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BALTIMORE — The Ravens did what they needed to do to snap their five-game losing streak against Cincinnati.
No matter how depleted the current Bengals might be, you don't take a victory for granted when you haven't beaten the division rival in over three years and you need to win. The 19-14 final drew Baltimore even with Pittsburgh for first place with the calendar turning to December this week.
The Ravens couldn't ask to be in better position, especially when you recall where they were a month ago.
But several offensive starters lamented the inability to build off a fast start that included a Joe Flacco 14-yard touchdown pass to Breshad Perriman and a field goal on their first two drives of the game. Leading 16-3 at halftime, the Ravens went 0-for-6 on third down and managed only one field goal the rest of the way, which gave the Bengals a chance to tie the game before Elvis Dumervil's strip-sack and Lawrence Guy's recovery with just over a minute remaining.
Yet again, a good defensive performance and a perfect Justin Tucker played the leading roles in the win while the offense spun its wheels after some early success.
"I'm confident in my ability to play games like this and win down the stretch and do the right thing with the football," said Flacco, who was a relatively efficient 25 of 36 for 234 yards and an interception to go with the opening-drive score. "But in order for us to take that next step and be the kind of team that we want to be and be a championship football team, we're not going to survive week in and week out doing things like this. We've got to keep the foot on the gas and learn how to put teams away."
The ninth-year quarterback offered the same sentiment after the Week 3 win in Jacksonville two months ago. Fortunately, the offense has recovered from its miserable — and injury-plagued — October, but Flacco's words reflect the lack of overall improvement from the opening month of the season until now.
The Ravens have scored just 19 touchdowns this season, ranking 31st of 32 teams in the NFL. The offense certainly deserves credit for the work required to put Justin Tucker in position to go a league-best 27-for-27 on field goal tries, but 18 were from 40 yards or longer, meaning the Ravens haven't exactly been all that close to the end zone on most of those drives.
Baltimore has managed more than one offensive touchdown in just five of 11 games and has scored fewer than 20 points six times. The Ravens have scored 25 or more in just three games with two coming against winless Cleveland.
It's scary to think where they might be without Tucker, who is rapidly cementing himself as the league's best kicker and is an impressive 7-for-7 from 50 yards and beyond after converting three from that range in the first half on Sunday. He's been to the Ravens what All-Star closer Zach Britton was to the Orioles this past season, the difference in making them a playoff contender despite other flaws.
For now, the offense can only continue working to improve, pointing to the recent stabilization of the offensive line and the steady emergence of rookie running back Kenneth Dixon as reasons for optimism.
"I know that we're getting better on offense," head coach John Harbaugh said. "I think we're doing a good job, but we're striving for more than that. Our guys are going to tell you, we want to put a lot more points up than that. That's what we're working towards."
The most encouraging development from Sunday's game may have come on the opposite side of the ball with the return of Dumervil, who was rusty in his first action in seven weeks until the final defensive play when he blew past Bengals right tackle Eric Winston to strip quarterback Andy Dalton of the football inside the red zone. The turnover sealed the victory for the Ravens defense, who buckled but didn't break against a Cincinnati offense lacking its best player in wide receiver A.J. Green.
The Ravens need top cornerback Jimmy Smith to return from a back injury that's sidelined him for the last two games, but a healthy Dumervil could work wonders for an edge pass rush that's relied heavily on fellow veteran Terrell Suggs, who collected two strip-sacks of his own on Sunday. It was just the third game of the season for Dumervil, who's dealt with a frustrating rehab from offseason foot surgery.
"You get a guy and add that to the defense that we already have, it just opens up the possibilities of being even better than what we are right now," safety Eric Weddle said. "It was huge. He practiced outstanding the last two weeks. We knew it was going to give us a boost, and adding him across from [Suggs] and our other rushers and [to] our game plans, we're going to be a tough team to stop."
The Ravens keep hoping for their offense to improve, but maybe the current formula can be enough. After all, it's earned them a 6-5 mark to this point, which is good enough for a first-place tie with a Steelers team sporting a very good offense but a below-average defense.
Baltimore plays two of the next three at home against Miami and Philadelphia, who are formidable teams but hardly juggernauts. The surprising Dolphins have won six straight, but the last five have been by a single possession and they rely heavily on their running game, a favorable matchup for the Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium.
Whether the Ravens will find enough wins over the final five games to make the playoffs remains to be seen, but Sunday was another reminder that it will probably look the way it has all season — a good defense, a frustrating and below-average offense, and the best kicker in football.
"If it ain't tough, it ain't the Raven way," Suggs said. "I really wish we could have got off the field instead of scaring everybody and having Elvis make a fantastic play. But that's the Raven way. It ain't pretty, but we'll take it."


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Warsaw, Prague, Budapest, Bucharest, Bratislava, Belgrade, 6 October 2014  – International advisory company JLL presents its preliminary summary of investment transactions concluded in Q1-Q3 on the commercial real estate markets across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

The summer months have seen a hive of activity across the CEE with a preliminary transaction volume of over €1.5 billion recorded in the third quarter. This brings the preliminary year-to-date regional investment volume to more than €4.5 billion. This figure is already greater than the full year volume recorded in 2012 and €1.5 billion below the volume recorded in 2013.

Troy Javaher, Head of Capital Markets CEE<\/strong>, JLL, commented: "With the final quarter of the year often representing one of the busiest periods for our investment teams, and looking at the pipeline of deals that are in advanced stages, we predict that the CEE regional volume could reach between €6 billion and €7 billion by the year end. Should the latter happen, it would put 2014 at the highest level since the economic downturn and third highest in the past 12 years".

Poland remains the leading market in terms of investment volumes with a 42% share, followed by the Czech Republic with 23%. Healthy levels of activity in Romania, Hungary and Slovakia, with the first few deals also being recorded in Bulgaria and Croatia, have also been registered.

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Poland - 1,930
Czech Republic - 1,050
Romania - 510
Hungary - 440
Slovakia - 374
Other CEE - 275
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Yields have remained relatively stable over the quarter with prime office yields (Warsaw and Prague) at between 6.00 - 6.25%. Retail yields for best in class products are at 5.50 – 6.00% and truly prime warehouse asset yields are expected at 7.00 - 7.25%.
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Yesterday, I wrote about the importance of providing language to help those doing the work understand the broader implications of their tasks and the competencies they are personally gaining from performing the tasks. But it is not enough to articulate the features of the work, rather you should aim to make the benefits and outcomes clear.
Per higher education marketing consultant Bob Sevier, a feature is a list of what you have: eg: the college library has 30,000 books. This is often what is promoted. But benefits describe why the feature is important from the perspective of the customer: students care about the number of books because they will have good research resources. An outcome is what happens as a result: students get into grad school because of their strong research background. Colleges promote the library, smart students want to know about their ability to research and parents are actually paying for the outcome.
It is easier, and thus more tempting, to stop after describing features: The student was a volunteer on the programming board, the employee performed data entry, etc. A more robust understanding comes when the benefits are outlined: the volunteer learned time management skills, the employee learned file structure in a data base, etc. Only when the outcomes are clear does the true value come to light: the time management skills learned by volunteering aid in the job performance after graduation or learning the file structure in data entry allows the employee to organize and develop other data collection methods elsewhere in the organization.
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movie for everyone : The Martian
I'm not going to hide the fact that I am a huge science fiction fan, I took my kids to Gravity and my daughter is now terrified of space, but The Martian was a delicate story that I really loved - and the fact that I basically walked away from the movie and said to my kids "SEE what you can do if you are smart enough!" well, Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is sure smart enough - I would go so far to say Brilliant! (and played so delightfully well by Matt Damon). I don't want to give anything away, but if you are looking for a movie for the whole family on a cold Fall night - this is a very, VERY good bet! It's rated PG-13 - I think the only bad thing is when Mark says something to the effect of I am going to 'science the shit out of this'… but just a terrific movie, terrific message and your kids will walk away looking forward to being the smartest kid in the room!
There is a nice synopsis on the blog: Trouble with Film if you want to read a review on the movie or read the book The Martian by Andy Weir! At the very least you will love the music... if you like Disco that is...
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District 86's newest DTM's were presented with their Distinguished Toastmaster medals at the DTM Recognition Dinner and High Five ceremony at the Fall conference Friday November 13, at the Blue Mountain Resort.
The Distinguished Toastmaster award is the highest our organization bestows. The DTM recognizes a superior level of achievement in both communication and leadership. To be eligible for the award they must have earned both the Advanced Communicator Gold and the Advanced Leader Silver.
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|Dianne Holdaway
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|Rose A. Weinberg
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|Colleen Charland
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My DTM - A Journey of Finding My Voice.
Before Toastmasters and as a yoga teacher, I was not afraid of standing up in front of a room of people. However, I lacked the ability to speak succinctly, to write easily and truly express the deep messages inside me.
Since joining Golden Gavel Toastmasters in 2009, my confidence and skills have soared. I have been able to find my voice and communicate my messages more clearly and with passion.
I have started up a new business, founded a local organization raising funds for Free the Children while engaging youth the volunteer, become leaders and take social action. I even recently became an official author of the handbook "Ground Your Feet".
For me DTM also stands for "Dreams Toastmasters Manifests".
Heather Skoll, DTM
"For me I would say that my DTM journey has been a whirlwind of opportunity and leadership growth. When I joined Toastmasters 3 years ago I had the opportunity to be mentored by Karen Minty who took me under her wings helping me not only achieve my CC but more importantly my confidence. I then stepped outside the club and joined a second club with my husband Mark. It was there that my next mentor Gail Gustin educated, encouraged and equipped me on my DTM path.
Last year as Area 74 Governor, I heard several times Carolyn Hoxie talking about the DTM role as Duty to Member.
What does DTM mean to me personally...Developed Through Mentorship.
My DTM designation will be a constant reminder to pay it forward through mentoring others."
Dianne Holdaway, DTM
"Whether you are speaking to a group of people or one person, it is public speaking. The number one skill required in professional career is public speaking and unfortunately the number one fear is also public speaking.
I joined Toastmasters to learn how to step out of comfort zone and conquer my fear. I am glad I made the right decision. Toastmasters have a systematic approach to transform personalities and boost confidence. The only requirement is to attend meetings consistently and follow the guidelines. Everyone in Toastmasters is there to support you and to help you grow.
Toastmasters is a learning organization and DTM is a journey towards learning and during this journey a DTM has a portfolio of skills ready to be applied in real life situation."
Saqib Cheema, DTM
"Part of my achieving DTM has fulfilled an opportunity for me to inspire and mentor 100's of Toastmasters, with the purpose of them achieving all that they choose through their Toastmaster's journey."
Rose A. Weinberg, DTM
"Achieving "Distinguished" status is about much more than completing dozens of speeches (!). It is about leadership, specifically, leading by example and walking the talk."
Shelli Donofrio Ubriaco, DTM
"My DTM journey has been filled with many joys, surprises, twists and turns. Four years ago when I joined Toastmasters ready to be a sponge. A sponge for new knowledge and new experiences.
In my DTM journey I have changed and grown as a communicator, a leader and as a coach and mentor. I'm amazed at my journey, love where I am today and look forward to where I will be tomorrow."
Kristina Johnston, DTM
"I first joined the Toastmasters Organization to improve my communication skills. Leadership achievements were not part of my plan. However, as I progressed with the Education Tracks, I became more aware of my Leadership talents. When I was asked to be Area Governor by our future Division Governor, I hesitated; saying yes was taking me outside of my comfort zone. It was a year of great learning.
And again, I had not projected to reach the DTM accreditation, until I was inspired by another Toastmasters to do my HPL; a few more speeches, and I was on my way.
So many people to thank for their inspiration, support and dedication. My mentors, Doris Tuckett, Bud Brown and Kathleen McKenzie; my fellow Club members of The Energetic Toastmasters and Les Toastmasters Volubiles."
Suzanne Dansereau, DTM
"Many people have congratulated me on achieving my DTM. The truth is that the letters may be behind my name but many many people - Toastmasters and non-Toastmasters - helped to put them there. And for that, I will remain forever grateful."
Dawna Bate, DTM
On a recent cooking competition TV show one of the judges told a competitor "If your dreams don't scare you they are not big enough".
When I joined Toastmasters my dreams did not scare me "public speaking did".
Now that I have attained my DTM I will dream up some scary goals to reach for as I continue my Toastmasters journey and help others.
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Banco Santander, committed with carries out an intense activity to protect and disseminate art and culture.
The Group organized and supported exhibitions in various institutions and museums, promotes courses for specialists, and organises educational projects such as visits and workshops for families and schools trying to approach art to communities.
Managed by Banco Santander Foundation, the Santander Collection has more than 1,000 artworks cataloged and collects Spanish painting from the late Middle Ages to the present, with significant presence of Flemish, Dutch, Italian and French of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, other artworks such as drawing, sculpture and decorative arts, with splendid collections of tapestries, ceramics, furniture and clocks. Deserve a chapter the interesting collection of coins, consisting of 2,218 pieces of all ages. Meanwhile, Santander Brasil collection also collect more than 1,000 artworks including paintings, sculptures and engravings, all modern artists, of great importance in Brazilian art.
In music, the Foundation supports various educational projects, and it cooperates with institutions such as the Gran Teatro del Liceo, the Fundación Albéniz and the Teatro Real in Madrid.
Furthermore, the Foundation organises conferences and debates and carries out a significant publishing activity.
Banco Santander Foundation in Spain (www.fundacionbancosantander.com) and Santander Cultural in Brasil (www.santandercultural.com.br), are the leading exponents of cultural investment that the group develops.


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Touched by Vülker Lüzer at 06:19 0 senses
Smells like: concert, The National
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Monday, March 24, 2008
The Migrant Song
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Genie and the Bottle
Cat Power will perform live in at Coliseu dos Recreios, Lisbon and at Coliseu do Porto, the 26th and 27th May, respectively.
Unfortunatly I won't be seeing her with her bottle of wine near her piano. I already bought tickets for another event, and money runs short these days...
Friday, March 14, 2008
This is a very good song...
The Dandy Warhols - Sleep
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
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Smells like: The Dandy Warhols
Speaking of Which
Monday, March 10, 2008
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Smells like: José González, Kylie Minogue
Indie Kylie
Thursday, March 06, 2008
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Smells like: Kylie Minogue, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
We Love Indie...
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Yes, this is the cover album
They have been victims of the music business. You see, their material haven't sold that much to chart as Mercury Records wanted, so, they have been dropped. Luckily I found them through a friend. And, yes, I do like Indie, but I also like Electropop. Especially when it's well done, bright and just great. Consider them as an underground version of Kylie Minogue... Although they are four. 3 more people than Kylie's petit persona.
You can now rest your eyes on their first video...And True Believer, the track Kylie should cover this very instant!...
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Well not much to say here tonight. Dad went for an MIR today and will get the results when he sees his Dr. It was apparently done on the spine to see if cancer is spreading or not. Monday he goes to see the Dr that is doing a scope on his throat. Not sure if its like when he got his picc where you go for the appointment to set up an appointment to do the actual scope. I think I'm taking him for that on monday so will have to leave work early.
Dad's head is healing fine. Nice little skid mark on his forehead. Bump has gone down as well. Also his arm is doing alot better. Looks like a tan on it now. No more pain happening either.
Saturday I'm going to be meeting up with Mike D. and we are going out for a few drinks at a gentlemen's club. Then its back to someones house to play some Texas Holdem Poker. I picked up a neat set of OCC poker chips at Canadian Tire the other day. Regular Price was 59 bucks on for 14.99 so I thought what the hey. The cards seem to be made of pretty good quality plastic. Nice little holder that spins around too.
Sunday Terry and I are going to go to IKEA shopping WOOO HOOO LOL. Might go visit Brian while we are in Burlington. Was thinking of going to visit Dave DeVier but not sure if I'll have time or not this weekend.
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Lately I've been trying to get organized throughout my entire house. For some reason back to school is like a second spring cleaning for me; I just want to organize, organize, organize! My garage has been at the top of the list for my husband since I tend to just toss all my tools and supplies in it. I know it drives him crazy so I'm giving him a belated birthday gift by organizing part of it.
Here's a little before picture, or my tossing ground!
I first cleared everything out and painted the wall with white primer. I wanted a fresh slate to get organized. Then off to The Home Depot I went to search for ways to organize this space. I ended up finding the Rubbermaid® FastTrack® Garage Organization System in the back of the storage section.
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The 2016 Paris Motor Show is seeing a lot more electric car announcements than high-performance luxury this year as automakers respond to emissions scrutiny and cutbacks on the cost of attending auto shows.
This year has seen fewer marque displays than ever in modern auto shows as automakers reroute marketing and dollars spent to other channels like social media, according to a Bloomberg report. The Paris show has been the largest in the world, with 1.25 million attending in 2014. Those attending this year are expected to be disappointed by several brands disappearing and less emphasis placed on luxury cars (especially cars with diesel engines).
Volkswagen and Daimler are using the Paris Motor Show to grab attention for its electric concept cars, but several automakers decided to not show up; or in the case of BMW, the company chose to have its executive leadership stay in Germany to debate the future of its plug-in electrified vehicles (PEV) strategy.
Bloomberg outlined the increasing importance of PEVs in the European market at the biennial auto show's show floor displays. Crossover models are finding their way into PEV concepts.
"Crossovers and vehicle electrification are again expected to be key reveals at the event," said Ian Fletcher, the principal analyst for IHS Markit. "The key trends are being determined by a combination of consumer demand – in terms of the number of crossovers being revealed – and legislative emissions factors, through a focus on electrification."
As for those automakers deciding to sit this one out, the list is surprising: on the luxury side. Rolls-Royce, Aston Martin, Maserati, Cadillac, McLaren, Genesis, Lamborghini, and Bugatti are skipping the show altogether. Mass market brands such as Ford, Mazda, and Volvo, among others, decided not to attend, either.
While light on staff attending, BMW is showing the new electric i3 and i8 Protonic Dark Silver special edition model. You can view the i8 special edition in the photo below. The German automaker said it will begin production of the BMW i8 Protonic Dark Silver Edition in December and in early 2017, but it will be in limited production; that's similar to what happened with its previous Protonic Red Edition.
BMW is also showing its new 3 Series Gran Turismo four-door, a C evolution e-scooter, and the X2 Concept SUV that is expected to go into full production late next year.
SEE ALSO: BMW Execs To Skip Paris Motor Show to Work on EV StrategyVolkswagen has been one of the stars of the electric car show with the unveiling of the I.D. concept car. It's the first of 30 PEVs the company says it will bring to market by 2025, and represents the beginning of its new phase following "Dieselgate."
VW will also be showing a redesigned concept of the Up!, which you can see in the photo above. The "mini city car" will comes with the company defines as exceptional sound quality delivered by 300 watts premium audio system produced. It's likely VW will roll out an electric version of the Up! smaller city car in the future.
VW's Porsche brand is rolling out the second-generation Panamera that will include a second-gen plug-in hybrid version. Porsche said it will be more powerful than the current Pananera plug-in hybrid and will have longer electric motor driving range. You can view the Panamera photo above, featured as the lead image in this article, to get a good look at the Panamera's refreshed design.
Mercedes will be showing off a few high-performance models in its lineup: AMG GT R, AMG GLC43 Coupe, GLC350e Coupe, AMG GT and GT C Roadster. The German automaker is also revealing its PEV concept that the automaker calls "a concrete vision of a totally new generation of vehicles with battery-electric drive." It's expected to be a crossover based on the GLC.
Parent company Daimler's Smart brand will reveal the new electric drive variants of its ForTwo, Cabrio, and ForFour models.
Tesla Motors will be displaying P100D editions of its Model X and Model S for European markets.
Lexus will show the UX SUV concept it that the Japanese automaker leaked photos of last month. The SUV is expected to have 3D driving and hologram components that would be new for the Toyota-owned brand. Lexus is also showing the LC 500h, which you can view in the photo above. The automaker says it will be getting a brand new Multi Stage Hybrid System engine, combining a 3.5 liter V6 engine with a "powerful electric engine," a lithium-ion battery, and "a revolutionary automatic transmission delivering the sensations of a 10-speed gearbox."
The company will also be showing the Toyota FCV Plus, which will be shown for the first time in Europe. It was revealed at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show. Owners will be able to produce electricity directly from hydrogen coming from an exterior source – to power something else beyond the fuel cell car. (See photo below.)
Ferrari will be attending to represent classic, high-performance luxury brands. Ferrari will show the LaFerrari Aperta (aptera translates to "open" from Italian), which is an open-top version of the $1.1 million, limited-edition LaFerrari hybrid. Ferrari said that the entire production line has already been sold out, for an undisclosed price. The new GTC4 Lusso will also be shown off at the Ferrari display.


text: A German physicist friend (Perimeter Inst, founded by RIM the Blackberry people..remember, Martin had an appearance on a Blackberry commercial) was invited to SciFoo, based on her boss's presence last year. Here is the Flickr photo: on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Wrightspeed (?) there also: on Flickr - Photo Sharing! She invited me to contribute for her upcoming Science & Society conference (@Perimeter Inst) in Sept, back in the Spring. I thought this would be a good opportunity for Martin to hit TWO places in a trip back East (Midwest @UIUC to pickup Alumni Award, Canada to talk about "Energy Transfer: chemical-battery to kinetic-car). Spots are all filled up, so the best I can do is get a link. Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek/MIT ("Asymptotic Freedom") was present, along with his wife Betsy Devine (a Princeton Engineering major, who is friends with Dave Winer..the guy behind RSS). I'm in touch with this couple, since they would be an ideal client for a Tesla Roadster. Theoretical Physics has an Identity problem with the General Public, there is no product the public can relate to. Well, enter the Roadster..there you go! Not only is the Roadster a game-breaker to change the Public Perception of EV (boxy, ugly), it could save the HEP/High Energy Physics community. You see, there was an 80 million (?) odd Fiscal 20008 shortfall from the DoE/Dept of Energy, resulting in significant layoffs at Fermilab & SLAC/Stanford Linear Acceleator. [ however, a mysterious unnamed donor threw 5 million to stave off the layoffs. There was some last minute save at the Federal level as well ] 1 of my contacts @SLAC (female theoretical physicist) is very much involved with public outreach of HEP, & even attended JD Straubel's talk last year. She told me, all the physicists in attendance were enthused & wanted a Roadster. She was also a candidate (like Nobelist Frank Wilzcek), because of her lifestyle & gender. Very nice person, too. I myself just finished an Interdisciplinary conference down in Los Angeles, SIGGRAPH 2008. Siggraph 2008/Los Angeles FLICKR photo blog Kyte photo/video blog Google was present. I made some key contacts, for an Interdisciplinary Cooperative/Collaborative R&D institute..to help emerging companies that want to dive into Alternative Energy. EV, hydrogen cars, solar power, etc. What the Tesla Motors incident is teaching everyone, is that: "In order to Push the Limits, sometimes you have to EXCEED THE LIMITS" -- Bob Varsha, Formula 1 commentator (Austrialian GP, 2003?) ..an R&D program (empirical.."real world testing" & analytical.."book knowledge") is required. The transmission breakage problem could have been avoided if an R&D program was setup, to predictively solve these problems. The Frauhofer Inst based out of Germany, is designed to do this. I made a contact at this conference, who was excited about this idea. Legends meeting [ 8/12 Tue ] - a set on Flickr He is auto-savvy, & immediately snapped off Daimler-Benz, BMS, & Volkswagen as potential clients. There are a couple of other key contacts, who have experience in infrastructure development. 1 is a U. Mass/Amherst alumni (who knew my old friend D. Lawton, from my PhD research days in early 80's..same time Martin was at our AARG/Advanced Automation Research Group lab), who sits on NSF panel review boards, & himself was involved in infrastructure creation (33 million funding). There was a Williams Formula 1 race car (mockup?), in the Lenovo booth doing driving simulations. This is another potential client for above R&D Institute, tons of $$ in this market. The top teams have annual budgets of 200 million. I'm in touch with the main Academic contact for Formula 1. NASCAR is also big, they are setting up teaching programs in many top tier universities, to prepare students for NASCAR engineering careers. Computational Fluid Dynamics (my dad's field), which is used for chassis aerodynamic design. 1 of the Mech Eng profs @Caltech is on sabbaticl at Northrop-Grumman, to explore the Aerospace-AlternativeEnergy crossover. (analagous to the Aerovironment = Aerospace + Environment paradigm, where Alan Cocconi did his pivotal work ont he GM EV1). Turns out, 1 of my dad's PhD student is very high up @Northrop-Grumman (Houston/TX), so I'm trying to go "top-down" in getting something going. If Martin is going to be at UIUC to pickup an Alumni award in Sept, it would be prudent to meet up with Dr. Joseph White (UIUC President, his background is Business). I met him last Dec, at Universal City Walk during the UIUC pep-rally. His statement to me was "We want to build a Dynasty"..in reference to the resurgence of Fighting Illini sports program (basketball team went to the Final Four a few yrs ago, & ended up in the Finals with UNC, the football team made it to the Rose Bowl 2008). Similary, he would probably want UIUC to be involved with this R&D Institute I am proposing, to get Engineering initiatives going for the future Market of Alternative Energy. Obviously, Martin's presence would add more brand-name-recognition to this Institute. This is an option for Martin, for his next Alternative Energy based project.


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"The Hobbit" second journal response
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In the second half of "The Hobbit" Bilbo matures in a big way. First of all, he gains the respect of the dwarves by doing some terrific deeds for them. Bilbo's first accomplishment was to save them from the giant spiders in Mirkwood by using his magic ring (page 157). They "had begun to have a great respect for him (Bilbo)" (page165). The next thing that Bilbo did was save the dwarves from the Elvenking who locked them up in his castle. The dwarves depended on Bilbo to think of some clever escape. When they first refused to follow his plan though (page 178), it showed he hadn't quite gained all of their respect. However, after his plan was successful, the dwarves were again grateful to him.
The most important step in Bilbo's maturation is when he gives the Arkenstone to Bard (page 270). It is important because it shows how Bilbo was trying to avoid battle between the dwarves and the elves and men. In addition, I feel it was very difficult for Bilbo to let the stone go because of its powerful beauty. When Bilbo first came upon it in the mountain he was enchanted by it (page 235). After Bilbo gave away the Arkenstone Gandalf was there to congratulate him (page 271). Bilbo felt a better person by giving the Arkenstone (page 272).
I am still very unsure about Gandalf. I still don't know how he know how he came knew that Bilbo would be of such use. Gandalf reminds me of a godly figure, knowing all and seeing all. Another thing that escapes me is that he came back just in time from his wizards' meeting and arrived back just before the "war of 5 races" (page 271).
I was rather disappointed in Tolkien's characters other than Bilbo. I realized that Tolkien didn't really develop Thorin's character very well when I didn't feel any emotion for Thorin when he died (page 288). Reading past fantasy books I have felt more emotion when characters died. It might just be the fact that "The Hobbit" was one of the first fantasy books.


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In honor of National Food Month, Klosterman Baking Company is joining the Freestore Foodbank in the fight against hunger with its Half For A Half Campaign. For every half loaf of Klosterman bread you buy throughout the month of April, Klosterman will donate a half loaf to the Freestore Foodbank. With you help, Klosterman is hoping to donate 600 loaves of bread this year to the Freestore Foodbank and the Foodbank in Dayton, Ohio. By taking part, you will not only feed your family, but also feed a family in need in your community…Read more.


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In fall 1997, a key issue for Indonesia's IMF program was whether the government could close the banking operations belonging to one of President Suharto's sons. There was an epic and fascinating struggle and, in the end, the government did not have sufficient political will or power. The subsequent loss of US support, and further currency and economic collapse is (messy and painful for many) history.
It is striking that Ben Bernanke now asks whether the United States today has sufficient political will.
How did we get to the point where the U.S., with a strong balance sheet relative to the size of problem banks, is regarded – by the markets and more broadly – as less likely to resolve the problems in its financial system than say the British (with big banks relative to a weak fiscal position) or the Germans (who talk all the time about how they are not going to bail anyone out)?
You can point the finger at Congress. The parliamentary system in Britain and Germany means that the government can implement and innovate a bailout policy without worrying about being able to legislate enough financial support. The Obama Administration has much to worry about in this regard.
The problem surely goes deeper – at least back to the bailouts of the fall. Poor communication, particularly by Hank Paulson, undermined popular and congressional support. And the lack of a consistent strategy exacerbated initially negative perceptions.
But the underlying issues are deeper still and laid bare by this week's latest round with AIG. We have moved far beyond financial policy and into the kind of scandal that really gets taxpayers' backs up. The greed of bankers slaps you in the face while the hubris of their leadership remains unchecked.
There is no sense of responsibility, no feeling of shame, no acknowledgment of any kind of mistake: read Lloyd Blankfein's FT article again – or print it out and tape it to your wall. Because we now know, from the newly disclosed AIG counterparties list, that the wealth of Goldman Sachs insiders remains high solely because we saved their sorry bank, their failed risk management strategy, and their pretence of wisdom with our cash in mid-September.
This resentment against bankers pervades Congress, and even the Administration begins to get the message – being called "asinine" yesterday by Richard Kovacevich, the Chairman of Wells Fargo, may have helped underline to Treasury how deeply the bankers appreciate the help they have received. There can be no resolution and no moving on until there has been a proper congressional investigation, with full subpoena powers, into exactly what did and did not happen around AIG. This will take months and may well slow down the economy (Jamie Dimon's clever point: if you vilify us, you will lose), but it is now inescapable. And, if channeled productively, this kind of hearing may lead to a better regulatory system (and smaller big banks) than the current anemic proposals on the table – as last weekend indicated, the G20 process is currently worse than useless on this issue.
Ben Bernanke knows all this, at the same time as he sees our economy worsening and global storm clouds still gathering. So where will he take us, starting with the Federal Open Market Committee meeting this week? The British experiment with quantitative easing is pushing down the yield on long government debt. It's risky – inflation, once started, is not so easy to control. And it may not work so well in the US (where the dollar tends to appreciate as the world becomes more scary) as in the UK (where they can successfully push for depreciation, particularly vis-a-vis the hidebound eurozone).
Inflation breaks the political and social logjam around banking. With some luck, it helps growth – at least in the short-term. And of course the surviving bankers win big.
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As my time interning for the Alzheimer's Association sadly comes to an end, my final assignment is to brainstorm ideas for our chapter's Facebook event page for the Norwalk Walk to End Alzheimer's on October 8th. My co-intern and I have come up with some very fun ideas to get the attention of our followers and even have more people follow the page in the future. For example, we came up with days such as "Motivation Monday", "Tip Tuesday", and "Why I Walk Wednesday", where we would attach a picture or quote to go along with the post to make people excited about the upcoming walk along with become more motivated to keep fundraising for their teams. We have created multiple folders that include fun ideas and pictures that we can post as weekly reminders for teams and fun ideas for fundraising tips. Although I will not be there in the next few weeks to actually post to the event page, I am happy to have started brainstorming for this Facebook page which will do a great deal of encouraging everyone to fundraise for their team or start their own team if they were not already involved. I am so glad I got to be a part of yet another marketing strategy for the walk because I understand how important it is to spread awareness about this organization and its events. Overall, I have learned a tremendous amount about the workplace, specifically about non-profit organizations, have grown as a person and an intellectual, and am so grateful for this internship experience.
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The development marks an abrupt change of direction for the security appliance vendor.
The company's current anti-spam design uses conventional content analysis to stop unwanted email, whereas the CommTouch system is based on real-time analysis of live spam outbreaks, with information fed to appliances from a remote server.
According to sources, the current SpamScreen software - which is used on the companys Firebox X Peak and Core unified threat management devices - was seen as having fallen behind in terms of innovation. CommTouch, by contrast, was rated highly because its ability to match detection to real-time traffic patterns.
Watchguard's UK managing director Richard Reid, claimed the time delay on this remote service was around 300 milliseconds, with the service being able to track real spam floods in "one to two minutes".
Watchguard is the first vendor in the valued unified threat management (UTM) market to use such a system, though CommTouch is free to sell the same service to its rivals.
Customers will have to pay an initial annual fee of £300 (or $400) to use the new SpamBlocker service on the basic Firebox Core X500 - roughly comparable to paying for Watchguard's own software. Subsequent years will be charged at a reduced rate.
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I too have always been a big fan of moonflowers. I planted them for the first time about 10 years ago. I used to have an arbor with a swing in the back yard and they completely took over the railing. I used to love sitting out there on the swing in the evening and watching them open.
- August 8, 2009 at 12:21 PM
- Allen said...
Those are so cool, I have a friend that has them in his yard, and I always wondered why the blooms were closed all the time. Now I know why. It amazes me how nature works. And you are right, Poisoned plants are the most pretty.
- August 8, 2009 at 1:49 PM
- TC said...
Love the moon flowers, John. My sunflowers are really booming now with a few more left to open up. Have a great weekend.
- August 8, 2009 at 5:02 PM
- John said...
@Kwizgiver, Glad you liked the video. You're welcome for my comment and thank you for making that blog post about all the internet problems!
@travelingman, I can imagine your Moonflowers taking over the railing! I am constantly cutting these back to keep the patio and sidewalks clear.
@Allen, Now you will have to visit your friend at night to see the Moonflowers open! Most of the time it is so cloudy here that a few Moonflowers are open during the day.
@TC, glad you like them, me too! I love the sunflowers too and love that they attract Cardinals.
- August 8, 2009 at 6:43 PM
- Lydia Novak said...
Came across this site as I was researching possible moonflower allergy or skin irritation. Just to let you know, you mentioned that "touching the plant doesn't cause a rash." Well, my hands and fingers would strongly disagree with that statement! I was just harvesting some of the pods to store over the winter so that I could replant it in a different location next spring, and oh man.... my hands were on fire, and I immediately had a rash anywhere my skin came into contact with the plant. Washing with soap didn't help, but a couple Benadryl seem to be doing the trick. These are beautiful flowers, and I'll still keep them in my garden, I just won't be touching them any longer! :)
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A team of researchers from North Carolina State University set out to provide strawberry growers with information that could help them transition to more sustainable soil and pest management production practices. Their study, published in HortTechnology, compares conventional, compost and organic strawberry production systems in the southeastern United States, and revealed good news for growers. All three systems resulted in positive net returns, and two showed "considerable reductions" in negative environmental and human health impacts.
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For all of us, who focus on staged photography you rarely start with a finished scene and there is always a lot of work to do even before the actual photoshoot can begin. I would compare this process to building the story. Photographers need to create the world where all the action will take place and develop. The story starts with the space and characters supported by the overall mood, hugely influenced by lighting.
Our project is inspired by the building of an old chemistry school. It was left abandoned for many years and the transformation of this space back into nature became visible everywhere. It seems like the school was living its own life after everybody have left. We became so fascinated by this romantic idea of life inside of rotten walls covered in dust and moulds that we decided to transform this feeling into a visual story, which represents our journey of discovering the space through imagination.
We found ourselves in huge time pressure because of ongoing reconstructions in the building which left us just 2-3 days to complete the project before the place changes to more "inhabitable" for good. It was stressful but also kind of precious to know, that we are the last and maybe also the first to capture the current state of the building which represents unique metamorphoses of artificial into organic. Obviously we didn't have time for any big production so we decided to improvise and build all the scenes just with what was available in the space. Even though it was really not sure, what is going to work we decided to try it and hope for the best. Already on location I realized that most of the rooms, we decided to use are quite dark and there was no electricity in the whole building.
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My group aims to:
1. Develop and test vaccines for respiratory infections, particularly for children.
2. Understand why some individuals get more severe disease following respiratory infection.
To achieve these aims, we have developed a range of in vivo and in vitro models of infection and vaccination in early life, including RSV, Influenza, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (ntHi).
I did my Post-Doc at Imperial College with Prof Peter Openshaw, working on RSV and for my PhD I worked on the development of a tetanus vaccine expressed in the chloroplasts of transgenic tobacco plants in the labs of Professors Peter Nixon and Gordon Dougan, also at Imperial College. I studied genetics at Downing College, Univeristy of Cambridge.
I blog about academic careers: and have written for Nature, Times Higher Education, The Guardian and NatureJobs.
Contract research
I have experience of working with biotech companies to perform pre-clinical assesment of vaccines to RSV and influenza. This uses our well established infection models and we are open to further collaborations.
Members of Group
Helen Groves, PhD Student working on effect of infection on microbiome
David Busse, PhD Student working on ISG function
Dr Jacqueline McDonald (RA), worked on Vaccine safety
Dr Laura Lambert (RA), worked on RNA vaccines
Dr Ryan Russell (PhD Student), worked on Novel adjuvants
Dr Alex Badamchi Zadeh (PhD Student), co-supervised with Robin Shattock
Dr Griet van Roey (PhD Student), co supervised with Robin Shattock
Dr Matthew Siggins (RA), worked on ntHi vaccines
Dr Adam Walters (RA), worked on DNA vaccine constructs
Dr Simren Gill (PhD and Fellowship), worked on Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Ms Miko Zhong (MPhil), worked on neonatal immune response
Dr Katya Kinnear (PhD and Post Doc), worked on DNA vaccines with Touchlight Genetics
Ms Victoria Gould (RA), worked on IgA response to influenza
Dr Charanjit Singh (RA), worked on Ciliate derived vaccines
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
Tregoning JS, Mallia P, 2019, Modulating airway glucose to reduce respiratory infections, Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, Vol:13, ISSN:1747-6348, Pages:121-124
et al., 2018, Role of airway glucose in bacterial infections in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Vol:142, ISSN:0091-6749, Pages:815-+
Tregoning J, 2018, How will you judge me if not by impact factor?, Nature, Vol:558, ISSN:0028-0836, Pages:345-345
et al., 2018, Respiratory Disease following Viral Lung Infection Alters the Murine Gut Microbiota, Frontiers in Immunology, Vol:9, ISSN:1664-3224
et al., 2018, Self-Amplifying RNA Vaccines Give Equivalent Protection against Influenza to mRNA Vaccines but at Much Lower Doses, Molecular Therapy, Vol:26, ISSN:1525-0016, Pages:446-455
et al., 2018, Mouse Models of Influenza Infection with Circulating Strains to Test Seasonal Vaccine Efficacy, Frontiers in Immunology, Vol:9, ISSN:1664-3224
Tregoning J, 2018, From parade ground to PI., Science, Vol:359, Pages:362-362
et al., 2017, Inflammatory responses to influenza vaccination at the extremes of age, Immunology, Vol:151, ISSN:0019-2805, Pages:451-463
et al., 2017, Airway T cells protect against RSV infection in the absence of antibody, Mucosal Immunology, Vol:11, ISSN:1933-0219, Pages:249-256
et al., 2017, Nasal IgA provides protection against human influenza challenge in volunteers with low serum influenza antibody titre, Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol:8, ISSN:1664-302X
Tregoning J, 2017, No researcher is too junior to fix science, Nature, Vol:545, ISSN:0028-0836, Pages:7-7
et al., 2016, Increased airway glucose increases airway bacterial load in hyperglycaemia, Scientific Reports, Vol:6, ISSN:2045-2322
et al., 2016, Use of the Microparticle Nanoscale Silicon Dioxide as an Adjuvant To Boost Vaccine Immune Responses against Influenza Virus in Neonatal Mice, Journal of Virology, Vol:90, ISSN:0022-538X, Pages:4735-4744
et al., 2015, PHiD-CV induces anti-Protein D antibodies but does not augment pulmonary clearance of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae in mice, Vaccine, Vol:33, ISSN:0264-410X, Pages:4954-4961
et al., 2015, Partial Attenuation of Respiratory Syncytial Virus with a Deletion of a Small Hydrophobic Gene Is Associated with Elevated Interleukin-1 beta Responses, Journal of Virology, Vol:89, ISSN:0022-538X, Pages:8974-8981
Kinnear E, Caproni LJ, Tregoning JS, 2015, A Comparison of Red Fluorescent Proteins to Model DNA Vaccine Expression by Whole Animal In Vivo Imaging, PLOS One, Vol:10, ISSN:1932-6203
et al., 2014, Comparative analysis of enzymatically produced novel linear DNA constructs with plasmids for use as DNA vaccines, Gene Therapy, Vol:21, ISSN:1476-5462, Pages:645-652
et al., 2013, Neonatal antibody responses are attenuated by interferon-gamma produced by NK and T cells during RSV infection, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol:110, ISSN:0027-8424, Pages:5576-5581
Tregoning JS, Kinnear E, 2014, Using Plasmids as DNA Vaccines for Infectious Diseases.