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Scientists at Princeton University and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) are developing a unique process to verify that nuclear weapons to be dismantled or removed from deployment contain true warheads. The system would do so without measuring classified information that could lead to nuclear proliferation if the data were to be leaked.
The novel verification process draws upon principles used in cryptography, the science of disguising information. Researchers said the project could help support nuclear arms talks and ensure that weapons of mass destruction are truly removed from circulation.
"The goal is to prove with as high confidence as required that an object is a true nuclear warhead while learning nothing about the materials and design of the warhead itself," said physicist Robert Goldston, a co-principal investigator for the project and professor of astrophysical sciences at Princeton. He is a fusion researcher and former director of PPPL.
Goldston and Princeton physicist Alexander Glaser, working with PPPL engineer Charles Gentile, have begun building an experimental system at PPPL to probe a DOE-approved, unclassified, and steel-encased test object containing non-nuclear materials. The project would mimic the procedure for inspecting warheads. They hope to complete the first full phase of experiments by the end of the year.
Glaser and Goldston both are associated with Princeton's Program in Science and Global Security.
The idea behind the warhead verification system is surprisingly simple. It calls for comparing a nuclear warhead that is presented for inspection with a presumed identical one — sometimes called a "golden warhead" — that is known to be real and armed with fissile, or explosive, nuclear material.
"You just need to know that one warhead is good, and if you can verify that one you can verify others," said Glaser, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and international affairs in Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
Such a "zero-knowledge protocol" for verifying warheads could create a new tool for global arms control efforts. While the total number of nuclear weapons in the United States and Russian arsenals has shrunk from more than 60,000 reported deployed and nondeployed warheads during the Cold War to some 16,000 reported today, this has been achieved without verification of the actual contents of the warheads. Arms inspectors have instead counted the reduction of nuclear weapon delivery systems, such as submarines and missile silos, without requiring or verifying the dismantlement of the warheads themselves.
"It is certainly true that if a workable zero-knowledge approach proves feasible, it would greatly facilitate nuclear warhead reduction regime verifications," said James Fuller, an independent consultant and former director of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
The PPPL project aims to show that the zero-knowledge verification process can work.
"We know it is doable in theory, but will a hardware implementation used under real-world conditions be sensitive enough to detect meaningful differences and violations?" said Glaser, who thought up the system with Goldston and computer scientist Boaz Barak, a former Princeton associate professor of computer science and now a senior researcher at Microsoft Research New England.
Similar verification processes are regularly used online to authenticate passwords and other encrypted data, Glaser noted.
The warhead verification system would work like this:
- Arms inspectors beam high-energy neutrons at the presumed nuclear warhead and record how many pass through the warhead to an array of radiation detectors on the other side. Neutrons that fail to reach the detector have been absorbed or scattered by the material inside the warhead.
- The neutrons that do reach the detectors are counted and added to the number that the host nation whose warheads are being inspected had "preloaded" into the detectors. Inspectors would measure the total number of counts in the detectors without knowing how many had been preloaded. This total count could be straightforwardly tallied with nonelectronic neutron counters such as the personal dosimeters used to measure exposure to radiation in nuclear power plants.
- If the total number of counts matched the number that the parties had stipulated in advance, the warhead would be found to be a true one. But if the total differed from the stipulated number, the warhead would stand exposed as a spoof. To prevent cheating by preloading detectors in such a way that a spoof would pass the test, the inspector decides on the spot which preloaded detectors will be used on the "golden warhead" and which on the item offered for inspection.
- An alternative approach would be to make measurements on a large set of putative warheads, including some selected by the inspector from among deployed missiles. Since at least some of the deployed warheads would be real, if all of the warheads are measured to be identical, all are real.
The project is funded by grants of $100,000 from the U.S. State Department and $162,500 from Global Zero, a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating all nuclear weapons.
Glaser views this zero-knowledge protocol as an incentive to support and facilitate future nuclear arms talks.
"I think it will be important to have this on the table when people think about an inspection system," Glaser said. "Many will say that it's impossible to verify nuclear warheads without running the risk of leaking classified information and so contributing to nuclear proliferation. It would be a powerful argument to show that in principle, and even in real experiments, you can build a system that never measures any properties of objects but still verifies that they are identical to one another, and can achieve this to whatever level of accuracy is required."


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7 Nights | EXOTIC EASTERN CARIB
About Freeport, Bahamas
You will visit the following 4 places:
Turks and Caicos Islands
The Turks and Caicos is a small archipelago nation known primarily for tourism and as an offshore financial centre. It's home to incredible beaches, abundant marine life, stunning tropical wetlands, luxury resorts and fine dining. There's so much to do and discover here in paradise. Quite simply, it's the best of the Caribbean!
Freeport is the main city on the beautiful Grand Bahama, an island in the northwest Bahamas. It's revered for its white-sand beaches, sparkling turquoise waters and abundance of nature activities. Take time to appreciate the island's exceptional natural beauty when exploring the longest underwater cave system in the world, towering indigenous pine trees and outstanding flora and fauna.
Little San Salvador
Little San Salvador Island, also known as Half Moon Cay, is one of about 700 islands that make up the archipelago of The Bahamas. It is a private island, owned by Holland America Line, which uses it as a port of call for the cruise ships it operates in the region. Prior to being owned by HAL, Little San Salvador was the private island of Norwegian Cruise Line. The island is also a significant nesting area for waterfowl. Activities offered on the island include swimming, sunbathing, scuba diving, jet-skiing, cycling, and snorkeling. Deep-sea fishing, parasailing, glass-bottom boat rides, and nature walks also are available. A variety of water toys are available for rent, including Hobie catamarans, Sunfish sailboats, windsurfing sailboards, and kayaks.


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Home > Students > Student Life > Events and Festivals
Student Activity Center or better known as the Technology Students' Gymkhana, here at IIT Kharagpur is the hub of the numerous extra-curricular and co-curricular activities ranging from sports to socio-cultural. From its inception in 1952, the Gymkhana has played a key role in the everyday lives of Kgpians by cultivating and nurturing their extra-curricular talents. The motto of Technology Students' Gymkhana is "Yogah Karmasu Kausalam" which means "Perfection in action is Yoga".
The Technology Students' Gymkhana, IIT Kharagpur is managed by the students, for the students, under the guidance and active participation of the faculty and staff members. It has a student body, consisting of members selected through annual campus elections and each member of the student body takes care of a particular aspect related to the students life. It aims at promoting a culture of sportsmanship and teamwork in the students by providing them with wonderful sports facilities. The Gymkhana has an Aquatic Center, Basketball Courts, Tennis Courts, Volleyball Courts, Indoor Squash Court, Indoor Badminton Courts, and a very well equipped Gymnasium. Moreover the Gymkhana hosts a wide variety of societies to promote the various hobbies and interests of the students. The societies include the Dramatics Societies namely, Technology Dramatics Society- Pravah (Hindi), Encore (English), Prasthanam (Telugu), Druheen (Bengali), Technology Robotix Society, Â Technology Filmmaking and Photography Society, Business Club, Debating Society, the Music Societies namely, Eastern Technology Music Society and Western Technology Music Society, Communique(soft skills), the Quiz Club, Spectra(fine arts), Technology Adventure Society, Technology Dance Society and Technology Literary Society. All the societies are doing an extraordinary task in promoting their culture and nurturing the extra academics interest of the students.
Games and sports are not only important for success in studio but it is important for success in every walks of our life. IIT Kharagpur wishes that students perform the best in every field and hence provides its students with world class facilities for sports and games as well. The campus has two stadiums namely Jnan Ghosh and Tata Sports Complex for various games like Hockey, Football, Cricket and Athletics. Apart from these, the campus also has a fully modernized Aquatic Center for sports like Swimming and Water Polo. The Student Activity Center - Technology Students' Gymkhana also hosts, an Indoor Squash Court, Indoor Badminton Courts, Pool Tables, Tennis Courts, and a fully modernized Gymnasium, facilities for Weightlifting, Basketball Courts, Volleyball Court and Table Tennis.
Also every Hall of Residence encourages its hall boarders to actively participate in all the sports events conducted throughout the year as a part of the General Championships. Some halls even provide sports facilities of their own to their boarders so that they stay fit and practice daily bringing laurels to the hall as well as IIT Kharagpur. The Institute also encourages active participation of the students in sports especially through events like the General Championship and the prestigious annual Inter-IIT Sports Meet. Inter IIT sports meet is zealously organized every year in which brilliant athletes from each IIT participateto make their institute proud. Just to give you an insight into the scale of the events, the chief guest of last Inter IIT opening ceremony was Sachin Tendulkar.
The dexterity and ability of the students of IIT Kharagpur goes far beyond the boundaries of the classroom and can be witnessed at competitions of international prestige. With an active participation in a plethora of competitions, the students of IIT Kharagpur have brought great laurels to the Institute. Victories at the Go Green in the City 2015 challenge, Asian Paints Paper Contest, SME Students Design Competition, Rice Business Plan Competition, CIMA Global Business Challenge and the HULT Prize are few of the many instances when the students of IIT Kharagpur have proved their mettle. To add to the already long list of achievements the students also emerged victorious in the DST-Lockheed Martin Awards, won GE Edison Challenge and the Pan IIT Data Analytics Competition this year. It is worth noting that in the DST-Lockheed Martin Awards, researchers from IIT Kharagpur bagged four awards which is the highest from any organization. Accolades like these are testament to the eagerness and enthusiasm that the students of IIT Kharagpur show to explore the practical aspect of what they learn at the institute.
IIT KGP conducts Techno-Management events throughout the year. A whole general championship between halls is dedicated to this. General Championship Technology consists of several different techno-management events namely: Biz Quiz, Tech Quiz, Maths Olympiad, Chem quest, Case Study, Open soft, Product Design, Ad-Design and Hardware Modeling. These events provide a KGPian a good exposure and a taste of competitiveness especially in the technical field.
Year round various events and festivals take place in the Institute, like the Department Fests, Society Events and the best of all Spring Fest, the annual Socio-Cultural Fest and Kshitij, the annual Techno Management Fest.
These fests and events are conducted all-round the year to give students a change in their daily routine of classes, assignments, tests and labs. The events and festivals encourage the students to think in a practical way, do something innovative and most of all enhance their knowledge and have loads of fun.
Department Fests - The Department of Computer Science and Engineering organizes Bitwise IIT Kharagpur, an online programing contest annually in February. Programing and algorithmic challenges are given in a span of 12 hours. In Bitwise 2011, 5000 teams participated from 80 countries. Bitwise 2012 was held on 12 February 2012.
The Department of Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture conducts its annual technical meet Samudramanthan in the month of March every year providing a platform for all the Naval Architects across the country to compete and share their knowledge in the field. There are also other department festivals like Esperanza (organized by department of Electronics and electrical communication engineering), Composit (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering), Great Step (Department of Mining Engineering), Prithvi (organized by department of geology)
A petroleum themed technical fest 'Petrofiesta' is organized in the month of November by the Society of Petroleum Engineers IIT Kharagpur Chapter. This is a one of a kind fest which provides a platform for students from all over the country to compete and share their ideas and knowledge in the field of petroleum industry.
Society Events - The various societies also conduct events round the year, to promote, practice and preach their culture. The society events are also aimed at encouraging students to do something different and to improve their skills in the areas of their interest.
Some examples include Robosoccer conducted by the Technology Robotix Society, various plays conducted by the Dramatics Societies, shows conducted by the Music societies, etc. In January the Entrepreneurship Cell organizes a Global Entrepreneurship Summit, which consists of guest lectures, workshops, a start-up camp and other events relating to entrepreneurship and startups.
In October end, Space Technology Students' Society at IIT Kharagpur organized the National Students' Space Challenge, the first space-science and engineering series of national-level competitions for students in India.
Spring Fest - Currently in its 55th edition, the annual social and cultural festival - Spring Fest has been celebrating the true spirit of youth for over five decades, growing bigger and better with every passing year.
A perfect blend of fun and frolic, of excitement and ecstasy, of devotion and dedication, Spring Fest is a celebration with a responsibility. A splendid platform for the spectacular display of the diverse talents of today's youth, Spring Fest always has an underlying social theme.
It includes cultural competitions in addition to stage shows (known asStar-nights) by singers and performers such as Sunidhi Chauhan, Farhan Akhtar, Salim-Sulaiman, Vishal-Shekhar, K.K., Pritam, Kailash Kher, Shaan, Breathe, Led Zepplica, Parikrama, Indian Ocean etc. The magnitude of Spring Fest is huge and attracts participation from more than 150 colleges across India.
Kshitij - With over 40 events, encompassing varied fields of science, technology and management, Kshitij, the annual techno-management fest of IIT Kharagpur, invites students from all around the globe to put their ingenuity and aptitude to test at an unparalleled level of competition. The largest fest of its kind in all of Asia, offers its participants a wide spectrum of events to prove their mettle, while the huge amount of prize money is reflective of the grandeur of the same. Quality of our events was soon noticed by top notch international organizations like ASME, IMechE, ACM and IEEE and they continue their association with us. Gaining patronage from UNESCO for the third time consecutively reflects the kind of impact Kshitij has made on todayâ??s student community. Comprehensive workshops by industrial pioneers, gives inimitable insight to the practical realm. Pedagogic and inspirational guest lectures from renowned scientists and eminent personalities; phenomenal exhibitions from various parts of world makes young talents acquainted with latest technical advancements.
Illumination - known as Illu, is a festival unique to IIT Kharagpur. It is inspired from the day of Diwali (the festival of lights) and is usually held on the day of Diwali itself. It is held as a competition among student halls.[85] As part of the Illumination festival, all halls build vertical panels of bamboo (called Chatais) on which thousands of lamps (diyas) are mounted forming outlines of people or things; illustrating an event, or a place of importance. The chatais may reach a height of 6 metres (20 ft), with nearly 20,000 lighted lamps. The lamps on the chatais are lighted with all other light sources switched off, to showcase the art-panels made by the flickering lamps. On the same day as Illumination, the Rangoli Competition is organised as an inter-hall event.[85] Rangolis of exquisite detail and shading - measuring around 3.5 by 3.5 metres (11 by 11 ft) - are constructed using coloured powders, crushed bangles, and pebbles. Interplay of light and shadow and ambient music are part of the display.
IIT KGP is well known for its extensive residential facilities. Spread over a sprawling 2100 acres, IIT Kharagpur houses almost 10,000 students.
There are 21 Halls of Residences (16 for boys, 5 for girls) around campus. They include
Patel Hall of residence built in 1952 is the first IIT Hostel all over India. The LBS and MMM halls completed in 2010 are modern state of the art hostels. The Girl Hostels are strategically located near the Academic centre, playground, auditoriums and Police station. Zakir Hussain Hall provides accommodation for the families of married Scholars. The Halls provide their residents with facilities such as High Speed LAN, Wi-Fi and 24 hour electricity.
Inter Hall Competitions are conducted round the year and they help build the technical, athletic and artistic skills of the residents. These competitions form a part of rich legacy of Hall culture.
Numerous in-house eateries serve the demands of residents. Some eateries are open overnight, while some serve hot food from early morning itself to best cater to the peoples' convenience. Within campus are restaurants like Billoos (famous for its Punjabi food), Dreamland-Sahara, Hot Bite, Heritage etc. Each Hall of Residence has its own Canteen apart from the mess.
The JCB, HJB and VS Mens Hall Canteens allow ladies too to sit and enjoy meals. 'Eat-KGP' a virtual collaboration of all the in-campus eateries provides room delivery of food through online orders.
The KGP campus also boasts of retail eatery chains such as Cafe Coffee Day, Baskin Robbins and Subway. One can always visit Dominos, Flavours and Park Restaurants outside the campus (approx. 5 kms).
IIT KGP has its own Food Monitoring Committee that ensures proper quality food is being served hygienically at fair prices at all campus eateries. The FMC conducts raids on complaints, takes feedback, publishes annual reviews, fines and looks after these eating destinations. IIT Kharagpur has a self-sustained market (Tech market) within campus where one can get a wide variety of evening snacks and sweets.
At last, we got Chhedis, just on the border of Puri gate, a dhaba that has never closed down in the history of KGP except for once during 1983.


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Unless you've been living in a shoebox (or Prague) for the past three or so years you've probably noticed that cycling levels have been rising in cities all over the world. This is a good thing. Through this blog and through numerous journeys I've done to four continents over the past two years I've seen in great detail how various people in various countries and cultures are working to promote urban cycling.
One thing I've noticed by haven't really commented on at length is how cycling promotion is largely divided into two schools. Two genres, if you like. For the purpose of this article I'm not going to get into how far too much bicycle advocacy leans up against environmentalism with its preachy, jehovas witness messages about health and saving the planet and fun.
We're here to talk about these two aforementioned genres. They are: Bicycle Commuting. Bicycle Culture. To many they may sound like the same thing, pedalling hand in hand down the cycle track. Unfortunately, there appears to be a clear-cut division. It seems more often than not to be a regional or even cultural divide.Bicycle Commuting
I've determined that the majority of bicycle advocacy in the Anglo-Saxon New World (and to some extent the UK) is focused on this thing called Bicycle Commuting. As though the main purpose of owning a bicycle is to get to and from work. This commuting angle really dominates the advocacy.There are many volumes written about the influence of protestant immigrants on the work ethic prevalent in North America and Australasia, every bit of written by people who know more about it than I. I think what finally made me try to get this into words is a used book I bought last week. One I've read before, many years ago. The Protestant Ethic and The Spirit of Capitalism, based on a series of articles by Max Weber in 1904-05 and published in book form in 1920.
I sure as hell won't be getting into this subject, but it certainly seems to have left it's mark on modern bicycle advocacy in these Anglo-Saxon New World countries. The bicycle is for getting to and from work. Period. (or maybe Comma, since you can also use it for 'fun' on the weekends when you're not working) If we look at this from an 'overcomplication of a simple thing' point-of-view, this Bicycle Commuting angle is hardly cycling simplified. It is primarily advocated by 'avid cyclists' who happily commute long distances to get to work. Which is great for them. Unfortunately, it sends signals to the population at large that Bicycle Commuting is a hard slog, a work-out, a sacrifice - however rewarding. It paints a picture of long commutes, even though 50% of Americans, for example, live within 8 km of their workplace.I often look at urban cycling as a product and then look at how we're selling it, comparing it to most other marketing. Bicycle Commuting isn't really effective as mainstream marketing. It's sub-cultural. It involves a massive financial investment. Just look at this "Guide to Cycling in Winter" from the Toronto Star. It's so very silly, but I'm sure that it gives the sporting goods industry a hard on.
Then there's the focus on having showers at work. Something that people in established bicycle cultures find to be rather odd. Not having showers at work - I know many people here in Copenhagen who ride long distances and who have showers and changing rooms at work - but it really is a tiny minority. The primary advocates of Bicycle Commuting like gear and showers at work. They like the hard-core aspect of cycling. The sportif aspect. They're 'cyclists' and that's great. I am merely questioning the wisdom of focusing on Bicycle Commuting as the be all, end all of urban cycling. Especially when the voices who speak for this form of advocacy are largely sub-cultural. Never a good way to sell a product. Nor is only presenting The Bicycle has a way to get to work and not much else.Bicycle Culture
So what is this Bicycle Culture genre? It's something we're seeing blossom in many cities around the world. By saying "Bicycle Culture" I mean creating a culture of the bicycle where it becomes an inseparable part of daily life for regular citizens. Instead of something unique that stands out on the urban landscape.I wrote about Behavourial Challenges regarding promoting urban cycling a while back and highlighted the massive growth in a city, for example, like Paris compared to cities where strong bicycle sub-cultures rule the debate.
Paris is only one positive example of emerging bicycle cities. I often point to Barcelona as another prime example. They've gone from basically 0% modal split for bicycles to 5% in about three years. Bordeaux has recently reached 10% modal split for bicycles in the city centre. Up from 1 or 2% three years ago. All over France, cities are increasing their bicycle traffic. Over 25 cities have bike share systems. Then there is Spain. Barcelona, San Sebastian, Seville, Zaragoza. Dublin springs to mind, too. Booming. Booming more than any city in North America or Australasia.
Bicycle Culture is planting seeds in a garden. Cultivating a bicycle orchard. Bicycle Commuting is a spear-headed "do it like we do, exactly like this" approach and the plethora of how-to guides splattered across the internet is a testament to that. Bicycle Culture, on the other hand, lets people, as the seed metaphor suggests, grow their own foliage. Individual bushes and trees and orchids (uh oh... I can see I'm running out of vocabulary if I keep this flora theme up...) that all contribute to a greater garden. Cities that are working towards cultivating a Bicycle Culture provide the necessary tools; safe, bicycle infrastructure, a good bike-share system, lower speed limits, flexible and favourable traffic laws for bicycles. But there is no real focus on "this is how to do it". In a Bicycle Culture the head gardeners figure that people already know how to ride a bicycle, are equipped with their own built-in risk perception and will figure out the rest. Even in cities with chaotic traffic culture.(By the way, regarding traffic, I've driven (and cycled) in scores of European cities as well as scores of North American and Australian cities and I have always preferred driving in cities in North America or Australia than in the witches cauldrons of traffic that are the big cities of Europe. Oh, and while we're on an aside, isn't it interesting that there is no bicycle helmet promotion in these booming cities?)
In Bicycle Culture the bicycle is used to get to the shops, the café, the supermarket, the cinema. As well as to work. Just look at Paris. The pioneers who first embraced the Vélib' bike-share system came to the bicycle from the Metro. Following that typical human desire for the quickest way to get there. The Vélib' beat the Metro and, with accompanying infrastructure, it boomed. I've read that 2 million private bicycles have been sold in Paris since Vélib started. Just visit the city and see bicycles everywhere. See the future.
So. Which genre is most effective? You can probably figure out where I'm headed already. Without a doubt there are many people who have taken up urban cycling because of the Bicycle Commuting approach. Absolutely true. This NPR article is positive, for example. But if you didn't know anything about this funky cycling thing, the article would certainly give you a very narrow-minded impression of what cycling to work is or could be. Especially the "just try to hide the bike grease on your calf at meetings" remark near the end. Buy a chainguard, for god's sake. Or a more functional, comfortable bicycle. They're just as fast anyway.
If, on the other hand, we look at what cities are really booming - it is the cities that are planting gardens of Bicycle Culture. Keeping a simple idea simple, providing the basic tools and letting people do the rest. And within... let's say... five years... these cities will be light years ahead of the rest. Embarassingly so.Like everything else, it's all about effective, mainstream marketing.


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I worked in a dot com newsroom for years. You'll learn a few things in a newsroom:
- Coffee is an amazing and crucial commodity.
- The success of your product is directly proportional to the quality of its content.
- Advertising is your friend.
Number three is not a typo. When advertising requirements are gathered and understood early on in a product life cycle, you will create a powerful experience for your audience and lucrative one for your advertisers.
Content is Content is Content
Your users rule the experience. Your advertisers pay for the experience that your users rule. And trust me, your internal constituents are not afraid to remind each other. You'll silently hear things like, "Without our work, people would never come to this site." And the flip… "What site… the one we advertise on?"
As a user experience professional caught between Scylla and Charybdis (*), you are the voice of reason. Remember that ads have target audiences, messages, and aim to make money in a very similar way to editorial content (just ask Google Adsense). This small titbit will make sales love you and the editorial team, well, scepticism comes naturally to editors. Display advertising is content. Accepting advertising as content and finding appropriate context benefits your audience. However with all types of content, you'll have to determine an optimal balance as a UX professional. What proportion of ad content is appropriate to display with the editorial content? Don't ask your users because you will inevitably hear, "I hate ads. I know you need them to pay for your business, but I hate them." So the approach must be to determine your business and sales needs and integrate them without trampling your user needs.
IAB and Display Ad Sizes
"IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau) is an association dedicated to helping online, Interactive broadcasting, email, wireless and interactive television media companies increase their revenues" as they put it. They are committees comprised of a few obscure…unknown companies like: AOL, CBS Digital Media, CNET Networks, Inc., CNN.com, Comcast Corporation, Cox Newspapers, Inc., FOX Interactive Media, Google, Inc., MSN (Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions), NBC Universal Digital Media, New York Times Digital, USATODAY.com, Washington Post / Newsweek Interactive, Weather Channel Interactive (Weather.com), WebMD, Yahoo!, Inc, and many more.
One very powerful guide IAB created is the standards and guidelines for display advertising on the Internet. Looking at this as a scenario:
New York Times, rather than using their designers to create custom size ads, would agree with many media companies (Yahoo, CNN, CBS, etc.) that a 300×250 ad is an acceptable size ad to display. Bausch and Lomb comes along with a campaign and can easily create display ads with its own designers or firm, knowing that they will have the capability of advertising on all of the sites mentioned. All they have to do is stick with 300×250.
Knowing that the IAB makes these decisions on an ongoing basis is important in creating a strong user experience in that a decision could be made to create a new ad size, and you will have to accommodate. The new ad requirement will have to work for the user and advertiser. (This said, the IAB is not known for throwing bizarre sizes into the mix on a consistent basis.)
So now that we have many consistent ad sizes, which ones do we use? IAB handles that as well in creating the " Universal Ad Package, a set of four ad sizes that all member publishers have agreed to support." By requiring these four ad sizes, (300 × 250, 180 × 150 , 728 × 90, 160 × 600 ) your layout grid starts to have a more finite set of display options. This still doesn't answer how to balance ads with the user experience. The answer? How much is the advertiser willing to spend? (Well…be prepared to hear that.)
The Grid and Placement
"The advertiser wants to takeover the whole content area and have it blink uncontrollably," and other comments like this will be large hurdles to overcome. Balancing the peer (and more than likely executive) pressures of display ad pushers versus your user's experience could be a nightmare. The impetus to throw a few 300×50 ads on a page when you're in a pinch is overwhelming, especially when your commission based sales team are tying your hands and placing your feet in concrete. You can't entirely break free from the see-saw of more ads on a page or less ads on a page. However, consistent page structures can please the crowd.
This is a basic article grid. 1024×768 resolution, one major content well with a global navigation, content sidebar, and advertising slots on top and to the right. This is a common grid for many reasons and among them is code efficiency and money. The right column is usually 300 pixels wide. (Some opt for 336 wide to allow for additional ad options.) This width falls directly in-line with an IAB standard ad size. Not only can it fit a 300×250 but it can also fit a 300×600. A right column of any smaller width might lose your company a considerable amount of sales opportunity, content space, and money.
The right column becomes very important in your ability to serve advertising through an ad management system like DoubleClick. You can serve all multiple ads from one point and control your inventory much much more efficiently than dispersed ads throughout your pages in a disorganized fashion.
Placement of the ads affects the user experience as much as the advertiser experience. And the tricky seesaw? The better the user experience, usually the worse the ad placement is for an advertiser. A great user experience is having the ad in the right column. Ads are easier to ignore in the right column. Advertisers are not keen on this.
It shouldn't shock you that content in the upper left is incredibly hot. In the case of articles, advertisements that are embedded in the main content area reap serious advertising dollars. However, the ads better have context and not interrupt the user's experience (interrupting the experience would mean anything that hinders the reading of the first two paragraphs.) Advertisers do benefit from ads in the right column especially when surrounded by non advertising content. However, the preference will always be to place the ad high above the fold (good luck defining the fold).
A Look Under the Hood
How are these thoughts applied in the real world and what impacts do they have? For the sake of this article, we'll explore 4 travel articles: USA Today, MSNBC, CNN.com, and NYTimes.com.
USA Today
USA Today articles provide a solid user experience while balancing advertiser needs within this article. They use a standard grid with a leaderboard ad at the top and a Big Box ad in the right column. User needs are met through a clean, scanable design that focuses imagery and content in the top left while keeping advertisements clearly separate in the right column. Advertiser needs are basically met through having a column that can hold many IAB standard ads and allowing for placement high on the page. The leaderboard ad at the top is placed under the site wide search and above the global navigation creating a more integrated advertising experience. If the user scrolls to eliminate this ad, they'll lose site wide functionality. This can be argued as a poor user experience yet becomes one of the seesaw areas you'll have to balance between user experience and sales needs.
In this particular instance, USA Today chose to put nothing but advertising and internal promotions in the right hand column. This is a very clear user experience (content on the left and ads on the right) but doesn't provide a strong ability for the ad to sit within the context of the article. Had USA Today placed related editorial content in the right column, more value could be brought to the advertisement. This integration of content must happen in a manner that is clear to the user.
The New York Times
The elegance of the newspaper's design carries over to the website down to the article level. Simple, clean, and crisp, NYTimes.com manages to pack a ton of information on a page without clutter, in a easily digestible manner, and in a way that ensures the user is satisfied while providing strong value for their advertisers.
To start, they employ a standard grid allowing for a leaderboard on top and big box on the right. The difference with New York Times is in their nuances of placement. Their leaderboard is under all global navigation increasing the context of the ad to the article. Similar to USA Today, if a user scrolls the page down to eliminate the ad, they will also eliminate their access to navigation (1 for the advertiser, 0 for the user). Many of these leaderboards can be interactive and expand upon roll-over. Uninitiated ad expansion can occur often when users move the mouse to click on the global navigation and roll over the ad accidentally. This is a royal pain for a user. Overall, NYTimes.com is good about keeping the uninitiated ads to a minimum.
Their right column is rich with advertising and editorial content. This is a wonderful way to train your audience to scan more than just the left content area. This particular instance does not display a big box ad, however NYTimes.com uses the 300×225 slot to display internal events and product offerings in a very clean manner.
MSNBC does not lean on a strong user experience as much as it does a strong advertising experience. With fully integrated big boxes and contextual advertising displayed in its own separate column, MSNBC provides the triangle for Pavlov's advertising dogs. The only display option that works against the advertiser and in favor of the user is the leaderboard placement at the very top of the page. This is sometimes called "the gutter." Out of the line of sight, a user can easily scroll to eliminate the leaderboard and have no impact on their ability to navigate the site.
MSNBC kills their ability to serve multiple advertising sizes in one location when they place the big box ad after the first three paragraphs in the article. If you think this experience is disruptive, imagine serving a 300×600 ad in the same place. Coupled with a user's inclination to read the first to paragraphs and jump to the next article (articles are written with the most meat up front and users know it) this layout encourages users to stop reading when they get to the advertisement (hence the attempt to discourage this by messaging "Story Continues Below"). However, the likelihood of users scanning this ad greatly increases when the ad disrupts the experience. That said, the ad disrupts the experience… badly.
CNN.com also provides a solid user experience while balancing advertiser needs within this article. They use a big box grid with a leaderboard ad at the top and a sky scraper ad in the right column. Like USA Today, user needs are met through a clean, scanable design that focuses imagery in the top left while keeping advertisements clearly separate in the right column. However, CNN's grid better integrates content in the right column and offers flexibility in display ad choice (Skyscraper, Big Box, or half page.)
Another interesting design option is the gray shading used behind the right rail ad. This shade helps further define the separation between advertising and editorial content (1 for the user and a big 0 for the advertiser). Similarly, CNN.com attempts to cue the user to editorial content in the right rail by creating strong visual ties using the color red in the grouped headings. Lastly, the leaderboard at the top of the page has a double whammy against the advertiser. The ad is in the gutter. Users can easily scan past the ad to reveal just the global navigation. CNN.com compensated by removing the shade under the leaderboard ad from their previous design. This helps integrate the ad into the overall design better however, this weakens the user's experience a hair. Am I saying users will stop at the leaderboard in absolute confusion and go no further? No. However, these tiny nuances do add up to create an overall experience.
Even though you've seen a few examples of advertisements I still have not answered what the perfect advertising placement is. Yes I am dodging the question. What is the secret formula to balancing sales and editorial needs? As a professional, you have to understand the goals of your business (both editorial and sales), understand the product, who your users are and why they use the product. Couple this knowledge, make sure you introduce ad requirements up front (determine which IAB ad sizes will your company will sell), and enjoy the see-saw.
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An enormous storm system that dumped snow and sleet on the nation's midsection and unleashed damaging tornadoes around the Deep South began punching its way toward the Northeast on Wednesday, slowing holiday travel.
Post-Christmas travelers braced for flight delays and a raft of weather warnings for drivers, a day after rare winter twisters damaged buildings in Louisiana and Alabama. The storm system headed from the Gulf Coast to New England has been blamed for three deaths and several injuries, though no one was killed outright in the tornadoes. The storms also left more than 100,000 without power for a across the South, darkening Christmas celebrations.
Severe thunderstorms were forecast for the Carolinas while a line of blizzard and winter storm warnings stretched from Arkansas up the Ohio River to New York and all the way to Maine.
Rick Cauley's family was hosting relatives for Christmas when tornado sirens went off in Mobile. Not taking any chances, he and his wife, Ashley, hustled everyone down the block to take shelter at the athletic field house at Mobile's Murphy High School in Mobile.
It turns out, that wasn't the place to head.
"As luck would have it, that's where the tornado hit," Cauley said. "The pressure dropped and the ears started popping and it got crazy for a second." They were all fine, though the school was damaged, as were a church and several homes, but officials say no one was seriously injured.
Camera footage captured the approach of the large funnel cloud.
Mobile was the biggest city hit by numerous twisters. Along with brutal, straight-line winds, the storms knocked down countless trees, blew the roofs off homes and left many Christmas celebrations in the dark. Torrential rains drenched the region and several places saw flash flooding.
More than 325 flights around the U.S. were canceled as of Wednesday morning, according to the flight tracker FlightAware.com. The cancelations were mostly spread around airports that had been or soon would be in the path of the storm.
Holiday travelers in the nation's much colder midsection battled treacherous driving conditions from freezing rain and blizzard conditions from the same fast-moving storms. In Arkansas, highway department officials said the state was fortunate the snowstorm hit on Christmas Day when many travelers were already at their destinations.
Texas, meanwhile, dealt with high winds and slickened highways.
On Tuesday, winds toppled a tree onto a pickup truck in the Houston area, killing the driver, and a 53-year-old north Louisiana man was killed when a tree fell on his house. Icy roads already were blamed for a 21-vehicle pileup in Oklahoma, and the Highway Patrol there says a 28-year-old woman was killed in a crash on a snowy U.S. Highway near Fairview.
Trees fell on homes and across roadways in several communities in southern Mississippi and Louisiana. Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant declared a state of emergency, saying eight counties reported damages and some injuries.
It included McNeill, where a likely tornado damaged a dozen homes and sent eight people to the hospital, none with life-threatening injuries, said Pearl River County emergency management agency director Danny Manley.
The snowstorm that caused numerous accidents pushed out of Oklahoma late Tuesday, carrying with it blizzard warnings for parts of northeast Arkansas, where 10 inches of snow was forecast. Freezing rain clung to trees and utility lines in Arkansas and winds gusts up to 30 mph whipped them around, causing about 71,000 customers to lose electricity for a time.
Christmas lights also were knocked out with more than 100,000 customers without power for at least a time in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama.
Blizzard conditions were possible for parts of Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky up to Cleveland with predictions of several inches to a foot of snow. By the end of the week, that snow was expected to move into the Northeast with again up to a foot predicted
Jason Gerth said the Mobile tornado passed by in a few moments and from his porch, he saw about a half-dozen green flashes in the distance as transformers blew. His home was spared.
"It missed us by 100 feet and we have no damage," Gerth said.
In Louisiana, quarter-sized hail was reported early Tuesday in the western part of the state and a WDSU viewer sent a photo to the TV station of what appeared to be a waterspout around the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in New Orleans. There were no reports of crashes or damage.
Some mountainous areas of Arkansas' Ozark Mountains could get up to 10 inches of snow, which would make travel "very hazardous or impossible" in the northern tier of the state from near whiteout conditions, the weather service said.
The holiday may conjure visions of snow and ice, but twisters this time of year are not unheard of. Ten storm systems in the last 50 years have spawned at least one Christmastime tornado with winds of 113 mph or more in the South, said Chris Vaccaro, a National Weather Service spokesman in Washington, via email.
The most lethal were the storms of Dec. 24-26, 1982, when 29 tornadoes in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi killed three people and injured 32.
In Mobile, a large section of the roof on the Trinity Episcopal Church is missing and the front wall of the parish wall is gone, said Scott Rye, a senior warden at the church in the Midtown section of the city.
On Christmas Eve, the church with about 500 members was crowded for services.
"Thank God this didn't happen last night," Rye said.
Associated Press writers Jay Reeves in Birmingham, Ala., Jeff Amy in Atlanta, Ramit Plushnick-Masti in Houston, Chuck Bartels in Little Rock, Ark., Janet McConnaughey in New Orleans and AP Business Writer Daniel Wagner in Washington, contributed to this report.
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Chapter 31
Nephi tells why Christ was baptized—Men must follow Christ, be baptized, receive the Holy Ghost, and endure to the end to be saved—Repentance and baptism are the gate to the strait and narrow path—Eternal life comes to those who keep the commandments after baptism. About 559–545 B.C.
1 And now I, Nephi, make an end of my aprophesying unto you, my beloved brethren. And I cannot write but a few things, which I know must surely come to pass; neither can I write but a few of the bwords of my brother Jacob.
2 Wherefore, the things which I have written sufficeth me, save it be a few words which I amust speak concerning the doctrine of Christ; wherefore, I shall speak unto you plainly, according to the plainness of my prophesying.
3 For my soul delighteth in aplainness; for after this manner doth the Lord God work among the children of men. For the Lord God giveth light unto the bunderstanding; for he speaketh unto men according to their clanguage, unto their understanding.
4 Wherefore, I would that ye should remember that I have spoken unto you concerning that aprophet which the Lord showed unto me, that should baptize the bLamb of God, which should take away the sins of the world.
5 And now, if the Lamb of God, he being aholy, should have need to be bbaptized by water, to fulfil all righteousness, O then, how much more need have we, being unholy, to be cbaptized, yea, even by water!
6 And now, I would ask of you, my beloved brethren, wherein the Lamb of God did fulfil all righteousness in being baptized by water?
7 Know ye not that he was holy? But notwithstanding he being holy, he showeth unto the children of men that, according to the flesh he humbleth himself before the Father, and witnesseth unto the Father that he would be aobedient unto him in keeping his commandments.
8 Wherefore, after he was baptized with water the Holy Ghost descended upon him in the aform of a bdove.
9 And again, it showeth unto the children of men the straitness of the path, and the narrowness of the agate, by which they should enter, he having set the bexample before them.
10 And he said unto the children of men: aFollow thou me. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, can we bfollow Jesus save we shall be willing to keep the commandments of the Father?
11 And the Father said: Repent ye, repent ye, and be baptized in the name of my Beloved Son.
12 And also, the voice of the Son came unto me, saying: He that is baptized in my name, to him will the Father agive the Holy Ghost, like unto me; wherefore, bfollow me, and do the things which ye have seen me do.
13 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, I know that if ye shall afollow the Son, with full purpose of heart, acting no bhypocrisy and no deception before God, but with real cintent, repenting of your sins, witnessing unto the Father that ye are dwilling to take upon you the ename of Christ, by fbaptism—yea, by following your Lord and your Savior down into the water, according to his word, behold, then shall ye receive the Holy Ghost; yea, then cometh the gbaptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost; and then can ye speak with the htongue of angels, and shout praises unto the Holy One of Israel.
14 But, behold, my beloved brethren, thus came the voice of the Son unto me, saying: After ye have repented of your sins, and witnessed unto the Father that ye are willing to keep my commandments, by the baptism of water, and have received the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost, and can speak with a new tongue, yea, even with the tongue of angels, and after this should adeny me, it would have been bbetter for you that ye had not known me.
15 And I heard a voice from the Father, saying: Yea, the awords of my Beloved are true and faithful. He that bendureth to the cend, the same shall be saved.
16 And now, my beloved brethren, I know by this that unless a man shall aendure to the end, in following the bexample of the Son of the living God, he cannot be saved.
17 Wherefore, do the things which I have told you I have seen that your Lord and your Redeemer should do; for, for this cause have they been shown unto me, that ye might know the gate by which ye should enter. For the gate by which ye should enter is repentance and abaptism by water; and then cometh a bremission of your sins by fire and by the Holy Ghost.
18 And then are ye in this astrait and narrow bpath which leads to eternal life; yea, ye have entered in by the gate; ye have done according to the commandments of the Father and the Son; and ye have received the Holy Ghost, which cwitnesses of the dFather and the Son, unto the fulfilling of the promise which he hath made, that if ye entered in by the way ye should receive.
19 And now, my beloved brethren, after ye have gotten into this strait and narrow apath, I would ask if all is bdone? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; for ye have not come thus far save it were by the word of Christ with unshaken cfaith in him, drelying wholly upon the merits of him who is mighty to esave.
20 Wherefore, ye must press forward with a asteadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of bhope, and a clove of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and dendure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eeternal life.
21 And now, behold, my beloved brethren, this is the away; and there is bnone other way nor cname given under heaven whereby man can be saved in the kingdom of God. And now, behold, this is the ddoctrine of Christ, and the only and true doctrine of the eFather, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, which is fone God, without end. Amen.


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Galilee Diary: Chanukah Gelt
Growing up in the Reform community in the US in the 50s and 60s, I remember the constant discussions of the Chanukah-Christmas dilemma. Was it possible to disengage Chanukah from the seasonal linkage to Christmas, and keep it somehow true to its roots? Or was it doomed to be "the Jewish answer to Christmas," which increasingly meant an orgy of shopping and materialism?
My Thanksgivukkah Anxieties
When I first heard the term "Thanksgivukkah"—the convergence of Chanukah and Thanksgiving—and that it was happening this year, I must admit that I became a little anxious because it brought back some of my interfaith marriage insecurities that I thought were long gone.
This Hanukkah, Light One Candle for the Rohingya People
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Eileh Ezkerah
Eileh Azkara (These I Remember) is the lament that recounts the martyrdom of ten rabbis during the Roman brutality of 2000 years ago.
8th Night for Ethan
Marilyn Monroe's Prayer Book is Up for Auction
The upcoming auction of Marilyn Monroe's personal prayer book is making news. The siddur contains many pencil notations in the margins from when she was learning about Judaism
Are We Right to Blend Hanukkah and Thanksgiving This Year?
As you've undoubtedly heard, the Jewish calendar and the secular calendar offer a strange convergence in the United States this year as Hanukkah and Thanksgiving coincide. The Jewish media has been full of humorous articles about combined menus (like this one from Jewish cooking expert Tina Wasserman) featuring foods like latkes with cranberry sauce, and the term "Thanksgivukkah" has been coined to describe the merged holiday.
Hanukkah Confessions of an Interfaith Kid
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And there has been much progress with the completion of over 180 hexagon units out of the required 240 hexagons.
As a machine piecer, all hand pieced patchwork is such an inspiration. I am definitely looking forward to seeing this quilt finished.
Links to previous Hand Pieced Hexagon posts:
Progress Report 1
Progress Report 2


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Treatment for Dry Eyes Focuses on Relieving Symptoms
Treatment for Dry Eyes Focuses on Relieving Symptoms
June 3, 2011
Dear Mayo Clinic:
Could you please tell me how I might treat and overcome dry eye? My right eye is constantly tearing.
Dry eye disease is common and can develop for many reasons. Usually, the condition is chronic and cannot be cured. Instead, treatment for dry eyes focuses on relieving symptoms.
To maintain eye comfort and good vision, the front surface of your eye needs to be covered with an even layer of tears that contain the right mix of water and oils. If tears are not of sufficient quantity or quality to maintain that layer, dry eye disease (also called ocular surface disease) can develop.
Symptoms of dry eye disease may include a stinging, itchy or burning sensation in your eye, sensitivity to light, blurred vision, and mucus in or around your eye. As you've experienced, excess tearing can also be a symptom. Normally, tears are produced very slowly. But if that process fails to make enough tears, a different tear production system may be activated. And, unfortunately, this reflex mechanism usually produces too many tears.
Before you begin treatment for dry eyes, review your current medications and medical history with your doctor. Some drugs — such as high blood pressure medications, antihistamines, acne medications and decongestants — can cause dry eyes. If medication is causing the problem, a change in prescription may be all you need to relieve symptoms.
Certain medical conditions can decrease tear production. These include rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome, diabetes and lupus, among others. In some cases, systemic treatment for these conditions may ease dry eyes.
Smoking has also been associated with an increased risk of dry eye disease. Not only is the particulate matter that is released into the air irritating to the surface of the eye, other toxins in tobacco smoke actually alter the quality of tears produced by the eye.
If switching medication or treating an underlying medical condition isn't the issue or doesn't give you enough relief, a number of treatments are available. For dry eyes caused by a lack of tears, the first therapy is over-the-counter artificial tear eyedrops. For many people, eyedrops, used about four to six times a day, are enough eye lubricant to relieve dry eye symptoms.
If artificial tears don't provide enough relief, the next step may be punctual plugs. These tiny silicone stoppers are inserted into tear duct openings, blocking the eye's drainage channel so more tears stay on the surface of the eye. The plugs can be removed if having them in place makes the eyes water too much.
Prescription cyclosporine eyedrops (Restasis) can increase the amount of tear production. However, some people with underlying medical conditions may not be able to use cyclosporine because it suppresses the body's immune system.
If none of these therapies are sufficient, additional remedies — such as moisture-chamber glasses, special contact lenses or permanent tear duct closure — are possible options. Rarely, eye surgery may be necessary for severe cases of dry eye disease that don't respond to any of these treatments.
If the source of dry eye disease is eye oil glands that aren't working properly — rather than insufficient tears — treatment is different. When these glands don't produce the right amount or consistency of oil, tears can become thick and sticky. Using warm compresses over closed eyelids for three to five minutes once or twice a day, followed by a gentle lid massage, can help melt the oil in the glands and move it to the eye's surface.
Antibiotics may also be useful for reducing inflammation in the glands that can lead to oil production problems. In addition, some evidence indicates that dietary supplements containing omega-3 fatty acids (flaxseed oil, fish oil) can improve the quality of tear oil.
Work with your eye care provider to find the appropriate dry eye treatment. For most people, dry eye disease is a chronic condition that requires long-term treatment. These therapies won't cure dry eyes, but they should help reduce symptoms enough so that you can be comfortable and function normally in your daily activities.
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Published 5:05 am Friday, December 7, 2012
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — From Notre Dame's unbeaten regular season to college football's biggest awards, Manti Te'o just keeps winning.
Now the linebacker needs two more victories to cap an unforgettable senior season.
Te'o was honored three times at the 22nd Home Depot College Football Awards show Thursday night at Disney World, including the Maxwell Award for the nation's most outstanding player.
Te'o has now won six major awards since the end of Notre Dame's regular season, also taking home the Bednarik Award for top defensive player and Walter Camp Foundation player of the year award on Thursday. He became the first defensive player to win the Maxwell Award since 1980, ending a string of nine straight quarterbacks.
Next up is the Heisman Trophy ceremony on Saturday night, with Te'o and Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel considered the favorites. Then Te'o will try to help the Fighting Irish dethrone defending champion Alabama in the BCS national championship game.
"I'm at a loss for words," he said of winning the Maxwell.
"The last time I ever dreamt of winning that award was on a video game. So to win it is a mind-blowing experience."
Wearing a black beaded lei representing his native Hawaii, Te'o said coming back to play football following the deaths of his grandmother and girlfriend just four days apart this season makes everything he's achieved since then more worthwhile.
"I never thought that me coming back for my senior year would be the best situation for me with the tragedy," Te'o said. "It's a testament that the Lord answered my prayers and that I had 80-plus brothers there with me, sacrificing for me."
Te'o finished the regular season with 103 tackles and seven interceptions.
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly, who was presented with the Coach of the Year award after leading the Irish to their first 12-0 regular season since 1988, said Te'o is an example of the family culture he's tried to build in his three seasons in South Bend.
"Everybody knows you don't do it with one guy," Kelly said. "Collectively, everybody just bought in. … We still got one (game) left. We want to finish it off the right way."
While Te'o and Notre Dame certainly had a big night, so too did Texas A&M. Manziel won the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award and junior offensive lineman Luke Joeckel took home the Outland Trophy for the nation's best interior lineman.
Other players honored Thursday were Southern California's Marqise Lee (Biletnikoff Award for top receiver), Tulane's Cairo Santos (Lou Groza Award for top kicker), Louisiana Tech's Ryan Allen (Ray Guy Award for top punter), Mississippi State's Johnthan Banks (Jim Thorpe Award for top defensive back), and Wisconsin's Montee Ball (Doak Walker Award for top running back).
Manziel acknowledged he will be nervous Saturday knowing he has a chance to win college football's most hallowed individual honor. Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein is the third finalist for the Heisman Trophy.
Three sophomores have won the Heisman, including Tim Tebow in 2007, Sam Bradford in 2008 and Mark Ingram in 2009. The best a first-year player has ever done is second.
"I had high expectations, but I never would have expected this for myself," said Manziel, a redshirt freshman. "I'll be with two of the best players in the country, all eyes are on you. It's the biggest award in college football. I think you're gonna have a few butterflies."
Joeckel said that even he has been amazed at watching "Johnny Football" and his exploits this season.
"It's hard to protect for someone when nobody knows where he is," Joeckel said of Manziel. "He's a fun guy to block for."
Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin said that type of level-headed poise is what has defined his quarterback all season.
"The way he plays, no moment has been too big for him," Sumlin said.
In one of the non-competition awards presented Thursday, Texas long snapper Nate Boyer was also honored with the Disney Spirit Award, given annually to the most inspirational figure or team.
Boyer, a 32-year-old sophomore, earned a Bronze Star for his service with the U.S. Army Special Forces Unit and has also provided assistance to autistic children and Darfur refugees.
Former Notre Dame coach Ara Parseghian was also honored with the Contribution to College Football Award for his works off the field.
Kelly said the former coach is every bit as revered as he was in his prime leading the Irish.
"He walks with a limp, but let me tell you, he could still coach today. And he can tell me things about my football team." Kelly said.
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Alex Rodriguez Suspended Entire 2014 Season
By Dan Hughes
Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
The result of former Mariner Alex Rodriguez's appeal is in. According to Bob Nightengale, it's 162 games.
Alex's spokesman Ron Berkowitz released this statement from Rodriguez.
""The number of games sadly comes as no surprise, as the deck has been stacked against me from day one. This is one man's decision, that was not put before a fair and impartial jury, does not involve me having failed a single drug test, is at odds with the facts and is inconsistent with the terms of the Joint Drug Agreement and the Basic Agreement, and relies on testimony and documents that would never have been allowed in any court in the United States because they are false and wholly unreliable. This injustice is MLB's first step toward abolishing guaranteed contracts in the 2016 bargaining round, instituting lifetime bans for single violations of drug policy, and further insulating its corrupt investigative program from any variety defense by accused players, or any variety of objective review.I have been clear that I did not use performance enhancing substances as alleged in the notice of discipline, or violate the Basic Agreement or the Joint Drug Agreement in any manner, and in order to prove it I will take this fight to federal court. I am confident that when a Federal Judge reviews the entirety of the record, the hearsay testimony of a criminal whose own records demonstrate that he dealt drugs to minors, and the lack of credible evidence put forth by MLB, that the judge will find that the panel blatantly disregarded the law and facts, and will overturn the suspension. No player should have to go through what I have been dealing with, and I am exhausting all options to ensure not only that I get justice, but that players' contracts and rights are protected through the next round of bargaining, and that the MLB investigation and arbitration process cannot be used against others in the future the way it is currently being used to unjustly punish me.I will continue to work hard to get back on the field and help the Yankees achieve the ultimate goal of winning another championship. I want to sincerely thank my family, all of my friends, and of course the fans and many of my fellow MLB players for the incredible support I received throughout this entire ordeal.""
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The heart of the Dodgers' lineup got it done today, with Matt Kemp, Juan Rivera and Andre Ethier going 8 for 12 and accounting for three RBIs.
It was a grinder through the bottom of the sixth, when Don Mattingly decided to pull Chad Billingsley with a 2-1 lead. It was a calculated risk, as Bills had only thrown 77 pitches, but the bases were loaded and Mattingly wanted to give James Loney a chance to break from his 0-for-14 slump.
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