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"Lessons from Aviation"
Dr. George C. Nield, NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California
July 28, 2011
NewSpace 2011 Conference
Good afternoon.
I'm honored to have the opportunity to speak to you today as part of NewSpace 2011. What a great line-up you have this year, and what an exciting time for us to gather to talk about our nation's future in space.
Over the last several weeks, we have seen a huge number of newspaper articles, magazine stories, radio and television reports, and Internet blogs having to do with space, most of which were either focused on the successes and tragedies that were a part of 30 years worth of Space Shuttle operations, or which provided commentary or recommendations on what we need to be doing in space going forward.
As Yogi Berra used to say, "It's hard to make predications, especially about the future." But I find that, when you are trying to imagine how things are going to turn out in the years ahead, it can sometimes be helpful to look back in history and see if you can find comparable situations, some historical analogies if you will, that can provide us with key insights.
For example, I think the development of aviation can offer some interesting similarities, and some even more interesting contrasts, with the development of human spaceflight. For my talk today, I've gone back and identified four "lessons" that I think we have learned, or that we should have learned, from the aviation industry. I'd like to share those with you, and then spend a few minutes reflecting on whether they might be able to help us to gain a better understanding of how things may unfold in human spaceflight.
Let's start with a couple of examples from Orville and Wilbur. In December of 1907, just 4 years after the Wright Brothers' historic first flight, the Army Signal Corps put out a request for proposals for a "Heavier-than-air Flying Machine." The specified requirements were performance-based, and at least in my opinion, were extremely well crafted. Not only that, but they were only 3 pages long. They included the ability to carry a passenger for at least 125 miles at a speed of 40 miles per hour, to stay aloft for at least an hour, to be easily transportable, to be controllable and steerable at all times and in all directions, and to be able to land without damage. Fortunately, those were the days before the FAA's Federal Aviation Regulations, NASA's CCT 1100 series documents, or the Federal Acquisition Regulations, so it was pretty easy to understand what the machine had to do, and how to demonstrate that it could satisfy the government's stated requirements.
As it turned out, the Wright brothers were the only viable bidder. They set up their operations at Fort Myer, Virginia, a military post just outside Washington, DC, and began conducting test flights in the summer of 1908. Then on September 17, 1908, Orville took to the air with Lt Thomas Selfridge onboard as an Army observer. After three laps around the parade ground at an altitude of about 150 feet, one of the propellers suffered a catastrophic stress fracture, causing the vehicle to veer off to the right, and then dive into the ground and crash. Orville suffered a broken leg, several broken ribs, some head lacerations, and a lot of bruises. Lt Selfridge was thrown against one of the vehicle's wooden uprights, resulting in a fractured skull. He was taken to a local hospital, but died on the operating table, thus becoming the first fatality from an airplane accident.
The first lesson we need to remember then, is that all modes of transportation involve risk, and that we need to recognize and accept that risk in order to move forward.And for those of you who may be in denial, let me assure you that human rating or no human rating, spaceflight is even riskier than aviation. So we know that there are more accidents ahead. But the times have changed. Can you imagine what the response would be if history were to repeat itself during the CCDev Program? Just to review the sequence of events: a developer came up with a system to meet a set of government requirements. One of the government procurement representatives takes part in a demonstration flight. There is a terrible accident, killing the government observer. In response, did the government order the grounding of all airplanes? No. Did the President form a commission to investigate the accident? No. Did the program get cancelled? No. Instead, once Orville was released from the hospital, he thoroughly analyzed the wreckage, enlisted the help of some experts to figure out what had gone wrong, explained it to the Army, built a new, improved vehicle, and then returned to Fort Myer the following summer to continue the demonstration flights. Amazing!
It was actually on July 29, 1909, 102 years ago tomorrow, that Orville performed the first of the two required demonstration flights. Lt Frank Lahm of the Signal Corps was also onboard. On hand to observe were the President of the United States, William Howard Taft, his cabinet and other public officials, plus about 10,000 spectators. This time, everything worked perfectly. They stayed aloft for about an hour and 13 minutes.
Three days later came the second qualifying flight, this one a 10-mile cross-country speed test, that was used to determine the purchase price of the airplane. The army had agreed to pay the Wrights $25,000 if the plane could average 40 miles per hour, with an extra $2500 for each full mile per hour above that mark. For his passenger, Orville selected Benjamin Foulois, a Signal Corps lieutenant who would someday become Chief of the Army Air Corps. Lt Foulois was only 5-feet-1-inch tall, and weighed just 126 pounds, Orville was clearly hoping that his diminutive stature might allow for a greater top-speed during the flight. As it turned out, he may have been right, because their speed averaged 42.5 miles per hour, thereby exceeding the Army's requirements, and resulting in a $5,000 bonus and a $30,000 total cost to the government.
The Army took delivery of the vehicle on August 2, 1909, designating it as Signal Corps Airplane No. 1. It was the first military heavier-than-air flying machine, and remained the only Army airplane for nearly two years. Clearly, this was an example of a procurement with a satisfied government customer.
So that brings us to the second lesson we can learn from aviation: Aerospace contracts don't always have to be cost-plus. Properly structured and effectively managed, fixed-price government contracts can be successful, even for development programs. Now I know that there are a variety of opinions on that one, but I think it is important to remember the successes along with the failures when we are evaluating potential options for government acquisition strategies.
Skipping ahead a few years, following World War I and the beginning of the barnstorming era, the tremendous potential of aviation had begun to come into focus. But there really wasn't much of an industry at that point, at least in terms of air transportation. Here's where Congress got involved. The first major piece of legislation dealing with aviation was the Air Mail Act of 1925, often referred to as the Kelly Act, after Congressman Clyde Kelly of Pennsylvania, who was Chairman of the House Post Office Committee. The Act authorized the postmaster general to contract for domestic airmail service with commercial air carriers. By relying on private companies to take over the conduct of airmail operations, the government was able to establish and nurture the aviation industry itself.
There were some other key pieces of legislation in the years that followed. The Air Commerce Act of 1926 established federal regulations regarding aircraft, airmen, navigational facilities, and air traffic. Aircraft had to be inspected for airworthiness, and airmen were required to be tested for aeronautical knowledge and have a physical exam to ensure their health and fitness. For its part, the government was required to build new airports, develop regulations to provide aircraft with altitude separation, and develop and maintain airways and navigational aids.
The Federal Airport Act of 1946 provided $500 million in grants for airport projects, paid out over 7 years. The grants provided up to half of a project's cost, with local airport sponsors able to issue bonds to finance the rest of their expenses.
This leads us to a third lesson from aviation: when the government forms a partnership with an industry and puts in place the proper incentives, it can have a profound impact on the growth of that industry and even help to ensure its health and viability.
During the 1950s, advances in technology and continued growth of the aviation industry led to a corresponding increase in air traffic. However, some high-profile accidents led to additional government action. On June 30, 1956, United Flight 718 collided with TWA Flight 2 in uncontrolled airspace over the Grand Canyon, resulting in 128 fatalities, the largest loss of life ever in an aviation accident. Then on May 20, 1958, a military jet and a commercial airliner collided over Brunswick, Maryland, highlighting the need for unified control of airspace for both civil and military flights. The very next day, Senator Mike Monroney and Congressman Oren Harris introduced the Federal Aviation Act, which created the FAA, and empowered it to oversee and regulate the safety of the airline industry, and the use of American airspace by both civilian and military aircraft.
The fourth and final lesson from aviation that I think may have applicability to spaceflight is that as traffic increases, we need to be prepared to come up with ways to share information, develop rules of the road, and coordinate planned maneuvers in advance, whether we are talking about civil operations, military operations, or commercial operations. And if that sounds like a blatant pitch for the community to start thinking about Space Traffic Management, so be it. With the number of space systems in operation today and the amount of orbital debris increasing by the hour, none of us can afford to ignore the threat of a collision, or to pretend that an "anything goes", "Wild West" environment is in anyone's best interest.
So those are some of my thoughts about how government and industry have worked together in aviation. Are those types of initiatives appropriate for human spaceflight? Perhaps. There are certainly many differences in the vehicles, in the environment, and in the circumstances. But based on how successful we have been in enabling safe, reliable, and cost effective air transportation, I think it behooves us to consider some similar approaches as we begin writing the next chapter of our nation's human spaceflight program.
Before I close, I'd like to spend just a few minutes talking about some of the things that we are working on right now at the Office of Commercial Space Transportation. In addition to evaluating license applications for the launches and reentries scheduled to take place under the COTS program, we are working closely with NASA to make sure that any requirements that either NASA or the FAA put in place for commercial human flights to orbit are consistent and compatible, so that the same systems that industry develops for NASA missions can be used for non-NASA missions as well.
We're also working with about a half dozen companies who are in the process of designing, building, and testing suborbital reusable launch vehicles that could be used for either space tourism or to conduct scientific research.
Last year we established a Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation as a public/private partnership between government, industry, and academia. The idea was to encourage students and faculty members to perform research on topics that are of interest to the aerospace community. New Mexico State University was selected as the Administrative lead, but there are nine universities involved, including Stanford University just up the road, the University of Colorado, and the University of Texas Medical Branch. The FAA has pledged $1 million per year in matching funds for this program. And I might mention that other departments and agencies are welcome to participate, so if those of you from NASA or DoD or other organizations would like to partner with us, we'd be happy to talk with you.
Last year also marked the first year that we were able to issue Spaceport Grants. Every year, the FAA gives out about $3.5 billion in Airport Improvement Grants, which play a vital role in supporting our nation's transportation infrastructure. A similar program for spaceports was authorized by Congress back in the 1990s, but no funds had ever been appropriated until 2010, when we got $500,000 for that purpose. We selected four different projects to fund, at Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska; Mojave Air and Space Port, California; Spaceport America in New Mexico; and Cecil Field, in Jacksonville, Florida. We hope to be able to award a second round of grants in the next couple of months.
In addition, there are two new initiatives in the President's FY 2012 budget request for our office that we are very excited about. First of all, we are planning to set up a Commercial Spaceflight Technical Center at KSC. Our goal is to pull together a team of folks that have the kind of spaceflight hardware and operations expertise that can perform research, make intelligent decisions on waiver requests, and work with industry to streamline range operations for commercial launches. We're also planning to offer a Low Cost Access to Space Prize, that would give $5 million to the first non-government team that can demonstrate the ability to launch a 1-kilogram cubesat into orbit, using a system that has at least one reusable rocket-powered stage.
So those are some of the things that we currently have on our plate.
This is both an exciting time, and a very challenging time, for commercial space transportation. Given where we are today, there is a window of opportunity for us to get our act together and see if we can make this work. But the decisions we make, and the progress we are able to achieve over the next 2-3 years, will determine whether or not the United States is serious about being a leader in space. And that may well determine what kind of future we have as a nation.


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Having cut the frame apart, it's time to put it back together. I'm spacing it out 2". Actually, it's 50mm. I'm driving Rick nuts because he thinks in inches and I keep talking to him in metric.
To review, supposed advantages are:
Lower center of gravity.
Better swingarm pivot geometry and chain slack.
Better footpeg-exhaust-frame-skidplate relationship.
Easier R+R of the motor.
We'll see.
First thing is to make a bunch of spacers and sleeves. The sleeves go inside the spacers and frame tubes. These make both the alignment and welding much easier.
I started with some test welds. This is the first time I've used this TIG welder, and it's been a long time since I've used one at all. Fortunately the setup seems to work fairly well and there's a lot of range between getting full penetration and burning through.
The TIG setup is pretty basic. The argon goes to the torch, and the stick welder clamps on to the same adapter that the argon goes to. There's a valve on the torch for the argon, and the power is always on. There's no auto start, so it has to be scratched like a stick electrode to strike an arc.
I'm only extending the four main tubes, the rear tubes for the shock mounts are probably going to be completely replaced. The sleeves are tack welded in place. The front tubes have the sleeves in the frame, the rear have the sleeves in the spacers. This is due to the different diameters of the tubing. There are four different sizes involved here.
I assume the rust around the weld means I should be using a bigger cup on the torch?
Rick came up with a great way to get the alignment right.
With this much progress, it was time for another mockup and pose.
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FWC steps back from bear hunting controversy
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A few weeks ago the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) began accepting public comment on its draft Black Bear Management Plan. The goal of the plan is to sustain black bear populations, conserve bear habitat and reduce human-bear conflicts.
During the first public meeting held to discuss the plan, FWC staff made the mistake of saying that a return to bear hunting in Florida was a possibility, at some point in the future, although they stressed that hunting was not part of its current plan. (Bear hunting in Florida ended in 1993.) At the word "hunt," the discussion quickly became a debate between hunters eager for something new to kill and people outraged at the idea of killing Florida's bears.
Pro-hunting groups like the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance urged its members to contact the FWC in support of reopening hunting. ARFF, The Humane Society of the United States, Defenders of Wildlife and other animal protection groups alerted our supporters to demand that bear hunting never resume.
On Monday, the FWC announced that it had postponed all future workshops on the black bear management plan, until it could figure out how to refocus the discussion back to the management plan, and away from the hunting debate. A frustrated FWC employee told the Daytona Beach News-Journal, "We knew hunting would be a big issue, but we didn't know it would be all-consuming."
It's clear that Floridians like bears! ARFF will continue to work to make sure bears in Florida remain safe from hunter's bullets.
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THANK GOD the Florida Division of Fish and Game respects the wishes and desires of it's citizens not like the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife ignored an overwhelming majority ( 69% )in their public comment period, and plan to go ahead with a hunt regardless.
The Wisconsin state agency served up 5,235 black bears to killers, selling an unprecedented 8,900 licenses after the Wisconsin Bear Hunter's Association hired a UW professor (who had also done facilitating studies for Safari International head hunters)to do a study inflating bear figures to double what all other studies have shown.
Rutger's University professor Edward Tavv's study shows that bear complaints do not correlate to bear populations being high or low, they correlate to available human based food sources.
Wisconsin has become one of the cruelest states in the country with captive bear hounding, bear hounding, bear baiting and TWO-THIRDS of the thousands of bears trophy killed as cubs 8 months to a year and a half old.
Organize to get fair representation into governing boards of wildlife agencies as wildlife WATCHING is the fastest growing outdoor activity. We need GENERAL PUBLIC FUNDING of our state agencies to REPLACE killing licenses as the internal funding mechanism - or there will be no democracy. If our commonwealth of wildlife is only sold to death, and there is no venue for selling it to protection, the massive killing of our wildlife and disruption of our ecosystems already under stress will continue for the elite hunter and trapper extremists.
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Beneath the rotting floorboards of an abandoned shed are human bones -- lots of them -- the last things a runaway rogue true-crime writer and his photojournalist ex-lover expected to find when they took shelter from a vicious Wisconsin blizzard. The grisly nightmare Frank Corso and Meg Dougherty have uncovered is nothing they can turn a blind eye to. The hideous slaughter of a family, undetected for fifteen years, must be avenged, as the hunt for a killer carries Corso halfway across the country, and through a chilling history of violence, terror, and bloodshed. But becoming an instrument of justice has made him a target of a rage-driven maniac -- and it's leading to ashocking truth hidden in an isolated place where death lives ... and where no law protects the innocent.
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G.M. Ford broke onto the mystery scene with Who in Hell is Wanda Fuca?, a gin-soaked tome featuring Seattle private investigator Leo Waterman. The six-book Leo Waterman series was nominated for several awards, including the Shamus, the Anthony, and the Lefty. In 2001, Ford launched a new series featuring disgraced reporter Frank Corso and his goth assistant, Meg Dougherty. In 2011, after a twelve-year hiatus, he decided to write a new Leo Waterman novel, Thicker Than Water, which Thomas & Mercer promptly bought. His eighth Leo Waterman book, Chump Change, followed in 2014. Ford lives and works in Seattle, and is married to the beautiful and talented mystery author Skye Kathleen Moody.
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What book are members reading this month? "This Great Calamity: The Irish Famine 1845-52" by Christine Kinealy. That's really the best book available now on the Great Hunger, which is the proper title of what most people in this country call the Potato Famine.


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Hong Kong Musical Theatre Federation presents double bill
Hong Kong Musical Theatre Federation will stage next month a double bill - "If Again", a dance musical about a wild party, and "Can't Help It... My Feet Love to Dance", a spectacle of song-and-dance numbers from the best-known musicals.
Inspired by the stunning imagery of the controversial verse novel "The Wild Party" by Joseph Moncure March, "If Again" is a dance musical that portrays a gang of desperate, high-living low lifes. A couple decides to throw a party to end their foul relationship. Night descends and the party gets wilder as desires and jealousies mingle with gin-soaked bodies, jazz rhythms and hot dances, until someone asks "How did we come to this?"
The story is told through a series of solos, duets and group numbers in authentic jazz and theatre dance style, with sensational jazz, blues, swing and pop music. The dance musical will be performed with some dialogue in Cantonese, and contains adult content.
"Can't Help It... My Feet Love to Dance" is a spectacle of song-and-dance from the 1920s to current Broadway and Hollywood musicals, featuring Pichead Amornsomboon, Ryan Hui and David Quah, celebrated artists from theatre, pop music and opera. The programme highlights include songs from "A Chorus Line", "Grease", "The Producers" and "Hairspray". The piece will be performed in English with some dialogue in Cantonese.
The double bill is jointly directed by musical veteran Mohamed Drissi and Golden Horse Best Leading Actor nominee Glen Chin. Drissi is also the choreographer and Chin the music director of the production. Renowned opera singer David Quah is the vocal coach.
Double Bill "If Again" and "Can't Help it... My Feet Love to Dance", presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, will be staged at 8pm, January 25 to 27, 2008 (Friday to Sunday), and at 3pm, January 26, 2008 (Saturday), at the Theatre, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre. Tickets priced at $180 and $120 are now available at all URBTIX outlets. Half-price concessions will be given to senior citizens, people with disabilities, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance recipients. (Limited tickets for students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance recipients are available on a first-come, first-served basis.) For group booking discounts, please refer to the programme leaflet for details.
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College student with fake I.D. tells River Falls police it was basically homework
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A 19-year-old UW-River Falls male student was stopped for speeding on Main Street and an I.D. card violation (2nd offense) before midnight Sunday, April 29. The student allegedly told the officer that the fake Wisconsin driver's license in his wallet was needed for a school class he was taking. He also said he paid $400 for it from a website that sends out fake identifications. The same student was cited in February for trying to use another fake I.D. to buy booze. Continue Reading


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Call of Duty: Black Ops Review
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The first new Call of Duty since the implosion of Infinity Ward and the exodus of the guys who created the franchise in the first place is going to be a critical one. Savvy gamers will know that the heart of what makes these games fun will leave the franchise and move over to whatever new project Vince Zampella, Jason West, and crew are working on, but Treyarch still has a few tricks up their sleeve. They've been working on Black Ops for two years, crafting an interesting era-spanning campaign and working on all kinds of new multiplayer modes.
They've got a lot to live up to: Modern Warfare 2 sold 20 million copies, mostly to people who know (and care) little of development teams, lawsuits, publishers, or why the next Call of Duty after this one is going to be ... different. These gamers just want another fun online and offline experience with slick visuals, blisteringly smooth frame rates, and lots of enemies to shoot in both the campaign and in multiplayer. And in that respect, Treyarch is most definitely living up to their promise.
But there's also an interesting story here in the campaign. You play as a Special Forces soldier named Alex Mason; he's been strapped to a chair and is being interrogated for all the classified operations he's participated in, starting with the attempt to assassinate Fidel Castro in Cuba in 1961. It moves on to Russia, Laos, and Vietnam from there as we trace back key parts of Cold War operations, and you'll switch perspectives more than once to other soldiers in the fight.
With solid voice acting from Aussie actor (and star of James Cameron's Avatar) Sam Worthington as Mason, Ed Harris as CIA Agent Hudson, and Gary Oldman reprising his role as Viktor Reznov (first seen and heard in Call of Duty: World at War), we've got an all-star cast that generally works well. Sure, Worthington isn't exactly the best voice actor and he still has trouble maintaining an American accent, but he does the job well enough. The campaign is about as explosive and hard-hitting as you'll expect from a Call of Duty game nowadays, although I think you'll find the situations you get into in mid-battle to be just a bit more plausible than Modern Warfare 2. Your suspension of disbelief is still going to be challenged, but at least this time you won't have things like epic snowmobile jumps when you find out that the army inexplicably put your rendezvous spot on the opposite side of a ravine from your current location. It really does make a difference with the immersion when you're playing a campaign that's at least potentially believable.
There's a mystery in all this, something about a series of numbers that Mason keeps seeing and hearing, and the interrogator that's torturing him is trying to decipher them. The story takes some twists and turns and doesn't always add up, but it does maintain the illusion for about as long as the campaign lasts - which is more than I can say for Modern Warfare 2. Unfortunately, Treyarch simply aren't quite as good at constructing exciting firefights so they had to rely once again on infinitely respawning enemies to create more tense and explosive battles, and it really becomes a problem once you get to the Vietnam section of the game - and it's a real step backwards from Infinity Ward's effort last year. To put it in simpler terms, Black Ops tries to hide its less-than-amazing combat design with solid visuals and a mostly interesting story - and it does work, if only for a short while.
Moving on to multiplayer. Call of Duty: Black Ops includes a multiplayer mode that's similar to what we saw in the last few games, allowing you to level up and unlock weapons and perks as you kill people and win matches. This time, the perks seem a little less ridiculous and hopefully not nearly as game-breaking, although it's impossible to tell this quickly after release; we'll have to see in the weeks ahead if players figure out exploits or just totally broken loadout combinations, and how quickly Treyarch can fix them. There are also new modes, like one where every player has only a single throwing tomahawk, and another where each kill you get switches out your gun for a more powerful one. On top of this, there's a new "money match" system where you can take the fake currency you've earned from playing and wager an amount you want on a match; the top three players will then split the pot. And finally, the Zombies mode is back, allowing you to play an updated version of the World at War Nazi Zombies mode, and a new one in the Pentagon with the four playable characters consisting of JFK, Nixon, defense secretary Robert McNamara, and Fidel Castro. All of these modes are a blast to play, and while we won't know for a while whether the perk and unlock system will hold up as millions try to get an edge in multiplayer, the prognosis is good so far.
All of it works pretty nicely on consoles, but sadly the PC version, at least on day one, hasn't fared nearly as well. Treyarch was careful to keep in the PC-centric features that went missing in Modern Warfare 2, like FOV controls right from the menu, dedicated servers run by the community, a command console, and mod support. Sadly, this Steamworks-requiring game also launched with some massive stuttering and frame rate issues that make it a chore to play in single-player and pretty much impossible to play properly online, even on blisteringly-fast PCs and apparently with a pretty wide range of hardware from Intel, AMD, and Nvidia. At this point, all we can do is hope for a quick fix from Treyarch, but to launch one of the biggest games of the year on PC with a crippling, widespread bug that essentially ruins the whole experience is just awful. Frankly, I expected better out of Treyarch, and I'm really disappointed that one of the most broken PC game launches of the year came from them. I'm sure they'll fix it, but the question is how soon it'll be.
While Black Ops plays great on consoles and will undoubtedly be a huge seller, there is still some doubt cast over the future of the franchise when we know next year's iteration won't be made by the same Infinity Ward that has delivered in the past. Over the years, they were slowly improving the formula, and I fully expected them - before the implosion of the studio - to make sure to address Modern Warfare 2's campaign issues and multiplayer exploits when making their next game. This year, Treyarch has done a good job making a fun campaign and some really interesting multiplayer, but some of the old problems with the franchise are creeping back in. And on PC, Black Ops is nearly unplayable for many gamers, and the best we can do is wait for a patch to deliver the smooth, responsive FPS action we've had since the first Call of Duty was released over six years ago.
Black Ops does well, mostly due to the sheer amount of exciting and fun multiplayer content, but I've got some serious concerns over where Call of Duty is headed.


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- Family history—some types of arteriovenous malformations are from genetic defects that can be passed on from one generation to the next.
- History of bleeding—some types of arteriovenous malformations are linked to an increased risk of bleeding. People with unexplained recurrent bleeding may be at higher risk of having arteriovenous malformations.
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- Continue to see your doctor and a neurologist to regularly check the condition of your arteriovenous malformation.
American Stroke Association http://www.strokeassociation.org
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The Toronto Brain Vascular Malformation Study Group http://brainavm.uhnres.utoronto.ca
Arteriovenous malformation information page. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke website. Available at: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/avms. Updated February 4, 2013. Accessed August 7, 2013.
Choi JH, Mohr JP. Brain arteriovenous malformations in adults. Lancet Neurology. 2005; 4(5):299-308.
Geibprasert, et al. Radiologic assessment of brain arteriovenous malformations: what clinicians need to know. Radiographics. 2010;30(2):483-501.
Ogilvy CS, Stieg PE, et al. Recommendations for the management of intracranial arteriovenous malformation: a statement for healthcare professionals from a special writing group of the Stoke Council, American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2001;32:1458.
Van Beijnum J, et al. Treatment of brain arteriovenous malformations: a systematic review and metanalysis. JAMA. 2011;306(18):2011-2019.
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Shark Week: A Feeding Frenzy for Citizen Scientists
By Lily Bui - Executive Editor August 5th, 2013 at 1:02 pm | Comment
That's right–it's the moment you've all been waiting for. It's Shark Week, and SciStarter has a slew of projects for you to try out. Let's see if you bite. Whether it's fascination or fear, the sight of a shark makes our hearts skip a beat. Thanks to these featured citizen science projects, that sight can also contribute to shark conservation!
Shark Count
Increasing protection for sharks requires information about local populations. Provide data about sharks you see while diving or snorkeling.
Sevengill Shark Sightings
The Shark Observation Network invites Southern California divers to report and submit sightings of Sevengill Sharks, a species whose numbers are seemingly on the rise in the waters off San Diego.
The Great Eggcase Hunt from Shark Trust
Hunt for empty eggcases that have been washed ashore to help researchers locate potential shark and ray nurseries. This generates important data for researchers and conservationists working with sharks, skates and rays around the world.
New England Basking Shark Project
The New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance invites boaters, fishermen, and divers to report and share sightings of basking sharks to help scientists monitor the local population and better understand their migration patterns.
ECOCEAN Whale Shark Photo-identification
Upload your own shark photos or identify sharks in existing photos using this visual database of whale sharks!
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This digest of SciStarter Weekly Featured Projects was curated by Jenna Lang. If you'd like to see your project featured in our digest, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com
More Gills or Eyes? The Purported Increase of Sevengill Shark Populations off the Coast of San Diego
By Ashley R. Kelly August 4th, 2013 at 9:44 am | Comment
Emerging technologies have a profound effect on how citizen scientists conduct their work. An underwater creature of ancient lineage helps to tell this modern story of technology's importance to citizen science. Notorynchus cepedianus, the sevengill shark, of the ancient Hexanchidae family (cow sharks), features seven gill slits and a single dorsal fin, giving a prehistoric visage to this predator. Despite its uncanny appearance, this shark is one that has demonstrated little aggression toward humans, with fewer than five wild attacks accounted for since the 16th century.
In fact, divers have been increasingly encountering these creatures off the coast of San Diego. Harmless as these encounters are, they are spectacular and haunting, as Michael Bear, founder of the Sevengill Shark Tracking Project, would tell you. In the summer of 2009 he experienced the sevengill himself, after hearing rumors of its increased presence in the San Diego coastal area, when a giant seven-foot long (2.1 meters) sevengill glided between him and a dive-buddy. Describing that moment, Bear says that, "it is a humbling experience being in the presence of one of these large, apex predators––they have a grace and a majesty about them that is unforgettable." But are these encounters an indicator of increasing sevengill populations or a product of increased numbers of divers––or perhaps divers with attentive eyes?
For many years few sightings were reported, but more anecdotal reports began to trickle in, and, Bear tells us, the "period that we really began hearing a significant increase in reports was 2009-2010." Bear wanted to know more (and for good reason). The sevengill is a high-order or apex marine predator and therefore may be important to ecological structure, interactions, and ecosystem management (Williams et al., 2011 and 2012). In 2010 Bear's project began to take shape.
The Sevengill Shark Tracking Project is a citizen science effort to collect baseline population data on the sevengill. Though it started out small, the project has grown, partnering with the Shark Observation Network. Now a single global database aggregates data on sightings to help determine baseline population information. Though a study of this kind can take many years, Bear's project already has important insights for citizen science projects, especially in the use of new technologies.
Bear has developed the Sevengill Shark Tracking project's smartphone app, called "Shark Observers." It's available for Android devices and allows divers to log sightings once they've surfaced and, presumably, dried off. While this particularly benefits sevengill tracking, the application actually allows users to submit logs for any kind of shark encounter to the Shark Observation Network database. This application can be downloaded through Google Play.
In addition to the app and database cataloguing the date, time, water temperature, and sightings––with separate databases for photographic and video recordings—the project has also started to use pattern recognition technology to identify individual sharks. This is an inexpensive alternative to costly and labor-intensive shark tagging.
With the I3S pattern recognition algorithm, which is also used for mapping star patterns on Whale Sharks, the sevengill project uses collected high definition photos to track individual sharks by their "freckling" pattern. Using the algorithm, Bear is able to identify the unique patterning on individual sevengill sharks. Eight individuals have been identified and tracked using this method, allowing Bear and other researchers to track the return of these sharks each year. What is crucial for this approach, Bear tells us, "is to have high resolution photographs where the freckling pattern is visible." While crucial, this technological demand is not a significant barrier for most of the diver-citizen scientists, says Bear, since "most divers these days are using hi def cameras anyway."
Since the motivation for Bear's project was to determine baseline populations, knowing more about the number of sharks that are present and returning to the area becomes crucial. Tracking individuals helps to sort out the matter of whether the population of sharks or the population of divers (and therefore reported sightings) is increasing. Securing more data is essential to draw reasonable conclusions about these populations and so the Sevengill Shark Sightings project continues to collect sightings, including those with video and photographic data, submitted by divers in the San Diego area. Specifically, Bear's project is interested in the population data over a 5- to 10-year period, asking whether the population density appears to stay relatively static or if there are notable changes.
In addition to these research interests, science education is built into this citizen science model. Bear hopes to train local divers in identification techniques for the sevengill shark. The Sevengill Shark Sighting project provides an interesting example of how technology can help citizen scientist organize anecdotal data into important scientific datasets.
Ashley Rose Kelly is a Ph.D. candidate in the Communication, Rhetoric, & Digital Media program at North Carolina State University. Ashley studies how emerging technologies may be changing science communication. She also teaches scientific and technical writing courses as well as an introductory course on science, technology, and society. You can find Ashley on Twitter as: @ashleyrkelly"
(1) Michael Bear is Science Diving Editor for California Diver Magazine and Contributor to Marine Science Today. He lives and works in San Diego, California.
Williams, GD, Andrews, KS, Farrer, DA, Bargmann, GG, and Levin, PS. (2011). Occurrence and biological characteristics of broadnose sevengill sharks (Notorynchus cepedianus) in Pacific Northwest coastal estuaries. Environmental Biology of Fishes 91: 379–388. doi: 10.1007/s10641-011-9797-z.
Williams GD, Andrews KS, Katz SL, Moser ML, Tolimieri N, Farrer DA, Levin PS. (2012).
Scale and pattern of broadnose sevengill shark Notorynchus cepedianus movement in
estuarine embayments. Journal of Fish Biology 80(5): 1380–1400. doi:
Photo: Michael Bear; photo credit Kelli Shaw, 2011.
Celebrate Shark Week with Some Citizen Science
By Peter Madden August 16th, 2012 at 5:45 pm | Comment
You might not realize it, but it's always out there. Planning. Growing. Waiting for the perfect time to strike. You never quite know when it will happen. Maybe July. Maybe August. But you know it's coming, and you can't escape it. In an awesome display of speed and power, it bursts from an otherwise calm summer sea and takes over. Terrifying though it is, you just can't look away.
I'm talking, of course, about the Discovery Channel's Shark Week, the seven-day marathon of programming celebrating the world's most feared—and revered—predator. Now, in the midst of it's 25th year of sidelining would-be beach-goers, Shark Week enjoys ratings (drawing in 3.3 million viewers in its first hour in 2011) previously reserved for major television events and pop culture phenomena like the Super Bowl or American Idol.
Scientists, meanwhile, are hard at work studying these creatures, and they need your help! I know you're thinking, and don't worry. We saw Jaws too. But did you know that several of the over 400 species of sharks, including the iconic Great White, are endangered or vulnerable due to commercial fishing and shark finning?
Here's a few citizen science projects from around the world enlisting the help of divers, fishermen and boaters to contribute data for scientific study or conservation purposes. Happy Shark Week!
Shark Trust invites everyone, especially recreational divers, to report their shark sightings and send in photos for inclusion in their global database used by scientists and conservationists to track and manage sustainable shark populations around the world. Shark Trust ensures the security of its data and safeguards local populations by listing only the region of the sighting, never the exact location, lest it be misused by hunters or fishermen.
According to Michael Bear of California Diver Magazine, divers in the waters off San Diego suddenly began reporting sevengill sightings in 2009. "So little is known about them and their [migration] habits," said Bear, "[so I wanted to find out why] they began appearing and congregating in a specific spot." Through his partnership with the Shark Observation Network, the Sevengill Shark Sightings data will contribute to a global database available to researchers and the general public. Bear also founded Citizen Scientists of the Ocean on Facebook, whose relatively modest (but active) membership includes "Her Deepness," oceanographer and explorer Dr. Sylvia Earle. Like it!
New England Basking Shark Project
Spot a fin and email it in! The Basking Shark Project from the New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance invites fisherman, whale watchers, and boaters to report their sightings of the basking shark, one of the world's largest fish at 39 feet long, second in size to only the whale shark. Their triangular dorsal fin often breaches the surface when they feed—a chilling image from an all-but-harmless beast. They're filter feeders! Your data will help scientists better understand their local population size and distribution patterns.
ECOCEAN's Whale Shark Photo-Identification Project
If you're lucky enough to spot or swim alongside one of these rare, majestic (and endangered) creatures, snap a photo and send it to ECOCEAN's Whale Shark Photo-identification Library. Using the same algorithm that NASA astronomers use to analyze star patterns and thus compare photos of the night sky to guide telescopes, scientists can identify and track individual whale sharks by the unique spot patterns on their backs. According to Wired, the approach is not limited to whale sharks, having been adapted for tracking polar bears by their whisker patterns and humpback whales by the shape of their fins, and could revolutionize wildlife tagging and tracking as we know it.
Why Sharks Matter
If you find yourself in Charleston, SC, you can help David Shiffman from Southern Fried Science and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources capture, tag, and release their resident shark species. At least you'll be on a boat. Anyone can volunteer, but beware of seasickness!
Start spotting sharks for science!
By Elizabeth Walter June 29th, 2011 at 12:35 pm | Comment
Da-dum … da-dum …
Don't look now, but there are researchers hoping you'll hop in shark-infested waters in the name of science!
Members of ECOCEAN want your help photographing whale sharks on your next ocean outing. Your pictures will be uploaded to the ECOCEAN Whale Shark Photo-identification Library, a photographic database of whale shark (Rhincodon typus) sightings.
Marine biologists will use your photographs to identify whale sharks and keep a record of interactions with individual sharks. Similar to how images of fingerprints can identify specific humans, photographs of whale sharks' skin patterning, gills, and scars, combined with state-of-the-art pattern-recognition algorithms, allow scientists recognize specific sharks across multiple encounters.
If you're keen to help out, hop off the boat this summer and submit whale shark photos and sighting information. You will be helping scientists and assisting in the conservation of a threatened species. Not a bad way to spend a summer vacation! Read the rest of this entry »


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Do you think narcissistic people are really just insecure?
I've heard that people who over-inflate themselves could be insecure. What are your thoughts?
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i do think so but I've known a few in my life, unfortunately people quite close to me and they are f***ing monsters. now when I see that type of behavior I will run.
i don't care if you are insecure. the fact that you take it out on other people shows what a selfish sh*t you really are. I know that's the whole point of the narcissism but man it is crappy to deal with!
i dated a narcissistc bastard jerk and you could tell he was insecure but he was so incredibly self centered to the point that he was just mean! and quite frankly a horrible person! of course they put on a nice act at first. but after a while you get to see what's underneath.
he was incredibly insecure but he expected grandiose treatment. he would lie about himself and things about himself to make himself seem like a better person when the truth wasn't even bad, which made it all that much more pathetic (mainly lying about where he came from, a certain league of education, etc, to make himself sound more upscale. it was pathetic)
he only was nice to me if it would benefit him. he barely ever gave me real compliments but expected them. he would get so damn insecure and upset over the stupidest things like one time he made me upset then he didn't even care and got annoyed why I didn't give him a kiss the second we were alone. it's like I didn't have feelings, only he did.
with these people, you can't tell if they just aren't able to understand that other people have feelings (in that case it makes me hate them less because if they truly are mentally abnormal and incapable of understanding it's a disorder, an illness, and what can you do besides stay away?)
but they act so damn shallow and they are often very intelligent people, so you start to think they do understand and they just don't give a f*** about how other people feel. Their actions seem to illustrate "i do understand that you have feelings I just don't care". It is a sickness but I don't think it's a chemical brain problem, they can't just pop a pill and make it better. They are just quite frankly pretty disgusting, ruthless, and lacking a normal sense of conscience and moral responsibility. And they do not change. Even if they do know they hurt other people, they just truly don't care. That is pretty sick I guess but I don't know what to think since it can't really be cured.
Narcissists are some of the most destructive and cruel people I have met. Sometimes they can just be calm and placid and just selfish. But most true narcissists put on an act and hurt those who are close to them, while usually not in a physical way, emotional harm and abuse leaves an ugly mark on your self esteem too.
There are real narcissists. Everyone is a little self absorbed at times but there is a difference between self absorbed and so self absorbed that you think everyone else is a piece of sh*t that you can just stamp on for your own pleasure and gain. It's like a gross deviation from human normalcy. And that is my rant!
Thanks for sharing your experience in such detail.
I'm trying to determine if my friend is narcissistic or...?
She sure sounds a good bit like you describe at times...
Very well could be
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You know...i think you're onto something. I think most narcissists, are narcissists, because they manually inflate their self-worth and self-esteem to compensate for some sort of baggage they have.
That baggage imo CAN be self-esteem, but can be something that consequently relates to that person's self-esteem.
Sometimes. Usually I equate narcissism with arrogance and a high sense of self. I don't think that everyone is narcissistic. I believe in being humble and unassuming, which is a trait of many Chinese people. So although we have narcissism, it is FAR less than the narcissism of other cultures.
no. NO I AM NOT. WHY ARE YOU ACCUSING ME OF BEING INSECURE!
nah just kidding.
I thing probably yes. The amount of bravado and intensity I carry around definitely stems from being insecure. I really think I've gone the other way though now. I can't really get nervous even if I try. Being self conscious just seems so foreign to me now. idk.
So yes, but it's not necessarily that they are insecure NOW. but maybe that they are just overcompensating for their past.
look at Muhammad Ali
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They can be. Or they can think highly of themselves. Or vacillate between the two. Either way, narcissists are toxic.
If you're interested, I can recommend some books that discuss the disorder and how it can destroy relationships.
sure, thank you
Are you talking narcissistic to the point that a shrink would diagnose it as a disorder or are you just talking about people who don't loathe themselves? your question is too broad.
Sorry, I guess I should have been more specific. I meant VERY narcissistic, to the point that they could be diagnosed with the disorder.
I have studied narcissism for the past year, the actual clinical diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder anyway and yes these people are most definitely insecure, much more so than your average insecure person.
As for someone who is not a clinical narcissist, I think it still holds true. I will use my friend as an example. She is desperate to be the center of attention, she dominates the conversation all the time and she talks about herself non-stop and in such a good light, puts others down when they are not around and flirts shamelessly with every guy, not the there is anything wrong with flirting but her flirting seems like she is trying to validate herself worth. I overheard her last weekend when she was drunk and couldn't believe what I heard. She went on and on about herself to a mutual friend of ours about how his wife should be insecure of his friendship with her and not me. That she was a threat to their marriage because she is so great and every man wants her. (Back story, he and I are close friends but just friends and I have tried so many times to be friends with his wife, she is important to him and his friendship is important to me so she is important to me but for some reason she finds me threatening.)
That's really interesting. Yeah, I've done a bit of research myself, but wanted to know what people thought.
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twice-shy you don't want to be codependent. I was for years with my NPD mother, then my sociopath of an ex and it's sucks. Once I finally understood the effects of being brought up by a narcissistic mother I feel like I am whole for the first time in my life. I am truly happy for the first time and have confidence in myself.
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Phone of the year finalists announced.
Posted on28. Jul, 2010 by Ann-Marie.
Its that time of year again when the fabulous T3 hold their annual gadget awards.
Last year saw HTC take home the glory as the Hero won the award for phone of the year. Voted in as a wildcard listing, the Hero romped to victory over the likes of the Palm Pre, the Nokia N97 and surprisingly, the Apple iPhone 3GS.
This year HTC will be hoping to repeat that success with not one but TWO handsets in the final 5. Alongside the Samsung Wave, the BlackBerry Bold 9700 and this year's wildcard – the iPhone 4, HTC are being represented by the Desire and the Legend.
Will the trend continue from last year with the wild card stealing the show or will the Hero poetically pass the baton to the Legend? Again.
Voting closes September the 16th with the winner to be announced in October, who will you be voting for?
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Leyio nominated for T3 Magazine Innovation of the Year Award
Posted on25. Jun, 2009 by Derek.
Good news for file sharers – the Leyio PSD (Personal Sharing Device) has just been nominated for one of T3 Magazines Innovation of the Year awards. Held annually, the T3 awards are highly respected in the technology arena and provide huge publicity for the nominated products.
Competing against the likes of the Google Android, Spotify and TomTom LIVE services (full list of nominees below) , the competition is certainly a tough one. With its innovative UWB (ultra-wideband) radio connectivity for quick and easy transfer of files, photos, music and movies, the Leyio is sure to be in with a fighting chance
If you would like to vote for the Leyio, simply head over to http://awards.t3.com/categories/innovation-of-the-year and cast your vote.
T3 Magazines Innovation of the Year awards nominees
- Philips Cinema 21:9
- Google Android
- Navigon 7310
- Samsung LE40B650
- Touchatag
- Leyio
- Optoma Pico PK101
- Spotify
- TomTom Live Services
- Microsoft SeaDragon Mobile8


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About Mauro Farms Bakery
Mauro Farms & Bakery is a family owned and operated business. Here the tradition continues with the third generation of bakers. Robert and Judy Mauro, with their children: Steve and his wife Brandy, Carla and her husband Brandon, Marci and Francine spend countless hours running their store located in Pueblo, Colorado.
Our grandmother started selling potica in 1963 to friends and relatives. Within 2 years, her business was booming and her potica was in demand. With the help of her oldest son, Robert and his wife Judy, her business continued to grow.
In 1981 Robert and his family opened a retail produce store, to sell the produce they grew on the farm, along with shipping wholesale. Judy, with the help of her daughter Carla, used the kitchen there to do canning and baking for her family. Two of the delicious baked goods that came from her kitchen were fruit breads and her frozen. homemade pies. Customers buying at the store often asked if they could purchase the breads and pies. Already selling the potica, Judy and Carla began selling the pies and fruit bread. Thus creating the first additions to the long list of products offered at the Mauro Farms & Bakery.


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Limp Bizkit: Still in the Family?
I guess a comeback was bound to happen. Do you think Limp Bizkit's new material will resonate with Korn fans like their old material once did? Let us know.
It's like an orgasm for your ears
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Re: Limp Bizkit: Still in the Family?
I dont know why gold cobra and shotgun are the songs they selected for singles. I would have gone with Douche Bag and Killer in You.
Let's get this party started, I'm sick of being you
I agree ;)
Re: Limp Bizkit: Still in the Family?
"Douche Bag" is easily my favorite song on that album and one that I think any Korn fan would appreciate. :) "Get a Life" isn't so bad either. All this pansy music out there. It is refreshing that Fred is bringing attitude back.


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Two Aussies in A New York Xmas
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We had Xmas lunch just the two of us at Intercontinental The Barclay
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My friends gave me a ticket to New York for my birthday.
We arrived in New York Dec 24th.
We decided to have a romantic lunch in our hotel.
All the food was fantastic and it was the most memorable Xmas lunch.
My friends said I had to wear the red boots in New York, they walked the streets and enjoyed themselves.
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Jersey Shore
TMI: JWOWW's Boyfriend Wants to Do WHAT to Her Boobs!?
Hey, Roger Mathews and JWOWW, there's such a thing as TMI!
The curvaceous star and her non-fiance joked around about a certain boob-related sexual act that might have shocked anyone who doesn't watch Jersey Shore, Snooki & JWOWW, and is completely unaware of who these two people are.
"I'm gonna motorboat you later. (insert theme from Jaws.)" Roger tweeted to his other half. "I'm gonna need a bigger boat for those things."
Rather than being embarrassed, JWOWW was down for the ride (pun intended) and tweeted "LOL" back at her beau.
While we think it's cute that these two are giggling and having fun, describing sex acts that they want to perform on each other might be crossing a line. Emphasis on the might.
Oh well, with these two, nothing is off limits. And it is always entertaining.
Catch the finale of Snooki & JWOWW on Thursday, September 13 at 10 p.m. ET on MTV.
Jersey Shore Season 6 will premiere on Thursday, October 4 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on MTV.
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YOUTHS nowadays have grown up amid serious environmental issues relatively known to the previous generations.
Some of the problems include the increasing damage to the environment from mining and cutting down of trees, shortage of clean drinking water, damage to the ozone layer, growing number of endangered animals and plants, and not enough energy.
Billy Lombe says future generations would be more affected by today's course of action because their future depends on the extent to which this generation would address concerns such as depletion of resources and the loss of biodiversity.
Mr Lombe, who is the president for Youth Environment Network (YEN) Zambia, said there was need to raise a cadet of leaders that understand the immeasurable value of biodiversity.
"We must sensitise youths especially those who live in rural areas where biodiversity exploitation takes place.
"Most young people who fish using mosquito nets, poach and cut trees irresponsibly are not aware of the value of biodiversity." he said.
He believes that with proper training, young people could change their attitudes and promote the adoption of values such as the importance of biodiversity conservation and sharing nature's benefits fairly and equitably at events such as the United Nations (UN) Convention on Biological Diversity and UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
"It is harder to make adults change to be greener than it is for children and young people to simply grow up green.
"On the other hand, adults are the ones who can have the greater impact. They are the ones making major decisions. They will just tell us how much they will allocate to biodiversity conservation and the legislation and regulations on biodiversity conservation they will develop." he said.
Mr Lombe called on leaders to create meaningful opportunities for young people to participate in as active agents in decisions affecting them.
He noted that at the just-ended UN Conference on Biological Diversity in India, only two youths from Zambia and Nigeria represented Africa.
"How many countries do we have in Africa?" he asked.
"Other countries like Germany and Japan had at least 10 youths on their entourage, no wonder these youths become excellent delegates because their leaders have understood that what happens in these meetings today does not just affect the future, it is the future," says Mr Lombe.
It is by expressing their views and having their opinions taken seriously that young people develop skills, build competencies, acquire confidence and form aspirations.
The more opportunities a young person has for meaningful participation, the more experienced and competent he or she becomes.
YEN Zambia has partnered with a number of schools in raising awareness and encourages children to take action in protecting and using these important resources wisely.
On the World Environment Day, YEN Zambia also conducts environmental fanfare to showcase innovative ideas through creative plays, essays, paintings, songs and poems.
The communication and advocacy officer for Commonwealth Youth Climate Network, Chola Simwanza adds that it is of great importance that Zambia builds a society that cares for the environment.
"It is imperative that the youth play a proactive role in addressing key environmental issues and is adept at mitigating and adapting to these changes.
"There is urgent need to sensitise our society as they hold the key to affect the much-needed change that would lead to conservation of natural resources," he said.
His strong emphasis is on environmental education and communication.
"I strongly feel that it is vital to include environmental education in the national curriculum. We also need more environmental clubs in schools because children need to be coached from primary school."
His suggestion is that youths should exhibit their innovations on Youth Day every year.
Mr Simwanza agrees with Mr Lombe that a very important part of biodiversity conservation is the dialogue between all stakeholders, especially between the different generations.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) country director Viola Morgan says since the future of a country lies in the youth who constitute the largest segment of the Zambian population, it is important that they participate in all areas of sustainable development - economic, social and environmental conservation.
"We should recognise the youths as agents of positive change in the development process. Not only should they play their role as instruments of development, they should also participate in the equitable sharing of the benefits and fruits of sustainable development," Ms Morgan says.
She said this prompted UNDP to formulate a strategy called the UNDP Youth Strategy.
The strategy would set out guidelines for engaging with youths in development as a long-term path to better outcomes for young people and for the broader society of which they are an integral part.
"We believe that the strategy will be applied to UNDP's current corporate areas of support which are democratic governance, crisis prevention and recovery, environment and energy including biodiversity, gender, poverty reduction, and HIV and AIDS," she said.
The strategy would also provide adequate guidelines on how UNDP should encourage and support countries in the engagement of the youth in various facets of development, including biodiversity conservation which the organisation views as extremely important for human survival and well-being.
The concern is that in recent decades, the world has experienced unprecedented biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, thereby undermining the very foundations of life on earth.
The impact of diversity tends to be disproportionate.
It is usually the poor and the vulnerable that are most affected as they depend on ecosystem goods and services for their basic needs and livelihoods.
Biodiversity loss and ecosystems degradation are undermining hard-won development gains and thereby compromising efforts to achieve equitable and sustainable development as well as meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The UNDP believes that to stop or to continuously reduce biodiversity loss, it is necessary to promote the integration of biodiversity and ecosystems management into the development and poverty reduction agenda in a way that not only conserves biodiversity but also continuously increases a country's resilience and achievement of broader social and economic development goals.
In other words, biodiversity conservation must be addressed from the perspective of achieving a triple solution that simultaneously advances economic, social, and environmental objectives in an equitable manner.
Since the future of a country lies in the youth, it follows that the battle against biodiversity loss cannot be won sustainably without the active participation of all the segments of society, especially the youth.
Youth participation could be promoted through various initiatives including engaging with Government, local communities and others to understand and work to address significant biodiversity issues in their respective areas.
According to Ms Morgan, "we should help the youth to appreciate that traditional knowledge and values of local communities are valuable for biodiversity conservation as well as provide them with opportunities to improve their understanding of and participation in conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity."
Minister for Lands, Natural resources and Environmental Protection Wilbur Simuusa, who led a Zambian delegation to India, says Zambia has all the policy and regulations to protect the environment but stresses that they can only be effective if they were supported by the people, especially the youth.
The minister expressesd his support for stronger youth involvement in the conservation of biodiversity and underlined his desire for further collaboration with the already existing youth organisations.
He said that youths were the bridge between traditional knowledge and current technology.
"We leant a lesson in India and we intend to engage youths in meetings and programmes. If we involve them in programmes, it will stimulate their sense of ownership, participation and creativity. When young people feel ownership, they are more apt to take the programme seriously and involve their peers.
"Youths are enthusiastic, energetic, creative, and interested in solving problems and concerned about their future," he said.
Mr Simuusa said the recently launched tree planting campaign was one way of mobilising the youth because environmental issues could only be addressed through the involvement and cooperation of everyone, more importantly the youth.
He expressed happiness at the support of various sectors, particularly the youth, on the tree planting programme.
"We will orient the youth to think green, sustainable and conservation because biodiversity provides essential economic benefits and services to human society such as food, clothing, shelter, fuel and medicines as well as ecological, recreational, cultural and aesthetic values. Thus it plays an important role in sustainable development."


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Email information is followed by @css.edu unless otherwise noted.
Brandon Olson is an Associate Professor of CIS and Project Management and Chair of the Computer Information Systems department. His academic interests include project management, knowledge management, database modeling, software engineering, systems thinking, and online education. Dr. Olson teaches courses that include Managerial Applications of Technology, Optimizing Intellectual Capital, and graduate capstone research. He also serves as the coordinator for undergraduate internships. In his spare time, he likes spending time with his family, running, hiking, sailing, Nordic skiing, fishing, reading, and exploring technology gadgets. You can follow Dr. Olson as The IT Professor on his blog or Twitter accounts.
Dr. Swenson is a Professor of Management at the College in the School of Business & Technology, and Coordinator of the Online MBA for Rural Healthcare Administration. He has master's degrees in Management, Media and Technology, School Counseling, and is completing another in IT Leadership. His doctorate is in Counseling Psychology and post-doctorate diplomate in Forensic Psychology. His academic interests include shiftwork, systems theory, crisis and stress management, program evaluation, and ethics. Dr. Swenson teaches a variety of courses in the School of Business and Technology, including Crisis Management, Organizational Behavior, Leadership, Team Management, Organization Development, and Marketing/Consumer Behavior. He is the author of over 100 articles, book chapters, psychological tests, and a book, "Stress Management for Law Enforcement Officers." He also advises graduate students on final research projects. Dr. Swenson's personal interests include T'ai Chi Ch'uan, computer simulations, medieval history, writing,and brewing.


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COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The Diamond Club inside Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park will offer the ultimate game day experience when it opens for "The Watch Party" on Texas A&M home football game days.
The Diamond Club will open up 30 minutes prior to kickoff and remain open through 30 minutes following the end of the game. Fans may enjoy an open bar and a catered meal with the purchase of a wristband.
Party-goers may watch the game and keep up with other SEC action on six flat-screen televisions while drinking and eating among fellow Aggies. The Diamond Club will provide the game-day experience of being near all the action while still being able to enjoy air-conditioning and the facilities of newly renovated Blue Bell Park.
In addition to food, beverage and football, fans may take part in a raffle for behind-the-scenes tours of Blue Bell Park, wristbands to future Watch Parties, Aggie apparel, game worn Aggie baseball jerseys and other fun items throughout the rest of the football season.
Wristbands for the Diamond Club will be $75 for conference games and $50 for non-conference games. Only cash or check may serve as payment at the door, but credit cards may be used for online presale. Pre-sales for future games are currently open. Limited space is available with a maximum of 200 for each game.
Entrance to The Watch Party at the Diamond Club is to the right of the home plate entrance at Blue Bell Park. Visitor parking can be found at George Bush Library, Post Oak Mall and other locations offering "Get to the Grid!" shuttle service.
For more information, please contact Kacey Conley at firstname.lastname@example.com or 979-847-9293. More information will be available on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/AggieAthletics and Twitter at @AggieAthletics.


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A quick daily look at what's happening around Steelers Nation. And consider this your open thread for discussing the days events and, well, anything else that comes to mind about the Black and Gold.
– Pro Bowl rosters have been announced: James Harrison, Troy Polamalu and … Maurkice Pouncey. As Rob D pointed out in yesterday's comments, I'm especially excited for Deebo, Roger Goodell's Public Enemy No. 1 against football-related violence. Feel free to bellyache about the guys who didn't make it but should have. I'll start: Bryant McFadden. (Hey, he had a pick last week.)
– As expected, the Ravens had a bunch of defensive players named to the Pro Bowl; Joe Thomas was the lone representative for the Browns; and the Bengals, well, they'll get nothing and like it. Again. [ESPN]
– Behind the Steel Curtain gives out some team awards. [BTSC]
– Reader EasyLikeSundayMorning asked this question the other day: "QOTD: If Kubiak is fired, would we want him as our OC next year?"
And that got me thinking. Specifically, about how much animosity fans had for Bruce Arians a year ago. But much like Ray Lewis making the Pro Bowl year after year, BA's reputation precedes him. The thing is, I think 2010 has been Arians' best season as the Steelers offensive coordinator.
What constitutes "best" is certainly up for debate, but look at it this way: Pittsburgh went 3-1 without Big Ben to start the season. And while much of that had to do with the defense, the offense minimized mistakes. When you're rolling with your third- and fourth-string quarterbacks, that's a major accomplishment.
Arians also hasn't shied away from the run, although he seems to be less predictable (completely anecdotal assessment, by the way; maybe I'm way off, but that's the perception). He's getting the ball to Mike Wallace, even when defenses took away the deep ball, and perhaps most impressive: the passing offense hasn't missed a beat with the additions of Manny Sanders and Antonio Brown — and without Santonio Holmes.
Things were so bad last January that rumors had BA's termination as imminent. And then there was this.
Oh, something else: are there any offensive coordinators you'd want? Honestly, I can't think of one, mostly because every fan — save Josh McDaniels when he had Tom Brady — hates the OC. It's a weird, tenuous dynamic.
Sorta related (and this was also mentioned in the previous thread): As long as we're handing out awards, Sean Kugler should get Coach of the Year.
– From the YouTubez archive: 1976 Steelers Defense…


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When I was watching this video; the Impulse Card Color Change, I thought it was lame at first. Towards the end is when I understood the whole trick clearly. At slow pace, it doesn't look like much but once you become a pro its quite impressive.
You will have to watch this video to get what I'm saying. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
It needs a lot of practice as its not as easy as it looks. Please post in your comments below.
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I have looked but can't seem to find the place where I can apply dubdivision. I bought Worldbase XT and one of the sections Worlbase XtrRings has lines when using uber environment lights I was advised to subdivide this section, however, I don't see this option under surfaces. Can someone tell me where it is located?
I appreciate the help.


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6.3 x 13.1 cm
The description of this class of ultra thin, glassy porcelains, 'Shining', was suggested by H.A.van Oort...[and] relates to the famous Jesuit brother and artist, Castiglione (Chinese name Lang Shining). The decoration on many includes a poem at the end of which are two seals in vermilion, 'shi' and 'ning'. Bowls were usually custom made in pairs, the decoration on one being an exact mirror image of the other, as in this example.
... It should also be noted that these bowls are invariably fired in the kiln set mouth down, as evidenced by the unglazed mouth rim (usually gilded) and the concave recessed base.
Hepburn Myrtle, 'Late Chinese Imperial Porcelain', AGNSW, p.48.
J. Hepburn Myrtle, Late Chinese Imperial Porcelain, Sydney, 1980, 8, 48 (illus.). cat.no. 77
Jackie Menzies (Editor), The Asian Collections Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'The Marvel of Porcelain', Sydney, 2003, 130 (colour illus.).
Late Chinese Imperial Porcelain, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 02 Aug 1980–21 Sep 1980


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Fishing: Steve is on location in Port Severn learning to fish with Henry Waszzchuk of Canadian Sportfishing. Fly Fishing: Steve talks to Ian James, a former member of the Canadian National Fly Fishing Team. Women and Fishing: In Dorset Ontario a weekend course in fishing for women has been set up. It's the first of it's kind, 120 women are registered and, there is a waiting list of 200 women who want to take the course in the fall. High-Tech Fishing: Steve and Henry take a look at how you can spend thousands of dollars to catch that fish. Fishing Tournaments: We went to "Walleye '96" in Napanee, which is one of the largest amateur tournaments and, prizes total more than $40,000. Fish Farms: If you can't travel north, or you want to make sure you catch something, you can go to a fish farm. You can find up to 1800 fish in ponds the size of a large swimming pool.
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