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Researchers have created a nanotherapeutic based on gold nanoparticles coated with nucleic acids (SNAs). It is capable of penetrating the blood-brain barrier and blocked the expression of a gene associated with tumor growth. Testing on mice, researchers found reduced Bcl2L12 expression and a lower burden of brain tumors without adverse side effects. SNAs could work in therapeutic gene regulation that could help address various types of disease, according to the study published in Science Translational Medicine.
Although these "spherical nucleic acids" are not magnetic, maybe we can do the same thing with very small magnetic nanoparticles. Try!
Inge Herrmann et al. reported the in vivo (rat) purification of blood from Pb and digoxin. For this TurboBeads were functionalized with an iminodiacetic acid-based chelator respectively a digoxin antibody FAB (digiFAB). In detail, the nanoparticles were injected into an extracorporeal purification process. The functionalized magnetic beads bound the harmful substances and the actual seperation took place with the help of an applied magnetic field. A 50 % drop of concentration of both lead and digoxin could be achieved as fast as 10 minutes.
Get the details here: Nanoscale 2013, 5, 8718. (DOI)
The same group also reported the in vitro purification of blood from endotoxins via polymyxin B-functioanlized highly magnetic TurboBeads. The nanoparticles were added to endotoxin spiked blood and were thereafter magnetically separated from the solution. The efficient removal of endotoxins from blood by this straight forward procedure was investigated by ELISA.
In 1957 an American surgeon, Robert Gilchrist ignited excitement by suggesting the possibility that cancer can be treated with magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia. Magnetic nanoparticles provide unique capabilities for biomedical research and clinical applications, some of which have been realized within the past two or three years. Much greater potential exists, but challenges must be addressed.
A just published special issue of the International Journal of Hyperthermia brings together original research and review articles from leaders in the field whose contributions highlight recent progress and future directions for cancer research and therapy with magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles. Dr. Robert Ivkov did a great job at editing this issue (Volume 29, Number 8, December 2013).
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If we could convert sun power to hydrogen in an inexpensive and sustainable way, we would have an environmentally friendly fuel - forever! Steps are now taken towards this goal at Duke University by chemists Zuofeng Chen, Benjamin J. Wiley , and coworkers have. In one potentially low-cost method, sunlight enters a specially designed cell and triggers a multistep electrochemical process that begins with water oxidation on a catalyst surface. That reaction produces O2 and frees electrons and protons, which can be combined to yield H2 .
These photoelectrochemical cells often depend on indium tin oxide (ITO), a transparent, electrically conductive material, coated with a catalytic metal oxide. Because of its ability to serve as a transparent electrode, ITO is the go-to material for various photoelectrochemical processes. But indium and ITO are expensive. In addition, the catalytic oxide layer reduces ITO's light transmission and thus cell efficiency, and its conductivity falls with extended use. The Duke team developed copper nanowires coated with a shell of nickel or cobalt as successful replacement. Initial tests show that a mesh of this inexpensive, transparent, conductive material exhibits sustained water oxidation activity comparable to that of metal oxide films, but transmits nearly seven times more light. In addition, the material can be deposited on glass or plastic substrates via simple liquid-phase methods, which may lead to new types of robust, flexible photoelectrochemical cells and other devices. Check out the original paper here.
A very timely and complete review of magnetic responsive materials was just published in Chemical Society Reviews (DOI: 10.1039/c3cs60058k) by Julie Thévenot, Hugo Oliveira and Olivier Sandre in Sébastien Lecommandoux's lab at the University of Bordeaux.
Magnetic responsive materials are the topic of intense research due to their potential breakthrough applications in the biomedical, coatings, microfluidics and microelectronics fields. By merging magnetic and polymer materials one can obtain composites with exceptional magnetic responsive features. Magnetic actuation provides unique capabilities as it can be spatially and temporally controlled, and can additionally be operated externally to the system, providing a non-invasive approach to remote control.
The authors identified three classes of magnetic responsive composite materials, according to their activation mode and intended applications, which can be defined by the following aspects. (A) Their ability to be deformed (stretching, bending, rotation) upon exposure to a magnetic field. (B) The possibility of remotely dragging them to a targeted area, called magnetic guidance, which is particularly interesting for biomedical applications, including cell and biomolecule guidance and separation. (C) The opportunity to use magnetic induction for thermoresponsive polymer materials actuation, which has shown promising results for controlled drug release and shape memory devices. For each category, essential design parameters that allow fine-tuning of the properties of these magnetic responsive composites are presented using key examples.
Washington, DC - On October 1, 2013, the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) announced that Otomagnetics – a start-up firm that has developed a "magnetic syringe" that directs therapy to hard-to-reach locations – has been awarded the inaugural Virginia Shimer Rybski Memorial Award, recognizing the potential of a promising entrepreneur or entrepreneurial company. This award is worth $10,000.
Otomagnetics, a University of Maryland-College Park start-up, is commercializing a platform technology to minimally-invasively direct therapeutic payloads to hard-to-reach anatomical targets. The first target for the company's proprietary magnetic delivery system is the middle and inner ear, to treat conditions such as sudden hearing loss, tinnitus and middle ear infections. Other potential markets include drug delivery to the eye, the dental market, and neuro-degenerative diseases.
Otomagnetics was chosen to receive the first-ever Virginia Shimer Rybski Memorial Award since "the company focused on a specific clinical issue with a significant unmet need," said award judge Dr. Jeffrey Hausfeld, chairman and founder of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs. "We appreciate the science of non-invasively directing bio-compatible nano-particles and payloads through tissue in order to bring therapeutics to hard-to-reach targets such as the inner ear. The judges appreciated the fact that this is a novel, platform technology and that Dr. Shapiro did an excellent job at conveying the promise of a very useful clinical device that will hopefully improve patient care and outcomes."
The technology was developed by a team of researchers led by Dr. Benjamin Shapiro at the Fischell Department of Bioengineering and the Institute for Systems Research, at the University of Maryland at College Park. Financial support was provided by the State of Maryland including the Technology Development Corporation and Maryland Industrial Partnerships, as well as from the UK-based Action on Hearing Loss and the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children's National Health System in Washington, DC.
"Our goal is to move our magnetic delivery technology from the lab to the market so that it can help patients," said Dr. Shapiro. "To have a panel of experts, from clinicians to investors and regulatory advisors, see the potential of our approach and award us the first-ever Virginia Shimer Rybski prize, that is a distinction and an honor for us. It will certainly aid our efforts to develop this technology."
Neural stem cells have been magnetically extracted from a rat's brain without harming the rodent, offering hope that the procedure can be used to harvest stem cells from humans. Edman Tsang of the University of Oxford developed a technique in which magnetic nanoparticles coated with antibodies that cling to neural stem cells are injected into the lateral ventricles of the rats' brains. After the nanoparticles attach themselves to the stem cells, a magnetic field around the rats' heads pulls the cells together so they can be extracted with a syringe.
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By attaching a small, inexpensive gadget to the back of a smartphone, scientists have created a sensitive handheld fluorescence microscope. The attachment allows the phone's camera to take pictures of fluorescently labeled nanoparticles and virus particles, making the phone a potentially useful portable diagnostic tool for health care workers in developing countries ( ACS Nano 2013, DOI: 10.1021/nn4037706 ).
The device, designed by Aydogan Ozcan of UCLA and colleagues, consists of a laser diode to excite fluorescent dyes and a compact system of lenses and filters that remove background noise created by the laser light. The team used the microscope to detect human cytomegalovirus particles, which are between 150 and 300 nm in diameter, and polystyrene beads, which at about 100 nm in diameter were the smallest objects that could be detected. According to Ozcan, the mini microscope is the first portable, cell-phone-based imaging system sensitive enough to resolve individual nanoparticles and viruses. Ozcan started a company called Holomic to commercialize the device, and his group has created smartphone apps for data analysis.
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West African peacekeepers today took control of Monrovia's port to allow food and desperately needed relief supplies into the Liberian capital as the new president started peace talks with rebel leaders in Ghana.
The rebel handover was preceded by widespread looting in the port, as departing gunmen as well as civilians pillaged warehouses and containers for food and supplies before the peacekeepers took over.
Meanwhile, about 200 Marines flew into Liberia to shore up the Nigerian-led peace force that began deploying in the west African country 10 days ago and help them control the harbour.
A US embassy spokesman said the port handover was marked by a discreet US presence with helicopters and a plane providing air cover.
"But 12 navy SEALS are helping the ECOMIL troops to clear up the port," he said.
The reopening of the port, which had been in rebel hands since July 19, is vital to resolving Liberia's humanitarian crisis, which has worsened during two months of fighting in Monrovia.
Some 450,000 displaced people are living on the edge amid an acute shortage of food, water and medicines, and countless hundreds have died already during the siege.
The rebels' booty before their departure from the port included furniture, household goods and rice.
Dozens of overloaded trucks carrying the looted goods, as well as weapons and ammunition, left the area and proceeded north towards the new rebel frontline of Tubmanburg, about 60km from Monrovia.
But despite the pillaging, huge crowds of excited people cheered at the short but emotional handover ceremony.
ECOMIL's Nigerian commander, General Festus Okonkwo, was jubilant, hailing the moment as "the beginning of a new chapter".
Prince Kamara, 21, was one of thousands making off with goods before the port changed hands. His haul included a bag stuffed with booty including a computer.
"I want to learn the computer after the war, so I will have already the computer," he said, adding: "It's true I don't have electricity at home but I bet that soon Liberia will be a normal country."
President Moses Blah, meanwhile, began peace talks in Ghana's capital Accra with leaders of the two rebel groups in Liberia: LURD and the smaller Movement for Democracy in Liberia (MODEL).
Defence Minister Daniel Chea, who is accompanying Blah, told reporters: "We are here for final negotiations leading to the signing of the comprehensive peace agreement."
In Monrovia, several thousand civilians meanwhile gathered at a bridge separating the southern - and starving - government-held zone to try to cross over to the northern side, where the port is located, after the harbour changed hands but were held back by ECOMIL troops.
Singing the Liberian national anthem and "When the Saints Go Marching In," they said they wanted to cross in search of food or their missing relatives.
Esther Bryan, 35, said: "We are going in search of food. I have not eaten rice for one month, and if I wait the price of rice will go up."
Some desperate to cross to the other side tried to swim across.
Among those waiting patiently to cross over to the government-held south was Felicia Kamara, a 37-year-old trader.
"My mother is there, my father is there, my children are there, my whole family is there.
"I haven't seen them for the last three weeks and I don't know if they are alive or dead," the mother of five said.
LURD's deputy secretary general, Sekou Fofana, said today he was not disappointed to hand over the port to the Nigerian-led peacekeepers as their mission - ousting former president Charles Taylor - had been achieved.
"It was to get Taylor out and for him to leave the mansion (the presidential palace)," he said. "No, my men are not frustrated."
Taylor, 55, who was at the epicentre of two wars that raged almost uninterruptedly for 14 years, finally succumbed to intense international pressure on Monday and resigned before leaving for exile in Nigeria.
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720 players left heading into Day 4 of the WSOP Main Event
Sometime today, on Friday the 13th, the money-bubble at the 2012 World Series of poker will burst, when just 666 players remain in the field; which is quite a coincidence that two of the most superstitious numbers in the world will collide in such a way during a game where superstition can absolutely ruin you!
Day 3 of the 2012 World Series of poker Main Event saw over 1,700 players from the three starting flights finally come together, as survivors from the Day 1 and Day 2 flights were combined into one field for the first time. Of the 1,753 players that began the Day, over 1,000 would fall by the wayside on Day 3, leaving just 720 players to fight for the 2012 WSOP Main Event title.
Of the remaining players a number of the biggest names in poker have not only managed to outlast nearly 90% of the field, but many have been thriving, building up impressive stacks in hopes of a deep Main Event run. Among the players who will be taking deep-stacks into Day 4 are Lock Poker Pro Paul Volpe, Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst, Sorel Mizzi, Jason Somerville, Marcel Luske, and One Drop Champion Antonio Esfandiari all bagging-up at least 500k in chips at the end of Day 3.
Also fighting their way through Day 3, but with far fewer chips were players like Mike McDonald, Maria Ho, Johnny Chan, John Juanda, Chris Moorman, Phil Collins, Joe Cheong, Erick Lindgren, Liv Boeree, Daniel Negreanu, JC Tran, David "ODB" Baker, Jackie Glazier, Huck Seed, Dan Shak, Marvin Rettenmaier, Jason Mercier, and two non-poker-player celebrities in NHL superstar goalie Roberto Luongo, and actor Kevin Pollack.
Four players managed to cross the million-chip-mark at the end of Day 3, with chip-leader Dave D'Alesandro leading the way with 1.1 million chips. D'Alesandro is trailed loosely by Sean Rice, Jacob Balsiger, and Leo Wolpert. Here is a look at the Top 10 chip-counts heading into Day 4:
1. Dave D'Alesandro — 1,100,000
2. Sean Rice — 1,076,000
3. Jacob Balsiger — 1,065,000
4. Leo Wolpert — 1,003,500
5. Ben Greenberg — 963,000
6. A.J. Jejelowo — 928,500
7. Daniel Rudd — 834,500
8. Jonathan Seelbach — 824,000
9. Michael Ferrell — 821,000
10. Paul Volpe — 820,000
The money bubble should burst fairly early on Day 4, as just 54 players need to be eliminated, and after that the remaining players can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that their nearly week-long efforts to this point have not been in vain.
Day 4 will begin at Noon Las Vegas Time (3 PM on the East Coast) and will finish after five levels have been played.
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With the conflict that frequently characterizes the annual rotation of mayoral duties in Encinitas, a majority of the City Council agreed Tuesday to make Councilman Dan Dalager the city's next mayor and make current Mayor Maggie Houlihan his deputy.
Under the council's informal system, it was Councilwoman Teresa Barth's turn to be deputy mayor. Instead, Councilman Jerome Stocks nominated Houlihan ---- a move that was supported by Dalager and Councilman Jim Bond.
The three councilmen, who have frequently been at odds with Barth over various issues, argued Tuesday night that Houlihan was the logical choice for the coming year because she didn't fully experience being mayor in 2009.
Houlihan was diagnosed with a reoccurrence of endometrial cancer just after taking on the largely ceremonial mayoral role and spent the first half of the year undergoing chemotherapy treatments.
"There were a lot of things she likes to do that she didn't get a chance to do," Dalager said Tuesday night, later calling the situation an "extraordinary circumstance."
However, Houlihan said she didn't need the deputy's job now, commenting that she never missed a council meeting in 2009 despite her chemotherapy treatments.
"I didn't miss out on a lot," she said repeatedly during the meeting, adding at one point, "I feel from where I'm sitting that it was a very productive year."
She voted against the deputy mayor proposal, as did Barth. Bond voted with Stocks and Dalager, but said he was doing so with the belief that Barth would be declared mayor in 2011.
About 50 people watched the proceedings, including many Barth supporters. Some of them muttered their dissatisfaction with the council's 3-2 decision, but no one approached the public speakers' podium.
Barth said little during the meeting. After it concluded, she told a reporter that the proposal to make Houlihan deputy mayor wasn't a surprise.
"We're coming into a campaign," she said before going to speak with her supporters. "It's the start of the dirty tricks season."
Both Barth and Dalager are up for election in fall 2010.
In January, right at the start of Houlihan's term as mayor, Barth and the three councilmen were locked in a very public conflict.
A tree-sitter had occupied a tipuana tipu tree in Orpheus Park in an unsuccessful attempt to save it from being chopped down to protect nearby condo owners' ocean views.
Barth said publicly that city staff handled the situation badly, and argued that the tree should be saved. Her comments to local news media drew the ire of Dalager and Stocks. They said she was deliberately fanning the flames of the conflict by repeatedly putting herself in the public spotlight and making city staffers look bad.
Call staff writer Barbara Henry at 760-901-4079.


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REUTERS - The cabinet on Friday approved a plan to build an information technology investment zone near Hyderabad, aiming to attract 2.19 trillion rupees worth of investments over more than two decades.
The project, to be built over 202 sq km, will be implemented in two phases spread over 25 years, the government said in a statement. The first phase will be completed by 2018.
The cabinet had earlier approved a broad plan to set up mega IT zones in different states to help boost investments in information technology and electronic hardware manufacturing.
Hyderabad is the second major Indian information technology hub after Bangalore. Google Inc
(Reporting by Devidutta Tripathy in New Delhi; Editing by Anupama Dwivedi)


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It's a shame that out-of-state and foreign coal corporations are blasting off mountaintops around Kanawha State Forest, almost in the shadow of the golden-domed State Capitol — and that signs warn hikers to stay off some forest trails, and for shooters to vacate the forest's gun range. This is a sad intrusion on the nature gem at Charleston's southern edge.
Some residents are challenging permits and plans for an expansion of the decapitation. Future hearings may affect the project.
For years, a mountaintop mine has marred the little-used eastern end of Kanawha State Forest, presenting an ugly view. Now encroachment will draw nigh to the main entrance near Loudendale. Forest-lovers are understandably upset. The prospect of blasting dust disturbs Loudendale families. Findings of worsened health near mountaintop sites are ominous. Luckily, monster coal trucks won't go through Loudendale.
The new mine is operated by a Florida firm, which is selling it to a Korean firm. So far, the owners have been cooperative.
Instead of mining within 100 feet of the state forest, they agreed to pull back 588 feet. Instead of burying a stream with a mile-long valley fill, they agreed to dump chopped-off mountaintop on depleted old mine sites. They lopped 180 acres off their original decapitation design. They promise to dredge the forest's small lake, and pay a $700,000 special royalty to the Division of Natural Resources to build a visitor center at the public recreation asset.
Still, we hope that more protections can be assured for the popular state forest. Perhaps dense evergreens can be planted in the 588-foot buffer zone, creating a year-round green shield to hide the moonscape from forest-users. Any other possible safeguards would be welcome.
The 9,300-acre Kanawha State Forest — created by CCC workers during the Great Depression — is a longtime precious asset to the state capital region. Thousands of hikers, campers, picnickers, mountain bikers, wildflower-watchers, swimmers, wildlife-lovers and other visitors use it yearly. Kanawha Trail Club has an adjoining cabin and conducts hikes on the forest's maze of winding trails.
The quality of life in the Charleston region is enhanced by this jewel. Protecting it should be top priority.
Ironically, just as protests against the new mine flared, Gov. Tomblin issued a commentary praising the joys of relishing nature at West Virginia's parks and forests.
We hope this spirit prods his administration to take all possible steps to keep Kanawha State Forest valuable.


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A Manchester landlord has sparked debate after seemingly advertising a single bed under the stairs for £380 a month.
In face of recent announcements over minimum bedroom size legislation, the SpareRoom.com advert has gained traction on social media with comparisons to Harry Potter's famed 'cupboard under the stairs'.
Roomier than it looks
Despite the now viral picture of the room to rent showing only a bed under the stairs, prospective tenants can expect a little more.
SpareRoom have in the past taken down numerous 'cupboard under the stairs' type ads, but a spokesman said: "It looks like this one's a whole room, just that the bed is built into an alcove to make best use of the space.
"We are contacting the advertiser though to check, and will remove the ad if necessary."
A change is gonna come
Even if the bedroom advertised is more than a bed under the stairs, the room could soon be under strict sizing rules.
A landlord – also from Manchester – was recently taken to court for renting a bed above a box room, a case which set in motion a proposal for a minimum bedroom size of 6.5 sq m.
Alternative arrangements
And it's not just the Harry Potter-themed ads that are removed. Earlier this year a landlord had his ad taken down after offering free accommodation to 'attractive females'.
A landlord in London meanwhile let a room out for just £1, providing the tenant was tech-savvy and willing to help the them with their web development skills.
Bizarre bedrooms and funky flats - what's the strangest rental room you've come across? Let us know in the comments section below.
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GJ Rockies close regular season with 4-3 thriller over Raptors
Last summer at this time, the Casper Ghosts played out the string and, with rumors swirling about their future, bade goodbye to Wyoming.
Fast forward one year — how things have changed.
The Grand Junction Rockies wrapped up the Pioneer League regular season Thursday night with a thrilling 4-3 win over Ogden at Suplizio Field, where they drew 101,496 fans this season. Casper attracted 47,982 in 2011.
Today, they start the bonus season, their first playoff game since 2001.
The Rockies and Raptors play at 1:05 this afternoon at Suplizio Field (gates open at 11 a.m.) in Game 1 of the best-of-three series for the South Division championship, sending Eddie Butler (7-1) to the mound against Lindsey Caughel (3-2).
Thursday was for getting some at-bats for players who took the past couple of games off, and for others to get a day to rest. And they saved a fantastic finish for the finale.
After Brian Rike (4-3) stranded a runner at second base in the top of the ninth, Michael Ramirez was hit by a pitch with one out in the bottom half.
Juan Ciriaco, who replaced Cesar Galvez in the sixth inning after Galvez reinjured his right shoulder hitting into a double play, sliced a double into the right-field corner.
Ramirez, a catcher who was the Rockies' designated hitter Thursday, took off as soon as Ciriaco made contact and was waved all the way around by manager Tony Diaz. He slid across the plate ahead of the throw for the winning run.
"I saw the ball in the corner and I said, 'Go,' " Ramirez said. "I think my teammates are ready for tomorrow. Everybody is (together)."
Ramirez joined the Rockies in late July after a rash of errors to the catchers, and now he's in the playoffs.
"It's really fun," he said. "Better than Casper last year, and this year I started in Modesto and went to Tri-City and now here. It's a beautiful year for me. Everybody supports us here really good."
David Dahl hit a pair of solo home runs, one to left field in the first inning and another to right in the fifth, giving the center fielder nine for the season and showing he does have power to go with his gap-ball speed.
Dahl's 3-for-4 night boosted his batting average to .379, giving the league MVP the regular-season batting title.
"We're gonna build off that win right there," Dahl said. "That was a big win, and we just want to build off that. We're trying to work on some stuff and get ready for tomorrow and the next couple of games against them."
Julian Yan, after striking out in his first two at-bats, hit his 16th home run of the season to straightaway center field, giving him the Pioneer League home run title by one over Orem's Wade Hinkle.
"The first two at-bats I was in a little bit of a hurry, trying to do too much," Yan said. "They gave me that home run when they saw I was late on the fastball tonight and they threw me off-speed."
Before the game, dubbed "Fan Appreciation Night," the Rockies honored the families who hosted players and the coaching staff this summer and gave away several prizes.
Ogden scored a pair of runs in the third inning and one in the fourth off starter Matt Carasiti, who gave up three runs on five hits in five innings. He walked one and struck out three. Grand Junction overcame four errors by out-hitting Ogden 11-4.
The Rockies finished the regular season 43-33, Ogden 44-32.
"We got hot the last half of the season, and we just have to carry that to tomorrow," Dahl said. "Tomorrow starts a whole new season."


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Cindi Simmons thought she was doing her daughter-in-law a favor when she accompanied her grandchildren to a grief seminar this weekend.
But she found she'd done herself a favor too.
"To see how others are grieving was a real eye-opener," said Simmons, whose son, Matt, an Army chaplain's assistant, died of a heart attack while leading a Bible study in 2008.
Simmons was one of 200 in attendance at the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors' regional grief summit, held Friday and Saturday at Fort Carson.
TAPS, a national charity, offers emotional and casework assistance to family members and friends of those who died on active duty.
The conference included speakers, discussion groups and a balloon release that allowed attendees to send handwritten letters heavenward with red, white and blue balloons.
Simmon's granddaughter Ariana McCracken, 12, and her three siblings sent a letter to their "Daddy Matt."
Ariana's letter told her dad that she missed doing fun things with him like having strawberry ice cream-eating races.
Last year the number of U.S. troops who died by suicide far exceeded the number killed in Afghanistan, according to the Associated Press.
Due to that increase and a steady stream of troops who die due to accidents and illness, TAPS is assisting twice as many new members as it was two years ago, said Bonnie Carroll, the organization's president and founder.
The grief of Simmons and McCracken is no less than that of family members of troops killed in action, said Carroll, whose husband died in an Army plane crash in 1992.
"When you think about national cemeteries, all the headstones are the same regardless of how they died," she said.
"There aren't big monuments to the war dead and little headstones for everyone else."


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"We did weigh the fish on uncertified scales we know to be reliable that showed it to be 230 pounds," Williams said, "but the truck stop scales only read in 50-pound increments, so that was the weight we had to use for the record." Williams hoped to release the fish alive and capture the state catch-and-release record for alligator gar, but it could not be revived when put back into the water. The fish is now the rod-and-reel record for the Trinity. As big as it was, the fish was not the biggest ever taken from the Trinity or from other Texas rivers and lakes. The state record for rod-and-reel remains Bill Valverde's 1951 Rio Grande catch weighing 279 pounds. In 2001 Marty McClellan set the state bow-fishing record for alligator gar with a 290-pounder from the Trinity. From the Nueces River in South Texas came the all-tackle record, a 302-pounder T.C. Pierce, Jr., found on his trotline in 1953. And fishing guide Kirk Kirkland reported a 9-foot, 6-inch 365-pounder in 1991 from the Trinity. With their massive, armor-plated body and mouth bristling with teeth, alligator gar look prehistoric--and they are. Perhaps because of their fierce appearance, alligator gar have been feared and blamed for attacks on humans, though there are no documented cases. Still, they have been largely extirpated from much of their natural range; Texas remains one of their last strongholds. Alligator gar are opportunistic feeders and consume primarily non-game species such as gizzard shad and freshwater drum. Alligator gar management has progressed considerably in Texas since the 1930s, when the predecessor of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) actively attempted to exterminate alligator gar by electrocuting them with a hopped-up version of a modern electrofishing boat that temporarily stuns fish. Currently Texas permits the harvest of one alligator gar per day with no minimum length limit. Bow fishing, rod and reel and trotlines are all legal methods for harvesting the limit of one fish per day. The current regulation was put in place in 2009 due to the increasing popularity of fishing for the species and its high vulnerability to overharvest. "We are currently studying alligator gar population levels, what level of harvest is currently occurring and what level of exploitation might contribute to a population decline," said Craig Bonds, a fisheries biologist for TPWD. "If we waited to see an actual decline, it would take decades to rebuild the population." "Mathematical models and TPWD research suggest that alligator gar are very sensitive to overharvest," explains TPWD research biologist Warren Schlechte. "Even low levels of overharvest can have dramatic results. For example, harvesting 9 percent of the population annually instead of the 3 percent to 4 percent currently being harvested can result in a 53 percent reduction in population in 25 years, and it would take 50 years for the population to recover even with no harvest." [For more information, see Alligator Gar Facts below.] Alligator gar are long-lived fish that do not reach sexual maturity until the age of 8 to 10 years. Since most anglers prefer to harvest older individuals because they are larger, this can potentially reduce the number of fish able to reproduce and replenish the population. This is complicated by the fact that the damming of rivers throughout Texas has reduced seasonal flooding of lowlands, which alligator gar require for spawning. It was concern for the future of the species that led Joe Williams to switch from bow fishing for alligator gar to rod-and-reel angling. "I don't bow fish for alligator gar much anymore," he said. "It's more fun to catch and release them and catch them again. As long as you use conservation, and keep a sustainable amount there, either way of fishing for them is fine, but anything can be overdone." The big gar was the biggest fish Joe Williams has ever caught. For most anglers, a 100-pound-plus alligator gar will be the fish of a lifetime, and the desire to have a mount of the fish to hang on the wall has motivated many anglers to harvest fish. However, it is possible to have your fish and release it, too, by having a fiberglass replica prepared by a taxidermist. In general taxidermists will need photographs showing the fish from different angles to show head width, girth and coloration as well as measurements of the total length, girth behind the head and pectoral fins, girth in the middle of the fish in front of the pelvic fins and girth in front of the anal fin. "While it is legal to harvest one alligator gar a day, catch-and-release fishing with rod and reel is an equally exhilarating and more conservation-minded way to fish for alligator gar," said Bonds. "Releasing fish after they are caught, measured and photographed will help assure these fish will have the opportunity to perpetuate the species and make it possible for present and future anglers to continue to enjoy the extraordinary recreational experience of bringing one of these incredible fish to hand." If anglers intend to release fish, TPWD encourages them to use rod-and-reel methods that result in fish being hooked in the mouth. Examples include circle hooks or small treble hooks that can penetrate bone if set prior to the bait being swallowed. It is illegal to release fish after shooting them with lawful archery equipment. "The history of wildlife management in the United States and Texas is replete with examples of species that have been saved from significant decline or extirpation by the actions of hunters and anglers who were willing to accept limits on their ability to take game in order to ensure that their cherished outdoor pursuits would persist for the appreciation and enjoyment of future generations," said Dave Terre, chief of research and management for TPWD's Inland Fisheries Division. "We hope that anglers will agree with the need to protect and preserve one of Texas's great iconic recreational treasures, the alligator gar." Alligator Gar Facts TPWD's goals for alligator gar are to maintain existing trophy fisheries, to limit harvest to sustainable levels, to insure populations persist, to identify and protect critical habitat and to educate the public. TPWD has on-going efforts to get a better understanding of alligator gar population abundance, size and age structure, harvest, aging methods, movement and habitat needs, contaminants and genetics. Most of these elements have been collected through partnerships with fishing guide Kirk Kirkland, bow anglers, taxidermists and scientists from other states. Results of TPWD studies so far show: --Alligator gar live beyond 50 years. --Alligator have a low natural mortality (less than 9 percent per year on average). --There are an estimated 9,200 alligator gar 42 inches or longer in the upper Trinity (from below DFW to Lake Livingston). --Estimated sustainable harvest from the Trinity would be about 400 alligator gar 42 inches or longer annually of which only 60 gar can be above 70 inches. --There appears to be very limited movement between coastal alligator gar and those within the Trinity River. This suggests that localized overfishing may be possible in high-use areas. --The estimated current rate of harvest for the upper Trinity is about 3 percent to 4 percent of the total population per year, which TPWD considers sustainable if recruitment is maintained. --In the Trinity it takes about three to five years for alligator gar to reach a length of 42 inches and 20 to 50 years to reach a length of 78 inches. --- On the Net: http://www.sdafs.org/alligar/index.html -30- [ Note: This item is more than six years old. Please take the publication date into consideration for any date references. ] [ Media Contact: TPWD News, email@example.com, 512-389-8030 ] [LH] May 16, 2011 Eggfest Organizers Scrambling ATHENS--With 22 teams already signed up to fire up Big Green Eggs and serve samples of the results at the May 21 Green Eggs and Ham…burgers Eggfest at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC), event organizers are making plans to be sure no one goes home without being egged. Anyone who attends the event will be able to sample the savory, smoky goodies, but only those who preregister at http://athenseggfest.wordpress.com/ will be able to do so at no charge. Those who do not preregister will still be allowed to taste by making a $10 donation to the Athens Public Education Foundation. Regular admission to TFFC will be charged. Tickets may also be purchased for the chance to win a Big Green Egg with stand valued at approximately $1,000. Proceeds from the ticket sales will benefit the Athens Public Education Foundation. Eggs will also be available for purchase and on-the-spot delivery at a discounted event price, and the entire line of Green Egg accessories will also be available for purchase. Eggs used during the event will be sold at an even deeper discount as long as the supply lasts; reserve one at the web site above. Eggs will be cooled and reboxed before loading. Warning: Although personnel will be on hand to help with loading the 150-pound eggs, bantam-sized vehicles will not accommodate one. Think Foghorn Leghorn. Or a pickup truck or large SUV. For those who fear laying an egg on their first attempt to cook on the big ceramic cooker, how-to instruction will be offered during the day at the Green Egg store, and the Eggheads themselves are always happy to share cooking tips and recipes. Green Eggs and Ham…burgers is sponsored by Morrison Supply, Paragon Distributing, Brookshire Brothers Grocery and TFFC. For information on visiting the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, go to http://tpwd.texas.gov/tffc or call (903) 676-2277. -30- [ Note: This item is more than six years old. 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Garner State Park remains one of the most visited state parks in Texas each year, and park superintendent Rick Meyers says the trees are a welcome addition to replenish many trees that have been lost in recent decades. "The majority of trees in Garner were planted by the Civilian Conservation Corp, and those trees are now pretty much at their age limit. We've had to take out a bunch of trees for safety reasons, and this gives us a chance to replace some of those," Meyers said. Every summer, Odwalla -- a juice and nutrition bar manufacturer known for its environmentally friendly focus -- hosts a tree-planting campaign on its Web site, and places that receive the most votes are allotted thousands of dollars in donated trees for planting at state parks. This year's tree-planting effort begins May 30 and runs through the end of the year. For more information, contact Garner State Park at (830) 232-6132. -30-


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Oct. 13, 2007
In its second meet of the year, Miami University's men's swimming and diving team suffered a 132-111 loss at Southern Illinois University on Saturday afternoon.
The RedHawk divers had a strong showing with one, two, three finishes in both the one- and three-meter events. Junior Chris Heaton won both events with a score of 319.05 in the one-meter dive and a score of 370.27 in the three-meter dive. Senior Ryan Reinke placed second in both events, while freshman Tim Hennessy finished third in both events.
Miami also swept the top three spots in the 1000 yard freestyle. Senior Paul Ricard recorded a time of 9:45.67 to win the event with freshman Darin Smith placing second and junior Scott DuCharme finishing third.
Ricard also finished second in the 200 yard butterfly in a time of 1:54.99.
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The head of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine an some 100 members are to travel within three weeks from Damascus to the Palestinian autonomous areas, supporters of the group in the West Bank and Gaza Strip said this week.
The announcement comes after Israel said members of the Democratic Front, which opposes the Israel-Palestine Liberation Organization peace accords, could return to the self-rule areas to participate in a session of the Palestine National Council to revoke the clauses in the charter calling for Israel's destruction.
DFLP founder Nayef Hawatmeh, in an interview with Israel Radio from Damascus, said he was ready to come to the autonomous areas.
He also said he was ready for a comprehensive peace with Israel.
However, it was not clear whether the Democratic Front members would support amending the Palestine National Charter when the votes takes place.
"Returning home is a legitimate right to all Palestinians," he reportedly said. "It is our goal which we have always sought to achieve, but that should not be linked to changing the national charter."
Hawatmeh, 61, a Christian born in Jordan, founded the Democratic Front in 1969, in a split from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which is led by George Habash.
Habash has rejected the offer to come to the self-rule areas for the vote on the charter.
Hawatmeh is blamed for the 1974 Ma'alot massacre in which 25 people, including 21 schoolchildren, were killed.


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Yes, Molina gives good glove. I'd vote for him, just not first place when I have a choice of another catcher who put up way better numbers and became the first catcher to win a batting title since Lombardi. And Posey isn't Ted Simmons behind the dish.
The widow is gathering nettles for her children's dinner; a perfumed seigneur, delicately lounging in the Oeil de Boeuf, hath an alchemy whereby he will extract the third nettle and call it rent. ~ Carlyle
Now, my objectivity goes out the window when we talk about Cubs players and there's a good reason why I'm not involved with those despicable forums from Chicago.
I can say that you more than anyone, most certainly, is not. And that's not a bad thing. You are a Cards fan after all. I certainly can't blame you for being as optimistic as possible when it comes to the Cards.
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NearLondon, software that allows PC users to explore a 3D version of the capital from their computer, will be available from today.
Once the software is installed on a PC, users can use their internet connection to explore the streets of London, which are laid out just like in real life with all the shops and offices in their correct positions.
Many of the retailers have a real-life presence in the virtual city, which means web users can view items in a shop's window and click through to the retailer's website to purchase goods.
Just like London in real life, there will be plenty of other web users exploring the digital recreation of the UK's capital at the same time.
NearLondon currently only covers Oxford Street, Regents Street and Bond Street. However, the company says it plans expand over the coming months to include the whole West End including Mayfair, Soho and Covent Garden.
It also hopes to feature streamed videos, games, virtual concerts in the future along with virtual shops.
"This is very much the start of a journey for us, rather than a destination arrived at," says Alex Wrottesley, co-founder of parent company NearGlobal, which developed software.
"The launch version of NearLondon will give users a taste of what is to come with the 3D web, and we hope to be at the heart of it."
NearLondon can be downloaded from a dedicated website now. Alternatively, it will also be handed out on disc to Londonders from December 7.
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Untitled (Domestic) is a sculpture from an interior staircase in a three-story, 18th-century London building that was once the home of the British naval hero Admiral Lord Nelson. Rachel Whiteread created this work by casting the space surrounding the staircase. To produce a work of this size, she cast the original space in parts and reassembled the pieces in her studio. This approach freed her from the limitations imposed by doorway clearances in the original building and allowed her to alter and recombine the various sections. The basic forms of Untitled (Domestic) reflect the original staircase, but the irregular surface textures and the recombined angles of the forms are Whitereads invention. The result is a disorienting structure whose inverted steps and twisting angles seem to extend upward toward an unknown destination.
Since 1988, Whiteread has been creating large-scale sculptures and installations by casting objects and spaces from her domestic environment. For instance, in Untitled (One Hundred Spaces), featured in the 1995 Carnegie International, Whiteread used translucent resin to cast the spaces beneath 100 chairs. Two years earlier, she had produced House, a full-scale cast of a condemned house in Londons East End that had survived the bombing during World War II. Currently on view in the galleries, you will find Whitereads Untitled (Yellow Bath), produced in 1991.
With their tactile, marked, and sometimes asymmetrical surfaces and shapes, these sculptures suggest the character and history of the original objects while reflecting the artists inventive aesthetic choices. They serve not only as formal studies of how humans relate to the spaces we inhabit, but also as physical tracings of past human experience.
Title: Acquisition Narrative: Whiteread, 2006.69Since 1988, the British artist Rachel Whiteread has been casting objects from her domestic environment to create large-scale sculptures and installations. These works transform negative space into positive form and serve as intense formal studies of how humans relate to the spaces around them. Early in her career, she primarily cast household furniture in a scale directly proportional to the body, including tables, closets, bathtubs, and mattresses. In 1993, Whiteread made the widely-acclaimed House, a cast of a condemned house in London's East End. Since then, she has been casting larger architectural structures including staircases and interiors of homes, reducing the intimacy of her work while imbuing it with a new monumental intensity. In every case, by exposing the negative spaces of objects and places, Whiteread reveals something unseen, turning private into public and inside into outside. The materials used to create her sculptures, such as plaster, wax, and resin or other synthetic materials, are those traditionally associated with the constructions of the molds themselves. Far from being perfect or "specific objects," her sculptures are unique and irregular, with tactile, marked, and sometimes asymmetrical surfaces and shapes which record the character and history of the objects from which they came. Referring to rituals of life and death, sometimes literally (such as in her casts of mortuary slabs) and often metaphorically (such as with CMA's Untitled (Yellow Bath) (1991)), her work presents complex notions of presence and absence, memory and loss, and the relationship of the body to forms in space.
Untitled (Domestic), 2002, is an important example of her current oeuvre. Whiteread has been preoccupied with staircases for over ten years and she has said that casting them requires the culmination of techniques from her entire career. This particular work was cast from an interior staircase in the Haunch of Venison, a London-based gallery sited in a three-story, 18th-century building, previously the home of Admiral Lord Nelson. It represents a significant departure from her previous casts in which she created molds directly from objects and cast them without manipulation. In this instance, as in her other staircase sculptures, Whiteread created molds from the gallery and erected these in her studio so that she could rearrange the forms, thus removing the assembled sculpture from its obligation of "architectural correctness" (to quote Susanna Greeves in her essay for the exhibition). The result is a marvelously disorienting agglomeration of stairs and angles, a powerful sculpture which suggests nothing less than an alternate universe where inside is outside and all stairs could lead equally to anywhere or nowhere.
Date: 2006
Purpose: acquisition narrative
Author: Fogle, Douglas - CMOA
Rachel Whiteread was born in London, England, in 1963, where she currently lives and works. She received her MA from the Slade School of Fine Art in 1987 and won the prestigious Turner Prize in 1993. Her Untitled (One Hundred Spaces) (1995) was featured in the Scaife Gallery in the 1995 Carnegie International and her work represented Britain in the 1997 Venice Biennial. She has been featured in numerous solo exhibitions including at the Tate Modern, London (2005-2006); Gagosian Gallery, London (2005); Luhring Augustine, New York (2003); Haunch of Venison, London, and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (both in 2004), and the Serpentine Gallery, London (2001). She has also been included in a number of group shows (in addition to those mentioned above) at venues including the Wexner Center for the Arts (2006); The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (both in 2004); SITE Santa Fe and Tate Britain (both in 2003); the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (2002), and The Museum of Modern Art, New York (2001-2002).
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Land of mine: an Ethical Example of Wisdom and Empathic Rationality
Claudio Pavone: 30 November 1920 – 29 November 2016
Simona Tobia
Encountering violence and crimes in autobiographical narratives of Operation "Barbarossa"
The War as Moral Experience in Wittgenstein's Secret Diary
What does 'proximity' mean for local interpreters working in zones of conflict?
Categories // POWs, Meeting the other, Justice and punishment
Any violent act begets revenge when the agent believes that only by means of punishment grounded on the principle of an eye for an eye it is possible to act by justice and to restore peace. These ethical reflections are once more expressed in Land of Mine, a historical movie from 2015, directed by Martin Zandvliet and nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards in 2017.
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In 1991 Italian publisher Bollati Boringhieri issued a monograph titled Una Guerra civile. Saggio storico sulla moralità nella Resistenza. It would change points of view on history and stimulate debates for years to come. Its author, Claudio Pavone, one of the finest Italian historians, died last week, aged 95.
Categories // War crimes
On 22nd June 1941, the German armies overcame the Russian resistance on the river Bug and started to penetrate in depth in Russia in a drunken state of exaltation. The encounter with war was, according to published memoirs that account for those events, first of all an exploration of an unknown, hostile land. Passing from a victory to another, German soldiers advanced in a state of exaltation and self-confidence. Soon enough, though, the war became brutal: the campaign was not like the former ones in Poland and France: the loss were high and a general crisis of the Wehrmacht was avoided only by pouring more and more replacements in the decimated ranks. The first impact with such a brutal war of annihilation consisted in encountering the huge mass of Soviet POWs, in a horrific scene that recurs in many a narrative. It is rare to come across allegations directly written in diaries or memoirs. In general, the soldiers found it disturbing to show themselves in the garb of brutal and insensible killers, especially because they were fighting in a war largely justified by ideological hatred and contempt for the enemy, as well as by racial prejudice.
Categories // Human rights, War and culture, War and conflict
When he stopped his studies of engineering in Manchester, Wittgenstein moved to Cambridge to study logic under the guidance of Bertrand Russell because he believed that by comprehending the fundamentals of language, and therefore the limits of language, he would understand its essence, as well as that of human beings, in primis, himself.
For Wittgenstein, knowing oneself was indispensable because only the man who knows himself can improve himself and become morally decent. When World War I broke out, Wittgenstein volunteered in the Austrian Army because he trusted "the fact that the experience of war would permit him to understand, beyond any fiction and illusion, who – which kind of man, so to say, – he really was. Thus, it was clarity and truth about himself that Wittgenstein expected from the war" (Perissinotto 13).
In this article María Manuela Fernández Sánchez gives us insights from her conversation with Spanish photographer and journalist Gervasio Sánchez, talking about his relationship with his interpreter in Iraq, Flayed Al Mayali, who was arrested by Spanish authorities for an attack on the Spanish military which occurred in November 2003:
Few professions have such discriminatory stereotypes as translators and interpreters. Very sadly, the Italian cliché traduttore, traditore is still thought to be true by many people. Nevertheless, both translators and interpreters have also contributed to the persistence of these stereotypes.
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The Titchfield Mill
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As the name suggests, the Titchfield Mill was originally a water mill, with its origins dating back as far as 1779. Titchfield has had a history of water mills, due to the natural availability of water from the river Meon. The Titchfield Mill ceased operation in 1939, becoming an inn some years later.
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We introduce a versatile, robust, and integrated technique to selectively fill fluid into a desired pattern of air holes in a photonic crystal fiber (PCF). Focused ion beam (FIB) is used to efficiently mill a microchannel on the end facet of a PCF before it is spliced to a single-mode fiber (SMF). Selected air holes are therefore exposed to the atmosphere through the microchannel for fluid filling. A low-loss in-line tunable optical hybrid fiber device is demonstrated by using such a technique.
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At 10 a.m. EDT, the Commerce Department will release its wholesale inventories report for March, which will be compared to growth of 1% in February. Wednesday's economic news kicks off at 8:30 a.m. EDT with the March trade balance report from the Department of Commerce followed by monthly Treasury budget data from the U.S. Treasury Department for April at 2 p.m EDT. On Thursday, the market will get the Labor Department's weekly read on initial jobless claims for the first week of May. Market watchers will be hoping to see a decline in the number of people filing for unemployment benefits from last week's unexpected rise to 474,000 claims. Thursday's session will also bring important data on producer prices for April after they rose 0.7% in March. The core rate, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 0.3% in March. The Commerce Department will also release its April retail sales report and March business inventories data on Thursday morning. Friday will be a big day for consumer data with releases on prices and sentiment. The Labor Department is scheduled to release its consumer price index at 8:30 a.m. EDT. Investors will pay particularly close attention to the core rate, which excludes volatile food and energy costs, and is considered the best gauge of inflation. In March, core CPI inched 0.1% higher. At 9:55 a.m. EDT, the University of Michigan will issue its preliminary read on consumer sentiment in May. The consumer sentiment index came in at 69.8 in April, after a preliminary reading of 69.6. Earnings results will continue to trickle in next week. Meat producer Tyson Foods ( TSN) will report quarterly results on Monday followed by video and online gaming company Activision Blizzard ( ACTI) and auctioneer Sotheby's ( BID), which are scheduled to report after the closing bell. Walt Disney ( DIS) is scheduled to release results on Tuesday and Wednesday's session brings earnings from Macy's ( M) and Cisco Systems ( CSCO). On Thursday, retailers Kohl's ( KSS) and Nordstrom ( JWN) will report, as will visual computing technologies company Nvidia ( NVDA). --Written by Melinda Peer in New York.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- The former treasurer of a Charleston-area volunteer sports organization is accused of embezzling over $8,000 during her two-year stint.
Authorities said 35-year-old Tanya Garvin Howard of Johns Island turned herself in Wednesday on a charge of breach of trust.
Deputies say Howard took $8,360 and change from the Lowcountry Little League, a volunteer baseball league located on Johns Island.
Howard resigned as treasurer in September. During an audit that followed, the league's district administrator said he noticed discrepancies in the league's accounts and called authorities.
It wasn't known if Howard had an attorney. League officials said they would file an insurance claim to try to recoup some of the money to keep the league going this year.


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It looks like January may break the pattern of 20 consecutive months in which investors pulled more money out of U.S.-stock mutual funds than they put in. In the first two weeks of this month, investors were net buyers of domestic-stock funds, according to the Investment Company Institute trade group.
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Video: The Dalai Lama - Capitalism, Socialism, and Income
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, gives his perspective on capitalism, Marxism, and the widening global gap between rich and poor.
The Aspen Institute and co-chairs Margot Pritzker and Richard Blum, in collaboration with the Conservancy for Tibetan Art and Culture, are proud to present a substantive symposium that embraces Tibetan and Himalayan art, culture, science, medicine, spiritual practice, and history.
The three-day program - featuring His Holiness the Dalai Lama as the keynote speaker - will bring together an extraordinary number of eminent scholars, teachers, practitioners and tradition-bearers from around the globe to shed light on the rich historical and philosophical significance of Tibet and its impact on global issues today - The Aspen Institute
Tenzin Gyatso is the 14th Dalai Lama. He is the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamshala, India. Tibetans traditionally believe him to be the reincarnation of his predecessors.
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2005-2006 UAF Catalog
Computer Engineering
This is an addendum to the 2005-2006 UAF General Catalog.
College of Engineering and Mines
B.S. Degree
Minimum Requirements for Degree: 135 credits
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Computer engineering is a relatively new discipline. It lies somewhere in the middle between computer science--which covers theory, algorithms, software, networking, graphics and computer architecture--and electrical engineering--which covers microelectronics, electrical circuits and devices, networks, communications systems, computer architecture, hardware design and systems analysis. Computer engineers design, analyze, produce, operate, program and maintain computer and digital systems. They apply theories and principles of science and mathematics to the design of hardware, software, networks and processes to solve technical problems.
Over the past decade, computers have evolved into complex systems that may consist of single machines or many interconnected computers linked by a data network. In one form or another, computers now control most telephone and communications systems, process control and manufacturing automation systems, management information systems, household appliances, automobiles, transportation systems and medical instrumentation. Computers also form the core of the Internet. To work in the constantly evolving discipline of computer systems engineering, the computer engineer must acquire competence in both digital computer hardware and the fundamentals of software engineering.
Careers in computer engineering are as wide and varied as computer systems themselves. Systems range from embedded computer systems found in consumer products or medical devices; control systems for automobiles, aircraft and trains; to more wide-ranging applications in telecommunications, financial transactions and information systems. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists computer engineering as the fastest growing occupation in the U.S., with 299,000 jobs in 1998 to a predicted 622,000 jobs in 2008.
Candidates for the B.S. degree are required to take the state of Alaska Fundamentals of Engineering Examination in their general field.
For more information about the Computer Engineering Program mission, goals and educational objectives, visit www.uaf.edu/ece/.
*Student must earn a C grade or better in each course in the major requirements.
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에일리(Ailee) – Invitation [EP]
Release Date: 2012.10.16
Genre: Dance Pop, R&B
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Bowling audiences over with her soulful power vocals, Ailee made a big splash with her debut single Heaven earlier this year. The Korean-American diva-in-the-making now releases her first mini-album Invitation, which covers a variety of styles including ballad, R&B, and acoustic pop. Her lead track "I'll Show You" is a disco number by renowned composer Kim Do Hoon that showcases her outstanding vocal talent. Heaven is naturally on the mini-album, along with Ailee's collaborations with Verbal Jint, Simon D, and Swings.
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Story by Luis Carrión
The music of Namoli Brennet is often labeled as folk. But if you listen closely you can tell that the lyrics and tone of her songs push beyond the boundaries of this catchall generic term. Namoli herself finds it difficult to try to categorize her sound. "That's for some sort of objective third party to try to decide," she says before conceding that she's primarily a singer-songwriter who is trying to deliver an artistic vision while being true to herself.
"Being true to herself" is an ongoing process, and she says that being Trans, is simply a natural outcome of that need to have integrity. Namoli Brennet was born male, and transitioned to female. She says that without embarking on this transformative journey she would not have been able to write and perform music with any sort of creative substance. "It was impossible for me to get to (this) point creatively without uncovering the purest and most authentic version of myself."
Namoli has been a resident of Tucson for about 15 years, and has been playing music since she was 6. She came the University of Arizona to study choral conducting after having received her undergraduate degree in music from Western Connecticut State University. She says "eventually I came back to being a singer-songwriter, which was my original idea… I sort of got a little distracted."
She may have had a few distractions in the process, but her roundabout path to becoming a singer songwriter and touring musician has been well served by her ongoing academic focus on music. In her home studio, where she's currently fine tuning the mix of her upcoming CD, she moves fluidly between piano, guitar, mandolin, and bass. She'll also get behind the drum kit to lay down some tracks if she feels inspired. She considers herself lucky to be able to play so many instruments, and says that it's a little like being a painter that tests different colors on a canvas. She keeps working through an intuitive process until it feels right.
Namoli currently performs and tours primarily as a soloist. She says that she prefers the intimate connection with the audience as a soloist, and finds that the ensemble setting often dissipates the power of her songs. "With a group your energy goes latterly… and the connection with the audience is more direct as soloist," she says. "I think that's part of why I like it… It's a very direct line of communication."
You can see Namoli Brennet, in February, as part of the local music program In Tune on KUAT Channel 6.


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With its lineup of Nightline and Jimmy Kimmel Live during the week of February 27, 2012, ABC was up over the prior week by 8% in Total Viewers and was the only broadcaster in late-night to grow its overall audience week to week. In addition, ABC grew by 10% over the prior week in Adults 18-49 to deliver its best young adult number in late-night in 6 weeks – since the week of 1/16/12. ABC was also the only broadcaster in late-night to grow its overall audience (+1%) over the year-ago week (w/o 2/28/11), as CBS was down -9% and NBC was down -5%. ABC outperformed NBC during the week in late-night in both Total Viewers (+1%) and Adults 18-49 (+6%).
For the week, ABC's Nightline ranked as the #1 program in late-night across all target demos: Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49. In fact, the ABC program has taken the top spot for the 2nd time in the last 3 weeks in all 3 measures. Nightline improved on the year-ago week in Total Viewers (+8%), Adults 25-54 (+1%) and Adults 18-49 (+4%), standing as the only program to grow year to year versus NBC's The Tonight Show (-3%, -5% and -1%, respectively) and CBS' The Late Show (-1%, -4% and -7%, respectively). Season to date, Nightline ranks #1 in late-night among Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, ahead of both NBC's The Tonight Show and CBS' The Late Show. This marks the 2nd straight year that the ABC program is taking the top spot in overall viewers and in the key adult news demo. ABC's Nightline ranked #1 during the February 2012 sweep in Adults 25-54. In fact, it was the 2nd February in a row and the 5th time in the last 6 sweeps periods that Nightline led in the key adult news demo. Nightline was up over the year-ago sweep in Total Viewers, drawing its largest February sweep audience in 8 years – since 2004. Nightline outperformed CBS' The Late Show during the month by its largest February-sweep advantages in Total Viewers (+455,000) and Adults 25-54 (+43,000) in 13 years – since 1999. Nightline outperformed NBC's The Tonight Show in Total Viewers (+23,000) for the 2nd straight February.
During the week following its most-watched post-Oscar telecast ever, ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live was up over the prior week by 10% in Total Viewers, delivering the largest week-to-week gains of any late-night broadcast talk show. JKL also grew week to week by 14% in Adults 18-49 to hit a 14-week high – since w/o 11/21/11. In addition, JKL saw its viewer count grow year to year, standing as the only late-night talk show to build its overall audience. During the week, ABC's JKL stood as the #3 late-night talk show in Total Viewers, behind only NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and CBS' The Late Show with David Letterman. ABC's JKL (M-F 12am) led NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (M-F 12:35 am) by 5% in Total Viewers and by 4% Adults 18-49. ABC's JKL (M-F 12am) outperformed CBS' The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (M-F 12:35am) by double-digit margins in both Total Viewers (+12%) and Adults 18-49 (+11%), marking the 18th time in the 24 weeks of the season for the ABC late-night program to beat the CBS program in both Nielsen measures. In fact, JKL has drawn a larger overall audience than Ferguson in 23 of 24 weeks this season. Season to date, JKL is building its overall audience through the same weeks last year by 3% in Total Viewers, growing the most year to year of any late-night broadcast talk show. During the recently completed February 2012 sweep, ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live grew its overall audience from the year-ago sweep (+2%) to generate its most-watched February sweep in 5 years – since 2007. The ABC late-night program has grown year over year for the 7th time in the last 8 sweep periods. ABC's JKL topped CBS' The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson in both Total Viewers (+8%) and Adults 18-49 (+4%) for the 2nd sweep period in a row. In fact, JKL extended its winning streak over the CBS late-night program in overall viewers to 4 consecutive sweep periods. In addition, JKL led Ferguson in young adults for the 2nd straight February.


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• Plots long-term direction for the military.
• Commissioned by Congress since 1997.
• Released every four years by the Pentagon.
• The four top priorities in the latest report, issued this week, are to prevail in today's wars, prevent conflicts worldwide, be ready to defeat adversaries in a wide range of scenarios and enhance the all-volunteer armed forces.
Amid two ongoing wars and a growing uneasiness about China's military ambitions, the Pentagon plans to largely strengthen San Diego County's Navy and Marine Corps establishment, according to a long-range-strategy document released this week.
The report, prepared every four years and known as the Quadrennial Defense Review, continues an emphasis on building ships and remotely controlled vehicles — potentially good news for local manufacturers.
It was issued along with the Pentagon's proposed 2011 budget, which calls for a 3 percent spending increase for the Navy and Marines.
"I'm not displeased at how things have turned out" for the region, Adm. Gary Roughead, chief of naval operations, said yesterday at the San Diego Convention Center during WEST 2010, a major defense industry conference.
Retired Marine Maj. Gen. Thomas Wilkerson, now chief executive of the U.S. Naval Institute, sounded more emphatic.
"The Navy, Marine Corps and San Diego have fared well in this (defense review) and budget cycle," Wilkerson said. "There are no red flags. There's no, 'My God, we're going to lose this ship or that fleet or that Marine Corps command.'"
The plan means the Marine Corps will continue at a head count of about 202,000, the strength it has built toward since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The "Marine-making" factories — West Coast recruiting commands and boot camps, based in San Diego — will continue to hum at high speed churning out fresh privates, said military officials familiar with the documents.
Along with those troops, West Coast Marine bases will likely receive more money to build new barracks, detached homes and family support programs, defense analysts have said. That's on top of more than $3 billion already spent since 2007 on construction projects at the county's military installations.
The Pentagon's budget includes money next year for a Mobile Landing Platform ship, and the design work for that $500 million vessel is being performed at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard on San Diego Bay.
NASSCO also hopes to sign a contract in the near future to start production of the ship, a piece of business that could support up to 600 jobs a year, company President Fred Harris said.
Frank Hoffman of the Navy's Office of Program Appraisal at the Pentagon said the goal is to fund two more Mobile Landing Platform ships by 2015. The vessels — intended to make it easier to move supplies from big ships to smaller boats — will help Marines respond to scenarios such as disaster-relief operations in Haiti, where there may not be a port for unloading.
"This definitely equates to resources for the San Diego shipyards to have something to do for the next couple of years, in the absence of commercial traffic that's kind of dried up," Hoffman said.
NASSCO has been building the TAKE class of Navy supply ships in recent years, a program that has stayed within budget and deadlines.
The Pentagon also plans to expand its stable of unmanned aircraft systems used for surveillance, reconnaissance and information gathering, saying the drones have saved lives.
Next year's budget calls for 28 new Predator-class aircraft, the kind made by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems in Poway. The company this week declined to comment on the Pentagon's announcements.
A spokesman for Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, said remote-controlled vehicles have proved worthwhile in Iraq, where roadside bombs quickly became the deadliest threat to American forces. The systems keep track of roads day and night, helping to detect people who might be placing the homemade explosives.
Hunter, a Marine veteran, wants the military to take that lesson and expand the use of drones in Afghanistan, said his spokesman, Joe Kasper.
"Afghanistan has mountainous terrain that is not conducive to foot patrols. We need something to monitor and respond to any type of activity there," Kasper said.
The Quadrennial Defense Review, required by Congress since 1997, contained nothing to change what in recent years has been a shift of Navy resources to the Pacific from the Atlantic.
The aircraft carrier Carl Vinson will soon make San Diego its home port, and the Navy has moved attack submarines to Point Loma Naval Base. In addition, the first batch of Littoral Combat Ships, a new series of highly versatile vessels capable of patrolling coastlines, will be stationed in San Diego.
"The future is about Asia, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific region," Hoffman said. "For San Diego, for California and for Hawaii, that just makes the capabilities and the supporting establishment here more important in the future than it was even in the past."
Pentagon leaders also intend to bolster anti-missile systems mounted on Navy ships — particularly those based in San Diego and Hawaii — and projects to counter cyberwarfare from China, including efforts led by SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific in Point Loma.
While San Diego County's defense picture may be rosy in the near term, Wilkerson cautioned that harder times might not be that far away, given the cost of maintaining the military's wartime tempo.
"The trouble is in the out years, down the road four to five years. And the trouble is what happens when they come to grips with the (federal) deficit," he said.
"Maybe there's an ax falling somewhere in the future, but you can't find it now."Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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A GLASGOW charity is today celebrating the latest victory in the crackdown on crime in Glasgow.
The reason is a forward-thinking approach by Police Scotland who linked up in an unlikely alliance with a series of corporate giants who put the needs of the poor ahead of their normal business policies.
Normally fake products seized in raids by officers are destroyed to protect the brand.
However, by getting the agreement of companies such as Armani, Prada and Adidas, counterfeit goods worth in excess of £300,000 seized by the police have now been handed to Glasgow The Caring City charity.
The result will be that fashionable clothing will soon be winging its way overseas to needy communities.
Police Scotland deserve great praise for brokering the deal which so directly assists such a worthy cause.
Similarly the firms involved have shown great vision by being prepared to listen to the case put forward and to be part of such a creative and philanthropic solution.
Every effort should be made to deliver similar outcomes in the future and to allow even more people to benefit from the misery of those criminals caught in the act.


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Jeff Flake's anti-earmark pork-fighting amendments
The specific earmarks were:
House Vote 190 - Dairy education in Iowa ($229,000)
House Vote 191 - Hydroponic tomato production in Ohio ($180,000)
House Vote 192 - National Grape and Wine Initiative ($100,000)
House Vote 204 - Virginia Science Museum ($250,000)
House Vote 205 - Juniata Locomotive Demonstration ($1,000,000)
House Vote 277 - Swimming pool in Banning, CA ($500,000)
House Vote 278 - "Facilities" in Weirton, West Virginia ($100,000)
House Vote 279 - Multipurpose facility in Yucaipa, California ($500,000)
House Vote 280 - Strand Theater Arts Center in Plattsburgh, New York ($250,000)
House Vote 298 - Mystic Aquarium in New London, Conn. ($1,000,000)
House Vote 299 - The Jason Foundation in Ashburn, VA ($1,000,000)
House Vote 302 - Northwest Manufacturing Initiative ($2,500,000)
House Vote 303 - Lewis Center for Education Research ($4,000,000)
House Vote 304 - Leonard Wood Research Institute ($20,000,000)
House Vote 334 - Arthur Avenue Retail Market ($150,000)
House Vote 335 - Bronx Council for the Arts in Bronx, N.Y. ($300,000)
House Vote 336 - Johnstown Area Regional Industries ($800,000)
House Vote 337 - Fairmont State University ($900,000)
House Vote 338 - Tourism Development Association in Kentucky ($1,000,000)
Here's how Arizona's Representatives fared:
19 out of 19 NO (anti-earmark):
Flake (R, AZ District 6)
Franks (R, AZ District 2)
Hayworth (R, AZ District 5)
Shadegg (R, AZ District 3)
0 out of 19 NO (pro-earmark):
Grijalva (D, AZ District 7)
Kolbe (R, AZ District 8)
Pastor (D, AZ District 4)
Renzi (R, AZ District 1)
I'm sorry to see that my representative, Ed Pastor, voted in full support of these earmarks, though it does seem to me that both all YES and all NO votes are suggestive of a failure to judge them on individual merit. I do find an all YES (anti-earmark) vote more principled, as the practice of inserting earmarks has been an "invitation to corruption" (as Talking Point Memo puts it).
Flake plans to continue challenging every earmark that does not include the name of a sponsor, and posts an "egregious earmark of the week" on his website under the "earmark reform" category.