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Jim Boeheim said at Friday's Team USA practice that he believes Carmelo Anthony's decision to choose the Knicks over the Bulls in free agency was solely because of his love of New York.
"It was a decision he had to make and I think he just loved New York, I really do," he said. "I don't think he thought about Chicago being a better fit in terms of winning right away; I think he loved New York and he believes they can win there."
Anthony was at the forefront of the Bulls' plans this summer as one of the most highly sought-after free agents, and he admitted after choosing to re-sign in New York that his ultimate decision came down to the Knicks and Bulls.
Boeheim coached Anthony as a freshman at Syracuse, where the Orange ran through the NCAA Tournament and won a national championship in 2003. Boeheim also has coached Anthony in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, where Team USA earned back-to-back gold medals.
Boeheim also defended Anthony against detractors who believe the seven-time All-Star hasn't accomplished much because of his brutal 23-43 playoff record. He's won just three playoff series in 13 tries, and four times his team (Denver or New York) has bowed out to the eventual NBA champion. Anthony and the Knicks missed the playoffs last year for the first time in his career, though Boeheim believes Anthony shouldn't carry the entire burden for his teams' lack of postseason success.
"He's great under pressure, he won the national championship as a freshman, he's won two gold medals and still some people say, 'Well, he's only won a few playoff games.' Well every time he was in the playoffs his team was not favored," Boeheim said. "They lost to San Antonio, the Lakers, the Heat. If you want to put that all on him, you've got to get the facts straight. Every time they lost a playoff series his team was not favored. Too many times people generalize about things and they don't really get the facts straight."
[TEAM USA: Andre Drummond improving on the fly]
Anthony has also been labeled by some as a one-dimensional scorer whose career 3.1 assists per game average is an indictment of his selfish play. Still, Anthony has averaged 25.3 points per game over his 11-year career and has ranked fourth and ninth in PER the last two years, respectively.
"I think his main role in the NBA has been to score, they needed him to score so that's what he does. I don't think you should be criticized when the coach asks you to score and you score. That's what he does, but he's a great offensive player; he's not LeBron James," Boeheim said. "He can help, he can make passes but his primary focus and what he does best is score, and that's what he does."


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Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Tribal Code
Section 9-4-1. REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Section 9-4-2. DESIGNATION OF REGISTRAR
Section 9-4-3. REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
Section 9-4-3.1. Voter Registration Mailing
Section 9-4-4. VOTER REGISTRATION FORM
Section 9-4-5. VOTER REGISTRATION LIST
Section 9-4-6. ELIGIBILITY DISPUTED
Section 9-4-7. DURATION OF REGISTRATION
Section 9-4-8. REGISTRATION UPDATES
PTN Code § 9-4-1
Section 9-4-1. Registration Required
Only registered voters will be entitled to vote in Tribal elections.
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Code § 9-4-1, PTN Code § 9-4-1
PTN Code § 9-4-2
Section 9-4-2. Designation of Registrar
The Enrollment Specialist shall be designated as the official Registrar, located at a Tribal Office in Niobrara, Nebraska to receive voter registration forms. Should the Enrollment Specialist position be vacant, is a candidate for office, or has an immediate family member as a candidate for office, the Election Board may designate an alternate Registrar. The Registrar shall be responsible for receiving all registration forms and verifying their validity. The Registrar shall prepare a voter registration list according to the registration books in accordance with this Chapter. The Election Board shall check the voter registration lists according to districts with the registration books before the election process begins and again before balloting begins to ensure their accuracy.
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Code § 9-4-2, PTN Code § 9-4-2
PTN Code § 9-4-3
Section 9-4-3. Registration Procedure
(A) There shall be open registration at all times.
(B) The Registrar will be responsible for:
1) Mailing registration forms to those members who are eligible to register to vote under Chapter 3, Section 1, of this Ordinance, those members who have not previously registered, and all newly enrolled members of the Ponca Tribe who are now eligible to vote.
2) Receiving all registration forms and verifying the validity of each with the assistance of the Enrollment Department.
3) Marking each registration form received to indicate the date received.
4) Compiling a voter registration list after passage of the deadline date for returning and receiving registration forms, in alphabetical order by enrolled last name and arranged by voting districts, certifying the accuracy and eligibility of the names placed thereon.
(C) The Election Board shall:
1) Check the voter registration lists according to districts with the registration books before the election process begins and again before balloting begins to ensure their accuracy.
2) Review and approve or disapprove all voter registration lists in accordance with this Chapter.
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Code § 9-4-3, PTN Code § 9-4-3
PTN Code § 9-4-3.1
Section 9-4-3.1. Voter Registration Mailing
(A) The voter registration mailing shall include notification of the forthcoming election, the requirement of registration to vote and the deadline for submitting registration forms during General Election years, along with a return envelope addressed to the Registrar.
(B) Registration Forms shall be returned by mail or by personal delivery to the Registrar no later than the first Saturday in September before the election. Failure to comply with this provision shall result in ineligibility to vote.
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Code § 9-4-3.1, PTN Code § 9-4-3.1
PTN Code § 9-4-4
Section 9-4-4. Voter Registration Form
All voter registration forms shall be embossed with the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Seal and shall be in substantially the following form:
I, ____, hereby Certify that I am a member of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, and that I am at least 18 years of age or will be 18 years of age on the date of the election.
Completion of and return of this Registration form is necessary if you desire you become qualified to vote in the forthcoming election. This form must be received no later than the first Saturday in May of each General Election year. This form, upon completion and return to the Election Board Registrar, shall be the basis for determining whether you qualify to have your name placed upon the list of registered voters and to receive a ballot.
Completion of this form is voluntary.
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Code § 9-4-4, PTN Code § 9-4-4
PTN Code § 9-4-5
Section 9-4-5. Voter Registration List
Upon receipt of all registration forms and passage of the deadline date for returning and receiving registration forms, the Registrar, shall verify the eligibility of every registration form received, and shall compile a voter registration list in alphabetical order and arranged by voting districts. The Registrar shall certify the accuracy and eligibility of the names placed thereon and submit the voter registration list to the Election Board for review and approval or disapproval of individual names. Disapproval shall be based only upon documented proof that a name placed thereon is not eligible in accordance with the Constitution and this Ordinance. If a name shall be disapproved by the Election Board on such proof, the name(s) shall be stricken from the voter registration list and a new voter registration list shall be established. A copy of the approved voter registration list shall be supplied to any District Board and shall be posted at the headquarters of the local administrative unit of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the tribal headquarters, and at various other public places designated by the Election Board upon mailing of ballots prior to the election. Upon request, a candidate or voter will be provided a copy of the voter registration list.
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Code § 9-4-5, PTN Code § 9-4-5
PTN Code § 9-4-6
Section 9-4-6. Eligibility Disputed
The Election Board shall determine the eligibility of any written claim to vote presented to it by one whose name does not appear on the official list of registered voters as well as any written challenge of the right to vote of anyone whose name is on the list. The Election Board's decision shall be made within ten (10) days following the registration deadline. The Election Board decision shall be final.
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Code § 9-4-6, PTN Code § 9-4-6
PTN Code § 9-4-7
Section 9-4-7. Duration of Registration
Upon certification as a registered voter, the certification shall remain in effect unless the voter changes addresses, relinquishes his/her membership, dies, or otherwise becomes ineligible to vote. If a registered voter changes districts, name or re-enrolls, they must re-register. If a registered voter moves within their district, the voter is responsible for submitting a change of address form before the ballots are sent out, but does not need to re-register.
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Code § 9-4-7, PTN Code § 9-4-7
PTN Code § 9-4-8
Section 9-4-8. Registration Updates
By September 30 of each General Election year the Election Board and the Registrar shall post the approved voter registration list by voting district and determine whether there are any Ponca Tribal members who were not previously eligible to register because of age or non-enrollment or who have moved or who are otherwise now eligible to vote. The Enrollment Department shall notify the Election Board of such individuals. The Enrollment Specialist shall notify the individuals of their right to vote and supply them with a registration form.
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Code § 9-4-8, PTN Code § 9-4-8

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Quick Review: NOVA HD for iPad
Here we have NOVA HD [$9.99 - iTunes Link] for iPad, an action-packed first-person shooter (FPS) that should make any Halo fan feel right at home.
For video of me playing (kinda funny), pictures, and more -- stay with us after the break!
The graphics on NOVA are smooth and beautifully rendered, and make full use of the iPads processors. The various levels are a lot of fun and increase in difficulty gradually, which should appeal to moderate and power gamers alike. There's single player mode and multiplayer mode (my favorite), which allows you to play online against friends or random opponents. Nothing says stress relief more than being able to sneak up on a friend and and send them to bullet-ridden oblivion, or maybe thats just me...
The controls are much easier to get used to than I expected. Movement is controlled with a virtual d-pad on the left, direction by swiping the screen, and shooting, reloading and using grenades by virtual buttons on the right.
Gameloft has once again taken a popular game genre and made a beautiful, highly playable version for mobile. If you love FPS, pick up NOVA HD for iPad.
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We will be in Europe for a month and we have a rental car. We will be staying 3 nights in the Latin Quarter and of course we are not thinking of driving while in Paris. But we are not sure of a convenient place to park. Can you suggest where?
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ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) - Police have charged Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez with murder and weapons counts in connection with the slaying of a semi-pro football player whose body was found in an industrial park about a mile from Hernandez's home.
The charge was revealed Wednesday in Attleboro District Court after Hernandez was arrested at his sprawling North Attleborough home. Less than two hours after his arrest, the Patriots cut Hernandez from the team.
The investigation started more than a week ago after semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd was found slain in an industrial park in North Attleborough, on the Rhode Island line not far from where the Patriots play.
Lloyd's family says he and Hernandez were friends and that Lloyd's girlfriend and Hernandez's fiancee are sisters.
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Twist on birthday party collects items for animal shelter
Recently I attended the neatest birthday party in Huntington. In lieu of gifts, the guest of honor requested that donations be made to the Huntington Cabell Wayne Animal Shelter. It was absolutely wonderful. Instead of the requisite trinkets that one typically observes at such events, the home overflowed with dog food (more than 400 pounds), collars, leashes, towels and cleaning supplies.
The generous 40 attendees shared stories of taking in every stray dog and cat as children and warm tales of all the good work the shelter is accomplishing. I got the feeling this wouldn't be the last of such parties to benefit the shelter in Huntington, and I can only hope the desserts are equally delicious!
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Jenkins is right for US Congress
Senator Jenkins is running for Congress, and he has my support. He has tackled many of the most difficult challenges our state has faced and has served the voters well. We can see examples of his hard work throughout our area.
He made sure we got the Route 2 connector completed, secured state funding for the construction of Pullman Square, had the 5th Avenue bridge to Guyandotte replaced and put money into our local senior organization to help construct and repair our senior centers throughout Cabell and Wayne counties. He also cares about highway safety and has pushed for years for the widening of I-64 that is now being done, which I think we can all certainly appreciate.
Senator Jenkins has worked hard and the results show.
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Travels in Nigeria with Noo Saro Wiwa
Nigeria gets 'fewer voluntary visitors than the moon' according to the writer Noo Saro Wiwa.
The daughter of the murdered Nigerian activist Ken Saro Wiwa had deliberately not returned to Nigeria after her father's death, preferring to base herself in her other home in England.
Her book Looking For Transwonderland tells the story of what happened when she did go back and highlights many of the contradictions of modern Nigeria.
This interview was first broadcast on March 31, 2012
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Bitcoin is a virtual currency, existing only on computers and in the cloud, but some believe it is the future of money. Bitcoin made big news recently when the value of one "coin" quadrupled to more than $1,100 in just six months, and again when $450 million in Bitcoins went missing from a "virtual vault" at the world's biggest Bitcoin exchange in Japan.
No, it's not money in any traditional sense. It doesn't hold its value and it's not a common medium of exchange. That's partially because Bitcoin has no physical presence and exists only on the Internet. If you want to buy something in the real world with a Bitcoin, you generally have to exchange it for legal tender.
That said, about 30 merchants in San Francisco already allow you to use Bitcoins, and you can buy anything from groceries at Buyer's Best Friend market to a bowl of ramen noodles at Ramen Underground. Merchants use Bitcoin as a marketing tool to attract a certain kind of clientele, mostly techies.
You can buy or sell Bitcoins through your online bank account.
Once you've opened a Bitcoin account, or "wallet," and converted your cash into Bitcoins, you can pay for things at the register by scanning a QR code on your smartphone. You can also buy things directly from some online merchants like Overstock.com and pay in a similar manner to PayPal.
While Bitcoin isn't money, it has made some people a lot of money as an investment. Its value is entirely speculative, which is why it fluctuates so dramatically.
It's a craze, like tulip mania in Holland in 1637.
People love stories about things that double and triple in value. Over the past 12 months, the value of a Bitcoin ballooned from about $250 to more than $1,100, but then tumbled to about $595.
Those gyrations have attracted the attention of famous investors like the Winklevoss twins, who are famous for their lawsuit claiming Facebook was their idea. They reportedly own $40 million in Bitcoins, and spent a half million dollars in profits buying seats on Virgin Galactic's space plane. That just fed the frenzy.
Before their value skyrocketed, about the only folks interested in Bitcoin were techies and people who distrust government.
I think it will either disappear because exchanges collapse and people lose lots of money or it will be professionalized and brought into the fold of legal currency. Right now, the U.S. government is allowing Bitcoin to be used for purchases because it's a small player in the grand scheme of things. If Bitcoin usage continues to grow, the government will take further steps to regulate it—as it did in March when it said Bitcoins should be treated like stocks for IRS tax purposes.
I don't think Bitcoin is a bellwether for anything. We already have digital currency and we've had it for a long time. It's called online banking, and we use it on our computers and phones every day. Banks and countries make billion-dollar transactions with the click of a mouse.
One thing Bitcoin has shown, however, is that there's an interest in streamlining our current banking system, and to make it faster and cheaper. The best-case scenario might be that the U.S. banking system and others move in that direction in response to customer demand.


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I met Paul Fleiss in 1977 during my residency at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. There weren't a lot of vegetarian doctors who advocated breastfeeding for every baby and mother nearly 40 years ago, and he and I hit it off immediately.
He was the most courageous doctor I had...
(0) Comments | Posted May 5, 2013 | 11:45 AM
My friend and excellent mom Jess has a great analytical basketball mind. She wrote this guest post this morning.
Discuss - George or Melo? Oh, that's easy. And this is coming from a person who's dog is named Melo. I'm considering changing it to George. Just...
(474) Comments | Posted March 21, 2013 | 2:19 AM
Today the CDC announced a 72 percent increase in the diagnosis of autism over the past four years. One of every 50 children aged 6 years to 17 years has an autism spectrum diagnosis.
Ten years ago, the number was 1 in 150.
(13) Comments | Posted August 3, 2012 | 6:59 PM
My good friend and lactation expert Susan E. Burger, MHS, PhD, IBCLC has strong feelings about World Breastfeeding Week. I have to agree that it's the New York Time's worst time of year for those of us who so strongly support nursing mothers and also think that the...
(2) Comments | Posted February 13, 2011 | 11:32 PM
So . . . the anticipated larger reach has roused me from lassitude to mention that there really are excellent resources for medical information on the Internet. The Huffington Post offers a platform for a wonderfully diverse group of medical writers and I'm happy to be here....
(237) Comments | Posted August 9, 2010 | 2:17 AM
In a recent magazine article, Ms. Bundchen was quoted saying that breastfeeding should be the legal norm for all babies for the first six months of life.
Of course, this generated a storm of protest about "feeding choices" and whether or not we should listen to someone with her...
(1518) Comments | Posted April 28, 2010 | 3:07 AM
Tonight PBS aired a show called "The Vaccine War." I was interviewed at great length and in great depth about vaccines and my point of view and expressed my ambivalence about the polarization of this issue and the need for more calm reasoned discussion about the number one question that...
(469) Comments | Posted February 3, 2010 | 8:36 AM
Based on the findings of Britain's General Medical Council, the journal had no choice but to retract the twelve-year-old research and I agree with their retraction. At the very least, the study was far too small, and -- as I've said repeatedly -- had too many methodological flaws, to be...
(71) Comments | Posted October 28, 2009 | 2:59 AM
I wrote this note in response to a post on "Peachhead2," a parents' bulletin board.
"With all due respect to Dr. Gordon's article and his opinion posted [on Peachhead2] I would love to hear [another] doctor's opinion about the H1N1. I talked to a neurologist last week and he...
(478) Comments | Posted June 15, 2009 | 3:11 AM
Dr. Harvey Karp has just written an excellent blog beginning to discuss the role environmental toxins play in causing autism. I agree that the huge rise in autism is real, and not just related to better diagnosis or reclassification of mental illness. Autism is most likely caused by a genetic...
(9) Comments | Posted April 27, 2009 | 1:52 AM
The Swine Flu news stories must bring to mind the previous ad campaign to sell Tamiflu.
This virus is being made to sound mysterious because the diagnoses are being made in scattered areas. This should merely highlight the fact that tens or hundreds of thousands of people with bad...
(1) Comments | Posted April 22, 2009 | 4:31 AM
Look at the date on this incredible article supposedly published in JAMA!!
Wait! This is not satire? It really WAS published April First in JAMA!???
By some of the most important doctors and authors in the world???
They stole my idea? I'll call my lawyers in the morning....
(2) Comments | Posted April 20, 2009 | 4:45 AM
Well, that wasn't April's only storm. An April Fool's joke I posted to a private group of a few thousand doctors, lactation experts and other medical experts triggered alarm in the halls of my club, The American Academy of Pediatrics.
Interestingly, the AAP may actually have dramatically...
(42) Comments | Posted April 20, 2009 | 3:21 AM
Dr. Rahul Parikh's article entitled, "Parents, Don't Be Immune to Vaccine Truths" should not have been published by the Los Angeles Times. He begins by painting a grim picture of a child in Mumbai who survives a case of tetanus. Instead of attempting to educate parents, his stated aim,...
(24) Comments | Posted March 31, 2009 | 3:08 AM
The Los Angeles Times featured a scary, virtually fact-free article about vaccines on its front page Sunday. They dredged up old stories and concluded with a quote from an over-exposed expert who makes millions of dollars from his vaccine patents.
Parents' blogs and bulletin boards lit up and...
(21) Comments | Posted February 16, 2009 | 3:21 PM
They were disdainful and unscientific in their approach and did not gather the needed evidence. In the absence of that evidence, they should have insisted on further studies to assist in the decision-making process.
Vaccines as they are now manufactured and administered trigger autism in susceptible children.
This will be...
(242) Comments | Posted February 16, 2009 | 12:23 AM
It took fifty years before the courts finally acknowledged that cigarette smoking causes cancer.
There were billions of dollars at stake.
The dozens of court decisions that there "was no proof" were supported by physicians, expert witnesses of all types and hundreds of millions of dollars...
(0) Comments | Posted January 22, 2009 | 12:52 AM
Congress and President Obama will have to challenge the insurance companies' obsession with scalpels, scopes, shots and medication.
The most important thing I do every day is talking to the parents and the children in my pediatric office. There will be no effective reform of health care until a...
(3) Comments | Posted April 19, 2008 | 12:43 PM
No proof, but there is evidence that polycarbonate baby bottles which contain bisphenol A (BPA) have a "hormone-like" effect on the reproductive system. The CDC has issued cautions and now the Canadian government will be banning this toxic substance.
There are a large number of substitutes and
(4) Comments | Posted April 18, 2008 | 1:47 AM
About twenty years ago, I was approached by a manufacturer of vitamins and supplements and asked to write articles for a magazine. This magazine--coincidentally--was sponsored by the manufacturer and all the articles--coincidentally--were about their products.
I should have been a bit suspicious when the first article was to be...


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A bathtub toy has a battery, timing circuit and an audible or visible output. A motion responsive switch closes to connect the battery to the output and start the timing circuit. The timing circuit shuts off the output after an interval until the switch again closes after the interval.
1. Bathtub toy comprising:
a body,
components in said body comprising:
a battery,
a motion responsive switch contained therein, adapted to provide off-to-on and on-to-off transitions,
a timing circuit arranged for timing an interval upon occurrence of such an off-to-on transition when no interval is being timed,
an output circuit adapted to provide an audible or visible output during battery connection,
said timing circuit being arranged to connect said battery and said output circuit for the duration of said interval,
said toy including spaced conducting probes exposed to the surface of said body arranged to prevent such timing in the absence of water between said probes.
2. Bathtub toy as claimed in claim 1 wherein said output is continuous over said interval.
3. Bathtub toy as claimed in claim 1 wherein said output is intermittent over said interval.
4. Bathtub toy as claimed in claim 1 including a pressure sensitive normally open switch arranged when closed to connect said battery to said output circuit, independently of said timing circuit.
5. Bathtub toy as claimed in claim 4 wherein said output is continuous over s aid interval.
6. Bathtub toy as claimed in claim 4 wherein said output is intermittent over said interval.
This is a Continuation-in-Part of application Ser. No. 08/970,097 filed Nov. 7, 1997 pending; which is a Continuation-in-Part of application Ser. No. 08/508,964 filed Jul. 28, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,697,182.
This invention relates to a novel bathtub toy.
It is known to provide toys to be played with in the bathtub. However a bathtub toy which will provide light or light and sound is not known to me. The toy is provided with an output circuit adapted to provide a light, or a sound, or both, responsive to the off-to-on transition of a motion sensitive switch.
A timing circuit is connected to time an interval responsive to the off-to-on transition when an interval is not already being timed. The timing circuit is arranged to effect a connection between the battery and an output circuit during said interval, and to terminate such connection with the end of said interval. The output circuit is arranged to provide during such interval the visible on audible signal continuously or intermittently or intermittently according to a pattern.
The visible signal is preferably provided by a Light Emitting Diode (`LED`) or LEDs. LEDs are thought to be the most efficient light source with the power (about 3 volts) which may be provided from an encapsulated battery.
The audible signal is preferably provided by a speaker.
In drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention:
FIG. 1 illustrates an example of the toy,
FIG. 2 is a circuit to be contained in the toy,
FIG. 3 is an alternate circuit to be contained in the toy,
FIG. 4 is a motion responsive switch,
FIG. 5 is an alternate motion responsive switch.
In the drawings a bathtub toy--here a duck (although it might be any bathtub-suitable toy) is provided with LEDs 14 or other lights for actuation in accord with intervals initiated by a motion responsive switch 10 (FIG. 2,3,4,5,) and a control module including a timing circuit shown in detail in FIG. 2. An alternate form a control module is shown in FIG. 3. Somewhere about the body of the toy it is preferred to provide a normally open pressure sensitive switch 19A which, when used, allows the battery to energize the light and/or sound sources independently of the control module.
Thus the pressure sensitive switch 19A will be located in a suitable place which will depend upon the shape used. With the duck shown herein it is preferred to put the pressure sensitive switch in the beak 21. The body and beak of the bird may be rubber as discussed. If the body made of plastic or other material the beak surface must be made flexible enough that the pressure switch therein may be digitally actuated. With another pressure switch location, the body must also be arranged to allow actuation of the pressure switch.
It is usually desirable for a bathtub toy to be buoyant so that this may be made a feature of the toy's body. Thus a buoyancy chamber may be added if desired. The toy may be of rubber, plastic or other suitable material. It may be shaped to portray any bird, animal or a boat, for example.
In FIG. 2 there is shown a control module and components combined therewith. Battery 16, positive is connected over nodes N6 and N5 respectively connected to water probes 11 and 13 in series with a motion responsive switch 10 to integrated circuit IC terminal 4. Battery 16 positive is also connected over line 21 to IC terminal 16, and the emitter of transisting T1. Transistor T1 acts as a power switch and when closed under control of the integrated circuit, connects battery power to the output circuit over node N1. The output circuit, in the preferred embodiment, comprises the sound module 15 and the light module 17.
Battery 16 positive is also connectable to node N1 over normally open pressure sensitive switch 19.
Battery negative is connected to instrument ground at node 18. Node 18 is connected to R2, IC terminal 8 and to node N2.
The integrated circuit, C, R1, R2, and R3 are connected, as shown.
The motion responsive switch 10 connects Nodes N3 and N4 and may be a mercury switch which is well known. Other motion responsive switches may be used.
Alternatives to the mercury switch include the ball switch 10A shown in FIG. 4. The node N3 may be connected to a conducting cylinder. The other end of the cylinder is plugged with insulation 4-2. A connection from node N4 is connected through insulator 4-2 to a conducting knob 4--4. A conducting ball 4-3 can roll freely in the cylinders. The switch is closed between nodes N3 and N4 when the ball 4-3 is in contact with knob 4--4. Otherwise it is open.
A third alternative motion responsive switch is shown in FIG. 5 where a conducting cylinder 5-1 has an open end, closed by an insulator 5-2. A conductor to node N4 extends through the insulation to mount the fixed end of a flexible (conducting) stem helical spring 5-3. The free end of the stem may then vibrate and will sometimes contact the knob 5-4 which is connected to node N3. The switch is closed when spring 5-3 contacts knob 5-4, and otherwise open.
The three switches described are all reversible between nodes N3 and N4.
There are many types of output circuits which may be connected across nodes N1 and N2. The one described has a sound module and a light module connected in parallel. Obviously the output may be solely light or solely sound.
The sound module 72 uses a sound synthesizer integrated circuit (`SIC` or `chip`) 18. I prefer to use that manufactured by Motorola under number MC68HC05KG.
The positive lead from node N1 is connected to the positive terminal P of SIC 18 and the negative lead from node N2 is connected to negative SIC terminal N. When power is applied across terminals P and N a modulated output from terminal M is applied to the base of transistor amplifier 73. (For the transistor amplifier I prefer to use model 9012. The amplified output is applied to the speaker 15 to produce the sound. The synthesizer will give a choice of sounds some of which can be appropriate to the kind of animal portrayed. The resistance 75 is connected in parallel with the speaker 15 and typically has the value 303 K . Other sound synthesizers with their own characteristic connections are within the scope of the invention. Thus any toy in accord with the invention may have a light module alone, a sound module alone or both as here.
The light, here LED's 14 may be directly connected across nodes N1 and N2, in which case they would be on for the duration of the timed interval. However it may be preferred to have them flash during the timed interval under control of the oscillator chip 21. This preferably comprises a National Semiconductor Chip Number 3909 connected as shown in FIG. 2 as an oscillator. The basic multi-vibrator circuit of oscillator 21 is modified by the higher capacity capacitor CM to produce a larger power interval which, (or example, night be two seconds. Node N1 is connected to chip 21 battery terminal 4 and Node N2 is connected to the battery terminal 5.
When power appears at N1 due to closure of the switch T1 or the pressure switch 19, a quartz crystal in chip 21 vibrates to cause power to be applied periodically (as selected) to the chip input terminals 8 and 7. The rate of vibration can be varied by changing the value of capacitor CM connected between terminals 2 and 8 of chip 21.
FIG. 2 shows 3 LED's connected in parallel. The number of LED's could be greater or smaller.
FIG. 2 shows circuitry including an integrated circuit IC used to time the activation of the sound module 15 and the light module. Over the timing interval these modules may be connected to be on continuously or intermittently. As shown in FIG. 2 the sound module is on for the interval and the light module flashes during the interval. The integrated circuit IC, transistor T1, battery and switch 10 are preferably encapsulated.
Preferred values for the circuit elements of FIG. 2 are as follows.
C--CAPACITOR 0.47 μF at 3.0 V
R1--RESISTOR 1 MEGOHM 1/8 w
P2--RESISTOR 1 MEGOHM 1/8 w
R3--RESISTOR 1 MEGOHM 1/8 w
The switch 10 may be replaced by any other suitable motion responsive switch such as the flexible stem switch of FIG. 5 or the ball switch of FIG. 4.
(The integrated circuit and transistor referred to immediately above are both available from Motorola Canada Limited, 3125 Steeles Avenue East, North York, Ontario, Canada).
Water probes 11 and 13 are connected to nodes N5 and N6 and thus form a switch in series with switch 10, with the water probe switch being open when the probes are out of the water and closed when they are in.
The water probes 11 and 13 each present exposed metal to the surface of the body so that water may form a conductor between them when the probes are immersed. The remainder of the circuitry shown may be encapsulated or permanently insulated.
The sound module 15 and light module 17 are connected across nodes N1 and N2 as shown. A normally open pressure sensitive switch 19 is connected from battery 16 positive to node N1.
With either switch 10 open or water probe switch open (the latter because the probes are not in the water), and switch 19 open, the circuit will be quiescent.
Capacity C will be charged to the value of battery 16 (here 3 V). Pin 4 of the integrated circuit will be held at 0 volts which is the voltage arbitrarily designated at node 18. The integrated circuit IC will be in reset condition having the effect that there will be a positive voltage at pin 7, rendering the transistor T1 non-conducting and switch 19 is open so that the sound nor the light modules are off.
With probes 11, 13 are in the water, movement of the toy causes switch 10 to complete the circuit between battery 16 positive and IC pin 4. (Thus the switch 10 has completed an off-to-on transition). Battery 16 connection to IC pin 4 causes a (0-1) or 0V to 3V transition at pin 4 which causes the integrated circuit IC to go to "set" condition causing pin 7 of IC to go to 0 volts. This causes transistor T1 to conduct activating the light and sound circuits 15 and 17. The set condition of IC connects pin 3 with node 18 and in a time determined by C and R1 the circuit is returned to reset condition, deactivating the light and sound circuits and allowing C to recharge. The circuitry is further designed so that switch 10 must be turned off and on again before the integrated circuit IC can again be activated to `set` state.
It will be appreciated that the `ground` shown at node 18 is instrument ground only and is unconnected to anything outside the toy. The choice of node 18 is somewhat arbitrary but assists in the description of the circuit.
If it is desired to actuate the light and sound circuit independently of the motion switch or the water probe switch, then the pressure sensitive switch 19 may be closed. The light and sound system will then be operated for the duration of closure of the switch 19.
FIG. 3 shows a timing and control module which is alternative to that shown in FIG. 2.
In FIG. 3 the integrated circuit IC is replaced by discrete elements. A schematic distribution of these elements in the toy is not shown but it will be realized that they are placed as found convenient in the toy body while the lights will be located as shown in FIG. 1 as described.
Moreover the water probes 11 and 13 are not shown but it will be understood that these are exposed to the surface of the body and will be connected to nodes N5 and N6 respectively in FIG. 3. The light and sound systems are not shown but these will be connected between nodes N1 and N2 in FIG. 3. Water probes 11 and 13 are exposed to the water when the body is immersed.
Exemplary only values of the circuit elements of FIG. 3 are indicated below.
7 C1--0.1 μf
7 C2--10 μf
FIG. 3 shows a simple one shot circuit.
When motion responsive switch 10 is closed providing an of-to-on transition state, it applies positive voltage to 7C1 and the base of 7T2. This will cause 7T2 to conduct. This, in turn, supplies battery power to the light and sound circuit connected across nodes N1 and N2.
7T2 conducting also connects the negative side of 7C2 to the negative side of the battery. This will place the base of 7T1 at a potential less positive than its emitter which will cause it to conduct. 7T1 supplies positive voltage to the voltage divider 7R2 and 7R3 which supplies positive voltage to the base of 7T2. This will hold 7T2 on after 7C1 has charged and no longer conducts current to the base of T2.
The RC network formed by the resistors 7R4, 7R5 and 7C2 determines the length of time the LEDs will be on. When 7C2 charges, the potential on the base of 7T1 becomes less negative and 7T1 will cease to conduct. This, in turn removes the positive bias from the base of 7T2 (which acts as the power switch analogous to T1 of FIGS. 1A, 1B) which switch 7T2 will turn off terminating the power interval and the flow of power to the illumination circuit.
To repeat the cycle, switch 10 must be opened and then reclosed (the latter out side a power interval) to initiate the timing of a new power interval.
Thus if for any reason switch 10 remains closed the LEDs will be extinguished by the circuit described above after the interval illumination duration provided by the RC network.
The circuit of FIG. 3 is provided with water-sensitive probes 11 and 13 between nodes N5 and N6 as described in connection with FIG. 2. Switch 10 between nodes N4 and N5 may be replaced by any suitable motion responsive switch.
If the user of the toy desires to operate the light and sound system independently of the timing circuit then he may press the normally open pressure sensitive switch 19 which connects the light and sound system directly across the battery 26.
It cannot be said that the circuit of FIG. 3 is always preferable over that of FIG. 2 or vice versa. The circuitry of FIG. 3 is somewhat simpler. However, the circuitry of FIG. 2 may be made extremely compact. The integrated circuit of FIG. 8 may take advantages of a process called `on board integrated circuitry`. In this process the integrated circuit, IC, is actually, built into a (very small) circuit board and covered with a dot of epoxy. The size of the integrated circuit of FIG. 2 is about 3/16 inch in diameter and only 1/32 of an inch thick.
With either timing circuit a light module alone or a sound module alone, may be sued. Moreover the light module may be of one or more LED's and may be on continuously or may flash. Similar variation in the sound module. In the case of either the sound or the light module, the circuit must be such as to be operable by the voltage available and without rapidly dissipating the battery.
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The estimable online journal Democratiya is featuring some recently unearthed cabinet memos by the British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin from early 1948, "setting out the case for the Atlantic alliance and for a muscular social democratic antitotalitarianism," as Democratiya's editor, Alan Johnson, puts it. (The memos can be read here; Johnson's gloss is here.)
Bevin was a self-educated worker, who had been forced to drop out of school at the age of ten in order to support himself. His native wit propelled him to the top of Britain's trade union movement and then to a leading position in the Labor Party. His clear-eyed recognition of the threat and the evil represented by Soviet Communism led him to become the mastermind behind the North Atlantic treaty (although these memos don't bear directly on the treaty). In contrast, America's brainchild for keeping the postwar peace was the UN. The biggest fear of that generation of statesmen was that a third world war centered in Europe might soon follow the first and second.
The idea was scarcely farfetched. Milovan Djilas recounts in Conversations with Stalin that the Soviet dictator enthused at one of the all night eat-drink-talk fests at which he entertained and intimidated his Yugoslav comrades that "the war shall soon be over. We shall recover in fifteen or twenty years, and then we'll have another go at it." What prevented that was NATO, the organization that grew out of Bevin's treaty. In contrast, the UN's contribution to averting another big war was about as large as that of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus.
Instead of scolding us for not showing more deference to the UN, why don't Europeans realize that the stark comparison between the achievements of Bevin's NATO and those of FDR's UN furnish evidence, of which there is otherwise precious little, that Europeans really are wiser than Americans?
Not that Bevin's wisdom was flawless. These memos dwell on the importance of social democracy as a "third force" alternative to capitalism and Communism. It was of course nothing of the sort. Rather, it was a modification of capitalism. But more important, there was something morally blind in such categories, suffused as they were with the backwash of Marxian hocus pocus. What was at stake was much larger than economics: it was a conflict between civilization and barbarism. Today, again, we find ourselves in the grips of struggle with barbarism, albeit of a different species. And today, too, there are voices—most of them less admirable than Bevin's—that would distract us with petty quibbles.


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A critical way United States government officials have sought to undermine National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden is by focusing attention on the vast amount of information he took with him. The NSA has not figured out exactly what Snowden took, however, claims of millions of documents being taken that would expose the US military to danger. However, now Director for National Intelligence appears to concede that they have been claiming was incorrect.
Clapper told Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, "We're still investigating, but we think that a lot of what he looked at, he couldn't pull down," and, "Some things we thought he got he apparently didn't." But Clapper still said the damage is "profound."
Ignatius apparently was able to view a classified damage evaluation. He wrote:
In the damage evaluation, the intelligence community has established three tiers of material: The first tier is the 300 or so documents that a senior intelligence official said news organizations in the United States or overseas have already published, often with redactions. The second is an additional 200,000 documents the United States believes Snowden or his associates gave to the media.
It's a third tier of documents, which Snowden is assumed to have taken but whose current status isn't known, for which officials have lowered the threat assessment. This batch of probably downloaded material is about 1.5 million documents, the senior official said. That's below an earlier estimate of 1.77 million documents.
But this estimate may not be any more accurate than the previous estimate, which was first pushed on "60 Minutes," because the NSA will probably never really know what Snowden took and they will always be making up some number that suits the agency's interests.
Former NSA chief Gen. Keith Alexander stated in an interview with the Australia Financial Review in May, "I don't think anybody really knows what he actually took with him, because the way he did it, we don't have an accurate way of counting. What we do have an accurate way of counting is what he touched, what he may have downloaded and that was more than a million documents."
The claims made about what Snowden took are based on the access he had while working as a contractor for the NSA, not what he actually took. Yet, this number of 1.7 million documents has repeatedly been used by government officials and the most strident critics to argue he is not a whistleblower.
Ignatius wrote in his column, "It's impossible to assess independently the accuracy of what Clapper said, either about the damage Snowden allegedly caused or its mitigation. That's one reason why a legal resolution of the case would be so valuable: It would establish the facts."
Ignatius promotes a misunderstanding of the legal process. For example, if Snowden stood trial, it would be a national security leaks prosecution. The courtroom would often be closed to the press and public for the discussion of classified information. There would be a limited amount of evidence on actual damage that Snowden's defense could get into the public record.
A sizable portion of the trial would, in fact, be conducted in secret without Snowden and his lawyers being able to ever discuss government claims about the released information. (This is what happened in the military trial of Chelsea Manning.)
Moreover, since the criminal complaint against Snowden alleges Espionage Act violations, there is no requirement on the part of the government to prove damage. Military prosecutors in Manning's case successfully stopped the defense from making them prove Manning's disclosures had caused damage to convict. Damage was an issue at sentencing that influenced how much time Manning was sentenced to prison, but it had no bearing on guilt or innocence.
But why is all of this subject to so much speculation by people like Clapper and other anonymous unnamed government officials?
NSA whistleblower Bill Binney has said, based on his experience at the agency, that the NSA never developed and implemented technology in order to have the capabilities to track activities by employees on the agency's systems because the analysts and management opposed this technology.
Analysts "realized" the technology would be "monitoring everything they did and assessing what they were doing. They object. They didn't want to be monitored." They did not want all their actions being spied upon.
Management, according to Binney, resisted because such a system would have made it possible to "assess returns on all the programs" used around the world." The agency would have been able to "assess returns" on programs" and "lay out all the programs in the world and map [them] against the spending and return on investment." This would have exposed the NSA to "auditing" by Congress and management was opposed.
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Research Forum Summer Term 2011
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Coming of Age: John Ruskin's Drawings and Watercolours from the Grand Tour of 1840-41
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
18.00, Kenneth Clark Lecture Theatre
John Ruskin, Bay of Naples, 1841. Watercolour, gouache (white), graphite on paper. height: 35 cm; width: 47.2 cm. Acquisition: The Courtauld, Jeanne (Miss); bequest; 2005 D.2005.XX.10. Copyright: © The Samuel Courtauld Trust, The Courtauld Gallery, London
Speaker(s): Stephen Wildman (Professor of the History of Art and Director, Ruskin Library and Research Centre, Lancaster University)
Ticket/entry details: Open to all, free admission
Organised by: Ernst Vegelin/ Caroline Arscott
Ruskin's early drawings and watercolours have been the subject of very little detailed study. In this lecture, Stephen Wildman will share the fruits of investigating the Grand Tour to France and Italy made by Ruskin, then aged 21, with his parents between September 1840 and June 1841. By his own account he made "47 large size sketches and 34 small", many of which it is possible to identify; of surviving drawings, the largest number is in the Ruskin Library, with others as far afield as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Ruskin Library in Tokyo. A neglected body of work, it was influenced by the work of Samuel Prout and David Roberts, but also represents the maturity of Ruskin as a draughtsman.
Stephen Wildman is Professor of the History of Art and Director of the Ruskin Library and Research Centre at Lancaster University. A Cambridge graduate, he was formerly Deputy Keeper of Fine Art (Prints and Drawings) at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. He has organised many exhibitions of 19th and 20th century British art and design, including David Cox (1983), The Birmingham School (1990), Visions of Love and Life: Pre-Raphaelite Art from Birmingham (1995), Edward Burne-Jones (1998), Waking Dreams: Pre-Raphaelite Art from Delaware Art Museum (2005) and Ruskin, Turner and the Pre-Raphaelites (2000, with Robert Hewison and Ian Warrell).
This lecture inaugurates the Richard McDougall Lecture series which will be delivered biannually at The Courtauld Institute of Art on the topic of British watercolour painting post-1750s. This lecture coincides with the exhibition, Life, Legend, Landscape: Victorian Drawings and Watercolours, which is on display at The Courtauld Gallery, 17 February – 15 May 2011.


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It is, although it's flavored with sambuca and Kaldi's coffee instead of marsala and espresso, rendering it lighter and airier (though less aromatic) than traditional tiramisu. Tradition is bucked almost as often as it's revered here. Witness the Italian tuna salad sandwich, proffered on Fazio's Italian white bread: The tuna, which Sanders buys packed in olive oil, is mixed with Sicilian olives, celery, roasted red peppers, lots and lots of basil mayonnaise and a noticeable amount of lemon juice. The Tuscan BLT, on barely toasted focaccia, substitutes pancetta for standard bacon (and also makes use of that basil mayo, this time a bit too liberally).
There are a few instances where the innovations don't carry through. The house's roasted tomato soup, rumored to be a favorite among those who have already become regulars, lacks resonance; it's strangely thin and tangibly missing both a bass note and a grace note. Same goes for "Grandma's chili," chock-a-block with red beans and served over spaghetti as a lunch special one day; though stick-to-your-ribs hearty, its flavor was staid.
Back to Tuesday, 8:22 p.m. Sanders points the west county couple toward his "dinner for two" menu. Two side salads or cups of soup, two pasta dishes and two homemade chocolate chunk cookies for $18. For ten bucks more, he'll throw in a bottle of Ca del Sarto pinot grigio or Castelvero barbera.
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Developers urge Corpus Christi City Council to approve delayed Chaparral Street project
CORPUS CHRISTI - The credibility of voter-approved bond work dominated public discussion Tuesday as City Council members discussed how to move forward on a stalled 2008 project while mulling a list of new projects for November's ballot.
More than a dozen investors, business owners and residents who support downtown revitalization asked the council to move forward on a delayed 2008 bond project to improve two blocks of Chaparral Street. The Chaparral project as designed exceeds a $3.5 million budget. Supporters want it done according to the public design, which attracted private development plans.
"It appears to be a no-brainer," said resident Johnny French, who frequently speaks during council meetings about bond projects. "What the public expects is that it gets what it voted for."
The council didn't vote on the issue Tuesday and is expected to discuss it again in two weeks.
There's money available to complete the project as designed, but council members have agreed to spend an anticipated $12 million in leftover 2008 bond money on other projects not approved by voters, including plans to build a new bridge on Padre Island and a road realignment and extension to Yorktown Boulevard.
Up for a decision Tuesday was a list of 2012 bond projects to go to voters Nov. 6. The council approved $90 million worth of projects, which mostly includes street work. Residents would have to pay higher taxes if voters approve anything more than $55 million.
A clause in the approved 2012 bond language allows the city to spend any of that leftover bond money on projects they decide.
Several times during the meeting council discussion bounced back and forth between 2012 and 2008 projects. The two are interrelated because of promises the council made in May to spend the leftover 2008 bond money. Several council members were confused Tuesday about what they were deciding.
Councilman Larry Elizondo, who represents Southside residents, asked about the Chaparral Street budget and how it would affect plans for Yorktown Boulevard. He needed clarity about Chaparral, so he could decide whether to support the 2012 bond list, he said. Yorktown was added to the list of streets on the 2012 bond Proposition 1 in case it can't be completed with the leftover 2008 funds.
City Engineer Dan Biles explained the construction bids for the Chaparral design exceed the project budget. It's been rebid, but the cost hasn't come down. The lowest total project cost estimate is $6.4 million — nearly $3 million over budget. Biles needs the council to decide whether he should use leftover funds or cut the design.
The discussion focused on Chaparral, prompting several investors to showcase their plans for the area based on the city's commitment to the project as designed.
Rick Deyoe, president of RealTex Development Corp. in Austin, said the city's design plans are the reason his company bought the Lichtenstein building on Chaparral Street. The company is planning to tear down the vacant department store to make room for a $28 million, five-story retail and residential apartment building.
"This is the type of development that will stimulate downtown," he said, to a roar of applause from downtown supporters who attended the meeting.
Brad Lomax, who owns Water Street Seafood Co. and Executive Surf Club downtown, said his plans to renovate those restaurants also hinge on the full design.
"I would like to see it done in total," Lomax said. "I do believe it is a strong economic development project."
Elizondo and Councilman Kelley Allen, who represents downtown, support cutting design elements from the Chaparral Street project to fit within the $3.5 million voters approved. Mayor Joe Adame agreed and called for a council vote to resolve the conflict.
Assistant City Attorney Alison Logan interrupted and told council members they only had the authority to vote on 2012 projects.
A vote Tuesday on Chaparral Street would have violated the Texas Open Meetings Act because it was not on the posted agenda. Adame asked the item to be placed on a future agenda. It's expected to come up again in two weeks.
Corpus Christi voters will be asked to decide eight bond propositions on the Nov. 6 ballot.
Proposition 1: $55 million for city streets
Proposition 2: $1.75 million for City Hall improvements
Proposition 3: $4.75 million for Service Center Complex improvements
Proposition 4: $16 million for parks and recreation improvements
Proposition 5: $2.3 million for city museum and library improvements
Proposition 6: $820,000 for public health building improvements
Proposition 7: $700,000 for public safety improvements
Proposition 8: $9 million for economic development projects
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Listen to public radios Performance Today on any given morning and theres a good chance you will hear JoAnn Falletta conducting the Buffalo Philharmonic or some other symphony orchestra. In the classical music world, Falletta has become a force to reckon with.
She serves as the music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, principal conductor of the Ulster Orchestra in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and principal guest conductor of the Brevard Music Center.
Additionally, she tours, making guest conducting appearances around the world. Her discography is enlarging significantly.
She is leading the Charleston Symphony this weekend in two performances of an all-Russian program, featuring the young Charleston pianist Micah McLaurin and winners of the symphonys Share the Stage contest.
Several high school string players will join the orchestra for the performance of Tchaikovskys Selections from Swan Lake.
In anticipation of her appearance in Charleston, The Post and Courier asked Falletta a few questions about her career and the state of classical music in the U.S.
Q: You are in high demand. You maintain strong relationships with several institutions, manage a number of guest-conductor appearances and spend significant time in the recording studio. How do you do it?
A: I have to plan my schedule very carefully, often a year or two in advance. So I unfortunately cannot be very spontaneous about my life! But there are two compelling ways I can find the energy for all the concerts and traveling: first, the extraordinary power of the music itself (I think it is the greatest artistic legacy we have); and secondly, the energy and excellence of the musicians in the orchestras (I believe that the orchestra is the finest team in the world).
It is such a privilege for me to stand on the podium surrounded by the incredible musicians in an orchestra.
Q: For years now, you have made a career leading orchestras in mid-size cities such as Buffalo and Norfolk. I guess you like coming to Charleston, too. What is it about these orchestras that appeals to you?
A: I believe that orchestras in mid-size cities can have a greater impact on the quality of life in their regions. Often they can form stronger bonds with the people of their communities as well, and develop truly significant partnerships with individuals, companies and other organizations.
It is thrilling for me to realize that our orchestras and our musicians are making a real difference in our city, making life richer and more beautiful for our neighbors.
Because of our close connection to our region, we can take risks and be adventurous as well, knowing that we are an intrinsic part of the tapestry of life there.
Q: You are coming to Charleston for the second time, leading the CSO in an all-Russian program featuring 18-year-old piano soloist Micah McLaurin. Whats it like working with young talent? Can you describe a little the nature of the conductor-soloist connection?
A: I cannot wait to work with Micah! I have heard wonderful things about him. It is really exciting to have the chance to work with talented young people: their enthusiasm, their discovery of music, their freshness and optimism are deeply inspiring.
And working with a soloist is a true collaboration. We have to get to know each other musically to create an interpretation that is a combination of both of our personalities.
Q: It seems to me you are part of a new generation of musicians tasked with ensuring that classical music remains a vital force in the cultural life of our communities, even in the face of so much competition, economic challenges, distractions and diversions. Do you think of yourself as a musical envoy?
A: I think of myself in a way as an ambassador for music, and it is a privilege to share my love of this art.
I am so happy to have the chance to open the window to the extraordinary world of orchestral music, to reach out to new audiences, to explore music with our listeners, to keep our symphonic tradition vibrant, growing and powerful.
We have to be ready to pursue different avenues and to think about our presentations differently, and always to offer the most committed and passionate performances!
Q: On a related note, what do you think the future holds for symphony orchestras in the U.S.?
A: Symphony orchestras are going through a period of change in the world now, but I believe that they will emerge from these challenges stronger than ever.
Classical music is too powerful, too relevant, too important to our lives to ever be lost!
I think that the future will find us exploring different ways to present orchestral music, and the wonder of this art form will continue to fill our lives with beauty.
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In the epigraph, flight is spiritual. It is connected to the Negro Spirituals and Gospels that slaves used to sing. The belief in flight as an escape from slavery and as the path of the soul is explored.
In the beginning of the novel, flight is literal. Robert Smith jumps off the roof of Mercy Hospital. Of course, he does not actually fly, but it is a flight from reality, and from servitude. He commits suicide as an escape from the racism and prejudice he experiences. Pilate sings about it, connecting it to the Spirituals.
Flying can also mean abandoning your responsibilities. Robert Smith did, and great-grandfather Solomon did when he returned to Africa.
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Far from being a model "Muslim democracy," Turkey has grown progressively more illiberal under Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's Islamist government. A bit over a year ago, the Turkish government blocked a website discussing Darwin in an Internet children's filter. At the time, the head of Turkey's Scientific and Technological Research Council downplayed the incident, telling Hürriyet that the ban was not against the theory of evolution. "If that was the case," he said, "every website that used to word would have been banned. This one may have been banned for containing harmful material to children."
Evidently, his downplaying of the incident was just nonsense for the gullible masses. Now, the Council is banning books which discuss Darwin. According to Hürriyet Daily News:
The evolutionist books, previously available through TÜBİTAK's Popular Science Publications' List, will no longer be provided by the council. The books have long been listed as "out of stock" on TÜBİTAK's website, but their further publication is now slated to be stopped permanently. Titles by Richard Dawkins, Alan Moorehead, Stephen Jay Gould, Richard Levontin and James Watson are all included in the list of books that will no longer be available to Turkish readers.
When Erdoğan, in a fit of pique, declared that his goal was "to raise a religious generation," many Western diplomats pooh-poohed the incident as just one more example of Erdoğan's rhetorical excess. Given Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's recently unearthed anti-Semitic diatribe declaring Jews to be descended from "apes and pigs," perhaps it's time not only to recognize that the Islamists might not only benefit from a little time studying Darwin, but also that it's time that diplomats understand that what Islamists say to their own population is far more important than what they tell Western diplomats and agenda-driven journalists.


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The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles is launching "BMV 2 You," a new mobile license branch that will travel the state to assist BMV customers with select services. Customers will be able to receive services including driver's license renewals and titles and registration. The BMV says it will take the branch to fairs, town squares and businesses about three times a week.
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BMV Commissioner Ron Stiver says Hoosiers will get their first chance to use the mobile license branch on August 8 at the Indiana State Fair.
BMV 2 You Facts
What is BMV 2 You?
BMV 2 You is a mobile license branch that will travel to communities and events across the state so that BMV customers may conveniently access select BMV services.
Why was BMV 2 You created?
Governor Daniels believes in flexible, responsive government that is easily accessible and focused on serving customers on terms that are convenient to them. BMV 2 You is part of the BMV��s overall strategy to give customers more choices in their access to BMV services in more convenient, community- and neighborhood-based locations.
What services can I access through BMV 2 You?
Customers may conduct almost all of the same transactions that can be performed at a traditional branch, including:
-- *Driver licenses (renewals only)
-- *Identification cards (new and renewals)
-- Titles (for all vehicle types)
-- Registrations (new and renewals)
-- Voter registration
* Temporary cards will be issued on-site and permanent credentials will be mailed to customer in 7-14 business days.
What services cannot be accessed through BMV 2 You?
Because the unit will not be equipped with drive examiners and other constraints, the following transactions cannot be performed on BMV 2 You:
-- Commercial Driver License transactions
-- New driver licenses
Are there any differences in the services provided on BMV 2 You versus a traditional branch?
Yes, for security reasons, driver licenses and identification cards are processed differently on BMV 2 You. Instead of receiving a new driver license or identification card when a customer leaves BMV 2 You, the customer will receive a letter showing that the new credential is being processed. The customer��s new driver license or identification card will be mailed from the BMV��s administrative office within fourteen days.
Is BMV 2 You secure?
The Bureau of Motor Vehicles has taken significant measures to ensure the security of BMV 2 You, including equipping the vehicle with multiple cameras integrated into the state��s monitoring system, an alarm system and other security devices. In addition to these physical security measures, the BMV has worked with the Indiana Office of Technology to ensure all transactions are submitted via a secure network and utilize the latest encryption technologies.
What types of locations will BMV 2 You visit?
BMV 2 You will visit locations across Indiana to serve Hoosiers. Types of locations BMV 2 You may visit include:
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BMV 2 You will also provide additional capacity to existing license branches which have longer customer wait times, service delivery complications or high customer volume.
How can I find out the schedule for BMV 2 You?
The schedule will be posted on the BMV web site and will be shared with various media throughout the state.
What are the hours of BMV 2 You?
The hours of BMV 2 You will vary to meet the needs of customers in the particular location being serviced. For example, during the State Fair, BMV 2 You will be available to customers seven days per week during the hours of operation in the Exposition Hall. All operating hours of BMV 2 You will be published on the BMV web site, www.mybmv.in.gov.
How often will BMV 2 You travel?
BMV 2 You will travel throughout the state an average of 3 days per week, carrying a staff of three individuals.
Can I schedule BMV 2 You to come to my community event?
Certain criteria, such as space and technology requirements, must be met. However, you may submit suggestions for consideration by emailing email@example.com.
How much did BMV 2 You cost?
The BMV spent approximately $140K purchasing and outfitting the BMV 2 You unit, including installing necessary security features and technology. At just under $250,000, annual operating expenses will be comparable to a small traditional branch.
What companies helped create BMV 2 You?
The following Indiana companies assisted with the development and production of BMV 2 You:
-- Walnut Ridge RV Sales in New Castle ordered, consulted and customized BMV 2 You;
-- Forest River, Inc. in Elkhart manufactured the branch;
-- Electronic Evolutions, Inc. in Carmel managed and installed the security and technology requirements for BMV 2 You;
-- Cummins, based in Columbus, manufactured the generator for BMV 2 You; and
-- Muncie Office Supply in Muncie handled office space customization.
What are the physical characteristics of BMV 2 You?
BMV 2 You is a fifth-wheel trailer that is 38 feet long and 9 feet wide. It requires 50 feet of space for operation, runs on a 5,500-watt gas generator and will be pulled by a 1-ton Ford F350 truck.
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MACEDON, N.Y. (April 24, 2012) – It's going to take more than a broken right heel to slow KLR Group rider Kyle Wyman in the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series.
Wyman fractured his heel during practice for the first GoPro Daytona SportBike race at Road Atlanta last Saturday, but soldiered on through the pain to finish on the podium in the XR1200 race the following day. He didn't even find out the full extent of his injury until he got home and visited his regular doctor who immediately diagnosed the fracture.
But just as it was in Atlanta, Wyman refuses to miss any time due to the injury.
"After the crash they took me by ambulance to the medical center at Road Atlanta just to check me out and make sure I didn't have to make a trip to a local hospital," Wyman said. "I promised them I'd get it checked out when I got home and they let me go. I wanted to get out of there as soon as I could because I had XR1200 practice."
Wyman quickly discovered the pain was at its worst when we walked.
"They gave me a crutch to use and I took some ibuprofen to help lessen the pain," he said. "Turns out it was harder for me to walk than ride the bike, but some pain was still there when I was on the motorcycle. I just had to get past it.
"As far as attrition goes, it was the most memorable race I've ever had. I had the bad get-off from the Triumph when I hurt my heel, then hit some oil and went down on the first lap of the XR1200 race. I had to restart from the back of the grid on my spare bike, which was another monkey wrench thrown my way, but by that point I wasn't going to quit. I'm glad I didn't."
Wyman shrugged off his two accidents and rode from last place to third, a remarkable feat considering the circumstances.
"I couldn't have been happier to end up on the podium after all I went through," Wyman said. "I just didn't want to give up for my new title sponsor -- the KLR Group.
"I also owe a big thanks to SportBike Track Time, Apex Manufacturing and Richard Harris for their understanding of the situation I was in and supporting me with the Triumph. I was disappointed I wasn't able to continue on in SportBike but they all understood the situation and were way more worried about my injury. That meant the world to me. Those guys are first-class."
As far as the heel goes, Wyman was told by his doctor and a specialist that there's not much he can do other than letting in mend on its own.
"They can't put it in a cast or anything like that," Wyman said. "I will have to rearrange my training. I'm not going to be able to run or do my biometrics. All I'll be able to do is the stationary bicycle. Hopefully, I'll be able to stay close to 100 percent for the next race. No matter what, I'll be riding in Sonoma."
Up next for Wyman is the May 4-6 Great Clips West Coast Moto Jam at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.
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