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(USA TODAY) -- Jay Leno, host of NBC's Tonight Show, announced Wednesday that he will wrap up more than two decades on the iconic late-night show in spring 2014. And NBC said Jimmy Fallon, host of NBC's Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, will slide into that role after Leno's exit.
The change will coincide with NBC's coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
As part of the transition, The Tonight Show will return to its original home in 30 Rock in New York and will be executive-produced by Emmy Award winner Lorne Michaels (Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock).
Programming plans for Fallon's current 12:35 a.m. ET/PT time slot are in development and will be announced soon, though Seth Meyers, Saturday Night Live's head writer and host of its Weekend Update, is a candidate.
"Congratulations Jimmy," Leno said in a statement. "I hope you're as lucky as me and hold on to the job until you're the old guy. If you need me, I'll be at the garage."
NBC is plotting the move as a generational shift as Leno, 62, gives way to Fallon, 38. David Letterman is 65, and ABC in January moved Jimmy Kimmel, 45, a half-hour earlier to go head to head with Leno and Letterman. Yet Leno remains the top-rated show, and NBC Universal officials likened the handoff at the No. 1 show to Leno's replacement of Johnny Carson in 1992.
The difference is that Carson voluntarily retired, while Leno would have remained at Tonight as long as NBC would have him. Leno's current contract expires in September 2014, but the network smoothed the way for the transition, got Leno on board, and the two hosts even teamed up for a jokey video that aired Monday night, suggesting there were no hard feelings.
Leno was displaced once before, in 2009, when NBC shifted Conan O'Brien into the Tonight Show, fulfilling a promise it had made the red-haired comedian five years earlier. But after several months, when O'Brien's ratings faltered and an experimental primetime Leno show failed, NBC reversed course, O'Brien bolted, and Leno returned to Tonight.
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In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here.
The first of three debates for Ohio's U.S. Senate seat is
today. Incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown and Republican challenger Josh
Mandel will meet for the first time to prove who has the better vision
for the state. Democrats have repeatedly criticized Mandel for
dishonesty and dodging questions. Republicans have criticized Brown for
supporting President Barack Obama's policies, including the auto bailout
and Obamacare. A more substantive analysis of the candidates'
differences can be found here. In aggregate polling, Brown currently
leads by five points. The debate will be at 12:30 p.m. on C-SPAN.
Paul Ryan, the Republican candidate for vice president, will be in Cincinnati today. Ryan's event will take place at Lunken Airport at noon. Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate, was in Lebanon Saturday. With the second presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Romney tomorrow, both campaigns are turning up the events in Ohio, a state that is widely considered a must-win for both candidates. According to aggregate polling, Obama still holds Ohio by 2.2 points despite a nationwide post-debate bounce in the polls for Romney.
Bicyclists rejoiced Saturday as McMillan Street was converted back into a two-way street. William Howard Taft Road will undergo a similar transition Oct. 20. The conversion of both roads came thanks to the approval of Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, who pushed the motion in order to revitalize the business sector in the neighborhood.
The rest of Ohio's school report card data will be released Wednesday. The report card data grades schools to see how school districts are doing in a variety of categories. The release for the data was initially delayed due to an ongoing investigation by the state auditor that's looking into accusations of attendance reporting fraud at some school districts. Previously, the state auditor released preliminary findings criticizing some school districts and the Ohio Department of Education for some findings regarding attendance fraud.
A new report found Cincinnati still has a lot of work to do. The city ranked No. 10 out of 12 similar cities. Cincinnati excelled in job creation and housing opportunities, but it did poorly in categories regarding migration and age.
Bob Taft, former Republican governor of Ohio, is going green. The Ohio Environmental Council is rewarding Taft for standing up for the environment during his gubernatorial term.
Ohio's stricter laws for exotic animals convinced one pet owner to move her two tigers to Indiana.
Some guy broke the sound barrier with his body yesterday.
The report, which was put together by Agenda 360 and Vision 2015, compares Cincinnati to other cities in a series of economic indicators. The cities compared were Cincinnati; Austin, Texas; Charlotte, N.C.; Cleveland; Columbus; Denver; Indianapolis, Ind.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Pittsburgh; Raleigh, N.C.; and St. Louis.
First, the good news: Cincinnati has an unemployment rate
lower than the national average, at 7.2 percent. As far as job growth,
total jobs, per-person income and average annual wage goes, Cincinnati
ranked No. 6. Cincinnati was also No. 5 in poverty ranks — meaning the
city had the fifth least people below 200 percent of the federal poverty
level among the 12 cities measured. For the most part, Cincinnati moved up in these ranks since 2010.
When it comes
to housing opportunities, Cincinnati claimed the No. 2 spot, only losing to
Indianapolis. That was a bump up from the No. 3 spot in 2010.
The bad news: Cincinnati didn't do well in almost
every other category. In terms of educational attainment — meaning the
percent of the population 25 years or older who have a bachelor's
degree or higher — Cincinnati was No. 9, with 29.3 percent having a bachelor's degree or higher in 2010. That was a slight improvement from the No. 10 rank in the previous report, which found 28.5 percent had a bachelor's degree or higher in 2009.
Cincinnati did poorly in net migration as well. The city was No. 10 in that category, only beating out St. Louis and Cleveland. The silver lining is the city actually gained 1,861 people in 2009 — an improvement from losing 1,526 people in 2008.
Cincinnati also seems to have an age problem. The city
tied with Pittsburgh for the No. 10 spot with only 60.2 percent of the 2011 population made up of people between the ages of 20 and 64. The report also says the
city has too many old people, an age group that tends to work less, provide less tax revenue and use more government and health services. Cincinnati ranked No. 8 in terms of "Old Age
Dependency," with 20.4 percent of the city made up of people aged 65 and
older in 2011.
However, the report does have a positive note through all the numbers: "In fact, our current pace of growth, especially in the people indicators, exceeds many of our competitors and if this pace continues, our rank could be much improved by our next report."
In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here.
The vice presidential debate between Democratic Vice President Joe Biden and Republican U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan took place last night. The general consensus among pundits is the debate was a draw, with perhaps Biden edging out ahead. Regardless of who won, political scientists say debates have little-to-no electoral impact in the long term, especially vice presidential debates.
Mitt Romney made a bit of a flub yesterday. He told The Columbus Dispatch, "We don't have a setting across this country where if you don't have insurance, we just say to you, 'Tough luck, you're going to die when you have your heart attack.'" However, that's not completely accurate. Research shows the uninsured are a lot more likely to die from a heart attack, mostly because they get substantially less preventive health care.
PolitiFact Ohio says Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted is wrong about Issue 2. Specifically, Husted said if a member of the independent commission was bribed, the member could not be kicked out of office. PolitiFact says the claim is false because methods for removing unelected officials from office exist outside of the redistricting amendment. If Issue 2 passed, redistricting would be handled by an independent citizens commission. Currently, elected officials redraw district boundaries, but they often use the process for political advantage. The Republican majority redrew the First Congressional District, which includes Cincinnati, to include Warren County, giving Republicans an advantage by giving them more rural voters that are more likely to vote for them.
But Husted did have some good news yesterday. A federal appeals court judge upheld a decision requiring election officials to count provisional ballots that were brought about due to poll worker mistakes. Husted didn't much care for that part of the ruling. However, the judge also said a legal signature must be required on every provisional ballot, overturning that part of the previous decision. A very small win, but Husted seemed happy in a statement: "I am extremely pleased that the Court of Appeals agreed with me that we must have a valid, legal signature on all provisional ballots."
The mayor and Cincinnati Public Schools announced a new joint effort that won a $40,000 grant yesterday. The effort will go to 50 tutors, who will help 100 students meet the state's new Third Grade Reading Guarantee.
However, a loophole in the Third Grade Reading Guarantee may allow third-graders to skip tests to move onto the fourth grade.
Out of 12 similar regions, Cincinnati ranks No. 10 on 15 indicators including jobs, cost of living and population. Cincinnati did fairly well in terms of just jobs, though; the city was No. 6 in that category. The ranks come from Vision 2015 and Agenda 360.
With the support of Gov. John Kasich, Ohio is trying to do more with university research. The theme of the push is to build stronger links between universities and the private sector to boost stronger, entrepreneurial research.
Josh Mandel, state treasurer and Ohio's Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, is in trouble again for not answering questions. A testy exchange on live radio started when Ron Ponder, the host, asked Mandel about potential cronyism in the treasurer's office, and Mandel replied by implying Ponder is with the Brown campaign. Ponder got so fed up he eventually ended the exchange by saying, "Hang up on this dude, man."
Does eating more chocolate earn a nation more Nobel prizes? Science says no. I say yes.
In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here.
The vice presidential debate is tonight. The debate will be between Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan. After the last debate, some pundits are saying Biden needs to win this one to slow down the Romney-Ryan momentum. But keep in mind political scientists say debates have little to no electoral impact in the long term, so it's possible most of the post-debate polling in favor of Mitt Romney could indicate a temporary bounce. The debate is at 9 p.m. and will be aired on all the big networks. The full schedule of presidential debates can be found here.
Romney might campaign in Lebanon, Ohio this weekend. Ohio is considered a must-win for the Republican presidential candidate. Even with a post-debate bounce, Romney still looks to be the underdog in Ohio. The latest poll from NBC, Wall Street Journal and Marist shows Romney down six points to Obama among likely voters in the state with a margin of error of 3.1. The poll does show the race tightening from the eight-point gap measured on Oct. 3, but it's apparently not enough. By itself, the poll could be considered an outlier and too optimistic for Obama, but it actually echoes the latest CNN poll and aggregate polling taken after the debate. In aggregate polling, Romney is down 1.6 points in Ohio after the NBC/WSJ/Marist poll. Before the latest poll, he was down 0.8 points.
A new poll shows a slim majority of Ohioans now support same-sex marriage. The poll found 52 percent of Ohioans support it, while 37 percent want it to stay illegal. The poll gives a shot of optimism to Freedom to Marry Ohio, an amendment that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state. Supporters say the amendment could be on the Ohio ballot as soon as November 2013.
State Auditor Dave Yost wants to put the attendance fraud investigation in context. When talking with Gongwer yesterday, Yost explained that the potential data rigging going could have cost schools additional funding for at-risk students: "I suspect we probably have schools in Ohio that ought to be getting that extra money for those extra services to help those schools that are most at risk, and that money is not flowing because the data is not accurate."
Will county budget cuts hurt public safety? As the county
commissioners try to sort out the budget without raising taxes, Hamilton County's sheriff
department could see some cuts, according to Commissioner Greg Hartmann. He insists the cuts will not hurt public safety, however.
An Oct. 1 analysis by left-leaning Policy Matters Ohio found the casino tax will not be enough to make up for cuts in state aid. Even in cities hosting casinos, the extra tax revenue will only cover about half of cuts.
Only a few weeks remain in Hamilton County's free electronics recycling program.
A Nuns on the Bus tour is encouraging voters to support politicians that provide for the poor. The tour will avoid being partisan and mentioning candidates' names, but the general vibe of the tour implies support for Democratic candidates.
Josh Mandel, Ohio's Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, has gotten another rating from PolitiFact Ohio. This one is "Mostly False" for Mandel's claim that opponent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown has missed more than 350 votes in the Senate. Brown has only missed 21 out of 1,779 votes since he joined the Senate, and he hasn't missed any votes this year. The Mandel campaign claims the ad was keeping track of Brown's entire public career, but 83 of the votes Brown missed in that time period were in 2000, when Brown was in a car accident in which he broke his ribs and vertebrae.
The NBC/WSJ/Marist poll also had some bad news for Mandel. He was found to be down 11 points to Brown among likely voters. Mandel is now down 4.2 points in aggregate polling.
The right-leaning Tax Foundation ranked Ohio No. 39 for business tax climate. The conservative research group gave Ohio good marks for unemployment insurance and the corporate tax rate, but it criticized the state for its individual income tax and property tax. New York, New Jersey and California were at the bottom of the overall rankings, and Wyoming, South Dakota and Nevada were at the top.
Jobless claims fell to 339,000 — the lowest in four and a half years. Coupled with last week's employment numbers, the news indicates that an economic recovery is truly underway. However, jobless claims are very volatile, so it's uncertain whether the drop will stick.
Science has found some stars die in style.
The news comes at a time when FreedomOhio is stepping up its efforts to get an amendment legalizing same-sex marriage in Ohio on the 2013 ballot.
This article originally credited Equality Ohio for the amendment. The
amendment push is being led by FreedomOhio, a different pro-gay
marriage organization.
The campaign for Freedom to Marry Ohio, the amendment that would legalize same-sex marriage, previously touted an economic study that showed Ohio could bring in $100-126 million of economic growth within three years of legalizing same-sex marriage and sustain 1,160-1,450 Ohio jobs. In Hamilton County, same-sex marriage legalization would bring in $8.3 million. However, the study did not take into account a phenomenon dubbed "marriage tourism," which involves same-sex couples visiting a state mostly to get married; so it's possible the economic impact could be even greater than the study suggests.The study also found that more than 9,800 out of more than 19,600 same-sex marriage couples in Ohio would marry within three years if it was legal, and nearly 900 out of nearly 1,800 in Hamilton County would marry within three years. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg previously touted same-sex marriage legalization for its economic boost to his city. He said it had produced $259 million in economic growth in New York City.
Today is the last day to register to vote, and in-person early voting is underway. Register to vote and vote at your nearest board of election, which can be located here.
Hamilton County commissioners agree on not raising the sales tax. That effectively rules out two of three plans laid out by the county administrator. The one plan left would not cut public safety, but it would make cuts to the courts, criminal justice system, administrative departments, commissioner departments and the board of elections.It seems other news outlets are now scrutinizing online schools. A Reuters report pointed out state officials — including some in Ohio — are not happy with results from e-schools. Even Barbara Dreyer, CEO of the e-school company Connections Academy, told Reuters she's disappointed with performance at e-schools. A CityBeat look into e-schools in August found similarly disappointing results.
Ohio Democrats are asking federal and state officials for
an investigation into Murray Energy, the Ohio-based coal company that
has been accused of coercing employees into contributing to Republican
political campaigns. In the statement calling for action, Ohio
Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern said, "Thanks to this report,
now we know why coal workers and miners have lent themselves to the
rallies, ads, and political contributions. They've been afraid."
Councilman Chris Seelbach is following up on information obtained during public safety meetings. The most consistent concerns Seelbach heard were worries about loitering and young people breaking curfew.
The state auditor says the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) could save $430,000 a year if it moved its student information database in-house. Current law prohibits ODE from having access to the data for privacy reasons, but State Auditor Dave Yost says it's unnecessary and "wastes time and money."
It seems Duke Energy is quickly integrating into its recent merger with Progress Energy. The company's information technology, nuclear and energy-supply departments are fully staffed and functional.
The Cincinnati Art Museum is renovating and restoring the Art Academy on the building's west side.
It might not feel like it sometimes, but parking in Cincinnati is still pretty cheap.
Scientific research is increasingly pointing to lead as an explanation for people's crazy grandparents. Research indicates even small programs cleaning up lead contamination can have massive economic and education returns.
Kings Island is selling off pieces of the Son of Beast. The troubled roller coaster was torn down after years of being shut down.
The "Jeopardy!" Ohio Online Test is today. If you're ever on the show, give a shout-out to CityBeat.
In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here. Tomorrow is also the last day to register to vote.
A federal appeals court upheld the decision to allow in-person early voting for everyone during the three days prior to the election. The decision comes as a big win to President Barack Obama's campaign, which filed a lawsuit to restore in-person early voting on the weekend and Monday before Election Day. Republicans in the state have repeatedly pushed against expanded early voting, citing racial politics and costs. Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted said Friday he will decide what to do with the ruling after the weekend. The court ruling means Husted could close down all boards of election on the three days before Election day, eliminating early voting for everyone — including military voters. If Husted doesn't act, individual county boards of election will decide whether to stay open or closed.
The Hamilton County Board of Commissioners is discussing the budget today. It has a few options, but all of them involve cuts.
A recently released audit by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (ODRC) found the private prison sold to the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) has some serious problems. The prison only met 66.7 percent of Ohio's standards, and 47 violations were found. CCA says it's working with ODRC to resolve the problems. The news mostly confirmed the findings of CityBeat's in-depth look into private prisons.
Schools responded to the state auditor's recent report that found five school districts were scrubbing data and the Ohio Department of Education did not have enough safeguards. The five school districts generally objected, saying they did not purposely alter any data provided to the state.
Humana will be hiring for 200 full-time jobs in Greater Cincinnati.
The University of Cincinnati is turning up its search for a new president this week. First up for consideration: Provost and Interim President Santa Ono.
The Associated Press says Cincinnati is a changed city thanks to recent development funding.
There will be a bar crawl to support the Anna Louise Inn on Oct. 13. The bar crawl, hosted by Ohioans United to Protect Abused Women, will last from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tickets will be sold for $10 with all proceeds going to the Anna Louise Inn. Participating bars will be Milton's Prospect Hill Tavern, Neon's, The Drinkery, MOTR, JAPS and Arnold's Bar.
Mayor Mark Mallory challenged San Francisco's mayor to a chili cook-off to benefit the city that wins the Reds-Giants playoffs. Mallory touted some fighting words in a statement announcing the friendly bet: "I sure hope San Francisco Chili is as good as Mayor Lee says it is, that way it raises lots of money for Cincinnati's youth, after the Reds send the Giants packing in the first round."
Meet the chair of the U.S. House Science Committee's panel on investigations and oversight. He says evolution and the big bang theory are "lies straight from the pit of Hell."
In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here.
The nation's unemployment rate dropped to 7.8 percent in September — the lowest jobless rate in nearly four years. The country added 114,000 jobs during the month, and labor participation actually rose with 418,000 people joining the labor force. Jobs numbers for July and August were also revised upward, indicating that the summer's economy was not as weak as previously estimated. Unlike previous reports that were mired with dropping labor participation rates and job additions below expectations, this report paints a generally rosy picture of a recovering economy.
A new report found Ohio-based Murray Energy might be coercing employees into making campaign contributions to Republicans. It seems Bob Murray, Murray Energy's CEO, directly encourages employees to make donations through memos and strong language. As a result, the company has an unusually high amount of donations to Republican candidates, including senatorial candidate Josh Mandel, presidential candidate Mitt Romney and House Speaker John Boehner. The company's PAC and staffers are the sixth biggest source of funding for Mandel.By their own admission, Republicans misrepresented Issue 2. The good news is they have agreed to stop using some of the misleading language. If Issue 2 is approved by voters, it will give redistricting powers to an independent citizens commission. Currently, elected officials redraw the district boundaries, and they use the system in politically advantageous ways. The Republican majority redrew the First Congressional District, which includes Cincinnati to include Warren County, which places less emphasis on urban voters that typically vote Democrat and more emphasis on rural voters that typically vote Republican. CityBeat previously covered redistricting and Voters First's reform here.
The state auditor gave a mixed review to Ohio's schools and education department yesterday. In an interim report, the auditor criticized a handful of school districts for scrubbing attendance reports and the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) for having poor oversight. ODE promised "additional safeguards" in response to the report.Gov. John Kasich is continuing his privatization campaign. The governor is finally close to leasing the Ohio Turnpike, and he says that could raise more than $1 billion.
It turns out Kasich's number about Ohio's auto industry losing 500 jobs might be correct, but only because of the time frame and terms Kasich used. In general, the auto industry in Ohio has improved since 2009.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier is leading the charge, but it's only the beginning. A few movies are taking advantage of the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit, which is meant to bring film production to Ohio. Seven films will be filmed in Ohio: Underdogs, Crooked Tree, Blood of Redemption, The Tribunal, A Dog Named Suki, In Other Words and The Do Over. Since the tax credit began, the Ohio Film Office has helped employ more than 19,000 Ohioans and added nearly $205 million to Ohio's economy.
Some in the aerospace business want southwest Ohio to take bigger advantage of the area's strong aerospace industry and make it stronger.
A survey found Ohio is among the 25 best states for entrepreneurs. The state moved up 18 spots — from No. 40 to No. 22 — in the past year.
Update on Ohio Supreme Court candidate William O'Neill's demands for Justice Robert Cupp to "recuse or refuse" due to campaign donations: Mark Weaver, Cupp's spokesperson, responded, saying, "Mr. O'Neill previously raised this argument with disciplinary authorities by filing a complaint. It was reviewed by disciplinary authorities, and they unanimously dismissed it as having no merit."
An Eden Park microbrewery got approval from City Council.
A study found students enrolled in parents' health care plans are 5.7 percent more likely to attend college full time. The finding is good news for Obamacare, which forces insurance companies to allow sons and daughters to stay on family insurance plans until they turn 26.
Robot sea turtles might soon carry cargo in their shells.
In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here.
The first presidential debate took place last night. Most of the
"liberal media" says Mitt Romney beat President Barack Obama, but the
impact of the relatively dull debate is probably being overstated as the
media tries to sensationalize some sort of comeback narrative for Romney. Although
the debates are important for capturing a candidate's policies and
speaking ability, they don't matter much in political terms.
Policy-wise, it seems Romney ran to the center last night. If last night's debate wasn't enough debate for you, here are the three most awkward presidential debate moments in history.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus held
a conference call with Ohio reporters yesterday in response to Vice
President Joe Biden's comments that the middle class has been "buried"
in the past four years. Priebus claimed the
Republican ground game in Ohio will "crush" Democrats. But that's going
to require a lot of work. As it stands, Obama and Democratic Sen.
Sherrod Brown are beating their respective Republican opponents pretty
badly in aggregate polling.
PolitiFact says Republican claims that Issue 2 will create a redistricting commission that will "have a blank check to spend our money" are false. While there is no cap on spending designated in Issue 2, that does not mean the redistricting commission will get infinite funding. If Issue 2 is approved by voters, redistricting will be handled by an independent citizens commission. If Issue 2 is rejected by voters, redistricting will continue being handled by politicians that commonly use the system in politically advantageous ways. A Republican majority redistricted the First Congressional District, which includes Cincinnati, to also include Warren County. The new boundaries give Republicans an advantage by putting more emphasis on rural voters, which typically vote Republican, instead of urban voters, which typically vote Democrat. CityBeat previously covered the redistricting process and Issue 2 here.
An analysis by the Ohio Office of Budget and Management
found Issue 2 would cost the state about $11-$15.2 million over eight
years. That's about $1.4-$1.9 million a year, or about 0.005-0.007
percent of Ohio's budget for the 2013 fiscal year.
To put the cost of Issue 2 in further context, state tax revenues were $39 million above estimates in September.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced the Ohio
Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) and the
Cincinnati-based Ohio Justice and Policy Center (OJPC) have settled out
of court in a case involving health care in prisons. OJPC brought the
case forward with a lawsuit in 2003, arguing that inmates were not
receiving adequate health care as required by the Ohio Constitution.
Courts agreed in 2005, and they created an oversight committee to ensure
medical standards rose. Today, health care in prisons is much better. With the
settlement, OJPC and ODRC will continue watching over medical policies
and procedures for the next two years, but courts no longer have an
oversight mandate.
City Council unanimously approved six projects for historic tax credits yesterday.
Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank reclaimed its top spot for local bank deposits this year, although data released by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) shows it might never have lost the top spot to U.S. Bank.U.S. service firms, which employ 90 percent of Americans, grew at their fastest rate in six months. The boost was brought about due to rising consumer demand.
Ever curious about why politicians use similar body language in all their public appearances? The New York Times has an explanation.
A new, strange dinosaur was recently identified.
In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here.Josh Mandel, state treasurer and Republican U.S. senatorial candidate for Ohio, is denying he physically confronted a campaign tracker. According to Mandel, the tracker approached and confronted him, not the other way around. But the video of the confrontation shows Mandel approaching and getting really close to the tracker first. Ohio Democrats, who said Mandel's campaign is a "campaign of unending dishonesty," were quick to jump on another example of Mandel possibly being dishonest. CityBeat covered Mandel's notorious dishonesty here. Mandel is running against Democratic incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown.
The presidential debates are tonight at 9 p.m. A full schedule of future debates can be found here. Whoever does better, keep in mind debates rarely influence elections.
Michelle Obama was in town yesterday. She spoke to a crowd of 6,800, asking them to take part in Ohio's early voting process and encourage friends and family to do the same.
Grocery store competition could soon be bringing lower prices to the Greater Cincinnati area, according to analysts.
JobsOhio chief Mark Kvamme is stepping down. The high-profile venture capitalist, who was originally from California, was originally recruited by Gov. John Kasich to lead the Ohio Department of Development. But soon Kvamme hopped onto JobsOhio, a nonprofit company established by Kasich and the state legislature to bring investment into Ohio. Under Kvamme's leadership, JobsOhio, which is supposed to replace the Department of Development, has brought in 400 companies to invest in Ohio, leading to $6.1 billion in capital investment, according to a press release. But the nonprofit company has been heavily criticized by liberal groups like Progress Ohio, which say JobsOhio is unconstitutional. Lower courts have generally legitimized Progress Ohio's claims, but the Ohio Supreme Court recently turned down a case dealing with JobsOhio. The court said a lower court would have to give a declaratory judgment first.
William O'Neill, former judge and Democratic candidate for the Ohio Supreme Court, is asking Republican justices Robert Cupp and Terrence O'Donnell to "recuse or refuse." O'Neill says the Republican justices are sitting on cases that involve FirstEnergy, an Akron-based energy company that has contributed to the re-election campaigns of Cupp and O'Donnell. O'Neill says the conflict of interest diminishes faith in the highest court of Ohio's justice system.
A new study on Taser use in Hamilton County found local law enforcement have some problematic policies on the books and in practice. The study was put together by a local law firm that's demanding policy reform.
Americans United for Life (AUL) is celebrating a federal court ruling against Planned Parenthood that maintains Ohio regulations on an abortion drug. The regulations require physicians to administer the drug in a clinic or physician's office, and the drug may only be taken within 49 days of gestation. AUL says health groups like Planned Parenthood want to avoid sound health regulations, but Planned Parenthood argues the regulations make it too difficult for women to use the drug.
Natalie Portman is in a new commercial in support of President Barack Obama. In the ad, she touts Obama's support of women's rights.
It seems most Americans are avoiding or can't afford as many trips to the doctor as before.
One of the most lucrative criminal enterprises in the world is wood.
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1967-1972 Ford F-100 Custom Vintage Air A/C Install - The Bumpside Build-OnWritten by on January 1, 2010 DIY Custom Air Conditioning Install, Part II
Last month we showed some options for out of the box ways of prepping for an air conditioning installation. The dash modifications turned out as we hoped and should give the impression that the vents and dashboard were arranged as such at the FoMoCo plant when the truck was built. This month we are going over the air conditioning system plumbing and layout of the rest of the parts- remember we mounted the Vintage Air Gen II Mini evaporator under the dash in the last issue.
As mentioned before, there are many trucks without an A/C "kit" available to buy in the aftermarket, but this doesn't mean you are destined to a life sweating behind the wheel-you'll just have to put your thinking cap on to build one. Luckily you and I aren't alone, with the help of knowledgeable companies like Vintage Air, we can piece together an air conditioning system that will fit, look good, and work well. I have to admit that I was a little bit overwhelmed for a while going into it as this is only my second air conditioning install I've done on my own, the other was a "kit." So really, I was starting from scratch when planning out the A/C for the F-100. However, after lots of time spent with my nose in Vintage Air's comprehensive catalog and on their tech line, I was soon grasping what I needed. I started with a picture of my engine compartment that I Photoshopped where the A/C components would go (or where I hoped they would), along with my planned routing of the lines. One major thing I wanted to accomplish with the install was to have all of the plumbing hidden from plain sight except for the two lines going from a bulkhead in the inner fender panel to the A/C compressor on the engine. Another thing I wanted to do was to run hard lines from the condenser in front of the radiator to the bulkhead in the core support leading to the inner fender panel. Most people would just run hoses with fittings in a situation like this, but I wanted to have the end result a bit cleaner looking than the hose route. This proved to be just a little bit trickier than I anticipated, but those without magazine deadlines shouldn't have too much of a problem.
Follow along as we go over the custom plumbing and parts installation of the Vintage Air pieces. One of the biggest helps to this procedure is to sit down with the Vintage Air catalog and literally draw out what you need for your system as many times as it takes to complete and understand it. Not shown yet is the routing of the hot waterlines for the heater and the wiring of the system. Once I get farther along (and hopefully done with) the truck I may do a follow-up showing these two aspects, but until then Vintage Air is happy to answer any of mine and your questions!
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One of the first things I did was to install the condenser. The one on the top is what should fit the core of the stock radiator for the '68 F-100, but the radiator sits back in its brackets, which blocks the plumbing for the straight fittings on the left-something to double check next time. The 17x19 condenser on the bottom is normally for fat-fendered Ford and Tri-Five Chevy cars, but its dimensions and fitting layout worked better for me.According to Vintage Air, one of the most important parts of an A/C system is getting the right condenser. A horizontal tube condenser is recommended over the vertical type, but in a situation like mine where a horizontal unit wouldn't work, we made sure I had a big vertical unit. The 17x19-inch condenser has 323 square inches of surface area, which is lots more than the 252 square-inch recommendation from Vintage Air for systems using today's HFC-134a refrigerant.Mounting the condenser can sometimes be a little tricky. Since the condenser was so close to the radiator's core size, there wasn't too big of an area to mount the condenser to the core support. Using the brackets supplied with the condenser from Vintage Air, I cut them down and drilled a few holes and voilà! The brackets wound up nice and short, and once repainted with black hardware, should disappear behind the grille.The condenser should be mounted as close to fresh, cool air as possible for it to work properly, and in front of the radiator is about as close as it's going to get. The Vintage Air catalog has quite a bit more information about condensers (and all A/C components) and is a recommended read/book for future tech reference.After mapping out my system, I realized that I would need a couple of small two-hose bulkheads instead of the common four-hose type. Vintage Air makes them for just about any hose combination and are now available in black (shown) as well as machined billet and polished.Included with each bulkhead is a template in the instructions that you can cut out and use to mark your holes to be drilled. I am mounting this bulkhead for the No. 8 and 6 lines coming off the condenser to the core support. There is a nice little stock recess, and I thought it looked good following the angled shape of the recess instead of straight up, down, or side to side.After marking the holes, drilling a pilot hole, and finally using a hole saw to cut two 7/8-inch holes, the bulkhead can be taken apart and reassembled on the core support. Now the hoses can "pass through" the core support in a very safe and good-looking way. Using bulkheads also makes the system look more professional.With the condenser and bulkhead in place, it was time to hard line the two together. You'll need a few tools to do this. Tubing benders like these are a little different than the combo benders you see for brake lines, mostly in size, but these are more precision once you figure them out. The bad thing is that you need a separate bender for each size tubing, which can get expensive. But I did buy the biggest (1/2-inch/No. 10 and 8) bender at a swap meet for far less than it would have been retail.Using the U-Bend-Em aluminum hard lines from Vintage Air, I started, well, bending them. The No. 6 line on the bottom started with an over 90-degree bend to get it pointing back down before running straight left to the bulkhead. The aluminum lines are real soft and easy to "adjust" by hand if they need some final tweaking.
I was under a time deadline and didn't realize that the lines come with one female and one male O-ring end on them, and in most situations you'll need two female ends. Vintage Air can make you some custom lines from your templates, which could be these lines or cheap welding rod, but I was going to have to improvise by making one tube out of two to get the right ends.I know most of you don't have a TIG welder at home, but with the right tools anything's possible, huh? I cut the two tubes and welded parts of each together using my Miller Dynasty 200 TIG welder (I forgot how great it is with aluminum). Of course I had to be careful since the tubes have to be airtight once welded so they don't leak.As you can see, it worked and the line looks pretty good. Now I can start on the upper No. 8 line. I figured that putting in a little thought and work into making the hard lines work would pay off in the looks department when it's all done.It looks like it worked. Even though the tubes are different sizes and start in odd places at the condenser, I tried to make them run as congruent to each other as possible. Next time you are at a car show, take a note at how this area is typically plumbed and decide how you want yours to look.Looking at the backside of the core support where the bulkhead is mounted, I needed to find a place to mount the other bulkhead for the No. 8 and 10 lines that would run into the engine compartment and compressor. With space tight and hazardous here in the wheelwell area, it is important to make sure the tires will never contact any of the hoses. Here I have a few of the hoses just pushed into the fittings for trail mock-up before crimping.Once the other bulkhead was mounted, I could hook up the hoses to double check that none of this would interfere with the tire as it turns or travels up and down. I made another small hard line for the No. 8 line that comes in from the condenser and goes to the compressor, the space was too tight for hose and crimped fittings.Now that we are in the engine bay, let's look at the compressor. Most aftermarket A/C systems use the common Sanden compressor, which already has threaded fittings to attach hoses to, but not so with this stock '05-09 Ford compressor. There are many adapters for GM and Ford compressors like the one I'm holding from Vintage Air, but unfortunately I ordered the wrong fitting placement and was running out of time.Luckily, I found these weld or solder-on stainless steel No. 8 and 10 O-ring fittings that I could weld onto my stock compressor block tubes. The way the fittings come out of the block I ordered wound up running right into the exhaust, but Vintage Air has a piece that mimics what I'm about to do without all the labor.
Coming off the compressor I have the straight No. 8 and 10 fittings that each have service ports used to charge and drain the A/C system. To the right, you can see the 90-degree No. 8 and 10 fittings coming off the bulkhead on the inner fender. Now we just need to join all these together.I went ahead and crimped the straight fitting to a section of hose and then pulled it and marked it for length. Using a hose cutter with a sharp blade, I cut straight through the hose nice and clean. Do yoaurself a favor and buy a real hose cutter like this if you don't already have one, it'll pay for itself quick.Next, the hose needs to be "clocked" in the fitting. Make sure the fittings are tight and rotated where you want them. Then with a paint pen or something bright that won't come off easy, put a line across the fitting and hose like so. This mark will be used when it comes time to crimp, or have a local A/C shop crimp the hoses for you.This is a tool most A/C shops will have. Vintage Air sells several different grades of crimping tools for anyone wanting to do it yourself and for your friends.The engine compartment is done. It looks pretty basic and simple, which is all I wanted. Those with non-serpentine beltdrives will want to leave more slack in the hoses since most compressors in V-belt systems rotate to adjust belt tension.Every A/C system needs a drier and should have a safety switch. The drier is mounted in-line between the condenser and the evaporator. The drier is typically put on the core support by the condenser. Safety switches are either binary or trinary. Each shuts down the compressor when there is too much pressure or when pressure drops too low. The trinary switch is wired to an electric cooling fan and turns the fan on when the A/C is switched on. You should seriously consider the addition of an electric fan with you're A/C system. Don't forget to oil every O-ring on every fitting.Here is a typical drier mounting location using the supplied mounting bands. Most people would use the hose fittings shown on the drier and the condenser, and join them with a piece of hose.Of course, I have to make things harder on myself. I wanted to keep things behind the grille to a minimum and figured out that I could stash the drier in a pocket in the passenger side of the cab, next to where the evaporator is. This gets it out of the way, but was obviously more difficult to mount and get to. That's the cool thing about all of this, if you can dream it up, you can do it.This is how the fittings coming off the "IN" side of the drier look in the wheelwell side of the firewall. I'll make a filler piece to bolt in and cover most of the opening around the drier fittings. The No. 10 hose going through the firewall is coming from the bulkhead in the inner fender panel that leads to the compressor. This will attach to the evaporator on the other side of the firewall. Never run a hose through a panel without using a bulkhead or proper grommet like this.
On the inside of the cab we see the No. 10 hose coming through the grommet/firewall and going into a 90-degree fitting that attaches to the evaporator. Notice the line going to the drier to the right. That about ties up all the loose ends as far as the cooling system goes. I feel much better about the endeavor knowing that my basic plan has now become a reality, and besides the few self inflicted hiccups, everything went fairly smooth. Don't forget to order a catalog from Vintage Air and feel free to call them with any questions. You should see me cruising next summer with the windows up!


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Artist Margaret Noble making sound decisions
About the series
What is the "creative process"? Where does art come from, and how does an artist develop it, from idea to finished artwork?
We're following San Diego artist Margaret Noble as she considers, creates and constructs "44th and Landis," a large multimedia work on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego downtown from Aug. 9 to Jan. 20.
We hope to provide some answers, as well pose a few more questions.
March 25
Cutting across boundaries: Noble aspires to reach a broader audience as she gathers a circle of artists around her to help her reach her goal.
June 17
Returning to the neighborhood: As the project evolves, Noble continues to visit City Heights, doing research, collecting images and recording sounds.
Sound decisions: With the visual elements in place, Noble's focus is on the work's critical sound design.
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Assembly required: With the opening less than a week away, Noble and her team put together and install the final artwork.
Who is Margaret Noble?
When she was growing up in City Heights, the choices were clear:
She could be a dancer. Or she could be a fighter.
"Those were the two things on the top of the child food chain," Noble said.
She decided to dance, a choice that continues to reverberate in her artwork.
"I really attribute my connection to sound to motion and dance," Noble said. "I studied dance for years, and I think that's really the connection: How do you get things to move?"
The answer is relatively straightforward if you are a DJ, as Noble was in Chicago before returning to San Diego to teach art at High Tech High. It's essentially a matter of the right beats and the right energy at the right time.
But what if you are creating sound for a multimedia installation comprising hundreds of Victorian-inspired paper dolls hanging from a gallery ceiling, like Noble's San Diego Foundation-supported work-in-progress, "44th and Landis"?
"It's the ultimate challenge," Noble said. "I'm always working with motion, with people moving, whether it's the puppeteers (as in her collaboration with Animal Cracker Conspiracy in "The Collector"), or dancers (with Leslie Seiters and Lux Boreal in "Fear of Numbers") or video (with Edyta Stepien in "NonPhenomena").
"Now I'm like, 'How can I make these things feel alive?' I think it may be eerie if it does work, if people look at these paper dolls and start to feel that they are in their world. I don't know if that's possible, but that's what I'm going for."
Happy accidents
With the visuals and the overall structure for "44th and Landis" pretty much set, Noble is focused on assembling the sound aspects of the ambitious, large-scale work that will fill an entire gallery at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego downtown's location starting Aug. 9.
"The visual thing was almost identical to how I'm doing the sound," Noble said. "We sampled images of City Heights, used samples of lithographs and different etchings from Victorian times, and then sampled photographs and pop media from the '80s.
"We recombined them, synthesized them, refined them and polished them. And just as we're tuning the sound objects, we tuned the colors. In essence, it's the same process. … It's reappropriating things and making them new."
Noble captured the sounds of barking dogs, ice cream trucks, video games, slamming doors, kids playing, birds singing — the myriad utterances of an urban neighborhood that typically are ignored, or considered a nuisance.
She's also created sounds, whether on a synthesizer or by digitally sampling everyday occurrences, such as the sound of a marble rolling through a toy wooden maze, a spinning top, the ripping of paper. Those sounds, like her street samples, can be endlessly manipulated and ultimately assembled into something that moves forward through time.


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Bob Benn's 1936 Ford CoupeWritten by on July 13, 2007
Bob Benn's tail dragging '36 Ford coupe harkens back to the customs of the late '40s and early '50s and retains that nostalgia down to the '50 Merc Flathead under its hood. A '38 Caddy grille is flanked by a pair of molded '40 Chevy headlights and serves as the focal point for the chopped, shaved, and lowered custom. Inside, a '40 Ford dash was fitted, along with a '50 Crestliner steering wheel. White and burgundy tuck 'n' roll upholstery finish out the interior.


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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Chip Kelly has officially assembled his
first coaching staff in the NFL.
The new Philadelphia Eagles head coach named Pat Shurmur offensive
coordinator, Bill Davis defensive coordinator and Dave Fipp special teams
Kelly was introduced as the 21st head coach in team history last month. He
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Dayton, OH (Sports Network) - A jumper by Cole Darling with 1:18 remaining
proved to be the difference as the Wright State Raiders captured a 62-59 win
over the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers in Horizon League action at the Nutter
Darling, who scored a game-high 17 points, snapped what had been just the
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Hi all. What are the prerequisites for installing Zimbra OSS version on a clean FC3 standard install? I can't seem to find this information.
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The Theme on Culture and Conservation (TCC) was convened in early 2005 with a core group of members drawn primarily from contributors to the publication of a dedicated volume of Policy Matters, "History, Culture and Conservation". The membership has expanded over the past 8 years and now includes culturally and nationally diverse members from all areas of the globe.
The main purpose of TCC is to improve knowledge, policy and practice through linking cultural and biological diversity.
Specific objectives are:
- To publicise and reinforce the relationship between culture and conservation in conservation, environmental policy, and cultural policy;
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I recall talking to a brand director who said to me, "I'm facing a problem. My product is receiving a new indication within the next year, and I'm worried it's going to hinder the brand more than help it."
I said to her, "It's time we address your nightmare head on and turn it into one of your best dreams come true."This challenge isn't unique for brand managers, especially in the oncology, hematology, and rheumatology arena, where one product can typically have more than one indication and multiple targets with different needs and mindsets.
When this happens to you and your brand, you should be armed with the right approach and a plan of action. This article covers four key steps you should take, along with some case studies. When we boil it down it's actually pretty simple to ensure that you take the right path.
Step 1: Case study analysis
Research previous brands that had similar issues and find out what they did. Use these case studies as guidance when thinking about what contributed to the brand's success and what didn't.
Step 2: Brand awareness—ask yourself two key questions:
Would the brand be more successful if we had one overarching brand position, or should we separate positions based on indications or different therapeutic categories?
How can we ensure our brand connects not only on the rational data points but also on an emotional level?
Step 3: Positioning workshop
Institute a full-day workshop that entails research insights, competitive analysis, positioning, and personality exercises that help you answer the questions from Step 2.
Step 4: Ask for help
This is an easy one. Pick up the phone or send an e-mail. Brand consultants with a knowledge of the therapeutic area will be happy to help you through your challenge.
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The Olympic Games are a tremendous opportunity to promote culture and Olympic education.
In accordance with the Olympic Charter, Organising Committees for the Olympic Games (OCOGs) organise a programme of cultural events that serve to promote harmonious relations, mutual understanding and friendship among the participants and others attending the Olympic Games. It also includes events in the Olympic Village, symbolising the universality and diversity of human culture as well as events in the host city. The cultural programmes become veritable cultural Olympiads with events that span the different arts over the four years leading to the Games to culminate during the Games themselves. In addition, the IOC supports OCOGs for the promotion of their education programmes that are implemented during the four years leading up to the Games.
An OCOG, with the authorisation of the IOC Executive Board, may, under its own responsibility, organise an international youth camp on the occasion of the Olympic Games.From a historical perspective, the Youth Camp tradition was born at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, when King Gustav V invited 1,500 boy scouts to set up their tents near the Olympic Stadium, primarily to assist in the organisation and conduct of the Games.These camps, supported by international organisations dealing with education and youth (UNICEF, UNESCO, etc) and Olympic Movement institutions such as the International Pierre de Coubertin Committee, espoused similar objectives: educate young people through sport; promote cultural exchanges and foster international cooperation; share the Olympic spirit; develop in young people an understanding of, and respect for, different cultures; and promote knowledge and understanding of the historical, geographical and cultural background of the host city and country.The youngsters who take part in these camps can attend the Olympic Games opening ceremony as well as selected cultural events and sporting events. They also take part in workshops with Olympic themes (eg dance, drama, art) as well as in discussions on Olympic issues. This experience provides the participants with a sense of empowerment, a global network, life long friendships and an increased overall understanding of the Olympic Movement.
Olympiart is a symbolic award that serves to remind the Olympic Movement of the place art has in its midst. Painting, architecture and music have been honoured, with recipients including of Hans Erni, Pedro Ramirez Vázquez and Mikis Theodorakis - all prestigious artists who have a strong interest in sport, peace and youth.
The Olympic Games play a central role to implement Olympic education programmes for a wide range of youngsters – be it through activities on a national level or through initiatives by OCOGs of past and future host cities. In China, the biggest Olympic education programme in history was implemented in his country in the run-up to the Beijing Games.
Some 400 million children from more than 400,000 elementary and secondary schools benefitted from Olympic education, which was integrated into the regular school curriculum. The set-up of an Olympic Education System in China is one important legacy from the Games.
The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has the same ambition in regard to reaching out to young people. The day London received the flag during the Closing Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games was the starting signal for "Get Set", the London 2012 domestic education programme. A new interactive "Get Set" website can be found at www.london2012.com/getset.
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You can use visual cues rather than sounds in many apps by changing your PC settings. Here's how:
Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search.(If you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer up, and then click Search.)
In the search box, enter Replace sounds with visual cues, and then tap or click Replace sounds with visual cues.
Select the options that you want to use:
Turn on visual notifications for sounds. This option replaces system sounds with visual cues, such as a flash on the screen, so you can see notifications even when they're not heard. You can also choose how you want sound notifications to warn you.
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December 1, 2014
There's not many things that have tempted us to leave our lovely job here at Plus and return to research, but reading Steven Strogatz's book Sync: the emerging science of spontaneous order was definitely one of them. It's a beautifully written book about the emergence of one of the most fascinating, and youngest, areas of maths: network science. Six degrees: The science of a connected age, by Duncan Watts, and Linked: How everything is connected to everything else and what it means for business, science and everyday life, by Albert-László Barabási, are equally brilliant accounts of the birth and early years of network science, all three written by researchers who played pivotal roles in founding this new area.
You can read more about the maths of networks on Plus, including the networks behind our brains, rapping, crime fighting and the best parties. And to find out how this all started, why not watch our oscar-worthy movie below!
You can read more about the bridges of Königsberg here.
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November 28, 2014
Our image of the week shows street art featuring the equation of the area of a circle.
Image © Andrew Hale and Patrick Cully.
The image was created by Andrew Hale and Patrick Cully, Research Engineers at Frazer-Nash Consultancy, studying for an EngD in the EPSRC Industrial Doctorate Centre in Systems, University of Bristol.
See here if you'd like to find out more about the area of a circle.
The picture is one of the images that appear in the book 50 visions of mathematics, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.
You can see previous images of the week here.
November 20, 2014
Our images of the week show the amazing snow art created by Simon Beck.
Snow art. Image © Simon Beck.
Beck creates those beautiful geometrical shapes by walking through the snow. The shape you see above is based on the Von Koch snowflake. To create the full shape, you start with an equilateral triangle and replace the middle third of each side by a "spike" consisting of two sides of a smaller equilateral triangle. Now do the same for each of the twelve straight-line segments of the resulting shape and repeat, ad infinitum. The Von Koch snowflake is an example of a fractal, a mathematical shape that is infinitely intricate and self-similar: it exhibits the same structures over and over again as you zoom in on smaller and smaller pieces. You can find out more about fractals here.
Beck can't produce the Von Koch snowflake exactly, of course, because it involves an infinite process. But he has created an amazingly good approximation, which comes from using the first few iterations of the process. He gets the shape down in the snow by counting steps to measure distances and using a compass when changing direction to make sure he gets the correct angles between straight-line segments. "In the case of the Koch shape, I found I was soon able to judge the 60 degree angles and do it quicker to an acceptable level of accuracy without using the compass," he says.
If you like the pictures, you can see more of them in Beck's new book, Snow Art, which you can purchase from his website. Here are a few more samples:
Image © Simon Beck.
Image © Simon Beck.
Image © Simon Beck.
Image © Simon Beck.
You can see previous images of the week here.
November 19, 2014
How important are experiments in science? Scientists use experiments to check whether a theory's predictions match up with reality, so without them you can't pick out bad theories.
In theoretical physics, however, there are many theories that cannot be tested. Not only because our experimental tools are nowhere near good enough, but also because there's some fundamental reason that stops us exploring some of the predictions those theories make. Examples are string theory, M theory and the various multiverse theories. Should we pursue them anyway, or dismiss them as speculation?
This debate, featuring one of our favourite theoretical physicists, David Tong (among others), explores this question and asks whether physics has strayed too far from experiment. It's been produced by the Institute of Art and Ideas in London.
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November 17, 2014
Our good friend Julian Gilbey has just told us about an amazing fact: if you roll a parabola along a straight line then the shape its focus traces out as it goes is ... a catenary! That's the shape a chain makes when it hangs freely under gravity and also the shape that gives you the strongest arches (see here and here to learn more).
Just why the two curves are connected in this way is a mystery (at least to us) — you can do the maths to prove it, but there doesn't seem an intuitive reason.
Julian has also produced this beautiful applet to illustrate the result. It shows the graph of the parabola with equation
which has its focus at the point (Use the left-hand slider to change the value of ) You can roll the parabola along using the right-hand slider and see the catenary the focus traces out. Its equation is
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November 12, 2014
Why do diamonds sparkle? Why is the shower the best place to sing? Where is the best place to stand to look at a statue? Where is the 4th dimension in Dali's paintings? Do you know the answers to these questions? Or perhaps, you didn't know you didn't know these interesting facts!
Never fear, John D. Barrow is here with all the answers to these and 96 other questions you didn't know you didn't know about maths and art. To celebrate the launch of his new book (his 22nd!) called 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Maths and the Arts he's giving a talk at 6pm on Thursday 13 November for Gresham College. As well as find out more about the interplay of maths and art, you can also enjoy a free drink with Barrow after the talk!
You don't need to register for the event, it's first come first served. Find out more here. You can also read an extract of the book on Plus.


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Master Class. Islamic Finance: The business and the moral case for current and future business leaders.
IE Italy Club 08 de noviembre 2012
Learn with the best. IE offers you the possibility to learn at first-hand about the business vision and style of some of the most famous business people and professionals on the international stage. This is a unique opportunity to get a close-up look at the competitive world of top-class business through the eyes of those who have excelled in it.
Join us for this event on Islamic Finance! Our speakers will cover both the financial rationale behind the willingness to join the fray, and the importance of understanding a different cultural reality. Prof. Hayat will cover the story of Islamic Finance, the current debate over it in light of the current financial turmoil, and the opportunities it faces. Prof. De Anca will focus on how MBA or Masters in Finance or Management recent (and less recent) graduates can contribute to the development of this fast growing niche.
Usman Hayat will tell the story of Islamic Finance by sharing the perspectives of some of the leaders, academics and practitioners, in Islamic Finance and how elite news outlets are reporting on the sector. This story will tell you about the evolution of modern Islamic finance, the expectations and debates that surround it, and the challenges and opportunities it faces.
Celia de Anca will talk about the presence of Islamic Finance in the curricula of numerous business schools. There is a number of Business Schools that are introducing Islamic Finance in their curricula. For some it is a question of opening MBA students to different cultural realities, but for many it just makes business sense! Among the reasons MBA students find an increasing interest in the subject we can mention the fact that Islamic Finance industry is a niche in the market that is growing at a tremendous speed. The industry is still young and open to new innovations and therefore financial students can provide the innovation the industry needs. But also in the financial turmoil in which we live, MBA students need to contribute to the current world financial situation and a deeper understanding of some of the elements of Islamic Finance will help in shaping the debate on the new financial order.
Dr. Celia de Anca is currently the Director of the Centre for Diversity in Global Management at IE Business School. She was previously the Director of Corporate Programmes at the Euro-Arab Management School (EAMS), Granada. She has also worked for the Fundación Cooperación Internacional y Promoción Ibero-América Europa. (CIPIE) and at the International Division of Banco de Santander. She has a master's degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Boston), and from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. She holds a degree and PhD from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, with a comparative thesis on Islamic, ethical/ecological investment funds and on the London Market.
Usman Hayat, CFA, FRM director of Islamic Finance and ESG at CFA Institute, where he focuses on Islamic finance and socially responsible investing. His work includes following the literature on these topics and the industry practice. He is on the technical panel of the Islamic Finance Qualification offered by the U.K. Securities and Investment Institute. He also holds a Diploma in Islamic Finance from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Mr. Hayat did his MBA from Lahore University of Management Sciences and an MA in development economics from University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. He frequently writes and speaks about Islamic finance.
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Railroad shipping: Carload and intermodal volumes hold steady for week ending June 26, says AAR
July 02, 2010
More of the same appears to the theme when looking at railroad volumes in recent weeks, with volumes for the week ending June 26 up year-over-year and down compared to 2008, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
Weekly carload volumes—at 284,716—were up 11.4 percent year-over-year and down 13.2 percent compared to 2008. This was slightly below the week ending June 19 which came in at 284,913 and fell short to the week ending June 12 at 288,973.
In October 2009, the AAR began reporting weekly rail traffic with year-over-year comparisons for the previous two years, due to the fact that the economic downturn was in full effect at this time a year ago, and global trade was bottoming and economic activity was below current levels.
Carload volume in the East was up 14.5 percent year-over-year and down 15.9 percent compared to 2008. And out West carloads were up 9.2 percent year-over-year and down 11.1 percent compared to 2008.
Intermodal traffic continued its strong performance—at 227,229 trailers and containers—which was down slightly from the previous week's 227,985. Traffic was up 20.5 percent year-over-year and down 1.1 percent compared to 2008.
Industry analysts remain optimistic about railroad growth throughout the remainder of 2010. Among the things they have pointed to include increased industrial production growth in the form of manufacturing and new orders indices, as well as gradual consumer spending, among other factors, as drivers for these gains. But even though volumes are slowly recovering, they are still well below previous peak levels.
And volumes are likely to remain strong on a year-over-year basis until at least mid-summer for most of the major carload categories, wrote Avondale Partners analyst Donald Broughton in a research note.
On a year-to-date basis, total U.S. carload volumes at 7,052,186 carloads are up 7.4 percent year-over-year and down 13.4 percent compared to 2008. Trailers or containers at 5,203,606 are up 12.1 percent year-over-year and down 7 percent compared to 2008.
Of the 19 carload commodities tracked by the AAR, 17 were up year-over-year. Metals & metal products were up 75.4 percent, and metallic ores were up 172.2 percent. Showing declines were grain mill products -7.3 percent and primary forest products at -9.9 percent, among others.
Weekly rail volume was estimated at 31.6 billion ton-miles, a 12.1 percent year-over-year increase. And total volume year-to-date at 775.9 billion ton-miles was up 8.5 percent year-over-year.
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After four years as Director of Research and Strategy for the eXtreme Computing Group, a lab in Microsoft Research established to push the boundaries of computing, I am back in MSR Redmond as a Principal Researcher.
In XCG, I started the Orleans project, which constructed a new programming model and environment cloud computing. Our software is deployed and running in production services at Microsoft.
Most of my previous work and research at MSR focused on software development and the Singularity project. My papers and many talks are on-line.
I am on several editorial boards:
- Communications of the ACM (CACM)
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- Open Software Engineering Journal
And, of course, I've served on program committees and government panels.
The complete details are in my CV.
Finally, take a look at my collection of notable quotes.
Brief Biography
James Larus currently is a Principal Researcher in Microsoft Research. Larus has been an active contributor to the programming languages, compiler, and computer architecture communities. He has published many papers and served on numerous program committees and NSF and NRC panels. His book, Transactional Memory (Morgan Claypool Publishers) appeared in 2007. Larus became an ACM Fellow in 2006.
Larus joined Microsoft Research as a Senior Researcher in 1998 to start and lead the Software Productivity Tools (SPT) group, which developed and applied a variety of innovative techniques in static program analysis and constructed tools that found defects in software. This group's research has both had considerable impact on the research community (2011 SIGPLAN Most Influential Paper and the 2011 CAV Award), as well as being shipped in Microsoft products such as the Static Driver Verifier and FX/Cop and other, widely-used internal software development tools. Larus became a MSR Research Area Manager for programming languages and tools and started the Singularity research project, which demonstrated that modern programming languages and software engineering techniques could fundamentally improve software architectures. Subsequently, he helped start XCG, a group in MSR developing hardware and software to support cloud computing. In XCG, Larus led groups developing the Orleans framework for cloud programming and computer hardware projects.
Before joining Microsoft, Larus was an Assistant and Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he published approximately 60 research papers and co-led the Wisconsin Wind Tunnel (WWT) research project with Professors Mark Hill and David Wood. WWT was a DARPA and NSF-funded project investigated new approaches to simulating, building, and programming parallel shared-memory computers. Larus's research spanned a number of areas: including new and efficient techniques for measuring and recording executing programs' behavior, tools for analyzing and manipulating compiled and linked programs, programming languages for parallel computing, tools for verifying program correctness, and techniques for compiler analysis and optimization.
Larus received his MS and PhD in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley in 1989, and an AB in Applied Mathematics from Harvard in 1980. At Berkeley, Larus developed one of the first systems to analyze Lisp programs and determine how to best execute them on a parallel computer.
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SANDRA CISNEROS is the author of two widely acclaimed novels, a story collection, two books of poetry, and, most recently, Have You Seen Marie? She is the recipient of numerous awards, including National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, the Lannan Literary Award, the American Book Award, the Thomas Wolfe Prize, and a MacArthur Fellowship. Her work has been translated into more than twenty languages. Cisneros is the founder of the Alfredo Cisneros del Moral and Macondo Foundations, which serve creative writers. She lives in Mexico.


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|Release Date: December 22, 2010
|Running Time: 98 mins.
|MPAA Rating: R
|Box Office: $1,768,416.00
|Genre: Comedy, Drama
Stephen Dorff
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Summary:You have probably seen him in the tabloids; Johnny is living at the legendary Chateau Marmont hotel in Hollywood. He has a Ferrari to drive around in, and a constant stream of girls and pills to stay in with. Comfortably numbed, Johnny drifts along. Then, his 11- year - old daughter Cleo from his failed marriage arrives unexpectedly at the Chateau. Their encounters encourage Johnny to face up to where he is in life and confront the question that we all must: which path in life will you take?
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