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Clayton: Clayton's boys tennis, track and field, girls soccer and golf teams presented individual awards. The Comets' baseball and softball teams did not.
Klein Evans was the boys tennis MVP, while Ian Bliss took the coaches award and Jalen Smith (singles) and Naren Guha (doubles) earned most improved honors.
Four-year letterman awards went to track team members Mollie Williams, Evan Anderson, Connor Barbour and Jared Stratton.
Claudia Woznichak (offensive) and Kelsey Grady (defensive) were the girls soccer players of the year, while Lauren Daniels received the rookie award and Lauryn Kabrich was the coaches award recipient.
Matthew King was the boys golf player of the year, while Drew Edwards took the Jeff Adams Most Improved Award and Jamerson Pearson and Alex Owen received coaches awards.
Other four-year letterman awards announced went to Kelsey Grady, Nicole Bone and Kayla North.
Corinth Holders: The Pirates handed out the inaugural Ross Renfrow Pirate Awards to the top athletes at the school: Nella Chamblee and Kenneth Collins.
Baseball awards went to Adams Evans (most improved), Corey Shrik (most inspirational) and Cobi Taylor (coaches award), while softball awards went to Chamblee (most outstanding), Erica Driver (coaches award), Kayla Mears (most improved) and Kayla Narron (most improved).
In girls track and field, Marie Pickett was the track MVP and Essence Scott was the field MVP and Arden Vessie was the athlete of the year. For the boys track team, Hunter Starr was the MVP, while field athlete of the year honors went to Matt Duncan and track athlete of the year honors went to Anthony Mercado.
Nick Routhier was the boys golf team MVP and Brandon Corbitt (most improved) and Sam Baxter (coaches award) were also honored.
Lauren Pyle received the Pirate Pride award for girls soccer. Other soccer honors went to Brandi Tyler (most improved), Sammi Berumen (coaches award) and Amber Rogers (coaches award).
In boys tennis, William Xia was the most outstanding player and Jake Altman picked up most improved honors. Braxton Brewington took the coaches award.
Cleveland: The Rams' conference championship-winning girls soccer team named Monique Torres as its offensive MVP and Briele Cochran as its defensive MVP. Katelyn Lowery was the leadership award.
The track and field teams honored Donqua Williams as boys MVP and Syndi Fields as girls MVP. Other track awards went to Austin Blumenberg (coaches award), Lawson Lamm (most improved), Alyssa Rivera (coaches award) and Marina Roe (most improved).
Baseball honors were presented to Patrick Banks (most improved), Kyle Noel (coaches award), Taylor Finn (coaches award) and MVP Kodi Whitley.
In softball, Brittany Bucklin was the team MVP, while Alexis Ivey won the coaches award. The most improved award went to Jade Witmer.
Thomas Baraldi received the Golden Racquet Award in boys tennis, while Jesse Olmstead was the MVP and Adam Kurtz took home the most improved award.
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I know many people get upset at the very idea of Extension Methods, but I already consider them to be an indispensable part of my programming toolkit. I'm seeing so many times where a quick extension method can make code be much more readable. Other times an extension method against even a core BCL type seems to fill in a natural hole in the official API's and knocks out a lot of duplication.

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The words of former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel, "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste," might as well be the mantra for the many interests angling for change after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, a year ago today.
The April 20, 2010, blast unleashed the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. BP lifted its self-imposed moratorium on political campaign donations in time for the commemoration, and continues its advertisement and messaging campaign. Newly wealthy "spillionaires" have quickly emerged, enabled by recovery funding. Amid all this, the environmental health of the gulf remains in doubt, families continue to be deprived of their livelihood, and questions persist about the safety of offshore oil production.
The Deepwater Horizon's owner, Transocean, reported in an SEC filing that 2010 was "the best year in safety performance in our company's history," by its own statistical measures. Top Transocean executives were paid large bonuses accordingly. Only after public outrage did the executives donate the safety bonus money to a fund for families of those who died in the blast. The company also announced this month that two of its employees wouldn't cooperate with investigators looking into the cause of the explosion.
The White House has claimed to hold BP accountable, and federal agencies, too. The president's oil spill commission has said a "culture of complacency" at the company contributed to the spill. The spill is mentioned in BP's 2010 annual report, but the potential legal fights over what exactly happened, and to what effect, still remains ahead of us. The company released charts showing 2010 as a comparatively good year for safety.To look at them, no one would realize the spill was so severe.
BP management has returned the company to profitability after taking what for most companies would be terminal financial losses from the spill. The company is even paying quarterly dividends to its stockholders, and wants to expand its drilling in Arctic waters near Russia. By some estimates, it could be stronger than ever financially. But the legal process is just getting underway. The Justice Department is investigating whether to file manslaughter charges in connection with the explosion. The company also faces a shareholder revolt from large investors who don't believe the company handled the spill properly.
The accountability problems don't stop with the companies that created the disaster. A Pro Publica investigation has documented profiteering and wasteful spending with compensation money, creating the "spillionaires." Earlier this week, the Associated Press revealed that some government officials who received compensation money bought items unrelated to the spill or the cleanup. The money went toward new vehicles, police Tasers, iPads, laptop computers, GPS systems and rock concerts. If it hasn't already, this could surpass the scope of the fraudulent spending from FEMA payouts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Other government officials have been suspiciously lax on BP and Transocean. Florida Gov. Rick Scott has opted not to join a multi-state lawsuit against Transocean, an action that could net the state $1 billion in aid. Instead, Scott has said he'd rather accept a $30 million settlement from Transocean, described by critics as "chump change." The state will pursue a direct claim against BP, rather than file a lawsuit. Mississippi's Department of Environmental Quality calls what is widely known as the "BP spill" the "Transocean Drilling Incident."
The tragedy of the explosion and oil spill can't be explained away in corporate literature or erased by money. The environmental toll is still unknown, but it could be staggering. The National Wildlife Federation says the ecosystems in the Gulf haven't fully recovered form the spill and may need some help. Of course, the spill took a human toll as well. This Politico profile of key figures in the spill includes the story of one family that is still grieving, while others are suffering financially, their businesses ruined. And what of those who can't work in the oil industry? Oil companies and their backers blame President Obama's policies for a lag in offshore drilling, but under any administration, it might not pick up again unless the industry can get its act together on safety.
The pain of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill is fresh after one year, and it will probably still be felt after a decade or more. The companies that caused it, and the people who must clean it, need to step up their efforts, even in advance of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment process. That means accounting for competing spill estimates in safety records, even where they challenge the company's estimates. It means paying proper compensation to those clearly hurt by the spill even if they don't meet every letter of the requirements: There's never been a spill like this and a lot of people have suffered harm that nobody ever thought of before. It also means that those who are compensated must be accurate and honest, and spend it prudently.
There are plenty of lessons from this crisis so far, and plenty more to learn. But the opportunity for holistic, national understanding and reform is what's really being wasted.
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It seems like everyone has some type of streaming media box. Now, Panasonic is adding two more stand-alone offerings into the mix. The company just started shipping the DMP-MS10 and DMP-MST60.
Both boxes have built-in WiFi, external HDD playback, and access to web-based streaming services. The DMP-MS10 features IP VOD content from Netflix, Hulu Plus, CinemaNow, VUDU, and YouTube. The DMP-MST60 adds in a web browser and everything offered under Panasonic's VIERA Connect platform.
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The New York Knicks and the Miami Heat have both stumbled upon some issues recently. The Knicks are coming off a six-game losing streak which was finally snapped with a much-needed win against the Wizards.
The Heat showed that without LeBron James, they are just a mediocre, maybe even a sub-par team, in their loss against the Clippers and in the 130-102 beatdown they took from the Nuggets. The Heat just snapped their four-game slide with a win against the Toronto Raptors and are ready for Round 3 against the New York Knicks.
Last time the Knicks and the Miami Heat squared off at Madison Square Garden, both teams were on fire and so were the price of tickets to the game, averaging $348 a piece. This time around, both teams are on a bit of a cooler and ticket prices are only $21 cheaper on average, a 6 percent decline from the average price of a ticket for the December 17 game.
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At least seven people died in violence that broke out between opposition activists, and law enforcers and ruling alliance activists in places across the country on Friday. Several hundred people also became wounded in violence as the opposition and the ruling alliance tried to hold rallies at same places or tried to violate bans... Full story
Khaleda gives govt 36hrs to open talks
Leader of the opposition Khaleda Zia on Friday asked the government to start dialogue by today on her demand for an election-time non-party administration otherwise she announced a 60-hour nationwide general strike from Sunday. 'Two days are left – today... Full story
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An uneasy calm prevailed in the capital Dhaka on Friday for lack of transports on the road amid tension centring on political programmes of the ruling and the opposition party. The opposition alliance led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party held a rally in Suhrawardy Udyan in the afternoon demanding a non-party... Full story
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At least 14 people, including a mother and her minor daughter, were killed and 36 injured in seven traffic accidents in Gazipur, Narayanganj, Jhenaidah, Comilla, Bogra and Dinajpur. New Age correspondent in Gazipur reported that six people were killed and 10 injured as bus collided head-on with a truck on Dhaka-Mymensingh... Full story
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A reform project to enhance Bangladesh Railway's overall performance is in limbo while there are still no major improvements in passenger services. The railway recently extended the project's deadline by two years while about 50 per cent physical progress is yet to be achieved. Full story
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Housing projects having no clearance from the Department of Environment are sprouting around the capital destroying wetlands, agricultural land, rivers and canals in violation of wetland act and High Court directive. The Department of Environment said in and around Dhaka only 21 housing projects have environment clearance... Full story
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Readymade garment factory inspection by three parties — the European Accord, North American Alliance and National Tripartite Committee — could not be started yet as the parties could not agree on a common checklist on fire and building safety six months after the Rana Plaza collapse. The three parties, however, are going to hold a meeting in Dhaka in November 6-8 to... Full story
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THIS WEEK, THE RICO TRIAL for Anthony Pellicano and four co-defendants finally began. With its recessed lighting, Formica-granite wall panels and curved pews, Courtroom 890 in the Roybal Federal Building gives the impression of some space-age church — Congregation of the Neutrino, perhaps. At the end of its Nuremberg-sized defendants' dock sits Pellicano, whose bill-like nose and weak chin truly suggest a pelican.
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Always clad in the green-nylon Windbreaker of a federal prisoner, Pellicano has the satisfaction of knowing he's represented by the cheapest counsel possible — himself. One drawback, though, is that Judge Dale Fischer must constantly remind Pellicano to refer to himself in the third person whenever he plays lawyer and speaks about his client.
Pellicano, who turns 64 in about two weeks, must wish he could place more than semantic distance between himself and the man who faces 625 years behind bars on 110 counts of racketeering and conspiracy.
"United States vs. Anthony Pellicano" began as a fish story. In June 2002, Los Angeles Times reporter Anita Busch discovered her car windshield had been smashed. Left upon the shattered glass were a dead fish, a red rose and a note bearing the single word "Stop." By the time the FBI had finished delving into the incident, the fish story had evolved into a leviathan narrative centered on Pellicano, Hollywood's cocky "private eye to the stars," and his alleged illegal use of wiretaps to mine valuable dirt on his clients' personal and legal foes.
He's also accused of using law-enforcement contacts to intimidate witnesses and journalists on behalf of his A-list clients, who include Hollywood superlawyer Bert Fields, comic Chris Rock, Die Hard director John McTiernan, über-agent/producer Michael Ovitz and film-studio chiefs Ron Meyer and Brad Grey.
The apparent intimidation of Busch, which resulted after Pellicano allegedly spied on her for clients upset with her coverage of the relationship between actor Steven Seagal and businessman Julius Nasso, was but one of many cases unearthed by the feds. Pellicano's targets, whom he allegedly spied upon on behalf of monied clients who wanted to know their secrets, formed a kind of A-list beyond just journalists and producers, and included actors Sylvester Stallone and Keith Carradine and comedian Garry Shandling.
Pellicano's co-defendants are ex-LAPD officer Mark Arneson,* former SBC telephone technician Rayford Turner, computer programmer Kevin Kachikian and Las Vegas businessman Abner Nicherie. (Hollywood lawyer Terry Christensen was recently severed from the case and will be tried later.) Only Pellicano, who sits far apart from his associates, remains in custody — now considered too much of a flight risk to be granted the bail the others enjoy. To make the RICO spaghetti stick to the wall the government, represented by assistant U.S. attorneys Kevin Lally and Daniel Saunders, must prove that Pellicano Investigative Agency Ltd. constituted a criminal enterprise and that the alleged crimes were committed for the achievement of a common illegal goal for that enterprise.
At the heart of the case is a computer-software program called Telesleuth that was developed by Pellicano with co-defendant Kachikian — a sophisticated program that makes it easier for an eavesdropper to monitor tapped phone calls, with the aid of a tricked-out iMac.
The defense counters that Pellicano had planned to legally market the system to law enforcement — he was just testing it to make sure it worked. Really. Kachikian's lawyer, Adam Braun, also claims Telesleuth's intricate system of passwords and self-erasure mechanisms was designed to keep the wiretaps from falling into unscrupulous hands.
So Telesleuth was actually programmed, the implication seems, to protect the privacy of those being tapped.
An allegedly corrupt cop rounds out the characters. The government contends that veteran Pacific Division cop Sergeant Mark Arneson — whose 29-year career on the force was speckled with controversies — was paid to act as a one-man information-retrieval service for Pellicano, to whom he handed eyes-only information from DMV, FBI and other databases.
In his opening statement, Arneson's lawyer, Chad Hummel, spun the cop's hijinks as the kind of above-board moonlighting any duty-conscious officer would engage in, since Pellicano had graciously provided the LAPD with all kinds of tips about organized crime on the Westside.
IN MANY WAYS, THERE IS NO "THERE" there in this case. Pellicano and his gang aren't accused of any standout crime that would make a TV viewer drop his or her remote in shock. The defendants aren't accused of burglarizing a psychologist's office or giving a diagram of a weapon to a foreign enemy. They aren't even accused of murdering a nightclub hostess.
Instead, the government seeks to impress the jury by the sheer accumulation of instances in which Pellicano broke the law. This is why the case is so massive. If he weren't a private investigator but Anthony Pellicano, corrupt Dentist to the Stars, the government might've busted him, say, for illegally using silver while charging for gold. Its case would rest on years of appointments made with dozens of Hollywood's rich and famous.


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There are parts of the bible that are highly pornographic, and if the Police arrested anyone over handing it out there would be an immediate backlash from it. Written speech is what has the most protection. Music is censored for profanity, and not for content otherwise "Caress me Down" would be banned for a highly graphic description of sex. It's played fairly regularly on one music station in Conservative Idaho so sex isn't as big of a deal when dealing with Music. None of the art galleries have been burned for having full nudes, or depictions of Roman debauchery. Last I checked minors were allowed in, and there has been no issue with the Police. However, things like Hustler and Playboy would cause an issue. The intent and market for Porn is sexual gratification, and where we draw the line with that has more to do with the culturally accepted age of consent. If you think that the US position on Porn is strange just go take a Hustler down to the Red Light districts in Japan. Most US porn is illegal in countries like Japan that somehow are able to accept much more extreme porn culturally, but show too much of one thing or another and it's illegal for even adults.


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Class action reform has for some time been a hot topic both in the UK and in Europe, with recent government proposals for a new "opt-out" collective action for competition claims before the Competition Appeal Tribunal (see post) and ongoing debate over the possibility of Europe-wide reform (see post). Hong Kong has also moved closer to introducing a new class actions regime following publication of a Report on Class Actions by its Law Reform Commission on 28 May 2012. The report recommends the introduction of a new class action procedure on an incremental basis, initially only for "consumer cases" – tort and contract claims by consumers in relation to goods, services, and property – but it is expected that the procedure will eventually apply to all claims.
Significantly, the report recommends the adoption of an "opt-out" approach for domestic class actions, pursuant to which all class members would be bound by the litigation unless they had opted out. Such an approach generally results in larger classes, and correspondingly higher value claims, than a procedure which requires potential claimants to make a positive decision to opt in to proceedings. For more information see our Hong Kong litigation e-bulletin.


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A new intelligence decree handed down by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is drawing protests from human rights activists who say it could lead to serious violations of civil liberties and become a tool for cracking down on dissent.Chávez says the Intelligence and Counterintelligence Law will help Venezuela detect and neutralize national security threats, including any assassination attempts or attempted coups. Human rights activists warn that the law infringes on rights to due process and defense.
Under the law that Chávez decreed last week, Venezuelans who refuse to act as informants for intelligence agencies face up to four years in prison. Security forces don't need court orders for surveillance such as wiretapping and authorities can withhold evidence from defense lawyers if that is deemed to be in the interest of national security.
''Any suspect's right to defense can be violated, and that's unacceptable,'' Carlos Correa, a leader of the Venezuelan human rights group Provea, said on Monday.
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President Obama Opens the Door for 1 Million Young People to Dream
I came to this country at the age of 3. My family lived in a two-bedroom apartment in a multi-unit brownstone in Jamaica, Queens. My Dad had just graduated from medical school but he drove school buses to make extra money. Like many immigrant parents, my parents saw this country as a land of opportunity for my brother and me.
With hard work, we could grow up to become whatever we wanted to. As children, we had our dreams set on the simple things. When I was 16, that dream was to get a job as a cashier at my local discount store. When I was 18, all I wanted was to go to college, live in a dorm, and attend division one football games to cheer my team on. I had all these dreams and did all of these things not fully understanding how lucky I was that if I wanted them, I had an opportunity to go for it because I could produce a valid Social Security card.
But 10 million young people in this country are not so lucky. They were brought into this country illegally as children. It's not until they grow up and attempt to apply for their first job, or try to enroll in a higher education program, or serve in our armed forces, that they realize that they are in this country without documentation. Not by choice, but by the actions of their parents. Their dreams are shattered and the door to opportunity has closed. The only choice they are given is self-deportation.
As of last week, however, one million of these young people will be eligible for a chance at their dreams. And they have the President to thank for that.
For years, President Obama tried to get the DREAM Act passed. Rather than come up with an alternative solution, Republicans in congress have gridlocked the efforts of the DREAM ACT, which was drafted with bipartisan support. Like many other presidents have in the past, President Obama took action when no action was being taken.
President Obama did what George W. Bush did 291 times -- he exercised his presidential right to issue an executive order to protect these undocumented young people. President Reagan issued 381 and President Clinton issued 364.
As a result of the executive order, approximately one million young people have been been given a "one in a million" opportunity to pursue their dreams. Appropriate limits were placed on the order. To qualify for relief, applicants must have been brought into this country under the age of 15, they must have been here for at least five years, and they must be law abiding.
The executive order is not a temporary solution, but provides temporary relief until a permanent solution can be passed. The relief does not make these individuals eligible for citizenship nor will they receive a resident alien card.
The one million people that can qualify for this temporary status have rightfully been called "Dreamers." By issuing the order, the President Obama has opened the door for these Dreamers so that they can dream as big as they want.
This post is part of a weekly conversation with our Moms Matter 2012 political bloggers. To see the original question and see what all the bloggers had to say, read What Do You Think of President Obama's Immigration Decision?
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We NEED Romney 2012!
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June 19, 2012 at 11:54 AM"Well, gee, I WAS worried that perhaps I shouldn't illegally enter America, because I was worried about doing it with my kids. But now that Obama refuses to deport illegal alien families, and once my kids are there, in just a few years, they get to bypass the immigration laws and go to the front of the line, why should I even hesitate to climb the fence? And hey, once the kids get green cards, that helps me! Who-hoo! America, here I come!"
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June 19, 2012 at 11:57 AMBTW, I have noticed that OWEbama has been complaining a lot lately that the US Congress occasionally does the will of it's constituents, instead of doing whatever he wants. Why doesn't he just issue an executive order dissolving Congress altogether, and that way OWEbama can just rule by dictating all of our laws straight from the White House? -
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June 19, 2012 at 12:00 PMI think it's a good thing. Why punish those who were brought here illegally with no choice in the matter? The criteria they have to meet to get the work visa is appropriate and fair. I do think they should write into it that it only applies to those already here when it was put in place, so as to discourage illegals from coming now to take advantage of the order. I'm a firm believer that adult illegal aliens should be deported, but making their children suffer the consequences of their mistakes isn't necessary and this act is a good "compromise". -
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Incorrect. A BIPARTISAN congress debated a number of Amnesty bills a few years ago. And a BIPARTISAN congress voted them down. The reason? OVERWEHELMING opposition from the American People. Polling at the time indicated an astounding 90% opposition!!! (BTW, This is the normal legislative process, not "gridlock" because you are crying because a small group did not get their way over the objection of everyone else) -
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Pure pandering politics and, worse, an illegal and obvious power grab that flouts and ignores the Constitution of the United States of America. A slap in the face to all citizens. Obama must go; he is a danger to our Republic.
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June 19, 2012 at 12:08 PMThe first time I ever voted it was for Obama. Now...I kind of feel like I made a mistake. What happened to all those change promises? I really believed in him. Now the economy is worse and he is legalizing all these people for no reason? When he promised change I thought it would be for a better America, no worse.


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November 01, 2013
Nov. 1 -- UT has received funding from computer chip maker Intel to develop computer codes to make personalized medicine and other transformative scientific discoveries possible.
The funding will open an Intel Parallel Computing Center at the Joint Institute for Computational Sciences (JICS) at UT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Parallel computing, used in supercomputers, is a form of computation in which many calculations are carried out simultaneously. The focus of the center will be to take supercomputing to the next level to meet scientific computing demands. Today's research faces limitations due to the amount of data, time, and energy it takes to run calculations.
The center will initially focus on two projects in computational biology that may lead to medical advances.
"We are making great scientific advances, but our computing machines are not keeping pace with the enormous data growth," said Tony Mezzacappa, JICS director and project lead. "We are grateful to Intel for supporting this center which allows us to develop codes that can catalyze scientific advances and fuel the future of personalized medicine and biotechnology."
The first project will enable a team led by Jeremy Smith, UT-ORNL Governor's Chair for Molecular Biophysics, to optimize a molecular dynamics code called GROMACS to operate on next-generation Intel machines. GROMACS is primarily used to study the interactions of biochemical molecules, enabling drug discovery, and metabolic research.
"The GROMACS package has been employed in more than ten-thousand published scientific applications since 2000. Optimizing this code for next-generation Intel machines is an important step in making these simulations run more efficiently and faster," said Smith. "This allows these simulations to be more accurate and detailed, helping us understand the living world around us better."
The second project will enable a team led by Glenn Brook, JICS chief technology officer and co-project lead, and Bhanu Rekepalli, computational scientist, to optimize a gene sequence analysis code called BLAST to operate efficiently on future computing platforms. BLAST is key to genomics and the future of biotechnology and personalized medicine.
"There is an overwhelming amount of data, particularly in genomics, and we have only been able to scratch the surface," said Brook. "Optimizing critical codes like BLAST for next-generation Intel machines will allow us to interpret the data faster and more effectively."
"The machines will also change the way we do science," said Mezzacappa. "For example, instead of performing years of clinical trials, we can do computations that narrow the focus to get drugs to the market faster and at less cost."
The center continues a legacy of supercomputing excellence in East Tennessee, home to JICS and the world's fastest supercomputers.
"The University of Tennessee and its partner, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, are the epicenter of supercomputing," said Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek. "Researchers worldwide tap into our unparalleled resources, and partnerships like this one allow them to push to the forefront of discovery."
The Intel Parallel Computing Center began operations earlier this month. Collaborators include Roland Schulz, John Eblen, Travis Thompson, and Shane Sawyer. Other projects also are being developed.
There are four other Intel Parallel Computing Centers located at Purdue University, Texas Advanced Computing Center at the University of Texas in Austin, Zuse Institut Berlin in Germany, and CINECA, a nonprofit consortium of Italian universities and institutions.
JICS manages the National Institute for Computational Sciences for the National Science Foundation, operating supercomputers that rank among the most powerful systems in the world.
For more information, visit the JICS website.
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10/30/2013 | Cray, DDN, Mellanox, NetApp, ScaleMP, Supermicro, Xyratex | Creating data is easy… the challenge is getting it to the right place to make use of it. This paper discusses fresh solutions that can directly increase I/O efficiency, and the applications of these solutions to current, and new technology infrastructures.
10/01/2013 | IBM | A new trend is developing in the HPC space that is also affecting enterprise computing productivity with the arrival of "ultra-dense" hyper-scale servers.
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08/27/2013 Gophers Release Depth Chart, Injury ReportMinnesota hosts UNLV at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29 10/13/2012 Postgame Notes: Northwestern 21, Gophers 13Postgame notes from the Gophers' 21-13 homecoming loss to Northwestern 02/01/2012 Coach Kill Introduces 2012 Signing ClassGophers welcome newest class of football players 10/26/2013 USATSPI: Minnesota vs. No. 25 Nebraska - 10/26/13USATSPI: Minnesota vs. No. 25 Nebraska - 10/26/13 Game-By-Game Stats (PDF) 2013 SOPHOMORE SEASON: Saw action against UNLV, at New Mexico State, against Western Illinois and San Jose State, but did not record any statistics started against Iowa, but did not record any statistics played at Michigan and at Northwestern helped block for a unit that generated 430 yards of total offense (271 rushing yards) in a win against Nebraska protected for an offense that totaled 573 yards at Indiana and 381 yards against Penn State played against Wisconsin and at Michigan State where he helped the Gophers become the second team to rush for more than 100 yards (124 yards) against the Spartans. |
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EDGE Award to HRH Group of Hotels
IT department of HRH Group of Hotels, Udaipur has been awarded with the EDGE award for its technical excellence. IT Head of HRH Group of Hotels, Vijay Chaudhari received the award in the recently organized function at Convention and Exhibition Centre, Mumbai.
Chief Editor of Information Week, Brayan Perera felicitated Chaudhari with the award.
EDGE (Enterprises Driving Growth and Excellence) is the award of highest degree presented to various businesses in the world by IT media group run by Information Week Magazine based at New York. This group has been active in India since 2009.
This organization announces awards based on the work and progress achieved by businesses in various verticals through Information Technology (IT).


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The Penans in Murum affected by the Murum Hydroelectric Power Dam are still blockading the road leading to the construction site of the dam despite newspaper reports saying otherwise, reports Mark Bujang.
Raymond Abin, coordinator for Sarawak Conservation Alliance for Natural Environment (Scane) confirmed today via telephone that the blockade in Murum is still on and the reports in the newspapers saying that the blockade had been lifted are false.
Raymond said, "Liwan Lagang did indeed tried to negotiate with the Penans to dismantle the blockade; however the Penans were not happy with him as he could not assure them in writing that the government would accede to their demands."
According to Raymond, the Penans, however, did agree to Liwan's suggestion not to bring their children to the blockade site, and with this some of the Penans brought their children back to their villages.
Liwan also invited a few Penans with him to Bintulu and then Kuching to meet and negotiate with government officials there.
It is here that Liwan told the press that the blockade had been lifted contrary to the report that Raymond gave.
"I met the elders and leaders in Murum yesterday and they are saying that the blockade is still on," Raymond said.
"They told me that only one headman accompanied the few members of the community to Kuching and that they are not in the position to make any decisions on behalf of the whole community," he added. "The Penans are still adamant with their demands to the government."
Among their demands are 25 hectares of land for each of the 300 families affected by the dam; RM500,000 cash compensation for each family; 30,000 hectares of land to each of the nine villages; an education fund for their children; a community development fund for their community; and rights to land which are not flooded (islands created) by the dam.
On Monday, 8 October 2012, the Borneo Post reported that the Penans in Murum had ended their 10-day blockade with the intervention of state assembly member for Belaga, Liwan Lagang, who is also Sarawak's Assistant Minister of Culture and Heritage.
The Penans are from eight villages, namely Long Wat, Long Luar, Long Tangau, Long Menapa, Long Singu and Long Malim, located upstream, and Long Peran and Long Jaik, downstream of the dam project site.
The Murum Dam will inundate and require the forced relocation of about 1,500 Penans as well as the 18 Kenyah-Badeng families in Long Umpa village near Long Malim in Danum River, the upper course of the Murum River.
SAVE Rivers is again urging the government to listen to the plights of the Penans and is emphasising the need for the government to abide by the United Nations Declarations on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Undrip) which Malaysia has agreed to adopt at the United Nations.
SAVE Rivers note with great concern that the government has admitted through James Masing, Sarawak's Minister of Land Development, and now Liwan Lagang that there are a lot of weaknesses in the government's dealing with the Penans affected by the Murum Dam project.
SAVE Rivers is shocked to learn about the revelations in the report from the leaked Murum Resettlement Action Plan about the fate of the natives to be displaced by the Murum Dam (which can be found in the Sarawak Report website). They explain how the impoverished Penans are neglected by the government and that the resettlement site is not suitable for them at all.
This is the very reason why SAVE Rivers is against the planned 11 dams which the state government is planning to build across Sarawak's interior and which will flood thousands of hectares of native customary land and displace thousands of indigenous peoples from their ancestral territories.
SAVE Rivers will continue to provide updates on the blockade situation.
Mark Bujang is secretary of SAVE Rivers
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Please refrain from personal attacks, unnecessary racist slurs, inflammatory or hate speech, crude language and libellous comments. Comments are entirely the commenters' responsibility and are subject to moderation.2 Responses to "Murum blockade still on"
The blockade should only be a token of what is coming to the present watchdog !
The real and only tsunami that is coming soon is the coming GE where and when most of the morons will be kicked out of Putrajaya. Some of them will 'immigrate',some will be indicted, some of them will become 'frogs' and whatever will happen to the rest are just to long a list to be outlined herein.
Whatever it is the one way that can be sure that these morons stop treating tis nation as their banks is to vote them out of Putrajaya in the coming GE, this is what the change of regime is all about. 54 years of being taken for a ride is surely too long and surely you are not about to give these ,morons from Umno, another term in power, as asked for by the chief of the warlords ! -
Well if that is the compensation requested it is better that the project to be cancelled


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Rapiscan Systems Receives $20M Order for Advanced Checked Baggage Inspection Systems Based on RTT
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Rapiscan Systems Receives $20 Million Order for Advanced Checked Baggage Inspection Systems Based on Real Time Tomography (RTT) Technology
- Initial Order from Manchester Airport Group
- Revolutionary Solid State CT Represents Generational Leap
- Provides Significant Improvement in Baggage Screening Efficiency and Threat Detection
Rapiscan Systems, an OSI Systems, Inc.(NASDAQ:OSIS) company received an approximately $20 million order to provide multiple units of the Real Time Tomography (RTT) Inspection systems to Manchester Airport Group (MAG) in the U.K., where these systems will be used to automatically inspect checked passenger baggage for explosives and other potential threats. The RTT is a revolutionary solid-state CT system that can achieve speed and operational dynamics significantly superior to existing CT designs. RTT provides high-resolution 3-D images at exceptional speeds processing up to 1,800 bags per hour, which equates to the highest throughput available on the market today. Initial models of the RTT are targeted at the aviation checked-baggage inspection market.
Rapiscan Systems' President, Ajay Mehra, commented, "Our next generation CT system, the RTT, allows airports to upgrade their baggage inspection infrastructure, with minimal modifications, to meet higher standards of screening required in the EU without sacrificing the operational throughput required by airports. The unique mix of CT detection performance and high throughput positions the RTT in a class by itself, and makes it the first system that truly bridges the gap between EU and US requirements."
The order by Manchester is the initial commercial sale of the Real Time Tomography system, which offers airports significant improvement, over existing security screening technologies, in threat detection and operational efficiency.
OSI Systems' CEO, Deepak Chopra, stated, "We are excited about the first commercial order for the Rapiscan RTT baggage inspection system. We are especially gratified that Manchester Airports Group, one of the world's most forward-thinking airport groups, has selected the RTT. RTT's design and performance will not only address MAG's security requirements – it is expected to also provide lower overall operational and services costs than traditional CT based baggage scanners."
Andrew Harrison, Managing Director, Manchester Airport, said: "Our order for the RTT technology is the latest innovative development in our approach to aviation security both in terms of improving customer service and managing potential threats. We have worked closely with Rapiscan on the development of the RTT including its trial at Manchester Airport in 2009. With its revolutionary design and unprecedented performance, Rapiscan's RTT will help us to maintain our reputation as one of Europe's most passenger friendly airports."
About Rapiscan Systems
Rapiscan Systems, Inc., a division of OSI Systems, Inc., is a leading global supplier of security inspection solutions utilizing X-ray and gamma-ray imaging, and advanced threat identification techniques such as neutron and diffraction analysis. The company's products are sold into four market segments: Baggage and Parcel Inspection, Cargo and Vehicle Inspection, Hold Baggage Screening and People Screening. The company has an installed base globally of more than 70,000 security and inspection systems. The Rapiscan Systems product line is manufactured at four locations and supported by a global support service network. As the world's leading security screening provider, Rapiscan Systems provides state of the art products, solutions and services that meet our customers' most demanding threat detection needs --- while improving their operational efficiency.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements include information regarding the Company's expectations, goals or intentions about the future, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the performance of the Company's products. The actual results may differ materially from those described in or implied by any forward-looking statement. Other important factors are set forth in the Securities and Exchange Commission filings of OSI Systems, Inc. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made, and we undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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Less than three years ago, Saturdays Surf NYC opened in SoHo, targeting a tribe of customers seeking a singular lifestyle. A lifestyle focused on surfing, living, and working in New York City.
Today the store carries a line of private-label apparel, surf boards, wetsuits, and accessories. A cafe and espresso bar near the entrance serves high-end coffee, and a garden hidden in the back offers customers a break from the hustle and bustle of the city outside. The combination of quality products and atmosphere led the magazine GQ to label Saturdays NYC as "the coolest store in America."
The co-owners of Saturdays embody the vibe of their store, and when they got things up and running, hoped they could find a way to integrate their personal technology choices in their business.
"When we opened the store, (we) were all using Macs in our personal lives," Saturdays co-owner Morgan Collett said. "A lot of times with business-related projects, it's assumed you have to (use) PC(s), but we really wanted to use Macs in our everyday business."
The Challenge
At the beginning, Saturdays deployed a basic point-of-sale (POS) system with limited functionality. But as they discovered, these starter systems often lack the ability to expand as sales increase and the number of products multiplies.
They needed a powerful POS interface that could handle both a wholesale side and a retail side without splitting up the inventory, all the while holding out hope that the solution wouldn't look out of place in their trendy store.
The Solution
So in 2010, they got in touch with AMP Retail Solutions, a certified LightSpeed reseller. Built on a Mac platform, LightSpeed (and LightSpeed for iPad) has the power of a traditional PC-based POS system with the aesthetics Apple is known for.
Similar in appearance to the iTunes interface, LightSpeed allows Saturdays to upload and view their store inventory using photos, showcasing the beauty of their products even on a computer screen.
When the LightSpeed for iPad POS became available, the owners of Saturdays jumped at the chance to add mobility to their system on the hottest and coolest technology platform available.
The Benefits of LightSpeed for iPad POS
Employees and owners alike praise the versatility and features of LightSpeed for iPad POS.
"It's so much easier - we can help our customers anywhere in the store, do invoices (and) process credit card payments," sales associate Angus Mcintosh said. "(With) just a few taps on the iPad, the customer's out the door with everything they love and we know (the transaction has) been done right."
A feature called "Show and Tell" produces up to five high-resolution images of products that may be too big or bulky to keep on the sales floor. Saturdays uses Show and Tell to give customers a closer look at the surfboards currently available, without having to haul the boards up from the basement storeroom.
Since every product can be displayed on the iPad POS, the technology lures customers in and simplifies the sales process. And the intelligence of the POS platform as a whole, means that LightSpeed can tell the user which products are selling quickly and which are lagging behind.
"LightSpeed for iPad (POS) has really helped us out in a huge way and taken the store to a whole different level," Mcintosh said.
About LightSpeed
Based in Canada, Light Speed offers retailers a comprehensive suite of tools tailored to the Mac platform. With nearly 400 resellers in 25 countries, in addition to a direct sales team, the company targets single-store, small-to-medium size retail chains, and online retailers over a wide spectrum of verticals. The majority of their users adopted the LightSpeed POS system when they first opened their retail business.
The LightSpeed POS solution features the Apple Cover Flow technology that gives users the ability to browse customers and products graphically, reducing errors and the incidence of fraud. With a look and feel similar to Apple's iTunes, the back office functions require just a click, drag, and drop.
The LightSpeed Web Store gives retailers the option of adding on a fully customizable ecommerce site using their existing LightSpeed database.
LightSpeed's suite of tools includes ordering and invoicing capabilities, label and bar code printing, reporting, inventory management, customer profiling and tracking, credit-card processing, gift cards, multi-store lookups, and stock transfers.
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Located in New York state, reseller AMP Retail Solutions helped Saturdays deploy the LightSpeed for iPad POS solution. The owners of Saturdays turned to AMP for help based on the reseller's encyclopedic knowledge of Apple products.
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The Inverted Jenny
How an upside-down biplane on a 24-cent stamp, now on display at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum, seemed to jinx early attempts at carrying the mail by air
- By Edwards Park
- Smithsonian magazine, July 1996, Subscribe
The people over at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum call it the Jenny Class Reunion. But there are no drinks, songs or hotel hospitality rooms crammed with loud and aging humans. It is simply a gallery with 23 silent and splendidly preserved postage stamps on decorous display. One of them belongs to the Smithsonian. The others are on loan from generous owners around the country.
To a layman, the Inverted Jenny is just a 24-cent stamp, red with a blue picture of an old-fashioned biplane — but oops! The plane is upside down. To a pilot it pictures an ancient Curtiss JN-4, or "Jenny," apparently at the top of a loop or in the middle of a slow roll. To postal officials it's an embarrassing error that regrettably stumbled into circulation. Only 100 examples slipped past printing inspectors and made their way to the public at the tag end of World War I. All 100 instantly became collector's items. To philatelists, each one is worth about $100,000, depending on its condition. Quite a return on an original investment of 24 cents, though in 1918 for that sum you could buy four glasses of beer with change left over.
"Ever since we were given ours about 30 years ago," says James Bruns, director of the National Postal Museum, "philatelists have planned their vacations around a visit to Washington just to look at it. When they arrive and find it's hidden away, they complain and write nasty letters. But we can't put it on permanent display if we want our grandchildren to see it."
Why? Because of that old museum curator's bugaboo: ultraviolet light. The stamp's perimeter, the "frame," is red, an unstable color. Ultraviolet light would gradually fade it, turning it orange. It's OK, however, to showcase this Smithsonian treasure for short periods. So, in order to atone for past disappointments, and to celebrate the Institution's 150th birthday, our Inverted Jenny is being reunited with those others to provide a feast of philatelic rarities worth more than $2 million. The 23 stamps will be on display at the Postal Museum (Smithsonian, August 1993) from July 30 through September 30.
"This is our first big-time exhibit," Bruns says with pride--and a touch of stage fright. "We have to cope with insurance and security."
The stars of the museum's show are airmail stamps offered for sale on May 13, 1918, in time for the first official airmail flights, two days later. On the morning of the 14th, avid Washington, D.C. collector William T. Robey showed up at a post office on New York Avenue near 13th Street. He was looking for errors and knew that the last minute rush to print, as well as the two-color printing process, would make the stamps especially vulnerable to discrepancies. He knew that stamp collectors would pay high prices for those errors, but he probably never imagined just how high.
Though $24 was serious money back then, Robey decided to get a sheet of 100 stamps. The details of what happened that day are varied, but one version recounted by Robey in 1938 describes how he went back to the post office and asked the clerk if any more airmail stamps had come in. "He brought forth a full sheet," Robey said, "and my heart stood still." The image was upside down! "It was a thrill that comes once in a lifetime," said Robey.
The clerk scanned the sheet but did not hesitate to hand it over. Robey asked if he had more sheets just like it. "At that," says Jim Bruns, "the clerk smelled a rat, and closed his window."
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What is the value of a poor conditoned 1918 Up side down Jenny stamp?
Posted by Dick Lynam on January 25,2012 | 02:17 PM
Upside down airplane stamp was stolen from me in 1982 by a school teacher in charleston,sc
Posted by phillip hudnall on October 8,2010 | 10:07 AM
i m kinds of a postage stamp collector.i have many kind of stamp in the various country.i wanna share about the knowledge of postage stamp.connect me.
Posted by sysnester heinz on July 20,2010 | 11:57 PM
I have one of the bi plane stamp in a picture I found at my granmother home she died and have plenty of other stamp not canceled out what is the going price of the stamp
Posted by robert llapoeta on January 11,2010 | 09:20 AM
Who designed the stamp and who drew the original art of the airplane on the stamp?
Posted by David J Crawford on January 3,2010 | 10:21 PM


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Kennebec Land Trust Summer Internship Kennebec Land Trust (KLT) is seeking summer interns to work on trail maintenance and construction, land conservation projects, invasive plant control, educational programming, and general office work such as writing press releases and sending out mailings. Interested applicants should be willing to learn basic plant identification skills, be able to perform physically demanding field work, be comfortable multi-tasking in the office, and have an interest in land conservation. http://www.tklt.org/Internship.htm Independent Research Opportunities In addition to our Summer Internship Program, KLT provides opportunities for students to conduct independent research focused on wildlife and plant ecology, land use history, and conservation and resource management. This summer we are specifically looking for students to conduct studies focused on 1) the ecological functions and characteristics of mature growth forests 2) the economic and conservation benefits of a local woods market. In addition to these topics, we welcome other project proposals. Students' studies have the potential to enhance KLT's educational offerings, and to inform property management plans and our land conservation program. KLT will help students frame research questions and identify properties on which to conduct research. We ask that students work with an advisor from their college or university on their independent projects, and that they submit a final report to KLT upon completion of their summer research. Rate of pay: Internships with KLT are unpaid. Interns and students conducting independent research projects are encouraged to apply for grant funding or work study funds from their college or university to compensate their time with KLT. KLT will provide mileage at IRS rate for summer interns. Housing is not provided. KLT supervision: Theresa Kerchner, Executive Director, and Nicole Rhodes, Conservation Assistant Hours: Flexible hours; 25-40 hours a week; May/June-August; some weeks may consist of more work hours than others. Qualifications: • minimum of one year of college, with preference to students working towards degrees in education, environmental science, biology, land surveying or related degree (or equivalent experience); other majors will be considered • ability to work independently and as part of a team • strong organizational and time management skills • ability to perform moderately strenuous manual labor • comfortable working outside • valid drivers license To apply: Please send a cover letter, resume, and list of two references to the address below by March 29, 2013. Both academic and prior work references are accepted. Date posted: January 24, 2013 |
Teresa Withee, Summer 2012 Amanda Lavigueur, Summer 2011 Connie Kent, Summer 2011 Aaron Kaplan, Summer 2011 Nathalie Woolworth, Fall 2010 Katie Jennings, Summer 2010 Wade Davis, Summer 2010 Katie Epstein, Summer 2009 |
My summer working alongside KLT staff and volunteers as an intern was a truly educational and motivating experience. Each person I met possessed a love for the environment and a desire to protect it for our use and the natural world's use, making each of those people an inspiration to me. From this experience I gained skills that I feel will be helpful in whatever career I eventually choose: skills like grant and press release writing, engaging with the public for educational purposes, and doing effective research. The very fact that my summer research project was on a topic I had absolutely no previous knowledge of (timber harvesting) had an unexpected bonus in that it allowed me to learn about an environmental issue that I hadn't considered before. I hope to bring what I learned from this experience to a state or national environmental organization next summer. - Teresa Withee, Bowdoin College, Summer 2012 My summer as an intern with KLT was the most important academic and professional experience I've had to date. It may not have been life-changing, but it was path-affirming. I acquired a variety of skills, including plant and bird identification, grant-writing, and even phone skills. I also had the opportunity to start a research project from scratch, which was both challenging and rewarding. The aspect of the internship I enjoyed most was having the opportunity to work with a variety of people. Everyone I worked with was knowledgeable and helpful, and Theresa went out of her way to allow us to participate in a variety of unique experiences. I found that when you work for a small non-profit, everyone is a valuable member of the team because there is always a task that needs doing. I hope to continue exploring work opportunities in the environmental sector and potentially working for a non-profit. - Amanda Lavigueur, Colby College, Summer 2011
- Connie Kent, University of Vermont, Graduate School, Summer 2011
- Aaron Kaplan, Bates College, Summer 2011 With just three weeks at KLT under my belt, I have had the good fortune to walk three new KLT trails – a loop on Lake Cobbossee's Horseshoe Island, and extensions of the Gott Pasture trail in Wayne and the Parker Pond Preserve trail in Fayette. The three September days I chose for exploring these properties were crisp and beautiful. Bright skies brought to life the luster of New England fall in the shifting waters of Lake Cobbossee, Wilson Pond, and Parker Pond. - Nathalie Woolworth, Bates College, Fall 2010 My days as a Summer 2010 Kennebec Land Trust intern consisted of a dynamic mix of activities. I spent an equal amount of time in the field and in the office. It was a perfect balance! When it became too buggy at Gannett, I would retreat to the office to work on advertisements for upcoming KLT events. And when my eyes were fuzzy from staring at the computer too long, I escaped to do trail work at Parker Pond. I initially joined Kennebec Land Trust hoping to learn more about land conservation. I was interested in the values, philosophies, and ideals, but also in the day to day activities required to keep a small non-profit afloat. Through the summer, I was fortunate to be exposed to all these features through KLT. – Katie Jennings, University of New Hampshire, Summer 2010 One morning I found myself tearing up invasive honeysuckle in a mosquito-infested forest in central Maine. That afternoon I was in the office typing a press release to announce the Kennebec Land Trust's new book. The next morning I was leading thirty first-graders on a nature walk. My time at KLT was filled with a well-balanced variety of field and office work. I blazed trails, attended a forestry conference, created a property brochure, researched a grant, wrote press releases, managed invasive plants, and much more. My experience at KLT has taught me that effective land conservation occurs on the very localized level. I learned that a successful land conservation movement requires a community-wide effort with strong partnerships and committed individuals drawn from the full spectrum of land users and landowners. The KLT internship provided me with the opportunity to meaningfully experience the many layers of land conservation. – Wade Davis, Williams College, Summer 2010 I can't imagine a better summer than this past one working with the KLT. I was able not only to practice and hone some valuable interview and writing skills, but to spend time exploring beautiful trails. It is now clear to me that community and conservation are inextricably intertwined. Knowing that small spaces and places make a big difference, I hope to continue working with grassroots level conservation in the future. - Katie Epstein, Davidson College, Summer 2009 It is hard to accurately depict the way I felt while working for KLT. I can describe the company: the board members were amiable and engaged in the work we were doing, the land owners were passionate about conserving their properties for future generations, and our boss, Theresa, truly cared for her interns, made sure we enjoyed and were comfortable with our work, and kept us focused so that we could accomplish as much as possible. In fewer words, working with the KLT was awesome. - Bryan Prelgovisk, Colby College, Summer 2009 I worked this summer to address erosion issues from foot traffic and motorized vehicles, then progressed toward controlling invasive plant species. What I enjoyed most was the opportunity to learn and work with my community, while doing hands-on work that produced immediate, visible results. - Colin Jones, Brevard College, Summer 2009 I enjoy being in the middle of the woods while observing the topography, vegetation, and animal life. I feel in touch with the past when I use stone walls and old woods roads as landmarks during my pursuit of barberry eradication at the Curtis property. - Josh Lake, Bates College, Summer and Fall 2009 Working at the KLT this summer was an interesting and exciting way to get involved in environmental work in an area near my home. I especially enjoyed the process of getting to know the various local properties. The past summer made me realize there are a lot more easily accessible scenic areas than I'd known before. - Sam Whittemore, MIT, Summer 2009 |