joint that swept the 2015 Vancouver magazine Restaurant Awards with a total of four titles, including Restaurant of the Year and Best New Restaurant. With the warm welcome of a bustling Italian home, Ask For Luigi serves fresh, family-style dishes designed to share.
In true Italian tradition the casual venue suggests starting your meal with a Spritz apertivo and finishing it off with a smooth coffee. The rest is up to you, and with an assortment of antipasti and fresh hand made pasta prepared by co-owner and chef J.C. Poirier—formerly of Campagnolo and Lumière—you really can’t go wrong. Ask For Luigi keeps four beverages on tap: one beer, one white, one red and one prosecco, supported by a modest wine list and a variety of grappa options to keep diners quenched and conversation flowing. It’s no wonder the affordable restaurant has quickly become a local favourite and as one friend to another we highly recommend you check it out. Tell them we sent you.


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In one of the nation’s largest markets, two vastly different facilities are making big moves to separate themselves from a crowded golf pack.
Medinah Country Club has renovated three courses in the last 10 years. Pictured is the No. 1 course.
The municipal course and storied country club are separated by five suburban Chicago miles. Their customers hail from different backgrounds, yet they see O’Hare International Airport arrivals and departures when glancing skyward between shots.
For the sake of this story and in the spirit of the behemoth neighborhood airport, we’ll use course codes in subsequent references. The municipal course is The Preserve at Oak Meadows. Code: POM. The country club is Medinah Country Club. Code: MCC.
POM and MCC occupy different spots in the golf hierarchy. POM used to be Elmhurst Country Club. The property’s run as a private golf course ended when the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County purchased the land before opening 27 holes to the public in 1986. The name changes again this year as Oak Meadows downsizes to 18 holes and becomes POM.
MCC is the Midwest’s best-known golf brute. Ten Chicagoland courses have hosted a U.S. Open or PGA Championship, but none of the other nine possess MCC’s major-championship pedigree. The club’s resume includes three U.S. Opens, two PGA Championships and the patriotic puncher known as the Ryder Cup. MCC supports 54 holes of golf.
The Preserve at Oak Meadows is expected to debut this year following a major environmental and golf project.
Competing in the Chicago golf market can be as tricky as traveling the Eisenhower, Dan Ryan or Stevenson expressways. The market features 904,000 golfers, the second highest total of the 347 markets studied, according to the National Golf Foundation’s 2017 Golf Participation in the U.S. report. New York City leads the nation with 1.3 million golfers.
The average Chicagoan has more options than anybody in the U.S. The market boasts a nation-high 4,050 public golf holes, according to the NGF report.
The non-geographic link between POM and MCC includes recent decisions to boost current and future positions in a market filled with options. The revamped POM and MCC No. 2 courses debut this summer, and the people involved in each project think others will follow their respective leads.
On a damp May afternoon, Forest Preserve District of DuPage County director of golf Ed Stevenson and golf maintenance manager Eric Ensign wait in a clubhouse stocked with more construction sketches than golf merchandise. Stevenson describes how golf fits into the district’s overall mission. The district manages 13 percent of the land in a county with nearly 1 million residents. The total equates to 26,000 acres. He says the $16 million of work on the site is about something bigger than improving a golf course.
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County’s Eric Ensign, left, and Ed Stevenson.
The district purchased the land primarily for flood control purposes, but upstream development often turned the site into a quagmire, hurting golf businesses. Oak Meadows, Stevenson says, developed a reputation as “Soaked Meadows.” Ensign spent his first four years as a district employee as Oak Meadows’ assistant superintendent. He then served 13 years as the superintendent of a nine-hole course owned by the district before receiving his current position in 2015. He dealt with three floods in his first six months back on the property.
While loss of business, turf and staff morale had become accepted, it was also coming to an end. Looking to improve the natural and golf habitat, the district, after a widespread search, hired Illinois-based architect Greg Martin to create a master plan for the site in 2011. Martin challenged the premise that the golf course and preserve couldn’t be improved concurrently.
Martin’s background included extensive work on municipal sites, and he understood the intricacies and methodical pace of the permitting process. Nineteen agencies, including environmental groups ranging from the Sierra Club to DuPage River Salt Creek Workgroup, held roles in the project. Salt Creek represented the centerpiece of the preserve and golf course. Work started on July 7, 2015, when a slew of engineers and biologists started restoring and rerouting the creek. Images of the project’s early phases were reminiscent of an ancient civilization textbook. Crews were moving water to make better use of the land for an entire community.
The work of experts in other fields dazzled those accustomed to golf construction tactics. Protecting against future stream bank erosion and creating additional habitat for aquatic life involved placing root wads along the creek. The root wads at POM consist of 30- to 40-feet of cleared tree bases deemed valuable enough to be reused. Early in the project, they watched a hydrologist direct a machine operator to move a root wad 1 foot, 8 inches from where he originally placed it. Crews duplicated that level of detail as they worked downstream.
Medinah Country Club’s Curtis Tyrrell, left, and golf course architect Rees Jones lead a tour of the No. 2 course.
Curtis Tyrrell is one of 25 superintendents worldwide to hold Certified Golf Course Superintendent and Master Greenkeeper certifications. But, after completing his third major course renovation in less than a decade at Medinah Country Club, Tyrrell’s legacy might be in the construction segment of the golf industry.
“He probably has as much experience as any golf course superintendent in the nation as far as construction,” architect Rees Jones says.
Following a tour of MCC’s revamped No. 2 course, GCI asked Tyrrell what advice he would give superintendents pursuing a major project. Planning and leadership are keys to MCC’s construction success, according to Tyrrell.
“A lot of times if you kind of tip-toe into it or are not prepared when you meet with the membership, that’s when things can get slowed or members don’t get fully invested properly,” he says. “If you can take the time to put a pre-development plan together that outlines, Hey, we need an architect, we need an engineer, we need some contractors to get in here and price everything before we go and present this to the whole club. If you did it that way in two phases, with a pre-development and pre-planning phase and then the ultimate sales pitch and offering, you have a chance of being on budget. We were on time and on budget with all of ours, but that’s because we invested, depending on the size of the project, a $100,000 or a couple of $100,000 to develop it right.
Golf construction started August 2016, and a crew from Wadsworth Golf hustled to help meet seeding deadlines. Golf enhancements are numerous: T-1 bentgrass greens, tees and fairways, an irrigation system with 15 miles of pipe and 1,102 tanks, a new pump station and four-tank fertigation system, 54 bunkers featuring the Better Billy Bunker system, 135 acres of native areas, and a strategic course weaving through Illinois savanna, prairie, woodland and wetland settings. POM recently received a new fleet of carts. A new clubhouse is planned for 2019.
Boosting the environment, though, trumped improving the golf course throughout all stages of the process. The project received $5 million in third-party money, including $2.25 million for creek and water quality improvements, according to Stevenson. Restoring 1.23 miles of stream, adding 20 million gallons of storm water storage, removing two dams and improving more than 100 acres of habitat are among the environmental achievements.
The integration is reflected in the new name.
Restoring Salt Creek was a critical part of the work at The Preserve at Oak Meadows.
How will a golf preserve fare in the Chicago market? Ensign says a drier course will allow his crew to maintain “more of a country club feel” while providing a natural setting void of daily distractions. Officials are confident that mix should propel POM into a new place in Chicago’s public golf hierarchy when it fully opens next spring.
A day later, on a dry, yet dreary morning, Curtis Tyrrell and Rees Jones lead a tour of MCC’s No. 2 course. Both men should be exhausted.
Tyrrell, in his 10th season as director of golf course operations, has overseen more than $15 million of projects while guiding his team through the 2012 Ryder Cup. He experienced the hurried ways of golf course construction before arriving at MCC, joining Jones, who shows no signs of stalling at age 75, on a major renovation at Lake of Isles in Stonington, Conn.
A beer bottle from a company that went out of business during prohibition.
A golf ball author Randy Cochran, a former Elmhurst Country Club caddie and Evans Scholar, describes in his book, “Through the Eyes of a Caddy.” The book is based on Cochran’s experiences at Elmhurst, although he refers to the course as “Clockhurst Country Club” in the book.
The headstone of a Chicago grocery store clerk who died in 1908.
MCC’s last decade is one of the most ambitious in private course history. Jones led a renovation of the famed No. 2 course before the Ryder Cup, Tom Doak reworked the No. 1 course in 2014, and Jones and associate Steve Weisser returned to restore the No. 2 course beginning in October 2015.
No. 2 is now MCC’s most egalitarian course, a point Tyrrell and Jones emphasize when the tour reaches the par-3 sixth hole. Seven colored stakes are placed along the teeing corridor, each one designating future markers. The hole will range from 68 yards (orange) to 207 yards (gold). The past also holds prominence on the hole, with a giant “snake” bunker connecting the sixth fairway to the parallel fifth hole. The bunker honors Tom Bendelow, the Scottish architect who originally designed MCC’s three courses. The No. 2 course originally opened in 1925.
The future spurred design decisions despite Bendelow’s omnipresent spirt at MCC. The club wanted a playable complement to its other two courses. MCC will introduce its “Golf For Life” program on the No. 2 course. Director of golf Marty DeAngelo describes the initiative as a graduated skills program, and MCC used input from the USGA and U.S. Kids Golf when transforming the No. 2 course. MCC’s version of “Golf For Life” not only caters to beginners – it promotes pleasurable experiences for older players with declining distance levels. Tee recommendations are based on handicaps, and the course plays from 1,978 to 6,400 yards.
The No. 2 course at Medinah Country Club recently reopened following a restoration led by golf course architect Rees Jones. The course will cater to players of all skills levels and allow the club to offer its “Golf For Life” program to members.
Jones is a proponent of all-golfer movements, including the Longleaf Tee System, a joint effort between U.S. Kids Golf and the American Society of Golf Course Architects. Once widely referred to as the “Open Doctor,” Jones says improving courses such as MCC No. 2 provide as much personal fulfillment at this stage of his career as revamping stern championship layouts. MCC is the rare facility where Jones has toughened and softened separate courses.
The No. 3 course at Medinah Country Club has hosted multiple major events, including the 2012 Ryder Cup. Renovations on the course started the club’s frantic decade of golf course construction.
Implementing a system with a course playing under 2,000 yards is a bold step for an elite private facility such as Medinah. But having three distinct courses separates MCC from other facilities in a crowded private club market.
The project cost $3 million, and minimal earth movement, designing fewer bunkers and bypassing the installation of a pond allowed the club to control costs, according to Jones. Work not involving tees included rebuilding greens to USGA specifications, rototilling and regrading fairways, installing subsurface drainage, erosion control and white sand in bunkers, creating a continuous cart path, and regrassing greens, tees and fairways with 007 bentgrass. MCC’s sand and grass varieties are now consistent throughout the three courses.
Every number associated with MCC is jarring, including this one revealed before the spring tour: members have approved $46 million in capital expenditures. It’s a bold lead for other private clubs to follow.


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I saw the sign for the Glendive Dinosaur Museum and figured it would be an interesting opportunity to see a local museum in a very paleontologically rich area. On entering, I was surprised to find that this Museum looks at the world from a Creationist perspective, dating everything from the Biblical calendar, with The Flood and Noah’s Ark being a critical juncture. The museum seeks to poke holes or raise questions wherever it can, about geology, evolution or other science that might contradict their Creationist interpretation, and offers its own version of ‘scientific’ explanations.
I was impressed by the quality of the Glendive Museum; it seemed to be well-funded, creatively done, and full of friendly, attractive Christian staff who were happy to discuss anything and everything at length with museum visitors. While that was all positive, the ‘logic’ used in the exhibitions and explanations brought me brought me back to my days at school as a debater where the goal was to look for any potential weakness in your opponent’s argument, real or imagined, and use that to cast doubt upon and destabilize the basic proposition. While there are definitely ongoing discoveries that fill in gaps in all the sciences, including geology and evolution, the museum’s creators brilliantly exploit those unknowns to ‘prove’ that modern science is completely ‘wrong’.
I completely respect all personal religious or other belief systems so long as those beliefs don’t infringe on or hurt others. I also understand how to outsiders anyone’s faith or culture could seem strange. My own Jewish tradition has Jews as ‘chosen people’, Moses receiving the Ten Commandments directly from God on Mount Sinai and rules around eating Kosher assuming that God cares how many hours have lapsed between when you eat meat and milk.
My concerns with the anti-evolution, anti-science Creationist viewpoint put forth at Glendive Dinosaur Museum are around its’ use to shape U.S. laws and policies. Restrictions on school curriculum and threats to funding for established science due to Creationist viewpoints would have disastrous ramifications. Particularly against the backdrop of this season’s political discord, I came away very concerned that this attempt to subvert evolutionary science could result in a nation that is unable to compete internationally. While Glendive Dinosaur Museum claims to be providing alternate scientific “evidence”, it is pseudoscience. Literalism and Fundamentalism are absolutely fine, as practiced in one’s home or place of worship. Any attempt to impose these views on broader society can have dangerous consequences.


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I was wondering if there would be any interest in a build along using a purchased finished knife blade?
I got a medium sized chef's knife and I was thinking of doing a build along for making and installing a handle on it.
It will be the same process for a hunting blade too.
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But, I've got to do brakes around on the car, maybe fix an oil leak, get a starter for the mower and then tackle the garden first. By then, maybe Charter Arms will have put a new barrel on my old Bulldog and I'll have to see how she shoots.
I enjoy seeing any type of build.
Sorry this hadn't happened yet but I have been under the weather.
Getting old is not for sissies! Hope you get better soon.

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Shorewood Dental was looking for an upscale flair to their website design, without going over the top into an unapproachable and perhaps stodgy design. With the bright pink and white colors and the choice of images, we worked to create this beautiful website. Part salon, part spa, part dental office, this website shows the prospective client that you don’t just visit Shorewood for routine care; you go there to be beautiful.
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