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'Sports Hall of Fame'
The Department of Recreation & Parks has made available nomination forms its 2012 "Community Sports Hall of Fame." The hall recognizes individuals who have gained prominence in or made substantial contributions to community recreational sports in Howard County.
Athletes, coaches, managers, league officials or even behind-the-scenes contributors closely identified with community recreation sports can be nominated. In addition, nominees must be either county residents or made their sports contributions primarily in the county.
Nomination forms are available online at hcrpsports.com or by calling the department at 410-313-4711. Also, nominators must provide the nomination committee with an essay, limited to four double-spaced, typed pages, demonstrating the nominee's community sports background.
All forms must be delivered or postmarked by Friday, April 13, to: Howard County Community Sports Hall of Fame, 7120 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, 21046. Individuals chosen for this year's class will be inducted at the annual Celebration of Sports Ceremony on Oct. 16.
Musical production
Silhouette Stages presents "Avenue Q" at Slayton House Theatre, 10400 Cross Fox Lane, Columbia, March 2-11. Show times are 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 3 p.m. matinees on Sunday. Tickets are $18, $15 for seniors and students. Information: silhouettestages.com.
'Talkin' Baseball'
Regular meeting will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 10, at Brighton Gardens Assisted Living, 7110 Minstrel Way, Columbia. Jack Smiles will discuss his book, "Bucky Harris: Biography of Baseball's Boy Wonder." Free. Information: 410-740-1145.
Etiquette for children
The Etiquette School of Maryland is offering classes for boys and girls ages 8-12 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays next month at Howard Community College, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia. Dates are March 3, 10, 17 and 24.
The program includes instruction on social etiquette, communication skills and table manners. Cost is $300. To register and more information, call 410-465-4969 or go to etiquetteschoolmd.com.
Tickets are available for the annual "Celebration of the Arts in Howard County," being held on March 24 at HCC's Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia. Tickets are $50 and $100.
The event include a reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., along with a silent auction of artwork by local artists, food from area restaurants and caterers, and live performances.
For tickets and more information, call 410-313-2787 or go to hocoarts.org.
Child fair rescheduled
"Children on Board," Howard County's annual Preschool/Child Care Information Fair sponsored by the Office of Children's Services, has been rescheduled and will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 4, at Ten Oaks Ballroom, 5000 Signal Bell Lane in Clarksville. The event will provide parents, guardians, grandparents and child-care personnel with information on child care and preschool programs. Representatives from community service organizations will also attend. Admission is free; attendees are asked to bring a nonperishable food item for the Howard County Food Bank. Information: 410-313-1940.
Softball registration
Registration is open for Howard County Youth Program's upcoming season for girls 6-17 years old. The league is for all girls, from beginners to experienced players. Practices begin in March, and league play starts in early April. To register, or for more information, go to hcyp.org.
Tax assistance site
The county's first Volunteer Income Tax Assistance office has opened at the North Laurel Community Center, 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road, and will remain in operation throughout the tax season. The site offers free tax assistance preparation and free electronic filing to most taxpayers who earned up to $49,000 last year. Hours are 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays. For appointments and more information, call 410-313-0386 or go to howardcountymd.gov/vita.htm. This year's tax-filing deadline is April 17.
Call for artists
The Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House is accepting applications for artists to exhibit in the galleries for the 2013 season. The Gallery Screening Committee will begin reviewing applications in the spring. Deadline for applications is June 1. For applications and more information, go to wildelake.org. Mail applications to gallery director Carole Black at Bernice Kish Gallery, Slayton House, 10400 Cross Fox Lane, Columbia, 21044; or send email to email@example.com.
GreenFest vendors
Vendor applications are being accepted for the annual GreenFest, to be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 14 at Howard Community College's Burrill Galleria, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia. Vendors and exhibitors with information on green products, ecological home cleaning and lawn care, alternative energy, water conservation and reuse, and tips for greening everyday activities are encouraged to apply. Other topics of interest include energy efficiency, green buildings, green consumer products, green landscaping, wildlife exploration, children's activities and information on local green organizations. Each exhibit space includes a 5-foot table and two chairs. Cost to nonprofits is $25 per space; $35 for others. An additional $10 late-application fee now also applies. Preference will be given to local businesses and organizations that promote environmentally friendly goods and services. Applications are available at hcgreenfest.org. Information and applications: Lindsay DeMarzo, 410-313-4374 or email@example.com.
Support groups
National Alliance on Mental Illness of Howard County offers several support groups each month. Sessions include groups for family and friends of adults with a mental illness, groups for parents of school-age children with mental health issues, a group for young adults (18-30) living with a mental illness and a weekly group for adults of any age living with a mental illness. For times and locations, call 410-772-9300 or go to nami.org/sites/namihowardcounty.
Tutors needed
A-OK (Assist Our Kids) Mentoring-Tutoring Inc. seeks adult volunteers to work in Howard County public schools and in after-school programs. Volunteers may work with individual students or small groups during and after school. Volunteers are asked to commit for one hour a week for a minimum of one school year. Among the schools the organization is associated with are Atholton, Bryant Woods, Cradlerock, Longfellow, Phelps Luck, Running Brook and Stevens Forest elementary schools, along with several new partner schools in North Laurel. Information: 410-730-6030 or 410-740-3850.
Guided hikes
The Howard County Conservancy offers free guided hikes and talks on the second Saturday of the month. Visitors can enjoy an easy walk in the meadows and woods of the conservancy, 10520 Old Frederick Road in Woodstock. Information: 410-465-8877 or go to hcconservancy.org.
Renovation project
The Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks has received a $30,000 grant from the National Recreational Trails Program Fund. The grant will be used for the renovation of the Village of Owen Brown's pedestrian pathway system. Howard County will provide $30,000 in matching funds, along with any remaining funds needed.
Renovations will consist of repaving the 3,909-foot pathway that serves the Owen Brown Community Center, Owen Brown Interfaith Center, Owen Brown Village Shopping Center, Cradlerock School, the Howard County Library's East Columbia branch, and the Southwick and Elkhorn housing communities. Completion is expected this summer. Information: 410-313-2022.
Kindred Spirits
Kindred Spirits, a social club for people diagnosed with early memory loss or dementia, will meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays in the 50+ Center at the Gary J. Arthur Community Center at Glenwood. Highlights include speakers, discussion of current events, yoga, meditation and art therapy. A daily fee of $26 includes snacks, lunch, coffee and tea. The program is sponsored by the Howard County Office on Aging and the Alzheimer's Association of Greater Maryland. Information: Judy Miller at 410-313-5441 or email@example.com.
Recycling cans
Habitat for Humanity and the Boy Scouts of America have placed a collection bin for aluminum cans at the entrance to the parking lot of Christ Memorial Presbyterian Church, 6410 Amherst Ave., in Allview Estates. Information: 410-997-4949.
Recycle old TVs
The Howard County Bureau of Environmental Services reminds residents to recycle electronic devices rather than throw them away. Dropoff locations include the Alpha Ridge Landfill Residents' Convenience Area, 2350 Marriottsville Road. The facility is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday and accepts TVs, computers, keyboards, printers, scanners, laptops, VCRs, radios and other electronics. Also, Best Buy's Customer Take-Back Program allows customers to bring in old TVs (32 inches or smaller) at no charge. Offer limited to two televisions per person per day. Console televisions are not accepted.
Services directory
The Southeast Howard County Health Services Directory, a guide to resources near North Laurel and Savage, is available free at the North Laurel-Savage Multiservice Center, 9900 Washington Blvd. The directory includes listings of clinics, pharmacies, hospitals, general and family practices, dentists, obstetricians and gynecologists, transportation providers and crisis contacts. The guide also indicates whether Spanish and Korean are spoken at the facility, as well as the address, contact information and hours of operation. Hours and information: 410-880-5917.
Panel seeks members
The Secondary Language Arts Advisory Committee seeks new members. The committee consists of teachers, administrators, students, parents and other community members who advise, support and advocate for the improvement of educational programs. Meetings will take place four times during the school year at a central location. Information: 410-313-6620.
Spanish speakers
The Foreign-Born Information and Referral Network, 5999 Harpers Farm Road, Suite 200-E, Columbia, needs Spanish-speaking volunteers to greet clients, answer basic questions, make appointments and support the staff. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday; other times may be considered. Information: 410-992-1923, ext. 14.


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HANG TIME SOUTHWEST — Nobody's telling Tony Parker to knit berets from a rocking chair for three months. But in light of this week's second international knee scare and a cross-your-fingers MRI, perhaps it is time for some summer R&R for the All-NBA point guard.
Parker has nobly led his countrymen as team captain of the French national team since 2003 and has represented his country on the senior level since 2002, and on the junior level since 1997 (when he was 16).
Parker, 31, has a career's worth of bumps, bruises, twists, strains and sprains that rivals the number of countries he's competed in. His latest scare came days ago in an exhibition game preparing for next week's FIBA European Championships. The details from the French national team were vague, but for a second time during the run-up to the tournament, Parker did something to his right knee that didn't feel good.
The MRI came back negative and Parker declared he will be 100 percent for France's opener against Germany. Germany's star, Dirk Nowitzki, is forsaking the tourney to have more time to manage his right knee that required surgery last October. That doesn't mean the game will be a cakewalk for Parker's club — which includes Portland's Nicolas Batum and Spurs teammates Boris Diaw and Nando De Colo. Overall, this French team is one devoid of NBA veterans, including Joakim Noah, a wounded warrior much of last season, and key cogs Ian Mahinmi and Ronny Turiaf.
No one could have blamed Parker had he graciously bowed out of the FIBA tourney considering he missed 16 games last season, scared the bejesus out of coach Gregg Popovich two weeks before the playoffs and gutted through a Grade 1 hamstring strain in the final four games of The Finals.
But when it comes to the French National team, there is no stopping Tony. He delivered France its first medal in 50 years in the 2005 European Championship and got them to the finals for the first time in 2011, followed by a sixth-place finish at the 2012 Olympics.
And speaking of the Olympics, in a recent overseas interview, Parker said he plans to play for France through the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. At that point, he'll be 34 and coming off a 15th NBA season.
It leads to one question with no defined answer: With meaningful international tournaments staged around the globe each summer, when, if ever, does loyalty to one's NBA team supersede loyalty to country? The Spurs have paid Parker $95 million over 12 seasons and will pay him $12.5 million more this season.
Parker is the irreplaceable driving force behind the Spurs as Tim Duncan, 37, and Manu Ginobili, 36, hit their twilight years. Ginobili, a fixture on the Argentinian national team, is not playing in the FIBA Americas Championship after dealing with frustrating injuries last season.
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has long been the loudest critic among NBA owners of international competition. He bemoans that NBA teams assume all the risk when their handsomely paid players suit up for their countries. Cuban saw once-promising guard Rodrigue Beaubois, a Parker protege, break his foot during a French national team practice several years ago. Requiring two surgeries, Beaubois never bounced back, is no longer with Dallas and remains unsigned.
Two months after winning the 2011 NBA championship, Nowitzki led an inexperienced German national team into the European Championships pushing for a second consecutive OIympic bid. Germany failed to advance and Nowitzki started the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season with a bothersome right knee he pinned on the additional physical toll of playing that summer: "Playing in the Euros, looking back now, was obviously not the right decision, but it was a decision I made for my country," Nowitzki said in January 2012.
Interestingly, Mavs rookie guard Gal Mekel, a star for the Israeli national team, told his coach in late July that he would not play in the European Championship. Israeli coach Arik Shivek said the Mavs strong-armed Mekel to pull out.
Even if Parker breezes through the Euro championships without another nick, the additional wear-and-tear on his body after another long season has to be concerning to the Spurs and their fans (who have seen this play out with Ginobili). A number of NBA players, some of whom dealt with health issues last season, decided to sit this summer out, with the Lakers' Pau Gasol (Spain) and the Spurs' Tiago Splitter (Brazil) among them.
The Spurs have signed and drafted numerous international players. The current roster boasts nine foreign players from six countries, not including Duncan, who hails from the U.S. Virgin Islands. Six are currently playing internationally.
But there's only one Parker. And with training camp opening in less than five weeks, all of San Antonio waits stateside with bated breath. Because nobody wants to watch Parker knitting berets from the Spurs' bench.

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An Aussie Roadtrip Adventure - Pt V
By Candice O'Neill
13 Nov 2012
Day 5 – Port Fairy to Apollo Bay
I awaken to the warble of magpies, I guess I managed some sleep last night despite the partying neighbours, wild winds and pine cones dropping on the roof all night. Today is the day we tackle the Great Ocean Road.
We are packed up and back on the road before 9am heading East. First port of call is the carwash at Warrambool, a notable experience believe it or not! The soap sprays out of the jets and onto the car in vivid colours, making rainbows on the windows. Yes, we have been on the road far too long if these things are becoming highlights.
Next we stopped off to explore the Blue Hole at near Warrambool. The hole itself is a small channel running through a narrow, impressive, rocky headland, sweeping into a deep, fast moving pool of brilliant blue water, before winding its way across a wide sandbar and ending in the coffee coloured water of a small river. There are lots of people walking dogs and swimming. Although the morning was bright and sunny, it was still far too cold for me to contemplate a dip in the Southern Ocean.
About 20km further East from the Blue Hole we reach Allensford Cheeseworld. We explore the Australian Cheese Museum, drink a delicious milkshake and taste a heap of different cheesea, a decision I will soon regret. Allensford specialise in cheddar cheeses, the tomato and chive and the chilli versions being particularly good. We buy a few wedges of cheese, a bottle of local wine and head off to explore the Great Ocean Road.
We take in all the features the Great Ocean Road has to offer, around 15 formations in total, from Petersborough to Princetown. By the time we reach the Grotto the sun is shining, we have all shed as many of our layers as we decently can, and the cool, pristine waters of the Grotto are begging for me to paddle in the serene and beautiful pool. Trying to set a good example for my daughter, and under the watchful eye of my parents, I ignored the temptation, and stay on designated tourist path.
We stop in Port Campbell for lunch, a lovely, sea side village with many parks and picnic areas. We set up for a picnic, but don't eat much. The copious amounts of cheese we scoffed earlier have not settled well after all the walking we have done this morning. While I nibble at a sandwich a flock of seagulls sense we have food and descend on us. Sitting on the table and benches right beside us. A few game birds even eat bread straight from my hand, much to the delight of my daughter, but not so for my mum. She has a fear of anything with feathers and the close proximity of the gulls has her boarding on hysterics. Just to push her over the edge, I lob pieces of bread over her head, the gulls dive to catch them and mum is done. Later she sees the funny side of it all, but at the time it is safe to say I am not her favourite child.
Further East we take in London Bridge and Loch Ard Gorge, both spectacular. The iconic 12 Apostles are a stunning formation, but I find their beauty completely ruined by the swarming hordes of tourists, literally thousands at any given time, all scrambling, pushing and bumping for a glimpse. By comparison the Bay of Isles and The Grotto, on the western end of the road were all but deserted and of equal natural beauty. By the time we reach the last formation, The Steps, we are all exhausted, sun burnt and ready for bed.
We decide to push through the Otways, enjoying the beautiful scenery as we drive past, trying to reach a camping ground in Apollo Bay before dark. On arrival we all decide that we are much too tired to camp and pull into the first motel we find, The Marengo Hotel where we get a good room for a reasonable price. Apollo Bay is beautiful, we head into town, order fish and chips, enjoy the foreshore and head home for bed. Well, everyone else goes to bed, I stay up half the night editing and uploading photos while I have power and free Wi-Fi.
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Most people have serious doubts regarding this issue and are confused when confronted with the question. Each class of chips has its own advantages and disadvantages and using one might help using the other might complicate things. So I did a little search and here is a short article which will help you choose the appropriate for your next project (usually uC's).
The three solutions
As I said earlier each of them has its own advantage and disadvantage so listed below are the three types with some application and uses.
FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) are programmable digital logic chips. What that means is that you can program them to do almost any digital function. You can connect the gates together to form multipliers, registers, adders and so on. The programming is done at block diagram level where blocks can be simple gates to complex FFT's. When you use FPGA to perform a function it will be the fastest as compared to the other two. CPLD also come under nearly the same category but they have lesser number of gates and are faster than FPGA.
The DSP (Digital signal processor) is a specialized microprocessor - typically programmed in C, perhaps with assembly code for performance. It is well suited to extremely complex maths-intensive tasks, with conditional processing. It is limited in performance by the clock rate, and the number of useful operations it can do per clock.
The micro controller is the one is most widely used. It is something similar to the DSP but does not support any complex instructions and other math intensive programming, which a DSP can do. These are limited by the clock only and usually come in RISC or CISC type.
Which one to use
If you need very high sampling rate then FPGA is the choice for you simply said if you need something which has to process large amounts of data very fast ( > some MB's of data). Some thing like if you wish to encrypt data stream of an NIC using RC5 or ISAC. Also remember once the FPGA is switched of it loses all its data ( everything is on SRAM ) .If you don't want to lose data you can try for CPLD which use EEPROM and are faster but have smaller number of gates.
While DSP cannot do things very fast it can do very complex things at a lower speed, which will be very hard to implement in an FPGA device. Also DSP's are programmed in C so most programmers will feel naturally at home. DSP's are usually suited for places where signal processing is involved. A DSP usually converts an analog signal to digital ( A2D ) processes the digital signal and then finally put it back in analog form ( D2A). One of the most used DSP is the TMS320C6201 which runs at about 200 Mhz .
While our third competitor the microcontroller is nearly similar to DSP ( read above ) also offer some other features which DSP's don't offer but is usually . It is relatively easy to learn and program than a DSP. Also micro controllers are widely used and easily available at affordable prices. Some famous 8 bit uC series are the avr , pic and 8051 ( though a little outdated ).
But which one for my robot ?
From above we see that the FPGA is out as we usually wont require very high sampling rates and also we would like the system to retain what its been programmed to do. Also its hard to get the FPGA Chip and its not very well supported from a hobby point of view. But if you need some thing very fast and the uC and DSP cant do the trick the FPGA is finally for you. At least much cheaper than going in for an ASIC.
The DSP is recommended if you are processing lots of signals or your robot is doing some pretty math intensive computations. Also if your robot is pretty high end and you can seem to find a uC which is powerful enough. Its also recommended for high end legged robots something like Troody by the MIT Leg Lab.
The micro controller is the solution for the 90% of undergraduate and hobby robots. Easy to program, learn and use they come in wide variety of configurations. They are recommended for simple LFR's to high end Autonomous robots ( mars rovers ). Search the site for more info on uC's.
I hope this little guide was worth your time, let me know though the comments


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Thanks for that.dzogchungpa wrote:
Here is Bhikkhu Bodhis' summary of the commentary's take on this story:
In the past, it is said, five hundred men earned their living together as hunters. They were reborn in hell, but later, through some good kamma, they took rebirth as human beings and went forth as monks under the Blessed One. However, a portion of their original bad kamma had gained the opportunity to ripen during this fortnight and was due to bring on their deaths both by suicide and homicide. The Blessed One foresaw this and realized he could do nothing about it. Among those monks, some were worldlings, some stream-enterers, some once-returners, some nonreturners, some arahants. The arahants would not take rebirth, the other noble disciples were bound for a happy rebirth, but the worldlings were of uncertain destiny. The Buddha spoke of foulness to remove their attachment to the body so that they would lose their fear of death and could thus be reborn in heaven. Therefore he spoke on foulness in order to help them, not with the intention of extolling death. Realizing he could not turn back the course of events, he went into seclusion to avoid being present when destiny took its toll.
So the commentary, but the idea of a kammically predetermined suicide seems difficult to reconcile with the conception of suicide as a volitionally induced act.
All I can say, that's an unsatisfying explanation...


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The Monterey Institute's James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) has launched an interactive website dedicated to delivering up-to-the-minute news and updates from this week's meeting of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference Preparatory Committee in Vienna, as well as in-depth analysis, facts and visuals. The new site is a treasure trove of information for anyone interested in the topic and will be continue to be a resource that CNS staff and students in the Monterey Institute's Master's degree program in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies can build on in the lead-up to the 2015 NPT Review Conference.
The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies is the largest nongovernmental organization in the world devoted exclusively to research and training to combat the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Last year CNS was selected by the government of Austria to operate the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-proliferation.
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Steve Kuhn has been recording professionally for close to five decades, most of which time he's operated stealthily, rarely achieving the level of recognition he so richly deserves for contributing his immaculate pianistry to a range of jazz greats who have included John Coltrane, Stan Getz, Ornette Coleman, Art Farmer and others, or for leading his own diverse bands. In the mid-'80s Kuhn worked briefly in a trio setting with bassist extraordinaire Ron Carter and drummer Al Foster, cutting a pair of releases, The Vanguard Date and Life's Magic. Two decades later, that trio reconvened at New York's Birdland, and this exquisite aural document of their performance serves as a reminder that, at close to 70, Kuhn is one of jazz piano's unheralded giants. He is as sharp, imaginative and dexterous as he was during his younger years, and with Carter and Foster he is at home -- the musicians reportedly didn't rehearse for these shows, yet they sound as if they'd been at one another's sides for the past 20 years. At Birdland, the trio revisited four compositions that appeared on the earlier albums: Kuhn's own "Clotilde" and "Two by Two," Carter's "Little Waltz" and the Fats Waller standard "Jitterbug Waltz," the latter deconstructed into an 11-minute tour de force that, like much of the music in the set, allows the three musicians to explore a number of tempos, moods and tones. Kuhn, Carter and Foster alternately strut individually and lock intuitively into an airtight groove that takes surprising and pleasing twists before returning to the initial theme. Whether on the opening track, Frank Loesser's "If I Were a Bell," the fusing of Debussy's "La Plus Que Lente" and Billy Strayhorn's "Passion Flower," or the closer, Charlie Parker's "Confirmation," Kuhn establishes a template with light and sensitively executed solo figures before opening things up for all to take off to places unknown. There's a fine balance of simplicity and complexity at work here, but perhaps because he no longer needs to prove anything at this stage in his career, Kuhn seems to have lightened up -- the experimentalism of his ECM period has given way to an approach that is, while still at times blindingly intense, simultaneously light and playful. It's not a bad place for a master to be. ~ Jeff Tamarkin


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Ask The Accelerators: Dads in Tech
@WSJSTARTUP: In this June 13 Spreecast, Vivek Wadhwa, vice president for academics at Singularity University, explains the importance of having a capable partner to help raise children while your business is still growing; his son Tarun Wadhwa, a research fellow at Singularity University, recounted how he came to follow his father into entrepreneurship and Brian Scudamore, founder of 1-800 Got Junk, describes the stigma surrounding paternity leave.
May 8: Buzzcar CEO and Zipcar co-founder Robin Chase describes how families can balance their fear of risk with their ambitions of starting a company; Angie's List co-founder Angie Hicks discusses how to inspire girls and young women to seriously consider entrepreneurship; and Yapp co-founder Maria Seidman explains how flexible office policies allow mothers to balance work and home life.
April 18: In this April 18 live chat, Vivek Wadhwa, vice president of academics and innovation at Singularity University, reveals his feelings about hiring MBAs; David Tisch, managing partner of BoxGroup, discusses why you shouldn't always follow what a VC tells you to do; and guest mentor Robert Scoble, startup liaison officer at Rackspace, provides tips for getting more attention for a new company.
April 11: In this April 11 live chat, Steve Blank, a retired serial entrepreneur, speculates the future of entrepreneurship; Gary Kremen, founder of Match.com, explains why "cash is king"; and Alan Knitowski, CEO of Phunware, analyzes the mobilization of the world.
April 4: In this April 4 live chat, Nate Blecharczyk , co-founder and CTO of Airbnb, discusses investors' initial concerns about his company, Nick Allen, co-founder of Sidecar, explains how innovation sometimes outpaces government regulation, Nick Miller, co-founder and CEO of Parking Panda, describes how cities can organize a tax-payment infrastructure for the sharing economy.
March 28: In this March 28 live chat, Naval Ravikant, founder of AngelList, explains how more women are starting tech companies, Brad Feld, co-founder of Foundry Group, discusses his Kickstarter investing habits; and Shafqat Islam, co-founder and CEO of NewsCred, describes how his company integrates sales and account management.
March 14: In this live chat from March 14, Charles Hudson, venture partner at SoftTech VC, advises startups to test small markets first; Daniel Lubetzky, founder of Kind, discusses why a social mission won't make a lousy product or service better; and Jeff Dachis, co-founder of Razorfish and founder of Dachis Group, says building a startup is hard, but getting a company off the ground is the most exciting thing you can do.
March 7: In this live chat from March 7, Paperless Post co-founder Alexa Hirschfeld discusses why the priorities of venture capitalists can hurt a fledgling company; Dashlane CEO Emmanuel Schalit explains why investors care more about your product than your financial projections, and Michael Skok, a general partner at North Bridge Venture Partners, describes the importance of targeting your product to a well-defined consumer group.
Feb. 28: In this live chat from Feb. 28, Evernote CEO Phil Libin explains why he loves free users; Shazam CFO Keith Lovell discusses why early stage companies shouldn't pay for marketing; and Paul Levine, COO of Trulia TRLA -7.98%, describes how he uses metrics to help guide his business.
Feb. 21: In this live chat from Feb. 21 Andrew Russo, CFO of Everloop.com, explains the importance of displaying a minimum viable product to raising capital;Chris McCann, co-founder of StartupDigest and GroupTie, discusses when a cash-strapped startup should splurge on attending a major networking event; andAngela Benton, founder and CEO of NewMe Accelerator, describes the pitfalls of accepting "dumb money" from unprofessional investors.
Feb. 14: In this live chat from Feb. 14, Brad Keywell, co-founder of Lightbank and Groupon, discusses the risks and rewards of investing in a niche company, Chris Dixon, partner at Andreessen Horowitz, explains how an entrepreneur's attitude can persuade investors and Ethan Kurzweil, a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, describes strategies for motivating employees.
Feb. 7: John Vechey, co-founder of PopCap Games, describes how he bootstrapped his company; Floodgate co-founding partner R. Ann Miura-Kodiscusses how to connect with a startup mentor; and TechStars co-founder David Cohen explains how crowdfunding can benefit the neighborhood startup.
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Jan. 10: Ed Zimmerman explains why he wouldn't back an entrepreneur with more than one startup; venture capitalist Rick Heitzmann discusses strategies for founders looking to meet potential investors; and Jim Franklin, CEO of SendGrid Inc., shares his company's approach to marketing online and off.
Jan. 3: Dave McClure of 500 Startups discusses the pros and cons of accepting money from a difficult investor; Ellie Wheeler of Greycroft Partners explains why entrepreneurs should consider every option before deciding to drop out of college; and Dan Gordon of Valhalla Partners emphasizes the importance of seeking out competent legal advice for your startup.
Dec. 21: Brad Feld of Foundry Group, explains the nuances of dealing with entrepreneurial employees; Mike Richardson of Dark Horse Comics describes a new innovation called the 'motion comics;' and Jason Calacanis of Mahalo Inc. discusses the future of using search data for targeting advertising.
Dec. 14: Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit, discusses the importance of hiring employees who mesh with a startup's culture; Ted Hollifield, co-head of the venture and mergers and acquisitions practice at Alston & Bird LLP, explains why startup CEOs should be able to rely on verbal agreements with employees instead of legal documents ; and Brian Spaly, the founder and CEO of Trunk Club, discusses whether startup incubators are essential to a company's success.
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A variety of factors bolstered consumer confidence in six of seven Latin American countries in Q4 2012, according to findings from the Nielsen Global Survey of Consumer Confidence and Spending Intentions. Argentina was the only country that didn't register an increase from Q3, as its index level remained flat at 75.
Brazil had the highest confidence level in the region with an index score of 111, up one point from Q3, followed by Peru, where confidence increased one point to 98. Colombia's confidence increased four index points to register at 95, and confidence in Chile rose one point to 95. Mexico and Venezuela increased by two points each to an index of 86 and 84, respectively.
The Nielsen Global Survey of Consumer Confidence and Spending Intentions measures consumer confidence, major concerns and spending intentions among more than 29,000 respondents with Internet access in 58 countries. Consumer confidence levels above and below a baseline of 100 indicate degrees of optimism and pessimism.
"There are a variety of political, economic and social realities that are driving a positive dynamic in Latin America," said Paola Fonseca, vice president, Strategy and Innovation, Nielsen Latin America. "As Brazil solidifies its position as the regional leader, Mexico's new government is improving the economic perspective, and Colombia's peace negotiations are generating an optimistic environment. All of these factors combined to deliver good economic growth, which is elevating the region as a global player."
"Brazil's positive performance can be attributed to the strong internal market," added Eduardo Ragasol, country manager, Nielsen Brazil. "The inflation rate remains stable, but there are areas to watch. For example, at the end of 2012, the industrial sector began reducing jobs."
"The political situation in Mexico is more certain than in Q3, bringing more confidence to consumers," said Germán Gutiérrez, country manager, Nielsen Mexico. "This, combined with an improved job market in the last quarter of 2012, contributes to improved stability and confidence among Mexican consumers. Sales trends among consumer packaged goods are also improving, and we expect continued good performance in the coming months. However, Mexico's economy will be affected by the evolution of the financial situation in Europe and the U.S."
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Tiered-Latency DRAM: Low Latency and Low Cost DRAM Architecture
Tuesday Feb. 14, 2013
Hamerschlag Hall D-210
5:00pm-6:00 pm
Donghyuk Lee (ECE, CMU)
The capacity and cost-per-bit of DRAM has historically scaled to satisfy the needs of increasingly large and complex computer systems. However, DRAM latency has remained almost constant, such that the performance of systems is often bottlenecked by memory latency.
In this talk, I would like to introduce Tiered-Latency DRAM (TL-DRAM), which achieves both low latency and low cost-per-bit. In TL-DRAM, each cell array is split into two smaller segments, allowing one segment to be accessed with low latency without incurring high cost-per-bit. I'll also introduce mechanisms that use the low-latency segment as a cache for the other segment and show that they improve both performance and energy-efficiency significantly on a wide variety of workloads.
Donghyuk Lee is a third year PhD stu-dent in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University, working with Professor Onur Mutlu. He received his B.S. in electrical engineering from Seoul National University. He is interested in high-performance and energy-efficient memory subsystems and DNA se-quence analysis.
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Shigella Sonnel O-SPC/rBRU Conjugate Vaccine
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01369927
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 9, 2011
Last Update Posted : June 10, 2019
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The active ingredient of this Shigella sonnei O-SP-core conjugate vaccine is a saccharide-protein conjugate composed of a fragment of S. sonnei LPS. The saccharide component consists of an average of 3.5 repeat units of the O-SP plus the core region of the LPS (O-SPC). The O-SPC is covalently bound to the recombinant non-toxic exoprotein B of Clostridium difficile.
The objective of this phase of the study is to determine if this vaccine is safe and can induce IgG antibody type-specific immunity to shigellosis in adults. The overall objective is to determine if this vaccine can elicit higher levels of IgG antibody than the previous experimental vaccines made with the full length O-SP, shown to be >70% efficacious in greater than or equal to3 year old children, to induce type-specific immunity to shigellosis in younger children.
Sixty 18-49 years-old healthy adults will be recruited in Israel. Volunteers will be vaccinated on a random basis with one i.m. injection of 10 or 25 micrograms of the investigational conjugate vaccine. Local and systemic reactions will be observed at 30 minutes, and the volunteers will be instructed to take their temperature and examine the injection site for redness and swelling and fill out a questionnaire at 6, hours and daily for 7 days after vaccination. The volunteers will visit the clinic at 24 or 48 hours following the injection and any time they request it. The study will commence with 5 volunteers injected with the 10ug dose to be followed, if no severe adverse reactions occur, by 5 volunteers injected with the 25ug dose. If a severe adverse reaction occurs on 1 of the 5 volunteers in either group, 5 more will be injected with that dose. If there are no severe adverse reactions the study will proceed. If there is one more severe reaction the study will be halted and re-evaluated by the IRB and the FDA.
Vaccine-induced antibodies will be measured at 1 and 6 months after immunization, and compared to those elicited by our previous S. sonnei conjugate vaccines.
There is a body of evidence that a critical level of serum IgG antibody to the O-specific polysaccharide domain of LPS confers type-specific immunity to S. sonnei as well as to other Shigella:
- Shigellosis is rarely observed in infants up to the age of 4-6 months. The most obvious explanation for this is that maternally-derived serum IgG provides this immunity;
- There is an age-related development of IgG anti-LPS antibodies that, in many instances, is not induced by the homologous bacteria but by non-pathogenic cross-reacting enteric bacteria;
- The highest incidence, morbidity, and mortality occur during 6 months to 6 years of age when the maternally-derived serum anti-O-SP has waned and the naturally-derived antibodies have not yet appeared;
- One injection of a S. sonnei-rEPA conjugate showed significant protection against shigellosis in Israeli Defense Force soldiers. Vaccinees who developed shigellosis showed significantly lower serum IgG responses to the homologous LPS than those did not.The high antibody level induced by the conjugate vaccine indicates the positive correlation between the serum IgG anti-LPS levels and immunity to S. sonnei infection;
- Following Phase 1 and Phase 2 studies that showed safety and age-related immunogenicity, a double-blinded randomized and vaccine-controlled Phase 3 evaluation of S. sonnei and S. flexneri type 2a O-specific polysaccharide (O-SP) protein conjugates was conducted among 1-4 year-olds in Israel.
For recipients of the S. sonnei conjugate 71.1% efficacy was shown among 3-4 year-old recipients, no efficacy was shown for recipients of S. flexneri 2a. There was no statistically significant efficacy for either vaccine in the 1-3 year-olds. Levels of serum IgG anti-O-SP were elevated according to the vaccine the children received but G.M. levels declined rapidly several months after the last injection. Our interpretation is that the age-related efficacy of the Shigella conjugates was due to the conjugate-induced O-SP antibody levels. Accordingly, we have developed a method to increase the immunogenicity of the conjugates to approach the antibody levels of Israeli soldiers shown to be protected by our S. sonnei O-SP.
Low-molecular-mass O-SP-core (O-SPC) fragments were isolated from S. sonnei LPS, and bound by their reducing ends to the carrier protein. The O-SPC conjugates used oxime linkages between the terminal Kdo residues at the reducing ends of the S. sonnei saccharides and aminooxy linkers bound to the carrier. The coupling reaction was carried out at a neutral pH and room temperature. The carrier protein was a mutant non-toxic Clostridium difficile exotoxin B. IgG antibody levels induced in young outbred mice by this new S. sonnei O-SPC conjugate were significantly higher than those elicited by the O-SP conjugates.
|Condition or disease
|Immunogenicity Shigellosis
|Biological: Shigella Sonnei O-SPC/rBRU
|Phase 1
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|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|60 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Double (Participant, Investigator)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Shigella Sonnel O-SPC/rBRU Conjugate Vaccine
|Study Start Date :
|May 15, 2011
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|April 24, 2013
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|April 24, 2013
- Vaccine safety
- Induction of IgG antibody type-specific immunity to shigellosis in adults.
- Tertiary: Induction of higher levels of IgG antibody than the previous experimental vaccines made with full length O-SP for type specific immunity to shigellosis in younger children.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 49 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Healthy adults, 18 to 49 years of age of either sex who do not have any of the following conditions will be eligible to participate:
- A chronic or progressive disease requiring chronic medication,
- History of splenectomy or abnormal immune system,
- History of neurological symptoms or signs, or mental illness,
- Anaphylactic shock following administration of any vaccine or any other severe allergic reaction,
- Women who are pregnant or intend to become pregnant during the vaccine study,
- Had S. sonnei shigellosis in the past year or received a S. sonnei vaccine previously,
- Have received systemic steroids during the month preceding Shigella vaccination,
- Had cancer, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B or C, Guillain Barre Syndrome, chronic skin disease or have abnormal liver functions or blood counts.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01369927
|Schneider Children's Hospital
|Petach Tikva, Israel
|Principal Investigator:
|Feng-Ying C Lin, M.D.
|Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01369927 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|June 9, 2011 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|June 10, 2019
|Last Verified:
|April 24, 2013
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
Safety and Immunogenicity
Conjugate Vaccine
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Dysentery, Bacillary
Enterobacteriaceae Infections
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
Bacterial Infections
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs


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Kara DioGuardi may have shown off her bikini bod on the "American Idol" season finale last year, but this month, she's baring it all for Allure magazine.
Kara is one of several stars, including "Grey's Anatomy" beauty (and newly pregnant) Jessica Capshaw, pop singer Colbie Caillat and "Entourage's" Emmanuelle Chirqui, who posed nude as part of Allure's annual naked truth pictorial.
"This shoot was less about beauty than about taking a risk and showing people a side of me they never have seen," Kara told the mag's May issue.
Kara felt proud to show off her shape, especially after having found peace with her body following years of battling an eating disorder in her 20s.
"Back then I was a size 6 or 8; now I'm more like a size 2. Food is not what I use to anesthetize myself anymore," she said.
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Soul music has a legacy bigger than most other genres. Combining elements of gospel and traditional rhythm and blues with catchy rhythms, straight-up hooks and soaring vocals, soul is some of the most infectious and spiritually satisfying music you're likely to hear, and on Soulsides, you get a solid two hour dose every week.
Touching on many of the various styles of soul, from the classic Motown sound with its strong rhythms, punchy basslines and hand claps galore, to Chicago soul's lighter gospel air, through to Philly soul and its lush orchestral arrangements and doo-wop styled vocals, into soulful tunes from around the globe, Soulsides is your one-stop soul fix.
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Turkey Day approaches, and I don't know about you…but I am planning on overstuffing my face with loads of the other other white meat, mashed potatoes, and delicious stuffing that is made of things I probably don't want to look into closely. And yes…the gravy. Actually for me I believe all the food I pile on the plate like football players on a fumble is just an excuse for the boatload of yummy-licious brown substance that can and will be devoured. Sometimes I think my family should just load up the back of a dump truck with my food so I can just open my mouth and get it all at once. Then, after the Thanksgiving meal comes the post-feast nap. With the amount of turkey I'm putting away, I should wake up just a few days before Christmas. Only in America would we invent a holiday amazing enough to include mass consumption, football, friends, family, and a few days off of school and work – right? But in all the turkey glaze and pumpkin pie haze, don't miss the biggest thing of all. Thanksgiving, as it turns out, is about giving thanks. You get it, right? Thanks-giving = giving-thanks. And the interesting part is that we didn't invent the idea of being thankful and blown away by the amazing blessings we all enjoy. Sure we invented the official day, but nearly 2000 years ago a Christ follower named Paul penned this command which is straight from the mouth of God: Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus (1 Thessalonians 5:18). OK so, most of us give thanks now and then – especially when things are going well. But can you imagine being thankful in every circumstance? Think about it – the ability to have gratitude on the inside no matter what is going on with your outside circumstances. That is what Paul says is 'God's will' for your life. You might be thinking – 'well, Paul could do that because his life was going well at the time.' The thing is – here is what Paul tells us about his circumstances: Five different times the Jewish leaders gave me thirty-nine lashes. Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea. I have traveled on many long journeys. I have faced danger from rivers and from robbers. I have faced danger from my own people, the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles. I have faced danger in the cities, in the deserts, and on the seas. And I have faced danger from men who claim to be believers but are not (2 Corinthians 11:24-26) In other words, Paul's life was about as bad as you can image, yet every day he was thankful because of something that couldn't be taken away from him. And if you're a follower of Christ, it can't be taken away from you either. The free gift of salvation through Jesus Christ gives you eternal life and a relationship with the God who loves you and died for you. So no matter what happens to you, there is an amazing truth that even in the darkest times can light your way and allow you to be thankful. God's love will never be taken away from you – which is something we should never stop being thankful for. Let this promise soak into your soul: And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow-not even the powers of hell can separate us from God's love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below-indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 8:38-39). The early American settlers held the first thanksgiving because their lives had been saved from what seemed like certain destruction – and they were thankful. Believers in Jesus Christ should see every day as thanksgiving, because we have been saved from what truly was going to be our eternal destruction. Happy Thanksgiving my brothers and sisters! Head: Believers in Jesus Christ can be thankful each and every day because of the gift of salvation we have received. Heart: Feel incredibly thankful no matter what the circumstances. Hands: During your time off, make a list of things and people in your life that make you thankful. You may be surprised how big the list can get!


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After an exciting day lets all wind down and not have a heart attack watching the Jets play the Patriots. Your thoughts, as always, down below.
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Most people probably don't think about their hockey bag very often. After all, it's just a vessel to help carry your equipment from point-a to point-b. But there's actually a bit more to hockey bags today than their utilitarian predecessors of years past.
Bags these days come in all shapes and sizes. Some can be carried like a backpack, some have wheels, some have a spot that will carry a stick, some have fans built into them and some are simple, basic bags that evoke a classic look while still sporting some modern amenities.
Some bags, like Grit's HT1 Hockey Tower resemble airplane luggage with their vertical construction, wheels, pull handle and compartmentalized interior. These are pretty much the Cadillac of hockey bags that basically shrink a locker stall down to a manageable size. These are ideal for younger players who might have some trouble lugging the weight of their equipment but also appeal to a wide audience who prefer the orderly organization of their gear to the chaotic heap of jerseys, socks and pad that little traditional carry bags.
Backpack bags have also gained popularity in recent years and some of the backpack style hockey bags even come with wheels and a pull handle. These bags, like the Easton Stealth RS bag, feature a similar interior layout to the Grit tower bag as there are specific areas to store each piece of equipment. While it doesn't feature the storage areas that the Grit bag does, the Easton – along with the Bauer and Reebok models carried by Great Skate – feature dedicated skate pockets and additional areas to store tape and tools.
Personally, I'm not a big fan of the back pack bags. I feel as if they don't maximize the space necessary to store gear. However, I'm also a fan of a traditional, no frills bag that has a pocket or two for tape and my extra accessories (screwdriver, etc.). The next time I go looking for a new bag, the Warrior Pro and Bauer team carry bags will be at the top of my list. They feature a basic construction with a very durable outer and inner materials that help prevent cuts and holes from developing. The Warrior bag is particularly nice as it features internal skate pockets and a vented mesh top to help keep your gear dry. Both also feature a clean, professional look that is low on extra graphics and high on function.
Last, but certainly not least, are goalie bags. Goalie bags can be tough to pick out based on how you pack your gear. Many goalies put their pads in their bag which necessitates even more space. While I'm partial to carrying my pads, I still need a spacious bag to fit all of my equipment. Great Skate offers a number of goalie bags from Reebok, Bauer, Warrior and Vaughn. In fact, Great Skate offers a wheeled and non-wheeled Bauer model along with wheeled versions from Reebok and Warrior. However, for my money, the Vaughn BG 7400 bag takes the cake. This is a spacious, well-designed bag that features reinforcements in all the right areas and a great exterior look. It comes with a removable wash bag and can easily fit a goaltender's full locker with ease.
Be sure to consider all of your options as you're searching for a bag for the upcoming season.