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Makes about 24
3 cups cold mashed potatoes
1 egg yolk
½ cup Parmesan, grated
1 tablespoon roasted garlic
2 cups panko breadcrumbs
1 cup French's Fried Onions
1 cup all-purpose flour
4 eggs
3 quarts canola oil
Salt, to taste
Dipping sauce:
1 cup creme fraiche
1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped
1. Stir together mashed potatoes, egg yolk, Parmesan and roasted garlic. Roll the potato mixture between your hands into the shape and size of a golf ball. Keep cold.
2. In a food processor, process the breadcrumbs and fried onions until evenly chopped. Place in a large mixing bowl.
3. Place the flour in another bowl. In a third bowl, whisk the 4 eggs until smooth.
4. One at a time, dredge the potato balls in the flour, shaking off any excess. Next, roll them through the whisked eggs, draining off any excess. Finish by coating them in the breadcrumb mixture; set aside for frying.
5. Combine the creme fraiche and chopped dill. Set the dipping sauce aside.
6. Heat the oil to 365 degrees. Fry the potato croquettes until they turn golden brown, about 5-6 minutes. Drain on paper towels, and season with salt while warm. Serve with the dill creme fraiche for dipping.
-Jason Berthold, chef, RN74
Note: This recipe serves a small army of house guests.
¼ cup olive oil
1 cup carrots, diced
1 cup onions, diced
1 cup leeks, diced
½ cup turnips, butternut squash or rutabaga, diced
½ cup mushrooms, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
2 bay leaves
2 sprigs thyme
6 quarts turkey stock
1 cup cooked wild rice
1 cup raw potatoes, diced
2 cups turkey meat, shredded
2 teaspoons parsley, chopped
Salt, cracked pepper
1. Heat the olive oil in a soup pot; add all of the vegetables, garlic, bay leaf, and thyme. Cook over medium-high heat until soft, about 10 to 15 minutes.
2. Add the turkey stock to the vegetables, and bring to a simmer.
3. Add the cooked wild rice and diced potatoes; simmer until the potatoes are cooked, about 25 minutes.
4. Add the turkey meat and chopped parsley; simmer for 5 minutes. Adjust seasoning with salt and cracked pepper, remove the thyme and bay leaves, and serve.
-Jason Berthold, chef, RN74
Makes 4
2 cups leftover sweet potatoes
1 pound frozen puff pastry sheets, defrosted
2 eggs, beaten
½ cup sugar
2 cups whipped cream, sweetened with vanilla
¼ cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground allspice
¾ cup sugar
2 teaspoons butter
¼ cup heavy cream
¼ cup bourbon
1. Place leftover sweet potatoes into the food processor, and process them until very smooth. The mixture should be somewhat stiff and not too wet. You may need to ring it out through a kitchen towel if there is a lot of moisture.
2. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Cut the puff pastry sheets into 16 rectangles. Brush each sheet with beaten egg, then sprinkle with sugar. Bake until crisp and golden brown, about 15-18 minutes. Let cool.
3. To assemble each Napoleon: Spread an even layer of sweet potato puree on 2 sheets of pastry. Cover a third sheet with whipped cream. Place a sweet potato-topped pastry on a dessert plate, stack a whipped cream pastry on top, then another sweet potato pastry, and finally a plain pastry.
4. Combine the powdered sugar and spices, then shake over the top sheet of pastry using a fine sieve.
5. Make the caramel by melting the sugar evenly in a heavy-bottomed sauce pan. Let the sugar cook to a golden-brown color. Carefully add the butter and cream, stirring with a rubber spatula. Stir in the bourbon while the mixture is still warm. Cool to room temperature, and serve with the Napoleons.
-Jason Berthold, chef, RN74
Makes 4 sandwiches
Note: This signature sandwich, from Tom Colicchio's 'Wichcraft, elevates Thanksgiving leftovers to new heights.
Onion relish:
2 yellow onions, thinly sliced
¼ cup dark brown sugar
½ cup red wine vinegar
½ cup balsamic vinegar
1 egg yolk
½ clove garlic, minced (about ½ teaspoon)
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
½ ounce white wine vinegar
4 ounces grapeseed oil
1 ounce olive oil
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon pepperoncini or cayenne pepper
12 slices bacon
4 ciabatta rolls
1 pound roasted turkey breast, sliced
1 avocado, pitted, peeled and thinly sliced
1. In a heavy medium pot, combine onions and enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, then strain. Return onions to pot, add sugar and vinegars, and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low; cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until onions are completely tender and have no bite left, and the liquid is syrupy, about 90 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
2. In a food processor or blender, puree the yolk, garlic, mustard and vinegar until creamy, 1 to 2 minutes. Combine oils. With motor running, slowly drizzle oils into processor until completely emulsified, 2 minutes. (If aioli gets too thick, add warm water, 1 teaspoon at a time.) Sprinkle in salt, pepper and pepperoncini; cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
4. In a large, heavy skillet over moderate heat, cook 6 slices bacon, turning occasionally, until crisp. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat with remaining bacon.
5. Slice each roll in half, and place on large baking sheet. Divide turkey among ciabatta bottoms; top with onion relish. Divide bacon among top halves. Toast in oven until bacon is crispy and edges of ciabatta turn light golden brown, 5 minutes.
6. Remove from oven. Transfer bacon, laying it on the onion relish. Top with avocado. Spread top halves with aioli, close sandwiches, slice in half, and serve.
-Tom Colicchio, 'Wichcraft, Epicurious.com
Serves 8
Note: This crust is so good, you'll be tempted to bake it as biscuits, too. If so, decrease the buttermilk to 1 cup.
Carcass from a 12- to 14-pound roast turkey
10 cups water
1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
2 large carrots, cut into ½-inch pieces
2 celery ribs, cut into ½-inch pieces
1 large parsnip, peeled, cored and cut into ½-inch pieces
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
½ pound mushrooms, trimmed and quartered
¼ cup all-purpose flour
4 cups roast turkey meat, cut into ½-inch pieces
10-ounce package frozen baby peas, thawed
Biscuit crust:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking power
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 cup coarsely grated extra-sharp cheddar
¼ cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
6 tablespoons (¾ stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces
1 ¼ cups well-shaken buttermilk
1. Place the skin and bones of the turkey carcass in an 8-quart pot. Cover with water; simmer until the liquid is reduced by a third, about 90 minutes. Strain. Set aside 3??½ cups stock, and freeze the rest.
2. Cook the onion, carrots, celery, parsnips, thyme, salt and pepper in the butter in a wide, shallow pot over medium heat, covered, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are almost tender, 10-12 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook, uncovered, stirring until tender, 5-7 minutes.
3. Sprinkle with flour and cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes. Stir in reserved stock, scraping up any brown bits. Bring to a boil, stirring, then simmer until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Stir in turkey, peas, and salt and pepper to taste. Reheat over low heat just before topping with biscuit crust.
4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Sift together flour, baking powder and soda, salt and pepper. Add cheese and toss to coat. Blend in butter with a pastry blender or fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add the buttermilk; stir just until a dough forms.
5. Drop biscuit dough onto the filling in 8 large mounds, leaving space between. Bake until biscuits are puffed and golden brown and the filling is bubbling, 35-40 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes, then serve.
-Tanya Steel, "The Epicurious Cookbook" (Clarkson Potter, $27.99, 400 pages)


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There are places in the United States where high school wrestling fills gymnasiums Martinsburg-Hedgesville-basketball-like.
Yeah, full houses.
It's the wrestling matches -not basketball games -selling out the athletic facilities.
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In some of those places, believe it or not, wrestling outdraws basketball and is the most-popular sport at some hotbeds of the athletic endeavor.
Wrestling's not going to grab such a hold on the Eastern Panhandle.
That doesn't mean it can't be more of a spectator sport, however.
Musselman and Washington gave it their shots Wednesday.
The two teams put on a display worthy of a pair of squads ranked among the state's top 10 when Washington strategically altered its lineup late in the match and was able to ensure a dual-meet victory during the match's final event.
That's high drama.
That's the same as a last-second 3-pointer or a game-winning field goal on the final play of a football game.
A nice crowd was on hand to witness the spectacle, the fans every bit as intense and into the action as they might be at, say, a basketball game. They tried to influence the referee's judgments and groaned when they didn't agree with his decisions.
The match proved quite exciting and lived up to its billing, unlike some other sports that never even approach their build-up.
"It was a big crowd," Washington coach Codie Gustines said. "It looked to me like it was pretty even."
Those were the first words out of Gustines' mouth.
Musselman coach Dennis Burlingame, likewise, was moved by the competition and attention.
He'd like to see more folks get interested in the sport, at the very least, to attend the matches.
The general following is often confined to parents and family members, wrestling diehards and the occasional friend of a wrestler.
Wrestling is a niche sport, no question.
You don't need to know the nuances to appreciate it, however. You can watch and enjoy without understanding technical moves like an arm bar, a cradle or a Saturday night ride - don't ask.
It'll take a few minutes, seeing several matches, maybe a couple of times, to figure out how the scoring goes.
As action goes, it's pretty intense to see a pair of athletes entangle their bodies like pretzels, their extremities twisting in ways that don't look humanly possible, in quest of the conquest. It's athleticism at its rootiest form, refined over time in ways that bring the technical aspects into play.
It's still one on one. Wrestlers are the gladiators among us.
Musselman heavyweight Tyler Bucklew, who, after seeing the sport about a month ago, decided to try it -and he likes it - summed it up this way: "You have to do it all by yourself; there's no one to back you up."
There are a few things schools can do to help themselves to gain popularity.
First and foremost is to have someone announce the proceedings, like they would any other sporting event. Heck, at a basketball game, the public-address announcer gives us the names of every cheerleader along the baseline, as well as each individual member of the honor guard presenting the flags.
While many in attendance, because of their familiarities with the programs, know who is on the mat at any given time, there are an ample number of spectators who have no idea. No sport calls for such announcements than wrestling, and it's imperative that a PA person be recognizing who is who.
Washington made sure to announce the participants in each weight-class match Wednesday - the first time in a span of four weeks and four different venues for either a dual or triangular that such a thing happened.
Washington officials also darkened the gym, leaving on only the lights to illuminate the wrestling mat -quite a touch that gave an aura of what you see at professional boxing match or, these days, mixed martial arts.
It made the event so much more special.
Time is running out for wrestlers locally to gain attention from their partisans.
Jefferson will host the Potomac Valley Conference tournament Saturday, which will feature all the league's wrestling schools no matter what class.
There's a couple dual matches next Wednesday.
After that, it's the regional at Lewis County in Class AAA and at Keyser for Class AA.
The survivors in what is a survivalist type of sport will move on to the state tournament Feb. 21-23 at Huntington.
The Eastern Panhandle has had its share of exceptional wrestlers who have won state championships through the years, but there has just been one local team champion - Berkeley Springs in 1995.
Wrestling is one place where the Eastern Panhandle hasn't made its inroads in athletics across the Mountain State.
Burlingame thinks it's only a matter of time until team success is a regular occurrence. He thinks the Eastern Panhandle may provide some surprises in Huntington this season.
More fans should take a look at the development.
- Sports editor Rick Kozlowsk can be reached at 304-263-3381, ext. 116, firstname.lastname@example.com or @jusbekoz


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Introducing the OER university: 5 Questions with Wayne Mackintosh | Opensource.com
Introducing the OER university: 5 Questions with Wayne Mackintosh
I first learned of the idea of OERu from a webinar coordinated by Steve Hargadon at FutureofEducation.com's lecture series. With the growing options for free education (P2PU.org, University of the People, etc.) there seem to be many players joining in to lower the cost and increase the availability of opportunities for education and learning, but there is still a gaping hole where accreditation and assessment and quality assurance of learning and learning materials should be (which perhaps should be weighted much higher in these digital times).
I reached out to Wayne Mackintosh, a founder of WikiEducator and champion of the OERu to answer a few questions about what it all means, what it might become and how he plans to get there.
1. First off it'd be great to introduce yourself to the opensource.com audience. What is your background and what experiences in higher education have you had that led you to this project?
I'm an educator. I started my working career in the accounting profession, but decided that teaching was my vocation and I moved into education. I have spent the majority of my career working in open distance learning in the university sector and online learning. I also had the privilege of working at the Commonwealth of Learning focusing on the use of technology for development across Commonwealth member states. I am a committed advocate and user of free software for education and founder of WikiEducator–a global community of educators from the formal education sector collaborating at the heart of the education endeavour--that is, to share knowledge freely. I have a keen interest in strategy innovation and a passion for making educational futures happen. The foundations underpinning our work in the OER space are educational–we believe that the world's knowledge is a public good. The history and experience of the free and open source software movement provides huge potential and insights into making education more accessible, more affordable, and more efficient. We are combining this experience with our knowledge of distance education, online learning and the free culture to widen access to educational provision in a more sustainable way.
2. Many people understand open source, and even open educational resources, but when it comes to an OER university, many might be lost as to how it might substantiate itself in the higher ed market. Could you layout your vision of how OERu might function and what role it might take in 5, 10, or 15 years?
The vision of the OER university (OERu) concept is to provide free learning for all students worldwide. This is fundamentally doable with free content licensing, free software and the open web. Individuals are free to learn from OER hosted on the open web. The problem is that learners who access digital OERs on the web and acquire knowledge and skills either formally or informally, cannot readily have their learning assessed and subsequently receive credible credentials in recognition for their efforts.
The OERu collaboration will offer courses and programmes based entirely on OER and open textbooks. Through the community service mission of participating institutions, the OERu network will open pathways for OER learners to earn formal academic credit and pay reduced fees for assessment and credit services.
Aligned with the United Nations Millennium Development Goals for universal education, sustainability, and global partnerships for development, we aim to provide free access to learning for the full spectrum of university degrees and post-secondary credentials in the long term. This should not require more than a donation of 1% of existing courses from participating institutions worldwide. The OER university is designed primarily to provide affordable access to post-secondary education for the estimated 100 million learners in the world who are qualified for a seat in tertiary education today, but who, due to funding issues or lack of tertiary education provisions, will not be able to gain credible qualifications.
The OERu university concept is an innovation partnership of like-minded institutions committed to the core values of education by creating pathways for OER learners to gain academic credit through the existing formal education system. In this regard, the OER university is not working in competition with the formal sector, but rather, it is working in partnership with post-secondary institutions to achieve their objectives through the selected implementation of open education approaches. Therefore, the OERu is not trying to "substantiate itself" in the higher education market per se, we are already part of this market by virtue of participating anchor partners in the formal sector who already award credible credentials. Our founding anchor partners including Athabasca University in Canada, Otago Polytechnic in New Zealand, and University of Southern Queensland in Australia see significant opportunities to improve the sustainability of educational provisions as a social good. We are building a parallel learning universe to augment and add value to existing delivery models now possible with the implementation of open source software philosophies and open approaches to teaching and learning.
3. OERu isn't necessarily a new idea, but your approach has been to build a consortium of partners first before starting to build the framework for courses (this is also a very important aspect of successful open source projects). What challenges have you faced in building your consortium? What organizations would you like to have at the table that have not yet been willing to join?
Our aim is to ensure that OER learners can achieve credible credentials. Participation and engagement from recognized post-secondary institutions with accreditation authority in their local jurisdictions are prerequisite for success of the OERu collaboration. Quality assurance and institutional accreditation is the foundation stone on which the OERu is based. The OERu concept must ensure equivalence and parity of esteem for qualifications gained through the OER university network.
You're right; the notion of technology-mediated learning, where institutions provide learning at distance is not a new phenomenon. The OERu is refining the international experience derived from single-mode distance teaching universities around the world who operate at scale and teach entirely at a distance without any requirements for learners to come to campus in ways that are more appropriate for the digital age. Also, the notion of acquiring formal academic credit through alternate pathways is not new either. The University of London, for example, proctored its first international examinations at a distance in 1865 under their external international programme. The University of London model was based on the idea that learners could acquire knowledge through a variety of means outside traditional teaching. However, if the student could pass the exams, the University of London would confer a degree. That programme has produced five Nobel Laureates. Today, the open web combined with free content licensing and social media provides unprecedented opportunities to improve pedagogy associated with the traditional delivery model in widening access to high quality learning on a global scale.
The biggest challenge in recruiting participating organizations is the misplaced perception among educational leadership that institutions will loose market advantage if they share education materials under open content licenses. There is no research evidence to justify this assertion, and the fact is that students do not base their decisions to enrol at any university based on the prescribed texts used by the professor. Speaking candidly, if tertiary education institutions are focusing their competitive advantage in the higher education market in the digital age based on their course materials, they need to rethink their business models because projects like the OERu will erode their market base. The OERu network will provide credible credentials at reduced fees. Our point of difference is that we will leverage cost-advantages in the development and maintenance of high quality learning materials through mass collaboration across multiple institutions. The international reach of the OER Foundation's work as a trusted and credible institution will provide the basis for scaling the model.
The OER Foundation subscribes to the principles of open philanthropy and we extend an open invitation to all post-secondary institutions who care about the values of education to join the OERu in building sustainable education futures. The point is, we have the critical mass of institutions to award credit for OER learning. Any number greater than two participating institutions means we are more effective than doing this alone. The more institutions who join, the more efficient the model becomes. It's a win-win strategy for all involved.
4. You've laid out the logic model of how OERu would essentially work (a parallel learning universe). It seems to cut OERu out of any funding model however. So how would OERu be sustainable?
This is where my past life in the accounting profession combined with experience of the free software model has been invaluable in planning sustainable business models for the OERu concept. First, I should highlight that the provision of post-secondary education is not a perfect market in the traditional economic sense. In most parts of the world, tertiary education is largely funded though government interventions as an investment for the future of their respective economies. Had education been a perfect market, given magnitude of unsatisfied demand on a global scale we would have witnessed many new providers entering the market and through competition observed a significant reduction in the price of tertiary education. However, over the last decade, in most industrialized countries of the world, the cost and price of education has been increasing in excess of the inflation index. Clearly such systems are not sustainable in the long term.
The OERu is not a formal teaching institution and does not confer degrees or qualifications--but is a collaboration convened by an educational charity that works in partnership with accredited educational institutions to provide credit for OER learning on the pathway to awarding credible credentials.
The activities of the OERu are coordinated by the OER Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides leadership, international networking and support for educators and educational institutions to achieve their objectives through open education.
The OER Foundation is a registered educational charity and we rely on the goodwill of individuals and institutions to support our work in providing free learning for all students. If organizations use our services without giving back, we understand that they have good reasons why they are unable to support us financially through donations or membership contributions. The operational costs of running the OER Foundation are surprisingly low for an institution with our comparative international reach. We will generate the necessary funds to support our core operations from membership organizations who can afford to contribute.
On the cost side of the equation there are two significant drivers which underpin the economics and sustainability of the OERu model. First, the cost of replicating digital knowledge is near zero. With free content licensing we remove restrictive copyright barriers, which regulate access to knowledge and effectively regulate the price of closed materials in an open market. Second, the cost of developing high quality OERs when shared, for instance, among ten institutions is significantly cheaper than doing this alone.
The OERu business model is founded on the notion of aggregating those activities where it is more cost-effective to collaborate, for example, open course development or shared support infrastructure. The collaborative services of the OERu are administered by the OER Foundation.
The OER Foundation derives funding from institutional membership contributions participating in the OERu initiative, general public donations, government contracts, and contributions from international agencies to fund the collaboration infrastructure. We also derive funding from international donor agencies to address strategic gaps in the implementation of the model. As a non-profit entity, all surplus funds are reinvested back into supporting the OERu.
The OERu model is similar to many business models associated with free and open source software, but refined for the delivery of post-secondary education. All institutions will be free to use, adapt, and modify OER produced by the OERu and they will be able to incorporate these OER materials into their own credit-bearing courses without being contributing partners to the OERu. (Not unlike the freedom to download a variety of GNU/Linux operating systems for free.) That's healthy, and we hope that institutions who improve OER materials they derive from the OERu will donate these back to the wider OER community. If they don't, that's fine, but in a transparent and open world, prospective students will see which institutions take without giving back and brand trust is a significant factor in the education world.
The OER Foundation provides key services, which are hard to scale within individual organizations. For example, contributing institutions will gain international listings on the OERu portal administered by the OER Foundation so learners around the world will see which institutions can provide assessment or credential services from our open curriculum. The OER Foundation will facilitate mechanisms for course articulation and credit transfer among OERu partners. This will be predicated by an agreed open curriculum by participating organizations. Also, mass-collaboration is required for the sustainable functioning of "Academic Volunteers International." These are services that require collaboration.
From the perspective of contributing institutions, the cost of membership of the OER Foundation is significantly less than the marketing department would need to spend to get comparative levels of exposure in the international OER space. To put this in perspective, if OERu membership contributions to the OER Foundation were the only source of revenue for the organiztion, the break-even point is 40 contributing institutions for a membership fee which is considerably lower than the tuition fees of one student at most institutions. However, this is not the reason why education institutions are joining the OERu. Organizations are joining the OERu because of their educational values and commitment to their community service missions. OERu partners will provide assessment and credential services on a cost-recovery basis and these services may be funded by government grants in their respective countries. This is a classic non-zero-sum sustainability model we have witnessed in the open source software arena.
5. OER on the web is proliferating, and there are new startups every day that are coming online to help curate, rate, organize, filter, and create OER. What's the difference between OERu and the other platforms/business models being built on OER?
That's a good question. Our point of difference is that we are a collaboration of formal education institutions who are serious about providing OER learners with pathways to achieve credible qualifications. The majority of startups helping to curate, rate, and organize OER are not in the business of providing credible credentials. These startups focus on important nodes of the evolving network and provide valuable services in building a sustainable OER ecosystem. The OERu is a contribution from the formal education sector to this burgeoning open ecosystem.
The proliferation of OER on the web is welcome, and the OERu will integrate, adapt, and modify existing OER on the web into the OERu curriculum. The OERu will will also contribute new OER we generate back into the system.
OER wants to be free. OER is digital data and doesn't care which pipes are used to transport the data or which repositories host free learning resources. A distinctive difference of the OER Foundation, when compared to many mainstream OER projects is our commitment to free cultural works' approved licensing, which also includes a commitment to open and editable file formats–not unlike the essential freedoms underpinning the open source software definition. The OER Foundation does not want any learner or educator in the world to sacrifice their freedoms, irrespective of their software choices.
Some OER projects argue that they subscribe to the principles of modern democracy and freedom of speech subject to the condition that you can't make money from OER by adding the non-commercial restriction on their educational materials. However, many of these institutions appear to have no issues with their academics earning royalties from the textbooks they prescribe to their learners. The OER Foundation does not support the inclusion of the non-commercial restriction, as we believe this is an infringement of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights which recognizes the right to earn a living. Like the open source software movement, we are not opposed to individuals or organizations earning a living from OER, and we believe that this is an effective mechanism for local entrepreneurs in the developing world to repackage and distribute knowledge to learners who may not have access to the Internet. This also an effective mechanism to encourage local income generation as opposed to a monopoly of knowledge distribution by the industrialized countries of the world.
The OERu is building a sustainable OER ecosystem. We aim to cross the chasm from "sharing to learn" to "learning to share".
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Thanks for taking interview from such a great educator. But initially he was an accountant why he move from the accounting field to education filed. By the way great information you discuss with him.
I have been against OER from the start.
What Wayne is trying to do is different.
I understood that OER is
some content created and developed by anybody in the world and made available to anybody in the world free.
1.- Who created the content ?
2.- What are his qualification to create such content ?
3. Who checked the content if it is any good.
4.- How one can trust the content having right things.
Therefore OER is OUT for me :
But I am all for low cost, quality online courses for the world.
What is quality ? Everybody can describe different things. None is acceptable.
Quality in education is gained by centuries.
If an education institution has reputation for 100-200 years and still have it, that is quality for me .
Fortunately quality institutions such as ivy league universities plus some more started to make their original ( not second hand ) ONLINE content available to public FREE. I am against to be free. They should charge $ 10 per course .
They should charge some nominal fee to cover expenses. YALE in this respect is fantastic. Just look up www.academicearth.org
Yale, Harvard, Princeton, MIT , Stanford, Berkeley, UCLA, Columbia, Michigan are there. They provide roughly 150 courses. But they say they will increase every year by 20 or so courses . Now it is available to everybody .
Number ONE :
Only first class online material should be delivered to 100 million people of the world
Number TWO
It should be charged. a nominal fee.
People should be able to get a degree at the end.
They do not do it .
So what I do :
1.- I Suggest to the existing good universities , not top once, to adopt online courses from academicearth.
2.- Assign an instructor, facilitator of the university for an online course from academicearth.
3.- Let the facilitator organise a forum and LMS to supervise students
4.- Give students homeworks, midterms, final.
Solutions are all provided by academicearth.
5.- Make the final f2f and give grades to student and give credits to be counted toward a degree.
Benefits :
1.- The quality of the local university increases with the courses from ivy league university
2.- Students are charged only a nominal fee to be paid to superviser + academicearth ( they do not accept that yet ) for sustainability of the project. Cost to university is nothing
3.- Employers prefer students if they have taken courses from Stanford, Yale etc.
4.- Local universities create more rooms for f2f students. If 50 % of the courses are taken as online in any university the capacity of the university goes up 100 %. That is if they have 5,000 f2f students at the beginning and they take 50 % online courses the number of the students will go up to 10,000 without any investment for classrooms etc plus no heating, no cleaning
Created by Carnegie Mellon. But not to full scale.
Obama visited them. He gave a very good point.
SHARE. Share what you have .
So Carnegie shares its online courses with other universities in Pennsylvania. I gues they charge something nominal .
No need to reinvent the wheel again and again. One online should be used by 16,000,000 university students in USA. Then the cost per student is only facilitators salary .
These 2 models in the operation now.
Visit my humble
providing links to academicearth + MIT OCW + freevideolecture.org + free ebooks+ ONLINE English for non English speakers.
That costs me only $ 100 per year. I am happy.
I send emails to all Universities in the world one by one to make use of academicearth . Very humble way .
If anybody helps I would appreciate it .
Nihilism is valid when justified. Do some reading on the topic before criticising. The $ per course won't guarantee you quality education. Hillarious suggestions!
1.- Nobody measure quality of education by $
2.- What do you suggest please elaborate
3.- Nihilism is very phllosophical concept.
Not everybody can understand.
I joined the OERu group 5-6 months ago.
They are after my dream of reaching to whole world.
1. They are after quality education I agree
2.- They say students should get some credit from some accredited institution at the end. I agree.
3.- Students should pay some nomiinal fee. I agree.
4.- They say " to set up member universities " It is very hard.
5.- They say they will get donations. Extremely difficult.
6.- To get recognations world wide is also very diffucult.
But I support all educational world through technology to the whole world.
I redommend UNESCO should bring these effors together one day .


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The wistful scene, released on Yahoo Movies, shows the pop-country star teaching Jeff Bridges's character how to play the piano in a memory. Swift, who plays Rosemary, sings softly as he recalls her sad fate as the previous Receiver of Memory.
Bridges complimented Swift's acting chops at last month's Comic-Con.
"Taylor was terrific," he said. "Our scenes we had together – a lot of the scenes were at the piano, so both being lovers of music, we talked a lot of music and got to pick a little bit betweens set-ups."
Watch Swift below, and catch her on the big screen when The Giver arrives in theaters Aug. 15.


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Same-day shipping on Amazon Prime was supposed to destroy physical retail stores, but it hasn't really done so yet. Amazon's rollout of same-day delivery has been tiny, very few Amazon Prime customers are eligible and the cost of the delivery sometimes exceeds the price of the actual product purchased. Have you ever heard any Amazon Prime customers chatting up all the awesome same-day deliveries they receive? If not, there's a reason for that.
There's suddenly more chatter about same-day deliveries, though, because rumor has it that Google is about to get into the same-day game. Reports surfaced online today indicating that Google is building an online shopping tool with same-day delivery -- and the shipping will cost less than on Amazon Prime.
The blog TechCrunch reports that Google is considering same-day delivery in the vein of Amazon Prime. "Google is stealthily preparing to launch an Amazon Prime competitor called 'Google Shopping Express,'" says author Alexia Tsotsis, who broke the story. "According to one source the service will be $10 or $15 cheaper than Amazon Prime, so $69 or $64 a year and offer same-day delivery from brick-and-mortar stores like Target, Walmart, Walgreens and Safeway."
Amazon already offers something called Local Express Delivery, which is same-day delivery with a few prerequisite requirements -- you have to be an Amazon Prime member (which costs $79 per year), you have to pay no less than an additional $8.99 for the shipping and the service is available in only 10 cities nationwide.
Would Google's same-day delivery service be any better, or any more widely available? At this point, we can only speculate. You would still have to buy an Amazon Prime-style membership, which the report says would cost $64-69 annually. With regards to Google Shopping Express offering same-day delivery for items from Target, Walmart, Walgreens and Safeway, the TechCrunch report notes that "no specifics were mentioned by our sources."
In other words, TechCrunch may have just pulled these names out of their rear end.
The implied goal of Google Shopping Express is apparently to incorporate two of Google's struggling retail offerings -- Google Wallet and Google Shopping. Even though these are Google products, they haven't really caught on much. Google Wallet is available only a handful of Android devices and I'm not sure if I have ever once seen a store with the NFC device necessary to run a Google Wallet transaction.
Google Shopping, formerly known as Google Product Search and then Froogle, is an Amazon knock-off that's been around for 10 years but seems to have had more name changes than regular customers.
So just because Google is launching this service does not automatically mean it will be a success. Google Shopping Express may be a brilliant exercise in online retail -- or it may be another Google Buzz or Google Wave.


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Big Stone Gap man wins big in Virginia Lottery
BIG STONE GAP, Va. - One Southwest Virginia man has something big to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. He has won a $100,000 prize through a Virginia Lottery scratch-off game.
Brett Douglas says when he first scratched his Jewel 7s game, he thought he had won $100, but received a big surprise when the clerk informed him it was worth a lot more. He bought the lucky ticket at the Scotchman store on Gilley Avenue in Big Stone Gap.
Douglas says his biggest challenge so far has been convincing his wife he really won.
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Ex-Neighborhood Advisory Council member arrested again
Deputies say sex offender Orrin Ellis seen on school grounds
Published 9:00 PM CDT Mar 28, 2013
A former member of the Kansas City Neighborhood Advisory Council has been arrested again.
Orrin Ellis resigned from the group last month after it was discovered he is a convicted sex offender. Ellis was found guilty of raping an 8-year-old girl in 1992.
Ellis was arrested Thursday after a deputy said he was seen on the grounds of a school a few days ago, something that's against the law for a convicted sex offender.
Last week, he was also arrested on the same charge and for failure to register as a sex offender.
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The event will also include a dinner and silent auction beginning at 7 p.m. All proceeds from the event will benefit MELD, a program that offers support and resources to young moms and dads.
Cost: $90, $850 for a table of 10 for VIP meet and greet reception, book signing, dinner and program; $60, $550 for a table of 10 for dinner and program. For information or reservations: 815-633-6353, ext. 10; rockfordmeld.org.
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Documentary Genesee Lights to be Screened
Film is Collaborative Effort of Students, Faculty, Levitt Center, DHi, Utica College
By Holly Foster
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Genesee Lights, a short documentary film that was a collaboration of students and faculty from Hamilton College, Utica College, the Digital Humanities Initiative, and the Levitt Center, will be screened as part of the Unspoken Human Rights Film Festival on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 2 p.m., at the Uptown Theater in Utica.
Genesee Lights examines the relationship between Bosnian refugees and the city of Utica through interviews, personal narratives and cultural events. The film explores how refugees revitalize the societies they become part of and specifically how Bosnians have transformed Utica over the past 20 years.
The short is part of a long-term film project chronicling the contemporary lives of several groups of refugees and the institution, the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees that has helped to bring them here. Rather than emphasizing the trauma refugees endure, the film will explore the ways in which refugees fleeing various countries, including Bosnia, Myanmar, Nepal, the former Soviet Union and Sudan, have not just contributed to, but sustained life and economic viability in Utica.
The film will also provide detailed personal accounts which will help to explain the history and the successful operations of Utica's Refugee Center. Project collaborators hope some of the interviews will provide an archive of material to students interested not just in refugee studies, but in linguistics, cultural anthropology, public policy, sociology, women's studies and other fields.
Hamilton's Digital Humanities Initiative and the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center collaborated to provide student research funding for this project.


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As I make a toast, I remember what Truman said when he wanted a drink: Let's strike a blow for liberty.
Dec. 26, 2012, marked 40 years since the death of Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States. We could use him today. In my opinion, he was the last president with any significant amount of personal and political integrity, and one of the relatively few, ever. He meant what he said and said what he meant without any slippery words.
In the 1960s, a family friend described his first meeting with President Truman. Ted, fresh out of law school, was recruited by the fast-rising attorney and Democrat counselor Clark Clifford. One day Clifford invited Ted to "come to a meeting with the president." Truman had a well-known policy that nobody left a meeting with him without saying something. Ted's specialty was tax law, and this meeting involved interpreting the tax code. Ted saw an opportunity to get his two cents in, so he suggested, "Mr. President, if you do it this way, you have deniability." Ted said, "The president stopped, stared at me for a very long second, and, realizing I was a newcomer, said emphatically, 'Sonny, I don't know what kind of word that is, deniability, but when I make a decision to do something, the people are going to know I did it.'"
Truman had an incredible combination of strength of character, street smarts, and a great BS detector. Truman was the last president without the advantage of a college education. Ironically, he was also the last one who could balance a budget (a few years under Eisenhower and Clinton, and one under Nixon excepted). He stayed fit for almost his entire life, taking walks using the military stride. (In those days, that was a 40-inch step, 40 steps a minute.)
Truman's first business was farming. That was interrupted by World War I. Truman was a captain in Battery D of his Missouri National Guard's artillery unit. They came under a withering attack and started to scatter. Truman rallied his troops, partly with a generous use of profanities, and led them to a safer position, preventing most of them from being wounded or worse. This made him a war hero when they got home. Back home, one of the first things Truman did was propose to his high school sweetheart, Bess Wallace. But they weren't married until he started earning money.
One of Truman's closest friends in the Army was Edward (Eddie) Jacobson, a Jewish man from Kansas City. During the time they served together, they ran a successful Army canteen. After the war, they opened Truman & Jacobson Haberdashery. Virtually every image of Truman shows him fashionably dressed. They were reasonably successful in 1919, then the depression of 1920-21 hit. It was about as long and severe as the one we experienced recently. It wiped out thousands of businesses and farmers around the country, including Truman & Jacobson. Bankruptcy laws were different back then, and Jacobson made sure their payments were used to pay off their obligations, which took more than 20 years.
Jacobson and Truman remained good friends and political allies until Jacobson's death in 1955. Starting in 1947, when the land then known as Palestine was to be partitioned into a Jewish state and an Arab state, in 1948, Jacobson made sure Jewish leaders had access to Truman to present their case. Truman and some of the Jewish leaders did not get along. Truman even kicked one or two rabbis out of the Oval Office. Still, his support for Israel never waivered.
"I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have faith in it now. I believe it has a glorious future before it—not just another sovereign nation, but as an embodiment of the great ideals of our civilization," Truman said. His support of Israel cost him the support of a man he admired and wanted to stay with him: retired five star US Army General George C. Marshall, who was then Truman's Secretary of State and would become Truman's Secretary of Defense.
Most Jews still revere Truman for his unwavering support of Israel, just as most blacks revere Truman for his desegregating the U.S. armed forces. Both very unpopular acts occurred less than six months before he ran for election in 1948.
A third controversial action by Truman was firing Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Or as Truman put it giving the dismissal order to Defense Secretary Marshall, "I'm going to fire the son-of-a-bitch right now."
Near the end of World War II, Truman was in Potsdam, Germany, to meet with Stalin and Churchill (and Clement Atlee, who would soon replace Churchill). Accompanying Truman were his top advisers, including Secretary of State Jimmy Byrnes, Secretary of War Henry Stimson, (there was no defense department then. Instead there was the Department of War and the Department of the Navy.) and Presidential Chief of Staff Fleet Admiral William Leahy. They were very concerned about ending the war before the Soviet Union tried to "help" us and demand half of Japan, as the USSR was doing in Europe. However, we demanded unconditional surrender, while Japan wanted to keep its emperor whom the Japanese regarded as a kind of deity. All four disliked MacArthur because of his egotism. Supposedly, it was Byrnes who finally said, "Well, if good old Douglas MacArthur is appointed military governor and the emperor reports to him, it will be like one deity reporting to another." They all laughed and the matter was resolved.
Alben Barkley, a senator and later Truman's VP, is presumably the first one to shout, "Give 'em hell, Harry!" Truman responded "I don't give them hell! I just tell the truth about them and they think it's hell!"
Indeed, Truman left a controversial legacy. I remember an incident in a college course on business cycles. There was a lull in the class while the professor, a rock-ribbed Republican, shuffled through his 3x5 note cards. During the lull, one student piped up "Professor, other than the Great Depression what was the worst economic disaster in this country's history?" Without even looking up, the prof replied in a most matter-of-fact voice: "The failure of a Kansas City haberdashery." We all laughed, although that was not a view most of us held then. And obviously I still don't.
Sources: I have been reading about Truman for some years and also seen many documentaries. Plus of course, stories from some people directly involved, such as the family friend noted above. Some of the above materials is on the Internet. One cite ishttp://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman


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Last year the Indians signed Grady Sizemore, Shelley Duncan and the immortal Aaron Cunningham.
This year they signed Brett Myers, Nick Swisher and Michael Bourn.
This leads me to a pair of conclusions:
* SportsTime Ohio was worth way more than any of us thought.
* The Indians are take a step beyond "wanting" to win, to "actually trying" to win.
I've been negative on the Indians because of their generally mediocre play over the past half-decade. But I reserved most of my frustration for the Tribe's front office, which I was beginning to think wasn't good enough to construct a winner under ownership's payroll restrictions.
And there was little signs, even as late as December, that those restrictions were going to be loosened.
Then came January. And suddenly, the Indians transformed themselves.
In a two-day span, they committed $62 million to the run-producing Swisher and the solid-pitching Myers.
Keep in mind, the Indians spent all of $66 million on total payroll in 2012.
And then, Monday, they shocked everybody by giving outfielder Michael Bourn $48 million over four years.
Not even former GM John Hart and late former owner Dick Jacobs were that bold in the free agent market.
All three moves help position the Indians for a run in the postseason in Manager Terry Francona's first year.
Francona, who won two World Series' with Boston, will not tolerate losing.
I don't know that the moves will turn the Tribe into division winners. As long as Detroit has the best hitter (Miguel Cabrera) and pitcher (Justin Verlander) in baseball, it will remain the favorite.
And even with Myers in the fold, the Tribe's rotation could be just as much of a mess as last season. Trevor Bauer, a much better pitching prospect than a rapper, can't be counted on this season because of his lack of experience. Ubaldo Jimenez is just one big question mark. Even the three signings are somewhat risky. Bourn, Myers and Swisher are all past 30.
But that isn't the point. The point is a Cleveland franchise that for years made excuses for its mediocrity is suddenly eliminating those excuses.
The old refrain about Indians ownership - that it is cheap - no longer applies. Sure, the Dolans sold their network to Fox, and had more money to spend on their team.
But by stepping up and paying (perhaps overpaying) for free agents, the owners have made the Indians relevant again.
I went to five Indians games last summer. The continual losing and the sparse crowds at Progressive Field made it start to feel like the team I first fell in love with.
But that's not a good thing.
The Indians of my childhood were worse than .500 almost every season, to the point where winning more than 70 games was considered a success.
I began to wonder if someday I would remember names like Matt LaPorta, Lou Marson and Dan Wheeler the same way I did Luis Medina, Andy Allanson and Dave Otto.
When the Indians became a winner in the mid-90s, those names became something of a joke. How could we ever have tolerated such bad baseball?
For a while, it looked like those Indians had returned, with little hope for a turnaround in sight.
Then the Indians hired Francona. Then they signed the big three.
The Tribe has sent a message to us.
They're serious about this franchise.
We should be, too.


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The vast plant known as Autostadt, spread beside a canal behind the train station, is a rev-head's paradise. VW's intended car collection centre has morphed into a futuristic theme park of museums and rides. The five-storey ZeitHaus celebrates milestones in gleaming automotive history (Karl Benz's 1886 tricycle, a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost and Auto Union "Silver Arrow" racing cars or the VW W12 which set a record 24-hour run of 7750km, an average speed of 323km/h) and also its icons (an Art Nouveau Bugatti designed by Jean Bugatti himself, gorgeous Cadillacs and Chevys and the millionth Mini from 1965).
In futuristic pavilions behind, Volkswagen indulges in entertaining self-promotion for its brands: Bugatti's bling; Lamborghini's power; reliable Skoda; dynamic Seat; futuristic Audi; and the quality and safety of Volkswagen. If you have toddlers in tow, there's a good motor-themed crêche, and, for older kids, a computerized driving course to complete in mini VW Beetles. However, Autostadt's star attraction is the 1930s brick factory itself, which at 8.4 square kilometres is four times larger than Monaco; only from a footbridge before Autostadt do you sense its scale. The most popular tours are made by mini-train around a few sections. Others ascend the company's landmark cylindrical glass tower in which shiny cars await collection; you can even drive up. Other hands-on attractions such as tackling a 4WD terrain course (GeländeParcours) in a VW Touareg or Tiguan are provided as "training" activities.


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Carter was intent on finding the biggest, most beautiful leaf bouquet, and when we went to leave I noticed that he had neatly placed them all in my bag. Precious.
Life of the Day, Day 04.
VERY precious!
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I call that, sunshine therapy!
Besides, who doesn't love bits of leaves in the bottom of their bag forever?
Carter really found some great leaves - ready to make a beautiful autumn arrangement centerpiece. Indiana has such a great variety of trees available to provide those gorgeous leaves.ReplyDelete
Do you remember ironing them behind wax paper, or are you too young? cute cute pictures!ReplyDelete
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I am new to your blog and it is wonderful. So uplifting. Thank you for sharing your faithful account of your son's journey with epilepsy. Amazing how wonderful God's love for us is.
Beautiful pics. Ya gotta love fall. :)
i remember doing that samething! awe great memoriesReplyDelete
Very lovely. What's better: those or a vase full of beautiful "yellow flowers"?
And what a beautiful day!
Well that's just sweet!ReplyDelete
My guys each grabbed one tiny yellow flower on their way out of the park yesterday, held on to it all the way to the car, then presented it together as one gift. ::swoon::ReplyDelete


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Samsung puts out two more anti-iPhone ads
0. phoneArena 26 Sep 2012, 15:44 posted on
Samsung isn't slowing down in their marketing battle with Apple, putting out two new 30 second ads poking fun at the iPhone 5 and its fans...
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1. galaxyisking (Posts: 58; Member since: 18 Nov 2011)
Yea u suck apple!
69. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
Its like watching those cool "I am a Mac and I am a PC" ads back in the day when Apple used to be somewhat of a sincere company cuz they were short on cash and humble.
Now Rotten Apple just got SERVED!!!
Samsung absolutely does a great job at owning Apple :)
2. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
at least these Samsung ads are logical.
3. ElektronicGeek91 (Posts: 105; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
Those commercials are too funny. When Apple sued Sammy they just basically dug their own grave. Aha
29. Tre-Nitty (Posts: 468; Member since: 16 Nov 2010)
Yeah to the tune of 5 million iphone 5's sold within the first week. I'm sure Apple loves that grave. You fanboy's kill me! Apple doesn't give a rats ass about these ads, only close minded people like yourself do. Samsung has never had a 1 month wait to have your device shipped. Samsung envies Apple and even android loyalists can't argue that. Like I tell everyone, you can call Apple fans sheep or a cult all you want but your no different when you defend a company who is worth billions of dollars. Personally the gs3 is a great device and the note 2 looks awesome but these commercials will not change one of Apple's fans mind about owning the iphone 5!
34. linneti15 (Posts: 49; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
Umm sorry to burst your bubble isheep, but the gs3 sold 9 million in its first sales week which i should point out was without the huge US market. It became the fastest selling gadget in history.... and they don't have a wait of a month because they can produce enough to keep up with their demand obviously. Also I'm sure Samsung would like the incredibly high profit margins that Apple has but wouldn't want to rip off consumers just look at the stats, samsung brings in 2.5 times more revenue but ends up with 7 billion less profits. Samsung pays their workers that build their products 4 times more which is probably why they aren't committing suicide.
37. Tre-Nitty (Posts: 468; Member since: 16 Nov 2010)
Lies! It took 55 days to reach 10 million shipped. Nice try. Did you even read what I wrote or just so loyal to Samsung that the word Apple pisses you off?
58. tedkord (Posts: 11670; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
9 million preorders, and it read backed up several weeks. I know, I had to wait.
38. 305Bucko (Posts: 506; Member since: 07 Aug 2011)
2 more days left for full week... stay tuned
40. Tre-Nitty (Posts: 468; Member since: 16 Nov 2010)
BTW, to show you how much I could care less about a name or company. Anyone interested in the sgs3 from at&t, you can basically get it for free right now. A refurb is $99 and their offering $100 for new activations or add a line. So you pay nothing. It is refurbished but who cares. Great deal and i'm definitely looking into that!
42. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
It's refurbished. I definitely do care. If the phone works then it's a good deal, but I don't count on that.
At Best Buy you can get a GS3 for 150 bucks on contract. No bulls**t, no small print. You can get an Xperia Ion for free. The Atrix HD is fifty bucks.
44. Tre-Nitty (Posts: 468; Member since: 16 Nov 2010)
But free is a whole different story and you still get the warranty. That's a great deal!
51. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Whereby you get more refurbished phones with their own issues.
Again, if the phone works, fine. It's an excellent deal. However, I have generally learned not to trust refurbished phones and will only get one if I have no other feasible option.
71. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
@Tre-Nitty: refurb warranties are 90 days or 1-year from the original activation (original owner, not buyer of refurb) whichever is longer
47. whysoserious (Posts: 318; Member since: 20 Jul 2012)
"Samsung envies Apple"
What does Samsung have to be envy of Apple about? NFC? The 4" display? The LTE? The new map app? The "perfect" aluminum build quality that has dents and scurfs right before you even get it out of the box? Pffft! Please.
59. vddeguzman (Posts: 41; Member since: 12 Jul 2012)
The target of these ads are NOT the loyal iphone fans. Those who were thinking twice to shell out a sizeable amount of money could be swayed to not buy the new iphone because they learned from these ads there's a better device out there. Obviously, you are not the target, because the first thing you said is how much Apple sold in the first week, while insulting Android followers.
Good that Apple has a huge loyal following, but admit it, it's not getting any bigger since Steve Jobs died. With the series of disappointments and bad press due to Siri and Apple maps, I know many who were really disappointed, especially non-American fellows.
US is not the only market that matters, remember that. And Samsung is known to be more successful in markets outside the US.
4. Contreramanjaro (Posts: 153; Member since: 04 Dec 2011)
"This is the line for apps" haha
5. whysoserious (Posts: 318; Member since: 20 Jul 2012)
Just in case you're reading this comment first before reading the article, here's a friendly reminder; WATCH THE VIDEOS FIRST before reading the article if you don't want your viewing pleasure get spoiled. Anyway, I always love these kind of videos from Samsung!
17. jaoowolabi (Posts: 201; Member since: 07 Jun 2012)
Gangnam Style!!!
6. ilia1986 (unregistered)
As a proud new owner of a SGS3 I tried using an iPhone today. It seems so small now! I have no idea how can anyone think that a 3.5" or even a 4" screen is somehow better than a 4.8" one. :)
22. rasinhussy (Posts: 88; Member since: 28 Dec 2008)
Unless they have small pockets.
26. ilia1986 (unregistered)
In which case - it would be pretty stupid to wear an iPhone in those - as it might fall off.
Cmon - don't search for excuses. As long as you can operate it with the average hand - bigger is always better. :)
48. Lucas777 (Posts: 2137; Member since: 06 Jan 2011)
personally I am unhappy that apple increased the size of the iphone 5… i really liked having it be a small phone…
the screen size is nice, but u get used to a certain screen size and its fine… When i used a one x, it was great in the beginning, but since the apps were just upscaled, i feel it didnt really take advantage of the extra space very well… if all the apps were made to be different for larger screens, i think the screen difference would be more noticeable over time
my point is that apple should not have made the phone larger, as that was one of the iphones strengths in my opinion…-- i would have rather kept the same thickness as now and added one of those 4 inch screens that fits in the same dimensions
52. rasinhussy (Posts: 88; Member since: 28 Dec 2008)
What excuses? Because you like a bigger screen doesn't mean 90% of the population likes a big ass phone in their pocket. Bigger doesn't always mean better!
54. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Except in cases of typing, reading, watching videos, dialing, looking at pictures, playing games...
And no, 90 percent of the population is inaccurate. 68 seems to be closer to the mark. ;)
65. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
A lot of people like bigger screens. Proof, the huge success of phones with 4.3+" displays. Even the Galaxy Note sold very well, and the Note 2 is expected to be even more popular.
I'm guessing about... 10% of people actually buy the iPhone for the smaller screen. The other 90% are split up between love of iOS and blind purchase because of popularity.
My friend with really little hands (and I mean little) is comfortable with her Razr with a 4.3" display and huge bezel, with an Otterbox Commuter on it as well. People just love bigger displays.
7. lzsbleach (Posts: 155; Member since: 20 May 2012)
Lol have u ever had deja, deja, deja, deja, deja vu. It took me on my second watch to get what hes saying, he says it 5 times referring to the 5th Iphone because there's not that much difference between them.
10. ilia1986 (unregistered)
lol yeah
iPhone 3G: 3G, AGPS. Wohoo
iPhone 3GS: +182Mhz processor, +128MB of Ram + 1MP to Camera, Compass
iPhone 4: Retina display, +200Mhz processor, + 256MB Ram, + 2MP to camera, + front camera + flash (the most value-for-money iPhone - the one I had)
iPhone4S: + 1 processor core, + 3MP to camera
iPhone 5: + 200Mhz to both cores, + 512MB Ram, + 1MP to front camera + 0.5" to display
SGS2: + 1 processor core, + 200Mhz to both cores + 512MB Ram + 1.7MP to front camera, + flash + 3MP to rear camera + improved display technology + 0.3" to display
SGS3: + 2 processor cores, + 200Mhz to all 4 cores, +1GB Ram (to US version), + 0.5" to display + HD resolution + LED light + NFC
And let's not even talk about software capabilities, shall we..
13. Hemlocke (unregistered)
Funny how Apple didn't add any cores, and Samsung did, and Apple's phone became faster than Samsung's.
14. ilia1986 (unregistered)
Well, yeah because iOS - you know - can't really multi-task? And because - iOS - you know - looks almost the same as it did in 2007?
Have an intel Corei7 ivy bridge PC run Windows 8.
Then have an intel Pentium 2 run Dos
Which one's gonna be faster? That's right - the Pentium 2.
15. jaoowolabi (Posts: 201; Member since: 07 Jun 2012)
can't really multi-task? whatt?
32. jaoowolabi (Posts: 201; Member since: 07 Jun 2012)
lol im sorry on the iphone you cant watch porn while your texting someone
18. Jobes (Posts: 364; Member since: 27 Oct 2011)
Or take a brand new comp with intel i7-3930k cpu with 16gb ddr3 ram and an AMD radeon hd7970 video card running oldschool Tetris.. suprise ITS GOING TO RUN EFFING AMAZING. Then get
20. Jobes (Posts: 364; Member since: 27 Oct 2011)
The same computer and run bf3 on it.. iOS =/< Tetris
19. CreeDiddy (Posts: 739; Member since: 04 Nov 2011)
Are you sure about that. Last thing I know is that the app store has games that require a fast processor to render these large 100-500mb games. Has nothing to do with multi-tasking. Multi-tasking has alot to do with RAM and software than it does the processor.
Just to let you know the A6 can run laps with Jellybean and still have plenty of power to run many tasks smoothly. So what's your point.
24. ilia1986 (unregistered)
iOS as itself is very graphically old fashioned. Sure, those 500MB games require a fast GPU - and that's what Apple has - but when it comes to CPU raw power - nothing beats the Exynos\S4 Pro
23. rasinhussy (Posts: 88; Member since: 28 Dec 2008)
But Samsung has more cores... MORE!!
Specs are nice for bragging, but the experience is everything. iOS has had the same reliable experience, which some may not like, if you don't get an Android phone.
25. ilia1986 (unregistered)
Dos was also pretty reliable at the time..
46. 305Bucko (Posts: 506; Member since: 07 Aug 2011)
LOL xD comparing to DOS. You may be able to fool ppl that dont know much about OSes but since I know a thing or 2 about that, let me tell you how irrelevant your comparison is.
Linux is one of the OS that consumes the least amount of resources and will even run just fine on an oldschool 486 with 128mb of RAM. The opensource linux community prides themselves of not needing a powerhouse to run this OS (hence the reason Google is all linux including the Android kernel.
Windows 7 needs a powerhouse computer because its prone to so many attacks worldwide that the encryption is ridicoulously complex, hence the boot time to make sure everything is secure prior to using. The constant updates and hotfixes bog it down more and more.
iOS is fast not because of its lack of features, but because its closed wall of garden.
Please do yourself a favor and actually borrow/use an apple product and get fully acquainted with it before comparing it to DOS. I'll gladly respect a fair comparison when backed by personal experience instead of blind bashing.
49. ilia1986 (unregistered)
I used to own an iPhone 4 for 2 years until a few days ago.
Windows 7 is much slower than Linux mostly because it needs to support many different hardware combinations.
iOS is slightly faster than Android because it's less graphically intensive and has no real multi-tasking.
My comparison stands.
53. 305Bucko (Posts: 506; Member since: 07 Aug 2011)
Yep, windows IS in fact slower due to the much needed support of multiple hardware combinations :) hence the reason Android needs more powerful hardware and iOS runs efficiently smooth with no need for tons of ram and quad cores. (you proved my point)
iOS is less graphic intensive??? iOS easily produces more fps than Android thus the reason Project Butter was initiated.
Your comparison fails. Please dont make Android look bad. It really is a great opensource OS, dont destroy it with poor comparisons
28. tedkord (Posts: 11670; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
The S4 Pro, with unfinished software, is already benching faster than the iPhone 5. Enjoy that shows crown for a month or so. Then the Optimus G comes.
57. willard12 (Posts: 1683; Member since: 04 Jul 2012)
That comparison was done with the US LTE version which has the same number of cores.....not MORE. Ignorance is bliss. The benchmarks are subjective. If iPhone is faster, then thank Samsung for your processor.
21. abenjamin765 (Posts: 3; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
but it's the 6th iPhone... o_O
8. tedkord (Posts: 11670; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
These aren't really new. They're just extended versions from the original a week or two ago.
16. nnaatthhaannx2 (Posts: 820; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
9. SlimSoulja86 (Posts: 660; Member since: 03 Nov 2011)
"when do you think we gonn be able to do that thing?"
11. KickRocks (Posts: 166; Member since: 22 Mar 2011)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA............Just showing how mindless apple users really are. They will buy anything!!!
12. jmoita2 (Posts: 930; Member since: 23 Dec 2011)
Apple is so 2007...lol
30. cretinick (Posts: 148; Member since: 25 Jan 2011)
Hey! vintage is fashion!
27. RapidCat (Posts: 351; Member since: 12 Jun 2012)
iThink this ads works, so they make more ads like this
31. twens (Posts: 978; Member since: 25 Feb 2012)
And who says your iPhone 5 is smoother and faster than s3? Maybe in your Idreams. Have you even held an s3 in your hands before? When you do make sure its one tanning jelly bean.
33. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
Just gotta love SAMSUNG MARKETING TEAM who ever created is a genuis and funny guy lol
35. McSteezy (Posts: 22; Member since: 18 Aug 2012)
Samsung>Apple #Note2
36. flipjzn (Posts: 256; Member since: 22 Jun 2012)
Samsung ad comes across as pathetic. I mean if Apple can come up with a convincing ad, hence the sales why can't Samsung do that?
Apple is a brick compared to Samsung but they market the iPhones exquisitely.
Just saying..............................
No, I'm not a fanboy of any brand. I buy what's worth my money.
39. Nadr1212 (Posts: 741; Member since: 22 Sep 2012)
Hey Apple, wanna sue apple for this even though it doesn't say apple, iPhone (5), or anything else in the world that relates to u?
41. pikapowerize (banned) (Posts: 1869; Member since: 03 May 2012)
i really dont know why but s. korean people still likes apple! most of their idols/artists has an iphone!
even Girls' Generation... they actually endores samsung and LG but still uses iPhone!
43. GMS85 (Posts: 209; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
damn I hate both of them and fo'real samsung should stop this nonsense GROW THE f**k UP!
55. pikapowerize (banned) (Posts: 1869; Member since: 03 May 2012)
super true!!! they are like kids or teenagers fighting like this!! so unproffesional!
56. Kostas_13 (Posts: 43; Member since: 07 Sep 2012)
Just a simple word...
L-A-M-E ads.
Especially the NFC one. Jee, Nokia had NFC since C7 (almost 3 years now).
OK, the GSIII is super and all (I agree), but Samsung really needs a new manager in promotion department.
They react like they are desperate, although they are not!


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April 18, 2013
A crane lifts Salem Community Hospital's new 3 Tesla MRI, which weighs approximately 20,000 pounds, into the building earlier this week. According to SCH Chief Radiologist Peter Apicella, M.D....
"According to SCH Chief Radiologist Peter Apicella, M.D., the new open bore MRI is the first available between Cleveland and Pittsburgh and offers twice the strength, twice the detail and twice the speed of other MRI scanners."
Wow, that information is depressing. The medical profession in the State of Ohio is this far behind on technology? Well, that means only one thing...the costs passed onto the patient should be astronomical. The "pay or die" has sure taken on a whole new meaning in America. I wonder if we will ever see health care costs decline? I can't believe we have to comparison shop just to try and survive a simple illness!
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - The Education Alliance of Washoe County, in partnership with the Washoe County School District, is planning to educate local community and business leaders with a job-shadowing event at WCSD elementary, middle and high schools. The community and business leaders will work with school principals on Thursday, Oct. 11, as part of this year's "Principal for a Day" event."The response from our business and community leaders continues to fuel this collaborative effort," said Denise Hedrick, executive director of the Education Alliance of Washoe County. "Participants, administrators, business leaders, and community leaders leave the day with new insights, understanding, and strengthened relationships."Business leaders and principals will start the day off at the school. The business leaders will shadow the principal in all their duties that day. These may include staff meetings, classroom observation and evaluation, bus duty, interactions with students, teachers and parents, administrative tasks, and lunchroom duty.At 2:30 p.m., all of the business leaders and principals will be hosted by Microsoft Licensing at its office for refreshments followed by a debriefing session facilitated by Dean Whellams, director of development for Q&D Construction. Feedback will be gathered and evaluated for future participants and events.This is the sixth time this event has been organized by the Education Alliance. Plans are to continue providing this opportunity to the business community with a future event.This year, 27 businesses and community leaders will participate: Arnie Maurins, Washoe County Library System; Michael Hernandez, City of Reno/Fire Chief; Laura Zander, Jimmy Beans Wool; Betty Hicks, Lambda master chapter of Beta Sigma Phi; Blain Claypool, Renown South Meadows; Katy Simon, Washoe County; Amy Berry, Tahoe Fund; Hugh Aitken, Microsoft; Brian Moore, Microsoft; Todd Butterworth, Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau; Alex Gamboa, Envirolution; Chris Bender, Bender Warehouse Company; Michael Reynolds, Reno Bighorns; Ron James, Wild 102.9; Samantha Boatman, KOLO Channel 8; Dawn Abney, Charles River Laboratories; Steve Papegaay, Whole Foods Market; David Shintani, University of Nevada, Reno; Kerri Garcia, Microsoft; Dianna Huntsman, Microsoft; Lynnette Bellin, Microsoft; Eaton Dunkelberger, Sierra Nevada Journeys; Todd Wilson, Benefit Resource Group; Jonathan Begley, Dream It Do It Nevada; Mindy Lokshin, Parent Leaders for Education; Torry Thompson, Nevada Air National Guard; and Heidi Pickard, Washoe County Sheriff's Office.They have been paired up with the principals from: Whitehead ES, Mathews ES, Cannan ES, Pleasant Valley ES, Lincoln Park ES, Palmer ES, Incline HS, Vaughn MS, Veterans ES, Drake ES, Depoali MS, Washoe Inspire Academy, Peavine ES, Billinghurst MS, Hunter Lake ES, Academy of Art, Careers & Technology HS, Loder ES, Pine MS, Dodson ES, Sparks HS, Hunsberger ES, Warner ES, Shaw MS, Wooster HS, Booth ES, Allen ES, and Mendive MS.This Thursday, Amy Berry, CEO of the Tahoe Fund, will be principal for the day at Incline High School.For more information about Education Alliance of Washoe County, contact Denise Hedrick, executive director, at 775-353-5533 or visit www.ed-alliance.org.
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- Officers responding to a report in the 300 block of Woodland Avenue at 8 a.m. Tuesday were stopped in the 700 block by a bus driver who said she was nearly struck by a vehicle that allegedly came flying out of a driveway in the 600 block, causing her to slam on the brakes of the bus. An officer went to the residence in question and spoke to a female driver getting out of the vehicle. She said she saw the bus and was stopping but evidently the bus driver thought she wasn't and made the wheels squeal on the bus, stopping in a hurry. She said she was not going to come into the road with the bus coming.
- Police were called to the 300 block of Woodland Avenue at 7:51 a.m. Tuesday for suspicious activity, but all the people from the scene had already left. The report was of a female in the area taking pictures of the children and the vehicles as they drove by, while the children were waiting on the bus. An officer who arrived at the scene could not find anyone around.
- A domestic dispute was reported at 6:41 a.m. Tuesday in the 1300 block of Westview Avenue. Police arrived and found a man attempting to encourage his 10-year-old stepson as he was running laps in the back yard. The mother told the officer it helps with motivating the son and keeping him on track. They were told to keep the noise down.
- Police were called at 3:50 a.m. Tuesday to the 300 block of West Pershing Street after a man allegedly attempted to harm himself with a knife. He decided to voluntarily seek treatment at Salem Community Hospital's emergency department.
- A woman in the 300 block of South Ellsworth Avenue called at 1:32 a.m. Tuesday to report the theft of one of her car keys. She said she had both keys on her key ring, but noticed at 12:30 a.m. that one key to her tan 1990 Plymouth Acclaim was missing. An officer later responded to her residence to confirm the license plate number and vehicle model and was told by dispatch the plates could be confiscated on behalf of the registrar. Both license plates were collected.
- A suspicious person was reported at 10:33 p.m. Monday in the 300 block of West Wilson Street. Officers checked the area and were unable to find anyone matching the description given, then received another call of a man matching the same description in the 600 block. He was located in the area of South Ellsworth Avenue and Aetna Street, identified and sent on his way.
- Police were called at 10 p.m. Monday to the 1300 block of Whinnery Road for a possible water line break. Officers located a small amount of water running down the street and left a message for the water department.
- A woman from the 2300 block of Merle Road came to the police station at 6:30 p.m. Monday regarding harassment. She said she bought her granddaughter an iPod Touch and her father had taken it. When she confronted him about it, he began to send her threatening text messages. She said she wants the iPod back and for him to quit texting her and to document the incident.
- A woman in the 400 block of South Madison Avenue came to the police station at 6:22 p.m. Monday to report receiving harassing calls/text messages from a known female. She was told her options.
- A woman in the 900 block of West Wilson Street called at 5:49 p.m. Monday to report her neighbor was yelling and harassing her while she was outside with her dogs earlier in the day. An officer spoke with the neighbor and she confirmed ongoing problems between the two of them. They were both told to stay away from each other. Police had been called by the woman earlier about problems with her neighbor.
- Officers on patrol at 5:42 p.m. Monday saw a brown dog running at large in the 200 block of West 13th Street. The owner was located and said the animal got out by accident.
- A repo man came to the police station at 3:35 p.m. Monday to report finding drug paraphernalia inside a vehicle repossessed from inside the city limits on Southeast Boulevard.
- A woman in the 100 block of West Pershing Street reported at 2:26 p.m. Monday that she threw a man out of her residence Sunday after letting him stay there a few days and discovered money missing from her purse and a cell phone she allowed to use missing. She did not see him take the items, but alleged he was the only one around that could have taken them.
- Randall Bleakley, 57, of Elberon Avenue, was cited for reasonable control after a two-vehicle accident at 3:10 p.m. Saturday at Granite Avenue and Arch Street. Bleakly was southbound on Granite at Arch and attempted to turn right, striking the front left bumper of a westbound vehicle driven by Rodney Sprowl, 34, of Granite Avenue, who was westbound on Arch.
- Ashley House called for an officer to come to a North Street residence at 6:42 p.m. Monday because her mother-in-law was trying to prevent her from leaving by taking her personal property back in the house. Ashley House also alleged Tracie House shoved her but she declined to press charges. Tracie House admitted shoving Ashley House to get past her because she was in her face. Tracie House said she was upset because one of Ashley's children damaged her computer. Tracie House agreed to let Ashley House retrieve her belongings and leave.
- A caller reported someone sitting in the former Ivystone Tavern parking lot was playing the radio and bass really loud at 8:49 p.m. Monday. Police arrived and did not hear any noise but spoke with the owner of the Motorcycle Dream Shop, which is across the street, and he said he was working on vehicle with the stereo turned up but it was only for a minute before he turned it off.
- A concerned citizen reported at 4:37 a.m. Tuesday seeing a man in blue-hooded sweatshirt looking in vehicles on West Lincoln Way and South Beaver Street. Police checked the area but did not locate the person.
- At 5:32 p.m. Monday a man turned in a driver's license and three plastic cards he found in Firestone Park. Police sent a letter to the owner who lives in New Castle, Pa.


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Let's see if I have this right. The county is paying $1,037,000 for land and improvements to create a 68-spot parking lot.
My math tells me that the lot, if full, would bring in $3,332 a month (68 x $49.) That's $39,984 a year. At that rate it will take at least 25 years to pay for the lot. These numbers do not include maintenance and manpower costs.
I don't know of any smart or dumb business person that would make that kind of deal just to create 68 parking spots.
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collaboration of university researchers and top industry experts has created a
pumpless liquid cooling system that uses nanotechnology to
push the limits of past designs.
One fundamental computing problem is that there are only two ways to increase
computing power -- increase the speed or add more processing circuits.
Adding more circuits requires advanced chip designs like 3D chips or, more
traditionally, die shrinks that are approaching the limits of the laws of physics as applied to
current manufacturing approaches. Meanwhile, speedups are constrained by
the fact that increasing chip frequency increases power consumption and heat,
as evidence by the gigahertz war that peaked in the Pentium 4 era.
A team led by Suresh V. Garimella, the R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson
Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, may
have a solution to cooling higher frequency chips and power electronics.
His team cooked up a bleeding edge cooler consisting of tiny copper spheres
and carbon nanotubes, which wick coolant passively
towards hot electronics.
The coolant used is everyday water, which is transferred to an ultrathin
"thermal ground plane" -- a flat hollow plate.
The new design can handle an estimated 10 times the heat of current computer
chip designs. That opens the door to higher frequency CPUs and GPUs, but
also more efficient electronics in military and electric vehicle applications.
The new design can wick an incredible 550 watts per square centimeter.
Mark North, an engineer with Thermacore comments, "We know the wicking part of the
system is working well, so we now need to make sure the rest of the system
The design was first verified with computer models made by Gamirella, Jayathi
Y. Murthy, a Purdue professor of mechanical engineering, and doctoral student
Ram Ranjan. Purdue mechanical engineering professor Timothy Fisher's team
then produced physical nanotubes to implement the cooler and test it in an
advanced simulated electronic chamber.
Garimella describes this fused approach of using computer modeling and
experimentation hand in hand, stating, "We have validated the models
against experiments, and we are conducting further experiments to more fully
explore the results of simulations."
Essentially the breakthrough offers pumpless water-cooling, as the design
naturally propels the water. It also uses microfluidics and advanced
microchannel research to allow the fluid to fully boil, wicking away far more
heat than similar past designs.
This is enabled by smaller pore size than previous sintered designs.
Sintering is fusing together tiny copper spheres to form a cooling
surface. Garimella comments, "For high drawing power, you need small
pores. The problem is that if you make the pores very fine and densely
spaced, the liquid faces a lot of frictional resistance and doesn't want to
flow. So the permeability of the wick is also important."
To further improve the design and make the pores even smaller the team used
50-nm copper coated carbon nanotubes.
The research was published in this month's edition of the
peer-reviewed journal International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.
Raytheon Co. is helping design the new cooler. Besides Purdue, Thermacore
Inc. and Georgia Tech Research Institute are also aiding the research, which is
funded by a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) grant. The
team says they expect commercial coolers utilizing the tech to hit the market
within a few years. Given that commercial cooling companies (Thermacore,
Raytheon) were involved, there's credibility in that estimate.
quote: The researchers are creating smaller pores by "nanostructuring" the material with carbon nanotubes, which have a diameter of about 50 nanometers, or billionths of a meter. However, carbon nanotubes are naturally hydrophobic, hindering their wicking ability, so they were coated with copper using a device called an electron beam evaporator.
quote: The carbon nanotubes were produced and studied at the university's Birck Nanotechnology Center in work led by mechanical engineering professor Timothy Fisher.
quote: The findings are detailed in a research paper appearing online this month in the International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer and will be published in the journal's September issue. The paper was written by mechanical engineering doctoral student Justin Weibel, Garimella and Mark North, an engineer with Thermacore, a producer of commercial heat pipes located in Lancaster, Pa.


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W.Va. county hopes to get connected
September 10, 2012
A fascinating and important experiment is about to begin in McDowell County. How it turns out will have ramifications for the entire state and, for that matter, for struggling rural areas elsewher....
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How Literature Saved My Life by David Shields, Knopf, 207 pages, $25.95. It needs to be said after taking a step back and looking at what we've always liked to call The Big Picture. It also needs to be said baldly, not timidly: There is no more interesting writer at this precise moment than David Shields. With the publication of this book, I would now call three of his books among the most important we've seen in the last 15 years: "The Thing About Death is That One Day You'll Be Dead," "Reality Hunger: A Manifesto" and now this, whose title is an exaggeration that is also a truth about Shields, among many others.
Let's put it this way: If early 2013 has turned Shields' contemporary George Saunders into a writer who must no longer be overlooked, one could, I think, say the same thing about Shields several times over. His nonfiction books are as much galvanizing electrical fields as those of David Foster Wallace were.
In one way, this is a wildly creative and eccentric memoir about a stutterer who triumphs through language and who, like George W. Bush (and in Bush's own phrase), is appalled to be "negotiating against himself" – though Shields, like some sociable and extroverted version of Kafka turns it into the kind of living contradiction that helps define us all. Here is a man who is helped by astrology, in fact, to see kinship and banality with W.: "I remember him as a homebody, someone who doesn't like to travel, travels with his pillow, is addicted to eight hours of sleep a night; so am I. In India, he wasn't sufficiently curious to go see the Taj Mahal. I must admit I could imagine doing the same thing. … He pretends to love his father but he hates him. He pretends to admire his mother but he reviles her. Check and check."
These aphoristic fragments, then, come from a man who knows what he wants from literature and is equally frank about where he finds it and where he doesn't. His list of 50 admired books at the end of this is as logical and readable as his inventory of similarities to W. Is there another writer in America who could see W. in the mirror, at the same time that he posits the blisses of reading Renata Adler's "Speedboat" and Leonard Michaels' "Shuffle" along with Proust?
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