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Border agent questions post-9/11 spike in staff at U.S.'s north
WASHINGTON — On Sept. 10, 2001, only four border patrol agents worked in Port Angeles, Wash., a picturesque coastal town on the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula. Now more than 40 are stationed there, and soon 50 could be housed in a new $5.7 million building that will include a fitness center and dog kennels.
But Christian Sanchez, an agent at Port Angeles for the past two years and a former chaplain, says there's one big problem: There are no terrorists to apprehend, and the agents don't have much to do.
"When I arrived at my station, there was rarely any casework to be done, if at all, so I just roved ... wasting gasoline," Sanchez told a congressional panel recently. "Today this has not changed and there still is rarely any casework to do, if any, and we agents are bored."
Ten years after foreign terrorists crashed airplanes into the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C., the number of U.S. Border Patrol agents has more than doubled, and nowhere has the rate of growth been faster than on the 4,000-mile northern border.
Even though the border has accounted for less than 2 percent of the Border Patrol's apprehensions since 2001, the size of its staff has jumped from 340 to 2,263 in the past decade, more than a sixfold increase.
The growth has been accompanied by roughly a 40 percent drop in apprehensions in the past 10 years, which proponents cite as proof of success.
But Sanchez's testimony is raising questions of whether the federal government may have gone overboard.
The agent has set off a firestorm since he took his story to a congressional committee in late July, with members of Congress promising to investigate. He became angry, he said, when he was ordered to claim overtime even though he wasn't doing the work.
Sanchez, an agent since 2003, said he'd worked on the southern border until September 2009, where he was "very busy, doing the real, important work" to protect the country. But he said all of that changed when he moved his family from San Diego to Washington state.
"Since there is no casework, instead there is micromanagement of everything and everyone," Sanchez said in his testimony. "That's what keeps the station busy."
He added: "The worst fraud on taxpayers is that we are getting paid overtime not to work."
Sanchez depicts a picture vastly different from that of a congressional study released earlier this year, which found that only 32 miles of the border with Canada — less than 1 percent — was fully secured, possibly making the situation more dangerous than the U.S.-Mexico border.
Sanchez said he was stripped of his duties as a chaplain as retaliation for speaking out. Border Patrol officials have declined to discuss specifics of the case.
While federal officials are saying little, Washington state Democratic U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks and the state's senators — Democrats Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell — want to know what's going on. Representatives from their offices planned to meet with top Border Patrol officials last Thursday in Washington.
"I don't want to prejudge, but it sounds like they might have a few more people there than they need. ... They might want to reassign some of these people," said Dicks, the top-ranked Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee.
Tensions flared earlier this summer when an illegal immigrant jumped into a river and died while trying to avoid capture by a border patrol agent in the small town of Forks, Wash., best known as the fictional home of the vampires and werewolves young adult book saga "Twilight." The area includes a significant immigrant community working in the local timber industry.
In Port Angeles, a group called Stop the Checkpoints has been picketing the construction of the new Border Patrol station, complaining that too many agents have been disrupting the community.
Addressing reporters at a breakfast in Washington in late August, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said she was satisfied with staffing on the northern border.
"You've got to cover a lot of miles, most of which are very sparsely populated," said Napolitano, who oversees the Border Patrol agency. "And then you've got the Washington area, and you've got the area in Detroit, and then you've got the East Coast ports. So you've got these big areas — a lot of trade, a lot of commerce go back and forth. And then you've got these huge areas of almost uninhabited territory. So how do you deal with that? It's manpower but a greater reliance on technology as well."
She said Congress was involved in determining staffing levels at the border.
"It's written into our immigration bill," she said. "So we try to deploy them where they are best used, and that changes over from year to year."
Indeed it does.
Consider the Border Patrol's Blaine, Wash., sector in the state's northwestern tip, one of the agency's 20 sectors nationwide: In 2001, there were 48 border patrol agents in the Blaine sector. That number has risen to 327 today, nearly a sevenfold increase. As recently as 2008, there were 182 agents there.
Up until the late 1990s, crossing the border from Canada was fairly routine. But security became a top concern when Ahmed Ressam, an Algerian, was arrested in Port Angeles in December 1999 after he drove off a ferry from British Columbia with bomb-making materials in his trunk. He was convicted of plotting to blow up the Los Angeles Airport on the eve of the millennium.
The Patriot Act, which Congress passed in 2001 as one of the first responses to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, called for adding 10,000 border patrol agents. Since then, the size of the force has doubled to more than 20,000.
At the same time, Congress increased funding for the Border Patrol from $1.06 billion in 2000 to $3.6 billion last year, according to the Congressional Research Service.
Some fear that all that added security has hindered business along the northern border, by making it more difficult to cross.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, who represents a border district in Washington state, said his district benefited greatly from cross-border traffic, adding that the "economic engine of trade is an important part of our lives here."
Since Sanchez went public with his story, Border Patrol officials have been going to community meetings, trying to assure citizens that the agency has plenty to do to keep its workers busy.
Richard Sinks, a spokesman for the Blaine sector, said his office "could always use more agents."
"The agents here have a job to do," Sinks said. "And the more agents we have, the safer we'd be."
Biggest border threat to U.S? Canada, not Mexico, report says
Obama touts border successes, mocks GOP immigration policy
Commentary: It's time for Congress to act on border security
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MacBook Pro helps students at the Missouri School of Journalism effectively learn and practice the skills of modern journalism, including reporting, writing, and editing in different media. And it allows faculty to focus on teaching journalism — rather than managing technology.
The inspiration
Since 1908, some of the best journalists in the world have learned their trade at the Missouri School of Journalism through the Missouri Method, a "learn by doing" approach that provides practical hands-on training in real-world news reporting. Technology has always played a role in the Missouri Method. In 1985, the school was the first institution to publish its community newspaper on a local area network, and by 1991 it was producing a daily digital newspaper. But around 2000, school administrators realized that they were not keeping pace with one of the biggest trends in contemporary journalism: convergence, or the reporting of stories through a combination of different media and emerging technologies.
After an extensive exploration led by Associate Dean Brian Brooks, the school decided to move from a largely PC-based platform to the Mac. Brooks and his transition team championed Mac and iLife as the perfect tools for enabling faculty and students to teach and learn journalism as it's practiced today, with journalists increasingly required to both report and produce stories for print, TV, and the web. In 2004, Brooks implemented a required notebook computer-buying program, strongly recommending that each student purchase a MacBook Pro. Nearly all of them did, and the program was an instant success.
The Mac is now a universal presence in the curriculum, which aims to give Missouri School of Journalism students the skills and tools they need to produce work at the same level as any professional journalist. Students use MacBook Pro for everything from recording classroom lectures to newsgathering, writing, and editing for class projects and for the school's newspaper, TV station, and affiliated online news service. With iMovie and GarageBand, freshmen can quickly teach themselves the basics of video and audio editing before moving on to more complex projects using Final Cut Pro. And because the Mac offers a complete, easy-to-use set of media tools that work together seamlessly, faculty can focus on teaching journalism rather than managing classroom technology.
Following its success with integrating Mac notebooks into the curriculum, the school is now looking at adding iPad and iPhone devices as mobile tools for journalism.
"The Mac can really transform how we teach journalism in this country."
— Brian Brooks, Associate Dean, Missouri School of Journalism
The implementation
Given the scale of the proposed switch from PC to Mac, it was critical for Brooks to get faculty buy-in. In consultation with Apple Professional Development facilitators, the school delivered faculty training, assessment, and professional development sessions to ensure digital competency. Some training was specifically created to help PC users migrate to Mac. After learning how well the Mac fit with the curriculum, the faculty voted unanimously in favor of making the change.
Although all students were asked to purchase their own MacBook Pro notebooks, they generally considered the cost to be part of tuition and fees. And because the notebooks have proved to be such effective learning tools, the mandatory buying program has been well received by students and their families.
The school's former PC-based platform required significant IT support, chiefly to deal with persistent virus attacks. So the school saw immediate benefits in the switch to the more secure, UNIX-based OS X. And because the iLife applications are so easy to learn and use, students and faculty can now manage their own systems. Together, these factors reduced by half the IT resources required to support administration, faculty, and students.
The results
The Mac and iLife created a perfect solution for adapting the learn-by-doing Missouri Method to training media-fluent journalists. A survey of recent Missouri School of Journalism graduates found that 90 percent were employed in journalism, advertising, or PR jobs.
Practicing Video Reporting
The Mac and Final Cut Pro help student journalists create sophisticated multimedia stories.
As they advance through the Missouri School of Journalism, students use MacBook Pro and Apple applications to create video projects of increasing complexity. For their freshman interest group, Natalie Cheng and Samantha Hill used Final Cut Pro to document their experiences in a Charlie Chaplin-style video with old-school effects. For a senior capstone project, a dozen students pushed their skills and learned new tools — including Final Cut Pro — to produce Project 573, an intensive online reporting effort to discover the effect of the recession on typical citizens in Columbia, Missouri. Watch the video
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AsiaBSDCon 2007 Paper/Slides List
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SHISA: The Mobile IPv6/NEMO BS Stack Implementation Current Status, Keiichi Shima (Internet Initiative Japan Inc., Japan), Koshiro Mitsuya, Ryuji Wakikawa (Keio University, Japan), Tsuyoshi Momose (NEC Corporation, Japan), Keisuke Uehara (Keio University, Japan) [paper] (311 Kb), An ISP Perspective, jail(8) Virtual Private Servers, Isaac Levy (NYC*BUG/LESMUUG, USA) [paper] (140 Kb), A NetBSD-based IPv6 NEMO Mobile Router, Jean Lorchat, Koshiro Mitsuya, Romain Kuntz (Keio University, Japan) [paper] (412 Kb), Whole of the Proceedings (6.5 Mb), Cover page (588 Kb), Porting the ZFS File System to the FreeBSD Operating System, Pawel Jakub Dawidek (pjd at FreeBSD.org, Poland) [slides] (278 Kb), Implementation and Evaluation of the Dual Stack Mobile IPv6, Koshiro Mitsuya, Ryuji Wakikawa, Jun Murai (Keio University, Japan) [paper] (1071 Kb), puffs - Pass to Userspace Framework File System, Antti Kantee (Helsinki University of Technology, Finland) [slides] (116 Kb), Reflections on Building a High Performance Computing Cluster Using FreeBSD, Brooks Davis (The Aerospace Corporation/brooks at FreeBSD.org, USA) [paper] (1371 Kb), Nsswitch Development: Nss-modules and libc Separation and Caching, Michael A Bushkov (Southern Federal University/bushman at FreeBSD.org, Russia) [paper] (32 Kb), Bluffs: BSD Logging Updated Fast File System, Stephan Uphoff (Yahoo!, Inc./ups at FreeBSD.org, USA) [slides] (601 Kb), Security Measures in OpenSSH, Damien Miller (djm at openbsd.org, Australia) [paper] (97 Kb), Porting the ZFS File System to the FreeBSD Operating System, Pawel Jakub Dawidek (pjd at FreeBSD.org, Poland) [paper] (96 Kb), An ISP Perspective, jail(8) Virtual Private Servers, Isaac Levy (NYC*BUG/LESMUUG, USA) [slides] (20 Mb), Support for Radio Clocks in OpenBSD, Marc Balmer (mbalmer at openbsd.org, Switzerland) [paper] (86 Kb), How the FreeBSD Project Works, Robert N M Watson (University of Cambridge/rwatson at FreeBSD.org, United Kingdom) [paper] (328 Kb), puffs - Pass to Userspace Framework File System, Antti Kantee (Helsinki University of Technology, Finland) [paper] (68 Kb)


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The Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Institute was established on February 16, 1996 at the Roy G. Perry College of Engineering at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) in partnership with Rocketdyne Division of Pratt & Whitney. The purpose of the Institute was to conduct applied research and development in a key engineering discipline and to provide a mechanism for the development of an advanced degree program with concentration on CFD. One of the major objectives of the Institute is to involve students in research and expose them to current problems in this important engineering area.
Research Activities:
The Institute is currently involved in the large scale computation-facilitated design optimization for propulsion components. Design optimization problems based on empirical formulations and experiments in the past are now being addressed with the aid of large scale CFD based on first principles. The large scale computation is costly and we can't afford to generate as many data points as we otherwise would desire to support the optimization process. This is especially true when the number of design variables increases. The challenges include physical modeling uncertainty, geometric complexities, non-uniform and non-orthogonal meshing, disparate length scales and characteristics of the flow variables (such as velocity and pressure), and acceptable run time for engineering analysis and design. To be able to carry out an effective large scale computation-based design optimization, it is essential that the uncertainty and appropriate confidence limits of the computed solutions be quantified over the chosen design space. To help realize that large scale computing can truly facilitate design optimization and decision making process, it is important to ensure that the computational results can be reused in different steps of the process. Such goals call for the construction of a global representation of the design space characteristics, and offer various techniques and concepts to help us gain better knowledge to do optimization, sensitivity evaluation, trade-off comparison, and final decision.
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2011 Ministry Update
from Chris Larson Nov 17, 2011 Category: Ministry NewsHere is our annual Ministry Update for Ligonier's supporters and students. We are also sharing this update with the broader internet community to give thanks for the way the Lord has used the work of Ligonier Ministries in this our fortieth year. It includes a letter from Dr. Sproul and reports on what's been accomplished this year and what lies ahead for 2012. Keep Reading
The Big Four-O
from Chris Larson Sep 13, 2011 Category: Ministry NewsThe New York Times ran a story this spring that profiled a strange phenomenon. Rather than institution building, it seems that some non-profits, finding that their project-based work is nearing completion, have chosen to turn off the lights gracefully. Keep Reading
A Day 452 Years in the Making
from Chris Larson Aug 22, 2011 Category: Ligonier AcademyToday we welcomed our first class at Reformation Bible College. Even though the Ligonier staff has been working diligently for several years, this college is 452 years in the making. Keep Reading
From Brokenness to Mission is the Human Pattern
from Chris Larson Aug 15, 2011 Category: R.C. SproulDr. Sproul conveys a powerful gospel dynamic here from Isaiah 6. Keep Reading
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2010 Ministry Update
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Though most of the inaugural events are now recent memories, there was at least one more important presidential ball on Tuesday, the proceeds of which benefit an Obama staffer who died during the campaign.
Alex Okrent, 29, died in July after collapsing at President Barack Obama's 2012 headquarters in Chicago. He worked in the campaign's paid media department, which handles advertising. He'd been with Obama since 2004, working as a field organizer in the campaign for the U.S. Senate and then for the 2008 presidential campaign.
Tickets to Tuesday night's Staff Ball at the Washington Convention Center were priced at $10 apiece. Obama for America staff, White House and Administration Staff, as well as Presidential Inaugural Committee staff were invited.
Obama told the Thousands that they represent, in his words, his "deepest hopes for America." He said he knows the nation's future is in good hands. The first lady, wearing a silver and black ensemble, echoed the president's campaign-year chant of "fired up, ready to go."
Singers Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga performed. The pop star noted the event on Twitter, with a simple post that read, '#whitehausball."
The president and first lady started the tradition of the Staff Ball in 2009 as a way to express gratitude to their staff and celebrate with them.


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In Iran, Sanctions vs. Diplomacy
The United States' crusade for new U.N. sanctions against Iran has been underway for a long time. But the new intensity, the scurrying around to make sure China and Russia are on board, and the scramble for an immediate public announcement all reflect Washington's frustration with the new agreement with Iran brokered by Turkey and Brazil. That agreement requires Iran to send about half of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey in return for somewhat higher-enriched prepared fuel rods for use in its medical reactor, which is pretty close to what the U.S. and its allies were demanding of Iran just months ago.
So the harsh U.S. response—condemning the agreement as "just words," demanding that Iran make even more concessions, implying that only a complete and utter Iranian surrender would suffice—makes it clear that U.S. policy towards Iran isn't about an actual nuclear weapons threat, but about power politics. There's no question the United States is really mad: Reports are circulating around the U.N. that Washington is up to its old habits of issuing implicit threats against the two upstart diplomatic powers. Brazil has been angling for a permanent Security Council seat and Turkey has long been trying to join the European Union. No dice on either one, U.S. diplomats seem to be hinting. The focus remains firmly on sanctions rather than diplomacy.
But new U.N. sanctions are not going to stop Iran's nuclear enrichment, which is still legal under the Non-Proliferation Treaty and still monitored by U.N. nuclear inspectors. Instead, as with economic sanctions against any country with a repressive government, they're far more likely to impact the civilian population. The Brazil-Turkey initiative, on the other hand, actually takes major steps towards transferring much of Iran's enriched uranium out of the country, increasing international oversight of its nuclear power program and, if allowed to go forward without U.S. interference, could well lead to a significant diminution of Iran's future enrichment. If that were really the goal of the U.S. anti-Iran mobilization, you'd think Washington would be pleased. Instead, many in Congress and the Obama administration appear to be working as hard as they can to undermine the Brazil-Turkey initiative, even though (or maybe because) it might lead to a resolution of the current crisis.
New U.N. sanctions could derail the new tripartite agreement. But there's one thing that could prevent that danger: a renewed independence in the U.N. Security Council. U.S. pressure seems to have won promises from Russia and China that they won't veto a harsh new sanctions regime—but that's not the same as a promise to vote for the sanctions.
If current council members Brazil and Turkey can convince some of their allies to resist U.S. pressure, abstentions by Russia and China (and maybe even France?) could allow a new "coalition of the unwilling" to prevent the sanctions simply because not enough countries voted for them.
Led by Brazil and Turkey, non-permanent Council members (whom the U.S. and the other veto-holders rarely consult on Iran policy) could stop a sanctions move in its tracks. Can President Lula and Prime Minister Erdogan convince a country like Japan, which has more reason than most countries to want to abolish nukes, to vote against useless sanctions and instead give the new diplomatic initiative time to work? Might other Council members (Lebanon, Mexico, Austria, Gabon, Bosnia, Nigeria) be persuaded that a new round of sanctions will do nothing to stop Iran's enrichment, but will undermine a new initiative that might do just that?
The U.N. Security Council said no to U.S. and British pressure in late 2002 and early 2003, when Washington and London tried to coerce Council members to endorse President Bush's war in Iraq. That time, Germany, France, and Russia led the opposition, and the "Uncommitted Six" (Guinea, Cameroon, Angola, Pakistan, Chile, and again, Mexico) refused. Shortly after the Six said no, on February 15, 2003, the world "said no to war" in massive protests in 665 cities around the globe. Washington and London backed down and announced they were giving up their campaign for a U.N. endorsement.
The Security Council stood defiant once before to try to stop a U.S. war. Maybe it can do so again, so that U.S.-led U.N. sanctions don't destroy the best diplomatic solution we've seen for a very dangerous crisis.
Phyllis Bennis wrote this article for YES! Magazine, a national, nonprofit media organization that fuses powerful ideas with practical actions. Phyllis is a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and author of Understanding the U.S.-Iran Crisis: A Primer.
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A historic, new museum just opened in Moscow, and Portland's own Prof. Natan Meir played a huge role in its very creation.
The Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center opened in early November 2012 to much fanfare and international media coverage — though very few people had even heard of the museum before the opening. Now that the word is out — thanks to comprehensive coverage by print and broadcast outlets including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Ha'aretz of Israel and Izvestia of Russia — it's time to tell the stories behind the making of the museum itself.
Meir, the Lorry I. Lokey Associate Professor of Judaic Studies for the Harold Schnitzer Family Program at Portland State University, was one of only five international experts on Russian Jewry tapped in 2007 to consult on the massive and historic museum project.
"It's one of the most exciting new museums to open in Russia for a long time," said Meir, who, in addition to writing all the panels, placards, and captions in the museum, also helped conceptualize and design the spaces dedicated to migration and Diaspora, the shtetl, and the tsarist period. Meir visited the museum in late December and, though intimately familiar with its content, was struck by its sheer size and thrilling and often moving nature of its interactive components. Some of the images and films are so large that they seem to come to life.
Ralph Appelbaum Associates Incorporated, an architectural firm with offices in New York which is considered the leading museum-design firm in the world — responsible for likes of the Clinton Presidential Library and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. — asked Meir to form the backbone of a team of five academic consultants.
The first academic on this international team, Meir served on the museum's content committee. Meir explained that the committee was charged with helping the designers to fill the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center with information and exhibits from throughout Jewish history, though most of the studios focus on the period from roughly 1772 to the present. This period covers the incorporation of about 1 million Polish Jews into Russia after the Partitions of Poland, the Bolshevik Revolution, World War II and the Holocaust, and the fall of the Soviet Union, all the way through to contemporary Russia.
The Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia, an umbrella organization representing the Chabad-Lubavitch (Hasidic) communities in the Russian Federation, initiated and funded the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center, and in 2007 gained permission from the highest levels of the Russian government to break ground on the institution.
Meir said that when first tapped in 2007 to consult on this museum project he knew it was the right time and place for such an institution. But still, everything from the research to the presentation of key historical information had to be handled delicately, with the Russian public in mind.
For example, the team needed to avoid "kitsch," such as Fiddler-on-the-Roof-type stereotypes of the shtetl — the Jewish small town of Eastern Europe — in the studio devoted to that subject.
And, the academics had to keep in mind that the museum also is titled a Tolerance Center; they needed to accurately demonstrate not just Jews' historic persecution in Russia throughout the ages, but also how that persecution should serve as a warning for present and future generations, especially in a Russia beset by xenophobia and even violent racism. Further, Meir explained, the museum is a conduit "to set the record straight" on topics such as Jews' persecution in light of their active role in the Bolshevik Revolution and the Communist government. During the era of horrific pogroms that accompanied the Russian Civil War, the Bolsheviks were the only group that did not persecute Jews, so throwing in their lot with the Bolsheviks was the only obvious choice for most Jews.
"When you explain the history as clearly as possible, you demystify it," the professor said. Meir's work in the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center is especially evident in the rooms dedicated to Jewish migration through history, the shtetl, and late Imperial Russia. These and all the special exhibits rely heavily on technology, such as the use of 4-D (a theater equipped with sensory stimuli such as fog and simulated earthquakes), interactive maps, and even an electronic Torah scroll.
While the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center was Meir's first museum project, he has since curated an exhibit on Yizkor (memorial) books at the PSU Library, and he is currently working on a 2014 exhibit for the Oregon Jewish Museum on the history of the Sephardic Jews of Portland.
Meir hopes to lead a tour group in 2014 or 2015 to the former Soviet Union; stops likely will include Kiev, on which he's written a book; St. Petersburg; and Moscow, where the new Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center will be a key stop.
About the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at PSU
Judaic Studies employs the critical methodologies of university scholarship to examine all aspects of the history, religion, culture, and social and political formations of the Jewish people. Judaic Studies therefore enhances our understanding of world history, and allows critical insight into a vital strand in the tapestry of world culture. It offers the opportunity for students of all backgrounds to explore a rich civilization that is both nourished by ancient traditions, and shaped through creative encounters and ongoing interactions with other cultures. At the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at Portland State University, this enterprise is conducted through a variety of academic courses and summer programming, lectures and research symposia, scholarly conferences and cultural events.


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Apple's New iPad: What We Still Don't Know
Now that Apple has unveiled its new iPad, the wild speculations have ceased. We know it has a 2048-by-1536 Retina Display, LTE support, a new processor. Expanding on the facts, PCMag's Editor in Chief Dan Costa shared the "5 Things You Need to Know About the New iPad" and Lead Mobile Analyst Sascha Segan wrote up a "Hands On With the New iPad."
But as I used the new device for a bit yesterday, it struck me that there are a few particulars we still don't know, and other features that aren't getting much attention as I think they deserve.
To start with, it's unclear why Apple is calling the device the "new iPad." The company is very specifically not calling the new device the "iPad 3," although in places, the company refers to it as the "third generation iPad." This is in stark contrast to the continued numbering of iPhones (3GS, 4, and 4S) and the fact that the second generation is still available and called the "iPad 2." I guess this is more consistent with the way that Apple names its desktops and notebooks, omitting a descriptor after the product name. It's simply MacBook Air or iMac. In those cases, though, the older versions typically go off sale when the new one comes out, so a lingering iPad 2 could cause confusion.
We also don't know the details of the A5X system-on-chip processor. Apple has said the new chip, like the previous A5, is a custom design from Apple that has two CPU cores, presumably ARM Cortex-A9. It has said it now has quad-core graphics, as opposed to the dual-core graphics on the A5, in order to better run the higher-resolution display. In the keynote, Apple's Phil Schiller said the chip has four times the graphics capabilities of the Tegra 3, but such comparisons are always very much dependent on the benchmark used.
Apple has been famously quiet about the details of its chips, including the actual graphics cores. The company has previously licensed graphics from Imagination Technologies, and for compatibility reasons, it seems likely that has continued. However, Imagination actually has a variety of different graphics cores available now and it is ambiguous what version the A5X is running. (Remember that the way chip vendors count graphics cores isn't consistent, so just because some vendors list a higher count doesn't mean the chips are actually more powerful.) Apple hasn't even said if Samsung continues to manufacture the chip—though that's been widely reported—or on what geometry it's manufactured.
The new chip does seem a bit faster, but in playing with the new iPad, there's certainly room for even more improvement; some filters took a long time to apply in iPhoto, for instance.
We know a bit more about the new display, beyond the 2048-by-1536 resolution. Apple stated at the introduction that it changed up the subpixels (the red, green, and blue lights below each pixel) to reduce cross-talk and produce a sharper image.
Note that this means you don't get more apparent pixels; you don't see any more depth on a webpage, for instance. Instead, you get sharper text, good enough so that you pretty much can't see any pixels at all, like on printed paper. This is important because it means that existing iPad applications still run full screen, though in many cases with higher resolution text. It's rather different from when the first iPad came out and old iPhone apps just ran in a small window. (Apple did the same thing when it went to the Retina Display for the iPhone.)
Apple's "Retina Display" terminology refers to any display on which the human eye has trouble distinguishing pixels, but the new iPad actually offers 264 pixels-per-inch, while the iPhone 4 offers 326 pixels-per-inch.
Apple has also said that the display offers 44 percent greater color saturation than previous generations, and says it is still an IPS (In-Plane Switching) LCD, which should give it a very good viewing angle. During my short time playing with the device, the main thing that stood out was the higher-resolution text.
There had been a lot of talk that Apple would be using a new display technology from Sharp that employs IGZO (indium-gallium-zinc oxide) TFT (thin film transistor), but as usual, Apple did not talk about its suppliers. Details suggest Apple actually has multiple suppliers.
Finally, it's surprising that the new iPad doesn't support the Siri voice assistant, though the hardware is clearly capable of it since its processor is more powerful than the iPhone's. The new iPad did add voice dictation features that are interesting (and worked surprisingly well in the demo, given that it was a noisy room), so it may just be that Apple thinks the functionality makes more sense on a phone.
I've also heard a number of reviewers calling this the "iPad 2S" because it seems like only a minor upgrade. I think that's unfair; the new display is a big step forward and to me, it's an overall more impressive jump than what we saw going from the first iPad to the iPad 2. I look forward to trying the device when it comes out March 16.


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Locomotor Training
The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation NeuroRecovery Network at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
Kessler is proud to have been selected as one of only seven centers in the United States to participate in the Christopher and Dana Reeve NeuroRecovery Network (NRN). This unique network provides support for the development of specialized centers that translate current scientific and clinical evidence into an intensive activity-based intervention known as Locomotor Training (LT).
Designed for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI), LT brings research and rehabilitation together to help improve the outcomes of persons with SCI. The Locomotor Training Clinic, provided at Kessler's West Orange Campus, is an outpatient program established through a Grant/Cooperative Agreement (Number U10/CCU220379) between the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Kessler Foundation Research Center (KFRC).
The program is open to individuals with an incomplete cervical and thoracic spinal cord injury who have some voluntary contraction or movement in their legs. Patients must have a referral from a physician to receive outpatient physical therapy after having completed inpatient rehabilitation.
The Approach
Traditionally, rehabilitation after a spinal cord injury assists patients in regaining function and access to the community. The primary focus of the LT Clinic is to promote recovery of injuries by retraining the nervous system.
A recent visit to Kessler by members of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation prompted one staffer to share her impressions of the locomotor training program that is part of the national Neuro-Recovery Network. Visit our Newsroom to read more on this story.
Locomotor training re-teaches walking by providing using body weight support and a treadmill system in combination with manual assistance by specially-trained physical therapists and other members of the locomotor team. The program also incorporates overground training and community ambulation to promote safe and effective walking both in and out of the home.
This LT program demonstrates how vigorous repetitive exercise may lead to improving neural communication …and to improving in the ability to walk and stand.
Our Outcomes
Participants in the LT Clinic will become part of a national database that accurately collects and analyzes comprehensive medical information about rehabilitation progress. In addition to improving the overall health of patients with spinal cord injury, the Locomotor Training promotes improvements in:
- Cardiovascular function
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Theadora Van Runkle's influence spanned four decades and a range of movie genres. She was catapulted to fame by her work on 'Bonnie and Clyde.'
Hollywood costume designer Theadora Van Runkle, whose influence spanned four decades and a range of movie genres including period pieces like "Bonnie and Clyde" — which earned her the first of three Academy Award nominations — and over-the-top comedies like 1989's "Troop Beverly Hills," has died. She was 83.
Van Runkle died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of lung cancer, the Costume Designers Guild announced.
Born March 27, 1928, in Pittsburgh, Van Runkle made connections in the entertainment industry not long after that. "She came out here as a baby," her son Max said, "when her mother came out here to try and make it in Hollywood."
Van Runkle attended the Chouinard Institute in Los Angeles, and for seven years in the late 1950s and early '60s worked at the May Co., illustrating fashion ads. In a 1999 interview with The Times, Van Runkle said she was "at the end of [her] rope as a commercial artist" when she met Oscar-winning costume designer Dorothy Jeakins at a party.
"Dorothy told me she needed a sketch artist," Van Runkle said. "And the next day I went to work for her." That was on the movie "Hawaii."
Later, Jeakins recommended Van Runkle for a job she had turned down and that she described as "a little western over at Warner Bros." That little western turned out to be 1967's "Bonnie and Clyde," a film debut that earned Van Runkle an Academy Award nomination (she lost to "Camelot" costume designer John Truscott) and a Golden Tiberius award from the Italian fashion industry and catapulted her to fame.
"I'd never designed anything before," Van Runkle told The Times in 1999. "But I knew fashion. I knew style. I knew construction. I sewed by hand and by machine. I learned construction from Vogue patterns."
For Faye Dunaway's Bonnie Parker, Van Runkle went with a now-iconic look epitomized by the long cardigan sweater or silk blouse paired with a narrow skirt and topped with a beret — the midi-skirt look — that went on to become a huge trend. Likewise with Warren Beatty's Clyde Barrow and his double-breasted, wide-lapel suits.
The next year, Van Runkle again dressed Dunaway for "The Thomas Crown Affair," putting her in some 31 costumes over the course of the heist flick, including mini-skirts, big-belted suits, double-breasted coats, punch-bowl-sized hats and a revealing backless, bra-less chiffon creation. For the same film she worked with Ron Postal to dress co-star Steve McQueen in dashing three-piece suits, accessorized with Persol tortoise sunglasses and Patek Philippe watches.
Van Runkle also dressed Dunaway off-screen, perhaps most memorably for the 1968 Academy Awards ceremony — when Dunaway was nominated for best actress for her portrayal of Bonnie Parker.
Two other films from Van Runkle's long costume design career earned her Oscar nominations: 1974's "The Godfather: Part II" and 1986's "Peggy Sue Got Married." Another 1974 film she worked on — the hat-heavy "Mame" — earned her the American Millinery Institute's Golden Crown Award.
Over the course of her career, she created costumes for actors and movies as diverse as Dolly Parton in "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," Steve Martin in "The Jerk," and Shelley Long in "Troop Beverly Hills," a film filled with all manner of memorable, over-the-top costumes.
Other movies to her credit include the hippie romp "I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!," "Bullitt," "Myra Breckenridge" and "Heaven Can Wait."
Van Runkle earned a 1983 Emmy for outstanding costume design for a series for a very different sort of period piece — the medieval-themed television show "Wizards and Warriors" — and in 2002 she received the Costume Designer Guild's Lifetime Achievement Award.
She is survived by son Max, daughter Felicity and grandson Teo.
Services are pending
.VAN RUNKLE, Theadora
Born: 3/27/1929, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Died: 11/4/2011, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
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The KO went to the Sox by a final score of 6-0, although the majority of body blows came from Carlos Zambrano.
Not only did Zambrano lose his cool -- hitting two Sox batters and nearly creating a bench-clearing brawl -- but he put his Cubs behind in the all-time series 36-35.
Zambrano's only good deed was keeping the 39,745 fans at U.S. Cellular Field as highly charged as he was all afternoon, making this a reprise of the 2006 series that produced a fistfight between catchers and Zambrano pointing at his head in apparent warning after a home run.
And he could have one more chance to create chaos Sept. 3, when the June 16 rainout at Wrigley Field is tentatively scheduled to be made up.
But it will be impossible for one game to top this intracity, interleague three-gamer, with the first two decided by one run and the finale turning into the best-of-three falls.
"The last two games feel like we played five or six games," said Sox pitcher Scott Linebrink, who pitched two perfect innings in relief of John Danks.
The last game by itself -- maybe the sixth inning by itself -- had enough drama for five or six games.
That two-run inning, which gave the Sox a 5-0 lead, included a steal of home, a missed popup on an infield fly that resulted in a run, and a hit batter that led to the Cubs' Ryan Freel taking one in the shoulder for Zambrano.
Dewayne Wise was the punching bag for Zambrano after Chris Getz scored from third on what was supposed to be a suicide squeeze but turned into a stolen base when Zambrano fired the pitch to the backstop.
Zambrano's next pitch drilled Wise in the right hip, and Sox players jumped to the top step of the dugout ready for a 2006-style brawl.
"I don't want to get into what he said," Wise said of Zambrano's mutterings as he went to first base. "But the benches didn't clear, I got to first base and that's it."
Did Wise know what was coming after the steal?
"Yes. I figured he'd probably hit me there," he replied. "That's Zambrano being Zambrano. With his history, I figured he'd hit me.
"I just told him that wasn't right and moved on from there. We won the ballgame. That's the most important thing."
Wise ended up scoring, as did Scott Podsednik after Zambrano drilled him in the right thigh in the third, apparently on purpose. Alexei Ramirez made Zambrano pay by homering for a 2-0 lead.
Wise scored on a play that is about as rare as it gets: Running home from third base on a bases-loaded, infield-fly-rule popup. Cubs shortstop Ryan Theriot couldn't corral it and was charged with an error, even though batter Jermaine Dye was ruled out.
By then Zambrano was safely in the dugout, having left to loud boos.
"It wasn't one of his stellar games," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said, "and it wasn't one of our better games."
"You have to give credit to Danks," Zambrano said. "Sometimes the other pitcher comes with their best stuff, and there's nothing you can do about it."
After Danks drilled Freel in the seventh, both benches were issued a warning from the umpiring crew, which never let the game get out of control.
Danks allowed four hits in seven innings and lowered his earned-run average in three starts against the Cubs to 0.90.
"That's the way you want to pitch every game," he said, "throw strikes and make them hit ground balls. Guys were making plays all over the field for me."
And in the end, everyone survived to fight another day.
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Admission Requirements for Master Program
The Master program is a comprehensive and challenging post graduate programme with area specialisations. It encompasses the latest research findings, both applied and fundamental. The programme also provides advanced and in-depth knowledge of IT to prepare the students for challenges in IT career. The programme is a full-time course.
Admission Criteria
Programme to specialise in one of these areas:
- Computer Science
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The candidates must possess:
- A bachelor degree with Grade A or B for computer science/technology field.
Programme Structure for Master's Degrees (M.C.Sc./M.C.Tech.)
- Students have to attend one year (two semesters) course work and one year thesis work.
- Students are required to pass all semesters in mid-term and final examination of course work.
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Winnebago County Sheriff's Office
News Media Release
News Release Number
Information: Escape and Theft of A Winnebago County Sheriff's Office Squad Car
Date: 01/16/14
Time: 1:06 PM
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Narrative: On Thursday, January 16, 2014, at approximately 1:06 PM Winnebago County Sheriff's Senior Deputy Donald Hartshorn was at the Mobil gas station at 550 Southrock Drive, Rockford, returning to Rockford with a female prisoner he had transported from Cook County Jail. As Senior Deputy Hartshorn was refueling his marked squad, his prisoner, Kristina D. McNutt (White/Female, Date of Birth-10/14/70—last known address 3515 Arline Av., Rockford, IL) slipped out of her handcuffs, and escaped from the back seat of the car. Senior Deputy Hartshorn pursued on foot and McNutt got into the driver's seat of the car and sped away from the deputy in the marked squad car. Deputies began searching the area and the squad car was located abandoned in the 4900 block of Fielding Road approximately 45 minutes later. Deputies spoke to neighbors in the area and found that one had been asked by McNutt for a ride to the 7th Street and Sawyer Road area in southeast Rockford. Deputies went to this area and located McNutt hiding in a garage in the 3100 block of 7th St. McNutt was taken into custody without incident.
McNutt was originally in custody for a contempt of court warrant with no bond at the time she was being transported back to the Winnebago County Jail. Additional charges are pending a review by the Winnebago County State's Attorney's Office.
This incident is being reviewed internally by Sheriff's Administrative personnel so any policy violations or training issues can be identified and appropriate corrective action applied.
The criminal charges against Christine McNutt are merely accusations and she is presumed innocent until she is found guilty in a court of law.
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Sheriff Richard A. Meyers
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A heartfelt thanks
By Sen. Toni Boucher
I would like to extend my heartfelt thank you to the voters of Westport, to the many volunteers and my family for their support. Their vote of confidence is gratifying. I never forget that you are providing me with a rare opportunity to represent their interests in Hartford.
The people's position on important policies of the state must always be heard and it is a sacred trust that I take very seriously. It has also had the added benefit of the personal friendships developed that carry me through the more difficult moments (like year after year power outages). Because of you, I consider myself an extraordinarily lucky human being.
Connecticut was once the envy of all for its top schools, innovative commercial enterprises and products, low taxes and no state income tax that attracted jobs and people from around the country. Too of many of our friends and neighbors are now forced to make the difficult decision to leave.
The next session will be a difficult one. Many tough decisions will need to be made to revitalize our state's economy. We did it before and I am confident that if bi-partisan efforts are embraced we can do it again.
Toni Boucher was elected to represent the 26th Senatorial District in 2008, after having served as the State Representative from the 143rd Assembly District for 12 years.


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Clay, Pedro Chip In
Tonight's Lineup
Rollins, ss
Utley, 2b
Werth, rf
Howard, 1b
Burrell, lf
Victorino, cf
Feliz, 3b
Ruiz, c
Happ, p
Chipping In
Jamie set the tone with his 6 quality-start innings, Chase unloaded a homer for the first time in 27 games, Jimmy had 3 hits and the bullpen came through again but two others chipped in to help the Phillies sink the Marlins and finish a 5-1 road trip yesterday.
Condrey inherited a bases-loaded situation with two out in the sixth with the Phillies clinging to a 3-2 lead. His 2-0 sinker was grounded to Feliz, a replacement at third when Dobbs left with an injury.
When a reliever enters and game and holds a lead, there's an unofficial stat called a hold. Here's how the pitching looked yesterday:
Moyer, 15th win
Durbin, 16th hold
Romero, 24th hold
Condrey, 1st hold
Madson, 16th hold
Lidge, 40th save
Condrey's first hold couldn't have come at a better time.
Pedro belted a 2-rrun homer in the 8th killing the Marlins' momentum and gobbled up everything hit his way. He can certainly play the hot corner.
Over a 162-game season, all players need to chip in and yesterday Clay and Pedro came through.
Back Home
Thanks to Citizens Bank, all fans will receive rally towels tonight, the start of the final 6 regular-season home games.
The Phillies have handled the Braves this season. Those numbers are in the past. Tonight is the only thing that counts.
Phillie Phact
Phillies finished with a 44-37 road record, best in the NL. Best in team history: 48-33 in 1976.


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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
EasyLunchbox & Lunch Punch bento lunches - g'day mate! & beep beep!
Paige's lunch:
Packed in an EasyLunchboxes container:
- peanut butter & blueberry preserve sandwich, cut with a Lunch Punch "Landwich" shape - Australia!
- whole grain Goldfish crackers (to fill the Great Barrier Reef area)
- a few koala cookies
- mixed fruit, speared with a couple cute bento picks, a mighty croc and a dingo ("the dingo got my grapey!") (from this set).
- I added a little fruit leather heart to send my love to Kiersten, the Lunch Punch creator. Mwah!
Tyler's lunch:
Also packed in an EasyLunchboxes container:
- same peanut butter & blueberry preserve sandwich, but cut with the Lunch Punch "Vroom!" car shape
- some organic vanilla cookies, featuring electric cars (cute!) (from Whole Foods)
- whole wheat pretzel sticks
- mixed fruit
- a hand-cut lightning bolt to mirror the cookies. That lightening bolt was trickier for me to cut out than I'd like to admit!
My little car lovin' boy was thrilled with his car sandwich. He said "honk honk!". So cute. :)
note: The Australia cutter is part of the not-released-yet "Landwiches" set of Lunch Punches. They are not available for sale, but this Aussie one was part of a promotion for Bega cheese that took place in Australia several months ago. I was lucky enough to get one of those ones.
20 comments:
- Corey @ Family Fresh Meals said... [Reply to comment]
Love the "Great Barrier Reef" Such a cute idea! Where do you get the koala cookies? Adorable!
- January 31, 2012 at 12:09 PM
- EasyLunchboxes (Kelly Lester) said... [Reply to comment]
The lightening bolt is such a simple shape but it adds such a visual punch! Love these lunches Melissa :)
- January 31, 2012 at 12:17 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Corey, I can't remember where the koala cookies came from! They are a Japanese thing, same sort of small box as the Hello Panda cookies. I had to have picked them up at either World Market or possible when I was in CA in October. I did hop into a Japanese dollar store while there and got a couple things, but I just don't recall!
- January 31, 2012 at 12:59 PM
how about the lighnting bold cookies?
- January 31, 2012 at 3:22 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Th cookies with cars and lightening bolts are from Whole Foods.
- January 31, 2012 at 3:59 PM
cool. thank you. Do you remember the brand by any chance?
- January 31, 2012 at 6:05 PM
Australia is upside down isn't it?
- January 31, 2012 at 6:13 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Probably. LOL :)
I don't have the cookie box anymore, but it was Eco*"something". Like Eco*Kids, maybe. There are also suns, planets and wind machines in the mix.
- January 31, 2012 at 6:43 PM
- Lisa said... [Reply to comment]
The dingo ate my grapey. Ha! Seriously made me laugh out loud. I'd like you to make ME a bento lunch. Ummm, I'm 40. :)
And, did you hear? They reopened the dingo case. New evidence or something like that. Happened a few weeks ago.
- January 31, 2012 at 6:59 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Reopened the Dingo took my baby case?!! No way! That's crazy. It seems like a million years ago I saw that made-for-tv movie!
- January 31, 2012 at 8:45 PM
- Lisa said... [Reply to comment]
Here's one link to the latest... http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/lindy-baby-azaria-and-the-dingo-3002965.html
It's been looked into at least three times, I believe. It's pretty fascinating to me. When I was at Uluru/Ayers Rock, I might have been mumbling "the dingo ate my baby". The. Entire. Time.
- January 31, 2012 at 8:50 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
LOL!! That is totally something I would do. :D
- January 31, 2012 at 9:18 PM
- Rina said... [Reply to comment]
Melissa, love the lunches and I am so into the Goodbyn looking at your cute lunches. Does it fit into a regular lunch box?
BTW, I linked back the homemade foodpicks tutorial to your blog.
- February 1, 2012 at 9:59 AM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Hi Rina! The original Goodbyn is really huge and doesn't fit in a lunchbox (only fits in our huge family-sized cooler). But the newer, smaller, Bynto (also by Goodbyn) DOES fit in a lunchbox.
It's a wee bit big to fit properly in an EasyLunchboxes cooler bag - it will fit, but sit at a diagonal. However, we have three other regular sized "normal" lunchboxes that is fits into perfectly. Any standard sized rectangle lunchbox will work for it!
- February 1, 2012 at 11:40 AM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
The cookies are called Eco-Planet! Hope that helps! :)
- February 1, 2012 at 7:07 PM
Australia is upside down
- February 1, 2012 at 7:40 PM
Poor Australia, up side down. :( And Tazzy is disappeared? :O
- February 8, 2012 at 4:25 AM
The great barrier reef is on the north east side of Australia, and it's upside down. Hehehe.
But wonderful concept! I got the Aussie day lunch punch too. I love the little croc picks! :D
- February 8, 2012 at 4:28 AM
Thanks Melissa. Will look for it in the WHole foods. For anyone else, if your local whole foods doesn't carry it, here;s the link to the website - http://ecoheavenllc.com
- February 17, 2012 at 4:28 PM
- Amanda said... [Reply to comment]
You are really really really talented!
- February 24, 2012 at 4:03 PM


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Posted: Feb 01, 2014
BALTIMORE – The UMBC men's tennis team returned from its trip to Texas and blanked a tough Temple side, 7-0, at 40 West Racquet Club on Friday evening, Jan. 31.
With the victory, UMBC improved to 2-1 on the young season.
The Owls captured the evening's first doubles match at the No. 3 position, but UMBC's No. 2 tandem of junior Daniel Gray (Bowie, Md./The Bullis School) and sophomore Alex Drean (Bayonne, France) evened the score with a 6-2 triumph. The deciding match was captured by UMBC's No. 1 duo of Justin Carter (Randallstown, Md./National Connections Acad.) and Melker Svard (Gothenburg, Sweden), 6-4. The Retriever sophomores broke serve at 4-4, then held to win the match.
Carter and Drean wrapped up their singles matches in tidy fashion to push the Retrievers' advantage to 3-0. At the No. 1 position, Carter upended Temple's Vasconez, 6-3, 6-2, while No. 3 Drean cruised over Paulus, 6-0, 6-4.
Svard clinched match for UMBC with a 5-6, 6-3, 6-3 decision at the No. 2 position.
Freshman Biyik Akinshemoyin (Laurel, Md./Resevoir) registered his first victory as a Retriever with a 5-6, 6-5, 10-5 verdict at the No. 6 slot.
"I am really proud of our team tonight as they were well prepared to compete against a very tough Temple team," head coach Rob Hubbard said. "Everyone was focused and ready to do battle. Winning all seven points against a team with the strength of Temple is an excellent sign of what we are capable of this season."
The Retrievers travel to Norfolk, Va. for a Sunday afternoon match versus Old Dominion.


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Giving to the South University Scholarship Fund
The South University Scholarship Fund was established for the sole purpose of providing scholarships to students currently enrolled in South University. As a donor, you choose which campus, school, and/or program will receive your contribution. Your donation is 100 percent tax-deductible when sent through the fund. Upon receipt of your donation, you'll receive a letter that will serve as your receipt for your donation and may be used for tax-filing purposes. Please note that money contributed directly to the university is not tax-deductible.


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Places to See
Zadar Music Schedule
List of best history Landmarks in Zadar!
Why visit Croatia?
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SkyDiving Zadar
Remember the day when you made your first baby steps? Of course not; but you will surely remember the moment you step out of an airplane for the rest of your life. Not only is this a special moment for you, but we also feel privileged to be the ones who can share your first tandem skydiving Zadar, Croatia rush with you. Prior to skydiving Zadar in Croatia, we will start of with a pre-jump safety briefing, where all of your questions will be answered and the whole procedure of the tandem skydiving in Zadar, Croatia will be explained in detail. After that, we board our plane and get ready for the tandem skydiving jump. Ready?
I made a mistake. Before traveling to Croatia, I mentally lumped its cuisine in the same category of other Eastern European countries I have visited. Never mind the fact it's not an Eastern European nation (it's classified as Southern European) and I obviously failed to do proper research on the various cultural influences Croatia has enjoyed over the centuries. So imagine my shock when I arrived and found not the bland, boiled cuisine I expected, but one that is diverse, delicious and fun to try, including these highlights. http://landlopers.com/2013/07/07/croatia-food
Aah, yes – the sand. We all know that strange feeling of walking over it barefoot, the feeling of crossing a very hot yet pleasant carpet.
The shores of the Mediterranean are mostly rocky, pebbly sites. As such, they have a unique charm of their own. But you're not reading this text because you want to learn about that. You want to find out where to land on some sand in this country. So here you go – we bring you several picks for locations offering sandy beaches where you can make like a lizard.
1. Saharun (Dugi otok)
Saharun is a beautiful white sand and pebble beach almost one kilometer long. It's located on Dugi Otok and is surrounded by natural beauty and a peaceful atmosphere. Even in the peak summer season with all-day and all-night beach parties, it never gets overcrowded. Its recognizable feature is a tall lighthouse which proudly serves as a photo landscape. Liked by families and the elderly during the day, and hot young things by night, Saharun is a favorite of everyone.
You'll love it because: The color of the water is a Caribbean-like blue – it's quite unique for the Adriatic.
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Best time of a year to visit Croatia
Best Restourants in Zadar Area? Check out the Tripadvisor list of best restourants and pizzerias in town here
4 Driving Tips in Croatia
2) Maximum speed on Croatian Highway is 130 km/h, the police tolerates up to 150 km/h, but going faster will almost definitively result in ticket of minimum 400 E.
3) When going inland of Dalmatia it is advisable to buy a map. GPS can be unreliable there.
4)If you do not travel along the highway you will see a lot of wild animal warning signs. Take safety measures and slow down when you see that because it can really happen. In case of hitting an wild animal you will not only destroy your car, you will have to pay both fines to police and hunting society, and of course pay for the animal.
Use your time in Zadar in best possible way with us, experiance everything that is worth your time
Once you arrive to your accommodation in Zadar you don't want to stay indoors all day and watch Tv. There is a lot to see and do in Zadar region and you have limited amount of time. Check out our trip and excursion options and decide what is right for you.
Decide between private tours, excursions to National Park Plitvička jezera, National Park Kornati, National Park Krka, go snorkeling around sunken ship and enjoy the perfect day exploring islands. Go bungee jumping or rafting. Use your time.
ZAZ in Zadar 12.08.2014. Special experience? Enjoy the concert from the boat !!!
Renowned bandZAZ will hold the concert in Zadar, on the ancient Roman Forum on August 12th in 2014.
Since the concert is held near the coastline we are offering an unique experience possibility. We can pick you up with a boat and anchor it just infront of the concert.
Zadar Virtual Tour 360
Zadar to Kornati Trip
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The Sea Organ
Zadar, Croatia-Tourist wonder.
The Sea organ is an architectural object located in Zadar, Croatia and an experimental musical instrument which plays music by way of sea waves and tubes located underneath a set of large marble steps.
The waves create somewhat random but harmonic sounds. The device was made by the architect Nikola Bašic as part of the project to redesign the new city coast (Nova riva), and the site was opened to the public on 15 April 2005.
'Ode to Joy' - New promotional film of Croatian National Tourist Board
Croatian National Tourist Board have produced remarkable new promotional film "Ode to Joy" in preparation for the upcoming tourism season.
The promotional film, produced for the Croatian National Tourist Board, and featuring the country's star cellist, takes viewers on a spectacular journey through the heritage, nature and culture of the country.
The Croatian Tourist Board (HTZ) has made first place in the "Music Video" category of the 11th International Festival of Tourism Films and Multimedia Works held in Berlin Germany, reported daily newspaper Vecernji list.
HTZ won the "Tourism Oscar" for their promotional video titled "Ode to Joy" which features the performance of the final movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony "Oode to Joy" from well known Croatian cellist Ana Rucner, with images from all over Croatia displayed without any words.
The Croatians fought off competition from over 180 countries to win the award. The video, which was directed by Hrvoje Hribar and will be shown on television screens all over the world as part of HTZ's promotion of Croatia as a destination.


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Getting Your Kids Back into School Mode
End the summer dreaming and get your teens back into the academic zone with this sanity-saving advice.
It never fails: The new school year gives moms, including myself, a huge adrenaline rush. I'm not just talking about that giddy they're-back-in-school-and-out-of-the-house feeling. It's the other rush, convincing you that this school year you'll handle the inevitable parenting crises with graceful calm.
And then, two weeks later, when a classmate's being mean to your child or she won't unglue herself from the computer until reaching level 45 of her favorite game, the ideals come crashing down. You're yelling at your kid and firing off e-mails to the school in ALL CAPS. But this go-round, I plan to have a realistically more rewarding year. Here's how you can too.
Hit the Reset Button
Getting everyone out of a vacation mind-set and focused on school is a tough job, but Mom has got to do it. We all mourn the passing of summer—which you can remind your kids of while laying down the law. Tell them: "I know it was so fun enjoying ice cream and family movies all the time, but now you've got to buckle down, be in bed on time, and make sure your chores get done." Pushing your crew back on schedule will require you to be the bad guy for a bit, but it's pretty much the only way to make sure the kids don't slack off on homework, oversleep and miss the school bus, or start letting the garbage pile up. Plus, sticking to these rules means raising children who can take care of themselves.
Many kids don't understand why school is important, so it's essential that you highlight school's relevance by helping your children create personal goals. Before the first class begins, craft a tangible connection between their interests and something at school. Ask them for two things they'd like to accomplish before next summer and how school can assist them in achieving those goals. Does your daughter want to learn how to program computers? Maybe it's time to join the robotics club. Is your son thinking about creating a mosaic? Perhaps he can be a set designer for a school play or submit artwork to an upcoming exhibit. Just having this conversation about your kids' passions is valuable because you'll gain insight into what they love doing and they'll start to make links between life in the classroom and life beyond it.
Win the Electronics War
September is the time of year a lot of tweens and teens test out different personalities and try to reinvent themselves online before heading back to class. Educate yourself by exploring your kids' Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr profiles. Their profile picture (Is his shirt off while he's flexing? Is she draped over someone you don't know?) and the shows or books they "like" (Is she really watching Family Guy? Did he honestly love Saw?) reveal a lot about how they want to present themselves to the world and how they may be behaving away from home. The picture has less to do with who they are than with how they want to be perceived—and you might be able to avoid some problems down the line by addressing potential character attributes that you find discomfiting. Tell them you've looked at their picture and ask why they chose it. After you've heard their reasons, explain how it differs from what you expect for members of your family. Of course, talking about it doesn't mean you'll change what they decide to do. But if you really want them to have a sense of your values, these ongoing conversations are necessary.
If arguing over screen time catapults you into a bad mood, you can squash the conflict by creating a contract. I wrote one up after tiring of constantly repeating, "Turn it off right now! We really need to enjoy one another's company!" We had our kids sign the memo of understanding below. Feel free to adapt it to your particular screen time situation.
Gaming Rules for the Wiseman-Edwards Family
The following is understood to be true:
When I play/watch etc., I have no ability to accurately gauge time. Therefore, I won't say, "What?!!! I've only been on for a few minutes!" when a parent tells me my screen time is done.
I won't constantly ask if I can have screen time after my mom or dad has said no.
Nor will I reply with, "Why?"
I won't compare how long I've played with the amount my siblings have played.
I'll track my time with a timer, which I will use honestly. Within 60 seconds of the timer going off, I'll shut down.
When can I play video games?
No video or computer games during the school week.
On the weekend, I'm allowed a total of 90 minutes/day.
Screen time can't interfere with my responsibilities. No matter how early I get up on a weekend morning, the dog must be walked and fed before I turn anything on.
Manners and social skills are important. While it's fine to play a game waiting in line, it's unacceptable to do so at your cousin's wedding reception.
On my honor, I pledge that I won't:
Download any games, music or apps (even if they're free) without my parents' permission. If I do, I understand that I'll be forbidden from screen time for a week without exception and the amount of the charge will be deducted from my savings account or allowance.
Play games or visit websites that my parents forbid.
Allow my friends to go on websites my parents forbid when they're at my house.
These rules may be updated by parental executive decision at any time.
Did it solve our problems overnight? No. But it has led to better moods all around and helped me savor more of that new-year adrenaline rush.
Beat the Bullying Backlash
Last spring a 17-year-old Indianapolis student faced expulsion from high school after using a stun gun to fend off bullies he claims were about to beat him up. And in Florida an 18-year-old girl was punished for threatening bullies who had been harassing her and a disabled student. Stories of kids defending themselves—and being rebuked for it—are popping up all over. We're now focusing on the second, defensive punch—not the first hit that started it all. We're spotlighting the retaliation, not the instigation. This is often how schools' "zero tolerance" rules work—punishing the target and not addressing the problem that made the person think he had to defend himself in the first place.
Make sure you and your child understand the school's policy on bullying, whether your kid is the victim or advocating for one. I tell my kids that staying neutral when you see someone being picked on doesn't look neutral. It looks like you're siding with the bully. Whether they encourage the target to walk away with them or say two words as simple as "Lay off," something must be done. Also tell them you've got their back as long as they do the right thing: Find the adult they think is the most responsible, intelligent and reliable person in the school and ask him or her to handle the situation.
Originally published in the September 2012 issue of Family Circle magazine.


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