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Preview Never Starts in the GoPro App
Troubleshooting for video preview issues on the App
Troubleshooting for video preview issues on the App
Not all devices support Copy and Playback in the same way. This article lays out the differences by device and capture mode. 14K, 2.7K and Protune™ video files are not supported.2Compatibility varies by device and operating system version. Compatibility not guaranteed for all devices. Note: Content playback, sharing and access to the camera's memory card is not available on Windows Phone. Key Yes: Your device supports copy, playback and sharing of these files in their original, high-resolution format or the LRV (Low Resolution Video) format. No: Your device does not support... Read More »
If your camera automatically starts taking a video recording upon powering it on, the camera has One Button Mode enabled. This will be indicated by your camera's LCD screen blinking and the red LED blinking on the front of the camera. If you do not want One Button mode enabled, this article will explain how to disable it. HD HERO (Original) To exit one button mode, please turn on the camera so it starts either recording or taking the photos. While it is doing so, press and hold the shutter button... Read More »
1. Photo Sizes WHITE Edition 5MP: 2592x1944 pixels SILVER Edition 11MP Wide: 3840x2880 pixels 8MP Medium: 3200x2400 pixels 5MP Wide: 2592x1944 pixels 5MP Medium: 2592x1944 pixels BLACK Edition 12MP Wide: 4000x3000 pixels 7MP Wide: 3000x2250 pixels 7MP Medium: 3000x2250 pixels 5MP Medium: 2560x1920 pixels 2. HDMI Connection Type All HERO3 cameras comply to HDMI spec 1.3aMicro HDMI to Standard HDMI cable is required. 3. Is HDMI live feed out compressed? HERO3 cameras output uncompressed video over HDMI output. Video is stored compressed on camera but upon playback video is uncompressed and... Read More »
You should be able to view the media on the SD card in your GoPro camera if you are connected to the camera via the GoPro App. If you are not able to view your media on the camera from the app, it may be due to an issue where you need to take a photo or a brief video before the media is properly displayed. First, make sure that you are going to the correct place to view the media. When your camera is connected to your phone or tablet,... Read More »
The HERO3 Black and Silver Edition and HERO3+ Black Edition cameras let pro users manually adjust the white balance depending on what the shooting conditions are. Here's an explanation: •6500k: Cool white fluorescent skylight lighting. This setting is great for indoors and settings with a lot of white light. •5500k: Daylight or sunlit shooting. This setting is great for daylight while shooting outside. •3000k: Incandescent or sunrise/sunset lighting. This setting is great for lower-light situations, where you want the camera to pick up detail without the help of a lot of... Read More »
With the newer camera software versions, the camera will briefly show the version number on the camera's front LCD screen upon power it ON. This is the easiest way to determine the version that the camera is running on. You can also find out what software version is installed on your HD HERO2 camera or HERO3/3+ camera by looking in your SD card's version.txt file. Follow these steps to check your camera's software version: Reformat your SD card in the camera, by using the delete all/reformat function in the settings menu.... Read More »
During camera software updates, you're sometimes asked to drag files to the root level of your SD card. Sounds simple enough right? That is, unless you don't know what the root level of an SD card is. Just in case you don't, here's an explanation of what we mean by that. The "root level" is another way to say the "main", "parent" or "top" folder of your SD card. You access the root level through your computer. Here are steps for how to access the root level: 1. Connect the SD... Read More »
You can simultaneously charge and record with the camera. To do this, you can use the supplied USB cable. Use that to connect your camera to a USB wall charger or auto charger that outputs 5V and 1A. You cannot record while the camera is connected to a computer.
Continuous Photo mode allows you to capture a series of Photos continuously while holding down the Shutter button until you release the shutter button, or until the camera has taken 30 photos. Continuous Photos can be taken at the following rates: 3 photos every 1 second (3 SPS) 5 photos every 1 second (5 SPS) 10 photos every 1 second (10 SPS) Note: Your camera will remain in the Continuous Photo mode until you return it to the Single photo capture setting option. Also note: Once the camera has reached 30... Read More »


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Got Government Questions?
Oct. 8, 2009
Contact: Tobi Edler, 202-501-1231
GSA Offers Renewed Commitment to Citizen Engagement
WASHINGTON — The Web may be the new number one place people go to find information, but there are still millions of Americans who are more comfortable picking up the phone to find what they need. The U.S. General Services Administration's National Contact Center answers the call, providing the public with timely and accurate official government information.
Each year, the National Contact Center fields questions on new and ever-changing items of interest, and answers more than 1.5 million calls, emails and chat sessions equaling about 6,000 questions per day. In September, GSA made the decision to continue this service as a renewed commitment to deliver official government information to citizens for free.
The NCC is a fully integrated, multichannel citizen contact center that responds to public inquiries and requests for official government information via phone at 1-800-FED-INFO, and via Web chat at USA.gov from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST weekdays. The center also handles orders for consumer print publications and answers public email inquiries.
"The National Contact Center helps us achieve some of this nation's top priorities including, increased transparency, enhanced public participation and more collaboration" said Dave McClure, head of GSA's Office of Citizen Services and Communications, which oversees the contact center. "Our sharing of official government information promotes accountability."
The NCC also allows for up to 20 percent home-based information workers which ties in to the Office of Science and Technology Policy's push for solutions that create greater telework opportunities.
The NCC answers inquiries on behalf of multiple federal agencies, including the Department of State's Overseas Citizens Service hot line. In the case of an emergency such as the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, India, this service provided an efficient, cost-effective vehicle for getting information to the American public about loved ones traveling in the region.
"Getting an answer to a question about the federal government becomes easier when you call 1-800 FED INFO. We have information about everything from federal jobs, foreign travel, passports, to buying surplus government property, Social Security and much more," said McClure.
NCC Services include:
• Information on all headquarters, regional and local locations of all federal offices;
• Detailed instructions on applying for various government benefits;
• Referrals and general information about all government agencies and agency-sponsored programs; and
• Order processing for Federal Citizen Information Center and other agency publications and products.
The National Contact Center is a part of GSA's Office of Citizen Services. In addition to toll-free telephone service, GSA is a trusted, one-stop source that offers helpful government information to the public through a variety of channels. These include USA.gov and GobiernoUSA.gov, its Spanish language counterpart. GSA also offers free print publications from the Federal Citizen Information Center and other resources such as email alerts, public service announcements, Web Managers University and GovGab.gov, a federal blog.
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GSA provides a centralized delivery system of products and services to the federal government, leveraging its enormous buying power to get the best value for taxpayers.
• Founded in 1949, GSA manages more than one-fourth of the government's total procurement dollars and influences the management of $500 billion in federal assets, including 8,600 government-owned or leased buildings and 213,000 vehicles.
• GSA helps preserve our past and define our future, as a steward of more than 480 historic properties, and as manager of USA.gov, the official portal to federal government information and services.
• GSA's mission to provide superior workplaces, expert technology solutions, acquisition services, purchasing and E-Gov travel solutions and management policies, at best value, allows federal agencies to focus on their core missions.
Did You Know? Using www.USASearch.gov will yield results from an index that exceeds 500 million pages of government content on federal, state, local, tribal and territorial Web sites.

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Nicole Richie Explains 'Bye Felicia' to Ryan
Photo: Sadao Turner/Ryan Seacrest Productions
By Kathleen Perricone
Nicole Richie filled in for Ellen K.'s as Ryan's co-host on Monday morning and not only was she so much fun and a total joy to have in the studio, but she also dropped some knowledge on us all while she was here.
The 32-year-old mother of two introduced Ryan to the phrase "Bye Felicia," which first originated in the 1995 film, Friday, but recently became popular as a dismissal to irrelevant nobodies.
"I thought I was the last one to know," she said when Ryan thought Nicole was talking about "Felicia from Riverside."
But Ryan also taught Nicole a similar saying … giving someone "The Heisman" (a reference to the college football trophy that looks like it's giving "the hand").
Nicole's show Candidly Nicole airs on VH1 on Thursday at 10/9c.


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'He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If any one serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there shall my servant be also; if any one serves me, the Father will honor him.' — John 12:25-26
It's so easy to lose focus. When I spend too much time inside my own head, thinking about me and my desires, problems, and concerns, I get depressed. I get anxious and stressed out. I get distracted and off-kilter.
I just listened to a TED talk by Stanford University psychologist Kelly McGonigal. Among many other fascinating things, she mentions in her talk an interesting discovery about stress and compassion, noting a study that links stressful life experiences to early death (unsurprisingly). The twist is that, as she puts it, "people who spent time caring for others [helping family members, friends, community members] showed absolutely no stress-related increase in dying. Zero. Caring created resilience."
This isn't the first time I've heard that caring for others instead of focusing on myself is good for me and a possible remedy for stress and anxiety. Father Evan Armatas, host of the weekly call-in show "Orthodoxy Live" on Ancient Faith Radio, once addressed anxiety during his program. He said that people who suffer with anxiety should make time to help others; he gave the example of serving in a homeless shelter, but the advice can apply to any kind of service. I've been trying to implement this in my life lately by focusing on what I can do to serve my husband and our marriage instead of thinking about what I should do to serve myself.
And I'm happier. When I stop thinking about me all the time and focus more on caring for other people in my life, I end up happier and more at peace than when I'm only thinking about myself.
It's one of those things that seems counterintuitive at first (if I want to be happy, shouldn't I focus my time and energy on me?), but, at the heart of things, makes perfect sense.
I believe our technology-driven world makes it easy to tend towards narcissism and, in turn, depression. There's plenty of discussion out there about the possibility that social networking sites like Facebook make us depressed. I can only speak anecdotally, but I have noticed that the more time I spend online, looking in on the lives of others, the more dissatisfied I start to feel with my own life. The dissatisfaction ranges from vain concern over my appearance (I'm not as thin/tall/pretty as her) to worry over the health and progress of my relationships or personal goals (Maybe their marriage is stronger than mine; Maybe that friend from undergrad is smarter and harder working than me because she's already got a master's degree).
Of course, I know that most people—including me—put a brave face on their online personas. Most people aren't going to air their dirty laundry in a Facebook status or confess their deep insecurities via Twitter. Yet even though I know that, I still find it so easy to fall into the belief that everyone else is doing better than I am, in one way or another. And this certainly makes sense: the more time we spend comparing ourselves to others, the more we're going to focus on what we lack rather than what we have.
Interestingly, I never worry about whether someone's prayer life or relationship with God is better than mine. The more I think about myself and compare myself to others, the more trivial my concerns become. Perhaps this is one of the devil's tactics for tripping us up; if he can distract us with thoughts about things that are less important, we'll have less time and energy to focus on what truly matters.
The reality is that twenty or fifty or a hundred years from now, no one's going to remember (or care) exactly what we said, but they'll remember if we spoke with kindness and love. No one's going to remember if we looked perfect in every Facebook photo, but they'll remember if we acted gracefully and selflessly. In the end, no one's really going to remember whether or not we ever got published, or became a CEO, or traveled the world. We are less likely to be remembered for everything we do, and more likely to be remembered for how we live and what we use our lives to accomplish. And it's not just about how we're going to be remembered; it's also about what we'll have to show for this gift of life we've been given when we someday stand before God. Above all, in the end, it's about becoming the person God wants us to be, rather than the person we think we should be.
And he called to him the multitude with his disciples, and said to them, 'If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?' — Mark 8:34-36


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English professor awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Dr. Laura Dassow Walls has long wanted to write a biography of Henry David Thoreau that introduces him to a new generation and connects him to the 21st century. With the recent award of a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship, the University of South Carolina English professor will be able to achieve her goal.
Walls joins a group of 180 artists, scholars and scientists, each considered innovators and leaders in their respective fields, from the United States and Canada who have been named a 2010 Fellow by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (www.gf.org). Each was chosen from a field of 3,000 applicants.
"The Guggenheim is the highest award in general academic fields. I'm tremendously honored to be awarded this fellowship," said Walls.
The John H. Bennett Jr. Chair of Southern Letters, Walls joined the university's faculty in 2004, wanting to help revitalize the field of Thoreau studies and deepen the understanding of American Romanticism.
She will spend her Guggenheim Fellowship year working with the Thomas Cooper Library's extensive holdings in 19th-century American literature, particularly the Joel Myerson collection in the new Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library, as well as visiting Thoreau collections in Charlottesville, Va., Washington D.C., at the New York and Concord Public Libraries, at Harvard University and elsewhere in the Boston area.
"We really live in a different era now, and we bring different questions to Thoreau and see him in new ways," she said. "He continues to be so important, an icon of American culture and a kind of ambassador of American culture abroad."
Walls, whose interest in Thoreau was sparked as a high school student growing up in the Pacific Northwest, finds it remarkable that a full-length biography of Thoreau hasn't been written since the early 1960s. She wants her biography to reintroduce Thoreau to a 21st century audience, debunk popular myths about him and convey the relevance of his ideas concerning nature and self-discovery to the modern conversation about sustainability, responsibility and civic engagement.
She said the classic misunderstanding about Thoreau is that he was a hermit who disappeared into the wilderness and wrote "Walden." In actuality, Walden Pond was a mile and a half mile from his home, a bustling boarding house and pencil factory. After spending a couple of years meditating and writing, he returned to a busy and active life as a surveyor and civil engineer who pursued many interests, she said.
"This notion that Thoreau was a hermit doesn't connect with the actual reality of his life. That makes him more accessible to us today," said Walls. "He was trying to find a way to live a full, engaged life and to do so in connection and contact with nature. He seems to have succeeded, which is worth exploring."
Walls was born in the small fishing village of Ketchikan, Alaska, and was raised on a forested, ravine-riven island east of Seattle. She taught at Lafayette College for 12 years before coming to USC.
Much of her scholarly work has looked at the relationship between literature and science. She has written three books, including ones on Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Alexander von Humboldt, a pioneer environmentalist in the 18th and 19th centuries. Her 2009 book, "The Passage to Cosmos: Alexander von Humboldt and the Shaping of America" earned a Merle Curti Award from the Organization of American Historians.
Earlier this month, Walls received a Russell Research Award for the Humanities and Social Sciences from the University of South Carolina. The Russell Award is the university's most prestigious prize for faculty research.
The Guggenheim Fellowship was established in 1925 by former U.S. Senator Simon Guggenheim and his wife, Olga, in memory of their oldest son.


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By Sharon Wootton Herald columnist
Every spring and fall birds from Mexico, Central America and the United States pass through our area between their winter and summer homes.
International Migratory Bird Day on Saturday celebrates those journeys. Locally, Pilchuck Audubon Society sponsors the bird day with trips and classes.
Here's the lineup. For details, go to www.pilchuckaudubon.org.
- An all-day field trip to Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge and the Mima Mounds led by Terry Nightingale, who is accomplished at identifying bird species by song.
- 9 a.m. bird walks (bring binoculars) to the Edmonds Marsh, led by bird photographer Bill Anderson; North Creek Park, led by Bill Davey, who has traveled extensively on birding trips; and Langus Riverfront Park and Spencer Island, lead by Virginia Clark, who has been leading trips for years.
- A beginning backyard birding class starts at 10:30 a.m. in Mukilteo, led by Alan and Bonnie Mearns. Learn to use binoculars and field guides, set up feeders, and identify common birds.
- A docent will be available for the 8 p.m. Vaux's Swift Watch in Monroe. The small, acrobatic birds use the chimney at the Wagner Center during spring and fall migration.
All events are free and families are welcome. For more information, call 425-252-0926.
Birding, another view:
An interactive birding with technology class offers training for birders interested in using technology at 6 p.m. Friday at the Pilchuck Audubon Society meeting.
Terry Nightingale will cover the basics of birding with your smartphone, including using field guides, finding birds near you, and recording and submitting your observations.
At 7 p.m. author Constance Sidles will read from her essays, "Second Nature: Tales from the Montlake Fill."
The essays focus on the relationships of human nature to wild nature.
The meeting is at the Everett Firefighter's Hall, 2411 Hewitt Ave.
Who's in your backyard? For Martin Messing, it was a pileated woodpecker that came several times to his suet feeder. That was a first for the Edmonds resident. It must have been quite a sight, given the size of a pileated.
These large woodpeckers are less likely to be seen than hairy, downy and flickers, especially in your backyard, but as Messing proved, with photographs, good luck does happen.
Pileateds are seen in Edmonds' Yost Park, Edmonds Marsh and Point Edwards; and dozens of other sites in Snohomish County, including Warm Beach, Kayak Point County Park, Spencer Island and Monroe.
If you see dead trees with very large holes in them, and the bark stripped around the hole, think pileated woodpecker.
A large dead tree with a dead center and one large hole usually indicates a roosting or nesting spot. Depending on the stage of the forest, territory size ranges from 1,000 to 4,000 acres, and is defended year-round.
On the bookshelf: The Alan and Marypat 5Kesselheim family had a tradition. When each of their three children turned 13, the family took a canoe trip down the 'birth river' of that child. Each of the three had experienced that river when Marypat was pregnant.
The father's excellent storytelling skills re-create the adventures in "Let them Paddle: Coming of Age on the Water" ($20), of trips that cover hundreds of miles and several weeks, of polar bears and sandstorms, natural history and a family life with minimal financial security and a bank full of memories that money can't buy.
This is how a book on adventure days gone by should read, and readers do not need to have even stepped into a canoe to be caught up in the magic.
Columnist Sharon Wootton can be reached at 360-468-3964 or www.songandword.com.


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Blount's disease is a growth disorder of the shin bone (tibia) in which the lower leg turns inward, resembling a bowleg.
Tibia vara
Blount's disease occurs in young children and adolescents. The cause is unknown. It is thought to be due to the effects of weight on the growth plate. The inner part of the shin bone, just below the knee, fails to develop normally.
Unlike bowlegs, which tend to straighten as the child develops, Blount's disease slowly gets worse. It can cause severe bowing of one or both legs.
This condition is more common among African-American children. It is also associated with obesity and early walking.
One or both of the lower legs turn inward. This is called "bowing." It may:
The doctor or nurse examine you. This will show that the lower legs turn inward. An x-ray of the knee and the lower leg confirms the diagnosis.
Braces are used to treat children who develop severe bowing before the age of 3.
If braces do not work, or if the problem is not diagnosed until the child is older, surgery is usually needed. Surgery may involve cutting the shin bone to place it in the proper position, and sometimes lengthening it as well.
Other times, surgery is done to restrict the growth of the outer half of the shin bone. This allows the child's natural growth to reverse the bowing process. This much smaller surgery works best in children with less severe symptoms who still have quite a bit of growing to do.
If the leg can be placed into the proper position, the outlook is good. The leg should work properly and look normal.
Failure to treat Blount's disease may lead to progressive deformity. The condition may lead to differences in leg lengths, which can result in disability if not treated.
Blount's disease may come back after surgery, especially in younger children.
Call for an appointment with your child's health care provider if your child's leg or legs appear to be bowing. Also call for an appointment if your child has bowed legs that appear to be getting worse.
Weight loss for overweight children may be helpful.
Canale ST. Osteochondrosis or epiphysitis and other miscellaneous affections. In: Canale ST, Beatty JH, eds. Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics. 11th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2007:chap 29.
Wells L, Sehgal K. Coronal Plane Deformities. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB,Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbookof Pediatrics.19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 667.4.


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Turnpike crash cause was speed and poor driving
(Toledo) — The State Highway Patrol says unsafe speed and poor driving was to blame for a series of pileups that left three people dead on the Ohio Turnpike earlier this month.
The patrol says it has finished its investigation and will turn the results over to a northern Ohio prosecutor to determine if charges are warranted.
A final tally from investigators shows that 55 vehicles were damaged and 36 people were injured in the crashes on a snowy two-mile stretch of the turnpike's eastbound lanes halfway between Toledo and Cleveland.
The patrol says other crashes along the turnpike on March brought the total number of vehicles damaged that day to 126.
The patrol says one of the causes of the crashes was that drivers were following too closely.
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ECO-STRUCTURE recently caught up with Megan Chafin, media spokesperson for Living Light, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville's entry for the U.S. Department of Energy's 2011 Solar Decathlon.
How is your solar paneling unique?
Tennessee's Living Light house solar array makes use of cylindrical thin-film modules. The continuous 360-degree surface of the cylindrical PV film provides stationary sun tracking through its exposure to incoming light from all directions. Our array is capable of producing 10.9kW of electrical power—twice as much power as we anticipate the home requiring. That allows us to showcase options like powering an electric vehicle charger or selling the extra power back to the utility through our state's buy-back program. The roof-mounted solar array extends past the façades of the house to provide summer shading and sits above a white roof membrane to maximize power generation from reflected light. The array is architecturally integrated to appear as a trellis or sunshade.
What other sustainable features have you incorporated into your design?
The most visually striking features of the Living Light house are its transparent north and south façades, each made of an outer single pane of glass and an inner insulating suspended-film glass unit. Together they sandwich an airspace containing automated horizontal blinds. In the winter, when sun angles are low, outdoor air is brought in through louvers at the base of the south façade and passively preheated before further conditioning by interior mini-split heat pumps. Warm exhaust air from the living space is expelled through the north façade, providing a thermal buffer against the cold. In the summer, the cycle reverses and the overhanging solar array blocks direct gain while cool air is drawn in through the north façade and conditioned by the mini-split heat pumps. Cool exhaust air is expelled through the south façade, providing a buffer against the exterior temperature and preventing heat buildup in the façade. When the home's sensors detect that humidity is within acceptable levels, it notifies the homeowners that they can naturally ventilate by opening the windows on the inner façade.
A major focus is the intuitive control of the integrated technologies. The team has designed a custom Web-based interface that's easy to use and accessible from any Web-enabled device. The graphic interface is designed for touch screens and simplifies interaction with the choice of "moods." Each mood can be configured to control multiple systems at once. For instance, the bedtime mood can draw the blinds, dim the lights, turn down the thermostat, and set the alarm. The interface is also able to show real-time data to enable homeowners to make educated decisions regarding the balance of energy usage and production.
The Living Light house uses a commercially available heat-pump water heater in an innovative way. The water heater is located in the mechanical room to draw waste heat—from the clothes dryer, solar power inverters, and even the condenser coil on the back of the refrigerator—which it then transfers to the stored water, creating a cooler mechanical room and more-efficient water heating.
What was the inspiration for your design, and does it display any regional influences?
The cantilevered barns of East Tennessee and their melding of material, form, and climatic response inspired the Living Light house. The overhang of the barn's namesake defines a transparent zone of space open to light, views and ventilation. This space is anchored on either end by timber corncribs that act as structure and storage. In our design, the Living Light team appropriated the dual cores to organize the clutter of daily life and reinterpreted the space in between as a multifunctional loft connected to the outdoors through the double façades. Clad in wood, the core elements organize public and private functions. The west core is adjacent to the entry and contains the mechanical room and kitchen appliances. The east core contains the entertainment center, closet, bed, and bathroom.
How has the new affordability criteria affected the design of your house?
Living Light was designed as a response to the ever-increasing size of the American house. We hoped to demonstrate that building smaller, and thus reducing consumption of resources, does not compromise experience or function. We also wanted to incorporate innovative technologies that we've developed with our research partners that could have direct application to both residential and commercial construction. The compromise came at a higher price. We both created a small-house experience and showcased technologies scalable to much larger structures. In the end, we chose to bear greater cost in order to further our research goals.
What will happen to the house after the Solar Decathlon?
We decided that the Living Light house would become a traveling exhibit that would tour the region as an education and outreach tool. The house is designed to be transported as the center section of a double drop lowboy highway trailer. It will go on tour staffed with personnel to educate the public, construction industry, and policy makers about energy efficiency and production. At the end of the tour, it will return to campus as a research tool for the university and its research partners to collect data on the performance of its systems.


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Nvidia has announced the immediate availability of the GeForce GTX 570 - the latest addition to its GTX 500 series of DirectX 11 GPUs designed for PC gaming enthusiast platforms.
The GeForce GTX 570 is available from the world's add-in card partners, including ASL, Asustek, Colorful, ECS, EVGA, Gainward, Galaxy, Gigabyte, Innovision 3D, Jetway, Leadtek, MSI, Palit, Point of View, PNY, Sparkle, Zotac and others.
Nvidia claimed that the GTX 570 delivers the fastest performance for DirectX 11 games in its class. When compared to the closest competitive product, the GTX 570 is up to 128% faster in today's newest DirectX 11 tessellated games, and even 30% faster in previous-generation DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 games as well.
With full support for Nvidia 3D Vision and Surround technologies, the GeForce GTX 570 GPU also provides the graphics horsepower and video bandwidth needed to experience games and high-definition Blu-ray movies in stereoscopic 3D on a single display or spanning across three screens for an immersive gaming environment, the vendor said.
- Wireless broadband developments in Southeast Asia markets
As of 2013, the 10 ASEAN nations had a total of over 700 million mobile subscriptions, with the CAGR from 2003-2013 reaching 24%. This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the various mobile broadband markets in ASEAN and looks at the respective trends in 4G LTE development for those markets.
- 2015 global tablet demand forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report provides a 2015 forecast for the global tablet market and analyzes the strategies of key market players such as Google, Apple, Intel, and Microsoft.
- 2015 China smartphone panel trend forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the strategies of key China-based major panel makers BOE, Tianma and IVO for attacking the different market segments through technology and pricing, and their relationship to local vendors Huawei, Lenovo, ZTE, Xiaomi and Coolpad.


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Manufacturer: Positif (Afive)
Trade name: Restif
Strength: Terbutaline sulphate 1.25 mg,Bromhexine hydrochloride 4mg,Guaiphenesin 50mg,Menthol 2.5 mg/5mL.
Type: Syrup
Active ingredient: Terbutaline sulphate,Bromhexine hydrochloride,Guaiphenesin,Menthol
Category: Terbutaline is a bronchodilator. Bromhexine is a mucolytic agent. Guaifenesin is a expectorants.
Pregnancy category: Terbutaline belongs to US FDA pregnancy category C. Guaiphenesin belongs to US FDA pregnancy category C.
Uses: Terbutaline is used to treat wheezing and shortness of breath from lung problems such as asthma, COPD, bronchitis and emphysema. Guaifenesin is an expectorant, which helps thin and loosen mucus in the lungs. Bromhexine is a mucolytic agent used in the treatment of respiratory disorders associated with excessive mucus such as cough.
How to use: Take Restif Syrup with or without food daily three times. Do not use household spoon to measure the dose. Use measuring spoon that comes with the medication.
Side Effects: Nausea and vomiting, stomach upset, nervousness, dizziness, headache, drowsiness
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Dosage: Terbutaline Usual Adult Dose for Asthma: 5 mg orally 3 times a day. Guaifenesin Usual Adult Dose for Cough: 200 to 400 mg orally every 4 hours. Bromhexine 8 mg three times a day.
Written by: : www.healthplus24.com team
Date last updated: April 05th, 2016
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Did Sharyl Attkisson get too close to the truth?
Former CBS News investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson, who said Sunday that the network did not want to deal with the "headache" of covering Obama controversies, seems happy to be free from the network.
And why not? CBS News is run by the brother of the Obama official Attkisson was pursuing for one of the very stories that earned her "troublemaker" status in the CBS newsroom.
Attkisson also recently said that she was routinely discouraged from pursuing Obama administration scandals like Fast and Furious and Benghazi.
"Benghazi I was assigned to look into about three weeks after the attacks happened by management, and pursued that aggressively, and as I felt we were beginning to scratch beneath the surface on that scandal as well which I think had many legitimate questions yet to be asked and answered. Interest was largely lost in that story as well on the part of the people that are responsible for deciding what goes on the news," Attkisson told Fox News' Bill O'Reilly last week.


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Sunday School: 10:00 am
Morning Worship: 11:00 am
Evening Service: 6:00 pm
Kids 4 Truth: 6:45 pm
(during school year)
Prayer Meeting: 7:00 pm
Nursery available at all services.
Ferndale Baptist Church
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Proper Storage of Breastmilk
I am currently exclusively breastfeeding my 2 month old son and I am concern about breast milk storage. In the future, I know there will be times that I have to run some errands and would need to leave my little one at home. I am planning to pump to be able to still feed him breast milk even when I'm out. I would like to ask for information about pumping and the proper storage of breast milk. Thank you!
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Dear Mom Me,
I just wanted to clarify - do you mean you will be leaving your baby at home with someone and you want to leave expressed breastmilk for this person to feed to your baby? Or were you thinking about feeding your baby expressed breastmilk whilst you were out and about?
Also, on this topic, I have found that a sling has been invaluable with enabling me to get out and about and get some errands done whilst keeping my baby close to me. I have also been able to breastfeed with my baby in the sling. I don't know if this is something you have considered?
In terms of storing breastmilk, this article clearly explains the current breastmilk storage recommendations. You can safely keep expressed breastmilk:
- at room temperature for 8-10 hours
- in the fridge for 8 days (it is best stored at the back of the fridge)
- in the freezer for 3-12 months depending on the type of freezer and how often the freezer door is opened (this is clarified in the article I have linked to)
Milk storage bags are excellent for storing your breastmilk in. Alternatively, you can use a plastic container in the fridge or a glass container in the freezer.
The expressed breastmilk needs to be gently shaken before given to the baby because it will separate into the hindmilk and foremilk layers.
Has your baby had any expressed breastmilk to date or only milk straight from the breast? It is best to wait until breastfeeding is firmly established (which tends to be between 8 and 12 weeks) before giving your baby any artificial teats such as a bottle as it can lead to 'nipple confusion' (and cause the baby problems with latching on). You can buy bottles which are specially designed for breastfeeding mums and closer simulate breastfeeding than a usual bottle.
Please do post back any further questions you have about this.
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This bit of information was added to the article in Trivia. It really doesn't fit as that in the article.
- "Itachi is Japanese for 'weasel' and Uchiha is Japanese for 'paper fan'."
Can someone find the Kanji to go with it and create a paragraph on the name for the main section of the article just like you see on most Wikipedia character articles. ~NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) current discussion Sep 30, 2007 @ 23:36 (UTC)
Actually, "Uchiwa" is 'paper fan.' Madara uchiha99 14:11, 3 December 2007 (UTC)Madara uchiha99
Can someone delete Itachi Uchiha/original article?
Really, I just finished adding all the missing information from the original to the new article & renamed the Akatsuki section to fighting style and abilities (since it really had nothing to do with Akatsuki), and divided some of the first paragraph into a history section. Tales-of-a-fan 15:44, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
:It was actually merged. The original article content still exists on the redirect page. That would not be the case if it was a deletion. --184.108.40.206 04:01, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
- Never mind I misread that. --220.127.116.11 04:02, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
Uchiha clan survivors?
In the blurb at the top, it says Itachi is one of the three surving Uchiha Clan members. Is this right? I know there's Sasuke and Itachi...who's the third?
- Tobi (Madara Uchiha) counts as the third.--TheUltimate3 22:09, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
Wouldn't Itachi count as a Tokubetsu Jonin? He was on the ANBU... Madara uchiha99 14:10, 3 December 2007 (UTC)Madara uchiha99
- Well, Tokubetsu Jonin is actually a lower rank than Jonin last time I checked. Anyone know if he reached the actual Jonin level? ~NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) current discussion Dec 3, 2007 @ 17:48 (UTC)
Actually, yes he did. In a flashback episode, you learn that he became a jonin, then an ANBU captain. And Tokubetsu Jonin have Jonin-like skill in one area, rather than all around Jonin training. Ebisu is a Tokubetsu and has Jonin-level skills in the basics, which is why Kakashi asked him to help Naruto prepare for the Chunin Exams. So technically, you could call the Tokubetsu 'teachers', and are of a lower rank then Jonin, or at least of a different classification.Rasengan Master 04:17, 23 March 2008 (UTC)Rasengan Master
- I thought it said Chunin, then ANBU. Artist Formerly Known As Whocares 20:36, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
The order goes: A) Hokage, B) Jonin (ANBU, regular, Tokubetsu; in that order), C) Chunin, D) Genin, and E) Academy students. Tokubetsu isn't really a level like Chunin or Genin, it's more of a sublevel. A branch, if you will.Rasengan Master 08:27, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
I never heard that Itachi became a Jonin. All i know is he became an Anbu Captain, which is higher than a jonin, because Anbu are unde the direct order of the Hokage, and help carry out A-S rank missions.
Can someone check over this large removal edit? ~NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) current discussion Feb 9, 2008 @ 08:43 (UTC)
i liked this articale but it seemed to lack information on his current events, like the fact that sasuke stabbed him twice then questioned him.......... and i'm not the person to fix things like that.
Itachi's Power
I was reading the Itachi article and saw some false info. in it. We don't know if Itachi is the strongest genjutsu user in Naruto, Tsukuyomi is not the strongest genjutsu in Naruto, and Amaterasu and Susano'o aren't the strongest ninjutsu. Keep in mind that Itachi isn't the strongest character in Naruto.
- Of course he isn't, Naruto is. Hence "Naruto". That being said, I think it was better to say "best genjutsu user seen so far" which is far more accurate. And I got rid of the strongest genjutsu/ninjutsu stuff because to me it sounded like hearsay. --TheUltimate3 01:06, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
just as what zetsu implied, his left eye holds the most powerful genjutsu, and the right holds the most powerful ninjutsu...
- It's difficult to say whether or not they're the most powerful. Example: Obviously, in a contest of direct damage, the Rasenshuriken is better than Amaterasu, as it attacks every cell in the body at once. But, if the comparison is for a wider, longer-lasting effect, Amaterasu wins. Also note that while the Rasenshuriken deals more direct damage, it can be evaded, while Amaterasu follows one's line-of-sight and is not hampered by the fact that Rasenshuriken must be held by hand to be used.
- Now Tsukuyomi. Does the definition 'most powerful genjutsu' refer to how easily it can be broken, what it's effects are, or how deadly it is? Tsukuyomi, like Amaterasu, is the most powerful in some ways. It is an excellent torture genjutsu, but it's not great to cover an escape, like Itachi's 'crow' genjutsu (cant remember name), since eye contact is needed. It doesn't deal actual damage, but gives an opportunity for attack. If you look at the definition of genjutsu, it is a technique that utilizes one of the 5 senses to decieve an enemy. Tsukuyomi uses sight, and Tayuya's uses sound. Of all genjutsu that use sight as a focal point for their effect, it is the most powerful.
- I will not comment greatly on Susano'o, as we have only witnissed it once. Susano'o is not strictly a jutsu itself, more like a jutsu that uses jutsu. It has an unbreakable genjutsu, and very powerful ninjutsu. Susano'o is the most powerful combination between gen- and ninjutsu, though I'm not convinced it is the most powerful, for if it was, Madara would have been killed, and Itachi still alive. --Sorry for the extra long comment-- Rasengan Master 23:56, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
I think its really obvious that tsukuyumi is the most powerful genjutsu yet seen. Some say it can be dispelled by someone who also has the sharingan as it lasts for only a few seconds, just as kakashi remarked during their confrontation with the Itachi clone togehter with chiyo at the gaara rescue arc. As for your comparison between amaterasu and rasenshuriken, just remember that the latter destroys all body cells while amaterasu will disintegrate almost anything. The crow genjutsu is known as ephemeral. In some media's,Itachi is seen casting both amatersu and tsukuyumi by just pointing a finger. the opponent is first caught in a tsukuyumi dimension, then burned with amaterasu within the said dimension.im not sure though if this is acceptable as it hasnt been seen in the series.
Dude, Tsukuyomi is the strongest genjutsu in that only people with the same blood as itachi can break it( uhh thats just Sasuke). Amaterasu is pound for pound the most damaging move and if naruto did RaisenShuriken and jumped through an amaterasu to use it he would burn and the jutsu would also burn. Susanoo is by far the best ability we've seen, for god's sake it blocked a lightning bolt and if it ccan do that than it can block any thing in Naruto. Susanoo's sword beat Orochimaru literally 8 seconds after he resurfaced at full power and yes he was recharged and ready to go. Nobody couuld ever beat Orochimaru like that, except for Itachi.
I take back what I said. Tsukuyumi is not the strongest genjutsu after all, even though Itachi is the strongest genjutsu user yet known. The most powerful illusion techniques are those of Yakumo Kurama. The power of her genjutsu is such that she can literally kill someone just by trapping them in an illusion. Her subconscious personality was able to kill her parents(which were Jonin for the matter of fact) by casting a fire illusion.
I'm also getting sick of people who make Itachi look like some kind of God. The beginning of his abilities section says Itachi was shown to be an extremely powerful ninja. Can we change that to very powerful? Extremely powerful is such an overstatement.
Can someone show proof that Shisui is the cousin of Itachi? --Kakashi Namikaze 11:13, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
Well, technically, all the Uchiha are related, so someone could theorize that he is a cousin. Theories aside, it is never said that they are direct blood-relatives, just that they're both Uchiha and apparently best friends. But don't take my word for it, it's 3 in the morning and I haven't slept yet.184.108.40.206 06:56, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
If you look in the flashback episodes, when sasuke thinks about Itachi, it says that Shisui is the cousin of Itachi and the his best friend. Shikamaru1994 17:01, 12 July 2008 (UTC)Shikamaru1994
When was that? I have read and watch the flash backs of Sasuke about Itachi and Shisui. Sasuke never said the word cousin between Shisui and Itachi.Hopemon 21:08, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
Vandals... Beware
Why do you guys keep vandalizing Itachi's article? Everyone, read the "ability" portion of Itachi. You will see a new phrase "with the help of another Akatsuki, he [Itachi] can fight to the same level as a sannin."
This is utter crap, Itachi literally defeated Orochimaru seconds after he appeared. I dont think it's called "fighting to the same level as a sannin" but rather "how to gut a sannin within 60 seconds"
Thank you for removing that phrase. But one last thing, the new ability introduction is even crappier than the last. Please avoid patronizing Itachi. When he battled Sasuke, Itachi wasn't extremely weak. This is exaggeration.
Itachi was extremly weak because he was dying of a fatal disease. He only stayed strong enough to die by Sasuke. User:Burningembers
I see your point. If you recall when Itachi first arrived in Konoha, he commented to Kisame that if they were to fight Jiraiya, he would probably kill them both. Perhaps he was taking into account his disease, but if you remember when Jiraiya and Orochimaru both fought a four-tailed Naruto, they were nearly killed, respectively. But, some years earlier, Itachi was able to defeat Orochimaru with Genjutsu alone. Maybe Itachi was masking his true abilities, maybe not. Remember though, Jiraiya was undoubtedly the most powerful of the Sannin. Rasengan Master 07:30, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
My Theory: He took Jiraya's presence as a reason to save the capture of the nine tails for last, thus, delaying Madara's rise to power, whom he despised. By failing to capture Naruto(intentionally or not only Kishi knows), he did Konoha another favor. And note that he had knowledge that Jiraiya was in fact guarding Naruto, so why the hell would he even waste precious chakra on two worthless opponents(Tsukuyumi on Kakashi and Sasuke)? When Jiraiya mocked them by saying "You two will die today", Itachi replied "We'll see about that". He was confident. He even stated that "every strong man has a weakness", this is possibly because Jiraiya is crap when it comes to genjutsu while he himself is regarded as a genjutsu powerhouse. He didn't wish to tell any of this to Kisame. Chapter 404 revealed that Madara is the Mizukage of the Hidden Mist, and whom Kisame seems to have a loyalty for. But yet again, this is just my theory, I'm just connecting the loose ends of the strings.
Burningembers, Itachi wasn't extremely weak. We both admire Itachi for his what seems like godly abilities, but your effort to make him the strongest is very evident. Admittedly, the power he showed during his fight with Sasuke wasn't his "Full Power" just as Zetsu stated, and yet, he had clearly overpowered his younger brother who also had the upper hand from the beginning(cursed seal, healthy, plus Orochimaru's power as well). An extremely weak Itachi is a bedridden Itachi, and he was standing, not lying on bed. The word "extremely" hence isn't appropriate.
Of course he was extremely weak. You don't have to be bedridden to be extremely weak as compared to your normal state. You realize he died in that very fight, shortly after coughing up blood, due to his disease? Lets recap. Itachi has a severe disease. He is taking medication to prolong his life. His weakness was enough to suggest to Zetsu that he was likely severely injured before the fight even started. Additionally, he had become partially blind, and he had given some of his power to Naruto before the fight ever occured. I would very much consider that "extremely weak".
In regards to the incident with Jiraiya, that's actaully rather simple. It's contradicted later on, by them, which is basically a retraction. Although they initially consider Jiraiya such a threat, keep in mind that their wording is full of "might be's" and "probably's", etc. After encountering Jiraiya, and fleeing from the scene, Kisame specifically questions why they even had to retreat, with Itachi's power. None of Itachi's answers include Jiraiya, but rather, that they can capture Naruto any time, and he's tired out from repeated use of the Mangekyo Sharingan and needs to find a place to rest, even stating that the problem lies in the near future. Kisame, to boot, was the one repeatedly warning Itachi about overusing the Mangekyo Sharingan, and yet didn't understand a retreat after Itachi had used it twice. After expressing shock concerning their powers, Jiraiya himself states that it took a huge effort even for him just to distance them. Additionally, we now know for fact that Itachi wouldn't have wanted to harm innocent people. In fact, Jiraiya's actually indirectly stated to be weaker than Orochimaru as well (after Jiraiya is quickly outclassed, Orochimaru makes the statement "Even with us both having handicaps, it's no contest...give it up", the wording "even with" indicating that it was the same beforehand (being without handicaps), and we know that Orochimaru is a lot weaker than Itachi. I hope that clears up some confusion. --~Mizukage~ 06:09, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
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I have that in mind. Discussion concerning Itachi's great weakness near the time of his death is, in fact, in direct response to information added to the article, and discussion concerning Jiraiya's ability came about as a direct result of another edit which rose a question very much meriting response. --~Mizukage~ 20:57, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
Itachi is already weak when he fought Sasuke, maybe because he already gave some part of his ability to Naruto when he confronts him. So I can say that Itachi isn't fighting at his full. (220.127.116.11 03:11, 14 July 2008 (UTC))


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We have just passed the two-year anniversary since the onset of the Syrian conflict. Sadly, the country continues to face a grim situation and an escalating humanitarian crisis. The dreams of those who first began with hopeful demonstrations on the street of Damascus are far from being realized. The statistics are numbing: more than 70,000 dead; more than 4 million people inside the country in need of assistance; and more than 2.5 million displaced from their homes. We have already reached the somber milestone of more than one million refugees in neighboring countries, with greater numbers of refugees fleeing the violence each day.
We are facing a grim and escalating humanitarian crisis in Syria. The statistics are numbing: more than 70,000 dead; more than four million people inside the country in need of assistance, including over 2.5 million displaced from their homes. We have already surpassed the somber milestone of more than a million refugees who have fled to the relative safety of neighboring countries, with greater numbers of refugees fleeing the violence each day.
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Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the invitation to testify today. I am grateful for the Committee's interest in the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) approach in Latin America and the Caribbean and pleased to have this opportunity to discuss the Obama Administration's development policy in the Americas. As always, I am eager to hear your advice and counsel as well.
Mali is facing a complex emergency: a political crisis, recovery from a major drought, and threats to internal and regional security. I would like to provide an update on the current situation and how it has affected our programming, as well as outline the key factors that are needed for development to progress.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently released a report estimating that there are now approximately 870 million hungry people in the world, 98 percent of them living in developing countries. While these numbers have adjusted down from recent estimates, it is still 870 million too many. Compounding this problem, research indicates that by the year 2050, the world's population is projected to increase by 38 percent to more than 9 billion, which, combined with changing diets, will require up to a 60 percent increase in food production to feed us all. We confront these challenges in a world that has less land and fewer resources available for production.
Consistent with the U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa, USAID's development activities target the root causes of the popular frustration with the Government of Nigeria that stokes instability in the North, Middle Belt and Niger Delta regions: poor governance, insufficient respect for human and civil rights, inadequate delivery of basic services, and a lack of economic opportunity, particularly for young Nigerians. Creating a culture of peace that acknowledges and transcends Nigeria's ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity is critical for stability, democracy, and economic development.
Mali is facing a complex emergency: a political crisis, a major drought, and threats to internal and regional security. These interrelated crises call for a careful and considered development response. According to the World Bank, countries that have become characterized as fragile states require 20 to 25 years to recover, at great cost to their own people as well as to the international community in terms of resources diverted to stabilize and get those states back on the track of effective, transparent governance. While Mali is not currently a fragile state, it is in a fragile situation.
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Moore's challenge required the school to raise $30 million in funds beyond the university's institutional commitment of $15 million by Aug. 3.
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Moore, who earned her bachelor's degree from the university in 1975 and is the leading female benefactor of any business school in the world, announced her $45 million challenge gift to the business school in April 2004. That announcement laid the groundwork for the university and the school to raise additional monies for student scholarships, faculty support, a new building and initiatives to strengthen its position in international-business education and spur economic development in the Palmetto State.
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The institute initially received 39 entries in the competition and narrowed down the list to seven in January. Campus architect John Barnes, AIA, and an advisory group of administrators, staff, and faculty chose the three finalists based on portfolios that exhibited strong experience in designing museums, educational and cultural projects, and an understanding of the relationship between landscape and built form.
According to UC Santa Cruz, the Institute will be "the first of its kind"—an intellectual hub centered around the relationship between the arts and sciences. The 30,000-square-foot facility, serving as a "public square for the university," will be located in the geographic center of the campus, between the Great Meadow and the Jordan Gulch ravine, and on the edge of the campus arts cluster.
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Principals and staff members from each of the three finalists visited the campus on March 4 for meetings with UC Santa Cruz project leadership to discuss the plans for the new building. On April 3, the firms will return to the campus to present their initial concepts—first to Barnes and the advisory group—and later, to the public. UC Santa Cruz will announce the architect for the Institute by the end of April.


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