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David C. Kohler
Director of the Donald E. Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute and Professor of Law
B.A., magna cum laude, Anthropology, 1975, and J.D., 1978, Duke University; Member, Georgia and Virginia State and District of Columbia Bars
Southwestern Mourns the Loss of Professor David Kohler
David C. Kohler, Professor of Law and Director of the Donald E. Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute at Southwestern, passed away on October 15 after a long battle with cancer. He was 56.
Appointed to the full-time faculty in 2003, Professor Kohler came to Southwestern following a long and distinguished career as a media attorney, including nearly a decade with TBS and CNN where he was senior vice president and general counsel. He taught the First Amendment Seminar, Mass Media Law, Media Litigation, and Representing Journalists in addition to directing the Institute, supervising Entertainment Practicum externships and overseeing the Entertainment and Media Law LL.M. Program.
"Dave Kohler contributed significantly to the advancement of the Biederman Institute and the expansion of our entertainment and media law offerings into what is likely the most comprehensive curricula in this area of any law school in the country," said Dean Bryant Garth. "He was an inspirational mentor to our students and a reasoned voice in crucial First Amendment issues. His extensive network of colleagues around the globe is a direct reflection of the tremendous respect he garnered as a prominent figure in the entertainment and media industries. Above all, he was a consummate professional, embodying the values that best represent what we aspire to in our graduates. All of us in the Southwestern community will greatly miss his warmth, generosity, dedication and enthusiasm."
Professor Kohler was a veteran of more than 25 years in the field of media law where he worked with a variety of broadcast, cable and print media companies. He played a major role in some of the most significant media cases of the past two decades, including several resulting in key Supreme Court decisions.
In 1991, he joined Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS), and soon thereafter became assistant vice president and deputy general counsel. He was promoted five years later to senior vice president and general counsel of Cable News Network (CNN). Among the substantive legal matters under his purview were First Amendment issues, copyright concerns, domestic syndication, joint ventures, labor matters, new media services, and ethics.
Colleague Richard Davis, CNN's executive vice president of News Standards and Practices, commented, "For over 10 years at CNN, Dave Kohler gave his very best to ensure that CNN's journalism was aggressive and accurate and fair. And it's a true testament to his high professionalism and infectious personality that more than seven years after leaving CNN, there were countless former colleagues anxiously awaiting word and hoping for some sort of miracle from the hospital this week."
Professor Kohler also had a considerable background in private practice, most significantly with the firm of Christian & Barton of Richmond, Virginia, where he was a partner serving clients in the publishing, television, radio and cable television industries. In addition, he served as a guest lecturer at Duke, Emory, Harvard, UCLA, and William and Mary law schools, and as an adjunct professor at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Kelli Sager, partner in the firm of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, participated as a panelist and guest lecturer in many Institute programs and was a close friend. She said, "Dave had an incredible amount of energy and enthusiasm that was contagious. He had a lot of wonderful qualities - intelligence, common sense, a great sense of humor - but his most defining characteristic was the passion he brought to every aspect of his life, whether it was in his role as a First Amendment advocate, as a dedicated professor, or as a proud father. He will be sorely missed."
As director of Southwestern's Biederman Institute, Professor Kohler worked with faculty, staff, alumni and other members of the entertainment and media bar to promote the programs of the Institute and expand opportunities for Southwestern students and graduates in these industries. Building on the foundation established by Donald Biederman, he recruited leading entertainment law experts from around the world to serve as advisors, adjunct faculty and guest lecturers.
Professor Kohler continued the Institute's popular "A Conversation With..." series of in-depth live interviews with prominent industry experts; organized annual symposia with the Media Law Resource Center, the Los Angeles Copyright Society and the Los Angeles County Bar Association; and oversaw the entertainment and media law summer programs in London and Los Angeles as well as Southwestern's program for the Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Entertainment and Media Law, the first post-J.D. degree of its kind in the country. He was also instrumental in establishing the Journal of International Media and Entertainment Law that is co-produced by the Institute and the American Bar Association Forums on Communications Law and the Entertainment and Sports Industries.
Dean Emeritus Leigh Taylor brought Professor Kohler on as Director of the Institute in 2003. "With all of his experience and connections in the media and entertainment realm, Dave brought a pragmatic and energetic leadership to the program. He was instrumental in expanding the number and range of courses, the summer program in London, and certainly the international aspects of the LL.M. program."
Professor Lon Sobel worked closely with Professor Kohler through the Biederman Institute. "Dave's sudden and untimely passing is a staggering tragedy, not only for his family and friends, but for the entire Southwestern community," he said. "Dave was a much beloved teacher, administrator and colleague. And it is difficult to imagine how we will carry on without him, though 'carry on' is exactly what he would tell us to do. Until literally the very end, he was active - by phone and email - from the Houston and Los Angeles hospitals where he was receiving aggressive treatment - in planning Institute activities for next semester. He will be deeply missed by Southwestern, for a long time to come."
Professor Kohler produced numerous scholarly articles on copyright and First Amendment issues, the most recent of which appeared in Duke Law and Technology Review, Hofstra Law Review, Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal, Federal Communications Law Journal Forum and Oregon Law Review. His book, co-authored with Lee Levine, Media and the Law, was published by LexisNexis/Matthew Bender in 2009.
Active in professional organizations, Professor Kohler held a number of leadership posts in national media and entertainment bar associations and was frequently featured as a speaker at programs of the American Bar Association Forum Committee on Communications Law, the National Association of Broadcasters, Associated Press, and the Copyright Society of America. He also served on the board of the Los Angeles Copyright Society.
A magna cum laude graduate in Anthropology at Duke University where he also earned his law degree, Professor Kohler was a member of the Georgia and Virginia State and District of Columbia Bars.
The funeral for Professor Kohler was held in Virginia.
Family and friends of Professor David C. Kohler will gather at the Southwestern campus for a special Memorial Tribute and Reception to celebrate his life on Friday, January 15, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Members of the community who RSVP in advance to Southwestern's Institutional Advancement Office at (213) 738-6814 or email@example.com are welcome to attend. Click here for additional information.
Books and Chapters
MEDIA AND THE LAW (with L. Levine; Lexis Nexis, 2009; beta version created prior to publishing for selected faculty at University of Michigan Law School, Emory University Journalism Program, Catholic Law School, Georgetown Law School and Southwestern Law School)
VIRGINIA LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW (co-author; National Business Institute, 1987)
Sex and Violence in the Media: Some Thoughts on the Importance of Underinclusion as a Barrier to Medium Specific Regulation, 60 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS LAW JOURNAL FORUM (March 2008)
This Town Ain't Big Enough For the Both of Us - Or Is It? Some Reflections on Copyright, the First Amendment, and Google's Use of Others' Content, 2007 DUKE LAW AND TECHNOLOGY REVIEW 0005 (2007)
Self Help, the Media and the First Amendment, 35 HOFSTRA LAW REVIEW (2007)
At the Intersection of Comic Books and Third World Working Conditions: Is It Time to Re-Examine the Role of Commercial Interests in the Regulation of Expression?, 28 HASTINGS COMMUNICATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW JOURNAL 145 (2006)
Forty Years After New York Times v. Sullivan: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, 83 OREGON LAW REVIEW 1203 (Winter 2004)
Has Celebrity Been Federalized?: Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act as a Substitute for the Right of Publicity, MEDIA LAW RESOURCE CENTER BULLETIN 21 (with M. Epstein and R. Lind; January 2004)
The CBS Tobacco Story: The Problem Is Not the Lawyers, COMMUNICATIONS LAWYER (Winter, 1996; reprinted from WALL STREET JOURNAL)
The Coverage of O.J. Simpson - Only in America?, COMMUNICATIONS LAWYER (Spring 1995)
Toward a Modern Defamation Law in Virginia: Questions Answered, Questions Raised, 21 UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND LAW REVIEW 3 (1986)


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Family: Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves view all from this family
Description ADULT Gray-brown overall, with a pinkish flush most evident on neck and breast. Bill is dark, legs are reddish, and note black crescent below eye, which has red iris and blue orbital skin. In flight, white outer margins to upper wing coverts contrast with blackish outer wing. JUVENILE Similar, but with less striking wing markings and subdued colors and markings on head.
Dimensions Length: 12" (30 cm)
Habitat Mainly Central American species with toehold in parts of southern U.S., favoring arid scrub and adjacent farmland. Locally common summer visitor, but present year-round in southern Florida, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
Observation Tips Easy to see in suitable arid habitats.
Range Rocky Mountains, Texas, California, Florida, Southeast, Southwest
Voice Series of owl-like cooing calls is sometimes rendered as "who cooks for you."
Discussion Compact and proportionately plump, arid-country dove. Forms flocks, especially outside breeding season, easily recognized in flight by white, crescent-shaped mark on upper wings; white tip to tail is most obvious when fanned, on takeoff and landing. Sexes are similar.


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Family: Felidae, Cats view all from this family
Description North Americas most abundant spotted cat, with a tail tip that is black above and white below. Spots may be inconspicuous. Tail is relatively longer than in the Canadian Lynx. Coat color varies from yellowish to reddish brown and is marked with dark brown or black streaks and spots. Underparts are white and spotted. Ears have short (less than 2.5cm) black tufts and a white spot on the back. Occurs in almost every habitat within range.
Dimensions 48-125cm, 11-20cm, 7.2-31.0kg; / 61-122cm, 9-17cm, 4-24kg
Breeding Litters average 3, born after a gestation period of 62 days. Dens are located on rocky outcrops, in brush piles, hollow logs, caves, fallen trees, and dense bushes.
Habitat Alpine & subalpine habitats, Canyons & caves, Forests & woodlands, Scrub, shrub & brushlands, Swamps, marshes & bogs
Range Plains, Great Lakes, New England, Mid-Atlantic, Rocky Mountains, Southeast, Southwest, Florida, Texas, California, Northwest, Eastern Canada, Western Canada
Discussion Primarily a nocturnal hunter of rabbits, and other small prey, Bobcats may be active at any time of day, and are capable of taking a wide range of prey from mice to deer. Territories are marked with exposed feces, urine deposits, and scrapes made with the hind feet.


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Date Posted: January 21, 2010 - 12:58 am by: Paris
As I have mentioned earlier this week, Mischa Barton landed a guest role on Law and Order, as a pregnant hooker with purple leggings. It was a small role for Mischa, who previously had a lead role in two TV shows, The OC and The Beautiful Life. But the actress screwed up on the set of Law and Order, and turned the shoot into a 10 hour day. Reports say she had only seven lines, but she kept on messing up and forgetting them.
Well, what can you expect from someone who just came out of a psychiatric hospital? Even Britney Spears keeps on going back to being crazy sometimes.
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ARP Omni
Omni Mk 1 (1975-77)
The Omni is an analog synth with preset Orchestral String sounds. It has polyphonic Violin and Viola waveforms as well as monophonic Bass and Cello waveforms. It is split into 3 sections: Strings, Synthesizer, and Bass synth - all simultaneously available. It has traditional and simple VCA, VCF, and LFO controls for contouring your sounds as well as a nice chorus that really thickens up the string sound. It has no program memory.
Omni Mk 2 (1978-81)
ARP later released the Omni Mk 2 (pictured above). It was basically the same machine as its predecessor, except for a few minor enhancements and a cosmetic Orange & Black color-scheme upgrade. And it did have a much more advanced triggering system for the VCF and VCA for more expressive results. The Omni has been used by Tangerine Dream, The Cars, Joy Division, Kraftwerk, Trouble Funk and New Order.
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- Polyphony - Divide-down architecture
- Waveforms - 4 preset sounds: Violin (polyphonic), Viola (polyphonic), Cello (monophonic), Bass (monophonic)
- LFO - One variable speed LFO for string section with Sine wave shape
- Filter - Model 4075 4-pole, 24db lowpass with its own ADSR & Omni 2 added LFO control to VCF
- VCA - Omni 1: AR only; Omni 2: ADSR
- Keyboard - 49 keys
- Arpeg/Seq - None
- Control - CV/Gate
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(Mark 1) - 1975 - 1977
(Mark 2) - 1978 - 1981
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AIDS fund-raiser features dance, a capella groups, Dec. 4
Posted December 2, 2003; 01:42 p.m.
Princeton student performing arts groups will be featured in a fund-raiser for the Ghana-based West African AIDS Foundation at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, in 101 Friend Center.
The event will include performances by the DiSiac Dance Company ; gumboot dancers from Akwaaba , an African students' group; and two a capella groups, Shere Khan and Roaring 20 .
John Bell, an HIV-positive Vietnam War veteran, will speak at intermission.
The fund-raiser is part of a series of events being held on campus in honor of World AIDS Week. Also in honor of World AIDS Week, the Student Global AIDS Campaign has placed red lights in front of Robertson Hall through Friday, Dec. 5, in memory of AIDS victims.
The Dec. 4 event will help raise money for the West African AIDS Foundation to offer testing, counseling, drug treatment and other services to persons living with HIV/AIDS. Recommended donations are $5.
The fund-raiser is sponsored by the Student Global AIDS Campaign, the Princeton AIDS Initiative, the Program in African Studies, Akwaaba, the Princeton Justice Project, the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students and the Undergraduate Student Government Projects Board.
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We are born, we live, and we die. This is the inescapable cycle of life that every living being is a part of in the past, present, and future. Using bugs as a metaphor for life – both big and small – and a curious, cheerful protagonist that does not shy away from death, Dore Dore No Uta is a short music video for children that deals with a topic that not many of us want to think about. Story: (2/10) The plot is non-existent, other than a girl's journey through the day-to-day life of bugs. They go to work, have children, those children grow up and have children, then they all die. But life goes... See full review
I'm a sucker for cute animals. When I accidentally stumbled upon the music video Boku Wa Kuma, I was delighted to find that it was about the cuddliest bear I've seen since the Care Bears. While the music video does not offer much in terms of character and story, it's a good waste of two minutes if you want to see a loveable bear do adorable things. Story: (1/10) There isn't much of a plot to begin with; it's about an average day in the life of a bear. The problem is the bear's life is pretty mundane and boring – he doesn't do much besides sweep his room and wear buttons for eyes. In fact, the high... See full review
Absurd, ridiculous and just plain idiotic, Love Hina is mindless entertainment for those days when you want to turn your brain off. Love Hina is about a run-of-the-mill wimp named Keitaro who develops a crush at a very young age to his nameless childhood sweetheart. Unfortunately, she has to move away. While running after the moving van, he promises her that he would get into Tokyo University – one of the most prestigious and hard-to-get-into universities of Japan – and find her at all costs. Years pass, and he fails the entrance exams of Tokyo University. His parents kick him out of the house... See full review
Pokemon was born out of Satoshi Tajiri's love for catching bugs with a net, and has since become a massive world-wide phenomenon that reached every corner of the globe. It spread like a contagious disease making young kids (and even adults alike) cry out brilliant lines at their GameBoy screens like: "Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!" or memorizing very useful data like the Strength of a level 13 Bulbasaur. This fad was seemingly here to stay. Unfortunately, those happy times are long over, and those same kids who knew the evolution of a Psyduck, when they couldn't even remember all... See full review
This OVA, though barely five minutes long, has more emotional depth and impact than many longer anime.
Animation: (10/10) The animation is, simply put, incredible. Beautifully drawn black and white scenes that are contrasted against detailed backgrounds - this could even remind someone of an old live-action film (as improbable as that sounds, just watch it yourself). Everything looks incredibly realistic except for the cat, but it was purposefully drawn in a simplistic way to put emphasis on its persona and plight. Sound: (6/10) There was very little music that I can remember but I liked the... See full review
Candidate for Goddess can be more aptly described as being one big, juicy bait.
It presents potential viewers with its premiere episode '00', bountiful amounts of eye-candy, a seemingly interesting plot filled with mystery and lots of space battles to satisfy even the most hard-core action fans. However, what this anime doesn't want you to know is one dark, little secret: There is no ending. It piles on with every episode more drama, more symbolism, more of everything and just when you expect something epic to happen, you're just left with thin air. I won't... See full review


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Who is more of a geek, a star wars fan or a star trek fan?
I would say star trek, but I have seen some of our own kind, get a little out of hand.
Ok, Love to hear what everybody's opinion is on this....
Who is more of a geek, a star wars fan or a star trek fan?
I would say star trek, but I have seen some of our own kind, get a little out of hand.
"Luke, join the dark side, it's so wizard!"
Star Trek people of more geeks than us Star Wars fans !
''You fool, my reach is far greater than the Jedi.Only a Sith can wield the force over such a great distance.'' - Darth Sidious
Watch the movie "Trekkies" and you'll be inclined to believe Trek fans are geekier. However, watch some of the pre-Ep1 sillyness and the tables turn. Like the woman on Rosie O'Donnel who changed her name to Obi-Wan Kenobi. Or the people in England who tried to claim Jedi as their religion during the census.
So who's worse? NASCAR fans.
Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split. - Robert E. Howard
Ugh NASCAR....Do you think the Nascar forums have thread topics like "Star Wars fans are so nerdy..." that is if Nascar fans could afford computers...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH....
But seriously, in order to solve this question, you'd have to get THE nerdiest ST fan and THE geekiest SW fan and put them in a room to see who could outdoof the other...hmmmm...That
A. Scares me to no end. And
B. Sounds like something I'd pay to see.
So who's worse? WRESTLING fans!
Who's a sexy kitty? Who is? Yes, you are. You're a SEXY kitty...
PHONE BOOK Written by Bendis. Art by Jim Lee. Total copies sold: 15 billion.
"Comic Collecting. Miss a decade, miss a lot."
2. WWF or whatever other wrestling franchises there are...
3. Goth
4. People who collect plates
5. Star Trek
6. Star Wars
and in that order... Hahahahaha!!!
Just watch the episode of the Tom Green show where he goes to the Star Trek convention and meets "Captain Quo Martinay" and his friends. There's your answer.
"I'm a Klingon. We don't have human emotions."
Postatem obscuri lateris nescitis
The movie Trekkies scarred me for life.
Star Trek geeks are the worst.
I am a Star Wars geek but not as geeky as those Star Trek geeks.
But you have to admit it is pretty cool seeing the Millenium Falcon fire at the Borg ships in the First Contact movie. You can only see this on the wide screen version. It in on the lower side.
Of course I am ready to see the major Star Wars geeks come to town when Celebration 2 hits Indy! It will be a blast.
Boba Binks - The most feared Bounty on Naboo.
I believe those crazy New Zealanders and Australians set the ball rolling on that dismal attempt to have Jedi recognised as a religion. Us british followed suit shortly afterward. Exept me. I don't have faith in anything but myself.
Trust no-one - they're watching.....
I have seen lots of SW fans that can talk on the subjects for days...but...i have a friend that is a ST fan, that guy really knows everything about ST, and thats here, i say that they are balanced...it all depends on the ammount of information the creators give to the fans.
As always...........L
Star Wars fans geeks? When the heck did this happen?
I'd say Star Trek people are bigger geeks/freaks. They wear spock ears and speak Klingon for goodness sake.


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Dr. Muhler came to IPFW in 1972 and retired in as research professor emeritus and professor emeritus of dental auxiliary education. He received degrees from Indiana University (B.S., 1945; D.D.S., 1948; Ph.D., 1952). He is best known for his development of Crest toothpaste which uses fluoride to combat tooth decay.
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A very simple fiery and flavourful chicken dish that comes together quickly. The most unexpected part of the flavour medley is the candy-like sweetness of the fried (until charred) sweet peppers.
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Kung Pao chicken (also spelled Kung Po chicken) is a classic dish in Sichuan cuisine, originating in the Sichuan Province of central-western China. The dish is named after Ding Baozhen (1820–1886), a late Qing Dynasty official. Born in Guizhou, Ding served as head of Shandong province and later as governor of Sichuan province. His title was Gōng Bǎo (宮保), or palatial guardian. The name "Kung Pao" chicken is derived from this title.
Kung Pao Chicken
Recipe by MacGourmet [2]
Makes 4 servings
2 Boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
4 Whole Thai peppers, minced
¼ cup Peanuts, roasted
1 teaspoon Fresh ginger, minced
½ Green pepper, cubed
½ Red pepper, cubed
¼ cup Water chestnuts, sliced
¼ cup Mushrooms, sliced
2 Scallions, chopped
Peanut oil
4 tablespoons Soy sauce
2 tablespoons Chinese rice wine or Sherry
2 tablespoons Sugar
2 teaspoons Corn starch
1 teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoons Sesame oil
1 teaspoon White vinegar
1 ½ tablespoons Corn starch
1 tablespoon Water
1 tablespoon Soy sauce
Mix the chicken, water, cornstarch and soy sauce and marinate for 1/2 hour.
Mix the seasoning sauce and set aside.
Heat a little oil in a wok or large frying pan and stir-fry the chicken until it is cooked. Remove and set aside on paper towels.
Heat a little oil in a wok or large frying pan, stir fry the red and green peppers until they turn slightly black.
Add the fresh ginger and stir fry for about 10 seconds, stirring constantly.
Add the seasoning sauce, stirring until thick.
Add the cooked chicken, stir until thoroughly heated.
Add scallions, chinese or thai peppers and cook for 1 minute.
Turn off the heat, add peanuts, mix well and serve.
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By Chris Kieffer/NEMS Daily Journal
TUPELO – Gathered in an auditorium on the school's campus on Monday afternoon, a group of Tupelo High School students found themselves in a situation where they had to think on their feet, be creative and quickly react to new scenarios.
More than 20 students attended Improv Monday, an event hosted by Allana Austin, head of the THS theater department. They played various games that required them to improvise.
"I tell the students that improv is a muscle that you have to exercise," Austin said.
The activity, held on various Mondays throughout the school year, is open to anyone. Austin began it last year to bring both theater and non-theater students together.
In one game, two students begin acting a scene on stage while eight others stand behind them. At any point, any of those classmates can yell "freeze," replace one of the actors and begin an entirely new scene involving a completely different scenario. The remaining actor must adjust to the change.
"It is the first thing that pops into your mind," said sophomore Victoria Wise, 16. "As soon as something happens and you think of something, you have to say, 'freeze,' and get in there."
In another game, Austin holds a whistle while three students perform a scenario chosen by the audience. When Austin blows her whistle, the actors must change the meaning of the line they've just said.
"Life is a series of making things up any way, so why not make things up purposefully to be funny," said sophomore Morgan Southworth, 16.
The session lasts 45 minutes, and participants' names are randomly drawn for each game. Those who aren't taking part in the activity sit in the audience and watch their classmates entertain them.
"It is funny, even if it is not meant to be funny," said sophomore Halcyon Morgan, 15. "Even when you mess up, sometimes it is funny"
The exercise can be helpful practice for the actors in the theater department.
"Being in theater, it helps to think on the spot constantly," Victoria said. "When something messes up, you need to be able to improvise."
It has other advantages too, the participants said. It is an outlet for creativity and helps with memory and public speaking.
"In a job interview, you need to be able to think on your feet," Austin said. "This makes you use your imagination."
Since you don't need sets, scripts or props, she said, it is also an easy way to get people on stage interacting with each other.
"They create their own universe, and it is awesome they have that imagination," she said.
Added junior Laura Gray, 17: "It gives you a different outlook on life because you can see all of the possibilities."


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By NEMCC Media Relations
BOONEVILLE – Northeast Mississippi Community College head baseball coach Kent Farris continued to add quality recruits to his 2013 signing class recently by adding two more top notch players from Hernando High School.
Scott Pala and Caleb Goff both inked letters of intent with Farris in a signing ceremony last week and will add depth to the Northeast baseball team.
"I am so glad to sign with Northeast," said Pala. "I have been looking forward to playing college baseball and Northeast is where I decided to go and continue my career."
Goff is a left handed pitcher while Pala is a shortstop/second baseman and also a pitcher for Hernando.
With the help of these two players, Hernando made it to the Mississippi High School Activities Association's Class 5A State Championship series before falling to Pascagoula. Hernando finished 26-10 overall and 9-0 in league play. They finished the year ranked as the fifteenth best team in the state according to MaxPreps.com.
Pala pitched just over 11 innings and held a 1.50 earn run average (ERA) to go along with three saves in his junior year and at the plate he sported a batting average of .322.
Goff threw approximately 68 innings and held an overall record of 8-3 with an 2.16 ERA in 2012.
"This is a great day for me and I am really happy to be signing with Northeast," said Goff.
"Both of these guys are quality players and were well coached and I think they will excel at the next level," Farris said.


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It's $25, which is too much money for what you get. That's the price of a Starfighter-class toy, which is larger and has more features. Plus, this mold in different paint was $20 when it came out originally and that had a figure with it. But that TRU-exclusive set came and went without much fanfare and was lost to the ages, so if you've wanted Luke's iconic landspeeder since, this is your only avenue. And it comes in a nifty recreation of the 1970s Landspeeder packaging. Plus, this thing is like 3/4s the size of a starfighter-class toy, but there's no $18.75 pricepoint out there (though I do think they should have aimed for $20 instead of $25). I can't imagine how the set's case-mate, the new Tauntaun, fares in a similar box at this price as it's surely smaller and less product.
The Landspeeder toy itself has 2 features, a clip to hold the included rifle, and the spring-loaded "hover" suspension. The clip works in a basic manner, and both it and the rifle are thin enough to give play use some concern, but for display it's not too bad. The hover suspension is the same gag as the original '78 toy except the springs here are a bit more taut since this landspeeder is bigger and heavier, so it's not quite as floaty in that respect, but it retracts nicely and the wheels are clear. The floating height scales well to the figures and is close enough inside the body that it hides itself from most angles.
The styling is lightyears beyond the original Kenner toy. The first thing I noticed is that the body has a pleasant, accurate, subtle curve to the front half instead of just being entirely flat. Also, growing up before the Special Editions, the landspeeder always stopped fairly quickly below the midline, but after the SEs, it's been given more roundness to lead to the underside in the film, and this toy reflects that. The bubble canopy windshield is no longer a silly semi-sphere the way the Kenner model was, now it's a lower slope that reaches almost all the way back to the seats, though it's not quite as high as the movie. The vehicle seems fairly short top-to-bottom, but looking at the movie photo on the box, it's clear this thing is not inaccurate in that regard. The nose leading up to the canopy has been lengthened slightly from the movie prop, it's not really a bad thing as I think it gives the vehicle more of a sleek, significant look.
The sculpt enjoys a lot of dings and scrapes and dents, giving it that lived-in look. And the left engine is uncovered like in the film, with a nice sculpt piece of wires and engine parts raised off the main surface. I do secretly miss the button on the front that opened the original's hood though. The one area that doesn't hold up quite as nicely is the cockpit, it has stuff going on and even some sculpted detailing, but not enough detail in general and what's there isn't sharp enough, the control yoke is acceptable but the control displays are simple and bland, and the seat and floor textures don't really pop.
The paint on this version is new, different from the Saga original, and more film-authentic. The old one wasn't inauthentic, but it was missing the dusty red tones, going entirely for the tan look of the VHS releases I suppose. This new paint job is much more of what is seen in the movie - that continues to the dark silver weathering. Where the '02 model had a bit of a first run attempt at weathering which was somewhat akin to cheetah spots, this one takes its cues more from the movie model, which is far more roughed up than I remember it (probably again thanks to the ultra clean look of the '78 toy). That said, the use of dark silver brush strokes looks like brushes rather than wear (especially the top of the nose), and the lack of an overall weathering is a missed detail that would have added a great deal. There's also a sense that paint apps were cut leading to missed opportunities to bring out the sculpting, like the blank cockpit displays and the ring of flaps around the right engine. The left exposed engine however is silver and has a very nice blackwash to it, not sure why it gets so much love and - aside from the nose - the rest of the weathering doesn't. The wrap-around flourish vent shape at the midline here is done in dark gray with just a hint of silver, it's not quite as movie-accurate as it should be, but it kinda gets away with that.
I put Luke Jedi from The Legacy Collection in here as it was the figure I had at hand, and it fits great. The figure makes great use of its mid-torso joint since the seats are curved quite a bit, but I don't know how straight-backed figures will handle this. The windshield isn't as close to the seat-backs as it was in the movie, but it's clear that was done to give you the best fighting chance to get figures inside the vehicle. The steering yoke on the right side reaches out far enough for figures to use comfortably, but can make putting figures in the driver's seat difficult.
The packaging is a fun recreation of the Kenner classic minus the "mini-action figures" terminology used on the original, but is it worth $7 or so on top of the value of the toy? I don't know about that. No matter what they did they were going to release it in a box anyway, so it's not like it cost them extra to make it a box that looked like the original (except maybe it cost them in sales, as the '78 packaging doesn't have the shelf-appeal of modern toys so it's going to have to work harder to compete). Also, this retro packaging hurts the toy by showing an amazing weathered prototype paint job compared to the halfassed brush strokes within; and it hurts in that it shows it displayed with figures that aren't available on shelves right now!
Bottom line, I like this thing, but it does feel like 3/4s of what it should be. The value, the paint weathering and cockpit sculpt don't quite live up to being all it could be, but what does work works pretty well, and it's a nice piece to have. Toss a few Jawas around a burning fire and your Luke figure can be pulling up to Obi-Wan and the droids in style.


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Teaching early sewing skills with this Montessori-inspired wooden button lacing toy is a fun way for little ones to get in on the crafting fun, just like Mom or Dad. Made from wood from sustainable European forests, the lacing toy is finished with a natural beeswax and linseed concoction. We also like the cheeky Swiss cheese lacing toy from this same shop.
MrWhale's 9 piece heirloom-quality lacing set includes circles, squares, and triangles. Each shape comes in three different sizes so kids can learn about comparing "bigger" and "smaller" while mastering their lacing handiwork. The beautiful maple, mahogany, and walnut woods (recycled from extra cabinet scraps) are finished with a food-grade beeswax and mineral oil combo.
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MammaMayl's lacing beads are the perfect toy for those mini crafters-to-be and those who are always asking to wear jewelry "just like Mama." Now they can design their own (and work on their fine motor skills at the same time). Each set comes with approximately 35 beads in an assortment of shapes and colors. All are brightly painted with a nontoxic wash and finished with organic beeswax and jojoba oil.
Smiling Tree Toys' customized lacing and tracing set is actually made up of several toys for extended fun and learning. Each customized set includes a round lacing base piece that also serves as a clockface for helping kids tell time as well as six shapes, each with two holes for lacing. Each shape is inscribed with the shape's name, enforcing reading or pre-reading skills. And the whole set is eco-friendly to boot: the wooden pieces all come from sustainably sourced American hardwood and are coated with an organic camelina and beeswax finish, and the lacing string that comes with the set is a shoelace made with 100% recycled soda pop bottles and non-toxic dyes.
+ Customized wooden lacing set $24.00
Kids can learn yet another useful skill from lacing toys: tying their shoes! The vast majority of Mauka Woodwerks' wood comes from the scrap pile of a local cabinet shop (the rest is FSC-certified) and the family-owned business uses only non-toxic, water-based paints and finishes. Their popular "Tie My Shoe" toy makes it easy for little ones to learn and practice this important skill on a simple, flat, shoe-shaped surface.
+ "Tie My Shoe" lacing toy $10.00
Even if your family is spending most of their time indoors this time of year, you can still be inspired by nature with Wilderness Serenity's wooden sewing set, made with wood salvaged from fallen trees. The set includes 12 smaller circular wooden pieces, 1 large lacing piece, a wooden needle, and cotton thread, and all pieces are finished with a natural beeswax conditioner. We love this set's simple and natural look… as well as the fact that it appears sturdy enough for a few of those less-than-gentle toddlers we know.


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08-18-2011, 08:19 PM #1Member German Ram
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Benifits of dirted tanks and how to set up.
Recently I have been exposed to setting up dirted tanks and the benifits it can have on growing plants and I would love to share it with everyone. I am new to this set up for aquariums so I hope my knowledge would be of use anyway.
Dirted tanks involves using aquatic soil or even any organic potting soil such as Miricle Gro potting soil. Dirt with help plants to establish good root structures and provide nutrients for plants with little to no fertilizers needed. Dirt also releases little tannis into the water which can lower the ph and can act as a slight bacterial protection. Also, plants are known to take in more nutrients through their roots than their leaves which means the dirt can easily provide the needs that suits the plants adaptations and for those hobbiests who likes the use natural methods in fish keeping dirt can be a great replacement for root tabs.
Research has shown that adding red unfired clay to dirted tanks can make plants that would otherwise find hard to gain their potential red colouration easier such as Ludwiga Repens.
Of course Dirt will make the tank messy if you only use dirt for the substrate. However, you can use gravel or sand to cap the dirt to make setting a dirted tank a lot easier. Here are some steps in which you can take to set up a dirted tank:
1.Place the potting soil into a bucket and rinse the dirt as much as you can to clean the dirt.
2. You will now want to add the dirt to the tank and make sure to make things even unless you want to make slopes and adjustments that meets the desired look. About 1 inch dirt will do fine but feel free to add more if you want to.
3. Next add the unfire red clay into the dirt and make sure that its not exposed.
4. Add water to the dirt but make sure theres no puddle, you want a thick consistanst dirt.
5. You will want to add your chosen substrate to cap the dirt after rinsing. Gravel or sand will work fine. Make sure the layer over the dirt is a 1:1 ratio so 1 inch of dirt is covered with 1 inch of gravel or sand and so on.
6. Place any decorations you want in the tank now and plants. The plants does not have to be placed right down into the dirt since once the tank starts to age the roots will reach the dirt in no time.
7. Carefully add the water into the tank and keep doing partial water changes to clean the debris of the tank.
8. After doing so proceed to cycle the tank and then add the fish you wish to keep and enjoy the plants grow healthily.
I hope my knowledge of dirted tanks would be of help, I want to enforce the fact that this a breif introduction to dirted tanks there are infomation that I have missed or infomation that i do not know so I hope when/if you want to set up dirted tanks please read and do investigations of your own too.
Thanks for reading and I hope this is useful, Angel Keeper.Knowledge is power.
Power is knowledge.
Good to know. This should be stickied
I have other opinions on this.
If the clay (laterite) is to be covered, then why are you adding it to the top of the soil? It should be mixed into the bottom couple inches of soil with other soil on top to make sure it does not get into the water column.
The "red" in plants is due to the lights provided. Good lighting will bring out the red hues but I don't believe the soil has a thing to do with the color of plants.
Miracle Grow often comes with fertilizers added so I would stick with the organic. Not just Miracle Grow but make sure it says Miracle Grow organic. I also never washed the soil. I dumped it in the tank and leveled it out and planted the tank.
And now the trick......plant the tank heavily and then leave it alone. Each time you pull a plant out of the soil, you will have a mess and especially if you use the clay. Not a good place for bottom feeders that dig, either.
Didn't work for me beause I like to play with my plants and move things about. I find aquarium plant substrate much, much easier. But the potting soil does work fairly well but best to be left to the experts.
Last edited by Lady Hobbs; 08-19-2011 at 12:22 AM.
I currently have a 10g dirtied tank and the plants have gone wild. Its like a jungle in there now and have done only 1 50% WC on it in 3 months. It has 2 female guppies whom both had babies. The male jumped out a while back. Got a ton of fry in it.
I agree with LH, set it how you want as moving it around will just ruin the experience. Also I did not bother wahing the soil either. I just made it into a thick mud before adding the top substrate.
Another thing is lighting, it needs to be good or it will not be worth all the trouble.
The massive plus I find with a dirtied tank is low algae, if any, and low costs compared to the planted substrates.Fiiiiiiiiiiissssshhhhhh!
Sounds like you are going for something a little similar to a Walsted method. Or at the least similar to my understanding of itIf you take your time to do the research FIRST, you can successfully set-up and keep ANY type of aquarium with ease.
"Not using a quarantine tank is like playing Russian roulette. Nobody wins the game, some people just get to play longer than others." - Anthony Calfo
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I went with this method mixed with flourite sand to recharge the soil....
Works a treat!Used to try and keep track of my fish here.....
Ran out of room and time!!!
Instead I'll tell you the best piece of fishkeeping equipment ever....... Algae Scrubber :)
Potting soil is very rich in nutrients. I don't know why a person even would need the red clay. It makes such a mess!
Clay holds nutrients very well especially iron. It also has the highest buffering capacity of all soil types.(resistance to ph change)
Great.. now I want another tank ;)


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Hi guys,
a few weeks ago my computer went completely into a Blue Screen of Death, with the WHEA error (Windows Hardware Error Architecture, [that's bad]), but luckily, I kept a backup of everything.
Now as I'm writing, I'm porting my project to the new pc, and the repair shop managed to create a complete backup, but they switched two hard drives, so D:\ was now F:, which messed up some stuff.
Now, To the POINT!
I re-installed Visual Studio (IDE), but it somehow didn't support the debug version of the runtime c++, which I find wierd (notes obtained from external sources), so now I'm trying to make my Project work in the release mode, which is quite a pain in the ass...
I managed to make it run, but at a certain point (found that 'point' by the way), it crashes the NVIDIA Kernel Driver, which isn't exactly what was supposed to happen, unless I was drunk making my application, but I don't remember so.
The crash seems to occur when I send some shader resources to the pixel shader, as so:
devcon->PSSetShaderResources(3, 1, &random);
The resource is created in a class called C3DEngineObject, which a member called PostProcess, which has a function called Render.
The function render has a paremeter called random, as seen above, but the wierd thing is that in debugging mode (in the dead pc), it worked fine! Perfect actually!
So why fail now? Does it have something to do with the release mode?
So my real question is, how can sending a resource to the pixel shader cause a Graphics Driver crash?
PS. If you need more, please say so.


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Research contributes to generalizable knowledge. Research is designed in advance. Research utilizes a systematic approach.
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A human subject is defined by Federal Regulations as "a living individual about whom an investigator conducting research obtains (1) data through intervention or interaction with the individual, or (2) identifiable private information."
What about student research or class projects?
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IRBs do not have the option of granting "retroactive" approval after research is done; you should err on the side of submitting or consulting with the IRBs if there is any doubt.
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The IRB may waive the requirement for written consent if the consent document is the only link between the subject and the research and the principal risk of harm would come from a breach of confidentiality.
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McLendon named dean at Duke
Posted January 7, 2004; 12:13 a.m.
Duke University has announced that it has selected George McLendon, chair of Princeton's department of chemistry, as dean of the faculty of Arts and Sciences, which is Duke's core academic unit. Duke reported that his appointment will begin July 1.
McLendon, who came to Princeton in 1995, is the Russell Wellman Moore Professor of Chemistry. In addition to strengthening the faculty and programs in the chemistry department, McLendon has served the broader Princeton community through his service on the University Priorities Committee and the Faculty Advisory Committee on Appointments and Advancements.
"George has done an excellent job as chair of our chemistry department and as a member of the faculty at Princeton," said Dean of the Faculty David Dobkin. "I personally have enjoyed working with him in a variety of capacities during his time here. While we are very sorry to see him leave, we wish him well in this new endeavor."
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Debra Wood, RN
The principles of universal design involve making a home easier to live in and can allow older adults to live independently longer.
Not thrilled with the prospect of moving during their older years, baby boomers Lew and Ellen added universal design features to their Charlotte, North Carolina dream house. When relocating to Virginia, middle-agers Dean and Betsy bought a life-span-design home because it felt comfortable and homey. And New Yorker Rosemary made simple modifications to her mother's home, enabling her mother to live independently for an additional 8 years.
"We're planning ahead for our empty nest and retirement years," says Ellen. "But a lot of the decisions were made for aesthetic reasons."
Unobtrusive, attractive, and practical, universal design creates environments with minimal hazards that people of all ages and abilities will find useful. Many elements decrease the need for bending, lifting, or reaching, but the term also applies to consumer products designed for simplicity and convenience.
Universal design is meant to blend in with the home, not stand out. The features are part of the design, so they are attractive and useful. A casual observer may not even notice the features are present.
Advancing age and conditions such as arthritis can make getting around, opening doors, and stepping into the tub more difficult. Not surprisingly, studies show that most middle-age or older adults want to continue living in their own homes for as long as possible. Universal design features can help make that possible.
Some universal concepts, such as step-less entries and wider halls and doorways, entail more effort and are sometimes only possible during the building of a new home or the remodeling of an existing one.
Some examples of home modification include:
The best time to introduce universal features to an existing home is when you are renovating for another reason. If you are in this situation, consider the following suggestions:
The experts say that little things count, too. For example, reorganize cupboards to store frequently accessed items between waist and shoulder height.
Inexpensive and easily implemented modifications and assistive devices can dramatically improve an older person's well-being even when large-scale renovations are not possible. A controlled trial found that frail older adults who used assistive devices experienced less functional decline and pain and needed less health care assistance than did similar functioning elders without devices.
Here are some minor things people can do in an effort to stay independent:
There are tens of thousands of other assistive devices available that will help make life easier and safer.
Minor changes can have a major impact on quality of life.
Assistive devices and home modifications help people to age gracefully and with dignity, because they enable them to do more for themselves. By incorporating universal design when planning renovations or building new homes, older adults can enjoy the best of all worlds: convenience, aesthetics, and peace of mind.
Center for Assistive Technology—State University of New York at Buffalo
Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access—State University of New York at Buffalo
Canadian Healthcare Network
Seniors Canada On-line
Falls in the elderly. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated July 20, 2015. Accessed July 22, 2015.
Fixing to stay: a national survey on housing and home modification issues. American Association of Retired Persons website. Available at:
http://www.aarp.org/home-garden/housing/info-2000/aresearch-import-783.html. Updated May 2000. Accessed July 22, 2015.
Mann W, Wilson DJ, et al. Effects of assistive technology on functional decline in people aging with a disability. 2009;21(4):207-217.
What is universal design? The basics of building homes for the safety, comfort and convenience of everyone. American Association of Retired Persons website. Available at: http://www.aarp.org/home-garden/home-improvement/info-09-2009/what_is_universal_design.html. Accessed July 22, 2015.
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Waldo: put Windows on first, then Redhat, and be sure to tell Redhat's LILO setup screen about your Windows partition. (I think the newer Redhats actively look for Windows installs on the disk.) If the installer sees the Windows partition it should set you up with a LILO stanza that will do the job. If for some reason you must have Redhat on first, the Windows install will kill LILO when it installs its own MBR. Boot from a rescue disk, mount the Linux partition, and rerun lilo with the "-r" flag.
Or wait, are you dealing with multiple hard drives? Ah, that is sufficiently more complex. Contact me.
cdent: when the restlessness overcomes the intertia, I shall go. The vaguely dissatisfied rumblings I occasionally air out are the seeds of that restlessness. And the hostile takeover may be closer than you think...
Kernels are fairly low level pieces of code, in which the common code paths are traversed a lot. There is probably plenty of justification there for micro-optimization. As you move up the "code ladder" i.e. kernel, libraries, servers, apps[1] - optimization gets less emphasis. It seems to be an article of faith among app programmers that "the hardware is fast enough." Visual Basic perhaps being the modern culmination of this attitude. I recently read Software Runaways by Robert Glass and some of the articles collected there suggest that faith is misplaced. Software written with 4GLs took minutes to do what the old "antiquated" software did in seconds. Not that 4GLs are inherently bad, but in these cases they were misapplied.
Maybe I will invest in some Knuth books for my collection, that should get me back into algorithms and math. (Not that Knuth, the other Knuth.) I still have my Lewis and Denenberg book on data structures (excellent book) and sometimes I pull it out and read some of the proofs or the algorithms. One problem with college is that the students, willing as they may be, usually don't have the perspective to really grok the lesson. Now that I've been doing this for a few years the books make a lot more sense.
I did a Google search for "discrete structures" and found this page with some interesting maxims. My favorite is this one because, oddly enough, it is under the heading "General Operating Principles"
1.There is no general methodology for solving a problem.
[1] Strictly speaking, servers are applications but are a special case in my little taxonomy because they mostly interact with other software, not people, so their performance demands are somewhere between libraries and so-called end-user apps.


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Student work: Theatre Intime
Posted April 25, 2008; 04:56 p.m.
Theatre Intime will present "The Arabian Nights," directed by sophomore Katie Benedict, Thursday through Saturday, April 24-26. (Video by junior Jackie Bello)
Read Story
Video Closed Captions
Stacy T. (singing):
Why must I wander in these ways, forgetting food? There is no joy.
We are strangers on our travels with a strong taste for interesting and beautiful things. Here are ten dinars, row us in the track of that boat.
You need not be afraid. We are in darkness, and they are in bright light. I want to see this beautiful illumination as long as possible.
Trenton Arthur:
Arabian Nights is a story of a king and a queen, uh, a king who kills. Stopping. Restarting.
Jerry Peng:
There was a king; once he found his wife in the arms of his slaves. So he got pretty upset and he decided to kill his wife and then every night...
Liz Dengel:
So he's on this killing rampage where he marries a virgin every night and then cuts off her head in the morning, but when he...
J.D. Walters:
Well, it's about this king, who's not bad, he's just misunderstood,
J.D. Walters:
who, uh... He has been painfully betrayed by his wife, and in consequence he decides to marry and kill another girl each night.
Jerry Peng:
So, one day, there are no girls anymore, there's only the daughter of the Jafar. And the Jafar decided to send his daughter to the king, and
Jerry Peng:
then the girl manages to tell -- can you just scratch that? I'm just like (laughs)...
Veronica Siverd:
Scherezade was chosen by King Shahryar to be his bride for one evening because his plan is to kill her. But,
Veronica Siverd:
she has a plan, by telling stories and cutting off right at their climaxes,
Veronica Siverd:
that she promises to tell him the following night, he will agree to keep her alive from night to night. And she does this for...
Stacy T.:
Scherezade, as her relationship with the King evolves, cause you know, it takes place over 1,001 nights,
Stacy T.:
she -- with her stories -- begins to try to tell him something. So at first it's just a ploy to, you know,
Stacy T.:
save her life so that she doesn't have to die the next day, but it becomes a way for her to...
J.D. Walters:
...redeem him, from this destructive streak through the power of her stories, all of which teach him a particular lesson
J.D. Walters:
and change him in various ways. So, yeah, I mean, it's all about the redemptive power of storytelling.
Trenton Arthur:
My favorite part of the play is probably the time I spend in my harem...
Trenton Arthur:
You are a bachelor, are you not?
Yes, yes.
Trenton Arthur:
Yes, well, I have conceived a key...
No, don't say it! ...
Trenton Arthur:
... a desire to see you married!
King of time, I pray you spare me that felicity...
J.D. Walters:
Unleashing my, uh, inner tyrant, has been a lot of fun.
J.D. Walters:
I always wanted to play this sort of complex, tortured character, sort of Anakin Skywalker style.
J.D. Walters:
You know, very over the top, as someone who really is -- he's good, but he falls into this destructive streak.
Franki Butler:
You'd think after -- I've seen this show since the very first rehearsal -- you'd think after all this I'd get bored with it. I haven't.
Franki Butler:
I don't think I can. The moments that make me sit here and squeal and then bite my fist so people don't hear me squealing in the audience
Franki Butler:
get me every single time. I am bouncing in my seat every single time I see it. I just -- I love this show.
Carolyn Edelstein:
Arabian Nights has been a wonderful process. The cast has had a lot of fun rehearsing, and really it's just felt like
Carolyn Edelstein:
a bunch of friends getting together to tell stories. And now we've got an audience, and all of a sudden,
Carolyn Edelstein:
the stories have taken on all this new magic.
For I cannot leave my beloved for one who has no one, who has no one like the others...


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Moving Beyond Mobile, Motorola Solutions Venture Capital Digs Deeper for Deals
Nearly two years after Motorola split into Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions, the venture groups affiliated with each entity have divided up the old portfolio and are hitting their stride with new investments.
Placing early-stage bets–normally $2 million to $5 million each– on tech startups that could later have a strategic value for Motorola Solutions, its venture group, Motorola Solutions Venture Capital, does roughly seven deals a year in the enterprise, government and retail sectors.
Managing Director Reese Schroeder talked about how companies get acquired by the mother ship, detailed technology gaps in Motorola Solutions that he's working to fill and explained why he never wants to see another materials deal again. Here is the edited interview:
Looking at your portfolio, it seems like you have distinct clusters of technology, like video and photo recognition, security and biometrics and data analytics. What am I missing?
Next-generation retail technologies and location are also important to us. Another emerging space of interest is in the area of sensor and sensor networks. Our investment in SST is in a wide-area acoustic-sensor network, for example.
How much of your investments are in cutting-edge technology versus an iterative improvement?
There's a mix. If a startup has technology that they're targeting to one of our sectors then those are interesting to us. Some are new technology that didn't exist 5 years ago like (photo-recognition company) IQ Engines.
How much back and forth is there between Motorola Solutions and your startups? In other words, do you stay updated on their R&D projects and to what extent do you use that as an investing guide?
We are very tied into what's being developed internally here. We stay in constant contact and meet regularly with the CTO and engineers. It's our lifeblood to stay close to what's being developed internally. We look for where the gaps are and ask 'what are the things that we should be developing internally that we're not.' Knowing that is a very important part of our success.
Unlike some corporate VCs, you are not charged with investing for financial success. You invest for purely strategic reasons, according to information on your Web site. How does that work out?
We are laser-focused on whether a company has a current or future strategic fit with our business, but we will not invest if the company is not successful financially. It needs to be both. Our company expects us to have financial success.
What was your IRR last year?
We don't release that, but I can say we do quite well. That's why we've been here for 14 years.
Does Motorola Solutions see every deal before it's acquired? For example, did Motorola get first look at acquiring your portfolio companies DesignArt Networks and Apertio before Qualcomm and Nokia Siemens Networks bought them?
We will typically ask for a right to be notified if there's an event, but we don't ask for any rights that are difficult for the other venture investors to accept. We want to be good co-investors.
Ever been outbid on an acquisition?
Not that I know of.
What's a gap in Motorola Solutions that you're looking to fill now?
We are always looking for compelling software solutions that will provide next-generation public safety information to the officer on the street. Our device business is geared toward enterprise and public safety. We are also looking for next-generation retail technologies.
What's something you never want to see again?
Well, never say never, but material plays in general are tough because they have such a long life cycle. Early in the group's existence we did a few, but because of the long cycles it's hard to get the strategic and financial (returns) to work.
Are you finding the deal flow you need?
You have to work hard to find the right companies. Back when we were Motorola, you could find mobile deals everywhere. Now we have to work hard and be in the ecosystem.
How do you find deals?
Probably 70% come from other VCs, both strategic and financial. We also get some from investment bankers, our own business and of course universities and incubators.
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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Wow! That's beautiful.
Great placement of all the different geometric patterns - it's a really striking graphic design.
And the lights in the monochromatic palette really sparkle.
I guess it could either way on a bed, but I'd love the look of circles up by the pillows.
nicely done
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very nice quilt
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