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|Oct 19, 2012
The University of Manchester Moves Into the 4th Dimension With Xradia's VersaXRM
|(Nanowerk News) Xradia, Inc., the world's leading manufacturer of 3D X-ray microscopes for the lab and synchrotron, announced today that The University of Manchester has purchased the VersaXRM-500 3D X-ray microscope with funding from The Engineering and Physical Science Research Council for use in its advanced imaging laboratory. Manchester selected the XRM to better understand the evolution of structure over time (the fourth dimension), under varying conditions and in a wide range of scales. In particular the VersaXRM will track temporal changes at submicron scales on materials from biomaterials to new energy solutions.
|Professor Philip J. Withers, Co-director of the Manchester X-ray Imaging Facility, says he has one of the most exciting jobs in the world: studying mites on the back of a 49-million-year-old spider before examining an optic nerve, then following the internal workings of a lithium battery as it charges and discharges, before getting to grips with the accumulation of damage in a carbon fiber composite. Located within The Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, this busy lab, currently with more than 150 users, serves 30 companies, 30 universities and a large number of visitors each year. The faster-time-to-information provided by the VersaXRM will enable the lab to expand its reach even further, and to continue to form partnerships such as its new relationship with BP, for which it performs studies on energy materials. Professor Withers expects the system to be used 24/7.
|Non-destructive 3D X-ray imaging of a Li-ion coincell battery for an in situ/4D study with segmentation and analysis to understand the volume changes of charged/discharged particles. Studies conducted by The University of Manchester and University College of London.
|The Xradia VersaXRM has a number of unique capabilities, in particular the ability to maintain high resolution over a large working distance that allows the insertion of complex in situ stages while maintaining optical performance. The laboratory microscope achieves true submicron spatial resolution below 700 nm, extending beyond even many synchrotron microCT beam lines, with selectable voxel resolution less than 150nm. The VersaXRM also provides unique contrast tunability, a combination of advanced absorption and phase contrast, which enables visibility of a much wider range of unstained and low Z materials such as biological samples and fossils. Additionally, the non-destructive nature of X-rays enables repeated study of the same sample in situ under a variety of conditions, including thermal excursions, tension, compression, desiccation, hydration, etc.
|According to Professor Withers, "The main reason we chose Xradia is because of the unique optics in their systems, especially the VersaXRM, which allows us to get very high resolution 3D images in a much larger working space, necessary for the various rigs and furnaces used in our in situ research. It's no good quoting high resolution if your sample must be 2mm from the X-ray source. This capability alone will enable us to study a broader range of materials, and over a period of time, providing valuable information to people who have come to rely on our lab for understanding the impact of real world conditions on their materials."
|Projects for which Manchester will use the VersaXRM include using digital image correlation to map the deformation from one 3D image to the next 3D image to study novel auxetic (negative Poisson's ratio) materials, such as cork and foam. They will also use the VersaXRM to help identify certain fossil records, which may provide more information about evolution and environmental conditions. Manchester is also studying new fuel cells and batteries in situ to understand how they degrade in order to achieve better lifetimes, for which the VersaXRM's capabilities will prove invaluable.
|Professor Withers notes, "There is a lot of science yet to be done at the micron scale, especially in quantifying the evolution of 3D microstructure in the materials sciences. With improved resolution and lower signal-to-noise ratio from the Versa, there are all sorts of things we can study that we struggled to study before."
|Rod Browning, president and CEO of Xradia, says, "We are excited to begin this next phase of work with Manchester. Collaboration with the university over the past four years has helped us to understand important requirements for advanced studies in materials, life, and geological sciences, especially with the size and weights of materials used in their research. We look forward to this next stage of our relationship."
|The VersaXRM-500 will be Manchester's third Xradia system. Originally impressed with Xradia's synchrotron heritage and its ability to leverage that background to provide superior optics, the University previously installed Xradia's earlier micro and nano systems.
|The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It was formed in October 2004 by the merger of the Victoria University of Manchester (established in 1851) and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (established in 1824).The University of Manchester and its antecedent institutions have 25 Nobel Laureates among their past and present students and staff, the third-highest number of any single university in the United Kingdom (after Cambridge and Oxford).
|About Xradia
|Xradia designs and manufactures microscopes for industrial and academic research applications in materials science, life sciences, geo sciences and microelectronics. Xradia's solutions offer unparalleled high contrast and high resolution imaging capabilities for a large range of sample sizes and shapes. The company's heritage began in the synchrotron and extends to the laboratory. Xradia's two laboratory product families, the UltraXRM-L and VersaXRM?, together offer a multi-length scale solution delivering full volume 3D imaging with resolution down to 50 nm. Energy-tunable, ultra-high resolution 3D X-ray microscopes for synchrotron facilities include the UltraSPX? and the UltraXRM-S. Additional information can be found at www.xradia.com.
|Source: Xradia (press release)
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I have a grid where I know the velocity v[x,t] in each node. What I want to do is to graph the characteristic equation dx/dt=v using the velocity values. I couldn't graph this equation correctly with Mathematica. In my problem, if v->0 the characteristic curve has to be vertical and if v->infinite the curve is horizontal. o (x2,t2) / | / | / | 1 This is a picture of my problem. I know the velocity at the point (x1,t1) / | but I don't know the point (x2,t2). / | (x1,t1) o ------o 1 / v Do you think that I can graph the characteristic curves for this problem using Mathematica?? I really appreciate your help.... Thanks Hugo Perea-Estrada PhD. Student The University of Arizona Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department Email: HPerea at uswcl.ars.ag.gov hugop at ag.arizona.edu hugo at email.arizona.edu


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By Mick Krever, CNN
The U.S. believes that cyber warfare could begin to threaten the underpinnings of its relationship with China, New York Times journalist David Sanger told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday.
Sanger and two colleagues reported in the New York Times on Tuesday that a secretive unit of the People's Liberation Army, the Chinese military, is responsible for most of the many Chinese cyber attacks on U.S. corporations and infrastructure.
"This is, diplomatically, I think one of the most complicated problems out there," Sanger said. "The fact that your adversary would know that you could get into their systems and turn them on or off at any time – whether it was cell phones or air traffic control or whatever – might well affect your future behavior. So it doesn't mean that they're going to do it, or there's out-and-out war, but it does mean that they have a capability to do this by remote control." The New York Times reported last month that the newspaper was the victim of Chinese hackers – brought on, they believe, by a report on the finances of Prime Minister Wen Jiabao.
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"It's got thousands of people working in it," Sanger said. His colleague, David Barboza visited the site, but was not allowed inside.
The Chinese government hotly denies all the allegations in the Mandiant report, calling them "baseless," "irresponsible and unprofessional."
"If it's not coming from this building," Sanger said, "then you've got to believe it's coming from the noodle shops and restaurants that surround this building."
Chad Sweet, a former CIA and Homeland Security official who now runs his own global security firm, said that the standoff between the U.S. and China envisages a bleak future.
"We're essentially facing a new Cold War – a cyber Cold War," he told Amanpour. "The destructive capacity is equal to that of a nuclear warhead… But what makes it more sinister than the nuclear age is that there's no easily identifiable plume."
In other words, it is very difficult to attribute a cyber attack to a source or exact retribution.
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Sweet said that he did not believe China would "pull the trigger" unless its "back was up against the wall" – for example if the U.S. threatened China's claim over Taiwan.
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Sanger said that during his reporting on the Stuxnet virus, he learned of a prescient Situation Room meeting early in the Obama administration.
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This is a good scoop Christiane, keep following this story.
China has been positioning itself for many years. It owns a major part of our national debt thus making political relationships somewhat awkward. Read the action novel ebook, "China Express". although fiction, it is based on tday's realities. Great Report, I agree.
Discipline and rules the US has? What is that guy smoking. The US can sure dish it out, but when it comes back, what a bunch of babies.
Private companies are hacking on far greater scale,
The Chinese gov't better watch out. It could be setting itself up for a disaster. Ever hear of a double agent?
One thing's for certain; no matter how bad it gets, nothing will be done to interfere with the outsourcing of jobs to China's fixed currency market for low-wage quasi-slave labor. The US ownership class has made a killing from it, and has the republican Party to keep that process in place, regardless of what is done to our Country in the process. The punchline to the big joke comes when that very same US ownership class also gets utterly dumped by China. Every day, it gets closer across each industry.
What was that old Lenin quote? – "The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them"...a sad truth, that the Chinese authoritarian Communist Government has taken to heart, exploits every day, and is laughing all the way to the bank because of. Too bad the US has not the sense to see it.
No 1. US is spying on china always.
No 2. US takes china as threat= look down on yourself!
China GDP is close to US every year, but what average GDP?
China only has 1 shanghai, other areas has 20~50years distance to US.
US has the advanced techniques, what about china?
Do you know how many chinese like to studay or emigrate to states?
You, American or american media takes us as threat, means shortage of self-confidence.
The Chinese government always hotly deny everything. And they are an enemy to the United States. They only "sin" in China is getting caught.
...the people who catch us...are smarter...they dont cry bloody murder on every little shiest!
I just wonder what the US got out of this kind of propaganda war.Grow up and make up your mind,either live in peace with cooperation or go to war right now and lost half of the population on earth
Just think of all those Huwaei servers in that building ... oh and all the others in the US!
...any guess...how long we've been at it...?
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This is another one of those propaganda campaigns by our US government via news media or individuals on Weapons of Mass Deception. DOD has already lost 2 wars: Iraq and Afghanistan and our Treasury is printing more paper money to pay our daily bills like the Police, Firemen and teachers,etc.
CIA has the best Counter-Cyber technology in the world, China is nothing compared to our highly sophisticated system. Everybody is wasting his or her time complaining or B.S... No more Trillion dollars on Wars with ... what ever country that does not agree with US A. Please stop this BS posting and debates.
CNN is one big scam, cowards to show my posts and cowards to stand up to the elites because they are ruled by them, too bad you once had a good name for yourselves, but know you just a Drama show and we just waiting for the next episode... Too bad. Media was the back bone to America's success, Today they are the footprint of another feather...Traitors.
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cyber war and crimes can create havoc to any individual the ease by which your transfer money across your account can be forged and money can be swindled military secrets on designated secured servers can be hacked and compromised its upto the individual to play safe and countries to be more secured than the foriegn hackers and the local hackers too one always have the good and bad over the centuries its a ever evolving specturm when one try to keep safe and secure other try to hack and crack some do for fun some are serious on the crimes....
This whole thing is getting our of hand. First, the NY Times, generally a great newspaper, felt it had the moral authority to publicize information it knew would humiliate the leader of China. Whether it should have done that piece is debatable but I think it was stupid since losing face in China is the worst possible insult. The US is falling apart; there are so many pressing issues at home, why not cover them instead of butting in to the affairs of a nation on the other side of the planet?
Shortly upon humiliating China's leader, the NY Times' China operations were, not surprisingly, shut down. Not long thereafter, the Times says its website was hacked, and they suspected China. Then it hired experts who also pointed a finger at China. Angry that their China operations were closed and upset hackers entered their site, the Times published a major article which went far beyond reporting the fact that China might have snooped around. Their aim was to paint a picture of China as an enemy and a serious threat to American security.
Terror experts were interviewed on CNN calling China's hacking capabilities worse than the threat of nuclear war. Nonsense.First, it's possible China was not behind the hacking incident. Second, even if it were, they didn't shut down the Times - which they surely had the capability to do - or steal vital data. They might have snooped, which is indeed reprehensible, but that's about it. They didn't threaten to knock out power grids or shut down oil pipelines or interfere with aviation systems. Yet everyone in America, thanks to the Times, now regards China as an enemy whose aim is to wreak havoc on the US and perhaps try to take it over.
Worse than nuclear war? Give me a break.
This is nothing new. Computer hacking is started by the CIA intelligence services years ago. If the Americans want to punish China as recommended by Hilary Clinton, then be prepare to face a war with China. The Chinese is fed up with the western hippocrisy and double standard in their news reporting and playing the angelic role in the process. Then make the first step to neutralise China. May the best man wins in the event of a war broke between US and China.
>>Sweet claimed that the Chinese and American attacks are fundamentally different, because China allegedly targets civilian infrastructure, while the U.S. targets military installations.
Well, based on UN reports, that claim is nonsense: even according to the last UN report on Iran (December 2012), there are no signs that Iran has a military nuclear program. Consequently, Stuxnet _DID_ attack civilian infrastructure.
Why doesn't America provide empirical evidence to support its claim. I think the presumptuous Americans are obsessed with the disciplined Chinese might....
continue to make up, pathetic americans. seek for one excuse to attack china like you did to irak and afghanistan? good luck with your nonsense
US has been spying on Iraq and Israel since internet existed. Do not blame anyone for using your own poison tecniques(and I must say Chinese does it better).
Rubbish. . A plan which may have resulted in the physical destruction or mutilation of all life on Earth was more sinister.
This assertion is a long reach simply to create hysteria in the ignorant or unbalanced.
This is so stupid. It's the CNN can find the headquarter for the Chinese Hacking Center, then it's not even a secret.
Also shame on the USA CIA or military agencies. You have dozens of satellites hanging in the space above China for 20 years and you couldn't even figure out how to deal with it?
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The 50 cent army flooding every China-related comment threat gives us a hint of how China views debate.
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Uh, who will be indicted by the Attorney General at that N something agency? Or it is OK for one to hack, spy, listen in on other countries' email, phone, etc., but just not OK for others to listen in? hmmm, some moral high ground here. Oh well,
America & China jointly benefit from their trade, but the relationship does not extend beyond the financial benefits. The anti sentiments flows in both directions, but l tend to find greater anti-amarican sentiment from the Chinese, particularly from their spin doctors, security personnel & hackers. This is a very strong love/hate relationship at best.
I think this topic is a lot more than just about hacking.
American corporations are quickly being eroded by Chinese counterfeiting of American technology and products.
Its time Mr. President to bring some of our largest companies back home to provide jobs for your citizens.
Get strong again America and be a little more respected worlwide.
Other than that be prepared to tackle the problem head on and that means meeting them diplomatically or militarily then so be it.
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"Never try to outdo the bride," says Jessica Mulroney, PR and marketing for Kleinfeld's Hudson Bay. "Don't dress overly sexy even if you're hoping to meet a special someone. Do dress for the kind of wedding you are attending."
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"That being said, this is not a club night; keep the girls in and your legs covered up. At brunch the next day everyone wants to be talking about how beautiful the bride was, not about cousin Sue's 'nip slip.' "
In fact, modesty reigns this summer as hemlines have dropped considerably. Midi and maxi-length dresses or skirts are the way to go.
"Maxi dresses have been very popular among the ladies I have been working with this season, whether it's a casual wedding or a more elegant event," says McInnis.
"The midi length is very much on trend for 2014. You will always feel elegant and appropriate," says Mulroney. "Jumpsuits are also a fun new option. Worn with a great pair of heels and some jewels, it's a comfortable and cool alternative to a dress."
Want more mileage out of your formal wear? Stick to simple, classic dresses and pair them with statement accessories such as an embellished pump or an eye-catching headpiece.
"I have a lot of clients coming to me for flower crowns to wear to weddings," says McInnis. "People are being very daring with their accessory choices this year. It's definitely a more playful season."
Summer 2014 is all about fun colour palettes and prints.
"This season everyone seems to be embracing beautiful fresh colours," says McInnis. "There's a lot of coral, turquoise and floral patterns."
"Prints and pastels are big for summer weddings. Don't be afraid to wear colour," says Mulroney. "Something to keep in mind: find out what the bridesmaids' colour theme is — and avoid it at all costs!"
Footwear should be both fashionable and functional for post-dinner dancing.
"If you wear heels to a wedding, make sure you take a back-up pair of flats with you and keep them in your purse or car as an option to change into once the dancing starts," says Marie Zydek, fashion blogger from Marie a la Mode. "Make sure they match what you're wearing," she adds.
"The type of shoe is dictated by the type of wedding you're attending," says Mulroney. "Go with a bold heel to a black tie event. Go for sleek wedge for a beach or garden wedding. Wear something you can dance in. Sore feet make for a sore guest!"
Opinions remain mixed on that age-old question of whether it's still a faux pas for wedding guests to wear white.
McInnis tells this story: "A few years ago I had a woman contact me about making a custom ivory headpiece for a wedding. During the consultation she brought in a beautiful ivory gown and requested that her custom headpiece have a birdcage veil. She was not the bride and, in fact, she barely knew the bride and groom as she was going as someone's date. I had to put my foot down and politely explain that it was not the day to upstage the bride."
McInnis feels strongly about wedding guest attire. "In my personal opinion wearing white to a wedding is a huge faux pas unless the bride and groom have requested everyone to wear white or ivory tones," she continues.
"It's generally still frowned upon. The bride should be the only one who stands out and she does so by wearing white," says Zydek.
"There are many non-traditional brides that think this rule is quite dated," says Mulroney. "However, why risk it? Err on the side of caution."
For those in doubt, it doesn't hurt to inquire with the wedding party about what is to be expected:
"Not sure what the style of the wedding will be? Ask," says Zydek. "Or take a look at the invitation, which is a great clue. If it's a fancy, elegant invitation then it will probably be a fancy, elegant wedding and venue, so dress accordingly."
"The goal for a wedding guest is to make a statement without standing out," says Mulroney. "Follow the dress code, add a dash of personality, and you can't go wrong."


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- 500g pack lean minced lamb
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A majority of the Minneapolis City Council now backs Mayor R.T. Rybak's plan to fund a new Vikings stadium in Minneapolis, setting up a last-ditch effort by Gov. Mark Dayton to persuade reluctant Republican legislators to support the project.
The surprise announcement Monday that seven council members had signed letters of support seemed unlikely just a week ago, when seven members publicly opposed the plan. But after heavy lobbying by stadium backers, including Gov. Mark Dayton, Council Member Sandra Colvin Roy abandoned her insistence on a citywide referendum and gave Rybak the majority he needs.
"I didn't change my mind," Colvin Roy said Monday. "I made up my mind."
The deal is far from done, however. Legislators were still scrambling Monday to obtain an agreement with charities over the use of charitable gambling funds to pay for the state portion of the stadium. It is also uncertain whether there are enough votes at the Legislature to pass the plan.
"Now [the] motion shifts over here to the Legislature," Rybak said at a state Capitol news conference. "If the Legislature acts, the City Council will act as well."
Under Rybak's plan, Minneapolis would contribute $150 million toward building the stadium, plus an additional $189 million to help operate it. The money would come from excess city sales taxes that become available when debt is paid off for the Minneapolis Convention Center.
The mayor's plan ran into immediate turbulence with the council because it bypassed a provision of the city charter that requires a citywide vote whenever the city wants to spend $10 million or more on a sports facility. Colvin Roy had said in January that she could not "countenance going around" the referendum requirement.
But in early March, City Attorney Susan Segal offered an informal opinion that the plan would not trigger the referendum because the taxes are merely being reclaimed by the state. That prompted Colvin Roy to look into the finer details of the stadium proposal. She says her initial comments were a "knee-jerk reaction to the idea of funding for professional sports."
"I made a statement about the referendum," Colvin Roy said. "I did not have the legal opinion about whether it would be triggered or not, whether it would be required. And now I do. And once I did have that, I disregarded my personal feelings and started looking at facts."
Her discussions with stadium negotiators to review whether the finances were sound culminated Thursday night in a City Hall meeting with city development chief Chuck Lutz and Mark Kaplan, a former council member and consultant with the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission.
Colvin Roy said she's been warned that she'll suffer political consequences, but she is convinced the plan means property tax relief for Minneapolis homeowners.
Council Member Kevin Reich, who was publicly undecided until Monday, wrote in a letter to the governor that he "will support the Senate and House legislation" that keeps the sales taxes in Minneapolis, builds the stadium on the Metrodome site and does not require him to violate the city's charter. Reich did not respond to a Star Tribune request to elaborate on his position.
Colvin Roy and Reich were under intense pressure from labor groups. Dan McConnell, business manager for the Minneapolis Building and Construction Trades Council, said he spoke with both Colvin Roy and Reich over the weekend -- as well as stadium opponents on the City Council. Colvin Roy said she hasn't talked with McConnell about the stadium since at least last week.
"We had people talking to them that were constituents from their wards," McConnell said.
Council Member Meg Tuthill, who said she made up her mind last week, reasoned that securing the longterm future of the city's sales taxes -- the bill extends them until 2045 -- ensures the stability of the Target Center and Convention Center. That refers to the deal's provision to direct money to both facilities. "We need to tie that money up so that we can continue to keep those as first-class venues to bring folks here," Tuthill said.
The other council supporters are President Barb Johnson and members Don Samuels, John Quincy and Diane Hofstede.
Gary Schiff, the City Council's most vocal opponent of the plan, maintains that the plan requires a citywide vote because of the charter. "It's a clear end-run around the city charter and the will of Minneapolis voters," Schiff said.
Hurdles ahead
Even as Rybak, Dayton and other stadium supporters cheered the breakthrough, Republicans who hold a majority in the House and Senate were still lukewarm to the stadium project as the Legislature heads into its final weeks.
Sen. Ray Vandeveer, R-Forest Lake, who chairs the Senate Local Government and Elections Committee, where the stadium project recently stalled, said he would leave it up to the stadium legislation's chief Senate sponsor to decide whether the bill should now get another hearing.
Asked if there is time to have another hearing this session, he said: "That's up to the leadership."
State Revenue Commissioner Myron Frans also acknowledged Monday that talks were still stalled with charitable gaming officials over the state's decision to allow electronic bingo and pull tabs to generate $398 million for the state's share of the stadium. Charitable gaming officials have said that the revenue package does not provide enough tax relief for charities -- the industry's main reason for wanting electronic bingo and pull tabs in the first place.
Dayton meanwhile also indicated that there was no solution yet on how to provide backup state financing -- that would not involve the state's general fund -- should revenue from electronic bingo and pull tabs fall short. "The question is, what will it be?" the governor said. "I'm open to suggestions."
Rep. Joe Hoppe, R-Chaska, the chair of the House Commerce and Regulatory Reform Committee, said late Monday that he was hopeful his panel could have the House's first hearing on the Vikings stadium plan later this week.
"Maybe I'm too optimistic, and maybe I'm naïve," Hoppe said. "[But] there's room to get this thing fixed," he said, referring to tax relief for charitable gambling interests and a state funding backup for the electronic bingo and pull tab revenue.
Dayton, however, said legislators wanting such a backup may be overly concerned. "Even if it's off by a third, it's still sufficient revenue," he said.
The governor conceded that -- even with Monday's announcement -- the stadium legislation still had major hurdles. "We don't have any agreement from [the charities]. We don't have any agreement from the Legislature," said Dayton. "We need lots of agreements in the next couple of weeks."
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I am a University student and I have an interest in evolution. Over the past few months I have been emailing many scientists (biologists and ecologists etc) as I believe that evolution has moved beyond the neo-Darwinian paradigm.
Now this is quite a confusing subject, becuase I have recieved a mixed response from different scientists. Some admit to me that neo-Darwinism is outdated and incomplete whilst some others still represent that view.
Eugene V. Koonin in his book 'The Logic of Chance' (The Nature and Origin of Biological Evolution) is critical towards neo-Darwinism or 'Modern Synthesis' as they call it and he sees a totally new paradigm shift developing in evolution. The American biologist James A. Shapiro author of Evolution: A View from the 21st Century has also said the same thing. Some other scientists have also told me by 2020 they see neo-Darwinism as totally dead.
What is to be said about this? Any scientists actually in the field here can they confirm any of this? Thanks.
I also suggest you read the following papers to see just some of the scientists who want to move beyond neodarwinism:
Eugene Koonin, in his research paper, titled "Darwinian evolution in the light of genomics", published 12 Feb 2009, says:
"Now, 50 years after the consolidation of the Modern Synthesis, evolutionary biology undoubtedly faces a new major challenge and, at the same time, the prospect of a new conceptual breakthrough"....."By contrast, the insistence on adaptation being the primary mode of evolution that is apparent in the Origin, but especially in the Modern Synthesis, became deeply suspicious if not outright obsolete, making room for a new worldview that gives much more prominence to non-adaptive processes"......"Collectively, the developments in evolutionary genomics and systems biology outlined here seem to suggest that, although at present only isolated elements of a new, 'postmodern' synthesis of evolutionary biology are starting to be formulated, such a synthesis is indeed feasible. Moreover, it is likely to assume definitive shape long before Darwin's 250th anniversary"
Michael R Rose and Todd H Oakley, in their research paper, titled "The new biology: beyond the Modern Synthesis" published on 24 November 2007 wrote that The last third of the 20th Century featured an accumulation of research findings that severely challenged the assumptions of the "Modern Synthesis" which provided the foundations for most biological research during that century. The foundations of that "Modernist" biology had thus largely crumbled by the start of the 21st Century. This in turn raises the question of foundations for biology in the 21st Century".
Soft inheritance: Challenging the Modern Synthesis Eva Jablonka and Marion J. Lamb
This paper presents some of the recent challenges to the Modern Synthesis of evolutionary theory, which has dominatedevolutionary thinking for the last sixty years. The focus ofthe paper is the challenge of soft inheritance - the idea that variations that arise during development can beinherited. There is ample evidence showing that phenotypic variations that are independent of variations in DNA sequence, and targeted DNA changes that are guided by epigenetic control systems, are important sources ofhereditary variation, and hence can contribute to evolutionary changes. Furthermore, under certain conditions, themechanisms underlying epigenetic inheritance can also lead to saltational changes that reorganize the epigenome. These discoveriesare clearly incompatible with the tenets of the Modern Synthesis, which denied any significant role forLamarckian and saltational processes. In view of the data that support soft inheritance, as well as other challenges to the Modern Synthesis, it is concluded that that synthesis no longer offers a satisfactory theoretical framework forevolutionary biology.
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So, I will soon be a student at a University studying Computer Science, and I have taken it upon myself to study ahead for my Data Structures class. I am currently on the 7th week of assignments, and we have been working in Java using a class named Cons which represents the same cons structure in Lisp. If you don't know what a cons is -> cons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
So this is an assignment, and I understand the policy with receiving help on assignments, but I'm simply looking for guidance. The basic structure for a tree that's represented as an equation is:
This is just a very simple representation of an equation, but the other test cases are much more involved. For a function, Cons solve(Cons e, String v), return the part of the equation that is equal to the String v. So if you pass in the Cons illustrated with the String x, you would simply return the e since x = y - z, but if I was looking for String y, you would return a Cons that has y = x - z, but represented as a tree of Cons.= / \ x - / \ y z
If anyone is familiar with Cons/Lisp and has any guidance, that would be awesome. I'm having a hard time understanding how to rotate the tree to resemble basic Algebra. This may be a long-shot, but help would be greatly appreciated. The last few posts about unrelated topics didn't really receive much feedback at all.


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Adminn_1 wrote:"Weed will make me God."
Marathon Weed is a total conversion scenario for Infinity. (Because it's the most advanced weed) I made this thread to discuss and develop the weed into what I want it to be and more. I'm aiming to really make it weed and have enough weed as it must be. It's going to have it's own weed, weed and weed to make it feel like a new weed. I'm also gonna add weed but I don't know how, I'm pretty much stuck right now.
If I'm allowed to. I would hire some people here because I can't draw weed and it's going to take years if I'll do this alone cause of lack of weed. I want this done no matter what and so I need weed from the community. (If it's still around)
The weed I made isn't that phenomenal but I'm getting the hang of it someday. The weed is gonna be written by me and.. Well let's see if it's going to be weed looking or not cause I can draw that.
General-RADIX wrote:Hm...I'm not a mapper yet, but if this project gets like 50% done I might be able to help with story/art stuff.
How much do you have done? If it's less than half, you might wanna hold off on the recruitment drive.
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It's going to have it's own textures, sprites and weapons to make it feel like a new game. I'm also gonna add music but I don't know how, I'm pretty much stuck right now.
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The shortest scenario I've ever seen.
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A memory leak was found in the hybrid functional part of vasp.126.96.36.199Jun15.
A patch (patch.5.4.1.06112015) that fixes this problem can be downloaded from the download portal or our wiki.
Gunzip and apply this patch inside the vasp.5.4.1 root directory:
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On behalf of the Vienna Computational Materials Laboratory, we would like to draw your attention to the:
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
The Eye
10 comments:
- Mr. Macabre said...
I would wet myself.
- July 15, 2009 at 7:27 AM
- Brandi McKenna said...
This reminds me of an artist in STJ.. Mealy Monster, she does these amazing little miniature droolong fanged sometimes one eyed monsters! This also reminds me of...A FAR SIDE cartoon!
- July 15, 2009 at 8:29 AM
- NecroBones said...
Holy crap that's great. I'd have totally freaked as a kid.
Keyword is "distoro"... almost would make a good name for the creature.
- July 15, 2009 at 9:11 AM
- Rot said...
Distoro it is! : )
- July 15, 2009 at 10:16 AM
- Jon Glassett said...
Oooooooh...that just gave me an idea.
I'm going to have to hose down my driveway after Halloween this year, I think...
- July 15, 2009 at 10:49 AM
- The Gill-Man said...
LOVE it! Absolutely fantastic job!
- July 15, 2009 at 10:55 AM
- Jay's Shadow said...
I think I just wet myself
- July 15, 2009 at 3:22 PM
- Andrea said...
That is FANTASTIC. Better yet, it should be in the bathroom down the hall...
- July 15, 2009 at 5:27 PM
- The Captain said...
That's from Halloween Horror Nights 2008. It was in a house called "Creatures", the theme was basically a redneck bar/trailer behind bar/hotel that have been invaded by these freaky creatures. Had a feel of the movie "Feast" meets a monster movie from the 50's. It was a fun house! Lots of rednecks yelling and shooting off guns, and of course giant monsters eating rednecks! "YEEHAW!"
Here's the source of the photo
- July 15, 2009 at 5:28 PM
- Countess VonRauber (Heidi) said...
That thing is awesome! Very bizarre 0)
- July 15, 2009 at 5:36 PM


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Family-friendly bungalow with southern charm
When Meg Lonergan started house-hunting in Houston in 2009, the Louisiana native fell in love with the bungalows of the Heights.
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Lonergan quickly settled on a century-old Acadian bungalow, with an offer accepted before her husband, Tim, even set foot inside the home. Arriving from Tim's homeland of New Zealand, the Lonergans moved in with a few suitcases of clothes and books and their wedding presents. In the four years since, they've filled their home with thoughtful art, bargain antique finds and a mix of Southern touches and global inspiration - not to mention two new major additions, 2-year-old Julian and 4-month-old Margot.
To accommodate her growing family, Lonergan transformed the second bedroom from a home office into a nursery. She used kid-friendly materials around the house, such as durable seagrass rugs and Louis Ghost chairs for the dining room table, rather than upholstered seats. Despite the changes, her commitment to maintaining a design-forward home is evident in the nursery. Dramatic navy walls are balanced by pops of gold (including on the cradle), an antique Khotan rug and an exotic bamboo armoire.
"I didn't really want to have a room only suitable for a baby for 12 months, and then need a more big boy or big girl room and have to change things around," said Lonergan. "I wanted a room they could grow into. My philosophy on kids' spaces is to make them not be specific to age. I like kids' rooms to feel sophisticated and not too saccharine."
The wall color, Farrow & Ball's Black Blue, was inspired by a display wall at Boxwood Interiors.
"It just took my breath away, the depth and the quality of color. I loved it, but I thought 'Is it going to be goth?' "
Overwhelmed by the dark intensity, Lonergan tried a more traditional navy for two days before reverting to her initial choice.
"It's really cozy and it looks good with gold. It wouldn't have worked without an element of contrast, though. The seagrass carpet, the light drapes and the huge mirror lightens it up."
Over the crib, on the wall is a sculpture by Houston artist Tara Conley that Lonergan found at Laura Rathe Fine Art when she was ten weeks pregnant with her son. In gold script, it reads "I love you more than I know how to."
Lonergan knew immediately that she had to have it. She's a fan of purchasing art to celebrate big moments in her life - a corrugated metal sculpture of New Zealand by artist Hannah Kidd was a wedding gift to her husband and now hangs in the dining room, while a bright Marimekko print in the entryway was purchased with engagement gift money.
The artful walls add a chic touch, but Lonergan's home is as comfortable as it is beautiful, with a colorful blending of high and low that feels effortless. There are several nods to the South, from turtle shells found at Round Top to a whimsical Lee Jofa print of silver serving pieces used as kitchen shade. Lonergan also spent some of her teen years living in Singapore and has incorporated some Eastern influences into her aesthetic, reflected in porcelain vases and a colorful ikat print on a pair of mid-century chairs in the living room.
The aforementioned ikat chairs were salvaged from a dumpster, and in the same room a pair of side tables were bought for $20 on the side of the road on Studemont and then given a coat of black lacquer. Bedside lamps in the bedroom were found at Target and upgraded with custom shades, while the bookshelves in the living room are from Ikea, accented by a gilded mirror found at the Guild Shop in Houston.
Lonergan is a fan of scouring estate sales and thrift stores for vintage finds, particularly for china, antique linen and lamps. "Those kind of pieces really add a lot of personality and they obviously don't come from big box store," she said.
Saving on some things allowed Lonergan to splurge on others, including a sofa from Lee Jofa in the living room.
"I'll splurge on fabric when I reupholster if I got the chairs for cheap. A good rule is to spend more on pieces you use the most," said Lonergan. "A lot of people balk at spending $5,000 on a sofa, but spend $50,000 or $60,000 on cars. You spend more time on your sofa than in your car."


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I used have a two channel purist system consisting of B&W Matrix 805 speakers, VTL and Classe preamps, and a Proceed amp. High end wires like Kimber, Nordost, etc. Excellent sound and tube rolling was fun. I bought the B&W speakers and Proceed amp new. The VTL and Classe preamps were bought used. Cables were bought new and used.
Then I got into home theater and started looking at the dollars needed to go to a 2.0 system to a 5.1 system. From a practical standpoint, the cost was prohibitive. So, I sold my purust system and started a 5.1 system from scratch. Onkyo receiver, Polk LSi speakers, and Sony Bluray player. Guess what? The sound is actually pretty good. Not purust good, but pretty darn good considering the system is powered by an Onkyo TXNR805 receiver. Music actually sounds pretty good and home theater is fantastic.
I ditched the high end cables except for Kimber 12TC for my center channel and Shunyata and Synergistic power cords. C'mon Nordost, you want $5,xxx.xx for a pair of 3 meter biwire cables? With that being said, I really wanted Shunyata Black Mamaba speaker cables for my front main three speakers. The Black Mamba imaged and sound staged like crazy, but were just too expensive. Kimnber 12TC was actually pretty close to the Shunyata in bass power and impact, so I went with the 12TC for my center channel only. That was actually a splurge. Now that I look back, the money could have been better spent towards a better display. I can say the same for the Synergistic power cord for my bluray player, but I can notice a discernible difference with the Synergitic cord. The Shunyata power cords was an absolute gluttonous splurge, but it was on sale at 50% off and really does add to the bass impact and power the receiver can put out. The way I look at it, I could live without the Kimber and Synergistic Research, but not the Shunyata. Nuff said for a former audiophile.
Notwithstanding the audio expense, one has to consider the video expense as well. I got the new Samsung F8500 plasma. Holy smokes what a display! In my opinion having lived on both sides of the fence, I would rather have a top notch video display (as I mainly watch movies instead of listen to music) than a purist 5.1 audio system. If I did not have any budget restraints, 5 high power mono tube amps. But I live in the real world for the average working class family and a receiver works pretty darn well for me and the price is much more reasonable than purist gear.


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U.S. Northern Command boss Gen. Chuck Jacoby said he's concerned that proposed cuts at Peterson Air Force Base could hurt aerial firefighting efforts.
Quizzed by Colorado's Democratic Sen. Mark Udall at a Thursday Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Jacoby said he's worried that pulling a squadron from the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson could leave too few flight crews to drop retardant ahead of future fires.
"My biggest concern would be crews," Jacoby said. "Those are terrific crews, fearless men and women. It's as tough flying as any flying."
Under an Air Force budget plan, the wing would lose 200 airmen and four of its 12 C-130 aircraft. The cut would eliminate the 52nd Airlift Squadron, the reserve wing's lone squadron of full-time airmen.
Planes from the wing helped battle the 2012 Waldo Canyon fire and the 2013 Black Forest fire, the most destructive wildfires in Colorado's history.
Jacoby said while the wing would retain the same number of aerial firefighting systems - devices inserted into the cargo bay of the C-130s to disperse retardant - the unit could lose airmen crucial to making them work.
"I want to make sure that squadrons aren't disadvantaged by loss of folks that form those crews," Jacoby said. "So, I will be talking to the Air Force about this one as soon as I get the chance."
How the cuts would impact aerial firefighting is far from clear.
The 302nd is responsible for about 40 percent of the Air Force's firefighting effort in recent years. But firefighting is a small part of the 302nd's total job, which is mainly focused on hauling cargo and passengers.
With C-130-equipped airlift wings flying an average of about 4,000 hours per year, firefighting represents a small percentage of their work. In its busiest year, 2012, the 302nd made 400 drops to control fires in 10 states, using 334 hours of flight time.
The impact of the cuts on aerial firefighting crews also is unclear. The bulk of the firefighting is carried out by squadrons in the wing that aren't on the block for cuts. The wing has said a handful of airmen in the 52nd are trained in aerial firefighting.
But those full-time airmen in the 52nd conduct most of the wing's transport and cargo missions, which could put a squeeze on its sister squadrons that do more of the firefighting.
Congress, which hasn't begun to consider the 2015 defense spending plan, must sign off on the cuts.
Udall said he'll twist arms to keep the planes and crews in Colorado Springs.
During the hearing Udall credited the air crews and other military efforts against fires and floods in the state with limiting damage and saving lives.
"Colorado owes you a great debt," Udall told Jacoby.
Jacoby said troops did a good job assisting during Colorado disasters for Northern Command, which coordinates Defense Department response to natural disasters and defends the nation from terrorist and other threats. The military had Fort Carson helicopters over the Black Forest fire shortly after it started.
But it could have been better.
"Senator we felt really good about being up in the air in an hour, but if you lost your home in that hour, that's not fast enough," Jacoby told Udall. "We to continue to refine the process."
The command plans changes in 2014 as fire season approaches. The general said he's seeking closer coordination with the federal National Interagency Fire Center in Boise.
He also wants to assign Northern Command officers to fire incident command teams so firefighters have a better understanding of available military resources and faster access to them.
The military resources available will change, too, with Northern Command bringing drones to the fight in 2014.
"The old-fashioned 5,000 infantrymen with shovels and boots, we're going to add to that with bulldozers, UAVs with infrared sensors and other capabilities," Jacoby said.
With the ability to loiter above fires for long periods of time, staring down with cameras that include heat-sensing infrared capabilities, drones could help fire commanders examine the situation in real time and devise better plans to stop advancing flames.
"It's all about being to identify a requirement and answer the call of our partners as quickly as possible," Jacoby said.


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Part of bug #437338 - Remove acronym YMMV and use a better known sentence (in this case, "your results may vary")
Enhancing information on downsides wrt multiple partitions. This hopefully also clears up some of the confusion that is surrounding separate /usr partitions. Yes, it now mentions that an initramfs might be needed in that case. And no, we do not "recommend" a separate /usr partition, nor do we "not recommend" it.
Bug #334167 - Update filesystem information for ext4 for the arm, ia64 and sparc architectures
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Even as critical government services such as medical and food safety were held hostage, Rep. Roskam continued to ineffectually complain about a law that republican lawmakers refused to compromise on when it was lawfully enacted and have since failed to propose reasonable alternatives to.
Instead, Roskam and his fellow Tea Party thugs chose to cause the greatest harm to our economy by shutting down the government and threatening to throw the world into economic crisis by refusing to raise the debt limit.
Rep. Peter Roskam has failed in his job to support the constituents of his district. He has accomplished nothing more than partaking in the gridlock and mayhem that is hurting the economic recovery of the United States.
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Jerry Lewis is not a fan of reality television.
The star of Encore's upcoming "Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis," a documentary about the 85-year-old comedian's life and career, took aim at weight loss reality shows and the contestants who try out for FOX juggernaut "American Idol" on Friday at the Television Critics Association Summer Session 2011 in Beverly Hills.
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"The kids they get on 'American Idol,' they're all McDonalds' wipeouts… They all worked there and now they're doing that," he said of the people who try out for the show.
"We don't have the soul in our industry that we had when I was working in it," he continued. "The soul has been desperately deteriorating [in] it, only because you've got a guy running a network whose aunt died and left him some stock."
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The long time host of the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon said he finds himself disturbed by the state of programming across the networks.
"I don't allow people in my family to use the term TV — it's television, it's a miracle, it's entitled to respect," he said. "We ran home to see [Milton] Berle on Tuesday night. Nobody wants to run home and see anything anymore… The industry has destroyed itself… and we can fix it."
Jerry also took aim at entertainment's new modes of accessibility – like being able to watch movies on mobile phone devices.
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"Jim Carrey – [he's the] most brilliant physical comedian we've had," Jerry said. "He's as good as they get… but of course you cannot deny Billy Crystal and Robin Williams, you cannot deny them."
During his visit to the TCAs, Jerry also dispelled rumors he was departing the Muscular Dystrophy telethon, noting he'd have an official announcement on Sept. 5.
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SHOCK-INDUCED NANOBUBBLE COLLAPSE AND ITS APPLICATIONS by Mohammad Hossein Vedadi A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PHYSICS) May 2013 Copyright 2013 Mohammad Hossein Vedadi
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An American Medical Association study concludes that North Dakota's health insurance market is almost a monopoly but the state's dominant health insurer says consumers are not getting gouged.
The study says a concentration of health insurance among a handful of companies leads to less-generous benefits and higher premium costs, the Forum newspaper reported
Blue Cross Blue Shield is the state's dominant health insurer, with about 85 percent of premiums in the standard private health insurance market, according to the state Insurance Department.
"I would argue that having a dominant market share has not increased premiums," said Judd Wagner, Blue Cross Blue Shield's chief marketing officer.
He said the average 2011 employee contribution for single coverage provided through an employer was $987 in North Dakota, compared to a national average of $1,090, according to figures from Kaiser Family Foundation. Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota health plans also typically are ranked in the top 10-25 percent in terms of benefit offerings, Wagner said.
State Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm said the study confirms that a single health insurer dominates in North Dakota but said consumers are getting more choices, with companies introducing six new major medical coverage plans in the state last year.
It is not known whether health insurance exchanges – online marketplaces to help consumers comparison-shop for coverage that are part of federal health care law – will help attract new insurers to the North Dakota market starting in 2014.
"We are still a couple of years away from finding out conclusively what, if any, promises the federal government has been able to keep," Hamm said.
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The Felician softball team has existed since 1997. And for a whopping two-thirds of the program's history, a member of the Van Dyke family has played second base. The streak slid to an end this year when the youngest of the Van Dyke sisters completed her senior season.
Halei Van Dyke says softball, a sport she's played for 16 years, is one of the earliest bonds she shared with her three older sisters, Holly, Heather and Hope. But the women from West Milford, New Jersey, share many. They all chose the same college, led their teams as captains and studied in the education program with the intent to become teachers. "When you have an older sibling, you look up to them and the choices they make," Halei Van Dyke said. "My sisters always set a good path."
The college softball days are over for the Van Dykes, but one more sibling is about to step up to the plate – the baseball plate. Harry Van Dyke plans to attend Richard Stockton.
Graduating senior Halei Van Dyke, who will complete kindergarten student teaching in the fall, dished on the older sisters whose footsteps she will follow:
The leadoff hitter for the Van Dyke family, Holly started at second base from 2003 to 2006. "She's definitely the mom," Halei said, using the term figuratively and literally, referring to Holly's toddler son. "She sets the precedent for everything in our lives."
The only non-second baseman of the family, Heather played catcher from 2005 to 2008 and is Felician's all-time hits leader, with 162. "She's the perfectionist and is good at everything she does," Halei said.
Hope played at second base from 2007 to 2010 and, like Holly, is a kindergarten teacher in West Milford, New Jersey. "She's the kindest person I know," Halei said. "She has a heart of gold."
Halei had to choose between field hockey and softball as a college sport and considered pursuing physical therapy before deciding on the teaching path her sisters had chosen. "I'm definitely the spicy one," she said.


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Name of Product: Circo Aloma Infant Girls Sandals
Units: About 51,700
Importer: Target, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Hazard: The decorative plastic flowers can detach, posing a choking hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: Target has received eight reports of the decorative flowers detaching from the sandals. No injuries have been reported.
Description: The recalled infant girls sandals are white with decorative plastic flowers attached to the toes and sides. The sandals were sold under the style name "Aloma" in infant girls' sizes 2 through 5. "Circo" is printed on the inside and bottom of the shoe.
Sold exclusively at: Target stores and Target.com nationwide from January 2011 to May 2011 for about $10.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the sandals and return them to any Target store to receive a full refund.
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Country duo Sugarland says it's planning a private memorial in Indiana to honor five fans who died when a stage and rigging collapsed at the Indiana State Fair last weekend.
Sugarland says in a letter posted on the group's website that the event will be held after families of the victims hold their own services and memorials. The duo will resume its touring schedule Thursday in Albuquerque, N.M.
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Indiana State Fair officials say the proceeds from a concert Thursday by Train and Maroon 5 will benefit the victims of the stage collapse. The concert has been relocated to downtown Indianapolis.
Organizers say the two groups are donating their performance fees to a fund for the victims. The fair and venue management will donate the concert proceeds.
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