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September 27, 89
Vol. 05 , No. 02
First Woman to the North Pole
As the first known woman to the North Pole, Ann Bancroft is not only an explorer, but also a pioneer. For eight months she endured grueling training to prepare for the 1986 Steger international polar expedition, a two-month trek by dog sled to the North Pole. As if simply enduring 70 degree below zero temperatures and miles of endless fields of ice were not enough, Ann also became the cinematographer and still-life photographer for National Geographic for their article on the Steger expedition.
Ann is a native of St. Paul, Minnesota, where she taught physical and special education. She continues to be an instructor in a variety of outdoor and wilderness activities, including Wilderness Inquiry, an organization that helps disabled and able-bodied individuals enjoy wilderness experiences throughout the year. In 1989 she participated in the "Ski for Peace" delegation to the Soviet Union. She is currently writing a book about her experiences on her expedition to the North Pole.
Ann is presently planning an all-woman expedition to the Canadian Arctic for 1991. Ms. Bancroft's address begins at 7:00, preceded by a reception at 5:30 and dinner at 6:00. Please fill out the dinner reservation in this Fortnightly.
The Soviet Union and the Agenda for the 21st Century
Rushworth M. Kidder is the second speaker in the series on the Soviet Union sponsored by the Gould Center, the Keck Center, and the Athenaeum. He is the senior columnist for The Christian Science Monitor, and writes the paper's weekly "Perspectives" column on social issues and trends. Before joining the paper, Dr. Kidder spent ten years as a professor of English at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. He is the author of two books on American poetry, one of which won the 1980 Explicator Literary Foundation Award. Two of his Monitor essays appeared in the American Society of Newspaper Editors' Best Newspaper Writing, 1983.
In addition to his weekly column, Kidder writes major series for the Monitor. Recent series have focused on the social effects of television, marriage in America, international terrorism, and the cultural impact of quantum physics. One of his series, for which he interviewed 22 opinion leaders around the world, grew into a book titled An Agenda for the 21st Century (1987). A sequel, Reinventing the Future: Global Goals for the 21st Century, was published by MIT Press in June. He will offer valuable insight into the Soviet Union, present and future. He speaks at 7:00 p.m. in McKenna Auditorium, and his remarks are preceded by a 5:30 reception and 6:00 dinner at the Athenaeum. We hope to see you there.
An Evening with Carlos Fuentes
The Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum is proud to present Mexico's leading novelist and critic, Carlos Fuentes. Mr. Fuentes has been the recipient of numerous awards, including in 1984 the National Prize in Literature-Mexico's highest literary award-and the Miguel de Cervantes Prize presented by King Juan Carlos in 1988.
Ten novels by Mr. Fuentes have been published in this country: The Death of Artemio Cruz (1962), The Good Conscience (1987), Where the Air Is Clear (1958), A Change of Skin (1967), Aura (1962), Terra Nostra (1975), The Hydra Head (1978), Distant Relations (1982), The Old Gringo (1985) (a national best seller in 1985, which has been made into a movie starring Jane Fonda and is scheduled for release in the U.S. this year), and most recently Christopher Unborn (1989). He also writes articles for numerous magazines and newspapers, many of which have appeared in such American publications as The Nation, Vanity Fair, The New York Times, and The New York Times Book Review.
Carlos Fuentes was the ambassador to France from Mexico from 1975 to 1977. He has taught at many American universities, including Harvard and Cornell. Come join Mr. Fuentes at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum for a truly stimulating evening, beginning with a 5:30 reception and 6:00 dinner. Mr. Fuentes' address will begin at 7:00 in McKenna Auditorium. Please return the coupon to the Athenaeum as soon as possible.
Cooperation and Coexistence with the Soviet Union
The Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, the Gould Center, and the Keck Center for Strategic Studies are pleased to welcome Arthur Macy Cox, the third in a series of speakers on the Soviet Union. Mr. Cox has had more than 40 years of experience in Soviet affairs as a diplomat, intelligence officer, policy planner, trade expert, scholar, and writer. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Russian Roulette: The Superpower Game (1982), in addition to numerous other books and articles pertaining to the Soviet Union and Soviet-American relations.
Mr. Cox served for seven years as a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution; has been a consultant for the U.N.; and has served as political consultant to national leaders as varied as Nelson Rockefeller, Hubert Humphrey, and Henry Kissinger, to name only a few. During the Second World War, Mr. Cox served in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in the Secret Intelligence Branch, and from 1952-1961 he was a high-ranking member of the clandestine services of the CIA, dealing with the planning and implementation of operations conducted world-wide against the Soviet Union. During the Truman administration he was a member of the staff of the Psychological Strategy Board, which devised the U.S. strategic concept for the Cold War and provided guidance for covert operations.
The reception for Mr. Cox begins at 5:30, with dinner following at 6:00. His address in McKenna Auditorium begins at 7:00.
Marx and de Tocqueville: The Emergence of a Voluntary Sector in the Soviet Union
James A. Joseph is president and chief executive officer of the Council on Foundations, a national organization of more than 1,000 foundations and other grantmakers whose assets total more than $60 billion. Earlier he had a distinguished career in government, business, and education. He was the undersecretary of the Interior from 1977-1981. He was a vice president of Cummins Engine Company and president of the Cummins Engine Foundation. He taught at Yale, Oxford, and Claremont. An ordained minister, he was also chaplain of The Claremont Colleges and a member of the faculty of the School of Theology.
During his years in the Department of the Interior, he frequently served as acting secretary, participating in Cabinet meetings and in the development of national policy. He has also represented the United States abroad, participating in various delegations.
Mr. Joseph, who is jointly sponsored by the Keck Center, the Gould Center, the Claremont University Club, and the Athenaeum, speaks on "Marx and de Tocqueville: The Emergence of a Voluntary Sector in the Soviet Union." The 7:00 p.m. speech in McKenna Auditorium is preceded by a reception at 5:30 and dinner at 6:00 at the Athenaeum.
Hot, Sexy, and Safer
It is now estimated that one in every 300 students is infected with the AIDS virus. Rather than seek the facts, we have grown to fear AIDS and blame its spread on certain segments of society. The Athenaeum and the CMC Dean of Students office is proud to offer a unique opportunity to become informed about AIDS. On October 10, Suzanne Landolphi of Hot, Sexy, and Safer Productions will share her knowledge of and experiences with AIDS, which she considers the easiest disease ... not to get.
After volunteering for five years with the AIDS Action Committee and being a hospice worker to people with AIDS, Suzanne Landolphi designed an audience participatory AIDS and safer-sex presentation for high school and college students. With a keen understanding of exactly how to break barriers holding back discussion of sensitive issues, Suzanne Landolphi addresses accepting and negotiating safer sex practices. Her approach is humorous and frank, while her message is loud and clear: safer sex.
Experts are warning that college students are the next big risk group for the spread of AIDS. Join us at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum for an informative evening that could change the rest of your life! The lecture at 7: 00 p.m. is preceded by a 5:30 reception and 6:00 dinner. If you wish to attend "Hot, Sexy, and Safer," please complete the coupon and return it to the Athenaeum.
Physical and Psychological Stressors and Coronary Artery Disease
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1989 12:00 p.m.
James Blascovich is director of the Center for the Study of Behavioral and Social Aspects Of Health at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Somewhat unusual for academia, Dr. Blascovich was for a time successful businessman. His firm, Advanced Automation Concepts, pioneered the application of psychological knowledge in the design and implementation of computer software systems.
Professor Blascovich's current research concerns the interaction of mind and body in the determination of physiological states. His lecture, "Physical and Psychological Stressors and Coronary Artery Disease," offers new insights into the predictive causes of heart disease.
Please return the enclosed meal reservation. Dr. Blascovich's discussion begins at 12:20 and concludes by 1:15.
How Women Judge Their Worth
Brenda Major is the winner of numerous awards for her research on the psychology of women and minorities, including the Distinguished Publication Award from the Association of Women in Psychology and the 1986 Intergroup Relations Prize of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. In March 1989 she was honored by Phi Sigma Sigma for exceptional teaching.
A professor of social psychology at the State University of New York at Buffalo, she brings illumination to our understanding of the psychological aspects of our dynamic society. Dr. Major addresses how women judge their own worth, the psychological side of the current controversy on "comparable worth" in the workplace. She speaks at 7:00, following a 5:30 reception and 6:00 dinner. Please complete the coupon if you wish to attend the dinner. for Dr. Major.
The Uncovering of My Lai
Seymour Hersh arrived at the forefront of investigative journalism with his uncovering of the My Lai massacre in Vietnam and the Pulitzer Prize that went with it. Since then, Hersh has led the way in uncovering hidden political truths in America. He was awarded the Howard Public Service Award and the Polk Award for his reports on the secret U.S. bombing of Cambodia, and the Drew Pearson Award, the Zenger Freedom of the Press Award, and another Polk Award for his investigation of the CIA's involvement in the overthrow of Chile.
Mr. Hersh is the author of Chemical and Biological Warfare: America's Hidden Arsenal (1969), My Lai 4: A Report on the Massacre and Its Aftermath (1970), Cover-up (1972), and The Price of Power: Kissinger in the Nixon White House, the best-selling 1983 study of Henry Kissinger in the Nixon White House. Mr. Hersh's most recent book is The Target Is Destroyed: What Really Happened to Flight 007 and What America Knew About It (1986), the revealing account of KAL Flight 007 and its aftermath.
Seymour Hersh has taken on virtually every power structure in the United States at one time or another. His eye for conspiracy and corruption is as keen as they come.
Despite his achievements, Hersh is not terribly impressed with the influence of his medium. According to Seymour Hersh, "The power doesn't lie with the press, it lies with the people."
Mr. Hersh is part of our on-going series devoted to the Vietnam War. Please sign up for this event before you leave on your fall break by returning the enclosed coupon.
Ann Ela '90
Robert Goff '92
Welcome to a new year at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum! This semester the agenda is filled with a variety of exciting events. As Athenaeum fellows, we would like to take this opportunity to encourage you to open your minds to new insights, fresh ideas, and a host of stimulating speakers. This semester we welcome such luminaries as internationally acclaimed author Carlos Fuentes, former U. S. ambassador to the Soviet Union Malcolm Toon, and Neil Sheehan, author of the best-selling book about Vietnam, A Bright and Shining Lie (1988). These, however, are only a small sampling of the fantastic personalities in store for you.
The Athenaeum serves both as an elegant classroom and a gathering place where students, faculty, and speakers partake of fine food and intellectual discourse that is unique in American higher education. It is also a great place to meet people and learn outside of regular classes. Feel free to sign up for as many events as you wish, and if you would like to sit at the speaker's table, please notify one of us in advance. If you have any ideas for the Athenaeum or about possible speakers, don't hesitate to contact us. See you at the Ath!
The Sunday brunch extravaganza is here! This year's first Sunday brunch will take place on October 1 at 11:00. Sunday brunch only comes once a month and is extremely popular-so it fills up quickly! Return this coupon as early as possible so as not to miss this delectable event. Sunday brunch is limited to CMC students and one guest per student. CMC faculty and staff are also invited and encouraged to come.
A Special Notice to the CMC Community
The Madrigal dinner is back, The Seventh Annual Madrigal Feast will again return to the Athenaeum featuring the Concert Choir of the Claremont Colleges and the Medieval Cuisine of the MMC Athenaeum.
There are three dates still open: Wednesday, November 29, 1989; Tuesday, December 5, 1989; and Wednesday, December 6, 1989. Due to the popularity of the Madrigal you are encouraged to sign up as soon as possible. Seating is on a first-come basis.
Use the reservation coupon to sign up, and be sure to include your payment and meal card number when turning in your reservation at the Athenaeum office. If you wish to sit with a group, please turn in a list of all names and meal card numbers with your payment. We have a limited number of tables that can seat 8 or 10 people.
CMC students with meal card $8.00 per person
CMC students without meal card $13.00 per person
CMC faculty and staff (limit two tickets per person) $15.00 per person
Claremont Colleges students with meal card $10.00 per person
Claremont Colleges students without meal card $15.00 per person
Claremont Colleges faculty and staff (limit two tickets per person) $20.00 per person
Community persons $27.50 per person
Seating for each Madrigal Feast will begin at 6:00 p.m. with dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m. and concluding around 9:30 p.m. after the concert following the meal. All guests to the feast are expected to remain for the concert.
Where you sit at the Madrigal is entirely dependent upon when your reservation is received. Get a group of friends to sign up to sit together so that you may all have an unforgettable time at the Seventh Annual Madrigal Feast at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum.
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Club competitions
National team competitions
10-20, 19-20, 24-29, 23-10
Krasnye Krylia have been made to work hard to improve their record to two-and-zero, holding on to defeat hosts CSU Asesoft Ploiesti 79-76 on Wednesday evening.
Krasnye Krylia appeared to have the game wrapped up, taking a comfortable 16-point lead into the final 10 minutes, after leading by as much as 19 midway through the third quarter. However, when Catalin Burlacu hit back-to-back jump shots, the second coming with less than two minutes to play, the hosts had cut the lead back to a point.
Following an Aaron Miles free-throw with 35 seconds to play, Burlacu answered back with one of his own from the charity stripe to keep the deficit at one with 13 seconds left on the clock.
However, when Evgeny Kolesnikov sunk two-from-two from the line, the second bringing up his tenth point of the night, with eight seconds remaining, Ploiesti were only left with enough time to get off one more shot. The responsibility fell to Darius Hargrove but his three-pointer would not fall, allowing the guests to claim the win and see the hosts' record sink to zero-and-two.
For the second week in a row Chester Simmons shone for Krasnye Krylia, recording 21 points whilst Miles late free throw took his tally on the night to 17 points. Omar Thomas chipped in with 13 whilst Kolesnikov rounded out the guests finishing in double figures.
Vladimir Tica was the best of the Romanians with 19 points and seven boards, with eight of his points coming in the final frame. Hargrove ended with 16 and Burlacu's late five points took his tally to 10.
Krasnye Samara head coach Sergey Banzarevich
"I am very pleased with this victory, because we met a good team, with many experienced players. We played very good for 32 minutes, but later we had some problems in defence and also with the fouls."
Krasnye Samara player Nikita Balashov
"I am happy for the victory, even if we didn't play so powerful in the last minutes. CSU Asesoft is a good team and they managed to come back in the fourth quarter. We have many games in the next weeks, so tonight's victory is very important for us."
CSU Asesoft head coach Vladimir Arnautovic
"We were very closed to take the victory, but we made some mistakes in the last seconds and this fact was decisive. We have two defeats in this group, but we still have chances to qualify in Top 16."
CSU Asesoft player Adrian Tudor
"I think CSU Asesoft needs only one big victory to have more courage in the next games. We had the oportunity to go in front, but we missed that chance and Samara won. I must congratulate the oposing side."
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Emergency Services
Did you know that Mass. Eye and Ear has an emergency department that provides 24-hour care for eye and ear, nose and throat problems? There is a complete range of eye trauma services available, as well as subspecialty services including cornea, glaucoma, ocular plastics and neuro-ophthalmology. Care is also provided for all ear, nose, head and neck emergencies.
The Mass. Eye and Ear Emergency Department is located on the lobby floor of the hospital, 243 Charles Street, Boston.
Need Health Insurance?
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Walk-in VSB Peer Tutor office hours are being offered for core business classes on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays this fall from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in Falvey Memorial Library's 2nd floor multi-purpose rooms.
VSB Peer Tutors is a volunteer organization of VSB juniors and seniors dedicated to supporting the academic success of fellow VSB students. Tutors provide weekly office hours and individual tutoring throughout the semester for all VSB core business classes. VSB Peer Tutors are dedicated to your success and offer free individualized help with assignments and test preparation! VSB Peer Tutoring is available to all VSB students.
For additional information, visit the VSB website. http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/business/undergraduate/advising/vsbpeertutors.html
These sessions are co-sponsored by the Clay Center at the Villanova School of Business and Falvey Memorial Library.


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Business Features
Accessories News
Business Features
Fashion Revolution Day Set for April 24
Fashion Revolution Day is set for April 24, marking the two-year anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh.
— April 13, 2015
California Retailers Brace for Water Restrictions
Headache or more of the same? That's the question that jeansmakers and mall owners in California are asking as the state moves to comply with Gov. Jerry Brown's executive order to cut water use by 25 percent amid a devastating drought.
— April 6, 2015
LIM College to Offer Master's in Global Fashion Supply Chain Management
The 30-credit, one-year program will launch this fall at the Manhattan school.
— March 13, 2015
Preserving Master Craftsmanship in Italy
Preserving the master craftsmanship tied to an industry's creativity and production is well worth the investment for many Italian firms.
— February 27, 2015
Italian Producers Hedging Their Bets
Subject to the uncertainties of the marketplace, high-end producers are capitalizing on their finely honed techniques and capacity to launch their own lines.
Italy Stats and Facts
News and numbers from around the country.
National Treasure: Italian Fashion Houses Fund Monument Restoration
Fashion houses play a big role is restoring Italy's artwork and archeological monuments.
Italian Government Steps Up Fashion Funding
The appeal and relevance of Made in Italy production is not lost on the government.
Lombardy: Cosmetics Central
Look in your makeup bag. Chances are, a lot of the products in there came from this northern Italian region.


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Compared to my siblings ...
|2537 votes / 11%
|7912 votes / 36%
|7551 votes / 34%
|2379 votes / 10%
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- Don't complain about lack of options. You've got to pick a few when you do multiple choice. Those are the breaks.
- Feel free to suggest poll ideas if you're feeling creative. I'd strongly suggest reading the past polls first.
- This whole thing is wildly inaccurate. Rounding errors, ballot stuffers, dynamic IPs, firewalls. If you're using these numbers to do anything important, you're insane.
Compared to my siblings ...
Yea, but he was raised by a different Dad (Score:5, Interesting)
There are three of us. Two of us are within 2 years in age but the youngest is 14 years younger than I am. My younger brother and I are self taught in much of what we know. I've gone to a few college classes for specific things but not an eye to getting a degree. My youngest brother has an MBA and a big house in the suburbs.
So we poke at him telling him he was raised by a different dad.
Middle one.... (Score:3, Interesting)by jawtheshark (198669) * <slashdot AT jawtheshark DOT com> on Sunday November 25, 2012 @12:46PM (#42087483) Homepage Journal
My old brother had trouble learning. My parents did everything in their power to get him a decent education. They managed barely. I suffered my whole life because of him, because I had to be lenient because my parents said "please, understand, it's $firstname_of_my_brother". I didn't even dare to celebrate my high school diploma.
He's a swell guy, I wouldn't want to miss him... I also understand my parents: both intelligent people with University degrees and they got much less than what they bargained for.
Me? Did pretty much what was expected from me. Slept through high school, did University lazily, got through with not much effort.
My younger sister was, let's say pretty alternative. Bright, but very very very lazy. She calculated her grades so to just pass. Of course, that went bad after a few years. Took a long of time to get her through high school (with a pratical part in accounting, so technically she can do an accounting job). She did follow her passion and did an (very expensive private) sound engineering school. Which she only absolved with a "did participate courses" certificate. She does the job she likes though, working for concert gigs.
Formal degrees is one thing. My siblings actually lived and did some interesting stuff, met interesting people... I just did what I was expected to... Who made the right choice, I ask you?
Lets see... (Score:5, Interesting)I've got a sister who's a MSW, she waits tables at a place called the "Haunted Hamburger."
I've got a sister who's got a BS degree in "Landscape Engineering," she bakes bread for a living.
I've got a sister who's got a BS in Geology and was recently making serious cheddar but the mine closed, so she decided to have a baby and is is out for the duration.
I've got a brother who's a welder, owns some cows, and fancies himself a rancher in progress.
Finally, I've got a brother who thinks that education is something the "man" uses to keep you down.
As for me? Associates degree in business, bachelors degree in general studies in another 18 credits (been doing it in my 'spare' time) and the only one of the lot to have a long-term career, I've been doing computers for 18+ years now. From my experience, the degree doesn't do much but get you in the door for the interview in IT...90% of what I know by heart came from doing it and being a nerd, the other 10% can be determined via Google.
Social and emotional education on the other hand.. (Score:1, Interesting)by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 25, 2012 @01:02PM (#42087571)
Nobody's got any of that nowadays.
Nobody's forced to get along in big families and small towns anymore, and school hasn't picked up on those subjects, as if they were somehow "lesser" than math or physics.
And then we're surprised we end up in a dog-eat-dog society with monsters like Goldman Sachs and Monsanto.
education schmeducation (Score:5, Interesting)by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 25, 2012 @01:14PM (#42087659)
Six siblings: 1 doctor MD brother, 2 Ph.D. sisters (in maths and English lit), 2 nurse/RN sisters, one with college degree only. Me? "only" an MA in biophysics here since I bailed on the PhD program to do technology. It is fair to say that our family all got hit pretty hard by the education bug. Our Mom didn't complete college so we learned to respect hard work outside of academia. Compared to degrees, persistence and good direction is what counts in life. Thanks Mom!
Musings from an oldest child (Score:5, Interesting)by macwhizkid (864124) on Sunday November 25, 2012 @01:28PM (#42087765)
Grew up hearing about how education is indispensable from my two first-gen college-educated parents. Went through high school with very little effort, graduated near the top of my class, got a degree in physics at a well-known university. But here I am, late 20's, with a tenuous job as a research associate, not knowing whether I'll still have a job next year given the uncertainty with federal research funding.
Younger sister on the other hand (currently in her early 20's), struggled a bit in high school, dropped out of college after freshman year, to the utter dismay of my parents. She got a job washing dishes and worked her way up, now works for a farmers market delivering produce to local restaurants. She earns almost as much as I do now, and without the uncertainty that the {Republicans | Democrats} will legislate her out of a job next year over the latest government spending fight. It's a pretty safe bet that 10 years from now people will still be eating vegetables.
In theory my career opportunities and income should exceed hers in the years ahead, but I say that with a whole lot less confidence than I did a couple years ago.
College wasn't big enough for us (Score:4, Interesting)by NixieBunny (859050) on Sunday November 25, 2012 @01:35PM (#42087805) HomepageAll of us went to college. The two of us who studied electronics both dropped out for the same reason - we already had electronics jobs that were teaching us way better than school was.
My other brother got a degree in mechanical engineering and has never used it, unless you consider fixing cars to be using it. OK, he does work with a FIRST robotics team, so that counts for something.
My sister had an interesting experience - she was taking a sculpture class as a 40-year-old housewife, and noticed that the other students were watching her instead of the teacher. So she started her own sculpture school and is doing well.
My Generation: The Same; The Next Generation: Not (Score:4, Interesting)
My younger brother and I both have bachelor's degrees from the University of California system. I also took some post-graduate classes, but not towards a master's degree. We both have had successful careers. I retired early. My brother is semi-retired, investing in residential housing and occasionally working as a real estate agent.
The next generation is different. My brother had no children. I have a son and a daughter. My son stopped his college education, lacking only 3-6 units to complete his bachelor's degree. He is in the insurance industry and has been laid-off more than once; when he is working, he earns a very good income. My daughter has two bachelor's degrees (journalism and education) and a master's degree; she has been thinking of getting a doctorate. She has become a recognized authority on the use of technology in adult education and teaches undergraduate courses in that subject at a university. She too earns a good income.
Re:Musings from an oldest child (Score:4, Interesting)by Kell Bengal (711123) on Monday November 26, 2012 @06:35AM (#42092387)Hello, UAV researcher here. My work has clear national security, industrial and commercial applications. What I work on isn't used to kill people, but conceivably it could be. Even with the prospect of thousands of drones filling out air forces the world round, it is still terribly terribly hard to get grants in this space. Of the eight or so grants I've written in the last four years, four of them have come up - to me, that's a phenomenal batting average, but still only barely paying the bills. Science is hard - even arguably valuable science. As a civilisation we spend more on sugary beverages than we do on finding solutions to our most vexing problems. It makes you wonder.
Anyway, to play along I was the smart one - measured off the scale as a tot, before finding my level in university. Now I'm a junior academic teaching mechatronics and researching UAVs at a major school. My brother has an anxiety disorder and my sister has a brain chemistry disorder - they work as a lumber yard manager and an executive assistant respectively. Depressed and overweight, with barely functional families, it makes family gatherings awkward. I was always marked for success, but I'm saddened that their illnesses stopped them from leading the happy lives they deserve.


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CARSON, Calif. – Jack McBean underwent surgery on Tuesday to repair a fractured left clavicle suffered during the LA Galaxy's 2-0 victory over Real Salt Lake last Saturday and according to LA head coach Bruce Arena, the injury may sideline the 18-year-old forward till mid-summer.
The injury occurred in the 51st minute of LA's road win over RSL when McBean collided with RSL center back Nat Borchers. Prior to the injury, McBean had appeared in ten matches across all competitions while scoring two goals and tallying two assists.
Following training on Wednesday, Arena confirmed that McBean's surgery was a success.
"Everything was good. My understanding was that it was a clean break, they surgically repaired it and we're optimistic that he'll have a speedy recovery," Arena said.
As for a timeline for McBean's return, Arena told reporters that he may return sometime in July.
"I think it is six to eight weeks," said Arena. "I think they periodically check and see how the break is healing. Everyone is a little bit different, but that's something where we would think that he would be ready at July in some point.
The injury will almost certainly rule McBean out of contention for the U.S. U-20 roster for the U-20 World Cup in Turkey roster as the tournament will take place from June 21 to July 13.
Despite the severity of the injuries, Arena admitted that injuries "are part of the game" and he had no ill will towards Borchers for the foul that led to the injuries.
"I've never seen that kind of injury on contact from behind on a shoulder blade," said Arena. "I would have thought that you would have gotten a dislocation or a separation not a break like that so it was surprising. Borchers went in hard for the ball, so fair play."
CARSON, Calif. –Former LA Galaxy Academy player Jeffrey Payeras may be a key member of Guatemalan giants Municipal, but the defender believes that he gained plenty during his time with LA.
Payeras was a key member of the club's academy and also played several games with the club's reserve squad making his Reserve League debut in July of 2011. It was during his academy days with the Galaxy and youth club Pateadores that he became close friends with LA Homegrown players Oscar Sorto and Jose Villarreal, who also attended Amino Leadership High School.
The native of Hawthorne, California parlayed his success with LA's Academy into a tryout and then deal with Municipal where he has the chance to play in the birth country of his parents.
Last week, Payeras spent a week with the U.S. Under-20 team during their camp at The Home Depot Center and drew high marks from head coach Tab Ramos. The center back started in both scrimmages that the U-20's held during the week with the first team and appears to be a contender to earn a spot at the 2013 World Cup in Turkey later this year.
During the camp, Payeras spoke briefly with LA Galaxy Insider and other reporters as he refelcted on his time with LA, his new experience in Guatemala and the U.S. U-20's.
The conversation with the Galaxy Academy alum is below…
(On how he got the call to the U.S. U-20 camp…)
PAYERAS: "I got the call up [in mid-April]. I'm very excited and very happy and all thanks to God because everything is happening right now and I got signed with my team over there in Guatemala and I got called up here. Now, I just want to work hard and hopefully become a part of the team."
(On how he chose Municipal…)
PAYERAS: "I went over in December and tried out for two weeks then they decided to sign me and offered me a contract so I decided to stay. Not only is my family from there, but I felt good staying there."
(On whether he ever faced off against fellow Hawthorne native and Leuzinger High School grad Gyasi Zardes…)
PAYERAS: "No, I didn't. He was a year younger than me. He went a different high school, but my brother played against him."
(On how his game is growing in Guatemala…)
PAYERAS: "It's a little bit different, but I'm just learning from the guys over there and the way that they play there. It's different to the way that we play here, but I'm just adapting and getting used to it."
PAYERAS: "It's a little bit different, but I'm just learning from the guys over there and the way that they play there. It's different to the way that we play here, but I'm just adapting and getting used to it."
(On his conversations with head coach Tab Ramos…)
PAYERAS: "We haven't really talked, but he told us about the tournament and hopefully I'm a part of the team."
(On whether coming to the Galaxy as a Homegrown Player was ever in option…)
PAYERAS: "I'm just happy that I was with them when I was and if it would have happened then I would have been excited too, but I'm excited where I am right now."
(On what he gained with the LA Galaxy Academy…)
PAYERAS: "You learn from professionals and I learned how they played and being professional as a person on the field and off the field."
(On his living experience in Guatemala…)
PAYERAS: "I have an apartment and I live with three teammates over there. It's good. It's 10 minutes away from the training facility and it's good. It's in the city."
(On where his family is from in Guatemala…)
PAYERAS: "They're from a city called Santa Rosa, which is an hour and a half away. I visit there every once in a while. my dad was there this past month and my uncle's and my grandma are there."
(On his thoughts about coming to MLS…)
PAYERAS: "It's up to what happens in the future. I would love to be here in the U.S.A and play here, but for now I'm over there and who knows if the opportunity comes then I would love to."
LAGalaxy.com videographer Paolo Ferrari joined in during Tuesday's media scrum and has provided a video reaction of Robbie Rogers training with the LA Galaxy.
The clip includes a few shots of Rogers training with the team.
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CARSON, Calif. –LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena confirmed on Tuesday that Jack McBean underwent surgery for a fractured left clavicle suffered during the 51st minute of the LA Galaxy's 2-0 victory over Real Salt Lake.
The injury occurred after McBean collided with RSL center back Nat Borchers leading him to be substituted for fellow Homegrown forward Gyasi Zardes two minutes later. No timetable has been set for McBean's return.
The 18-year-old forward had become a regular in the Galaxy rotation by appearing in ten matches across all competitions including five starts all coming in MLS play. McBean even began to contribute on the scoresheet as he notched two goals and two assists, one of which came in LA's win over RSL.
On Tuesday in the club's first training session since the victory, Landon Donovan expressed his disappointment for McBean.
"I was bummed for Jack, he's played really well," He's been here a couple of years now and trained well, played well for the reserve team, now he's getting his chance to play. It was a bummer for him, but it is part of the game, but he'll come back and be ready."
When asked if McBean's injury may provide the youngster with an smidgen of perspective after his run of form, Donovan agreed.
"He's young and he just wants to keep playing and playing and it's frustrating when he's doing well so and that happens. He'll be fine and sometimes it's good to take a step back, I agree, but we know that he'll come back and be ready."
CARSON, Calif. – Robbie Rogers may be training with the LA Galaxy, but the team that owns his rights, the Chicago Fire are clearly in interested in adding him to their club.
In an interview with reporters on Tuesday, Chicago head coach Frank Klopas stated that the Fire would be interested in bringing him to the Fire. Rogers rights were acquired by the Fire in the offseason from the Columbus Crew.
"It's great, with his home in LA, for him to go back and play, that's great news," Klopas said. "Before he came out, we made that move because we believe Robbie Rogers is a very good player and we knew at some point that he was leaving his team in England. That hasn't changed.
"It's great that he came out, that's all great, and a lot of people support him. We are, too. He's a young guy, it's great for him to come back and play. That's why we took his rights."
Klopas also admitted that he had not heard from Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena about a potential deal for Rogers' rights.
"At some point I'm sure they will," said Klopas. "For us, he's a very good player. We'd like to have him here with us."
CARSON, Calif. – For the first time since his announcement that he is gay, Robbie Rogers trained with a professional soccer team on Tuesday, training with the LA Galaxy at The Home Depot Center.
According to head coach Bruce Arena, the Galaxy have been in discussions with Rogers for some time to allow him to train with the club. The 25-year-old Southern California native revealed that he is gay in February and promptly retired from the game of soccer.
A potential Rogers return would be historic as no publically gay player has ever played in American sports. But apart from the historic implications, how did Rogers look on the field on Tuesday?
"It's preseason for him. You could tell he was a little nervous," said Magee, who has been friends with Rogers for nearly 10 years. "I spoke to him after and he was saying that he was feeling like an old man and I told him that I know how he feels."
Should Rogers choose to resume is professional career in MLS, his rights are owned by the Chicago Fire, who acquired him during preseason in a trade with the Columbus Crew. Rogers spent five years with Columbus before departing for England where he spent time with Leeds United and Stevenage.
Galaxy veteran Landon Donovan told reporters that it was exciting to play with Rogers, who is still looking to regain fitness and admitted that he hopes that the Galaxy can work out a deal with Chicago.
"It was fun to play with him. He's been out awhile so it's going to take him awhile to get back into it and he would admit that," said Donovan. "Hopefully he does well, my personal hope is that we can sign him and we can work out a way to work out a trade with Chicago.
"I think that beyond the immediate soccer part, I think there's much bigger positive consequences that could come from that and we're all hopeful that he can get fit and Bruce wants to sign him."
If LA were to be interested in Rogers, which was a subject that Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena did not address on Tuesday, a trade would need to be worked out for his rights. There would likely be other teams interested in the U.S. international as Seattle Sounders FC head coach Sigi Schmid told reporters on Tuesday that he'd be interested in acquiring Rogers from Chicago.
However, there's no doubt for Magee that Rogers would fit in well with the Galaxy locker room.
"I think that he's coming into the perfect locker room where," Magee said. "Everyone is secure in our jobs and our environment is first class and our organization is first class. There are no egg shells, nobody is dodging subjects or watching what they say. We joked with him and tried to make him feel comfortable. I think our locker room is so easy going that it was easy for him (today). For him personally, it was great to overcome that fear of what would guys would say or do. I think it's great, he reacted well and fits right into the group."
With an assist in a 89 minute shift in the LA Galaxy's 2-0 victory over Real Salt Lake, Galaxy midfielder Hector Jimenez is up for FutbolMLS.com's Latino de la Jornada.
Jimenez's pass to Rugg for the second LA Galaxy goal is below...
CARSON, Calif. – LA Galaxy Academy alum and UCLA defender Javan Torre is continuing to develop as a center back and he may get the opportunity of a lifetime as a member of the U.S. Under-20 side at the 2013 U-20 World Cup in Turkey.
Following a successful freshman season that saw him play in 12 matches for the Bruins, Torre made three appearances for the U.S. U-20's during the U-20 CONCACAF Championship in March. Several weeks later, Torre was one of the Galaxy's standouts during their participation in the Gordon Jago Super Group at the Dallas Cup youth tournament in March.
As Torre continues to progress as a center back, he admits that the Dallas Cup was vital for his progression.
"I was able to get games in and played at a high level against professionals, who take every day very seriously," Torre told LA Galaxy Insider. "When we compete against them, it makes us better."
Following a successful camp with the U.S. U-20's that included appearances in a scrimmage against Cal FC as well as an intrasquad scrimmage last week, Torre is hopeful that he has done enough to preserve his spot on the team.
Although he'll have plenty of competition including former Galaxy Academy teammate Jeffrey Payeras, Torre believes that he'll be in the mix for a ticket to the World Cup.
"This was just a camp like any other even if there are more players that I'm competing with. I just have to come out and try to play my game," Torre said. "I think I've done pretty well. I could do a little bit better with my fitness, but it's not bad."
SANDY, Utah – At long last, Gyasi Zardes had the chance to step onto the field. The 21-year-old Homegrown forward made his professional debut by going 37 minutes in the LA Galaxy's 2-0 victory over Real Salt Lake last Saturday.
The moment was a tad bittersweet, however, as Zardes checked into the match at the 53rd minute for the injured Jack McBean, who was discovered to have a broken left clavicle following the match. Once Zardes stepped onto the field, he became the third Galaxy player to make his professional debut in the 2-0 victory, joining starters Brian Rowe and Charlie Rugg. The last time that three Galaxy players made their MLS debuts was March 22, 2009 when A.J. DeLaGarza, Omar Gonzalez and Kyle Patterson participated in LA's 2-2 draw with D.C. United.
"It was amazing," Zardes told LA Galaxy Insider of his professional debut. "Just to have the opportunity to come onto the field and to contribute to the team felt great. They put me in for a reason so I just had confidence from the get go."
A day later, Zardes went 45 minutes in the Galaxy's 1-0 Reserve League defeat to Real Salt Lake. Dangerous from the outset, fatigue set in late in the first half as the forward was unable to create many chances for a Galaxy attack that struggled throughout.
But the fitness gained in the Reserve League match was a major boost for the rookie forward.
"I have to get my fitness up to par because I have been out for two months," Zardes said. "To have my second [reserve] game is great. Fitness is the main key."
With McBean injured, Zardes is expected to contend for minutes up top along with the likes of Jose Villarreal, Charlie Rugg, Robbie Keane, Chandler Hoffman, and Landon Donovan. Fighting for minutes with that distinguished group will be a challenge, but Zardes is eager to prove his worth.
"It sucks Jack got hurt, I take opportunity there is and there is an opportunity available," Zardes said. "We have players like Jose [Villarreal] and other forwards, but I'm going to work hard and try to establish a role into the team. I really have to work hard in training and get my fitness up because the only thing that I want to do is contribute and help the team get better. "
CARSON, Calif. – Should Mike Magee be a member of the U.S. National Team? The versatile Galaxy attacker has notched six goals in seven games this season.
During LA's Time Warner Deportes' postgame show, former Galaxy and U.S. national team turned analyst Steve Sampson posed the question to LA's current head coach –and Sampson's replacement as U.S. national team head coach back in 1998 –Bruce Arena if Magee should be considered for national team duty.
However, Arena was quick to leave the decision to current U.S. National Team boss Jurgen Klinsmann.
"Steve, you and I both know that a national team coach has a lot of pressure and a lot of critics. I think the national team has coach has to make those decisions," Arena said on the broadcast. "Right now, I'm going to relax and let the coach makes all those kind of decisions because as we know, they're never easy."
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Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and of Immunobiology; Director, In Vivo Imaging Facility; Director, FACS facility
Departments & Organizations
Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Immunology
Office of Student ResearchCancer ImmunologyImmunobiology: HTILaboratory Medicine: FACS Facility
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B lymphocytes; Germinal center formation; Cell migration in vivo; Two-photon laser scanning microscopy more...
- Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1992
Selected Publications
- Rompolas P, Deschene ER, Zito G, Gonzalez DG, Saotome I, Haberman AM, and Greco V (2012) Live imaging of stem cell and progeny behaviour in physiological hair-follicle regeneration. Nature 487:496-499
- King IL, Fortier A, Tighe M, Dibble J, Watts GF, Veerapen N, Haberman AM, Besra GS, Mohrs M, Brenner MB, and Leadbetter EA (2012) Invariant natural killer T cells direct B cell responses to cognate lipid antigen in an IL-21-dependent manner. Nat Immunol 13:44-50
- Esplugues E, Huber S, Gagliani N, Hauser AE, Town T, Wan YY, O'Connor W, Jr., Rongvaux A, Van Rooijen N, Haberman AM, Iwakura Y, Kuchroo VK, Kolls JK, Bluestone JA, Herold KC, and Flavell RA (2011) Control of TH17 cells occurs in the small intestine. Nature 475:514-518


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"A Day of Foster.ly" is getting a deeper bench.
The marathon entrepreneurial meet-up will be keynoted by President Barack Obama's former Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra. And today, it will add Fortify Ventures LLC founding partner Jonathon Perrelli and Mid-Atlantic Venture Association Mid-Atlantic Venture Association Latest from The Business Journals Venture capitalists give Baltimore education tech startups passing gradeIPO exits boost New Enterprise Associates' hopes for 14th venture capital fund Philadelphia private equity firm LLR Partners scouting Washington region Follow this company Executive Director Julia Spicer to its speaker lineup.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – For the second straight game, Indiana used big rallies during the middle innings, tallying seven runs in the third and four in the fifth, en route to a 15-1 victory over the Miami baseball team Wednesday afternoon. The game was the inaugural contest in Bart Kaufman Field history and capped a home-and-home sweep by the 22nd-ranked Hoosiers over the last two days.
Matt Honchel, Chad Sedio and Ryan Elble each had two of Miami's nine hits. Indiana set new opponent season highs for runs and hits (19) against the RedHawks (7-10).
Indiana (15-3) started the second with back-to-back hits, then followed a sacrifice bunt with two straight RBI singles. A fielder's choice later made the score 3-0.
The Hoosiers broke the game open with seven runs in the third. Reliever Clay Cinnamon walked the first batter, but got an infield pop up for the first out. A groundball to second was booted, then back-to-back singles – the latter off Cinnamon's leg -- brought in a run and loaded the bases. Shane Kriss came in on short notice and gave up a double that kicked up chalk on the left field line, making the score 8-0. A balk with a runner on third and a double to the gap in right center capped the seven-run frame.
Indiana added a run in the fourth and four in the fifth, all while keeping Miami off the scoreboard until the ninth. Elble singled to center field, but was erased on a fielder's choice. After a flyout, Reed Schlesner drew a four-pitch walk, setting up Tyler Perkowitz for his first career hit and RBI on a bouncer up the middle.
Alex Brown (0-1) took the loss, allowing the three runs during his predetermined two-inning stint. He struck out the first two batters of the game. Miami used seven pitchers, most of which were scheduled to throw during the contest. Indiana's Evan Bell (2-0) earned the win by keeping the RedHawks scoreless during the middle three innings.
Casey Smith, son of former Miami and current Indiana coach Tracy Smith, led the Hoosiers with three hits and five runs batted in. He also scored twice.
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Stanwood avenges early season loss to Terrace with 47-43 win
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Stanwood's Drew Sears (left) reaches for the ball over Mountlake Terrace senior Blake Fernandez in Saturday night's 3A district championship game at Jackson High School. The Spartans defeated the Hawks 47-43.
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Stanwood players and coaches celebrate their 47-43 win over Mountlake Terrace Saturday night at Jackson High School in Everett.
It was a heartbreaking defeat, but perhaps a turning point for Stanwood, which has gone undefeated since that mid-January loss. And the most recent of those wins is the sweetest of all, a 47-43 victory over the Hawks in Saturday night's championship game of the Class 3A District 1 boys basketball tournament at Jackson High School.
Stanwood never trailed after a brief Mountlake Terrace lead in the first quarter, and the Spartans led for good after a 29-29 tie late in the third quarter. Still, it took a layin by Stanwood guard Josh Thayer with just over a minute to play and four free throws by teammate Mason Garcea in the closing seconds to wrap up the win.
"This is something I know these kids have dreamed about," said Stanwood coach Zach Ward. "And the way they've developed over the last month has just been awesome.
"We have a special group," he added. "We don't know what happens after tonight, but we know right up to now that this is the best we can do. ? Terrace is obviously a really good basketball team, but we're just as good."
Minutes after the final horn, the Spartans were still celebrating with their fans. The joyous players cut down the net and then posed for picture after picture.
"This is the biggest thing I've ever been a part of," said Thayer, who led Stanwood with 17 points. "It's amazing, and I'm so happy."
"This is what you dream about as a kid," added teammate Drew Sears, who tossed in 12 points. "This is incredible."
The game was a showdown of two teams who came in with a combined winning streak of 22 games. Stanwood had won eight in a row since that January loss to the Hawks. Mountlake Terrace, meanwhile, had not lost since a late December game against Glacier Peak, a stretch of 14 wins in a row.
Stanwood began with a flurry, getting a layin from forward Cannen Roberson off the opening tip and forcing the Hawks into back-to-back turnovers on the way to an early 6-0 margin. But Mountlake Terrace rallied with two 3-pointers from forward Greg Bowman and another from guard Marquis Armstead for a 9-8 lead.
Bowman scored again with a tip-in for a three-point lead, but from there the Spartans re-established control. Three-pointers from guard Ian Zipp, Sears and Thayer allowed Stanwood to build a 25-20 margin at halftime.
The lead was down to one to begin the fourth quarter, and the final eight minutes were a frantic, back-and-forth tussle with as many miscues as highlights. Mountlake Terrace went scoreless for 2� minutes to start the period, and had another stretch of three scoreless minutes later in the frame.
Stanwood, meanwhile, gained a six-point lead -- 40-34, its largest of the second half -- early in the final quarter, but then had a three-minute scoring drought of its own.
The key play of the late moments was an in-bounds play for Stanwood under its own basket. Thayer started to curl through the key, then cut back under the hoop for a pass and a layin that made the score 43-38 with a minute to play.
The Hawks got a layin by guard Blake Fernandez and a desperation 3-pointer by Armstead, the latter with five seconds remaining, but Garcea's four free throws were enough to clinch the outcome.
And the celebration began.
As he watched his players cut down the net, Ward had moisture around his eyes. "That's a little bit of sweat," he said, "but I think the tears will probably come a little later."
Both teams advance to regional games next Saturday at Glacier Peak High School. Stanwood will play Franklin at 6 p.m., while Mountlake Terrace will play at 4 p.m. against the winner of Monday night's Kennedy-Foss game.
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Stanwood 12 13 9 13 -- 47
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Mountlake Terrace--Jesse Zerom 7, Blake Fernandez 9, Michael Lotz 0, Marquis Armstead 13, Greg Bowman 10, LeTrae Sarden 0, Loren Lacasse 4. Stanwood--Mason Garcea 4, Josh Thayer 17, Cannen Roberson 4, Drew Stang 6, Ian Zipp 4, Brady Garcea 0, Kurtis Hushagen 0, Drew Sears 12. 3-point goals--Josh Thayer 2, Ian Zipp 1, Drew Sears 1, Jesse Zerom 1, Blake Fernandez 1, Marquis Armstead 2, Greg Bowman 2. Records--Mountlake Terrace 20-3 overall. Stanwood 18-5.
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A Maritime company has devised a platform that will allow businesses to take stock of their relationship capital.
Introhive, a venture-funded company founded in 2012, officially launched its relationship analytics tool at a conference in San Francisco, Monday.
"We've got great feedback, we've got two customers joining us on stage for a panel," Rob Begg, vice-president of marketing, said in a telephone interview from the floor of the Sales 2.0 conference, in reference to Introhive's first two clients: BlackBerry and Enterasys.
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"We stand ready to welcome the talented people of Data Domain to EMC with open arms," writes Joe Tucci - Chairman, President and CEO of EMC - to all Data Domain employees this morning. He chose an open letter format, says EMC, as the best way to express directly to Data Domain employees his thoughts about why EMC is the best choice for them.
EMC initiated its tender offer for all outstanding Data Domain shares on June 1, 2009, by which time Data Domain had already agreed to be acquired by NetApp.
For that reason, EMC was legally prohibited from communicating with EMC. But the company contends that before signing the definitive agreement with NetApp, Data Domain's management excluded EMC from consideration as a potential acquirer.
This, says EMC, was despite EMC's attempt at an open dialog.
Tucci accordingly chose an open letter format as the best way to express directly to Data Domain employees his thoughts about why EMC is the best choice for them.
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All major researchers estimate there will be tens of billions devices - computers, smartphones, tablets, and sensors - connected to the Internet by 2020. This number will continue to grow at a rapid pace for the next several decades. With major technology companies and startups seriously embracing IoT strategies, now is the perfect time to attend @ThingsExpo, June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City. Learn what is going on, contribute to the discussions, and ensure that your enterprise is as "IoT-Ready" as it can be
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The world is at a tipping point where the technology, the device and global adoption are converging to such a point that we will see an explosion of a world where smartphone devices not only allow us to talk to each other, but allow for communication between everything – serving as a central hub from which we control our world – MediaTek is at the heart of both driving this and allowing the markets to drive this reality forward themselves. The next wave of consumer gadgets is here – smart, connected, and small. If your ambitions are big, so are ours. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Jack Hu, D...
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The multi-trillion economic opportunity around the "Internet of Things" (IoT) is emerging as the hottest topic for investors in 2015. As we connect the physical world with information technology, data from actions, processes and the environment can increase sales, improve efficiencies, automate daily activities and minimize risk. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Ed Maguire, Senior Analyst at CLSA Americas, will describe what is new and different about IoT, explore financial, technological and real-world impact across consumer and business use cases. Why now? Significant corporate and venture...
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Today's enterprise is being driven by disruptive competitive and human capital requirements to provide enterprise application access through not only desktops, but also mobile devices. To retrofit existing programs across all these devices using traditional programming methods is very costly and time consuming – often prohibitively so. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Jesse Shiah, CEO, President, and Co-Founder of AgilePoint Inc., discussed how you can create applications that run on all mobile devices as well as laptops and desktops using a visual drag-and-drop application – and eForms-buildi...
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2015 predictions circa 1970: houses anticipate our needs and adapt, city infrastructure is citizen and situation aware, office buildings identify and preprocess you. Today smart buildings have no such collective conscience, no shared set of fundamental services to identify, predict and synchronize around us. LiveSpace and M2Mi are changing that. LiveSpace Smart Environment devices deliver over the M2Mi IoT Platform real time presence, awareness and intent analytics as a service to local connected devices. In her session at @ThingsExpo, Sarah Cooper, VP Business of Development at M2Mi, will d...
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Thanks to widespread Internet adoption and more than 10 billion connected devices around the world, companies became more excited than ever about the Internet of Things in 2014. Add in the hype around Google Glass and the Nest Thermostat, and nearly every business, including those from traditionally low-tech industries, wanted in. But despite the buzz, some very real business questions emerged – mainly, not if a device can be connected, or even when, but why? Why does connecting to the cloud create greater value for the user? Why do connected features improve the overall experience? And why do...
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Volunteers of all ages gave Dixon Middle School an aesthetic touch up by planting small trees and plants around the front of the school as well as building a new court yard and repainting a handicapped ramp near the school's gym.
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Volunteering efforts at Onslow Pines Park kicked off an hour later and sought to encourage summer reading for students, especially those taking part in the Onslow County Parks and Recreation Summer Camp.
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One of those kids is Landon Perry, a 9-year-old camper that took part in the activities. Landon said he learned a lesson on how reading can be a lifesaver for furry friends.
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12-year-old Noelle Glunt said she also learned a lesson on food and drink, including a tid bit on a lunch time staple
"I learned about eating healthy and being active," said Noelle. "I learned chocolate milk is actually good for you, even though it has chocolate in it."
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(SportsNetwork.com) - The Boston Bruins try to bring their current struggles on the road to a close Monday night as they visit the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena.
After winning their first four road contests of the season, the Bruins have dropped three straight as the visiting club, failing to score more than two goals in any of those outings. They opened up a three-game swing on Friday with a 4-2 setback to the Ottawa Senators.
Boston got first-period goals from Loui Eriksson and Brad Marchand, the former adding an assist as well, but Ottawa rebounded by scoring three times in the third period.
Tuukka Rask made 27 saves, but felt he should have had one more on Ottawa's go-ahead goal, when Jared Cowen snuck a shot between his pads.
"I didn't see that (shot), but it went through me, so it's kind of a bad goal," Rask said of Cowen's marker. "I should stop that."
Boston had a four-game winning streak snapped despite Eriksson stretching his point streak to five consecutive games. He has a pair of goals and four assists in that span.
The Hurricanes return home after having a five-game point streak snapped with Saturday's 4-2 setback to the St. Louis Blues. Carolina erased a two-goal deficit thanks to short-handed goals by Eric Staal and Nathan Gerbe less than a minute apart in the second period, but got caught on a line change midway through the third period that allowed St. Louis to score the go-ahead goal.
"It was a tight-checking game," Staal said. "We got caught on a bad change."
Justin Peters stopped 28 shots in the setback for the 'Canes, who had won two straight and were 4-0-1 in their previous five.
Carolina saw Alexander Semin exit the contest early due to an upper-body injury. He has just three goals and nine points in 20 games this season and is without a goal in his past 10 games.
The Hurricanes have won five of their last seven versus the Bruins and three of the past four meetings at home.
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The 35-year-old veteran was ineligible for the recent Rugby Championship due to club commitments in France. Despite not being named in Argentina's initial squad for the November Tests, he has now been included in the starting line-up for this weekend's Test against Wales.
Argentina coach Santiago Phelan has opted to pair Gonzalo Tiesi with Contepomi in midfield. Juan Martin Hernandez will start at fullback with Nicolas Sanchez preferred at pivot.
Lock Patricio Albacete has been ruled out with an eye injury, and so flank Julio Farias Cabello will take his place in the second row.
Argentina – 15 Juan Martin Hernandez, 14 Gonzalo Camacho, 13 Gonzalo Tiesi, 12 Felipe Contepomi, 11 Juan Jose Imhoff, 10 Nicolas Sanchez, 9 Martin Landajo, 8 Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe (c), 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamon, 6 Leonardo Senatore, 5 Julio Farias Cabello, 4 Manuel Carizza, 3 Juan Figallo, 2 Eusebio Guinazu, 1 Marcos Ayerza.
Subs: 16 Agustin Creevy, 17 Bruno Postiglioni, 18 Juan Gomez, 19 Tomas Vallejos, 20 Tomas Leonardi, 21 Nicolas Vergallo, 22 Horacio Agulla, 23 Joaquin Tucule


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