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Hugh Pickens DOT Com (2995471) writes "Bloomberg reports that humans are taking the place of machines in plants across Japan so workers can develop new skills and figure out ways to improve production lines and the car-building process. "We need to become more solid and get back to basics, to sharpen our manual skills and further develop them," says Mitsuru Kawai, a half century-long company veteran tapped by President Akio Toyoda to promote craftsmanship at Toyota's plants. "When I was a novice, experienced masters used to be called gods (Kami-sama in Japanese), and they could make anything."
According to Kawai, learning how to make car parts from scratch gives younger workers insights they otherwise wouldn't get from picking parts from bins and conveyor belts, or pressing buttons on machines. At about 100 manual-intensive workspaces introduced over the last three years across Toyota's factories in Japan, these lessons can then be applied to reprogram machines to cut down on waste and improve processes. In an area Kawai directly supervises at the forging division of Toyota's Honsha plant, workers twist, turn and hammer metal into crankshafts instead of using the typically automated process. Experiences there have led to innovations in reducing levels of scrap and shortening the production line and Kawai also credits manual labor for helping workers improve production of axle beams and cut the costs of making chassis parts. "We cannot simply depend on the machines that only repeat the same task over and over again," says Kawai. "To be the master of the machine, you have to have the knowledge and the skills to teach the machine.""
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theodp (442580) writes "On Friday, Dropbox CEO Drew Houston sought to quell the uproar over the appointment of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the company's board of directors, promising in a blog post that Rice's appointment won't change its stance on privacy. More interesting than Houston's brief blog post on the method-behind-its-Condi-madness (which Dave Winer perhaps better explained a day earlier) is the firestorm in the ever-growing hundreds of comments that follow. So will Dropbox be swayed by the anti-Condi crowd ("If you do not eliminate Rice from your board you lose my business") or stand its ground, heartened by pro-Condi comments ("Good on ya, DB. You have my continued business and even greater admiration")? One imagines that Bush White House experience has left Condi pretty thick-skinned, and IPO riches are presumably on the horizon, but is falling on her "resignation sword" — a la Brendan Eich — out of the question for Condi?"
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An anonymous reader writes "The Associated Press reports that Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has put up a $250,000 reward for 'information leading to an arrest and conviction in a startling attack mounted nearly a year ago on telephone lines and the power grid in Silicon Valley.' Besides cutting power lines, the attackers also cut AT&T fiber-optic phone lines, thereby denying some people access to 911, and fired shots into a PB&E substation, knocking out 17 transformers in Silicon Valley and causing $15 million in damage. As of this post, the perpetrators are still unidentified and continue to elude the FBI. Meanwhile, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Thursday was brought before the Senate Energy Committee to explain why the FERC disseminated via insecure media a sensitive document describing where all the nation's power grids are particularly sensitive to a physical attack. FERC responded with assurances that databases are currently being scrubbed and procedures being implemented to safeguard critical data."
111 comments | about two weeks ago
An anonymous reader points out work at the University of Bristol into interactive, 3-D displays created by projecting light on misted water. "These personal screens are both see-through and reach-through. The see-through feature provides direct line of sight of the personal screen and the elements behind it on the tabletop. The reach-through feature allows the user to switch from interacting with the personal screen to reaching through it to interact with the tabletop or the space above it. The personal screen allows a range of customisations and novel interactions such as presenting 2D personal content on the screen, 3D content above the tabletop or supplementing and renewing actual objects differently for each user."
65 comments | about two weeks ago
jones_supa writes: "Sony is warning about a potential fire risk in some of its Vaio Fit 11A portable notebooks (the final model under the Vaio brand, which was sold off in February). The company is asking customers to stop using this laptop model as soon as possible. Sony said it had received three reports of overheating batteries causing partial burns to Vaio computers. The company stopped selling the product at the beginning of this month, with nearly 26,000 units in the wild. The manufacturer and company responsible for the faulty batteries is Panasonic. 'A Panasonic spokeswoman confirmed the company had provided the batteries to Sony under an outsourcing contract. She declined to say which other computer makers had received Panasonic batteries, as such information is confidential. However, she said the batteries are customized according to clients' requirements and differ depending on client.'"
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Daniel_Stuckey writes: "One hundred faculty members at one of the nation's most renowned university have signed an open letter calling on Harvard to divest its holdings in fossil fuel companies. Harvard's is the largest university endowment in the world. For the last few years, a national movement has called on on universities, foundations, and municipalities to divest from fossil fuels. Led by students, as well as organized groups like 350.org, it has seen a number of significant victories — at least nine colleges and over a dozen cities have pulled their investments in companies that extract or burn fossil fuels like coal and oil."
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Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State under George W. Bush, and defender of Bush-era (and onward) policies about surveillance by wiretapping and other means, has landed at an interesting place: she's just become a part of the small board at Dropbox. TechDirt calls the appointment "tone deaf," and writes "At a time when people around the globe are increasingly worried about American tech firms having too close a connection to the intelligence community, a move like this seems like a huge public relations disaster. While Rice may be perfectly qualified to hold the role and to help Dropbox with the issues it needs help with, it's hard not to believe that there would be others with less baggage who could handle the job just as well." Some people are doing more than looking for an alternative for themselves, too, as a result.
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As co-founder and CEO of MakerBot Industries, Bre Pettis is a driving force in the Maker and 3-D printing world. He's done a number of podcasts for Make, and even worked as an assistant at Jim Henson's Creature Shop in London after college. Makerbot's design community, Thingiverse, boasts over 100,000 3D models, and inspires countless artists and designers by allowing them to share their designs. Bre has agreed to set aside some time from printing in order to type answer to your questions. Normal Slashdot interview rules apply.
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itwbennett (1594911) writes "Intel and SGI have built a proof-of-concept supercomputer that's kept cool using a fluid developed by 3M called Novec that is already used in fire suppression systems. The technology, which could replace fans and eliminate the need to use tons of municipal water to cool data centers, has the potential to slash data-center energy bills by more than 90 percent, said Michael Patterson, senior power and thermal architect at Intel. But there are several challenges, including the need to design new motherboards and servers."
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redletterdave writes "Eben Upton is the CEO of the Raspberry Pi Foundation's trading company, where he oversees production and sales of the Raspberry Pi. In a lengthy interview with ReadWrite, Upton shares how he invented Raspberry Pi, and what's coming next for the $35 microcomputer. Quoting: 'There's a big difference between [just] making a platform like Raspberry Pi available and offering support for it. I think if you just make it available, you'll find one percent of eight-year-olds will be the one percent who love that sort of thing and will get into it, regardless of how much or how little support you give them. ... [S]ince we can afford to pay for the development of educational material, we can afford to advocate for good training for teachers throughout this. There's an opportunity to get more than one percent. There's an opportunity to reach the bright kids who don't quite have the natural inclination to personally tackle complicated technical tasks. If you give them good teaching and compelling material that's relevant and interesting to them, you can reach ten percent, twenty percent, fifty percent, many more. We look back to the 1980s as this golden era [of learning to program], and in practice, only a very few percent of people were learning to program to any great degree. ... I think the real opportunity for us now, because we can intervene on the material and teacher training levels, we can potentially blow past where we were in the 1980s.'"
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jones_supa (887896) writes "The British scientist Stuart Parkin, whose work made it possible for hard disks to radically expand in size, has been awarded the Millennium Technology Prize (Millennium-teknologiapalkinto). Professor Parkin's discoveries rely on magneto-resistive thin-film structures and the development of the giant magnetoresistance (GMR) spin-valve read head. These advances allow more information to be stored on each disk platter. Technology Academy Finland — the foundation behind the award — justifies the prize by saying that Parkin's innovations allow us to store large volumes of data in cloud services." He is currently working on Racetrack memory, which would obsolete flash and hard disks (and probably even RAM).
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rjmarvin (3001897) writes "Two Princeton computer science students have created an open source platform for developing voice-controlled applications that are always on. Created by Shubhro Saha and Charlie Marsh, Jasper runs on the Raspberry Pi under Raspbian, using a collection of open source libraries to make up a development platform for building voice-controlled applications. Marsh and Saha demonstrate Jasper's capability to perform Internet searches, update social media, and control music players such as Spotify. You need a few easily obtainable bits of hardware (a USB microphone, wifi dongle or ethernet, and speakers). The whole thing is powered by CMU Sphinx (which /. covered the open sourcing of back in 2000). Jasper provides Python modules (under the MIT license) for recognizing phrases and taking action, or speaking when events occur. There doesn't seem to be anything tying it to the Raspberry Pi either, so you could likely run it on an HTPC for always-on voice control of your media center.
34 comments | about two weeks ago
New submitter oldmildog writes: "GameFace Labs may very well be the furthest along in the quest to create a mobile VR headset. It's based on Android, and their latest prototype is the first VR headset (mobile or tethered) to include a 2560x1440 display, with 78% more pixels than 1080p based VR headsets like the Oculus Rift DK2. CEO Ed Mason said, 'The upgrade to 1280 x 1440 per eye is monumental. Individual pixels are hard to detect at first glance, making it a more immersive and comfortable experience in every single game and experience that we've tried. A lot of the 'presence' described by devs at the Valve [prototype VR headset] demonstration can be attributed to their use of higher resolution (and lower persistence) panels, which has a noticeable impact in suspending disbelief and tricking the brain."
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jfruh (300774) writes "Graphene, a carbon-based crystalline lattice that is extremely strong, lightweight, and an excellent conductor of electricity and heat, is coveted as a potential base for semiconductor chip design, and Samsung, working with the Sungkyungkwan University School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, has claimed a big jump towards that goal. With IBM also making progress in this realm, the days of silicon could actually be numbered."
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wesbascas (2475022) writes "This morning, AMD unveiled its latest flagship graphics board: the $1,500, liquid-cooled, dual-GPU Radeon R9 295X2. With a pair of Hawaii GPUs that power the company's top-end single-GPU Radeon R9 290X, the new board is sure to make waves at price points that Nvidia currently dominates. In gaming benchmarks, the R9 295X2 performs pretty much in line with a pair of R9 290X cards in CrossFire. However, the R9 295X2 uses specially-binned GPUs which enable the card to run with less power than a duo of the single-GPU cards. Plus, thanks to the closed-loop liquid cooler, the R9 295X doesn't succumb to the nasty throttling issues present on the R9 290X, nor its noisy solution."
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MojoKid (1002251) writes "Qualcomm has announced two fundamentally new chips today with updated CPU cores as well as Qualcomm's new Adreno 400-class GPU. The Snapdragon 808 and the Snapdragon 810 have been unveiled with a host of new architectural enhancements. The Snapdragon 810 will be the highest-end solution, with a quad-core ARM Cortex-A57 paired alongside four low-power Cortex-A53 cores.
The Snapdragon 808 will also use a big.Little design, but the core layouts will be asymmetric — two Cortex-A57's paired with four Cortex-A53's. The Cortex-A57 is, by all accounts, an extremely capable processor — which means a pair of them in a dual-core configuration should be more than capable of driving a high-end smartphone. Both SoC's will use a 20nm radio and a 28nm RF transceiver. That's a major step forward for Qualcomm (most RF today is built on 40nm). RF circuits typically lag behind digital logic by at least one process node. Given that RF currently accounts for some 15% of the total area and 30-40% of the PCB, the benefits of moving to a smaller manufacturing process for the RF circuit are significant." To clarify, the 810 can use a combination of the Cortex-A57 and Cortex-A53 cores so a single task that needs a lot of power won't cause as large of a power jump. All of the chips are 64-bit ARM too.
47 comments | about two weeks ago
Lucas123 (935744) writes "Seagate has released what it said is the industry's fastest hard drive with up to a 6TB capacity, matching one released by WD last year. WD's 6TB Ultrastar He6 was hermetically sealed with helium inside, something the company said was critical to reducing friction for additional platters, while also increasing power savings and reliability. Seagate, however, said it doesn't yet need to rely on Helium to achieve the 50% increase in capacity over its last 4TB drive. The company used the same perpendicular magnetic recording technology that it has on previous models, but it was able to increase areal density from 831 bits per square inch to 1,000. The new drive also comes in 2TB, 4TB and 5TB capacities and with either 12Gbps SAS or 6Gbps SATA connectivity. The six-platter, enterprise-class drive is rated to sustain about 550TB of writes per year — 10X that of a typical desktop drive."
147 comments | about two weeks ago
cartechboy (2660665) writes "Let's be real, the three Detroit automakers were skeptical of Tesla Motors, and rightfully so. But at this point, it's pretty hard to deny the impact this Silicon Valley automaker is having on the industry. Now there's a new question buzzing around: Is Tesla Motors actually a carmaker, or is it really just a grid-storage company? If you think about it, the company's stock price is too high for Toyota or Daimler to just buy it outright. So maybe Tesla's gigafactory will not only make batteries for its own electric cars, but it could also sell battery packs to electric utilities and others. In reality, the gigafactory could become its own separate company and just sell the battery packs to Tesla, and others."
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First time accepted submitter ControlsGeek (156589) writes "The Raspberry Pi Foundation has developed a new product. It is basically a Raspberry Pi model A processor, memory, and flash memory on a DDR2-style SODIMM connector. Also available will be a development board that breaks out all the internal connections. The board design will be open sourced so you can develop your own devices using the BCM2835 processor. No network, but support for 2 HDMI displays and 2 cameras, so 3D TV is a possibility.
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Zothecula (1870348) writes "At Microsoft's Think Next symposium in Tel Aviv, Israeli startup StoreDot has demonstrated the prototype of a nanodot-based smartphone battery it claims can fully charge in just under 30 seconds. With the company having plans for mass production, this technology could change the way we interact with portable electronics, and perhaps even help realize the dream of a fast-charging electric car."
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New Memphis Landing Rules May Force FedEx to Shift Flights
"If FedEx can't land as many planes here, they will have to move some operations to another hub."
Apr. 19 -- Changes this week in landing procedures at Memphis International Airport have reduced airfield capacity, upsetting FedEx Corp. and others that need multiple runaways to maximize efficiency.
In a letter to the FAA this week, FedEx expressed concern that the change will reduce its efficiency, and asked the FAA to amend the decision.
Both FedEx and the FAA refused to release copies of the letter. The FAA said it was not its policy to release letters before it had responded to the sender.
"I have not seen the letter. I do not have a copy of it," said Laura Brown, FAA spokeswoman in Washington.
In the meantime, FAA officials are planning a meeting in Memphis Monday to assess the situation, according to agency spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen.
"We will be conducting safety assessments, reviewing the suspended procedure and alternatives to minimize the impact on airport capacity."
The meeting, she said, was scheduled before the FAA decision late last week to suspend a landing procedure that allowed multiple planes simultaneous access to intersecting runways.
Under the old rules, planes landing on east-west runway 27 or north-south runway 18 could approach the airfield simultaneously, creating a situation in which planes occasionally would be forced to fly over each other.
As of Monday, air traffic controllers have been directed to stagger incoming planes when the wind conditions dictate use of runways 27 and 18.
"It has to reduce capacity," said Larry Cox, president and chief executive of Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority. "If FedEx can't land as many planes here, they will have to move some operations to another hub."
Although air traffic controllers and pilots have complained about the situation for years, FedEx says the pattern is safe and was used so frequently, it had became a routine part of its hub operation.
"We've landed in this configuration for over two decades and know it is safe," said Maury Lane, FedEx spokesman. "However, we are working on contingency plans to minimize customer impact from this surprising decision and hope to resume normal operations as quickly as possible."
According to 40-year historical averages from the National Weather Service, winds in Memphis are out of the southwest nearly 50 percent of the time in April, May, June and July.
The FAA says the flight pattern was used 17 percent of the time in Memphis. It has not been able to determine the loss of airfield capacity because winds early this week had been out of the north.
Concern about the situation is not new, Cox said.
"There's been discussion internally about the procedure. This is not the first time."
Pilots and air traffic controllers say that when they questioned the procedure, they were told the Memphis tower had received a waiver from the FAA that permitted the operation.
The situation came to the FAA's attention after an incident Feb. 18 in Memphis when the tower had to intervene in an incident involving a Northwest DC-9 and Mesaba Airlines' turboprop coming in close together for landing.
"This is the first time we've gotten somebody to look at it from a safety standpoint and from a regulation standpoint," said Peter Sufka, head of the local air traffic controllers union. "Our runway 27 procedure is not in compliance."
He says the change will have little effect on FedEx, adding "only five to 10 minutes to their entire arrival push.
"I don't see the impact it is going to have unless the carriers are planning on changing their flight schedule in and out."
Lane would not comment on specific delays, but said FedEx looks forward to receiving the FAA's safety assessment.
"We believe the agency should allow this pattern to continue to operate safely as it has in the past."
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Historically, the Clark family has been markedly guarded and quiet about their enterprises and private lives. Now, with this summer's exhibition The Clark Brothers Collect: Impressionist and Early Modern Paintings and the accompanying in-depth catalogue, a wealth of knowledge had been amassed. In a fitting conclusion to the exhibition, Clark family experts will participate in "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Clarks* *But Where Afraid to Ask" on Sunday, September 3. This free roundtable discussion will take place from 3 to 5 pm in the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute's auditorium. Questions from the audience will be encouraged.
Learn about the Clark family's place in the history of great American families who collected art and built well-known institutions. Jim Ganz, the Clark's curator of prints, drawings, and photographs will moderate the discussion between panelists David Brooke, director emeritus, the Clark; Gilbert T. Vincent, former director, New York State Historical Association; and Michael Conforti, director of the Clark. The panelists will consider how their perception - and the public's as well - has been changed by the exhibition.
Featuring over 70 paintings, The Clark Brothers Collect: Impressionist and Early Modern Paintings is the first exhibition to unite the masterpieces collected by Sterling – works by Renoir, Monet, Degas, Homer and Sargent, and more – with those collected by his brother Stephen, including paintings by Cézanne, Hopper, Van Gogh, Matisse and Picasso. The exhibition examines the brothers' collecting and how they helped to define the changing taste for Impressionist and Early Modern art in the first half of the 20th century. The Clark Brothers Collect is on view through Monday, September 4.
The Clark is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The galleries are open daily from 10 am to 5 pm (closed Mondays September 5 through June). Admission June 1 through October 31 is $10 for adults, free for children 18 and younger, members, and students with valid ID. Admission is free November through May. For more information, call 413-458-2303 or visit www.clarkart.edu.


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Children and young people have been participating in the UNFCCC intergovernmental process going back
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"Conferences of Youth," which help build their capacity to participate in the UNFCCC
negotiation process.
Prior to COP 15/CMP 5, the secretariat granted a provisional constituency status to admitted youth
non-governmental organizations (YOUNGO). The constituency status provided a conduit for the exchange
of official information between young people and the secretariat; assisted the secretariat in
ensuring an effective participation by youth appropriate to an intergovernmental meeting; coordinated
young people's interaction at sessions including convening constituency meetings, organizing
meetings with officials, providing names for the speakers list and representation at official
functions; and provided logistical support to youth during sessions.
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officials of the Convention such as Chairs of the subsidiary bodies and the COP Presidency. They also
organize Young and Future Generation's Day during the COP/CMP organizing a series of side events,
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present the results of a research project about the problems of bottled water and the lack of
knowledge on the subject of water conservation among students in the university. This campaign began
as an educational initiative and moved forward to action when the group achieved the installation of
new drinking fountains in the college. Additionally, Amira led a second research project, managed to
have the campaign spread around the campus and led the creation of a formal proposal to eliminate the
sale of bottled water. This proposal was supported by members of the university's administration
and in the present, she works to complete the objectives of this campaign. During these years she has
led this effort including activities such as forums, conferences, educational events for the general
public and projects to provide water in a more accessible manner to the students and staff of the
Video with the description of the project: http://youtu.be/P6yqqRqg5WY
Organization: http://www.seaupr.org/
Personal video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6Byw1c20cE
2. Venezuela
Description of the project: CLIMATEATE is a socio- environmental initiative that was founded in 2010
with the purpose of sharing experiences, projects and news on climate change worldwide. "Our
Opportunity in Climate Change" was the name by which it was known the first three years.
Subsequently, due to new alliances and desire to continue to grow, it becomes CLIMATÉATE, a
larger, more open and with a new face to share space with all participants (regardless of their
political position, religious, race, gender, etc.). Under this initiative, we have a number of
projects to raise awareness and promote organic agriculture and sustainable habits. Similarly, our
priority is to train the people involved (youth, organized groups, communities, etc.) to be able to
make decisions on environmental issues involved in environmental issues and to generate
entrepreneurship in green and efficient projects. Our primary mission? Support communities to adapt
to climate change!
CLIMATEATE is an initiative to strengthen adaptation to climate change in Latin American communities.
We have several pilot projects that have been developed since 2007 in several cities in Venezuela,
such as ECOMANITOS, an Educative program called "NUESTRO CLIMA, NUESTRO FUTURO" and
Projects of CLIMATEATE:
ECOManitos: It is an activity that involves making objects through crafts and green games, using only
elements that are friendly to the environment. .
Environmental Education Program: "Our Climate, Our Future": It is an educational program
based on the promotion of information on climate change to urban and rural populations and formally
(through educational curriculum structure) or informally (through lectures and occasional workshops).
Venezuelan Network of Climate Change: It is a tool for action and climate change research in
Venezuela, thereby strengthening the union of NGOs, organized groups, students, research centers,
etc. who wish to work together on the issue.
FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Climateate/756895607669341?ref
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Climateate
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=173135668&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile
3. Mexico
Description of the project: Jessica has been coordinator in events focused on children and youth in
Mexico such as:
• Earth Day 2013 "Rio + Vos"
• COPinMyCity, Mexico 2014. Empowering youth in climate change issues.
• "Joven + Agua" Declaration 2013 - UNESCO
Links: http://www.pidesinternational.org/
4. Bolivia
Description of the Project: "Reacción Climática" (Climate Reaction) is a
non-profit organization formed to advance the participation of the youth of Bolivia in finding
solutions to climate change. Further information related to gender and climate change can be found
FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/ReaccionClimatica
Twitter: @RCLIMATICA
5. Colombia
Description of the Project: (in Spanish) http://barranquillasostenible.wordpress.com
6. Peru
Description of the project: During 2013, our organization is out mission to bring the project called
"democratic Dialogues" with leaders and social and political leaders, our organization
develop a methodology to enable hear and teach the authorities on the care of the environment and in
turn engage with environmental care in Metropolitan Lima
Durante el 2013, nuestra organización se encargo de llevar a cabo el proyecto denominado
"Diálogos democráticos" con los líderes y lideresas sociales y
políticas, nuestra organización desarrollo una metodología para permitir oir y
enseñar a las autoridades sobre el cuidado del medio ambiente y a su vez comprometerlos con el
cuidado ambiental de Lima Metropolitana
Link: https://www.facebook.com/JovenesxDP?ref=hl
7. Brazil
Bike Angels help people who want to learn to ride a bike in the city safer. They assist beginner
cyclist on their first rides, and teach basic maintenance and traffic safety measures. Bike Angels
believe in a better city with a safer transit for people, through education and guidance.
Link: http://bikeanjo.com.br/


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Volunteer Position Director College Network Available
USA Dance has a vacancy on the Governing Council for the national volunteer position of Director of College Network. This individual will work to establish ballroom dance clubs on college campuses and bring them under the USA Dance umbrella. While the position is not responsible for organizing USA Dance college dance competitions or the USA Dance National Collegiate Championships, he or she will coordinate with the DanceSport Council to promote USA Dance college competitions under the USA DanceSport Rulebook.
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The position of Director of College Network is a volunteer position appointed by the National President and ratified by the Governing Council. The Director of College Network shall oversee the activities of the College Network; submit an annual business plan and budget to President and Treasurer; assure that the implementation of the College Network programs are consistent with USA Dance policies and perform such other functions as shall be prescribed in the Parliamentary Authority and/or designated by the President, EC or GC.
The duties of the Director of College Network shall include but not be limited to the following: developing strategies and programs to increase ballroom dancing and DanceSport in colleges; facilitating the development of dance clubs affiliated with USA Dance on college campuses and coordinating the network of such college clubs under the USA Dance umbrella; communicating with college officials and organizations of educators at the college level to advocate for ballroom dance and DanceSport programs; working to incorporate and advocate for the integration of college DanceSport competitions into USA Dance competitive events under USA Dance rules and the USA DanceSport Rulebook; working cooperatively with the DanceSport Council on the development and implementation of collegiate DanceSport competitions; and performing such other duties and activities as assigned by the President, EC or GC.
The ideal Director of College Network shall possess a BA degree in business administration, education or similar degree and five or more years of experience in a managerial or educational capacity, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Substantial experience shall substitute for the college degree. The Director of College Network must have excellent communication and presentation skills so as to be able to communicate the goals and mission of the College Network program to outside institutions and within USA Dance. The Director of College Network must be able to work cooperatively and provide advice and direction on College Network issues and programs to all levels of the USA Dance organization.
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Frank Scagliotta, wearing a straw hat on his head and a whistle around his neck, didn't see a lot of great things as he monitored preseason workouts in August.
The Bangor coach saw a lot of mistakes being made. He saw them still in the first regular-season game.
Missed blocks. Turnovers. Blown coverages. Missed tackles.
"It was a nightmare," he said, "but we still won."
Scagliotta then saw something happen with his players. He saw one good play lead to another, one good practice lead to another.
He saw the Slaters string together victories, and with it, their collective confidence grew.
Scagliotta has seen one constant throughout Bangor's build-up to a 5-0 start to 2012 and a meeting tonight at fellow unbeaten Catasauqua — the players' desire to give it their all.
"From Day 1, these kids have been tremendous to work with," he said. "It's easy to say when you're 5-0, but if we were 0-5, I'd say the same thing."
The Slaters had major question marks entering this season. There were holes to fill due to graduation and those not coming out for the team.
Few, if any, could have said they picked Bangor to be one of the Colonial League's last two unbeatens entering Week 6.
"Once they started to get some success, they saw that their hard work and commitment were paying off," Scagliotta said. "They believed that if they kept working hard, they were going to get better.
"They have."
There are four new offensive linemen, a first-year running back in Phil Vass, a suddenly confident quarterback in Brett Albinson and a swarming, aggressive defense that has been the backbone of the team's success.
While the offense developed, the defensive group coached up by assistant Tom Toth has been stellar. The Slaters have yielded just 673 yards and 34 points in five games.
Josh Pensyl, who missed the last six games of 2011 with an injury, has been at the heart of Bangor's dominant defensive effort. He has a team-high 40 tackles. But he's had plenty of help. Vinnie Vicario (34 tackles), Michael Clarke (33), Brett Sanders (31) and Dylan Roberts (31) have been key, as well.
"We knew we had a chance to be competitive in the beginning of the season," Scagliotta said. "We needed kids to step up in spots. They have bought into their roles.
"They deserve to be where they are at now."
Bangor will be facing the league's most explosive and dynamic offense in Catasauqua, which has allowed just 17 points in five mercy-rule victories.
Ra'Von Burton and Eric Matz have fueled the Rough Riders' running game and Zack Bradley has orchestrated a big-play passing attack with many targets — including Paryss Marshall, Alex Parker, Jake and Zach Stopay.
Catty is first in scoring offense (206 points), scoring defense (17), total yards (1,747), passing yards (829) and turnover ratio (plus-17).
In short, the Rough Riders have been dominant.
"They have all the bullets in their gun," Scagliotta said.
Coach Tom Falzone may not have all of those bullets tonight. Burton and Matz were injured in last Friday's win over Saucon Valley. They did not practice most of this week and were considered questionable at best.
But Catty believes it is more than a two-man show.
"The nice thing is that we're not one-dimensional," Falzone said. "We have balance this year that has helped us out a lot."
Early on, Burton and Matz led a strong running game until Bradley and Co. got a rhythm. Last week, when Saucon crowded the box and took away Catty's running game, Bradley threw for a career-high 252 yards and three touchdowns.
Regardless of what Catty does offensively, its defense will keep coming and coming. The Rough Riders will miss Burton (23 tackles) and Matz (32), but they saw Rhaine Sziy step into Burton's linebacker spot last week and make big plays. Sziy has 30 tackles this season.
Zach Stopay leads the Rough Riders, who come at you from all angles of their 3-5 formation, with 40 tackles. Jared Nosal is next with 35.
So, we have two teams that have balance offensively and are dominant and aggressive defensively.
Should be a great one, but it's not the one.
"Whichever team wins the game, the season is not over," Scagliotta said. "All this means is that one team has a leg up. This is a major hurdle, but all is not said and done based on this game.
"But we'd like to have the advantage."
•When: 7 tonight
•In the spotlight: Catasauqua's health. Running backs/linebackers Ra'Von Burton and Eric Matz are questionable at best. The Rough Riders have other offensive weapons, but these two will be missed as parts of an aggressive 3-5 defense. Bangor's run-first offense will try to stick it down Catty's throat.
•By the numbers: Bangor has won the last four meetings, including 34-13 last season. … The Slaters lead the Colonial League in rushing yards (1,303), thanks in big part to the league's top runner (Phil Vass, 857). … The Rough Riders have forced 19 turnovers and committed just two, both interceptions. … Catty leads the league in passing yards (829) and total yards (1,747).
When: 7 tonight
In the spotlight: Pen Argyl's health. While Northern Lehigh seems to be recovering from injuries and mental lapses, Pen Argyl could be without a pair of two-way linemen (David Reyes, Alan Lancaster). The Green Knights are down to 31 healthy bodies. That could be a factor in a game in which both teams want to run over the other.
By the numbers: The two are separated by 72 total yards in the first five games. Northern Lehigh has scored two more points (113-111) and they each have allowed 67 points. ... Pen Argyl won both of last season's meetings, 14-8 in the regular season and 26-7 in the District 11 2A final, both at Alumni Stadium.
When: 7 tonight
In the spotlight: Turnovers. Both clubs have had stretches where they have committed them in bunches. Obviously, that has led to some lopsided losses. Both clubs are young, each relying on several freshmen and sophomores as starters. That explains some of that problem. Whoever wins the turnover battle likely wins the game.
By the numbers: Palmerton has lost nine games in a row dating back to last season. The Blue Bombers' last win came against Northwestern, 21-14. … Palmerton is last in passing offense and turnover ratio (minus-13). Northwestern is next to last in rushing offense.
When: 7 tonight
In the spotlight: Momentum. Both have it. The Spartans have won two in a row after in an inexplicable 0-3 start. The Crusaders, after three losses in which they gave up a total of 41 points, finally won last week. Noah Miller has settled in at quarterback in place of injured Kordell Theadford for Notre Dame. The Spartans have settled down with regard to turnovers after a wild start.
By the numbers: Southern Lehigh has won the last four meetings, scoring at least 34 points in each one, including a 34-28 victory last season. … Jake Del Priore leads the Spartans in tackles with 36. He also has two interceptions and one fumble recovery. … Miller accounted for 324 yards last week. Notre Dame had just 646 yards in the first four games combined.
When: 7 tonight
In the spotlight: Offensive execution. Both have struggled to varying degrees. The Panthers have moved the ball, but made mistakes at critical times. The Falcons are last in total yards (567) and next-to-last in turnover ratio (minus 7). Both will be hungry for a victory
By the numbers: Salisbury has just four touchdowns in five games. … Saucon Valley won last year's meeting, 33-6. … Chaz Orlena, Troy Parton and Anthony Dee each have two interceptions to lead the Falcons. … Nick Savant (28), Mike Paskewicz (27) and John Amber (26) lead the Panthers in tackles. Paskewicz is tied for the team lead with one interception and leads with two fumble recoveries.
When: 2:30 p.m. Saturday
In the spotlight: The athletes. Both teams have them. Palisades has Kyle Jesiolowski, Jesse Snyder, etc. Wilson has Trey Robinson, Ryan Dailey and Zack Bogoly. Whichever group has a bigger day, wins.
By the numbers: Palisades sits fifth in the District 11 Class 2A standings. With a win and a loss guaranteed by either Pen Argyl or Northern Lehigh, the Pirates could be in control of their destiny the rest of the way. Top four advance. … Jimmy Kelleher leads the Pirates in tackles (28), tackles for loss (7) and fumble recoveries (2). …Jahid Beamon (42), Nick Labatch (31) and Trey Robinson (30) are tops in tackles for the Warriors.
Player, School, Att., Yards, Avg., TDs
Phil Vass, Bangor, 109, 857, 7.9, 10
Mikey Racciato, Pen Argyl, 112, 646, 5.8, 9
Trey Robinson, Wilson, 91, 560, 6.2, 2
Ra'Von Burton, Catasauqua, 52, 517, 9.9, 9
Nick Savant, Saucon Valley, 55, 457, 8.3, 3
Caleb Johnson, Northern Lehigh, 52, 355, 6.8, 7
Alex Vignone, Palmerton, 66, 355, 5.4, 1
Danny Marsh, Northern Lehigh, 56, 342, 6.1, 4
Dylan Schmidt, Southern Lehigh, 70, 339, 4.8, 5
Mike DePaolo, Pen Argyl, 62, 312, 5.0, 4
Nate Farber, Northern Lehigh, 65, 311, 4.8, 1
Jesse Snyder, Palisades, 45, 295, 6.6, 3
Eric Matz, Catasauqua, 39, 283, 7.3, 4
Player, School, Comp., Att., INTs, Yards, TDs
Zack Bradley, Catasauqua, 47, 87, 2, 788, 10
Ryan Dailey, Wilson, 41, 97, 2, 589, 4
Travis Edmond, Southern Lehigh, 45, 102, 6, 574, 5
Frank Dangello, Northwestern, 40, 95, 7, 558, 6
Danny Marsh, Northern Lehigh, 17, 40, 3, 343, 5
Keith Mosher, Saucon Valley, 19, 48, 4, 305, 2
Kyle Jesiolowski, Palisades, 7, 14, 1, 297, 3
Brett Albinson, Bangor, 14, 33, 2, 281, 3
Noah Miller, Notre Dame, 12, 24, 3, 279, 2
Ryan Hunt, Pen Argyl, 18, 47, 3, 266, 2
Kordell Theadford, Notre Dame-GP, 15, 35, 1, 227, 2
Derek Brown, Salisbury, 20, 50, 3, 213, 2
Player, School, Rec., Yards, Avg., TDs
Zack Bogoly, Wilson, 23, 444, 19.3, 5
Paryss Marshall, Catasauqua, 17, 321, 18.9, 3
Cam Richardson, Northwestern, 16, 218, 13.6, 2
Alex Parker, Catasauqua, 15, 257, 17.1, 5
Jake Del Priore, Southern Lehigh, 13, 249, 19.2, 2
Nick Heiser-Koch, Southern Lehigh, 11, 202, 18.4, 2
Jake Stopay, Catasauqua, 10, 179, 17.9, 2
Caleb Johnson, Northern Lehigh, 8, 216, 27.0, 2
Dylan Snyder, Northwestern, 8, 167, 20.9, 2
Ty Richardson, Northwestern, 7, 122, 17.4, 2
Tyler King, Wilson, 7, 63, 9.0, 0
Mike Paskiewicz, Saucon Valley, 7, 48, 6.9, 0
Player, School, TDs, 2PTs, PATs, FGs, Points
Phil Vass, Bangor, 12, 0, 0, 0, 72
Ra'Von Burton, Catasauqua, 9, 0, 0, 0, 54
Caleb Johnson, Northern Lehigh, 9, 0, 0, 0, 54
Mikey Racciato, Pen Argyl, 9, 0, 0, 0, 54
Alex Parker, Catasauqua, 6, 2, 0, 0, 40
Dylan Schmidt, Southern Lehigh, 6, 2, 0, 0, 40
Eric Matz, Catasauqua, 6, 0, 0, 0, 36
Zack Bogoly, Wilson, 5, 2, 0, 0, 34
Mike DePaolo, Pen Argyl, 5, 0, 0, 0, 30
Joe Harakal, Catasauqua, 0, 0, 22, 2, 28
Danny Marsh, Northern Lehigh, 4, 1, 0, 0, 26
Josh Pensyl, Bangor, 2, 0, 13, 0, 25
Cam Richardson, Northwestern, 4, 0, 0, 0, 24
Ryan Dailey, Wilson, 4, 0, 0, 0, 24
Team, Record, PF, PA
Bangor, 5, 0, 137, 34
Catasauqua, 5, 0, 206, 17
Pen Argyl, 4, 1, 111, 67
Northern Lehigh, 4, 1, 113, 67
Palisades, 3, 2, 118, 71
Notre Dame-GP, 2, 3, 75, 54
Southern Lehigh, 2, 3, 103, 153
Northwestern, 2, 3, 67, 142
Salisbury, 1, 4, 29, 131
Saucon Valley, 1, 4, 68, 102
Wilson, 1, 4, 73, 153
Palmerton, 0, 5, 32, 124
Big School Top 5
The top Class 4A and 3A teams in The Morning Call coverage area:
Rank, Team, W-L, Pts, Last
1., Easton (3), 5-0, 15, 1
2., Parkland, 3-2, 12, 4
3., Whitehall, 3-2, 8, 2
4., Nazareth, 4-1, 6, 3
5., Bangor, 5-0, 2, 5
Watch list:, Pennridge, Pleasant Valley, Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg South.
Small School Top 3
The top Class 2A and A teams in The Morning Call coverage area:
Rank, Team, W-L, Pts, Last
1., Catasauqua (3), 5-0, 9, 1
2., Tamaqua, 5-0, 5, 3
3., Pen Argyl, 4-1, 4, 2
Watch list: Marian Catholic, Northern Lehigh, Palisades.
First-place votes in parentheses. Points awarded on a 5-4-3-2-1 scale (big school) and 3-2-1 scale (small school). Voting done by Keith Groller, Stephen Miller and Tom Housenick.


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I'd like to live in a world where everything was black and white. like it was the 1940's
A not too serious topic, just to have some fun (and survey/information gathering on my part)...
Let's say if you could jump into another world or dimension. You only could choose one world, and not another once you decided on a world... but there's a catch, since you could always go back and forth from that world to this world (in case you get bored living there), though you couldn't bring anything from there to here... or from here to there (like your magic ability or knowledge, in case you choose magical fantasy world). Though you vaguely keep a little of your memories from the other world (perhaps only as far as you know who you are in the other world)
And please remember that this is a shared world, so there are lots of other people joining in (or rather, you all are joining in a world that suit your desire the most). So no answer like, world where I'm the king of the world, or world where there's no consequences and I could anything I want...
Oh, and be careful, since if you died there, you died just like the way you died in this world (no continue, no restart, no loading from last checkpoint).
Now the question is: what kind of world will you choose?
- Will you choose peaceful world where there's everything for everyone (an Utopia, perhaps)?
- Do you want to experience the adrenaline pumping action, fighting gigantic alien life-form inside futuristic mecha (Just like Muv-Luv or Super Robot War series)?
- Perhaps you want to try some magic or do those physical-defying movement or even join some guild and hack away some dragons with your friends in fantasy world (like Final Fantasy or Dungeon and Dragons world)?
- May be you just want world that similar to this world, but with far more high-tech life (like Apple Seed or Ghost in the Shell)?
- Do you interested in world where you could travel all around the world, collecting and then trains some monsters, jam it inside a ball (or your digivice, or whatever it is), and then pit it against another monster (Pokemon, Digimon, you name it...)
- Or what? Any kind of world you like?
I'd like to live in a world where everything was black and white. like it was the 1940's
I'd choose a peacefull world with less technology. It would be cool if laws of physics are different there so when you go there all technology would look like magic for us because we'll be unable to explain it.
A world with jetpacks that don't burn your ass. That's all I'd want.
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I dunno I guess I was living in some fantasy world of colour
I didn't know Canadians spelt Colour with a 'u'. Huh, fancy that.
Anyway, I'd like to live in a world where I can fuck children without being discriminated against.
Yeah we use the queen's english. That is, if the queen had a serious case of tourette's syndrome.
Umm... please stick to the topic, guys... And please answer seriously... if you can't, it actually helps if you're not answering at all.


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Eurocopter signs up for leadership in a European compound rotorcraft demonstration project through the proposed Clean Sky 2 initiative
Eurocopter is to lead the project defining a large-scale compound demonstrator through a multinational European program, applying the expertise gained from the company's highly successful X3 hybrid demonstrator and its track record of helicopter innovation in integrated systems, flight controls and aerodynamics.
Berlin, 12 September 2012
This new activity will be conducted in the framework of Europe's proposed Clean Sky 2 Joint Technology Initiative (JTI), intended as an extension of the current Clean Sky JTI involving the European Commission and the European aviation industry to bring significant step changes in aviation's environmental impact. In working towards the targets of Europe's "Flightpath 2050" aviation vision – along with goals of the new ACARE Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, while also meeting Europe's broader societal challenges such as citizen mobility – the industry and the European Union would jointly invest a total of €3.6 billion over seven years on transport research in the framework of Clean Sky 2.
Eurocopter signed a Letter of Intent with 13 leading aerospace industry partners to cooperate on the Clean Sky 2 program. The agreement, concluded at the ILA Berlin Air Show with Yves Favennec, Eurocopter Vice President - Research, expresses the European industry's commitment to align its strengths and significantly increase investment in European research and technology through Clean Sky 2. This reflects the importance of strong and continued investment and cooperation in responding appropriately to the future challenges of air traffic.
"We are especially proud to lead this compound rotorcraft effort, which intends to evaluate technologies and reduce risk before a go/no-go decision is made on the potential development of a commercial aircraft," Favennec stated. "The activity will benefit from Eurocopter's success with its X3 hybrid testbed, which the company fast-tracked from concept to maiden flight in 2.5 years, and it also will leverage the company's own considerable investment made so far in the project."
The compound rotorcraft concept would feature the combination of a fixed wing for energy efficient lift, open propellers for energy-efficient propulsion and a main rotor that provides energy-efficient VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) flight capabilities. This will enable vertical flight with the same agility as a helicopter, along with typical operational cruise speeds of 220 kts. (410 km/hr.) and reductions of up to 20-30 percent in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions compared with current-generation helicopters. Through the Eurocopter-led work in the Clean Sky 2 program, the future compound rotorcraft also could be optimized for the lowest environmental impact in terms of noise.
Timing for the Clean Sky 2 compound rotorcraft program calls for preliminary studies, architecture and specification activity starting in 2014, with development and testing of component and subsystems envisioned in the 2016-2018 timeframe. Flight evaluations could start in early 2019. By combining higher cruise speeds with excellent vertical takeoff and landing performance, a future compound rotorcraft would be well-suited for such vital public service duties as emergency medical airlift, search and rescue, coast guard and border patrol operations, and it also would contribute to mobility enhancement through operations such as passenger transport, off-shore airlift and inter-city shuttle services. As part of the overall agreement on Clean Sky 2, this effort would be incorporated in the "Horizon 2020" program, which will federate the entire chain of research, technology development and innovation efforts at the European Union level in all domains – including surface and air transport. "Horizon 2020" will be partially supported by public funding, and projects will run from 2014 until 2023.
About Eurocopter
Established in 1992, the Franco-German-Spanish Eurocopter Group is a division of EADS, a world leader in aerospace and defense-related services. The Eurocopter Group employs approximately 20,000 people. In 2011, Eurocopter confirmed its position as the world's number one helicopter manufacturer with a turnover of 5.4 billion Euros, orders for 457 new helicopters and a 43 percent market share in the civil and parapublic sectors. Overall, the Group's helicopters account for 33 percent of the worldwide civil and parapublic fleet. Eurocopter's strong international presence is ensured by its subsidiaries and participations in 21 countries. Eurocopter's worldwide network of service centers, training facilities, distributors and certified agents supports some 2,900 customers. There are currently more than 11,300 Eurocopter helicopters in service in 149 countries. Eurocopter offers the most comprehensive civil and military helicopter range in the world and is fully committed to safety as the most important aspect of its business.


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49ers fit to be tied after overtime stalemate
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Janie McCauley
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Posted Nov 11, 2012
Two typically reliable kickers missed. Penalties doomed both sides. And a furious, thrilling finish to regulation ended with a dramatic dud in overtime: a tie.
And nobody particularly likes a tie. Especially not the NFC West-leading 49ers, with a chance to separate themselves against a division rival. Or the Rams, eager to snap a three-game losing streak.
San Francisco and St. Louis played the NFL's first tie game in four years as both teams missed overtime field goals in Sunday's 24-24 outcome.
"I have to say, I've been doing this a while. I don't think I've ever been in a game like this," Rams coach
Jeff Fisher
said. "As I told our guys, we had a number of chances to put the game away. And, unfortunately, we didn't."
Greg Zuerlein
kicked a 53-yarder, but the Rams were penalized 5 yards for delay of game – which holder Johnny Hekker said was his fault. Zuerlein tried again from 58 as Fisher played for the win, and missed wide right with 2:42 left in OT.
San Francisco's
David Akers
missed wide left on a 41-yard attempt that could have sealed it for the 49ers (6-2-1), who lost quarterback
Alex Smith
to a first-half concussion.
And just when it seemed the 49ers – and Akers' typically reliable left leg – would have one more chance to win it, San Francisco linebacker
Patrick Willis
was flagged for holding
Lance Kendricks
on third down. That extended St. Louis' last drive, a costly mistake in a long list of them on an uncharacteristically sloppy day by coach Jim Harbaugh's team.
"I don't know what to make of this," Willis said. "We have one of the best kickers in the game, and it came down to him at the end and he misses it. That tells you right there something wasn't right."
Akers booted a tying 33-yarder with 3 seconds left in regulation after
Sam Bradford
threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to
Austin Pettis
with 1:09 remaining.
On the first play of OT, Bradford completed an 80-yard pass to
Danny Amendola
that took St. Louis (3-5-1) to the 2, but the play was called back for an illegal formation. Some 49ers fans got up to leave, then returned to their seats.
The last tie was between Philadelphia and Cincinnati, 13-13 in 2008. San Francisco played its first tie since 1986. The 49ers hadn't played in a tie game at Candlestick Park since 1972.
Frank Gore
ran for a 20-yard touchdown with 8:23 to go in regulation just 17 seconds after backup quarterback
Colin Kaepernick
scurried 7 yards for a score. Kaepernick finished 11 for 17 for 117 yards and also had eight carries for 66 yards, calmly leading the Niners after it took several series to find his groove.
"It just feels like it's unfinished business," San Francisco cornerback
Tarell Brown
Gore ran for 97 yards, while
Michael Crabtree
made five catches for 70 yards and a 14-yard touchdown from Smith before he left the game.
Amendola returned for the Rams following a three-game absence with a shoulder injury to make 11 catches for 102 yards. Bradford went 26 for 39 for 275 yards and two touchdowns.
Smith took a hard hit on the back of the neck from linebacker
Jo-Lonn Dunbar
after a scramble with 1:10 left in the first quarter. But the No. 1 overall pick in the 2005 draft stayed in and completed his next five passes, including Crabtree's TD.
After the hit, Smith was sacked three plays later and also clobbered again on a fourth-and-1 keeper. Doctors indicated to Harbaugh that might have been the play that caused injury.
Harbaugh said Smith would be evaluated this week per NFL concussion protocol. He wasn't available to speak to reporters. Smith, who has started 28 straight games, wound up 7 for 8 for 72 yards.
The 49ers didn't face Bradford in either meeting last season as the Rams quarterback missed six games with a high left ankle sprain. He had all kinds of extra opportunities this time.
"It's a weird feeling. I've never been a part of a game like that before," Bradford said. "I think the mood in this locker room is disappointment."
Late in the third period, the Rams benefited from Dashon Goldson's 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for taking off his helmet. Then, defensive tackle
Ray McDonald
was flagged for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Bradford when he came in under the quarterback's chin, extending another Rams drive. Zuerlein kicked a 27-yard field goal.
The penalties and miscues were certainly uncharacteristic of San Francisco's defense.
Crabtree's touchdown midway through the second quarter gave him a TD reception in five straight games against the Rams. It was his third touchdown in two games, and all of his team-leading four TD catches have come in the last five games.
Kaepernick took over as Smith went to the bench to be examined by medical personnel and soon left for the locker room.
One wild play late in the first half summed up this wacky day. Punter Hekker completed a 21-yard pass to safety
Rodney McLeod
from the end zone after
Chris Culliver
didn't cover McLeod. Hekker did it again in the fourth quarter and had a notable 118.8 passer rating on the day.
On the Rams' 14-play, 18-yard drive over the final minutes of regulation, Hekker faked an end-around and threw a 19-yard completion to Kendricks on fourth-and-8 from the Rams 33.
But the Rams' defense couldn't get a stop, allowing Kaepernick to get his team back into field-goal range for Akers to tie it.
The Rams played without a pair of starters held out for an unspecified team rules violation, cornerback
Janoris Jenkins
and wide receiver Chris Givens — and Fisher said afterward he isn't sure if they will play next week at home against the
New York Jets
The 49ers will regroup to face the Bears in prime time when Chicago comes to Candlestick Park next Monday night for a key NFC showdown between division leaders that could have a significant impact on the conference's playoff pecking order.
"It feels weird," safety Donte Whitner said. "We're about wins around here."
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For Pip, the stakes keep getting higher.
The 19-year-old Eagle Scout sings live tonight on NBC's The Voice with even more on the line.
In other words, he needs your help more than ever.
Here's tonight's twist: After each of the four singers on Pip's team performs, coach Adam Levine must instantly eliminate one member of his team. (Cee Lo Green will do the same for his team.)
"There's more pressure," Pip told me, "but in a way it's more exciting. It adds another factor to the show that we haven't had before."
Assuming Pip survives that cut, the power again shifts to you, me, and millions more watching at home. With more on the line, Team Bowtie and Team Scouting must do even more to keep Pip in the running.
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The event will take place on July 13 from to at the Battleship's
The submarine veterans will give a presentation including information on submarine development and technology. Visitors will also have an opportunity to interact with the submarine veterans.
For more information, log on to battleshipnc.com.
The North Carolina Museum of Natural History will have a Military Appreciation Week on July 21 through July 27.
Active, reserve or retired military members and their families will have access to $6 tickets to the museum's special exhibit, Dinosaurs in Motion, 15 percent off store merchandise, 10 percent off food at the Daily Planet Café and $20 off for Friends of the Museum memberships.
You must have Military ID present to enjoy these benefits.
For more information, visit naturalscience.org.
Swansboro VFW Post 9960 hosts a dance from to July 13 at the post home with music by DJ
The Eastern North Carolina Bluegrass Association hosts its monthly concert at Saturday, July 13 at
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Debbie's Angels Productions is producing its third Broadway after Dark revue at the Southwest High School Auditorium at
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The Gideon T. Johnson, Sr. football camp will be held at
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Ingredients:4 cups granulated sugar 1/2 cup butter 3/4 cup genuine maple syrup 1 cup milk 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows 1 1/2 cups chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans or hazelnuts) 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Butter a 9-inch square baking dish.
In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar, butter, maple syrup, milk, and miniature marshmallows; cook, stirring occasionally, until the candy or digital thermometerreaches 235 degrees F. or until it forms a soft ball when a little of the mixture is dropped in cold water. Remove from heat.
Let cool to 115 degrees F; add nuts and vanilla extract. With an electric mixer at medium speed, beat until mixture loses its gloss and starts to harden around edge of saucepan. Pour into prepared baking dish. Cool completely. Cut into squares.
Yields 36 squares or 1 1/4 pounds.
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Gorgeous 4th floor apartment with elevator located in Via D'Ascanio historical building in Rome's Majestic historic centre
Via D'Ascanio is a tranquil small street a few steps away from Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Via del Corso, Fontana di Trevi and the Spanish Steps
The apartment offers all comforts and 3 comfortable rooms; 1 Master bedroom, 1 double room, 1 room with two single queen-size beds, 2 bathrooms, a dining room adjacent to a fully equipped kitchen. The apartment has AC, Wi-Fi, Washing machine and can accomodate a total of 7 guests
Luxury finishes, parquet and 17th century wooden ceilings complete what is deemed as the best choice in Rome's historic centre.
To Host is a passion for me. I manage the property of my family to share the fantastic mood of the Centre of Rome. I live in a residential area but the apartment is like a second home for me, this is why I know very well the area with it s characteristics. The very central position makes it perfect for enjoying the main monuments. The nightlife going on all around the large historical centre can easily be reached by foot. The apartment is at the 4 th floor of a quiet street well connected to some of the most famous and good restaurants and typical "Caffetterias" where you may sit and live the roman lifestyle.
I could suggest any kind of needs; shopping and good places where to be.
I am work right now on a new restoration business opening nearby based on a high quality gourmet street food, so I will be around for any need.
FROM TRAIN STATION ROMA TERMINI to Via D'Ascanio,26.
Departure from Roma Stazione Termini
walk 100 meters
go to stop Termini
take Line No METROA (BATTISTINI) to 2 stops METROA every 3 min.
get off at stop Barberini
walk 50 meters
go to stop BARBERINI (MA)
take Line No 116 (TERMINAL GIANICOLO) to 7 stops 116 every 10 min.
get off at stop PREFETTI
walk 200 meters
to roma via d' ascanio ,26
distance covered (metres) 2700 meters
FROM Aeroport FCO ROMA FIUMICINO
We have a shuttle service for 7 persons but is an extra
A direct connection with Termini railway station and a connection by metro. The "Leonardo express" service departing from Termini railway station takes about 30 minutes to reach the airport without intermediate stops.
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|Extra people:
|$43 / night after 4 guests
|Minimum Stay:
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|Weekly Price:
|$1850 /week
|Monthly Price:
|$7117 /month
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We could not have hoped for a better place to stay in Rome. Nicola was a wonderful host : he had helped us arrange our transfer from the airport to the apartment, and was there to welcome us to the apartment. He was very helpful, recommending a list of restaurants, and answering all our questions. The little elevator to get to the fourth floor made things easy, and having to do several trips with the luggage was no problem. There were five of us and we comfortably used the three bedrooms and two baths. Everything was clean, the beds were made with pretty sheets, and we were so close to the places we wanted to visit : a few minute walk to the Pantheon and the Piazza Navona. Everything we needed was right there : the bakery, the little grocery store, the wine store, even Nicola's organic restaurant that we used several times for soup and pasta take out was around the corner.
We had a great stay, and we highly recommend Nicola's place.
A fantastically helpful host who helped us organise airport transfers and a babysitter amongst other things. His restaurant suggestions were spot on. The apartment is in a really outstanding location and was perfect for my husband and I and young children. We had a wonderful time Rome.
El departamento esta ubicado muy bien, a pocas cuadras de via condotti donde hay muchas tiendas . Esta cerca de restaurantes ,de piazza spagna. Muy buena ubicacion.
En frente al deparatamento hay un pequeño supermercado que esta abierto hasta tarde , nos vino muy bien.
El departamento tiene sus cuartos grandes parecidos a las fotos, muy comodos, modernos, muy lindos, con tv plasma . Muy buena calefaccion.
El comedor - living no fue lo que esperaba encontrar ya que en las fotos aparecia un sillon y me imagine que era un living pero cuando llegamos estaba todo en un ambiente unico y chico.
Lo mismo me paso con el segundo baño, que estaba atravesando el comedor y la cocina, o sea al lado de la cocina.
Recomeindo tener algunas cosas en la cocina para mas comodidad como microndas, tostadora, cafetera electrica.
It was my second visit to Rome with 17 years apart.
It was absolutley a gorgeous expereince being in Rome again.
And, Nicola's apartment was at a perfect location to enjoy my tour around the city.
Nicolas place has both pros and cons.
Easy access to piazza di Spagna, Pantheon, Fontana di Trevi and numerous tourist attractions.
Collosseo and Vatican only a few stops away by Metro of Rome
Very comfortable settings of furnitures and especially the bed mattresses were extremely comfortable
I and my family felt right at home and had a very sound rest making us feel refreshed every morning.
Apartment has well equipped with kitchen utensils to cook at home as well as coffee maker (bialetti) and all the dishes and bowls you need to dine in.
There are many local stores in the neighborhood including grocery store that you can buy drinks, snacks and ingredients of any kind if you feel like cooking.
Well, there are couple of things that bothered us and one of them is that we found numerous ants crolling on our table in one morning when we had left some food over night.
But, it is a matter of cleaning your table after some snack or meal beacuse the residues may attract ants.
Another thing is that Two bathrooms are great, but shower booth in one of them is extremly tight even for a small and skinny person to move in the booth.
There is something that everyone should consider when planning to rent an apartment thru airbnb for your trip to Rome.
1. No daily cleaing, bed making or towel replacement (It is not a Hotel and you should not expect this kind of services.)
There is extra charge of 50 Euros for cleaing, but Nicola generously replaced our towels at our request without any extra fee.
2. Rome has strict policy of recycling and we could not throw away any of our garbages including organic waste during our 5 day stay.
This could generate some unpleasant smell in the apartment after a few days.
Overall, we enjoyed our stay and Nicola was a great host.
We recommend Nicola's apartment for everybody and it is definitely a place we will return for our next trip to Rome.
My friends were telling me that touring Rome can be a hectic experience, but staying at Nicola's place totally proved otherwise. Our first day started out with a lost luggage at the airport. When Nicola found out, he went extra mile to help us (call the airport, get taxi, and write Italian writings on paper for personnels). We were very impressed by his kindness from the first day. He is also friendly and made us feel welcome.
The location was perfect. It's not a hotel next to some big street, but located at the center of historical district (cobbled street, many small local shops). It felt a few inch closer to more authentic Rome than staying at a big hotel. Pantheon is only couple corners away, and we literally stumbled upon it while going to the supermarket (we were not ready for it, stood there totally mesmerized). Famous Gelato shop near by (Giolitti). Love the bakery at the corner.
The apartment has cozy three rooms, and a living room area. Artistic and minimalistic atmosphere and comfy beds. It could be a bit noisy at night since the street corridor is very narrow and the car noise and people talking can echo up (people are out late during weekends). But I think it's part of experiencing 'we are not in Kansas anymore'.
We would recommend this place and Nicola to people travelling to Rome.
We stayed for a week in Nicola's apartment with our two children, ages 7 and 4. We could not speak more highly of the experience. We were met at the airport by Nicola's driver, Carlito, who was friendly, helpful and efficient and then met at the apartment by Nicola's charming parents who explained everything we needed to know both about the apartment and the neighbourhood in flawless English. Nicola had prepared a large bundle of laminated maps (with directions) showing the way to several of his favourite restaurants and cafes, several of which we tried and all of which were excellent. Even having seen the photos on airbnb, we were still amazed at the size, condition and appearance of the apartment: 3 spacious bedrooms, spotlessly clean, original 16th century features, attractive décor, comfortable beds with lovely linens, a kitchen with everything we needed for relaxed breakfasts at home and all in a secure building right in the heart of Rome. Even with 2 small children in tow, we did not need to take a taxi or public transport to any of the places we visited, including the Vatican, Colosseum and Borghese Gardens (great day out for kids btw). The street - Via dÁscanio - has very little traffic and within 20 metres you can find a grocer, a baker, a bar, a dry cleaner, an ATM and, a few steps further away in Piazza Firenze, Nicola's own Ciao Checca - a great place for lunch (check it out on tripadvisor). We cannot speak highly enough of this apartment and its owners and hope to return very soon.
The apartment is in the perfect location. We walked absolutely everywhere. The beds are super comfy and luxurious. 3 BRs and 2 BAs was perfect or us. The dining room area is the only "gathering place" outside of a bedroom. There is a small sofa and large table. We didn't use the washing machine and there is no microwave. These things were all fine though.
Fridgidarium is a short walk away and has amazing gelato! The 24 hour bakery around the corner was also amazing. I'm so glad we spent the extra money to stay at Nicola's!
The apartment is on the 4th floor and there is a small lift. The lift holds 2 people at a time though so we mainly took the stairs which was fine. Security was great and the area was very safe.
Nicola himself was fantastic. His communication prior to our arrival and help upon arrival were invaluable. We also used Carlito, his recommended driver for transport to and from the airport. Carlito had a wonderful large van that sat up to 9 people including the driver with plenty of space for our luggage. His rate of 80 euro each way for 7 people was competitive. He was very professional and always on time.
Stay here, you will be glad you did!
This is a beautiful apartment located in a great neighborhood within walking distance to many famous Roman sites.Nicola was the perfect host.The apartment was very comfortable for our family. Wifi worked well. His maps of local restaurants were helpful.The pictures of the apartment on airbnb were very (email hidden)e elevator worked well.Wished we had the time to stay longer. We will definitely rent this apartment again.
Fabulous location, such a quaint and lovely apartment. We had a blast staying here and truly felt like this place put us in the center of the action. Still, the street was very quiet.
The place was extremely charming and we felt like locals staying here, which is always fun.
Nicola was available when we needed him, to let us in and introduce us to the area. He even left us local restaurant recommendations which turned out to be excellent. I can't wait to come back to Rome!!! What a lovely city and a beautiful place to stay. Thanks Nicola!
We were 5 people in the apartment. Sleeping arrangements were perfect with large rooms for all. The apartment is in a great area with local shops and many restaurants nearby. It is close to Piazza Navona, The Spanish Steps, The Pantheon and Piazza del Popolo. We walked to all of the sites, well Rome is the worlds greatest open air museum. Nicola welcomed us on arrival to show us the apartment. There is a lift in the apartment so getting luggage up the 3 floors is no trouble. Nicola provides laminated routes to several restaurants to narrow down eating choices. However, its still fun hunting down your own selections. Around the corner is a 24 hour bakery for your breakfast or other needs, or just walk across the road from the apartment for a coffee at the bar like the locals. We enjoyed our stay and Nicola made it easier with his helpfulness, checking in after a couple of days to see if were OK. He also helped arrange transfers to the airport!
This is the final rate, including any fees from the host and Airbnb.