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Coming just upon the heels of a recent post about public opinion on energy sources, I couldn't help but also notice this poll by Gallup which NEI points to, indicating a relatively constant support for nuclear following Fukushima. The takeaway? Despite a small uptick in opposition to nuclear following the events at Fukushima (from 38% to 40%), public support for nuclear is still high, sitting at 57% in favor or strongly in favor of nuclear energy. While Republicans (and Republican-leaners) more strongly favored nuclear energy (65% supporting vs. 34% opposed) compared to Democrats (and associated leaners - 50% support / 45% opposed), support across the Gallup poll appears to generally be broad across parties.
The starkest reported differences in opinion were between men and women - 74% of men vs. 42% for women. Tellingly, a nearly parallel trend occurs for the perceived safety of nuclear (with 72% of men believing nuclear is safe compared to 43% of women).
Given the somewhat less sunny projections from the recent Pew poll, how does one square the difference?
Digging into the Gallup data, one observes that strong support and opposition have both historically ranged around 23% and 21%, respectively; the bulk of support and opposition has been in the more moderated "somewhat support" (33%) and "somewhat oppose" (19%). How has this changed in the events following Fukushima? Overall, not much - overall support remains constant at 57%, although one observes some erosion in self-identified "strong" support. Meanwhile, strong opposition has hardened (growing from 18% to 24% in the last polling period).
One might square this against the Pew data in the sense that Pew specifically asked about the expansion of nuclear energy (particularly in comparison to other energy sources), while Gallup simply gauged overall public support. If one takes both trends as true, it paints a picture of public opinion over nuclear as stuck in neutral - a public which overall supports nuclear energy but is divided about its expansion in light of other perceived alternatives.
Meanwhile, going back to the Gallup results, overall public perception of nuclear safety is relatively unchanged (57% responding that U.S. nuclear plants are safe, while 40% respond that they feel U.S. nuclear plants are unsafe). While the continued (accurate!) perception of the safety of the U.S. nuclear industry is encouraging, it speaks to the need for further outreach efforts, as well as perhaps the unique perception of nuclear compared to other sources (i.e., where constant, elevated risk - such as hazards presented by sources such as coal - is tolerated much more readily than low-frequency, highly dramatic events, even if the ultimate public health consequences are minuscule).
Given the above, clearly nuclear is not in danger of a German-style phaseout. Yet the obvious challenge for public support of nuclear - beyond simply tolerating it, but in expanding it - is in making the case to the public that nuclear is both safe and essential - the latter of which comes down to arguments both over economics and the environment.
Given the above, clearly nuclear is not in danger of a German-style phaseout. Yet the obvious challenge for public support of nuclear - beyond simply tolerating it, but in expanding it - is in making the case to the public that nuclear is both safe and essential - the latter of which comes down to arguments both over economics and the environment.


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I'm speaking at Boston Flex User Group on Tuesday September 13 at 7pm at Adobe in Waltham. It'll basically be the same talk I gave at Harvard. But, probably a bit more technical and I'll add some mobile stuff (HTML5). You should come! It'll be fun!
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Doug Marttila, Lead Visualization Engineer at PatientsLikeMe will talk about the importance of patient reported data in healthcare; the user experience and architectural challenges that PLM faced in creating a platform for all diseases; and the design and code used in creating the patient charts.
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find . -name \*.ppd \! -exec cupstestppd -q '{}' \; -printThe next command tests all PPD files under the current directory and print detailed conformance testing results for the files that do not conform:
find . -name \*.ppd \! -exec cupstestppd -q '{}' \; \ -exec cupstestppd -v '{}' \;
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CoMeD -- As the Inspector General for Health and Human Services names vaccine researcher Poul Thorsen as one of its "Most Wanted" fugitives, the defense of mercury as 'safe in vaccines' seems to be crumbling.
In 2010, the Coalition for Mercury-free Drugs (CoMeD, Inc.) submitted an allegation to the Inspector General, that studies showing mercury-containing vaccines to be safe, are fraudulent. Now, a new "wanted" posted featuring Danish vaccine researcher Poul Thorsen, issued by the Inspector General (HHS-OIG), offers proof this allegation is credible.
It is estimated that Poul Thorsen embezzled at least one million dollars of grant money from the CDC, while he co-authored, "Thimerosal and the occurrence of autism …". CDC documents, obtained through FOIA, also show that Thorsen and his co-authors concealed the fact that autism declined in Denmark after Thimerosal was removed from the Danish vaccine program.
Today, the US Government and the World Health Organization defend the ongoing use of Thimerosal, the highly toxic mercury-based vaccine preservative, based on a handful of industry-sponsored statistical studies, including Thorsen's. The manufacturer's Material Safety Data Sheet for Thimerosal, however, lists mental retardation as a possible outcome from exposure in utero and in children.
Based on Thorsen's public conclusion, Dr. Jose Cordero, former US Assistant Surgeon General, declared that "(Thorsen's) Danish study…provide(s) one strong piece of evidence that Thimerosal is not causally linked to autism." Disturbingly, this study also helped the Institute of Medicine reach its 2004 declaration that mercury in vaccines is unrelated to the autism epidemic.
Globally, the proponents for Thimerosal-preserved vaccines are using this questionable research to justify providing mercury-preserved vaccines to developing countries. While children in developed, western, nations receive mercury-free vaccine formulations, children in developing countries receive many mercury-preserved ones.
At the fourth meeting of the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC4) to write a global treaty on mercury, Rev. Lisa K. Sykes, President of CoMeD, Inc., termed this double standard in vaccine safety a form of discrimination based on economics and nationality. It now seems this discrimination is also based upon falsified data and criminal conduct.
Despite this, the US National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continue to collaborate with Poul Thorsen, using federal funds. Thorsen remains in Denmark, and no date for his extradition has been made public.
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Come evening, the village's refined nightlife doesn't disturb the peaceful pace, with waterside bars and tucked-away Michelin-starred restaurants catering to discerning palates. While all the trappings of R&R are here in sumptuous style, for everything else – including renowned architecture – Barcelona is just a 90-minute train ride away.
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Cambrils is a small port town on Spain's Costa Daurada ("Gold Coast" in the local tongue), southwest of Barcelona. It offers seaside pleasures thanks to its Mediterranean coastline, which is only 7-km long but comprises 9 different sandy beaches. You can find bits and pieces of Roman history while strolling through the Old Town, and modern theme parks are close by.
Much of Cambril's heritage as a fishing port can be taken in at the marina, with its panoramic sea views. There are good options for families beyond the beach, with a former Universal Studios-owned theme park offering a huge variety of rollercoasters and rides. For calmer respites, there's a green botanic oasis where you can unwind and feed animals. Around a 25-minute transfer from Reus airport, the beach town of Cambrils has lots for you to do in a day.
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Grasp the handle inside the front door. That's enough right there to let you know this is no ordinary apartment house.
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It's the classic source of angst for a marketer: If only people could actually see how good this product is, then they'd understand.
For Microsoft, it must be especially frustrating. The company feels there are features to Windows Phone 8 that are so good that any reasonable person would swap their iPhone or Android if they just saw Microsoft's phone up close and personal.
That's the apparent impetus behind a new round of videos featuring Ben "The PC Guy" Rudolph. The videos show Rudolph meeting strangers and then talking up superior features of the Win 8 Phone. In the video above, he interrupts a couple's dinner to show them how much better the Nokia Lumia 920 is versus the iPhone. In the video below, he challenges a woman to a text-off with her HTC phone and wins handily. After each instance, he gives the participants the Lumia 920.
Microsoft is reaching into its old playbook for this variation of the Pepsi Challenge. In February, the company dispatched Rudolph for the same mission with the Windows Phone. That program, "Smoked By Windows Phone," hit a snag when a participant in a challenge claimed it was rigged. (Rudolph later apologized.)
Before that, in 2009, Microsoft ran an ad campaign called "Laptop Hunters" that featured putative real consumers saving money by buying Windows-based PCs rather than Apple's comparable but pricier models. Microsoft also promoted its Zune MP3 player by taking potshots at the iPod that year.
It's unclear whether the tactic will work this time around. However, if Microsoft was somehow able to clone Rudolph and have him run the same comparison with the tens of millions of people who own iPhones and Android devices, it might just do the trick.
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TIM: John, the readers of NPI are in luck. San Francisco's dramatic comeback — although Jayson Stark, let's cool it on the overzealous use of the adjective "impossible" — means the Cardinals aren't in the World Series, which means my personal boycott of previewing Cardinals postseason series doesn't affect this Fall Classic.
I guess we should start by talking about the team that's played in the last several weeks in the Giants. What do you think about this team, especially with the 2010 Giants in the back of your mind? I mean, Barry Zito in Game 1? LOL, right?
JOHN: Totes LOL. When Zito was shutting down the Cardinals lineup in Game 5, my brother and I got into a discussion about his absurd contract. We both seemed to entertain the idea that San Francisco has salvaged some value out of him. After all, he won 15 games this year and came up huge in the NLCS. But, really, when you look at his stats, he's still a pretty lousy starting pitcher and has been throughout his time with the Giants.
I suppose, though, that pitching him in Game 1 at least works with the logic you brought a few years ago in a postseason preview: If you're going up against someone like Justin Verlander, you might as well use someone like Zito. If he's terrible, then you just shrug it off and say you probably weren't going to beat Verlander no matter what. But if Zito has another performance like he did in St. Louis, then maybe SF can steal Game 1 and still have Baumgarner, Vogelsong, and Cain lined up for the rest of the series.
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A kidnapped American teenage boy escaped from suspected al-Qaida-linked militants and wandered without shoes for two days in a southern Philippine jungle before villagers found him, ending his five-month captivity, officials said Sunday.
Kevin Lunsmann, 14, told his four armed captors that he would take a bath in a stream and then made a dash for freedom Friday in Basilan province, police Senior Supt. Edwin de Ocampo said. He followed a river down a mountain until villagers found him late the next day, de Ocampo said.
Exhausted, hungry and still stunned, the boy initially fled from the villagers, de Ocampo said.
"He was in fear so there was a bit of a chase before the villagers convinced him that they were friends," de Ocampo told the Associated Press. He said the boy was fine, but was exhausted and had bruises on his arms and feet.
Initial reports had said the boy was freed by his captors.
Zamboanga City Mayor Celso Lobregat said he has been flown to Manila and turned over to U.S. officials there.
U.S. Ambassador Harry Thomas said the boy would be reunited with his family soon.
"In this holiday season nothing makes me happier than knowing that an innocent victim is returned to his family in time for holiday celebrations," Thomas said in a statement. "I also want to acknowledge the courage of Kevin himself, and his family, throughout this long ordeal."
Thomas said there would be a "speedy investigation and prosecution of all those involved in the kidnapping of American citizens."
Lobregat said the boy has talked by phone with his Filipino-American mother, Gerfa Yeatts Lunsmann, who was in the United States. He, his mother and a Filipino cousin were vacationing with relatives on an island near Zamboanga City when they were snatched July 12 and taken by boat to nearby Basilan.
The captors then called the family in Campbell County, Virginia, to demand a ransom, officials said.
The mother was freed two months ago after she was dropped off by boat at a wharf on Basilan. The boy's Filipino cousin escaped from their captors last month when Filipino army forces managed to get near an Abu Sayyaf camp in the mountains of Basilan, about 550 miles (880 kilometers) south of Manila.
Lobregat said he was unaware if any ransom changed hands.
Army Col. Ricardo Visaya said the kidnappers were believed led by Abu Sayyaf militant Puruji Indama, who is notorious for ransom kidnappings and beheadings. Troops were hunting down the militants and clashed with one group in Akbar town, near Lamitan, which may have distracted the kidnappers and gave Lunsmann a chance to flee, he said.
When Visaya asked the boy if he was freed, which would indicate that ransom was paid, or escaped, Lunsmann replied that he fled from his captors. "No, I really did it myself," he quoted Lunsmann as telling him. Visaya said he later handed the boy to American troops based in Basilan.
Ransom kidnappings have long been a problem in the impoverished region and are blamed mostly on the Abu Sayyaf, an al-Qaida-linked group on a list of U.S. terrorist organizations, and its allied armed groups. The militants are notorious for kidnappings, beheadings and bombings.
The Abu Sayyaf, which has less than 400 armed fighters, was founded on Basilan in the 1990s as an offshoot of a violent Muslim insurgency that has been raging for decades. Hundreds of U.S. troops have been stationed in the southern Philippines, including Basilan, to train and equip Philippine forces but are barred from local combat.
On Monday, suspected militants abducted Australian Warren Richard Rodwell, 53, from his seaside house in Zamboanga Sibugay province, near Basilan.
The Abu Sayyaf are believed to be still holding an Indian, a Malaysian and a Japanese in their jungle strongholds on Jolo island, near Basilan.


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One Sunday morning, I was facilitating a discussion with the teenagers in my small group. The students were engaged. Most of them voiced their opinions. Some of them even backed their views up with Scripture. Others defended their stance based on personal experience. The discussion was going well, but we had veered so far off course that I wasn't sure how to make our way back to the original topic. Usually this didn't bother me, because those seemed to be the times their perspectives were broadened the most. But I could see things were beginning to get heated. The students were divided and beginning to make things personal.
I interrupted the students in hopes of bringing them back to the point at hand. It didn't help. The open dialogue on truth had taken a turn for the worse. It was now a full on assault in which denominational pride resorted to church bashing and religion hating. I knew that if I didn't intervene soon, all hell would break loose — the Crusades would be re-birthed and someone might get burned at the stake. After a while, my frustration got the best of me and I opened my mouth long enough to let a few unfiltered words fly. No, I didn't yell, swear at them, or lose my temper in any manner. Had that been the case, I'm sure the backlash would have been much quicker and less severe.
There, in the middle of what used to be the sanctuary, I told that small group of teenagers they could find truth in the Qur'an. As you might have guessed, I now had their full attention. With about 30 eyes staring back at me, it was time to offer an explanation. For the rest of the morning I unpacked that statement to those impressionable minds. As I began to wrap things up, I made sure to drive home the point I was trying to make — there is plenty of truth outside Christianity if we are willing to see it. As our time drew to a close, they gathered their pens, Bibles and cell phones to head to church with their parents. I knew this wasn't going to end well for me.
Not to my surprise, their parents and the church leadership were appalled. They couldn't believe I would make such a statement (they obviously didn't know me that well yet). The backlash consisted of angry phone calls from parents and an adult supervisor in my small group for the next month. In the end it all got sorted out, and I got to keep my job.
Sadly, this scenario plays out on a regular basis in Christian circles. Whether you choose to believe it or not, there is truth to be found outside Christianity. If we have open minds, we will see truth everywhere we turn. Science has given us vast amounts of truth. We have found truth in the business world. Even the world of sports can teach us some valuable lessons about truth. Music proclaims truth ('secular' and Christian alike). And as hard as we find it to believe, there is truth to be gleaned from other religions. Please understand that in no way am I saying that all religions are equal. Nor am I saying they all lead to the same God. What I am saying is that if you have an open mind and look a little closer, you can find truth just about anywhere.
This is a pretty tough pill for us to swallow as Christians. With our claims of exclusivity, we think we have cornered the market on truth. I assure you, I'm not second guessing the claims of Christianity. Nor do I think there is anything wrong with making some of the exclusive claims we do. In actuality, every religion (whether people admit it or not) makes their own claims of exclusivity. So, the two — religion and exclusivity — go hand-in-hand. That's why it really isn't possible to adhere to more than one religion. Christianity claims Jesus is the only way to salvation. Hinduism and Buddhism are exclusive in the sense that adherents must deny foundational beliefs of theism. Judaism requires believers to earn salvation by virtue of their deeds — which are clearly laid out in the Torah. Islam teaches monotheism that sets itself against Christianity's doctrine of the Trinity and claims of the divinity of Christ. While these are wide brush strokes that over-simplify each of these religions, you see that each have some sort of exclusive claim.
Rarely do I hear people bashing other religions for their claims. Which leads me to believe the problem with Christianity has little to do with it's exclusivity. I get the sense the world doesn't care much about the truth we claim to have because of our approach. In college, I had a professor whose mantra in class was "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." I think this was his way of getting us to rationally discuss things instead of personally attacking each others views. While I hate cliches, there is a lot of truth to this statement. And that's the problem when it comes our defense of the Gospel. The methods we use to perpetuate those claims reek of intolerance, egotism, and closed-mindedness.
Many of us have made it our mission to perpetuate and defend the truth of our faith. As someone in favor of a proper theology, a correct hermeneutic and a logical apologetic, I get it. People need to know the truth and we should stand up for what we believe. When my faith is scrutinized, I tend to be just as protective of that truth as the next guy. While that may seem like a viable approach for a religion that claims to have the absolute truth, I'm here to tell you it's not. There is a right and wrong way to proclaim the truth. Becoming closed off and defensive when our beliefs are put under scrutiny is not the way to go ... unless you fear what believe isn't really true. Because in the end, the truth has nothing to hide and will make itself known.
The biggest issue people seem to take offense to is the fact that, as Christians, we've fooled ourselves into believing it's our beliefs that make us a better person, not our behavior. It's as though we read through the Bible, make note of all the truth it contains, but miss the picture entirely. We have all this knowledge and truth filed away, but it doesn't transform who we are.
Sometimes I wonder if our ego has gotten in the way. Perhaps it's time we take inventory and ask ourselves the tough questions. Are we seekers of truth or defenders of belief? Are we more concerned with being right or loving others? The differences are paramount. If truth is as important as we make it out to be, we need to prove it by incarnating the Gospel.
Jordan Davis is an aspiring writer, aspiring preacher, and aspiring pastor. Every day, he is trying to figure out what it means to follow in the footsteps of an itinerant Rabbi. He graduated from Oklahoma Wesleyan University in 2005 with a degree in Pastoral Ministry and now resides in Sioux Falls, S.D. He blogs at http://jordanddavis.blogspot.com/.
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Nuzi, Iraq expedition records
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- Repository:
- University of Pennsylvania: Penn Museum Archives
- Title:
- Nuzi, Iraq expedition records
- Date [bulk]:
- 1929-1940
- Date [inclusive]:
- 1925-1942
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- 1019
- Extent:
- 0.28 Linear feet
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- English
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- The Harvard-Baghdad School Expedition (American Schools of Oriental Research, A.S.O.R) was sent to Excavate Nuzi near Kirkuk in Iraq. The expedition members consisted of staff from the Fogg Museum of Art, the Harvard Semitic Museum, and A.S.O.R., Baghad. Excavations commenced in 1927-1928. From 1929 to 1931, the University Museum extended financial aid and the services of a helper, C.Bache, in return for his field training. Very few records pertaining to this excavation are available in the Museum's Archives, probably reflecting the Museum's limited participation. Where possible, a chronological order was imposed on the Near East records.
Cite as:[Item name]. Box [Box number]. Nuzi, Iraq expedition records. Penn Museum Archives. Accessed [Date accessed].
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The Harvard-Baghdad School Expedition (American Schools of Oriental Research, A.S.O.R) was sent to Excavate Nuzi near Kirkuk in Iraq. The expedition members consisted of staff from the Fogg Museum of Art, the Harvard Semitic Museum, and A.S.O.R., Baghad. Excavations commenced in 1927-1928, and were directed that season by E. Chiera (Professor of Assriology at the University of Pennsylvania and Field Director at A.S.O.R., Baghdad) who, in 1925, had excavated portions of the small mounds there (c.f. the Photograph Album Nuzi, 1925: Fieldnotes). Pfeiffer (Harvard University) resumed the work for the next season, 1928-1929. For the following two seasons, 1929 to 1931, R.F.S. Starr (Fogg Museum of Art) continued excavation as director. During this period, the University Museum extented financial aid and the services of a helper, C. Bache, in return for his field training.
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Where possible, a chronological order was imposed on the Near East records. Photographs were retained with the documents when they directly referred to content. Otherwise, the photographic collections hold material relating to excavations, objects, and travel photographs (see inventory). Large maps and drawings, when available are kept in the Oversize collections, and watercolors, small prints and drawings are in the Print Cabinet (see inventories).
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Corporate Name(s)
- American School of Oriental Research in Baghdad.
- University of Pennsylvania. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
- Correspondence
- Field notes
- Photographic prints
Geographic Name(s)
- Kirkūk (Iraq)
Personal Name(s)
- Bache, Charles, 1902-1942
- Chiera, Edward, 1885-1933
- Jayne, Horace Howard Furness, 1898-1975
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'Soft Skills' Pushed as Part of College Readiness
To make it in college, students need to be up for the academic rigor. But that's not all. They also must be able to manage their own time, get along with roommates, and deal with setbacks. Resiliency and grit, along with the ability to communicate and advocate, are all crucial life skills. Yet, experts say, many teenagers lack them, and that's hurting college-completion rates.
"Millennials have had helicopter parents who have protected them," said Dan Jones, the president of the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors and the director of counseling and psychological services at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. "They haven't had the opportunity to struggle. When they come to college and bad things happen, they haven't developed resiliency and self-soothing skills."
College enrollment is growing, but graduation rates remain flat. Among industrialized nations, the United States ranks ninth in the world in enrollment but last in completion rates, according to an analysis of 18 countries by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
As educators look for ways to turn that showing around, many schools are incorporating the softer, noncognitive skills into college-readiness efforts. The ability to solve problems and be resourceful are viewed by some experts as being as important as mastering mathematics and reading. Helping teenagers develop those skills is being addressed in high schools, college-freshman orientation, youth-development organizations, and parenting programs.
Infusing Responsibility
"I see parents and teachers jumping through hoops for kids, but I wonder if the kids are working as hard," said Susan Strickland, a counselor at Harrison High School in Kennesaw, Ga.
After a particularly rough fall about three years ago, in which seniors were asking for teacher-recommendation letters the day before college applications were due, Ms. Strickland decided it was time to step up efforts to teach responsibility. "It's not irritation. I'm worried about these kids," she said. "How to build capacity in students is vital."
At the 9th grade orientation meeting at Harrison High, students now learn about school rules through funny, interactive skits, and parents get the message to be supportive without overdoing it. Counselors conduct classroom lessons about goal-setting, self-advocacy, and the behavior of successful students. Teachers blog daily so students who miss class can go online to catch up on their missed assignments and be resourceful.
College-readiness efforts have often focused on getting more students into honors courses, helping with applications, and providing career counseling. But Mandy Savitz-Romer, a researcher at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, suggests that the emphasis needs to be simultaneously on access and success. "We need to pay attention to development," she said.
That means a shift in mind-set in the college-application process, as Ms. Savitz-Romer outlines in her book Ready, Willing, and Able: A Developmental Approach to College Access and Success, out this year and co-written by Harvard colleague Suzanne Bouffard. If students can have "agency" over the process, it enhances self-efficacy, Ms. Savitz-Romer said.
For example, instead of scolding students who fail to turn in financial-aid forms, counselors can get them to set up a system of reminders so it won't happen again. Teachers, too, can hold students accountable for missed work or poor behavior to emphasize responsibility and self-regulation.
For students to stick it out, the motivation for college should be about more than getting a degree to earn more money, Ms. Savitz-Romer said. "If they are there for the wrong reason, when things get tough, it's easy to step out."
'Proxy Parent'
At Aspire Lionel Wilson Preparatory Academy in Oakland, Calif., students are assigned to advisory groups in 6th grade (15 students to one teacher) and meet regularly through graduation to set goals and hold each other accountable. "The college dream is made up of ability, and it's absolutely tied to hopes, aspiration, and purpose," said Principal Michelle Cortez. "In advisory groups, we link those things."
For many of Wilson's students, who are from low-income, first-generation college-going families, the group becomes a "proxy parent" and support system, she said.
To develop communication skills, students lead conferences about their progress. They prepare presentations and discuss grades with their parents and advisory group. Teachers are trained to be quiet and focus on asking questions such as, "Why do you think this is happening?" The idea is for students to become problem solvers.
"They need to be advocating for themselves their entire career. If they don't practice, they won't learn how," said Ms. Cortez.
Moving from high school to college or work is a major life transition, said David Conley, a professor of education policy and leadership at the University of Oregon, in Eugene. And schools have largely ignored the social and psychological aspects in favor of knowledge, in part because it's easier to measure academic performance, he said.
Grades and SAT scores reflect other skills, such as study habits, focus, and time management, but they are all wrapped together, Mr. Conley said. He suggests schools provide two sets of grades—one that reflects mastery of content and the other behavior, as many elementary schools do.
"Given that we want students to be more successful, why not give actionable information needed to change behavior?" he said.
Teachers should also give students longer, more complex assignments for which they need to do research, work in groups, and develop a broader set of strategies, Mr. Conley added.
Leadership Skills
Some nonprofits, such as the Chicago-based OneGoal, are stepping in with a broader approach to college readiness. That organization, which operates in 20 nonselective public high schools in Chicago and six in Houston, hires teachers to work with underperforming juniors and seniors during the day in a credit-bearing class.
Along with boosting ACT scores and managing rigorous courses, the curriculum focuses on five principles of leadership: resilience, ambition, resourcefulness, integrity, and professionalism.
"If you ask me which makes a bigger impact on persistence, I'd say the noncognitive skills—unequivocally," said Jeff Nelson, a co-founder and the chief executive officer of OneGoal, which focuses on college completion.
The OneGoal teacher continues to monitor graduates—about 25 in a cohort—during their first year of college, talking with them about everything from grades to roommates to money issues.
Denee Taylor, now a freshman at Northern Illinois University, in DeKalb, said he was motivated to stay on track because he didn't want to let down his group and, particularly, his teacher.
"She worked so hard to help us all," the 19-year-old said of his teacher, Jen Koszyk, at Prosser Career Academy in Chicago. "It was a sense of admiration. … It'd be wrong of me to slack off."
Mr. Taylor said the program helped him grow up, learn how to balance college life, and make his transition smooth.
"A 4.0 student could come to college and get a 2.0. There are a lot of distractions here," he said. "It's not the academics. It's being too social that is going to mess you up."
The YMCA is using Ms. Savitz-Romer's book to be more intentional about working with students on issues of motivation, self-regulation, and self-efficacy, said Jarrett Royster, the Chicago-based organization's national director of urban and educational development.
"We help more kids go to college by helping them build resilience and character," he said. "We have an emphasis on the whole child. Sometimes, academics can be too narrowly focused versus recognizing the variety of factors that lead to academic outcomes."
Pam Mintz, a parenting education coordinator for YMCA Youth and Family Services, in Montgomery County, Md., lectures to parents about having their children, including teenagers, learn to manage money with an allowance and contribute to the household by doing chores. "As much as humanly possible, never do for a child what they can do for themselves," she said.
Too often, students underestimate how complicated the college experience will be to navigate. Just11 percent believe college will be "difficult," according to a survey by IQS Research, based in Louisville, Ky., this past summer. Fewer than one in five students were concerned about how to begin the college experience, it found.
"The expectations are not in alignment with reality," said Harlan Cohen, the author of The Naked Roommate and 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into In College, published last year. "Students do not have the communication skills to navigate through adversity that is part of the normal transition to college."
Colleges sell the best moments in brochures. "The uncomfortable parts aren't illustrated. You don't see people crying, struggling, vomiting, dealing with roommate conflict or heartache," Mr. Cohen said.
To emotionally prepare students for campus life, he has helped craft a curriculum for high school seniors. "High schools are starting to realize that we desperately need to be responding, not just getting them into college, but getting them through," he said.
'They Won't Starve'
Parents and teachers can help students with the so-called soft skills in the way they communicate and force them to cope, experts say.
"This is the most coddled generation," said Robyn Lady, the director of student services at Chantilly High School in Chantilly, Va. "If they forget their lunch, don't bring it to them. They won't starve." Praise children for their efforts, not just their achievements, she added.
The work of promoting life skills is bigger than high school counselors can handle alone, especially since many have caseloads far into the hundreds. College counselors try to help incoming freshmen, but their resources are stretched and their priority is serving the most-troubled students. And many experts believe those soft skills need to be taught before students get to campus.
A holistic approach to college readiness that integrates academic content, college knowledge, and psychology may be what's needed to help more students complete college, said Andrea Venezia, a project director at WestEd, a research organization based in San Francisco. Rather than compartmentalization of college-readiness efforts, she advocates early training that includes noncognitive strategies and habits of mind that give students internal strength to persist.
"This is the critical nut to crack," she said, "if our country is really going to support success for all learners."
Vol. 32, Issue 12, Pages 1, 14Published in Print: November 14, 2012, as 'Soft Skills' Seen As Key Element for Higher Ed.
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It's the time of the year for the Nexus smartphone - and similar to last year, Samsung takes the lead with a brand new Galaxy Nexus smartphone. It's been a pretty excruciating wait for us folks in Singapore; while most major markets have already been selling the Galaxy Nexus since late year, local telcos have only started stocking them up since Feburary 2012.
Nonetheless, the long-awaited device not only ranks high in terms of hardware specs - 4.65-inch HD AMOLED Plus screen, 1GB RAM, dual-core 1.2GHz processor - but comes with an OS update that every Android fan has been hawking for: Google's latest dessert-themed iteration, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system (OS). Will the Galaxy Nexus be as popular as Samsung's other smartphones in the Samsung Galaxy S series? Or will the phone only attract Android purists who are interested in the phone solely for the OS?
Right off the bat, the Galaxy Nexus' 4.65-inch Super AMOLED screen with HD resolution takes center stage on the phone. Like how most phones are designed these days, the device sports a minimalist look from the front. This is more pronounced on the Galaxy Nexus however - as you will notice, there are no hardware buttons to be seen - as the Android 4.0 OS is designed as an on-screen-button system.
The Galaxy Nexus is not a diminutive phone by nature; in fact, with measurements like 135.5 by 67.9 by 8.9mm, it lords over most of its peers out in the market. Fortunately, these figures don't reflect in its girth and weight. The phone is comfortably slim and light at 135g, making it comfortable to hold and easy to slide into your pockets. Like its predecessors, the Nexus is slightly curved at its end at the bottom for a firmer grip.
While the smartphone is predominantly plastic, it is still extremely well constructed and sturdy. Most importantly, it keeps the weight in check, which is a plus in everyone's books. Overall, our contact with the Galaxy Nexus has been a positive one, despite its gargantuan touchscreen.
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Massachusetts is poised to shine a light on super PACs.
Four years after the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling paved the way for independent expenditure committees to raise and spend unlimited funding, a new state bill would require committees, unions and corporations to reveal their donors.
"This is a great bill for adding more transparency to our elections," said Pam Wilmot, executive director of Common Cause Massachusetts. "So many donors to political ads are now secret. This has been a top priority for us."
Common Cause helped draft the original version of the disclosure bill four years ago.
After the House and Senate each passed similar versions of the disclosure bill, a legislative conference committee produced a new compromise bill Tuesday night. The full House and Senate approved the final bill and sent it to Gov. Deval Patrick.
"The disclosure aspects of this bill are really terrific," Wimot said. "It puts us as a leader in the nation for shining light on dark money in elections."
Super PACs can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money to aid political campaigns, but aren't allowed to coordinate with individual candidates. Under the new legislation, Massachusetts will require them to disclose the source of their funding within one week of making an expenditure. Once they get within 10 days of an election, they will be required to make the disclosure daily.
Additionally, super PACs will be required to list their top five donors at the end of each advertisement. The bill also requires them to file a complete list of donors with the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance.
State Sen. Marc Pacheco, D-Taunton, was happy to support the measure, explaining that while the legislation does not eliminate the problem of money flooding into politics, it is a step toward transparency.
"We cannot disallow super PACs," Pacheco said. "What we can do is have some regulation over them so at least the taxpayers and the voters would be aware as to where the money is coming from ... at least for the major donors into that fund."
The law would not affect the current election cycle, Pacheco said, but would be in place for the following campaign season.
Senate President Therese Murray, D-Plymouth, said that the state legislation is long overdue.
"Cloaked spending continues to unfairly influence elections nationwide and it is destroying the civility of the political process," Murray said in a statement. "It's time that we restore transparency to our elections process and allow voters in Massachusetts to know who is contributing and where money is going in a timely manner."
Super PACs have begun showing their influence in Massachusetts. One such committee, Mass Forward, supports Treasurer Steven Grossman and recently aired a political ad criticizing Attorney General Martha Coakley's stance on firearms sales. Grossman and Coakley, both gubernatorial candidates, are running against each other in the Democratic primary.
In addition to bringing greater transparency to political spending, the legislation also raises the maximum contribution an individual can make to a candidate from $500 to $1,000.
The legislation also includes a provision requiring the state secretary of administration and finance to write a statement about the economic impact of any ballot question, then include the statement in booklets to be distributed to voters.
Barbara Anderson, director of Citizens for Limited Taxation, blasted that provision, saying it's unrelated to the issue of super PAC disclosure. She said the provision will allow governors to unfairly influence voters ahead of votes on ballot questions.
"They're out to make sure a governor who doesn't want a tax cut can say anything he wants," she said. "The only intent is to make sure the petition doesn't pass. The legislators who vote on it are voting to kill the petition process."
In addition to bringing light on super PACs, the legislation also affected individual campaign donations. The maximum individual campaign donation was raised back to $1,000, after it was at $500 for several years.
"It's a matter of making sure that there is adequate information out there to the taxpayer and also we really don't want to have elected leaders spending all their time raising money," Pacheco said.
Gerry Tuoti is the Regional Newsbank Editor for GateHouse Media New England. Email him at email@example.com or call him at 508-967-3137. Staff Writer Marc Larocque contributed to this report.


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Sean Lowe may have had his heart broken on Emily Maynard's season of The Bachelorette, but he's back and sexier than ever as he searches for love on the new season of The Bachelor.
On the latest installment, which debuts Monday, Jan. 7 at 8/7c on ABC, the 28-year-old Texan will narrow down the field of 26 women before handing out his final rose. But Lowe isn't just the All-American boy-next-door we previously saw. Instead, viewers will also see that he's funny, he loves showing off his bod, and he isn't playing by the rules. Since TVGuide.com got an early peek at the premiere, we're sharing what to expect, by the numbers, from the newest season.
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5 - The number of shirtless shots of Sean: That's just within the first minute and a half! Similar to Brad Womack's intro on Season 16, ABC takes advantage of the fact that Sean is buff and willing to show it off. (Unlike Ben Flajnik who was only shown sans clothing when he snuck out to skinny-dip!)
3 -The number of familiar faces viewers will recognize on the season premiere: And no, we're not counting Sean or host Chris Harrison. One of the people will help Sean prepare for his journey while the other two are contestants.
6 - The number of times Sean practices saying, "Will you accept this rose?" This scene will have you dying of laughter as it shows that Sean is serious about "the process," but also willing to poke fun at it.
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14 - The number of dresses with sparkles: It's all about first impressions with this show, and unfortunately most ladies are more tacky than tasteful. But of all the gowns the ladies wear on Night 1, one in particular stands out (perhaps not in a good way): Somebody's wearing a wedding dress!
12 - The number of roses Sean hands out before the rose ceremony. Remember when we said he's not following any rules? Well, if Sean makes a connection with someone, he immediately proves it to them by handing out the signature flower. And it makes for quite the tense cocktail party.
1 - The number of girls who falls down the stairs on the first night. While Season 10's Tessa recovered from a Night 1 tumble and landed a proposal, we're pretty sure the same won't be true for this season's victim. (It seems to have to do more with intoxication than nerves.)
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Do most OPCs have a Tenebrae or Maundy Thursday Service? (One of our members strongly opposes this type of service and I don't understand why.)
Thank you for your question. I wish to answer by first stating a Biblical and Confessional understanding of such services. Deuteronomy 12:32 tells us that God commands that nothing be added to his Law. As our Confession of Faith puts it, "the acceptable way of worshiping the true God is instituted by God himself" (WCF 21:1). As a denomination, therefore, we do not hold that such services are required by Scripture. On the face of it, there is nothing wrong with holding such services, provided that no one is pressured to attend them. They are useful services for the purpose of proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ to a world that knows the Easter season has arrived and wish to understand more of its meaning. To that end we may (not must) hold such services and advertise them as open to the community. And the members of the church may well be edified by the focus upon their Savior's redemptive work. But, let us be clear, they are not required by Scripture and so no member ought to be placed in the position of feeling guilty or being judged for not attending such a service. Christian liberty holds here if anywhere (WCF 20).
The direct answer to the first part of your question is, I do not know how many OP congregations hold such services.
The answer to the second part of the question is some believe that to hold them is to add to God's Word a service he has not commanded. Thus they are conscience bound to not attend, and some to oppose such a service. Romans 14 speaks to the approach we must take on either side of this issue. Respect the conscience of your brother or sister who will not attend. Hopefully they will do the same.
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EAST HARRIET — When Linda Donaldson formed Brighton Development Corporation with partners Dick Brustad and Peggy Lucas in 1981, she and Lucas were the odd women out in what could be a tough-talking, macho environment.
"Oftentimes, developers evolved out of the construction field, maybe someone who had started as a carpenter or something like that," Brustad recalled. "There was virtually no woman in the field."
That world is long gone — as much a memory as the old Minneapolis riverfront, before Brighton became a leader in revitalizing the historic Mill District by converting empty warehouses into housing. Over those 31 years, Donaldson has been the trailblazer who did not forget those who followed.
Next month Donaldson serves as honorary chair of the 17th-annual WomenVenture Fall Event, the year's biggest fundraiser for a local nonprofit that supports women-owned businesses throughout the Twin Cities metro area with loans, start-up advice and business education.
Donaldson's commitment to helping other women entrepreneurs goes at least as far back as 1982, when she joined the board of directors for the Women's Economic Development Corporation. Known as WEDCO, it merged in 1989 with CHART, another local nonprofit serving women, to form WomenVenture
Acting President Colleen Willhite said WomenVenture last year "helped start, expand or strengthen" 113 local businesses, creating 74 new jobs and adding an estimated $1.6 million in new wages to the local economy. Much of the assistance to new business owners came in the form of small loans averaging just $12,000–$15,000.
"A lot of our loans go to individuals who don't qualify for a regular bank loan, but we have an incredibly low default rate, and that is really because of all the support that comes along with a WomenVenture loan," Willhite said.
She said the organization also strives to build networks among women just starting in business, or perhaps leaving a corporate career to strike out on their own. And WomenVenture has also developed large network of successful women who serve as mentors and role models.
"That's where Linda Donaldson is such a great example," Willhite said. "Here's somebody who was very successful in a male-dominated field."
Donaldson — who today lives in a grand, 100-year-old home just east of Lake Harriet — entered the business world in 1968, when she spent a little more than one year as a securities analyst in the trust department at Northwestern Bank. She'd earned a bachelor of sciences in business administration at the University of Minnesota (studying in what was the precursor to today's Carlson School of Management), and would return to study finance as a graduate student.
Donaldson worked as a consultant throughout much of the 70s while also raising two sons, and it was through writing feasibility studies for local developers that she gained an understanding of the local housing market. Her financial acumen and market knowledge where two of the major assets she brought to Brighton, Brustad said.
In its early years, Brighton focused on affordable housing in the urban core, both new construction and rehabilitated historic structures. At the time, it was a market largely neglected by other developers pursuing new construction in the suburbs, Donaldson said.
"I would say that for the first five to 10 years, sometimes people thought we were a not-for-profit, because we were doing a lot of very small-scale projects in partnership with neighborhood not-for-profits," she said.
That would change.
It was former Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton who encouraged the Brighton partners to first take a look at the North Star Woolen Mill building at Portland & 2nd. Brighton's conversion of the former blanket factory into 36 loft-style condominiums helped spark the revitalization of the Mill District, and was the first of at least seven Brighton-led projects in the area.
Today, the emphasis in Donaldson's professional life is once again on affordable housing. She works for the non-profit Community Development Housing Corporation founded by Brustad in the early 1990s. One of its most recent projects is the Higher Ground shelter near the Minneapolis Farmers Market developed with Catholic Charities, which opened in June.
In mid-September, Donaldson flew to Nepal on what she called "learning mission." She planned to observe the work of several non-governmental organizations pursuing economic self-sufficiency and human rights issues in that country, and maybe develop some ideas for how she herself might contribute.
Said Donaldson: "Because of my WomenVenture work, I'm interested in any place in the world where they are supporting women to become more economically self-sufficient."


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Life HD is a photo-realistic detailed texture pack that almost turns Minecraft into a whole new game! Many of the textures for blocks and items have been sourced from real photos.
holy crap this texture pack is Awesome!
Wow. I'm totally using this in a video sometime soon.
Hey Jordan what's up?
I dont think there really because anyone can name themselves that plus whats the chances of them all messaging on the same one
liked it and i think its pritty cool
You're not CaptainSparklez xD I can see that the spelling's not right
This texture pack looks real and cool
It's a very good texture pack ! ;)
Yep! I love it
Good texture pack!
you deadlox
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No hes not deadlox
How I know?
"AntVenom" &
All commented on the same texturepack and what re the odds of that hm?
No he's not deadlox.
Want to know how I know?
"SkyDoesMinecraft" &
All commented on the same Recsorce Pack
wow pretty awsome pack u made!
omg this looks so nice
Nice Texture ! I LOVE IT
OMG i love this texture packs Skydoesminecraft should use it :)
great texture pack, but add trapped chests please
Good Texture pack!
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good Texture pack
Amazing texture pack dood!
hi deadlox and skydoesminecraft i love you both
Looks pretty nice from the pictures.
how do you install these texture packs because im a noob at this
you press the download button thats at the bottom.
Great texture pack! I love it!
Hey, this is a really amazing texture pack, really adds a lot more gameplay into minecraft! oh, and are you two the real Deadlox and SkyDoesMinercaft?
oh my god what a realistic one
Hey that pretty cool texture pack! Diamonds to you!
this is one of my favs
Pretty texture pack. I like it.
Wow! It looks real!
TNT not looks very awesome
nice textures anyway
its epic
Love the look and feel of it. Certainly look forward to employing it with my let's plays.
it does not look as good as i thought it would be by well done with the textures.
I can't download it it says "Too Much People Downloading" D:
Sky and Deadlox wow!
Holy crap mate this is amazing!
awesome texture pack
this texture pack is awesome sauce!
Epic Texture pack
There fake Youtubers, they cant even spell the youtubers names like CaptianSparklez.
There all just fake.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! Im totally goin to make an episode featuring this texture pack sometime soon…
this is an amazing pack
Cool texture pack! Really realisticish! :)
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Amazing resource pack!
Hi, good Resource Packs. :D -=- Siema, fajna Rosource Packs. :D
The comment section is being taken over by imposters that are showing themselves as youtubers. D:
Cool texture pack tho
insane texture pack
Cool texture pack. i sugest this to all looking for a realistic texture pack.
oh my god i love this texture pack. might use it in a video sometime. its pretty cool.
Wew! Nice pack, gonna use it in my next coming out video on youtube!!
Nice texture pack you got there, bud.
I love this texture pack, but can you add all 1.8.1 features and maybe change mobs? Other than this this is my fav pack!
Too Evil, But Pretty Flowers!
Great pack I don't really use texture packs much but I will use this in tobygames sometime bilbo
stop….we all know you're not the real one, because we have never seen a video with you using it…
There's a problem with the enchantment table. When I place the item I want to enchant in the enchantment slot, the item is slightly shifted to the right of the GUI item slot. Not a huge deal but can it be fixed?
Anyway, amazing texture pack, will use for future videos!
Is this a Real Life Texture pack Because is say Life HD but I want a real life texture pack! Tell me is this a real life texture pack! Ok
its a texture pack with textured taken from real photos not for real life. But that's what could happen in the future. You never know….
It says photo realism, meaning they are photos pasted on the texture, so yes, it is real life.
Love this texture pack so much, I cant stand the reg minecraft one now, and imposters, gtfo. Can you add the 1.8.1 textures to it?
Good very good
wow this is a good texture pack, i will definitely use this sometime. it looks very realistic and i like that!!!
I know there fake because Jerome doesn't use texture packs boyyy get ur facts right spammer
Hmmm Not Very Good But Awesome :)
awesome texture pack I downloaded it just today
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it is the best texture pack I've seen
STOP FAKING YOUTUBERS, I know all of them and some of you spell wrong and LDShadowlady likes to use correct grammar, not "i like that' with no capital I and youtubers use a different site for texture e packs so STOP FAKING IT!
I've used this texture pack and let me just say, HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So awesome! Shout-out to the creator!! :-)
Good Texture Pack!
Amazing texture pack, but there's no texture other than the default for some things.
is good good
Nice texture pack it is cool and so realistic
my mom thought it is real life haha
Were these photos taken from real life?
awesome,but miss some texture ;)
Vines…miss this one..would be fantastic if can retexture this one!i love use for my acient waterfall :D
OMG This Texture pack is amazing i feel like im in real life exept the tnt texture so yeah lovley texture pack
This is such a cool pack
awesome, but miss some texture ;)
Vines… miss this one… It would be fantastic if can retexture this one! I love to use for my ancient waterfall


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Don Walker is a musician and songwriter famous for writing many of the hits for Cold Chisel for whom he played keyboards. Since they disbanded he has continued to record and tour, both as a solo artist and with the band Tex, Don and Charlie. In 2009, he wrote a memoir called Shots about his time on the road touring Australia.
For the past 40 years, Warwick Gilbert has had a dual career as a musician and graphic artist in the bands Radio Birdman, The Hitmen, The Raouls and Nitebeat, while also working as an animator/director for Walt Disney, Hanna-Barbera and Burbank Films.
'In 1980 I had the pleasure of touring with Cold Chisel in my band The Hitmen,' says Gilbert. 'It was a memorable time and one that left an indelible impression of Don Walker.
'Don, who is quite an elegant character, just walked in and sat down the way you see him, which was amazing for me as it emphasised his piano player's hands and in a fortuitous way reminded me of Dobell's portrait of Joshua Smith, echoing my response to Don's book Shots.'
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What's life like at the cool kids table? Even worse than you thought, apparently, as Keenan Thompson finds out. At least they're taking out most of their pretty ire on Zuck.
The rest of this week's top web comedy videos, including Robin Williams losing it and a family heirloom, can be found over at Splitsider.
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- Louis C.K. and Andrew Dice Clay are going to be in the next Woody Allen film.
- Andy Samberg officially said goodbye to SNL.
- Someone is making the Community videogame.
- Chris Gethard made it to Bonnaroo alive and has videos to prove it.
- We talked to Scott Aukerman about the Comedy Bang! Bang! TV show and the career that prepared him for it.
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As you may have seen, NVIDIA announced today that it is developing high-performance ARM-based CPUs designed to power future products ranging from personal computers to servers and supercomputers.
Known under the internal codename "Project Denver," this initiative features an NVIDIA CPU running the ARM instruction set, which will be fully integrated on the same chip as the NVIDIA GPU. This initiative is extremely important for NVIDIA and the computing industry for several reasons.
NVIDIA's project Denver will usher in a new era for computing by extending the performance range of the ARM instruction-set architecture, enabling the ARM architecture to cover a larger portion of the computing space. Coupled with an NVIDIA GPU, it will provide the heterogeneous computing platform of the future by combining a standard architecture with awesome performance and energy efficiency.
ARM is already the standard architecture for mobile devices. Project Denver extends the range of ARM systems upward to PCs, data center servers, and supercomputers. ARM's modern architecture, open business model, and vibrant eco-system have led to its pervasiveness in cell phones, tablets, and other embedded devices. Denver is the catalyst that will enable these same factors to propel ARM to become pervasive in higher-end systems.
Denver frees PCs, workstations and servers from the hegemony and inefficiency of the x86 architecture. For several years, makers of high-end computing platforms have had no choice about instruction-set architecture. The only option was the x86 instruction set with variable-length instructions, a small register set, and other features that interfered with modern compiler optimizations, required a larger area for instruction decoding, and substantially reduced energy efficiency.
Denver provides a choice. System builders can now choose a high-performance processor based on a RISC instruction set with modern features such as fixed-width instructions, predication, and a large general register file. These features enable advanced compiler techniques and simplify implementation, ultimately leading to higher performance and a more energy-efficient processor.
Microsoft's announcement that it is bringing Windows to ultra-low power processors like ARM-based CPUs provides the final ingredient needed to enable ARM-based PCs based on Denver. Along with software stacks based on Android, Symbian, and iOS, Windows for ultra-low power processors demonstrates the huge momentum behind low-power solutions that will ultimately propel the ARM architecture to dominance.
An ARM processor coupled with an NVIDIA GPU represents the computing platform of the future. A high-performance CPU with a standard instruction set will run the serial parts of applications and provide compatibility while a highly-parallel, highly-efficient GPU will run the parallel portions of programs.
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