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Baseball, not football, was the sport of choice for UT students in the 1880s. In the spring of 1885, when the University was not yet two years old, a student enrolled who claimed to have the only curve ball pitch in the state. The curve ball was a new addition to the game, welcomed by baseball progressives, and hated by the sport's purists. Nevertheless, University students formed a team "that rated high in brain power, low in brute force," and challenged any Texas college to a game. Southwestern University, thirty miles north in Georgetown, answered the call and invited UT to a picnic and baseball game. The University accepted, and students arranged to make the trip to Georgetown on a chartered train.
On a Saturday morning in April 1885, the first UT baseball team, along with most of the student body, arrived at the downtown Austin train station and boarded the passenger cars bound for Georgetown. Everything was on schedule until the final whistle sounded. Just as the train was ready to leave, two coeds announced the need for some ribbon to identify them as University of Texas supporters.
Today's college fans arrive at stadiums clad in t-shirts and caps. But in the 1880s, colored ribbons were worn on lapels to show team loyalty. The more enterprising male students sported longer ribbons, so they would have extra to share with a pretty coed who had none. The truly ingenious (or just plain desperate) wore ribbons almost down to their knees.
The dates of the two Texas coeds, Venable Proctor and Clarence Miller, always eager to impress the ladies, jumped off the train and sprinted a block north along Congress Avenue to the nearest general store. Out of breath, they managed to ask the shopkeeper for three bolts of two colors of ribbon. "What colors?" the shopkeeper asked. "Anything," was the response. After all, the train was leaving the station, and there was no time to be particular.
The shopkeeper gave them the colors he had the most in stock: white ribbon, which was popular for weddings and parties and was always in demand, and bright orange ribbon, because no one bought the color, and the store had plenty to spare.
Loaded with their supplies, Proctor and Miller ran back and boarded the moving train as it left for Georgetown. Along the way, the ribbon was divided and distributed to everyone except for a law student named Yancey Lewis, "who had evolved a barbaric scheme of individual adornment by utilizing the remnants."
Unfortunately, it rained that Saturday afternoon, the curve ball curved not, and Texas outfielders ran weary miles in a lost cause. According to one witness, the University's colors were "christened on a dire and stricken field."
Or were they? Even though the first baseball team had sported orange and white, the colors were by no means official, and subject to the whims of future UT students.
After a decade of starts and stops, the University of Texas fielded its first "permanent" football team in 1893. The first recorded game was actually ten years earlier, during UT's very first fall term, though it was a rather embarrassing two-goals-to-none loss against a group of high school students at the Bickler School in downtown Austin. Football, the newfangled sport that could draw 50,000 spectators to a Princeton-Yale game in the 1880s, required a little more time to be accepted in the Lone Star State.
The UT football team of 1893 played four games, a pair in the fall and two more in the spring. The first was against the Dallas Foot Ball Club that claimed to be the best in the state. Held at the Dallas Fair Grounds, the game attracted a record 1200 onlookers. It was a tough and spirited match, but when the dust had settled, the "University Eleven" had pulled off an 18 – 16 upset. "Our name is pants, and our glory has departed," growled the Dallas Daily News. The UT team would go on to a spotless record and earn the undisputed boast of "best in Texas."
The UT team, though, didn't wear orange. Their striped uniforms were gold and white.
In the 1890s, the forty acre UT campus consisted of a still-unfinished Victorian-Gothic Main Building, a chemical lab building to its northwest, and a plain-looking men's dorm, known as Brackenridge or "B." Hall, nestled down the hill to the east. All were fashioned from pale yellow Austin pressed brick, and trimmed with cream-colored limestone quarried in nearby Cedar Park. (The Gebauer Building, built in 1904 for engineering, is today the home for College of Liberal Arts, and is the last survivor of this early UT architecture.) Students identified themselves with their surroundings on the campus, and several University teams donned gold and white uniforms.
Of course, gold and white weren't official, either, and only lasted a couple of years. Members of the student-run UT Athletic Association wanted a more "masculine" color, and in 1895 orange was paired with white once more. White uniforms, though, were difficult to clean after a hard-fought victory on the football field. In 1898, to save cleaning costs, the Athletic Association opted for a darker color that wouldn't show dirt as easily: maroon.
For the next three years, UT football, baseball, and track uniforms, along with letter sweaters, were orange and maroon. This created more than a little controversy, especially among the alumni. Adding to the confusion was the Cactus Yearbook, then published by the Athletic Association, which listed the University colors as either gold or orange and white. The appearance of the 1899 Cactus made matters worse. It suddenly declared the University colors to be "Gold and Maroon," which just happened to be the same hues used for the yearbook's cover. And all the while, students the University's medical branch in Galveston wanted to throw out the double-colors in favor of a single one: royal blue. Attending a football game in 1899, a UT fan would have found his compatriots sporting all shades of yellows, oranges, whites, reds, maroons, and a few in blue.
After considerable discussion, the Board of Regents decided to hold an election to settle the matter. Students, faculty, staff and alumni were all invited to send in their ballots. Out of the 1,111 votes cast, 562 were for orange and white, a majority by just seven votes. Orange and maroon receive 310, royal blue 203, crimson 10, royal blue and crimson 11, and few other colors scattered among the remaining 15 votes.
For almost thirty years, UT athletic teams wore bright orange on their uniforms, which usually faded to a yellow by the end of the season after having been washed a few times. By the 1920s, other college teams sometimes called the Longhorn squads "yellow bellies," a term that didn't sit well with the athletic department. In 1928, UT football coach Clyde Littlefield ordered uniforms in a darker shade of orange that wouldn't fade, and would become known as "burnt orange" or "Texas orange." The dark-orange color remained until part-way though the Great Depression in the 1930s, when the dye became too expensive. UT uniforms were bright orange for another two decades, until football coach Darrell Royal revised the burnt orange color in the early 1960s.


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"Based on the study and our findings, substance use prevention needs to be addressed on a multidimensional level," said Dr. McCarty. "We need to be aware of and monitor early adolescent stress levels, and parents, teachers and adults need to tune into kids' mental health. We know that youth who initiate substance abuse before age 14 are at a high risk of long-term substance abuse problems and myriad health complications."
Dr. McCarty Offers Tips for Parents to Help Reduce Early Alcohol Use
Dr. McCarty and the research team analyzed data from the Developmental Pathways Project, a longitudinal study of 521 youth sampled from the Seattle Public Schools. Researchers analyzed the effects of depression, anxiety, stress and support on initiation of substance use, which was measured at five different time points between sixth and eighth grade.
Seattle Children's Research Institute, in collaboration with the University of Washington and Seattle University, will continue to study this topic, next looking at the timing between youth substance use and depression, as well as how intervention programs for depression impact substance use.
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Virbhadra Singh files defamation case against three BJP leaders
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Thursday filed a defamation case against former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader (BJP) Mr. PK Dhumal, Mr. Arun Jaitley and Mr. Anurag Thakur.
"I have filed a defamation case against 3 people which includes, Mr. PK Dhumal, Mr. Arun Jaitley and Mr. Anurag Thakur," said Singh.
Prem Kumar Dhumal had accused Virbhadra Singh of re-allotting the hydel project, to the same company despite most of the ministers in the Cabinet being against the decision.
"Despite most of the ministers in the Cabinet being against the decision, the project was given to the same company. In the name of FDI he introduced an NRI to execute the project," he said.
"It was rejected within six months of its allotment and three times this issue went to the cabinet for reconsideration," he added.
He said it was all due to the Virbhadra Singh who brought it thrice in the cabinet. Later on, the Supreme Court said that the power project should undergo 'reconsideration' and not're-allotted' but it was re-allotted to the same person.
He further said that the Congress was trying to give an impression that the BJP had re-allotted the project.
The Himachal Pradesh chief minister has been accused by the BJP of indulging in a quid pro quo dealing with a private company. Arun Jaitley had accused Singh of being involved in three cases of corruption, one of which involved the owner of a private company.
He alleged that Virbhadra and his wife Pratibha Singh had received a sum of one crore fifty thousand and two crores respectively from Vanshri Vakamula Chandrashekar, the owner of Venture Energy and Technology Private Limited.
He claimed that the same money was invested in a new company opened by Mr. Chandrashekar called Taarini Enterprise Private Limited, through which, Singh's wife, his son and daughter became its shareholders.
On Thursday, Virbhadra Singh had said," Prove me wrong, and, I will quit politics, forget my post."
Over past one week, both the BJP and the Congress have launched protests against each other over the issue.
On December 31, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha had protested in front of Rahul Gandhi's Tughlak Lane residence, and raised anti- Congress slogans. Some even tried to cross the steel and iron barricades.
On January 1, activists from the Youth Congress and the National Students Union of India (NSUI) sought to take a protest march towards the official residence of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh but were stopped in the middle by the police
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Golf Notebook: Manthena, nonprofit group to host tournament to benefit Special Olympics
La Reina High sophomore Divya Manthena and her nonprofit group, the Krishak Foundation, will hold their third annual charity golf tournament March 22 at Lost Canyons Golf Course.
Cost to play is $150 per person and all proceeds will benefit the Special Olympics of Ventura County. Last year's tournament raised $5,000 for St. Jude's Children's Hospital.
There are also sponsorship opportunities available. Manthena's goal is to raise $20,000.
Deadline to register is Feb. 15.
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The Senior Men's Golf Club at Soule Park held a 2-Man Net Aggregate event last week.
In Flight 1, Ken Lakes and Barry Long had the low score of the day with a carded 134. With the help of a blind draw, Steve Thompson was second with a 151.
In Flight 2, another blind draw helped Hugh Black finish first with a 138. Second was the team of Tom Sheehan and Chuck Montag with a 143.
Dale Babcock and a third blind draw finished first in Flight 3 with a 138. Second was the team of Art Simpson and Bob Soares with a 141.
The Bunker, the new indoor practice facility in Ventura, is establishing a ladies night each Wednesday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Players of all levels are invited to come learn how to play the game of golf. Cost is $20.
There will also be adult beverages and a party cheese platter. Clubs can be provided.
The Bunker Indoor Golf Center is located at 1891 Goodyear Ave, No. 611, off Market St. in Ventura. Call Dan at 805-650-1534 for more information.
The Saticoy Senior Men's Golf Club is looking for new playing members. The club is open to men age 55 years and older. Tournaments are played every Thursday morning at 8 a.m. at Saticoy Regional Park Golf Course.
Membership benefits include $12 green fees, and free range balls every Thursday morning prior to play.
Saticoy Regional Park Golf Course will also let new members play their first Thursday tournament round free after the paid membership is received.
For more information, contact Von Williams, membership chairman, at 805-455-1647, or email@example.com. Or visit http://ssmgc.org.
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Ou brothers (or sisters if we want to piss them off) over at Cage Potato have been developing a one-of-a-kind MMA prediction game called MMA FightPicker, and they're almost ready to unleash it on the world. The official launch date is next Monday, and the game is currently in the beta testing phase, which means they need you to play around with it and tell them what works and what doesn't. Here's what to do:
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- After you join a pool, you'll see a bunch of questions about the week's matchups. Make selections on the ones you feel confident about — or just throw down guesses on all of them. The more questions you answer, the better chance you have of winning the pool, but keep in mind that wrong answers will lose you points.
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Great Race-driven 1907 Renault takes Director's Choice at inaugural Arizona Concours d'Elegance
Alan Travis behind the wheel of his 1907 Renault. Photo by Bob Golfen.
Cars that compete in both concours d'elegance events and the arduous Hemmings Motor News Great Race, a nine-day test of endurance for both man and machine, are a rare sight indeed, but a 1907 Renault AI 35-45 owned by Alan Travis of Phoenix, Arizona, is one exception to this rule. Travis's Renault not only entered and finished the 2012 Great Race, but last Sunday captured the Director's Choice award at the inaugural Arizona Concours d'Elegance.
At speed during the 2012 Great Race. Great Race photos by Tommy Lee Byrd.
Travis's 1907 Renault can claim a racing pedigree that dates to long before the Great Race; in fact, the car is an original Vanderbilt Cup racer, one of about 10 originally purchased by Willie K. Vanderbilt for the early 20th century Long Island races. Its 521-cu.in. L-head four-cylinder engine delivered almost unbelievable performance back in the day; and as late as 1968, its driver was ticketed at a speed of 88 MPH on a Glidden Tour. Prior to the 2012 Great Race, Travis spent roughly four months getting the car into top operational and cosmetic shape, and the Renault remains true to its mechanical roots; starting, for example, still requires cranking that massive engine.
The mechanical restoration was no minor feat, as more than 100 rivets required replacing, a motor mount was broken, a transmission mount was snapped, both rear trunnion perches were damaged and the engine had three valves with burnt faces. During the restoration, the only part changed from original specifications was the carburetor, as Travis substituted a 24-jet carburetor from a 1915 Peugeot Indy 500 racer. Even the wheels, though rebuilt, retained their stock wooden spokes, and the Brewster Coach bodywork is also original to the car. Though the Renault failed to take Best in Show or capture a category win, earning a Director's Choice award with a 107-year-old car that's driven hard on a regular basis is a noteworthy accomplishment.
Don Nichols's best-in-show-winning 1925 Hispano Suiza. Photo by Bob Golfen.
Other cars capturing top honors in Arizona included a 1925 Hispano Suiza H6B Cabriolet de Ville, owned by Don Nichols of Lompoc, California, which brought home Best in Show (its second such award in a year, following a Best in Show at the 2013 Palos Verdes Concours d'Elegance); a 1938 Steyr 220 roadster, owned by Peter Boyle of Oil City, Pennsylvania, which captured both the Avant Garde and Most Elegant Pre-War awards (and added to a trophy case that also includes Best in Show awards at Pinehurst and Ault Park in 2013); a 1937 Maserati 6 CM Grand Prix racer, owned by Bill and Linda Pope of Paradise Valley, Arizona, which captured the Maserati Centennial award; and a 1955 Maserati A6G Frua Spyder, owned by the Thomas Mittler Estate, which earned a win in the Most Elegant Post-War class.
For a complete list of winners by category, visit ArizonaConcours.com.
One-of-six 1938 Steyr Sport Roadster takes Pinehurst Best in Show
1938 Steyr 220 Sport Roadster. Photos by Dave Droschak.
Of the six Glaeser-bodied Steyr 220 Sport Roadsters built before World War II, three were destroyed in the war, one resides in an Austrian museum, and one has been lost to history. That leaves the 1938 Steyr 220 Sport Roadster that took top honors at this past weekend's inaugural Pinehurst Concours d'Elegance as the last known example still in private hands.
Owned by Peter Boyle of Oil City, Pennsylvania, the Steyr had previously taken second in the European Classic: Grand Touring class at last year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Boyle bought the Steyr in 2011 and had it restored last year.
Steyr, or as it later became known, Steyr-Daimler-Puch, is perhaps best known for building trucks and military vehicles, but the Austrian firm once enjoyed reasonable success building luxury sedans, convertibles and sports roadsters. Debuting in 1937, the Steyr 220 series built on the success of the company's earlier and less-powerful models, such as the 120, 125 and 200. Available in four body styles (five-passenger limousine, five-passenger cabriolet, and two cabriolet versions with bodies by Glaeser Coachworks of Dresden, Germany), all 220 models received a 2.3-liter inline six-cylinder engine, rated at 55 horsepower and mated to a four-speed manual transmission. Though Steyr built a total of some 5,900 220 series models from 1937 to 1941, the pre-war European economy didn't encourage purchases like a custom-bodied two-seat sports roadster, and only six of this Glaeser-bodied Steyr variant are known to have been constructed.
Peter Boyle with his Pinehurst Best in Show-winning 1938 Steyr.
Originally built as a demonstrator model for a Berlin dealer, Boyle's roadster features dual carburetors, dual exhausts, a longer-duration cam and bigger valves, all of which were available as factory upgrades from Steyr. Restorer Roger James of D&D Classic Automobile Restoration estimates the changes bump output to around 85 horsepower. Given the car's lightweight and rigid chassis with four-wheel independent suspension, its performance and handling would have been exceptional for the day.
Restoring the 1938 Steyr took nearly a full year, as parts for the car were available only from a single German source with a history of Steyr restorations that spanned two generations. Worse, the supplier wasn't interested in selling a single component, requiring D&D to purchase the entire remaining Steyr parts inventory to get the items needed.
In the case of this nearly one-of-a-kind automobile, the end certainly justifies the means. The maroon-over-cream Steyr Sport Roadster is a stunning and unusual example of pre-war European design. The impact of the Art Deco Streamline Moderne movement on the car's styling is evident, including the subdued primary color with darker accents; the chrome windshield frame, headlamps and wheels; the flowing design of the front fenders and skirted rear fenders; and the plunging chrome trim line used to convey a sense of speed, even when the Glaeser-bodied roadster was parked.
Other Best in Class winners included the 1904 Cadillac Touring of Les Holden that won for Brass Era Cars 1895 to 1915; the 1937 Lincoln Zephyr of Cecil Bozarth that won for Production Prewar 1916 to 1942; the 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad of Brad Bean that won for Production Postwar 1946 to 1982; the 1962 Chevrolet Corvette of Tony McBride that won for the Corvette class; the 1963 Sunbeam Alpine III of Kim Barnes that won for Sports and GT Cars: Small Bore; the 1961 Aston Martin DB4GT of J. Roberto Quiroz that won for Sports and GT Cars: Large Bore; the 1966 Porsche 911 of Chip Perry that won for Preservation Cars; the 1970 Plymouth Superbird of Jurgen Stanley that won for American Muscle Cars 1961 to 1974; the 1955 Porsche 356 Speedster Super of George Kehler that won for the Porsche class; and the 1998 Ferrari 333SP of Kevin Watts that won for the Race Cars 1900 to Present class.
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Jets GM Coming Into the Crosshairs?
Here's some comments from a few columnists from Monday about Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum.
Tara Sullivan – The Record
"When you get an unexpected opportunity to add a player like Tim, you've got to take advantage of it," Tannenbaum said after the trade, on a late-night conference call with reporters. "What we've become is a more diverse, dynamic offense."
Halfway through the season, we have yet to see any on-field evidence of Tannenbaum's claim.
Steve Politi – Star-Ledger
He can't survive another season like this, not with the Jets showing no signs that 3-5 will become anything but 6-10 in a couple months. The GM might have built a team that reached back-to-back AFC title games in 2009 and 2010, but he's also responsible for the paper thin roster now.
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Of War and Life: Ventura veteran remembers his bombsight work during World War II
The number 3 has played a recurring role in Richard Klock's life.
He was born on the third day of the third month. The hospital in which he was born happened to be St. Vincent's in Los Angeles, then located at Third and Alvarado streets. He grew up in a house on 23rd Street. Twenty years into his life, he spent 33 months in the Army.
It's something the Ventura man, who will celebrate his 88th birthday next week, will smile about. It's something that makes him unique.
Klock's memories of Los Angeles in the 1930s are vivid. Though there was quite a bit of development, there was still open space, very little traffic and a sense of safety.
"You could go out any time of night and feel safe," he said. "We never worried about that kind of thing."
His father, Frank, worked for an oil well company, and his mother, Felice, was a retired vaudevillian who once toured with the Santa Fe Railroad and was known popularly as the California Songbird for her work as a professional whistler.
Felice was Frank's second wife. His first, with whom he had four children, died during the 1918 flu epidemic. Felice left her vaudeville work once she married Frank to care for her adopted children and the two the couple would have together.As with many families, the Depression hit hard.
Frank took three cuts in pay, but Klock says he was always thankful for a job.
"The two older kids were sent with my aunt in Minnesota to work in the family restaurant," he said. "It meant two less mouths to feed, and they were able to make some extra money."
Down the street from Klock on 23rd Street, near the Washington and Crenshaw intersection, lived a girl near his age. Corinne's parents were friends with Frank and Felice, and the two would often play together and attended the same grammar school. By high school, however, they parted ways. Corinne attended Bishop Conaty, an all-girls high school; Klock attended St. Agnes High School.
When Klock graduated in June 1941, he began working for the Los Angeles Times, first delivering mail and eventually helping to run the proof press. He left the Times to take a job at Douglas Aircraft Co. in Santa Monica as a riveter for the A-20 Bomber line.
Then came his draft notice.
"I knew it was coming," he said. "It was what we all expected."
On Feb. 8, 1943, Klock got into a streetcar in downtown Los Angeles and headed to Camp Arlington in Riverside, where he completed exams and was issued his uniform and other Army gear.
Two weeks later, he boarded a train headed to Biloxi, Miss.
"I had taken several tests in Riverside," he said. "But they never told us anything. When I got to Biloxi, I thought I was still in the Army. Well, I was, but they had moved me to the Air Corps at Keesler Air Field."
Klock was asked what kind of work he'd like to do, and the almost 20-year-old asked to be an engine mechanic.
"They told me: 'No, that's not what you want to do. We have something better for you,' " he said. "Then they told me about the Norden bombsight."
After training at Keesler, he was transferred to Lowry Field in Denver for an additional four months of training, specifically with Norden bombsight maintenance and autopilot. For the next year, he was sent to several bases, including Walker Field in Kansas, where he worked with the bombsight for B-29s as part of the 20th Air Force, 58th Bomb Wing, 462nd Bomb, 769th Squadron. In February 1944, he was ready for duty overseas.
"We took a troop transport called the USS Mount Vernon out of Los Angeles," he said. "We zigzagged across the Pacific for 39 days and crossed the equator on my birthday."
On March 17, his squadron docked in Melbourne, Australia. From there, the group headed to Bombay, India, where they traveled to their home base 60 miles outside Calcutta.
For a year, he worked on maintenance, cleaning and lubricating the bombsight.
"We were required to maintenance each aircraft every few hours," he said. "The pilots and bombardiers would make notes about what needed to be fixed. And we prepared the planes to fly over the 'hump' into China and would go on two weeks worth of supply flights to get ready for just one mission. The time it took to get ready for one mission meant that we were limited in how many missions we could fly."
The heat in India set limitations of its own.
"It you touched the metal on the planes, you'd get blisters," he said. "The thermometers showed 72 degrees Celsius, which meant it was 149 degrees Fahrenheit. So we only worked at night or in the early morning."
The 769th completed 72 bombing missions, mostly over southern Japan and nearby islands.
On March 17, 1945, a year to the day after their original dock in Melbourne, Klock and his squadron returned to Australia on a stopover to Tinian, where Klock served until November of that year.
After returning home, he was discharged. In September 1946, he married his childhood friend Corinne. They had six children.
Klock returned to Douglas before beginning a more than 30-year career with Pacific Bell. He retired in 1977.
"I really feel I had the best ground job in the Army," he said. "There were only five guys in our squadron that did that job."
Klock noted memories of his squadron's chaplain.
"He had been a missionary in India for eight years before the war," Klock said. "He'd take us on occasional mission trips. I am glad for the experiences, especially those."
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Back Up Execq
I'm new to this environment with regards to back up exec, need help in understanding the concepts in a proper detailed format. Which might be through form of videos or any useful links apart from study guides.
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There are some videos in the Video section which will prove helpful to you, e.g.
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What is the version of BackupExec that you are using?? As you have opened this Discussion under BE 12.5 I doubt there are any videos for this version.
You can always refer to Best Practices & Admin Guide and also to the Readme files.
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At the U.S. Department of State, we believe the best ideas are never bound by borders, relegated to singular institutions or time-limited. They are the start of a conversation rather than the end. And they have the capacity to transform our greatest challenges into opportunity.
The premise behind the Secretary's Office of Global Partnerships is that uncovering the best ideas requires coordination and collaboration across industries, communities, and ideologies. We embrace holistic problem-solving approaches and believe that cautious risk-taking can help us create better solutions.
Under the leadership of Secretary of State John Kerry, the Office is expanding its efforts to support partnership building across the State Department and around the world in new and interesting ways. This first report aims to provide a glimpse at what the Department has been working on, including new and ongoing partnerships, and how we hope to grow in the future.
I hope you will be encouraged and inspired by what you see in the next few pages. And if you are, we want to know. Keep in touch with us on Twitter at @GPIAtState and Facebook to tell us about your partnership successes and ideas!
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The Secretary's Office of Global Partnerships is the entry point for collaboration at the U.S. Department of State, and serves as a:
The Secretary's Office of Global Partnerships leveraged approximately $829 million in public and private resources for diplomacy and development since 2009, and worked with over 1,600 partners from around the world.
Globally, countless partnerships have been launched. In this report, we've selected a few standout partnerships to illustrate the impact these efforts have had, or will have, in the future. These partnerships focus on 10 central themes:
Accelerating Entrepreneurship
(sub-Saharan Africa)
Celebrating Democracy
Developing Community Connections
Engaging Diaspora Communities
Expanding Opportunities for Veterans
(United States)
Fostering Exchanges
Managing Natural Resources Sustainably
Maximizing Human Potential
Promoting & Protecting the Human Rights of LGBT Persons
Supporting Communities Post-Disaster
Embassy to Watch
sub-Saharan Africa
In emerging markets, entrepreneurship unlocks economic potential to lift local populations out of poverty. The impact of entrepreneurship is strongest in areas where the creativity and drive of populations form the foundation for entrepreneurial activities that create sustainable economic growth. Under the leadership of President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry, the Secretary's Office of Global Partnerships facilitates new partnerships to create, educate, and inspire entrepreneurs globally.
Liberalizing Innovation Opportunity Nations (LIONS@FRICA):
LIONS@FRICA is a partnership program that mobilizes the knowledge, expertise, and resources of leading public and private institutions to encourage and enhance Africa's technology and innovation ecosystem by investing in startup capacity building, providing access to capital, promoting connectivity with global markets, and raising credibility of the startup culture.
How it works:
Launched in 2012, LIONS@FRICA leverages the financial and in-kind resources of leading IT companies, international development organizations, technology associations, and startup accelerators and incubators across the African continent to develop flagship programs and initiatives that deliver widespread results.
"The LIONS@FRICA trip to Silicon Valley changed the way I think about my role in Nigeria's emerging tech scene. From broadening my presentation skills to near-Jedi levels; to listening to managerial ideas by off-beat thought-leaders, I've learned how to dream bigger." - Oluseye Soyode-Johnson, co-founder Maliyo Games
Promoting freedom and democracy around the world is central to U.S. foreign policy. The U.S. Department of State is committed to expanding democracy until all world citizens have the fundamental right to choose those who govern them through an on-going civil process that includes free, fair, and transparent elections. As part of this effort, the Department aims to teach youth the importance and value of the electoral process.
U.S. Embassy Election Project:
During the 2012 U.S. Presidential elections, the U.S. Embassy in Berlin rolled out a sophisticated social media project to train teachers and engage youth in an intensive three-week learning program about the American election process and culture.
How it works:
Working in partnership with local and regional universities, telecommunication firms, media companies, and foundations, the U.S. Embassy Election Project developed teacher training sessions, an intensive e-learning course, and online tutorials. Schools participating in the project adopted individual U.S. states, explored economic, cultural and political frameworks, researched past voting behavior in respective states, and were asked to make a presentation that predicted how their adopted state would vote in the election. Classes with the most dynamic presentations were recognized at an event with the U.S. Ambassador.
"At the end of the project, I'd like to thank everybody who was involved in setting up this great e-learning platform. My students and I found this to be a VERY good learning experience. When I develop my teaching materials, I usually focus on Great Britain, but because of this project I have learned a lot about U.S. politics." - Eva Erdmann-Schwarze, teacher from Tuebingen, Germany
Some of the most innovative ideas are created when different combinations of people are placed in new surroundings and given the opportunity to meet, share experiences, and collaborate on projects of mutual interest. When an entrepreneur and an investor from two distant parts of the world connect face-to-face, or when a philanthropist discovers the work of a local organization first-hand, opportunities for collaboration are created to generate economic value, accelerate development, and deliver social benefits to communities.
Partnership Opportunity Delegations (POD):
PODs bring together diverse groups of stakeholders to cultivate new partnership opportunities, and deepen or expand ties across areas of mutual interest. The pilot POD delegation took place in November 2013 in Colombia and the inaugural delegation to Northern Ireland took place in January 2014.
How it works:
While each POD looks and feels a little different, the delegation to Colombia worked to advance the Small Business Network of the Americas–a program launched by President Obama to promote entrepreneurship, innovation, and small business growth in the Western Hemisphere. The delegation built connections to expand access to capital for small businesses in the country. The POD to Northern Ireland aimed to increase investment linkages and partnerships that promote educational, professional, and entrepreneurial opportunities for young people particularly in areas of science and technology.
"We're going to create an environment where people can easily form personal relationships and broad networks with people from every background and every expertise. We're also going to help them with the training and support that they need to turn their ideas into businesses, and then to bring them to scale." -Secretary of State John Kerry, October 11, 2013
The United States is home to the largest number of global diaspora members of any country in the world. Indeed, virtually all Americans have immigrant roots—and these roots are a quintessential part of our national narrative. As informal ambassadors for the United States in their countries of origin, the diplomatic and developmental influence of global diaspora communities has been largely overlooked.
International diaspora Engagement Alliance (IdEA):
IdEA is a unique platform for promoting diaspora-centered initiatives in countries and regions of diaspora origin, heritage, or affinity. Launched by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development, the partnership engages global diaspora communities, the private sector, civil society, and public institutions in collaborative efforts to support economic and social development.
How it works:
IdEA connects diaspora communities with opportunities to give back to their countries of origin or ancestry. IdEA's activities are organized around three principal pillars: investment and entrepreneurship; innovation; and philanthropy and volunteerism. IdEA, together with its partners, designs initiatives that reflect the goals of the partnership and allow diasporas to give back to countries of affinity.
"It should be no surprise that our diaspora communities are one of our most important resources. They are our people-to-people ambassadors to far-away places and uniquely help bridge both geographic and cultural divides. They are changing the way governments and non-governmental organizations approach international development." – Secretary of State John Kerry, May 14, 2013
United States
Secretary Kerry has been a passionate advocate for the men and women that have answered their country's call to service. As a decorated Navy veteran, he has worked tirelessly to create opportunities for those that have sacrificed so much for the good of so many. Recognizing that veterans have a tremendous amount of relevant experience in the field of international relations, the Secretary has championed and prioritized the training and employment of U.S. veterans in foreign affairs-related positions.
Veterans Innovation Partnership (VIP):
Under Secretary Kerry's leadership, the Secretary's Office of the Global Partnerships launched VIP to expand opportunities for military veterans. This innovative public-private partnership assists American veterans in reaching their career goals, and prepares them for careers in diplomacy and development by providing education, training, and employment resources and expertise.
How it works:
VIP creates and deploys strategic partnerships between the U.S. government and the U.S. private sector to mobilize resources and build networks that create foreign affairs-related education, training, and employment opportunities for veterans. The VIP Fellowship provides qualified veterans a one-year paid fellowship within one of four U.S. government international affairs agencies.
"The Veterans Innovation Partnership – VIP, as we are calling it – is not about just what the State Department can do for veterans. It's really based on the notion that veterans can do a lot for the State Department, and that we would be foolish not to try to reach out and harness the talent that exists." – Secretary of State John Kerry, October 31, 2013
For the last half-century, the U.S. Department of State has cultivated mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by fostering international exchanges. Over 170 countries participate in these exchange programs that break down cultural barriers, address U.S. foreign policy priorities, and generate synergistic opportunities around the globe.
An exciting new exchange model has emerged in Japan.
TOMODACHI Initiative:
On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern Tohoku coast. It triggered a devastating tsunami that left nearly 19,000 people dead, destroyed coastal communities, and activated a nuclear crisis. The emergency situation prompted a massive U.S. military emergency response called "Operation TOMODACHI." After the immediate crisis had passed, the U.S. Embassy in Japan launched the TOMODACHI Initiative in coordination with the U.S.-Japan Council. The Initiative is a public-private partnership that invests in the next generation of Japanese leaders by fostering educational and cultural exchanges, and by facilitating leadership programs for youth impacted by the disaster.
How it works:
The TOMODACHI Initiative builds partnerships with businesses, organizations, communities, and individuals passionate about fostering people-to-people exchanges for rising leaders under the age of 35. TOMODACHI's objectives are to increase the number of U.S. and Japanese students studying in each other's countries; promote cultural awareness and exposure between the U.S. and Japan; support programs in academics, language, sports, and culture; and expand opportunities and support for future leaders. Partners support this goal directly through financial, human, and in-kind resources.
"I had lost many, important things in the Great East Japan Earthquake, and I wanted to not let it stop me but rather to go to America to gain what I had lost. TOMODACHI gave me that chance to study abroad." - Atsuko Arimoto, an exchange student from Okuma City, Fukushima prefecture in Baltimore, MD
Growing populations, expanding economies, and climate change put natural resources, and the environment, under increasing pressure. Environmental challenges cross borders and impact the health, safety and livelihoods of communities around the world. Water-energy-food nexus issues underpin a few of the greatest development and diplomatic challenges of our time. Water scarcity and global water security is quickly becoming a key development challenge and an issue requiring a whole-of-U.S. solution. By adopting a partnership approach to these challenges we can leverage the expertise and resources needed to design solutions to sustainably manage water resources.
U.S. Water Partnership (USWP):
U.S. expertise in water resources management is widely recognized around the world. Launched by the U.S. Department of State in 2012, the USWP unites and mobilizes the best of U.S. expertise, resources, and ingenuity to address global water challenges, especially where needs are greatest.
How it works:
The USWP has eight signature initiatives to streamline access to America's water knowledge and resources.
"Access to safe water is essential for our company and our world. The sustainability of water resources is a top priority… We are honored to support the U.S. Water Partnership while being a catalyst for sustainable water access solutions in Africa." - Bea Perez, Chief Sustainability Officer, The Coca-Cola Company
Too often ideas with the greatest potential to make a sustainable, tangible impact on society and our environment go overlooked. And yet these ideas and solutions, with a bit of guidance from experts and entrepreneurs, have the ability to contribute to solving critical challenges in areas such as health, waste, energy, materials, and sustainable production.
LAUNCH aims to identify and support innovative work that is poised to contribute to a sustainable future and accelerate solutions to meet urgent challenges facing our society. The partnership leverages linkages with government, corporations, investment, sustainability and global development organizations to identify, source, and accelerate business and technological innovations that maximize human potential and transform problems into solutions and opportunity.
How it works:
The U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development and NASA have partnered with NIKE to form LAUNCH. Part crowd-sourced intelligence, part technology mentorship, and part business accelerator, LAUNCH was created in 2010 to seek out visionaries, whose world-class ideas, technologies, or programs show great promise for making tangible impacts on some of our greatest sustainability challenges. Each year LAUNCH selects 10 innovators to help bring to market solutions that address a major sustainability "challenge."
"We recognize that to bring truly meaningful change, we need to focus on innovation at a system-wide level, not only on incremental changes. That is why through 2020 LAUNCH, we will identify and scale innovations that have the potential to transform the system of materials and manufacturing." - Santiago Gowland, General Manager, Sustainable Business and Innovation, Nike
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people face serious and acute human rights abuses globally. Around the world, members of the LGBT community continue to face violence and persecution because of who they are and who they love. In some countries the "crime" of being LGBT carries a penalty of death. In 78 countries, same-sex relations by consenting adults are considered a crime.
Global Equality Fund:
In 2011, the U.S. Department of State launched the Global Equality Fund to protect and advance the human rights of LGBT persons by supporting civil society organizations to protect human rights defenders, challenge discriminatory legislation, undertake advocacy campaigns, and document human rights violations that target the LGBT community.
How it works:
The Global Equality Fund connects governments, the private sector and international organizations with a shared goal to provide emergency assistance, skills and capacity through programs that provide technical assistance, and promote tolerance and acceptance within communities.
"We have a moral obligation to stand in pride with LGBT individuals and advocates. We have a moral obligation to decry the marginalization and persecution of LGBT persons. And we have a moral obligation to promote societies that are more just, more fair, and tolerant." - Secretary of State John Kerry, June 19, 2013
Natural disasters, humanitarian disasters, and conflict can occur at any time. While the Secretary's Office of Global Partnerships continuously seeks ways to better prepare and plan for disasters, public-private partnerships are one way in which we create rapid response to disasters, and ensure that the good will of private sector partners is directed to areas where there is the greatest need.
American Community CSR Forum:
In early 2013, the U.S. Embassy in Manila launched a new partnership with American companies operating locally, and investing in corporate social responsibility (CSR). The Embassy brought greater cohesion to its CSR activities by mapping them out. As part of these activities, the Embassy developed a "Playbook for Disaster Relief." This playbook includes a set of principles detailing how the Embassy and the business community can best communicate in a disaster scenario, with the Embassy providing the best information it has on government relief efforts, and providing private sector companies with vital information on what they can contribute during a disaster.
How it works:
The American Community CSR Forum is a partnership between the U.S. Embassy, the American Chamber of Commerce, and American companies investing in CSR in the Philippines. While the Forum has had a number of successes, its most important accomplishment to date has been in the wake of a disaster.
On November 8, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan—known as Yolanda in the Philippines—made landfall in the central Philippines, bringing strong winds and heavy rains that resulted in flooding, landslides, and widespread damage. The storm affected an estimated 9.7 million people and damaged or destroyed an estimated 1.1 million homes across affected areas. The U.S. Embassy in Manila was prepared to act. The Embassy immediately approached the Philippines Government, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. military, and international organizations with a list of resources companies had available to offer.
"Thanks again for your partnership and leadership during these dark hours. Count on Coca-Cola and me personally to continue driving and influencing others to continue this positive efforts to help so many Filipinos that lost everything." - Name withheld
Our U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development colleagues around the world never cease to amaze with their ingenuity and creativity in building public-private partnerships that amplify the impact of traditional diplomacy and development programming. The breadth and scope of partnerships being built around the world is nothing short of amazing. But one Embassy stood out from the rest: the U.S. Embassy in Mexico.
Under the leadership of U.S. Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne, Embassy Mexico engages in a wide range of partnerships that deepen and strengthen the U.S.-Mexico relationship. These include partnerships that enhance regional competitiveness, improve environmental sustainability, protect natural resources, promote youth leadership among at-risk youth, develop indigenous leadership opportunities, advance science and technology education, and promote cultural exchange through music and pop culture.
Given its tremendous successes in partnership building, the Secretary's Office of Global Partnerships designates the U.S. Embassy in Mexico as an "Embassy to Watch."
Congratulations and keep up the good work.
Some Partnership Successes:
We'd like to thank our partners for their commitment and dedication to promoting and strengthening diplomacy and development outcomes through their affiliation with the Secretary's Office of Global Partnerships:


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Year three of the UWM Student Startup Challenge (SSC) is now accepting applications. Go to http://uwmstartupchallenge.com.
The high-profile competition turns students' winning ideas into companies. Starting with only an idea, UWM experts will help winners build a team, develop working prototypes and learn in a "business boot camp." Ideas are judged on novelty, viability and appropriateness for prototyping/development.
In 2014, SSC will fund up to 10 innovations along different themes that we can support thorough various tracks, including:
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• software applications (mobile apps)
• water technologies
• energy-based research and design
• social entrepreneurship and sustainable communities
• consumer products
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• What problem does it solve?
• How will it work?
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Michael Korda, Horse People: Scenes from the Riding Life (HarperCollins, 2003)
The back cover hails this book as ōA beautifully illustrated and intimate exploration of the equestrian obsession.ö
Cover copy is notoriously inaccurate, but that sentence begs for correction. To take the more minor point first, the illustrations are drawings by the author, who is not a professional artist, and black and white snapshots. The majority of both are amateurish, inelegant, and unnecessary.
Furthermore, an ōexploration of the equestrian obsessionö suggests a look at the ancient and profound relationship between humans and horses, using elements of history, folklore, and personal experience to explain why, apart from their usefulness, so many people have been and still are so in love with horses.
Instead, it's an account of how Simon & SchusterÆs editor-in-chief Michael Korda and his beautiful, graceful, skilled, sensitive, stoic, compassionate, tough-minded, brave, witty, and wonderful second wife Margaret discovered and became part of the world of wealthy New Yorkers who own horses.
Horse People starts out with promise, segueing from a funny account of how an unprepared and tipsy Korda got roped into a fox hunt put on by ultra-rich eccentrics, to a meditation on how the horse has been used to separate the upper classes who ride from the lower classes who walk.
Korda can write an amusing anecdote, and some of his historical material is both inherently interesting and presented with wit and flair. His descriptions of equine personalities are vivid, bringing long-dead horses to snorting, biting, stamping life.
Unfortunately, the sharp observation and introspection at the beginning become increasingly spotty as the narrative continues. The writing gets sloppier, the anecdotes duller and duller, and KordaÆs adoration of Margaret more and more intrusive. ItÆs nice that he loves his wife, but must that translate into paragraphs of musing at her fabulousness and endless quotes of her most banal remarks?
ōIndeed, she is as Margaret puts it 'a toughie', high praise from one horse person about another, one of those people who, like Margaret herself, will compete even with a back so badly hurt that she can barely walk upright.ö
As if to mirror his increasing absorption into the lifestyle of the not-quite-idle rich, Korda's prose style becomes more and more self-consciously jocular as the book goes on, until at times he sounds like a character written by P. G. Wodehouse. Toward the end, he quotes a stanza by Walt Whitman in praise of the horse, and remarks, "You have to hand it to old Walt, he managed to sum it up perfectly, for all time."
And while endless pages are taken up with stories in which Korda meets people who have horses (that's it that's the whole story), he often neglects to take the time to explain unfamiliar terminology. For instance, he mentions "pin firing," which he says is a temporary cure for tendon trouble in horses that causes terrible scars and makes the problem worse in the long run. Well, what exactly is it, then?
As a reviewer, I was obligated to read every word rather than skim for the interesting bits, and so I could not help but observe the pointlessness of at least one quarter of the total verbiage. The names of famous people are dropped with abandon, but often without material of interest attached.
After a while, I felt as if IÆd been transported back in time, to a screenwriting class I took in college with a professor who told stories in a similar style. ōI knew Woody Allen,ö heÆd say for the fifteenth time, as the class looked for rope with which to hang ourselves. ōYes, I did. One day Woody called me up he used to do that, Woody did, just call me up to chat. So we were chatting, Woody and I. And I said to him, æWoody,Æ I said, æYouÆre a funny man, Woody.Æ And he said to me, Woody Allen said, æJim,Æ he said, æYouÆre a funny man too.Æö
Horse People was written by an editor, but rarely have I read a book so in need of one. ItÆs like the blacksmithÆs horse that went unshod.
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Osho was one of the most famed as well as the most controversial spiritual leaders of his time. He came to be known as 'Acharya Rajneesh' in 1960s, assumed the name 'Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh' during the 1970s and 1980s and called himself 'Osho' in 1989. He was a professor of Philosophy and traveled extensively to various parts of India, giving lectures on Secularism and Gandhi. He institutionalized religion and advocated an open attitude towards sexuality, which landed him in a number of controversies. Founder of Osho International Meditation Center, he devised a number of meditation techniques and came to be known as a spiritual therapist.
Life In The United States
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh traveled to the United States on June 1 1981, to get treatment for prolapsed disc. In Wasco County, Oregon he purchased a ranch, then known as the Big Muddy Ranch, and named it 'Rajneeshpuram'. The ranch measured a massive 64,229-acre and was bought for approximately $ 5.75 million. The money was paid by his secretary, Ma Anand Sheela's husband, Swami Prem Chinmaya (Marc Harris Silverman). In a matter of a few years the number of followers, staying at the ranch, grew astronomically and the ranch became a community in itself. This community was given the name of Rajneeshpuram and its residents, Osho's followers, were called Rajneeshees. The construction of Rajneeshpuram proved to be a controversial issue because it resulted in arguments over zoning rules and building codes between his followers and the residents of Wasco County and eventually, with the rest of the State. There was a clash of cultures and the inhabitants felt threatened by the influx of his devotees. As a result, building permits were denied. The conflict soon centered on Antelope, Oregon, since it was the city closest to Rajneeshpuram. More and more deciples of Osho were beginning to settle down in Antelope and got themselves elected straightaway to the town council. Meanwhile, there were allegations that the followers of Osho were involved in illegal activities, like spreading salmonella at a local restaurant; allegations of murder were also made against them.
During this entire upheaval and the conflicts caused by it, Osho Rajneesh withdrew from public speaking and limited his interaction to a handful of followers; Ma Anand Sheela being one of them. He only saw his followers when he would drive by them every day in his Rolls Royce.
The Rolls Royce was also a reason for him gathering more fame. This happening because at its height, the number of Rolls Royce's bought for his use had reached an absolutely astounding 93 cars. This also gave him the exclusivity of being the only person to have had so many Rolls Royce's. During his silence, he had provided Sheela with a power of attorney with which she could 'act on his behalf', however in 1984, he had a falling out with her and accused her of having committed crimes like attempting to influence elections with bioterror attacks on Dalles, Oregon, attempting to murder his physician, tapping his house and the commune and even attempting to poison a public official, which he invited the authorities to investigate.
Chandra Mohan Jain Aka Osho Rajneesh is born in Kuchwada, Madhya Pradesh.
Joined Hitkarini College in Jabalpur and later D. N. Jain College.
In March of 1953, he claimed to have become spiritually enlightened while sitting in Devtal garden in Jabalpur.
Completed his B A in Philosophy from D N Jain College and enrolled in the University of Sagar.
Completed his M A in Philosophy from the University of Sagar.
taught philosophy at the Jabalpur University as a lecturer and later as a professor.
Started 3 to 10 day long meditation camps. His popularity also started growing around this time meditation centers started emerging that followed his teaching.
Gave a lecture series that was later published as "From Sex to Superconsciousness".
Introduced people to his Dynamic Meditation for the first time and also initiated people into his first group of disciples known as neo-sannyasins.
Adopted the title of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.
Moved to Koregaon Park, Poona due to deteriorating health conditions.
Taught at the Poona ashram
Vilas Tupe, a Hindu fundamentalist, made an attempt to end Osho's life.
Due to growing tensions around the Poona ashram, it was decided to shift to the United States of America.
Osho moved into "Rancho Rajneesh" formerly known as "The Big Muddy Ranch"; a 64,229-acre ranch bought for $ 5.75 million bought by Swami Prem Chinmaya aka Marc Harris Silverman.
Ended his withdrawal from lectures, which was also called a period of silence which had been started by him in disapproval of the unpleasantness that his growing fame was causing with the local communities around his ashram.
Osho returned to India on 17th November 1895. Six weeks after returning he left India and went to Kathmandu since the visa for some of his non – Indian followers had been revoked.
After months of traveling around and being denied entry to various countries, he finally came back to India on 30 July 1986.
Osho returned to the Poona ashram and started giving lectures on evenings when he was healthy. He also claimed that his ill health was probably due to being poisoned by the authorities during his stay in America.
Started concentrating his discourses on Zen.
Adopted the name Osho Rajneesh. Osho is the short form of this name.
On 19th January 1990 Osho Rajneesh died at the age of 58.
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The Frame is YoursPosted: January 20th, 2014 | Author: paul paper | Filed under: Miscellaneous, Photography, Publication | No Comments »
"The Frame is Yours" offers an opportunity to acquire an original slide together with all its authorial rights. Placed into one of the 15 boxes, together with the project's catalogue, the slide frame will belong to its holder, who will be able to do what she or he wants with it – sell, make copies, cut, or, even, burn it. In the context of proliferating digital imagery, the project raises questions about the authorship and materiality of photographic pictures.
"The Frame is Yours" is an experimental publication project by photographer Paul Paper, object artist Tim Kliukoit and graphic designer Laura Grigaliūnaitė.


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CENTRAL FALLS — When Thomas Lazieh was elected mayor in 1990, the city was embroiled in a different kind of economic turmoil—an inherited budget deficit of a then-staggering $2.7 million. With the school system still under the city's control, Lazieh maintains that the budget deficit was actually worse—percentage wise—than it was two years ago when the decision was made to seek Chapter 9 bankruptcy. Yet, with some belt tightening and economic development measures, "we were able to turn the city around," he noted. More importantly, he thinks the 2010 bankruptcy could have been avoided.
PAWTUCKET — A fire caused by a candle in a bathroom led to the displacement of the occupants of a three-family house at 145 Garden St. on Saturday afternoon.
Firefighters responded to the blaze at around 3:30 p.m. that began in a second-floor bathroom. About a dozen tenants were evacuated, and no injuries were reported.
Fire Capt. Steven Parent, the city's fire marshal, said that while the fire damage was contained to the bathroom, there was water damage to the first and second floor apartments.
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CUMBERLAND - David R. Grady, "Dinger Dave", 63, died September 22nd peacefully surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Carolyn (Kryla) Grady.
They were married for forty-one years.
Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late Thomas F. Grady Sr. and Muriel (Achorn) Grady.
Dave was a Mechanic for many years and a custodian for the Cumberland School Department. Mr. Grady was also a member of the Albion Social Club for many years.
Hilda Najjar
PAWTUCKET - Hilda Najjar, 104 of Pawtucket, passed away at home with her loving family Saturday, September 22, 2012. She was the wife of the late Samuel Najjar. Born in Damascus, Syria, she was the daughter of the late John and Sadie Macharra. Hilda was a member of Saint Ann Sodality, Saint Basil the Great Church.


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NCAA hits Mississippi State with two-year probation; Former assistant gets show-cause
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he NCAA's investigation into the Mississippi State football program found that a booster befriended a Bulldogs football recruit and provided him with a variety of impermissible benefits, including cash and the use of a car.
It also found that the booster became friends with a former MSU assistant who learned of the booster's activity, but provided false information to NCAA investigators by denying any knowledge of what the booster was doing in initial interviews.
The Committee on Infractions hit Mississippi State with eight penalties, six of which the school had already self-imposed. Those penalties included two years probation, as well as a reduction of football scholarships, official visits and the number of in-person recruiting days.
Former Bulldogs assistant Angelo Mirando, who resigned in August citing "unforeseen personal issues," was given a one-year show-cause order. If Mirando seeks employment at an NCAA member school during that one-year period, he and the school must appear before the Committee on Infractions to determine if the school should be subject to the show-cause procedures.
Though none of the parties were named, the booster is believed to be Robert Denton Herring of Roswell, Ga. Herring, a former MSU season ticket holder, was reportedly disassociated by the school's athletic department last July.
The report states the booster arranged for the recruit, believed to be 2012 Bulldogs signee Will Redmond, to use cars, provided him cash on multiple occasions and other benefits, including the sale of a car for approximately $2,000 below its actual value. The NCAA also found that the booster told the recruit prior to an official visit to another school that if he did not take the visit, the recruit would be paid $6,000.
Mirando's show-cause and the two-year probation are effective immediately, and the probation ends June 6, 2015. The committee also accepted the following self-imposed sanctions:
- Reduction of official visits to 39, from the four-year average of 41, for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 academic years.
- Reduction of recruiting days during the spring evaluation period by four, from 168 to 164, for the 2012-13 academic year.
- Reduction of total scholarships by two, from 85 to 83, for the 2012-13 academic year.
- Reduction of initial and total scholarships by two, from 25 to 23 and 85 to 83, respectively, for the 2013-14 academic year.
- No complimentary admissions to football recruits or the first two SEC games of the 2013 season.
- Disassociation of the booster by the university's athletics program.


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but fck yeah im gonna keep sinning
In human years that's... 7 minutes and 35 seconds.
I'd love to hear this one.
Actually we do know. We want it that way. Being a slave to yourself means you're in control. Instead of being a slave to a false belief. And because you where a "former agnostic" doesn't mean you understand why people are atheist. I am a former christian but i still don't understand 90% of whats going on in your minds.
It's the only safe thing to do once you have your neocortex excised.
So it's bad to own yourself, rather than letting others own you?
Morteyur, I have never seen Baal leave a comment that wasn't pertinent to the post. Just because you don't grasp what he says doesn't mean it's not worth saying.
And that guy looks sort of like a teddy bear... the sort of teddy bear you find abandoned in a bin because it's too creepy to give to any kid :S
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Mathematics Placement Test (MPT)
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The department administers a diagnostic of basic skills in mathematics called the Mathematics Placement Test (MPT). It may be written only once, normally in the fall. Consult the department for exact times and locations. The MPT has been carefully designed by mathematics educators to measure levels of competence in specific core areas of mathematics -- addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of numbers, fractions, and algebraic expressions.
The MPT consists of 100 multiple-choice questions, in 20 topics/areas, broken down into five questions each. A synopsis of the exam is available below.
If you are a student with a disability who requires an academic accommodation to write the MPT (e.g., large print or extended time), please contact the Glenn Roy Blundon Centre, Office of Student Affairs and Services, to discuss your request.
The use of a calculator is neither required nor permitted on the MPT.
You register for the MPT as you would a regular course and you must register for the MPT before registering for a Mathematics course. If you check the Course Offerings posted by the Office of the Registrar you will see the available times to write the MPT (listed as MATH 1MPT). Because the MPT is a single time event, it is necessary to "trick" the computer by setting it outside the regular limits of the semester. In any event, the details of time and place should be on your printed schedule.
To assist you in preparing for the MPT, you may download the following PDF files:
* Synopsis and Examples Representative of the Math Placement Test
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If you do not obtain the required mark on the Mathematics Placement Test and, consequently, do not meet the prerequisites for MATH 1000, 1050, 1051 or 1090, here are the options that are open to you.
If you need this course for your intended degree, you can upgrade your mathematics skills through the Mathematics Skills Program (MATH 102F). You should be aware that students with MPT scores of less than 50 most often require two (possibly three) semesters of upgrading to reach the required MATH 104F standard for admission to MATH 1090. Usually one or two semesters are required for admission to MATH 1050 or 1051.
Further information on the MATH 102F course can be obtained by contacting the Mathematics Learning Centre at 864-3308 or
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Maybelline Color Tattoo 24 Hour Eyeshadow in Fuchsia Fever is one of the reasons I decided to review each of the new shades separately. I dunno about you but I find Color Tattoo's formula isn't always consistent across shades and Fuchsia Fever is one of those shades that wasn't quite as friendly to work with as other colors.
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The High Street Attempts To Entice In Christmas Shoppers
A shopper browses merchandise in a shop on December 10, 2012 in... News PhotoBristol - England,Business,Corporate Business,Customer,England,Finance,Horizontal,Merchandise,UKPhotographer Matt CardyCollection: Getty Images News 2012 Getty ImagesBRISTOL, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 10: A shopper browses merchandise in a shop on December 10, 2012 in Bristol, England. With internet shopping still on the rise, many traditional retailers claim this Christmas could be the one that will determine the future of the high street. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)


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This is a gameplay video of Big Brain Academy I found at siliconera. Looks kinda fun.
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Miyamoto faces a woman in Brain Age for the Wii. Guess who wins, you might be surprised!
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Brain Age 2 commercial starring Nicole Kidman. Aired in Europe.
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This is my son, Ian, who is 4 years old. I bought Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree for the Nintendo Wii, let him loose and filmed the results. He's been practicing for a little while now, but this vid shows off his SKILLZ! Oh, and he's controlling the box on the left in case you're wondering...the box on the right side of the screen is my profile;)
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A South-Korean Big Brain Academy Wii Degree commercial. I saw this commercial, followed by two other ones, during one of the more popular anime shows, Doraemon, on Animax, a popular Anime network in South Korea. Nintendo of Korea is going all the way in marketing the DS and Wii.
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Does Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree make the grade, qualify for a GED, or flunk out?
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Exercise your mind with an exciting assortment of challenging puzzles!
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Wish Upon a Star® is a signature Umpqua program that grants the basic needs or special requests for those struggling through tough times during December. Partnering local radio stations grant the wishes during a two-week period just prior to the winter holiday season.
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January 12 - January 18, 2014
- On Sunday, January 12, 2014, at 02:11 PM, an officer was on patrol on Cleveland Avenue at the 5 points intersection in downtown Amherst. The officer observed a driver commit several traffic violations. A traffic stop was initiated and an investigation conducted. While speaking with the driver, he exhibited signs of being highly intoxicated, and later refused to exit his vehicle. Upon further investigation, Marc Krol , age 43 of Lorain, was arrested and charged with Operating a Vehicle Intoxicated, State Refusal, Obstructing Official Business, Failure to Comply with a Lawful Order or Signal, Driving In Marked Lanes and Weaving Course.
- On Sunday, January 12, 2014 at 11:00 AM, an officer was on patrol in the area of State Route 58 and Kresge Drive, when he observed a vehicle being operated with an expired registration. While behind the vehicle, the officer observed the temporary tag to read 01-28-14. It was blatantly obvious that the tag was altered to read 01-28-14. The "0" in 08 was scratched out and turned into a "2". A traffic stop was initiated and an investigation conducted. The driver attempted to portray herself as another female with a valid license. Tierra White, age 22 of Lorain, was cited for Driving under Suspension and Obstructing Official Business.
- On Sunday, January 12, 2014 at approximately 04:34 PM, an officer was on routine patrol, southbound on Coopers Run approaching Middle Ridge. The officer observed a vehicle in front of him suddenly brake hard as it neared the intersection of Coopers Run and Middle Ridge. The vehicle was observed attempting to make a right hand turn onto northbound Coopers Run from westbound Middle Ridge. The driver of the vehicle made a wide right turn and drove into the southbound lane of Coopers Run. Upon seeing the vehicle traveling directly in front of the officer, the driver of the other vehicle slammed on the brakes, losing control of the vehicle, sliding into a tree lawn on Coopers Run. The vehicle then exited the tree lawn and reentered the roadway, coming to a stop at an angle in the middle of Coopers Run. The officer blocked the vehicle's path with the cruiser and approached the driver of the other vehicle. An investigation was conducted and it was learned the driver was a 15 year old female and the passenger was a 14 year old female. The driver advised the officer she did not have a driver's license and she had taken the vehicle without her parent's permission. The juvenile driver from Amherst, was cited for Failure to Control and No Operator's License. Both juveniles were released to adults.
- On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at approximately 9:45 PM, officers were dispatched to a business on Kresge Drive for a shoplifting in progress. It was reported a male and female were in the business. The female was observed hiding items in her purse and coat pockets. While officers were en route the two exited the store and entered a vehicle and started leaving the parking lot. An arriving officer observed the vehicle in question on Amchester Drive. A traffic stop was initiated and an investigation conducted. Kelly Vincent, age 40 of Lorain, was charged with Theft.
- On Friday, January 17, 2014 at 8:12 AM, an officer was on patrol in the area of State Route 58 and Kresge Drive when he observed a driver commit a traffic violation. A traffic stop was initiated and an investigation conducted. Kareem Hunt, age 42 of Elyria, was cited for Driving under Suspension, Possession of Drugs and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Tyesha Scott, age 37 of Elyria, was cited for Possession of Drugs and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.


text: On the heels of the 10 million album sales Ellie Goulding has joined forces with BURNS in order to create a moving rework of Midnight Star's timeless 1986 hit "Midas Touch." The song gives us -- yet another -- indication of the songstress's versatility as it moves away from pop-infused charm of her recent single "Burn." "Midas Touch" will appear on Ms. Goulding's upcoming album reissue Halcyon Days, due August 26.


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Phoenix-area man arrested after shooting at Idaho officers
SANDPOINT, Idaho — A 24-year-old Arizona man
armed with a semiautomatic AK-47 rifle and another rifle fired at police
before officers returned fire and took him into custody.
Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler Wheeler said Wednesday that evidence showed Marcus Anthony Rael of Glendale fired both weapons during the
June 22 exchange on Interstate 90. Police had initially attempted to pull him over for
suspected drunk driving.
Police said Rael fled but crashed in Post Falls at a police roadblock, where he
exchanged gunfire with 12 officers.
Rael was charged with felony eluding law enforcement. Additional charges are possible.
Rael was being held in the Kootenai County Jail on $1 million bail.


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Starters Asserting Themselves In Scrimmage Action
I was out of town over the weekend, so I didn't see any of the scrimmaging yesterday at training camp. I understand the action was fast-paced and competitive, with Jamal Crawford scoring a basket late in OT to give the subs a victory over the starters.
I'd say the starters took it personally, based on how it went down at Philips today. Scoring early and often, the starters team blitzed the subs 45-24 in two 10-minute halves of scrimmaging on the practice court.
A few observations from what I saw:
- Jeff Teague is fast, dude. No matter what defense the starters threw at him, he was still able to penetrate into the paint for lay-ups or kick-outs to wide-open teammates. I know it's early, and it's camp, and all that mess, but kid looks like he belongs. He brings a dynamic to this offense that we haven't seen in a long time with his ability to drive and dish.
- Jamal Crawford's handle is and-1 caliber. If you haven't seen his crossover move yet, don't worry. You will.
- Watching Mario West in training camp is just a thing of beauty. His motor never quits. It's always fun to watch him against guys who aren't familiar with his frenetic brand of basketball. I saw Jamal Crawford shake his head a couple of times today after bearing the brunt of a West attack.
- There isn't too much to report on the Hawks starters, other than to say they all look rested and ready. I'm getting a very good vibe about this season…
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Pilot Study of 18F-FAZA in Assessing Early Functional Response in Patients With Inoperable Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy or Chemo-radiotherapy
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Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has a poor prognosis if not caught early enough. One of the factors that may impact the ability to control NSCLC is low oxygen levels (hypoxia) inside the tumour. This study will use 18F-FAZA PET scans to assess whether patients have hypoxic tumours and to monitor the changes to the hypoxic areas of a tumour during currently available standard treatment. It is hypothesized that 18F-FAZA PET may predict response to treatment, local control, and/or survival in NSCLC.
Lung Neoplasm
Cell Hypoxia
Other: 18F-FAZA
Other: 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG)
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|A Study to See if a New Type of Imaging Can Help Our Understanding of the Course of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in Patients Undergoing Treatment With Radiotherapy or Chemoradiotherapy
- To determine the relationship between hypoxic changes and the early local tumour response after definitive radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy in NSCLC [ Time Frame: 2.5 yrs ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- To establish if a correlation exists between 18F-FAZA PET and FluGlucoScan Injection PET in determining responses to definitive treatment in NSCLC [ Time Frame: 2.5 yrs ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- To assess if patterns of local failure/overall survival correlate with 18F-FAZA PET and/or FluGlucoScan Injection PET [ Time Frame: 7 yrs ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|October 2008
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|October 2015
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|September 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Patients with inoperable NSCLC undergoing RT or Chemo-RT
Other: 18F-FAZA
Radioactive dose of 110-600 MBq per injection. Up to a maximum of 6 injections per patient: pre-Tx, after 4 weeks (20 fractions) of RT, then 4 weeks, 90 days and 12 months post-RT and upon logo-regional progression or recurrence.
Other Name: NAPOther: 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG)
Radioactive dose of 100-710 MBq per injection. Up to a maximum of 6 injections per patient: pre-Tx, after 4 weeks (20 fractions) RT, then 4 weeks, 90 days, and 12 months post-RT, and upon loco-regional progression or recurrence.
Other Name: FluGlucoScan Injection
Detailed Description:
Locally advanced NSCLC has a poor prognosis with a 5 year overall survival rate of only 15%. Tumour hypoxia may impact the ability to control NSCLC. Using 18F-FAZA PET, this study will assess patients for hypoxic treatment. With this information, we can start individualizing patient treatment to target hypoxia. The relationship between areas of hypoxia (18F-FAZA) and high glucose utilization (18F-FDG) will also be assessed.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Patients with inoperable NSCLC undergoing radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with histologically-proven, by biopsy or cytology, unresected lung cancer of the following histological types: squamous cell carcinoma; adenocarcinoma; undifferentiated large cell carcinoma, and non-small cell, not otherwise specified (NOS, diagnosis on cytology alone)
- Patients with American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Stage I, II, IIIA, or IIIB with detectable tumour that can be encompassed by radiation therapy fields, including both primary tumour and the involved regional lymph nodes.
- Patients must be deemed to be suitable to undergo definitive (i.e. potentially curable) chemoradiotherapy or radiotherapy by the treating Physician.
- The prescribed radiotherapy dose must be a minimum of 60 Gy in 30 fractions
- Male or female ≥ 18 years of age. If female of child bearing potential and outside the window of 10 days since the first day of the last menstrual period, a negative pregnancy test is required.
- ECOG/Zubrod status 0-1
- Patients must have at least one measurable lesion ≥ 1 cm on CT
- Able and willing to follow instructions and comply with the protocol
- Provide written informed consent prior to participation in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who have undergone complete or subtotal tumour resection
- Patients with post-resection intrathoracic tumour recurrence
- Patients eligible for definitive surgery (patients who are eligible for surgery, but surgery did not proceed are eligible for this trial)
- No distant or metastasis, prior chemotherapy, or thoracic neck or radiotherapy
- Evidence of any small cell histology
- Prior or concurrent malignancy (except non-melanomatous skin cancer) unless disease-free for at least 5 years
- Inability to lay in supine position for approximately one hour
- Nursing or pregnant females
- Aged less than 18 years
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00765986
|Contact: Lai Schrader
|Canada, Alberta
|Cross Cancer Institute
|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
|Principal Investigator: Dr. Cormac Small, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Dr. A.J.B McEwan, MB
|Principal Investigator:
|Dr. Wilson Roa, MD
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|Responsible Party:
|AHS Cancer Control Alberta
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00765986 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|October 2, 2008
|Last Updated:
|October 2, 2014
|Health Authority:
|Canada: Health Canada
Keywords provided by AHS Cancer Control Alberta:
Positron Emission Tomography
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Lung Neoplasms
Bronchial Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Bronchogenic
Lung Diseases
Neoplasms by Site
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Thoracic Neoplasms
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Diagnostic Uses of Chemicals
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Pharmacologic Actions
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 08, 2015