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Student-Centered Resources, Facilities, and Activities
Student Affairs
The Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs establishes broad goals and a vision for Student Affairs consistent with the mission of the university. Department directors manage planning, policy implementation, research, and evaluation, as well as maintain an advocacy role for all Wright State University students. In that capacity, the division provides many services, facilities, and co-curricular activities designed to create an environment in which students can grow intellectually, culturally, emotionally, physically, and socially. Student Affairs administrators manage budget and personnel services, publications, communications, data analysis and reporting, and resolve student issues. The office is dedicated to creating a strong student voice on campus and supporting excellence in education.
The departments within the Division of Student Affairs include Residence Services, Career Services, Disability Services, Student Activities, Campus Recreation, Intercollegiate Athletics, Student Union, University Police, Psychological Services, Student Health Services, Student Judicial Services, Greek Affairs, and Student Support Services. Select services are highlighted in this section of the catalog. Students are encouraged to refer to the Student Handbook, available in the Office of Student Life or online at www.wright.edu/students/handbook/, for a complete description of each of these services.
Career Services
Career Services offers a variety of services to assist students in exploring career options and enhancing their job search skills when seeking part-time student employment, cooperative education/internships, as well as full-time career employment. Students may avail themselves of individual career advising, a career resource center, on-campus interviewing opportunities, and Recruiting Days and events throughout the year. Additionally, student may become registered users of The Wright Search, an online database of student resumes and job postings, to post their resumes, view job postings, sign up for on-campus interviews, and search for alumni mentors. Visit the Career Services Web page at http://career.wright.edu.
Center for Psychological Services
The Center for Psychological Services (CPS) offers a variety of services to assist students in coping with personal or emotional concerns, so as to enhance their academic performance and improve their general well-being. The Center offers a warm, relaxed, and confidential place to talk. Meeting with a therapist can be an important step in relieving stress as well as identifying strategies for addressing concerns. Therapy is offered in individual, couples, family and/or group modalities. In addition to therapy, we also provide psychological assessment, consultation, and psycho-educational seminars. Some examples of issues that may be addressed with our staff include: relationship problems, academic problems, family conflict, alcohol/drug use, sexual/physical abuse, panic/anxiety, depression, eating disorders, grief issues, and low self-esteem. All communications between a client and therapist are completely confidential and private. The Center for Psychological Services does not release information to University administrators or faculty, parents, family members, or outside agencies without the client's written authorization or as required by Ohio Law. Students who are insured under the Wright State University Student Health Insurance plan receive unlimited treatment at no cost. Students who are not insured under the WSU Student Health Insurance plan receive 12 sessions per academic year at no cost. Beginning with the 13th session, a fee of $10.00 per session is applied. Each fee is billed through the Bursar's Office as a "FAWC Clinic Fee." The Center is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is located on the second floor of the Frederic A. White Health Center.
Student Health Services
Student Health Services provides primary health care for all students. It is staffed by a nurse practitioner with prescriptive authority, a part-time family practice physician, and registered nurses who can treat illnesses and injuries and who will assess, treat, and refer more serious problems to the appropriate health care resource. The providers can perform health physicals and wellness checks, such as PAP smears and birth control. Student Health Service is located in the 051 Student Union. The Wright State University student health insurance program in administered through Student Health Services.
Services for Students With Disabilities
Extending the opportunities of higher education to people with disabilities is a high priority at Wright State. We rank as a leader in adapted physical facilities, and campus buildings have been designed to be free of architectural barriers. Ramps and ground-level entrances lead to each building and all buildings have adapted restrooms and elevator access to every floor. An underground tunnel system links most campus buildings.
The Office of Disability Services promotes the realization of each studentês potential by offering services in physical, academic, personal, and/or vocational areas. These services are provided on the basis of individual need, allowing students with physical or learning disabilities to pursue college educations.
Physical support services are designed to enable each student to be as independent as possible and include personal assistance for dressing and hygiene needs; adapted campus parking; assistance in locating on- or off-campus adapted housing; training in activities of daily living to achieve a greater degree of independence; campus mobility orientation for visually impaired students; and other related services.
The academic support services are designed to assist students with physical or learning disabilities in meeting all academic requirements. These include textbooks in alternative formats for students who have a visual impairment, learning disability, or an extensive physical disability; test proctoring for students who need reading or writing assistance, adaptive computers, and/or extra time to complete a test; and academic aids that accommodate individuals with disabilities in meeting class requirements and coursework in adaptive computer technology.
The vocational program assists students in making realistic occupational choices. Opportunities exist in the planning and development of a career, and there are services designed to provide experience at various employment sites. These methods allow students to make a realistic decision about a future career and ensure that students are able to meet the demands of the occupation.
Applicants requiring services available for students with disabilities are strongly encouraged to contact the Office of Disability Services prior to admission to make arrangements for the necessary services.
Police Department
The Wright State University police department, the official law enforcement agency for the university, provides police services 24 hours a day. Among the services provided are personal safety escorts, crime prevention, support services, investigation units, and educational programs that focus on the topics of crime awareness and prevention. To increase safety within the campus community, emergency phones are locat4ed throughout the campus in buildings, parking lots, and other remote areas. These phones ring directly into the Wright State police department communications center to ensure an immediate response to all potential emergency situations..
Statistical Consulting Center
The Statistical Consulting Center (SCC) is a research support service providing consulting services to fully-affiliated faculty, staff, and graduate students who have statistical needs. It is staffed by a Ph.D.-level director, professional statisticians, a statistical services specialist, and student workers. In addition, graduate students from the applied statistics program participate in the SCC as part of a required course in their curriculum, STT 791 Statistical Consulting.
Any graduate student who deals with data in doing research is urged to seek the advice and assistance of consultants at the SCC. Even if the graduate student carries out all of his/her own statistical design and analysis work, it is worthwhile to pass it by a consultant at the SCC to check on the validity of the research design, adequacy of the sample size, appropriateness of the statistical model, and accuracy and reliability of the results.
Assistance is provided on a "walk-in" basis for short research questions. For a long-term, more substantial consulting relationship, a schedule can be arranged. All graduate students must have their advisor's permission to receive assistance from the SCC. In fact, it is recommended that the advisor join the graduate student in meeting with the SCC consultant.
In order to discuss your statistical needs, simply stop by the SCC at 130 MM building or call the SCC secretary at 775-4205 to have an appointment arranged for you. Or visit our Web site at http://www.math.wright.edu/MS/SCC/. The SCC is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Increase your Cover when you Expand Premises
If you're lucky enough to be able to start planning for an extension to your warehouse, or to build a new office block or extra facilities on site, then you should contact your insurer as soon as the plans are in place and before the first foundations have been laid. You may well have had your current warehouse insurance policy for a number of years, without the need to amend or add extra cover to it. However, a new building on your premises will probably call for greater cover, especially if you are installing extra equipment or valuable machinery and are looking to expand your business overall.
If you insure your business with a specialist provider, they will be able to talk you though any additions you need on your current policy. It might be that your business will still be covered to the same amount, and that your policy has some flexibility with regards to the assets of the company. But you should never assume this: always take the time to discuss any changes to your business with your insurer. If you have used the same insurer for a number of years this might also be a good opportunity to make sure you're getting the best deal. Cover changes frequently and you might find that another company can provide more cover for the same price, or even extra cover with greater benefits to your business, as you expand.
A specialist warehouse insurance provider will be used to the particular requirements of this area of business and you might find that it makes financial sense to buy a bespoke policy that covers all your insurance requirements. Warehousing risks are different to risks posed by other businesses and you need to make sure that these are addressed by your policy. If your stock and the goods that pass through the warehouse on a daily basis are not fully insured then this could have serious financial repercussions for you and your business. It might be that the value of the stock is in constant fluctuation with deliveries coming and going and stock being moved on a daily basis. Therefore the value will increase and decrease constantly. This is just one aspect of warehouse insurance that a specialist company will address, along with 24 hour claims lines to match the working hours of the warehouse and cover to protect you against dishonest employees.
It's difficult to keep a business on track, so don't let yours suffer for the sake of your insurance policy. If you're planning expansion or any other changes to your business, call your insurance provider to check up on your policy. It will only take a couple of minutes to update your details and then you have the peace of mind of knowing that the changes you're making are covered from the outset. You should leave nothing to chance in business, especially in times of recession, so don't take any chances with your venture – expand your insurance cover when you expand your premises.

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Satyajit Das: The World Turns Japanese
A review of the similarities -- and differences -- between the collapse of Japan's bubble economy and the post-global financial crisis economies of developed nations.
Despite a history of conflict and competition, China and Japan share a contiguous geography and development models. China may also share Japan's economic fate.
Japan's post-war economic recovery and China's more recent growth was based on an export-driven model, using low-cost labor to drive manufacturing. Both countries used undervalued currencies to provide exporters with a competitive advantage. Exports were promoted at the expense of household income and consumption. Both encouraged high domestic savings rates, which were used to finance investment. Both countries generated large trade surpluses, which were invested overseas, primarily in US government securities, to avoid upward pressure on their currencies and to help finance purchases of their exports. Both also used high levels of investment financed domestically to drive economic growth.
The Plaza Accord, signed on September 22, 1985, forced Japan to revalue its currency due to the appreciation of the yen, reducing Japanese exports and economic growth. In order to restore growth, policymakers engineered a credit-driven investment boom to offset the effects of a stronger yen, driving a bubble in asset prices that collapsed. Government spending and low interest rates have been used to avoid a collapse in activity exacerbating imbalances. This has resulted in large budget deficits, very high levels of government debt, and enlargement of the central bank balance sheet, in part to finance the government and support financial asset prices.
China's resistance to a sudden, sharp revaluation of the Renminbi is based on avoiding the Japanese experience. China's response to the global financial crisis, which triggered a large fall in Chinese exports and a slowdown in economic activity, is similar to that of Japan following the Plaza Accord. Recent Chinese growth has been driven by a rapid expansion of credit that has driven an investment boom.
Becoming Poor Before Getting Rich
As with the global economy, there are many points of correlation and divergence between the positions of Japan in the early 1990s and China today.
Investment levels are high, in similar areas like real estate and infrastructure. Chinese fixed investment at around 50% of gross domestic product (GDP) is higher than Japan's peak by around 10% and well above that for most developed countries of around 20%.
Like Japan before it, China's banking system is vulnerable. Rather than budget deficits, China has used directed bank lending to specially targeted projects to maintain high levels of growth.
The reliance on overvalued assets as collateral, and infrastructure projects with insufficient cash flows to service the debt, means that many loans will not be repaid. These bad loans may trigger a banking crisis or absorb a significant portion of China's large pool of savings and income, reducing the economy's growth potential.
At the onset of its crisis, Japan was a much richer country than China, providing it with a significant advantage in dealing with the slowdown. Japan also possessed a reputable education system, strong innovation, technology, and a stoic work ethic that helped with adjustment. Japan's world-class manufacturing skills and significant intellectual property in electronics and heavy industry made it less reliant on cheap labor, allowing the nation to defer but not entirely avoid the problems.
In contrast, China relies on cheap labor to assemble or manufacture products for export using imported materials. The shortage in availability of labor and rising wages are increasingly reducing competitiveness. China's attempts at innovation and high technology manufacturing are still nascent.
Chinese authorities admit that the credit-driven investment strategy in response to the global financial crisis increased domestic imbalances and resulted in misallocation of capital, unproductive investments, and loan losses at government-owned banks. China faces significant challenges in shifting away from its investment-led growth model. Growth based on endless subsidized expansion of capacity is increasingly not viable. Attempts to continue the present strategy or a failure to adjust may cause an economic slowdown, greater than forecast with consequences for China's social and political stability.
In recent years, popular awe at the achievements of China has increased. But it is entirely possible that China's spectacular success could end in surprising failure if the country fails to make the needed economic transition. The question now: Can China avoid "turning Japanese?"
Japanese Lessons
Until 1990, Japan was highly successful, growing strongly with only brief interruptions. Since 1990, after the bubble economy burst, Japan has been mired in almost two decades of uninterrupted stagnation.
The Japanese experience suggests that the state can provide palliative care to an economy in crisis but may have limited ability to restore economic health. The real lesson from Japan is that the only safe option to prevent a prolonged period of stagnation is to avoid a debt-fuelled bubble and subsequent build-up of public debt in the first place. But then again... it is too late for that!
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Indian Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram announced Feb. 17 in New Delhi that defense spending for fiscal year 2015 would be increased by 10 percent overall with an increase of 3.28 percent for new weapons systems procurement. The overall increase will take Indian defense spending to 2.24 trillion rupees (US $36.3 billion) up from US $33.95 billion the previous year.
These budget allocations could change after national elections expected before May. Chidambaram's presented budget would govern spending only for the next four months and is very likely 'electioneering' to assuage the governments fall in the polls.
Among domestic political issues affecting the government's falling popularity such as the gang rape cases and government corruption, is the widely held view particularly among India's military community that national defense is a low priority and that the Indian government displays dangerous weakness to Chinese aggression.
China on several occasions has sent military forces across India's border in northeast India and in the disputed border areas of the Kashmir region. On one such occasion, Chinese troops actually set up camp inside Indian controlled territory. No military action was taken by India to counter it, other than deploying some additional troops to the region.
Another political issue is kickbacks from non-Indian defense corporations which are seen to be the main cause of India's still painfully slow development of its own domestic defense industrial base.
India clearly has the intellectual know-how to develop and produce high tech weapons, aircraft, ships and C4I systems. Evidence of this is India's space and nuclear weapons programs which were entirely indigenous and relatively free of any political kickbacks siphoning off money from research and development. Further evidence is the Russian rebuild entirely according to an Indian redesign of the newest aircraft carrier to join the Indian Navy, INS Vikramaditya
Iran's nuclear weapons and missile programs by comparison have relied heavily on intellectual and engineering assistance from Russia, particularly Iran's nuclear power plant which is Russian designed and built.
China, though far less a strategic threat to America than the Pentagon, Fox News, the Chinese Communist Party or defense columnist Bill Gertz (whose now taken to peddling the 'China threat' to America with the 'Area 51' crowd) would have the world believe; is indeed a strategic land warfare threat to India as well as Russia and Vietnam simply due to the sheer numbers of troops China can field into battle.
Most of China's 2 million man plus active duty land forces have been organized into offensive formations heavy with tanks, mobile artillery, mechanized infantry and married up with fighter/attack tactical air support units geared entirely toward 'army aviation doctrine' which is the direct tactical air support of advancing armored formations; a key element of 'blitzkrieg' warfare. Additionally, China can mobilize several million more reserve troops and many millions of militia troops for garrisoning and occupying conquered lands.
China has also implemented the use of 'Kuaizhou' satellite launch system: DF-21 mobile medium range ballistic missiles (MMRBM) adapted to place tactical imagery and military communications satellites into orbit. America and Russia can detect Chinese satellites in orbit. But, the United States does not have a dedicated offensive anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons program, though there is related research and development with the Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) program.
Russia does have such a program but, until reactivation in 2009 it had languished since the end of the Soviet Era and relies on geographically fixed known launch points on the earth in order to target satellites in the ascent phase. Launching satellites from mobile vehicles defeats the Russian launch intercept capability.
While Russian ASATs could still be employed against these satellites, Russia would have to wait until they were in orbit and operational and then track them for a period of time in order to obtain accurate targeting data. China's use of cheap, small satellites launched from equally economical and numerous mobile launchers give them the capability to replace intercepted satellites almost immediately.


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Height: 6-2 Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: July 2, 1926 in Irvington, NJ
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High School: Bloomfield
College: Colgate (school history)
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 8th round (64th overall) of the 1947 NFL Draft.
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Diabetes is becoming a mere epidemic in America. It is estimated that at least 21 million Americans have a form of diabetes. However, 41 million individuals have a pre-diabetic condition which puts them at a higher risk for developing the disease.
There are two types of diabetes—both of which can prove fatal. Type 1 diabetes develops when the pancreas does not have enough insulin production that is required for the body's metabolism. Usually—this case is seen with a genetic predisposition to the disease. On the contrary, type 2 diabetes is the most common form—presenting more than 90% of the cases seen here in the US. In this illness, insulin is not being used properly in the body.
The cost of such expenses in the US is said to have exceeded more than the amount of wars funded.
Why is diabetes a growing problem in our nation? For one, we can partially blame the lack of adequate care and nutrition many people have. Everywhere you turn you see advertisements on delicious yet obviously unhealthy food that offers no nutritional value.
You see commercials for soft-drinks everywhere—urging you to buy and drink more. You go to the supermarket, and see a lady unloading bags of chips, chocolate, and fried foods onto the food belt at the cash register. Stop and think for a minute—if it were not for the psychological association we get between eating a certain food and feeling a certain way, would our nation and perhaps, world—be headed in a different direction? This really depends on what we are talking about.
Those advertisements you see on TV that associate happiness to a can of coca-cola can be misleading, but because of the potential of association of happiness we see in this canvas of a formally-known green-screen, we go ahead and provide more to industries and factories as consumers. Are we uneducated individuals?
We could argue this fact—but it's not necessary because it probably wouldn't change anything. Additionally, recent studies have suggested that pesticide residues and chemical additives like MSG in process foods contribute to hormone disruption and obesity.
Diet-related diabetes is one of the biggest concerns in our nation. (NaturalNews, 2012)
What we truly need, is an assessment of this situation, and a solution to the problem. Diabetes is a serious concern—that many individuals do not take seriously.
"It is a disease that does have the ability to eat you alive," said Dr. John B. Buse, a professor at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine who is the diabetes association's president for medicine and science. "It can be just awful — it's almost unimaginable how bad it can be."
I — as a writer in this particular topic can say that I have been neglecting my health lately and I realize it. Many individuals in my family have been diagnosed with diabetes and people worry that I may be the next person to develop it. Because I am young, I guess that immortality instinct kicks in more than it should. I believe that I can take advantage of my youth and have a careless diet. Because after all—doesn't diabetes only affect older people? What about the young individuals who have diabetes?
Is it strictly inherited? These are the questions that I don't have the answers too, but I realize that this self-evaluation begins with me. The truth is, after my extensive research and study regarding this topic—diabetes can happen to anyone, it has no age. This disease carries a plethora of complications and risks, if not managed properly. These risks may be cardiovascular disease, neuropathy, kidney damage, and eye damage. It has been found that people with diabetes have a higher risk for some types of cancers.
We need to have a true assessment about our reality and the world we live in. Because so many people are affected by this disease, the United States is being forced to spend $174 billion a year to treat the disease—more than aids and all cancers combined. (Dr. Oz, 2012) It's true that we are what we eat—and our bodies may suffer as a result of this very fact. Preventative measures can be taken in order to avoid the development of diabetes—and these include exercise, a high source of valuable nutrition, observing our weight. Pay attention to how you are feeling and do an assessment on the probable causes. This is your health that you should be guarding, and protecting more than anything else in this world. You only have one body—so make it last.
Tests and diagnosis of this disease are available to anyone who requests. Because the symptoms of type 1 diabetes appear suddenly and are the reason blood sugar levels are checked, you may want to speak with your doctor if you notice any significant changes in your day-to-day interactions. There is a Glycated hemoglobin test, which indicates your average blood sugar level for the past two to three months. It measures the percentage of blood sugar attached to hemoglobin. Additionally, you may request a random blood sugar test that measures your blood sugar levels regardless of the last time you ate, or a fasting blood sugar test which will be given on an empty stomach. If diabetes is suspected, you will have additional blood tests to check for antibodies and the presence of ketones in your urine.
Daniels, Peter. "World Socialist Web Site." Diabetes in the US: A Social Epidemic. International Committee of Fourth International, 30 Jan. 2006. Web. 12 Sept. 2012. <http://www.wsws.org/articles/2006/jan2006/diab-j30.shtml>.
Denoon, Daniel. "Diabetes Health Center." Diabetes Epidemic Grows in U.S. WebMD Health News, 3 Oct. 2003. Web. 12 Sept. 2012. <http://diabetes.webmd.com/news/20031003/diabetes-epidemic-grows-in-us>.


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Posts Tagged 'lidar'
ClearEdge3D wins National Science Foundation grant
GraphicsSpeak brings us the news that ClearEdge just won a nice NSF grant to be used to enhance their impressive laser scanning technology. The tech is amazing enough already, but thanks to this new funding they hope to make it even more so, letting you take your LIDAR/Laser scans and convert them automatically to 3D […]
"Point Clouds in the Cloud:" Getting Lidar Out of Organizational Silos
LiDAR data is always tricky to work with, requiring knowledge of arcane tools and all the various tricks of the sensors. Frequently left in the hands of experts, this frequently means the data is only made available for a mere fraction of it's possible uses. Some new tools from Dielmo aims to change this with […]
New Techniques in LiDAR Visualization
UC Davis has an effort to better visualize and analyze LiDAR Point Clouds that's using some rather unorthodox approaches. The challenge in visualizing and analyzing tripod LiDAR data is that data sets can contain hundreds of millions to billions of unstructured (scattered) 3D points, each with their (x, y, z) position and an associated intensity or […]
LIDAR Visualization for Rescue Bots
Over at the University of Missouri, researchers have paired a remote controlled robot with a 'light detections and ranging' sensor (LIDAR) capable of capturing 500,000 datapoints per second and designed a system capable of processing and reconstructing 3D models from the captured data. The result is a remote data acquisition and visualization system perfect for […]
Navteq touts 3D laser mapping technology
Cnet has an article on the mapping company Navteq at CES. Navteq has started collecting lidar data using its own system which is called Navteq True. The idea is to construct 3-D models of cities in the the United States. When combined with other data, this will allow users to better navigate their surroundings. From […]
Visualizing Massive Point Clouds in 3DS Max and Maya
Alice Labs's Studio Clouds offers a different paradigm in preparing, analyzing and visualizing point clouds. Their efforts have been focused in areas where other technologies have been lacking. Studio Clouds can process billions of points of data on a standard 32 or 64 bit PC with ease and it can also allow the import of these massive point clouds in 3DS Max and Maya.
LiDAR Scan of London in LandXplorer
A 1500 square kilometer LIDAR scan of London, taken at 1 meter resolution, has been loaded into Autodesk LandXplorer. It took four hours to process the Level of Details, but the result is a beautiful and fully interactive model of all of London. Video after the break.


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EUGENE, Ore. – The University of Oregon women's soccer team signed 11 standouts to National Letters of Intent, head coach Kat Mertz announced Wednesday.
Kerri Cook (Gresham, Ore.), Holla Hinriksdóttir (Reykjavik, Iceland), Abby King (Oak Park, Calif.), Jordan Fleming (Las Vegas, Nev.), Zoe Higgins (Sandy, Ore.), Abby Morrow (Bothell, Wash.), Michelle Rockey (West Hills, Calif.), Miranda Schulz (Temecula, Calif.), Marlo Sweatman (Florida State), Brooke Tasker (Aurora, Colo.) and Madison Wiegand-Brown (Colorado Springs, Colo.) will join the Oregon soccer program next season.
Mertz's signing class consists of five defenders, four midfielders, one forward and a goalkeeper. Three recruits hail from California, two from Colorado and Oregon, and one each from Washington, Nevada, Virginia and Iceland.
The talented signing class will join Oregon in Mertz's second year at the helm following last season's 4-12-3 campaign.
"Our staff is excited to bring in such a talented signing class," said Mertz. "I'm looking forward to seeing the dedication and commitment these girls have to build a championship program here. They will bring depth at all positions and can lead us to our goals of winning a Pac-12 title."
Miranda Schulz
Midfielder / 5-foot-10 / Temecula, Calif. (Great Oak HS) / Slammers FC
About Schulz: Four-year starter and letter winner at Great Oaks High School … led Great Oaks to three-straight CIF Southwestern League Championships (2011-13) and two CIF Southern Section semifinal appearances (2012-13) … named team captain as a senior … tallied 18 goals and 10 assists as a junior, leading the team in both categories … named second team All-CIF Southwestern League in 2013 … member of Slammers FC club team … led club team to three-straight USFF Futsal National Championships (2011-13) … competed in the finals of the ECNL U16 National Championships … led Slammers FC to a runner-up showing at the 2012 Surf Cup … four-year Scholar Athlete and winner of the University of Oregon's Summit Scholarship … daughter of Ed and Dylan Schulz … has one brother, Zach.
Coach Mertz on Schulz: "Miranda has a great presence on the field. Her vision and technical ability with the ball will lead to many of our attacking threats. A great team player, Miranda will see time up top and in the midfield."
Jordan Fleming
Defender / 5-foot-0 / Las Vegas, Nev. (Palo Verde HS) / Heat FC
About Fleming: Two-year letter winner at Palo Verde High School, playing on the back line or in the midfield … led team to consecutive Northwest Division championships in 2011-12 … scored five goals with six assists during 2010-11 season … registered seven goals and six assists in 2011-12 season … named team's defensive MVP … All-Sunset Region selection … competed for Heat FC soccer club, helping the club win five Nevada state championships … led Heat FC to the 2012 ECNL National Championship finals match … named a Scholar Athlete at Palo Verde … daughter of Bobby and Shelly Fleming.
Coach Mertz on Fleming: "Jordan is a talented left back that will be a great attacking threat for us in the Pac-12. We are looking forward to her pace, ability to get into the final third and being dangerous in attack."
Zoe Higgins
Forward / 5-foot-3 / Sandy, Oregon (Sandy HS) / Oregon Rush
About Higgins: Three-year letter winner at Sandy High School … collected first team All-Northwest Champions League honors in 2011 and 2012 seasons … competed for the Oregon Rush from 2010-13, leading them to consecutive state championships … member of Crossfire U18 ECNL team (2013-14) … 2010 and 2011 U.S. Soccer Training Center Invitee … member of the 2012 National ODP Development Camp … member of the Oregon ODP team (2007-12) … led ODP team to a Region IV Championship in 2010 and was named to the all-Region IV team in three seasons … letter winner in track and field … qualified for the state championship in the 4x400 and 4x800 meter relays and in the 800 … daughter of Bryan Higgins III and Tonja Gleason … has two older sisters, Samantha and Iris.
Coach Mertz on Higgins: "Zoe will be a great addition to our front line. Her work rate on and off the ball will cause a lot of trouble for the opponents."
Abby Morrow
Midfielder / 5-goot-8 / Bothell, Wash. (Inglemoor HS) / Eastside FC
About Morrow: Three-year letter winner at Inglemoore High School … three-time first team All-Kingco selection (2011-13) … voted team MVP in 2011 and 2013 … selected team captain as a junior and senior … led team to a fourth place finish in the state championship, tallying the second-most goals and assists in the conference … member of the Northwest Nationals (2006-09) and Eastside FC (2010-12) club soccer teams … led Eastside FC to the 2013 state championship, semifinals of the 2012 Region IV championships and the finals of the 2011 Surf Cup … member of the 2013-14 Crossfire ECNL team … member of the Oregon ODP team (2009-12) and was named team captain … named to the All-Tournament first team of the ODP Region IV Championships … selected to the 2012 National Development Camp … Scholar Athlete, Honor's Society member and winner of the Kingco Academic Award … one-year letter winner in basketball … daughter of Joe and Teresa Morrow … has two older brothers, Alex and A.J.
Coach Mertz on Morrow: "We are looking forward to Abby's ability to play-make in the midfield. Her ability to keep and maintain possession while penetrating the attack will be a great addition to our team."
Michelle Rockey
Defender / 5-foot-6 / West Hills, Calif. (Notre Dame HS) / Real So Cal
About Rockey: Four-year starter and letter winner at Notre Dame High School … two-time All-Mission league second team selection … two-time team captain (2013-14) … defensive MVP as a sophomore and junior … member of Real So Cal club team (2006-14) … led club team to ECNL National Championship Flight B title in 2012 and a Surf Cup Championship in 2013 … club team is currently ranked No. 2 in the ECNL and third in the nation by topdrawersoccer.com … four-time Magna Cum Laude at Notre Dame HS … daughter of Jay and Theresa Rockey.
Coach Mertz on Rockey: "Michelle is a solid and smart center back. Her leadership and ability to organize her teammates will aid in our team defending."
Brooke Tasker
Midfielder/ 5-foot-6 / Aurora, Colo. (Grandview HS) / Real Colorado
About Tasker: Two-year letter winner for Grandview High School … second team All-Centennial League selection in 2013 … named to Aurora 2013 All-City team … Colorado ODP team member from 2010-11 … member of Real Colorado club team for one season and Colorado Storm for six seasons … four-time team captain of her club team … led the Colorado State Cup in scoring in 2010 and is a two-time tournament MVP … regional ECNL camp invitee to Denver in 2012 and Las Vegas in 2013 … daughter of Jeffery and Kendra Tasker.
Coach Mertz on Tasker: "Brooke's attacking flare will be a great addition to our team. She is creative and savvy on the ball, and is a hard worker."
Madison Wiegand-Brown
Defender / 5-foot-4 / Colorado Springs, Colo. (William J. Palmer HS) / Pride Soccer Club
About Wiegand-Brown: Played one year of soccer at William J. Palmer High School before focusing on club soccer … member of Pride Soccer Club from 2007-2014 … 2012 club season featured a State Cup Championship, U16 Super League Championship, finalists at the Far West Regionals and quarterfinalists at the Surf Cup … also won the State Cup Championship in 2013 … helped Pride Soccer Club advance to the 2014 Disney Showcase championship match … member of the ODP National Development Camp … member of the 2010 and 2012 ODP Region IV Camp … one-year letter winner in cross country and a four-year letter winner in track … Student Council Treasurer and member of the National Honors Society … daughter of Sandy Wiegand and Rich Horner … has one sister, Maia.
Coach Mertz on Wiegand-Brown: "Also known as Mad Dog, she is a pacey, hard-nose defender who will help us either as an outside or center back. We are looking forward to her tenacity on the back line."
Halla Hinriksdóttir
Goalkeeper / 5-foot-7 / Reykjavik, Iceland (The Commercial College) / Breiðablik
About Hinriksdóttir: Product of the Icelandic Youth Women's National Team hailing from Reykjavik, Iceland … starter in every one of Iceland's UEFA Women's U19 games … led Iceland to shutouts over Slovakia and Moldova to advance past the UEFA U19 opening qualifying round … registered a 1-0 shutout against Portugal in the second qualifying round … started two games for Iceland in a friendly tournament in La Manga, Spain … has been called in for all of Iceland's U19 training camps the past two years … recently joinedBreiðablik, a club team based in Kopavogur ... won every game in the 2014 FM Tournament with ... Breiðablik ... competed for Afturelding club team from 2005-13 … named Afturelding's most promising player by coaches and players' vote in 2012 … named the starting GK for the Afturelding Women's Team in the Borgunar Cup … led Afturelding to a second place finish in the 2012 Indoor Tournament and the Lengjubikar Tournament … started in seven games in the 2012 Pepsi League for the Afturelding Women's Team … was the starting GK for the Afturelding U19 team in 2011 and the U16 team in 2010 … led the Afturleding U19 team to a second place showing in the 2011 National Tournament, staring in all games … made her first start for the Afturelding Women's Team in 2009 … has attended prep school at The Commercial College of Iceland since 2010 … was a taekwondo national champion in 2006.
Coach Mertz on Hinriksdóttir: "We are excited to have Halla join our Duck family. It will be great to have such talented goalkeepers on our roster. Halla brings experience playing at the highest level internationally."
Marlo Sweatman
Midfielder / 5-foot-8 / Herndon, Va. (Florida State) / McLean ECNL '94
About Sweatman: Will be eligible to play next season as a sophomore after opening her collegiate career with Florida State … appeared in six matches in her rookie season as the Seminoles posted a 22-2-3 record and reached the finals of the 2013 Women's College Cup … made her collegiate debut against Auburn, tallying a season-high 14 minutes … saw action vs. Miami and Pittsburg in ACC competition … played in two NCAA Tournament games (South Alabama, Colorado) … member of the Jamaican U-20 National Team, serving as a starter and captain in the midfield in every match in 2012 … played in the CONCACAF U-20 World Cup qualifier … scored twice for the Jamaican squad in the Caribbean Cup … called into camp with the U-18 U.S. National Team in 2012 … was a four-time MVP an All-ISL first team selection and a three-time captain of her Flint Hill High School team … led high school team in assists and scoring in all four years … member of the McLean ECNL '94 club team … named to the All-Tournament team at Disney and PDA … daughter of Edward and Beverly Sweatman .. has an older sister and two older brothers.
Coach Mertz on Sweatman: "Like Halla (Hinriksdóttir), Marlo is bringing a lot of international experience to the team. Marlo is a captain for her Jamaican team and also has experience playing ACC soccer with Florida State. We're excited to have her join the program."
Abby King
Defender / 5-foot-6 / Oak Park, Cali. (Oaks Christian) / Eagles Soccer Club
About King: Three-year letter winner at Oaks Christian School … three-time all-conference selection, earning Tri-Valley first team honors as a freshman and junior and second-team honors as a sophomore … helped team to a 12-0-0 conference record, winning the 2013 Tri-Valley Conference … reached the quarterfinals of the 2013 Division III CIF Southern Section Championships … four-year letter winner in track, competing in the 100, 200 and 400 meter relays … competed on the Eagles Soccer Club (2010-14) … led club team to the semifinals of the 2012 National Cup … participant in the 2012 Southern California id2 camp … daughter of Mark and Jamie King.
Coach Mertz on King: "We are looking forward to Abby's athleticism on the flank. She is an aggressive defender who also likes to attack."
Kerri Cook
Defender / 5-foot-5 / Gresham, Ore. (Sam Barlow High School) / THUSC Sodium
About Cook: Two-year letter winner at Sam Barlow High School … older sister, Kiyomi, is a junior on the team … led team to a Mount Hood Conference title in 2012 and 2014 … a first team All-State and All-Mount Hood Conference selection … named conference's Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … earned team's MVP award in 2013 … former member of the Eastside Timbers club team … current member of the THUSC Sodium club team ... led club team to consecutive State Cup runner-up finishes before winning the State Cup championship in 2013 … also won the 2012 Surf Cup while reaching the finals of the 2013 NPL Champions Cup … attended a 2013 summer ECNL / id2 camp … also was a letter winner on the Barlow track and field team, winning the conference championship in 2012 … daughter of Karl and Carol.
Coach Mertz on Cook: "We're excited to bring another Cook into the program. Kerri is a talented defender that will give us quality depth at that position."


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It's not easy to separate your work and family life when you are one of the most respected and feared drug dealers in Chicago, and Daman knows this all too well. On the one hand, he is a family man who wants to keep his loved ones safe, but, on the other hand, he is a ruthless gangster who has never been the same after his brother was murdered. Since this tragedy happened, Daman has uttered a single scary contradiction every night before going to sleep: 'I'm living, but I'm not alive'. Actually, this is the title of the first book in the 'Black Caviar Thriller eBook Series' written by Psymon H. – 'I'm Living But I'm Not Alive'.
Critics have compared the first installment in the series with the TV blockbuster 'Breaking Bad' and HBO's 'The Wire'. The author has already published the second book, and the third book is waiting to be released in late June 2014. He is currently working on books 4 and 5, and in June he also intends to publish a sideline series called 'Black Caviar After Dark'.
'I'm Living But I'm Not Alive' is not only an action-packed psychological thriller with a complex and intriguing plot, but it is also a thought-provoking story that tests the boundaries of fact and fiction. Readers will easily identify themselves with some of the characters, and they will constantly wonder if they would have made different decisions if they were in the same situations as the characters in Psymon H.'s novel. By the end of the book, they will realize it's impossible to tell exactly who is the good guy and who is the villain, because all characters have their own reasons and motivations to act the way they do even when their deeds are horrible.
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At mid-season they were 3-5. They did better in the second half going 4-4, for a 7-9 final record.
I think a C- is warranted. There were certainly so good moments in the season. But there were definitely some god-awful-cover-your-eyes moments as well.
Receiver is a glaring need. Safety, and linebackers also stand out.
Offense: When Ronnie went down, the run game suffered. The Wildcat became somewhat extinct. But Ricky filled in well. I think the running game is still strong, its just too bad the coaches got away from it (likely because they were often playing from behind). The passing game got emphasized more later in the season, which was good because we got a long look at Chad Henne. But was bad because of the lack of talent; and because we got to see a lot of Chad Henne. Having him throw 50 times in a game when you have a good ground attack is silly.
Defense: I like what I saw from the rookies. The linebackers were up and down. The line generally was average, and Soliai was overmatched most times. JT and J-Peasy looked old. And the pass defense had to account for inadequecies on the ILB and safety positions.
Special teams: The kicking and punting were strong. The return game had some really great moments (Ted Ginn's two returns), but Bess' fair catches and Ginn's 26 yard return average made them just average.
Coaching: I wasn't impressed with Sparano's motivation techniques late in the season. As Jim Mandich said recently "he needed to make the point that the game starts at 1pm, not at 3pm," since many weeks, the team had to stage a comeback after falling behind. He made some odd decisions on going for 2m field goals, and punting; and also had a couple of timeout decisions that made me raise my eyebrow. That quirky timeout before the half of the Saints game also stands out.
Best game: There were a couple of worthy contenders, but you can't beat the Monday Night Football game against the Jets. Nicely done.
Worst game: There were a couple to pick from, but that first half against the Texans was the single worst first half any Dolphins team has ever played - so there's your winner.
MVP: Ronnie Brown led the way through midseason. Ricky did well. Randy Starks looked like he might take the award at some point, but dropped off. Nate Garner deserved a nomination because he came on strong and played 4 of the 5 positions on the line. But in the end, it was the 5th guy on that o-line, the only player to make the pro bowl, who quietly stole the show. Our MVP is Jake Long.
Rookie of the year: Sean Smith. Vontae was the guy that was picked on more, but was that because of scheme or because Smith was playing so well? We don't know. But I give it up to Mr. Smith, though Vontae also played well.


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Has anyone come across a Fortran 77 emulator or compiler for iOS devices?
Perhaps it's best done with a pre-compiler translating Fortran to C (and integrate that into Xcode as a separate build step). One such tool is e.g. http://www.greatmigrations.com/tools_gmFortran.aspx
Maybe one can also have a look at the gnu fortran compiler, as far as I remember it also started out as a precompiler translating Fortran to C. http://gcc.gnu.org/fortran/
It can be accomplished using the Dragonegg plugin for GCC (frontend), a generic LLVM installation (backend), and the Apple linker. I have been able to successfully build and run a 64-bit Fortran application on iOS 8.1 built on Mac OS X 10.10 using GCC 4.8 and LLVM 3.5. The process is not very straightforward and requires a number of hacks and some scripting, but the high-level steps are:
Now if you got this far, compile a Fortran source file into an iOS binary using:
Precompiled binaries for Dragonegg and libgfortran can be found here: http://download.zeroepoch.com/gfortran-ios/gfortran-ios.tar.bz2
UPDATE: The precompiled binaries archive now contains fat libraries (armv7s, arm64) and some bug fixes to the wrapper scripts.


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Or a grilled cheese sandwich? Or a porch door? (Warning: Do not continue reading if you're the casino owner who paid $28k for that sandwich!) Turns out there's a term for these sightings of faces or shapes in mundane objects: Pareidolia. David McRaney gets a little cynical about belief in things seen, writing:
Carl Sagan was one of the first scientists to suggest the reason for seeing faces where they aren't is a survival mechanism.
In an environment like a jungle or a forest, you need only a few details of the face to fill in the rest and see another human being.
When people experience pareidolia in which they believe they can see a religious figure, it's called simulacra.
It happens fairly often, and sometimes leads to fervor, like the water stain under a bridge in Chicago which has become a beloved shrine.
But we forgive him: his site is tag-lined "a celebration of self-delusion"; and he hasn't yet explained the Sacramento Mary crying blood tears….


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Consider a 2-dimensional Wiener process $(W_t)_{t \in [0,1]}$. Color every area which is enclosed by the line parametrised by $W_t$ (this means that, when the Wiener process makes a loop and intersects itself you color the points of the plane inside the loop). What is the expectation value of the area colored in that way?
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@Danra suggested running a simulation - so that's what I did.
Here are some examples:
Altogether, I did 2000 simulations and obtained the following histogram and empirical cumulative distribution function:
Somehow, it looks a bit like an exponential distribution, but it doesn't fit properly. The average of the enclosed area is equal to $$0,0026$$
The probability that a point $x$ is enclosed by the Brownian path starting at $0$ at time $1$ depends only on the distance between $x$ and $0$. Call this probability $p(\|x\|)$, then the expected area $A$ enclosed by the Brownian path is $2\pi$ times the integral of $r\mapsto rp(r)$.
The Brownian path starting at distance $r$ from the origin and running during a time interval of length $1$ is the scaled version of the Brownian path starting at distance $1$ from the origin and running during a time interval of length $1/r^2$ hence $p(r)=\mathbb P(T\leqslant1/r^2)$, where $T$ denotes the first time the Brownian path starting from $1$ encloses the origin. Thus, $$ A=2\pi\int_0^{+\infty}\mathbb P(T\leqslant1/r^2)r\mathrm dr=\pi\cdot\mathbb E\left(\frac1T\right). $$ A skew-product representation of the planar Brownian motion indicates that the process of its angular component may be represented as $(B(U_t))_t$ where $(B(t))_t$ is a standard (linear) Brownian motion starting at $0$ and $U_t=\inf\{u\mid\int\limits_0^u\mathrm e^{2\beta}\geqslant t\}$ where $\beta$ is another (linear) Brownian motion starting from $0$ and independent of $B$. Thus, that $T\leqslant t$ implies that $|B|$ reaches $2\pi$ before time $U_t$, that is, that $\int\limits_0^\tau\mathrm e^{2\beta}\leqslant t$ where $\tau$ is the first hitting time of $2\pi$ by $|B|$.
In other words, $T\geqslant\int\limits_0^\tau\mathrm e^{2\beta}$ where $\tau$ is independent of $\beta$ and the distribution of $\tau$ is known. These observations might allow to deduce an upper bound of the value of $A$.


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As I've gotten older, I find I have very few wants. (Several pairs of comfortable shoes would be nice, but I can't get motivated to go buy them.) At this point in life, I am fortunate to say there is truly nothing I need. I am, of course, responsibly saving for my future, but as retirement nears, this doesn't give me the thrill it once did. Meaningful contributions to—investments in—nonprofit organizations I believe in—now that is satisfying!
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Winter views from the Napa Valley
While it sure doesn't feel like January in the Napa Valley as temperatures continue to hover close to 70 degrees, a simple look out into the vineyards will confirm that it is indeed winter.
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|13 Jan 2011
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|On some geometric and combinatorial consequences of Fourier analytic inequalities
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|Douglas Arnold, University of Minnesota
|Finite element exterior calculus: where numerical PDE meets topology
|3 Feb 2011
|Anatole Katok, Penn State
|Dynamics, homotopy and rigidity
|17 Feb 2011
|Jack Lutz, Iowa State Universty
|The Dimensions of Individual Points in Euclidean Space
|24 Feb 2011
|Claude Le Bris, Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech
|Multiscale modelling of random materials: some recent mathematical and numerical progress
|3 Mar 2011
|Vladimir Dragovic, MI SANU Belgrade and GFM, University of Lisbon
|Discriminantly separable polynomials and Kowalevski integrability
|17 Mar 2011
|Van Vu, Rutgers University
|Complete Sequences
|24 Mar 2011
|Albert Fathi, ENS de Lyon, France
|Lyapunov Functions: Towards an Aubry-Mather theory for homeomorphisms?
|7 Apr 2011
|Wen Shen and Ae Ya Yee, Penn State
|1. PDE models for granular flow and slow erosion 2. Generalized Rogers-Ramanujan-Gordon identities revisited
|14 Apr 2011
|Xiantao Li and Anna Mazzucato, Penn State
|1. Reduction of molecular models of solids 2. On the analysis of incompressible fluids at high Reynolds numbers
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|Robert Jarrow, Cornell University
|The Meaning of Market Efficiency
|28 Apr 2011
|Richard James, University of Minnesota
|An invariant manifold in molecular dynamics and its macroscopic implications
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|Ram Murty, Queens University
|The Fibonacci Zeta Function
|22 Sep 2011
|Federico Rodriguez Hertz
|Interactions of topology and measure rigidity
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|Michael Gekthman, University of Notre Dame
|From discrete integrable systems to cluster algebras and back
|6 Oct 2011
|Aaron Abrams, Department of Mathematics Emory University
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|Renormalization and Rigidity
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Ray Liotta made an impact on audiences with his intensely powerful performance in Something Wild. Since that extraordinary debut, Liotta has garnered raves for a gallery of characters in such diverse films as Dominick and Eugene, Field of Dreams, Goodfellas, Corrina, Corrina and Cop Land.
More recently, the busy actor co-starred in Hannibal, Heartbreakers and Blow. This week, Liotta stars as a father trying to come to terms with the death of his wife in the luminous Rumor of Angels, appears with Denzel Washington in the upcoming John Q, and gives a brilliantly ferocious performance as a determined cop in the Indie thriller Narc, which screened at last month's Sundance Film Festival. Paul Fischer sat down with Liotta in a hotel bar to discuss the variety of his roles.
Answer: Now I saw Narc at Sundance, which is so different from Rumor of Angels, and I noticed you had a producer credit on that. How did that come about?
Question: At that time, I had switched agents and I wasn't happy with some of the scripts I was getting. I wanted to see what they had of their clients that was unproduced. Because I always wanted to start a company and to do something but that just came, really, about after. And they sent me Narc, I read it and I was really moved by it; it was just really well-written, and what you think is happening, isn't, especially at the end where it really took me by surprise, there aren't many movies that do that. Then I met the director, and really liked his sensibilities. I just felt like he, you know, knew his stuff. He was one of those few guys that maybe could cross over and really become something. I also at that time already had "Hannibal;" I was cast in "Blow," and I think "Heartbreakers" was just coming around, so I knew that I was covered in terms of the studio kind of way, that, you know, it was a second-time director who knew it would turn out as well as it did. So I just decided to go for it.
Question: We've spoken a few times over the years and one of the things that I've always remarked upon is that you've had this kind of various 'second coming' of career spans. And there was obviously a certain degree of expectation that after "Goodfellas," things would be great for you, but your career's kind of had ups and downs. Are you philosophical about the way that your career has panned out?
Answer: Yeah, I mean, what could you do? A lot of it was, sometimes I didn't feel like I was represented right, because you know, "Goodfellas" was my fourth movie, and I'd heard so much about typecasting that I figured that after Something Wild I did "Dominick and Eugene," a really sweet movie, then "Field of Dreams," then "Goodfellas" and then I did a movie, "Article 99," where I played a heart surgeon; it was a black comedy. We knew that Orion was gonna go bankrupt at the time, so they couldn't really promote the movie, so after the big splash with "Goodfellas," I waited a while because I was getting a lot of bad guys. I've always felt that I wanted to do this for the longevity - to do different parts. To do Narc and then to do something like Rumor of Angels, different things. And then you kind of lost some steam and momentum, I did, and I don't' think my agents really backed me properly, which is why I kept changing them and now I feel like I'm with somebody good. But then, that could be like most peoples' careers where there seems to be ups and downs, there's very few that don't. So hopefully, now, it's coming out. What's great about this business is that there's not one set age that it doesn't happen to you by, at least for men, you know, there's always more to do.
Question: One of my wife's favorite film of yours is "Corrina, Corrina" and I was wondering, if it is easier for you to play a gentle character than it is for you to play somebody that's hard-edged and all?
Answer: Well, it's easier in the sense like, on Narc, sometimes it's six o'clock in the morning when you go to work and you have to finish up a scene that you did the night before, or the day before, and you still have to stay edgy and, like that last twenty minutes or twenty-five minutes of Narc, it's just such high-energy which took a week to do, so there's just some days you're not in the mood to do it, and so in that sense it's easier to play somebody who is not as, wound as tight, but dynamically, what most people seem to remember are those characters where characters are wound tight.
Question: What was it about the particular character that appealed to you in "Rumor of Angels?"
Answer: You know what? I just liked this script, again, it was something that I read and was moved by; I teared up. I already had a movie with Paul Schrader, where I played a very edgy character. This one just came about, and I read it and Peter cast me; Vanessa Redgrave was doing it, and we were shooting it in Halifax, and, yeah, I mean, there was just -- you know, I don't need to be the main guy all the time but just to be a part of something so sweet and nice, and hopefully this will find a niche and people will see it.
Question: Do you tap into anything to play a guy like this? I mean this is a character who is steeped in kind of a grief that he won't admit to, for the most part.
Answer: I'm much more of an emotional person, and wear my emotions on my sleeve and like to talk things out. I've been through loss with my mother, it happened right in the middle of "Goodfellas," so no, I don't really take a movie to gird something or to get something off my chest, or anything like that.
Question: I mean, how hard is it for you to tap into a character like this in terms of the way he has to express his emotions? I mean, do you relate to your own paternalism, for instance?
Answer: No, no, I mean, it's all make-believe and you know, it's harder to be mean; I've been in one fight in my whole life in seventh grade. It's almost harder to be that edgy kind of crazy guy than it is dealing with loss. I really like acting and I know what my job is. My job is to fulfill the script and to use my imagination, so the more you do that the less personal you make it, then the more you get to explore different things.
Question: How different of an actor are you from Vanessa Redgrave? How do you work with somebody with her particular background?
Answer: I don't know how she works, really. Being one of the main people in the movie, you get the director's attention a little more. I don't know what her method is, what her methodology is. Her and me, I use different things. Some things I can relate to; some things I can't. Some things, if I've got to be like, edgy all day or something, I'll let things bother me a little more, whether it's driving and you know, the way people are driving, you just play little games with yourself to make yourself more vulnerable for that day.
Question: The older you get, is the job of acting easier for you?
Answer: Yeah, I think so. I think you get - at least, you know you've done it for a while; you might get some things that have done well; you know how you did it and what you used, and that's one of the great things - I had that run where, I've got a movie coming out in two weeks with Robert Duvall that I did, "John Q," -
Question: Yeah, a wonderful film, too -
Answer: -- yeah, and I did "Hannibal" with Anthony Hopkins; I worked with DeNiro and Gene Hackman in "Heartbreakers." So to watch these guys work and the ease that they do it; it is exhilarating and it just happens to do time and the experience of doing it, you know. Work just happens; it doesn't work and they say "Cut," and you do it again, you know what I'm saying? But when you're younger, you're just trying to prove so much that you deserve to be there and then, you don't know who's gonna be there the next day and you don't want anybody to think that you're not a good actor, so you might plug onto things and get a little edgier than you'd be.
Question: "John Q" is another sort of high-profile studio movie, but it's also, again, is not a huge part. What was the - why were you into doing that?
Answer: Duvall.
Question: Duvall?
Answer: Yeah. That was it. I had done a few things; I'd done "Hannibal," "Blow," and "Heartbreakers" and I knew the director, Nick Cassavetes, and he called me up and asked me if I wanted to do it, and I read it and, you know, I think at one point he wanted me for James Woods' character, the doctor, which would've been interesting. And then he said, "What about the police chief?" I said, "Well, no." He said, "Well, Robert Duvall is, you know, the negotiator. And I said, "Well, forget it; I'm in." So just to hang out with Robert Duvall, to be his boss and to be yelling at him was a great, great, fun thing to do.
Question: What else have you got coming out; you've been just incredibly busy --
Answer: An episode of "Just Shoot Me."
Question: Who do you play on that?
Answer: I play myself. I did a Christmas episode and then they asked me to come back. I was on the Jay Leno Show and Laura San Giacomo won't go out with me, so I'm on the Leno show and I start singing to her, and it's just crazy, good fun. I did a movie called "Point of Origin" for HBO that's coming out this summer; it's a true story about an arson investigator, investigating these arson fires and it turns out that it's a fireman who's lighting the fires; this really happened in Glendale, and then I've got Narc.
Question: Do you ever stop working?
Answer: Yeah, there have been periods, trust me. It's just, I don't know, a range of horrors, the timing of things; my first three movies were done by like, March or April, so for the past eight months there was really nothing that came out. "Point of Origin" was supposed to come out last year but then September 11 hit.
Question: Has Lion's Gate indicated when they're going to release Narc?
Answer: No, they're meeting after this today. I don't know; there's still a bunch of studios that are vying to take it away from them.
Question: Really?
Answer: Yeah. A lot of people are really interested in it.
Question: It's a very commercial film -
Answer: Yeah, I think so, too. I think they realize that and they want to hold onto it; but I have a feeling it's gonna be September or October.
Question: How did you find Sundance?
Answer: I really liked it. I was very shocked and surprised; you know, you figure, like, all these edgy, independent films; they do these crazy, quirky, edgy movies and there you're walking down this pristine, gorgeous, you know, brisk air, place. It was just, very - I was shocked by it. I was! I was really surprised by it. I really was. It grew on me.
Question: Did you actually get to see any films?
Answer: No, I didn't.
Question: But you skied?
Answer: Someone stole my skis. Would you believe it?
Question: Where did that happen?
Answer: Deer Valley; I'm skiing away, skiing away, skiing away, go to get something to eat, put the skis in the rack, and come back and the skis are gone.
Question: You're kidding me!
Answer: No!
Question: They were your own skis?
Answer: No, they were rented.
Question: Never a dull moment on your watch!


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Pearl Izumi P.R.O. Leader Jersey - Short-Sleeve - Men's $159.95
Multi-day races revolve around one thing: the leader's jersey. This makes any article bearing that name a significant piece of cycling kit, so we greeted the release of Pearl Izumi's P.R.O. Leader Jersey with some high expectations.
In order to meet those expectations, Pearl kitted the P.R.O. Leader with two different primary materials. The body is P.R.O. Transfer In-R-Cool, which excels at pulling moisture from your skin and diffusing it across its own surface for quick-drying comfort. The sleeves and shoulders are P.R.O. Transfer fabric, a Coldblack-treated material that reflects the sun's rays in order to keep you cool, inside and out.
The jersey is finished with side panels of Direct-Vent for added cooling and a panel of structural mesh to support the rear pockets, one of which is water-resistant. The panels are laid-out in an anatomic, race-cut pattern, and an elasticized grip on the rear hem keeps that shape in place.
Tech Specs
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Size chart
Pearl Izumi
|Regular Fit
|35 - 37.5in
(88.9 - 95.3cm)
|37.5 - 40.5in
(95.3 - 102.9cm)
|40.5 - 43.5in
(102.9 - 110.5cm)
|43.5 - 46.5in
(110.5 - 118.1cm)
|46.5 - 49in
(118.1 - 124.5cm)
|29 - 31.5in
(73.7 - 80cm)
|31.5 - 34.5in
(80 - 87.6cm)
|34.5 - 37.5in
(87.6 - 95.3cm)
|37.5 - 41.5in
(95.3 - 105.4cm)
|41.5 - 45in
(105.4 - 114.3cm)
|35 - 37.5in
(88.9 - 95.3cm)
|37.5 - 40.5in
(95.3 - 102.9cm)
|40.5 - 43.5in
(102.9 - 110.5cm)
|43.5 - 46.5in
(110.5 - 118.1cm)
|46.5 - 49in
(118.1 - 124.5cm)
|European Race Fit
| 36.5 - 38in
(92.7 - 96.5cm)
| 38 - 39.5in
(96.5 - 100.3cm)
| 39.5 - 41in
(100.3 - 104.1cm)
| 41 - 42.5in
(104.1 - 108.0cm)
| 42.5 - 44in
(108.0 - 111.8cm)
| 30.5 - 32in
(77.5 - 81.3cm)
| 32 - 33.5in
(81.3 - 85.1cm)
| 33.5 - 35in
(85.1 - 88.9cm)
| 35 - 36.5in
(88.9 - 92.7cm)
| 36.5 - 38in
(92.7 - 96.5cm)
| 36.5 - 38in
(92.7 - 96.5cm)
| 38 - 39.5in
(96.5 - 100.3cm)
| 39.5 - 41in
(100.3 - 104.1cm)
| 41 - 42.5in
(104.1 - 108.0cm)
| 42.5 - 44in
(108.0 - 111.8cm)
| 31.5in
| 32in
| 32.5in
| 33in
| 33.5in
- How to Measure:
- For best results, take measurements over your underwear.
- Chest:
- Measure under your arms, around the fullest part of your chest.
- Natural Waist:
- Measure around your natural waistline, keeping the tape a bit loose.
- Hip:
- Measure around the fullest part of your body at the top of your legs.
- Inseam:
- Using pants that fit well, measure the crotch seam to the bottom of the leg.
Reviews & Community
mens pro leader shirt sizing
- Fit: Runs small
- Size Bought: XL
just fyi for everyone really nice shirt but sizes are real tight i wear XL in Pearl and Sugoi no problems. if your XL and like real tight aero type shirts go for it otherwise go XXL
Great Jersey!
It fits as expected, great look. Very light jersey so it keeps you very fresh. My preferred jersey for summer. I will recommend this jersey and absolutely I will buy it again.
love it
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
I like my jerseys tight but not constricting. This one fits perfectly. Fabric wicks well and is high quality. Full zipper works well. All three pockets are useful and are easy to get objects in and out. While I have jerseys that cost a lot more than this one, I do not have any that I like better. This jersey is at the top of my jersey rotation. By far the best Pearl Izumi product I have ever purchased. I like it more than my jerseys from ASSOS and Santini. A+
Well made, looks good.
- Fit: Runs small
- Size Bought: Large
I normally wear a medium jersey, but since I was at the top end of the sizing chart for medium, I went with large. I'm glad I did. The Large is snug on my chest, and just right on my arms, which are big for my size.. The one place the fit isn't so good is in the back. It's both too long and too loose. But I'm glad I didn't go with a smaller size as it would not have fit elsewhere. I did like the P.R.O. enough to buy a second one in a different color.
How does the fit compare to Pearl Izumi Elite jersey? I wear a large in Elite
Probably the same. Most jerseys I wear a medium. Assos and Pearl I go with Large. The Large P.R.O. fits me pretty well. It's a little long and loose in the back.


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College Hockey:Tigers Hold Off Badgers For Weekend Split
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin was given a golden opportunity with just 3:27 remaining in Saturday night's game with Colorado College. With the Badgers down 2-1, CC forward James Brannigan was sent to the penalty box for hooking, giving the Badgers a two-minute power play.
But what might have been their biggest power play of their season told the story of the game. The Badgers were unable to set anything up in their zone and could not get one shot on senior goalie Curtis McElhinney, falling 2-1 and splitting with the Tigers on the weekend.
"It was a gutsy effort by us, I thought," CC coach Scott Owens said. "I thought Wisconsin was as good as they were last night. I'm proud of our guys for their effort."
The Badgers, who were second in the league and 10th in the nation on the power play coming into the weekend, went 0-for-6 Saturday night, mustering just four shots.
"Can you spell anemic?," UW coach Mike Eaves said of his team's woes on the man-advantage. "It was just one of those nights. The power play was just an extension of the issues we had with the puck all night."
It seemed fitting, then, that the Tigers — the only team in the WCHA with a higher power-play percentage than the Badgers — got the game-winning goal on a power play of their own. Even more fitting was the player who scored it.
Defenseman Brady Greco played high school hockey just minutes from the UW campus at Madison-Edgewood. He sometimes even practices with Badger players during the summer.
"I'm real good friends with a lot of these guys," Greco said. "It feels good to come home and play well against these guys."
On Saturday night, he thanked 30-plus family members and friends who came to the Kohl Center to watch him play by firing a blazing one-timer from the top of the left circle over the shoulder of Bernd Bruckler, off the right pipe and into the net.
Earlier in the game, Greco had one shot deflect off the cross bar and watched Bruckler save another, but he kept working and was eventually rewarded.
"You just gotta put your nose to the grindstone and take every opportunity you get," Greco said. "I was a little frustrated in the first period … but I came back and buried the opportunity I got in the second period. It felt real good."
The goal, just minutes into the second period, broke the 1-1 tie, and the Tigers made the lead stand up over the final 35 minutes.
Each team got on the board in the first period thanks to a lapse on defense.
Wisconsin scored first when Colorado College sophomore defenseman Lee Sweatt turned the puck over to Badger forward Jake Dowell on a bad pass in the Badger zone.
Dowell skated in on McElhinney, faked once before pulling the puck right and then backhanded it past the senior goalie for his 10th goal of the year.
McElhinney usually starts on Saturday, alternating with Matt Zaba, but the two had to switch this week after McElhinney was hindered by a back injury. It didn't show, as he made 23 saves and allowed just one goal.
"We're so superstitious around here that we wouldn't have flip-flopped them," Owens said. "But he didn't practice Wednesday and looked like an old man on Friday morning so we flip-flopped them. I was surprised he was able to go today."
Trevor Frischmon skated into the zone. UW defenseman Joe Piskula could not keep up with the junior and he skated to the right circle before backhanding the puck over Bruckler's right shoulder, tying the game 1-1.
Greco added to the CC momentum by scoring early in the second. The Badgers got two power-play chances in the period, and two more in the third, but could not find a way to tie the game.
"I don't know if a penalty has ever been declined in hockey, but I was sure wishing I could just throw out a flag and say, 'We'll play five-on-five.' … It was that tough tonight. I felt bad for the kids," Eaves said.
Bruckler finished his final weekend at the Kohl Center with 68 saves and just three goals allowed, but only one win to show for it.
"I will walk out of here with my head up, but I'm really disappointed right now. There's a lot going through my head … a lot of emotion. I wish it would have been a different outcome," Bruckler said.
For just the third time this season, Marty Sertich and Brett Sterling were held scoreless in a game. Ironically, the team is 3-0 in such games.
But the big story was the Badgers' power play — or lack thereof. The Badgers went 1-of-9 on the weekend with just seven shots. Worse yet for Wisconsin, the Badgers have converted on just five of 48 attempts over the past nine games.
With Minnesota-Duluth's win over Denver, the points separating the league's leaders remain the same as last week. Colorado College leads the Pioneers by two points, while the Badgers sit five points back. Both DU and Wisconsin have two games in hand on the Tigers.
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She was the beloved wife of David; loving mother of Timothy and Susan; dear grandmother of Andrea; great-grandmother of Karlee, Adalynn and Kaiden.
Family will receive friends Friday, August 22, 2014, from 2 until 4 P.M. and 6 until 8 P.M., at Jerusalem Lutheran Church, 9282 Acme Road, Seville, OH 44273, where funeral services will be held Saturday, August 23, 2014, at 11 A.M. Interment will be at Granger Fairview Cemetery Medina.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hospice of Medina County, 5075 Windfall Road, Medina, OH 44256.
Arrangements handled by Bollinger Funeral Services of Brunswick, (330) 273-6001.


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I am using Outlook 2007. This morning I created a meeting and sent an invite to the other participant. He accepted my meeting and I got an acceptance email. When I try to delete this email Outlook gives me the following error:
The operation failed. An object could not be found.
Here is what I've tried, to no avail:
- Closed and reopened Outlook
- Deleted the meeting from my calendar
How do I get this out of my Inbox?


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Lady Raiders 22nd in Associated Press Poll
Nov. 9, 1999
LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech women?s basketball team is preseason ranked 22nd by the Associated Press top 25 poll released today. This is the fifth preseason ranking for the Lady Raiders as they were ranked 13th by the Women?s Basketball News Service, 15th by Athlon Sports College Basketball Magazine, 22nd by The Women?s Basketball Journal and 23rd by the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll.
Three of Tech?s opponents this year and three possible opponents were selected as one of the top 25 teams by coaches, UCLA (fifth), Iowa State (seventh), North Carolina (ninth), LSU (13th), Kansas (18th) and Nebraska (24th)
Associated Press Preseason Top 25
1. Connecticut
2. Tennessee
3. Georgia
4. Rutgers
6. Louisiana Tech
7. Iowa State
8. Notre Dame
9. North Carolina
10. Penn State
11. Auburn
12. Illinois
13. Louisiana State
14. UC Santa Barbara
15. Old Dominion
16. Oregon
17. Virginia Tech
18. Kansas
19. Boston College
20. North Carolina State
21. Duke
22. Texas Tech
23. Purdue
24. Nebraska
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I'm currently archiving my physical DVD collection to a media server.
My desktop PC currently has a DVD drive but it's awkward to get at due to where the PC lives under my desk. I'm thinking about buying a portable DVD drive with a long enough cable so I can sit the drive on my desk within arms reach and rip away whilst I work and do other stuff.
I'm using SlySoft's AnyDVD and DVDFab to defeat any protection mechanisms that may be present on a DVD.
Are portable DVD drives - connected via a USB cable - equally capable of ripping DVD's as drives that are attached to SATA interfaces whilst using software such as AnyDVD or DVDFab?
Are there any commands or capabilities of DVD drives attached via USB that don't translate well (such as to defeat protection mechanisms), or work at all due to the USB to the SATA adapter (presuming that the drive inside the case has a SATA interface).
The reason that I ask is that I'm guessing these types tools must work at a fairly low level to get past the copy-protection mechanisms and that USB just adds a layer of difficulty.


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High Lakes -
Amphibian Assemblages and Introduced Fishes in the Wilderness Areas of the Klamath-Siskiyou Bioregion
We are assessing the effects of introduced fish on the distribution and abundance of amphibians in the U.S. Forest Service wilderness areas of Northern California. We are also quantifying the current distributions and habitat associations of fish and amphibians in these high elevation regions.
The alpine and subalpine lentic habitats of northern California support a diverse assemblage of amphibian species including the long-toed salamander and Cascades frog (California species of special concern).
As of the fall of 2001, we sampled 695 aquatic habitats in the Trinity Alps, Marble Mountains and Russian Wilderness. We detected long-toed salamanders at only 40 sites and Cascades frogs at 154 sites.
We used gill nets to assess presence, species and density of fish in the lakes. Of water bodies greater than two meters deep, fish were detected in 80 % of the lakes in the Trinity Alps, 90 % in the Marble Mountains and 100 % in the Russian Wilderness. Because trout have been stocked extensively in lake habitats throughout northern California, little of this habitat remains for native amphibians.
Data from the Trinity Alps, Marble Mountains and Russian Wilderness show a significant negative effect of fish on both long-toed salamanders and Cascades frogs.


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This week is the first week of Radioshack's free 6 months of Netflix promotion. In case you missed it, this promotion has been marred by everything from non-working redemption sites to felony level theft of services. Here is a recap of the main points:
- Any purchase of a phone, tablet, laptop at Radioshack would give a code good for 6 months of Netflix service, this promo began on Sunday, February 23rd.
- The initial code was redeemed at ThePromoCard. Calling it a website in training would be a great compliment. 48 hours later, users would receive the redeemable Netlifx subscription code.
- Sometime after the promo went live, members at SlickDeals figured out how to get the subscription codes without having receipt codes using a simple website hack, resulting in stolen Netflix codes. Some users were able to steal decades of Netflix service
The full article outlining what happened can be seen here.
Since this fiasco of a promotion began at the beginning of this week, it would be fair to assume that a large, national corporation would have correctly addressed the issue and ironed out the details. Instead, there is still massive confusion within Radioshack stores, with customer support, and with angry consumers who have not received what was promised. Here are some of the continuing highlights:
- Many of the online orders that initially qualified for the promotion under the original terms have been delivered, and many individuals have not yet received the emailed Netflix codes.
- In store situations have varied by location. Some customers have shared that they were able to purchase an eligible phone of any price and receive the code on their receipt, even though the terms online have changed to require a $30 device purchase. I physically went into a Radioshack in Minnesota, and they had a sign stating that phones qualifying for the Netlifx code must be activated in store, but no minimum order amount was posted. Still other stores may have different rules in place.
- Online customers have been given the corporate cop out by customer support. Many have been told they will receive codes within 48 hours, but this is well after the initial promotion that was supposed to be fulfilled within two days already.
- Radioshack still hilariously refuses to acknowledge any issue. A quick look at their Facebook page shows that they have resorted to putting fingers in their ears and continuing to make marketing noise. They have posted more promotional shares, but no information on the offer or issues with it. However, a glance at the recent user posts and comments shows that customers are looking for their Netflix codes or answers to this issue.
Thousands of consumers are still left out by this promotion, and I find it impossible to believe that Radioshack still has not released any information at a company-wide level. The best part is that this promotion is scheduled to go until March 22nd, even though it has barely limped over the finish line of its first week. Hopefully the issue will be resolved, until then I will apparently be your only source for news on this issue.