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The most accepted theory of how these structures came to be is that all the structure we observe today was formed as a consequence of the growth of the primordial fluctuations, which are small changes in the density of the universe in a confined region. As the universe cooled clumps of dark matter began to condense, and within them gas began to condense. The primordial fluctuations gravitationally attracted gas and dark matter to the more dense areas, and thus the seeds that would later become galaxies were formed. These structures constituted the first galaxies. At this point the universe was almost exclusively composed of hydrogen, helium, and dark matter. Soon after the first proto-galaxies formed the hydrogen and helium gas within them began to condense and make the first stars. Thus the first galaxies were then formed. Recently using the Keck telescope, a team from California Institute of Technology found six star forming galaxies about 13.2 billion light years (light travel distance) away and therefore created when the universe was only 500 million years old.
The universe was very violent in its early epochs, and galaxies grew quickly, evolving by accretion of smaller mass galaxies. The result of this process is left imprinted on the distribution of galaxies in the nearby universe (see image of 2dF Galaxy Survey). Galaxies are not isolated objects in space, but rather galaxies in the universe are distributed in a great cosmic web of filaments. The locations where the filaments meet are dense clusters of galaxies, that began as the small fluctuations to the universe. Hence the distribution of galaxies is closely related to the physics of the early universe. Despite its many successes this picture is not sufficient to explain the variety of structure we see in galaxies. Galaxies come in a variety of shapes, from round featureless elliptical galaxies to the pancake-flat spiral galaxies.
Some notable observed features of galaxy structure (including our own Milky Way) that astronomers wish to explain with galactic formation theories include (but are certainly not limited to) the following:
Preliminary results from the Galaxy Zoo project suggested that there was an unexplained parity violation, with a greater proportion of the galaxies rotating in an anticlockwise direction when seen from the Earth. This was later shown to be a result of human bias: when a subset of classified images were mirrored (so that galaxies rotating in an anticlockwise direction appeared to be rotating in a clockwise direction), anticlockwise classifications still predominated.
The key properties of disk galaxies, which are also commonly called spiral galaxies, is that they are very thin, rotate rapidly, and often show spiral structure. One of the main challenges to galaxy formation is the great number of thin disk galaxies in the local universe. The problem is that disks are very fragile, and mergers with other galaxies can quickly destroy thin disks.
Olin Eggen, Donald Lynden-Bell, and Allan Sandage in 1962, proposed a theory that disk galaxies form through a monolithic collapse of a large gas cloud. As the cloud collapses the gas settles into a rapidly rotating disk. Known as a top-down formation scenario, this theory is quite simple yet no longer widely accepted because observations of the early universe strongly suggest that objects grow from bottom-up (i.e. smaller objects merging to form larger ones). It was first proposed by Leonard Searle and Robert Zinn that galaxies form by the coalescence of smaller progenitors.
More recent theories include the clustering of dark matter halos in the bottom-up process. Essentially early on in the universe galaxies were composed mostly of gas and dark matter, and thus, there were fewer stars. As a galaxy gained mass (by accreting smaller galaxies) the dark matter stays mostly on the outer parts of the galaxy. This is because the dark matter can only interact gravitationally, and thus will not dissipate. The gas however can quickly contract, and as it does so it rotates faster, until the final result is a very thin, very rapidly rotating disk.
Astronomers do not currently know what process stops the contraction, in fact theories of disk galaxy formation are not successful at producing the rotation speed and size of disk galaxies. It has been suggested that the radiation from bright newly formed stars, or from an active galactic nuclei can slow the contraction of a forming disk. It has also been suggested that the dark matter halo can pull the galaxy, thus stopping disk contraction.
In recent years, a great deal of focus has been put on understanding merger events in the evolution of galaxies. Our own galaxy (the Milky Way) has a tiny satellite galaxy (the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy) which is currently gradually being ripped up and "eaten" by the Milky Way, it is thought these kinds of events may be quite common in the evolution of large galaxies. The Sagittarius dwarf galaxy is orbiting our galaxy at almost a right angle to the disk. It is currently passing through the disk; stars are being stripped off of it with each pass and joining the halo of our galaxy. There are other examples of these minor accretion events, and it is likely a continual process for many galaxies. Such mergers provide "new" gas stars and dark matter to galaxies. Evidence for this process is often observable as warps or streams coming out of galaxies.
The Lambda-CDM model of galaxy formation under predicts the number of thin disk galaxies in the universe. The reason is that these galaxy formation models predict a large number of mergers. If disk galaxies merge with another galaxy of comparable mass (at least 15 percent of its mass) the merger will likely destroy, or at a minimum greatly disrupt the disk, yet the resulting galaxy is not expected to be a disk galaxy. While this remains an unsolved problem for astronomers, it does not necessarily mean that the Lambda-CDM model is completely wrong, but rather that it requires further refinement to accurately reproduce the population of galaxies in the universe.
The most massive galaxies in the sky are giant elliptical galaxies. Their stars are on orbits that are randomly oriented within the galaxy (i.e. they are not rotating like disk galaxies). They are composed of old stars and have little to no dust. All elliptical galaxies probed so far have supermassive black holes in their center, and the mass of these black holes is correlated with the mass of the elliptical galaxy. Elliptical galaxies do not have disks around them, although some bulges of disk galaxies look similar to elliptical galaxies. One is more likely to find elliptical galaxies in more crowded regions of the universe (such as galaxy clusters).
Astronomers now see elliptical galaxies as some of the most evolved systems in the universe. It is widely accepted that the main driving force for the evolution of elliptical galaxies is mergers of smaller galaxies. These mergers can be extremely violent; galaxies often collide at speeds of 500 kilometers per second (over 1 million miles per hour).
Many galaxies in the universe are gravitationally bound to other galaxies, that is to say they will never escape the pull of the other galaxy. If the galaxies are of similar size, the resultant galaxy will appear similar to neither of the two galaxies merging. An image of an ongoing merger of equal sized disk galaxies is shown left. During the merger, stars and dark matter in each galaxy become affected by the approaching galaxy. Toward the late stages of the merger, the gravitational potential, the shape of galaxy, begins changing so quickly that star orbits are greatly affected, and lose any memory of their previous orbit. This process is called violent relaxation. Thus if two disk galaxies collide, they begin with their stars in an orderly rotation in the plane of the disk. During the merger, the ordered motion is transformed into random energy. And the resultant galaxy is dominated by stars that orbit the galaxy in a complex, and random, web of orbits. And this is what we see in elliptical galaxies, stars on random unordered orbits.
Mergers are also locations of extreme amounts of star formation. During a merger some galaxies can make thousands of solar masses of new stars each year, which is large compared to our galaxy which makes about 1 new star each year. Though stars almost never get close enough to actually collide in galaxy mergers, giant molecular clouds rapidly fall to the center of the galaxy where they collide with other molecular clouds. These collisions then induce condensations of these clouds into new stars. We can see this phenomenon in merging galaxies in the nearby universe. Yet, this process was more pronounced during the mergers that formed most elliptical galaxies we see today, which likely occurred 1-10 billion years ago, when there was much more gas (and thus more molecular clouds) in galaxies. Also, away from the center of the galaxy gas clouds will run into each other producing shocks which stimulate the formation of new stars in gas clouds. The result of all this violence is that galaxies tend to have little gas available to form new stars after they merge. Thus if a galaxy is involved in a major merger, and then a few billion years pass, the galaxy will have very few young stars (see Stellar evolution) left. This is what we see in today's elliptical galaxies, very little molecular gas and very few young stars. It is thought that this is because elliptical galaxies are the end products of major mergers which use up the majority of gas during the merger, and thus further star formation after the merger is quenched.
In the Local Group, the Milky Way and M31 (the Andromeda Galaxy) are gravitationally bound, and currently approaching each other at high speed. If the two galaxies do meet they will pass through each other, with gravity distorting both galaxies severely and ejecting some gas, dust and stars into intergalactic space. They will travel apart, slow down, and then again be drawn towards each other, and again collide. Eventually both galaxies will have merged completely, streams of gas and dust will be flying through the space near the newly formed giant elliptical galaxy. M31 is actually already distorted: the edges are warped. This is probably because of interactions with its own galactic companions, as well as possible mergers with dwarf spheroidal galaxies in the recent past - the remnants of which are still visible in the disk populations.
In our epoch, large concentrations of galaxies (clusters and superclusters) are still assembling.
While we have learned a great deal about ours and other galaxies, the most fundamental questions about formation and evolution remain only tentatively answered.


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POOR people are much more likely to be knocked over on the roads than people living in affluent areas, according to a study of road accidents in Edinburgh and the surrounding Lothian Region. It is the first detailed analysis of the link between road accidents and social deprivation.
The researchers, Ibrahim Abdalla, Robert Raeside and their colleagues at Napier University in Edinburgh, working with Edinburgh City Council, linked the victims of accidents to their postcodes to show where they lived. They found that young children from the 15 per cent most deprived areas of the region were almost eight times as likely to be knocked over as children living in the richest 15 per cent (
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THE Ministry of Education is to interview 278 students who sat for last year's Grade 12 examination in the Caprivi Region in connection with the theft of examination papers.
The Namibian is reliably informed that interviews will start today. The deputy minister of education, David Namwandi, yesterday said he would make an announcement on Wednesday.
The director responsible for National Examinations and Assessment, Cavin Nyambe, also confirmed that the investigation results would be announced by the minister.
The news of the investigation comes a few days before the release of last year's Grade 12 ordinary level results on January 18.
At the end of last year, Education Minister Abraham Iyambo ordered markers of Grade 12 examination scripts to be on the lookout for candidates who might have been in possession of stolen exam papers.
A parent yesterday said they were concerned that top-performing pupils might be victimised because of their success in the exams.
"They are putting fear in our children and should stop this before we consider seeking legal assistance," said the parent.
Nyambe scoffed at such accusations from parents, saying: "I did not tell them [students] to copy. Or did they send their children to copy? I'm just doing my job. Let's wait for the investigation results."
Twenty-three Grade 12 pupils from the Caprivi Region were implicated in the theft of exam papers last year. The subjects whose papers were leaked were English, Development Studies, Biology, History, Agriculture and Business Studies on ordinary level.
The implicated schools are Mayuni Secondary, Sikosinyana Secondary, Caprivi Secondary, Kizito Secondary and Sanjo Secondary, all in the Caprivi Region.
An adult was arrested and charged with selling the papers to the students. The suspect is a former employee of the Directorate of National Examinations and Assessments, where she was responsible for typing question papers and marking answer sheets.
The leak did not affect Grade 10 and Grade 12 higher level subjects.
The education minister previously said the exam results of those found guilty would be nullified and they would not be allowed to sit for national examinations for another year.
Media reports alleged that the pupils bought examination papers for N$500 apiece.
A similar scandal rocked the education sector in 2002 and a school principal was sent to jail for selling examination papers to students.


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Top seeds Abdulmumuni Babalola and Fatima Abinu have emerged the men and women's singles champions, respectively, of this year's Dala Hard Tennis Championships in Kano.
The championships ended on Saturday with Babalola beating Lawal Shehu 6-3, 6-4 in straight sets, to win the N750, 000 cash prize on offer.
In the female category, defending champion, Abinu, defeated Blessing Samuel 6-1, 2-6 and 7-5 to take home the N375, 000 cash prize.
In the men's doubles, the pair of Candy Idoko and Shehu Lawal beat the duo of Chukwuma Abba and Sunday Maku 6-4, 6-2 to claim the N300,000 prize money.
Speaking at a post-match conference, Babalola said his victory came from his determination.
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I am the single mom, the single dad, the family trying to make ends meet.
I am the person who is hit the hardest when there is a new tax, fee or charge, when gas, oil and electric prices get higher, when bills get more expensive, when there are service and transportation cuts.
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Gif-girls and meta-bedrooms in Blood Oranges' new track thanks to Haley Wollens
Blood Orange (Devonté Hynes) and Haley Wollens met on the internet so it makes sense that the music video for BO's latest track, Champagne Coast is set in meta-rooms designed and built by the duo. Wollens, the director, plays heavily with the internet-only effect of flattened perspectives, moving textures and girls dancing on their own in each new room with a gif-like jerkiness that syncs to the track perfectly. This formula could very easily have been a pop-up ad-like nightmare, but it just isn't – the music is easy listening and the video, for all the crudeness of its rendering, is actually brilliantly crafted.


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- Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 28 April 2006, Small change a big deal in education Â
McCormack threw out a suit filed by the Wisconsin Education Association Council that charged the Wisconsin Virtual Academy violated state law regarding public education.
In ruling against the state's teachers union, the court legitimized home schooling, opened the public education door to the digital age and expanded the degree to which state education spending follows children. All are things that can change everything when it comes to K-12 education.
If I'm not mistaken, homeschooling was already 'legal' in Wisconsin. This decision did not legitimize it.
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- Unlike the programs under which most Wisconsin parents who home-school, the Wisconsin Virtual Academy is a charter school. Enrollment is free, supported by state education spending at a tune of more than $5,000 per child.


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The Kurdish Globe
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The KRG Ministry of Health formed a committee, along with the prosecutor general, to investigate two pharmacists accused of supplying and distributing hundreds of ineffective insulin ampoules at an Erbil diabetes hospital. The two pharmacists say there is more behind the issue and it is an attempt to damage their reputations.
"On 29 December 2011, the Ministry of Health formed a committee with members of the prosecutor general's office, to investigate a case in which pharmacist Omer Awni has been accused of supplying ineffective insulin ampoules from the Danish drug company Novo Nordisk in Baghdad, and pharmacist Fahmi Jalal for distributing them to Liala Qassim Diabetes Hospital in Erbil," Dr. Khalis Qadir, the Health Ministry's spokesperson told The Kurdish Globe.
After forming the committee, the Ministry issued a decree suspending the license of the two pharmacists until the investigations are complete. "We have to wait until the investigations are done. Then if the committee finds the two pharmacists responsible, they will be fined. Otherwise they will be pronounced innocent." But soon after the ministerial decree, the ministry decided to allow them to return to work.
Qadir remarked the imported insulin ampoules in Kurdistan are used for pediatric patients with Type 1 diabetes. Novo Nordisk is an international healthcare company headquartered in Denmark with 88 years of experience in diabetes care.
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The two pharmacists blame the Kurdistan Regional Government for storing the medicines incorrectly, saying someone wants to ruin them.
"I was not Head of the Drug and Equipment Directorate when the ampoules were sent to the stores. The Ministry should not question me. Instead, it should investigate former Director Dr. Hazhar Mohammed," said Jalal, who was assigned Director of the Drug and Medical Equipment Directorate as per Administrative Decree No. 1183 of 21 Nov. 2011 issued by the Rizgari Hospital Directorate.
On 20 Oct. 2011, around 5,000 insulin ampoules were sent from Iraq's Ministry of Health to Kurdistan Region through Dar Al-Dawa, a company run by Awni. The documentation shows the medicines were examined and cleared for use, according to Jalal.
Jalal said he was thanked by the Ministry 10 days before the suspension. "The mistake was not mine." Both pharmacists are members of the Pharmacies Syndicate's Erbil branch.
Awni said insulin ampoules must be stored carefully, in temperatures between 2 and 8 degrees Celsius. "I think the ampoules became ineffective in storage or during transportation."Awni denies the accusations against him, saying "Jalal is a conscientious director and doesn't let drug companies bring in fake drugs. I think there is someone behind the issue that has made the problem larger to ruin our reputations."
While not every drug causes problems if it has been stored incorrectly, insulin becomes ineffective and stops treating diabetes, which could lead to serious health issues.
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Director of the diabetes hospital Dr. Wshyar Abbas said some people came and claimed their blood sugar had not been reduced. "They said the ampoule was ineffective." He says the Ministry has sent a sample of ampoules to Baghdad to test whether the insulin was effective or not.
There have been rumors that the hospital tried the ampoules on eight children to test the effectiveness of the drug; but Abbas denied the rumors, saying the hospital had called the children in to show them how to do injections. "We did not test the insulin ampoules on children," he added.
Each month, Laila Qassim Hospital prescribes diabetes drugs to 12,786 diabetics aged 15 or older and 219 under 15.


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A Sh42 billion Lamu port project contract was signed at State House yesterday.
Lamu county leaders, President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto were present.
The project, which involves construction of three berths is part of the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport corridor.
The complete project will have 29 berths. The contract was signed by the Kenya Ports Authority and China Communication Construction Company, setting the stage for the construction to start in September.
The signing comes a day after Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta, Yoweri Museven (Uganda) and Salva Kiir (South Sudan) and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalgne met at State House, Nairobi, to explore joint financing options for the transport corridor project.
The President said the construction of the three berths will clear the way for participation of the private sector in the construction of the remaining berths and other components of the corridor.
"The signing of this contract for construction of the first three berths is a major milestone in delivering the Lapsset programme and achieving Kenya's Vision 2030," Uhuru said.
He said the government has set aside Sh4.45 billion to compensate affected land owners for construction works to begin. He directed the Ministry of Lands to compensate those affected the soonest possible.
"The Lapsset project encompasses other infrastructure components and facilities, including roads, railway, airports, oil refineries, pipeline, fibre optic cable and high grand falls,"Uhuru said.
"All these components are to be implemented as a package that will result in the development of an integrated transport and economic corridor."
The President said beginning of the construction for the three berths will send a strong message to Kenya's neighbours of the government's commitment to regional trade and integration.
He directed the Ministry of Transport to finalise the inter-governmental agreement for the development and operation of the transport corridor with South Sudan.
Uhuru expressed optimism that Lapsset will provide "the much-needed transport infrastructure" that will result in economic prosperity of Northern and Eastern parts our country.


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Mohamed Omar Mwamaneno and Bintiali Kanda Amani could not have imagined that the 1997 general elections at Matuga now Kwale County would be the start of a wonderful relationship.
Fifteen years later at Tiwi Kirima village, they exchanged marital vows during the "Nikah" ceremony. An elaborate luncheon was then served at the Matuga Government Training Institute (GTI) where biriani kuku was in plenty.
The Likoni-Ukunda road experienced a snarl up as the newlyweds arrived and were welcomed by Human Rights Agenda CEO Yussuf Lule among others. Emcee Tatu Amani of Bahari FM made sure all activities were in order as the Relax Taarab band entertained the guests.
"This is a moment that I can't forget, not only thanking my parents and fellow friends, but God who made it happen", said a delighted Omar. Mohamed is a security supervisor at the Port of Mombasa while Bintiali is a designer and runs a well-known design shop in Nairobi.
The Star wishes the newlyweds all the best in their marriage.


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Environmentalist, thinker, mover, shaker. If it was "happening" in the sixties and seventies, Stewart Brand was there. Now he tells Liz Else why green ideology is flawed and nuclear power and slums are good
IT IS a civilised plan: an afternoon with futurist, visionary thinker and all-round hippy icon Stewart Brand. This is a rare chance to meet the man who helped forge the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s and infuse it with environmentalism.
He was immortalised in the Tom Wolfe 1968 cult classic The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, a novel about Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, a band of LSD-taking, magic-bus-travelling, communal-living experimenters. Shortly afterwards, Brand published the giant-sized Whole Earth Catalog, which set out to provide information or, as he termed it, "tools", for the millions of Americans then living communally or alternatively.
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I DIDN'T have a chemistry set when I was a kid. Instead, my Dad and I raided the shed for glass jars and filled them with varying amounts of water to make our own musical instrument. For me it was the start of a lifelong passion for science - yet I didn't go on to become a scientist. I was a massive fan of painting and writing at school, so I saw myself as an artist. I excluded myself from science because I didn't think you could do both.
We need scientists more than ever, not least to work out how to tackle the effects of climate change. Yet like me, many children who initially show an interest in science are rejecting the subject at school. Why is this, and what can we do about it?
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2-person, nesting cook system with pot made from Halulite (hard anodized aluminum) and 2 mug + bowl combos. Folding handle locks into place for cooking and secures entire set for transport. 1.8 L pot, strainer lid, 2 mugs, 2 bowls, 2 sip-it tops, 2 Telescoping Foons, stove bag, welded stuff sack doubles as a sink. Teflon with Radiance. BPA-Free. Wt: 20.7 oz.
Crushproof lid made of Lexan® resin prevents deformation of your pot/lid and includes an integrated strainer.
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G Asset Management seeks to buy majority share of B&N, or B&N's Nook subsidiary
February 21, 2014 | 4:19 pm
By Chris Meadows
So what are we to make of this? An investment firm, G Asset Management, wants to buy 51% of Barnes & Noble in a deal working out to $22 per share. (Its current share price is $18.) This isn't the first offer it's made for the business, either. It offered $20 per share in November. If it can't buy the whole thing, it wants to buy 51% of Barnes & Noble's Nook business at $5 per share. The firm thinks that B&N should split its retail and Nook businesses.
The interesting thing to me is that, if B&N were to split its businesses, the half of B&N's business that this investment group is specifically interested in is the Nook half. Why? Given that B&N has systematically mismanaged the thing for the last few years, and is only managing to keep afloat on the strength of its retail stores, why would an investment firm want the underperforming Nook side? It doesn't exactly seem like the best investment. Do they think they can turn it around? (Or sell it to someone who wants to turn it around?)
Of course, Amazon has been going great guns with its e-book program. If there is room in the market for more than one vendor, B&N is about the closest thing Amazon has to a competitor that's actually likely to be for sale. So they're the best positioned to put up a good fight.
Or, perhaps, they might think they could break the Nook division up and sell its assets for more than they paid for the company as a whole?
According to Marketwatch, investors are skeptical G Asset Management can make good on its offer, given that it seems unlikely the company actually has that much cash on hand. An investment filing from a year ago indicates the company had raised only $1.75 million in securities sales. Buying B&N would take about $673 million.
In any event, it should be interesting to see what happens next.
Barnes & Noble taps new CEO as revamped B&N e-commerce site hinders access to e-books
E-book-lovers vs. proprietary formats (yes, P is still evil)
Morning Links: Barnes & Noble partnering with Author Solution. Bookish YouTube tutorials
Barnes & Noble separates its college business
Morning Links: B&N to split off college bookstores. Konrath joins Kindle Worlds
GAM's offer for NOOK Media is paltry. They're offering about $150 million for a 51% share, when just a year and a half ago Pearson paid about $90 million for a 5% share. And prior to that, Microsoft paid $300 million for a 17.6% share. B&N would need to be desperate to unload NOOK Media to sell it at that price.
The thing is… NOOK Media isn't just NOOK. It's also the college bookstores, which continue to be profitable. If GAM's offer *were* accepted, they could shut down the NOOK side of the business and continue to run the college bookstores. Back in 2009, B&N paid almost $600 million for those college bookstores, so GAM would be getting them at about half of that price.
The whole offer is kind-of iffy, anyway. From what I'm reading, GAM doesn't seem to have any significant amount of capital on hand, and there are a lot of questions about how they'd possibly finance a deal this large.
It's worth noting this deal, at $22/share, is a transaction of about $600M in cash. It would give the buyer 51% share — Leonard Riggio controls about 31%, so this deal could get done without the founder family.
How does this compare with other deals? Kobo was sold a year ago for $320M. Roku, a TV over-the-top vendor, is mulling an IPO. Netflix is apparently worth $26B; Facebook bought an "app" called "What's App" for $19B … you have to wonder if this isn't a bargain price. Nonetheless, the stock has been trading below $13/share as recently as last Sep …
The deal sounds opportunistic AND realistic given the years of poor corporate management.


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It is a common view that government drives economic growth and development. This is the old myth of central planning. In fact it is the market economy, not the state, that produces growth. The government has no resources on its own and must get all the money it has by taking it from the private sector, in one way or another. It can do this and spend it on development, but without the price mechanism identified by such great economists as F. A. Hayek and Ludwig von Mises, the government is unable rationally to allocate these resources in a way more suitable for the whole of society than can the market operating on its own. In the process, the government undermines communities and steps on property rights.
Learn more about Economic Development problems and solutions:
"Earthquakes and Economic Development"
William F. Shughart II (San Francisco Chronicle) January 21, 2010
"How Land-Use Planning Benefits Big Business Over Small"
Bruce L. Benson (The Freeman) May 1, 2008
"Kelo: Taking the E.D. out of Economic Development"
Edward J. López (North County Times) June 23, 2006
"Making Poor Nations Rich: Entrepreneurship and the Process of Economic Development"
Benjamin Powell (book summary)
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We've seen plenty of great games come and go that never get sequels, but 2007's BioShock had enough retail success that it wasn't destined to be one of those games. When publisher 2K announced a sequel, though, people were a little wary, as it seemed like a new game would never live up to the first. Then it was announced that the original developers, Irrational Games, weren't going to be making it. And then a multiplayer component was announced, which seemed horribly un-fit for anything related to BioShock. Gamers started to lose any faith that this would be a worthy sequel, and who could blame them? But I'm happy to say that the effort put together by a myriad of studios - 2K Marin, 2K Australia, 2K China, Digital Extremes, Arkane Studios, and dSonic for sound - results in an experience that almost lives up to the original in terms of depth, mystery, and pulse-quickening action. And "almost" is good enough when it's BioShock they're having to follow.
It's ten years after the events of the first game, and you play the story of Subject Delta, one of the earlier models of the Big Daddies of Rapture. There's something a little different about Delta, and the connection between him and the new villain, Sofia Lamb, unfolds throughout the game. You're not just a dude with a cool suit and a drill this time, however: Delta can wield magic-like Plasmid powers from his left hand in a dual-wield style even while his regular weapon is out, and he can swap out the mining drill attachment for a fun array of new, upgradeable weapons.
You'll visit several new sections of Rapture, and a full decade on, the place has only gotten worse than when we last saw it. The Splicers are even more deformed and often more demented, and while the main basic types we've seen in the past game are here untouched - Leadhead, Houdini, Spider, and so on - there are some new ones as well. But the biggest new enemy has to be the Big Sisters, a fast-moving variety of enemies, complete with their own diving suits, that appear at certain times.
Delta's still a Big Daddy, so he gets to interact with the Little Sisters. He must protect them while they siphon ADAM from corpses, and he can then spend that genetic material on new plasmids and upgrades. These defensive scenarios are always interesting, as you'll often want to lay down traps for incoming Splicers who will try and kill the Little Sister while you frantically fight them off.
It's hard to go into too much more without spoiling major plot elements, but I will say that while BioShock started off a bit confusing and led to a great twist with a very interesting narrative coming together at the end, the sequel isn't quite as focused. You've got too many people talking into your suit's intercom, and the many audio logs spread story elements in too many directions, making for a rather cloudy picture of what happened to Rapture. There's a decent payoff at the end in the main storyline and some great action in the final battle, but it's like the writers wanted to go in too many directions for everything else and just couldn't rein it in.
One difference I find to be key with BioShock 2 is the difficulty. The first game was relatively easy for a first person shooter veteran, even on the hardest setting, but now, this game is tough even on normal. It'll make you work harder to survive and force you to combining plasmids and weapon fire, set traps, and conserve ammo for the big fights. Searching for the secrets is generally worth the effort here, unlocking new abilities on your guns and often rewarding you with audio logs with more Rapture history (even if some of it won't make a lot of sense).
And there are some very nice little touches, too, like the way Little Sisters make cute comments on what you're doing when they're traveling on your shoulders, or how your rather plain looking sawed-off shotgun gets new revolver-style barrels along with tubes and wires sticking out of it by the time it's fully upgraded. The way a song like "You Always Hurt the One You Love" will casually drift towards you from a record player in a nearby room is sometimes haunting and charming, and the little things like dripping water pattering on your diving helmet really adds to the atmosphere in a way that's bigger than the sum of their parts.
Frankly, I expected BioShock 2 to be a complete mess of a game, and I'm rather surprised that it's only a bit of a mess. There's no doubting that the action is more engaging and the fights more interesting than in the first game, although those still looking for a true RPG in the style of System Shock or Deus Ex (which is the pedigree that this series spawned from) will still be disappointed: you can configure and buy both plasmids and gene tonics as well as upgrade weapons, but there's still no inventory or leveling. The story is much more involved than most shooters offer, and sometimes it's actually too much, as audio logs often drone on long enough to bleed into the action - especially when a splicer rounds a corner while you're trying to listen to someone complaining about Andrew Ryan's final, desperate days in Rapture.
Digital Extremes did a decent enough job with BioShock 2's multiplayer component in that they transplanted the atmosphere over and even threw in some persistent perks that you can slowly build towards, but the whole thing simply just doesn't work for me. Let me keep my Call of Duty over here, and my story-based, interesting action games over here. I suspect that many other gamers will feel this way.
The PC version of BioShock 2 does have a couple of issues I should bring up. Unlike with many PC games that also have console versions, the texture quality was not improved in the transition over to the PC. It's fine if you're playing at 1280x800, but if you play in 1920x1080 or higher, you'll notice the rather blurry-looking walls quickly. You'll also get reduced visibility on a widescreen display (rather than improved, the way it should be), and Games for Windows is also in full effect here, which after years of development, still isn't half as good as Steam integration is.
Some gamers are also upset that BioShock 2's new specialized PC-friendly interface prompted the removal of gamepad support. For some of us, it's hard to understand why one would use a gamepad here when the only real "advantage" PC gamers have in BioShock 2 is the mouse-and-keyboard controls, but considering the first game supported gamepads, it is a valid complaint. Beyond that, mouse acceleration can be toggled in the menus, and visually, the game still is kind of a treat in many ways - the new special effects are even better than what we saw in the first game.
But shiny water effects simply don't fix the game's meandering, rambling plot, and while that's not as big a deal in a game that's focused almost solely on the action, you should be trying to understand what's going on to get the most out of BioShock 2 - and the developers didn't make that terribly easy. The "wow" factor of seeing Rapture for the first time is gone as well, killing off some of the novelty and the spectacle of an underwater city dystopia full of drug-addled crazies. Sure, it's all here, but we've seen it before. BioShock 2 manages to pull through with superior action, though, and despite its problems, it still makes for a damn great game.


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John looked in the toilet and exclaimed, "That cougar's got teeth! Better watch it doesn't eat ya!"
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Volunteers organized games and activities for childrenin bomb shelters in Ashkelon
This program will be implemented in Beer Sheva, Kiryat Gat Netivot, Ofakim- Merhavim, Sderot, and Sdot Negev.
For thousands of new immigrants, their arrival in Israel was marked with an adjustment to life in a war zone. Not only did they have to acclimate to a new language and a new home, but they also face the horrifying realities of air raid sirens, bomb shelters, and trauma. At the Jewish Agency absorption centers, where these new immigrants receive all the attention they need during peace and crisis situations, we have been implementing special programs for the immigrant children. Through special recreational programming, more than 500 youngsters living in 10 southern absorption centers will be able to gain the confidence and communication skills they need to move past the trauma of the war and successfully transition to life in Israel. Additional resources will also be offered, including:
All these activities are designed to help the children move past the trauma they have experienced and continue their adjustment to Israeli society. The "Mashabim" Center, an emergency crisis intervention organization, will continue to work with us to implement this initiative.
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There is growing conflict between culture and religion in the southwestern part of the country. In the Yoruba traditional society, the Oba is the focus of both religious and political life. He participates in an incredible number of elaborate rituals. But, in modern times, the role has become transient.
For most traditional rulers, it is one half of art, the other being the eternal and the immovable. Traditional beliefs and practices exist side by side Islam and Christianity. Some people in Yoruba-land combine Islam or Christianity with their traditional beliefs and practices. This explains the conundrum of whether a traditional ruler could combine his religious belief with his expected role as the custodian of his people's culture and tradition.
This conflict of the idea and the ideal came tellingly last Monday when youths in Ogbagi, a town in Akoko North-West local government area, came under intense fire for shunning traditional practices, including the worship of some traditional gods or appeasing their spirits as divined by "forebears". As the story goes, rather than declaring and participating in the annual Ogun festival, the Oba built a church and convened, every Sunday, the Holy Ghost service. "Our king has not been respecting our traditions. He has refused to join the Awo cult. He has refused to marry another wife after he became the king; and he has consistently refused to approve the celebration of some traditional festivities," said his subject.
Such a contradictory posture poses danger to the survival of the traditional institution. On the other hand, one should not be compelled to jettison his freedom of religion and worship in the name of tradition or the office one holds. It is more so because of the rising number of Pentecostal pastors in royal palaces across the geopolitical zones and the tension created by traditional practices considered fetish.
While royal fathers are custodians of culture and tradition, the beliefs they profess may negate some of the requirements of their exalted office. There is therefore a need to resolve this conundrum. But for the prompt intervention of other traditional rulers in the state and the respect the people who had vandalised the residence and property of the Ogbagi monarch said they had for Oba Okunade Sijuade, the Ooni of Ife, regarded as the symbol of the progenitor of the Yoruba race, a needless war of attrition between traditional believers and Christians would have broken out in the area once respected for its religious tolerance and high level of education.
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Cawley Partners I, Ltd. filed as a Domestic Limited Partnership (LP) in the State of Texas and is no longer active. This corporate entity was filed approximately thirteen years ago on Wednesday, January 2, 2002 as recorded in documents filed with Texas Secretary of State.
William Cawley served as the Governing Person and has interests in other corporate entities including Wrc Retail, LLC, Wrc Capital Gp, LLC and twenty-three more corporations. William's past corporate affiliations include Cawley & Associates, Inc., Marsh Office Partners, Inc. and twenty-nine others.
The registered agent for the company is Wilcox Interests, Inc.. Also known as a statutory or resident agent, the registered agent is responsible for receiving legal notifications regarding court summons, lawsuits, and other legal actions involving the corporate entity.
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Cawley Interests, Inc.
General Partner
William R. Cawley
Governing Person
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Aldrich Heat Transfer Inc. filed as a Domestic for Profit Corporation in the State of Florida on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 and is approximately ten years old, according to public records filed with Florida Department of State. The filing is currently active as of the last data refresh which occured on Sunday, June 7, 2015.
Timothy Aldrich serves as the President and has interests in other corporate entities including Aldrich Air Transport, LLC. located in Saint Augustine, FL
Cecelia Aldrich is the Treasurer of Aldrich Heat Transfer Inc.. Cecelia's additional corporate interests include Veranda Rose, Inc. located in Saint Augustine, FL Cecelia's past corporate affiliations include Ancient Wisdom Natural Products Inc.
Timothy W. Aldrich is also the registered agent for the company. Also known as a statutory or resident agent, the registered agent is responsible for receiving legal notifications regarding court summons, lawsuits, and other legal actions involving the corporate entity.
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Timothy W. Aldrich
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Cecelia Aldrich
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text: The SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) project is a European project that rounds off the changeover to euro banknotes and coins. Its goal is to create a single, European set of euro-denominated payment instruments. With these new European payment instruments, consumers, companies, merchants and public administrations will be able to make payments under the same conditions throughout Europe, as easily as in their country.


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Interview – LEE DANIELS' THE BUTLER
BY Alex Gibson
It was 1952 – the closing of the Truman administration – when Eugene Allen first got a job at the White House. Over the next three decades, he would see seven more presidents in office including Eisenhower, Kennedy, LBJ, Nixon, and Reagan.
Lee Daniels' The Butler was inspired by Allen's life. The film tells the story of Cecil Gaines, a longtime White House butler who, like Allen, was gifted one of JFK's ties by Jackie Kennedy, invited to a state dinner by Nancy Reagan, and witnessed the height of the Civil Rights Movement from the corner of the Oval Office. In the film, Cecil Gaines' experiences are juxtaposed with those of his son, Louis, who sees the Movement from quite a different perspective.
As Cecil marches, white gloved, through the White House hallways, Louis joins the Civil Right Movement, first staging sit-ins in Southern diners and eventually joining the Black Panther Party. The father and son's conflicting political views cause immeasurable tension in the family, though they both hope fervently for a better future.
From the acclaimed director of Precious, Lee Daniels' The Butler opens August 16 and stars Forrest Whittaker, Oprah Winfrey, Cuba Gooding Jr., David Oyelowo, Lenny Kravitz, Yaya Alafia, and an ensemble of Hollywood's most talents actors. Last week, I had the opportunity to speak with some of the creative minds behind the film. At the swanky Rittenhouse Hotel, I spoke with director Lee Daniels and Oscar-Winner Cuba Gooding Jr.
I also sat down with Yaya Alafia, who plays activist Carol Hammie in the film. Though hers may not yet be a household name, she has had an accomplished career. She starred in her first film, Take the Lead, in 2006 with Antonio Banderas and Alfre Woodard before moving on to America's Next Top Model, Ugly Betty, and The Kids are All Right, among other stage, TV, and film titles. In addition to the exemplary cast for Lee Daniels' The Butler, Alafia has worked with a long list of acclaimed actors. She said that her most profound experience was on stage in The First Breeze of Summer along side veteran Leslie Uggams. "There have been other experiences where it has just been a matter of observing, just sitting back listening to stories, seeing how the vibrancy of theater acting translates to film," Alafia continued. "On the set of Honeydripper, Charles 'Rock' Dutton and Danny Glover were such storytellers…I've learned so much from all these different people."
Following my interview with Alafia, I moved upstairs and, along with Le Anne Lindsay of "Tinsel & Tine" and Thomasena Farrar of "MusicMoviesThoughts," sat down with Daniels, Gooding Jr., and Alafia. Though it was the end of a long day of interviews, all three were gregarious and energetic in answering our questions.
They told us about the emotional atmosphere on set. Daniels described filming the scene in which students stage a sit in and are harassed by townspeople to the point when Carol is spit on by a local white woman. "Tears, lots of tears…I remember when we did it with Yaya. I'm really protective of the actors and I just wigged out and I said 'Get the spit off her, guys.' I couldn't even come up to her…because I knew what she was feeling and when she could slowly pull away from that space, she said 'It was the stench of the spit that most disturbed me.'"
There were lighter parts of filming as well. Gooding Jr. remembered a token Lee Daniels moment when describing a scene in which Lenny Kravitz's character's parrot interrupts their poker night: "The scene when we're playing the cards, he's like 'I need a parrot!'…And in the movie, it's not as offensive as it was to film it. The sound look[ed] like he's going to have a heart attack…"
For some members of the cast, The Butler was a reunion. Both Mariah Carey (who has a cameo in the beginning of the film) and Lenny Kravitz were in Precious. This was also Cuba Gooding Jr.'s second Lee Daniels film; the pair made Shadowboxer together in 2005. About working together again, Daniels said, "Once the actor knows me, knows what to expect, knows my temperament, they have been de-virginized, and so for Cuba, he's so humble…and so it was comforting. It was like a pair of old socks with holes in them. That's how it felt for me."
Gooding Jr. likewise expressed his admiration for Daniels: "Lee has got that rare ability to find the truth, the real truth of the moment…he's got a sharper eye. He's got as sharp an eye as the directors I respect like James L Brooks and Cameron Crowe and Ridley Scott. I mean, these men see everything…every detail and emotion, present or not. And they question everything, even their own judgment they question and they allow you to question and that's all you want as an actor…a director to not only allow you to question but when you find a new question, he asks it with you or he helps answer it with you." Daniels later added, about his craft, "I think that's what makes great art…we question ourselves. We wanna be better. How do we make it better? Is that good? Is that good enough? It's never good enough."
Lee Daniels' The Butler, however, was a uniquely resonant film. The struggle for Civil Rights is one close to the filmmakers' hearts. Daniels said:
"…to me, what is American history is the Civil Rights movement. It is the Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Movement is American History. From the time that they that signed that paper in 1776 and had slaves here to Obama's election…I know that as a parent what you can die for. I can die for my son. I can die for my daughter. I know I can. I can take the bullet. I don't know that I could do what they did, which was take a bullet for an invisible cause or a possibility. These are heroes – heroes for us."
Gooding Jr. and Alafia were also able to connect to Lee Daniels' The Butler on a personal level. Cuba described his rise from an impoverished upbringing and experiences with racism in California: "There were lot of elements that, not just Cecil, but my character, Lenny's character, went through in this movie that I totally identified with…I lived in this place called Victorville CA…I loved the people there, but there was a big KKK factor out there. There were a lot of 'niggers' thrown around…And when you grow up, you realize how abusive that might have been…"
Likewise, Alafia's research for the role of activist Carol Hammie began early in her childhood: "My parents were very involved and I grew up hearing their stories. My father…[was] a bodyguard for Stokely Carmichael, my mother was a secretary for the Panthers…I was lucky that I didn't have to dig very deep or go very far to have some inspiration."
The stories of Louis and Cecil Gaines are nothing if not inspirational. The characters may not be one hundred percent real, but the experiences were. For anyone, like myself, who has heard stories of his or her grandparents denied basic liberties because of race, Lee Daniels' The Butler lends a new perspective on the trials of civil rights activists and the progress that has been made.
When I spoke of the impact the film had on me, Daniels commented that his son had a similar reaction to the film and thanked his father for making it. Daniels called the accolade "exciting." Alafia went further to say, "I hope that happens for a lot, especially…for people younger than you are, you know high school, [who] don't really know anything about our history…This is the medium that we are reaching people through and educating people…For people who know nothing, it's at least an introduction, at least a kind of a reminder of one of the places we've come from or passed through, rather." When asked what she hopes audience will take away from the film, Alafia said "The struggle continues…hopefully it is more encouragement than complacency."
Lee Daniels' The Butler opens August 16 nationwide.
[Pictured above – Cuba Gooding Jr., Yaya Alafia, and Lee Daniels on the red carpet at the Kimmel Center / Bottom Row: Cuba Gooding Jr. and Yaya Alafia. Top Row: Lee Daniels, PFS's Alex Gibson, Le Anne Lindsey of "Tinsel & Tine," and Thomasena Farrar of "MusicMoviesThoughts"]
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Head LBSU Women's Volleyball Coach Brian Gimmillaro's Contract Extended Through 2018
April 25, 2013
Long Beach, Calif. -- Head Long Beach State Women's Volleyball Coach Brian Gimmillaro's contract has been extended through 2018, LBSU Athletics Director Vic Cegles has announced. Along with the contract extension, Gimmillaro has also been named the Director of Women's Volleyball.
"Brian is one of the nation's outstanding volleyball coaches and we are fortunate to extend him through 2018," said Athletics Director Vic Cegles. "Coach has had a major impact on student-athletes, the University and the Long Beach community and we look forward to his continued leadership." "I want to thank Vic for giving me this opportunity to continue my career here at our University," said Gimmillaro. "I feel fortunate to have an opportunity to bring additional championships to our community."
During his 28 years at the helm of the women's volleyball program, the 49ers have won three NCAA titles, played in eight Final Fours and 13 NCAA regionals, and had 26 NCAA Tournament appearances, while compiling an impressive record of 744-189. He was inducted into the AVCA Hall of Fame in 2008, received the 2003 USA Volleyball All-Time Great Coach Award and was named the U.S. Olympic Committee's Coach of the Year in 1999 (the only non-Olympic coach to be honored) because of his contributions to the game of volleyball. Gimmillaro is widely known as one of the most successful women's volleyball coaches in the last 30 years.
In 2010, Gimmillaro became just the eighth active coach to reach the 700 Division I wins mark. The 49ers qualified for 25 consecutive NCAA tournaments, a streak that only one other coach has achieved and have won 12 conference crowns under his tutelage.
His players excel not only at the collegiate level, but beyond, seen most recently at the 2012 London Olympics where three former 49ers earned medals (Misty May, Gold, Beach; Tayyiba Haneef-Park, Silver, Indoor; Danielle Scott-Arruda, Silver, Indoor). Gimmillaro has also been honored with multiple Coach of the Year honors, including nine times for the Big West and three times as National Coach of the Year.
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Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2007)
Directed by
Scott Glosserman
Angela Goethals
Nathan Baesel
Robert Englund
A rather funny "Scream"-like cross between a mockumentary and a direct-to-video slasher movie, "Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon" is custom-made for horror fans, but it isn't remotely scary and people that aren't already steeped in the lore of the genre won't quite get the joke. In fact, some people who are steeped in the genre won't get the joke either.
The film opens documentary-style with a film crew led by an intellectual interviewer (Angela Goethals) meeting and interviewing an almost metrosexual, Prius-driving nice-guy named Leslie Vernon, who also happens to be a serial killer stalking his latest victim. In the universe of this movie, Freddy, Jason and Michael Myers are all real and referenced to early on the film and Vernon is another killer. The idea of the movie is to take us behind-the-scenes of what the world of these masked killers lives are really like. "We have a code of ethics," explaining his craft to his documentarians. "The closet is the safest place."
Vernon (played by Baesel) is obsessed with enforcing horror movie cliché's leaving clues for his victim at the library, finding a good-guy protector to oppose (Englund, this time taking over for Donald Pleasence in a Dr. Loomis-like role), and of course wearing a mask.
While some critics have dissed the film's last act, which is more straight horror film, I thought it was the best part. The best moments in "Behind the Mask" are when the film transitions from documentary film to traditional film. And it's kinda cool to think this film is set in the universe of the slasher titans. So if you're looking for something to check out over the weekend, a horror title that you've never seen before, definitely check out "Behind the Mask." Better than a lot of the horror fare that's out there -- and at the end of the film it is a horror movie, despite it's pretensions early on.
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Michael Moschella is Vice President at NationBuilder. He has been at the forefront of the leadership development and civic engagement community for over a decade.
Prior to joining the team at NationBuilder, Michael served as Chief Organizer and Political Director for the Truman National Security Project and the Center for National Policy. At Truman CNP, Michael managed nationwide efforts to bring political, policy, and veteran leaders together around a shared vision for America's role in the 21st century world. He also helped launch multiple award-winning advocacy efforts, including the Operation Free clean energy and national security campaign that was named "Public Affairs Campaign of the Year" in 2010 by Campaigns and Elections magazine.
In addition to his work at Truman, Michael is a founder and current Secretary of the Board of Directors of New Leaders Council, which runs 25 highly selective civic leadership training institutes across the country. Michael spent his early career building field organizing, media and communications, voter targeting and management expertise through multiple Congressional, Gubernatorial, independent expenditure and state and local political campaign efforts.
Michael is a native Bostonian, a graduate of Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations and Boston College High School, and is a huge Boston sports fan.


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Cuttlefish inspire MIT researchers to create extremely efficient reflective displays
Cuttlefish are able to change their skin color quickly. Now scientists from MIT are working to create displays that are extremely efficient - using less than one-hundredth the power of today's TVs. Cuttlefish use chemicals to change the space between membranes on their skin. The researchers have created an artificial electrical system that controls spacing between layers in their display, thus changing the color.
The prototype display is several inches across, and only one micron thick - inside there are around 20 layers of polystrene and responsive poly-2 vinyl. The poly-2 vinyl expands as the voltage increases, becoming thicker, and reflecting longer wavelengths of light. Without electricity it is clear.
The screen can also reflect non-visible wavelengths of light, such as infrared and ultraviolet, depending on the voltage applied. It can produce images using only a few volts because it doesn't create light, it only reflects it. In a dark room with no light, the screen would remain dark.
The researchers also say that the screen is very easy to make, but have a limited viewing angle.
Thu, 14/05/2009 - 20:23 — Anonymous (not verified)
Thought of it
thought of it long time ago while looking on a cuttlefish but couldnt create it
Fri, 15/05/2009 - 16:55 — Anonymous (not verified)
Yes, and I thought of flying cars a long time ago too, but couldn't create them. So what? Does this mean that I somehow am superior to any other daydreamer?
Sat, 16/05/2009 - 00:43 — tonycajjo (not verified)
and i thought of going to work on time, but its 5:42 and i'm still here. guess we live in a world of dreamers.
Sat, 16/05/2009 - 04:56 — Anonymous (not verified)
hehe, yea your right
hehe, yea your right
i hope im not superior just an everge wise guy :)
Mon, 18/05/2009 - 10:05 — Villien (not verified)
Mirasol display
These guys have been making this kind of displays for a long time.
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'The Skeleton Twins' gets release date
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Yesterday it was announced that The Skeleton Twins will get a limited theatrical release on September 19! The drama starring Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader received rave reviews when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. The Skeleton Twins tells the story of estranged twins Maggie and Milo who, after failed suicide attempts, get back together and learn how their lives went wrong. Hopefully we'll get a first trailer soon! Stay tuned.


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While most people who are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis are between 20 and 50 years old, there are also cases of multiple sclerosis in children as well as people who develop MS symptoms well after the age of 50. According to Tanuja Chitnis, MD, assistant professor of neurology and director of the Partners Pediatric MS Center at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, age and time also appear to have some effect on disease progression. "Most people who are categorized with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis," she explains, "are diagnosed with secondary-progressive between 5 and 15 years into the disease."
MS and Age: Children
"Children experience similar MS symptoms to adults, including motor symptoms and weakness, but children tend to have more relapses than adults," says Dr. Chitnis. However, in pediatric MS, she adds, "there is a slower course of progression and kids have less disability."
While MS sometimes goes undiagnosed in children, due to the overlap of MS symptoms and the symptoms of other pediatric diseases, as many as 5 percent of reported multiple sclerosis cases are pediatric, affecting children or teens.
MS and Age: After 50
Studies indicate that nearly 9 percent of multiple sclerosis patients experience MS symptoms late in life, receiving their MS diagnosis after the age of 50. For these people, motor and mobility symptoms are most common, and the disease progresses more quickly to disability than in people who are diagnosed when they are younger.
This does not necessarily mean that people who are diagnosed later have more disability, though. A separate study found evidence to suggest that disability increases with age, regardless of when or what type of MS is initially diagnosed. Evidence is mounting to suggest that age at diagnosis does not dictate how rapidly multiple sclerosis progresses.
Yet another study has found evidence to suggest that current age is a better predictor of disease progression than the age at which you are diagnosed with MS. While it appears that the aging process and multiple sclerosis are intrinsically linked, more research is needed on the topic before any definitive conclusions can be made.
MS and Age: Affect on Treatment
Though multiple sclerosis is not immediately life-threatening, many MS patients are at risk for health complications that can shorten their life span. Although one study found that people living with multiple sclerosis tend to have an easier time coping with the process of aging, depression is still a factor for older MS patients, as is an increased risk of suicide.
Other complications are also an issue. Decreased mobility can put people with multiple sclerosis at higher risk of death in at least two ways. Decreased mobility can affect a person's health on a very basic level: accessibility. It can be hard for people with mobility problems to travel to and from health care appointments, and so they forgo these trips as often as they can. And this means that other medical conditions are allowed to develop unchecked, and MS treatments are negatively impacted. Decreased mobility can also be hard on your heart: Being less active is a known risk factor for heart disease.
If you are living with MS and are having trouble staying on top of your medical care, no matter what your age, ask for help; if you know someone who is in this situation, find out what you can do for them. And check out what assistance might be available in your community. For example, local services might be able to help with rides to and from medical appointments.
MS and Age: Bottom Line
Ultimately, MS is a chronic illness — not a terminal one. While it can slightly shorten life span, Chitnis says that the change in life span is unsubstantial: "I have seen many MS patients who live to be 70 or 80 years old," she notes.
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