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== Contact Information ==
== Contact Information ==
In April 2011, Brett joined the founding team of Essentient, Inc., a company in Cambridge, MA formed and funded by [http://www.flagshipventures.com/ Flagship Ventures] to transform global nutrition.
In April 2011, Brett joined the founding team of Essentient, Inc., a company in Cambridge, MA formed and funded by [http://www.flagshipventures.com/ Flagship Ventures] to transform global nutrition.
== Education ==
== Education ==
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Contact Information
In April 2011, Brett joined the founding team of Essentient, Inc., a company in Cambridge, MA formed and funded by Flagship Ventures to transform global nutrition.
- 2010 - Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Tufts University
- Thesis: "Multi-scale engineering and modeling of heterologous natural product biosynthesis in Escherichia coli" (384pp)
- Adviser: Professor Blaine A. Pfeifer
- 2007 - B.S. Chemical Engineering (philosophy minor), Tufts University
Research Interests
My research and academic interests are in: metabolic engineering, natural products, molecular biology, computational systems biology, analytical proteomics and metabolomics, bioreactor engineering, and protein purification. Although they are not topics of my research, I am interested in the philosophy of molecular biology and evolution, as well as alternative fuel technology.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
(* indicates co-first author. † indicates undergraduate author)
- Boghigian BA*, Wang Y*, Salas DF†, Ajikumar PK, Stephanopoulos G, Pfeifer BA. Multi-scale engineering and analysis of heterologous taxadiene production in K- and B-derived Escherichia coli. 2011. Submitted.
- Boghigian BA*, Myint M*†, Wu J, Pfeifer BA. Simultaneous production and partitioning of heterologous polyketide and isoprenoid natural products in an Escherichia coli two-phase bioprocess. 'J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol'. 2011. In press. (Link)
- Boghigian BA, Zhang H, Pfeifer BA. Multi-factorial engineering of heterologous polyketide production in Escherichia coli reveals complex pathway interactions. Biotechnol Bioeng. 2011 Jun;108(6):1360-71. (Link)
- Zhang H, Boghigian BA, Armando J†, Pfeifer BA. Methods and options for the heterologous production of complex natural products. Nat Prod Rep. 2011 Jan 17;28(1):125-51. (PubMed)
- Wu J, Boghigian BA, Myint M†, Zhang H, Zhang S, Pfeifer BA. Construction and performance of heterologous polyketide producing K-12- and B-derived Escherichia coli. Lett Appl Microbiol. 2010. In press. (PubMed)
- Boghigian BA, Shi H, Lee K, Pfeifer BA. Utilizing elementary mode analysis, pathway thermodynamics, and a genetic algorithm for metabolic flux determination and optimal metabolic network design. BMC Syst Biol. 2010 Apr 23;4(1):49. (PubMed) "Highly Accessed" status
- Boghigian BA, Seth G, Kiss R, Pfeifer BA. Metabolic flux analysis and pharmaceutical production. Metab Eng. 2010 Mar;12(2):81-95. (PubMed) "Most Downloaded" status
- Zhang H, Boghigian BA, Pfeifer BA. Investigating the role of native propionyl-CoA and methylmalonyl-CoA metabolism on heterologous polyketide production in Escherichia coli. Biotechnol Bioeng. 2010 Feb 15;105(3):567-73. (PubMed)
- Boghigian BA, Lee K, Pfeifer BA. Computational analysis of phenotypic space in heterologous polyketide biosynthesis – applications to Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Theor Biol. 2010 Jan 21;262(2):197-207. (PubMed)
- Zhang H, Wang Y, Boghigian BA, Pfeifer BA. Probing the heterologous metabolism supporting 6-deoxyerythronolide B biosynthesis in E. coli. Microbial Biotechnol. 2009 May;2(3):390-4. (Link)
- Boghigian BA, Pfeifer BA. Current status, strategies, and potential for the metabolic engineering of heterologous polyketides in Escherichia coli. Biotechnol Lett. 2008 Aug;30(8):1323-30. Review. (PubMed)
- Wang Y*, Boghigian BA*†, Pfeifer BA. Improving heterologous polyketide production in Escherichia coli by overexpression of an S-adenosylmethionine synthetase gene. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2007 Nov;77(2):367-73. (PubMed)
- Scrivener E, Boghigian BA†, Golenko E, Bogdanova A, Jackson P, Mikulskis A, Denoyer E, Courtney P, Lopez MF, Patton WF. Performance validation of an improved Xenon-arc lamp-based CCD camera system for multispectral imaging in proteomics. Proteomics. 2005 Nov;5(17):4354-66. (PubMed)
Conference Presentations
- Boghigian BA, Pfeifer BA. Multi-scale engineering of heterologous polyketide and isoprenoid natural products in Escherichia coli. SIM Annual Meeting (San Francisco, CA). 2010.
- Boghigian BA, Wang Y, Salas D, Stephanopoulos G, Pfeifer BA. Multi-scale engineering of a Taxol® precursor in Escherichia coli. AIChE Annual Meeting (Nashville, TN). 2009.
- Boghigian BA, Wang Y, Pistorino M, Pfeifer BA. Multiple approaches to improving heterologous polyketide production from E. coli. Metabolic Engineering VII (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico). 2008.
- Boghigian BA, Wang Y, Lee K, Pfeifer BA. Improving heterologous polyketide production in Escherichia coli through signal pathway engineering and metabolic modeling. Boston Bacteriology Meeting (Cambridge, MA). 2008.
- Boghigian BA†, Wang Y, Pfeifer BA. A closer look at E. coli-derived 6-deoxyerythronolide B biosynthesis. AIChE Annual Meeting (San Francisco, CA). 2006.
- Wang Y, Boghigian BA†, Shi G, Zhang H, Lavoie JR, Pfeifer BA. Enhancing polyketide production in E. coli by the accumulating of intracellular S-adenosylmethionine. Boston Bacterial Meeting (Cambridge, MA). 2006.
- Stehmann C, Boghigian BA†, Golenko E, Scrivener E, Patton WF, Lopez MF. A xenon-arc lamp-based charge-coupled device (CCD) camera system for multispectral imaging in proteomics. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2004 Oct;3(10):S301. HUPO 3rd Annual World Congress (Beijing, China). 2004.
- 2009 – Outstanding Graduate Contributor to Engineering Education Award, Tufts University School of Engineering
- 2008 – Best Teaching Assistant Award, Tufts University Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
- 2007 – Best Presentation Award, Tufts University Undergraduate Research Symposium
- 2006 – Outstanding Chemical Engineering Student at Tufts University, Boston Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Work Experience
- May05–present – Pfeifer Lab, Chemical & Biological Engineering, Tufts University (Medford, MA)
- May07–Aug07 – Wyeth BioPharma, Purification Process Development (Andover, MA)
- Sep04–May05 – Kaplan Lab, Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University (Medford, MA)
- Jun04–Sep04 – PerkinElmer Life & Analytical Sciences, Biochemistry (Boston, MA)
- May04–Aug04 – Noelle Industries, Process Manufacturing (Billerica, MA)
- A lot more you don't care about
Teaching Experience
(all at Tufts University)
- Spring 2009 – CHBE24B – Senior Projects Laboratory, Teaching Assistant for Prof. David R. Vinson
- Fall 2008 – CHBE24A – Senior Projects Laboratory, Teaching Assistant for Prof. David R. Vinson
- Spring 2008 – CHBE168 – Biotechnology Process Projects Laboratory, Teaching Assistant for Prof. Hyunmin Yi
- Spring 2008 – CHBE24B – Senior Projects Laboratory, Teaching Assistant for Prof. Blaine A. Pfeifer
- Fall 2007 – CHBE10 – Thermodynamics & Process Calculations I, Guest Lecturer for Prof. Blaine A. Pfeifer
- Fall 2007 – CHBE24A − Senior Projects Laboratory, Teaching Assistant for Prof. Blaine A. Pfeifer
- Fall 2006 – EN3 – Introduction to Biotechnology Engineering, Guest Lecturer for Prof. David L. Kaplan
I was born in Cambridge, MA and grew up in a suburb of Boston: Bedford, MA and attended Bedford High School. I graduated with a B.S. in chemical engineering and a minor in philosophy from Tufts University in May of 2007. After a summer working in purification process development at Wyeth BioPharma (now Pfizer), I started the M.S. program in chemical engineering in our department in the fall of 2007. After a short stint in that program, I entered the Ph.D. program in chemical engineering. In my free time, I enjoy hanging out with my friends, watching movies (from Kubrick and Coppola to Bergman and Fellini), watching Boston sports (Pats, Sox, C's, but not really the B's), listening to music (from Lil' Wayne to Led Zeppelin to Johnny Cash), and playing sports (golf, tennis, basketball, and baseball).
- Article/Picture in the Tufts Daily (3/13/06) - 2006 Undergraduate Research Symposium
- On the CHBE Department website
Labs of Interest
- Gregory Stephanopoulos (MIT)
- Jay Kesling (UC Berkeley)
- Bernhard Palsson (UC San Diego)
- James Liao (UC Los Angeles)
- Yi Tang (UC Los Angeles)
- Chaitan Khosla (Stanford)
- George Church (Harvard)
- Christopher Walsh (Harvard)
- Costas Maranas (Penn State)


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Along with those season tickets, there will be about 5,000 tickets set aside for students each game and another 4,000 for each opponent.
It's the third consecutive year that TCU has set a new mark for football season ticket sales. It sold 19,143 season tickets in 2010, and 22,500 last year.
The number of season tickets has more than doubled since 14,400 in 2007.
TCU's season opener is Sept. 8 at home against Grambling State. The first Big 12 home game is Oct. 6 against Iowa State.


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Early July usually heralds the arrival of sweet, succulent cherries to the Hood River Valley. Now that we are into the third week of the month, folks are beginning to feel a sharp craving for the late-arriving fruit.
According to Larry Lembeck, warehouse manager at Stadelman's Fruit Company, this year's sweet cherry crop is a week to 10 days behind.
"We are just beginning the harvest season in Hood River," Lembeck said. "It will pick up in earnest over the next two weeks."
This delay-trend is consistent across Oregon and Washington, and with the cool, damp spring, is ensuring that demand is outpacing supply. That brings some good news for the farmers, who are able to receive stronger wholesale prices as a result.
According to OSU Extension Horticulturist Steve Castagnoli, the light rain over the weekend "proved to be more of a nuisance than a serious threat" to the generally not-yet-mature fruit.
Cooler temperatures also spared the cherries from "split," which can occur in warm weather following a moderate rain - particularly when the cherries are close to harvest. The danger comes when permeable fruit skins take in water and swell, causing cracks to form, damaging the final product. Warm weather speeds up that process.
"There weren't any disasters or catastrophes out there," Castagnoli said.
"But, we need to keep the rain to a minimum from here on out," said Lembeck.
Hood River Cherries business owner Brad Fowler reported on his Riordan Hill orchard at the 1,350-foot elevation, which, like other farms, did require some rain intervention.
"We sprayed calcium chloride (salt) during the rainfall and used a helicopter at daybreak," said Fowler. "So far, so good."
The salt spray changes the surface tension of the rainwater, slowing water penetration into the fruit skins. The helicopter's whirling blades help shed water from the fruit's skin - also preventing the swell-split action of rain on mature fruit. Both interventions are geared to maintain the quality of the ripening fruit.
When asked exactly how close the helicopter has to get to the trees to work its magic, Fowler replied, "I hate to even watch. Our guy hovers about 10 feet above the trees."
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RICHMOND, Va. – Many around the VCU Track & Field program now that the future is very bright.
That bright future was clearly evident when the CAA handed out its yearly awards. Kiara Porter and Brandon Ruffin, two record-setting freshmen for the Rams, took home the conference Rookie of the Year awards.
It marked only the second time for both the men's and women's program that a Ram had taken home a Rookie of the Year accolade. David Flueckiger (2002) and Tanika Brown (2003) were the only other VCU athletes to win the award.
Porter is coming off the best freshman campaign in VCU women's track & field history, reaching the NCAA East Region Quarterfinals, finishing just hundredths of a second from a spot in the NCAA Championships in the 400-meter dash.
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Ruffin was part of a resurgence in the throws, posting five victories on the year, two in the shot put and three in the discus. He finished in the top three in eight different meets this year. He completed the year as the school record holder in the discus, second in school history in the outdoor shot put and third in the indoor shot.
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Richard King, 46, of West Unity, Ohio, died July 22, 2011, at home.
He was born April 24, 1965, in Hudson, Mich., the son of Robert and Emma (Deck) King. On Aug. 23, 1989, in West Unity, he married Emmalee Price and she survives.
Richard lived in West Unity for the past 11 years. He was employed at ConAgra in Archbold, Ohio, as an area leader. Richard was a member of the Lenawee Bowling Association and celebrated a 300 game at Mor-N-C Lanes in 1996. He was an avid Dale Earnhardt fan and an avid Michigan fan.
In addition to his wife, Richard is survived by two daughters, Hollie (and Travis Rath) King of Kunkle, Ohio, and Heather King, at home; his mother, Emma Hill of Prattville, Mich.; his father, Robert (and Sally) King of Waldron, Mich.; grandmother, Dorolynn King of Pittsford, Mich.; two sisters, Tammy Madu of Osseo, Mich., and Norean (and Richard) Barnett of Prattville; and four brothers, Jimmy Deck of Prattville, Robert (and Patricia) King, Jr., of Hudson, Jesse King of Prattville, and Rusty (and Sasha) King of Waldron.
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Students must discuss their exam accommodation plans with the instructor and ODA five (5) working days ahead of time. When students take exams at ODA, they should also inform the instructor so the instructor will know to forward the test to ODA. Unless there is an academic scheduling conflict, exams at ODA will be administered at the same time the class is being tested.
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TORONTO – Landon Donovan's first appearance on the field since MLS Cup 2012 wasn't easy, but then again, the LA Galaxy forward knew that. Now with his first appearance under his belt, he's just focused on slowly, but surely getting back to the level that many have grown accustom to throughout his career.
Just five days after rejoining the Galaxy after a two-and-a-half month absence from the game, Donovan made his season debut in the 61st minute of LA's match with Toronto FC. The appearance came as a surprise to some after Donovan had hinted that he was initially targeting an early-April return, but after training for four days in Washington, D.C. and a few conversations with head coach Bruce Arena, he was back.
"Bruce and I spoke a lot during the week. Fitness wise I felt great," said Donovan after the 2-2 draw. "Obviously I have a ways to go soccer wise. But you've got to get minutes to get better and so it was good to get some time today and obviously in the end it worked out."
Seconds into his shift, with the captain's armband back on, after a surprise gesture from defender Todd Dunivant; it looked like Donovan would find the back of the net. However, despite finding himself through on goal alone on TFC goalkeeper Joe Bendik, Donovan fired his shot straight into the 'keeper's gloves.
"It was a great ball by Mike [Magee]. I thought the first touch was good and I went to shoot it and it was a little behind me so that's the part that I need to get better and that will come as time goes on," Donovan told reporters.
The 31-year-old admitted that it was just a moment that showed while he feels plenty fit; he still has lots of work to do before he reaches the dizzying heights of the past.
"Oh yeah, I mean the whole game was like that," Donovan said. "I gave away a lot of passes that I wouldn't normally give away. I'm just not sharp in a soccer way and I'm probably going to need a week or two and then that will come back."
Donovan's return may have drawn plenty of attention, but it was young star Jose Villarreal who stole the show with a stoppage time goal that helped the Galaxy earn a point on the road. A 19-year-old talent, who like Donovan at that age, looks poised to contribute in a major role for the Galaxy in the future.
"He makes plays. At any level, anywhere in the world; players that can make plays are commodities," said Donovan. "You could see today, he gets a couple of chances where he makes good passes to guys and then he gets the one chance to finish and he scores. That's what you want. That's what you want out of your forwards and your goal scorers and he won another point for us."
READ: Villarreal revels in stoppage time stunner that saves a point for the LA Galaxy
But Villarreal admitted that he was just happy to have Donovan back in the fold with the Galaxy.
"It's huge. It's good to have him mentally and to have him physically on the field too. It's great," said Villarreal. "He's probably one of the greatest players in US history so having him on the field with us is awesome. I'm just happy he's back."
Finally back on the field and showing the spirit and fire that has led the Galaxy to consecutive MLS Cup championships, Donovan revealed Saturday was as good as he's felt since his "late teens or early 20's."
"It was a lot of fun. I haven't felt that way playing in a very long time," said Donovan. "That was the desired goal when I stepped away and it was nice to be back."
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You could say the ridership growth at the Grand Blue Line station has been, well, grand.
This year through April, the West Town stop has seen a 12 percent jump in ridership, the highest percent increase for any CTA stop, according to data released this week by the CTA. Weekday ridership in April jumped 15.4 percent from 2,126 to 2,455 riders compared to April 2012.
John Bosca, president emeritus of the Neighors of River West community group, said nearby housing developments have helped spur this increase.
This spring, K2 Tower opened its doors at 365 N. Halsted St. The luxury apartment building, which boasts about 500 units, is the fifth and final K Station residential tower in the Fulton River District.
In the last seven years, the Left Bank, Alta and Echelon towers at K Station have opened, offering hundreds of residential units near the Grand stop.
Kingsbury Plaza apartments, at 520 N. Kingsbury St., opened a few years ago. Meanwhile, Hubbard Place apartments, a 43-story tower at 360 W. Hubbard St., is expected to begin accepting occupants in October.
"All those units have really driven the ridership at that stop," said Bosca, a former real estate agent.
It's difficult to believe the Grand station was closed much of the 1990s to save money. The stop was reopened in 1999 after a $1.3 million renovation because of population growth in the area.
Last year, the CTA put in a train tracker outside the Grand stop to display arrival times of the Blue Line, No. 56 Milwaukee, No. 8 Halsted and No. 65 Grand buses.
Still, the station could use a renovation to make it accessible for riders with disabilities, Bosca said. Though there are no set plans for that type of makeover, the Blue Line will see slow zone easing soon, Mayor Emanuel announced last month.
About 12 percent of Blue Line tracks last month were under slow zones, where trains travel 35 miles per hour or slower.
Nevertheless, Blue Line ridership continues to grow. The O'Hare branch of the Blue Line, from O'Hare to Grand, has seen a 2.5 percent ridership increase this year versus last year. CTA rail ridership this year is down 1.4 percent.
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Siem Reap: Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said on Friday that the US would participate in three Southeast Asian military exercises next year.
Panetta was in Cambodia for talks with his counterparts from 10 Southeast Asian nations in advance of President Barack Obama`s visit next week.
The defence chief said the exercises will be a humanitarian and disaster relief exercise hosted by Brunei; a counterterrorism exercise co-sponsored by the US and Indonesia; and a maritime security exercise led by Malaysia and Australia.
Panetta`s talks at a luxury hotel were not expected to yield major new defence initiatives but reflected Obama administration interest in deepening security ties across the region.
The increased US focus on Asia will be long-lasting and will include economic and diplomatic efforts in addition to security cooperation, Panetta said.
He was in Bangkok yesterday to sign a statement updating US-Thai security relations. Panetta also announced a review of ethics training among the US military officer corps.
Cambodia was the final stop on Panetta`s weeklong Asia-Pacific tour, which began in Australia.
He was heading back to Washington where an unfolding sex scandal involving former CIA Director David Petraeus, a much honoured retired general, and Gen John Allen, who leads the US war effort in Afghanistan, is dominating much of the news.


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The salon de l'Agriculture is one major Miam/Yum
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Le Salon de l'Agriculture 2013
The salon de l'Agriculture is one major Miam/Yum
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- Anonymous8:08 AM
I can see you had a ton of fun at the Fair! ;-)ReplyDelete
The poster with the cows in the middle of Paris reminds me of 17th century vedutas of Rome, which give the impression that the city back then was one big cow pasture.
Merisi in ViennaReplies
Perfect reference Merisi!Delete
I just made little stars:) Must be fun to sell your home baked goods there..ReplyDelete
Fun fun!
Carol, I love going to the agricultural fairs here in Maine, so I can only imagine how crazy I would be about the one in Paris. I'm putting it on my "must-do" list. It looks like a ball! Enjoy!ReplyDelete
Nougat from Montelimar!ReplyDelete
My dream is for the Sheepfarmer and I to attend ONE DAY :) Difficult because it happens right about when most lambs have been sold and their mothers are being milked.ReplyDelete
The Nougat looks too good to be true…drooling.
Dog biscuit packaging? What other careers could you have picked from? :) x KatieReplyDelete
Isn't it "boeuf-gateaux" when it's a picture of a handsome young man with his Abs on display?Replies
Ah ha...but they had sheep-gateaux and porc-gateaux too..?Delete
Thank you Carol for taking me around Le Salon de l'agriculture, we have something similar in May at Limoges. I usually take our visitors, which they love.ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh I want to gooooooooo!Delete
- Anonymous12:58 PM
Oh, Carol, I am laughing and smiling! What fun. You are doing sooooo much!!! I love it. How I would like to join you in a feast of the Alsacian etoiles and cafe au lait! Can't wait til the next post! You're seeing all as the five year old is your fountain of youth- may it ever flow. xoReplyDelete
Love the rooster drawings.
Oh, Carol, I LOVE your chicken drawing! Beautiful!ReplyDelete
my hubby has always scoffed at the mention of the foire de l'agriculture but these posts will so change his mind! THX!ReplyDelete
It looked like the Minnesota State Fair until you started showing the food. Everything, and I do mean everything, at the MN Fair is on a stick and fried.ReplyDelete
I love a farm show that includes wine.ReplyDelete
Wow.. looks like a fun place to go.. I need to go there since we just got us five chicks to raise for eggs and pets. My long time dream..Loved your journal page. Fun post!ReplyDelete
Have I told you how much I love your journal pages at the tops of your blog? I do!ReplyDelete


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It seems that the fight between Amazon and Apple has just entered into a new phase. The two companies are already in the world's silliest tussle over the trademark for the term 'app store', and now Amazon has kicked it up a notch by launching a competitor to the Mac App Store. While not nearly as large as the Mac App Store, it contains a number of big-name titles which are not available through Apple's offering - such as Microsoft Office.


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BEIJING (AP) — Police have detained a Chinese journalist on suspicion of causing trouble after he openly alleged that a senior government official was negligent with his public duties, lawyers said Saturday.
Si Weijiang, a lawyer for Liu Hu, said the journalist was detained by Beijing police Friday at his home in the southern city of Chongqing and taken to Beijing. Liu's other lawyer, Zhou Ze, confirmed that Liu was in detention in Beijing on Saturday.
Beijing police confirmed Liu's detention on its microblog, saying he was suspected of fabricating and spreading rumors.
In postings on his personal microblogs, Liu had urged authorities to investigate Ma Zhengqi, deputy director of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, saying Ma was derelict while working in Chongqing. He also shared information that raised questions over possible corruption by other senior government officials. The microblogs were later removed.
While the Chinese government has launched another anti-corruption campaign, it does not tolerate non-approved exposure of possible wrongdoings by government officials and party cadres.
Some members of the Chinese public have hailed the Internet as a new and effective venue to fight corruption, but Si said there are risks in doing so because the authorities are not obligated to initiate investigations into public allegations. "If you don't have firsthand material, you can be accused of spreading rumors," Si said.
Zhou said it was unlikely Liu would be charged with causing trouble — a catch-all charge frequently used in China to cover acts disrupting social order — because it is not applicable to online speech. But he said detaining Liu could have a chilling effect to deter others from questioning allegedly corrupt officials in social media.


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Recruiter of the Year: Tommy Thigpen
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With Alabama, LSU, Ohio State and Florida State owning the top four spots in the Rivals.com Team Rankings, you'd think that one of the four power programs would boast this year's Rivals.com National Recruiter of the Year. Not so. While each program had many top recruiters reel in amazing talent, Tennessee's Tommy Thigpen takes home the coveted honor as he led the Volunteers to No. 5 in the rankings despite a sub-par season on the field. Thigpen, the Vols linebacker coach, had a hand in 17 of Tennessee's 31 signees either as the primary or secondary recruiter and simply did an amazing job on the recruiting trail.
"The obstacles that Tommy Thigpen had to overcome for the 2014 class are numerous," Rivals.com National Recruiting Director Mike Farrell said. "He arrived on staff from Auburn after that staff was decimated with the firing of Gene Chizik and landed at Tennessee forced to recruit some new areas immediately. And he had to keep much of the class together after the Vols lost four of their last five games to finish 5-7 (2-6 in the SEC) and miss a bowl.
"I've known Tommy Thigpen for many years and he's had some amazing recruiting years at North Carolina (where he was ACC Recruiter of the Year in 2007) and at Auburn, but I'm sure he'll be the first to tell you that this was his best effort yet. He has emerged as arguably the best recruiter in college football and big things lay ahead for him as a result."
Thigpen spoke of the honor of being named the Rivals.com National Recruiter of the Year.
"Rivals.com is the most recognized and most popular site in athletics," Thigpen said. "You guys are the pioneers of recruiting and player evaluations, so I'm grateful for the honor and grateful for Tennessee for allowing me to be part of the Butch Jones Brick by Brick crusade.
"It means a ton to me and I'm deeply appreciative. Tennessee is a great institution and we were able to recruit some high character young men who never wavered on their commitment. Butch Jones has been fantastic for the university and the program. Tennessee will thrive under his direction and leadership."
The list of prospects Thigpen was involved in recruiting is one of the most impressive lists ever compiled by a Rivals.com National Recruiter of the Year when you consider the things he had to overcome. He not only landed two five-star prospects in wide receiver Josh Malone and running back Jalen Hurd, he also landed four stars in defensive end Derek Barnett, linebacker Dillon Bates, defensive back Evan Berry, offensive lineman Dontavius Blair, defensive back Rashaan Gaulden, defensive back Cortez McDowell, defensive back D'Andre Payne, defensive tackle Michael Sawyers and linebacker Chris Weatherd (where he was secondary recruiter). Throw in three stars in athlete Elliot Berry, linebacker Gavin Bryant, athlete Neiko Creamer, linebacker Jakob Johnson, defensive back Emmanuel Moseley and defensive tackle Jashon Robertson, and you have one of the biggest hauls for one recruiter in Rivals.com history.
Thigpen helped Tennessee own the Vols' home state the way it should as Tennessee landed six of the top seven prospects in the state and nine of the top 15.
"It was a great strategy by Coach Jones of connecting people. Vic Wharton and Todd Kelly are childhood friends. Wharton and Gaulden became best friends at Independence, Gaulden and Barnett grew up together, Malone and Sawyers were great friends from long ago," he explained. "Hurd and Robertson's parents were best friends, so none of it was by accident. They were all connected some way or another, but it all came down to Coach Jones' plan and a lot of hard work by the entire staff."
Thigpen not only did a great job with the players he recruited, but he also made the parents comfortable with Tennessee. With both five stars the mothers of each raved about his efforts and how he kept things light and fun while focusing on a serious process.
"Coach Thig laid a foundation of friendship that Josh and our family will have for many years," said Rebecca Malone, Josh's mother. "He is fun to be around as well as very informative about football and many other topics. Quotes from Coach Thigpen on Josh's official visit: 'Josh, I need you to commit, my daughters need a treehouse;' and on the home visit: 'I will answer the door and tell Clemson you are not at home.' He made a stressful process fun."
"As confusing and exhausting as the recruiting process can be, it is a breath of fresh air when you meet someone as genuine as Coach Tommy Thigpen," said Tara Smotherland, the mother of Jalen Hurd. "He is certainly a people person that is very down to earth and has a lot of intelligence, charisma and passion about what he does. But he also likes to have fun and makes everyone around him laugh and feel at ease too.
"Coach Thig truly understands the needs and concerns of the recruits and their parents and when you spend time with him you soon realize that it's not just for show. He's not just saying all the right things, he's made it a point to do them all as well. He goes above and beyond to develop a relationship and friendship with your son and your family.
"One of the first times I was around Coach Thig the battery on my phone was about to die. I remember saying something under my breath to my husband like 'dangit, my phone's almost dead.' Well coach Thig overheard me, dropped what he was doing and you would have thought it was Defcon 1 in there. He started shouting 'Mama Hurd needs a charger, Mama Hurd needs a charger,' and within a minute I had like four chargers in front of me. That is a random story I know, but it simply shows how concerned and thorough and effective he was at completing the smallest task.
"It was important to me, therefore it was important to him. While recruiting Jalen, he was very consistent and diligent in his efforts. He spent a lot of time staying in contact with him by either talking to him on the phone or visiting with him in person. What I have found most impressive is how that dedication to our family never diminished once Jalen committed and then subsequently enrolled at Tennessee. Our bond with Coach Thigpen (and all of the staff) has only gotten stronger. As a mother, the depth of these relationships continually reaffirm that Jalen definitely made the right college decision when he chose the University of Tennessee."
And the schools Thigpen had to ward off for his recruits are a who's who of college football power programs. Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, Ohio State, Georgia, Texas A&M, LSU, Florida, Miami, South Carolina, Clemson and others were all heavily involved with prospects that Thigpen landed. Just a year removed from being out of a job, Thigpen finds everything a bit surreal.
"My time at Auburn was remarkable and I worked for a great man in Gene Chizik. When our time came to an end in Auburn, I knew I didn't want to leave the SEC," he said. "I was fortunate enough to have friends like Willie Martinez (secondary coach at Tennessee) and Brian Van Gorder (former Auburn defensive coordinator now at Notre Dame) who spoke on my behalf to Butch Jones. It wasn't long after working for him that I knew he had an energy about him to do great things and that was infectious. We a work as a great team here and everyone has a role with each kid that comes through Tennessee."
Mike Farrell is the national football recruiting analyst for Rivals.com. You can click here to follow him on Twitter.
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September 21, 2009
Hardware Review: HP EliteBook 8730w
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HP's Most Powerful Mobile Workstation Performs Well Under Pressure
I don't often review mobile workstations, but when HP offered the EliteBook 8730w, I welcomed the opportunity – primarily for some of the unique features it has, but more about those later. I'm an MCAD guy, and wanted to see how it performed with a Beta version of SolidWorks 2010. I also ran a series of simple benchmarks from the
Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) that I'll briefly discuss, as well.
Opening the Box and Getting Started
Upon arrival, I unboxed the unit and was immediately taken with the physical size of the EliteBook 8730w not as bulky as I had imagined it might be. However, weighing in at almost eight pounds (not including the AC power adapter) and the closed unit measuring 1.3" x 15.5" x 11.1", the 8730w is classified as a mobile workstation, but with those physical attributes, it's more workstation than mobile.
The evaluation unit came loaded with Windows XP Pro (SP2), although it could have easily run under Windows Vista, an Intel Core 2 Extreme Q9300 @ 2.53 GHz CPU, and 4 GB RAM. Enhanced graphics capabilities were provided by an NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M, a GPU developed specifically for high-end mobile workstations. With 1 GB memory, it provided excellent image quality, and optimized visual computing application performance, complementing the overall 8730w package.
The keyboard has HP's DuraKeys for longevity and is a very generous size with a separate dedicated numeric keypad and plenty of room to rest your wrists. Even though the keyboard did have a large span, it did not flex at all, owing to the amount of metal (aluminum) used for the interior structure and exterior shell. Something that may take some getting used to is a third button on the touch pad that can tend to get in the way. Overall, the build quality is excellent with a solid feel. It seems very durable and is thinner than its competition.
One of the key selling points for the 8730w is its high-end DreamColor display with 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA) resolution. If you have to peer at a computer screen all day, the 8730w's display offers welcome relief because of its resolution and brightness.
Keeping in mind the sheer size and capabilities of this machine, I suspected battery life for the W700 would not be too impressive. However, while performing some basic computer operations (including Web browsing, photo editing, and part creation and manipulation with SolidWorks 2010), I was able to get just under three hours of life before I was warned to plug the 8730w in for recharging. All in all, not too bad a time away from an outlet for a machine of this size and performance level.
Under conditions when the CPU wasn't being pushed too hard, the 8730w never got much warmer than the ambient room temperature in my office. However, when I was working with large assemblies in SolidWorks and when the benchmark tests were being run, the cooling fan ran constantly and was actually quite loud, pushing a lot of hot air – not obnoxious, but definitely noticeable.
Overall, though, the 8730w was enjoyable to use from visual, tactile, and performance points of view.
Below are the configuration and pricing details of the HP EliteBook 8730w review unit.
Note that the Blu-ray writer, which is included in the price tag above, adds $390 to the overall cost. There is also an optional 80 GB SSD available for the EliteBook 8730w.
I ran a fundamental SPEC benchmark suite (SPECviewperf 10) on the EliteBook 8730w. The benchmarking software provides performance measurement for full-scene anti-aliasing and multithreading for evaluating higher-quality imaging and multi-core systems. It also measures how effectively graphics subsystems scale when running multithreaded graphics content. The numbers below compare very favorably, and in a few instances, superior, to competing conventional and mobile workstations from companies such as Dell and Lenovo that are listed on the SPEC website:
I also ran a Beta version of SolidWorks 2010 Premium on the 8730w and it performed both basic design tasks and tasks involving an assembly with over 10,000 component parts quite handily. The large assembly was a good test for the resolution and performance of the DreamColor display, and it passed with flying colors.
For the past few years, several notebook computers have been touted as "desktop replacements. The HP EliteBook 8730w is an example of the next phase, "workstation replacements," and it represents this new class very well. This mobile workstation is not perfect, but stands out as a well-designed, quality offering in this class of machine and could support the MCAD community quite well.
HP EliteBook 8730w
High-End Mobile Workstation
Pros: Brilliant and sharp DreamColor display; good industrial design; solid build and feel; optional Flash SSD (expensive, but available).
Cons: Beyond the sometimes noisy cooling fan, none significant.
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Continental DataGraphics (CDG), a Boeing subsidiary, has purchased SolidWorks to meet the increasing demand for 2D-to-3D file conversion. The SolidWorks tools will support CDG's internal requirements to support Boeing projects. CDG authors and publishes illustrated parts catalogs and maintenance manuals to support all Boeing commercial aircraft worldwide. As part of that work, the CDG graphics team uses SolidWorks software to convert 2D pictures of parts into 3D models for use in publishing and engineering. "We recognized that a lot of other companies, like those in trucking, energy, and other industries using complex equipment, have similar needs," said Josh Migdal, CDG production manager. "Because SolidWorks accepts and outputs a wide range of file formats, we have been able to expand our engineering services capabilities to convert 2D pictures into 3D models for a broader range of customers across multiple industries." SolidWorks also enables CDG to repurpose 3D data to 2D isometric projections for Component Maintenance Manuals (CMMs) and Illustrated Parts Catalog (IPC) technical illustrations. SolidWorks software includes bi-directional translators that support DWG, DXF, Pro/ENGINEER, IPT (Autodesk Inventor), Mechanical Desktop, Unigraphics, PAR (Solid Edge), CADKEY, IGES, STEP, Parasolid, SAT (ACIS), VDA-FS, VRML, STL, TIFF, JPG, Adobe
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JAKARTA (AP) — The giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in eastern Indonesia where 28 workers died in a collapse said Tuesday it has government approval to resume milling and underground mine operations.
Indonesia's government ordered the shutdown of the massive Grasberg mine in easternmost Papua province during the investigation of the May 14 collapse of its Big Gossan underground training facility. Last month, it approved the resumption of some activities, including open pit mining.
Mine operator PT Freeport Indonesia said in a statement Tuesday that it received approval from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to restart milling and underground mining. It did not say when the underground operation will be restarted, but pledged to take all corrective actions needed to ensure high safety standards.
"Throughout our long history of operations in Indonesia, the safety of our workers remains our number one priority and commitment," said Rozik Soetjipto, president director of PT Freeport Indonesia. "We are committed to take all actions required for our worker safety."
After the collapse, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ordered officials to thoroughly evaluate all mining companies in the country to ensure mining safety.
The Grasberg mine, owned by Phoenix, Arizona-based Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., produces around 220,000 tons of ore per day — 140,000 tons from its open mine and 80,000 from an underground mine.
More than 20,000 workers are employed at the mine, which has repeatedly been targeted by arson, roadside bombs and blockades since production began in the 1970s. It is located in the remote mountains of resource-rich but impoverished Papua, which is home to a decades-long, low-level separatist insurgency.


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2013-14: Competed in five meets during the indoor season, totaling eight top-10 finishes. Took bronze at the A-Sun Indoor Championships as part of the 4x400 meter relay team. Tallied personal bests in the 500m and 60H at the JDL College Kick-off Classic and the Samford Multi & Invitational with times of 1:20.94 (13th place) and 8.85 (seventh place), respectively.
2012-13: Competed in six indoor meets and five outdoor meets. Placed in the top 10 in six events, including four top-five finishes during the indoor season. Placed in top five in seven events during the outdoor season including notching collegiate bests in the 100mH and 400mH at the A-Sun Outdoor Championships with times of 14.26 (fourth place) and 1:01.32 (third place), respectively.
2011-12: Established collegiate bests in the 200m (26.81), 400m (1:01.13), 55m hurdles (8.42), 60m hurdles (8.96), 100m hurdles (14.60) and 400m hurdles (1:02.78)... made her ETSU debut at the Appalachian Indoor Invite, earning her first top five by finishing fourth in the 55m hurdles (Dec. 2-3)... qualified for the finals and finished top 10 in the 60m hurdles in her first home meet at the 34th annual Niswonger Invitational (Jan. 27-28)... made the finals of the 60m hurdles at the A-Sun Indoor Championships, finishing seventh (Feb. 17-18)... began the outdoor season at the Charlotte 49er Classic, making it through the prelims of the 400m hurdles to finish fourth in the finals (March 15-17)... took silver in the 400m hurdles at the Beynon Sports Catamount Classic (March 24)... clocked her personal best in the 400m hurdles at the A-Sun Outdoor Championships, taking fourth place (April 20-21)... crossed the finish line in second place in the 400m hurdles in her final meet of the year, the Winthrop Twilight (May 6).
Personal: Born Nov. 28, 1992... daughter of Lakesha Alexander... majoring in sport management.


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The Apocalypse Must Be Near: Jenna Jameson Might Be Broadway-Bound
(Tito and Jenna minutes before being banned for life by Chuck E. Cheese.)
Well, it's official: Broadway doesn't discriminate against people with no acting or singing experience who used to be paid to have sex.
According to the New York Post, former porn star and current common-law wife of former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz, Jenna Jameson is in the running for the role of strip club owner Justice in the New York-based rock musical, "Rock of Ages."
In her defense, she did convince everybody that Tito beat the shit out of her, then had us all believe that it was all a big misunderstanding and that her injured arm was her fault and not The Huntington Beach Badboy's.
According to Jameson, who was to meet with the show's producers today, playing the role of a former stripper will be easy, considering she can be very believable when she talks about Tito being the best fighter ever and becoming a UFC champion again some day.
"I'm meeting with the producers [today], and I just hope I have enough talent to carry the role. We are talking about a run that would be anything from a month to three months, and it could start very soon."I think I'm perfect for the role, and I am really looking forward to becoming a New Yorker."
If she gets the role, I predict Jenna leaves the kids with Tito, moves to NY and hooks up with a co-star like 90% of married actors and he will blame the situation on an injury he suffered while single-parenting.
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MORTON — Police responded to a shooting early Saturday at a mobile home park in northwest Morton.
At about 12:45 a.m., Morton police responded to reports of shots fired at Oak Lawn Mobile Estates, 114 Willow Oak Drive. Shots were fired at and near a mobile home, although no one was hurt and no suspects were found, police said.
Illinois State Police also responded to the shooting, which remains under investigation, according to the news release.
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ETC Camp Day 2 Highlighted by Beep Test
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - - The buzz from the heater is the only noise filling Holuba Hall Saturday morning as 16 Women's Eagles hopefuls prepare to complete their required beep test fitness assessment for the Eagle's Training Center (ETC) camp at State College. Despite it being required for all eight ETC camps across the country, it is just the beginning of a long day for those attending their second session in Pennsylvania.
Players arrive well before the 8 a.m. start in order to utilize additional and much needed prep time. Despite only an eight-hour break, players must fight off the strains acquired from the four-hour session the night before in order to complete the beep test fitness assessment to the best of their abilities.
The group will see few breaks during the day, which is scheduled to take them all the way through to midnight. Various skills sessions will consume every moment of the day, with only small windows for lunch and dinner.
"Having to run the beep test for my college team on Thursday and then the 70-meter shuttle runs last night made it difficult to do it again this morning," said Meya Bizer, after completing the test. "Running the beep test wasn't ideal, but we conquered it."
After time is allotted for individuals to stretch and prepare, players line up for the shuttle style test and the beeps begin to sound. Despite having little chatter amongst the players prior to the test, a greater focus is palpable.
"The first beep of the test is always the worst cause you know you have a long way to go after that," Bizer emphasizes. "Everyone here came in focused and there is definitely a noticeable difference (from last night)."
As the seconds tick by, the thuds of feet become more prevalent as the beep test increases in pace. Players fight to make one last level before bowing out and gasping to regain their breath.
One by one, athletes are filtered out of the test and words of encouragement continue for the last remaining few.
"I got a whole level higher," notes Elena Cantorna of the players cheering each other on. "I like it because you have someone to push you and it feels like you aren't running by yourself."
Excitement and support for each other is noticeable, however, players still remain focused on the task at hand, which quickly transitions to general rugby skills following the very brief water break.
After the test, Holuba Hall peps up when the athletes start participating in a defensive drill, shouting to coordinate the wall that must launch and prevent the attacking side from going forward. "Load" and "up" echo off the walls of the indoor turf facility with every repetition performed.
Rounding out the morning with positional skills and a general play session, the focus is unwavering with a volume level that has doubled and fills every part of the facility.
State College ETC head coach Chris Amoratis signals the end to the crescendo by concluding the morning session.
A hush comes over the players, who now become focused on what must be accomplished during the hour-and-a-half break to follow.
As players shuffle out, the buzz from the heating unit once again returns as the only sound in Holuba Hall. Amoratis expects the Women's Eagles hopefuls to replicate the crescendo of noise later this evening, when they return for the final camp session.
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DeKALB – Northern Illinois University officials called police sergeants' statements publicly defending their lieutenant inappropriate just hours before an expected circuit court ruling on police mishandling of two witness statements in a rape case.
Judge Robbin Stuckert ruled last week that NIU police intentionally withheld witness statements favorable to Andrew Rifkin, a former NIU police officer accused of raping a college student off campus. Rifkin's attorney asked Stuckert to dismiss the sexual assault charge against the 24-year-old Northbrook man, who was fired Oct. 28, 2011, the same day the victim reported the incident to NIU police.
Lt. Kartik Ramakrishnan has said he mistakenly placed two witness statements in Rifkin's personnel file, rather than giving them to prosecutors. Those witness statements show the victim told other NIU students that she had an ongoing consensual sexual relationship with Rifkin.
NIU officials themselves issued a statement Friday morning calling the sergeants' comments inappropriate.
"If anyone should respect the law and the judiciary, it should be law enforcement," the statement read. "Comment related to matters before the Court are not only inappropriate generally but especially when raised by law enforcement officials without authorization and without justification."
In their statement, NIU's 13 police sergeants said Ramakrishnan passed a polygraph test asserting that the incident was a mistake and that he did not intentionally hide evidence.
The sergeants also said that Ramakrishnan and Chief Don Grady have "incontrovertible integrity and commitment" and that DeKalb County State's Attorney Clay Campbell used the case for political gain.
"It was an unfortunate but unintentional oversight," the sergeants said in the statement, which was emailed to the Daily Chronicle by Sgt. Alan Smith. "This oversight is entirely inconsistent with the high standards set by this agency. Lt. Ramakrishnan's inaction was unintentional. He made a mistake and accepts responsibility for failing to provide the statements in a timely manner."
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Illinois State Police said Campbell has not formally asked the agency to investigate Grady and his department. Campbell announced he had requested such an investigation Monday, the day before he lost his re-election bid.
Efforts to reach Campbell for comment Thursday afternoon were not successful.
"Based on [Ramakrishnan's] mistake, Clay Campbell chose to further his own political agenda by casting aspersions on the integrity of the NIU Chief of Police and the entire NIU Department of Police and Public Safety," the NIU sergeants' statement read.
Smith said the department's sergeants met after-hours to discuss their response to media coverage of Rifkin's case. They circulated the draft among themselves and decided to issue it as a collective statement, Smith said.


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As hard as it might be to choose the best films in a year that offered few true standouts, it's doubly hard to choose the worst films in a year that offered a flood of risible sequels (Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous, Son of the Mask, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo), horrid TV-to-movie translations (The Honeymooners, Bewitched), seriously dumb action vehicles (The Pacifier, xXx 2: State of the Union, Doom) and a movie starring Ashlee Simpson (the prophetically titled Undiscovered). Here, however, are the worst of the worst:
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The top 10 films of 2005
This past year won't exactly go down as a high-water mark in the history of cinema. Feb. 24 kicked off an unprecedented 19-week box office slide that carried well into the normally lucrative summer movie season. By the close of 2005, attendance had dropped 11 percent and the box office was down more than five percent from 2004 (which isn't exactly chump change when you're talking about an $8.4 billion industry). The most likely culprit? Bad films. Despite a wealth of Oscar bait that just missed the mark (Cinderella Man, Walk the Line, North Country) and megawatt blockbusters that weren't quite up to snuff (Fantastic Four, War of the Worlds, Stealth), 2005 did manage a few standouts. This, then, is my collection of this year's best of the best:
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The year 2005 may be remembered less for its shows and more for its news coverage. Sure, there was plenty happening in TV Land: Stars were learning to dance, Danny Bonaduce was breaking, "Lost" finally showed us what was in the hatch and "Desperate Housewives" was sinking into an almost insurmountable second-season slump. But it was the nonstop news events that had us glued to our sets, for better (the empathetic Katrina coverage) or worse (the scandalous Michael Jackson trial).
Week in Sloth
The Week in Sloth
"Dancing With the Stars 2" (KOB-4 7 p.m.) Brand new year, same old crap.
"Four Kings" (KOB-4 7:30 p.m.) NBC's newly revamped Thursday night lineup adds one newcomer to the mix, this New York City-set sitcom from the producers of "Will & Grace." Seth Green and some other guys play a quartet of best friends who move into a fabulously large and ridiculously inexpensive apartment in Manhattan. Yes, it's another blatant attempt to clone "Friends," but it does have Seth Green, who's funny even in the worst of circumstances.


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Hunting and trapping will be allowed in most Wisconsin State Parks from Nov. 15 through Dec. 15 and from April 1 through the third spring turkey period, under a plan the State Natural Resources Board approved Tuesday. In addition deer hunting with a bow will be open Nov. 15 until the end of the archery season in early January.
The board modified and approved a plan the Department of Natural Resources presented to carry out a new state law – Act 168 known as the Sporting Heritage Act – the legislature approved last spring that expanded hunting and opened trapping on state park properties. The law, which goes into effect Jan. 1, 2013, allows the DNR to prohibit hunting and trapping within 100 yards of a designated use area such as a campground, picnic area, or beach, or where there are public safety concerns, or to protect unique habitat.
The final proposal opens more than 62,000 acres, about two-thirds of state park properties, to some form of hunting and to trapping. The plan keeps some smaller parks and ones located in urban areas – such as Lakeshore State Park in Milwaukee, Heritage Hill State Park in Green Bay and Governor Nelson State Park north of Madison – closed to hunting and trapping. It also allows only archery hunting at some parks that receive heavy year-round use, such as Peninsula State Park in Door County and High Cliff State Park on Lake Winnebago.
A determination to prohibit hunting and trapping in any other areas of a state park, a portion of a state park, or during certain time periods had to be approved by a majority of the Natural Resources Board.
The DNR received more than 2,000 comments on a draft proposal that was presented to the public at five listening sessions across the state. In response to the public comments, the DNR moved back the opening date on additional properties and closed additional areas around popular recreational trails on some properties to protect public safety.
More than 60 people spoke during the public participation portion of the board meeting. In response to concerns expressed, the board voted to further reduce the amount of time open to hunting and trapping, and also closed Governor Nelson State Park north of Madison to hunting and trapping.
The DNR plan proposed opening hunting and trapping from Oct. 15 through the Thursday before Memorial Day on most state properties, with an opening date of Nov. 15 on seven properties with a high volume of late fall visitors and horseback riders. The board amended the plan to open hunting and trapping on Nov. 15 on all properties and to close firearm hunting on Dec. 15, and then reopen hunting and trapping April 1 through the end of the third spring turkey hunting season, which ends in late April or early May.
The board voted to allow archery hunting to continue in state parks through the late archery season, which ends the first week of January and for archery hunting to continue at Buckhorn State Park near Necedah on its historical schedule of mid September through the end of the archery season.
The board also limited the types of traps used at state parks to those that would prevent catching dogs. A representative of the Wisconsin Trappers Association appeared during the public participation portion of the meeting and demonstrated the dog-safe traps and said they were the traps endorsed by the organization for use in parks.
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Opinion: A 'skinny repeal' may be the Senate GOP's best option
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WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) - Repeal and replace. It has been the mantra of Republicans ever since Obamacare was passed in 2010.
However, as seen Tuesday night, the Senate GOP was unable to secure enough votes on a full repeal and replace of Obamacare.
Moreover, Senate Republicans have not yet been able to gather enough votes for a "repeal only" plan.
What options are on the table? Let's break it down.
There is a middle road being discussed that you may not have heard of - the "skinny repeal."
True to it's name, the skinny repeal has a very narrow scope.
It would eliminate three aspects of Obamacare: the individual mandate requiring Americans to buy health insurance, the rules requiring large companies to offer its workers coverage, and the medical device tax.
These three items seem to be the only areas of consensus among Senate Republicans.
The skinny repeal would not touch any of the more controversial issues like Medicaid funding or subsidies for private insurance. The rest of Obamacare would stay in place.
So why bother to try and push through such limited changes to Obamacare?
It would allow a way for the Senate and the House to come to conference. There, they could work together and hash out a broader replacement plan.
Having said that, whatever version is worked out in conference then has to go back and be passed by both houses of Congress.
The bottom line is this - after seven years, Republicans need to pass something, anything that allows the process to continue. Healthcare is a mess. It requires more reform than what a "skinny repeal" would offer but I believe that if the Senate and the House are able to get to conference, they will be able to provide what the American people have been asking for - a true repeal and replacement of Obamacare. That is why a skinny repeal is better than no repeal at all.


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Thanks Alex for taking the time to post this information and photos. Using all the lenses and ports really helps too. The cleaner shot is a monster. I'd love to see a cropped for detail 16x20 of that one. Wow.
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A faculty member at New England since 1979, Dean Greenberg teaches Domestic Violence, Family Law, Torts, and Women and the Law. She is the co-author of Frug's Women and the Law, originally by Mary Joe Frug, late professor of law at New England. She is also a co-author of Domestic Violence and the Law: Theory and Practice. She has written articles on feminist jurisprudence, race and legal education, and domestic violence; her most recent article examines custodial issues in divorce cases involving domestic violence. She co-directs the Women and Children's Advocacy Project of the law school's Center for Law and Social Responsibility. Previously she was project director and staff attorney for the Center for Public Representation in Madison, Wisconsin.
Women and the Law
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Domestic Violence and the Law: Theory and Practice
(2d ed.2007) (with Elizabeth M. Schneider, Cheryl Hanna & Clare Dalton)
Domestic Violence and the Danger of Joint Custody Presumptions, 25 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 403 (2005).
Criminalizing Dowry Deaths, 11 Am. U. J. Gender, Social Policy & L. 101 (2003).
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act: Legitimating Discrimination Against Pregnant Women in the Work Force 50 Me. L. Rev. 225 (1998)
Insider Trading and Family Values, 4 Wm. & Mary J. Women & Law 303 (1998).
Greenberg, Minow, Roberts, Mary Joe Frug's Women and the Law 2nd Ed. (Foundation Press 1998).
Review of Privilege Revealed 45 Clev. St. L. Rev. 251 (1997) (with Robert V. Ward, Jr.).
Teaching Race and the Law Through Narrative, 30 Wake Forest Law Rev. 323 (1995) (with Robert V. Ward).
Erasing Race from Legal Education, 28 U. Mich. J. L. Reform 51 (1994).


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Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 7:34 pm
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I'd like to build hot shoe adaptor to fit the top of my Graflite flash handle. I found a PVC cap that fits but I'm trying to decide how to wire the hot shoe. The simplest way would be to get a hot shoe with a PC connector on the side. Then I'd use a bi-post to PC cable to the Supermatic shutter. Tripping the shutter would fire the strobe, right?
Another option would be to connect the hot shoe to the circuit inside the Graflite handle and use a household to bi-post cable from the shutter outlet on the handle to the shutter. This would work also, right?
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Sounds like you are on the right track. Either method should work fine. Go for it!
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yes either method will work, but don't try to use batteries in the Graflite case to power, or help power the hot shoe flash. Most modern flashes are 6v and, unless you add an extension, the Graflite will be 4.5v. And 4 D cells start out weighing a lot, and by the end of the evening weigh as much as a Mack Truck.
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Paramount offers a hot shot as an optional connector ("tip") for a custom cord. One of these with a female bipost at the other end of the cord (whose length you can specify when ordering) would be a secure solution.
The old Graflex "Stroboflash I" and "II" (at least) featured large but lightweight heads, with the electronic components sharing a shoulder-strap-equipped case with a couple of very heavy dry batteries. The head had a 1/4x20 socket underneath, and you could attach a heavy rubber boot with an embedded bolt to the head, then fit the whole thing snugly onto the tubular battery-box of your "Graflite" or other bulb flash.
Today's flashguns tend to have all the electronics in the "head" (so to speak), even if they work with an external high-voltage battery pack. The mass perched atop the battery-box presents a mechanical challenge: if you secure it with a single fastener (e.g., a tripod screw), it will try to rotate when you're not looking.
It might be worth thinking about cutting a square hole in your PVC cap, sized to receive the foot of the hot shoe adapter, and secure the adapter in place with a metal slide or clamp inside the cap.
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Martin G
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Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 12:23 pm
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Those custom Paramount cords seem a bit pricey. I'm hoping to be able to get by with a standard cord or I'll solder something up myself. I admit it, I'm cheap!
Cutting a square hole in the PVC cap is a Great Idea. I plan on putting a slot on the inside of the cap like the one in the original flash bulb head so that the flash always faces forward.
Thanks for the good advice folks!
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Graflex made a battery cap, which included a tripod screw, just for that purpose. Last time I looked, Lumedyne had a similar product.
Graflex also made a short HH to HH cord exactly for THAT purpose. I see them advertised from time to time. Like Les said, it is only for sync, not for power though.
I use a Vivitar, with a foot that has a HH plug. Also, years ago, I had Paramount make a Dual Post to Vivitar cord. That worked the best. Pricy, but it is reliable [important, with the cost of film] and much easier to set up.
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I concur in the bipost/Vivitar endorsement, in fact I had Paramount make up two of them, in different lengths, for my set-up. As a once-in-a-life-time expense it's a bargain, in my book. My old daddy always said, "You only buy a good tool once."
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Martin G
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I got it rigged up the other night and it works. I modified a PVC pipe cap. I added a set screw with a little knob so that the cap would always be in the same place like the original flash bulb head. I cut a channel in the top of the cap the same width as the hot shoe so that it would always be pointing in the right direction. I've ordered a flash cord from Paramount but in the meantime I cut the end off of another cord and put on two small alligator clips to attach to the bipost on the shutter.
I loaded a sheet of B&W Polaroid, peeped through the Sports Finder and tripped the shutter using the body release. It worked great! I can hardly wait to get the proper cord from Paramount!
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Just an update. I did get the Vivitar to work on the hotshoe adaptor that I made to fit the three cell handle. I found that th light from the Vivitar falls off just at the edge of the image. Not a big deal but still not quite right.
I picked up an old 770 Strobonar. I rebuilt the battery pack in the head. The flash works fine. I haven't tested it with the Speed Graphic yet but it should work just fine and give me more than enough flash coverage.
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If you're using a Vivitar "283," you can get a lenticular wide-angle beamspreading insert for it. You'll recall that, if you're using a 127 or 135mm. lens on 4x5 or, to a lesser extent, a 127mm. lens on 3¼x4¼, the angular coverage is a bit wider than "normal," and a flashgun without a WA reflector setting or built-in beamspreading screen is likely to give you slight vignetting.
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The lens is an Ektar 127. The flash was a Vivitar 273. It's basicly a 283 but with fewer features. I tried the strobonar the night before last with some Polaroid pack film. It worked just fine. I took the mounting rings off the Graflite and put them on the strobonar. I'm going to take it to our departmental holiday party to shoot candids just for fun.
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California based artist Evan Holm, creates Submerged Turntables, a kinetic installation featuring salvaged objects, turntables, records, and dark, murky water. The piece, which Holm used to perform at San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art but now resides in his studio in Oakland, is meant to serve as a reminder that "all tracings of human culture will dissolve back into the soil under the slow crush of the unfolding universe." By playing the records in the piece's pitch-black pool, Holm is "enacting a small moment of remorse towards this loss."
For this work, Evan submerged a working turntable in a dark liquid; he then proceeds to pick a record from his wall, which then is inserted onto the wet record player. The functioning underwater turntable is a mystery, and I think that that's the most enticing part of the work; the turntable's ability (against all odds) to play music under water, it is quite remarkable.
The work, heavy on symbolism, relies on our negative notions of pairings involving electricity and water (a parallel to doomed feelings). How can we ever think that an electric turntable could effectively work under water? It is this notion that brings Holm's concept to a clearer view. By making this possible, he brings forth an "optimistic sculpture, for that just after the moment of submergence..the tone, the melody is pulled back out of the pool, past the veil of the subconscious, out from under the crush of time, and back into a living and breathing realm." (via IGNANT)