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BALTIMORE, MD (August 26, 2011) The Maryland U.S. Attorneys Office indicted two individuals, Vivek Jain of Gaithersburg and Amiee Arora of Washington, D.C., yesterday on counts of aggravated identity theft and mail fraud. The indictments allege that the individuals filed for unemployment insurance with the Maryland Department of Labor (DLLR) using false identities.
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We applaud the U.S. Attorneys Office for their tough stance on identity theft and fraud. While we cannot comment on any individual case, we are proud of our longstanding partnerships with the U.S. Department of Labors Office of Labor Racketeering and Fraud Investigations and other law enforcement agencies to fight fraud. DLLR is fully committed to protecting the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund against fraud and commends all of our partners who work tirelessly to maintain the integrity of our safety net.
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Comedian Mark Eddie said he's always enjoyed making people laugh ever since he started combining music and comedy in his unique brand of singing and joking about musicians.
But it wasn't until people started telling him how much his comedy meant to them that he saw that he needed to keep giving back to the world as much as he could, he said.
One man came up to him after a show and told him that, for the first time in more than a year, his wife had laughed. She had stopped laughing after the death of their son in Iraq, the man told Eddie.
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Mark Eddie combines comedy and music for his act that will headline the first "Laugh?United" fundraiser at the Blair County?Convention Center.
"You never know what kind of situation someone might be in,'' Eddie said. "I began to realize just how important it is to do these kinds of fundraisers.''
Eddie, 48, who lives in Southern California, will appear April 4 at the Blair County Convention Center in the first "Laugh United'' fundraiser to benefit the United Way of Blair County.
A native of Steubenville, Ohio, Eddie is a former rock musician who toured with music legends including Jackson Browne and Melissa Etheridge before he decided to become a comedian.
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What: Laugh United fundraiser dinner for United Way of Blair County, featuring comedian Mark Eddie, with other acts including comedian Aaron Kleiber, magician Richard Magiacarne and a local improv act
Where: Blair County Convention Center,?Altoona
When: 5:30 p.m. April 4
Details: Tickets are $45; reservations will be made only if you buy a full table of eight, which is $360; For tickets, call the United Way office at 944-0884, stop by the office at 5414 Sixth Ave., Suite C, Altoona, by Thursday, or online at www. unitedwayofblaircounty.org
He said he took a few years longer to graduate from college, but he eventually graduated with a bachelor's degree in business.
For several years after college, he worked in business making commercials and doing voiceovers.
Eventually, he, his wife and their two daughters moved to California.
He got into comedy because when he was singing - either with the band he'd formed in college or later as a solo act on the coffeehouse circuit - he used to tell funny stories in between songs.
"I always had this little inner comic in me,'' he said.
A few years ago, the United Way tried a musical fundraiser but found the event was competing with a lot of other musical events in the area, organizers said. So they were looking for another type of entertainment option when one of the board members suggested Eddie. The board member had seen Eddie on Comedy Central.
"We thought laughter is something that's good for you, and we thought it's something that would appeal to a lot of people,'' said Dorcey Cuzzolina, resource development director for the United Way.
Proceeds from the fundraiser will help pay for United Way grants that agencies across Blair County apply for during the year, said United Way Chief Proficiency Officer Robin Beck. The agencies must show a need for the grants and also later demonstrate in writing to United Way how the grant money was used and how many people were served by the money the agency got from United Way.
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As reported May 5 online in the journal Nature Methods, collaboration between the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) , Pacific Biosciences (PacBio) and the University of Washington has resulted in an improved workflow for genome assembly that the scientists describe as "a fully automated process from DNA sample preparation to the determination of the finished genome."
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I did the numbers on the trade machine at CG and it all should fit, im not great with ltir.
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Campoli is doing better than Salei, I think with his age he will adapt better, get a chance to play on the 2nd pairing, make it a clear fight between Big-E and Kindl,and he's a RFA after this season.
Weiss is great, I see him alot here in FL, he would do great in our system and he is under contract for 2 more years. That would end the Modano experiment.
No backup needed till next year, MacDonald will just have to step up till the Oz man cometh.
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Hi everyone...my fellow manga lovers. Joseph Von Bludd here. Does anyone watch " Death Note " ? I discovered it late night on Saturdays here in the Northeast ( Boston ) . I find it fascinating and I love and also relate and identify with the character Eluzaki ( I hope I spelled that right ) the plot at the moment is very contradictory. The main character I am not sure of his name I am still familiarizing myself with the cast is both chivilrous and diabolical. I watched last week and now there is a plot to kill Eluzaki and i'm cringing. I also don't understand the whole shinugami idea yet they are sort of Japanese demon gargoyles. Yet I guess it all boils down to the common sense notion we all have good and evil in us all. Anyone who would like to talk and perhaps make a friend which are precious and few these days I am open. We can talk on any subject of anime from the art to plot or the whole fantasy of it . I welcome all.... yours truly,J. Von Bludd
Death Note is great. The main character's name is Light. Light is not chivilrous he just wants to make the word a better place. He kills criminals and anyone who gets too close to finding out about him or the death note or the shekegome. (I think I spelled that right.)
hey i was wondering, ive been watching the death note series all the way to 15 but there is no more how do i find the rest?
it was a gift from my cousin ill find out for you if you dont find it before then
From what I've seen, Adultswim.com has all of the episodes on there to watch. You definitley need to watch it from the beginning to fully understand the plot line, but it is great.
It's true that Adultswim plays Death Note on its' site and on its channel... but honestly the voice actors for the English version are just horrid. It sounds so much better in its original Japanese state. Like they made Light sound like a little screwed up kid and they made Lawliet sound so.... unsexy ;_; Watching it with the subs is your best bet. I was watching it off of another site. It has all the complete episodes in Japanese... with subs!!! But all of this is just imo.
I completely understand. I often watch the subbed versions from Japan and notice all of the differences, not just in the voices, but in the dialogue and character relations as well. A lot of stuff gets "cleaned up" for us here in the US because of what is considered "acceptable".
I know man it's so uncool! Like Naruto for example.. they took out all the cussing T________T Everything is better in Japanese xDDDDDDD
How about when they suddenly change a characters gender? " we don't have homosexuals here, so the cartoon can't have them either!"
hew do you like better light or L
No way! They change genders too? *hasn't noticed a thing* ;_; Lawliet is helluva better than Light :D
I hadn't noticed it either until my wife showed me. The example she showed me was in Sailor Moon, one of the "female" bad guys shown here in the US was actually a gay bad guy who had a crush on the good guy.
are you kidding me.i had no clue..god i feel dumb.:_(
yeah hes right, ive seen only a couple of times when theyve done that but he is right about how whoever Dubs the english and all that, "cleaning it up" for us Americans T.T i hated the american naruto cuz it seemed really kinda childish to me then when i saw tha japanese version i for the most part liked it.
light yagami all the way....he is awsome.whose more awsome,Rem OR Ryuk???
i love ryuk isnt ryuk addicted to apples my favorite part
I loved it when he was getting all twisted up from going through apple withdrawels.
when he was brakeing his neck in that cell?"people do not need violence to solve there problems."
i agree with u all he wants to do is make the world better but woodnt u agree that killing just to prove that you can is rong
Death Note is brilliant. It's probably my favorite anime right now. Have you been watching it from the start? If not, you probably should catch up. I can see where jumping in at the current ep on [AS] could be very confusing. Shinigami are death gods. From a certain point of view they're similar to Death or The Grim Reaper to Americans. In the start of the series, Light came across Ryuk's Death Note, and once he dicovered its capabilities, that's when he decided he would use it to make the world a better place by his own vision. L (Ryuzaki) was an already well-known & respected, yet very discrete and secretive detective. He was onto the Kira (Light) case from the beginning. There's really far too much you've missed out on if you're just now watching. One place I know of is deathnote.tvYou can watch streaming subs there to catch up, and possibly adultswim.com. Although, I'm not sure how many eps AS keeps on their site.
Hey Thanks for brushing me up and furthering my education on the series I am trying to by the DVD's one by one and also other merchandise. Drop me a line when you can. I thirst for any knowledge... Von Bludd
Yea man i love that show! It has a tuely fascinating story line!
Hey what's up? I don't even go out on Saturday nights just so I can watch Death Note. I am totally drawn in. I am so glad I joined US Manga I feel I belong in this cold world.... Von Bludd
I guess i'll have to see what this anime is. Seems to be quite appreciated. --- "What do you see in front of your fists?"
Yes my friend explore anime just like any other part of life. If you need an escape every now and then check it out. Good luck and if I can be of any help let me know.... Von Bludd
Hehe. Thanks.--- "What do you see in front of your fists?"
yeh. i watch deathnote as well. i really like the series. the one episode execution was a shocker. very fascinating series.
Death Note is one of my favorite animes.Light's my favorite character but L is a close second.
inubabe death note is in my opinion the second best anime after inuyasha=:)
I don't watch it, I read it.Deathnote was one of my favorite new mangas and L was my favorite character from any manga I'd ever read. I was so disappointed with volume 7 that I just skimmed the rest of the series. I won't say what happened in volume 7 because it might be a spoiler for someone but if anyone here read it, they should know what I mean. Anyways, great series, this topic brings back memories. *sigh*
good point,that pissed me off.i cant believed that happend."people do not need violence to solve there problems."
NeAr2.0WHAT YOUR F%^&ING KIDDING ME RIGHT YOU SKIMMED THROUGH YOU DO KNOW THAT LS DEATH GETS AVENGED BY NEAR BECAUSE HE PROVES THAT LIGHT IS KIRA.F%^&.you should have finished the series even after what happened to L because deathnote is awesome.I know you skimmed but you could gotten through the series im still upset about L but i got through the series except for the last episode which i watched when i was on episode33 so I already know what happens to light.
yeah i started to watch death note but had already read the manga so the anime seemed so slow paced!!! but it is one of the best written mangas ive read for a while now! love it!
It is...who's your favorite character?"people do not need violence to solve there problems."
satsujin ken mumyo jinpu ryu mizuchi (With out light, Let the Divine Wind Flow)
l is sweet but i like ryuk better."people do not need violence to solve there problems."
you seen the movie yet i got both 1,2 but it's not anime.
i haven't read the manga so if i see the anime series, i might be able to judge it from that. "I am Darkness, BWA HA HA HA HA!"
Rickii live in the west(oregon)and i also like deathnote but wut i dont get is why light just doesnt get is shinigami ryuk to get ryuzaki's real name.and btw ryuzaki is L.
Well Ricki, how ya doing? I do believe that scenario was already discussed in Deathnote, Light could ask Ryuk to find out L's real name, but Ryuk doesn't have to do what Light says. Light could ask him to do something, but Ryuk isn't obligated to help him in any way.
Ricki oh ok.wut ever happend to ryuk because the last i saw him was when light said while in the jail cell get rid of it and that is the last i saw of him.
Yeah, I haven't seen Ryuk since light got rid of the Deathnote to save him and Misa. To be fair, I haven't watched any of the episodes for a few weeks now cause my TV broke on me and I can't afford to get it fixed yet.
because ryuk said if light gives him the death note for that causehe'll right lights name if you want to know how it endsi'll tell you not only am almost done the anime i gotboth real life death note movies (not anime).
NeAr2.0 i know how the series ends i just dont know what will happen to light when he dies. Is that what they show in the bonus episode. Im on the 36th episode and FOUND WHAT HAPPENS TO LIGHT in the 37 th episode when i was on episode33
is an awsome show and I don't really understand the shinugami part myself, but it's cool anyway."Soon the ashe's of your past shall burn again."
The shinigami deal is this. The shinigami are from their own realm, The Shinigami Realm (creative i know) and have things called Death notes they have aquired from the Shinigami God. Ryuk accidentally dropped one of his Death notes ( he has two, he tricked the Shinigami god into giving him another) into the human realm where Light Yagami finds it and starts using it to rid the world of Criminals. The rest you should be able to figure out ^.^ I just saw the Live action deathnote film last week, was a two day event i found out about through Fathomevents.com and i went to see it wondering if it would be wierd or really cool. it turned out to be better than that =D i suggest getting the japanese version with english subtitles.
NeAr2.0 what happens when they die because my sister told me that in the live action movie that ryuk said if you use the deathnote you will not have an afterlife how is that possible if shinigami cant mate the they cant reproduce so when light dies does he become a shinigami or not? if not why? i mean what if all the shinigami die off does that mean that if that happens there will never be any shinigami ever again?
Yeah as do I. Even though brad swaile voiceacts well as light.The dub version is sucky because the words dont match the way the mouth moves and its kind of irritating.I didnt go to see it in theatres but I do own because my sister got it for her birthday. The sub version is way better. the darkness is pulling me inNeAr2.0
the shinugami stays with the person until he/she dies. did anyone get that?
It's a good show to watch, it's sad that L is dead. Does anyone think Mello in the show is creepy? He eats chocolet bars.


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By the calendar, it's officially taken Lowcountry Republicans two years, two months and 21 days to forgive their nationally ridiculed "Luv Guv."
That's how much time Sanford spent in political purgatory between his last hours as South Carolina's nationally disgraced chief executive and his win Tuesday in the 1st Congressional District GOP primary runoff.
His convincing 57 percent to 43 percent victory over former Charleston County Councilman Curtis Bostic also means Sanford is a step closer to leaving behind the obligatory questions of whether he can be trusted, as exit polls showed most of his supporters didn't care so much about his past.
Still, his recent good fortune doesn't mean that his sin will ever fully recede.
"At some level, it's scar tissue that's going to be with me until the day I die," he said.
How did he do it?
Few stories in politics mirror Sanford's rise, crash and recovery.
In 1994, as a total unknown, he ventured into political life with a Wall Street and real state background and near zero political experience.
He branded himself the anti-spend candidate and won coastal South Carolina's 1st District seat in Congress — the office he now seeks again.
He was young then, just 34, with prep-school good looks and politics rooted in Newt Gingrich's Contract with America. The future looked promising — and was promising — at least until June 2009.
That's when Sanford went on national TV in a rambling news conference, one where he tearfully confessed to shocked South Carolinians that he had not been hiking the Appalachian Trail, as his staff had said, but instead had quietly gone to Argentina to meet his "soul mate."
Sanford served out his remaining term but acknowledged the damage he had done, and that his future public life was probably over.
"I learned you never say never in life," he said as his final days in office wound down. "At this point, I don't see it. Period."
But then a door blew wide open.
If you saw Sanford on the Republican primary trail in the past few weeks, you might have mistaken him for a winter tourist who had missed the boat to Fort Sumter.
He often wore khaki pants (stained and worn day after day), a button-down shirt and a gray zippered fleece as he walked unannounced into small businesses, such as Berlin G. Myers Lumber in Summerville, Sticky Fingers in Mount Pleasant and Farley's Barber Shop in Hanahan, Berkeley County's political gossip hub.
He would make small talk with small groups of voters that eventually turned toward the problems in Washington.
"My belief has been the bigger the crowd, the fewer the votes," Sanford said.
It's a strategy that has worked for him several times before. He has run for Congress three times before and for governor twice. He has never lost.
"Actions speak louder than words," said Republican voter Charlene Bunch, who saw Sanford at the Bear E Patch diner in West Ashley, as he walked from table to table.
Jumping back in
Sanford's campaign started stirring the first week of December, after tea party favorite Jim DeMint abruptly announced that he was quitting the U.S. Senate to lead the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in Washington. Gov. Nikki Haley appointed U.S. Rep. Tim Scott to serve the next two years on DeMint's term.
As Republicans weighed whether to run for the seat — ultimately 16 would do so — a main storyline took shape: Was this Sanford's chance for a comeback?
State Sen. Tom Davis, a Beaufort Republican who had served as chief of Sanford's gubernatorial staff, urged him to run, saying his longstanding message of fiscal restraint fit the times. Family members said things quickly fell into place as he reached out to his former supporters.
"He was like a caged rat when he was not in politics," said Sanford's younger sister, Sarah Sanford, who worked on Sanford's original 1994 campaign for the U.S. House, about his gauging his chances.
"He could see it all happening," she said of the recent fighting over budgets and sequestration in Washington, "and he couldn't do anything about it."
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., an ally of Sanford from their days in the House, also counseled him to get in the race.
"I said, 'This is an opening. These jobs don't come open a lot. If you have the desire to get back in, now is the time to do it.' "
Graham is also quick to defend Sanford and his conduct, saying the $74,000 state ethics fine he paid for 37 violations — the largest in South Carolina history — as a result of his Argentine travel deception doesn't compare to former President Bill Clinton's covering up his affair with Monica Lewinsky.
Clinton was "mucking with the evidence and witnesses in a trial," said Graham, who led the Republicans' impeachment effort in 1994. "Mark's failings were Mark's personal failings."
Sanford announced his candidacy in mid-January, and his first TV commercial referred to "a God of second chances."
Jolting Jenny again
It had to be one of the more awkward moments in the long, colorful history of Lowcountry politics.
As the race took shape, Sanford's ex-wife Jenny Sanford was rumored as a possible 1st District candidate.
The couple had divorced in March 2010, and political bloggers salivated over the potential of two celebrity exes battling it out for a seat in Congress.
In late December, Sanford drove to Jenny's Sullivan's Island home to ask if she was going to run.
When she said no, he switched gears and asked her if she was interested in managing his campaign, just like she had done during his previous forays into politics.
She knew how campaign mechanics worked and knew his brand.
Her answer: "I'm sitting this one out," Sanford said, opting to paraphrase what he said was her response.
Formula and the future
On the campaign trail, most Republican voters, including the GOP's vital retiree demographic, didn't take the bait on Sanford's past, choosing his no-frills branding instead.
"Bill Clinton denied everything," said Republican Mary Idleton, who watched as Sanford worked the Tea Room at St. Paul's in Summerville. "At least (Sanford) admitted it."
She described Sanford as a "great governor."
Sanford said voters were more interested in his Washington experience and his anti-tax message. His personal life "just isn't part of the conversation," he said, "because it's been vetted so many times over."
Not all Republicans were enamored. Charleston County Republican Samm McConnell heard Sanford talk recently at a meeting of the Sea Island Republican Women and listened while Sanford talked of Washington spending run amok.
"I talked a lot about that stuff 20 years ago, but in essence, the platform wasn't burning then," he said. "The platform is now burning."
Afterward, McConnell said Sanford was more show than substance.
"I think he's awful," said McConnell, who originally supported Chip Limehouse in the race and is a brother of Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell. "The state is much worse off because he was here."
If Sanford is elected to Congress, he said he may return to his habit of sleeping on the floor in his D.C. office, which he did in the 1990s, though at 52 years of age he doubts it is something he would do for long.
And still there is the hurdle of Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch and Green Party candidate Eugene Platt in the final election to fill the seat May 7.
Even though the district leans heavily Republican — Mitt Romney won 58 percent of the vote in 2012 — the honeymoon that goes with winning the primary could be short-lived.
University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato, widely considered the dean of Southern political pundits, said Sanford's return means more to late-night comedians than it does on the national stage.
"Maybe the people of South Carolina's 1st District are willing to send him back to Congress," Sabato said, "but he's considered a punch line in most of the rest of the country."
Reach Schuyler Kropf at 937-5551.
Mark Sanford was joined by his fiancee, Maria Belen Chapur, after winning the GOP primary runoff against Curtis Bostic for the 1st Congressional District seat on Tuesday.×
Mark Sanford stops at Simmons Barbershop while campaigning for the 1st Congressional District seat during a visit to Summerville last month.×
After an unexplained absence that left his staff and family unable to answer questions over his whereabouts, then-Gov. Mark Sanford admitted during a June 24, 2009, press conference to having an affair.×


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First direct evidence of Dirac fermions in graphite
Structure of the complete 70S ribosome at 3.7 Å resolution
SAXS/WAXS beamline looks up close and far away
Peter Denes joins ALS as Engineering Deputy
The ALS experiences another safe and successful shutdown
ALS user Byron Freelon first recipient of the Morehouse Prize
The ALS Communications Group gets the word out
2007 ALS Users' Meeting
July 15 deadline for general user proposal submissions
General user proposal scores posted online
User Services Group Leader sought
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Bay Area partnership to host DOE Bioscience Center
Future light: A look ahead with Roger Falcone
X-ray transparency
Demolition makes way for new ALS building
In nature, proteins sweep up nanoparticles
House Appropriations Committee backs full FY 2008 DOE science request
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First direct evidence of Dirac fermions in graphite
Contact: Alessandra Lanzara,
The recent surge of interest in the electronic properties of graphene—that is, isolated layers of graphite just one atomic layer thick—has largely been driven by the discovery that electron mobility in graphene is ten times higher than in commercial-grade silicon, raising the possibility of high-efficiency, low-power, carbon-based electronics. Scientists attribute graphene's surprising current capacity (as well as a number of even stranger phenomena) to the presence of charge carriers that behave as if they are massless, "relativistic" quasiparticles called Dirac fermions. Harnessing these quasiparticles in real-world carbon-based devices, however, requires a deeper knowledge of their behavior under less-than-ideal circumstances, such as around defects, at edges, or in three dimensions—in other words, in graphite. At the ALS, a team of researchers using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) has now produced the first direct evidence of massless Dirac fermions in graphite coexisting with quasiparticles of finite effective mass and defect-induced localized states. Read more...
Publication about this research: S.Y. Zhou, G.-H. Gweon, J. Graf, A.V. Federov, C.D. Spataru, R.D. Diehl, Y. Kopelevich, D.-H. Lee, S.G. Louie, and A. Lanzara, "First direct observation of Dirac fermions in graphite," Nature Physics 2, 595 (2006).
Structure of the Complete 70S Ribosome at 3.7 Å Resolution
Contact: Harry Noller,
Ribosomes are RNA-based protein factories found in all living cells, responsible for translating the genetic information encoded in messenger RNA (mRNA) into proteins. The first x-ray structures of the complete 70S ribosome were determined in 1999 at 7.8 Å and in 2001 at 5.5 Å, using diffraction data collected at ALS Beamline 5.0.2. These structures showed how the ribosomal RNA and the more than 50 ribosomal proteins are organized to form the structure of the complete ribosome and the positions of the mRNA and transfer RNAs (tRNAs) in the ribosome. Now, using data collected at ALS Beamline 12.3.1, researchers from the University of California, Santa Cruz, have solved the structure of a Thermus thermophilus 70S ribosome functional complex at 3.7 Å resolution. Because of the large cell dimensions of ribosome crystals, they diffract weakly, and spots are crowded close together in the diffraction patterns. Consequently, the high-flux beams, sensitive large-area detectors, and well-focused, compact beam cross sections available at the ALS all played a crucial role in this work. Research in this area may lead to novel antibiotics targeting bacterial ribosomes that have developed resistance to current drugs. Read more...
Publication about this research: A. Korostelev, S. Trakhanov, M. Laurberg, and H. Noller, "Crystal structure of a 70S ribosome-tRNA complex reveals functional interactions and rearrangements," Cell 126, 1065 (2006).
SAXS/WAXS beamline looks up close and far away
Beamline 7.3.3 has been transformed from an x-ray microdiffraction facility into a simultaneous small-angle and wide-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS) beamline, the only one of its kind at the ALS. The q-range for the SAXS/WAXS setup is from 0.004 Å–1 to 8.7 Å–1. The x-ray energy in regular operation mode is fixed at 10 keV and yields an x-ray flux of 1.7 x 1012 photons/s at the sample position. The beamline can accommodate a wide variety of samples, stages, and environments. This dual-detector endstation allows researchers to nondestructively examine proteins, protein complexes, and other large molecules in solution. These molecules can exist in a variety of states, and SAXS can follow the changes in shape from one state to another, impossible with traditional crystallography. The beamline can also accommodate research on polymer systems and liquid crystals, including determining nanophase structure and subtle structural changes, detectable as a function of temperature. As the SAXS/WAXS detectors probe the samples, they work in concert with other measuring devices. For example, a tensile stage stretches polymer materials, and multiple images report the changes in the structure. The beamline also provides a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) stage for users, which can change sample temperature from about –200°C to +600°C, allowing precise monitoring of the morphology of the sample by taking images close to phase transitions.
SAXS/WAXS staff at beamline. Stage for placement of samples, far left; SAXS detector left, WAXS detector, far right. Staff, TOP, left to right: Howard Padmore, Wit Bras, Richard Celestre, Matthew Church, Alexander Hexemer; BOTTOM: Eliot Gann, Richard Kirian, Bruce Rude. (Not pictured: James Glossinger.)
The SAXS section of the beamline achieved first light last February, and WAXS achieved first light this month. The beamline's first experiment, in collaboration with Robert Birgeneau, UC Berkeley Chancellor and Professor of Physics, is already yielding results. The sample was a thermotropic liquid crystal that changed phases from isotropic to nematic to smectic as a function of temperature. The SAXS data were taken in situ while the sample was cooled from 80°C to 45°C. In addition to proteins and polymer systems, a third SAXS/WAXS research focus will be earth sciences, which, for example, will be concerned with the shape and growth process of nanoparticles in solution.
Peter Denes joins ALS as Engineering Deputy
Peter Denes, Berkeley Lab Engineering Division Deputy, is in the process of making the move over to the ALS as our Deputy for Engineering. "Peter has been a leader within Engineering and in detector development at the Lab, and we're now looking forward to his playing a larger role in these efforts for the ALS," said Roger Falcone, ALS Division Director.
In the Engineering Division, Denes was responsible for electronics, software, and instrumentation engineering and brings this expertise to his new position. Peter's dedicated and on-site presence will provide tighter coupling between the Engineering Division and the ALS, more integrated management of engineering resources within the ALS, and a long-range focus as the ALS looks to its future as well as to the next generation light source. A primary component of his job will be the ALS Detector Program. "This program is a virtual umbrella that brings together talent from the ALS, Engineering, and Physics to focus on the detector needs of the ALS," stated Peter. "Detectors can be purchased from manufacturers, but the unique requirements of the ALS beamlines often require unique detectors which are not available commercially." This new program aims to help users with existing detectors as well as to develop novel detectors that will improve ALS science. As the detector program gets off the ground, Peter also anticipates incorporating a postdoc program where new engineers can be mentored and trained. This detector program anticipates the Department of Energy's Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES) detector and accelerator R&D initiative that is slated for FY 2008 and will enhance Berkeley Lab's ability to do research in this area.
Look for the detector workshop at the ALS Users' Meeting in October—"New Opportunities for Science with Advanced Detectors"—where Peter and Howard Padmore will provide an overview of the new program and user input will be sought on improvements and developments.
The ALS experiences another safe and successful shutdown
Contact: Steve Rossi,
Thanks to our dedicated and hard-working staff, we have another safe and successful shutdown behind us (the ALS resumed operation on June 20). Accelerator and beamline work accomplished during that time included front-end modifications at Beamline 4.0 to accommodate the new MERLIN beamline, installation of errant-photon-beam interlock features in Sector 4, a swap-out of the ailing superbend magnet in Sector 4, a full survey and alignment of the storage ring, continued commissioning of our new booster power supply system, and a myriad of other work. While our staff worked on technical projects, we also had major construction going on in the building. We accomplished phase one of a four-year effort to seismically retrofit the historic ALS dome. Coordination of this work with our own shutdown efforts proved challenging as it restricted access and was very noisy.
Top: Before retrofit. Bottom: After retrofit. View additional images of the spring 2007 shutdown here.
The shutdown was also scheduled to coincide with the demolition of Building 10 because ofvibration concerns from the heavy work. The contractor quickly demolished the WWII-era building once the abatement of hazardous materials was completed. The site will remain a dirt pad until the beginning of construction on the User Support Building, scheduled for March 2008. Berkeley Lab has finalized a contract with Overaa Construction to complete the design work and construct this new user facility, and occupancy is anticipated for fall 2009.
ALS User Byron Freelon first recipient of the Morehouse Prize
Byron Freelon has been awarded the first Morehouse Prize by the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP), which recognizes graduates of historically black colleges and universities who have shown considerable promise as physics researchers and teachers. The prize, awarded for his work in x-ray Raman scattering on artificial superconducting materials, and his strong support of NSBP student programs, includes a cash award and a travel grant to give a colloquium at Morehouse College. Freelon accepted the award at Morehouse College on April 5 and gave a talk entitled "Probing High-Temperature Superconductors with Layers and Light." Freelon attended Prairie View A&M University and received a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Minnesota in 2001. As a Berkeley Lab postdoc, he performed studies on high-temperature superconductors and developed a molecular beam epitaxy chamber at ALS Beamline 7.0.1. He is presently a research scientist in the UC Berkeley group led by Chancellor Robert Birgeneau exploring the behavior of high-temperature superconductors and liquid crystal systems using x-ray scattering. The Morehouse Physics Prize was established through a financial gift by Dr. and Mrs. Walter Massey. Dr. Massey is the current President of Morehouse College and a former Director of the National Science Foundation.
For the last several months, ALSNews has been featuring user support groups, putting the names to the faces, and giving you an idea of what they do and who to call when you need assistance. Now we turn the spotlight on ourselves, the Communications Group. Our jobs are challenging and fun. We communicate about the science, people, and events of the ALS user community to scientists of all disciplines, students, teachers, the local community, Berkeley Lab staff, members of Congress, Department of Energy program managers, and people who just love science. So if you have recently published in a high-profile journal, need a cover, have a newsworthy item for ALSNews, lightsources.org, or a Lab press release, contact us at
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2007 ALS Users' Meeting
General information, meeting deadlines, online registration, and accommodations information for this year's ALS Users' Meeting, to be held at Berkeley Lab October 4-6, is now aviable on the Users' Meeting Web site. The early registration deadline is Saturday, September 15.
Abstract submission. The deadline for abstract submissions for oral presentations during the ALS Scientific Highlights session is Wednesday, August 15. The online submission Web page will be posted shortly.
Workshops. This year, 12 workshops, including several joint ALS-Molecular Foundry workshops (indicated with an *), will follow the end of the formal Users' Meeting program, beginning Friday afternoon (October 5) and continuing through Saturday (October 6). Workshop topics and respective organizers are as follows:
July 15 deadline for general user proposal submissions
The User Services Office is accepting general user proposals from scientists who wish to conduct research in the general sciences at the ALS during the running period from January through June 2008. The deadline is July 15, 2007. (This deadline does not apply to protein crystallography proposals, which have a separate process and schedule.) To submit a new proposal, fill out the ALS General User Proposal and Request for Beam Time form. For further information on proposals, go to the General User Proposals Web page.
General user proposal scores posted online
The general user beam time allocation process for the running period from July through December 2007 is complete for the general sciences. The number of eight-hour shifts requested was 5389, of which 3130 shifts (58%) were allocated. For more detailed results, including beamline score distributions and cutoff scores, go to General User Proposal Scores: General Sciences. Beam-time requests for general user experiments are reviewed twice each year. A Proposal Study Panel (PSP) evaluates each proposal, providing the basis for granting beam time. The PSP is made up of ten scientists from a variety of synchrotron scientific disciplines. There is a separate PSP that reviews the crystallography proposals six times each year. More information on the PSP and the general user proposal review process is available on the General User Proposals Web page.
User Services Group Leader sought
The ALS is looking for a User Services Group Leader. This individual is responsible for user services, experiment setup coordination, and communications. As a Group Leader, this person will be a member of the Strategic Management Team (which directs the strategic scientific course of the ALS) and helps determine the ALS long-range running schedule. Because commitment to safe and reliable operation at the facility is critical, the incumbent will assist in formulating and implementing key ALS user safety policies. To be successful, the Group Leader will have a Ph.D. degree or equivalent in the physical or biosciences with extensive experience in applications of synchrotron radiation science. This person must also have substantial leadership experience in planning, development, and management of a scientific user program. Job details and application instructions are at http://jobs.lbl.gov. Click "Search" and enter 20716 in the search field.


text: Fair'nuff... Where and when? ET William Wade writes: > Time & location dependent, but I would love to jump in on a C++ workshop. > > Wil > > > On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 11:21 PM, <kitepilot at kitepilot.com> wrote: > >> If I measure it from previous interest, it will be you and I. >> And most likely my C++ victim... >> ET >> >> >> Jon Stanford writes: >> >>> I would absolutely love to trade knowledge! How should we set that up? >>> Maybe you teach a workshop on C++ and I'll do the same for Android? Or if >>> we are the only interested parties we could just meet somewhere for a >>> couple one on one hackathons? >>> kitepilot at kitepilot.com wrote: >>> >>>> Hello Jon, I did a few years of professional C before I ventured into >>>> C++. >>>> First of, C is not C++, and vice versa. >>>> You can write 'C like stuff' in C++, but you will have an steeper slope >>>> to climb into C++ if you learn C first. And vice versa... >>>> The problem is that the differences are subtle and sneaky, and you will >>>> shoot yourself in the foot meandering around them. >>>> It is a lot more difficult to shoot yourself in the foot with C++ than >>>> in C, but when you, you blow the whole leg... >>>> I'd advise against going the C route because there is no C market out >>>> there. Unless you are writing kernel stuff, device driver or embedded >>>> programs. And you will invalidate the 'advantage' of knowing OO. >>>> Sometime ago I offered free C++ classes in the library and only one >>>> victim bit into it, and he has been suffering ever since. The guy is, as >>>> you might say, a glutton for punishment. He may or may not come forward to >>>> you, but he certainly started at a much lower level than you would and he >>>> has (AMAZINGLY!) actually learnt something. And he reads this list... >>>> ;-) >>>> With all that baloney said, I'd gladly trade you some C++ classes for >>>> Android development classes. I'll even throw in there some hours of (valid >>>> FAA training) flight instruction. >>>> Any interest? >>>> ET >>>> PS: And I am a better teacher than a programmer. So goes for flying >>>> too. I am a better instructor than a pilot... >>>> >>>> >>>> Jon Stanford writes: >>>> >>>>> I've been using Java for 3-4 years now so I've got a pretty advanced >>>>> understanding of OOP in general. I wouldn't call myself an expert but I'm >>>>> fairly good with Java, to the point where I'm thinking of getting certified >>>>> by Oracle. My usage of Java has been mostly in the context of Android. The >>>>> reason I'll wanting to learn both C and C++ is so I can use the NDK. >>>>> Just trying to have a fuller understanding of Android. Maybe I'll have >>>>> another reason for the languages but for now my usage is pretty narrow. >>>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>>> Chugalug mailing list >>>>> Chugalug at chugalug.org >>>>> http://chugalug.org/cgi-bin/**mailman/listinfo/chugalug<http://chugalug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/chugalug> >>>>> >>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>> Chugalug mailing list >>>> Chugalug at chugalug.org >>>> http://chugalug.org/cgi-bin/**mailman/listinfo/chugalug<http://chugalug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/chugalug> >>>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Chugalug mailing list >>> Chugalug at chugalug.org >>> http://chugalug.org/cgi-bin/**mailman/listinfo/chugalug<http://chugalug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/chugalug> >>> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Chugalug mailing list >> Chugalug at chugalug.org >> http://chugalug.org/cgi-bin/**mailman/listinfo/chugalug<http://chugalug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/chugalug> >>


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Sources: FBI, Reuters
quote: The ONLY reason he is going to jail is because he embarrassed a fortune 500 company who then cried foul to the FBI. Then the FBI raided his place and the prosecutor presented a twisted interpretation of the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act to the jury to make it stick.
quote: So you decide to walk in and take a few things. You know its wrong, there is 0 question if it is wrong, there is 0 question you are violating a law, yet you do it anyway.
quote: Would he be going to jail if he privately disclosed the flaw to AT&T and released no data (or even better, didn't write a script to brute force data scrape once he realized what he had)?
quote: The sad thing is though this guy did it for "fame".
quote: He knew exactly what he was doing, he knew it was wrong.
quote: e also hacked nothing, simply discovered a wide open door he could walk in and take whatever he wanted. Actual hackers must hate these guys sharing their label.
quote: It's similar to going to a local business, and finding they are closed for the day, but realize they didn't lock the door. So you decide to walk in and take a few things.
quote: ou know its wrong, there is 0 question if it is wrong, there is 0 question you are violating a law, yet you do it anyway.
quote: The only entity who has done anything wrong in this case is AT&T, for deploying that sorry excuse of a webservice in the first place.
quote: If you leave your car door unlocked with the keys in the ignition, and the car gets stolen, then yeah it's your fault. But that doesn't mean the thief didn't commit a crime.
quote: People who say the "police state" is just some kind of leftist/right-wing (your choice) propaganda,
quote: ask yourselves why the U.S.; supposedly the most "free" nation in the world imprisons more of its people than ANY other nation?
quote: this is not what defines a police state
quote: prison labor for the private sector was legally barred for years, to avoid unfair competition with private companies. But this has changed thanks to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), its Prison Industries Act, and a little-known federal program known as PIE
quote: ALEC helped pioneer some of the toughest sentencing laws on the books today, like mandatory minimums for non-violent drug offenders, "three strikes" laws, and "truth in sentencing" laws. In 1995 alone, ALEC's Truth in Sentencing Act was signed into law in twenty-five states. (Then State Rep. Scott Walker was an ALEC member when he sponsored Wisconsin's truth-in-sentencing laws and, according to PR Watch, used its statistics to make the case for the law.)
quote: ALEC has also worked to pass state laws to create private for-profit prisons, a boon to two of its major corporate sponsors: Corrections Corporation of America and Geo Group (formerly Wackenhut Corrections), the largest private prison firms in the country. An In These Times investigation last summer revealed that ALEC arranged secret meetings between Arizona's state legislators and CCA to draft what became SB 1070, Arizona's notorious immigration law, to keep CCA prisons flush with immigrant detainees. ALEC has proven expertly capable of devising endless ways to help private corporations benefit from the country's massive prison population.That mass incarceration would create a huge captive workforce was anticipated long before the US prison population reached its peak—and at a time when the concept of "rehabilitation" was still considered part of the mission of prisons.
quote: in 1993, when Texas State Representative and ALEC member Ray Allen crafted the Texas Prison Industries Act, which aimed to expand the PIE program. After it passed in Texas, Allen advocated that it be duplicated across the country. In 1995, ALEC's Prison Industries Act was born.
quote: Prison labor has already started to undercut the business of corporations that don't use it. In Florida, PRIDE has become one of the largest printing corporations in the state, its cheap labor having a significant impact upon smaller local printers. This scenario is playing out in states across the country. In addition to Florida's forty-one prison industries, California alone has sixty. Another 100 or so are scattered throughout other states. What's more, several states are looking to replace public sector workers with prison labor. In Wisconsin Governor Walker's recent assault on collective bargaining opened the door to the use of prisoners in public sector jobs in Racine, where inmates are now doing landscaping, painting, and other maintenance work. According to the Capitol Times, "inmates are not paid for their work
quote: "It's bad enough that our companies have to compete with exploited and forced labor in China," says Scott Paul Executive Director of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, a coalition of business and unions. "They shouldn't have to compete against prison labor here at home.
quote: People who say the "police state" is just some kind of leftist/right-wing (your choice) propoganda, ask yourselves why the U.S.; supposedly the most "free" nation in the world imprisons more of its people than ANY other nation?
quote: Really? Put out private information of high-level government employees in other countries, you might be BEGGING to be placed in jail compared to the alternatives.


text: CIVIL WAR PROGRAM RESCHEDULED: A Civil War program will be presented by the Cortland-Bazetta Historical Society at 7:30 p.m. April 24 at the Opera House, 152 Park Ave., Cortland. Open to the public, the program will feature Thomas Jones of Medina, an expert on Civil War medals, presentation pieces and weapons. He has published several magazine articles over the years and will share some of his extensive collection. The historical society will also have a display of Cortland Civil War memorabilia and history. The program will be preceded by a potluck dinner. Meat will be furnished, but attendees are asked to bring a dish to share and their own table service.


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MARTINSBURG - Christian pop singer Kerrie Roberts will perform at 365 Church on Friday.
The youngest of three children of a pastor and church choir director, Roberts, who is from Miami, Fla., independently released her first single in 2005, "It Is Well with Me." Since then, her career has boomed.
Like many great stories, hers has a beginning which may have been divine providence.
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The now successful star said she began performing at age five, when she first sang in front of the congregation at her father's church, Pompano Beach Church of God.
Roberts' involvement with music would continue to revolve around her father's church, where she eventually led worship services on the piano, until high school, when she said she began to write her own music.
Then, during her sophomore year in college at University of Miami, Roberts said she participated in a reality TV show, "Popstars," which commonly is known to have been the predecessor for American Idol.
"Popstars" later gained an even higher caliber of fame when a marathon of the series was broadcast by MTV. Roberts attributes her eventual, popular success to her involvement with this show.
After graduating from college early with a degree in studio music and vocals, and then after spending a short time back at home, Roberts said she accepted a position in New York, working during the day as an administrative assistant for a private school. At night, Roberts was paid to showcase her songs at a club called "The Attic."
It was during that time when Roberts said she was introduced to "a lot of other artists and people in the industry," including her manager, Rob Graves, and Reunion Records, the record label under which Roberts' first and second albums were produced: "Kerrie Roberts" in 2010 and "Time for the Show" in 2013.
Roberts' first album was an immediate success, peaking on the Billboard Magazine's Christian Albums chart at No. 29. Three singles from the album charted on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart: "No Matter What" hit No. 9; "Outcast" at No. 29; and "Take You Away" at No. 28.
Most notable of her success perhaps is that Roberts' 2011 single, "Rescue Me (How the Story Ends)," was purchased by ABC for the network's Sunday night TV drama, "Once Upon a Time," which began airing in fall 2011 and now is in its third season.
Despite her worldly accomplishments, however, Roberts maintains her spiritual faith is her rock.
This is made clear in many of her songs, like "No Matter What," for which Roberts said she gained inspiration from a sermon her father once gave about the biblical figures Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego.
Recalling her father's sermon, Roberts said the story's lesson is more than an admonition of faith "and all will work out fine."
"A lot of Christians experience difficult times and say, 'I know God had the power to save me, yet we were still thrown into the fire,'" she said. "The thing is, good people also suffer," Roberts said. "They become confused about who God is."
"Life is temporal," she said. "With Him, though we may suffer here, we have eternal security."
Despite her worldly success, Roberts further revealed her grounded perspective, which she was able to maintain despite having grown up in racy, South Florida, which is known for its party atmosphere and lavish lifestyle.
The star represents "Food for the Hungry," a faith-based organization which she said, "goes to the hardest places," words which serve as the not-for-profit's tagline.
Roberts said the ministry champions such causes as "gender-based injustice and lack of potable water."
Roberts was married last year to a man who, like her, is a child of a pastor. She lives with her husband in the music recording Mecca of Nashville, Tenn., where she says she stays busy singing, recording and networking with other musicians.
Despite her fast track to fame and drive to succeed, however, like most young people, Roberts maintains a relaxed perspective on her future.
"I don't know what the future holds," she said. "It's a very interesting place I'm in right now. I'm working on an independent project and being recently married, I'm still adapting to those changes. Life is good."
She is looking forward to her upcoming release of two new singles, and she also is pursuing additional vocal recording opportunities in the Hollywood film industry.
Doors open at 6 p.m. for Roberts' 7 p.m. performance at 365 Church, which will include songs from her first and second albums. The church is located at 881 Mid-Atlantic Parkway in Martinsburg. Admission is free, but a love offering will be taken.
For more information about the concert, call the church at 304-261-4007 or visit www.365church.org. For information about Roberts, visit www.kerrieroberts.com.


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A man accused of drunken driving in Georgia, just months after he was charged with causing the wreck that killed a Charleston medical student, will remain jailed until his trial.
A Charleston judge revoked the bail for Arnold Williams, 35, of Salters, who was charged with reckless homicide after the Jan. 28 crash on Interstate 526 that killed Lauren Baccari, 27, a student at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Williams was arrested again April 6 in Conyers, Ga., after witnesses said his truck was weaving through traffic on Interstate 20, according to a Georgia state police report. A test showed his blood-alcohol level to be 0.22 percent, according to the report, more than five times the 0.04 limit for truck drivers.
Circuit Judge Roger Young revoked his bail during a hearing Friday morning in downtown Charleston. Williams was not present during the hearing. He remains detained at the Rockdale County jail in Georgia.
When he is released from that jail, Williams will be brought to the Charleston County jail and held until his trial, according to prosecutors.
When Williams was arrested on I-526 in January, a witness told North Charleston police officers that Williams took beer cans from his truck and threw them over the guardrail after the wreck. Police initially charged him with felony DUI but later changed the count to reckless homicide. Williams was later released from the Charleston County jail on $100,000 bail.
Williams was hauling 26 tons of stone when he was arrested in Georgia.
The arresting officer reported a fruity alcohol smell on Williams' breath and said he found an empty can of Mike's Hard Lemonade in a storage compartment over a visor.
While Williams was being taken to the Rockdale County jail, he asked how long he might stay in jail because he was due in court at the end of the month on a reckless homicide charge, according to the report.
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Pledge in honor of Dr. King
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Willamette University students wrote their own pledges to adhere to the common belief that all people are valued. Volunteers handed students small beige cards saying, "From this day forward, I will make a personal pledge to:"
"... become more politically involved," Kiri Dyken, 22, said Monday after signing the Willamette Pledge, written to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "I get interested but not as involved as I should."
Dyken signed the pledge and explained what she would write on the handout.
"I don't read the newspaper as much as I should. I don't listen to talk radio," Dyken said. "There is so much apathy and disinterest. I myself feed into it with the attitude that it's been done; nothing's changed."
The idea is to make it real to each person, the university staff said.
"It's to make it more personal," Karen Wood, the assistant chaplain at Willamette University, said of why students were being asked to make their own pledges. "It will remind them of the commitment they made."
Staffers and students wrote a new Willamette Pledge to replace the Birmingham Pledge, commonly used in public celebrations for King.
Changes to the annual King celebrations came on the heels of protests that occurred at Willamette after a video from a 2006 Halloween party was shown on the Web site YouTube.
According to the university's Web site, students outraged by offensive costumes at the party formed student groups and began organizing protests geared toward making the campus aware of the need for more diversity and understanding.
The protests led to a discussion among staffers and student groups.
"The protests that followed were not constructive," Dyken said. "The faculty could have helped. Instead, the students tried to get professors to cancel classes or students to walk out."
Wood said the changes to the university's King celebrations came about because of the realization of students' need for a more direct discussion of what is happening and what is relevant today.
"I don't know what they (students) get in grade school now, but it seems like it's packaged," Wood said. "We want to break that."
Times have changed but social injustice still is prevalent, Wood said.
"What does it mean to have voter roles purged?" Wood asked, citing an example of social injustice in the U.S. and elsewhere. "Today, it is (about) understanding power and privilege and how they work."
Willamette student Richard Feredinos, 23, said he sees social injustice all around him.
Feredinos works in support of an organization called International Justice Mission, which helps victims of social injustice who cannot rely on local authorities for help.
The sex-slave trade and indentured servitude are two of the things IJM works toward eradicating worldwide. Feredinos said.
"People can become apathetic," Feredinos said. "That's why we try to raise awareness."
The action portion of the Willamette Pledge caught students' attention Monday.
"I will strive daily to educate myself through experiences and interactions that enrich and examine my personal beliefs about others, while encouraging our community to do the same.
"I will, through my actions and my words, respect and support the many identities of Willamette community members.
"I will give of myself in an effort to better our community, in honor of this pledge, and in recognition of that fact that, 'not unto ourselves are we born.'"
Willamette staffers and students hope to spread that realization of a person's role in the community.
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Akimoff, Timothy Alex. "Willamette students get personal with pledge in honor of Dr. King." Statesman Journal 16 Jan. 2007. 23 Jan. 2007 http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070116/NEWS/701160328/1001.


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President Obama has thus far failed to use the bully pulpit to make the case for bold action on climate change. After successfully passing his green stimulus package, he did nothing to defend it when Congress decimated its funding....Without presidential leadership that focuses intensely on making the public aware of the reality we face, nothing will change.
Many political advisers assume that a president has to deal with the world of politics as he finds it, and that it is unwise to risk political capital on an effort to actually lead the country toward a new understanding of the real threats and real opportunities we face. Concentrate on the politics of re-election, they say. Don't take chances.All that might be completely understandable and make perfect sense in a world where the climate crisis wasn't "real." Those of us who support and admire President Obama understand how difficult the politics of this issue are in the context of the massive opposition to doing anything at all — or even to recognizing that there is a crisis. And assuming that the Republicans come to their senses and avoid nominating a clown, his re-election is likely to involve a hard-fought battle with high stakes for the country....But in this case, the President has reality on his side. The scientific consensus is far stronger today than at any time in the past. Here is the truth: The Earth is round; Saddam Hussein did not attack us on 9/11; Elvis is dead; Obama was born in the United States; and the climate crisis is real. It is time to act.
quote: # ^ Benestad,, R. E.; G. A. Schmidt (21 July 2009). "Solar trends and global warming". Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres 114. Bibcode 2009JGRD..11414101B. doi:10.1029/2008JD011639. http://pubs.giss.nasa.gov/docs/2009/2009_Benestad_... "the most likely contribution from solar forcing a global warming is 7 ± 1% for the 20th century and is negligible for warming since 1980.".Scafetta, N.; West, B. J. (2007). "Phenomenological reconstructions of the solar signature in the Northern Hemisphere, surface temperature records since 1600". J. Geophys. Res. 112: D24S03. Bibcode 2007JGRD..11224S03S. doi:10.1029/2007JD008437. http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2007/2007JD008437... as PDFMoberg, A; Sonechkin, DM; Holmgren, K; Datsenko, NM;Karlén, W; Lauritzen, SE (2005). "Highly variable Northern Hemisphere temperatures reconstructed from low- and high-resolution proxy data". Nature 433 (7026): 613–7. doi:10.1038/nature03265. PMID 15703742. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/pubs/moberg2005/mob...Wang, Y.-M.; Lean, J. L.; Sheeley, Jr., N. R. (May 2005). "Modeling the Sun's Magnetic Field and Irradiance since 1713". The Astrophysical Journal 625: 522–38. Bibcode 2005ApJ...625..522W. doi:10.1086/429689http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/... )Scafetta, N.; West, B. J. (2006). "Phenomenological solar signature in 400 years of reconstructed Northern Hemisphere temperature record". Geophys. Res. Lett. 33: L17718. Bibcode 2006GeoRL..3317718S. doi:10.1029/2006GL027142. http://www.agu.org/journals/gl/gl0617/2006GL027142...
quote: I don't pretend to know whether man made global warming is real or not. But I'd personally want to see emission from burning fossil fuel cut, and move on to cleaner energy sources. Even if warming is not caused by fossil fuels, I'd love to see the other types of pollution especially air pollution being cut down.
quote: You realize that water vapor, which is also significant in warming contribution, is also a significant product of the combustion of fossil fuel?
quote: but you do know that human activity is causing very real changes in the climate of the planet, right?
quote: The research
quote: well as other forms of pollution have no impact at all.
quote: in fact, the Earth got cooler!
quote: And why in the world would I possibly take someone serious who is one of the worlds biggest hypocrites? Even if he WAS buying carbon credits and becoming "neutral" that doesn't justify his actions. He's a hypocrite. A horrible hypocrite. Do as I say not as I do. As far as I am concerned anything that comes from his mouth should be completely ignored as complete nonsense or an attempt to generate more revenue. Either way it couldn't possibly be worth a damn.
quote: The evidence of global warming has never been refuted by any credible science publication or body.
quote: In fact, the evidence for global warming is rock solid - 100%.
quote: is that right now there may be a window of opportunity to avoid our fate
quote: It's called a "thermometer". You can't have "global warming" at the same time as a near record cooling trend.
quote: Umm bullshit. You got a link for that? 100% is a pretty strong claim. Why do I get the impression you're just talking out of your ass?
quote: But Reclaimer has proven time and time again that he is incredibly narrow minded. Would not expect him to grasp something as great global climate patterns.
quote: The question everyone is asking, are greenhouse gases, produced by heavy industry, automobiles, etc, speeding up the process??
quote: The debate for this IS important.
quote: Seriously?? Global Warming does not equate to every thermometer in every region of every land mass going up.
quote: Who can know.
quote: Frankly I find your attitude highly deplorable. So you won't vote, or participate in Government, until everything just works the way you want it to? If everyone did that, things would NEVER be the they wanted it. Did our Forefathers just sit in England and say "well, sooner or later, things will be the way we want them to here". Change requires action or force.
quote: YOU and people like you are the reason things are the way they are. It's called "apathy", look it up.
quote: At least he is willing to symbolically take power from the gov't
quote: By the way, not that I have to explain myself the the lowly reclaimer77
quote: What? How is he doing that, exactly? By paying taxes and NOT voting, he's GIVING them more power.
quote: Personally, I think you should vote for Ron Paul or Nader or something just to make a statement, but even doing that kind of suggests you support the system, and are ok with the result of the vote. On the other hand, if only 15% of the country are still voting, it sends a message that the system is broken and not accepted by the populace.
quote: Personally, I think you should vote for John McCain or Obama or something just to make a statement, but even doing that kind of suggests you support the 2-party system, and are ok with the result of the vote. On the other hand, if only 15% of the country are still voting in the 2-party system , it sends a message that the 2-party system is broken and not accepted by the populace.
quote: If there were three of four parties in power, we would need three of four "houses" or "senates" in Congress. Go read the Constitution. This country was BUILT on a two party system. It's the main vehicle of "checks and balances".
quote: The only thing about having no parties is, without them, everyone would just say whatever they thought you wanted to hear to get elected.
quote: At least with parties you have some idea of what the persons ideology and beliefs are, and how he will vote when he gets to Washington. If for no other reason than he will probably be pressured to vote the "party line" by his peers.
quote: Someone still needs to explain to me how the little ice age could have happened
quote: and talk of a new maunder minimum
quote: This doesn't mean overpopulation isn't a problem.
quote: Al Gore may be the world's biggest hypocrite and that doesn't mean his work to raise awareness for climate change is necessarily worthless.
quote: As I said, Al Gore may be the world's least green environmentalist, the world's biggest hypocrite (or not) -- but that doesn't prove that the majority of the information in his global warming talks is meritless.
quote: But, shooting the messenger to avoid the message is a common tactic
quote: one that fits exactly with my appraisal of humanity's chances
quote: But, in any case, I don't see humans as being willing to make the dramatic changes necessary to slow down the process.
quote: It's your forced collective view of the world that pisses me off.
quote: Reclaimer77 Of course, he's a liberal. When we see a problem we think "how can I change to fix it". Liberals like him think "how can we make everyone ELSE change".
quote: espaghetti I have no Homer Simpson in me. We do not need to be herded like sheep. I am not part of the Borg. Use whatever analogy you want. Piece by piece these people think they can entice people to join their way of life...It is the road to serfdom or outright slavery. Don't Tread On Me.


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Oct. 20, 1911 – Dec. 15, 2012
Paul J. Rich Jr. was an Eagle Scout, the oldest surviving former University of Buffalo football player, the longtime head of Rich Ice Cream Co. and a community leader who celebrated his 100th birthday last year.
He also hailed from one of Buffalo's oldest and most distinguished families, as the older brother of the late Robert E. Rich Sr., who founded Rich Products Corp. The brothers were the 11th-generation members of their family, which settled in Salem, Mass., in the 1650s.
"Dad has done the line very proud," one of his sons, Paul, said at his father's 100th birthday party last year. "He wasn't at Lexington, but one of us was. If he lives to 150, people will think he was."
Mr. Rich died late Saturday in his Amherst home at age 101.
He was in the news most recently in October 2011, when he and his second wife, Kay, renewed their wedding vows at the Country Club of Buffalo, celebrating their 12th wedding anniversary, just two days after his 100th birthday.
"I feel like I live with my mature Eagle Scout, football player, boyfriend and world traveler," Kay Rich said that day. "At night, I feel like I'm with my high school boyfriend."
A Buffalo native, Mr. Rich was a member of the first graduating class of Bennett High School, in 1929. His future wife, Doris Miller, was the valedictorian of the class. He was the salutatorian before heading to UB, where he played guard on the university football team, once running 65 yards with a blocked kick against Harvard.
After graduating from UB in 1933, Mr. Rich did his postgraduate work at Cornell University, where he was a member of the Statler Club of Cornell.
He then began his long business career, as part-owner and manager of the Fairfax Hotel, longtime president of Rich Ice Cream and board chairman of the Wyomissing Corp., a national textile and paper company.
Mr. Rich also served on numerous boards of directors, including Liberty National Bank, Deaconess Hospital, Villa Maria College and Buffalo General Hospital. Believed to be one of the local area's first Eagle Scouts, he also was a charter member and executive board member of the Greater Niagara Frontier Council of Boy Scouts.
Traveling was one of his favorite hobbies. With his first wife, Doris, he made more than 20 around-the-world trips, traveling extensively on six continents. He also was a member of the Country Club of Buffalo and a former member of the Buffalo Club.
Family members stressed how he always treated others, no matter who they were, with dignity, never raising his voice.
"I loved that he has always been an exemplary gentleman, in the style of the 1950s," said his daughter, Judith Lauder.
Mr. Rich's first wife of 64 years, Doris J. Miller Rich, died in January 1998.
Survivors include his second wife of 13 years, the former Kay Slesinger; two sons, Paul J. III and Bruce M.; and a daughter, Judith R. Lauder.
A private service has been scheduled.
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