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The colour of a lamp is defined as a measurement called kelvins. A standard GLS light bulb in your house would be 2,700 kelvins which is in the warm colour spectrum and a lamp with 6,000 kelvins would be at the very cold white spectrum. Getting the right colour temperature of a lamp does matter as the warm colour wavelength helps to soften skin tones and gives a warm soft relaxed feel and at the other end of the scale a 4,000 to 6,000 kelvin lamp colour would be used in offices or a fast food restaurants to make you feel less comfortable and relaxed and more alert. There's nothing that can sour your opinion of a compact fluorescent or LED lamp like buying a 4000K or 5000K bulb when you meant to buy a 2700K bulb, or vice-versa. When you buy a new, energy efficient bulb, keep your application and colour scheme in mind and make sure to buy the bulb with a colour temperature to match.
The amount of light that is produced by a lamp is called lumens and the more lumens
the lamp has the brighter it will be. Lumens work in conjunction with kelvins and
should not be taken in isolation of each other, for example if you had a very warm
white lamp at 2,700 kelvins and it produced 300 lumens and you then had another
lamp which was a cool white 6,000 kelvins which also produced 300 lumens the cooler
lamp colour would always appear brighter to the naked eye than the warmer one this
is due to the receptors in the eye that react better to a white light spectrum. Another
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kelvin light on to a dark wall and a warm 2,700 kelvin lamp on to a white wall the
warmer lamp would appear brighter due to the contrast of the material it is focused
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and think about Kelvins ( colour ), Lume's ( brightness) and contrast
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Choosing the style of a product is only part of the equation you must also think of where that product will be used and how it will be installed. All exterior lighting products on our web site have a IP rating which is explained further in our design ideas section but in simple terms the IP rating is appropriate to each light fitting and its intended application and is therefore fit for purpose. Water ingress is the enemy for outdoor lighting and the products supplied are only as good as the installation as the weakest point is always cable and transformer joints. All joint must be made 100% water tight and this can be done using heat shrink kits, waterproof junction boxes which are then filled with a resin mix. All joints where possible should be made above ground for easy access and reduced water ingress. When installing ground buried lights adequate drainage systems should be put in place especially in clay based soil areas. If possible use ground surface spike lights rather than a buried light. Mains 240v cable will have less joint than a low voltage installation but care must be taken with the cable runs.
Light levels are measured in something called LUX. Put simply LUX is a measurement of light falling on a given surface area. For example an average LUX of 200 would be needed for an outdoor tennis court for recreational purposes and a side street walkway would have an average of 5 LUX. To calculate lux levels you need a very good calculator or computer as there is a number of factors that need to be taken in to account.
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This is a photo of Margaret Van Nest Smith taken in 1882. In 1896 she married George Van Wagenen Duryee. They had a home in Saranac Lake , New York where E. D. French , the foremost American bookplate engraver also had a studio.
This is an early sketch of the proposed bookplate done on the back of an envelope postmarked 1899. This and the initial designs were done by Mrs.Van Nest Duryee.


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The Crimson will play six ranked teams during its trip to California (Justine Agaloos).
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The Harvard women's water polo team makes its annual trip to the west coast for eight games in seven days during spring break. The Crimson will face Santa Clara, Occidental, Fresno Pacific, UC Davis, Pacific, San Jose State, Stanford and California during the seven-day trip.
Join the Conversation
Follow @HarvardCrimson, the official Twitter handle of Harvard Athletics, for all the latest news and notes on your favorite Crimson student-athletes and teams. To receive updates from the water polo team, follow @HarvardH20Polo. Use the hashtag #GoCrimson to see what fans are saying about Crimson athletics.
Last Time Out
Harvard ran its win streak to five straight games with a weekend sweep of three games in Erie, Pa. The Crimson began College Water Polo Association Southern Division play March 1 against Mercyhurst and topped the Lakers, 11-3, behind a dominant performance in net by Ariel Dukes, who did not allow a goal in the first half. Senior co-captains Elise Molnar and Aisha Price paced the offense, as both recorded hat tricks in the win. Price followed up her performance with five scores, as the Crimson pulled away in the fourth quarter to knock off Bucknell, 13-9, to go to 2-0 in conference play. In the weekend finale, Harvard slipped past Gannon, 10-5, behind a second straight fourth-quarter surge. Freshman Charlotte Hendrix netted four goals and an assist in the victory.
Related Article: Women's Water Polo Tops Gannon, 10-5, to Run Win Streak to Five
Related Article: Defense Lifts Women's Water Polo to Wins over Mercyhurst, Bucknell
About Harvard
Through 14 games this season, Harvard is led by a pair of freshmen and a pair of sisters. Class of 2016 member Charlotte Hendrix tops the squad in goals (40) and ranks second in steals (26). Classmate Yoshi Andersen is third on the squad in goals (34), second in assists (23) and third in steals (24). Senior co-captain Aisha Price paces the team in assists (24) and steals (34) and is second in goals (37), while her sister, Shayna, is fourth on the club with 25 goals and 20 steals.
Fast Start
Harvard is off to its best start to a season through 14 games since 2003-04 when the Crimson also started 10-4. Overall, it is the eighth best mark for the Crimson to begin a season. Harvard's best beginning to a season came in 1988-1989 when the Crimson began the year 18-0 before finishing 19-2.
Twice is Nice
For the second time this season, sophomore goalkeeper Ariel Dukes was named the Collegiate Water Polo Association Southern Division Defensive Player of the Week March 4. In helping the Crimson go 3-0, Dukes made 29 saves and recorded six steals against Mercyhurst, Bucknell and Gannon. The Winter Park, Fla., native also won the award Feb. 4 and has now won a total of six CWPA weekly awards during her career (four defensive player of the week awards and two rookie of the week honors).
Overall, Harvard has won five awards this season, as Aisha Price has claimed two player of the week nods, and Yoshi Andersen earned a rookie of the week award.
Related Article: Ariel Dukes Earns Second CWPA Southern Division Defensive Player of the Week Award
Win Streaking
The Crimson has rattled off five consecutive wins before its trip to the Golden State and has outscored its opponents 74-33 during the span. Harvard is averaging 14.8 goals per game and allowing just 6.6 per contest. Sophomore Ariel Dukes is making 11.2 saves per game, while Charlotte Hendrix (17 goals) and Aisha Price (15 goals) have paced the offense.
About the Opponents
Harvard will take on eight different opponents during its trip to California, including six ranked foes. The Crimson will face Division III No. 5 Occidental on the opening day of the trip before concluding it with five consecutive games against ranked Division I teams. No. 16 UC Davis, No. 19 Pacific, No. 10 San Jose State, No. 2 Stanford and No. 5 California are also on the slate of games. The Cardinal, who features three members of the United States Olympic team and has won the last two national titles, appears to be the toughest team on the slate, while the Golden Bears and Spartans will also pose challenges as top five teams.
Schedule of Games
Below is Harvard's schedule of games for the eight-day trip.
Time (EST)
March 17
at Santa Clara
12:30 p.m.
March 17
vs. Occidental at Santa Clara
3:00 p.m.
March 18
vs. Fresno Pacific at UC Davis
3:00 p.m.
March 18
at UC Davis
10:00 p.m.
March 19
at Pacific
9:00 p.m.
March 21
at San Jose State
7:00 p.m.
March 22
at Stanford
10:00 p.m.
March 23
at California
4:00 p.m.
Gracious Host
Blodgett Pool will serve as the host site for the 2013 NCAA Division I Women's Water Polo National Championship May 10-12. It is the first time that Harvard will hold the event and only the second time it has been held on the East Coast. The last – and only other time - the event was held on the shores of the Atlantic was in 2009 when it was in Maryland.
Related Link: Harvard to Host 2013 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship at Blodgett Pool
Up Next
Harvard plays its final scheduled home game of the season against Brown April 3 at 7 p.m.


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What is wrong with the following?
I am just trying to make a simple generic method so that I can do Min(1,2) and have it return the smaller of the two values (in this case 1). When compiling, I get this:public static <T> T Min(final T Value1, final T Value2) { return((Value1 < Value2) ? Value1 : Value2); }
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Error: Unresolved compilation problem:
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How do I best do this?
I know in C using templates I can simply do:
How do I do this in Java? All the examples I see use "Collections", but I don't. I just want to use simple Integers.template <typename T> T Min(const T &Value1, const T &Value2) { return((Value1 < Value2) ? Value1 : Value2); }


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The Barn is bursting with activities now. Tickets for all events can be purchased online or at the door.
We just finished packing up all the ghosts and zombies from our second annual Haunted House which was a huge success despite half of the town being evaculated and Super Storm Sandy hitting us. Watch out for a video from the event which should be out soon.
Dances – All Dances are 7-10PM and admission is $10. Cafe is open for concessions and Boppers provided the entertainment. 8th Grade Dance – Nov. 16th 6th Grade Dance – Dec. 7th 7th Grade Dance Dec. 14th.
Holiday Drop & Shop – On November 23rd – Black Friday – From 12 – 4 PM and December 22nd from 2-6 PM- Children 5 and up can be dropped off at the Madison Arts Barn and parents can shop or prepare for the holidays. Children will have games, crafts, movies and more to keep them entertained. The cost is $5 per hour and siblings are half price. This event was organized by Erika Klaskin as a charity project for her Bat Mitzvah and all the proceeds will be donated to Dances with Wood and Circle of Care. Both organizations supports children with cancer and their families.
Winter Wipeout – December 1st we will have our second annual Winter Wipeout!! The event features a bungee run, inflatable obstacle course, cash cube with a $50 cash prize per session, Fear Factor games, Minute to Win it games and more. Admission is $15 per session and includes inflatables, one cash cube chance and 10 game tickets. Additional chances in the cash cube and game tickets available. First Session is 3 – 5 PM and is open to all ages. Children 10 and under must be accompanied by an adult and both require a ticket for admission. Second Session is 5:30 – 7:30 PM and is open to 5th & 6th grade students. Third Sessions is 8 – 10 PM and is open to students in 7th grade and up.
Benefit Concert Featuring Body Lingo with special guest Knee Deep – Come join us for an exciting concert featuring Body Lingo performing their hit single Yum Yum, available on iTunes. Madison's own Knee Deep will be the opening act. Come support our local teens and Friends of Madison Youth. Admission is $10 – 7th grade and up welcome.


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Probability and "Anthropic" Arguments
At Accelerating Future, Michael Anissimov has a post aptly titled "More Anthropic Nonsense?". In it, he asks why this argument is wrong:
The joke about this is that delays keep happening is because the LHD would kill us all if it worked and that it's anthropically likely that we'd be born into a universe with a high population, one where human extinction keeps not happening for "mysterious" reasons.
Here's a selection from The Meaning of It All, an excellent book of a set of three lectures by Richard Feynman:
I now turn to another kind of principle or idea, and that is that there is no sense in calculating the probability or the chance that something happens after it happens. A lot of scientists don't even appreciate this. In fact, the first time I got into an argument over this was when I was a graduate student at Princeton, and there was a guy in the Psychology department who was running rat races. I mean, he has a T-shaped thing, and the rats go, and they go to the right, and the left, and so on. And it's a general principle of psychologists that in these tests they arrange so that the odds that the things that happen happen by chance is small, in fact, less than one in twenty. That means that one in twenty of their laws is probably wrong. But the statistical ways of calculating the odds, like coin flipping if the rats were to go randomly right and left, are easy to work out. This man had designed and experiment which would show something which I do not remember, if the rats always went to the right, let's say. I can't remember exactly. He had to do a great number of tests, because, of course, they could go right accidentally, so to get it down to one in twenty by odds, he had to do a number of them. And it's hard to do, and he did his number. Then he found that it didn't work. They went to the right, and they went to the left, and so on. And then he noticed, most remarkably, that they alternated, first right, then left, then right, then left. And then he ran to me, and he said, "Calculate the probability for me that they should alternate, so that I can see if it is less than one in twenty." I said, "It probably is less than one in twenty, but it doesn't count." He said, "Why?" I said, "Because it doesn't make any sense to calculate after the event. You see, you found the peculiarity, and so you selected the peculiar case."
For example, I had the most remarkable experience this evening. While coming in here, I saw license plate ANZ 912. Calculate for me, please, the odds that of all the license plates in the state of Washington I should happen to see ANZ 912. Well, it's a ridiculous thing. And, in the same way, what he must do is this: The fact that the rat directions alternate suggests the possibility that rats alternate. If he wants to test this hypothesis, one in twenty, he cannot do it from the same data that gave him the clue. He must do another experiment all over again and then see if they alternate. He did, and it didn't work.
The application of this principle to anthropic arguments is left as an excercise for the reader.


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Master Sergeant Patrick H. Cumston, 61, of Vinton, Ohio passed away Tuesday morning February 9, 2010 at his residence. He was born July 28, 1948 in Delaware, Ohio to Floyd and Verdina Marie (Reeves) Cumston. He served his country in the United States Army beginning in 1966 and retiring in 1989. He enjoyed camping, coin collecting, and genealogy. He was a life member of the VFW Post # 3297 in Delaware and a member of the Meigs Co. DAV #53.
He is survived by 2 sons, William (Sabrina) Cumston of Columbus and James (Tania) of Ohio; daughter, Carletta (Todd) Feasel of Westerville; grandchildren, William Cumston II and Shelby Cumston and 4 other grandchildren; 2 brothers, Roger Cumston of Middleport and Floyd Cumston of Columbus; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and a granddaughter Sable Cumston. The family will receive friends on Sunday February 14th from 2 – 4 and 6 – 8 pm at the Rodman Neeper Funeral Home, 1510 W. William St., Delaware and where funeral services will be held on Monday February 15th at 1:00 pm. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery where the Delaware County Veterans Association will provide military honors.
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There seems to be some fundamental misunderstandings in the Maine media about public opinion of Governor Paul LePage and how it affects elections.
In an article previewing the recent special election in Senate District 19, Chris Cousins here at the Bangor Daily News wrote "A win by the lesser-known Vitelli would preserve the Democrats' power base in the Senate and reaffirm the effectiveness of continuing their 2012 campaign strategy that linked Republican legislative candidates to LePage, specifically his controversial public statements."
Steve Mistler at the Portland Press Herald put it similarly, writing that "Linking any and all Republicans to LePage is a big reason Democrats won back the Legislature in 2012."
They're right that a Democratic strategy of the Senate District 19 special election was to link Republican Paula Benoit to Governor Paul LePage, but they're wrong that this a continuation of 2012.
Take a look at this voluminous collection of mail received by a swing voter household in a hotly contested State Senate district 2012. You won't find a single mention of Governor LePage. In 2012, a presidential election year, turnout was guaranteed to be high and so the campaigns focused on things that were likely to influence persuadable voters. For the Democrats, this meant highlighting a series of votes taken by Republican incumbents on issues like health care, education and tax cuts for the wealthy. Legislative races in 2012 were actually some of the most issue-focused campaigns I've ever seen. The media talked about LePage, but the campaigns didn't.
This special election was a different kettle of fish entirely. With less than half the turnout of a general election and a very small window of time to run a campaign, the name of the game was turnout – motivating the base to actually make it to the polls. That's where the LePage factor came into play.
LePage is a polarizing figure. He motivates conservatives as well as progressives, and both sides used messages about him to get out their base in this race. In addition, Democratic candidate Eloise Vitelli faced a name recognition gap against former Republican Senator Paula Benoit. Without recent votes to define Benoit, her connections with LePage served as a kind of shorthand to tell voters where each candidate stood politically.
This messaging, combined with a candidate who worked hard, lots of help from the Democratic Party and other allies and a solid voter identification and turnout plan run by interim Senate Caucus Director Marc Malon is what won a hard-fought, uphill battle for Vitelli. The messaging was a change from 2012 and Democrats should be recognized for displaying the flexibility needed to win very different kinds of races.
The results of this election also shouldn't necessarily be taken as an indication of any kind of shift in opinion on LePage. Despite what you might read in the paper, and some anecdotal reports, overall support for the Governor remains virtually unchanged since he took office. According to MPRC data, LePage had a 41% approval rating in May of 2011 and a 38% rating two years later, a change within the margin of error between the two polls. Among independents, his approval rating at both points was 39%.
This week's Public Policy Polling survey also seems to indicate that even LePage's latest controversial statements haven't changed this dynamic. The results show his share of the vote virtually unchanged since their last poll in January and his approval rating holding steady at 39%.
LePage's comments certainly haven't grown his coalition, but they also haven't eaten away at his support. In fact, what some may see as bad press is likely seen as attacks by biased media and a badge of honor by many of his fervent supporters. This effect might also help to explain why, unlike some Tea Party candidates, LePage doesn't seem to have lost much support from grassroots conservatives, despite now being a part of government and the political establishment.
This doesn't mean that opinions about LePage haven't shifted in a way that's not easily detectable in these numbers. For instance, LePage's comments may have increased the polarization and intensity of opinion of parts of the electorate without changing the overall ratings. His policies and comments may have prompted conservatives or progressives or both to have stronger feelings about him than they did before. This might help to explain why the turnout in this special election was a third higher than two similar races in 2012 in which similar base messages were used.
A final note: following the determination of the SD 19 race on Tuesday, Republicans have accused Democrats of going negative for using messages tying Paula Benoit to Governor LePage. I'm glad we can now all agree that supporting LePage should be considered a negative.


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Tonight a thoughtful conversation with my husband turned out this question: If you asked a woman if she would rather her husband think she is incredibly beautiful or incredibly smart, which would she choose?
My husband said he was a bit surprised at my response. I said that I really believe, in her heart of hearts, a woman would rather be incredibly beautiful to her man. A woman wants to be desired and prized by her husband as the most beautiful woman he knows.
For beauty, I said, is the domain of women. Beauty belongs to women. Men and women can both be smart, capable, industrious, talented, clever, etc., but only women are beautiful. We just don't go around calling men beautiful! I love and admire my husband and find him appealing, but I would never describe him as beautiful. Men are to be handsome, strong, noble, charming, warrior-protectors, but they're not beautiful.
That is God's chosen gift to women. I went on and said it's surely no coincidence that God chose women to be co-creators of life with Him because new life is so beautiful! It is further proof of God's tenderness and affection for us; evidence that we occupy an especially-honored place in His creative heart. He bestowed on His daughters the gift of beauty and equipped us to perpetuate beauty.
This is why it pains me so much to see so many women in our culture behaving so crudely. Women seem to be losing all gentility and grace, choosing instead to be crass, vulgar, immodest, coarse, and unkempt. A man behaving badly is boorish, perhaps even savage. A woman behaving badly is just plain ugly. They are profaning the glorious gift of beauty God gave them. A flower should never be covered in dung.
Recall what Archbishop Sheen said about women:
"To a great extent the level of any civilization is the level of its womanhood. When a man loves a woman, he has to become worthy of her. The higher her virtue, the more her character, the more devoted she is to truth, justice, goodness, the more a man has to aspire to be worthy of her. The history of civilization could actually be written in terms of the level of its women."
I already know that my husband thinks I'm smart. If I thought he didn't appreciate my intellect and abilities I never would have married him. But I can't lie – what my feminine heart really rejoices in are those moments when he gets that look in his eye, smiles at me and says, "How did I ever get such a beautiful wife?"
This doesn't mean a woman's beauty is merely physical – far from it! The most outwardly gorgeous woman in the world, if her heart is cruel and vain, and her manner is vile is not beautiful. The delicate and tender characteristics of femininity are what make a woman beautiful, as well as her heart. You could say character is the stem on which beauty blooms. Yet we shouldn't discount the value of a lovely appearance, either. There's nothing wrong with enjoying the rose or the lily.
This is what the male-female dance is all about: the contrast between a man's strength and a woman's beauty. This is what we're in terrible danger of losing forever as we try to annihilate gender differences under some delusion of "equality." God forbid we be perfectly, equitably the same! How boring, how uninspired, how ugly that would be!
The Psalmist reminds us that beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord shall be praised. I don't think this contradicts what I've said; it reminds us that time and hardship may steal the beauty of our youth, but the love of the Lord makes a woman's heart become ever more beautiful with time and that beauty will never be hidden and will never fade away. The beauty we should carefully cultivate is a beautiful soul, but we needn't despise the bloom in the process.
My beloved brought our conversation to a winning conclusion by telling me I was "B-squared." My puzzled look turned to a grin when he said, "Beautiful and brilliant." See – I told you men are supposed to be charming!


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Every generation has to reinvent the practice of computer programming. In the 1950s the key innovations were programming languages such as Fortran and Lisp. The 1960s and '70s saw a crusade to root out "spaghetti code"and replace it with "structured programming." Since the 1980s software development has been dominated by a methodology known as object- oriented programming, or OOP. Now there are signs that OOP may be running out of oomph, and discontented programmers are once again casting about for the next big idea.
The architects of the earliest computer systems gave little thought to software. (The very word was still a decade in the future.) Building the machine itself was the serious intellectual challenge; converting mathematical formulas into program statements looked like a routine clerical task. The awful truth came out soon enough. Maurice V.Wilkes, who wrote what may have been the first working computer program, had his personal epiphany in 1949, when "the realization came over me with full force that a good part of the remainder of my life was going to be spent in finding errors in my own programs." Half a century later, we're still debugging.
The very first programs were written in pure binary notation: Both data and instructions had to be encoded in long, featureless strings of 1s and 0s. Moreover, it was up to the programmer to keep track of where everything was stored in the machine's memory. Before you could call a subroutine, you had to calculate its address. The technology that lifted these burdens from the programmer was assembly language, in which raw binary codes were replaced by symbols such as load, store, add, sub. The symbols were translated into binary by a program called an assembler, which also calculated addresses. This was the first of many instances in which the computer was recruited to help with its own programming. Assembly language was a crucial early advance, but still the programmer had to keep in mind all the minutiae in the instruction set of a specific computer. Evaluating a short mathematical expression such as x2+y2 might require dozens of assembly-language instructions. Higher-level languages freed the programmer to think in terms of variables and equations rather than registers and addresses. In Fortran, for example, x2+y2 would be written simply as X** 2+Y**2. Expressions of this kind are translated into binary form by a program called a compiler. With Fortran and the languages that followed, programmers finally had the tools they needed to get into really serious trouble. By the 1960s large software projects were notorious for being late, overbudget and buggy; soon came the appalling news that the cost of software was overtaking that of hardware. Frederick P. Brooks, Jr., who managed the OS/360 software program at IBM, called large- system programming a "tar pit" and remarked,"Everyone seems to have been surprised by the stickiness of the problem." One response to this crisis was structured programming, a reform movement whose manifesto was Edsger W. Dijkstra's brief letter to the editor titled "Go to statement considered harmful." Structured programs were to be built out of subunits that have a single entrance point and a single exit (eschewing the goto command,which allows jumps into or out of the middle of a routine). Three such constructs were recommended: sequencing (do A, then B, then C), alternation (either do A or do B) and iteration (repeat A until some condition is satisfied). Corrado Böhm and Giuseppe Jacopini proved that these three idioms are sufficient to express essentially all programs.
Structured programming came packaged with a number of related principles and imperatives. Top-down design and stepwise refinement urged the programmer to set forth the broad outlines of a procedure first and only later fill in the details. Modularity called for self-contained units with simple interfaces between them. Encapsulation, or data hiding,required that the internal workings of a module be kept private, so that later changes to the module would not affect other areas of the program. All of these ideas have proved their worth and remain a part of software practice today. But they did not rescue programmers from the tar pit.
The full article was published at americanscientist.org, in March 2003. It is very much longer than this and deals with the method of programming likely to come after object orientated programming. Brian suggests that aspect oriented programming is likely to supplant object oriented programming as the paradigm of the future.
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Have you "adulted" today? If you've thrown in a load of your own laundry (and maybe even folded it afterward), run your own errands, or managed to negotiate with the internet giant for a better deal, congrats—you've been granted grown-up points. That's something to celebrate.
Whether you're straight out of high school or went back to school for your graduate degree, everyone needs to feel comfortable with a certain level of life skills—and the pressure you might feel to get them right is real. This transition has gotten a lot of attention lately (#adulting has its own hashtag, after all). Before college, "there's more pressure to excel in academic skills," says Dr. Holly Swyers, associate professor of anthropology and researcher on adulthood at Lake Forest College in Illinois. But that sometimes leaves a gap in self-management basics that gets bigger once you're on your own.
"Learning how to become independent and do everything for myself was something that I slowly had to get used to. But now it's nice knowing that I can get myself going and succeed all on my own," says Roxanne R., an online student at Hudson Valley Community College in New York.
There tends to be more of an emphasis on "academic stuff" in high school (e.g., studying for SATs and prepping your college essays), so the all-important life skills (e.g., doing laundry or figuring out how to wake up on time) can be overlooked, underemphasized, or merely part of something you rely on your parents for. But that won't last forever. Now that it's all on you, it's time to brush up on your grown-up skills.
Check out the following "adult" skills, see which ones you've mastered and which ones you're still learning, and find out how to expand your knowledge base on the basics.
We know the transition from not-being-in-charge-of-it-all high school student to serious-time-managing adult can be tough. And so do you.
In a recent Student Health 101 survey, over 53 percent of students surveyed indicated that time management was one of the life skills that was most difficult for them; more than 58 percent of those students also said they struggled with procrastination.
"In high school, [you spent] the majority of your day in classes, often followed by sports, clubs, and/or work commitments. [You may have had] parents who assisted you in managing your time and commitments, for example, making sure you were up in time to catch the bus," say Laurie Hazard and Stephanie Carter, educators at Bryant University in Rhode Island and authors of the book Your Freshman Is Off to College (CreateSpace, 2016). Sound familiar? This might mean that when you got to college, you had some trouble keeping up with your tasks, from finishing your essays to waking yourself up in the morning.
Rise and shine...or at least rise
Waking up on your own may seem like a simple skill, but it can be a struggle if you're staying up late studying, working a late shift, or hanging out with friends. Part of this is biological. In adolescence, the body starts to secrete the sleep hormone melatonin later in the night. This developmental shift alters the sleep-wake cycle, so you feel more awake at night, fall asleep later, and wake up later. Even though you're pushing back on your physiology, you still have to make it to your morning lecture. But how?
Tip: Get creative with your alarm situation. Try a real alarm clock, one that makes obnoxious sounds, and place it across the room so you'll be forced to get up to turn it off. Relying on your phone as an alarm doesn't always work, plus it could make you more likely to lose sleep if you're scrolling late at night. If you must use your phone, there are bunches of apps to try, from ones that encourage gradual wake-ups to ones that redefine annoying. In the latter category, try Alarmy (Sleep If U Can), an app that requires you to complete an activity before the alarm will shut off. You get to pick the action, such as taking a picture of your bathroom sink or doing a math problem, and you're forced to get up to make that incessant noise go away. You'll love to hate it—but it works. See what our student reviewer thought of Alarmy (Sleep If U Can).
Get it done on time
Completing tasks on time and managing a schedule that changes weekly (if not daily) are all part of being an adult. But becoming a calendar master can be difficult. And let's be honest—it's difficult for most of us.
Priority number one is making sure you have plenty of time to get your schoolwork done. How? "Make a map of a typical week, and identify specific times that you can commit to your academic work," suggest Hazard and Carter. "Most college students will need about 25 hours of studying per week to maintain good grades in their classes." Those 25 hours don't include the 15 hours you spend in class, so you're really looking at about 40 hours of academic time here. Break it up over the course of the week to keep a balance, and be sure to schedule in downtime too.
Tip: Get a planner or a calendar that you can write on. If you use an electronic calendar, be sure you can access it from all of your devices and set up reminders before things are due to keep yourself on track. "I set up a calendar of due dates with frequent alarm notifications, which works well," says Tina H., a fourth-year graduate student at West Texas A&M University.
In addition to your job, appointments, and events, block out times for "deep work," a term coined by Dr. Cal Newport, an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University and a researcher on how technology affects work. Deep work means digging into the difficult tasks (e.g., understanding your philosophy reading or writing a critical analysis of a study) with more focus and less distraction. Putting it in your calendar is key to making it happen. Also, check your calendar regularly, and look ahead by the day, week, and month to remind yourself of what's coming up.
More from Dr. Newport: Study Hacks blog
Everyone makes mistakes, but people who have a handle on adulting don't necessarily see them as failures. Instead, they use those setbacks to figure out how to do something better next time and build up their resilience in the process.
Develop a growth mindset
People have either a fixed mindset or a growth mindset, according to Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Ballantine Books, 2006), by Carol Dweck, a professor of psychology at Stanford University in California. A person with a fixed mindset believes that intelligence is fixed or unchangeable. That person also believes that setbacks and challenges are indications that they're not "good at" the task.
A person with a growth mindset, on the other hand, believes improvement in any skill comes from sustained effort that uses setbacks, challenges, and feedback as opportunities to get better.
This shift in thinking can have real effects. In a 2007 study, Dweck and other researchers taught a group of students about a growth mindset through workshops on the brain. Another group of students participated in similar workshops but didn't receive any information on the malleability of intelligence. The students who were taught about and developed a growth mindset saw big improvements in their grades, while those with a fixed mindset stayed stagnant.
Tip: To develop a growth mindset, Dweck recommends embracing the power of the word "yet." Instead of telling yourself, "I'm not good at math," tell yourself, "I'm not good at math yet." Another tip for when you're facing a daunting task is to remind yourself that the effort you put in will help you get better at something. This positive self-talk can help you embrace a growth mindset.
Use failure as a way forward
"Learn to see failure as a learning experience," say Carter and Hazard. "Have the mindset that you can change your behaviors to achieve better results. This will be a lesson that you can take with you for the rest of your life."
Setbacks can be disappointing, but they don't have to be the end of the road for your goals. "[T]rying to do things [people] can't do yet, failing, and learning what they need to do differently is exactly the way experts practice," says Dr. Angela Duckworth, professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (Scribner, 2016). Failures, also known as mistakes, errors, and setbacks, are part of any success story. They'll be part of yours too.
Remember to improve. If you make mistakes, great—but don't make the same ones. Learn from them. I was afraid of making mistakes and I wish I had handled that differently.
—Jessica G., third-year graduate student, Our Lady of the Lake University, Texas
Tip: When faced with a setback, make a list of what you've learned, what worked, what didn't, and how to improve next time. Maybe the lesson is to find a path around the obstacle or to discover an opportunity to do something differently. Or maybe it's simply recognizing our own limitations. Keep track of those "educational moments" and celebrate your efforts to work through them.
What adulting skill has challenged almost 55 percent of students, according to a recent Student Health 101 survey? Self-care, which includes personal hygiene, laundry, and running errands. Remember: There's only one you, so it's best to take good care of what you've got.
Eat, sleep, repeat
College is not the time to see how long you can go without washing your socks or find out how little sleep you can get and still stand up. Your professors probably won't be impressed, and your health will likely take a hit. What you may find out, though, is that self-care takes time. But taking care of yourself does make it easier to do all those other adult tasks.
Tip: Get at least eight hours of sleep a night by making a regular bedtime part of your routine. You usually will have a certain time that you have to get up each morning, so try to figure out a specific time to go to bed on most nights that will allow you the maximum number of snoozing hours. What else works? Going to bed and rising at the same time each day, avoiding screens before bed, and relishing your sleep routine.
The same goes for doing laundry: Factor in the best time to fit it into your schedule. Go one step further and put it in your calendar. We promise, your spouse, parents, friends, cat—whoever you live with—will thank you.
Eating at least three healthy, balanced meals a day can be a bit more challenging. One strategy to achieve this skill is to use Harvard's Healthy Eating Plate guidelines: Fill half your plate with fruits and vegetables, one-fourth with protein, and one-fourth with whole grains.
Another tip—struggling with studying? On the express train to procrastination? Try this: Celebrate the idea of "productive procrastination," suggests Dr. Davis Smith, staff physician at the University of Connecticut. If you find yourself putting off your schoolwork, take that time to cook something healthy, throw laundry in, or run a quick errand. You might not be getting academic work done, but you're still making those #adult moves.
Make your own appointments
They aren't the most glamorous tasks, but they have to be done: Things like going to the doctor or dentist, dealing with taxes, and taking your car in for an oil change. You may have had someone else doing these things for you before college, but now it's all on you. You don't want your teeth rotting or your engine sputtering out, and that annual flu shot will definitely lower your chances of getting the flu—so put on your brave face and make those appointments.
Tip: Know what appointments you need and when you need to make them (e.g., check in regularly at your school health clinic or with your health care provider, and hit the dentist for a cleaning every six months). Once you've figured out your timeline, make those calls your first task of the day. Really not feeling the over-the-phone communication? Check to see if there's a way for you to set up an appointment online. A lot of doctors' offices and other services allow you to make appointments online at a time that's convenient for you. Once you've checked your appointments off the list, make sure to collect basic health records (e.g., documentation of vaccinations and test results) and keep them in a safe place. This will be shockingly helpful later on—we promise.
Keep it clean
People with a handle on #adulting keep their spaces organized and clean (well, most do). Be one of those adults who doesn't have to move the old pizza boxes so friends can sit down when they visit.
"We continue to see many students arrive with limited experience and skills on basic self-management tasks such as laundry, cooking, and cleaning," says Thomas Bruick, assistant director for Retention Initiatives, Housing, and Residence Life at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. But, Bruick points out, these same students either learn to quickly make some changes or they're pressured by roommates and residential staff to develop those skills. (This is the good kind of pressure, though—it keeps those #adulting skills moving forward.)
"I spent more time watching than helping my parents with everyday tasks such as cooking and cleaning. I had assumed I knew how to do such things, but frequently was flummoxed by unexpected challenges."
—Vanessa L., recent graduate, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Need a motivator? Studies have shown that people who make their beds in the morning are usually more successful (and happier too).
Tip: Each day before your leave your house, make your bed, even if that's the only thing you can do. Commit to straightening your room several times a week by setting a timer (10 minutes will usually be plenty of time) and working only within those minutes. Schedule a deeper clean once a week in which you sweep, mop, wipe counters, and change your sheets. You will need to block at least an hour for those tasks. Put cleaning in your calendar until they become habits. (Some of us still have to do this.)
Quiz: Test your mindset: Carol Dweck
5 expert tips on getting more done: Barking Up the Wrong Tree by Eric Barker
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A dog is spearheading a campaign to save 500 of his furry friends.
Yes, you read that right, a dog - an Irish Setter called Bentley - with a little help from his best friend (and housekeeper, ahem) Alison Lennon.
Bentley and Alison have been working with the Assisi Chance of a Lifetime (COAL) organisation to help save dogs from being put to sleep here by transferring them to the Dogs Trust in England , where they get new homes.
They save an average of 40 dogs a week by transporting them in a specially adapted van by ferry across the Irish Sea.
However, the van isn't a young pup anymore, indeed there's not much life left in the old dog and it's going to need replaced.
With this in mind, Bentley has been set the task of saving 500 of his furry friends - with just £20 needed to save one of those dogs (you do the maths).
Dog owners across the province are being asked to team up with their furry friends to raise a minimum donation of £20 - so a dog can be saved on their behalf.
As a thankyou to all the dogs who have helped they will receive a Pets at Home 'Canine Lifesaver Medal' at a red carpet event in Crawfordsburn Country Park on August 26.
To make a donation go to www.justgiving.com/save500 to make a donation.
If you and your dog think you can raise some sponsorship then visit Bentley's page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bentley500 send a message and Bentley will either email or post a sponsorship form to you straight away.
The event at Crawfordsburn Country Park will be a double celebration as Wednesday, August 26, is also World Dog Day - a global celebration of man's best friend.
The event will run from 7.30 -9.30pm with the dogs receiving their medals.
Following the ceremony the dogs will do a lap of honour on behalf of every dog that will be saved.
Dog Day has been supported by such high profile individuals as former US President George W Bush whose own dog, Barney, has his own website.
Bentley the dog, who is leading a campaign to save his canine companions.


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|Baan Wanglang Riverside
Baan Wanglang Riverside is a newly established boutique hotel, situated by Chao Phraya River in Wanglang area – between Siriraj Pier and Wat Rakang Pier, which ensures a convenient connection to many of Bangkok's most famous tourist attractions. Standing amidst the lively vintage Wanglang Market (best known for its savory local food). Baan Wanglang Riverside is beautifully hidden away in a serene ambience of riverfront haven.
Baan Wanglang Riverside provides a truly unique experience you can't find it elsewhere, stunned by one of the best panoramic views of Bangkok – sprawling across from Rama VIII Bridge, Golden Temple, Grand Palace, all the way to Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn).


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Weather Update: Strong storms possible late Monday evening
Sunny and hot temperatures created an unstable atmosphere during the day on Monday.
Severe storms moving in from the southwest in eastern Iowa and western Illinois will likely progress into southeast Wisconsin in the 10pm-12am window.
Here's the latest from Weather Watch 12's in-house forecast model, here's the arrival of some storms in Walworth county, possibly severe by 11:00 p.m.
Here's 12:30 a.m. early Tuesday morning as the storms will move through.
We have elevated Weather Watch 12's Storm Threat Index to a 7 for Monday night.
The tornadic threat is looking low for southeast Wisconsin, however damaging winds and large hail is of a higher concern with any storms that move into the area.
Stay with Weather Watch 12 and WISN 12 News for the latest on the severe weather potential here at home, and the very latest on the devastation and destruction in Moore, OK.
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-Courtesy, IvyLeagueSports.com
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Ivy League and the NBC Sports Group announced a two-year renewal of their national television rights agreement today that includes an increase in football games, and the first-ever rights for the NBC Sports Network to televise men's basketball and men's lacrosse games.
Beginning with the upcoming 2012 football season and continuing through the 2014 lacrosse season, the NBC Sports Network will televise a minimum of six, but no more than 10, football games, six-to-10 men's basketball games, and up to four men's lacrosse games annually. Even more Ivy League games may be seen on a national basis within this agreement as the NBC Sports Network has acquired the rights to sublicense additional football and men's basketball games to a national sports network.
"The Ivy League is excited to continue our relationship with the NBC Sports Network," said Robin Harris, Ivy League Executive Director. "The NBC Sports Network has been an outstanding partner and we appreciate their interest in enhancing our existing relationship by increasing the number of games and sports. We are pleased to showcase more Ivy League competition nationally to our passionate fan base which has a thirst for Ivy League athletics."
"We are proud to again partner with the Ivy League, a conference whose institutions and student-athletes consistently comport themselves with great distinction while attracting an audience with a favorable demographic for our growing sports network," said Jon Miller, President, Programming, NBC Sports & NBC Sports Network. "With this renewal, the Ivy League will now provide quality content for the NBC Sports Network across three college seasons."
Per the agreement, the NBC Sports Network will televise the annual football game played between Harvard and Yale, known as "The Game", in both 2012 and 2013. In 2012, "The Game" will be played at Harvard and will mark the 129th iteration of the rivalry.


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2015 Dodge Challenger Premieres At New York Show
There is no more literal retro design interpretation than the Dodge Challenger's. The 2009-14 model, which received a mild facelift for 2011, including a new V-6 and electrically assisted power steering, is closer in styling to its 1970-74 forbear than archrivals Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang. But the problem with doing retro is, how does one update the car?
One way is to evoke some iconic early '70s performance packages, which is fairly easy when you've got rear-wheel drive and Hemi engines in your arsenal. For 2015, the Dodge Challenger will be offered with the R/T and R/T Plus Shaker packages, with the 5.7-liter Hemi offering up to 375 hp and 410 lb-ft of torque. The latter package comes with the recently revived shaker hood option.
A 6.4-liter Scat Pack option will deliver an estimated 485 hp and 475lb-ft (compared to 470 hp and 470 lb-ft from the current Challenger SRT) and will be available with the choice of a six-speed manual or eight-speed TorqueFlite automatic transmission. The 392 Hemi with Scat Pack Shaker also produces 470 hp and includes what the Dodge boys describe as "maximum throwback" heritage (retro) style.
For the 2015 Challenger's styling facelift, Dodge looked to the 1971 model, which added two horizontal, rectangular grille inserts that essentially split the '70 Challenger's grille design in halves and replaced the '70's full-width taillamps (as connected by the center backup lamp) with two separate lamps. The 2015 Dodge Challenger also features a more prominent power bulge in the hood.
By adapting these rather subtle cues, Dodge adheres to a mandate that Dodge chief Tim Kuniskis says fans of the current (and by extension, the original) Challenger demand: "Don't screw up the design of this car."
Dodge has no reason to do so, as the Challenger has kept breaking sales records for the past five years. That's unusual for any sporty, aspirational model, let alone a two-door coupe, but both Camaro and Mustang sales also have remained strong in the last half decade. The Dodge Challenger is "the GT of the segment -- bigger, wider, heavier," Kuniskis says. In fact, it's about half a foot longer than the '70-'74 (which already was the biggest in the segment), because the current model uses what Chrysler now calls the "L" platform, the LX of the original Dodge Challenger, Charger, Magnum, and Chrysler 300, and the LY of the newer Charger/300.
The 2015 Dodge Challenger is on what Chrysler calls the "LA" platform, an evolution of LX. Dodge has updated the suspension and switched to cast aluminum for the axle housing. A standard sport mode adjusts the throttle, transmission, and steering. The electronic power-assisted steering (EPAS) can be set in your choice of normal, comfort, or sport. New safety features include adaptive cruise control, blind-spot detection warning, cross-path detection, and forward collision warning.
The story of the '15 facelift is really about style, however, including requisite interior upgrades. There's a trapezoid-shaped center console surround with new retro gearshift designs to operate the six-speed manual (Hemi V-8s only) or eight-speed automatic (Pentastar V-6 or Hemi). With the automatic, the gearshift moves vertically, rather than acting as a kind of electronic throttle switch. The Challenger also gets a configurable seven-inch gauge cluster TFT display and a new, 8.4-inch center console touchscreen with Chrysler's latest UConnect infotainment system. This all comes wrapped in a choice of fourteen new interiors, including Houndstooth, Tungsten Torque, Ballistic II premium cloth, Pearl White, and Ruby Red.
It's all pretty appealing stuff, no matter what your feelings about this extra-large pony-car coupe. It ought to keep the Dodge Challenger selling right up to the 2017 model year, the rumored date an all-new car, possibly downsized and probably off a new Alfa Romeo-developed flexible rear-wheel-drive platform, is unveiled.


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Jean DuJardin Gossip
Jean DuJardin gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Money before wedding
George Clooney is getting married…eventually. I wrote about the new wedding rumours yesterday – click here for a refresher. Now the speculation is that it'll be in three parts: first a civil ceremony in England on September 12 followed by a weekend party in Venice on September 26 and a bigger castle-style reception in England again on October 25. Full Story
Jean Dujardin: Best Actor imitating Ian Somerhalder
He's charming, yes. I am happy he won, totally. I love how much he appreciated his moment, 100%. And I know how much you all are into him. So I will apologise in advance. Sorry. But I am over his eyebrows and the eyecock and the face acting silent movie-ing. Because it is annoying. Do you hate me? I don't think you should. Full Story
Dancing Dujardin
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Oh it's work, don't doubt it. It's deliberate, don't doubt that either. But...He is having a good time. And that might be the difference.Jean Dujardin took the SAG and the BAFTA. He's imitating John Travolta on Jay Leno: He's being delightful for Funny Or Die: Jean Dujardin's Villain Auditions Full Story
All the handsome men...
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Other than Jean Dujardin.Brad Pitt and George Clooney both came without dates. The Jolie stayed back with the children in Berlin and George, perhaps sensing that Stacy's not helping against Jean Dujardin, decided to go it alone. He's better alone. When he's alone, he can be with his boys. He can hug Colin Firth and hold his hand. Full Story
The Actors 2012
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As Academy President Tom Sherak joked yesterday at the Oscar Nominees Luncheon:"We know awards season can be exhausting. Today is about taking a moment, taking a breath and realizing what a special family this is… So take the applause. This is probably the last time you'll be applauding each other. Full Story
Clooney & Pitt wish this would derail Dujardin
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So Jean Dujardin, the stone cold French fox who scored a surprise Best Actor upset at the SAGs for The Artist, has a new movie coming out in France. It's called Les Infideles and it's about a bunch of guys cheating. The ad campaign features images of the men, including Dujardin, in suggestive positions with women and racy taglines. Full Story
The Screen Actors Guild Awards 2012
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Best thing that happened at the SAGs? Angie and Tilda are BFF! More on that later. God I miss Joan Rivers on the red carpet. Joan Rivers wouldn't ask Meryl Streep, "What kind of actress are you?" And if she did, she'd specify that in terms of nudity and trailer size. I mean, I work in television, I get it that there has to be a certain amount of mega dick-sucking that happens at these events, but this. Full Story


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Download of the Day: Growl 2.0.4
Know what happens, always
Our Download of the Day today is Growl 2.0.4.
Growl lets you know when things happen. Files finished downloading, friends came online, new email has arrived - Growl can let you know when any event occurs with a subtle notification. The rest of the time, Growl stays out of your way.
Along with letting you know when things happen, Growl also gives you full control over how you are notified and what action (if any) you want to take in response to the notification. You can choose to be alerted with a visual indicator or an audible alert, both, or neither. You can choose the type of display that is shown, whether the display remains on the screen, the importance of the notification, and even if the notification should be forwarded to another computer. You can have notifications that trigger an email, run a script, launch a program, or are read out loud.
The latest version includes the following changes:
Changes in Version 2.0.4
- fixed a bug in GrowlConnector that could cause a hang if the connection was lost in the middle of receiving a response
- deprecated instance method GrowlConnector.IsGrowlRunning(); replaced with static GrowlConnector.IsGrowlRunningLocally()
- updated GrowlConnector Register and Notify methods to accept a user-defined 'state' object that will get passed back in the response events (used to associate responses with requests)
- updated Growl.Connector.Response class to include RequestData property (that data was formerly inaccessible from the response)
- improvements to subscriptions to reduce number of renewal requests and updates of the UI
- added /cmd:show switch to Growl.exe for launching Growl with the settings window open
- added Detector.ShowSettingsWindow() method to launch Growl settings window from another application
- added /ai switch to growlnotify to specify the application's icon when registering
- added basis for WebSocket support as well as growlwebsocket.js client library. The only supported endpoint is: ws://localhost:23053/gntp
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ATLANTA, GA. – The Lipscomb men's tennis team opened their season Friday on the road in a defeat to the No. 59-ranked Georgia Tech.
In the 4-3 loss to the Yellow Jackets, Oliver Strecker, Stuart Tierney and John Tougher all posted up wins in the singles competition. The team lost in all three of the doubles matches.
Coach Andrew Harris said he feels that the matches showed areas of needed improvement for the team.
"Unfortunately, we came up short on some key areas and some key matches," Harris said. "We need to continue to get better at being faithful in pressure situations and being confident in our shots."
Harris said that if those improvements are made, the team should be ready looking ahead.
"I think once we do that," Harris said, "We'll be able to take the next step. Moving forward, that's what we need to work on, and we'll look forward to getting after it tomorrow against MTSU."
The Bisons (0-1) are set to play another matchup over the weekend at home against MTSU on Sunday, Jan. 20.
Tennis Match Results
Lipscomb vs Georgia Tech
Jan 18, 2013 at Atlanta, Ga.
#59 Georgia Tech 4, Lipscomb 3
Singles competition
1. Oliver Strecker (LIP) def. Juan Melian (GT) 1-2, retired
2. Vikram Hundal (GT) def. David Salazar (LIP) 6-4, 6-4
3. Eduardo Segura (GT) def. Daniel Hernandez (LIP) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
4. Nathan Rakitt (GT) def. Tanner Brown (LIP) 6-1, 6-1
5. Stuart Tierney (LIP) def. Garrett Gordon (GT) 6-2, 6-4
6. John Tougher (LIP) def. Anish Sharma (GT) 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. #3 Juan Spir/Vikram Hundal (GT) def. Oliver Strecker/David Salazar (LIP) 8-4
2. Juan Melian/Nathan Rakitt (GT) def. Stuart Tierney/Miguel Cortez (LIP) 8-6
3. Garrett Gordon/Colin Edwards (GT) def. Daniel Hernandez/Tanner Brown (LIP) 8-6
Match Notes:
Lipscomb 0-1
Georgia Tech 2-0; National ranking #59
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,4,5,2,3,6)
Match played indoors


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The Singapore Connection by Cynthia Wee-Hoefer
Some words here to introduce the dinner menus at Apa Villas with a flavor of the heritage cuisine of the Peranakan or Straits-Chinese of my home country Singapore.
As far as we know, we are the first and only hotel in Sri Lanka that offers a selection from our indigenous Singapore cuisine.
The famous Peranakan or Nonya food is a unique blend of ingredients and cooking methods borrowed from the Indonesian archipelago, the Malayan peninsula and Thailand with the inherent palate handed down by our ancestors from China.
The cooking has evolved over generations by the migrant women folk who take fresh local herbs like chili, galangal, lemon grass, ginger, turmeric, candlenuts and shrimp paste and grind them into an aromatic wet pastes.
Depending on the desired taste, tangy tamarind juice or the rich milk from grated coconut makes the flavourful gravy.
Meat usually pork and chicken or seafood form the highlight of the dish but there is more. The cook adds a flourish of fragrant kaffir lime, torch ginger or laksa leaves to give that complexity of flavours that is the hallmark of Peranakan cuisine.
Cooking methods include steaming spicy seafood in parcels made from banana leaves or grilling chicken wrapped in the sweet scented pandanus leaves. There is Otak Blangah made with fillet of fish in a coconut-based curry that is typically Peranakan. Steamed Otak is fish cooked with a savoury custard of ground herbs mixed with coconut cream.
The Roasted Belly of Pork served in our Dinner Special is a hallmark of Chinese cooking found in the Chinatowns of the world capitals. The crunch of pork crackling and melting meat matched with chili vinegar sauce is available in Apa Villas.
We have in our special menu the famous Singapore Chili Crab of Sri Lankan crabs cooked in a sweet, spicy sauce of tomato, chili and lemongrass. It is a must-have for visitors to our island Singapore, so why not here in Apa Villas? However, large-sized live crabs are seasonal and must be ordered 24-hours in advance to source them from the North Western coast of Sri Lanka.
End the dinner with Nonya desserts - Kueh Dadar rolled pancakes filled with grated coconut cooked in palm sugar and topped with coconut cream or the popular Sago Pudding. Naga Sari with a fairytale meaning of Dragon Fairy is a blanc-mange made of coconut cream and banana slices steamed in banana leaf. Just as Ceylon was under British rule for 150 years, Singapore and Malaya was a Crown Colony that inherited a taste of some of the Western palate. We pay homage to this legacy with favourites like fish and chips, burgers, roasts and puddings in our All Day and Dinner Specials menus.
We are proud of our Apa Villa Rijstafel dinner that has become a signature offer for guests. The popular term used in Dutch East India refers to a table laden with small plates of vegetables, meats, curries, relishes, salads and house specialties served at once. You will enjoy jackfruit, passion leaf salad, belim (a kind of starfruit) and other exotic ingredients grown in our Illuketia gardens.
Our Dinner Specials are created for guests as we would in our home. If you have special dietary preferences, please inform our management in advance. Most of all, we sincerely hope that you will enjoy your meals with an appetite for a culinary discovery. Bon Appetit.


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It's New Years. Balls will be dropped. Kisses will be kissed. Bubbly will be
drunk drank drunken dranked consumed. But that's all normal. This year there's something different: a message from Mars, apparently.
Will it be about aliens? Probably not. Will it be Curiosity mocking Time Square revelers about how much better it is to be on Mars as opposed to in that throbbing mass of humans? Maybe that's just slightly more likely. Keep your eye on the ball and you're sure to find out. Hopefully it's something fun. [Twitter]


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(PublicWire.com News Release) HOLLYWOOD, Calif., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Stereo Vision Entertainment Inc. (OTC: SVSN) announced today that they had retained the SEC auditing firm, Liggett, Vogt & Webb, P.A.1500 Gateway Boulevard Suite 202 Boynton Beach Florida, and the SEC law firm Dieterich & Mazeri 11300 W Olympic Blvd. Suite 800 Los Angeles, California for the Form 10 SEC filing to take REZN8 public. Holladay Stock Transfer 2939 N. 67th Place, Scottsdale, Az. is the REZN8 SEC stock transfer agent.
"We're moving forward with our plan to take REZN8 (R8) public and bring Stereo Vision (SV) current on the OTCMarkets," said SV's CEO Jack Honour . "SV's accounting has the internal audit underway and R8's SEC auditing and legal representatives are now preparing the R8 Form 10 SEC filing. R8's CEO Susan Moses and her new management team are working in harmony with the Company and positive strides are being made in all departments."
"With R8's business model evolving into a business development corporation utilizing the recently
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Stereo Vision Entertainment Inc. (http://stereovision.com) Headquartered in Los Angeles, Ca., Stereo Vision is a publicly traded company focused on the delivery of high-quality, low-cost 3D entertainment content. SVE's business is driven by the acquisition and production of cutting edge 3D media assets and technology. Responding to the growing demand for 3D content, Stereo Vision is developing a wide variety of 3D Intellectual Properties and technologies for the many new 3D distribution platforms. http://Facebook.com/TeamS3D
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CFO, CIO Explore Neurosurgery System
SLU Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Robert Woodruff and Vice President and Chief Information Officer Tim Brooks recently met with Richard Bucholz, M.D., Lee McDurmont and William Macneil, to demo the SurgOn system.
Woodruff and Brooks said they liked what they saw.
"I was very impressed by what we saw," said Woodruff. "The steps Dr. Bucholz and his team have taken make me proud to be part of Saint Louis University. It is this sort of innovative thinking and entrepreneurial spirit that will enhance the institution's reputation and ensure its continued viability going forward."
Brooks also expressed support for the program. "This program is an excellent example of how the marriage of clinical expertise and information technology can deliver innovative solutions that improve the quality and accessibility of patient care," he said. "We are truly excited about supporting this research project."
Developed by Richard Bucholz, M.D., professor of surgery, Lee McDurmont, manager of surgery-administration and William Macneil, research assistant in surgery-neurosurgery, the integrated surgical communication network is called SurgON. It will allow Bucholz — or other experts — to view in real time procedures being performed by less experienced surgeons and if necessary, participate in them remotely to successfully complete the operation.
"Medical care has become technologically and experientially intense," Bucholz said, "especially in neurosurgery, with stroke management, image guided removal of tumors and functional restoration through brain stimulation.
"The optimal delivery of medical care is often critically time-sensitive, and the expertise to deliver technologically intensive medical care is not uniformly distributed," he said. "For many Americans, the closest neurosurgeon is more than 60 miles away."
For life-threatening emergencies, that means it could be hours before an injured patient could be seen by an experienced neurosurgeon with access to the sophisticated diagnostic and monitoring equipment necessary to undertake delicate surgical procedures. That falls outside what is called the "magic hour" for trauma, including surgical interventions for stroke and cardiac conditions.
Relying on SurgON, a patient could more quickly be treated by a less experienced surgeon at a less advanced surgical suite, with the entire process being overseen — or even directed — by an expert in the specific procedure, who is sitting at a desk thousands of miles away, viewing the operation on a personal computer or other digital device.
The network can equally be helpful for elective surgery, because specialists can use the network to dramatically extend their geographic reach. And it means a specialist can be involved in multiple procedures, in a myriad of venues in the same day, all without leaving their office.
While the web-based communications network will allow for global provision of surgical support, a key to providing it is the integration of multiple sources of information in the operating room."
A surgeon relies on many different devices during a procedure. Each one has its own method of monitoring or operating," Bucholz said. "A surgeon may have to move from one piece of equipment to another and back again, or shout directions to someone else in the suite."
"An optimal solution would be to allow seamless sharing of all clinically relevant information retrieved directly from the device, and making it accessible on a single graphic display," he said.
To address that, Bucholz, McDurmont and Macneil designed software to unify and display all information obtained from monitoring devices in the suite and to create a single controller, allowing the surgeon to work from a single console. A proof-of-concept demonstration unit has been set up in Bucholz' Schwitalla Hall School of Medicine lab.
When the integrated surgical communication network is operational, a practicing surgeon can allow the information on the console to be accessed by a computer anywhere there is a high speed internet connection and turn over control of the monitoring and operating devices to the distant specialist.
Bucholz, McDurmont and Macneil said that funding for the innovative network is imminent, and once that funding is secured, the team will be able to have its second generation console ready for further real-world and corporate testing in 12-18 months.


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Greetings to all, how are you? Well, Celia accompanied me on this past trip for my embolization and everything went very well! Course there was a little mishap or two, but luckily nothing major! Left Corpus Christi early Tues. morning of the 19th, and the weather was nice and sunny when we arrived in CO. Picked up the car rental and headed to lunch @ Whole Foods! Every 3rd visit to CO, I see an ENT so he can check that my air passages are clear before having the embolization, so I had an appt. w/Dr. Lipkin @ 2:30 p.m.
Headed to Swedish hospital right after that to get checked in! Dr. Yakes P.A. Kelly took my vitals and got all my paperwork ready. Andie, another of Dr. Yakes P.A.'s peeked in to say hello! Then Dr. Yakes did too! Gave me a hug and said we were winning! Another of Dr. Yakes P.A.'s Mandi, walked us over to be admitted through the emergency room, so once we finished off that paperwork, Celia and I headed t0 finish the admitting process! I was still in my shorts and polo when Celia noticed my mouth was bleeding! I rushed over to the bathroom sink and sure enough! The nurse quickly got some gauze and I started trying to pack my mouth and get the bleeding stopped! Dr. Yakes Phy. Asst., Kelly was still in the room and she said something like how can you tell where to pack it if you can't see where it's bleeding from! Yeah, that's what I've been saying all along! Anyway, got that stopped w/out too much trouble - defintely the place to have a bleed if you're going to have one though!
Got settled in and each of us ordred a salad for dinner that I never got to touch due to the bleed, darn! Oh well. Had some breathing treatments done to help the bronchitis I had - so Celia headed to the hotel and we had no idea what time I would be having the procedure in the morning.
Had a nurse take me down to have another chest x-ray in the morning, to see how the bronchitis was doing. Turns out, a patient that should have shown up @ 6:00 a.m. for her embolization showed up 2 hours late, so there was an immediate opening for a procedure. Yikes! I didn't know what to do - even thought about waiting another day to give my bronchitis a chance to get better. Anyway, last minute - went for it and poor Celia shows up @ my room later and didn't know where I was! I hear Dr. Yakes used 10 cc's of alcohol inside the troublesome spot inside my mouth, so that looks like a war zone right now.
I get to see a lot of the same nurses of course and had nurse Laura again - she is sooo funny! Just the right amount of sting in a zing she'll throw @ you and make you laugh! She's an excellent nurse though and I always feel very safe with her on duty! Here is a photo of me with nurse Monica - she was a doll! Everyone @ Swedish is so professional and just super @ their job! You just always feel they really care about all their patients! Here is a photo of Resp. tech, Chris Jenky! He is cool - knows his stuff, always in a good mood and has a good sense of humor! I was familiar with him already, so I feel right @ home when I'm @ Swedish!
Sometimes I think it's ridiculous trying to blog and explain this avm to everyone, when I have it and don't even completely understand it myself! I had someone tell me a couple days ago that my face looked better. Well, it's just not a matter of looking better after each embolization - there is still fluids, tissue and stuff that will be debulked and until then, I don't think there will be much improvement! Right now my goal is to not bleed profusely spontaneouslly! I've felt so badly that I've been so out of commission I've missed out on some important family events! Our two nephews in Ohio recently married and I feel I completely missed out on all the goings on because of this darned avm! When the bleeds are happening, there is just nothing else to do but focus completey on that! Now that I've been doing better - I can step back and go - really? How did all that happen and life just goes on. Poor Mark - I've felt like I'm not here for him - I was so weak before, it was enough that I got up and made it to work and home - much less participated in life! I just hope things continue to improve and that I've made a significant turn around where I won't keep having so many set backs with my health!
As always, my friends and family amaze me with their love, prayer and devotion to helping us through in our time of need! Love to all!
I hope to put some more photos up when Celia sends them to me! I have her to especially thank for being so giving with her time, attention and compassion. I used to be bothered by those signs @ the gift stores that said, "my sister, my friend" and I used to laugh about it because until recently, Celia and I had not been especially close. Unfortunately it took having to deal with this avm to bring us closer and I have say I really enjoy the time now that we have to talk and share common interests! We both love to read and Celia generously replaced the cover of my Nook that my Bella had gently been noshing on. I had bled all over the original cover that I had gotten for my Nook, and actually found the same green cover again!


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Tokyo stocks soared 1.62 per cent at the open after Japan's conservative opposition swept to victory in national polls, with promises from its leader to press for more central bank easing.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 158.12 points to 9895.68 at the start of trade, as the yen plunged in the wake of the Liberal Democratic Party's landslide win over the ruling Democratic Party of Japan.
In earlier Tokyo forex trading, the US dollar soared to ¥84.30, up from ¥83.52 in New York on Friday, and its strongest level against the Japanese currency in more than a year-and-a-half.
The euro also soared to multi-month highs at ¥111.10 from ¥109.94 in US trade.
Premier-in-waiting Shinzo Abe, the LDP's hawkish leader, has vowed to pressure the Bank of Japan (BoJ) into more aggressive policy easing measures in a bid to inject new life into the world's third-largest economy.
Mr Abe's central bank pledge has weighed on the yen in recent weeks as traders bet that an LDP victory would hike the likelihood of more easing from the central bank, and see the appointment of a like-minded BoJ governor after current chief Masaaki Shirakawa's term terms ends next year.
A weaker yen tends to lift local stock markets because it helps make exporters' products more competitive overseas.
Mr Abe has vowed to bolster Japan's defences in the face of a territorial spat with China, and boost spending on infrastructure at a time when much of the tsunami-wrecked northeast remains a shell of its former self.
"The election results were very much in-line with market expectations. A relief rally is in order, helped by the stronger dollar," SMBC Nikko Securities general manager of equities Hiroichi Nishi told Dow Jones Newswires.
"Next, investors will be eager to see the kinds of concrete policy measures that the new government proposes."
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