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Viz Media announced at Anime Expo that they've licensed action manga Deadman Wonderland, previously published in North America by Tokyopop. The manga, which was published by Kadokawa Shoten rather than Viz's parent companies, starts with the first volume February 11, 2014. Subsequent volumes will be released every other month. Kosuke's seinen crime action Gangsta is also launching in February 2014. It will continue with quarterly releases. More after the jump.
Weekly Shonen Jump heroes from days gone by reappear this year in a new Japanese DVD series that collects episode 1s of classic anime adaptations. Five volumes will be released starting today through the end of the year at the bargain bin price of 1,200 yen each (about US $15). Hit the jump for the full list of shows included!
You know the Dragonball anime aired in 40 countries, right? You remember that well-meaning 2009 Hollywood live-action flick, right? Where does this popularity come from? Psychologist Yoshihito Naitō proposes a theory as to why Dragonball is so enduring in our minds after the break. Hit it to argue or agree!
A photo provided by a 2ch poster has revealed that production of an anime adaptation of the Dragon Ball spin-off manga Episode of Bardock has been green-lit. Read on for more details.
In three days, the creatures of the night will rise from their graves, scrabbling at your doors for... well, candy. That's not so bad! After the jump check out fan-made art of your favorite characters from Phoenix Wright, Gundam Wing, Sailor Moon, Naruto and more as they get in costume and crash the party! Plus: a chance to submit your own art for a future Fanart Friday!
Crunchyroll News would like to extend a "kamehameha happy birthday" to Nozawa Masako, the voice of Son Goku from Dragonball and Dragonball Z! Mrs. Masako, is 75 years old today. And is the tradition at CR News, we have rounded up a selection of character-themed cakes for you to smack your lips over after the jump!
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Bright two-color tripartite entanglement with second harmonic generation
Optics Express, Vol. 17, Issue 12, pp. 9851-9857 (2009)
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The bright two-color tripartite entanglement is investigated in the process of type II second harmonic generation (SHG) operating above threshold. The two pump fields and the second harmonic field are proved to be entangled, and the dependence of the entanglement degree on pump parameterσ and normalized frequency Ω is also analyzed.
OCIS Codes
(190.2620) Nonlinear optics : Harmonic generation and mixing
(270.0270) Quantum optics : Quantum optics
(270.6570) Quantum optics : Squeezed states
ToC Category:
Nonlinear Optics
Original Manuscript: April 13, 2009
Revised Manuscript: May 24, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: May 25, 2009
Published: May 27, 2009
Shuqin Zhai, Rongguo Yang, Kui Liu, Hailong Zhang, Junxiang Zhang, and Jiangrui Gao, "Bright two-color tripartite entanglement with second harmonic generation," Opt. Express 17, 9851-9857 (2009)
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On paper, the American Midwest Conference women's basketball tournament looks like a two-team race.
Columbia College (24-7, 14-0 AMC) and McKendree (Ill.) are the only teams with winning conference records. The Cougars' 79-75 win at McKendree on Feb. 3 was their lone AMC victory decided by single digits.
The Bearcats (23-7, 12-2 AMC) were nearly as dominant, outscoring their opponents by an average of 17.7 in their wins.
Still, the rest of the AMC might have more incentive to win. The AMC Tournament champion receives an automatic bid into the 32-team NAIA Championship Tournament in Jackson, Tenn. The 16 at-large bids go to the highest ranked teams that did not automatically qualify.
The final NAIA poll will be released today, meaning the No. 22 Cougars are a virtual lock for the NAIA Championship Tournament. Cougars coach Mike Davis said he hopes the poll will put his team in a favorable position but isn't taking the AMC Tournament for granted.
"I can attest to you, raters, you don't know what they're going to do," he said. "The rater for our conference is (McKendree coach Melissa Ringhausen), and who knows how that will all go."
The Cougars beat the Bearcats 76-60 on Saturday to earn their third consecutive AMC title. The win also gives the Cougars home-court advantage throughout the conference tournament. The higher seed hosts each tournament game.
The Cougars open against Harris-Stowe State at 7 tonight in The Arena of Southwell Complex. If the Cougars win, they will play the Hannibal-LaGrange/Missouri Baptist winner Friday. The championship game is Monday.
Davis said the AMC Tournament is his team's chance to continue the momentum from its 16-game win streak and improve its stock nationally.
"The better you play (in the AMC tournament), if you do make the (NAIA) tournament, it improves your seeding," Davis said. "That is as big an issue, who you play, as anything else. The higher seed you get, you get maybe a little easier first game and get a little confidence under your belt, and then who knows what happens."
Lisa Kowalewski, the Cougars' all-time leading scorer, said her team's cohesiveness improves every day.
On Jan. 2, Charliss Ridley played her first game as a Cougar since transferring from Missouri. The Cougars are 18-2 with Ridley, but Kowalewski said everyone's role changed with her arrival, and it took time to find the right chemistry.
"With each win we get a little bit more confident, but by no means are we putting anything by another team," she said. "We have to come out strong and prove that we think we are the best team."
Ridley's 17.5 points and 7.8 rebounds per game lead the Cougars.
Regarding the Bearcats' odds of upsetting the Cougars, Davis said his team's 6-1 record against McKendree indicates his team will be tough to beat.
"For it to be a great-big rivalry, they have to beat you a lot," Davis said. "They haven't beaten us much, so I'll go ahead and get the dig in on that."


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Observation of discrete quadratic surface solitons
Optics Express, Vol. 14, Issue 12, pp. 5508-5516 (2006)
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We report the first observation of discrete quadratic surface solitons in self-focusing and defocusing periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide arrays. By operating on either side of the phase-matching condition and using the cascading nonlinearity, both in-phase and staggered discrete surface solitons were observed. This represents the first experimental demonstration of staggered/gap surface solitons at the interface of a semi-infinite nonlinear lattice. The experimental results were found to be in good agreement with theory.
© 2006 Optical Society of America
OCIS Codes
(190.2620) Nonlinear optics : Harmonic generation and mixing
(190.4350) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics at surfaces
(190.5530) Nonlinear optics : Pulse propagation and temporal solitons
ToC Category:
Nonlinear Optics
Original Manuscript: April 4, 2006
Manuscript Accepted: May 30, 2006
Published: June 12, 2006
Georgios A. Siviloglou, Konstantinos G. Makris, Robert Iwanow, Roland Schiek, Demetrios N. Christodoulides, George I. Stegeman, Yoohong Min, and Wolfgang Sohler, "Observation of discrete quadratic surface solitons," Opt. Express 14, 5508-5516 (2006)
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Congressional Art Competition
Each spring, the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsor a nationwide high school arts competition. The Artistic Discovery Contest is an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in the nation, as well as in our congressional district.
The Artistic Discovery Contest is open to all high school students in the 12th District. The over-all winner of our district's competition will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol. The exhibit in Washington will also include artwork from other contest winners nationwide.
The Congressional Art Competition began in 1982 to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to encourage and recognize the artistic talents of their young constituents. Since then, over 650,000 high school students have been involved with the nationwide competition.
The guidelines to the 2015 competition are as follows:
- The competition is open to high school students only. Exceptions will be made for schools that have 7th through 12th grades in one building.
- Only one entry per student is allowed.
- An awards reception with the Congresswoman is open to all participating students and is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, April 18, 2015.
- All art work is due by 4:30pm on Friday, April 10, 2015. Please call (817) 338-0909 to make an appointment to drop off artwork at:
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Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TFSI
Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TFSI
- Make
- Model
- Price
- $44,990 (auto only), plus options and on-road costs.
- Series
- 2.0 Turbo FSI Auto
- Series Year
- 2006
- Body Group
- sedan
- Brakes
- Ventilated discs (f); discs (r), ABS with EBD and BA.
- Dimensions
- Length 4765 mm. Width 1820 mm. Height 1472 mm. Wheelbase 2709 mm.
- Fuel Consumption
- 8.7 L/100 km, premium unleaded.
- Fuel Tank Size
- Fuel tank 70 litres.
- Insurance
- Premium $671 (RACV wholly owned, driver 40-plus, rating one, medium-risk suburb, $450 excess).
- Kerb Weight
- 1506 kg.
- Power
- 147 kW at 5100 rpm.
- Steering
- Rack and pinion, 2.9 turns lock to lock. Turning circle 11.4 m.
- Suspension
- Independent by MacPherson struts, coil springs and stabiliser bar (f); Independent by multi-links, coil springs and stabiliser bar (r).
- Torque
- 280 Nm at 1800 rpm.
- Transmission/Driven Wheels
- Six-speed automatic, front-wheel-drive.
- Warranty
- 3 years/100,000 km.
- Wheels/Tyres
- Alloy, 17 x 7.5-inch. Tyres Continental Sport Contact 2, 235/45. Full-size spare.
Smooth mover
We're only in the sixth month of 2006 but it's been a huge year for Volkswagen already. Hot on the heels of the facelifted Polo and all-new Jetta came the all-new Passat. Now there's the Kombi Beach and Caddy Life to take in.
We're looking at the Passat, and it certainly lives up to the "new" moniker. It's built in South Africa on a stretched version of the Golf platform - the old model, in contrast, was related to Audi's A4 - and also shares its lower-level drivetrains and other mechanicals with its little brother.
Like its predecessor, the new Passat tries hard for the attention of prestige buyers. The base 2.0 TFSI sedan tested here is generously equipped for its $44,990 price tag, with climate control, cruise, trip computer, six-CD stacker, rain-sensing wipers, auto headlights, leather multifunction steering wheel, power driver's seat and rear parking sensors standard. Safety is exemplary.
Throw in upmarket features such as an electronic handbrake and one of those fancy, push-in keys once restricted to top-end limousines and it's hard not to be impressed.
Of course, in true European style, you can option your Passat to the hilt, from sat-nav and leather to 18-inch wheels and power sunroof.
For cabin ambience, the Passat rates strongly. Despite the odd obvious sign of cost reduction compared to its lush predecessor, in particular the cheap-looking chrome and carbon-fibre trim, the VW feels impressively upmarket.
It's spacious, too, with ample leg room in the back and enough width to seat three adults. And the boot is huge.
Up front, the fundamentals are good but there are some patchy details. There's a wide range of seating and steering adjustment but the seats - particularly in the leather trim of our test car - lack support.
No such issues with performance. Under the bonnet is the same 147 kW, 2.0-litre turbocharged direct-injection four as the Golf GTI and, while there's more weight to tote around, it rises to the challenge.
Smooth, quiet and as effortlessly flexible as you could wish for, this sweet little powerplant transforms into a feisty, rev-hungry animal when the foot is floored. And it's not too thirsty, sipping an average of 9.1 L/100 km over our combined urban/highway loop.
The mandatory six-speed automatic is a good match, offering smooth, decisive shifts. We're a tad mystified, though, why the excellent DSG transmission, used with the same engine in both the Golf and Jetta, hasn't appeared.
The road manners are also well up to scratch. Sustained undulations and sharp bumps show up the suspension's slight bias towards comfort over control, but for the most part, the VW's ride is hard to fault.
Push hard through a corner and it feels light on its feet and eager to change direction, with buckets of grip, balance and predictability thrown in. Only slightly remote steering lets the side down.
But not half as much as body rigidity. VW says the Passat is a class-beater but our test car creaked and the doors moved around on poor surfaces, a fact clearly attested to by the relentlessly squeaky door rubbers. If I'd just forked out almost $50,000, my blood would be boiling.
Without the squeaks and creaks, the Passat justifies a 31/2-star rating for its value, performance, excellent driving manners and classy cabin. However, I want to sample few more examples of the breed before it's a verdict I would swear by.


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Good references include: Emerging Viruses , edited by Stephen S. Morse. Oxford Univ. Press, 1993. Contains an excellent section on Ebola. Peters, C.J., E.D. Johnson, and K.T. McKee, Jr. 1991. Filoviruses and management of viral hemorrhagic fevers. In Textbook of Human Virology , 2nd Edition, Chap. 26, pp. 699-712 (R. Belshe, ed.). Mosby Year Book, Inc., St. Louis.
"Marburg and Ebola" chapter, The Encyclopedia of Virology CDROM "Outbreak of Fear" Newsweek, May 22, 1995 "Viral hemorrhagic fever in southern Sudan and Northern Zaire" by Bowen et al., Lancet, vol. 1, pp-571-573 (1977)"Management of patients with suspected viral hemorrhagic fever," CDC-Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Supp. 37/S-3, pp 1-16 (1988) "Update: Ebola-related filovirus infection in nonhuman primates and interim guidelines for handling nonhuman primates during transit and quarantine," CDC- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, vol. 39, pp 22-4 & 29-30 (1990)"Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories" by the CDC/NIH, HHS Publication No.CDC-1993, 3rd EditionEbola Haemorrhagic Fever Videos for health workers and the general public, World Health Organization (WHO) video (1997) "Epidemiologic investigation of Marburg virus disease, Southern Africa, 1975" by Conrad, et al., Am. J.Trop. Med. Hyg., vol. 27, pp 1210-1215 (1978)"Molecular biology and evolution of filoviruses" by Feldmann et al., Arch.Virol (supp), vol. 7, pp 81-100 (1993)Laurie Garret. The Coming Plague. (chapter on ebola) "Association of Ebola-related Reston virus particles and antigen with tissue lesions of monkeys imported to the United States" by Geisbert et al., J. Comp. Path., vol. 106, pp 137-152 (1992) "Preliminary Report: isolation of Ebola virus from monkeys imported to USA" by Jahrling et al., Lancet, vol. 335, pp 502-05 (1990)"Isolation and partial characterization of a new virus causing acute hemorrhagic fever in Zaire" by Johnson, et al., Lancet, vol. 1, pp 569-571 (1977)"Agent of disease contracted from green monkeys" by Kissling et al., Science, vol. 160, pp 888-890 (1968)"Infectious Diseases" by Frederick A. Murphy, Advances in Virus Research, vol. 43."Pathology of Ebola virus infection" by F.A. Murphy, Ebola Virus Hemorrhagic fever (ed. by Pattyn, Elsevier/North Holland, Amsterdam), pp 37-42 (1978)"Marburg virus morphology and taxonomy" by F.A. Murphy, Ebola Virus Hemorrhagic fever (ed. by Pattyn, Elsevier/North Holland, Amsterdam), pp 61-82 (1978). "Marburg virus infection in monkeys" by Murphy et al. Lab. invest., '71, vol. 24, pp 279-291 (1971)"Filoviruses as Emerging Pathogens" by C.J. Peters et al., Seminars in Virology, vol. 5, pp 147-154 (1994)"Filoviruses" by C.J. Peters et al., Chapt.15 in Emerging Viruses (ed. by S. Morse, Oxford University Press, New York), pp 159-75 (1991)Richard Preston. Esquire. July/August 1993."The Hot Zone." Scientific American, vol. 271, pp 114 (Nov. 1994).Richard Preston. The Hot Zone (sensationalized)David Quammen. "You Can Run: Emerging viruses in the global village" Discover Apr 1994."Sequence analysis of the Ebola virus genome: organization, genetic elements, and comparison with Marburg" by Sanchez et al., Virus Res., vol. 29, pp 215-240 (1993). Zinsser. MICROBIOLOGY, 20th ed. pages 1031-1033. (has a section on Ebola and about 10 references-books, journal articles, and WHO bulletins) "Firsthand clinical observations of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Zaire" Rev. Inf. Dis., vol. 11, pp S-790-793 (1989)Isolation and Phylogenetic Characterization of Ebola Viruses Causing Different Outbreaks in Gabon, Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, vol. 3 no. 1, (Jan.-Mar. 1997)Experimental Inoculation of Plants and Animals with Ebola Virus, Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, vol. 2 no. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1996)Reemergence of Ebola Virus in Africa, Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, vol. 1 no. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1995)New Yorker Oct. 26, 1992 (on the Reston-Ebola)The TV newsmagazine 48 Hrs did a show on ebola and hanta virus called "Into the Danger Zone""The Apocalypse Bug" - May 14, 1995 on CNN
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Apple e-mailed invitations that included the words "One more thing..." printed over a background photo that appears to depict theater curtains. The company, which has pocketed a fortune from the sales of its iPod digital music player, said nothing else in the e-mail, other than to say the press event would take place in San Jose on Oct. 12.
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Response to visual threat following damage to the pulvinar
Ward, Robert, Danziger, Shai and Bamford, Susan (2005) Response to visual threat following damage to the pulvinar. Current Biology, 15, (6), 571-573. (doi:10.1016/j.cub.2005.01.056).
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We present a unique case demonstrating contributions of the pulvinar in response to visual threat. Substantial evidence demonstrates that the amygdala contributes to the emotion of fear and the response to threat [1, 2,1, 2]. Traditionally, two routes to amygdala activation have been distinguished: a slow cortical route through visual and association cortex and a fast subcortical route through the thalamus [1]. The pulvinar nucleus of the thalamus is well connected to the amygdala [3], suggesting that pulvinar damage might interfere with amygdala activation and response to threat. We tested this possibility in patient SM, who suffered complete loss of the left pulvinar. We measured interference from threatening images on goal-directed behavior. In SMs ipsilesional field, threatening images slowed responses more than pleasant images did. This interference decreased rapidly over time. In contrast, in SMs contralesional field, interference from threatening images was initially absent and then increased rather than decreased over time. Processing through the pulvinar therefore plays a significant role in generating response to visual threat. We suggest that, with disruption of the subcortical route to the amygdala, briefly presented images were not fully processed for threat. The reemergence of interference over time may reflect contributions of a slower route.
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As Rep. Paul Seaton, the District 30 representative for Homer, heads to Juneau for the 28th Legislature meeting Jan. 14 to April 14, he'll be looking forward to a big change in the State Capitol building. Wifi. Being able to receive wireless internet service in all but the House floor -- where electronic devices are prohibited -- means that now Seaton can Skype on his computer from his office when he gives legislative updates to the Homer City Council. Last year when he did so, Seaton had to take his iPad to a Juneau internet cafe to meet by videoconference with the council. Early this week, Seaton and his staff packed their bags and headed south to Juneau for the start of the session on Monday. Gaining some new electronic tools should help him as he starts his term in a new district that now includes central Kenai Peninsula communities all the way north to the Funny River area on the south bank of the Kenai River. Last session, Seaton's big issue was getting funding in the capital budget for the Anchor Point to Homer natural gas line. With that project funding and engineering started, Seaton looks to another gas line project as a big issue -- a proposed North Slope to Cook Inlet natural gas line. Rep. Mike Hawker, R-Anchorage, and House Speaker Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, have prefiled House Bill 4 that would change how gas lines are regulated under the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, or AGDC, and the Regulatory Commission of Alaska. That bill is similar to a version in the last session that came out of the House as it was changed before going to the Senate. Seaton said he supports a North Slope-Cook Inlet gas line, but questions a key change in House Bill 4: allowing for the gas line to be a contract carrier and not a common carrier utility. The Alaska Pipeline and the Kenai Kachemak Pipeline are common carrier lines, meaning any company sending oil or gas through the lines pay the same tariff. A contract carrier can limit use of the line to specific companies. "This is basically building it, as I see it, for three private companies for whatever amount we put in there," Seaton said. If the state helps fund that gas line by putting up a proposed $400 million in engineering and other costs, "It's basically financing a grid or a road for the first companies," Seaton said. Depending on how a North Slope-Cook Inlet gas line act is structured, another concern Seaton has is if it would shut out smaller producers on the Slope. It's a different approach than the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act, or AGIA, the act passed under former Gov. Sarah Palin to motivate construction of a natural gas line through Canada. "We were willing to put $500 million into upfront engineering for a common carrier line, because we wanted to make sure everybody would be able to stimulate new exploration on the North Slope," Seaton said of AGIA. Another big issue this session is Gov. Sean Parnell's proposed changes to the state's oil tax structure. Seaton opposed an earlier version passed by the house, arguing that the full implications of those changes weren't fully understood. Parnell hasn't released his version of those changes yet. The governor's capital budget is half that of 2012, Seaton noted. The good news is that Parnell included matching grants for Homer Harbor projects. How the oil and gas tax law is proposed to be changed would affect the final capital budget. "If that sends us into deficit spending, which it would under the current proposals, it's going to be difficult to get other capital projects funded," Seaton said. Seaton is chair of the House Fisheries Committee and sits on the resources, health and social services, and education committees. "We've got a lot of king salmon issues coming up," Seaton said of fisheries issues. "How is the king salmon fishery going to be conducted in the future here?" There's also another minor technological change this session: simpler legislative email addresses, with legislators and their aides having the easier to remember "@akleg.gov" end on email addresses. Constituents can write Seaton at firstname.lastname@example.com. Seaton also sends out periodic newsletters, and constituents can sign up for that newsletter by emailing him. Michael Armstrong can be reached at email@example.com.
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Citing increased infiltration of Communist guerrillas from North Vietnam into the South, the U.S. bombs oil depots around Hanoi and Haiphong, ending a self-imposed moratorium. The U.S. is very cautious about targeting the city of Hanoi itself over concerns for the reactions of North Vietnam's military allies, China and the Soviet Union. This concern also prevents any U.S. ground invasion of North Vietnam, despite such recommendations by a few military planners in Washington.
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Efficient LED light distribution cavities using low loss, angle-selective interference transflectors
Optics Express, Vol. 17, Issue 13, pp. 10612-10622 (2009)
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Recent advances in solid state light source efficiency and luminance present the technical challenge of distributing light from very small point sources to large areas, with area distribution ratios having orders of magnitude greater than previously addressed. Broad adoption of LEDs in lighting and liquid crystal displays is in part contingent on addressing this fundamental light distribution issue. Here we present new materials based on giant birefringent nanotechnology which address these deficiencies allowing us to guide light in air via a novel light distribution system. Resulting from controlled in-plane and out-of-plane x,y,z refractive indices of adjacent layers, these multilayer interference films possess both angle selective and polarization selective reflectance. The angle selectivity can be tuned in both azimuth and polar angle, relieving a key constraint of prior materials. Our work has been done on a physically large scale enabling demonstration of large light management systems of industrial and practical relevance.
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(120.2040) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Displays
(260.5430) Physical optics : Polarization
(220.2945) Optical design and fabrication : Illumination design
(310.4165) Thin films : Multilayer design
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Original Manuscript: February 24, 2009
Revised Manuscript: May 29, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: June 5, 2009
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John A. Wheatley, Gilles J. Benoit, James E. Anderson, Rolf W. Biernath, David G. Freier, Thomas R. Hoffend, C. David Hoyle, Tao T. Liu, Jenna D. Lu, Michael A. Meis, Vadim V. Savvateev, Craig R. Schardt, Matthew E. Sousa, Michael F. Weber, and Timothy J. Nevitt, "Efficient LED light distribution cavities using low loss, angle-selective interference transflectors," Opt. Express 17, 10612-10622 (2009)
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Several University of Michigan units sponsored a series of events in 2006 celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Avery Hopwood and Jule Hopwood Awards, in recognition of the legacy of the bequest that gave birth to the awards. "What Is Your Health Worth?"The University of Michigan and the Citizens' Health Care Working Group hosted an interactive national town hall discussion of health care March 22, 2006, through a Webcast and a concurrent satellite telecast—part of a national invitation to citizens to tell policymakers in Washington what they like and don't like about our nation's health care system, and what tough choices our country should make to turn it into one that works for all Americans. Twenty-two institutions participated in the event. "Not Your Father's Space Race"President Mary Sue Coleman addresses the National Press Club, March 7, 2006 |
Microsoft's Bill Gates addresses studentsMicrosoft Chairman and Chief Software Engineer Bill Gates delivered the College of Engineering's annual Goff Smith Lecture to a capacity crowd at Rackham Auditorium Oct. 12. (Video provided by Microsoft.) |
The Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences says more than 400 U-M students turned out for "Storm the Stadium" Sept. 24, 2005. to help Arthur F. Thurnau Prof. of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences Perry Samson measure wind flow and temperature inside Michigan Stadium. The students contributed more than $1,300, which Samson says he and his wife will match, to support training of meteorologists at Jackson State University in Mississippi.
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On July 27, 2005, the University of Michigan student-built solar car Momentum crossed the finish line first in the North American Solar Challenge that began 10 days earlier in Austin, Texas, and ended at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada.
End-of-race comments from U-M and second-place University of Minnesota solar car drivers.
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U-M alumnus John Seely Brown, former chief scientist of Xerox Corp. and director of its Palo Alto Research Center, and a leading contemporary thinker on the influence of technology on modern life, gave the main address at the University of Michigan's Spring Commencement April 30, 2005, in Michigan Stadium.
Brown was one of six honorary degree recipients at the Ann Arbor ceremony, including U-M alumnus Henry W. Bloch, founder of H&R Block; physicist Mildred Dresselhaus, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; researcher Bruce S. McEwen, of The Rockefeller University; Margaret Ann (Ranny) Riecker, philanthropist and longtime supporter of higher education and the education of women; and Glenn E. "Bo" Schembechler, former U-M football coach, whom President Coleman asked to address the graduates.
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On April 12, 2005, the University celebrated the 50th anniversary of the announcement by Dr. Thomas Francis, Jr., that the new Salk polio vaccine was "safe, effective, and potent."
Kicking off the day's events was the ceremony at which the first Thomas Francis, Jr., Medal in Global Public Health was awarded to Dr. William Foege, who played a key role in pioneering a strategy to eradicate smallpox in the 1970s.
This March of Dimes historical vignette outlines the excitement surrounding the announcement.
Another March of Dimes vignette examines polio's impact on the nation.
Prof. Francis, from a news conference that followed the announcement. Francis is flanked by Prof. Jonas Salk (to Francis' right) and Basil O'Connor, a friend and former law partner of President Franklin Roosevelt and a head of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
An excerpt of Prof. Salk's comments at the announcement.
On the day of the announcement, the U-M produced a nationwide closed-circuit telecast to physicians about the the field tests. The opening of the program, from a kinescope (film) recording of the TV signal...
News release on the awarding the first Thomas Francis, Jr. Medal in Global Public Health >
U-M School of Public Health celebrates the 1955 announcement >
U-M President Mary Sue Coleman was recently a guest on the program "Leaders on Leadership," a co-production of Detroit Public Television and the Wayne State University School of Business Administration through its Institute for Organizational & Industrial Competitiveness (IOIC). Aired originally on WTVS-TV, channel 56, April 3, 2005, Coleman, a longtime biochemistry researcher, was interviewed by host and IOIC Director Larry Fobes.
Coleman was asked how she made the transition from laboratory research to university president.
Coleman was prompted to compare leadership of corporations and leadership of universities.
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In April of 2004 playwright and U-M alumnus Arthur Miller returned to the Ann Arbor campus for a celebration of his works. While here, he was interviewed by Mark Lamos, visiting adjunct professor in theater, who asked Miller about the duty of a literary artist.
Miller explained why, having tried his hand at other forms of literature and having been night editor of the Michigan Daily student newspaper, he chose writing plays as a profession.
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Research by pain specialist Prof. Carmen Green, M.D., has found that among both blacks and whites, younger adults don't cope as well with pain as their elders, but blacks feel it worse.
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Green has found that African Americans may be disproportionately missing out on effective treatment for their chronic pain and that prescription pain medications are harder to find in pharmacies serving minority neighborhoods...subjects on which Green says more research is needed
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Author Walter Mosley, perhaps best known for his mysteries featuring private investigator Easy Rawlins, spoke on "Bearing Witness," saying to bear witness requires four steps to retain one's veracity as an individual.
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Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros praised the advancement of social equality America has made since the time of King.
Cisneros says urban communities will find the inspiration for renewal in King's teachings.
Cisneros noted that as a college education becomes increasingly important, it is harder for many to pursue.
Cisneros cited housing as a segregating factor in today's urban areas.
Cisneros spoke of the theme of the U-M's Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium.
Cisneros stressed the importance of education in the futures of the nation's cities.
Cisneros said the best moment for America is yet to come.
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On Sept. 9, 2004, University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman formally announced that New York City real estate developer Stephen M. Ross, BBA '62, had pledged $100 million to the University of Michigan Business School—the largest donation ever to a U.S. business school and the largest gift to the U-M in its 187-year history.
Robert Dolan, dean of the business school, said Ross' extraordinary generosity will "make it possible for us to build our future as the top business school in the nation."
Ross said the University of Michigan had made a difference in his life.
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U-M researchers Alan Hunt and Edgar Meyhöfer talk about nature's tiny nano-machines that could work miracles if we learn how to build them.
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Educator and civil rights activist Robert P. Moses was main speaker at the U-M-Ann Arbor Winter Commencement Dec. 19, 2004. His main plea to graduates reflected his decades of combining expertise in education with passion for social justice.
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Jan Longone outlines what will be in the Center's archives. |
Dan Longone says many of the early American-published books on wine reveal the personalities and fervor of their authors. |
Clements Library Director John Dann says the Longone Center is an example of today's interest in social history. |
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Andrew Garfield is the new Spider-Man, but who will play Peter Parker's girlfriend? According to The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision blog, director Marc Webb and Garfield are now meeting with actresses in search of Spidey's love-interest. At least five actresses are currently in the mix – (clockwise, from lower right) Ophelia Lovibond (Nowhere Boy, pictured in green shirt), Imogen Poots (Solitary Man), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World – THR says Winstead was an initial candidate who has fallen out of contention), Emma Roberts (Nancy Drew), Lily Collins (The Blind Side), and Teresa Palmer (The Sorcerer's Apprentice). What's more, it's not exactly clear which comic-book character they might be playing. They could be testing for Mary Jane Watson, Gwen Stacy, or perhaps even Parker's first love, Betty Brant.
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Frederic F. Van de Water, who lives in Brattleboro, Vermont, is the author of many books. This article is based on his The Captain Called It Mutiny , published by Washburn.
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A hysterical captain thought he detected mutiny. After a hasty court-martial, three men were hanged—one the son of the Secretary of War. Then the uproar began
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Welcome to Murrieta Valley High School's Health Office
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The main goal of the health office is to provide basic first aid or medical assistance to students and then either return them to class or send them home. We appreciate parental support with this-primarily by providing us with a list of phone numbers of local individuals (if parents are not available or work out of the area) who have permission to pick their student up if they are ill or injured. Without this information, if students are too ill (or injured) to return to class, and we cannot reach anyone, we are forced to call paramedics (at parents expense). So, please remember to update those contact phone numbers (especially cell phone numbers) so that we can reach you.
Medication Policy: If your student requires medication to be taken at school, we must follow strict District and State guidelines. Those guidelines state that all medication (including over the counter medication) MUST have written parent and physician permission on file (annually) with the school health office. Additionally, all medications (including over the counter medications) must be kept in the health office-except for asthma inhalers, epi-pens and diabetic supplies. They still require all the same forms, but can be carried on the student at the parent's and physician's request. You can download the form Medication Form.
Health Conditions/Concerns: At the beginning of each school year, parents complete an Emergency Contact form that has a place (on back) for parents to include any health concern regarding their student. This is extremely important information to have, especially in the event of an emergency. If your student takes any medication at home, this is also important information for us to know. Please feel free to contact the Health Office and ask for the school nurse if you need to discuss any concerns regarding your student's medical condition. If you child has diabetes and needs to take insulin or test their blood sugar while at school, we require the physician/parent to fill out care plan forms. Please contact the office if you need these forms.
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These are the journeys of the Children of Israel who left the land of Egypt in their legions, under the charge of Moshe and Aharon.(Bamidbar 33:1)
The Jewish people, or what was left of them at the time, left Egypt over 3300 years ago. It had been 210 years since they had first come to Egypt as a large single family, and the last 116 years had been spent in slavery. Two hundred and ten years and ten miraculous plagues later, the descendants of Avraham, Yitzchak, and Ya�akov were on their way to freedom.
On their way to freedom, yes, but they had yet to fully achieve it. Once Pharaoh woke up to the fact that his slave work force had been taken away from him he pursued the fleeing Jewish nation with the best of his army, catching up with them by the Reed Sea. He had cornered them with the goal of recapturing and returning his slaves to Egypt.
Unbeknownst to Pharaoh, and the Mixed Multitude that had let Egypt with the Jewish people, God had lured the Egyptians to the sea to make an end of them altogether:
Moshe said to the people, �Do not be afraid! Stand firm and see God�s salvation that He will wreak for you today. As you have seen the Egyptians today, you shall no longer continue to see them for eternity. (Shemos 14:13)
The rest is history that almost everyone knows: the sea miraculously split, the Jewish people fled to safety, and the Egyptians who followed after them drowned in the sea. The prophecy of being a stranger in a land that was not ours had finally been fulfilled. That chapter on Jewish exile had finally come to a close.
It had certainly seemed that way at the time. Though troubles still lay ahead for the newly freed Jewish nation, including another exile in the desert for 40 years, they had nothing to do with Egyptians. In the millennia that followed there would be the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Greeks, and even the Romans to conquer, subjugate, afflict and even exile the Jewish people, but not Egyptians.
True. But though, as Moshe Rabbeinu promised, the Egyptians are buried in our past, Yetzias Mitzrayim, the exodus from Egypt, is not:
The Talmud is discussing how many men between the ages of 20 and 60 years survived the Ten Plagues and actually left Egypt with Moshe Rabbeinu. Four- fifths of the Jewish people had died during the Plague of Darkness for deciding not to join the exodus, and the Talmud wants to know how many men of this age group actually survived to go out.
It concludes, based upon a connection between two verses, that it was the same amount of men from this age group that actually survived the 40 years in the desert and entered Eretz Yisroel with Yehoshua Bin Nun: two. The rest had died off from one punishment or another while wandering in the desert. The discussion in the Talmud could have ended there. A question had been asked and answered, seemingly providing us with little else than an interesting fact about a past exile and redemption. Until, that is:
All of a sudden what had seemed relevant only to the past has become completely pertinent to the future. Perhaps this was the intention of the Talmud when asking its question, to tell us about our past for the sake of our future. Apparently it is about more than just learning from the past. On a deeper level the future is the past all over again:
According to this the final act of Jewish history will really be the first act all over again. The question is, why bring the souls of the generation of the exodus back in the generation of the Final Redemption if not to get right the second time what was failed the first time. This may be the deeper meaning of the following as well:
Would it not have been sufficient to simply command us to believe that God is God, aside from the fact that He took us out of Egypt? Does God really need to justify to us His demand of loyalty from us, by saying that He redeemed us from slavery? Not at all.
Rather, says the Sefer Mitzvos HaKatan, Yetzias Mitzrayim was not included only to teach us to be loyal to God. It was also included to inspire us to have faith in the Final Redemption, to remind us that God will, eventually, take us out of exile another and final time.
The only thing is that we could have still learned that lesson without mentioning the exodus from Egypt. Therefore, the question remains, why connect the Final Redemption to the first one if not because the first one has an important lesson to teach us about the final one. Perhaps it will even tell us about how events will unfold and why.
Just knowing this information may save a person from the difficulties of the time. The answer to some of the most pressing questions about the present lie in the past. To make sense of the current redemption, we have to first understand and appreciate the first one.
Moshe Rabbeinu had known even before going down to Egypt that his first attempt to free the Jewish people would fail. God had told him this during their first encounter on Mt. Sinai while Moshe had been grazing his father- in-law�s sheep:
Therefore, it is a curious thing that after he was rebuffed by Pharaoh that Moshe Rabbeinu returned to God upset and complaining:
The answer, of course, is that though Moshe had been forewarned that his first attempt to free the Jewish people would not meet with success, he had not known in advance that his request to free his troubled people would actually make their situation worse:
In fact the situation deteriorated so much that it resulted in a complete sense of helplessness and hopelessness for the Jewish people. To break their spirit and to cause them to abandon all hope in being redeemed Pharaoh demanded that the Jewish people fill their daily quotas of bricks without receiving sufficient supplies to do so:
What Jewish leader would not have been upset by the situation? Understandably, Moshe Rabbeinu, well-known for his ability to feel the suffering of his less fortunate brothers, certainly had been. The only problem is that his reaction to the crisis didn�t seem to impress God that much. Quite the contrary, it invoked harsh Divine criticism:
You have questioned My ways [of running the world, which is] unlike Avraham, to whom I said, �For in Yitzchak will be called your seed� (Bereishis 21:12), and afterwards I said to him, �Bring him up there for a burnt offering� (Bereishis 22:2), yet he did not question Me. (Rashi)
God spoke to Moshe . . . He called him to account since he [Moshe] had spoken harshly by saying, �Why have You harmed this people?� (Shemos 5:22). (Rashi, Shemos 6:2)
It even sealed his fate to die in the desert and not enter Eretz Yisroel with the nation:
What will be done to Pharaoh you will see, but not what will be done to the kings of the seven nations when I bring them into the Land. (Rashi, Shemos 6:1)
In short, what Moshe Rabbeinu had seen as contrary to redemption God told him was the basis of it. He informed Moshe that what he had perceived as an extension of exile was in fact the beginning of redemption, in fact the key element of it, the nadir at which point the descent ends and the ascent can finally begin. The Torah makes this point here:
Moshe spoke thus to the Children of Israel, but they did not pay attention to Moshe because of [their] shortness of breath and because of [their] hard labor. (Shemos 6:9)
They did not listen to Moshe: They did not accept consolation, i.e., they despaired completely of ever being redeemed . . . because of [their] shortness of breath: Whoever is under stress, his wind and his breath are short, and he cannot take a deep breath. (Rashi)
In Hebrew it is called �kotzer ruach,� literally, �shortness of breath.� On the surface of it, it sounds as if the Torah is merely reporting on the psychological and emotional state of the Jewish people when Moshe Rabbeinu returned to tell them the good news about the impending redemption. In truth the Torah is telling us what it is that actually makes redemption possible in the first place.
It is this knowledge that makes sense of an otherwise murky Jewish history, and which has the most to say about current Jewish and world affairs. Understanding how is only meaningful after a review of some of the most important and sublime principles of existence, which we will discuss next week, b�H.
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Ritola has refused his AHL assignment and was placed on $125 waivers for the purpose of relieving him from his contract so he can go play in Europe.
Anybody still upset that the Wings let him go...I'm not.
Good luck to him, and I hope he can make it to the NHL, but I don't see it happening. I didn't see it when the Wings waived him and I still don't see it now.
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Gina sprang to her feet
(Of a thought) occur to someone
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Each of a set of vertical springs housed in a frame in a mattress or upholstered chair base
A helical spring made from metal wire
A spring of naturally hot water, typically heated by subterranean volcanic activity
A spring made of a number of strips of metal curved slightly upwards and clamped together one above the other
A hawser laid out diagonally aft from a ship's bow or forward from a ship's stern and secured to a fixed point in order to prevent movement or assist maneuvering
A type of lock with a spring-loaded bolt which requires a key only to open it, as distinct from a deadlock
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A brief period of liberalization in Czechoslovakia, ending in August 1968, during which a programme of political, economic, and cultural reform was initiated
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A week's holiday for school and college students at Easter
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A feeling of restlessness and excitement felt at the beginning of spring
The leaves of young cabbage plants of a variety that does not develop a heart
Containing a compressed or stretched spring pressing one part against another
An onion taken from the ground before the bulb has formed, typically eaten raw in salad
Water from a spring, as opposed to river water or rainwater
A mainspring in a watch
A balance that measures weight by the tension of a spring
A young person
The equinox in spring, on about 20 March in the northern hemisphere and 22 September in the southern hemisphere
Another name for Chinese New Year.
A mattress containing springs in a frame
The preseason period, especially in February and March, when baseball players prepare for the upcoming season
A spring of which the water contains sulphur or its compounds
A spring of naturally hot water
(Of a boat or container) develop a leak
Cause a trap for catching animals to close suddenly
A village on the north shore of Long Island in New York, in the town of Huntington, noted as a center for biological research; population 4,975 (2000)
Be lively and cheerful
A slender flat coiled spring regulating the movement of the balance wheel in a watch
North American term for interior-sprung.
A water supply rising from an artesian source through a surface mound of mud
Clean (a home or room) thoroughly
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literary term for well head111.
A small North American tree frog with a dark cross on the back, the males of which sing in early spring
A small North American tree frog with a dark cross on the back, the males of which sing in early spring
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This year I got married to my wonderful husband Dan. Our fairytale wedding was in a castle close to my parent's home in Frankfurt/Main, Germany. For wedding favors, my thoughts were to combine something handmade (on a BERNINA) with something my guests would cherish forever that would be useful at the same time.