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READING (AP) — Authorities arresting a woman charged with keeping an elderly man captive for months and denying him food arrived at her home to find dozens of animals and deplorable conditions.
Mary Lou Petrucci, 55, of Reading was charged Friday with holding Harold Scheaffer, 72, in her home against his will. Court documents indicate the two had dated.
Police allege that Petrucci locked Scheaffer in a room and nailed the windows shut. Scheaffer's daughter says she rescued him after tracking him down months later. She said he suffers from the early stages of dementia
Authorities said when they arrested Petrucci on Friday they found animal feces throughout the house and estimated thousands of dollars in health code violations. Animal welfare agents removed cats, raccoons and a dog from her house.
Petrucci was arraigned before District Justice Michael Leonardziak on charges of false imprisonment and recklessly endangering another person. She was transported to Berks County Prison, where she was being held on $100,000 bail.
Leonardziak said Petrucci also owes $12,000 in fines for other offenses. She is awaiting trial on 25 previous animal-cruelty charges.
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1 April 2005
Area of Design focuses spotlight on Jeff Fisher
The web presence Area of Design currently features an interview with Jeff Fisher, the Engineer of Creative Identity for Jeff Fisher LogoMotives. Area of Design is an organization that showcases established and emerging artists, designers, commercial firms, and nonprofit groups based in the United States. Fisher, the author of "The Savvy Designer's Guide to Success," discusses his 27 years in the design industry, major influences on his work and his logo design work.
Jeff Fisher honored by P22 for font use on Twisted Elegance identity
The P22 Type Foundry has named Jeff Fisher, of Jeff Fisher LogoMotives, the winner of "The Great P22 Fonts in Use Competition" for the month of March as a result of his logo design for Twisted Elegance Interactive. Fisher designed the identity, using the new P22 font release Bramble, for his friend Jason Holland. Holland, the owner of Twisted Elegance, is a California-based Web site designer and developer.
LogoMotives icon design included in Font Aid III: Fleurons of Hope, a Collaborative Typeface
Jeff Fisher, of Jeff Fisher LogoMotives, is one of over 220 type designers, graphic designers and artists represented in Font Aid III: Fleurons of Hope, a Collaborative Typeface. Dutch designer Max Kisman, contributor to past "Building Letters" and The Society of Typographic Aficionados projects, developed the font's concept–a collection of fleurons (also known as flowers or printers' flowers)–to serve as a symbol of remembrance in tribute to those who lost their lives in the 2004 tsunami. Fisher's icon, made up of a repeating palm tree image, symbolizes the re-growth of the Southeast Asian region. Fleurons of Hope is now available for sale at MyFonts.com, with all proceeds going to Direct Relief International. The font will also be bundled with the Building Letters Tsunami Edition, which will be published in the near future.
"I DO!" graphic receives multiple recognitions
A graphic created by Jeff Fisher in support of same-sex marriage is included in the upcoming book "The Design of Dissent" by Milton Glaser and Mirko Ilic. "The Design of Dissent" will examine graphic work focusing on social and political concerns from around the globe. The publication, with a foreword by Tony Kushner, will be released by Rockport Publishers in late May.
After a public backlash to same-sex marriage licenses being issued in Multnomah County, Oregon. Fisher - the Engineer of Creative Identity for the Portland-based Jeff Fisher LogoMotives - created the "I DO!" image and distributed it via email for use by those supporting the legalization of same-sex marriage. Flyers, stickers, and buttons were produced and displayed in the windows of business and homes, on the bumpers of cars, and at public hearings on the topic. Similar items were also designed for campaigns in California, Massachusetts, New York, and New Mexico.
The "I DO!" image is currently part of the Wedding Album Project exhibit that will become a permanent part of the Oregon Historical Society archives. The exhibit, sponsored by Multnomah County, is on display in the county administration building.
Jeff Fisher LogoMotives receives American Corporate Identity 21 honors
The Portland graphic design firm Jeff Fisher LogoMotives has been honored in the American Corporate Identity 21 awards competition. The winning entries will be featured in David E. Carter's book "American Corporate Identity 2006," to be released later this year. Designer Jeff Fisher has received 21 of the honors over the past eight years.
The logos for two Portland, OR clients, architect Thomas F. Fallon and Bella Terra Landscape Services, were recognized.
Jeff Fisher has received over 475 regional, national and international graphic design awards for his logo and corporate identity efforts. His work is featured in more than 70 publications on the design of logos, the business of graphic design, and small business marketing.
Fisher is a member of the HOW Magazine Editorial Advisory Board and is also on the 2005 HOW Design Conference Advisory Council. His own book, "The Savvy Designer's Guide to Success" was released by HOW Design Books in late 2004. An excerpt from the book may be found at CreativeLatitude.com. More information about Jeff Fisher LogoMotives is available at http://www.jfisherlogomotives.com
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MUMBAI: Indices were in positive terrain on Tuesday but at day's lows profit booking across all the sectors intensified. Metals stocks were under pressure.
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The League of Women Voters of Hamilton County has joined the New York Women's Equality Coalition to support Governor Cuomo's Women's Equality Agenda.
The North Country Region coalition partners include the local League of Women Voters in Plattsburgh, Warren and St. Lawrence counties; 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East; Renewal House for Victims of Family Violence; STOP Domestic Violence / BHSN; and the YWCA of Northeastern New York.
During his Jan. 9 State of the State Address the governor presented the Women's Equality Agenda, a 10-point plan to break down barriers women face in the most essential areas of life.
Specifically the League of Women Voters supports the agenda's call for pay equity, extending workplace sexual harassment protections to all businesses, prohibiting employers from denying work or promotion simply because the worker has children, stopping source of income discrimination by prohibiting landlords from discriminating against tenants based upon lawful sources of income, stopping housing discrimination for victims of domestic violence, stopping pregnancy discrimination by requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodation for pregnancy-related conditions, protecting victims of domestic violence by allowing them to testify by video-conference instead of in the courtroom with the accused abuser, and protecting women's rights to make private reproductive healthcare decisions.
The Hamilton County League is particularly concerned with female equality throughout the life course, including girls and the elderly.
Anyone wishing further information about the LWV should visit www.lwvny.org or contact Nancy Grosselfinger at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Professor and Charles H. Babcock Chair of Botany
B.S. San Diego State University (1967)
M.S. San Diego State University (1971)
Ph.D. University of California at Los Angeles (1977)
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Areas of Interest
Plant Physiological Ecology and Environmental Biophysics; Photosynthesis, Water and Nutrient relations; Microclimate Measurements in the Field, Natural Isotopes
Plant adaptation to harsh or unusual environments; plant ecophysiology (temperature, water and carbon relations, water use efficiency); environmental biophysics ( microclimate effects on plant growth and distribution); structural/functional relationships of plant leaves; light absorption efficiency of plant crowns and canopies; spectral signatures of plant stress; radiation frosts, low temperature photoinhibition (including UV effects), mechanisms of UV absorption, eddy diffusion and stable isotope analysis of CO2 and H2O exchange from native and crop species, aerial sensing of spectral properties and CO2 exchange of plants.
Most Recent (2013) and Representative Publications
(undergraduates and graduate students in bold)
White JC and WK Smith. 2013. Water sources in riparian trees of the southern Appalachian foothills, USA: A preliminary study with stable isotope analysis. Riparian Ecology and Conservation 1:46-52. DOI:10.2478/remc-2013-0006
Berry, ZC, NM Hughes, WK Smith. 2013. Cloud immersion: an important water source for spruce and fir saplings in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Oecologia (published on-line Nov 26, 2013). DOI 10.1007/s00442-013-2770-0
Sanchez A,, NM Hughes, WK Smith. 2013. Effects of cloud regime on daily and seasonal microclimate, photosynthesis and water relations in the alpine species, Caltha leptosepala and Arnica parryi, Medicine Bow Mountains, southeastern Wyoming, USA.
Smith WK, ZC Berry. 2013. Sunflecks? Tree Physiology, 33: 233-237. (Invited review)
Berry ZC, JC White, and WK Smith. 2013. Foliar uptake, carbon fluxes, and water status are affected by the timing of daily fog in saplings from a threatened cloud forest. Plant, Cell, & Environment, in review.
Jackson, NL, KF Nordstrom, RA Feagin, WK Smith. 2013. Coastal geomorphology and restoration. Geomorphology 199: 1-7. (Lead article, as well as an invited, organizing editor for this volume)
Smith WK. 2013. A unified paradigm for the climatic elevations of global treelines. Ecology 94:767-778. (invited book review)
Berry, ZC, WK Smith. 2013. Ecophysiological importance of cloud immersion in a relic spruce-fir forest at elevational limits, southern Appalachian Mountains, USA. Oecologia 173: 637-648. DOI 10.1007/s00442-013-2653-4
Sanchez A, JM. Posada, WK Smith. 2013. Dynamic cloud regimes, incident sunlight, and leaf temperatures in Espeletia grandiflora and Chusquea tessellata, two representative species of the Andean Páramo, Colombia. Artic, Antarctic, & Alpine, in press.
Sanchez A, NM Hughes, WK Smith. 2013. Water-use efficiency declines during autumn leaf senescence in three deciduous tree species, North Carolina piedmont, USA. International Journal of Plant Biology4: 16-23..
Berry ZC, WK Smith. 2013. Experimental cloud immersion and foliar water uptake in saplings of Abies fraseri and Picea rubens. Trees: Structure and Function 1-9 (DOI) 10.1007/s00468-013-0934-5
Sanchez A, WK Smith. 2013. Plant functional traits: Perspectives from a quantitative literature survey.Current Trends in Ecology 3: 25-51. (Invited review)
Smith WK. A unified paradigm for the climatic elevations of global treelines. Ecology 94:767-778.
Reed JE, WK Smith. 2013. Stomatal frequency, distribution, and needle hydrophobicity in cloud forest spruce and fir, southern Appalachian Mountains, USA. Review of Undergraduate Research in Agricultural and Life Sciences (RURALS) 7:1-9. (Jennifer Reed, WFU undergraduate).
Wieser G, FK Holtmeier, WK Smith. 2012. Treelines in a changing global environment. Forest Ecology in a Climate-change Future. Springer, in press (Invited chapter, delayed from a promised 2012 publication date)
Carmichael,MJ, ES Bernhardt, SL Bräuer, and WK Smith. 2013. Conduits, stimulants and synthesizers: the role of vegetation in methane flux to the atmosphere. Biogeochemistry http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10533-014-9974-1


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Celebrating impact in Vancouver and more than $5M in giving
Last week we hosted a Special Edition Power Plant event celebrating the incredible growth in the 1% for the Planet family north of the border.
By the Numbers:
In just a year we've added 23 new members, who will donate an additional $700,000 to environmental causes this year alone. That brings us to more than $5M in giving to date from our Canadian partners. Boom. There's a lot to be excited about.
In the last 12 months we've welcomed wonderful new member companies to the network, including Frogbox, Nature's Path, and Salt Spring Coffee. They were joined at Power Plant by stalwart members Ascenta, MEC, Saul Good and Sunwolf and nonprofit partners like CPAWS, LOCO BC and West Coast Environmental Law.
The evening featured presentations from movers and shakers in the Canadian sustainability world who highlighted ways that business can be a part of the solution to pressing environmental challenges in Canada.
The night was chock full of great conversation, connections and good times; we left inspired by the Canadian team, knowing this is a group that will create enormous positive change for the planet.
Thanks to all who made it possible, keep up the great work, and we'll see you in town again soon!
And if you couldn't make it, check out our speakers in action at these links!
Melody Badgett (1% for the Planet)
Michael Ableman (SOLEfood Farms)
Kris Holm (1% Ambassador and Mountain Unicyclist)


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The Heavy Pedal: Carbon Clinchers!
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If you keep up with the crew at The Heavy Pedal you've probably noticed them making some big moves as of late. Already slated to release their much anticipated Axiom now you can lighten things up a bit with these proper carbon clinchers. These bad boys will roll out the box laced up to some smooth Gran Compe hubs and some proper branding. More once I get my grubby hands on these and in the meantime be sure to check them on IG to keep up on the daily!


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2014 Blessing of the Bikes at Daniel's!
It's always fun to make it out to Daniel's and be a part of this truly awesome event! A big "Thank you" to Terry and the gang over at Daniel's for inviting us over!
It was a cloudy day and rain threatened over the horizon but it never came and everyone had a great time! Our good friends Great Train Robbery came by to rock out and there was nothing but full bellies, cold beers, smiling faces and good times. We tend to lean toward paying the most attention to the bikes at these events, but this time around, it was the people. It felt like one giant family getting together for a Sunday lunch minus the little kids running around until they throw up. Everyone was laughing and smiling and I wish we could have gotten photos of all the hugs that were going around! The treat was double because hanging out with the Iron Angel Cycle Shop family makes everything so much more fun and things never feel quite right if they're not around.
Here are the photos from the blessing. We had a blast and can't wait til next year! If you or anyone you know are in these photos and would like a copy emailed to you, please contact us by email (email@example.com) and we will be happy to send it on over! Just let us know which photo and who we're sending it to. And if you haven't already, please "like" us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/steelscene.
Thank you all for all the love and support and we look forward to sharing more events with you! Ride safe!
WELCOME 2014 riding season! After the winter we've had, nothing is better than starting the season off right with the spring Bikes to the Beach Rally! We're ready to ride down and give you another awesome time at Dead Freddies. You can even book your room right here on our website!
Great Train Robbery will be rocking on Friday and Saturday night!
Vendor night! We're inviting the early crowd and vendors to come and party with us and get the party started right!
Great Train Robbery will be rocking out like they always do for our first ever TATTOO CONTEST! There will be $1000 in cash and prizes for the contest and we're inviting all the tattooed men and women of Delmarva to join in the fun and win cool stuff! Contestants can pre-register by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com to receive their registration forms. Walk-in registrations begin at 9:00pm SHARP on Friday April 25th at Dead Freddies in the Cabana.
The Contest will begin at 9:30pm and Winners will be chosen by the crowd at 10:30pm after three FUN rounds and some partying with Great Train Robbery. Please feel free to email firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions. Must be 21 and up to enter. HOT ASS TATTOOS to win!
$300 cash and prizes for FIRST PLACE
$200 cash and prizes for SECOND PLACE
$100 cash and prizes for THIRD PLACE
FIRST PLACE ALSO wins a FREE vending spot at Dead Freddies for their favorite tattoo artist/shop for the Fall Bikes to the Beach Rally in September!
As always, THE CROWD WINS, too, with a ton of giveaways and prizes for all our friends in the crowd!
Please feel free to email email@example.com information and details on pre-registration.
Mardi-Gras time! Everyone who's been to our Mardi-Gras party knows it's nothing but good times with GTR, a whole TON of mardi-gras beads, those damn rubber ducks that everyone loves, and a WHOLE TON of giveaways!
Here are some fond Bikes to the Beach memories from the past couple of years!
Everything You Need to Know About Fall Bikes to the Beach at Dead Freddies!
Time for another great Bikes to the Beach event at Dead Freddies!! You know how we roll! We'll be making regular updates on our giveaways and prizes all the way until Bike Week – September 11-15! You can even book your room right here on our website!
Great Train Robbery will be rocking on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday!
Vendor night! We're inviting the early crowd and vendors to come and party with GTR and get the party started RIGHT for Bikes to the Beach!
We'll be introducing Demolition Man to bike week to provide the sounds for our BIKINI CONTEST! There will be $1000 in cash and prizes for the contest and we're inviting all the gorgeous ladies of Delmarva to join in the fun and win cool stuff! More details will come in the next week or so but if you're a lovely lady interested in joining the contest, please feel free to email firstname.lastname@example.com for details on pre-registration.
Mardi-Gras time! Everyone who's been to our Mardi-Gras party knows it's nothing but good times with GTR, a whole TON of mardi-gras beads, Iron Angels running around, rubber ducks, a WHOLE TON of giveaways and fun contests and always a neat little surprise out on the back deck.
Contestants can pre-register by emailing email@example.com to receive their registration forms. Walk-in registrations begin at 8:00pm SHARP on Friday September 13th at Dead Freddies in the Cabana.
The Contest will begin at 8:30pm and Winners will be chosen by the crowd at 10:30pm after three FUN rounds and some partying with the band, Demolition Man. Please feel free to email firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions. Must be 21 and up to enter. SUPER HOT to win!!
Iron Angel Cycle Shop Bikini Bike Wash. Oh YEAH. Bikini Bike Wash YEAH!
Pocono Mountain Leather – Great selection of leather gear, accessories and shoes at a GREAT price!
FTF Performance Mobile Dyno – the BEST Dyno at bike week, hands down!
After Dark Installations for LED lights – Lighting up the night with skilled LED installation and service
John Hay Cigars – Because we're classy as hell
Official Gear T-shirts and accessories – Official bike week t-shirt designs for men, women and kids
More to come!! Here are a couple more photos from last Fall!
A note from Lori
We, at The Steel Scene, are experiencing some major technical difficulties.
No we're not. We're totally not. We're just super tied up getting everything ready for fall Bikes to the Beach at Dead Freddies on the Bay September 11-15.
There's a lot that goes into this bad boy and it's all coming together nicely with one last BIG photoshoot going down on the 17th. We're stoked for the surprise that's gonna be for yall.
I'm thinking of having some kind of open photoshoot day or something totally free of charge… wondering who would show up and get their photos done. Just all in one place. Fun day…. Dunno. Let me know what you think. Maybe I'll wrangle up some Steel Scene giveaways and put the photos up on the site. I dunno. This is about you guys. I could post a bunch of stuff about what Iink and think about motorcycle stuff but this is about you. I wanna feature you Delmarva riders and your stories.
Either way, there are few things for sure:
1: Rocking it for bike week at Dead Freddies again
2: Bringing back the ORIGINAL IRON ANGELS
3: Awesome photoshoot on the 17th
4: Surprise photoshoot guests
5: all the giveaways and what not that we always have at bike week
6: I haven't eaten yet so I'm gonna end this list right now
F.T.F. Performance Mobile Dyno at Fall Bikes to the Beach 2013
We've had the utter pleasure of hosting F.T.F. Performance Mobile Dyno over at Dead Freddies for Bikes to the Beach every event since our very first! We're gonna have Chuck and his skills back for another bike week full of roaring engines and crowds gathered at his dyno to see just how much power their bikes are really putting out!
Anyone who's visited us at Dead Freddies and had their motorcycle tested and tuned by Chuck know that he is hands-down the best in the region. His mobile dyno gets TONS of work all throughout bike week. I can't tell you amount of times I see someone a little disappointed about their original dyno readings and after a few tips and suggestions from Chuck, walk away with a smile on their face and new knowledge of how to safely, effectively, and properly add power to their bike. On top of being the regions leader and the best dyno at bike week, the F.T.F. Performance rig is the cleanest, most professional and state-of-the-art you'll ever see.
"Throttle-City Inc. is widely regarded as the Philadelphia areas #1 fuel injection tuning center! Equipped with two state-of-the-art DynoJet 250i load control dynos and the latest real time data acquisition software. Our decade plus of EFI mapping experience combined with Tuning Center acknowledgment from all major product manufactures ensure every bike is tuned to perfection! "
When you're making your plans for Fall Bikes to the Beach 2013, September 12-15, throw in some time to get your bikes tested and tuned! Check out the Throttle City F.T.F Performance website and really get to know the quality and skilled work we'll have doing your dynos!
Next week, we'll be featuring even more for you to look forward to when you party with us at Dead Freddies for Fall Bikes to the Beach 2013!


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The former Brentford manager opted to leave striker Grant Holt at home when Latics travelled to Slovenia for Thursday night's clash with Maribor in a bid to improve his fitness.
On-loan Manchester United forward Will Keane and centre-back Ivan Ramis were not eligible for the 2-1 defeat in the Europa League while James McClean served a European suspension.
There are still injuries for Rosler to contend with, though, as goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi (knee), Juan Carlos Garcia (ankle), Gary Caldwell and Shaun Maloney (both hip) remain sidelined.
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In this photo taken, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, Italian journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi attends a press conference in Milan, Italy. The Vatican confirmed on Saturday, May 26, 2012, that the Pope's butler has been arrested in its embarrassing leaks scandal, adding a Hollywood twist to a sordid tale of power struggles, intrigue and corruption in the highest levels of Catholic Church governance. The Vatican had already warned of legal action against the author, Italian journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi, after he broadcast letters in January from the former No. 2 Vatican administrator to the Pope in which he begged not to be transferred for having exposed alleged corruption that cost the Holy See millions of euros in higher contract prices. The prelate, Monsignor Carlo Maria Vigano, is now the Vatican's U.S. ambassador. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)


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DENVER - Imagine you're a child again and every one of your favorite toy stores is closing shop for the winter and putting all of its shiny, mouth-watering lollipops on sale, along with every space-aged, collection-worthy, magical accessory you can imagine.Such is Denver's Veloswap, which came and went on Saturday in one fell swoop of thousands of cycling enthusiasts swarming through booths of disappearing merchandise.It was truly incredible to do one simple lap around the perimeter of the National Western complex in Denver, see several stacks of socks, bike pumps, helmets and tires, then pass through on the same route 15 minutes later and witness something akin to a looting site.
Supposedly 15,000 people turn up for the swap every fall. And if the surrounding block was any indication, I'd say that Denver Veloswap No. 17 was no exception.There were people returning to their cars with three different tires hanging around their necks, almost every group leaving the warehouse was wheeling a bicycle, and not a single person was empty-handed.The crowds are inevitable at Veloswap, wherein nearly every bicycle retailer in Colorado shows up to put the final lowest price tag on its remaining merchandise of the year, not to mention a handful of pro riders with used goods to sell.The event itself evolves and expands every year, and it's fascinating to see what the latest in bike technology retains, spits out and transforms.
One can almost always find at least one vintage booth of goods at the swap. The treasures contain everything from immaculate Schwinn Varsity bikes to rusted brown handlebar components that look as if they were fished out of a swamp a couple centuries ago.Then there are the booths sporting elite, newfangled road machines, all priced in excess of $4,000 - some of the only areas of the warehouse that remain well-stocked after 1 p.m. while just about every other booth has been whittled down to mismatched socks and swampy handlebars.The new trends in bicycles can be admired like items in a wax museum. One booth specializing in Giant bicycles had a shiny new singlespeed for sale. Singlespeeds are surely one of the most noteworthy new-school items for the cycling sub-culture, and nothing reinforced the underground nature of the scene like a cage on one bike (where normally a water bottle would fit), designed for a metal alcohol flask. Personally, I've never understood how drinking alcohol is conducive to peddling up hills with only a middle chain ring and no gears. Ironically, these little punkrock gems are priced a bit out of the subculture tradition at over $1,000.As claustrophobic as Veloswap can be, it's almost like a wedding reception where you're bound to run into someone you know and brag about the computer you just scored for $10, or the set of tubes that will last you all of next season for $1 each.
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Mobile Tornado adopts Solaris features for better RAS and TCO
By Frederic Pariente-Oracle on Mar 12, 2012
Mobile Tornado provides instant communication services for mobile devices, with a focus on enterprise workforce management. Its solutions include Push-To-Talk and Instant Locate, Alert & Message applications.
As a software developer, Mobile Tornado's main challenges are up-time --the applications are largely sold today into the homeland security and defense markets-- and scalability --during network peak usage. With these challenges in mind, and as part of the on-going engineering collaboration between Mobile Tornado and Oracle's ISV Engineering, we investigated which Oracle Solaris technologies would improve the application's availability and scalability while reducing the solution's TCO.
We looked at the following Oracle Solaris technologies: Solaris Cluster, ZFS and Zones.
Mobile Tornado was able to benefit from Oracle Solaris Cluster as follows. Solaris Cluster's automatic failure detection at every level --application, server, network-- reduces unplanned downtime, increases application uptime. It also enables application scalability during peak usage by offering a single IP address to manage the increased capacity of the application service; there is no disruption to the application for adding more systems to the cluster. Finally Solaris Cluster can fail-over the application to another server in case of maintenance, thus removing many sources of planned downtime.
Second, Mobile Tornado used the ZFS file system for storing the Oracle 11gR2 database files in order to secure the customer data. Indeed, ZFS provides end-to-end data integrity vs metadata integrity only for a traditional file system that Mobile Tornado was previously using. ZFS validates that each data block be verified against an independent checksum, after the data has arrived in memory, all of that without any performance degradation. Introduced in Solaris 10, ZFS is now the default file system in Oracle Solaris 11. Configuring Oracle Solaris ZFS for an Oracle Database is detailed in this whitepaper on OTN.
Finally, Mobile Tornado improved the TCO of its application by implementing the partitioning license model for the Oracle database on Solaris Zones a.k.a. Containers. This license model helps to reduce the Oracle Database license cost. Mobile Tornado implemented the capped container feature --the ability to cap CPU usage in a Zone-- and paid only for the needed CPUs. Under the previous architecture, Mobile Tornado was paying for all CPUs in the physical system although the Oracle DB may not make use of them all. Best practices for running Oracle Databases in Oracle Solaris Zones are given in this whitepaper. TCO was further reduced by running the Solaris Zones on powerful heavily-threaded SPARC T4 systems, allowing Mobile Tornado to consolidate its IPRS PTT server and the Oracle Database on the same machine.
"The usage of Solaris Zones in combination with advanced SPARC T4 CPUs allows Mobile Tornado to consolidate its IPRS PTT server and Oracle database in same machines, reducing TCO with higher level of performance."
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In conclusion, using unique Solaris technologies, Mobile Tornado was able to improve the high availability of its application, provide better workload
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zagadka wrote: Oh yay you watched Future of Food?! Didn't the farmer's stories make you sick? The old man and his wife from Canada made me cry- I felt so bad for them. To cultivate and save your own seeds for all of those years only to have them destroyed due to a fluke.
Go Monsanto. You put hope in agro-business.
C.R.A.Z.Y wrote: codex alimentarius.
zeem wrote: zagadka wrote: Oh yay you watched Future of Food?! Didn't the farmer's stories make you sick? The old man and his wife from Canada made me cry- I felt so bad for them. To cultivate and save your own seeds for all of those years only to have them destroyed due to a fluke.
Go Monsanto. You put hope in agro-business.
I actually watched it on your tip(via facebook).
Great movie. Seriously messed up.
Plum Puddin' wrote: C.R.A.Z.Y wrote: codex alimentarius.
firefly wrote: Plum Puddin' wrote: C.R.A.Z.Y wrote: codex alimentarius.
Woah ....
Oh Daesu wrote: Coming up with international standards for labeling food and supplements is a terrible idea, how?
Maybe i'm missing the point. I'll watch them youtubes and report back, but as of now, I'm skeptical of the skeptics.
C.R.A.Z.Y wrote: well im not quite sure what to make of her take on the codex because a lot of time some of the things she says just sounds fantastically paranoid but maybe i dont know enough and she does. i am not sure if this is just the new paranoid conspiracy buzz or a real problem. a lot of people are talking about it more often.
Woah ....
Quote: Improves Our Capacity to Prevent Food Safety Problems
Hazard analysis and preventive controls: Requires all facilities to have in place preventive plans to address identified hazards and prevent adulteration, and gives FDA access to these plans and relevant documentation.
Access to records: Expands FDA access to records in a food emergency.
Third party labs and audits: Allows FDA to recognize laboratory accreditation bodies to ensure U.S. food testing labs meet high quality standards and requires food testing performed by these labs to be reported to FDA. Allows FDA to enable qualified 3rd parties to certify that foreign food facilities comply with U.S. food safety standards.
Imports: Requires importers to verify the safety of foreign suppliers and imported food. Allows FDA to require certification for high-risk foods, and to deny entry to a food that lacks certification or that is from a foreign facility that has refused U.S. inspectors.
Improves Our Capacity to Detect and Respond to Food-borne Illness Outbreaks
Inspection Increases FDA inspections at all food facilities, including annual inspections of high-risk facilities and inspections of other facilities at least once every four years.
Surveillance - Enhances food-borne illness surveillance systems to improve the collection, analysis, reporting, and usefulness of data on food-borne illnesses.
Traceability Requires the Secretary of HHS to establish a pilot project to test and evaluate new methods for rapidly and effectively tracking/tracing fruits and vegetables in the event of a food-borne illness outbreak.
Mandatory Recall Gives FDA the authority to order a mandatory recall of a food product when a company fails to voluntarily recall the product upon FDAs request.
Suspension of Registration Empowers FDA to suspend a food facilitys registration if there is a reasonable probability that food from the facility will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Enhances U.S. Food Defense Capabilities Directs FDA to help food companies protect their products from intentional contamination and calls for a national strategy to protect our food supply from terrorist threats and rapidly respond to food emergencies.
Increases FDA Resources Increases funding for FDAs food safety activities through increased appropriations and targeted fees for domestic and foreign facilities.


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NCAA APR scores: Big Ten teams continue to shine
The NCAA released Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores Wednesday, and all Big Ten teams avoided penalties. Northwestern led the Big Ten in football (991), while Indiana men's basketball was perfect for the fourth straight year (1,000). The APR, which debuted in 2005, attempts to measure how teams perform in the classroom by using academic eligibility and retention and graduation rates to yield the four-year figure.


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Euro Short-Covering Disguised as Real Risk Appetite
Still scratching your head about why it's a "risk-on" day despite a litany of bad news out of Europe and on the data front?
In addition to the three points laid out by Kathy Lien earlier you can add in another one -– speculators were wildly short the euro last week.
Last Friday's data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission showed that net short positions in the euro were at their highest levels since early June 2010, according to RBC. That, you may remember, was when many investors thought Greece was about to go belly-up any day. Meanwhile, U.S. dollar net longs were at their highest since late June 2010, RBC noted.
For most of the past year, being short euros and long dollars was a money-loser for macro hedge funds. They finally got it right this past quarter, with the euro crumbling from $1.45 to $1.34. And in this market, it doesn't pay to let profits sit around uncollected no matter what the news flow.
So here's what the analysts at Brown Brothers Harriman had to say this morning:
"Part that any moves in the euro and other growth sensitive currencies over the coming days are likely to be a function of market positioning and short-covering, rather that fresh longs. In fact, according to the most recent reports on speculative currency positioning from the CFTC, the market is now officially short euro's to the tune of nearly $14bln, indicating a nearly one standard move in euro positioning over the past month. What's more, this has led to a cumulative shift of nearly $16bln in euro contracts over the past two months and an unprecedented shift in risk reversals. "
With the covering of short-euro positions it feel like sentiment is better than it really is.


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Hi, just wondering if there are any, like me, who have still not been rejected or invited to an interview. The only other interview mentioned on their site is on friday, and i've yet to hear from anyone in the same boat. Thanks.
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Well i'm not an English applicant, but i'm still waiting on a response for Management (been waiting roughly 4 months now), so I know how you feel!
Again, I'm not an English applicant, but I've still got to hear back for three courses. It sucks, I know, but all we can do is wait! Best of luck for yours!
Thanks, good luck to you too! Slightly odd to find noone in the same shoes but cheers.
From what I remember last year (I'm on Eng + Creative writing, so a little different but not hugely), there were a few different rounds of interviews. Put it this way: if you've not been rejected yet, you're still in with a chance.
Thanks for the support. Still no word! Considering that I'm about to go away for a month I'd really like an answer soon. Obviously likely to be a no, but if there are a second round of interviews I'd quite like to know whether I'll be able to go. Grrrr.
How strange! I'm a current Eng Lit student and as far as I knew all the interviews had been done by now. One was at the end of Jan and one end of Feb (I took campus tours at both). Have you tried to get in touch with the admission department? May be worth it just to pester them and alert them to the fact that you haven't heard a thing. May just be an admin error! And by no means am I saying you definitely haven't got an offer/interview, just because I thought they were all over, you may still have a shot. Good luck " (:
I'm in the same boat! Sent of my English application 1st December and apart from the "We've got your application" email I've heard absolutely nothing. I know they interview eveyone before they give them an offer. I just want to know! I don't even care if its a yes or a no, so long as they tell me soon! My predicted grades are AAB and they ask for AAA which is probably why they're late getting back to me.
I would just like some contact from them really!
Hey, probably not the best news but I got rejected. Ah well. Guess you can expect a reply from them soon!
Ah, I'm sorry about that. Still no response yet, ha.
Hey, just posting to say I've been sent an interview by email to fill in. I never received an interview but was asked last week to answer a number of questions instead. Surely I'm not the only one? Hope it went all right!
Yay! Hope you get an offer. Can't believe it took so long! I got an offer last week .
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The medieval market town of Góis is an unspoilt delight, and has to be one of the loveliest places in central Portugal. Dating back 800 years, Góis is situated 40km east of Coimbra in the beautiful Ceira valley, at the point where the river begins to broaden out and settle down, flowing to join the Rio Mondego, 30km west.
Góis is a town with narrow streets that converge on an attractive central square where the weekly market is held. Apart from the market - where you can buy locally produced fruit and vegetables, plants, flowers, cheese, fish, shoes and clothes etc. - there is a small supermarket, various shops selling all manner of goods, and two banks.
Cafes can be found round every corner, and the local inhabitants are courteous and welcoming to visitors, cheerfully ready to help out the tourist stumbling over phrase-book Portuguese! Góis has a tourist office with very helpful staff, and over the road the local 'Camara' (council), are only too happy to help with enquiries about the locality.
A museum is currently being built in the centre of Góis, on the site of an old hospital founded in 1559. The excavation of this hospital has been an exciting archaeological project in Góis, and the museum should prove to be of great interest when it is finished.
Most of the buildings of the town date back several centuries and are quirky and attractive. There is a fine church, and the court house is famous for its splendid ceiling. But the jewel of the town lies at the bottom of the street, where the three graceful arches of the Manuelina Bridge span the River Ceira.
Mere words cannot convey the pleasure of slipping into the crystal clear waters of the river on a hot summer's day. To facilitate this, Góis council provides swimming areas at regular intervals along the river, in an unobtrusive but practical fashion. Beaches are created with imported sand, and simple changing facilities provided. Young and old come to sit by the river and play in it. At some swimming areas there are rowing boats for hire and lifeguards in attendance for part of the day, but at the more remote spots you are likely to have the place pretty much to yourself apart from the fish nibbling your toes and the dragonflies darting about your head. When you need refreshments, the summer-months café and bar down by the bridge is one of the friendliest you will ever frequent, and is open all day and every day until well past midnight.
Góis is a great place for children, who are warmly welcomed. Beside the river is the park, with a play area, and plenty of space to ride a bike under the huge trees that line the river bank. For the more adventurous, canoes can be hired to take up-river, and the terrain up the valley is exciting for hiking and mountain-biking.
Throughout the summer there is a programme of events in the town, including open- air concerts and shows, and in August the motorbike festival comes to town with an attendant exhibition. And all through the summer the flags and decorations go up in the local villages as they each hold their 'festa' – a religious festival that lasts several days and involves much music, dancing and eating of sardines!


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a bodybuilder who takes too many steroids (juice)
That juice pig has really bad 'roid rage so watch out!
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Can you define these popular missing words?
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by Mike Chips April 14, 2008
A term for a loose woman who is a little on the heavy side. Sits somewhere between a skank and a slore. She is a little too fat to have sex with when you are sober, but after about 6 beers, she starts to look thinner. This is the kind of girl that you couldn't pick up and put her on the kitchen counter to have sex with but if you are behind her, you could definately prop her fat tits on it.
Do ya really need one. Use Juice Pig in place of slut or whore.
by CrouchingTigerHiddlenYarmulke March 23, 2009
A whore, usually a girl that is injected with the sexual juices of a pig.
That girls fucking juicepig.
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A slang term for a pudgie slut who love semen. Juice refering to semen. Pig refering to greedy and fat. The kind of girl that you can't prop on the counter to fuck, but if you are strong you may be able to prop her fat tits up there if you are fucking her from behind.
Five of my friends fucked that Juice Pig last Night.
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The specs of phone are parallel to high-class touch mobile serving you with same style, experience and luxury. In its unique features, it offers a large screen display, front-end camera in addition to standard 5MP camera for Skype video calling and blazing speed of 1 GHz dual core processor. Coming towards customer feedback, it is too early to say anything. The phone has started pulling attention of public, which is a good sign.
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I'm looking to launch a few blogs and WP is my prefered blog tool. However, I'd like to find a way to integrate photo capabilities into the blog as well.
Has anyone integrated any of the photo galleries (Coppermine, etc) into WP? I'd love to see some examples? Ideally I'd like a blogger to be able to create a blog entry and more or less attach images to that entry.
Thanks in advance.


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The best things in life are free.
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I think it's a shame that Doctor Goettsch owns so many nice things, but never has the time to use them.
It's almost like I'm doing him a favor when I borrow his golf clubs. Now at least he knows they're getting some use. And if he ever actually needs them, he knows where to find me.
I'm sleeping on the floor at Anthony's house. He's a Gambler, and he's got the best leftovers in town! And those silk suits he never wears are almost all my size.
Tomorrow I should figure out where he keeps the keys to that car he never drives.
Freeloader is a game celebrating the glorious pastime of living off other people's success. Players spend the game roaming the neighborhood, doing favors for their "friends" in exchange for great loaner stuff like the Doctor's Car, the Artist's clothes, or the Waitress' leftover food. To win the game you have to collect Food, Clothing, and Shelter before the deck runs out. It's all worth points, and whoever has the most points wins.
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Start with the owners of six houses owing you two favors apiece. Deal everyone two cards. Select one action per turn: (a) Place a favor (colored token) in any house. You may occupy its vacant Best Friend space, or fight via dice rolls to replace its occupant, (b) Draw a card, (c) Display a card faceup. Pay its cost by discarding favors from your pawn's current house, deducting any discounts for occupying Best Friend spaces. Cards score you their values when play ends, (d) Discard a card to place favors at the house it indicates, (e) Roll dice, move your pawn on the path linking the houses, and obey the instructions of the space reached. Some spaces let you steal competitors' cards.
When cards are depleted, the player with the highest score wins among those who have at least one Card illustrating food, clothing, and shelter. We owe Cheapass a lot of favors for this!


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ISLAMABAD: Ambassador Robin Raphel, Senior Adviser to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, yesterday hoped that the disbursements under Kerry Lugar Law (KLL) would pick up pace as the stage was set to kick-off faster development work.
"We hope that the process of disbursements will get pace," was her brief reply yesterday evening about the pace of disbursements in the aftermath of recently concluded economic and finance working group meeting held in Washington DC from November 29 and 30.
She said that it took time to reach a stage in development work where money could be poured on an accelerated pace to achieve the desired results.
That stage has come and it is hoped that the disbursements will be accelerated in months ahead, she maintained.
Disbursements under KLL have remained dismally slow through government channels in the aftermath of Abbottabad operation and especially after Silala incident.
Now after normalising economic and strategic relations, Islamabad expects that the money promised by US in shape of KLL would be disbursed in a speedy manner.
Ambassador Raphel participated in a media roundtable to discuss challenges being faced by women entrepreneurs in Pakistan.
To another query about consolidation of US funded projects, she said USAID was funding 30 plus projects in Pakistan for various important sectors of the national economy including economic growth, governance, health, education and some others.
Recognising that Pakistan's stability and future prosperity depend on a robust economy in which women play a key role, the State Department and American University have joined this initiative. Ambassador Raphel said that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had agreed to remain on the Advisory Board of Women Council even after relinquishing her charge as Secretary of State as this objective was quite close to her heart. Internews


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A simple clutch with a single compartment and inner zippered pocket. Features a handle insert and gold accent buckles. Sleek design with an unexpected color choice of forest green. Retrodelic, the manufacturer is new to the handbag game, launching their first line in 2005.
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May 2009
An Apple a Day Will Keep Viruses and Costly Maintenance Away
The decision is final: the incoming class of 2013, as well as the rest of the new students and faculty, will receive Apple MacBooks
Crowd Control: Dealing with Next Year's Over- Enrollment
Ever since Head of School Margarita Curtis announced Deerfield's unusually high acceptance yield, the administration has been revamping their plans, originally for 617 students for the 2009-2010 academic year, to accommodate thirty additional students.
Letters to the Editor: Drinking Age to 18?
Students and faculty share their opinions on lowering the drinking age to eighteen…
Will You be a Judge?
Deerfield is seeking adult volunteers to judge at the International Independent Schools' Public Speaking Competition (IISPSC), which the school is hosting next October 1-4.
Proctors for 2009-2010 and Associated Dorms
Top 5 Best and Worst Senior Pranks
Let's recall some of Deerfield's most legendary senior pranks, both good and bad.
Ceramics Cut from Arts Department
Ceramics will not be part of the Deerfield Arts Department curriculum next year. The current economy and scheduling issues are the two main factors to blame in the cutting of the ceramics classes.
Three Dedicated Faculty Retire: Peter Brush
Classics teacher Peter Brush was hired by Frank Boyden 43 years ago. Now the last remaining faculty member who can make that claim, he reflected on his time at the school with vivid clarity as he considered his retirement this May.
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Qiriz Dehne, Quba Rayon, Azerbaijan
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Qiriz Dehne is a small village located in the mountains of Quba Rayon (Quba Region) in Azerbaijan. When I visited Azerbaijan this past summer, my cousin took me to this mountainous paradise. He said he often goes there to introspect and I can definitely see why. On the way up the mountains, we passed Qiriz Dehne and I just had to make him pull over so that I can take in the full magnificence of the scene. I have not seen a village more picturesque and more serene.
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We encourage interest from those considering applying for fall 2017 enrollment. Application materials for fall 2017 will be available starting in September.
Information from our most recent admission cycle is outlined below. To download the pdf version of the application instruction sheet for the 2016 admission cycle, click here. Visit our FAQs page for specific questions about the application process.
Note that all application information will be updated in September, when our fall 2017 online application becomes available.
If you would like to be added to our mailing list or have questions about the graduate program curricula, please fill out our contact form or contact Kathleen O'Donnell, Graduate Admissions Coordinator, by phone at 314.935.6227 or 800.295.6227 (within continental United States).
Courses Prior to Enrollment
- MArch 3 applicants are asked to demonstrate satisfactory completion of one course each of elementary calculus and college physics prior to enrollment. These courses ensure adequate preparation for the architectural structures sequence that is required of all MArch 3 students. Through the portfolio, MArch 3 applicants are asked to demonstrate ability and experience in freehand drawing and/or two- or three-dimensional basic design exercises.
- Placement in the MArch 2 program is based on design portfolio evaluation and the extent of the applicant's undergraduate architectural studies. Prior to admission to the MArch 2 program, students must be able to waive at least two of the three credits of Environmental Systems I (A46 438) and two of the following courses:
Building Systems (A46 445)
Structures I (A46 447A)
Stuctures II (A46 448A)
Architectural History I (A46 4280)
Architectural History II (A46 4284)
Environmental Systems II (A46 439)
For more information about course waiver requirements for the MArch 2 program, click here>>
- MLA applicants must demonstrate satisfactory completion of at least one college-level course in the natural sciences and at least one college-level course in the visual arts, such as drawing, sculpture, graphics, and/or basic design. Applicants with an accredited degree in landscape architecture or architecture may be admitted to the MLA program with advanced placement. Applicants who have received a non-accredited degree in architecture, landscape architecture, or environmental design may also receive advanced placement of one or two semesters, upon review of the admissions committee.
Required Application Materials
All candidates must submit an online application. The following application materials may be submitted in stages; however, all materials must be submitted by the application deadline. No applicant will be considered for admission until all required items have been received by the Office of Graduate Admissions for the Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design.
1. Personal information.
2. A statement of objective of educational and career goals.
3. A resume/curriculum vita (to include education and employment history, honors, awards, and extracurricular activities).
4. Three letters of recommendation, to be completed by individuals who know the personal and academic qualities of the applicant (preferably—although not necessarily—academic instructors). These three letters will be submitted through the online application process. Please note that, along with other contact information, the applicant will need to provide each recommender's accurate e-mail address.
5. A nonrefundable $85 application fee, paid online by credit card.
6. Official transcripts. Upload a digital copy (PDF format) of transcripts from the primary school you attended to the online system. Please also arrange to have the official hard-copy transcript(s) from all colleges or universities attended submitted directly to our office in a sealed envelope(s). The mailing address is listed above.
7. GRE scores (provided by the testing services). To ensure official test score reports arrive as needed, please use our institution code (6929) and department code (4401) when making arrangements with the testing agency.
8. English language scores (if the applicant's native language is not English). A Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score is required if the applicant's native language is not English. The minimum acceptable TOEFL scores are 90 on the Internet-based test, 577 on the paper-based test, or 233 on the computer-based test. The IELTS score minimum is 7.0. Note that an exception to the English test score requirement is made for candidates who have studied four years toward a baccalaureate degree in the United States. To ensure official TOEFL test score reports arrive as needed, please use our institution code (6929) and department code (12) when making arrangements with the testing agency. IELTS scores must be sent in hard-copy form to our office.
9. Portfolio. A digital portfolio showing examples of design work or work in the visual arts must be uploaded to our online application system. Please review our instructions below carefully.
The work represented in the portfolio—whether it includes drawings, photographs of architectural models, or artwork (including various types of media such as paintings, sculpture, ceramics, or photography)—should be the best examples of the applicant's efforts.
Applicants who have not studied architecture previously should submit at least 15 examples of work in the visual arts and—if available—in the constructive arts (for example, photographs and drawings from small, three-dimensional built projects such as furniture, kiosks, or decks.) The overall intention is to show work that demonstrates potential for accomplishment in further creative study.
Applicants who have pursued formal studies in architecture or landscape architecture must include examples of their design work related to those areas but are also welcome to include examples of other artistic endeavors.
Important: Applicants submitting work done collaboratively, either in school or in the profession, should be as specific as possible about the extent of their personal involvement in such projects.
Portfolio Formatting/Technical Requirements
- Please submit the portfolio as a single PDF document, with a maximum file size of 20 MB and a maximum resolution of 150 dpi. All work should be produced in high-resolution digital images.
- Prepare the file for computer monitor viewing (i.e., horizontal orientation), with text that is at least 8 points large so that it is legible when viewed full-screen.
- The maximum number of pages applicants may submit is 25 (note: 2-page spreads count as one page).
- The layout of the portfolio pages should be clear, with brief descriptions for each piece or project.
As noted above, you are required to arrange for the official transcript(s) from all colleges and universities attended to be submitted directly to our office in hard-copy form in a sealed envelope(s).
In addition, applicants who are submitting IELTS scores must arrange to have the testing service send a hard-copy report of the scores to our office.
Our mailing address is:
Admissions: Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design
Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
Washington University in St. Louis
Campus Box 1079, Givens Hall, Room 105
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130
Dual Degree Applications
To gain admission to a dual degree program involving another division of the University (e.g., Social Work, Business, or Construction Management), students must submit separate applications to—and gain admission from—both programs. Each program makes admission decisions independently. For further information about dual degree programs, click here.
Financial Aid
All students who expect to be reliant on any amount of financial assistance from Washington University to fund their graduate studies must apply for financial aid. An application for financial aid will not influence decisions for admission to the Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design, so there is no penalty for seeking aid. Applicants for financial aid who plan to enroll in the fall semester must submit their financial aid application form by February 15. For information about the financial aid application process, click here.
Non-Discrimination Policy
Washington University encourages and gives full consideration to all applicants for admission, financial aid, and employment. The University does not discriminate in access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, veteran status, disability, or genetic information. Applicants with a prior criminal history will not be automatically disqualified from consideration for admission. Inquiries about compliance should be addressed to the University's Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, Washington University, Campus Box 1184, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130.


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We must restore the image of our community
admin | 9/10/2011, 1:52 p.m.
The City of Miami Beach officials are desperately trying to justify their actions during the 2011 Urban Beach Week disaster. However, the images say it all the streets of Miami Beach were just as dangerous as the streets in Iraq or Afghanistan. Heavily-armed forces lined the streets of South Beach creating an element of fear and intimidation. By no means is this the typical hospitality extended to preferred vacationers. The City of Miami Beach was once revered as a first class tourist destination but not any more. Those days are long gone. Miami Beachs once stellar image as a haven of sun and fun has been tainted. We can thank the creators of reality television for our new villainous image. South Floridas image of being a vacation paradise began to diminish during the evolution of music videos that sensationalize criminal behavior, continually-emerging technology and the unprecedented popularity of reality television. In the media South Florida is portrayed as home to continuous murders, homicides, thugs, drugs, lewdness, whores, dope dealers, Medicaid fraud and career criminals. Television shows are inundated with scenes from South Beach of scantly-dressed bikini models gyrating their hips and wealthy entertainers acting as thugs all while living in South Florida. We even have a violent video game bearing the name of a local community in South Florida. Unfortunately, this is how the world views South Florida and this image is not because of Urban Beach Week. As residents of South Florida we know that these images do not depict how most of us live, worship, work and raise our children. However, with these images we can see just how one can misconstrue life on South Beach . Let's face it, most people outside of South Florida do not separate Broward from Miami-Dade and Miami-Dade from Miami Beach when one is portrayed as negative all of our communities suffer. Therefore, it would be to our benefit if the neighboring cities and local municipalities in South Florida come together and address the issue of the Annual Urban Beach Week. Although, the City of Miami Beach has made it a point to disassociate itself from the event and has made it absolutely clear they are not promoters of the event, it would be in the Citys best interest to become the event host. They should also be willing to take the lead and collaborate with other neighboring cities to make this a successful and safe annual event. Lets take the advice of our elders and put an end to dramatizing our social ills as reality entertainment for the world to see as a normal day in South Florida. Lets come together and work to restore the positive image of our multi-cultural community. by Queen Brown, Community email@example.com


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I've been following an argument between Michael Gove and his critics. A group of academics have condemned the Education Secretary's proposed national curriculum for "endless lists of spellings, facts and rules". These, they say, "will put pressure on teachers to rely on rote learning without understanding". Conversely, India Knight, the Sunday Times columnist, insists: "There is nothing wrong with learning by rote, and there is no other efficient way of learning times tables or spelling."
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The fair will take place at Rolling Green's Greenland location on Breakfast Hill Road -- in their brand new glass greenhouse, a beautiful, serene venue for browsing and shopping.
Vendors participating at this market include Robinwoods Design, Felt Sutra, Funky Rock Designs and Hoist Away Bags among many others. In celebration of Valentine's Day there will be gourmet chocolates, baked items, wine and cheeses for sale. The public is welcome and there is plenty of parking. Please call 436.2732 or visit rollinggreennursery.com for more information.
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Bilyal Abdulkhalikov, a 14-year-old from the village of Novy Kostek in Daghestan, has won a prestigious competition for scholars of the Koran in Bahrain. Bilyal's knowledge of the Koran gave him the edge over contestants from 43 countries.
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Do you have a cool grandma (nana, nee nee -whatever you call her)? You have to give this 88 year old lady some props for her dancing chopsI don't know what it is lately. I seem to have dancing on my mind – something I've never even paid attention to that much. However, when you see great moves, you have to spread the word. First there was Kellie Picker on DWTS.
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Hard Times
by Charles Dickens
Hard Times Family Quotes
How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Book.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
[Gradgrind] was an affectionate father, after his manner; but he would probably have described himself (if he had been put, like Sissy Jupe, upon a definition) as 'an eminently practical' father. He had a particular pride in the phrase eminently practical, which was considered to have a special application to him. (1.3.8)
This is a great example of how the narrator can contradict a character. Gradgrind wants to call himself "eminently practical" even though the narrator tells us that more correct term is "affectionate." This is how we know he's not all bad.
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'Now, it's a remarkable fact, sir, that it cut that man deeper, to know that his daughter knew of his being goosed, than to go through with it.' 'Good!' interrupted Mr. Bounderby. 'This is good, Gradgrind! A man so fond of his daughter, that he runs away from her! This is devilish good! Ha! ha! Now, I'll tell you what, young man. I haven't always occupied my present station of life. I know what these things are. You may be astonished to hear it, but my mother ran away from me […] I was born in a ditch and my mother ran away from me. Do I excuse her for it? No. Have I ever excused her for it? Not I. What do I call her for it? I call her probably the very worst woman that ever lived in the world, except my drunken grandmother. There's no family pride about me, there's no imaginative sentimental humbug about me. I call a spade a spade; and I call the mother of Josiah Bounderby of Coketown, without any fear or any favour, what I should call her if she had been the mother of Dick Jones of Wapping. (1.6.40-43)
When we realize that Bounderby's mother did no such thing, the difference in the way Sissy reacts to her father's actual abandonment of her and Bounderby's faked no-nonsense reaction becomes clear. He simply lacks the empathetic imagination to picture what it might be like to actually have a parent leave a child.
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'Her father always had it in his head,' resumed Childers, feigning unconsciousness of Mr. Bounderby's existence, 'that she was to be taught the deuce-and-all of education. How it got into his head, I can't say; I can only say that it never got out. He has been picking up a bit of reading for her, here — and a bit of writing for her, there — and a bit of ciphering for her, somewhere else — these seven years.' (1.6.56)
One of the fundamental questions in the novel is whether a child needs actual parents or whether the right kind of education and upbringing is a much better replacement. Signor Jupe clearly believes that Sissy's life will be better if she is at the right school rather than with him.


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New Report Adds To Praise of Myanmar's Government
Along with a plethora of voices from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to eager international investors, the International Crisis Group has praised Myanmar's tentative steps towards democracy over the past year. In a new report, the group is including Myanmar among the countries whose internal conflicts could see significant progress in 2012, even as other violence-prone nations – including Syria, Afghanistan and Pakistan – deteriorate further.
Noting that its prediction is a "cautious" one, the group's president Louise Arbour said in a statement that Tunisia and Myanmar were added to the list of crisis areas to show "that progress is possible" in countries that are racked by ongoing bloody conflicts.
"The government's pledges on reform are being fulfilled," said Ms. Arbour, noting the release of the country's famed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the release of many political prisoners and the military's move away from front-line politics. "There is a major opportunity for this long-suffering country to continue in a positive direction."
The International Crisis Group is a non-governmental organization that works towards preventing and resolving conflicts around the world.
An earlier International Crisis Group report on Myanmar in November 2011 also found cause for optimism in Myanmar, singling out President Thein Sein's efforts to put the issue of conflict with the country's ethnic minorities on the top of the national agenda, though it conceded that "lasting peace" is still not assured.
Both reports encourage further engagement between the West and Myanmar, urging that the U.S. drop its "counterproductive sanctions" that the group says has "harmed civilians without loosening the junta's grip on power."
Plenty of dissidents have criticized the International Crisis Group's research on Myanmar in recent months, saying the group has been too quick to praise Myanmar's military-backed government, which numerous activists say continues to commit human rights abuses in many parts of the country – especially in ethnic minority-controlled areas, where Myanmar soldiers are accused of slash-and-burn tactics to flush out insurgents. Myanmar officials have denied they are engaged in systematic human rights violations.
In her statement, Ms. Arbour said that 2012 would be a year of key steps for the Myanmar government, which could include releasing hundreds of remaining political prisoners, passing a new media law that would curtail censorship and signing ceasefires with armed ethnic groups.
In the past month, Myanmar hosted U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and foreign ministers from Indonesia, Singapore and Japan. British Foreign Secretary William Hague is expected to visit later this week.


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What Are the Most-Common English Words?
My print column this week is about the math of words: What linguists, dictionary publishers and even Microsoft learn from corpus research. Corpora are large bodies of text, pulled from books, articles, blogs and conversations, that are meant to represent part or all of a language.
What first drew me to the topic was an online quiz challenging me to name the 100 most frequently used words in the English language. That quiz was based on an uncited list on Wikipedia, though it has since been updated. Many other lists are available, each slightly different; you can see and sort five Top 100 lists here – after taking that quiz, of course.
WordCount graphically represents the 86,800 most frequently used words from the British National Corpus. "I thought it was an interesting insight into the way we use language," Jonathan Harris, an artist who developed the site, told me. "I wanted to make something a bit more playful to bring it to life." Part of the fun is seeing where words appear further down the list. "Conquistador" is last of those words to make the cut. And users of the site occasionally email Mr. Harris with curious juxtapositions. For instance, "Microsoft," "acquire," "salary" and "tremendous" rank 4,304th through 4,307th.
Speaking of Microsoft, the company develops enormous corpora for more-serious purposes than online quizzes. Among the applications are spell-checking in Word and a new online translation service. And the Oxford English Dictionary is backed by a Web-derived corpus two billion words strong.
Though the use of the Web as a snapshot of language is controversial, it's clear that the Internet and computer power in general has enhanced the field. "Five hundred Dominican monks worked under Hugues de Saint-Cher to create the first concordance of the bible in 1230; today, a better and more complete job can be done with a few minutes of programming and a few seconds of computer time," says University of Pennsylvania linguist Mark Liberman.
Corpora can also be used to track changes in language over time, using a sampling of texts from different time periods.
What do you think? What's the best way to represent spoken and written language? Are word-frequency lists useful for thinking about and teaching language? What's your favorite online word quiz? Please let me know in the comments.
Thanks to readers Karen Ash and David Goldenberg for suggesting the topic.


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