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Engineers Australia pin oak forest competition to 'draw out creativity': Annabelle Pegrum
TONY TROBE This week Tony Trobe talks to Annabelle Pegrum, PegrumJudd director, University of Canberra adjunct professor and competition adviser to Engineers Australia's Freefall Experience Design Ideas...
Marathon running - it's a love-hate thing
HOWARD GOLDENBERG People die running marathons. While most do not die, or even suffer serious or lasting harm from the marathon, even a single death is one too many, given that there is no need, no practical purpose,...
Ford Mustang love affair
TONY LUPTON On April 17, motoring enthusiasts from around Australia will gravitate to Geelong in honour of a car. Thousands of fellow aficionados will do the same in other cities around the world.
JULIE PERRIN "Be praised, my Lord, through all Your creatures" are words which belong to St Francis of Assisi. William Draper later took them into the hymn now known as All Creatures of our God and King.
The budget facts that Canberra isn't telling you
ROSS GITTINS It's a sad state of affairs when good sense about the budget emanates from sideline commentators.
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People smuggler back in action in Indonesia
MICHAEL BACHELARD One of the biggest people smugglers from John Howard's time as prime minister has moved back to Indonesia and back into the trade after seven years in jail including six in Australia.
Badly wounded party in need of a miracle
MARK KENNY The blood-letting and betrayals are over. Now Labor must pull together under a leader many distrust and others despise.
Coroner slams 'rushed' federal insulation program over deaths
TONY MOORE AND JUDITH IRELAND The Queensland Coroner has criticised the federal and Queensland governments over the deaths of three young Queenslanders who were electrocuted in 2009 and 2010.
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Joe Hockey attacks Kevin Rudd for hiring Treasury official
JONATHAN SWAN AND PETER MARTIN Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey has accused Kevin Rudd of politicising the Treasury, describing the Prime Minister's recruitment of a senior official as "a joke" and "wrong on so...
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NBN meets target for 'passing' 207,500 homes
JONATHAN SWAN The NBN Co has met its revised targets for the network rollout, having "passed" 207,500 homes and businesses with fibre optic cable.
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The great debate debate
Kevin Rudd continues to goad Tony Abbott, challenging him to a press club debate. The opposition leader says he'll debate, if the prime minister recalls parliament or calls the election.
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Rudd's Labor takeover
Prime Minister Rudd and Deputy Anthony Albanese have ordered a dramatic federal intervention in their party's NSW branch.
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No prize for foreign policy
Kevin Rudd should forget about getting a 'foreign policy prize' in Indonesia and focus on long-term and meaningful diplomatic reform, says Asia-Pacific expert Hugh White
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No solution in sight on asylum
Barnaby Joyce says the government asylum seeker stance is inconsistent and ineffective, while Larissa Waters says there is now little difference between Labor and the opposition on the issue.
One big Labor reform still lies ahead for Rudd: the leadership
PETER HARTCHER Kevin Rudd was a spectacular casualty of Labor's power blocs. He is moving to demonstrate that it can never happen again.
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Rudd challenges Abbott to debate next Thursday
JONATHAN SWAN Kevin Rudd has challenged Tony Abbott to a debate at the National Press Club next Thursday, saying he will hound the Opposition Leader ''up hill and down dale'' to make sure he gets there.
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Kevin Rudd urges Egypt return to democracy after Mursi's removal
JUDITH IRELAND Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says Australia wants to see a quick return to democratic government in Egypt following the ousting of Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi.
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Don't hold your breath for asylum seeker solution: Kevin Rudd
JUDITH IRELAND, MICHAEL GORDON, DAVID WROE Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has hosed down expectations that his trip to Indonesia will result in a solution to the number of asylum seeker boats that are travelling to Australia, telling Australians...
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Rudd seizes control of NSW Labor in bid to stamp out corruption
SEAN NICHOLLS AND JONATHAN SWAN Labor's federal executive will seize control of the troubled NSW branch in a historic bid to force through difficult reforms aimed at stamping out corruption.
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Conservation groups threaten action if green tape slashed
HEATH ASTON Environment groups are threatening to mobilise more than 2 million people if the Rudd government gives in to business demands to slash green tape and hand all development approval powers back to the...
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Officials to clear asylum backlog
MICHAEL GORDON, DAVID WROE AND JUDITH IRELAND Rudd government is to begin processing refugee claims of more than 22,000 asylum seekers who arrived by boat since the resumption of offshore processing last year.
Surrealist approaches to refugee policy
WILLIAM MALEY The return of Kevin Rudd to the Prime Ministership has capped off quite a week in Australian politics.
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Abbott accused of lacking heart to debate policy
MARK KENNY Kevin Rudd has dramatically ramped up his fight against Tony Abbott, questioning the Opposition Leader's courage for raising fears about asylum seekers and budget management while refusing to debate...
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Independent schools in poor areas may lose out under Gonski
JOSEPHINE TOVEY, DANIEL HURST The Rudd government has been asked to urgently address anomalies in some Gonski funding calculations that would mean more than 60 independent schools, many in poor areas of Sydney and rural NSW, lose...
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Kev defies Tony to hit a raw nerd
MARK KENNY Kevin Rudd has dramatically ramped up his fight against Tony Abbott, questioning the Opposition Leader's courage for raising fears about asylum seekers and the budget, while refusing to debate those...
Egypt's democracy crumbles into sand
Little over a year ago, campaigning in Egypt's elections, the Muslim Brotherhood movement's Mohammed Mursi made it clear that should people demonstrate again him, ''I would be the first to resign''.
It's a mug's game as Julia flies off shelf
TONY WRIGHT The removalists are at The Lodge, Kevin Rudd has shouted drinks for the media in the Prime Minister's Office and the gift shop at Parliament House has sold out of Julia Gillard souvenir coffee mugs.
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Rudd warned against spree
PETER HARTCHER, PETER MARTIN In spite of Kevin Rudd's rhetoric about "massive" problems with the end of the China boom, his Treasurer has laid down a strict rule - the government will not be doing any net new spending.
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''Further to the mysteries hidden at Central Station,'' adds Stephen Ballantine, of Hazelbrook (windows that open on to brick walls, Column 8 last week), ''before security concerns stopped...
Menzies' words of wisdom
J.R. NETHERCOTE Half a century ago, on the morning of Independence Day 1963, Sir Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia since 1949, rose before an audience of almost 1000 at the University of Virginia,...
Survey facts are polls apart
JOHN WARHURST Public opinion polls published in the media give a simplistic view of the populist vote, but very few answers
Sex and super: retirement income needs to be fairer
Australia's compulsory superannuation system turns 21 this week. For nearly a century before it was introduced by the Keating government on July 1, 1992, the publicly funded aged pension had been the...
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Asylum seekers allowed to apply for refugee status
MICHAEL GORDON, DAVID WROE, JUDITH IRELAND The Rudd government will begin processing the refugee claims of more than 22,000 asylum seekers who arrived by boat since the resumption of offshore processing last year.
Past occupant of The Lodge saluted with a cuppa as others make merry
TONY WRIGHT The removalists are at The Lodge, Kevin Rudd has shouted drinks for the media in the Prime Minister's office and the gift shop at Parliament House has sold out of Julia Gillard souvenir coffee mugs.
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60 centres join trial to better after-school care
AMY MCNEILAGE After-school care that is open until 7pm and places reserved for children in an emergency situation are just two of the ideas that could be trialled as the federal government looks at creative ways...
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Rudd's key appointments a mix of old and new faces
JAMES ROBERTSON Prime Minister Kevin Rudd tonight announced a number of key appointments, many of whom will reprise roles from the first Rudd government.
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Treasurer holds firm on need for budget restraint
PETER HARTCHER AND PETER MARTIN In spite of Kevin Rudd's rhetoric about "massive" problems with the end of the China boom, his Treasurer has laid down a strict rule: the government will not be doing any net new spending.
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Kev defies Tony to hit a raw nerd
MARK KENNY Kevin Rudd ramps up his fight against Tony Abbott, questioning the Opposition Leader's courage for raising fears about asylum seekers and the budget, while refusing to debate those issues before the...
Kevin Rudd steps in to celebrate with Australia's diplomatic bestie
JUDITH IRELAND It's a Canberra tradition. Every year, around July 4, the US Embassy flings open its security gates to host a knees up to celebrate its independence.
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Clive Palmer faces fresh objections to party name
ROYCE MILLAR Mining billionaire Clive Palmer's federal electoral campaign is facing a new setback based on his party's name.
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Whales abundant, Australia 'politicising science', Japan tells The Hague
ANDREW DARBY Japan has rejected Australia's legal attack over whaling as an alarmist crusade against a scientific research program Tokyo has the right to conduct.
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Gillard thanks local electorate
NICK TOSCANO AND LAURA LITTLE Julia Gillard believes the ALP will win the next election and says she is looking forward to working with the incoming Lalor candidate to continue the legacy of achievements ''that only a Labor...
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Clean up your own mess, Kevin
Liberal MP Joshua Frydenberg says that Kevin Rudd is the political 'architect' of the impasse on asylum seeker arrivals he is hoping to address in Indonesia tomorrow.
Budget blow-out could be on the books
PETER MARTIN There are reasons to think the government will need to push out the deficit, writes Peter Martin.
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'Bill Shock' still real
Consumer action group ACANN welcomes changes to notification rules on international roaming charges but calls for more transparency from carriers on fees.
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Kevin's costings
Peter Martin explains the economics underpinning policy changes forecast by the new Rudd government.
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Roaming warnings mandated to combat bill shock
JUDITH IRELAND Telcos will be required to better inform travelling Australians about international roaming mobile costs in a bid to avoid so-called "bill shock".
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Former young Labor president to take on Tony Abbott at election
LISA COX A former ACT Young Labor president will take on Tony Abbott in his seat of Warringah at the federal election.
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Fraser brands Carr's 'economic migrants' as 'total fantasy'
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The Zone: Bessi Graham
Bessi Graham from The Difference Incubator joins Michael Short in The Zone.
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Alby Schultz suffering inoperable cancer
LOUISE THROWER, THE GOULBURN POST Retiring federal MP Alby Schultz has been diagnosed with inoperable cancer.
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It isn't all about money for marginalised Iranians
MICHAEL BACHELARD In the tough new opinion of the Australian government, the thousands of Iranian asylum seekers now arriving by boat are 'mostly' economic migrants, and more of them need to have their refugee...
Second comings and goings
JACK WATERFORD R-words have figured a lot in talk of the Rudd Return.
Future of broadband going down to the wire
FRANK ZUMBO At the end of the day, a national high-speed broadband network is really all about access, convenience and affordability.
Under-fives soak up all the attention
MATT WADE Formal care for school-age children gets less attention than it deserves. It's often overshadowed by its high-profile counterparts, the long daycare centres and kindergartens that cater for...
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Economy uncertain, Bowen cautions
PETER MARTIN Treasurer recasts Labor's economic message, warning of uncertain outlook that will require 'careful management'.
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Refugee Review Tribunal 'gets it right'
DAVID WROE, BIANCA HALL The former head of the government's own refugee tribunal has dismissed Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr's claims a flood of ''economic migrants'' has been wrongly classed as refugees because the...
Power station sale exposes reality of coal mine proposal
One of the most misguided legacies of the former state Labor government, courtesy of Joe Tripodi and the Electrical Trades Union, is being removed by the NSW government via a combination of...
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Economic and political woes all in the mix
MICHAEL BACHELARD In the tough new opinion of the Australian government, the thousands of Iranian asylum seekers arriving by boat are ''mostly'' economic migrants and more of them need to have their refugee...
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''Peter Wilmont could buy an old left-hand drive car, which are legal to drive in Oz,'' suggests Ken Hudson, of Ilfracombe, Queensland (keeping one's hearing aid pointed to the centre of the vehicle,...


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A vibrant new exhibition at the RISD Museum offers an expansive view of provocative American artists working outside of the modernist mainstream.
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Multifaceted designer David Wiseman 03 FD combines his affinity for natural phenomena, exquisite craftsmanship and experimentation to create beautiful, timeless objects.
Designer, educator, retail expert and curator Matthew Bird 89 ID takes his cues from the weirdness of life.
The newly completed $8.4 million renovation of the RISD Museum's Eliza G. Radeke Building opens up eight spacious, light-filled galleries housing some of its most prized possessions.
Graphic Design: Now in Production, a cutting-edge traveling exhibition about the rapidly changing field, wraps up its national tour at the RISD Museum.
Celebrated ceramist and RISD alumna Arlene Shechet MFA 78 CR plays with the classic tradition of high-end Meissen porcelain.
The RISD Museum's major new exhibition offers a historic look at the evolution of creative practice, craftsmanship and the art of making during America's first 200 years.
The punk singer, poet, novelist and photographer delivers an anti-lecture to the pleased crowd at last week's Gail Silver Memorial Lecture.
In Locally Made, the RISD Museum presents its first multimedia survey of the work of regionally based artists and designers in more than 20 years.
In September Dominic Molon will join the RISD Museum as Richard Brown Baker Curator of Contemporary Art.

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Anthony Severo, Employment Coordinator for Catholic Charities Guild for the Blind and a member of the Brooklyn Chamber's Ambassador Committee, wrote in Brooklyn's Progress, about his success pairing visually impaired persons trained by the Catholic Guild with jobs at a local non-profit agency.
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By Anthony Severo
Employment Coordinator, Catholic Guild for the Blind
Kim Fasano, Board Chair of Reaching-Out Community Services…attended one of our Work Readiness Workshops that I conduct, where she had the opportunity to meet our diverse clients and assess the skill sets they can offer…She became enamored with several of the group participants and felt their skills would be applicable at Reaching-Out Community Services…
As with most non-profits, there are budget constraints, but thanks to the contract the Catholic Guild for the Blind has with the New York State Commission for the Blind, we were able to set up two Work Experience Trainings.
This program allows for our visually impaired clients to gain experience or re-acclimate themselves to work, while also providing assistance to an organization at no cost. During the 260 hours the person is interning, he or she is on the payroll of the Catholic Charities Community Services and is covered by our worker's compensation and short-term disability.
This literally creates a "win-win" scenario. The non-profit in this instance can get more work accomplished without impacting their budget, while our clients attain real world work experience and the chance to prove how capable visally impaired people really are with and without assistive technology – which we supply if needed…
Looking for a trained, qualified intern free of charge? Call Catholic Charities Guild for the Blind: 646-794-3337


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Say we have a graph $G=(V,E)$. Each edge $e$ in $E$ has a cost $c > 0$.
Now we want to find a subgraph $G'=(V',E')$ of $G$ such that there is at least $k$ edges, $k>0$, and constant) in $G'$ and total cost the edges in $G'$ is minimized. Up to this point the problem is trivial. Just sort the edges in increasing order and pick lowest $k$ edges.
But the subgraph $G'$ should satisfy the following property:
If $u$ and $v$ is in $V'$ and there is an edge between $u$ and $v$ in $E$ then that edge must be included $E'$.
So it may happen that we select edge $e_1=(u_1,v_1)$ and $e_2=(u_2,v_2)$ in the subgraph and edge$(u_1,u_2)$ is added in $G'$ implicitly.
Is there any similar problem in the literature?? Can this problem be solved efficiently? [Approximation Algorithms will do as well. ]


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TC TO JOSEPH NEUBERG; 28 June 1849; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18490628-TC-JN-01; CL 24: 85
London Library / Thursday 28 june 1849—
My dear Sir,
I am going to Ireland; and the thought has struck me of taking Nottingham and you by the road. Tell me if you are at home, and what your railway capabilities towards Holyhead are. I could come on Saturday afternoon, stay over sunday, and I suppose be in Dublin on monday Evg (or Tuesday morning).— Write me a word,—my Brother's train I suppose is the best?
Nothing can exceed my haste at this moment,—to save the Post at Charing Cross!
Yours ever truly /
T. Carlyle


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Tramble, Archbold Headline All-Conference Awards
Wichita, Kan. – Sterling College's seniors Wes Tramble and Andrew Archbold brought home multiple Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) baseball awards to headline a total of eight Warriors earning honors from the conference.
Tramble was named the 2011 KCAC Pitcher of the Year and First Team All-KCAC after going 9-0 in 10 starts and 11 appearances during the season. With a miniscule 1.48 Earned Run Average (ERA) in 61.0 innings, Tramble was by far the most dominant pitcher in the KCAC. Opponents had a batting average of 0.215 against Tramble and only scored 11 runs on the Warrior's ace during the season.
Archbold was named the 2011 KCAC Player of the Year, First Team All-KCAC, and is a member of 2011 KCAC Gold Glove team. While playing centerfield for the Warriors, Archbold had 71 hits and a 0.408 batting average. Andrew was extremely dangerous on the base paths in 2011, stealing 29 bases on 31 attempts. In the field, Archbold committed only four errors and had a fielding percentage of 0.967.
Starting pitcher Danny Valenzuela was named First Team All-KCAC. Valenzuela went 6-5 on the season with a 3.93 ERA while leading the KCAC with 84 strike-outs during his freshman campaign. During the season, Valenzuela pitched 71.0 innings in 16 appearances, 11 of which were starts.
Senior Joey Gonzalez was named Second Team All-KCAC. Gonzalez batted 0.366 on the season with 56 hits, six home runs and 41 RBI.
Also named to the All-KCAC Second Team was senior Jarrod Spillers. During his senior campaign, Spillers hit 0.357 with 56 hits, two home runs, and 38 RBI.
The final Warrior on the All-KCAC Second Team was sophomore relief pitcher Chris Trujillo. With 18 appearances all out of the bullpen, Trujillo was 2-0 with a 2.36 ERA, 19 strike outs, and three saves.
Juniors Matt Watson and Matt Krause were named Honorable Mention All-KCAC.
On the season, Sterling went 28-25, 20-8 in the KCAC, finishing second in the KCAC regular season standings and third in the KCAC Championship Tournament.


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UNT Research Home | College of innovation
By Leslie Wimmer
About 10 years ago, Phil Foster was on Galveston Island watching gas-powered cars drive back and forth along Seawall Boulevard. "I thought how progressive it would be to see gasoline-electric hybrid cars driving there instead," says Foster, associate professor and coordinator of mechanical engineering technology in the University of North Texas College of Engineering. "Better yet, what if the cars didn't rely on gasoline to be recharged? Hybrid cars that wouldn't pollute the air with emissions from burning fossil fuels?"
Soon after, Foster began sketching out design concepts and fabricating parts in the engineering technology machine shop, ultimately creating the first ever liquid-cooled Stirling engine with a segmented rotary displacer. Stirling engines convert heat energy into mechanical power, rather than drawing power from the combustion of fossil fuels or from the power grid, which is itself heavily reliant on fossil fuels. In 2013, Foster was granted a patent for his invention, which is unique among Stirling engines in that it has only three moving parts, including the rotary displacer. This displacer consumes less energy than the reciprocating displacers found in traditional Stirling designs, he says.
"Stirling engines take heat energy from a difference in temperatures and, using a generator, turn that energy into electricity," Foster says. "They are very efficient and quiet and use environmentally friendly energy sources, many of which are incompatible with internal combustion engines. They may hold the promise of replacing other engines, perhaps even smaller internal combustion engines."
Research supporting sustainability is one of the hallmarks of UNT's College of Engineering, which was formed by joining the engineering technology, computer science and materials science programs in 2003. Since its founding, the college has more than doubled its undergraduate and master's enrollments, more than doubled its research award funding and nearly quadrupled its doctoral enrollments.
Located at UNT's Discovery Park campus, a 300-acre research park in north Denton, the college added electrical engineering in 2005, and the combined mechanical and energy engineering program became the first of its kind in the nation in 2006. This year, the college marks the addition of biomedical engineering, the engineering field that is expected to become the fastest growing in the country over the next decade. The program will focus on biomedical instrumentation, mechanics and informatics.
"A great advantage of being a young, modern college is that we have the newest technologies available to researchers," says Dean Costas Tsatsoulis. "This is great for faculty, but also for students, who graduate ready to use the industry's most up-to-date equipment."
Students also have the advantage of working with outstanding faculty researchers, who are developing new technologies and real-world solutions in multiple fields.
At UNT's Zero Energy Laboratory — the only lab of its kind in Texas — director Yong Tao and his students focus on improving the environment as they work with the latest sustainable energy technologies and monitor how people use energy in their everyday lives. The lab, which opened in 2012, is a testing ground for solar and wind power systems, energy-efficient windows, sustainable building materials and energy monitoring systems.
Over the lab's first year, Tao — a Distinguished Research Professor and chair of the mechanical and energy engineering department who also directs the PACCAR Technology Institute at UNT — worked to understand how humans use energy and what factors affect that use. The facility contains a working laboratory space and a test living area. Research participants visit the living area and use its kitchen, bathroom and bedroom space the way they would in their own homes. From the laboratory space, Tao and his students monitor the water and energy use data.
"Having data on how real people use real technology is important because, right now, most builders use simulation software to understand how energy is used in a home," Tao says. "If we understand how humans use energy and use technology, we can design better appliances, materials and power sources in the future."
Tao found that the cultural and geographic backgrounds of building occupants greatly impact their use of energy. For example, compared to China, the United States consumes more than five times the energy per capita.
"We also found that an occupant's behavior is influenced by sociocultural environment, technology innovation, building design and local climate," Tao says.
He received a $653,000 National Science Foundation grant, part of the NSF's Research Coordination Networks — Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability program, to identify gaps in sustainability knowledge.
Tao will bring together researchers with backgrounds in engineering, construction, computer science, environmental science, business, architecture and social science to share data and fill in knowledge gaps.
"Uncertainty in human behavior — or why people use energy the way they do — can affect energy consumption by 40 to 60 percent," Tao says. "We can design energy-efficient buildings and create new technologies, but without a strong understanding of these issues in human behavior, as well as government policy and business, those technologies won't be put to their best use."
In UNT's Center for Computational Epidemiology and Response Analysis, researchers are monitoring technology of a different kind. Simulated disease outbreaks spread across the center's maps and display screens, helping faculty and students better understand how to respond to and plan for emergencies.
Armin Mikler, professor of computer science and director of the center, received an $800,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to work with other UNT and UNT Health Science Center researchers on the Response Plan Analyzer, or RE-PLAN. The computer-based system will help emergency planners identify vulnerable populations — for example, residents who have no access to vehicles during an evacuation or are unable to leave their homes due to health problems — and modify response plans accordingly.
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mandates that all counties prepare for adverse events, and our RE-PLAN system can serve as a very useful interface for identifying problem areas and better preparing for emergencies," Mikler says.
Mark Fulmer is the preparedness planner for Tarrant County Public Health, which is working with the researchers on the project. He says the system offers a variety of interactive tools to help planners prepare for different scenarios, such as major highways becoming inaccessible and requiring the rerouting of resources.
"Plans are most successful when plenty of data is available for research and testing," Fulmer says. "The RE-PLAN system's benefits really boil down to it being a strong source of information we can use to evaluate and test plans, which is essential before any incident actually occurs."
Down the hallway, computer science associate professor Yan Huang also is working on new technology that could prove helpful in emergencies — in this instance, through social media.
She is developing a location-based search function that will allow users of social media platforms to search for and find more information than ever before. On many social platforms today, users search for an event, such as a natural disaster, using keywords — for example "Earthquake in Los Angeles." The problem with keyword-based searches is that only social media updates and pages with those exact words will be found.
Funded by a U.S. Department of Defense grant, Huang is developing a model for detecting events that incorporates check-in data, text data and hometown location from users' social profiles. The model will predict user locations using postings and locations referenced in text on social platforms, and will rely heavily on how people connect and interact with each other on social networks. The work will be tested on data publicly available such as Twitter and Gowalla. She is working with Rada Mihalcea, former UNT associate professor now at the University of Michigan.
"A tremendous amount of information is being shared every day on social platforms, including information that is valuable to others, such as events, gatherings or natural disaster occurrences," Huang says.
"With this algorithm, a user will be able to search for events, and results will include tweets or other social updates that may not explicitly mention a location."
Across departments, College of Engineering faculty are researching ways to improve health and save lives. Narendra Dahotre, Distinguished Research Professor of materials science and engineering — and newly named fellow of the National Academy of Inventors — has filed a patent on a new laser technology he and his research associate at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras developed for cutting and shaping bone. It causes minimal damage, could speed up surgery and recovery times, and could lessen the amount of blood lost during operations.
"This laser technique is a revolutionary tool, and could replace many of the conventional metal tools that cause so much excess damage during surgery," says Dahotre, who has researched laser technologies for nearly two and half decades. "The technique we developed allows for precise interaction of the laser beam with the matter it is cutting."
Rajiv Mishra's Center for Friction Stir Processing came to UNT in 2011. Mishra, professor of materials science and engineering, brought the center to UNT's College of Engineering because of its faculty expertise and connections to industry partners.
The lab is part of a National Science Foundation-funded Industry/University Cooperative Research Center working to improve the performance of alloys through friction stir processing, an emerging technique for joining solid-state metals.
The process is environmentally friendly, energy efficient and versatile, and is of growing interest to corporations and industry partners including Boeing, General Motors, the Army Research Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and more.
In fall 2013, the College of Engineering custom-designed a $2 million lab space at UNT's Discovery Park campus for the center. The 2,700-square-foot lab features specially designed workspaces for post-doctoral and graduate students and an equipment layout ideal for friction stir processing research.
"Often, researchers have to adapt or grow into their lab spaces, but we were able to customize this space so it flows ideally for our research needs," Mishra says. "We have high-quality friction stir machinery and materials characterization machines, including a laser welding machine provided by the U.S. Army Research Office."
The lab also features a number of solid-state joining machines, a friction stir spot welding machine provided by General Motors and an ultrasonic spot welding machine. The diverse equipment is a draw for potential industry and research partners.
Mishra works alongside university partners Brigham Young University, University of South Carolina, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, and Wichita State University to conduct research for industry through the I/UCRC.
Dahotre says the technology would be ideal for such procedures as joint replacements, bone grafts, limb salvaging and removal of cancerous segments of bone. He also plans to develop a robotic system that would allow surgeons to operate remotely using computer controls for automation and precision.
Gayatri Mehta, assistant professor of electrical engineering, is working with a team of interdisciplinary researchers from UNT — Hyoung Soo Kim, Hualiang Zhang and Kamesh Namuduri from electrical engineering; Nandika D'Souza from materials science and mechanical and energy engineering; Tae-Youl Choi from mechanical and energy engineering; and Jakob Vingren from kinesiology, health promotion and recreation — to develop an electronic vest for athletes that can monitor EKG signals and alert emergency medical service personnel to impending cardiac events.
The group is working with a researcher from the Texas A&M Health Science Center and a physician from the Baylor University Medical Center to develop lightweight conductive fabric with sensors that can detect, amplify and interpret EKG data to determine if an athlete is experiencing cardiac-related abnormalities during sports events.
"This fabric would alert athletes, emergency personnel and others to potential cases of sudden cardiac arrest," Mehta says. "If we can detect early signs, we are one step closer to preventing casualties."
Focusing on the area of mental health, Rodney Nielsen, associate professor of computer science and engineering, is developing a companion robot that aims to help senior citizens overcome depression.
Nielsen's Companionbot, the size of a large stuffed animal, would stay in a person's home, monitor actions and language for signs of depression and intervene. The Companionbot focuses on dialogue, generating and answering questions, and monitoring participants for signs of physical, mental or emotional deterioration.
"If a person dropped a glass of water and said, 'I do this all the time, this is all my fault,'" Nielsen says, "the Companionbot would respond with encouraging information and questions to get the participant to move the focus away from negativity."
Nielsen's project is funded by a nearly $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. He is working with researchers from the University of Colorado Denver's Anschutz Medical Campus, the University of Denver and Boulder Language Technologies on the project.
Opportunities for conducting research in the health field will increase as the College of Engineering opens its new Department of Biomedical Engineering. Students will be able to collaborate with faculty at the UNT Health Science Center and learn from experts.
"Our program will be unique in that students will develop a strong base of engineering fundamentals while working with faculty who are well known in industry and academia for their work in the biomedical field," Tsatsoulis says.
The link to industry is strong in the college, where the emphasis is on research that offers solutions for real-world issues. For example, HaifengZhang, assistant professor of engineering technology, is teaming up with industry professionals and Stony Brook University to create a new self-powered temperature and pressure sensor that can operate underground and withstand the stresses of oil and gas drilling.
His research is funded by a Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) grant through the National Science Foundation.
"Developing this new sensor is very exciting," Zhang says. "It will need to withstand the harsh, high-temperature environment of drilling a few hundred meters below the earth's surface. Very few sensors on the market could survive that."
Real-world problems also are the focus for seniors in the college, who are required to take a two-semester capstone course to apply the information and skills they've learned in a group research project.
A design by Adam Marlowe, Bryan Cotanch and James Parker has become the first undergraduate project in UNT history to earn a patent. The three engineering technology students, who graduated in 2009, created a brake system that signals brake lights to turn on when a vehicle slows down, even if the driver hasn't touched the brake pedal.
Cotanch is now an electronics technician with the Federal Aviation Administration, and Marlowe is a systems integration engineer at L3 communications.
"Getting a patent on the design was huge for me," Marlowe says. "It's the No. 1 bullet under 'accomplishments' on my resume."
Foster, who continues work on his patented Stirling engine, teaches machining and senior design courses in the engineering technology department and has helped hundreds of students with their projects since he joined UNT in 1982.
He also has seen firsthand the conception, birth and growth of the College of Engineering. While programs and enrollments have expanded, he says one thing has been constant.
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This may sound ironic, but it has been too cold for the Polar Bear Plunge at Sandy Point Park in Annapolis. Isn't cold the point? Around the nation numerous plunges show ice in the water, but this is different.
Historic cold has dominated the nation since the visit early this month from The Polar Vortex. In fact our temperatures have been below normal since November and in central Maryland below freezing all week. The recent snow is one thing, but numerous mornings in the single digits (eight so far this month at Baltimore's BWI, record is 10 days in January 1982) has allowed ice to form in rare locations on the Chesapeake Bay. As I wrote yesterday showing the rare ice formations, it is beautiful but can be dangerous. Near and south of Annapolis, the water becomes more brackish, mixing of fresh water with salt water from the ocean. That has a lower freezing point.
As you can see in the slide show, ice has been quite extensive. Freezing and fracturing on inlets and rivers is one thing, but frozen waves on the bay itself is dangerous. That is the point. There are waves and tidal swings that move the water around. Even if they cleared the ice, they can't prevent more from moving into the plunge zone. Also consider that winds have been gusting over 20 mph today making for bitter wind chills enhanced if you are wet. On top of that, snow is forecast to drop a dusting to an inch at Sandy Point Park, which could make for additional travel problems.
So there you have it. The perfect set up for potential problems from all corners forced the cancellation of the event and the festival. Officials have told people to just stay away. You can still pledge your money to this cause. See the Plungefest website for more information.
I did the plunge last year and helped lead the family plunge in the water during the morning. I am sorry I missed the event this year, but plan to be back again. It is a wonderful display of Maryland Pride. I tried to capture that in a video from last year's event. You can see that posted here as well.
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Rosalee Futch is a grocery clerk living in rural West Virginia. But even a small-town girl can have big dreams, and Rosalee's is to someday--somehow--meet her big-screen idol Tad Hamilton. The "somehow" arrives in the form of a contest--the grand prize: a date with Tad Hamilton--and the "someday" is now. Rosalee wins, much to the chagrin of her best friend and co-worker Pete, who is deeply, hopelessly--and secretly--in love with Rosalee. The "Win a Date" contest was cooked up by Tad's agent, Richard Levy, and his manager, also named Richard Levy, to clean up Tad's bad-boy image. Someone should have told them to be careful what you wish for. When Tad meets Rosalee and gets a taste of what he's been missing in the "real world," he decides he wants seconds and moves to West Virginia, turning Rosalee's dream come true into a nightmare for Richard Levy, Richard Levy and, most of all, Pete.
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Last night, my friend, colleague, and former Dean of Education, Gerry Porter, shared on Facebook this TedXTeen talk in which an amazing young woman, Ms. Natalie Warne, relates her story of becoming what she calls an "Anonymous Extraordinary."Anonymous extraordinaries, Warne explains, are "people who work selflessly and vigorously for what they believe in," "people who are motivated by conviction and not recognition."
Ironically, Warnes' inspirational words and example have catapulted her into semi-stardom, despite her self-avowed desire to remain "anonymous." Her tireless lobbying to help pass U.S. legislation on behalf of the Invisible Children of Uganda – children abducted and forced into military service in Africa's longest running war – have won her guest appearances on CNN, Larry King, Oprah, and eventually TedX.
But there is a good reason why Warne and what she's selling are so captivating and so deserving of the limelight, even if she doesn't want it. In an age where our nation's youth too frequently strive to emulate the vapid personae of actors, musicians, and sports figures idolatrized and manufactured by and for the mainstream media, it's refreshing to have someone (a young person, no less) remind us – and her peers — about what real heroes are made of.
Warne speaks of the late great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose iconic face she gazed upon daily in a clipping that hung from the wall of her family's 2-bedroom apartment on Chicago's south side. "I did get to meet him," she declares. "No, obviously I didn't meet Dr. King, but I met a man named Dr. Vincent Harding" who, Warne explains, was one of the many, many anonymous extraordinaries to whom Dr. King lent his voice, commanding presence, and iconic visage. Dr. King represents a movement powered by countless anonymous extraordinaries; so in many ways, the heroes of a movement and the anonymous extraordinaries whom they represent are one in the same.
In a world where everyone can "Broadcast Themselves," it is good to be reminded that our life's path should not be directed toward seeking our individual 15 minutes (or more) of fame. Instead, Warne encourages the NetGenners in her audience, stop worrying about what other people think of you and begin using your time and gifts (and networks, I would add) to find and pursue your passion. "That is what is going to define our generation," Warne closes with a moment of inspirational solidarity building, "when we start chasing after and fighting for the things that we love and that we want to fight for."
As an educator – and one who who teaches preservice teachers especially — I want more Natlie Warnes in my classes. And I want desperately to cultivate the spirit of "anonymous extraordinary-ness" in my students. How? How? How? I don't have the answer; that is why I'm writing this blog post. I'm reaching out to all you other anonymous extraordinaries out there.
But as someone who has long ago identified her passion education and (not so long ago) the transformative potential of technology in the classroom, I can't help but press further and wonder whether we couldn't better help students through new media? How could we extend students' reach beyond the four walls of our classrooms to help them create the world that they want to create? How can we use new media and social networks to help our nation's youth discover their passions and then collaborate with others to learn more and to fight for them. This should be the goal of education, wouldn't you agree?
Why, then, isn't it?
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[…] Gates, Oprah, or Leymah Gbowee to save the world. Rather, Warne demonstrates it's up to the anonymous extraordinaries, "people who work selflessly and vigorously for what they believe in," "people who are […]
As always it is the teacher and parents who must make education relevant to students. Technology must become an inclusive tool. Where alll are able to obtain access to hardware and applicationsif needed.Notebooks, iPads, and netbook computers — paid for with the help of state dollars — are becoming an increasingly popular sight in classrooms.
I have also wondered about how to inspire extraordinariness in young people and it seems to be related enlarging their worlds, asking their opinions on world events, asking for solutions, working in teams, reading/seeing what one person can do to light up their passion and having that one person believe in them — believe they have something special to bring to the world, brain storming about what their special gifts are and where they might use them. I found that Jared Cohen's early work — Children of Jihad– provided insight to me to be very respectful of young people and the potential they have for making change. The percentage may be small but there are gifted young people whose world view gives them a very different take on what needs change and how to do it. Talk to young people, listen carefully, be authentic and let them know THEY have the answers, not us…because that is the truth. They have a different zeitgeist… I want to learn what that is and they have been my teachers. I have been amazed and in awe. Thank you for your depth of concern and commitment.
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When it comes to maintaining healthy lifestyles, there's nothing nightmarish about the diets of "True Blood" stars and spouses Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin. They both sink their teeth with gusto into what it takes to maintain their sleek physiques. Get the skinny on what they eat, plus the surprising form of fitness that they both love.
Anna views staying slim as essential for success in her career - particularly when the clothes that she's given are, well, on the barely visible side, she told Health magazine recently.
I mean, if you're going to be spending literally every single day of your working life wearing clothes that barely cover your body, you're gonna be extra-diligent.
There's just a little extra motivation of, "Hmmm, teeny white shorts and a bikini top? I think I will go to Pilates this morning.
Anna performs the Bar Method regularly. It's available in different DVDs, including "The Bar Method: Change Your Body" (click for details) and "The Bar Method Dancer's Body Advanced Workout." She also likes to box and jump rope.
As for diet, Anna works hard to eat clean, she told Self magazine.
"I eat a lot of vegetables. I eat a lot of fruit. I don't eat fast food ever."
And Stephen shares his wife's determination to eat right and exercise. He boxes regularly, he told Men's Health magazine. And his diet tips include:
- Eat small meals frequently.
- Eat healthy snacks.
- Get in the habit of choosing the right foods.
"I started a habit of eating an apple, a bit of cheese, and some almonds together," says Stephen. He compares his pleasure in that combination to the charming movie Ratatouille, saying that it's "like in 'Ratatouille,' where the rat eats the cheese and goes, 'Mmm.' Then he eats the fruit: 'Mmm.' Then he eats them together and these fireworks go off in his head. Trust me: apple, cheese, almonds. It's bloody good."
Stephen recently attracted attention for shifting from vampire Bill Compton's bloody shoes to Captain Von Trapp's sleek slippers in "The Sound of Music Live." Despite the hectic schedule, he didn't halt his workouts.
The day before the live event aired, he worked out with Christian Borle and Laura Benanti "in the little tiny gym in our hotel," revealed Laura in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. Christian played Uncle Max, while Laura played Elsa the enchanting baroness.


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The UK has kept many secrets from the U.S. over the years: The meaning of Stonehenge, the mysterious ingredients in a batch of shepherd's pie, and the overnight fame of Susan Boyle. But the doors have finally been opened to one of the most hush-hush of secrets of them all: Topshop. The clothing retailer has been easing style stress for Brits since the 1970s, but it wasn't always that way. In the '90s, Topshop was tacky and competed based on price rather than quality. Today, the company has transformed into a house of fast fashion that doesn't disintegrate after a single spin in the wash. Collaborations with celebrities like Kate Moss and designers like Anthony Price have likewise proven to be a successful part of the Topshop formula. Despite the tanking economy, the retailer, along with its smaller male counterpart aptly named Topman, is so confident that it decided to enter the ultra-competitive U.S. market. A 70,000-square-foot flagship in Manhattan opened in March and appears to be poised for victory. The Special Edition Grey Suit is part of its inaugural collection, and it too looks like a winner.
It can be downright difficult to find a suit that fits. Despite all this talk about suits becoming slim and trim, most stores are still stockpiled with enough shapeless, pleated suits to dress an army of used car salesmen and their accountants. However, Topman's Special Edition Suit is cut skinny with all the fixings. A notch lapel, single-button closure and flat-front trouser finish off the minimalist design. While most jackets, even super-expensive ones, use buttons on the cuffs only as a detail, Topman has gone the extra step to make them functional. So be bold, buy skinny and undo a button or two on the sleeve. Don't fret; no matter what shape you're in, the right size in this suit can help shed those pesky pounds.
The Special Edition Suit is crafted from a high quality wool/silk blend, so it feels super smooth and luxurious to the touch. Full canvas lining on the jacket, half-lined pants, and pique stitching on the lapel are all part of a fine suit. However, Topman did a few extra things here: They used corozo buttons that are engineered from an ivory-like South American palm tree nut. The buttons are breakage resistant, can withstand extreme temperatures, and maintain their luster for decades. About the only thing you can break with this suit is the jacket from the trouser. If you aren't in the mood for a full suit, Topman sells it as separates so you can pair the jacket with denim or the trouser with a T-shirt. As the British would say: That's smart dressing.


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The following article is a walkthrough of the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City mission Autocide for Mr. Black.
Mission Walkthrough
After the completion of the mission The Fastest Boat for Ricardo Diaz, go to the ringing payphone near the Washington Mall. Walk into the pink halo to answer the ringing payphone. Mr. Black will call you and, thinking you are Leo Teal, tells you that a European Gang plans to rob a bank in Vice City, and says that his employers would rather that doesn't happen. He then goes on to explain his next task; his employers want you to put down those gang members, hard.
After the mission cutscene finishes, you will be given the following instructions:
A selection of weapons have been left behind for you nearby, if you need them. You have 9 MINUTES to kill all members of the gang.
A short walk up the street, on the left hand side, there will be a Sniper Rifle, Micro SMG and an unique silver PCJ-600 provided for you to use to hunt down the gang members. Once you have collected the weapons, you will be given the followinf message:
Mike Griffin is working on an advertising board in Washington.
Drive up to to billboard and dismount from the PCJ-600. Then, using the sniper rifle, shoot him. One shotshould easily deal with him. You will then be given the following instructions:
Dick Tanner is working for DBP Security in Ocean Drive.
Drive up to the location and dismount from the PCJ-600. Aim at Tanner's head with the sniper file's scope and shoot Tanner in the head with the sniper rifle. You will be then given the following instructions:
Marcus Hammond and Franco Carter are located near the Jewelry Shop in Vice Point.
Drive up to the crossroads near the Well Stacked Pizza Co. store. Then, using the sniper rifle, shoot both gangmembers in the head. Headshots are an instant kill. Once you have killed them, you will then be given the following instructions:
Nick Kong is cruising off Washington Beach.
Drive up to the location, and snipe him. After killing him, you will then be given the following instructions:
Charlie Dilson is riding in Washington.
Get a sports car and try to cut off Dilson at the front. Ram into him hard; this will dismount him. Shoot him to death. Mission Passed.
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The ANC is a national liberation movement. It was formed in 1912 to unite the African people and spearhead the struggle for fundamental political, social and economic change.
The ANC's key objective is the creation of a united, non-racial, non-sexist and democratic society.
This means the liberation of Africans in particular and black people in general from political and economic bondage. It means uplifting the quality of life of all South Africans, especially the poor.
The ANC is in an alliance with the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). Each Alliance partner is an independent organisation with its own constitution, membership and programmes. The Alliance is founded on a common commitment to the objectives of the National Democratic Revolution, and the need to unite the largest possible cross-section of South Africans behind these objectives.
Author : Walter Sisulu
Article in Africa South
5 January 1957, Cape Town
The fundamental principle in our struggle is equal rights for all in our country, and that all people who have made South Africa their home, by birth or adoption, irrespective of colour or creed, are entitled to these rights. The fight for a democratic South Africa is assuming greater dimensions. Since the 1952 Defiance Campaign, the liberatory movement, faced with extreme difficulties, has not again taken the offensive on so wide a scale. Yet the movement is gaining momentum in its general mobilisation of the non-European masses, with the support of a small, but determined and growing number of European democrats. The country is in a state of ferment. The racial segregation and racial conflict on which the Europeans have based their government is now reaching unprecedented heights as a result of the numerous repressive apartheid laws of the Nationalist Government of Mr. Strijdom.
In dealing with the development of South Africa, it is important to mention two events which will go down in history as the two major turning points since the end of the frontier wars.
The first was the formation of the Union, when four separately, ruled provinces were brought under one central government on the 31st May, 1910. From the very day Union was established the Europeans allocated to themselves the exclusive right to govern, and, except for the non-Europeans in the Cape Province who had a qualified franchise, to vote. Even this slender qualified right of the non-Europeans in the Cape to vote on a common roll with the whites was taken away from the Africans in 1936 and from the Coloureds in 1956, although the legality of the latter act is still being tested in the courts. Following Union the exploitation and the robbery of the Africans was legalised, mainly by the Labour Regulation Act of 1911 and the Land Act of 1913. The Africans lost their land and their movements were increasingly restricted.
The second important stage was reached when the Nationalist Party, inspired by Nazi racialist ideology came into power in 1948, after furiously whipping up racial hysteria among the more backward section of the electorate, especially in the rural areas. They impressed upon the electorate that the Afrikaner nation was
fighting for its very existence against Black domination and Communism, which they alleged were encouraged by what they called the "liberal" policy of the United Party. They claimed that they had a solution to the Native Problem - a systematic apartheid, policy, which would prevent the dangers of miscegenation, integration and equality.
In an attempt to implement their policy, the Nationalists passed numerous oppressive laws. They promoted their chief propagandist and architect of the apartheid policy, the former newspaper editor, Dr. Verwoerd, to a key position in the Cabinet, to become, as Minister of Native Affairs, "Ruler of the Black Colonial Empire". His appointment as Minister of Native Affairs was appropriate, for Dr. Verwoerd was, during the war years, an ardent admirer of the Hitler Nazi regime1. His arrogance and the ruthless manner in which he administers the apartheid policy, as if he cared nothing for human dignity, shows this up clearly. Only a man of his type could have spoken the way he did at Potchefstroom recently, where he is reported to have said:
"The fight which our forefathers fought against an overwhelming majority of barbarians is still being carried out, but now it is not against uncivilised people and barbarians, but the shrewdest, cleverest and most dangerous enemies, both from overseas and in our country".
The effect is to imply that open warfare exists and to incite the Afrikaner people against the African people. What a statement to be made by a Cabinet Minister!
The European opposition parties have shown themselves incapable of offering any effective opposition to the Nationalists. They have confused themselves by waging a battle of words, unrealistic and meaningless. "What is the meaning of apartheid, what is the definition of this mysterious word, apartheid?" Answering themselves, it means Fanakalo (like this). To the present day, the United Party does not seem to know exactly what it wants, what in fact it should tell the country. The United Party is not ashamed to tell townsmen that apartheid means oppression, and then to go to the platteland and tell the Nationalists` supporters that the Government is spending too much money on the Natives.
The non-Europeans have no time to look at dictionaries, nor to pretend not to know what apartheid means. They have known apartheid to mean precisely what Hitler`s racialist policy meant to the Jews and to the world. For this reason they forewarned the country of the dangers of apartheid. And now Europeans also in the country are beginning to see and appreciate the correctness of these predictions made almost ten years ago.
The non-European political organisations have grown in strength and in status and have aroused confidence in their ability to save South Africa from the iron rule of the Nationalist police state.
The bitterest battles which have been fought by these organisations since their inception have been on the land question and restriction of movement. Even to the present day, these are still the burning issues, issues which will inevitably bring about continued clashes between oppressor and oppressed until the people have won the rights to own land and to move freely without passes. Both the Indian Congress and the African National Congress have fought against the pass system as far back as the beginning of the present century. The latest phase in this fight was the Defiance Campaign of 1952 and even to the present day, a vigorous struggle is being organized around the pass system, Group Areas and restrictions on the Trade Union movement. Recently there have been a number of women`s demonstrations, the biggest of which was the 20,000 strong march of women to see the Prime Minister on the 9th August, 1956, in protest against the extension of the pass system to African women. Successful All-In Group Areas Conferences have been held by the Natal Indian Congress and the Transvaal Indian Congress. The people seem to be in no mood for retreating.
The fact that the women have now taken such a firm stand in the fight against the tyranny of the Nationalists must be regarded as the writing on the wall, the warning to all those who still have illusions of the permanency of White domination. It is true that the youth of the country has not yet been organised to take part in the liberatory movement, but any struggle waged against the passes is bound to bring the African youth into the movement.
Foremost in the freedom struggle in South Africa is the Congress movement, comprising the African National Congress, the South African Coloured People`s Organisation, the South African Indian Congress and the South African Congress of Democrats, the Federation of South African Women and the South African Congress of Trade Unions. The Congress movement having realised that the majority of the people were very much concerned with the future of their country and in particular the solution to the racial problem, convened a Congress of the People, to which political, economic and cultural organisations of all races were invited to participate and which was held at Kliptown, Johannesburg, on June 25 and 26, 1955. Among the numerous organisations invited were the Government Nationalist Party and the Official Opposition, the United Party, both of which declined.
This most historic multi-racial assembly adopted a Freedom Charter based on the demands of the people throughout the land. The Freedom Charter is now the policy and programme of the Congress Movement. It declares that the Government of the country shall be based on the will of all people, Black and White, and that all adults shall be entitled to a universal suffrage, and that all national groups shall be equal and racialism shall be considered a serious State crime.
This distinguishes the Congress movement from the Nationalist Party Government policy of apartheid, the United Party policy of segregation and the Labour and Federal Party policies of qualified franchise. To many Europeans, this policy is "unrealistic", yet to the followers of the Congress movement, this policy is not only correct in principle, but represents the only real alternative to apartheid, segregation or White domination. Yet though Congressmen are convinced that the struggle for the Freedom Charter is the only correct policy, they are prepared and anxious to cooperate on specific issues with all who oppose any manifestation of oppression and apartheid..
The alliance in the struggle against apartheid is broadening. Congress realises that not all people who are opposed to apartheid accept the Freedom Charter. But if for instance, the Liberal Party, the Labour Party, or the Black Sash Movement do not yet accept all demands of the Charter, they may nevertheless stand with us on many questions.
An important step in the direction of broadening the basis of a united front against apartheid was taken at the recent All-In African Conference at Bloemfontein. This Conference which was called to discuss the Tomlinson Report, after full discussion, held in a calm and objective atmosphere, unanimously rejected the Tomlinson Report and the policy of apartheid. It further called for a multi-racial Conference and concluded its three-day session by making the following stirring call to the country:
"This Conference is convinced that the present policy of apartheid constitutes a serious threat to race relations in the country. Therefore, in the interests of all the people and the future of the country, this Conference calls upon all national organisations to mobilise all people, irrespective of race, colour or creed, to form a united front against apartheid."
It is heartening to note that some of the newspapers in the country welcome the proposal for the calling of a multi-racial Conference to consider an acceptable solution to the country`s problems. Most of these newspapers have hitherto tacitly or expressly supported reactionary policies. Their attitude is an indication that the idea of a united front is gaining ground.
Thus we see two powerful forces crystallising out in the country - the one represented by the Congress movement and its allies, and the other by the Nationalist Party. As far as the Nationalist Party is concerned, any serious analysis will reveal that it has reached its high-water mark. There is no possibility of the Nationalists growing stronger than they are at present. They have played all
their cards, but one - namely, the Republican issue, which itself appears unlikely to arouse any greater enthusiasm for the Nationalists than exists today. Already there are signs that the edge of the Nationalist blitzkrieg is blunted in the face of the determined and growing resistance of the people.
On the other hand, the liberatory movement does not only derive strength from the knowledge that the colonial peoples everywhere are achieving their independence, and that a larger part of the world is hostile to racialism and White domination, but even more than that, they derive strength from the fact that their forces are growing, the resentment against oppression is becoming greater every day and in particular, the Europeans of the country are gradually beginning to see that South Africa has no choice but to follow the road to a multi-racial society free from sectional domination and on the basis of the Charter of Human Rights.
The coming year will be decisive in the struggle against the Nationalists. Even the United Party will have to make up its mind. It will be faced with the question of joining with the Nationalists completely and sharing the fate which will face all racialists, or joining with the larger family of the democratic forces against apartheid.


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Rupert Murdoch Might Also Buy the Chicago Tribune [Updated]
Why stop at one struggling newspaper?
Earlier this week, Rupert Murdoch's own Wall Street Journal reported that the mogul was looking into buying the Los Angeles Times. Last night, the Times itself confirmed that News Corp. was in "preliminary talks" about the acquisition, and added that Murdoch was also considering taking on the Chicago Tribune. Both papers are published by the long-struggling Tribune Company, which is expected to emerge from bankruptcy soon. While the purchases could violate regulations that prevent ownership of TV channels and newspapers in the same market (News Corp. has stations in both Chicago and L.A.), the Federal Communications Commission has granted waivers to such rules in the past. And really, who would want to get in the way of Murdoch's dream of a owning beleaguered American newspapers from coast-to-coast? Update: News Corp. has released a statement calling reports that the company is in discussions with the Tribune Company or the Los Angeles Times "wholly inaccurate."


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SMPLyMod Prefab Duplex Harnesses Energy-Efficient Design in Canada's Cold Northw...
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- Yellowknife Modular Duplex-SMPLyModModular and prefab construction techniques are perfect for harsh climates with limited access to resources and skilled builders. A new modern, modular duplex in Yellowknife, the capital of Northwest Territories in Canada is a perfect example. Designed by SMPL Design Studio and 9 Dot Engineering for ModHome Developments, the homes are the first of 4 total units and they feature energy-efficient design that will ensure comfort without breaking the bank on energy and fuel costs. Upon completion in September, the project received a score of 82 through Canada's EnerGuide rating system.1
- Yellowknife Modular Duplex-SMPLyModYellowknife is located on the northern shore of the Great Slave Lake in Northwest Territories and it experiences very cold winters with average temps around −27 °C (−17 °F).2
- Yellowknife Modular Duplex-SMPLyMod-3This harsh climate necessitates a strong reliance on fuel oil to stay warm during the winter.3
- Yellowknife Modular Duplex-SMPLyModModHome Developments is working to build energy-efficient homes in the area, and they recently completed their first project, a modular, prefab duplex on the north side of the city.4
- Yellowknife Modular Duplex-SMPLyModa href="http://www.smplarchitecture.com/" target="_blank">SMPL Design Studio designed the modular home based on their SMPLyMod prefab construction system.5
- Yellowknife Modular Duplex-SMPLyModThe homes in the duplex are each 1,301 sq ft and they have 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms all wrapped up in a tidy energy-efficient package.6
- Yellowknife Modular Duplex-SMPLyModThe modules were fabricated in factories in Ontario and feature super efficient wall and roof assemblies and a tight envelope to minimize energy loss.7
- Yellowknife Modular Duplex-SMPLyModPassive solar design provides additional heating in the winter and daylighting inside the homes.8
- Yellowknife Modular Duplex-SMPLyModOn-demand hot water heaters, a Heat Recovery Ventilator, and 95.4% efficient propane furnace ensure energy efficiency and reduce reliance on expensive fuels.9
- Yellowknife Modular Duplex-SMPLyModThe interior of the home is finished with sustainably grown, harvested and manufactured bamboo flooring and the exterior features a zero maintenance exterior made from metal and cement board.10
- Yellowknife Modular Duplex-SMPLyModThe Yellowknife Duplex received a score of 82 through Canada's EnerGuide rating system, which means it uses 55% less energy to heat and power the home than other buildings of its kind.11
- Yellowknife Modular Duplex-SMPLyModThe home is also pre-wired for solar electric, which makes the installation down the line easier for the new home owners.12
- Yellowknife Modular Duplex-SMPLyModThe walls feature R22 insulation, floors have R38 and the roof has R50.13
- Yellowknife Modular Duplex-SMPLyModOne of the 2 bathrooms.14


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UBC's Bruchet runs with the best, bid for world standard falls shy at Boston Grand Prix meet
UBC's Luc Bruchet got a chance to test his mettle against the best middle-distance runners on the planet Saturday at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix meet in Boston, competing as part of an elite 14-man field in the 3,000 … Continue reading
Twisted Oak Stillage Barrel Reserve: Barrel-Aged Scotch Ale (Phillips Brewing Company, 6.8%)
B.C.'s biggest microbrewery is now rolling out the barrels with a dedicated series of barrel-aged ales. This is a great thing because: a) it introduces the concept of barrel-aging beer and its added complexities of flavour to more people; b) … Continue reading
Luck of the Irish Red Ale (Russell Brewing Company, 5%)
Russell hasn't exactly restrained itself with the packaging here. Short of a leprechaun, maybe, but with that giant clover and the name you almost expect this red ale to pour a lurid green. Russell, thankfully, is far too wise to … Continue reading
Winter Beeracle Winter Ale (Dead Frog Brewery, 7.5%)
Next on Tony Dewald and Tim Brown's to-do list after taking over brewing duties at Dead Frog earlier this year – after creating the exceptional Fearless IPA – was to revamp the brewery's winter ale, the fabulously named Christmas Beeracle… Continue reading
Mild Winter Ale (Okanagan Spring Brewery, 4.8%)
Okanagan Spring would strenuously deny it, but this beer can't help but looking like the brewery's challenge to this season's commercial dominance by Granville Island's Lions Winter Ale. The Vernon-based brewery is a little late to the party … Continue reading
Editorial: Canada is too precious to let citizenship scammers win
Minister of Immigration and Citizenship Jason Kenney, speaking during a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Monday, Sept. 10, says thousands of new Canadians are being investigated for lying to falsely obtain citizenship. (CP FILES)
Canada is a country of immigrants. Even the First Peoples, DNA testing has shown, arrived here from Asia at some point in the distant past. Canadians are proud of how all that combined heritage defines our great nation. But while … Continue reading
Garage CD of the week: Zombies Locker – 3
Way back in the 1990s, there was a good band from Squamish called Zombie Roof. It's brand of hard rock was a departure from the Grateful Dead jamming of another popular Squamish/Whistler band, She Stole My Beer. Members of that … Continue reading
Squire Scotch Ale (Cannery Brewing, 6.5%)
Cannery's Scottish-style offering is surprisingly pale for a stronger Scottish ale, showing up a clear medium-to-dark amber. Strong carbonation on pouring forms a tight white head that laces decently on the glass. The nose is a little subdued, with biscuity … Continue reading
Dr. Funk Dunkel Bavarian Dark Lager (Phillips Brewing Company, 5%)
I love a good play on words more than the average person, but I can't help feeling that Phillips is slightly stretching a concept here just to rhyme "funk" with "dunkel." !!! LINGUISTICS ALERT !!! "Dunkel," German for "dark," should … Continue reading
Vertical Winter Ale (Tree Brewing Company, 5%)
The current cold snap has reminded us all that it is still winter out there – and that there are still a few winter ales to get through before the bulbs and buds start sprouting in earnest. Of course, it's … Continue reading