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"I feel like the Honors College is in good hands," Ethan Wang (senior, accounting) said.
Wang was one of around 50 students present at the reception Monday for new Robert E. Cook Honors College Director Dr. Caleb Finegan.
"Dr. Finegan was actually my first college professor at my first college class," Wang said. "He's the one who will take the Honors College to the next level," he said. "He brings a new energy, which is really good."
The reception, held in the Honors College's Great Hall from 5 to 7 p.m., attracted a mix of underclassmen and upperclassmen. Most crowded onto and around the leather-upholstered couches and chairs along the edges of the room, while a few gathered at the tables in the center of the room used by the classes occasionally held there.
A refreshment table near the front of the room also attracted a few members of the crowd.
Students had about 20 minutes to mill around before Kevin Berezansky, the Honors College's associate director, who served as interim director for the Honors College during the transition period, picked up a microphone and started his introduction of Finegan.
Berezansky asked those living off-campus who had come to the event to raise their hands. More than 10 people did, and Berezansky thanked them for returning for the reception.
Berezansky then gave a brief account of Finegan's four-year history of teaching at the Cook Honors College and the knowledge of the institution it gave him.
"He understands what Cook Honors College is …." Berezansky said, adding that he was also equipped by this understanding to deal with challenges the Honors College faced.
Before turning the program over to Finegan, Berezansky gave the Honors College's administrative assistant, Lisa Halmes, the opportunity to express her opinion on Dr. Finegan's appointment.
"I'm thrilled to death," she said.
Berezansky then handed the program over to Finegan, to a loud round of applause from the audience.
"The first thing you need to do is begin to overcome the shock of seeing me dress like this," Finegan said, referring to his suit.
The students, familiar with Finegan's normal wardrobe of jeans, T-shirts and leather bracelets, laughed.
"Only on Monday, Wednesday and Friday will I attempt to dress like an adult," he said.
In an interview after the speech, Finegan explained that, for the spring semester, he will be working in the Honors College on those three days, while he will spend Tuesday and Thursday teaching history classes in Keith Hall.
Next year, he will be in the Honors College full-time, teaching and fulfilling his duties as director.
Finegan continued his speech by also thanking the members of the class of 2014 who had chosen to attend the event, as they were the first class of Honors College students he taught.
"We've kind of come full circle here," he said.
He then talked about his selection for the position, saying that he told the selection committee that he enjoyed working with 18- to 21-year-olds.
"I am thrilled and so excited to begin working in this capacity," he said.
He announced his intention to preserve Honors College traditions while also making changes when needed and reiterated his intended open-door policy for the semester.
"That door is open for a reason, so come in and talk with me," he said.
He added that he was considering adding some office hours on a weekday night between 5 and 7 p.m. because he loved the energy that the building has at that time, but said he hadn't made a final decision about it yet.
Toward the end of the speech, he reminded students that applications for the Achievement Fund, a scholarship granted to Honors College students for study abroad programs, internship programs and other extracurricular experiences, were due on Feb. 14.
After asking if anyone had further questions, he closed the speech by reminding the students that he was interested in hearing from them.
"I'm really looking forward to working with all of you," he said. "I know it's a cliché, but it's true."
After the speech, many attendees stayed, taking advantage of the refreshments, congratulating Finegan, and talking among themselves.
Many of the students had Dr. Finegan for the Honors College's Core class.
"I loved his class," Stephanie Sorage (freshman, psychology) said. "He was a great teacher.
"I think he'll be really good because he's such an interesting person," she said.
Veronica Caro (freshman, chemistry) also had Finegan for class and said that she looks forward to his time as director.
"I'm interested to see how it turns out, but I'm happy about it," she said.
Daniela Alarcón (junior, biology/ pre-med), another of Finegan's students, said that her class with him made the Honors College "one of my favorite places to be on campus."
"He'll do a wonderful job as director," she said.
Another attendant, Michael Duffey (senior, history), isn't a member of the Honors College at all, but Finegan is his senior thesis adviser.
He came to congratulate Finegan, whom he has gotten to know through work on his thesis and a trip to Spain over the summer, which Finegan led.
"I'm really happy for him," Duffey said. "I could tell he really wanted it."
Among the qualities that he said will make Finegan a good director are his listening skills and his ability to give advice.
"He won't tell you what to do, but he helps you go with your gut," he said.
After the speech, Finegan remained, giving the students a chance to speak with him.
"It was good to finally meet with the students that are a part of this place," Finegan said in an interview after his speech. "For me it's especially satisfying to see some of the seniors come back for this event."
When asked how he felt about the new position, he laughed and said, "I'm excited and scared at the same time, which I think is a healthy balance."


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A 1950s Eichler home gets a seamless update
Live in a house for at least a year before making any major changes.
That's standard advice for new homeowners, and it turned out to be true for Olga and Max Seybold.
Their search for a home that would work for their blended family ― including six children, ages 5 to 21 ― led them to an open-plan, four-bedroom house in Palo Alto, California, built in 1954 by influential developer Joseph Eichler.
The home had great potential for becoming the multifunctional space they needed. And even though it was a tight fit, the family lived in it for two years before doing any remodeling. "That time was important to see what worked and what didn't," Olga says.
As it happened, the open plan worked ― mostly.
The galley kitchen, which was open to the adjacent living room and large patio, allowed Olga and Max to keep an eye on the kids' constant activity.
But the living room also functioned as a dining room and a family room; Olga wanted a dedicated dining room, a family room that was easy to close off, and a laundry room that wasn't in the main hallway.
Plus the house had a shortage of bedrooms and storage (six kids means an abundance of clothing, books, and toys).
Reassigning space
Enter Mark Marcinik ― a neighbor, fellow Eichler owner, and an architect whose practice specializes in modern design. Marcinik essentially kept the center of the house intact and made changes all along the edges.
The biggest change was to flip the location of the front and back entries.
The original front entry was located along the side of the house, rather than the front, so it faced the next-door neighbors' fence. "There was a small entry patio that no one wanted to use ― it was lost space," Olga says.
The original back door, and a floor-to-ceiling wall of windows in the living room, exposed the interior of the house to two streets due to its angled position on a corner lot.
"It was illogical and confusing," Olga recalls. "First-time visitors would enter through the backyard gate and find themselves on the back patio, looking in at us through the big windows."
A bold orange door facing the street now marks the new front entry and leads through the patio, which was made private with tall plantings. This reshuffling of entries made it possible to add bedrooms and a bathroom in place of the old entrance path.
Marcinik converted a bedroom just off the kitchen into a dining room and designed a wall-mounting system for Olga, an artist, to easily change out displays of her colorful abstract paintings.
He transformed one stall in the two-car garage into a new family room, which connects to the open living area but can be readily closed off with a sliding barn door.
The master bedroom was expanded; the original master bathroom is now the laundry room, accessed from a hallway behind the kitchen. It also opens to the backyard, allowing it to double as a mudroom. "We can come in from the backyard and leave a lot of the dirt right here," Olga says.
Marcinik devised ways of building storage into other features ― under the living-room side of the kitchen bar, along the back of the kitchen cabinets. The Seybolds then supplemented that with affordable Ikea shelving systems for bedrooms and the family room.
"There's a transparency about the house ― what you see is what you get, and there's not much opportunity for clutter," Olga says. "I don't want to live in a museum, but I want to be able to put things away."
New twist on a classic form
In keeping with the Eichler spirit, Marcinik used labor-saving methods, materials, and designs. "These Eichlers were typically all exposed wood construction, and I like to stay as true to that as possible," he says. He included wood beams on the ceilings of the additions to mimic the beams in the rest of the house.
But the original redwood ceilings, long since painted white, couldn't be replicated due to redwood's current high cost.
"I would have loved to sand the paint away and show off the beauty of the original wood," Marcinik says, "but I had to make a decision that would fit the budget and keep the overall design consistent." In the new rooms, he used Douglas fir on the ceilings, then painted them white to match the existing rooms.
After all the flipping, changing, and adding, the house is still not huge, at about 2,800 square feet ― just sensible for an active family of eight. The remodel gave the Seybolds space and flexibility while enhancing what makes the house distinctive. Bring on the next 50 years.
Design: Mark Marcinik, Greenmeadow Architects, Palo Alto, CA (650/856-8354).
Resources: Fifteen-foot shade sails from Shade Sails ($170; 562/945-9952). Vintage Russell Woodard Sculptura patio chairs painted by homeowners. Sina dining chairs ($1,216-$1,778) and Athos Extensible dining table (from $3,600) from Limn (415/543-5466). Bombo stools from Design Centro Italia ($495; 510/420-0383). Kitchen accent wall in Valencia from Sherwin-Williams (item 1616).

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Hello! Im thinking on getting my mole removed and it's about 1 cm in diameter. I already went to see a dermetologist but he only resurfaced it last year because it was bumpy. Couple month ago I noticed it was becoming bumpy.I just want to remove it and I don't mind a scar but I really want to know a best treatment to minimize the scar and the best product that really works. I heard silicone gel and melerma works but somehow still unsure. Please I would like to know what other doctors recommend.
What's the Best Treatment to Minimize Scarring After Getting Mole Removed with Stiches?
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Mole removal and scarring. Trying to reduce visible scars
Mole removal can leave small scars but a treatment with Melaquin for hyperpigmentation followed by a short Fractional CO2 laser treatment can minimize scarring and improve results. Surgery90210
Best ways to minimize scarring
If for any reason a shave excision does not heal as well as expected, or if the mole regrows as yours has, it can always be excised and sutured in the future. Please ignore advice such as that below from plastic surgeons suggesting you see a plastic surgeon. Look for a physician who is very experienced in cosmetic surgery and with whom you are comfortable. Since every face is different, the experience and technique of your physician, not their specialty, is the most critical part to your achieving a nice result. After your surgery, RejuvaSil Scar Gel is a nice, silicone-based gel that can be used to minimize scarring.
Learn more: http://www.dorsetstreetdermatology.com/store/skin-care/scar-treatment/scarheal-rejuvasil-gel.html
How To Minimize Scarring For Excision OF A Facial Lesion
The most important issue is not what product you apply following surgery but that you select a physician that will perform a good operation, which should help ensure a good start to the healing process. You need to select a physician who has experience with facial surgery; it may be easier to find plastic surgeon with these qualifications than a dermatologist.
Silicone gel sheeting, Neocutis BioSerum, BioCorneum, and HybriSil may be topical options to minimize scarring. Scar massage can reduce swelling and aid in softening more quickly. Sun protection is crucial to prevent post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. Follow your doctor's directions to optimize your outcome.
Best wishes, Ken Dembny
Learn more: http://www.drdembny.com
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How to Minimize Scarring Following Mole Removal on Face
I think the best way to minimize scarring following surgery to remove a mole is to choose a physician that performs a great deal of surgeries on the face. This could be a dermatologist who has completed a fellowship in Mohs micrographic surgery and whose practice consists primarily of skin cancer surgery and reconstruction. It could also be a plastic surgeon or facial plastic surgeon so long as their practice includes a great deal of facial skin surgery and repair.
After the surgery is performed follow the directions given to you by the doctor. Most doctors would advise to clean the wound twice daily, apply an antibiotic ointment and non-stick bandage.
After the sutures come out each doctor might have their own preference. Most would acknowledge that silicone based products work well to soften or fine tune scars. We use a product called BioCorneum that is a gel consisting of silicone and sunscreen.This product is available in some dermatologists and plastic surgeons' offices and seems to work well for our patients. Other doctors might prefer Mederma or Aloe or Vitamin E. Best option is to pick your best option for your surgeon and follow their advice. Good luck.
Learn more: http://www.dermatology-center.com
Mole Removal Best Method: Excision and Laser Removal
Excision and Laser Removal is the best way to get rid of moles. You just need to know the positive and negatives of each type. For me when the moles are small, less than 4mm I lean towards laser removal. When they are bigger than 4mm I lean towards excision. But I explain all risks and benefits.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Oracle buys PeopleSoft for $US10.3b
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PeopleSoft Inc has agreed to a sweetened $US10.3 billion buyout by rival software maker Oracle Corp., relenting after a 18-month takeover saga marked by personal insults, courtroom battles and the ouster of PeopleSoft's chief executive.
Oracle's $US26.50-per-share bid, which creates the world's second largest business software maker, was approved by the board of directors of both companies just three weeks after PeopleSoft had again rejected a hostile bid despite support from a majority of its shareholders.
The deal, expected to close in early January, topped Oracle's previous offer of $US24 a share, which Oracle had insisted was its best and final offer. The takeover has already received US and European Union antitrust approval.
Oracle is betting the acquisition will allow it to develop more software products to better compete with SAP AG, the leader in the market for software that helps companies automate business processes such as payroll and inventory-tracking.
The deal underscores a sluggish software industry that has few high-growth prospects after many big companies spent huge sums of money in the 1990s on new products that will last them for several years.
PeopleSoft helped trigger the consolidation in the sector with its purchase of J.D. Edwards in 2003.
"It tells everyone else in the software business that it truly is a no-growth business," said Eugene Walton of Walton Holdings, an independent technology stock research firm.
Oracle launched its hostile offer for PeopleSoft with a bid of $US16 a share in June 2003.
PeopleSoft shares jumped about 10.3 percent to $US26.43 on the Nasdaq to their highest level in 19 months. Oracle shares rose about 9.6 percent to $US14.55, an 11-month high.
Analysts said Oracle's stock was boosted in part by its strong second quarter earnings released early Monday that showed profit margins rose from 37 percent to 41 percent.
During Oracle's Oracle US antitrust trial over the summer, analysts who evaluated the implications of a merger estimated in court testimony that between 6000 and 10,000 PeopleSoft employees could be laid off.
Oracle and PeopleSoft were scheduled to appear in Delaware Chancery Court on Monday for a hearing on Oracle's lawsuit to void PeopleSoft's shareholder rights' plan, which had been the last barrier to a hostile takeover.
Triggering the rights' plan, or poison pill, would have made a deal prohibitively expensive for Oracle.
Oracle co-founder and chief executive Larry Ellison said in an interview that Oracle increased its bid after getting more details from PeopleSoft about its 2005 earnings outlook, which most analysts have said was too optimistic.
"We looked at the data and (PeopleSoft's) numbers were better than we thought," Ellison said, adding that PeopleSoft's big customer base would double the number of companies to which Oracle could sell its applications software.
Ellison said discussions began last week after PeopleSoft floated a $US26.50 per-share offer to Oracle "through back channels" and offered more information about its business.
The two California-based rivals held "friendly" merger talks in June 2002 before discussions broke down over who would run the company and how a merged company would operate.
Some analysts said they believed Oracle overpaid for PeopleSoft. "I'm still concerned about the price. I was unsure about the $US24 offer price and I think $US26.50 looks more unattractive," said Sanford Bernstein analyst Charlie Di Bona, who does not own any PeopleSoft or Oracle stock.
The protracted battle had been marked by bitter accusations, including a threat by PeopleSoft Co-Founder and chief executive officer Dave Duffield to sue Ellison for defamation over information released by Oracle about Duffield's stock sales.
Duffield, who co-founded PeopleSoft in 1987, returned as chief executive officer after previous chief executive Craig Conway, a former Oracle executive, was ousted by the board due to a lack of confidence over how he handled Oracle's takeover bid.
Key facts:
- Oracle was founded in 1977 by Larry Ellison, who remains chief executive. Ellison, who pilots his own plane and was skipper of unsuccessful entries in the America's Cup yacht race, is ranked by Forbes magazine as the 10th richest man in the United States with a net worth of $US13.7 billion.
- Oracle, based in Redwood Shores, California, Oracle is the leader in so-called database software used by companies. It has 42,000 employees worldwide.
- In its 2003-04 fiscal year, Oracle posted a net profit of $US2.68 billion, a 16 percent increase from a year earlier, on sales of $US10.16 billion.
- Peoplesoft was founded in 1987 by Dave Duffield and Ken Morris. Duffield recently stepped back into the CEO job after the company fired Craig Conway, who led the defence against the Oracle bid.
- Based in Pleasanton, California, PeopleSoft is number two behind Germany's SAP in the accounting, human resources and financial management software used to improve company efficiency.
- Present in 150 countries, PeopleSoft has 12,000 employees and 12,750 clients.
- In its 2003 fiscal year, the company had a profit of $US85 million - less than half its previous year's earnings - on sales of $US2.27 billion.
Reuters, AFP


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From Simon Bird in Bordeaux
Alan Pardew admitted his experiment with Newcastle's youngsters was a flop - leaving Newcastle a tougher Europa League draw.
The United boss will loan out a host of his kids who failed to shine here in France, after vowing to have a stronger squad at his disposal by the time the knockout rounds start in February.
This final group game was played out without pressure or intensity, with both teams having already qualified.
But it was also without redeeming features for Newcastle, apart from perhaps not suffering any fresh injuries.
Pardew's men were lacklustre in all departments, without penetration in attack, sloppy in defence and with little control of midfield.
The job had been done in past matches with United content to get away from Bordeaux unscathed, and with the knockout phase to look forward to starting in February.
Now the league becomes priority - and rectifying a poor start to the domestic campaign.
United are still without an away win, and Pardew said: "I was a bit disappointed. The truth is a lot of our young players, I was expecting more from.
"I don't think the opportunity will come around for them again this season. The youngsters need to learn more about this game. I will look to loan a few of them out.
"The good news is the fans can look forward to the draw and they have been brilliant.
"We can look forward to seeing bodies back for Monday night against Fulham - Tiote, Ba, Obertan, Santon and Ben Arfa will train on Saturday, and Gutierrez on Sunday. We are in a better position now.
"I had one eye on Monday by selecting the youngsters, and I was disappointed we didn't give it a better go.
"We wanted to qualify, that was the first agenda and we did that. I am hoping when we come out of the other side of the transfer window we have a stronger squad."
Pardew's starting line-up protected his fit first-team regulars and fielded five academy graduates, albeit one of those was veteran Shola Ameobi.
But the inexperience on show told and the French were in control from the off, with Cheick Diabate grabbing a double.
Defeat meant Newcastle lost the chance to win Group D and be one of the top seeds in the round of 32 draw.
Instead they could now draw one of the best four Champions League rejects who are making the step down to the Europa League.
The win Newcastle needed became an unlikely task when Fahid Ben Khalfallah dinked in an inviting curling cross for Diabate to outjump James Perch and nod home after 28 minutes.
Diabate's second came after 72 minutes, when United were unlocked by a basic thump over the top.
Mike Williamson was caught flat-footed and Diabate raced clear keeping his cool to slot past Rob Elliot.
Pardew's team selection handed youngsters James Tavernier, Mehdi Abeid and Nile Ranger rare chances to put down markers.
Ranger started his first game for United in 20 months, after it had appeared his career on Tyneside would be over amid a string of court room appearances and his persistent late arrivals for training.
He looked lost out on the wing in the first half, but then used his physical presence better against the centre-backs.
Tavernier and Abeid, highly-rated last season but hardly used this, worked hard but against what was a largely second-string Bordeaux line-up it was hardly spectacular or indicative or a golden generation coming through.
Bordeaux's win was deserved, having drawn two fine saves from Elliot in the opening minutes.
After 90 seconds, Henri Saivet pulled down a cross to volley from eight yards out with Elliot saving brilliantly.
United's reserve keeper then had his fingers stung by Ben Khalfallah's powerful 25-yard effort.
Diabate warmed up for his goal by latching on to an air-shot by ex-Sunderland striker David Bellion, with Elliot's reflexes intervening.
Veteran Ameobi was denied by Kevin Olimpa in one of Newcastle's more meaningful attacks but there was precious little to cheer.
How the group finished
P W D L GF GA Pts
Bordeaux (Q) 6 4 1 1 10 5 13
Newcastle (Q) 6 2 3 1 7 5 9
Maritimo 6 1 3 2 4 6 6
Bruges 6 1 1 4 6 11 4


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The National Schools Board Association Tuesday blasted the Obama administration's education policies, saying that the Education Department under Secretary Arne Duncan has pushed "unnecessary and counter-productive federal intrusion" onto local school districts.
Here is a news release issued Tuesday by the association, which is holding a conference in Washington D.C.
Alexandria, Va. (Jan. 29, 2013) – More than 700 school board members and state school boards association leaders will be meeting with their members of Congress and urging them to co-sponsor legislation, developed by the National School Boards Association (NSBA), to protect local school district governance from unnecessary and counter-productive federal intrusion from the U.S. Department of Education.
School board leaders are in Washington D.C. to take part in NSBA's 40th annual Federal Relations Network Conference, being held Jan. 27-29, 2013.
The proposed legislation would ensure that the Department of Education's actions are consistent with the specific intent of federal law and are educationally, operationally, and financially supportable at the local level. This would also establish several procedural steps that the Department of Education would need to take prior to initiating regulations, rules, grant requirements, guidance documents, and other regulatory materials.
"In recent years, the U.S. Department of Education has engaged in a variety of activities to reshape the educational delivery system," said Thomas J. Gentzel, NSBA's Executive Director. "All too often these activities have impacted local school district policy and programs in ways that have been beyond the specific legislative intent. School board leaders are simply asking that local flexibility and decision-making not be eroded through regulatory actions."
Additionally, this legislation is intended to provide the House of Representatives and Senate committees that oversee education with better information regarding the local impact of Department of Education's activities. The legislation is also designed to more broadly underscore the role of Congress as the federal policy-maker in education and through its representative function.
"We must ensure that the decisions made at the federal level will best support the needs and goals of local school systems and the communities they serve," said Gentzel. "Local school boards must have the ability to make on-the-ground decisions that serve the best interests of our school districts."
You can see the draft legislation proposed by the association by clicking here.
During President Obama's first term, Duncan's Education Department was proactive in asserting a strong federal role in education policy. The department has linked federal funds and permission to ignore the most onerous mandates of No Child Left Behind through its Race to the Top competition and its program to offer waivers from NCLB requirements.


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FS: Toshiba S409 Laptop Computer
I am trying to sell my Toshiba P15-S409 Laptop Computer.
Pentium 4 2.8 Ghz HT Processor
800 Mhz Front Side Bus
15.4" Widescreen WXGA Display
512 MB DDR PC2700 Memory
60 GB Hard Drive
DVD-RW/CD-RW Drive
GeForce FX Go 5100 Graphics Card (32 MB)
Integrated Wireless 802.11g Card
IEEE 1394 (Firewire)
10/100 Ethernet Card
3 USB 2.0 Ports
I purchased this laptop around 4-5 months ago, and it is in prefect condition. I purchased the notebook from Best Buy, along with their 3 Year Platinum Performance Service Plan, which is included with the notebook if someone buys it from me. The Service Plan retails for $500 and guarantees a 5 business day turn around time if anything goes wrong.
Service Plan Covers:
Dust, Heat, Humidity
Power Surge (Lightning)
Wear and Tear
Battery (If the battery quits holding a charge)
Screen (for any reason besides abuse)
No Lemmon (If the laptop needs to be repaired a 4th time, it will be replaced with the most comparable notebook)
I paid $2300 plus tax for the notebook and service plan. I am going to switch over to a PowerBook so I am trying to sell this now. Please make me reasonable offers.
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The Christian Coalition has withstood similar attacks from groups like Freedomworks.
When we arrived there on foot, I thought at first that the house had withstood the quake.
Embattled New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine withstood withering Q&A about his onetime role as CEO of Goldman Sachs.
There was no room to budge but we were all anxious to get to the Provincial House and find out how it had withstood the quake.
But he withstood my eight years in the White House, so we know how to make the most of our time.
It was not without difficulty that they had withstood Minnie's earnest protestations, and intrenched themselves.
But that strange spiritual glow about him was not to be withstood.
The city had for half a year defied almost the whole kingdom, and withstood the covert attacks of foreign Powers.
Somehow it had withstood the passage of centuries, here in this quiet cave.
Very low, they withstood in remarkable fashion the periodical hurricanes of wind and rain.
Old English wiðstandan, from wið "against" (see with) + standan "to stand" (see stand (v.)); perhaps a loan-translation of Latin resistere "to resist" (see resist). Cf. Old Norse viðstanda, Old Frisian withstonda, Old High German widarstan. In 14c. and early 15c., withsit was in use with the same meaning. Related: Withstood; withstanding.


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As much as I love wearing sandals and flip flops, shoes are one of my favorite parts of my fall wardrobe. I personally have a shoe addiction but from what I've seen, as do the rest of the girls on the Marist campus. This week's Fashionista has a simple fall look featuring a lot of warm colors, but it's pulled together with a great pair of fold over combat boots. Her look consists of a fall-inspired tribal shirt, dark washed jeans and a grey faux leather jacket. There are many different Fashionistas at Marist but I love it when someone has their own personal style and it catches my attention.
Name: Katie DiBella
Major: Psychology
Year: Junior
College Fashionista: Where do you get your style inspiration?
Katie DiBella: Everything, and I like colors. If there's a bright color that I like then I incorporate it.
CF: What's your favorite way to accessorize an outfit?
KD: Shoes. My favorite thing in the world is shoes.
CF: Where's your favorite place to buy shoes?
KD: Macy's because they have every single brand and an awesome clearance rack.
CF: Is that where you got the pair you're wearing?
KD: No, I got them from a website called Make Me Chic on Black Friday!
CF: How do you transition an outfit from fall to winter?
KD: Sweaters. I love sweaters because you could put a tank top under it and it can go with everything. Also I transition with my faux leather jacket that I'm wearing today.
CF: Do you have any celebrities that influence your style?
KD: I love Rachel Mcadams, she's awesome and Natalie Portman. They always look beautiful.
How To: Do you want this Fashionista's autumn inspired look? Match a tribal high-low top in a warm color palette with a pair of dark washed jeans and a skinny belt. Next add a nontraditional colored leather jacket. Finally add a pair of killer fold-over combat boots to complete the look.


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Adam is absolutely correct.
If you look at each box individually, doubling the number of boxes will
obviously increase the chance that a single box fails.
However, in this context, our concerns are not whether a box has failed. We are
concerned with minimizing network down-time. As such, it is important that a
second firewall can automatically take over if the first fails. This should
mean a network down-time of approximately 3 seconds instead of the time it
takes to swap-out the firewall manually (considerably longer than 3-seconds).
Of course, this comes at the cost of adding an additional level of complexity to
the firewall configuration. On the basis that a default setup would be a
single-box solution (as it is now) and that fail-over would be an entirely
optional configuration I don't see this extra level of configuration affecting
anyone that doesn't require the added functionality.
I appreciate that the majority of people will be using M0n0wall in an office or
home environment and are probably wondering how critical an Internet connection
can be. Whilst we obviously use firewalls in this environment (including
M0n0wall) we also require firewalls to head up our data-center based web/email
clusters hence the importance of uptime.
Quoting Adam Nellemann <adam at nellemann dot nu>:
> Hi,
> Just spamming... :)
> Chad R. Larson wrote:
> > the box against the additional complexity. And remember, if you have two
> > firewall boxes, you have twice the chance of a failure.
> While I'm no statestician, I'm rather sure that is not true, at least
> strictly speaking!
> In this context, "failure" would be both boxes failing
> "simultaneously" (ie. second failure occuring before first one is
> fixed), this is MUCH less likely than a single box failing (at least
> if you aren't too lazy with repairs!)
> But then there is, of course, the issue of the watchdog hardware or
> software failing, adding further complexity to the MTBF calculations?
> Personally however, I feel that your argument about complexity holds.
> A box like a Soekris running m0n0wall should be quite stable in
> itself. Still, some people need 100% uptime...
> Adam.
> P.S. I'm not an expert in these matters, but wouldn't the (least
> complex) way of achieving failsafe connectivity be by using two
> m0n0walls on two independent WAN connections, and then configuring the
> hosts with both of them as gateways. While this probably wouldn't
> load-balance, I speculate that it would allow traffic to continue
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PASADENA - The Pasadena Center Operating Co. board reinstated Chief Executive Officer Michael Ross on Monday, officials said.
The 53-year-old Ross was placed on paid administrative leave last December after an employee complained about a hostile work environment. He will return to work on Feb. 19, officials said.
"There was a full investigation and the inquiry did not sustain the allegations," PCOC Chair Jim McDermott said. "We have a legal requirement that has to be met and it wasn't met and we're very pleased that Mike's going to be coming back."
Ross, who has headed up the nonprofit PCOC since May 2006, said he was "thrilled."
"I was absolutely shocked," Ross said, adding, "and obviously very disappointed and upset but the process worked, the investigation's over."
City Attorney Michele Beal Bagneris Tuesday said she could not say how much the investigation, conducted by an outside law firm, will cost the city.
Eagle Rock Attorney Dale Gronemeier, who represented Ross, said he thinks city officials "wasted a lot of money and in our view, a suspension should never have occurred."
In addition to the cost of the investigation, the city will also be paying for at least $10,000 to cover Ross' legal fees and about two months of salary when he was on paid leave, he said. Ross said his monthly salary is in the ballpark of $15,000.
In a Jan. 3 letter to the PCOC board of directors, Gronemeier said "the complaint was sloppily handled by the city from the start, as the complainant was not required to submit a written complaint; as the investigator told us, the allegations against Mr. Ross are `vague."'
Gronemeier argued that an experienced human resources person or experienced employment attorney should have looked at the nature of the charges. The issue should have then been addressed by the PCOC board or its personnel director.
Bagneris said experienced employment attorneys provided advice throughout.
"All appropriate and necessary procedures were followed in handling and reviewing this personnel matter," she said in an email.
Gronemeier said despite his attempts, the city has not released its report on the probe conducted by the Los Angeles-based law firm Liebert Cassidy Whitmore.
"We need to take a look at how this debacle occurred and at a minimum get some reforms and repair the damage done to him," Gronemeier said Tuesday, declining to elaborate.
Ross, however, said his No. 1 priority has always been to return to his job.
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An extremely rare opportunity to own new waterfront construction on Cobb Isle in Water Mill presents itself along a 275 ft. bulk-headed stretch of Mecox Bay. A 7,000 SF +/- 6 bedroom gambrel style traditional, designed by McDonough & Conroy, is now complete on an idyllic acre very South of the highway in this coveted bayfront enclave. Views and four fireplaces highlight generous rooms that comprise an excellent floor plan over 6-10 quarter sewn white oak planks to include great room, living room, Robert Bakes kitchen with breakfast room, dining room and intimate sitting room. A staff suite and 2.5 car heated garage, with room for 2 more vehicles via hydraulic lift, complete the first floor. Upstairs, the second floor is host to one master to the West which offers luxurious bath with heated floors, his and her closets and a waterview balcony. 3 additional bedroom suites and another master to the East with a fireplace, similar amenities and two waterview balconies. Outside, a pool house and 4,000 SF+/-a of patios provide ample opportunity to enjoy the waterside heated gunite pool with spa, fireplace, outdoor kitchen and extensive landscaping that lend greenery and color to this attractive setting. A floating dock accommodates boats and jets skis that can motor out to Mecox Bay and the beaches beyond. The house is pre-wired for a Control 4 home automation system which allows an owner to control home systems from anywhere in the world while the geo-thermal HVAC system ensures greater efficiency. Make plans to visit this sensational property today.
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The American Revolution is modern history to Water Mill, where grist for its water-powered mill was first ground in 1644.
The hamlet has three magnificent beaches: Flying Point, Mecox, and Dead End. And there are still huge areas of woodsy wilderness, like the 148-acre Laurel Valley Country Park. Robert Wilson's Watermill Center, where the avante garde visionary develops new work in collaboration with students and professionals, is the East End's newest cultural mecca.


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A Christmas and New Year Safari
December 2006
With returning guests I once again spent a full week in each of Katavi and Mahale National Parks. We flew out on December 18th to a flooded Katavi landscape. I had been a little apprehensive about the rain as reports from around the country of closed airstrips and washed away camp sites had been coming in over the safari grapevine.
I needn't have worried- the Chada Camp is well sited and getting from the airstrip and around the better used tracks was not difficult at all. In fact the heavy rain had turned the Katavi woodlands and floodplains into a garden of Eden.
My other slight worry was that with such weather perhaps the wildlife would disperse into areas we could not get access to, but as my safari companions were extra keen on birds and plant life I wasn't too concerned. It turned out that the park was bursting with wildlife. Fat hippos grazed all day in any open area - looking like giant African sheep in the meadow. Elephants were congregating in large herds of up to 400 animals and the buffalo were everywhere with such tight hides they looked almost uncomfortable.
In fact every animal looked so healthy and many had young. We saw lions of course but the 3 leopards and 11 wild dogs were an unexpected highlight indeed. The bird life was exceptional and wild flowers were coming up everywhere. We saw one Eurasian Hoopoe, a species that had never been recorded south of Arusha before - in the whole of Africa!! The bee eater species included Boehm's and Swallow Tailed. I could go on and on and on - so I won't!
Mahale Mountains came into view on our Christmas day flight there from Katavi. These Mountains always excite me and as I knew it was for a week long visit in unusual weather conditions I looked forward to an adventurous time. The Chimps were not too far away from the Greystoke camp so our first few days were spent with them - a fascinating time.
We then explored on foot and had to ford rivers that tore down the mountainside - one that was over waist deep and moving very fast. All the reed beds had been flattened along it's banks.
The rain held off and we explored south of camp in a boat for a day as well as checking out every bird we saw.
My guests were into every living thing - the butterflies were everywhere - tree frogs called constantly - bugs of every size and shape stopped us in our tracks and it was actually very difficult to get more than a mile from camp! The plant life here is so very different from Katavi. We enjoyed it all and even studied the fishes!
After dinner on New Years Eve we jumped into a boat, taking fire wood and drinks to bring in the New Year away from camp on a relatively untouched beach on the wild shores of my favorite lake- the magnificent Lake Tanganyika.
Our flight to Arusha on New Years day was initially worrying because of a wind swept lake and low clouds but became so very wondrous after we were airborne. These bush pilots are great at what they do. The route to Tabora where we refuel takes us over the Ugalla Game Reserve. It looked so flooded below us, hundreds of water courses were overflowing.
At that moment I was very glad not to be leading a Congo River Expedition!!!
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My blaze of glory in the dairy show ring
Editor Susan Crowell is going to quit her day job and become a professional dairy showman. All someone needs to do is to: a) train her; and b) keep her in M&Ms.
What can we learn for our own farm's success from the missteps of Hostess, Kodak and J.C. Penney? Editor Susan Crowell weighs in.
U.S. gets more from rural America than just our farm products
Editor Susan Crowell says we need new uses of agricultural commodities, to keep that new blood and passion to continue to build our rural communities.
Forget Match.com. Bring those singles out to the farm
Short on farm labor? Just create a "working mixer" for singles, says Editor Susan Crowell. (Hey, it worked for a farmer in Idaho!)
Restoring confidence in education
"If we aren't agile, if we can't innovate, somebody else will go to the dance in our shoes. The land grant system is a world solution; we should settle for nothing less than world domination." -- Dr. Bruce McPheron.
We still hold these truths self-evident
The Declaration of Independence was voted the most influential document in American history. Editor Susan Crowell says perhaps it is time we dig it out for a closer study, for to understand our roots may help get us back on track as a nation for tomorrow.
Give me a Big Gulp or give me death
Count me in as one of the many who think New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's decision to limit the container size of sodas is totally asinine.
Happy 150th birthday, USDA!
The USDA is celebrating its 150th birthday, but farmers deserve some cake, too.
Farmers, grab some Domino's this weekend
Domino's Pizza shareholders took a stand against the HSUS' tactics of pushing its vegan/vegetarian philosophy under the guise of animal welfare.
Ag in the middle is getting squeezed, but that doesn't have to be you
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Arthritis & Rheumatism, Volume 63,
November 2011 Abstract Supplement
Abstracts of the American College of
Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals
Annual Scientific Meeting
Chicago, Illinois November 4-9, 2011.
Early Reductions in Tissue Inflammation with Tocilizumab As Either Monotherapy or in Combination with Methotrexate: 12-Week Unblinded Results From a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Substudy of a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Conaghan1, Philip G., Peterfy2, Charles G., DiCarlo2, Julie, Olech3, Ewa, Alberts4, Alan R., Alper5, Jeffrey A., Devenport6, Jenny
NIHR-Leeds Biomedical Research Unit and Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Spire Sciences LLC, San Francisco, CA
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK
West Broward Rheumatology Associates, Inc., Tamarac, FL
Jeffrey Alper MD Research, Naples, FL
Genentech, South San Francisco, CA
USC Keck School of Medicine, Santa Monica, CA
Tocilizumab (TCZ) monotherapy (MONO) has been shown to be superior to methotrexate (MTX) in achieving clinical reduction of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).1 A 24-week (wk) interim analysis of the double-blind phase 3b ACT-RAY study2 showed no additional clinical benefit from adding MTX to TCZ vs switching to TCZ+PBO in patients with an inadequate response to MTX. It is important to determine if tissue inflammation, an important predictor of radiographic damage, is reduced in an analogous pattern. While MRI results from the blinded TCZ±MTX population have been reported,3 this analysis examined effects of MRI measures of synovitis (SYN), osteitis (OST), and erosion (ERO) through wk 12 after therapy initiation by treatment assignment in patients with erosive RA.
In the ACT-RAY study, RA patients with inadequate response to MTX were randomized to continue stable MTX or receive placebo (PBO), both in combination with TCZ 8 mg/kg IV every 4 wks. In a substudy of this trial (N=63), 0.2T extremity MRI of one hand (metacarpophalangeal joints 15) and wrist was acquired at baseline (BL) and wks 2, 12, and 52. MRIs were quality-controlled and scored by 2 blinded radiologists by a RAMRIS method. Change in scores from BL through wk 12 for the TCZ+MTX and TCZ+PBO groups in this substudy are compared to evaluate early effects on joint inflammation between the two treatment regimens.
BL mean RAMRIS scores showed high disease severity and burden in both groups (Table). Decreases in SYN and OST were observed at wk 2 and became statistically significant in both groups by wk 12. No significant changes from BL in mean ERO score emerged (Table). BL osteitis scores were higher in the PBO group; the proportion of patients who experienced improvements >=Smallest Detectable Change (SDC) for both SYN and OST was higher in the PBO group than in the MTX group. Similar numbers of patients experienced ERO progression vs regression in each group (Table). During this period, no patient in the TCZ+PBO group and only 1 (3.3%) patient in the TCZ+MTX group developed a newly eroded bone.
Table. Mean Values and SDC-Based Classification of RAMRIS Scores
These MRI data (previously blinded for TCZ±MTX, but now unblinded to evaluate TCZ+MTX and TCZ+PBO groups separately) demonstrate that TCZ is associated with early suppression of SYN and OST, with no mean increase in ERO score observed through wk 12. The similarities in MRI findings between TCZ+PBO and TCZ+MTX groups suggest that continuation of MTX in combination with TCZ or switching to TCZ MONO are equally beneficial for early suppression of joint inflammation. TCZ MONO may be an appropriate alternative to TCZ+MTX in patients who are intolerant or unwilling/unable to take MTX.
1.Jones, G et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2010;69:8896.
2.Dougados, M et al. Presented at the EULAR Annual Congress; May 2528, 2011; London, UK.
3.Troum, O et al. Presented at the EULAR Annual Congress; May 2528, 2011; London, UK.
To cite this abstract, please use the following information:
Conaghan, Philip G., Peterfy, Charles G., DiCarlo, Julie, Olech, Ewa, Alberts, Alan R., Alper, Jeffrey A., et al; Early Reductions in Tissue Inflammation with Tocilizumab As Either Monotherapy or in Combination with Methotrexate: 12-Week Unblinded Results From a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Substudy of a Randomized Controlled Trial. [abstract]. Arthritis Rheum 2011;63 Suppl 10 :434


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#IP 814 21-27 Apr 2008
Workshop on Superhydrophobic Surfaces for Aerospace Application
A workshop on super-hydrophobic surfaces was organized by SED at KTMD Seminar Hall on the 9 April 2008. This was the first theme workshop organized in connection with the technologies for NAL's envisaged RTA-70 programme. The workshop organized to discuss the recent trends in superhydrophobic surfaces and the technological challenges of applying these surfaces to aircraft. The program started with an invocation. Dr. KS Rajam, Head, SED welcomed the chief guest Dr. A R Upadhya, Director, NAL, the Chairman Dr. Kota Harinarayana, Raja Ramanna Fellow, STTD, invited speakers from various organizations and participants. The program was inaugurated by Dr. A R Upadhya, Director, NAL. In his inaugural address he mentioned about the inspiring nature and also technologies that can be developed. He talked about the lotus effect wherein the leaf remains always clean due to the unique microstructure of lotus leaf along with nanostructure giving rise to a phenomenon called superhydrophobicity. He mentioned about the various approaches for preparing superhydrophobic surfaces. He expressed his happiness to see experts from various organizations. Dr. A R Upadhya also reiterated that the purpose of the workshop was to pool the knowledge and expertise available in the country and come out with the right kind of material, method of application etc and to network for creating superhydrophobic surfaces for aerospace application.
Dr. Kota Harinarayana gave an insight into the envisaged RTA-70 programme with special emphasis on the need for superhydrophobic surfaces to combat the icing problem. He also explained how using anti-icing coatings and reducing drag could increase the fuel efficiency. Dr. Rajam gave a brief introduction to super-hydrophobic surfaces for aerospace applications. Dr. Bharathi Bai J Basu presented the exciting preliminary results at NAL using sol-gel and polymer routes. Prof. Venkateswara Rao from Shivaji University, Kolhapur presented their work on superhydrophobic aerogels, their applications and coatings. Prof. M S Bobji from IISc, Bangalore asked some interesting questions and explained the marvelous and splendid nature of the most abundant compound on earth - water. He explained the Wenzel and Cassie -Baxter models to explain the superhydrophobocity and also the famous Young's equation. Dr. Goutam De of CGCRI, Kolkata presented their work on development of sol-gel based coatings on ophthalmic lenses and textiles. The effectiveness of the development of these coatings has crossed the laboratory and resulted in technology transfer. Dr. Subasri Raghavan from ARCI, Hyderabad gave an overall view on the infrastructure available at the sol-gel technology demonstration centre and also on the hydrophobic coatings developed at ARCI for clinical and house-hold items. She also said that their facility is open for up-scaling the sol-gel process. Mr. Nirav Jamnapara the youngest speaker presented their accidental discovery of superhydrophobicity using plasma assisted process.
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A two-day meet of CSIR-Medical Officers was organized by NAL on 18–19 April 2008. It was an unique meet wherein 19 Medical Officers from 14 different CSIR Labs (NAL, NEERI, IMMT, IIP, CECRI, NIO, NCL, NEIST, CFTRI, CIMFR, CIMAP, NGRI, CCMB, IICT) met on a common platform and discussed various issues relevant to their Health Centres in particular and CSIR patients at large.
The meet began with a Demo presentation on " Arogya software" by Dr. D Amaranarayan, Medical Officer, NAL on 18 April 2008 at 6 p.m. The software received very good response from the Medical Officers who attended the meet. This software has already been successfully implemented in CSIR Labs like NAL and IIP-Dehradun. Many other CSIR Labs are in the process of implementing this software in their Health Centres. Later, Dr. V K Agarwal, Medical Officer, CIMAP-Lucknow made a brief Demo presentation on "Swastham" a health software developed by him for use of Health Centre, CIMAP-Lucknow.
The meet was formally inaugurated by Dr.V Prakash, Director, CFTRI - Mysore on 19 April 2008 at 9 a.m. In his inaugural address he made an elaborate Power Point presentation on various aspects of nutrition and its impact on health. He supported the idea of holding CSIR Medical Officers meet on a regular basis, which will provide a common forum for healthy interaction among CSIR Medical Officers. Dr. K S Nanjunda Swamy, CMO, NAL in his introductory remarks briefly outlined the purpose of this meet. A talk on "Telemedicine in Current Scenario" by Dr. Kananka Rao, CMO, ISRO was organized soon after the inaugural ceremony.
Later in the day all the issues listed in the agenda were discussed at length and the meet concluded with a proposal to submit a comprehensive report to the Directors of respective Labs suggesting various measures to upgrade the existing facilities at Health Centres which will enable the Medical Officers to provide effective and quality health care to CSIR staff, pensioners and their dependents.
K S Nanjunda Swamy
#IP 813 14-20 Apr 2008
7th AGM of ISAMPE Bangalore Chapter - Lt. Gen (Dr) V. J. Sundaram on MAV's
The ISAMPE Bangalore Chapter organized its 7th AGM on 4 April 2008 at Dr. SR Valluri Auditorium. Dr. RMVGK Rao, Chairman, ISAMPE Bangalore Chapter welcomed the members and introduced the Chief Guest and speaker of the evening , Lt. Gen. (Dr) V J Sundaram. Dr. A R Upadhya, Director, NAL graced the occasion and released the first circular and call for papers of the INCCOM-7, scheduled to be held on 4-5 December 2008 as part of NAL's Golden Jubilee Celebrations.
The AGM started with a stimulating technical lecture by Lt. Gen. (Dr) V J Sundaram, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.), Advisor - Micro and Nano Systems – National Design and Research Forum. Dr. Sundaram, brought out a comprehensive account of the recent advances in the development and use of MAVs for a host of applications including agriculture, disaster management, defence security, animal husbandry, health care, and many R&D end uses. Dr. Sundaram explained the multidisciplinary nature involved in the development of MAV's, encompassing aerodynamics, propulsion,materials, structures, navigation, controls, guidance and so on with a touch of bio-inspiration. Dr. VJS flavoured his talk with an exposition on the Micro, Nano and Nano-Bio systems coupled with a range of sensors including those based on the carbon nanotubes (CNT) and the nano-bio technologies. He also narrated the exciting events covering the National Flying Competition MICAV-07, held in October 2007 at ADRDE, Agra, with participation of several educational and R&D institutions. He enthralled the audience through the video clippings, reflecting the young competitor's passion for fixed wing / rotary wing / flapped wing MAVs and optical – flow guidance and micro-devices. The clippings also showed the flights of a flapped wing MAV in an auditorium and UGV launched fixed wing MAV in an open field. The talk also highlighted a crisp account of the MAV-08 International competition, again held at ADRDE, Agra, in March 2008, wherein he narrated upon the razor thin line demarcating the winner and the loser in this competition. Dr. Sundaram concluded urging the ISAMPE to become a forum of new materials and technologies of the future.
In the business session that followed, Dr. C M Manjunatha, Secretary, ISAMPE Bangalore Chapter outlined the achievements of the chapter for the year 2007-08, in terms of several expert lectures organized and the effective membership enhancement drive pursued. Dr. Anjana Jain, Treasurer of the Chapter, presented the statement of account showing an impressive cash surplus. Mr. M Venkateshwara Rao, Jt Secretary, proposed the vote of thanks.
The 7th AGM of the ISAMPE Bangalore Chapter thus concluded with yet another exciting guest lecture, paving the way to a new beginning in its ambitious quest for greater progresses in future. The attendance for this AGM had been an all time high.
Dr. RMVGK Rao and Dr. C M Manjunatha
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Excellence in Karnatak classical music
Master Sumukh Surya, son of Dr. G K Suryanarayana, Scientist, NTAF is emerging as one of the upcoming vocalists of Karnatak classical music. He is gifted with a mellifluous voice and has received many awards and prizes in vocal music competitions for the young. Among them are the Padmanabhasa award, the Karthikostsava award, prizes from Girinagar Sangeetha Sabha and Swararnava. He was one among ten young vocalists in Karnataka, selected by the Avadhani Foundation for Karnatak Music in 2007. On 17 April 2008, he will be receiving the prestigious "Aryabhata award" as a young musician at a function to be held at Raveendra Kalakshetra. On 23 April 2008, he will be presenting a vocal concert at the Fort High School from 1715 to 1815 hrs., under the auspices of Sri Rama Seva Mandali, Chamarajapet, Bangalore. Music lovers in NAL are welcome to attend the concert. NAL wishes him all the best.
#IP 812 7 - 13 Apr 2008
Visit of Dr Ewa Bjorling, Hon'ble Minister for Trade, Sweden
Dr Ewa Bjorling, Hon'ble Minister for Trade, Sweden visited NAL on 2 April 2008, along with her delegation. Dr A R Upadhya, Director, NAL welcomed them and gave a presentation on NAL activities. Dr Ewa Bjorling mentioned that it was her first visit to India. The purpose of their visit was to strengthen the relations between the two countries and promote small and medium scale industries.
Mr Jan Olof Widerstrom appreciated the Director's present- ation and mentioned that there may be a possibility of collaboration in the areas of Wind Energy Programmes, Composites, Carbon Fibers, Aero- dynamics and Civilian Aircraft Programmes.
A delegation from Honeywell visited NAL on 3 April 2008. Dr A R Upadhya, Director, NAL welcomed the delegation and gave a presentation on NAL activities.
Mr Kittelberger and Dr Prasad wanted to continue the partnership by taking up few more projects in the field of aerospace operations, controls, software testing and development of new products. He also mentioned that they are looking at Bangalore and Hyderabad for joint collaborations and mentioned that working with NAL is very exciting. Then the team visited the Advanced Composites Division.
Ms A Revathi, Technical Officer, FRP Division has been awarded the degree of M.Sc. (Engg.) by Research, in faculty of Technology from Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) for her thesis entitled "Environmental Characterization of Braided and Filament Would Polymer Matrix composites", under the guidance of Dr RMVGK Rao, FNAE. Her studies related to an important area of moisture absorption behaviour in braided and filament wound composites, exposed to hygrothermal environments.
Ms Kavitha, Technical Officer, FRP Division has been awarded the degree of M.Sc. (Engg.) by Research, in faculty of Technology from Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) for her thesis entitled "Cure characterization of Epoxy resins" under the guidance of Dr. RMVGK Rao, FNAE. Her studies primarily concerned cure characterization of blends of tetra and bi-functional epoxy resins cured with an aromatic amine hardener.
#IP 811 31 Mar - 6 Apr 2008
The Importance of Digital Archiving
Ensuring the digital longevity of our scientific heritage is the 'Giant Leap' that we need to take.
The Apollo program, often cited as one of the greatest achievements in human history, was triggered by a soul stirring speech by the US President Late John F. Kennedy, on 25 May 1961. He set the nation's mission for that decade as 'landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely back to Earth'.
The first moon landing by Apollo 11 took place at 9.56 pm on Sunday, 20 July 1969 (Houston time) and Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to land on the moon. That 'one small step for [a] man; one giant leap for mankind" was taken at 02:56 on Monday, 21 July 1969. Six hundred million people, or 1/5th of the mankind at that time, watched Neil Armstrong's first steps on the moon.
The bandwidth for transmission from the moon was limited; voice, telemetry data, biomedical data and television had to share the link from the Lunar Module. NASA budgeted only 500 KHz for TV from the moon surface, much less than the 4.5 MHz standard prescribed for commercial broadcast. The video of the Apollo 11 was transmitted in narrowband non-standard Slow Scan Format (SSTV) -320 lines of resolution at 10 frames per second, instead of the US TV Standard of 525 lines at 30 frames per second.
The conversion from SSTV to Standard US TV format was achieved with the help of specially built scan converters and was simultaneously tracked at three stations, one in US (Goldstone) and two in Australia (Honeysuckle Creek and Parkes). In the scan conversion process, picture resolution, contrast, and brightness suffered, and extra system noise was introduced. The entire transmission was recorded on telemetry tapes. The Parkes Station re-transmitted the transmission coming from the lunar module by microwave links to Sydney and relayed by Houston via satellite. The total transmission distance from the tracking stations to Houston was almost 50,000 miles / 80,000 km.
On 5 August 2006 NASA made a press release that jolted the world. The national dailies Sydney Morning Herald, the San-Diego Union Tribune, Voice of America, and the Washington Post carried headlines saying that 'Just 37 years after Apollo11, it is feared that the magnetic tapes that recorded the first moon walk have gone missing at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre (GSFC) in Maryland'. A desperate search began at NASA. Over 700 boxes of Apollo era magnetic tapes were returned to GSFC for permanent retention from the US National Archives by 1984. NASA is unable to trace these tapes of the Apollo 11 mission. NASA engineers fear that the missing tapes are in the danger of deteriorating into dust unless they are quickly found and converted to digital format. If found and digitized, they could produce unsurpassed quality video images of man's first steps onto another world.
Will the world be lucky enough to finally see the moon's surface almost as Neil Armstrong saw it? 'It has a stark beauty of all its own. It's like much of the high desert of the United States. It's different, but it's very pretty out here'. To quote Sarkissian, operations scientist at the Parkes observatory, 'There will only ever be one first moon walk'.
To conclude, digital archiving of an enterprise's heritage is an extremely important task that we should now seriously pursue. The missing tapes of the Apollo 11 mission is the best example to keep in front of us to work out serious strategies to protect our scientific heritage.
R Guruprasad
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Taking the lead in taking the wheel
Alain Kornhauser believes technology offers a solution to our dangerous relationship with driving.
Federal records show that 33,780 people died on the nation's roads in 2012. Many fatalities involved driver error. Kornhauser, an expert in solving transportation problems, says it is time to start taking the driver out of the equation.
"There are a lot of advantages to allowing automated systems to take over some, if not all, of the driving functions," said Kornhauser, a professor of operations research and financial engineering at Princeton. "It can save energy, reduce pollution, and it could save an enormous number of lives."
Recently, Kornhauser has been working with New Jersey legislators to make the state more welcoming to automated vehicle technology. Proponents want to change regulations to ease its introduction and support companies that are developing the technology.
"We need to make sure that New Jersey is among the first states to pave the way for this new technology," said Senator Tom Kean Jr., the Senate minority leader. Kean, who has introduced legislation to overhaul the state motor vehicle rules, said Kornhauser's "expertise on this initiative is already proving to be an invaluable resource for state leaders."
Kornhauser has spent decades helping to automate the automobile. The company he founded, ALK Technologies, provides GPS navigation systems for many of the largest trucking fleets, and its computerized routing systems are an industry standard.
Some might be nervous about letting a robot take the wheel, but Kornhauser points out that many functions have been automated over the years. The MIT Technology Review recently reported that cars with forward collision warning systems were involved in far fewer accidents that those without the technology. When ALK opened in 1979, few envisioned the extent to which computers would provide guidance to drivers.
"Now, everyone uses them, and no one thinks anything about it," Kornhauser said.
Korhnauser is also the faculty advisor to the team of students working on PAVE (Princeton Autonomous Vehicle Engineering.) The extra-curricular team, which has computed in the national challenges sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, is working to develop a car that can pass the New Jersey driver's test.
One problem for auto makers is that state driving laws frequently lag behind the development of new technology. Sensible regulations that, for example, require a driver to be in full control of the vehicle might make it difficult for automation to move forward.
"We are going to require changes in the regulatory framework that controls and oversees the use and operations of the roads if these systems are going to appear and share the road with human drivers," Kornhauser said. "States are going to do this. And if states are doing it, then New Jersey should be leading the way."


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Cause of Death: leukemia
Who was Sheb Wooley : Wooley was a character actor and singer songwriter. He is best known for this 1958 novelty hit "Purple People Eater".
Wooley appeared in numerous shows from the 1950's through the 1970's, most notably of which was the western High Noon. He also appeared in The Outlaw Josey Wales and Giant. He co-starred with Pete Nolan in the television show Rawhide.
Along with his song Purple People Eater, Wooley also had a few other popular songs such as, That's My Pa, the theme song for Hee Haw, Don't Go Near the Eskimos, and Shaky Breaky Car.
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The Eurovision Song Contest may not be won by sheer talent alone, after all. The order of the contestants plays a part, too, writes Karyn Miller.
The best way to come first is to go last. An analysis of almost 50 years of competitions - including Eurovision Song Contests and world skating championships - has found that contestants are more likely to win if they are among the last to appear before the judges. The study by a US university appears to provide scientific proof that the best man or woman does not always win.
Researchers discovered that the last competitor to appear in the Eurovision Song Contest was more than twice as likely to win as the one who went first. The first candidate had only a 6 per cent chance of winning, compared with a 13 per cent chance for the final contestant.
The first rounds of figure-skating championships, for which the running order is selected at random, yielded more dramatic results. The final skater had a 14 per cent chance of victory, making him or her more than four times as likely to win as the first skater, who had just a 3 per cent chance of winning.
The study showed a gradual worsening of chances for contestants who appeared earlier in the running order. A candidate who appears first in a contest is 2 per cent less likely to win than one who appears second. A candidate who appears second is 2 per cent less likely to win than one who appears third, and so on.
"This effect can have serious implications for the careers of performers," said the author of the study, Dr Wandi Bruine de Bruin, from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
"Most of the attention goes to the winner and you wouldn't want to come in second just because of your place in the program."
Bruine de Bruin, a researcher in social and division sciences, analysed results from the early rounds of the World and European figure skating championships between 1994 and 2000 and Eurovision Song Contests between 1957 and 2003. The contests are judged in different ways but even when this and other factors, such as national bias, are taken into account, the results are the same. Scores increase in a linear fashion as a contest proceeds.
Ice skaters are awarded scores after each performance and scores for Eurovision contestants have been awarded in a variety of ways over the years. Since 1998, viewers in most countries taking part have cast their votes after all the songs have been performed.
In 1997, the last time Britain won the Eurovision Song Contest, with Love Shine a Light by Katrina and the Waves, the singers were the second-to-last performers and were awarded 227 points. The Norwegian act, which came last with no points, performed at the start of the competition.
Bobby G, a member of Bucks Fizz when they won in 1981 with a skirt-ripping performance of Making Your Mind Up, said appearing 14th out of 20 acts had helped them. "I do think that if we had gone on stage first, we would have been hard pushed to win it," he said.
"Going on last gives you a much better chance of being remembered. Having said that, I think that we owe our career to Velcro."
Bucks Fizz were awarded 136 points. The runner-up, with 132 points, was Germany's Lena Valaitis, who was the third performer on stage.
Bruine de Bruin said the British group's place in the running order "may well have contributed to their score just enough to create their win".
"In an earlier study I found that when people make comparisons, they tend to focus on the unique features of what they see. I believe that when judges compare different performances, they focus upon the unique, positive features of the most recent performance.
"With figure-skaters for example, the first may do a great pirouette. The second may do a great figure-of-eight. The judge thinks back to the first skater's figure-of-eight, to make a comparison, and forgets about the pirouette. The positive features of the first skater's performance fall out of focus.
"Of course, there could be other things going on as well. People could perform better when they appear later in the running order because, having seen the others perform, they are encouraged to do their best to beat them."
The findings are published in the March issue of the journal Acta Psychologica.
The effect may be caused by the limitations of the human memory, says Robert Hardman, a senior lecturer in psychology at London Metropolitan University who specialises in the science of decision-making.
"When people make comparisons, they aren't really capable of making a lot of fine-grade discrimination. When candidates appear at the beginning of a contest, judges have little to compare them to and are perhaps wary of the scores they give," he said.
"Later on, when judges are able to compare the candidates to those that have gone before, they might give more extreme marks because they feel more confident about their judgements."
Those who had performed in the contests featured in the study were more sceptical. Sally Stapleford, president of the British National Ice Skating Association and five times British champion between 1963 and 1968, said judges were unlikely to make inaccurate comparisons because they had received rigorous training.
"If they are well-educated and knowledgeable, it shouldn't happen. They make copious shorthand notes about the quality of jumps and spins and steps. Those who score the lowest placings are the worst skaters."
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Australian shares fell today, weighed down by mining and energy stocks, as the wave of confidence from monetary easing among overseas central banks wanes.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped 22.8 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 4385.5, while the broader All Ordinaries lost 21.6 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 4409.2.
Among the sectors, materials led the decline, falling 1.3 per cent, while energy lost 1 per cent and financials slipped 0.2 per cent. Health bucked the trend, adding 0.7 per cent.
CommSec markets analyst Steven Daghlian said losses were not unexpected after Wall Street finished down on Friday.
"The fact that both (materials and energy) ... fell was more than enough to pull the rest of the market into the red," Mr Daghlian said noting that these two sectors combined make up about 30 per cent of the market.
Worries about China
BHP fell 0.9 per cent to $33.41, rival Rio Tinto lost 2.4 per cent, to finish at $54.97 and Fortescue dropped 0.3 per cent to $3.60.
With the Australian economy so heavily tilted towards Chinese growth, manufacturing data from the world's second largest economy, due out Friday, will be one of the key factors for the week.
''We've seen a little bit of a negative trend in China recently, or at least contraction in the manufacturing space, so if we continue to see that, markets aren't going to react in a positive light,'' said Mr Daghlian.
Back home, gold miner Newcrest, which was trading ex-dividend, fell 2.6 per cent to $28.14 as gold prices pulled back from near-seven month highs. The company also announced last week that its operation in Papua New Guinea is operating at 25 per cent of capacity due to an electrical issue.
The spot gold price was down about 0.7 per cent to $US1761 an ounce.
Among the big banks, ANZ dropped 0.6 per cent to $24.70, CBA lost 0.1 per cent, Westpac fell 0.2 per cent, while NAB broke the trend, adding 0.4 per cent to finish at $25.50.
Focus turns to Spain
Speculation that Spain will unveil a bailout program later this week gave investors something to hope for, but with French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel unlikely to agree on a banking union which would give the European Central Bank power to supervise all eurozone banks from January 2013, the confidence soon diminished.
The two leaders must agree upon a plan by October 10, or abandon it completely.
''Germany is obviously in no rush to do that because the current situation in Europe will ultimately have them being the guarantor for most of these debts. They're in no hurry to do that without a proper plan in place,'' said IG Markets analyst Stan Shamu.
Mr Shamu said he expected the Australia market to finish higher for the quarter, but believed results could be better.
''We just seem to be stuttering at that 4400 level, the most disappointing thing is that there is all this money being flooded into the system but the Aussie market hasn't even tested this year's high, unlike other major markets around the world,'' he said.


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