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Faculty Member Bhanu Kapil is the author of five full-length works of prose/poetry: The Vertical Interrogation of Strangers (Kelsey Street Press, 2001), Incubation: a space of monsters (Leon Works, 2006), humanimal [a project for future children] (Kelsey Street Press, 2009), Schizophrene (Nightboat Books, 2011), and Ban en Banlieue (Nightboat Books, 2015) and several chapbooks. She specializes in cross-genre narrative and poetics and has taught courses focused on post-colonial works, architecture, cross-cultural practices, hybrid forms, and performance art.
MA in English Literature with a minor in Creative Writing, SUNY Brockport
BA with honors in English Literature, Loughborough University, UK
Areas of Expertise
- Fiction
- Creative Nonfiction
- Cross-Genre / Hybrid
- Poetry
Personal Statement
I was born in England in 1968, to Indian parents, and grew up in a working-class, South-Asian community in Greater London. I came to the U.S. in 1990 and though some of the intervening years were spent in India and England, I have been living in Colorado since 1998.
My interests as a writer have been forged by this history of migration, of coming to understand a border as a site of both transformation and loss. My own work has often crossed borders of different kinds, both in terms of genre and the subjects I am compelled by. For example, as the basis for my first collection, The Vertical Interrogation of Strangers (Kelsey Street Press, 2001), I interviewed women of Indian origin wherever I met them during my travels in Europe, the U.S., and South America. I asked them one or more of twelve questions, such as "Where did you come from/how did you arrive?" and "Who are you and who do you love?" Their responses, as well as my own evolving answers, formed a root document for a work of poetry/prose.
My fascination with hybrid forms has led to a current project, Humanimal: a project for future children, in which I combine three texts, all centered upon what it means to live between/across worlds: a re-telling of the true story of "the wolf-children of Midnapure," two girls found living with wolves in 1920s India; a memoir of my father's transformation from an illiterate goatherd, raised in homelessness and poverty, to becoming the first Asian headmaster in the UK; and a section called "On Healing," in which I interview a variety of people – psychiatrists, refugee workers, and trauma therapists — on the effects and healing of violence experienced in childhood.
My journey to India to research the story of the wolf-children is recorded in a documentary forthcoming from the France-based Monalisa Production. In completing Humanimal, I found myself re-writing it through the lens of film, of what it was like to walk through a jungle lit by blue paper. This is what writing has always been for me: the encounter of the text with something it has not imagined yet, something from the outside, something that suggests a different way to imagine the world.
My prose works, Incubation: a space for monsters (Leon Works) and Water-Damage: A Map of Three Black Days (Corollary Press), are similarly centered upon the figure of the immigrant: what it means to keep going, and what it means to stay.
As a teacher of writing, I have tried to develop spaces in which writing – its extensions and evolutions – feel completely possible. I support my students both in the space before writing begins and at the places where their work approaches some kind of limit, or break, and needs to transform.
As a resource for developing transformative work in all genres, I offer writing experiments and readings from diverse sources – inspired by everything from post-colonial literature to ideas of memory, architecture, and the figure of the stranger. Most of all, I want to know what the work on the page is gesturing towards, whether that is a variation of form, an intensification of the subject or the fibrillatory shift of an existing way of using language.
My passion as a teacher is to support the writers I work with in creating an incredibly rich, complex and unique vocabulary – a tool kit – for what happens when you reach a border of some kind in your writing, or want to find out what it's like to cross one.
In addition to teaching at Goddard, I am core faculty in the Department of Writing and Poetics at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. I live in a cottage with my son and an aging hound called Miss Libby, who formerly lived in Texas. Every morning, I wake up, drink two cups of Earl Grey tea, and write.


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Performance variability frustrates managers everywhere. It takes a variety of forms: vastly different sales figures for similar retail stores in similar neighborhoods; significantly varying productivity rates at factories producing the same products; major differences in insurance payments for similar auto accidents. Companies make strenuous efforts to reduce such differences as the financial benefits that result when laggards imitate leaders are often immense. For example, Ford Motor Co. claims to have saved $886 million after four years of sharing best practices throughout its manufacturing sites.1
In their quest to reduce performance variability, however, managers often go too far. By forcing workers to "copy exactly" or "follow instructions exactly" in every situation, they make it far more difficult for people to use their own judgment and knowledge to solve problems that would benefit from a new approach. Hence the dilemma: How can companies reduce performance variability without stifling their employees' discretion and ability to innovate?
The answer lies in the distinction between processes and practices. Many efforts to reduce variability focus on refining processes as the primary intervention — the enormous success of Six Sigma at General Electric Co. and Motorola Inc., for example, results from the use of established statistical process controls to eliminate deviations in quality. Despite such process change, however, variability often persists because of differences in practice.2 While a process outlines how tasks are to be organized, practice refers to the way those tasks are understood and actually performed. And practice is rarely based on narrow definitions that show how to complete a job from A to Z; more often, it stems from stories, principles, heuristics (rules of thumb) and expertise that emerge over time and combine to create a basis for action.3 The fluid nature of practice, then, generates new approaches to work, while process refinements make existing work approaches more efficient. To get the best of both, managers must find a balance between streamlining processes and allowing employees the freedom to improve practices.
Such balance is difficult to achieve. It has been argued, in fact, that managers have to choose between innovation and replication — they can't have both — because effective replication does not allow for adaptation.


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Necessary business calling me to the place where the public Boards in Virginia lately meet, prevented me from attending the Treaty (in the early) part thereof.
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Some weeks ago I introduced an important, new part of the Excel 2013 Data Model and how you could create relationships between different data sources right in your Excel workbook (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/b/microsoft-excel/archive/2012/08/23/introduction-to-the-data-model-and-relationships.aspx). In today's post I am going to show you how you can expand on this Data Model and add all sorts of analysis "goodies" using the PowerPivot add-in that's built into Excel 2013.
NOTE: If you are on the consumer preview of Office 2013 then the add-in is available. Once you upgrade to the full version you will need Office 2013 Pro Plus for this functionality to be available.
Activating the add-in
The simplest way to activate the PowerPivot add-in is to just insert a PowerView sheet from the ribbon:
This will automatically create an empty Data Model, insert a blank PowerView canvas (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/b/microsoft-excel/archive/2012/10/04/intro-to-power-view-for-excel-2013.aspx) and activate the PowerPivot ribbon.
If this all worked all right, your ribbon should have a Powerpivot tab at the end:
Another route is to go to File-> Options -> Add-Ins and then on the bottom dropdown select COM Add-ins:
Once inside you can enable Microsoft Office PowerPivot for Excel 2013.
PowerPivot vs. Data Model: I am confused
Let's take a step back to explain a little bit further the differences in functionality (especially for those of you who have used PowerPivot in the past).
In previous versions of the PowerPivot add-in (Office 2010), the add-in was a standalone application that was user downloaded and installed. The add-in came with two components: an in-memory data analysis engine and a modelling user interface.
In Excel 2013, the engine component has been directly integrated, and we refer to it as the Data Model engine (the technology is actually called xVelocity). All the basic components of the Data Model like import data and create relationships are available for ever every version of Excel, but the extra modelling component is reserved for those with Office 2013 Pro Plus.
The extra modelling component has a ton of features that anybody who is serious about data analysis will want to have (don't take my word for it try it yourself!), including:
· Pre-filtering data when importing
· DAX expression language for intuitive calculations
· Rename tables and columns as you import data in PowerPivot
· Use the Diagram View to manage your model and create relationships
· Define calculated fields and key performance indicators
· more
Adding some more data analysis to my housing search
As my starting point, I am going to use the file I used for my last blog post (you can find it here). I open the PowerPivot window by simply clicking on the Manage button in the PowerPivot ribbon. As soon as you open it, you will notice a very similar interface to Excel. This is reading directly the Data Model I created last time.
To get a better view, check out Diagram View on the top right. You should see something like this:
Diagram View is a great way to understand your entire Data Model, see what fields are related to what others and even create new relationships by dragging from one field on a table to another field in another table.
Switching back to Data View, I am going to add a calculation that's going to show me any price changes since the last time the house was sold. To do that I simply right click, insert new column and then start building my expression. Because I do not have last sale prices for all my properties I need to make sure I am not dividing by zero. My expression looks something like this:
In plain English, if the value in the column [LAST SALE PRICE] is NOT 0 then return [LIST PRICE] divided by [LAST SALE PRICE], else return 0.
If I go back to my PivotTable report, and add it, and change its aggregation to average, I now get an idea of what the price movement has been for the different zip codes.
By applying some quick formatting like I showed the in the previous post, I see that I have 2 zip codes for which my average house has appreciated over 200% — not something to base my entire decisions on but yet another good data point to have when making the big decision. Another interesting thing to look at is that the properties I am interested in Seattle have lost about 6% of their value since they were last sold.
Note: I want to point out that none of the "conclusions" or observations I am making can be taken just as is. My data set is only looking at properties I personally picked, houses that have been "flipped" increase their price dramatically, etc. Doing data analysis is not just about performing the analysis but also understanding what we are looking at –just a little disclaimerJ.
Adding some calculated measures to my model
One of the great things about the PowerPivot add-in is that it allows for really easily creating measures, which are based on the aggregates of any given column. What if I want to know what the Maximum and Minimum List Prices are for each zip code?
By going into the PowerPivot add-in, and selecting one of the cells at the bottom of the grid (this is called the calculation area because this is where we define calculations!) I can input a simple formula like:
MaxPrice:=MAX([LIST PRICE])
and another
MinPrice:=MIN([LIST PRICE])
Go back to the PivotTable, add those two fields, and there you go: Max and Min for every zip code.
So much Powerpivot, so little time
In this blog post I covered a very simple introduction as to how the Powerpivot add-in has changed since 2010, and how it canbe used, but I really haven't even scratched the surface. Before I leave you, I would like to share some links where you can get all sorts of goodies and learn more about PowerPivot than you ever imagined. Some of these are Microsoft, some are from our good friends and hardcore PowerPivot enthusiasts who stretch the capabilities of our product in really amazing ways:
Microsoft Business Intelligence
What's new in PowerPivot in Excel 2013
PowerPivotPro.com by Rob Collie
PowerPivotGeek.com by Dave Wickert
Kasper de Jonge's PowerPivot blog
And as always feel free to ask me questions in the comments of the blog or on Twitter (@doppenhe).


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I don't know how long it takes you to use up a bronzer but for me, the answer is A LONG TIME. And yet, every year new bronzers get released, and what high end bronzer is better known than Guerlain's Terracotta collection?
The first ever expensive bronzer I purchased was Guerlain (it was around £29 back then) and it lasted the entire time I was at University.
Guerlain's 2013 Terracotta collection '4 Seasons' comes in 6 tones (4 are new), so you can choose one that suits your skin (I've always found it odd that so many bronzers come in one hue for all!).
These bronzers have 4 tones in each pan, and are matte (YES!), and can be used from fair skinned blondes, to ladies with dark hair and dark skin.
The idea of these bronzers is that they are very natural and useable all year round without looking like you're wearing fake tan. Here are the shades:
Also released on the 1st of April is;
Terracotta Sun Scrub £36 (exfoliator to prepare the skin for tanning)
Terracotta Sunless Tinted Self Tanning Gel £35
Terracotta Cooling Bronzing Mist £36 (Gives the legs a tanned look, cools them and is scented lightly with taire).
Terracotta Sun Serum £40 (To activate, deepen and prolong a tan)
Terracotta Sun Moisturiser £30
The 4 Seasons Bronzing Powders are £46.50
I love the look of the powder bronzer though, definitely the one I would want to invest in from the collection.
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People love aliens. It's a fact. But it's one thing for them to be beyond the farthest reaches of the galaxy and another for them to live next door. So GOOD and Column Five Media created this graphic to illustrate just how many people believe aliens walk among us.
According to a survey conducted by research firm Ipsos, one in five people worldwide believe that there are aliens on Earth disguised as people. I wonder how many believe they're disguised as cars and kitchen appliances. Is that really any less probable? The numbers also indicate that believers also skew younger and male-er, which is great news for marketers I suppose.
But what's particularly fascinating - enough to make me not want to make bad jokes anyway - is the percentages for sceptics and believers from place to place. What makes a believer in India as opposed to one in the Netherlands? And why leave out Africa and the Middle East entirely? [GOOD]


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Wow! This place is open 24 hours. Royal Castle was part of a mighty chain of sliders that existed in the Southern United States but originated in Miami. This location happened to be one of the later restaurants to open (1956).
The last 2 Royal Castles left in Miami are owned by 2 different people. There is Brimberry's Royal Castle and this one is owned by Wayne Arnold. This location reopened in early 2009 after a fire 3 years ago that caused it to shut down. Everything is shiny & new at this location (well, the griddle seems to have a lot of flavor going on already).
I ordered their chili, which I was severely disappointed over. I was expecting it to be homemade for some reason. It was served near room temperature and I'm positive that it was Hormel's.
The fries were ok but seemed to be slightly undercooked. I ordered them with cheese which means I got some nacho cheese over them.
The Burgers/Sliders were great. I liked them a whole lot more than most Sliders I've had. I ordered them with Cheese and they had Ketchup, Mustard, Diced Onions, and a Pickle. They are available to purchase individually or in a 6 pack (take a wild guess what I went for). Just an F.Y.I. , I watched them bring fresh batches of patties to cook from the back and they didn't seem to be frozen.
The funny thing is they serve their own brand of cola called Castle Cola. I, also being a Cola Connoisseur can tell you that it reminds me of a Supermarket brand cola.
Arnold's Royal Castle also serves Birch Beer for you Root Beer Fanatics.
You may want to stay away from coming here during peak hours like noon. The cooking space is so small that it's very easy for them to get overwhelmed with orders.
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Bow wow! Dog gets up close and personal with Hickenlooper during bill signing
A dog named Rook livened up a bill-signing ceremony today, licking Gov. John Hickenlooper in the face to the delight of onlookers.
The governor signed into law House Bill 12-1125, dealing with animal impoundments. It is designed to expand owners' rights and limit costs to municipalities and the state that must care for the animals during the impoundments.
The measure was one of 13 the governor signed into law today.


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Although you're probably most accustomed to eating avocados in savory dishes, they are, in fact, a fruit. Botanically, these versatile fruits are a type of berry with one large seed.
The avocado fruit grows on the Persea Americana – also known as the avocado tree. This flowering tree is native to South Central Mexico and is a member of the plant family named Lauraceae. The tree now grows successfully in tropical climates across the globe.
The avocado, which is also often referred to as the alligator pear, is an integral ingredient in many cuisines – from Mexican to Japanese and almost everywhere in between. Popular ways to showcase the avocado's mild and creamy flesh include the delicious Mexican dip guacamole, salads, sushi, on toast, and in chilled milkshake-style drinks that are common throughout South East Asia.


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Worse? Many of you are having an issue about the age difference between Jake Gyllenhaal and Taylor Swift. She's 20. He's 29. They are about to celebrate their birthdays, just six days apart, in a couple of weeks. So 21 and 30. This is Jeff Goldblum last night in Hollywood after dinner at Mr Chow. Full Story


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Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews scored 3:28 apart in the first period, and the NHL-leading Chicago Blackhawks beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Friday night.
Marcus Kruger added a goal in the third period for the Blackhawks, who are 11-1-2 in their past 14 games. Chicago (36-6-5) will wrap up the regular season on Saturday at St. Louis.
Corey Crawford was sharp in making 25 saves and keeping the Blackhawks in the lead throughout. The only goal he allowed was Chris Butler's short-handed tally — Butler's first goal in 65 games.
Joey MacDonald stopped 35 shots in the final game of the season for the Flames (19-25-4), who failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth straight year.
The Blackhawks clinched the Presidents' Trophy, given to the NHL team with the best regular-season record, on Wednesday.
Kane and Toews both have a team-leading 23 goals. Kruger's score was his first goal in 32 games.
The Flames skated without several injured regulars, including Alex Tanguay, Jiri Hudler, Curtis Glencross, Tim Jackman, and rookie Sven Baertschi. Calgary coach Bob Hartley was forced to use a lineup loaded with young players.
Chicago goalie Ray Emery, who is 17-1, sat out because of a lower body injury, so Carter Hutton backed up Crawford.
Entering the game, Crawford and Emery had combined to give the Blackhawks the NHL's lowest team goal-against average at 1.97. The last time the Blackhawks led the NHL defensively was in the lockout-shortened 1994-95 season when Hall-of-Famer Ed Belfour played 42 games as their No. 1 goalie.
Kane gave Chicago a 1-0 lead 9:34 into Friday's game.
After Patrick Sharp's shot toward an empty net deflected off the shaft of Calgary defenseman Mark Cundari's stick, Sharp jumped on the loose puck behind the net. He fed Kane, who beat MacDonald on the short side from close range.
Toews made it 2-0 moments later when he swept into the crease and popped in a rebound of Brandon Saad's shot from the slot.
The Blackhawks had several prime chances early in the second, but MacDonald turned them aside.
Butler cut it to 2-1 midway through the period with a screened high shot from 50 feet. The drive breezed past Calgary's Ben Street and got past Crawford for his first goal in more than a year.
Crawford made a point-blank pad save on T.J. Brodie in the opening minute of the third, and another close-in stop on Matt Stajan's tip-in attempt to keep the Blackhawks ahead.
Kruger extended Chicago's lead to 3-1 at 7:06 with a shot from the right circle that beat MacDonald high on the stick side. It was his first goal since Feb. 15.


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SkyDrive got a makeover, just like Outlook. The new Metro "modern design" SkyDrive is going live today, according to Microsoft's Inside Skydrive blog. It looks great.
In addition to the design update, Microsoft also updated the apps for Windows and OS X to full release (they had been previews until now), released an Android app, and added an API for developers to use any SkyDrive file in their apps. The rollout will take a few hours globally, so we haven't gotten hands-on with it yet, but we'll let you know if there's anything else tucked away in there once we do.
The new unified Microsoft experience is a drastic change, and not everyone's going to come along quietly. But whatever you think about these "modern design" changes, you can't argue they aren't pretty. Or at least, a hell of a lot prettier than what we had before. [Windows Steam Blog]


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Design inspirations for knits can be found everywhere. A beautiful flower, architecture, motifs on woven fabrics, carpet designs and more. The possibilities are endless at this stage of the design process. Find you theme, then the fun begins.
The yarn selections today are numerous from cottons, to silks, to bamboo.The color choices of yarns are more than adequate to accommodate your design ideas. If you have already purchased your yarn for your project, wrap lengths of the yarns around cardboard and take them along with you on your inspiration journey. You will not need to duplicate the colors exactly, and you will find a lot of colors that will compliment your yarn colors. Deciding on your color story is as close as your nearest Botanical Gardens where you can take lots of pictures , and a visit to the paint store for color chips that may also compliment the colors of yarn in your yarn choice. Don't forget the fabric store. Many woven fabrics and trims posses just the right color combination's within the fabric. Cut a small square of your fabric, to place alongside of your photos, yarns, color chips, trims to get the full effect of the color, pattern and texture you may decide to use.
Perhaps you will use a stripe combination or a fair-isle (jacquard) design, lace, or a knit and purl textural stitch combination, if you have not already thought about where you will place all of your wonderful collected inspiration elements or how you will lay it out in your project. Now is the time to decide what will best suit your colors, etc. A sweater, shawl, scarf, or perhaps a beautiful throw for your bed or sofa. The decision on project type should be compatible with the type of stitch pattern, color pattern, lace pattern that you choose to enable you to produce a desirable overall knit fabric.
Development is a necessary part of designing and every novice or seasoned knitter should spend time making several or many swatches to see how the colors, patterns and stitches will look together before beginning the project. With color, yarn, style, and stitch decisions made.
Arnetta Kenney teaches SXW 200: Knitting for Pleasure and SXW 201: Knitting for Novices.


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PopCap Games, the creators of small-ish casual games such as Bejeweled and Plants Vs. Zombies, has created a new studio to make games even smaller than those. Unpleasant Horse is one of those games.
4th & Battery is PopCap's new small games studio, named for the Seattle, Washington intersection where the PopCap headquarters is located. The studio's main goal is to keep the developers' heads from exploding. No, really.
"4th & Battery is a pressure valve intended to keep our heads from exploding," explained Ed Allard, Executive Vice President of Studios at PopCap. "The PopCap brand has become closely associated with ultra-high quality, polish and attention to detail - which is a great thing. But our standard game development process is therefore long and involved, and doesn't really accommodate all of the creativity pumping through our collective veins. 4th & Battery gives us a way to quickly try really strange or marginal ideas, and to give our designers a safe area to hone their chops."
Unpleasant Horse is the first fruit of this new endeavor. Players take on the role of what looks to be a very unpleasant horse indeed, killing small birds and jumping on more pleasant horses to progress through the game. Unpleasant Horse will be available later this month for free on the iPhone and iPod Touch.
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That means one guy out of three that I know has had homosexual experience. That sounds far too great a number.
One wonders where they conduct their surveys because there are many other figures in that issue which sound obviously contrary to your gut feel. Its as if India is the most liberated country on the planet. Some of their figures on sex-related topics run higher than those of Scandinavian countries.
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I'm not the first to say that it seems the older I get the less I know. Or perhaps more accurately the more I learn I realise there is so much more that I don't know. When I was much younger I thought I knew it all. When it comes to spiritual matters and religious belief, this seems magnified.
Several years ago two close work colleagues died. They first became ill and as we found out about their illness we prayed. We prayed many prayers, asking for a cure, asking for the pain to be taken away. I believed my prayers would be heard… but it was the answer, or response, I was unsure about. And as time moved on, prayers for healing appeared to become more and more futile.
When prayer, especially for healing, isn't answered in the way we would like, it can be devastating. Over the years, and not just in the examples given above I have prayed for people to be healed, yet they haven't been. I have also prayed for people and they have been healed. And I think this is the issue that often shakes me. I don't understand why some and not others. Yes, there is the medical profession involved and I personally believe that prayer works alongside these gifted professionals.
The bottom line, and for me, so often the faith shaker, is that I don't understand why. In other words I don't know, I don't understand. And the more people who I see suffer and die multiplies this confusion.
And stirred
I don't mind saying I don't know all the answers. In fact I am more than happy to say it. The more I learn and experience life, adds to this; cause, effect and chaos happily coexist. But the question I always end up asking, whatever the outcome, is why.
Asking why means that at some level I expect an answer. Even in the deepest, darkest depths of despair, to ask that question shows a flicker of faith, perhaps mustard seed in size. A question that believes there is, at least somewhere, an answer.
Not asking why would be the greatest sadness and the domain of a completely closed mind. When the conversation stops, there can be no dialogue. And if you don't ask the question, there can never be an answer.


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Connecticut Professor Empowers Girls in a Former Soviet State, Bulgaria
Laurie Gaboardi/The Litchfield County Times.
Think of former Soviet Republic member states and the mind's eye often goes gray, envisioning grim concrete structures, downcast people, despair that seems to hang like a fog over the landscape.
The reality is often quite different—beautiful, vibrant countries with great historical architecture and artifacts and people that are hopeful about their futures. Such is the case in Bulgaria, currently the poorest of the European Union countries but one that is evolving and emerging.
It is an area of the world that has captured the attention of Dr. Jean Hatcherson, an assistant professor teaching cultural anthropology at Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) in Danbury. A lifelong humanitarian and inveterate traveler, she became intrigued by the potential of young Bulgarian women that is being unlocked through the efforts of a summer youth camp developed by Peace Corps volunteers in 2000, now known as Leadership Academy GLOW.
An all-volunteer, all female-run program, it is dedicated to empowering young Bulgarian girls through peer leadership training. "I'm interested in the social, economic and political aspects of inequality, particularly in regards to gender, health and education," said Dr. Hatcherson, adding, "I believe in providing people with opportunities for experiential learning."
For many years she has worked with colleagues in the humanitarian field to take students and others on service learning and travel study trips to Asia, South America and Africa. That was the vehicle that led to her discovery of Leadership Academy Glow.
"I had a regional winter program in Asia and was looking for something in summer time for students and other volunteers," she said. "Through the Bulgarian American Society I found out more about Bulgaria and was introduced to Tsvetta and Margarita Kaleynska, and thus began my association with GLOW."
An exploratory trip to Bulgaria by the professor revealed it to be a "beautiful country topographically," but one that is "still plugging its way out of the transition stage" from communism.
"Bulgaria was under Turkish rule for 500 years and was really at the crossroads of history. There is tremendous architecture and historical culture there, but after the Turks, they had only 30 years of independence before the Soviets came in—they haven't had much experience with independence," she explained.
"After the transition [from being Soviet member states] all those countries went through a terrible time. Bulgaria had an exodus of people looking for work elsewhere. When I left there last spring there were a lot of protests going on," she reported. "People were filling the streets and holding the government hostage. There is so much corruption and people are really demanding a new government."
Her exploratory visit satisfied her about the validity of the work being done by GLOW, however, a program originally created by Peace Corps volunteers. "The Leadership Academy GLOW program is a perfect fit as my academic interests include issues of gender equality and female empowerment. After several meetings and email exchanges with Tsvetta and Magy, I was able to travel with three volunteers to Bulgaria in the summer of 2012," she reported. "We assisted the GLOW staff in their camp activities. In 2013, we were five volunteers from the U.S," she said, adding that she is organizing a third excursion this summer for students and volunteers this summer.
The Peace Corps left Bulgaria in June 2013, and Dr. Hatcherson's volunteers are now the only American helpers, the first non-Peace Corps volunteers to work with GLOW.
"Leadership Academy GLOW is a seven-day empowerment camp for girls," she said. "The Peace Corps started it around 2000 because of the sex trafficking in the area. They wanted a camp to educate girls about these things and how to become active citizens in their country. The Peace Corps turned it over to Bulgaria last year when it was exiting, and some young women who were GLOW campers are now running it. Leadership Academy GLOW was chosen as one of the best things the Peace Corps had established there."
She said that Bulgaria is still a patriarchal society where men make the decisions. "Even though you will find women doctors and women in leadership positions, men are the decision makers. In Bulgaria women are good at managing—when there is a crisis, the men bring women in, but when the crisis is over it is still very much a man's world. When a girl has her first serious boyfriend, there is an assumption this is the guy she will marry. Part of what GLOW is saying is, 'This is lovely if it is what you want, but there are other options as well.' The camp is working to show girls there are other things they can do."
This is particularly important, she said, for girls who come from small villages. "In this country we meet new people all the time," she said, "but in small Bulgarian villages you are with the same people all your life. Families are very close. To meet people from other parts of Bulgaria is very interesting for the girls—it's an important experience. There is a network that is established that continues after camp is over."
The volunteers that Dr. Hatcherson takes with her to Bulgaria include university students, college professors and corporate professionals. Mostly women—there is one male volunteer—and aged 18 to 70, each hopes to inspire the Bulgarian girls through socialization, conversation and instruction.
See the full story at The Litchfield County Times online.
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· Corn Stats: 37% harvested vs. 21% 5-year average. 93% mature vs. 79% 5-year average. Corn condition is unchanged from last week at 66% good to excellent vs. the 10-year average of 59%.
· Soybean Stats: 37% harvested vs. 28% 5-year average. 88% dropping leaves vs. 85% 5-year average. Soybean condition is up 1% from last week at 64% good to excellent vs. the 10-year average of 56%.
· USDA Supply and Demand report tomorrow at 7:30am.
· USDA announced the sale of 822,960 MT of US Corn to Mexico for 2010-2011 delivery.
· USDA also announced the sale of 110,000 MT of US soymeal to South Korea.
The grain markets were higher across the board on Thursday. December corn settled the day 9 ¾ cents higher at $4.98 ¼ after trading above $5. November soybeans settled the day 3 cents higher at $10.65. December Chicago wheat finished the day 1 higher at $6.59 ¼.
USDA released weekly export sales numbers this morning. Corn exports were at 604,100 MTs which is at the low end of trade guesses. Bean exports were on the high end of the estimates at 947,400 MTs, and wheat was above expectations at 808,400 MTs. These were a little disappointing since more demand was expected after last week's price breaks. This could mean the end user already has feed needs covered. Mexico came in and bought 822,960 MTs this morning which helped make up for the lower corn number.
The USDA Supply/Demand and Production report will be released at 7:30 am tomorrow. The corn yield is estimated to be about 159.9 with production estimated to be 12.950 billion bushels. The 2010-2011 corn carryover estimate is said to be 1.148 billion bushel. The soybean yield is estimated to be 45.0 with production estimated to be 3.491 billion bushel. The soybean carryover is estimated to be 334 million bushel. The wheat market will be looking at the 2010-2011 ending stocks figure that is estimated to be 880 million bushel.
In our opinion the S/D report will set the stage for what the market will have to do between now and planting. With the record open interest, record long positions that are held by the funds in both corn and beans, and the anticipation of a bullish corn report we should continue to see a large amount of volatility after we see the results of the report Friday morning. It appears very obvious that everyone is anticipating a reduction in the yield estimate for corn. The failure to see enough of a reduction in the yield estimate for corn could be catastrophic for the corn market. Conversely, should the report come back with a number closer to 155 the market could become explosive as end users scramble to get coverage.
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Running Song of the Day: Amsterdam by Guster
Sunday, 16 March 2008
Heart Full of Love
Running Song of the Day: Amsterdam by Guster
9 comments:
you're kidding about Christian getting the affects of the alcohol, right?
- 17 March 2008 at 11:46
- kiwi_runner said...
Your family is beautiful and you look so happy- I really enjoy your updates :-)
- 17 March 2008 at 20:34
- sea legs girl said...
Thanks, Kiwi.
Allison, I really don't think less than half a glass of wine had too much effect on Chrisitan (despite the picture). Occassional moderate alcohol intake (a lot more than I drink) while breastfeeding hasn't been shown to have adverse effects. SR's parents were pushing more wine that night and think it's strange I didn't drink at all during pregnancy. Anyway, those Scandinavians are a lot less conservative. No doubt we in the US live in a society of fear and guilt, as I've brought up before. Every mother needs to develop a consciousness about what she thinks is right for her and her baby. And I want to see my baby looking like a drunken sailor (okay, I'm kidding about that!).
- 18 March 2008 at 16:53
- Olga said...
Spot on for American guilt trips about everything, yet still doing weird things on average.
Baby's growing fast. Good job on running - what 50k are you looking into?
- 18 March 2008 at 16:56
- Phatgirlslim said...
Drinking a little wine with dinner is NOT going to hurt Christian. At most, it could turn the taste of your breastmilk and cause him to refuse it. Obviously not the case. It's often recommended that nursing moms drink a pint of stout a day to promote milk production. I'd be more worried about getting drunk and rolling over on the baby than I would about the little bit of alcohol (if any) that makes it through the breastmilk to him.
- 19 March 2008 at 00:49
- Meghan said...
Hi Sea Legs!
I've been stopping be occasionally and wondering how you were. Sounds like things are quite wonderful and altogether busy in your home.
Ohmygoodness the last picture of your post with shocked little Christian is so funny and adorable. I was out loud laughing. You should host a captioning contest for that photo. My submission would read: "After months of seeming ambivalence to the regular procession of bare breasts, Christian -finally- reacts to being flashed in typical man fashion." ;)
I wonder if your commenters will ever leave you alone with their questioning of your various abilities as a pregnant person and now mother. Gosh, I'm curious as to how those commenters would react if someone said the same thing to them as they have said to you along the way? I'll bet that most would be unable to handle such inquiries as well as you do. Props to your continued patience, lady! If it were me, I might say "Shoo!" to all of them unless they had something positive and productive to say.
Be well, happy marriage, and joyous baby christening!
- 19 March 2008 at 03:58
- Meghan said...
Oh yeah, and I forgot to second Olga in wondering about the 50K you plan to run. Which one, where, when?
- 19 March 2008 at 03:59
- Lisa said...
Oh, Sealegsgirl....we are Italian. Don't think for a minute my mom missed her nightly glass of wine with EACH of us 5 kids.
Could you kindly get that hair dryer away from the sink while bathing the Bois? LOL! Glad your running is going great!
- 19 March 2008 at 17:53
- allison said...
I wasn't trying to pass judgment, SLG. I was just asking a question. Forgive me if I sounded like I was being a nag. I just really didn't know how much alcohol is passed through breast milk. I have my answer now.
- 20 March 2008 at 01:16


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Hunter Pence hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning off Jason Motte and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Friday night.
The Phillies won their third in a row after surviving a fourth inning in which Pence, the right fielder, and Shane Victorino, the center fielder, lost balls in the lights. The winning runs came too late for Cliff Lee, a 17-game winner last season still seeking his first win of 2012.
Juan Pierre singled to start the 10th against Motte, working his second inning. Pence had been hitless in nine at-bats before lining the St. Louis closer's first pitch over the right field wall for his team-leading 11th homer. He's 3 for 10 against Motte (3-2) with two homers and three RBIs.
Raul Valdes (2-0), who hadn't won a game since Sept. 15, 2010, before getting the decision in Thursday's 10-9 victory, struck out Tyler Greene and Matt Holliday with two on in the ninth inning to win for the second straight game. Jonathan Papelbon finished for his National League-leading 14th save in 14 chances.
The Cardinals missed chances at the go-ahead hit in the seventh, eighth and ninth. Holliday flied out to the left field wall with a man on to end the seventh, Yadier Molina was thrown out trying to score from first on Matt Adams' two-out double to the right-center gap in the eighth and Holliday struck out with two on to end the ninth, breaking his bat in frustration after slamming it off the plate.
Second baseman Freddy Galvis had a strong relay to the plate and Carlos Ruiz hung on after Molina crashed into him.
Lee, who's 0-2 despite a 2.82 ERA, left after striking out seven in seven innings in a game tied at 3. Lee won 17 games last year, finishing third in the Cy Young balloting.
Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse had no walks or strikeouts for the second time in two seasons against the Phillies and against Lee, giving up three earned runs in 6 1-3 innings. He walked none in eight innings in a 4-0 loss at home to Philadelphia last June 22.
Lee, who got called third strikes on five of his strikeouts, barely survived the seventh, convincing manager Charlie Manuel to leave him in before Holliday's flyout to the wall.
Lee singled for his second hit to start the seventh, and got a good jump on Pierre's double off Mitchell Boggs with one out, scoring easily to tie it.
The Cardinals opened the fourth with four straight hits, two of them apparently lost in the lights. They scored only once, running into an out when Molina was caught trying for third after Adams' popup dropped between equally bewildered Pence and Victorino for a gift hit.
David Freese started the inning with his third career triple, a drive off the top of the center field wall that Victorino couldn't track, waving his arms while drifting back in the track. Molina's single made it 3-2, but Victorino salvaged some wounded pride when he retrieved the ball after Adams' single and threw out Molina at third.
Jimmy Rollins had an RBI single and another run scored on first baseman Adams' fielding error as the Phillies took a 2-0 lead in the second. Adams and Shane Robinson had consecutive doubles in the bottom of the second and Furcal hit his third homer leading off the third to tie it.
Furcal, whose drive appeared to bang off a sign just above the left field wall, is 3 for 7 against Lee with two homers.
Lee has allowed three or fewer runs in all five of his career starts against St. Louis, two of them shutouts.
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When investors think of what's hot in the business of U.S. exports, attention is usually focused on finished goods, namely software from dozens of cutting edge companies based in Silicon Valley, CA, Redlands, WA and Cambridge, MA.
And why not? America has led in technological innovation decade after decade, staying way out front in almost every category of the explosive growth in cloud computing, networking and mobile communications, and usually stealing the headlines when monthly exports are reported.
But there is another export wave emerging that will generate hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue, and it just so happens to be in the energy sector. With the dramatic decline in natural gas prices under way, the promises of huge profits in Liquefied Natural Gas, or LNG, are staggering and the timing for investors to get on board of this transformational wave couldn't be better.
Currently, there is so much natural gas being discovered from horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing that the price of natural gas has been crushed to $2.10 per mcf in the latest week of trading. The cost of buying natural gas in Tokyo, Seoul and Mumbai is around $13 – $15 per mcf. Being a source of fuel that is clean, green, domestic and abundant in supply, the export of natural gas in a highly concentrated liquid form is one of the most exciting investment themes for 2012 and beyond.
Very simply, by freezing natural gas to -260 degrees below Fahrenheit, it becomes an odorless, colorless liquid that is 600 times denser than gas and can be shipped on LNG carriers to countries willing to pay top dollar for the cleaner, more efficient fuel.
Last May, the U.S. Department of Energy approved the export of LNG from the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal in Louisiana, paving the way for thousands of new construction and domestic natural gas production jobs in Louisiana, Texas, and several other states.
There is one company that owns the only terminal where the first shipments of LNG are going to be exported from the Gulf of Mexico, Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP). Set to begin exporting LNG in 2015, the company is out front in the race to be first to market. As 100% owner and operator of the Sabine Terminal in Louisiana, CQP is in an enviable position having sold out its first phase of capacity in a string of contract wins with Britain's BG Group, India's GAIL, Spain's Gas Natural Fenosa and South Korea's KOGAS. These are 20-30 year contracts and aren't subject of fixed pricing.
In addition to owning Cheniere Energy Partners L.P with its 7.62% yield, investors can widen their bet on the LNG theme by taking positions those shipping companies that transport LNG by sea. Shares of Teekay LNG Partners (NYSE:TGP) with its 6.40% dividend yield and Golar (NASDAQ:GLNG), sporting a 3.33% yield would be the best choices here.
Adding more sizzle to the LNG story, those companies putting in pipelines to coastal terminals are also a great fit to consider. In this case, Dominion Resources (NYSE:D) comes to mind. Not just your Grandma's stodgy electric utility anymore, Dominion is pouring billions into offshore wind generation and LNG pipelines. What's not to love about a high growth, multi-fuel source energy company that pays out a 4.10% dividend yield?
After posting sizzling gains at the end of 2011 and the first two months of 2012 shares of LNG related companies have undergone some consolidation that affords investors attractive entry points while being able to lock in very attractive yields. And as far as the hotly contested and polarizing debate on energy policy goes, the LNG export story is the only theme within the debate that all sides seem to be in agreement.
Now that's a first!


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At age eleven, Lulu made her concerto début with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. She has frequently performed in recitals and appeared as a soloist with a number of orchestras, and her performances have been broadcast on Japan's NHK television and China's National Radio and Television.
Lulu's teachers include Yao-Ji Lin at the Central Conservatory of Music, György Pauk at the Royal Academy of Music and New York Philharmonic Concertmaster Glenn Dicterow at the Manhattan School of Music. She also took part in a masterclass with Isaac Stern and worked closely with the Amadeus Quartet.
A prizewinner at China's National Violin Competition, she also won prizes at the International Bromsgrove Festival Competition, as well as receiving numerous Foundation Awards while studying in London.
Lulu has toured extensively with both the Verbier Festival Orchestra and Verbier Chamber Orchestra, with whom she recorded for the EMI label. In New York, she has led ensembles performing regularly at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, and also served as concertmaster for Kurt Masur's conducting workshop. She has performed with the London Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and English National Opera, prior to joining the Philharmonia Orchestra in 2011.
Aside from music, Lulu has a great interest in fashion, travel, fine food and interior design.


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CRIRES Documentation
In this page, you will find all the manuals needed to prepare and analyze your observations with CRIRES. Please be sure to download that corresponding to the period in which the observations will take place.
Note that CRIRES was removed from UT1 in July 2014 for an upgrade (new detectors, cross-disperser, calibration sources). It was not be offered from P94 onwards. It is expected that CRIRES plus will be back on Paranal during mid-2018. For more information see the CRIRES plus webpages.
All the manuals are in Adobe's Acrobat format.
- CRIRES User's Manual
All the information about the instrument itself, its modes and their characteristics:
- for Period 93, Phase 2 (v93.2)
- for Period 92, Phase 2 (v92.2)
- for Period 91, Phase 2 (v91.2)
- for Period 90, Phase 1 (v90.2)
- for Period 89, Phase 2 (v89.2)
- for Period 88, Phase 2 (v88.4)
- for Period 87, Phase 2 (v87.3)
- for Period 86, Phase 2 (v86.2)
- for Period 85, Phase 2 (v85.2)
- for Period 84, Phase 2 (v84.2)
- for Period 83, Phase 2 (v83.2)
- CRIRES data reduction cookbook
- CRIRES data reduction frequently asked questions
A list of Frequently Asked Questions http://www.eso.org/sci/data-processing/faq.html
on data reduction is also available.
- CRIRES descriptions
- Description of CRIRES Käufl et al. 2004, SPIE 5492, 1218
- Description of the MACAO used for CRIRES Paufiqué et al. 2004, SPIE 5490, 216
- The CRIRES InSb megapixel focal plane array detector mosaic Dorn et al. 2006, SPIE 5499, 510
- Other useful documents
- Interpixel capacitance in large format CMOS hybrid arrays Finger et al. 2006, SPIE 6276, 62760F
- History of CRIRES
Here we report changes that can affect the quality of thedata since start of operations
- Aug 28 2013: The metrology system has still not been implemented although it is hoped that this will be finally offered in P94. It is likely that in P94 the main wavelength calibration system will change from ThAr to UNe as this produces 2 to 5 times more lines in most wavelength regions.
- May 05 2013: The ThAr lamp failed and was replaced by a new model that has fewer emission lines, hence decreasing the quality of the wavelength calibration.
- Jun 22 2011: It is likely that with the change to fixed slits of 0.2 and 0.4 arcseconds and the introduction of metrology in P88 that the repeatability and accuracy of flatfields and wavelength calibrations will improve. To reduce the calibration load then the validity of calibrations may be increased from 1 day starting in P89.
- Jun 21 2011: The CRIRES ETC has been changed to (1) Decrease the predicted S/N ratio by a factor 1.3 for wavelengths beneath 1.1 microns (2) Only allow seeing of less than 1.4 arcseconds for AO OBs.
- Apr 14 2011. Dark levels for 300-s DIT darks now back to normal: Jun 22 2011: CRIRES user manual was released on June 20th 2011 for P88 phase 2.
- Mar 27 2011. Detector 4 is showing some features in the 300-s darks on the right hand side of the detector, and the readout noise has slightly increased for detectors 3 and 4. Under investigation.See here for an example of detector 4 300-s dark taken on March 25th 2011.
- Mar 20 2011. UTC Time: 17:11:59 there was an earthquake thatshifted the prism, hence moving the wavlength zero-point for some ofthe calibrations. The situation was recovered on March 21st and noscience data were affected.
- Mar 08 to 16th 2011. An intervention on CRIRES was performedon one of the closed cycle coolers. CRIRES back in operations on March16th.
- Feb 18, 2011. An intervention is planned in early March 2011 for maintenance of the closed cycle coolers.
- Nov 27, 2010. CRIRES back in operations.
- Nov 26, 2010. The warm part of CRIRES had to be dismounted onNov 13 due to M1 and M3 recoating. The instrument should be back soon.
- Sept 07, 2010. CRIRES is back in operations. The X-positionof the slit on the slit viewer detector has changed from 532 to 568pixels that means that the field of view to the right of the slit hasdecreased by about 2 arcseconds. The allowed deltaX range is now -17.5"and 16.5". The slit is parallel to 0.02 arcseconds for a 10 arcsecondthrow and 0.04 arcseconds for a 20 arcsecond throw. User manual updatedon 16-Sept-2010 to reflect the changes above.
- Aug 22, 2010. Another intervention in progress.
- Aug 21, 2010. Problems with service mode CRIRES data are noted in the CRIRES SM pages.
- Jul 16, 2010. Another intervention was performed that left a problem with the alignment of the entrance and intermediate slit. This means that only data from detector 2 and 3 will be useable for large nod-throws/short wavelengths. The slit is now parallel to better than 10 percent over a throw of 20 arcseconds. The flatfields no longer show gradients in the cross dispersion.
- 2010-05-01 until 2010-07-10. There were more problems with CRIRES cooling that meant that the instrument was not available for the majority of May as a new cooling system needed to be installed. After this intervention there were found to be the following problems that will affect data quality: (1) The slit shows 50 percent variation in its width from the top to bottom, and 20 percent variation if a nod-throw of 10 arcseconds is used. (2) In the cross-dispersion direction the flatfields show a gradient of nearly a factor 3. An intervention is planned in early July to try and fix these issues.
- 2010-02-22: Intervention on closed cycle coolers in order to improve the closed cycle cooling.
- 2009-12-25: Metrology fibres focussed - when implemented in time for P86 these should improve the wavelength stability of the instrument for standard settings only. Due to the intervention the position of lines on the grating shifted by between 10 and 30 pixels in the wavelength direction and 5 pixels in the cross-dispersion direction. Intervention to try and find the leak in the closed cycle coolers that was causing contamination of the detectors that meant bi-monthy partial warmups of the instrument were necessary.
- 2009-05-31/06-01: SW: (a) Because of the change of the way the intermediate slit works (one jaw blocked), the spectrograph configuration table had to be modified. (b) Since the internal functions are now well reproducible, the algorithm used since the start of operations to insure that the spectrum is well centered in the intermediate slit has now been removed. Overheads for a change of wavelength setting are therefore reduced significantly. In December 2009, increased reproducibility will be insured by the use of the metrology fibers. (c) Differential tracking is now fully implemented.
- 2009-05 : Intervention: (a) the intermediate slit mechanism was replaced by a much more reliable one. One slit jaw is fixed. The uncertainty on the slit width is now a few microns. An initial test after the instrument was first cooled revealed an electrical short that forced a re-opening. Initial measurements show that the reproducibility of the illumination in the non-contaminated area is much below 1%; (b) the science detector mosaic was moved again, this time in the correct direction. Its center is closer to the optical axis. The effective slit length has increased by 30%: it is now slightly larger than 40 arcsec. The change also brings the optical axis closer to the center of the slit viewer detector therefore reducing the load on the dynamics of the MACAO tip-tilt mount (only about 20% compared to nearly 60%). (c) Metrology fibers were installed both at the level of the entrance slit and at the level of the intermediate slit. Once the project is completed, they would ensure reproducibility of the wavelength setting at the sub-pixel level. As expected, a fine adjustment is needed for the entrance slit width fibers (focus, position) which will be carried out in a new intervention planned for December 2009.A side-effect of the installation of the metrology fibers is that ThAr frames not only show lines from the wavelength calibration fibers but also from the metrology fibers: UM shows an example; (d) ne of the CCCs is ran at somewhat higher speed to increase the cooling power. Also, the set point for the temperature for various parts of the instrument has been incrased slightly. These 2 changes should allow a better thermal control; (e) The J band filter is still not useable.
- 2009-02-03/07: The CRIRES SW v2.0 installation is now completed. The SW is much more stable with little down time. New functionalities include full implementation of differential effects between the different wavelength involved: differential refraction, chromatic effect of entrance window. These effects are re-evaluated regularly, including after change of wavelength settings, change ofairmass, change of SV filter. In addition, the 1st phase of the implementation of differential tracking was carried out.
- 2009-01 : Intervention: (a) the cryo-coolers (CCC) were changed by models that do not introduce vibrations impeding observations of the VLTI. As a consequence, the CRIRES CCC do not have to be stopped anymore during VLTI UT runs. (b) the science detector was moved along the spatial direction; the intention was to increase the slit length but the unfortunately, the illuminated area is closer to the regions where the detector glows are located; (c) re-cabling allowed to strongly decrease the noise affecting all the encoders; they now behave within or close to specifications, although some excess noise is still present; (d) the J band filter was changed to bring images to focus; however, the problem persists; (e) a patch was introduced in SW to deactivate the motors (grating, prism) at the end of the motor movement, therefore reducing the jitter. caused by a small target radius and the residual jitter of the resolver.
- 2008-11-18: The MACAO safety shutter failed on Nov 18, 2008. Its replacement unfortunately led to a mis-alignment of the fibrebundle. After a week of efforts, its re-alignment wascompleted on Nov 27.
- 2008-10-29: After, a medium-risk earthquake, the grating encoder became noisy. Subsequent investigations indicate that the problem originates inside the vessel: therefore, it cannot be solved before the January 2009intervention. The spectral resolution is not affected. However, the wavelength setting is affected with a precision reduced to +/- 5 pixels.
- 2008-10-26: The 'noise' affecting the PRISM encoder has been reduced to asatisfactory value. Complete elimination shall wait for the next intervention in January 2009.
- 2008-08-13: Wavelength calibration using the ThAr fibers are now obtained with 4 fibers on the field (a 5th one is just on the edge of the field). Centering the fibers is carried out at each execution of the template as the light path through the MACAO is likely temperature dependent. Also, the DIT and baffle location are adjusted to provide optimal illumination of the lines while avoiding to have any pixel at more than 12,000 ADUs to avoid possible remanence effects.
- 2008-06-25: A new intervention took place this month: it successfully solved the problem of the vignetting of the entrance slit; it also solved a problem with the intermediate slit encoder. The instrument is in a cool-down phase (although interrupted by the VLTI run that requires the CCC to be off).
- 2008-05-25: During the warm-up/cool-down cycle associated with the VLTI run (required as CRIRES CCCs are causing too many vibrations for VLTI), the ThAr fiber connector has been temporarily replaced by a connector providing only 1 fiber on the unvignetted area, to allow for a small modification. Following this warm-up/cool-down cycle, the entrance slit vignetting has increased. Unvignetted area is now 8.1 arcsec. In the mean time, the cause of the vignetting has been identified as a detaching Sheldal tape when the instrument is below 80K and before it reached operational temperature. Intervention to solve the problem will take place on June 14. Restart of operations foreseen by June 28-29, after the June VLTI run. In the mean time, CRIRES operations are limited to OBs that cannot be observed after the June intervention. On a separate matter, the CRIRES_spec_cal_Wave, when used with the ThAr lamp, has been modified to make sure that the fiber is well centered in the slit: possible temperature effects on the MACAO optics lead to uncertain centering.
- 2008-04 : Hardware intervention: (i) carriage: replaced by a faster translation table; gas-cells now easily accessible, incl. CO gas-cell now available; AO fiber installed; ThAr lamp on the carriage removed, replaced by a series of 7 fibers behind a variable neutral density filter; only 2 pinholes kept; (ii) pre-optics reasonably shielded against dome-light; (iii) science detector now without vignettined; (iv) thermal control of the spectrograph considerably improved. Bad news: entrance slit shows vignetting with initially unidentified origin. At the start of operations, unvignetted slit-length is 12 arcsec. Because of the vignetting, only 2 ThAr fibers can be seen in the field-of-view.
- 2007-12 : Hardware intervention: SV detector and entrance slit jaws have been replaced. Cryostat temperature set to 70 K (instead of 65 K), requiring a small change in the wavelength configuration table. Entrance slit is now set in open loop due to noisier encoder.
- 2007-08-06: Correct a bug that set columns 512 and 513 of detector 1 and 4 to 0 in the INT frames and in the FITS files.
- 2007-07-03: Algorithm added to all acquisition (AO, NoAO), observation (obs/cal_AutoNodOnSlit),and calibration templates. This algorithm adjusts the piezo andpossibly the prism orientation so that the spectrum is well centered in the intermediate slitand on the detector mosaic. This is a first step to work around theproblem of the intermediate slit lack of reproducibility, until this function is replaced.
- 2007-06-07: For FF and ThAr, minimum DIT is 2s.


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Johnr0302 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 27 diseños de 7 diseñadores freelance.
- oscommerce 2.2 or better
- dynamic header and footer required
- center the site in page
- ensure site is as modern and dynamic as possible
- No pictures of people or equipment in the header or body of the design. Shaping/patterns/cool lines, blendings (whatever works) and colors only for the header - footer - and design please!
See logo
Desired Color Scheme:
See logo - ultimately up to designer discression
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This site is for high end military grade anti-terrorist surveillance systems, equipment and apparel. Therefore, only the most professional designs can be considered. Designer's professional discression is highly encouraged.
Oscommerce sites for ideas can be derived from http://www.blackhawk.com and http://www.eagleindustries.com.
Please do not create a header and template with military personnel or equipment embedded in it. Use the power of imagination and creativity to gain the header - footer and template look. Example pictures can be used as product displays so I know how it will look when I upload THERMALHAWK products.
Nav buttons: Home, About THERMALHAWK, Contact Us, Purchase Products, Dealers, Your Wants
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After seeing so many wonderful vegan cookies in Seasons One and Two of Eat Christmas Cookies, I was inspired to make some myself. I adapted a recipe called Spiced Oats and Date Cookies from Sunita of the beautiful blog, Sunita's World. Sunita's original recipe called for whole milk, but I substituted vanilla soy milk, added some orange juice and zest, and called them Vegan Chewy Orange, Date, and Oatmeal Cookies. These vegan cookies are packed with healthy ingredients, such as dates, oats, whole wheat flour, and flax seed, yet they're satisfyingly sweet and chewy. Vegans and non-vegans alike will love them.
Now, it's time for the give-away! I told you Santa would be giving away prizes during our Eat Christmas Cookies Event, and the next one is a copy of Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar by Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero.
This delightful little book is chock-full of over 100 mouth-watering vegan cookie recipes, including Caramel Pecan Bars, Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Brownies, and Macadamia Lace Cookies. In addition to delicious recipes, the authors provide tips and tricks for successful vegan baking. So if you've got a vegan on your Christmas list, this is the perfect gift.
One winner will be randomly selected from the ongoing Christmas Cookie round-up on Monday, December 14th. So send in your cookie for a chance to win.
Don't forget to enter for the Fresh & Easy give-away too. One lucky Food Blogga reader will receive a gift from Fresh & Easy containing a bottle of wine in a reusable tote bag, a box of chocolates, and coupons for future purchases. For details, please see this Fresh & Easy post. Good luck!
Want to share in our big, festive Eat Christmas Cookies event? Find out how here. (Several Santa prizes will be given out throughout the event.) And check out the stash of Christmas cookies we've gotten so far.
Vegan Chewy Orange, Date, and Oatmeal Cookies
Makes about 18 cookies.
Print recipe only here.
I made the cookies vegan by substituting vanilla soy milk for whole milk, but either works. I made my cookies with soft, fresh Medjool dates, which are currently in season, but you can substitute dried dates. However, if they're really hard, I'd suggest soaking them in some warm orange juice or water for 20-30 minutes prior to baking. The texture of these cookies is similar to a biscuit with a crusty exterior yet soft, chewy interior.
15 fresh dates, preferably Medjool, pitted and coarsely chopped
1/2 cup, plus 2 tablespoons whole milk (soy milk works too)
4 tablespoons canola oil
1 tablespoon orange juice
zest of 1/2 medium orange (about 2 teaspoons)
1/2 cup rolled oats
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons flax seeds
crystallized sugar for coating cookies
1. Center a rack in the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Place dates,milk, oil, orange juice, and orange zest in a processor or blender. Process until dates are broken down into tiny pieces.
3. In a large bowl, stir oats, wheat flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and flax seeds. Make a well in the center of the mixture. Pour the date mixture into the well, and using your fingertips, lightly combine until a ball forms. Cover with Saran Wrap, and chill in the fridge for 1 hour.
4. In a small bowl, add about 3-4 tablespoons crystallized sugar. You may need more.
5. Using a cookie scoop or spoons, form cookies into approximately 1-inch balls. Drop in the sugar and roll until coated. Place two inches apart on prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until lightly browned on the outside, but still soft to the touch. Transfer to a cookie rack. Cool completely before storing in an air-tight container.
You might also enjoy these cookies recipes from Food Blogga:
Mom's Filled CookiesComforting Banana, Oatmeal, and Raisin Cookies
Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies with Poppy Seed Glaze
Pumpkin Spice Cookies with Cranberries, Raisins, and Pecans
More date cookie recipes you might enjoy:
Banana Date Breakfast Cookies at Gluten Free Gobsmacked
Mubarak and Date Bar Cookies at Food4Thought
Oatmeal Date Cookies at Carrots n Cake
Date Rock Cookies at Melting Your Mouth


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On this page, you will find content created by the members of the AI Game Programmers Guild for purposes of passing on knowledge and understanding of game AI. While titled as "public", this wiki is not open to be edited by the general public in the traditional manner of wikis. By "public", we mean that this is a space for the AIGPG members to assemble and communicate collective information to the public that is dynamic in nature.
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Documentation of the History of Game AI
Primarily, a good portion of this site will be used to support one of the stated goals of the AIGPG -- that of documenting the history and progress of game AI over the years. This process is only just beginning (specifically, 7/1/2011). Given the nature and scope of the project, will take a significant amount of time to even scratch the surface. Please be patient with us, but check back often!
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While the AIGPG is working on establishing a recommended AI curriculum for the formal instruction of game AI, this page is not intended to be an instructional course in how to program AI for games. There are plenty of books and other web sites available that assist in that endeavor. You can also find educational material on game AI by visiting the blogs of AIGPG members and the papers and lecture presentations they have given.
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Our weekly college football shame index previews the shitty upcoming bowls.
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl: Western Kentucky (7-5) vs. Central Michigan (6-6), tonight
Is "Interim Coach Just for the Bowl Game" the best job in football or the worst? We'll ask WKU's Lance Guidry after this, his second time taking the head coach spot for one game and one game only, having done the same for Miami (Ohio) in the 2010 season. Should Guidry win, we propose opening up a temp agency for bowl game-only coaches. Tagline: "I Have Two Bowl Victories and Charlie Weis Has One."
My boss went to Central Michigan and I need someone to bring up at work or else I'll never get promoted! (I work in that child slave mine from Temple of Doom.) Go with running back Zurlon Tipton, who finished the season with more rushing touchdowns than Eddie Lacy, Johnathan Franklin, and Stepfan Taylor. You'll get that cushy mine-cart repair shift in no time!
Surely there must be a clumsy metaphor you can apply to this game. Like Little Caesars, neither of these teams is especially great, but they are efficient, averaging six yards or more per offensive play while both ranking near the bottom of FBS for total plays run. Moreover, the halftime show features somebody getting shot for no particular reason.
Can you really make it through this preview without a single Bobby Petrino joke? Yes, because the thought of Petrino leading the Hilltoppers to a win over Kentucky in Week 1 next season is more hilarious than anything we'd come up with.
Military Bowl: San Jose State (10-2) vs. Bowling Green (8-4), Thursday
Being a MAC team, Bowling Green is POINTS POINTS POINTS POINTS, yes? Actually, the Falcons got here primarily with defense, allowing only 31 plays of 20 or more yards this year, third-best in the nation. They have senior lineman to thank for much of that containment effort: Chris Jones recorded a sack in eight of Bowling Green's 12 games.
That must mean San Jose State is toast? Hardly. The Spartans are one of only eight teams averaging nine yards or more per passing attempt and have the highest completion percentage in the country, connecting over 71 percent of the time.
So how am I supposed to know which team to be-um, believe in? Essentially, you'll have to guess which Bowling Green run defense shows up. The Falcons held opponents to 470 total yards and three touchdowns on the ground in their eight wins, but yielded 930 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns in their four losses.
I would like to turn the Military Bowl board of directors into an NBA team. Is this workable? No, because the NBA limits you to 13 players on the active roster, and it apparently takes 26 board members to put on a bowl game in December. If you are ever offered a position on a board, do not turn it down, because I'm pretty sure you just get paid to eat continental breakfast four times a year.
Belk Bowl: Cincinnati (9-3) vs. Duke (6-6), Thursday
What is a Belk? When he opened his first store in 1907, Dr. Clarence Terwillinger sold only one product: a combination of beluga caviar and milk that he dubbed "BELK." It was touted as a prophylactic and a cure for pink eye, and Terwillinger shut down operations after a month.
Boy, how about those bowl-eligible Duke Blue Devils? Yes, they're really something, with their 33.3 percent third-down conversion rate, the worst of any team playing in a bowl, and their streak of giving up at least 400 yards to every offense they've faced from October on!
Well, what's so great about Cincinnati? They allowed only 22 touchdowns all year, tied for seventh in the nation. Oh, and their three losses came by a combined 16 points, while Duke lost by at least 18 points on five different occasions.
Are you trying to steer me away from watching this game? Look, when you die, you can't get any of the time back that you spend watching shitty bowl games. But time spent watching shitty ACC teams in bowl games counts for double.
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl: Baylor (7-5) vs. UCLA (9-4), Thursday
Wait, didn't everyone say Jim L. Mora was one of the worst coaching hires made last year? Yes, and everyone was right. Under Mora, the Bruins have had five games with at least 300 yards passing. But under Rick Neuheisel, the Bruins had six, and even if it took four seasons, SIX IS GREATER THAN FIVE RICK NEUHEISEL FOREVER.
Is it true Mora and Meg Ryan were born on the exact same day? Absolutely, which could mean we're looking at the most bizarre switched-at-birth scenario ever. Tom Hanks, you fell in love with the wrong person! Twice!
I like unpredictable nonsense. Is the Holiday Bowl for me? Possibly! We take a Baylor team that is 122nd in the nation in tackles for a loss (with 46 total), and we add a UCLA team that is 123rd in the nation in tackles for a loss allowed (with 105 total), and the result is probably madness!
At a glance, this looks as if it could be quite an exciting game. Will the winner be rewarded with an appropriately outrageous trophy? Regrettably, no. We are not savvy enough to comment on the relative corporate merits of current sponsor Bridgepoint Education and previous sponsor Pacific Life Insurance, but we can say this: Pacific Life gave us the most baleen award ever.
AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl: Ohio (8-4) vs. Louisiana-Monroe (8-4), Friday
Since this game is played in the lawless wasteland of Shreveport, which team will feel more at home? That would be Louisiana-Monroe, seventh in the nation at converting its own fourth downs and 109th in allowing opponents to convert theirs. Punts and traffic rules will be the first things to go when society collapses, and ULM is ready.
If the Warhawks are the rebels, does that make the Bobcats the conformists? Conveniently, yes. Ohio committed only eight turnovers this year, best in the nation, and the Bobcats follow a very simple formula: score 30 points and win (they're 6-0 when they do); score fewer than 30 and lose (they're 2-4 then).
I would like to support AdvoCare by purchasing a V100. What is it? Our first guess was lawn mower, but it seems this game is sponsored by the manufacturers of a tropical-flavored vitamin supplement. Of course, that holds no interest for you, unless you're one of those sheeple who don't think scurvy was invented by the government to scare children away from legitimate employment in piracy.
I didn't listen and now I'm addicted to tropical-flavored vitamin supplements. Help! You're going to need to flush your body with BELK. Fortunately, we have the last three cases in existence. Cash only, no cops.
Russell Athletic Bowl: Rutgers (9-3) vs. Virginia Tech (6-6), Friday
I still don't understand—why was Virginia Tech so crappy this season? The Hokies have always relied on their running game, and this was the first year in Frank Beamer's tenure that Tech didn't have a running back total 500 yards on the season. That means all the responsibility on offense fell on Logan Thomas, who did shit like this:
But surely a lowly Big East team like Rutgers will be just the cure for the Hokies? Well, Rutgers did finish sixth overall in rushing yards per carry allowed at 2.94 soooooo PASSING WUNDERKIND LOGAN THOMAS EVERYBODY!
Isn't there any hope you can offer Virginia Tech fans? Actually, there is. As Suffocating as the Rutgers defense is, the offense will never put you out of the game entirely, as the Scarlet Knights have broken 30 points only twice this year and are one of but 13 FBS teams that failed to score 40 points in at least one game. Their company in that sad category includes Illinois, Hawaii, Kentucky, and New Mexico State.
It's a bowl game! The high stakes will bring out the best in both of these teams, right? Philip Rivers won MVP of this bowl twice so, no, it's not exactly a playoff atmosphere.
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas: Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), Saturday
Remember when Texas Tech was undefeated going into October? That was fun. It sure was. Those first four games, the Raiders allowed only five touchdowns while forcing six turnovers, but in the next eight, they gave up 42 touchdowns and forced only four turnovers. If only the schedule allowed you to play Texas State EVERY week!
Minnesota! That must be some Native American word, right? Your hunch is correct; it's a Dakota word that roughly translates to "Great Spirits, Must We Continue to Watch This Bumblefuck Offense?" Surprisingly prescient, given that the Gophers are 117th in the nation at offensive plays of 10 yards or longer.
I don't feel confident pronouncing "Seth Doege," so who are some Texas Tech players I should watch out for? Stick with receivers Darrin Moore and Eric Ward, each of whom has double-digit touchdowns on the year. They're one of only three duos in the country to accomplish that feat this season.
How do I know if Meineke really cares? You can't know if Meineke, or anyone else, for that matter, cares for and loves you. The cold reality is it's all entirely a matter of faith on your part, and it's possible you've been deluding yourself for decades. Happy holidays!
Celebrity Hot Tub is a college football fan who lost the ability to truly love thanks to three years of Florida head coach Ron Zook. He writes for Every Day Should Be Saturday. Follow him on Twitter @celebrityhottub. Top photo via the Columbia Missourian.


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It's that time of year again at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, time for Summer Safari! This special event includes extended hours, live entertainment, hands-on activities, neat animal encounters, and more! We had the opportunity to check out the festivities the day before the official kick-off, and saw much of what's in store for Safari Park visitors.
Summer Safari entertainment and activities, which are all included with Park admission, are happening in the Safari Base Camp area, not far from the entrance. Here you can make a beaded bracelet, participate in an African Drum Circle, and watch performers such as drummers from Ghana and Kenya, Zuma Zuma Acrobats, performers from the African Dream Circus, pole climbing acrobats, foot jugglers, and life-size animal puppets. The performances happen approximately 15 minutes apart, and run from 11am – 7pm. You'll also find neat Animal Encounters in this area, which are up close interactions with Animal Ambassadors and their Keepers. Our kids always love the Animal Encounters!
Aside from the special events happening for Summer Safari, you'll want to check out all the Park has to offer. If you haven't been before, be sure to pick up a map at the entrance. The back of the map is filled with a daily schedule of events, as well as dining and guest service information.
We love taking a trip around the Park on the Africa Tram. By taking the tram, you'll get a closer look at the animals than you would by foot. The trip is a 25 minute guided tour, and a great way to get off your feet, relax, and learn fun facts.
One of our favorite areas to walk around the Park is the African Loop, past the Africa Tram entry. It's a beautiful walk, and has a neat water play area near James Research Island. Follow the loop all the way around, and you'll see animals such as Okapi, which look like they might be related to the Zebra, but are actually related to the Giraffe. I highly suggest you take the time to explore this incredible area.
If you time it right, you can exit the African Loop, and check out the Cheetah Run Safari, which I believe happens at 5pm during the summer (check the schedule on your map). The area surrounding the Cheetah Run Safari fills up fast, and it's a good idea to get there a good 1/2 hour to an hour before the time of the run. If the area is filled when you arrive, another good vantage point is high on the deck, next to the elevator that leads to and from Nairobi Village. It's amazing how fast the cheetah runs!
One of the SoCal Kids' favorite things to do in the Park is to feed the Lorikeets, located in the Hidden Jungle. They also love playing in the water play areas (located in Lion Camp and in the African Loop), and playing at the Fisher-Price® Samburu Jungle Gym, located below the Samburu Terrace restaurant. The water play area near Lion Camp, as well as the Fisher-Price play area are great places for parents to sit, relax, and watch the kids play.
Other ideas for fun are the Frequent Flyers bird show, Conservation Carousel, Hidden Jungle (lots of neat botanical and birds), and a walk around the Lagoon Loop. Be sure to wear comfortable walking shoes, as you'll likely do a lot of walking. If you're visiting with little ones you can easily push a jogger or stroller along the paths. Be sure to bring your camera.
Summer Safari happens June 30th – August 19th, 2012. Be sure to check out our images below from the Safari Park. You can find more information about the event HERE. As yearly pass holders, we visit often, especially during the extended summer hours, so perhaps we'll see you there!


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