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Video on UChicago octopus research wins Emmy
A feature video produced by UChicago Creative's Anthony Penta has won a 2016 Chicago/Midwest Region Emmy for Outstanding Achievement for Informational/Instructional Programming. The segment looks at the work of Cliff Ragsdale, PhD, professor of neurobiology, and graduate students Carrie Albertin and Yan Wang as they study one of the weirdest and most amazing creatures on the planet.
In 2015, Ragsdale and his team sequenced the genome of the California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides), the first cephalopod ever to be fully sequenced. They found striking differences from other invertebrates, including a dramatic expansion of a gene family involved in nervous system development that was once thought to be unique to vertebrates. At the time, Ragsdale said, "The late British zoologist Martin Wells said the octopus is an alien. In this sense, then, our paper describes the first sequenced genome from an alien."
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If you're old enough to remember what happened on September 11th, 2001, and perhaps even if you don't remember it, today is a day to reflect on the best and worst of what humanity can bring. The worst: terrorists killing hundreds because they're mad about US foreign policy vis-a-vis Israel and Saudi Arabia. The best–watching New Yorkers and Washingtonians in particular, and Americans in general, bond together dealing with this crisis. The outpouring of love and support following this dark day was nothing less than stunning.
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H.R.1908 - Patent Reform Act of 2007110th Congress (2007-2008)
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|Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] (Introduced 04/18/2007)
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|H. Rept. 110-314
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|Senate - 09/11/2007 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 348. (All Actions)
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Patent Reform Act of 2007 - Amends federal patent law to establish a first-inventor-to file system and to add or revise provisions governing patent review proceedings and patent infringement litigation.
(Sec. 3) Adds and expands definitions relating to patents. Defines "inventor" as the individual or individuals collectively who invented or discovered the subject matter of the invention and "joint inventor" as any one of the individuals who invented or discovered the subject matter of an invention.
Defines "effective filing date of a claimed invention" as the filing date of the patent or the application for patent containing the claim to the invention (thus establishing a first-inventor-to-file system).
Revises the definition of "prior art" and conditions for patentability to accommodate a first-inventor-to-file system. Reaffirms, with certain exceptions, the denial of a patent for a claimed invention, if such invention was patented, described in a printed publication, in public use, or on sale more than a one-year grace period before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
Revises provisions for determining claims of patent derivation (i.e., deriving an invention from another inventor and filing a patent application without authorization). Directs the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (formerly the Board of Patent Appeals) to: (1) determine the question of the right to patent; (2) correct the naming of the inventor in any patent application or patent at issue; and (3) issue a final decision on the right to patent. Makes a final decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board the final refusal of a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in a derivation proceeding. Allows parties to a derivation proceeding to terminate a proceeding by filing a written settlement statement or by referring such proceeding to arbitration.
Requires certification to Congress by the President that major patenting authorities (i.e., at least the patenting authorities in Europe and Japan) have adopted similar grace period provisions as contained in U.S. patent law before first-inventor-to file provisions set forth by this Act become effective.
Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and the Director of the USPTO to: (1) conduct a study every seven years of the effectiveness and efficiency of the first inventor-to-file system; and (2) report to the Judiciary Committees of Congress on such study.
(Sec. 4) Revises requirements for an inventor's oath or declaration to: (1) require each individual who is the inventor or joint inventor of a claimed invention to execute an oath or declaration in connection with a patent application stating that he or she is the original inventor or joint inventor; and (2) allow a substitute statement if the original inventor is dead, legally incapacitated, or cannot be found, or is required to assign the invention and has refused to make an oath or declaration. Sets forth requirements for making substitute statements and supplemental and corrected statements.
(Sec. 5) Expands criteria for determining damages for patent infringement. Sets forth guidelines for courts in determining an award based upon a reasonable royalty relating to the economic and market value of patents attributable to their contribution over prior art. Allows increased damages for willful patent infringement.
Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and the Director of USPTO to: (1) report by June 30, 2009, to the Judiciary Committees of Congress on the operation of prior user rights in selected industrialized countries: and (2) conduct a study every seven years and report to the Judiciary Committees on the effectiveness and efficiency of changes made by this Act for calculating inventor damages.
(Sec. 6) Revises procedures for: (1) citing prior art to USPTO for purposes of determining the patentability of a claimed invention; and (2) reexaminations of patents by the Director of USPTO.
Reassigns inter partes reexamination proceedings to administrative patent judges (currently, conducted by patent examiners). Allows patent owners or third parties to an inter partes reexamination proceeding to request an oral hearing before a patent judge.
Establishes procedures for post-grant review to cancel as unpatentable any claim of a patent on specified grounds of invalidity. Sets forth requirements for a post-grant review petition and the conduct of post-grant review proceedings, including appeals from a final determination of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Repeals provisions of the Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act of 1999 relating to the estoppel effect on subsequent civil actions of requesting an inter partes reexamination.
Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and the Director to issue regulations for post-grant review proceedings within one year of the enactment of this Act.
(Sec. 7) Defines "cancellation petitioner" as the real party in interest requesting cancellation of any claim of a patent and the privies of the real party in interest. Renames the Board of Patent Appeals as the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Revises provisions relating to the Board's membership, duties, and authorities.
(Sec. 8) Directs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and the Director of USPTO to study and report to the Judiciary Committees on the effectiveness and efficiency of proceedings available for the reexamination of patents.
(Sec. 9) Imposes time restrictions on the publication of certain pending patent applications.
Allows any third person to submit for consideration and inclusion in the record of a patent application, any patent, published patent application, or other publication of potential relevance to the examination of a patent application. Requires such submission to be made in writing, with a concise description of its relevance, before the earlier of: (1) the mailing of a notice of allowance in the application for a patent; or (2) the date that is six months after publication of the application or that date of the first rejection of any claim in the application, whichever is later.
(Sec. 10) Renders any tax planning method unpatentable. Defines "tax planning method" as a plan, strategy, technique, or scheme that reduces, minimizes, or defers individual tax liability.
(Sec. 11) Amends the federal judicial code to prohibit patent litigants from manufacturing venue by assignment, incorporation, or otherwise to invoke the venue of a specific federal district court. Restricts venue in patent litigation to a judicial district where: (1) the defendant has its principal place of business or is incorporated; (2) the defendant has committed a substantial portion of the acts of infringement and has a regular and established physical facility; (3) the primary plaintiff resides, if the primary plaintiff is an institution of higher education or a nonprofit organization; (4) the primary plaintiff has a place of business engaged in substantial research and development, manufacturing, or the management of such activities;(5) the plaintiff resides, if the plaintiff is named as inventor or co-inventor and there has been no transfer of rights in the patent; or (6) any defendants have substantial evidence and witnesses. Allows venue in any district for cases involving foreign defendants with no U.S. subsidiary.
Allows an appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from an interlocutory order or decree determining construction of claims in a patent infringement case.
Provides for the transfer of any case commenced in a U.S. district court on or after September 7, 2007, in which venue is improper, unless substantive rulings have been made in such case or the court finds that transfer would not serve the interests of justice.
(Sec. 12) Requires the Director of USPTO to require patent applicants (except for micro-entities as defined by this Act) to submit a search report and other information and analysis relevant to patentability.
Establishes inequitable conduct (i.e., intentionally misleading or deceiving the USPTO or failing to disclose material information) as a defense to a patent infringement claim . Requires a showing of inequitable conduct by clear and convincing evidence. Provides for sanctions against attorneys involved in inequitable conduct.
(Sec. 13) Eliminates as a defense to a patent infringement claim the failure of an inventor to comply with the best mode of carrying out an invention.
(Sec. 14) Grants specific regulatory authority to USPTO over the quality and timeliness of patent applications and their examination. Requires regulations promulgated by USPTO to be reviewed and approved by Congress.
(Sec. 16) Requires the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, in consultation with the Federal Judicial Center, to study and report to the Judiciary Committees on the use of special masters in patent litigation.
(Sec. 17) Directs the Comptroller General, within two years after the enactment of this Act, to conduct a study of workplace conditions for the examiner corps of USPTO and to submit the results of such study, with any other recommendations relating to patent reexamination proceedings, to the Judiciary Committees.
(Sec. 18) Reaffirms congressional intent to promote joint research activities as previously expressed, including in the legislative history, by the enactment of the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act (CREATE Act). Directs USPTO to administer the joint research provisions of this Act in a manner consistent with the legislative history of the CREATE Act.
(Sec. 19) Directs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and the Director of USPTO to study and report to Congress on patent damage awards based on a reasonable royalty standard.
(Sec. 20) Provides for severability of provisions of this Act held to be invalid or unenforceable.


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Penn Director of Athletics M. Grace Calhoun has had an incredibly busy and productive spring, but it appears that Penn Athletics hasn't completed at least two of the required penalties from the NCAA Committee on Infractions' February report under her leadership.
Calhoun, who has been in charge at Weightman Hall since the summer of 2014, oversees a staff of 165 employees, 33 varsity athletics programs, and nearly 40 club sports, as well as broad-based intramural and recreational offerings for students, faculty and staff.
To add to her full-time job and parenting of four homebound children during the coronavirus pandemic, Calhoun is the chair of the Ivy League's committee on administration, the chair of the NCAA Division I council, a voting member of the NCAA board of directors and a non-voting member of the NCAA board of governors.
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Lamborghini only made 20 Sesto Elementos, and they might just be the greatest track day car in the world. There's a screaming Lambo V10, and no weight at all due to the carbon fiber everything. Hell, there aren't even real seats, just pads in a seat shape stuck on the carbon fiber tub. The car cost somewhere between $2.2 and $2.9 Million for the 20 people who bought them.
Apparently the Need For Speed movie saw the need to wreck one, so a fake was made, and then given or sold to some dude who put it up on eBay. Sounds a bit shady, but whatever. As of our writing this, it's at $9,900. Do you have a need for speed a really odd project car?
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|Butternut Squash, hot peppers, yellow squash, bell peppers and eggplant from our gardens
With the temperatures cooling down the plants are thriving again and the bugs are eating less of our harvest, that's good news as we get to enjoy the fruits of our labor from the towers and VGS (vertical garden system) and are also preparing to harvest papaya's from our raised bed gardens on the opposite side of the house.
|Collard greens (far left), Kale, Eggplant, parsley and chives, and then bottom right is the yellow squash with microgreen salad mix in the upper part of this tower
|Okra, basil picked for drying, eggplant and small green tomatoes
|Colander full of hot peppers, middle photo of veggies, and yellow squash on the right
|VGS after cleaning out pots of old growth and trimming the herbs that are loving this growing system. I'll be starting more seeds to put into the empty pots here.
With this first season of growth under our belts, we have experience to go with the reading we've done for growing in this climate. Though we still have a lot to learn, we' haven't done bad for our short time here and what we've been able to produce. We're hoping to continue increasing our skill level and our production for our family and to share with others, as we continue to learn to grow in our hydroponic systems and raised bed gardens.
|Raised bed garden on the side of house
|Our two lemon grass plants started from bases of lemon grass I bought to use for a recipe, are both doing really well.
My goal is to really have an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables producing year round in our own yard and to freeze for the months they aren't producing. Next, I need to put into use my canning equipment as I tackle this new challenge to put food into storage using this method of preserving our harvest. Stay tuned!!!


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CSM Vigyan will sell and support VISTAGY's specialized engineering software
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WALTHAM, MA, (USA), August 26, 2008 - VISTAGY, Inc., a leading global provider of specialized engineering software, today announced a strategic partnership with CSM Vigyan, a CSM Group company, one of the foremost Virtual Product Development solution providers to the Indian aerospace and automotive markets. The partnership will enable CSM Vigyan to provide the most cutting edge software for engineering composite products and airframe assemblies, while extending VISTAGY's global reach by developing a strong presence in a critical emerging market.
CSM Vigyan was established as a CSM group company in 2006 to capture emerging opportunities in high-end technology areas in the aerospace market. CSM Vigyan will leverage the extensive aerospace and automotive industry experience of its group, consisting of CSM Software LLC and CSM Software Pvt. Ltd. With significant composites engineering expertise and a long history of delivering CAD/CAE solutions, CSM Vigyan is an ideal partner for VISTAGY in the fast-growing Indian market.
"The use of composite materials and need for specialized engineering solutions are both expanding so rapidly that the partnership with VISTAGY is extremely important for us," said Dr. Swami Narayanaswami, chairman of the CSM Group of companies. "FiberSIM(r) is the leading software available to engineer composite products in the aerospace and automotive industries, so we're confident that we can help VISTAGY continue to extend its worldwide leadership position.
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VISTAGY, Inc. develops engineering software that provides specialized functionality to significantly improve the value of commercial 3D CAD systems. VISTAGY's specialized engineering environments enable engineers to capture and communicate complete virtual product definitions within CAD, thereby increasing productivity, improving the communication of product information throughout the product lifecycle, and allowing better-informed decision-making early in design. Over 200 manufacturers throughout the world in the aerospace, automotive, marine, medical, sporting goods and transportation interiors industries use VISTAGY software. The company also offers training and consulting services. For more information, contact VISTAGY in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, at +1.781.250.6868 or visit www.vistagy.com.
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I know everyone is in detox/healthy mode as its January. How about a beauty detox too. Beauty at Tesco have some lovely goodies to treat yourself, as your skin needs looking after too.
I'm already a huge fan of the Pro Formula range the gel cleanser is pretty amazing, so I as super happy to receive some other items to try. What I like about the range is its cruelty free and it fits in to every budget.
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Face masks are my thing and it something I use twice a week, for some reason my skin has been awful this January and the only thing I can put it down to is my supplements. I think it's a case of it getting worse before it gets any better. Thermal masks are magical, I love the warm feeling you get when you put one one. I just wish it lasted a bit longer sometimes. I've had extremely sore huge spots which have been painful and taken days to come out. The mask itself is very thick mask. It deeply cleanses, helps to open pores and absorb excess oils. I left thE mask on for around 15 minutes, I noticed straight away my face felt gift and a bit dry. The next day the spots was out and not painful anymore. I've managed to get three uses out of the mask and the results have ben really good. Enriched with white willow bark and vitamin E.
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They also have brought out a new cleanser, which I'm going have to source out and see how it compares. In combination with the muslin cloth to removing the last traces of everyday dirt and makeup, to leave the skin feeling cleansed and purified. Contains green tea and vitamin E complex.
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Thea learns when she wants to. She creates her own homework when she wants to. And she gets it done when she wants to. She has almost been like this since she was born. Master of her own path and of her own time, So putting her in school, 4K, to be exact, has been interesting to say the least. She works hard in school, playing mostly, learning happens too (she has an amazing teacher) but she is carving her path at her own speed. Her personality staying true no matter what we try to do at home, no matter what she should be learning at a certain point in time. She doesn't care about time lines of learning, she is on her own journey.
I wonder about my own students and those whose habits I try to change, am I on a wild goose chase? Are their habits already past changing or does that change have to come from within them with slight goading from me? How many times have I told a quiet child that they should speak up more, or a rowdy child that they should calm down? What about the child whose file shares a pattern of work not getting done, office referrals for miles, and grades to go with it? Can I truly change how they are as a person or only show them a better way and hope that they agree? Can I expect them to line up their achievements with what my curriculum map says thet should accomplish?
We talk about achievement in education as if we can just teach students something and expect them to be ready to learn it because of their age. Yet we seem to forget that we are working with human beings that don't just change when someone tells them to, even if they are just a child being told what to do. We forget that even children have a sense of self and stay true to that unless the benefit to change is so great that they cannot resist. No matter how much I cajole Thea to learn her letters if she doesn't want to, she won't. No matter how much I sweet talk or tell her of the life consequences that will face her if she doesn't. She will learn in her own time, as she always does, staying true to her personality along the way. Curious, creative, but all in her own time. Did I forget that my students are probably just like her?


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The annual Binibining Pilipinas Beauty Pageant is a project of Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Incorporated (BPCI), a non-stock, non-profit organization founded by its chair, Stella Márquez Araneta. The pageant, BPCI's primary instrument as it pursues its mission of spreading peace and love across the nation, is a fund-raising activity for projects that would benefit orphans, indigent families and other less fortunate members of Philippine society.
Apart from producing the country's best beauties as representatives for various international competitions, BPCI has been a key partner in nation-building for over four decades, providing skills training, educational workshops, mission work, and other relevant services for the marginalized sectors of the community.
First and foremost a charitable organization, BPCI donates all its earnings to a string of orphanages in Metro Manila including daycare centers, in cooperation with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). In times of calamities, it is committed to contribute aid to relief operations whenever and wherever such calamities occur. One of the most memorable relief operations that involved BPCI was when Central Luzon was immensely affected by the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991. Binibining Pilipinas past and then current titleholders trudged through the ash-laden town of Porac, the Tent City in Pampanga, and other refugee camps, to distribute food, medicines and other basic needs to the affected helpless residents that included ethnic tribes that lived on the volcano slopes. The institution also contributed to the global effort of aiding the Tsunami Victims when it made its donation during the MTV Asia Aid Event at the Araneta Center in 2005.
Other more recent fulfilling endeavors undertaken were regular children's welfare programs at the Barangay Soccoro Day Care Center and the Philippine General Hospital Pediatric Cancer Unit, helping build houses for the poor as volunteers for Habitat for Humanity, bringing relief and inspiration to our wounded soldiers at the AFP Medical Center, and bringing Christmas cheer to indigent children by hosting them during the Disney On Ice Charity Show every December.
With the annual pageant as its main source of funds, the BPCI tries to bring the message of hope and love across the nation. Young Filipina pageant participants are given the opportunity to be carriers of this message as the humanitarian missions make up BPCI's primary goals. Its role in the upliftment of less fortunate fellow Filipinos through economic support generated from corporate sponsorships and other benefactors and donors is the basic reason for BPCI's existence and relevance as an institution.
Launched in 1964, the yearly quest has become the biggest and most anticipated beauty event participated in by hundreds of aspirants from all over the country. After a rigorous selection process, the exceptional ladies who exemplify the true Filipina beauty, whose innate poise, grace and intelligence set them apart from the rest, is crowned Binibining Pilipinas International, Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental, Binibining Pilipinas Supranational, Binibining Pilipinas Tourism, and Miss Philippines Universe.
Winners of the celebrated beauty titles serve as official Philippine representatives to the three most renowned international pageants. They will be joining Gloria Diaz, Miss Universe 1969; Margie Moran, Miss Universe 1973; Aurora Pijuan, Miss International 1970; Melanie Marquez, Miss International 1979; Ruffa Gutierrez, Miss World 2nd Princess 1993; Miriam Quiambao, Miss Universe 1st Runner-up 1999; and Precious Lara Quigaman, Miss International 2005, in an impressive roster of beauty queens that the illustrious pageant has produced.
Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc.'s relevance as an organization lies in more than just the quest for the True Filipina Beauty—it is the gateway to many meaningful opportunities to be able to make a difference in the world, with its enduring commitment to various humanitarian causes.


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In an attempt to counteract my brain's powerful cognitive biases, I've made a habit of tracking all the things I've been wrong about, and all the intellectual mistakes I've made. I'd like to share some recent ones with you, so that I can correct some mistaken things I've written on this blog.
One. In my interview for the Oklahoma Atheists Godcast, I said that Daniel Dennett attacked a straw man by critiquing a version of the cosmological argument that no theologian I know of has ever defended. Now I think it's better to say that Dennett was really presenting an argument as it often occurs over dinner between non-scholars, and showing that everyday religious arguments can quickly raise obscure issues about which none of us should be confident. So I no longer think it's fair to say Dennett attacked a straw man in his one-paragraph discussion of the cosmological argument in Breaking the Spell. Thanks to John D for pointing this out.
Two. In the same interview, I said that Bart Ehrman in Misquoting Jesus badly misrepresented the level of confidence we can have in the text of the new testament, because he did not explain that the number of manuscripts we have is a blessing not a curse. The only reason we can reconstruct the New Testament so accurately is because we have so many variants, and we can track the corruptions as they occurred. Since then, someone pointed me to a paragraph on page 87 of Misquoting Jesus, where Ehrman writes:
…one would expect to find a multitude of textual variants whenever one uncovers a large number of manuscripts. If there were only one manuscript of a work, there would be no textual variants. Once a second manuscript is located, however, it will differ from the first in a number of places. This is not a bad thing, however, as a number of these variant readings will show where the first manuscript has preserved an error. Add a third manuscript, and you will find additional variant readings, but also additional places, as a result, where the original text is preserved (i.e., where the first two manuscripts agree in an error). And so it goes—the more manuscripts one discovers, the more the variant readings; but also the more the likelihood that somewhere among those variant readings one will be able to uncover the original text. Therefore, the thirty thousand variants uncovered by [John] Mill do not detract from the integrity of the New Testament; they simply provide the data that scholars need to work on to establish the text, a text that is more amply documented than any other from the ancient world.
So I was wrong about that, because Ehrman does make this point right here on page 87. My greater complaints about Ehrman's conclusions in his final chapter, though, remain standing.
Three. In that same interview, I said that Erik Wielenberg had shown that Richard Dawkins' main argument against God failed to attack the God of classical theism because God was defined as necessary. Though this may be a valid complaint, Wielenberg's actual point was that Dawkins seemed to argue against a God who came into existence, but of course God is not thought of as a being that came into existence – whether because he is necessary or merely eternal. So I slightly misrepresented Wielenberg's argument. Thanks to reader TaiChi for pointing this out.
That's all for now.
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Tis the season for the ALA Midwinter conference; and we've been geeking out pretty hard. This year, our theme is Bigger, brighter, Mango. If you've got plans to attend the show (January 24-27), stop by booth #1557 and we promise you'll walk away bigger and brighter than ever before.
We're spending the weekend showering everyone in library and language love with the best swag 2014 has to offer. As always, we'll be giving out our famous smoothies (seriously, they're addictive), and what good is a smoothie without popcorn, a pair of neon Mango sunglasses, Mango highlighters, one of our trademark orange t-shirts – and a convenient tote bag to hold all the symbols of our affection? When it comes to ALA, we pull out all the stops.
This year, we're particularly excited to unveil some of those bigger, brighter features we've been talking so much about. We'll be showing Mango Premiere™, the first and only language learning resource to teach through film, available to all libraries and institutions with a full Mango subscription. We'll also be introducing our new user portal, Mango Connect, a beautiful and interactive interface that gives you easier-than-ever access to all of our language-learning products.
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When you arrive, look for our sign (follow the bright colors!) in the convention center. You can scan the QR code on the sign to find out what raffle prize you've won, and mosey on over to our booth to claim your prize, have a chat, and get more free swag. Or, pick up a Library Journal Coupon Book and enter to win a raffle prize from us that way – basically, we want you to win lots of prizes, drink lots of smoothies, and learn lots of languages. We love our libraries, and we can't wait to hang out with you at the ALA Midwinter conference. See you soon!


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No matter who wins the presidential election in November, the United States appears headed for a prolonged period of political volatility as leaders do not seem to have good answers to voters' anxieties about their economic future. This threatens to spill over into U.S. relations with the rest of the world in the form of increased protectionist pressures.
As Washington appears likely to face austerity constraints as it tries to grapple with the nation's economic woes, burden-sharing among its allies for security in Asia may be on the agenda in the coming years. Meanwhile, the U.S. — and perhaps Japan — needs to reconcile its "dual mind-set" about the rise of China and its security implications in the region.
These were among the issues discussed by experts from American think tanks who took part in a symposium in Tokyo organized by the Keizai Koho Center on April 27 under the theme, "Japan and the U.S. under the recent changes in the world — How to cope with global changes in this decade." Masahiko Adachi, a senior analyst for North America with the Sumitomo Shoji Research Institute, served as moderator of discussions.
While the U.S. presidential race shapes up as a battle between President Barack Obama and likely Republican candidate Mitt Romney, pessimism among American voters — that their children will not live as well as they have — "is beginning to become a part of the political dialogue," said Matt Miller, a senior fellow with the Center for American Progress.
"Wages in the U.S. for many workers have been stagnant for the last 30 years, and there has been a decline in the upward mobility — the ability for people in the U.S. to rise from whatever state they were born into to advance economically over the course of their lives," he said.
Polls now show that most of the American population think globalization has done more harm than good. Still, the U.S. government has actually taken little protectionist action, he noted.
Miller said that is because "there has been a very strong consensus on the benefits of free trade that has a very broad grip on the most powerful segment of the U.S. society," including government officials, the media and business leaders. However, there are signs that this orthodoxy is being increasingly challenged, he added.
The economic anxiety by American voters "has expressed itself through a lot of political volatility — big swings in every election" — in the 2006 midterm elections that boosted the Democrats' seats in Congress, the Obama landslide in the 2008 presidential election and a dramatic swing the other way in the 2010 midterm elections, Miller said.
"The voters are anxious economically and they want some change. They may put one group in, and a couple of years later things are not necessarily better and they think, we've got to throw them out and we're gonna have another change," he said. "I see no change to this in the next 10 years. There could be a prolonged period of volatility because there are no easy answers to these economic stresses, and I think the public will continue to be dissatisfied."
Miller likened the current state of the U.S. economy to a cancer patient recovering from a heart attack. Just as the U.S. faced a long-term erosion of its relative position in the global economy, it was hit by the 2008-2009 financial crisis, he said. "Even as the U.S. economy heals from the heart attack through extraordinary measures," such as the massive fiscal steps, the economy remains weak in many ways and "even when the heart attack has passed, the U.S. still has the cancer to deal with," he said.
This public anxiety and the need to seem tougher on foreign competitors will be a big part of the campaign by both Obama and Romney, Miller said. "In the early part of the Republican primary, Romney had been very conscious about wanting to appear tougher than Obama on Chinese currency issues . . . and to attack Obama for being weak in defending U.S. workers' interests in the world, and I think the president will feel the need to reply to this," he said. "We're going to see a rise in competition as we draw closer to November for both sides to seem tough on our trade partners and on our economic competition."
Whoever wins the election, Miller said it will be clear that "voters want an aggressive champion of their economic interests, and that voters will have less openness to arrangements that they believe would put U.S. workers and wages at risk."
He added, "I think there is a big potential cost for the world if that sentiment gets out of hand and if the U.S. politicians feel like they need to withdraw in some way economically from the world."
The fiscal constraints arising from the economic woes are also likely to lead Washington to raise the issue of burden-sharing among U.S. allies for security in Asia, toward which the U.S. has refocused its foreign policy in recent years, said Justin Logan, director of foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute.
Even as the Japan-U.S. alliance provides a foundation for the U.S. security relationship in the Asia-Pacific, "there are important constraints on the sustainability of that relationship in the future," Logan said. While Japan has its "political and economic constraints" on what it can do under the alliance, America's own fiscal problems and calls for austerity has resulted in "an increasing realization in Washington" about the importance of its allies sharing the burden for keeping "the military and security order in East Asia consistent with what it has been through to now," he said, adding that it is "a topic likely to be discussed increasingly in the years ahead."
Logan also said that both the U.S. and Japan need to reconcile the gap within their own countries in the perception toward China.
China's spectacular economic growth carries with it a prospect for growing military power, Logan said. Its rapid ascent to the world's second-largest economy — which a recent article in the Economist magazine forecast could surpass the size of the U.S. during this decade at market exchange rates — is striking given that the former Soviet Union was only 44 percent the size of the U.S. economy at its peak during the Cold War, he noted.
In the face of such developments, "there is a sort of dual mind-set in the U.S. — and probably in Japan — about China. On one hand, the trade relationship and economic interdependence have benefited both sides significantly. Many people focus on this and say the relationships are good," he said.
On the other hand, Logan said, the military establishment in the U.S. — and perhaps in Japan as well — points out that China's growth has enabled Beijing to start closing the gap in relative military power with the U.S.
"There is a strange phrase that's increasingly used in Washington. We had a containment policy toward the Soviet Union. Today, the U.S., Japan or no other country has a containment policy when it comes to China. We also talk about engagement policy, and the U.S. and other countries engage China, in trade and exchange of people," he said.
"There is a tension between these two things. On the one hand, there is a considerable anxiety over China's growing military power, and on the other a considerable appreciation about the positive-sum economic interaction. So Americans make up a funny word — 'congagement' — mixing the two ideas of containment and engagement," he said.
He stressed the need for perception sharing — or reconciling the tension between the two considerations toward China. "It's not so much a difference of perception between Japan and the U.S. . . . it's about perception within each country" among different communities — the military establishment, business leaders, etc., he said.
Discussions about security in Asia today tend to focus on China, but the region's security should not be relegated to a great power rivalry between the U.S. and China, said Carl Baker, director of programs for the Pacific Forum of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
Security in East Asia needs a regional architecture based on collaborative action through multiple organizations, and Japan and the U.S. can work together to build such an architecture, Baker said. And military cooperation will only be a part of such an architecture, which has to involve diplomatic, economic and private-sector efforts, he said.
One of the misconceptions about America's security policy toward Asia, Baker said, is that the U.S. can continue the path as the dominant security actor in Asia while China will be the main engine of the region's economic growth. "That is an unsustainable model because if you provide security, you have to get some economic benefits, and if you get those economic benefits, they would be obliged to provide the security framework to support that economic activity," he said.
The development of China's military in itself is not unhealthy, Baker said. "They should take on a larger role of providing security, but we have to remember that security should be for the common good," not for resolving conflicts between two countries, he said.
Baker also said Asia as a whole — not just China — should be given a greater say in regional as well as global issues. "We should think about Asia rising, not just China. There is a tendency to simplify what's happening in Asia and just say China is rising because of its rapid growth and its size. The rest of Asia is rising, too," he said.
Southeast Asia, for example, is a center of its own growth and not totally dependent on China, he pointed out.
Asia needs a greater voice "because it is becoming the center of economic and security activity and institutions," he said. The question, he added, is how to make it an effective center.
The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations does provide the institutional basis for it, but it currently provides a very limited leadership, Baker said. The ASEAN Plus Three framework involving its member countries and Japan, China and South Korea is "making progress, not particularly fast, but developing rules and a sense of cooperation to reduce tension," he said.
What is needed for the region's security, he said, is to "promote rule-based interaction" in East Asia. "If we have rules, even though some great powers disobey them, we can figure out how we can do that. … We can't reduce (regional security) to the dynamics of great power rivalry."
Murray Hiebert, deputy director and senior fellow for the Southeast Asia program at CSIS, discussed the U.S.-backed Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact as "part of America's rebalance toward Asia," and said that Japan's participation in the agreement — now being negotiated by nine countries — will be a "shot in the arm" because of the size of its economy.
The biggest benefit for Japan joining the TPP, Hiebert said, is that the participation of America's key ally in the region will "help the U.S. and its partners in establishing a transparent, rule-based architecture for trade in the rapidly growing Asia-Pacific area . . . and allow Japan and the U.S. to provide an alternative to such initiatives as ASEAN Plus Three or ASEAN Plus Six, which excludes the United States."
Hiebert, meanwhile, said that the U.S., Japan and the European Union need to coordinate government aid and business investments in Myanmar even as sanctions are eased in light of the recent political developments in the Southeast Asian country.
While the positive developments could still be tentative, foreign governments and companies have started to move quickly to explore opportunities in the region's "last frontier," he said.
"We could easily create massive economic dislocation, inflation and corruption . . . and boost the growth of companies that have been very close to the military and government over the last two decades, and really do more harm than good," he said. "There would be an awful lot of advantage to Japan, the U.S. and other countries to talk exactly how we want to do this . . . and coordinate foreign aid more closely to find areas in which the aid can actually provide social stability, rather than create instability."
The most important thing, Hiebert said, is to realize that the recent developments are not the end of the game. The April by-elections that ended in a landslide victory for pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party "elected only 7 percent of the assembly seats," and Japan, the U.S. and the EU should work together to target their long-term policies toward Myanmar on the next general election, set for 2015, he said.
Olga Oliker, director of the international security policy department and senior international policy analyst at RAND Corp., discussed Russia's policy in Asia and said the U.S. and Japanese interests do not collide with each other vis-a-vis Russia.
Despite the long-standing territorial dispute over the islands off Hokkaido, Japan's economic relations with Russia have continued to expand along with the overall increase in Russia's economic ties with Asia, in particular China, Oliker pointed out. Japan has an interest in Russia's oil and gas reserves, although Russia needs investments in liquefied natural gas plants to fully take advantage of its reserves, she said.
"The U.S. will be fully supportive of Japan cooperating with Russia, but it might not be particularly involved because our interests are our interests, and Japan's interest is about trade, and the U.S. interest with Russia is about cooperation in a broad range of issues of strategic interests," she said. "As the U.S. moves to increase its role in Asia, there are prospects for both cooperation and conflict between U.S. and Russia, but it should not really affect Russo-Japanese relations."


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Boys and girls, the ZubbieCounter is going through certain…changes.
You saw the first of it Friday night. The first twenty were on us, but now, ladies and gentlemen – the ZubbieCounter is in YOUR hands.
I gave you a starting point the other night, but now it's on you. Every time Zubbie scores a goal, we'll be taking reader submissions. For each goal, we'll pick one submission to be the official ZubbieCounter image for that goal. This can work many ways. Here's a couple of suggestions:
- Make a sign, hold it up for us, and snap a picture. You, your children, your friends, the guy at the bar, your grandma – be creative and have fun with it.
- Take a picture of the number (say, 22) occurring on a traffic sign, in a store, in a book, on the side of a building, on the back of a jersey – again, the more creative the better – then edit in the rest of the Counter information (__th Goal As A Devil!) using Photoshop, or MS Paint, or whathaveyou.
So what's in it for you? Free stuff. At the end of the season, we'll re-post each ZubbieCounter image from the season and let everyone vote on their favorite. Winner gets to-be-announced free swag. And who doesn't love undetermined free swag?
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Samsung Galaxy S surpasses 9.3 million units shipped, almost reaches yearly goal
Samsung has announced that its Galaxy S range of smartphones has surpassed 9.3 million sales, putting it within touching distance of the 10 million unti estimate the company made just months ago.
At the beginning of the month we reported that 2.3 million Galaxy S handsets had been sold in South Korea, this made it the first smartphone to sell two million units in the Korea, according to The Chosunibo.
Worldwide, the Galaxy S is on track to become the first Android handset to reach the 10 million unit mark by the end of this month, with currently 9.3 million units sold as of December 17. In comparison, the iPhone 4 reaches 14 million global sales in October, demonstrating Samsung's worldwide popularity as a smartphone manufacturer.
Samsung has sold over 3 million units in the US alone, it is expected that North America accounts for a large percentage of the worldwide sales.
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Understanding Body Fat
What exactly is body fat? Body fat percentage is the total mass of fat divided by total body mass; this includes essential body fat and storage body fat. Essential body fat is necessary to maintain life and reproductive functions. The percentage of body fat for a woman is greatly higher because of the fat tissue in the breast and surrounding the uterus. A woman's body fat is higher than it is for a man because the demands of childbearing and varies hormone functions. Body fat is distributed differently for a man and a woman. For an example some women may carry more body fat in their abdominal area while other may carry more around their thighs or arms. The same rules apply to a man, however most men carry extra body fat in the midsection.
Age has an effect on our body fat and how it's measured. As we age, fat around the organs and within muscle tends to increase and most formulas take this into account. So a younger man may have the same subcutaneous body fat measurement (fat under the skin) as an older man but the measurements will be read differently. So a younger man in his 20's to mid-30's can measure at 15% while an older man in his 50's will measure at 20%.
View the chart below to get a better understanding of the range of body fat
3-5% is the essential fat percentage for men (referenced through NASM) and is usually the percentage that bodybuilders achieve to get ready for competitions. With this low of body fat percentage, the muscles are extremely defined showing a lot of striations throughout the body. Also with this low of body fat, vascularity is very extreme. You will be able to see veins in your buttock region along with visibility in your abdominal area.
6-8% is more typical for male models and athletes. With this low of body fat, a lot like the 3-5% range you'll have a lot of definition throughout your body. Vascularity will be visible in most muscles, especially in the arms, legs, and chest. Some visibility of veins will be visible in the abdominal as well. This percentage is more feasible for most men and easier to maintain than the 3-5% range.
9-12% is more obtainable for the common Joe. You will still have an aesthetic appearance but you won't be turning a lot of heads at the beach. This range of body fat will still put you in the "lean and fit" category. Some muscle definition will be there and some vascularity. More definition will be shown in the arms and shoulders. There will be slight definition in the abdominal area but with very little to no vascularity.
16-20% your muscle definition will start to lose definition. There will be very little vascularity which usually appear more in the forearms than anywhere else. There will be no striations, and you will have a "soft" look or roundness to your midsection.
25% will put you in the obese category along with some health risks, especially if you're older in age. With this percentage of body fat it can be hidden with normal clothing. So from appearance most people will not expect your body fat to be this high because most of the fat will be stored in the midsection with little around the neck and face.
35% you will have a much increased size in your midsection. With this high percentage of body fat your waistline will be 40-45 inches.
40% is starting to put you in the morbidly obese category and a much increased risk in health. At this high percentage of fat, simple everyday tasks can seem very difficult. You will find it more difficult to walk even shorter distances; walking up and down stairs, getting off of furniture and even bending over to pick something up will be much more challenging.
View the chart below for visual reference.
8-12% is the essential fat percentage for women (referenced through NASM) and is equal to a man's body fat percentage at 3-5%. This is the level of a female bodybuilder who is competition. The same appearance is expected as you'd have on a man. Very defined muscle definition and vascularity are visible throughout the body. This percentage of fat is not considered safe or healthy for women who will be unable to menstruate.
13-17% is considered very low for a woman. This is equal to a man at 6-7%. This level of body fat is reached by fitness or bikini models. The shoulder, abs, legs, and arms will have great definition with some vascularity. The buttocks and thighs will tend to have less shape due to the lack of body fat. A woman at this level might have problems to menstruate
19-22% is considered fit. You'll typically find female athletes in this range. There will be slight definition in the abdominal with no vascularity.
24-27% is more on the "not too thin or too fat" shape. More curves will be apparent around the hips, thighs and buttocks. This percentage is the most obtainable for a woman.
30-35% is considered to be in the obese category. Women at this level tend to accumulate more fat around the face and neck while the hips will spread out wider. The risk of type 2 diabetes starts to increase at this percentage.
40-45% is in the super obesity category. This is when the skin will not appear as smooth as it was before. Thighs will become larger and the hips will spread out wider and can measure 40-45 inches in circumference
and will start to appear wider than the shoulders.
50% or higher is categorized as super-morbid obesity and in extreme health risk. At this percentage the hips will be noticeably wider than the shoulders.
View the chart below for visual reference
Does age really affect our body fat percentage?
We're lead to believe that body fat differs with age. This belief is based on the theory that we have a decrease in hormones which lead to weight gain, so based on those theories it seems to be inevitable. As we get older we will naturally increase in body fat. (View the chart below for average body fat percentage according to gender and age) Well, in recent studies an increase in body fat does not occur with age. In a study conducted by Division of Geriatric Medicine, St. Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri, it was concluded that the percentage of body fat does increase slightly between ages 20 to 39 years and 40 to 84 years. But there were no significant differences noted in percentage body fat among the age groups 40-64, 65-74 and 75-84 in either males or females. The study showed no significant differences in percentage body fat between any age groups when age-matched for body mass index. The studies also concluded that patients over the age of 85 had significantly lower percentage body fat compared with all other age groups. It also shows that there was no significant increase in body fat after the age of 40. So in conclusion the study has confirmed that the major reason for the increase in body fat in older persons appears to be weight gain rather than a true age-related increase in percentage body fat. So age has nothing to do with an increase in body fat it only increases in the lack of activity and bad diet.
Athletes and body fat
The more active you are, the leaner you'll most likely be. Active people, especially athletes burn off more energy than they are taking in. This is known as your total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) which is a calorie deficit that will lead to weight loss. If you're not burning off more than you are taking in, then you will, no matter what, gain weight. Here's a chart to give you more of an idea that shows you the average body fat of athletes in their 20's to early 30's.
So what's a real expectation for you and your body fat?
It is definitely possible for any man of any age to stay around 10 to even 8% body fat all year around if they are dedicated enough to their diet and fitness program. A woman, as we've covered, will naturally have a higher percentage of body fat so it's not out of expectations for a woman to maintain 17 to 24% with the right diet and dedication. It really all depends on you and what you want your goals to be. Now that you have more of an understanding of body fat, you will be able to reach your own levels of expectations and maintain them successfully. Please click here to calculate the right diet for you and click here for the right fitness program.


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You Can Go Q&A
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The tense, timely story of You Can Go symbolizes many anxieties prevalent in American society today. Director Christine Turner talked about her focus on mental illness and her conscientious storytelling with PBS.
PBS: How did you decide to introduce the administrator's depression into the story rather than keeping it to the student?
Christine Turner: We wanted to show how differently individuals may cope with similar thoughts or feelings. In the film, Mrs. Bryant lets Billy know that he is not alone – that she, too, relates to his experience and in the process gives him some hope. Ultimately, her empathy for Billy and her own vulnerability is what leads him to lay down his gun.
PBS: You wait some time to let the audience know that this is a hostage situation. Why did you wait until the moment you did to reveal this?
Christine: It felt important to present Billy's character not as a school shooter, but as a human being first and foremost. By introducing the gun later in the story, we are asking viewers to see, to listen and to be curious about Billy, rather than to dismiss him outright or focus on the impending violence. The same is true for Mrs. Bryant who we come to see as a full person, rather than simply a hostage victim.
By introducing the gun later in the story, we are asking viewers to see, to listen and to be curious about Billy, rather than to dismiss him outright or focus on the impending violence.
PBS: What is the overall message that you want viewers to take away from the film?
Christine: The film is inspired in part by true events and we hope that it keeps the issue of school gun violence and mass shootings on people's minds. The reasons behind these shootings are varied and complicated, but we hope that the film reminds viewers of our shared humanity and our capacity to love.
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