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Rebecca Lancefield
Rebecca Craighill Lancefield (January 2, 1895 – March 1, 1981) was a prominent American microbiologist. She joined the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research in New York in 1918, and was associated with that institute throughout her long and outstanding career. Her bibliography comprises more than 50 publications published over 60 years. Her main achievements lie in her work on group A streptococci and their association with rheumatic fever.
She is best known for her serological classification of beta-hemolytic streptococcal bacteria,[1] Lancefield grouping, which is based on the carbohydrate composition of bacterial antigens found on their cell walls.[2] She is also responsible for the serological typing of Group A Streptococci. Typing classification is based on the M protein found on the group A bacterium's surface.
Early life and education[edit]
She was born at Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, New York. She had five sisters. She was educated at Wellesley College, Massachusetts and Columbia University, New York. At Columbia, she received her Ph.D. in 1925. She married Dr. Donald E. Lancefield, a fellow graduate student in genetics at Columbia.
Eventually, she became professor of microbiology at Columbia University from 1958-1965. In 1943, she was the second woman to become president of the Society of American Bacteriologists. In 1961, she became president of the American Association of Immunologists, the first woman to be president of that Association. She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1970. In 1973, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science by Columbia University.
Applied bacteriology[edit]
Dr. Lancefield's recipe for eggnog has been used by her fellow scientists for decades and was published on Science Friday[3] in 2008.
Death and legacy[edit]
In 1980 on Thanksgiving Day, Lancefield broke her hip and was not able to fully regain her mobility. She died the following year in 1981 aged 86.
- ^ Lancefield RC (1933). "A serological differentiation of human and other groups of hemolytic streptococci.". J Exp Med. 57 (4): 571–95. doi:10.1084/jem.57.4.571. PMC 2132252. PMID 19870148.
- ^ Patterson MJ (1996). Baron S; et al., eds. Streptococcus. in: Baron's Medical Microbiology (4th ed.). Univ of Texas Medical Branch. ISBN 0-9631172-1-1.
- ^ "Dr. Rebecca Lancefield's Eggnog Recipe" Science Friday.
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Move became necessary with thesp's drug arrest
NEW YORK — Hank Azaria is negotiating to replace Robert Downey Jr. in "America's Sweethearts," the Revolution Studios comedy, from a script by Billy Crystal and Peter Tolan, that will be directed by Joe Roth, and star Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Cusack and Crystal.
The comedy takes place during a movie junket, when a film company attempts to fool the press that America's sweethearts, a husband-and-wife acting team (Cusack and Zeta-Jones), are in love even when it's fairly evident they loathe each other.
Azaria is in talks to play Zeta-Jones' lover. Downey was set in that role, but while Revolution has been discreet, his participation effectively ended after his recent arrest for drug possession. Roberts plays Zeta-Jones' sister, who's in love with Cusack's character.
The film will begin shooting in early January and with Downey facing a late-December court date that could put him behind bars again, "America's Sweethearts" had little choice but to move on.

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William Conner, Ph.D. - Research & Projects
Ecology and Management of Forested Wetland Ecosystems of the Southern United States
Forested wetlands have been an influential component of the economy and culture of the southern United States since the earliest settlements. These ecosystems have been used for transportation, food and fiber, flood control, wildlife habitat, recreation, and all too often, a fertile site for conversion to agriculture. The importance of wetlands to the southern economy and concern over their decreasing extent has lead to a surge of research activity as well as litigation and discord over competing wetland uses. Hydrology is one of the most important driving forces in forested wetlands, and the length, depth, and timing of flooding determines the diversity and productivity of these systems. Changes in normal hydrology patterns due to stream channelization or construction of roads, canals, levees, or dams affect the establishment and growth of forest species. Another aspect of hydrology that needs consideration, especially in coastal areas, is eustatic sea level rise and subsidence. The long-term impacts of disturbance is a major area of research in Dr. Conner's program. Only long-term research can consider both the short- and long-term fluctuations of key driving forces. In addition, Dr. Conner is examining processes across the entire southern United States to determine if all wetlands function similarly.
ProjectsClimate Change and Tidally Influenced Freshwater Forested Wetlands of the Southeast: Understanding Functional Ecological Attributes of Forest Transitions to Marsh (2009-2014), USGS – GCC funding, William Conner (Clemson University)
|Tidal freshwater forested wetlands are unique ecosystems that provide an opportunity for understanding the unique structuring of freshwater forests along hydroperiod, salinity, and microtopographical gradients. The goal of this project is to take a regional approach in studying community dynamics of tidal freshwater forested wetlands to understand the ecology and potential effects of sea-level rise on this ecosystem. Study plots were established in a previous GCC project (Dieback and Restoration of Coastal Forests of the Southeast Under Changing Climate; Interactive Effects of Drought Severity, Hurricanes, Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Management) in tidal freshwater swamps with varying tidal influence in riverine and non-riverine watersheds in coastal South Carolina. Plots extended from healthy to stressed cypress-tupelo communities and consisted of cypress stands located along a transect gradient from fresh to brackish environments. Monthly field trips are made to the sites to collect tree growth, litterfall, water level, and soil salinity data. Further, additional data regarding microhabitat use and availability will be collected, and distinct strategies of species preference for microsite will be elucidated through dedicated whole-tree eco-physiological studies. This study will increase our understanding of tidal freshwater forested wetlands at the regional level, thereby providing a better base of knowledge from which future management goals can draw. A broad understanding of community composition, their associations with soil and hydrology, and usage of microtopography will help direct future restoration and mitigation efforts. Learning the physiology associated with water transport in trees under differing environmental conditions will allow us to understand the specific physiological requirements of trees at different microtopographic and landscape positions. This knowledge, in turn, will help balance municipal river-water use with environmental responses to flow management. These advancements will increase our ability to sustain ecosystem health, conserve and preserve wildlife, and minimize relative sea-level rise by enhancing long-term carbon sequestration.
|Given the expectation of increased land use disturbances within watersheds throughout the world and the high potential for increased sediment generation as a result, it is critical that we determine how floodplain forests and associated functions may be altered. Consequently, sustainability of floodplain forests will depend on understanding relationships among land use change, sediment loads in streams, channel-floodplain connectivity, and floodplain forest integrity within key river basins. The Congaree National Park (CNP) represents one of the very few old-growth floodplain forests still in existence, thus making it an ideal setting for this investigation. Sediment deposition and distribution on the CNP floodplain control both aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) and species composition of that system. The objectives of this study are to (1) determine the extent to which current and past sedimentation rates vary among different wetland vegetation communities, (2) determine how carbon sequestration varies in association with sedimentation differences among communities, and (3) examine the nature of relationships that exist between past and current aboveground net primary productivity, species composition, and sedimentation rates. Detailed analyses will be conducted along 5 transects established going from the highest elevation (natural levee) to the lowest (cypress/tupelo swamp). Studies are examining the effects of sedimentation on floodplain forest composition and productivity as well as nutrient dynamics.


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Gianfranco Ferre's Bankruptcy Protection
The Gianfranco Ferre company may be in bankruptcy reorganization, but its clothes are only for the financially solvent.
This season is one of the brand's best since the death of its namesake and founder three years ago. The clothes still scream: "I'm so rich, I don't check the pricetags on my furs." But they no longer suggest, as they did in some previous seasons: "I don't wrinkle because I never sit down." In other words, these were luxurious clothes to be worn by real women.
The key looks involved the blocking of textures and mixing materials: a wide swath of leather or fur at the bottom of a coat, fur arms on a wool dress, or leather arms on a sweater dress.
A series of suits and dresses and coats used thin strips of leather — woven and in blocks that added texture.
Andrea Ciccoli, who is overseeing the brand's financial reorganization, was on hand for the show. He's preparing to auction off Ferre and related assets later this year. WANTED: Investor with financial resources, experience in luxury goods and the chutzpah to buy during a soft market.


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The other day, John Bellinger and Matthew Waxman joined the long list of people voicing opposition to the detention provisions of the Defense Authorization. Yet there's a part of their column that has received little focus, in spite of the fact it's one of the things Bellinger emphasized when he linked to their column at Lawfare.
Bellinger and Waxman scold President Obama for not following through on his promise to develop laws covering terrorism detainees.
President Obama should have followed through on his pledge in his May 2009 National Archives Speech to work with Congress to develop an appropriate legal regime for detention of terror suspects who cannot be prosecuted or released, and Congress should have been more responsive to the concerns of counterterrorism officials in the Executive branch.
The substance of that promise–given at a time, remember, when Democrats had the majority in the House and 59 (soon to be 60) Senators in the Senate–was:
Now let me be clear: We are indeed at war with al Qaeda and its affiliates. We do need to update our institutions to deal with this threat. But we must do so with an abiding confidence in the rule of law and due process; in checks and balances and accountability.
There are no neat or easy answers here. I wish there were. But I can tell you that the wrong answer is to pretend like this problem will go away if we maintain an unsustainable status quo. As President, I refuse to allow this problem to fester. I refuse to pass it on to somebody else. It is my responsibility to solve the problem. Our security interests will not permit us to delay. Our courts won't allow it. And neither should our conscience.
Having said that, we must recognize that these detention policies cannot be unbounded. They can't be based simply on what I or the executive branch decide alone.
I want to be very clear that our goal is to construct a legitimate legal framework for the remaining Guantanamo detainees that cannot be transferred. Our goal is not to avoid a legitimate legal framework. In our constitutional system, prolonged detention should not be the decision of any one man. If and when we determine that the United States must hold individuals to keep them from carrying out an act of war, we will do so within a system that involves judicial and congressional oversight. And so, going forward, my administration will work with Congress to develop an appropriate legal regime so that our efforts are consistent with our values and our Constitution.
We seek the strongest and most sustainable legal framework for addressing these issues in the long term — not to serve immediate politics, but to do what's right over the long term. By doing that we can leave behind a legacy that outlasts my administration, my presidency, that endures for the next President and the President after that — a legacy that protects the American people and enjoys a broad legitimacy at home and abroad. [my emphasis]
Obama made that promise in a speech that spoke grandly about the importance of using our fundamental values–our laws–to beat tyranny.
I believe with every fiber of my being that in the long run we also cannot keep this country safe unless we enlist the power of our most fundamental values. The documents that we hold in this very hall — the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights — these are not simply words written into aging parchment. They are the foundation of liberty and justice in this country, and a light that shines for all who seek freedom, fairness, equality, and dignity around the world.
John Bellinger has been publicly suggesting the Obama Administration had exceeded the terms of the AUMF for some time. So it is unsurprising that he took the opportunity of a Republican House, the incoming Armed Services Chair's explicit support for a new AUMF, and the Ghailani verdict to more fully develop his argument in an op-ed. It's a well-crafted op-ed, such as in the way it avoids explicitly saying the government has been breaking the law in its pursuit of terrorism, when he pretends the only people we've been targeting in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia are al Qaeda leaders.
The Bush and Obama administrations have relied on this authority to wage the ground war in Afghanistan; to exert lethal force (including drone strikes) against al-Qaeda leaders in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia; and to detain suspected al-Qaeda and Taliban members in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and Afghanistan.
In fact, the targets include a heck of a lot of grunts and many people with terrorist ties, but not direct affiliation with al Qaeda. Oh, and a bunch of civilians, but I guess we're to assume the government just has bad aim.
Then there's this game attempt to pretend that everyone will find something to love in the Forever War.
Nearly 10 years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the Obama administration, congressional Republicans and Democrats, and civil liberties groups all have an interest in updating this aging legislation. Republicans should be willing to help the president ensure that combatant commanders and intelligence agencies have ample legal authority to kill or capture terrorists who threaten the United States today. Many Republicans also want to give clearer statutory direction to federal judges regarding who may be detained and for how long. For their part, civil liberties groups and their Democratic supporters in Congress can insist that terrorist suspects who are U.S. nationals receive additional protections before being targeted and that persons detained now or in the future under the laws of war have a right to adequate administrative or judicial review.
As if Republicans weren't already clamoring for more war and more war powers. As if there would be any doubt that Republicans would answer the "who may be detained and for how long" with any answer but, "Forever War, Baby!" As if dubbing the new AUMF "the al-Awlaki and PETA law"–putting some limits on the targeting of American citizens that presumably already exist–would be enough to entice civil libertarians (whom, Bellinger seems to suggest, only have support among Democrats).
And did you notice how Bellinger slipped in giving intelligence agencies the legal authority to kill terrorists? One of the problems–though Bellinger doesn't say this explicitly–is that we're increasingly using non-military personnel to target drones, which raises legal questions about whether they're not unprivileged combatants in the same way al Qaeda is.
In any case, the lawyer did his work on this op-ed.
But here's what I find to be the most interesting detail in it:
For at least five years, lawyers in and outside the Bush and Obama administrations have recognized the need to replace this act with a clearer law. The Bush administration chose not to seek an update because it did not want to work with the legislative branch.
Which I translate to read, "Back in 2005, several lawyers in the Bush Administration and I [I'm assuming Comey and Zelikow and Matthew Waxman] told the President he was breaking the law and should ask for an updated AUMF. But in spite of the fact that Congress was at that very moment passing the Detainee Treatment Act, the Bush White House claimed it couldn't work with Congress to rewrite the AUMF to try to give the war they were already fighting some legal cover."
Though of course, in 2005, Bush's lawyers may have been trying to pretty up the fact that their illegal wiretap program–which constituted the use of military powers within the United States against US citizens–some kind of pretty face before it was exposed.
We've been fighting the Forever Whoever War since at least 2005. And now this clever lawyer wants to make sure the Forever War is legally sanctioned for the foreseeable future.


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1957, Western Boulevard Fire Department
formed. See timeline
1961, organized after Western Boulevard Fire
Department dissolves. Incorporated as Fairgrounds Rural Fire
Department, Inc. (February 24, 1961) sos
1961, first Fire Chief is B. J. Abbott.
First Assistant Chief is Dale Graham ar92
1961, fire station constructed at
1515 Blue Ridge Road. Original building
has two bays.
1962, first apparatus includes
Chevy pumper originally utilized by Western
Boulevard and 1959 International Harvester tanker, 2700 gallons
1962, three rows of display
booths at Fairgrounds destroyed by fire. Worker at Red
Star Oil Company spots blaze in exhibition building.
Firefighters, including two Raleigh units, bring blaze under control
in less than 20 minutes. (September 22, 1962) no23sep62
1963, Camp Polk mattress
plant and woodwork warehouse destroyed by fire. Fire is
discovered about 3 p.m. at warehouse. Winds fan flames and
spread to nearby mattress factory. Total damage is about $58,000.
Two fire companies from Raleigh assist. (November 14, 1963) rt15nov63,
1964, portable restaurant at
Fairgrounds destroyed by fire. Located between Dorton Arena
and the Red Cross Lounge, the 50 by 100 foot eatery catches fire
with around 6:20 p.m. Between 70 and 150 people are in the
restaurant when the fire starts. First fire truck arrives at
6:32 p.m. Raleigh, Cary, and Apex respond as mutual aid. Fame of
building collapses at 6:45 p.m. Damage is estimated at $100,000.
Fire is watched by thousands of spectators. (October 13, 1964) no14oct64,
1965, Camp Polk woodworking
shop suffers explosion and fire. One corner of the building
is heavily damaged by 8:15 a.m. explosion. Fire is confined to
one room. Raleigh Fire Department also responds with one unit
from Station 5. (September 23, 1965) rt23sep65
1965, concession stands at State
Fairgrounds burn. The 4 a.m. fire alarm
sweeps through 315-stretch of stands. Public address system
tower also gutted. Damage to stands is about $25,000. Three
units and 22 volunteer firefighters battle blaze. Raleigh Fire
Department also responds with five men and a pumper.
(September 29, 1965) rt29sep65
1967 (?), apparatus
delivery: 1967 tanker, 1500 gallons wcfar
1968-69, fire station catches
fire. Overflowing oil heater starts fire
that doesn't combust. Interior is singed. Lenses on fire
trucks are melted and paint is cracked. Discovered by passing
firefighter. Interior is subsequently renovated. oh
1969, Wayside Furniture Company destroyed by fire.
One firefighter is injured when a "burned out wall" falls
on him during the 3 p.m. fire at 5425 Hillsborough Street Extension.
B. J. Abbott, the Fairgrounds Fire Chief, is treated at Wake
Memorial Hospital for "a leg broken in two places, cuts on his
hands and first and second degree burns over his entire body"
reports the March 29 edition of the News and Observer. Abbott
was "hosing water on the burning building when the roof
collapsed, knocking over a concrete block wall on him and showering
him with burning debris from the roof." Four rural departments
respond: Fairgrounds, Durham Highway, Yrac, and Swift Creek, as well
as "units from the Raleigh Fire Department." The fire was
"brought under control within about one hour." (March 28
1971, Assistant Chief
Norwood C. "Dick" Massengill suffers heart attack and dies
while operating apparatus. Fire engine is wrecked beyond
repair on Grand Avenue while returning from false alarm and collides
with trees in residential yard. Accident occurs around 2:15
p.m. Funeral services are held at Apex Funeral Home and burial
at Montlawn Memorial Park in Raleigh (February 10, 1971) oh
1974 (?), apparatus
deliveries: wcfar
1975, annual meeting held at 8:00 p.m. at the fire
station (April 17, 1975) fdr
1975 (?), apparatus delivery: 1975 mini-pumper wcfar
mid-1970s, station improvements:
1985 (?), apparatus deliveries:
1987, furniture store on
Bashford Road burns. Many fire departments respond
(January 1987) oh
1992, fire department moves into
new station at 4120 District Drive. Building
has 6,536 square-feet with six bays, sleeping quarters, and other
rooms. (April 25, 1992) ar92
1992, Fire Chief is Percy Evans (April 25, 1992) ar92
1998, fire department merges with Yrac Fire
Department, forming Western Wake Fire Department. (July 1, 1998)
See Wake
County apparatus register.
Last updated: July 10, 2004
Copyright 2016 by Michael J. Legeros


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Shiv Sena says Salman's family is patriotic
"There is no reason for us to harbour anger against Salman. His family is nationalist and patriotic in true sense," said Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray in an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamana. "Salman apologised after the furore in the country (over his remarks). He must have realised that the furore was not by the rich but by the common masses," he added.
"Salman's family is patriotic and it is with this responsibility that he should speak and avoid talking on anything but movies," it added. However, the Shiv Sena dubbed Shahrukh Khan as 'adamant'.
Salman has apologised for making a statement on a Pakistani television channel that too much was created around the 26/11 attacks because elite people were targeted.
MNS Chief Raj Thackeray had earlier blamed the media sensationalised the whole issue by twisting Salman's statement.


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Project Number: 8042-22000-275-00
Start Date: Mar 22, 2012
End Date: Mar 21, 2017
1) Advanced microscopy techniques will reveal more detailed features and increase consistency of nematode description for improved diagnosis of described and undescribed nematodes that may damage agriculturally important plants. 2) Expanding ribosomal and Hsp90 gene sequences to more species beyond the relative handful in GenBank, compared to the many known number of morphospecies, will produce more informative family trees that will demonstrate the distribution of plant parasitism for improved pathology prediction. 3) In the process of characterizing new nematode samples, any plant-parasitic or agriculturally important nematode obtained from a customer may be a new species unknown to science or an existing species not known to be present in the United States, another country, a state or a given host.


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Current WBF Middleweight world champion Les "Lock N Load" Sherrington today came face to face for the first time today at the final press conference with his opponent, Philippine star Randy Suico.
Both fighters of the main event for Friday night's "Domination" fight card expressed their confidence leading into what they both perceive as one of the biggest fights of their careers.
"I'm well aware of the danger of Randy Suico but I've done the work as I'm sure Randy has too and I promise it will be a great fight," said Sherrington.
"Domination" will take place on Friday the 30th of November at the Townsville RSL stadium and promoter Joe Pennisi of Ringside Fight Promotions believes the night is one not to be missed.
"Some of Townsville's finest will be showcased come November 30, being led by Les 'Lock N Load' Sherrington, the night will not disappoint" said Mr Pennisi.
Tickets are available on www.ticketshop.com.au


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Accent on Dialects Masters Event
By Stephanie Ciccarelli
September 6, 2006
The first and only Dialect System designed specifically for Voice Over, held on Saturday September 23, 2006 in Hollywood. Four masters guide you through the invaluable voice over skill of dialects!
What's in demand this fall in the Voice Over Market?
More than any other time in the last ten years, accents and dialects are required for Animation, Games, and Audiobook jobs.
Pat Fraley has organized a blockbuster class that will teach you about the invaluable voice over skill of dialects.
Saturday, September 23, 2006 (Limited to 12 participants. Sign up now! This will fill rapidly.)
There will be four Dialect masters present, including:
LARRY MOSS - The nation's premiere dialect coach to the stars, including Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Dakota Fanning, and Brad Garrett. He has taught for over 30 years and for several years co-taught with Mel Blanc.
PATRICK FRALEY - has taught voice and dialects for 32 years. Patrick's performance of the audiobook version of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" called for 43 dialects and over 100 characters, and was heralded as "The Best of this Evergreen Ever" (People Magazine). Pat has created voices for over 4,000 characters, placing him among the top ten performers of all time to be cast in animation.
HILLARY HUBER - One of the most successful commercial voice over performers in the industry. Hillary also produces, directs and performs audiobooks where she is called upon to wield dialect after dialect. Her performance of the audiobook, "The Light In The Piazza" called upon her to switch back and forth from Southern U.S. to Italian and a Southerner speaking Italian. Author of "Piazza," Elizabeth Spencer commented, "I don't know how she does it. I want her to do all my books."
ANDREW MORRIS - The premiere producer/engineer in Hollywood records your best work in pristine quality. With over 36 years of experience, Andy gets it right.
-How to determine your own dialect in minutes.
-How to effectively come up with a viable, essential dialect within an hour.
-Extended recording time - lay down your best efforts at British, Irish, Russian, German, and N.Y. dialects.
-Learn the most requested Character-Types for each dialect.
-Insider tips on preparing and performing dialects.
-Hear dialect examples from film clips, and learn how to discern between "the good, the bad, and the ugly."
-Receive an Essential Sound Change & Lilt Sheet on each dialect taught.
-All materials are supplied - Event Workbook, and a master CD of your recorded work.
Cost: $595.
Place: The Famous Buzzy's Recording in Hollywood
(6900 Melrose Blvd. - three blocks east of Highland Ave., on the northwest corner of Melrose and Orange)
When: 10:00-6:00 Saturday, September 23, 2006
To Enroll: patfraleyteaches (at) aol.com or call 818.400.3733.
P.S. If you go, be sure to leave a comment about your experience!Related Topics: Accent, animation, Cameron Diaz, German, Hollywood, how to, industry
- David Boyll
- January 19, 2007 12:12 PM
- Marjorie Campaigne
- September 28, 2007 7:48 PM
Let me be the first to complement Pat on a fantastic session!
I traveled from San Francisco to attend this session and am so glad I did. Pat's approach to accents and dialects is so straightforward and the in-class demonstrations and workouts were so constructive (and entertaining!) that I would heartily recommend this workshop to anyone interested in using accents and dialects in their character work.
As if Pat and Hillary's presentations and demonstrations were not enough, Larry Moss inspired us with his pithy words of wisdom. His insights alone were worth the price of admission!
I have been "doing" accents since I was a kid, but I now have a concrete system I can use to help nail the accent I am trying to do and keep it consistent... and the resources I need to study just about any accent or dialect I choose.
Thanks again, Pat, Hillary, Larry, and Andy, and all my fellow attendees, for an unforgettable experience!Posted by:
I did not attend this event, but have been trying to find a way to contact Larry Moss. We met at a conference last summer in Johnstown, PA, and he was very encouraging about my acting. I want to say thanks! I am finally going to take some time to pursue it.
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The old letters still read Martinsville High School, but the entrance shows big metallic change.
"I didn't think it was going to be this nice. Cause from all the construction I was like, they're not going to have it done in time, it's not going to be ready, it's probably not going to look that good then I walked in, I was like, wooo! Oh my goodness," said Marnie' Martin.
It's just the second day of school and senior Marnie' Martin is still awestruck by new renovations that start even before she gets off the bus.
It's like walking into a completely new school," Martin said.
It's mostly all different. A new entrance, new commons area and a new cafeteria.
"The kids can get wraps to go. They can get soup and salad at one place. They will have a home cooked meal at another and another will have wings and pizza," said principal Angie Weinerth.
There's also docking stations to charge up.
Yes, the new principal Angie Weinerth allows cell phones, tablets and laptops in the school.
"They will be able to pull together. We have some some chairs coming, a few couches that can be pulled around," Weinerth said.
Those couches aren't here yet. There's still finishing touches left before the ribbon cutting later this month.
The new changes continue down the hall where there are seven new science classrooms which make room for more courses.
The old science classrooms were converted into a television studio.
And next door there's a lifelike hospital for students interested in the medical field.
If you thinking it doesn't look or feel like a high school, that's the point.
"It's almost like a college atmosphere to get them prepared for colleges," Weinerth said.
That college feel is already rubbing off.
"Everybody just seemed so sophisticated and it didn't seem like everybody was just running around. It seemed liked we got a new school and then we got new kids with new attitudes," Martin said.
It's a fresh start and welcomed atmosphere at Martinsville High School.


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NASA says the three remaining space shuttles -- Atlantis, Endeavour and Discovery -- will remain grounded until next year. Once shuttle launches resume, a second orbiter will be on standby to rescue the astronauts if their spacecraft is damaged in flight.
NASA had been aiming for its first post-Columbia launch as early as this fall, but officials decided to move the flight back to no earlier than March of next year.
Because of the Columbia disaster one year ago, NASA has decided that all shuttles from now on will be devoted to completing the international space station. That way, the astronauts can inspect
and repair their ships at the orbiting outpost and await rescue there if the damage is too grave.
Rescue shuttles may not fly immediately, either. The international space station could support seven extra astronauts for as long as 45 to 90 days before food, oxygen and other supplies start to run out.


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email@example.com wrote:
> used to one without them! And anyway, what's the problem with
> diacritics?
> Monica Merino
If you can tell me how to type them in Word under Windows on a US
English keyboard I would appreciate it.
I only know two methods. Open the Character Map application and
1. Mouse click the character you want, clear the text field, click
select, click copy, and paste into your document, then set the font and
character attributes consistent with the surrounding text. Remember the
ALT-0233 (é) or whatever key combination is shown.
2. Use the appropriate remembered 5 key combination from 1.
I have searched in vain for shortcuts similar to those that can be used
in professional products and operating systems. I used to use a laptop
with a German keyboard and flip between US and German layouts depending
if I was typing English or something else, but that laptop has been
retired (386SX).
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Hi-Artz Press Solo Exhibition, 2011
Al-Mutanabbi Street Broadsides Events
The al-Mutanabbi Street Coalition project was created as an arts community response to the car bombing of al-Mutanabbi street, the multi-cultural publishing quarter of Baghdad. They have organised readings and events since April 2007 in order to raise funds for Doctors Without Borders (or Médecins Sans Frontières). Hi-Artz Press is 110 of 130 letterpress printers who took part in this worthwhile project.
Exhibitions and fundraising events are ongoing and worldwide. You can find out more here: http://www.bookarts.uwe.ac.uk/mutan11.htm
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An exhibition
of contemporary letterpress practitioners, which took place at Standpoint
Gallery, Hoxton, London. It showcased how a centuries-old
craft is being reinvented for modern day usage.
Hi-Artz Press showed 6 pieces.
Curated by Graham Bignell of New North Press and graphic designer Richard Ardagh.
|IF I Win The Lottery...
Two Brewers Public Space, Sept 2009
This poster was printed following a third fire at the pub, rumoured to have been the work of a local known arsonist. The comment is one frequently made by ex-clientele, especially on a Wednesday and Saturday. (Or Friday, if it's a Euro Rollover)
|The Return Of Amoco Cadiz
These Here United States,
Master Piper Gallery, London 2009
|Margaret Moran MP's Golden Goodbye.
Various sites around Luton, May 2009
|Look It's Bob!
Two Brewers Public Space March 2009
|Wherever I Lay My Tat That's My Home
Affordable Art Fair London 2009,
Reception Exhibition
|Art of Lost Words,
German Gymnasium, London, 2009
Ipsographic (meaning: self recording) series of monoprints on silversafe paper.
An exhibition of design, typography and illustration inspired by forgotten words. 47 participants chose from among the dictionary's lost but lovely words, with an open brief to create an original work inspired by their choice. Proceeds from sales towards the National Literacy Trust.
|This Is A Disgrace...
Civil disobedience poster. Two Brewers Public Space, Luton. Nov 2008
This formed part of a very public exhibition on shell of the former Two Brewers public house in Luton. Closed and sold to a property developer, who failed to gain planning permission for demolition and erection of flats, the building caught fire - twice! However the notice boards survived and still provide a forum for debate and self expression for local people - in the same way the pub did for many years!
|"We ARE Happy",
Lovebox Festival 'Love Art' Show, July 2008
25 artists were commissioned for the exhibition which took place at this London based festival. Original works and 25 limited edition digital prints were on sale.
|D'Yall Say "Y'all" where you come from?
A series of 16 posters featuring quotes collected while in the US highlighting our differences and similarities in culture through language.
"I have had an interest in American roots influenced music from the early 20th C. to the mid 1960's for a number of years now, along with letterpress printing and the development of early poster graphics. In September, 2004, I visited Nashville to carry out an internship at Hatch Showprint and took this opportunity to find out more about the origins of the music I love, which largely originated in Tennessee.
I visited many sites of significance during my trip, enjoying dialogue with many people. In order to understand the fibre of the place and to remind me of certain events on return to the UK, I recorded 'aural souvenirs' on cassette tape, including conversations I'd had, as well as background noise and speech.
I feel certain quotes convey much about the feel of the area and it's populace and my relationship as an outsider. I am attempting to communicate these quotes through print, presented in letterpress poster form. This dialogue, I feel draws a parallel with the bill poster, as messages can either be received directly, or indirectly as part of one's personal 'background noise'. "
|Dependence Daze
Exhibited Mall Galleries, London 2005 and online
A project examining cultural co-dependency between the US and UK, produced jointly with MA students from Central St Martin's and Maryland Institute of Commercial Art. Helen collaborated with Illustrator, Tom Eastland, and focused on London's famous 100 Club, (which has been rockin' Oxford Street since 1942!) examining our intertwined musical heritage. A series of beermats was produced celebrating 'going out culture' over several decades, through period line blocks. The complete project was exhibited online and at the Mall Galleries in 2005.
" The strap line used during the blitz on the 100 Club's posters was 'Forget the Doodlebug, Come and Jitterbug'. Meaning literally you could dance the night away in the safety of this cellar bar, while the rest of London was being bombed. This, I feel says much about the function of an evenings entertainment - escape the realities of life for a few hours. During this period, many G.I.'s frequented the club and introduced American style dancing and music, which was seen as exotic (or threatening!) by the Brits. This relationship and cross fertilisation continues! - I have attempted to convey this escapism and transformation in this work."
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Maine first lady Ann LePage joined veterans' officials in Topsham to present Blue Star Banners to the families of several members of Maine's military serving on active duty from the midcoast area.
LePage was joined Saturday by Peter Ogden of the Department of Veterans Services and members of the American Legion Memorial Post 202 in Topsham.
The Blue Star Banner, first used during World War I, is an official banner that families of service members can display. The banner has a white field with a red border and a blue star for each family member serving in the U.S. Armed Forces during any period of war or hostilities in which the military is engaged.


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Featured Events
Featuring delicious food and signature dishes from some of Greene County and the surrouding area's best eateries and bakeries, great art, a very special silent auction, wonderful raffle items, an assortment of vendors and live music! Beer and wine from Hudson Valley breweries and vineyards.
Greene County Council on the Arts Annual Garden Party
Saturday, September 20, 2014
1:00-5:00 PMBeattie-Powers Place
Bridge & Prospect St., Catskill, NY
Price: Advance $25 Members/ $40 Non-Members and $30 Members/ $45 Non-Members at the gate. Kids ages 15 and under FREE.Buy Tickets


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Should the U.S. Fear a Euro Zone-Style Crisis?
U.S., take note: a euro zone-style crisis could be heading your way.
So says the chief executive of mining giant Rio Tinto, whose firm is eyeing global economic developments as it plans its investment strategy.
"Europe is the issue of the moment, but I'm more concerned about what the U.S. will be doing over the next three to five years to prevent a euro-like crisis crossing the Atlantic," Tom Albanese said at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
U.S. debt runs into the trillions, but a series of relatively positive data releases have eased fears about recovery in the world's largest economy.
But Mr. Albanese said that unless the U.S. puts its own books in order in the post-2015 environment, "it could unpleasantly look like the euro zone today."
"And so the problems with public sector debt, fiscal imbalances, might not be the problem of the moment but we can't keep kicking that can down the road else it will be the problem of the moment in the post-2015 environment," he added.


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Seattle voters have approved a $290 million, 30-year bond measure to rebuild the seawall along the downtown waterfront on Elliott Bay.
And King County voters have approved a $119 million, six-year renewal of a levy to pay for fingerprint processing system for law enforcement. The Seattle Times reports (http://is.gd/RPHYiZ ) the two measures will increase property taxes on a $360,000 home in Seattle by $68 a year. The seawall is a necessary part of the project to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a tunnel and renovated Seattle waterfront.


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Residents of New Kuchigoro, a small resident in Abuja, were unhappy and protested against the demolition of their houses by the Abuja Development Control Department.
The Protesting residents gave many reasons why they are protesting.
Firstly, They were only given 1 week quit notice which is too small to give them enough time to relocate.
Secondly, most of the residents had gone to their offices before the demolition team came.
Thirdly, Some of the residents died during the demolition.
Also, most of the residents are non-indigenes.
But Mrs Josie Mudashiru, Head of Public Relations Unit, Department of Development Control, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, told NAN that the people were given sufficient notice.
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Covenant Health System today announced a $1 million gift to the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing to establish the Covenant Health System Endowed Chair in Simulation and Nursing Education.
Sharon Decker, R.N., Ph.D., was chosen to serve as the endowed chair. Decker is a professor and director of Clinical Simulations at TTUHSC School of Nursing.
The Endowed Chair in Simulation and Nursing Education is a partnership between TTUHSC and Covenant Health System that will provide innovative educational experiences in order to prepare students and nurses to provide safe, quality patient care.
Alexia Green, R.N., Ph.D., dean of the TTUHSC School of Nursing, said she is honored that Covenant chose TTUHSC for this endowment.
"We are proud of the work Dr. Decker has done for the simulation program at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing," Green said. "Her commitment to the School of Nursing and to simulation makes her the perfect candidate for this endowed chair. With her qualifications and this endowment, Sharon will take our simulation program to a new level."
"As the need to increase the nursing work force becomes more critical across the country, we all must work together to use innovative strategies in teaching our nurses and nursing students," said Covenant Health System President and CEO Melinda Clark, R.N. "Together, Covenant and TTUHSC have created an innovative new partnership that will change the course of traditional nursing instruction."
The use of simulation to facilitate learning to evaluate clinical competencies has grown rapidly throughout the world during the past decade, Decker said. This endowed chair will provide TTUHSC, Covenant Health System and Covenant School of Nursing a unique partnership for integrating simulation throughout the nursing curriculum and conducting research related to the use of simulation focused on improving patient outcomes.
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"Educating students and health care workers to put the patient's safety first at all times is of utmost importance. I commend Covenant Health System and the School of Nursing for their dedication not only to this issue, but also to providing the best care for patients," Baldwin said.
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Here are a bunch of videos setting Willow's brief-but-hot time as a psycho-sweet baddie on Buffy the Vampire Slayer to various forms of gloomy pop music. This first one's extra screechy!
- This one's got a Wiccanny goddess kind of sound to it, which I think is nifty.
- Only a boy would've made this one.
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Minutes of the meeting held on September 12, 2012
The Newtown Township Historical Architectural Review Board met on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, at 9:30 A.M. in the main meeting room of the Newtown Township Administration Building, 100 Municipal Drive, Newtown, PA.
Members present were Joseph McKernan, Jr., Bill Mahler and Kurt Jensen. Not present were members Harriet Beckert, Peggy Driscoll, Doug Terry and Brian Miller. Also present were Patty Powers, Codes Department, Dave Burns and Shawn Ward.
Call to Order:
Mr. McKernan called the meeting to order at 9:47 A.M. and acknowledged that no official voting could take place due to the lack of a quorum.
Minutes of April 12, 2012:
The minutes of April 12, 2012 were tabled due to the lack of a quorum.
Minutes of May 10, 2012:
The minutes of May 10, 2012 were tabled due to the lack of a quorum.
Minutes of August 8, 2012:
The minutes of August 8, 2012 were tabled due to the lack of a quorum.
New Business
Certificates of Appropriateness:
Burns Auto Repair - 19 North Sycamore Street
The Board discussed the Certificate of Appropriateness application completed for 19 North Sycamore Street to install an additional double sided freestanding identification sign (26" X 48", 60" maximum height).
Mr. Ward advised that the applicant is proposing the installation of an additional double sided freestanding identification sign. He reported that a variance for the additional sign was filed and approved by the Zoning Hearing Board on April 19, 2010 and that due to family matters the installation was delayed. The Supervisors granted a one year extension beginning July 12, 2012. The sign is 26" X 48", 60" maximum height and will be located in the grass area adjacent to the sidewalk. It will not be illuminated. The proposed colors are Fire Red (702-G), Black (799-G) and White (701-G). There will be two symbols on the sign, the Pennsylvania State inspection symbol and the ASI symbol. The Sycamore Street Association supports the sign.
Mr. Mahler inquired if the applicant would consider using a maroon color instead of the fire red, noting that would be more appropriate. The applicant advised that the current sign uses the fire red color.
Mr. McKernan agreed with Mr. Mahler's comment regarding the fire red.
Mr. Jensen commented on the existing sign having the fire red and noted that due to the age of that sign it is already a historic color.
Mr. Mahler made a motion to approve the application for19 North Sycamore Street as presented, but requested the applicant to consider using an alternative color for the Fire Red. The motion was seconded by Mr. Jensen and passed unanimously (3-0).
Mr. McKernan advised the applicant that this Board only makes recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and that they give the final approval. The matter would be discussed at the Board of Supervisors' meeting on September 19, 2012. The meeting starts at 7:30 P.M. and a representative should be present.
The Board thanked Mr. Burns and Mr. Ward for their time.
The Board members present signed the Certificate of Appropriateness for 19 North Sycamore Street. Mr. McKernan advised that he would present the COA to the Board of Supervisors.
Old Business
Update on the Design Guidelines Book and Brochure
Mr. Mahler advised that he has been unable to meet with Mrs. Beckert to discuss the book and brochure. The Recording Secretary noted that Mrs. Beckert did want to wait until the leaves had fallen before taking more photographs. The members also discussed Mrs. Beckert's comment at the August meeting to add a section with regards to lighting. Mrs. Powers stated that the Township is reviewing the Jointure ordinance with regards to signage throughout the Township.
Other Business
The members discussed illegal signs within the Township. Mrs. Powers noted that the Township has been addressing unapproved signs. Mr. Mahler advised on his discussion with the Supervisors at the last HARB presentation and their request to notify the Township of any sign concerns. Mrs. Powers suggested any concerns be emailed to her.
The members discussed various businesses with regards to sign concerns which included:
The members discussed the ordinance with regards to neon signs and exposed tubing. Mrs. Powers noted that signs in the Historic District can only be externally illuminated.
The members present welcomed Mr. Jensen.
Privilege of the Floor
There being no further business to come before the Board, Mr. Mahler made a motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Jensen and passed unanimously (3-0).
The meeting was duly adjourned at 10:03 A.M.
The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 9:30 A.M.
Respectfully Submitted,
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viewed them. It seems they don't stay with the newsgroup once you
close down the mail/news windows - you have to download them every
It seems text messages also behave this way - every time I want to
view a text message (or attached jpeg), it has to go out to the
server and download it.
How do you get the messages to persist between sessions? I do not
have SM set to delete any messages, ever.
Also possibly related: downloading the binary attachments seems to
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Festival : Music
Jyva'Zik Festival in Court-Saint-Etienne
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Be part of a family festival for all generations. An unmissable event in Court-Saint-Etienne in November 2016!
Jyva'Zik is a colourful, spicy festival and a place to encounter recycled decor, craftsmen from nearby and, above all, local music.
Concerts (folk, pop-folk, festive, folk-rock, French chanson,...) the ability for the public to meet associations, craftsmen, NGOs... and on top of the concerts, activities will be organised throughout the festival!
Between concerts, street artists will liven up the village.
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Tourist information on the town COURT-SAINT-ETIENNE
Visit our partners' webpages
- The paleoLAB at the Museum of natural Sciences
- Creative Workshop at the Museum of Cocoa and Chocolate
- WoW - "Wonders of Wildlife" exhibition in Brussels
- ID#2016, Digital Sound & Light installation in Brussels
- Exhibition: The Awakening of Consciousness by Gao Xingjian
We are not responsible for any changes in dates and/or programmes. Please contact the organiser prior to departure.


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Well, the company is beetting a lot of money on themselves. I onlyu wish I had more money to buy some shares at 13. I am in at 18 and I thought that was a bargain.
Well, just wait until the week before tax deadline... Perhaps you can buy some more at $8 and average down.???wanna bet???


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Donnellon, Fragozo top Escondido's K-8 race
Incumbents return in SMUSD; Poway challenger in lead
NORTH COUNTY This election guaranteed two new members for the K-8 Escondido Union School District board, and unofficial results Wednesday, with 100 percent of the precincts counted, showed those trustees would be Jose Fragozo and Paulette Donnellon.
According to the county Registrar of Voters, about 475,000 absentee and provisional ballots countywide still need to be counted, although it's unknown how many of those are from voters in North County.
Escondido's K-8 and high school districts, like Vista Unified, enacted a new system for electing its trustees, changing from an at-large, citywide election to voting by trustee area. Only residents in trustee areas with open seats could vote on candidates. Both Escondido districts have five trustee areas.
In Escondido's K-8 district, Fragozo and Joe Bologna sought the seat for Trustee Area 1, in the urban core of the city roughly between Interstate 15 and east to Midway Drive. Area 1 is a so-called "majority minority" Latino district required by the California Voting Rights Act of 2002.
Bologna, a Harrah's Rincon Casino & Resort games table dealer, has lived in Area 1 for more than 30 years. Bologna ran for mayor in 2010. Fragozo, a senior electronics technician for the San Diego County Water Authority, said he moved from his longtime Hidden Meadows home in north Escondido to a studio apartment near downtown at the end of July. Hidden Meadows is in Area 5, and Fragozo would have to wait until 2014 to run for that seat. There is little evidence, however, that Fragozo spends much time at the Maple Street apartment. Fragozo previously has run twice for the K-8 board and once for the high school district board.
With all of Area 1's seven precincts counted, Fragozo led with 61.38 percent of the vote (1,289); Bologna had 38.62 percent (811).
Three newcomers sought to represent Area 3, generally the southeast area of the city south of downtown and east of Interstate 15. Longtime trustee Marv Gilbert, who lives in Area 3, decided not to seek re-election.
Donnellon, an education technology specialist and 15-year Area 3 resident, had 38.56 percent of the vote (2,426). Following her were retired educator Don Haught, a 12-year Area 3 resident, with 32.45 percent (2,042) and attorney Virginia Lopez, a 10-year Area 3 resident, with 28.99 percent (1,824).
Escondido Union High School District's two incumbents, Kurt Marler and George McClure, ran unopposed.
In the Poway Unified School District two seats were open. Challenger Kimberley Beatty, the legislation chair for the Palomar Council PTA, appeared to capture first place with 38.6 percent of the vote (27,140). Incumbent Andy Patapow, a four-term school board member and retired educator, held on to his seat with 32.15 percent of the vote (22,604). Retired nurse Linda Vanderveen, a 14-year board member, trailed with 29.26 percent (20,572).
The Poway district drew scrutiny for its use of capital appreciation bonds. A deal approved by a school board in a spring 2011 vote provided the district with $105 million in construction funds upfront in August 2011, with a payback of $981 million by 2051 — total repayment ratio of 9.3 times the principal amount. However, the three candidates' main concern in the campaign was for the increasing loss of funding because of state cuts.
In the San Marcos Unified race, incumbents Randy Walton, Janet McClean and Jay Petrek retained their seats, with 31.15 percent (14,891), 25.46 percent (12,171) and 23.47 percent (11,223) of the vote, respectively. Challenger Carlos Ulloa, a longtime educator who ran for the San Marcos board in 2010, was trailing with 19.92 percent (9,524). This will be McClean's first full term. She was appointed to the board in March 2010.
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
Contact: Cam Coley, 704-391-5106
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility Department honored 37 local companies this week for environmental excellence in protecting our community's water quality.
The award winners are among more than 60 permitted industrial users that discharge high-strength wastewater into the city's wastewater system. Their discharge permits and 'pretreatment' processes are monitored by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities System Protection section, whose mission is to protect the flow of wastewater into local treatment plants. This ensures proper treatment so that water can be safely returned to the environment.
Environmental Excellence Award winners have complied with their pollution discharge requirements, have cooperated fully with Utilities, and have exhibited a proactive and innovative approach to protecting water quality. The honorees were recognized during a luncheon Thursday at the Lee Dukes Water Treatment Plant in Huntersville.
Platinum Award
Trane, Charlotte
Crown Award
Cargill, Inc.
Gold Award
American Circuits, Inc. * Arjobex American * Carrier Corporation * Charlotte Pipe & Foundry
Chematron Inc. * CPI Corp. * Dow Chemical Company * Duff Norton Company
Environmental Pumping and Drain Line Solutions * IGM Resins
Masonry Reinforcing Corporation of America * Mecklenburg County 521 Foxhole Landfill
Norfolk Southern Railway - M.W. Roadway Shop * Optical Experts Manufacturing
Jacobsen, A Textron Company
Silver Award
Allied Metal Finishing * Aplix, Inc. * Cargill * Charlotte Plating * Chesapeake Treatment Company
Cintas Corporation * Emerald Carolina Chemical * Frito Lay, Incorporated * HazMat Transportation
Herff Jones Inc. (Photo Division) * Independent Beverage Corporation * Mallard Creek Polymers
The Charlotte Observer * Pan-Glo Charlotte * Pelton & Crane * Pneumafil Corporation
Siemens Energy, Inc. * Snyder's-Lance Inc. * Unifirst Corporation * Water Systems
Wallace Farm, Inc.


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The Hollow Men
by T.S. Eliot
The Hollow Men Theme of Dissatisfaction
You can't blame the Hollow Men for being dissatisfied. They are trapped in the desert on the bank of a river they can't get across. In fact, you would expect them to be even more ticked off than they are. But quite frankly, they can't even muster the enthusiasm to complain. They try not to say anything at all. (When you don't have a proper soul, it's harder to get worked up about soul-crushing misery.) The Hollow Men are like the souls in Canto 3 of Dante's Inferno, who are so bland and cowardly that they are excluded even from the fantastically grotesque torments of Hell.
Questions About Dissatisfaction
- How much do the Hollow Men understand about their own condition? Do they recognize the extent of their own unhappiness?
- Did God punish the Hollow Men, or did they get what was coming to them? If so, of what does their punishment consist? If not, isn't being ignored by God a punishment in and of itself?
- Do you think the Hollow Men suffer more from their physical condition, or from the knowledge that they cannot enter Heaven? How much do they know about Heaven?
- How would explain the reference to their "lost kingdoms" in line 56? What kingdoms did they lose?
Chew on This
The Hollow Men do not realize how unhappy they are because they do not understand the joys of Heaven enough to know what they are missing.
The Hollow Men understand the joys of Heaven at an emotional, but not an intellectual, level. Thus, they are deeply unhappy as they intuit their damnation but cannot explain it.


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'Madras Cafe nauseatingly anti-Tamil'
By Express News Service - CHENNAI
Published: 19th August 2013 10:26 AM
Last Updated: 19th August 2013 02:09 PM
Leaders of Tamil nationalist parties and outfits, who watched a special show of actor John Abraham-starrer Madras Cafe on Sunday, termed it "nauseatingly anti-Tamil" and said they won't allow its screening anywhere in the country. The movie had run into trouble a few weeks ago after its stills were published in the media.
Tamil nationalist groups such as Naam Tamizhar Katchi charged that it attempted to portray the LTTE and its leader V Prabhakaran in bad light and warned of protests. Following this, the producers agreed to hold a special screening for the groups.
Emerging from the special show at Wallajah Road, director Seeman said the film's script looked like one sponsored by the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha elections to reopen the wounds of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination.
"The aim of the movie is to portray Prabhakaran as the villain. We can't accept the film in any form. The heart of it is anti-Tamil," he said.
Sources who watched the special screening, reportedly a Tamil-dubbed version, told Express that the story revolved around the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi and the events leading up to it.
John Abraham plays the role of a Malayalee Research and Analysis Wing officer who tries to uncover the plot to kill Rajiv.
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"Do Something That Matters"
In the big 50K foot view of everything in our respective lives, the picture is all encompassing. Details are not clear, faces are but a blur. When we get closer to a lower altitude, it's then that the details start to become more clear and "other" things become important, or more important.
I've lived my life in relative success and happiness, of course it's all subjective as to how one measures success and happiness. I have a great family, I have good health and I've been fortunate enough to have great friends. No complaints from this guy for sure. But as I get older and hopfully a wee bit wiser, I've come to understand that there is more out there for me to do, for all of us to do. It's a cumulitive thing for me. Helping a child read a book, holding open a door for a stranger, allowing someone to go in front at the check out counter. Small things but they all add up.
Doing something that matters is the next big thing in my and Tom's (Witowski) life. We'll be embarking on an "epic" walk from Colorado to North Carolina. We're going to see America from a whole different perspective, one step at a time. We'll hopefully be meeting and greeting Americans from all over. Some people, well actually more than some people, have called us nuts. We're not in this for ourselves. We certainly are not the first to do this and of course we won't be the last. We're both doing this because we feel we're "Doing Something That Matters." Honoring our military and their families, hopefully raising awareness about our Greatest Generation, our Wounded Warriors, our Vietnam Vets and our Blue Star famlies and all the while hopefully raising some money for some great foundations.
I hope you all follow us in our daily adventures and if we pass close by, come out and say hello and maybe walk a step or two with us. We'd both love to have ya!
Our journey will start in a few short months so until then, please do something that matters!
Mike a.k.a. Forrest
Sgt Garrett Ware
Written by: Jay Huling – Freelance Business
It's a freighting, haunting picture.
Sergeant Garrett Ware sits on a hospital gurney in Balad, Iraq. A doctor
removes bandages that cover Garrett's entire head. He scowls as he inspects the
right side of the warrior's face, caked with dried blood and torn flesh. "Stop trying to open your eye," warns thedoctor. "You could damage your cornea."The doctor's concern is focused on the bruised eyelid where shrapnel from a mortar explosion is lodged dangerously close to Garrett's eye.
All Garrett can think about is getting back into the fight. It was his second experience with shrapnel wounds. The first happened at his forward operating base in Karmah City. A mortar round hit the FOB, piercing Garrett's back with pieces from the blast.
But, at that time during his first deployment, Garrett says he felt invincible. He remembers: "It was beyond irritating that I was safe and being taken care of. I already found out I lost my best friend and several others during the Battle of Fallujah. They gave their lives for their country. I was willing to give mine."
Garrett's best friend was Nathan Wood. They joined the Marines together right out of high school, and they both went through boot camp together at Camp Pendleton in California.
After being flown to Germany to receive treatment from eye specialists every day, Garrett was told that Nathan's mother wanted him to attend Nathan's funeral. "I wanted to go," says Garrett, "but it wasn't an easy task to get approval to come home already. The higher-ups approved, and in the end it all worked out."
Garrett flew home to Kirkland, Washington for the service. "His was an open casket, so I got to view his body and pay my respects. I spoke at the service, telling those gathered about my good memories of Nathan. He's my hero. He died doing what he wanted to do. And he brought smiles and laughs to a lot of people."
Eventually Garrett's eye healed, and he was sent to his second deployment . . . and ultimately to a third; each time with 3/1 India Company, serving as squad leader providing security as teams searched houses, alleyways, abandoned buildings. They looked for snipers, bombs, high priority targets, and tried to help the community fix problems to make the city a better and safer place to live.
"After my second injury and my third deployment, I started feeling less invincible. You couldn't help but wonder what the odds are of pushing your luck. I was around explosions every day, and you could almost feel sniper crosshairs on you."
Those are feelings Garrett continues to deal with to this day, four years after his last deployment.
"I still have back pain and hearing loss from all the explosions," says Garrett. "And I was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We're human beings. We're not designed to experience the horrors of combat. I struggle with it from time to time – trouble sleeping, social anxiety, hypervigilance. But warriors like Nathan
suffered a lot more. My alive day is celebrated by remembering Nathan and the
lives and sacrifices so many veterans freely gave."
Garrett currently attends college at the University of Washington. His major is Law, Societies, and Justice, with a minor in Human Rights. He says it's his dream to be a part of his hometown's police department.
"I like the prideful feeling of being a part of an organization that helps people. The more you understand what our warriors give for their country, the more you appreciate unselfish acts of kindness and love – and the more you appreciate where your real strength comes from. Mine is from the encouragement of my family, the support of my wife, and help from God."
SSG Danny Beougher
Daniel Lee Beougher was an amazing solider. He joined the Army right out of high school following the 9/11 attacks where he trained in Georgia and was soon stationed in Fayetteville, NC. It was there where he was a part of the 82nd airborne and over his career served one tour in Afghanistan and 2 tours in Iraq. Over his Army career he also served in many other ways. In August 2005, he traveled to Louisiana to help with the aftermath of Katrina and a few months later traveled to New York where he helped train soldiers at West Point. It was here at West point where Danny returned knowing that he wanted to spend his entire career in the Army. He enjoyed so much working with the soldiers at West Point and really wanted to teach. In 2006, before his last deployment to Iraq, he married, and then was deployed for a year and a half shortly after. It was on this deployment to Iraq where Danny was injured by an IED and received his first Purple Heart. Sadly, shortly after his return to the states in 2007, Danny was killed by a Drunk Driver. Danny was an exceptional solider who always put others before himself. He wanted to spend his life serving in the United States Army and he would have been great at it. Daniel Lee Beougher will always be remembered, remembered for being one of the greatest husbands, sons, brothers, soldiers, and friends.
SGT Shane Scott Pease
SGT Shane Scott Pease
January 28, 1987 – November 19, 2011
Shane Pease was born in Troy, NC area and joined the US Army August 2006.
After he completed basic training and Airborne school at Ft. Benning, GA, he headed off to be a part of the 82nd Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, NC. He was assigned to the Scout Platoon 3rd BCT 2/505 PIR, who were already 6 months into a deployment in Samara, Iraq. At the time, a certain Scout Platoon soldier got word that they were getting a new Private, and he was hoping to give this new guy (Pease) the benefit of the doubt. For being a Scout was a privilege, for it was an elite, selected group of guys. This soldier took one look at Shane and noticed a machete attached to his gear, and knew he would fit in just fine. With his hard work and dedication Shane was an asset to the Scout Platoon. Upon returning to Ft. Bragg from Iraq, Shane remained in the Scout Platoon, but switched from the Reconnaissance side to the Sniper side and continued to train as a sniper through 2008 to prepare for the upcoming deployment in Dec. 2008. During his second deployment to Iraq, in 2008, Shane was assigned to Alpha Company 3BCT 2/505 PIR where he continued to provide outstanding leadership and loyalty as a Paratrooper. Shane was a country boy, loved hunting, was an avid outdoorsman, and made some mean deer jerky.
On Saturday November 19, 2011, SGT Shane Pease unexpectedly died in Chapel Hill, NC. He was about a week away from finishing up his service with the US Army. Shane will be missed by many. May he Rest in Peace.
"Scouts Out"
Mr. Jack Thurman – 5th Marine Division
Fifth Marine Division, 27th Regiment, 2nd Battalion
At age 18, Jack joined the US Marine Corps and trained to be one of the Carson Raiders whose job was to sneak up to enemy territory using submarines, storming the beach at night in rubber boat, planting dynamite with timed fuses under weapon dumps, vehicles, and other things, then rushing back to the boat with timed fuses. The Carson Raiders were eventually split up into the Fifth Marine Division. On February 19, 1945, Jack stormed the beaches of Iwo Jima in the first wave of attack under a curtain of heavy gunfire. He witnessed a kamikaze plane crash, numerous Amtracs and boats sink, and the horrifying death of many of his close friends. Miraculously, Jack left Iwo Jima unscathed. In March 2012, Jack will return to Iwo Jima for the first time in almost seven decades, sponsored by Denver-based, non-profit organization The Greatest Generations Foundation.


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Emily & Hugh
Emily and Hugh have such an amazing chemistry went you put them in front of the camera, and it was an absolute joy photographing their nuptials this past weekend! We also felt honored to be part of the first wedding reception at one of Birmingham's newest event venues, The Barn at Shady Lane. The newlyweds […]view full post > 0


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Materials for Renewable Energy at the Society and Technology
April 14 - 16, 2009
David Ginley
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Rahul Tongia
Carnegie Mellon University
* Invited paper
SESSION R1: Energy and Environment
Chairs: Betsy Fleischer and David
Tuesday Morning, April 14, 2009
Room 2018 (Moscone
8:00 AM *R1.1Wireless Sensor Networks for
Energy and Process Monitoring Dan Steingart, Chemical Engineering,
City College of New York, New York, New York.8:30 AM
*R1.2The Global Energy Landscape
Revisited. V. S. Arunachalam1, Anshu
Bharadwaj1 and E. L Fleischer2; 1Center for
Study of Science, Technology & Policy, Bangalore, India; 2Materials Research Society, Warrendale,
Pennsylvania.9:15 AM
*R1.3Quantifying the Flow of Exergy and Carbon through the
Natural and Human Systems. Richard Sassoon1, Weston A
Hermann2, Ljuba Miljkovic1, I-Chun Hsiao1,
Aaron J Simon3 and Sally Benson1; 1GCEP,
Stanford University, Stanford, California; 2Tesla Motors, San Carlos,
California; 3Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore,
California.10:00 AM BREAK10:30 AM
R1.4Green Innovation: Product, Process and Business Innovation
Gains for Competitive Advantage. Shiva S Hullavarad and Nilima V
Hullavarad; Office of Electronic Miniaturization, University of Alaska
Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska.10:45 AM
*R1.5Conventional vs Sustainable Transportation Fuels for the
Future Russell Robert Chianelli, MRTI, UTEP, El Paso,
Texas.11:30 AM *R1.6Increasing Use of Recycled and
Renewable Materials in Production Planning. Elsa A. Olivetti1,
Randolph Kirchain1,2 and Frank Field2;
1Materials Science and Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts;
2Engineering Systems Division, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
SESSION R2: Photovoltaics
Chairs: George Crabtree and Phil
Tuesday Afternoon, April 14, 2009
Room 2018 (Moscone
1:30 PM *R2.1Materials Challenges in
Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion. Reuben T. Collins1
and David S Ginley2; 1Physics Department, Colorado School
of Mines, Golden, Colorado; 2National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
Golden, Colorado.2:15 PM R2.2Abstract
Withdrawn2:30 PM *R2.3Steady as She Goes:
Sustaining Rapid Growth in Photovoltaics. John P. Benner1
and Marie K. Mapes2; 1National Center for Photovoltaics,
NREL, Golden, Colorado; 2U. S. Department of Energy, Washington,
*R2.4Prospects for Organic Solar Cells Michael David
McGehee, Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford,
California.4:15 PM R2.5Predicting Electronic
Properties and Efficiencies of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Bryan M.
Wong, Materials Chemistry, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore,
California.4:30 PM *R2.6Towards Highly Efficient
Organic Solar Cells: Lateral Architecture for Absorption Enhancement. Rafi Shikler1,3 and Iris Visoly-Fisher2,3;
1Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ben Gurion University of the
Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel; 2Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the
Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel; 3IK Institute of Nanoscience and
technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
SESSION R3: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen I
Chairs: Reuben Collins and Sam
Wednesday Morning, April 15, 2009
Room 2018 (Moscone West)
8:00 AM *R3.1Novel Materials for Fuel Cell and Fuel
Reforming Applications Yingke Zhou1, Robert
Pasquarelli1, Michael Sanders1, Tim Holme2,
Grover Coors4, Joe Berry3, David Ginley3 and
Ryan O'Hayre1; 1Metallurgical and Materials
Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado; 2Mechanical
Engineering, Stanford Unviersity, Stanford, California; 3National
Renewable Energy Laboratroy, Golden, Colorado; 4Ceramatec Inc., Salt
Lake City, Utah.8:45 AM R3.2Proton Conductivity in
Co-doped Perovskite Oxide
BaZr0.5In0.25Yb0.25O3-d.Istaq Ahmed1, Sten G Eriksson1 and Elisabet
Ahlberg2; 1Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers
University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden; 2Chemistry, University
of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.9:00 AM
R3.3Synthesis of NiO/YSZ-YSZ Nano Composite Powders and Their
Application for SOFC Anodes. Dae Il Yoon1,2, Jong Jin
Lee1, Sang Hoon Hyun1 and Jae Hyuk Jang3;
1Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University,
Seoul, Korea, South; 2The Specialized Graduate School of Hydrogen and
Fuel Cell, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, South; 3Samsung
Electro-Mechanics, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, South.9:15 AM
R3.4Synthesis of YSZ and Ti: YSZ by Emulsion Precipitation
Method and its Impedance Study. Manasa Kumar Rath, Susant K Acharya
and Byung G Ahn; Major Electronic Materials Engineering, Chonbuk National
University, Jeonju, Cholla Buk Do, Korea, South.9:30 AM
R3.5High-temperature Oxidation of Metallic Alloys for SOFC
Interconnects: Stress and Morphological Developments during Oxide Scale Growth
and Influence of Reactive Elements. Audric Saillard1,2,
Mohammed Cherkaoui1,2, Laurent Capolungo3 and Esteban P
Busso4; 1Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia; 2UMI 2958 Georgia
Tech - CNRS, Metz, France; 3Materials Science and Technology
Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico;
4Centre des Matériaux, Mines ParisTech, Evry,
France.9:45 AM R3.6Utilizing Micro X-Ray Tomography,
ESEM, and ICP-MS to Characterize MEA/GDE Properties Mark Nelson,
Tommy Rockward, Gang Wu, Rodney Borup and Fernando Garzon; MPA-11, Materials
Physics and Applications Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos,
New Mexico.
10:00 AM BREAK10:30 AM R3.7The
Synthesis and Characterization of Durable Electrocatalyst Nanocomposite
Supports Kimberly Michelle Cross and Yunfeng Lu; Department of
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Los Angeles, Los
Angeles, California.10:45 AM R3.8Enhanced
Electroactivities of Tungsten Carbides Supported Catalysts for Low Temperature
Fuel Cells. Dong Jin Ham, Jae Sung Lee, Gang Hong Bae and Duck Hyun
Youn; Chemical engineering, Pohang university of science and technology, Pohang,
Korea, South.11:00 AM R3.9High-Throughput
Optimization of Polyimide Blends for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuels Cells. Keith Gregory Reed and Carson Meredith; Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.11:15
AM R3.10Ionic Conductivity of NASICON-like
(MI-Li, Na; MIII-In, Sc) Phases. Galina
Zimina1, Anna Potapova1, Irina Smirnova1, Felix
Spiridonov2, Sergey Stefanovich2, Mariya
Zhuravleva1 and Andrey Novoselov1;
1Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering for Rare and
Dispersed Elements, Lomonosov Moscow State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology,
Moscow, Russia; 2Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State
University, Moscow, Russia.
SESSION R4: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen II
Chairs: Ryan O'Hayre and Elsa
Wednesday Afternoon, April 15, 2009
Room 2018 (Moscone
1:30 PM *R4.1Materials and the
Sustainable Energy Challenge. George Crabtree, Materials Science
Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois.2:00 PM
*R4.2AlN Nanostructures as Potential Hydrogen Storage
Materials. Qiang Sun1, Qian Wang2 and Puru
Jena2; 1Department of Advanced Materials and
Nanotechnology, Peking University, Beijing, China; 2Physics
Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.2:45
PM BREAK3:15 PM R4.3Microporous Carbon Nitride
Spheres and Their Hydrogen Storage Properties. Se Yun
Kim1,2, Won Hyuk Suh2, Jung Hoon Choi1, Yoo
Soo Yi3, Sung Keun Lee3, Galen D Stucky2 and
Jeung Ku Kang1; 1Dept. of Materials Science and
Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea, South; 2Dept. of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara,
California; 3School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul
University, Seoul, Korea, South.3:30 PM
R4.4Nanosized (complex) Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage
Prepared by Melt Infiltration of Porous Carbons. Philipp Adelhelm,
René Bogerd, Jinbao Gao, Krijn P de Jong and Petra E de Jongh; Debye Institute
for NanoMaterials Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht,
Netherlands.3:45 PM R4.5Numerical Analysis and
Experimental Verification of the Exothermic Absorption Process for High-density
Hydrogen Storage Vessels using TiCrV Metal Hydride Alloy. Sang-kun
Oh1, Sung-Wook Cho2 and Kyung-woo Yi1;
1Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul,
Korea, South; 2Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources,
Daejeon, Korea, South.4:00 PM R4.6Combinatorial
Investigation of Mg-Tm (transition metals) Jason Ryan
Hattrick-Simpers1, Edwin J Heilweil2 and Leonid A
Bendersky1; 1Materials Science Lab, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, Gaithersbug, Maryland; 2Physics Lab,
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersbug,
Maryland.4:15 PM R4.7Hydrogen Storage Properties of
Mg-Ti-H System Prepared by Mechanical Milling Jun Lu1,
Zhigang Z Fang1, Young Joon Choi1, Hong Yong
Sohn1 and Eva Ronnebro2; 1Metallurgical
Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; 2Sandia
National Lab, Livermore, California.
SESSION R5: Poster Session
Wednesday Evening, April 15, 2009
Salon Level (Marriott)
R5.1High-rate Discharge Ability and Cycling
Performance of Carbon-coated LiFePO4 Cathode Material. Xiaoke Zhi and
Guangchuan Liang; Institute of Power Source & Ecomaterials Science, Hebei
University of Technology, Tianjin, China.R5.2The
Preparation and Characterization of Olivine LiFePO4/C Doped with Nb2O5 by a
Carbothermal Method. Xiaoke Zhi and Guangchuan Liang; Hebei
University of Technology, Tianjin,
China.R5.3Preparation of Dense Cu(In1-xGax)Se2
Targets by the Mechanochemical Method Deuk Ho Yeon, Hee Jeen Kim,
Bhaskar C. Mohanty, Yeon Hwa Jo, Ik Jin Choi and Yong Soo Cho; Materials science
and engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea,
South.R5.4High Energy Density Cathode Materials for
Rechargeable Li Ion Power Batteries. Rahul Singhal1,
Rajesh Katiyar2, Ricky Valentin2 and Ram S
Katiyar1; 1Physics, University of Puerto rico, San Juan,
Puerto Rico; 2Mechanical engineering, University of Puerto Rico,
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.R5.5Structure and Properties
of the Composite Cathode in La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3-La2NiO4+d System for
IT-SOFC. Bok-Hee Kim1, Min Chen2, Byeong-Hwa
Moon1, Byung-Guk Ahn1 and Qing Xu3;
1Div. of Advanced Materials Engineering, Chonbuk National University,
Jeonju, Jeonbuk, Korea, South; 2Department of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, Korea, South;
3School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of
Technology, Wuhan, Hubei,
China.R5.6Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Membranes for
Proton Conductor at Intermediate Temperatures. Junji Umeda, Makoto Moriya,
Wataru Sakamoto and Toshinobu Yogo; EcoTopia Science Institute, Nagoya
University, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi,
Japan.R5.7Low Temperature Sintering of Sr-, Mg-
doped Lanthanum Gallate by Control of Sintering Atmosphere. Jaemyung
Chang and Suk-Joong L Kang; MSE, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea,
South.R5.8The Y-substituted BaZrO3 Proton Conductor
for Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and Similar Solid State
Electrochemical Devices Alejandro Ovalle1, Artur
Braun1, Vladimir Pomjakushin2, Antonio
Cervellino3, Jan Embs2 and Thomas Graule1;
1Laboratory for High Performance Ceramics, EMPA, Swiss Federal
Laboratories for Materials Testing & Research, Duebendorf, Switzerland;
2Laboratory for Neutron Scattering, Paul Scherrer Institute,
Villigen, Switzerland; 3Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institute,
Villigen, Switzerland.R5.9Highly Faceted
Multioctahedral Pt Nanocrystals as Oxygen-Reduction Electrocatalysts with
Enhanced Durability. Byungkwon Lim and Younan Xia; Biomedical
Engineering, Washington University, St Louis,
Missouri.R5.10Synthesis and Electrical Properties
of Non-fluorinated Diblock Copolymer Based on Poly(arylene sulfone ether ketone)
and Poly(sulfonated styrene-co-acrylonitrile) for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane
Fuel Cell. Tae Ann Kim and Won Ho Jo; Material Science and
Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea,
South.R5.11Synthesis and characterization of Mixed
Conducting Oxide Cathodes for Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel
Cells Ki Woog Song, Ki Tea Lee, Jong Yeol Yoo and Chun Kang Jo;
advanced Materials Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju,
ChollaBukDo, Korea, South.R5.12Synthesis of YSZ by
Emulsion Precipitation Method and its Impedance Study. Yun Ho Yang,
Manasa Kumar Rath, Susant K Acharya and B. G Ahn; Major Electronic Materials
Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Cholla Buk Do, Korea,
South.R5.13Fabrication of Nanomodified Anodes for
Power Density Enhancement of Microbial Fuel Cells. Rebecca Filardo
Schaller1, Yanzhen Fan2, Shoutao Xu2, Hong
Liu2 and Jun Jiao1; 1Physics, Portland State
University, Portland, Oregon; 2Biological and Ecological Engineering,
Oregon State University, Corvallis,
Oregon.R5.14Microwave Assisted Syntheses of Stable
Solvent Based Colloidal Sols of Tailored Ceria Nanoparticles. Olivier J
Poncelet1, Julien Jouhannaud1 and Denis
Chaumont2; 1L2T/LITEN, CEA Grenoble, Grenoble, France;
2UMR5209 CNRS, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon,
France.R5.15Effect of Electropulsing Treatment on
Texture Development of Cold Rolling AZ31 Strip. Guan Lei and Tang
Guoyi; Advanced Materials Institute, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua
University, Shenzhen, China.R5.16Pseudo Capacitance
of Nano Structured Metal Oxide Films in Gas Phase. Ilia
Kiselev1, Vyacheslav Musatov2 and Martin
Sommer1; 1The Institute for Microstructure Technology,
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany; 2Saratov State
Technical University, Saratov,
Russia.R5.17Reversible Solid State Capture and
Storage of Carbon Dioxide with Hydroxylated Amidines Myung-Sook Kim
and Ji-Woong Park; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju
Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Korea,
WithdrawnR5.19Purification of Refined
Metallurgical-grade Silicon up to Solar Grade Silicon by Extraction. Sergey Karabanov1,2, Dmitriy Suvorov1,2 and Boris
Sazhin1; 1Ryazan Metal Ceramics Instrumentation Plant JSC,
Ryazan, Russia; 2Ryazan State Radio Engineering University, Ryazan,
Russia.R5.20Influence of Cu for Ca on
Thermoelectric Properties of Ca3-xCuxCo4O9 (0=x=0.3) Kyeongsoon
Park1, J. W Choi1, S. W Nam1, M. H
Heo1 and W. S Seo2; 1Sejong University, Seoul,
Korea, South; 2Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology,
Seoul, Korea, South.R5.21Microstructure and
Thermoelectric Properties of Cu-added Na(Co1-xCux)2O4 (0=x=0.2) Thermoelectric
Compounds Kyeongsoon Park1, S. W Nam1, J. W
Choi1, M. H Heo1 and W. S Seo2;
1Sejong University, Seoul, Korea, South; 2Korea Institute
of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, Seoul, Korea,
South.R5.22Effect of Substrate Temperature on the
Molecular Orientation of Subphthalocyanine Thin Film Chi-Ta
Chou1, Wei-Li Tang1, Chin-Hsin J Liu1,
Kuei-Hsien Chen2 and Li-Chyong Chen3; 1Chemical
Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei,
Taiwan; 2Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica,
Taipei, Taiwan; 3ICenter for Condensed Matter Science, National
Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.R5.23Electrical
Properties and Crystallographic Characterization of Ho2O3 Doped BI2O3
Polymorphs. Mehmet Bozoklu1, Semra Durmus1, Meral
Gokkoyun1, Selma Erat2,3, Artur Braun2,
Hulya Metin4 and Mehmet Ari1; 1Department of
Physics, University of Erciyes, Kayseri, Turkey; 2Empa, - Swiss
Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing & Research, Dubendorf,
Switzerland; 3Department for Nonmetallic Inorganic Materials, ETH
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; 4Department of Physics, University of
Mersin, Mersin, Turkey.R5.24Electrical Properties
and Crystallographic Characterization of Gd2O3 Doped BI2O3 Polymorphs. Semra
Durmus1, Mehmet Bozoklu1, Meral Gokkoyun1,
Selma Erat2,3, Artur Braun2, Hulya
Metin4 and Mehmet Ari1; 1Department of Physics,
University of Erciyes, Kayseri, Turkey; 2Empa, - Swiss Federal
Laboratories for Materials Testing & Research, Dubendorf, Switzerland;
3Department for Nonmetallic Inorganic Materials, ETH Zurich, Zurich,
Switzerland; 4Department of Physics, University of Mersin, Mersin,
Turkey.R5.25Charge Transfer in LSF-Ni System
Monitored by Core Level Soft X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Oxygen. Selma Erat1,2, Artur Braun1, Alejandro
Ovalle1, Zhi Liu3, Ludwig J. Gauckler2 and
Thomas Graule1,4; 1Empa, - Swiss Federal Laboratories for
Materials Testing & Research, Dubendorf, Switzerland; 2Department
for Nonmetallic Inorganic Materials, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;
3Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
Berkeley, California; 4Technische Universität Freiberg, Freiberg,
Germany.R5.26Development of Bottom ash Block for
control Surface Temeperature of Pavement and Non-point Source Pollution. Jong-Bin Park1, Sang Ho Lee2, Ree Ho
Kim2 and Hee Bum Pyun1; 1Environment Research
Division, Korea Institute of Construction Technology, Goyang, Gyeonggi-Do,
Korea, South; 2Advanced Environment Technology Research Division,
Korea Institute of Construction Technology, Goyang, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea,
South.R5.27Synthesis of Platinum cube & Hexapod
Nanostructures via Modified Polyol Process Sang-Beom Han, Kyung-Won
Park and Choonkoo Zho; Chemical and Evironmental Engineering, Soongsil
University, Seoul, Korea, South.R5.28Polymer
Composites of Carbon Nanotube as Counter Electrode of Dye-sensitized Solar
Cells. Benhu Fan, Xiaoguang Mei, Kuan Sun and Jianyong
Ouyang; Materials Science and Engineering, National University of
Singapore, Singapore. R5.29Optimizing TiO2
Electrodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Xiaojuan Fan, Physics,
Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia.
R5.30Next Generation of Phase Change Composites for
Thermal Storage in Solar Steam Electrical Plants. Milka M.
Hadjieva1, Metodi Bozukov1 and Tsenka
Tsacheva2; 1Central Laboratory of Solar Energy, Bulgarian
Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria; 2Institute of Physical
Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.
SESSION R6: Batteries
Chairs: Ryan O'Hayre and Phil
Thursday Morning, April 16, 2009
Room 2018 (Moscone
8:00 AM *R6.1Present Status of Energy
Storage for Portable and Stationary Application: Materials Limitations. M. Stanley Whittingham, Chemistry and Materials, SUNY, Binghamton, New
York.8:45 AM R6.2Evaluating System Approaches to
Alkaline Battery Recycling. Elsa A. Olivetti1,3, Randolph
Kirchain1,2 and Jeremy Gregory3; 1Materials
Science and Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts; 2Engineering
Systems Division, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts; 3Energy Initiative,
MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts.9:00 AM R6.3V2O5
Nanorods for High-performance Li Ion Intercalation. Alexey Glushenkov and
Ying Chen; Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, The Australian
National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,
Australia.9:15 AM R6.4Nanostructured Anodes for
Li-Ion Batteries Ming Au, Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken,
South Carolina.9:30 AM R6.5Coating of pre-formed Si
Nanoparticles with Hydrothermal Carbon as Novel Anode Material for Lithium-Ion
Batteries Titirici Maria Magdalena1, Hu
Yong-Sheng2, Demir-Cakan Rezan1, Mueller
Jens-Oliver3, Schloegl Robert3, Maier Joachim2
and Antonietti Markus1; 1Colloid Chemistry, Max-Planck
Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany;
2Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgard, Germany;
3Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max-Planck Society, Berlin,
Germany.9:45 AM R6.6Encapsulation of Silicon
Nanoparticles in Carbon Nanofibers for Li-ion Batteries Application. Chunlei
Wang, Yan Yu, Abirami Dhanabalan and Kevin Bechtold; Mechanical &
Materials Engineering, Florida International University, Miami,
Florida.10:00 AM BREAK10:30 AM
R6.7Tuning Porous Nanostructure Materials for
Supercapacitor. Zheng Chen, Kim Cross and Yunfeng Lu; UCLA, Los
Angeles, California.10:45 AM R6.8Effects of ZnO
Coating on the Electrochemical Performance & Thermal Stability of LiCoO2 as
Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries Wonyoung
Chang1, Jung-Woo Choi2, Jong-Choo Im2 and
Joong Kee Lee1; 1Battery Research Center, Korea Institute
of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea, South; 2Chemical &
Biochemical Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea,
South.11:00 AM R6.9Porous Sn/C Composites as
Anode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries. Chunlei Wang, Xifei
Li, Abirami Dhanabalan, Kevin Bechtold and Yan Yu; Mechanical &
Materials Engineering, Florida International University, Miami,
Florida.11:15 AM R6.10Time-Resolved X-ray
Diffraction Study on Structural Evolution in Olivine Materials for Lithium
Rechargeable Battery. Jung-Ting Hung, Jacob Jones and Shirley Meng;
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.11:30 AM
R6.11aMoO3, Potential Candidate as Active Material of Cathodes
in Lithium Batteries: First Discharge and Durability During Cycling. Sebastien Berthumeyrie1,2,3, Jean-Claude Badot1,3,
Stephane Bach2, Jean-Pierre Pereira-Ramos2 and Olivier
Dubrunfaut3; 1CNRS-ENSCP, Paris, France;
2ICMPE, Thiais, France; 3LGEP, Gif sur yvette,
France.11:45 AM R6.12Abstract
SESSION R7: Novel Materials
Chairs: John Benner and Reuben
Thursday Afternoon, April 16, 2009
Room 2018 (Moscone
1:30 PM *R7.1Case Study: Titanium Dioxide
and the Material Need for Renewable Energy Technologies. Samuel S.
Mao, University of California at Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California.2:15 PM
*R7.2Modification of Thermal Sprayed Ni-WC Deposit
Microstructure by Laser Glazing for Improved Corrosion and Mechanical Properties
of the Coatings. Smita Kumari, R&D, EWAC Alloys Ltd., Mumbai,
Maharashtra, India.3:00 PM BREAK3:30 PM
R7.3New Materials for Unique Semiconductor and Solar Equipment
Components John Foggiato and Ron Campbell; Greene Tweed, Santa Clara,
California.3:45 PM R7.4Synthesis of Ethanol and
Higher Alcohols from CO Hydrogenation Using Electrodeposited Co-Cu-ZnO Nanowires
as Catalysts. Mayank Gupta and James J Spivey; Cain Department of
Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge,
Louisiana.4:00 PM R7.5The Specific Surface Area of
Copper Foam with Different Porosities Zhao Peng and Pu Yuping; Powder
Metallurgy Department, Central Iron and Steel Research Institute, China,
Beijing, Beijing, China.4:15 PM R7.6Nitrogen Doped
Carbonaceous Materials via Hydrothermal Carbonization. Titirici Maria
Magdalena, Li Zhao and Markus Antonietti; Colloid Chemistry, Max-Planck
Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam,