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In a letter to ARH employees on Wednesday, ARH President and CEO Jerry Haynes explained the situation.
"It is with regret that I must inform you that late yesterday afternoon the United Steelworkers (USW) union issued an 'intent to strike' notice. In addition, after issuing the intent to strike notice, the USW broke off negotiations indicating that they would not resume negotiations until Monday, March 25," the letter read.
Negotiations started in late January, and the major unresolved issues between the union and hospital deal with disagreements in proposals for temporary disability, health insurance, and wages.
According to the ARH website, the USW proposal does not call for a cost-sharing voluntary plan for temporary disability by employees represented by USW, does not call for medical benefit payments consistent with non-union employees and employees represented by the Southern United Nurses, and calls for approximately $12.2 million in increases in wages and shift differential over the next three years, which represents approximately a 17.5 percent increase in total wages for employees represented by USW. ARH has proposed an annual bonus of $500 paid in two installments.
Representatives for USW could not be reached as of Friday morning.
In his letter, Haynes said ARH has presented its final contract proposal to the USW.
"We are proposing fair, competitive, and sustainable wages and benefits that will continue to make our ARH employees some of the best compensated workers in our region," he said. "While there have been some changes to the offered benefits, these changes are necessary in order to keep ARH viable and sustainable in a time when companies in our service area have been forced to lay off workers or close their doors."
ARH and USW have a history of negotiation difficulties. In 2007, workers represented by USW actually went on strike after contract negotiations fell through, with picketing of ARH hospitals in Kentucky and West Virginia lasting nearly a month.
Haynes ended his letter this week with words of reassurance not only to ARH employees, but to the public who depend on the services of the hospitals.
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The foundation for November's 75th Anniversary Feature Series article came from a man that played a vital role in the NJCAA during the 1960s -- George E. Killian. During a lengthy conversation with the former President and Executive Director of the NJCAA, George described, in vivid detail, his unique experiences and memories of the organization he helped shape for over four decades. The highlights of that discussion are below in Q&A format, which can also be read in the November issue of NJCAA Review.
Explain how you became interested and involved in the national workings of the NJCAA?
When I took the basketball coaching job at Erie (Erie Community College, N.Y.), I was told we were Members of Region 15 and these are the rules. We were members of the Empire State Conference. However, at the end of the season if we won the Region 15 tournament you qualified for a national tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas. This was new to me. So everyone wanted to get to Hutchinson some way, somehow.
At this time, Region 15 was big. It was made up of New England, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut – heck basically the entire northeast! I started to take an interest in things due to the fact that we wanted to split Region 15. Not everybody is interested in the details or the way rules get made! Most of us were coaches and worried about other things. When you start to take an interest in things like this, people recognize you. So when Laurence Burton gave up the duties of the JUCO Review, Mr. Allard (then NJCAA President) came to me and asked if I would do it and I was happy to. That led to me becoming a region director and many other things later.
Looking back, did you pursue these positions and responsibilities or were you recruited?
Not many people wanted to do it! It was a lot of work. You had to beg people to help and contribute to the magazine. You could get it done if you had the will to do it. My kids ended up learning all the state abbreviations because we would spread all the copies of the magazine in the living room floor and I would have them make bundles by state because the post office would give you a break if you had them all sorted out. Like I said, it was a lot of work and there wasn't much money to do much. I guess I was one of just a handful of people that was willing to do it.
What do you remember about some of the previous leaders of the NJCAA prior to your involvement like Reed Swenson, Lawrence Burton and others?
These were much older men (Swenson and Burton) than me. I was like their son. All of those guys had been in the business for many, many years after the war. This was an older group of guys. They knew that things could continue to get better with the NJCAA but they were getting to a point where they wanted others to step in. Plus the organization didn't have any money! During those early years, you had to pay your own way to get to Hutchinson for the annual meeting. I paid my own expenses to go to those meetings. Those guys were older and had reputations, good reputations.
What do you remember being the biggest issue in the NJCAA during the years between your stint as Editor of the JUCO Review and President (1962-1967)?
I was fighting to split Region 15 between Region 3, 15 and 21. The conflict with region boundaries and numbers was because everyone was fighting to get to Hutchinson. It all came back to basketball. We didn't want to have to compete with the teams in New England and other areas. This was a constant battle and fight. It took many, many years to get these things changed because when you change something in one region it then affects somebody else in another region. No one wanted to move away from 16 regions because it complicated how to qualify for Hutchinson. So it did complicate things once we expanded beyond 16 regions, but it needed to be done.
You were Editor of the JUCO Review at the time when you were nominated and then elected President. How did this all unfold?
During that time, Cotton Fitzsimmons (head basketball coach at Moberly Junior College, Mo.) and I became good friends. The Region 16 director during that time was Orlin Stewart of Southwest Baptist and Cotton was his assistant. You have to remember that people in the south, especially in Texas, they didn't trust Yankees. I can't remember who ran against me, but someone told me if I had Stuart's vote, I'd win. Someone mentioned this to Cotton and so I was nominated and received enough support to get the selection. Also, Homa Thomas was a big supporter of mine. (Homa Thomas, from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College was Vice-President of the NJCAA at the time.)
When the concept of establishing the Executive Director position was being discussed was this a position you were immediately interested in?
No. Absolutely not! I was a full-time professor, head coach and athletic director at Erie. I had a good job. We just opened a new gym and things were going great. By the mid-1960s, the NJCAA was getting so many members that we couldn't continue to do business the same way anymore. During this time I was advocating the fact that we needed to hire somebody to run this organization. The high school federation, the NAIA and the NCAA all had executive directors. We needed to keep up with the Jones'.
I was President at the time and I appointed Vice-President Homa Thomas to be in charge of a committee to look at this. The first year he came to me and said, "We don't have anyone, but we have a lot of applicants." So this delayed us a bit and I said 'we have to find somebody, this is important.' A few months later I asked Homa for an update and he said, "Well, we think you should take the job." I said, 'WHAT!? I live in Buffalo, New York and you want me to move to Hutchinson, Kansas?! I have a good job and I'd have to move my family.'
However, I began to think about it and told the committee that I would have to be paid exactly the same as I was at the college (Erie) and that my wife would need to have a school teaching job as well. I was told that would not be a problem and once I talked to my wife and she was okay with it we were off to Hutchinson!
Were you confident you could do the job (Executive Director) well?
I was basically doing the job already anyway…and doing it on a part-time basis! Everyone knew we had to reign in things. I had the support of a lot of people in the country as most of them were basketball coaches and that is what I was, so they saw somebody like them taking the job, which I believe gave them a sense of relief.
When you accepted the Executive Director position you were still coaching basketball at Erie. Was it hard to give up coaching and move into a purely administration/executive job?
Yes, I was still coaching – and yes it was hard to leave it. I was lucky, I had supportive presidents. The first one retired, the second one loved sports. But we had a hard time competing because we didn't have scholarships and people didn't want to give us scholarships. I thought coaching was wonderful but I think my last year we were 3-25! With no scholarships you had to have a hell of a team to get to Hutchinson.
During this time the NJCAA had great involvement with the USOC. In 1968 the NJCAA was able to field a basketball team for competition at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Explain how that happened?
I began poking around and was told by Charlie Neinas of the NCAA (also USOC board member) that we (NJCAA) could field a team for the '68 team trials. There was going to be competitions between all basketball groups (AAU, NAIA, NCAA, NJCAA) for spots on the U.S. Olympic Basketball team that was to compete in Mexico City. I called Lloyd Messersmith (head of California two-year colleges) and asked him if he wanted to join us and he said yes. So we did this evenly with California. We had co-head coaches, one was from the NJCAA and one was from California. It turned out that the co-head coaches were Jerry Tarkanian (Pasadena City College, Calif.) and Dick Baldwin (Broome Technical College, N.Y.). I had heard about this kid Spencer Haywood from Trinidad and when I met him at this event I was very impressed. He was a great talent and a good kid. After we selected our junior college team and went to the trials in New Mexico we played teams from NAIA, NCAA and so on. The NCAA teams had some great players like Pete Maravich. Our NJCAA team beat them in the first game. Now everybody was concerned because the team that won this tournament automatically got five of their players on the Olympic team. Hank Iba (Olympic team head coach) could select anyone he wanted, but the winning team got five players. So this was a big deal… reputations were at stake. We go into the second game and our team was again kicking butt and all of a sudden things changed. We lost by a couple points but you could tell that people didn't want any surprises. The loss took us out but coach Iba pulled me aside and said that he wanted Haywood on the team. Iba knew that Haywood was the best player in the tournament and he needed him on the team. Haywood went to Mexico City and was the best basketball player in the Olympics.
How much of an impact did Spencer Haywood have on the NJCAA?
It was huge for us. We didn't stop. I didn't stop talking about Spencer Haywood. We reminded everyone, everyday about Haywood and how he was a NJCAA player. This was the best thing that happened to the NJCAA. It really elevated us and if you ran into me during that time the first thing I would talk about was Spencer Haywood. The big papers around the country would call and ask about him and I would spend hours on the phone talking about the NJCAA, trying to build upon this tremendous episode.
The topic of California two-year colleges seems to come up whenever discussing the history of the NJCAA. How did you handle this issue during the early years of your Presidency and Executive Directorship?
There were so many schools out there that wanted to become part of us. I think about California every time we talk. California hired its own executive director (Lloyd E. Messersmith) just as we did. Schools in California wanted to join and play with us, but he wanted things to stay as is. He and I had many discussions. He would claim that whoever won California were the national champions of everything. That feud that we had in those early days carries over to today. I always pursued California; I pursued them for 35 years.
You led the NJCAA for over 30 years as President and then Executive Director. How where you able to satisfy the needs of such a diverse membership?
First of all you have to be honest. Second, you can't take sides. When there would be conflict I would acknowledge that there was a difference of opinion and then give my thoughts on how we should proceed. Sometimes the membership agreed with me, other times they didn't. I didn't take it personal.
How was your relationship with the NCAA during your early years as Executive Director?
I became good friends with Walt Byers at the NCAA. He did more for the NJCAA than any other person because he looked at me and the NJCAA as an equal. When we would go to meetings my vote, the NJCAA's vote, was important and he recognized this. Byers would call me up and tell me that I needed to come over to his office in Kansas City. We didn't have any money for spontaneous trips like this and I told him that. So, he and the NCAA would pay for my travel. That was the type of relationship we had. During that time the NCAA needed our support in dealings with the AAU, the USOC and other matters. The NCAA did examine creating a two-year college division during this time, but Byers got them away from that idea. He didn't want my problems… our problems! Ha! He had enough of his own problems!
How do you see the NJCAA fitting into today's sports climate?
I think you need to keep telling our story. Are we ever going to have another Spencer Haywood? I doubt it. Things have changed. Take USA Basketball for example, they've changed their whole way of doing things. They've got teams 16 and under, 17 and under, 18 and under. We used to get guys like Larry Johnson coming out of nowhere, but now they get discovered sooner. So when we get lucky with a kid like Bryce Harper we need to keep reminding everyone that he was one of ours. Some might say that's good, somebody else might think that's not so good. I think it's worth talking about.
Interview conducted on Oct. 4, 2012 at NJCAA Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo. Top photo courtesy of FISU.

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HEAD COACH: Wes Moore (Tennessee, 1986)
RECORD AT UTC: 354-112/15 seasons
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The Lady Mocs clinched their 18th Southern Conference title, 12th in 14 years, with a 68-59 win over Davidson on February 25 at the McKenzie Arena. UTC is 25-3 overall and 18-1 in league play. While a 18-1 mark in league play is impressive, the Lady Mocs have gone undefeated three times against the SoCon, all in the Wes Moore Era. UTC was 20-0 in the 2003-04 season, en route to a school-record 27-game win streak capped off with a defeat of Rutgers in the first round of the NCAA. Two years later, in 2005-06 and again in 2007-08, the Lady Mocs went 18-0. In 2004-05, UTC posted a 19-1 mark and in Moore's second year, the Lady Mocs were 17-1, starting a streak of 11 consecutive Southern Conference regular season titles.
The Lady Mocs lead the SoCon in scoring margin, outscoring opponents by a 68.6-53.9 (14.6 ppg) advantage. Chattanooga is shooting 42.3 percent from the field including a 31.3 percent effort from beyond the arc while shooting just 63.9 percent from the free throw line. UTC is second in the SoCon for made 3-pointers with 6.3 per game. On the boards the Lady Mocs are third in the league standings with 40.2 rebounds per game, averaging 14.5 offensive boards. The Lady Mocs' assist-turnover ratio is tops in the league with 15.0 assists per game to 13.9 turnovers (1.1). UTC leads the SoCon in turnover margin as well committing just 13.9 miscues compared to 18.3 on average by the rest of the league.
Junior Ashlen Dewart (Spartanburg, S.C.) leads the league in field goal percentage making 52.4 percent of her attempts. Against Davidson she was 11-of-13 (.846) from the field, her best effort this season. She ranks third in the league for scoring with 15.9 points per game and ninth in rebounding with 6.9 per game. She has six double-doubles this season and 10 games with 20 or more points. Senior Kayla Christopher (Oliver Springs, Tenn.) ranks first in 3-point field goal percentage in the Socon making 40.7 percent of her shots and is tops in the league with an assist-turnover ratio of 2.0 (3.1a-1.5to). Christopher is 17th in the conference for scoring with 11.9 points per game, eighth for assists (3.1) and eighth for field goal shooting percentage making 44.9 percent of her shots. She is ranked third in the SoCon for 3-pointers made with 57 on the year, raising her career 3-pointers made total to 223, third all-time in the SoCon and second all-time at Chattanooga. Junior Taylor Hall (New Tazewell, Tenn.) is 25th in the league in scoring with 8.5 ppg and 16th for rebounding with 5.9 per game. Senior Kylie Lambert (Etowah, Tenn.) is 21st in the conference in the rebounding category with 5.2 per game
HEAD COACH: Darcy Vincent (Duquesne, 1992)
RECORD AT ASU: 103-44/5 seasons
CAREER RECORD: 367-156/17 seasons
The Mountaineers were selected to win a third straight Southern Conference title by the media and second by the league coaches. Appalachian State is currently third in the SoCon standings with a 13-5 record and are 19-7 overall. Two wins on the final weekend of the regular season, coupled with back-to-back losses by Davidson would put ASU into a tie with the Wildcats for second. Appalachian State leads the league in scoring offense with 70.2 points per game and second to the Lady Mocs in scoring margin, outdueling opponents by 12.6 points per game. At the charity stripe, ASU leads the SoCon making 77.5 percent of its shots and has the top field goal shooting percentage at 43.2 percent. From beyond the arc, App State is shooting 29.3 percent and ranked seventh in the conference with 3.8 per game. On the boards, the Mountaineers are second with 40.9 rebounds per game and second behind UTC for rebounding margin with 4.0 more board per game than the rest of the SoCon. ASU leads the SoCon in assists (16.4/game) and steals (12.8/game) and are third for blocked shots with 3.9 per game.
Four Mountaineeers are ranked among the league's top scorers led by Anna Freeman's SoCon-best 16.5 points per game. Maryah Sydnor is ranked fifth (15.4), Courtney Freeman is ninth (12.9) and Katie Mallow is 30th with 7.3 points per game. Anna Freeman is third in the SoCon for rebounds with 9.0/game and ninth for field goal percentage making 44.2 percent of her attempts. She is also ranked among the league leaders for assists with 3.3 per game and shoots 87.5 percent at the free throw line. She leads the SoCon with 3.0 steals per game and has 1.9 blocked shots per contest while sporting a 1.3 assist-turnover ratio. Kelsey Sharkey is second on the team for rebounding with 6.6 per game while Sydnor is next pulling down 6.5 an outing. Courtney Freeman is second in the SoCon behind former teammate Ashlen Dewart (UTC) for field goal percentage making 50.6 percent of her attemtps and Sydnor is third at 49.2 percent.
Chattanooga and Appalachian State have met 75 times with UTC leading the series 50-25. While the Mountaineers have won four of the last six meetings, the Lady Mocs claimed a narrow 59-55 victory at the Roundhouse earlier this season. On the road, the Lady Mocs are 21-13 while Wes Moore has posted a 28-5 mark against Appalachian State.
In the last meeting between UTC and Appalachian State, the Lady Mocs posted a 59-55 win on their home court. Chattanooga was 19-of-54 from the floor and drained 7-of-24 3-pointers. The Mountaineers were 21-of-58 from the field, but couldn't connect on a single trey in nine attempts. From the free throw line, the Lady Mocs shot 63.6% making 14-of-22 while ASU was 13-of-16 (81.3%). Chattanooga edged the Mountaineers 40-38 on the boards and had a 10-4 advantage on bench scoring. Former Appalachian State All-SoCon player Ashlen Dewart and fellow junior Taylor Hall posted double-doubles in the win. Dewart was had 12 points and 12 rebounds while Hall posted a game-high 15 points with 11 boards, three assists, one blocked shot and a steal. Seniors Kayla Christopher and Kylie Lambert each put up 11 points in the win with Christopher dishing out five assists. Lambert was 3-of-6 from beyond the arc with two rebounds.


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On Saturday, Oct. 5, Mount Pleasant will once again welcome marching bands from around the Lowcountry and the southeast for the annual Lowcountry Invitational (LCI) Marching Festival to be held at the Wando High School Stadium on Mathis Ferry Road. The Bands of Wando Boosters sponsors this annual event that provides a national-level music education and adjudication experience for more than 1,500 musicians and visual artists. These young performance artists will be judged by some of the best music and visual educators in North America, and spectators will be entertained by music, pageantry and choreography as 14 bands are scheduled to compete.
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Following the competition, eight-time 5A State Marching Band Champions, the Wando High School Marching Band, will perform in exhibition mode this year's show entitled, "It's All WRIGHT.""
The 2013 LCI coordinators are Donovan and Vickie Powell who are also the president-elect(s) for the Bands of Wando Boosters. Scott Rush is the Director of the Bands of Wando.
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WHAT: Lowcountry Invitational Marching Festival
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 5; Gates Open at 1:30 p.m. Competition begins at 3 p.m.; Awards at 8:45 p.m.
WHERE: Wando High School Stadium, Mathis Ferry Road, Mount Pleasant
ADMISSION: Adults $8 and includes program; Students $5; children under 4 are free. Cario, Laing and Moultrie band students who wear their band shirts admitted free.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit www.wandobands.org. or call Rebecca Imholz, LCI publicity at 693-0537.
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Bamberg-Earhardt: 3:15 p.m.
Class AA bands
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Colleton County: 5:45 p.m.
Fort Dorchester: 6 p.m.
Blythewood: 6:15 p.m.
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Summerville: 7:45 p.m.
Fort Mill: 8 p.m.
Wando exhibition: 8:15 p.m.
Awards: 8:45 p.m.
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Rutland clerk pulls gun on robberBy Brent Curtis
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At Macs Convenience Store on North Main Street in Rutland, a man wearing a hoodie and a bandana entered the store and threatened the clerk with a knife. The clerk pulled a gun and was later suspended for violating store policy.Don Pitaniello said Monday hes been suspended from his job as a clerk at a North Main Street convenience store after drawing a gun on a knife-wielding robber Sunday night.
Pitaniello, 58, of Rutland, said he was preparing to close up Macs Convenience Store at 145 North Main St. before 9:30 p.m. when a man wearing a hoodie and a bandana over his face entered the store and threatened him with a roughly 5-inch blade.
I looked up when I heard the doorbell chimes and saw the hoodie, the bandana, and a bag in his hand, Pitaniello said Monday. He walked up to the counter, laid the knife on it and said Empty the register.
But the Vietnam veteran, who said he has carried a gun all his life, said he had his .380-caliber handgun in his grasp and behind his back before the unidentified intruder made it to the counter.
I knew his intentions as soon as he came in, Pitaniello said. When he told me to empty the register, I cocked my head and said Really?
At that point, the clerk said the man picked up the knife and waved it in my face.
Pitaniello said he responded by raising his gun and pointing it at the other mans face.
I told him he better get the (expletive) out of there, he said.
Without a word, the intruder fled the store on foot and Pitaniello said he followed far enough to see the man running west on North Street.
During the brief exchange, Pitaniello said he prevented a robbery but violated several of his stores policies, including a prohibition on bringing firearms to work and following an armed robber from the store.
Pitaniello said the incident could cost him his job but he doesnt regret his actions.
That store has been robbed eight or nine times and I always work nights, he said. Im a firm believer in having a gun and not needing it rather than the other way around. I can always find a new job.
A manager at Macs in Rutland could not be reached Monday evening.
The attempted robbery represents the second time in a week that an assailant armed with a knife has demanded money from convenience store clerks in the city.
At 11:30 p.m. on Thursday a man wearing a blue hoodie and a blue bandanna over the lower part of his face and brandishing a knife entered the Mobil gas station and convenience store at the intersection of West Street and Ripley Road and demanded money. He fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Police investigators didnt say Monday if they believed the incidents on Ripley Road and North Main Street were carried out by the same person.
Anyone with information about the armed robberies is asked to call city police at 773-1816.
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October 10, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
The 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three men who's work has contributed significantly to our understanding of why we're here. Makoto Kobayashi of the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Japan, and Toshihide Maskawa of Kyoto Sangyo University share one half of the prize, with the remaining half going to Yoichiro Nambu of the University of Chicago. Their combined body of work paves the way towards solving two of the biggest mysteries of physics: why there is no antimatter and why things have mass. The answers to both are connected to flaws in nature's symmetry.Read more...
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Tuesday, October 07, 2008
It's a bleak time for the financial markets. We've seen financial institutions fall and governments around the world struggling to stabilise the markets. But who is to blame? According to media reports there are two suspects in the dock: the "rocket scientists" (a.k.a. the financial mathematicians) who provided the information behind the market's decisions, or the greedy bankers who only thought about quick profits and their end-of-year bonuses.
But just what role does maths have in the financial market? Most of us will have come into direct contact with financial maths when applying for a loan from a high street bank. Rather than the bank manager relying on how well they know you personally, as might have happened in the past, now loan decisions are based on statistical models. But these robust mathematical models predicting whether or not someone will be able to repay their loan did not avert the subprime mortgages in the US , the first domino to fall in the current crisis. Loans were still given to people the models predicted would default on their payments.
The failure of these high-risk loans infected the whole financial markets thanks to the use of credit derivatives to share the credit risk around. These complex financial instruments were profitable in a booming market, but are now paralysing the financial system. Did the mathematicians involved in developing these products get their sums wrong?
On the other hand, if the real culprits are the bankers, then what lead them to make such bad decisions? Could it have been down to their biochemical make up, and would the problem be solved by more diversity on the trading floor?
Read more for answers to all these questions...
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September 30, 2008
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
LHC intermission
Sadly, the LHC is on a compulsory break after breaking down last week, but here's something to while away the time until it's fixed:
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September 30, 2008
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Mathematical moments - Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis
Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis
For an originator of the principle of least action, Maupertuis led a surprisingly productive life, shunning neither effort nor intrigue. His early academic studies focussed on philosophy and music, were interrupted by a stint with the Musketeers, and resumed in Paris, where his interest in mathematics began to blossom. His first paper as a member of the Academie de Sciences explored the influence of a musical instrument's shape on the sounds it produces, and was followed by a range of works on mathematical curves. The entirely non-mathematical Salamander - yes, the amphibian - was the topic of another of his papers from that period.
Keen to expand his mathematical expertise, Maupertuis relocated to Basle in 1729, where he lived with and studied under none other than Johann Bernoulli. Back in Paris, papers on astronomy, mechanics and differential equations followed, and Maupertuis established himself as an eclectic mathematical talent. But it wasn't all theory. In 1736 Maupertuis set out on an expedition to Lapland, his mission to measure the length of a degree along the meridian. After enduring swarms of pesky insects, terrible cold and being shipwrecked, Maupertuis returned in 1737 with the knowledge that the Earth was oblate ... and two native Finnish girls. The latter did not further his academic standing, instead they laid him open to ridicule from his enemies.
And enemies there were many. Maupertuis, who was given to penning venomous attacks on his opponents, managed to fall out with Johann Bernoulli and later also with Voltaire with whom he had become friends after the expedition. On the upside, his academic talents inspired the interest of Frederick the Great, who in 1740 invited him to become president of the brand new Berlin Academy. After visiting Frederick in Berlin, Maupertuis ended up on the battle field on the side of the Prussians, was taken prisoner by the Austrians, but was eventually released, shaken but unharmed. In 1746, after his career had made good progress in Paris, he did take the presidency of the Berlin Academy and moved to Berlin permanently.
Maupertuis talents were indeed eclectic. He published on a range of subjects including mathematics, philosophy and astronomy. A hundred years before Darwin he almost formulated Darwin's theory of evolution. But it is probably the principle of least action that he is most remembered for now. The principle says that physical systems, in getting from state A to state B, always choose the path that minimises the effort required. This begs the question of who or what does the minimising, and the principle opened up all sorts of cans of teleological worms.
Maupertuis was extremely proud of his principle of least action, so it came as a shock when he accidentally recommended a paper for publication which stated that it wasn't him but Leibniz who first postulated it. The resulting priority dispute cast a shadow over the last years of his life and had an adverse effect on his health. In 1756 he left Berlin for good and three years later died on a journey he undertook to improve his health.
For more information on Maupertuis visit the MacTutor History of Maths site
And for more on the principle of least action read the Plus article Frugal nature.
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September 30, 2008
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Higher dimensions on DVD
An excellent series of nine films taking you into the fourth dimension is now freely available online and cheaply available on DVD. Using superb graphics and clear, concise, no-frills presentation, the series starts with a very basic introduction to projections, then steps from two dimensions up into three and then four, and ends up with some quite sophisticated - and very pretty - geometric objects and concepts. Everyone, from complete novice to university students, will find something interesting in this series, and at 13 minutes length each, the films are a great resource for the class room. The website contains detailed background info on each episode. Go have a look, it's well worth it!
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September 29, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
Maths on telly and radio
BBC Four will launch a new three-part TV series on maths at 9pm this coming Monday the 6th of October. In The story of maths Marcus du Sautoy, Oxford mathematician and one of the UK's finest maths popularisers, describes the often surprising lives of the great mathematicians, explains the development of the key mathematical ideas and shows how — in a multitude of unusual ways — those ideas underpin the science, technology and culture that shape our world. The first episode will look at the contributions from the ancient Greeks.
To get you into the mood, have a look at du Sautoy's Plus articles The prime number lottery, The music of the primes, and Beckham in his prime number.
If you prefer the radio, then tune into BBC Radio 4's In our time on Thursday the 9th of October at 9am and again at 9.30pm. Melvyn Bragg together with experts including John D Barrow will discuss Gödel's infamous incompleteness theorem.
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New Movie Releases – Friday June 20, 2008
This is weekend to laugh your butt off! Two comedies opening in wide release this Friday.
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Big Data is a Big Deal
[Editor's Note: Watch the live webcast today at 2pm ET of the Big Data Research and Development event at http://live.science360.gov/bigdata/]
Today, the Obama Administration is announcing the "Big Data Research and Development Initiative." By improving our ability to extract knowledge and insights from large and complex collections of digital data, the initiative promises to help accelerate the pace of discovery in science and engineering, strengthen our national security, and transform teaching and learning.
To launch the initiative, six Federal departments and agencies will announce more than $200 million in new commitments that, together, promise to greatly improve the tools and techniques needed to access, organize, and glean discoveries from huge volumes of digital data. Learn more about ongoing Federal government programs that address the challenges of, and tap the opportunities afforded by, the big data revolution in our Big Data Fact Sheet.
We also want to challenge industry, research universities, and non-profits to join with the Administration to make the most of the opportunities created by Big Data. Clearly, the government can't do this on its own. We need what the President calls an "all hands on deck" effort.
Some companies are already sponsoring Big Data-related competitions, and providing funding for university research. Universities are beginning to create new courses—and entire courses of study—to prepare the next generation of "data scientists." Organizations like Data Without Borders are helping non-profits by providing pro bono data collection, analysis, and visualization. OSTP would be very interested in supporting the creation of a forum to highlight new public-private partnerships related to Big Data.
Tom Kalil is Deputy Director for Policy at OSTP
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Autumn is many things in France. First and foremost, it is la rentrée. The start of the school year, back to work after a long, long vacation, the opening of a new session of parliament, the return of the regular newscasters and the customary run of television series. We settle back into a routine, a rhythm of life that the French describe as métro-boulot-dodo, commute-work-sleep. The daily grind. The same old, same old.
Autumn is the rainy season, storm sliding into drizzle, suddenly lighting up in a blaze of sunlight then dimming into gray, that invisible mist hitting you in the face, cold and wet, as you step outside, clinging to your skin, slithering into your coat collar and soaking the bottom three inches of your jeans. Back and forth, steely skies, hazy clouds hanging low and heavy masking the sun, which filters milky white and dull through the windows, a burst of light amid clear blue back to muddy skies and rain. Leaves in shades of gold and red line the sidewalks and streets yet form a swathe of sticky, matted carpet underfoot. The autumn weather in France is unpredictable, as unpredictable as the mood of the French themselves as the season whips into manif mode as well.
Le manif. The manifestation. Autumn in France is the season when the noise and brouhaha of demonstrations, carried along on the breeze, rise up to us from the streets below. From a mere handful of faithful partisans to a mob of angry hundreds, on foot, motorcycle or tractor, carrying flags and yelping through megaphones to the beat of some indecipherable chant or to the beat of something disco blaring from a truck, the disgruntled French take to the streets to demonstrate their discontent. We watch as the furious French block roads, close factories, barricade schools, overturn trucks of produce, crash through fences and gates, burn garbage and yank down radars in a seemingly never-ending ritual of protest. Under Autumn skies, when the sun is out and warm on our skin, these manifs just seem quaint and colorful, a part of the daily life in France along with the abundance of stunning produce on market stalls, warm, flakey croissants and sugary sweet popcorn at the cinema.
We have finally turned on the heat in the apartment, chasing the dampness and chill, creating a cozy nest as we keep inside, sandwiched between the rain outside the windows and the havoc wreaked by the demonstrators we see on television. We watch both warily, judgmentally, as we comment through gritted teeth, emitting grunts as the images flick by, as the rain spatters the sill. The sons pop in and out, clamoring for grilled cheese sandwiches, eaten on the run. School and work keep them moving, rarely here, busy bees. I watch the cherry pickers parked around town, huge monsters with silvery Christmas decorations clutched in their maws. Each time I leave the apartment, one more is strung up glowing in red and white; how I love the holidays.
Husband and I continue our cooking streak. We have been attempting to rein in the budget by shopping more intelligently, more purposefully and cooking more, leaving the laziness of takeout, the complacency of ready made behind. Back to basics, back to the way we used to cook. He is more often than not the one at the stove. Stews, tagines, couscous are his thing, turning even the cheapest cuts of meat, the earthiest of vegetables, reminiscent of the Old Country, into something spectacular. Potatoes and onions, carrots and zucchini, cabbage, beets, garlic and beans, chicken legs and beef tails metamorphose into rich, consoling, health-giving, heart-warming meals.
As much as I love sweet and savory dishes, fruit satisfying my sweet tooth yet somehow balancing perfectly with the meat, ambrosia for the soul, he does not. It is rare that he adds fruit to a meat dish, yet for some odd reason, he was in the mood for sweet. We had lamb, onions, garlic, peppers and zucchini. He tossed in golden raisins remaining from the last couscous; he caramelized the onions with sugar and deglazed the pan with cider vinegar. What he created was a gorgeous stew, the lamb falling apart it was so tender, the sauce thick and savory sweet, full of flavor. We neither of us expected something so outrageously good. And we settled into pure contentment.
Lamb for 4: thick chops, slices of leg or shoulder
Flour for dredging
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1 clove garlic, mashed but not chopped
1 large zucchini, round or long, trimmed and chopped into small chunks
½ red pepper, chopped
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½ tsp Adobo chili powder
1 – 2 tsps schwarma spice blend * (see below the recipe), can also be replaced by ½ tsp ground cumin + ½ tsp ground coriander + 1/8 tsp turmeric + dash paprika or any one of these to taste
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2 – 3 Tbs golden raisins
1 – 2 Tbs slivered almonds, lightly toasted
Dredge the lamb in flour and shake off the excess. Heat about a tablespoon each margarine and olive oil in a deep sautée pan, skillet or pot. When hot and steaming, brown the lamb pieces on both sides. Once browned, remove from the pan onto a plate or platter and set aside.
Add a bit more margarine and olive oil to the pot and add the chopped onion, garlic and red pepper and sautée, stirring often, until the onion bits are transparent, tender and begin to brown around the edges. Remove the garlic (discard) and add the teaspoon sugar and the small cubes of zucchini continue to cook until the onion is caramelized a deep golden brown and the zucchini and red pepper is tender. Add the cider vinegar to deglaze the pan: while the vinegar quickly evaporates, scrape up the blackened bits on the bottom of the pan until it all melts into the liquid; add a bit of water if needed.
Add the lamb back into the pan with the raisins and the spices, salt and pepper and add water just to cover. Bring just to the boil then lower the heat, cover and allow to simmer gently over very low heat for 1 hour 30 minutes, adding water as necessary.
Once finished cooking and the lamb fork tender, taste to adjust seasonings. Allow to sit and rest for as much time as possible (this is not necessary but we find that the flavors meld and the sauce thickens while the meat tenderizes even further), 30 minutes to an hour or prepare early in the day for dinner. Reheat gently just before serving (allow to simmer gently if you desire a thicker sauce.
Serve over rice or couscous grains topped with lightly toasted slivered almonds for crunch.
* Shawarma spice blend is a North African mix of ground spices which flavor tagines and grilled meats. If can be made at home by stirring together the following ground spices – or simply replace in this recipe with about ½ tsp ground cumin + ½ tsp ground coriander and a dash of cinnamon:
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i dont have an ak. i had a sack full of them i sold to pay for some medical care. it made me sad and a bit pissed off.
i know the question leads to a certain amount of speculation but i want to buy an wasr now. id like to pay about 600. the prices im finding are stupid and i keep arriving at the conclusion just by an ar for the same price.
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Phoenix lawyer shot at office complex on life support
A Phoenix lawyer who was shot at an office complex on Wednesday is on life support and is not expected to survive.
The lawyer was identified as Mark Hummels, who was representing a client in mediation at the time of the shooting.
"This is a day of unspeakable sorrow," said Judge Andy Hurwitz, who gave Hummels his first job.
Hummels' law firm, Osborn Maledon, released the following statement Thursday morning.
Our friend and partner, Mark Hummels, was severely injured in yesterday's senseless shooting. We have been informed that Mark will not survive from the shooting.
We are devastated at this news about our beloved friend. Our deepest sympathy and support pour out to his wife, Dana, and their two children. The trust and affection Mark inspired in every reach of our law firm and with his clients are a lasting testament we will always cherish.
We are sad beyond measure also to have lost our long-time friend and client, Steven D. Singer, the CEO of Fusion Contact Centers, in this tragedy. Steve was a long-time client of the firm and an accomplished entrepreneur. Our thoughts and prayers are with Steve's family as well.
Mark Hummels is the best kind of lawyer - a man who is highly capable in his practice and caring to his core about his community. Still in the early years of his career, Mark has earned many accolades for his skill as an attorney. He is president of the Phoenix Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and highly regarded by the State and Federal bench. He was recognized by "Benchmark Litigation" as a "future star" in litigation. To judges, attorneys and other professionals, he is a trusted counselor in ethics and disciplinary proceedings.
Mark also has given back to the community at large, serving on the training committee for Arizona Town Hall and providing pro bono legal services to those who could not afford counsel. This giving spirit was enhanced during his early years as a reporter for the "Santa Fe New Mexican," an experience that honed his rare insights into people and our society.
Above all, Mark is the most decent of men. An adoring husband, dedicated father and true friend, Mark is what all of us aspire to be on our best days.
As has been reported, both Mark and Steve were engaged in a settlement conference before they were shot.
The loss of Mark and Steve in any circumstances would be a tragedy. For this to happen to them, while participating in a mediation, is beyond understanding, a terrible loss for us all.
Hurwitz said he has received many calls from people asking what they can do.
"The short answer is none of us can do anything and none of us can help right now. We all feel sort of helpless."
Hummels will leave be survived by his parents, wife and two children.
Hummels' firm, located at Central Avenue and Thomas Road, was placed on lockdown for a short time.
KTAR's Sandra Haros contributed to this report.
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RRS James Clark Ross Research Ship Webcam
The webcam on the RRS James Clark Ross is situated on the Bridge, Port side, and is looking forward. The Radio Officer will usually add a small blurb containing information about where the ship is and what it is doing. This is a particularly interesting webcam as, when not on long sea passages, the scenery changes regularly. Spectacular sunrises/sunsets, stunning Antarctic vistas and the occasional Southern Ocean storm can all be seen from this camera! The update period is every fifteen minutes, with one image being archived every hour. For the most recent, full size image, click here.
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