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Radiation Preparedness
NACCHO's radiological and nuclear preparedness initiatives aim to improve the capacity and capability of local health departments to prepare for, respond to, and recover from radiation or nuclear disasters by sharing resources and tools, disseminating promising practices, and providing education and training.
In the Spotlight
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Public Health Law Program published Public Health Preparedness: Examination of Legal Language Authorizing Responses to Radiological Incidents, an assessment of state and local laws that authorize restriction of movement and decontamination of people during a radiological event. The assessment is the result of a partnership between CDC's Public Health Law Program, CDC's National Center Environmental Health, Radiation Studies Branch, and NACCHO. More »
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidance Report
CDC has released a guidance document for state and local public health planners for population monitoring during a radiation emergency. This guidance document focuses on the significant effort required to identify, screen, measure, and monitor populations (people and their pets) for exposure to radiation or contamination from radioactive materials. The guide also presents the concept of establishing community reception centers (CRCs) to provide contamination screening and decontamination services to people displaced by a large-scale radiation incident. CRCs will be established to assess people for exposure, contamination—and the need for decontamination—and to register people for follow-up monitoring, medical assessment, or medical management if necessary. CDC has developed a number of training and planning tools and resources specifically related to population monitoring and CRC operations.
Featured Radiation Training
The CDC Radiation Studies Branch announces the launch of Radiation Basics Made Simple, the first in a series of radiation preparedness training modules. Radiation Basics introduces participants to the fundamentals of radiation and radioactivity. Radiation Basics Made Simple features an enhanced lecture-style video and interactive knowledge checks to deliver and reinforce key concepts. The training is divided into eight segments: sources of radiation, radioactive decay, measuring radiation, biological effects of radiation, radiation promotion, radiation protection, decontamination, environmental impact of radioactivity, and responding to radiation emergencies. Continuing education is available for this activity. Other radiation emergency training modules currently in development include: Medical Countermeasures, Risk Communication and Public Information, and Responder Safety and Health. If you have comments or questions, contact the CDC Radiation Studies Branch at (770) 488-3800 or firstname.lastname@example.com. More »
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There are numerous resources and tools to assist in local health department radiation planning and response. These resources and tools can be accessed from the following websites: CDC's Radiation Emergencies Resource Library, FEMA's Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program, EPA's Radiation Protection Program, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and National Library of Medicine's Radiation Emergency Medical Management. More »
NACCHO is pleased to continue its collaboration with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), The CDC Radiation Studies Branch, and others to support the efforts of the National Alliance for Radiation Readiness (NARR).


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The storm that hit our area several weeks ago was one of the worst disasters to affect our area in a long time. The tornado struck like a bouncing ball all over the Pine Belt area, and where it touched down it left tremendous destruction.
If something good can be said to come out of something so devastating, it would be found in the tremendous response and out pouring of care and assistance that followed the storm. Many people and organizations in the Pine Belt and from all over the state and nation immediately took action to offer help to those hard hit by the wind and water.
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The Fort Thomas Recreation Department is offering a Tuesday college night softball league and Sunday co-ed league.
Entry forms and the team fee of $215 are due by Tuesday, April 9 for both leagues.
The college night league will play a seven game season at Tower Park beginning Tuesday, May 14.
The co-ed league will play a seven game season at Tower Park beginning Sunday, May 5.
The recreation department is also offering the adult men's league, with registration due by Wednesday, March 20 and games beginning in April.
A mandatory softball meeting is being held at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 7 at the armory.
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Arrest made in Cherokee Creek arson
On October 12, 2004 at approximately 7:30 PM, Deputies with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office responded to a mobile home fire at 858 Potter Road, at the request of the Cherokee Creek Fire Department.
Deputies found the home destroyed by the fire and evidence of arson.
The home was being occupied by Susan Ann Harvey of 858 Potter Road.
Deputies arrested Bruce Lynn McNeely, age 32, near the area of the fire and charged him with public intoxication. McNeely gave his address as 858 Potter Road also.
McNeely will be charged with Burglary 2nd Degree and Arson in connection with the fire.
No bond hearing has been set at report time.
Arson agents with SLED along with Detective David Oglesby continue the investigation.


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"I don't care what you say. Just because I used my connections and influence with Congress to further the goals of my clients does not mean that I am a lobbyist!"
signed: Newt Gingrich
not a lobbyist
not a philanderer
not a liar
not an opportunist
not a hypocrite
not the guy who torpedoed the Ryan budget
lot of nots
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me:
As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free,
And Newt's a big fat hypocrite
Why is the WSJ trying to destroy Speaker Gingrich?
$55 million - that's a lot of jewelry and creamy desserts, eh, Newt?
I am not a crook
I am not a hypocrite
We are not idiots
First Anon at 246, all these GOP fakers - Palin, Bachmann, Perry, Cain, Gingrich - do themselves in, through the scourge of conservatism: hubris. Most are anti-intellectuals who lead themselves to believe arrogantly that what they think everyone else must think, too. No matter how many come up short, there is no lack of the same thing in the Republican ranks to take their place. It's sad.
I though this was a conservative blog. Now it is more a propaganda outlet for that mormon Romney and for Obama.
Why do these guys keep thinking no one will ever find out their secrets and hypocrisies? It happens over and over and over again . . .
That's a lot of money for a "historian."
Gingrich will disintegrate before the end of the year.
He is a disgusting blob of sleazy self righteous arrogance.
Next on top will be Ron Paul.
Briefly he will shine and vanish like a falling star.
Romney is inevitable.
Romney will remain
Abandon all hope
Romney, Romney
Romney, Romney
Just Romney to look forward to
Learn to like Romney
Romney the inevitable
hatred is bred from fear. when i watch Gingrich tell someone to take a bath it makes me wonder if he needs one?
Chump change. Al Gore makes that much with fake green companies getting billions in DOE money in one week, never mind having any real products to offer.
So what if I've made all this money? So what if my positions have changed much more radically than the Mittflopper? So what if I am utterly devoid of any personal morality? So what?
I am the penultimate Washington insider, and I'm using the weakness of the Republican field to boost my profile and sell more books! Deal with it.
Instead of all these well-connected candidates who claim to be "outsiders" (Former Speaker of the House! Some outsider!), why not an insider who admits it, and makes an argument as to why being an insider makes him or her a better person for the job? You can't say your philosophy is anti-government and then claim you want to lead the government. That's just another way of being phony as a politician. Would you hire a CEO whose philosophy is anti-corporation?
Go Newt! I love the smell of capitalism in the morning.
For those of you who are so against Newt, do some research on his life in and before Congress. Elected 10 times to the House from a Democratic controlled state of Georgia, Minority Whip credited with shutting down the non-esential offices in Washington over a budget deal that would have grown the deficit by $300 billion dollars, Co author of Contract With America and balanced the budget (against the Dem. controlled Senate and Clinton). He also led the fight in stopping HillaryCare. His downfall was at the hands of the Dems and some centrist Republicans who cited 89 charges of Abuse of Power of which 88 were dropped. The only one left was the 20 hour course taught at Kennesaw College. Since in the private sector he has begun a Think Tank that has grossed $55 million over 10 YEARS. Do the math, that is only $5.5 mil a year! By the way, he is not the only one getting paid in this organization, so his part is a fair share of the intake. He makes far more through his books, writings and speaking apperances. It is sad to me that true Republicans would villify this man that has done so much for, not only the party, but for the American public as well. So, look at viable sources and stop listnening to the Main Stream Media and their talking points.
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This Is What Happens When You Cross A Bug With An Airport Firetruck
I've made no secret of my love for VW Beetles and enlarged things, so it's pretty easy to see why this 1.5x-scale Baja Bug is appealing to me. Built on (and named after) an old airport fire truck, Big Red is the tractor-chassi'd colossal Beetle you've been hoping for. »


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The Cross-Strait Meeting's Lasting Impact
The summit will affect how future Taiwanese leaders approach mainland China, and re-focus American attention on the relationship.
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Mr. Cohen has been an adjunct senior fellow for Asia studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) since 1995. Mr. Cohen has special expertise in business and public law relating to Asia, especially China. Since 1990, he has been a professor at the New York University School of Law, where he currently teaches courses on Chinese criminal justice and Chinese business law and frequently teaches International Law--East and West.
Mr. Cohen formerly served as Jeremiah J. Smith professor, director of East Asian legal studies, and associate dean at Harvard Law School. He has published several books, including The Criminal Process in the People's Republic of China, 1949–63, People's China and International Law, and Contract Laws of the People's Republic of China, and many articles on Chinese law as well as a general book, China Today, coauthored with his wife, Joan Lebold Cohen. In 1990, he published Investment Law and Practice in Vietnam.
The Cohens lived in Beijing during 1979–81, while Mr. Cohen took part in various trade and investment contract negotiations as consultant to the Coudert Brothers law firm and taught a course on international business law in the Chinese language for Beijing officials. Mr. Cohen formerly served as adviser to the Government of Sichuan Province, China; as chairman of the American Arbitration Association's China Conciliation Committee and to the New York/Beijing Friendship (Sister City) Committee; as trustee to both the China Institute in America and the Asia Society; and as a member of the board of editors of both the China Quarterly and the American Journal of International Law. He continues to serve on the advisory board of Human Rights Watch--Asia and is a trustee of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Mr. Cohen is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Yale College (BA, 1951) and graduated in 1955 from Yale Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal. He was law secretary to both U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren (1955 Term) and to Justice Felix Frankfurter (1956 Term). He subsequently practiced law, served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia and was consultant to the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations before beginning an academic career at the University of California School of Law at Berkeley in 1959. He moved to Harvard Law School in 1964 and remained a full-time faculty member there until he joined the international law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in 1981. He retired from commercial law practice in 2000 but continues to serve as arbitrator and mediator in international business disputes relating to Asia and as adviser to families of persons detained in China, including Taiwan. He is a member of the bar in New York, Connecticut, and the District of Columbia.
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The summit will affect how future Taiwanese leaders approach mainland China, and re-focus American attention on the relationship.
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This week's visit to Seattle,the District and New York by Xi Jinping, widely viewed as China's strongest dictator since Mao Zedong, will give Americans another occasion to take his measure and ponder the many dilemmas of Sino-American relations. Xi arrives fresh from Beijing's extraordinary Sept. 3 military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II .
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Jerome A. Cohen writes about dealing with China's requests for U.S. cooperation in repatriating alleged corrupt offenders and their assets.
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Jerome A. Cohen and Zachary Goldman consider the challenge of Sino-US cooperation on cybersecurity.
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Although China's increasingly "assertive" international conduct has naturally stirred widespread concern in both Asia and the US, especially regarding the South China Sea, an overview of Beijing's foreign policy suggests a less alarming perspective. In some major subjects, such as environmental pollution and climate change, there are good prospects for Beijing's cooperation with the United States and other nations.
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In his testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Jerome A. Cohen argues that China would benefit at home and abroad by demonstrating increasing respect rule of law, while the United States, by striving harder to set a good example, could do much to improve not only its own society but also its standing in China and the world.
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In this op-ed, coauthored with Ira Belkin, Cohen argues that a draft law targeting foreign institutions — including universities, museums, athletic and cultural groups, professional associations and all nonprofit social organizations established outside of mainland China — makes clear that Beijing has become much less welcoming.
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As the 14th annual Asia Security Summit—or the Shangri-la Dialogue, as it has come to be known—gets underway in Singapore, we asked contributors to comment on what appears to be a recent escalation in tensions between the U.S. and China over the two countries' presence in the South China Sea.
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This essay provides a bit of grist for the historian's mill by offering an account of some fragmentary personal contacts that Jerry Cohen had with Lee Kuan Yew a generation or two ago.
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Jerome Cohen explains what the normalization of Sino-US relations can tell us about the future of US-Cuba relations and human rights
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Jerome A. Cohen says while Xi is building on the Communist heritage of using the law as the ultimate expression of power, the reforms signal important advances in the legal system
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Jerome A. Cohen says party leaders' rousing pledge to strengthen China's rule of law, for the first time the focus of a major party meeting, is likely to ring hollow in the Zhou Yongkang case.
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Jerome A. Cohen writes about the Chinese human rights activist's efforts to navigate American politics.
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For over six decades, police in Taiwan could lock up people they deemed "hooligans" (liumang) for years with at most a cursory review by the courts. This article by Margaret K. Lewis and Jerome A. Cohen discusses the detailed process by which judges, officials, and legislators—spurred by civic groups, lawyers and academics—brought about annulment of the relevant legislation, the Act for Eliminating Liumang.
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Jerome A. Cohen says despite the changes made to China's human rights legislation after June 4, progress has been slow and the plight of those advocating for democracy little improved.
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Despite China's economic progress in the twenty-five years since the crackdown on democracy activists, ongoing abuses of political and civil rights pose a threat to authorities, says CFR's Jerome A. Cohen.
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Jerome A. Cohen uses last week's trial of Xu Zhiyong as an opportunity to examine the Chinese foreign ministry's claim that criminal prosecutions are handled, "in accordance with law."
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China's judicial system is in the midst of a crucial struggle to determine its nature, role, and power, writes Jerome A. Cohen.
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In this op-ed for the South China Morning Post, with Margaret K. Lewis, Jerome Cohen says that without recourse to constitutional backing, the move to truly abolish re-education through labor in China faces the same hurdles as in past reform efforts.
Challenge to China draws attention to an underappreciated aspect of legal reforms in Taiwan, and asks how Taiwan's experience might be relevant to its giant neighbor across the Taiwan Strait.
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The Roundtable on Asia, the Rule of Law, and U.S. Foreign Policy examines the many meanings of the "rule of law" and the role of law and legal culture in the economic growth, institution-building, and protection of human rights in Asian countries. Participants from the government, NGO's, and academia join to discuss the relevance of the rule of law to U.S. foreign policy and what measures the public and private sectors might adopt to foster desired developments.
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On May 18, the OPC hosted a panel discussion to consider how far Chines President Xi Jinping will go in taking steps against not only corrupt members of the Communist Party, but also against all elements of a civil society. Panel members also discussed the implications for U.S.-China relations.
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"Big men" currently on the court Carl Landry Draymond Green Chris Wilcox Jeff Green. Size what?2013-03-01 21:02:58DraftExpress: Yes. Landry, Udonis Haslem, that type of guy. RT @JJarrett86: What's Kevin Jones NBA Ceiling? Carl Landry Type Player?2012-03-07 01:20:47DraftExpress: One twitter friendly NBA GM just reminded me via DM about Carl Landry, another senior who played at Portsmouth.2011-04-06 12:12:28You can see the results they've had in the Draft the past few years-- Aaron Brooks, Carl Landry, Budinger, etc. Their work clearly pays off.2010-04-24 21:04:05Top 25s - Full List RankCategoryTotal 19PER21.1 10TS%62 13Pts/40p23.1 12Pts/4023.8 24FG%55 16FTA/Pos0.44 23Fg/408.5 25Fg/40p8.3 25Fta/g5.4 10Fta/407.9 Team: 76ers PhysicalsPositions SalaryMisc H: 6' 8" W: 248 lbs Bday: 09/19/1983 (32 Years Old) Current: PF NBA: PF Possible: PF Agent: Mark BartelsteinCurrent Salary:$6,500,000 High School: Vincent Hometown: Milwaukee, WI Drafted: Pick 31 in 2007 by Supersonics Predraft Measurements YearSourceHeight w/o ShoesHeight w/shoesWeightWingspanStanding ReachBody FatNo Step VertMax Vert 2007NBA Pre-Draft Camp6' 7.75"6' 8.5"2486' 11"8' 6.5"7.531.536.5 2007Portsmouth6' 7.75"6' 9"2526' 11.5"NANANANABasic Per Game Statistics - Comprehensive Stats - Statistical Top 25s YearLeagueNameGPMinPtsFGFGAFG%2Pt2PtA2P%3Pt3PtA3P%FTMFTAFT%OffDefTOTAstsStlsBlksTOsPFs 2015/16NBACarl Landry                        Player Page  | Player Stats | Mock Draft History | Related Articles  | Add to My Draft Express   Orlando Pre-Draft Camp: Day FourJune 3, 2007Carl Landry saved his best performance for the final day at the camp, where he scored the ball around the basket, played strong post defense, and made his presence felt on the boards. Landry hit on one of his three mid-range jumpers in the game, doing most of his damage in the painted area. He scored on multiple easy lay-ups and jams around the basket off guard penetration and cuts, though he also hit on a fadeaway turnaround jumper from five feet out. Defensively, Landry used his strong body to hold his position well in the post, not giving up an inch and forcing his man into tough shots or pass outs on at least a handful of occasions. Still, there were other occasions where even though Landry played strong, he lacked the lift to contest some shots over his head, as at 67, thats something that will be a consistent problem at the next level, especially if he cant get up like some other successful undersized power forwards in the league do. Landry was a mixed bag in terms of his help defense, blocking a perimeter shot on one step-out, but failing to stay step-for-step with his man on another perimeter play. On the glass, Landry went hard to the basket, rebounding on both sides of the court and using his body to carve out space near the basket. Landry is a skilled big man, moreso than he showed here at Orlando, and the recent success of so many undersized 4s in the NBA will help his case in finding himself a niche in the league. Hes a likely second rounder, though hes definitely not a sure thing, as he isnt in the same class athletically as many of those other players. [Read Full Article] Orlando Pre-Draft Camp: Day TwoMay 30, 2007This wasnt a very eventful game for Carl Landry, getting his only two made field goals off offensive rebounds and put-backs. He looks a bit on the small side and not as athletic as many of the other power forwards in this draft, needing a number of pump-fakes to be able to get his shot off in the paint. For the most part he wasnt able to show off the best parts of his game today, his turnaround and faceup mid-range jumper. Landry started off slow at Portsmouth too, so hopefully there will be more to come from him tomorrow and the day after. [Read Full Article] Oden, Cook, Landry at Champions AcademyMay 27, 2007Reportedly Landry's handiwork, from his first session. When asked about the incident, Schilling almost sounded proud. Landry bemoaned the loss of his "dunking privileges." The most intriguing scouting-related developments uncovered over the weekend at Champions probably centered around power forward Carl Landry, who is building significant momentum heading into Orlando and the latter stages of the pre-draft process. Matt Painters interior warrior started to really make a name for himself with a superb showing against Floridas imposing frontcourt, and followed that up with a successful Portsmouth camp. Landry also measured in at 68, after Purdue listed him at 67 for the last three years. The added size should alleviate some concerns about whether Landry will be able to make the transition to the NBA, and the weekends workouts clearly proved that growing isnt the only thing hes been doing since the season ended. The first issue to address is Landrys physical condition, which was somewhat of a question mark headed into the offseason. Landry tore his ACL near the end of his junior season in 04-05 and would redshirt the 05-06 campaign. And while the burly power forward bounced back quite nicely to become the Big Tens most statistically prolific big man as a senior, he was never known as one of the most explosive players around. The knee doesnt seem to be affecting his mobility, and there have been all-around physical improvements in his time at Champions. His frame is significantly more sculpted than it was in college, and he has clearly replaced a lot of fat with muscle. Landry still has work to do with his conditioning and can certainly get more explosive, but he appears to be headed in the right direction. In terms of skills, the stunner was a beautiful jump-shot. Landry looked comfortable taking shots out past the college 3-point line, and has exactly the type of form you want to see from an undersized power forward who will need to step outside and force opposing big men to come out and guard him. The high release will do a lot to make up for any disadvantage in the height department, and his effortless stroke should allow him to come in off the bench and knock down the occasional jumper without having to shoot himself into a rhythm. This ability to stroke the outside shot improves his value to an NBA team as a role-player dramatically. Given what players like Craig Smith and Paul Millsap did in the training room last summer and their respective immediate impacts, Landry has a chance to really turn some heads in a draft camp environment that is perfectly suited for him to display his aggressive, physical style of play. Landry still has work to do before he is ready to make the immediate impact of a Smith or Millsap, but his production, on-court mentality, and willingness to work are very similar. On the whole, there was very little not to like from Landry this weekend. [Read Full Article] Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, Day Four (part one)April 9, 2007Landry finally gave us a good reason to evaluate him in his third and final game today, salvaging what has otherwise been a fairly mediocre tournament with a solid all-around encore performance. Landry finally managed to show off the many positive parts to his games to counter the negatives that were on full display in the first two games. Rather than insisting on digging in the trenches of the paint with his back to the basket and getting blocked underneath the hoop like he did numerous times over the past four days, he took more of a face the basket approach, which suits him much better. This is also clearly the role hell be playing in the NBA as well due to his size and skill-set. Landry looked very good receiving the ball on the perimeter and either driving to the rim for a nice spin-move and up and under finish, or pulling up off the bounce from mid-range off a single dribble. This is exactly his game what his game could be in the NBA, finding spots from mid-range to get his shot off either spotting up or using a shot-fake to set himself up, ala Ryan Gomes. After getting blocked early on twice underneath the rim, showing his clear lack of explosiveness, he changed strategies and went for this approach instead. Rather than forcing the issue in heavy traffic on a drive, he stopped nicely and elevated for a short jumper. On the glass, Landry also did a good job mixing it up, despite the fact that hes not particularly tall, long or quick off his feet. Defensively, he did a decent job, but its hard to draw too many conclusions due to the weak matchups he went up against. At the end of the day, Landry probably isnt going to look back on Portsmouth as one of the highlights of his career. He did salvage a really nice showing out of the last day, though. Regardless, Landry will almost certainly get invited to the Orlando pre-draft camp, and hell have a chance to continue his quest of making an NBA team. [Read Full Article] NCAA Tournament: Stock Watch (round of 32, Sunday games)--Stock UpMarch 19, 2007After having faced three major tests over the past two weeks-- Ohio States Greg Oden, Arizonas Ivan Radenovic and Floridas duo of Al Horford and Joakim Noahwe can now say with some confidence that Carl Landry can match up with players who are bigger than him and still do what he does best. Hes played extremely well in all three of those matchups, and has helped himself tremendously in the process. And although he might not even be the 6-7 hes listed at, Landry, that doesnt seem to bother him in particular from being productive and helping his team out. Not a highly touted player out of high school, Landry had to go through the junior college ranks first before landing at Purdue. He clearly has a chip on his shoulder because of that, as its clear that he is just as good of a basketball player as all the players hes matched up with lately, even if he doesnt have the size, athleticism and upside to be considered a top draft prospect. Landry showed off his outstanding post game against two of the best defenders hes ever faced at the collegiate level. At times he had his shot blocked, but he kept going back for more and was rewarded for his efforts by his teammates on the way to an 18 point performance. He scores his points with a great combination of smarts, strength and finesse, establishing position deep in the trenches and carving out space from which to get his shot off. He has great hands, outstanding footwork and great touch around the hoop, as well as a sweet turnaround jumper he can go to if he cant back his man down. Landry also showed off somewhat of a perimeter game, coming off a screen and knocking down a one-dribble pull-up from about 16 feet out. Landry might never have to face two shot-blockers simultaneously of the caliber he went up against today in his entire career, but he still got his, mainly thanks to how patient he was with his moves and counters. Defensively, things didnt go as well. He didnt respect Al Horfords mid-range jumper enough, and was punished for it on a couple of occasions. Horford also showed no mercy using his strength to just bulldoze his way through him on his way to the hoop, and Landry didnt show too much resistance, probably to avoid getting in foul trouble. Considering the fact that he was going up two projected top-5 picks, though, this is pretty understandable. He did do a good job as a rebounder against those two, pulling down an impressive 5 on the offensive end. So where does that leave him as a draft prospect? Thats a good question. The European leagues are littered with players in his mold (and he would be fantastic there), but the NBA has lately shown a fondness for the virtues of the undersized power forward as well. If weve learned anything over the past few years, its that guys like this cannot be counted out. His numbers in college (19 points, 7 rebounds, 60% FG%) are similar or even better on a per-minute basis to those of Craig Smiths, a player he somewhat resembles, so at the end of the day it wouldnt shock us to see him doing well at the pre-draft camps and showing that he was being underrated coming out of college yet again, just like he was after junior college and high school. [Read Full Article] NCAA Tournament: Stock Watch (round of 64, Friday games)--Stock UpMarch 17, 2007Carl Landry was the best player on the court for Purdue in their win over a more talented Arizona team. Landry has proven himself in recent weeks, having a good showing against Gren Oden and now against a potential NBA draft pick in Ivan Radenovic. Landry did a great job on the offensive glass all night by positioning himself well and showing soft hands and nimble feet while converting 2nd chance opportunities. Landry was also perfect from the line, exhibiting good looking shooting mechanics and excellent touch. He didnt play on the perimeter much today taking and hitting one three-pointer, but his reliable mid-range jumper opens up his crafty post game, where he shows excellent moves going to the basket. Although he doesnt have great size, nor is particularly explosive, Landry is able to create good looks for himself thanks to his combination of footwork, girth and ball-handling skills. He was very smart and patient finishing around the rim, utilizing pump fakes and getting his man in the air before finishing softly off the glass. Being 6-foot-7 and not having the kind of athleticism to make up for it, Landry doesnt usually shine on the defensive end, but he did a good job on Radenovic regardless, forcing him into some tough shots around the rim. However, he was reluctant to defend Radenovic on the perimeter, and luckily for him his matchup couldnt get anything going today. But his perimeter defense remains a big concern regarding his possible future in the NBA. Landry will have a great opportunity to establish himself on the national scene by going up against Al Horford and Joakim Noah in the next round. If he does well in that matchup, it would not to be out of question to see him drafted somewhere in the 2nd round. Players in that mold for example Craig Smith and Paul Millsap-- have found a niche in the NBA lately, despite not getting much hype prior to the draft. [Read Full Article] © 2015 DraftExpress LLC All rights reserved.


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Coach Stefan Freund says the mood in the Germany U-17 camp is one of positive tension with no trace of nerves in the last few hours of preparation for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. A win in the opening Group E encounter against Ecuador in Queretaro would undoubtedly ease any lingering anxieties, although the same equally applies to Ecuador, themselves aiming at a minimum target of the last sixteen in their third appearance at the junior global showdown.
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These nations have only ever met once in their respective footballing histories, although it is a match the German fans remember with great fondness. On 20 June 2006, the hosts beat a powerful Ecuador 3-0 at the FIFA World Cup™, securing top spot in their group.
The second encounter is another group fixture, and the meeting between the respective junior teams is likely to be a tight affair. Both the Germans and the Ecuadorians looked highly convincing in qualifying. The Europeans were the beaten finalists at the UEFA U-17 EURO, while La Tricolor thrilled their home crowd at the South American U-17 Championship with victory over Argentina in the winner-takes-all meeting for a place at the world finals.
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"Ecuador won their place here in the traditionally hotly-contested South American qualifying competition. In any case, there are no easy opponents at a World Cup. It's an honour for us to be playing teams from Central America, South America and Africa. We really are up against the best in the world," Germany coach Steffen Freund.
"We watched the draw live, and a lot of us said to ourselves: 'Would you believe it – we play Germany in our opening match', but all three of our opponents are difficult. We have a good balance in the team with a solid forward line, strong individual strikers and goalscoring midfielders," Ecuador midfielder Jose Francisco Cevallos.


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Basque pelota refers to a selection of so called "court sports", involving a ball, a racket and a basket which is placed against a wall. Traditionally the game is played with 2 teams divided by a straight line or net. The game originates from Greece and was part of the sports of ancient civilizations. In other parts of Europe the game is derived from Tennis.
The term pilota is derived from the Latin word pila, which means hand ball.
Currently, the game has spread to many countries in Europe, but especially in Spain and France. The game is also popular in South American countries like Argentina, Mexico and Peru to name a few. The game is known as Jai Alai in certain parts of the United States of America and occasionally played in the states of Florida, Nevada, and also in New England.
Another version of the game is called Valencian pilota, which is referred to as Valencia's national sport. This variant of the game is also played in parts of Ireland, where it is known as "Gaelic handball". Other places this version is played are Belgium, Italy and some South American countries.
Upon its conception the Federation of Basque Pelota has narrowed down the different versions into only four varieties, consisting of 14 disciplines, each with their own set of specific rules and regulations regarding court sizes and the specific weight of the balls that are used. 12 of the 14 disciplines are only played by male players and only 2 disciplines allow a mixed set up in the teams with men and women on the teams.
The above ensures acceptance to play internationally, allowing players from all across the globe to participate in the games using the same set of rules and regulations. Enthusiasts of the pure version of the game have argued that this results in the loss of the traditional characteristics of the game.
In Spain the game is governed by Federación Espańola de Pelota Vasca. The Spanish federation is regarded as being a leading influence worldwide, besides the International Federation of Basque Pelota.
During the twenties the game enjoyed an increase in popularity and many tournaments were held, and this period led to the creation of the "Hand-pelota" and "remonte and pala" championships. During the Summer Olympics of 1924, the game was added as a sports demonstration and this demonstration of the game was a very successful one. The popularity of introducing Basque pelota as a demonstration sport resulted in the founding of the Federación Espańola de Pelota Vasca. The work of the Federation came to an abrupt end during the Spanish Civil War, but was revived in 1940 along with the introduction of new categories. Around that same period the first hand-pelota singles championship was held and won by Atano III.
One year later the first hand-pelota doubles championship was started. It would take until the sixties before new contests were added and most of them were 2nd category tournaments. The last new addition occurred in 1989, when the Cuatro y Medio Euskadi Championship was added to the list of events.
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The yen and dollar face a tough 2013 as the Japanese and US central banks print money furiously to stimulate their economies, making the euro and sterling unlikely relative winners despite Europe's gloomy prospects.
With a global economic recovery looking shaky, analysts say the major central banks will be happy to see their currencies weaken this year if it helps their exporters to become more internationally competitive.
This could trigger a round of competitive devaluations among the world's most heavily-traded currencies, with Japan a likely winner in this race for weakness as its new government tries to end decades of regular recessions and deflation.
Currency forecasting is notoriously difficult and movements often seem at first to lack logic. For instance the euro rose 1.8 percent against the dollar in 2012 despite the threat of a euro zone break-up, although the gains followed a European Central Bank promise to safeguard the currency union.
Undaunted, analysts expect the yen to be the worst performer, while the dollar may lag the euro and the pound even though the United States is likely to outperform the euro zone and British economies in 2013.
This is because the US Federal Reserve plans to flood markets with a trillion dollars in stimulus this year by buying mortgage and government bonds, pushing down the value of the US currency. Similarly, the Bank of Japan is preparing to pump trillions of yen into its stagnant economy.
Their actions should outstrip any similar move by the Bank of England, which has paused its printing presses, or the ECB. In the foreign exchange market, where a currency is always valued relative to another, a fall in the dollar or yen will push the euro and sterling higher.
"Major central banks printing more money and debasing the most liquid currencies is a major theme that will play out in the currency market this year," said Tom Levinson, FX strategist at ING, referring to the Fed and BOJ.
Some investors will not necessarily trade one major currency for another and instead opt for the likes of the Australian dollar. "What this liquidity injection will spark is a push towards less liquid and more risky currencies," Levinson added.
Flooding markets with dollars and yen will help to gloss over any weakness in the euro and the pound caused by the struggling economies of Europe.
"Central bank action, especially that of the Fed and the BOJ will help paint over cracks in the macroeconomic picture, both in the euro zone and UK," said Jane Foley, senior currency strategist at Rabobank.
"Currencies will not move in a straight line. But we expect the euro to rise against the dollar to $1.35 in the medium term. The dollar will generally have a poor year, as will the yen."
The euro is trading now around $1.3050, having gained rapidly after the ECB conditionally promised in the late summer to buy bonds of struggling euro zone countries, should their governments seek international aid.
Since then, no government has requested a bailout and Spain says it does not need help at the moment. However, should the ECB start buying bonds, its programme would differ significantly from those of the Fed or BOJ. Its objective would be to help governments continue borrowing commercially at affordable interest rates, rather than stimulating the euro zone economy.
With Germany wary of anything that might be inflationary, ECB policymakers have promised not to crank up the euro printing presses. Any money spent on bonds would be "sterilised", meaning the ECB would withdraw equivalent sums from the banking system.
Early signs of the trends forecast for this year are already apparent. The euro rose 15 percent against the yen in 2012, hitting a 1-1/2 year high this week.
The pound stands at multi-month highs against the dollar and yen, mainly because of the dollar and yen weakness and not because of a British economic turnaround, traders said.
The Fed has already made heavy asset purchases which have expanded its balance sheet. Some Fed policymakers have expressed concern about the long-term risks of this, even though they look set to continue the open-ended stimulus programme for the moment.
John Normand, head of global FX strategy at JPMorgan, said the Fed and BOJ actions would boost the balance sheets of major central banks by about 10 percent this year, on a par with the pace seen in 2012 when both the yen and the dollar lagged the euro and sterling.
The large cash injections have prevented a sharp contraction in economic activity and restricted swings in foreign exchange markets, making it harder for investors to make money in the most traded currencies.
That has driven many to take bigger positions in the less liquid and riskier currencies and Normand said the flood of liquidity in 2013 will ensure investors keep using "carry trades" in the search for higher returns.
In carry trades, investors such as hedge funds borrow money in the more liquid and low interest-bearing dollar and yen to buy higher-yielding currencies like the Australian dollar .
Reflecting the expected slide in the yen, it will emerge as the favourite funding currency in 2013, analysts said.
"We would expect the yen's use as a funding currency to broaden in the coming year," Morgan Stanley said in a recent report, forecasting the dollar to rise to 90 yen in the coming months from around 88 yen on Friday.
While the yen and the dollar are likely to struggle, any glimmer of recovery in the euro zone and Britain - where investors have priced in expectations of a prolonged slowdown - could give both the euro and the British pound a fillip.
BNP Paribas strategists expect sterling to outperform the euro and the dollar. The bank expects the euro to drop to 80 pence in a few weeks, from around 81.20 now, and forecasts sterling at $1.68 in coming months, from $1.60, once global recovery gathers pace and UK exports pick up.
While the euro may lag the pound it could rise against the dollar, drawing support from the ECB's promise to do whatever it takes to preserve the euro and the fact that the Fed will be pumping in more dollars.
"What looks absolutely assured is that in the first half of 2013, the Fed's balance sheet will expand significantly more than the ECB assets," said Alan Ruskin, macro strategist at Deutsche Bank, adding this was likely to lead to a lower dollar.
Ruskin expects the ECB's balance sheet to shrink slightly by 100 billion euros until it starts any bond purchases.
"While uncertainties remain in the euro zone, as well as a weak growth outlook, we view the euro is likely to remain supported and reach $1.35 by end-Q1," BNP Paribas said. - Reuters
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It won't be easy for John Wall, the No. 1 player in the nation, to miss out on the opportunity to play in the McDonald's All American Game. Because he is a fifth-year high school player, Wall isn't eligible for the game. A couple of weeks later in Madison Square Garden, however, Wall will be able to display his freakish skills to the country in the Jordan Brand Classic on Saturday, April 18 at 8 p.m. EST.
"Playing in the Jordan game means a lot because it is tough that I can't play in the McDonald's game," Wall told Rivals.com. "But I still get to play in the Jordan game, and it's going to be fun just like the McDonald's game. And it's at [Madison Square Garden], which is one of the best courts to play basketball. So hopefully I'll be able to show the people in New York what kind of basketball I can play."
One glaring omission from the game is No. 9 Lance Stephenson. A top-10 prospect and New York native was passed up by fellow New Yorkers Lamont Jones (unranked) and Durand Scott (No. 41). Makes one wonder if the rejection has something to do with Stephenson's relationship with Under Armour and his recent surprise visit to marquee Under Armour school Maryland.
Here is a look at the 20 participants in the 2009 Jordan Brand Classic with Rivals.com rank:
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SG Kenny Boynton
HIGH SCHOOL: Plantation (Fla.) American Heritage School
COLLEGE: Florida
RIVALS.COM RANK: No. 7 overall, No. 2 SG
SG Avery Bradley
HIGH SCHOOL: Henderson (Nev.) Findlay Prep
COLLEGE: Texas
RIVALS.COM RANK: No. 8 overall, No. 3 SG
SG Dominic Cheek
HIGH SCHOOL: Jersey City (N.J.) St. Anthony
COLLEGE: Villanova
RIVALS.COM RANK: No. 16 overall, No. 6 SG
PF DeMarcus Cousins
HIGH SCHOOL: Mobile (Ala.) LeFlore
COLLEGE: undecided
RIVALS.COM RANK: No. 2 overall, No. 1 PF
C Derrick Favors
HIGH SCHOOL: Atlanta (Ga.) South Atlanta
COLLEGE: Georgia Tech
RIVALS.COM RANK: No. 4 overall, No. 1 C
PG Abdul Gaddy
HIGH SCHOOL: Tacoma (Wash.) Bellarmine Prep
COLLEGE: Washington
RIVALS.COM RANK: No. 13 overall, No. 2 PG
C Keith Gallon
HIGH SCHOOL: Mouth of Wilson (Va.) Oak Hill Academy
COLLEGE: Oklahoma
RIVALS.COM RANK: No. 31 overall, No. 5 C
SF Jordan Hamilton
HIGH SCHOOL: Los Angeles (Calif.) Dominguez
COLLEGE: Texas
RIVALS.COM RANK: No. 5 overall, No. 1 SF
SG Xavier Henry
HIGH SCHOOL: Oklahoma City (Okla.) Putnam City
COLLEGE: Memphis
RIVALS.COM RANK: No. 3 overall, No. 1 SG
PF John Henson
HIGH SCHOOL: Tampa (Fla.) Sickles
COLLEGE: North Carolina
RIVALS.COM RANK: No. 6 overall, No. 2 PF
SG Lamont Jones
HIGH SCHOOL: Mouth of Wilson (Va.) Oak Hill Academy
COLLEGE: Virginia Tech
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HIGH SCHOOL: Jacksonville (Fla.) Arlington Country Day
COLLEGE: Kansas State
RIVALS.COM RANK: No. 23 overall, No. 9 PF
PG Tommy Mason-Griffin
HIGH SCHOOL: Houston (Texas) Madison
COLLEGE: Oklahoma
RIVALS.COM RANK: No. 66 overall, No. 11 SG
C Alex Oriakhi
HIGH SCHOOL: Tilton (N.H.) Tilton School
COLLEGE: Connecticut
RIVALS.COM RANK: No. 21 overall, No. 2 C
C Daniel Orton
HIGH SCHOOL: Oklahoma City (Okla.) Bishop McGuinness
COLLEGE: Kentucky
RIVALS.COM RANK: No. 22 overall, No. 3 C
PF Mason Plumlee
HIGH SCHOOL: Arden (N.C.) Christ School
COLLEGE: Duke
RIVALS.COM RANK: No. 42 overall, No. 13 PF
SG Durand Scott
HIGH SCHOOL: New York (N.Y.) Rice
COLLEGE: Miami
RIVALS.COM RANK: No. 41 overall, No. 9 SG
PF Renardo Sidney
HIGH SCHOOL: Los Angeles (Calif.) Fairfax
COLLEGE: undecided
RIVALS.COM RANK: No. 10 overall, No. 3 PF
PG John Wall
HIGH SCHOOL: Raleigh (N.C.) Word of God Christian Academy
COLLEGE: undecided
RIVALS.COM RANK: No. 1 overall, No. 1 PG
SF Royce White
HIGH SCHOOL: Hopkins (Minn.) High
COLLEGE: Minnesota
RIVALS.COM RANK: No. 19 overall, No. 2 SF
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For Dr. Robert Honnors of Salinas, that career has been as an optometrist.
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Feeling pretty low right now, but trying to take comfort from the fact we gave the likely Champions a helluva good game and could easily have taken a point from it.
We weren't quite 'at it' today and I have a feeling fatigue played a part, especially as the 2nd half wore on.
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|Assessment of dietary exposure of nitrate and nitrite in France.
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|The aim of this study was to assess the dietary exposure of nitrate and nitrite in France. A total of 13, 657 concentration levels of nitrate and nitrite measured in food, representing 138 and 109 food items, respectively, and coming from French monitoring programmes between 2000 and 2006, were used. Depending on the non-detected and non-quantified analysis treatment, lower and upper concentration mean estimates were calculated for each food item. These were combined with consumption data derived from 1474 adults and 1018 children from the French national individual consumption survey (INCA1), conducted in 1999 and based on a 7-day food record diary. A total of 18% of spinaches, 6% of salads, 10% of cheeses, 8% of meat products and 6% of industrial meat products exceeded the European nitrate maximum level or maximum residual level. A total of 0.4% of industrial meat products and 0.2% of meat products exceeded their European nitrite maximum level or maximum residual level. Nitrate dietary exposure averaged 40% of the acceptable daily intake (ADI; 3.7 mg kg(-1) body weight day(-1)) for adults and 51 - 54% of the ADI for children with the major contributors being, for adults and children, respectively, vegetables (24 and 27% of ADI), potatoes (5 and 11% of ADI), and water (5 and 5% of ADI). The individual nitrate dietary intake of 1.4% (confidence interval (CI(95th)) [0.8; 2.0]) to 1.5% (CI(95th) [0.9; 2.1]) of adults and 7.9% (CI(95th) [6.2; 9.6]) to 8.4% (CI(95th) [6.7; 10.1]) of children were higher than the ADI. Nitrite dietary exposure averaged 33-67% of the ADI (0.06 mg kg(-1) body weight day(-1)) for adults and 67-133% of the ADI for children, with contributions of additive food vectors at 33% of ADI for adults and 50-67% of ADI for children. The individual nitrite dietary intake of 0.7% (CI(95th) [0.3; 1.1]) to 16.4% (CI(95th) [14.5; 18.3]) of adults and 10.5% (CI(95th) [8.6; 12.4]) to 66.2% (CI(95th) [63.3; 69.1]) of children were higher than the ADI.
|C Menard; F Heraud; J-L Volatier; J-C Leblanc
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|Title: Food additives & contaminants. Part A, Chemistry, analysis, control, exposure & risk assessment Volume: 25 ISSN: 1944-0057 ISO Abbreviation: Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess Publication Date: 2008 Aug
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There's a theory in cognitive science that suggests that one of the hallmarks of human consciousness is the ability to model another person's thoughts in one's own brain, and do so with reasonable accuracy. It's not simply being able to read expressions, although that's part of it; humans can imagine how another person's thought processes, which may differ significantly from their own, would play out in reaction to a given situation. If you think about it, this is an amazing capability, especially because we don't always do it consciously. We run sophisticated simulations of other people's minds within our own. This capacity allows us both to imagine how others would feel after we witness their circumstances -- that is, it allows us to experience empathy -- and to imagine how others would respond to our own statements and actions -- that is, it allows us to rehearse our behavior.
We are now in the process of building that same capability into the world in which we live.
We are building this capability through the intersection of three important lines of research, all of which should be familiar to WorldChanging readers:
As these technologies continue to overlap, they will have an ever-increasing importance to the idea of building an open future. One of the characteristics of an open future is flexibility across options, and one way to make choices in a situation replete with options is to rehearse and test to see which one is optimal. The capabilities we are developing will give us a chance to examine scenarios for possible outcomes in a much less formal and mechanistic way than is currently practiced as "scenario planning;" instead, scenario analysis and wind-tunneling choices could easily become a standard part of how we make our way through an increasingly complex and information-rich world.
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"Augmented reality" is a mouthful term for what is gradually becoming a familiar experience: the annotation and observation of the world around us through the use of information and communication technologies. "Location-based" services such as denCity or Crunkies (or, as Mikki discussed earlier today, the "Dodgeball" service) are simple forms of augmented reality, as they provide points of connection between information networks and physical space. With the right kinds of mediating tools, we can leave notes to each other or access particular bits of information appropriate to one's current location. Who's near me? What's good here? What might I easily miss? These are the kinds of questions that location-based tools attempt to answer. "Remote data" services such as Google Earth or SeaLabs are simple forms of augmented reality as well, as they provide technology-enabled extensions of our natural senses.
As augmented reality evolves, such information-by-request will be matched by constant ambient information, allowing us to keep track of bits of information we individually find useful, but not demanding constant attention. The intent isn't to cut people off from their immediate physical experience, but to allow people to maintain non-physical contact with distant experiences -- the health of a sick relative, or weather forecasts, or traffic levels on one's blog. Although superficially this may appear to add to information overload, if done properly, it could actually be a moderating tool: rather than actively seek out bits of information that may not be useful at that particular moment (and correspondingly worry about missing something), we can allow the tools to monitor that information for us, only drawing our attention to changes that actually warrant our attention -- but still keeping the info at easy reach when we decide we want to check.
Current tools for augmented reality are fairly cumbersome, as most rely on mobile phones, which spend most of their time in our pockets unless they require our attention. This is hardly optimal for situations where we need ambient communication -- changes on the periphery of our senses, noticeable but easily ignored if need be. The utility of augmented reality is such that we will likely see substantial improvements in the physical interfaces in the near future.
Augmented reality requires a robust network of accessible information sources, as the system described would combine the ability to observe remote phenomena with the ability to provide asynchronous location-based information (that is, information transfer at a particular spot that doesn't require all parties to be there at the same time). These information sources could include both "blogjects" -- physical objects that provide rich networked information about themselves and their environments -- and participatory media, people carrying around cameras or recording devices that they allow the rest of the world to experience.
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Interestingly, some "augmented reality" features are already present in virtual worlds.
Nearly all virtual world environments, from games like World of Warcraft to social networks like Second Life, provide an interface that puts important but not always demanding-of-attention information along the screen's periphery, similar to what one might experience with real-world augmented reality gear in a few years. The complexity of the interface generally reflects current activities; for example, a WoW player on a Molten Core raid may have on the screen more information about the health of teammates and more links to tools or abilities than she would during small-group play.
Virtual worlds provide an artificial manifestation of physical proximity for non-local participants. It doesn't matter if the people on the aforementioned Molten Core raid are actually located in San Francisco, US, Toronto, Canada, and Yorkshire, UK, they can interact with each other as if they were all in the same (virtual) location. To the degree that economic and social behavior has an information component, they can engage in relationships and commerce; as tools for fabricating in the real world designs from virtual space become available, these interactions can take on a more tangible aspect, too.
If augmented reality provides us with virtualized information about real-world spaces, virtual worlds provide us with immersive non-physical experiences in imagined spaces. But as the interface description above suggests, there's the potential for overlap: picture an augmented reality tool that informs the user of interesting events from fiction that took place at given locations. Projects such as ARQuake take the overlap of augmented reality and virtual worlds even further, overlaying the Quake game environment -- and opponents -- on top of physical reality.
But the intersection of virtual environments and augmented reality will get more interesting when the amount of AR data available is sufficient to build a relatively realistic model of the physical world that can be examined and navigated as if it were a virtual environment.
We've seen mapping applications that do something similar, offering 3D navigable spaces that appear more-or-less identical to real world locations. That's just the beginning, though, as these current tools are static and lifeless. A fuller combination of virtual world and augmented reality would include the location-based information for geographic points as well as the information streams from blogjects and individuals who have opened their personal recording devices to outside observation. With enough participation and information density, one could build what would amount to a SimCity version of the real world, supported by extensive real-world data on behavior and locations.
At the same time, we are building a stronger understanding of how to create simulated environments that plausibly match reality. The Sim is not the City, of course -- simulation outcomes are always the result of the intersection of limited information and designer-determined rules. Better sources of information and behavioral rules that emerge from observation instead of assumption are likely to improve the capacity of simulations to provide us useful results. Clearly, the increased density of information feeds of augmented reality and the interactive spaces of virtual worlds may be able to make this improvement happen faster.
The goal here isn't to replace reality -- few of us want The Matrix -- but to give us the tools to make the best possible choices in our current reality.
Imagine a world in which political leaders, upon the presentation of a new economic, political or social strategy, not only had to spell out the details of how it would work and its financial feasibility, but had to offer up a simulation of why they believed that this was the best course of action. That simulation would have to be open and transparent, of course, so that interested citizens could examine the underlying assumptions and rules that made it work. Critics would be forced by necessity to create countervailing simulations, equally open to examination. In principle -- and one need not be a cynic to recognize that the following is not inevitable -- citizens could make decisions informed not just by what political leaders are promising, but by the assumptions and rationales that went into the promises in the first place.
Augmented Virtual Simulated Real Worlds
Now imagine that those same decision-support tools could be easily used by the citizens themselves. It's a shift comparable to the rise of home tools for image, video and text editing that rival the best professional tools of just a few years earlier. Rather than needing a massive technical office to assemble a simulated future, people could rely on software tutorials, "wizards" and a clear interface in order to play around with possible outcomes.
"iReality." "ParadigmShop." "Google Scenario."
The combination of augmented reality information, virtual world interactive environments, and complex simulations isn't inevitable, but it is a quite possible result of the further development of these three technologies. If done right, they could provide an incredibly useful tool for navigating the increasingly difficult choices we as a global society will be required to make in the coming years. How should molecular manufacturing nanotechnology be regulated? What are the repercussions of widespread access to biotechnology? What's the best way to provide food and water to those in need? Which carbon emission reduction strategies are likely to combine the most optimal environmental and economic results?
Increased emphasis on making the right long-term decision could be one result of extended healthy lifespans. In the past, concern for future outcomes was couched in language of repercussions for one's children and grandchildren; demonstrably, the degree of worry parents have for the lives their children will live varies considerably. But if the longer-term results of current actions can harm oneself, not just one's distant progeny, choices become more personal. Given the speed with which biological research pushes us towards a world of radical longevity, many of us, much to our own surprise, perhaps, are likely to face the long term repercussions of decisions that we may have thought were something for future generations.
Thinking of longer-term outcomes is not something that many of us do on a regular basis. This may be, in part, neurological; our brains evolved in conditions when few of us lived much past 30. This may also be, in part, learned behavior -- we don't take the long view because we never had practice or assistance in doing so. That's where tools like these ones discussed here can be all the more useful. They could be training wheels for responsible decision-making, helping us get in the habit of thinking about the long-term results of today's choices.
It's wild-eyed optimism to think this, to be sure -- but imagining it is the first step to making it real.
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Imagine a world in which political leaders, upon the presentation of a new economic, political or social strategy, not only had to spell out the details of how it would work and its financial feasibility, but had to offer up a simulation of why they believed that this was the best course of action.
This meshes with one of David Brin's soap boxes: the need for a 'disputation arena' where leaders would actually have to rely on something more than smoke and mirrors to get their point across. (refer: http://www.davidbrin.com/disputationarticle1.html)
This may go in line with Edward de Bono's suggestion to set up a "World Council for New Thinking" at http://www.edwdebono.com or in a few days at http://www.edwdebono.com/debono/msg17o.htm
Of course, what the old man suggests is centralized and proprietary, hence shortsighted and ultimately rather silly.
Or maybe not.
We've had this ability longer than you may think, although its power has grown exponentially thanks to Moore's Law. System Dynamics began in the early 1960's as an outgrowth of control systems and cybernetics developed during and after WW2. By the 1970's, it was well established that computer simulations could help explore the dynamics and outcomes of complex systems far better than "mental models". Then, as now, the Sim is not the City - but we don't have the City in our minds. All we have is a choice of models, guided (one hopes) by empirical evidence.
Most people don't consider a computer simulation as very "real", and they distrust making policy based on "computers". What's hard to accept is that we always make decisions based on models - either formal models with clearly-stated assumptions, or mental models that are often vague and prejudiced.
We're not very good at making our mental models explicit, and we're lousy at understanding the behavior of nonlinear, multiple-feedback systems. Computer-aided simulations help with both problems, and many more.
What's very exciting about these new developments is the ease with which we can now create and revise scenarios. Word processors allowed us to revise writing easily. I work in architecture. Computer-aided drafting is no big deal, but computer-aided erasing is great! Energy-modeling software allows me to try 9 or 10 revisions to my work in an hour or two. We can now get feedback when it can still affect outcomes - if we know enough to seek the feedback.
It will be great when we have easy-to-use "scenario processors". I just hope that we'll ask the right questions, because that's the toughest problem, and computers aren't much help with that - yet.
Ahhh, the new catches up with the old?
I like to think of what we call "augmented reality" now as the easily-understood early manifestations of ubiquitous computing - it's not really different from an always-there, independently acting infosphere, just a bit more eyecatching. I'm excited to read such a well-done treatment of these technologies, and I look forward to seeing the currently separate disciplines diverge. Keep up the good work!
Your comment about the pending need for long-term thinking reminded me of the seminars presented by the Long Now Foundation that I've been listening to recently. Take a listen.


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Cardinals hope to pick up momentum as end nears
Things were going exactly as planned for the Eudora volleyball team. The Cardinals racked up big wins against Frontier League foes Baldwin and Louisburg and were well on their way to enjoying Senior Night the right way. Then Paola came along and messed it all up.
Eudora won two of three matches Tuesday night and finished third in Saturday's De Soto SpikeFest, but Eudora coach Jill Stutler said it would be hard to get over letting the seniors' last home match slip away.
"It's a tough way to end your senior year on your home court with a loss," Stutler said. "I'm sure it's not how they wanted to finish."
Prior to the Paola match, things were going great, Stutler said. The Cards had dominated Baldwin in both games, winning the first one 25-14. Senior Erin Kracl showed how she'd wowed the Cardinal fans over the years by opening the second game with one of her signature powerful swings.
Kracl finished her final home match with 36 kills, one behind junior Nikki Snider's 37.
The Cards won the second game 25-12.
Eudora had little trouble in its second match of the night either, facing off against Louisburg. Both games in that match too resulted in wins as the Cards won 25-11 and 25-12.
Coach Jill Stutler said the Cards were playing at the top of their game in those two matches.
"We consistently did what we need to do," Stutler said. "We hit the ball well and moved the ball around the court."
But then, things started to sour for the Cards.
In the third match, the Cards were unable to play at the same tempo Paola was, Stutler said.
"We just did not get our feet to the ball in time," Stutler said. "In the first two matches, we blocking. This time, we just were not blocking."
In all, the Cards played three games against the Paola Panthers, losing the first 25-18 and winning the second 25-23. In the third game, the Cards started off with a com manding lead of five points, but Paola fought back from the deficit and ended up besting Eudora 25-20.
Stutler said the Panthers were consistent with their delivery and the force they used against the Cards. She said the speed and regularity of the Panthers' attacks proved to be the Cards' demise.
Panther Brittney Miller also proved to be a test for the Cards. The speed and force of her kills proved to be too potent for the Cards to defend.
The loss came right after the Cards' third place finish at the De Soto Spike Fest on Saturday.
Eudora swept its way through pool play, defeating De Soto 25-13, 25-22; Basehor 25-11, 25-17; Baldwin 25-7, 25-10 and Jeff County North, 25-16, 25-10.
Similar to Tuesday, the Cardinals weren't as smooth finishing things off, however. Eudora lost to Tonganoxie for the second time this season, falling 22-25 and 18-25 in the semi-finals. Then the Cards struggled to put De Soto away in the consolation match. Eudora went on to beat the host Wildcats for the second time on the day, but it took one more game than it had that morning. Eudora won 25-22, 20-25, 25-19.
"Our positive was in the first game against Tonganoxie, we came out of fire," Stutler said. "We just had a couple of rotations we couldn't get out of quick enough toward the end. (The girls) proved to themselves they could do it though, and that was important."
It was even more important that Eudora was able to start building that confidence with a new lineup. Haley Epperson went out for the year last month and Elaina Kouri missed some of Saturday's latter action with an ankle injury.
Kouri returned, but Stutler said her team has been able to find some new faces to pick up some slack.
Despite being new to the starting varsity squad, Kendal Abel had really stepped up her level of confidence and was effectively performing, Stutler said.
"Kendal is playing a lot more confidently," Stutler said. "She needs to be more consistent with her passing, but each game she is increasing her level of confidence with her play."
The Cards have one more quadrangle tournament before sub-state and state play begins. The Cards will play again at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Santa Fe Trail.
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LEWES, Del. – Senior Solana McMillan (Teaneck, N.J.) combined to win six games against Savannah State University and Delaware State University on Saturday, but the University of Maryland Eastern Shore women's tennis team was ultimately upended by the two squads. The women began with a 7-0 lost to DSU, before the Hawks lost by the same score to Savannah State in the nightcap.
UMES (0-13, 0-5 MEAC) saw just two games won in singles play as McMillan and sophomore Enjoli Simmons (Baltimore, Md.) each lost 6-0, 6-1 contests. DSU went on to take the rest of the matches in singles play, before posting an 8-1 victory over McMillan and junior Shamara McKenzie (Neptune, N.J.) at top singles.
Several hours later, the Hawks engaged in a match against SSU, where UMES lost 7-0. McMillan fell 7-2 at No. 1. The Hawks lost 8-0 across the rest of singles play, but Simmons would win one game at No. 3. McMillan and McKenzie won their third game of the day at top doubles, but fell 8-2.
The Hawks look to get back in the win column when they travel to Hampton University on Saturday, April 7 at 1 p.m. The contest features four matches as each team will play HU twice.
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