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21st Philadelphia Film Festival Concludes with Record-breaking number of Sell-outs
Philadelphia Film Society Announces 2013 Dates – October 17-27
(PHILADELPHIA, PA) November 6, 2012 – The Philadelphia Film Society (PFS) is excited to announce the official dates for the 22nd Philadelphia Film Festival, October 17-27, 2013; setting up in theater venues throughout Old City, Center City and West Philadelphia, including the new home of PFS – the Roxy Theater – in Rittenhouse Square.
With a record-breaking number of 21 total sell-outs, the 2012 Festival featured a total of 103 feature length films as well as 18 short films.
See below for a full overview of the 21st Philadelphia Film Festival, including guest highlights and award winners:
DATES: October 18 – October 28, 2012
LOCATIONS: Old City: Ritz East (2 Screens) and Ritz at the Bourse (1 Screen) Center City: Prince Music Theater (1 screen) and Gershman Y at UArts (1 screen) University City: Rave (1 screen), Zellerbach Theater at the Annenberg Center (1 screen) and Shoemaker Green (1 screen)
PROGRAM & ATTENDANCE: Approximately 35,000 tickets sold to over 200 Screenings of 131 domestic & international narrative, documentary and short films.
Thematic Categories
Opening/Closing Night Events
From the Vaults
Masters of Cinema
World Narratives
New French Films
Spanish Language Cinema
American Independents
Greater Filmadelphia (local)
Documentary Showcase
Sight & Soundtrack
Sports in Motion
The Graveyard Shift
Opening Night: SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, directed by David O. Russell: From acclaimed director David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook is an intimate, heartfelt, engaging and often hilarious film about a former high school teacher who returns home, looking to rebuild his life after spending time in a mental institution.
Closing Night: FLIGHT, directed by Robert Zemeckis : Part powerful character study, part intense courtroom drama, Flight tells the story of a seasoned airline pilot who crash lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, miraculously saving nearly everybody on board, and the subsequent investigation into what may have caused the crash.
Centerpieces: CLOUD ATLAS, HYDE PARK ON HUDSON, NOT FADE AWAY, QUARTET, STAND UP GUYS
PUNCH DRUNK LOVE, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson: A special retrospective screening followed by an in-depth discussion with Film Critic and Philadelphia Inquirer Movie Columnist, Steven Rea;
SIGNS, directed by M. Night Shyamalan: A 10th Anniversary screening followed by an entertaining Q&A with Shyamalan, led by Steve Morrison of WMMR's Preston & Steve Show;
"PFF On Us" Complimentary Ticketing Program to all films in the American Independents category, created to make the Festival accessible to all interested Philadelphians and provide a shared cultural experience throughout the community; filmadelphiaEDUCATION Series, including BROOKLYN CASTLE featuring a panel discussion about the state of afterschool programs in the country with Director Katie Dellamaggiore, CALL ME KUCHU, THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE, LA CAMIONETA: THE JOURNEY OF ONE AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS, featuring a Q&A with Director Mark Kendall and THE ATOMIC STATES OF AMERICA featuring a Q&A with Directors Don Argott and Sheen M. Joyce;
Scream on the Green Outdoor Screening Series in honor of Halloween, featuring a 30th Anniversary screening of Steven Spielberg's POLTERGEIST and a fascinating documentary about haunted houses, THE AMERICAN SCREAM.
Chipotle Sustainable Food Series presented, AMERICAN MEAT, a pro-farmer documentary on the national sustainable meat industry complete with concessions provided by Chipotle Mexican Grille to further their mission of serving "Food with Integrity."
Shoot in Philadelphia Business Roundtable: The Evolving Landscape of Film Finance, in conjunction with the Greater Philadelphia Film Office, the free panel which was open to the general public, featured local film industry professionals and was moderated by GPFO Executive Director, Sharon Pinkenson.
Tributes to luminaries in the industry and the Festival's annual honors:
Best Feature Film (Narrative): EVERYBODY IN OUR FAMILY, directed by Radu Jude Narrative Jury: Jeff Deutchman, Director of Acquisitions, IFC Films; Dan Guando, Senior Vice President, Acquisitions, The Weinstein Company; Jen Yamato, Executive Editor, Movieline
Best Feature Film (Documentary): STEP UP TO THE PLATE, directed by Paul Lacoste, Documentary Jury: Jennifer Cochis, Producer, Smashed; Natalie Difford, Fellowship Manager, Cinereach; Jeff Reichert, Director, Gerrymandering
"Archie" Award for Best First Feature: THE WOMAN IN THE SEPTIC TANK, directed by Marlon Rivera "Archie" Jury: Ruth Perlmutter, Joy Bannet, Dr. Aaron Bannet, Bunny Glick, Theresa Obringer, D. Stanley Shapiro
Pinkenson Award For Best Local Feature: FUTURE WEATHER, directed by Jenny Deller Local Jury: Nancy Glass, Nancy Glass Productions; Jamal Hill, Writer / Director; Wendy Cox, Producer / Line Producer/Unit Production Manager
Best Short Film: BELLY, directed by Julia Pott Shorts Jury: Doug Jones, Associate Director of Programming, Los Angeles Film Festival; Amanda Lebow, Manager of Sales and Acquisitions, Submarine Entertainment; Adele Romanski, Director, Leave Me Like You Found Me
Audience Award: THE HISTORY OF FUTURE FOLK, directed by John Mitchell, Jeremy Kipp Walker
Audience Award Honorable Mentions:
American Independents – GAYBY, directed by Jonathan Lisecki
Special Presentations – SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, directed by David O. Russell
Documentary Showcase – BROOKLYN CASTLE, directed by Katie Dellamaggiore
The Graveyard Shift –JOHN DIES AT THE END, directed by Don Coscarelli
Greater Filmadelphia – FROM THE SHADOWS, directed by Matt Antell and David Hearn
Masters of Cinema – CAESAR MUST DIE, directed byPaolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani
New French Films – THREE WORLDS, directed by Catherine Corsini
Spanish Language Cinema – CLANDESTINE CHILDHOOD, directed by Benjamín Ávila
Sports in Motion – WAITING FOR LIGHTENING, directed by Jacob Rosenberg
Spotlights – THE SESSIONS, directed by Ben Lewin
World Narratives – A ROYAL AFFAIR, directed by Nikolaj Arcel
GUESTS: Over 100 filmmakers, actors and entertainment industry guests, including:
Director David O. Russell, Author Matthew Quick,and Producers Donna Gigliotti and Bruce Cohen, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Directors Keir Politz & Damon Maulucci, DETONATOR
Producers Danny Bennett & Jennifer LeBeau, THE ZEN OF BENNETT
Director Andrew Shea, PORTRAIT OF WALLY
Director Jeremy Kipp Walker and Co-Director J. Anderson Mitchell, THE HISTORY OF FUTURE FOLK
Director Adele Romanski, LEAVE ME LIKE YOU FOUND ME
Director Shane Bissett, THIS TIME TOMORROW
Director Jonathan Lisecki, GAYBY
Director Robert Byington and Actor Keith Poulson, SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME
Director Antonio Campos, SIMON KILLE
Directors Jenny Deller and Kristi Fairweather, FUTURE WEATHER
Director Nikolaj Arcel & Screenwriter Rasmus Heisterberg, A ROYAL AFFAIR
Director Chinonye Chukwu, ALASKALAND
Director Matt Antell, FROM THE SHADOWS
Director Justine Medeiros, THE MISSING PIECE: THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MAN WHO STOLE THE MONA LISA
Directors Sara Lamm & Mary Wigmore, BIRTH STORY:INA MAY GASKIN AND THE FARM MIDWIVES
Director Katie Dellamaggiore, Chess Teachers Greg Shahde and Elizabeth Vicary, BROOKLYN CASTLE
Director Mark Kendall, LA CAMIONETA: THE JOURNEY OF ONE AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS
Directors Lori Silverbush and Kristi Jacobson, Actress Barbie Izquierdo, A PLACE AT THE TABLE
Director Michael Stephenson & Producer Rod Olson, THE AMERICAN SCREAM
Director Adam Leon, GIMME THE LOOT
Director Terence Nance, AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF HER BEAUTY
Directors Sheena Joyce & Don Argott, THE ATOMIC STATES OF AMERICA
Director Yaron Zilberman & Producer Tamar Sela, A LATE QUARTET
Directors Mark Covino & Jeff Howlett, A BAND CALLED DEATH
Writer/Director M. Night Shyamalan, SIGNS
Director Capella Fahoome Brogden, DON'T STOP BELIEVIN': EVERYMAN'S JOURNEY
Directors Jason Tippet and Derek Water, ONLY THE YOUNG
Director Robert Zemeckis, FLIGHT
Sold Out Shows: ALASKALAND
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The media has recently been full of stories about electric utilities being nervous and down right reactionary to adding solar (and wind) on the electric grid. On October 15th, The Huffington Post's story on the Hawaii Electric Company (HECO) reported, "hundreds of Oahu customers have gotten burned in their transition to solar. They have gotten caught in limbo since September 6 when HECO changed the rules for connecting solar systems."
Solar 'Gardens' Let Communities Share Renewable Power
In northern New Mexico the sun shines nearly every day of the year. If solar energy is going to be viable anywhere, it will be here—and a small electric cooperative in historic Taos is taking advantage of it. In addition to supporting new solar projects in its service area, Kit Carson Electric Cooperative is offering its customers the opportunity to buy solar energy from "plots" in a "garden" of solar power generation.
New Study: Expanded Solar Development Would Save North Carolina Ratepayers $26 M Annually
WASHINGTON, DC – A study released today shows ratepayers in North Carolina could see $26 million in energy savings annually if the state were to add 400 megawatts (MW) of wholesale solar and 100 MW of distributed solar generation.
Solar Means Business Report
Marines eye solar energy to eliminate dependency on fuel generators
The United States Marines are already using solar panels to reduce their reliance on fuel generators, but by 2025, the few and proud hope eliminate the diesel-chugging monstrosities entirely.
Rockaway residents, still without power, are coming into the light thanks to solar-paneled trucks
Many Rockaway residents, still without power, are coming into the light thanks to the solar-panneled trucks that have rolled into their storm-savaged communities.
Cost of Installed Solar Power is Sinking Like a Stone
Here's some good news if you're thinking of installing solar panels on your property.
Decentralized Renewable Energy Systems Will Make Us Less Vulnerable to Hurricanes
It was stunning to see just how fast Sandy shut down the northeast's electrical systems, leaving people powerless in more ways than one.
U.S. Special Forces In Afghanistan Give You 5 Good Reasons To Support Solar Power
U.S. Soldiers have been using solar power in the Afghanistan war for a couple of years now, with everything from solar backpack kits to large stationary arrays.

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Date Recall Initiated: December 16, 2009
Product: Abiomed AB5000 Circulatory Support System
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These products were manufactured and distributed between May 2003 and December 2009.
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Occupy Tampa member injured during October arrest has charge dropped
Seán Kinane
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Last fall when members of Occupy Tampa continuously occupied a sidewalk in front of downtownâs Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, police made dozens of arrests â most of them for misdemeanor trespassing; but early in the morning on October 28, three people were arrested on more serious charges.
Two of them were charged with battery on a law enforcement officer and a third, Karel Soucre, was charged with obstructing or opposing an officer.
Soucre was one of the camera operators filming the scene and the videos show him hitting the ground after a blow from Corporal L. J. Miles.
Soucreâs charge was dismissed Monday and today I spoke with him about the arrest.
âWell that night we had a good crowd there. We went to march and we to Curtis Hixon and we stayed there. It was raining that night so there were a couple of tents on the sidewalk. The police officer came to remove the tents and I was filming so he decided to put me under arrest for no reason.â
âDid he push your camera? Is that what I saw in the video?â
âYes, I was there. But I wasnât doing anything. He came to me and he pushed me and I fell to the ground. I went to the hospital and I spent four hours in the hospital. Then I went to jail with the charge of obstruction of justice.â
âYou had a court hearing yesterday. Tell us what happened at that court hearing.â
âYes, yesterday finally the attorneyâs saw a couple of videos last week. It looked like the videos contradict the police report so they decided to drop the charges yesterday.â
âYou were injured you said. You spent some hours in the hospital and you were seen in a neck brace after that. Do you plan on trying to get the police to pay for your injuries?â
âYes, Iâm trying to get the city or the police department or whoever is going to be responsible for this, to pay for my medical bills. My case is not done. This is just one phase. Iâm trying to take some actions back for what happened. Iâm going to be filing against internal affairs. Iâm going to be filing against the department. This is just one part of the process.â
âYou were born in Venezuela; you grew up in Chile as well. Now youâre applying for U.S. citizenship and youâve been granted political asylum in the U.S. How do you think this arrest could affect you getting citizenship?â
âFor now that looks like a big deal but at the moment that I have to apply for citizenship this is going to be something that can delay my process. Itâs going to take extra questions, extra paperwork.â
âFinally, for the two people that were arrested that night, Keith Cuesta and Stephen Gentile, they were charged with battery on a law enforcement officer. Where do there cases stand?
âRight now theyâre taking a program and I think when they finish that program the state is going to reveal if theyâre going to drop the charges or not. So theyâre in this program and theyâre waiting. So now that they dropped the charges, maybe this will open a new door for them.â
Here's all of our Occupy Tampa coverage.
First arrest:
Following the first impact with Karel on the ground:
Stephen Gentile's arrest:
Police leave the scene:
Aftermath of the arrests:
Protester's reaction to arrests: WMNF News
Arresting officer's license plates:
OpenLetterNews.org has two videos of the police officer coming at Sourcre. He is holding the video camera in one of the videos.
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Mass. fugitive arrested in RutlandNovember 15,2012A Massachusetts man wanted for a series of violent crimes in his home state was found and arrested in Rutland on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
Stephen Rivest, 31, of Chicopee, Mass., is wanted on charges of kidnapping, assault and battery, burglary and witness intimidation.
The combined efforts of the Marshals Services Vermont Violent Offender Task Force, the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Rutland Police, Rutland County Sheriffs Department and Vermont State Police, tracked Rivest to the city where he was found hiding in a closet inside a home on Meadow Street Thursday afternoon, according to state police.
Rivest was jailed Wednesday on $150,000 bail.
He is expected to appear in Rutland criminal court today to answer to a fugitive from justice charge.MORE IN Local & StateRecovery takes time, patience and a desire to change. Full StoryMayor Louras wants the city to have a better idea on what to pay its department heads. Full StoryThe Rutland Town Select Board plans to appoint a new member next week who will serve until a... Full Story
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Travel Policies and Procedures
Travel by Athletic Teams
The following policies govern approval of and payment for travel by student athletes and employees traveling as a team. Except where specific exceptions are made below, travel by individual employees of the Athletics department which is not associated with a team trip is governed by the CSUS Travel Policies detailed above.
• NCAA Rules
⇒ Unless otherwise provided herein, all travel by members of a team, whether students or employees, will be governed by rules for housing, meals, expenses and entertainment of student athletes as published by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Where NCAA rules are silent, CSUS Travel Policies shall prevail unless otherwise specified herein.
• Definition of the Team
⇒ The Athletics Director or designee will identify before each team trip all University employees and team members who will constitute the team travel party on that trip. This list must be approved by the Director of Athletics prior to the trip.
• Transportation
⇒ If the University has entered into contracts with agencies to provide air tickets billable directly to the University, all arrangements for team travel must be made through such agencies. Exceptions may be made for extended team travel required or provided in
connection with tournament play, or as otherwise determined by the NCAA, including permitting arrangements for lower travel costs or cost-effective "package deals" through other travel agents. All airline service may be booked through the current state travel agent. However, an exception will be made if lower cost airfare can be obtained elsewhere. If not using the state contracted vendor and if the common carrier expense is greater than $10,000, a state contracted vendor must be used or a contract must be awarded through sealed bid process. (See CSUS Procurement Manual)
• Meals
⇒ When employees and student team members are given meal allowances in lieu of having a meal purchased for them, the amount of the allowance will equal not more than the maximum reimbursement for that meal under regulations governing employee travel.
⇒ Each person receiving meal money shall sign for the amount received.
• Lodging
⇒ In the case of athletic team travel, it is required that a list of names for those who occupy the rooms be attached to the receipt(s), if they are not shown on the receipt(s) itself.
⇒ Rooms for team members and employees traveling as part of the team party are to be provided at the lowest possible cost.
⇒ Due to the need to accommodate team meetings and receive sponsors or press, the Director of Athletics and a team head coach may book an additional room or suite as necessary.
⇒ Hotel health club fees will not be reimbursed to employees traveling as part of the team party.
• Cash Advances
⇒ A coach may obtain a travel advance for up to 100% of the cost of the trip per the discretion of the travel office.
• Team Entertainment
⇒ Although employees traveling as members of the team party are entitled to participate in any University paid group entertainment permitted to student athletes under NCAA rules, employees will not be reimbursed for the costs of individual entertainment.
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BUBULO West MP Tony Nsubuga Kipoi has been remanded to Luzira Prison on treason charges. The legislator was charged at Buganda Road Court this afternoon along with seven others.
Kipoi pleaded not guilty to the charges and was remanded until January 15th.
The Police had preferred a holding charge of treason against Kipoi, who was arrested on Sunday 23rd in Kabarole district in connection with alleged subversive activities and was being held at the Police's Special Investigations Unit in Kireka.
The Police said in a statement that at the time of his arrest, Kipoi was holding a meeting with some Ugandan security officers and Congolese rebel officers. The alleged officers and rebels were also arrested.
The Police said prior to Kipoi's arrest, they had been closely monitoring him for his alleged involvement in subversive activities in and out of the country.
"In particular, he has been recruiting personnel from our security services as well as Congolese rebels belonging to a Congolese rebel group called COGAI. The group is based in areas around Bunia and Ituri in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He had promised to support the rebel groups with firearms," Police spokesperson Judith Nabakooba said in the statement.
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The Gambia has pledged the sum of One Million Dollars (US$1m) at the donor's conference on Mali to contribute to the efforts of the African Union to facilitate the deployment of the African- Led International Support Mission in Mali (Afisma) and assist the Malian defence and security forces.
According to a press release, the announcement was made in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Wednesday by the Vice President and Minister for Women's Affairs, Aja Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy during a donor's conference called to assist Mali, which is fighting to regain its losing territory from rebels and extremists forces.
The Gambia's contribution followed the decision for a robust military intervention in which several West African countries are participating.
In making the pledge, according to the press release, Vice President Njie-Saidy reiterated the Gambia's solidarity with the brotherly people of Mali, with whom the Gambia shares historical and cultural ties dating back to many centuries.
She noted that the huge Gambia's financial assistance also reflects the stance of President Jammeh who has condemned the situation in Mali as a blatant act of aggression against the people as well as a threat to sub-regional security.
The Vice President asserted that the Gambia has since the inception of the crisis supported ECOWAS and African initiatives to dislodge the rebels, which has caused death and destruction in Northern Mali.
The strong stance being taken by the Government of The Gambia to help restore Mali's territorial integrity has once again portrayed the country as a peace-loving nation which is committed to safeguarding Africa's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and the ideals of Pan-Africanism, the release stated.
Meanwhile, it could be recalled that in June last year, the National Assembly considered and approved a motion, allowing The Gambia to send troops to Mali and Guinea Bissau, as part of a regional force heading to these countries.
Though the exact figure of military personnel to be sent to these countries was not revealed, the Vice President and Minister of Women's Affairs, who moved the motion before deputies, said The Gambia will contribute one infantry company for Guinea Bissau and one military police platoon; and an infantry company for Mali.
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/node/55439Citing a silver lining in J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.'s $2 billion trading loss,Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday that the banking debacle will greatly strengthen the Obama administration's hand in fending off efforts by Wall Street to dilute the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul legislation enacted in the wake of the worst financial crisis of modern times.
Since the law was signed by President Obama in July 2010, Wall Street executives including Jamie Dimon, CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase, have criticized it as excessive government regulation, including capital, liquidity and transparency requirements and the so-called Volcker rule that strongly limits the amount of capital that banks may invest in private equity and hedge funds.
Now, with Dimon reeling from the uproar over J.P. Morgan Chase's reckless and costly hedging which even Dimon acknowledged was "egregious' and "stupid," Geithner and the administration apparently feel they are back in the catbird seat in demanding tough rules to limit risk by mega banks.
"We are very confident that we will be able to make sure those come out as tough and effective as they need to be and I think this episode helps to make that case," Geithner said during a conference on fiscal and budgetary issues sponsored by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.*
Geithner said he hasn't spoken with Dimon, -- who is known by some as "the King of Wall Street " -- since news of the huge loss rocked the financial world last week. Federal regulators have launched an investigation into the financial debacle, which so far has led to the resignation of Ina Drew, the chief investment officer. Lawmakers including Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., a chief author of the financial overhaul legislation, said that the banking industry would lose the battle to defang the new law because of the J.P. Morgan Chase debacle.
"This failure in management is a very powerful case for reform, for financial reform" he said. "The reforms we still have ahead and the reforms that have already been put in place. The test of reform is not whether you can prevent banks from making mistakes. That's going to happen. It's inevitable. The test of reforms should be, do those mistakes put at risk the broader economy . . . and the best way to prevent that from happening to make sure you force banks to hold more capital, which we've done, to fund themselves more conservatively to bring down leverage, and to make sure the rest of the financial system has better cushions against these kinds of mistakes."
The Peterson Foundation's third annual fiscal summit in Washington comes amid growing concerns about a potential year-end explosion of tax increases and federal spending cuts that many experts warn could jar the economy and set back the recovery unless modulated by Congress. At the close of 2012 and the dawning of 2013, many major fiscal events are set to occur simultaneously. It's what Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke has called "a fiscal cliff" of spending and tax changes of a high magnitude. These include expiration of the Bush era tax cuts, the payroll tax cut and other important tax provisions. They also include the activation of the first installment of the $1.2 trillion across the board cuts or 'sequester" of domestic and defense spending.


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Now, I am not sure how bad it is, but he has to go have his neck x-rayed. I personally think he strained or tore some neck muscles. His season could be over and that is disapointing to him. He placed 5th last year and had his goal on winning it this year. So if you could say a prayer I would greatly appreciate it, his name is Garrett....Thank You!


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Scott Haynes, College Football Senior Editor
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) -
The weeks are starting to dwindle down and the cream is supposed to rise to the top at this time of the year. Last weekend was filled with statement games and close calls, all of which should set up a wild finish in the next couple of weeks.
IT MAY BE IN THE CARDS: The clash of the Big East titans lived up to the hype, as then third-ranked West Virginia and fifth-ranked Louisville put on a show on national television last Thursday. Going back and forth in the first half, Bobby Petrino's Cardinals took over in the third quarter and held on for the 44-34 victory at home. The win pushed Louisville to third in the nation and into position to move into the national title game picture, with next week's Ohio State/Michigan matchup all but eliminating the loser from contention. Of course, Louisville will have to avoid a letdown this week, as the Cardinals travel to Piscataway to take on a rested and very dangerous Rutgers squad. Both teams are undefeated and the winner will be all alone atop the Big East standings.
TEDFORD'S BEARS SEEM GOLDEN: With USC's recent loss, California had an opportunity to make a statement against a good UCLA program this past week. The Golden Bears did just that as Nate Longshore passed for 266 yards and three TDs in Cal's 14-point victory at home. The Trojans made a statement of their own with a 42-0 whitewashing of a winless Stanford team. The stage is almost set for a monumental showdown in L.A. next week. That is provided that both teams take care of business this weekend. The Golden Bears will take on Arizona in the desert, while USC will host a tough Oregon team.
ONE GAME AT A TIME: The top two teams in the country said all the right things, but didn't exactly buy into the mind set. Ohio State and Troy Smith struggled in Illinois, amassing just 224 yards of total offense and needed a staunch defensive effort to remain unbeaten on the season, with a rather bland 17-10 win in Champaign. Meanwhile the Wolverines got all they could handle at home against Ball State. Michigan prevailed 34-26, but needed a goal-line stand late to preserve the lead and earn the win. Both teams have winnable games this week with Michigan traveling to Indiana and Ohio State hitting the road to take on Northwestern. Expect a much more focused effort from both squads, setting up what could be the best game of the year next weekend in Columbus.
IRONMAN IN HAPPY VALLEY: Joe Paterno's legend at Penn State continues to grow even though his distinguished career is certainly coming to an end soon. Last week against Wisconsin, Paterno got rolled up on by one of his players, as he couldn't get out of the way on the sidelines. The result was a broken leg and torn knee ligaments. Those kind of injuries would sideline much younger men for weeks, but word out of Happy Valley is that Paterno may not miss a game. They certainly don't make em the way they used to.
WEEK 11 SNEAK PEEK: Next week's Ohio State/Michigan game will garner almost all the attention from the national media and hopefully the game lives up to the hype. It may be hard to believe, but there is still plenty of intriguing matchups this year and this week specifically. Third-ranked Louisville and 15th-ranked Rutgers will kick things off on Thursday, with this game representing the biggest game in Rutgers' football history. Fayetteville is the site for 11th-ranked Arkansas against 13th-ranked Tennessee. I'm still not sold on the Razorbacks, but they certainly could make an impression with a victory in this one. The 21st-ranked Oregon Ducks can all but eliminate the seventh- ranked USC Trojans from Pac-10 contention and that in and of itself is fairly significant since Pete Carroll's team has won four straight conference crowns.


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Although of Italian stock, Velleius (b. ca 20 BC) was a high-ranking Roman (2.76.1, 2.104.3), boasting senators on both sides of his family (2. 16.2-3, 69.5). He entered military service (ca 2 BC) in Thrace and Macedonia as a lowly officer, a tribune (tribunus militum), and served in other eastern provinces (2.101.2-3). Velleius witnessed the meeting between Augustus' son Gaius and the Parthian king on the Euphrates ca AD 1 (2.101.1-3), but he was perhaps in Rome in 4 when Augustus adopted Tiberius (2.103.3-4). As a ranking officer (praefectus equitum), Velleius went to Germany under the command of Tiberius in 4, where he replaced his own father as prefect, and he campaigned with Tiberius for nine consecutive years …
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The History Of 420
We have all heard the myths on how our favorite holiday was conceived. Some say that it's police code for marijuana smoking in progress. Some say that it's penal code for possession of marijuana. Some go as far as to say it was the time when the first hit of acid was taken. Still others say it's the day famous musicians like Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix died. These are all, unfortunately, not true.
There is one slight exception to the list, though. The urban legend about when the first hit of acid was taken does, in fact, boast some truth. As it turns out, Albert Hoffman (the scientist who took the first hit of LSD) had 4:20 pm written down in his notes as the drop time. That, however, is still not the reason why we celebrate 420 today. So it is also incorrect.
The truth is 420 is the creation of a group of friends from San Rafael, California. They were known as the Waldos because they always hung out near a wall outside their high school. The Waldos have papers and letters dated all the way back to the 70s with 420 all over them. More importantly than that, they have a direct link to the Grateful Dead. Their story goes a little something like this…
One day in the fall of 1971, the Waldos were informed by a friend that there was a coast guard member who could no longer look over his crop of Marijuana. With the soldier away, the plants were going to be left unattended, and therefore it would make a great score for anyone who could find them. Armed with a homemade treasure map, the Waldos would set out into the woods to find some free grass.
The Waldos, all being athletes, decided the best time to start would be after practice. So they all agreed to meet at the statue of Louis Pasteur outside the school at 4:20.
"We would remind each other in the hallways we were supposed to meet up at 4:20. It originally started out 4:20-Louis and we eventually dropped the Louis," Waldo Steve tells the Huffington Post.
The first forays out were unsuccessful, but the group kept looking for the hidden crop. "We'd meet at 4:20 and get in my old '66 Chevy Impala, and, of course, we'd smoke instantly and smoke all the way out to Pt. Reyes and smoke the entire time we were out there. We did it week after week," says Steve. "We never actually found the patch."
But they did find a secret code word. "I could say to one of my friends, I'd go, 420, and it was telepathic. He would know if I was saying, 'Hey, do you wanna go smoke some?' Or, 'Do you have any?' Or, 'Are you stoned right now?' It was kind of telepathic just from the way you said it," Steve says. "Our teachers didn't know what we were talking about. Our parents didn't know what we were talking about."
The Waldos succeeded in creating a worldwide code word for the marijuana friendly. First it moved through the Grateful Dead counter-culture via Mark Waldos' dad, who took care of real estate for the Dead, not to mention Patrick, his brother, was often on tour with Phil Lesh. After the Dead picked up the counterculture code word, it didn't take long for it to go mainstream. A short time later, High Times Magazine took over the 42o reins and turned it into the international phenomenon it is today. Currently, 420 is celebrated around the world and is the date of the annual the High Times Cannabis Cup, the super bowl of pot smoking.


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December 15, 2010
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CES Award Competition
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Breaking Barriers - Making History: UNC Women in the Humanities and Social Sciences since the 1960s - A Roundtable Conversation
Monday, January 24, 2011 | 5:00 - 7:00pm | UNC Institute for the Arts and Humanities, Hyde Hall, Incubator Room
Reception to follow. For more information, please visit http://www.unc.edu/gpc/.
Part of the UNC Chapel Hill Seminar and Workshop Series Gender, Politics and Culture in Europe and Beyond. Cosponsored by the UNC Center for European Studies, Carolina Women's Center, UNC History Dept, UNC Dept of Women's Studies, UNC Institute for the Arts and Humanities, UNC Association for Women Faculty and Professionals, and the Working Group in Feminism and History.
New Policy Briefs
We are pleased to announce that we have added several new business briefs to our Center's website this past semester. Business briefings provide concise information about the European Union for businesses and individuals in North Carolina and beyond. The new business briefs examine Europe after the Lisbon Treaty, the European Financial Crisis, and International Issues. Topics include:
European News, Lectures and Events
North Carolina German Studies Seminar: German Colonialism in Africa
Friday, January 28, 2011 | 4:00 - 6:00pm | Duke University | East Campus | Carr Building, Room 229
As part of the North Carolina German Studies Seminar & Workshop Series, Michelle Moyd (Indiana University, Dept. of History) will present a seminar on African Soldiers in the Colonial Army of German East Africa.
In conjunction with the Research Triangle Seminar Series on the History of the Military, War and Society, and co-sponsored by the Triangle Institute for Security Studies.
For more information, please visit www.unc.edu/ncgs/seminars.html.
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Humanity in Action Fellowship for Undergraduates and Recent Graduates
June 2 - July 3, 2011 | Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris, and Warsaw
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Deadline: January 10, 2011
Sakip Sabanci International Research Awards
This award has been endowed in honor of the late Sakip Sabanci, Honorary Chairman of Sabanci University's Board of Trustees, and covers fields such as Turkish and Islamic Art and the History, Economy and Sociology of Turkey.
This year's competition called for works in the field of "New Directions for Turkish Foreign Policy in a Changing World Order: Challenges and Opportunities". The competition is open to all scholars in the social sciences and humanities working on contemporary Turkey.
The Sakip Sabanci International Research Award entails a first prize of $20,000, a second prize of $10,000, and a third prize of $5,000. Essays that are submitted for Sakip Sabanci International Research Award are reviewed each year by a different independent and international jury.
For detailed information, please visit: http://award.sabanciuniv.edu/
Submission Deadline: March 31, 2011
The EU and Transatlantic Relations: Security and Political Economy Issues
April 10-12, 2011 | European Union Center of Excellence (EUCE) | Dalhousie University | Halifax, NS, Canada
Abstracts of paper proposals (max 500 words) and a short CV should be mailed to email@example.com with a copy to email@example.com. Ideally we will accept about 25 papers for the conference.
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Deadline: January 20, 2011
Seminars, Workshops and Programs
Youth Leadership Program with Central Europe
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Euro Challenge Competition: Orientation Session Update
Welcome to the Euro Challenge 2011 – an exciting educational opportunity for high school students (grades 9 & 10) to learn about the European Union (EU) – the largest trading partner of the US – and its single currency, the euro. The competition is also an excellent opportunity for NC teachers, as teachers enlisting a team in the Euro Challenge are eligible to be awarded a free trip to Brussels next summer. The program introduces students of global studies, world history, European studies and beyond to the field of economics, and offers a unique learning experience that moves them out of the classroom into the real world.
For the competition, students research problems and solutions to Europe's economic challenges. A team of three to five students presents its findings in a competition format. The best teams from each region travel to New York City to compete in the national finals at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Conditional on an annual grant, winning teams can win cash prizes and a trip to Washington generously offered by The Moody's Foundation.
The North Carolina European Union Center of Excellence is proud to offer an online "textbook" intended as an introduction to economics for teachers and students in high school grades and up. Explore the Euro Economics website here: www.unc.edu/depts/europe/euroeconomics/
Euro Challenge in the Southeast: January Orientation Session and Free Trip to Brussels!
UNC will host an orientation session for teachers from schools participating in the Euro Challenge on January 18, 2011. Please email Gali Beeri if you are interested in attending the orientation session. Teachers enlisting a team in the Euro Challenge are eligible for one of two spots to travel to Brussels in summer 2011, travel and accommodations paid, on a program organized by the European Commission.
How to Register?
For details for NC/VA/Southeast schools, visit www.unc.edu/depts/europe/academicprograms/eurochallenge.html.
The Euro Challenge is a program of the Delegation of the European Union to the United States of America.
International Educational Seminars in Greece or Italy for In-Service Teachers, Summer 2011
For more information, please visit www.americancouncils.org/program/42/GCP/
For more information, please visit www.americancouncils.org/program/43/ICP/
Application Deadline for Both Seminars: January 11, 2011
Youth Leadership Program with Central Europe
Save the Date: World View March Seminars
World View seminars are focused and substantive with the goal of helping educators learn more about particular regions of the world and, in the case of the Latin America and North Carolina seminar, about immigrant cultures and issues. We ask that, when possible, a team of at least four faculty and administrators from one school, school district, or community college attend a seminar together.
Latin America and North Carolina
Galaxy Theater Tickets
The Center for European Studies has teamed up with the Galaxy Cinema in Cary, NC, which specializes in independent films, international films, and documentaries. K-12 Educators and Community College faculty interested in expanding their knowledge of Europe through films can request free tickets to Galaxy Cinema films from the Center. Tickets are available only for films related to Europe that are not part of a film festival or event. To request a ticket, please contact the Center for European Studies' Outreach Coordinator with the following information: name, school, school mailing address, title of film, and date you need the ticket.
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Global Updates from World View
The latest issue of Global Updates discusses human rights: www.unc.edu/world/Global_Updates_2010/Nov_Dec/Dec_10.htm. Examining Human Rights issues can help bring a global perspective to the classroom and can be used as a platform for discussing global issues critically. People are making a difference every day. Read profiles of human rights defenders working across the globe and encourage your students to discuss challenges they face in their own communities and what they think they could do to help. Visit the websites listed in this month's issue of Global Updates and read headlines from newspapers from across the globe to stay on top of current issues.
To see previous Global Updates from World View, please visit the archive at www.unc.edu/world/Global_Updates.shtml.
Graduate Internships at the Ackland Art Museum
The Ackland Art Museum (www.ackland.org/index.php) is pleased to offer two paid graduate internships for the academic year 2011-12 for graduate students at UNC-Chapel Hill. The Ackland Graduate Internship is open to all graduate students, while the Internship in American Art targets students focusing on the art, history, and culture of the United States. Both internships are for 20 hours a week for the duration of the academic year, and both offer stipends of $14,700 (to be adjusted, if needed, to correspond to the Graduate School's 2011-12 funding level).
For more information, please see the following flyers:
Application Deadline: January 28, 2011
Call for Papers - Between Rapprochement and Alienation: Europe and Obama's United States
Two years ago, the election of Barack Obama was enthusiastically welcomed by Europeans as the dawn of a new epoch in transatlantic relations. The new president, according to a widely shared perception, would rigorously revise U.S. unilateralism and opt for a renewal of the strained alliance. Also, Europeans thought that under a reform-minded president the country would adopt a social model similar to their own one.
"L'Europe en Formation" welcomes proposals for articles to appear in the Spring 2011 issue of the journal and in its online version. Proposals shouldn't be longer than 500 words and can be written either in English or French. They should be accompanied by a CV of the author. Please send propositions by email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Deadline: December 20, 2010
Call for Papers: 5th Biennial Hellenic Observatory PhD Symposium
June 2-3, 2011 | London School of Economics
Proposals can only be submitted online via the LSE Eshop process. For the online paper proposal form please click here. A limited amount of travel grants will be available to applicants travelling from anywhere outside London and the UK. Further information about the travel grants, the deadline for submission, and the Symposium can be found at the Symposium website.
Deadline: January 31, 2011
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Al Gore: clear proof that climate change causes extreme weather
By Severin Carrell (The Guardian) - September 30, 2011
Al Gore has warned that there is now clear proof that climate change is directly responsible for the extreme and devastating floods, storms and droughts that displaced millions of people this year.
Speaking to an audience of business leaders, political leaders including Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond and green energy entrepreneurs in Edinburgh, Gore said the world was at a "fork in the road".
The former US vice-president and climate campaigner also argued that America has suffered a "breakdown in democratic governance", because members of Congress are obsessed with appeasing special interests in return for campaign funding, rather than confronting climate change.
The former vice president and climate campaigner said that US democracy had been undermined. "In the language of computer culture, our democracy has been hacked," he said.
In a near hour-long speech to the Scottish low-carbon investment conference, Gore said the evidence from the floods in Pakistan, China, South Korea and Columbia was so compelling that the case for urgent action by world leaders to combat carbon emissions was now overwhelming, Gore said.
"Observations in the real world make it clear that it's happening now, it's real, it's with us," he said. Failing to take action meant the world would face a catastrophe.
He added that nearly every climate scientist actively publishing on the subject now agreed there was a causal link between carbon emissions and the sharp increase in intense and extreme weather events seen across the globe.
"Every single national academy of science of every major country on earth agrees with the consensus and the one's that don't agree with it do not exist. This is what they say to governments: 'The need for urgent action is now indisputable'.
"The scientists have made a subtle but profound change in the way that they speak about the connection between the climate crisis and the extreme weather events. They used to say you can't connect any extreme weather event to climate because there are multiple factors. Now they've changed.
"The environment in which all storms are formed has changed. It's influence is now present according to the leading scientists in all storms, and they speak of relative causation."
Gore said there was now evidence that the globe's hydrological cycles were changing: as the atmosphere and oceans warmed, more water was evaporating and getting stored in the atmosphere. The amount of water vapour over the oceans had increased by 4% in 30 years, particularly around the tropics and sub-tropics.
In turn this fed even heavier and more violent storms and flooding incidents, which in Pakistan displaced 20 million people earlier this year, and which forced out 8.5 million from 13 provinces in China.
This destabilisation of global weather patterns then fed into a complex cycle of more intense and prolonged droughts in drought-prone regions, which in turn caused more frequent and more vicious wildfires, increased desertification of agricultural land, and was now affecting river levels in the Amazon.
There were 387 million people affected by droughts in the first six months of this year. China, Iraq and Iran also recorded their highest ever temperatures during this period. The city of Mohenjo-Daro in Pakistan recorded a temperature of 53.5C, while in the United States, 200 cities broke their highest temperature records this summer. In Texas, 252 out of the state's 254 counties had experienced major wildfires during 2011.
Gore then cited a recent report from the global insurance Munich Re, that climate change was "the only plausible explanation" for the rapid increase in extreme weather events. "They're paid to get this right. It's their job," he said.
He continued: "They used to say we're changing the odds, we're loading the dice that make it more likely that we'll get extreme weather events. Now the change is we're not only loading the dice, we're painting more dots on the dice. We're not only rolling more 12s, we're rolling 13s and 14s and soon 15s and 16s."
Arguing that the younger generation would demand world leaders showed the "moral courage" to take action, he heaped praise on Salmond, applauding his "vision and leadership" for championing wave, tidal and offshore wind power in Scotland. He said the rapid growth in new renewable technologies gave hope that a successful shift from fossil fuels was possible.
Outside the conference venue, two women employed by the Kreate promotions agency in London handed out anonymously produced leaflets to delegates reproducing media reports of a high court judgment that heavily criticised the accuracy of Gore's 2007 climate documentary An Inconvenient Truth.
Al Gore at the Scottish low-carbon investment conference
Barry Duncan, the manager of Kreate, said their staff had been hired by a client who wanted to remain anonymous, on behalf of another anonymous client, to hand out "leaflets on renewable energy". Duncan said: "This is a bit strange, I totally agree."


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THIS is not a message of hope and good cheer for the Christmas holidays. It is a cry of despair, of futility, of disbelief.
Heroin kills. Still does, always will.
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Most Overbought Stocks in the Russell 1,000
The Russell 1,000 is currently 2.65% above its 50-day moving average, and the average stock in the index is 2.75% above its 50-day. There are plenty of stocks that are trading well above their 50-days, however, and below we provide a list of the stocks trading the farthest above them.
Southern Union Company (SUG) is the stock that is the farthest above its 50-DMA in the Russell 1,000, and it's also the only stock that is more than 30% above its 50-day (34.22%). Level 3 Communications (LVLT) ranks second at +28.12%, followed by HollyFrontier (HFC), Greem Mountain Coffee (GMCR), Pharmasset (VRUS), Ulta Salon (ULTA), and Temple-Inland (TIN). Other notables on the list of the most overbought stocks include ITT Educational (ESI), Netflix (NFLX), Under Armour (UA), Chipotle (CMG), Visa (V), MasterCard (MA), Tiffany (TIF) and Coach (COH).
If you're a momentum trader that expects the market to continue higher from here, these stocks sure have the wind at their backs at the moment. If you're expecting a pullback from overbought levels, these stocks have the farthest to fall just to get back to neutral territory.
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Guide to the Virginia Passmore Beaujean Scrapbook, 1938-1942
Virginia Passmore Beaujean, a native of Nottingham, Pennsylvania, was a 1942 graduate of the Woman's College at Duke University. She was a member of the Kappa Sigma sorority, the Freshman "Y" Council, the Sophomore "Y" Council, the Woman's Glee Club, and was named to the Dean's List her Freshman and Sophomore years.
The scrapbook contains clippings, programs, catalogs, and other ephemera. Also present are artifacts and other assorted memorabilia. Due to its brittle condition the scrapbook has been disassembled with each page housed in a separate folder.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- University Archives, Duke University
- Creator
- Beaujean, Virginia Passmore.
- Title
- Virginia Passmore Beaujean Scrapbook 1938-1942
- Language of Material
- English
- Extent
- 1.24 Linear Feet, 1 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
The scrapbook contains material pertaining to Beaujean's experience as a student of the Woman's College at Duke University with inclusive dates of 1938-1942. Material present includes material retained by Beaujean from Oxford High School in Nottingham, Pennsylvania including grade reports, her letter of admission to Duke, athletic and theatre ticket stubs and books, invitations and calling cards, Sigma Kappa sorority material, newspaper and magazine clippings, programs, and several artifacts.
Additional material includes a Women's Athletic Association Handbook, and Order of Service for Duke University Church, a program for the Southern High School Invitational Basketball Tournament played at Duke Gymnasium in 1940, and numerous receipts showing tuition, room and board, and laboratory fees. Also worthy of note is an October 18, 1938 letter from the President of Jarvis residence hall noting Beaujean's continuing disregard for the 11:30 PM lights-off rule and potential appearance before the House Committee if neglect continues. Due to brittle pages, the scrapbook had been disassembled and individual pages foldered separately.
Restrictions on Access & Use
A majority of collections are stored off site and must be requested at least 48 business hours in advance for retrieval. Contact Rubenstein Library staff before visiting. Read More »
Access Restrictions
Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.
All or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. The library may require up to 48 hours to retrieve these materials for research use.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the University Archives to use this collection.
Collection is open for research.
In accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended, Duke University permits students to inspect their education records and limits the disclosure of personally identifiable information from education records.
Portions of these materials are restricted by donor request.
Use Restrictions
Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Contents of the Collection
Historical Note
Virginia Passmore Beaujean, Class of 1942, entered the Woman's College of Duke University in the fall of 1938. She was a native of Nottingham in Chester County, Pennsylvania and active in student life on the campus of the Woman's College (now East Campus). Virginia Passmore Beaujean was a member of the Kappa Sigma sorority, the freshman and Sophomore "Y" Council, the Woman's Glee Club, the Choir, and the Dean's List.
Subject Headings
Related Material
- Odessa Massey scrapbook, 1924-1928 (University Archives/David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
- Alice Craven scrapbook, 1915-1924 (University Archives/David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
- Jarvis House Records, 1946-1981 (bulk 1966-1977) (University Archives/David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
- Maude Brown scrapbook, 1924-1937 (University Archives/David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
- Virginia Hicks scrapbook, 1921-1925 (University Archives/David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
- Woman's College Oral History Project Records, 2003-2006 (University Archives/David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
- Woman's College Records, 1928-1974 (University Archives/David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Virginia Passmore Beaujean Scrapbook, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
The Virginia Passmore Beaujean Scrapbook were received by the University Archives as a gift in 2008.
Processing Information
Processed by Josh Larkin Rowley, May 2009
Encoded by Josh Larkin Rowley, May 2009
Accession UA2008-0017 is described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
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Official Organizations
About three months ago, I couldn't help by noticing that a Toribash Organization called Team Sambo got the first ever Official Organization subforum under The Game, Organizations. At the time, I was very jealous about the fact that PnG (Pink and Gay) didn't get one. While organizations like PnG could be considered as nothing but a fan club for one particular thing, Team Sambo has had tremendous success in recruiting great members and even running self-funded tournaments.
Dedication is one thing but this group of individuals (Borpunx and Gr3y4at) bring it to a whole new level, from their Organization-Exclusive Toribash Menu Screen, Textures, and their own member funded tournaments! That means there's no begging for toricredits to the Nabi team!
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From June, Swiss farmers will only to have to kill cows born within one year of another calf in the herd that contracts BSE, rather than destroying the whole herd. Cows are thought to be infected when they are young, so only those that are of similar age are likely to have been exposed to the same source of infection.
The prospect of losing herds may have prompted farmers to say that cows with BSE died of other causes. It was feared that testing such carcasses for BSE would encourage farmers to send ailing cows for human consumption (This Week, 6 March, p 16). The new policy should avoid this.
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@Wanderer. Sorry if thats how you read my argument, let me clarify, I am arguing that the idea of "free will would be completely ruining the predictability of the universe", ie. it does not fit in the picture and determinism is a much more sensible and compatible system for understanding human thought.
"What seems to be the problem with strict determinism? is it that it doesn't really translate well into the workings [and illusion] of choice in regards to the human psyche"
I agree completely, people want to hold onto the idea of free will because thats how it "feels" when they make a decision. but it is an illusion. This is exactly the argument one of my philosophy tutors came out with to me (which was shocking from someone so educated in the subject!) she couldn't accept, regardless of my structured arguments, that how it feels to make choices could in fact be an illusion, and just continued to re-affirm her faulty premise as proof of her point of view.
People don't want to let go of free will, it makes them feel like they no longer have any control over there own lives.
The quantum mechanics thing did cross my mind... I don't see how a plausible theory could be formulated in that direction though. I would of thought that any appeal to that would lead to us believing that all decisions are made at random or something... I have no idea!
Have you seen arguments made like this?? if anything, I'd think it would still eliminate free will and just be a different sort of "indeterminate determinism" lol. if such a thing could be imagined.
i only have a basic understanding of Quantum Mechanics though, so a bit of assumption going on here.
they just say that because there is indeterminacy at the quantum level, that such a thing as determinism can't be true~ and somehow, wishing and praying, they use that to say that we have free will. Its a tired argument~ non of them have ever heard of quantum de-coherence (the notion that indeterminacy on the quantum level doesn't translate to the macro), don't understand that causality at that level is only a vague notion, not to mention the fact that just because the position of an electron can't be determined in the sense that "it will be there in one second" doesn't mean that its indeterminate. If anything, quantum indeterminacy actually leads to determinism, because in that regard the object is everywhere at once; thus its randomness is merely statistical not physical. But I digress...
The people who use that argument know not what they speak of~ a point blatantly obvious because if it were just the least bit true the field of psychology would be in complete disarray.
I am a big fan of the 'hidden variable' theory in QM. Things may appear to be random because there is a limit to our perception, based on the fact that any perception must be by a singular consciousness which is only a small localized part of the universe. Appearing random and being random are two different things. This randomness, according to the hidden variable theory, is caused by an unseen and not known about 'hidden' variable, beyond the limit of our ability to perceive and predict. And this conundrum is only relevant when measuring things in extreme exactitude. It is logically impossible to use the method of science, based on reason, which is based on causality and noncontradiction, to prove that this process is invalid or that randomness is possible.
It is refreshing to see others that are not fooled by the quantum hype.
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The following is an archive of a post made to our
'vox-tech mailing list'
by one of its subscribers.
I'm benchmarking doubles versus floats using C++, C, and java on Cygwin.
Here's the code for C++:
// double.cc and double.c
#define REPETITIONS 1000000
int main( void )
for ( int i=0; i<REPETITIONS; ++i)
double epsilon = 1.0E30;
double one = 1.0;
do {
epsilon /= 2.0;
} while ( one + epsilon > one );
return 0;
// float.cc and float.c
#define REPETITIONS 1000000
int main( void )
for ( int i=0; i<REPETITIONS; ++i)
float epsilon = 1.0E30F;
float one = 1.0F;
do {
epsilon /= 2.0F;
} while ( one + epsilon > one );
return 0;
which was compiled with:
OPTIMIZE = -O3 -funroll-loops -fno-math-errno -fno-trapping-math \
-fno-signaling-nans -funsafe-math-optimizations
and here's Double.java:
class Double
public static void main( String[] args )
final int REPETITIONS=1000000;
for ( int i=0; i<REPETITIONS; ++i)
double epsilon = 1.0E30;
double one = 1.0;
do {
epsilon /= 2.0;
} while ( one + epsilon > one );
with Float.java being defined similarly modulo some "F's".
Here are the results for the C++ (user time):
double.cc float.cc
1.593 1.577
1.608 1.608
1.577 1.577
1.499 1.515
1.483 1.546
1.561 1.546
1.561 1.546
1.561 1.499
1.468 1.561
average: 1.546 1.553
std dev: 0.050 0.033
high val 1.596 1.586
low val 1.496 1.520
Although double beats out float, the difference is within experimental
error (the error bars for the timings overlap).
The timings for Float.java and Double.java are wierd...
$ time java Float
real 0m1.365s
user 0m0.015s
sys 0m0.061s
$ time java Double
real 0m1.318s
user 0m0.015s
sys 0m0.015s
What am I to make of the user time here?
And although I didn't show the "real" time for C++, the java real time is
lower than all the real times for the C++ trials.
How can this be? I thought that java does stuff like initializing all basic
datatypes to "0" upon instantiation. And I've read that java allocates
memory for all data items on the heap, which is never stored in L1 cache
while for C and C++, temporary objects are often put into the L1 cache.
How is java real time faster than C++ real time here?
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Read more: Human nature: Six things we all do
From earliest infancy, humans are constantly sorting the world into categories, predicting how things work, and testing those predictions. Such thinking, which is the essence of science, is evident in a range of human universals from time, calendars and cosmology to family names and measuring. "Science is basically working at understanding the world around us," says Edward Wasserman at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. And it is not confined to humans - all animals need scientific thinking to survive. "It's in our job description," he says. Pigeons, for example, can learn to discriminate between cars and chairs (Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, vol 14, p 235). Dogs can associate the sound of a bell with food, and when chimps try to extract a nut from a tube, they are performing a simple experiment.
Clearly, ...
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News of Riverton, Lander and Fremont County, Wyoming, from the Ranger's award winning journalists.
Man charged with murder attempt in brother's stabbing
Oct 17, 2013 - From staff reports
A Riverton man was arrested Friday for stabbing his brother in the chest at a local trailer park.
Prosecutors on Monday charged Wendall George Moss, 28, with attempted second-degree murder and aggravated assault.
The victim, Darrell Moss Jr., 30, of Riverton, was airlifted to the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper to be treated for his injury.
As of Sunday he was in stable but critical condition, and by Thursday officials said he had "improved dramatically."
"I believe he's still hospitalized, (but) I think he has a date he's expected to be discharged," Fremont County Undersheriff Ryan Lee said Thursday.
Darrell Moss reportedly was found lying on the ground at about 2 p.m. Friday at 939 E.
Monroe Ave., space 18. Officials said he was bleeding from a single stab wound to the chest.
The victim and other witnesses reportedly identified the suspect as Wendall Moss of Riverton. They said he had fled the area on foot and was headed south.
Wendall Moss was located soon afterward and arrested for aggravated assault and battery, a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
The attempted second-degree murder charge came later, and it carries a penalty of 20 years to life in prison.
Moss remains in custody on a $500,000 cash bond. He next faces a preliminary hearing Wednesday in Riverton Circuit Court.