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Cogeneration and Small Power Production: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 6500 ... June 15, 1982
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David Bowie Unveils New 'The Stars (Are Out Tonight)' Single and Video
This morning (Feb. 26), David Bowie released The Stars (Are Out Tonight),' the second single from his highly anticipated forthcoming record 'The Next Day.' Compared to 'Where Are We Now?', the song is an edgy change of pace, returning Bowie to the realm of rock.
Bowie's new video was directed by Canadian Floria Sigismondi and shot by Jeff Cronenweth. The clip has a bit of a menacing feeling running throughout it. In the video, Bowie and Tilda Swinton play a middle-aged couple whose lives are turned upside down with the arrival of a "celebrity" couple who have some twisted tricks up their sleeves.
The past two months have seen a flurry of activity from Bowie starting with the surprise release of the single 'Where Are We Now?' on January 8. That same day, Bowie announced to the world that 'The Next Day', his first album of new music in more than a decade, would be released on March 12 in the United States. Most recently, Bowie confirmed that he would be offering fans three different releases on Record Store Day, which will be held on April 20.
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So how is Perfect 10 trying to get around the DMCA claims? First, by claiming that Tumblr ignored its DMCA notices. If this is true, that certainly would damage Tumblr's DMCA safe harbor claims. Though, it would surprise me if it was true. In many of its other cases, it's later come out that what Perfect 10 claims are legitimate DMCA takedown notices are anything but. In fact, it often appears like Perfect 10 tries to make its DMCA notices almost impossible to comply with -- which, if true, would be one way to make it easier for the company to then sue over failed compliance...
Second, it claims that Tumblr's own employees uploaded Perfect 10 images to "jumpstart" Tumblr's success. Again, if true, those actions would not be covered by the DMCA's safe harbors, but the filing provides little to no support for the claim that this happened. Perhaps it's true, but given Perfect 10's past, it would nice to see some actual evidence there in order to believe the claim, and not think that this might just be a fishing expedition.
Finally, Perfect 10 claims that the fact that Tumblr has a search engine lets people find the infringing pictures. They seem to be arguing that this is part of the contributory infringement claim. I'd imagine that this is based on the fact that part of the reason Rapidshare beat Perfect 10 was the lack of a search engine (and, yes, here is where we note the irony that the US gov't is using the lack of a search engine as proof that Megaupload was clearly illegal -- when that same fact actually helped get Rapidshare deemed legal). Still, Perfect 10 hasn't had much luck getting any actual search engine found liable, so it's unclear why it will suddenly start with Tumblr.
We'll see what other evidence comes out, but, assuming Tumblr's employees did not directly infringe Perfect 10's work and that there is an explanation for the "DMCA notices," one would hope that Tumblr will join many other top internet companies in fighting back against Perfect 10 and (hopefully) create a few more good precedents along the way.


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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Freshman Emily Ryan (Indianapolis, Ind.) broke her own school record in the 200 Freestyle, with the Engineers also turning in strong efforts in the 200 Free and 400 Medley Relays to highlight the second day of the NCAA Division III Women's Swimming and Diving Championships. With 68 points MIT stands ninth in the overall team standings, just nine points out of seventh.
Ryan broke her school mark in the morning preliminary sessions during which she turned in a 1:51.51, a mark that put her through to the championship final. In that raced she finished eighth, touching the wall in 1:53.34 to earn All-America status for a second time in the meet.
MIT scored its other points of the day in the relays. In the first relay of the day, the 200 Free, the team of sophomore Christy Rogers (Bend, Ore.), freshman Michelle Cunningham (Wayland, Mass.), junior Elina Hu (Oshkosh, Wis.) and senior Amy Jacobi (Cranbury, N.J.) qualified through to the consolation final. There the team lowered its preliminary session time by nearly a half second to finish 14th in 1:36.52.
In the final event of the day, the 400 Medley Relay the Engineers just missed qualifying for the championship final by 0.18 seconds. In the consolation final the team of Rogers, sophomore Calley Murphy (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), junior Anna Kokensparger (Omaha, Neb.) and Ryan touched first in the race, claiming ninth overall in 3:51.12.
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U.S. futures were higher on advance of Tuesday's trading day on positive regarding small business strength. Alexandra Scaggs has details, and highlights Sony and other key stocks to watch. Photo: Getty Images.
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The Pinstripe Bowl is currently taking place at Yankee Stadium, which leads to the obvious question: Why can't the New York Mets host their own college bowl game? Or, perhaps make a bid to host the NHL's Winter Classic at Citi Field?
Are you telling me the NCAA can't fit in one more bowl game, hosted by the Mets and Citi Bank? I can't believe that for a second.
Fred Wilpon won't get a chance to host a bowl involving the University of Michigan, because when the team is good they'll go to a higher profile bowl game.
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Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winners, authors whose work has influenced the world and other voices that remain unheard have all been part of the Reading Club of Durangos study of Latin America through its literature as the club celebrates its 130th year.
Until about 10 years ago, the club was a staple of this column for more than a century, but La Plata County is such a hopping place these days, I have to play catch-up every so often. Todays column is so often.
At the beginning of February, members gathered at the home of Deb Barnes to hear a program about The Official Story, a book that became a movie, which focuses on the disappeared or los desaparecidos in Argentina. Those were the people, often dissidents or people associated with suspected dissidents, who were imprisoned, and killed by the junta that overthrew the government in 1976 and ruled until 1983.
As many as 30,000 people were disappeared in Argentina, often after they were detained and tortured for some time. A popular method was to drug them and put weights on them, then fly them out over the Atlantic and drop them out of the plane. With no bodies, there was no proof of murder.
The Official Story is about the wife of a prosperous Argentine businessman who discovers, to her horror, that her beloved adopted daughter was taken from a pregnant woman who became one of the disappeared. Members Dot Larson and Sandra Mapel gave members a perspective on the situation and showed scenes from the film. It was a powerful lesson about how the ripple effects from such inhumanity can affect everyone in a society.
I had to wonder what the founding members of the Reading Club, all proper Victorian ladies, would think of the multimedia programs members give these days, with movies, CDs and PowerPoint presentations.
Gisele Pansze, whose family is originally from Argentina, said her family has been affected two ways by the government in the country. First, the family business was nationalized. And while no one in her immediate family was disappeared, they, like much of the population at the time, lived in constant fear and tried to be invisible.
Another great book on the subject is Jacobo Timmermans Prisoner without a Name, Cell without a Number.
Unfortunately, this kind of activity is all too common in Latin America. More than 45,000 people were disappeared in Guatemala in the 1980s and early 1990s. And after Gen. Augusto Pinochets violent overthrow of Salvador Allende in Chile in 1973, thousands were imprisoned, tortured and killed, including some Americans. That came into the study at Thursdays program by yours truly on Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.
After a long, prodigiously productive career and controversial political stands Neruda was a Communist he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971. Less than two years later, he was dead, with varying reported causes of prostate cancer and heart failure, just 12 days after the coup.
But theres an interesting coda to the story. In 2011, an investigation began as to whether he might have been murdered in the clinic where he was taken for medical treatment. Evidence has come out that other people who might pose a threat the regime and Neruda, with his passionate poetry, would certainly be on that list were murdered by poisonous injection in that same clinic.
The manner of death, however, is less important than the tremendous legacy he left with his writing. From Veinte Poemas de Amor y Una Canción Desesperada, Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Desperation, his first major work as a young man not yet 20, to his epic poem 12 years in the making, Canto General, or General Song, about the history of Latin America, his work is a powerful reflection of the 20th century.
Hostess Mary Jane Basyes lovely Ticolote home had gorgeous views in every direction. In addition to serving a number of homemade toppings for bruschettas she has been taking Italian lessons in preparation for a trip to Italy she made some killer cream puffs filled with lemon curd. Yum.
Another program featured Beverly Darmour, the clubs only lifetime member, since she joined in 1964, talking about The Bridge of San Luís Rey. The book won the 1928 Pulitzer Award for author Thornton Wilder. Darmour also made an impassioned appeal for all of us to read other Pulitzer winners, many of them the best books of the 20th century. That meeting was held at the home of Carol Grenoble.
Karren Little did double duty for her program, also serving as hostess with Diane Skinner. (Killer phyllo pastries.) She analyzed the magical realism that is one of the hallmarks of Latin American literature, as seen in the works of Mexican author Laura Esquível.
Her most known work in the U.S. is Como Agua Para Chocolate, Like Water for Chocolate, but Little also looked at Swift as Desire and Malinche, Esquívels most recent, which gives Cortez interpreter when he conquered Mexico a more fair hearing. She was long considered a great traitor by the native peoples, but Esquível makes the case that the Spanish were much less brutal because of her influence.
Marchs programs featured Deb Barnes speaking on author Julia Alvarez, who wrote In the Time of Butterflies and How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents. Alvarez, who was born in the U.S., spent much of her youth in the Dominican Republic until her family was forced to flee back to the States after her father was involved in a failed coup to overthrow military dictator Rafael Trujillo.
And Pansze got a chance to share her Argentinian heritage when she discussed its best known author, Jorge Luis Borges. She dressed in the garb of her homeland to talk about the author of Ficciones and El Aleph, who was multilingual and became the director of the National Library of Argentina. He grew progressively more blind in his later years, and some critics credit the blindness with his ability to create innovative literary symbols through his imagination. That program took place at the home of Mapel, who served a buffet complete with beautiful, and divine, basil-mousse tarts.
The last time I wrote about Reading Club, I shared some of the new words members had learned. Its a tradition that goes back decades.
That got a tremendous response from readers, so here are a few more tidbits.
Jalousies are a kinds of blind made of slats, which are common in warm climates. The word comes from the French for jealousy, and refers to the ability to see without being seen and the women kept in seclusion in the Middle East.
Wolfram is an old word for tungsten, similar to quicksilver for mercury. And umami is a savoriness, one of the five basic tastes along with sweet, salty, sour and bitter. Umami was recognized in 1985 as the taste of glutamates and nucleotides. Sounds delicious doesnt it?
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Medical Terminology: A Self-learning Text, Volume 1
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A combination text and workbook, MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY: A Self Learning Text uses word roots to build term definitions. A high exercise to test ratio gives ample opportunity for students to check their comprehension and allows self-study or guided-study course formats. By using an organ-system approach and assuming no prior knowledge, Birmingham is an "essentials" text, broad-based enough to apply to all allied health fields.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Yale and Columbia played an exciting and wide-open game Saturday at Reese Stadium. Both teams had a number of good scoring chances and there were 31 combined shots. None of them found the mark, however, so the game ended in a scoreless tie.
"It was a thrilling game," said Yale head coach Brian Tompkins. "It was two teams that want to attack. The effort and commitment from both teams was fantastic."
Yale goalkeeper Bobby Thalman made six saves to post his third shutout of the season. It was the second straight shutout for the Bulldogs, who blanked Lehigh on Wednesday.
"Columbia is one of the faster teams in the league," Tompkins said. "I thought our defense handled their pace very well."
The Lions (5-7-2, 1-3-1 Ivy) came the closest to scoring. After a misplay by Yale in its box, Bayo Adafin found himself alone on the right. He got off a hard shot but it banged off the post.
Yale's best opportunity came midway through the second half. Scott Armbrust got behind the defense, but Columbia goalkeeper Alexander Aurrichio came out to knock away Armbrust's shot.
The Lions had a 5-2 edge in shots in the two 10-minute overtime periods.
The Bulldogs nearly won it in the final seconds. Andy Shorten dribbled down the left side and sent a dangerous cross into the box but it was headed away by a Columbia defender as time expired.
"We came on strong at the end of the second half, and they got on us a bit in the overtime," Tompkins said. "We had our chances and so did they."
The Bulldogs play their final road game of the season next Saturday. Kickoff in Providence is slated for 7 p.m.
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A team of MIT researchers has discovered a new silicon compound that—get this—melts as it gets cooler, some 500 degrees Celsius lower than silicon's natural melting point. The researchers think it could eventually yield less expensive electronics.
While most materials transform from a solid to a liquid as they heat up, in some special cases they melt as they cool down—a phenomenon observed in a new compound comprised of silicon, copper, nickel and iron. Whereas silicon naturally melts at 1414 degrees C, the compound melts as it cools below 900 degrees C. With the compound, the silicon's impurities largely melt into liquid form, leaving a more pure silicon behind. PhysOrg explains:
The findings could be useful in lowering the cost of manufacturing some silicon-based devices, especially those in which tiny amounts of impurities can significantly reduce performance. In the material that Buonassisi and his researchers studied, impurities tend to migrate to the liquid portion, leaving regions of purer silicon behind. This could make it possible to produce some silicon-based devices, such as solar cells, using a less pure, and therefore less expensive, grade of silicon that would be purified during the manufacturing process.
Science at its coolest: standing scientific properties like "melting" on their head and making the stuff I buy cheaper all the while. [PhysOrg via Engadget]


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Sharon Van Etten made her debut in 2009 as a raspy-voiced sweetheart of the folk rock scene. Her first album, "Because I Was In Love" was acoustic, with simple melodies made chilling by Van Etten's lyrics and inflections. She was quickly picked to sing with several contemporary acts, and was featured on The Antler's album "Hospice" and The National's track "Think You Can Wait" for the Win Win soundtrack. Her second album, "Epic," lived up to its name. "Epic" featured more instrumentation, bigger sound, and after its 2010 release, its final track, "Love More", was covered by iconic artists David Bowie and The National.
Sharon Van Etten's third album, Tramp, literally rocks. On Tramp, Van Etten's voice is still her strongest instrument, but she's not afraid to employ a half dozen others, including an electric guitar that she shreds. For a recent performance on The Jimmy Fallon Show, Van Etten expanded her touring band to include four other musicians, bringing her on-stage guitarist count up to three, including herself. She's also joined by a bassist and a drummer. Her sound is heavier than it's ever been, but it works. On "Tramp", Van Etten's music brings the same power as her intense, raspy vocals.
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This is your red-letter day, dear reader. If you hadn't happened upon this article, your life might have unraveled in a most unfortunate way. You might have -- gasp! -- invested in mutual funds!
As Shakespeare might say, "Heaven forfend!"
I'm here to steer you away from dastardly mutual funds and toward more sensible investments. Such as ... well, I'll think of some soon. In the meantime, let me list the countless drawbacks of mutual funds.
If you invest in a mutual fund, you'll instantly be invested in, say, 50 to several hundred stocks (or bonds, or what have you). Invest in a broad-market index fund -- for example, one based on the S&P 500 -- and you'll own a stake in 500 of America's biggest companies, such as United Parcel Service
That's nice, but an average of just 10% per year? Sure, that's more than the long-term average gains of bonds, real estate, and lots of other things. But come on, you gorbellied, knotty-pated hugger-mugger -- that's playing it too safe!
If you invest all of your money in just one or two stocks, you might do much better than 10%. Automatic Data Processing
Of course, not every company fares as well. Shares of The New York Times
Professional management
Some favor mutual funds because they allow trained professionals, some with sound ethics and deep insight, to invest your money for you. Well, I suppose that's fine -- if you're a fobbing, clay-brained measle.
Don't you have any respect for yourself? Do you really need someone else to manage your money? I suppose you don't pull your own teeth, either, and leave that to a "professional." And how hard is it, really, to rewire a house? Electrician, shmelectrician.
Low cost
OK, so mutual funds, at least the good ones, don't cost too much. Investing advisors can take 2% or more of your assets each year -- plus a share of your gains -- in exchange for their professional guidance. In comparison, some index funds charge less than 0.25%, while many well-managed mutual funds charge around 1% or less.
If you wanted to buy into 20 companies on your own, it wouldn't be cost-effective to do so without many thousands of dollars at your disposal. True, with mutual funds, you can spread as little as $1,000 or less across a wide range of companies.
But why do that when you could just put all of your money in one stock? Sure, it's rather risky, but it won't cost you much, relatively speaking. If you plunk your entire $50,000 investment into one stock, the brokerage commission might be just $10 or $25 or $50. That's peanuts. There's your low cost, you yeasty, bat-fowling coxcomb, you.
Dollar-cost averaging
Oh, you just want to have your cake and eat it, too, don't you, you puking, ill-breeding canker-blossom? You want to be able to add to your investments regularly over time, without incurring copious commission fees? You like that you can regularly invest in a few well-managed mutual funds painlessly and inexpensively?
Fine. Suit yourself, you droning, rude-growing pignut.
My simple plan of putting it all in one stock makes dollar-cost averaging easy. Though, if you're just plunking $25 at a time into stocks, and paying a $10 commission to do so, you're not doing yourself too many favors.
More "advantages"
I know. You can cite other so-called advantages of mutual funds. They make record-keeping easier, for example. They're very liquid, so you can cash out quickly if you need to (as opposed to, say, real estate).
There's even a wide array of funds to choose from, including many that focus on companies by size, geographic region, industry, social responsibility, growth, or income. Go ahead and dwell on these if you want, you infectious, swag-bellied vassal.
And you, too, my fellow Foolish writers, you frothy, pox-marked gudgeons. I know that many of you look kindly on mutual funds. Rich Greifner, I know you think that funds are the "Best. Investments. Ever." Tim Hanson and Brian Richards, I know you think you've found the market's 10 best funds.
That kind of pro-fund enthusiasm must be why, several years ago, we launched an investment service dedicated to introducing investors to some "top-notch" mutual funds. (And we're pointing out that now is a particularly great time to invest, too.) I suppose there's some sense to that, since many weedy, half-faced mammets will still opt for mutual funds, no matter how much common sense I try to beat into them. (And, OK, I concede that the service is doing rather well, with its picks beating the market by double digits.)
So go ahead, you beslubbering, flap-mouthed harpies. I invite you to sign up for a free trial of our Motley Fool Champion Funds newsletter, which offers regular fund recommendations monthly in an easy-to-digest format. A free trial gives you access to all past issues, so you can read about each recommendation in detail ... you goatish, earth-vexing nut-hook.
This article was first published July 16, 2007. It has been updated.
Longtime Fool contributor Selena Maranjian owns shares of no company mentioned in this article. She tapped the services of a Shakespearean insult generator for this article. United Parcel Service is a Motley Fool Income Investor selection. Dell is a Motley Fool Inside Value pick. AFLAC is a Motley Fool Stock Advisor recommendation. The Motley Fool is Fools writing for Fools.


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"Talking Dads" Workshop
The "Talking Dads" workshop is for prospective dads who wish to learn more about their role in pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding. It also supports men in the transition to fatherhood.
The workshops are for men only, conducted by an experienced facilitator who is a dad himself, and covers all those early questions that prospective dads have. The workshop is offered monthly.
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- How best to support your partner during pregnancy
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After Helping to Take Down Gawker, Out Tech Billionaire Thiel Wants to Buy Site
When he's not busy funding members-only LGBTQ "social clubs" called "Yass," openly gay tech billionaire Peter Thiel is attempting to buy websites he helped destroy.
The Trump-supporting Thiel has had a personal vendetta against Gawker since it outed him in a 2007 article. Writing an op-ed piece of the The New York Times in 2016, he said the site "violated my privacy and cashed in on it." The PayPal co-founder got his revenge by bankrolling Hulk Hogan's sex tape lawsuit against Gawker. The wrestler won his case, which eventually led to the site's downfall and eventual shutdown in 2016.
"All people deserve respect, and nobody's sexuality should be made a public fixation," Thiel wrote in his Times piece. "Unfortunately, lurid interest in gay life isn't a thing of the past."
It looks like Thiel isn't done with Gawker. Reuters reported Thursday he made an offer to buy Gawker, "hoping to overcome legal hurdles and rival bidders for the online news site..."
Univision purchased the site's parent company Gawker Media, which owns operating websites like Jezebel and Deadspin, in 2016. Part of the $135 million deal was the stipulation that no articles could be published on Gawker until March 9, 2018 - a date fast approaching.
Reuters writes, "Thiel has not said why he wants Gawker, though the potential acquisition would let him take down stories regarding his personal life that are still available on the website, and remove the scope for further litigation between him and Gawker." Gawker's lawyers tried to block Thiel's bid, according to court papers obtained by the news outlet.
The website's bankruptcy attorney Gregg Galardi asked a U.S. bankruptcy court judge in late November to deny the billionaire's request to bid, arguing Thiel is "not a 'proper' purchaser" because he could end up suing himself, the papers say.
Gawker's bankruptcy plan administrator Will Holden told Reuters there have been several bidders for the site.
The announcement of a winning bid could come as soon as this month but it would have to be approved by a U.S. bankruptcy court judge. If Holden rejects Thiel's bid, the businessman could request the judge consider it if it is higher than other offers.


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Zurek '16 Powers LGs past Woosterby Jocelyn Hopkinson '15 • October 5, 2013 Share:
Mason Zurek '16 bullied his way through rain and the Wooster defense Saturday, and continued to ease the loss of All-Conference running back Tyler Holmes '14. Zurek ran for 228 yards and 2 touchdowns in Wabash's 48-14 victory over the Fighting Scots.
"I really loved how we played in the first half, particularly," Coach Erik Raeburn said about his offense. "In the second half we were a little sloppy up front. The turnovers are unacceptable."
Wabash scored 38 first-half points, but only managed 10 points in the final 30 minutes - including two turnovers.
Weather played a role in a Wabash game for the first time this season. Lightning caused a 15-minute delay to start the game, and heavy rain soaked the field in the second quarter.
"I thought they did a good job of staying focused despite the delays and different obstacles they had to overcome," Raeburn said. "They handled all of those things to play really well and take care of business on the road."
When the storms cleared, the Wabash offense provided the lightning with a quick scoring strike on its first series. Zurek busted through arm tackles and scampered down the right sideline for an 82-yard score less than two minutes after kickoff.
The Little Giants scored on the second play of its next series when Michael Putko '16 found Sean Hildebrand '14 shockingly alone at the goal line for a 38-yard pitch and catch, 14-0.
Putko passed for 206-yards and a touchdown, but also threw his first interception of the season. Anthony Stella '16 followed Zurek in rushing with 49 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries.
Wooster responded and accomplished a feat no other team had this season — scoring in the first half against Wabash. With Barnes emptying the backfield to go wide right, backup quarterback Tyson Vogel hung in the pocket and completed a pass to receiver Keir Pace for a 13-yard touchdown, 14-7.
Scots running back Sean Hackel moved the ball on that scoring drive. He took a short pass 47 yards and followed it up with an 18-yard burst through the middle. Hackel finished the day with 99 yards on 20 carries and 2 receptions for 65 yards.
"Personally, I made mistakes on the plays in their scoring drive," linebacker Cody Buresh '15 admitted. "It was miscommunication — I was supposed to peel with the running back when he went out but I totally forgot about it. They had one big play and after that it was alright."
That trick play wasn't the only one of the day.
"We knew especially in the red zone they might to throw some trick stuff at us," linebacker Buresh '15 said. "The first play of the game was a double reverse pass play and our defensive back was right there so it was good to see we had our heads on straight. We knew they had stuff like that up their sleeve."
The dual-quarterback formation proved to be the only gimmick that worked. Wooster attempted a fake-punt pass on the next drive that fell incomplete. The Little Giants racked up the next 34 points, highlighted by a 66-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown by Nate Scola '14 after Tyler McCullen '16 drilled Barnes.
Barnes reached the 300-yard mark passing although much of the gain came with the contest well in hand. He lost 51 yards from 7 Little Giant sacks.
Buresh led the unit with 12 tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble. Scola had 9 tackles and 3 sacks in addition to the touchdown. AJ Akinribade '15 contributed 6 tackles and a sack.
Wabash will host Ohio Wesleyan Saturday at 2 p.m.
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Oral-History:IEEE Past Presidents
IEEE Past Presidents Oral Histories
In 2009, as part of the celebration of the 125th Anniversary of IEEE, the IEEE History Center undertook a project to record oral histories with as many living past presidents as possible. These oral histories focus on the interviewees' experiences as IEEE leaders, rather than on their professional careers. These interviews complemented seven interviews that had been done earlier. To date, the following past president oral histories have been completed. Additional interviews are being processed, and will be posted when completed.
Dates refer to the year the individual served as IEEE President:
- Ernst Weber (1963) Weber spent his career at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, beginning as a visiting professor of Electrical Engineering and ultimately becoming President of what had become the Polytechnic University of New York (1957-1969). A member of both AIEE and IRE, and a past president of IRE, he was chosen by the merger committee to be the first president of IEEE. As the first IEEE President, he was most concerned with creating an integrated system out of the separate systems of the two predecessor organizations.
- John Granger (1970) Granger was an engineering entrepreneur who founded the successful company Granger Associates. As IEEE President, he pursued IEEE's relationships with national engineering societies, and wrestled with the question of IEEE sponsoring meetings of classified research.
- James Mulligan (1971) Mulligan spent much of his career as a faculty member and chair of the Electrical Engineering Department at New York University. Mulligan played an important role in implementing the AIEE/IRE merger, and then as IEEE President, he worked to meet the professional and technical needs of members, such as working with other engineering society presidents on the issue of jobs and job training for unemployed engineers.
- John Guarrera (1974) Guarrera had a varied career, beginning at the MIT Rad Lab, going from there into industry, and finally into academic administration at California State—Northridge. As an IEEE President, he was instrumental in setting up the USAC, the predecessor of IEEE-USA, and he championed the professional needs of engineers.
- Arthur Stern (1975) Stern was an engineer and executive with GE, Martin-Marietta, and Magnavox. Before and during his presidential term. Stern played a central role in solving many of the integration problems that persisted after the 1963 merger that created IEEE.
- Robert Saunders (1977) Saunders spent his career at the University of California, first at Berkeley and then at Irvine. First as head of the IEEE Educational Activities Board, and later as IEEE President, he advocated IEEE activities in continuing education.
- Ivan Getting (1978) Getting spent part of his career at MIT, and part in industry, both with Raytheon and as president of the Aerospace Corporation. As IEEE President, he reached out to industry leaders so that they would understand the role and importance of IEEE as a professional society.
- Jerome Suran (1979) Suran retired after thirty years at GE, and then became a professor at the University of California, Davis. As IEEE President, he tried to balance the somewhat divergent interests of U.S. and non-U.S. members.
- Robert Larson (1982) A successful engineer/entrepreneur, as IEEE President he balanced the number of board members representing technical societies at ten, the same as the number of board members representing geographic regions.
- Charles "Bud" Eldon (1985) Eldon spent his career in production and manufacturing engineering at HP. As IEEE President, he reestablished a working relationship with the Popov Society, the electrical engineering society of the USSR.
- Bruno Weinschel (1986) Weinschel spent most of his career as an electrical entrepreneur, owning his own company that specialized in passive microwave components. After selling his company, he became IEEE President. As IEEE President, he saw the beginning of IEEE electronic publishing, with the distribution of abstracts via CD-ROMs.
- Henry L. Bachman (1987) An industrial engineer and senior manager with Wheeler Laboratories, as IEEE President Bachman oversaw the IEEE adoption of approval voting for institute elections.
- Emerson W. Pugh (1989) Pugh spent his career in research at IBM, ultimately writing a series of books on IBM history. As IEEE President, he led the rewriting of the IEEE Code of Ethics to the document that (with one small change) has been in effect ever since.
- Merrill Buckley (1992) Buckley spent his career as an engineer and manager at RCA. While 1984 IEEE Vice President for Regional Activities, he planned the centennial convocation that became the model for IEEE Section Congresses. As IEEE President, he directed much of his attention to improving professional activities for the working engineer.
- Martha Sloan (1993) Sloan spent her career on the faculty of Michigan Technological University. She was the first female IEEE President. As IEEE President, she led the American Association of Engineering Societies Engineers Week
- Troy Nagle (1994) Nagle is an academic who started out in digital signal processing at Auburn and later moved into biomedical engineering at North Carolina State. As IEEE President, he confronted a failed upgrade of the Institute's computer systems, and accepted the resignation of IEEE's Executive Director.
- James Thomas "Tom" Cain (1995) Cain received his education and spent his career in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the University of Pittsburgh. As IEEE President, he led IEEE further into electronic publishing through IEEE publishing its own CD-ROMs of its Journals.
- Wally Read (1996) Read, a power engineer and former president of the Canadian Electrical Association, was the second of three IEEE Presidents from Canada. In the 1980s, Read was responsible for two of the first three IEEE Milestones recognizing events in his native Newfoundland. As IEEE President, he pursued the dual goals of increasing international membership and achieving greater recognition for IEEE members from industry.
- Charles "Chuck" Alexander (1997) Alexander spent his career as a university educator and administrator. Alexander had long been active in IEEE educational activities, particularly in providing innovative programs for student members. As IEEE President, he promoted both the importance of engineering to society and the importance of IEEE for engineers.
- Ken Laker (1999) Laker spent his career as chair and faculty member of the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a leading expert on microelectronic filters. As IEEE President, he led IEEE in embracing the internet, through IEEE Xplore for electronic publishing, an improved website, and the IEEE Virtual Museum.
- Bruce Eisenstein (2000) Eisenstein spent his career as a faculty member and chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Drexel University. As IEEE President, Eisenstein developed a number of structural and process changes that improved the way IEEE was run.
- Joel Snyder (2001) Snyder had a varied career during which he worked in industry, taught, and ran his own consulting firm. He spent much of his presidential year coping with financial issues.
- Ray Findlay (2002) Findlay, who spent his career on the faculties of first the University of New Brunswick, and then McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, was the third IEEE President from Canada. Findlay spent much of his presidency implementing improvements to IEEE's financial systems, and coping with post-9/11 conflicts between IEEE's U.S. incorporation and its global presence.
- Michael Adler (2003) Adler spent his career in industrial research at General Electric. As IEEE President, he sought to make IEEE more relevant to industry, and worked to improve IEEE's governance.
- Arthur Winston (2004) Winston's career spanned both industry and applied education. As IEEE President, he championed IEEE as a global organization.
- W. Cleon Anderson (2005) Anderson spent his career in a series of industrial positions, ultimately with Level 3 Communications. While on the IEEE Board, he convinced IEEE to retain the kite logo. As president, he tried to enhance member's careers and improve the functioning of the Board of Directors.
- Michael Lightner (2006) Lightner has long been a faculty member of the Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering Department of the University of Colorado. As IEEE President, he attempted to create a lower-cost membership model.
- John Vig (2009) Vig was employed at the Electronic Components Laboratory at Fort Monmouth, NJ, USA, and worked as a physicist, electronics engineer and program manager, he performed and led research aimed at developing high-accuracy clocks, sensors and low-noise oscillators. During his presidency, he focused on issues such as open access publications, the value of IEEE volunteers, the question of who membership is for, diversity, the 125th IEEE Anniversary, and IEEE's role in creating and preserving history.
In addition to their oral histories, eight past presidents participated in one of two video-taped panel discussions at the 2009 IEEE Conference on the History of Technical Societies.


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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: University Library
Artstor is collaborating with the University Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to share approximately 9,100 images from a variety of special collections in the Digital Library. The collection in Artstor will consist of images digitized from visual materials held in the University Library relevant to a variety of fields, including Irish political history, theater and costume history, and campus architecture and design.
The Collins Collection of Irish Political Cartoons at the University Library's Rare Book & Manuscript Library is the principal repository for early manuscripts and rare books, including three special collections that will be shared in the Digital Library. The Collins Collection of Irish Political Cartoons consists of approximately 70 images relating to the political history of Ireland from the late 19th century to the early 20th century, a transitional period between British rule and Irish self-government. These images were digitized from books, pamphlets, maps, and newspapers, primarily the Weekly Freeman and National Press and the United Ireland. These publications featured works by political cartoonists such as Phil Blake, Thomas Fitzpatrick, W.C. Mills, John Fergus O'Hea, and J.D. Riegh.
The collection of Portraits of Actors, 1720-1920 at the University Library's Rare Book & Manuscript Library features nearly 3,500 images of actors and actresses, including studio portraits, images of actors in costume, and illustrations of actors in performance. The collection includes depictions of hundreds of British and American actors and actresses active between 1770 and 1893, including notable figures in the history of theater such as Sarah Siddons, Edmund Kean, John Philip Kemble, Edwin Booth, Edwin Forrest, William Henry West Betty, Charles Mathews, Dorothy Jordan, Frances Abington, and Ada Rehan. The images were digitized from etchings, engravings, lithographs, mezzotints, aquatints, wood engravings, and photographs from the University of Illinois Theatrical Print Collection.
Another valuable resource for the study of the history of theater is the Motley Collection of Theatre and Costume Design at the University Library's Rare Book & Manuscript Library. The Motley Group consisted of Margaret Harris, her sister Sophia Harris, and Elizabeth Montgomery. They designed sets and costumes from 1932 to 1976 for plays, opera, ballet, and motion pictures. Their designs were used in productions in the West End of London, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, the English National Opera, and in Broadway theaters and the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. The collection consists of approximately 5,300 individual items relating to more than 150 stage productions, including costume and set designs, sketches, notes, photographs, prop lists, storyboards, and swatches of fabric.
The University Library will also share its Built Environment collection, approximately 250 images of primary source materials related to the development of the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The collection includes original architectural drawings, sketches, and campus plans. There are also artistic renderings of campus landmarks, major buildings, and public sculpture, such as the Central Quadrangle, Altgeld Hall (Nathan C. Ricker and James M. White, 1897), Lincoln Hall (W. C. Zimmerman, 1911), Memorial Stadium (Holabird & Roche, 1923), the University Library (Charles Platt, 1926), the Alma Mater statue (Lorado Taft, 1929), the Illini Union (Ernest L. Stouffer, Howard Cheney, and John C. Leavell, 1939-1940), Assembly Hall (Max Abramovitz, 1963), and the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts (Max Abramovitz, 1969).
Founded in 1867, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is the oldest and largest campus in the University of Illinois system. Located in the twin cities of Urbana and Champaign, Illinois, the University was one of the original 37 public land-grant institutions created after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act in 1862. UIUC is a public research university, comprising 17 colleges and academic units and offering more than 150 undergraduate and more than 100 graduate and professional programs.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library holds over eleven million volumes, more than 90,000 serial titles, and more than nine million manuscripts, maps, slides, audio tapes, microforms, videotapes, laser discs, and other non-print material. The University Library is ranked highly nationally and globally, and its collections and services are used heavily by students, faculty, and scholars. More than one million items are circulated annually, and many more are used on site and virtually from anywhere in the world.


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Sometimes unexpected goodness just blows life open. It happened to me last year about six weeks after I was felled by a bad back. After I had declined an invitation from old friends for dinner because I couldn't manage public transportation, they e-mailed back: "Come. We'll send a car." After weeks of forced immobility, the dinner party was a surprise delight, and I will be forever grateful. Both the natural and historic origins of the Thanksgiving holiday have their roots in the same kind of dramatic contrast: need and the generosity of others, even strangers, feast following famine, comfort after hardship. Gratitude is a basic human emotion, and when it floods into us as a result of unexpected goodness, becoming a pervasive and perduring attitude affecting our outlook on life, it is a religious disposition as well. When we are receptive to that experience, we are liberated from self-concern to deal generously with our fellow creatures.
The Thanksgiving holiday has its roots in European harvest festivals, in which peasants familiar with the fickleness of nature gave thanks to God for the summer harvest. The first true Thanksgiving in Plymouth Colony, historians believe, was celebrated in 1623 following "a drought, prayers for rain and a subsequent rain shower." To this day the barrenness of the season underscores the bounty we are blessed to enjoy. The relative simplicity of the feast as a family event, preserves a remnant, at least, of that natural piety.
In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln set the day of national thanksgiving as the last Thursday in November. Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation was a model of Christian civic theology, praising God's generosity and mercy for the prosperity the nation enjoyed in the midst of the devastation of the Civil War. A shrewd observer of human nature, Lincoln believed the observance was necessary, because the heart is "habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God." He reminded his fellow citizens, "we are prone to forget the source from which [these gifts] come, [and to which] others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften."
He explained that the demands of war on the nation...
have not arrested the plough, the shuttle, or the ship; the axe has enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well of iron and coal as of the precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than heretofore. Population has steadily increased, notwithstanding the waste that has been made in the camp, the siege and the battle-field; and the country, rejoicing in the consciousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years, with large increase of freedom.
The president's piety was evident. "No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy." Lincoln asked the nation to combine its thanksgiving...
with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, [and] commend to his tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquillity and Union.
Lincoln understood that not just the bounties of our land but also the blessings of liberty are gifts from God's hand bestowed on a sinful people. This year's Thanksgiving seems an especially appropriate time to meditate on Lincoln's message: the undeserved character of an economy growing in the midst of a tragic war; the need for penitence for the arrogance of national power; mournful prayer for the victims of war; and renewed perseverance in the pursuit of human rights for all.
When our families and communities gather for Thanksgiving dinner this year, therefore, grace before meals ought to take some time, be given serious thought and perhaps even be preceded by some self-examination and searching family discussion. While some of us may serve dinner to the homeless and the needy, all of us should decide how we will imitate God's generosity to our nation not only by direct service of others but also by assuring the responsible use of American wealth and power abroad.


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If the Ravens can't generate a steady pass rush, it's going to be a long season for this defense. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick was responsible for 405 total yards Sunday, but it was the final one that broke the Ravens' backs. All afternoon, the Ravens did their usual bend-but-don't-break routine, allowing the Eagles to pick up yardage, mostly through the air, then holding them to a field goal or forcing a turnover. The Ravens recorded four takeaways and appeared to have a fifth before a video review overturned an incomplete pass by Vick that was initially ruled a fumble on the field. And on the following play, Vick found a crack in the spread-out Baltimore defense and squeezed through it for the game-winning touchdown. The Ravens rarely got near Vick on the 10-play, 63-yard drive unless he scrambled out of the pocket (or they got him with a late hit, like defensive end Arthur Jones did after one first-down throw), and that was with backups at left tackle and center after injuries to King Dunlap and Jason Kelce. It was a sublime game for Vick -- don't let the two interceptions fool you, the good Vick showed up Sunday -- but time was also on his side in this game. The Ravens finished with just two sacks and were credited with three quarterback hits as Vick was able to extend a handful of plays and finish them off with completions for chunks of yardage. He was 23-for-32 for 371 yards and a touchdown, and he ran for 34 yards and a score on 10 carries. "We kind of stalemated a lot trying to get to Michael Vick," rookie linebacker Courtney Upshaw said. "We didn't get to him enough." And with Terrell Suggs sidelined at least until November or maybe longer, the fear is that "We didn't get to him enough" will soon become a popular refrain for the Ravens pass rush, because it's obvious that this is a completely different defense with its most feared player. Tom Brady and the New England Patriots come to M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday night. Three weeks later, they will host Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys. After that it's Matt Schaub, Ben Roethlisberger, Philip Rivers, Robert Griffin III, and the Manning brothers later on the schedule. You can probably see where I'm going with this. The Ravens defense has looked vulnerable these past two weeks, especially while allowing 486 total yards Sunday. And if there are cracks, good quarterbacks will figure out how to exploit them if you give them enough time.
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Back When The Senate Tried To Ban Dial Telephones
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Whereas dial telephones are more difficult to operate than are manual telephones; and Whereas Senators are required, since the installation of dial phones in the Capitol, to perform the duties of telephone operators in order to enjoy the benefits of telephone service; and Whereas dial telephones have failed to expedite telephone service; Therefore be it resolved that the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate is authorized and directed to order the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. to replace with manual phones within 30 days after the adoption of this resolution, all dial telephones in the Senate wing of the United States Capitol and in the Senate office building.Now, it's true that the resolution only impacted the Senate -- but when another Senator asked why they didn't ban dial phones from all of Washington DC, Senator Carter Glass from Virginia who sponsored the resolution apparently said that "he hoped the phone company would take the hint," and would remove all dial phones.
While the resolution did pass, some younger Senators were apparently upset about it -- as they actually preferred to dial their own numbers, and put forth a resolution to let Senators choose which they wanted -- leading to a "compromise" where those who wanted dial phones could keep them, but those who wanted to have the operator handle the difficulty for them, could do so. As one Senator, Clarence Dill, noted in support of the ban:
In his experience, the dial phone "could not be more awkward than it is. One has to use both hands to dial; he must be in a position where there is good light, day or night, in order to see the number; and if he happens to turn the dial not quite far enough, then he gets a wrong connection."Is it any wonder that some of us think that it's not a good idea for elected officials to determine the relative merits of technology?


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Irish comedy has been a major international draw for decades, but it's always been a one-shot thing.
Over the last decade headliners like Tommy Tiernan, Des Bishop and Ardal O'Hanlon have all made fleeting trips to these shores, but they haven't always received the most imaginative billing.
That's a crying shame, considering Irish comedy's potential global reach. When you think about it, witty Irishmen (and women) have been cauterizing the public for centuries.
But they so rarely ever get the platform they deserve. Just ask longtime Irish comedy producer Dara Kiernan.
"I went to New York about a year ago and I went to one of the comedy clubs," Kiernan tells the Irish Voice. "I had a horrible experience there. There was this two drink minimum thing, you needed to take out a mortgage to buy dinner, and you process in the door and process back out the door so they could start the next show.
"We felt like battery hens. It wasn't very customer friendly."
Kiernan decided on the spot he could do a better job. In fact he decided he would bring the biggest names in Irish comedy over to the U.S. and make a bit of noise in the process.
"I realized that if the big guys in Ireland can come to the states that audiences will come and they enjoy the experience. I wanted to make sure they have a different kind of experience watching our guys. That's where the idea came from."
Kiernan has been the Irish comedy business for 12 years now, and because of that he knows that traditionally Irish comedians have gone east to the U.K., Europe, Africa, East Asia and even as far as Australia. But they've only ever come to the U.S. independently.
The Irish comics have most often performed at long established and frankly unimaginative circuit venues like Caroline's, the Broadway Comedy Club or the Gotham Comedy Club, where they merged in with the US comedy scene. They walked in but they didn't stand out, Kiernan says.
Most Irish fans in the city would not be regulars at these clubs, meaning that they weren't reaching their most enthusiastic audiences, and Kiernan wants to reverse that math.
"Once the Irish go to a comedy event they bring their American mates. Irish people know these guys and they're the best people to expand these performers' profiles in the states," says Kiernan.
Kiernan's plan is ambitious. He's looking to create a yearly Irish comedy festival.
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"This year it's going to be based around one venue in particular, which is the Irish stronghold of Rory Dolan's on McLean Avenue in Yonkers. And the target dates will be the 20-23 of September," says Kiernan.
"Rory's will probably host three nights during that period."
Other venues across New York are also being considered.
With premiere Irish comedy talents like Andrew Maxwell, Ardal O'Hanlon, Barry Murphy, Colin Murphy, Deirdre O'Kane, Carol Spain, Neil Delamare and PJ Gallagher in the mix, it's sure to be a big hit.
"Three comedians will be working at three different venues per night," says Kiernan. "They'll rotate the nights on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and possibly Sunday.
"The exciting thing about it is introducing long established and famous Irish talents to U.S. audiences. American audiences might only know a little about them but they'll find out and be delighted. We'll sneak in, in that Irish way, and make a bit of noise while we're there to ensure everyone comes to see us."
O'Hanlon is already a huge cult star for two decades in the U.S. thanks to his unforgettable turn as the moronic Father Dougal in the hit Irish comedy show Father Ted, so he will be a massive draw.
"Ardal's a massive star in the US, so is Peter Gallagher, thanks to YouTube. Conan O'Brien saw his new program Meet the Neighbors on the net and went nuts for it," says Kiernan.
"He said he laughed so hard he forgot to meet his wife for lunch. That's exactly the level of talent we're talking about here."
Currently the new festival is in discussion with several potential corporate sponsors in the U.S. for the transport bill for the shows.
"We're hoping that people in the corporate world will see something they'd like to get involved in. Once we do New York we're planning to include Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and anywhere there's a major hub of Irish fans. We estimate we could reach up to 10 million people with the scale of the show," Kiernan said.
One of the events already scheduled will be a Gaelic football game between the Irish comedians and the NYPD Gaelic football team at Gaelic Park in the Bronx, with proceeds going to the Survivors of the Shield charity. Now if that's not a recipe for fall down comedy what is?
Keep an eye out for tickets and dates in the Irish Voice.


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Pac-12 M5: 12.16.13 EditionPosted by Andrew Murawa on December 16th, 2013
- We're in the midst of a real good streak in the Pac-12. As ESPN's Roxy Bernstein noted on Sunday night, the conference has now gone 18 straight games without a loss since last Sunday when Washington fell to San Diego State. So as we enter a new week, we've got nothing but good things to talk about. We discussed Arizona's big win over Michigan this weekend, and you heard about Oregon's offensive fireworks in a win over Illinois, so we'll skip those high-profile games and jump to the next biggest game of the weekend, in which Utah put the beatdown on in-state rival BYU. By the time all the attendees in the Huntsman Center had shaken the cold out of their bones, the Utes were already up double-figures behind an early explosion from sophomore Jordan Loveridge. He had 15 points before the under-12 media timeout; the Utes had a 21-8 lead; and the Cougars were never within single digits again.
- Stanford bounced back from not only the loss of senior guard Aaron Bright to a season-ending injury, but an extended break due to finals to rough up UC Davis by 27 points on Saturday. Four guys scored in double figures; the team handed out 22 assists on 31 field goals; and the Cardinal rolled. With Connecticut and Michigan due up next for Johnny Dawkins' team, it was a chance to put the start of the year behind it and begin building toward a strong second act.
- Across the bay, it was California's senior Richard Solomon who was guiding the Golden Bears to a solid win over a tough Fresno State team. Solomon's 17 points and 14 boards only begin to tell the whole story. Solomon was an efficient offensive option, scoring those 17 points on just nine field goal attempts and dominating an undersized Bulldog front line, accounting for three steals, a couple of blocks, and regularly contesting jumpers from the smaller Fresno players.
- On Sunday night Washington State got back to business, handling Pepperdine with ease in a 17-point victory. Rather than DaVonte Lacy leading the scoring per usual, though, it was junior wing Royce Woolridge who had his best game of the year by scoring 20 points and handing out four assists. Likewise, Que Johnson dialed things up, scoring 14 points in his best performance as a Coug. While it's been a slow start this season, there are signs of life around the Wazzu basketball team. For the first time all year, they're pretty clearly not the worst team in the Pac-12.
- So, who is the worst team in the Pac-12 this season? USC put its case on display on Sunday night with an unimpressive four-point win over Cal State Bakersfield in which junior wing Byron Wesley was the only Trojan who was physically superior to the opposition. The other option for worst in the league is a Washington team that showed off its awful defense against a bad Idaho State squad on Saturday. While they had no trouble scoring, they also allowed four Bengals to score in double figures and just looked completely disinterested. Again.


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Eddie Curtis – An exciting and unique International Exhibition starting at Rufford
13 Oct 2009
Eddie is having a major exhibition of his work at Rufford next June (starting on the 13th). To make what is already an exciting exhibition even more exceptional, Eddie plans to use the opportunity to celebrate the international bonds and friendship that exist within the ceramic world. He has come up with an original and very special way to demonstrate this friendship. In his own words:
"As a part of my exhibition I want to celebrate the international aspect of ceramics and the camaraderie only shown in the world of ceramics. I had this idea that if I asked my friends to fire a piece of my work in each of their kilns it would be the ultimate cultural exchange.
After taking a deep breath I asked Shozo Michikawa, Japan; Rizu Takehashi, Japan/France: Pascal Geoffroy, France: Linda de Nil, Belgium; and Uwe Lollman, Germany.
Without hesitation they all agreed and were very enthusiastic. I am so honoured to have my things in their kilns. Each of my pieces will essentially be made in the same manner in my normal, stoneware 'stretched' style but only glazed by me (Iron celadon) on the inside. The Anagamas will do the rest. I am not aware that this has been done before. I have given them no instruction other than to make their own decision on how they will be placed in their kiln."
This is a great idea and should produce a stunning exhibition. It is hoped that the exhibition will move to a leading German gallery (Galerie Metzger) near Frankfurt in Autumn 2010.


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Garza's injury one Brewers can't overcome
ST. LOUIS -- It could have been a historic opening month for the Brewers.
Instead, it was just a really good one.View Full Game Coverage
ST. LOUIS -- It could have been a historic opening month for the Brewers.
Instead, it was just a really good one.View Full Game Coverage
Matt Garza was knocked around by the Cardinals before he was knocked out of the game by a right thumb bruise, and the Brewers missed a chance for a rare sweep of their National League Central rival. Matt Adams and Allen Craig each homered and drove in three runs as St. Louis beat Milwaukee, 9-3, at Busch Stadium on Wednesday.
Adams' three-run home run off Garza during a long third inning gave the Cardinals the lead for good and helped deny the Brewers a 21st victory before May 1. In Major League history, only the 2003 Yankees have won 21 games before that date.
Still, at 20-8, the Brewers own the best record in baseball and are only the fourth team in history to win 20 times in March and April. Two of the previous three -- the 2003 Yankees and '01 Mariners -- made the postseason. The '08 D-backs also started 20-8 but finished 82-80 and missed the postseason.
Brewers manager Ron Roenicke had more pressing matters on his mind after the game than that bit of baseball trivia. Garza's exit after three-plus innings further taxed a bullpen that was worked hard in the opening month. In the three games against St. Louis alone, Brewers relievers threw 275 pitches, plus 13 from backup catcher Martin Maldonado in the bottom of the eighth inning on Wednesday.
"My gosh, we're really happy with where we are," Roenicke said. "But things can change, and I don't want it to happen to the pitching staff because we overused them."
The Cardinals were happy to avoid what would have been Milwaukee's first series sweep in St. Louis since 2009.
"We understand the fact that these guys are playing really good baseball," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "That's what we plan on people saying about us here in the near future and hopefully the rest of the way through."
Taking the field once again without injured regulars Ryan Braun, Aramis Ramirez and Jean Segura in the lineup, the Brewers got to St. Louis starter Shelby Miller early in the game. After Matt Holliday's RBI single off Garza put St. Louis ahead in the first inning, Brewers first baseman Mark Reynolds hit a two-run home run in the second inning and Carlos Gomez added a long solo shot to straightaway center field in the third, making it 3-1.
It marked only the second time in Miller's seven starts against Milwaukee that he had surrendered more than two runs. But he gave up no more runs and exited in the seventh charged with three runs on six hits in six-plus innings.
The Cardinals reclaimed the lead against Garza and his emergency replacement, Rule 5 Draft pick Wei-Chung Wang, by scoring seven runs in the span of three innings, beginning with Garza's 43-pitch, three-run third. Garza walked Jon Jay with one out and surrendered a single to Holliday before Adams connected with a curveball at the bottom of the strike zone and sent it 439 feet to the right-field seats. It gave Adams six hits in eight career at-bats against Garza and gave the Cardinals a 3-0 lead.
Garza escaped further damage in that inning, throwing 18 extra pitches after Cardinals rookie Greg Garcia struck out but took first base on a passed ball. Garza sustained his thumb injury when he hit a broken-bat groundout in the top of the fourth inning, and he was removed from the game after walking Matt Carpenter to lead off the bottom of the frame.
Wang took over and allowed the inherited runner to score. Garza was charged with five earned runs on five hits and four walks in three-plus innings, snapping at nine games the Brewers' streak of quality starts.
He is 1-3 with a 5.00 ERA, the only member of Milwaukee's five-man starting rotation with an ERA above 3.00.
"It's been a consistent battle for me so far this year," Garza said. "I don't know if it's me fighting myself or me trying to do too much, or what it is, but it needs to stop. I'm not happy. I'm really disappointed in myself. I'm going to figure it out. I'm going to carry my weight on this team, and I'm going to do my part. Right now, I'm not."
Garza predicted he'd make his next start as scheduled.
"I don't know, he just wasn't putting guys away," Roenicke said of Garza. "The balls that I saw that were hit well were pretty much middle of the plate. I thought his stuff was fine. I don't know if it was just location or what it was."
Wang was charged with four more Cardinals runs on six hits over three innings. Zach Duke covered the seventh inning, and Maldonado pitched the eighth, becoming the Brewers' first position player to take the mound since Joe Inglett in 2010.
Roenicke is not a fan of using position players to pitch, but he worries about the workload of a relief corps that has been excellent this season.
"It can turn, and that's what we're trying to avoid," Roenicke said. "To do well in this division, we know how important our pitching staff is. The bullpen is huge. When you're winning games, you need to win them. You can't give up too many games late. We've got five more months of the regular season, and I need these guys to be strong all through the year."
Segura gave the Brewers an encouraging sign late in the game, appearing at shortstop in the eighth inning and doubling down the right-field line in the ninth. He and Ramirez are both expected back in the lineup on Thursday against the Reds.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy.


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Just How Green Is Natural Gas?• Tyler Hamilton via TechnologyReview.com
Researchers at Cornell University are raising alarms over the expected increase in use of natural gas from shale deposits. They argue that replacing coal and gasoline with natural-gas alternatives could worsen, rather than improve, the impact of greenhouse gases. The greenhouse-gas footprint of shale gas over a 20-year period is at least 20 percent higher than that of coal and "perhaps more than twice as great," they say in a study published online in the journal Climatic Change. The culprit is the leakage of methane, the main component of natural gas.
To extract natural gas from shale, drillers hydraulically fracture the rock by injecting a cocktail of water and chemicals into a horizontally drilled well at high pressures. Robert Howarth, a biogeochemist and professor of earth sciences at Cornell, argues that a significant amount of gas also mixes with the water-chemical mix and escapes into the atmosphere when the fluid returns to the surface. The drilling out of well plugs that separate fracking stages also results in temporary emission releases, giving shale gas a "significantly larger" greenhouse-gas footprint than conventional natural gas.
The finding is a blow to environmentalists, many of whom have viewed natural gas as a "bridge fuel" on the way to cleaner energy sources. The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects that total U.S. natural-gas production will increase by 20 percent over the next 25 years and that shale gas will account for nearly half of the total, up from 23 percent in 2010. Major U.S. shale deposits include the Marcellus shale formations in the Northeast and the Barnett formations in Texas. China, France, Poland, Chile, and more than a dozen other countries also have significant recoverable shale gas resources, according to a recent Energy Information Administration study.
When burned to generate electricity, natural gas emits roughly half as much carbon dioxide per megawatt-hour as coal. But over its life cycle, natural gas could result in far more greenhouse-gas emissions, whether through intentional venting, equipment leaks, or fracking. And the leaks would consist of methane, which is a much more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency conceded in a December report that it had "significantly underestimated" the methane emissions that result from development of unconventional natural-gas resources, primarily shale gas. In some instances, methane emissions were nearly 9,000 times higher than previously thought.