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Improving Students' Perceptions of Benefits of Science Demonstrations and Content Mastery in a Large-Enrollment Chemistry Lecture Demonstration Course for Nonscience Majors
Majerich, David M., Schmuckler, Joseph S., Journal of College Science Teaching
A large enrollment, instructor-centered chemistry course taught with science demonstrations was transformed into one that was more student-centered. Course survey and examination results revealed more positive perceptions of the benefits of demonstrations and greater content mastery for students in the modified course than for those in the traditional course.
Science instructors commonly strive to make their introductory science courses more interesting, to promote content mastery, and to make them relevant to students' lives. In this article, we'd like to share how we transformed a large enrollment, instructor-centered traditional lecture demonstration chemistry course using a series of science demonstrations into one that promotes greater content mastery and is more engaging for students (using the same series of science demonstrations).
The use of demonstrations for the teaching of science is widely viewed as beneficial (Ogborn et al. 1996; Chiappetta and Koballa 2002; Shakhashiri 1992; Trowbridge, Bybee, and Powell 2000). While we were able to locate at least 10 identifiable merits associated with the teaching and learning of science using demonstrations (Majerich 2004), most of these claims remain unsubstantiated in the research. Figure 1 contains a facsimile of our previously published list.
Despite the scarcity of research to support these merits, science educators continue to champion the use of demonstrations as an essential tool for the teaching and learning of science (Buchanan et al. 2004; Shmaefsky 2004; Ophardt, Applebee, and Losey 2005).
Research has shown that, when the traditional lecture for large classes was accompanied by a few science demonstrations, the majority of students did not learn from these science events as typically performed
(Majerich and Schmuckler 2006). However, a recent study has shown that when instructional practices were modified to be more student centered (Bodner 1986), students did learn from science demonstrations and retained this information long after the instruction had ended (Buchanan et al. 2004). So, we decided to modify our Chemistry 51/52 course, a traditional lecture demonstration format, to make it more student-centered (Bodner 1986; Mintzes, Wandersee, and Novak 1998). Overall, our research goals were to
* begin to substantiate the 10 anecdotal merits associated with using demonstrations for the teaching and learning of science with students' perceptions of science demonstrations used in our course; and
* establish a research-based, student-centered instructional method using science demonstrations, improving students' mastery of content, for adaptation by all science teachers (NRC 1996).
Chemistry 51/52
This course is for nonscience majors, and is mandated by the provost's office to use a hands-on, participatory lecture demonstration technique using science demonstrations. Up to 200 students enroll in Chemistry 51; no more than 80 students enroll in Chemistry 52. One section of this course exists each semester; the course meets twice a week for a total of three hours and forty minutes. Herein is a discussion of the first semester of the course, with the larger group of students, taught with the traditional lecture demonstration method (TLD) and with a modification to the method, herein renamed the science lecture demonstration method (SLD), one year later.
As science educators are advised not to change curriculum in an attempt to compensate for poor student learning outcomes (Bodner 1986), we retained the same instructor, course content, textbook, sequence/location/number of science demonstrations, 10-minute daily quizzes (14 total), and number of examinations (3) for the TLD and SLD sections. The topics discussed were chemical and physical properties, chemical and physical changes, density, chemical reactions, laws of chemistry, cathode ray tubes, radioactivity, electromagnetic radiation, and atomic structure. …


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Procrastination in Cybersecurity Legislation
April 29, 2012 Added by:Michelle Valdez
Congress is procrastinating with regards to cybersecurity legislation. The debates will continue about regulation and authorities and privacy rights but in the end, we all need to come together and find the best way to share threat data so that we can protect critical networks...
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Projectile Dysfunction
April 13, 2012 Added by:Ron Baklarz
Was it me or when they showed the North Korean Space Control Center did it not look like a group of students at a code fest? Seriously, there were no large screens for tracking and I've seen more computing power at the local senior citizens home...
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Authorities Apprehend the Hacktivist Known as th3j35t3r
March 31, 2012 Added by:Infosec Island Admin
In a shocking turn of events, the hacktivist known as th3j35t3r has been identified as Robert "Lance" Miller from Pittsboro, North Carolina. Mr Miller is now in police custody after the multi-agency operation took place in the early hours of the morning on April 1st, 2012...
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Social Networks and the Deactivated Friend Attack
March 23, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
During a conference at the IEEE's International Workshop on Security and Social Networking SESOC 2012 in Lugano, Switzerland, researchers presented on a new critical vulnerability on Facebook, a zero day privacy loophole that they have named the "Deactivated Friend Attack"...
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CIA and the Intelligence Components of Security
March 16, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
We must approach with care the diffusion of technology, and correctly size up the potential threats. As there has been increased media attention on vulnerabilities within critical structures, the same approach must be followed to manage issues with commonly used devices...
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Don't Miss the TECHEXPO Cyber Security Hiring Event
March 13, 2012 Added by:Infosec Island Admin
Are you a Cyber Warrior and seeking a new employment opportunity? Don't miss the TECHEXPO Cyber Security hiring event March 20th. Bring resumes and interview for the many opportunities, and learn from our guest speakers William M. Jimenez, Paul de Souza, and Richard Bejtlich...
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Lulzer Sabu Turns in Top Anonymous Leadership
March 06, 2012 Added by:Headlines
Fox News reports that infamous LulzSec leader known as Sabu has been working with law enforcement for months to investigate key members of the anonymous movement, resulting in multiple arrests of key Anonymous conspirators...
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Infosec Island's Javvad Malik and Black Hat Europe 2012
February 19, 2012
Infosec Island's Javvad Malik will be on site at the Black Hat Europe conference in Amsterdam conducting video interviews and - no doubt - interjecting his trademark brand of humor while exploring cutting edge infosec trends and developments...
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Reflections on Suits and Spooks DC
February 16, 2012 Added by:Jeffrey Carr
We should re-assess which attacks should be investigated and which should be let go. The FBI and US-CERT are overwhelmed with tracking everything from probes against government networks to DDoS attacks to targeted attacks against the Defense Industrial Base...
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NETpeas is sponsoring Infosec Island's presence at the Black Hat Europe conference in Amsterdam. The Island's Javvad Malik will be on site conducting video interviews and interjecting his trademark brand of humor while exploring cutting edge infosec trends and developments...
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New Drive-By Malware Spam Infects Upon Opening Email
February 01, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
According the announcement from researchers at Eleven, a German security firm, it is sufficient that a communication is merely opened in the email client to infect the target without the user clicking on a link or opening an attachment...
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The Implications of Malware-as-a-Service
January 25, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
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The Chinese Cyber Threat: Japan Under Attack
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China is a cyber power capable of destroying most any opponent, especially when going against companies in trouble because of the difficult economy situation. These companies are the most vulnerable members of the security chain and therefore a favorite target...
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Symantec: The Inconvenient Truth Behind the Data Breach
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Symantec Norton AV Hack: Some Further Considerations
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Yankees Juggle Bullpen
The bullpen Yankees manager Joe Girardi dreamed up at the end of spring training did not even last two weeks. Visions of the experienced Bartolo Colon as a long reliever, Pedro Feliciano as a left-handed specialist and Luis Ayala as an arm to eat up middle innings barely had a chance to materialize before Girardi was forced to change his plans.
Over the past week, Ayala was placed on the disabled list, and the prognosis for Feliciano's shoulder only worsened. Further complicating matters, the effect of Phil Hughes's so-called "dead arm" rippled to the bullpen and bumped Colon into the starting rotation, where he will make his first appearance on Wednesday.
In the space of a few days, the bullpen the Yankees had invested so much in during the offseason—the bullpen that was not so long ago regarded among the best in baseball—suddenly included a pair of rookies in Hector Noesi and Lance Pendleton.
"I don't ever think when I go into the season, 'This is what my bullpen looks like April 1. This is what it will look like October 1,'" Girardi said.
The last two years stand as proof that he has kept the bullpen door wide open. During the 2009 and 2010 regular seasons, the Yankees used a total of 27 relievers. By comparison, only 25 relievers emerged from the Mets' floundering bullpen over the same span.
"I've always felt that going into the year, our bullpen's been pretty sound and expected them to do well," Girardi said Sunday. "Sometimes you have to make adjustments. And we've had to make adjustments because of injuries, some rotation issues, and that's all part of it."
Girardi can take solace, however, in the knowledge that his intimidating plans for the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings remain intact. Joba Chamberlain, Rafael Soriano and the evergreen Mariano Rivera have all proven themselves healthy and effective.
Chamberlain, in particular, has provided comforting news for Girardi. Showing signs that he is recapturing the blazing speed that made him such an exciting prospect in 2008—before his failed experiment in the rotation—his fastball has touched the high 90s, leading Girardi to believe that he is routinely throwing harder than he was last season.
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TIW membership increased in price yesterday.
For AP holders and DVC members, it will now be $100
FL residents, it will now be $125
IMHO, still worth it.
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starting to be of marginal benefit to us at that price. It only pays for the gratuity and with us eating less at Disney, I'm not sure it'll be worth us renewing it next time.. which will in turn encourage us to eat even less at Disney.
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Nah. With the extreme slide in quality of food and service, it's definitely not worth it.
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Framed Art Print
Creta Seesideby Mendelsign
Choose from a variety of frame styles, colors and sizes to compliment your favorite Society6 gallery, or fine art print - made ready to hang. Fine-crafted from solid woods, premium shatterproof acrylic protects the face of the art print, while an acid free dust cover on the back provides a custom finish. All framed art prints include wall hanging hardware.
A shot in creta during the summer
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Forums: http://forums.bistud...splay.php?f=112
Teaser trailer 2011 E3
Arma 3 teaser trailer released!
Bohemia Interactive, the award-winning independent game development studio,
is pleased to announce the release of the Arma 3 teaser trailer video, captured exclusively for E3 Expo 2011 in Los Angeles.
Along with the closed presentation of Arma 3,
the latest installment of Bohemia Interactive's critically acclaimed mil-sim series,
the developers are going to publicly showcase the playable versions of the recently announced helicopter simulation game Take On Helicopters
as well as the long awaited sci-fi action game Carrier Command: Gaea Mission.
Check the video either at our booth (South Hall, Booth #2803) or on the Arma 3 official Youtube channel
and meet the dedicated developers of the presented titles in the biggest E3 presentation of Bohemia Interactive to date.
The latest installment in the successful tactical mil-sim series, Arma, combines the strength of its predecessors with radical engine improvements.
Arma 3 will provide players with a unique experience of sandbox-oriented combat gameplay set in the most detailed and vast environment of the series.
Players will fight through a story-oriented campaign by taking control of a multitude of aircraft, vehicles and ships; shooting anything from pistols to sophisticated weaponry.
Some of the key features of Arma 3 include:
- Single-Player Campaign - Evolve from lone prey into a military commander in the open-ended & story-driven campaign.
- Vehicles & Weapons – Control a multitude of aircraft, vehicles and ships with accurate simulation; shoot anything from pistols to sophisticated weapon platforms.
- Customizable Soldier Load - Choose your uniform, assemble your weapon kit, change your load-out, get loaded up.
- Physical Simulation & Improved Animations – Take advantage of PhysX™ supported vehicle simulation, in-game interactions and the revamped animation system.
- Rich & Authentic Environment – Explore an unsurpassed military combat experience set on an authentic Mediterranean island modelled from real geographic data.
- Multiplayer Gameplay – Experience both cooperative & competitive scenarios with the full support of dedicated servers for both Windows and Linux.
- Completely Extensible & Moddable - Design & create countless customizable scenarios using the intuitive & easy-to-use mission editor.
Arma 3 on Facebook
Arma 3 on YouTube
Arma 3 on Twitter
Announcement page: http://www.bistudio....railer-released
in-game fulLHD (use download on the screen page) screens
some cool artworks
from ARMA 3 Facebook page:
also announced also on ARMA 3 Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/Arma3official
Bohemia Interactive games to see :
2:13 = Carrier Command
2:21 = Take On Helicopters
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That is the questionby Wendy Townrow
Throw Pillow made from 100% spun polyester poplin fabric, a stylish statement that will liven up any room. Individually cut and sewn by hand, each pillow features a double-sided print and is finished with a concealed zipper for ease of care. Sold with or without faux down pillow insert.
Question mark in colour.
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ALLEGHANY COUNTY (WSLS 10) – Leaders from Alleghany County and Covington City asked the local school systems to see if merging the two would work.
"We went to the table really trying to decide if we could give our students a better education in a merged system," said Tammy Scruggs-Duncan, the Covington City School board chair.
After more than a year of discussion there are still a lot of details to work out.
"This should have happened probably about 30 years ago but this area people just fight constantly amongst each other," said George Catlett, who lives in the city of Covington.
"I think it's time to lay down your selfishness. It's time to think about the future, not just now, and not what it was 10 to 20 years ago. We have to think about tomorrow," said Theresa McCoy who is an Alleghany County graduate, parent and school bus driver who thinks the schools need to merge. "People want to get caught up in the idea of who they are and where they're grounded and what they bleed and don't bleed. The truth of the matter is we all bleed blood and we've got to get over the bad blood and come together for the benefit of everybody."
While it may be a while before two become one both school board chairs believe students need to move toward project based learning.
"The concept is that you teach students their information by allowing them to work through projects," said Scruggs-Duncan.
While there are some things the two school systems agree on there are still a lot of things that need to happen to make the merger work
"If you're not treating everybody the same somebody's going to feel left out and that's not going to help it at all. It will only start problems for us for day one but if you do it right from day one and start off the right way then when it does happen then everybody will be okay with it," said Randy Tucker, the Alleghany County School board chairman.
"I'm not sure it's an us versus them more than it is money. I just keep hearing 'We need to do this so that school doesn't cost as much'," said Scruggs-Duncan.
Scruggs-Duncan says she doesn't want to sacrifice education. Meanwhile Tucker says they're trying to make sure no jobs are lost. Tucker says transportation, salaries and maintenance are major factors.
Scruggs-Duncan says for them it comes down to a super majority. The future board would be made up of seven members including 4 people from the county and three from the city. 5 votes would be needed to pass a major issue but she says the county won't agree to a super majority.
"I think it just comes down to giving us one vote at the table that counts as we do planning for our kids in the future. i think it's down to that one vote," said Scruggs-Duncan.
Both chairs say believe the merge can and will happen if they can agree. Right now the discussion seems to be stalled. Alleghany's new superintendent starts this summer and Tucker says it will be up to them to continue the discussion.


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The federal jury in Madison, Wisconsin, also found that Life's infringement ofthe patents was intentional, closely held Promega said in a statement. Thatmeans U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb could increase the award by as much asthree times the verdict.Ouch. Could pay up to $150 million. This case is very similar to ours. Does Lifewant to take the same chance with Helicos?http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-15...\million-in-patent-case.html
Go to helicos.Its a nuisance
Your Helicos is dead, my friend! It would be far better for you to go after people, who deceived you buying Helicos in the first place. Sue the owners. They made tons of money during the IPO time (20$/share I believe).


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Shooter released without bailSeptember 17,2013Charges denied
in gun incident
A Danby man was released into the custody of his father Monday after he was arraigned on charges related to an event Saturday in which he allegedly fired three shots into the tailgate of a pickup within a foot of his stepfather.
Judge Theresa DiMauro allowed David L. Hall, 27, to be released without bail after pleading innocent on charges of first-degree aggravated domestic assault with a weapon, possession of stolen property, and unlawful mischief.
Deputy States Attorney Rosemary Kennedy argued that Hall, who was held in the Rutland jail on $25,000 bail over the weekend, should have some form of bail imposed.
Hes facing a serious felony, Kennedy said.
DiMauro released him with a list of conditions including a 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew.
Prosecutors say Hall is accused of showing up at his stepfather and mothers home, and after getting into a fight with his stepfather, Trevor Davenport, fired three shots into the tailgate of a pickup less than one foot away from the victim.
Davenport told officers he snatched the rifle from Hall and broke it against a pillar and then threw Hall to the ground twice before telling him to leave the property.MORE IN This Just InWASHINGTON Many of Americas young adults appear to be in no hurry to move out of their old... Full StoryBENSON The town will not return to the days of having a reputation of being the wild west of... Full StoryMIDDLEBURY Commuters are advised of nighttime road closures tonight and Thursday. Full Story
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Italian Denim House Candiani Opening R&D Center in Los Angeles
By Alison A. Nieder | November 5, 2015
Early next year, downtown Los Angeles will have a new center for denim research and development when Italian denim mill Candiani Denim opens a new showroom and office space.
Retailers, Brands Brave Snow to Scout Denim Trends at Kingpins
Despite inclement weather, the boutique denim trade show was held at The Tunnel in New York's Chelsea district.
New Exec at Levi's
Craig Nomura is moving from Williams-Sonoma Inc. to Levi Strauss & Co. as the new executive vice president and head of global retail.
2013 Year in Review: In Memoriam
Mel Matsui, denim expert and founder, Simply Blue, Christopher Blue, Indigo Hand and Pulp
Carlos Alberini Named New CEO at Lucky Brand Jeans
Just days after Fifth & Pacific Companies announced it was selling Lucky Brand Jeans to a Los Angeles private-investment firm, Carlos Alberini has been tapped to be the new chief executive.
Not Your Daughter's Jeans Fetches Top Price
Los Angeles blue-jeans company Not Your Daughter's Jeans has been sold to a group of New York investors in a multi-million-dollar deal that closes in early January.
True Religion's New Owners Lay Off Scores of Employees
Seven months after being bought by a private-equity firm, True Religion has laid off at least 70 people—many of them department heads and production people.
2013 Newsmaker: European Union Denim Tariff
At a time when the Obama administration has been trying to boost U.S. exports overseas, Europe this spring put a crimp in the president's initiative.
Law Firm Gets UK to Strike Down Steep Tariff on Hudson Jeans
Law firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg has won a ruling in the United Kingdom that exempts Los Angeles–based Hudson Clothing from paying a steep 38 percent tariff on its women's premium denim jeans made in the United States.
Halladay: Denim Built for Comfort
The owners of newly established women's contemporary line Halladay, Greg Duzian and Azi Tchatalbachian, have worked in the fashion industry for more than 25 years. The two have covered everything from design to product development, sales and marketing, production, and sourcing.
Former Levi's Exec Joins True Religion
Vernon, Calif.–based True Religion Apparel Inc. named Mary Alderete chief marketing officer, overseeing the brand's marketing strategy for retail, wholesale, international and e-commerce.
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Anthony Craig Young Jr., 36, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2003.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Trinity Fellowship Church with John Love, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 S. Bell St.
Mr. Young married Patty Tidwell on April 10, 1999, in Grants, N.M. He graduated from Amarillo High School and attended West Texas State University. Mr. Young was employed at Wal-Mart, store no. 755, from 1985 to 1998, then worked at Hastings from 1998 to 2001. He was a member of Trinity Fellowship Church.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Anthony Craig Young III and Thomas Lee Young; a daughter, Sydnie Young; his parents, Anthony Craig and Pamela Elaine Young of Phoenix; and his grandmother, Katherine Maxine McFall of Amarillo.
The family suggests memorials be to Gift of Life Transplant Organization, 1901 University St., Suite 605B, Lubbock, TX 79410.
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Europe Stocks Slip on GDP Fears
Most European stock markets finished lower Monday, with disappointing Japanese gross-domestic-product data hurting confidence a day before euro-zone GDP figures for the second quarter are released Tuesday.
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"We expect GDP in France and Germany to have shrunk by 0.3% and 0.1%, respectively," Capital Economics warned. "Based on this, we have penciled in a 0.4% quarterly fall in the region as whole. And with the business surveys still at low levels, there may be worse to come in the second half of the year."
On Monday, data showed that the Japanese economy grew at a weaker-than-expected annualized pace of 1.4% in the April-to-June quarter, well below expectations of 2.7%, as exports slowed and a recovery led by domestic demand showed signs of faltering. Adding to worries was China's growth outlook, as Bank of America Merrill Lynch lowered its 2012 annual GDP growth forecast for the country to 7.7% from 8.0%.
The Stoxx Europe 600 index fell 0.4% to 268.72. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 declined 0.3% to 5831.88, Germany's DAX slipped 0.5% to 6909.68, and France's CAC 40 fell 0.3% to 3426.41.
But Greece's ASE Composite gained 0.8% to 623.22, despite news that the country's GDP contracted 6.2% in the second quarter compared with the same period a year earlier. Commentators said the data were bad, but not as terrible as feared.
A decent Italian Treasury-bill auction provided a momentary boost to Italy's and Spain's main equity markets. Italy managed to sail through its T-bill auction as its borrowing costs rose only slightly at an auction of 12-month bills, and the Italian Treasury was able to raise the €8 billion ($9.83 billion) planned.
Italy's FTSE Mib closed down 0.1% at 14532.87, losing its gains just ahead of the close, while Spain's IBEX 35 closed up 0.3% at 7069.60. Spain's and Italy's 10-year government-bond yields remained calm, below the worrisome 7% and 6% levels, respectively.
Banks rose in Italy, with UniCredit up 1% and Intesa Sanpaolo ahead 0.8%.
Losers among resource firms included miners Vedanta Resources, down 2%, and Kazakhmys, off 1%, both in London.
Petrofac was the biggest decliner on London's FTSE 100, dropping 5.2% after the oilfield services company said several contracts expected in the second half of the year won't now be awarded until 2013. This overshadowed the company's first-half results, which showed net profit for the six months ended June 30 rose 32%, boosted by a 20% increase in revenue.
Julius Baer Holding tumbled 7.4% after the Swiss banking group said it will buy Merrill Lynch's wealth-management business based outside the U.S. from Bank of America Corp.
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The Audi RS 5 is a little narrower than the Chevrolet Corvette, so you'll have an easier time getting in and out of the car in a tight parking spot. For some people, bigger is better. If that's the case for you, then you'll be happier with the Audi RS 5, which is slightly longer than the Chevrolet Corvette.
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Death in Yellowstone (1995)
by Lee Whittlesey
No current Talk conversations about this book.
This book does what it says: it relates deaths in various forms as they occurred in and around Yellowstone National Park, mostly since its founding. Some of the deaths are presented as warning cases, presenting situations and activities that prudent people should avoid. On the whole the book is poorly written and not very interesting, except for the compelling nature of death itself.
After having just visited Yellowstone National Park, along with a number of other parks as well, I was interested in the history of a lot of these places. Yellowstone, particularly, I felt would have a rich history since it was the first national park created. Of all possible books, this one just seemed really intriguing. It's certainly not the type of book that you want to read right before bed, that's for sure. It could potentially give you nightmares.
Very interesting stories about the different ways that people have died while visiting Yellowstone National Park. Basically, the moral of the story is to follow the rules if you value your life. You don't want to fall into a geyser, get eaten by a bear, or fall down a canyon. Be smart and safe…not foolhardy.
This is a glorious (if a little macabre) fact-filled book split into sections detailing the history of deaths in Yellowstone National Park. Anyone who has been there knows that the caretakers of this park have done an exemplary job keeping it as pristine and as natural as possible and unfortunately many park visitors don't keep that in mind.
With this update the author has clarified some details from the earlier version and also added new 'older' deaths and modern ones. His tone is respectful throughout while sneaking in a few scoldings to those who may make some silly decisions in the future.
Yellowstone is a glorious visit in both summer and winter but do not take the park for granted. Don't dive into any hot springs, don't tease the bison, and don't swim alone. Unless of course you want to end up in the 3rd Edition...
This is a revised second edition of the original published in 1995. Author Lee Whittlesey not only updated the accounts of deaths but discovered some early deaths that he had overlooked. The 25 chapters cover all facets of death. Whittlesey is the current Park historian who has spent 35 years studying the Yellowstone area and has authored more than 10 books and 25 articles on his research.
Deaths caused by nature include thermal features; freezing; poisonous plants; falling rocks; earthquakes, and lightening. Deaths caused by humans include suicides; shootings; fights; and crashes involving cars, airplanes, horses, wagons and stagecoaches.
So while we are loving the Yellowstone wilderness, while we play in it, indeed revel in it, taking it on its own terms and helping to protect it, we foolish mortals must always remember to respect it. For not only can it bite us, but, indeed, it can devour us.
While reading this my first thought was he could have just subtitled it, "People are stupid". Indeed, most of the deaths in this book are the direct result of people being "foolhardy". There are a few genuine accidents and some deaths by others actions, negligent acts and even homicides. Lee Whittlesey covers them all. What is not included in this book are deaths from auto, motorcycle, or snowmobile wrecks or deaths from heart attacks or illness.
The book is divided into two sections: Death by Nature which covers hot springs, wild animals, poisonous plants and gas, lightning, falling rocks and trees (although these could also be in next section), avalanche, freezing, cave-in, falls, smoke, earthquakes, and drowning. Part II is Death by Man which covers Indian battles, fights, horse and wagon and stagecoach incidents, accidental and deliberate shootings, murder, suicide, missing and presumed dead, gas stove explosions, structural fires, carbon monoxide poisoning, death on road (bus accidents) and airplane crashes (military and private planes).
While this could have been a dry recitation of names and manor of death, Lee Whittlesey has provided a narrative with the deaths, how it happened and how he came by the information. He also gives a little bit of the history of his life and also why he wrote the book. This is actually the second edition, the first being published in 1995, and has more deaths. Some are older ones, the information sent to him by people who know about them. Some are deaths that occurred between 1995 and the publishing of this book.
While this is not an exciting, page turning book, I found it to be very interesting and informative. It made me glad that my parents were of the mindset that when in Yellowstone National Park, you obeyed the rules the Rangers stated because, "The rules are there for a reason!", and we left Yellowstone the same way we came in, with our limbs and lives intact. I did try to get a bear to eat my sister, but as is brought out in this book, they are wild animals and uncooperative.
The book ends with Whittlesey reinforcing the safety rules we should all follow because wilderness is after all wild and can devour us. A word of caution from me, while not gory, some of the descriptions of injuries in this book are graphic, for instance, he describes what happens to the human body when immersed in boiling hot water.
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Kenneth M. Heilman: The hard truth about the liberal arts
Published: Monday, November 26, 2012 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 8:52 p.m.
Gov. Rick Scott does not believe liberal arts-humanity programs contribute much to Florida's economy.
Scott therefore is strongly advocating shifting funding to degrees that have the best job prospects and wants to shift more undergraduate funding to science, technology, engineering and math departments, also called "STEM" disciplines.
He wants to discourage students from being humanity-liberal arts majors by charging them a higher tuition.
In addition to not understanding that college education is more than an apprenticeship, the Governor's policy if implemented, may very well have adverse effects on students quality of life as well as their professional careers.
Support for my concern is in part based on a publication I recently received, called the "Dean's Quarterly" (Fall, 2012) which is published by Mount Sinai Medical School in NYC. In brief, this medical school has admitted one quarter of its classes with incoming medical students who majored in the humanities.
When they analyzed the performance of these students versus those students who had a focused science major they found that the students who majored in humanities were more likely to be in the top quarter of their class, receive honors including being accepted to the medical honorary society Alpha Omega Alpha, perform scholarly research, including first authored publications and also activity participate in community service.
Based on this study, Mount Sinai educators are considering altering their acceptance criteria such that these liberal arts-humanity majors are no longer a minority.
The Dean of Education, Dr. Muller stated, "The inherent value of a broad and deep undergraduate education encourages critical thinking and self-directed learning, skills that help create the kind of physicians and scientists we will need in the 21st century."
I hope our Governor will read these studies and not destroy our educational system.
Kenneth M. Heilman, MD, lives in Gainesville.
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Alabama The University of Alabama, University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Alabama in Huntsville have an agreement with ITC DeltaCOM to provide high-speed, high-bandwidth network connections to Internet2.
Alaska Four of the state's telecommunications carriers -- ATU, ATU Long Distance, Internet Alaska and Alaska Fiber Star-- announced they are forming a consortium to bring asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) facilities to phone users throughout Alaska. According to consortium members, ADSL services is expected to be substantially less expensive than local cable modem charges.
Arizona Gov. Jane Dee Hull and the state Department of Transportation launched a "Renew at Home" campaign to encourage more people to renew their vehicle registrations by mail, phone or the Internet to shorten motor vehicle department lines. Vehicle registrations can be renewed by calling 888/713-3031 or online.
Arkansas Information Network of Arkansas launched its latest premium service, "Lobbyist-in-a-Box," for anyone who needs timely information during the 1999 General Assembly. It cost $200 per session for unlimited access..
California Sacramento County spent the winter moving closer to completing a new back-office system for accounting and payroll. The financial portion was implemented July 1 last year, with the payroll portion online Jan. 1 and the utility billing application for garbage and sewer online in March.
Colorado Former Gov. Roy Romer was re-elected to the Western Governors University board. Romer, who helped found the online institution nearly three years ago, previously was co-chairman. Governors Tony Knowles of Alaska and Gary Locke of Washington have been elected to the university's Board of Trustees.
Connecticut The Web site for the state's Department of Administrative Services was restructured so the site can be a platform for transacting business. Electronic commerce and state surplus programs have been implemented through the Internet.
Delaware According to the state Department of Transportation, most of Delaware's traffic lights should be fully Y2K-compliant on Jan. 1, 2000.
Florida Orlando Technology Management Director Frank Hagy recently became president of the Florida Local Government Information Systems Association, which is affiliated with the Florida League of Cities. More information is available online.
Georgia A statewide property database has made title searches easier. The database containing an index of all property transactions was developed by the Economic Development Institute at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The index can be searched for free at county courthouses or by subscription on the Internet. Nation's Cities Weekly
Hawaii Gov. Benjamin J. Cayetano, in his State of the State address, called for a five-year tax holiday for high-tech companies in Kakaako High Tech park.
Idaho To facilitate the employment process for both employers and students, the Boise State University Student Employment Office has placed its job listings online. It provides students unlimited access to job listing and employer information.
Illinois State legislators approved a bill that would extend the deadline for new emergency telephone regulations until June 2000. The rules require businesses to equip their phones with technology that provide 911 emergency operators with more information on the origin of the call.
Indiana The Bureau of Motor Vehicles Rapid Renewal System, a site maintained by the Access Indiana Information Network, allows users to renew their vehicle registrations online.
Iowa The 600th video site was connected to the Iowa Communication Network (ICN). As a full-motion interactive site, ICN offers residents locations close to home to obtain educational, state government, telemedicine and statewide library services.
Kansas The Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services Web site provides information about department office locations, services, press releases and other agency information. The department receives mail daily from people and other government agencies throughout Kansas and the nation.
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Bryan Patterson's Dec. 27 letter, "Tighter control restricts citizens," maintained that shooters would think twice about going into movie theaters, malls, schools if more of the public could actually bear arms in public places. Maybe someone needs to recall that most of these shooters are killing themselves. Do you really think they care whose bullet kills them? Besides, most of these shooters are mentally ill in the first place. Logic is not their strong point.
And let's just take a moment to reflect on having lots of untrained people (i.e. not police officers) with guns shooting at whomever they perceive to be the first shooter. In dark theaters. In busy malls. In schools with children all around. Talk about mass killings — that's one great recipe. Plus, let's not forget what these well-meaning heroes will have to live with when they make mistakes.
Armed guards (assume trained) in the schools? Sure. We just won't pay for teachers since there won't be enough money to pay everyone. But if we do have the extra money, perhaps we could use it to treat the mentally ill instead of finding ways to shoot them after the damage is already done.
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Johnson County has made an important addition to its emergency notification toolkit. Residents now can text 911 dispatchers for help.
In these high-tech times, it's surprising that emergency texting wasn't an option far sooner for counties such as ours. Nevertheless, providing another way for residents to seek help during emergency situations is beneficial.
A phone call is still the preferred way for a caller to alert a dispatcher about an emergency because vocal inflections and background sounds can give dispatchers helpful clues to pass on to first responders. Phone calls also are faster, as texts take an additional 20 to 30 seconds to be transmitted.
However, text-to-911 services have a particular benefit for people who are unable to call a dispatcher for help. That would include people who are deaf, hearing- or speech-impaired, or unable to speak due to a medical condition such as a stroke.
It also would include callers who are afraid to speak, such as those who have been abducted or are in a hostage situation or home invasion.
Texting is also helpful at disaster scenes, as an explosion or house fire can be noisy, making it difficult for dispatchers to hear what callers are saying. In the future, people also could text photos to dispatchers, such as if they came upon a serious accident on the highway.
When dispatchers receive a text message, it will open a chat window on their computer so they can message back and forth with the person in need, county 911 director Mike Watkins said. That method is slower, so if people choose to text 911, they should try to include as much information as possible in the first message, especially an address of where to send help, he said.
Dispatchers won't be able to pinpoint your location like they would if you called from your cellphone or landline, he said.
Originally, just four Indiana test sites were planned for the new technology, designed and built by INdigital Telecom of Fort Wayne. The fact that dispatchers in 28 of Indiana's 92 counties already had been equipped and trained to handle the text-to-911 calls shows how valuable this technology is to emergency personnel.
Since the county already has an emergency notification system that uses texts, emails and phone calls to inform residents of potentially dangerous situations, it makes perfect sense to also provide residents with the text-to-911 option.
In matters of public safety, there's no such thing as having too many emergency notification measures. For some users and in some situations, the ability to text to 911 fills a vital gap in the emergency communications network.


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Students at Scarborough ES demonstrated the Pillar of Caring when they donated 11,940 pounds of food to the San Antonio Food Bank. Their donation put them at the top of donations from elementary schools in the city. They were presented a check for $250 by the San Antonio Federal Credit Union (SSFCU) for being the top giving elementary school. The school then donated the check back to the San Antonio Food Bank.


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Re: It's coming....*UPDATE IT REALLY IS*
It will speed through there and stop when it gets to the Midlands where people will play football with it for a week before sending its tattered corpse to my house strapped to the back of an asthmaic snail
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Oh.. I thought Cologne was in America..... anyone fancy giving me a few geography lessons?!Originally Posted by catrancher, post: 177783
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Just don't let it get near the Merseyside... it may be intercepted by a tortoise loving nerd.....Originally Posted by Skywatcher, post: 177784
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Here Josh:Originally Posted by josh.p., post: 177780

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Tom (... thus endeth today's geography lesson!)
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Originally Posted by Skywatcher, post: 177784
Tom (... poor snail... oh well... it's a job...)
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It was in a warehouse all yesterday awaiting paperwork and now seems to be in Korea which means some of the Cologne entries must be administrative which is very confusing
Anyway its coming still but....not today
I should have asked it to send me a postcard from all the countriesit fvisits on its way to me
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Apple has always driven me utterly mad with their delivery stuff.
They've used K&N ( Kuehne + Nagel global logistics, international transportation & supply chain management services. ) for the longest time for europe at least, I SUSPECT worldwide but don't know for sure.
Now, it's brilliant the way the process works. They may send you a manual from korea, a system unit from somewhere else, an applecare booklet from somewhere else again and they time all the deliveries to match up somewhere in K&N's network. Quite amazing to watch sometimes.
*BUT* this leads to some strange situations where you'll order a mac pro and it'll sit somewhere waiting for "applecare to join shipment" which turns out to be nothing more than a 10 page booklet that'll be coming from some place half way round the planet. You just want to scream send the computer now heck KEEP the booklet!!!!
Then, they seem to love the US and hate Europe. So you'll hear of US folks ordering a machine and it'll arrive from China seemingly defying the laws of physics, within a couple of days whereas over here we wait a few weeks.
When the new operating systems are released, people have often had them delivered, free, on the day of release in the states and we're left with a delivery date that says "sometime in the next month"
Which leads me to the final gripe They haven't, not even once, given me an accurate delivery date at point of order. Ever. I order stuff all the time from all over and it comes next day and if not, I know why and when it'll appear. Apple is the only place where you drop a few grand and get told "yeah dunno gov, sometime in November, maybe." It really causes problems for me because it proves impossible to get people to wait in to receive the package.
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That is the biggest headache TBH - we get the poxy bit of paper shoved throughthe door with a freephone number on it saying I can collect from a depot 50 miles away or ring an automated line to get it redelivered - not easy.
Ah well
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WASHINGTON — Administration officials say about 476,000 health-insurance applications have been filed through federal and state exchanges, the most detailed measure yet of the problem-plagued rollout of President Obama's signature legislation.
However, the officials continue to refuse to say how many people have actually enrolled in the insurance markets.
Without enrollment figures, it's unclear whether the program is on track to reach the 7 million people projected by the Congressional Budget Office to gain coverage during the six-month sign-up period.
Obama's advisers say the president has been frustrated by the flawed rollout. During one of his daily health-care briefings last week, he told advisers assembled in the Oval Office that the administration had to own up to the fact that there were no excuses for not having the website ready to operate as promised.
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Clocks or Locks it doesnt make a difference what they are. I dont get them, and half the people dont get them. So stop calling people n00bs for crying out load. It is not their fault that they arent gay like you. And wait only fuck heads like you say n00bs so you have no right to talk. And i am not going to waste my time trying to figure out these stupid movies anymore. And i hate everything about locks and clocks. Dont put them on newgrounds!!!!!!DIE!!!!!!!
Well actually I do have a right to say it, since I live in the US and the Servers for NG are in the US and falls under 1st Admindment protection, I do have the right.
In addition, I do have every right to call a person a n00b that has absolutely no flash to his or her account and wants to rate zero just on the basis of it being a clock or lock movie. The fact that you don't have a profile shows that either 1.) you are a n00b and or are too lazy to set up your profile or 2.) that you have no flash on your name
So in short you have failed at an attempt to insult me or call me out and in addition you fail at life. Thank you for a good laugh :D
hahah, pretty funny.
i think that this would be a really good movie if there actually WAS an election for a mod on the site, but it was still good anyways! haha. the graphics were pretty good, and you had a nice screen shot in there for the background. the animation was fine, but i think the voices weren't as clear as they could have been. all in all it was good, though.
Thanks for the thumbs up : )
Funny movie
Do I have to be a member of your forums to vote for you? Also, when are you going to submit your membership application at UCFD? Creating an account only grants you access to our guest and spam forum. Hope to see you soon.
^__^ nah go right on ahead (elections were hyped up that never happened)
PS: I sent you a PM regarding why I haven't submitted a membership application.
I didn't like it.
I couldn't really understand the voices in it so I didn't even get the whole point of the animation. All the got was someone was running for mod, I guess. As for the animation, I didn't get what that hat was supposed to be and why it had a key hole on its 'forehead'. I didn't get a lot of things when it comes to your animation.
Like I should care what a n00b with no flash to his name has to say about a flash animation. You sir have failed :D


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Be transported to days and months surrounding Abraham Lincoln's assassination with author Barry Denenberg as he reads from his book Lincoln Shot! What were the initial reports? Who was abetting John Wilkes Booth? Denenberg's books use a reportage style to bring the events of April 14, 1865 to life, and make them unfold before young readers' eyes. Barry Denenberg will be available to sign books after the program.
Join historian Barnet Schecter for an in-depth look at the festering racial and class conflicts that produced the deadliest riots in American history: the 1863 Draft Riots. Walking tours are limited to 35 guests per tour. Please buy tickets in advance.
Barnet Schecter is the author of George Washington's America: A Biography Through His Maps and The Devil's Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots and the Fight to Reconstruct America.
From a soldier's diary with the pencil still attached to John Brown's pike, the Emancipation Proclamation, a Confederate Palmetto flag, and the leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier, Harold Holzer and Eric Foner provide a unique and intimate look at the Civil War through the New- York Historical Society's renowned collection.
In July 1863, Union and Confederate troops met in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and in three days forever changed the course of American history. Three of America's most renowned Civil War historians discuss one of the bloodiest and most haunting battles of the American Civil War.
William Henry Seward was one of the most important Americans of the nineteenth century: progressive governor of New York, outspoken federal senator, secretary of state during the Civil War and its aftermath, and a target of the assassins who killed Lincoln. Join us for an illuminating conversation about a complex and pivotal figure, Lincoln's closest friend and adviser, and an early architect of America's empire.
Celebrating the release of Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, the New-York Historical Society presents a screening of this monumental film followed by a conversation with screenwriter and playwright Tony Kushner and Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer. Join us for an evening commemorating President Lincoln and those who led the courageous fight to pass the Thirteenth Amendment, a copy of which is currently on display at the New-York Historical Society.
Celebrate the 150th anniversary of this essential part of American history with a special reading from Author Tonya Bolden! Hear Tonya, author of Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl, read from her new children's book Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln and the Dawn of Liberty. Tonya will also be doing a Q&A, and signing copies of her book.
In the summer of 1863, in the simmering cauldron of New York City, tensions over the new Union draft law boiled over into a vicious, bloody, racially-motivated riot, the second-largest civil insurrection in American history after the Civil War itself. Experts examine the causes of the conflict, its sickening violence and the enduring legacy it left on New York.
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It's unclear who planted them or why, but at least one area resident is crying foul over a soldier-straight line of cypress trees screening the public's view of Salmon Creek just northwest of the Felida Bridge.
David Leonhardt swears he has nothing against trees.
In fact, the Salmon Creek-area resident is a fish biologist who appreciates nature in his personal life and professional livelihood. He said he first noticed the line of more than 100 trees — more than a football field in length — while bicycling along Northwest Seward Road in the spring of 2009. At that point, the saplings weren't any taller than he was.
But he could see that, as they matured, the trees would block a view of a meandering back channel and green space.
He strongly suspects a nearby homeowner planted the trees, complete with a drip irrigation system, to screen out the road and create a sense of privacy.
"That view to the west is magnificent," he said. "The view doesn't belong to those homeowners. It belongs to the people of Clark County."
Leonhardt is especially peeved by the fact that at least some of the trees may be in the county's right-of-way — and the county is unwilling to even look into it.
One county official who met Leonhardt at the site said he wouldn't remove the trees even if they were on county property.
"I understand his concern," said Kevin Gray, the county's environmental services director. "We all have our opinion about what's a beautiful view … but I couldn't justify spending a great deal of public resources to determine if perhaps someone planted these trees on county right-of-way versus their own property. The trees pose no danger to the public, and they provide their own benefit."
The fast-growing trees are now nearly 20 feet tall.
"You might as well put up a 20-foot concrete wall," Leonhardt said.
Often used to create a barrier between properties, the Leyland cypress can reach 60 feet in height. Rob Sculley, an employee at Shorty's Nursery in Vancouver, said he advises customers that the tree is one of his favorite screening plants because it has a more natural look and survives better than arborvitae, another popular screening plant.
Leonhardt said he has no problem with a private landowner planting cypress trees; his neighbor has some along the edge of his property near Chinook Elementary School.
But he contends they have no place on public property.
"If it's private land, more power to them," Leonhardt said. "Let the rich people do what they want."
The closest property owner said he and his wife only moved into the gated community along Bliss Road a year ago, and they had nothing to do with planting the trees. Even so, property owner Steve Sharp said the trees provide a welcome break screening their property from Seward Road.
"I definitely would not like them taken out," he said.
Unlike the city of Vancouver, the county does not require homeowners to take out a permit to plant trees within a road right-of-way.
"Where they pose a hazard or a problem, we would certainly pursue their removal," Gray said.
In this case, Gray said, it would require a professional land survey to determine whether the trees are on or off the county's right-of-way. And he said it's just not worth the cost.
"We're all strapped for money," he said.
However, it appears certain that at least a sizable number of the trees are definitively within county property. A power line paralleling Seward Road sits between the trees and the creek below, and Clark Public Utilities spokesman Mick Shutt said only two poles on either side of Bliss Road are located on a private easement.
"The rest are county right-of-way," Shutt said, adding the right-of-way extends 60 feet west of the center line of the road.
The trees stretch for an unbroken line about 400 feet in length. Leonhardt proposes removing a 100-foot-wide section, enough to provide the public with a view without mowing down all of the trees.
Leonhardt said he's kayaked on Salmon Creek and regularly rides his bike throughout the area. But not everyone can get out on a boat, or walk very far. For them, he said, the view from the road is the only opportunity they have to glimpse one of the county's natural jewels.
"I love trees, but show me another view like this in Clark County," he said. "We have one Salmon Creek — that's all we've got."
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Lean is the constant pursuit of identifying and eliminating waste and there are many different tools that Lean practitioners use to accomplish this goal, but they all align with the one guiding principle of identifying and eliminating waste. We will discuss many types of waste in upcoming posts, but we should lay some ground rules and agree on some basic principles before going too deep.
First, let's agree on how to define waste. I will give you the accepted definition, but your input would make this a much richer exploration, so please respond by adding to my definition or challenging it as you see fit. Primarily, waste is the opposite of value. Of course, this leads to the question of what is value. Since value may be a little simpler to get our minds around, let's first define it as anything the customer is willing to pay for. Think of value as something that changes the form, fit, or function of a tangible product that the customer buys, or any service that someone is willing to pay for. Ultimately, this means that waste is any activity that doesn't change the form, fit, function or value of the good or service.
Next, we should discuss waste elimination as a philosophy. I contend that total waste elimination is a lofty goal that can never fully be achieved and is somewhat nebulous and idealistic. It may even be irrelevant. However, we should never accept waste that we see and we should be in a constant battle to eliminate it.
Finally, the relationship between work and waste should be highlighted. Virtually all waste is work, but the opposite is certainly not true. Just because we classify an activity as something that the customer is unwilling to pay for doesn't mean that it isn't work. In fact, the very reason we strive to eliminate it is because work is required to perform the activity, but isn't rewarded by the customer. We must always be mindful of this and be careful how we present our findings as we search for waste. People often take offense when an activity that they exert great amounts of energy to complete, is classified as wasteful. An employee who takes pride in his work will often feel stressed, angry or hurt at such an assessment. Handling these situations with empathy and coaching can make the difference in whether or not someone is willing to help us eliminate wasteful activities or not. After all, they are more than likely tired at the end of their work day, even if the customer is unwilling to pay for their activities. Being sensitive to this and helping employees understand how to eliminate waste without disrespecting their effort will help get everyone on board with our waste elimination efforts and maintain a healthy sense of respect.
This post will be followed by 30 or so more over the next few months which will deep-dive into different forms of waste in the office as well as suggestions on how to remove them. Each post is meant to teach you how to see that particular form of waste. We would love to hear examples for each from your environment one as well as what you did about it.
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There seems to be a consistent theme that resonates with most organizations when they are first exposed to Lean philosophies and tools. Most people seem to think that their organization is different, unique or special in some way that will prevent the Lean concepts from working or limit their impact.
A study of the various change models and philosophies, has led me to accept the fact that Lean practitioners (and change agents of all types) bear a significant burden of convincing others that change is needed and that it will be worth the effort. Deep down, it frustrates me a little, but I accept it as part of the change agent role and realize that without the need for paradigm shifts, my chosen profession would be equally unneeded.
I suppose that the burden of proof is what frustrates me. After all of the literature, conferences, articles and success stories that should have long ago removed any doubt that the Lean tools reduce waste, streamline processes and improve the competitive edge, shouldn't it be up to the individual in doubt to disprove them? Countless capital requests have been rejected because the decision makers lack the vision and understanding to relate the impact of improved flow, velocity and responsiveness to the bottom line. Shouldn't we require the submission of a capital request to continue functioning with the current level of waste instead of seeking approval to eliminate it? Shouldn't doubters be required to prove Lean won't work rather than change agents being required to prove that it will?
I can't think of a single industry that the Lean tools cannot transform (if you can, please post a rebuttal in the comments and we will have some good - and friendly - debate over the question). Continuous process improvement leading to less waste and frustration is a core belief of the Lean practitioner. How can one argue with this basic principle? Didn't it lead to the invention of the wheel? I suppose it is not so much the Lean principles that are hard for people to accept, but the application of these principles that doesn't always seem obvious.
Don't get me wrong, every Lean implementation is indeed different and special, but what must be tailored is the technique of applying the principles, not the principles or tools themselves. With that said, I will wake up Monday morning, get on a plane and go back to the constant process of introducing "new" concepts, convincing, convincing, sales, convincing and implementing change. This is the joy of being a Lean practitioner, and even though it can be frustrating at times, I am passionate about the journey and can't imagine doing anything else.
So, if someone in your organization comes to you and suggests an improvement idea or that the organization is in the process of launching a Lean transformation process, please research before you respond with a list of reasons why it won't work. Remember that there are probably already a dozen or so examples of how it works in your industry and if there aren't, you may just create a competitive advantage for your organization. If you approach it with an open mind, everyone will learn something along the way. You may even prove that your company is special and different…In the creative ways you find to implement Lean.
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"The device achieves a notable reduction in efficiency droop, a well-known phenomenon that provokes LEDs to be most efficient when receiving low-density currents, but then to lose efficiency as higher currents are fed into the device," said the university.
"The cause of this droop is not yet fully understood, but studies have shown that electron leakage is likely a large part of the problem."
The polarisation-matched LED, developed in collaboration with Samsung Electro-Mechanics, exhibits less leakage and a lower forward voltage leading to 18% increase in light output and a 22% increase in wall-plug efficiency, claims Rensselaer.
"Droop is under the spotlight since today's high-brightness LEDs are operated at current densities far beyond where efficiency peaks," said project leader Professor Fred Schubert.
"Our LED has a radically re-designed active region, namely a polarization-matched active region, and brings LEDs closer to being able to operate efficiently at high current densities."
In Applied Physics Letters (PDF), the Rensselaer team said: "Previous studies have indicated that electron leakage from the active region is enhanced by sheet charges at heterointerfaces that result from polarisation mismatch between layers in a conventional LED active region," and that leakage can be strongly reduced by changing the quantum-barrier design – for example by replacing the conventional GaInN/GaN heterojunction with GaInN/GaInN.
"This substitution allows the layers of the active region to have a better matched polarisation, and in turn reduce both electron leakage and efficiency droop," claimed Rensselaer.
"The benefits seen by testing the GaInN/GaInN LED were consistent with theoretical simulation s showing polarisation matching reducing electron leakage and efficiency droop."
However, low current density efficiency – below 50A/cm2 – was worse than the conventional structure.