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Scriabin: Complete Piano Sonatas
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The Third Sonata is a large-scale, four-movement work. Within three years Scriabin was to complete his first two symphonies, and this Sonata is symphonic in its polyphony, long-sighted formal construction and thematic development, breadth of phrase and heroic, epic manner. Several years later a 'programme' was issued which should be treated with caution—some commentators have suggested that the writer was not Scriabin but his second wife, Tatyana Schloezer, who was even more inclined to cloudy verbiage than the composer—but is still worth looking at, as Scriabin certainly approved it:
States of Being
a) The free, untamed soul passionately throws itself into pain and struggle
b) The soul has found some kind of momentary, illusory peace; tired of suffering, it wishes to forget, to sing and blossom—despite everything. But the light rhythm and fragrant harmonies are but a veil, through which the uneasy, wounded soul shimmers
c) The soul floats on a sea of gentle emotion and melancholy: love, sorrow, indefinite wishes, indefinable thoughts of fragile, vague allure
d) In the uproar of the unfettered elements the soul struggles as if intoxicated. From the depths of Existence arises the mighty voice of the demigod, whose song of victory echoes triumphantly! But, too weak as yet, it fails, before reaching the summit, into the abyss of nothingness.
Heady stuff, or pretentious drivel, according to taste. Composers who issue programmes for their music often live to regret it—witness Berlioz and Richard Strauss. Mendelssohn's reaction to all verbal attempts to describe the content of a piece of music—that words are far less definite than music and thus 'ambitious, vague and … unsatisfying'—seems particularly appropriate here.
The thematic structure of the Third Sonata is particularly closely bound together, both in the relation of themes from all four movements to one another and in their 'cyclic' treatment, which harks back to Liszt and César Franck. The mood of the first movement is heroically assertive; the simultaneous combination of themes is prominent in the development—a habit which was to grow on the composer in his later music. The end of the movement is strikingly inconclusive, leading the listener on to the second movement. This takes the place of a scherzo and trio, whose form it shares, but is more like a curiously hasty and uneasy march. Its mixture of major and minor is reflected in the programme's description of an illusory veil, and the beginning is marked to be played with soft pedal. The trio dallies exquisitely, playing with little triplet figures.
It is interesting that the 'programme' of the last two movements returns to the oceanic imagery of the Second Sonata. The beginning of the slow movement evokes a mood rare yet central to Scriabin's music: a self-absorbed bliss, like that of a small child. After a middle section of disturbed, chromatically wandering inner parts, the first theme returns in Scriabin's favourite scoring, surrounded above and below by a halo of sound. The pianist Mark Meichik, a Scriabin pupil who later gave the first performance of the Fifth Sonata, reported that the composer's playing of this passage sounded 'as if the left hand melody were accompanied by silvery tinklings or shimmerings'; and when Elena Beckman-Shcherbina played it to the composer, Scriabin called out: 'Here the stars are singing!'
The 'uproar of the elements' in the finale is created by ceaseless, left-hand figuration and equally restless chromaticism in the melodic lines. One passage shortly before the respite offered by the first major-key episode is particularly disturbed in expression: the outer parts move towards each other chromatically. The effect is strikingly similar to parts of Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht, written the following year; both, of course, have a common source in the Wagner of Tristan. In the central episode, as mentioned earlier, Scriabin uses all his resources of counterpoint; rising by semitone steps, the build-up is truly symphonic, and the final restatement of the slow movement theme is an orchestral conception. Banality is avoided: our expectation of a 'happy ending' in the major key is frustrated and the work ends in defiance, remembering the rondo theme.
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540 defense is your first concern as a raider. Then, you want to stack as much stamina and armor (effective health) as possible. Avoidance (dodge, parry, defense past 540) is still very nice to have but not as important as EH for tanking slow, hard-hitting raid bosses. Block value is a nice threat stat but offers little defensively - block rating is garbage for tanking raid bosses.
As far as threat stats, I don't know the exact ranking for warrior tanks. You are correct about the hit cap - however for tanks, 26 is merely the soft-cap, the point at which your attacks cannot be dodged. You need a total of I believe 52 expertise to avoid parries. 50+ is fairly unrealistic, but it's good to gear around the 26 mark.
Gloves - Ymirjar's is better, it has much more EH (both armor and stam) plus some hit for threat. You lose avoidance sure, but the extra EH more than makes up for it.
Weapons - tough call, kind of a tossup. Personally I'd stick with Peacekeeper's and just throw a 30 stam gem in the socket, but it's a small difference between the two.
Legs - The tier 9 legs are really only good for threat, and even then, the expertise on the non-tier is still extremely nice. I'd go with non-tier for the parry (it will have much more impact on your survival than block value would).
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AudioQuest was among the companies that took an early leadership position in the exploding digital audio market, and recently broadened its scope by launching the compact and affordable DragonFly DAC, which essentially brings the performance qualities of higher-end DACs to a mainstream consumer level.
The DragonFly DAC is about the size of a thumb drive and it features a USB connection on one end and a 3.5mm input on the other end. The top side displays a simple logo that also delivers visual feedback of the DAC's sample rate status. When the indicator is illuminated green the DragonFly is running in 44kHz mode; blue indicates 48kHz; amber, 88.2kHz; and magenta, 96kHz mode.
AQ uses a 24-bit ESS Sabre chip and it is engineered to work with a variety of music files ranging from MP3s and CD-quality 16-bit/44kHz, to native 24-bit/96kHz files (it will play up to 24/192, downsampled). Like the benchmark Ayre QB-9 DAC, the DragonFly employs the asynchronous USB protocol that allows the DAC to take command of the data transfer functions that occur between a computer and DAC to eliminate digital timing errors. The DragonFly also uses two on-board clocks to help ensure efficiency playing a variety of native sample rates.
I set it up with an iMac running the Lion operating system. Plugging the DAC into one of my iMac's USB ports I ran an AudioQuest Victoria RCA-to-3.5mm cable into the DragonFly's 3.5mm output. I took a pair of female RCA adapters and extended the Victoria cable to AQ Diamondback RCA cables run to a pair of NHT SuperPower active speakers.
In my Mac's Systems Preferences menu I selected the DragonFly as the audio output. Finishing up, in the MIDI sub-menu I selected the 96kHz sample rate option from a drop-down menu. The overall setup and installation shouldn't take you more than 30 minutes.
The first thing that I noticed about the DragonFly was the natural warmth it brought to whatever I was playing. Listening to Steve Morse's cover of Rush's "La Villa Strangiato" I liked the sense of space the DAC created within the lossless AIFF track's image to allow the song's drums, bass and guitar tracks to resonate with added liveliness. I found the system to reproduce upper bass/lower midrange with tons of impact.
The DragonFly also pulled up huge amounts of detail. While listing to some music I mixed in Garageband, on a particular guitar solo in one of the songs I thought the DragonFly fleshed out more inner detail than I could recall hearing previously. Plus it delivered more bite and clarity, even with the heavy amounts of delay and reverb I added.
Switching things up, I compared Pink's "Who Knew" in AIFF and AAC. Through the resolution of the DragonFly I heard an increased smoothness of the AIFF file's midrange, as well as its more palatable low-end transparency and fuller top end.
More important, though, was the DragonFly's ability to make Apple's lower-resolution AAC files sound more musical and compelling than when typically played through iTunes. Throw in that the DragonFly sets up within a few minutes and that it can also be used with headphones, and it adds up to a no-brainer, state-of-the-art digital audio solution.
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HOMER, Ill. (AP) -- Does concrete float? For the hundreds of civil engineering students at the annual National Concrete Canoe Competition, the answer is "yes."
Teams representing 23 schools vied last week to design, build and race canoes made of concrete. Some vessels were as long as 22 feet and weighed as much as 180 pounds. A wooden canoe of the same size weighs about 40 pounds.
Alicia Welling, manager of the California Polytechnic State University team, says the trick to making concrete float is to mix it with glass bubbles and other lightweight objects.
Welling says the three-day American Society of Civil Engineers event gives students practical experience in finding creative engineering solutions and working as part of a team.
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text: Philosophy overview faculty program organizations after graduation News and events Philosophy Reviewer Opportunity for Undergraduates - Philosophy Majors and Minors should consider this opportunity from Stance, an undergraduate philosophy journal published at Ball State University. The deadline for application is October 10th. Stance seeks undergraduate philosophy students to serve as external reviewers. This is an exciting pre-professional learning opportunity. Reviewers hone their writing, researching, and reviewing skills by serving on a groundbreaking journal. Reviewers must have advanced undergraduate experience in philosophy, strengths in writing and editing, and the self-motivation necessary to complete work by given deadlines. As such, in addition to this application form, one letter of recommendation is required. Chosen reviewers will be given one of two opportunities. 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At most colleges – and indeed at most graduate universities – philosophy departments are loyal to one of the two Western philosophical traditions of the past two hundred years: either continental philosophy (from the continent of Europe – chiefly Germany and France) or analytic philosophy (the dominant philosophical tradition in Great Britain and the U.S.). Le Moyne's department of philosophy is unusual in being strongly represented in both traditions, so our students gain exposure to the full range of philosophical approaches practiced today. We are a large philosophy department for a small college with a small number of majors: the ratio of majors to full-time faculty is less than two to one. This means, for majors, a dozen full-time faculty from whom you can choose several to work with closely and get to know well. 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He's one of Ireland's most famous residents and visitors and locals alike can't get enough of him
No, he's not our beloved St Patrick or U2's front man, Bono. Nor is he one of our hunky Hollywood actors Colin Farrell or Michael Fassbender.
Fungie, people… is a dolphin.
But he's not just any dolphin. Heck, he's practically part of the family. Since 1983, this friendly chap has entertained every man, woman and child off the coast of Dingle, a picturesque seaside town in County Kerry.
In fact, he's so adored by the townspeople they even built a statue in his honour.
The best way to see Fungie for yourself is to take a boat tour and watch him splash about in the sea. So regular are Fungie's appearances that you won't be charged if he doesn't show.
Bridget, tour manager with Dingle Dolphin Boat Tours, reckons she's seen him thousands of times over the years. "I would say maybe five tours a year don't see Fungie," she says, "but 99% of the time he stays in the harbour and enjoys playing close by the boats that go in and out every day."
As you'd expect from a dolphin that has boat tours dedicated to him, Fungie is a pretty impressive character. "People are amazed that they see so much of him; he chooses to swim right beside the tour boat," says Bridget.
And whether it's the Kerry air or the Kerry accent that keeps him here, one thing's for sure: he's not going anywhere. "He has never left since he first arrived in 1983, Bridget explains. "I think he is fond of Dingle because it's a very sheltered harbour… He may have been orphaned here and therefore he feels secure here. Dolphins are highly intelligent, and I think he knows he is an honorary member of Dingle."
One way or another, meeting Fungie is an experience you won't forget. "I have seen grown men and women cry when they see him," Bridget says. "Children love calling him and there are loud cheers and laughter when he comes up. Normally everyone applauds when the tour boat is leaving to show their appreciation for this beautiful dolphin."
Or as David Young, a journalist with the Irish Examiner, puts it: "Having Fungie in your day — well, it's probably like falling out of the right side of the bed, every morning."
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First of all im a total noob... Warlock turned holy paladin turned prot pallie... so when flaming please remember i warned you... although im a noob i try to read as much as i can.
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First of all there is no reason to put a full 2 points into improved judgments, one point is just fine. 2 points dont do anything to help out your tanking rotation at all.
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Seal of the Pure - Yes its worth it because on your initial pull it helps you build threat when you judge Righteousness. Doing more damage with Righteousness causes more threat. Paladin tanks are so overpowerd at this point. The only way ANYONE should ever pull threat/aggro off of you is if you are dead.
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I have had a lot of Teles (like most people) but this is by far, the best.
Love the colour, the neck shape and the tone.
I cannot rate this guitar highly enough.
If you get a chance, buy one.
I did !!
drtwaits owns this item
I adore this guitar. The simplicity of design, the tone, the color, the neck all add up to one of my favorite if not my absolute favorite guitars. Lightweight and easy to set up, yet packed with mojo. I especially love the U shaped neck. It's chunky, giving lots of leverage and support to the hand. It's made to play, and always sounds fantastic through any amp or effect. It's not about the bells and whistles, it's all about the sound and feel. Yet somehow the simplicity makes it beautiful in it's own way. The tweed case is a nice bonus.
alvie666 owns this item
This AV 52 Tele is really special to play. When I'm not playing it, I'm craving the feel of the fat neck. The sound is really good, I dig the bridge pickup and neck pickup is a bit scooped for me but still very good (keeps the neck pickup very clean IMO). My only warning on this guitar is the nitro paint (flash coat). While it looks great, it's prone to chipping if you tap it against anything so be sure to treat with care if you're gigging with it. I string mine with flatwounds so it's very full and fat sounding.
I have the original, and I have this amazing and outstanding reissue. The '52 is the one to reach for when it has got to cut through, don't settle for substitutes. Leo got this one right by keeping it simple. It plays anything you have the chops to lay down. Tone mojo and more in this sweet axe.
dfyoun owns this item
I had been wanting to add a Tele to my collection for a long time like the American Deluxe. At the store they had a '52 hanging next to the Deluxe, so I decided to do a side-by-side. I went back and forth, playing through a Fender '65 Reissue Deluxe Reverb amp for over an hour. The Tele Deluxe was a beautiful instrument, but in the end, the raw feel put the '52 in a different league.
You know how sometimes when you sit down to play and you've got to think about what your playing - this riff, that song - guiding your playing, and then other times you sit down and hit a chord or a couple notes of a riff and suddenly music flows from the inside; it just comes out of you?
That was the difference. Every time I picked up the Deluxe, I had to think my way through what I was playing. Every time I picked up the '52, music just flowed. There was a visceral resonance with the '52, more so than with any other guitar I've ever played. Not only was it transcendent to play, it even smells good - old lacquer, found hiding at the back of some forgotten storeroom.
I love this guitar; I think it's got a living soul of it's own.
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I've been playing Fender solid bodies for 45 years.
This is the only guitar when I pick it up I can't put it down.
I have 3 different Telecaster models & this is my main one.
It sounds great on my 65 vintage series Princeton Reverb & when I play out with the Super Sonic-22 amp, it's like a match made in heaven!
I really like the neck & the sound. I left it wired the way it came from the factory.
It's the most expressive guitar I've used for playing blues!
Tracy Krajcik owns this item
Playing this guitar for the first time was quite an experience because I could instantly see where a lot of rock and country history developed from. The 52 Tele almost forces the player to start having a go at clippy rhythm work; it's SO easy to do it with this neck and pickup combination. The weight of the guitar is great, not too heavy, nowhere near a Les Paul, and it's superbly made. I had zero difficulty with the allegedly tricky neck profile and string bending is easy despite what some reviewers claim. The pickups are REALLY good. The bridge pickup is sweet but still like a microscope. Every touch on the strings is revealed and I LIKE that! The bridge pickup is totally useful and the mid position is amazing. The volume and tone pots work nicely and allow easy swells. The guitar came on a hot day and was in perfect tune and intonation. I played it for 2 days and it was STILL spot on. The 3 saddle bridge is very very stable. It also provides amazing sustain. Hit a harmonic and it just won't stop!
I love this thing and it's for life. Go get one, it's a total bargain.
Phil_W owns this item
The American Vintage '52 Telecaster is a truly fantastic instrument. The design is classic with a great U-shaped neck that really feels great to play. The tone is so smooth and this guitar goes so well with the Fender Excelsior I bought a year ago.
The only thing I am not so satisfied is the finish. It took two days playing with a black t-shirt and new black jeans to give this guitar a light shade of black in the finish. Impossible to get rid of, but at least I have started to relic my guitar by myself and the right way, by playing it.
The price tag is pretty high in Sweden where I live, but hey, I wanted a good guitar and I guess that will cost a bit... but this guitar will outlive me and probably be inherited by my son...
Sune Andersson owns this item
I played Fender Stratocasters for 25 years, a friend of mine had a JV Telecaster and i remembered it as a great guitar.
I thought it was time to own a tele as well, so i bought a japanese telecaster.
Nice guitar but nothing special. Until i visited my local guitar shop and there she stood...i fell in love instantly.
The owner warned me, said this is something special, you'll notice the neck is a thing of its own, either you love it or you hate it.
I played it all afternoon and never let go of the instrument ever since then and it is twelve years ago now.
Got a 63 custom Telecaster as well but that is a very different animal, great in it's own way but not the beast the 52 is.
It is like the great Albert Lee said; it is raw and unforgiving, but it gives you so much pleasure and tone.
Thank you Mr Leo.
Sir John owns this item
You should never look at the past, except for Fender Vintage guitars. This '52 Tele is just a wonder. I love that 7"25 radius. And the sound is so amazing. When I bought her, I called a friend and he asked me, "Does she sound good ?" I answered him, "I don't know yet, I'm just watching her." I was just falling in love. And when she began to talk, I knew she was the one I was waiting for. I think I'll take her with me in my grave - to keep on playing in Hell...
Badfinger owns this item
I finally bought this guitar and have to say i am not disappointed. Got myself one of the 1st 46 2012 models. The U shaps maple neck is like silk to play. With beautiful rolled edges and flatter finger board 7.25 i think. The fnish is stunning and a bit more yellower than my 60th Ltd Ed Tele. The G&G case and extras complete the package.If you have thought about getting one of these and have hesitated in the past, take my advice get one asap they are truly stunning.
ukraider owns this item
Although this is not my go-to guitar, it is my favorite in terms of playability for rhythm and signature tone. I mostly leave it in open G and it really likes it! The neck isn't for shredders but it is for me. You need to try it.
Kikosdad owns this item
This is the best playing guitar that I've ever owned. I've been playing guitar over 50 years and with this guitar I can play any style and the sound is amazing. I just wish I purchased this sooner.
musicrat owns this item
I've learned a lot from catching the Tele-fever back in 2007 and since I've spent an outrageous amount of money building and buying a lot of guitars, messing with pick-ups and trying my hand at winding them too.
I have a Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Custom Triburst Flame Maple, whew! My American Deluxe Telecaster is completely upgraded by Patrick Meade from Patsguitars.com, in my opinion the best Luthier out there, and I have come Full-Circle!
It is my opinion that this is the Best Production Guitar the Fender Makes, Period.
Here are the only tweaks:
• Add a 22 frets scale boat neck.
• Compound Radius.
• Create an Ashtray that covers the pick-up only, yes like an old Precision Bass.
o Allowing for string muffling.
The ambient sound you get with the ashtray one is Real Kids!!!!!
Try-it. Clean setting, you'll see.
Sergioantoniox owns this item
The 52 is simply the best Telecaster you can get. The feel, shape and tone are everything you can imagine and it plays like butter.
Forget the rest, buy the best
countrydave owns this item
There's a tele for every taste and price point, but for my money, this is the one - it looks and sounds fantastic! I usually swap out PUPs, but not on this one, the vintage tones are perfect. I get a great warm jazz sound from the neck PUP, and the bridge PUP twangs like it's supposed to! I grew up with the flatter radius necks, so the older style radius took a little getting used to, but apart from that, it's perfect. If I had to get rid of all but one guitar, this is the one I'd keep. Highly reccomended!
Let the strap out so the guitar hangs low, change to open G tuning, and start banging out the chords to Brown Sugar. Perhaps no other guitar lets you live out your music dreams like a 52 Tele. I got mine a few years ago and immediately changed to the modern wiring... so much more versatile. Straight out of the case, the heavy finish on the back of the neck makes playing a chore... but once it wears down a little the fat neck just feels right. No guitar collection would be complete without one of these classic instruments.
This has for the longest time been one of the most authentic guitars Fender makes. Down to the screws they got it right. Fenders done right make you work a bit for the tone, and this one is no different. Sure you can plug and play and get great tone. But if you want to go to tone Utopia, spend some time noodling with this one a bit. Its well worth it. You can get jazzy to bluesy to creamy rock on the neck, or bite the audience on the head with the tone from the bridge. Plug into a Screamer or Zen Drive, and into a Twin and your right there!
Every Fender player needs a 52 RI!
dannopelli owns this item
This is the best regular production guitar Fender makes! The craftsmanship on this guitar is excellent and it plays like a dream. I am amazed at the sounds I can pull out of this guitar. Awesome guitar!
captain eyeball owns this item
I bought her 20 years ago.
I played and I loved her.
Then I had to sell her, because I did not know where to store.
I regret today.
Bought mine in Atlanta a few years back - plays like a dream, fit so tightly and sounds as jangle-y as I want and can tear the roof off at the same time. I knew I was gonna buy it just noodling at the store before I even plugged it in... that kind of well built electric.
qwinks owns this item
Great Guitar. Quick neck, great tone and beautiful workmanship. I would sleep with her if my wife would let me.
BRTOAD owns this item
There's not much you can say about a Tele that's not already been said - it does what it does, and nothing else does it the same. While I mainly play Strats, a Tele is a big part of my arsenal particularly for the work I do with country bands. My AVRI '52 is hands down the best Tele - and one of the best guitars - I've ever played. To be honest, I don't really think you can get a better Tele - it's a basic instrument, no need for fancy woods or bells and whistles, and the '52 is just beautifully put together, sounds exactly like a Tele should sound and I love it! It even smells nice! One of my favourites.
jakehadlee owns this item
|Model Name:
|American Vintage '52 Telecaster®, Maple Fingerboard, Butterscotch Blonde
|Model Number:
|American Vintage
|Butterscotch Blonde
|Body Material:
|Body Finish:
|Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
|Body Shape:
|Neck Material:
|Neck Finish:
|Fender Flash Coat Lacquer
|Neck Shape:
|"U" Shape
|Scale Length:
|25.5" (648 mm)
|Fingerboard Radius:
|7.25" (184.1 mm)
|Number of Frets:
|Fret Size:
|String Nut:
|Nut Width:
|1.650" (42 mm)
|Position Inlays:
|Truss Rods:
|Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
|Truss Rod Nut:
|Vintage-Style Slotted
|Bridge Pickup:
|American Vintage '52 Single-Coil Tele
|Neck Pickup:
|American Vintage '52 Single-Coil Tele
|Master Volume, Master Tone
|Pickup Switching:
|3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
|Pickup Configuration:
|3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele with Brass Saddles
|Hardware Finish:
|Tuning Machines:
|Single Line "Fender Deluxe" Vintage Style
|1-Ply Black
|Control Knobs:
|Knurled Dome
|Switch Tips:
|Barrel Style
|Fender® USA 250R NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
|Unique Features:
|Slightly lighter Butterscotch Blonde finish; Large maple neck with re-sculpted U-shaped profile and comfortably rolled edges; All-new pickups wound to period-correct specs and sound; "Barrel" switch tip and knurled chrome domed control knobs
|Included Accessories:
|Vintage '52 Tele Strap, Cable, and Cloth; Vintage Wiring Kit, '50s Tele Information Kit, Bridge Cover, Owner's Manual, Saddle Height Wrench
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Construction has begun on a new facility that will help Los Alamos National Laboratory accelerate the shipment of transuranic (TRU) waste stored in large boxes at Technical Area 54, Area G. Construction is scheduled for completion in March 2012.
The new "375 Box Line" facility will allow the Laboratory to repackage boxes up to 25 feet long that contain TRU waste from as long ago as the 1970s.
The new facility will contain a number of safety features, including fire protection and high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtering.
To read more see: http://www.lanl.gov/news/releases/new_facility_boosts_labs_ability_to_ship_transuranic_waste.html
NNSA federal and contractor counsel gathered at the Savannah River Site recently for the annual NNSA Office of General Counsel conference. Bruce Diamond, NNSA General Counsel, awarded Terri Slack, YSO Site Counsel, the attorney of the year award. The group received updates on topics and issues impacting the NNSA Counsel Enterprise-wide.
The team from Advanced Technologies Academy (A-Tech) in Las Vegas took first place at the 21st annual Nevada Regional Science Bowl was held recently at VegasPBS in Las Vegas. The A-Tech team was awarded $5,000 (for use in the school's math or science department) and all team members will receive expense paid trips to Washington, D.C. for the Department of Energy's National Science Bowl in April.
More than 150 of the best and brightest high school students in Nevada, California and Utah made up the 32 high school teams that started the Nevada Regional Science Bowl competition.
The Nevada Regional Science Bowl participants joined 15,000 other high school students across the United States trying to qualify for the finals of DOE's annual National Science Bowl®. DOE established the Nevada Regional Science Bowl in 1991 to promote math and science education and encourage high school students to pursue scientific and technical careers.
The final round was recorded for television and will be broadcast by VegasPBS in March.
To see more visit: http://www.nv.doe.gov/outreach/news/Default.aspx
The New START Treaty between the United States and Russian Federation celebrated its first anniversary of entering into force yesterday. The treaty will cap the strategic deployed nuclear arsenals of each country at 1,550 warheads, a nearly 75% reduction compared with the first START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty), which expired in 2009. As of the most recent update to the treaty's database on Sept. 1, Russia reported 1,566 deployed nuclear warheads and the United States reported 1,790. New START follows a series of similar treaties between the United States and Russia all with the goal of reducing nuclear weapons in both countries and, ultimately, lowering the global nuclear proliferation risk and increasing international security. The obligations laid out in the treaty must be met within seven years of the treaty's entry into force on February 5, 2010.
NNSA Administrator Tom D'Agostino was featured on NBC's TODAY Show this morning as part of a Super Bowl security story. NBC met with Tom recently at NNSA's Remote Sensing Lab at Andrews Air Force Base to discuss NNSA's state-of-the art detection systems used to help detect radioactive material. The systems will be mounted in vehicles or carried by NNSA responders to help detect any radiation threat at the Super Bowl.
A team NNSA emergency responders will be in Indianapolis to help detect radioactive isotopes that could potentially be used to cause harm at the Super Bowl. NNSA will work with other agencies to increase the responsiveness and awareness during the Super Bowl.
NNSA serves as the premier technical leader in responding to and successfully resolving nuclear and radiological threats worldwide. When the need arises, NNSA is prepared to respond immediately to any type of nuclear or radiological accident or incident. NNSA teams are deployed more than 100 times a year mainly within the U.S. The intelligence driven deployments are for the support of law enforcement at events such as the Super Bowl, the State of the Union, presidential inaugurations or political conventions.
Super-security ahead of Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the biggest sporting event of the year, and ever since the Sept. 11 attacks, it has created a very complex security challenge. NBC's Tom Costello reports.
Last month, the NNSA's Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility project at the Savannah River Site successfully completed 7 million consecutive work hours without a lost day due to injury. According to the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, a typical construction site in the U. S. experiences one lost workday case for every 125,000 hours worked. In the span of 7 million hours worked, the typical site would have 49 lost workday cases, but NNSA's MOX project lost none.
Last year, the MOX project launched a new safety incentive program to increase safety awareness and encourage safety performance. The MOX BUX reward program recognizes and rewards individual and team achievements in safety performance. The tokens awarded can be collected and redeemed for a variety of apparel and merchandise items.
Reaching this milestone of completing 7 million safe hours continues to move this complex project forward in its mission to produce MOX fuel for commercial reactors.
NNSA site office managers gathered at Savannah River Site this week as part of their quarterly meetings. Each site office manager provided an update and discussed goals for each lab and site. The group received an update from Bob Osborn, NNSA Associate Administrator for Information Management and Chief Information Officer, concerning 2NV. The group also received updates concerning various NNSA programs.
Sandia researchers have invented a dart-like, self-guided bullet for small-caliber, smooth-bore firearms that could hit laser-designated targets at distances of more than a mile (about 2,000 meters).
Sandia's design for the four-inch-long bullet includes an optical sensor in the nose to detect a laser beam on a target. The sensor sends information to guidance and control electronics that use an algorithm in an eight-bit central processing unit to command electromagnetic actuators. These actuators steer tiny fins that guide the bullet to the target. Researchers have had initial success testing the design in computer simulations and in field tests of prototypes, built from commercially available parts.
For more see: https://share.sandia.gov/news/resources/news_releases/bullet/
NNSA Administrator Tom D'Agostino, DOE Environmental Management Acting Assistant Secretary Dave Huizenga, and Nevada Site Office Manager Steve Mellington recently hosted Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval for a full day tour at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS).
Sandoval was accompanied by his State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Director Leo Drozdoff. While visiting NNSS, the Governor toured the Radioactive Waste Management Complex, the U1a Complex, the Device Assembly Facility, and the JASPER Gas Gun.
The tour and associated discussions provided NNSA and EM leadership the opportunity to describe the Department's ongoing and long-term vision of mission activities at NNSS. NNSA and EM leadership in turn benefited from insight into the Governor's priorities, such as those outlined in the State's recently publicized Economic Development Agenda. Both parties expressed enthusiasm towards enhanced collaboration between NNSS and the State of Nevada.
Bob Osborn, NNSA Associate Administrator for Information Management and Chief Information Officer, has been selected as one of Federal Computer Week's 2012 Federal 100 Award Winners. The award recognizes government and industry leaders who have played important roles in the federal government IT community.
Osborn has been specifically acknowledged as being part of a select group of professionals who had the greatest impact on the government information systems community in 2011. As leader of the NNSA's information management and information technology (IT) initiatives, Osborn and his team have skillfully laid out an aggressive plan to update and modernize the agency's IT infrastructure.
In his current role, Osborn is responsible for all aspects of cyber security across the nuclear security enterprise. He and his team have been very successful in maintaining NNSA's networks, which allow essential national security programs to be executed. Osborn also serves as NNSA Transformation Executive and leads the agency's move to OneNNSA – a fully integrated enterprise, organized to succeed, that performs work seamlessly and speaks with one voice.
Federal Computer Week magazine will hold a black-tie gala on March 28 in Washington, D.C., to recognize the accomplishments of the award winners.


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Jake thought every customer at White Castle was rude because he was hung over so, he spent the day peppering everyones sliders.
WiWright tarafından 27 Mart 2007, Salı