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We love making friends, and friends of friends are our favorite… and that's exactly how we came to chat with Timothy Goodman, New York City heart breaker and graphic designer. After interviewing his friend and fellow designer, Dan Cassaro, we got a little love letter, or rather a love marathon, from Mr. Goodman and decided that anyone with this much Sharpie love deserved to be more than just our valentine.
Lock up your hearts ladies, he already stole ours and we cant be held responsible for your newest raging crush.
Let's get to the good stuff…
Tell me about yourself! Where are you from? Interests? Likes? Dislikes? Pet Peeves?
I jokingly like to call myself the "Kid from Cleveland." In the 1930s, there was a group of teenage actors who were called the "Dead End Kids." They were wisearse street kids who always wore newsboy hats, and usually had some dirt on their face. I was sort of a 1980s version of that. Growing up in Cleveland from a family a modest means, I learned how to be scrappy as a youngster. My friends and I were always up to no good: smoking cigs, playing street ball, stealing baseball cards, running from dogs, jumping neighbor's fences, throwing eggs at cars. My sweet mother had her hands full! When I was a kid, I was proud to have bruises and scars on my body after playing outside. Having bruises and scars meant I was having fun.
What inspires you and your work?
I've watched Winnie-the-Pooh about 10 times in the last year. Christopher Robin says, "You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." What an idea! I'm currently trying to be more naive with my work. Graphic design books and blogs will only get me so far. We should be inspired by other mediums, but more importantly, we should be in touch with an openness in life that has nothing to do with information, language, "success," or dollars.
How would you describe your style?
I work hard to get my voice and my humor in my work. As my old boss Brian Collins says, we're not in the 'kind of nice business.' Meaning, we're here to be provocative, to be memorable, and to tell great stories. Even though I've adopted a drawing style, if you look at my body of work you'll see that I generally work in many mediums across branding, identity, and editorial. I have no interest in making work for solely aesthetic reasons. If we ask questions, and think like storytellers, then we can have a larger dialogue with our clients and ourselves.
You seem to be quite the jack-of-all-trades; working as a designer, art director, and illustrator, what IS it about your work that gets you goin'?
I used to paint homes, hang wallpaper and drywall for 4 1/2 years before going to design school in NYC. I was a horrible high school student and I needed time to figure out what I wanted. In the beginning, I was a laborer, hauling buckets of wallpaper glue up ladders for 12-15 hours a day. That taught me an unruly work ethic. Later, it showed me how fortunate I am to be doing what I love, and how lucky I am to do it in New York. I try not to take any of it for granted. The way I see it right now, being a designer is a duty, not a career choice.
How did you get started?
Having mentors and constantly making things. My old creative director, John Fulbrook, hired me right out of school as a book jacket designer for Simon & Schuster. Soon after that, he left the publishing world to become a creative director in branding, and he took me with him. I will forever be indebted to him for helping my career blossom. I think it's paramount to find someone that will help guide you, beyond design, in a way that teaches you more about life. I remind my students about this often. As for the illustration stuff, it came as a result of wanting to explore different things, and to get my name in the Times so I could impress girls. Isn't that what it's all about, anyway?
How did you come up with your Valentine's Tweet-a-thon?
After leaving Apple (yes, THAT Apple) in October, I promised myself that I would make more time for personal projects. I started thinking about how much time I spend on Twitter, and how I don't know most of the people I chat with. So I wondered how I could honor these virtual relationships? However, as many of us do, I beat myself up with doubt and fear: How could I possibly draw a valentine for every single one of my Twitter followers? Why would it matter? Who would care? Einstein famously said, "If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it." I tried convincing myself NOT to do it. Luckily, my good buddy Erik Marinovich encouraged me to follow through with it. In the end, it was extremely rewarding on many levels, and I was very touched to see how much it resonated with people.
You have been a part of some pretty incredible stuff; your work at Apple, the Ace Hotel, features in the New York Times, Wired and Time magazine, JUST to name a few, what accomplishment do you wish you could have unlimited bragging rights on about?
I'm proud of the work I've been able to do, and I feel fortunate to have so many inspiring and encouraging friends, mentors, and colleagues around me. Nothing is done without them. While I leave the bragging on the resume, I do pull out the Apple card a lot. They're the most successful and innovative company in the world, everything they touch is a smash, the whole world watches them, and every client wants to be them. And besides the fact that my mother questions me at least once a week with that Are you sure you didn't make the biggest mistake of your life by quitting? tone in her voice, I'm happy with my decision to quit and move back to NYC.
How did you come to contribute to the Art Director's Club (ADC) bathroom ?
The wonderful people at the ADC asked four of us (Mikey Burton, Chris Rubino, Rich Tu, and myself) to create a mural in their ladies room. With only one Saturday to do it, we had to think fast and act quick—and luckily we came to an easy agreement on concept and execution. And let me tell you, there's nothing like four dudes sweating in a bathroom all day! After some initial emails during the weeks before, we decided to shower the walls with compliments and an array of 'lady etiquette.' After all, shouldn't all respectable ladies know that a beautiful dress can be ruined by wearing lumpy, baggy underwear?
(Funny story.. this is the same place that hosted the TED award ceremony for the Ads Worth Spreading, so you may have seen a tweet or two from @Sharpie about this beauty–and that was BEFORE we knew Tim was the man behind the
mirror err… bathroom! Some things are just meant to be)
Any cool new projects you can tell us about?
I have a weird superstition when it comes to talking publicly about work that hasn't happened yet. I will say that I have a great new rep/studio manager, and I'm very excited about the future.
Your designs have a cool edginess to them; how do you come up with new ideas?
Ideas are totally disposable and constantly in flux for me. I learned that while being in branding. Anything can spark an idea, and you better have at least 100 of them. However, some of my favorite ideas have come while I'm flying. Which is ironic, because I used to be horribly afraid to fly and I couldn't step foot on an airplane for 3 years during college. I learned to overcome that fear, and I have flown over 25 times in the last year and a half. Now I absolutely love flying! I can't wait to get in the air, put my headphones on, and get my sketchbook out.
Do you have a soft spot for one of your designs in particular?
My friend William Morrisey always says, "If you want to change your look, change your tool." About 2 years ago I made a conscience effort to get my hand involved in my work more. I had the perfect opportunity to make that effort sing when I was asked to do a mural for the Ace Hotel. That project opened up an entirely different creative avenue for myself. A healthy amount of work I'm currently doing is hand-drawn, and it all stems from that project.
How do you use Sharpie markers in your work?
With immediacy and with mistakes! I'm a big NBA basketball fan. I love the New York Knicks, and I hate to miss a game. I like to drink a
beer soda.. (right, Tim?) (note: mistakes), watch the Knicks, and draw draw draw.
Favorite Sharpie? Why?
The Sharpie paint markers! I love the way they spread, the way they adhere, the way they smell, the way you have to shake them to get the ink flowing. It's a very sensual process, which is probably why I dig it so much.
Best part of your "day job" and if you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
It's been six months since I left Apple, and I'm very excited about my newfound self-employment. My favorite part is the flexibility. I can take a 3 hour lunch; I can skip town whenever I want; I can choose my clients, or work on personal stuff anytime. Right now I'm on the path of the unknown, doing everything I should be doing.
If you could have one super power what would it be and why?
I hate poverty, and I hate that so many kids have to grow up in poverty. There are over 16 million children living in poverty in the United States alone. I wish I could make poor kids live like rich kids and rich kids live like poor kids for one week.
What trends do you see making it big in 2012/ what are you pumped about in 2012?
One of my favorite restaurants in San Francisco, Mission Chinese, is coming to NYC!
Want to pick up some Chinese with Tim? Well, we can't promise that (heck, we are still working on our own date), BUT you can follow him on Twitter- you may even get your own Valentine out of the deal! Check out more of his amazing accomplishments by visiting his website, and trust us, there is A LOT more where this came from.
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Art History Lecture Series presents Xin Wu
The Xiao-xiang Landscape and Chinese Literati's Subtle Art of Obliquity
Why and how was an 11th-century theme of landscape painting, the Eight Views of Xiao-xiang, revived in the 18th-century through garden making in the Eight Views of Yuelu Academy? This lecture spanning eight centuries of Chinese art history illustrates a network of artistic and poetic interrelationships and of creation and response, which have to be taken into account when studying Chinese garden art. At Yuelu Academy (976-present) in Southern China, this transformation from a two-dimensional ink painting into a three-dimensional garden representation of nature was not only supported by poetic expression, but also by a literati tradition, which called upon visual materials as an oblique form of historical commentary and encoded statement of collective identity. Turning to such a unique literati art of obliquity, this lecture explores the strata of landscape at Yuelu Academy from the Song to Qing Dynasties (11th- to 19th-centuries). Works created in different media—painting, poetry, woodblock print and garden—of the classical Eight Views reconnect a bygone artistic theme with the long-lasting dialogue between landscape and pedagogy in the Chinese neo-Confucian education initiated by Zhu Xi (1130-1200).
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Marc Staal:
On the power play:
"It's a big part of it. you need your power play to produce some offense. We were pretty stale all series long, so …
"They had a good start. We kind of expected them to come out hard. We weren't really hanging on to the puck. They had it a lot in that period. They started taking momentum over. We took a couple of penalties."
"It's not for lack of effort. It's just that … We were ready to go. It's just, they made a couple of plays there and the crowd gets up, and they were all over us. We couldn't figure out a way to weather that. They only got one goal in the period where they were all over us pretty much the whole time. So we thought we weathered it without getting hurt too much. But it wasn't enough."
Brandon Dubinsky:
"You've got to get our of your own zone first to play offense and they had us under siege there for the first half of the game. Tht was it."
"I'm at a loss for words, I guess, You work pretty hard all year long, and to be out as quick as this is hard."
Too soon to put things in perspective:
"They've got a good PK, but we didn't win enough battles on thepower play and as far as I'm concerned that's the difference in the series. You know, 1 for 7, 0 for 7, we've got to find a way to get that moving. Tonight we had some good chances, I thought tonigth was the best its been all series. We changed our look. But it was definitely a difference maker in the series."
On the start:
"They come hard in their building and they had us on our heels. We came ready to play, they just kept coming and coming and coming. By the time we got settled in … I don't know."
Henrik Lundqvist:
"We had some opportunities we needed to grab and we didn't. We had a coupleof chances to get some wins in Game 1 or Game 4. You can't expect to win every night, but when you have that chance, that opportunity, you have to grab it. We didn't do it. That's not good enough.
"We had opportunities to get some wins, and you really need to grab that. We managed to find ways to win, like we did going down the stretch. Obviously we were facing a really good team. That's the biggest difference in the playoffs. It's going ot be tough for you to keep the lead, or when you get the lead they made it tough for us."
How he'll look back at this season:
"Too early to say. I need to, you know, sit down and reflect over the whole year. Playoffs, obviously, it really bugs me the way we didn't f ind ways to win those games where we had a great opportunity. That bugs me a lot. It's over. But definitely in the next couple of weeks I'll think about my year, and talk to Benny, and then try to learn from a lot of things and try to get better."
"I think, just being down 1-0 after that first period, it felt almost like a good result, the way they were playing. We just had a tough time getting in front and creating the big chances. I don't think he had to make a lot of big saves in this game, until the end. Some games we got more traffic in front, it was a different story. We made it tough for their defense and their goalie. But tonight I felt they were very solid in their own end."
"They came out flying. They probably … what do I know … but th eway they played in the third in New York and maybe they just kept going from there, a lot of energy. But it was just one goal in the second. It felt like we started to take over and got more confidence, but again we missed on a few opportunities in the series to get a couple of wins. Then it would be a differnt result, but we didn't do it."
Brian Boyle:
On establishing himself as an NHL player this season:
"That was a dream to play in the NHL. Any kind of competition you're in you want to have an impact, and I was fortunate that I had a chance this year to try and do that.
"But now it's tough. I want to make more of an impact, especially on a big stage like the playoffs. Everybody in here feels the same way. We all wish we could have done more. Tough to say the effort wasnt there. It certainly was, and that's what you take away from it. You're proud to be part of a team that's going to give everything they have."
On losing those games earlier in the series with third-period leads:
"Those are tough to come back from. We tried to. We didn't give up We were positive, we were supportive of each other. Those certainly are missed opportunties. In a few days or a week, or over the summer, I'm sure we'll look back and remember that and hopefully we're all better for it."
On the Capitals' defense:
"They played pretty well. They were pretty stingy. They did a pretty good job in front of their net in (our) trying to get second and third opportunities. It's difficult. But we still had some chances. Neuvirth played really well. That's a good team over there. We could have capitalized."


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Last night the Seattle cops confiscated about 125 tents and arrested 7 people. Some of the tents had backpacks and other personal belongings inside them including a list of phone numbers belonging to one of the Occupy Seattle Workgroups. Of the 7 arrested some have been released without charge and some have been held for booking.
You may not want to make an appointment to go down to the Parks Department Revolutionary Tent Storage Facility and reclaim your property because they will ask for your name and contact information in order to retrieve it (that is if you can find it and all it's parts) among the pile of tents that they tossed without care into the back of a few pickup trucks and without any regard whatsoever as to it's value to the owner. To make matters worse, they could be gathering this information so that they can send you a citation in the mail.
… Just because talks between Occupy Seattle and the Mayor's Office broke down afetr he would not allow OS to keep tents on the City Hall Plaza during the day, (we would like tents 24hours per day in order to show solidarity with the people of more than 140 American cities and in Japan, Tokyo, England, Italy, Libya, and the other dozen or so Country's (Whole Country's) who are "occupying" their own community centers 24 hours per day) and also to join in solidarity fellow citizens around the globe who have been doing the same thing since the first uprising in Tunisia began 9 months ago, and since the overthrow of three middle eastern governments since then. (Each Country has one common complaint, "People Before Profits.")
… Just because we had a single propane cook top to try feed and to heat hot water and keep soup warm for over 200 people every day, rising to 3,500 people or so last Saturday, including a large number of homeless individuals (some chronically) from all walks of life, old women, people in wheel chairs, Vietnam War Vets, Gulf War Vets, Iraq Vets, Afghanistan Vets, and countless troubled teens….…
… a cook top that we were forced to use because we were not allowed to use any electricity from any of the parks 6 or so padlocked duplex power outlets, and just because only about 1/2 a dozen businesses out of the entire Global Revolution (as far as Seattle is concerned) whom are unfortunate enough to be directly facing or adjacent to Westlake Park are directly affected by this act of free speech which is also protected by the First Amendment (yes, the first one.) (( But that is another story about the traditional community function of a "village green" or "town center" that has been depicted throughout history.))
… Just because these are the only reasons that talks between the Mayor and a large group of Seattle Citizens known as Occupy Seattle are protesting in exactly the same manner as tens of thousands of fellow protesters in most of the rest of the entire world is no reason for the Seattle Police to be harassing us the way that they have been doing to all of us for more than two weeks now.
All of the police officers that I have personally talked to (except one tonight) have been nice and we have all found common ground together when nothing else is going on and we can chat freely. We talk to the cops the same as when we all talk together while Occupying at Westlake … that is until the police "receive orders to engage."
THEN the police took dozens of tents and arrested more than 25 people. Then… they said we can sleep in the park only if we are in sleeping bags and tarps. Then…. during two days of torrential rain with southerly winds gusting strong enough to break umbrellas (which by the way are not allowed at Westlake by protesters, but presumably OK for shoppers to have while in the park) the cops would not allow 75 all night/all day protesters and homeless to sleep under the awnings of the building which is facing the park.
The cops made everyone move into the driving rain which had weather conditions creating a wind chill factor of 32 degrees (freezing) at 15mph wind speed @ 40 degree's Fahrenheit. We are not out here for fun. We have a good reason to be here. During this weather 5 people suffered the early stages of hypothermia including a man who called an ambulance on himself, I drove a man to a warm bed in West Seattle which was offered to him by a complete stranger and fellow protester, and I warmed 3 people in my car, including a 17 year old girl that is 3 months pregnant and to date has had no pre-natal care… and six other homeless individuals pooled their money together to share a single hotel room to dry off and get warm for just one night.
Next …the cops carried out more than a dozen more arrests, 10people, then 2more, and 2 more, all for minor things like 2people out of a group of more than 2,000 marching from Westlake to the Bank Of America Tower and back on 4th … arrested for sitting in the street while the other 1, 9998 + marchers were on the sidewalk … and then the cops said we couldn't even sleep in the park at all when the park located in the middle of downtown Seattle "is closed" as is everything else for blocks if not miles around … and they were ordered to spend several nights in a row kicking anybody who wasn't standing to wake them up and keep us awake.
I did manage to prevent one cop from waking the protester next to me because I pointed out to the cop that he was one of the many protesters who had brought their children with him and his boy (about 3years old) was fast asleep in a snug sleeping bag next to him on one of the few starry nights that we have had out here in the last two weeks.
During this whole government melee against citizens of Seattle, the cops took our "outreach tent", which was not just a food and medical service meant to serve those of us who are exercising our First Amendment Rights in America in solidarity with people around the globe, but our human services tent was also for all of the teen kids on our streets for diverse and ever growing homeless population our city that has plagued us for years.
The cops took our port-a-potties from Westlake which were donated by a supporter of occupy Seattle (and not provided to us by the city as was falsely reported in tv news) so that once again there is nowhere for anybody to use a restroom downtown for miles around downtown in the middle of the night, or even during the day for that matter in most cases, unless you buy a sack of French fries, cup of coffee, or stick of gum except for the other two port-a-potties that Occupy Seattle supporters have nine blocks away in their encampment at Seattle City Hall. This is certainly an awkward chapter for a mayor that has upwards of 2,000 to 2,500 Occupy Seattle Protesters taking part in the Global Revolution at any given moment.
NEXT … … the cops descended upon us all in overwhelminmg numbers at 6:00 in the morning yesterday, (more than 75 cops) and they confiscated more than 125 tents in the name of the Seattle Parks Department, arrested 7, took our information booth's "patio awning." and left those of us left in such disarray that the morning commuters and general public think that we cannot even clean up our own trash when the reality of it all is that we as a large group of citizens occupying Westlake who have more than 16,000 additional supporters on-line: are trying to do just that.
If it were not for the mayor's office refusal to allow us such a large group on the street to have sanitation, electricity, shelter, basic human services, and an acknowledgment that this is not about Seattle's precious Westlake, the park's annual Christmas Merry-Go-Round, or the local Christmas shopping retail statistics, this is all about world wide corporate money (mostly American money) derailing global politics, free speech, corporate environmental suicide, vs. common people in 140 U.S. cities and dozens of Countries in the free and not so free world getting together to do the right thing as a global community simply because it is the right thing to do.
I think that WE in America who support the American Occupy Movement and the people willing to camp out voluntarily in these conditions should go hassle all of the people across our great nation who slept in tents last night (without the interference, arrest and seizure of personal property by government and police) at shopping malls around this country in order to be the first on their block to buy the new I-phone… and we should ask them if we may borrow their tents for the revolution now that they are done purchasing a new phone and their night sleeping in a tent outside a shopping mall is done.
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Michigan Tech's Durdu Guney Receives ORAU Award
Durdu Guney, center, has received a 2012 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award. Also pictured are Vice President for Research David Reed, left, and Michigan Tech President Glenn Mroz.
May 18, 2012—
Oak Ridge Associated Universities has selected Durdu Guney of Michigan Technological University to receive a 2012 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award.
Guney, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is one of 30 award recipients chosen from among 111 applicants representing ORAU member institutions.
"The peer-review evaluation and selection process is rigorous and involves outstanding scientists from across the nation," said ORAU President H. A. Page. The prestigious $5,000 research award, matched by the home institution, is designed to enhance the recipient's career development.
Guney will use the award to advance his research into metamaterials and superlenses.
Michigan Technological University (www.mtu.edu) is a leading public research university developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business; economics; natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences.


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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - More than 2,000 people gathered Friday at one of Albuquerque's largest churches for a memorial service in honor of the New Mexico family of five who were gunned down in their home last weekend.
The crowd shared tears and laughs as they remembered former pastor Greg Griego, his wife Sarah and their three young children. The crowd also prayed for the couple's 15-year-old son, Nehemiah Griego, who has been charged with the killings and remains in custody.
Dozens of fellow chaplains and members of the Albuquerque Fire Department lined the procession as bagpipes played and the family's urns were carried into the church before the service.
One of Greg Griego's adult daughters, Annette Griego, told those at the service that her father was a man whose heart was after God.
She says she and her family stand with the teen and will not give up on him. She says the family believes that "God will take this tragedy and use it for something good."
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Eaton, who has 78-caps for the Hurricanes and played a big role in the leadership of the team during their 2012 season as well as starting all but one match, says preparation is key. He encourages the team's seven Super Rugby debutants to make the most of every opportunity when they take on the defending champions at the Mangatainoka RFC – next to Tui Brewery – on Saturday, February 16.
"Whether they play 10 minutes here or there in a pre-season game, they have to make sure their intensity is at 100% and they stick to their own game as that's why they were selected," he says.
The Tui Brewery organized game will be the Hurricanes final pre-season hit-out before their campaign begins proper the following weekend when they take on the Blues. Eaton says it will be a good opportunity to play out different combinations and run through game plans the team wants to carry on through the season. Personally though, Eaton has his own things to focus on.
"For me, I will be focusing on my match fitness, working on our lineout combinations and calls, and basically getting my core roles right to make it easier for the guys around me, especially the newer guys," he says.
Eaton is also looking forward to returning to the heartland after having played the previous two pre-season games at Mangatainoka (Chiefs 2011, Crusaders 2012).
"I'm really looking forward to heading back to Mangatainoka. The support we get there is huge and that gives the team a big boost in our pre-season campaign."
Eaton, who attended Feilding Intermediate and Palmerston North Boys' High School, is no stranger to heartland rugby having made his provincial debut for Manawatu in 2002, before transferring to Taranaki in 2004. After making his Taranaki provincial debut against the British and Irish Lions in 2005 he was picked to tour with the All Blacks on their successful Grand Slam Tour of November 2005. The now 30-year-old has gone from strength to strength, despite battling a serious knee injury in 2007 and 2010.
In September 2011 he was named as the Taranaki Player of the Year, and this season is one of seven players from the region to commit to the Hurricanes. The others are Beauden Barrett, James Broadhurst, James Marshall, Chris Smylie, Andre Taylor and Blade Thomson while Taranaki players in the Chiefs squad include Craig Clarke and Rhys Marshall.
"The Chiefs were the standout New Zealand franchise last year so we are excited to take them on in Mangatainoka. Our last minute win over them in the final round of the 2012 season was a real high for the Canes so we know they will be eager to get one over us here," says Eaton.
Like previous games at Mangatainoka, February's game is expected to go down in grass roots rugby folklore. It will again be played on Neil Symonds' farm, which is currently a bare paddock, and see the community rally together to host a predicted 8,000 visitors. There will be enough temporary seating to accommodate all ticket-holders; pre and post game entertainment as well as an array of guest speakers while passionate fans are expected to turn out in their regional colours or colourful costumes.
Tui has teamed up with key match day supporters to make the day possible including: Cable Price, HireQuip, MoreFM, PGG Wrightsons, Norwood Farm Machinery, Sharpes Stockfeeds, PrintCraft and Wairarapa News.
• Timeline for February 16th, 2013
• 12.30pm Gates Open
1.00pm Tui Invitation XV Vs Mangatainoka RFC Invitation XV
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6.45pm Mangatainoka Tent Village Closes For VIP's
• Tickets are available from Tui HQ, PGG Wrightson stores in the lower North Island, the Palmerston North i-SITE or via www.tui.co.nz
• Price: VIP/Corporate Tickets $125 General Admission $45
• Transport: Tranzit Tours are providing buses to the game. Visit www.tranzittours.co.nz or 0800 471 227


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Pearl Harbor Survivor - Phillip L. Daffron
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Phillip Logan Daffron
Born: 9 Jan 1915 Plano, Texas
Died: 24 Mar 1986 Dallas, Texas
Parents: John Marshall Daffron and Maude Salmon Daffron
Spouse: *Mildred "Millie" Vrandac Hall
Children : Phillip Logan Daffron, Jr.
Military Service: He entered military on 15 June 1940.
He was discharged from the military on 26 Jul 1945.
He attained the rank of Captain. His decorations and citations were: Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon , 2 Bronze Stars, the American Defense Ribbon.
His occupational specialty was Field Artillery Battalion Liaison Officer. He was a "marksman" with a 45 caliber pistol.
Received no wounds during his length of service,
- 1915 - 1986
Childhood Photo:
Riding a turkey. His father was a Special Breeder of Battleship Bronze Turkeys
- Plano, Texas
- Abt 1925 Maybe age 10
College: Texas A & M.
- Texas A&M
- 1933
Trip to Kentucky to visit Father's family.
He traveled with Ruth, Jennie Maude, John, Zola and Jack in Aug 1933 in Monticello, Kentucky.
Photo from left to right: Phillip, Ruth, John and John's son Jack.
- Kentucky
- Aug 1933
Post Card from College Station, TX to his sister
Dear Jennie,
I'm going to try to come home Fri so ask Arlis if he wants to go to the Fair with me Fri nite. I got your letter this morning and was glad to get it. I'll see you Friday then of this week.
Lots of Love, Phil
- College Station, TX
- 11 Oct 1934
He graduated from The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (Texas A & M) on 4 Jun 1937 in College Station, TX. He received his reserve officer's commission at A & M.
In June of 1940 the Army called up the reserve officers for six months active duty. He was sent to Fort Sam Houston, Texas. When asked if he would take an assignment overseas, he said yes, but only Hawaii. (They had given him 3 choices, Alaska, Phillippines, or Hawaii).
- College Station, TX
- 4 Jun 1937
The Gang
O.D. Anderson and brother Arlis in back row
Phillip Daffron, Lucille Anderson (sister to above), Jennie Daffron front row
- Plano, TX
- About 1939
Post Card during World War II
Post Card to Mrs. O.D. Anderson (his sister)
Lt. Phillip L. Daffron 8th Field Artillery
Schofield Barracks
Territory of Hawaii
Dear Jennie:
This is ship I sailed on. We dock in about 4 hours above is my address so write real soon. I am getting thrilled. Love
(along side of card written) Appreciated wine so much.
- Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- 12 Dec 1940
Post Card during World War II
:ost Card to Mr & Mrs. J.K. Daffron (his brother & sister-in-law)
Lt Phillip L. Daffron
8th Field Artillery
Schofield Barracks
Territory of Hawaii
Dear John & Zola
This is the ship I sailed on. We dock in about 4 hours. Above is my address so write soo. I'm sure getting excited. It's hot too.
Love Phil
- Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- 12 Dec 1940
Post Card during World War II
Post Card to Mrs. O.D. Anderson
8th F.A.
Schofield Barracks, T.H.
Dear Jennie
I've been awfully busy since I've been here so I'll write later. I like it fine and it surely is pretty over here. Did you get the pictures sent to San Antonio?
Love Phil
- Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- 18 Dec 1940
Post Card during World War II:
Post Card to Mr. & Mrs. J.K. Daffron
8th Field Artillery
Schofield Barracks
Territory of Hawaii
Dear John & Zola
Arrived O.K. and didn't get sea-sick. This sure is a pretty place & I like it very much. Went around the Island Sunday &
also went thru the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. Write Soon- Love, Phil
- Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- 18 Dec 1940
Letter from World War II:
Dearest John & Zola-
I was so glad to get your letter and have all the news. I enjoyed it so much. Wish you would write more. Of course, I could do better my self so I'll try.
I sent you a couple of pairs of salt & peper shakers today, hand made in Hawaii. I got them for 45¢ a pair so that's the reason for two pair. I think they are typical of Hawaii. Hope your friend likes them. Don't send me any money for souvenirs because come Christmas I'm going to send everyone some for a Christmas present. However, don't expect too much so our family is pretty big as you know.
Well, I don't think I'm going to get in the air corpes. My Colonel disapproved my application, and I talked with him a long time about it but he wouldn't change his mnd. He said he wouldn't let any of his trained artillery officers leave here 'til their time was up. I'm kinda glad now 'cause I would have had to stay three extra years in the army and I don't want that. I'd like to get out as quick as I can and get started in some business 'cause I can't afford to waste any more time.
By the way, John, my car is paid for now. I paid for it in August. I borrowed $200 here for three months for $2.00 and with what I saved, I paid off the bumper note. And now I've already paid this bank so I'm completely out of debt for the first time since I've been out of school. If you hear of any good place to invest some mney, let know because after the first of the year I'm sure going to save some. No telling what will happen when I get out. I have the note you co-signed with me for the car. I'd like to keep it. My car is running fine and looks about as good as the day I bought it. I keep it shined and clean. Have to or it will rust over here. I've gotten 99 out of it on this island. I quit driving fast though after the cops got me. Didn't cost but $10.00. I was driving 65 in a 35 mile zone. How's the Zephgr doing?
Sure wish you all could come over here. We could sure have a time at some of the places here. However, it sure cost so I don't go out very much. I've met quite a few girls and have been having a pretty good time. In this climate you take about three good drinks and you're tight. Sure doesn't take much. But don't tell anyone I even told you this.
How is Lonzo? I hope his leg is better now. Tell them all hello for me. How are the boys? They'll be so big when I get back, I'll probably won't recognize them. Tell them hello for me and I'll send them something for Christmas. Must close now so don't guess I'll see you Christmas. Probably be another year but it won't be long. Do write soon, and hope all of you are well.
Love, Phil
**Note** He kept the car until his battery shipped out for Guadalcanal. It had not been damaged except for chipped paint. He sold it to a family in Honolulu. It was a 1940 Dodge. Green.
- Schofield Barracks, T.H.
- 4 Nov 1941
Pearl Harbor Survivor
The Barracks is located about 18 miles from Pearl Harbor. About 7.53 am. (1st wave) the Japanses began stafing gunfire at Wheeler Army Airfield (located next to Schofield) and the battleships lined up in Pearl Harbor's Battleship Row. They came in two waves. The first was 183 fighters, bombers and torpedo planes, hit at 7:53 a.m. The second, 35 fighters, 78 dive-bombers and 54 high-altitude bombers hit at 8:55. By 9:55, it was all over. At the Barracks crews were racing to get into battle positions. Japanese gunfire destroyed most of the Army Air Corps fighter planes, including the Warhawks, clustered around the field's aircraft tower on Hanger 4.
About six weeks before the attack, the army had begun alerts, kind of like a fire drill, about once a week.
My uncle Phil's BOQ was about 2 blocks from Wheeler Airfield. That Sunday, he woke up to all the noise about 5 till eight. He threw on a robe and ran outside. First thing he saw was an airplane with the rising sun painted on the side. He thought the Marines were sure putting on show for this alert. He ran out into the street and as the plane was shooting it's machine gun the empty shells fell down on top of his car. He went back inside to catch the radio. They were saying: This is not a drill! This is not an alert! This is the real thing! He started getting dressed and shortly after got a call to report. Everyone and everything was in confusion. They were trying to get live ammo from the Supply Sergeant but he kept tell them he had no orders to give it to them. He finally got his orders and passed out ammo. On the way to their field position they passed Pearl Harbor. The Hospital ship was the only one still afloat. All others were hit, half sunk or sunk. All they could think is ....this can't be happening. His Battery was sent to their gun position located in the Punch bowl which was a crater with cactus growing in it. That night any time something moved someone would shot at it. The next morning there were no cactus left standing.
Dead & Wounded:
A total of 2,390 Americans were killed and 1,200 were wounded.
The 8th Artillery never went back to Schofield Barracks. They lived on the ground in the Punch Bowl until they set up another gun position in the city and took over a old elementary school. They stayed for a year until December 6 or 7th of 1942 they shipped out to Guadalcanal.
- 8th Field Artillery - Schofield Barracks Pearl Harbor.
- 7 Dec 1941
Letter from World War II:
Dearest John & Zola-
I was so glad to get your letter, I enjoyed it so much. Also, I got the cigarette case and lighter and I surely do thank you all for it. I've always wanted one and I couldn't have asked for one so pretty. I like it so very much.
Well, what do you think of our slant eyed yellow sons-of-satins? Dec. 7 was the first time I ever saw the rising sun come up out of the West but I'll guarantee it will be set and in no particular direction. When it all started, I ran out in the street and was taking it all in until a few empty machine gun shells bounced off my car and hit me and I said to the boy next to em "those fools might hurt some one if they don't watch out". Then a plane came down so low I could see a pair of slant eyes and the rising sun and I figured that the middle of the street was no place for a nice healthy boy like me.
We're ready for 'em if they come back we'll show 'em who's who in America.
You can write me now by ?Clepper? for 6¢ so do write soon and often even though I might not be able to answer. Any way, I'm glad your all liked the presents and I surely do like mine.
I'm glad I'm here now but I do hope this thing is over in a year. Tell the boys hello for me and thanks for the letter.
Lots of Love,
Your brother and in law
- Barracks, T.H.
- 16 Jan 1942
Letter From Capt. Phillip L. Daffron
Dearest Jennie-
There's not a thing to write about, that is that I can say in a letter. So you can see what a dull life it is here. I wish I was up above, just to have something to do. I've read about every thing I can find and that helps but after I've read every thing, it goes back to the same old dreary nothing. I try to keep these depressed moments to myself and put off writing 'till I feel better but I don't seem to get better so there's no use to try to cover it up. I've gotten over being sick. I guess I'm lucky to only have had a light case. A lot of people haven't been so lucky.
Have you heard from Arliss? (**NOTE: Arliss was reported missing in Action on 26 June 1943) He's lucky to get to go to a decent place to fight , any way. Too, have you heard from Robert or have you heard any thing about him. I sure hope to God he is safe.
Seems like the Rabbits have gotten over their bashfulness and gotten down to business. You'll probably have rabbits all over the place when I get back.
How are the kids? Give them my love and tell Owen hello for me. Don't worry about me, I'm O.K. and feel fine. I just can't help from getting down in the dumps in this hell-hole.
Write soon- Love, Phil.
- unknown Red Cross letterhead
- 13 Jul 1943
Letter from World War II
Dearest Jennie-
Just a note to let you know I'm getting along o.k. I'm not at the same place, I'm in for a rest so it will be some time, I guess, before my mail ketches up with me. Don't know where I'll end up but I hope it's down the way where it's more pleasant. Any way, I don't have to worry about waking up at nights.Wish I could hear from you and find out about Arliss. I do hope he is safe. Let me know just as soon as you hear about him.
Don't guess I'd get a chance to write much so tell the others I'll write some one every now and then to let you all know I'm o.k. My mail won't be sent to me until I get to my final destination so I know I'm sure going to miss hearing from all of you. However it shouldn't take very long.
No news here so I'll just have to stop with a note. I'll keep writing to someone ever now and then. Hope you all are well and give the kids my love.
Write soon. Lots of Love, Phil
- World War II
- 6 Sep 1943
Letter from World War II
Dearest Jennie-
I received a couple of letters from your but they both were over a month old. Any way, I was glad to hear. I'm sure I have a bunch of mail some where waiting for me. I haven't gone back up yet, in fact, I don't think I will. I'm waiting here for them or they will pick me up as they go by. Thats good news, too. They sure deserve to get out of there.
I've had a good rest here and a pretty good time. Met some nice fellows and we can get drinks every night at the club. Haven't gone with any girls as they are all taken up and too snooty with so many officers around. However, it won't be long until we'll be at a place where there are lots of girls, I hope.
Have you heard from Arliss? I sure hope so and hope he's o.k. How is Owen and the kids? I think Buddy has the right idea about not wanting to go to school 'cause he couldn't even read or write. I sure get a kick out of that. Give them my love.
How is all the family? Haven't heard from any one hardly but you and Ruth. Tell them I'm fine and I'll write them when I'm settled again.
Ran into Fred May here. He used to room with me in Corpus Christi 4 years ago. I was sure glad to see him and was surprised, too. He a 1st Lt in the M.P.s
Do write soon and give every one my love. Tell them all I'm fine and have gained some weight. Too bad Hershall didn't get to look me up. I remember that day.
Love, Phil
- World War II
- 23 Oct 1943
V-Mail from World War II
Dearest Jennie:
Since they are still holding my mail I haven't heard from any one in a long time. I sure miss the mail, too. I'm feeling fine and have tried to catch up on some scotch & sodas, and have done a fair job. How is every one, I hope the whole family is fine.
I still haven't heard any thing about Arliss. I do hope he is safe. As you can tell, I haven't gone up yet and won't now. The good news is happening and it sure makes me happy. Of course coming home would be better but this is next to it. Ruth can probably tell you about it. It's hard to write when not hearing from any one so I'll close keeping that everyone is well & happy. Give the kids my love and tell the rest of the family I'll write when I get settled. Do write soon. Love, Phil
- World War II
- 4 Nov 1943
V-Mail from World War II
Dear John
Just a note to let you know I'm getting along fine. Haven't gone up yet so I haven't gotten a letter from any one in a good while. Should have a bunch of mail and the box of cigars, too. In fact I won't go up now as the "good news" will happen soon. Wish I could come home but what's happening is next to coming home so you won't have to worry about me for awhile. Wish I could tell you but maybe I can later. How is Zola & the boys? Hope you all are well and happy. I really do feel better and I've been trying to drink up all the scotch here and found out I couldn't so now I'm taking it easy.
Have met a bunch of people here I know, used to room with one 4 years ago in Corpus. Net a bunch of A.& M. boys I went to school with, all Majors, but they haven't got behind them what I have and they know it. That's what counts with me any way. Write soon, Always, Phil
- World War II
- 4 Nov 1943
V-Mail from World War II
Dearest Jennie-
Just a line to let you know that I'm o.k. and hope all of you are well and happy. Every thing is still the same. I'm not with the outfit yet so I haven't gotten my mail. I guess they are holding it for me and I should have a lot as I haven't heard from any one in a long time. I sure do miss hearing from you too, and tell all the family I'm o.k. It's so hard to write. I won't write them now. And you all planning a big x mas? Id sure like to be there. However. I think we'll be in a good place then. Give the kids my love and Owen my regards and keep writing. I'll get my mail soon Lots of Love Phil
- World War II
- 15 Nov 1943
He was discharged from the military on 26 Jul 1945.
I found the letters and v-mail in my grandmothers old deck that I got after she died. I never knew that the two Great Uncles knew each other and were friends.
I believe Uncle Phil got malaria and this is why he was at the Red Cross Hospital. He went back into service after that.
For Information on Arlis see my story page for Arlis Anderson: Missing in Action
- World War II
- 26 Jun 1945
Created: August 19, 2008 · Modified: September 4, 2009
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ADVANCE Program Makes Awards to Women Faculty in the Sciences
Serita Frey
Serita Frey, professor of natural resources and the environment, and Lynn Kistler, professor in the Space Science Center of the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS) and department of physics, are recipients of recent Karen Von Damm Leadership Development Grants from the UNH ADVANCE program. The grants, funded with support from the National Science Foundation, are part of an ongoing effort to support the advancement and leadership of women faculty in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines at UNH.
Frey received the 2011 Karen Von Damm grant, named in honor of the world-renowned UNH chemical oceanographer who passed away in August 2008. This funding will provide summer salary for two years for Frey to support her leadership roles both professionally and within UNH, where she chairs the Natural Resources and Earth System Science Ph.D. program.
Kistler received the 2012 Karen Von Damm Leadership Development Grant. This award will enhance her leadership roles both at the university and in her scientific community, allowing her to pursue a "Mission of Opportunity" proposal under the auspices of the NASA Explorer Program, which provides a chance to fly a US instrument on an international mission.
UNH's ADVANCE program has also awarded a 2012 professional development grant to Michele Dillon, professor and chair of the department of sociology. The funds will be used to support her leadership position as the president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR), a professional association of scholars from different disciplines (including sociology, psychology, economics, and history) who are dedicated to the scientific study of religion. Dillon will be the eighth woman to assume this important leadership role in the Society's 60-year history.
In addition, ADVANCE awarded the Collaborative Scholarship Advancement Awards, designed to enhance collaboration between research and tenure-track faculty in the STEM disciplines, to the following teams:
Lynn Kistler
Adrienne Kovach, research associate professor in the department of natural resources and the environment, Eleanne Solorzano, associate professor in the department of decision sciences, and William Kelly Thomas, professor in the department of molecular and cellular biology received an award that integrates genomic and statistical tools for enhancement of research and teaching using the population genomics of the saltmarsh sparrow.
Elizabeth Fairchild, research assistant professor in the department of biological sciences and Linda Kalnejais, assistant professor in the department of Earth sciences received an award to study the effects of ocean acidification on fish development. They will conduct preliminary testing of a carbon dioxide-injected seawater system on winter flounder embryonic development.
Heidi Asbjornsen, assistant professor in the department of natural resources and the environment and Michael Palace, research assistant professor in the Earth Systems Research Center of EOS received an award to understand tropical ecosystem responses to climate change from leaves to landscapes.
Research assistant professor Li-Jen Chen and professor Roy Torbert, both of the Space Science Center in EOS and the department of physics, received an award to conduct a joint study on magnetopause reconnection. The new research results and activities will form the core materials of a new course "Magnetic explosions in space," which will be open to all CEPS graduate and advanced undergraduate students.
A new call for proposals for both awards is available with due dates of April 2, 2012. Information is available on the UNH ADVANCE website (http://leitzelcenter.unh.edu/advance/index.html) or by calling the Leitzel Center at 862-0718.
Photo of Lynn Kistler by K. Donahue, UNH EOS
Photo of Serita Frey by Perry Smith, UNH Photographic Services


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LIVERPOOL star Joe Allen admits he and Wales were taught a footballing lesson in Croatia on Tuesday.
The £15m midfielder was overshadowed by former Tottenham playmaker Luka Modric as the hosts cruised to a 2-0 victory that ended any realistic hopes of Wales qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Allen believes there are positives for Wales to take having avoided the kind of mauling they suffered on their last visit to the Balkans – a 6-1 hammering in Serbia last month.
But he pulled no punches in a brutally honest assessment of his own display in comparison to a magical Modric performance.
"Modric is a great player and you want to test yourself against those types of players," said the 22-year-old. "For me personally it was disappointing because I felt he controlled the game and looked comfortable throughout.
"You always want to make it as difficult as possible for your opponents and, if I'm honest, I think my level of performance just wasn't quite good enough.
"He's a top, top player, he plays for one of the best clubs in the world and I think in his position he's one of the very best.
"I think it showed that I've probably got quite a lot of work to do if I'm going to get anywhere near his level."
Victory over Scotland last week raised brief hopes that Wales could still challenge for a place in Brazil but they are now seven points behind the Croats and group leaders Belgium.
That means qualification is extremely unlikely but Allen was pleased that the team had at least improved since the debacle in Serbia.
"Credit to the team, I think the performance levels were much, much better against Scotland and Croatia and I think we can take positives from both games," he said.
"The performance was the big thing over these two games. We had to right the wrong of Serbia, which stands out as a bad night for Welsh football.
"It's a tough place to come against a strong European team with top players. It's always disappointing to lose any match but the level of their performance made it tough for us."
And the ex-Swansea City star is not yet ready to completely write off this campaign with a trip to Scotland next up in March.
"We knew after losing the first two games it was always going to be tough and we had a lot of catching up to do," he said.
"There's no hiding from that but, while there's still a chance, we'll keep fighting and we go into the next games looking to pick up points."
Manager Chris Coleman is also remaining optimistic.
He said: "We have six games left and everybody is going to be taking points off each other, especially at home. So you never say never.
"But it was always going to be difficult from the start. We have lost to Belgium, Serbia away and Croatia away. They are three very tough games, and even Scotland at home is a tough game.''


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ADMA (Conference) (8th : 2012 : Nanjing, Jiangsu Sheng, China).
Advanced data mining and applications.
Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2012
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|All Authors / Contributors:
Shuigeng Zhou; Songmao Zhang; G Karypis
|9783642355271 3642355277 3642355269 9783642355264
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|1 online resource (xviii, 795 pages) : illustrations.
|Social Media Mining --
Leave or Stay: The Departure Dynamics of Wikipedia Editors --
Cross-Modal Information Retrieval --
A Case Study on Chinese Wikipedia --
Unsupervised Learning Chinese Sentiment Lexicon from Massive Microblog Data --
Community Extraction Based on Topic-Driven-Model for Clustering Users Tweets --
Clustering --
Constrained Spectral Clustering Using Absorbing Markov Chains --
Inducing Taxonomy from Tags: An Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering Framework --
Personalized Clustering for Social Image Search Results Based on Integration of Multiple Features --
Query Directed Web Page Clustering Using Suffix Tree and Wikipedia Links --
Mining Fuzzy Moving Object Clusters --
Exemplars-Constraints for Semi-supervised Clustering --
Customer Segmentation for Power Enterprise Based on Enhanced-FCM Algorithm --
A MapReduce-Based Parallel Clustering Algorithm for Large Protein-Protein Interaction Networks --
Machine Learning: Algorithms and Applications. A New Manifold Learning Algorithm Based on Incremental Spectral Decomposition --
Sparse Boosting with Correlation Based Penalty --
Learning from Multiple Naive Annotators --
Query by Committee in a Heterogeneous Environment --
Variational Learning of Dirichlet Process Mixtures of Generalized Dirichlet Distributions and Its Applications --
A New Multi-label Learning Algorithm Using Shelly Neighbors --
Kernel Mean Matching with a Large Margin --
Properly and Automatically Naming Java Methods: A Machine Learning Based Approach --
Classification --
A Bag Reconstruction Method for Multiple Instance Classification and Group Record Linkage --
Semi-naive Bayesian Classification by Weighted Kernel Density Estimation --
Spectral Clustering-Based Semi-supervised Sentiment Classification --
Automatic Filtering of Valuable Features for Text Categorization --
A Feature Selection Method for Improved Document Classification --
An Ensemble Approach to Multi-label Classification of Textual Data. Hierarchical Text Classification for News Articles Based-on Named Entities --
Document-Level Sentiment Classification Based on Behavior-Knowledge Space Method --
Prediction, Regression and Recognition --
NAP-SC: A Neural Approach for Prediction over Sparse Cubes --
Semi-supervised Gaussian Process Regression and Its Feedback Design --
A Graph-Based Churn Prediction Model for Mobile Telecom Networks --
Facial Action Unit and Emotion Recognition with Head Pose Variations --
Use of Supervised Learning to Predict Directionality of Links in a Network --
Predicting Driving Direction with Weighted Markov Model --
Pattern Mining, Semantic Label Identification and Movement Prediction Using Mobile Phone Data --
Using Partially-Ordered Sequential Rules to Generate More Accurate Sequence Prediction --
Optimization and Approximation --
Particle Swarm Optimization of Information-Content Weighting of Symbolic Aggregate Approximation --
Fast Nyström for Low Rank Matrix Approximation --
An Enhanced Class-Attribute Interdependence Maximization Discretization Algorithm. Towards Normalizing the Edit Distance Using a Genetic Algorithms-Based Scheme --
Mining Time Series and Streaming Data --
PCG: An Efficient Method for Composite Pattern Matching over Data Streams --
Visual Fingerprinting: A New Visual Mining Approach for Large-Scale Spatio-temporal Evolving Data --
Stock Trend Extraction via Matrix Factorization --
Stock Price Forecasting with Support Vector Machines Based on Web Financial Information Sentiment Analysis --
Web Mining and Semantic Analysis --
Automated Web Data Mining Using Semantic Analysis --
Geospatial Data Mining on the Web: Discovering Locations of Emergency Service Facilities --
Summarizing Semantic Associations Based on Focused Association Graph --
News Sentiment Analysis Based on Cross-Domain Sentiment Word Lists and Content Classifiers --
Data Mining Applications --
Integrating Data Mining and Optimization Techniques on Surgery Scheduling --
Using Data Mining for Static Code Analysis of C --
Fraud Detection in B2B Platforms Using Data Mining Techniques. Efficiently Identifying Duplicated Chinese Company Names in Large-Scale Registration Database --
Search and Retrieval --
Keyword Graph: Answering Keyword Search over Large Graphs --
Medical Image Retrieval Method Based on Relevance Feedback --
Personalized Diversity Search Based on User's Social Relationships --
Information Recommendation and Hiding --
Towards a Tricksy Group Shilling Attack Model against Recommender Systems --
Topic-Centric Recommender Systems for Bibliographic Datasets --
Combining Spatial Cloaking and Dummy Generation for Location Privacy Preserving --
Outlier Detection --
Modeling Outlier Score Distributions --
A Hybrid Anomaly Detection Framework in Cloud Computing Using One-Class and Two-Class Support Vector Machines --
Topic Modeling --
Residual Belief Propagation for Topic Modeling --
The Author-Topic-Community Model: A Generative Model Relating Authors' Interests and Their Community Structure --
Data Cube Computing --
Constrained Closed Non Derivable Data Cubes --
VS-Cube: Analyzing Variations of Multi-dimensional Patterns over Data Streams.
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|Lecture notes in computer science, 7713.; Lecture notes in computer science., Lecture notes in artificial intelligence.; LNCS sublibrary., SL 7,, Artificial intelligence.
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|Shuigeng Zhou, Songmao Zhang, George Karypis (eds.).
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Advanced Data Mining and Applications, ADMA 2012, held in Nanjing, China, in December 2012. The 32 regular papers and 32 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 168 submissions. They are organized in topical sections named: social media mining; clustering; machine learning: algorithms and applications; classification; prediction, regression and recognition; optimization and approximation; mining time series and streaming data; Web mining and semantic analysis; data mining applications; search and retrieval; information recommendation and hiding; outlier detection; topic modeling; and data cube computing.
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Woonsocket, R.I. -- CVS/pharmacy's distribution center in Chemung County, N.Y., has been awarded LEED Gold certification from the United States Building Council. It it the chain's first LEED-certified distribution center.
The 751,000-sq.-ft. facility is the largest industrial building in the state of New York -- and one of-the-10 largest industrial buildings in the United States -- to receive to achieve LEED Gold, which is the second-highest level of LEED certification given by the USGBC. The CVS center was designed and built by Gray Construction.
Among the sustainable design elements featured in the facility are:
- Energy-efficient, white PVC insulated roof;
- Interior and exterior lighting with daylight sensors and timers;
- High-efficiency, low-flow plumbing fixtures;
- Rainwater harvest system for irrigation;
- Fluorescent fixtures and skylights; and
- Construction process using local materials, recycled materials and waste recycling.
The Chemung center, which opened in June, will support the inventory and fulfillment needs of approximately 350 CVS/pharmacy stores in the Northeast.


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It's back — the Greatest Show on Grass. One of the PDA Tour's most popular tournaments, the 2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open consists of an entire week of golf, drinks and live entertainment, taking place from Monday, January 28 through Monday, February 4.
2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open
Who: Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler and several other prestigious golfers (view the entire list of committed players here)
What: Events include R.S. Hoyt Jr. Family Foundation Dream Day Activities, CBS Outdoor Special Olympics, the Phoenix Suns Charities Shot at Glory, Coors Light Birds Nest entertainment, Waste Management Phoenix Open and more (view the calendar of events here)
When: January 28 – February 3, 2013
Where: Tournament Players Club (TPC) of Scottsdale, 17020 N. Hayden Rd., Scottsdale
Places to eat, play & stay around the Open:
The Birds Nest at the Phoenix Open
If golf isn't really your thing, that doesn't necessarily mean the 2013 Phoenix Open isn't for you. The Coors Light Birds Nest party features several talented musical acts. Purchase tickets to the Bird's Nest here.
- Wednesday, January 30: The Bird's Nest party begins with video DJ Roonie G, Kelley James and local band Smasht.
- Thursday, January 31: Dierks Bentley will be headlining the Bird's Nest. Concertgoers can expect to be treated with his popular country hits like "Am I The Only One" and "What Was I Thinking."
- Friday, February 1: O.A.R. will be making a return to Bird's Nest after taking a year off from preforming at the Phoenix Open.
- Saturday, February 2: Bird's Nest will conclude on February 2 with DJ Roonie G once again and Metalhead, another band indigenous to Arizona.
Before and After Party: El Santo Cantina
El Santo Cantina will serve as the ultimate hangout before and after an exciting day at the Phoenix Open. This 25,000-square-foot venue will even pick you up and drop you off with its complimentary El Santo Party Bus shuttle scheduled to run every 30 minutes Thursday through Sunday.
- El Santo Cantina
Where: 7301 E. Butherus Dr., Scottsdale
Contact: 480-584-3801
Online: elsantocantina.com
Ticket prices range from $25 to nearly $6,000 and can be purchased at the gate during WMPhoenix Open or online. Purchase tickets here.
General Admission | $25
- Ages 17 & under are free when accompanied by an adult.
Sponsor Packages | $300
- 4 transferable badges good for all week
- 4 daily general admission tickets on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
- 1 reserved parking pass for the week
- Waste Management Phoenix Open souvenir program
Members Club | $1,800
- 4 Members Club badges per day each of the 7 days
- 4 general admission tickets per day for each of the 7 days
- Complimentary beverages and light snacks in the on-course Members Club locations on 9, 12, 17 & 18
- 1 reserved parking pass (good all week)
Greenskeeper | $3,300
- 4 Greenskeeper badges per day each of the 7 days
- 4 general admission tickets per day for each of the 7 days
- Complimentary food & beverages
- 1 valet parking pass (good all week)
Clubhouse | $5,900
- 6 Clubhouse badges each day (Wed. – Sun.)
- Complimentary buffet lunch and open bar
- 6 Greenskeeper badges per day (Mon. – Tues.)
- 10 general admission tickets each day for all 7 days
- 3 valet parking passes (good all week)
Chairman's Club | $5,000
Access to six venues, all week long:
- Greenskeeper
- Members Club
- Clubhouse
- Skyboxes
- Corporate Village
- Birds Nest VIP
- Valet parking
Birds Nest General Admission
- $35 (Wed. – Sat.)
Birds Nest VIP Admission | $150
- Hosted bar and catered buffet each night of the Birds Nest (Wed. – Sat.)


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A developer's appeal to build student flats in a "gateway" approach to Kingston town centre has been turned down.
The Planning Inspectorate dismissed an appeal by Enstar Capital over the proposed building, which would have contained 140 studio flats for students in High Street and South Lane.
Planning inspector Sukie Tamplin
Inspector Sukie Tamplin said: "Because the building would be seen as one mass spread across three plots it would lack the intimate and varied character of the prevailing street scene.
"In views from the riverside or from the west bank of the Thames, which are agreed to be of critical importance, the development would be higher and wider than other development in the highly prominent streetscape.
"There is no cogent evidence before me which indicates that in these views the development would fulfil a landmark or gateway role."
On Kingston's need for more student housing, she added: "It is common ground that there is a shortage of specialised student accommodation in the borough as a whole.
"[Kingston University] said at the hearing that the accommodation proposed in the appeal scheme would not meet their priority needs because it would be entirely self-contained studio units.
"Self-contained studio flats tend to be more expensive for students and do not encourage integration."
The building was designed by CZWG architect Piers Gough, a Royal Academician and CBE, who told a hearing earlier this month his design would create an attractive "southern gateway approach" to the town.


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Scientific Name: Yucca brevifolia
Description: Joshua trees aren't actually trees—they're succulents, a type of plant that stores water. In their dry ecosystems, however, they are considered trees of the desert. Joshua trees were named for the biblical figure Joshua by 19th century Mormon settlers who felt that the outstretched tree limbs guided them along in their westward journey. Joshua trees usually have a single trunk and grow three to nine feet tall before branching. Branches end in clusters of spiky leaves and white, rounded flowers.
Size: The trunk of the Joshua tree is usually 1 to 3 feet in diameter. Joshua trees can grow to between 20 and 70 feet in height, although they rarely exceed 40 feet.
Typical Lifespan: Joshua trees are slow-growing, but because of this, they live for a long time. Joshua trees don't have annual growth rings like typical trees, so accurately determining their age is quite difficult! Instead, scientists measure the height of a Joshua tree and divide it by an estimate of growth per year. One tree in California is thought to be over 1,000 years old! A more common lifespan is about 150 years.
Habitat and Range: Joshua trees are desert plants and they are most commonly found in the Mojave Desert in the southwestern U.S. These trees are such a striking feature of the desert landscape that they even have a national park named for them in California!
Life History and Reproduction: Joshua trees need to undergo a dormant period of cold weather before flowering, but once they flower, they are dependent upon one tiny insect for pollination. Yucca moths (Tegeticula spp.) transfer pollen between flowers to ensure that seeds will form, and then they lay their eggs inside the pollinated flower. When the larvae hatch, they feed on some of the seeds and the rest are able to disperse and grow into new Joshua trees. This type of interaction, where two organisms are dependent upon each other for mutual benefits, is called a mutualistic symbiotic relationship. A number of animals other than yucca moths are served by Joshua trees. For example, 25 bird species nest in Joshua trees. Lizards and invertebrates use various parts of the tree for cover, and a number of mammals rely on Joshua trees for food. Humans have used the trees for food and to make baskets and sandals.
Fun Fact: Giant ground sloths that went extinct at the end of the Ice Age may have been the original dispersers of Joshua tree seeds. Today the seeds are dispersed by wind and small mammals.
Conservation Status: Because they require a cold period to flower, Joshua trees are vulnerable to climate change.
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Sixth Year Head Coach Featured in Premier Soccer Article
SAINT LEO, Fla. - Saint Leo women's soccer Head Coach Ged O'Connor recently became a published writer as his article discussing the male versus female coaching dynamics appeared in a recent article of the NSCAA Soccer Journal.
The journal, a publication of the National Soccer Coach Association of America, is published eight times a year and is the Official Publication of the NSCAA and is one of the few publications in the world produced exclusively for soccer coaches. Each issue contains technical and tactical articles, news and updates on important events, thoughts from opinion leaders in the sport and features on the interesting people and issues of the game.
The following is the article that was featured recently in The Journal -
Male and Female Coaching Dynamics
I have been fortunate enough to have been coaching in the collegiate soccer world for just over a decade now, and the majority of that time has been spent coaching females. I have had the opportunity to be a volunteer, graduate assistant, assistant coach, and head coach, at levels ranging from NAIA, NCAA II, and NCAA I. As such, countless conversations, in airports, on sidelines of soccer fields, and yes, the occasional hotel bar, have taken place as to the issues that arise when males are coaching females.
At the collegiate level, NCAA only, there are more full time head women's sports coaches than men's coaches (9,742 to 8,600 in the 2008- 2009 academic year), and there are more males coaching females than vice versa (5,880 as opposed to 328, in the 2008- 2009 academic year).
As such, it is overwhelmingly likely that your daughter, sister, niece, or cousin is going to be coached by a male at the collegiate level.
We often hear the argument relating to more female role models in the sporting world- look at the impact that Mia Hamm, Billy Jean King et al. have had on the female sports landscape today; however, we still see limited number of females coming through the soccer ranks, especially at the collegiate level.
Do women prefer male coaches? Do women prefer to be assistant coaches rather than head coaches… these are all valid questions that have been asked countless times, but I think that one important fact is being missed here. In the soccer world on this side of the pond, it is men that are coaching at most of the youth, club, and high school levels, and, as a result, many players and parents have gotten accustomed to having their children coached by males. As a club director myself, I think it important to have as many females get into coaching so that the players can have the role models to look up to and work with in a training session for example, and then turn up to the college game to see that player on the field scoring the game wining goal, or making that penalty save.
I think it the duty of the current college coach coaching females to try and attract the graduating player into the coaching world, at any level. Purchasing a year's NSCAA subscription for each player graduating may be a simple way to try and keep that woman involved in the game, or urging the senior to assist at a local soccer club to get their feet wet.
Another misnomer is that of male coaches are more successful than female coaches. If you go purely on statistical data, then this is the case. However, given that males have been in more positions of success over time, is it not more likely that the male will be in the highest paid job, or the job with the best facility, more resources, and opportunity to have success?
These are all ideals for the future so that there can be increasing numbers of female coaches of female sports, but there is still the debate of the ability of a male to coach a female. I consider myself to be very fortunate that I have had the opportunity to coach females, and consider myself a female coach. It comes down to personality. I believe that my expertise fits more with coaching females than it does males. There is more to work with, a greater study of psychology, and explaining why something is being done rather than simply informing the team that this is what we are going to do. I have found it beneficial to have the team understand why we are going to play a certain way for example. If you notice, not once will I speak of the Xs and Os here.
It is clear that my role as a male brings with it certain challenges. A female is more likely to feel comfortable chatting to another female about some issues, and as such, I think it beneficial to have a female on staff who can assist in such areas. That said, a coach is a coach. The male head coach and the female assistant coach will both bring different qualities to their program, but just as it takes a certain person to be a successful teacher, or pilot, the same can be said with coaching.
Finding any female to be an effective assistant is not the way to go. But it is finding the best assistant coach who can bring the qualities I am lacking will make the program better. The "good cop, bad cop" roles are somewhat relevant here. If I am a goalkeeper coach by position, it is not necessary for me to hire another goalkeeper coach; I would be more inclined to hire a player with attacking tendencies. That is the case at the moment. My current assistant coach is a formed NCAA I forward.
However, did I hire her because she was a female? No. I hired the best candidate for the position given the intangibles in this particular environment. I was looking for a female purely because of her ability to relate better to the student- athletes, in addition to the other aspects of the job that need to be completed to be successful. It is vital for the players to have a coach whom they are comfortable with talking to. If I could not find a female who I thought would be able to do a job, I would then focus on the best available coach, so it is not simply a case of hiring the best female, it is hiring the best coach given the circumstances.
The coach should be hired on his or her expertise and coaching ability, in relation to the gender represented. If it was a case that males do better coaching males and vice versa, then males should be taught by males at school. Of course, this is not realistic, or appropriate, but the successful male coach of a female team must be in a position to see any weaknesses and try to adapt his coaching accordingly.
The bigger concern in this environment is the opportunity for the male coach, in a position of power and authority, to take advantage of their position over the female student- athlete, who are typically more relationship orientated, pleasers, and conscious of their role from a coach to player dynamic. It is unfortunate that there are those coaches out there who have for one reason or another exploited this position and acted in an unethical manner. However, what is as bad, is the administrator who knows such behavior is taking place to allow it to continue or brush it under the rug.
From here, it is understandable that administrations would prefer to have a female coach a female sport simply because this situation is unlikely to happen. The resulting questions should be why are coaches and administrators allowing this behavior to take place and protect those acting inappropriately?
I have been witness to the situation where a successful male head coach was removed from his position and replaced by a female with no prior head coaching experience, simply because the administration in question preferred the head coach to be a female. This is unfair to the head coach who was doing his job in a professional manner, as it was unfair to put the new female head coach in such a position of authority, not knowing how to fully embrace, act, and operate in that role.
However, the biggest injustice was that the student- athletes were all treated unfairly because they were put in a position where by they themselves were not given the optimal chance to reach the zenith of their potential.
If we want to have more females coaching females in the collegiate environment, the student- athletes need to have the correct role models, not simply a female in a position of head coach, or male in a position of head coach. The best coach available regardless of gender, race, or age should be in such a position if we want to give future generations of coaches the best opportunity and education to become the best coach they can be.
Ged O'Connor
Entering his 10th season with the Lions, O'Connor was named head women's soccer coach at Saint Leo University in March of 2006 after serving as an assistant coach for the Lions for four seasons. In five seasons at the helm, he has led Saint Leo to four NCAA Tournament (2006-2009) appearances and an SSC Tournament Championship in 2008. He is an active member of the NSCAA as he serves as a State of Florida staff coach and is on the regional rankings committee.
Based in Kansas City, Kan., the NSCAA is the largest soccer coaches' organization in the world. Since its founding in 1941, it has grown to include more than 30,000 members who coach both genders at all levels of the sport. In addition to a national rankings program for colleges and high schools, NSCAA offers an extensive recognition program that presents nearly 10,000 individual awards every year. It fulfills its mission of coaching education through a nationwide program of clinics and week-long courses, teaching more than 6,000 soccer coaches each year.