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While surfing the Internet for examples of spice boxes, I stumbled upon an antique box with a distinctive door. While I'm familiar with arched-door boxes, a double-arched door, at least to my knowledge, is something not often seen.
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It's been a a year since a team from the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) came to Glenwood to conduct a Downtown Assessment.
The assessment included interviews with dozens of citizens who were asked to share their likes and dislikes about living in Glenwood. Interviews were conducted with Glenwood-area residents of all ages from all walks of life. At the conclusion of their visit, IDED team members presented their analysis of the interviews and their own outsider thoughts on Glenwood.
At last month's Betterment and Beautification Awards dinner, employees at the Mills County Public Health Office were recognized with the Glenwood Area Chamber of Commerce's award for Outstanding Customer Service. The award is presented annually to the Glenwood-area business or public agency that goes above and beyond when it comes to meeting the needs of its customers.
The recognition is well-deserved.
Let me see a show of hands. How many of you out there can say that you've hosted the vice president of the United States in the living room of your home?
Kelly Johnson and her family will be able to say they did once Joe Biden takes his oath of office as our next vice president on Inauguration Day in January.
Oh poor Steve King.
On a weekend when America was celebrating the historic and inspiring inauguration of its first African-American President, what was the honorable representative from Iowa's Dist. 5 doing?
Sticking his foot in his "provacative" mouth once again and seeking out any media outlet he could to disparage an individual who has achieved the highest office in the land, based not on idealogical or political gamesmanship, but rather, Barack Obama's middle name, Hussein, which King apparently finds offensive.
As I sat in front of the TV late Wednesday night watching the final seconds of 2008 tick away in Times Square, it was very evident that Americans were eager to ring in a new year.
Maybe more so than any other year in a long, long time.
No doubt about it, 2008 was a rough year for many people, for many different reasons, and most people were ready to put the year to rest.
With the new year comes a breath of fresh air and the hope that America and the world will be a better place to live in 2009.
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Michigan Tech Builds on a Legacy to Welcome Future Generations of Students
By Jennifer Donovan | Published
Michigan Technological University will honor alumnus and longtime supporter John Edgar McAllister by building a new Welcome Center named for him to introduce future students and their families to the campus. Michigan Tech's Board of Trustees at its regular meeting on Dec. 13, 2013, approved the $998,000 project, to be funded entirely by donors, with the majority coming from the John Edgar McAllister Trust.
The John Edgar McAllister Welcome Center will consist of a 3,000 square foot addition and remodeling of another 1,500 square feet of the Memorial Union Building.
"The Welcome Center, located in the heart of campus, will double daily visitor capacity and convey the energy and excitement of the Michigan Tech experience in a warm and welcoming atmosphere," said Les Cook, vice president for student affairs and advancement.
The space currently used by the Admissions Office for campus visitors only seats 40 and has limited parking. Over the past year, the Board heard, numbers of visitors have often exceeded the space available for them.
The Board also approved residence hall room and board and apartment rental rates for the 2014-2015 academic year. Room and board for a standard double occupancy room with the gold (median) meal plan in Wadsworth Hall will increase $279 or 2.97 percent. Standard (double occupancy) rooms in Douglass Houghton and McNair Halls will increase by $341 or 3.73 percent. Hillside Place Apartments residents will see an increase of $260 to $280, just under a 3 percent increase.
Student residents and/or families renting Daniell Heights Apartments will pay $15 more per month for one- or two-bedroom apartments and $20 more for a three-bedroom apartment.
The Board approved a proposal to move forward with an agreement with Julien Properties to renovate and manage Daniell Heights. Under the agreement, Michigan Tech will set baseline rents for the apartments and contract with students for their rental. The University will continue to own the property, which the property management company will maintain.
In other business, the Board:
- Learned from Provost Max Seel that Terry Sharik, dean of the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, has been appointed to the Robbins Chair in Sustainable Resources, and Guy Meadows, director of the Great Lakes Research Center, has been appointed to the Robbins Chair in Sustainable Marine Engineering. David Shonnard, professor of chemical engineering, and Craig Friedrich, professor of mechanical engineering-engineering mechanics, will continue for second five-year terms holding the Robbins Chair in Sustainable Materials and the Robbins Chair in Sustainable Manufacturing respectively.
- Heard from President Glenn Mroz about a report released earlier this week on the economic footprint of Michigan's 15 state universities and their impact on the economy of their communities and the state as a whole. "Commencement is a great time to talk about this," Mroz said,"because our graduates are a strong link to the future of Michigan's economy. In today's economy, it's talent, not capital, that limits growth, and all of Michigan will benefit from the students who graduate this week."
- Recognized Dallas K. Bates, retiring professor of chemistry, for 38 years of service, and Paul Kilpela, a research associate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics, for 37 years of service.
- Granted professor emeritus rank to Dallas K. Bates and to Calvin L. White, professor of materials science and engineering.
- Appointed Robert Hutchison as an associate professor with tenure in the School of Business and Economics.
- Eliminated the Master of Science in Operations Management degree program in the School of Business and Economics. No degree has been awarded in the program since 2002-2003.
- Endorsed grant requests to the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs from the Department of Visual and Performing Arts ($4,000) and the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts ($13,000)
- Heard a report from David Reed, vice president for research, on Michigan Tech's research expenditures for fiscal years 2013 and 2014. Research expenditures totaled $15.5 million in FY2014, an increase of $439,878 or 2.9 percent over FY2013. By rising, Michigan Tech's research expenditures bucked a slight decline in research spending nationally, as reported last week by the National Science Foundation.
- Applications for undergraduate enrollment for the fall 2014 semester are up 6 percent and deposits are up 54 percent compared to 2013, Les Cook, vice president for student affairs and advancement, told the Board. He also reported that graduate student applications for the fall semester are up 35 percent for master's degrees and 40 percent for PhDs.
Michigan Technological University is a public research university, home to more than 7,000 students from 54 countries. Founded in 1885, the University offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences. Our campus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway and is just a few miles from Lake Superior.


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Chicken Little rules on Wall Street and Washington this week, but while Bernanke, Paulson, Bush et alia, try a "sky is falling" bumrush to an unregulated bailout of the world's richest financial institutions, cooler heads are asking what eggzackly would help calm these troubled market waters. Surely with out-of-control borrowing at the heart of the matter, $700 billion to more than $1 trillion (the figures bandied about by bailout proponents) more national borrowing can't be the answer to this crisis? Can it?
Supporters of the bailout are following a basic sympathetic but extortionist rationale:
We know it sucks to save these guys who, because of ill-advised deregulation beginning in the Clinton administration (and backed fervently by congressional Republicans at the time), have made irrational bets on the market and now seek to have taxpayers assume the risk that is properly their own. But the entire house of cards which is American capitalism is likely to tumble down on top of everyone if we don't unravel this mess. At that point, with the housing crisis accelerating and most folks' retirement accounts collapsing, standing on free-market principle would be cold comfort indeed.
The danger in the rush to respond of course, beyond the obvious anti-democratic notions in the subtext of the Paulson proposal and the loathesome surrender of taxpayer resources to Wall Street miscreants, is that the plan could do more harm than good over both the short and the long term. The president is speaking tonight to urge the public to lean on their congressional reps to do something and fast, but I think precisely the opposite may be called for here, a week or so cooling-off period to allow legislators and policy analysts to get their bearings, allow the market conditions to become a little clearer, and encourage a more judicious appraisal of the best way forward.
That may mean accepting Paulson's plan, a plan that will leave the treasury with perhaps $1 trillion less over the coming years to be invested in the nation's crumbling schools, infrastructure, and health care systems—a brutal sacrifice to be made on behalf of investment banks and market stability to say the least. (The National Priorities Project has already broken out some of those sacrifices .) Or it could mean allowing the space for a different proposal to emerge. Lawrence White, economics professor at NYU's Stern School says some basic adjustments to Paulson's plan would at least better protect taxpayer interests.
Already some analysts are talking of adapting the Swedish model (Here's an interesting discussion of same) or the "Japanese solution" rather than the basic rollover to Wall Street envisionied in the current proposal.
One voice of reason? Perhaps not such a surprise, it's Republican candidate Ron Paul.
Whatever the outcome of current deliberations, one can only hope that Congress will rediscover an appreciation for regulatory powers. Here are some observations from a commentary written on the occassion of the 1999 repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933:
The proposed deregulation will increase the degree of monopolization in finance and worsen the position of consumers in relation to creditors. Even more significant is its impact on the overall stability of US and world capitalism. The bill ties the banking system and the insurance industry even more directly to the volatile US stock market, virtually guaranteeing that any significant plunge on Wall Street will have an immediate and catastrophic impact throughout the US financial system.


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The IDC MarketScape report looked at 8 Salesforce service providers and evaluated them based on their success in providing Salesforce implementation solution for both short and long term. The report highlights Accenture's comprehensive portfolio of services.
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Evaluating infectious disease fellowship programs can be a daunting task. IDSA offers the following guide to prospective ID fellows in the process of selecting a fellowship program.
These guidelines were developed by division chiefs and program directors from adult infectious disease training programs. The recommendations are not binding upon individual programs, nor do they emanate directly from requirements specified by the American College of Graduate Medical Education or the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM).
Please recognize that individual training programs will vary in the organization of their curricula and their program strengths.
The three tracks for fellowship training in adult infectious disease training are:
All tracks should consist of a 12-month core curriculum. The Clinician track should have another 12 months' fellowship training. The Clinical Investigator and Basic Investigator tracks should have another 24-26 months' duration to complete fellowship training.
Prospective ID fellows are required to have 2 years of fellowship training before they are eligible to take the ABIM certification exam in infectious diseases.
The additional training time required for the Clinical Investigator and Basic Investigator tracks is not required for board certification. The additional time in the Investigator tracks is intended to give the fellow adequate research experience to become an independent investigator.
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"What has allegedly happened here has potentially put at risk the extensive efforts of law enforcement, prosecutors, and the courts in many of the cases handled by this analyst. Our battle against prescription drug abuse in Florida has been very successful over the last three years, and I will not tolerate any actions that compromise our continued success in ridding our state of this problem. I have directed my Office of Statewide Prosecution to assist the FDLE and State Attorneys in any way possible in this investigation and any resulting prosecution, as well as to assist any of our State Attorneys in addressing the impact on any criminal cases that could be affected. According to these serious allegations, this individual has allegedly violated a sacred position of trust as a law enforcement official, and should an arrest take place, I will demand the most severe penalty possible under Florida law.
"The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is a top notch law enforcement agency. I continue to have complete confidence in them and their work. This situation simply underlines the extent of the problem our country faces with prescription drug abuse. While this situation is very serious, it will not undermine FDLE's dedication to stopping prescription drug abuse and our overall statewide efforts."


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Approximate Measurements
Artwork Panel: 53.2cm x 97.5cm ≈ 21" x 38¼"
Silk/Brocade: 62.3cm x 153cm ≈ 24½" x 60¼"
Width at Wooden Knobs: 71.3cm ≈ 28"Information about caring for your wall scroll
Close up view of the artwork mounted to this silk brocade wall scroll
The painting in this wall scroll represents the balance in life known as "Yin Yang" in the Asian world.
In traditional Chinese culture, people believe that everything has balance...
Please note that the paper used in this artwork is handmade. It's actually made to look old. You will see some fibers or husks embedded in the paper in various places, as well as minor color variation. This is not a defect, but rather proof of the handmade nature, and something that adds to the classic and traditional look of this wall scroll.
These fish are associated strongly with both Japanese and Chinese cultures. Beautiful garden parks in the cities around China are often graced with a pond full of these fish throughout the year. They are a very strong fish as they can be seen swimming slowly under thick sheets of ice in lakes during the brutal Winter of northern China.
Also, in Mandarin Chinese, "fish" is pronounced "Yu" which is the same pronunciation as the word meaning "wealth" or "abundance" some will even say that it means, "being rich". So many Chinese people believe that having a painting of fish in your home will bring you wealth and riches.
The artwork was painted on xuan paper (often called "rice paper" in the west). The raw artwork was delivered to our Asian art mounting shop in Beijing. There it was built into a completely handmade silk wall scroll by a skilled craftsmen (one of the best in China). The result is a wall scroll that will last many years, and is leaps and bounds above the "tourist trash" wall scrolls that you find in the markets and gift shops around China.
If you have navigated much of our website, you already know this is a great all-around artist that does wonderful work in many categories. But of course, there is a story...
I was supposed to be on vacation, and I just wanted to see the karst mountain landscapes of the Li River near Guilin. As luck would have it, I stumbled across a very inspiring artist.
In fact, this man is probably the most courageous person that I have ever met. He certainly has my respect and admiration.
As I watch him finish one of his paintings, I find myself
in awe of this man that can do amazing things with only
one arm that most people can't do with two.
While he is a wonderful and talented artist, that is only part of his story
His full name is Ou-Yang Guo-De. He and his sister now live in Guilin. He keeps himself busy painting, while his sister sells his art at a small gallery not far from the center of the city.
When they were very young, their mother died. Their father didn't make much money, and with their mother gone, he had to remarry quickly for financial reasons (very common in Chinese culture under those circumstances and that time in history). Their father found a new wife in a village, and they all moved into the woman's family home.
Part of young Ou-Yang Guo-De's chores included collecting corn cobs that fell from the passing train cars at nearby railroad tracks. The corncobs are burned and used as fuel for cooking, and even heating homes in poorer villages where people cannot afford coal.
One day, when he was about 11 years old, Ou-Yang Guo-De came upon a train that had stopped on the tracks. Under the train he saw a bounty of corncobs. He climbed under the train to get the precious cobs when tragedy stuck. The train began to move, and literally cut him in half...
Every time I put my glass down, Mr. Ou-Yang would
say, "Cheers!", and quickly our
glasses go "bottoms up" again.
Between drinks we eat from a steaming hot pot
full of chicken, cabbage, and other vegetables.
The details he told me about this event were so vivid that they are a bit too graphic for a happy art listing. He still remembers everything that happened until he lost consciousness, expecting to die.
Though pieces of his story are missing from when he was unconscious, there must have been a miracle involved because somehow he survived. The nearest hospital was far away, and while he has no idea how he got there before bleeding to death, that's were he woke up. But both of his legs and his left arm were gone forever.
In China, the most likely occupation for a disabled person like him would be to become a beggar on the street, but not Ou-Yang Guo-De!
He continued to study and go to school, and went to work at an umbrella and parasol factory. He showed a lot of natural artistic talent, so the factory owner sent young Mr. Ou-Yang to art school for two years. After graduation, he went to work hand painting beautiful scenes on rice paper and silk parasols.
All of the cheers took their toll, if my flushed red face
doesn't tell the story, the fact that I am singing a
Neil Diamond song should tell you something.
After many years at the factory, working for low wages, he decided to make a change. He took a leap of faith and went out on his own as an artist. It was a little rough at first, but it turned out to be a good decision.
He has done well, and has quite a following. Also, he is a little famous for more than his art. You see, a few years ago, he was given an award by the government of China for being an example of what disabled people should aspire to.
But there is something about him that is different. This guy totally loves life. He is truly happy and good-natured. He laughs and tells jokes and is the life of the party. He is not a social outcast, but rather a social phenomenon. He is surrounded by a lot of friends because I think his friends feed off of his enthusiasm for life - I certainly felt it myself.
I spent several days with the artist, and I may be forever changed. Whenever I think I am in a tough spot, or difficult circumstance, all I have to do is think about Mr. Ou-Yang. If he can overcome what he did, then I can overcome my petty problems.
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Gary's random little things about China:
When crossing a street, or merely making your way down the road, there is a certain law of physics that comes into play: When two forces meet, one must yield.
Here is the general yielding scheme in China:
Cars yield to big buses and trucks.
Bicycles and cars mingle and narrowly avoid each other. When push comes to shove, the bicyclist knows he will lose the fight. But the car driver knows that the bicycle will scratch his car when he runs it over, and will only yield on that premise.
Cars will not yield to, but are required to avoid pedestrians. When you hit a pedestrian at low speed, it does very little damage, and unlike a bicycle, will almost never scratch your car. Therefore pedestrians are given a smaller margin.
Note: Regardless of green or red stop lights, it is against the law to come to a complete stop when making a right hand turn in China (no matter how many pedestrians are in the way). The rule is "honk and avoid, then continue on your way".
Motor scooters yield to no one, not even when they are being driven on a pedestrian-filled sidewalk. Motor scooters zip around like they have nothing to lose - this may be true, as smaller motor scooters require no license of any kind and are very cheap.
If you are driving on the wrong side of the road, or going the wrong way on a one-way street, you do not have to yield to anyone, no matter what kind of vehicle you are operating.
Cars will yield (not by choice) to pedestrians crossing the street in numbers greater than 10 (it is best in China to invite 9 of your friends for an outing if you plan to cross a lot of streets).
In lieu of yielding, drivers are required to honk at pedestrians. I swear to God, this is the law! It's a safety issue: If you are passing a pedestrian that is walking on the side of the road, you are required by law to honk at them to let them know you are there.
Note: All streets in Chinese cities, sound like a New York traffic jam 24 hours per day with all this "safety honking".
I have not been able to find a traffic law that states you must yield to ambulances. And in practice, very few drivers do.
When two large vehicles come face to face on a narrow roadway, and neither can pass, neither will yield. They will sit there, honking at each other for a while. After several cars are lined up behind them, they will decide that they should have yielded earlier, and start to back up. This is to the great dismay of all the cars behind them who will honk in unison. This could go on for an hour or more. It ends when a police officer arrives, tells both drivers what idiots they are, issues tickets to both of them, and then systematically makes the situation worse by insisting that all the smaller cars turn around (rather than back up) by making 162-point turns in the small roadway. Eventually, two of the cars will hit each other, for which both drivers will be cited and fined on the spot.
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November 21, 2013 — I've had the privilege of being an at-home dad for over eight years. It's a privilege because my wife and I are financially stable enough for me to work without a paycheck. It's a privilege because I've been able to battle through my own internal conflicts, society's gender stereotypes, certain expectations held by family and friends, and the feelings of isolation most at-home parents experience from time to time.
About five years ago, a former teaching colleague decided to stay at home with his newborn son. As he scanned our city, he found dozens of mom groups, but most didn't allow dads to participate. Parenting and children's classes were focused on moms and even called "Mommy & Me." Parenting media was focused on moms, and dads got a shout-out once a year on Father's Day.
So we decided to start the NYC Dads Group—a community for dads to meet one another and share great experiences with our kids. In the last five years, nearly 900 dads of all stripes have joined our group. We've organized over 900 Meetups—many with our kids, and many without. We've grown a nationally recognized blog and podcast, and we hold workshops for expecting dads multiple times per month.
With that platform, we hope to change the way the world views dads. We firmly believe that fathers can be just as caring (or scared) and capable (or unsure) as mothers. We hope to help dads become more active and involved parents, and couples recognize the benefits of establishing a true parenting partnership.
We're also pushing employers to recognize fathers as parents. Studies by academic institutions (Boston College Center for Work and Family), nonprofits (Families & Work Institute), and even marketers (Edelman PR, Dove Men+Care) have all shown that most dads want to succeed as fathers as much as we want to succeed at work—but we're not sure how to balance those often-conflicting imperatives.
It's time for women and men to work together to create more flexible workplaces. Women have been fighting alone for decades. Men should be welcomed as both allies and beneficiaries of family-friendly policies.
Male and female leaders need to recognize their employees as fully functioning people with lives, commitments, and priorities outside of the office. Pioneering male and female leaders need to actively demonstrate a full life so that they can inspire a supportive culture. Male and female leaders need to be trained to manage towards practices that emphasize efficiency, prioritization, and mutually agreed-upon results.
Both men and women need policies that support excellence in the workplace and excellence at home. Both men and women need a culture that allows them to be serious about their work, but also prioritize their commitments outside of work. Both men and women need leaders and mentors that create and inspire an effective workplace.
Fathers, families, and communities are coming together to support new ways of being a dad. It's time for workplaces to do so as well.


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Just after Milwaukee Police gave a news briefing to media on the problem of burglaries citywide involving open windows, District 7 officers showed residents that they're on the case by arresting two burglary suspects!
On Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 2 p.m., District 7 Sgt. Rodney Washington responded to a burglary in progress in the 2800 block of N. 86 St. Also responding was Officer Jermel R. Wilder, who was planted on the rear door off the home. Sergeant Malcolm Blakely and Police Officers Elgerrith Tucker and Troy Johnson planted on the front of the house. Police Officer Melissa Takacs and Sgt. Washington cleared the upper and first floor. Officers Wilder and Takacs then cleared the basement. The suspect had cut the rear screen to gain entry.
Officer Wilder found a computer and safe at the rear door of the unit, leading the responding officers to believe that the suspect had a lookout because they left in a hurry, leaving the items behind.
The police dispatcher put the description of the suspects over the air for squads in the area. The keen ears of Police Officers Michael A. Mattioli, Neil Verburgt Michelle Farney, Troy Johnson and Elgerrith Tucker conducted a field intervew stop of two suspicious suspects in the 8500 block of W. Center Street.
The officers spoke to the suspects and they gave conflicting stories as to why they were in the area. One suspect confessed to being the lookout for the burglary and both men were arrested.
All the responding officers did an outstanding job regarding this incident. The officers listened to the description, stayed in the area and conduct excellent stops of the possible actors. Outstanding teamwork by all involved!


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Hello, i'm new guy in here, i played alot NBA 2k14, and i think that was the best NBA game i ever played.
i apologize if it seems stupid to ask. is there any giveaway for NBA 2k15? or maybe unusable NBA 2k15?
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The amount of hype and anticipation surrounding Nintendo's 3D pocket gamer has been incredible. Nearly a year after those 3DS whispers began to infiltrate our web browsers, the 3DS has officially entered the third dimension to change handheld gameplay as we know it. But what titles are you going to spend hours playing with (read: ignoring your partner) when it lands on March 25?
Street Fighter IV 3D Edition
Ryu, Ken, Blanka and 32 other Street Fighting favourites are back doing what they do best - only now, they all look like they're on steroids, which looks all the more impressive in glorious 3D. The original beat 'em up game offers two fighting modes: Pro and Light. Using the touch screen, deliver one of four combo moves which you can earn the right to use or execute manually (Pro offers the manual control). Nintendo's multiplayer mode, just makes the games all the more awesome. And as it delivers the same gameplay as Super Street Fighter IV, you'll be familiar with all the modes.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D
What started in 2001, has evolved into one of the greatest football games to have ever graced the gaming industry. According to Nintendo, the 3D football experience "really feels like you're playing football on a football pitch"? We're not quite sure about that - unless you're a Borrower or Old West cowboy Jedediah… or Nintendo genuinely believes we all live in a small screen, controlled by giants. We still don't white get what they meant by that, so we'll just put it down to excitement.
Mario Kart
It wouldn't be a proper Nintendo launch without seeing everyone's favourite portly, Italian plumber, would it? And the legendary kart-racing series is back, staying true to form with beautifully animated environments for you to compete in, while you battle your way to first place with 3D bananas, red shells, lightning strikes, mushrooms and the rest of those classic items to sabotage your opponents. Everything else is pretty much what you'd expect, like giant Goombas, inking, time trails, battle mode and themed cups.
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
So Resident Evil has moved into 3D territory, bringing with it the Mercenaries mode from Resident Evil 4 and 5 and loads of impressive graphic capabilities. As ever, the aim is to keep moving, while trying not to get surrounded, killing as many bad guys as possible, while thinking strategically about adding more time to that clock to maximise points. Familiar item pickups such as ammo and grenades put in an appearance too and appear alongside your arsenal of weapons on the lower touchscreen. All you need to do is choose your poison - by which we mean a character and main weapon.
Kid Icarus: Uprising
It's only been nineteen years since the previous chapter in the Kid Icarus saga - Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters - so there will be many applauding its return, while others moan "that's it's about blimmin' time". Now he's up and flying again, Pit must go up against a reborn and hideous looking Medusa, using his nifty power of flight and ability to shoot arrows to destroy enemies. Two modes of gameplay are on offer here: aerial cobat and third person ground shooting (and swording), and the inclusion of the analogue stick takes gameplay up a notch, so expect some real multi-tasking action and the usual fast-paced, laser dodging action.
Super Monkey Ball 3D
SEGA's classic title really makes sense on the 3DS, as it relies quite heavily on the tilt and roll action, allowing you to manipulate your ball with extra precision thanks to the built-in gyroscope and analogue controller. With classic gameplay on the card, just choose from a selection of Challenge Mode tracks and navigate your entrapped simeon along winding paths and deathly drops, while trying to amass as much bananas as possible.
Dead or Alive Dimensions
Street fighter isn't the only fighting action we've got to look forward to. Dimensions brings Dead or Alive to Nintendo for the first time, with 15 stages and a choice of more than 20 characters, including a few new additions, for what will apparently be the biggest roster to have ever graced the game. The top screen is used for all the action, while the bottom screen is where you access your moves and combos list, in addition to touch controls to hold, throw and guard. Haven't played it before? Fear not, Dimensions covers the entire story right up to Dead or Alive 4, in addition to a host of new content, so you'll be up to speed in no time.
Steel Diver
A submarine game hardly sounds riveting, but Steel Diver has been transformed into a motion controlled periscope, by making you physically turn around to fire missiles to sink oncoming ships. Once you track down enemy ships, controlling your sub a in side-on view, the game makes the transformation to periscope mode, as the gyroscopic sensors detect your orientation. So it's probably not one for playing on the train platform, and you should probably expect to do a lot of sitting and spinning; which probably means you should invest in 360-degree swivelling chair. And lastly, thanks to its Naval battle mode, you have the choice to challenge the computer or a friend using download play.
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
It's none other than a remake of the N64 classic, set to deliver some adventure action in the third dimension. Set in the familiar kingdom of Hyrule, gameplay involves the role play and puzzle elements that have become synonymous with Zelda games, oh, and a rescue mission involving a certain princess. On your quest, you will meet a cursed tree, a magical crystal, wonder through dark dungeons, a haunted desert and even through time.
Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
The LEGO Star Wars franchise is back. The game's storyline revolves around the events of the animated Star Wars series, with the goofy sense of humour still intact. Choose between a Jedi or a Separatist - we imagine Jedi will be the popular choice - to take on your quest, and get stuck into a new story, all new mini games, improved space flight and new combat abilities, like the Jedi straighter to engage in 3D dogfights. Character options sound a bit boring? Fear not you'll have plenty of chances to unlock classic characters like Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker.


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Nov. 21, 2007
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Alex Guzinski, one of only two players to start all 17 games, was named second team All-Ivy. Guzinski, a Palo Alto, Calif., native, is a three-year starter for the Bulldogs. This season he helped anchor a defense that allowed just 22 goals and posted five shutouts. His only goal was the game-winner in Yale's 1-0 victory over Army.
Two other Yale players, goalkeeper Erik Geiger and midfielder Jordan Raybould, earned honorable mention recognition. Geiger, a Chatham, N.J., native, started 15 games in goal and posted a 1.20 goals against average and a .793 save percentage. His top performance came against sixth-ranked Boston College when he made 12 saves in a scoreless tie. For his efforts, he was named the Ivy League Player of the Week. Geiger finished the year with three shutouts. He also was named honorable mention All-Ivy in 2005.
Raybould, a Kansas City native, anchored Yale's midfield. He scored the game-winning goal in the Bulldogs' 4-1 victory over Columbia and also had an assist against Penn. He started 16 games.
2007 All-Ivy Men's Soccer Team
First Team All-Ivy (12)
*Andre Akpan, Harvard (Sr., F, Grand Prairie, Texas)
Kevin Davies, Brown (Sr., F, Port Washington, N.Y.)
Mike Fucito, Harvard (Jr., F, Westford, Mass.)
Matt Hoff, Harvard (Sr., F, St. Louis, Mo.)
Dylan Sheehan, Brown (Jr., F, Wolfville, Nova Scotia)
Nick Elenz-Martin, Brown (So., M, Encinitas, Calif.)
Brian Kuritzky, Cornell (Sr., M, Croton, N.Y.)
*Kyle McHugh, Princeton (Sr., M, Baldwin, Md.)
Rhett Bernstein, Brown (Jr., D, San Diego, Calif.)
*Matthew Britner, Brown (Sr., D, Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Alejandro Frischeisen, Dartmouth (Sr., D, Garden City, N.J.)
Sean Milligan, Dartmouth (Jr., GK, Westport, Conn.)
* - Unanimous selection
Second Team All-Ivy (10)
Matt Bouraee, Cornell (So., F, Manasquan, N.J.)
Craig Henderson, Dartmouth (Jr., F, Wellington, New Zealand)
Alex Guzinski, Yale (Jr., M, Palo Alto, Calif.)
Derek Hobson, Penn (Sr., M, San Diego, Calif.)
Daniel Keat, Dartmouth (So., M, Wellington, New Zealand)
Tom Heinbockel, Columbia (Sr., M, Seaford, N.Y.)
Thomas Lobben, Dartmouth (Sr., D, Glen Head, N.Y.)
Kwaku Nyamekye, Harvard (So., D, Geneva, Switzerland)
Keith Vereb, Penn (Sr., D, Bowie, Md.)
Paul Grandstrand, Brown (Fr., GK, Orono, Minn.)
Honorable Mention (10)
Loukas Tasigianis, Penn (Fr., Ridgefield, N.J.)
Matt Care, Princeton (Jr., Newtown, Pa.)
Matt Carroll, Dartmouth (Jr., North Andover, Mass.)
Darren Howerton, Brown (Jr., Northboro, Mass.)
Devin Muntz, Princeton (So., Macungie, Pa.)
Jordan Raybould, Yale (So., Kansas City, Mo.)
Chris Roland, Brown (So., Rochester, N.Y.)
John Stamatis, Harvard (Jr., Mountainside, N.J.)
Kyle Lynch, Cornell (Sr., Fairfax, Va.)
Erik Geiger, Yale (Sr., Chatham, N.J.)
Player of the Year
Matthew Britner, Brown (Sr., D, Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Rookie of the Year
Paul Grandstrand, Brown (Fr., GK, Orono, Minn.)
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ARM submits Mali™-T604 graphics processing unit (GPU) for OpenGL® ES 3.0 conformance with Khronos*. The Mali-T604 is existing silicon already shipping in a range of market leading devices, including the Samsung Chromebook, Google Nexus 10 and the recently announced Samsung F8000 LED TV.
This submission helps to enable the consistent and reliable solutions and standards the industry needs. ARM continues to support a wide range of market leading graphics APIs, which offer high performance graphics solutions for mobile, tablet and smart TV devices. APIs enable a fast pace of progress in graphics and provide a consistent standard to which both hardware providers and software developers adhere. ·
ARM are founding members and have been avid supporters of the Khronos standards for 10 years. With the submission of OpenGL ES 3.0 for conformance, it adds to the wide Khronos API support currently available for Mali GPUs which includes OpenCL 1.1 Full Profile as well as market leading OpenGL ES 2.0 implementations. The Mali-T600 Series of GPUs have been designed from the outset to support OpenGL ES 3.0.
Click here for more information about OpenGL ES 3.0 and ARM Mali GPUs.
* Product is based on a published Khronos Specification, and is expected to pass the Khronos Conformance Testing Process.
Current conformance status can be found at www.khronos.org/conformance ·
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ARM designs the technology that is at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's comprehensive product offering includes 32-bit RISC microprocessors, graphics processors, video engines, enabling software, cell libraries, embedded memories, high-speed connectivity products, peripherals and development tools. Combined with comprehensive design services, training, support and maintenance, and the company's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies.
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To make railway trains faster and more economical, their shape is decisively important. Two new research facilities at the German Aerospace Center (Deutches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) in Göttingen are involved in developing the aerodynamically optimum shape for future rail vehicles. They will be unveiling their work to the public on Friday, 8 October 2010. The tunnel simulation facility is the only one of its kind in the world, and scientists can use it to investigate the ride characteristics of scale-model trains at speeds of up to 400 kilometres per hour. The other facility, for side wind investigations, is also unique. The investment in these two train research facilities amounted to more than three million Euro.
"We want to conduct research into high-speed trains with enhanced environmental credentials, with more lightweight construction and higher standards of passenger comfort," explained DLR Director Prof. Ulrich Wagner at the opening ceremony in Göttingen. "We are developing the technologies for the trains of the future, and are demonstrating what lies within the bounds of technical feasibility."
Europe's leading location for research into rail vehicle aerodynamics
"When these two new facilities enter service, Göttingen will become Europe's leading research location for rail vehicle aerodynamics," stated Josef Lange, the Secretary of State at the Ministry of Science and Culture of Lower Saxony. "This means that the German Aerospace Center is continuing to live up to Göttingen traditions, harnessing its superlative expertise and its new experimental facilities to set new standards for research into the future of high-speed trains at the highest international levels."
Antiquity sets a good example
In the quest for an efficient method for accelerating model trains as rapidly as possible, the DLR researchers took a leaf out of the books of the Romans. In ancient times, they used catapults to fire arrows at their opponents. In a similar way, this modern test facility, measuring more than 60 metres in length, catapults scale-model trains up to a speed of 400 kilometres per hour. These trains are built to scales of between 1:20 to 1:100. Using cutting edge measurement techniques, tests are conducted into the aerodynamic behaviour of high-speed trains in a tunnel. A particularly critical moment is the point where a train enters a tunnel. The effect is akin to the piston moving inside an air pump. A pressure wave is created which can give rise to the same kind of explosive noise emissions as supersonic aircraft. The researchers in Göttingen aim to prevent this from happening.
Making side winds into a predictable threat
High-speed trains encounter another kind of problem: "At speeds of 300 kilometres per hour, the front section of a double-decker train can start to lift, making it prone to tilting in strong side winds, despite the fact that the train may weigh several hundred tons," explained Prof. Dillmann. This is why a side wind test facility has been constructed in Göttingen. It can be used to simulate the forces and pressures which side winds can exert on a train. In turn, this guides research into ways of reducing a train's susceptibility to the effects of side winds.
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At DLR, the threads are now being drawn together in the 'Next Generation Train' project to create the train of the future. The DLR Institute of Vehicle Concepts in Stuttgart is heading an interdisciplinary team comprising eight DLR institutes. The central objective is to drive forward research and development efforts into the next generation of high-speed trains. In this endeavour, DLR scientists are examining a host of issues: how train speeds can be increased while at the same time halving specific energy consumption levels, how to make trains quieter, more comfortable and safer, how to optimise wear characteristics and lifecycle costs, how to leverage modularisation and system integration concepts to build trains more cost-effectively and how to design development and approval processes more efficiently.


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Brothers and sisters, a moment of silence in honor of our friends, Paul and Sheila Wellstone. Please take the hand of the person next to you. Let us honor a senator of principle, and passion and purpose. He was inclusive, a bridge-builder. Let us rededicate ourselves to the cause of peace and justice that Paul always fought for.
My brothers and sisters, Dr. King's heart would be lifted to see so many drum majors for justice gathered here today in the name of nonviolent resistance. Thank you for taking your place today in the long, historic chain of struggle.
Young America
Dr. King would be especially happy to see so many young people, energizing a new peace movement in America. People often say the young are our future; but I beg to differ. The young are our present.
When two Jewish students and one black college student went to Mississippi in 1964 for Freedom Summer, they paid the highest price–but Mississippi moved. Goodman, Schwerner, Chaney. Let them serve as a model for our movement. When a small group of African-American youths sat down at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960, and refused to leave, Americans were transfixed. The soul of America was transformed.
When Dr. King led the Montgomery bus boycott, he was only 26. The whole world changed. And when I first marched with Martin, at Selma in 1965, I was only 23 and he was still only 36. Dr. King taught me that times of crisis were also times of opportunity–that politics could be redefined, society turned upside down, if young people acted on behalf of the moral center.
When young Americans move, the world moves.
Without vision, the people perish.
Without vision, we end up with division.
Two years ago, George W. Bush campaigned on the idea that he would bring back unity, bipartisanship and a change in tone to our national politics. Now he campaigns on division, Republican partisanship and a change in regime in Iraq.
I say we should finish the fight we're already in, before we start taking on another invasion and occupation. Let's keep our eyes on the prize.
When we act out of fear, rather than hope, we get bitter rather than better.
That's true for America. Acting from fear, we make the world nervous.
It's also true for us. Acting from fear, instead of hope, we create division and make our movement weaker.
As we assemble our coalition of conscience, we must not let the diseases we fight against infect our movement.
Say no to racism. But don't stop there.
Say no to sexism. Don't stop there.
Say no to anti-Semitism, to anti-Muslimism. Say no to homophobia.


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STORRS — The man he admired, the coach who could make the world shake, walked into his family's home in New Orleans. Warde Manuel's mom was ready for Bo Schembechler's recruiting visit that January more than a quarter century ago.
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Modeling had always been a family affair for Cindy Crawford and her daughter Kaia Jordan — until Donatella Versace came calling!
"Her PR person called me. I think Donatella thought it would be fun because I had worked with Versace so much in the 80s and 90s," Crawford, 46, tells The Daily Front Row of her daughter's recent photo shoot as the face of Young Versace.
"[Kaia's] done little modeling things with me, but it was always with me, and this was just her. And I really wanted her to have that experience."
Calling the big day "sweet," Crawford accompanied Kaia to the set, but let the 10-year-old shine in the spotlight. "I could hear and see everything, but I wanted it to be about her — not me," she says.
"Donatella kept saying, 'Come! Stand here by me and we'll watch it on the monitor.' But I didn't want to be a stage mom and make her nervous."
However, when the campaign launched and the photos were released, Crawford wasn't prepared for the attention Kaia — and her ads — received from the public.
"Kaia isn't modeling, per se — she doesn't have a portfolio or an agent," she reveals. "She did one picture and it ended up going everywhere! I didn't quite understand how much media play it would get. They were very smart to choose her."
But quick to lay any rumors to rest, Crawford insists Kaia's solo modeling debut was a one-time event — at least for now. "At this point, she's too young to pursue a career," she explains. "But if she's 17 and wants to try it … of course, what can I say?"
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Someday soon, Rick Pitino is going to have to explain to his grandkids how he got his first and only tattoo.
But before that, he's going to tell them the story of how getting into the Hall of Fame might have been only the second best thing that happened to him on a serendipitous Monday in April.
Because barely 12 hours after Pitino became a member of one of the most exclusive clubs in sports, he did something no college basketball coach had ever done. He won a second national championship as Louisville beat Michigan 82-76, a victory that made him the only coach to take two different schools to the top of the heap.
It came 17 years after Pitino's 1996 title at Kentucky, and that squad was loaded with seven future NBA players. This team was less about pure talent and more about grit.
"Probably the 13 toughest guys I ever coached," Pitino said afterward. "It's always the players who put a coach in the Hall of Fame."
The payback, Pitino revealed, is that he has to commemorate that toughness by getting a tattoo.
"They said if you win the national championship, coach, you are getting a tattoo. I said, 'Hell yeah,'" the 60 year-old coach laughed. "I'm getting a tattoo. I owe them."
Frankly, deciding which of the events of the last week of his life to etch in ink won't be easy. Pitino is on such a run, in fact, you'd be tempted to tell him to rush out and bet on a horse while he's at it.
But hold that thought, because Pitino has already done that — and his horse won that race, too.
Just last Saturday, a thoroughbred Pitino owns by the name of Goldencents captured the Santa Anita Derby, one of the most important prep races on the road to the Kentucky Derby. And just a few days before that, his son, Richard, moved into the top flight of his father's profession, leaving Florida International to take over at Minnesota.
So when Pitino blinked beneath the confetti splashing down from the roof of the Georgia Dome and said, "I've had the greatest life," there was a sense he wasn't kidding.
This latest stretch, like almost everything else he's accomplished, wasn't about luck or great players. It was about hard work, an almost maniacal devotion to detail and Pitino's ability to get kids to buy into a defensive system that runs opponents ragged. If you want to know how successful a salesman Pitino is, ask Kevin Ware. The sophomore guard was the first reserve off the Cardinals bench until he broke his leg in a freak injury during a tournament game a weekend ago.
"You would think we all came out of the same womb," Ware said.
Ware's absence shifted even more of the burden onto his teammates, made them play more minutes, but their commitment never wavered. Louisville's constant-motion defense Monday night enabled the Cardinals to crawl back from 12 points down in the first half against the Wolverines, one of the best offensive teams in the game. But then, they've been doing that to everybody this season, closing deficits of 10 points or more an incredible seven times in all.
"It's just amazing," said Peyton Siva, a four-year player who was Pitino's coach on the floor. "Kevin was playing such a big part. For him to go down and everyone to rally around him turned out to be a blessing."
But only one of many in a week that Pitino will never forget. But just in case he does, well, there's always going to be that tattoo to remind him.
Jim Litke is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitke(at)ap.org and follow him at Twitter.com/JimLitke.


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West Virginia has the fourth highest rate of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the nation.
The staggering rates of the deadly lung disease can be attributed to very high percentages of adult and teenage smokers in the Mountain State.
Secondhand smoke is a great contributing factor as well, along with occupational dust from coal mining. Environmental contributors include chemical plants and air pollution.
"I think a lot of it's because we have such a high rate of smokers and people living with smokers," says Carrie Brainard, health and wellness director at the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department. "We're at 26 percent, which is much higher than the national level. It's leveled off but it hasn't really gone down as much as we'd like to see. We do have opportunities here at the health department if people are wanting to quit."
Camden Clark Medical Center also has an outpatient pulmonary rehab program.
Susan Aufdenkampe, director of respiratory therapy says she definitely sees an increase in the number of patients referred to the hospital for COPD.


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Sundance Channel's THE GREEN Presented by Robert Redford Launches April 17, 2007
Sundance Channel's THE GREEN, a new weekly primetime destination focusing on environmental topics, launches April 17, 2007 at 9pm. With THE GREEN, Sundance Channel becomes the first television network in the United States to establish a major, regularly- scheduled programming destination dedicated entirely to the environment.
Consisting of three hours of programming, THE GREEN will present original series and documentary premieres about the earth's ecology and concepts of "green" living that balance human needs with responsible care for the planet. THE GREEN reflects the current tipping point in public awareness about ecological issues and the trend towards environmentally sustainable approaches to modern living. The destination is designed to be both edifying and entertaining, with an emphasis on information, practical advice and community building. Presented by Robert Redford, the destination is hosted by award- winning journalist Simran Sethi and community advocate and MacArthur Fellow Majora Carter, two dynamic leaders who have distinguished themselves with revolutionary ideas in such areas as civic planning and global business practices.
Leading off each edition of THE GREEN at 9:00pm is the original program "Big Ideas for a Small Planet," a documentary series presenting the forward- thinking designers, products and processes that are on the leading edge of a new green world. Each episode revolves around a different green theme as it spotlights a specific innovator or innovation that has the potential to transform our everyday lives. The individuals profiled range from scientists to fashion and product designers, entrepreneurs to first-time inventors. The series also features a cast of recurring expert commentators, including activists, scientists, writers, and environmental personalities who provide the big-picture context to each week's stories. "Big Ideas for a Small Planet" is produced by Scout Productions ("Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" NBC/Bravo and The Fog of War).
Each episode of "Big Ideas for a Small Planet" is paired with a thematically complimentary documentary premiere. For example, the debut episode of "Big Ideas for a Small Planet" explores alternative fuel sources, and is followed by the television premiere of Crude Awakening - The Oil Crash, a look at the past, present and future of the world's oil reserves.
The initial schedule for THE GREEN is as follows:
"Big Ideas for a Small Planet: Fuel" - Joel Woolf, alternative-fuel enthusiast and inventor of Veg Powered Systems, drag races his truck with the vegetable oil from a fried-chicken tailgate party, while a one-woman, bio- diesel PR campaign in Prada shoes hooks up clients with diesel cars around the country, and an Indy 500 driver tests his Team Ethanol car at Daytona.
A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash - Directed by Basil Gelpke, Ray McCormack. An absorbing, lucid and lively primer on the past, present and future - such as it is - of oil, the non-renewable resource that changed the nature of everything from agriculture to manufacturing to war. The filmmakers illustrate their story in fresh and revealing ways, interweaving a host of expert interviews with archival elements including news footage and sprightly cartoons extolling the wonders of oil. At the heart of the film lies an urgent question: if the first half of the age of oil is now ending, as many believe, what will happen in the second half, when oil supplies dwindle to zero?
"Big Ideas for a Small Planet: Build" - A visionary architect works with clients building their first "green" home; "green" architecture and amenities are brought to low-income neighborhoods, and a forward-thinking designer with a PhD from MIT demonstrates his real-life tree house made of growing tree trunks grafted together.
Waste = Food - Directed by Rob van Hattum. Van Hattum delivers an exciting introduction to the work of American architect/designer William McDonough and German ecological chemist Michael Braungart, who may well be starting a new industrial revolution. Taking their cue from nature's conversion of animal waste into plant nutrients and vice versa, McDonough and Braungaut have created a "cradle-to-cradle" protocol in which every product, once discarded, is somehow usable - whether it becomes another product or breaks down into non-toxic "food" for the biosphere or the technosphere. Waste = Food shows their principles at work in a host of guises, from the revamped Ford Motors production facility in Detroit, to a line of recycled (and recyclable) shoes at Nike, to a model village under construction in China.
"Big Ideas for a Small Planet: Cities" - A Portland real estate developer is the pioneering force behind turning a polluted brown field into a flourishing sustainable community; years of research, engineering design, and money will be put to the test when an energy innovator submerges the first two underwater turbines in New York City's East river; and a band of guerilla gardeners sneak around in the middle of the night to beautify blighted urban plots of unused land with local plants and flowers for the community to enjoy.
Crapshoot: The Gamble with Our Wastes - Directed by Jeff McKay. This Canadian documentary examines the origins and evolution of the sewer, that marvel of engineering that flushes away our daily wastes, out of sight and out of mind. But while the sewers of classical Rome helped define a civilization, today's sewers carry heavy metals, chemicals, solvents and other materials the Romans could scarcely imagine. Traveling through Canada, Sweden, the United States and India, McKay reveals how these potentially toxic wastes can end up back where they started, above ground, on farms and in the food chain. The film looks at how different communities have responded to mounting evidence of health risks posed by sewer sludge, and interviews the engineers, activists and ordinary citizens who advocate a new approach to waste disposal.
"Big Ideas for a Small Planet: Wear" - Couture designer Linda Loudermilk creates luxurious high-fashion clothes out of eco-friendly fabrics made from sustainable sources including seaweed and bamboo; innovative sportswear manufacturer Patagonia recycles used soda bottles, second quality fabrics and worn out garments into polyester fibers to produce many of its clothes; an innovative clothing designer and entrepreneur convinces people to re-use old clothes in radically new ways.
Art from the Arctic - Directed by David Hinton. From 2003-2005, British artist/filmmaker David Buckland organized three sailing expeditions to the High Arctic as part of his Cape Farewell project, a series of collaborations between artists, educators and scientists designed to create public awareness of global climate change. Hinton's film captures those expeditions, immersing us in the Arctic's otherworldly sights, sounds and silences as Buckland and his companions explore the dramatic landscape. Some, like sculptor Antony Gormley, musician/sound artist Max Eastley, and photographer Alex Hartley, begin creating work virtually on the spot; others, like writer Ian McEwan and sculptor Rachel Whiteread, quietly absorb their surroundings and the evidence of climate change not yet knowing how it will fuel their art.
THE GREEN will also present original interstitial series, with individual segments airing throughout the three-hour block. The interstitial series include:
"Eco-Biz"(TM) - CNBC's Maria Bartiromo hosts these segments exploring financial aspects of environmental innovation in business. Segments will profile individuals who are visionary in strategy and have worked to establish more environmentally sustainable policies, innovative eco-friendly business tactics, and the subsequent impact to the bottom line. NBC News will produce these pieces for Sundance Channel.
"The Ecoists"(TM) - Some of today's most active and recognizable environmental activists share ideas, information and enthusiasm about their cause of choice. Participating talent includes Robert Kennedy Jr., Paul Newman, Daryl Hannah, Willie Nelson, Laird Hamilton, Gabby Reese, Tim Robbins, and Josh Lucas. "The Ecoists" is produced by Kontent Real.
"Global Focus: The New Environmentalists" - Fast-paced segments hosted by Robert Redford tell the stories of ordinary individuals who are defending the environment and making a difference. The first installments span six continents to tell the stories of six men and women, including: Silas Siakor of the Sustainable Development Institute in Liberia, who risked his life to expose the link between his country's brutal civil war and the unchecked logging of Liberia's forests; Olya Melen, a young environmental lawyer who took on the Ukrainian government to halt its potentially catastrophic plans for the Danube River; and Craig E. Williams, a Vietnam veteran and former cabinetmaker in Kentucky who led the fight against a Pentagon program to incinerate stockpiles of chemical weapons stored near residential communities around the country. The "Global Focus: The New Enviromentalists" segments were produced by John Antonelli.
The hosts of THE GREEN are Simran Sethi and Majora Carter. Sethi is an award-winning journalist who heads up the Video and Audio divisions of TreeHugger.com, the largest pure environmental site on the internet. She produced and anchored the news for MTV Asia, co-created the MTV India news division, and developed programming for the BBC through her independent production company SHE TV. Simran also wrote and hosted "Ethical Markets," the first national program reporting on corporate social responsibility and sustainable business practices that aired on PBS, and is a contributing author of the companion book Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy. Simran began her television career at MTV News in the United States, where she worked on award-winning productions including "Hate Rock," "Sex in the 90's" and "Help Not Wanted." She holds an MBA in sustainable management from the Presidio School of Management and a BA in Sociology and Women's Studies from Smith College.
Majora Carter is an award-winning community activist/organizer and life- long resident of the Hunts Point community in the South Bronx. She is the founder and executive director of Sustainable South Bronx, a community organization dedicated to the implementation of sustainable development projects for the South Bronx that are informed by the needs of community and values of environmental justice. She has conceived and raised funds for key community projects including the South Bronx Greenway, a bicycle/pedestrian greenway along the South Bronx River, and the Hunts Point Riverside Park, the first South Bronx waterfront park in 60 years. Carter has received numerous honors for her work, including the 2007 NYU Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award, the 2006 Lewis Rudin Award for Public Service and the 2002 Union Square Award from the Fund for the City of New York. She was named a 2005 Fellow of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Majora is a graduate of PS 48, IS 74, the Bronx High School of Science, Wesleyan University (BA) and New York University (MFA).
Under the creative direction of Robert Redford, Sundance Channel is the television destination for independent-minded viewers seeking something different. Bold, uncompromising and irreverent, Sundance Channel offers audiences a diverse and engaging selection of films, documentaries, and original programs, all unedited and commercial free. Launched in 1996, Sundance Channel is a venture of NBC Universal, Showtime Networks Inc. and Robert Redford. Sundance Channel operates independently of the non-profit Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival, but shares the overall Sundance mission of encouraging artistic freedom of expression. Sundance Channel's website address is
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Don Cherry goes off again about women in male dressing rooms
Don Cherry waded into the discussion regarding female journalists in male dressing rooms again Wednesday night.
The Coach's Corner star responded to a blog written by former New York Times reporter Robin Herman saying she was shocked at comments Cherry made Saturday that women shouldn't be allowed in locker rooms. Herman pointed out that Cherry was the first coach to permit women in NHL dressing rooms in the '70s, when he was with the Boston Bruins.
"I let her in, I had no problem at all," Cherry said. "The Bruins, I went in, and told them to act decent.
"Why have I changed my mind? I'll tell you why I've changed my mind. I have seen things and I have heard of things that go on in the dressing room when the women are in there (that) are disgusting."
Cherry went on.
"If (players) are going to act the way they act … you would not want your daughter or sister in there, believe me," he said.
The former Bruins coach said there should be a separate space for interviews.
"I could tell you stories … guys are going to act like jerks in front of women. I don't believe in it. I think they should have a room by the side," Cherry said.


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Since 1997, New Millennium Writings has accepted entries in the categories of poetry, fiction and nonfiction. Winners of the annual contests receive $1,000 and are among those published in the yearly anthology.
The lead story in the current edition, "Straight Life" by Tom Larsen, is both polished and imaginative. It's about an escaped con who maintains a new life with a wife and kids for decades before it all comes full circle.
In David Morse's "Digital Moon," Drew is a photography professor who feels that greatness has passed him by. I felt that the real tragedy was that Drew is so caught up in the competitive egotism of his shallow colleagues.
By contrast, Drew might have been dealt a hand like the main character in Marc Levy's "How Stevie Nearly Lost the War." Levy, himself a veteran, has crafted a profound exploration of post-traumatic stress disorder, his prose demonstrating that he is clearly a believer in rewriting. A brilliant achievement.
In Dan Sullivan's "Free Money," Dennis, a homeless veteran with one leg, bilks the government of aid money for a set of power tools that he never actually had after the earthquake that rocked San Francisco in 1989. "Free Money" includes a chorus line of singing transvestites at an emergency aid shelter and manages not to seem sappy even when Dennis performs good works with the money he cheats out of Uncle Sam.
David Stewart's "When They Did It," is a short story about the Nevada Test Site where GIs were ordered to march into nuclear blasts during the '50s. This story is simply told, relying on Stewart's description, including the image of a soldier seeing the bones of his hands through his closed eyes.
Judy Copeland's essay, "The Girl Who Didn't Believe in Love," documents her experience of being torn from one place to another throughout childhood by missionary parents. Judy went on to adopt the Eastern beliefs of the people her parents were trying to convert—in essence, the Buddhist idea that everything is an illusion because it is undeniably transient. Judy's life journey may be seen as a triumph, or her missionary parents and her own conscious rejection of love could be viewed as indictments of both Eastern and Western religion.
"Tough," by Ann Pancake, is about the callousness the author developed growing up in an atmosphere of socio-economic brutality in rural '70s West Virginia. I found Pancake's account of her truncated emotions as a lustful but love-free teenager to be chilling. For me, this might be the most unforgettable piece in the book.
This is to ignore other work, including 24 poems. It would be a lie if I claimed uncompromised affection for all of the writing in this volume. Whether I liked a given piece or not, I found this to be one of the most powerful literary experiences I've ever had. For anyone who gives a whit about writing, or the human condition, New Millennium Writings should be required reading.


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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin avoided prison time Tuesday for her campaign corruption conviction but was ordered to send a letter of apology to every judge in the state because she abused her office.
Melvin and her sister and former aide Janine Orie each received house arrest for illegally using the judge's state-funded staff as part of her two campaigns for a seat on the state's highest court.
Allegheny County Judge Lester Nauhaus chided Melvin for engaging in crimes of "arrogance" and ordered her to immediately have her picture taken by a county photographer for inclusion with the hundreds of apology letters she must write.
Although Nauhaus didn't imprison the women as prosecutors hoped, he admonished Melvin for claiming to be a role model for her children.
"What kind of role model are you? These are felonies, this isn't a parking ticket, and your children's mother is a convicted felon," Nauhaus told Melvin, 57, a married mother of six.
The sisters were convicted of theft of services and other crimes for using Melvin's former court staff— and the staff of a third sister, former state Sen. Jane Orie — to work on Melvin's political campaigns in 2003 and 2009. Melvin was a Superior Court judge at the time, and lost the first election before voters picked her for the state's highest court.
Melvin, a devout Catholic, was sentenced to three years of house arrest during which she may leave only for church — unless she receives specific permission from the judge for other activities — followed by two years' probation. She is also barred from referring to herself as a judge while under sentence.
Janine Orie, 58, was sentenced to one year of house arrest and two years of probation for helping coordinate the illegal campaigning.
One Melvin staffer said she was shunned by Janine Orie and Melvin after objecting to the campaign work and another, law clerk Lisa Sasinoski, claimed she was fired — although jurors were unable to reach a verdict on a count of official oppression relating to that claim.
"She violated the law, she ruined the lives of an awful lot of people," Nauhaus said in explaining Melvin's sentence.
Nauhaus also ordered the sisters to write letters of apology to any staff who were made to do the illegal work.
Melvin has surrendered her law license and resigned her court seat effective May 1, but Nauhaus still saw fit to formally remove her from office, apparently to emphasize the point and head off a protracted legal battle like that involving Rolf Larsen, the only other sitting state Supreme Court justice convicted of a crime.
Larsen, also from Allegheny County, was convicted in 1994 and the trial judge ordered him removed from office while sentencing Larsen to probation for using court employees' names to get prescriptions filled so he could hide taking drugs to battle anxiety and depression. Larsen challenged the judge's removal although he was ultimately removed by the state Senate and the Court of Judicial Discipline.
Nauhaus also fined Melvin $55,000. Although Melvin will likely lose a state pension estimated at $140,000 annually, she was entitled to a refund of her payroll pension contributions. Nauhaus said the fine — and still-to-be-determined court costs and restitution — are designed to "exhaust" the pension money.
Deputy District Attorney Lawrence Claus had asked for a sentence similar to the 2½- to 10-year prison sentence Jane Orie is serving. The 51-year-old ex-lawmaker was convicted of misusing her state-funded Senate staff on her own campaigns, and forging defense documents used at her initial mistrial, though she was acquitted of making her staff campaign for Melvin, too.
University of Pittsburgh law professor John Burkoff, who followed the case, said Melvin "got off easy" because she's not going to prison like Jane Orie.
"She should thank her lucky stars," he said, adding that Nauhaus appeared to be sending a message to his colleagues by way of the court-ordered apologies.
"His message transmitted through her apology: Hey, this could be you if you forget that even though you are a judge, you're not above the law," Burkoff said.
Melvin's attorney, Patrick Casey, argued for probation noting that the aggregate value of the illegal campaign work Melvin received from state-paid staffers was about $34,000. Nauhaus acknowledged the illegal work was a pittance compared to roughly $1 million Melvin reportedly spent on each of her Supreme Court campaigns, but said arrogance, not necessity, drove the abuses.
"I don't believe that Joan Melvin is an evil person, I've never believed that," Nauhaus told the courtroom. "But I do believe that her arrogance is stunning."
Both sides declined comment after the sentencing.


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Welcome to the hearth and home of the Southern community! The Adanti Student Center is the focal point of campus organizations and activities. It provides a wide range of services to students, faculty, and staff.
Its pleasant atmosphere and diverse facilities suit all types of social activity, both formal and informal. By providing space for such activities as meetings, lectures, dances, and movies, the center offers a well-rounded program of cultural, social, and recreational activities.
Besides meeting rooms for many student organizations, the center offers attractive lounges and a Fitness Center, as well as a recreation center, Book Store, food court and Dunkin' Donuts, the Multicultural Center and the Office of Student Life.


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MAHLE Behr has developed a standardized workflow for simulating a virtual Temperature Cycle Test (TCT). This test is an integral part in the development process of indirect Charge Air Coolers (iCAC) and Exhaust Gas Recirculation coolers (EGR). Within this test, the cooler is charged with an alternating high and low heat load by varying the hot gas temperature and mass flow rate.
The transient CFD simulation is performed with STAR-CCM+ to model the flow of the fluids inside the cooler, the convective heat transfer between the fluids and the solid and the heat conduction within the solid. The result of the CFD simulation is the time dependent temperature distribution of the solid. The transient CFD results are carried over ("mapped") to the FEA model within STAR-CCM+ and a FEA structural analysis is performed using PERMAS®. The result is the prediction of the local stresses and strain values which can be used as basis for the lifetime prediction of the cooler.
As a TCT simulation is a standard application within the development process, it has been completely standardized and partially automated including geometry preparation, meshing, physics setup, post-processing and mapping. An overview of this workflow is presented and the challenging aspects are discussed in detail.


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Every December, various guilds and associations publish their nomination lists, and apart from the occasional deviation here or there and a few swap outs, there's usually a pretty standard group of films, actors and actresses the choices are pulled from. The SAG nominations, for example, usually match the Oscar picks almost exactly, with maybe one or two places swapped out for reasonable dark horses. The Golden Globes, however, are a complete wild card.
The Hollywood Foreign Press has a long history of playing fast and loose with its picks. Whether because it's interested in having high profile celebrities in mediocre movies attend the big night or because it wants potential viewers to have actually seen many of the films or because voting members just like throwing some curveballs, there are almost always a few selections no one saw coming. Beyond that, there are always a few selections that don't even seem to be in the right category. This year is no exception either. From August: Osage County in the comedy/ musical category to Despicable Me 2 for best animated film, the headscratchers abound, but luckily, these weird Golden Globe impulses rarely have a big effect on the Oscar race.
As long of a history the Globes has of not following reason, the Oscars has just as long of a history saying thanks but no thanks to the Globes' recommendations. So, if you're terrified about The Croods being honored on Oscar night or worried Kate Winslet will somehow steal a Best Actress slot for a film no one is talking about, rest easy. It's probably not going to happen.
Let's take a look back at some of the strangest decisions the Golden Globes made over the past few decades, none of which had any impact whatsoever on the Oscar race.
Glenn Close For Best Actress In 101 DalmatiansRemember 101 Dalmatians? No, not the 1961 Disney version that people really like. The 1996 live action remake that's currently sitting at 39% on Rotten Tomatoes. Well, apparently members of the Hollywood Foreign Press loved it because they gifted legendary actress Glenn Close with a nomination for her aggressively mediocre take on the classic villain Cruella de Vil. She lost, thank Dalmatian coats, but that doesn't change the fact that her honor snubbed out other worthwhile candidates who gave better efforts in movies that were watachable.
The Oscars wound up choosing Frances McDormand, Kristin Scott Thomas, Diane Keaton, Emily Watson and Brenda Blethyn, and Glenn Close was left on the outside looking in. Fortunately for her, she's been nominated for six Academy Awards; so, it's not like she needed a hat tip.