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The Underworld is the dwelling place of Hades. Although it is considered a part of Olympus Coliseum in regards to game mechanics, it is considered a distinct area in the story. The Underworld consists of two parts, the Cave of the Dead and the Underworld Caverns. The Underworld is also home to the Underdrome where Sora can take part in tournaments. Many bosses are fought in the Underworld, including Demyx, Pete, Cerberus, and Hades himself.
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The Underworld can be accessed through the Coliseum Gates. The Underworld Entrance connects the living world to the world of the dead, as well as holding the world's Synthesis Shop run by a hologram Moogle, a save point, and the Underdrome where Sora can talk to Pain and Panic to gain access to the tournaments there. From there, two paths into the Underworld branch off. The first branch that Sora and his friends can explore leads to Hades's domain through the Cave of the Dead. Beginning at the Cave of the Dead: Entrance (where Sora and Auron later fight Cerberus), the party travels down the narrow and meandering Cave of the Dead: Passage before reaching the relatively safe Cave of the Dead: Inner Chamber. From there, the party traverses the ledges and cliffs of the Valley of the Dead before reaching Hades' Chamber.
Later in the story, the second path opens and allows the group to enter the Underworld Caverns. After going down through the Underworld Caverns: Entrance, the party goes through the twisting Underworld Caverns: The Lost Road, which in turn leads to the Underworld Caverns: Atrium. After an encounter with Demyx, the party passes through to The Lock, where Meg can be rescued and a boss battle with Pete takes place.
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Sora, Donald, and Goofy emerge in the Underworld when they first arrive and meet Megara, who is on a quest to convince Hades to stop bothering Hercules. When Sora confronts Hades, he summons Auron, who quickly switches to Sora's side. Hades cannot be hurt in the Underworld, so the team attempts to escape, and Auron and Sora are forced to take on Cerberus before they can leave the Underworld. Back up top, Hercules offers the junior heroes the Olympus Stone, which stops the Underworld from draining all their strength; however, the stone has been stolen by someone in a black cloak. Looking for the stone, they encounter and have their first confrontation with Demyx. The team then rescues Meg with the help of Hercules and Pegasus before opening another gateway with the Olympus Stone.
When the team enters the world for a second time, the Underdrome has been unlocked, presumably when Sora used his Keyblade to open a wall during the first visit. Hades kidnaps Meg to bait Hercules into the games. The group enters the Pain and Panic Cup, and the final competitor is Auron, who is being controlled by Hades. Hercules faces Auron alone while Sora, Donald, and Goofy retrieve the statue Hades is using to control Auron. By returning the statue, Auron regains his free will and refuses to fight. Hades, as Hercules's punishment, drops Meg into the River Styx, and Hercules jumps in after her. Hades believes he is dead, but Hercules returns for the final battle with Hades, a true hero at last. They defeat Hades, everyone is reunited, Auron is freed, and Sora, Donald, and Goofy are immortalized as constellations to mark them as true heroes, much to Phil's disbelief.
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Tournament Cups[edit]
Just like in Kingdom Hearts, this world is home to a series of tournaments that unlock throughout the game. There are four primary cups, and then four paradox cups, which are more difficult than the first four. The first three paradox cups feature the same lineups as their originals, but the final cup is the most intense of any competition. Each cup has its own set of rules and limitations. The following is a list of cups and how to unlock them.


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Digital Harbor Foundation's WebSlam Won Grant as Part of Larger Effort to Build a Learning Approach for Our Times
Washington, D.C., July 10, 2013 – Digital Harbor Foundation recently was awarded a $9,945 grant to support its WebSlam program for youth this summer after entering a national competition supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, administered by Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory (HASTAC), and carried out in collaboration with Facebook, the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI), and Mozilla.
The Project:Connect Summer Youth Programming Competition was part of the 5th annual Digital Media and Learning Competition that is encouraging the development of apps, badges, curricula, and other tools to maximize learning through making the online experience for young people more civil, safe, and empowering.
Digital Harbor Foundation, an organization dedicated to fostering innovation, tech advancement, and entrepreneurship by helping youth develop digital age skills through maker activities and tech workforce development., is launching WebSlam to provide youth with local hands-on learning opportunities to participate in an intensive, week-long experience to develop real-world skills in web development and then put those skills to work to help others. Through the aid of tech coaches and direct instruction, youth participants (irrespective of prior web development background) learn the basics of HTML, CSS, and PHP through developing for the WordPress platform. As a capstone to the week of learning, students undertake to solve the needs of actual clients (nonprofits) who are in need of web solutions in an intensive hackathon-style "WebSlam.†By intertwining the learning of a new skill set (web development) with a service opportunity (helping a non-profit), students are motivated to learn more and inspired to do civic good with their knowledge
"Learning does not happen in a vacuum — it can and should be real," said Andrew Coy, Executive Director at Digital Harbor Foundation. "Unlike taking a multiple-choice test, WebSlam allows students to make something of real value to real people all while learning a real valuable tech skill set."
Competing for grants of up to $10,000 each to support single or multi-day summer programs, the 266 applicants from 41 states plus Washington, D.C., included libraries, community organizations, advocacy groups, museums, non-profits, cultural organizations, youth-serving institutions, and arts organizations.
"The competition this year is designed to engage young people in solving a real-world challenge – making the Internet a safer and more powerful place to advance learning," said Connie Yowell, Director of Education at the MacArthur Foundation. "The ability to meet that challenge will help determine whether education will be more relevant to both young people and the economy where they will be eventually looking for work."
Proposals were evaluated for their potential to:
- Actively contribute to the goal of a more equitable, social, safe, and participatory web for all, through the development or testing of new digital tools and learning programs;
- Bridge social and cultural differences by providing youth with opportunities to learn from and with one another in supportive ways;
- Provide participatory and hands-on making and learning experiences based on the principles of Connected Learning, an educational approach designed to help prepare young people for a world that is highly networked, technology-enabled, and producing new knowledge at a pace not known to previous generations; and
- Support online programs and applications that enable privacy and diverse and respectful lifestyles and opinions.
Hailing from metropolitan areas, a small town, and a rural location, the winning programs are those that most effectively encourage civic engagement and community-building; promote civility, equity and safety online; embody Connected Learning principles of interest-powered, peer supported and academically oriented learning; and have a strong plan to ensure participation and project success.
From July through September, these organizations will be hosting local hands-on events where young people collaborate and compete to build a better web through activities such as hackathons, digital learning labs, maker spaces, badge development workshops, digital journalism and mentoring workshops. All the events are part of the Summer of Making and Connecting, in which dozens of organizations are engaging young people, parents, teachers and others in creating learning opportunities designed for our times.
The Project:Connect Summer Youth Programming Competition and all Digital Media and Learning Competitions are administered by HASTAC through grants from the MacArthur Foundation to the University of California, Irvine.
Since 2004, MacArthur has invested more than $100 million in research, design, and practice to better understand how digital media are changing the way young people learn, play, socialize, and participate in civic life, and what that means for learning and the institutions that support it. More information is at www.macfound.org/education.
About the MacArthur Foundation
The MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. In addition to selecting the MacArthur Fellows, the foundation works to defend human rights, advance global conservation and security, make cities better places and understand how technology is affecting children and society.
About HASTAC
HASTAC (Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory) is an international network of educators and digital visionaries committed to the creative development and critical understanding of new technologies in life, learning, and society. HASTAC is committed to innovative design, participatory learning, and critical thinking.
About the Digital Harbor Foundation
The Digital Harbor Foundation is a non-profit organization located in Baltimore, which fosters innovation, tech advancement, and entrepreneurship by helping youth develop digital age skills through maker activities and tech workforce development.
To learn more about the Digital Harbor Foundation, visit http://www.digitalharbor.org.

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FOOTBALL : CELTS FALL LIKE; NINEPINS!; History in Making as Dons Hit Home
Byline: GORDON WADDELL at Pittodrie
SO they're human after all. After 126 days and 14 games without so much as a dropped point, Celtic have finally lost.
But if the rest of the SPL are waking up this morning with hope in their hearts that some life has just been breathed into the league race they should take a reality check.
There won't be many teams out there, including Rangers, who'll be able to match the 90 minutes of passion, commitment, pace and intensity Aberdeen threw at Martin O'Neill's men last night.
The Dons had their own little slice of history beckoning and set about taking it with a gusto Celts couldn't match for long spells.
Nine wins at home on the trot. Not a point dropped at Pittodrie since July. A run that matches the one Sir Alex Ferguson's legends put together 18 years ago.
They can hang a new sign up outside the stadium today: "Welcome to Fortress Pittodrie."
Dons had earned all the plaudits before now but until they slew one of the Old Firm no- one believed 100 per cent they were unbeatable there.
The odds of 7-1 the bookies were throwing at them last night is testament to that. Ebbe Skovdahl has only taken one point from 27 against Celtic in his time as boss.
The goals record is 35-2 in favour of the Hoops.
But this time Dons did it - and more than that, they deserved every one of the three points.
Robbie Winters' 58th minute penalty and Darren Mackie's injury-time killer, pouncing on a nightmare gaffe by Rab Douglas, sent the Dons fans into a winter wonderland in the snow-covered Granite City.
Add in Derek Whyte's red card and TEN yellows, several acts of snowball- throwing lunacy by both sets of fans, a near-riot on the park caused by some bad sportsmanship on Bobby Petta's part and you have the perfect Christmas TV show.
Celtic returned their top guns to the starting line-up with Henrik Larsson, Neil Lennon, Paul Lambert and Alan Thompson all back after last Wednesday's CIS Cup win over Livingston.
Once again O'Neill opted to go with Chris Sutton playing behind Larsson and John Hartson.
And you have to wonder how much the disruption of his original pairing of Sutton and the Swede up front has had on the team's flow.
The weather was always going to be the other contributing factor - but with the Sky dosh in the coffers and the local police on double time, there was no chance of a call- off, snow or not. And although the surface was a bit treacherous on top, the players were in more danger from the hail of snowballs from the stands in the first few minutes.
Hartson, in particular, suffered a pelting from a few mindless morons, although the Celtic support were just as culpable - only less accurate - as they targeted the home players.
Worse was to come when Celtic won their first corner and Petrov and Thompson struggled to take it under a hail of snowballs that looked more like a meteor shower.
While the Dons fans may feel good about their three points they should hang their heads in shame as their club will surely be hit with an SFA fine for the hooliganism.
Dons seemed to take a lot of confidence from Celtic's stuttering start and had the better of the early chances. Winters looked especially up for it with his darting runs inside from the left.
On the half hour he carved open Celts with a beautiful crossfield run, took a return ball from Eugene Dadi on the edge of the box but his shot looked too tame to trouble Rab Douglas.
We will give the big keeper the benefit of the doubt and say it was the slippy surface but somehow he managed to let the trundler squirm through his hands.
Douglas was lucky the ball hit off his trailing leg and crawled out for a corner - or it was a cert for blooper of the season.
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Personally, I'm very excited to have a chance to work with all of you to celebrate this monumental event. I started my Microsoft career more than 21 years ago as part of Microsoft University – developing training and courseware for Windows 3.1 support professionals. I had the pleasure of working with a very scrappy and determined team as we introduced Microsoft Certification, competed against existing industry certifications, and helped to grow Microsoft Certified into the global standard that it is today.
For 20 Years|20 Ways, we hope to grow a whole new generation of certified professionals, who will start careers, create new ideas and industry innovations, and change the world over the next 20 years. We hope you can help us spread the word and seed the next generation by:
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Second series scrapped according to reports.
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The next Doctor Who Adventure Game is set to be the biggest and most ambitious yet.
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TALKING RAPPER does much more than just talks. Instead of only responding to touch or simply repeating what he hears, you can do much more with this cool guy: play with a beatbox – complete with tons of hot beats and jammin' sounds, scratch the record, paint graffiti on the wall, invite your friends, make your experience into an entertaining movie, and then show it to the world through YouTube, Facebook, or email!
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Plantronics (PLT)
Q2 2013 Earnings Call
October 30, 2012 5:00 pm ET
Greg Klaben - Vice President of Investor Relations
S. Kenneth Kannappan - Chief Executive Officer, President and Executive Director
Pamela J. Strayer - Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President
Tavis C. McCourt - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division
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Greg Klaben
Thanks, Jessica. Good afternoon, everyone, and thanks for joining us for our second quarter fiscal year 2013 financial results. Joining me today are Ken Kannappan, Plantronics President and CEO; and Pam Strayer, our Senior Vice President and CFO.
I'd like to remind you that during the course of today's conference call, we may make certain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties as outlined in today's press release. As we've highlighted before, the risk factors in our press release and SEC filings are not standard boilerplate. We update these risk factors every quarter for significant changes, adding and dropping language and changing the order, depending upon the timing and potential impact of the concerns that we foresee. We believe forecasting our results of operations is difficult, and we ask you to focus particular attention on these risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by any such statements. For further information, please refer to the company's Forms 10-Q, 10-K, today's press release and other SEC filings.
Plantronics' second quarter fiscal 2013 net revenues were $179.3 million compared with $176.8 million in the prior year quarter and compared to guidance provided on August 6, 2012, of $175 million to $180 million.
Plantronics' GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.61 compared with $0.60 in the same quarter of the prior year and guidance of $0.54 to $0.59. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 was $0.70 compared with $0.67 in the prior year quarter and guidance of $0.63 to $0.68.
The difference between GAAP and non-GAAP EPS for the second quarter consists of stock-based compensation charges and accelerated depreciation, both net of the associated tax impact.
For the remainder of today's call, we will be providing only non-GAAP metrics related to gross margin, operating expenses, operating income, net income and EPS. We reconciled these measures in our earnings press release and in our quarterly analyst metric sheet, both of which are available on the Plantronics website on the Investor Relations page.
Unless stated otherwise, all comparisons of the second fiscal quarter of fiscal 2013 financial results are to the same quarter in the prior year.
With that, I'll turn the call over to Ken.
S. Kenneth Kannappan
Thank you, Greg. There are 3 points I'd like to highlight. The first is that the global economic environment remains challenging. Geographically, we experienced revenue declines in Asia Pacific and Europe and Africa, which were offset by strength in the Americas. Overall, our revenue grew just over 1% from the September quarter last year with a 2% decline in Office and Contact Center, or OCC, revenue despite 35% growth in Unified Communications, or UC, revenue. We attribute the decline in OCC revenue to fewer sales of replacement headsets as a result of lower levels of voluntary turnover and an uncertain job market. Given the weak environment, we've been careful in managing expenses.
Second, we are continuing to leverage our leadership in using contextual intelligence to deliver solutions that are easier for people to use and improve productivity. For example, this past quarter at salesforce.com's conference, Dreamforce, our partner ThreeWill demonstrated an application that uses our contextual intelligence between mobile callers and a notebook or tablet. If the customer calls a salesperson on their mobile, the customer is recognized and the appropriate records are automatically and instantly brought up on the PC during the call. It takes about 2 minutes to do this without this application, wasting precious time for a salesperson trying to talk to a customer about an issue.
Third, while we are innovating in advanced applications, we continue to extend our lead in our core headset platforms. For example, we recently introduced the Voyager Legend, the next generation of our already strong Voyager product family. It has a breakthrough level of improvement in audio performance. You can talk in a bar or a car with the radio so loud you could not hear the person next to you, yet the person you're speaking to you can hear you clearly. A dramatic improvement in wind noise performance allows you to talk with the top down on your convertible.
We also use this special process to create another first for headsets, a 2-molecule thick layer, which stops water but allows air to get to the microphone and to come from the speaker, carrying sound and electrons that [ph] flow to charging circuits. Essentially, this makes our products virtually waterproof and sweatproof. At the same time, basic voice commands have been improved for conversations, pairing it [ph] for battery life and connection status. Before you deciding to answer, we let you know who is calling so you don't have to look at your phone if you're driving.
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Aronofsky's Regular Cinematographer Matthew Libatique Will Lens Film
A few new details on the "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" sequel have emerged. Yes, we're still wrapping our heads (in disbelief) around the fact that Darren Aronofsky ("The Fountain," "The Wrestler") is going to be directing this thing, but we suppose that since he dabbled and flirted with adaptations of "Batman: Year One," "Watchmen" and "RoboCop," he would have eventually taken on a big tentpole like this one.
There is some hopeful news though. First off it's no longer called, "Wolverine 2." Instead it's now simply titled "The Wolverine," as Aronofsky revealed during press for "Black Swan" this weekend -- his excellent upcoming psychological ballet horror starring Natalie Portman -- when he also told HitFix encouragingly that the film would be a "one-off," suggesting it will live within its own universe, and won't be a sequel in any conventional sense or have to follow or adhere much to what came before in the awful, "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."
This is all, frankly, very good news. 20th Century Fox basically butchered "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and or at least, made Gavin Hood's version of the film even worse (poor guy's Hollywood career is over just as it began; so much for that Foreign Film Oscar). It sounds like Aronofsky agreed to do the film because he would -- knock on wood -- have free rein and would be able to tell a much darker, different story. This could be akin to Christopher Nolan rebooting "Batman Begins" and finally doing a comic-book character justice so fans and fanboys should be very optimistic.
And truthfully if all goes well, Aronofsky getting his way with Wolverine's story in Japan -- full of ninjas, samurais and a good love story to boot -- is almost too good to be true. More good fortune is recent news that Matthew Libatique, the cinematographer of "Black Swan," "Iron Man," "The Fountain," will also work on "The Wolverine" -- prepare for more behind-the-head, hand-held tracking shots than any comic book movie ever.
Yes, we openly resisted the idea of Aronofsky taking on "The Wolverine," mostly because we initially would have rather seen him take on projects that he had gestating like his Noah's Ark project, or the adaptation of non-fiction survival thriller "The Tiger" with Brad Pitt, or the highbrow literary adaptation "Serena" with Angelina Jolie, or most intriguingly, "Jackie," about Jackie Kennedy in the days following JFK's assassination, which would star Rachel Weisz (however, now that the couple have sadly split this could mean that project is now dead).
But now that it's here and in our faces, we've accepted it. In fact, with Libatique on board and "The Wolverine" sounding like it's going to be a Darren Aronofsky film, not a 20th Century Fox one, we're now greatly anticipating it - perhaps for 2012? We're looking forward to getting a first glimpse of the picture -- Pajiba recently put up what were called "spoilers" from the film, but the details were pulled by the studio and it's "rumored" that the Silver Samurai will be the main villain of the movie. Here's a tip though: just read the original "Wolverine" mini-series and you'll get all the details you need, as the film is based off that excellent Chris Claremont- and Frank Miller illustrated/co-written story.


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Stanton to Change Name; Zagat Releases Dating Guide
Plus: death of a Greenmarket fixture, and Keebler cookies get recalled, all in our morning news roundup.
• New Upper East Side Italian spot Stanton is the latest restaurant forced to change its name because of a trademark dispute, quite possibly with Stanton Social. [Eater]
• Zagat's new New York City Dating (and Dumping) Guide features lots of food tips, including the best morning-after brunches and restaurants that offer couples' cooking classes. [Zagat Buzz]
• Special K bars and certain Keebler cookies are the latest products to be recalled due to possible salmonella contamination. [NYDN]
• Earthstone ovens, some of which can burn both gas and wood, have been spotted at Vinegar Hill House and Co. [Diner's Journal/NYT]
• A man who spent years selling vegetable peelers at the Union Square Greenmarket died on Sunday. [NYT]


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Family Financial Condition: Her husband does grocery work in a mill at very low wages; her children are young and fully dependent upon their parents. She does not have any other source of income, so she conducts a tailoring business at home.
About Tailoring Work: She purchases cloth at cheap prices and sews the garments, and her husband sells them in the market. She has been doing this since 2009. Now she has experience and knows the cloth trade very well.
Need to take out a loan: She wants to use her clothing experience and wants to make more profit, but she is compelled to take out a loan by her poor financial condition. Therefore, she expressed an interest in taking out a loan from Kiva's field partner BRAC Pakistan.
Hopes & Dreams: She hopes that she will use this loan in a positive way and that she can grow her business. Her dreams are to provide better facilities, improved living standards, and charming clothes to her children.
Additional Information
More information about this loan
BRAC Pakistan focuses its work in some of the most underdeveloped parts of Pakistan, characterized by poor infrastructure and high levels of poverty. By supporting this loan, you are enabling access to finance for borrowers living in some of Pakistan's poorest areas.
About BRAC PakistanBRAC Pakistan is a subsidiary of BRAC, one of the world's largest development organizations with a focus on microfinance and economic empowerment. It offers micro-loans designed to help small businesses, very poor clients and others, in addition to health and education services. Kiva's flexible, zero-interest capital will enable BRAC to expand its outreach in underserved regions and to women who have had no access to microfinance services.
This is a Group Loan
In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a larger group of individuals. The group is there to provide support to the members and to provide a system of peer pressure, but groups may or may not be formally bound by a group guarantee. In cases where there is a group guarantee, members of the group are responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members in the case of delinquency or default.
Kiva's Field Partners typically feature one borrower from a group. The loan description, sector, and other attributes for a group loan profile are determined by the featured borrower's loan. The other members of the group are not required to use their loans for the same purpose.
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Success!! The loan was 100% repaid
- Repayment Term
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One woman worth mentioning is Carolina who, through her fruit sales is prospering and helping her family. She is a fighter and would soon like to have a big fruit shop to continue working.
She is applying for this loan to buy fruits so she can go on providing her customers with fresh fruits.
Una persona digna de destacar es la Sra. Carolina, quien por medio de su venta de frutas esta saliendo adelante y ayuda a su familia. Ella es una persona muy luchadora que desea el día de mañana poder tener una gran frutería para poder seguir trabajando.
Solicita de este crédito para la compra de frutas y así seguir dando a sus clientes buenas frutas frescas.
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About Fundación ParaguayaFundación Paraguaya is a financially self-sustaining social enterprise that promotes entrepreneurship in urban and rural areas through microfinance, education programs, and more. Its focus on agriculture has helped many farmers boost their crop yields. And a number of other borrowers have taken out loans to start and grow social businesses that have helped deliver eyeglasses, medicines and other helpful services in their local communities.
This is a Group Loan
In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a larger group of individuals. The group is there to provide support to the members and to provide a system of peer pressure, but groups may or may not be formally bound by a group guarantee. In cases where there is a group guarantee, members of the group are responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members in the case of delinquency or default.
Kiva's Field Partners typically feature one borrower from a group. The loan description, sector, and other attributes for a group loan profile are determined by the featured borrower's loan. The other members of the group are not required to use their loans for the same purpose.
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Success!! The loan was 100% repaid
- Repayment Term
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8 Parks near Banff National Park, Alberta
Canmore, Alberta 11.17 miles SE
Kananaskis, Alberta 25.54 miles SE
Bow Valley Pkwy (Hwy 1A) Banff National Park, Alberta T1L 1K2 (map) | (403) 762-1550
Sites: 132 | Latest Rate: $28.00 | 4 Reviews
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Sep 2015 - $28.00
We stayed here because we wanted the dry camping experience. The sites are large and shady. The campground is right across the street from the Johnston Canyon hiking trail, where there is also a restaurant and gift shop. We loved it, even the trains that pass through the area regularly are not a problem. - tracyhmcd
Jun 2015 - $40.00
Stayed here when Lake Louise campground full. Lake Louise is 40 minutes away. Dry camping, but campground has hot shower. Mandatory fire ring fee, but they provide the wood. Heavily shaded, good gravel pads. Centrally located to various Banff NP attractions. Saw bears along road every day (mid June). Great camp and without the crowds of Banff. Stayed 3 nights in 19 ft rig. - G&S Smith
Aug 2013 - $28.00
This would be a great forested campground if you could go outdoors without being eaten alive by the vicious mosquitoes. If we had known the mosquitoes were so unbearable, we would not have gone there. Otherwise, for a dry campsite, the facilities were okay. We would have rated it a 7 or 8 if it weren't for the awful bugs. And we thought it was terribly expensive. In addition to the campsite fee, there is a $9.80 fee per person, per day to enter Canadian National Parks. There were 2 of us, so we paid $48 per day to stay there. Ouch! But seeing Lake Louise for the first time was worth it. - DMarilynB
Fairview Rd Banff National Park, Alberta T0L 1E0 (map) | (403) 762-1550
Sites: 206 | Latest Rate: $28.00 | 1 Reviews
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Jul 2010 - $28.00
The 'full' signs were up for the 'Pushme-Pullyou' sites in Lake Louise Trailer but the friendly attendant looked at our seventeen foot trailer and suggested we set up in the tent area. That area is surrounded by an electric fence and electric Texas gate to keep the Grizzly Bears out but turned out to be tight but suitable for some smaller rigs. Our small trailer and F150 Supercrew just managed to squeeze in between the trees. Washrooms and showers are very clean and the outdoor theater is a short walk away. We also had an interesting self employed sculptor from Germany in a tent with two girls behind us. - Donut
Fairview Rd Banff National Park, Alberta T0L 1E0 (map) | (403) 762-1550
Sites: 189 | Latest Rate: $40.00 | 45 Reviews
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Sep 2015 - $40.00
For a National Park I would have expected the facilities to be much cleaner than they were and in a better state of repair, but overall not too bad.
Major complaint was the "7:10 to Yuma" passing through seemingly every hour. Boy you don't realise how long those trains are until you try to sleep through one passing through.
Sites were shared utilities; unfortunately, if you got the wrong side you had to hope your electric cord reached the box.
Firewood was free if you had a fire pit, only limited number of sites had these but another $8.00 for a fire permit.
I would maybe go back there, but not for any longer than overnight. - John Bee
Sep 2015 - $40.00
I believe the rating of 7.3 is pretty close to accurate although I was thinking more in the 6.5 range. The park is very convenient to Lake Louise but like so many Canadian parks you have traffic and trains near by. We did not find the hookups on the wrong side as mentioned by one reviewer. the site was dirt/gravel with the park roads paved. Bathrooms/shower were satisfactory. I would classify this park as a "utility" park meaning that it isn't one you sit around your site in lawn chairs and view the beautiful views...in my opinion. We camped here in a larger motorhome w/toad. Pad large enough for both units. - Sweatlife
Aug 2015 - $50.00
Very busy campground and close together. Lots of train traffic. - Sas
Icefields Pkwy (Hwy 93 N) Banff National Park, Alberta T0L 1E0 (map) | (403) 762-1550
Sites: 50 | Latest Rate: $12.00 | 1 Reviews
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Aug 2006 - $12.00
Great campground for tents and small RVs. Heavily treed sites. Only one site was big enough for our 40' MH, and we had to back part of the way out of the campground(!). A few sites are on the river. - Denali
Tunnel Mountain Rd Banff National Park, Alberta T1L 1K2 (map) | (403) 762-1550
Sites: 321 | Latest Rate: $38.00 | 82 Reviews
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Sep 2015 - $38.00
This is a great campground in a Canadian National Park. The US National Park Service could learn a lot about campgrounds from this park. Most sites are pull thrus that any size rig can be comfortable in. Roads are paved, sites are gravel and level, plentiful grass and heavily treed. This campground has the perfect mix of the wilderness experience with all of the comforts of home. The sites are large with lots of privacy. Staff was young and friendly and seemed to enjoy their jobs (another lesson for the US NPS). There was regular bus service to the town of Banff (free to town and $2 to return or $1 for seniors). The bus drivers were the most friendly we have ever seen. The town of Banff was very enjoyable with many restaurants and shops (another lesson for the US NPS). The rate of $38 is just for the campground - there is an online booking fee of $10 and another $16.60 (2 seniors) charge per day for the National Park. Again, another lesson for the US NPS - people are willing to pay for a good experience. - lyzzards
Sep 2015 - $45.00
One of the best campgrounds on our Canadian Rockies trip. Staff was younger and friendly. They seemed to appreciate their jobs and seemed willing to help with any problems. Great location above town with regular scheduled bus service from park to downtown Banff and back. Most if not all sites pull thru that we saw. Large park yet relatively quiet. Campfires were prohibited when we camped due to fire threat. We would definitely stay here again. - Sweatlife
Aug 2015 - $41.00
Sites all parallels to the road. Some are single site, while others are dual sites. There is no wifi in the park. Garbage/recycling bins are few and far between. Security is very visible.
On the dual sites, placing the picnic table can be awkward as some sites have a little slope and you're left with little room to place your table.
Staff are very helpful and knowledgeable.
Close to everything Banff and the area has to offer.
All hookups are sturdy and functioning well. - Merveilleuse
Tunnel Mountain Rd Banff National Park, Alberta T1L 1K2 (map) | (403) 762-1550
Sites: 618 | Latest Rate: $35.00 | 7 Reviews
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Jan 2014 - $35.00
This is a huge campground with many separate loops. We were in loop H (H38), which was heavily forested, with decent privacy from your neighbor. I assume the other loops were similar, but did not check it out. Village 1 is a dry camp – no hookups - therefore it mostly contained tenters with a smattering of RVs. The dump station was tight, but a construction crew was working on it. They said they were totally refurbishing the plumbing and concrete pads, so it should be good by the time you get there. The location is convenient to town – a couple of miles. Typically you'd have to drive. You could ride a bike but there is a big hill to climb back to the campground. It appeared that the campground was not full – even in the middle of July. This is the only National Park campground that we encountered on our trip that you didn't need reservations well in advance. - Bitbucket
Sep 2012 - $27.00
Beautiful! National park camping at its best! Warm days and cold nights so pack accordingly especially if tenting. Firewood is available if you buy a permit. We had our choice of camping in an area of the campsite all alone but opted to camp in the same area as others as it made us a little nervous to camp alone in bear country! Close to the Banff Hot Springs which are worth checking out if you have never experienced springs. We also found a tasty Mexican restaurant downtown that was great and gave us a night off of cooking. - VICampers
Aug 2011 - $37.00
Very nice park which offers large sites, fire pits, good and dry wood and showers for free. If you take a site with fire pit you automatically pay a higher amount because of the wood - you can take as much as you want. We enjoyed our 2 night stay pretty much and would stay here again. - Larry and Queen
Tunnel Mountain Rd Banff National Park, Alberta T1L 1K2 (map) | (403) 762-1550
Sites: 188 | Latest Rate: $32.00 | 31 Reviews
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Aug 2015 - $32.00
Had water and electric only on an end sight, so we were fortunate enough to have some pretty good privacy with the parallel parking. We did not have reservations and was lucky to get a site for three nights in high season. We did check in Sunday morning when lots of campers were leaving. Restrooms were reasonably clean considering there are not that many for such a big campground. Views are very nice and we had elk walking thru the campground. Check in was friendly and efficient. We also stayed here in May on our way to Alaska and the campground had lots of vacancies! There is a couple of dump stations we didn't need. There are also sites with sewer. - Buckie
Jul 2015 - $32.00
The location is great as it is only a few minutes to downtown Banff. You are in the heart of the Rockies with lots of hiking and biking trails close by. We stayed on the outer ring with a great view of the valley below. The only minus is that you parallel park, end to end, and there is no privacy. We only spent a night as a stop over spot so this didn't bother us, but if we were to stay longer we would look for a site with a bit more privacy. - Camper_Guy
Jul 2015 - $32.00
It's all about the view in this campground. We have stayed at this campground many times over the years. The parking is a little strange as it is like parking along a curb in a row, but the views are certainly worth it! - jahiggins
Lake Minnewanka Rd Banff National Park, Alberta T1L 1B2 (map) | (403) 762-1550
Sites: 64 | Latest Rate: $27.00 | 1 Reviews
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Jul 2010 - $27.00
The best campground in Banff National Park. In a quiet setting away from the busy town yet still within a close distance to the city center. Clean, warm washrooms. Good wheelchair accessibility. At times at dusk elk can be seen grazing in the campground. If you want to stay here make sure to arrive early because it fills up fast. - riley_donaldson


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Best activities hostel I have stayed in, great way too meet people for the single traveller. Great people running the hostel and the facilities were excellent too. Would deo go again.
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It remains, 50 years later, a seminal moment in American history. Not one that was unique in the scope of its tragedy, but one that served as the defining moment for a generation, as an ultimate remember-where-you-were event, and as the coming-of-age apogee for television.
Five decades after President John F. Kennedy was murdered while riding in an open car through the streets of Dallas, five decades after the national psyche was forever altered, there is little that can be written about the assassination that hasn't already been said. And yet it still resonates. For people now in their 60s, the moment defined their youth; for those younger than 50, it influenced every event of their lives.
Much of that is due to the fact that the Kennedy presidency was the first significant historical event to play out in real time on television. A young, charismatic president had ushered a new era to the American forefront, creating such a generational shift that his time was dubbed "Camelot" for its glamour and myth-making possibilities.
And it all was instantly beamed into living rooms across the nation. Kennedy's election was due in part to the first televised presidential debates; he went on television to inform the world that the Soviet Union had placed missiles in Cuba; his death was reported to the nation within moments of the announcement. That death marked the end of a presidency and, perhaps, the end of America's innocence, but it did not mark the end of the era that Kennedy had helped launch. He was, in many ways, the first modern president.
"Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans — born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace," he said during his inaugural address.
Kennedy was, indeed, the perfect man for his time. Photogenic. Quick with a quip. He wasn't a perfect man, of course, as we know by now. Nor was he a perfect president. His role in ramping up American involvement in Vietnam tends to be understated, and the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion is what emboldened the Soviets to place missiles in Cuba and precipitate the Cuban Missile Crisis.
But there were moments of great leadership and great inspiration. In the end, Kennedy did manage the Cuban Missile Crisis; and he did join others in taking important steps in the civil rights movement; and he did provide the impetus for the mission that eventually landed humans on the moon. His successes were many, and they lead to questions of whether he presided over a particularly significant 34 months in American history or whether his presidency has simply been so scrutinized that it swells in importance.
We vote on the side of significance. Whether the man made the times great or whether a great man made the times, Kennedy's presidency proved to be a turning point in American history. That is his legacy, and it resonates much more strongly than the horrible events that took place 50 years ago today in Dallas.
Much has been written and contemplated and theorized about Kennedy's assassination. Much like 9/11, it quickly became a breeding ground for conspiracy theories and conjecture, a development that is unavoidable when a moment in history is so grotesque that it defies logic. The shooting can and will continue to be a source of debate, yet while it is a part of the Kennedy story, it is not the most important part. On this anniversary of his death, we prefer to place our focus on his life.


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We had a great time.
Our driver was excellent and spoke clearly in English! He had awesome stories about the areas we drove by or stopped at to stretch our legs and take photos. Enjoyed our 3 hour break in Kenybunkport, ME where we ate lobster and did our share of shopping. This was one of our highlights on our vacation!
A very good tour with a knowledgable coach driver. Luckily for us the weather was very good as you do spend a lot of time out of the coach, especially in Kennybunkport. The New England coastal towns are very lovely to see. We passed some spectacular scenery especially as it was the Fall season.
This tour was great! We had Bob as the driver and Ron as the guide, it was fun and very informative! We stopped at some amazing places and had enough time to take in all the surroundings!
Great, just what we wanted! Comfortable, pleasant local driver with lots of history and chat.
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Had a wonderful time on this tour. Plenty of time in Kennebunkport to have lunch and do some shopping in this beautiful little town.
Great day trip, beautiful scenery and I included a lobster boat cruise from Kennebunkport as an additional extra. Driver was very knowledgeable about area and a very good driver.
Loved it! Beautiful and our guide was knowledgeable and new his stuff really well.
Enjoyed this tour the most. We love our tour quite David. It was a great trip and the lobster was wonderful.
A beautiful place!
Fabulous day trip, very scenic, Kennebuckport was the highlight. A beautiful quaint village with amazing restaurants. Knowledgable informative driver.
Beautiful trip, everything taken care of by competent driver.
I decided to take this tour when I had a day to myself in Boston. I had never seen the New England Coast. It was the best decision. Everything about it was easy and fun. Our tour guide was so fun and knowledgeable. All of our stops were interesting and beautiful. I loved having the three hours to wander in Kennebunkport. I would recommend this tour again and will definitely do another similar trip next time I am there.
This was a fun tour. I only wish we had a little more time at Nubble Lighthouse. We had plenty of time at Kenebunkport. Our driver was pretty knowledgeable about New England, though he was incorrect on a few things. For example, Maine moose do not exceed four thousand pounds, in fact they rarely top 1500 pounds. The scenery was great and the trip was comfortable and relaxing. Our pick up was not exactly where they said it would be. Instead it was about a block away, but I saw the charter sign on the front of the bus and we got there in time. Drop off was only a block from our hotel. Great trip. I would certainly do it again and highly recommend it to anyone.
Fabulous full day. Weather was fantastic. Tour guide was brilliant.
What can I say great weather and tour guide. Nice clean bus great stops. The tour guide provided great history and very knowledgeable about the area! The driver showed us great sights and pointed out which side of the bus to take pictures. Long trip and worth every hour!!!
My mom and I took this tour on Monday, July 27th and we absolutely loved it! The driver, Mark I think, was excellent-very safe, accommodating, and very knowledgable! We learned a lot during the tour. The stops are great! We dipped our feet in the Atlantic Ocean at the first stop in New Hampshire, viewed the beautiful Nubble lighthouse and visited with a local in York, Maine and saw gorgeous scenery and enjoyed a delicious lunch at Allison's Restaurant in Kennebunkport, Maine. We would highly recommend it!!
Comprehensive, great tour guide, great value!
Truly amazing trip......... got to see so much of the New England Coast line......... and the driver knew exactly where to stop for photo opportunities. Loved the Nubble light........ would have like to have stopped briefly in Onqenquit but it was already a long day. His suggestion for lunch in Kennybuckport was spot on.
This was a fabulous tour. However, something for visitors to be aware of. We nearly missed this tour as our confirmation said pick up from hotel at 9.30am, when the bus failed to appear, we asked our concierge at our hotel The Sheraton Boston for help and she said oh, you've missed it, that bus always picks up at 8.50am. We were so disappointed, that she suggested we go downtown to the bus hub and get a refund and maybe arrange another trip somewhere else. Fortunately for us, she phoned ahead to the tour company and when we arrived a guy was waiting for us and said the bus was coming back for us. This was such an amazing tour, we would have hated to have missed it. Just something to beware of in the future. Couldn't fault the tour or our guide.....beautiful coastline!
Excellent tour... Great overview of the New Englad Coast.. Our guide was very passionate and knowledgeable about the area! It was a great day trip from Boston, made me want to spend more time in Maine!
This tour was amazing!
This tour was amazing!
Although the weather was horrible rain, wind, and cold the trip was very nice. I will do it again
Our driver, Dave, made the trip special. He talked all the time, giving us history, details and gossip about the places we past. He was even nice enough to take us directly to our hotel even though he could have left us off at the Transportation Building. Clam chowder at Allisias something like that restaurant was the best we ever had.
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The general consensus from everyone I knew that saw them at the Palace gig in 2003 was that they were great. I am pretty sure I had a test that night - it might have even been finals - or else I would have gone.
The general consensus from everyone I knew that saw them at the Palace gig in 2003 was that they were great. I am pretty sure I had a test that night - it might have even been finals - or else I would have gone.
5/6/16 - Sunn O))) @ Regent // 5/7/16 - Napalm Death/Melvins/Melt Banana @ Troubadour // 5/25/16 - Twilight Sad @ Teragram Ballroom
5/27/16 - Dillinger Four @ Echoplex // 5/29/16 - Sumac @ Complex // 6/1/16 - At The Drive In @ Palladium
8/7/16 - Sufjan Stevens @ Hollywood Bowl // 8/8/16 - Radiohead @ Shrine
There isn't much to the show. Some rainbowish projections, a couple laptops and a guitar. Nothing from the album was reworked or different. This was the show I saw anyway, which was at least 10 years ago at this point.......jesus christ.
rainbowish projections you say?
You're old, dude.
it's summer, baby.
Will you watch them again Brandon?
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pretty excited to hear the old album for the first time.
I don't hate The Postal Service. I mean they kinda suck, not horrible or anything. But I really hope this and fuckin' Culture Club aren't the only reunions we get this year
Lush @ The Roxy 4/14
Deerhunter @ Pappy & Harriet's 4/20
Daniel Johnston LIVE @ Cinefamily
http://www.ology.com/post/251069/the...ities-and-moreThe latest huge development: according to an official press release, the Give Up reissue will feature two previously unreleased Postal Service songs, titled "Turn Around" and "A Tattered Line Of String," as well as "every other official recording the band has ever released," including b-sides, remixes, unreleased live cuts, the Iron & Wine and The Shins covers and more.
Coachella 07 (the introduction), 08 (the bands), 09 (the documentary), 10 (the people i came with), 11 (the relationship test... we passed), 12 (whatever the weather, Dirty Epic forever), 13 (the year of the troll)
I see them at the Gobi, possibly about the same set time as m83 was last year. I'm so excited for this reunion! But the conflicts, oh christ the conflicts...
May I ask why?
I'd say it's a collection of a number of reasons that include physical limitations, general music disinterest and changes to the festival and festival goers that keep me from being as excited as I used to be about it. I'd have fun if I went, but it's more work now than it used to be and I don't mind shifting my attention and finances elsewhere. I've attended 10 Coachellas at this point, so I feel like I've had my fill.
I'll agree that the crowd dynamic seems to have changed even in my short attendance period. Obviously you have more perspective in terms of that. I plan on taking a break from Coachella(and other music festivals) after this year in order to work on putting my money towards other endeavors as well.
A must see for me this year, great to hear they're back and at Coachella!
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PRINCETON — The St. Bede girls basketball team got straight to business on Thursday.In an NCIC showdown in Princeton, the Lady Bruins scored the game's first eight points and built a double-digit first-quarter lead en route to a 44-18 blowout victory over the Tigresses."We're battling the flu, but we came out nice and moved the ball well," St. Bede coach Tom McGunnigal said. "We aren't as active as I would like us to be and I'd like us to shoot the ball a little better, but all in all the girls played hard and the girls played well."St. Bede senior guard Lydia Stariha scored the game's first six points as the Lady Bruins built a 16-2 cushion with 2:31 left in the opening quarter.St. Bede had two 8-0 runs sandwiched between a PHS basket.A 3-point shot by Princeton senior forward Emmalee Sears ended the second SBA 8-0 run, but the Lady Bruins built a 22-5 lead after the first quarter."We started off really strong, and that's always good," SBA senior Mo Dean said. "I think we were just ready to go out and to win."After the 22-point first quarter, St. Bede (12-11, 2-0 NCIC) scored 22 points combined over the final three quarters.It didn't matter, however, as the Lady Bruins' first-quarter point total bettered Princeton's scoring in the entire game.After St. Bede took a 12-2 lead with 3:21 left in the first quarter, the lead never dropped below 10 points, and the Lady Bruins led by as much as 30 points in the final minutes of the game."We were good defensively and put good pressure on the ball, played in the passing lanes and did a nice job," McGunnigal said.The Lady Bruins' defensive pressure caused the Tigresses (4-13, 0-2 NCIC) problems all night. Princeton had 11 first-quarter turnovers and 29 in the game."Turnovers have just killed us all year," PHS coach Kevin Hieronymus said. "And some of them were unforced tonight. We got in too much of a hurry, I think."After Stariha jumpstarted the Lady Bruins, Dean picked up the slack.The 6-foot-3 center scored eight first-quarter points and ended with 14 points, 14 rebounds and a blocked shot."Mo is a big presence in there," Hieronymus said. "We held her to 14 — which is basically her average — so I thought we did well considering her size advantage, but they have enough other weapons that can get you." Those weapons were seven other Lady Bruins who scored.The group was led by Stariha — who had eight points — while junior guard Maritsa Hermosillo added seven points. Senior forward Whitely Funfsinn grabbed seven rebounds and scored four points.Princeton was led by Sears, who had team highs of nine points and 10 rebounds. Senior guard Makenzey Wilson added seven points and five rebounds, while junior post Kelly Schmidt chipped in seven rebounds.Thursday's game was the first between McGunnigal and Hieronymus, who's also the BCR Sports Editor and has covered McGunnigal and the St. Bede girls for nearly 15 years."It was definitely different after following his teams all these years to be sitting down the bench from him," Hieronymus said. "I have a heck of a lot of respect for him and his program. His program is what every team in this area strives to be — a consistently strong team year in and year out. That'd be my dream and goal for my program, to be like the program he's got."Note: The Princeton sophomore team beat St. Bede 36-25. Abby Jaques scored a game-high 16 points for PHS, while Taylor Clark chipped in 14 points. Tori Parnell had a team-high 13 points for SBA.
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We've long been smitten with the uber-chic SoMa cannabis club SPARC (San Francisco Patient and Resource Center). Designed by Larissa Sand of San Francisco's Sand Studios, the dispensary is one of the city's most stunning spaces, and now it has won one of California Home + Design's coveted 2012 Design Awards for Commercial Design. The winners of the annual awards were announced last night as a part of Design SF.
SPARC, The Swank New Pot Club on Mission
Looking forward to the Prop 19 vote in November, the New York Times Magazine profiled the new San Francisco Patient and Resource Center (SPARC) as the new face of pot clubs last Friday. The chic newcomer, which Curbed describes as "a swank boutique hotel meets a West Elm store," is a far cry from the shadowy sketchiness often associated with these types of joints (there are 24 licensed dispensaries in San Francisco).


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John Wingfield, the New Head of BIO, Helps BIO Address the Big Questions of Biology
In August 2011, John Wingfield, an environmental endocrinologist at the University of California, Davis, was selected to become NSF's Assistant Director (AD) for the Directorate of Biological Sciences (NSF Press Release). Before becoming BIO's AD, Wingfield joined NSF as the Director of BIO's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems in September 2010.
Wingfield discussed his goals for BIO during a recent interview with Lily Whiteman, an NSF Public Affairs Officer.
Whiteman: What are some of the biggest questions in biology today?
Wingfield: I like to say that the organism in its environment is the ultimate frontier in biology. That's because many of the biggest questions in biology involve the ways that organisms interact with their environment and with each other, and what makes one species so successful in a particular environment, while other closely related species cannot tolerate the same environment.
To address these questions, we must gain the ability to predict what types of phenotypes (observable characteristics) are produced in an organism by interactions between its genome (entire set of genes) and its environment.
In other words, we need to be able to go from genotypes to phenotypes. And in order to do so, we must bring together and integrate new technologies used to study genes, molecular processes, and cellular processes with organismal biology--the study of organisms in their physical and social environments.
In addition, there are equally important areas of biology that cover synthetic biology, understanding the brain and biodiversity, which follow on the five Grand Challenges that were recently identified in a National Academy of Sciences publication. So, In essence, we have five major foci that we will support in the future, and these cover all programs in biology as well as collaborations with other Directorates and Agencies.
Whiteman: What are some of the major strategies that BIO uses to identify specific research goals?
Wingfield: When we consider what new directions to take, we always start with BIO'S portfolio--the proposals we have received and the projects that we are funding, which, of course, come from the research community. We review what questions researchers are asking; the innovative approaches they're developing, and the problems they're confronting.
By considering these factors, we may identify a particular research area warranting in-depth attention. Then, in order to help us narrow down our focus within that research area, we may hold a workshop where researchers with different specialties--who probably would not otherwise talk to one another--exchange ideas and collaborate on the development of priority areas. Next, we may issue a "Dear Colleague" letter to convey our interest in projects that would address workshop priorities.
Alternatively, we may hold an "ideas lab"--which involves bringing together panel members and researchers to brainstorm ways to address promising research directions and troubleshoot particular problems. And right, there and then--during the ideas lab--the researchers develop relevant proposals and, in real time, receive immediate constructive feedback (positive and negative) from panel members. Then, after the ideas lab, the researchers submit to us proposals that have been refined according to the feedback they received at the ideas lab.
Through these and other approaches, we help determine where BIO should be two, five or ten years down the line in order to enable and nurture new research areas as efficiently as possible.
Whiteman: What are some of the general ways that BIO can help advance studies on organismal interactions?
Wingfield: To answer that question, let me back up a bit: about 50 years ago, as some biologists continued to study organismal interactions, much of the rest of the biology community fractured--with molecular and cellular scientists going one way and environmental scientists and ecologists going another. Since this fracture occurred, the two groups have rarely communicated with another. But we have now reached a stage where we must look beyond the molecule up to the organism itself via a bottom-up approach and, at the same time, look from the organism down to the molecular level via a top-down approach.
But in order to do so, we must encourage molecular scientists, cellular scientists, environmental scientists, ecologists and organismal biologists to all join forces together, and, as a community, work together to address questions about organismal interactions.
How we can develop that community? This is one of the big questions that we are confronting now.
Whiteman: Can BIO achieve its goals by itself?
Wingfield: No. BIO is looking outward and collaborating with other parts of NSF, other agencies and other countries. As part of these efforts, we are maintaining longstanding collaborations and developing new collaborations with other NSF offices and directorates including the Office of Polar Programs, the Directorate for Geosciences and the Office of Cyberinfrastructure. In addition, we recently kicked-off BioMaPS (or research at the interface of the Biological, Mathematical and Physical Sciences and Engineering), which will integrate research from biology, mathematics, the physical sciences and engineering into strategic investigations of living systems across scales from atoms and molecules to organisms to the environment.
We also need to think more globally and promote international collaborations at all levels, from government levels all the way down to researchers and their students. Along these lines, NSF recently created a joint partnership with our Japan Science and Technology Agency to develop new ways to reduce the carbon footprint of humans.
Whiteman: How will the current climate of austerity and tight budgets impact BIO?
Wingfield: Well, of course, it's difficult to predict the future. But we try to prepare for various potential budget scenarios. Our first priority is always to protect the core programs of each BIO division, and to maintain existing synthesis centers. But, depending on our budget, we may have to delay the opening of new centers.
And no matter what the budget situation is, we can always plan for future research. In fact, this is a good time to step back and reflect on what BIO has been doing during the last few years; to interact with the research community to determine where BIO should be down the line; to identify bottlenecks that warrant attention; and to consider ways that we can enhance education. These kinds of activities will help us position ourselves so that, when funding for research increases, as we hope it will do, we will be ready to quickly start new programs.
Whiteman: You are continuing to lead research on migratory songbirds at the University of California at Davis. What are some of the practical applications of your research?
Wingfield: My lab researches the endocrine systems of songbirds�the hormonal control mechanisms that serve as links between these birds' environment on the one hand and their perception, physical responses, behavioral responses and morphology (their form and structure) on the other hand. Ninety percent of the songbird's endocrine system is homologous with that of humans, so this research has many potential biomedical applications for people.
Whiteman: Generally speaking, what are some of the major societal benefits of basic research?
Wingfield: Understanding how organisms influence the environment and vice versa helps us better understand our impacts on Earth systems. Also, there are so many ways that basic research has served, and will continue to serve, as a boon to agriculture, medicine, the bio-economy, sustainability and other aspects of the environment.
And it is important to remember that, at the end of the day, basic research also improves our quality of life. After all, the constitution says that we have a right to pursue happiness--which often involves enjoying clean, biologically diverse environments during leisure time.
Whiteman: Why do you think that basic research is vulnerable to misinterpretations by non-scientists?
Wingfield: The problem is that a lot of research focuses on organisms and processes that, at first glance, can be easily trivialized by non-scientists. And without understanding why a biologist is researching some little treehopper insect, or�in my case�researching songbirds, it's easy to wonder what on Earth that research has to do with enhancing human society.
So we must do a better job of helping the public at large, the media and even politicians understand that new discoveries about the fundamental, basic mechanisms of life often lead to the development of innovations that ultimately improve own lives and environment in very significant ways.
Whiteman: Has your research ever been misinterpreted by non-scientists?
Wingfield: Yes. Let me give you an example: some time ago, my research team and I showed that social interactions between male songbirds resulted in increases in their testosterone levels and their expressions of aggression, which--in turn--impacts these birds' social societies and reproductive success.
Our results laid the groundwork for recent research, highlighted in The New York Times, showing that participation in paternal care by human males decreases their testosterone levels, and thereby impacts their parental performances.
Nevertheless, our research was, at times, publically trivialized by The National Enquirer and even by some politicians. And of course there are so many similar examples of serious science being misunderstood or mocked by the public at large, the media and politicians.
Whiteman: What are some of the ways that you worked with NSF before you joined the NSF staff?
During the 30 years that preceded my arrival at NSF, I participated in many NSF panels and workshops. Also, since 1982, I have been receiving NSF funding for my research. My current position as BIO's AD offers me an extraordinary opportunity to give back to NSF. As an IPA, I may serve as AD for up to three years.
Whiteman: Can you please tell us a little about your family?
Wingfield: My wife, Marilyn, is an adjunct professor at the University of California at Davis, where she focuses on migratory birds. We frequently collaborate with one another, and we have published more than 20 research papers together.
Our daughter, Anna, is a senior at Goucher College in Baltimore; she is currently completing a semester abroad, studying art at the University of London. She is particularly interested in creating art via computer technologies. Our daughter, Emma, is currently working towards a master's degree in anthropology at the University College London.
When Anna and Emma were still young, they accompanied Marilyn and me into the field many times. Both of my daughters still very much enjoy wildlife and travel and, in more recent years, have accompanied Marilyn and me on various trips abroad to international conferences.


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* The shooting happened around 11 a.m. in the area of Ninth and Sutro streets.
* Schools in the area were placed on lockdown, including Traner Middle, Duncan Elementary and Coral Academy. All facilities on the county's Ninth Street complex are on lockdown.
* One suspect pointed a gun at officers and was shot, according to law enforcement officials.
* As of noon, officers were seeking one suspect described as a white male, 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall, wearing prescription glasses, a black shirt and tan pants.
* No police officer was injured.
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