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Volume 97, Issue 3, 01 February 2005
Manipulation and detection of single electrons for future information processing97(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1843271View Description Hide Description
The ultimate goal of future information processing might be the realization of a circuit in which one bit is represented by a single electron. Such a challenging circuit would comprise elemental devices whose tasks are to drag, transfer, and detect single electrons. In achieving these tasks, the Coulomb blockade, which occurs in tiny conducting materials, plays an important role. This paper describes the current status of research on such single-charge-control devices from the viewpoints of circuit applications.
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Theory of bright-field scanning transmission electron microscopy for tomography97(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1828604View Description Hide Description
Radiation transport theory is applied to electron microscopy of samples composed of one or more materials. The theory, originally due to Goudsmit and Saunderson, assumes only elasticscattering and an amorphous medium dominated by atomic interactions. For samples composed of a single material, the theory yields reasonable parameter-free agreement with experimental data taken from the literature for the multiple scattering of electrons through aluminum foils up to thick. For thin films, the theory gives a validity condition for Beer's law. For thick films, a variant of Molière's theory [V. G. Molière, Z. Naturforschg.3a, 78 (1948)] of multiple scattering leads to a form for the bright-field signal for foils in the multiple-scattering regime. The signal varies as where is the path length of the beam, is the mean free path for elasticscattering, and is Euler's constant. The Goudsmit–Saunderson solution interpolates numerically between these two limits. For samples with multiple materials, elemental sensitivity is developed through the angular dependence of the scattering. From the elasticscattering cross sections of the first 92 elements, a singular-value decomposition of a vector space spanned by the elasticscattering cross sections minus a delta function shows that there is a dominant common mode, with composition-dependent corrections of about 2%. A mathematically correct reconstruction procedure beyond 2% accuracy requires the acquisition of the bright-field signal as a function of the scattering angle. Tomographic reconstructions are carried out for three singular vectors of a sample problem with four elements Cr, Cu, Zr, and Te. The three reconstructions are presented jointly as a color image; all four elements are clearly identifiable throughout the image.
Photonic states deep into the waveguide cutoff frequency of metallic mesh photonic crystal filters97(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1850993View Description Hide Description
We examine the optical properties of three-dimensional metallic photonic crystals made from a periodic stacking of thin metallic mesh layers separated by homogeneous dielectric films by means of a combination of the plane-wave-based transfer-matrix method and analytical modal solution approach. Although each metallic mesh layer can serve as a frequency-selective surface and involves an intrinsic long-wavelength waveguide cutoff to electromagnetic waves, pass bands and new band gaps can exist far below the cutoff frequency due to the global coupling effect among different mesh layers. The results for the transmission spectra and photonicband structures are in good agreement with existing experimental measurements. It is found that the position of the pass bands and band gaps strongly depends on the thickness and composite of the separation layer between the adjacent metallic mesh layers.
Few modes in infrared photonic crystal fibers97(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1845583View Description Hide Description
Photonic crystal fibers guide light by trapping it in a periodic array of elements in the cladding area. We fabricatedphotonic crystal fibers by multiple extrusions of silver halide crystals which are highly transparent in the middle infrared. The core of such a fiber consisted of pure silver bromide AgBr ( at ), and the cladding area consisted of concentric rings of fiber-optic elements made of pure silver chloride AgCl ( at ), which lowered the refractive index of the clad. Two types of photonic crystal fibers were fabricated, one with two concentric rings and one with five concentric rings of fiber-optic elements around the core. The characterization of the fibers, such as the power distribution, the attenuation, and the numerical aperture were measured. Both fibers behaved like regular core-clad structures. Simulations on these structures showed that each of these fibers guided a small number of modes and that adding rings to the structure lowered the number of bound modes in the core. This would pave the way for the fabrication of single-mode fibers. Photonic crystal fibers offer many advantages compared to conventional fibers, and they will be extremely useful for many applications in the middle and far infrared.
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Noninvasive monitoring of ion energy drift in an inductively coupled plasma reactor97(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1834977View Description Hide Description
A noninvasive method for monitoring ion current and ion kinetic energy has been used to monitor drift in an inductively coupled, rf-biased plasma reactor. The technique detects a slow decrease in ion current over time caused by the deposition of a conductive layer on the dielectric window of the inductive source. Accompanying this drift in ion current are changes in ion energy which, depending on conditions, may be large or small, increasing or decreasing. The changes in ion energy are explained by three different kinds of mechanisms: bias voltage effects, sheath impedance effects, and ion transit-time effects. For each mechanism, a simple analysis is given that allows one to estimate the resulting drift in ion energy for a given drift in ion current. The mechanisms of ion energy drift, and the monitoring technique itself, are not limited to the particular experimental conditions of this study; rather, they apply to a wide range of plasmas and reactors. Drifts in ion energy caused by the mechanisms reported here have undoubtedly occurred in many plasma reactors but have gone largely or entirely unnoticed for lack of any reliable method to detect them.
Excessive Balmer line broadening in a plane cathode abnormal glow discharge in hydrogen97(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1846139View Description Hide Description
Results of a Doppler spectroscopy study of the hydrogen Balmer alpha line in an abnormal glow discharge operated in pure hydrogen are reported. Measurements of line shapes are performed side-on to the discharge axis in a low electric field region of negative glow. The excessive Balmer alpha broadening is detected and its presence and linewidth is related to the collisions of fast hydrogen atoms with molecular hydrogen. The collision model enabled also an estimation of effective cross section data from the Balmer alpha axial intensity decay curves. Large excessive Balmer alpha line broadening in pure hydrogen and its dependence upon the direction of observation with respect to the electric field is in contradiction to the resonance transfer model, proposed byMills et al. in several publications [see, e.g., IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci.31, 338 (2003)].
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Raman study of phonons in bismuth triborate crystal97(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1823573View Description Hide Description
A Raman-scattering study of the vibrational modes in a crystal was conducted at room temperature. The numbers of external and internal modes obtained in experiment are consistent with the results of a group theoretical analysis. The Raman lines below and from are assigned to the external modes of the lattice and internal vibrations of the and subunits of the structure, respectively.
Interface and confined optical-phonon modes in wurtzite multi-interface heterostructures97(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1829142View Description Hide Description
Interface and confined optical-phonon modes in wurtzite multi-interface heterostructures are studied numerically based on the dielectric continuum model and Loudon's uniaxial crystal model. The phonon dispersion relation and electrostatic potential are calculated using the transfer matrix method. The anisotropic characteristics of wurtzite phonons are demonstrated. The electron-optical-phonon Fröhlich interaction is studied in a fully numerical manner. The dispersion relation is taken into account in the derivation of Fermi's golden rule. The method presented here is general and can be easily applied to the design and simulation of optoelectronic devices based on wurtzite multi-interface heterostructures.
Discerning between bulk diffusion and surface crossing in diffusion measurements97(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1832746View Description Hide Description
We propose a method for experimentally discerning between impurity bulk diffusion and surface crossing by a systematic study of diffusion in bulk samples of varying dimensions: varying thickness for the case of plane-parallel plates and varying radii for spheres and long cylinders.
Influence of gaseous annealing environment on the properties of indium-tin-oxide thin films97(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1834984View Description Hide Description
The influence of postannealing in different gaseous environments on the optical properties of indiu-tin-oxide (ITO) thin films deposited on glass substrates using e-beam evaporation has been systematically investigated. It is found that the annealing conditions affect the optical and electrical properties of the films. Atomic force microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and x-ray photoemission spectroscopy(XPS) were employed to obtain information on the chemical state and crystallization of the films. These data suggest that the chemical states and surface morphology of the ITO film are strongly influenced by the gaseous environment during the annealing process. The XPS data indicate that the observed variations in the optical transmittance can be explained by oxygen incorporation into the film, decomposition of the indium oxide phases, as well as the removal of metallic In.
Near-field second-harmonic imaging of magnetic domains97(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1841465View Description Hide Description
The principles and mechanisms of scanning near-field microscopy of second-harmonic generation from ferromagnetic films have been investigated. Magnetic domain image formation in near-field second-harmonic microscopy is discussed and the role of the probe tip is considered. It is shown that magnetic contrast can be achieved in the second-harmonic intensity measurements in both the transverse and longitudinal magnetization configurations for both polarizations of the fundamental light. This is related to the electromagnetic near-field properties in the vicinity of the probe tip and the electromagnetic interaction between a tip and a surface. The capabilities of this imaging approach have been illustrated using magnetic domain structures in thin and films. The near-field second-harmonic distributions obtained with -polarized excitation light are strongly correlated to the topography of the films. At the same time, the images obtained with -polarized excitation light are much less sensitive to the topography.
Creation and annihilation of free volume during homogeneous flow of a metallic glass97(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1827344View Description Hide Description
Bulk samples of glass were tested at constant true stress in compression at 550, 555, and to study the transition from steady-state creep at low stress to deformation-induced softening at high stress. In the high-stress regime strongly accelerating creep was observed. All deformation was homogeneous. The activation volume was . The isoconfigurational activation energy was . The disordering rate is proportional to the applied power density ( rate). The disordering process is inefficient in energy and in the production of free volume.
Raman-scattering and structure investigations on porous layers97(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1840095View Description Hide Description
Raman scattering spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and scanning acoustic microscopy were studied on porous layers prepared by different technological routes and subjected to reactive ion treatment. The Raman spectra revealed a number of features specific for nanocrystallite materials, which can be used for characterization and diagnostics of porous layers for technological applications.
Suppression of oxygen diffusion by thin films grown on studied using a monoenergetic positron beam97(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1836010View Description Hide Description
The annealing behaviors of oxygen vacancies introduced by the epitaxialgrowth of thin and films on substrates were studied by using a monoenergetic positron beam. The films were grown by molecular-beam epitaxy without using an oxidant. The Doppler broadening spectra of the annihilation radiation were measured as a function of the incident positron energy for samples fabricated under various growth conditions. The line-shape parameter , corresponding to the annihilation of positrons in the substrate, was increased by the film growth, suggesting diffusion of oxygen from the substrate into the film and a resultant introduction of vacancies (mainly oxygen vacancies). A clear correlation between the value of and the substrate conductivity was obtained. From isochronal annealing experiments, the thin film was found to suppress the penetration of oxygen from the atmosphere for annealing temperatures below . Degradation of the film's oxygen blocking property occurred due to the annealing at , and this was attributed to the oxidation of the by the atmosphere and the resultant introduction of vacancy-type defects.
Impact of oxygen on carbon precipitation in polycrystalline ribbon silicon97(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1847699View Description Hide Description
This article reports experimental evidence for the effect of oxygen on carbonprecipitation in polycrystalline ribbon silicon. Four sets of wafers subject to various heat treatments have been examined by infrared spectroscopy. It is found that carbonprecipitation in an oxygen-containing wafer consists of two distinct steps, namely, an initial rapid oxygen–carbon coprecipitation in the very first hour annealing, followed by slow precipitation during subsequent prolonged annealing. A high oxygen content enhances carbonprecipitation throughout the two steps. It is shown that the formation of interstitialcarbon in the presence of excess silicon self-interstitials generated during oxygen precipitation plays an important role in increasing the carbonprecipitation rate in the first hour annealing. Because of the absence of interstitial injection during the following slow precipitation process, the enhancement effect of oxygen can only arise from an increase in precipitation sites. It is proposed that the oxygen–carbon coprecipitates formed in the very first hour annealing provide sites for continuous carbonprecipitation. This explains why carbon impurities precipitate faster in a high oxygen-containing wafer, even after removal of all the interstitial oxygen from the silicon matrix.
Interlayer-related paramagnetic defects in stacks of ultrathin layers of , , , and on (100)Si97(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1818718View Description Hide Description
An electron spin resonance(ESR) study has been carried out of the influence of postdeposition heating on stacks of (100)Si with nanometer-thick dielectric layers of and atomic-layer-deposited , , and . This reveals upon postdeposition oxidation (PDO) in the range the appearance of various -characteristic defects, including , EX, and a 95-G doublet, in different intensities with increasing anneal temperature, attesting to significant modification and∕or additional interlayer growth. The revealed defects enable probing of the quality of the interlayer on atomic level. In terms of the criterion, it is found that the interlayer formed in is drastically inferior to standard thermal , exhibiting over one order of magnitude more O-deficiency centers. The and systems appear more robust with better interlayer properties. Particularly in the structure, both the and EX densities remain small after PDO, which comes as one more favorable property for the application of as an alternative gate dielectric. Yet, the entity exhibits the largest EX density, and there appears evidence for an additional Si∕dielectric interface defect. No obvious ESR-active defect inherent to the metal oxide layers could be detected.
Enhanced photoluminescence of phosphor films by doping97(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1849829View Description Hide Description
and -doped phosphor films were prepared by a Pechini sol-gel process.X-ray diffraction(XRD),Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR), atomic force microscopy, and photoluminescence(PL)spectra as well as lifetimes were used to characterize the resulting thin films (and powder samples for comparison). The results of the FTIR and XRD indicated that the films began to crystallize at 700 °C and the crystallinity increased with the elevation of annealing temperatures. Upon excitation into band gap of at 250 nm, the and -doped films show similar emission spectra, which mainly consist of the characteristic emission bands of ions ( transition at 492 nm and transition at 580 nm) due to an efficient energy transfer from the host lattice to the doped ions. The incorporation of ions into the film have enlarged the grain size and enhanced the photoluminescence intensities. The highest emission intensity was observed in film, whose PL intensity is more than twice that of the film.
Polarization-dependent Raman spectra of thin crystalline silicon films97(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1844613View Description Hide Description
Polarization-dependent Raman spectra are presented to analyze the structural properties of epitaxial, quasiepitaxial, and microcrystalline siliconfilms deposited on (100) single-crystal silicon substrates by electron cyclotron resonance plasma-enhanced chemical-vapor deposition. We rotate the sample with respect to the polarization direction of the incident laser light and observe the changes in Raman scattering. The measurements are very effective in differentiating between films with a preferred orientation and those that are randomly oriented or amorphous. An interesting anisotropy has been observed for quasiepitaxial films for which the spectra resemble those of single-crystal wafers under normal measurement conditions. However, at sample orientations where the scattering intensity is minimized, additional structure on the low-energy side of the main silicon TO-phonon peak becomes visible. This is tentatively attributed to scattering from crystalline and amorphouslike grain-boundary regions. Polarization-dependent Raman spectra are able to provide useful information on the structure of these films which would normally be masked by the main silicon optical-phonon peak.
Fluence, flux, and implantation temperature dependence of ion-implantation-induced defect production in 4H–SiC97(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1844618View Description Hide Description
Vacancy-type defect production in Al- and Si-implanted 4H–SiC has been studied as a function of ion fluence, ion flux, and implantation temperature in the projected ion range region by positron annihilation spectroscopy and Rutherford backscattering techniques. Ion channeling measurements show that the concentration of displaced silicon atoms increases rapidly with increasing ion fluence. In the ion fluence interval of the positron annihilation parameters are roughly constant at a defect level tentatively associated with the divacancy . Above the ion fluence of larger vacancy clusters are formed. For implantations as a function of ion flux , ion channeling and positron annihilation measurements behave similarly, i.e., indicating increasing damage in the projected range region with increasing ion flux. However, for samples implanted at different temperatures the positron annihilation parameter shows a clear minimum at approximately , whereas the normalized backscattering yield decrease continuously with increasing implantation temperature. This is explained by the formation of larger vacancy clusters when the implantation temperature is increased.
Optical properties of self-assembled ZnTe quantum dots grown by molecular-beam epitaxy97(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1834985View Description Hide Description
The morphology and the size-dependent photoluminescence(PL) spectra of the type-II ZnTequantum dots(QDs)grown in a ZnSe matrix were obtained. The coverage of ZnTe varied from 2.5 to 3.5 monolayers (MLs). The PL peak energy decreased as the dot size increased. Excitation power and temperature-dependentPL spectra are used to characterize the optical properties of the ZnTequantum dots. For 2.5- and 3.0-ML samples, the PL peak energy decreased monotonically as the temperature increased. However, for the 3.5-ML sample, the PL peak energy was initially blueshifted and then redshifted as the temperature increased above . Carrier thermalization and carrier transfer between QDs are used to explain the experimental data. A model of temperature-dependentlinewidth broadening is employed to fit the high-temperature data. The activation energy, which was found by the simple PL intensity quenching model, of the 2.5, 3.0, and 3.5 MLs were determined to be 6.35, 9.40, and , respectively.


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A bus driver for the Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities who left a young boy on a bus Wednesday afternoon is expected to resign, officials said last night.
The 2-year-old had been alone for about two hours and was sleeping when an employee found him on a bus parked at the board's offices and transportation compound on Johnstown Road on Columbus' Northeast Side, Superintendent Jed Morison said.
He was wearing a coat and was not injured, Morison said. Wednesday's high temperature was 26 degrees in the late afternoon.
The bus driver, 51-year-old Linda Anderson, had picked up the toddler from his preschool classes at the Dahlberg Learning Center on the North Side. "He was supposed to be dropped off at a day-care center," Morison said. "It looks like there wasn't a stop made."
According to WBNS-TV (Channel 10), the mother, Dakota Ferguson, said her son typically was dropped off at the day-care center about noon. She called to check on him about 2:30 p.m. and he wasn't there. After she made several frantic phone calls, officials at the board offices checked the bus in the parking lot and found him.
Anderson apparently did not follow procedures to walk through the bus and check all seats before leaving it, Morison said.
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Morison said Anderson's mistake "is unacceptable." If she does not resign, the board likely will take steps to fire her, he said.
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The Toledo Fire Department yesterday received an $84,000 federal Homeland Security grant to buy a simulator to help firefighters throughout the region identify and avoid a fire phenomenon called flashover.
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Emilio Solla & The Tango Jazz Conspiracy: Bien Sur!
Suite Piazzollana was a nod to bandoneon virtuoso and tango master, Astor Piazzolla. On Bien Sur!, a quintet set, Piazolla's spirit is present in the folkloric Argentinean rhythms and the sweet, reedy breath of Victor Prieto's accordion.
Solla is a classically-trained pianist (National Conservatory of Music in Buenos Aires), and his background shows in his beautifully engaging but often complex tunes, with their lilting momentums and fluid ensemble interplay. Saxophonist Chris Cheek, who also appeared on Suite Piazzollana, plays soprano, tenor and baritone saxophones. His tone on all three horns is warm, hollow, woody, and organic, with an exotic tinge that fits right in with Solla's Argentine roots.
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"Hartbeat" features a guest slot by drummer Billy Hart behind the sinewy interweave of Prieto's accordion and Chris Cheek's distinctive soprano sax. "Malena" has a dark, moody, introspective feeling, featuring Cheek on baritone, with another angelic Solla solo. Tim Armacost sits in on soprano sax for a reed conversation with Cheek, again on baritone, on "Chakafrik." The set closes with "Tonos Lejanos," featuring a gorgeously impassioned vocal by Lucia Pulido.
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Track Listing: Remain Alert; Payos; Hartbeat; Malena; Chakafrik; Candombley; Tonos Lejanos.
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Crowd-sourcing works for lots of stuff that exists in the world — art projects, video games, help with outrageous medical bills — but what about silly or cool T-shirts? That's the concept of TeePublic, a venture launched by Josh Abramson, 31, the co-founder of College Humor and Vimeo. After Abramson began running Busted Tees, the leading online purveyor of funny T-shirts — he pairs comedians with designers to birth shirts like "Reunite Pangea" and "Poehler-Fey 2016" — he realized that a lot of "designer-artists had great work that was never making its way onto a T-shirt," he says. "There's Threadless on one end of the spectrum, where you can only get a T-shirt on if you win their competition and are selected by their editors. On the other end of the spectrum, there's CafePress and Spreadshirt, which have so many designs that you feel like you're at Wal-Mart."
TeePublic, now in its second week, has received designs like a piece of French toast saying "Bonjour!" and a delicate drawing of Dalí's mechanical elephants. If 30 people in a month agree to buy your shirt, TeePublic commits to putting the design in production and hands the designer $5 for each shirt sold. "Anyone can sell 30 shirts if they put their mind to it, and if we can't get 30 people to say they want something, then it probably isn't worth making anyway," says Abramson, who has about 80 T-shirts with sayings on them in his closet, though he admits that he's wearing more solid-colored T-shirts now that he's older. "I'm hoping that TeePublic becomes the largest platform for selling and discovering T-shirts online — it's definitely possible!" he says. "That being said, I'll still be pretty happy if we just manage to create a little self-sustaining community of T-shirt designers and T-shirt lovers. Small is fine."


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Dave Stewart To Launch Classic Rock Art Film Series
Dave Stewart has struck a deal with the honchos at rock art chain Morrison Hotel Gallery to create a series of movies using their roster of photographers.
The 61 year-old musician is planning to make films chronicling classic music photography with the lens men behind each piece talking about how the shot came about. The first project in the series will feature photographer Henry Diltz telling the story of his iconic The Doors' Morrison Hotel album cover shoot.
Diltz spent a day with the band in Downtown Los Angeles trying to get the perfect shot for the album cover, while capturing frontman Jim Morrison and the band members hanging out in local bars and places of interest.
The former Eurythmics star says, "Being a massive fan of photography and music, it's very exciting for my company to partner with Morrison Hotel Gallery and their photographers who have captured some of the greatest moments in music history. It's mind-blowing to hear the stories behind those iconic shots.
"Recording Henry Diltz last week, talking about how he came to take that legendary album cover of The Doors, had us so captivated, when he stopped talking we all applauded and I immediately had to go buy the album again!"


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You can have that idea, for free.
High-waisted-shorts spokesperson Iggy Azalea has got a solid first date all planned for you. She tried it out herself for her first outing with Lakers player Nick Young. To Power 105.1 in New York, she recounts how she proposed it: "I was, like, Target is my favorite place, I wanna go to Target!"
Hold the phone, though — isn't Target for errands? Sure, yes, it's not good for every part of the date, but listen to her talk things through:
We didn't eat at Target, we went out to a nice restaurant with linen tablecloths, but first we went to Target. You really get to know someone in a Target: what kinda quilts are you into, what are you favorite movies, what kinda snacks do you like?
What kind of quilts! This woman is an inspired courtship genius. You don't get that good quilt info until several months in, usually. Here's what Young discovered about Azalea: "I got some socks and a ring pop." Truly, this is not a bad eight-word biography of Iggy Azalea, if we wrote biographies based on domestic purchaseables.


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Today I felt inspired by the popular Twitter hashtag extravaganza "Follow Friday" (#FF), where people suggest their favorite Twitter users every Friday. It's an easy feel-good way to promote the work of others. And it's great because it gives you new people to add to your feed! Well, I wanted to do our own version to promote awesome endeavors of Health Activists. Whether it's a new project (like today's very first HAFF) or an old favorite to revisit – I think this will be a good way to give virtual props to our friends who are working so hard to raise awareness in their communities. It is my hope that HAFF will be a way for you to take a minute, step outside your own health community and conditions-of-interest and learn a bit about someone else's Health Activism. It's easy to click "Like" or enter "ReTweet" – so why not take advantage of that and really make a difference in someone's efforts?
Today's very first Health Activist Follow Friday is Kendra's new project called Stop Self Hate. You may recognize Kendra, awesome eating disorder and body image advocate and creator of "Voice in Recovery." Through her online activism Kendra offers hope, understanding, support, and shares new research every day – and it's always wrapped-up in genuine care and friendship, guided by her own experiences. Her passion for these topics is, I think, boundless – and her new project is a a truly inspiring one. I've got to share it with you!
Stop Self Hate is Kendra's new initiative promoting self worth, "a grassroots movement fighting for self love, acceptance, and respect!" Watch Kendra's powerful explanation of #StopSelfHate:
Isn't this a wonderful project? I can't wait to see it evolve and grow. Especially because, as you can see, this is an issue that affects all of us in our individual health communities and beyond. Like, Kendra, I also believe social media can/will change the way we think. Why not start that right now in a positive way?
So for this very first HAFF – let's follow Stop Self Hate!
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South Korea's president pushes to disband coast guard
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's president announced plans Monday to disband the coast guard and root out corruption and collusion between regulators and shipping companies that furious citizens believe led to a ferry disaster last month that left more than 300 people dead or missing.
President Park Geun-hye's first televised address to the nation since the April 16 sinking began with a deep bow and ended with her tearfully reading the names of passengers and crew who died trying to save others. With her approval ratings plummeting ahead of mayoral and governor elections in about two weeks, the speech sought to acknowledge widespread anger over government failures as well as chart a path forward.
Most of the victims were students from a single high school near Seoul who were traveling to the southern tourist island of Jeju.
"We failed to rescue students who we could have saved," Park said. "The ultimate responsibility for not properly dealing with this incident is mine."
Park has apologized before, but critics have called for her to formally address the nation and respond to claims that incompetence, corruption and bad leadership doomed the ferry and those trapped inside it. In today's speech, Park decried the accumulation of "widespread abnormal practices" that she said triggered the sinking.
Northern California mom accused of grabbing boy, 12, by the throat
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) -- A Northern California woman is facing charges that she grabbed a 12-year-old boy by the throat while confronting him about bullying her daughter, authorities said Sunday.
Delia Garcia-Bratcher, 30, of Santa Rosa came to an elementary school around lunchtime Friday and asked her son, who also attends the school, to point out her daughter's alleged tormentor, the Sonoma County Sheriff's office said in a statement.
The mother grabbed the boy by the throat in front of a number of children, the statement said.
No adult saw the confrontation, and Garcia-Bratcher apparently had not checked in with the school office before coming on campus, authorities said.
The young witnesses later told a deputy the mother threatened the boy about bullying her daughter. The staff at Olivet Charter Elementary School took photos of red marks on the boy's neck as soon as they learned about the alleged assault, authorities said.
Rhode Island man leaves bar, notices he was shot
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A Rhode Island man has told police he was leaving a bar when he noticed he'd been shot.
Police tell the Providence Journal (http://bit.ly/1lAWSlQ ) that 22-year-old Hector Aguayofuentes, of Providence, was shot in the leg early Saturday.
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They went to Hernandez's house but were unable to stop the bleeding. He was eventually taken to a hospital, and policeere notified.
Police say Aguayofuentes hasn't provided any other details or explained how he might have been shot.
Ship to start mapping seabed in search for Malaysian jet
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- A Chinese navy survey ship will start mapping the seabed off the west Australian coast this week as part of the latest phase in the search for the Malaysian airliner, officials said today.
Chinese, Australian and Malaysian authorities met at the west coast port city of Fremantle at the weekend and agreed that the Chinese ship Zhu Kezhen will conduct a bathymetric survey of the Indian Ocean floor as directed by Australian air crash investigators, Australia's Joint Agency Coordination Center said in a statement.
The Canberra-based center said the ship was scheduled to sail for the survey area on Wednesday, weather permitting.
Officials believe the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that vanished with 239 passengers and crew on March 8 during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing veered far off course and crashed in the southern Indian Ocean.
After an initial air and seabed search failed to find any trace of the wreckage, authorities this month announced a new phase over a vastly expanded seabed search area covering 60,000 square kilometers (23,000 square miles). The new phase also involves mapping of the seabed where depths and topography are in parts largely unknown.
AT&T's DirecTV acquisition could form 2nd largest pay TV company
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AT&T's proposed combination, which is subject to government review, could improve its Internet service by pushing its existing U-verse TV subscribers into video-over-satellite service, and thereby free up bandwidth on its telecommunications network.
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On rating Drupal modules ... where
Harry Slaughter recognizes the need for some sort of evaluation system for the huge number of Drupal modules available on Drupal.org. However, I feel he gets the diagnosis wrong.
As far as I can tell, the primary reason for not having a rating system for modules is fear. Module developers in particular are concerned with the fairness of ratings. They are concerned with "gaming" of ratings. They are concerned that inexperienced or "dumb" end users may unfairly give a bad review of a module simply because they don't understand how to use it. These are all reasonable concerns. But they are concerns shared by other OSS projects as well. Sure you will see "bad" reviews, giving a module the lowest possible rating along with some inane review such as "tis modules sukcs BEWARES" :) But who cares, it's just noise that will be drowned out by valid reviews. It works for other OSS projects, and it can work for Drupal.
It's not fear, it's time and energy. Configuring ratings on Drupal.org takes work -- volunteer work, so far. Regarding ratings, it's also a matter of figuring out the proper metrics for evaluating a module. Some measures that come to mind immediately include scalability, ease of use, ease of administration, extensibility (interaction with other modules), as well as aggregated metrics of the status of issues (how long they're open, how many, etc.), number of downloads....
How do you measure that with basic ratings? It's not so easy. Even the architecture and business logic of a ratings system has to be well thought out.
I feel Harry also gets the remedy wrong:
John Forsythe has released what I believe is the first site dedicated to rating and reviewing Drupal modules drupalmodules.com. No doubt this site will be a source of controversy as developers voice their concerns. But we need this resource now.
I encourage my entire audience (hi, mom!) to register at drupalmodules.com and to submit reviews for both your favorite and most hated Drupal contributions. This is a great way for non-techies to contribute to the community. The site is young, and there is naturally a shortage of ratings on the site now, but that will change as the site brings on more users.
Maybe this database will eventually make its way to Drupal.org. For now we can show our support for this type of system by helping build out the database at drupalmodules.com.
I don't think private metrics efforts will get imported into Drupal.org, for risk of skewing the results. And I feel there's some downside to splitting community dialogue into disparate sites scattered around the web. I suppose perhaps it's inevitable -- "scratch your own itch" and all -- but my preference is for Drupal.org-focused efforts.
We're having open discussions about redesigning Drupal.org on groups.drupal.org/drupal-org-redesign-analysis, including implementation of some ratings system.
Angie is co-leader of this effort, and has been putting a lot of energy into making it rock. Kieran is also a leader in this effort, and is looking for team leaders.
I've signed on, as have a number of others. While stop-gap sites that fork and fragment module discussions may have some value to some, I feel we benefit most from gathering the resources of the full community. Rather than build out a remote pantry, let's fix up our own kitchen. Drupal.org is our collective home. Redesign is a lot of work. But as Jack Aubrey would say, "Well, then, there's not a moment to lose!"
Join us!
Does supporting resources outside of Drupal.org hurt the community? Laura talks of Risk, Splitting The Community, and Disparate Sites, but is that really the case?
DrupalModules.com patterns itself after a number of other successful community sites, including DrupalSites.net, ThemeGarden.org, and DrupalDojo.com. There are dozens of other influential, unofficial Drupal resources in the community. Perhaps you run one yourself.
These sites don't take anything away from Drupal just because they are not under the Drupal.org domain name. In fact, they contribute diversity, which is a critical part of any sustainable ecosystem.
Like those sites, I believe DrupalModules.com is extending the community in exciting and important ways.
Drupal.org serves a vital function as a Support Forum and Issue Queue. It's my opinion that trying to graft a rating and review system onto that mission critical framework is not the right thing to do. It will detract attention that would be better paid to the more important aspects of Drupal.org, increase costs for the association, and require even more maintenance and moderation than the forums.
If Drupal is to have an official rating and review system, I believe it needs to stand on its own. A dedicated module rating and review site will always be more flexible and better able to serve the public than one squeezed into the gaps.
There are many important reasons to favor a dedicated solution. For example, users can benefit from the latest, cutting-edge technology, like the new Module Finder feature I just released. It finds modules as you type, updating at a rate of 10 times a second, highlighting keywords and building rating graphs in real time. The Drupal.org architecture just wasn't designed with this kind of thing in mind.
The precedent was set when Drupal shut down the Theme Garden last year. Live theme previews, site showcasing, module reviewing: These projects all needed their own room to grow. And there will be more. This is a good thing. Drupal has a healthy, growing community, filled with passionate users, and ignoring their individual efforts will hurt everyone in the long run.
Drupal.org does not have to be the only site for Drupal content. And it isn't. The great thing about the internet is that everything is just a click away. Whether this resource ends up at DrupalModules.com or Modules.Drupal.com, it's the content users are after.
I have invested considerable time and money into helping bring that content to the community. There is no advertising, and there are no membership fees on DrupalModules.com. What I have created is a labor of love, and it will remain free and open to everyone.
In closing, I would like to invite the entire Drupal Community to show their support for expanding the Drupal ecosystem instead of contracting it, and I would like to thank those of you who are already supporting my efforts.
John Forsythe, from DrupalModules.com
Agree with you, it's not fear.
It's lack of resources (time, energy, people...)
I think Drupal.org should remain neutral and not start a silly rating system because ultimately it will create fear of rejection in the developer community for these items which are being submitted as contrib modules under good intentions and free software terms.
I much rather have a third party site like john's where people review and rate items, and where people who care about that can go there and find those ratings.
It would be detrimental to centralize such a thing when it is not a value add for everyone. I personally don't care much for rankings and reviews because I have no way to know how knowledgeable the user is that is rating it.
Centralization would be a net negative because we are talking about free software that (unlike most firefox extensions) WILL be modified, so I rather have someone submit a crappy module with potential rather than nothing at all because they fear they'll get a bad rating.
It is simply anti-development and anti-free software philosophy to create such a vindictive system.
Laura, you're a great asset to the community and your PopSci write-up was EPIC! But I gotta' say, I'm with John on this one.
I'm not so interested in the reasons why there's not an 'official' module rating system on drupal.org. In fact, I'm not even sure that drupal.org is the right platform for such a system. But I'm estatic that someone has jumped in to fill the void, and they've done so with a really high-quality effort.
I've got my own humble little drupal-related site, and I've received my share of criticism for 'operating outside the drupal.org umbrella.' But drupal as a platform and a community is bigger than drupal.org as a website. I think that more sites, more soap boxes, and more voices can only help Drupal grow. Diversity is a good thing. Alternative voices and alternative opinions are a good thing.
I'm happy to volunteer time and energy to the efforts at drupal.org, and I'd gladly take on additional responsibilities. At the same time, I feel like I'm providing a valuable service to the community through my own little site too. And my stuff pales in comparison to the asset that I think John's site will become.
Like it or not, a year from now there will be hundreds of drupal-related sites. Far from fragmenting the community, I believe that this will greatly enrich the community. The Drupal community is going to grow beyond the ability of drupal.org to contain it. As this happens, I hope that community leaders resist the temptation to try and control it.
Hi, Laura
"Fear" was probably a poor word choice, but the basic idea remains a valid one. The assumption by many is that the average Drupal user is not qualified to rate Drupal modules. It boils down to the believe that "open ratings are useless" (http://www.archive.org/details/Drupal.org_redesign). That's what I interpret as a "fear" that allowing Joe User to rate a module which he very well may not have a deep understanding of is going to invalidate the results of a rating system.
I couldn't disagree more. I think in some ways a relatively un-educated opinion on a module has more value than that of an expert in that it better reflects the point of view of the average user. A views expert doesn't need to see a review on the views module. While a beginner would benefit greatly from seeing an array of opinions that would likely point out that while views is a phenomenal tool, it can be difficult to use. It's not going to help him to see 4 five star reviews from experts all pointing out the power of the views API. He wants to know how the Drupal admin next door feels about the module too.
I'm not saying that drupalmodules.com is *the* solution to the problem, rather a good start at a solution. Rather than taking offense to John's effort and my support of that effort, we should be congratulating John on a job well done and working with him to see if his great work can be used to help fulfill the number one request from the Drupal community (http://groups.drupal.org/node/6636).
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An interpretable classifier for detection of cardiac arrhythmias by using the fuzzy decision tree
An extraction of medical knowledge from cardiological data is proposed in this work, it is based on relevant intelligent method called fuzzy decision tree. It could lead to increase understanding the cause of various abnormal beats in cardiac activity, leading to a better medical diagnosis. The performance of this technique is evaluated on the MIT-BIH Arrhythmia Database following the AAMI recommendations.The first part of this paper discusses the characterization of heart beats. It is considered as an important step in arrhythmias classification. In a second part we apply the fuzzy decision tree to recognize some cardiac abnormalities. In the last part we discuss the activity of fuzzy decision rules extracted from cardiological data analyzing.
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Mazda Motor Corporation announces the release of limited edition versions of the convertible sports car "Roadster" and compact four-door sedan "Familia." Designed to offer improved driving performance, the Mazdaspeed Roadster and Mazdaspeed Familia are available today at dealerships throughout Japan.
Mazda defines "the driving pleasure of feeling at one with the vehicle" as "dynamic (driving) DNA," a common characteristic for all Mazda cars. The goal is to achieve a feeling of oneness between car and driver by providing a high level of integrated balance in basic functions such as accelerating, cornering, and stopping.
The new Mazdaspeed Roadster and Mazdaspeed Familia offer improved performance thanks to the modified specifications associated with the Mazdaspeed brand*. This further enhances fun-to-drive feeling.
The Mazdaspeed Roadster employs a damper that drivers can adjust easily among four levels to match driving conditions. It also features an exhaust manifold that provides improved exhaust efficiency and a "sporty sound" muffler for a distinctive sports car exhaust sound.
Mazda engineers equipped Mazdaspeed Familia with the 2.0-liter DOHC engine previously offered only on the S-Wagon Sport 20, and they have specially tuned on the model for improved dynamic performance. In addition, they have added large-diameter tires and a specially developed suspension system to enhance maneuvering stability. Large-diameter brake rotors deliver improved braking performance.
Finally, Mazda has equipped both limited edition models with aerodynamic parts and a distinctive exterior color scheme that features a blue body and gold wheels. The interiors also have special touches designed to add a sporty feel.
Mazda plans to produce 200 units of the limited edition Mazdaspeed Roadster, and 100 of the Mazdaspeed Familia.
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Colorado State vs. Boise State | Game 25
Feb. 19 | 7 p.m. MT | Boise, Idaho | Taco Bell Arena (12,400)
Colorado State (20-4, 12-1 MW) is on the road to challenge vs. Boise State (14-9, 9-3 MW), which currently ranks second in the league standings. Tipoff on Wednesday is scheduled for 7 p.m. MT at Taco Bell Arena (12,400).
With an 8-15 record at this point last year, the Rams have made a big turnaround, and just secured their first 20-win campaign in 11 years under Head Coach Ryun Williams, now in his second season. The team is off to its best start in 15 years, winning 16 of its last 17, and the Rams are looking to extend their win streak to 10 games in the midst of conference play.
Wednesday's game will be the fourth Play4Kay Pink Out contest in five games for CSU. The Rams are undefeated in Pink Out games this season.
With the addition of two teams to the conference this season, schedule shuffling prevented the teams from playing two identical rounds, so the Rams have yet to see Boise State or Wyoming. Both of those schools, in addition to a second-round matchup with UNLV, rank in the top half of the league standings, making for a tough stretch leading to the conference tournament in March.
The game will be broadcast live on AM 1410 KIIX or KIIXCountry.com. Matt Wozniak, now in his fifth season with the Rams, calls all the action. Live game video will also be available via the Mountain West Network at CSURams.com/videos.
About Boise State
- The Broncos were picked to finish one spot below the Rams in eighth in the Mountain West, but thanks in large part to junior Oregon transfer Deanna Weaver, Boise State has turned a 5-6 non-conference record to 9-3 in MW action.
- Weaver was ineligible for the first half of the season due to NCAA transfer rules. She now leads the team in both scoring (14.5) and rebounding (6.2).
- She isn't the only threat, however. With four more players averaging double figures, the Broncos have a similar offensive attack to the Rams. Miquelle Askew scores 13.5 points per game, followed by Yaiza Rodriguez Ortego with 10.3 and Lexie Der with 10.2.
- Defensively the Broncos' Askew and Der each average 6.0 boards per game, trailing Weaver by a close margin.
- The Broncos are coming off a bye with fresh legs as they challenge the Rams on their home court Wednesday. In last week's matchup at New Mexico, Weaver and Rodriguez Ortego scored a career highs of 33 and 24 points, respectively. Thirteen of Rodriguez Ortego's points came in the overtime period as Boise State got the edge over the Lobos at the Pit, 86-80.
- Boise State has won eight of its last nine games and is currently riding a two-game win streak. The Broncos are 10-2 at Taco Bell Arena this season, with close losses to non-conference opponents Southern Utah (90-86) and San Francisco (76-60) early this season.
- The Broncos are a threat from three-point range, ranking first in the MW in both percentage and threes made at .397 and 9.0, respectively. Boise State has three players ranked in the top 15 in both of those categories. The Broncos also lead the league in turnover margin (plus-4.0).
Series vs. the Broncos
- Wednesday's meeting is the eighth game between the two schools. CSU has a slight edge in the series, with a 4-3 advantage over Boise State all-time.
- The Rams are 2-1 in Boise. CSU's only loss in Idaho was back on Nov. 29, 1991.
- Head Coach Ryun Williams is 2-0 in his career vs. Boise State, with a regular-season sweep over the Broncos last season.
A win will...
- Clinch the most wins ever for CSU in the Mountain West, with 13 league victories.
- Secure the most wins overall since 2002-03, when Colorado State finished 21-13.
- Bring the Rams' win streak to 10 games, the longest streak since 1998-99, when CSU produced its best record in program history at 33-3, which included a 19-game run.
- Extend the longest win streak ever for the Rams during Mountain West play, and approach the longest streak in conference play since the fabled 1998-99 season, when the Rams finished a perfect 14-0 in league action.
- Ensure the highest number of road wins the program has had in 15 years, since the 1998-99 campaign, with nine.
- Move CSU 3.5 games ahead of its closest competition, Boise State, in the MW standings.
Last time vs. Boise State (March 2, 2013)
Colorado State's phenomenal first half performance carried over throughout the rest of the game for a 72-60 win over Boise State at Moby Arena.
At the half, Colorado State (10-17, 6-8 MW) led 37-29, senior Meghan Heimstra already had 14 points and five rebounds. CSU's 37 first-half points over Boise State (11-16, 4-10 MW), tied for the most the Rams have put up in a 20-minute period all season, aside from the game vs. Division-II South Dakota Mines. The Rams ended the half with all the momentum thanks to junior Alicia Nichols' huge block right at the buzzer.
Heimstra ended the game with a career-high 25 points. The senior also recorded nine rebounds, three blocks and three assists. She also recorded a career-high in field-goals made with 10.
Junior Sam Martin recorded 16 points, nine rebounds and two blocks while playing 29 minutes, the fewest time from any of the starters.
CSU had a season-low seven turnovers against Boise State. The last time Colorado State met up with Boise State the team recorded only eight turnovers. Colorado State recorded also 10 steals against the Broncos.
Freshman Caitlin Duffy scored 13 points, six rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block. Sophomore Ladeyah Forte recorded 10 assists, six points, and three steals. Junior Hayley Thompson pulled down nine rebounds while also putting up seven points, two steals, and two assists.
CSU's 72 points was the most the Rams have put up this season, aside from the game vs. Division-II South Dakota Mines.
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The Waynedale Trails & Sidewalks fundraiser that was hosted on Sunday, June 22nd by Bobick's Golf and The Stand was indeed a success! Both businesses were steady throughout the day as families visited, all enjoying free buckets of balls for children from Bobick's, then cooling down afterwards with free cones from The Stand for the kids.
Committee member for the Waynedale Initiative Camille Garrison praised the two businesses for their support as well as the several volunteers who donated their time Sunday towards this valuable event.
Along with the free items for the children, Bobick's donated 100% of their range proceeds and The Stand contributed $1 from each Coney Dog sold. Total donations from the two businesses exceeded $500. Additionally, four items were raffled and donations collected, making a grand total of $870. Winners for the raffle items were Marcella Palmer who won the Hire's Car Emergency Kit; Steve Screeton who won a Cleveland Driver from Bobick's; Bev Giant who received the $25 Stand Gift Certificate and Karen Leffers who won the Taylor Made Fairway Wood and goody bag donated by PNC bank on Bluffton Road.
Ryan Palmer, manager of The Stand stated "We are really excited that Waynedale families will be getting trails and sidewalks that allow them to bike and walk safely down Bluffton Road to Foster Park." When asked how this might benefit business, Ryan replied "I understand many of the Aboite businesses have done well since the trails have been added out in that area."


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Amarillo's Promise, the affiliate of Colin Powell's America's Promise, aims to increase volunteerism in the city's schools.
Amarillo Independent School District has signed on as one partner in Amarillo's Promise, and Glenwood Elementary School has signed on as a School of Promise.
America's Promise seeks to "mobilize people from every sector of American life to build the character and competence of our nation's youth by fulfilling five promises," the organization's mission statement says.
The five promises ensure that all youth have: ongoing relationships with caring adults; safe places with structured activities during nonschool hours; healthy start and future; marketable skills through effective education; and opportunities to give back through community service.
Amarillo's Promise partners include BWXT Pantex, BSA Health System, John Chandler Ford, Amarillo National Bank, AISD, Amarillo Area Foundation and the Amarillo Globe-News.
Glenwood Elementary School Principal Amy Dorris and Amarillo's Promise school liaison, Assistant Principal Saul Guillen, identified volunteer needs at the school, 2407 S. Houston St.
"We're ready to get started," Guillen said.
The school is in need of at least 50 people to provide one-on-one mentoring and tutoring to first- through fifth-graders, according to information provided by the Amarillo Area Foundation.
"But the more the merrier to meet the individual needs of the students," Guillen said.
The school is seeking English and Spanish-speaking mentors to help at-risk students ages 5-12 on Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills standards at their grade level.
"There are 13 identifiers that help flag students as at-risk," Dorris said. "One of which is any student not performing at grade level. That's the formal definition.
"We also identify some that we know in our hearts who are not catching on," she said. "We can create situations that we can modify to make sure they're successful."
Dorris said she wanted to emphasize that prospective volunteers do not necessarily have to speak Spanish.
"Immersion is important at Glenwood," Dorris said. "But some students just need some reinforcement in their native language."
Four AmeriCorps students from Caprock High School and five women from the Junior League of Amarillo make up Glenwood's volunteer corps, Dorris said, and "we'd like to get 50 more."
"Sometimes a tutor will give the subject a new twist or the student will hear it in a different way than in the classroom and the light bulb goes on," she said. "We see a huge difference."
To help attract volunteers, Dorris said she and her staff have had to think "outside the box" concerning tutoring/mentoring.
"We don't want people to think they need a college degree in order to volunteer," she said.
Dorris has set up some "nontraditional times" for tutoring/mentoring.
"We've got 7 to 8 a.m., Monday through Friday in the library," she said. "About half of our students qualify for free breakfasts, so there are a lot of students on campus before school."
Beginning Oct. 1, Glenwood also will offer mentoring and tutoring from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, in addition to the traditional hours between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the classrooms, and 3 to 4 p.m. in the cafeteria beginning Sept. 25.
For prospective volunteers who may question whether their 60-minute contribution can make a difference in a student's life, Janace Ponder, mentor/tutor recruiter with AISD, offered an answer.
"It's amazing how much adults and students can bond in just one hour," she said. "In the (Help One Student To Succeed) program, for example, the improvement the students make is amazing."
For more information about Glenwood Elementary School's opportunities, call 371-5655.
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