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Gianluca Gelmini transforms a medieval tower into a modern library space in Italy
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Gustavo Penna completes the Elegant Forluz skyscraper in Brazil
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Matthew Rosenberg's mixed-use towers will reshape the Las Vegas landscape
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Menis Architects' Agora Garden is a rock-like residential tower wrapped in vegetation
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3XN's Mangrove Tree-Inspired Grove Towers Break Ground in Mumbai
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SOM's Tanjong Pagar Centre Will Be the Tallest Building in Singapore
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Hortus Celestia: Vertical Farm Showcases the Future of the Dutch Greenhouse Industry
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Agora Tower: Twisting Skyscraper Wrapped With Vertical Gardens Breaks Ground in Taipei
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OMA Unveils Plans for Essence Financial Building with High Performance Facade in Shenzhen
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Bosco Verticale: The World's First Vertical Forest Nears Completion in Milan – NEW PHOTOS
Milan is one of the most polluted cities in the world, and the Bosco Verticale project aims to mitigate some of the environmental damage that has been inflicted upon the city by urbanization. The design
eVolo Announces Their 2013 Skyscraper Competition
The 2013 eVolo Skyscraper Competition is now open for business and looking for the most outrageous, exceptional, unusual, and forward-thinking designs out there. One of our favorite
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Michael Green Unveils 'Tall Wood' Tower for Vancouver Along With Instruction Manual for Building Wooden Skyscrapers
A wooden skyscraper may seem like far-fetched idea to those who live in cities built from concrete and steel, but architect Michael Green has developed an innovative wooden tower for Vancouver that could
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Bosco Verticale in Milan Will Be the World's First Vertical Forest
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Seoul's New Solar-Powered GT Tower Boasts a Mind-Bending Wavy Facade
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I was considering either a Saiga in .223 or a WASR-2 Single stack as donor rifles for a 7.62x25mm conversion. I know the 5.45bolt will accomodate the case head of a 7.62x25mm, and the .223 might also with a small modification to enlarge it. Are there any legal issues with chopping up either of these for parts? Can I re-use the reciever after removing the trunion to add a longer bolt stop and press in the new barrel? Also, is there any reason why I couldn't tap and thread the front trunion for screws while leaving the rear trunion with its original rivets? I have never built an AK before but am very eager to try- I'm just short on heavy equiptment.
Part 2: Could a straight pull bolt action type rifle be made by simply replacing the barrel on 5.45 ak with a 7.62 x25mm barrel (and adding a magwell to feed 7.62x25mm)? I imagine this would work so long as the new barrel is in the same place as the original.
2B: Do you think a single stack 5.45 mag would feed 7.62x25mm, if the feed lips were elongated? how about double stack, or 7.62x39 for that matter?

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Illinois has its first West Nile virus death case.
A 70-year-old man in DuPage County died this past weekend, weeks after contracting the virus.
It's got area health departments on alert.
"The virus likes the warmer weather too, because it amplifies its growth," said Paul Guse, with the Rock Island County Health Department.
The drought has kept the West Nile virus at bay in our area.
"We feel that that it's been too hot, too dry and that it's probably discouraged some of the mosquitoes breeding sites that we normally would see," said Guse.
It's a different story on the other side of Illinois, which has seen one death case.
Statewide, since almost a month ago, there have been 21 human cases of West Nile reported- higher than in years past.
A netted contraption is how the Rock Island County Health Department keeps track.
"It's a fairly simple device, but it's effective at catching the mosquitoes that are carriers of West Nile," he said.
Guse and his team check it about every other day to monitor the spread of the virus.
But, even that has been a challenge this year.
"We have not been able to catch as many mosquitoes and therefore don't have the data as far as how many tests we could do."
That leaves a lot up in the air.
"There's enough evidence, in other parts of the state, to show that the virus is there and if there's some change in the weather conditions, particularly if we get a little more rain, we could expect it could still happen."
Health departments check through September for West Nile.
There really are no symptoms, for the most part, if you happen to contract the virus.
Those 50 and older are most vulnerable and in extreme cases it can cause paralysis and death.


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A good 2:1 undergraduate degree in the social sciences. You may be considered with a degree in another discipline, particularly if you have relevant work experience.
After gaining some experiences in different sectors in business in Jordan, I came to the conclusion that, the HR is the right field for me that will advance my career path in future, then I have decide to pursue my Master's degree in Human Resource Management to gain more in-depth knowledge and skills in order for me to go to the next level with my future career.
As a result, King's College London was my first choice to pursue my Master degree, one of the reasons why I chose King's was because of their outstanding reputation worldwide being one of the Russell leading group institutions in UK. The quality of teaching and academic expertise is very high.
The faculty staff members are very friendly and helpful with their advices. In addition, the university has added value to my communication skills as I've had the opportunity to interact with multicultural students on the course, they have helped in gaining a vast in-depth knowledge and practical experience by inviting leading firms in the UK to share with us how they implement HR functions in their companies. These opportunities are what make an academic experience of studying at King's very attractive.
The Faculty of Management in which my masters was placed, is based at the Waterloo Campus located right in the middle of London between National Film Theatre & London south Bank. This faculty has its own library service where you will find everything you need related to your studies, and staff members are available to assist and help with any inquiries you might have. Furthermore, the student life in London is extremely attractive with so many activities, discounts, cultural events and endless entertainment activates.
During my course, I have managed to get useful tips & advices from the career services and have attended several career fairs hosted by King's College. As result of these services, I have succeeded in getting an internship with a leading firm in London to work with them for several months in public relations.
After I graduate from King's my plan is to get professional experience in Human Resources with the top leading companies and to gain extra professional qualifications in HR such as "CIPD", which will help me in my long term future plans in setting up my own business firm in the consultancy industry.
The ambience, the classrooms, the library facilities and the cooperative attitude of the faculty members made the whole experience at King's worthwhile. The MSc programme itself was very well organised and covered all aspects of human resource management in depth. The interactive tutorials helped me in analysing issues and conflicts at work from many different angles and taught me how to think out of the box.
One very unique aspect of this programme was its multicultural student body, which made discussions during tutorials particularly interesting; they gave me an opportunity to learn from others. This past year has been amazing and I owe it all to King's and our department's amazing faculty members.


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So, where's the outrage when a young man and his girlfriend, minding their own business and following the law, are T-boned by 2 career criminals who are running from cops (not being chased by cops, mind you)? No article in the Beacon about that?? Where's the community outrage and meeting for these victims of 2 thugs straight from the community pictured above? This is the biggest bunch of BS I have ever heard of. When the criminals become the good guys, the cops become the bad guys, and the victims don't get a single word in the Beacon. Shame on you all. Deland needs to take back its streets and hold the P.O.S.'s responsible for their behavior, and Spring Hill community needs to start doing the same.
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In the target station, fast, high-energy neutrons are released by spallation from the target consisting of neutron-rich material, a heavy metal, when a high-energy beam of protons from the accelerator impinges on it. The neutrons, which are travelling at 10 per cent of the speed of light, are then slowed down to roughly the speed of sound, using moderators and reflectors, to provide intense pulses of neutrons at velocities and energies that are useful for experiments, and can be delivered to the instrument suites through beam ports radiating from the target area.
Key features of the target station are the target itself, the neutron moderator, pre-moderator and reflector system, and the beam-extraction system. The target station must also incorporate a powerful cooling system able to absorb the heat generated by the powerful 5 MW proton beam hitting the target. A large amount of radioactive isotopes and radiation generated by the spallation process and by general activation of components. The target will be surrounded by steel shielding in the form of a cylindar 6-m radius target monolith to prevent unwanted ionising radiation escaping into the surrounding environment from the target station.
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The baseline for the target design has been one of the major technical decisions for the ESS. the decision to propose a rotating tungsten target was taken by ESS in May 2011, and endorsed by the Steering committee in September 2011. This allowed further detailing of the target station design update (TSDU), including moderators and the beam extraction, but most important, the main parts of the licensing documentation could be completed. The beam extraction must be engineered and the moderators specified during 2012.
A decision on the cooling has been a recent major focus of the efforts for the target Division. Following the Steering committee recommendations, both water cooling and helium cooling have been studied in parallel. A water cooling task force, consisting of experts from partners in our collaboration, was established to look at the key technical and safety issues. A licence to use helium cooling has already been applied for. in February 2012, a baseline conceptual design for helium cooling, including the necessary containment systems and barriers, was evaluated by the TAC as the most viable option.


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As recipients of Tulane scholarships more than 30 years ago, alumni Rick and Debbie Rees said giving back to the university has special meaning for them.
"It's the least we could do because Tulane did so much for us," said Rick Rees, a member of the Board of Tulane. The Reeses were among four individuals and couples inducted into the Paul Tulane Society on Wednesday (March 20) at the Audubon Tea Room for their extraordinary philanthropy to Tulane. Each honoree has supported a range of causes that has left no corner of the university untouched, said President Scott Cowen in his opening remarks. More ...
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I'm reading Jane and Prudence, by Barbara Pym. It's a slice of middle class life in 1950's England. Nothing really happens, except maybe 'life', but it is so well written, that one doesn't notice. Very funny as well.
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Mojave Road
An Adventure Through Time
By Len Wilcox
Author - Desert Dancing: The California Journal
Perhaps the best treasure in eastern California's Mojave National Preserve is a pair of tracks that cross the middle of it. This famous trail is the Mojave Road, one of the early routes that brought American pioneers to California. This trail is unique in that for most of its 138 mile stretch it is in much the same condition as the pioneers would have found it, and a lot of the trail passes through country that is virtually unchanged since prehistoric times. The road bisects the Preserve, wandering from waterhole to waterhole, and is mostly a 4-wheel-drive trail.
The Mojave Road was a main wagon trail for only a relatively short time, two decades after the civil war. When the railroads came, the railways created an easier route to the south complete with oases on the bitter-dry deserts. While it was used, the Mojave Road was a route plagued by hostile Indians, a lack of water, long stretches of sand and rough hill climbs. For caravans of travelers and a handful of soldiers, it was a proving ground that brought out the best and the worst of them.
To those who took the Mojave Road by foot, horse and wagon, and the few men stationed along it to defend it, this uncommonly beautiful country was a peculiar form of hell. Dry and desolate, it was and still is. Especially to those men and women coming from the lush forests of the east and south, the desert land was a barren expanse to be barely tolerated before arriving in the Promised Land of California. It is still a dangerous stretch of road.
In the great westward migration to California, the Mojave Road was not an important player. Most went north across Donner Pass, or south through the Colorado Desert. The road was primarily a supply route, not an immigration trail, used by soldiers and freighters. It is a more important player now, 150 years later, as it is a piece of history, a memorial to those early days. Its 138 miles of dusty tracks are pretty much the same as they were then. Thanks to the efforts of Dennis Casebier and the Friends of the Mojave Road, these old ruts cover the ground pretty much as they did when the wagons rolled over them in the 1860s.
This unique situation came about because, unlike nearly every other major travel route on the frontier, the Mojave Trail did not evolve into a 20th century superhighway. Better routes were found to traverse the distances between the few cities worth visiting in the region.
Water is everything on the desert, and the locations of watering holes determined the route of the trail. Water was found at the end of each day's drive (about every 20 to 30 miles, depending upon the terrain) and it was water that had to be reliable and safe.
These springs were favored ambush sites, so each location had to be defended by a US Army that was hard pressed to do it. So the Army established outposts, military camps of sometimes just two or three men, who spent their tours of duty protecting gold-seekers and farmers heading for a better life in the golden valleys near the coast. The Army felt it had to be done; by controlling the water, they controlled the road.
It was lonely, hard duty, and some of them died doing it. A few deserted. Others became generals. It was a place that brought out the best and the worst in people, as the desert does today.
Like most trails and even today's superhighways, the Mojave Road was first an Indian path, used as a trade route. The Mohave Indians, who lived along the Colorado River, would travel to the coast, following the path that guaranteed water. The first European to use the Mojave trail was probably Father Francisco Garces in 1776.
When the Americans began pushing westward, Jedediah Smith, Kit Carson, John Fremont and others came this way to reach the pueblos on the coast. When gold was discovered in '49, most of the 'Niners took the northern route, but thousands followed the southern route and took the Mojave Road.
As the population of California grew in the 1850s and 60s, the Mojave Trail became a main southern freight route across California to Arizona. The trail became a mail route, and that was when the military forts were established to keep the lines of communication open. These forts began at Fort Mohave, located on the Colorado River near present-day Bullhead City, and ranged to Camp Cady, just outside Barstow.
Fort Mohave was established to suppress the Mohave Indians, whose warriors had come to resent the intrusions of the Americans traveling through their lands. The Mohaves were agrarians, growing corn and other crops along the Colorado River, and traders who traveled frequently to the coast. They were hostages to their farms, however, and with the establishment of an army fort on their land, their warrior days were over.
While Fort Mohave worked well to keep the Mohave Indians subdued, the Chemehuevis, who were not tied to the land, kept the US Army well occupied along the trail. In the grand tradition of the southwestern US tribes, these were excellent guerrilla fighters who could raid and fade away into desert dust. They traveled in small bands and any livestock along the trail was fair game. While only a few travelers were killed, the Army was forced to deal with the threat by establishing a military presence in the area.
The need for these camps faded, with the subjugation of the Indian threat and the construction of railroads south and north of the Mojave Road. When the railroads were built, travelers found it easier to follow their tracks, as the railroads had water stops every 5 miles or so. The camps along the Mojave Road were eventually abandoned by the military, but civilian station tenders opened some of them as stagecoach stops or primitive roadhouses. Today, a few remains are left of this legendary time, and following the Mojave Road brings us back to this era.
Traveling the Mojave Road isn't a picnic. It's a 2- or 3-day excursion, best made in convoy with other 4-wheelers. The trip begins on the shore of the Colorado River, at an elevation of 500 feet; at mile 54.8 you'll be at the head of Cedar Canyon at an elevation of 5,167 feet. During the winter you could hit a snowstorm. In summer it could be 120 degrees, or a summer thunderstorm could bring heavy rain, hail and lightning. Any time of the year, you're a long way from help and city comforts.
The first step in traveling the Mojave Trail is to get a copy of Dennis Casebier's Mojave Road Guide. It's indispensable. Casebier spent decades traveling the trail and has an insatiable appetite for history and geology. His book is the culmination of his research and effort to preserve the trail. Mile by mile, he guides us over the passes and through the valleys, 138.8 miles of 4-wheeling over 3 days.
There are few signs, and none on the trail itself. Casebier and his group, the Friends of the Mojave Road, have erected rock cairns at most intersections to show the way. Casebier's book provides a mile-by-mile tour of the road, starting at the Colorado River and traveling the 138 miles westward to Camp Cady.
Rather than cover the entire trail at once -- a 3-day wilderness adventure during which you'll find no services, no stores, no motels nor perhaps a single other person -- portions of the trail can be traveled in shorter excursions. There are areas to avoid, unless you're in it for the challenge; but frankly, crossing the sandy expanse where the Mojave River becomes a floodplain, or Soda Lake, doesn't appeal. I've been stuck in sand and am not anxious to repeat it.
However, Dennis Casebier, in his Mojave Road Guide, says the floodplain is a beautiful place to visit. According to Casebier, it's best in the spring: "stop your vehicle (on firm ground, of course), shut off the engine, and walk out onto the sand. Fill up your senses with the buzzing of the bees, the flitting of the hummingbirds, and the fragrant bouquet of the desert willows." With a description like that, I know I'll have to go there one of these days.
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Gregory Porter's Blue Note Records debut, the 2014 GRAMMY winning Liquid Spirit, arrived on the heels of two critically acclaimed, GRAMMY nominated indie label albums that quickly propelled Porter to the upper echelon of contemporary male jazz singers. Don Was, President of Blue Note, encouraged Porter to stay true to his artistic vision. "I firmly consider myself a jazz singer but I enjoy blues, southern soul, and gospel," Porter says, "Those elements make their way inside my music. And I've always heard them in jazz." Porter wields one of the most captivating baritone voices in music today. It emits enormous soul that conveys both the emotions and intellect of any given song without relying on vocal histrionics. Jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater praised Porter in JazzTimes, saying, "We haven't had a male singer like him in a long time. He's such a wonderful writer. He's a story teller."
Heralded by the Village Voice for having some of New York City's "most electrifying young lions in jazz," Revive Big Band has a finger on the pulse of today's emerging progressive sound. Formed in 2010 by trumpeter, composer and arranger Igmar Thomas, this multi-generational ensemble knows no limits as they advance and celebrate the tradition of the big band. The band's repertoire features original compositions and inventive orchestrations of selected beats from legendary producers, notable hip-hop tracks and the original jazz records they sampled, all re-imagined and arranged into original works, in never seen before and sometimes never to be seen again live performances.The Revive Big Band's recent shows include the 2014 WinterJazz Fest SummerStage Showcase featuring special guests Bilal and Dr. Lonnie Smith, Brooklyn Jazz with Oliver Lake and Sean Jones, special collaborations with Savion Glover and Pharoahe Monch and tributes to G.U.R.U and A Tribe Called Quest.
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Light changes direction with the sun, plants grow taller, trees die and fall over opening a new vista, the wind blows and destroys that perfect reflection on a nearby body of water, the tide runs out, snow alters everything, and on and on. Plein air art is all about observing these subtle changes, and it is a wonderful advantage for any plein air painter to be sensitive to them. Find inspirations like these when you are outdoor painting, even when you repeatedly return to the same site.
We've discussed the benefits of traveling to new lands in order to get "new eyes." The unfamiliar can certainly be stimulating and even entertaining. But, the familiar, however well we think we know it, is in reality, always in motion and never static, and this continuously provides fresh opportunities when plein air painting.
We keep our pochade boxes ready by the door at all times because we never know when the light outdoors will change into something magical. Monet certainly made a virtue out of repeatedly painting his gardens in every light and season, and it is no less the same kind of experience for any of us with the opportunity to study a place and paint it en plein air over a long period of time. Nature reveals her secrets slowly to the patient and observant artist in us all.
Share your "familiar" inspirations and how you see them grow and change by leaving a comment. And for more on this subject visit us at The Artist's Road.
--John and Ann
I am currently paintng around familiar land, with trees, and the snow leaving. That was weeks ago, and now the snow is gone. Fortunately I was able to capture the snow befoe it left and there is no snow to study now. Its the trees and the light coming through them that I'm trying to finish. Mixing the right colors for the trunks seems endless. I want to do them justice. Why do they seem so difficult?
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An optical fiber connector assembly using eccentric ferrule centering means for adjusting the concentricity of the optical fiber interface end with respect to the connector body perimeter. The eccentric ferrule or ferrules are in the form of elongated sleeves with the innermost sleeve extending from the connector body end the greatest amount. An external crimp sleeve of a relatively soft malleable metal has a generally conical shape with internal step-tapered diameter to fit over the eccentric ferrule exposed ends. Once the concentricity alignment of the optical core has been effected by relative rotation of the eccentric ferrule members (sleeves), crimping of the soft metal sleeve to each eccentric sleeve exposed extremity fixes the relative rotational position of these ferrules preserving the concentric alignment of the optical fiber in the connector body.
1. In a device for mechanically mounting and centering an elongated member of circular cross-section concentrically within a predetermined portion of said device having a circular cross-sectional shape, the combination comprising:
an assembly of eccentric sleeve members having eccentric axial bores therethrough, said sleeves being of graduated diameters and arranged in an order with the outside diameter of one slip fitting within said bore of the next largest of said sleeves, said elongated member being fitted within the bore of the innermost of said sleeves such that relative rotation of said sleeves can produce movement of the centerline of said elongated member in at least one lateral coordinate for effecting said centering;
first means extending said eccentric sleeves beyond an end of the body of said device, the amount of extension being greatest for the innermost sleeve, reducing step-wise for each such sleeve outward therefrom thereby to form a plurality of axially extending steps;
and second means comprising a crimp sleeve of malleable material having an interior shape fitting loosely over said sleeve steps of said first means, said crimp sleeve being inwardly deformed at selected locations opposite each of said first means steps thereby locking said eccentric sleeve members in their relative rotational positions.
2. Apparatus according to claim 1 in which said elongated member of circular cross-section is an optical fiber and said first means comprises a corresponding integral extension of each of said eccentric sleeves.
3. Apparatus according to claim 1 in which said inward deformation of said crimp sleeve is effected at least at one location about the perimeter of said crimp sleeve corresponding to each of said first means steps.
4. Apparatus according to claim 3 in which said inward deformation of said crimp sleeve is effected at least at one pair of diametrically opposite locations.
5. Apparatus according to claim 1 in which said inward deformation of said crimp sleeve is effected in an arc within the perimeter of said crimp sleeve.
6. Apparatus according to claim 5 in which said arc is substantially 360° , whereby said inward deformation grips the corresponding first means step about its entire perimeter.
7. Apparatus according to claim 1 in which said crimp sleeve is of a malleable metal.
8. Apparatus according to claim 1 in which said eccentric sleeve members are made of close fitting plastic material having lubricious surfaces to facilitate rotation for adjustment prior to inward deformation of said crimp sleeve to lock said eccentric sleeves in selected rotational positions.
9. Apparatus according to claim 8 in which said inward deformation of said crimp sleeve is effected at least at one location about the perimeter of said crimp sleeve corresponding to each of said first means steps.
10. Apparatus according to claim 6 in which said eccentric sleeve members are made of close fitting plastic material having lubricious surfaces to facilitate rotation for adjustment prior to inward deformation of said crimp sleeve to lock said eccentric sleeves in selected rotational positions.
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to optical fiber connectors generally, and more specifically to means for "fixing" the relative rotational position of the eccentric sleeves of an eccentric ferrule optical fiber connector.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Optical fiber connectors having one or more eccentric ferrules, one over the other, with the outer one rotatably mounted within an eccentric axial bore through the body of the connector are known per se. U.S. Pat. No. 3,936,143 describes such a connector arrangement with pin means for rotationally "fixing" each ferrule with respect to the others once an adjustment has been effected. The eccentric ferrules or sleeves are called collars in that reference. Since the relative positions of the eccentric sleeves are not known until the adjustment has been empirically accomplished, a bore for accepting the pin can obviously not be provided in advance except in the outer sleeve or collar. Beyond that, drilling in place to extend the pin accepting bore into at least the next innermost of the sleeves would appear to be necessary. That procedure is of itself relatively inconvenient and cumbersome.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,800,388 suggests clamping or locking such eccentric sleeves in place by temperature shrinking, the use of guide pins, soldering, welding, clamping or gluing. The connector bodies for the optical fibers aforementioned are very often fabricated from stable plastic materials and are accurately manufactured. Accordingly, soldering and welding are not available alternatives, nor is the "shrink fitting" method applicable. Clamping might be employed, however, clamping devices are frequently more cumbersome and larger than the apparatus they are intended to clamp, and gluing or cementing implies a drying or setting time, however, relatively small that may be.
It should be borne in mind that the typical optical fiber to be connected in a fiber optic connector arrangement is a hairlike element a few thousandths in diameter including core and cladding. Accordingly, the "fixing" or locking problem remains only marginally solved in the prior art.
An approach to the general problem of optical fiber coupling based on a somewhat different principal is illustrated in U.S. Pat. No. 4,019,806. That reference could not be considered to be a dismountable connector arrangement, however, and is otherwise not germane.
German Pat. No. 2,358,785 employs the eccentric sleeve principal with a somewhat different apparatus for locking the movable components in place, that apparatus would not, however, appear to be convenient or easily applied in the field.
In view of the state-of-the-art for locking or fixing eccentric sleeve members in the type of optical connectors aforementioned, there would appear to be a substantial need for a simple, inexpensive means for accomplishing such locking or fixing. Such a means should be simple, inexpensive and quickly and easily applied in the field with simple tools, since optical fiber systems are beginning to be used and are expected to be much more extensively used in the future.
The manner in which the present invention addresses the disadvantages of the prior art to provide a novel structure and approach to the problem will be evident as this description proceeds.
According to the invention, an eccentric ferrule connector is constructed as hereinbefore described. A connector part or half with eccentric ferrule adjustments is essentially a prior art device except that ferrules of the invention at the end of the connector opposite the interface end has these ferrules in staggered relationship lengthwise. The innermost of these is the longest whereas the outer most is the shortest. A crimp sleeve is provided which has the stepped conical interior shape corresponding to the shape produced by the staggered eccentric ferrules. Slipped over the exposed ferrule end of the connector part, the crimp sleeve provides means for "fixing" or locking the ferrules in relative rotational positions determined after an alignment procedure is applied to center the core with respect to the shell of the connector body.
The crimp sleeve, which is preferably made from a malleable, relatively soft, metal is readily deformed against the extended ferrules by means of a simple tool opposite each extended portion of the corresponding eccentric ferrules. The details of the invention are hereinafter described with respect to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an axially-sectioned view of a first embodiment according to the invention for a single, eccentric ferrule arrangement.
FIG. 2 is an end view of the interface surface of the connector body with eccentric ferrule and optical fiber in place as in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is an axially-sectioned view of a second embodiment including two eccentric ferrules with corresponding crimp sleeve according to the invention.
Referring now to FIG. 1, a single eccentric ferrule connector assembly is shown, axially sectioned, having a single eccentric sleeve or ferrule 11 rotatably mounted in an eccentrically placed axial bore in a connector body 10. An optical fiber 12 is, in turn, contained within an eccentric bore in the ferrule part 11. This relationship is more clearly presented in FIG. 2 which is an end view of the apparatus of FIG. 1 showing the interface surface thereof. In referring to an interface surface, it is to be understood that this refers to the surface which would be in contact with the corresponding interface surface of another connector part or for that matter of some other device requiring accurate lateral alignment of the optical fiber with respect to the connector body perimeter.
In FIG. 1 it will be noted that the optical fiber 12 fits into the eccentric bore in the ferrule part 11 with relatively little radial clearance at the interface surface 25 whereas that bore in the ferrule part 11 is tapered as shown at 26. This tapering or expansion of the bore diameter as a function of the dimension away from the interface surface 25 accommodates optical fiber tolerances in assembly. Without this taper 26, the installation of the optical fiber 12 in the ferrule 11 would be very difficult. Once the optical fiber is installed, it is common practice to fill any voids with a resin such as one of the well known epoxy resins. Variations from concentricity at the widest part of this taper 26 are essentially of no importance, the concentricity of the fiber with the outer diameter of the connector body part 10 at the interface surface 25 being the only functionally important concentricity consideration. Obviously, through adjustment rotationally of the ferrule part 11 within the connector body part 10, adjustment is possible in that regard.
In FIG. 1 the jacket of the optical fiber 13 is accommodated within a counterbore in the ferrule part 11 as indicated. Both the body part 10 and the ferrule 11 may advantageously be fabricated from plastic materials such as polyamids or polyesters. A well known polyamid is available under the name nylon (a trademark of E. I. DuPont de Nemours Company). A well known polyester material suitable for the use is available under the name Valox (a trademark of General Electric Company). Those materials are stable and easily injection molded to accurate dimensions and with good surface finish. The inherent surface lubricity of such materials provides relative rotatability as for example between 10 and 11 in FIG. 1, even with close tolerance fits. A good fit is obviously a requirement in that regard.
As previously indicated empirically determined concentricity (lateral alignment) adjustments can be made and once these have been determined, it is necessary to fix or lock the parts in their relative rotational position. According to the invention, a crimp sleeve 14 of a mallable metal such as soft copper, aluminum or even lead can be suitable for this function. The sleeve 14 may be actually in place during assembly, but the crimps 15 and 16 are obviously not applied until after adjustment. The purpose of the crimps 15 and 16, which may be dimples applied at 180° spacing about the perimeter of the sleeve, or preferably about an arc including most or all of the perimeter of the crimp sleeve, is to lock the ferrule parts in an adjusted relationship. Tools for such crimping are commonly available or easily fabricated within the ordinary mechanical skills. Many forms of hand held crimping tools for particular purposes have been used for electrical assemblies and installation.
It will be realized that in view of the eccentricity of the bore in connector body 10 into which the ferrule 11 is fitted, the initial fit of the crimp sleeve 14 is relatively loose especially where the crimp 15 is to be applied.
Referring now to FIG. 3, a double-eccentric ferrule embodiment is illustrated in addition to the connector body 17, two eccentric ferrules 18 and 19 are provided. This configuration provides additional freedom of adjustment based on the principles outlined in the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 3,936,143, and otherwise known in this art. In FIG. 3 the optical fiber 20 is contained within an eccentric bore in the inner ferrule 19 which itself is contained in an eccentric bore in ferrule 18. Still further, 18 may be contained in an eccentric bore in the connector body 17. It will be seen that the end of this arrangement opposite the inner face surface is a stair-step configuration (in section). That is, ferrule 19 has the greatest length (to the right as illustrated in FIG. 3) whereas ferrule 18 and the body part 17 are successively of lesser lengths.
A crimp sleeve 21 is required in the shape illustrated in FIG. 3, permitting three crimp locations 22, 23 and 24. Material considerations and other aspects of the embodiment of FIG. 3 are equal or equivalent to those set forth in connection with FIG. 1.
It will be realized by those skilled in this art that the crimping operation could be accompanied by localized heating to effect a tighter grip against the connector body and extended ferrules, however, the use of a suitably malleable metal for the crimp sleeve normally makes heating uncessary. Once the parts of the assembly are fixed with respect to each other as described, there are normally no significant torsional forces encountered in use which might disturb the alignment. In special situations, where extra resistance to torsional force applied to the cable itself might be necessary, supplementary clamping over the fiber optic cable itself can be employed.
Variations and modifications on the embodiment disclosed will suggest themselves to those skilled in this art, once the inventive concept is understood. Accordingly, it is not intended that the drawings or this description should be regarded as limiting the scope of the invention. The drawings and this description are intended to be typical and illustrative only.
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A couple months ago, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing ordered the removal of huge piles of petroleum coke, a by-product of refining tar sands oil into gasoline and other products, from land along the Detroit River. Now the same problem is growing in the Chicago area where refineries are producing even larger amounts of the stuff.
Petroleum coke, a byproduct of tar sands refining, is building up along Chicago's Calumet River and alarming residents, reportedMidwest Energy News.
Petroleum coke is a high-carbon, high-sulfur byproduct of Canadian tar sands that are shipped from Alberta to the U.S. to be refined and is rapidly becoming a cause for concern in Chicago. "It's growing by leaps and bounds," Southeast Environmental Task Force member Tom Shepherd, told Midwest Energy News. "It's coming at a breathtaking rate."
The pet coke is owned by billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch whose operations drew similar outrage from residents and elected officials in Detroit earlier this year. In July, a large black cloud of pet coke dust was spotted over the Detroit River and caught on camera by residents across the border in Windsor. Members of the communities in close proximity to the piles were complaining of respiratory problems as the thick, black dust was blowing off the piles and into their apartments…
Detroit's pet coke piles were produced by Marathon Refinery but owned by Koch Carbon, a subsidiary of Koch Industries. In Chicago they are owned by KCBX, an affiliate of Koch Carbon, which has large parcels of land along the Calumet River and, according to Midwest Energy News, expanded its presence in the area last year. And it's not just the Koch piles area residents have to worry about; just across the border in Indiana, BP Whiting's refinery is undergoing a $3.8 billion upgrade which includes construction of the world's second largest coker.
The Whiting refinery is owned by BP. In 2007, that refinery was given permission by state and federal agencies to increase the amount of ammonia and sludge it can dump into Lake Michigan. It now dumps 54% more ammonia and 35% more sludge into the lake. That new permit also allowed them to increase the amount of mercury it releases into the lake to 20 times the legal limit. And the more tar sands oil is refined rather than conventional crude, the higher the concentration of heavy metals and toxic substances like mercury will be released.
Add to this the problem with coal ash, a byproduct of producing energy by burning coal. We produce about 140 million tons of it every year. In Tennessee in 2008, 1.1 billion — yes billion — gallons of coal ash slurry leaked from a containment pond, polluting two rivers and destroying 300 acres of property. The health effects will be serious and are likely to last decades at the very least.
Things like this are why I think we need to launch a TVA-level project to develop next-generation renewable energy sources. Even if someone thinks global warming is a big hoax, reducing and eventually eliminating our reliance on fossil fuels to produce energy will dramatically boost public health in innumerable ways and is better for us on nearly every count.


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Research Interests
Currently, my main research focus is on using Social Network Analysis techniques to investigate the propogation of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in Online Social Networks. I am currently working on establishing the risk associated with linking a social persona with a work persona and the risks associated with linking an onlline persona with an offline persona.
Mini Projects:
As part of my course, I am conducting two Mini Projects. The first is designed to Designing a cybersecurity curriculum for South Africa and the second is designed to Applying Social Network Analysis to Security.
Previous Work:
During my time as a Research intern for Oxford University's Cyber Security Group, my initial work was to explore the effects of PII propogation across cyberspace. During this work, we were able to highlight the ease ar which we can use previously obtained PII to establish new PII with varying degrees of accuracy and ease. The work culmilated with the creation of a Data Reachability Model (DRM) that highlights all inferences possible at a particular moment in time as well as a tool that allows the user to decide which data points they will attempt to achieve first as well as the likely success rate of that inference.
My Masters project involved redefining the currently existing "accuracy" and "ease" dimension and splitting these dimensions into 8 dimensions to help reflect the complexity of performing such a transformation. These additional sub-dimensions allowed us to clearly express the difficulty criteria and also allowed us to create personalised profiles for analysts depending on their ability and resources available. This was combined with further development of the tool support to allow for a more personalised use.
During the summer of 2013, I joined the newly developed Cyber Security Capacity Building Centre held at the Oxford Martin School. The work involved creating the initial scoping work for Dimensions 3 and 5 which involved conducting research into currently existing technological standards in Cybersecurity across developed and developing Countries (including Computer Emergency Response Teams) as well as investigating current Cyber Security Educational techniques used in order to improve the Cyber Literacy of nation's citizens and industries.
For further information, see my CV and my academic transcript.
Published Papers:
- A Data-Reachability Model for Elucidating Privacy and Security Risks Related to the Use of Online Social Networks
Sadie Creese, Michael Goldsmith, Jason R.C. Nurse and Elizabeth Phillips
In 11th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (IEEE TrustCom-12). Pages 1124-1131. IEEE. 2012.
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- The Information Assurance / Information Security Career Framework:- The case for a global skills framework for IT security practitioners based upon SFIA.
Elizabeth Phillips, Paul D Jagger and Christopher Jagger
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Committee Investigation into EPA's Secret Science
Background on EPA Subpoena Resolution: Over the past two years, the Science, Space, and Technology Committee has repeatedly requested that the EPA release the data it uses to justify virtually every Clean Air Act regulation proposed and finalized by the Obama administration. As one example, by its own estimates the EPA's proposed limits on ozone will cost taxpayers $90 billion per year, making it the most costly regulation the federal government has ever issued. Some of the data in question is up to 30-years-old.
In September 2011, the EPA's then-Assistant Administrator Gina McCarthy committed to make the data sets available to the Committee. The Committee has sent numerous letters following up on the request and Ms. McCarthy's promise to make the data available. Even though Ms. McCarthy now leads the agency, she has yet to provide the promised data to the Committee.
On August 1, 2013, the Science Committee voted to authorize Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) to issue a subpoena to the EPA to obtain the data in question. This was the first congressional subpoena the Science Committee has issued in 21 years.
Chairman Smith: "This subpoena could have been avoided. Unfortunately, we've been put in this position by an agency that willfully disregards congressional requests and makes its rules using undisclosed data. After two years of failing to respond, it's clear that the EPA is not going to give the American people what they deserve—the truth about regulations.
"The EPA should not base its regulations on secret data. By denying the Committee's request, the agency prevents Congress from fulfilling its oversight responsibilities and denies the American people the ability to verify EPA's claims. The EPA's lack of cooperation contributes to the suspicion that the data sets do not support the agency's actions. The American people deserve all of the facts and have a right to know whether the EPA is using good science."
Under the EPA's current process, only a select few who support the EPA's agenda are authorized to access and analyze the data. But this ignores the need for congressional oversight of taxpayer-funded research. During the Committee meeting, Chairman Smith made clear that any personal health information that is in the data will be protected and removed before the data is made public. He asserted that ensuring public access to taxpayer funded data that is used in regulations is good science and good government.
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Press Resources
Smith: EPA Stands in Default of Subpoena - September 3, 2013
Smith to Johnson: EPA Transparency is Good Government - August 8, 2013
Smith Subpoenas EPA's Secret Science - August 1, 2013
Smith Responds to Ranking Member's Questions, Reiterates Need to Subpoena EPA Secret Science -
July 31, 2013
Committee Threatens to Subpoena EPA Secret Science - July 22, 2013
Smith, Stewart Demand Release of EPA Secret Data Behind Air Regulations - June 12, 2013
Witnesses Say EPA's Forthcoming Ozone Standards Impossible to Meet - June 12, 2013
Smith, Vitter Reiterate Call for Transparency and Release of EPA Secret Data - March 4, 2012
Committee Leaders Call on Administration to Release Secret Data Behind Looming Air Rule - December 13, 2012
Republicans Question President's Science Policies and Priorities - June 20, 2012
Republicans Critical of President's FY13 R&D Budget Proposal - February 17, 2012
Witnesses Agree: Data Used in EPA Regulatory Decisions Should be Made Publicly Available - February 3, 2012
Committee Chairmen Highlight Unanswered Questions about Major Forthcoming EPA Rule - December 13, 2011
Harris and Broun Question Administration's Environmental Cost-Benefit Analyses -
November 15, 2011
Chairman Harris Calls for Transparency in EPA Health Data - September 23, 2011
Witnesses Denounce EPA Cross-State Air Pollution Rule - September 15, 2011
Correspondence with EPA
Chairman Smith Letter to EPA Administrator McCarthy re EPA Subpoena - September 3, 2013
Chairman Smith and Chairman Stewart Subpoena to the EPA - August 1, 2013
EPA McCabe Response to Chairman Smith June 12, 2013, June 22, 2013 Letters - July 30, 2013
Chairman Smith and Chairman Stewart Letter to EPA re: Threat of Subpoena - July 22, 2013
EPA Perciasepe Response to Senator Vitter March 4, 2013 Letter - July 9, 2013
Chairman Smith and Chairman Stewart Letter to EPA Perciasepe - June 12, 2013
EPA Ganesan Reponse to Chairman Smith and Sen. Vitter March 4, 2013 Letter - April 10, 2013
Senator Vitter and Chairman Smith Letter to EPA McCarthy - March 4, 2013
Rep. Hall, Smith, and Harris Letter to EPA Jackson - December 13, 2012
EPA McCarthy Reponse to Rep. Harris September 22, 2011 Letter - June 7, 2012
OSTP Dr. Holdren Response to Rep. Smith February 17, 2012 Request - February 28, 2012
OIRA/OMB Sunstein Response to Rep. Harris November 15, 2011, December 12, 2011 Letter - December 22, 2011
Rep. Hall, Harris, and Broun Letter to OIRA/OMB Sunstein - December 12, 2011
EPA McCarthy Response to Rep. Harris September 22, 2011 Letter - November 30, 2011
Rep. Harris and Broun Letter to OIRA/OMB Sunstein - November 15, 2011
Rep. Harris Letter to EPA McCarthy - September 22, 2011
Full Committee Business Meeting
August 1, 2013
Subcommittee on Environment Hearing - Background Check: Achievability of New Ozone Standards
June 12, 2013
Full Committee Hearing - Examining Priorities and Effectiveness of the Nation's Science Policies
June 20, 2012
Full Committee Hearing - An Overview of teh Administration's Federal Research and Development Budget for Fiscal Year 2013
February 17, 2012
Energy and Environment Subcommittee Hearing - Fostering Quality Science at EPA: Perspectives on Common Sense Reform - Day II
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Full Committee Hearing - Out of Thin Air: EPA's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
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Unlocking the Key to Deep Sleep
By Sarah Fenske
Making the Ferguson Commission Matter
By Danny Wicentowski
My Fake Boyfriend Became a Real-Life Crush
By Lindsay Toler
Rep. Jeffrey Pogue Bill Would Ban Unisex Bathrooms
By Danny Wicentowski
Darren Wilson Gives Speech to Nonprofit
By Danny Wicentowski
Angel Stewart and Other Victims of Violence Ask for Mercy
By Jessica Lussenhop
Obama Praises St. Louis' LaunchCode
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85. University City Family Church pastor Brent Roam took a circuitous path to the pulpit of his church, which meets every Sunday morning at the Tivoli Theatre in the Delmar Loop. Which of the following is not part of Roam's past?
A. He was a Rhodes Scholar.
B. He was a professional mountain climber.
C. He starred in a series of B-movies, including The Toolbox Murders and Tremors 4.
D. He was the lead singer in the alt-country band Slydell.
86. Doctors at Barnes-Jewish Hospital have diagnosed several Missourians in recent years with a parasite known as paragonimiasis after the patients went on float trips. How did these patients allegedly contract the parasite?
A. Mixing river water with Jell-O shots.
B. Getting bit by an alligator gar.
C. Eating live crayfish.
D. Having sex on sandbars.
87. When Geoffrey Delicatecharacter was forced to skip several installments of the RFT video series Purple Prose owing to inpatient treatment for alcoholism, his twin brother stood in. What is Geoffrey's brother's name?
A. Dick Delicatecharacter.
B. Aaron Orion Delicatecharacter.
C. Norman Delicatecharacter.
D. Ignatius Delicatecharacter.
88. Marci Soto of Kirkwood wrote a memoir about her long-term affair with what R&B star?
A. Ray Charles.
B. Ike Turner.
C. Tina Turner.
D. Percy Sledge.
89. On August 27, what were the odds that the Cardinals would make it to the 2011 postseason?
A. 1.1 percent.
B. 7.2 percent.
C. 12 percent.
D. 13.3 percent.
90. During his trial earlier this year, which of the following reasons did Todd Shepard give for killing University City police officer Michael King in 2008?
A. A cop had killed his girlfriend during a 2001 drug raid, leading Shepard to become a "revolutionary" and vow revenge.
B. Earlier in the day, Shepard learned that then-presidential candidate Barack Obama would not seek an endorsement from Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. Incensed, Shepard flushed his voter-registration card down the toilet.
C. A waitress at Red Lobster wearing a nametag that read "Truth" told Shepard she too was a revolutionary, reminding Shepard of his own revolutionary mission.
D. All of the above.
91. St. Louis-born horror-movie icon Vincent Price would have turned 100 years old on May 27, 2011. Where'd he go to high school?
A. Saint Louis University High School.
B. John Burroughs School.
C. Clayton High School.
D. Saint Louis Country Day School.
92. Which of these nonhumans did not get its very own Twitter account during the Cardinals' improbable late-season run?
A. Albert Pujols' statue.
B. Jason Motte's glove.
C. The Rally Squirrel.
D. Allen Craig's pet tortoise.
93. Tax revenue from the 2011 baseball postseason brought enough revenue to St. Louis that city employees don't have to take furloughs next year. Approximately how much money came in?
B. $1 million.
C. $3 million.
D. $5 million.
94. Washington University researchers discovered a gene that indicates whether a person is at risk for heart failure. To which organ is it connected?
A. The heart.
B. The kidney.
C. The gall bladder.
D. The liver.
E. The Hammond B3.
95. Who is Hikaru Nakamura?
A. The next Bobby Flay.
B. The next Bobby Fischer.
C. The next Bob Gibson.
D. The next Beatle Bob.
96. Where were the headquarters for Occupy St. Louis?
A. The Arch grounds.
B. Kiener Plaza.
C. Ballpark Village.
D. Hopeville.
97. For what offense was former Kinloch mayor Keith Conway sent to prison?
A. Theft.
B. Wire fraud.
C. Witness tampering.
D. All of the above.
98. What possibly not-so-mythical creature was shot and killed while stealing chickens near Springfield?
A. A vampire.
B. A chupacabra.
C. A jackalope.
D. A werewolf.
99. Why is Lisa Nasseff suing Castlewood Treatment Center, an eating-disorder clinic in Ballwin?
A. She didn't lose as much weight as she alleges she'd been promised.
B. Clinic administrators allegedly assured her that treatment was covered under her health-insurance plan, but it was not.
C. The food served at the clinic was "inedible."
D. Treatments involving hypnosis and hallucinogens allegedly convinced her that she'd been the victim of multiple rapes and belonged to a baby-killing Satanic cult.
100. According to Albert Pujols, his decision to sign with the Los Angeles Angels for $254 million had nothing to do with what?
A. Spite toward the Cardinals.
B. Southern California's favorable climate.
C. God.
D. Money.
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Colleges and Universities
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News about Colleges and Universities, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Jul. 30, 2015
University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing is indicted on murder charge in relation to shooting death of unarmed black man Samuel Dubose during traffic stop; prosecutors release graphic video of shooting, saying footage provides evidence that Tensing misrepresented incident and that Dubrose did not act aggressively or pose threat; Officer Tensing could face life in prison. MORE
Jul. 29, 2015
Letters from Harvard University president Drew Gilpin Faust and Lafayette College president Alison Byerly comment on July 24 and July 25 articles concerning higher education. MORE
Jul. 29, 2015
Federal Investigators expand investigation into 2014 online attack against JPMorgan Chase, noting that five men charged may have enlisted aid from classmates at Florida State University; while associates of Joshua Samuel Aaron, Anthony R Murgio and Yuri Lebedev are being looked at, they have not been charged with wrongdoing and could merely be sources of information. MORE
Jul. 29, 2015
Marshall L Miller will step down as No 2 official at the Justice Dept's criminal division in Washington; longtime federal prosecutor has accepted position at New York University as part of expected transition to private sector. MORE
Jul. 29, 2015
Unusual number of front-office executives, agents and talent evaluators in major league baseball are graduates of Haverford College, Division III school outside Philadelphia that offers no athletic scholarships or sports-related majors; reasons for phenomenon are complex and varied. MORE
Jul. 28, 2015
George Washington University will no longer require most applicants to submit SAT or ACT test scores to be considered for undergraduate admission; requirement will only apply to applicants who are home-schooled, those who come from high schools that provide only narrative evaluations, college athletes and students applying to seven-year program for aspiring physicians. MORE
Jul. 28, 2015
Canine Performance Sciences Program at Auburn University in Alabama is breeding and training dogs, nearly all Labrador retrievers, to be able to use their powerful sense of smell to detect bombs, narcotics and even livestock viruses; Auburn is partnering with five prisons in Florida and Georgia, using inmates to foster and help train the puppies before they are placed with government agencies or private security firms. MORE
Jul. 27, 2015
Spelman College in Atlanta, Ga, discontinues professorship endowed by Bill Cosby and returns funds to Clara Elizabeth Jackson Carter Foundation; is latest school to sever ties with Cosby over allegations of assault by dozens of women. MORE
Jul. 24, 2015
Paul Krugman Op-Ed column remarks on prevalence of economists trained at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in policy positions and in general policy discourse, which have supplanted dominance of economists from University of Chicago; identifies difference between two schools of thought; laments that intellectual success of MIT economics has not translated to policy success. MORE
Jul. 24, 2015
Eve M Kahn Antiques column; University of Pennsylvania exhibit Courtly Treasures: The Collection of Thomas W Evans, Surgeon Dentist to Napoleon III, presents diamond-adorned watches, gold knickknacks and other royal artifacts, including black carriage that whisked Empress Eugenie to safety when Napoleon III surrendered and Paris fell. MORE
Jul. 23, 2015
University of Birmingham researchers say radiocarbon testing has revealed that two pages of ancient manuscript appear to be part of what may be oldest copy of Quran, and may have been transcribed by contemporary of Prophet Muhammad; pages are estimated to be at least 1,370 years old, although experts who have examined script on pages caution that age of pages does not necessarily prove age of transcription. MORE
Jul. 23, 2015
Officials announce University of California system will raise minimum wage for employees and contract workers to $15 an hour; move, latest in string of labor victories, follows minimum wage hikes in both city and county of Los Angeles. MORE
Jul. 23, 2015
Logistical problems force at least 1,500 Special Olympics athletes and coaches arriving in Southern California to sleep in gymnasium at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles before being taken to their host cities. MORE
Jul. 16, 2015
University of Michigan's apparel contract with Nike could reportedly be worth $169 million. MORE
Jul. 15, 2015
New York Gov Andrew M Cuomo announces that City University of New York School of Medicine will open in fall of 2016 at Harlem campus of City College. MORE
Jul. 14, 2015
Researchers at University of Texas Medical Branch and National Institutes of Health find that inhalable aerosol Ebola vaccine neutralizes virus in monkeys; vaccine, which has not yet been tested in humans, can be administered without medical professional, which would make it of particular value in developing countries. MORE
Jul. 14, 2015
Exhibition on view at City University of New York documents lives of first black Africans to live in Dominican Republic. MORE
Jul. 14, 2015
Editorial, citing growing visibility of sexual assault on college campuses, points to growing body of research suggesting that providing children with quality sex education, along with teaching communication and emotion management to younger students, is effective way to reduce sexual assault later in life; hold that schools, state governments and families alike need to understand importance of early education about sexual assault. MORE
Jul. 13, 2015
Brooklyn Law School will begin offering 15 percent tuition repayments to graduates who fail to find full-time jobs within nine months of graduation; program is meant to address daunting competition and depressed job market that have coincided with steep drop off in enrollment. MORE
Jul. 11, 2015
Saturday Profile of poet Simon Armitage, who was elected professor of poetry at Oxford University, second-most-prestigious literary position in Great Britain. MORE
Jul. 10, 2015
Members of National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America spend two weeks rehearsing at Purchase College before launching tour that will make stops at Carnegie Hall and Beijing. MORE
Jul. 9, 2015
Montclair State University receives anonymous gift of $20 million, which will fund programs for its School of Business. MORE
Jul. 1, 2015
College and universities across country are bracing for consequences of Supreme Court's decision in reconsidering challenge to affirmative action at University of Texas at Austin by Abigail Fisher, white woman who was denied admission; advocates for affirmative action are worried that decision to revisit case indicates court is prepared to strike down race-based admissions. MORE
Jul. 1, 2015
New York State Court of Appeals upholds ruling allowing New York University to proceed with expansion plan involving several pieces of municipal land in Greenwich Village neighborhood that have long been used as public parks. MORE
Jun. 30, 2015
Supreme Court agrees, in 5-to-4 decision, to revisit use of race in admissions decisions by University of Texas at Austin, signaling that court may limit or even end affirmative action in higher education; most applicants from Texas are admitted under part of Top 10 program, which has produced significant diversity; remaining students are considered under standards that take account of academic achievement and other factors, including race and ethnicity. MORE
Jun. 27, 2015
Judge Renee Roche sentences former Florida A&M University marching band members Benjamin McNamee, Aaron Golson and Darryl Cearnel to 10 years of supervised probation in connection with 2011 death of Robert Champion, who collapsed and died after being pummeled by band members in hazing ritual. MORE
Jun. 27, 2015
University of Michigan survey finds consumer sentiment index rose in June to 96.1, its highest level since January, suggesting spending might increase this year; Commerce Dept also reports consumer spending grew at annual pace of 2.1 percent in first three months of 2015. MORE
Jun. 25, 2015
Conservative religious schools all over country are confronting possibility that Supreme Court approval of constitutional right to same-sex marriage could result in their losing their tax-exempt status unless they move to accept same-sex relationships. MORE
Jun. 24, 2015
Students, faculty and alumnae of Sweet Briar women's college celebrate court ruling that will postpone closing of institution for at least one more academic year; ruling follows court settlement brokered by Virginia district attorney's office, but sudden reversal of college's fortunes has left confusion in its wake, with many students and faculty already having made plans to leave. MORE
Jun. 24, 2015
Tennessee Judge Monte D Watkins declares mistrial in rape case against former Vanderbilt football players Cory Batey and Brandon Vandenburg, vacating their convictions; decision comes after post-trial disclosure by jury foreman Todd Easter that he had been victim of sex crimes as a teenager; prosecutors say they will seek new trial as soon as possible. MORE
Jun. 24, 2015
Federal court deals significant blow to for-profit college industry by ruling that Education Dept is within its rights to put in place stringent regulations governing career training programs. MORE
Jun. 23, 2015
The production is among the highlights of the 2015-16 Peak Performances season at Montclair State University in New Jersey. MORE
Jun. 23, 2015
Judge James W Updike Jr approves settlement that will allow Sweet Briar College in Virginia to remain open for at least another academic year. MORE
Jun. 22, 2015
Sean Combs, known as Diddy, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon in connection with an incident involving a kettlebell at U.C.L.A. MORE
Jun. 21, 2015
Sweet Briar College, women's liberal arts college in rural Virginia set to close due to financial problems, says it will remain open for at least one more academic year following settlement. MORE
Jun. 21, 2015
Loose Ends column by Michael Lewis imagines letter from Harvard University admissions office to Harvard Management Company about application review of billionaire Steve Schwarzman, who was denied admission to class of 1969. MORE
Jun. 20, 2015
Brian Seibert reviews premiere of dance piece Analogy/Dora: Tramontane, choreographed and performed by Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company at Montclair State University's Alexander Kasser Theater in Montclair, NJ; piece is part of Peak Performances series. MORE
Jun. 19, 2015
Top academic and business leaders in Seattle unveil plans to create the Global Innovation Exchange, new research institute that sprung from partnership between the University of Washington and China's Tsinghua University; project received some $40 million from Microsoft; Seattle, unlike other leading tech regions in the United States, has long relied on talent from single local research university, and new institution is meant to address that gap. MORE
Jun. 17, 2015
New York State lawmakers propose legislation intended to address issue of sexual assault on college campuses; bill would create statewide definition of 'affirmative consent,' establish new unit in State Police and require campuses to inform students about their rights and how to report assaults. MORE
Jun. 17, 2015
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and former Mayor Michael Bloomberg make rare joint appearance at groundbreaking for Cornell University's Roosevelt Island campus; de Blasio praises Bloomberg for his $100 million donation to university's applied sciences graduate school and for his commitment to city. MORE
Jun. 16, 2015
Bloomberg Philanthropies gives $100 million to Cornell Tech, applied sciences graduate school of Cornell University, to construct technical school on Roosevelt Island; building, to be called Bloomberg Center, is scheduled to open in 2017. MORE
Jun. 14, 2015
Planned residential tower that will house graduate students, faculty and staff on Cornell Tech's Roosevelt Island campus will be largest and tallest sustainable high-rise in the world when construction is completed in 2017; passive-house building will maintain comfortable temperatures year round without any active heating or cooling systems. MORE
Jun. 12, 2015
Nobel Prize-winning biochemist Tim Hunt steps down as professor at University College London after saying women should be segregated in labs because they cry when criticized and are romantic distraction. MORE
Jun. 12, 2015
Study in The New England Journal of Medicine finds program that trained first year female students at three Canadian college campuses to avoid rape lowered their risk of sexual assault from 10 percent to 5 percent; many researchers praise potential of program, but some say it is no substitute for dealing with attitudes and behavior of potential rapists. MORE
Jun. 12, 2015
Pew Charitable Trusts report finds that federal government has outpaced states in providing funding for higher education for first time in recent years; cites federal funding of $75.6 billion in 2013, compared to $72.7 billion in state funding. MORE
Jun. 12, 2015
Cooper Union president Jamshed Bharucha announces his resignation; departure comes during infighting and inquiry by New York State attorney general into management of college's finances. MORE
Jun. 12, 2015
David Brooks Op-Ed column describes how modern transition from youth to adulthood now takes place between ages of 22 and 30, which is documented in Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa book Aspiring Adults Adrift; suggests that young college graduates should be reassured that this time is just a phase, one that will eventually make them stronger and more sure of their direction in life. MORE
Jun. 10, 2015
Virginia State Supreme Court sends case concerning decision to close 114-year-old Sweet Briar College back to lower court over questions about whether school administrators have authority to do so. MORE
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Affirmative Consent: Are Students Really Asking?
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August 2, 2015, Sunday
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The Real Skinny on Freshman Year
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August 2, 2015, Sunday
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Making Friends in New Places
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August 2, 2015, Sunday
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How to Live Wisely
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August 2, 2015, Sunday
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Suicide on Campus and the Pressure of Perfection
Kathryn DeWitt had put on her Penn Face. But living up to expectations — her own and others' — was just too much. Dying seemed the only way out. It wasn't.
August 2, 2015, Sunday
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Dorms You'll Never See on the Campus Tour
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August 2, 2015, Sunday
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Finding Direction in LinkedIn Profiles
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August 2, 2015, Sunday
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Four Steps to Choosing a Career Path
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August 2, 2015, Sunday
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Advice for New Students From Those Who Know (Old Students)
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August 2, 2015, Sunday
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The DuBose Family: Grieving, but Determined
The siblings and mother of Samuel DuBose are struggling to deal with his killing by a university police officer.
July 31, 2015, Friday
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Former Ohio House Democratic Leader Joyce Beatty defeated former Democratic Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy in the 3rd District primary Tuesday night.
The Columbus Dispatch called the race for Beatty shortly after midnight on Wednesday morning. With 94 percent of precincts reporting, Beatty led Kilroy 38 percent to 35 percent.
Kilroy won the hearts of national Democrats by supporting the party despite while representing a tough district in 2009 and 2010, much like former Virginia Rep. Tom Perriello. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and her PAC donated $4,000 to Kilroy in the closing weeks of the primary and other congressional Democrats chipped in as Kilroy campaigned for a more Democratic seat centered in Columbus.
But Beatty represented Columbus in Ohio's statehouse, and she hit the district's airwaves before Kilroy in February, after which Beatty's polling showed the race narrow.
Beatty now becomes the prohibitive favorite to represent the 3rd District in Congress next year. President Obama carried roughly two-thirds of the new district in 2008.
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