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All 13 fighters who underwent drug testing at June's The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale tested clean for performance-enhancing drugs and recreational/drugs of abuse.
Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer today e-mailed the drug-testing results to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale took place June 19 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Court McGee submitted Kris McCray in the evening's headliner and was crowned the winner of the 11th season of "The Ultimate Fighter".
The NSAC tested both of the night's headliners, as well as Matt Hamill, Keith Jardine, Chris Leben, Aaron Simpson, Dennis Siver, Rich Attonito, John Gunderson, Brad Tavares, Kyle Noke, Chris Camozzi, Travis Browne.
All tested negative for drugs of abuse (such as marijuana and cocaine), as well as anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancers.
The NSAC traditionally tests both main-event fighters, all winning fighters and any competitors who previously failed drug tests. However, some of the testing remains random, and all fighters are subject to it.
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The Nurse Educator is a registered professional nurse who has the expertise in education and/or specific area of nursing practice, and is based in a nursing division of service.
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Asus' Atom-based Eee PC 901 will come bundled with Bluetooth in addition to the new case design that emerged last week. But it won't have WiMax as standard.
Taiwanese website DigiTimes claimed that moles had told it Asus is aiming the Eee-oriented WiMax module at contract customers - essentially, service providers who will offer Eee PCs as part of or alongside their WiMax airtime packages - rather than individual buyers.
Asus' Eee PC 901: Bluetooth in, WiMax out?
The reason? WiMax isn't going to take off until next year at least, Asus is said to believe. That suggests its plan to release a WiMax-ready Eee, outlined in January this year, is on hold. Back then, Asus bosses said the WiMax hardware would debut in Q2.
It may still do so. This quarter, Intel is expected to offer 'Echo Peak', a Mini PCI module for Centrino-brand laptops. It's likely that that's the unit Asus was planning to fit inside upcoming Eee PCs, at least as an optional extra.
It was never said which Eees would get the WiMax option, but it's hard to imagine Asus not considering it a possibility for the 901. According to the company, that machine will launch on 3 June, debuting in Taiwan for less than NT$20,000 ($655/£335/€421).
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U.S. Win, New Zealand's Loss at America's Cup
Team USA beats Team New Zealand by 44 seconds in the winner-take-all 19th race of the America's Cup. The WSJ's Stu Woo tells us how the race will go down as one of the most controversial in history.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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In a game that ended in a 1-1 draw between the Houston Dynamo and Chicago Fire, the circumstances for the goal scorers could not have been any different.
Opening the scoring after a battle-tested first hour was Cam Weaver. The Dynamo forward last scored in May 28, 2011 against FC Dallas. He broke his streak on a well-crafted team goal that included five Dynamo players and a well-taken assist from Brad Davis.
Two minutes, the red hot Mike Magee knotted things up. The Fire's most dangerous man played the offside line just right, working into a position two yards from goal to tap in Patrick Nyarko's goalmouth cross.
Two forwards in much different places in 2013, yet their goals yielded the same result for their respective teams; a share of the points.
With the tie Houston moves to 30 points, but sits below the New England Revolution on tiebreakers in the first spot outside the playoffs. Chicago improves to 25 points on the season and stays within striking distance of the Revs for the final playoff spot.
The grounds at BBVA Compass Stadium were more battlefield than soccer pitch in the first 45 minutes, as neither team shied away from a tackle and was punctuated by two yellow cards and a pair of injury substitutions.
Dynamo sparkplug Andrew Driver was forced to leave the game in the 14th minute with a right Achilles injury. His departure made way for Davis to return to action for the first time since June 22nd. Nearly 30 minutes later Chicago's Alex, minutes after a yellow card-inducing foul from Giles Barnes, was forced to leave with an undisclosed injury.
While the play resembled a game of Rock'em Sock'em Robots, Nyarko and a disallowed goal provided some moments of excitement.
Nyarko had three chances, including a first minute salvo, but Hall was up to the task with athletic saves all three times.
OPTA Chalkboard: Davis was ever-present in Chicago's box after entering game
Houston looked to take an 18th minute lead when Bobby Boswell headed home a Corey Ashe cross. However, assistant referee Corey Parker raised his flag nullifying the goal, judging both Boswell and Ricardo Clark to be offside when Ashe played the ball.
Weaver and Magee livened the game up and second half substitute Warren Creavalle followed suit minutes after joining the fray in the 69th minute. The energetic second-year player nearly chipped Paolo Tornaghi and proceeded to send in a dangerous cross minutes later.
Chris Rolfe came close to breaking the deadlock in the 76th minute, taking advantage of a ricochet off Boswell to go at goal. His shot from outside the box was bested by a diving save from Tally Hall.
Rookie Jason Johnson nearly provided a storybook ending with his first goal when he broke past the Fire back line in the 83rd minute. However, his shot was hard and directly at Tornaghi who got the best of the one-v-one exchange.
Houston will host the Columbus Crew next week, while the Fire will travel to Philadelphia to face the Union the same night.
Houston Dynamo (8-6-6; 30 points) vs. Chicago Fire (7-9-4; 25 points)
MLS regular season
July 27, 2013 – BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, TX
Attendance: 22,039 (sellout)
Scoring Summary:
Houston: Cam Weaver 1 (Brad Davis 4, Corey Ashe 1) 61
Chicago: Mike Magee 13 (Patrick Nyarko 2) 63
Houston Dynamo: Tally Hall, Kofi Sarkodie, Bobby Boswell, Jermaine Taylor, Corey Ashe; Boniek Garcia, Ricardo Clark (Warren Creavalle 69), Adam Moffat, Andrew Driver (Brad Davis 15); Giles Barnes, Cam Weaver (Jason Johnson 79)
Substitutes not used: Tyler Deric, Mike Chabala, Alex Dixon, Eric Brunner
Chicago Fire: Paolo Tornaghi, Jalil Anibaba, Austin Berry, Bakary Soumare, Gonzalo Segares; Patrick Nyarko, Jeff Larentowicz, Alex (Dan Paladini 41), Joel Lindpere (Quincy Amarikwa 65), Mike Magee, Chris Rolfe (Logan Pause 81)
Substitutes not used: Maicon Santos, Alec Kann, Michael Videira, Hunter Jumper
Misconduct Summary:
CHI: Joel Lindpere (caution) 27
HOU: Giles Barnes (caution) 36
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Referee's Assistants: Corey Parker, Brian Dunn
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Police: Arizona couple abused adopted daughters
PHOENIX (AP) — Police in suburban Phoenix have arrested a married couple on suspicion of child abuse, accusing them of severely malnourishing two adopted daughters and forcing them to sleep in a backyard tent either nude or only in a diaper.
According to Peoria police, the 13-year-old and 11-year-old girls also were subjected to strict punishment that included hour-long running sessions and memorization of Bible verses.
Johan Glenn Jorg (yorg) and Kimery Lynn Jorg appeared Thursday night before a judge who set bond at $100,000 apiece. The judge also ordered that neither be allowed to have contact with their adopted children or any minors.
Child Protective Services visiting the home May 30 called authorities after finding both girls emaciated. Officials said the 4-foot-11 13-year-old appeared to weigh only 60 pounds. Aside from being underfed, the teen had abnormal growths on her legs and blisters on her feet from excessive exercise. She also had "leathering" skin consistent with repeated beatings, according to a police statement filed in court.
The teen was immediately hospitalized for severe malnutrition. The 11-year-old girl underwent a medical exam.
Court records do not list attorneys for the Jorgs, and jail officials did not immediately respond Friday when asked whether the couple remained in custody. A woman who answered a phone listed in Johan Jorg's name hung up without commenting.
The couple is scheduled to appear in court June 12.
Officials with Child Protective Services said an 8-year-old girl and 7-year-old girl also were removed from the home. However, authorities said they appeared healthy and the couple favored them.
Police said all four girls lived in abusive environments before being adopted by the Jorgs. It was not clear how long all four had been living there. A spokeswoman for the state Department of Child Safety did not immediately return a message Friday seeking comment.
Kimery Jorg told police she wanted to expose the two older girls to prison-like conditions for lying or stealing. The 13- and 11-year-old were forced to use a bucket and brown bags as a toilet. They were given diapers to wear as a reward for good behavior, police said.
The 13-year-old had to sleep in a tent and also had her hair shaved as discipline, police said. The two girls were fed "prison food" of oatmeal, prunes or grits and salsa.
According to police, the couple thought their treatment was justified.
Punishments included getting swatted on the buttocks with a wooden paddle or having apple cider vinegar sprayed in their mouths, police said. The number of times was equivalent to their years of age.
The girls, who were home-schooled, also were forced to run outside in the heat for an hour and write and recite Bible verses. The running reportedly would go longer if any mistakes were found in the verses.
Neighbor Jodi Brackett said all four girls appeared fine in a Christmas card family portrait in December. But she realizes now she hardly ever saw the two older girls, while she frequently saw the two younger girls riding their bicycles.
"I kept forgetting they had two other girls," Brackett said.
Brackett described Kimery Jorg as cordial and said the Jorgs once offered neighbors leftover food from a wedding.
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The new power transmission system will be made up of 1,850 kilometres of transmission lines, three 400 kilovolt substations and nine 220 kilovolt grid substations. It will be mainly located in western Rajasthan,
The funds will also be used to boost the transmission capacity of seven existing substations.
Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation, the state's renewable energy agency, says that there is 2.7GW of wind capacity installed in Rajasthan. The organisation is aiming to reach 8GW of wind and solar generation capacity by 2018.
The weakness of India's grid has been a barrier to generation in the country, with bottlenecks having caused a number of projects to stand idle. In 2012, the government announced plans to create "green-energy corridors" with an investment of around $8 billion.
Len George, energy specialist in ADB's South Asia department said: "The proposed transmission investments will support evacuation of energy produced in large renewable energy parks that bring in economies of scale compared to smaller stand-alone renewable energy projects."
The government of Rajasthan and state transmission utilities will provide further financing of around $300 million to compliment the ADB loan. The investment program is expected to be completed by early 2018.


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April 5, 2010. The Blue Devils of Duke and the Bulldogs of Butler were matched in an epic NCAA battle. With a near home court advantage in Indianapolis, Butler seemed poised to offer a most notable challenge to perennial tournament powerhouse, Duke. A final half-court shot is all that separated these two teams from an "alternate ending." Relive the magic as Duke edges Butler, 61-59 in what will become a classic among NCAA Championships.
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City Hall
This was my very first attempt at long exposure night photography. I'm used to a lot of trial and error when experimenting with new styles of photography, but this was very encouraging.
Silohuette Steve
Nice silhouette of my buddy Steve in the early hours in Yellowstone National Park.
Mt. Denali - 20,310'
When I took this photo this was named Mt. McKinley. A month later it was changed back to it's original name of Mt. Denali. There are only a few days where it is cloudless. I like the clouds!
This is Tyrion. She was a rescue and the sweetest dog. She will lick your ears off. It always makes my day when I visit her, and she is also a great model.
The first day I walked into the backyard of the home we were shooting a tv show at I saw this image in my head. I asked the producer if I could bring my still camera to get this shot. He said yes. I printed and framed this shot and gave it to him as a gift.
Disney Hall
The toughest part of shooting Disney Hall is capturing an image without people in it. The trick is going at 11:30 at night
Christmas Objet D'Art
I thought this would make a good Black & White shot
Composer John Williams
I was shooting a documentary and he was our interview. We shot in Spielberg's Screening room. The best part was I brought a friend to be my B camera operator. My only instruction was, "Don't Touch Anything!" He was a BIG John Williams fan and I printed this shot for him as a souvenir.
Oliver the Cat
He was a stray that was smart enough to just hang around. He didn't know modeling was part of room & board.
Flowers and Light 2
Flowers and Light 3
I walked in to the foyer of the house we were shooting a commercial and saw this shot. I ran back and got my camera, made a few adjustments. I like that it is nearly a Black & White shot in camera.
DWP Fountain
Tulips at Descanso Gardens
3 Fountains at Department of Water and Power
Rolls Royce Hood Ornament
Beverly Hills Concourse D'Elegance
MBZ Emblem
Porsche Sunroof
Blue Heron in Flight
It was an overcast day, raining and we sat there and waited for this bird to take off. After about an hour he started moving around and then BAM he took off. If I hadn't panned with him I would have never got this shot. I like that his wings are blurry but his head is sharp. One of my favorite shots. Maybe because it made standing in the rain for an hour worth it.
He just saw his brother mating with a female. He'll never be able to unsee that
Full Flaps Candian Goose
I was practicing shooting birds and finding the correct shutter speed to freeze them in flight. I finally found it on this guy.
Autumn Tree
I had been photographing otters all day. When we arrived at my friends father's home I got out of the car and saw this tree. The light was fading and I had my 400mm lens on my camera. I grabbed it and took this photo. Then I switched to a wider lens and took another couple of shots before the light was too low to shoot. I liked this one the best and it's the only shot I have on that lens.
Be Yourself
The bravery of this flower to stand alone in a field full of Poppies
Serene and Green Lagoon
This from my trip to the Khutzeymateen Grizzle Bear Sanctuary. I wasn't looking forward to living on a sailboat, and shooting from a Kodiak boat. I couldn't have been more pleasantly surprised. The sailboat was great and our Kodiak Captain was AMAZING! He drove right up to the bears. This was one of the more serene moments
Flower 1
I like showing the detail in small plants. This flower is the size of my fingernail. I wasn't good at the floral sciences, so I don't know what these stems are called.


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London-Inspired Baby Gear To Mark George's First Year
Photo credit: Kira Childers/Moment Open/Getty Images
Push your prince in a pram
Think only polished London nannies can push Baby in a pram? No way. We love the Kensington Pram Stroller in white and navy with a detachable body and folding chassis (SilverCrossUS.com, $2,750). For that price, however, this sophisticated stroller, which is handmade in Yorkshire using traditional methods, is truly for the prince among men.
Build a castle worthy of royalty
Buckingham Palace wasn't built in a day, right? Encourage your little one to build his or her own castle (that he or she can knock down and rebuild, of course) with these Uncle Goose Classic ABC Blocks (J.Crew, $36).
Read about London
Introduce your little one to life across the pond through this educational classic, This is London by Miroslav Sasek, which was originally published in 1959 (Amazon.com, $10). My own parents brought a copy home from their London travels last year and my son loves it. He loves the drawings as well as the updates that are printed in the back of the book.
Cuddle with a guardsmen bear
Make your own little prince or princess feel safe and secure by placing an official guards-bear on duty in the nursery (Harrods, $35).
Play with a double-decker bus stroller toy
Lend a bit of London to your baby's stroller (or pram, if you will) with this cute and cuddly double-decker bus stroller toy to keep baby entertained as you stroll around town (Mamas&Papas.com, $13).
Show off your baby's princely pride
Talk about putting your money where your mouth is — this BooginHead pacifier, which is 100 percent BPA-, PVC- and phthalate-free, boasts the Union Jack and the phrase "It's Good to be a Prince" (Zazzle.com, $9).
We're certain the prince will have a lavish first birthday celebration. If your baby's first is coming up, consider a London-inspired birthday and gifts for your little royal.
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Friday, December 16, 2011
"I NEVER WORRY ABOUT DIETS. THE ONLY CARROTS THAT INTEREST ME ARE THE NUMBER YOU GET IN A DIAMOND." (Mae West)
Like eating carrots putting CARROT OIL on your skin guarantees a sun-kissed-lookalike skin colour. But be sparing - too much of it can make you look like a carrot too.
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
"PLEASE DON'T RETOUCH MY WRINKLES. IT TOOK ME SO LONG TO EARN THEM." (Anna Magnani)
Although it sounds disgusting, every grandma knows this little beauty secret: Hemorrhoid ointment from HAMETUM. A lot of women use the cream to fight wrinkles and crow's feet. But you must be careful. The ingredients can make your skin thinner and more damagable.
Find other beauty products and more of grannys hints in our latest issue THE WRONG ISSUE.
Eingestellt von THE GAABS on Thursday, December 15, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
"GIVE ME A WOMAN WHO TRULY LOVES BEER, AND I WILL CONQUER THE WORLD." (Wilhelm II of Germany)
Yes we do. Especially in our bathroom.
BEER is not something you would associate with making yourself more beautiful or healthy but if you use it as a conditioner the brew helps to get shiny-whiny hair.
... and if you are in a rush and your shiny hair needs a little extra-freshness use dry shampoo (it works indeed) as from RENE FURTERER.
Eingestellt von THE GAABS on Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
"IF LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS STICK THEM DOWN YOUR SHIRT AND MAKE YOUR BOOBS LOOK BIGGER." (Unknown)
... and if there is no lemon in reach you can also avoid plastic surgery by eating around one kilogram NUTS a day. At least some gynecologists may suggest you to do it.
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Tyra Banks: Strike the Pose on Nowness.com.
We are very happy to announce that Nowness features our Tyra Banks video today.
As we used the latest in high tech to capture Tyra's amazing moves you will rediscover most of the images from the print story in motion here again.
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Running through the end of December, "ZEE[RANGE]," at Pittsburgh's Wood Street Galleries, furthers Kurt Hentschlager's inquiry into the facets and limits of multi-sensory perception. The Austrian artist describes the exhibition's central work, ZEE (2008), as a "mind-scape" composed of artificial fog, stroboscopic light and adaptive surround sound. These elements conspire to efface the traditional contours of the exhibition space, replacing them with "a psychedelic architecture of pure light." An accompanying piece, RANGE (2008), makes its world premiere in this exhibition. Building upon Hentschlager's past work with 3D video game software, such as KARMA / cell (2006), RANGE presents a collection of virtual characters, contained in a small space, dividing from and agglutinating into a larger mass. Taken together, Hentschlager's latest works recall FEED (2005-6), a multi-tiered performance, created for the Theater Biennial Venice, first featuring a projection of suspended, virtual characters, followed by "a composition for artificial fog, pulse- and stroboscopic light." These seemingly unrelated modes of production thus work together, staging a condition of unreality characteristic of contemporary life and then immersing the audience in an affective simulation of this condition. But if Hentschlager's uniform, virtual mass betrays a nihilistic take on society, the subsequent dissolution of the audience into a phenomenal field may also suggest other forms of self- and collective constitution to still be possible. - Tyler Coburn
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Blake Lucia Evens is your normal 14 year old girl. She loves Movies and having fun. The only difference between normal 14 year olds and Blake is that she's pregnant. To make matters worst the father of Blake's baby is non-other than Niall horan. Blake found out she was pregnant after Niall (16) left for X-factor. Blake never saw Niall again until 3 years later. How will Niall react when he finds out he has a son? How will Blake explain to him why she didn't tell him?
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Liberty University is the largest private, nonprofit university in the nation, the largest university in Virginia, and the largest Christian university in the world. Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains on more than 7,000 beautiful acres in Lynchburg, VA, Liberty offers over 450 programs from the certificate to the doctoral level.
Since 1971, the mission of Liberty University has been to develop Christ-centered men and women with the values, knowledge, and skills essential for impacting tomorrow's world. With a unique heritage and an ever-expanding influence, Liberty remains steadfast in its commitment of Training Champions for Christ.
Liberty University is an accredited evangelical liberal arts institution with 17 schools and colleges and more than 450 unique programs of study from the certificate to doctoral level. By incorporating academic theory, research, and hands-on training, Liberty equips students with the knowledge and skills they need to make a lasting impact on their profession.
Liberty maintains that a university's prestige is not defined by the exclusivity of its admittance policy. We believe a successful university is defined by how many students it educates to their full potential, not how many it turns away — that is why Liberty continues to offer tuition rates that are among the lowest in the nation.
Every course at Liberty is taught by professors with real-world experience who view their position as a calling, not just a job. With a low student-to-professor ratio and caring Christian faculty who are invested in each student's success, Liberty fosters an environment in which learning occurs among a community of peers and instructors.
Many of Liberty's programs are comprehensive, offering education for every level of a given discipline or profession. Preparing students for careers in medicine, education, religion, law, aeronautics, psychology, business, and more, Liberty is committed to developing tomorrow's leaders — men and women of character who will make a positive difference in their communities and in the world.
In accordance to the missions of the University and the School of Nursing, the purpose of the Nursing Graduate Programs is to prepare nursing leaders, nurse educators, and advanced practice nurses to transform the nursing profession through character development, leadership, and scholarship. Grounded in Biblical values, the Nursing Graduate Programs focus on the care of the whole person; body, mind, and spirit.
The student will be able to:
Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine [LUCOM] exists to educate osteopathic physicians in a Christian environment. LUCOM prepares physicians who dedicate themselves to excellence in the practice of osteopathic medicine through service toward their fellow man, life-long learning, and the advancement of medical knowledge. Instilling the Christian values of integrity and professionalism, LUCOM trains physicians who will provide ethical, compassionate, competent, and patient-centered osteopathic medical care.
The purpose is to educate business students with the values, knowledge, and skills they need in the development of the whole person to enable them to impact their world. Inherent in this mission are the following fundamental imperatives:
The School of Behavioral Sciences exists to promote an integrated understanding of science, practice, and faith. Programs prepare future graduates dedicated to impacting the fields of Psychology, Counseling, and Social Work within the context of a commitment to scientific competence and the demonstration of best practices supported by a Christian Worldview.
The School of Communication & Creative Arts, comprised of the Cinematic Arts–Zaki Gordon Center along with the Departments of Digital Media & Communication Arts, Studio and Digital Arts, and Theatre Arts, offers graduate degrees in order to prepare artists and scholars in the practice and theory of the communication arts. Degrees, by department, include: Digital Media & Communication Arts: M.A. in Strategic Communication; Studio & Digital Arts: MFA in Studio & Digital Arts; majors in Graphic Design and Studio Art.
The Master of Science in Cyber Security equips students with the hands-on skills needed to be a cyber-security professional. This 36-hour program provides balance between theory and practice, all of which is presented against a backdrop of Christian ethical values.
The student will be able to:
The School of Education (SOE) is committed to providing the highest quality Christian education based on the principles of God's Word. The school, by virtue of its commitment to strengthening the mind, body and soul, educates the whole person as God created us. The school offers programs to prepare graduate students for careers in teaching, school administration, and school counseling.
Excellent teachers and school leaders are an invaluable asset to the home, church, community, and nation. The Licensure Programs at Liberty are designed to provide programs of study and pre-service experiences that will foster excellence and stimulate improvements in teaching amd leadership practices in Christian, public, and private schools. The programs are designed for teacher candidates and school leaders who are preparing to work in kindergarten, elementary, and middle school, as well as high school and college settings. Those wishing to pursue careers in middle school, or high school teaching may do so in the following areas: biology, business, computer science, English, family and consumer sciences, history/social sciences, and mathematics. Comprehensive licensure may be completed in the following areas: music (vocal or instrumental), health/physical education, Spanish, special education, and teaching English as a second language.
The Master of Arts in Public Policy (MAPP) is a joint venture of Liberty University School of Law and Liberty University's Helms School of Government.
Graduate level training pointedly designed to "impact the world" by training Christ-centered statesmen, leaders, scholars and policy makers, the MAPP will train its graduate to effectively shape policy in governmental, legislative, political, communications, managerial, academic, and international relations areas.
The Master of Arts in Public Policy provides access to faculty who are statesmen, leaders and policy makers and embody a Christ-centered philosophy that Liberty University ascribes to an imparts to a world in need of Christ's directed influence.
The student will be able to:
The School of Health Sciences provides students graduate education and skill development opportunities in Biomedical Sciences, Exercise Science, and Public Health with an emphasis on the Christian worldview.
Liberty University School of Law exists to equip future leaders in law with a superior legal education in fidelity to the Christian faith expressed through the Holy Scriptures.
The mission of the Liberty University School of Music is to train and equip musicians as Champions for Christ. While the School of Music has only one mission, two distinctly unique and focused purposes emerge: 1) The Center for Music and the Performing Arts – trains and equips musicians to serve as highly skilled performers and music educators in a variety of commercial and academic markets, secular and sacred; and, 2) The Center for Music and Worship – trains and equips highly skilled musicians to serve as worship practitioners and Christian Music industry specialists in the evangelical community. Both the Center for Music and the Performing Arts and the Center for Music and Worship support graduate degree programs for today's 21st Century student. These programs in ethnomusicology, music education, music and worship, and worship studies are scholarly, rigorous, intellectually enlightening, and educationally enriching. They are also practical, market driven, and focused on career preparation and development.
In 1971, Pastor Jerry Falwell, Sr. challenged his congregation at Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Va. to establish a Christian college whose students would "go out in all walks of life to impact this world for God." Soon after, Lynchburg Baptist College became a reality.
Through those founding years, students and faculty were inspired to influence the moral and ethical course of America. Subsequently, the school's name officially changed to Liberty Baptist College in 1975 and the colors were changed to red, white, and blue. The college achieved full accreditation with the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1980.
By 1985, the school had become recognized as a fullyaccredited university, adding programs and garnering recognition from both mainstream culture and the world of academia. Liberty also pioneered a distance learning program that year, launching what is now known as Liberty University Online.
With the passing of the founder in 2007, his son, Jerry Falwell, Jr., became chancellor and president of the university. At the 2007 Commencement ceremony, just days after his father's passing, the now President Falwell proclaimed, "We have prepared for this transition for 15 years or more. All is well at Liberty."
In only four short decades, Liberty has grown to become the nation's fifth largest university, and most importantly, the world's largest Christian university.
Liberty's journey has been one of facing giants, making the impossible possible, watching fervent prayer move mountains, and Training Champions for Christ.
Each university in the Unites States of America sets its own admission standards so there isn't the same criteria for all the students and the university can decide which applicants meet those standards. The fee for each application is between $35 to $100.
After the selections of the universities you want to attend, the best of all would be to contact each university for an application form and more admission information for the international students. Moreover, for a graduate or postgraduate program it's necessary to verify the admission requirements. Some programs require that you send your application directly to their department.
Admissions decisions are based on students's academic record and different test scores, such as TOEFL, the SAT or ACT (for undergraduate programs) and GRE or GMAT (for graduate programs). Admission decision is based on your academic results and motivation.
Accreditation ensures that Liberty University has met strict standards with regard to degree programs, faculty, administration, student support and services. Accreditation also ensures that courses taken and degrees earned through Liberty University will be accepted by other accredited institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
There's always something going on at Liberty. Nearly every major offers an academic organization, and the opportunities to volunteer, join a club or get involved with social causes are numerous. You'll stay busy, but make sure to schedule some time to unwind. Hit a few of the campus hot spots such as the LaHaye Student Union for a workout or the Student Center for a cup of coffee and some socializing between classes.
Campus Recreation keeps students moving with a variety of recreational activities. From paintball to horseback riding, whitewater rafting trips and waterskiing to chess and video game tournaments, Campus Recreation offers something for everyone.
Christian Service. Weekly Campus Church and Convocation services connect students with their Creator through passionate worship and powerful messages firmly rooted in Biblical truth. Liberty University students understand the importance of the Great Commission — and Liberty supports their global vision through short and long-term missions trips.
Department of Ministry Teams. With several distinct sounds and one clear mission, Liberty University's Ministry Teams perform at events and church services throughout the country to praise God and act as ambassadors for Liberty.
The Center for Ministry Training (CMT) is an innovative training center for all students who want ministry training, experience, and placement possibilities.
Liberty Online Communities is only a click away, providing both online and residential students with resources to encourage and strengthen their faith. Watch streaming videos for relevant, accessible guidance, or submit a prayer request.


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After 30 Years, Teago General Store Changes Hands
A week after signing the store away, Chuck Gundersen sat in his blue apron at the butcher block near the dry goods shelves, describing how others viewed him during his 30-year tenure as proprietor of the Teago General Store.
"It always sounds to me like I'm the antithesis of what a general store owner should be," Gundersen said, his freckled skin and white hair a testament to his 73 years. "People will say, 'The guy never talks. He doesn't smile very much. He's very reserved.' "


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Lone Dave: Say it ain't solo
Nancies.org is reporting that the long-rumored Dave Matthews-as-solo-act is taking its first step: Dave is planning a solo tour.
According to Nancies, numerous college students have indicated that promoters have gotten in touch with their schools in an attempt to book Dave Matthews in March or April. The price, according to nancies, is around $50,000, and management declines to confirm the reports.
Vintage Dave
Some stars pimp a beverage for financial gain Britney Spears goes ba-ba-ba-ba for Pepsi, Sammy Hagar pushes a brand of tequila. For Dave Matthews, that product is wine, but like almost no other item in the "Dave for sale" inventory, you won't find his name on it, nor will it appear as an item in the band's website store.
"None of the Blenheim wines will be marketed as Dave Matthews signature wines," says Brad McCarthy, managing partner of the newly created Blenheim Vineyards. "Blenheim won't be represented as the Dave Matthews winery."
But news of the product four of six vintages are already available at Feast! in the expanding Main Street Market has spread quickly, thanks to features in this newspaper and on various DMB-devoted websites. Fans are clearly clamoring for the available vintages.
McCarthy says the 2001 wines three Chardonnays, a Merlot, and a Meritage will be available soon at most area wine stores and across the state. Laws prevent McCarthy from shipping the product across state lines, so fans of the Matthews-sponsored wine will have to visit Virginia or have friends deliver.
Matthews' fondness for wine is well documented, as is his susceptibility to the allure of alcohol. But according to his most recent Rolling Stone interview, he's all but given up the hops for the grapes. While Matthews is famed for his employment as a bartender (and customer) of Miller's and is a frequent patron of the C&O Restaurant, marriage and parenthood have apparently changed his wayward drinking habits.
"To me the Dave Matthews Band was all about the life of drinking," DMB bassist Stefan Lessard told the magazine in its August 8 issue. "Coming back drunk from the bar that's what we were all striving for."
Matthews admits as much, claiming he was always a "joyful drunk" and "much more charming" when inebriated. But the disheveled Lillywhite Sessions marked a turning point, he says. Matthews, according to the Stone article, has stopped drinking at least to excess. "I like the way wine tastes," he says. "I'm not going to do anything too rash."
Investing in a winery? Too rash? Nah. See you at the C&O, Dave.
On the road again
Only a few months after the end of the 2001 tour, DMB announced winter tour dates to begin in Tampa, Florida, on December 10 and wind up at Washington, D.C.'s MCI Center on December 22. For more information, visit the band's official website, dmband.com.
For the record
Dave will appear as one of many artists honoring Elvis Presley on NBC's Elvis Lives, an hour-long special paying tribute to Presley as part of the 25th anniversary of his death. The show is set to air Thursday, November 28, at 10pm, according to the network. Chris Isaak hosts.
American by birth, South African by circumstance, Virginian by choice, resident of Seattle by virtue of his wife's career studies, Matthews continues to contribute his considerable talent to worthy causes around the world. Matthews will appear via satellite from his (temporary) home in Seattle for the World AIDS Day concert special, while co-star Alicia Keys takes the stage in Cape Town. Scheduled for broadcast on MTV and across the country on the Westwood One radio network on December 1, Matthews' portion was to be pre-recorded at the Experience Music Project concert in Seattle and spliced into the show.
Matthews media
From Rolling Stone on down, DMB continues to drift from cover to cover. The graphic accompanying this column shows the extent of the band's exposure– from the cover of Plan 9's magazine to Guitar World's spin-off, Acoustic Guitar. Meanwhile DMB news continues to provide fodder for national entertainment magazines and TV shows:
In Entertainment Weekly, Dave Matthews is rated No. 34 in the magazine's list of the "101 Most Powerful People in Entertainment." All those listed are portrayed as famous comic book characters Dave is Marvel Comics' Silver Surfer:
"Why him? He's grossed $100 million in concert revenues since the beginning of 2001. Released two multi-platinum albums Everyday and Busted Stuff in the space of a year and a half. Matthews co-owns ATO Records, which spawned a film division, ATO Pictures. Its first production, Amandla! (a documentary about South African musicians), won two awards at [the] Sundance [Film Festival]."
From Rolling Stone: DMB's Under The Table and Dreaming and Crash were voted No. 71 and No. 54, respectively, by voters in the magazine's Top 100 Albums.
From VH-1: Matthews is ranked No. 88 on the channel's poll of the 100 sexiest artists.


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Last night's Pirates game had a wild start as the Bucs plated nine runs in the first inning including Pedro Alvarez's first grand slam. Pedro led off the second with a solo shot to make it 10-3. When he came up for the third time and had a runner on first, I noted on twitter that Pedro [was] looking for the 2 run shot, which led to this speculation from fellow Bucco fan Tim Seibel:
"Wonder if anyone has homered for the cycle — slam + 3-run + 2-run + solo?"
Never one to turn down a good writing idea, and knowing it would be easy research, I decided to check it out. There have only been 15 four homerun games in major league history; first in 1894 by Bobby Lowe and most recently by Carlos Delgado in 2003. Only one of those fifteen has the minimum 10 RBIs needed for a homerun cycle: Mark "Hard-Hittin'" Whiten.
Whiten CF 5 4 4 12
HR: Whiten 4 (22,1st inning off Luebbers 3 on 2 out,6th inning off
Anderson 2 on 0 out,7th inning off Anderson 2 on 2 out,9th inning
off Dibble 1 on 1 out);
As you can see he hit a slam, 2 three-run homers and a two-run homer. No major league player has ever hit a homerun cycle. Some interesting notes about those four HR games:
Ed Delahanty is the only one to have at least one inside-the-park homer among his four. Records from 1896 are sketchy but indicate that he hit either two or four ITPers.
Mike Cameron hit four solo homeruns, the only confirmed four-of-a-kind occurrance.
Whiten is the only one to hit a grand slam among their four. He and Gil Hodges are the only ones not to have at least one solo shot. (Gil had three 2-run HRs and a 3-run.)
Shawn Green is the only one I can confirm had an RBI other than the ones knocked in by his home runs.
There has been one recorded HR cycle in the minors. In 1998 Tyrone Horne hit taters of every variety while playing for AA Arkansas. The next night he won the league's Home Run Derby at the All-Star Game.
At the college level, homer cycles have happened at least twice that I could find. Once in the MIAC and once in the ACC. In 1999 Florida State's Marshall McDougall went 7 for 7 with 6 homeruns against Maryland. He totaled 16 RBIs and 25 total bases. Yes, he was an All-American that year.
So keep your eyes open. It hasn't happened in the big leagues yet, but every time you watch a game you'll see something you've never seen before.
Update 5/9/12: Last night Josh Hamilton hit four 2 run homeruns, becoming the 16th person to make the 4 HR list and only the second to have four-of-a-kind. Interestingly, Elvis Andrus was the man on base for each homerun. Hamilton also added a double to go 5 for 5 with 18 total bases, setting the AL record.
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Have you felt as though being raped by someone's eyes?
Have you experienced someone standing so close to you that you can smell his/her stink breath?
Have you met someone who have multiple personalities; tomboy, ahsoh (old aunty) and woman?
Have you encountered someone who sweats so much and have occassional body odour?
Have you converse casually with someone and that person speaks to you SO LOUD that it hurts your ears?
If you HAVEN'T encountered any of the above i would like CONGRATULATE you. You should go to the temple and pray for you have a lucky and fortunate life.
If you HAVE experienced any one of the above, CONGRATULATIONS to you because, you only met ONE of such person. Which for me, is still bearable...
If you (LIKE ME) have experienced ALL of the above, then i wish to shake your hands and let you know that IT'S OK. YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
I know. I know many people would curse and criticize me for publishing this post. But my patience has been running low on its capacity already. Well, if it happens during my teenage years, i would definitely be very furious and frank and "don't friend" that someone. But years passed, I have grown up, able to think what is appropriate and what is not.
It so happened that lately (within these 6 months), i encountered someone that fulfills all my criteria stated above. I always go out with her with a group of friends. Let me name her as MSK. The first impression that i had of her was, she's like a LOUD SPEAKER. Well, it's ok. Some people are naturally loud. It was due to their upbringing and surrounding environments. I still remember that during our first few encounters, MSK doesnt like to speak to me. As a new addition to her group, she tends to just ignore my words during the conversation, treating me as an invisible soul. Well, nevermind, some people have difficulties in adaptation of new member in an ecosystem.
Next, i was informed by a close friend that MSK likes to stare at her. I thought, maybe MSK had this weird habit of staring at someone else when thinking. But it isnt so. She likes to stare at you, with a weird lovey dovey eyes. She looks at you from TOP until BOTTOM, and she pays extreme attention to our cleavages, boobs and ass. That's freaky. There were a couple of times we caught her mentioning other people's cleavage. And she particularly came to tell me that Mr. XXX (another male colleague) has been staring at my boobs, which, i feel is not true, because the one i sensed staring at me WAS MSK!
There's also incident where she likes to lean so near to our ears and speak in a coyly shyful manner. Soft and gentle. But when her "ahsoh" personality emerge, she forgot to be shy and gentle and instead speak near our ears like a LOUD SPEAKER. The sound pollution is still tolerable, but sometimes an extra tinge of body odour makes me wanna puke. Imagine i had to hold my breath because she was freaking smelly! She's really sweaty!
The highest level was physical touch. My good friend told me that one day, as she was walking to the pantry, MSK GROPED her buttocks and brush brush! She immediately sprint away, and the incident has awaken us to how extreme this MSK has turned to be. MSK has this habit of touching us when she talk. Even if we didnt talk to her, she would place her hands on our hands (whichever available), and stroke it, annoyingly ask us "WHATS THAT? WHATS THAT?". In some careful scenario, we would often keep our hands away from reach, so that she cannot touch us. But seems like MSK had discovered other body parts to touch - Shoulders, thighs, and newly added in the list, waist. Today, i had lunch with her again. Out in broad daylight, i was talking to my friend and she suddenly interrupted us. I retaliate and she suddenly HUG ME at my waist, "illegally" place her arms between the gaps of my arms straight to my waist. I was so disgusted that i hop out and almost cursed and swear! "DONT touch me, the weather so hot!"
This is crazy! I dont know what stunts she will pull but i'm getting more and more pissed off already. I tried to understand people by behavioral analysis but understanding one's behaviour doesnt relate to adapting to such behaviour. From her actions and speech, i can conclude that she's a person who is highly LOA (LACK OF ATTENTION). She speaks loud because she wants to be heard. She touches because she wants to be noticed. She stinks coz she didnt bathe (sorry, this is not behavioural analysis), but maybe she wants to
What should i do? *runs to toilet and cry*
MsXeROZ 2012


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Google Maps can tell you how long it's going to take you to get from a specific point A to point B. But Trulia's new commuter maps tell you how long it will take to get anywhere at all—not just to and from a specific destination.
The area maps let you drop a pin on a location and set your mode of conveyance. As you drag your mouse over to another part of town, you get an estimate as to the length of your commute. For example, it estimates that, using public transit, it should take 20-25 minutes to get from an office in lower Manhattan to an apartment in north Brooklyn. From the same Soho office, Chelsea or the Upper West Side would take 25-30 minutes on the train. Different colors reflect the total time—the idea is to calculate your commute from a potential property neighborhood—and deep red means an hour or more.
But you don't have to be shopping for property to benefit. It's useful if you're unfamiliar with a city and you're planning out how you want to travel, or, like anyone else, you're just trying to get somewhere in the fastest way possible. [FastCo]


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Reiki - Plas Madoc
Donna Marubbi Spiritual Therapist and Reader
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spiritual therapies offered: Reiki Therapy, Angelic Reiki Therapy, Angelic Past Life Regression and Healing, Angel/tarot/oracle reader, Spirit Guide Consultancy, Angelic Mediumship, Training and Workshops in area of: Usui Reiki level [...]Distance: 4.58 miles.
John Bride Angelic Reiki ® Professional Practitioner
Ruabon / Rhiwabon, Clwyd
I am charted and professional practitioner of Angelic Reiki ® Angelic Reiki® 121 in Person Healing (inc. Angel Card Reading) £35 for 1 hour [...]Distance: 4.65 miles.
reiki with maria
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reiki £15, chakra balancing £10, posative thinking with a 3 angal card reading £10 .Distance: 5.67 miles.
wings of light
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01978448513 / 07938782233
Healing and oracal card readings for wellbeingDistance: 6.01 miles.
Blossom Bridge Services
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Crystal clear Holistics
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Dolywern, Clwyd, LL20 7BL
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Racy City speeding PSA gets Savvy
The City's mar-com department has won a Savvy Award from the City-County Communications & Marketing Association for a Public Service Announcement discouraging residential speeding, which asks citizens to "help keep Charlottesville residential roads safe." Coincidently, the award comes just days after the city released a police video of an 85mph chase down a residential road, which resulted in a stolen car scalping the roof off a house on Rugby Road.
Using City staff as extras, Bagby's on the Mall as the location, and titled "The Break Up," the PSA features an attractive blond who "feels confined" in her relationship breaking up with"Šwell, you'll have to watch the PSA. At Monday's City Council meeting, Mayor Dave Norris acknowledged the award, saying, "We have some very creative people in our communications department."


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Boeing and Airbus Set to Dominate Paris Air Show
Airbus and Boeing are set to be big news at this year's air show, but not necessarily for all the right reasons. Daniel Michaels explains why.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
I ... the world aviation industry descends on France this week for the safety of ... international Paris airshow ... is the biggest trade event of the year for planes ... helicopters block it than just about anything else that was ... and if you're more than ever the show is shaping up as the contracts ... of ... commercial plane maker ... Airbus and Boeing ... have been hauling in order since about two thousand eleven ... and the breakneck pace is continuing Brazil's Embraer there is also coming on strong ... all three books that default more sales this week ... the defense contractors are struggling with cutbacks and possible order cancellations ... Boeing grabbed most of the attention of these events but not all with a positive thing ... the Boeing seven eighty seven Dreamliner and the new year but increase its superjumbo the faces problems ... air but polluted even do it even read this model on Friday ... that it will generate excitement sale ... Boeing plans to launch a new version of the seventy seven which ... economic growth in emerging markets and global demand for new fuel efficient planes is what's been fueling the surge in Tibet ... the upshot is that the combined order backlog of air about him falling is at a record high of more than ... nine hours and aircraft with a public debate eight years of production ... that gives the jet makers and suppliers of comparable question ... should there be a sudden downturn in Tibet ... shrinking demand is exactly with defense contractors that was plastered global defense spending fell for the first time since nineteen ninety eight ... U S military spending stagnating in European governments are slashing budgets ... well Asian governments now spent more than ... twenty eight members of NATO combined ... and there is a defense that governments are spending money on a shift that ... they're buying fewer big ticket fighter jets and transport plane ... instead ... the spending more appetite to me it's it's like cyber security and surveillance ... so while the commercial sector continues to grow ... the defense firms can no longer command the same billions of dollars as cold war era equipment did ... that's one reason ... that the show is critical to the industry ... for The Wall Street Journal


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AES San Francisco 2012
Paper Session P8
P8 - Emerging Audio Technologies
Saturday, October 27, 9:00 am — 12:30 pm (Room 121)
Agnieszka Roginska, New York University - New York, NY, USA
P8-1 A Method for Enhancement of Background Sounds in Forensic Audio Recordings—Robert C. Maher, Montana State University - Bozeman, MT, USA
A method for suppressing speech while retaining background sound is presented in this paper. The procedure is useful for audio forensics investigations in which a strong foreground sound source or conversation obscures subtle background sounds or utterances that may be important to the investigation. The procedure uses a sinusoidal speech model to represent the strong foreground signal and then performs a synchronous subtraction to isolate the background sounds that are not well-modeled as part of the speech signal, thereby enhancing the audibility of the background material.
Convention Paper 8731 (Purchase now)
P8-2 Transient Room Acoustics Using a 2.5 Dimensional Approach—Patrick Macey, Pacsys Ltd. - Nottingham, UK
Cavity modes of a finite acoustic domain with rigid boundaries can be used to compute the transient response for a point source excitation. Previous work, considering steady state analysis, showed that for a room of constant height the 3-D modes can be computed very rapidly by computing the 2-D cross section modes. An alternative to a transient modal approach is suggested, using a trigonometric expansion of the pressure through the height. Both methods are much faster than 3-D FEM but the trigonometric series approach is more easily able to include realistic damping. The accuracy of approximating an "almost constant height" room to be constant height is investigated by example.
Convention Paper 8732 (Purchase now)
P8-3 Multimodal Information Management: Evaluation of Auditory and Haptic Cues for NextGen Communication Displays—Durand Begault, Human Systems Integration Division, NASA Ames Research Center - Moffett Field, CA, USA; Rachel M. Bittner, New York University - New York, NY, USA; Mark R. Anderson, Dell Systems, NASA Ames Research Center - Moffett Field, CA, USA
Auditory communication displays within the NextGen data link system may use multiple synthetic speech messages replacing traditional air traffic control and company communications. The design of an interface for selecting among multiple incoming messages can impact both performance (time to select, audit, and release a message) and preference. Two design factors were evaluated: physical pressure-sensitive switches versus flat panel "virtual switches," and the presence or absence of auditory feedback from switch contact. Performance with stimuli using physical switches was 1.2 s faster than virtual switches (2.0 s vs. 3.2 s); auditory feedback provided a 0.54 s performance advantage (2.33 s vs. 2.87 s). There was no interaction between these variables. Preference data were highly correlated with performance.
Convention Paper 8733 (Purchase now)
P8-4 Prototype Spatial Auditory Display for Remote Planetary Exploration—Elizabeth M. Wenzel, NASA-Ames Research Center - Moffett Field, CA, USA; Martine Godfroy, NASA Ames Research Center - Moffett Field, CA, USA; San Jose State University Foundation; Joel D. Miller, Dell Systems, NASA Ames Research Center - Moffett Field, CA, USA
During Extra-Vehicular Activities (EVA), astronauts must maintain situational awareness (SA) of a number of spatially distributed "entities" such as other team members (human and robotic), rovers, and a lander/habitat or other safe havens. These entities are often outside the immediate field of view and visual resources are needed for other task demands. Recent work at NASA Ames has focused on experimental evaluation of a spatial audio augmented-reality display for tele-robotic planetary exploration on Mars. Studies compared response time and accuracy performance with different types of displays for aiding orientation during exploration: a spatial auditory orientation aid, a 2-D visual orientation aid, and a combined auditory-visual orientation aid under a number of degraded vs. nondegraded visual conditions. The data support the hypothesis that the presence of spatial auditory cueing enhances performance compared to a 2-D visual aid, particularly under degraded visual conditions.
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P8-5 The Influence of 2-D and 3-D Video Playback on the Perceived Quality of Spatial Audio Rendering for Headphones—Amir Iljazovic, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS - Erlangen, Germany; Florian Leschka, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS - Erlangen, Germany; Bernhard Neugebauer, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS - Erlangen, Germany; Jan Plogsties, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS - Erlangen, Germany
Algorithms for processing of spatial audio are becoming more attractive for practical applications as multichannel formats and processing power on playback devices enable more advanced rendering techniques. In this study the influence of the visual context on the perceived audio quality is investigated. Three groups of 15 listeners are presented to audio-only, audio with 2-D video, and audio with 3-D video content. The 5.1 channel audio material is processed for headphones using different commercial spatial rendering techniques. Results indicate that a preference for spatial audio processing over a downmix to conventional stereo can be shown with the effect being larger in the presence of 3-D video content. Also, the influence of video on perceived audio quality is significant for 2-D and 3-D video presentation.
Convention Paper 8735 (Purchase now)
P8-6 An Autonomous System for Multitrack Stereo Pan Positioning—Stuart Mansbridge, Queen Mary University of London - London, UK; Saorise Finn, Queen Mary University of London - London, UK; Birmingham City University - Birmingham, UK; Joshua D. Reiss, Queen Mary University of London - London, UK
A real-time system for automating stereo panning positions for a multitrack mix is presented. Real-time feature extraction of loudness and frequency content, constrained rules, and cross-adaptive processing are used to emulate the decisions of a sound engineer, and pan positions are updated continuously to provide spectral and spatial balance with changes in the active tracks. As such, the system is designed to be highly versatile and suitable for a wide number of applications, including both live sound and post-production. A real-time, multitrack C++ VST plug-in version has been developed. A detailed evaluation of the system is given, where formal listening tests compare the system against professional and amateur mixes from a variety of genres.
Convention Paper 8736 (Purchase now)
P8-7 DReaM: A Novel System for Joint Source Separation and Multitrack Coding—Sylvain Marchand, University of Western Brittany - Brest, France; Roland Badeau, Telecom ParisTech - Paris, France; Cléo Baras, GIPSA-Lab - Grenoble, France; Laurent Daudet, University Paris Diderot - Paris, France; Dominique Fourer, University Bordeaux - Talence, France; Laurent Girin, GIPSA-Lab - Grenoble, France; Stanislaw Gorlow, University of Bordeaux - Talence, France; Antoine Liutkus, Telecom ParisTech - Paris, France; Jonathan Pinel, GIPSA-Lab - Grenoble, France; Gaël Richard, Telecom ParisTech - Paris, France; Nicolas Sturmel, GIPSA-Lab - Grenoble, France; Shuhua Zang, GIPSA-Lab - Grenoble, France
Active listening consists in interacting with the music playing, has numerous applications from pedagogy to gaming, and involves advanced remixing processes such as generalized karaoke or respatialization. To get this new freedom, one might use the individual tracks that compose the mix. While multitrack formats lose backward compatibility with popular stereo formats and increase the file size, classic source separation from the stereo mix is not of sufficient quality. We propose a coder / decoder scheme for informed source separation. The coder determines the information necessary to recover the tracks and embeds it inaudibly in the mix, which is stereo and has a size comparable to the original. The decoder enhances the source separation with this information, enabling active listening.
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Supreme Court's live-coverage blackout must end (Daily Freeman editorial)
For many citizens of the United States, this week's Supreme Court arguments over the constitutionality of a ban on same-sex marriage were a matter of some interest.
Why wouldn't they be?
A central issue of how we live was put to nine people who may decide the matter for all of us.
For more than 300 million people, it could come down to one vote on the closely fractured high court.
Yet, once again, the public was frozen out, save the 120 or so commoners who managed to score a ticket to either of the two days of arguments.
(Scoring a ticket meant either standing in line through several days and nights of a miserable early spring in Washington or paying a significant amount of money to someone to do it for you.)
Oh, sure, the court deigned to release audio tapes of the session a couple of hours after arguments. (Why the audio has to be delayed is a puzzlement. It comes off as just one more opportunity for the justices to kick sand in the face of citizens, one more opportunity to show who is boss.)
But no video recordings are made of any Supreme Court arguments, nor is live blogging or tweeting allowed from the courtroom.
The court has given no good reason for banning modern means of conveying audio, images and instant text representations of the workings of the court technology because there is none.
Much of the technology for modern communication can be as unobtrusive as it is commonplace. Commonplace, that is, everywhere except at the high court.
As we noted a year ago when the court heard arguments over the constitutionality of Obamacare, the court stubbornly clings to its policy of opacity in an age of increasing transparency.
The justices hold out against modern transparency for the same reason that autocracies everywhere do -- because they can.
But Congress has broad rule-making powers over the judiciary -- including the Supreme Court -- and could end the court's stubborn arrogance by simply passing a law that opens proceedings to live coverage, from video and audio to tweeting and live blogging.
Congress should do so. The court's public workings should be opened to the public as much as is practicable.


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Politics of Urbanism: Seeing Like a City
Routledge, 3 juli 2013 - 192 sidor
To see like a city, rather than seeing like a state, is the key to understanding modern politics. In this book, Magnusson draws from theorists such as Weber, Wirth, Hayek, Jacobs, Sennett, and Foucault to articulate some of the ideas that we need to make sense of the city as a form of political order.
Locally and globally, the city exists by virtue of complicated patterns of government and self-government, prompted by proximate diversity. A multiplicity of authorities in different registers is typical. Sovereignty, although often claimed, is infinitely deferred. What emerges by virtue of self-organization is not susceptible to control by any central authority, and so we are impelled to engage politically in a world that does not match our expectations of sovereignty. How then are we are to engage realistically and creatively? We have to begin from where we are if we are to understand the possibilities.
Building on traditions of political and urban theory in order to advance a new interpretation of the role of cities/urbanism in contemporary political life, this work will be of great interest to scholars of political theory and urban theory, international relations theory and international relations.
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Urbanism as governmentality
Ontologies of the political
Politics of urbanism as a way of life
The art of government
Seeing like a state seeing like a city
Oikos nomos logos
From local selfgovernment to politics
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Lyle the Kindly Viking is 15th episode of the VeggieTales animated series. It was released on March 24, 2001. It features two short stories about sharing, one a parody of Shakespeare's Hamlet, the other a parody of a Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera.
The episode opens with the usual countertop scene; Larry the Cucumber and Bob the Tomato welcoming us to VeggieTales! They tell us that they've gotten a lot of letters with questions about sharing. Archibald Asparagus interrupts Bob to ask if he can host the show, seeing as Jimmy and Jerry got to host one. Larry reminds Bob that the show is about sharing, and Bob grants Archibald's request. Archibald calls to the peas to bring out the set, consisting of a fireplace and an armchair, Archibald also gets a costume change and the lights dim. Archibald tells us that he is going to do an all-veggie staging of Hamlet, but the peas couldn't find it and they give him the script to Omlet. Not wanting to have Bob help him, he reluctantly announces "Shakespeare's classic: Omlet."
The curtain opens on "Horatio's Egg Cafe" where Horatio (Scooter) is holding an egg carton. The peas enter, and announce that Prince Omlet wants his daily eggs, cooked light and fluffy. Horatio asks of the peas, "Doth not the Prince know that these are the last eggs in the entire kingdom?" The peas dismiss this remark. Horatio then asks if the Prince would share his eggs with the starving people, but the peas again dismiss his question. Horatio leaves to cook the eggs and the curtain closes. The curtain opens in the castle where Prince Omlet is lamenting his helplessness to help his starving people. Horatio enters with the eggs cooked light and fluffy, telling the Prince that these are the last eggs in the kingdom. Mr. Lunt enters (reluctantly) as Ophelia. (S)He berates Omlet for feasting on eggs, cooked light and fluffy, while the people are starving and beeseches him to share his eggs. Omlet asks why, Ophelia replies with "Simply this, God says he likes it when we share our blessings." and exits. Omlet comtemplates weather or not to share. The set changes again, to outside the castle, where a pea is playing battleship. The Prince asks if the pea is going to keep playing by himself and the pea asks if the Prince would like to share his game. As they are playing, the pea sees the Prince's eggs and asks if he can have a bite. After a moment of indesicion, Omlet says that he may. After the pea takes a bite, Omlet realizes that he shared, and that it felt good to share. Omlet then announces to everyone that he will share the eggs, because God likes it when we share our blessings. Horatio points out that there aren't enough eggs for everyone, but they discover that Jerry had thought the eggs were ping-pong balls, and he had plenty of them. Horatio then proposed that they name the light and fluffy cooked eggs after their Prince, and call them "the omlet". The segment ends with Larry and Junior in the audience looking very confused, Junior asks if Larry understood any of the play and Larry responds: "Not a word."
During his introduction to the Silly Song, the Narrator is interrupted by Archibald, who announces that instead they will have 'Classy Songs with Larry." The song is Larry's High Silk Hat. After the Silly song (or Classy song), we return to Archibald, sitting back in his chair. Archibald talks about the lost musical of Gilbert & Sullivan. Phillipe and Jean-Claude hand the book of the lost musical to Archibald, titled "Lyle the Kindly Viking: A Musical Pop-Up Book".
In this story, a group of Vikings steals from some Monks, but there was a unusual viking named "Lyle" (Junior Asparagus) As the story begins, Lyle the Viking has made a lot of potholder crafts. The other vikings come back from raiding the monks and give Lyle his share. That night, Lyle sails his little boat over to the monk's island and gives his share back to the monks. But Sven & Otar discovered what Lyle has been doing. Sven and Otar told Lyle not to do that, but Lyle confronted them back. So Sven and Otar decided to keep his secret so that the head Viking won't know what Lyle is up to. One day, Sven, Otar & the Vikings are going to raid the monks again but Sven & Otar see that the head Viking is about to see Lyle giving his share back to the monks. They attempted to distract the head Viking, but, he discovered what Lyle had been doing. So, the head Viking jumped onto Lyle's small boat, and ripped the sail, but there was a storm coming and the Viking's ship capsized. Lyle called for help from the Monks, and they rescued all of the Vikings. The head Viking apologizes Lyle for being so in big trouble, that he didn't know how to Share. They sing a song about sharing, and the story ends.
Archibald, the Guest host of this episode, has say that's for all! but there was a surprise, he said "Gilbert Jones & Sullivan O'Kelley", so Archibald got the wrong musical book, but it was right, but the 2 tiny little peas liked it. Archibald realizes he was tricked. So Archibald chased the tiny little peas in chaos. So, to share our blessings, it ends and the credits roll.
- Bob the Tomato as Ottar
- Larry the Cucumber as Sven
- Archibald Asparagus
- Jean-Claude Pea as Servant
- Phillipe Pea as Servant
- Scooter Carrot as Horatio
- Jimmy Gourd as Harold
- Mr. Lunt as Bjorn
- Percy Pea as Young Lad
- Jerry Gourd as Erik
- Junior Asparagus as Lyle
- Art Bigotti (Silly Song Only)
- Mr. Nezzer as Olaf
- Sunny
- Miss Acmetha as debut (Silly Song Only)
- Apollo Gourd as debut (Silly Song Only)
- Penelope and Mabel Asparagus
- Pa Grape as Monk
- Pea monks debut
- Qwerty
- VeggieTales Theme Song
- Larry's High Silk Hat
- We're Vikings
- What's Up
- Dear Monks
- Thank You
- Not So Fast
- My Share
- Look, Olaf!
- What Do You Think You're Doing?
- What We Have Learned
- Closing Medley