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Product Comparison: Shoei Hornet ADV vs Arai XD4
General Specifications
Hornet ADV
About the Product
With all the advantages, an offroad helmet has for exploring new terrains, yet with the comfort of full face helmet at the same time, the Hornet ADV is your perfect companion to join you on all your small and big adventures.
The Arai XD4 is world renowned for being one of the best ADV touring helmets on the market and one of the few that achieves a Snell safety rating. The XD4 incorporates all of the same great qualities found in Arai's other helmets including the comfort liner and cheek pads that feature 5mm peel-away pads that allow riders to tailor the fit. The shell of the Arai XD4 Helmet has also been aerodynamically tuned and, in concert with the removable floating peak, funnels air into the redesigned vents, improving overall ventilation and mitigating buffeting at speed.
Key Specs
Medium Round
Intermediate Oval
Safety Rank
Shell Material
Advanced Integrated Matrix Plus Multi Fiber
Interior Material
3D Max-Dry System II
Removable/washable anti-bacterial
What customers say about "Key Specs"
Shoei Hornet ADV Full Face Mat Black M
- I've owned this helmet for a year and a half and it's my everyday lid. I've worn it on 1000+ mile road trips, 90mph freeway cruising, rain riding and offroading.
- Top tier helmet with high quality craftsmanship and materials. Easy to remove peak and internal padding.
- Shoes didn't disappoint in the quality department as expected, it has both Snell and DOT approval, visibility is great, goggles fit well inside as long as you get the right goggles.
- For a dual sport/purpose helmet I was hoping for more airflow at the low speeds I was riding in. In the future I'll be taking a towel or two to dry out after riding and a balaclava for the ride home. The insulation won't do you much good for the ride home if you wet and cold.
Arai XD4 Flare Dual Sport Helmet-Red-XL
- Typical Arai quality. It had been a while since I'd purchased a helmet, and I see that Arai has further defined the head shape game. Best bet is to always try one on first- I have gone from a round Shoei to a more oval Arai over 20 years.
- First off, I loved this helmet well before my accident. The field of view is fantastic, the fit is incredible.
- Since this is one of those "dual sport" type of helmets with a visor, those riding are at some point going to get on a highway and get up to highway speeds.
- The XD-4 is my second helmet. I began riding just over a year ago and had been using a friends Bell racing helmet until I purchased the Arai. I've gone about 14,000 miles in the XD-4 and it's great!
- Arai has the reputation of first rate quality and protection which should be primary in a helmet choice, and I wanted an ADV style helmet for the new bike, overall I am very happy with it so far.
Size & Weight
3.92 lbs.
3.66 lbs.
What customers say about "Size & Weight"
Shoei Hornet ADV Full Face Mat Black M
- Sizing inside the helmet is perfect based on the measurements.
- The helmet weight is standard, not too heavy, the view is incredible, almost like wearing a half helmet, i can see everything.
- Overall I am very happy with this helmet and don't have any complaints. It fits very well, is comfortable, and its weight is very well disguised utilizing good balance and aerodynamics.
Arai XD4 Flare Dual Sport Helmet-Red-XL
- Great fit, light ,comfortable! Tried several other dualsport and street helmets.
- I replaced my XD3 with this XD4 (pulled the trigger after the 2016 update happened with the new Snell 2015 rating came out). It fits perfectly.
- Excellent condition, quick delivery. Helmet is light weight and fits snugly.
- On receiving the XD-4 I can say the fit was perfect! It was initially quite snug! I really had to pull it down over my head however after a couple rides and a few hundred miles the pads have shaped to me perfectly and is now extremely comfortable.
- This helmet meets that standard in almost all aspects. Starting with the fit - I absolutely love the conforming fit of the cheek pads.
CNS-2 Shield, Anti-scratch, UV protection, Thicker, more durable face shield gasket
Brow vent faceshield, Improved shell shape for better aerodynamic stability at higher street speeds
Large multi-position lower air intake/defroster vent
Dry-Cool technology
9 mm
Cheek Pad
35 mm
Dual-layer multi-density EPS liner, Improved shield locking system, Pinlock pins and insert included, 3D shaped cheek pads are available in multiple thicknesses for a custom fit, Max-Dry System II liner material quickly absorbs and dissipates sweat and moisture, Removable ear pads, V-460 VISOR, Two shutter-controlled upper air vents, Four uniquely-positioned rear exhaust vents
FCS® cheek pads, Arai's exclusive peel-away side/temple crown pads, Arai's Dry-Cool® technology, Emergency cheek pad release system
What customers say about "Features"
Shoei Hornet ADV Full Face Mat Black M
- The wide opening gives a larger field of view than my previous street helmet which opens up the peripheral vision very well.
- The opening of the helmet fits smaller than my previous Shoei though, so it is tough to get on and off. But that tight fit around the neck (caused by the cheek pads) reduces airflow noise during the ride.
- Handles great at high speeds, comfortable, love the visor and the air flow.
- Airflow is superb, its quiet, and most surprisingly, the peak has almost undetectable drag when seated, standing, or turning the head.
- This helmet seems louder than my other $120 helmet and also fogs up way more than my cheap helmet.
- The ventilation to the front chin is pretty much non existent. It is a decent helmet but for how much it costs should be better than decent.
Arai XD4 Flare Dual Sport Helmet-Red-XL
- In any case, this helmet is like all my Arai (and you can now peel away some layers from the cheek pads to customize fit), there are no compromises, absolute top quality construction, light weight, almost indestructible visor (will NOT scratch if you are cautious) and functional venting.
- Vents and airflow abound, as with everything moto-related you'll get hot standing still, but once moving-- this helmet lets in a good amount of air. I would definitely buy another.
- The top visor is easily adjusted with a coin or flat screwdriver and seems to be well built.
- Road noise is not bad and have zero complaints about it.
- The helmet accepts my Scala Rider G9x easily, the recesses in the cheek pad have ample room to fit the speakers behind the soft covering.
Warranty / Certifications
Manufacturer Warranty
5 year(s)
5 year(s)
Other Information
739.95 $
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So yet another bomb exploded on the scene of the Tour de France today with Alexandre Vinokourov being tested positive for blood transfusion. Vinokourov won last week's "contre la montre" and yesterday's stage through the Pyrenees. His team Astana had two cases of doping this year with Italian Eddie Mazzoleni and German Matthias Kessler. With the discussion circling around the current leader Michael Rasmussen and 2nd place Alberto Contador this race is a good as dead.
I started watching the Tour de France in the 80s, looking at riders like Hinault, Fignon or Lemond. Hell knows what those guys injected into their veins, but cracks in the wall became bigger in 1998 when the scndal around the Festina team surfaced and riders like Richard Virenque were suspended for using performance-enhancing drugs. Since then every now and then a case came up, but the biggest one came last year when Tour de France winner Floyd Landis was exposed. Gee, I would have loved to have seen a positive test for Lance Armstrong, I mean, just look at this year. The two leaders Rasmussen and Contador simply fly up a mountain way faster than Armstrong and he wasn't slow either.
This whole sport is rotten to the core and maybe the only way to purge it from doping will be to drive it back to a time where there is no professional cycling. Up to this point I see no rider who is "clean". The one thing that keeps me watching though is the pure curiosity on who will be next. I have to admit that's a thrill.

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Family Ties Seminar
Date: February 22 - 23, 2020
Prerequisites: Basic DNA, Advanced DNA, Dig Deeper
Language(s): English,German,Spanish,French
Total Seminar Amount: 4000.00 MXN
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Duration: 2 days
In this seminar, we direct our attention within and discover beliefs that we have accepted precisely because of the family into which we were born. This is a seminar where, by letting go of beliefs that no longer serve us, we come to better know, recognize and accept ourselves, and to lead a freer existence. In short, we become able to more completely love and accept ourselves, and in this way we come to know ourselves as beings of light.
This seminar explores how—through better understanding the beliefs and programs of family and ancestors—we can free ourselves from various obligations and duties that were never ours to begin with, and formulate a new sense of identity and direction in life based on our own true goals and aspirations.
This seminar applies the basic tools of ThetaHealing to address a host of issues related to family. In the process a number of innovative exercises are introduced. Areas of focus include:
- Clearing resentments toward one's parents
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- Recollecting one's intention in having been born into this world, and in choosing one's particular family
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- Stop all collection proceedings. When a bankruptcy is filed, an Automatic Stay is automatically applied to the goods involved in the bankruptcy. You cannot send them any late notices. If your late notices are automated, please make sure no notices go to your tenant in bankruptcy. You also cannot make collection calls and you certainly cannot sell the unit at auction. If the unit was not over locked prior you finding out about the bankruptcy, it is safest not to over lock once you are made aware of the filing. The good news is with most forms of bankruptcy, your tenant must stay current on rent from the time of the filing forward and you should begin receiving rent when it is due.
- Hopefully, you will get a letter letting you know who the bankruptcy has been filed and who the trustee is, if any. If there is a trustee, you should contact them right away. They might abandon the property to you.
- CALL YOUR ATTORNEY. Will you have to pay them? Yes, but it will be less than it will cost you if the bankruptcy trustee decides to sue you for something. In the event of that, you will be involved in full fledged court proceedings. Your attorney will be able to help you file a proof of claim with the courts to verify the bankruptcy filing. This claim will also allow you to identify the storage facility as a creditor in the bankruptcy, in the event it was not reported by your tenant. There are also a ton of other options you could request from the courts and this is where things start to get confusing for those of us not familiar with bankruptcy laws. So again, I say, this is the time to call your attorney.
About the Author - Cheli Rosa - Director of Marketing, Auctioneer, Company Administrator, Social Media Manager, Mom, Kite Flyer, Pinterest Addict and Amateur Scrapbooker.


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The following letter to the industry from the CEO of the CFC (Cape Film Comission):
Dear Members
The Cape Film Commission and representatives of industry met with the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs and senior representatives of her Office last week.
At the meeting various proposals were discussed and, we believe, resolved.
We can confirm that the Department stated that there is no directive in place to
restrict the extension of an 11(2) permit by 90 days (visa exempt countries)
however only one extension is permissible.
There will also be an opportunity to motivate for longer work permits for specialist cast and crew working on longer-term projects. This will be useful for
productions running longer than 6 months, especially long term TV series and
long form shoots going into sequels etc.
The process for the above will involve a slightly more complex registration process with the CFC Membership. This will require the applicant, be it an individual or company, registering as a member of the CFC. It will also require the provision of a letter of support from the local production company and a copy of the employment contract or service agreement to be provided to the CFC. In turn we will submit this to Home Affairs with a letter of support for the permit to be issued.
Due to the more complex admin process required for these applications a flat rate annual administration fee of R500 will be charged for membership of the CFC for those applying for a permit with an additional fee of R350 for each permit application.
Should you have any challenges or queries in relation to this please contact us on firstname.lastname@example.com
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Small Press Traffic, in partnership with This Will Take Time, invites submissions for their collaborative residency project SMALL TIME.
SMALL TIME grants selected experimental writers and their collaborators, at any stage in their career, a free residency program at This Will Take Time, as well as an opportunity to perform creative and critical work, and give an artist talk. Residents may request a stipend based on budgetary needs.
SMALL TIME offers the opportunity to integrate critical and creative practices into a new set of parameters, and brings potential of challenging established routines, activities and assumptions. SMALL TIME asks experimental writers and their collaborators to question what constitutes creative space and creative community while fomenting their own writing.
Successful candidates will be offered a two to four week long residency slot, based on preference and scheduling availability. Applicants may apply as an individual or as a collaborative couple (friends and/or collaborators). At least one member of a collaborative cohort should identify primarily as a writer. Residents may be allowed to bring children, but must provide their own childcare and supervision. No pets are allowed.
The aim of this residency program is to generate new work or a body of work, although there is no obligation to do so during your time in residence. Residents will be offered opportunities to perform their creative work at a local reading for Small Press Traffic and/or give either a critical talk and/or have a public conversation with another writer/artist, depending on scheduling availability.
SMALL TIME includes housing on the expansive property at This Will Take Time.
If you need any special accommodations, let us know in your application.
This Will Take Time is located in Point Arena, a small coastal town 3.5 hours north of the Bay Area. The varying terrain spans 80 acres and includes open fields, forested areas, a creek, and a small pond. The entire area is open to exploration and experimentation. The property is walking distance from the coast and the 1665 acres of the Stornetta public lands. Point Arena Main Street is also a 15 minute walk away and has a co-op grocery store, a small library, a couple bars, a community-run theater and other local establishments. To some, we hope the property will merely be a jumping off point to explore the region and communities that surround us.
During the residency, you will have a private room in a large wooden farmhouse. The house is comfortable and well-equipped with modern amenities, including wifi, running water, electricity, etc. Residents will have shared access to the communal kitchen, library, bathrooms, and common areas. Though individual residents may be alone for some period of the residency, assume 1-3 other residents will be sharing the house.
This Will Take Time (TWTT) is an non-profit arts organization located in the small coastal town of Point Arena, CA. Dedicated to supporting long-term projects and experiments, TWTT runs an artist residency that fosters a wide range of creative practices. TWTT was founded in early 2015 by Tara Shi and Benjamin Lotan.
This program is temporarily on hold. Check back for updates in 2020.


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- Events
- Locations
Trained representatives of SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) help in understanding the options of and how to file for Medicare.
SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) is a free program offered by the Florida Department of Elder Affairs and the local Area Agency on Aging. Specially trained volunteers can assist with Medicare, Medicaid, and health insurance questions by providing one-on-one counseling and information. They will be available at the Cone Park Library on the third Wednesday of each month from 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. www.floridashine.org/
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This past week, Tuesday, I headed down to Charleston for my 6 month after radiation appointment. It was a different experience. I wasn't the same person who walked through those doors October of last year. I was stronger, healthier, happier, and cancer-free (so I had assumed). I strolled up to the counter to sign-in and then sat in the waiting room for a bit. A younger girl came out with a bandage across her lower throat. I wanted to jump up wrap my arms around her and say that people will not understand what she is going to go through, live with, and it will be hell at times, but she too was going to be okay and get through it stronger and healthier.
But, I was then called to triage.
Hop on the scales – SURE! By their scales I had lost 14lbs since end of March. Yes, I was totally thrilled. My blood pressure was rock bottom and my heart rate was 69. Ya'll, this is the first time in years I have not run high on my heart rate. Skinny or chubby. I had been told that because of suppression therapy I would continue to run on the high side and that diet and weight loss would not help. That there was a good chance I would have to be put on beta blockers. I was determined not to have to go on those meds again. I was on them before for SVT. So, I was tickled that my rate was down (down for me).
As I waited in the examining room, I was in a really good mood and place. The nurse went through my current medication, asked lots of questions, and called up for my lab results. The whole time I thought, well this is a pointless 3 hour trip. Thinking the doctor was going to come in look at blood work and say you are good see you in 6 months. Something she could have said over the phone. Then it was like everything went in slow motion as the doctor talked.
– "Your non-stimulated TG is undetectable which is good, but we will know if the cancer is gone when we do a stimulated TG in November." How did I misunderstand this! There is a difference between non-stimulated and stimulated. Ugh.
– "Your ultrasound shows a couple of lymph nodes, but they look benign. We will know more with your scan in November." Really? but but..surgeon in April said I was clean..nope "thinks". Really?
– "There is a shortage on Thyrogen, which means there is a 90% chance you will have to go through what you did last year for testing in November." Lovely.
– "Looks like suppression therapy is making your arthritis flare, need to see a specialist and change your diet even more." Come to find out tomatoes can aggravate arthritis..who knew and I have been eating 2 a day for the past month!
So, with a new set of labs, ultrasound appointment, and a tentative schedule for testing in November I walked out of the cancer center a little beat up and down, but bring it on November!


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by Cecil White
A makerspace is a place in which people with shared interests, especially in computing, innovation, or technology, can gather to work on projects while sharing ideas, equipment, and knowledge. St. George School has had a makerspace for about three years, thanks to the generous support of the Perloff Family Foundation, Wick Skinner and the Maine Community Foundation, as well as the enthusiastic support of school staff, students and community.
Mr. Meinersmann is in charge of the makerspace at St. George School. He helps kids program machines and build things. The most challenging and fun part of his job is "to prove that kids can do anything and helping them prove that to themselves."
Before the makerspace became what it is today, Mr. Meinersmann's title was the Technology Director. In that role, he helped make sure the phone system was reliable and made sure the kids had working laptops for school work. He still has that title and those responsibilities, plus now he gets to use a whole bunch of fun equipment in the makerspace.
There are many tools in the makerspace, such as seven 3D printers, a CNC machine (CNC stands for Computer Numerical Control), laser cutter, soldering station, plus some older tools from when St. George School had "shop" or Industrial Arts and "home ec" or Family and Consumer Science.
Ms. Palmer also works in the makerspace, "and beyond, to bring a 'maker' mindset into classrooms." She solves problems and creates with the younger students, focusing on hands-on projects. Fifth graders have programmed with Spheros. Fourth graders have made ornaments using the laser cutter, and have built and wired model houses using the 3D printer. Second graders have learned to code and solve engineering problems. Not all the projects depend on the new machines. First graders have made syrup by tapping trees and experimented with light and sound. Kindergarteners have made pumpkin pie using garden squash and played with forces and motion.
Ms. Palmer and Mr. Meinersmann both lead two after-school programs: the Lego Robotics Team and the 3-5 grade STEAM club. Lego Robotics is a group of kids who collaborate to solve world-wide problems and they use Legos and programming to help solve them. The STEAM club focuses on technology skills, especially programming.
There are lots of cool things you can do in the makerspace. Up in the makerspace people like me can learn how to program, build things like robot cars, or learn how to design things on CAD (Computer Assisted Design) websites. Some ideas of things you can build are chess pieces, board games, statues and a whole lot more. For example, at Christmas I made some personalized ornaments for my family. Recently, some classmates in seventh grade made a 3D laser-cut scene from a book they read, and others are designing a Monopoly-type game board with places from the setting of their book. A classmate, Bryson Mattox, is constructing a device to measure the salinity in the marsh as part of the alewife restoration project in Mrs. England's science class.
In the future, we hope that all community members could have access to our space and the training to use the equipment so everyone can design and make their inventions.
As a seventh grader, I am very grateful that we have this space. I like the makerspace because it gives me time to myself to do something else other than traditional school work. It's a relaxing environment where I can be creative and proud of my work.
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Ralph Rugoff appointed artistic director of 2019 Venice Biennale The director of London's Hayward Gallery has been appointed artistic director of the 58th Venice Biennale. The Biennale's president, Paolo Baratta, said that Rugoff's appointment "confirms the Biennale's primary goal, to qualify the exhibition as a place of encounter between the visitors, the art and the artists." Rugoff has been the Hayward's director since 2006. He will be responsible for curating the Biennale's main International Art Exhibition which this year was curated by Christine Macel, chief curator at the Centre Pompidou, Paris.
Documenta artists launch petition demanding new supervisory structure More than 200 artists who have participated in past exhibitions of the quinquennial have signed a petition against the growing obsession over the show's profits. In it, they state: "We are compelled to write to propose an improved structure for Documenta that does not prioritize revenue above all other priorities, and defends its future artistic and curatorial autonomy and progressive political mission."
Emails reveal how a University of Hull and BP worked together to deal with activists and 'awkward questions' The documents detail how oil giant BP worked with staff from the university and the Hull City of Culture to limit the amount of criticism BP would receive in response to its sponsored 'Cultural Visions' lecture series. In February, BP's head of arts and culture, Des Violaris, pushed for a brief for speakers regarding potential 'awkward questions' they might receive regarding the oil company's controversial sponsorship.
'High status' portrait of bearded woman bought by Wellcome Collection Painting by unknown artist is of Barbara van Beck, who had rare congenital endocrine condition known as Ambras Syndrome. Angela McShane, Wellcome's research development manager, said: "This is a beautifully executed high-status painting. She is not portrayed as a freak as the Victorians would have described her but as a woman with great self-possession and presence."
Anthea Hamilton to create Tate Britain Commission 2018 The 2016 Turner Prize nominee will reveal her commission for Tate Britain's Duveen Galleries on 21 March 2018. The major new work, says Tate, will transform "the heart of Tate Britain into an immersive installation that will combine sculpture and performance". The annual commission, supported by Sotheby's, invites a contemporary British artist to create a new artwork that responds to the space.
Art by women sells for 47.6% less than works by men, study finds In a study that included analysis of auction data and experiments with thousands of respondents, researchers found that perception of artists' gender consistently affects how their work is valued. Spearheaded by researchers at the University of Luxembourg, the pair of experiments and analysis of 1.5 million auction sales records, showed that respondents consistently ranked works they believed to have been made by male artists higher than those believed to be by female artists — even when the works had in fact been generated by an artificial intelligence.
Guggenheim announces shortlist for 2018 Hugo Boss Prize The six finalists are: Bouchra Khalili, Simone Leigh, Teresa Margolles, Emeka Ogboh, Frances Stark, and Wu Tsang. The award offers one of the world's largest cash prizes to the winner – $100,000 – plus a solo exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in 2019. Past winners have included Tacita Dean, Emily Jacir, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Danh Vo, Paul Chan, and Anicka Yi.
1. Ralph Rugoff, Hayward Gallery director. Photo: © Marc Atkins. Courtesy; the Art Fund
2. Portrait of Barbara van Beck c.1640s, Wellcome Collection, London. Catalogue no. 3001072i


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"Fifty Shades Freed" should mark the merciful end of the movie trilogy unleashed by E.L. James' novels, and there's plenty of artfully-lit airbrushed sex -- and unintended guffaws -- for those with a taste for midnight-movie-style chewy badness. Otherwise, the safe word should be "avoid."
Having finished the second chapter with a proposal, the third opens with a wedding, a whirlwind trip to exotic locales, and a reminder that marriage doesn't automatically mean the end of passion -- at least, for newlyweds with their own well-equipped, garishly decorated "playroom."
Pretty soon, however, the honeymoon's over, as the central couple tries to adjust to marital bliss. Anastasia (Dakota Johnson) wants to maintain her career in publishing, but must deal with a wealthy husband, Christian (Jamie Dornan), who's overprotective, jealous and controlling. And while it might sound like a high-class problem, there's the business of managing all those ever-present servants, who insist on calling her "Mrs. Grey," mirroring the formal way they address her spouse. CNN


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These days, it feels like there are more and more distractions keeping us from reaching peak productivity. The increased access and availability of technology and entertainment at our fingertips can make it difficult for us to stay focused on the day to day tasks we need to accomplish. In addition to distractions, our self-control can also be challenged with the wide accessibility of unhealthy foods and other substances that can affect our physical and mental health! Constant use of these things, without moderation, can cloud our minds, slow down our bodies, and decrease our abilities to thrive. As a result, people are struggling to hold onto their willpower and are looking for ways to channel and sustain it.
Willpower has been a long struggle for people in most developed countries, because of the access they have to things that cause distraction. Studies have been done throughout the years to assess how willpower works and what having strong will power means to a person's ability to succeed! There have been multiple studies that have assessed willpower and how the amount of self-control a person has in childhood could affect them as adults. One particular study that is famous amongst psychology fans is the study of the Marshmallow Experiment. In this particular study, researchers provided children with one marshmallow on a plate, then told them that they were going to leave the room for a bit, but that they children had two choices: they could eat the marshmallow now, or they could wait for the researcher to return and they would earn 2 marshmallows if they could wait]. This study found that those who were able to use their willpower to wait for the second marshmallow showed higher self-control as adults which lead them to "higher academic success, better health, and lower rates of marital separation and divorce."
Research has also found that a person's brain functioning may influence the way that they can control their impulses. Studies show that people with higher self-control have more active frontal lobes of their brain; the frontal lobe is the place where most of our impulse control and rational thinking comes from. It seems that people who have less active frontal lobes suffer from decreased ability to control impulses and urges, thus lowering their willpower. While it is difficult to control how much activity certain parts of our brains are using at a time, researchers and mental health clinicians have been working together to develop plans to help people improve their ability to set their mind to things and to work toward their goals. Willpower is something that does not come naturally to most people… it is something that takes practice and needs to be actively worked on to develop its strength.
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Here are some strategies that can help a person begin to develop stronger willpower:
- Mindfulness
- Research continues to find amazing benefits from the practice of mindfulness, or the ability to practice being in the present moment and developing awareness of the thoughts, feelings, and situations that you are in, in any given moment. Research shows that engaging in mindfulness practices like meditation, guided imagery, and other forms of being present can help you to improve your overall feelings of health and wellness in addition to your self-control skills as well. If you are in a state of mindfulness, you may be more aware when your self-control is slipping, and you will be able to get yourself back on track.
- Exercise
- Exercise can be something that people have a hard time motivating themselves to do, but ironically, developing a consistent exercise and fitness pattern in your life can significantly improve the way that your body manages self-control and willpower. Physical exercise has been seen to change the way that our brains function, and consistent exercise can change and strengthen a person's frontal lobe to help with impulse control issues.
- Nutrition
- There are a million reasons why people are told that healthy eating is important; overall, it is key to keeping your internal and external body running efficiently. In addition to simple daily functions of your body, having the right kinds of nutrition is critical to the way that our body connects with our mind and influences our thoughts and emotions. More and more research is showing that people who have unhealthy eating patterns experience struggles with concentration, difficulties with emotional regulation and impulse control, and general feelings of depression and low-energy. Maintaining a healthy and well-moderated diet is the essential component to helping your mind work at its best.
- Be Real with Yourself
- The best way to set yourself up for success is to be realistic about the goals you have. It takes time to develop behaviors into habits, and slow progression into more difficult challenges is the best way to see long-term results! When setting goals, make sure to give yourself clear expectations and that you feel confident that you can succeed at the first goals you set. This may mean making a goal to walk around the block every day for a week before setting a goal to run a 5k. Whatever your goal, make sure it's something that is not going to be so difficult to achieve that you become defeated and unwilling to try.
- Take Your Time
- No one makes drastic life changes overnight and sustains them. It is important to remember that developing habits and positive behavior changes is a process that takes patience and time. While seeing results definitely helps to improve motivation, you won't see results without patience and working slowly toward a goal. This is where mindfulness comes in; remember where you are in terms of your goal and what you can do every day to take you there.
- Get Support
- Maintaining self-control and willpower is hard for everyone! Having motivational support from loved ones is a great way to help keep you on track. Find an accountability buddy or someone who is willing to motivate you and encourage you to stay working toward your goals! Having someone to work toward difficult things with and to celebrate with when you achieve them can help you meet your goals faster.


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Crude Oil Prices Back Above $73Commodities / Crude Oil May 27, 2010 - 09:03 AM GMT
Crude oil prices climbed significantly early Thursday (May 27) morning in New York Mercantile electronic trading. After dipping below $70 for a few days thanks to European troubles and the BP oil spill, oil has returned to the $73 level based on speculator expectation for positive US economic news.
While the top kill effort to stave off the continued BP oil spill off the Gulf of Mexico continues, Asian economic data looks solid and the US gross domestic product, though below expectations, still grew by three per cent during the first quarter of 2010.
The price of crude oil for December delivery was at $73.32 in European afternoon and New York morning trade Thursday. This is up $1.81 over Wednesday's settle of $71.51, which was itself a gain of $2.76.
Analysts had forecast that GDP could rise as much as 3.5 per cent when the number was announced Thursday morning, but the actually growth was slightly below previous forecasts of 3.2 per cent. Still, a three per cent growth is a good indication that the economic recovery is underway in the US.
US Durable goods data was solid as well, which supports the belief that demand for US products has increased.
Another factor affecting the rise in oil prices was word from the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, which announced its belief that growth is going to improve in euro-zone countries. The concerns over European economies have been a major factor in the recent slide in oil prices after they reached a 2010 high of $87.15 earlier in the month.
Strong performance in the Asian region may somewhat offset the debt crisis affecting Europe at the moment. Many top analysts believe the European issues are going to be short-lived as far as it affects the price of oil.
Barclays Capital, for instance, said in its recent report that the debt crisis in Europe will soon take a backseat to the reality of growing demand in the global marketplace for oil and gasoline. Thus, upward price pressure is likely.
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Trust is the currency of ethics
How purpose, ethics and transparency increase trust in business.
In brief
- Short-term capitalism is no longer working with the focus now on purpose
- Transparency is key to restoring trust, through reporting and authentic communication
- Trust is the currency of ethics and when dealing with ethical matters, silence is not an option
In 1962, Milton Friedman famously wrote that 'There is one and only one social responsibility of business... to increase its profits.' If this was ever the case, it certainly isn't anymore.
Following hot on the tails of Chartered Accountants Accountant and New Zealand's (CA ANZ) latest thought leadership paper The Future of Trust, how to secure and maintain trust continues to be a fundamental question across a range of professions. Below is a snapshot of how it is being explored in the business arena.
Without transparency, there is no trust
At the KPMG, Group of 100, Wolters Kluwer Conference, Dominic Barton, the Chair of the International Integrated Reporting Council outlined four forces transforming the global landscape: changing global growth dynamics shifting from West to East and South; technology accelerating industry disruption; bifurcating demographics with rapid ageing and some parts very young; and searching for a new 'societal ideal'.
Against this transforming backdrop, the Edelman Trust Barometer recently found that, globally, trust in businesses and faith in business leaders are declining.
Barton said businesses need to have a higher purpose with a license to operate in society since 'the duty of the entrepreneur is to take care of the society in which they operate' (Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments). Having purpose ensures businesses have a guide to navigate ethical decisions in 'grey areas', helps attract and retain talent and ensures sustainability and investment in future growth.
Both Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert and Shadow Assistant Treasurer Andrew Leigh linked building trust in business with increased transparency through reporting and disclosure, with Stuart Robert reflecting that 'trust was hard won but easily lost'.
How to rebuild trust in corporate Australia
At the UN Global Compact Network Australia's first ever conference, former president of the Australian Human Rights Committee Gillian Triggs emphasised that business leaders have a serious responsibility to speak up and take an active role in public life – to be measured, bi-partisan and evidence-based.
CA ANZ Board member Ming Long echoed this sentiment by encouraging directors in particular to find their voice to speak up about important matters since too many conversations were currently 'G' rated and that it's time to start having the difficult conversations. In short, be authentic to serve the customers and employees of your organisation.
Author of the UN Guiding Principles for Human Rights, Professor John Ruggie, linked trust to 'being trustworthy' – in essence, doing what you promised. He said transparency is key to restoring trust and that the UN Guiding Principles helps businesses to restore rust in the human rights domain, commenting that whilst human rights laws are complex, human rights themselves are simple – treat people with dignity.
Ruggie noted that while increasing profits has morphed into the shareholder primacy doctrine and is dominating conventional thinking about the modern corporation, we are moving towards mainstreaming of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing – boosted by a wealth transfer to millennials over the next few decades. Surveys are showing that millennials are twice as likely to invest in companies that incorporate ESG practices.
Reflecting on the current dialogue around organisational culture and how it can be measured, here are four questions that leaders, managers and employees should ask themselves, courtesy of Chief Ethics Officer at L'Oreal Emmanuel Lulin:
- Do you feel free to speak up without fear?
- Do you feel pressure to compromise on ethics to achieve other business goals?
- Have you personally taken ethics into consideration at work in last 30 days?
- If you see something unethical happening, will you talk about it?
The ethics revolution
We are not just in a digital revolution, but also an ethics revolution. Lulin commented that as innovation now occurs at such a rapid pace, we can no longer evolve regulation fast enough. Ethics is becoming the new decision-making framework. Leaders need to make tough choices and everyone needs to speak up when dealing with ethical issues - silence is not an option.
He said that ethics is beyond the law. We should always be asking two questions: firstly the legal question – do I have the right to do it? And secondly, the ethical question - is it the right thing to do? He encouraged a focus on the positive side of ethics rather than the negative side of the law for example, focus on diversity rather than anti-discrimination or integrity instead of conflict of interest.
Trust can also be viewed as a currency of ethics as without the trust of clients, shareholders and employees, businesses would not exist for long. Lulin noted, however, that there were limited mechanisms to measure the integrity, culture and ability of organisations to generate and maintain trust.
There are many valuable takeaways from Lulin for businesses trying to grapple with the culture challenge, including his concluding statement: 'As leaders of tomorrow to be brave, be transparent, be bold but practice humility'.
The Future of Trust
CA ANZ report digs deeper into trust issues for businesses and professionals.Read more


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By Prince Ndoyi
We want to thank the overwhelming support we have gotten from institutions and individuals that have welcomed our noble call to limit the number of times one appears on the presidential ballot. These include LAZ, NGOCC, YALI among other stakeholders.
We also appreciate the insights and actionable efforts by the Chifubu Member of Parliament Dr Frank Ngambi. Especially for the selfless initiative to commit in moving the said motion after our petition to Parliament in the next session of Parliament which opens on 20th February. We call upon more parliamentarians to support this milestone constitutional provision. Great thanks to those few isolated voices like Edwin Lifwekelo and those from parliament and some opposition figures. We must unite all these voices, organise them and move with everyone.
Would like to express disappointment in those that see this with their partisan blindfolds. UPND deputy SG Patrick Mucheleka has been on radio ignorantly speculating that this law targets Hakainde Hichilema, and vows to use their numbers in Parliament to shoot it down. Sadly he has opted for a very simplistic approach to analysing the current political imbroglio in Zambia's democracy. This is laughable.
Mucheleka will tell a lie and repeat it so many times and so loudly and dramatically hoping that in time, it will resemble the truth. It is because of people like Mucheleka that we fail to unite behind national issues like this one.
Zambians who love peace and security must see the dangers of having perpetual losing presidential candidates over contesting elections as lessons are glaring to see in the Kenyan Saga through Raila Odinga who after losing too many times unconstitutionally swore himself as president. Do we honestly think Raila at his age and with his numerous election losses and political track record could just accept a loss and move on?
This superficial interpretation of the Zambian political narrative by the UPND is what has even led Kenya into this crisis. It is common knowledge that losing is very painful not only to the party, but more severely to the individual Presidential candidate. And it would be unfair for any party to continue subjecting its leader to this humiliation election after election, it is inhuman. That is why in Africa electoral losses by the opposition are characterised by claims of illegality and irregularity and dramatic episodes. Because our laws in a traditional fashion, have neglected the possibilities of a dishonourable abuse of democratic rights and privileges. As a sensible society in the interest of protecting democratic rights and liberties we must ensure to preserve peace because without which the same rights are not guaranteed their full enjoyment.
For us we saw it coming and the situation in Kenya has vindicated us. The onus is upon us Zambians. We have watched a handful of MPs running to the press and expressing their differing opinion and so have many people in isolation talked about it.
Kenya has lost a lot of lives due to political disputes and as a country we must learn to prevent any bloodshed of innocent people in our country either by limiting the number of times an individual can attempt the presidency not just for the Republican President. Instead we espouse for peace and prosperity.
We know politicians that when their personal interests are threatened and what they do to protect themselves from being brought to account – they rush to courts and sing the democratic hymn. But we want to make an honest appeal to the conscious of our Parliament to interrogate this proposal premised on the interests of peace and creating political space for youths and women within our political folds as opposed to a perpetual hold on to power by the same individuals in perpetuity.
We find leaders who don't support this as being
simply selfish and more interested in only what is important to themselves. To feel in charge.To feel the honor of the names and references, the reverence associated with POWER.
Raila Odinga's self-imposed presidency in Kenya should concern all of us that believe in global peace. There is no legality, justification or common sense for such conduct other than an attempt to fuel confusion and anarchy in Kenya because of his perpetual losses. And its for Zambians to draw lessons while there is still time to do so.
Finally, underestimating the need to regulate politicians in Zambia has far reaching consequences on the lives of many men, women and children who value peace over selfish leaders whose only interest is to fulfil their political ambitions at whatever cost. Zambia is indirectly creating anarchists, one election at a time.
Prince Ndoyi
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KENT, Wash. — A Washington state police officer who was recently killed in the line of duty collected safety agency patches to pass on to his young son.
The Kent, Washington, officer, Diego Moreno, was killed in a crash during pursuit of a suspect early Sunday morning.
Officials with the Kent Police Department said Moreno shared his patch collection with his young kids and told his son one day the collection would be handed down to him.
"Unfortunately, that day has come way too soon," a Facebook post to the Kent police page reads.
Kent police are collecting patches from public safety agencies around the country to contribute to the fallen officer's collection for his son.
If you would like to contribute a patch, please mail it to:
Kent Police Department,
Attn: Moreno Patch Collection,
220 4th Ave S. Kent, WA 98032
Scroll down to read more about Kent Officer Moreno.
A Kent police officer was killed in the line of duty Sunday morning in a crash during pursuit of a suspect on State Route 516.
Another police officer was seriously injured.
Family and friends confirmed on Sunday to KIRO 7's Deborah Horne that the Kent officer killed was Officer Diego Moreno.
Police were pursuing a suspect in a red truck, which witnesses identified as being involved in a shooting Sunday morning, near Shari's Restaurant.
Officers chased the truck on westbound State Route 516 near Meeker Street. At one point, the truck made a U-turn and sped off.
While deploying spike strips, Officer Moreno was hit by a responding officer pursuing the suspect.
After the collision, the officer driving the patrol vehicle went on to crash into three cars parked nearby. Three bystanders suffered minor injuries in the initial collision.
The officer involved in the crash was rushed to Harborview Medical Center, officials said.
Harborview Medical Center spokesperson Barbara Clements confirmed that he was in satisfactory condition Monday morning.
Officials said the vehicle being pursued later crashed near State Route 167 and one person was arrested. WSP said they believe two other people inside the vehicle ran from the scene.
The two additional suspects were later arrested and all three suspects are now in custody.
Kent police said Officer Moreno was an eight-year veteran of the department. In his time on the force, he received two Lifesaving Awards and two Exceptional Duty Awards.
He is survived by his wife and two young children.
The injured officer is an 18-year veteran of the Kent Police Department and is currently recovering from severe injuries.
A post on the department's Facebook page about Officer Moreno read, "his contributions to our department, and positive impact on his co-workers and the community, have been significant."
The city is hosting a community vigil Wednesday to honor Officer Moreno.
The vigil will take place at 7 p.m. in Town Square Plaza in downtown Kent, near Second and Harrison streets.
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Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson has suspended a Trelawny police corporal following his behaviour during an operation in Clarke's Town in the parish last week.
In a release, the Constabulary Communications Network (CCU) described the behaviour as uncivil and unprofessional.
During the incident captured on tape, the corporal also disregarded the office of the justice of the peace, using expletives as he expressed disdain.
The CCU says the Inspectorate of Constabulary is currently investigating the matter.
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Dual Mountain Ski
To break up the routine, we skied from Sovereign Lake to Silver Star (and back) last Saturday. With lots of energy from a good breakfast together, we tackled the (cold but sunny) ski with lots of smiles. It involved a chair lift ride, some "portages" in Silver Star village, and a nice lunch at Paradise…Read details


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By Holly Gaskill
Chris Lesner, founder and CEO of Project World Impact (PWI), spoke to Taylor students on Oct. 29 about his business experience as a Taylor University student and starting a nonprofit organization.
Lesner opened his guest speaking by talking about his entrepreneurial journey. In his first year at Taylor, Lesner started three different businesses. Although all eventually ended, each provided experience for Lesner to begin Think First Marketing out of his dorm room.
Think First Marketing partnered with Taylor alumni who owned businesses in need of digital marketing and branding. According to Lesner, he had an annual income of $100,000 as a college student with this marketing business.
Although Lesner was happy with his success, he felt called elsewhere. His business mentor, Wess Stafford of Compassion International, challenged him to use his talents to give back to the world. Lesner passed on Stafford's challenge for him to the Taylor students in the audience.
"What if you could use your marketing skills to impact the kingdom and lead people to Jesus, instead of making all this money and instead of making money for all these companies?" Lesner said.
After being challenged with this, Lesner went on to start PWI in 2010. Through its website, PWI connects its users to a nonprofit organization based upon causes and locations they have interest in.
For its first three years, PWI was only surviving financially through a side marketing firm. Also during this time, PWI had failed attempts at launching its website. Lesner shared his mindset at the time as an encouragement for students to chase their business and non-profit ideas.
"And I was thinking that worst case scenario, everything goes absolutely crap and I move back in with my parents," Lesner said. "It wasn't going to be the end of the world. Most of my friends were moving back in with their parents anyways. Best case scenario, we were going to lead people to Jesus."
According to the PWI website, over five million people a year use the website to view its 2,000 registered nonprofit organizations. The website has also recently launched PWI Swipe, which lets its users donate their change up to the nearest dollar on any website purchase.
"A lot of people have the notion that starting a business is fun and easy, but Chris brought to light how hard it truly is to start a business out of nothing, but at the same time, how rewarding it is because of how hard it was," senior Shane Livingston said.
Lesner closed his presentation with an encouragement to students from Isaiah 45:2a (NLT), "I will go before you and will level the mountains."


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Eggs are one of the best foods you can eat–especially if you've embarked on the weight loss journey. Eggs are packed with protein, are relatively inexpensive, and offer weight-loss-friendly nutrients such as vitamin B12. Not to mention, they are also incredibly versatile and can be paired and cooked with nearly everything! You can cook them in many ways for breakfast, lunch, and even dinner. Eggs are also a time-crunched dieter's dream, as they can be prepared ahead of time, stored in the fridge or freezer, and are portable.
However, what about the small factor of the dreaded cholesterol embedded in these delicious eggs? For years, doctors have recommended that people eat only egg whites to lower their cholesterol, or at times advised they avoid eggs altogether. This is junk science, said registered dietitian Tony Stephan, R.D., author of the 6-Week Women's Nutrition Reset Challenge. "I tell my clients to use whole eggs," he explained. "The yolks are actually good for you."
Let's not forget that our bodies need cholesterol. Cholesterol is used to balance hormones, make vitamin D, and help digest foods, according to the National Institute of Health, and recent studies have questioned the connection between dietary cholesterol and heart disease. The latest recommendations remove the cap for daily dietary cholesterol altogether. Egg lovers can rejoice, as there is no connection between eating eggs and an increase in heart attacks, according to Harvard experts.
Putting aside the feared cholesterol question aside, egg yolks are a great source of vitamins A, D, E and K, lutein, choline, and healthy omega-3 fats–none of which are found in egg whites. But don't be so quick to overlook the egg whites, as they carry most of the protein in the egg, as well as nutrients like potassium.
Knowing that eggs are both nutritious and delicious, the question now becomes: what is the best way to eat them? Dietitian Tony Stephan ranked the following seven different methods of preparing eggs from least to most weight-loss-friendly.
7. Eggs Benedict
Steer clear of this dish if you're looking for a healthy option, advised Stephan. "Eggs Benedict would be the highest calorie dish out of these options," he said. "English muffins can pack a lot of carbs, plus the bacon and hollandaise sauce can add in a lot of extra calories from fat." Traditional eggs Benedict pack more than 600 calories and 40 grams of fat. Eating this dish won't cause severe damage; just remember to eat it in moderation.
6. Quiche
This egg-filled pie is widely considered a brunch classic, and with good reason, as the mix of eggs, vegetables, meats, and spices nestled in a flaky crust is mouthwatering. But you might want to cut back on the quiche, mentioned Stephan. "A quiche can have healthy veggies and protein in it, but the extra calories from the milk, cream, and flour can really add up fast," said Stephan.


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Recipe by Naturally Ella.
1/2 pre-made pizza dough
2 teaspoon olive oil
2 to 3 cups thinly sliced delicata squash
1/3 cup sliced shallots
1 cup shredded Mozzarella
1 cup shredded Gruyere
2 teaspoon fresh thyme
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
Flaky salt
Heat your oven to 475˚F. Roll the dough out on a cornmeal covered tray. Rub with olive oil and layer the squash, shallots, and cheeses. Bake until the crust is crisp and the cheese is bubbly, 15 or so minutes. To make the chili oil, heat a small pan over medium heat. Add the olive oil and warm. Remove from heat and add in the crushed red pepper. Let rest until the flatbread is done.
Drizzle the finished flatbread with the oil, thyme, and flaky salt as desired.
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Ph.D. 1993 Purdue University, Computer Science
M.S. 1991 Purdue University, Computer Science
B.E. 1989 Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Electrical
Experience in Higher Education:
2005 – date University of Maryland, Baltimore County,
Professor , Comp. Sc. Elec. Eng.
2001 – 2005 University of Maryland, Baltimore County,
Assoc. Professor (tenured), Comp. Sc. Elec. Eng.
1998 – 2001 University of Maryland, Baltimore County,
Asst. Professor, Comp. Sc. Elec. Eng.
2000 – 2003 UMIACS, Joint Appointment
1996 – 1998 University of Missouri, Asst. Professor, Comp. Eng. Comp. Sc.
1993 – 1996 Purdue University, Visiting Asst. Professor, Computer Sciences
1992 – 1993 Purdue University, Teaching Assistant, Computer Sciences
1991 – 1992 Purdue University, David Ross (PRF) Fellow, Computer Sciences
1989 – 1991 Purdue University, Teaching Assistant, Computer Sciences
Experience in Other than Higher Education:
1988 – 1988 IDM Ltd., Bombay, Summer Intern (R& D Division)
Honors Received:
1999-2003 NSF CAREER Award
1997-1999 IBM Faculty Development Award
1994-1996 NSF Research Associate Award.
Member, Upsillon Pi Epsilon.
Member, IEEE, IEEE-CS, ACM. Elected Senior Member of IEEE
in 2003.
1984 Prefect,Academics, Modern School (India).
1983 National Talent Scholarship (India)
1980 Junior Science Talent Scholarship (India)
Research Support and/or Fellowships:
2004 Shared University Research Grant, $88,000 (approx), CoPI M. Halem, PI), IBM.
2003-2007 ITR-SemDis: Discovering Complex Relationships in Semantic Web, $453,417, National Science Foundation, P.I.
2003-2008 ITR: Science on the Semantic Web: Prototypes in Bioinformatics, $2,350,000, National Science Foundation, Co-PI (T. Finin, PI. Other CoPIs from UMCP, UCSD, UCSF)
2003-2006 Trust and Security for the Semantic Web, $240,000, National Science Foundation, CoPI (T. Finin, PI)
2003 Equipment Grant, $125,000 (approx), CoPI (Y. Yesha, PI), Cisco Systems
2003 Shared University Research Grant, $250,000 (approx), CoPI (Y. Yesha, PI), IBM.
2002-2005 Subcontract for Security in Pervasive Computing, $73,596, BAH/NIST, P.I.
2003-2004 an Eclipse IDE for Security, Trust and Privacy Policies, IBM, $40,000, P.I.
2002-2003 UPP Award, $52,000, IBM
2002 Research Support for Pervasive Computing, $15,000, Fujitsu Labs of America, P.I.
2002-2005 Profile Driven Architecture for Data Management in Pervasive Environments, $153,190, National Science Foundation, P.I.
2002-2005 Agent Oriented Approaches to a Ubiquitous Grid, $480,726, National Science Foundation, P.I.
2002 Support for Organizing the 2002 IDM PIs Meeting, $224,905, National Science Foundation, Co-PI
2001 A Simulator to evaluate/prototype Local Area and Personal Area Wireless Network protocols and products, $79,800, AetherSystems Inc, Co-PI (D. Phatak, PI)
2000 Disconnected Web Browsing, $69,332, AetherSystems Inc, P.I.
2000 Home Automation Service Discovery, $132,720, AetherSystens Inc, Co-PI (T. Finin, PI)
2000-2004 Dynamic Negotiation Agents in Mobile Computing, $174,000, National Science Foundation, P.I.
2000-2005 DAML Program, $1,742,524, DARPA, Co-PI (T. Finin PI, Two other CoPIs from JHU-APL and MIT).
2000 An Expertise Recommender using Web Mining, $58,089, NASA/USRA, P.I.
2000 Data Analysis for Intrusion Detection, $15,000, Department of Defence, Co-PI. (C. Nicholas, PI)
1999-2004 CAREER: MultiAgent Systems to Support Mobile Information Access, $213,952, National Science Foundation, P.I.
July 1999 Summer Fellowship, UMBC Graduate School, $2500,
1998-2002 Web Mining and Personalization Using Robust Fuzzy Clustering, $163,713, National Science Foundation, PI (Separate Collaborative award to colleague at Colorado School of Mines)
1998-99 ILI: Distributed Systems Lab, $91,960 ($41,460 from NSF, $50,000 match), National Science Foundation, P.I.
1997-1999 Ubiquitous Computing to Support Humanitarian Demining, $30,815, Research Board - University of Missouri, P.I.
(This award was transferred to H. Shi at my request when I left the University of Missouri )
1997-1999 UPP Faculty Development Award - Intelligent Agent Proxies to support Mobile Computing, $80,000 + Equipment, IBM Corporation, P.I.
1998-1999 A vBNS Connection for the University of Missouri-Columbia, $350,000(NSF) + $600,000 (Cost Share), National Science Foundation, Faculty Associate,
1997 Faculty International Travel Award, $600, University of Missouri
1995 Unrestricted grant to support research in Mobile Computing, $10,000, Intel Corporation, Co-PI.
1995 SciencePad Project, $90,000, Intel Corporation, Co-PI .
1995 Equipment award of for "Purdue-on-Line'', over $150,000, IBM Corporation, co-PI
1994-1996 NSF (CISE) Research Associate Award given to E. N. Houstis to support my work in ubiquitous, intelligent scientific computing, $46,200 , National Science Foundation
1994 Special Purpose Grants in Science and Engineering - Classroom of the future project, $22,000, AT&T Foundation, Co-PI
Research Support for Students
IBM Fellowship from Toronto CAS for Dipanjan Chakraborty, $78,000, 2001-2003
Provost's UGRA Award for Ramya Ramakrishnan, $1500, 2001-2002.
Ph.D. Students:
Anand Patwardhan, exptected December 2006, past prelims, Chair
Sasikanth Avancha, Aug 2005, Chair (MS, December 2001)
Sethuram Balaji Kodeswaran, expected 2007, past comps, Chair (part time student)
Jim Parker, expected 2006, past prelims, Chair (part time student)
Pranam Kolari, expected Summer 2007, Co-Chair (MS May 2004)
Filip Perich, May 2004, Chair
Dipanjan Chakraborty, June 2004, Chair
Xiaochong Luan, September 2004, Member
Lalana Kagal, September 2004, Member
Youyong Zhou, May 2004, Member
Jeffery Undercoffer, Jan 2004, Member
Daniel Heinz, 2001, Member
Paul Thouin, 1999, Member
Scott Cost, 1999, Member
Master's Students:
Only Students whose committees I chaired are mentioned. Each year, I serve as a member on 4-5 MS committees.
Abhishek Gujar, expected Summer 2006, Chair
G.K. Shashidhara, Summer 2005, Chair
Vladimir Korolev, Aug 2004, Chair
Pranam Kolari, May 2004, Chair
Amit Choudhri, September 2003, Chair
Avinash Shenoi, September 2003, Chair
Hiren Shah, Aug 2003, Chair
Vipul Hingne,May 2003, Chair
Kejian Hu, August 2002, Chair
Bhagyalakshmi Bethala, August 2002, Chair
Sovrin Tolia, August 2002, Chair
Dhiraj Bhandari, May 2002, Chair
Purnima Chandrashekharan, Aug 2001, Chair
Tapan Kamdar, May 2001, Chair
Chaitanya Pullela, August 2000, Chair
Liang Xu, May 2000, Chair
Scott Jiang, May 2000, Chair
The Following Students graduated from the University of Missouri
Vineeth Subramanium, Summer 1999, Chair
Sunil Tripathy, Feb 1999, Chair
Sanjay Mellacheruvu, Feb 1999, Chair
Harini Bharadwaj, Summer 1998, Chair
Scott Drummond, Summer 1998, Chair
Pramod Karnam, Summer 1997, Chair
1. Data Mining: Next Generation Challenges and Future Directions,. (H. Kargupta, A. Joshi, K. Sivakumar, and Y. Yesha, Eds.) in press, AAAI/MIT Press 2004
2. Ahmed Elmagarmid, Haitao Jiang, Abdelsalam Helal, Anupam Joshi, Magdy Ahmed, Video Database Systems: Issues, Products and Applications, 1997, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Peer-Reviewed Works
Book Chapters
1. Jeffery Undercoffer and Anupam Joshi, On Data Mining, Semantics, and Intrusion Detection: What to dig for and Where to find it, in Data Mining: Next Generation Challenges and Future Directions,. (H. Kargupta, A. Joshi, K. Sivakumar, and Y. Yesha, Eds.) in press, AAAI/MIT Press 2004
1. Li Ding, Tim Finin and Anupam Joshi, Analyzing Social Networks on the Semantic Web, IEEE Intelligent Systems (Trends and Controversies), volume 8, number 6, Nov/Dec 2004 (Invited Paper).
2. Harry Chen, Tim Finin, Anupam Joshi, Filip Perich, Dipanjan Chakraborty, and Lalana Kagal, Intelligent Agents Meet the Semantic Web in Smart Spaces, IEEE Internet Computing, 8:6, November/December, 2004 (Invited Paper)
3. Pranam Kolari and Anupam Joshi , Web Mining - Research and Practice, IEEE Computing in Science and Engineering - Web Engineering Special Issue, 6:4, July/August 2004, pp 49-53.
4. Filip Perich, Anupam Joshi, Tim Finin, and Yelena Yesha, On Data Management in Pervasive Computing Environments, IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, 16(5), pp 621-634, May 2004.
5. Avinash Shenoi, Yelena Yesha, Yaacov Yesha, Anupam Joshi, A Framework for Specification and Performance Evaluation of Service Discovery Protocols In Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks, accepted for publication in Ad Hoc Networks Journal (ADHOCNET), 2004.
6. Dipanjan Chakraborty, Anupam Joshi, Yelena Yesha, Timothy Finin, Towards Distributed Service Discovery in Pervasive Computing Environments, In Press (issue not yet assigned), IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2004.
7. Filip Perich, Anupam Joshi, Yelena Yesha, and Timothy Finin, Collaborative Joins in a Pervasive Computing Environment, accepted for publication in VLDB Journal, 2004.
8. Dipanjan Chakraborty, Anupam Joshi, Yelena Yesha, Integrating Service Discovery with Routing and Session Management for Ad hoc Networks, accepted for publication in Ad Hoc Networks Journal (ADHOCNET), 2004.
9. Dipanjan Chakraborty, Anupam Joshi , Tim Finin, and Yelena Yesha, "Service Composition for Mobile Environments", accepted for publication in Journal on Mobile Networking and Applications, Special Issue on Mobile Services, 2004.
10. Harry Chen, Tim Finin, Anupam Joshi, An Ontology for Context-Aware Pervasive Computing Environments, Knowledge Engineering Review, 18:3, pp197-207, 2003.
11. Jeffrey L Undercoffer, Anupam Joshi , Tim Finin, John Pinkston, Using DAML+OIL to Classify Intrusive Behaviors, Knowledge Engineering Review, 18:3, pp 221-241, 2003.
12. Olga Ratsimor, Dipanjan Chakraborty, Anupam Joshi, Timothy Finin, Alliance-based Service Discovery for Agents in Ad-hoc Networks, In Press, ACM/Kluwer Journal on Mobile Networking and Applications (MONET), 2003
13. Sasikanth Avancha, Jeffrey L Undercoffer, Anupam Joshi, and John Pinkston, Secure Sensor Networks for Perimeter Protection, The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking (COMNET), 43:4, pp 421-435, Nov 2003
14. Kamdar, T., and Joshi, Anupam, Using Incrimental Weblog Mining to Create Adaptive Web Servers, accepted for publication in Intl. Journal of Digital Libraries, 2003.
15. Avancha, S., D'Souza, P., Perich, F., Joshi, Anupam, Yesha, Y., P2P M-Commerce in Pervasive Environments, ACM SIGecom Exchanges, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 1-9, January 2003
16. Tim Finin, Anupam Joshi, Lalana Kagal, Olga Ratsimor, Sasikanth Avancha, Vlad Korolev, Harry Chen, Filip Perich, R. Scott Cost, Intelligent Agents for Mobile and Embedded Devices, International Journal of Cooperative Information Systems, Vol. 11, Nos. 3 & 4 (September and December 2002) pp 205-230. (Extended version of Timothy Finin, Joshi, Anupam, Lalana Kagal, Olga Ratsimor, Vlad Korolev, and Harry Chen, Information Agents for Mobile and Embedded Devices Fifth International Workshop Cooperative Information Agents, Modena, Italy, September 6-8, 2001.)
17. Avancha, S., Joshi, Anupam, Finin, T., Enhanced Service Discovery in Bluetooth, IEEE Computer, Vol. 35, No. 6, pp 96-99, June 2002
18. Kagal, Lalana, Finin, Tim, Anupam Joshi, Trust-Based Security in Pervasive Computing Environments, IEEE Computer, December 2001
19. Avancha, S., Korolev, V., Joshi, Anupam, Finin, T., and Yesha, Y., On Experiments with a Transport Protocol for Pervasive Computing Environments, Computer Networks, 40:4, pp 513-533, Nov/Dec 2002.
20. Kagal, L., Korolev, V., Avancha, S., Joshi, Anupam , Finin, T. and Yesha, Y., Centaurus: An infrastructure for Service Management in Ubiquitous Computing, ACM-Kluwer Journal of Wireless Networks (WINET) 8(6), pp 619-635, 2002.
21. Jeffrey Undercoffer, Filip Perich, Andy Cedilnik, Lalana Kagal, and Joshi, Anupam, A Secure Infrastructure for Service Discovery and Access in Pervasive Computing, accepted for publucation in ACM - Kluwer Mobile Networks and Nomadic Applications(MONET) : Special Issue on Security in Mobile Computing Environments, 2002.
22. Joshi, K., Joshi, Anupam, Yesha, Y., On Using a Warehouse to Analyze Web Logs, accepted for publication in Distributed and Parallel Databases, 2002.
23. R. Scott Cost, Tim Finin, Joshi, Anupam, Yun Peng, Charles Nicholas, Filip Perich, Harry Chen, Lalana Kagal, Youyong Zou, and Sovrin Tolia, ITtalks: A Case Study in the Semantic Web and DAML+OIL , IEEE Intelligent Systems , January/February, 2002.
24. Lalana Kagal, Tim Finin, and Joshi, Anupam, Moving from Security to Distributed Trust in Ubiquitious Computing Environments , IEEE Computer 34:12, pp 154-157, December, 2001
25. Krishnapuram, R., Joshi, Anupam, Nasraoui, O., and Yi, L.,"Low Complexity Fuzzy Relational Clustering Algorithms for Web Mining", IEEE Trans. Fuzzy Systems, 9:4, pp 595-607, 2001.
26. Chen, H., Joshi, Anupam, Finin, T., "Dynamic Service Discovery for Mobile Computing: Intelligent Agents meet Jini in the Aether", Baltzer Science Journal on Cluster Computing , Special Issue on Advances in Distributed and Mobile Systems and Communications, 4 :4, pp 343-354, October 2001.
27. Nasraoui, O., Frigui, H., Krishnapuram, R. and Joshi, Anupam , Extracting Web User Profiles using Relational Competitive Fuzzy Clustering, Intl. J. Artificial Intelligence Tools, 9 :4, 2000
28. Joshi, Anupam, "On Proxy Agents, Mobility, and Web Access", ACM - Baltzer Mobile Networks and Nomadic Applications(MONET) , Special Issue on Software Architectures for Mobile Applications, 5 :4, January 2000.
29. Graham, S., Joshi, Anupam, Pizlo, Z., "The Travelling Salesman Problem: A Hierarchical Model", Memory & Cognition , 28, pp 1191-1204, 2000.
30. Jiang, H., Helal, A., Elmagarmid, A.K., Joshi, Anupam , ``Scene Change Detection for Video Database Management Systems - A Survey'', ACM Multimedia Systems Journal, 6 , 1998.
31. Joshi, Anupam, Ramakrishnan, N., and Houstis, E.N., "MultiAgent Systems to Support Networked Scientific Computing" IEEE Internet Computing, 2:3, pp 69-83, 1998.
32. Joshi, Anupam, Drashanksy, T., Rice, J.R., Weerawarana, S. and Houstis, E.N., ``Multiagent Simulation of Complex Heterogeneous Models in Scientific Computing'', IMACS Math. and Comp. in Simulation, 44, 1997, pp. 43-59.
33. Weerawarana, S., Joshi, Anupam, Houstis, E. , Rice, J.R. and Catlin, A. , ``Notebook interfaces for networked scientific computing: Design and WWW Implementation'', Concurrency: Practice & Experience , 9:7, 1997, pp. 675-695.
34. Weerawarana, S., Houstis, E., Rice, J.R., Joshi, Anupam and Houstis, C., ``PYTHIA: A Knowledge Based System to Select Scientific Algorithms'', ACM Trans. Mathematical Software, 22:4, pp 447-468,1997.
35. Drashansky, T., Weerawarana, S, Joshi, Anupam , Weerasinghe, R. and Houstis, E., "Software Architecture of Ubiquitous Scientific Computing Environments", ACM - Baltzer Mobile Networks and Nomadic Applications (MONET) , 1:4, 1996.
36. Joshi, Anupam, Ramakrishnan, N., Rice, John R., and Houstis, Elias, ``On Neurobiological, NeuroFuzzy and Statistical Pattern Recognition Techniques'', IEEE Trans. Neural Networks, 8 :1, pp, 18-31, 1996.
37. Joshi, Anupam, Weerawarana, S., Houstis, E., Rice, J.R., Ramakrishnan, N, ``Neuro-Fuzzy Support for Problem Solving Environments: A step towards automated solution of PDEs'', IEEE Computational Science & Engineering, Spring 1996, pp 44-56.
38. Drashansky, T., Joshi, Anupam, Weerawarana, S. and Houstis, E., ``SciencePad: Scientific Computing in a Ubiquitous Environment'', Intl. J. Microcomputer Applications, 15:3,1996 .
39. Joshi, Anupam and Lee, C.H. ``Correspondence problem in range data and some inelastic uses of elastic nets'', IEEE Trans. Neural Networks 6:3, pp 716-723, 1995.
40. Lee, C.H. and Joshi, Anupam, ``On correspondence, Line tokens and Missing Tokens'', Pattern Recognition28:11, pp. 1751-1764, 1995.
41. Lee, C.H. and Joshi, Anupam, ``Correspondence problem in Image Sequence Analysis'', Pattern Recognition26 :1, pp. 47-61, 1993.
42. Joshi, Anupam and Lee, C.H. ``Backpropagation learns Marr's operator'', Biological Cybernetics70:1, pp. 65-73 , 1993.
Refereed papers in conferences and workshops
In computer science, refereed conference and workshop papers are reviewed in a manner similar to journal publications. In other words, a full length paper is submitted and refereed by 2-3 anonymous reviewers.
Conferences/Workshops with Refereed Abstracts
For these, only abstracts or extended abstracts were reviewed
5. Avancha, S., Chakraborty, D., Chen, H., Kagal, L., Perich, F., Finin, T., Joshi, Anupam, Issues in Data Management for Pervasive Environments , NSF Workshop on Context Aware Mobile Database management (CAMM), January 24-25, 2002
6. Lalana Kagal, Filip Perich, Harry Chen, Sovrin Tolia, Youyoung Zou, Tim Finin, Anupam Joshi, Yun Peng, Richard Cost, Charles Nicholas, Agents Making Sense of the Semantic Web, First GSFC/JPL Workshop on Radical Agent Concepts (WRAC), January 2002.
7. Harry Chen, Sovrin Tolia, Craig Sayers, Tim Finin, and Anupam Joshi, Creating Context-Aware Software Agents, First GSFC/JPL Workshop on Radical Agent Concepts, January, 2002.
8. Dipanjan Chakraborty, Filip Perich, Sasikanth Avancha, and Anupam Joshi, An Agent Discovery Architecture using Ronin and DReggie, First GSFC/JPL Workshop on Radical Agent Concepts, January, 2002.
9. Sasikanth Avancha, Dipanjan Chakraborty, Dhiral Gada, Tapan Kamdar, and Anupam Joshi, Fast and effective wireless handoff scheme using forwarding pointers and hierarchical foreign agents, SPIE International Symposium on Convergence of IT and Communications , August 20-24, 2001 (Invited Submission).
10. Joshi, Anupam and L. Xu, A Jini based Framework for a Component Recommender System, Proc. 16th IMACS world Congress , Special Session on PSEs for Scientific Computing (invited submission)
11. Drashansky, T., Joshi, Anupam, Rice, J.R., "Multidisciplinary Problem Solving using Agents in a Cluster Environment", Cluster Computing Conference 97 (On-Line proceedings at http://www.mathcs.emory.edu/~ccc97/sessions.html ).
12. Drashansky, T., Joshi, Anupam, Rice, J. R., Houstis, E. N., Weerawarana, W., ``A MultiAgent Environment for MPSE's'', (CD-ROM) Proc. 8th SIAM Conf. Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing, 1997 .
13. Ramakrishnan, N., Joshi, Anupam, Houstis, E.N., Rice, J.R. and Weerawarana, S., ``Intelligent Networked Scientific Computing'', Proc. 15th IMACS World Congress, 1997.
14. Drashansky, T., Joshi, Anupam, Rice, J. R., Houstis, E. N., Weerawarana, S., ``MultiAgent Techniques for Simulation of Complex Scientific Systems'', Proc. 15th IMACS World Congress, 1997.
15. Graham, S., Pizlo, Z. and Joshi, Anupam, ``Problem Solving in Human Beings and Computers'', presented at Annual Math. Psych. Meeting , Irvine, 1995.
16. Guerra, C, Houstis, E.N. and Joshi, Anupam , ``Reconstruction of rectangles from projections: an application to surface mounted device placement'', SPIE Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XIII, 1994, pp. 145-150.
_ For Non-Peer-Reviewed Works.
1. Joshi, Anupam, Weerasinghe, R., Mcdemott, S., Tan, B., Bernhardt, G. and Weerawarana, S., Mowser: Mobile Platforms and Web Browsers', Bulletin of the TCOS, IEEE Computer Society, 1996
2. Houstis, E. and Joshi, Anupam, SciencePad: An Environment for the Electronic Classroom and Laboratory, presented at Invited Minisymposium on Electronic Textbooks, Classrooms and Laboratories for Education in Computational Sciences, SIAM Annual meeting 1995
Professional Activities:
Create a category for Conference Papers/Poster Presentations and a category for Other Professional Presentations.
Provide all information below in the order indicated.
_ Conference Papers/Poster Presentations:
All the papers listed in the conference/workshop sections are, by tradition, presented in our discipline. Each of them was presented by one of the authors. In most cases, I have allowed my students to present the work.
_ For Other Professional Presentations:
Selected Professional services
I have served on the PC for many conferences as outlined below. In addition, I routinely review papers for several promineny journals in my field. Recent examples include Trans. Knowledge and Data Engineering, IEEE Trans. Computers, IEEE Computer, IEEE Internet Computing, IEEE Trans. SMC, IEEE Trans. Neural Networks, Comm. ACM, J. Distr. and Parallel Databases. I have also served as a panelist for NSF on several occasions for different programs such as IIS, EIA and DUE. Due to confidentiality reasons, exact dates and panels cannot be revealed.
1999 – 2003 Associate Editor IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems
2003 Guest Editor VLDB Journal Special issue on the Semantic Web
(with Y. Yesha and V. Atluri)
2002 Guest Editor Journal of Very High Speed Networks Special
Issue on Multimedia Networks (with P. Mundur)
2001 Guest Editor Journal of Very High Speed Networks Special
Issue on Broadband Wireless Networks.( with A.
Jun 1999 Guest Editor Journal of Distributed and Parallel Databases
Special Issue on Mobile Data Management and
Applications (with J. Jing)
Mar 1999 Guest Editor CACM Theme section on MultiAgent systems on
the Network (with M. Singh)
Oct 1998 Guest Editor IEEE Personal Communications Magazine Special
Issue on Mobile Systems and the Web (with A.
2005 Organizing Committee Chair ACM SIGMOD
2005 Program Committee IEEE ICDE
2005 Program Committee IEEE PERCOM
2004 Local Arrangements Chair ACM SenSys
2004 Program Committee IEEE SECON
2004 Panels Co-Chair Mobiquitous04
2004 Co-General Chair IEEE MDM
2004 Program Committee ISWC
2004 Program Committee IEEE ICDE
2004 Program Committee IEEE ICDCS
2003 Program Committee IEEE PERCOM
2003 Program Committee IEEE MDM
2003 Program Committee IEEE ICDE
2003 Program Committee ISWC
2002 Local Arrangements Chair ACM CIKM
2002 Program Committee AAMAS Workshop on Ubiquitous
Agents on embedded, wearable,
and mobile devices,
2002 Program Committee ACM Mobicom Workshop on Mobile
2002 Program Committee ACM SIGMOD Conference
2002 Program Committee IEEE ICDCS
2002 Co-Organizer NSF Workshop on Context Aware
Mobile Data Management,.
2001 Program Committee ATAL
2001 Program Committee IPCCC
2001 Program Co-Chair ACM Mobicom Workshop on Mobile
2001 Program Committee 3rd IEEE Intl. Conf. Mobile and
Wireless Communication Networks
2001 Program Committee Intl. Conf. Parallel and Distributed
2001 Program Committee 2nd International Workshop on
Wireless Networks and Mobile
Computing (held with IEEE Intl
Conf. Distributed Computing
2001 Program Committee Member 2nd International Conference on
Mobile Data Management
2000 Local Arrangements CoChair ACM CIKM
2000 Tutorial on Mobile E-Commerce 2nd ACM SigECOM Conference
2000 Tutorial: Mobile Data Management ACM CIKM.
2000 Program Co-Chair Tenth IEEE Workshop on Research
Issues in Data Engineering
2000 Program Committee Member IPCCC.
2000 Co-Organizer HICSS33 Minitrack on Multi-Agent
systems, Internet, & Applications.
1999 Program Committee Electronic Commerce and Web
(EC-WEB) Conference
1999 Co-Organizer, Panel on Mobility First ACM Conference of Electronic,
and Electronic Commerce, Commerce
1999 Program Committee Member Fifth Annual ACM/IEEE MobiCom
1999 Program Committee Member WIDM Workshop, ACM CIKM.
1998 Program Committee Member Fourth Annual ACM/IEEE
International Conference on Mobile
Computing and Networking
1998 Program Committee Member AAAI 98 Workshop on Software
Tools for Developing Agents.
1998 Moderator & Organizer Panel on Security in Mobile
Systems, ACM/IEEE Mobicom '98
1998 Presented a tutorial on at IEEE WCCI
Computational Intelligence
& Data Mining
1998 Session chair IEEE ICDE'98
(mobile databases session)
1997 Organizer, Panel Cooperative CoopIS'97.
MultiAgent systems for the Web
1996 Presented a tutorial on Mobile ACM Mobicom '96
Computing and Web
1996 Member Program Committee IASTED/ISMM Intl. Conf. Intelligent
Information Management Systems
1996 Member Program Committee IEEE Intl. Conf. Tools wih AI, 1996.
1995 Co-Organizer and panelist, SIAM Annual Meeting 1995
minisymposium on Electronic
Textbooks, Classrooms and Labs
for Education in Computational
1995 Tutorials Chair IEEE First International Conference
on Software Testing, Reliability and
Quality Assurance
1995 Panelist, AI Tools in Human- IEEE Intl. Conf. Tools with AI.
Computer Interaction:
Perspectives, Issues, and Directions
University, Departmental, Community, and Professional Service:
University, Departmental service
Fall 04 Member Search Committee for the
Assistant/Associate Vice Provost
for Research Administration
Aug 2002 - date Member UMBC Computer Policy Committee
Sep 2004 – date Chair UMBC Computer Policy Committee
April 2004 –
date Member Internal Advisory board for Alex Brown
Aug 1998 - date Member CS Graduate Committee
Aug 1999 - date Member CS Graduate Admissions Committee
Aug 1999 - 2001 Chair CS Graduate Admissions Committee
Aug 1999 - May 2002 Member CS Faculty Search Committee
Aug 2003 - date Chair CS
Equipment Committee
Aug 1998 - date Member CS Equipment Committee
(at Univ of Missouri)
Jan 1997- Aug98 Coordinator Internet Information Services
Jan 1997 -
Aug98 Member Library Committee
Aug 1997 - Aug 98 Member Graduate Committee
Jan 1997 - Aug1997 Member Course & Curriculum Committee
1997 Member Faculty Search Committee


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Welcome back podcast family. Episode Six at your disposal. What do we have on tap this week? How about an update on my email newsletter that doesn't yet exist? Photographers you should know about. Sian Davey and Scott Dalton. (I now know how to pronounce her name.) I found a cool analog Zine you should know about, Analog Forever Zine. I also check in with a concept I found in the Bhagavad Gita. Don't worry, I'm not going to go all crystal people on you, not yet anyway. And finally, a quick mention of new Lightroom/Blurb options for those of you who make books via this platform. Thanks for tuning in.
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Thanks for posting this Daniel, especially the link to the work of Sian Davies (Sian is a Welsh name, pronounced, roughly, "Sharn" – I can't do the special character on my computer), which is beautiful – the parallels with some of the work of Sally Mann are striking: the rural riverside house, the kids, the "mother's gaze", and the depth of thought about the meaning of photographs. Wonderful.


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