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Jacob DeWilde was added to the Butler women's basketball staff as graduate assistant in the summer of 2012. During the 2013-14 season, DeWilde will work as the Director of Women's Basketball Operations for the Bulldogs. DeWilde originally came to Butler after spending one season at Indiana University Southeast.
In his position at Butler, DeWilde coordinates team travel as well as oversee the student managers. He will also have duties coordinating game logistics with Butler's opponents. DeWilde came to Butler after helping Indiana University Southeast post a 26-8 overall record. Prior to that, DeWilde coached at St. Vincent High School in Perryville, Mo. St. Vincent posted the school's first 20-win season and captured conference and district championships.
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Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - San Jose Earthquakes defender Steven Beitashour
and Colorado Rapids forward Edson Buddle have both left the United States
national team camp with injury issues.
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29 in Houston, and no replacements for Beitashour or Buddle will be added to
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- "Money makes people do the strangest things, don't it?"
- ― Phil Bell
If the Price is Right is the first mission in the Deal ending of the storyline of Grand Theft Auto IV.
Pegorino orders Niko to pick up the payment for a heroin deal, part of a partnership between the Pegorinos and Dimitri Rascalov. After many texts from Roman begging him to do the deal, Niko accepts and comes to the conclusion holding grudges is foolish and so he goes with Phil Bell to the exchange point. Dimitri calls Niko to say that he has killed the buyers' representatives, and will keep the heroin for himself—unfortunately, Niko and Phil are already in the buyers' compound. Believing they will not be able to escape the territory of the newly betrayed buyers without a fight, the pair decide that they will steal the money. A massive gunfight ensues in the buyers' warehouse HQ, followed by a car chase when one of the buyers escapes with the money. They kill the dealer then take the cash from him; Niko then drives Phil to his hideout in Tudor and takes a cut of the cash. After this Niko cuts his ties with Pegorino.
Mission objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Go to the docks
- Head inside the docks
- Follow Phil
- Steal the money from the office
- Follow Phil
- Chase after the buyer
- Collect the money
- Take Phil back to Tudor
After getting the decision, if deal is chosen, head to the green "deal" icon on the map. Niko meets up with Phil from his apartment in Tudor, and he'll tell Niko that they are going to Port Tudor. Go to the docks. On the way Phil explains the plan; Dimitri is going to hand over the heroin to the buyers while they collect the cash. Head inside the docks. Dimitri then calls Niko and tells him that he has killed the guys collecting the heroin and suggests that Niko and Bell break into the compound and collect the money off of them anyway. Niko then tells Phil and Phil says if they're fighting, they're fighting for the money. Follow Phil. He will climb to the roof of the warehouse and shoot the glass of the skylight.
Jump into the skylight and immediately gain cover. Steal the money from the office. The warehouse is crawling with goons. Wipe them out. Use the SMG and Sniper to pick off some goons, then carefully go down the stairs eliminating any goons in sight. Cover Phil if he is in danger. Continue on and gain cover. Eliminate a couple more goons and go down the stairs to ground level. Follow Phil into the office.
Gain cover behind the truck on the right and kill the rest of the goons on the ground. An assault rifle would be helpful in this situation. Jump over the scaffolding in the middle of the warehouse and go up another set of stairs. Cover Phil as you get closer and closer to the cash room. Once the area seems quiet, run down to the money room. Cutscene. A goon escapes with the money.
Chase after the buyer. Turn left and there will be a pickup truck and a dirtbike. It is advisable to take the pickup truck, as there is a serious and constant risk of crashing if the dirtbike is taken. Wait for Phil. Then chase after the buyer. Shoot the truck repeatedly. Kill the buyer. Collect the money. Take Phil back to Tudor. Niko receives a $250,000 cut from the deal. Roman is happy that Niko has seized such a fortune, and that he has put Dimitri's betrayals behind him; Kate, however, is not happy that Niko took the money, and refuses to come to Roman's wedding.
Video Walkthrough
- The $250,000 you receive after the mission is the highest reward you can get in GTA IV (Three Leaf Clover and Out of Commission also have this).
- The mission can be completed much more quickly if the player chooses to shoot the truck with an RPG. Even though the truck blows up, the player still be able to collect the cash and successfully complete the mission.
- An unlimited amount of barrels fall out the back of the truck. You will see them spawn back into the truck while the player is chasing him.
- There is a glitch when Phil breaks into the room and the man runs off with the money. When he is halfway down the staircase, he will randomly spawn back at the top, and continue to stand there for up to a minute before you can control Niko again.
- Straight after this mission Niko will call Roman to let him know that he did the deal. During the phonecall he will tell Roman that "today" is his and Mallorie's day (implying that it is their wedding day) however when Roman calls Niko prior to the next mission he will say that he is getting married "tomorrow". The latter phonecall occurs before both the deal and revenge versions of Mr. and Mrs. Bellic so it is likely an oversight on Rockstar's part.


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Sorry I'm sorta not here more right now, but It is national novel writing month and my plate is plenty full with that.
But I want to get something done with the mapping challenge, and my idea involved a transparency that could be illustrated on but seen through... but the problem seems to be that the closest thing to that was a pack of 100 sheets that cost thirty dollars.
For an experimental mapping idea that's a bit pricey. Any thought would be appreciated but I may just have to settle for doing it on opaque papers to test the design idea and then trying differant transparent mediums to figure a few details out. If I think it would look decent I may make a few presentable maps with the technique later on the expensive stuff.


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I'd like to start this by introducing myself. My name is Erica Osterloo and I recently moved into Membership here at the Field Museum. Some of you I have already met through email or over the phone, but I'm looking forward to meeting more of you when you visit the museum. I've recently been given charge of this blog, this wide-open space to create a reliable place you can get the most up to date information about your membership and the museum. However, I'd like to take things a little further. I will continue to post your news; new exhibits, events, and relevant stories, but I will also be writing about what an amazing place we all have access to.
We throw around a lot of words around here: "rare," "exceptional," "once-in-a-lifetime," to the point that they start to lose meaning. Think about it for just a minute. The Caves of Lascaux are closed. Shut off to the public. You could fly all the way to France and not see them. This upcoming exhibit, Scenes from the Stone Age, is truly "once-in-a-lifetime," but you know all of this. That's why you became members.
We have our big Members' Night event coming in April, and I know you are going to run around all night and try to see everything. I know this, because that's what I do every year. In the next few weeks, I am going to be blogging about some of the activities we will have at Members' Night. Some weeks I will focus on the popular activities that you probably are already excited about (like the Mammal Prep Lab), but some weeks I hope to give you a glimpse of the little hidden gems that don't get as much attention. My hope is that having a little background information will give you more depth to what you see. I hope you will follow this blog for the next few weeks to see what we have planned for Members' Nights.
As I am writing this blog, I want to give you the most relevant information possible, so let me know what that is. If there is something you want to know about or a direction you want this blog to go, comment. I will do my best to make this space for you.
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The two-day competition starts on Friday and continues through Saturday evening as two levels of drifting professionals take to the track where they will be judged based on their drifting style and execution. The Formula DRIFT Series is comprised of professional drifters from throughout the world to compete in seven rounds at various racetracks and street courses. Once an underground event, now a national phenomenon, drifting has become extremely popular attracting a younger generation of motorsport fans with its freestyle nature.
Drifting is a high powered, high skilled motorsport where professional drivers intentionally maneuver their cars into executed controlled sideways sliding at high speeds through a marked course, challenging the drivers ability and control. In this racing series, engine and body modification become second to driving skill. Drivers are judged on execution and style, rather than who finishes the course in the fastest time. Drivers will drift on Palm Beach International Raceway's road course on turns 1 and 4 in reverse, which has proved to be the most challenging course yet in the national series.
Formula DRIFT's Round 3: Invasion will kick off Friday, May 31, where gates will open at 12:00 p.m. and for the drifting trials and qualifying. Gates will open at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, for the final rounds and awards ceremony. Tickets are available for advance purchase online on PBIR's website at RACEPBIR.com. All tickets are general admission for first-come, first-serve seating starting at $27 for Saturday admission and $30 for Full Event admission (Friday & Saturday.) The competition will run rain or shine.


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(Le Mars) -- It was a smoke detector that alerted residents of a small house fire. A discarded burning cigarette thrown in a trash receptacle was responsible for the Le Mars Fire Department responding to a call at 472 17th Street Southeast. The call came in at about 12:26 p.m. Minor smoke damage was sustained in the home, along with damage to the trash bin and indoor carpeting. The cause for the fire was determined to be accidental. Improperly discarded smoking materials ignited garbage in a trash can. Firefighters were on scene for less than one hour and were assisted at the scene by the Le Mars Police Department. Damage is estimated at around $1500.00.
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Tuesday lineup: Royals at A's
Spring training is winding down…today is the last Arizona game away from Surprise Stadium as the Royals face Oakland at Phoenix Stadium. Today's contest can be heard on 610 Sports in Kansas City, and on Gameday Audio.
Here's your Kansas City lineup:
Mitch Maier – CF
Willie Bloomquist – 2B
Alex Gordon – 3B
Jose Guillen – RF
Mike Jacobs – DH
Billy Butler – 1B
John Buck – C
Ross Gload – LF
Tony Pena, Jr. – SS
Sidney Ponson – RHP
Other scheduled pitchers:
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Fayetteville, AR (Sports Network) - James Southerland tied a Syracuse record
with nine 3-pointers on his way to a career-high 35 points as the sixth-ranked
Orange posted a 91-82 victory over the Arkansas Razorbacks in the SEC/Big East
Michael Carter-Williams finished an assist shy of a triple double, compiling
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BJ Young paced Arkansas with 25 points, while Marshawn Powell totaled 19
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The Razorbacks (3-3) were dealt their third straight loss.
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OI Investing $120K in Towngate's Future
February 2, 2013
Ready or not, community theaters around the country are bracing for the wave of the future as film studios move from shooting new movies on traditional 35mm film to an exclusively digital format —......
Towngate has really earned its wings and OI is to be applauded for making a smart choice by investing in this little gem of a community theater.
Digital cinema is deeply immersive in color and clarity. The difference between film and digital is night and day. But Towngate is wise to retain its 35mm equipment because theatrical revivals, ie, film-fests, will require the use of old school film projection.
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Jelly Roll Justice is going to New York to catch the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis presenting "Jazz Meets Clave" (Thursday through Saturday, October 21st through the 23rd, in the Rose Theatre). Jelly Roll will then attend the "Smokin' Jazz Sessions of Chucho Valdés with The Afro-Cuban Messengers" (Friday and Saturday, October 22nd and 23rd in the Allen Room).
Chucho Valdés (born Jesús Dionisio Valdés in Quivicán, Cuba, October 9, 1941) is a true musical genius and statesman, the living embodiment of the history of Afro-Cuban jazz and a straight-ahead off the charts jazz pianist. He is famous for creating an entire salsa orchestra alone at the keyboard, full of fiery clavé rhythms, heart-stopping montuno passages, and breathtakingly romantic boleros. His father is the famed Cuban pianist and former director of Havana's famous "Tropicana" nightclub band Bebo Valdés.
Chucho has won three Grammy awards: one in 1978 for the album Live at Newport by his group Irakere, a second in 1998 for his contribution to the CD Havana by his band Crisol (formed in 1997), with two songs Mr. Bruce and Mambo para Roy written by Chucho, and the third in 2003 for his album Live at the Village Vanguard. In 2008 Sony released an album of Chucho playing with his father Bebo Valdés.
"Jazz Meets Clave" finds its genesis in the godfather of Afro-Cuban music, Mario Bauza (28 April 1911 – 11 July 1993), and his fellow countrymen Machito, Chano Pozo, and Cachao, who were the early innovators of Latin jazz incorporating American swing and bop. At the same time, they taught the great American artists like Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker how to play the intricate polyrhythms of Cuba.
Bauzá, for example, had been hired as lead trumpeter and musical director for Chick Webb's Orchestra by 1933, and it was during his time with Webb that Bauzá both met fellow trumpeter Dizzie Gillespie and discovered and brought into the band singer Ella Fitzgerald. Bauzá joined Cab Calloway's band in 1938, later convincing Calloway to hire Dizzie Gillespie as well. The fusion of Bauzá's Cuban musical heritage and Gillespie's bebop culminated in the development of cubop --- a major form of Latin jazz. In 1941 Bauzá became musical director of Machito and his Afro-Cubans, a band led by his brother-in-law, Machito. Bauzá brought in a young timbales player named Tito Puente and continued to produce remarkable music for nearly a half century.
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will explore the early breakthrough hits "Tanga" and "Manteca," the development of the mambo and the cha-cha-cha years later, and the enduring legacy of these explosive, technicolorful musical pioneers.


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TAMPA, Florida (WTSP) - More than 100 passengers are once again en route to Tampa International Airport after their Southwest Airlines jet skidded off the taxiway at Long Island MacArthur Airport.
None of the 129 passengers on Southwest flight 4695 reported any injuries, but it took about five hours to get them onto a new plane bound for Tampa.
The Boeing 737 jet was on the taxiway and apparently mis-negotiated a turn at 6:22 a.m., according to the FAA. The plane entered a grassy area and sank into the mud.
The plane will be lifted and towed back to the hangar, the FAA said.
It's not clear if Wednesday night's storm played a role in the accident, according to CBS News.
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Featuring grills, light meals and Island style cuisine, Cool Runnings sets the pace for a laid back vibe.
With a delicious munchies menu and good Jamaican sounds, diners peruse the full restaurant menu brimming with seasonal spreads.
Choose from island style curries, Jamaican Babylon Burgers; stir fries, jerk and Creole dishes as well as lots of basket dishes to share between friends.
Dine in Island style vibe around a bonfire beer garden and rustic bar sampling exotic cuisine and seasonal specials at Cool Runnings in Bloubosrand.
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This bustling Portuguese family restaurant serves all the old favourites like trinchado, chicken livers peri peri, caldo verde, calamari and a variety of prawn dishes. The seafood is, of course, the speciality here. There is a comprehensive wine list to complement the menu. The prices are definitely competitive and the service is up to standard. No frills and fuss to be found here - just good quality food in a bustling yet relaxed setting.
Offering truly cross cultural cuisine with delightful French classics as well as South African dishes, Bistro 277 on Main is a great place for even greater food.
For the vegetarians, there is a mouth-watering array of salads in both starter and main course sizes as well as other creative and diverse options.
With an impressive wine list to round off a superb menu and dining experience, Bistro 277 on Main will be an evening you won't want to end.
The friendly ambiance welcomes foreign palates to a world of mouth-watering tastes. Authentic Lebanese dishes such as baba ghannoush, fried and raw kebbeh to fattoush and labna wet the appetite.
Main courses boast great dishes but by popular demand kebabs, grills and shwarmas remain the firm favourites.
Dine within the informal café or formal dining area complimented by a full bar, pricey but interesting Lebanese wines and authentic Lebanese ambiance at Beirut in Parkmore.
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|Holyoke Housing Authority receives stimulus money
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Holyoke Housing Authority (HHA) was one recent Colorado recipient of federal stimulus money. HHA director Corey Zeiler discussed the projects completed this summer using stimulus money. Tasks included installing a new sprinkler system, vinyl fences and patio doors at SunSet View Homes.
Part of the Stimulus Package was designated for Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Public housing authorities are regularly given capital funds through HUD. When HUD received money from the Stimulus Package, it distributed the money to housing authorities in the same manner they allocate capital funds. The money, said Zeiler, was like a bonus to their usual HUD capital funding.
With the $59,934 allotted to HHA in February, the intent was to create and save jobs. "We were encouraged," said Zeiler, "to spend the money as quickly as possible." As requested, they began work right away on projects HHA had already begun planning. The new source of income, said Zeiler, basically allowed them to get started sooner on projects they intended to do anyway. The money, Zeiler estimated, saved them two years.
After completing a budget and receiving the money, HHA accepted bids for the various work needed to be done, allowing the opportunity for local businesses to profit from the stimulus package. Zeiler reported, however, there were no bids from Holyoke businesses for either the sprinkler or the fence projects. Other bids were accepted, however, and HHA moved on with the work.
DBC Irrigation Supply, based in Denver, was hired to design the new sprinkler plan as well as provide the supplies. GrowGreen Landscape & Maintenance of Greeley provided the work for the project. Some local help was hired to do work as well, noted Zeiler.
Bids for the fencing project were won by Kroy for the materials and Kid and Critter Control Fencing for the labor. Kid and Critter Control is based in Sterling. Kroy, the only out-of-state company hired, has its headquarters in Kansas City, Mo. and a manufacturing facility in York, Neb.
While the Stimulus money may not have had the effect expected, as no Holyoke companies were hired, the project did involve three Colorado businesses, helping the statewide economy.
Effects in Holyoke, while more subtle, are evident as well. As workers from out of town installed the sprinkler system and fences, they made use of local hotels and restaurants, granting Holyoke some profit from the stimulus package.
Of course the greatest benefit Holyoke has seen from HHA's use of stimulus package money is improvements made to SunSet View. Though the Stimulus Package goal of creating and saving jobs wasn't reached in Holyoke, there have been undeniable benefits to receiving federal money to install new fences, sprinklers and doors.
At this point, the sprinkler system is installed, the fences are nearing completion, and new doors will soon be in place. Those living in SunSet View, as well as other residents of Holyoke, can see tangible evidence of the improvements made by HHA. In a small, but important way, the Federal Stimulus Package is helping the people of Holyoke.


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This past Thursday night, San Francisco enjoyed a little taste of something between a fashion show and a Broadway play, with a dash of Cirque de Soleil thrown in for good measure. The highly entertaining event was full of surprises (celeb guests, a rain shower on the runway and even a mirdle sighting!), so in case you weren't there to experience it yourself, here's the rundown of the seven most memorable moments at Macy's Passport:


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CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka estimates a $1 billion impact on the state budget if automatic federal spending cuts and tax increases take effect.
Topinka sent out a release Friday detailing the impact on the Illinois budget if Congress and President Barack Obama don't prevent the federal government from going over the fiscal cliff. Topinka says the fallout from the fiscal cliff could push Illinois into recession.
Topinka estimates Social Security and income tax increases would lower Illinois tax revenues by up to $500 million.
Topinka says if a deal isn't reached to prevent the increases "the consequences will be devastating." She says a planned 2 percent increase in Social Security payroll taxes could cost Illinoisans up to $6 billion in take-home pay.
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Like a lioness protecting her cub Snezana Jankovic, who is mama to former top lady baller Jelena Jankovic of course, tore compatriot Ana Ivanovic, the Serbian Tennis Federation and politicians a new one after their country's FED CUP loss to Slovakia last weekend.
They were defeated 2-3 with JJ breaking even in her singles rubbers but losing the deciding doubles rubber with partner Bojana Jovanovski. BoJo also broke even losing her first singles rubber to Daniela Hantuchova but beating Magdalena Rybarikova in the second.
Snezana was not at all pleased to see images of NaturAna relaxing in Majorca, Spain with boyfriend Adam Scott while JJ made the long trip from the U.S. (made even longer by the delays caused by the Icelandic volcano) while still nursing the wrist injury she sustained in Charleston:
Jelena missed only one match for Serbia in the last 10 years. This time she flew 48 hours across half the world to play here, despite a serious wrist injury.
At the same time, somebody else had coffee somewhere while my child played hurting for her country.
Snezana also blamed the Serbian Tennis Federation for the low attendance over the weekend and questioned the whereabouts of the country's top political figures saying,
I think the organization failed this time and marketing flopped.
Why were our political elite and tennis officials absent. Those in charge should think: Does anybody care about women's tennis? Do we need a Fed Cup team at all?
Listen Snezana, I know you're peeved at NaturAna for not sucking it up and taking one for the team but, honestly, she probably didn't want to embarrass herself again in front of her homies like she did against Russia. Based on the current state of her game and mental fortitude, or lack thereof, she wouldn't have helped much anyway. At least with BoJo you got one point which is more than you were probably going to get with NaturAna. And that's the sad, sad truth.
As for the Serbian Tennis Federation and the MIA politicos, they suck for not pushing hard and supporting these lady ballers. Period.
So be as pissed as you wanna be, Snezana, and let 'em have it. I'm all for that.
[Photo(s): womenstennisblog.com, tenniswallpapers.net]


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Montana Tech recently added two new degrees to its list of programs: marketing and health information technology.
We spoke to professors and students Monday who are involved with the marketing program.
The class of 2014 will graduate its first group of students from the new marketing program.
The school said the demand for marketing and health information technology is growing and students can easily get entry-level jobs.
Tech Assistant Professor Gordy Flanders explained, "Someone's not going to be hiring you typically at 22 years of age to manage a company, but they will hire you to help facilitate advertising campaigns, do market research, develop strategies, work in sales. So in each of those categories, someone can leave Montana Tech with that degree in marketing and immediately find a job within their field."
Tech said adding these options will attract more students, and also help Tech be more of a resource to the community by providing marketing services to local businesses from students and recent graduates.


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The History Show 11 May
Bringing the past to life! Discover how our world was shaped as Myles Dungan and guests explore events ranging from medieval times to the recent past
Our offerings this week:
Rebel doctor, Dorothy Stopford Price – anglo-Irish ascendancy turned committed nationalist. And later, she helped eradicate TB in this country.
The Lynch Tribe of Galway and their famous associations
What documents from the National Archives tell us about tensions between the IRA and the Blueshirts in 1934.
The Green Mile – a new historical walking tour of St. Stephen's Green
To mark the National Famine Commemoration at Strokestown Park House, we hear about its extensive archive.


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1/9/2013 (3 years ago)
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
We must speak for human embryonic Life and oppose the genetic slavery whereby an entire class of human persons is labeled as property to be used by those who are more powerful. We must insist on the recognition of human rights for all human persons, no matter what stage of life's development continuum. Human embryonic stem cell research kills human persons.
Drs. James L. Sherley and Theresa Deisher
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
1/9/2013 (3 years ago)
Published in U.S.
Keywords: stem cells, adult stem cells, embryonic stem cells, Pro-Life, Dignity of the Human Person, bio-ethics, Deacon Keith Fournier
WASHINGTON, DC (Catholic Online) - The Obama administration's favoring of the always deadly use of embryonic stem cells - in spite of the medical science which shows that adult stem cells actually produce results and never kill - is morally repugnant. On Monday, March 9, 2009, the President issued one of his many Executive Orders to accomplish his agenda - without any use of either a vote or advice and consent. That Order turned a whole class of human persons, embryonic human persons, into commodities to be used. The NIH Guidelines treat human embryos as spare parts.
Human embryonic stem cell research has had no discernible positive results. It is always deadly for the human embryonic person. To the contrary, adult stem cell research harms no-one and has borne great results. The teaching of the Catholic Church on the use of Human Embryonic Life for deadly research is consistent, clear and unequivocal. In 1987 the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith of the Holy See issued an "Instruction on Respect for Human Life in its Origin and on the Dignity of Procreation". Among the many questions answered was this one: "What Respect is due to the human embryo, taking into account his nature and identity?" The answer: "The human being must be respected - as a person - from the very first instant of his (her) existence."
On September 8, 2008, the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Vatican Congregation responsible for the protection of Doctrine (The Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith) released a passionate defense of the dignity of every single human life from the moment of conception until natural death. It was entitled, in Latin, Dignitatis Personae: On Certain Bioethical Questions. As is the custom with magisterial documents, the title of this instruction was taken from the first line, "The dignity of a person must be recognized in every human being from conception to natural death". The document continued, "This fundamental principle expresses a great "yes" to human life and must be at the center of ethical reflection on biomedical research, which has an ever greater importance in today's world."
At the release of the instruction the Press was filled with reports. Some accurately described the content and properly affirmed its significance. Others were based on mistaken caricatures of the Catholic Church and not on the substance of what the teaching document actually presented. Still others demonstrated that the writers did not read the document or, if they did, did not like what it had to say and actually chose to mislead the public. Finally, some were based on old tired assertions of the Catholic Church as being "out of touch" or "anti-technology" or "anti-sexuality" or any number of other absolutely untrue and groundless assertions.
The Instruction continued the consistent defense of the dignity of every human life, respect for the goods and ends of marriage and the insistence on having authentic moral criteria with which to evaluate alleged advances in medical science as presented by the Catholic Church through her teaching office. The Catholic Church is not against science. Rather, she simply insists that good science must always respect the first goods; life, marriage and the common good of our life together.
The instruction did not discourage progress in biomedicine. In fact it encourages it within an ethical framework, one which accepts that science must always be placed at the service of the human person, the family and the common good. Any use of the so called new technologies must also respect that the human body is never an "it" - but an "I" - some-one who must never be treated as an object: "The body of a human being, from the very first stages of its existence, can never be reduced merely to a group of cells. The embryonic human body develops progressively according to a well defined program with its proper finality, as is apparent in the birth of every baby."
The insistence upon this framework for evaluating biomedicine finds support in the history of other true advances in Medical Science. The ethical criterion is revealed in the Natural Law; the fundamental right to life and the dignity of human persons. This right is knowable by and binding upon all men and women and is not simply a religious construct. In point of fact, footnote 7 within that document cited Pope Benedict XVI's presentation to the United Nations in April of 2008 which summarized this point well:
"Human rights, in particular the right to life of every human being, are based on the natural law inscribed on human hearts and present in different cultures and civilizations. Removing human rights from this context would mean restricting their range and yielding to a relativistic conception, according to which the meaning and interpretation of rights could vary and their universality would be denied in the name of different cultural, political, social and even religious outlooks. This great variety of viewpoints must not be allowed to obscure the fact that not only rights are universal, but so too is the human person, the subject of those rights"
It is in light of this fundamental moral criterion that the instruction discusses human sexuality and marital love, procreation and infertility treatments and the "manipulation of the embryo or the human Genetic Patrimony". The section concerning gene therapy and the therapeutic use of stem cells, distinguishing both the types of cells and the techniques used to obtain them, is one of the best explanations of the complex technologies which I have ever read. Thank God for the Catholic Church in this age of ghoulish research on human life.
The Catholic Church encourages the use of adult stem cells and stem cells which can be derived from non-lethal uses such as fetal cord blood. These technologies do not take human embryonic lives and have also been the subject of amazing scientific progress. No matter how many efforts there are to dismiss Catholic teaching in this fundamental area of ethics, the opponents of the truth which she defends will not prevail because her teaching is true, it is never right to take innocent human life.
The instruction made a vital historical point to consider, "Just as a century ago it was the working classes which were oppressed in their fundamental rights, and the Church courageously came to their defense by proclaiming the sacrosanct rights of the worker as person, so now, when another category of persons is being oppressed in the fundamental right to life, the Church feels in duty bound to speak out with the same courage on behalf of those who have no voice. Hers is always the evangelical cry in defense of the world's poor, those who are threatened and despised and whose human rights are violated".
"In virtue of the Church's doctrinal and pastoral mission, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has felt obliged to reiterate both the dignity and the fundamental and inalienable rights of every human being, including those in the initial stages of their existence, and to state explicitly the need for protection and respect which this dignity requires of everyone. The fulfillment of this duty implies courageous opposition to all those practices which result in grave and unjust discrimination against unborn human beings, who have the dignity of a person, created like others in the image of God. Behind every "no" in the difficult task of discerning between good and evil, there shines a great "yes" to the recognition of the dignity and inalienable value of every single and unique human being called into existence."
Sadly, the view of human rights in recent American judicial precedent and legislation denies the equal protection of the law to the human embryonic person. American law refuses to recognize that human embryos have a right to life and a right to a future. This approach to human embryonic persons is carried through in the treatment of the child in the womb. Until that child is born, he or she is treated as property to be used or disposed of if not wanted. The current positive law of the United States denies the Natural Law Right to Life. It has substituted a profane counterfeit in its place, a "Right" to abort the child.
There are a number of arguments used to try to defend the lie that fundamental rights are conferred by positive civil law rather than by the Natural Law. This is done to deprive entire groups of human persons from their protection. Most reserve the use of the concept of "person" to only those humans who are deemed to somehow be "independent" and/or "autonomous". They are being promoted by people who call themselves "medical ethicists". They hold academic degrees and professional pedigree and sit on Advisory Councils. Some of these "ethicists" make a distinction between "potential" and "actual" human persons and relegate the child in the womb to the category of being only a "potential" human person.
Others view interdependency as a negative and insist on independence and "autonomy" as a criterion for any human rights to attach. Some equate the human embryos dependency on the mother as a form of "non-personhood". Still others propose a progressive notion of consciousness as indicative of a growing presence of "personhood". A few concede that human embryos are human beings but deny they are persons. We find all of these ideas in the field sadly referred to these days as "Bio-Ethics" - even though such positions are anything but ethical. We find them in textbooks being used to teach the subject to future medical practitioners. (See, e.g., Singer and Kuhse, "Bioethics") One of these "ethicists", Michael Tooley denies the child in the womb should have any rights at all. His rationale evolved over time. In each version, as scientific research cast serious doubt on his claims, he conveniently shifted his ground to reach the same conclusion.
Yet, human embryology and developmental biology affirm that a human embryo is not distinct in kind from a human being, but a human being at an early stage of development. Even prior to implantation, a human embryo is a unique living human being with the genetic constitution and epigenetic primordial that continues to develop throughout his or her life. However, the right not to be killed in the womb, the right to be born and the right to participate in human relationships are rejected for these little persons. Human embryonic lives are reduced to what one astute Catholic philosopher and lawyer, Robert George, called a "pre-personal way of being human".
The idea that human beings can be less than persons is increasingly applied to other stages of human development outside of the womb. The disabled (physically and mentally), the aged and the infirmed are increasingly denied the equal protection of the law. There is an emphasis on individual rights over relation and on autonomy over solidarity. Blessed Pope John Paul II wrote in "The Gospel of Life" of this "remarkable contradiction". He explained "the roots of the contradiction between the solemn affirmation of human rights and their tragic denial in practice lies in a notion of freedom which exalts the isolated individual in an absolute way, and gives no place to solidarity, to openness to others and service of them."(Par. 19)
This counterfeit idea of freedom also views comatose human beings as no longer worthy of being called "persons". Their caregivers are encouraged to stop giving them food and water. Seriously ill children are viewed as interlopers who should not continue to use medical and social resources. Whether the criteria for being recognized as a human person is a satisfactory level of brain function, an agreed upon notion of self awareness, non-dependency, individual autonomy, or some similar "acceptable" level of physical or mental capacity, this reduces the human being to a human doing, valuable not simply because they are members of our human family and gifts to be received but valued based upon their functionality.
There can be NO debate about this fact; we were all once human embryos. We all lived in the first home of the whole human race, our mother's womb. For the Christian, we profess that the Son of God, the Incarnate Word, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, was a human being, who, in the embryonic stage, lived in his mother's womb. At every age and stage of our "human-being- ness", be it as an embryonic person, in the womb, as an infant, as a child, an adolescent, an adult, in our times of illness, in our old age, we have always been dependent on others and vulnerable. This is what it means to be a human being. The emphasis of the proponents of the culture of death on independence and autonomy informs a worldview that Pope John Paul II taught threatens the "entire structure of human rights." (Gospel of Life, Par. 19)
In a homily at the 2010 Vigil for Nascent Human Life Pope Benedict called the faithful to defend all human life, including embryonic human life. The Pope noted that "there are cultural tendencies that seek to anesthetize consciences with misleading motivations. With regard to the embryo in the womb, science itself highlights its autonomy capable of interaction with the mother, the coordination of biological processes, the continuity of development, the growing complexity of the organism. This is not an accumulation of biological material, but a new living being, dynamic and wonderfully ordered, a new unique human being."
He cautioned against the growing "darkening of consciences" and proclaimed with clarity and conviction to the whole world that the child in the first home of the whole human race, his or her mother's womb, "has the right not to be treated as an object of possession or something to manipulate at will, not to be reduced to a mere instrument for the benefit of others and their interests. The human person is a good in and of himself and his integral development should always be sought." We must speak for human embryonic Life as we speak for all human life. We must expose and oppose this new form of genetic slavery wherein an entire class of human persons is being labeled as property to be used by those who are more powerful. We must insist on the recognition of human rights for all human persons, no matter what stage of life's development continuum.
When we are successful in restoring the Right to Life to all human persons, including embryonic human persons, many Doctors who stood against the destruction of life in the name of science will be honored. Among them are two scientists, Doctors James J Sherley and Theresa Deisher. Several years ago they filed a lawsuit seeking to enjoin the always deadly research on human embryonic persons. A lower Federal Court Judge enjoined the implementation of the Obama Administration guidelines of 2009 which allowed researchers to extract stem cells from "surplus" embryos donated by patients at fertility clinics. Every such extraction kills a human embryonic person. The injunction stunned the Obama administration and they appealed it.
In a September 2, 2010 Wall Street Journal article by Laura Meckler and Janet Adamy entitled "Stem-Cell Plaintiffs Cite Ethical Motivation: Scientists Behind Suit Say Work Using Material Derived From Embryos Is Morally Objectionable, Unlikely to Yield Cures" the two Doctors confirmed that they filed the lower Court case out of a concern for the ethical issues involved in killing human embryos. Dr. Sherley said "We have a responsibility and are taught to do ethical research. This is impacting the quality of science in this country."
Both Doctors "said embryonic stem-cell research is morally objectionable and unlikely to produce promised treatments or cures. They said research using adult stem cells, the field each of them works in, has more potential to help patients." Regarding embryonic stem cell research Dr. Sherley said the public has "been sold this hype and this promise that embryonic stem cells are going to cure everyone and we're all going to get up and dance. Any adult stem cell scientist is disadvantaged, and that's because there is a deliberate focus to fund embryonic stem cell research and a focus away from adult stem cell research."
The lower Federal Court found that the guidelines issued by the Obama Administration violated the Dickey-Wicker Amendment which provides that no Federal funds shall be used for "research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death greater than that allowed on fetuses in utero" under Federal Law. In the lower Courts words, "having concluded that the Dickey-Wicker Amendment is unambiguous, the question before the Court is whether ESC (Embryonic Stem Cell Research) is research in which a human embryo is destroyed. The Court concludes that it is."
In another section of the opinion the judge made it even clearer: "The Dickey-Wicker Amendment unambiguously prohibits the use of federal funds for all research in which a human embryo is destroyed. Thus, if ESC research is research in which an embryo is destroyed, the Guidelines, by funding ESC research, violate the Dickey-Wicker Amendment. ESC research is clearly research in which an embryo is destroyed. To conduct ESC research, ESCs must be derived from an embryo. The process of deriving ESCs from an embryo results in the destruction of the embryo. Thus, ESC research necessarily depends upon the destruction of a human embryo."
The Obama Administration appealed. The Appeals Court lifted the injunction and the deadly experimentation began again. Judges decided that scientists can kill embryonic human persons for "spare parts" funded by federal tax dollars. Remember, there is an alternative which kills no-one, adult stem cell research. It has been effectively utilized with amazing results. These courageous scientists and genuine humanitarians did not stop fighting for the fundamental Right to life.
Doctors James J Sherley and Theresa Deisher, Nightlife Christian Adoption, Embryos, Shayne and Tina Nelson, William and Patricia Flynn and the Christian Medical Association took their appeal to the highest Court in the United States of America, the U.S. Supreme Court. They filed a petition for a Writ of certiorari On Monday, January 7, 2013 the Supreme Court denied their appeal. This legal case is over. However, the struggle waged by these brave scientists will continue.
The stem cell discussion in the Media is intentionally laden with misinformation and emotional appeals which cloud the facts. Human embryonic stem cell research has had no positive results. It is always deadly for the human embryonic person. To the contrary, adult stem cell research harms no-one and has borne great results. A human embryo is not distinct in kind from a human being, but a human being at an early stage of development. Yet, the United States Supreme Court has refused to hear the Appeal filed on behalf of Human Embryonic Persons. A New Age of Human Experimentation Begins.
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Caravan News…Nebraska Edition
A recap of the Royals Caravan trip through Nebraska/Iowa…
The Nebraska/Iowa leg of the Royals Caravan found lots of "blue" in cities normally dominated by Husker red. Fans showed up in droves throughout the trip. We saw a line of fans snake its way through a restaurant in Kearney, 400 people lined up inside and outside of a sports bar in Alex Gordon's hometown of Lincoln, and a sold-out luncheon with the Omaha Royals.
The caravan tour included Royals players Gordon and Mark Teahen, Royals Hall of Famer John Mayberry, Broadcaster Ryan Lefebvre, Vice President – Baseball Operations/Assistant General Manager Dean Taylor and Sluggerrr.
It was obvious from our first stop at Indian Creek Mall in Beatrice, Neb., that Nebraskans were excited to see one of their own in Gordon. The line of more than 250 worked its way out the door of the mall in anticipation of meeting the former collegiate Player of the Year at Nebraska. However, the fan base on the caravan was not completely one-sided. Several females came for autographs clad in "Mrs. Teahen" jerseys, seeking autographs from their favorite Royal.
In addition, many fans were excited to talk to "long-time" Royals announcer Lefebvre who has become very familiar on radios and television sets throughout the state. (The "long-time" distinction for Lefebvre became a hot topic on the bus as his 10-year tenure may not seem that long compared to Denny Matthews' 40-plus years in the booth.) He was sought out by several fans including 78-year-old Chester who listens to Royals broadcasts from the tractor while working the fields in Ravenna, Neb., to 12-year-old LT who took on Gordon in a free-throw contest during a school assembly in York, Neb.
At Gomez Heritage Elementary school in Omaha, Lefebvre asked the audience "Who here has seen John Mayberry play?" Immediately, hundreds of 5- to 10-year-olds' hands shot up in the air. Chuckles were heard from several teachers who knew the impact "Big John" had on the team while playing in a Royals uniform in the mid-1970's. Mayberry, Gordon and Teahen joined Lefebvre to share baseball and life lessons.
Taylor was sought out for interviews along the trip from radio hosts looking to pick his brain about the direction of the team. He shared the updates on recent signings and the excitement the organization has for new manager Trey Hillman. We appreciated Taylor taking time away from a busy month full of arbitration negotiations and Spring Training planning.
As the caravan wrapped up another successful year, one thing was clear: the Royal Faithful in the Husker State cannot wait for baseball season.
Look for Caravan and FanFest photo galleries on royals.com tomorrow!


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Counters 35-42
Opening hours
Daily: 0530 until 40 minutes before flight departure (KA692)
Tue/Thu/Sat: 1000 until 40 minutes before flight departure (KA634)
(Check-in counters are closed punctually 40 minutes before scheduled departure time)
|Level 3 International Airport terminal building (after clearing security, at Gate A3, take the escalator one floor up)
|Opening Hours:
|Daily : 0600 until flight departure
Tue/Thu/Sat: 1000 until flight departure.
ATM, shops, restaurants, money changer, coffee shops, pharmacy, clinic, information desk, car rental and resort counters, public bus and airport limousine.
International to International:
Minimum connecting time 90 minutes
International to Domestic:
Minimum connecting time 90 minutes
Claim baggage and clear customs before proceeding to check-in for domestic flight.
To city centre:
Limousine: MYR50
Public bus (Rapid PEN): MYR2.70
(22km / 14 miles)
Returning residents who have left the country for more than 72 hours and visitors intending to stay more than 72 hours are entitled to the following quota:
Tobacco Products: 200 cigarettes or 225g tobacco
Alcoholic Beverages: 1 litre of wine or spirits
Others: Goods up to the value of M$200. Watches are duty-free.


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Professor Sally Anne McInerny, Department Head
Office: 205 Hardaway Hall
AEM 120 Aerospace Science for Educators. (3-3) Four hours.
Students develop meaningful understanding and use of engineering and science knowledge and critical-thinking skills, and come to appreciate engineering and science as part of the daily life of a scientifically literate professional.
AEM 125 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering. (2-0) Two hours.
Corequisites: MATH 112 and enrollment in AEM.
A survey of aerospace history and a discussion of pertinent topics to help the student understand aerospace engineering and to promote a professional awareness.
AEM 201 Statics. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisite: PH 105.
Corequisites: MATH 126 and DR !25, or equivalent.
Forces and couples and resultants of force systems, free-body diagrams, equilibrium, and problems involving friction; and centroids, center of gravity, and distributed forces.
AEM 202 Particle Dynamics. (2-0) Two hours.
Prerequisite: AEM 201.
Corequisite: MATH 227.
Kinematics of particles, Newton's laws of motion, and principles of work-energy and impulse-momentum for particles.
AEM 205 Honors Statics. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisites: Grades of "B" or higher in PH 105 and MATH 125.
Honors section of AEM 201.
AEM 249 Algorithm Development and Implementation. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisite: GES 132 or C++ programming.
Corequisite: MATH 125 or MATH 131.
Algorithm development, numerical solution of engineering problems, and structured problem solving in C/C++.
AEM 250 Mechanics of Materials I. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisite: AEM 201.
Corequisite: MATH 227.
Concepts of stress and strain; analysis of stresses and deformation in bodies loaded by axial, torsional, and bending loads; combined loads analysis; statically indeterminate members; thermal stresses; columns; and thin-walled pressure vessels.
AEM 251 Mechanics of Materials Laboratory. (0-3) One hour.
Corequisite: AEM 250.
Mechanical tests of metallic and nonmetallic materials in the elastic and inelastic ranges; use of materials testing for acceptance tests, for the determination of properties of materials, and for illustration of the validity of assumptions made in mechanics of materials.
AEM 252 Honors Mechanics of Materials I. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisites: MATH 126 and AEM 201.
Corequisites: MATH 227 and GES 126 or AEM 249.
Concepts of stress and strain; stress and deformation analysis of bodies subject to axial, torsional, bending, and thermal loads; and generalized Hook's law, strain transformations, energy methods, curved beams, noncircular torsion, and shear center.
AEM 264 Dynamics. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisite: AEM 201.
Corequisite: MATH 227.
Kinematics of particles and rigid bodies, Newton's laws of motion, and principles of work-energy and impulse-momentum for particles and rigid bodies.
AEM 311 Fluid Mechanics. (3-0) Three hours.
Corequisites: MATH 238, and AEM 202 or AEM 264.
Fluid statics, application of conservation laws to simple systems, dimensional analysis and similitude, and flow in open and closed conduits.
AEM 313 Aerodynamics I. (3-3) Four hours.
Prerequisite: MATH 238 and AEM 311.
Corequisite: AEM 264.
Introductory aerodynamics, including properties of the atmosphere; aerodynamic characteristics of airfoils, wings, propellers, and other components; drag phenomena; and topics of current interest.
AEM 314 Aircraft Performance. (3-0) Three hours.
Corequisites: AEM 349 and AEM 264.
Aircraft performance parameters, including static stability criteria.
AEM 341 Aerospace Structural Analysis. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisites: AEM 249 and AEM 250.
Methods of analyzing stressed skin structures of the types that are typically found in aircraft, missiles, and space vehicles. Unsymmetrical bending and bending and twisting of multiple cell structures are also covered.
AEM 349 Engineering Analysis. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisites: AEM 249 and MATH 237.
Corequisite: MATH 238.
Elements of statistics, matrix algebra, numerical analysis, and partial differential equations applied to engineering problems. Includes extensive computer applications.
AEM 368 Flight Dynamics and Controls. (3-1) Three hours.
Prerequisites: AEM 314 and MATH 238.
Corequisite: MATH 237.
Fundamentals of airplane flight dynamics, static trim, and stability.
AEM 402 Integrated Aerospace Design I. (2-3) Three hours.
Prerequisites: AEM 413, AEM 341, and AEM 368.
Corequisite: AEM 408.
Preliminary design techniques for an aerospace system.
AEM 404 Integrated Aerospace Design II. (1-6) Three hours.
Prerequisite: AEM 402.
Preliminary and detailed design of aircraft and space vehicles, including weight and balance, power plant selection, exterior layout, performance, stability, and control. Involves group efforts on selected projects.
AEM 408 Propulsion Systems. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisite: AEM 413.
Basic propulsion dynamics, thermodynamics of fluid flow, combustion kinetics, air-breathing engines, rockets, design criteria, performance, and advanced propulsion systems.
AEM 413 Aerodynamics II. (3-3) Three hours.
Prerequisites: AEM 313 and ME 215.
Dynamics of compressible fluids: shock waves, one-dimensional flow, expansion waves in two-dimensional flow, and compressible flow over aerodynamic bodies.
AEM 416 Helicopter Theory. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisite: AEM 313.
Critical examination of the propulsive airscrew, including induced velocity relations, flow patterns, and similarity. Practical applications are approached through existing theory and practice.
AEM 425 Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Control. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisite: AEM 468.
This course introduces the student to the theory and practice of spacecraft dynamics and control. The topics covered include kinematics and dynamics of angular motion, spacecraft stabilization, attitude control devices, and design of linear and nonlinear spacecraft control systems.
AEM 428 Space Propulsion. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisite: AEM 408.
This course introduces the student to descriptions and analyses of space and launch-vehicle propulsion. Topics covered include advanced schemes such as nuclear, solar, and laser propulsion; power cycles; and tether systems.
AEM 451 Structural Design and Testing. (3-3) Four hours.
Prerequisites: AEM 341 and ECE 320.
Prerequisite or Corequisite: AEM 461.
Design of tension, compression bending, torsion, and stiffened panel members; experimental and analytical investigations involving static and dynamic structural behavior. Writing proficiency is required for a passing grade in this course.
AEM 452 Composite Materials. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisites: AEM 250 and another 3-hour structures course.
Introduction to the governing principles of the stiffness and strength of unidirectional and multidirectional fiber composite materials.
AEM 454 Engineering Reliability. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisite: AEM 250.
Fundamental concepts and applications of the probabilistic approach to engineering design.
AEM 461 Computational Methods for Aerospace Structures. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisites: MATH 227 and AEM 341.
Corequisite: May be taken concurrently with AEM 451.
Development of the fundamentals of the finite-element method from matrix and energy methods. Use of the finite-element method for detailed design of aerospace structures. Modeling techniques for static and dynamic analyses.
AEM 468 Flight Dynamics and Controls II. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisites: AEM 349 and AEM 368.
Introduction to the dynamics of flight vehicles; equations for static and dynamic equilibrium; criteria for stability, controllability, and maneuverability; and fundamentals and mathematical models using linear differential equations.
AEM 469 Orbital Mechanics I. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisites: MATH 238 and AEM 264.
Introduction to engineering application of celestial mechanics; high-speed high-altitude aerodynamics; and other fields related to the contemporary problems of space vehicles. Fundamentals of applied dynamics, nomenclature of space flight, space environment and solar system, and two-body orbits. Kepler's laws, coordinate transformations, and related studies.
AEM 470 Mechanical Vibrations (also ME 470). (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisites: AEM 250 and AEM 264.
Free and forced vibrations, both undamped and damped. Systems with many degrees of freedom are formulated and analyzed by matrix methods. Experimental techniques of vibration measurement are introduced.
AEM 471 Engineering Acoustics (3-0) (also ME 471). Three hours.
Prerequisites: MATH 238 and AEM 264.
Fundamental physical principles underlying wave propagation and resonance in mechanical systems. Introduces applications and provides experience in acoustic and audio measurements and the associated instrumentation.
AEM 474 Structural Dynamics. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisites: AEM 341 and AEM 368.
Corequisite: AEM 461.
Fundamental methods for predicting the dynamic response of structures.
AEM 475 Control-Systems Analysis. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisite: MATH 238 and AEM 349.
Classical feedback control-system analysis; block diagrams, state variables, stability, root locus, and computerized analysis. Includes an introduction to modern control techniques.
AEM 480 Introductory Computational Fluid Dynamics. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisite: MATH 238 and AEM 349.
Analyses of aerodynamic flow problems using a digital computer.
AEM 491 and AEM 492 Special Problems. Variable credit.
Assigned problems are explored on an individual basis. Credit is based on the amount of work undertaken.
AEM 495 Aerospace Engineering Seminar. (2-0) Two hours.
Corequisite: AEM 402.
Selected topics from recent developments in the aeronautical and space engineering fields. There are visiting lecturers and extensive student participation. Several nontechnical topics of immediate interest to seniors are explored. Each student must complete a personal résumé and subscribe to Aerospace America. Writing proficiency is required for a passing grade in this course.
Advanced Undergraduate/Entry-level Graduate Courses
AEM 500 Intermediate Fluid Mechanics (also AEM/ME 500). (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisites: MATH 238, ME 215, and AEM 311.
AEM 503 Intermediate Gas Dynamics (also ME 503). (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisites: ME 215, AEM 311, and MATH 238.
AEM 525 Spacecraft Dynamics (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisites MATH 238, ME 215, AEM 311.
AEM 552 Composite Materials (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisites AEM 250 and one other course in structures.
AEM 562 Intermediate Dynamics (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisites MATH 238 and AEM 264.
AEM 567 Orbital Mechanics (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisites MATH 238, AEM 264.
AEM 570 Theory of Vibrations (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisites AEM 264, MATH 238, and ME 570.
AEM 571 Fundamentals of Acoustics (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisites AEM 264, MATH 238 and ME 571.
AEM 574 Structural Dynamics (3-0) Three units.
Prerequisites AEM 341 and AEM 368.


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Is it possible to make RSS feed out of my zimbra inboxses?
Every email from my INBOX needs to get posted as RSS to i can add it to a webpage.
Is this possible?
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Is it possible to make RSS feed out of my zimbra inboxses?
Every email from my INBOX needs to get posted as RSS to i can add it to a webpage.
Is this possible?
I tried but i got this error.
permission denied: you do not have sufficient permissions
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Works fine for me in the current 5.0.2 version. What happens if you enter the url into a browser? Does it prompt you for the name & password and are you using http or https?
Remove Schemer's username from that ;)
Also, have you shared the inbox folder 'public'? Tough that 'external & public' ability is removed on mailfolders in the ZWC in more recent builds to cut down on confusion (I don't know your version). So you'd have to have to use CLI zmmailbox modifyFolderGrant, an existing auth token, or call:
https:// INSERTUSERNAMEHERE:email@example.com n.com/service/user/INSERTUSERNAMEHERE/inbox.rss
Zmmailbox - Zimbra :: Wiki
http:// server.domain.com/zimbra/home/username/Inbox.atom
http:// server.domain.com/zimbra/home/username/Inbox.rss
http:// server.domain.com/zimbra/home/username/inbox?fmt=rss&query="in:inbox is:unread"
-'user' & 'home', as well as 'service' & 'zimbra' are mostly interchangable
-Depending upon if you're already logged in/permissione etc, you can replace accountnames with ~ to view your own.
-Some are often not needed & you can construct in a variety of ways. ie:
SRC\ZimbraServer\docs\rest.txt is also handy for tidbits of information.
It doesnt seem to pull out all my latest email. Only emails from 2006 and not the new ones.. hmm strange..
It only pulls out 50 emails. Maybe that is the problem. Is there a setting for that? So i can pull out the latest 50 atleast
There's currently no rest or html public view of the mail folders so it was really confusing people - you'll have to use CLI to share with the public for an rss feed.
Bug 18513 - Remove "external" and "public" options from the folder share dialog
Under construction:
Bug 26763 - Tasks - Rest HTML interface
Bug 26764 - Contacts - REST HTML interface
5.0.5 added:
Bug 22561 - No REST/HTML UI to list folder contents of publicly shared briefcase folder
5.0.1 included the ability to get free busy info by visiting http:// server.domain.com/home/username?fmt=freebusy which will display an aggregate HTML calendar for all the user's free-busy data. (Of course you can always choose to select "exclude this calendar when reporting free/busy times" if you wish.)
In 5.0, we added the ability to go to http:// server.domain.com/home/username/Calendar.html to see an easily readable day/week/month view. (The publisher must share the calendar specifically or publicly in order for you to see it.)


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Boxing legend Don King joined Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in New York for Nike's "Grapple in the Apple", an event to celebrate the US Open and one of tennis' great rivalries.
Both ballers posed in their latest Nike duds and then answered questions from the press on their Olympic experiences. But there were no surprises when asked who they turn to for inspiration in the game.
"The Matador of Spin" responded,
Well for me it's very easy, no? These years, I always have one person in front of me who is better than me in everything. When I look at Roger in front of me all the time, he has a better forehand, a better backhand, better movement…always in front of me.
For his part, "The Magician of Precision" explained,
For me it's been trying to stay on the top. All the challengers I've had over the years. Agassi, Hewitt, Roddick, and now Rafa. I think this is definitely one of the great great rivalries I've ever been in. He is definitely the one who is pushing me the hardest to improve as a player in order to stay ahead of him. He got me in the end, but obviously I'm going to try to get back.Much respect between these two champs as usual.
Big thanks to Cristina for covering the event and taking these great photos!


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The Dilemma (2011)
The Dilemma Synopsis
Vince Vaughn and Kevin James headline an all-star comedy from director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer about a man who finds out that what you don't say to a friend is just as important as what you do. Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum and Queen Latifah join them in The Dilemma, a story of how far you can bend a brotherly bond before it snaps. Since college, confirmed bachelor Ronny (Vaughn) and happily married Nick (James) have been through thick and thin. Now partners in an auto design firm, the two pals are vying to land a dream project that would launch their company. With Ronny's girlfriend, Beth (Connelly), and Nick's wife, Geneva (Ryder), by their sides, they're unbeatable. But Ronny's world is turned upside down when he inadvertently sees Geneva out with another man and makes it his mission to get answers. As the amateur investigation dissolves his world into comic mayhem, he learns that Nick has a few secrets of his own. Now, with the clock ticking and pressure mounting on the biggest presentation of their careers, Ronny must decide how and when he will reveal the truth to his best friend.
The Dilemma Release Date
In Theaters January 14, 2011
The Dilemma Credits
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum, Queen Latifah
Written by: Allan Loeb
Directed by: Ron Howard
Produced by: Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Vince Vaughn
Distributor: Universal Pictures
External Info: The Dilemma Official Website
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text: Just need to know if it is normal for zdesktop.exe process to take 2 times the amount of RAM outlook.exe usually does. I'm running WinXP SP2, RAM total of 1GB and when running both Outlook and Zimbra Desktop, when looking at the Task Manager, it shows zdesktop.exe taking 113,168KB and Outlook only taking up 41,864KB. Is this normal or is there something I configured incorrectly? Appriciate advise because I'm not going to replace Outlook with Zimbra Desktop if this is the norm.


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does the flintstone company provide the rear brakes for RE?
Just wondering about things like extra friction from the seal making them run hotter and whether they need the room for the grease to expand. It would suck to put sealed bearings on only to have them get hot, push out all their grease, then fail.Scott
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Born Terrence Quinn in Newberry, MI on July 15, 1952 - he changed his surname to avoid confusion with model and fireman-turned-actor Terry Quinn - he developed an interest in acting while in high school. After attending Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, MI and the University of Iowa, O'Quinn began pursuing work as an actor on stage in regional and national theater. While appearing in a play in Baltimore, MD, he landed a supporting role as an Army captain in Michael Cimino's revisionist Western, "Heaven's Gate" (1980) and contacted a local trainer named Lori for riding lessons. While waiting for his scenes to be shot, O'Quinn's play closed, and he found a job cleaning out Lori's st... Continue Bio >>
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Aaron Mehta, Air Force Times
WASHINGTON - The National Commission of the Structure of the Air Force is weighing a proposal to merge the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard, but hasn't found much support from the leadership of either branch.
An Oct. 24 hearing was focused on a proposal from five retired Air Force major generals, two from the Reserve and three from the Guard, which would essentially combine the duties of the two arms of the service into one command structure. A white paper outlining the group's ideas has been circulated around the Pentagon since 2011, but the commission represents the most likely chance it could be adopted.
The five retired generals - Tommy Dyches, Bugs Forsythe, Andy Love, Dick Platt and Frank Scoggins - submitted testimony to the commission in August in support of their white paper.
"We believe the new organization will provide greater safety for the people of America in their homes and communities, significant cost savings through the elimination of redundancies and a more efficient vehicle to fulfill the needs of the USAF, the combatant commanders and the nation," the men wrote in their August testimony.
Supporters of the plan say it could save the service money, eliminating redundancies without a loss of capability. But opponents contend it would lead to a lesser force and argue that the duties performed by the Guard and Reserve are simply too different to successfully integrate - and that real world politics in Washington would render such a suggestion dead in the water.
Testifying at the commission, Lt. Gen. James "JJ" Jackson, chief of the Air Force Reserve, dismissed the concept as out of touch with political and Air Force realities.
"I believe the nation benefits from the synergistic value of the three-component Air Force," Jackson said. "A merger of the two Air Force components, in my opinion, would be detrimental ... and adversely affect the Air Force's ability to provide forces to the war fighter and the combatant commanders."
As to the "Five Guys" behind the merger plan, Jackson quipped, "I think they're better serving burgers than they are writing white papers," a reference to a popular DC-based hamburger chain.
Putting out a recommendation to merge the two components could have potential damaging effects, Jackson warned after his testimony.
"If you're going to take [Reserve duties] and give it to another component, you'll have to change the law to allow that to happen," Jackson said. "You'd have to align congressional delegations that would support this, and we have strong support to not merge the two. So you would end up driving a wedge between the two components and also between different delegations with this kind of recommendation."
"A Bridge Too Far"
Following Jackson's testimony, Lt. Gen. Stanley Clarke, director of the Air National Guard, made it clear he also views the merger option as politically unlikely and potentially troublesome.
"Could we do that? Yes sir, we could do that," said Clarke in response to a question on the proposal. "Will we ever get rid of one component or the other? I'm not so sure."
Asked directly by commission Chairman Dennis McCarthy whether he would favor merger, Clarke said he did not. McCarthy, a retired general and former commander of the Marine Forces Reserve, followed up later in the testimony.
"I have not heard you talk about any significant difference between the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard from a capability, capacity, accessibility standpoint," McCarthy said. "So what's the sense of keeping two separate components if the two components that we have are essentially indistinguishable?"
In response, Clarke highlighted both the Reserve's Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) program, where reservists train with active units to be prepared for rapid mobilization, and the "classic associations" between the Reserves and active units. While that program has great value, Clarke said, it differs deeply from the Guard model, where members are attached to their units. Both models have value in different places.
The white paper recommended maintaining both the IMA and Air Reserve Personnel Center (ARPC) program as part of the new merged organization.
"In Washington, no one ever gets rid of anything. I don't think you're going to make the Air Reserve Command go away," Clarke said after his testimony. "That's just a bridge too far. And honestly, I think it eliminates the strengths I was talking about that the Air Force Reserve has."
"So from a realities piece and a capabilities perspective, you want to stay with the three-component structure so you can enhance those strengths, not destroy those strengths," he added.
Change From Outside
While not at the hearing, Dick Platt, one of the five retired generals responsible for the white paper, raised several concerns with Jackson's written testimony, which he said in an email "contains both inaccurate information and disinformation which can only be attributed to poor research on his staff's part."
In particular, Platt highlights Jackson's written statement that the Guard only serves under Title 10 when mobilized or as a volunteer, with the consent of the state, as "totally incorrect and somewhat concerning if that indeed is how the Commander of the Air Force Reserve Command views the Air National Guard as a member of the three-component Air Force."
Platt did find himself in agreement with both Jackson and Clarke that moving toward a new structure for the Air Force would not be easy.
"Change of this nature will not come from within the Pentagon," Platt acknowledged. Instead, the commission should "recommend the Congress amend the United States Code so as to direct the Secretary of the Air Force, with the advice and assistance of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, to timely establish a new and unified Air Reserve Component."
The good news for Platt and his colleagues is that the proposal is likely still on the table despite the negative feedback from Jackson and Clarke. There were no signs in the commissioners' comments that they intended to stop consideration of the merger.
The commission was mandated by the fiscal 2013 National Defense Authorization Act following a series of bruising battles between an Air Force looking to make equipment and personnel cuts and a Congress aiming to protect local units. Commission members were nominated by President Obama and the leadership of the House and Senate Armed Services committees.


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Port St. Lucie, FL (Sports Network) - Matt Tuiasosopo clubbed a two-run homer
and finished with three RBI, as the Detroit Tigers pounded Dillon Gee for six
runs on their way to a 9-1 victory over the New York Mets.
Miguel Cabrera went 2-for-4 with two RBI and Alex Avila drove in a pair for
Detroit, which got four solid innings from starter Doug Fister. He struck out
four and allowed just one run on three hits.
Gee only lasted two innings for New York, walking four and giving up four
hits. Anthony Recker drove in the lone run for the Mets with an RBI single.
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Climate Change and Coral Reefs Marine Working Group (CCCR)
Resilience principles are emerging as an important paradigm for understanding and managing complex ecosystems and the interactions between these ecosystems and the human societies that depend on them. The increasing threats associated with climate change and increased population pressures are driving an urgent need to accelerate developments in resilience science and its incorporation into realistic and meaningful management strategies.
This need is particularly critical for coral reef ecosystems, which are both highly vulnerable to climate change and also vital to the welfare of large human populations throughout the tropical world. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognizes this need to promote the integration of resilience science and coral reef ecosystem management.
With generous support from the MacArthur Foundation, IUCN has established a Marine Working Group on Climate Change and Coral Reefs (CCCR), with its first purpose to address the issue of resilience, coral reefs and climate change.


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