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I work under Dr. Stephen Walker. I studied the efficacy of dispersin B and dnase I in degrading matrix components of S. aureus, S. epi, and E. faecalis biofilms, thus releasing cells into suspension. E. faecalis biofilms are known to be a cause of secondary endodontic infections, and DNA is believed to be a substantial component of the biofilm's extracellular matrix. Biofilms confer resistance to killing by antimicrobial agents not seen by cells in planktonic form, and so this could be a method of increasing sensitivity of E. faecalis to endodontic therapies.


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This is an article that, ostensibly, is introducing an attempt to quantify an element of basketball that we've talked about for a long time: an offense's variability, or, the degree to which an offense runs many different kinds of plays. In reality, however, this article is a call for help from an armchair blogger who feels like he stumbled on an idea that he doesn't quite have the tools to tackle correctly.
It's been long suggested that a more variable offense is a better offense. If a team runs more and more varied plays, that's more work for the defense, and the offense will be better as a result, right?
It turns out that that's not actually the case. Despite conventional wisdom, a team that runs post ups almost as often as it runs pick-and-rolls almost as often as it runs isolation plays is not going to be as effective as an offense that relies more strictly on plays that results with a spot-up shot, or pick-and-rolls.
This may seem, for a moment and to some, counter-intuitive, but let me explain. Some plays are just inherently more efficient than others. Pick-and-rolls and spot-up shots result in better results than post-ups and isolations on average, for example.
Similarly, some teams are just better at some types of plays than others, and every team is likely to have a weakness. So, teams that are running every different kind of play equally are likely spending an inordinate amount of time on play types that they are ill suited for.
Teams that know their strengths and play to them, or who bias more efficient play types, or both, are, on average, going to be better off than teams who are trying a little bit of everything.
To demonstrate, I attempted to quantify a team's "offensive variability" by finding the variance in how often each team finished a possession with a certain play type, per mySynergySports.com.
I defined a team's offensive variability as being the degree to which a team uses each play the same amount. So, a lower variance would result in a greater offensive variability, because it would mean more uniformity among the different usages of different play types.
I weighted (very lightly) each team's percentage of possessions used on a given play by the percentile of each team's success on those plays, so that a team may not get credit for being "variable" if they ran hand-off plays 4% of the time (around average) but were worst in the league in them, since those plays would not have impacted the team's play very much, if at all.
After all of that, I subtracted the variance from 1, so that the variability value would increase relative to greater team flexibility. The higher the variability, the more the offense uses different play types.
There are a few caveats to be taken here: first and foremost, mySynergySports data is limited on the degree to which "play type" is broken down. Spot-Up Shots, for example, are often created as the result of a greater play; sometimes a post-up, sometimes a pick-and-roll. I'd be willing to bet that a greater variety of a team's playbook might result in more spot-up shots (though, more on that later).
As well, the pick-and-roll category could be broken down into a billion different types of plays, but instead only "pick-and-roll ball handler" and "pick-and-roll big man" are available. Still, this data gives a good indication how much a team is relying on different types of players and plays to do different things. A team with greater variability will have the scoring load more distributed among all the players, for example, with all those players playing many roles.
The second caveat is that I only have access to one season's worth of mySynergySports play-by-play data for all teams, which limits the findings to a sample size of only 30 data points, meaning there's a potential error of about .019. That error could, theoretically, seriously damage the findings.
Nonetheless, here were the results of my variability calculations, in a chart that includes all the data that I correlated the variability with:
Here, too, are the results of the correlation between offensive variability and offensive efficiency. The correlation is solid — if certainly not a 1:1 relationship — and decidedly negative.
Given the clear correlation between offensive efficiency and variability, most of the other expected correlations exist. There's a weaker negative correlation between variability and Win% (weaker because defense is part of winning, of course), and there's a negative relationship between variability and three point shooting (since greater variability also generally means less spot-up shooting).
Perhaps most interesting of these findings, however, is that there was functionally no correlation between the variability of an offense and how well that offense performed against top 5 defenses. I never expected the correlation to be large, but an analysis I did for the AnalyticsGame blog indicated that having a flexible offense might have a greater impact against defensive teams who function by forcing an offense to do one thing or another.
Of course, it's worth pointing out that an offense's variability is not necessarily the same thing as its flexibility; i.e a team may have relative uniformity in plays they run, but also have many different players with different skillsets who can get the most out of the few plays the team runs. That team may be flexible, but not variable.
This, in and of itself, begs some further analysis. If we can define variability by the different plays a team can run, is there analysis that can be done on flexibility? The answer, I'm sure, is yes (especially with the awesome introduction of teamSPACE on this site).
All of that said, as with any such analysis, the primary question is causality. If variability and efficiency are inversely correlated, are teams less efficient because they are more variable? Or are teams more variable on average because they are worse, e.g, because they have players who can't fill defined roles, or because there's nothing that the team is especially good at?
That's not an easy question to answer, and to be honest, I'm not going to attempt to.
This all brings me back to my call for help: there are quite a few potential lessons to be had, here, but I'm limited on my ability to learn them.
So, for example, to the people who know how to make a causal inference, is there a way to know whether variability hurts an offense or vice versa?
Similarly, if someone has access to the data, is it the case that plays broken down on a more micro level (e.g, a team with more plays like "Horns," or "elevator doors," and their variations) leads to a better offense, or no? I would imagine that more of those plays would be reflected in a greater percentage of spot-up attempts or pick-and-roll attempts per game, and there's no correlation between either and a better offense1, but this is clearly a place that's ripe for further analysis.
Seth Partnow wrote beautifully on this site during its opening that micro-analyses of play running and player tendencies was going to always be more useful and relevant to basketball analysis until we could find a way to make those macro-analyses relevant to those who have to act on the findings.
The subject of variability is not such a magical link between the two levels of analysis, but it is a step forward in that direction, and personally, I'd like to see it move even closer, with some help.

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Music | Lucinda Williams resorts to heavy-handed crudeness
Since her breakthrough in 1998 with Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, Lucinda Williams has developed a reputation for having too much talent and taste to make a bad record. Little Honey (Lost Highway), however, finds both her talent and her taste in rather short supply.
Or maybe it's just her energy level. For most of Little Honey, Williams sounds hung over, groaning and slurring about the frailty of the flesh as if her own were stretched to the breaking point. While such brokenness reinforces the skeletal poignancy of the vertically yearning "Heaven Blues" and the horizontally acute "Rarity," it nearly undoes "Tears of Joy" and "Jailhouse Tears," which, for all their crying, evoke not rivers but deserts.
Deserts, of course, can inspire spiritual renewal. But what Williams seems mainly intent on renewing is her middle-aged libido, and even in this she is only partially successful. For all its Rolling Stones-like energy and blues-steeped double entendres, "Honey Bee" makes hedonistic abandonment feel like work rather than play, as if the sexual fervor it ostensibly celebrates were actually a vain attempt to reconnect with a misspent youth or to uproot the deeply imbedded memories of past failures.
A similar desperation afflicts the R-rated profanity in "Rarity" and "Jailhouse Tears." For such language to intensify rather than deflate, it must at the very least sound spontaneous, a fact to which Williams, who lays into her expletives with an unbecomingly premeditated heavy-handedness, sounds oblivious.
The one subject for which she maintains a feel is life as a rock 'n' roller. From "Real Love" to "Little Rock Star" to her cover of AC/DC's "Long Way to the Top," she clearly knows the terrain-and that those who travel the road running through it get both more and less than they bargained for.


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Family Law Questions? Ask a Family Lawyer Online.
If the father doesn't pay child support, doesn't have a relationship with the child, has been in jail and has other problems personally, I don't think his bid for joint custody will be very successful.
You should have an easy time proving that the father's character is suspect. Also, you could offer to allow reasonable visitation.
Also, even if joint custody is awarded, he is still going to have to pay child support.
My suggestion is that you file your own motion for contempt against the father for failing to pay child support. This should get a court order for him to pay and will also show the judge that this guy has been a deadbeat and shouldn't be awarded with being given joint custody.
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Rate of sea level rise along U.S. Gulf Coast is 5 times higher this century than it was before Industrial RevolutionVIEW FULL-SIZE PHOTO
The rate of sea level rise along the U.S. Gulf Coast has increased dramatically this past century compared to that of the preindustrial millennium (600 - 1600 A.D.). This sobering news for residents from the Florida panhandle to east Texas is just one part of the findings by Tulane University researchers in a study published March 30 in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
"Specifically, we have determined that the rate of sea level rise in the 20th century has been five times higher as a result of human-induced climate change," said co-author Torbjörn Törnqvist, professor and chair of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Sea level has risen more than 8 inches during this time.
The study, co-authored by postdoctoral research associate Shi-Yong Yu and graduate student Ping Hu, also reveals some good news -- relatively speaking -- for residents of the New Orleans area. Though sea levels are rising at alarming rates, the ground 60 to 80 feet beneath our feet is fairly stable.
"Our study shows that the basement underneath key portions of the Mississippi Delta, including the New Orleans area, has subsided less than one inch per century faster during the past 7000 years than the more stable area of southwest Louisiana," says Törnqvist. "This difference is much lower than previously believed; most studies have assumed that a large portion of the Earth's crust underneath the Mississippi Delta subsided much faster due to the weight of rapidly accumulating sediments in the delta."
In other words, while the delta basement is in fact sinking, it's sinking at very slow rates over vast geologic timescales. The seas will swallow our region long before we have to worry about the deeper ground beneath our feet.
What do these findings mean for residents of coastal regions? "Looking forward 100 years, our main concern is the continued acceleration of sea-level rise due to global warming, which is almost certain to happen and may amount to as much as three to five feet under the more pessimistic scenarios," says Törnqvist. "We can now show that accelerated sea-level rise has already been a larger factor in the past century than was previously believed."
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Images: Remembering the Korean War [Image 12 of 12]
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Korean War veterans James R. Rominger, left, and Ronald L. Swift, both members of the Korean War Veterans Association Don C. Faith Chapter 222, proceed to the stage to post the U.S. and South Korean colors during their chapter's annual "Remembering our Veterans" banquet at Club Hood in Fort Hood, Texas, July 27, 2013. The event marked the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Korean War Armistice. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Monika Comeaux/Released)
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OPM Retirement Modernization:
Longstanding Information Technology Management Weaknesses Need to Be Addressed
GAO-12-226T: Published: Nov 15, 2011. Publicly Released: Nov 15, 2011.
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is the central human resources agency for the federal government and, as such, is tasked with ensuring the government has an effective civilian workforce. As part of its mission, OPM defines recruiting and hiring processes and procedures; provides federal employees with various benefits, such as health benefits; and administers the retirement program for federal employees. The use of information technology (IT) is crucial in helping OPM to carry out its responsibilities, and in fiscal year 2011 the agency invested $79 million in IT systems and services. For over 2 decades, OPM has been attempting to modernize its federal employee retirement process by automating paper-based processes and replacing antiquated information systems. However, these efforts have been unsuccessful, and OPM canceled its most recent retirement modernization effort in February 2011. GAO was asked to provide a statement summarizing its work on challenges OPM has faced in managing its efforts to modernize federal employee retirement processing. To do this, GAO relied on previously published work as well as a limited review of more recent documentation on OPM's retirement modernization activities.
In a series of reviews, GAO found that OPM's efforts to modernize its retirement system have been hindered by weaknesses in several important management disciplines that are essential to successful IT modernization efforts. For example, in 2005, GAO made recommendations to address weaknesses in the following areas: (1) Project management. While OPM had defined major retirement modernization components, it had not identified the dependencies among them, increasing the risk that delays in one activity could hinder progress in others. (2) Risk management. OPM did not have a process for identifying and tracking project risks and mitigation strategies on a regular basis. This meant that OPM lacked a mechanism to address potential problems that could adversely impact the retirement modernization effort's cost, schedule, and quality. (3) Organizational change management. OPM had not developed a detailed plan to help users transition to different job responsibilities in response to the deployment of the new system, which could lead to confusion about roles and responsibilities, hindering effective system implementation. In 2008, as OPM was on the verge of deploying its automated retirement processing system, GAO reported deficiencies and made recommendations to improve key management capabilities in additional areas: (1) Testing. Test results 1 month prior to the deployment of a major system component showed that it had not performed as intended. The defects, along with a compressed testing schedule, increased the risk that the deployed system would not work as intended. (2) Cost estimating. The cost estimate OPM had developed was not supported by documentation necessary to its reliability. This meant that OPM did not have a sound basis for formulating budgets or developing a cost baseline for the program. (3) Earned value management, which is a tool for measuring program progress. The baseline against which OPM was measuring program progress did not reflect the full scope of the project, meaning that variances from planned performance would not be identified. In 2009, GAO reported that OPM continued to face challenges in cost estimating, earned value management, and testing and made recommendations to address these deficiencies as well as additional weaknesses in planning and overseeing the retirement modernization effort. Although OPM agreed with GAO's recommendations and had begun to address them, the agency terminated the retirement modernization effort in February 2011. The agency has since stated that it does not plan to undertake another large-scale retirement modernization, but instead plans targeted steps to improve retirement processing, such as hiring new staff and working to improve data quality. Nonetheless, the development and institutionalization of the capabilities GAO recommended to address these weaknesses remains key to the success of any future IT initiatives that OPM undertakes. GAO is not making new recommendations at this time. As noted, GAO has previously made numerous recommendations to address the challenges OPM has faced in carrying out its retirement modernization efforts.
May 25, 2016
Information Technology:Federal Agencies Need to Address Aging Legacy SystemsGAO-16-696T: Published: May 25, 2016. Publicly Released: May 25, 2016.
Information Technology:Federal Agencies Need to Address Aging Legacy SystemsGAO-16-468: Published: May 25, 2016. Publicly Released: May 25, 2016.
May 18, 2016
Information Technology:OMB and Agencies Need to Focus Continued Attention on Implementing Reform LawGAO-16-672T: Published: May 18, 2016. Publicly Released: May 18, 2016.
May 17, 2016
Polar Weather Satellites:NOAA Is Working to Ensure Continuity but Needs to Quickly Address Information Security Weaknesses and Future Program UncertaintiesGAO-16-359: Published: May 17, 2016. Publicly Released: May 17, 2016.
May 5, 2016
Information Technology:FEMA Needs to Address Management Weaknesses to Improve Its SystemsGAO-16-306: Published: Apr 5, 2016. Publicly Released: May 5, 2016.
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Cloud Computing:Agencies Need to Incorporate Key Practices to Ensure Effective PerformanceGAO-16-325: Published: Apr 7, 2016. Publicly Released: Apr 7, 2016.
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Vehicle Safety:Enhanced Project Management of New Information Technology Could Help Improve NHTSA's Oversight of Safety DefectsGAO-16-312: Published: Feb 24, 2016. Publicly Released: Mar 24, 2016.
Mar 4, 2016
Data Center Consolidation:Agencies Making Progress, but Planned Savings Goals Need to Be Established [Reissued on March 4, 2016]GAO-16-323: Published: Mar 3, 2016. Publicly Released: Mar 3, 2016.
Dec 17, 2015
Information Technology:FDA Has Taken Steps to Address Challenges but Needs a Comprehensive Strategic PlanGAO-16-182: Published: Dec 17, 2015. Publicly Released: Dec 17, 2015.
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Information Technology:Library of Congress Needs to Implement Recommendations to Address Management WeaknessesGAO-16-197T: Published: Dec 2, 2015. Publicly Released: Dec 2, 2015.
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MEDINA — The Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division Meet turned into a coronation party for Samantha Borrelli.
The Medina sophomore claimed league titles in the all-around, vault and uneven parallel bars Saturday, earning Gymnast of the Year honors in arguably the top conference in the state.
"This was an amazing day," Borrelli said with a broad smile. "It's good to know what I can do when I hit almost everything that I try.
"Really, I couldn't have done much better today with everything out there, except for my beam."
Borrelli tied her career high by scoring a 36.35 in the all-around, easily outdistancing Hudson's Mackenzie Miller (35.8) and Logan Custer (35.725) for first place. Strongsville's Hayley Klosowski (35.4) and Melissa Loy (34.725) were fourth and fifth, respectively.
The 2012 state meet qualifier also earned a career-high 9.4 on the bars and a Medina County season-best 9.2 on the vault. Miller (9.1) was the runner-up on the former, while Mentor's Jordan Beebe (9.15) took second in the latter event.
"Bars was amazing because I finally hit the one skill I've been struggling on for a long time with my uphill," Borrelli said. "Vault was great, too, because I've worked on it all summer — and it finally paid off today."
Borrelli also was the runner-up on the floor exercise with a 9.3, which Custer won with a 9.325.
Making those numbers even more impressive, she began the meet by falling off the balance beam twice and only scored an 8.45.
"My first event went rough, but my teammates really picked me up and helped me get it together," Borrelli said. "The rest of the day turned out the way I had hoped it would."
Fellow Bees sophomore Kira Palmer also continued her fine season with three top-seven finishes. She earned a spot on the podium by placing fifth on the beam (8.85), and added sevenths on the floor (9.15) and all-around (34.55).
Palmer and Borrelli counted scores in each event as Medina's team finished fourth (135.425), less than a point behind third-place North Royalton (136.05). Regular-season champion Strongsville (139.65) won the title over Hudson (139.275).
Bees sophomore Natalie Radice posted the county's third-best score in the all-around with a 32.425 and counted scores in three events, as did junior Gabby Lynskey.
"Today was a good learning experience for us going into sectionals next week," Radice said. "We're going to see all of these teams at districts, so it's nice to know what they can do and what we have to improve on."
Mentor was fifth (126.825), while Brunswick finished sixth (124.6) as it used the meet to refine routines for the Medina Sectional.
Blue Devils senior Amanda Stertzbach led the way with a 32.325 in the all-around and a team-best 8.675 on the floor. She added an 8.5 on the beam and counted scores in every event.
"I was a little shaky on bars, but everything else went pretty well today," the four-year letterwinner said.
Brunswick senior Becky May, who scored a 31.9 in the all-around, performed an elaborate beam routine that emphasized her athleticism. The judges rewarded her creativity and skills with a team-high 8.65 that placed ninth overall.
"Becky did a very good job, and I thought that was the best beam performance of her career," Blue Devils coach Michelle Miller said. "I'm really happy for her because she's worked so hard on it."
Freshman Nicole Pryatel (29.1), senior Nicole Ferrier (28.975) and sophomore Amy Bruce (28.9) also competed in the all-around for Brunswick, which had seven gymnasts contribute to its team score.
"Today was really good for their confidence, especially since this was only the third meet for some of our freshmen," Miller said.
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Icona Pop broke through in 2013 with "I Love It," a fizzy f— you to their former flames.
But now, as they head into 2014, they're looking for a little love, with a brand-new single off their This Is … Icona Pop debut, "Just Another Night," which is pretty much the polar opposite of "I Love It."
"[The video] was filmed in Paris and it is a love story, a love drama," Aino Jawo told MTV News. "It's very emotional. Lots of making out. It's a beautiful video. It's a more sensitive side of Icona Pop."
"It's very romantic!" Caroline Hjelt added. "We don't want to reveal too much, but we love the video. I think it's time for people who haven't seen that side of us to see it."
Icona Pop are also planning on showing a different side of themselves on Miley Cyrus' upcoming Bangerz tour, which kicks off in February and will take them all across North America on a bill that also includes Sky Ferreira. It's a tremendous opportunity for the dynamic duo to expand their fanbase; but that's not all. Even though they're just opening for Miley, they plan on taking full advantage of the tour's guest lists … especially if some of their famous crushes happen to be in town.
"If Prince wants to come out, he can join us," Jawo said.
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Sphinx's proximity-enabled ranker uses a slightly modified BM25 ranker (statistical bag-of-words) + a longest-word-substring match formula strongly favoring the latter, while Solr uses some other statistical ranking function (not BM25, but similar) + a boost if desired for word bigrams (this is similar to the LWS approach). I think both of these don't model a human's view of relevance, whereby relevance doesn't fall off a cliff when words in an answer aren't necessarily adjacent or in the same order.
Simple examples:
Query: Bob Jones
Body: . . . . Jones, Bob . . . . (looks relevant to me, but this will fall back to statistical-only)
Body: . . . . Bob MiddleName Jones . . . . (same)
I know there is a cost to this, but I can't be the only one who noticed that essentially both Solr and Sphinx will fall back to the bag-of-words statistical ranker if the words are out of order or separated by a word, which could even be a stop word in some cases.
Thoughts? What if I want to rank either of the cases above higher than those where the words just appear somewhere in the document? Or am I wrong and does Solr or Sphinx do this?


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The governments plan to remove sectoral FDI caps below 49% would come with a set of riders as it wants to closely scrutinise sensitive sectors like insurance, news media and defence once the liberal regime is in place. The department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP), which earlier suggested 49% as the lower threshold for FDI cap, now wants to make it mandatory for all joint ventures seeking approval to increase foreign investment to 49% to have Indian citizens as their MD and CEO. Such firms should also have a government-nominated director on their boards.
The government will also scrutinise the balance sheets and other company statements to ensure there are no changes in ownership structure or control. In case of JVs in the defence sector, if the FDI is to the extent of 49%, such companies will have to compulsorily go public. The government will also make laws to restrict such joint ventures from making changes to initial investment agreements. Other conditions could be a minimum lock-in of three years for foreign funds before they can be repatriated.
According to sources, the DIPP is preparing a Cabinet note detailing these riders. Before the proposal is brought to the Cabinet, it will be circulated among other ministries for their comments.
Once the policy of having a minimum 49% FDI comes into force, the sectors that will benefit the most are defence, news media and insurance, where FDI is now capped at 26%. The case of multi-brand retail would come within its ambit once the government decides to throw open this sector to foreign investment. A committee of secretaries is already working on the contours to open the sector to FDI.
Last month, the DIPP had issued a discussion paper making a case for removing FDI caps below 49%.The reason was that current regulations allow foreign companies to invest in downstream sectors through an Indian-owned holding company. This way, such foreign companies can have investments in such downstream sectors up to 49%. In such a scenario, it is felt that any cap below 49% becomes superfluous.
These FDI limits are artificial and are often breached through a complex web of subsidiaries. We now have enough experience with FDI in the country. The time has come to open most of the sectors, especially multi-brand retail and defence," said Saroj Jha, senior partner at the Delhi-based law firm SRGR.
However, increasing FDI caps in sectors like


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Another reason that the movie had to proceed was McConaughey's dramatic weight loss. "He had started losing weight when we lost financing eight weeks before we started shooting," says Brenner. "It was a huge problem. We had no money. Everyone passed. Matthew had lost 35 pounds. I had to be transparent, I was freaking out. I had to figure it out and get it together, it's happening, he's showing up."
Brenner got on the phone with producer Rachel Winter and ultimately producer Cassian Elwes stepped in to help to put the financing pieces together. "Everybody was of the mind that this movie is happening," Brenner says. "No one was getting paid anything. Vallee wanted 45 days, we cut back every week, and finally whittled it down to 25 days. He was screaming, 'no more, I can't. You won't take another day away. Lose the camera package, we'll shoot with available light, take away the lights and the gaffer.' I thought he was crazy. 'We need lights for the actors.'" 'No we don't, we'll use available light. The D.P. is amazing. I've done it before. Listen to me, trust me.'"
One night in Toronto, the cinematographer was shooting without lights, a dolly or a camera package, with the camera on his shoulder. "It was not a Steadicam," says Brenner. "And he didn't cut between the two actors. He'd run around to the other side or use a different angle by putting on higher shoes and do it that way. It was crazy, but the actors found this so freeing. Jared Leto stayed in character as Rayon, so Matthew became Ron Woodruff, and Jennifer Garner was the glue holding it all together. It was extreme for them, moving so quickly, there was no time to sit around talking to the grip about what you did yesterday and what was for lunch, no small talk. It was very focused, like a stealth fighter unit. You couldn't even find trucks. I'd be walking, 'where's the set?' There was no video village, nothing."
Vallee was able to deliver "Dallas Buyer's Club" with no lights on the rather astonishing budget of $4 million in 25 days-- including post-production.
Focus acquired the movie after the production had wrapped and Brenner flew to Montreal to see the director's cut projected on a wall at Vallee's house: "It feels so real, it's not false, he got it right with Rayon, I knew it was the right casting, it could have taken you out of the movie, but he had the nuances, he doesn't pander. It was everything I had imagined and then some."
CAA had been showing a three-minute promo reel to buyers, but Universal/Focus had first look and last rights of refusal and were interested. Jeb Brody, the president of production at Focus, called and she urged him to step up. The next day he flew up to Montreal with his Focus bosses James Schamus and Andrew Karpen; they loved it, and bought it. (FilmDistrict's Peter Schlessel has since taken over the division.)
For Brenner, Vallee's skills resonate in the scene near the end when the movie crosscuts between Ron and Rayon: "There are butterflies in the freezer, no swell of music, just hot fluorescent light bulbs, in the stillness of the moment. There are a lot of moments like that, of rawness and realness."
Five years ago Brenner signed up to head production at Relativity Media, working closely with Relativity president Tucker Tooley, who runs the company day to day. She loves her job, which is "demanding, with any company evolving and growing," she says. "We're only distributing movies going on three years, creating a studio from scratch. There's a lot to do and figure out about our identity: who are we, what's the best way to work, what's the message? We've made mistakes, but we managed to pick up ball and run."


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Twelfth-grader from Beersheba takes home gold in world physics competition. Students from Beersheba and Netanya awarded silver medals. Pupil from Arad takes home silver
Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad
Published: 07.06.10, 08:11 / Israel Culture
Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad
Despite steadily dropping grades on world math tests and complaints of a declining education system in the country, Israeli high school students made an impressive showing at the world physics competition known as The First Step to a Nobel Prize in Physics, taking home gold and silver medals.


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This book is a small sample of some of the photo illusions Julian Luckham loves to create. I use the term photo illusionism in my work to convey the idea that what I create, though based in the world of photography, is not completely real. Illusionism was the artistic attempt to paint something very precisely but in a deceptive fashion, Trompe-l'œil, French for 'deceive the eye'.
Julian Luckham is a freelance designer and photographer operating his own business, Luckham Creative, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. In addition to his web and print design work Julian is an avid photographer and image editor.
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Title: Gone to Ground
Author: Brandilyn Collins
Publisher: B & H Publishing Group
Genre: Mystery
Pages: 352
How I Read It: ARC received from the publisher – The views expressed in my review are mine alone and I have received no compensation for these opinions.
Synopsis: Amaryllis, Mississippi, is a scrappy little town of strong backbone and Southern hospitality. A brick-paved Main Street, a park, and a legendary ghost in the local cemetery are all part of its heritage. Everybody knows everybody there, and gossip wafts on the breeze. Its people are friendly, its families tight. On the surface Amaryllis seems much like the flower for which it's named – bright and fragrant.
But the Amaryllis flower is poisonous.
In the past three years five unsolved murders have occurred within the town. All the victims were women, and all were killed in similar fashion in their homes. And just two nights ago – a sixth murder.
Clearly a killer lives among the good citizens of Amaryllis. Now three terrified women are sure they know who he is – someone they love. None is aware of the others' suspicions. And each must make the heartrending choice to bring the killer down.
But each woman suspects a different man.
My Review: Every time I read a mystery set in a small town, I feel so bad for that town. I know that murder is hard on a town no matter what, but it seems unusually harsh when it continues to happen in a small town like this one.
These kinds of settings always make me both sad and nervous, because it's dreadful when someone from within the town is targeting others who live there. Although we aren't really for sure in this story, the assumption is generally that the killer is from within Amaryllis. Which creates a bunch of problems because the local police department won't ask for help from the state police, and it can't be forced upon them because all the murders have taken place in the one town.
The story was pretty interesting in this one, it seemed to have a typical mystery type plot, although I was frustrated at times with the actions of our three main characters, Cherrie Mae, Deena, and Tully. I guess I have no way of knowing how I would react to something like this in my own life if it happened, but I hope I'd trust the police enough to just hand everything over to them.
I will say that I found the changing perspective, all in first person, kind of confusing. Each chapter is a different one of the ladies mentioned above, which isn't so bad when they are working separately, but at some point they join forces. I kept having to flip back to the beginning of the chapter to figure out which "I" was actually talking. I think this would have worked a lot better if the story had been written in the third person.
Another thing that bugged me was the continual stressing of the fact that these people have accents, especially the character of Cherrie Mae. There were several times that I found myself thinking "I get it – THEY'RE SOUTHERN!!!" Every time Cherrie Mae said "police" or "door" it was written as "police" and "doh". I found this to be really distracting and it took away from my enjoyment, making me very glad each time her chapters were over.
It also made me remember how I'm just not a person who is suited to small town life. I was bored with their lives just reading about them! It seems to make things that much harder – if you think the killer is someone you know, how can you really feel safe from that person when there's nowhere to hide?
This isn't an earth shattering or revealing book, just a nice little mystery to entertain you for a couple of days. While I didn't love it, I did appreciate it and think it would make for a lovely summer beach read.
Read this book if: Fans of mysteries will probably enjoy this one, although I felt like it was a little simplistic for a mystery at times.
My Rating: 3/5 – Two thumbs up, fine holiday fun!


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Enthusiasm began spiking the tone of Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel's voice the instant the name came up earlier this week. Team president Larry Bird for his part offered a wry smile.
It's as if both men were holding close a secret the rest of the NBA wouldn't learn until early in the 2014-15 season:
Solomon Hill is prepared to make an impact.
The Pacers' first-round selection in the 2013 NBA Draft, the 6-foot-7 small forward out of the University of Arizona sat at the end of the bench when he wasn't suiting up for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the Developmental League.
Hill took part in 28 regular-season games for Indiana, two for Fort Wayne. His Mad Ants appearances netted point totals of 19 in a loss to Sioux Falls (Dec. 30) and 15 in a win against Iowa (Jan. 3).
Then it was back to Indianapolis, where Hill's best statistical outputs were eight points in a blowout loss at Houston in March and five rebounds in the regular-season finale, a 101-86 victory at Orlando.
Rarely has 1.7 points a game by a rookie invited so much optimism.
"I was talking to Frank maybe a month ago and said, 'If Solomon Hill was ready to play right now I think he would handle himself pretty well,'" Bird said.
"He's improved a ton. He's a hard worker. He's going to be valuable next year. I thought early in the season he wasn't ready for it, but he's ready now. He's going to put in a hard summer; we'll have a shooting coach back in to work with him. His shot's gotten a lot better, but there's other things he needs to work on. I think he's going to be a good player for us."
Hill is unafraid to let go from long range, going 7 of 21 as a Pacer this past regular season. He also can utilize his size down low.
More than anything, it's the rookie's ability to defend that has Vogel excited about the fourth player in franchise history to wear No. 9 after Mel Bennett (1977-78), Derrick McKey (1994-2001) and Maceo Baston (2007-09).
"I'm really excited about what Solomon Hill can do for us. I think he can be an elite defender. Not just an average defender, I think he can be exceptional," Vogel said.
"And his shot really looked like it was coming the second part of the season. He's got a great ability to impact this team next year, and we really look forward to see what he does in summer league and in training camp next year."
Indiana plays in Orlando for Summer League games from July 5 through 11 under the direction of longtime Pacers assistant coach Dan Burke.
The team opens with a 9 a.m. game on the Amway Center practice court against Brooklyn on July 5. From there Indiana takes on Boston (July 7), Oklahoma City (July 9) and Miami (July 10) before taking part in a tournament designed to determine final standings among the 10 teams.
Hill played all five summer league games in 2013, finishing as the Pacers' second-leading scorer (12 points per game) while also averaging 5.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists.
The fourth game, a 96-75 Pacers romp against Philadelphia, proved Hill's finest Orlando moment as he finished with 22 points — including 4-of-5 marksmanship from 3-point range — and nine boards.
Anticipate his efforts to be more closely monitored this time around as everyone involved with the Pacers hierarchy anticipates big things from Hill's sophomore season in the NBA.
Then and only then will the secret be out.


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Yesterday Tomorrow
March 27th, 1943 (SATURDAY)
UNITED KINGDOM: Clyde
estuary: The escort carrier HMS DASHER sinks after an accident in which one of
her petrol tanks explodes.
There are 379
casualties and 149 survivors. Location 5 miles off Cumbrae Light 55 37N 05 00W.
Wreck was located on 12 January 1944, and at the last official survey in April
1984, Dasher was found to be lying in 170m of water with a large debris field.
(Alex Gordon)(108)
TUNISIA: Twelfth Air Force
fighters attack German installations. (Jack McKillop)
US forces begin an assault against Fondouk Pass. (Michael Ballard)
Soldiers of the New Zealand Corps have broken through the Axis lines after an overnight attack which has outflanked German defences now retreating from the Mareth Line 30 miles further east. The New Zealanders - 27,000 men and 200 tanks - attacked a gap in the hills at Tebaga at 4pm yesterday as the sun set over the desert.
The 8th Armoured Brigade and the New Zealand infantry made up the advance wave, followed by the 1st Armoured Division. Their movements were given some cover not only by the encroaching dusk but also by a sandstorm which obscured the vision of the anti-tank guns ranged to defend Tebaga. By daybreak today the Allies had blasted through the gap, ensuring the ultimate breach of the Mareth Line.
Montgomery will push back the Axis forces, now commanded by General Jurgen von Arnim who has replaced Rommel, from two sides: the inland column established through Tebaga, and a direct coastal assault via Gabes. Arnim plans to deploy tanks of the 15th Panzer Division to hold off the Allies in order to allow his infantry time to retreat from the doomed Mareth Line to new defensive positions.
BURMA: Five Tenth Air Force B-24s mine the Rangoon River during the night of 27/28 March. (Jack McKillop)
KOLOMBANGARA ISLAND: Thirteenth Air Force P-39s and US Navy aircraft attack Vila Airfield. (Jack McKillop)
KURILE ISLANDS: The Japanese force retiring from the Battle of the Komandorski Islands reaches Paramushiru. The heavy cruiser Nachi has been hit five times and the light cruiser Tama was hit twice. Japanese casualties are 15 dead and 27 wounded on HIJMS Nachi and one wounded on HIJMS Tama. (Jack McKillop)
MOLUCCAS ISLANDS: Fifth Air Force B-24s hit the harbour and shipping on Tanimbar Island. (Jack McKillop)
NEW GUINEA: Fifth Air Force B-24s and B-25s attack targets on the north coast. (Jack McKillop)
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International Flag Football Leagueby matthiason • Uploaded: Feb. 04 '08
Description: proposed logo...
Status: Nothing set
Commenting: Actively seeking critiques
Tags: man • League • Football • Flag • international
sdijock said on Feb. 04 '08
Looks cool, although, I think your football and type are leaning back too far - I would bring them forward more. Also, I would do more to incorporate/highlight your flags more to really get the idea across that it's a flag-football league. Stylistically though, nice job.
itsgareth said on Feb. 04 '08
admarcbart said on Feb. 04 '08
The containing shape looks very very similar to those used by the "NFL":http://sportslogos.net/logo.php?id=1ibby8hre5mf2atehs7e
Your text IFFL needs more depth to it, especially on the bottom edge. It looks flat compared to the rest. I think this will add to the design.
Nice work regardless.
Your text IFFL needs more depth to it, especially on the bottom edge. It looks flat compared to the rest. I think this will add to the design.
Nice work regardless.
NessMasta said on Aug. 15 '08
The logo looks nice and clean, like other sports league logos. The shield behind the football and 'IFFL' looks similar to the shield used for the Stanley Cup Finals logo for both 2006 and 2007. I'd say maybe try and make another shield and see how that goes first. But other than that, awesome color scheme and concept.
lock_Designs said on Nov. 12 '09
Hey Dude, you might want to check out the Ron Zook show on the Big Ten network, they totally co-opted your logo. Unless of course you gave them permission to use it, then nevermind. But if they didn't i'd get on that.
akeith2002 said on Aug. 05 '12
What font did you use here? I've been looking online to find a few fonts that other designers would suggest to use or start with when designing sports logos but have had no luck.. any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks!
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It's that time of the year when kids go back to school, leaving some parents with an empty nest. Many of our friends have collage-aged kids (including us) and Odin has this suggestion.
We of course will never have an empty nest. Merlin and me like sleeping in the classic face buried in fur position. It may look cute or funny but I have an ulterior motive.
For the past sixteen years, I've slept with Merlin in my arms. During the night he changes positions, but I've always loved sleeping with my nose buried in fur. Just as mothers love the smell of their newborn babies, I love the way my cat smells. From under his chin, the temporal glands above the eyes, his ears, belly and back all smell good. The only part I don't sniff is his butt, but I'm well aware if he has anal glands issues. Sniffing him offers us chance to bond by scent transference and allows me to gauge his health. Whenever he's been ill, his scent changes, subtly at first but noticeably depending on the illness.
Research shows the cats and dogs can detect illness in humans and I believe it can be the other way around. Granted, I have a highly trained nose from teaching and practicing aromatherapy for twelve years but even an untrained human nose is capable of knowing when something doesn't smell normal.
By regularly smelling our healthy cats, we can establish a baseline of what their individual normal scent is but stay alert when something smells funky.
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Real Housewives of Atlanta
What Did Phaedra Parks Name Her Baby?
We were thrilled to learn that Phaedra Parks and her husband Apollo Nida welcomed their second son on May 8, 2013. The tiny tot may have arrived three weeks early after a dramatic delivery, but both mom and baby are said to be doing well now.
So far, we know that Phae-Phae's newest prince weighed in at an impressive 7 pounds, 9 ounces, but just what did the Real Housewives of Atlanta star choose to name her undoubtedly adorable new arrival?
Unfortunately Phaedra hasn't released her kiddo's name just yet, but we're sure we'll find out what the baby boy's moniker is soon enough. Both Phaedra's first son and husband have names that begin with the letter "a" (their names are Ayden and Apollo respectively) so another "a" name could be in the future.
Yet if Phaedra wanted something a bit different, she could give her little guy a name that starts with "p" — jus like herself!
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BOSTON — The 26-year-old Chinese entrepreneur had just pulled his new Mercedes to the curb to answer a text when an old sedan swerved behind him, slamming to a stop. A man in dark clothes got out and approached the passenger window. It was nearly 11 p.m. April 18.
The man rapped on the glass and spoke. Danny, unable to hear him, lowered the window — and the man reached an arm through, unlocked the door, and climbed in, brandishing a silver handgun.
"Don't be stupid," he told Danny. He asked if he had followed news about the Boston Marathon bombings. Danny had, down to the release of the grainy photos of suspects hours earlier.
"I did that," said the man, who would later be identified as Tamerlan Tsarnaev. "And I just killed a policeman in Cambridge."
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He ordered Danny to drive in the beginning of an odyssey last Thursday night and Friday morning in which Danny felt the possibility of death pressing on him.
In an interview, Danny — the victim of the Tsarnaev brothers' carjacking — filled in some of the last missing pieces in the timeline between the slaying of Massachusetts Institute of Technology police Officer Sean Collier, just before 10:30 p.m. April 18, and the Watertown shootout that ended just before 1 a.m. Danny asked that he be identified only by his American nickname.
The story of that night unfolds like a Tarantino movie, bursts of harrowing action laced with dark humor and dialogue absurd for its ordinariness, reminders of just how young the men in the car were. Girls, credit limits for students, the marvels of the Mercedes-Benz ML 350 and the iPhone 5, whether anyone still listens to CDs — all were discussed by the two 26-year-olds and the 19-year-old.
Danny described 90 harrowing minutes, first with the younger brother following in a second car, then with both brothers in the Mercedes, where they openly discussed driving to New York, though Danny could not make out if they were planning another attack. Throughout the ordeal, he did as they asked while silently analyzing every threatened command, every snatch of dialogue for clues about where and when they might kill him.
"Death is so close to me," Danny recalled thinking. His life had until that moment seemed ascendant, from a province in Central China to graduate school at Northeastern University to a startup business.
"I don't want to die," he thought. "I have a lot of dreams that haven't come true yet."
After a zigzagging trek through Brighton, Watertown, and back to Cambridge, Danny would seize his chance for escape at a Shell Station, his break turning on two words — "cash only" — that had rarely seemed so welcome.
When the younger brother, Dzhokhar, was forced to go inside to pay, older brother Tamerlan put his gun in the door pocket to fiddle with a navigation device — letting his guard down briefly. Danny then did what he had been rehearsing in his head. In a flash, he unbuckled his seat belt, opened the door, stepped through, slammed it behind, and sprinted off at an angle that would be a hard shot.
Tamerlan cursed, and Danny felt the brush of a near-miss grab at his back, but his captor did not follow. Danny reached the haven of a Mobil station across the street, seeking cover in the supply room, shouting for the clerk to call 911.
His quick-thinking escape, authorities say, allowed police to swiftly track down the Mercedes, abating a possible attack by the brothers on New York City and precipitating a wild shootout in Watertown that would seriously wound one officer, kill Tamerlan, and leave a severely injured Dzhokhar hiding in the neighborhood. He was caught the following night.
"Don't look at me!"
Danny spoke softly but steadily in a 2½-hour interview at his Cambridge apartment. He offered his account only on the condition that The Boston Globe not reveal his Chinese name, saying he does not want attention. But he suspects his full name may come out if and when he testifies against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
"I don't want to be a famous person talking on the TV," Danny said, kneading his hands, uncomfortable with the praise he has received from the few friends he has shared the story with. "I don't feel like a hero … I was trying to save myself."
Danny, trained as an engineer, made scrupulous mental notes of street signs and passing details, even as he heeded the older Tsarnaev's command not to study his face.
"Don't look at me!" Tamerlan shouted. "Do you remember my face?"
"No, no, I don't remember anything," he said.
Tamerlan laughed. "It's like white guys, they look at black guys and think all black guys look the same," he said. "And maybe you think all white guys look the same."
"Exactly," Danny said, though he thought nothing of the sort. It was one of many moments in their mental chess match, Danny playing up his outsider status in America and playing down his wealth — he claimed the car was older than it was, and he understated his lease payments — in a desperate hope of extending his life.
He told Tamerlan he was still a student and that he had been here barely a year, both lies. It seemed to help that Tamerlan had trouble understanding Danny.
"Oh, that's why your English is not very good," the brother replied, finally figuring it out. "OK, you're Chinese … I'm a Muslim."
"Chinese are very friendly to Muslims!" Danny said.
When the ordeal had started, Danny prayed it would be a quick robbery. Tamerlan demanded money, but Danny had just $45 in cash — kept in the armrest — and a wallet full of plastic. Evidently disappointed to get so little out of holding up a $50,000 car, he told Danny to drive. The old sedan followed.
"Relax," Tamerlan said, when Danny's nerves made it hard for him to stay in the lane. Danny, recalling the moment, said, "My heart is pounding so fast."
Directed to a quiet neighborhood in East Watertown, Danny pulled up as instructed on an unfamiliar side street. The sedan stopped behind him. A man approached — "Suspect No. 2" in the photos and videos released by investigators earlier that evening. The brothers transferred heavy objects from the car into Danny's SUV. "Luggage," Danny thought.
"Don't be stupid"
With Tamerlan driving now, they stopped so Dzhokhar could withdraw money from an ATM using Danny's card. Danny, shivering from fear but claiming to be cold, asked for his jacket. Guarded by just one brother, Danny wondered if this was his chance, but he saw around him only locked storefronts. A police car drove by, lights off.
Tamerlan agreed to retrieve Danny's jacket from the back seat. Danny unbuckled, put on the jacket, then tried to buckle the seat belt behind him to make an escape easier. "Don't do that," Tamerlan said, studying him. "Don't be stupid."
Danny thought about his burgeoning startup and about a girl he secretly liked in New York. "I think, 'Oh my God, I have no chance to meet you again,' " he said.
Dzhokhar was back now. "We both have guns," Tamerlan said, though Danny had not seen a second weapon. He overheard them speak in a foreign language — "Manhattan" the only intelligible word to him — and then ask in English if Danny's car could be driven out of state. "What do you mean?" Danny said, confused. "Like New York," one brother said.
They passed a police station. Danny tried to send telepathic messages to the officers inside, imagined dropping and rolling from the moving car.
Tamerlan asked him to turn on and demonstrate the radio. The older brother then quickly flipped through stations, seemingly avoiding the news. He asked if Danny had any CDs. No, he replied, he listens to music on his phone. The gas tank low, they stopped at a gas station, but the pumps were closed.
Doubling back, they grabbed more things from the parked car, but nothing from the trunk. They put on an instrumental CD that sounded to Danny like a call to prayer.
Suddenly, Danny's iPhone buzzed. A text from his roommate, wondering in Chinese where he was. Barking at Danny for instructions, Tamerlan used an English-to-Chinese app to text a clunky reply. "I am sick. I am sleeping in a friend's place tonight." In a moment, another text, then a call. No one answered. Seconds later, the phone rang again.
"If you say a single word in Chinese, I will kill you right now," Tamerlan said. Danny understood. His roommate's boyfriend was on the other end, speaking Mandarin. "I'm sleeping in my friend's home tonight," Danny replied in English. "I have to go."
"Good boy," Tamerlan said. "Good job."
Bailing out
The SUV headed for the lights of Soldier Field Road, to the two open gas stations. Dzhokhar went to fill up using Danny's credit card, then knocked on the window. "Cash only," he said. Tamerlan peeled off $50.
Danny watched Dzhokhar head to the store, and let reflexes kick in.
"I was thinking I must do two things: unfasten my seat belt and open the door and jump out as quick as I can. If I didn't make it, he would kill me right out, he would kill me right away," Danny said. "I just did it. I did it very fast, using my left hand and right hand simultaneously to open the door, unfasten my seat belt … and go."
The brothers took off. The station clerk, after brief confusion, dialed 911 on a portable phone, bringing it to Danny in the storeroom. The dispatcher told him to take a deep breath. The officers, arriving in minutes, took his story, with Danny noting the car could be tracked by his iPhone and by a Mercedes satellite system.
After an hour or more — as the shootout and manhunt erupted in Watertown — police brought Danny to Watertown for a "drive-by lineup," studying faces of detained suspects from the safety of a cruiser. He recognized none of them. He spent the night talking to police and the FBI, appreciating the kindness of a state trooper who gave him a bagel and coffee. At 3 the next afternoon, they dropped him home.
When news of Dzokhar's capture broke the next day, Danny was on the phone, talking to the girl in New York.


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Exponent is continually involved in NM-related initiatives, including definition, use, and potential exposures and toxicity of NMs. Our scientists have organized and regularly participate in organized technical symposia and legal education seminars. We have been active participants at regulatory agency hearings (e.g., EPA, FDA) and in standards-setting committees such as the Nanotechnology Standards Panel of the American National Standards Institute.
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Publications Donthu S. Nanopatterning of functional oxide ceramics. VDM Verlag, Dr. Muller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG, 2009.Mowat FS, Tsuji JS. Carbon nanotubes: The next asbestos? ABA Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Committee Newsletter Fall 2009, Fall 2009.Tsuji JS, Mowat FS, Donthu S, Reitman M. Application of toxicology studies in assessing the health risks of nanomaterials in consumer products. pp. 543–580. In: Nantoxicity: From In Vitro and In Vivo Models to Health Risks. S.C. Sahu and D.A. Casciano (eds), John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, West Sussex, UK, 2009.Crane SP, Bihler C, Gajek M, Goennenwein STB, Brandt MS, Ramesh R. Tuning magnetic properties of magnetoelectric BiFeO3-NiFe2O4 nanostructures. J Magn Magn Mater 2008; 321(4):L5-L9.Donthu S, Alem N, Pan Z, Li S, Shekhawat G, Dravid V, Benkstein K, Semancik S. Directed fabrication of ceramic nanostructures on fragile substrates using soft-electron beam lithography. IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology 2008; 7:338.Martin L, Crane SP, et al. Multiferroics and magnetoelectrics: thin films and nanostructures. J Physics Cond Matt 2008; 20:434220.Sun T, Donthu SK, Sprung M, D'Aquila K, Jiang Z, Srivastava A, Wang J, Dravid V. Effect of Pd doping on microstructure and gas sensing performance of nanoporous SnOx thin films. Acta Materialia 2008; 57:1095.Mowat F, J. Tsuji. Primer on emerging health and environmental issues for nanomaterials. Michigan Defense Trial Counsel Law Quarterly 2006; 23(3):26-30.Hartzell A, Rotondo J, Foster D. Nanotechnology. ABA Products Liability Newsletter 2006; 17(3).Tsuji JS, Maynard AD, Howard PC, James JT, Lam C-W, Warheit DB, Santamaria AB. Forum series—Research strategies for safety evaluation of nanomaterials, Part IV: Risk assessment of nanoparticles. Tox Sci 2006; 89(1):42–50.Mackay CE, Johns M, Salatas JH, Bessinger B, Perri M. Stochastic probability monitoring to predict the environmental stability of nanoparticles in aqueous suspension. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2006; 2(3):293–298.
Mowat F. Nano-size me: Responsible development of nanomaterials. Presented at the Defense Research Institute (DRI) Product Liability Conference—It's Not Easy Being Green: Navigating the New Landscape of Product Liability Law, San Diego, CA, April 15-–17, 2009.Mowat F. Size does matter: The impact of nanotechnology on human health and the environment. Presented to the American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Committee, Phoenix, AZ, April 2–4, 2009.Tsuji JS, Mowat FS. Application of toxicity studies for risk assessment in the real world. Presentation within workshop on Agglomeration Versus Dispersion: How Nanoparticle Behavior Affects Exposure and Toxicity In Vitro, In Vivo, and in the Real World. Workshop organizer and chairperson. Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology. Baltimore, MD, March 15–19, 2009.Crane SP. Magnetoelectric coupling and magnetic anisotropy in nanostructured oxide thin films. Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, 2008.Mowat FS. Carbon nanotubes: What the heck are they? Presented at the California section of the American Chemical Society, Oakland, CA, September 17, 2008.Reitman MTF. Nanotechnology and plastics for medical devices. Capitalizing on Nanoplastics, Intertek PIRA San Antonio TX, February 2008.Tsuji JS, Mowat FS. Health risks of carbon nanotubes: What can we learn from mineral fibers or ultrafine particulates? Toxicologist 2007; 96(1):7.Mowat FS, Tsuji JS. Assessment of health risks of carbon nanotubes: Where do we go from here? Toxicologist 2007; 96(1):8.Tsuji JS, Mowat FS, Kaetzel RS. Approaches for risk assessment and risk management of nanomaterials: "Inert" metal oxides. Toxicologist 2006; 90(1), Abstract 2201.Mowat, FS. Emerging issues in health risk assessment of nano-engineered materials. Northern California Society for Risk Analysis, Fall Symposium on Risk Assessment in Homeland Security and Emerging Risk Assessment Issues, Berkeley, CA, October 4, 2007.Tsuji JS. Expert panel participant. Environmental health: Nanomaterials: nifty or naughty? Society for Environmental Journalists Meeting. Stanford, CA, September 7, 2007.Tsuji JS, Mowat FS. Exposure and toxicity of nanotechnology in products. Presented at SAMPE. Baltimore, MD, June 3–7, 2007.Mowat FS, Hartzell AL, da Silva MG, Tsuji J. Health risk assessment of products containing nano-engineered materials. Abstract 993. Presented at the 10th Annual National Standards and Technology Institute (NSTI) Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show. Santa Clara, CA, May 20–24, 2007.Mowat FS, Tsuji JS. Assessment of health risks of carbon nanotubes: Where do we go from here? Presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology (SOT). Workshop entitled, "Health risks of carbon nanotubes: What can we learn from mineral fibers or ultrafine particulates?" Charlotte, NC, March 25–29, 2007.Tsuji JS, Mowat FS. Introduction to carbon nanotubes and health concerns. Presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of SOT. Workshop entitled, "Health risks of carbon nanotubes: What can we learn from mineral fibers or ultrafine particulates?" Charlotte, NC, March 25–29, 2007.Mowat FS. Health, safety, and risk management of nanomaterials. Presented at the Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE), Dallas, TX, November 6–9, 2006.Tsuji JS, Mowat FS. Assessment of products containing nanomaterials. Symposium entitled, "Regulating nanotechnology: Developing stakeholder consensus for future rulemaking by EPA, FDA and OSHA." Presented at the Division of Chemistry and the Law of the 232nd American Chemical Society National Meeting. San Francisco, CA, September 10–14, 2006.Tsuji JS, Mowat FS. Risk assessment of nanoscale metal particles. Presented at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Nanotechnology for Site Remediation Workshop. Chicago, IL, September 6–7, 2006.Mowat FS, Tsuji JS. Nanotechnology and the water market: Applications and health effects. Abstract 747. Presented at 9th Annual National Standards and Technology Institute (NSTI) Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show. Boston, MA, May 7–11, 2006.Tsuji JS, Kaetzel RS, Mowat FS. Approaches for risk assessment and risk management of nanomaterials: "Inert" metal oxides. Presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, San Diego, CA, March 5–9, 2006.Mowat FS. Nanotoxicity: Lessons learned from other small particles and fibers. Presented at the MIT/Stanford/U.C. Berkeley Nanotechnology Forum at Swissnex entitled, Nanotechnology Applications and Implications: A focus on the health and environmental effects of nanomaterials, San Francisco, CA, December 7, 2005.Mowat FS. Nanomaterials: Emerging health and environmental issues. Presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Defense Research Institute. Chicago, IL, October 19–23, 2005.Mowat, FS, Yarborough, CM. Nanotoxicity: What can we learn from other small particles and fibers? Presented at the 2nd International Symposium on Nanotechnology and Occupational Health. Proceedings and Final Program, p. 69. Minneapolis, MN, October 3–6, 2005.Tsuji, JS. Potential health and environmental risks of nanomaterials. Presented to the American Bar Association. Nashville, TN, September 2005.Tsuji JS, Mowat FS. Potential benefits and hazards of nanotechnology in water. Session on Natural Poisons and Unnatural Products. American Water Works Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 12–16, 2005.Tsuji J, Mackay C. Nanotechnology: Emerging health and environmental issues. Presented as a continuing legal education (CLE) course in Seattle, WA. October 12, 2004.


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A business man is accused of fraud and now faces charges.
Sidney Metts Jr., age 50 of New Bern, was arrested Friday.
The Jones County Sheriff's Office reports they began an investigation of Metts, a contractor, in August.
Officials say a Jones County couple reported Metts, whose business is Sid Metts Contract and Design, intended to defraud them when he entered a contract with them and caused them to lose thousands of dollars.
Metts is charged with obtaining property by false pretenses and failure to work after being paid. We were unable to reach Metts by telephone today.
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COURSE TITLE: Adult Development and Aging
TERM: Spring I
NAME: Mr. Kenneth Bergo
TITLE: Instructor
LOCATION: Scott/50
FACULTY OFFICE HOURS: Monday and Wednesday 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
OTHER EMAIL ADDRESS: firstname.lastname@example.com
DATES OF THE TERM: January 10, 2005 - March 06, 2005
CLASS DAYS: Monday - Wednesday
CLASS TIMES: 1700 -1930 hours
MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of Park University, an entrepreneurial institution of learning, is to provide access to academic excellence, which will prepare learners to think critically, communicate effectively and engage in lifelong learning while serving a global community.
Vision Statement: Park University will be a renowned international leader in providing innovative educational opportunities for learners within the global society.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Focuses on the developmental tasks and psychosocial services during the adult years with special emphasis placed on the social psychology of aging.
EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY: The instructor's educational philosophy is one of interactive ness based on lectures, readings, class and group discussions, writings, quizzes, and examinations. The instructor will engage the learner in a lively exploration of ideas, issues and contradictions related to Adult Development and Aging.
1. Provide the student with an introduction and background to adult development and aging.
2. Acquaint the student with the following:
a. A multi-perspective approach to Adult Development and Aging.
b. The introduction of social issues impacting on aging.
c. The critical role of social support in the aging process and the important role of the immediate family in this concept.
TEXT BOOK: Atchley, Robert C, Social Forces and Aging: An Introduction to Social Gerontology, 10th ed. Belmont, CA. Wadsworth Publishing Company, 2004.
ACADEMIC HONESTY: Academic Honesty is required of all members of a learning community. Hence, Park will not tolerate cheating or plagiarism on tests, examinations, papers or other course assignments. Students who engage in such dishonesty may be given failing grades or expelled from Park.
PLAGIARISM: Plagiarism—the appropriation or imitation of the language or ideas of another person and presenting them as one's original work—sometimes occurs through carelessness or ignorance. Students who are uncertain about proper documentation of sources should consult their instructors.
ATTENDANCE POLICY: Instructors are required to keep attendance records and report absences. The instructor may excuse absences for cogent reasons, but missed work must be made up within the term of enrollment. Work missed through unexcused absences must also be made up within the term of enrollment, but unexcused absences may carry further penalties. In the event of two consecutive weeks of unexcused absences in a term of enrollment, the student will be administratively withdrawn, resulting in a grade of "F". An Incomplete will not be issued to a student who has unexcused or excessive absences recorded for a course. Students receiving Military Tuition Assistance (TA) or Veterans administration (VA) educational benefits must not exceed three unexcused absences in the term of enrollment. Excessive absences will be reported to the appropriate agency and may result in a monetary penalty to the student. Reports of F grade (attendance or academic) resulting from excessive absence for students receiving financial assistance from agencies not mentioned above will be reported to the appropriate agency.
LATE SUBMISSION OF COURSE MATERIALS: The instructor will not receive any assignments after their due date. Assignments submitted after the due date will receive a grade of "zero".
COURSE ASSESSMENT: There will be two examinations each worth 100 points and one ten page term paper worth 100 points assigned during the term. The first examination will include all material covered between the first and the seventh class periods. The second examination will include all material covered between the ninth and fifteenth class periods. The ten-page term paper will be written in "APA" style and the topic will be explained during the first class period.
DISABILITY GUIDELINES: Park University is committed to meeting the needs of all students that meet the criteria for special assistance. These guidelines are designed to supply directions to students concerning the information necessary to accomplish this goal. It is Park University's policy to comply fully with federal and state law, including Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, regarding students with disabilities and, to the extent of any inconsistency between these guidelines and federal and/or state law, the provisions of the law will apply. Additional information concerning Park University's policies and procedures related to disability can be found on the Park University web page: ww.park.edu/disability.
Session Day Date Assignment Learning outcomes
1 M Jan 10 Introduction, Define the scope of social Gerontology,
Chapters 1, 2, & 3 Demographics of aging, and a brief out-
line of the history of aging in USA.
2 W Jan 12 Chapter 4, 5 Understand the Physiological and
Psychological aspects of aging.
3 M Jan 17 Chapter 6, 7 Be able to define the social changes of
4 W Jan 19 Chapter 8, 9 Understand the impact of family, friends,
and retirement on the individual.
5 M Jan 24 Chapters 10 Discuss how activities and lifestyles affect individuals.
6 W Jan 26 Chapter 11 Discuss the impact of religion and
spirituality on aging individuals.
7 M Jan 31 Chapter 12 Understand the affect of death
and review and dying on the aging individual.
8 W Feb 02 Examination 1
9 M Feb 07 Chapter 13 Understand the impact of housing and
income on the aging.
10 W Feb 09 Chapter 14 Be able to discuss the impact of health
care on the aging.
11 M Feb 14 Chapter 15, 16 Understand the impact of culture and
community social services on aging
12 W Feb 16 Chapter 17 Be able to define social inequity and
Term paper due aging.
13 M Feb 21 Chapter 18 Discuss the affect of the economy on the
aging individual.
14 W Feb 23 Chapter 19 Understand the role aging individuals
impact politics and government.
15 M Feb 28 Chapter 20 Understand the future role of Social
and review gerontology.
16 W Mar 02 Examination 2
Grading requirements will be in accordance with the following ratios.
Test 1 30%
Test 2 30%
Term Paper 30%
Class discussion 10%
Grades will have the following numerical values:
90% and higher A
80% to 89% B
70% to 79% C
60% to 69% D
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Here is a realy really nice holster I don't believe it is antique my feeling is that it is vintage 1950's. The holster is in heavy embossed leather and the leather is very thick and heavy it has the holders on the side for the bullets and it has the leg straps. The holster actually appears in my opinion to have actually never been worn it is excellent 100% great condition. It has a silver colored buckle silver colored rivets and the number 34 embossed on the belt tab I suspect that is what the size of the belt along with an embossed oval stamp that reads "J. NUNEZ HECHO EN MEXICO." The tooling is all over floral and the patina and the color of the leather is quite spectacular - it is still soft and pliable. On the inside of the belt above the gun pocket in black are the numbers .357 The gun pocket measures 12 ¼"l x 4 ½" at widest point.
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OSTIblog Articles in the worldwidescience.org (wws) Topic
by Peter Lincoln 24 Jun, 2014 in
The Department of Energy recently issued its latest Open Government Plan, and the document recognizes the DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) for advancing open government and the principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration by making scientific and technical information (STI) publicly available.
Related Topics: collaboration, National Library of Energy (NLE) - Beta, open government plan, ScienceCinema, SciTech Connect, transparency, WorldWideScience.org (WWS)Read more...
Eleanor Frierson: A Tribute to the Grande Dame of Government Science Information Partnerships
by Dr. Walt Warnick 13 May, 2013 in Personal Perspectives
Eleanor Frierson, who passed away in April 2013, was the grande dame of partnerships to improve public access to federal and international science information. For 10 years, she helped spearhead U.S. interagency efforts to make federal science information more accessible to Americans, playing an absolutely crucial leadership role on the Science.gov Alliance. She took Science.gov all the way from a nascent concept through to its maturation. Ms. Frierson also made similar contributions to the international science portal, WorldWideScience.org.
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WorldWideScience – Easy Access to Text, Multimedia, and Data!
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For many years, scientific information was provided primarily in text-based formats, such as journal articles, conference proceedings, and technical reports. Increasingly, however, scientists are communicating through multimedia formats (images, videos), and via direct access to their scientific data sets. Information users face some unique challenges in finding scientific information, particularly when it can take several forms. Imagine that a climatologist has created data sets detailing precipitation measurements for the North Slope of Alaska. The climatologist might present these findings first at a meteorological conference, and the presentation might be taped and made available as a video of the conference. Later, the climatologist publishes one or more technical reports, referring to the original data sets. How does a user find all this relevant information?
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The Secret City Is Emerging from Its Past
by Dr. Walt Warnick 09 Nov, 2012 in Science Communications
Oak Ridge is rapidly emerging from a secret city into the hub of open science information. How did this happen? It's an amazing story.
In 1942, deep within the quiet farm hills of East Tennessee, a secret city called Oak Ridge was created seemingly overnight. Approximately 75,000 workers worked tirelessly to refine uranium ore into fissionable material. When the first atomic bomb was dropped in Japan and World War II came to an end, their work for the Manhattan Project was revealed to them and to the world. Their secret is still commemorated today. Oak Ridge, Tennessee has much to be proud of: Science created its beginning and science continues to be vital to its future.
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WorldWideScience.org now offers the capability to search scientific data collections. Six new data sources have been added to WWS.org, representing a significant milestone in improving access to scientific data from around the world. Users seeking scientific datasets can conduct a real-time, one-stop search and immediately gain access not only to the metadata but to the actual scientific data itself.
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For those of you who like numbers, I thought I would give you a few numbers about some of OSTI's databases and search products.
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by Kate Bannan 13 Apr, 2012 in Science Communications
"Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas."
~Albert Einstein
As you prepare your taxes, keep in mind that April is Mathematics Awareness Month. This year's theme is, "Mathematics, Statistics and the Data Deluge".
Mathematics is used throughout the world as an essential tool in many fields, including natural science, engineering, medicine and the social sciences. Large amounts of data are collected every day, and scientific data comes in massive amounts from supercomputers, sensor networks, astronomical instruments and other devices. These data need to be sorted out and understood in order to be useful.
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Making Scientific Databases Work Together—For You (psst . . . that's "search interoperability")
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Sometimes something complex can work so seamlessly that it's easy to miss. We think that's the case with our solution in achieving search interoperability.
As you may know, "search interoperability" is just a fancy way of saying that lots of scientific databases scattered far and wide can be made to work together so that your job as a seeker of science information is easy. You can go to one search box, say Science.gov, type in your search term, and get results from over a hundred important repositories and a couple of thousand scientific websites – with one click.
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International Education Week 2011
by Kate Bannan 17 Nov, 2011 in Science Communications
International Education Weekwas first held in 2000; today it's celebrated annually in more than 100 countries worldwide. IEW is a joint initiative of the US Departments of Stateand Education, and is part of the federal government's efforts to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn and exchange experiences in the United States.
Science and technology have been and will continue to be engines of US economic growth and national security. Excellence in discovery and innovation in science and engineering and in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education will strengthen the US economy, increase the capacity of US research and sustain our nation's leadership role in increasingly competitive international science.
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"The New Einsteins Will Be Scientists Who Share."
by Kate Bannan 01 Nov, 2011 in Science Communications
In an October 29, 2011 Wall Street Journal article, "The New Einsteins Will Be Scientists Who Share," Dr. Michael Nielsenstated that networked science has the potential to speed up dramatically the rate of discovery across all of science, and that we may well see the day-to-day process of scientific research change more fundamentally over the next few decades than over the past three centuries. He also noted that there are major obstacles to achieving this goal, including the lack of a systematic effort by scientists to adopt new tools of discovery or to share data – because they are busy, they may believe it's a diversion from their "real" work or because they may not be familiar with the means to do so easily.
OSTI knows that the public and members of the scientific community may not be familiar with the multitude of different science databases. OSTI addresses and solves these considerable challenges by providing vehicles for obtaining targeted, precise information quickly and easily.
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|500 Glen Avenue, Salisbury, MD 21804
|Mar 15, 2014
Join 2,500+ students from Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland on March 14 & 15 at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center for the 2014 Potomac Youth Convention. The convention will feature Guest Speaker Chad Veach, Worship Band Worth Dying For and Illusionist Jason Alvarado. Late night activities include Aerosports Trampoline Park and Lazer Tag.
The Potomac Youth Network exists to mentor, model and motivate students and leaders to impact their communities with the message of hope.
Tickets for the conference are on sale now. Register early and save; early bird pre-registration is available until Jan. 10. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.potomacyouth.com.
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