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The Rev. Al Sharpton is lord of all he surveys.
"Check out this," the flamboyant civil rights leader told me during breakfast at his organization's annual meeting this week. He flipped through the program until he found a full-page ad with the logos of Fox News, the New York Post and the Wall Street Journal. "News Corporation Proudly Supports National Action Network's 2012 Convention," it said.
Sharpton grinned. "They bash me on Fox News," he said. "But they sponsor my conference."
Everybody wants to be on Sharpton's good side these days. No fewer than five Cabinet officers and a senior White House official went to this year's convention to kiss his ring. President Obama spoke at last year's conference and has sought Sharpton's advice on policy. Sharpton has a show on MSNBC five nights a week, and he doles out airtime to a procession of politicians and journalists (including me).
Wednesday night brought the sweetest moment yet in Sharpton's long and controversial career: the announcement that Florida authorities would charge Trayvon Martin's shooter. Sharpton, at the request of the boy's parents, had done more than anyone else to bring the case national attention.
Just hours before the announcement that George Zimmerman would be charged with second-degree murder, Martin's parents held a joint news conference with Sharpton — and a few hours before that, Attorney General Eric Holder, also at the convention, praised Sharpton for his "tireless efforts to speak out for the voiceless, to stand up for the powerless."
It was confirmation that Sharpton has pulled off one of the rarest second acts in American public life: from pariah to power player.
"It was a huge moment, because it was the coming together of everything," Sharpton said, with his trademark vainglory. "We had the attorney general here and one of the biggest civil rights cases of the 21st century, and having to do TV and radio shows at the same time, it was all combined for everybody to see."
A quarter-century ago, Sharpton burst onto the national scene as the mouthpiece for Tawana Brawley, a black teenager from Upstate New York who falsely claimed that she had been raped by white men. His image worsened a few years later when Jewish leaders in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, accused him of inflaming anti-Semitism. Then came the 1995 Harlem protest at which he called a Jewish landlord a "white interloper" — followed by an attack on the landlord's store that left eight people dead.
Now Sharpton is arguably the most prominent civil rights figure in the country. Without question, he is a kingmaker in Democratic politics. Gone are the polyester sweatsuit and gold medallion of yore, replaced by gray business suits on a Sharpton who has shed dozens of pounds. These days he carries both a BlackBerry and an iPhone as he hustles about midtown Manhattan. His three-hour daily radio show, ending at 4 p.m., gives him only two hours to prepare for television at 6.
After Brawley and Crown Heights and a 67-count indictment over financial problems, Sharpton ran twice for the U.S. Senate, and once for mayor of New York; he tried for president in 2004. He latched on to some of the most visible racial cases of the era and went on a 40-day hunger strike in 2001 after being arrested for protesting U.S. military bombing exercises on Vieques, Puerto Rico.
But he established himself as a team player with his speech to the Democratic National Convention in 2004, and by 2008 the Democratic presidential candidates were flocking to his annual convention.
On Thursday, the day after his most visible career triumph, Sharpton worked the ballroom at Washington's convention center, grinning for photographs. Opening up for his breakfast speaker, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Sharpton regaled the crowd with a story of how Obama invited him and Newt Gingrich to the Oval Office and asked them to launch a five-city tour promoting education reform. When Duncan took the microphone, he requested "a huge round of applause for our leader, Reverend Al Sharpton."
The reverend is basking in the applause. "I was born with Broadway lights as a backdrop," Sharpton told me. His model is less Jesse Jackson than it is Glenn Beck. Sharpton told me he's aiming to do "exactly what Beck did," using his media platform to rally people.
Unlike Beck, however, Sharpton has mellowed. While arguing that he isn't the first civil rights leader to go from the streets to the suites, his own transformation "may be more dramatic, because I'm more dramatic. Maybe it's the James Brown in me."
And this reborn pariah feels good.

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The UH Board of Regents established the Regents and Presidential Scholarships to support students with a record of outstanding academic achievement.
Regents Scholars receive a full tuition waiver for four years of undergraduate study, and Presidential Scholars receive a full tuition waiver for two years of undergraduate study. All scholars receive $4,000 a year and a one-time travel grant of $2,000.
Regents Scholarships are awarded to 20 outstanding freshmen who receive an SAT total score of at least 1340 or ACT combined score of at least 29, maintain at least a 3.5 GPA in academic subjects in high school, and whose extracurricular achievements are shown to be remarkable.
Presidential Scholarships are awarded to 10 college juniors who have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.7 for all college level work, a record of sustained progress in academic courses, and evidence of superior academic achievement or creative endeavor.
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List of recipients from 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006.
2009 Scholars
Regents Scholars
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Davin Aoyagi, Mid-Pacific Institute
Daniel Carvalho Punahou
Kiu Chor Cheng Moanalua
Emma Ching Iolani
Danielle Cox Sacred Hearts
Jonathan Dang Kalani
James Higgins Kiihei Charter
Gavin Hirokane Kalani
Kevin Hu Kaimuki
Kenory Khuy UH Laboratory School
Jeffery Kwock Iolani
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Ashbea Rose Oyadomari Hanalani
Andrew Ramos Moanalua
Stephanie Soon Castle
Teale Thornburg Pearl City
Chelsea Tomita Iolani
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Jasmine Enos-Amanonce, Manoa
Robert Gray, Manoa
Shantal Guirao, Manoa
Jamie Lee, Manoa
Joshua Loving, Hilo
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Aston Martin Offers Upgrade Packages for 4.3-liter V8 Vantage Owners
When Aston Martin released the hugely popular V8 Vantage in 2006, they fitted it with a 4.3-liter V8 and 380 horsepower. This wasn't enough for many people, since the Vantage's competitors such as the Porsche 911 Turbo and Audi R8 were easily faster. Finally AM decided to up the ante for the 2009 V8 Vantage and bore out the engine to 4.7 liters, add a high-performance Sports Package and tighten the chassis, making the Vantage a real kick-in-the-nuts to Porsche and Audi.
Not wanting to leave the 2006-2008 V8 Vantage owners behind in their 380 HP weenie-mobiles, Aston Martin created an upgrade package allowing them to increase their horsepower to 400, add around 7 ftlbs of torque, and hit a slightly higher top speed of 177 mph.
All of this is done through a new air intake system originally designed for the DBS which opens a valve at 5500 RPM, letting more air in and allowing for more power. The engine computer has also been tweaked to optimize ignition timing and allow for a higher octane fuel to be used.
Additionally, due to the popularity of the new Sport Pack option on the 2009 Vantage, Aston Martin is allowing previous owners to retrofit a Sport Pack onto their older car. The Sport Pack increases handling performance with upgraded springs and Bilstein dampers, and adds the sexy new lightweight 5-spoke alloy wheels.
Still not as quick as the 2009 V8 Vantage, and you still can't get the excellent Sport/Comfort mode in the Sportshift 2009s, but it's definitely an upgrade that I hope many will take. Pricing has not yet been announced, but don't expect it to be cheap.
Check out our 2009 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Review
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text: Sony's PlayStation 4 reveal Wednesday evening may not have been an unqualified success, but one thing is for sure: It definitely was not lacking in games. Or rather, let us be more specific: It was not lacking in work-in-progress technical demonstrations, several of which will probably be released as PlayStation 4 games and several of which may descend into the bowels of development hell, maybe forever. We know this because an alarming number of the "games" shown off the last time Sony released a console never came out. So, healthy dose of skepticism noted and tiny grain of salt ingested, here are the games Sony and third-party development partners showed off last night for the PlayStation 4 console, which Sony says it will release this holiday season. Above: Knack Rather than leading with a lengthy demo of a first-person shooter, Sony chose this cute, charming platform game as its first taste of PS4. Created by game design veteran Mark Cerny (Marble Madness, among many others) in conjunction with Sony's Japan studio, Knack revolves around a tiny robot that can take on a variety of decidedly non-tiny forms to kick some ass. Since Cerny is also the lead system architect of PS4, one assumes he knows a little something about how to push the console.Killzone: Shadow Fall Having gotten Knack out of the way, Sony then featured a lengthy demo of a first-person shooter. Having named the console PlayStation 4 and the controller Dual Shock 4, Sony at least had the good sense to not call this Killzone 4. Killzone: Shadow Fall's message was that PlayStation 4 will have ever-so-slightly better graphics that pretty up the same old gameplay. I'm not sure this was the takeaway Sony wanted us to have, but there it was.Infamous: Second Son Sony's Infamous, its open-world superhero adventure that was kind of like PlayStation 3's answer to Crackdown, was some really good stuff. So of course it's back for PS4. No real information about how it'll play, just a trailer of some storyline sequences.DriveClub At least Sony didn't show another vaporware Gran Turismo game! In a surprise twist, the maker of the motorbike racer Motorstorm was here to show off the hyper-realistic driving game DriveClub. A developer took the stage to announce that the "suede and carpet have a fiber direction map, causing them to reflect light differently when they've been brushed or touched." Can we try the game? No, of course not. Just look at the seat cushions please.The Witness Thank goodness for Jonathan Blow, indie game designer and creator of Braid, who took the stage to poke fun at all the explosions that we'd seen so far and promise us that he's creating something far less bombastic. The Witness, his next game, will be console-exclusive to PlayStation 3 at launch. This of course means that it'll appear on other platforms, like PC, at launch, and might appear on other consoles down the line. It's about as exclusive as things get, these days. This puzzle game, if it's anything like Braid, will probably make you pull your hair out.Deep Down Third parties now took the stage, led by Capcom. Deep Down (working title) looks to be a pseudo-sequel to the dragon-fighting action RPG Dragon's Dogma for PlayStation 3. The demo was apparently being rendered in real-time on a PS4, but that doesn't mean it's an actual game scenario. Be skeptical! Capcom said this will use an all-new PS4 game engine it calls Panta Rhei.Unreal Engine "Elemental" Demo Some publishers just showed tech demos that were clearly marked as not-games. Epic Games had already showed this demo of Unreal Engine 4, called "Elemental," at E3 last year. But this time, it showed it running on PlayStation 4 hardware. Square Enix took the stage next, again to show an old demo from E3 called "Agni's Philosophy." Then it said it was making a Final Fantasy game for PS4, and promised to reveal it at this year's E3. (One would hope that Square Enix actually releases its PlayStation 3 games first.)Watch Dogs Ubisoft's new franchise Watch Dogs had one of the more robust, this-looks-like-an-actual-game demos of the event. The vibe from this open-world city action game was like Assassin's Creed in the future.Diablo III In one of the more surprising appearances of the night, Blizzard took the stage to announce that its PC hit Diablo III was on the way for both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. Later, it revealed a handful of screenshots, like the one above -- just for PS3, not PS4. Sorry if I made you temporarily scared that that was a PS4 screen.Destiny In one of the least surprising appearances of the night, Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg said that Destiny, the recently announced new shooter from Halo creator Bungie, would appear on PlayStation 4 at launch. It's also slated to arrive on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and doesn't have a launch date yet.


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Silversea Steps Up Entertainmentby Paul Motter | 01.23.12
Brand new shows from proven hit makers are making their debuts on Silversea ships right now.
Although stage shows are not the primary reason people take a luxury cruise, it's nice when the high caliber talent and stagecraft come as a surprise. That's the reason luxury cruise line Silversea just put all new showtime productions on its ships from solidly proven showtime producer Suzanne Childers.
You may know Suzanne from her creation of the AquaTheater shows on Royal Caribbean's Oasis and Allure of the Seas. Those shows required a lot of specialized acrobatic prowess, but that isn't all that Suzanne can do. Suzie is a relative newcomer to ships, but her name is well-known in entertainment circles. Perhaps her biggest bragging point is her connection to top show business talent, much of it incorporated into these new Silversea shows.
It begins with 24 brand new singers – each chosen for their ability to handle a stage solo; each one with his or her own cabaret show, but also the ability to sight read music and blend with other singers and dancers.
Auditions were held in New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Guiding them were the shows' creators; Michael Brennan, music director for Lion King on Broadway among other works, Jim Belk (an arranger for the infamous music producer David Foster) and director Christopher Childers; who also did La Reve, the main stage show at The Wynn in Las Vegas as well as several Cirque du Soleil productions.
The 24 singers were made into groups of six according to their individual ability to fulfill each part. Suzie and team then spent four solid months rehearsing brand new scripts with musical scores recorded by some of the best players in the world. Now they are finally aboard four of the Silversea ships and already breaking records for showtime attendance records and response ratings on the cruise line.
All of this was instigated by new Entertainment Director for Silversea Cruises, Cliff Perry. Cliff is well-known in the industry – his most recent duties were with Disney Cruise Line, preceded by Royal Viking Line, another very respectable pedigree, especially for cruise ship entertainment. Cliff replaced another well-known ship producer at Silversea; Jean Ann Ryan.
Showtime Selections
There are three all new shows onboard each ship – each with a vastly different theme.
"High C's" is based on greatest hits of the classic opera variety; it includes Nessun Dorma from the Paganini classic, Turandot, Habanera from Carmen (Bizet), probably the most famous of all French operas, and Largo al Factotum from Barber of Seville. But the "hit" will most likely be "Conte Portiro," first sung by Andrea Bocelli at the 1995 Sanremo Festival and recorded on his album of the same year, Bocelli.
Fabbulicious is the show dedicated to the singalong hits of Abba, such as made the movie Mama Mia so popular. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" is the homage to the great hits of the '50s, '60s and '70s put out by Motown.
Putting the Shows Onboard
Anyone who thinks putting shows like this together is easy has a lot to learn about the perfectionism of Soozi Childers and her team. After extensive auditions in three cities, they assembled all 24 singers in one city to test their mettle. Each singer was thoroughly evaluated for range and style. Then the six-person teams were assembled.
But they didn't just assign each role the same songs in each team. In some cases it made more sense to switch things around, so every team became an individual effort. Rehearsals of the new "Artists of Silversea" went on for four solid months before they were ready.
Suzie also had to find costumes for each of the performers, but rather than sew bangles onto cheap materials, as so many shows do – she chose to put them all in classic formal well, buying suits and gowns at Neiman Marcus. The only exception is the opera show which includes costumes in the style of Venetian Carnivale.
Then each team was flown to a different ship, one at a time, and the shows with new lighting, stage sets and blocking were put onboard. Silversea upgraded the stage sound and lighting systems on each of its ships to accommodate. They debuted on the four ships as follows:
· Silver Cloud on October 24 · Silver Whisper on November 8 · Silver Wind on November 11 · Silver Shadow on November 27
For aspiring artists, the cast for the biggest ship of all, Silver Spirit, is casting now, and if you would like a chance at ship stardom, visit choozientertainment.com for more information.
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Every performer will also perform an individual cabaret show onboard, which you must have ready before you audition. These shows are not for beginners, only seasoned performers are invited to apply.


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ASSOCIATE EDITOR JONATHAN WONG: The GT trim level was new last year to the Mitsubishi Outlander lineup and returns for the 2011 model year carrying all the same equipment, such as the all-wheel-drive system from the Lancer Evolution, a potent V6 engine and tight handling dynamics. However, there is a nice pricing surprise for crossover shoppers: Mitsubishi lowered the base price of the Outlander GT by almost $1,700 from the previous year. That surely will upset some owners of the 2010 model but provides a pretty good value argument to those currently in the market.
Other than the price, the 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander GT is unchanged, and that's OK. From a drive standpoint, the suspension is well-sorted, and the steering is tuned nicely for good response, feedback and weight. The Outlander stays nicely planted around turns, yet the suspension still offers adequate absorption abilities for the rough road conditions so very common around Detroit after a long winter.
Power from the 3.0-liter V6 is strong, with 230 hp on tap, and a slick six-speed automatic gearbox. Magnesium paddle shifters to select gears manually are also here. Surprisingly, manual shift response isn't half-bad for a torque-converter transmission.
There is a noticeable attempt by Mitsubishi to spruce up things some in the cabin. Instead of the acres of hard-plastic surfaces throughout the interior, there are some panels that have been covered in padded vinyl with white accent stitching. The Rockford Fosgate sound system, which is part of the optional Touring package installed on our tester, sounds great, too. However, a little more sound insulation would be appreciated. When you get on the throttle, the V6's raspy engine note seeps into the cabin, and a fair amount of road and wind noise does as well.
And as I said in my notes last year after the first time I sampled this Outlander GT, don't count on the third row of seats unless it's for very small children. It's extremely tight back there. On the other hand, if the kids are being bad, stuffing them in the third row could serve as a form of punishment.
NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: I took a spin home and back from work in slushy conditions. And luckily, I didn't spin in this Mitsubishi, as the sturdy all-wheel drive capably handled everything I encountered. The knob allowing for changes on the fly was helpful, as I was able to adjust wheel control from the tarmac to snow settings as my commute varied. The big wheels and decent ground clearance helped as well.
The Outlander is a good-sized vehicle, and the back seat easily swallowed my groceries. The looks are rather plain, but the headlights and taillights are dressed up nicely, and greenhouse has a distinctive silhouette.
The engine is fine; with bad road conditions, I didn't have occasion to really stretch this ute, but it appears this mill is up to most tasks. The steering has a bit of weight to it, and the body is well-civilized without too much lean.
The interior is sporty enough, and this tester is agreeably equipped, with a sunroof and satellite radio. I'd recommend other SUVs ahead of this one--but it's competitive, for sure.
COPY EDITOR CYNTHIA L. OROSCO-WRIGHT: This is a fine little ute with good power on the expressway and around town, with solid brakes to match. The navigation unit came in very handy and was easy-to-use as we spent an evening house hunting.
Some road and wind noise did penetrate the cabin, but it wasn't terrible. All of the potholes and cracked roads around the area did jostle the Outlander quite a bit, but otherwise, the ride was smooth. There is good legroom and good cargo space in back. The sheetmetal is pretty blah, but the paint and (as Greg mentioned) the headlights and taillights do give the ute some flair.
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR/DESIGNER TARA KLEIN: Having spent the weekend with the Outlander, I come back without much excitement. Don't get me wrong, it's a decent SUV but one that maintains middle-of-the-road ratings across the board.
The Outlander handled fairly well; the dirt roads did irritate the ride a bit, but no more than most SUVs. Expressway passing wasn't a problem, and it seemed pretty stable taking turns and going through occasional slush.
The interior, while having luxuries like heated leather seats and a nav system, left something to be desired as far as design and quality. The controls felt and looked cheap, and the touch-screen display was screaming for a redesign. And all you ladies out there sporting long nails (or guys who may procrastinate on clipping), this touch screen is not for you. The buttons are long and skinny, making it hard to accurately make a selection while also keeping the main focus on the road.
I'm not quite sure if I like the large dark grille; I keep going back and forth, but the killer for me is that I always think of a koala bear's massive black nose whenever I see it. The LED taillights get a thumbs-up from me; they give that angle just enough flavor and distinction to set it apart from the pack on the road.
2011 Mitsubishi Outlander GT S-AWC
Base Price: $28,575
As-Tested Price: $33,275
Drivetrain: 3.0-liter V6; AWD, six-speed automatic
Output: 230 hp @ 6,250 rpm, 215 lb-ft @ 3,750 rpm
Curb Weight: 3,780 lb
Fuel Economy (EPA/AW): 21/19.6 mpg
Options: Touring package including leather seating surfaces, heated front seats, power-adjustable driver's seat, Rockford Fosgate premium sound system, satellite radio, power-operated sunroof, ultrasonic premium alarm system ($2,700); navigation with rearview camera including 40-gigabyte HDD navigation with music server and real-time traffic, rearview camera system and auxiliary video input ($2,000)


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The hub of the Concept Library is based on a combination of Html and GFM landing pages.
This "one-to-many" relationship grants the lead Project Manager of the MMINAIL an easy area to view the contributions of the teams, to collect data pertinent to our reporting requirements, and to review the overall progress of our projects.
Business Character
The Benefit Corporation behind this effort initially intended to conduct itself as a reputable news and information company providing direction to state-legal dispensaries in a thoroughly muddled Federal regulatory environment.
However, no limitation of concept provided under Section 4 of the company's Articles of Incorporation is required.
Hence, our foray into cryptocurrency development in the year #2013, and upon incorporation as a Benefit corporation, the acceptance of the use of our USPTO registered Logo Badge for the benefit of our Medcoin™ Crypto Currency division.
Articles of Incorporation
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"To provide a general public benefit by managing and operating a network of production facilities designed to extract limonene and other terpenoids from herbaceous plant materials."
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Spanning the entire connectome of the modern Medical Marijuana Initiative in a connective cartography of ideas and hyperlinks ...
The open source authors of this project hope to enlighten the world to the plight of the common medical patient.
Due to a labyrinth of government regulations and costs ...
Today's common medical patient is virtually devoid of healing phyto-cannabinoids and other beneficial terpenes globally for no other reason than his or her current residential address.
Doesn't that sound a bit strange to you?
Restricting Medicines
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By U.S. ArmyMarch 29, 2013
Orlando, Fla. (March 29, 2013) -- The Federal Virtual Challenge, led by the U.S. Army's Research Laboratory's, Human Research Engineering Directorate, Simulation and Training Technology Center (STTC) is an open, global challenge to the world for the most innovative interactive implementations as demonstrated in/or with a virtual environment.
There are two focus areas for the 2013 Federal Virtual Challenge; How to conduct critical thinking/adaptability training in an immersive environment and how to improve the navigation interface into a virtual environment. The goal for the critical thinking/adaptability focus area is for entries to demonstrate the use of a virtual environment to build these skills, and measure learners' progress. The navigation interface is an exploration of how the interface into an immersive environment can be improved at low-cost while supporting multiple users.
Careful consideration went into the evaluation of each of the virtual environments and we are excited to announce the finalists for the 2013 Federal Virtual Challenge in alphabetical order:
Critical Thinking/Adaptability category:
Virtual World Activities - "Compound" by H2 IT Solutions, Inc.
Compound is a virtual team building game developed for the Air University's Squadron Officer College, Virtual World Activities. Students learn how to lead a team, how to best delegate and communicate tasks and how to work together to analyze and adapt to the situation; making decisions to accomplish a mission. Trainees must be able to communicate effectively with one another and to their Navigator who is the only person with access to the map showing the location of mines.
Data Detectives Game by Kay McLennan, Ph.D., Tulane University & MOSES Developer/Liaison
The Data Detectives School focuses on the critical thinking skills needed to reason about the world and/or a particular environment. The skills taught in the tutorial stations include how to evaluate data, graphs, comparisons, generalizations, and cause and effect. After learning the concepts, the case study provides the learner with an opportunity to use data collected to determine whether the fictional town of New London would be an appropriate location to launch a new product.
Outbreak: Immersive, Interactive Problem Solving by Tech Wizards, Inc.
In a situation which requires careful consideration, critical thinkers establish a goal, recognize and analyze assumptions, reflect on all the information, take action, and evaluate the result of their action to ensure adaptability. It features a scenario that monitors the spread of a virus through a city while participants have the opportunity to work together to combat the virus or to focus on their own challenges independent of their neighbors.
Navigation category:
Analyst Situation Room by Robert Daniel
The Analyst Situation Room is a virtual reality immersive environment. Navigation and interactions are achieved using the brain (cognitive, emotional, facial gestures), voice, and body movements. The devices used cost less than $600 and include the Emotiv Brain Computer Interface and Microsoft's Kinect and Zephyr for voice.
Immersive Collaboration by Three Wire Systems
The demonstration allows a user to have full functionality in the 3-D space without using a traditional mouse and keyboard. The goal for this project was to create a way for people to interact within virtual worlds in a new and exciting way. This goal is met through the implementation of the motion-sensing Microsoft Kinect and the use of the Dance-Dance-Revolution pad for movement.
VIPE Holodeck by Virtual Immersive Training Team Northrop Grumman Technical Services
To reap the full potential and benefits of an immersive environment, the user must be able to intuitively interact with the application so that their state of immersion is not inhibited. This solution explores the use of the low cost, commercial of the shelf motion capture system, Microsoft Kinect linked to the free Unreal Development Kit. The result is a method for the user to easily move through a virtual environment that feels natural and is easy to learn and adapt to.
The awards to the winners will be announced in Orlando either at the Defense Users GameTech Conference or at the STTC. Winners will receive a monetary award, full travel accommodations to Orlando and an invitation for participation at the Defense GameTech User's Conference.


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Absorbing and chilling, this unsentimental account of a scandalous murder in Le Mans, France in
1933 has been the subject of films, plays and even operas. It has reportedly been used often as
an indictment of class inequity, with the murdering Papin sisters enlisted as martyrs for the
working poor.
Director Jean-Pierre Denis' version sticks to the psychological facts and produces a tale of
a madwoman, her incestuous relations with her sister, and the hostilities servile labor.
The gory crime that results must have been the toast of the Theater of Grand Guignol.
The acting is excellent, especially the amazingly talented Sylvie Testud. HVe not only gives us a 1933
Vanity Fair article about the killings to put the subject in perspective, but lengthy
interviews with the director and his intense female star.
This is a fascinating movie that could be called Diary of a Madwoman. Sticking close to the
details, it tells the true story without editorial elaboration. Christine Papin was a perfect
maid with vicious tendencies boiling underneath her studied calm exterior. Her sister Léa
was an unintelligent girl who drew unkind comments from her employers.
We get a good hard look at French class distinctions between the wars, of rich housewives that
use white gloves to check for dust and make sure the maid's quarters are neither heated or using
high-wattage light bulbs. Servants are treated like trained animals, cooed over and slighted in
conversations they can overhear. The relationship implies that all power and authority lies with
the masters.
Socially volatile viewers may take this state of affairs as an excuse for servants everywhere to
slay their masters, but Murderous Maids isn't interested in revolution. Christine's hate
killing is as irrational as it is violent. Her mother takes advantage of them, but Christine's
reaction is to monopolize her younger sister's affections. Getting the idea that she can have
Léa legally emancipated from maternal bondage, Christine makes a mess of her interview with
the mayor by throwing a hysterical fit. The mayor's assistant calls her a nut-case; he doesn't know
the half of it.
The fateful night of murder is one of the screwiest series of events ever in a murder case. In a
sense, a faulty repair job on an electric iron is to blame. Also Madame Lincelan's curious eagerness
to confirm her suspicions about the relationship between her two maids. But mostly, it's Christine
herself. Getting caught doing what she's doing in that society is no trivial matter, but the
outrage for Christine is that the one area of her life that belongs to her alone, Léa,
is threatened.
The brief battle royale between one maid and two proper ladies is quite a shockeroo after 85 minutes
of restraint and propriety. The maids' ferocity in mutilating the bodies is shown in just enough
detail to give us the general idea without going into H.G. Lewis territory. After that, separation
makes Léa into a catatonic, and Christine into a raving maniac. It's as if they had become
a binary individual. The courts discounted all the psychology and sentenced them both as premeditated
murderesses. France must have felt the same way about maids turning their mistresses into shish-kebab,
that wealthy Romans did about Spartacus.
The film shows a lot of Christine and Léa's intense lovemaking. It's justified on the
basis that it represented their escape from the harshness of life
and reality. That they were violators of most every taboo on the books must have made them
feel all the more alienated to society's rules.
Sylvie Testud is a major talent and an actress of star quality. We fix on her expressions,
and even when there are no answers to her character's behavior, we don't feel cheated. Julie-Marie
Parmentier doesn't seem as stupid as the records indicate. Maybe the records exaggerated.
Isabelle Renauld is the mother on whom another movie might heap blame, but she's shown to be
in her own social-emotional trap as well, terrified for a future alone and loveless. Dominique
Renauld is the eternal uppity woman of property that will always make the society pages while
striking the right attitudes and having the right opinions; her poor Mme. Lincelan was the wrong
woman in the wrong place at the wrong time.
HVe's DVD of Murderous Maids is immaculate, unlike the Lincelans' upstairs landing. The
colors pop and the period costumes and mansion interiors couldn't look better. The extras are
great. Testud and director Denis each have their own substantial interview sections where they're
able to express a whole range of ideas. Testud is as bright as she looks, and comes off as an
acting firebrand in her own right. There are three trailers, the French and American ones for
Murderous Maids and a campy earlier film called The Maids with Glenda Jackson and
Susannah York chewing scenery in scenes from a play by Jean Genet.
The Vanity Fair article is reprinted on the insert. It's both insightful and sensitive to
the subject of the actual scandalous murder, something we didn't expect to read in a 1933 magazine
On a scale of Excellent, Good, Fair, and Poor,
Murderous Maids rates:
Movie: Excellent
Video: Excellent
Sound: Excellent
Supplements: interviews, trailers, Vanity Fair article
Packaging: Keep case
Reviewed: September 23, 2003
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Music Is The Key
JULIUS PAPP is one whose dedication to music has propelled his career as a producer and DJ in the dance/club music scene. His dance music roots lie in Disco of the 70's and New Wave of the 80's. Presently living in San Francisco, he was born and raised in Montreal, Canada, and got tuned into dance music through the city's flourishing club scene and diverse radio broadcasts. He started collecting vinyl records in the mid 70's and took to the turntables in 1985, scoring his first major club gig two years later.
Hearing the non-stop flow of music and observing the booth where the DJ seamlessly blended each selection were early influences for Julius. Later influences included reading about DJ residencies that were piloted by talented club music programmers that even today, influence the youngest of aspiring DJ's - legends like David Mancuso at The Loft & Larry Levan at the Paradise Garage in New York City to Frankie Knuckles at The Warehouse in Chicago and Tony Humphries' weekly at Zanzibar in New Jersey. Always inspired by the music listed in those articles, Julius would shop for those titles that would later become classics, worshipped by their discerning audiences. To this day, his goal is to keep expanding his foundation in music by being open-minded and eclectic in absorbing the music that truly touches him.
That open-minded attitude is what Julius uses to fine-tune his musical palette, which gives him a dominant sound that exudes a deep and soulful perspective. That dominant sound is (Soulful) House Music – which to him, is about an uplifting positive message. People coming together in unity, with no barriers or restrictions, but rather, with tolerance and the spirit of music, unifying everyone on the dance-floor. That being said, he blends various musical styles together - including Soul, Latin, Afro, Disco, Jazz and Electronic sounds with such fluidity, that it is difficult at times to put a defining stamp on his sound. Contributing to that is his willingness to take a chance. He always tries to push the envelope by introducing music that deserves exposure, taking his audience on a musical journey with various mood and energy changes.
Not content to limiting his ambitions in the DJ booth, Julius began producing music in 1994. The studio was another outlet for Julius' creative ideas to flow. His first release was a down-tempo project on the Acid Jazz tip. He also drew attention as part of the jazz and funk scene in San Francisco via the Mushroom Jazz parties alongside resident Mark Farina.
As Julius' production catalogue grew, so did the amount of labels he released music on including – long tenured labels like King ST (NYC), Nervous Records (NYC), Large Music (Chicago) and OM (SF), to signings on Soulfuric Recordings (FL) and Kenny Dope's "Dope Wax" (NYC) label, as well as Bob Sinclar's own Yellow Productions in Paris.
He also ventured into the label arena with his own "NeoDisco Music" imprint. Named after the sound that continues to inspire him – the label offers him an alternate outlet to release his own productions.
As a veteran in the club scene, Julius has refined a style of dance music that has taken him beyond the boundaries of San Francisco to global praise and recognition. Being nominated as "Most Innovative Producer" at the 2004 House Music Awards is a perfect example of that. Putting him in the company of other nominated producers like, Joey Negro, Osunlade, DJ Gregory, DJ Spinna and Ben Watt was an absolute honor for him.
Upcoming releases for 2015 include Julius' full-length, artist-album entitled "Healing Force," which includes several singles. Recent production highlights include various licenses for compilations and even a TV show. His collaboration with Lisa Shaw entitled "Way Back," (DJ Smash Brooklyn Tech Remix) was featured on the CBS crime drama, CSI: Miami and the song "Believe" (with Deep Culture & Deborah Bond), included on Danny Krivit's 10 Year Anniversary, 718 Sessions, compilation/mix CD on Nervous Records.


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New Delhi : For all those smokers out there, chances are you're not thinking about your child, spouse or others around you when you light up a cigarette. Think twice, say doctors.
Passive smoking, often dubbed the 'silent killer', is more dangerous than you believe and the complications it creates have gone up like never before.
"Passive smoking is little talked about. But it's critical. Getting exposed to second-hand smoke is just as bad as active smoking and passive smokers often suffer from lung problems, breathlessness and allergies," Ravindra L. Kulkarni, a cardiologist and director of Just for Hearts, an organisation for heart care and lifestyle management, told IANS.
The first global study on passive smoking estimated that it causes 600,000 deaths every year. One-third of those killed are children who are often exposed to smoke at home, the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated.
"Just by getting yourself exposed to smoke, you unknowingly expose yourself to all kinds of health problems. Women and children are especially vulnerable," Amol Akhade, a consultant medical oncologist at International Oncology Services, told IANS.
According to experts, a smoker's exhaled smoke is called exhaled mainstream smoke. The smoke drifting from their lit cigarette is called sidestream smoke. The combination of mainstream and sidestream smoke is called second-hand smoke (SHS) or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS).
Most of the smoke that hangs in a room is sidestream smoke, which contains higher levels of cancer-causing compounds than mainstream smoke.
"Second-hand smoke is a common indoor pollutant at homes... sometimes because of reasons beyond your control, like a guest smoking, or smoke drifting in from outside. Children in particular are at risk of serious health effects from second-hand smoke," said Aarti Goyal, a health activist.
According to Kulkarni, there have been rising number of asthma-like cases and of allergic reactions because of passive smoking.
"One of the biggest disadvantage of tackling passive smoking is that it is not visible, unlike active smoking," he said.
"There are not as many studies done of how many people are affected by it. But from the cases that we get, we have seen that people exposed to smoke sometimes suffer from allergic reactions and it is worse for those with lung problems and asthma," he said.
Irritation of the eyes, nose and throat are some of the other complaints.
Passive smokers have a higher risk of heart diseases, doctors say. So if you smoke and your spouse does not, beware.
Studies also show that long-term exposure to second-hand smoke can increase the chances of lung cancer by 20-30 percent.
Chances of artheosclerosis, or narrowing of the arteries, also increases in cases of long-term exposure to second-hand smoke.
While measures have been adopted to curb the ill-effects of smoking by means of putting a law in place that bans smoking in public places, poor implementation remains a problem.
"The risk of passive smoking is rising rapidly among the urban population. Banning smoking is one of the strategies to minimise the bad effects, but implementation is a major issue," Akhade said.
"The high pollution level increases the risk more," said Kulkarni.
Spreading awareness may be a way to curb the problem.
Anoop Jain, an occasional smoker, for instance, had no idea about the harms of passive smoking.
"I smoke occasionally when I am under stress. I know it is harmful to my health, but I had no idea that it was so harmful to my family too," he said.
"It is especially scary that our kids get exposed to so much second-hand smoke every day! At home, the situation is under our control, but what about outside?" asked Rani Mehra, a mother of two school-going children.
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Cateye's Nano Shot Plus front light is the bigger, brighter sibling of the Nano Shot we reviewed, and liked, last year. Amazingly, it manages to kick out more than twice as many lumens for the same price the Nano Shot was then (it's around £60 now).
I could tell you that the Nano Shot Plus boasts 600 lumens, but I'd rather tell you about its beam pattern, and its performance in Real Life: it chucks out plenty of light. Go for the high setting on dark lanes, low where there's a bit of ambient light and hyperconstant (that's strobe to you and me) in traffic. Simples.
The beam pattern is cleverly designed to illuminate practically everything forward of the light. Mounted on the top of drop bars, this includes the drops, as evidenced by huge shadows of shifters to your right and left as you're riding along. Side visibility without being blinded: perfect.
The bracket is Cateye's universal mount, which is a bonus if, like me, you've got a few of those kicking around - it makes it really easy to swap Cateye lights around on your fleet of bikes. Having said that, I did find that at times the weight of the light would test the bracket's ability to stay put; though when it did start to droop, it's easy enough to give the thumbwheel an extra half turn.
Switching on and off, and cycling through lighting modes, is taken care of by a single button on the back of the unit. Push the button for 2 seconds and the light switches on in whichever high or low mode you last used. Push the button again and it cycles through high and low. A quick double-push switches it to hyperconstant (this is the low setting with flashing on high), another push and you're back in constant mode. Hold down for 2 seconds to switch off. With gloves on, the button can be a tad fiddly, but not overly so.
I found the stated battery performance to be pretty accurate. You get about 1.5 hrs on high, 4 hrs on low and 2 hrs on flashing. For me that puts this light into commuting territory - battery life isn't long enough to be useful on longer rides, or for anything but short off-road jaunts.
You get lots of feedback on how the battery is doing - the green button turns orange when it drops below 50%, and red when it needs charging, though I found that you've got a good half hour of light left (on low) to get you home.
Charging is done via a USB cable (which is included), either through your computer or USB battery charger plug (neither of which are included). The connection is standard mini-USB, so chances are you've got a few of those knocking around already. The light takes about 8hrs to charge, quicker through a wall plug.
At 179 grams on my scales, including bracket, this is a neat little package. Sure, longer battery life would be great, but that would probably make it heavier and bulkier, or less bright. Only you can decide whether plenty bright, plenty light, but not for that long is right for you.
Plenty bright, nicely light, commuter light that chucks out plenty of light for the money
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Make and model: Cateye Nano Shot Plus front light
Size tested: n/a
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
The CatEye Nano Shot Plus emits 600 lumens of light and has 3 different modes: High, Low and Hyper Constant (flashing).
Hyper-Constant mode puts the light on the low setting while simultaneously flashing on high, so the cyclist can see the road while also being seen by motorists. This 'See and Be Seen' makes it ideal for urban city commuting.
The Nano Shot Plus also has an optional helmet mount. When set on high, it's a great trail riding light.
The body is a special lightweight composite that helps dissipate the heat to provide optimal performance.
Run times: High mode for 1.5hrs, Low mode for 4hrs, or Hyper-Constant mode for 2hrs. 160 g.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
Dimension:96.4 X 58.6 X 35.6mm
Weight: 160 grams (light unit and battery)
Light source:High intensity white LED X2
Light output:600lm / 5000cd
Run time:
High mode:approx 1.5hrs
Low mode:approx 4hrs
Hyper Constant mode:approx 2hrs
Battery:Li-Ion rechargeable battery (3.7V-2800mAh)
Recharge time: approx 8hrs (USB2.0 recharge), 80% full recharge in 5hrs.
Recharge/discharge number of times:about 300 times(until the rated capacity drops to 70%)
Other:Low battery indicator, lighting mode memory function
The light is well put together and has a reassuringly robust feel. It survived dropping from the bike while riding.
The light works really well, as advertised really. Though the light doesn't obviously throw light sideways, clever lens design means the beam goes through almost 180 degrees giving lots of side visibility. I'd love battery life to be longer, but then the light would have to be heavier... can't have everything.
Judging by how it survived falling off the bike with nary a scratch, I have high hopes.
179 grams really isn't very much for a light of this caliber.
Looking around online, the light can be had for around £80, excellent value!
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
The light is perfect for daily commuting; hyperconstant mode for when you really want to be seen with the high mode perfect for those dark lines.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
The useful beam pattern, and great feedback on how the battery is doing.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
The bracket isn't really sturdy enough for this light, it started drooping on more than one occasion, no matter how tight I did it up (without resorting to pliers).
I wish battery life was a bit longer, though as it's on a par with similar offerings from other brands, I can't really complain!
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes.
Would you consider buying the product? Yes.
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes.
Anything further to say about the product in conclusion?
Looking for a light for your commute? This one comes recommended.
About the tester
Age: 32 Height: 1.78m Weight: 76kg
I usually ride: All of them! My best bike is: Cervelo Dual
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Expert
I regularly do the following types of riding: time trialling, commuting, touring, club rides, fixed/singlespeed, Audax


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Did you hear the one about the girl whose dad was a comedian?
Marlo Thomas grew up surrounded by comedy legends. Milton Berle did magic tricks at her birthday parties (and was heckled by the kids). George Burns, Sid Caesar, Don Rickles, Bob Newhart, and all the others all played cards with her dad, Danny Thomas, and were frequent guests. The Thomas's dinner table was a stage, and the quickest way out of trouble for Marlo and her siblings was to make her dad laugh.
In her new memoir, Growing Up Laughing, the actress, author, and activist intersperses vignettes from her childhood and days starring in the Emmy-winning sitcom, "That Girl," with interviews with some of the most famous comedians working today – from Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Chris Rock, and Tina Fey to Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, Lily Tomlin, and Whoopi Goldberg. (Thomas gets major points from this reader for including deadpan comic Stephen Wright.)
The interviews are all centered around the comedians' memories of growing up and when they first realized they were funny, so even though both Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno are interviewed, those looking for more fodder about "The Tonight Show" brouhaha will need to look elsewhere.
Thomas's questions aren't what you'd call hard-hitting – they range in speed from softball to Wiffle ball. But the fact that she's such a generous, appreciative audience – her most frequent quotes are "That is so great," and "You are so funny" – means that she's able to talk to even press-shy comedians like Jerry Seinfeld, her leadoff interview.
"One of the things that drew me to comedy was it's a simple world. It doesn't require the interpretation of any critic to tell you whether something is good or not good. If the audience is laughing, the guy's good," Seinfeld says, before riffing on the latent donkey hostility inherent in children's birthday parties.
High school and the family dinner table, it turns out, are remarkably effective comedy incubators.
As O'Brien puts it, when people ask why he still makes fun of himself, his comedy defenses were honed when he was a skinny, freckled teen with orange hair who wasn't good at sports. They're so ingrained now, he says, "I could be made dictator of the world tomorrow, and I would still make fun of myself."
Thomas had a rarified upbringing – when she and her friends played tricks on Halloween, it was Edward G. Robinson's windows they were soaping. George Lopez's comedy hails from the other end of the economic spectrum. "For my family, shopping was like 'The Price is Right,' " he jokes before reminiscing about using the sun to blow up their basketball, because they couldn't afford a pump.
Thomas also covers her days as co-founder, with Gloria Steinem, of the Ms. Foundation, and her roles on Broadway and as a TV producer. That last leads to the only truly uncomfortable moment in "Growing Up Laughing": When Thomas talks about remaking "It's a Wonderful Life" against Frank Capra's express wishes.
"She's an interesting woman," said costar Orson Welles on "The Tonight Show" after that project. "She's a cross between St. Theresa of the Flowers and Attila the Hun."
For those who remember Thomas mostly from her fundraising work for St. Jude's Children's Hospital or her classic children's album, "Free to Be ... You and Me," she offers proof of her own comedy chops. There are pages of jokes from everyone from George Carlin (along with an unrecognizable photo of him on "That Girl") to Roseanne Barr, but Thomas gets the biggest laugh. The reprint of her interviewing comedy writer Elaine May for Interview magazine made me laugh so hard my husband came into the room, wondering if I was OK. I believe I was at the point when May is saying, "And it's always fun to take a weak, vulnerable person and slam them up against the wall."
By interspersing the interviews with her own memories of her father, a stand-up comedian who starred in "Make Room for Daddy," Thomas helps place him in the tradition of American stand-up, as well as show how the business has evolved since the days when he, Caesar, and the others would sit in their dressing rooms in their tuxedo jackets and shorts, since they didn't want to insult the audience with wrinkles on their trousers.
Nor is she the only working comedian today who grew up with professionally funny parents. Ben Stiller, who's interviewed with his father, Jerry, grew up with not one, but two veteran comics in the family. (His mother is Anne Meara.) When his parents were home, he and his sister would put on shows for them – rather like Thomas and her siblings.
"Children everywhere imitate the grown-ups in their lives," Thomas writes. "Showbiz kids just have more material to work with."
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Houston rodeo buying part of AstroWorld site
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is acquiring half of the old Six Flags AstroWorld property for $42.8 million.
The organization's board of directors on Thursday authorized show officials to acquire 48 acres of the former amusement park site to diversify its investments, the nonprofit announced in a news release on its website.
Gallery: A look back at 2012 Houston Rodeo performances
The land, which is near Reliant Park, is used for tailgating at Texans games, and for several years the rodeo has had an agreement to use the property for patron parking.
"This actually is a piece of land that's next door," RodeoHouston chief operating officer Leroy Shafer said. "Immediately, we know we can park there. … We can do some improvements to the parking that will help us more with the inclement weather."
Workers, vehicles and logistical operations might also be accommodated on that land during show time, Shafer added.
The property is currently owned by MHB Asset LP, a Fort Worth investment company that snapped up all 104 acres of AstroWorld in 2010. The rodeo's purchase will come from a 92-acre tract.
AstroWorld closed in 2005.
Gallery: Houston Rodeo food from 2012
The rodeo's acquisition abuts Chuck Davis Chevrolet and generally runs north to south from Loop 610 to West Bellfort. It includes a pedestrian bridge that crosses over the loop to the Reliant Park parking lot.
"This purchase is a strategic transaction that will provide significant flexibility in show operations now and many years in the future," the RodeoHouston release said.
The purchase agreement, with a price that includes "charitable considerations by the seller," according to the release, is subject to final execution and closing. The executive committee authorized officials to finance up to 70 percent of the purchase price, with the rest coming from RodeoHouston's investment portfolio, Shafer said.
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"I fully expect that this will close before the end the year," he said, which will allow the property to be used next year.
The rodeo's real estate holdings already include about 300 acres bounded by Texas 288 and Almeda, Reed and Airport roads that accommodate livestock pens and staging areas as well as parking for roughly 8,000 cars, Shafer said.
The 2013 Livestock Show and Rodeo runs from Feb. 25 through March 17, an extra no-rodeo, concert-only day.
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WATERLOO, Ontario – Michelle Wie and defending champion Hee Young Park shared the first-round lead at 6-under 65 on Thursday in the Manulife Financial Classic at windswept Grey Silo.
Wie, the winner in Hawaii in April, birdied three of the last four holes in her morning round. She's seeking her second victory in Canada after winning the 2010 Canadian Women's Open in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Wie was asked if it was the strongest wind she had faced in a tournament the last couple of years.
"Yeah, for sure," Wie said.
Park had a bogey-free round in the afternoon.
"Today, bit lucky," Park said. "Still three more rounds left, so going to keep staying patient."
Last year, the South Korean player beat Angela Stanford on the third playoff hole after they finished at 26-under 258 to match the tour record for lowest total score.
"I was early off and I just wanted to make a lot of birdies early on," Wie said. "And just especially 26 under winning this last year, it's definitely one of those golf courses where you have to keep making birdies. My 6 under today, you know, it's not enough. I need to keep making birdies for the rest of the weekend. Still a lot of work cut out for me."
China's Shanshan Feng was a stroke back, and countrywoman Xi Yu Lin matched Cristie Kerr with a 67.
"Nice to be out of the wind," Kerr said after her round.
Stacy Lewis had a 69 in her first round since taking the top spot in the world with a victory Sunday in New Jersey. Second-ranked Inbee Park also shot 69, and No. 3 Lydia Ko had a 71.
Brooke Henderson, the 16-year-old Canadian who is third in the world amateur ranking, had a 70. She had a birdie and three bogeys on the front nine to make the turn in 2 over, then birdies Nos. 14, 17 and 18.
"It was a rough start, but a good finish really saved my round," said Henderson, from Smith Falls. "One-under par in this wind on the first day, I'll definitely take it."


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Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is located just off the mainland east of the town of Titusville and north of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Originally set aside as a buffer for the space center, the refuge protects different coastal environments and is generally open to the public for visitation during the day. Numerous interpretive hikes, boardwalks, drives and overlooks are accessible to the visitor as well as fishing and hunting opportunities.
The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.


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Water Cooperation is everyone's business
Water cooperation is an imperative, not a choice. This is the message delivered by UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova at today's official World Water Day celebrations in The Hague (Netherlands).
One month after the launch of the International Year of Water Cooperation at UNESCO Headquarters (11 February), the celebrations in The Hague highlight the importance of such cooperation. The event also seeks to ensure the issue is given priority on the international community's post-2015 development agenda.
High level participants at the event included Prince Willem-Alexander of Orange from the Netherlands, Prince El Hassan Bin Talal of Jordan, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia and Michel Jarraud, Chairperson of UN Water. They were joined by international experts, decision-makers and representatives from intergovernmental organizations and civil society.
In her opening address, the Director-General recalled that 90 percent of the world's population lives in countries that must share water resources with their neighbours. Cooperation, she said, "is more than a technical or scientific issue," it is also "about fighting poverty and protecting the environment".
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2013 was proclaimed International Year of Water Cooperation, by the United Nations General Assembly. Cooperation is also the theme of World Water Day, celebrated each 22 March. At the request of UN Water, UNESCO was given responsibility for preparing celebrations for both the Year and the Day.
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