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COLUMBIA, MO - The Saint Louis swimming and diving teams fared well in the 2012 Mizzou Invitational. The men's team placed sixth in the seven team field, while the women's team finished seventh in a nine team field.
The top performer for the women was sophomore Morgan Peterson. Peterson had the highest finish of any Billiken swimmer, finishing eighth in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 55.72, a new top time for SLU this season. She also finished 11th in the 400-yard individual medley, touching the wall at 4:27.84.
On the men's side, sophomore Patrick May was the top scorer. He finished 12th in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 50.22, a new best for 2012. He also competed in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:23.79, ninth), 400-yard medley relay (3:27.47, 10th), 200-yard medley relay (1:32.06, seventh) and 800-yard freestyle relay (7:08.45, 12th) helping each foursome score points for the Bills.
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Hue is crushing on Sophie Hong. The Taiwanese designer, who got her start in the '70s, creates wearable clothing out of silk dyed using a traditional Chinese technique.
Her unique and beloved silk garments are represented in the Musée Galleria de la Mode et du Costume, a museum of fashion history in Paris.
Her clothes aren't just meant for runways, so she decided to hold a fashion show outside Cafe Le Nemours in Place Colette in Paris, near her eponymous boutique.
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Hue isn't the only one who likes Ms. Hong. Last year, she received the National Order of Merit from the French government for her fashion design and her French bookstore in Taipei, Le Pigeonnier (The Dovecote). The shop was founded by her late partner, Francoise Zylberberg.
And the icing on the cake? She spent a month at FIT in 1992 on a scholarship. She says the culture she absorbed while here enhanced her vision. Consider Hue flattered.


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It's been a fascinating series on the Rockefeller and Carnegie feud and the beginning of the industrial revolution here on home soil.
It's been a fascinating series on the Rockefeller and Carnegie feud and the beginning of the industrial revolution here on home soil.
F all that capitalistic bull****, it's not fair!
Haven't seen it but I will look for it now. My take pre-watching is that the "robber barrons" as they are sometimes called got a bad rap. Generally these were the folks that helped build America in to what it is today. And most were quite philanthropic.
My only complaint so far is that if they didn't rehash 10 minutes of previous material after every commercial it could have been an hour instead of 2. Are people's attention spans so short that they forget what happened in a show after 3 minutes of commercials so they need a recap? It is a common strategy in many of the Discovery\History channel shows. Makes the shows very tedious. Thankfully I watch them all on my DVR so I just fast forward through the recap.
I watched some of it, Carnegie came across as a big wimp if you ask me. Had someone else doing his dirty work (got steel workers killed) while he was hiding in Scotland.
I heard they didn't really built that.
*what was ultimately done with the wealth, contrasted with what had to be done to acquire it.
But other than running for lifetime public office how have any Kennedy's helped America as much as Gates,Dell, Carnegie, and on and on.
Joe Kennedy was no better than John Gotti. A bunch of self-serving, ego-centric jerkoffs. A disgrace to anyone Irish.


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SPRINGFIELD -- Wary of the potential long-term damage young football players can do to their brains, a suburban lawmaker has proposed limiting the number of days they can tackle in practice to once a week.
State Rep. Carol Sente, a Vernon Hills Democrat, said she proposed limiting tackling practice for players high school-age and younger to once a week to get a debate started, but the details of her proposal are likely to change via negotiations.
"What the bill says is limiting the hitting practice," Sente said. "But I think it is a much more complex issue, and I fully expect the bill will be amended based on what my research finds."
So as the nation turns its eyes and televisions to the Super Bowl this Sunday at a time when concern about football concussions has never been higher, state lawmakers might soon debate the same issue in Illinois.
Sente credited Dr. Larry Robbins, who runs the Robbins Headache Clinic in Northbrook, with inspiring the idea. He argues not enough is being done to protect young players and that the consequences can be significant.
"A child who plays football from age 7 to 18 will typically sustain 6,000 to 8,000 blows to the head during games and practices over the years," Robbins said. "These can add up over time, even without obvious symptoms, causing permanent brain injury."
Robbins said part of the reason he supports limiting full-contact practice to one day a week is the NFL and the Ivy League have successfully instituted similar policies.
That idea has already drawn opposition, though.
"Our concern with legislation such as this is while it may be appropriate for NFL or Ivy League, it may not be appropriate for high school leagues," Illinois High School Association Executive Director Marty Hickman said. "Limiting contact to one day a week may not be the best idea."
In fact, Adlai E. Stevenson High School Head Coach Bill McNamara argued, young players need practice in how to tackle safely.
"If you do not practice proper tackling technique, you are actually placing a player at a greater risk of receiving a head injury during a contest," McNamara said.
Currently, the IHSA does not limit the number of days a team can tackle in practice, leaving that to coaches' discretion.
"Individual coaches know what is best for the players and for their teams," McNamara said. "Allow the people closest to the players and to the game to make decisions about keeping players safe."
"Making safety measures voluntary through IHSA won't work," Robbins said. "Too many coaches who just think they know what they are doing is right are putting their players at risk."
Robbins quoted a 2012 University of Michigan study that used helmet sensors to show the average high school football player sustains about 650 head hits a season, with some having more than 2,000 hits. Robbins said around 70 percent of head hits come in practice.
It's not the first time state lawmakers could take on the issue of football injuries and young people. In 2011, House Republican Leader Tom Cross of Oswego pushed legislation that requires high schools to educate their student-athletes on the dangers of concussions.
Hickman doesn't dismiss Sente's plan outright and left the door open for discussion.
"We are certainly willing to continue the safety discussion," Hickman said. "Our priority is to make football and any other sport as safe as it can be."


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Inov-8 has several new models on the way for Spring 2013. They're expanding their road-focused models, adding to the Trailroc line, and introducing a few other noteworthy trail shoes.
In addition to the 255, 245 and 235 that are releasing in August 2012 (read about them here), the Trailroc lineup expands next spring with several new models.
- Trailroc 150 – For the most barefoot-like experience in the Trailroc series, the 150 offers lightweight, minimalist performance with a low-profile, zero-drop platform. The shoe is supremely flexible with an estimated weight of just 5.3 oz. MSRP $100.00
- Trailroc 226 – The 226 (Women's version of the 235) is a zero offset design that, like all Trailroc models, offers three sticky rubber compounds of various hardness for optimal wear and grip. MSRP $130.00
- Trailroc 236 – Suitable for trail racing or training, the 236 is the Women's version of the 245. Its 1 arrow Shoc-Zone gives the shoe a 3mm offset. MSRP $130.00
- Trailroc 246 – This is the Women's version of the 255, offering the most cushioning and protection in the Trailroc range with a 6mm offset, along with max grip on loose or dry trails. MSRP $130.00
Joining the Road-X line in Inov-8's road offerings, the Road-Xtreme lineup is a group of lightweight, high-grip road running shoes. We plan to carry the Road-Xtreme 138 and Road-Xtreme 118, the lightest and lowest models in this line.
- Road-Xtreme 138 – This shoe is designed to tip the scales at just 4.9 oz, with a zero offset, anatomic fit, lightweight mesh, and minimal material underfoot. We'll have a White/Blue/Red color, which was not available as an early sample to photograph. MSRP $100.00
- Road-Xtreme 118 – Weighing just 4.2 oz with a zero offset, the Road-Xtreme 118 offers a minimal run experience. A mixed mesh upper is designed to give great breathability. We'll have a White/Yellow/Pink color, which was not available as an early sample to photograph. MSRP $100.00
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- Roclite 243 – This model is an update to the Roclite 285. As the name suggests, this performance trail shoe gets lighter by almost half an ounce, and it also lowers down to a 3mm offset. MSRP $120.00
- Mudclaw 265 – Great for steep or soft terrain thanks to its studded platform, the Mudclaw 265 will have a 3mm offset and join the Mudclaw 300, releasing in August. MSRP $120.00


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Growing up in apartheid South Africa with widespread state censorship, it was hard to get to know our political leaders. The first time I actually saw a photograph of Nelson Mandela was in high school in the mid-1980s.
A braver classmate had managed to sneak a few grainy images into our school — a full-face, younger Mandela, his fellow Robben Island inmate Walter Sisulu and the South African Communist Party leader Joe Slovo.
We knew bits and pieces about the history of the struggle against white supremacy in our country, since apartheid-era history textbooks told only the manifest destiny-like tale of white settler triumph and the "statesmanship" of figures like the mid-century Prime Minister Jan Smuts.
So, the years since the end of apartheid meant catching up on our own history. After I came to the U.S. in 1995 to study at Northwestern University, I spent my Friday afternoons in the library, watching films that had been banned in South Africa.
And I familiarized myself especially with the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela. He is the most recognizable figure in 20th century South African history — and perhaps one of the most recognizable in world history, which I learned was the result of a conscious propaganda campaign on the part of the African National Congress in the 1970s to sway Western public opinion — in addition to Mandela's own talents and charisma.
Since Mandela's release from prison in 1990 the myths and stories about him have grown, through many narratives constructed by journalists and the numerous films made about him and the many books written about his life. But these three, I think, provide a good introduction to this remarkable man, who always insisted that he was part of a larger struggle and a movement.
Censorship during apartheid meant that many South Africans grew up knowing little about Nelson Mandela. Sean Jacobs was one of those denied Mandela's words. As part of our series This Week's Must Read, Professor Jacobs recommends Mandela's autobiography: "Long Walk to Freedom."
SEAN JACOBS, BYLINE: It's a book that a lot of people are talking about today, but I want to tell you why it was particularly important for me. I grew up in apartheid South Africa. The state censored everything, and it was hard to get to know our political leaders. I couldn't even see a photo of Mandela until I was in high school in the '80s.
We knew bits and pieces about the history of our country, including the struggle against white supremacy, but the only stories in our textbooks were about white settlers and people like Jan Smuts, a famous white prime minister. This didn't teach me anything about my own surroundings. I lived in a township where there was always violence. There were funerals all the time.
And I used to go with my dad to his work. He worked as a gardener for a white judge. And I remember coming back and telling my mother about how green it was there, compared to our world where things were crammed, drab and wet.
So the years after apartheid I had to catch up on my own history and the history of Nelson Mandela, and that meant reading his reading his autobiography "Long Walk to Freedom."
It's probably the most accessible book about his life. It charts his regal upbringing, career as a lawyer, his troubled marriages, and then it gets into the story of his time in prison, then his release and finally his election in 1994 as South Africa's first democratically chosen president. It's an incredible story.
But even more revealing is the book's sequel. "Conversations With Myself" is less triumphant and more introspective. It includes this passage, which I think captures Mandela, who always insisted that he was part of a larger struggle and a movement. One issue that deeply worried me in prison, he writes, was the false image that I unwittingly projected to the outside world; of being regarded as a saint. I never was one, even on the basis of an earthly definition of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.
SIEGEL: That was Sean Jacobs, a professor at the New School in New York and founder of the blog Africa is a Country.
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From a window on the second floor of here house, a student measured the angles of elevation and depression of the top and base of the nearby tree. The student knows that the measurements were taken from a point c = 17.5 ft above the ground. How tall is the tree to the nearest foot if angle a = 27 and angle b = 38?
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GENEVA – A 23-year-old Geneva man was charged with felony aggravated domestic battery in connection with an incident where he allegedly battered and choked a victim with two hands, according to police reports.
John D. Becht, 23, of the 1200 block of Herrington Road, also was charged Jan. 5 with four counts of misdemeanor domestic battery on two victims, allegedly pushing a second victim into a dresser, according to police reports.
Becht also was charged with misdemeanor damage to property. According to reports, Becht slapped a smartphone out of one of the victim's hands. The felony charge carries a penalty of three to seven years in prison and a fine of up to $25,000. Each of the five misdemeanor charges carry penalties of up to a year in jail and fines of up to $2,500.
Becht was released after posting $300 bail, 10 percent of his $3,000 bond. Becht is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 29.


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Coach Wayne Bennett admits he can't believe his luck after Newcastle were able to sign Cronulla forward Jeremy Smith on Wednesday.
The Knights found a silver lining from a disappointing season when the New Zealand international was released from his contract at Cronulla.
The move reunites the 32-year-old with Bennett, the coach he thrived under at St George Illawarra where he won a premiership in 2010.
"It will be great to reunite with Wayne. I've played under him before and I know what he brings to the table," Smith said in a statement.
"He's a great coach with plenty of experience and his record speaks for itself."
Smith had one season to run on his three-year-deal at the Sharks but was released for personal reasons.
The 32-year-old had been on the Knights' radar at the end of the 2008 season before he eventually signed with Cronulla.
Bennett admitted his surprise to have a player of Smith's quality arrive on his doorstep.
"We are very fortunate to have Jeremy coming to the club, I just didn't think a quality player would be available," Bennett.
"He got an opportunity to leave Cronulla and we got an opportunity to take him; I couldn't believe our luck.
"It is certainly one I didn't think would happen until next year but we grabbed it as quick as we could.
"We will all see what Jeremy brings on the field, but it is what he brings off the field as well.
"His actions certainly speak louder than his words, but he isn't afraid to speak up either.
"He won't tolerate teammates that aren't giving their best."
The Sharks released a statement on Wednesday praising the New Zealand international's efforts since joining the club from local rivals the Dragons after the 2010 season.
"Smith gave outstanding service to the Sharks in his two years at the club, at times assuming the leadership role in the absence of Paul Gallen," the statement read.
Cronulla are well covered in the back-row department, with off-season signings Luke Lewis (Penrith) and Chris Heighington (Wests Tigers) joining skipper Paul Gallen, Anthony Tupou, Jayson Bukuya and Wade Graham in 2013.


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Overview: New PCI mobile application development guidelines
The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) recently released its long-awaited PCI mobile payment acceptance security guidelines. These guidelines, created by a task force of industry professionals, offer best practices for mobile software developers building mobile payment applications. This expert resource highlights the new PCI mobile guidelines and offers a brief analysis for enterprises that have a stake in the mobile payment ecosystem.


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Proceeds from the 2012 Summerset Regatta sponsored by the Caloosahatchee Marching Chowder Society have been directed to a nonprofit environmental organization on San Carlos Island.
Ostego Bay Foundation recently became the recipient of a $500 check to be used for its summer camp scholarship fund. The contribution is an annual gift from the CMCS, which recently won an award for being the best support organizational sailing club in the nation for 2012.
Ostego Bay Foundation President Joanne Semmer graciously accepted the check from Summerset Regatta Vice Commodore Steve Romaine.
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Summerset Regatta Vice Commodore Steve Romaine presents a $500 check to Ostego Bay Foundation President Joanne Semmer. Ostego Bay's Rusty Gray (l) and Marilyn O'Dea (r) as well as environmental tour group members look on.
"This is just wonderful," said Semmer. "It means we can do more activities with the kids. It also helps us take them on field trips."
CMCS, a 42-year-old sailing club that is the oldest such group southwest of St. Petersburg, has been active in promoting youth activities in both sailing and marine organizations. Other proceeds from the 2012 regatta are going to Fort Myers-based Edison Sailing Center for a grant fund to be used in summer camps.
Beginning in June, Romaine will make his annual solicitation trip to the Beach where he asks businesses to sponsor and contribute financially for the yearly worthwhile cause. Each year, the Semmers donate a room to CMCS officials at Bonita Bill's Waterfront Caf, so that they can have their skippers' meeting.
"That would be a cost to the Regatta. So, therefore, we have more money to distribute," said Romaine.
Ostego Bay Foundation Vice President Betty Goodacre is a past commodore of the Caloosahatchee Marching Chowder Society. In fact, she was the first lady commodore of the sailing club and has lovingly been called the "mommadore" by its members.
Ostego Bay offers tour of million-dollar industry
San Carlos Island's Commercial Fishing Fleet Tour is available each Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon. Ostego Bay Foundation is continuing its three-hour guided tour of the Marine Science Center and the fleet tour (1- hours apiece).
The center includes a touch tank, hands-on beach area and several aquariums and exhibits. The tour then continues with a visit to the commercial fishing industry, including Erickson & Jensen Supply House, Trico Shrimp Company and Beach Seafood.
Experience first hand how the boats are unloaded, the trawl boats are built, the shrimp nets are hand-sewn, the seafood is process and other important factors used in the unique million-dollar industry.
Whether you are visiting, new to the area, or just haven't had a chance to visit us before, this is your chance to experience this exciting way to begin enjoying our marine wonders firsthand.
The Marine Science Center is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost for the tour is $15 per adult and $10 for children over 6 years of age.
The Ostego Bay Foundation is a 501C(3) non-profit organization. The Marine Science Center provides many different interactive educational experiences for children and adults.
For further in formation or to reserve your spot on the tour, call 765-8101.


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All eyes are on Oregon Thursday, where someone bought the winning Powerball ticket worth $340 million. Powerball continues to give Colorado players the cold shoulder. No one from this state has ever won its jackpot. Wednesday's was the largest jackpot in the game's history and the second-biggest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.
The winning numbers drawn were 7, 21, 43, 44, 49 and 29. the one time cash payout would be $164 million. The winner could also opt for an annual payment of $6 million dollars.
Powerball officials said the winning ticket was sold somewhere in Oregon, but had no other information.
Forty-seven tickets sold matched the first five numbers drawn, but failed to match the Powerball. They win $200,000 each, plus a bonus of $653,492. the odds of hitting all six numbers were 1 in 146 million.
The drawing capped a day of heavy sales in all 27 states where Powerball is played, plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The jackpot had been snowballing since mid-August, with 20 straight drawings in which no one won the grand prize.
The biggest lottery jackpot in U.S. history was $363 million, won by two ticket holders in Illinois and Michigan in 2000.


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SEARHC Awarded Accreditation from Joint Commission
Juneau, November 27, 2013 – SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) has once again earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval™ for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission's national standards for health care quality and safety in ambulatory care organizations. The accreditation award recognizes SEARHC's dedication to continuous compliance with The Joint Commission's state-of-the-art standards.
SEARHC underwent a rigorous unannounced on-site survey in September. A team of Joint Commission expert surveyors evaluated for compliance with standards of care specific to the needs of patients, including infection prevention and control, leadership and medication management at Sitka, Juneau, Haines, and Klawock.
"This accreditation validates the great work we're doing and that our providers and entire staff are meeting the highest standard of excellence within the healthcare community, not only at Mt. Edgcumbe Hospital and Ethel Lund Medical Center, but at all of our clinics, including Behavioral Health. As we continue to pursue excellence in our patient care, the guidance that the Joint Commission surveyors provided has been and will continue to be extremely helpful in this journey," said SEARCH CEO, Charles Clement.
The Joint Commission's hospital standards address important functions relating to the care of patients and the management of hospitals. The standards are developed in consultation with health care experts, providers, measurement experts and patients.
Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 20,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States, including more than 10,600 hospitals and home care organizations, and more than 6,600 other health care organizations that provide long term care, behavioral health care, laboratory and ambulatory care services. The Joint Commission also certifies more than 2,400 disease-specific care programs such as stroke, heart failure, joint replacement and stroke rehabilitation, and 400 health care staffing services. An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission is the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. Learn more about The Joint Commission at www.jointcommission.org.


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Illness prompts halt to cat adoptions
IOWA CITY, Iowa —
Other pet adoptions are proceeding as usual.
An illness among cats has forced a pet adoption center in Iowa City to stop feline adoptions until staffers can resolve the problem.
KWWL-TV reports the Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center has halted visits to its cat room until at least Monday as workers deal with several sick cats.
Animal care technician Liz Ford says staffers have been working to determine the illness and disinfect the cat room.
The center will decide Monday whether to resume cat adoptions.
Other pet adoptions are proceeding as usual.


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Reading for speed compromises comprehension.
But speed reading is still handy enough for perhaps 9 of 10 things you read, and 10% of the time it's worth slowing down and rereading.
Reading for speed compromises comprehension.
Actually I'm not sure why that, like so many other things, could not improve considerably with practice. I know I read a lot faster now than back when I had just learned how to.
Friend of mine claims that practicing juggling improves memory (only for future memories). Something about strengthening the cooperation between left and right parts of the brain. Could be bollocks, of course, but the point stands -- lots of things can be trained, sometimes apparently far fetched methods somehow just work.
Reading for speed compromises comprehension.
Actually I'm not sure why that, like so many other things, could not improve considerably with practice. I know I read a lot faster now than back when I had just learned how to.
Yes, obviously. Everyone becomes a faster reader with practice, but multiple studies have shown that most people "max out" at about the same rate (usually somewhere around 300 words/minute) by the time they graduate college or so.
The issue is that there are probably physical processing constraints on how our visual apparatus works (how our retinas focus, how fast our visual cortex can recognize things, how our eye movement works), as well as a maximum load for our "working memory." Sure, you can "read"
/. summaries do not fall within that 10%...
When I read a page, I can actually see multiple words in a sentence, context from the line(s) above, and generally can access a context of about 10-15 words at a time. While speed reading (as in, actual speed reading a page), you read by going down the center of the page, which preserves a good chunk of the context, and assumes that missing a few words here and there is only going to minorly impair your understanding of the text.
This, on the other hand, provides a minor speed-up at the cost of context, the ability to back-track and no ability to skip words that don't help much with understanding like various particles or flowery prose.
Yep, this approach is idiotic.
This is an interesting counterpoint. I can definitely see this used from an accessibility standpoint.
Hadn't thought about that - good to know.
When I was in high school, they had machines that presented text one line at a time at a set speed. The idea is that we were to gradually speed it up to force us to read faster. There would be a brief comprehension test after which was more of a short term retention test.
Then there was reading texts normally (free reading) and seeing how fast you were reading without the machine.
The result of that was that I could read much faster than natural if I pressed it and my natural speed improved by about 10%. I fi
I find that I rarely care to press it as it gives me little time to think about what I'm reading and so poor long term retention so it's good mostly when I need to do more than skim but just need to find a bit of information for immediate use.
Reading speed shouldn't be forced. It should be enabled. For example, by using short sentences, simple words and sufficient punctuation.
>Reading speed shouldn't be forced. It should be enabled. For example, by using short sentences, simple words and sufficient punctuation.
Or a good book.
Actually, I prefer to slow down when reading good fiction. It provides for a more detailed imagination of the scene.
Goodthink, comrade. Upsub rewriting Newspeak to Minitrue. Reading plus-speedwise ensures goodthink.
In the summer after second grade (1975) I was sent to summer school with about 20 other kids that were identified as 'gifted readers'. The entire summer was spent on speed reading.
They had a projector that scrolled text in a marquis fashion, and over the summer they gradually dialed it up. There were tests daily and the test results affected the speed of the next days scroll.
Back in the 90's I searched in vain for an app that would do the same thing. Recently when I heard there were several new speed rea
I usually read a novel in 4-8 hours, and I usually read it all in one go. I really don't like to break up a book. I never skim or 'try' to read faster, and in my mind, reading the book is like watching a movie.
While this is great and all, I'm not sure what it has to do with speed reading. Most novels are 60,000-100,000 words. 8 hours is 480 minutes. 100,000/480 = 208 words per minute. That's not speed reading. That's a pretty normal reading pace (admittedly a bit quick to sustain for 8 hours, hut hardly speed reading). Even if you only read novels that are at least 50% longer than the norm, that would only take you to about 300-350 words/minute, which is still in the normal reading range (though the speed
I did say that I -never- try to read faster...
Before your reply I never looked up such info. I have always been convinced that I read 10-20 % faster than average, and now I know better.
Yet I remain convinced that I read faster (without effort) because of that experience after 2nd grade.
Though the article does note that this is the case for a lot of people, but the big advantage of reading over other media (e.g. audio or video) is that reading is self-pacing. When reading information rich texts, it allows me to gloss over details that I already know while focusing upon details that I don't. When I'm in a lousy state of mind (e.g. having difficulty concentrating due to lack of sleep or external concerns) it allows me to slow down. When I'm in a good state of mind (e.g. I'm motivated to read the text or am well rested) it allows me to speed up.
Simply put: I read rather than watch or listen because my mind is in control of the flow of information.
Definitely this. I hate video manuals. It can help when you're being shown something that is a continuous process like throwing a pot but for point by point assembly instructions for example, it's very annoying.
So, there should be a fairly strong correlation between reading speed and IQ, assuming that there's no other factors like dyslexia or lack of access to reading material early in life?
Has that been tested?
Of course, practice is a big determinant in reading speed, and it's a feedback loop. I know people who read slower than they can talk, and they find reading for pleasure to be a foreign concept.
I'm honestly not actually sure why your idea *would* increase reading speed.
It's very simple. As you suggest, the bottleneck is in the brain's ability to process the information rapidly, not in eye movement, for most readers. Therefore, whether you learn to speed "read" with audio or text, doesn't really matter. It's the back-end processing that needs improvement in both cases, and it's the same back-end. Improving one will improve the other.
I had a very similar idea, and it will work. Really. By the way, the poster above, Bysmuth, is dead wrong, labs and all. Feel free to contact me (Bill Cox - firstname.lastname@example.com) if you need me as a reference to support this idea.
One of my contributions to open source and the blind community has been improving speech speedup algorithms [vinux-project.org]. I listen at > 600 wpm, and have a blind friend who listens at double that. As part of this, I've done numerous A/B tests on many subjects (friends, family and acqua
Another interesting, yet annoying case is my daughter, who I used as a subject for speed listening so often that she not only listens fast (she was already a pretty faster reader), but she's decided to talk fast, too. I don't know if this is a potential pitfall in your scheme
Just for fun, if you want, go listen to the first chapter of the audio book I just read [waywardgeek.net] This is a 3.5X speedup of a voice that already reads above 150 wpm normally. It's probably around 600 wpm.
Very cool! Thanks for the abstract and the tip for how to track down research. The abstract sounds about right to me. It's kids with reading difficulty that may benefit the most from combining listening and reading, with adjustable speed. I find that kids seem to have a different difficulties in early reading, and if it is too difficult, they wont start reading chapter books, and it is difficult for them to naturally ramp up their reading speed. Some audio help at that stage might help a lot.
too fast ; didn't understand
It was shown quite some time ago that adults "read" by recognizing the shapes of words, not their spelling. If this is true then it would explain the problems described in TFA.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W... [wikipedia.org]
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/... [dummies.com]
As someone who discovered Spritz when it started making headlines, and tried out a similar RSVP [wikipedia.org] app with the novel I'm currently reading, I can tell you that my comprehension didn't suffer. I tend to adjust the speed while I read, ranging from 500-700 wpm, and I can still clearly recall and describe the plot and detailed events of the book over the sections that I read using the app.
I do agree that it's not an ideal way to read, as the flow of text tends to be robotic and lacks some of the conveyance of emo
I really was just sort of zoned out. Much of the test was essay questions and I would just write whatever came into my head on the subject, not really knowing what I was saying or where it came from.
Congratulations, sounds like you could have had a great political science career.
The article is exactly right from my experience, and I'm not going to speed read a book I enjoy. However, there's a lot of times where you need to pick up an idea quickly or in it's general form where that comes in handy. Great example is classroom material. I'm not reading four or more 600+ page textbooks each semester, especially when I don't need 98% of the material.
What I do need most often is a general grasp of what is going on in a particular chapter, then I might go back, work out how to use formul
I can read the entire slashdot page of comments for this article in 10 seconds. Why? Because I know all I'm skipping is uninformed BS. It seems no-one here has the faintest clue to the reading process. I have first hand experience in psycho-linguistic experiments, and I can tell you that saccades are quite probably an essential part of the reading process: eyes just don't wander around at random, they fixate quite precisely to recognize groups of characters or short words in their context. Very short words,
Something about speed reading being great? Right?
Like he covered everything else, RIP
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UN Women Executive Board to review response to the Syrian crisis and the organization's humanitarian strategy
Date: Friday, January 17, 2014
New York
Meeting on 20 January 2014 for its first regular session in 2014, UN Women's Executive Board will consider a thematic evaluation of the organization's contribution to increasing women's leadership and participation in peace and security and in humanitarian response.
The Board will also be briefed on UN Women's response in the context of the Syrian crisis. The session will be opened by Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, who will discuss the High-level meeting of Syrian women convened by UN Women and the Netherlands from 12-13 January 2014, which ended with strong recommendations for upcoming peace talks. UN Women's Regional Director for the Arab States region, Sameera Al-Tuwaijri, will also highlight the humanitarian response of UN Women at the country level.
The specific needs of women and girls are not always addressed in the rush to respond quickly to humanitarian crises such as war and natural disasters. In October 2012, UN Women established its Gender and Humanitarian Action Unit to consolidate its advocacy, coordination and capacity-development role to integrate gender equality across humanitarian action.
An outline of UN Women's proposed humanitarian strategy will be presented by the Director of its Programme Division, Gülden Türköz-Cosslett, with a view to receiving comments from Member States before its finalization.
UN Women's draft strategy focuses on building partnerships with national and regional institutions, civil society, UN system partners and other humanitarian actors in order to strengthen coordinated humanitarian action. The organization plans to develop gender-responsive policies and procedures to ensure accountability and coherence in addressing the needs of women and girls in humanitarian action. This includes disaster preparedness and disaster risk-reduction, humanitarian response and early recovery. UN Women will also carry out targeted programme interventions to fill gaps and respond to urgent needs of women and girls.
During this first session, the Board will also elect a new Bureau, consisting of a President and four Vice-Presidents. The UN Women Executive Board is comprised of representatives from 41 Member States elected to three-year terms by the UN Economic and Social Council.


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Robert Morris University
Pittsburgh -- Robert Morris University has named nursing Professor Valerie M. Howard the acting dean of its School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Howard replaces Professor of Nursing Lynda Davidson, the school's founding dean, who has decided to return to the faculty. Howard came to RMU from the University of Pittsburgh in 2004. As an internationally recognized expert in medical simulation, she has positioned Robert Morris as a leader in this field, providing simulation training to health care workers throughout the Pittsburgh region. Howard is president of the International Nursing Association of Clinical Simulation and Learning.
Previously at RMU she served as assistant dean for external affairs of the nursing school, director of development for the school, and director of the Regional Research and Innovation in Simulation Education (RISE) Center. She has helped to raise more than $6 million for the School of Nursing and Health Sciences, including funds that are going toward construction of a state-of-the-art building for the school.
"Val Howard has been critical to the growth of RMU's nursing programs and the school's reputation not only in the Pittsburgh region, but also across the nation and around the world," said RMU President Gregory G. Dell'Omo.
Howard earned a BSN from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and an MSN and Ed.D. in higher education administration from the University of Pittsburgh. She is a master trainer for the TeamSTEPPS© evidence-based teamwork training system developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and Department of Defense.
"High-quality academic and clinical experiences, with an emphasis on principles of teamwork, are the key to educating our future healthcare providers, which will result in improved patient outcomes and enhanced patient safety. That's what we deliver to our students at Robert Morris," said Howard.
Davidson also came to Robert Morris from Pitt in 2004, and became the founding dean of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences three years later. When RMU first offered a nursing program in 2003, 18 students enrolled. This fall's enrollment is at 792.
Highlights of Davidson's tenure as dean also include the accreditation of all nursing degree programs by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and the launch of the first state Board of Nursing certified doctor of nursing practice degree program. Davidson served as interim provost in 2007, a critical time when RMU was implementing its first strategic plan.
"I want to congratulate Lynda for her achievements as dean and express my gratitude for her many contributions to RMU's growth and success these past several years," said Dell'Omo.
ABOUT ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITYRobert Morris University, founded in 1921, is a private, four-year institution with an enrollment of approximately 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The university offers 60 undergraduate and 20 graduate programs. An estimated 22,000 alumni live and work in western Pennsylvania.


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Reports in Italy claim a £42.5m deal to bring Napoli star Edinson Cavani to Chelsea this summer has been agreed between the two clubs, according to talkSPORT.
The 26-year-old striker was identified as Chelsea's main transfer target should they miss out on first-choice Radamel Falcao.
And with the Colombian international looking set for Monaco, Italian TV station Mediaset report that Cavani has agreed a move to Stamford Bridge.
The TV report claims the base transfer fee is set at £42.5m, a figure which could rise based on a series of performance related bonuses. The agreement will be finalised at the end of the season.
Cavani is set to earn around £145,000-a-week at Chelsea, making him one of the club's top earners.
Falcao has been a long-term target for Chelsea, and the Blues were linked with a January bid for the Atletico Madrid striker, as well as a summer move.
But newly promoted Monaco seem to have beaten Chelsea to the punch, with Falcao reportedly ready to seal a move to the French club.
Cavani is regarded as one of Europe's top strikers, and has been linked with Manchester City and Paris St Germain among others.
The former-Palermo striker has enjoyed a remarkable goalscoring record since swapping Sicily for Napoli, hitting 77 league goals in 103 games for the Naples-based club.
Chelsea have all but secured Champions League qualification for next season - an important achievement considering their transfer ambitions this summer - and face Benfica in the Europa League final on Wednesday.
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Stoke City boss Tony Pulis gives backing to Peter Crouch
Tony Pulis is backing Peter Crouch to return to form to help Stoke City survive in their relegation battle.
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After suffering a clash of heads with Newcastle's Fabricio Coloccini in November, the England striker had three teeth replaced, and it was revealed this week that Crouch also required surgery on his jaw.
Crouch, who has scored just one goal in his last 26 games for Stoke, has been backed by Pulis to return to his best form in order to assist the Potters in their struggle against the drop. Stoke have taken just one point from their last 21 available in the Premier League.
"There's been a while, especially after his injury, where Peter has not performed to the level he was at before," Pulis said.
"He had a good start to the season and looked a real handful. Hopefully he will be back to what he was in the next five games."
Pulis also admitted that the club were under pressure after their poor run of late.
"We know the pressure that the club is under to get results but it's about handling the pressure.
"I've been in difficult situations before and there's stuff in you that will keep you going. The most important thing is getting it over to the players."


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Created with the support of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command, the SOCOM series is renowned for its real-world situations and attention to detail. Join the ominous world of ex-secret operatives as you lead a special operation to track and interrogate former KGB agent, Alexander Gozorov who is believed to be withholding information on a forthcoming attack with weapons of mass destruction. It's up to you and your squad to track Gozorov in a series of customizable missions, using your skills, stealth and swift thinking.
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Play locally in Ad Hoc mode, or with friends from around the world in infrastructure mode. When played in infrastructure mode, competitive multiplayer supports a number of expanded online community features including tournaments, clan challenges and ladders, voice chat and character customization.
While the SOCOM name has long been synonymous with multiplayer tactical gaming, SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3 takes it a step further allowing players to choose which mission to attempt and tackle with teamwork and firepower. Players can also compete online, communicate via voice chat, battling for Medals and a place on SOCOM's online leaderboards. With an extensive and realistic single-player mode as well, the action in SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals: Fireteam Bravo 3 never ends.
Not only as the SEAL Commander will you be supported by 3 AI teammates executing the very latest SOCOM team-based tactical, stealth and action maneuvers, but now you can call your friends to duty with a new 4-player co-op mode throughout the single-player campaign.
Available in both Ad-Hoc and Infrastructure mode, cooperative play allows for 2-4 player co-ops including co-op orders, quick join and spectator system. With all campaign missions accessible, players can choose which missions to attempt and tackle with tactical teamwork and firepower.
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BOSTON (AP) - Jon Lester matched his season high with eight strikeouts and overcame homers by Wil Myers and Evan Longoria as the Boston Red Sox remained in first place with a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.
The Red Sox moved 1½ games ahead of the Rays in the AL East and stayed atop the division for the 58th consecutive day.
The loss ended the Rays' six-game winning streak and was just their third in 21 games, a surge that began when they were in fourth place, trailing the Red Sox by seven games.
Jose Iglesias hit a two-run single for Boston, which is 3-4 since its four-game winning streak.
Lester (9-6) gave up two runs and seven hits with no walks in 6 1-3 innings. Four Red Sox pitchers combined for 13 strikeouts.
Roberto Hernandez (5-11) allowed three runs in five innings.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Eduardo Nunez hit a tying triple, Brent Lillibridge followed with a go-ahead single and New York rallied against All-Star closer Joe Nathan in the ninth inning to beat Texas.
The Yankees' comeback got started when Vernon Wells drew a one-out walk against Nathan (1-1), who had converted 15 consecutive save chances and 31 of 32 this season. Texas had been 51-0 when leading after eight innings.
Mariano Rivera, who set up Nathan's save in the All-Star game a week earlier, struck out two in a perfect ninth for his 32nd save, extending his career record to 640.
Joba Chamberlain (2-0) got help in his perfect eighth when center fielder Brett Gardner made two incredible catches.
The Rangers erased a 3-0 deficit with four unearned runs in the sixth after Lillibridge's error at third base. Texas led 4-3 after Mitch Moreland greeted reliever Boone Logan with a two-run homer.
CHICAGO (AP) - Rick Porcello pitched four-hit ball over seven scoreless innings, Jhonny Peralta homered and Detroit took advantage of four errors in a victory over Chicago.
With MVP and Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera sidelined by a sore hip, the AL Central leaders again got all the help they needed from Chicago. One night after matching what was a season high with three errors and giving up five unearned runs in a 7-3 loss to the Tigers, the White Sox managed to outdo themselves.
The four errors matched their highest total since a game at Kansas City on April 6, 2011, and gave them 68 in all - two shy of last year's total. They also matched a season high by falling 19 games below .500.
Peralta hit a solo drive off Hector Santiago (3-6) in a three-run sixth.
Porcello (7-6) won his third straight start after dropping three in a row.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Bruce Chen tossed six strong innings, Greg Holland pitched out of a ninth-inning jam and Kansas City held on to end Baltimore's season-best five-game winning streak.
Holland, who earned his 25th save in 27 chances, gave up a leadoff single in the ninth to Nick Markakis and an RBI triple to Adam Jones. Holland preserved the victory by striking out Chris Davis and retiring J.J. Hardy and Henry Urrutia on grounders.
Chen (4-0), making his second start since replacing Luis Mendoza in the rotation, limited the Orioles to three hits and one run, retiring his final 10 batters.
Manny Machado homered for Baltimore. Jason Hammel (7-7) gave up 10 hits in six innings for the second straight start.
SEATTLE (AP) - Kyle Seager had three hits, Mike Zunino drove in the go-ahead run for the second straight night and surging Seattle beat Cleveland for its eighth straight victory.
Playing without ailing manager Eric Wedge for a second consecutive game, the Mariners took advantage of defensive miscues by the Indians and received solid pitching to extend the longest current win streak in the majors. The last time Seattle won nine in a row was 2003.
Erasmo Ramirez (1-1) pitched 5 2-3 innings for the win. Tom Wilhelmsen worked out of a jam in the ninth for his 23rd save thanks to a baserunning blunder by Drew Stubbs that led to an unlikely double play.
Zach McAllister (4-6) took the loss.
Wedge remained in the hospital following dizzy spells during batting practice Monday. Bench coach Robby Thompson improved to 2-0 as the Mariners' fill-in manager.
The Indians have dropped four of five following the All-Star break.
HOUSTON (AP) - Jonathan Villar scored the winning run from second base in the ninth inning on a throwing error by catcher Derek Norris to give Houston a comeback win over Oakland.
The Astros improved to 1-10 against the A's this season and ended a six-game skid overall.
Houston trailed 4-2 entering the ninth before Matt Dominguez hit a two-run homer off closer Grant Balfour (0-2). That ended a franchise-record streak of 44 straight saves for Balfour, the sixth-longest run in major league history. It was his first blown save since April 29, 2012.
Villar, playing his second big league game, doubled with one out and Jose Altuve walked. Altuve got hung up between first and second when Norris blocked a ball in the dirt, but the catcher's low throw to first skittered into right field. Villar hustled around and scored with a headfirst slide.
Brandon Moss put Oakland on top 4-2 with a two-run homer in the eighth.
Josh Fields (1-1) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Chris Herrmann, making an emergency start behind the plate for expectant father Joe Mauer, hit his first career grand slam in a seven-run 10th inning that sent Minnesota past Los Angeles.
Ryan Doumit snapped a 3-all tie in the 10th with an RBI double against closer Ernesto Frieri (0-2). Herrmann followed a one-out intentional walk to Clete Thomas with his second big league homer and Minnesota's first grand slam since Mauer's shot off Kansas City's Luke Hochevar last Sept. 1.
No. 9 hitter Pedro Florimon capped the rally with a two-run shot against Billy Buckner.
Albert Pujols and Mark Trumbo homered for the Angels.
Mauer was scratched just before gametime and left the team to be with his wife, Maddie, who went into labor with twins.
All-Star closer Glen Perkins (2-0) allowed the tying run in the ninth on a bases-loaded walk to Erick Aybar before retiring J.B. Shuck on an inning-ending double play.
TORONTO (AP) - Adrian Gonzalez hit a three-run homer, Andre Ethier and Jerry Hairston Jr. added solo shots and the streaking Los Angeles Dodgers beat Toronto for their fifth straight victory and 22nd in 27 games.
Gonzalez, Ethier and Mark Ellis each had three RBIs as the Dodgers won their ninth straight road game, matching their longest streak since July 2004.
Hairston homered in the sixth and Gonzalez erased an 8-6 deficit with a drive to center off Darren Oliver (3-2) in the eighth, his 15th. One out later, Ethier went deep for the seventh time.
Former Blue Jays right-hander Brandon League (4-3) got two outs for the win.
Kenley Jansen allowed J.P. Arencibia's RBI single in the ninth but finished for his 12th save, getting Brett Lawrie to fly out to the warning track in left with two on.
Jose Reyes, Jose Bautista and Mark DeRosa homered for the struggling Blue Jays, who closed their clubhouse for a players-only meeting before the game but couldn't hold onto an 8-3 lead after six innings. Toronto has lost six straight and 13 of 17.


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|2009-10-02, 02:03
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So damn lazy...ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)
Graphic Designer
Misa-san: 7.5/10...No comment
could you guys rate this one ?
Made this one for the lovely Kitten ^_^....not done though ¬_¬
EDIT: I added some blood
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|2009-10-02, 04:03
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Saber's Husband XD
^I prefer the bloodless one ^^ 8.5/10
Aoi-chan - trademark for neatness 9/10
Lord Uiruu - +points for animation 8/10
Jrendell - neat and simple ^^ 9/10
Katiemirmo - purple ^^ lessen it a bit XD 9/10
E.Rick - yuri!!!!!!!!!!! 9.5/10
ganbaru - trademark work from you 8.5/10
Mine Lunar/Runa >_< trying some filter style
|2009-10-02, 07:25
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So damn lazy...ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)
Graphic Designer
capture: 8/10...cool
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On thin ice
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ganbaru: I'll just CnC cause I'm crap with ratings xD; The focal is very unclear, might also be due to the fact that it's too red. I'd select the focal point and filter it to sharpen. Then I'd duplicate the render layer and set it to Soft Light. And lastly, I'd start a new layer and fill it with grey/black before filtering it as a lighting effect on the focal and setting it to soft light.
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New Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
katiemirmo > 9/10
Evil Rick > Jagged edges, unnecessary animation
Godlike1889 > Is it really necessary to animate the flashing words? BTW, the no-blood version is nicer
capture > 8/10
leoblack9 > Nice fade, but the animation is too fast, and the filesize is too big.
Kelisidina > 9/10, don't like the choice of font though.
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On thin ice
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Kyuuen: 8, the focal is quite fine, and I like how the girl is sort of not part of it; the way a few bits of her go beyond the border make her look like a ghost who just flew in and hugged him, and that makes for some gorgeous flow. I would remove the text, since the way it overlays the foreground is quite annoying, and ruins the flow. Another thing I would work on is the rendering, it's too choppy and stiff. But quite a lovely sig overall.
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Your fagottry, I hate it!
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Hamster Slapping Land
Kyuuen - [9/10]
Makes me think of a scene to be treasured and reminisced. A happy couple + old/sepia-like colors + the text (wow I only noticed it now), a nice combination.
Kelisidina - [8.5/10]
Simplistic, and colorful. Staring at the picture, yes, I do think the sound of music could reach through space and beyond. That's the power of music for me.
The Chaos- [8/10]
Nice, a picture story with a vibrant red color attuned to it. The girl doesn't look to happy, wait, it's romantic right? There's a rose!! But the girl isn't happy and looks lonely.. meh.
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Maxime Gonalans likely to join Napoli
Maxime Gonalons will likely complete a move to Napoli in the summer, the Lyon midfielder's agent has claimed.• Insigne on way out?
Gonalons, 25, would have joined the Italian club in January had Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas and coach Remi Garde not vetoed the move, which would have brought the cash-strapped Ligue 1 outfit a reported 17 million euros.
Gonalons had even agreed personal terms with the Serie A side, who have followed him since Rafael Benitez took over in Naples last summer. A long-time admirer of the industrious French international, Benitez will finally get his man when the summer transfer window opens, according to Frederic Guerra, Gonalons' representative, who told Radio Crc the move was "80 percent" completed already.
"If Napoli's team is built to win the scudetto, Gonalons will accept. There's a strong possibility. The player and Benitez were in touch with each other several times in January. The player also made his decision based on the current coach. Benitez has been following Gonalons for a certain time."
The OL captain may not be the only one turning out for the former Liverpool and Chelsea coach next season. While centre-back Samuel Umtiti has also been linked, Guerra suggested Napoli are interested in taking another Lyon youth academy product to southern Italy in the shape of creative midfielder Clement Grenier.
"He always watches Napoli play, and told me it would be the ideal city for him," Guerra, who also represents Grenier, told Corriere dello Sport. "Tactically, he's a playmaker, a little like Platini or Maradona. But he's also like Pirlo, because he can play on the right wing or in a deep-lying role."
Guerra added he would be contacting Napoli's sporting director, Riccardo Bigon, saying: "I'm going to call him today to see if he's in Naples on Monday so that we can fix a meeting."
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"Prisoners" is a mystery told with such skill that just when you think you've figured it out, it finds new blind alleys for us to visit.
"Prisoners" is a mystery told with such skill that just when you think you've figured it out, it finds new blind alleys for us to visit.
Well-cast and wonderfully acted, it's a child kidnapping thriller with sorrow, intrigue, psychology and just enough urgency to suck us in. Then it almost outsmarts itself with a draggy, "let's explain it all" third act that undercuts the big theme it wants us to ponder.
The gray skies of a Pennsylvania winter set the tone. The Dovers and the Birches are friends and neighbors. Remodeling contractor Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) is a man's man, something of a survivalist, teaching his son Ralph to hunt and "be ready" in case things get hairy and society starts to break down.
With his wife, Grace (Maria Bello), he's raising teenager Ralph (Dylan Minnette) and a tyke, Anna (Erin Gerasimovich), in their middle-class subdivison.
The Birches (Viola Davis, Terrence Howard) have the Dovers over for Thanksgiving, so that tiny Joy (Kyla Drew Simmons) can play with her best pal, Anna. The teens, Ralph and Eliza Birch (Zoe Borde), are in charge of the little girls, who are young and trusting and prone to not see the risks in playing on that strange, ratty old RV parked down the street.
The girls disappear, and as their mothers stumble into shock and the men, especially Keller, hurl themselves into a frantic search, a loner police detective (Jake Gyllenhaal) takes charge of the case.
Keller knows too many statistics about how long such abducted kids survive, the increasingly long odds facing them, to control his temper. Detective Loki (I know, right?), chewing on a matchstick, blinking hard every time he takes some fresh detail in, is sure to get under his skin.
They nab a suspect, and it's easy to mark Alex Jones (Paul Dano) as the perpetrator. Creepy, uncommunicative, a veritable thick-glasses cliche of a pervert. Keller, a paragon of moral certitude, is sure of it. And when the cops can't make a case, he takes matters into his own hands. That's when "Prisoners" turns truly disturbing, grisly and morally ambiguous. Here is "enhanced interrogation" laid bare, showing both its cost to the victims of it and those who carry it out.
Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve ("Incendies") and screenwriter Aaron Guzikowski ("Contraband") give each major character moments of pain, grief and rage. Grace cracks up. Nancy (Davis), a veterinarian, shuts down. Franklin (Howard) feels helpless and Keller just lashes out.
The two girls are merely the first prisoners. Soon, everyone is trapped — parents, siblings, the cops, the suspect, the suspect's aunt (Melissa Leo).
"Prisoners" gives everybody a history. Add to that the dragnet that has Loki visiting every sex offender in the area, with assorted deviants (including a defrocked priest) either ruled out or added to the mystery.
But despite the occasional chase or chilling moment during surveillance, "Prisoners" loses urgency as it drags on. The dread and weight of "The Lovely Bones" and "The Vanishing" hang over it, augmented by chilly scenes of winter. But Villeneuve loses himself in that and his "they're all prisoners" thread in a third act that goes on far too long and explains far too much.
"Prisoners" is never less than engrossing. It'll keep you guessing. It's just too bad that the last 30 minutes make us feel like the prisoners here.


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• GERMANY: The sixth cycle of the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) Compliance Program, covering the period of May 2011 to May 2012, did not find any substances in violation of the IFRA Code of Practice in any of the selected products, the Brussels-based group has announced.
A test sample of 50 fragranced products, chosen at random from a selection of 450 products from 10 different countries, found that all fragrance formulations were compliant. The products—which include fine fragrances, body care products and household products—were analyzed by Eurofins, an independent body.
"This sixth cycle of our Compliance Program has once again demonstrated that the Standards are adhered to," said Pierre Sivac, IFRA president. "Our objective at IFRA is to ensure the safety of fragrance products for the consumer and the environment. We look to achieve this by evaluating the safety of ingredients through the industry's research center, RIFM and by setting industry policy based on the outcome of exhaustive independent reviews of the results by a panel of experts. Our industry has collectively undertaken the responsibility of enacting this Compliance Program to ensure that the IFRA Standards are respected and I am very pleased that the results of this latest cycle show 100% compliance."
More info: www.ifraorg.org


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Video SXSW: Imagine a Practical, Low-Cost Circuit Board Assembly System (Video) 60
Jeff: My name is Jeff McAlvay. I am working on a project, Board Forge. We aim at being electronics from art to part. So we want to be in a situation where folks can load a design of a board, a blank board and components, and come out with a functional circuit board.
Tim: Okay. Now on the table here, we've got a couple of different things, you got what looks like a CNC machine, and you've got an electronic brain, and you've got a laptop sending instructions. Can you talk through what each one does? Can you tell us what each of these, the things on this table, do?
Jeff: Certainly. Yes. So this is the machine itself. So it has components that are loaded in. It has a head that is able to move up and down and pick up the components. And it has the boards that are going to be populated with parts. The head has a vacuum tube and a camera on it. Over here, is the brain for the machine. So it is Raspberry Pi doing three things, it is sending instructions to the motor controller, it's also doing the computer vision, and it is also serving as the interface for the software.
Tim: The software you are using, is this homegrown?
Jeff: Yeah. So we have printouts written in full stack Javascript. So the server is an OJS and the software it is serving is HTML5 and JavaScript.
Tim: Okay. Now what sort of boards can people make with this?
Jeff: So our aim is to use to write different boards, anything from IO equipment that would allow folks to be able to have an accelerometer on their head and be able to move their head and hear from where the sound source is, to also do motor controllers like the one that is built and it's out of here.
Tim: Now what will this cost?
Jeff: Come again.
Tim: What will this cost?
Jeff: We are aiming at the $2000 price point.
Tim: Okay. Aiming for means when? What's your timeline right now?
Jeff: We are hoping to kickstart it this summer.
Tim: Okay. And that kickstart is going to raise money to do what, what things do you need that money to accomplish?
Jeff: So the main purpose is to be able to build machines. There are costs associated with making physical things.
Tim: Okay, sure. Now the device itself over here, how did you construct this?
Jeff: Instrumental in the process has been a hackerspace in Chicago called Pumping Station One. Right now I am working with three folks from that space. As well as some folks who are writing software that I met at a hackathon. So those guys have been just crucial in being able to help get to where we are.
Tim: So how big a team is it right now in total?
Jeff: Right now, there are six folks. Three primarily doing the hardware, and then three working on the software.
Tim: And are you all in the Chicago area?
Jeff: Three Chicago, one Miami, and then two California.
Tim: Okay. How do you coordinate that?
Jeff: So far, GitHub has been a big friend of ours, as has been the phone.
Tim: Okay. Now the things this can do, compared to say, MakerBot can do a lot of fine movement, but it can't for instance place components?
Jeff: Right. Can you say that again?
Tim: Yeah. So MakerBot can do a lot of movement, and it can make things...
Jeff: Right.
Tim: But it can't pick up the electronic parts, and it doesn't have a vision system.
Jeff: Right. Yeah. I think in many ways that is one of the big differences between this and more of the traditional 3D printers, while we're concerned with being able to put down material and build structural things. In many ways, this is more concerned with building electronics.
Tim: Okay. Can you characterize the precision with which the board is intended to place components?
Jeff: So, I don't want to make any promises yet as to where we will be, but the target we are aiming for is 0402 which is 0.5 mm x 1 mm.
Tim: Okay. And this device you said is going to cost probably about $2000.
Jeff: That's what we are targeting.
Tim: Okay. That makes it in the range of makerspace and schools?
Jeff: Yeah, we would love to have makerspaces, schools, small university labs, small businesses that do electronic design, and even I think down the road hope to be in industrial spaces where they are doing development of products.
Tim: Okay. How long has this been in the works from your side?
Jeff: We started in September.
Tim: Okay. And if somebody buys one of these when they are available, what kind of software will they need to actually make a circuit?
Jeff: So it comes with a software that we've written.
Tim: Okay. So is it GUI-based?
Jeff: Yeah. It is. I think one of our targets is try and make it really accessible for folks to be able to use. I think with the industrial machines, it takes a decent amount of training to get really good facility with them, so we are trying to keep the interface simple.
Tim: Is the software itself open source?
Jeff: Our plan is that once the machine is done, both the hardware and the software will be open source.
Tim: When you say the hardware will be open source, what do you mean by that?
Jeff: The designs for the machine.
Tim: And is everything here makeable with parts from your average makerspace, that if you could, if you've got your rail there, and things like that?
Jeff: We haven't decided exactly the implementation of the final design but we aim at one that is going to be makeable by folks in makerspaces.


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Future Princess of Monaco Charlene Wittstock's Best Swimsuit Looks
Prince Albert of Monaco first saw Charlene Wittstock in 2000 when she was partipating in a swim competition in Monaco. Just like Kate Middleton's see-through dress that first wowed Prince William, Wittstock's swimwear impressed Prince Albert and he took the South African former Olympian out. Five years later they officially got together and Wittstock found herself adjusting to the pressures of royal life that come with romancing one of the world's most eligible bachelors. The couple is set to marry this weekend in a ceremony dubbed the quiet Royal Wedding.
Sure Charlene can rock couture evening gowns just like her fellow royal fashionista counterparts, but it is how she flaunts her athletic and healthy figure in a recent Vogue profile and at various charity swim competitions that is worth a look.


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Stephen Twigg is not afraid to admit Labour did not always "get it right" when it comes to education.
The shadow education secretary concedes his government "interfered too much at the micro level of the classroom".
"We didn't get everything right, of course we didn't," he told Huffington Post UK. "I accept there are still too many young people leaving the education system lacking literacy and numeracy skills and so I'm in favour of a renewed focus on that.
It can't be easy confessing where Labour went wrong, and even less so admitting where the Conservatives are getting it right. Twigg recently hit the headlines for the party's controversial "U-turn" over Gove's free schools programme.
But he continues to defend his support: "I've said this a number of times: it's not about being against free schools.
"We wouldn't have introduced them in the way the government has done but most of these schools will succeed and we're not going to be in the business of closing down successful establishments."
"I certainly think there's sense in no-notice Ofsted inspections," he explains. "Schools can be utterly distracted by the knowledge Ofsted is coming in. I remember being a school governor in the late nineties and you know they're coming in and it's unhealthy."
So Ofsted can get a picture of the school on just one visit?
"That's an important point. Because we've seen a decline in the role of the local authority as a source of challenge and support for schools there is a risk all of our eggs are in the basket of Ofsted and that's an area we need to look at.
"I think Ofsted's important but I don't think a snap judgement is always going to be efficient."
So, another U-turn then...
But, before long, Twigg is back on track and launching into the usual attack on the government.
"Michael Gove is a man in a hurry. He's got things badly wrong; the way he cancelled Building Schools for the Future was rushed. I'll admit it was inefficient but if he'd taken a slower, more reflective approach he could have saved some of the programme.
"Gove sits behind his desk in London making decisions for thousands of schools," he chastises.
So the current education policy is too London-centric? Surely this is an issue with all policies, regardless of government?
"There's definitely a concern that because most of the national media is based in London, and a lot of politicians with children send them to London schools, that the city informs policy debate more than other parts of the country.
"But a lot of the issues in the capital are replicated in other urban areas," he continues.
"The biggest contrast can be urban and rural. Concepts of school choice and competition are sometimes pretty meaningless in the latter. We have to remain absolutely attuned to the importance of the needs of schools in rural and market town areas."
This problem would presumably be lessened, if not solved, if local authorities had more input into education?
"It's part of the policy review we are undertaking. I do think there remains an important role for the local authority but how that is best delivered is what we need to discuss.
"It cannot be desirable or viable for the accountability of thousands of schools to be in the secretary of state's hands in London."
And Twigg's criticism doesn't stop there.
"Gove is a man with a curious dogma about education. He has this attachment to a particular set of institutional solutions - academies and free schools - but he's silent on the majority of education in this country which is not being delivered through those two models."
Twigg adds he visits schools of "all types" achieving "brilliant things".
"You don't have to have the label.
"It is incredibly demoralising for teachers, parents and pupils in those schools which don't fall nto those categories to make it sound as though the only schools that merit any interest for us to learn from are the academies and free schools."
The MP is no doubt referring to the education secretary's continual pressure on schools to convert to academy status.
So what is the future for these hybrid schools?
"There needs to be a set of standards which apply consistently to all schools - but it is difficult to define these. Basic principles have to consist of fairness of funding, admissions and proper collaboration between schools," Twigg answers.
"People talk about autonomy and I think the principle of a school having its own character, its own ethos, being able to make its own decisions in many ways is a really important one. I don't think there's anyone in education who wants to turn the clock back to schools being directly run from the town hall.
"But I don't think any school should be an island. Schools work best when they have autonomy within the school but also an expectation that they should work cooperatively with other local schools, community, local authority and parents. I think we're moving away from that collaboration in a way that can be very harmful."
And what about working with other businesses? There's been widespread controversy over opening up schools to the market place, with one union calling the move "simply wrong".
"I want more relationships between businesses and schools," Twigg states.
But he quickly clarifies this is "very different" from an ideological model allowing profit-making businesses to interfere with schools.
"Let's have no doubt," he adds, "that's what the Tories really want.
"Businesses making a profit out of running a school? No way.
"Having a shared interest with schools in promoting literacy and job readiness? Absolutely."


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Freida B. Smith, for whom the city's Special Population Center is named, is being remembered as the matriarch and champion for people with developmental disabilities, which has helped make Cape Coral the city it is.
And she did it through compassion, volunteerism and music.
Smith, 100, passed away last Wednesday, April 17, in Syracuse, N.Y., where she lived after leaving Cape Coral in 2003 to be close to family.
Gloria Tate, one of the pioneers of Cape Coral in the early 1960s, remembered Smith for her spirit and generosity toward people.
"She had a deep love in Special Populations and it was emulated in everything she did," Tate said. "As long as I can remember, she was involved. She had that spirit. Everything that's happened here happened because we take care of our own. If you wanted it, you created it."
It was that spirit that moved her to volunteer for what was then a summer program for disabled people in 1979, according to Sarah Sansone, Special Populations supervisor.
"The department heard that Freida was a prior special education teacher and asked her to get involved," Sansone said. "They met at the Yacht Club and they had a piano and she would play it for the small group of adults."
By 1990, when Sansone began working there, the program was at the Douglas Realty building on Coronado Parkway, and it moved from place to place until it found a home first at the Lake Kennedy Senior Center in 1992, then in its permanent home two years later, which was important for the expansion of the program to include job training.
Sansone said there was a piano at the realty office, which moved from place to place with her. And she learned what special gift Smith had for teaching and music.
"I was amazed how she didn't just sing songs, but she educated through her music," Sansone said. "She travelled the world and would pick up mementos. She would bring them in and sing a song about it and where it came from and the culture."
Smith would also play piano for the holidays and sing about the May pole and a dance, Sansone said, and watched the program grow from the three to five at the beginning to the 18 to 20 there when Sansone arrived.
Any money she made for her volunteer piano playing went to Special Populations, Sansone said, calling her a champion of their cause to expand.
Sansone said when Smith started teaching, they put their classroom in the basement and not integrated with other students as they are now.
As a person, Tate remembered Smith as a grandmother figure.
"She was like your best grandmother ever. If you could pick or choose a grandmother who would love you unconditionally, it was her," Tate said. "Always smiling and happy. A very loving woman."
Weezer Murphy, a Rotary member and a 23-year resident of Cape Coral, remembered her as the "piano player" at Rotary meetings on top of everything else.
"She threw herself completely into Special Pops. She was the sweetest little lady," Murphy said. "She was dedicated to its participants and to the city employees who administered it."
Murphy also remembered Smith for knowing when it was time to go and be with her family, as she was in declining health.
"She was a loss to our community, but she was slowing down, like we're all going to do," Murphy said.
Ultimately, the building that's named for her on Santa Barbara Boulevard will be her lasting legacy.
"Special Pops was the goal in her life to accomplish what she did and because of her efforts, they named a building after her," said city historian Paul Sanborn.
"I'm grateful she had that passion that she inspired us all to have to make the world a better place with Special Pops," Tate said. "I've sold a home to somebody specifically for that purpose. That says volumes for the community. It's not always about the dollars and cents."
"To me, she was an extraordinary teacher. Music is a universal language. They don't need to be able to read or see, but the tune itself. She took that tool and was able to teach them about other people," Sansone said. "She was a peer. I loved her as a person, a friend and her ability."
A memorial service for Smith is being planned for a later date. For more information, contact Sansone at 574-0574.


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Alex has been to Djuma many times and in her recent TripAdvisor review called Djuma"My favorite place in the whole world!!" (September 17, 2012). She certainly has the photographer's eye and I thank her for allowing me to put this many of her photos in the blog post!
Awesome photos: Alex Michael – regular visitor to Djuma


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BATESVILLE, Ind., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc., (NYSE: HRC) invites you to listen to a presentation by Peter H. Soderberg, president and chief executive officer, Hill-Rom. He will be speaking at the Bank of America Health Care Conference in New York City on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 2 p.m. EDT.
You are invited to listen to the live presentation via the internet link at http://ir.hill-rom.com/events.cfm or access it directly at http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/bas/healthcare09/id23100152.cfm
A recorded replay of the presentation will be available one hour after conclusion of the live event and accessible at the links above until May 29, 2009.
Hill-Rom is a leading worldwide manufacturer and provider of medical technologies and related services for the health care industry, including patient support systems, safe mobility and handling solutions, non-invasive therapeutic products for a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions, medical equipment rentals, and information technology solutions. Hill-Rom's comprehensive product and service offerings are used by health care providers across the health care continuum in hospitals, extended care facilities and home care settings to enhance the safety and quality of patient care.
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