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I love tea, especially Oolong.
my first cup of oolong was made by my mom. She usually had a cup of tea to warm up her day. When i was a little girl, i always wonder that was inside and always want to try it. I thought what if i have a cup of that and I may act like mom beauty and mature. All the imagination makes oolong to become a power of magic. Indeed, once i learn how to appreciate oolong, the beauty of tea is even stronger.


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Alfred L. M. Bothwell, PhD
Professor of Immunobiology; Member of HTI and VBT
Research Interests
Biochemistry; Biology; Biomedical Engineering; Immunogenetics
Research Organizations
Cancer Center: Cancer Immunology
Fellowship Training
Skin Diseases Research Center, Yale
Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program
WHRY Pilot Project Program Investigators
Research Summary
To characterize the development and function of regulatory T cells and characterize mechanisms that affect cancer, autoimmunity, inflammation, transplantation and recruitment into vascular sites.
Extensive Research Description
research goals of the lab are to characterize the development and function of
regulatory T cells and characterize mechanisms that affect autoimmunity,
inflammation, transplantation and recruitment into vascular sites. Both mouse and human responses are
studied in vitro and in vivo which includes the development and use of
humanized mice. In addition, our
experience with synthetic microvessels has lead to a translational project to
revascularize islets to treat type I diabetes.
Specific accomplishments in the last year:
- PPARs: Peroxysome proliferated activated receptors (PPARs) represent a group of transcription factors that are critical in regulating glucose and lipid metabolism. Ligands of PPARg inhibit metabolically induced arteriosclerosis and also prevent the development of inflammatory disorders in several experimental mouse models including EAE, asthma, rheumatic arthritis and sepsis. The role of PPARg in graft arteriosclerosis (GA) has not been characterized. We therefore tested the in vivo effects of administration of the endogenously occurring ligand, 15 deoxy-prostaglandin-J2 (15-d-PGJ2), and ciglitazone and pioglitazone on vascular remodeling of human artery induced by alloreactive PBMC and the IFN-g model. The data indicate that 15-d-PGJ2 and pioglitazone significantly inhibit human GA in our in vivo human arterial graft model in immunodeficient mice. These effects appear specific because they are reversed by treatment with an antagonist, GW9662. Preliminary results suggest that it is possible to reverse disease once it is established for 3 weeks in this model.
- Microorgan Islet Grafts: The goal of this project is to bioengineer pancreatic beta cell-containing implants for treatment of diabetes. Casting the islets together with EC in collagen gels effectively revascularizes the islets in SCID/bg mice. Indeed, our pilot data indicate that these human islet-EC microorgans secrete human insulin into the peripheral blood of mice for periods of at least 4 months and demonstrate responsiveness to glucose in glucose tolerance tests. We are characterizing the structure/function properties of these microorgans in detail, including the microvessel structure and the stability of the microvessels with time. During the last year we (with Serge Kobsa and M. Saltzman) are characterizing new nanospheres that have a greater capacity to secrete factors for longer periods of time. We have shown that Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF) has significant anti-apoptotic activity on islets in vitro and hope to evaluate this with the new delivery systems in vivo. Inflammation and Colon Cancer: The APC/Min mouse is a highly studied model of intestinal tumorigenesis. During the last year we have shown that APC/Min mice that are deficient in the proinflammatory cytokine IL-17A have a 90% reduction in small intestinal polyps. We hope to define both the source of the IL-17A that is critical as well as the cell type that is the target of this cytokine.
Selected Publications
- Viehmann Milam, A.A., Maher, S.E., Gibson, J.A., Lebastchi, J., Wen, L., Ruddle, N.H., Herold, K.C. and Bothwell, A.L.M. (2014). A Humanized Mouse Model of Autoimmune Insulitis. Diabetes, 63:1712-1724.
- Kidane, D., Chae, W.J., Czochor, J., Eckert, K.A., Glazer, P.M., Bothwell, A.L.M., Sweasy, J.B. (2014). Links between DNA repair and inflammation. Crit. Rev. Biochem. Mol. Biol., 49:116-139.
- Immunity 44: 246-258.
- Park, H.-J., Choi, J.-Y., Senejani, A.G., Tobiasova, Z., Kim, D.-H., * Bothwell, A.L.M. and * Choi, J.-M., (2014).The nuclear receptor PPAR? regulates T cell tolerance and germinal center formation via follicular helper T cells. PLoS ONE 9(6): e99127. *joint senior authors.
- Int. J. Mol..Sci., 17:1347-1357; doi:10.3390/ijms17081347
- Senejani, A., Liu, Y., Kidane, D., Maher, S.E., Zeiss, C.J., Park, H.-J., Kashgarian, M., McNiff, J.M., Bothwell, A.L.M. and Sweasy, J.B. (2014). Mutation of DNA Polymerase Beta Results in Lupus, Cell Reports 6:1-8. PMCID: PMC3916967.

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well Dothan Survival Games is the best paintball field i have ever played at ( My opinion). DSG has alot of fields air ball, dodge city, hyperball,the castle,mounds. if i missed anything woops srry. but i personaly like the castle when im defending. dsg is very strict on head gear, and barrel plugs when u drive up u have to have a barrel plug before u can even walk in the room or they will give u one but u will have to pay for that trust me i went through that and its embarasing. but over all the price is good the paint they sell is good but i will have to say that the paintball guns they sell are alittle over priced like the Proto SLG 09 Basic 249.99. but i dont have a problem with that. I would recomend dsg to anybody who is on a bugget and wants to have the great and kindly service u get at dsg. and its not too far from town.
ok on to Hot Shots really umm ive played there 1 time and their outside fields are not the best. and the indoor field gets alittle hot and its not A/Ced. but i mean i cant say too much about the place because ive only played there once. but i have to give them credit for the game room and the go carts they are so fun. but what i have read and heard is that they are out of buisness but im not for sure please help me if u can lol.
DSG 9.5 out of 10
Hot Shots 7.8 out of 10
overall i would recomened DSG over Hot Shots but its all in my personal preference u may not like DSG ok then thats ur opinion. so please reply lol
hot shots vs. Dothan Survival
Started by paintballfighter101, Jul 12 2009 07:20 PM
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Posted 14 August 2009 - 12:45 AM
Hot shots is CLOSED..
DSG special ordered my g3 for me and sold it to me for $299 (retail).
Their paint prices are pretty fair too.
On the other hand, they did want $70 bucks for a 48/30 steelie...
You forgot Speedball and Woods.
Mounds is my favorite though!
DSG special ordered my g3 for me and sold it to me for $299 (retail).
Their paint prices are pretty fair too.
On the other hand, they did want $70 bucks for a 48/30 steelie...
You forgot Speedball and Woods.
Mounds is my favorite though!
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Posted 05 October 2010 - 08:59 PM
Hey man thanks for the post on us vs hot shots, I'm a ref out there at dsg and seeing this makes me happy to know we are doing everything we can to make the game fun and safe...any suggestions on the place let me know thanks
if ur under 18 and pay for ur own gear put this in ur sig
Posted 09 March 2012 - 02:52 AM
I reff at dsg and am going to play this Saturday and dsg was better than hot shots for a ton of reasons that would take forever to list
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Joy in Volleyball
Today, the USA Junior Olympic Boys' Volleyball Championships here in Atlanta began the first of many National Titles with the finals of the 12-and-under division. This city brings back many memories of helping produce the Indoor Olympic and Paralympic volleyball back in 1996, as well as several Big South events, and tomorrow Centennial Park will be filled with funnel cake and ice cream vendors as the city celebrates the Fourth of July. A chance to see my son compete here in the 18 Open with Front Range, while helping coaches learn new ideas in the science of our sport through a CAP course, is just the icing on the cake.
A young player at the boys' Junior Olympics
Watching these youngest teams in playoffs – players, coaches, officials and parents, showed the spirit and passion of simply playing the game for the joy of playing. The hustle, team encouragement, celebrations and anguish – and just the sheer fun in playing was so strong, I told some older teams who were struggling to just swing by those courts and remember why we are all here. I had lunch with Cal Wickens of Pace Bootlegger from NY, whose 7-year-old son is here playing in this youngest division, excited not just to play, but to make new friends and swap jerseys at the end. All over the walkway spaces, kids were playing pepper with sisters and little brothers. I was also amazed at the level of diversity seen on the court playing, including the remarkable variety and colors of hairstyles.
Reid Priddy, Beijing gold medal outside hitter, is here and in addition to signing autographs and posing for countless pictures, he honored the 12-and-under division by handing out all the medals to the top three teams. Reminded me of a rock star appearance with all the flashes, cameras and videos recording the moment. His presence, like that of our USA Team and coaching staff at the Girls' JOs in Miami, has both inspired and motivated countless young players, and we all appreciate these role models coming to these season-ending events.
Pepper breaks out in the aisles at Boys' JOs
Then later, outside the CNN Center, the bronze-medal kids were still playing, with siblings, using a small Molten volleyball to play wallball, for the same reason we do sport – for the joy of playing and competing. The Junior Olympic Girls' event in Miami continues their season-ending pursuits of National Champions with almost 800 teams. I caught a red-eye here from Phoenix, where I spent two days with the Eppersons and their staff, along with another 500 teams and coaches at the Volleyball Festival in another celebration of our sport. In closing, we give thanks to the thousands of RVA coaches, leaders, parents and officials who spend their year before coming here the work it takes to give these Junior Olympians their chance to prove that volleyball is an amazing BOYS sport too…
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Comments about Learning Resources Super Strong Magnetic Clips, Set of 4:
Definitely holds as advertised. These don't slip on my refrigerator and the clip's spring is very strong.Although the clip's jaw is a bit shorter than I'd prefer, its strength and tooth design hold well. The clip has a wide but shallow metal tooth at the tip, with foam padding inside it that fills much of the top surface. As far as I can tell, the spring is strong enough to compress the foam, so the hold is really due to the spring and the tooth. I'd hesitate to use it to hold anything that could be scratched. The outside bottom edge of the rim of the metal base is very slightly rounded. The whole thing is painted; the clip inside and out, and the base is painted all the way around the bottom rim to the edge of the magnet. One product suggestion would be add a thin rubber pad to the bottom so they don't bang or drag when applied or removed from the mounting surface. (That's because of how strong the magnet is.) I will try adding a thin rubber sheet myself on the ones I bought. I haven't scratched anything yet, but since the magnets are so strong, it worries me a bit as I take them on and off the painted surface.A rubber tooth might be a good addition too. The magnets in some of mine rock slightly inside the case, so I'm not sure how they're attached. But so far (a couple weeks) that hasn't led to any functional problem.
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Great magnets, very strong!
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I received these magnets for review on my blog. I have used these magnets for displaying art work, and for keeping up with a stack of papers I need handy for my son's upcoming autism evaluation process. I have all the forms and typed up info clipped in a magnet, envelopes of his past evaluation results in a couple of magnets, and art work in another. These magnets are strong, and held all of this — even the envelopes which probably have about 20 sheets of paper in each! I did use 2 magnets on the envelopes, not because one magnet wouldn't hold the weight of the envelopes, but because the clips aren't very deep and I felt it held envelopes full of papers better with 2 magnets to make sure they wouldn't slip out. It has held the actual stack of papers with no problem, and that is about 10 sheets of paper. I am sure it could hold an even bigger stack if I tried it! The clips are easy to press, but not so loose that they are going to get opened easily and have your papers fall out. Once we get started with our evaluation process, these magnets will probably mostly get used for holding artwork and grocery lists, but for now it is a great way to keep those evaluation papers out of my son's reach and in a place where I won't lose them.
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MrEffendi wrote:So to change the subject a bit (sorry I'm a bit flighty). What's your favorite mellow-out tea? I have a GABA oolong that makes me want to melt into the couch; tastes like honey. It's almost too soothing; like xanax tea. Sorry about all the drug references.
MrEffendi wrote:I might be partially put off that the soup looks more like coffee than tea. Coffee... the devil's drink.
lordsbm wrote:As for shu brand name shu 2008 Tulin 100g brick, non-brand will be that 2012 Bulang gushu huangpian I posted early.
lordsbm wrote:I only drink pu erh, for health reason So mine is still a pu erh, also I like mine not too mellow.
Recent favourite brand name shen will be 2011 Tulin legend, non-brand will be a 2009 Pasha old tree. As for shu brand name shu 2008 Tulin 100g brick, non-brand will be that 2012 Bulang gushu huangpian I posted early.
Legend flavour is light and refreshing. Changes from butter like flavor to fruity flavor to longan flavor. Decent huigan, good shengjin. Refreshing, sweet, mild bitterness, low astringent.
Pasha is bitter sweet type of tea. Sweet like honey, bitterness dissolved quick. Astringent level depends on the temperature, at 95 Celsius above it's too much, but at 93 Celsius below the astringent is week.
2008 Tulin shu brick has a grainy taste and texture. Kinda like soya milk taste. Mellow and sweet enough. Duiwei (storage smell) is mild.
lordsbm wrote:MrEffendi wrote:Any recommendations for a smooth, mellow, SWEET, ripe tea with plenty of pleasant and relaxing qi? Maybe ripe teas go "taste" better in cold climates? I'm not sure. Again, I'm quite put off by camphor and smoke. Is ripened pu for me? Should I simply admit my prejudice against the black stuff?
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Southern Poverty Law Center Joining Pro-Hamas, Hezbollah, Groups in Blasting 'Haters' – Mostly Jews
Latest update: December 30th, 2013
The Southern Poverty Law Center was once an icon for Jewish values of racial tolerance and equality. It played a key role in the American civil rights movement.
The Center's views have now been stretched so far that, in the name of tolerance and equality, the SPLC is partnering with, on the one hand, a Muslim group whose followers revere and support Hamas and Hezbollah, and a far-left think tank whose writers were spewing accusations of dual loyalty and other anti-Semitic canards just a few months ago.
On Wednesday evening, August 15, SPLC joined with the Muslim Public Affairs Council and the Center for American Progress to present a teleconference call they publicized as addressing "The Real World Impact of Hate Rhetoric in America." It was clear, however, from the participants and the language in the announcement that the hate-meter is all and only about measuring alleged anti-Muslim rhetoric, and will not take a baby step near anything so mundane as anti-Semitism.
Wajahat Ali, "an attorney and expert on the $40 million dollar Islamophobia industry in the US," is a co-author of "Fear, Inc.: The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America," Ali represented CAP on the conference call. He explained that the Network is comprised of a small group of funders who support the experts who create the information, which is then transmitted to grass roots organizations, fed to the mainstream media, and then is inserted into the talking points of leading conservative politicians.
A quick peek at Fear, Inc.'s five supreme evil villains reveals four of the five are Jews, and the fifth works closely with Jews and Jewish organizations. Those five are Frank Gaffney at the Center for Security Policy; David Yerushalmi (Orthodox Jew) at the Society of Americans for National Existence; Daniel Pipes at the Middle East Forum; Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch and Stop Islamization of America; and Steven Emerson of the Investigative Project on Terrorism.
During the teleconference Wajahat included David Horowitz (yes, another Jew) of the Horowitz Freedom Center in his list of the Network experts. Horowitz was not surprised that the SPLC was joining with MPAC and CAP to criticize people like him.
"The SPLC is the most prominent and active leftwing smear site in America," Horowitz told The Jewish Press. He explained that, "like much of the left it has joined the Muslim Brotherhood and its front groups in attacking patriotic Americans who oppose the Islamist oppression of women, gays and other religions and promote jihad against the United States."
The Center for American Progress has been embroiled in a hate speech controversy of its own, one that was not discussed during the Hate Rhetoric teleconference.
Last spring CAP was hit with repeated charges of anti-Semitism over the use by some of its leadership of such terms as "Israel-Firsters" to describe politicians and others who allegedly put Israel's interests above those of the United States. Several of the organization's members left as a result of the controversy.
The third group anchoring the teleconference on "Hate Rhetoric" is one whose leader – and the one co-anchoring the call – blamed Israel for the terrorist attack on New York City on September 11, 2011. It is a group allegedly born from the seed of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Muslim Public Affairs Council president Salam al-Marayati is an expert on hate rhetoric, having long engaged in directing his own version towards Jews and the Jewish State. But he is tone deaf to certain kinds of hate speech – minimizing and even lauding the terrorist acts of Hezbollah which he claims constitute legitimate resistance.
So why is a nice group like the Southern Poverty Law Center joining forces to talk about Hate Rhetoric with two extreme purveyers of, well, Hate Rhetoric?
Steve Emerson is one of the "architects" of the Islamophobic Network, according to CAP. Emerson told The Jewish Press, "that now the SPLC has scurrilously jumped on the 'Islamophobia industry' like MPAC and CAP in promoting a totally fabricated conspiracy that alleges a group of ten individuals (yours truly included) colluded for a decade to hypnotize 300 million Americans to be suspicious of Muslims."
In fact, according to Emerson, "the reality is MPAC, SPLC, CAP and also the ADL and ACLU are the true conspiratorialists in promoting the myth of Islamophobia, a term created by radical Islamic groups, together with their handlers like CAP, the SPLC and the ADL, to silence any criticism of radical Islam."
A group of national religious leaders joined together in a letter they made public, called on the SPLC leadership to withdraw from the teleconference: "To treat MPAC as a legitimate organization, much less a valued partner of the Southern Poverty Law Center, is an extraordinary rejection of Jewish Americans and of moderate Muslim Americans. "Lori Lowenthal Marcus
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We actually do need to stop the anti-Shariah movement: In the US there is no way to ban shariah law without banning halachah. It would be impossible to arbitrate disputes in beit din, follow Torah law for inheritance, and possibly even to follow Torah and rabbinic law for marriage and divorce. We already have had a case a few years ago where a judge overturned a beit din decision in an employment matter as contrary to public policy. (Fortunately this was reversed on appeal.)
In addition, anti-Islam activists have used the same kinds of tools to stop mosques from being built as anti-Semites have used to stop synagogues from being built.
Shut down -no. Monitor -yes.
Hey Charlie you news to listen to some Dennis Prager! -pk
וַיֹּאמֶר הָמָן, לַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ–יֶשְׁנוֹ עַם-אֶחָד מְפֻזָּר וּמְפֹרָד בֵּין הָעַמִּים, בְּכֹל מְדִינוֹת מַלְכוּתֶךָ; וְדָתֵיהֶם שֹׁנוֹת מִכָּל-עָם, וְאֶת-דָּתֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵינָם עֹשִׂים, וְלַמֶּלֶךְ אֵין-שֹׁוֶה, לְהַנִּיחָם
Nice to see the "impartial" author include the ADL among the list of haters and their minders. Give me a break. Yes there is antisemitism in America. Most if not all on the right wing. But without question there is also a great deal of islamaphobia. To pretend otherwise is ridiculous.
Might be a good idea for you to read more carefully, Michael D Blum – what you are complaining about is language in a quote, not
not the author's (hi) language.
Alexander, I've always supported the efforts of law enforcement to infiltrate any and all groups that pose terrorst threats, regardless of their religion or ethnicity. The NYPD and FBI's infiltration of the plot to blow up the synagogues in the Bronx (by three American and one Haitian Muslims) may have saved my life.
I am shocked to see Jewish Press defending David Yerushalmi, who has made statements like the following,
"Jews of the modern age are the most radical, aggressive and effective of the liberal Elite. Their goal is the goal of all progressives: a determined use of liberal principles to deconstruct the Western nation state in a 'historical' march to the World State…"
Yerushalmi has called blacks "the most murderous of peoples" and wrote,
"There is a reason the founding fathers did not give women or black slaves the right to vote."
As a researcher of the Religious Right, I am finding that the current wave of Islamophobia and hysteria about Shariah promoted by the list of people defended in this article, is used to justify xenophobia and Christian nationalism, and therefore also a threat to the rights of American Jews.
Lori Lowenthal Marcus You're right. But you also refer to the Center for American Progress as a "far left" group. Are you kidding? John Podesta? Far left? Come on. You must have heard of McCarthy. Calling a group "far left" was his trick. You should do better.
Michael D Blum – liberal Democrat and resolutely staunch Obama supporter professor Alan Dershowitz, just this past spring, called CAP virulently anti-Semitic and said the Obama administration's affiliation with it could cost them the election.
The issue isn't shariah as applied within the Moslem community to matters that are not governed by secular law, and to the extent that it does not contravene secular law. The issue is when Moslems attempt to punish with violence something that is not illegal under the secular law, to compel with violence something that is not required under the secular law, or to defend something that is criminal under the secular law. Shariah calls for death to anyone who converts from Islam to Christianity or Judaism. It justifies "honor killings" of women. Our courts must not take cognizance of Shariah where it would justify otherwise criminal conduct.
A "researcher of the Religious Right"? When did we stone one of our daughters to death for having been raped? When did we blow up one of our sons for conversion to another religion? The answer is, quite simply–never. The Moslem community has for the most part acquiesced in the actions of its most extreme members. Now, when it comes to Jews–which is more important to you, Ms. Tabachnick? Your Judaism or your liberalism? I suspect it is the latter. When the Law of Moses and the progressive ideology collide, you will be on the side of the progressive ideology. Just remember–once your progressive friends win, your fate is likely to be that of such leftist Jews as Leon Trotsky, Lev Kamenev, etc..
The Jewish Press used to be Meir Kahane's paper. He used to write three columns a week for it when he was in the Knesset. So I don't understand the surprise.
As much as the Jews are less than a mass homogenous heralded, the Muslims/ Arabs of the globe upheld various opinions not always grounded on a single notion of totally annihilating the world Jewry.
Keeping the communicating ways opened to balance a situation fragile is important not in Arabic-Jewish affairs only.
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What do you mean by "far left?"
"The issue isn't shariah as applied within the Moslem community to matters that are not governed by secular law, and to the extent that it does not contravene secular law."
Actually, it is. Moslem and Jewish religious law vary greatly from secular law in matters of business conduct, finance, marriage, divorce, and inheritance.
All of the early civil rights organizations have turned anti semetic. It seems to be inevitable for left wing groups, even when run by "Jews" to do so.
A lot of that is news to me, Ken. What I see happening is Dearborn turning into Dearbornistan, a Muslim ghetto.
Whether they're Muslims or Jews or whatever, if those moving into the neighborhood refuse to assimilate, and in so doing make the neighborhood value drop whilst making it a hostile place to visit, then they're trash and they need to be run out. Period.
I don't care if the new wave is named Yeholihim, or Al-Ababwah or even John Cotterburg. If you trash the neighborhood and start "marrying" 7-year-oid girls in contempt for our laws, and in contempt for basic categorical imperative, and in contempt for basic human decency, then you're garbage and need to be taken to the dump.
An excellent report! The Muslim Brotherhood has infiltrated the FBI and other branches of the Fed Govt (the State Dept) as well as law enforcement in Southern California. Sharia must be stopped! Any org that sides with the Islamists must be exposed and, if possible, shut down. However, don't look for this to happen with this Administration.
The ACLU was founded to defend Communists, Ethan. Is it any wonder that they oppose EVERY enforcement bill against illegal immigration and promote Amnesty for the Invaders?
Lori, an excellent article! Thank you so much!
Wait, @Rachel Tabachnick – the one who has worked with Richard Silverstein of Tikun Olam? Any criticism from her or him are great compliments, thank you!
Webster's definition of "phobia" is "an unreasonable fear of certain things or people".
Radical Islamists have carried out over 9000 terrorist murders SINCE 9/11! Who's kidding whom here? It's not a "phobia" to realize that radical Islam is the scourge of civilization and the source of nearly all the brutal terrorism carried out in the last 30 yrs.
We need to do everything in our power not to let our guards down and fight this heinous murderous cancer threatening not just Jews (their favorite hate target) but also other Muslims, Christians, etc.
It's beyond amazing to me that these ultra-liberal leftist types are more concerned with the "rights" of terrorists than those murdered by them.


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The ever more intense fighting in and around Gaza which in recent days and again this morning involved the shelling and bombing of civilian infrastructure and UN facilities fills me with deep concern. Everything possible must be done to avoid civilian casualties and uphold international humanitarian law.
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Liu made her Broadway debut in March 2010 in the Tony Award-winning play "God of Carnage," starring as 'Annette' in a cast that included Jeff Daniels, Dylan Baker and Janet McTeer.
A passionate human rights advocate, Lucy produced and narrated the documentary "Redlight," which focuses on the plight of women and children sold into sexual slavery. The film premiered at The Woodstock Film Festival in 2009 and aired on Showtime in 2010. Liu has been a UNICEF ambassador since 2004 and has travelled to Lesotho, Pakistan, Cote D'Ivoire, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Cairo, Peru and Egypt.
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Tax day...ugh. When we will get smart and go to a flatter tax. 15 and 25 percent rates. This would not be a tax cut as you can see the likes of President Obama paying on 20% in taxes and Mitt Romney paying 17%. They both would effectively have higher tax rates and we would all benefit from a more efficient tax system.
'Fiscal responsibility' is not a partisan issue. The GOP has arrogated it to its ongoing 'platform' for ages. Bad choices in spending are always there. The problem is the way Congress works -- one hand does wash the other. Good things get passed that way. Lousy things do in exchange. To put a limit on spending is nonsensical, since that just means more squalid fighting over a diminished amount of cash (or 'future cash'). That means uglier stuff than we've seen over the past 20 or 30 years. I am a Democrat -- have been for decades. Yet, what we need are people committed to working across ideology.
I have been seriously hurt by the economic downturn. I still believe that the economy is turning around and have hope that it will get better.
This experiment pretty well bankrupted California
Whether or not we agree with the democrats or the republicans on the issue, I think we can all agree that a legitimate decision must be made and backed by our country's leadership. Continuous argument with no action leaves the American economy in a standstill, removing confidence and bolstering unrest.
I agree. I think in addition to the many economic principles required to avoid a double dip recession, calm and succinct action of any kind is a step in the right direction.


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In short: A cracking post-Christmas canter around the countrysideIn full: What a great way to end the year. Lovely marshalls, the lady in the red coat at registration reminded me of my old headteacher (she was bossy too), a few puddles for those that hadn't had their fill of rainwater during the last week and great support at the finish from faster runners who had stayed behind for those of thus that had run slowly to admire the scenery and an adequate goody bag. I loved it. The band were good too. Date of review: December 30, 2012
In short: A wonderful run but get some hill training in beforehandIn full: A stonking half marathon. Superbly organised in a beautiful setting. I loved it. If there is one criticism is that the pens seemed to be a bit generous 1:55-2:15+ covers a huge number of runners and could mean a difference of more than a minute and a half per mile between the fastest in the pen and the not so fast. But I'm being petty. It was a brilliant race and I loved it.Date of review: April 2, 2012
In short: Fast!In full: Very peebeeable. All roads (Country lanes) virtually traffic free thanks to good marshalling, dead flat. All gun times (no chips). Lovely goody bag (they don't call it the Christmas pudding race for nothing!). Hot soup for finishers too. Could do with a few more portaloos but what race couldn't.Date of review: December 11, 2011
In short: A bit tamer than expected but still greatIn full: The big hills were grim but the rest was......fine. Not quite as hard core as I expected but great fun, a smashing atmosphere and great organisation. Could do with more girls loos but there were plenty of bushes and if Paula can do it then so can I. An inch of ice on the bog of doom and at least another foot of water would have been nice (they got it last year apparently)and perhaps slightly wider trails so that those that wanted to run the hills could rather than being caught behind walkers. Nice Brooks t-shirt and generous goody bag too. Will certainly do it again.Date of review: November 28, 2011
In short: The hills hurt, the marshalls were uplifting, the scenery was superbIn full: My first marathon and I chose a challenging one. The marshalls and spectators were the stars of this show. Weather perfect, the drizzle at mile 14 was a nice touch. Date of review: September 25, 2011
In short: Excellent organisation, super facilities but where's my medal!In full: Freezing cold but sunny morning, no wind to speak of at first but half way through it picked up to 20 mph in places so was a little on the cool side. Marshalling was extremely well organised and lots of them, water at 2, 5, 7, and 11 miles and a jelly bean station at 11 miles too (one large box of jelly babies, one lady, by the time she's got one out I'd passed her). The course is two laps on tarmac cycle tracks and underpasses around the town. The first lap is a mile and a half shorter than the second so the second lap is psychologically tougher than the first. Did a good time, a steady 9:50 minute mile all round and a sprint finish so knocked four mins almost of my PB. The last 300 metres was on the Ridlins running track, cinders, tannoy man called out your name as you entered the stadium and you finished in front of the "grandstand" (seats about 150!). Finish funnel was well organised, lots of bodies with wire cutters to remove your chip, lots of drinks and huge boxes of bananas. Lovely fluorescent yellow tech t-shirt (great for evening runs). Great changing rooms, plenty of loos, courtesy bus back to railway station and town centre car parks. I'd recommend this one.Date of review: November 8, 2010
In short: A zoo at the finish and trying to get out of the finish area was a nightmare.Date of review: October 29, 2010
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What do you do when you're working in a coffee shop, you have to use the bathroom and there is nobody around to ask to watch your stuff?
Dear Miriam,
What do you do when you are by yourself in a coffee shop, you have to use the bathroom and there is nobody immediately around to ask to watch your stuff? On one hand, I trust that there is a culture of respect within the coffee shop community and that nobody would take anything (and I feel guilty taking my stuff because it looks like I don't trust people). However, it hardly seems smart to leave wallet and computer unattended. And what if someone else who is not part of the culture comes in? Thoughts Experiences?
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Dear Coffee,
One time, a guy in a café asked me to watch his stuff. Of course I said yes, and when he came back, he offered to buy me a coffee. Shocked, I turned down the offer, wondering if he'd just arrived from a planet with no Starbucks.
If, like him, you don't spend a lot of time in coffee shops, allow me to fill you in: You need to go to the bathroom, you ask the person next to you to keep an eye on your stuff, s/he says yes, you come back from the bathroom and say thank you, then an hour later s/he asks you to reciprocate the favor. For people who camp out in coffee shops with laptops, this really is the culture.
If there's only one other person in the whole place but she's all the way across the room, I would still ask her to keep an eye out. Since the shop is nearly empty, she'll probably notice if someone new comes in and tries to steal your stuff.
If there are literally no other customers, you could ask the staff since, with no other customers, it's not a huge imposition. Do leave something in the tip jar, though.
The other option, as you mention, is to pack up your bag. That's a huge pain, and one that I try to avoid. Sometimes I'll just bring my wallet and phone with me to the bathroom, in part because my laptop is old and not that attractive, so I don't really expect someone to want to take it. Also, if my laptop is plugged in, I feel like that's one more deterrent to someone being able to just pick it up and walk out.
If your concern about packing up is potentially offending people, you don't need to worry since you'd only really need to do this when there's no one else around, hence, no one around to be offended. The bigger issue to me is potentially forfeiting a choice table, maybe near an outlet or window. Your stuff holds your table, and in a busy café, a good table is your ticket to being able to get anything done.
The more time you spend camped out in coffee shops with your computer, the better you'll get at navigating this culture, and, probably the more cavalier you'll get, for better or worse, about leaving your belongings unattended.
Be well,


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SUNY Fredonia Professor Awarded $250K Research Grant
FREDONIA – Scott Ferguson, a State University at Fredonia biology professor, has been awarded a $250,000 Research in Undergraduate Institutions grant from the National Science Foundation.
The funding will allow him to conduct a three-year research project, "Genetic Analysis of Gurken Translational Control in Drosophila," that has the potential to assess how humans develop and are affected by disease. As the largest award ever made to a SUNY Fredonia Biology faculty member, the grant will increase the capacity for campus research activities and create learning opportunities for upper-level students.
Key elements of the grant include: a research collaboration with Roswell Park Cancer Institute for whole-genome DNA sequencing and bioinformatics analysis; acquisition of new research instrumentation and materials to study gene expression in biological specimens; annual support for three students to perform summer research on campus; and travel expenses for Dr. Ferguson and his students to attend national research conferences.
Ferguson, who earned a doctorate in genetics and gene regulation from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, uses fruit flies as a model system to understand how, when and where genes get turned on and off during development and in response to environmental stimuli.
"The signaling processes that I study in the fly are nearly identical to those found in humans," Ferguson said. "In fact, 75 percent of human disease genes have a functional analogue in flies which makes them an excellent system where we can make inroads into our understanding of human biology."
The principle goal of the project is to understand the genetic and environmental signals that control how normal development occurs and explain what causes things to go wrong. All of the diversity of cell types and tissues in the body is controlled by genes being turned on and off in a specific way that is appropriate for their given context, Ferguson explained.
"We are studying the detailed molecular switches that control production of a growth factor, the human homologue of which is inappropriately turned on in numerous forms of cancer," he added. "The production of this protein – called Gurken in flies, and Transforming Growth Factor Alpha in humans – is tightly controlled and only permitted in certain corners of some cells at specific times during their lives. The hope is that, by understanding the regulatory mechanisms that bring about this carefully orchestrated expression, we can identify novel treatments for diseases where this control has broken down."
SUNY Fredonia students will be in an enviable position to benefit from Ferguson's research activities.
"This grant will enable Dr. Ferguson to offer incredible research-based opportunities to students," said Patricia Astry, Fredonia biology department chair. "The scale of research that SUNY Fredonia students will be doing is directly comparable to research they would be doing at Ph.D.-granting universities in graduate school. It will make them considerably more competitive applicants for graduate or medical school."
"Dr. Ferguson's grant is a wonderful accomplishment," added Dr. John Kijinski, dean of Fredonia's College of Arts and Sciences. "The work that results from this grant will be important in adding to our knowledge of how diseases are related to genetic codes. Furthermore, it will allow students in our biology program to be part of an important research effort. A significant feature of our science departments is that they offer our undergraduates access to first-rate research opportunities."
One of those students is Danielle Hindes, a junior Molecular Genetics major from Rensselaer and an officer in SUNY Fredonia's chapter of the National Biological Honor Society (Beta Beta Beta).
"I've been given a great opportunity," Hindes said. "To work in a research lab with such high-level resources at a smaller university is unusual, and I'm thrilled for the innumerable prospects that this grant has and will give."
Each summer, the grant will fund individual $4,000 stipends – an amount comparable to those offered at large universities – for three students, from either SUNY Fredonia or regional community colleges, to be engaged in full-time research experiences with Ferguson. The students will be intimately involved in the design and execution of the experiments and have the opportunity to present the results at regional and national meetings. The research will directly impact not only the students working in Ferguson's laboratory, but also students enrolled in the two lab courses that he teaches.
"I strive to blur the lines between research and teaching by bringing my scholarship into the Genetics and Molecular Genetics lab courses," said Ferguson, who directs the Molecular Genetic Program at SUNY Fredonia. "By providing all of our students with a bona fide research experience in the core curriculum, we are ensuring that they graduate with real-world analytical skills that they can apply following graduation."
In the near term, the grant will enable Ferguson and three students – Jacob Merle, a master's degree candidate in biology; Nancy Levensailor and Hindes, both molecular genetics juniors – to attend the 54th annual Genetics Society of America Drosophila Research Conference in Washington, D.C. in April. Attendance at future national conferences will also be supported.
"Being able to attend the conference, with the educational and networking opportunities it will bring, is a particularly exciting chance for me to prepare for my life after my undergraduate career," Hindes added.
NSF grants have become highly competitive recently, with only four out of 35 applications in the Molecular and Cellular Biosciences division gaining approval in the most recent cycle, Ferguson said, who recalls acceptance rates closer to one-in-three when he was a graduate student. He received internal grants and scholarly incentive awards from SUNY Fredonia to assemble data in support of his NSF application.
"The commitment to supporting innovative research programs has made Fredonia a vibrant environment for students and faculty to thrive together as scholars," Ferguson added. "This grant recognizes Fredonia as a destination where students receive world-class training in the sciences."
Scott Ferguson, State University at Fredonia biology professor, stands with his department's new Leica Microsystems SP8 Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope. Though not paid for by the $250,000 National Science Foundation grant he just received, it will be a key instrument in his molecular genetics research.


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Pianist Xiayin Wang, Celebrating Her New LifePosted by Ilona Oltuski in Contemporary Classical, tags: Fine Arts Quartett, Manhattan School of Music, Nina Svetlanova, Richard Danielpour, Sean Hickey, Solomon Mikowsky, Xiayin Wang
One of the first musicians I am meeting at the Juilliard cafeteria after the long summer months is the young pianist, Xiayin Wang.
It was composer Sean Hickey, who drew my attention to this rising star. "She is phenomenal, and you ought to meet her", he said when I met him in his role as business development manager for Naxos America (see also: http://blogcritics.org/music/article/sean-hickey-talks-about-naxos-a/
As I sit down with Wang, we talk about musicians we both know personally. And then it dawns on me: I had actually been present when Manhattan School of Music – trained Wang gave one of the most memorable performances of her career back in 2006, at Alice Tully Hall in New York City.
Her parents were in town and attending the concert, and so she asked her father, a professional Erhu player, to share the stage with her. "Celebrating our new life" was the title of a traditional Chinese folksong she performed with him as an encore to her concert program. It was hard to tell who had been more moved by this joint performance – the audience, or the father-daughter team.
"He was so nervous, and I was on fire", smiles Wang as she remembers that very special evening. "In fact, at one point I thought I saw smoke coming up from stage, but it was just the dust of the resin that my father had applied too generously to the strings of his instrument, to make the sound very smooth sounding".
And so the title of the Chinese folksong she performed that night became the motto of her career as a professional musician – a very fine beginning of a new life, indeed, and a celebration of a career taking off with tremendous energy.
Training at the Shanghai Conservatory from age 5, her mother devoted all her time watching over little Xiayin's piano practice. Today, her daughter appreciates the benefits of her rigorous and disciplined early training.
Says Wang in a November 2007 Fanfare interview: "As a kid, you are not going to have that discipline, no matter how much you love music. The parents, the teacher have to sit next to you. My mom took notes every single lesson. I still have those notes". Read the rest of this entry »
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Would he have been better served over the long term by becoming assignment sound?
He WAS great his rookie year...and in a few short years was out of the league....
If Bell didnt have plastic knee's he would have possibly been another HOF LB'er for us.......it was a shame because that is very rare to get a player like that.
Kendrell Bell is a little different becuase we had a good team and he had an impact on D.
Jarvis is getting playing time on a D that is playing bad football right now and his contribution has been minimal.
Coming back around to the point of the post. Who do you see at Alabama RIGHT NOW, that you'd want? Personally, I'd consider an ILB or a NT, but neither in the first round. I think we may play ourselves out of a stud LT but will still be too high to address the needs we have on the defensive side of the ball. I think we'll end up in that spot where if someone doesn't fall, we're screwed.
And I would think you of all people, would know that it is a lot easier to make the transition form 4-3 MLB to Buck ILB in a 3-4 than it is for an 4-3 DE tweener to go to a 3-4 OLB.
And then back to my whole point. How it is easiest for a college 3-4 OLB, like a Jarvis Jones, to make the transition to a pro 3-4 OLB. And that LeBeua's 3-4 isnt all that complex that one of these players couldn't grasp it. And then to my last point, how Nick Saban's 3-4 is just as complex as that of LeBeau.
Wow!! In a round about way, SKL, you just proved all my points. Thank you.
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"Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life. "
Defending Your Business Jet
Sitting behind a long table in front of Congress in November, the CEOs of Detroit's Big Three automakers had barely begun pleading for a taxpayer bailout when they hit an unexpected snag.
Without warning, the media suddenly became obsessed with the business jets that Ford's Alan Mulally, General Motors' Rick Wagoner and Chrysler's Robert Nardelli had used to reach Washington. Soon after the airplane story began making the rounds, the House Financial Services Committee hearings descended into a textbook example of public relations gone awry, proving yet again that corporate images have almost everything to do with perception and often little to do with reality.
"There is a delicious irony in seeing private luxury jets flying into Washington, D.C., and people coming off of them with tin cups in their hand, saying that they're going to be trimming down and streamlining their businesses," Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.) told the CEOs. "It's almost like seeing a guy show up at the soup kitchen in high hat and tuxedo. It kind of makes you a little bit suspicious."
Another business aviation critic, Tom Schatz, president of Citizens Against Government Waste, said, "It appears that the CEOs of the Big Three auto companies simply don't get it. It's a slap in the face to taxpayers."
For the auto executives, things slid downhill from there as GM's Wagoner-apologizing under his breath for using the company Gulfstream to attend other meetings before appearing in Washington-walked away from an ABC News reporter. Compounding what had quickly become a PR nightmare, Ford's Mulally used the same tactic with the same ABC reporter after refusing to comment about his company's Gulfstream.
Later that day, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) started hearing from indignant aviation department managers who wondered why these Motor City CEOs had failed to defend a form of transportation they had come to admire as a company workhorse.
In government, moreover, few top officials shy away from employing business airplanes, the most significant user being the President of the U.S. himself. Both copies of Air Force One cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars each year, but no one expects the President to fly Delta or United. Air Force One makes sense because of the need for efficiency and security.
Though similar needs justify corporate aviation, Ford and GM knuckled under to the firestorm of bad publicity and quickly closed their long-running flight departments the following week. Ironically, Ford once built an airliner (the Ford Trimotor) and GM had been in the vanguard of American companies that defined business aviation after World War II with its use of airliner-sized airplanes. Ford began operating business aircraft in 1925 and established its flight department in 1941.
During the Capitol Hill hearings, none of the three CEOs would have batted an eye had they been asked to defend recently updated robotics at a manufacturing plant or the addition of thousands of laptop computers to wirelessly connect salespeople to inventory data. Yet when asked to explain why they climbed aboard business airplanes to fly to Washington rather than take the airlines, they all offered only a deer-in-the-headlights response instead of pointing out that they could have easily wasted half a day-at shareholder expense-sitting around an airline terminal waiting for a one-hour flight.
Said Jim Haynes of The Aviation Group, a consulting firm, "The Detroit automobile CEOs should have taken a page from Lee Iacocca when he came begging for loan guarantees in the early 1980s. When the grandstanding congressmen suggested he sell his company's Gulfstream jet, he replied, 'OK, I'll sell it, but I will be damned if I know how I will run Chrysler's plants in small towns all over the USA. I guess I will just have to lease it back.' That's what he did, and he saved Chrysler."
What if you or one of your senior staff were confronted by a reporter or at a stockholder meeting about the cost of the business aircraft you use? Would you do better than the auto CEOs? Do you understand enough about company aircraft to calmly explain their value? Or like the auto executives, would you mumble, "No comment," and walk away from your inquisitors as fast as you could?
For years (if not forever) corporate users of business aviation have seemingly taken a vow of silence about the value their airplanes bring to them. That's a mistake. Instead, you should prepare yourself and others who use your corporate aircraft so that you can all speak truthfully and confidently about the benefits these important assets provide to your company.
"The only people who really understand the value of business aviation are the ones who use it," said Jeff Agur, managing director of the VanAllen Group, another aviation consulting firm. "To hide after something like this [the events in Washington] and hope it will all go away is simply not going to work."
Pat Dunn, a corporate pilot who spent 25 years flying for a major American communications equipment manufacturer, agrees. "Those auto executives realized pretty quickly that they'd stubbed their toes trying to avoid talking about their airplanes. But they were simply unprepared. We can't sit back and keep our fingers crossed any longer."
The only defense offered by one of the automobile industry spokesmen for the use of their corporate airplanes-before they dumped them-was that company regulations demand executives travel aboard corporate jets for security reasons. But they never explained why. In fact, corporate terrorism is a real problem that's a vital concern to business executives nevertheless.
In addition to personal security, there is corporate information security. Industrial espionage is not merely the stuff of novels. No one wants to discuss sensitive corporate information that might screw up a $20 million deal aboard an airliner full of strangers.
Then there is the value of time, a topic few C-level executives like to talk about openly, probably because explaining that an executive's time is worth $10,000 to $15,000 an hour raises eyebrows. Leaving the discussion of corporate pay rates for another day, we can assume that even a group of middle managers could well be worth thousands of dollars per hour. Put a CEO on an airliner with two or three cohorts and, with delays, those people could be away from the office for six to seven hours to complete an hour-and-a-half flight. Do the math. Delays and overcrowding will only get worse this year, say experts, because many airlines continue to reduce domestic capacity.
Consider, too, that once an airliner begins to taxi, passengers are completely out of touch until they return to the gate. Meanwhile, the executive's time clock keeps ticking.
It's also worth noting that it's not just CEOs who use business aircraft-far from it. A recent NBAA survey showed that 86 percent of passengers aboard business airplanes in the U.S. are "not a company's senior officials, but instead are mostly mid-level employees, including salespeople, engineers or other technical specialists."
Stanley S. Hubbard, chairman and CEO of St. Paul, Minn.-based Hubbard Broadcasting, summed up the benefits of business aviation this way: "Business jets, when used properly, are very important to many companies' ability to compete and prosper. Usable time is spent en route meeting with other company executives or clients, this as compared to having to wait in a check-in line an hour or two ahead of a commercial flight. When there is an emergency at a far-off plant or a customer needs immediate help, nothing can compete with the ability of a corporate jet to accomplish a mission in a timely manner. Some well-meaning people think of a business jet as a luxury, but for those who use a jet for business it's a vital tool in this highly competitive world environment in which we all live."
Executives also need to make the public aware that business airplanes contribute to the communities around their airports, noted Pat Dunn. "Consider the thousands of people in need of expensive medical care that business airplanes have transported free of charge," he said, "not to mention that business airplanes were some of the first machines on site after Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana or Ike in Texas. What about the Special Olympics that Cessna sponsors every year? They transport hundreds of special-needs kids for free."
Stinging Demand
One of the most stinging demands of the recent federal legislation to try to save the embattled auto industry was a requirement that the companies use no business airplanes, a stipulation that will add significantly to the cost of bringing the automakers back to profitability. The hypocrisy of failing to make similar demands before billions were handed over to Wall Street was not lost on some people. In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, NBAA CEO Ed Bolen was quick to defend not simply his industry, but also the way of life business airplanes deliver, to a woman who is more than a little familiar with business aircraft. (Pelosi travels aboard military-operated versions of business airplanes in her role as speaker.)
Bolen said the bill's language "appears to prohibit the use of business aviation in all situations, including when it is the sole mode of transportation available to a business, or it is the most prudent and cost-effective solution to a given transportation challenge." This is a bit like the government telling Detroit to build more fuel-efficient cars, but not to use any new computers because that might offend people who don't have their own.
In a world gone crazy with excess, where trusted bankers are indicted for stealing billions from customers, people are angry. So we shouldn't be surprised that some people see airplanes as an example of corporate greed. "Couldn't you all have downgraded to first class or jet-pooled or something to get here?" one Congressman asked the auto CEOs.
Sure they could have. But companies are often managed by the hour-even by the minute at times-and these CEOs knew that as well as anyone, even if they failed to explain it. Airlines were never designed for that kind of turn-on-a-dime flexibility and never will be, which is why business airplanes exist in the first place.
By trying to maintain low profiles, those three auto executives made themselves the poster children for business aviation secrecy. Without a change to that strategy, five years from now, the results of the next media "exposé" of corporate aviation may well be the same. The VanAllen Group's Agur said we stand at the edge of an opportunity to transform the way people view the use of business airplanes. While we cannot educate the entire world about corporate aviation, business executives can draw a line in the sand today by going public with the solid data that supports their use of business aircraft.
Be prepared with your own data before the doubters come knocking at your next stockholders' meeting.
Editor's Note. The strings attached to the bailout money approved for the automakers in December included the divestiture of their business aircraft. Meanwhile, language requiring any companies receiving Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) funds to divest themselves of business aircraft was removed from another House bill, which specified amendments to the original TARP and was introduced in early January. As we went to press, there did not appear to be enough time for this bill to pass both the House and Senate before a procedural deadline expired and by default the President would receive authorization to allocate the remaining $350 billion in TARP funds without congressional restrictions. However, the Obama Administration itself may decide on its own to add restrictions on TARP money, which conceivably could include divestiture of business aircraft.
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Architectural design is just one of many disciplines that inspire your work. When did art begin to play an important role in your life, and did your interest in art lead you to architecture or vice versa?
From elementary school to high school, I was always painting during class. After graduating high school, I decided to apply for film school with a major in art. But they rejected me and told me I wasn't good enough for the art department. They suggested that I look into architecture. I had no ideas about architecture at that time, but they told me to apply so I did. When I started studying architecture, I realized that there weren't many differences between it and the arts. I started to become seriously interested in architecture after reading a book that contained the biographies of 100 architects. Through that book I realized everyone was unique, that everyone can create a different style of architecture.
What aspects of being an architect are most appealing to you?
As an architect you control lots of resources to build buildings, and those buildings influence society. We build them step by step, and they influence our society little by little. Eventually they become historical trends. This fascinates me, but also I know it's very hard to reach this level, and it will take a lot of effort to get there.
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Many people see your work as futuristic. Do you feel that this is an accurate description?
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"Dudes -- Welcome to Tech at State."
That's how Foreign Service Officer Suzanne Hall welcomed participants to the Tech@State: Data Visualization event. Much like Suzanne's nontraditional greeting, Tech@State identifies creative ways to incorporate new technologies and tools into diplomacy and development.
Hosted by the Office of eDiplomacy in the Bureau of Information Resource Management, the Tech@State: Data Visualization event convened technologists and foreign policy experts at the Kennedy Center on September 23. In her opening remarks, Dr. Kerri-Ann Jones, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, challenged the audience of about 350 to find ways to organize the vast amount of data collected, analyze it, and share it visually. Dr. Jones said:
"From the perspective of a scientist, it is important to be able to present data and findings to public audiences and to our peers. Pictures and charts are, of course, a big help in this. Data visualization is something more.
"Data visualization is being used effectively in so many arenas already. It is being used in disaster response and coordination -- strengthening the ability of communities to respond. It is helping information become more transparent and accessible to society in general. It is allowing donors to see how their money is being used in projects ranging from disaster relief to climate change. Data visualization shows progress being made, bumps along the road and pledges being fulfilled."
Mindful of the involvement of multiple State Department bureaus and participants from other U.S. government agencies, Dr. Jones set the tone for openness and cooperation by calling for collaboration and connectivity to ensure that data visualized are accurate, digestible, and accessible to our audiences.
The keynote speaker, Edward Tufte, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Statistics and Computer Science at Yale University and often called the "Da Vinci of data," provided thoughtful insights into the way people perceive and process data. He stressed that the fundamental purpose of data visualization must be to help "make people smarter;" that presentations must provide useful, insightful, intellectually stimulating content facilitating our ability to compare and determine causality.
Following Dr. Tufte's speech, a series of panels explored the various aspects of data visualization. Experts from civil society organizations, academia, government, and the private sector looked at ways visualization is being used to turn information into insight, and how visualization is being connected with mobile technology and new media to increase its overall impact. Attendees heard about new trends in data visualization, new ways to visualize development data, and best practices for visualization interoperability. Other topics included supporting disaster response, visualizing aid transparency, and management, and using climate and health data to monitor food insecurity.
One panel spotlighted several State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) visualization projects. Speaking to a standing room only crowd, panelists demonstrated how visualization is being used on ForeignAssistance.gov and HumanRights.gov. Maurice Kent of USAID's new GeoCenter said, "We can't just put that data up there -- we have to create a story." On ForeignAssistance.gov, for example, the public can see exactly how much foreign aid money is being pledged for the next fiscal year.
In addition, Josh Campbell of the Humanitarian Information Unit announced the release of the Large-Scale International Boundaries for public download. This dataset, maintained by the Office of the Geographer and Global Issues at the State Department, is the official USG-sanctioned international boundaries file.
Data visualization can clearly be applied in a variety of ways. What are other ways data visualization can be used to enhance diplomacy, development, and foreign affairs?
Tech@State, a component of the Secretary's 21st Century Statecraft Initiative, is a series of quarterly conferences, curated and run by eDiplomacy in State's Bureau of Information Resource Management, that brings together technologists and foreign policy experts for a two-day interactive deep-dive to explore ways to incorporate new technologies and tools into diplomacy and development. For more information, see Tech.State.gov.