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Archinect - News 2017-07-20T20:47:32-04:00 http://archinect.com/news/article/150004391/untangling-louis-kahn-s-life-and-work Untangling Louis Kahn's life and work Nicholas Korody 2017-04-24T12:38:00-04:00 >2017-04-24T12:38:09-04:00
It is one of history's cruelties that Louis Kahn is almost better known for his unconventional domestic arrangements than for his architecture. Kahn gave us a remarkable string of masterpieces that includes the Salk Institute and the Kimbell Art Museum, and yet he was one of those shambling geniuses whose life was a mess of contradictions. While his commissions took him around the world, he managed to maintain three separate families at home in Philadelphia.

"He had a reputation for blowing deadlines and budgets, testing the patience of clients. No one was surprised to learn after his death in 1974 that his firm was deep in debt. The turmoil of his life came to overshadow his accomplishments."

The author, Inga Saffron, reviews You Say to Brick: The Life of Louis Kahn by Wendy Lesser, a new biography/monograph on the renowned architect. "Wendy Lesser's You Say to Brick is easily the most complete narrative of Kahn's life and career, magnificently researched and gracefully written," she writes.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/149947523/win-arquitectura-viva-s-2016-spain-yearbook-monograph Win Arquitectura Viva's 2016 Spain Yearbook monograph! Justine Testado 2016-05-31T13:18:00-04:00 >2016-06-13T21:01:27-04:00
Arquitectura Viva's 2016 Spain Yearbook is a visual throwback of the last 12 months in Spanish architecture, revisiting 24 top-notch buildings that were all completed in the country over the last year. Recently released by Arquitectura Viva — who previously published monographs on Rem Koolhaas, Norman Foster, and BIG — the book "confirms the good health of Spanish architecture" in spite of the country's ongoing construction sector crisis, AV describes.

Thanks to Arquitectura Viva, Archinect is giving away two copies of the 2016 Spain Yearbook to our lucky readers! Keep reading for more about the monograph, and how to enter the giveaway.

Projects designed by both established and emerging firms made the cut in this year's edition, including: Nieto & Sobejano, Josep Lluís Mateo, Francisco Mangado, Rafael Mone, Víctor López Cotelo, and Carlos Ferrater. Readers can learn more about the works of young practices who are based throughout the country, like BaKpak of Sevilla, the Cáceres offic...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/143376677/winners-of-the-steven-holl-monograph-giveaway Winners of the Steven Holl monograph giveaway Justine Testado 2015-12-14T18:24:00-05:00 >2015-12-14T18:24:31-05:00
Last month, Archinectors had a chance to win Steven Holl's new monograph, published by Phaidon. Authored by writer and architecture critic Robert McCarter — who has known and taught with Holl for more than 30 years, the monograph features a comprehensive analysis behind Holl's most significant built and unbuilt works, starting from 1974 to the present day.

The five lucky winners are:

Steven - Kentucky

Paola - Illinois

Nicholas - New York

Andrew - Texas

Daniel - California

Congrats to the winners, and thanks to everyone who participated.

In case you missed it, check out Archinect's interview with the architect himself, Steven Holl: "A Dance for Architecture": A conversation with Steven Holl
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We know how much Archinectors are inspired by Steven Holl's work, so we decided to let more readers enter our book giveaway for a chance to win his new monograph "Steven Holl", published by Phaidon.

Authored by writer and architecture critic Robert McCarter — who has known and taught with Holl for more than 30 years, the hardcover book features a comprehensive analysis behind Holl's most significant built and unbuilt works, starting from 1974 to the present day.

TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY: Simply answer this survey by the new deadline on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, end of day. Five winners will be selected at random. Good luck!

More details about the book here.
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Steven Holl has a new monograph that any diehard fan would love to get their hands on. Authored by writer and architecture critic Robert McCarter — who has known and taught with Holl for more than 30 years, the book features a comprehensive analysis behind Holl's most significant built and unbuilt works, starting from 1974 to the present day.

Thanks to Phaidon, Archinect is giving away five copies of the monograph to our readers!

TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY: Simply answer this survey by the deadline on November 25, 2015**, end of day. Five winners will be selected at random. Good luck!

**UPDATE: The deadline has been extended to DECEMBER 11!

Read on for more about the book.

From seasoned practitioners to first-year students, readers can gain unique insight into Steven Holl's design process, ideas, methods, and construction materials. The monograph showcases hundreds of colorful photographs of projects like the Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki, the St. Ignatius Chapel in Seattle, a...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/139044030/winners-of-the-thomas-heatherwick-making-monograph-giveaway Winners of the "Thomas Heatherwick: Making" monograph giveaway Justine Testado 2015-10-15T18:11:00-04:00 >2015-10-15T18:35:49-04:00
Earlier this month, Archinectors had the chance to win "Thomas Heatherwick: Making", the British architect's latest monograph, published by The Monacelli Press. Co-authored by Thomas Heatherwick himself, the revised and expanded version of the 2012 publication delves into the details behind 140 projects.

The winners are:

Nathan B.

Daniel S.

Marlin T.

Zach P.

Shawn S.

Congrats! A big thanks to everyone who participated.
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"Thomas Heatherwick: Making" compiles over 20 years' worth of work by the acclaimed British designer and his London practice into one hefty yet sleek 640-page book. Co-authored by Thomas Heatherwick himself, the revised and expanded version of the 2012 monograph delves into the details behind 140 projects.

Heatherwick explains the fundamental design question each project is based on, followed by the creative and practical processes used to address the question. The book contains hundreds of images of works like the recently completed Learning Hub at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, the sea urchin-like UK Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, the 2012 Olympics London Bus, the hotly debatable Garden Bridge, and of course, the Spun Chair.

Thanks to The Monacelli Press, Archinect is giving away "Thomas Heatherwick: Making" to five of our lucky readers!

TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY: Fill out this survey by end of day October 9th, 2015. Five winners will be selected. Good luck...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/137280074/the-first-ever-av-monograph-on-rem-koolhaas-focuses-on-the-last-12-years The first-ever AV Monograph on Rem Koolhaas focuses on the last 12 years Nicholas Korody 2015-09-22T20:03:00-04:00 >2016-04-19T21:28:20-04:00
The Spanish-publisher Arquitectura Viva just published a new monograph on Rem Koolhaas, their first-ever on the Dutch architect. Focusing on work since he won the Pritzker in 2000, the monograph includes an essay and twelve critical texts by Luis Fernández-Galiano alongside images of some of the most notable projects by OMA / AMO over the last twelve years.

The 240 page volume is available for €55, or €28 for the digital edition. Visit AV's website for more information.

Check out some of the images below:

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Missed our last monograph giveaway? Here's your next chance. Archinect is giving out another big-name architect's monograph: Norman Foster In the 21st Century. The 328-page book is the longest installment from publisher Arquitectura Viva's monograph series.

To be eligible for this random drawing, please fill out this survey by end of day March 7, 2014. Winners will be selected at random. Good luck!

Keep reading for more details from AV...

"Over the course of more than fifty years, the prolific oeuvre of Norman Foster has earned worldwide renown for its innovative approach and environmental commitment. The third AV monograph devoted to the British architect — after issues 38 and 78 — gathers fifty works and projects developed in the 21st century."

"Produced in close collaboration with the architect, the monograph begins with an extensive essay in which Norman Foster takes stock of this influences, and continues with an article by Luis Fernández-Galiano."

"Structured in eight thematic grou...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/93513277/winners-of-the-richard-meier-monograph-giveaway Winners of the Richard Meier monograph giveaway Justine Testado 2014-02-14T18:50:00-05:00 >2014-02-14T18:50:21-05:00
That's a wrap for our Richard Meier Architect: Vol 6 giveaway. In case you missed it, Archinectors had a chance to win a beautiful hardcover copy of Richard Meier's new monograph.

Out of over 200 entrants, our two winners are:

Jonathan M. - Chicago, IL

Nathan B. - Seattle, WA

Authored by the architect himself and designed by graphic artist Massimo Vignelli, the 468-page monograph is a detailed presentation showcasing 30 of Richard Meier's civic, residential, and commercial projects from 2009 to 2013 around the globe. The book also includes a preface by Meier discussing his creative process and an intro essay by architectural historian Kenneth Frampton.

Congrats to the winners and a big thank you to everyone who participated. Stay tuned for another giveaway coming soon!
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Here's another chance to enter an Archinect giveaway! This time we're giving out two beautiful hardcover books of RICHARD MEIER ARCHITECT: Vol. 6, the latest addition to the monograph series from publisher Rizzoli New York.

To be eligible for this random drawing, please fill out this survey. Winners will be selected at random. Good luck!

Keep reading to learn more.

Authored by the architect himself and designed by graphic artist Massimo Vignelli, the 468-page monograph is a detailed presentation showcasing 30 of Richard Meier's civic, residential, and commercial projects from 2009 to 2013 around the globe.

The book also includes a preface by Richard Meier sharing his working methods and creative process, while an introductory essay penned by architectural historian Kenneth Frampton discusses the development and impact of Meier's work.

To be eligible for this random drawing, please fill out this survey. Winners will be selected at random. Good luck!

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 It seems as if BIG will stop at nothing short of world domination. As the subject of Arquitectura Viva's 162nd monograph, the sheer volume and span of projects from Bjarke Ingels Group since its founding in 2005 is staggering. After breaking away from OMA and then his partnership with Julien De Smedt of PLOT to form BIG, Bjarke Ingels has consistently spewed out (mostly unbuilt) large-scale international projects, while also establishing a momentous array of icons.

 Within the Danish context, BIG is a loud firm -- in presence, perspective, and popularity. Conceptually, the projects blend Danish sensibilities of high-minded idealism and humbled, matter-of-fact rationalism with social-democratic values and no small seasoning of pomo gimmickry. A maritime museum "docked" in the landscape? A waste-energy treatment plant that blows smoke rings? A multi-use Chinese hotel complex, shaped like the character for "the people"? But in their graphical representation, through promotional mat...
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GWATHMEY SIEGEL KAUFMAN & ASSOCIATES RELEASES GWATHMEY SIEGEL BUILDINGS AND PROJECTS 2002-2012

 Gwathmey Siegel Kaufman & Associates Architects is pleased to announce the release of Gwathmey Siegel Buildings and Projects 2002-2012, a new monograph, published by Rizzoli and edited by Group C, Inc. The new volume celebrates the firm's ongoing legacy as a leading force in the modernist tradition. The text is by renowned architectural critic and historian Kenneth Frampton who cites his lecture "Gwathmey Siegel: Form and Counterform," which he presented at the opening of the acclaimed Yale University School of Architecture exhibition, Gwathmey Siegel: Inspiration and Transformation.

 The exquisite collection of projects highlights recent notable works including the United States Mission to the United Nations, the Yale Arts Complex, the W New York Downtown and W Hoboken Hotels, as well as a curated selection of academic buildings, signature private homes, museums and high-rise residential. The book covers the last years of work by firm co-founder, Charles Gwathmey and explores th...
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 "The Poetics of Boxes" is the first monographic exhibit in Europe of the work of Mathias Klotz, currently one of Chile's most acclaimed international architects. The exhibit opens on Sept. 13 at Aedes Berlin.

 The upcoming exhibit will reveal the design approaches and methods of Klotz's characteristic works, as described in the press release below.

 "The Poetics of Boxes
Mathias Klotz, Chile

 Location: Aedes am Pfefferberg, Studio, Christinenstr. 18-19, 10119 Berlin
 Exhibition dates: September 13 – October 17, 2013
 Opening: Friday, September 13, 2013, 6:30 PM
 Opening hours: Tue-Fri 11 AM – 6:30 PM, Sat/Sun, 1 – 5 PM

 Klotz's works are characterised by their structural clarity. The distinct volumes and lines of his buildings correspond with perfect conceptual rigour to the landscape. In the exhibition this cosmopolitan from the Pacific presents his approaches and working methods..."

 "Alongside his work as an architect for over thirty years, Mathias Klotz is also active as a ...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/69736583/j-p-a-and-wes-jones-is-kickstarting-a-2nd-printing-of-instramental-form J,P:A and Wes Jones is Kickstarting a 2nd printing of "Instramental Form" Archinect 2013-03-19T17:03:00-04:00 >2013-03-20T22:21:58-04:00
Instrumental Form is the first publication of "Words, Buildings: Machines" produced by Wes Jones and the office of J,P:A. ... this publication documents the work of the office and its unique ongoing engagement with technology, from the office's inception in 1993 until 1997. The original edition has been long out of print and is much sought-after. With this 2nd Edtiion J,P:A hopes to make this early work more widely available...


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Security blessing No. 3: Two-factor authentication goes legit
I think 2013 will be remembered as the year when the last of the big cloud service providers finally got on board with two-factor authentication. After decades of simple password failures and phishing attacks inconveniencing millions of users, and following the lead of Google and Facebook, multiple major cloud providers began offering (in some cases, requiring) two-factor authentication, including Microsoft, LinkedIn, Twitter, Dropbox, and Apple.
Security blessing No. 4: Transport-layer security replaces SSL
Encryption over the wire is getting more secure and is being turned on by default more often. Older SSL encryption is being replaced with TLS (Transport Layer Security). In fact, if you're a website and you offer only SSL, you're behind the times.
Many popular websites and Web apps now provide TLS-enabled HTTPS by default, including Facebook, Gmail, Yahoo, and Outlook.com. Some services have long offered HTTPS as an option, but enabling it by default improves transmission security immensely.
Security blessing No. 5: PtH attacks get remediation
Microsoft's multiple PtH (pass-the-hash) remediations for Windows remind us that even difficult, complex security problems can be solved. Today it's fairly normal for attackers who gain access to a Microsoft network to use PtH tools and techniques to quickly take over the entire network. Microsoft made OS modifications to make them harder to pull off and published several whitepapers about preventing PtH and other credential thefts, including this one, on which I was a co-author. If your company is worried about PtH attacks, read and learn more about the new mitigations.
Sure, I could be complaining about plenty of security issues. That's my natural disposition when discussing computer security. But for now I'm going to count my blessings -- and stay hopeful for the coming year.
This story, "Lucky 2013: Count these 5 security blessings," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Keep up on the latest developments in network security and read more of Roger Grimes' Security Adviser blog at InfoWorld.com. For the latest business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.

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text: Adjusted net loss for full-year 2012 – also a non-GAAP financial measure – was $46 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, compared to net income of $20 million, or $0.12 per diluted share for full-year 2011. Including the impact of non-cash impairments and other non-operational items, the net loss for full-year 2012 was $2.5 billion, or $14.61 per diluted share compared to net income of $90 million, or $0.52 per diluted share for full-year 2011.The presentation of quarterly and full-year results are preliminary as the company continues to analyze the non-cash accounting treatment of its hedge portfolio and deferred tax balances. The company expects to issue its final results for the year and quarters upon completion of that undertaking. Impairments and Non-operational Items Included in Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2012 Results Quicksilver's fourth-quarter 2012 results include a $1.2 billion non-cash ceiling test impairment, of which 63% is attributable to a change in accounting policy. The company elected at year-end to discontinue hedge accounting to improve the comparability of financial results to its peers, and consequently, the value of the hedge portfolio based on SEC reserve pricing can no longer be included as part of the full-cost ceiling test. The book value of Quicksilver's derivative portfolio at December 31, 2012 was $201 million. The remaining 37% of the impairment is attributable to 2012 reserve revisions related to price, performance and the reclassification of existing proved undeveloped reserves (PUD) that are not expected to be developed within the SEC's prescribed five-year timeframe due to a reduction in drilling activity amid depressed natural gas and NGL prices. Fourth-quarter 2012 results also include a $326 million non-cash valuation allowance of U.S. deferred tax assets related to the likelihood of recoverability of future tax assets, which is driven by the continued generation of net-operating losses as a result of the non-cash impairments.


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The ocean with waves of fluid motion,
A teenage girl incredibly thin,
With pale frosty skin,
Breathing in the crisp air,
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Kid Ink Arrested in Las Vegas For Disturbing The Peace
Early Saturday (8/16), Kid Ink was arrested at the 1Oak nightclub in Las Vegas. Police arrived to the scene after a 911 call about a fight in the club at nearly 3AM.
It's reported that Kid Ink's female friend started the altercation, acting belligerent as the two were leaving the club.
An update claims that Kid Ink and his crew got into an altercation with a third party, where the police stepped in.


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- Games will last twelve minutes, or until one team has 5 points, whichever comes first. From the semi-finals onwards, games go to 5 points regardless of time
- Foot down
- Players must not touch the ground, or "foot-down". Each time a player goes
foot-down, that player is out of play and may not play the ball until touch the sideline at center court. Then they may return to play.
- No kicking the ball, but you may block the ball with any part of your body. Kicking the ball (adding momentum to ball with foot) counts as footdown. Blocking the ball with foot does not.
- Scoring
- Scoring a goal must be made from what started as a hit. A hit is made from the end of a player's mallet. A "shuffle" does not count as a goal; if the ball is shuffled through the goal, play continues uninterrupted.
- No height limit
- After a goal is scored, the team who scored returns to their half of the court. The team who was scored on takes possession of the ball. Play begins when the team that has been scored on crosses the center line.
- Passing "backward" through the goal (from behind the goal line to in front of it, through the goal, a.k.a. "goal offsides"): When the ball is passed through the goal in this way, a goal CANNOT be scored by the first player to play the ball. Any subsequent player to play the ball may score. If a ball is shot from in front of the goal line and does not go through the goal but bounces off the back wall and comes out through the goal, the ball is in play and can be scored. A ball that crosses a goal line backwards must be "hit" before it can score.
Time outs:
- may be called in order to tend to physical injury or mechanical failure only after a goal is scored.
- Limit of two per game
Refs can call injury time outs over and above this rule
- Contact rules
- "Like" contact is allowed. Player to player (body to body), except grabbing or pushing with hands. Mallet to mallet (generally, hitting another player's mallet is poor etiquette if that player is not attempting to play the ball or in front of the goal, playing goalie). Bike to bike.
- Everything else is NOT allowed: Mallet to player, player to bike, mallet to bike, etc.
- Throwing of mallets is allowed if you are the last player back.
Two refs will be appointed per game from a city not represented on the court. Refs will:
- determine if the ball went between the cones
- fix pylons when they get knocked
- keep track of score
- keep track of time
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And in the Malar Lake the bays correspond 50 to the capes in Seeland.
It was built partly on Seeland, and partly on the small island of Amager.
In Denmark the first railroad was built on the island of Seeland in 1847.
A few days later the Danes evacuated Scania, returning to Seeland.
At seven in the morning we left Korsor, a little town on the western side of Seeland.
There Gefjun set the land, gave it a name and called it Seeland.
When her husband passed with the King to Seeland, she remained at Fyen.
There he lay, still thinking of the geography lesson, of Seeland, and of all that the master had said.
Her grandfather intended taking her with him on the morrow to see some of the historical places in Seeland.
A straight line with humps at intervals would do for a view almost anywhere in Jutland, Fuhnen, or Seeland.


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Next City writer Ariella Cohen isn't happy about the predominance of men in the design fields, but she observes that things are starting to change. On her list of 6 women who are shaking things up in cities are Toni Griffin (LF '98 and GSD adjunct associate professor of urban planning), founder and director of the J. Max Bond Center on Design for the Just City at CCNY, and Mimi Hoang (GSD MArch '98), whose My Micro NY project is retooling urban density.
Read "Urban Influencers: Six Women Making Things Happen in Cities."
Photo by June Williamson, CCNY School of Architecture


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Bakersfield CA Semi Truck Accident Shuts Down Hwy 58 – Video
BAKERSFIELD, CA – On Thursday, Sep 24 about 9:00 am, a semi truck big rig took a turn too fast on Highway 58 near Bakersfield, California about two miles east of Broome Road and tipped over, spilling a load of empty tequila bottles. The truck accident caused westbound lanes of Hwy 58 between Bakersfield and Tehachapi to be shut down until about 4:30 pm later that afternoon.
Ed Smith, public information officer for the California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported that the driver of a big rig semi truck was heading westbound on Highway 58 when he took a curve too fast. That caused the trailer of the big rig to overturn and slam into another big rig. The truck crash spilled empty tequila bottles all over the roadway. No injuries were reported.
Crews spent several hours cleaning up the mess. All westbound lanes were closed for longer than expected. At least one westbound lane of Highway 58 east of Broome Road remained closed until 4:30 pm.
The semi truck accident occurred when the 35 year old driver, Lakhvir Pandher Singh, was attempting to pass another tractor-trailer driven by 43 year old Jorawar Singh, when he lost control of the big rig and overturned. Smith stated that Pandher Singh was attempting to pass another big rig at an unsafe speed while he was going into a left-hand turn. The semi truck overturned and stuck the back half of the other tractor trailer rig. Both drivers were from Fresno, California.
Smith said that when the truck was removed from the highway at about 2:20 pm, lifting it from the pavement caused more of the cargo to fall out onto the roadway. This is what extended the cleanup time longer than expected.
Google street view – Click and drag your mouse button to get the lay of the land and to pan around the scene of the accident:
Smith also stated that the westbound lanes of Highway 58 were closed at State Route 202 until shortly after 5 pm, Thursday. During this time motorists had to detour over to Woodford Tehachapi Road to be able to reach Tehachapi or to be able to access Highway 58 at Keene Ranch.


text: [Rep. James Sensenbrenner has a big mouth](http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/136060223.html). The Milwaukee Journal Sentinal reports today the veteran Republican legislator was overheard at a church event earlier this month disparaging the first lady's body. Sensenbrenner told a group of church members that Michelle Obama has no business leading an anti-obesity campaign because she's got a "big butt." Classy guy. It took a 72-year-old church lady to call the lawmaker on his remark. Journal-Sentinal blogger Daniel Brice has the story: >Ann Marsh-Meigs, a church member who heard Sensenbrenner's remarks, said he took several swipes at the first lady on Dec. 10. In one, Marsh-Meigs said, the congressman claimed Michelle Obama left a recent charitable event when the media did, though Sensenbrenner's handicapped wife continued to work. > >"He then talked about how different first ladies have had different projects - Laura Bush and literacy - and he named two or three others," Marsh-Meigs said in an interview last week. "And then he said, 'And Michelle Obama, her project is obesity. And look at her big butt.' > >"That's basically what he said," she continued. "It was a combination of her work on obesity and her shape." After news of the remark began circulating the Web, Sensenbrenner sent a letter of apology to the first lady. But a spokesperson for the jowly lawmaker told Media Bistro's blog Fish Bowl DC that he "stands by his comments" on her obesity campaign. Fish Bowl DC first reported the story yesterday, when a tipster overheard Sensenbrenner on the phone in the airport reacting to Brice's questions about the incident. Marsh-Meigs told the Journal Sentinal that she was the only woman at the table when Sensenbrenner made his remark. She suspects the congressman figured she was too busy with her knitting to notice. >"I was sitting next to him, and I felt he should be called on it,'" said the 72-year-old retiree. "I just said, 'I just happen to think Michelle Obama is a beautiful and elegant lady, and I think she dresses beautifully.' And then he said, 'Oh, well, I think she's elegant, too.' He just started back-pedaling." Sensenbrenner's name will be familiar to many Colorlines.com readers. He was the author and lead spokesperson for the infamous 2005 House bill that would have turned all undocumented immigrants into felons and, among other things, criminalized clergy who provided them support.


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Its been talked enough though different threads and not condensed into one.
Let's sort out the rumors and get the facts.
- Why is Torri Higginson really leaving?
- What is/are the real reason(s) Torri is leaving?
- Did Torri at anypoint mention unhappiness or hinted she wanted to leave?
- Was Torri forced off the show?
- Was Amanda Tapping's contract signed before or after Torri's announcement for leaving?
- What is Torri's episode contract for Season 4?
- How will Torri's name appear in the credits, during the theme or show intro?
When posting/replying, please provide source links to the interview and/or the person's name & job description/title from your source.
Please no character, personal, or actor/ess bashing.
"The Truth Is Out There"
So, let's get to it...


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More Australians have travelled to Afghanistan for terrorist training than have been publicised by the Government, says the Attorney-General, Philip Ruddock.
Mr Ruddock told ABC Radio yesterday: "Before September 11, many thousands of people travelled to Afghanistan in particular to undertake terrorist training, and a number of those people who travelled there were, in fact, Australian.
"We haven't catalogued publicly those that we are aware of. Some, of course, have come to notice because of their apprehension. That happened in relation to Mr [David] Hicks and Mr [Mamdouh] Habib, but it is the case that there are others who have so trained. But it's not information that is recorded in chapter and verse in public reports of our security agencies but in the confidential reports given to the Government and the opposition, that information is included."
Mr Ruddock would not comment on sleeper cells but indicated he would push for laws giving ASIO extra power to question and detain people - which will lapse in months under a sunset clause - to be made permanent.
"Constant" parliamentary scrutiny of the laws was distracting the spy agency, while there may well be "people who have an intention to carry out terrorist acts that haven't become known to us".
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NEARLY £6 million has been set aside by council bosses to build Colchester's first park and ride.
The decision, part of Essex County Council's proposed budget for next year, follows a series of failed bids for government funding.
Work will start on the long-awaited Cuckoo Farm facility later this year.
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As the decorating unfolded, the homeowners asked Steven to incorporate more than 250 photographs of jockeys and family members from the past three generations engaging in equestrian activities. "They're fabulous pictures, every single one," he says. He framed them all uniformly in distressed, rust-colored frames and hung them free-form on a wall that runs the entire length of the barn (about 80 feet).
Making a marvelous gallery out of old family pictures is exactly the way Steven's mind works, and it explains why his chic interiors are never vacuous. "There are elements that I use over and over, mostly things that have to do with comfort and proportion," he says. "But what's really important to me is a sense of place. You can pull spirit from a location, the time we live in, or the lifestyle of the people. That's what I do, and it's my signature."
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30 Seconds to Mars, 'Unplugged' – EP Review
MTV's 'Unplugged' was one of the network's most popular shows in the 1990s, when the likes of Nirvana, Hole, Kiss and LL Cool J stripped down and performed acoustically before a live studio audience. It's a cool convention where rock bands show off their "sensitive" side, and the Jared Leto-fronted 30 Seconds to Mars did just that when they recorded an 'Unplugged' session for MTV.
Now, a 30STM EP collecting four songs – three originals and a cover of U2's 'Where the Streets Have No Name '– is available for fans of the band who want to gobble up every shred of material that the group releases.
30 Seconds to Mars show off their ability to be tender with the spare version of 'Hurricane,' which is one of their biggest hits. The version really is Leto's moment, as his voice drives the song. The audience offers an assist by singing along, so you'll feel front and center at a 30 Seconds to Mars show. Close your eyes and you'll swear Leto is sweating on you! That's how immediate the performance is and it comes to life through in the audio.
The version of 'Kings and Queens' is also made gentle and moves forward thanks to the room-filling strumming, while 'Night of the Hunter' manages to assert itself as stripped down and epic, at all once. That's not easy to do, but 30 Seconds to Mars make it sound easy and they have truly come into their own as a real band.
Now, about that U2 cover: While U2 songs are often sacred ground, 30STM handle their rendition of 'Where the Streets Have No Name' perfectly, showing the skills that Jared Leto utilized to transition smoothly from actor to rock frontman. His voice has a vulnerable quality here and the band builds up to the breakdown in tight fashion. Once again, the audience joins Leto on the vocals and it's painfully obvious that 30 Seconds to Mars are not just a band, but a lifestyle, for their fans.
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'Kings and Queens'
'Night of the Hunter'
'Where the Streets Have No Name'


text: Shakespeare Electronic Conference, Vol. 5, No. 0059. Monday, 24 January 1994. From: Cliff Ronan <CR06@SWTEXAS> Date: Sunday, 23 Jan 1994 13:39 CST Subject: 5.0055 Q: *MND* and *Lear* Comment: RE: SHK 5.0055 Q: *MND* and *Lear* Good luck, Julie. Besides the dichotomies that you instance (nature vs. nurture, and family/state/society vs. the individual), there is the continuity/similarity of a movement from a flawed civilization into a nature that is nightmarish and, in the case of *MSND*, downright hallucinogenic. The old orthodoxy tended to suggest that the trip into the wilds in *King Lear* was simply tragic, while that in *MSDN* led to comic reintegration and redemption of the self. What do you think? Cliff Ronan Southwest Texas State


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Is there a murderous Albino monk in Opus Dei? Hardly.
Are its basic members power-hungry radicals who seek control of the church? Not that I have met.
The scandal surrounding Opus Dei brought about by Dan Brown's The DaVinci Code was an inaccurate, tall-tale representation of the prelature, or institute, whose members, like many Catholics, are drawn to dedicate their lives wholly to God. The real tragedy within Opus Dei, however, mirrors the scandal that pervades much of Catholicism today: its abusive treatment of young people.
Last week in France, a young woman came forward with a lawsuit against members of Opus Dei, alleging abuse of labor laws and practices that were psychologically and physically harmful while she served as a Numerary Assistant within Opus Dei.
She claims that she was forced to work from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week and, like many within Opus Dei, her salary was returned to the community. Beginning at the age of 14, she was encouraged to distance herself from her family for 15 years and during that time grew progressively ill.
In 2001, her parents intervened and helped her to recover after a doctor said she should not return to Opus Dei for the sake of her health.
The scandal is not just that one young woman experienced unjust labor practices disguised as a religious vocation, as tragic as that is, but that her story is not unique.
There were approximately 4,000 Numerary Assistants worldwide as of 2005, according to Opus Dei: An objective look behind the myths and reality of the most controversial force in the Catholic Church by NCR's John L. Allen, Jr.
Opus Dei's 1950 Constitutions term these members as "servants" and only later was the label replaced by the less controversial term "assistants," or "auxiliaries," when Opus Dei was named a personal prelature by the Vatican in 1982.
What's more, these Numerary Assistants comprise the least educated class within the hierarchy of the institute and hold little to no decision-making power within the ranks. Instead, they are to work in a spirit of "full submission," according to the Constitutions.
Perhaps not surprising to those who recognize the structural sin of sexism within Catholicism, equally reflected in the hierarchy of Opus Dei, Numerary Assistants -- those with the least power -- are only allowed to be women, most of whom were recruited when they were young.
These women begin their experience of Opus Dei starting when they are of high school or college-age by entering one of the prelature's "hospitality" training centers. It is in these centers that they are educated in the finer points of laundering, cleaning and cooking and go on to serve in Opus Dei residences or retreat centers.
This would be dignified work if done in freedom and supported with a living wage, but as the lawsuit contends, this is not the case.
These training centers, often drawing women from economically and socially disadvantaged families, are located in numerous countries across the globe, ranging from Brazil to Ireland. The United States' training center is based in Chicago. While a few schools admit men, they are predominantly women-only or their student body is primarily female.
As this court case came to the attention of news media last week, the pope was visiting his native Germany. During a meeting with the Central Committee, a council of lay Catholics, Benedict claimed the greatest crisis in the Western Church today is a crisis of faith.
I believe, however, the real crisis for the church, including Opus Dei, is not that Catholics have abandoned the faith.
The real crisis is a lack of credibility in any structure of church leadership that is responsible for the cover-up and abuse of young people. As there should be, there is a lack of trust in a religious system that values secrecy over the well-being of its members, that values preservation of institutional power over the inherent dignity of its youngest adherents.
This is the greater scandal. This is the greater sin.
[Nicole Sotelo is the author of Women Healing from Abuse: Meditations for Finding Peace, published by Paulist Press, and coordinates www.WomenHealing.com. A graduate of Harvard Divinity School, she currently works at Call To Action.]
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Tractor, ATV bought by former C-P superintendent to be auctioned
By FAITH HUFFMAN | News-Telegram News Editor
The tractor and ATV which former Como-Pickton School Superintendent Bryan Neal is accused of using school funds to purchase for his own personal use will be sold to the highest bidder, provided the minimum cost is met, school board members decided Monday night.
Neal was arrested for allegedly giving false statements at Farm Country to purchase a $19,134.60 Kubota tractor as well as a $11,806.56 all-terrain vehicle on behalf of the school district, which he kept for himself. He reportedly had been having an amount in excess of $500 taken out of his check monthly to pay the cost. He did not advertise for bids and received the school discount and benefit of no tax on the equipment, District Attorney Martin Braddy said following Neal's arrest in January.
The district still owes just over $19,000 on the lease-purchase agreement, and opted not to let the equipment — which board member Abbie Wright pointed out the district doesn't need — "go back," as doing so would negatively affect the district's financial ratings. Instead, the item will be listed as surplus property to be disposed of.
Sandra Billodeau, acting superintendent, was authorized to post for bids, noting that the district would "have the right to reject any and all bids" and a minimum asking price would have to be met.
Bryan Neal was suspended with pay from his job as superintendent after allegations of misuse of district funds. Following his arrest on two charges of fraud and one forgery charge, and negotiations between his attorneys and those of the school district, Neal tendered his resignation, which became effective at the end of January. Billodeau was appointed acting superintendent Jan. 22.
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Cambridge BEC 1 contains four complete past paper for each of the Cambridge BEC examinations from Cambridge ESOL: BEC Preliminary, BEC Vantage and BEC Higher. Providing the most authentic exam preparation available, these past papers allow candidates to familiarise themselves with the content and format of the examination and to practise useful examination techniques. The Student's Book contains a comprehensive section of keys and transcripts, making it suitable for self study. The Self-study Pack contains the Student's Book with answers and Audio CD. Books are numbered to indicate how many are available. Numbers do not refer to levels.
Series: BEC Practice Tests
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Metroped Inc - P.O. Box 7244 - Alexandria, VA - 22307-0244
- Phone 202-747-6031
Metroped is a privately funded non- profit corporation
Neighborhood connector paths and trails
Short connector paths provide typically low
cost resources that allow
walkers and those on bikes to find more direct routes and likely safer
routes to their destination
(see NEIGHBORHOOD
Certain Pedestrian Walk Signals
Pedestrian Walk Signals that automatically [without call button] signal
walk cycle when doing so will have no impact on traffic flow.
When triggered by 'call button', activate
walk signal as soon as possible in cycle. [some miss the first
opportunity to change if call button is pressed to close to normal light
transition cycle]
Show full count-down walk time. Some
implementations only begin count-down cycle near end of cycle. Full
count-down time allow those approaching from a distance to better adjust
pace to catch cycle.
In addition to remaining walk time,
consider providing remaining wait time
Introduce UVC code similar to Virginia's
§46.2-923. How and where pedestrians cross
Where legal (see above) and where a safe sight lines exist,
continuous medians allow pedestrians to keep moving and and to get there
by the most direct route.
Safe Refuge
Where medians are not feasible, provide
frequent pedestrian refuge islands.
Bus Transit Schedules
People who walk to bus stops need to know
the bus will not depart early.
Rail Transit Stations
Where arrival/departure times are variable,
provide automated signs at appropriate locations outside the station so
those walking to the station can adjust their pace accordingly.
Without them people rush when there is no hope of catching current
Comments from Charles
Carmalt Transportation Planner Lawrenceville, NJ
Back in distance time -- the 1970s -- Jeff Zupan and Boris Pushkarev published a series of three books for the Regional Plan Association that quantified lots of the information regarding how people in urban environments choose to travel and what affects travel choices. The books are:
Boris S Pushkarev with Jeffrey M Zupan, Urban Space for Pedestrians, MIT Press, 1975.
Boris S Pushkarev and Jeffrey M Zupan, Public Transportation and Land Use Policy, Indiana University Press, 1977.
Boris S Pushkarev with Jeffrey M Zupan and Robert S Cumella, Urban Rail in America, Indiana University Press, 1982.
The willingness to walk somewhere falls off drastically at about half a
mile, although some people can be counted to walk up to two miles for all sorts of purposes (they know about me)
One's willingness to walk is shaped by what alternatives are
available, what the destination is and who the person is. In the 1970s, most people were willing to walk at least 1/3 of a mile (1,760 feet) to a rapid transit or commuter rail station, but few people would walk over 1000 feet to a local transit bus stop.
People place different value on time -- for transit planning, time spent transferring between lines is considered to be at least three times more onerous than time traveling in a vehicle or even stopped in a vehicle. (Drivers are the same -- time stopped at a traffic light takes much longer to pass than time traveling.) From this one can assume that a pedestrian would find time waiting at a traffic light more annoying than time walking.
The importance of waiting time is in fact so great that it has become the basis for determining level of service at intersections for motor vehicles. I like to explain to people that when you are driving on a side street at 2 in the morning and you just miss the signal activation period at an intersection with an arterial highway where the cycle length is 90 seconds or more, you will have to wait at least 90 seconds to start moving. You may not see another vehicle during that entire period -- the volume to capacity ratio is probably on the order 0.02 -- but you have experienced Level of Service F. Furthermore, you will be filled with annoyance, if you don't fall asleep first.
I have long thought it would be interesting to conduct similar studies to determine how long in fact pedestrians are willing to wait at a red light before the start to cross -- my personal observation is that
pedestrians have a tolerance for waiting at a signal of about 30
seconds. Wait longer than that, especially if there are no cars on the roadway, and people will walk against the light.
Another important thing to be aware of from the Zupan/Pushkarev research. People will actually travel longer distances and for longer times in order to pass through a more enjoyable environment. The team discovered that people would travel up to 10 minutes longer on subway trips in order to make a transfer at a station that had been aesthetically designed with public artwork, good lighting and benches (I think -- actually, I can't remember what the amenities were other than public art) From this I learned that you can make people want to choose to walk a reasonable distance if you make the walk attractive and if you make it appear to be the most reasonable choice. (Conversely, when you place a large parking lot in front of a retail store, most people will choose to drive there).
Pedestrians will not follow a path that seems to take them out of their way or forces them to walk a longer distance. However,
people are willing walk longer distances, even circuitous routes,
if they believe it is the most efficient way to get someplace. Retailers play tricks on shoppers all the time to get them to do just that.
So -- based on Z/P's research and my observations, I'd say that
time is much more important than distance in affecting a person's willingness to walk,
and the perception of time and the quality of the environment are much more important than actual time.
Source: Email to America Walks from Charles
Carmalt Transportation Planner Lawrenceville, NJ
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 12:17 AM Subject: Re: time vs distance - people willingness to walk
Metroped support
for the use of medians by pedestrians
Safe Crossings Campaign public
forums, attendee's repeatedly voiced their preference to cross at
many non-signalized locations along a busy highway -- U.S. Route #1 corridor
in Fairfax County VA. -- to visit, shop, catch a bus, go to
the Post Office or the Governmental Center. These crossings were under
year round weather
conditions which included dark rainy nights. They consistently
stressed their desire to have SC support their need to take the shortest path to
get to where they were walking.
learned most were not willing to walk more then a short distance out of
their way to get to a painted signalized crosswalks. Interestingly
some were
actually willing to walk out of their way to cross away from an
intersection to avoid turning cars. For this reason Metroped
strongly supports the recommendation of the National Center for
Bicycling & Walking -- via their Walkable
Communities Workshops -- for Crosswalks offset or midway between Intersections
is the localized recommendation for the highway that was the subject of
the public forums


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I hold a Degree In Model Design and recently worked as a full time sculptor creating a wide range of products including characters from Dreamworks, Simpson's, Warner Bros and Disney. Previously to this job I spent over two years working freelance as part of a model making team within a busy workshop.
I have always painted in my spare time mainly using acrylics on canvas. I love the Art of Tattoo and this has influenced my current collection.
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Puppies and dogs use their mouths to explore and investigate their worlds, and they are very deliberate about it, so it is important for puppies and dogs to learn appropriate mouthing behavior around humans.
Puppies have teeth like scalpels! Early in their lives, they spend a lot of time using their teeth, on their mother and on their littermates. However, not all puppies learn from their canine families to be gentle with their teeth (called bite inhibition), and even those that do learn from dogs cannot necessarily apply that information in their new (human) homes.
What does this mean to humans? Most puppies continue to vigorously explore their world with their mouth and teeth when they go home with their new owner. Wow, does it hurt when they nip and bite! What can the owner do to change this behavior in their pup?
1. Encourage other mouthing behaviors: smear your hands with peanut butter or banana or baby food, and encourage the pup to lick it off of your hands. This is one form of mouthing the puppy can do as an alternate to nipping or biting;
2. Make sure the puppy is getting enough normal chewing activity. Puppies need to chew things like bones, Nylabones, chew toys, stuffed frozen Kongs, or rawhides. (Some of the more powerful breeds, who can pull apart large rawhide pieces and choke, should not have rawhide). The pup should always have access to an item which is appropriate for them to vigorously chew, rather than your hands or feet!
3. Teach your pup to touch your hand with its nose. It's easy! Put your outstretched palm one inch to the side of your pup's face, and when he turns his head in that direction, praise and give a treat with your other hand. Do this about ten times, and your pup will learn quickly that moving towards and/or touching your hand with its nose is a way to earn a reward. Then, when your pup comes towards you, you can hold your hand out, and they will touch your hand with their nose instead of nipping or biting;
4. If your pup nips or bites, calmly put them down and/or walk away from them, putting a door in between you and them, for about a minute. Don't yell or try to frighten or discipline them, as this could teach them that you are a scary person to be avoided, or they could think this was a new game. Pups want to be with you, and if biting deprives them of that, biting should decrease as you consistently remove yourself from them each time they bite.
5. Avoid behaviors that will over-stimulate your puppy to bite, such as running and chasing games, tug games, and any other games which involve quickly-moving things that could be construed as prey to the pup. It is not a good training technique to engage the pup's prey instincts, then punish it for biting. Instead, teach alternate behaviors, such as sit, down, touch my hand, etc., and reward those behaviors over and over, until the pup knows them very well. That way, if the pup becomes over-stimulated, you can ask them to sit, and that will stop the unwanted behavior. Teach children these same rules, and do not leave them unsupervised with the puppy (or with any dog), ever.
6. Prevent mouthing by putting your puppy in its crate with a toy when it is too tired to perform behaviors it has been taught as alternatives to biting. Prevent it by giving the pup something to keep in its mouth when it is near you. If you consistently keep the pup's mouth occupied with appropriate items, while rewarding good behavior, you will have a puppy who grows into a dog who understands how to use its mouth around people. Be careful about giving the pup something to bite after it has bitten you. Though you may think you are distracting the pup, you are actually rewarding them for biting.
Sadly, many, many pups do not learn proper dog-human mouthing interaction when they are little. The pup might not have been trained in good behaviors like sit or down, and perhaps it got a lot of attention when it bit or nipped. (The attention doesn't have to be pleasant to be rewarding to the puppy or dog. Even a series of "OW! Bad dog!!" interactions could be just the attention the dog likes.) Alternately, when the dog puts its teeth on a human and the human begins flapping their arms, jumping around, yelling, grabbing the dog's collar, the dog could find itself in the midst of what to it is a really fun game. Thus, the once-cute puppy can be turned into a grown dog that puts its teeth on people inappropriately.
Many dogs that put their mouths and teeth on people are mislabeled as aggressive. An aggressive dog is identified by its intent to harm, and is distinguished from an inappropriately mouthy dog by its history of deliberately harming someone (a bite history), by fearful body language (slinking, hackles up, growling, low-wagging or tucked tail), or by offensive body language (stiff posturing, forward-facing movement, high, stiff tail, possible wagging, raised hackles, growling, barking or lunging). An inappropriately mouthy dog can harm you, but its intent is not likely to be harmful, and its behavior is usually related to no training or for being, even accidentally, rewarded repeatedly for mouthing behaviors.
A dog is as precise with its mouth and teeth as humans are with their hands and fingers. With your thumb and index finger, you can caress, slightly pinch, or leave a bleeding wound. Dogs are the same way with their teeth. A dog who mouths you but who is not aggressive needs to learn the lesson it did not learn as a puppy; how to interact appropriately with humans with its mouth.
All of the above suggestions also apply to the adolescent (4-18 month-old) puppy, and to an adult dog. Teaching alternate behaviors and good behaviors can turn the mouthy dog into a dog who is a pleasant companion for a lifetime.


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Where do servals live?
Servals are common on savannas where there is plenty of water. They prefer areas of bush, tall grass, and dry reed beds near streams, but they are also found in high-altitude moorlands and bamboo thickets. It is found in most parts of Africa, with the exception of Central Equatorial Africa, the very Southern part of the continent, and the Sahara region.
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Air Quality Research along Colorado's Front Range
NOx + VOCs + light → O3 Ozone (O3), an invisible gas, can damage people's lungs as well as crops and other plants. It is generally a summertime pollutant, cooked up (by sunlight) from chemical ingredients emitted into the air: oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Those ingredients or "precursors" come from diverse sources: cars and other vehicles, power plants, agriculture, crops and other plants, oil and gas development, and other industrial activities. This summer's air quality work will investigate how those sources contribute to ozone pollution on the Colorado Front Range. (Photo credit: NREL)
Every summer along Colorado's Front Range, ozone pollution periodically spikes to unhealthy levels, despite federal and state efforts to control the lung-damaging chemical. Cars are running cleaner, and power plants are emitting fewer pollutants, so why does ozone still regularly soar above health-based limits?
This July and August, nearly 200 scientists from several national and regional agencies will focus sophisticated instruments on the Front Range atmosphere, seeking to better understand the sources of emissions and the chemistry that contribute to regional air-quality challenges. Ultimately, the goal is to share discoveries with decision makers seeking to clear the air.
When ozone levels spike, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) experts recommend that people, especially those in sensitive groups—children, the elderly, and anyone with pre-existing respiratory conditions—limit time outdoors. Seven years ago, Colorado's Front Range fell out of compliance with federal regulations designed to protect people's health.
The NSF sponsored experiment FRAPPÉ through NCAR, and the NASA sponsored DISCOVER-AQ mission take place in Summer 2014. Three aircraft, including the NASA P-3 and King Air and the NSF / NCAR C-130, will make detailed atmospheric measurements, supported by other instruments on the ground. CIRES and NOAA scientists from the Earth System Research Laboratory are contributing primarily with ground-, tower-, vehicle-, and balloon-based instruments. More details can be found at:
- Sun-tracking measurements
- Towering measurements, led by ESRL/CSD's Steve Brown
- Agriculture matters led by ESRL/CSD's Tom Ryerson and Jeff Peischl
- Methane and more led by ESRL/GMD's Gabrielle Petron
- Balloon-based measurements led by ESRL/GMD's Bryan Johnson
- The broader efforts
More Information:
- This article is adapted from the story, Science of Smog, by Kristin Bjornsen, CIRES
- ESRL/CSD's FRAPPÉ / DISCOVER-AQ 2014 page
- CIRES photographer David Oonk's photos of the mission (at Flickr)


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Down 3-0 with just over 11 minutes left in the game, the Bruins faced a monumental task. They had to find a way to score three goals against Henrik Lundqvist, one of the league's best goalies who had stymied the Bruins the entire night. But that's exactly what they did.
David Krejci got the Bruins on the board, putting a rebound past Lundqvist with just over 11 minutes left in the game. After that, it looked as though the Bruins wouldn't be able crack Lundqvist again
And with under two minutes left and Rask on the bench for the extra skater the Bruins struck. Nathan Horton cut the deficit to one, again putting a rebound past Lundqvist. Under a minute later Brad Marchand tied the game with a snipe from the right faceoff circle.
After a scoreless overtime, the game would be decided in the shootout. That's where Ryan Callahan beat Tuukka Rask to give the Rangers to win.
The Rangers started the scoring midway through the first period. Carl Hagelin took a feed from Rick Nash and beat Rask. Derek Stephan extended the lead to 2-0 in the second before Anton Stralman made it 3-0 early in the third.
This was the last meeting between the two teams during the regular season. The Bruins finish at 1-0-2 against the Rangers.
Hagelin's goal was the result of bad puck management by Andrew Ference and Adam McQuaid. Neither one had a good game, spending a lot of time running around their own end. Stralman's goal should have never gone in. It was an inredible soft goal for Rask to give up just as the Bruins were beginning to gain some momentum. Stralman shot it from a bad angle and somehow trickled through Rask.
The Bruins were overall very lucky to get a point out of this game. They had chances but couldn't convert until the last 11 minutes. They also played sloppy in the neutral zone and in their own end at times. Luckily, they have until Friday to figure it out when they are back in Buffalo to face the Sabres.
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Hi all,No, haven't been reading this thread, but the correct way to write a compound fraction, that's what they're called, folks, is to use a dash to indicate that it is one compound fraction. In braille this is what is done. Since braille is direct reflection of what is done in print, I would benture to say that 1-1/2 is correct as opposed to 1 1/2. The space is incorrect! In print, the 1/2 part of the fraction is actually printed vertically. The one is on top, in super script and is linked vertically to the two by a slash, a diagonal line. In order for the fraction, compound or otherwise to come out right in braille, you must write the numerator, then a slash and then the denominator. Yeah, yeah, yeah, terminology again, but it am correct. If we don't standardize, then braille readers will be all bolixed up.
You cannot put in something you think is just easier for you. You have to put in what is right, what is standard and what the book says. I may think that writing a phone number is easier when I write 585-922-3434, but that is *not* how it is done in the sighted world and it is not standard and I can't use it in a Bookshare book. I have to, not should but have to write (585) 922-3434, not any other format just because I think it is easier for me.
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I didn't think we were allowed to alter text by inserting hyphens. I personally feel it reads easier with a space between the whole number and fraction and unless mandated, would NEVER take the time to insert hyphens in mixed fractions. So, be forewarned if it is a pet peeve of yours that you will not like my submission after proofreading Bakewise.
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Hi, Pam I would write 1/2 or 1/4 or 1-1/8. When I see fractions, the slash goes between the numerator and the denominator without spaces. Hope this helps. Regards, Kim Friedman. P.S.: One of my pet peeves is seeing a mixed fraction (such as 1-1/2 being written 1 1/2. K.
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I'm coming across a bunch of fractions for recipes in the book that I'm proofing. For Braille readers, is the 1 / 2 format better than the symbol 1 over 2 in one individual space (sorry I can't make this symbol in e-mail). Any preference?
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Newsweek's Fineman Cites Awkward Truth: Obama Paying Now for 'Playing It a Little Cute' in Campaign
Law of averages being what it is, only a matter of time before a moment of candor eluded the thought police on left-wing radio.
Appearing on Ed Schultz's top-rated liberal radio show this past Monday, Newsweek chief political correspondent Howard Fineman provided an example of this when he traced Obama's difficulties in overhauling health care to his vague promises about reform during the '08 campaign (click here for audio) --
SCHULTZ: What do you make of the president's leadership so far on this? Should the Democrats be this divided at this point on some of these major issues in health care reform and what responsibility does the White House bear for that?
FINEMAN: Well, I think the White House bears all the responsibility because Barack Obama came in with a pretty strong mandate for change, for change we can believe in. And I think on health care, I trace the problems that he's had back to the campaign. Because even though he was for health care reform, quote unquote, it wasn't totally defined or even really carefully in focus, defined in a focused, sharp way that he could then take to Washington, to the Washington power structure, to his own Democratic Party, and say look, this is what the people voted for, they want this public option, they want this system that I'm proposing. He was playing it a little cute during the campaign, I thought, and he's sort of paying for it now.
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SCHULTZ: Why do you think the president has chosen this direction? Was it just Hillary Not, I mean, to go the generic route, to go the big concept, the selling the big idea and let's not get hung up in the detail, let's just let the Congress figure it out?
FINEMAN: Yes, I think that's part of it as I already said. It's sort of trying to take the lessons from the failure of Hillary Clinton's plan in the early '90s and I think not really entirely the right lesson. But I also think that health care reform, and you know, people can disagree with me on this for sure, but I don't think it was the central passion of his campaign. In other words, his campaign was about change, about the demographics of change, about we are the change we can believe in, about making a statement about American society. It was also about the war in Iraq and ending, a clear message about ending the war in Iraq.
Health care was not, a specific health care plan, a public option, guaranteed universal coverage, you know, insistence day after day after day, was not really the message of his campaign, and I don't think that Barack Obama is by nature an attack dog. You know, he's not an attack-the-system kind of guy.
Fineman says Obama's campaign was "also about the war in Iraq." More accurately, Obama's early campaign, heading into the primaries and caucuses, was based mainly on his opposition to the Iraq war. This is what separated Obama from his major challengers, Hillary Clinton and John Edwards, along with peripheral candidates such as Joe Biden and Chris Dodd (and eventually John McCain), all of whom voted in October 2002 to authorize military force against a Saddam-led Iraq.
Obama was the most explicitly anti-war nominee of either major party since 1972, when fellow Democrat George McGovern ran on a platform of opposition to American involvement in Vietnam.
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Over fall break, three Grove City College faculty members had the opportunity to present papers and moderate discussions at the Annual Conference of the Christian Business Faculty Association (CBFA) at Olivet Nazarene University in Illinois.The convention brought together hundreds of Christian faculty from across the country. CBFA's mission is to foster the "study, integration, teaching, and application of Biblical truths" in education and the business community at large. This year's theme focused on questions surrounding the future of business education. Dr. Michelle McFeaters, accounting professor, moderated sessions on research surrounding "Business as Mission" practitioners and consumerism. "Networking and sharing best practices was the best part of what I took away from the weekend," McFeaters said. "[I appreciated] hearing ideas from my colleagues about bringing accounting concepts to life [for their students] with cases, real world examples and role playing."Dr. Wayne Biddle, business professor, presented his research surrounding the impact of job embeddedness, satisfaction and search on faculty retention at Christian colleges. Like McFeaters, he found the conference to be "a great experience to network with other Christian business faculty and to see their passion for integrating their faith with Business for the purpose of preparing future business leaders."Dr. Scott Powell, marketing professor, presented a paper entitled: "Materialism and the Purchase of Christian Products among Students at Christian Colleges." His research examined what purchases of books, music, T-shirts, jewelry and other items with religious messages or symbols reveal about consumers. Powell's work earned him a Best Paper – Faith Integration award, one of three given at the conference. Commenting on the award, Dr. Powell said: "It is very meaningful to me because integration of faith and business is the bedrock of all my teaching."


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Justin Bieber Pulled Over in His Batmobile (Seriously)
TMZ reports that Bieber and two other cars tagging along with him (one being a Rolls Royce driven by pal Sean Kingston) were pulled over this week for some unknown reason. Police found Bieber behind the wheel of an entirely customized all-black-everything Batmobile, complete with a "JB" logo branded onto the side of the car.
Thankfully for Bieber, the cop stop was a little more than an inconvenience. He and his entire crew were able to drive away with just a warning — and probably a high-five from drooling officers. Shouldn't they be the ones with Batmobiles?
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Mostly shares in more than 30 companies, including Loblaw Cos. Ltd., Suncor Energy Inc., Sierra Wireless Inc., Telus Corp., Goldcorp Inc., Fortis Inc., TransForce Inc., Open Text Corp. and Bank of Nova Scotia.
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The Queen's University Investment Counsel (QUIC) is an investment club for students at that institution. From 2003 to 2010, the club's mock portfolio outperformed its benchmark by a cumulative 24 per cent. In 2010, a real portfolio was launched and has since outperformed the S&P/TSX composite by 13 per cent. The current value is just over $600,000, up from contributions of $500,000 from the Queen's School of Business and $40,000 in member contributions.
During the fiscal year recently ended, the club's CEO was Robbie Mitchnick. He will graduate in June and has accepted a position at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.
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"We're a value-investing fund," Mr. Mitchnick says. "Because we have a long-term, stable source of capital, we are able to be more patient in waiting for value to be realized."
The club's chief strategy officer produces a macroeconomic outlook to guide the portfolio managers in each of seven sectors. The outlook also helps the chief investment officer determine the club's target asset allocation.
At the stock-picking level, the portfolio managers "try to incorporate macro and sector-specific views to find trends the market currently underappreciates," Mr. Mitchnick notes.
For example, ongoing expansion in Internet capacity from 2G to 4G standards implies substantial growth in data usage, so the club was interested in companies whose market valuations didn't fully reflect their exposure to data usage (like Telus). Integral to this process are techniques such as "comparables analysis," where a company's valuation metrics (for example, the price-earnings multiple) are compared to peers.
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They saw that Loblaw Cos. Ltd. had "extremely undervalued real estate assets in time to benefit from the firm's decision to spin them off."
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Suncor was bought in March of 2012 on the expectation that "uncertainty in the Middle East had the potential to boost crude oil prices." But no supply shocks emerged and the lack of pipeline capacity became an issue.
"I would say that for investment clubs, the experience of running a mock portfolio is good preparation for investing real money," Mr. Mitchnick suggests. "It gives you the opportunity to develop the structures, capabilities and credibility required to take on real risk."
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- Loblaw Companies Ltd$71.35-0.37(-0.52%)
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Lion Nathan bags James Boags for $325m
Tasmanian brewer J Boag & Son is heading back into Australian hands with the announcement today that Lion Nathan will acquire the company from Philippines based San Miguel for $325 million.
The deal is subject to regulatory approval and the completion of Kirin Brewery Company's purchase of National Foods (also announced today), and is expected to be completed by January next year.
Lion Nathan CEO Rob Murray said: "This is an acquisition offering strong strategic value.
"Boag's is a company with great brands and a reputation for brewing excellence and its market focus is highly complementary to Lion Nathan."
J Boag & Sons reported sales revenue totalling $92 million last year on volumes of around 45 million litres, which generated earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of $17.9 million.
The acquisition is expected to be earnings per share accretive from the 2009 financial year, the first full year of ownership, according to lion Nathan.
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