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Hips swayed and feet tapped to the Latin music emanating from the speakers in the Mountain View Masonic Lodge as students in the Contemporary Technique and Repertory Workshop followed Rinelli in a combination of steps to a dance. Rinelli verbally coached her class on upcoming steps as she whirled alongside them, joking as they tried to remember a combination of especially complicated and quick motions.
"It's fun, I promise," she laughed. "I hope you come back tomorrow."
Rinelli, a dancer and teacher at State University New York at Brockport, came to Mountain View this week to teach her choreography in a workshop open to any interested dancers. Her steps will then be performed, along with other dances, in the Bay Area's first International Dance Festival Silicon Valley on Sunday, Aug. 26, at 2 p.m. in San Jose's Hoover Theater, The a festival organized by the dance group the Lively Foundation. Six or seven dancers from the class will perform with Rinelli in the final performance, she says.
The participants in Rinelli's class, all women, represent a range of ages and experience. Despite the short time frame they had to learn the various dances, they seemed assured in their ability to quickly master the motions.
"Dance should never be stressful," says Tammy Todd, a participant in the workshop and a dancer in the semi-professional, Palo Alto-based dance company High Release Dance.
The Lively Foundation's artistic director, Leslie Friedman, also taught a technique and repertory workshop. Like Rinelli's class, it began on Monday and is scheduled to end on Friday. The festival's final event before Sunday's performance — a "Full Day of Dance" on Saturday, Aug. 25, in the Mountain View Masonic Lodge — will offer Pilates, contemporary dance, tap, and Irish set dancing master classes for any interested participants, with no prior experience necessary. Friedman says she hopes the enthusiasm and expertise of the teachers will provide students who attend any of the Full Day of Dance classes with a valuable experience learning new or different kinds of dance.
"These (instructors) are people who just have such a wealth of experience, and such a love for what they do, that you can't be around them without that rubbing off," Friedman says. "Even if you are an absolute beginner, to be around them, you'll learn something and it lifts you up."
Friedman has encouraged dancers from across the country to come to Mountain View, where the week-long workshops are held, and learn from the experienced teachers she has pulled for the festival. These teachers include Rinelli and well-known Irish step dancer Larry Lynch. The final performance will include contemporary dances by Rinelli and her selected dancers, another contemporary performance by dancers from Friedman's workshop, tap performances by master class teacher Audreyanne Delgado, and an Irish dance performance by Lynch.
Rinelli says she is also planning an improvisational performance that will include herself, dancers from her workshop, and Saturday's master class teachers.
One of Rinelli's dances, which she will perform alongside members of her class, is a three-part dance inspired by the Chinese artist and political dissident Ai Weiwei.
"I like his ideas of speaking out against society," Rinelli says.
Friedman says she hopes the festival's dance classes will provide encouragement for dancers seeking to learn technique, choreography, or even a whole new form of dance. While the workshops taught by Rinelli and Friedman cater to more experienced dancers, would-be dancers without any experience are encouraged to attend any of the Full Day of Dance master classes.
"Some dance classes, all they do is tell you what's wrong," Friedman says. "That's not what this is about. This is about expanding your experience. And I want the audience that's out there, whether they're dance people or just people who are kind of curious, to come and enjoy it."
The Lively Foundation, a dance company based in San Francisco, was founded around Leslie Friedman to support her work as a dancer. The company performs dance and music concerts for the public, publishes a journal called "The Hedgehog," and provides educational dance programs for schools. Friedman herself does all of the choreography.
Registration for the Full Day of Dance starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Mountain View Masonic Lodge where the master classes are held. Individual classes costs $25, with a discounted price of $64 to attend all of the master classes. Tickets to the final performance at Hoover Theater cost $15. More information is at livelyfoundation.org, or by emailing Friedman at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Even though weather-related accidents are not frequent, they account for a large number of aviation fatalities. According to the NTSB, only 6 percent of general aviation accidents are weather-related but they account for more than 25 percent of all GA fatalities annually. NTSB investigators collected data from 72 GA accidents that occurred between August 2003 and April 2004. Information about these accidents was compared with a matching group of 135 nonaccident flights operating under the same conditions. The study results, as might be expected, "suggest that a pilot's performance history, including previous aviation accidents or incidents, and FAA knowledge or practical test failures are associated with an increased risk of being involved in weather-related GA accidents," the NTSB said. "The study also found that pilots who obtain their first pilot certificates earlier in life, or those who obtain higher levels of certifications or instrument ratings, are at reduced risk compared to other pilots." As a result of the study, the Safety Board called on the FAA "to ensure that pilots have a minimum level of proficiency to recognize and respond to weather hazards." The Board also asked the FAA "to identify and provide additional support for pilots whose performance indicates increased risk, and to improve its preflight weather services." A synopsis of the findings and the recommendations can be found at www.ntsb.gov/publictn/2005/SS0501.htm.
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British actor John Hannah, whom you may recognize as Jonathan from The Mummy trilogy, is on vacation in South Beach, Miami with his family. John was joined by wife Joanna Roth and twins Gabriel and Astrid, who turn 5 in February.
John appeared in the third part of The Mummy trilogy – The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor – this year, and has another movie, House Husbands, announced for 2009.


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TWO EARLY goals were enough for Frome Town to notch up their fourth win in five games at Badgers Hill last weekend.
Tim Stephenson and Ben Wood both netted within the first 12 minutes to hand Adrian Foster's side a 2-0 victory over Hitchin Town.
After the early exchanges, Frome's first goal arrived in the ninth minute as Wood whipped in a low hard corner, and, as Tajh Bell stooped to collect it, defender Stephenson arrived and poked the ball into the net from a yard out.
The Robins' lead was then doubled three minutes later as Ben Thomson burst through down the left flank and pulled the ball back to Ricky Hulbert.
Hulbert's shot was blocked shot was blocked but the ball ran to Wood, who hit a great right-footed strike into the far corner from just outside the penalty area.
Hitchin responded and looked to get back into the game, and for periods of the first half they had the better of possession and territory, but an organised Frome made it difficult for their opponents to find a way through to goal
Hitchin applied some pressure in the minutes leading up to the break, but Jack Vallis thwarted them twice, and their first real shot on target arrived in the 43rd minute as Darren Chitty went low to save in the corner as an effort came low through a sea of legs.
The second half saw the hosts start well, with Matt Smith bringing a save from Bell in the 46th minute, and a good move in the 53rd minute led to a Wood snapshot just evading the post.
That was to be the last real chance of note as Foster's men shut up shop and claimed a comfortable three points.
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Burt-Cobb Recreation Center is excited to host a Community Flea Market to provide members of the community the opportunity to sell items from their own business, items created or items that are no longer needed. Admission and parking is free to shoppers.
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WEST MIDLANDS, ENGLAND – Officials in the United Kingdom are calling on a star witness.
He's even got a verified Twitter account, but there's a twist. He's not human.
Members of the Crown Prosecution Service in West Midlands, England wanted a witness statement from a P.C. Peach.
There was some kind of mix-up, because his name is actually P.D. Peach. "PD" meaning police dog.
So, one of Peach's handlers gave them a statement as if it were written by the pup.
It reads: "I chase him. I bite him. Bad man. He tasty. Good boy. Good boy Peach."
It's even signed with a big black paw print.
Well, those CPS folks didn't find it very funny. They went and narked to the police chief.
So far, no one is in any trouble, but there is an ongoing investigation.
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Dead Island
Review by Flare_Dragon123
"Dead Island - A First Impression"
I had the good chance to sit down and play Dead Island, solo only, for a few hours last night, so I thought I'd go ahead and plus some information for those who want to know.
Gameplay 8/10
Have you played Borderlands? Have you played Diablo? Then you know exactly how Dead Island plays. But Dead Island does a few things different, for one you aren't a demi-god bad ass like you are in the other games your a typical (in some ways) Human Being. The Quest-Fetch-Quest-Grind-Quest system is in order here, but unlike the Borderlands, there is an actual plot that's starting here, although at the beginning it is mostly going to be about survival.
The combat is repetitive. That's the truth, and one thing I noticed was that it never got noticably easier. Enemies level up with you, but it seems like they keep the pace too well. I only encountered two different zombie types (a typical overused minion type, and a huge hulking brute) so the enemies weren't ever doing anything new.
Once I ended up getting a vehicle I took it out and explore the rest of what I could find. One note is that a challenge/achievement was tracking my progress and even after uncovering a lot of the island I was on, I had only progressed about 10/72 areas found, and I already thought that area was larger than I expected. Odds are, Dead Island is quite a massive game, or its shiny on the outside.
Another thing, there are lots of weapons, but I only managed to find blunt weapons and a quest gave me one gun. That gun WAS a revolver, but seeing as there was no available ammo it was a bit of a decoration. However, the hundreds of blunt weapons I came across were all brittle as hell. Its like someone made them with popsicle sticks because they'd only last about 5 - 6 zombies before they were broken and gone forever or useless as hell. Upgrading them didn't really help much either.
Story - No Grade
Three hours in, the first hour was a prologue and introduction to a small group of survivors including you, who for reasons I won't flat out tell you, who is made to be their one shining light in the dark situation. Other than that, there wasn't much. My character's backstory was given in the creation screen. As for what caused the "scourge" as it comes to be known (the zombie virus in the game), there appears to be sets of recording tapes that are lying around throughout the island that follow the exploits of a researcher a la Bioshock.
To be honest, once I got a car, I eschewed questing for nearly the rest of my playing time, as exploration seemed to be the way to go. I wouldn't say that exploration is entirely unrewarding. I stumbled upon three quests that I had no inclination to go find any other way. It remains to be seen if that were going to be the case the entire game (aka I'd HAVE to go find them myself) or if there would eventually be a quest path through the game that would "drop me off" by these miscellaneous quests.
So in short, I'm interested in where they were going. The tape recordings seem like an easy way to add to the atmosphere, but by the second one the voice acting was getting on my nerves, so I'm not sure its going to prove to be quite as great as it should be. Here's hoping.
Other Things
I just wanted to reference real quick to the Diablo system. As I said if you've played one you've pretty much played them all. Enemies drop rare loot from time to time. I found no way to know what influenced this in my brief play time, or what exactly rarer weapons did, besides have increased stats. I saw a few moments where enemies were being affected by elemental damage (like fire and electricity) but I never found weapons that would do this for me.
In three hours time I was level 7. The start of the game didn't level me very fast, and while I received a massive rush of levels within a short period after getting past the initial quests, this died out about the time I went exploring with the car.
Overall - 7/10 (or judgment safely withheld score)
What I gleaned from Dead Island was that the experience has a potential to become repetitive to a fault (much like Borderlands did). The combat is almost always the same. Two enemy types in only three hours at the start of a game sounds terrible, and hopefully that expands a lot more. There's a huge (likely MASSIVE) map to explore, and hopefully there are a few things worthwhile to find there. I will certainly be playing this one again. Look out for a Full Review, sometime in the near future (hopefully).
Reviewer's Rating: 3.5 - Good
Originally Posted: 09/08/11
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Before your brain completely exits your body, let's reiterate that McKellan is officiating the wedding of Patrick Stewart and his fiancee, 35-year-old jazz singer Sunny Ozell (way to rob the cradle, there, Pat). That's right, dual nerd-icon Ian McKellan (Magneto, Gandalf) is marrying off dual nerd-icon Patrick Stewart (Captain Picard, Professor X) in an event that's worth at least three collectible issues with seven different hologram covers. All we ask is that the couple be happy and that all the guests get trading cards to commemorate the event, preferably with stats on the happy couples' "powers".


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Older, more rounded and artier applicants make better medical students
Polemic: five proposals for a medical school admission policy J Med Ethics 2006; 32: 491-4
Older, artier, and better rounded applicants, with at least one year's work experience would make better medical students and happier doctors, suggests a leading educationalist philosopher in the Journal of Medical Ethics.
Dr Christopher Cowley, of the School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice at the University of East Anglia, sets out five new admission criteria to select the most suitable candidates for a career in medicine.
He contends that these would ensure that students would not only be technically proficient, but also more capable of understanding both themselves and patients better. This in turn would make them better doctors and help them to enjoy their jobs more, he says.
He proposes:
- An A level in a humanity or social science to supplement the "stringent science requirement" would allow successful candidates to be better primed for the social science elements in the medical curriculum. And would help shift the pure science focus in "both training and temperament." Any A level that involves written texts and essays would do, he says, and so could include a language, politics, economics, law, or drama.
- Extra points to be awarded for an A level in English Literature, on the grounds that it improves imagination and empathy, communication skills, and the ability to discuss complex ethical issues.
- A minimum age requirement of 23, but without the need for a first degree, so as not to disadvantage those from less affluent backgrounds. This would ensure that students were sufficiently mature to know themselves and the world better, so helping them to make a more informed and motivated choice about a medical career, and to understand the patient's point of view better , he says.
- A year's full time experience in a healthcare or voluntary sector organisation to provide a thorough grounding in the type of environment and ethos in which they will be expected to work.
- Two lists of interview discussion topics to prepare, drawn from literary works and topics in healthcare politics, in a bid to test the applicant's wider political knowledge, awareness, and sensitivity.
Dr Cowley says that medical schools have come a long way towards improving curriculum content, but it is not clear what further improvements can be made with "the raw materials at hand."
He concludes: "The 18 year old pure science pupil is no longer suitable for medicine."
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All rural communities should have a right to buy their local land whether the owner wants to sell it or not, the Scottish Government is to be advised.
Community Land Scotland (CLS) said it also wants to see a new land agency established, equipped with compulsory purchase powers, to secure greater community ownership.
However, voluntary agreements between communities and landowners should be at the heart of its work, CLS said.
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The organisation, which sees a future for tenant farmers under community ownership, also called for funding of the Scottish Land Fund, which supports community land ownership, to be increased by the Scottish Government from £6 million over three years to £10m a year.
The radical proposals, which will almost certainly be opposed by landowners, are contained in CLS's submission to Land reform Review Group set by ministers last year to advise them, among other things, on how more people can have in stake in controlling their land.
CLS currently supports the community owners of more than 500,000 acres of land acquired in the headline buyouts in the likes of Assynt, Eigg and Gigha.
It claims that, despite progress over recent years in the number of communities owning their land, the total of Scotland's land in community ownership remains a tiny fraction of all land holdings and the basic pattern of land ownership has changed little for generations.
The submission said: "Scotland's land ownership patterns are out of line with what would be the norm in most of Europe, or the rest of the world, with vast tracts of land owned by a tiny proportion of the population. This disempowers communities and does not promote achieving greater social justice.
"Current land reform legislation gives communities a right to buy local land whether the owner wants to sell, conditional on ministerial approval. CLS believes this right to buy should be extended across Scotland."
But CLS sees greatest potential not in hostile buyouts, but in negotiated land transfers, particularly where the community might not want to takeover a whole estate and the big house.
However, Paul Wakefield of the landowners' organisation Scottish Land and Estates, said "We would not support any extension of the community right to buy from the present provisions under the existing land reform legislation."


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My children are having so much fun doing these activities! They are excited for the time to 'play' Camp at home! I hope that your little bird(s) enjoy as much as mine!
Camp Sunny Patch Session 11 is brought to you by Melissa & Doug, written by Camp Counselor (and Melissa & Doug Blog Ambassador) Allison McDonald
Camp Sunny Patch is all about hosting your very own summer camp . . . so when it's time to go exploring, your own backyard is the perfect place!
I have heard from many families that the kids love looking for bugs, but the parents are squeamish or worried about real bugs being too tricky for fumbly little fingers. That is why this activity is perfect. You can still go searching for the real thing but use the fun plastic bugs for the hunt.
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Tragedy has befallen MTV's hit series, "Catfish."
Michael Fortunato, who appeared on Season 2 of the show, died on Saturday, October 12. The 26-year-old New Jersey native starred in the episode entitled "Ashley and Mike," in which he and Ashley Sawyer, 20, met for the first time after being in an online-only romance for seven years.
During the initial meeting, Sawyer admitted she was "disappointed" with the real-life Mike, a check-in from show creator Nev Schulman later revealed that the two were, in fact, still talking and planning to give their relationship another shot. Mike was even paying to fly her out to visit and meet his family.
But that story ends now, as a spokesperson for the chief medical examiner's office in Farmington, Connecticut, confirmed to MTV News that Fortunato suffered a pulmonary embolism due to deep vein thrombosis.
Ashley revealed that Mike had texted her as recently as Saturday morning, explaining that he was thinking about checking himself into the hospital, but he wrote again later to tell her he had changed his mind. Apparently, however, he had changed his mind again, because he was reportedly driving himself to the hospital when his car swerved and hit a fence. From there, paramedics rushed him to seek treatment, but within two hours, he had died.
And now, everyone from his family to the new friends he made on the show must cope with this sudden loss.
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of Michael Fortunato," MTV said in a statement. "Our condolences, thoughts and prayers are with his family at this time." The show's host used Twitter to share his grief.
I didnt know him well, but feel lucky to have known him at all. A great guy & event better friend. He will be missed. http://t.co/DQNZqugRhV— Nev Schulman (@NevSchulman) October 15, 2013
"I don't even know where to start," Mike's sister, Gena, lamented, still clearly struck by the loss of her big brother. "He was a little kid at heart – a gentle giant. He's somebody who put everybody before himself; everybody else came before him. The biggest heart that you'd ever meet."
For her part, Ashley remembered Mike as "the most honest, loyal person I'd ever met in my life." She also explained that they were "very much in love" and were planning to spend New Year's Eve together in Atlanta, where she and Gena would finally meet in person.
But all is not lost (as far as the show is concerned, anyway).
Despite this terrible news, "Catfish" has enjoyed beautiful high points as well, including the surprise engagement that happened during the show's reunion special Tuesday night. Lauren and Derek had been in an online relationship for eight years before being brought together by Nev and his team, and, it seems, they got their fairy tale ending.
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Elianna Friedman is no stranger when it comes to the Bay Area food scene. As a program coordinator for the San Francisco Food Bank, she created cooking and nutrition classes for the organization's low- income participants. At Congregation Beth El in Berkeley, she led classes on food justice and, hunger education and acted as chef and kitchen manager for their family dinner program, "Home for Dinner." In 2010, she took on the role of Market Director for the New Taste Marketplace, which showcases small local food producers monthly at St. Gregory's Church in Potrero Hill and is a community fundraising event for the SF Food Pantry.
Elianna, who in addition to holding an MBA in non-profit management, Elianna is also a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. She has also volunteered her time with 18 Reasons in the Mission and has acted as a volunteer mentor to participants in La Cocina's small business incubator program.
This year she will be expanding on her experience when she joins CUESA and the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market on January 23rd as our new market chef. The market chef is responsible for coordinating the weekly 'Market to Table' program held at the Saturday market, organizing low- cost, hands- on public classes on topics like home preserving, cheese-making, and butchery and working closely with CUESA's events staff and our team of volunteers to produce annual fundraising events like the Summer Celebration and the Sunday Supper. With Elianna's background and passion for food and community outreach we look forward to new projects she will add to our programming in 2012.
Elianna has been a long- time shopper at the market and her husband, Jesse Friedman of SodaCraft and Almanac Beer Co., has also been a vendor at the Tuesday and Thursday markets. I caught up with Elianna this past week at the market as she shopped for pomelos—her favorite winter fruit—and asked what she's most excited about in her new role as market chef. "I'm looking forward to becoming more entrenched in the community here and getting to share my passion for food," she told me, "the San Francisco food scene is amazing and all the chefs are really supportive and collaborative and I'm excited to be a part of that."
Check out Elianna in action when the Market to Table programming resumes in February.


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N3 - 2800w Mono Amplifier
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Summary: The Executive Director, Achievement Programs has overall responsibility for development activities related to all summative and formative achievement assessments. This position requires a strong knowledge of all aspects of assessment development and the use of technology to enable world class assessments. Strong project management skills and attention to detail, with a solid understanding of test development and classroom practices is essential.
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- Provide leadership for the development and maintenance of the assessment program strategy and roadmap as a coordinated process that improves student-learning outcomes
- Define and document short-term and long-term requirements for achievement assessments
- Coordinate and collaborate with internal ERB team members and external teams as appropriate
- Oversee all aspects of test development: Develop project plans including timelines, deliverables, resource requirements, and costs in support of the strategy and roadmap. Assure that priority plans are established, implemented and evaluated.
- Manage projects and coordinate development related activities including scope and requirements definition, solution design, quality assurance and testing, and implementation
- Support the continuous evaluation of the effectiveness of the assessment programs, and make recommendations for improvement, through research and documentation
- Create requests for bid and/or requests for proposal as needed. Review, vet, and recommend vendors as needed
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- Coordinate with the Vice President Operations so as to recommend direction, programs, and priorities for assessment to the Board. Foster the generation of ideas and concepts to direct staff toward desired goals.
- Provide customer service via phone, online, and person-to-person to better understand the needs of the schools and families to provide improved and new services annually. Educating staff and schools on the interpretation of assessments
- Communicate effectively with a variety of constituencies
- Provide overall effective leadership indicated by thorough planning, staff effectiveness, quality of assessment instruments, service to constituencies
- Develop a budget of all projected revenues and expenses for achievement assessments, including operations and new development.
- Develop and implement programs to inform ERB member schools of the strengths and weaknesses of existing and emerging assessment practices and delivery systems, including computer based and computer adaptive assessments.
- Ability to engage on related ad hoc projects as required.
- Advanced degree in education assessment or administration (or a related area) is preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience (7-10 years) which would provide similar knowledge and skills
- Classroom teaching experience a plus
- Experience in development and application of assessment and evaluation methods, including strategic planning, student learning outcomes assessment, academic program development, faculty development, and other related experiences
- Proven ability to operate at a senior level in a related field or similar role
- Strong leadership, interpersonal, collaboration, and communication skills
- Awareness of new developments and trends in student assessment
- Awareness of technology trends with a very good understanding of technology use in classrooms and for assessments
- Knowledge of academic standards such as CCSS, NCTE/NCTM and awareness of current regional accreditation standards for assessment practices, and the requirements of review or regulatory bodies
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, and as part of a larger team. Ability to self-manage and prioritize multiple projects essential
- The ability to effectively present and summarize information to a wide variety of constituencies
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- Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and other devices and objects.
- Physically able to participate in training sessions, presentations, and meetings.
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|Field effect transistors for terahertz detection and emission
Auteur(s): Knap W., Nadar S., Videlier H., Boubanga-Tombet S., Coquillat D., Diakonova N., Teppe F., Karpierz K., Lusakowski J., Sakowicz M., Kasalynas I., Seliuta D., Valusis G., Otsuji T., Meziani Y., Fatimy A. El, Vandenbrouk S., Madjour K., Theron D., Gaquiere C.
(Article) Publié: Journal Of Infrared, Millimeter And Terahertz Waves, vol. 32 p.618-628 (2010)
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Resonant frequencies of the two-dimensional plasma in field effect transistors (FETs) increase with the reduction of the channel dimensions and can reach the Terahertz (THz) range. Nonlinear properties of the plasma/electron gas in the transistor channel can be used for the rectification and detection of THz radiation. The excitation of plasma waves by sub-THz and THz radiation was demonstrated for short gate transistors at cryogenic temperatures. At room temperature plasma oscillations are usually overdamped, but the FETs can still operate as efficient broadband rectifiers/detectors in the THz range. We present a few recent experimental results on THz detection by FETs showing some new ways of improvement of FETs for THz imaging at room temperature as well as the new physical phenomena like detection in quantizing magnetic fields. We also demonstrate THz emission properties of GaN based FETs.


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Baseball When You're 10
Joe Posnanski, the best writer in the business, recently started a podcast series (cleverly called "The Poscast") over at Sports Illustrated. His guest this week was his close Kansas buddy, Bill James.
Those two sentences right there should be enough to get pretty much any baseball fan, especially one who reads Baseball Prospectus, to go over and listen to the podcast. Even with all the talk about college basketball, it's as great a listen as you would expect. In his blog post describing this week's show, Joe says:
This week's Poscast I talk with Bill about college hoops, the meaning of bad starts, how well past performance predicts future and a bunch of other fun things. Bill also reiterates my own belief that we all think baseball is at its most perfect when you are 10 years old. Bill, as you might expect, puts it in better words.
"Baseball is best when you're 10-years-old." Or, to more precisely capture the conversation, "Baseball is best when you first discover it." It's not exactly a new sentiment, and it's certainly not exclusive to baseball - cartoons and comics are also best when you are ten, music is best when you're fourteen, etc. - but it's very, very true. Seeing that quote and listening to the podcast got me thinking about what was going on in baseball when I reached that stage of childhood (and I see it affected the guys at Baseball Think Factory in the same way).
I was born in late 1980, so age 10 for me would have been the 1991 season. My (obsessive) love of baseball, however, really took off in 1988 or 1989. I may have been young, but my baseball cards, my older brothers, and the general dominance of California baseball really kept me up-to-date. My interest waned in 1993 or so, giving me a four or five year window that could fit Joe's description.
It wasn't a bad time to be a baseball fan from California. The A's, Giants, and Dodgers made it seem easy to root for a winning team. Orel Hershiser had "59 and counting." Jose Canseco's race to 40/40 seemed to be an everyday update for me (my two older brothers were Dodgers and A's fans, respectively). There were the Bash Brothers, complete with ludicrous-but-awesome posters. Rickey Henderson broke Lou Brock's record. Nolan Ryan got his 5,000th strikeout and no-hitters number six and seven. Bo Jackson was the greatest athlete ever. Ken Griffey Jr. was going to break Hank Aaron's record. Roberto Alomar was young, but I knew he was going to be great - and I had his rookie card! Dave Stewart and Fernando Valenzuela, two of the greatest pitchers I had ever heard of, threw no-hitters on the same day, while seven different pitchers threw no-hitters in 1991. Cecil Fielder, Kevin Mitchell, and Terry Pendleton all came out of nowhere to have fantastic years, telling me that the landscape was open for anyone. Kirby Puckett hit a home run in Game 6 while I, thanks to a power outage, was forced to listen to it on the radio. Jack Morris and Game 7. Cal Ripken was my favorite player and he was terrific. Consecutive games, home run power, errorless games, an MVP... I felt pretty smart for having picked him as my favorite player at age 7. The list goes on.
And that's all off the top of my head. What makes it interesting and what proves Joe's and Bill's point is that, while I'm certain that I could come up with a fairly similar list for the last four or five years if I sat here long enough, I know that list would be much harder to put together than this one even though I've never watched more baseball in my life than in the last few years. And it's not that the late-1980s/early-1990s were much more interesting than today. Far from it. The difference is that, as a 10ish year old kid, all of those moments and all of those feats strike you with more emotion, with more awe. They leave a much larger impression than anything ever could fifteen years later, at age 25 or 30. In short, baseball is greatest at age ten because we let it. And there's nothing wrong with that.
What was it about age eight or age ten or even age six that made baseball so special for you? Have you seen anything recently that could top it? I'd love to hear your stories.
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I fear JoePo will follow the Bill Simmons model of shifting away from actually writing and towards more and more podcasting
Apr 12, 2011 15:35 PM
I was 10 in 1989. I was Canada's biggest Will Clark fan. Not really sure why. Maybe it was his rookie card eliciting awe and excitement in me that I could not otherwise explain. The Giants then made it to the World Series for the first time since well before my birth and entered game 3 down 2-0 facing Bob Welch. I remember reading in the newspaper that morning that Welch had a great history against the Giants from his days with the Dodgers. Scared for "my" team, I prayed to God for some form of intervention to prevent Welch from pitching. Needless to say that my relationship with God has never been the same. Baseball wavered for a time and returned with a vengeance when I was 21, returning home from a stint in the military.
Apr 12, 2011 18:58 PM
Ah, yes. The earthquake Battle of the Bay. I meant to make a special mention of that, but I suppose I covered it in the "Giants, Dodgers, and A's are good" line. I remember everything about that very well, especially the painting you could buy that showed Clark and McGwire standing over SF Bay fighting over the pennant...
Apr 13, 2011 07:37 AM
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I was 10 in 1970 and it was all about the Orioles and the expansion Royals for me. Very vivid memories about those days. I wrote to every single team asking for photos, autographs, etc. and many, many sent big freaking manilla envelopes of material, but especially the Orioles stuck out for me.
Apr 13, 2011 04:25 AM
I doubt there was a better year in Baltimore's history than 1970 to be growing up a baseball fan...
Apr 13, 2011 07:38 AM
was 10 in 1990 in cincinnati when the redlegs when coast to coast and swept the a's in the finale. what a great year for baseball, after the tragedy that was rose's departure from the great game, w barry larkin leading the new pack, eric davis and paul o'neill smashing homers, chris sabo's goggles keeping a hawkeye from the corner and the nasty boys shutting down every other game
Apr 13, 2011 07:29 AM
I was 8 and living in Manhattan in 1961. Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Whitey Ford. Need I say more? I think everything of interest that can be written about that season has already been published.
Apr 13, 2011 07:36 AM
I'm an Orioles fan, and my earliest baseball memories are losing the 1979 Series to the Pirates, when I was eight. I turned 10 during the '81 Strike. But the O's didn't have a losing record from the 1968-1995, so this was a perfect time to be a young fan. Doug DeCinces was my favorite player, and I'd write out my own fanclub newsletter and post it in my tree house. I'd keep score on graph paper in my parent's kitchen, listening to Chuck Thompson and then Jon Miller. I cried when the O's lost to the Brewers on the last day of the '82 season and Earl retired.
Apr 13, 2011 08:34 AM
I was also 10 in 1991 and in addition to everything else that's been mentioned I remember the rise of the Braves, the '91 Tigers who taught me more about the value of OBP than any run distribution chart ever could (Phillips, Fielder, Deer, Tettleton, Whitaker, Fryman, Inky -if a TTO All-Star was playing he was probably on those Tigers), and watching the 1992 expansion draft (the idea of NEW baseball teams was incredibly exciting to me.)
Apr 13, 2011 10:20 AM
Ah, the posters. I loved my Red Hot (Barry Larkin on the field)) and 44 Magnum (Eric Davis next to a giant gun loaded with baseballs) posters. I think they still might be at my parents' house somewhere.
Apr 13, 2011 10:49 AM
I was 9 in 1984 and cable TV was had just made it's way to northern WI. After listening Harry Caray call a game, and watching Ryne Sandberg beat the Cardinals all by himself I was hooked. I spent the summer rooting for guys like Jody Davis, Keith Moreland and Steve Trout. I would go out and bounce a tennis ball off the garage roof, thinking I was Bob Dernier tracking down fly balls. Being stunned when that ground ball got by Leon Durham. I've become a Brewers fan over time, and the one thing I can say is that seeing that same sparkle in your child's eye can take you back to that place, even if his favorite player at the time was Doug Davis.
Apr 13, 2011 11:07 AM
I didn't become a sports fan until 1993, when I was 9 years old, and my first vivid memory of being a Giants fan was sitting in front of the TV in disbelief as Salomon Torres got crushed on the last day of the season. I joined Little League that year and wanted to be just like Matt Williams, a third baseman, despite the fact I was left-handed and couldn't really hit at all. I still look back and wonder how that team, with 103 wins, could come up short in the last great pennant race.
Apr 13, 2011 11:12 AM
I would have been 10 in the 1997 season and that was Scott Rolen's rookie year. I was a little league third basemen and loved scott rolen. I remember the '93 phillies and their world series run. My favorite players were John Kruk, Darren Daulton, and Scott Rolen. Kruk was gone and Daulton was on his way out, but I was a little leaguer who tried to play like Rolen. I remember later all the drama about his contract situation and him getting traded. I remember feeling like I was supposed to be angry at him, but I didn't care, I was just pissed he wasn't on the Phillies, but I still rooted for him.
Apr 14, 2011 05:24 AM
Great answers. So many people telling great stories of being around their team when they were great... I wonder how many of us became fans at that age when our teams were bad - like, say, late 1970s Indians or early Mariners, mid-80s Yankees, etc.
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Nene added 20 points as the fifth-seeded Wizards advanced in the postseason for just the third time since the 1970s.
"It just shows our continued growth," guard Bradley Beal said after scoring 17 points in the victory. "We played great basketball in this series and we can only continue to get better and better."
The game was tied at 41 at the half, but the Wizards built up a nine-point lead heading into the fourth quarter and hung on down the stretch.
Jimmy Butler and Kirk Hinrich each scored 16 points for the Bulls, who won 48 games this season despite losing Derrick Rose to a season-ending knee injury and trading Luol Deng to the Cleveland Cavaliers before the All-Star break.
"It is real disappointing," forward Taj Gibson said. "We put so much work into the season, came out of countless holes."
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Dozens of community members gathered in front of the Houston County Courthouse for the 11th annual Memorial Flag Ceremony for Child Abuse Prevention Month April 3. Wearing blue ribbons and standing along the Courthouse lawn that is lined with blue pinwheels, attendees listened and prayed with county officials and Houston County Child Welfare Board members to raise awareness of child abuse in Houston County. "Children are the church of today, and children are the citizens of today," Rev. Tim Allen, president of the Houston County Child Welfare Board said in his opening remarks. "They have just as much right to be protected and to have those inalienable rights that we're given under our constitution and the pursuit of happiness." During the ceremony, Wanda Nichols and Louis Medina raised the Children's Memorial Flag. This is a new flag, Allen said, and now flies below the American flag and Texas flag in front of the courthouse. County Judge Erin Ford spoke at the event about the importance of children in the community before reading a proclamation that declares April Child Abuse Prevention Month. "I think about this Child Abuse Prevention Month, and our natural resources that we have in this country aren't oil; they aren't gas; they aren't minerals; they're not our timber; they're not our rivers. They're our children," he said. "And the more I'm in this position, the more I recognize how difficult the task is for these good people to care for children that have been neglected." Ford invited Precinct 1 Commissioner Roger Dickey and Precinct 4 Commissioner Kennon Kellum to the podium before he read the proclamation which all four county commissioners signed. "Whereas, our society has a responsibility to protect our children and help them thrive. During Child Abuse Prevention Month, we underscore our strong commitment to preventing child abuse and neglect and ensuring that all children have the opportunity to grow up in a safe and nurturing environment," Ford read. County Attorney Daphne Session also spoke at the ceremony, first explaining the significance of the blue pinwheels lining the courthouse square. Each pinwheel represents a child in Houston County that has been a victim of abuse. More than 120 child abuse victims were reported in Houston County in the past two years, she said. Session also talked about the importance of Kalin's Center and its current efforts. Last year was the center's slowest year with 59 victims. Since September 2012, Kalin's Center has interviewed 51 victims and Session said she "is very afraid these numbers will continue to rise." There are three projects Kalin's Center is working on now, getting a new building, building a satellite interview office in Trinity County and recruiting a sexual assault nurse to work in both counties. "That's how much child abuse has grown in our two counties," Session said. "To where they have outgrown a building, they need a satellite office and a sexual assault nurse SANE) just for our two counties." Session also encouraged attendees to spread the word about the Blue Sunday campaign, where churches throughout the country will pray for child abuse victims and their rescuers on Sunday, April 28. "Can you imagine how powerful it would be if we could get every church to pray for these young victims on the same day in our county and throughout our country?," she said. "And that's basically what Kalin's Center is asking. We're asking for every church in Trinity County and Houston County and any county that you know of, to send a letter or notify someone to please pray for these children and for our rescuers on this last Sunday in April." Just one case of child abuse is one too many, Allen noted in his opening remarks, as he expressed gratitude for the law and Child Protective Services. Houston County residents care about protecting children, and if community members continue to value people and God's word, Allen said we can all stand strong against child abuse. "I can say first hand that we have a community that cares about children and cares about people, and I believe personally as a minister of the gospel that there are only two things that are going to last forever and we need to hold those valuable," he said. "And that is God's word and people, and as long as we lift those up to the level that God intended, we'll have a community that will take care of itself." In between the speakers and the flag raising, local ministers and other county officials led the attendees in prayer. Rev. Steve Meadows read an opening prayer, Rev. Jack Chase read a prayer for children and HCSO Chief Deputy G. P. Shearer led attendees in a prayer for child protective personnel. Rev. Patrick Evans concluded the ceremony with a final prayer. Also at the event, the Owens Sisters sang two songs a capella, the National Anthem and a version of "You've Got a Friend."
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The effect of differential eligibility for free GP services on GP utilisation in Ireland
Internationally, there is extensive empirical evidence that a strong primary care-led health system is associated with improved health outcomes, increased quality of care, decreased health inequalities and lower overall health-care costs. Within primary care, factors influencing access to, and utilisation of, general practitioner (GP) services have been widely examined and this paper focuses on the role of user financial incentives. In particular, user charges for health care have been observed to deter health-care utilisation. Relative to other countries, the Irish health-care system is unusual in that the majority of the population are required to pay out-of-pocket for GP care. However, in 2005 the Irish government extended eligibility for free GP care to a further small subset of the population. Using micro-data from a nationally representative survey of the population in 2007, this paper analyses the impact of differential coverage of free GP services on GP utilisation in Ireland. Results from multivariate regression analysis indicate that GP utilisation is significantly more likely in the context of free GP care, controlling for a range of demographic, socio-economic and health factors. Interpretation of the results for the new category of coverage is complicated by possible pent-up demand and selection effects.
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Autism Awareness Initiative
Joe Momma's, Wednesday night. The oven's fired up, and so are the appetites.
"I like cheese pizza," said 16 year-old Josh, "and double bacon."
Enjoying an evening out with the family.
"He loves getting out, he's very, very social, but also inappropriate at times, so that's where it's hard getting out," said his mom, Jennifer Sollars Miller.
Hard because not everyone may recognize that Josh is autistic. A condition many families struggle with when simply trying to blend in.
"It's hard going into a place. Our families are very isolated. They spend so much money on therapy and treatment, and then you go out in public and you get the stares, the comments from others and it's really difficult," she said.
Until, hopefully, now, with the launch of a new initiative to help educate establishments. "Autism Friendly Locations - We're A-OK" A booklet gives an overview of characteristics, with tips for encounters.
"Once they realize someone has a disorder or disability, they're going to give them extra time, they're going to help them if they need it, and we want that kind of understanding when we go out," she said.
Places that enact the program are given a sticker that identifies them as autistic friendly. On board so far? Joe Momma's, White Flag, ONEOK Field, and the Tulsa County library. And soon, the web site will have a whole list.
"And it'll pop up, boom, boom, boom, these are locations in your area," she said.
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Young Adult books may be written with teens in mind, but they aren't just for teens. This new book club is for adults who enjoy reading and talking about YA fiction.
"Ed Kennedy is an underage cabdriver without much of a future. He's pathetic at playing cards, hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey, and utterly devoted to his coffee-drinking dog, the Doorman. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery.
That's when the first ace arrives in the mail.
That's when Ed becomes the messenger.
Chosen to care, he makes his way through town helping and hurting (when necessary) until only one question remains: Who's behind Ed's mission?" - GOODREADS
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Destination: Center Store
Without proper management, center store is at risk of becoming the grocery equivalent of fly-over country.
Shoppers today are faced with product overload – everything they need is on the shelf, they just can't find it because it isn't clearly identified or it's not where they expect it to be. Sure, you'd like them to hang around for a while and see everything you have to offer. But clearly, making center store a hassle to shop is no way to convince harried consumers that you're on their side in the daily hectic game of "get in, get what I need and get out."
Bob Pepper, group manager of Hormel Foods' Simple Meals Team, recently shared details with Progressive Grocer about Hormel's efforts to boost center store's image as a destination within the supermarket by making it more relevant to the changing needs of shoppers.
PG: Tell us about how Hormel came to retool its Compleats meal line.
Pepper: Hormel recently conducted research to understand shoppers' perceptions of our Hormel Compleats microwave meals and their impressions of the overall microwave meal category. We learned that although we offer more than 30 varieties of Hormel Compleats and there are a number of products in this category from other manufacturers as well, shoppers don't see variety. Thus, this summer, we are relaunching Hormel Compleats with new packaging to help the product stand out on the shelf, and new segmentation to help shoppers see the variety within our product line. This relaunch complements our brand-agnostic work to help retailers create a destination for convenience within the center store.
PG: What else has Hormel discovered about shopper perceptions, and how have you leveraged that information to create destinations in center store?
Pepper: In 2007, Hormel initiated a research project with Cannondale Associates, now Kantar, to help us further understand shopper preferences and behaviors regarding convenience. What we found was that shoppers were frustrated that "convenience" items were scattered throughout the store, rather than in one place. This was an important insight for our team that highlighted a significant opportunity: to work with retailers to reorganize how convenience meals are arranged in stores so they are easier for the shopper to find.
Historically, convenience products were shelved next to their "parent product" – for example, microwaveable soup cups next to canned soup. But our research told us that shoppers would prefer to shop for microwave soup in an aisle that also housed other convenience items that fit the "10-minute meal occasion." This was revolutionary because it confirmed that shoppers preferred to shop by occasion, and would buy more convenience products if they were grouped together. The next step was to work with our retail partners to activate these insights.
We developed a three-phase approach to help retailers put into action what our research confirmed. The first phase is for them to bring all convenience items together. The second phase is to add soups to the convenience set. The third phase is to create an entire aisle dedicated to convenience meals, with microwaveable soup at the front and boxed dinners at the other end, near the back of the store. We call this the Convenience Continuum.
PG: How have retailers responded?
Pepper: Approximately 75 percent of targeted retailers have implemented at least one phase of Hormel Foods' Quick & Easy aisle recommendations. Our research confirms that by organizing the center store by shopper mission, and customizing our recommendations for each retailer based on their strategy, we can better serve the shopper, grow sales and build loyalty. We know that shoppers shop by occasion, and our Quick & Easy aisle recommendation allows retailers to better serve shoppers in this way.
The Quick & Easy aisle recommendation benefits all manufacturers in the convenience category because it allows shoppers to more easily find the products they are looking for, which increases sales in this category overall. The aisle recommendations also help retailers optimize the selection in this category, which includes showcasing variety, as we know this is something shoppers want and expect.
PG: What are Hormel's other plans for nurturing growth in center store?
Pepper: Hormel continues to invest in the center store convenience category because we see great potential for growth. We are confident that convenience is an enduring trend, so we see great opportunity to bring new and improved Quick & Easy solutions to consumers in the center store. The 10-minute meal occasion is growing, and more consumers are interested in Quick & Easy meal solutions. Hormel Compleats is a unique 10-minute meal solution because it is a complete, perfectly portioned meal that is shelf stable.
We have a strong NPD pipeline that will offer customers the Quick & Easy meal solutions they're looking for and retailers with the variety and strong sales they need to be successful in this category.
PG: Do you expect most retailers to share Hormel's vision and join your effort to make center store a relevant destination for today's shoppers?
Pepper: Although some categories have leveled off recently, the center store has a long history of being a strong area for growth and profits, and thus, many retailers are renewing their focus on the center store. There is a significant opportunity in the center store to simplify the shopping experience by focusing more on shopper missions than the traditional block of categories that were based on ingredients more than 20 years ago.
We have seen renewed focus on the center store from several retail partners. They understand there is significant opportunity to grow sales and profits if they simplify and improve the shopping experience. Retailers are becoming very smart and strategic in their approach to the center store. They are customizing their center store solutions based on what will best serve their shoppers and align with their overall strategy.
Naturally, we've seen some retailers taking a leadership position while others are waiting a little longer to see what happens. But we feel strongly that those taking the lead – making changes now, then adjusting along the way – are going to be the winners.
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Whether you enjoy this Basil Pesto Focaccia as an appetizer, snack, or go-along, your tummies will be begging for more. The Italian flavors all blend together for a combination that have the whole gang asking for the bread basket.
What You'll Need:
- 2 tablespoons cornmeal
- 1 (10-ounce) can refrigerated pizza crust
- 1 cup fresh basil (see note)
- 1/2 cup walnuts or pine nuts
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 3 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded provolone or Italian-blend cheese
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- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Sprinkle cornmeal onto a lightly greased baking sheet. Unroll pizza crust over cornmeal. Bake 5 minutes or until golden brown.
- Make pesto by processing basil and next 5 ingredients in a blender or food processor until blended, stopping to scrape down sides. Spread pesto evenly over crust.
- Arrange tomato slices over pesto. Sprinkle with cheese.
- Bake 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Cut into squares, and serve immediately.
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