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Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)Federal regulations require that all recipients of student financial aid make Satisfactory Academic Progress toward a Degree or Certificate program. Students applying for assistance for programs that require completion of a Free Application of Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must meet SAP requirements for current and continuing eligibility of financial Aid. Even though all institutions administering financial aid must have a SAP policy, requirements may differ from one institution to another. In addition, SAP requirements to maintain financial aid eligibility and SAP requirements to maintain eligibility to register at UCO vary in some aspects. Please refer to the UCO school catalog for SAP requirements to maintain enrollment eligibility.
The Financial Aid SAP Policy includes the following standards that comply with federal regulations.
Qualitative Standard
Students are required to maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) for all credit hours attempted, including all coursework taken at other institutions regardless of whether financial aid was received for credits taken.
Quantitative Standard
Students are required to complete (pass) a minimum cumulative percentage of all the hours attempted, including coursework taken at other institutions regardless of whether financial aid was received for credits taken.
Maximum Timeframe
Students are expected to graduate from their program of study in a timely manner within 150% of the published length of the program of study. All credits attempted are counted including change in majors, credits from other institutions and whether or not financial aid was received for credits taken.
These standards and cumulative requirements are summarized in the following chart:
|Minimum Cumulative Requirements
|Undergraduate Students
|Graduate Students
|Minimum GPA
1-30 | 31+
Minimum Completion Rate/Pace
|Maximum Time for Completion
(150% of published credits required)
For financial aid purposes, passing grades are A, B, C, D, S, and P. A grade of F, I, U. X, T or W indicates the course was attempted but not passed or completed. A reminder that these grades do count as credits hours attempted for the purposes of meeting SAP standards for Completion Rate and Maximum Time Frame requirements.
Repeated Courses
For Financial Aid eligibility, courses may be repeated one time. For financial aid eligibility, failed courses that are required for program completion may be repeated until the course is passed. This does not apply to courses where the content is spread across multiple terms, i.e. Piano courses for a Music Degree in the School of Music. (Please refer to the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog for the Academic Policy for Repeated coursework.)
Dropped Courses During 100% Refund Period
Courses dropped within the 100% refund deadline, (drop and add) period of each semester, or courses taken as an audit, will not be counted in the credits hours attempted and have no bearing on SAP since financial aid is not processed or if processed, will be returned.
Special Note**
If financial aid funds were received (refunded or credited to the student's account) and based on:
- Enrollment that included courses later dropped as "No Record";
- Courses that were later changed to Audit; or
- Courses assigned an Administrative Withdrawal (AW) due to the student never attending the class.
Academic Reprieve Policy
Federal Student Aid regulations make no provisions to exclude courses from the cumulative GPA or Completion Rate/Pace. Therefore, for purposes of evaluating SAP financial aid eligibility, all coursework applicable to the student's major is a part of the SAP evaluation; including coursework excluded from a student's academic record due to the UCO Reprieve Policy addressed in the Undergraduate Catalog, unless the courses fall under the UCO Repeated Course policy.
- Evaluation of SAP occurs at the end of each term once grades are posted.
- Students with previous coursework from other institutions will need to submit official transcripts to the Records Office. Upon posting of grades, SAP evaluation will take place for consideration of financial aid eligibility. Students with a poor academic history/SAP may be ineligible to receive financial aid.
- All coursework attempted is evaluated whether or not financial aid was received for credits taken.
Students not meeting Chart 1, SAP Standards & Cumulative Requirements for cumulative GPA and/or the cumulative Completion Rate/Pace will receive notification of the following SAP Statuses:
Warning Status
- Students who failed to meet SAP requirements as stated on Chart 1, SAP Standards & Cumulative Requirements at the end of an enrollment term will be placed on a "Warning" status (not to exceed one term) for the next term of enrollment. Students at a "Warning" status are eligible to receive financial aid.
- Students who meet the cumulative GPA and cumulative completion rate/pace requirements by the end of the "Warning" term per SAP Standards and Requirement Chart will go off the "Warning" status.
- Students not meeting cumulative GPA and cumulative completion rate/pace requirements by the end of the "Warning" term will be sent a Denial Notification and may not receive financial aid for the next term of enrollment. Students have the opportunity to submit an Appeal of the denial. See the Appeal Process in this section.
Exceeding Maximum Timeframe- Excessive Hours
SAP standards require that students complete their program of study in a timely manner within 150% of the published credit length of the program. Students who have attempted credits exceeding the 150% maximum but have not graduated will receive notification for Denial of Financial Aid due to Excessive Hours. Credit hours attempted includes ALL hours attempted at UCO regardless of change in majors and all other institutions attended regardless whether financial aid was received for coursework. The 150% maximum timeframe allowed will be reduced for students working on their 2nd Bachelor's or 2nd Master's Degree. Students on an Excessive Hour Denial have the opportunity to submit an Appeal of the Denial. See the Appeal Process in this section for procedures.
Students who have received notification of a Financial Aid Denial and believe they had an extenuating circumstance that prevented them from meeting SAP standards may appeal their Denial status. The Financial Aid Appeals Form is accessible at www.uco.edu/finaid, under Financial Aid Forms. Students should carefully read the instructions on the Appeal form, submitting the following with the Appeal to the Financial Aid Office.
- Detailed statement from the student explaining why SAP was not met
- Explanation of what circumstances have changed that will allow the student to meet cumulative standards/requirements for future terms.
- Students with an Excessive Denial or students with 100 or more attempted credits must submit a Degree Evaluation from the Undergraduate Academic Advisement Office (please do not submit an online degree evaluation from UCONNECT). Graduate students should submit a Plan of Study.
Appeal Deadlines
The 2nd Friday of each month. Semester deadlines: Spring (2nd Friday of April), Summer (2nd Friday of July), Fall (2nd Friday of November).
Approved Appeal SAP Status
Students who have submitted an Appeal of Denial for not meeting Chart 1, SAP Standards & Cumulative Requirements for GPA and/or Completion Rate/Pace that results in an approval may be placed on a "Probation" term, or an "Academic Plan", depending on the cumulative GPA and Completion Rate/Pace provided in Chart 2 below.
|Current Cum GPA is -
|Probation Term
|Academic Plan
|1 - 30 hours
|Less than 1.6
|31 hours & higher
|Less than 1.9
|Grad student
|Less than 2.9
|Current Cum Completion Rate/Pace (all students) is -
|Less than 65%
Probation- Students on a Probation term are eligible to receive financial aid for one term. At the end of the Probation term, progress will be assessed to determine if Cumulative GPA and Completion Rate/Pace standards were met as listed on Chart 1, SAP Standards & Cumulative Requirements.
Academic Plan- Students on an Academic Plan are eligible to receive financial aid. An Academic Plan is developed using the GPA Calculator also accessible to students at www.uco.edu, under Academic Advisement. The cumulative credits attempted, cumulative GPA, and the desired GPA is entered resulting in the credits and required GPA needed to reach the required GPA entered.
The Academic Plan will reflect student expectations for a required GPA for a designated number of semesters (based on 12 credits per term) in order to meet Chart 1, SAP Standards & Cumulative Requirements. A copy of the Academic Plan will be mailed to the student for acknowledgement, and must be signed and returned to the Financial Aid Office for the approved Appeal to be processed.
Excessive Hours
Students with an Appeal Approval of Excessive Hours will receive notification that notes the last semester which they may continue to receive financial aid. It is important for these students to complete 100% of coursework taken, and maintain a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA for undergraduates and a 3.0 cumulative GPA for graduate students; without any Fs, Ws, or AWs for the remaining terms allowed for financial aid eligibility as stated on the Appeal Approval Letter sent to the student.
Re-Establishment of Financial Aid Eligibility
This is an option provided for students in the following situations:
- Students at a Denial status who did not submit an Appeal for an Extenuating Circumstance.
- Students whose Appeal was denied.
- The student must successfully complete all credits attempted (a minimum of 6 credits for undergraduate/5 credits for graduate students), without UCO financial aid and with a minimum term of 2.25 GPA for undergraduate students or a minimum 3.25 for graduate students.
- The student must complete an Appeal Form and provide an explanation of why they initially failed to meet SAP standards and what circumstances have changed that will allow them to meet SAP standards in future terms.
- Hours completed at UCO or another institution must be recorded on the UCO academic transcript.
- Upon review, students will be notified of the Appeal decision within 10 working days.
All notifications of financial aid SAP statuses are sent ONLY to the student's UCO e-mail account.


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Item posted by Fabien VALLON <fabien_> on Tue Oct 12 13:35:24 2004.
Hi GNUsteppers,
The ImageApps homepage at mac.wms-network.de has been down for a while now.
Meanwhile, we moved ImageApps completly to gna.org, you can find the new project
homepage at http://home.gna.org/gsimageapps .
We also made some new releases, nothing spectacular but some minor improvements
and bugfixes. You can find detailed informations in the application's and framework's
changelogs. Here is a short list of what changed:
Preview 0.7: some improvments and bugfixes (save image works now)
ViewPDF 0.9: some minor bugfixes and changes: uses NSToolbar, the Outline is shared
between all open documents, the menu has been restructured. Searching is now much
faster and more stable. I also started working on printing but this has to wait until the
1.0 release.
Camera 0.8: no changes the since last release
SlideShow 0.1: first (unstable) version
PDFKit 0.8: improved searching and some other things. (Hopefully) better detection
of freetype at compile-time on linux systems.
CameraKit: new framework that allows to access digital cameras. CameraKit is based
on libgphoto.
SlideShowKit: framework that is used by SlideShow. Can also be used by other
applications that need slide-show functionality.
You can download all applications and frameworks at:
Bug-reports, suggestions and patches are always welcome (as well as sucess-stories
Stefan, Fabien
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Safety of gadolinium during pregnancy
Facundo Garcia-Bournissen, MD, Alon Shrim, MD, Gideon Koren, MD, FRCPC
March 2006
A pregnant patient who underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) because of an acute abdomen, was told that MRI contrast agents (ie, gadolinium-based contrast agents) are contraindicated during pregnancy. What is the risk to her baby?
Current radiology practices and recommendations discourage the use of gadolinium-based contrast agents during pregnancy because their safety for the fetus has not yet been proven. In line, however, with the European Society of Radiology guidelines and based on the available evidence, gadolinium-based contrast agents appear to be safe in pregnancy. Gadolinium use should be considered when the diagnostic study is important for the health of the mother.
Une patiente enceinte a subi un examen à l'aide de l'imagerie par résonance magnétique (IRM) en raison d'un abdomen aigu. On lui a dit que les agents de contraste en IRM (p. ex. les agents de contraste à base de gadolinium) sont contre-indiqués durant la grossesse. Quels sont les risques pour son nouveau-né?
Les pratiques et les recommandations actuelles en radiologie ne sont pas favorables à l'utilisation des agents de contraste à base de gadolinium durant la grossesse parce que leur innocuité pour le foetus n'a pas encore été éprouvée. Par ailleurs, si l'on se fonde sur le guide de pratique de la Société européenne de radiologie et les données scientifiques accessibles, les agents de contraste à base de gadolinium semblent sûrs durant la grossesse. On devrait envisager recourir au gadolinium lorsque l'étude diagnostique est importante pour la santé de la mère.
Magnetic resonance imagining (MRI) is considered safe during pregnancy, as magnetic energy has been shown not to be harmful for the developing fetus.1,2
On the other hand, most radiology service providers consider gadolinium-based contrast agents for MRI (eg, gadopentetate, gadodiamide, gadolinium DPTA, gadoterate meglumine) to be relatively or absolutely contraindicated during pregnancy; these paramagnetic agents are not recommended by the Food and Drug Administration because they cross the placenta and their long-term effects are unknown. All pregnant patients are expected to consult their obstetricians before undergoing MRI examination.
Gadolinium-based contrast agents are excreted almost exclusively by the kidneys through glomerular filtration. Their volume of distribution is equal to the volume of extracellular water, and binding to plasma proteins is negligible. These agents possess a very high safety index in human beings.3
Although there have not been any long-term animal studies to evaluate the carcinogenic potential of gadolinium-based contrast agents, no carcinogenic or mutagenic effects have been observed and no teratogenic or other long-term effects occurred in mice exposed in utero to gadolinium-based contrast agents.4-7 Pregnant mice exposed to MRI with and without gadolinium had no differences in litter size, number of live offspring, fetal weight, morphology, or development, compared with unexposed controls.4
Gadolinium-based contrast agents have been detected in the placenta in animals and human beings.8-10 In women during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, uptake of gadolinium-based contrast agents by the placenta was sufficient for MRI imaging.11,12 These agents have also been observed in animals, and occasionally in human beings, to cross the placenta into the fetal circulation and to be excreted by the fetal kidneys, appearing in the fetal bladder only minutes after administration to the mother.3,13,14 Gadolinium-based contrast agents are believed to diffuse from the fetus back to the mother, given the high clearance rate observed in fetal rats.15
Inadvertent exposure
Inadvertent human exposure during the first trimester of pregnancy has not been associated with adverse effects in the fetus.16,17 Reports on use of gadolinium-based contrast agents during the second or third trimester are not rare,10-13,18 underscoring the usefulness of these agents in diagnosing various conditions. No harm to the fetus has been documented in these circumstances.
The European Society of Radiology has issued a guideline19 discussing gadolinium use during pregnancy. Their conclusion is that gadolinium is probably safe during pregnancy, as excessive quantities are not expected to cross the placenta or to be toxic to the fetus if they do.19 These guidelines also state that, given that gadolinium is mainly distributed in extracellular water and rapidly eliminated by the kidney, in the unlikely event that some gadolinium reached the baby, it would be rapidly eliminated into urine.19
Current radiology practices and recommendations discourage the use of gadolinium-based contrast agents during pregnancy because their safety for the fetus has not been proven. Yet available evidence suggests it is unlikely that these compounds have an adverse effect on the developing fetus; therefore, their use should not be limited, particularly given the important clinical reasons for MRI examinations during pregnancy (eg, to rule out serious abdominal diseases).
- De Wilde JP, Rivers AW, Price DL. A review of the current use of magnetic resonance imaging in pregnancy and safety implications for the fetus. Prog Biophys Mol Biol 2005;87:335-53.
- Nagayama M, Watanabe Y, Okumura A, Amoh Y, Nakashita S, Dodo Y. Fast MR imaging in obstetrics. Radiographics 2002;22:563-82.
- Shellock FG, Kanal E. Safety of magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents. J Magn Reson Imaging 1999;10:477-84.
- Rofsky NM, Pizzarello DJ, Weinreb JC, Ambrosino MM, Rosenberg C. Effect on fetal mouse development of exposure to MR imaging and gadopentetate dimeglumine. J Magn Reson Imaging 1994;4:805-7.
- Soltys RA. Summary of preclinical safety evaluation of gadoteridol injection. Invest Radiol 1992;27(Suppl 1):S7-11.
- Morisetti A, Bussi S, Tirone P, de Haen C. Toxicological safety evaluation of gadobenate dimeglumine 0.5 M solution for injection (MultiHance), a new magnetic resonance imaging contrast medium. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1999;23(Suppl 1):S207-17.
- Wible JH Jr, Galen KP, Wojdyla JK. Cardiovascular effects caused by rapid administration of gadoversetamide injection in anesthetized dogs. Invest Radiol 2001;36:292-8.
- Salomon LJ, Siauve N, Balvay D, Cuenod CA, Vayssettes C, Luciani A, et al. Placental perfusion MR imaging with contrast agents in a mouse model. Radiology 2005;235:73-80.
- Lam G, Kuller J, McMahon M. Use of magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound in the antenatal diagnosis of placenta accreta. J Soc Gynecol Investig 2002;9:37-40.
- Palacios Jaraquemada JM, Bruno C. Gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging in the differential diagnosis of placenta accreta and placenta percreta. Radiology 2000;216:610-1.
- Marcos HB, Semelka RC, Worawattanakul S. Normal placenta: gadolinium-enhanced dynamic MR imaging. Radiology 1997;205:493-6.
- Spencer JA, Tomlinson AJ, Weston MJ, Lloyd SN. Early report: comparison of breath-hold MR excretory urography, Doppler ultrasound and isotope renography in evaluation of symptomatic hydronephrosis in pregnancy. Clin Radiol 2000;55:446-53.
- Novak Z, Thurmond AS, Ross PL, Jones MK, Thornburg KL, Katzberg RW. Gadolinium-DTPA transplacental transfer and distribution in fetal tissue in rabbits. Invest Radiol 1993;28:828-30.
- Chapon C, Franconi F, Roux J, Le Jeune JJ, Lemaire L. Prenatal evaluation of kidney function in mice using dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. Anat Embryol (Berl) 2005;209:263-7.
- Okazaki O, Murayama N, Masubuchi N, Nomura H, Hakusui H. Placental transfer and milk secretion of gadodiamide injection in rats. Arzneimittelforschung 1996;46:83-6.
- Barkhof F, Heijboer RJ, Algra PR. Inadvertent i.v. administration of gadopentetate dimeglumine during early pregnancy. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1992;158:1171.
- Shoenut JP, Semelka RC, Silverman R, Yaffe CS, Micflikier AB. MRI in the diagnosis of Crohn's disease in two pregnant women. J Clin Gastroenterol 1993;17:244-7.
- Leyendecker JR, Gorengaut V, Brown JJ. MR imaging of maternal diseases of the abdomen and pelvis during pregnancy and the immediate postpartum period. Radiographics 2004;24:1301-16.
- Webb JA, Thomsen HS, Morcos SK. The use of iodinated and gadolinium contrast media during pregnancy and lactation. Eur Radiol 2005;15:1234-40.
Motherisk questions are prepared by the Motherisk Team at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ont. Dr Garcia-Bournissen and Dr Shrim are members and Dr Koren is Director of the Motherisk Program. Dr Koren is supported by the Research Leadership for Better Pharmacotherapy during Pregnancy and Lactation and, in part, by a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. He holds the Ivey Chair in Molecular Toxicology at the University of Western Ontario in London.
Published Motherisk Updates are available on the College of Family Physicians of Canada website (www.cfpc.ca).


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A startling report from the CDC shows a 40 percent increase in suicides among baby boomers, especially men. The start of the recession resulted in a spike in the number of suicides and the rate is climbing even faster in Johnson County where experts theorize that financial challenges were proving too much for boomers accustomed to a successful and prosperous life. The rates of suicide in Kansas and Missouri continue to be above the national average. Reporter Sam Zeff examines this disturbing trend.
In the metro, we have seen suicides rise 38 percent in Jackson County in the last ten years, 38 percent in Clay County, 50 percent in Cass County and 66 percent in Platte county (The total numbers of suicides in both Clay and Platte are small). In Wyandotte County, suicides have remained steady over the past decade, averaging about 24 a year.
It is worth noting that if you or someone you know has had suicidal thoughts, there is a number to call 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) or 1-800-662-HELP (1-800-662-4357) and they'll direct you to a local center where help is available.


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This Saturday marks the beginning of a new story arc on Star Wars: The Clone Wars. R2-D2 is part of a team of Republic droids chosen for an important mission led by the diminutive Colonel Gascon (voiced by Stephen Stanton) to obtain an encryption module from a Separatist dreadnought. The droids must overcome numerous challenging obstacles to succeed in this crucial assignment in
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The Ten Untold Facts On "ASSAULT WEAPONS"
1) Legislation is not possible without consistent definitions. Because the only difference between semi-automatic "assault weapons," and semi-automatic hunting firearms are in their aesthetics, a consistent definition of semi-automatic "assault weapons" that protects semi-automatic hunting firearms is not possible.
-- legislation that lists specific individual guns by name fails to include all guns of similar design;
-- legislation that provides a generic definition of common features mistakenly includes guns that by no stretch of the imagination are "assault weapons."
2) It is irrational and intellectually dishonest to outlaw guns based solely on their appearances (aesthetics). The only differences between semi-automatic "assault weapons," and semi-automatic hunting firearms are in their appearances.
3) Semi-automatic means they fire one shot at a time. Automatic means they fire more than one shot at a time. Semi-automatic firearms cannot spray bullets. Semi-automatic "assault weapons" are military "replicas." They are identical to many millions of semi-automatic hunting rifles and shotguns currently in circulation, and not identical to firearms used by the military, which have the capability of firing in fully-automatic mode.
4) The calibers common to these military replicas were designed by the military to injure, not kill, a fully-grown 200 lb. human being. The calibers common to semi-automatic hunting rifles and shotguns were designed to kill, not injure, big game species, including 300 lb. deer, 900 lb. North American Elk, and 1200 lb. Alaskan Moose.
5) The "rate of fire" between these military replicas and semi-automatic hunting rifles are essentially identical. However, just in example, any twelve-gauge shotgun loaded with "00 buckshot" can fire twelve .33 caliber projectiles instantly with every pull of the trigger. Therefore, based just on "rate of fire," any common hunting shotgun is more dangerous than a semi-automatic so-called "assault weapon."
6) Semi-automatic so-called "assault weapons" are not the choice of criminals (handguns are); are not outgunning law enforcement officers (there is nothing special about them, only their appearances); are not responsible for any increase in crime or drug activity (they have been around for a century), and are rarely used in crimes.
-- Less than four percent of all homicides in the United States involve rifles of any type. No more than 8/10th of 1% of homicides are perpetrated with rifles using military calibers. (And not all rifles using such calibers are usually considered "assault weapons.")
7) Regardless of whether you agree with it or not; Regardless of whether you like it or not, the genuine meaning of the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was intended for the people to be able to protect themselves from the U.S. government in case it becomes tyrannical and attempts to take away the peoples' rights. It was not intended to protect hunters so they may keep their hunting rifles.
-- Recognizing the founders' intent, U.S. citizens who wish to be intellectually honest necessarily must question philosophically any attempt by the U.S. government to disarm its citizens. Is the original intent of the Second Amendment worth protecting? Or should we trust the government that does not trust its citizenry with military replica firearms?
8) For competitive targetshooting, the military design background of some "assault weapons" makes them the most preferred of all firearms. The apex of the world of target shooting is the national target matches held every year Camp Perry, Ohio, under the supervision of the federal government's Civilian Marksmanship Program. In fact, the Colt AR15 Sporter and its ancestors, loaded with 20 or 30 round magazines, have long been required weapons in some Civilian Marksmanship competitions. Most of the other politically incorrect rifles outlawed by the gun bans are usable in other Civilian Marksmanship events, and are highly prized competition target guns.
-- Before the "assault weapon" controversy erupted, the firearms experts with the California Department of Justice had privately warned that "assault weapon" legislation would devastate the world of target competition.
9) Sportsmen have been told for years that the reason gun control advocates targeted handguns was because they were not suitable for militia use, hunting, or selfprotection and were therefore not included under the constitutional safeguard of the Second Amendment. We are now being told by antigun advocates and certain politicians that precisely because many semiautomatic firearms useful for hunting and target shooting are patterned after their military counterparts, they should be banned or heavily restricted in the interest of public safety.
-- What happens when the gun control advocates discover that based on everything they fear -- rate of fire, destructiveness, lethal capabilities -- the real "assault weapon" is the common, everyday twelve gauge shotgun?
10) The entire debate on semiautomatic firearms as a "special category" subject to a gun ban is nothing more that a bill of goods sold to appease a public clamoring for substantive crime control measures. In fact, the designation "assault weapon" for certain semiautomatic firearms with military styling is part of an ongoing effort to capitalize on the confusion over the difference between a semiautomatic firearm and those capable of a fully automatic rate of fire. Because proponents of a semiautomatic ban cannot provide any compelling, legitimate justification, they resort to terminology that is without a specific definition. There is nothing new about semiautomatic firearms, they have been around for more than a century.
-- It's the criminals, stupid.
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These facts compiled from "'Assault Weapons' Revisited: An Analysis of the AMA Report" by Edgar A. Suter, M.D., Chairman, Doctors for Integrity in Research & Public Policy; and "The 'Assault Weapon' Panic: 'Political Correctness' Takes Aim at the Constitution" by Eric C. Morgan and David B. Kopel, Independence Institute, Golden, CO.


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Everyone's blocks this week look great! As always the different fabrics really change the look of the blocks.
I just have to sew down binding on my current quilt and I think I will sneak in a couple PC blocks before finishing my next lap quilt (one my oldest dd started and has no intentions of ever finishing).


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Trapped beneath an imposing dome, and choked by creeping vegetation, the New York of Crysis 3 is almost unrecognisable. In the shadows, Prophet stalks his enemies using high-tech weaponry and defences - with you in control.
After a hands-on preview of the slick sci-fi shooter, nzherald.co.nz met with producer Mike Read - part Kiwi, part Canuck, all business - to discuss some of the challenges of developing the game for high-specced PCs and ageing consoles simultaneously, Canada's increasing influence in the gaming business, and how fans might be able to create their own Crysis adventures in the future.
For Crysis 3, have you developed with PCs in mind and then scaled down for consoles?
Crysis 2 was really Crytek's first entry into the console market. We didn't really know what we were getting into at the time. But we were like "we want to give this experience to consoles, how do we make our engine work on it?" The tech was being developed and the engine being ripped apart while the game was being developed.
It's a hard thing to do. There are lot of companies who have done it and they always tend to miss the mark on certain things.
I think on Crysis 2 there were a lot of marks that were definitely hit, and there were a lot of things we wished we could have done. At the same time it helped us in our licensing side and how we were able to push the engine forward. Even though a lot of people felt like it was a step back, it was actually a big step forward for Crytek in a lot of ways.
What we learned out of Crysis 2 was how to develop for console in tandem with how to develop for PC at the same time. You know what the limitations of consoles are going to be two years out, it's not going to change, whereas PCs in a two year time period are like "okay, we have new hardware two months before launch - how do we support that?"
We really want to deliver a great gameplay experience for Crysis 3 across consoles and across PCs as well, but we're able to push that much more on the PC side.
The current-generation of consoles - Wii U aside - has been running for a long time, does it lead to any frustration during development?
I think at some points it definitely does, knowing you have to remove something because you don't have enough memory in there or you don't have enough processing power to make up for it. When you're developing for consoles you really have to go 'what do I have to sacrifice to keep the frames up but still make the game look really awesome?' It's really that balancing act that we have to play.
Our developers develop with Xbox, PC, and PS3 all at the same time. When you see it on PC all the time and then you look at it on consoles, it's almost like "wow, it's like it's almost not up to it." That's not to say it doesn't still look really good. We are doing some new things on consoles but PCs are able to take that much further and help push the tech forward.
In a crowded shooter market, is there any benefit added from having to cut features, perhaps like having to focus on points of difference?
There's a whole host of things. The way we approached Crysis 3 was not from needing to boost one thing or another, but boosting up all of these things to bring them up to a level that's at par with everything else that's out there. Some people were like "for a third instalment you should completely break the game down and start from scratch" but that wouldn't be Crysis if we did that.
We defined an IP five years ago and we need to advance that. We're telling a story and we've always meant for this to be a trilogy. Now we're at the point where we're going to end this off, and we're going to end this with a pretty big bang.
Once you wrap this trilogy up, it will kind of become community property. How do you feel about that?
It's pretty cool. This is the whole thing with game development that's changed over time. It used to be "okay, let's lock the developers in a dungeon, we'll have a dude standing over them with whips and just beating them up" but that's expanded out now. Game developers are now out there playing games in the market, talking to people in the market, and talking to other people.
This is something I've said about MMOs for a long time too. After a game is out there and it's been out for a certain period of time, you as a developer almost don't own it anymore. It becomes property of the people who love your games.
Beyond that, maybe we can take an SDK (software development kit) and say "here's all the Crysis assets that we ever did, here's a free engine" and you can build on top of that. We have a lot of guys in our studio who came from the modding community. Our lead level designer used to do modding and map design for Counter Strike. He's very much in support of it and I think a lot of us are.
The future opportunities for the franchise and where we can go in opening that up and finding some opportunities are definitely cool.
What is it about Prophet that works for you?
If you look at Crysis 1, 2, and 3 you go through three different characters. You have Nomad in the first one, you have Psycho in Crysis Warhead. When you look at the dialogue in the character interactions, they were very minimal. In Crysis 3 you're really going to get the dynamic between the characters, especially since you have this 30-year relationship that Prophet and Psycho have had. There's definitely more of a grounded kind of story behind this.
I think James (Meredith) who plays Prophet is one of our strongest characters. It matters who you put in the suit, but at the same time people see the suit and recognise that. I think people are going to be pleasantly surprised with the cinematics and how the story will come together.
What do you think of Canada's increasing profile in the games business?
Montreal and Toronto are really starting to put a ton of tax incentives in place to beef it up. Montreal, with Ubisoft moving in there, has really been the pioneer of that. Vancouver used to be on the forefront of it with Electronic Arts, but that kind of levelled off. The Government's support in Quebec and Ontario has been massive. It's not a place I'd go back to yet.
I think it's good for tech companies. Quebec offers tons of incentives for these companies and I know everybody's looking there, and in all of these markets. I mean, I came from Atlanta, Georgia - really an unlikely space for tech companies and video games, but has been doing a lot of stuff with entertainment, specifically, to boost that up. Hi-Rez, who does Tribes: Ascend, is based out of there, [and] CCP Games who I worked with prior on EVE Online and DUST 514.
I'm not opposed to it. I think it's a big industry and it's only going to continue to grow. I think that competitive side is going to continue to be big.
You spent some time in the music business - what did you bring from there to gaming?
When I came into the music industry in 2001, they didn't really embrace technology like they should have. In the video game side of things - and I've been a big lover of games probably longer than I have been into music - there was a lot to be learned, especially in terms of innovation.
That was the problem that the music industry ran into. They didn't innovate and now all of these labels are amalgamating. They can't figure out what to do with the music or how to deliver music, and Apple's walking away with 30-40 per cent from every song that they sell. They fell into a position that was just wrong. It was sad to see.
I loved the music but I didn't like the business, and I think the move to video games has been pretty awesome for me.
What attracted you to gaming?
I have been playing games for a long time. I had a PC in my room called a Texas Instruments TI-99 from the time I was three to four years old. It was a cartridge-based machine that had programming books and stuff.
That was my first gaming experience, and then my parents brought an Intellivision into the house. I had tons of games for Intellivision, my friends had Coleco and Atari 2600.
I got a Nintendo Entertainment System when they first came out - the deluxe edition with ROB the robot, the Zapper and played tons of games there.
PCs entered into my whole thing later on and I became fascinated more, not just with the games but with the people who made these games and what was it like to work in these companies. It was interesting that after working for the airlines and the music business, I learned a lot of lessons from those industries before I came into the video game industry.
I think I have a unique perspective, but being a huge fan of games is a huge one for me. I play too many games. My wife hates me.
*Crysis 3, developed by Crytek and to be published by Electronic Arts, is scheduled for release on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC on February 22. A console beta will be playable from January 29.


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Crime Watch Alert: Shooting at off-campus apartments
(March 24, 2009)--The UTSA Police Department alerts the campus community that in the early morning hours of March 24, 2009, a tow-truck driver was shot and killed at the Outpost apartment complex near the UTSA Main Campus.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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The San Antonio Police Department is investigating and the UTSA Police Department is in contact with them. Current information shows there is no connection between the incident at the off-campus apartment complex and any housing areas at the UTSA Main Campus. More information will be provided as it becomes available.
Anyone with information about the incident should call Sgt. Thomas Calucci, UTSA Police Department, at (210) 458-7758 or (210) 458-4911.
Information also can be provided using the Silent Witness at the UTSA Police Department Web site.


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The Virginia Tech String Project (VTSP) is a non-profit instructional program dedicated to offering affordable string instrument instruction to elementary students while training future string music educators.
Virginia Tech String Project On-line Registration
Graduate and undergraduate teachers, under the supervision of Virginia Tech Music faculty, give small group and individualized instruction on: violin, viola, cello, and string bass.
Classes are held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-6 pm for beginning and second year students, and 6-7pm for third year and youth orchestra students.
Virginia Tech String Project is open to all beginning students third grade and up, no experience necessary.
Virginia Tech String Project teachers and staff visit schools to perform for students and allow them to try out the various string instruments with our annual 'instrument petting zoo.' Our general interest meeting for new parents is held after the school tours. The information will be sent home with the students.
Director: Nicole Paglialonga
Artistic Director: Alan Weinstein
Master Teacher: Yi-wen Evans
Master Teacher: Elizabeth Lochbrunner
Student Assistants:
Ryan Agola
Michael Folta
Alex Fowler
Katie Heltzel
Matt Johnson
Elena Porter
Mimi Zhang
Virginia Tech String Project Classes begin on Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Please note that during the spring semester, we build on the techniques the students learned in the fall. It is due to this continuation of skill building that we cannot accept new enrollments for the spring term. However, we would gladly welcome any of those interested in getting ahead by enrolling in private lessons with one of our capable staff members! Please contact the director for more information.
Important Dates to Note:
Tuesday, August 30 -- Parent Meeting at 5:00 pm, Recital Salon (Squires Student Center) (For parents of new students only)
Tuesday, September 6 -- First day of VTSP classes
Thursday, October 20 -- No VTSP classes due to home VT football game
Tueday, November 8 -- No VTSP classes due to Election Day
Tuesday, November 22 and Thursday, November 24 --No VTSP classes -- Thanksgiving Break
Thursday, December 8 - Winter Concert at Moss Arts Center -- 7:00 p.m. Click here to view Winter Concert 2016 program.
Tuesday, January 17 -- VTSP Classes resume
Tuesday, March 7 and Thursday, March 9 -- No VTSP classes -- VT Spring Break
Tuesday, April 11 and Thursday, April 14 -- No VTSP classes -- Montgomery County Public School Spring Break
Tuesday, April 25 -- Spring Concert at Moss Arts Center -- 7:00 p.m.
As we prepare for the possibility of winter weather, please remember that when Montgomery County Schools close due to inclement weather, we will also close. Please check the VTSP Facebook page, email blasts, and/or WDBJ Channel 7 to confirm weather-related cancellations.
The fee for the Virginia Tech String Project $50 per semester and instrument rental plans are available at Greg Bump at Rocket Music.
For more information contact Nicole Paglialonga.
Spotlight Article on the Virginia Tech String Project
Virginia Tech String Project Wins Education Grant From Country Music Association Foundation
Related Links
NAMM The International Music Product Association
National String Project Consortium
American String Teachers Association
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Nicole Paglialonga is happy to answer your questions.
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The Virginia Tech String Project is supported by the National String Project Consortium, NAMM, Target Corporation, The College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, The School of Performing Arts, the New River Valley Friends of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, Alan Weinstein and Patricia Raun.
To learn how you can support the Virginia Tech String Project, please contact Nicole Paglialonga.
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All Stakes will be held at Carlson's Farm in Fall City, WA
All Stakes will be held at Carlson's Farm in Fall City, WA
Any Callback news would be appreciated.
"Remember, it's about the Dog and the Dog work, it's not about you"
1st Razin / Janice Gunn
2nd Suzie / Terry Foltz
3rd Pitch / Steve McVeigh
4th Ty / Paul Gilmore
RJ Tink / Gary Abbott
JAMS - Mia/Dave Plesko, Piper/Gary Abbott, Sunny/Terry Crawford, Runner/Pat Little
Way to go, Paul and Ty!
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Firemark Little Hot Tee***, "Tee"
FC AFC Wigeons Carbon Chip, "Chip"
AFC Patton's Moby Nick, "Nick"
Silvertip's Secret Weapon, "Lazer"
Firemark Enjoy the Ryde, "Ryder"
Robber's Duck and Run, "Quick", forever in our hearts
Firemark Orange Crush, "Crush"
Open Call backs to the 3rd series: 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23 and 27.
The Open water blind will start at 9 am
8 dogs called back to run the Open 4th Series.
6, 9, 10, 17, 19, 20, 23, 27
Feared by ducks, envied by hunters and loved by dogs.
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Any news about the derby will be much appreciated. Thanks!
The beginning is often scary, the end is usually sad, but fortunately, it's the middle that counts the most.
The Derby just started after the Open finished late this afternoon.
Open results:
1st - Tacker - Hengsteler/Van de Brake
2nd - Ringo - Eisen/Gonia
3rd - Magic - Lee/Gonia
4th - Teek - McClure/Gonia
RJ - Chloe - Hayden/Abbott
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I snapped this stitched image from the eastern hills in Wellington NZ. The suburb right ahead is 'Lyall Bay' with the airport's runway behind. To the left is the suburb of Kilbirnie and Wellington's natural harbour. The hills in the distance are the Orongorongos. The furthest point on the right side is Baring Head. Al...
I took this 360 deg, stitched image, from a replica of a ship's crows nest in the children's playground of Island Bay's Shorland Park. Taputeranga Island, after which our suburb is named, dominates the bay. The distant hills are the Orongorongos. In the distance Baring Head with it's lighthouse can be seen.


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The art from the Torres Strait Islands is stylistically distinct from that of mainland Aboriginal Australia. It is influenced by decades of interaction with their immediate neighbours in Papua New Guinea and is closely aligned with Pacific art traditions.
The exquisite and elaborate Torres Strait Island masks—for traditional ceremonial use and more contemporary interpretations—are a testament to the skill and sophistication of artists from this region and referenced in sculptures.
Printmaking is a more recent but rapidly developing dynamic art form, with artists drawing on their ancient carving and storytelling traditions to convey the epic narratives of the Ancestors.


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The 10 best video games of the yearDecember 28, 2013 8:15 PM
Another year is in the books for the video-game industry, and it was one of massive proportions.
Sony and Microsoft released their hotly anticipated new home consoles, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. But while these new systems remain in their infancy, the PS3 and Xbox 360 had one of their strongest years ever for high-quality games. Meanwhile, Nintendo's Wii U had a strong catalog of games to close out the year.
The new hardware grabbed the headlines, but the software brought the goods. Here are the 10 best games of 2013, saving the best for last.
10. "Super Mario 3D World" (Wii U): Nintendo saved its best for November. The latest starring gaming's most famous plumber isn't only one of the best of the year, it's arguably the best available for the Wii U. "Super Mario 3D World" put an emphasis on local multiplayer, making for a great time when played with friends.
9. "Gone Home" (PC): This indie title developed by The Fullbright Company pushes the progress of narrative in video games. What starts as what seems like a horror setting turns into a heartfelt coming-of-age story. It's a must-play for those who put storytelling over graphics.
8. "BioShock Infinite" (PS3, 360, PC): Creator Ken Levine returned to the franchise for this long-awaited third installment. The result was a mystical journey through the fictional floating world of Columbia. The game's mind-bending finale became polarizing as initial praise waned.
7. "Guacamelee!" (PS3, PS Vita): "Guacamelee!" continued the strong indie presence in 2013. This action platformer from DrinkBox Studios combined gameplay reminiscent of "Super Metroid" with a creative spin on two-dimensional combat. Add a comical setting and references to gaming classics, and "Guacamelee!" became one of this year's must-play games.
6. "Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance" (PS3, 360, PC): Platinum Games has a stellar track record in the action genre, so it was big news that the team was getting control of the popular "Metal Gear" series. Its final product didn't disappoint. The fast-paced game starring Raiden is the best pure action experience of the year.
5. "Rayman Legends" (Wii U, PS3, 360, PC, PS Vita, PC): "Rayman Legends" was supposed to release early in 2013 as a Wii U exclusive, then was moved to September. That delay opened the door for its release on multiple platforms, but the best experience is found on the Wii U. This throwback to 2D platforming brings fresh ideas to the genre. It was criminally overlooked and overshadowed by higher-profile releases.
4. "Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag" (PS3, 360, PS4, Xbox One, PC): The fourth time was the charm for the "Assassin's Creed" franchise. After a couple lackluster games that followed the character of Ezio and a dull experience with "Assassin's Creed 3," Ubisoft Montreal struck gold with "AC4." This installment focuses on the pirate life, which involves everything from searching for treasure to epic sea battles.
3. "Tomb Raider" (PS3, 360, PC): This year marked the triumphant return of Lara Croft. Developer Crystal Dynamics put the famed tomb raider in an exceptional adventure that shows how she evolved from inexperienced survivor to action hero. This adventure game rivals the acclaimed "Uncharted" series.
2. "The Last of Us" (PS3): Developer Naughty Dog took a break from the "Uncharted" series to release this post-apocalyptic tale. Like the best stories involving the undead, this story fixes on the surviving humans rather than the creatures that roam what's left of civilization. It explores the best and worst of humanity -- and it even takes the characters through Pittsburgh.
1. "Grand Theft Auto V" (PS3, 360): Even with all its hype, "Grand Theft Auto V" didn't disappoint. Rockstar Games created one of the most authentic metropolises ever seen in a video game and dropped three memorable main characters in this city, making for an instant classic. This crime epic feels as if it was written by Quentin Tarantino, directed by Michael Mann, and produced by Martin Scorsese. That means it's not for children, but it's a must-play for adults.
Max Parker covers video games for the Post-Gazette as The Game Guy. Follow him on Twitter at @GameGuyPGH.


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We are in Indianapolis. When we arrived yesterday morning and there was a pretty amazing set of thunderstorms that passed by during the AM. After a quick down time we got up and had a meeting explaining the schedule and what is to be accomplished during this championship week.
The corps got down to work with a great day of practice capped off by one of the best ensemble rehearsals and run through of the season. We made changes in the show including the ending in Ohio a few days ago and they are really starting to take hold and bring the entire production to the next championship level.
The corps had a GREAT beginning of championship week run-through. It is a long week that you need to pace yourself and build to that extreme performance level by Thursday night into Saturday night. Last night was a very good indication what this corps is capable of come Thursday night. They are truly a professional level of performers and are committed to the energy of the show. Their ability to be so consistent from the first show to today, continue to work for perfection and the ultimate intense performance is a testament to their amazing talent and the dream team of a staff.
We strive for perfection through the entire season and the payoff being the final week of amazing performances. We do not treat any show as a warmup. So at times when the level of performance and show design is so high throughout the season, we all have a tendency to take it for granted the quality of performances and standard setting design. The champion should not be the most improved, but be the best drum corps in the world. Each night should stand on their own without any external interferences. I am so proud of these kids and staff. They are amazing and are taking the activity to a whole new level.
WOWOWOOW congratulation to the BDB last night in Michigan City. What a great group. Good luck to them in their final shows.
Today is I&E with a drum performance for DCI to kick off the week publicly. Then back to work today with a full day of rehearsal. We are getting very excited to get back out there Thursday night and explode onto the field.


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Michelle Valero
Beldon scholarship helps student research hearing
By Lisa Palacios
Director of Recruitment and Retention, UTSA Graduate School
(June 27, 2008)--Michelle Valero, a newly admitted Ph.D. student in the UTSA College of Sciences neurobiology program is the second recipient of the Louise and Michael Beldon Doctoral Scholarship. The $5,000 merit-based scholarship goes to a Texas resident entering a UTSA doctoral program.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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Valero continues her studies at UTSA after receiving both her bachelor's degree (2004) and her master of science degree (2008) in biology. In her Ph.D. program, she plans to continue her work investigating human hearing with the help of the marmoset primate, the world's smallest monkey.
Valero's studies matured after her internship at the Southwest Primate Center, where she developed a project into a master's thesis and was awarded a Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) grant through the National Institutes of Health. She published the results of her thesis in a professional journal as a first author. In addition to this exceptional achievement, she has two conference abstracts.
In her application essay, Valero detailed her research goals. "While completing my dissertation, I intend to continue using the common marmoset as a model for human hearing research," she wrote. "Through this research, I plan to determine whether there are age-related effects on marmoset ototacoustic emissions (or sounds that the ear produces itself), auditory brain-stem responses and behavioral audiograms, all of which I will compare to normative data that I obtain."
Valero's mentor and graduate adviser, Rama Ratnam, UTSA assistant professor of biology, wrote in her Beldon nomination letter, "Her goal is to obtain a faculty position, and she is certainly headed in the right direction. She has qualities that she came with -- independence and initiative -- and qualities that she has developed -- learning scientific method and scientific writing. She has the potential to become a truly outstanding scientist."
Michael Beldon and his wife of 44 years, Louise Beldon, a UT Austin graduate, are longtime San Antonio residents with an exceptional record of community service. In March 2006, they were inducted as business partners into the San Antonio Business Hall of Fame in recognition of their entrepreneurship, leadership and community support.
Read more about UTSA graduate student scholarships at the UTSA Graduate School Web site or contact Lisa Palacios at (210) 458-6406.


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Suing the companies that might be able to buy you out is not an uncommon way to start the negotiations.
ULA prefers Atlas V because it is more profitable for them. But it uses engines from Russia.
The Russian engines are purchased from a company with ties to one of the people targeted by US sanctions against Russia... so the judge has granted the injunction to prevent purchasing those Russian engines.
ULA has a stockpile of some Russian engines already, and they have the (less profitable for them) Delta IV if they can't launch Atlas V for any reason... and running out of engines would be one of those reasons. But ULA would prefer to continue buying engines. But we've been paying them to have both rockets available, so they'd better be able to show up with what they've promised.
Separate from this injunction, SpaceX is asking for a review of the large block by of ULA cores, as it was done just before (a few days before) one of the final milestones of SpaceX being qualified to launch for the air force. I think it's not unreasonable for them to say that it's unacceptable to do a huge purchase when if you wait for a few days you would have multiple vendors competing for the bid.
Even John McCain thinks that contract smells fishy: link
and a handfull of other things. But all of the above aren't really benefits of 64 bitness, just the improvements to the architecture. The real benefit of a 64 bit architecture is the larger virtual address space... processes with >2-3 GB of memory. Every other improvement is usually just improvements that could have been added in 32-bit mode but they threw into 64 bit arch. Similar with x86-64.
My total compensation as a qualified Engineer is similar to the average compensation for a doctor. I think that's reasonable. It's very hard to fill positions right now.
It's like literacy or numeracy or basic understanding of science. You have a problem as a culture if it is culturally acceptable to say "I can't do math" or "I can't understand written language" or "I have no idea about the universe around me or how people go about understanding it" or "I can't read or write logical directions."
Do you expect everyone to be a best-selling novelist (or a writer that is enjoyed for all history?) No.
Do you expect everyone to be the next Ramanujan? No.
Do you expect everyone to be the next Knuth? No.
But it is expected that everyone have basic skills in these kinds of things. It's just necessary to understand the world. If you don't understand these kinds of things -- if you don't have basic skills in language or mathematics or logic -- then you are at a disadvantage in modern society.
I group computer science'logic here separate from Mathematics. Perhaps it shouldn't be. But having a population that doesn't understand things like this shuold be considered as problematic as a population that can not read and write.
A car that drives itself is responsible for itself.
Who pays in the event of an accident is the driver. In this case, the car. Probably the manufacturer would be liable.
Manufacturers will probably get insurance for the car when driven autonomously. If self-driving cars are safer, this should be a lower insurance rate than you pay now. Additionally, self-driving cars will probably have sensor input that will prove/disprove fault.
I will let people crap all over a post that's basically regurgitating Intel Developer Forum drivel, and I'm certainly not going to say that WinRT has a future.
But I will NOT let you trash talk Alpha.
The Alpha was simply a much better processor than anything from Intel at the time. It was pretty much the fastest out there, though you might argue with some high end POWER or MIPS 10K or something.
Maybe you were running Windows and x86 programs on the Alpha? Those weren't blazing. But native Alpha programs were fast fast fast. And the architecture is clean and beautiful. Just beautiful.
So you can say that ARM has not much advantage over x86 today. That's probably true. You can say that ARM sucks, has too much complexity, and the system architecture is an abomination. That's probably true also. But you leave the Alpha out of your talk unless you know what the hell you're talking about.
Seems like a stupid rule to me.
If an engine goes out, or there is some other problem, you need extra fuel to accomplish the mission (increased gravity drag). So you have some extra fuel and extra delta v, and that's a good thing.
But if those events are rare -- and, eventually, they should be -- then you often have extra fuel. If you can use that fuel to return the craft intact to reuse and make more money, then I think that's a damn good idea. If you must burn the extra fuel, then you will lose the stage. It will cost the company more, but "less profit" is maybe an OK choice.
The goal is to optimize cost while maintaining very high reliability. For very high reliability, you need to understand worst case behavior. For optimizing cost, you need to make the common case cost efficient. Having extra delta v for anomalies and using that delta v to lower launch cost (via reuse) when no problems arise seems like smart engineering to me.
Seriously, though, Clearance + EE is quite valuable. If you're worried about seeming "rusty" on the engineering side, get a MSEE from some university... a lot of very good universities have distance programs where you might be able to get started early.
The first group of people is not offended by jokes, including jokes influenced by sexuality.
The second group of people is offended by jokes, especially jokes influenced by sexuality. A subset of this group is offended by such jokes when spoken by members of a certain gender. Of course, this is discriminatory so we will ignore that aspect and categorize them as offended in general.
I think there is a desire to be respectful of the second group while avoiding strict censorship of the [majority] first group.
I suggest a clearly visible sign that someone is offended by jokes influenced by sexuality (or, perhaps broadening this to include all jokes?). Perhaps a yellow hat or something like that. People within earshot of such people should refrain from telling such jokes. People wearing the sensitivity marker who hear things offensive to them can raise the issue to convention staff who will attempt to deal with the issue. People wearing the "sensitivity" marker who make such jokes will permanently lose the right to wear them.
People not wearing the sensitivity marker who hear something offensive to them should either (A) indicate to the offensive person directly that their conduct is perhaps inappropriate, or (B) move away from the offensive person so that they are no longer offended. If (A) is ineffective and (B) is ineffective or impossible the convention staff can be notified and they may or may not choose to act; anyone not wearing a sensitivity marker who is upset is free to go put on a sensitivity marker.
People may wish to have activities which may include things that people find offensive, they are free to ban sensitivity markers. Additionally, "sensitivity-marker free zones" or "automatic sensitivity marker" zones could be created. Or even entire conventions where no sensitivity markers are allowed -- one would expect a crude joke convention to probably not cater to overly sensitive people.
Of course, in an ideal world, everyone would be adult enough to know to watch their language a little bit, and to not overreact a lot. But given that certain people are especially sensitive for various reasons, we should find a way to allow them to coexist with the rest of society.
So for a CAD file of a gun, the CAD file could be copyrighted... but it would be copyrighted by the author, not by the manufacturer of the gun it was a clone of (unless they were the author, of course). Now, printing out the gun might be manufacturing something covered by patents... but copying the file wouldn't be creating the gun.
3D printing will sure be interesting from a legal standpoint, it potentially brings copyright and patent law together for just about everything. I would hope that we could establish that CAD files for 3D printers are equal to recipes for the purposes of copyright: a series of steps to create something. But that's certainly not what happened for source code.
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Red Sox, Celtics chiefs to speak
Two alumni who have helped lead Boston sports franchises to recent championships will discuss their experiences at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, in McCosh 50.
The discussion, titled "Building a Champion: A Conversation With Larry Lucchino and Wyc Grousbeck," will be moderated by Gary Walters, Princeton's director of athletics.
Lucchino, a 1967 graduate, is the president and chief executive officer and a member of the ownership group of the Boston Red Sox, who won baseball's World Series in 2004 and 2007. Lucchino also has served as president and CEO of the Baltimore Orioles and the San Diego Padres.
Grousbeck, a member of the class of 1983, led an investment group that purchased the Boston Celtics in 2002. He serves as managing partner, governor and CEO of the Celtics, who won the 2007-08 National Basketball Association title. Grousbeck previously was a general partner of Highland Capital Partners, a venture capital firm.
The event is part of the Jake McCandless Speaker Series sponsored by the Princeton Varsity Club.


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We arrived at the Carlsbad Caverns National Park to find throngs of tourist who arrived by the bus load. We picked up tickets for the main (Big Room Route) cave and descended the 1.5 mile natural (walk-in) entrance. Most enter by taking the elevator down. Therefore, most of our journey through the labyrinth was among just a few. The cave system is impressive and we took many pictures of the speleothems. Michelle's Sony camera did a good job when we used the tripod and without a flash...relying on illumination provide by the Park Service. However, the grand scale of the caverns, with its endless successive layers of rock formations, cannot be captured with just a snap shot. Upon completing the 3 mile self-guided route, we ascended 800 feet in less than a minute back to the visitor center where we had started hours before. There are many other tours and other parts of the cave system to explore. This as enough for us digest at one time.
Continuing on from the Caverns, we stopped in Roswell for the night so we would arrive at the next segment of our scenic drive in the day light.


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Last Modified: Thursday, December 06, 2012 7:22 PM
By Lance Traweek / American Press
Once an ethylene pipeline in Bell City empties in a couple of days, workers will begin making repairs, officials said.
Ethylene is flammable, but the quantity of the chemical is small and poses no safety concern for residents, said Norman Bourdeau, operational manager with the Calcasieu Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness.
Bourdeau said the repair crews are waiting for the pressure to drop so they can purge the pipe with nitrogen and then make repairs to a leaking valve. The pipeline is seven miles long and 12 inches wide.
The leak, reported Wednesday night, is located in the middle of a field near Nick Martone Road.
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Yesterday we saw photos of Twilight star Kristen Stewart trying to keep her newly dyed hair underwraps as she made her way out of a studio here in SoCal this week. As you may or may not know, Kristen will portray Joan Jett in a biopic called The Runways based on the 70's all-girl band of the same name. Clearly, Kristen has gotten over her need to hide her new 'do cuz here are a few new photos of her proudly showing off her Joan Jett mullet:
Some people think that she is wearing a wig but I have since discovered that Kristen has wrapped her scenes for The Twilight Saga: New Moon (due out in theaters this November) and is fully involved in production of The Runaways. It really looks to me that she cut and colored her hair to get that Joan Jett look. I'm still not 100% convinced that she can adequately channel the intensity of Joan Jett but she's deffo got the look down. I guess we'll have to wait and see if K. Stew can hack it as a real-life punk rock goddess.
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Posted on 20 Oct 2010 by Jordan Lauterbach.
Here's a little reading to occupy yourself before Knicks/Sixers at 7. Check back to this space tomorrow morning for notes on the seventh pre-season game…. As reported late last night, the Carmelo to the Knicks rumors are back on. The Denver Post, of all publications, has an interesting take on it. This will be the only Carmelo link of the day. We did something on the rumor when it broke ...


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Item 23933
Title: Maine Lobster postcard, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library
Date: circa 1920
Location: Bar Harbor
Media: Postcard
Item 31056
Title: Lobster Measure, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum
Date: circa 1920
Media: Metal
Item 24009
Title: Lobstering Wharf and Gear, Bass Harbor, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library
Date: circa 1940
Location: Bass Harbor
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As my 'raw' adventures continue I find myself viewing the fruits and vegetables in supermarkets and roadside stalls with an almost reborn eye. This ice cream came about as a glut of soursops came into my line of sight and instantaneously caught my imagination. Soursop ice cream was a vague but pleasant memory from my childhood. For an extremely short time period in the early/mid-80's my parents owned an ice cream maker. After a few months they got bored with it, and it was placed on a shelf only to gather cobwebs, dust and 'mysteriously disappear'. But for a few short glorious months I would sit on the kitchen floor staring at my mom as she fed salt and ice onto the sides of the machine while it churned. Coconut, Vanilla, Rum and Raisin and Soursop were her favourite flavours and almost effortlessly became mine as well.
Making this ice cream was thus both exciting and sentimental. This was my first time cutting open a raw soursop for myself, and J's first time tasting a raw one. He couldn't believe how much like icecream it already was straight out of the flesh!
I quickly realized that soursop is a tricky thing, soft pulpy areas intermingle with tough fibre, and all throughout shiny black seeds are dispersed, hidden by a thin cloudy membrane. After savagely procuring all the pulp that I could, it was a cinch to blend it with the remainder of the ingredients and put it to freeze.
This version is reminiscent of my mothers, yet healthier and lighter. I think it will help me to create many new memories of my own 🙂
From Wikipedia [1]:
The soursop is a broadleaf flowering evergreen tree native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. Today, it is also grown in some areas of Southeast Asia. It is in the same genus as the cherimoya and the same family as the pawpaw. In most Spanish speaking countries it is commonly known as Guanábana. In the Philippines, it is known as guyabano.
Comparisons of its flavour range from strawberry and pineapple mixed together to sour citrus flavour notes contrasting with an underlying creamy roundness of flavour reminiscent of coconut or banana. The fruit is somewhat difficult to eat, as the white interior pulp is studded with many large seeds, and pockets of soft flesh are bounded by fibrous membranes. The soursop is therefore usually juiced rather than eaten directly.
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Raw Soursop Ice Cream
2 cups raw cashews, soaked overnight
2 cups soursop pulp
1 cup filtered water, as needed
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup coconut butter or expeller pressed coconut oil
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1. Blend all ingredients until creamy and smooth.
2. Add water as needed to keep the mixture circulating through the blender.
3. Freeze, stirring occasionally until set, or follow your icecream maker instructions 🙂
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Korg Rhythm 55 (KR-55 & KR-55B)
The KR55 was, for its time (1979), an advanced preset rhythm drum machine with up to 96 preset rhythm patterns! These patterns cover the whole gamut of presets (Waltz, Samba, Rhumba, Bossa Nova, Tango, Slow Rock, Swing, Rock, etc.). The KR55 also featured a "swing beat" control to add a variation to the groove. Each drum sound's level can be individually adjusted for each pattern. It can also be externally controlled via footswitch jack for the Start/Stop and Intro/Fill switches. The KR55B was a black-chassis version released a few years later in 1982 with twice as many rhythm patterns. It has been used by Jean-Michel Jarre, Trio and Depeche Mode.
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- Sounds - 12 Tones: Bass Drum, Snare Drum, HiHat x 2, Cymbal, Low Conga, High Conga, Rim Shot, Claves, Cowbell, Tom Tom x 2
- Patterns - KR55 - 48 Rhythm patterns: Waltz, Jazz Waltz, Rock, Ballad x 3, 5/4 Beat x 3, Mambo, Rumba, Beguine, Pops x 3, Rock x 12, Disco x 6, Foxtrot, Shuffle, March, Swing x3, Bossanova x3, Chacha, Samba, Afro, Enka, Tango, Habanera
16 Intro Rhythms
16 Fill-In Rhythms
KR-55B - 96 Rhythm patterns
- Controls - Level for each Drum Sound, Tempo, Swing Beat, Start/Stop, Intro/Fill
- Keyboard - None
- Effects - None
- Control - Start/Stop and Intro/Fill functions triggered by external footswitch
- Date Produced - 1979 - mid-eighties
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Spell it Out
Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre (Maria Geno pictured) is one of several quirky middle-schoolers hoping to win the crown in "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."
Tupelo Community Theatre will present the musical comedy this weekend at The Lyric.
Showtimes are 7:30 pm. tonight, Friday and Saturday, with a 2 p.m. show on Saturday.
Tickets are $22/adults and $10/students.
The show, said director Tom Booth, is rated PG-13.
For more info call (662) 844-1935 or visit tct.ms.
Charity Ball Friday at BancorpSouth Arena
The 50th annual Charity Ball is 7 p.m.-midnight Friday at the BancorpSouth Arena.
The evening includes presentation of living ads, presentation of the outstanding citizen award, music and a meal by chef Joshua Simpson.
Proceeds go to Junior Auxiliary of Tupelo's various projects that serve youth in Tupelo and Lee County. The projects include teaching students CPR, obesity prevention programs and school supplies and clothes for the needy.
Tickets are $40 and can be purchased at J. Britt Lighting, Flowerdale Marketplace, Reed's Gift Shop, Staggs and the Village Frame Shoppe.
Dulcimer group presents bluegrass, gospel, more
Old-time favorites, gospel and bluegrass tunes will get the dulcimer treatment this weekend as the North Mississippi Dulcimer Association presents a free concert.
The show is 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitors Center in Tupelo.
Call (662) 680-4027 for more information.
Lisa Lambert hosts CD release show tonight
Lisa Lambert is celebrating her new country CD, "Come On Home: Songs and Stories from Tishomingo County," tonight at Martha's Menu in Corinth.
The show starts at 5 p.m. and is free with a meal.
A signed copy of the CD is available for $12.
Visit lisalambertmusic .com for more.