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When: 2 p.m., today; Noon, Saturday
Where: On-campus Chapman Field
The matchup: Don't be fooled by the record; SLU is not an easy 'W', at least not right now. The Lions took one from McNeese State last weekend, the first time McNeese was beaten in Southland Conference play this season.
A&M-CC, however, is on a little bit of a roll, sweeping last weekend's two-game set at Central Arkansas, the first time this season the Islanders didn't split a Southland series. What's more, A&M-CC finally mustered offense, scoring 12 runs during the two games after scoring eight total runs — and only once topping one run in a game — during the nine previous contests. So, while Cassie Carroll (.275, 2 HR, 10 RBI), Hayley Galloway (.256) and Cassie Redman (.232) all raised their batting averages at least 35 points this past weekend, the onus still could fall on the pitching staff, in particular Greta Cecchetti (5-3, 2.27 earned-run average).
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I noticed another brand pad that actually fits inside the sleeping bag. I wonder if you can fit the Neo Air XLite into a sleeping bag and using a silk sheet... and would that be an answer to slipping around trying to stay centered on your pad during sleep.
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You need to look on the size of YOUR sleeping bag to know this.
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virus, you don't think people walk around in the real word pretending to be something they are not?
so.... you've never been to college huh?
or, has it really changed that much in 10 years?
lol, and those people get older and still do it. they sweep my floors and ring people up in my stores.
also, i think i seen you say something in the tone of "its just a game" recently.....
yeah, even if not....you get the point.
any social outlet is just a snapshot of people. learning how to evaluate and respond verbally to have impact is a skill fewer and fewer people are interested in obtaining in recent history.
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THE small bedroom where Dylan Thomas wrote most of his published work has been reopened by his granddaughter.
Hannah Ellis unveiled the room at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive in Uplands, which has been refashioned as it would have been in 1934 — just after Thomas's first book, 18 Poems, was published.
She said: "Throughout his life my grandfather was at his most productive when he had his own little space and this was the forerunner of them all so I am sure that it will become a major point of pilgrimage in his centenary year."
The restored house was reopened by Dylan's late daughter Aeronwy in 2008 and is open for house tours, events and overnight stays.
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The transformation of the bedroom was masterminded by Matthew Hughes following extensive research.
He said: "All the books, papers and artefacts are those that are mentioned or are similar to those that Dylan would have had in his tiny bedroom including a copy of his favourite childhood book Struwwelpeter and the Boy's Own Paper.
"For Christmas 1933 his great friend Daniel Jones gave him a copy of The Koran and the same year his first girlfriend Pamela Hansford Johnson gave him a box of 50 Players cigarettes."
Geoff Haden, owner of the property, has now launched an appeal for information and memorabilia to complete the room.
He said: "By piecing together what other people recall about the house, as well as Dylan's own writings, we have ensured that this first writing room is more authentic than any other Dylan-related place.
"However, we are still looking for little anecdotes and items from the period that will help tell the story. We would love to have, for instance, the loan of an old Swansea Grammar School blazer and cap, photographs and school records will all add to the atmosphere of the room. It is wonderful people have the opportunity to see this room which gives such a good impression of what it might have been like."


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JOLIET, IL (TheSpread) – The 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series takes center stage this week, with the running of the STP 300 on Sunday. Here is a look at the odds for this race.
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Joey Logano is the favorite to win this race, as he has odds of +250 to win. Other short odds to win are Sam Hornish Jr. (+450) and Austin Dillon (+500).
Logano has competed in seven Nationwide races this year, and he has one win in those seven races. Logano's average finish in the seven races has been 5.9.
Hornish Jr. is second in the Nationwide standings, five points out of first place. Hornish has one win and six top 5s this year. His average finish over 17 races is 10.2
Dillon is third in the Nationwide standings. He finds himself 12 points out of first place. Dillon is winless this year, but has five top 5s. Dillon's average finish in the Nationwide series this year is 10.4.
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Joey Logano +250
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The Education Secretary Michael Gove has asked Gloucestershire County Council to investigate claims that the late DJ Jimmy Savile abused children at the former Parklands children's home. The home in Whitminster opened in the 1950s and closed in 2002. It has since been demolished.
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The cult of me continues...data from a survey of US freshmen shows increasing perceptions of being 'above average': Are they deluded or the greatest generation?
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Thank you for the great response to the Blister Crust Series on YouTube. I will embed it here:
Also I was asked to post the formula for those who viewed the videos but wanted a place to refer to the formula for reference or print out. So here you go:
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I have been experimenting with low hydration, extremely aged motherdough in the 40% and 60% hydration range. This post is about the 40% motherdough or seed dough as I often call it.
There is a new addition to my Magnificent Sourdough page. Baker Judd Friedman's bread, Pain de Campagne is showcased.
Those of you who like to bake without thinking about what's behind it… might want to skip this post….
This is a follow up experiment to the post Experiments with Autolyse #1 (length of autolyse)
To autolyse means to give your dough a rest period after mixing and before adding the salt to the dough. Professor Raymond Calvel pioneered this dough development stage which helped produce superior bread. When the flour and water are combined, the gluten strands are hydrated and begin to bond. Enzymes are activated and they begin their work on the dough. One of the enzymes called Protease when activated, starts to break down or digest the gluten strands. You might think this would ruin your gluten network that you are trying to build up, but used properly on the right kind of dough using the right flour, you can direct the outcome of the bread in different ways.
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I have been busy and haven't posted or baked much lately. However I always seem to be thinking about sourdough anyway. While visiting family in California, I came upon some "California Sourdough" baked in the Midwest and shipped to the coast. I think it should have read, "Midwest Sourdough." I decided to pass on it. I would like to find more local Artisan sourdough style breads to review.
No, not 70 years old! 70% hydration! I baked up some motherdough bread today. Bread made with motherdough is out of this world delicious. The flavor of the wheat is brought out to it's fullest. The smell is heavenly. The crumb is soft and somewhat custardy moist and tender. This is really good bread.
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More Post-Sandy Dune Enhancements Begin Along South Jersey Shoreline
Margate is fighting the plan in court.
High-End Summer Shore Rentals Going Fast, Say South Jersey Real Estate Agents
Realtors reported banner business last year, and early indications are this year will be better — in part due to the harsh winter, the improved economy, and the ease of comparing offerings and booking a rental online.
South Jersey Shore Towns Avert Major Nor'easter Damage
Towns had time to prepare for this one, and the storm itself didn't hit as hard as predicted.
South Jersey Shore Rentals Plentiful for September
Labor Day weekend is just around the corner. But, truth be told, lots of people head "down the shore" to vacation in September.
South Jersey Beaches May Limit Swimming If Oncoming Arthur Roils Surf Too Much
With seas of six to nine feet expected on Friday from Tropical Storm Arthur, even higher waves could be driven on shore, creating the danger of rip currents.
Christie Among Many Attractions To Start Holiday Weekend Down Shore
Even though the sky was covered with clouds for a good part of the day Saturday, that didn't stop the fun.
Owners of Manco & Manco Pizza Plead Not Guilty in Tax Case
The government says the couple failed to report $980,000 in income from 2007 until 2011.
Owners of Manco & Manco Pizza in Ocean City Charged with Tax Evasion
If you've been on the boardwalk in Ocean City, NJ, chances are you've sampled their fare at Manco & Manco Pizza.
As Owner Retires, Ocean City's Big Pink Restaurant Goes On Sale
For nearly 77 years the Chatterbox, at Ninth Street and Central Avenue, has been a meeting spot for locals and visitors.
Jay Lloyd's Getaway: The Jersey Shore Bounces Back
In many South Jersey shore locations, Hurricane Sandy blew in a bonus.
Extra Tourists Flock To Jersey Shore As Weather Heats Up
With our area in the grip of summer's swelter, people were looking to cool off at the Jersey shore.
Thousands Lose Power Down The Shore On Independence Day
Thousands were without power down the shore after an alleged feeder line malfunction.
Crowds Flock To Jersey Shore For Memorial Day Weekend
Folks in Ocean City, New Jersey woke up to a warm sun and miles of pristine boardwalk and calm beaches on Monday.
Philly Soccer Show: Farewell, Gabriel Farfan
The former Union defender/midfielder heads back to his native California with fond words for his Philadelphia team.
Ocean City, NJ Readies For Its Closeup as Location of Next Kristen Wiig Movie
"The Girl Most Likely," also starring Annette Bening, is scheduled to be released July 18th.


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Jacobson's Politics and England's Jews
Intellectual skywriting with James Wood, Harold Bloom, and more!
One person who—unlike Tablet Magazine's Adam Kirsch, the New York Times's Janet Maslin, and the Man Booker Prize committee—did not particularly enjoy Howard Jacobson's novel The Finkler Question was New Yorker critic James Wood, who found it striving too hard to make the reader laugh—"monochromatically devoted to funniness, as a fever is devoted to heat"—thereby sacrificing verisimilitude, plausibility, and therefore the ability to make the reader care.
Well, to each his own. It is worth noting Wood's closing remark, on the novel's politics, though. Writes Wood:
Formally, The Finkler Question gives voice to a decent Jewish liberalism, in which the question of Israel can be even-handedly debated (Jacobson writes a column for the left-leaning London newspaper the Independent); informally, The Finkler Question is always shading toward the atavistic and reactionary, the constant message being that, just as goys are more goyish than they seem, so Jews are more Jewish than they seem (witness Finkler's political conversion, from liberal to conservative). Anyone can be an anti-Semite, the author says, but not anyone can be a Jew … .
I … dunno. It is only within the sphere of "decent Jewish liberalism" and a "left-leaning London newspaper" that the "question of Israel can be even-handedly debated"?
The passage is reminiscent of a letter written earlier this year to the New York Times Book Review complaining about Harold Bloom's review of Anthony Julius's mammoth history of English anti-Semitism (which Adam Kirsch also reviewed). "If there is more political discussion of [a left-wing nature] in Britain than in America," the letter-writer argued, "it is not necessarily because the English are so anti-Semitic—or at least, I certainly hope not—but more likely (as [Tony] Judt has pointed out) because most Americans live in almost complete ignorance of the 'fierce relevance' of certain political realities and facts."
The punch line is as predictable as, according to Wood, Jacobson's are: The letter-writer was James Wood. ("What makes England so intrinsically enlightened?" retorted Leon Wieseltier. "They have The Guardian, I know.")
Of course, I have a feeling that over at some daily magazine of British life and culture, they are examining this mini-brawl from an entirely different perspective.
Member of the Tribe [The New Yorker]
Letters—The Anti-Semitism Question [NYT Book Review]
The Jewish Question: British Anti-Semitism [NYT Book Review]
Family Business [TNR]
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Albion's Shame [Tablet Magazine]
Jewish Funhouse Mirror Is Alive and Not So Well [NYT]
Earlier: Howard Jacobson Pulls Off Man Booker Upset
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On Cape Cod Bay, Skaket Beach is a sandy stretch with calm, warm water good for children. When the tide is out, you can walk seemingly endlessly on the sandy flats. The parking lot fills up fast on hot July and August days; try to arrive before 11 or after 2. The many tide pools make this a favorite spot for families. Sunsets here draw a good crowd. Amenities: food and drink; lifeguards; parking (fee); showers; toilets. Best for: sunset; swimming; walking.
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My 4 year old daughter were checking out some of the bayside beaches in Brewster and Orleans in preparation for our July vacation. Although we did not spend a lot of time at any of the beaches, this was the one we decided would be a can't miss destination in July. The beach is beautiful and the grounds very clean. We spent time exploring the tide pools. My one concern is the parking lot is rather small and may fillup quickly in July.
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They used to call the place where I was raised, "The Sticks." That is what they would call the village of Lyons, New York and other small towns "down there" in Manhattan, where I have lived for 30 years. For 30 years I have tried to find and maintain a balance between both places, although a few folks in the village did refer to me as the "city slicker" for long while. Language can separate people as much as distance.
We know that there are differences in size among the places we live, and we know that there remains an inferiority complex among the world's rural communities, small towns and hamlets. Biases prevail, even in places that should know better, like Stockholm, Singapore and Brooklyn. In fact, the World Reference Forum still asks whether "the sticks" are further removed, geographically, than the evidently unreachable and, in the unenlightened mind, irrelevant "Middle of Nowhere."
Since the dawn of the Intelligent Community movement in 1995, fewer and fewer people use those terms or ask questions like that. These are questions which reflect a time before the "Broadband Economy" presented itself in our screens. Since then the dialogue has been dramatically altered, and with it the language and perceptions of what is possible. As the Great Coral Reef was once referred to by the 18th Century explorer James Cook as 'an insane labyrinth" (and for good reason, since in 1770 the coral ridge of Tasmania nearly sunk his ship), so it became perceived for what it is 200 year later, when the reef was declared a marine sanctuary by the Australian government. It is among the things which make life possible. It is not so far different than small towns.
It took those in the sticks and the city slickers working together to make it happen in Australia. It led to a social movement that I believe was the first salvo in the movement to protect our seas. It will be seen, someday, as the beginning of the long road ahead to restore the balance of the earth's ecosystem. It also gave a boost to those smaller communities, where nature was still abundant and in balance.
Similarly, we hope our Rural Imperative will have an effect on the discussion of the importance of places like Pirai, Dakota County, Castelo de Vide and Mitchell. These four places, though small, submitted nomination forms in an attempt to show themselves that, like Taichung and Toronto, they were of the future. They succeeded. Mitchell, South Dakota (USA) likes to tell the story of how it grasped innovation, planned for the future and in the process became Intelligent.
Since we announced our 2015 Theme, we have been concerned that the submissions this year may come from only cities, where urban planning is part of the policy-making landscape. However, that would be contrary to the ICF method and dream, which is to ensure that any place people call "Home" can achieve at a global level and plan for the kind of life and economy that is sustainable.
As you consider whether to submit a nomination for your village, town or county, keep in mind that you too are either a "Revolutionary Community" at some level, or can be. By nominating your community to be evaluated with giants, you are not being David against Goliath. You are indicating your confidence that the place you are building, running or promoting is not only Smart and possibly Intelligent, it is also restoring the balance which we all know is out of whack. The "Middle of Nowhere" is no more – and has not been since 1995. Good luck.
Along with the successful economic migrations from poor to lower middle class in large swaths of the world, the rich really are getting richer. Many are getting rich because of the way knowledge is being "discovered," deployed and productized. While most of the world still waits for access, the Digital Divide has moved on. A line is now being drawn between those with access and those who can interpret and understand information once connected. These people know how to put it into play economically. They have moved from the classroom to the canvas. They make raw material purposeful, and create a ladder for some as their work pulls it away from others. Most of the consequences are unintended, but all impact the community.
In the June 22nd issue of the New York Times there were two stories, a few column inches apart, that reaffirmed the gap between those with access and those who understand the power of access to thrive. I do not know if it was the editor's decision to lay the story out this way, but the contrast was apparent. In one story, an Arizona (USA) woman making $10 per hour (when she could find work) was jailed upon getting into her car after an interview with an insurance company. If Shanesha Taylor had gotten that job (and she was confident that the interview had gone well), it would have given her real wages, health insurance coverage for her two children and dignity. The two kids were in the car because she could not afford day care and chose to take them along while she had her interview. The law reasoned that this was endangerment. Not unreasonable in Scottsdale, Arizona, where the car temperature was estimated at 103 degrees (F.) But people did not forget that this was a story about the Divide too. Through the Internet, money was raised for her defense and the media's light found its way to Arizona. A settlement was reached a few days ago. She will not do jail time.
A few clicks below her story there was one profiling Yahoo Food and its marketing team. Their challenge was a bit different: they needed to decide whether to lure eyeballs to their site with a story about the history of foods from the ancient Silk Trail, or whether to publish a guide to cheese fries and other snacks that go well with ranch dressing. Decisions, decisions! Yahoo Food, whose sutra of wisdom includes "Treat Meat as a Condiment," is an example of what we call the "lovely jobs," in our new book, Brain Gain.
While we, the information rich, may be confident that our work is the equivalent of a divine endowment and will be rewarded, no matter how insipid, those stuck on the ladder trying desperately to use knowledge to find a job or to become more educated are not guaranteed success. Google CEO Eric Schmidt is "very worried" about this. His data suggests that the problem is getting worse. "If you look at the most recent studies of American economic growth, 99 percent of the people saw essentially no economic improvement over the last decade," he wrote in his new book The New Digital Age.
What he didn't say is that even among those of us in the 1% - including his company - yet another divide has formed. This is the dissatisfaction with knowledge work, or at least with "technology's" impositions within it. Our mental health, psyches and purpose as individuals seem to be casualties of a crisis of the soul. It is a new inner conflict. Among even successful knowledge workers, the thinning of psychic reward is driving us toward burnout. We are grateful to be knowledge workers, of course, but too tired to give thanks! Tony Schwartz, whose Energy Project studies levels of satisfaction and sustainable engagement in the workplace, reported that only 30% of Americans feel engaged with their work. Globally, that number is a mere 13% Most people simply feel "overwhelmed." In a study of 12,000 workers worldwide, 66% said that were absolutely unable to focus on one thing at a time at work – or probably anywhere else. The percentages of those feeling a sense of belonging, of connectedness to a community and a sense of overall satisfaction is low. Burnout has reached all the way to the CEO's office.
What are we to make of the new wake-up calls? One is the impact on our communities.
I have been writing for years that communities were out of energy and out of balance until the concept of the Intelligent Community movement came along to raise the red flag. The Energy Project's data confirms this. Even the foodies at Yahoo are too tired to produce much social capital when they get home after 16 hours on the job. And Ms. Taylor? Well, she needs to find a way to support her two children. Both suffer psychic fatigue.
While waves of middle classes continue to rise and thrive outside the borders of the mighty USA, the smiles on their faces as they shop their way through new stores and crank away in their comfortable cubicles, may fade. Their nations are catching up economically and technologically, and that is good. They are reaping the benefits from their parents' generation. But what is next?
What we need to observe and to plan for in cities and communities is the creation of wealth that is sustainable because it comes with tools to use knowledge effectively in the next iteration of the economy. This includes ways to enable a deeper, more meaningful engagement at work, on the Internet and with our local governments and institutions. Oh yes, and with ourselves.
The revolutionary city! This is not a city under siege or under threat by terrorists. This is a city that uses all its efforts to understand, strategically plan for and actively position itself to truly transform and actively apply all of the ICT enabled opportunities and all of the smart systems and infrastructure at its disposal to allow its citizens to benefit from efficiencies, security, conveniences, experiences and opportunities available to them. It is also a city that works with its universities and all other educational institutions to be able to benefit from the knowledge, talent and resources available to them to help position the community with a knowledge-centric focus. This is a city where all its bureaucrats and other leaders pull together with a sense of collaboration; use all their efforts to be transparent though excellence in public policy; and create clear, concise and visionary directions for its community that all can embrace and act upon. This is a community that embraces an innovation and creativity ecosystem and is caring and sensitive to issues of health, environmental sustainability, safety and fairness to everyone. This is a community that an investor or someone with significant talent decides on with confidence.
Here are some well-planned cities that provide the confidence to companies and talented people to invest in: San Francisco, New York, Suwon, Taipei, Singapore, Melbourne, Toronto, Manchester, Chattanooga, Waterloo, Dundee, Austin, Stratford, Eindhoven, Barcelona, Glasgow, Columbus, Philadephia, Calgary, Issy-les-Moulineaux (Paris), Mitaka (Tokyo), Gangnam (Seoul), Stockholm, Quebec City, Taichung, Winnipeg, Ottawa, plus 100 other Intelligent Communities.
These well-planned cities are all Intelligent Communities. Think of Intelligent Communities = Excellence in Urban Planning and Urban Design.
Providing deliberate certainty through well thought through and crafted policies, land use decisions and the basis for creating the best environments possible in our communities are key constructs of urban and regional planning. Hence the revolutionary communities of tomorrow are those that are well planned for and being developed as Intelligent Communities today.
What would make cities and regions truly revolutionary is if we could see the best of its urban and regional planning and urban design implemented, especially using all of the planning tools, ultra-high-speed broadband connectivity and related technologies available to them. These might be off the shelf and in some cases, leveraging entirely new innovations with new uses and applications to demonstrate pilots and create new concepts and experiences in urban liveability. But it would also require superb leadership and collaboration throughout and a special sense of the community nurturing an innovation ecosystem that would help to differentiate it as being among the best in the world. This would capture the imagination of investors, scholars and talented people to want to be part of these types of communities.
Urban planning is not a science; it's a combination of the arts, science, philosophy, sociology, economics and politics. Its theories and practices, delivered in the form of plans are a reflection of a language focused on the use of land by its citizens and the design of the urban environment upon which the site is to be developed on as well as reflected in its impact on the surrounding area. But as planning concerns itself with everything around it - including air, water and infrastructure in, around and through it, it must take a true 360 degree, all-encompassing look at everything related to its development. Therefore it must even look at its history and current relationship with other neighbouring land-uses and the people and things around it. Just as Cisco speaks of the Internet of Everything, so does Urban Planning. Planners must consider everything that makes up a community (or at least it should) in making their planning recommendations. Like the concepts of sustainability – everything connects to everything else.
A plan is a statement of intent; if given the mandate by the leadership and the funds to see it through, it can be very powerful. Current planning directions range from Urbanism or New Urbanism, Intelligent Urbanism, Liveable Cities, and so forth. Whatever is currently vogue in different parts of the world, planners must consider in context all of the elements of their unique community they represent in order to successfully deliver and execute their plans. For instance, Urban Designers consider built form, colour, lighting, building materials, art and technology in context to the urban situation in which they are planning for as well as the relationship between buildings, uses, sight-lines and the physical ground spaces in three dimensional form. This is also akin to the idea of liveable cities in which good urban design principles can create a high quality of life in dense but well-designed urban environments, such as Singapore. Planners and their colleagues in city design, development and management today also employ Computer-aided Design (CAD), Geographic information Systems (GIS), leverage the Internet of Things technologies to design for managing mobility – especially during rush hour traffic and the demands of supply chain logistics; smart technologies to develop, monitor and analyze big data, especially as part of incorporating smart utilities and smart systems into their communities; high-speed broad applications that offer new community development unique communications, entertainment and other new urban experiences; produce 3D planning models for enhanced public engagement, including those who become involved via online and web-based experiences; and some are looking into future building design options through holography and visual-support technologies. Building or using traditional environments and installing new technologies create exciting new environments that create a new experience that attracts investors and talent to a place. For instance, traditional brick and beam environments and reused lofts as live/work spaces attract artists and software code writers alike as long as high-speed broadband applications are also planned for and incorporated into the design of the facilities. Traditional open space and bike paths incorporate technologies for communications, directions, safety, and exciting new environmental experiences, such as art applications utilizing advanced software technologies, broadband communications and advanced visual projection techniques. Artist Daan Roosegaarde's Van Gogh inspired illuminated bikepath near Eindhoven, in the Netherlands, and Ryan Holladay's BLUEBRAIN location-based music composition using smartphones are only the beginning of the type of new experiences that our revolutionary communities will be exploring. These and other capabilities in urban environments make urban spaces and experiences attractive to people who want to live and work in these environments. Accordingly, it's not a surprise that attractive and highly–in-demand intelligent and revolutionary urban centers are growing at an incredible pace.
Considering that nearly 70% of the world's population is expected to live in urban centers by 2050, planners are going to have to do more than traditional planning efforts to meet these demands. Intelligent Communities understand these challenges and are making great strides to undertake serious strategic planning that focus on highly efficient mobility of all kinds, connectivity, accommodating all types of housing needs and ensuring sustainable development approaches to be able to support these changes. Urban Planners must be at the forefront of these efforts. As such, they must also be at the forefront of developing their communities into intelligent and revolutionary communities.
The Internet turned 20 this year, by one measure at least. It was in 1994 that Netscape released the first commercial Web browser. Two years later, there were already some 16 million Web users in the world. There are nearly 3 billion of us now, despite the fact that three out of every five of world's people have yet to go online.
Strange to say, a few pigs, cows and footballs may get there before them.
Despite the amazing progress of the past 20 years, the broadband revolution is just getting started. Nothing illustrates that better than the rise of the Internet of Things: devices talking to other devices over the Internet to accomplish some useful aim. I am grateful to Chee Sing Chan, writing in the Show Guide to CommunicAsia in Singapore, for some eye-opening examples.
Two companies, General Alert and 1248, have come up with temperature and chemical sensors for pigs that communicate wirelessly with the Internet. Attached to the skin or embedded under it, they track the many factors that contribute to health or signal the onset of disease: temperature, drinking water flow, feed rate, humidity, CO2 concentration and bodily acidity. Pigs still can't fly but, through these devices, they can provide early warning of diseases like foot-and-mouth that can decimate a drove.
Cows have their own kind of online access. In this case, the companies are using Wi-Fi-connected collars and smart software to monitor when they go into "heat." That may be information cows would prefer to keep to themselves, but it has real commercial value for dairy farmers. Nearly all cows are artificially inseminated, so failed attempts waste money. Impregnating cows also boosts milk production; according to a report by Singularity, missing a cycle of "heat" means lost sales of about five gallons of milk a day.
For World Cup fans, Adidas now has a football (soccer ball to Americans) that contains sensors connected wirelessly to a mobile device carried by players. They track the point of impact of every kick and measure the spin, speed and direction of the ball's flight path. The feedback should help players get more out of the moment when foot, chest or head connects with the ball.
These entertaining examples are just the tiny white tip of one very large iceberg. As Intelligent Communities plan for the future, they do so knowing they must provide a platform for innovations that can hardly be imagined today, and that will demand greater and greater broadband capacity from city square to country farm. Remember: the pigs, cows and footballs of tomorrow are counting on you.
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More often than not, it is the unexpected moments that reveal or confirm a key insight for me. The first insight that was revealed to me during last week's terrific two-day class at Harvard's Graduate School of Design, Building and Regenerating Communities, was that the Triple Helix may well be the most powerful concept currently percolating throughout the lives of our cities and communities. The second is that soccer, because it is so rooted to place, is a great example of why tribes and communities matter.
The class was originated and led by Dr. Rick Huijbregts. Rick is Vice President for Industry Transformation and a lot of other stuff at Cisco Canada. He has been busy at work developing long-term strategies for Smart and Intelligent Community market development around the company's notion of an Internet of Everything (IoE). My new friend has obviously paid close attention to ICF's work over the years and has fused it into a well-planned approach for generating and understanding our "Triple Helix" concept. The Triple Helix, as you might remember, is when the academic, private and local government sectors work closely together toward a common goal inside a community or a region. ICF believes, as do others now, that it is the new strand that will enable cities and communities to remain "future proof" and profitable. It will also produce new innovations in rapid and persistent succession.
Dr. Rick was kind enough to invite me to speak and to provide ICF's global perspective on Intelligent Communities to the group, made up of about 25 folks, many in the real estate, investment and urban planning communities. I thought it would be a good idea to go to Harvard to learn something. So I did the gig.
What I learned is that the depth and range of possibilities generated by both Intelligent Communities and the Helix can impact every sector of a place. And not simply by installing WiFi our routers. That is not the point of this exercise, ultimately. I get that Dr. Huijbregt's approach is a go-to-market strategy for a large technology-driven corporation (and, for the sake of transparency, Cisco an ICF supporter), but I appreciate that it is genuinely designed for the long-term planning of cities and communities. Long-range planning – and the obvious changes in the workforce and our social lives - mandate that both industries and politics be transformed.
Easier said than done, since much of the fruit of this work may not show-up, in full force, until the end of an election cycle or two – or ten. Yet for those who have gone there, or who are making their move now, it has begun to have impact. We heard from Barcelona (a Smart21 Community), Songdo (South Korea), a city built from scratch and Toronto, ICF's 2014 Intelligent Community of the Year.
Toronto, the first Canadian community to be named Intelligent Community of the Year in seven years, is representative of this work. It is also true that in places like Canada, Taiwan, The Netherlands and South Korea we see incorporated successfully many of the elements that ICF demonstrates are necessary for a community to have multi-generational success in the Digital Age. I noted in my talks that the clichéd "Digital Age" had best be more than an era where big corporations, selling big technology tools, prevail. This will lead to more disintermediation and fewer jobs. Rather, it must be an era defined as much for "hi-tech" as for its success (or failure) at returning creative potential to every single member of the workforce and the social economy. This means that the approach must be holistic, collaborative and seeking to blend technology not as the point of the spear, but rather as the handle that allows the spear to reach its target.
In the case of communities, and for the people who design, build and govern them, the target is intelligence. Brain Gain. The excavation and resurgence of enlightened culture that will produce new industries and a form of entrepreneurship that gives people multiple sources of income. "Enlightened Culture" is defined (by me) as one which evokes the best in a people and in a place, and points both toward increasingly diverse, creative and global connections. This was incorporated nicely by Rick as he conceptually layered technology beneath the social and economic goals, and demonstrated from an engineering perspective how they might be reached. Good stuff.
The second insight – the power of place to impact behavior – was very apparent when the class, made up of executives from around the world, especially Germany, which had sent several highly skilled real estate and investment executives to the class, discovered that the soccer match between Germany and the USA was on at Noon on day two of the class. Rick and Harvard accommodated the guests by streaming the game into the room during lunch hour. We even started the morning session early to buy time in the event that the match went long. (It did.)
For the sake of transparency (again), I was more interested in the results of the Yankees baseball game than in how my nation performed against Germany. I watched not the match but the people as they watched the match. What I saw was a completely different group of people than the one I'd been exchanging questions and answers with. The focus and passion for their countrymen was not surprising, of course, but the intensity on their faces; the degree of concern when a play or an official's call went bad was so palpable. This – this connection to HOME – was real stuff. Tribal. It again revealed why communities and cultures matter. We are hardwired to them, and if we do not have the means to take positive shots on goal, to get places planned well and done with an open architecture, we will not score. We will, in fact, be speared.
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MOUNT VERNON, Iowa – Robots could be the key to a successful future for some high school students in Mount Vernon.
A team of nearly twenty students is stepping up their technological and engineering skills ahead of a state-wide robotics tournament or FIRST Tech Championship. The Robotics Club just qualified on Nov. 3, which means they'll compete again in a couple of months against other robotics clubs from across the state.
"We competed in their qualifying tournament there and we ended up winning so now we're going to the state tournament in Iowa City," Robotics Club Member Paul Chihak said.
Group members program and build each robot that is used in the competition. They put to use math, engineering and computer programming skills.
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SHINGLETOWN – As far as Medicare knew, Darlene Courtois fell ill last year with kwashiorkor, a dangerous form of malnutrition usually seen among starving children during African famines.
At least that's what her hospital claimed in the bill it sent to Medicare, records show.
But Courtois, 64, says she wasn't treated for malnutrition during the five days she spent at Shasta Regional Medical Center after she was hurt in a fall. She's overweight, not emaciated, she said.
And she said she never heard the word for the malady – a virulent illness with symptoms including emaciated arms, a distended belly and distinctive swelling of the feet or legs – until asked about it by a reporter.
"It blew me out of the water when I heard they diagnosed me as that," Courtois, a retired teacher's aide, said in an interview at her home west of Mount Lassen. "I never heard a doctor or nurse or any other medical personnel tell me I have kwashiorkor."
The former patient's account is supported by Medicare and hospital records reviewed by California Watch but disputed by Prime Healthcare Services, which owns 14 California hospitals, including the 246-bed facility in Redding, West Anaheim Medical Center, Garden Grove Hospital, La Palma Intercommunity and Huntington Beach Hospital.
In an analysis of more than 50 million Medicare records, California Watch over the past year has found repeated instances in which Prime has aggressively billed for treating unusual conditions. Medicare pays providers significant bonuses for treating patients diagnosed with kwashiorkor or hundreds of other major complications.
Reports of kwashiorkor at Shasta Regional Medical Center exploded after Prime acquired the hospital in November 2008. That year, the hospital reported only eight cases of kwashiorkor. But in the two years that followed, 1,030 cases were billed to Medicare – more than 70 times the statewide rate for general hospitals.
In Courtois' case, the hospital's reimbursement from Medicare increased by more than $6,700 – from $4,708 to $11,463 – by noting kwashiorkor on the bill, according to a California Watch analysis of billing information obtained under the federal Freedom of Information Act.
In a letter, a spokesman for Prime insisted that the patient was diagnosed properly and received excellent care for "her significant health issues including her malnutrition."
Citing physician notes and other internal documents, spokesman Edward Barrera said the patient was found to be suffering from a condition called protein malnutrition. He said she was evaluated by a nutritionist and provided with "diet counseling and diet adjustment" as part of her care.
"The physicians and the senior dietician did all they could to identify and treat this patient's medical conditions," he wrote, and it is "misleading and unfair" to suggest otherwise.
But nothing in the 63-page file Courtois was given when she requested her hospital records indicates that she was seen by a nutritionist or treated for malnutrition. The word "kwashiorkor" doesn't appear in the records. The phrase "protein malnutrition" isn't in there, either.
Courtois' daughter, Julie Schmitz, supported her mother's account, saying Courtois was never told she was malnourished or suffering from kwashiorkor.
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In The Madman Theory, John Kennedy loses the '60 election to Vice President Richard Nixon. Two years later the Soviets are caught building a secret nuclear missile base in Cuba and President Nixon must decide how to respond.
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A group of unidentified girls work on projects developed during the Talented And Gifted summer camp for elementary children. The task was to become an inventor and to create a display board explaining the invention and its benefit to society. This creation was a robot that picked up clothes.
The Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center in Simpsonville held the graduation ceremonies July 28. 59 WMYJC graduates listen to the keynote speaker, Mark Gunn, well-known radio and TV personality.
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Vampy program draws students from across the globe. The Center for Gifted Studies completed another summer of camp programs on the campus of Western Kentucky University. Mary Myles of Waddy, a Frankfort Christian student, was part of the program for verbally and mathematically precocious youth (VAMPY) that brought students from 74 Kentucky school districts, 16 states and three countries.
Firefighters from the Shelby County Fire Department "fired up" the Shelby County High School Band with a shower from their hose during a 2-week band camp, which typically operated from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each sweltering day. The camp attracted 45 musicians in grades 8-12 under the direction of David Roslon. The high expectations for excellence matched the high temperatures so the firefighters gave a cool down before they fired up their instruments for a parent concert. They will enter fall competitions and perform for home football games.
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Richard A. Thomas of Shelbyville made the dean's list with a 3.8 grade-point average during the 2011 spring semester at Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas. He is a religion major working towards his master's degree in divinity. Thomas is a 2006 Shelby County High School high distinction honor graduate and the son of Anita Thomas of Shelbyville.
Jessica Buckler, a fifth-grader at Painted Stone Elementary, placed first in the junior talent division at the Preteen Scholarship Recognition Program in Lexington. She was a semifinalist, received the volunteer service award and was first runner-up overall in the junior division. She won trophies for each and $500 towards educational bonds. She is the daughter of John and Patricia Buckler.
The Youth Art Show, part of the Shelbyville Horse Show Jubilee, opens to the public today in the Hudson Room at the Shelby County Public Library. There are 2D and 3D work from students in Shelby and Henry counties. Included among the 3D work from Shelby County are a Bowl by Cassie Wells, East Middle; a Vase by Julia Kennedy, Shelby County High School; and Wire Sculpture figurine by Dylan Theodorvich, Martha Layne Collins High School. The show is available for viewing during library hours through Aug. 6. The opening reception when prizes are awarded is 5:30 p.m. July 28.
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So the numbers for the Taipan 28 are more like 3600 lbs. ballast and 7900 displacement? Wow.
My gut reaction is Jeff''s concern about low density ballast is well taken. If you''re carrying almost half your displacement as ballast relatively close to the bottom of the hull, it will get you a certain amount of stability, but a much better and stiffer design would put a bulb of lead (weighing, say, a ton, or about 40 percent less than your cast iron ballast) at the end of a 6 foot keel, giving you the same or lower center of gravity, and giving your hull much more freeboard and reserve buoyancy due to the reduced displacement. The Cadet design would be great for getting into the shallows here on the Chesapeake bay while still having decent stability and righting moment, but it seems the lower, lighter ballast might be better suited for serious ocean sailing.
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