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Advanced Research Instrumentation And Facilitiesby National Academy Of Sciences National Academy of Engineering Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
In recent years, the instrumentation needs of the nation's research communities have changed and expanded. The need for particular instruments has become broader, crossing scientific and engineering disciplines. The growth of interdisciplinary research that focuses on problems defined outside the boundaries of individual disciplines demands more instrumentation. Instruments that were once of interest only to specialists are now required by a wide array of scientists to solve critical research problems. The need for entirely new types of instruments—such as distributed networks, cybertools, and sensor arrays—is increasing. Researchers are increasingly dependent on advanced instruments that require highly specialized knowledge and training for their proper operation and use. The National Academies Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy Committee on Advanced Research Instrumentation was asked to describe the current programs and policies of the major federal research agencies for advanced research instrumentation, the current status of advanced mid-sized research instrumentation on university campuses, and the challenges faced by each. The committee was then asked to evaluate the utility of existing federal programs and to determine the need for and, if applicable, the potential components of an interagency program for advanced research instrumentation.
The Arc of the Academic Research Careerby Institute of Medicine National Academy Of Sciences Beryl Lieff Benderly National Academy of Engineering Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy Policy and Global Affairs
America's research universities have undergone striking change in recent decades, as have many aspects of the society that surrounds them. This change has important implications for the heart of every university: the faculty. To sustain their high level of intellectual excellence and their success in preparing young people for the various roles they will play in society, universities need to be aware of how evolving conditions affect their ability to attract the most qualified people and to maximize their effectiveness as teachers and researchers. Gender roles, family life, the demographic makeup of the nation and the faculty, and the economic stability of higher education all have shifted dramatically over the past generation. In addition, strong current trends in technology, funding, and demographics suggest that change will continue and perhaps even accelerate in academe in the years to come. One central element of academic life has remained essentially unchanged for generations, however: the formal structure of the professorial career. Developed in the mid-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to suit circumstances quite different from today's, and based on traditions going back even earlier, this customary career path is now a source of strain for both the individuals pursuing it and the institutions where they work. The Arc of the Academic Research Career is the summary of a workshop convened by The Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy in September 2013 to examine major points of strain in academic research careers from the point of view of both the faculty members and the institutions. National experts from a variety of disciplines and institutions discussed practices and strategies already in use on various campuses and identified issues as yet not effectively addressed. This workshop summary addresses the challenges universities face, from nurturing the talent of future faculty members to managing their progress through all the stages of their careers to finding the best use of their skills as their work winds down.
Assuring the U.S. Department of Defense a Strong Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforceby National Research Council National Academy of Engineering Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences Policy and Global Affairs Board on Higher Education and Workforce Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Workforce Needs for the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Defense Industrial Base
The ability of the nation's military to prevail during future conflicts, and to fulfill its humanitarian and other missions, depends on continued advances in the nation's technology base. A workforce with robust Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) capabilities is critical to sustaining U.S. preeminence. Today, however, the STEM activities of the Department of Defense (DOD) are a small and diminishing part of the nation's overall science and engineering enterprise. Assuring the U.S. Department of Defense a Strong Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce presents five principal recommendations for attracting, retaining, and managing highly qualified STEM talent within the department based on an examination of the current STEM workforce of DOD and the defense industrial base. As outlined in the report, DOD should focus its investments to ensure that STEM competencies in all potentially critical, emerging topical areas are maintained at least at a basic level within the department and its industrial and university bases.
Best Available and Safest Technologies for Offshore Oil and Gas Operations: Options for Implementationby National Research Council National Academy of Engineering Committee on Options for Implementing the Requirement of Best Available Safest Technologies for Offshore Oil Gas Operations Marine Board
Best Available and Safest Technologies for Offshore Oil and Gas Operations: Options for Implementation explores a range of options for improving the implementation of the U.S. Department of the Interior's congressional mandate to require the use of best available and safety technologies in offshore oil and gas operations. In the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, Congress directs the Secretary of the Interior to regulate oil and gas operations in federal waters. The act mandates that the Secretary â œshall require, on all new drilling and production operations and, wherever practicable, on existing operations, the use of the best available and safest technologies which the Secretary determines to be economically feasible, wherever failure of equipment would have a significant effect on safety, health, or the environment, except where the Secretary determines that the incremental benefits are clearly insufficient to justify the incremental costs of utilizing such technologies.â This report, which was requested by Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), also reviews options and issues that BSEE is already considering to improve implementation of the best available and safest technologies requirement.
Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling and Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineeringby Institute of Medicine National Academy of Engineering National Academy of Science
The United States economy relies on the productivity, entrepreneurship, and creativity of its people. To maintain its scientific and engineering leadership amid increasing economic and educational globalization, the United States must aggressively pursue the innovative capacity of all its people-women and men. However, women face barriers to success in every field of science and engineering; obstacles that deprive the country of an important source of talent. Without a transformation of academic institutions to tackle such barriers, the future vitality of the U.S. research base and economy are in jeopardy. Beyond Bias and Barriers explains that eliminating gender bias in academia requires immediate overarching reform, including decisive action by university administrators, professional societies, federal funding agencies and foundations, government agencies, and Congress. If implemented and coordinated across public, private, and government sectors, the recommended actions will help to improve workplace environments for all employees while strengthening the foundations of America's competitiveness.
COMPLETING THE "BIG DIG": Managing the Final Stages of Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Projectby National Research Council National Academy of Engineering Transportation Research Board of the National Academies
Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project, a 7.8 mile system of bridges and underground highways and ramps, is the most expensive public works project ever undertaken in the United States. The original cost estimate of $2.6 billion has already been exceeded by $12 billion, and the project will not be completed until 2005, seven years late. The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (MTA), the public steward of the project, requested that the National Research Council carry out an independent assessment of the project's management and contract administration practices, with a focus on the present situation and measures that should be taken to bring the project to a successful conclusion. This report presents the committee's findings and recommendations pertaining to cost, scheduling, and transitioning from the current organization dominated by consultants to an operations organization composed largely of full-time MTA staff. The report recommends that MTA establish an external, independent, peer-review program to address technical and management issues until the transition to operations and maintenance is complete; begin a media campaign now to teach drivers how to use the new system safely; and develop, immediately implement, and maintain a comprehensive security program.
Critical Information Infrastructure Protection and the Law: AN OVERVIEW OF KEY ISSUESby National Academy of Engineering National Research Council of the National Academies
All critical infrastructures are increasingly dependent on the information infrastructure for information management, communications, and control functions. Protection of the critical information infrastructure (CIIP), therefore, is of prime concern. To help with this step, the National Academy of Engineering asked the NRC to assess the various legal issues associated with CIIP. These issues include incentives and disincentives for information sharing between the public and private sectors, and the role of FOIA and antitrust laws as a barrier or facilitator to progress. The report also provides a preliminary analysis of the role of criminal law, liability law, and the establishment of best practices, in encouraging various stakeholders to secure their computer systems and networks.
Educating Engineers: Preparing 21st Century Leaders in the Context of New Modes of Learningby Steve Olson National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering's 2012 forum, "Educating Engineers: Preparing 21st Century Leaders in the Context of New Modes of Learning," opened with presentations by six speakers who looked at the future of engineering and engineering education from their perspectives as educators, administrators, entrepreneurs, and innovators. Each speaker focused on just one facet of a tremendously complex picture. Yet together they outlined a new vision for engineering education based on flexible, interactive, lifelong learning and the merge of activities long held to be distinct. This summary of a forum recaps the six speaker's presentations.
Electricity from Renewable Resources: Status, Prospects, and Impedimentsby National Academy Of Sciences National Academy of Engineering National Research Council of the National Academies
A component in the America's Energy Future study, Electricity from Renewable Resources examines the technical potential for electric power generation with alternative sources such as wind, solar-photovoltaic, geothermal, solar-thermal, hydroelectric, and other renewable sources. The book focuses on those renewable sources that show the most promise for initial commercial deployment within 10 years and will lead to a substantial impact on the U.S. energy system. A quantitative characterization of technologies, this book lays out expectations of costs, performance, and impacts, as well as barriers and research and development needs. In addition to a principal focus on renewable energy technologies for power generation, the book addresses the challenges of incorporating such technologies into the power grid, as well as potential improvements in the national electricity grid that could enable better and more extensive utilization of wind, solar-thermal, solar photovoltaics, and other renewable technologies.
Emerging and Readily Available Technologies and National Securityby National Research Council National Academy of Engineering Computer Science and Telecommunications Board Board on Life Sciences Committee on Science, Technology, and Law Committee on Ethical and Societal Implications of Advances in Militarily Significant Technologies that are Rapidly Changing and Increasingly Globally Accessible Center for Engineering, Ethics, and Society
Emerging and Readily Available Technologies and National Security is a study on the ethical, legal, and societal issues relating to the research on, development of, and use of rapidly changing technologies with low barriers of entry that have potential military application, such as information technologies, synthetic biology, and nanotechnology. The report also considers the ethical issues associated with robotics and autonomous systems, prosthetics and human enhancement, and cyber weapons. These technologies are characterized by readily available knowledge access, technological advancements that can take place in months instead of years, the blurring of lines between basic research and applied research, and a high uncertainty about how the future trajectories of these technologies will evolve and what applications will be possible. Emerging and Readily Available Technologies and National Security addresses topics such as the ethics of using autonomous weapons that may be available in the future; the propriety of enhancing the physical or cognitive capabilities of soldiers with drugs or implants or prosthetics; and what limits, if any, should be placed on the nature and extent of economic damage that cyber weapons can cause. This report explores three areas with respect to emerging and rapidly available technologies: the conduct of research; research applications; and unanticipated, unforeseen, or inadvertent ethical, legal, and societal issues. The report articulates a framework for policy makers, institutions, and individual researchers to think about issues as they relate to these technologies of military relevance and makes recommendations for how each of these groups should approach these considerations in its research activities. Emerging and Readily Available Technologies and National Security makes an essential contribution to incorporate the full consideration of ethical, legal, and societal issues in situations where rapid technological change may outpace our ability to foresee consequences.
ENERGY FUTURES AND URBAN AIR POLLUTION: Challenges for China and the United Statesby National Academy of Engineering National Research Council of the National Academies
The United States and China are the top two energy consumers in the world. As a consequence, they are also the top two emitters of numerous air pollutants which have local, regional, and global impacts. Urbanization has led to serious air pollution problems in U.S. and Chinese cities; although U.S. cities continues to face challenges, the lessons they have learned in managing energy use and air quality are relevant to the Chinese experience. This book summarizes current trends, profiles two U.S. and two Chinese cities, and recommends key actions to enable each country to continue to improve urban air quality.
Engineering in K-12 Education: Understanding the Status and Improving the Prospectsby National Academy of Engineering National Research Council of the National Academies
Engineering education in K-12 classrooms is a small but growing phenomenon that may have implications for engineering and also for the other "STEM" subjects--science, technology, and mathematics. Specifically, engineering education may improve student learning and achievement in science and mathematics, increase awareness of engineering and the work of engineers, boost youth interest in pursuing engineering as a career, and increase the technological literacy of all students. The teaching of STEM subjects in U.S. schools must be improved in order to retain U.S. competitiveness in the global economy and to develop a workforce with the knowledge and skills to address technical and technological issues. Engineering in K-12 Education reviews the scope and impact of engineering education today and makes several recommendations to address curriculum, policy, and funding issues. The book also analyzes a number of K-12 engineering curricula in depth and discusses what is known from the cognitive sciences about how children learn engineering-related concepts and skills. Engineering in K-12 Education will serve as a reference for science, technology, engineering, and math educators, policy makers, employers, and others concerned about the development of the country's technical workforce. The book will also prove useful to educational researchers, cognitive scientists, advocates for greater public understanding of engineering, and those working to boost technological and scientific literacy.
Enhancing The Community College Pathway To Engineering Careersby National Academy of Engineering National Research Council of the National Academies
Community colleges play an important role in starting students on the road to engineering careers, but students often face obstacles in transferring to four-year educational institutions to continue their education. Enhancing the Community College Pathway to Engineering Careers, a new book from the National Academy of Engineering and the National Research Council, discusses ways to improve the transfer experience for students at community colleges and offers strategies to enhance partnerships between those colleges and four-year engineering schools to help students transfer more smoothly. In particular, the book focuses on challenges and opportunities for improving transfer between community colleges and four-year educational institutions, recruitment and retention of students interested in engineering, the curricular content and quality of engineering programs, opportunities for community colleges to increase diversity in the engineering workforce, and a review of sources of information on community college and transfer students. It includes a number of current policies, practices, and programs involving community college–four-year institution partnerships.
Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America'S Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroadsby National Academy Of Sciences National Academy of Engineering Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
In order for the United States to maintain the global leadership and competitiveness in science and technology that are critical to achieving national goals, we must invest in research, encourage innovation, and grow a strong and talented science and technology workforce. Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation explores the role of diversity in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce and its value in keeping America innovative and competitive. According to the book, the U.S. labor market is projected to grow faster in science and engineering than in any other sector in the coming years, making minority participation in STEM education at all levels a national priority. Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation analyzes the rate of change and the challenges the nation currently faces in developing a strong and diverse workforce. Although minorities are the fastest growing segment of the population, they are underrepresented in the fields of science and engineering. Historically, there has been a strong connection between increasing educational attainment in the United States and the growth in and global leadership of the economy. Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation suggests that the federal government, industry, and post-secondary institutions work collaboratively with K-12 schools and school systems to increase minority access to and demand for post-secondary STEM education and technical training. The book also identifies best practices and offers a comprehensive road map for increasing involvement of underrepresented minorities and improving the quality of their education. It offers recommendations that focus on academic and social support, institutional roles, teacher preparation, affordability and program development.
The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Researchby Institute of Medicine National Academy Of Sciences National Academy of Engineering Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy Policy and Global Affairs Committee to Evaluate the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) and Similar Federal Agency Programs
The primary federal program designed to ensure that all states are capable of participating the nation's research enterprise fall under the general rubric of the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCOR). The National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration have active EPSCOR programs. Since its inaugural year in 1979, the EPSCOR program has grown from funding programs in five states to awarding funding to 31 states in 2012. The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research assesses the effectiveness of EPSCOR and similar federal agency programs in improving national research capabilities, promoting an equitable distribution of research funding, and integrating their efforts with other initiatives designed to strengthen the nation's research capacity. This report also looks at the effectiveness of EPSCOR states in using awards to develop science engineering research and education, as well a science and engineering infrastructure within their state. The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research makes recommendations for improvement for each agency to create a more focused program with greater impact.
Experiments in International Benchmarking of US Research Fieldsby Institute of Medicine National Academy of Engineering National Academy of Science
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Fifth Annual Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering: National Academy of Engineeringby National Academy of Engineering
The National Academies Press (NAP)--publisher for the National Academies--publishes more than 200 books a year offering the most authoritative views, definitive information, and groundbreaking recommendations on a wide range of topics in science, engineering, and health. Our books are unique in that they are authored by the nation's leading experts in every scientific field.
Forum on Proposed Revisions to ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission General Criteria on Student Outcomes and Curriculum (Criteria 3 and 5): A Workshop Summaryby National Academy of Engineering
On February 16, 2016, the National Academy of Engineering held a forum to discuss proposed changes to criteria used by ABET (formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) to accredit engineering programs in colleges and universities around the world. The Forum on Proposed Revisions to ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission General Criteria on Student Outcomes and Curriculum (Criteria 3 and 5) convened a variety of stakeholders in the education of engineers, including representatives of universities, industry, and professional organizations. The presenters and attendees discussed the proposed changes and related issues such as a perceived lack of communication surrounding the development of the proposed changes and the degree to which the criteria prepare engineering students for jobs after graduation. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from this forum.
Frontiers of Engineeringby National Academy of Engineering
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Frontiers of Engineeringby National Academy of Engineering
This volume highlights the papers presented at the National Academy of Engineering's 2012 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Every year, the symposium brings together 100 outstanding young leaders in engineering to share their cutting-edge research and technical work. The 2012 symposium was held September 13-15, and hosted by General Motors at the GM Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. Speakers were asked to prepare extended summaries of their presentations, which are reprinted here. The intent of this book is to convey the excitement of this unique meeting and to highlight cutting-edge developments in engineering research and technical work.
Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2015 Symposiumby National Academy of Engineering
This volume presents papers on the topics covered at the National Academy of Engineering's 2015 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Every year the symposium brings together 100 outstanding young leaders in engineering to share their cutting-edge research and innovations in selected areas. The 2015 symposium was held September 9-11 at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman center in Irvine, California. The intent of this book is to highlight innovative developments in engineering research and technical work.
Global Navigation Satellite Systemsby National Academy of Engineering
The Global Positioning System (GPS) has revolutionized the measurement of position, velocity, and time. It has rapidly evolved into a worldwide utility with more than a billion receiver sets currently in use that provide enormous benefits to humanity: improved safety of life, increased productivity, and wide-spread convenience. Global Navigation Satellite Systems summarizes the joint workshop on Global Navigation Satellite Systems held jointly by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and the Chinese Academy of Engineering on May 24-25, 2011 at Hongqiao Guest Hotel in Shanghai, China. "We have one world, and only one set of global resources. It is important to work together on satellite navigation. Competing and cooperation is like Yin and Yang. They need to be balanced," stated Dr. Charles M. Vest, President of the National Academy of Engineering, in the workshop's opening remarks. Global Navigation Satellite Systems covers the objectives of the workshop, which explore issues of enhanced interoperability and interchangeability for all civil users aimed to consider collaborative efforts for countering the global threat of inadvertent or illegal interference to GNSS signals, promotes new applications for GNSS, emphasizing productivity, safety, and environmental protection. The workshop featured presentations chosen based on the following criteria: they must have relevant engineering/technical content or usefulness; be of mutual interest; offer the opportunity for enhancing GNSS availability, accuracy, integrity, and/or continuity; and offer the possibility of recommendations for further actions and discussions. Global Navigation Satellite Systems is an essential report for engineers, workshop attendees, policy makers, educators, and relevant government agencies.
Grand Challenges for Engineering: Imperatives, Prospects, and Priorities: Summary of a Forumby Steve Olson National Academy of Engineering
Engineering has long gravitated toward great human ambitions: navigation of the oceans, travel to the moon and back, Earth exploration, national security, industrial and agricultural revolutions, communications, and transportation. Some ambitions have been realized, some remain unfulfilled, and some are yet to be determined. In 2008 a committee of distinguished engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and visionaries set out to identify the most important, tractable engineering system challenges that must be met in this century for human life as we know it to continue on this planet. For the forum at the National Academy of Engineering's 2015 annual meeting, 7 of the 18 committee members who formulated the Grand Challenges for Engineering in 2008 reflected on what has happened in the seven year since. Grand Challenges for Engineering: Imperatives, Prospects, and Priorities summarizes the discussions and presentations from this forum.
Harnessing Operational Systems Engineering to Support Peacebuildingby Steve Olson National Academy of Engineering United States Institute of Peace Andrew Robertson
Operational systems engineering is a methodology that identifies the important components of a complex system, analyzes the relationships among those components, and creates models of the system to explore its behavior and possible ways of changing that behavior. In this way it offers quantitative and qualitative techniques to support the design, analysis, and governance of systems of diverse scale and complexity for the delivery of products or services. Many peacebuilding interventions function essentially as the provision of services in response to demands elicited from societies in crisis. At its core, operational systems engineering attempts to understand and manage the supply of services and product in response to such demands. Harnessing Operational Systems Engineering to Support Peacebuilding is the summary of a workshop convened in November 2012 by the Roundtable on Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding of the National Academy of Engineering and the United States Institute of Peace to explore the question "When can operational systems engineering, appropriately applied, be a useful tool for improving the elicitation of need, the design, the implementation, and the effectiveness of peacebuilding interventions?" The workshop convened experts in conflict prevention, conflict management, postconflict stabilization, and reconstruction along with experts in various fields of operational systems engineering to identify what additional types of nonnumerical systems methods might be available for application to peacebuilding.
Here Or There?: A Survey Of Factors In Multinational R&d Locationby National Academy Of Sciences National Academy of Engineering Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
In this report to the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable, authors Jerry Thursby and Marie Thursby summarize their research on the globalization of corporate R&D. The authors surveyed 200 multinational companies about recent and future R&D location decisions, and the factors influencing those decisions. The survey confirms that China and India are primary targets of R&D expansion, but this trend does not yet portend a "hollowing out" of R&D capability in the United States. R&D location decisions are complex and driven by a variety of factors, including the potential for market growth, the quality of R&D personnel, and the environment for collaborating with universities. The cost of research, while important, is not the primary factor in siting decisions.
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Housed in a former hotel and boarding house, this museum is named for the frontier woman who owned and ran the hotel for many years. The building is a documented example of Territorial architecture and is featured in some trade books. It is unusual in that the walls are made only of adobe and no stucco has ever been added to preserve it. Historic photographs and Texas memorabilia line the walls.

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Troggs lead singer Reg Presley dies of lung cancer
The structure is simple, the guitar riffs basic, the lyrics at best inane, but the Troggs' Wild Thing remains a garage rock classic more than 45 years after its release made The Troggs and lead singer Reg Presley international stars.
Presley, whose raunchy, suggestive voice powers this paean to teenage lust, died Monday after a year-long struggle with lung cancer that had forced him and the band into reluctant retirement, his agent Keith Altham announced on Facebook late Monday night. He was 71.
"My dear old pal Reg Presley of The Troggs died today," he said, calling Presley "one very real person in a sometimes very unreal world." He said the singer had suffered a number of strokes recently and died at his home in Andover (70 miles west of London) surrounded by his family and friends.
The Troggs, part of the British invasion spurred by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, perfected a simple, hard-driving approach to the three-minute rock song that was miles away from the lyrical art-rock of the Beatles or the poetic songs of Bob Dylan.
This was rock music at its "boy meets girl" basics, with a caveman's approach to romance — and it created such a powerful image that Presley and the band played these songs to appreciative (if smaller) audiences until illness intervened.
Wild Thing was written by accomplished American songwriter Chip Taylor, whose real name is James Voight. He turned to his brother, the actor Jon Voight, for an assessment.
Jon Voight said in 2007 that he fell on the floor laughing when he first heard Wild Thing.
"I came up saying 'It's a hit! They won't be able to get it off their tongues.' It was such a fun song."
However, the original recording by Jordan Christopher & The Wild Ones in 1965 was quickly forgotten. It took the Troggs' cover, released the following year, to make it a classic.
The song was picked up not only by semi-skilled garage bands the world over — the lead guitar lines were easily copied — but also by masters like Jimi Hendrix and Bruce Springsteen.


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a person who believes that no god or gods exist.
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one who is described as a fool in psalm 14:1
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someone who doesn't believe there is a god. atheists come in a few flavors - a) ones that don't believe there's a god due to logical reasoning; b) one that don't believe there's a god because it's cool and edgy; c) ones that say they're atheist because they don't want to say they're really agnostic but don't want to be seen as indecisive; d) ones that are atheist for the sole purpose of pissing theists off.
you see type a and type d most often. type b like to lurk on anonymous posting forums and type c are people that can't admit what they truly think. you can carry out a decent conversion/debate with type a's, but type b's will just get mad and shout senseless fallacy-ridden logic to try and prove a point without even considering the point put before them.Created Date delivi


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The Power of the opposing character is reduced by 2 points or up to a minimum of 5. If the opposing character's Power is lower than or equal to 5, then the Ability has no effect.
If Freaks wins the round, at the end of each of the following turns the opponent will lose 2 Life point(s) if he/she has more than 3 Life point(s). If the opponent has 3 or less Life point(s), the poison effect is not triggered.
Olga -"Balgenheim's Strongest Woman"
If you're looking to make a Freaks deck, this is the first card you should go for. She is a great card to play on the first turn.
Olga is a card that specializes in overpowering her opponents. Her power is already maxed at 8, but her ability slams down on her opponent like an anvil. Her ability drops the opponents power by two, which when having two powerful cards clashing, having a +2 power advantage makes a *big* difference. The minimum of her ability is rather high, being at 5, but any card with a power below 5 isn't really much of a threat to Olga anyway.
Olga is so well at combat, there is little fear in making the first move. She can just drop the opponent's power and walk right over them. She can also be used as a defensive card able to counter power cards like Kolos.
Send her head on against a Kolos and watch as she drops his power to 5 and her 8 power squashes him into a pancake.
Any Freaks deck is incomplete without an Olga. So if you're interested, grab one.
8/3 -2 Opponents Power Minimum 5
Olga is likely the overall best card in the Freaks clan, as her power, ability, and damage potential (because of her bonus) are largely unmatched in Urban Rivals, making her one of the best three star cards in the entire game. She is one of the main, and only, reasons to play Freaks and she can beat up almost any card, regardless of its star count. Her effect in a Freaks deck is pretty unfair sometimes, as nothing can stop or beat her without an absurd amount of pills so when she comes at you on the first turn you know you're taking 9 from her (because of her damage + the poison) whether you like it or not. Just flat out an excellent card. She is less popular than she should be simply because Freaks were a terrible clan, the absolute worst in the game by a good margin, for a long time, and therefore saw very little play. The Freaks are still less than exciting and could use a lot of work, but this card is THE staple for them and helps keep them playable.
Overall this card is absolutely a 9.5/10 with very little you could take away from her. A must, and I really couldn't stress that enough, for absolutely ANY Freaks deck ever.
Well, because this is THE staple card of the Freaks I consider this the best place to say this. This is something I just recently discovered looking through my deck, and it explains why each nearly each Freak is exactly how it is. The way I see it is there are three types of Freaks card: inflicters, killers, and stallers. Inflicters inflict the poison, killers do the killing blow, and stallers stall for poison damage. The optimal deck (in my humble opinion) would consist of 3 inflicters, 3 killers, and 2 stallers. Two killers and 3 stallers is also very viable, but no more than 3 of any type is very useful in a majority of situations.
Inflicters are usually low star, high power, (generally 6- & low damage (generally 3-5 damage) cards that are used to inflict the poison damage on the first turn. They also generally have some sort of ability that either helps you (like Grudj) or hinders your opponent (like Baldovino).
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Olga Noel
Baldovino (partial killer)
Maciej (partial killer)
Ironfield (partial killer)
Piotr (partial killer)
Oren (partial killer)
Pyro (partial staller and killer)
Quasichoco (partial staller)
Killers are used in the 3rd or 4th turns to do a killing blow on the opponent assuming they've already taken some poison damage. They MUST have at least 5 damage to be useful.
Geuner Cr
Diyo Cr
Splata Cr
Ironfield (partial inflicter)
Piotr (partial inflicter)
Oren (partial inflicter)
Maciej (partial inflicter)
Baldovino (partial inflicter)
Pyro (partial inflicter and staller)
Rhyno (partial staller)
Daqun (partial staller)
Stallers are the most important part of a Freaks deck. Anything can be used for poison tick by just putting it out there with 0 pills, but that opens you up to a strong counter attack from your opponent. The stallers all have some sort of abillity that gives minimizes the life you lose during that turn. Thier stats aren't really important, but they must be either a damage reducer or a on defeat +life card (or Pyro).
Quasichoco (partial inflicter)
Pyro (partial inflicter and killer)
Daqun (partial killer)
Rhyno (partial killer)
I'm not to say that all of these cards are good at what they do, but if you're honest if you were using him at all would you be using Geuner Cr, a 4-5, inflict the poision? No. You wouldn't.
Please rate me green as I hope to show people who wish to try Freaks how to start building a deck, and if you already have tried Freaks and can't win much, this should help you.
By far one of the most Overpowered cards in the game. There are hardly only a few cards who have the advantage over her,and the one's that do have a strict advantage over her are permanently banned,yet the staff continues to let her free
Cards that have an advantage over her can be considered cards with 5 power and reduction below that,Borris and C Beast are good examples.
There is also Fixit but he has to have his bonus I can't think of any other cards that can actually beat her
Now why would you let her stay? You went ahead and rendered a few clans useless with your choices but you let Freaks have their way? Why?
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Label It Yourself!
Always thought about doing this:
Great idea. Maybe my DH would get it if I did this....
Yeah, that's why I hadn't actually done it (yet). I was still considering though... I would just have to be sneaky! LOL
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The picture is of someone sticking labels on in the grocery store...pretty sure you can get arrested for that! Lol! But I agree, awareness would be good.
HAHA I didn't catch that. I was just thinking of labelling what my DH insists that I buy for him.
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The picture is of someone sticking labels on in the grocery store...pretty sure you can get arrested for that! Lol! But I agree, awareness would be good.
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I know the Ancestral Health world is HUGELY disappointed in the failed Proposal...but you can't fight Big Bucks (Monsanto). I've heard of several people that have ordered these stickers and plan to head to their stores. : )
I suppose it's considered 'tampering with product packaging.' At the very least, it may be considered vandalism.
It's important enough that I think it's worth the risk, though.
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Not sure why it'd be illegal? Go for it!
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I'm sorry if I'm stupid but what are GMOs?
Genetically Modified Organisms. Many basic foods that are being commercially grown have genetically altered DNA to make them grow faster, grow bigger, resist pests, produce more, etc....not through natural means but through laboratory interference. Many of these items have had DNA from another species forced into their DNA strand. Many of them contain toxins. Many of these things are dangerous to consume, but Monsanto, the corporate giant behind all of this, will not allow those results to be released to the general public.
The most commonly consumed GMOs are grains (corn, soy, wheat), some vegetables, and some fruits. Remember, too, that most animals meant for consumption or their products are for consumption are fed these grains. HFCS from GMO corn is found in thousands of food products. Thus, we humans as the end of the food chain are consuming genetically altered mutant food or things that have eaten the genetically altered mutant food, and it is true that you are what you eat. In one study, pregnant women that consumed GMO foods passed the toxins along to their babies, who were tested after they were born and found to contain the toxins.
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It was 54 degrees at 6 a.m. in Birmingham and central Alabama isn't shivering hard for the first time in days, according to the National Weather Service.
In the forecast, winds from the south today are bringing a 60 percent chance of rain and a possible high of 59 degrees. By tonight the warmer temperatures will already be leaving with an overnight low near the freeze mark.
Friday will be cloudy with a possible high near 48 degrees and Friday night will bring a chance of snow flurries with a low of 32.
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Tell us your song requests, then join Darren DeVivo for a "Cheers to You" all-request hour at Noon.
I know there hasn't been a lot of good news in the area lately, but we're hoping to add a little bit of cheer to your Monday. It's been amazing to see people coming together, helping each other out, and even checking in with us at the station to see how we're doing in the aftermath of Sandy. So today at Noon, it's "Cheers to You"—an hour full of your song requests. What do you want to hear? Post your song ideas in the comments section below, or head to Facebook: the WFUV page or my page.
I'll play as many requests as I can in the Noon hour. Then just after 5pm, Dennis Elsas will announce the headliner of this year's Holiday Cheer for FUV benefit concert, which is headed back to the Beacon Theatre on December 5th.


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This collection, on loan from the archives of St. Johnĺs Masonic Lodge of New Bern, marks the beginning of a new era of accessibility to an important historic collection of Masonic documents dating back to 1772. This collection sheds light on the purpose, organization and membership of this ancient fraternal organization. During its long history, members of St. Johnĺs Masonic Lodge in New Bern have included three governors of the State of North Carolina, four chief justices of the State Supreme Court and six members of the U.S. Congress, as well as more than 20 members of the colonial government, 70 members of the North Carolina legislature, and many civic and business leaders.
Previously the history of St. Johnĺs was only available in Gertrude S. Carrawayĺs two-volume compilation, Years of Light, first published in 1944 and appended in 1974. Now Tryon Palace and St. Johnĺs Lodge have collaborated to make the original documents available, by appointment, to researchers who want to further explore this fascinating facet of New Bern and North Carolina history.
The documents include original minute books dating to 1772, as well as lodge business records, old Bibles, letters, petitions for membership and other records dating back to the lodgeĺs earliest years.
The collection also contains several artifacts, including a silver plate and three coins that were placed in the 1801 cornerstone of the St. John's Temple building. The plate and coins were stolen by Union soldiers during the Civil War occupation but were returned to St. John's in 1876 by a lodge of the same name -- St. John's, in Providence, R.I. Another important artifact is a copper template used to print elaborate membership certificates for lodge members, which members carried with them on their travels to prove their Masonic affiliation. A number of the letters in the lodge records bear testament to the social value of lodge membership in the 19th century, as brothers in far-off places, having lost their certificates, would write to the lodge for a replacement in order to help them gain assistance or employment. The copper template also was stolen during the Union occupation of New Bern but was returned in the 1990s by a lodge in New York.
In addition to regular lodge business, these records also help tell the story of one of the most important buildings in New Bern -- the St. John's Lodge/Scottish Rite Temple on Hancock Street. For some time prior to the destruction of Tryon Palace by fire in 1798, St. John's Lodge meetings were held at the Palace, as well as special meetings of the Grand Lodge like the 1792 grand master initiation of William R. Davie (later governor of North Carolina). After the Palace burned, New Bern was left without a large gathering place and St. John's without a permanent home. Almost immediately plans were begun for the construction of a grand new building. In 1801 the cornerstone for the new St. John's Masonic Temple building was placed and by 1805, the bottom half theater portion was complete and leased out for theatrical productions. When the Masonic Theater finally closed in the 1970s, it was among the oldest continuously-operated theaters in the United States. It has more recently been restored and is currently in use.
For more information on the St. Johnĺs Lodge archive, contact Kyna Herzinger at 252-639-3537.
Tryon Palace, located in New Bern, N.C., is part of the Office of Archives and History, an agency of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Tryon Palaceĺs mission is to engage present and future generations in the history of North Carolina from early settlement in 1710, the development of statehood and into the mid-twentieth century. It is dedicated to collecting, interpreting and preserving objects, buildings, landscapes and events that enrich understanding of the making of our state and nation. The North Carolina History Center complements and enhances this mission and revolutionizes the visitor experience through the use of the latest in interactive mobile technology, putting a personal navigator, guide and reference librarian at each visitorĺs fingertips at the History Center and throughout the Tryon Palace landscape and gardens.
Main entry to Tryon Palace is North Carolina History Center at Tryon Palace, 529 S. Front St., New Bern. Tickets and visitor information are available there at the Ticket Desk located at the History Center entrance. Visitor information is also available at the Tryon Palace Way Station, corner of George and Pollock streets in New Bern. For directions and further information about special events, programs or group tours, employment and more, visit the Web site at http://www.tryonpalace.org or call (800) 767-1560 or (252) 639-3500.


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I have seen it twice now to give it another chance and I did like it a little more the 2nd time. On the flip side of that I have never been to a movie where everybody walking out of it was cussing...
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this guy sums up the movie perfectly for me. footsteps and lights turning on doesn't scare me.
If your the type that gets creeped out by a haunted house actor coming up to you and...
I don't know what your doing but I do realize there is a big mask fetish market is that who you are making this stuff for? I've been wondering this since you announced this realu line of masks. I've...
It really depends on whether I'm outside or inside. If I'm inside then I'm constantly listening for specific audio cues throughout the house so I know where the next group is.
If I'm outside then...
the only time I would want to do something else would be when my body can't take acting anymore mostly because I go so hard it takes me 2 months to heal
I can't wait to start scaring the hell out of people.
oh btw hauntedhomie thats me 4:36-5:22
I got a tracking # and it looks like it will be here Thursday! Thank God!
this has been disputed with paypal they have re-opened the case because it was my first time using paypal. You have until Oct 8th to make your case.
The last time I talked to you was on tuesday...
here's my paypal receipt using my debit card which was taken out august 7th
This email confirms that you sent a payment for $140.00 USD to email@example.com.
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Can anybody post it? I missed it
Is the wall sturdy enough that you can get on top or climb on and come at them from above?
have you tried to pretend like your eating the bodies and when they come in dive at their feet or kind of...
Kevin on soulclassics 103.5
good job boss!
I have been a zombie the past 2 years not a lot of talking this year mostly grunting or growling although the one time I did talk because I got her name "Jessica" she started crying real bad(go me!)...
I would never go to HHN again there isn't even any scaring going on in the scarezones they should call them the I'm gonna stare at you while you walk by zones.
total waste of money. just pathetic
I wish they took credit cards. I want one
I take it you guys liked it?
The preacher from the Exorcist is Rocky and Linda Blair is...
I edited scenes from Evil Dead 1-2 and Friday the 13th 5-7 and made a fan movie. I'm gonna get sued for sure now!
I agree with empressnightshade 100% on this movie.
As for Dead Silence I felt like I was watching Saw all over again with a awful modified story. I'm not that big of a fan. Can you tell?
this is my favorite video that I have seen from the 2006 season. That house looks amazing but they went after those girls a little too long at the end...
woah I scared the crap out of that lady. (I'm the one that followed them outside)Thanks for uploading the video kevin. I enjoyed acting out there it was a lot of fun.
hey Emperess did you get any of the masks from darkside studios? They are as close to the Killer Klowns movies as you can get. I have the shorty one.
I forgot to take out the newspaper that it...
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Hellraiser(Remake)-No Plot yet. possible 08-09 release
Evil Dead(Remake) Same as above
Day Of The Dead(Remake) April 07 Release-a group of...
Evil Dead(Remake)
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here is some audio from a remote the haunt did.
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In addition to viewing the orientation video, online students may also wish to attend a WebAdvisor, TCL Email, and Blackboard workshop offered through the Learning Resources Center/Library. Workshops are given during the first two weeks of classes and are offered in three locations: Beaufort, New River, and online. To view the workshop schedule and to register for a workshop, click here.


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Mixed martial arts is one of the most grueling sports in the world.
At its worst, it forces the best fighters on the planet to train for a potentially unpredictable 25-minute war. Planning against both a fighter and the unknown, competitors must push themselves beyond the cusp of comfort in all aspects of the game.
Wrestlers must learn to strike. Strikers must learn to wrestle.
Accomplishing such tough tasks won't come without peril—injuries plague this sport far too often. However, for every unfortunate injury any fighter faces in their professional career lies a proverbial silver lining.
The comeback.
Keep reading to see which injured fighters are poised to make immediate impacts upon their return to the cage. Don't expect Anderson Silva, Anthony Pettis, Dominick Cruz or Cat Zingano to make this list—only fighters who are still on the mend without a scheduled fight on their horizon will be considered.


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the uniform project
by Radhika Kuldeep
i've been following this website/blog for a couple of months and its been a pleasure! its inspiring and visually stimulating! its the brainchild of Sheena Matheiken and Eliza Starbuck. she has decided to wear the same black dress everyday and just make it a different outfit by teaming it with a bunch of different accessories! and this isnt just for fun! she is actually raising money for a foundation called Akanksha. its a foundation in India working for the betterment of the children living in the slums in India. the project accepts monetary donations as well as donations in terms of accessories that Sheena can use. they also stress on re-used, eco-friendly accessories. i visit it daily and because of her ideas i'm experimenting with my dressing sense too! yay for the uniform project!
check out their video about the project.
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So I'm new to this board and I had a question for the moderators about posting links. I am in a social psychology lab and we are doing research on fandoms (including anime fans). I was wondering, then, if I may post a link to my lab's survey. I will only post the link once and I am not making any money off of getting people to the site of to finish the survey (in case there are rules against spamming or advertising). Still, if you guys would prefer I not post I can totally respect your decision. IF I may post, though, I was wondering which board you would like my thread under ("What's on your mind?," "Manga Lifestyle," or some place else?)
Thanks for your time.
Personally I wouldn't see anything wrong with it. But then again I don't run this sight. The ones who do would have the final say. Good Luck anyway.


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Kitchen Kettle Village
3529 Old Philadelphia Pike (Route 340) Intercourse, PA 17534 717-768-8261
Welcome to the Village within the Village of Intercourse!
Kitchen Kettle Village is a quaint, fun village of 42 shops, restaurants, & lodging. You can watch Amish and Mennonite ladies making jams and jellies on site, and you can taste test a variety of freshly-made products. Then enjoy the variety of baked goods and other unique gift items available at the many interesting shops throughout the village, including:
- Brighton Collectibles
- The Deerskin Leather Shop
- The Jam and Relish Kitchen
- Village Quilts
- and many more!
Kitchen Kettle Village hosts a number of unique special events throughout the year. Check their online events calendar for upcoming events. During warmer months, you'll pass Banjo Jimmy and the band or other musical groups as they entertain visitors from all over the country. Save room for lunch or snacks. The Kling House Restaurant and other restaurants and snack shops in the village offer a variety of menu items. Then relax in one of the fine rooms at the Inn at Kitchen Kettle. They offer four suites and twelve fully appointed guest quarters. When visiting Intercourse Pennsylvania, don't miss Kitchen Kettle Village. It's right along Route 340 in the center of town. The village is open Monday through Saturday from 9:00 am – 6:00 pm. (November through April 9-5). In December, look for extended Christmas shopping hours on Friday evenings.
Also at Kitchen Kettle Village
- AAA Buggy Rides
- Brighton Collectibles
- The Deerskin Leather Shop
- Jam & Relish Kitchen
- Kling House Restaurant
- Make a Friend Workshop
- Village Quilts
Attractions Nearby
- Aaron & Jessica's Buggy Rides
- American Music Theatre
- Amish Experience Theatre
- Amish Farm & House
- Amish Country Homestead
- Amish Village
- Balloon Rides Daily
- Bird-in-Hand Farmers Market
- Bird-in-Hand Restaurant Stage
- Country Road Scooters
- Dutch Wonderland
- Old Village Store
- Rainbow Dinner Theatre
- Sight & Sound Theatre
- Spa at Intercourse Village
- Strasburg Rail Road
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- Bird-in-Hand Restaurant/Smorgasbord
- DJ's Taste of the 50's
- Good 'N Plenty Restaurant
- Old Mill Restaurant
- Plain & Fancy Farm Restaurant
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- Bird-in-Hand Farmers Market
- Carriage House Furnishings
- Country Road Flowers
- Dutchland Quilt Patch
- Family Farm Quilts
- Fisher's Furniture
- Kauffman's Fruit Farm & Market
- Lancaster Archery Supply
- Museum Shop
- Old Village Store
- Peaceful Valley Furniture
- Plain & Fancy Country Store
- Rockvale Outlets
- Snyder's Furniture
- Tanger Outlets
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A great harcore band with some of my favoirt songs such as Getting Away With Murder, Infest, Last Resort and Blood Brothers. It's good stuff.
Mixes very well with Linkin Park
Mixes very well with Linkin Park
Cut my life into pieces, this is my last resort....
автор: phant0m 12 августа 2005
Trending Now
Can you define these popular missing words?
A heavy rock/metal band that are quite frankly one of the best. They have songs about everything, not just cutting wrists and gouging out peoples eyes. Hell, I haven't met anyone that doesnt like Scars, and the Acoustic version just kicks ass. Oh...and they never perform in or around DC :(
Girl: I love Papa Roach!
Boy: \\m///,(>'<),\\m// ROCK ON!
Boy: \\m///,(>'<),\\m// ROCK ON!
автор: Welshkorn 5 августа 2005
the best damn band ever!!!!
Fuck what everyone else says about papa roach. They are the best fucking band ever in my opinion.
автор: Jin Kazama 28 марта 2005
Hardcore emotional rock band
Broken home,she loves me not etc.....
автор: Butt 31 августа 2003
The best band ever!! Their roots come straight back to Vacaville,CA...707!!!
Rap, metal, and screamo had a threesome. Metal conceived the child and named him Jacoby Shaddix (lead singer in pApA rOACh)
автор: Phil Jacklin 2 марта 2007
Truly, one of the best bands in existence.
Papa Roach is awesome. Admit it.
автор: Dylan (Did you doubt it?) 1 сентября 2004
Coby, David, Tobin and Jerry
Papa Roach rule their the best ever
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AS ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY Ben Stone on NBC's Law & Order, Michael Moriarty earns his pay by putting criminals behind bars. Offscreen the 50-year-old actor prefers to sing in them.
For 20 years late-night patrons of Manhattan's jazz clubs have sat as judges of Moriarty's jazz piano and vocals. Now the actor is hoping to spread beyond those venues with a new album, Sweet 'n Gritty, which features the composer-pianist backed by bassmen Scott Lee and Jay Leon-hart and drummer Terry Clarke.
Music, says Moriarty, has long been "a well protected passion" of his—one that he discovered early. Growing up in Detroit, the son of a surgeon with a wall of records and a mother who played piano, "I could hear Bach, Brahms and Art Tatum from my bassinet," he says. "I was born into eclectic taste." Moriarty first studied piano at age 5, and later, when he majored in theater at Dartmouth and went to London as a Fulbright scholar, he kept his music close. It became "the central building block of my artistry," he says. "Even now, I think of acting in musical terms. I think of scenes as duets. Pauses I consider like pauses in music."
While earning impressive reviews for those onscreen duets in such films as Bang the Drum Slowly and TV's Holocaust in the '70s, Moriarty formed a trio and began playing at Michael's Pub—a showcase favored by amateur clarinetist Woody Allen—and other New York City clubs. When his first wife went into labor, Moriarty was onstage, finishing a wee-hours set.
Now married to second wife Anne Martin, 49, a psychiatric social worker, the actor keeps his keyboard by a window of their Manhattan apartment near Carnegie Hall, so "I look out for inspiration," he says. With Law & Order heading for its winter taping hiatus, he may soon be spending lots of time pondering the scenery. His next project: composing a symphony for strings.
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Columbus, Ohio Alumni Association Reception
April 9, 2003 at 6:00PM (until 8:00PM)
By Jon Hysell | Contact Jackie Thompson (315) 859-4818
Posted March 18, 2003
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Join members of the Hamilton College Alumni Association of Columbus for a reception with Dean of Students Flossie Mitchell.
Wednesday, April 9, 2003
Rocky Fork Hunt & Country Club
5189 Clark State Road
Gahanna, Ohio
Reception: 6:00 p.m.; Presentation: 7:00 p.m.
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This is the year-the year you've vowed to finally shed that extra weight! But you might be making poor choices without even knowing it.
One common mistake: going gluten-free.
"There's really nothing to do with weight loss when we talk about gluten," says Judy Simon, MS, RD, clinical dietitian at the University of Washington Medical Center.
Simon says gluten-free dieters often lose weight because they consume fewer calories and carbs, not because they cut gluten.
Another culprit: so-called healthy drinks, like vitamin water.
"You're kind of drinking sugar water, and you're spending a lot of money on it," Simon says.
Also beware of snacks labeled "low fat" like a bag of Chex Mix.
"The claim on it is it has 50 percent less fat than potato chips," says Simon. But when you compare it to a bag of plain chips, it actually has more than twice the calories.
"Low sugar" ice cream can be another trap. One brand has 100 calories per serving- the same as regular ice cream but it has more artificial flavors and ingredients.
"What I tell people is if you want to enjoy a dessert, you'd probably do better with a smaller portion of the real thing," says Simon.
Low-fat salad dressings are often loaded with hidden sugars; one of these has eight grams per two tablespoons. That's like tossing 10 jelly beans in your salad!
And one brand of low-fat cottage cheese has 400 milligrams of sodium per serving. That's like eating more than two one-ounce bags of potato chips!
Another diet food to watch out for: fast food salads.
You might think you're being healthy, but these are often very high in calories and sodium.
A McDonald's Caesar salad with grilled chicken contains more than half the recommended amount of sodium, and that's without the dressing. The worst part is usually the chicken, which is often cooked in a high-sodium marinade and injected with a sodium solution to keep it moist.
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"Just because it has a health claim, doesn't mean it doesn't have calories," warns Simon.
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Lawyers for condemned Philadelphia killer Terrance Williams today filed documents with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court opposing the reinstatement of Wednesday's death penalty and asking Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille to recuse himself from the appeal.
The motion asking Castille to disqualify himself is based on Castille's role as Philadelphia District Attorney in 1986, when a Common Pleas Court jury sentenced Williams to death for the 1984 murder of Amos Norwood.
Castille, as the city's chief prosecutor, approved the decision to seek the death penalty and to defend the sentence after Williams' lawyers challenged it on appeal.


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Reflections on Dudley and Stephens and Killing the Innocent: Taking a Wrong Conceptual Path
Joshua Dressler
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
The Sanctity of Life and the Criminal Law: The Legacy of Glanville Williams, Dennis J. Baker and Jeremy Horder, eds., 2013, Forthcoming
This is a chapter of a book, Glanville Williams: The Sanctity of Life and the Criminal Law, to be published in 2013 by Cambridge University Press. In this chapter I argue that the famous "lifeboat" case of Dudley and Stephens was wrongly decided because Lord Coleridge failed to distinguish between the criminal law defense concepts of justification and excuse; and Professor Glanville Williams, in his critique of the case, also failed to focus on this important distinction.
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"Every day, the plight of the Central African people gets worse. Their suffering is compounded by repeated acts of violence against civilians, pillaging, killings and sexual violence," said Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), following a three-day visit to the country. "With poverty widespread and State institutions crippled by years of instability and crisis, the country's existing dependence on humanitarian aid will only grow unless efforts are stepped up to restore security."
In the course of his visit, Mr Maurer met the president of the Central African Republic, government officials and civil society representatives, as well as the president of the Central African Red Cross Society – the ICRC's main partner in the country. The ICRC president was able to see for himself the situation in the capital Bangui and in Kaga Bandoro and in Ndélé in the north of the country. In Ndélé, tributes were paid to the ICRC staff member killed there on 8 March.
Displaced people and local residents are living in extremely difficult conditions, at the mercy of indiscriminate attacks against men and women of all ages, including very young children. Since December 2013 the violence has been at an unprecedented level, with fighting particularly intense in certain parts of Bangui and in the west of the country. Thousands of people have been wounded or killed, and hundreds of thousands have fled their homes to seek refuge elsewhere in the country or in neighbouring countries, leaving everything behind and enduring extreme hardship. They are completely dependent on humanitarian aid. In M'Poko, where the biggest settlement of displaced people has sprung up near Bangui airport, water is supplied by the ICRC, while other humanitarian organizations provide food and medical care.
The lack of security is hampering efforts to protect people and improve their living conditions. "Everyone in the country is affected by the conflict in one way or another," said Mr Maurer. "They are entitled to live with dignity and without fear for their lives. The relief efforts and the security of humanitarian workers are themselves being jeopardized by the poor security conditions."
At Bangui Community Hospital, where three ICRC surgical teams are working round the clock and supporting local medical personnel, around 70% of those receiving emergency care are victims of shootings or stabbings. Unless they are helped to reach the hospital, in particular by the Central African Red Cross or the ICRC, they also have to risk their lives to seek medical care. The wounded must therefore be granted swift and unimpeded access to health care; they are entitled to protection and treatment. Health-care workers and facilities must also be spared and respected.
In other parts of the country, such as the town of Kaga Bandoro, the ICRC supports the region's referral hospital. Further north, in Ndélé, ICRC staff are almost entirely responsible for keeping the water supply running.
"But more aid is needed," said Mr Maurer. "That's why we intend to increase our efforts, particularly in the area of health care, and to expand the geographical scope of our activities."
The role of humanitarian organizations is also to restore people's hope and dignity. "Together with volunteers from the Central African Red Cross, we are tailoring our work to the specific needs of people here," said Mr Maurer. "But without security and functioning State services, humanitarian aid can only achieve so much."
Location: Central African Republic
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Shotlist 27.3.2014 ICRC Central Africa Newsreel
Mbaiki and Bangui, Central African Republic, 26th of March 2014
0:00 Two ICRC vehicles on road to the town of Mbaiki, Central African Republic. Woman voice on radio in French: Headquarters, destination Mbaiki, Mbaiki....Over.
0:07 Liana Kakesa, ICRC assistant medical coordinator and Katarina Oberg-Fichtel, ICRC ambulance nurse bring stretcher to patient Aubin Belfino 36 year old gunshot victim with a stomach wound at the district hospital in Mbaiki.
0:16 Patient Aubin Belfino lifted on a stretcher onto ICRC vehicle for evacuation to Bangui, a three hour drive.
0:21 ICRC vehicles on road from Mbaiki to Bangui in the Central African Republic.
0:24 ICRC's ambulance nurse Katarina Oberg-Fichtel nursing gunshot victim Aubin Befio.
0:32 SOUNDBITE Liana Kakesa, ICRC assistant medical coordinator in French:
"We were threatened by armed men who insisted getting on the vehicle to be taken to a destination of their choice. When we tried to explain to them our mission they grew angry and threatened us with machetes and rifles".
"On a été menacés par des homes armés qui voulaient à tout prix monter dans les véhicules et qu'on les amène dans la direction voulue par eux. Nous, le temps d'expliquer notre mission, ils étaient mécontents et ils nous ont menacés avec la machette et le fusil."
0:51 ICRC vehicles drive past Africa Union MISCA soldiers on a vehicle as they enter through the gate of Bangui hospital.
0:58 ICRC medical staff brings gun shot victim to surgery in Bangui hospital, equipped and partially staffed by ICRC medical personnel.
1:00 ICRC surgeons operating Aubin Belfino gunshot victim.
1.11 SOUNDBITE Essam Elsayed, ICRC surgeon in French:
"There were balls that fell even on the hospital grounds. We have received many patients wounded by stray bullets. These bullets also puts the surgical staff at risk".
"Il y avait meme des balles qui tombaient dans la salle de l'hôpital. On a reçu beaucoup de gens qui étaient blessés par des balles perdues. C'est aussi un danger pour nous, équipe de chir."
1:22 MISCA ambulance arrives with a victim, seriously injured by a grenade.
1:25 Wounded man brought into Bangui Hospital.
1:30 ICRC surgeon Essam Elsayed examines wounded man.
1:36 ICRC president Peter Maurer visiting Bangui hospital.
1:46 ICRC president Peter Maurer in the surgical ward of Bangui hospital.
1:54 ICRC president Peter Maurer talking to two patients at Bangui hospital.
Kaga Bandoro, Central African Republic, 27th of March 2014
1:56 Displaced and wounded woman Mariame Sambia, struggling to move as she enters her temporary shelter in the Mabeya neighborhood of the town of Kaga Bandoro in northern Central African Republic.
2:16 SOUNDBITE: Mariame Sambia who fled from the Socada neighborhood in Kaga-Bandoro in Sango:
"My neighborhood was looted. Our doors were broken down, beds were stolen, our kitchen utensils, even the small livestock we have, porks and chicken. All was taken. Some houses were burnt down."
2:30 An armed Seleca soldier outside a Seleca camp in Kaga Bandoro.
2:33 ICRC President Peter Maurer and his delegation meeting with Seleca commander and his soldiers.
Ndélé, Central African Republic, 27th of March 2014
2:44 Boys playing with a bicycle in Ndélé.
2:33 Boy fetching water from an ICRC well in Ndélé.
2:59 Boy bringing water into his house.
3:04 Young smiling woman holding an infant in the town of Ndélé, Central African Republic.
3:13 SOUNDBITE Peter Maurer, ICRC president in French:
"Here in the Central African Republic, we are dealing with a unique conflict situation. There is a long term poverty, the violence of an armed conflict, the violence of an ever toughening criminality and limited state structure that does not provide the population with security".
3:37 "Under these circumstances the humanitarian needs increase day by day. The ICRC is trying to respond to this with important involvement in medical treatment, mobile clinics and support for the hospitals, with surgical teams helping the population, especially those injured in the fighting.
4:06 "We are also heavily involved in the field of water and sanitation. More and more people are struggling to meet their vital water needs. And we support the population with nutrition for their survival".
4:24 "As the number of displaced within the country is increasing, they loose their traditional livelihood which increases their humanitarian need, so we need to come to the rescue".
4:39 "We are trying and hoping to be able to considerably widen our operation in the Central Africa. It is needed, the needs are increasing and the ICRC involvement ever more necessary".
3:13 "On est ici en République centrafricaine confrontés à un conflit assez exceptionnel. Il y a une pauvreté de longue durée, la violence d'un conflit armé, la violence d'une criminalité de plus en plus poussée, un Etat peu structuré et incapable de procurer la sécurité pour les populations."
3:37 Et dans cet environnement, bien sûr, les besoins humanitaires sont croissants d'un jour à l'autre. Le CICR essaye de répondre par une action i,portante au niveau des soins de santé, les cliniques mobiles et le soutien aux hôpitaux, les équipes chirurgicales viennent en aide à la population, surtout pour ceux qui sont blessés par le conflit."
4:06 "On déploie aussi une action importante au niveau de l'eau et de la sanitation. De plus en plus de gens ont des difficultés à avoir suffisamment d'eau, à survivre et on soutient les populations dans le domaine de la nourriture."
4:24 "Pour survivre, les gens sont de plus en plus déplacés dans le pays, et donc perdent leur soutiens traditionnels de vie et donc les acteurs humanitaires doivent venir au soutien.
4:39 "Nous essayons et nous espérons pouvoir considérablement élargir notre opération en Centrafrique. Les besoins sont de plus en plus croissants, l'action du CICR de plus en plus nécessaire."
For further information, please contact:
Germain Mwehu, ICRC Bangui, tel. : +236 75 64 30 07
Dorothea Krimitsas, ICRC Geneva (in Bangui), tel. +236 75272537 / +236 72696178 / +41 79 251 93 18
Marie-Servane Desjonquères, ICRC Geneva, tel. : +41 79 574 06 36 Twitter @MsdjkrICRC
or visit our website: www.icrc.org
Facts and figures about the ICRC's work in the Central African Republic: http://www.icrc.org/eng/where-we-work/africa/central-african-republic/2013-09-25-central-african-republic-facts-and-figures.htm


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PLAINWELL, MI – The Game of the Week is heading to Plainwell.
The Three Rivers at Plainwell battle rallied to win MLive/Kalamazoo Gazette Game of the Week poll for week two. As of Monday, the game was trailing the Constantine at Schoolcraft matchup, but a strong push by readers helped propel the Wildcats and Trojans into the spotlight.
For being named Game of the Week, the contest will feature a live chat, a photo gallery and complete post-game coverage.
Both teams had strong performances in week one. Plainwell shut out Coloma 45-0, while Three Rivers blanked Comstock 60-0. In recent history, the matchup has been controlled by Three Rivers. The Wildcats didn't lose to Plainwell between 1999 and 2010. However, Plainwell has won the last two, including a 34-26 win last year. Check back later in the week for a full preview of the game.
The Schoolcraft/Constantine game finished second in the poll while Hartford at Gobles was third.
Starting Wednesday, there will be a new story seeking nominations for week three's Game of the Week. Once nominations are collected, a new poll will go up on Friday.


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THE ratio of manufacturers rating the present uncertain political environment as a constraint on business activity has climbed to its highest since 1993, according to a survey from the Bureau for Economic Research (BER).
A detailed breakdown of its overall business confidence survey published last week showed that although confidence in the sector improved during the fourth quarter, it remained low, reflecting in part the labour unrest that has swept through the mining sector.
Manufacturing is the economy's second-biggest sector, accounting for about 15% of overall economic activity and nearly 14% of employment. It expanded by 1.2% in the third quarter of this year after contracting by 0.8% in the previous quarter.
The BER manufacturing confidence index rose by five basis points to 38, but remained well below the level of 47 index points seen in the first quarter of 2012.
The ratio of respondents who saw the political backdrop as a threat to their business rose to 73 — its highest level since the third quarter of 1993.
Manufacturers expected a decline in fixed investment levels over the coming year, despite an improvement in perceptions of business conditions in a year's time.
"The downscaling of investment plans is likely due to increased uncertainty," said BER economist Lisette IJssel de Schepper.
Export performance remained under pressure with both export sales and order volumes well below expectations.
"However, producers seemed to anticipate a recovery of the global economic environment (and possibly a continuation of a relatively weaker rand exchange rate) with a net majority expecting an increase in the volume of goods exported over the year," Ms IJssel de Schepper said.
Domestic demand was much stronger than expected, with indicators for sales and order volumes improving significantly in the fourth quarter.