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I. OBJECTIVE & PURPOSE This policy sets forth principles and procedures for selecting and approving works of art that will be permanently installed on the University of North Florida's campus, including those funded through construction dollars and those donated by individuals or organizations. II. STATEMENT OF POLICY The University of North Florida encourages and uses permanent exhibits of artwork to educate and enrich the lives of our students, faculty, staff, and the local community. Portraits may also be used to commemorate individuals who have contributed to the development of the institution. All such exhibits of art must complement and respect the character of the campus, be appropriate for the specific setting, and be consistent with the mission of the institution. Proposed works of art will be approved by either (a) the local art selection committee, as defined in the Florida Arts in State Building Program Guide, or (b) The UNF Campus Committee on Public Art appointed by the University President. The local art selection committee is used for works funded through construction dollars. The UNF Campus Committee on Public Art is used in approving works donated to or purchased by the University. After consultation with the respective selection committee and other interested constituents, the President of the University may choose not to accept or purchase specific pieces of art work. III. STATEMENT OF PROCEDURES (If needed) Works Funded through Construction Dollars
In accord with Florida Statute 255.043, one-half of one percent of the total appropriation for construction of a new building will be set aside to fund the acquisition of a work of art for public display in the interior or exterior of the new building. The allocation for the work of art can not exceed $100,000. The procedures for selection of these works of art are set forth in the Florida's Art in State Buildings Program Guide. Donated Works of Art
In making decisions to accept donated works of art, as stated above, the President will appoint a UNF Campus Committee on Public Art. This committee will review proposed donations and make a recommendation to the President. In reviewing such proposals, the committee will consider 1. Information about the work of art, its concept or purpose, any existing appraisals and any history on the work; 2. The biography of the artist; 3. Information about the donor(s) including information about prior affiliation with the University, if any; 4. A description of proposed campus sites for the artwork and the rationale for these sites; 5. Information on any technical issues which need to be considered (e.g. lighting, security, other installation requirements and/or maintenance, restoration and cleaning requirements), and 6. A clear statement of what related costs the donor(s) intends to cover and what costs, if any, that the University would be obligated to assume.
Proposals for artwork that are being donated to the University should also be reviewed by the Vice President for Institutional Advancement. Statues Commemorating Individuals or Sets of Individuals
If a proposed donation or acquisition is a statue commemorating a known individual or set of individuals, this piece must meet the criteria set forth in the policy statement provided above and each of the following criteria: 1. It must be judged to be a work of art by the UNF Campus Committee on Public Art, which will include one or more members of UNF's art faculty; 2. It must be constructed in an appropriate medium (e.g. bronze or granite) and not exceed eight feet in height; 3. It must commemorate the life of an individual or lives of a group of individuals who have been dead for twenty-five or more years; 4. It must depict an individual or individuals who have made significant contributions to society or a specific discipline or field of study as determined by a panel of experts from within the university community; and 5. It must depict an individual or individuals who have achieved regional, national or international recognition.
Recognizing Works of Art
In installing a donated or purchased work of art, the University or the donors of such a work will ensure that the art is appropriately recognized by title and artist. Donors may also wish to work with the University to recognize their contributions to the University. Relocating Works of Art
As set forth in this policy, any donated or purchased work of art becomes the property of the University of North Florida. As such, it is within the prerogative of the University to relocate such works of art on the UNF campus or, if necessary, place such works in storage when changes in the campus require such alterations.


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Minimum Requirements for Standard Player Contracts
Agreement regarding the minimum requirements for standard player contracts in the professional football sector in the European Union and in the rest of the UEFA territory, 19 April 2012.
The social partners representing the professional football sector has today (19 April 2012) signed their first Agreement setting minimum contract requirements.
The social partners represented by FIFPro (Trade Union); EPFL (European Professional Football Leagues), ECA (European Club Association) and UEFA the governing body of European football have negotiated the agreement. It will also be accompanied by a joint letter where all organisations pledge to implement these new commitments.
To ensure that player contracts throughout Europe meet certain minimum standards, contracts must be in writing, they must define the rights and duties of club and player and they must address matters such as salary, health insurance, social security or paid leave. Contracts also must refer to the duty of players to participate in training, to maintain a healthy lifestyle and to comply with disciplinary procedures. Standard contracts will also contain provisions on dispute resolution and applicable law.
The agreement was signed by Philippe Piat (FIFPro Division Europe, President), Michel Platini (UEFA, President), Frédéric Thiriez (EPFL, President) and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (ECA, President) and their respective General Secretaries in the presence of László Andor, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion and responsible for social dialogue at EU level. Commissioner Vassiliou, responsible for sport, also attended the signing ceremony.
The Commission supports the European social dialogue in the professional football sector and will assist EU social partners in the monitoring and implementation of the Autonomous Agreement.
Click here for more information on the Social Dialogue in the Professional Football sector
- Published: 19 April 2012


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The Lightroom 2.6 update included a bug that could cause Lightroom to crash unexpectedly when encountering certain raw files from the Leica M9 camera. This bug is an unfortunate consequence of attempting to tune our raw processing algorithms specifically for the M9 camera based on feedback on our Lightroom 2.6 Release Candidate. Due to the severity of this bug, we have released Lightroom 2.6.1 with a correction for the issue. This update is only applicable to photographers working with files from a Leica M9 camera.
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Katy Perry Named 'Hottest Woman of 2013' by "Men's Health"
(NEW YORK) -- We're just a few days into 2013, but Men's Health magazine has seen the future ... and it's name is Katy Perry. The magazine has put the singer on top of its list of the 100 Hottest Women of 2013.
Admitting that its only criteria for ranking the list was how "smokin' hot" the women included are, Men's Health praises Katy's "ample rack," and the fact that she has a sense of humor about her "newsworthy DDs." But on a more serious note, the mag also gives Katy credit for turning "a bad breakup" into material for hit songs, spending a year in the top 10 on the charts, having a Twitter following that's "four times the population of New York City" and scoring eight Grammy nominations by the age of 28.
Katy's in good company: the rest of the top five includes Mila Kunis, Christina Hendricks, Jennifer Lawrence and Jennifer Aniston. Among the other singers who appear on the list: Beyonce, at #8, Taylor Swift at #12, Rihanna at #15, Carrie Underwood at #24, Alicia Keys at #32, Shakira at #67, Jennifer Lopez at #72, Demi Lovato at #78, Lady Gaga at #93 and Carly Rae Jepsen at #98.
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I understand your frustration about clients steering the design in a certain direction but this is something that every designer encounters, it's just part of the job.
I think the very least we can do in these circumstances is just make sure we're applying our styles thoughtfully and in a way that aids the functional design of the site.
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You're right, some of these treatments aid the usability of a site design. I don't object to this. It's the thoughtless application of style that I'm referring to.
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I don't think clients or budgets are the issue here. The article isn't about breaking the mould either. The key message I was trying to get across is that when we apply an aesthetic to a website we should do so thoughtfully and make the style relevant to the content of the site.
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Ten people, including five children, were shot dead or killed with machetes and spears during a dawn attack on Thursday, in apparent revenge for the deaths the day before of nine others in a nearby village.
More than 180 people have died in the area, the Tana River Delta, in the last six months in a series of raids initially blamed on long-standing disputes between tribes over access to water and grazing land.
But officials now admit that the violence is politically motivated, designed to force those opposing some candidates in polls due in March to flee from certain constituencies.
Already, one assistant minister has been arrested and accused of links to fighting last year that left 110 people dead in less than a fortnight.
Police now say that more political figures are in their sights, accused of arming young men from the rival Pokomo and Orma tribes to carry out the deadly assaults.
Dozens of stick-and-thatch homes were yesterday burnt to the ground and livestock was killed or stolen. Hundreds of people were fleeing their villages, joining thousands of others who are already in temporary camps in the area.
"These guys, they crossed the river and attacked the village, it was revenge for what happened the day before," said Omar Bocha, a health worker in a town close to Kibusu, the village that was raided yesterday.
"People were shot, people were attacked with machetes. No one feels safe here any more, the police always come too late."
Suggestions that the violence was provoked by arguments over grazing and arable land were "nonsense", Mr Bocha added.
"This is elections, it's all about elections," he said. "There are politicians who want to decrease the number of voters who oppose them, they want to chase them away so they have a greater chance to win."
One local leader called the violence an attempt to "Balkanise" the Tana River Delta, an area of 15,000 square miles two hour's drive along the Indian Ocean coast north of the tourist town of Malindi.
"We have names of several politicians, business people and local elites who we believe have been, and are still funding the attacks in the Tana," said Aggrey Adoli, the most senior police officer for Kenya's coastal province.
"They are using grazing land and water as excuses. When we arrest them, they will tell us how and where they are acquiring illegal firearms and other weapons to arm these locals." More than 450 people died in separate outbreaks of apparently communal violence across Kenya in 2012, the United Nations reported in December.
Although politics has not been proven to be behind all the attacks, Kenyans are increasingly worried for their safety as the country enters the most intense period of campaigning ahead of the March 4 general election.
More than 1,300 people died and 300,000 were forced to flee their homes in six weeks of violence following the disputed poll in December 2007.
Since then, Kenya has passed a new constitution that clipped the president's powers but also introduced significant numbers of new political offices, including an upper house of parliament.
Analysts fear that election battles to win these new seats could provoke a series of outbreaks of violence across the country, similar to the Tana Delta clashes.


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Siblings found living in abandoned school bus in Splendora
SPLENDORA - A broken-down school bus on a garbage-strewn lot in Montgomery County was home until Wednesday for two children whose parents apparently are in prison.
A postal worker discovered a girl, 11, and her 5-year-old brother about 10 a.m. while making rounds along Three S Street near Circle H, officials said.
"They appeared to be unsupervised," said Jamie Nash with the Montgomery County Precinct 4 Constable's Office.
The bus had been converted into quarters for the children, with bunk beds and a window-mounted air conditioner. But shocked local officials said the youngsters' living conditions were deplorable. What little food they could get at was in another building on the lot.
"Everyone who was on the scene talked about the odor - there was a lot of trash on the property," Nash said.
The concerned postal worker left a message about the children with Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace James Metts, known in the community for having a deep interest in juvenile issues.
Metts, in turn, passed the word along to Precinct 4 Constable Rowdy Hayden, who went to the scene himself.
The heavily wooded property where the bus is parked is dotted with signs warning against trespassers. Bicycles and toys lay scattered about, while a large mixed-breed dog slept under the bus.
Hayden found a woman on the property who is believed to be the children's great-aunt. The woman said she works a 12-hour shift Monday through Friday, but was always with the children at night.
"Whether she was there or not, they were being unsupervised for extended periods. It's not acceptable," Nash said.
The children said they were home-schooled and are not listed on the rolls at the Splendora Independent School District, officials said.
Always barefoot
The girl and her brother were often seen running in the area at night.
"They always had dirty clothes on (and) no shoes, even in the winter," said Gayla Payne, who lives nearby.
The girl told Payne's daughter that she bathed only twice a week.
"The girl's hair was always messed up," said another neighbor, Myra Langston. "She looks unkempt, like she doesn't shower."
Hayden called Child Protective Services, which has also launched an investigation.
CPS caseworkers are talking to family members to learn if a relative can provide adequate care for the children.
"It not, we'll take custody and place them in foster care," said Gwen Carter, a CPS spokeswoman.
There was no indication that either child had been physically abused, Carter said. "They just need to be cleaned up right now."
Clean beds, food - now
The children's parents are believed to be Mark and Sherrie Shorten, both of Splendora, who were convicted in federal court in Louisiana of embezzling money from victims of Hurricane Ike in 2008.
According to prosecutors, Sherrie Shorten helped the victims obtain loans to repair storm damage. The loans were then deposited in a bank account to pay the contractor - her husband.
They later emptied the account without finishing the work, officials said.
Both were sentenced to 18 months in prison early this year. On Wednesday, the attorney representing Sherrie Shorten in that case couldn't be reached for comment.
Metts, the justice of the peace, said he was glad the children will now sleep in clean beds and have enough to eat.
"But it does raise the question: How did they slip through the cracks?" he noted.


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Three Paths to the Cloud, They All Start in Vegas (EMC World, Interop, and More)
If you're looking for Cisco in the cloud next week, you'll have your choice of events. The source of all of this cloud knowledge, Las Vegas. Who knew that was where the cloud started?
#EMCworld #CiscoEMCW
First up, Cisco Data Center Cloud team can be found at EMC World, Booth 401, at The Venetian/Palazzo, May 6-9.
For all of the latest information on Cisco's presence, from theater presentations to demos to speaking sessions, visit www.cisco.com/go/emcworld
We will be shooting the first half of Season 3 of Engineers Unplugged in front of a live audience! Surrounded by whiteboards and as a part of the EMC Elect Space of EMC Square, the social hub, we're pretty excited about the line up of guests and topics. Want to learn more? Ping me @CommsNinja or visit EngineersUnplugged.com.
There will be unicorns.
But wait, there's more! Just down the strip, at Mandalay Bay, May 6-10, you'll find Cisco at Interop. For all of the details on the keynote, speaking sessions, and Booth 1327, visit: www.cisco.com/go/interoplv
If that's not enough Vegas cloud for one week, Cisco's Rodrigo Flores will be speaking at the Cloud 2020 Summit, and we'll be providing coverage.
That's what's happening during the day, but what about the community? Where can you meet with your peers? Beyond the numerous official parties, and there are many, here's where you can meet up with @CiscoDC peers.
- Monday, May 6, 9:30-11:30 pm: Join Matthew Brender (EMC), John Troyer (VMware), and Amy Lewis (that's me, from Cisco, if that wasn't readily apparent) for an informal non-sponsored Tweetup (BYOWallet). We podcast as The Geek Whisperers, a show about all things Social Media in Enterprise IT. Social is a part of all of our careers these days, and we'd love to hear what it means to you. Come out and say hi.
- Tuesday, May 7, 11 pm – 1 am: It's Vegas, baby! After the official parties end, it's time for Waffle Club. The first rule of Waffle Club, don't talk about Waffle Club. Space is limited, and spots are going quick.
- Wednesday, May 8, 10 pm until: Tech Field Day's Buzzword Bingo Bash! What could be more fun that coming out to apply all the terms you've used and abused during the week. This is a crossover event in a neutral location, easy to get to from EMC World or Interop.
So safe travels to all who are coming. We look forward to catching up with old friends and meeting new. Please stop by the booths and say hi, or hunt one of us down by following the Twitter stream.
For everyone watching at home, pop some popcorn, and get ready for the ride. We'll do all we can to bring the action to you. Send questions, suggestions, and feedback: here on the blog or to @CiscoDC or @CommsNinja. We're listening!
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Hi Amy,
A busy week in Vegas to be sure. Thought your readers might also be interested in checking out #theCUBE live video broadcast from EMC World – 3 days (Mon-Wed) with CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, customers and Cisco's own VP on the UCS team, Jim McHugh at 1:20pm Pacific on Wednesday. See the coverage at http://siliconangle.com
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Something topsy-turvy has happened with the Lakers.
It goes beyond the Lakers beginning a five-game stretch in four days with an upset against a Western Conference powerhouse (Portland), losing by an average of 36 points to New Orleans, the Clippers and Denver and ending the week with another upset over a Western Conference powerhouse (Oklahoma City).
The Lakers will spend the beginning of this week resting. They took Monday off and plan to rest again on Tuesday, but the rest of this week will hardly seem easy even if it only involves two games. The Lakers (22-42) will visit the Oklahoma City Thunder (46-17) on Thursday at Chesapeake Energy Arena, a mere four days after surprisingly knocking OKC down to second place in the Western Conference standings. The Lakers will then face the top-ranked Spurs (46-16) on Friday in San Antonio before facing them again next Wednesday in Los Angeles.
The Spurs and Thunder have combined for two NBA Finals appearances in the past two years and have taken turns all season boasting the Western Conference's No. 1 and 2 playoff seeds, respectively. A stewing Thunder locker room following Sunday's loss to the Lakers suggests another upset won't be as easy.
"They will be ready to come out firing," Lakers forward Pau Gasol said. "Let's see if we can put the same type of effort. The result hopefully will be the same. It might vary. But at least the effort and concentration and desire to get after the ball on every play, that has to be there."
Still, what are the odds of Jodie Meeks duplicating a career-high 42 points or former UCLA standout Russell Westbrook going 7-of-23 from the field? The Lakers conceivably have a better chance at grabbing the No. 1 pick in the May 20 lottery drawing. The Lakers have the NBA's fourth-worst record, giving them an 11.9 percent chance to secure the No. 1 pick.
"They're going to have a lot of energy on their home court," Lakers forward Ryan Kelly said. "We'll have to have a really good game to beat them there."
And if not? Well, if the Lakers have the third worst record, their odds at grabbing this year's top draft pick increase to 15.6 percent.
Lineup shuffle
The only certainties with the Lakers involve losing, injuries and lineup changes.
Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni featured his 30th different starting lineup of the season by featuring Ryan Kelly over Kent Bazemore on Sunday against Oklahoma City.
D'Antoni made the move partly because he wanted the versatile Wesley Johnson to guard Kevin Durant at the small forward position. But D'Antoni also said Bazemore's effort has recently waned after instantly making an impact when the Lakers acquired him nearly 2½ weeks ago from Golden State. After having eight double-digit performances, Bazemore scored only three points Friday in Denver.
"He lost a little bit of his tenacity and focus," D'Antoni said. "He has to get that back."
Bazemore responded against Oklahoma City by scoring seven of his 11 points in the fourth quarter.
"For four games, he lost his focus and energy," D'Antoni said. "You can't have that. He regained it. We won partly because of that."
For more, follow the Inside the Lakers blog


text: Network Effects and Its Influence on Search-based Advertising in Alingsas , Sweden Much like the other exploits based on the Internet explosion, search-based online advertising's in Alingsas , Sweden value hinges on the critical mass of users brought about by network effects. The more popular a search site becomes, the higher the interest of advertisers in investing their marketing dollars in the search site. This in turn leads to more relevant search results to users who are looking for some commercial solution to a problem or need. This self-reinforcing positive feedback loop explains the recent heightened interest to channel marketing investment into the online arena instead of more conventional means of media such as print and television. Despite the recent impressive expansion in Alingsas , Sweden, the growth path of search-based online advertising does not follow an exponential pattern. Instead, it resembles the S-shaped growth path common to most industries that experience positive feedback effects. One of the field's pioneers, GoTo.com which eventually changed its name to Overture and was acquired by Yahoo!, had a tough time selling this model of mixing paid-search into a routine search result. Online search is often perceived as a free public good and users resisted the idea of a for-profit model. Furthermore, the online shopping experience requires a paradigm shift in mindset for customers to become comfortable with spending money online. Security issues, privacy invasion, lack of broadband connectivity and the necessary online payment infrastructure all led to the early lackluster response for consumers and thus paid advertisers. However, once sufficient volume of online purchase was achieved, in Alingsas , Sweden the industry pushed beyond the tipping point of the S-shaped growth path and now shows remarkable expansion at the expense of spending of advertising dollars in other media. While search sites do not face the kind of negative feedback faced by other traditional economies-of-scale based manufacturing in Alingsas , Sweden, their ability to continue expanding is limited by competition. Indeed, one might argue that the entry cost for a new search company is not as high as a conventional manufacturing company which requires a substantial fixed cost. While Google is gaining all the limelight in this arena, it faces strong competition from Yahoo!, MSN and other specialty-search sites. There is also the possibility of search sites of 'foreign' origins such as baidu.com from China to gain entry into the market just as Google has done with its Chinese site. In addition, the limited supply of online advertising space provided by these few major players may not meet the growing demand from advertisers. This could potentially drive up bidding prices and hence create additional market room in Alingsas , Sweden for new search sites to meet this demand or spread the demand to other forms of online advertising in Alingsas , Sweden. Complements to Search Based Advertising in Alingsas , Sweden To overcome the competition, various search companies have attempted to differentiate their product by throwing in complementary add-ons to entice and keep users. Yahoo! was the first to expand from a simple search site into a diverse portal and now boasts over 150 million email users in Alingsas , Sweden. While Google only has about 5 million Gmail subscribers, they are following along a very similar site diversification strategy of email accounts, online messenger software, and mapping services. Recently, they have branched out in a different direction in their bid to build a city-wide Wi-Fi network in San Francisco. in Alingsas , Sweden Each of these tactics are part of the larger growth strategy that search sites are attempting to draw more users and eventually more advertising revenue. One service, complementary to Google and Yahoo!, that is being performed externally is search engine optimization (SEO) in Alingsas , Sweden. These firms serve as guides to offline players that want to take maximum advantage of search's ability to reach customers. Their services fall into two main buckets: website optimization and keyword bidding. Website site optimizers review website construction and give advice on how to alter its structure in order to make it easier for Yahoo! and Google's web crawlers to document the relevant information on their site. Since this can increase the page rank in the free, unsponsored listings in Alingsas , Sweden, this is the biggest "low hanging fruit" for many new advertisers. After opportunities to improve free advertising are depleted, companies typically turn their attention to sponsored links. SEO often serves the role as the guide to this new type of advertising and advise firms on their key word bidding strategy. Thus, by making web information easier to crawl and advertisers more comfortable that they are investing smartly in seach advertising, SEO pave the path for future growth of search-based advertisers in Alingsas , Sweden. Lock-In Effects in Search-based Advertising in Alingsas , Sweden. Unlike most software products, the switching cost of search site is minimal. Firstly, it does not take much training for the user to learn how to navigate or do his search in a new search site. In addition, it is extremely easy for an Internet user to open several browser windows and do the same search on different search sites. Similarly, the switching cost for advertisers who decide how much to bid for their keywords for which search sites is also minimal. Hence, search sites provide many free add-on services to increase this switching cost. Yahoo! has recently taken on a novel approach by entering the world of social networking in order to increase the lock-in effects of their search engine in Alingsas , Sweden. In their MyWeb product currently in Beta, they encourage you to log in with your Yahoo! ID when you are using Yahoo! products or search feature. Because of this tracking capability, you can go over your search history of past websites you found regardless of what computer you are on. In addition, they encourage you to share your good results with your friends. Their Friendster-like networking site , Yahoo360, allows you to recommend good sites to anyone in your circle of connected friends. Thus, when you input a key word into the search box, you will get a few extra "personalized" results that are favorites of your friends. Although this service is not widely used at this point, if it becomes popular, it could dramatically increase the switching cost of moving over to a new search engine. In addition, an email account serves as a vital connection between the Internet user and the search site in Alingsas , Sweden. At the same time, the email account provides the search site in Alingsas , Sweden with important personal information that is valuable to advertisers who may be looking for better targeted advertising based on certain demographics in Alingsas , Sweden. While these added features help garner customer loyalty, the switching cost involved is not a significant competitive advantage that any search site can claim to. Rather, management of customers' expectations might be a more crucial factor. Google has done extremely well based on its reputation to generate the fastest and most relevant search results. A continued effort either through technological advancement or marketing strategy to maintain this perception would be crucial for a search company like Google to continue to stay ahead of the game in Alingsas , Sweden


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Wiz Khalifa, Capital Cities To Headline Spring Sammypalooza
Feb. 27, 2014
SHSU Media Contact: Jennifer Gauntt
The Sam Houston State University Student Activities Department has announced today that Capital Cities and Wiz Khalifa will perform on campus as the spring Sammypalooza series artists on March 26.
The concert, which is free for SHSU students, will begin at 8 p.m., with doors opening at 7 p.m., at the Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum.
Want Tickets?
When? Beginning March 5 at noon
Where? Johnson Coliseum Box Office No. 2
by phone at 936.294.3021
Tickets will be available on Wednesday (March 5) at noon and each SHSU student, and faculty and staff member, with an active BearkatOne card will be allowed to receive up two free tickets.
"The Sammypalooza (concert series) is returning for the first time since August 2012, and with this lineup, it is sure to sellout," said Steven Begnaud, Student Activities program coordinator. "Sammypalooza is designed to bring musical talent to the students at Sam Houston State University free of charge and put on a high-quality, entertaining show for the students to enjoy."
Rapper Wiz Khalifa was selected by popular vote from a poll taken in October as students' first choice to headline Sammypalooza.
Khalifa entered the music scene after high school, releasing his first mixed tape "Prince of the City: Welcome to Pistolvania" in 2005.
The mixed tape was soon accepted by fans and began to gain buzz outside of his home of Pittsburgh, and he soon released "Show and Prove," which was called "arguably the best album of the year" by Okayplayer.com.
His first Atlantic Records release, "Black and Yellow," quickly gained 3 million views on YouTube and was nominated for two Grammy awards. He has since received three other Grammy nominations; and won a BET Award for "Best New Artist" in 2011 and a Billboard Music Award for "Top New Artist" in 2012.
In recent years, Khalifa has found himself being recognized by a multitude of rap veterans, including Rick Ross and Diddy.
Capital Cities was selected to perform largely due to their international stardom and their famous single, according to Begnaud.
The Los Angeles duo of Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian initially met on Craigslist in 2008 and worked as jingle writers until they formed the indie-electro band Capital Cities in 2010.
In 2011, they released an independent EP that included the song "Safe and Sound," an upbeat mesh of synths and melody that spread like wildfire across the Internet.
Encouraged by the experience, the band self-funded a promotional campaign and got on the radio in the states.
Soon after, the music industry and the rest of the world took notice and the duo was signed by Capitol Records's indie label "Lazy Hooks" and released the band's debut album "In A Tidal Wave of Mystery" in June 2013.
"Safe and Sound" went multi-platinum and the music video received Video Music Award and Grammy nominations.
The song went on to achieve a No. 1 position on the U.S. alternative charts, No. 2 on the U.S. rock charts, and No. 8 on the U.S. combined music charts. It also reached No. 1 in Germany, No. 2 in Austria, No. 4 in Italy, and No. 5 in Canada.
Following Sammypalooza, Capital Cities will perform at Lollapalooza Chile on March 29.
Tickets to Sammypalooza will be available Monday through Friday from noon to 6 p.m. in Johnson Coliseum Box Office No. 2 or by phone at 936.294.3021.
For more information, contact Student Activities at 936.294.3861 or visit Sammypalooza.com.
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The mission of College Communications is to effectively engage the College community by strengthening the image of BCC through accurate and timely information, professional and creative materials, and comprehensive brand management programs.
If you are looking for business cards, name tags, graphic design, brochures, photography, radio, or any other publications...College Communications is the office to contact. It is their goal to work with faculty and staff to strategically promote College programs and events and, more importantly, work with you to achieve your goals.
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Yesterday my mother took me and the niños on a trip to the new Air & Space Museum. It is now one week before my much anticipated flight to Miami, so it seems fitting that I get reacquainted with airplanes before I go. (I haven't been on one in more than 10 years.)
The architecture of the museum is very interesting. On the right is the observation tower.
When we went in, the very nice security officers informed me that they have a "no gum" policy so I had to spit out my chicle in the provided trash can in front of everybody. I had flashbacks to Spanish 101 in middle school.
To go to the observation tower you have to go DOWN a flight of stairs to the elevator, which I found strange, but it was very cool once we were up there. You could see planes coming and going from Dulles airport. Apparently the observation tower is very busy on the weekend, so I recommend going on a week day as we did. We almost had the whole thing to ourselves.
After that, we went down and looked at airplane after airplane. Honestly, I'm not that curious about the random details and history of the airplanes, but I found the way they were hung from the ceiling to be aesthetically pleasing.
Some airplanes were parked on the floor as well. The museum had a sort of modern warehouse feel which I liked. Very open floor plan. As you would suspect, most of the museum space is dedicated to airplanes, but there were helicopters, hang gliders, satellites and other such things, including this impressively big space shuttle.
After the niños tried a flight simulator, (I felt sick just watching), we stopped for lunch in the museum cafeteria. There were a few choices but we ended up getting McDonald's. As expected, museum food prices are somewhat outrageous. The Big Mac meal was like $7. (No photo of the over-priced hamburger. I was hungry, sorry.)
The museum shop was also predictably expensive. (My oldest son began begging for the little package of $5 dehydrated astronaut ice cream. Chale! I told him to pick a 75 cent post card instead.)
On our way to the exit, my youngest son tested the unspoken "no running" policy, and lost. A security guard called after him, "No running, no running! We don't want accidents in here!" … I chided my son and apologized to the guard before asking her where she was from because I liked her accent. This is always dangerous territory for a white person to enter, since this type of question can easily be taken the wrong way. The guard put a hand on her hip and said, "I'm from my mother, where you from?" I had to laugh because I suspected she was from New York like my father's side of the family, and she gave a perfect response full of New York attitude. I shouldn't have expected any less. Turns out she grew up in Spanish Harlem. When she found out I have family in Brooklyn, she became less defensive. We had a friendly chat and then parted ways. As we walked down the corridor towards the exit she hollered after us, "You got an accent, too, ya know!"
I laughed and waved, unsure of what exactly she meant in that moment. I thought about it and decided that maybe she just meant that the perception of an "accent" varies by who is doing the listening. To her, I'm the one with the "accent".


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[to my cousin] So since you mentioned the whole dopamine thing and video games I've been meaning to sit down and research the subject. Finally had a chance to. Turns out there's a LOT more behind the scenes.
One article, Dopey about Dopamine, states video games don't raise dopamine levels any more than eating food or sex, as well as sites studies showing data regarding same. The same article argues people need to distinguish between a substance and behavior.
"we have to stop treating behaviors as if they were controlled substances. Playing video games, watching television, eating, and having sex are behaviors that can all be problematic in certain times and certain contexts. But they are not the same as ingesting drugs, they don't cause the same level of chemical change in the brain."Another article, This is Your Brain on Video Games, talks about video games creates new learning comparable to learning in graduate school. He cites several organizations that support gaming to improve mental cognition. He also cited several studies including one where gamers outperform nongamers, including gamers who started a week prior for the sole purpose of addressing the weakness that gamers may be more visual learners in the first place. In addition, he cited a study where surgeons who played games more than three hours a week had 37% less errors than nongaming peers.
More than several TedTalks address video games and their benefits to the real world, such as in Jane McGonigal's TedTalk on how a video game recovered her from a head injury, and Tom Chatfield's TedTalk on how gaming can increase learning, along with many others.
Do you see my dilemna?!?!
Really, if this was based on facts, there would be no dilemma. Live a balanced life, and video games are a major benefit. Don't live a balanced life, and they aren't.
The thing is, I *personally* don't like video games. I'm also a lot dumber visually than the boys and Brando. And by a lot, I mean a LOT. Also, if I don't like something, I kind of don't want them to spend time on something I don't like. But, then, who am I to keep them from challenging themselves mentally just because I'd rather spend time challenging myself in other ways?
[to my cousin] Was thinking on this and finally had time to research. Thought I'd share my research and dilemmas with you since you mentioned the one thing that got me researching :) .


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Revision history for Perl extension Statistics::Descriptive.
3.0101 June 15, 2010
- Moved the trimmed_mean caching test (that used the Benchmark.pm module)
to rejects/descr.t , because it kept failing.
3.0100 July 20, 2009
- Added the quantile method - thanks to Djibril Ousmanou (DJIBEL).
- https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=47948
3.0000 May 29, 2009
- Added tests (for ->count, ->sum, ->sumsq, ->min, ->max)
- Localized the scope of $stat and other variables in t/descr.t
- Got rid of AUTOLOAD in favour of individual accessors.
- Converted many direct member accesses to the accessors.
- Added ->frequency_distribution_ref() which deprecates
- Some refactoring of the lib/Statistics/Descriptive.pm module
(without breaking the documented API).
2.9 May 13, 2009
- Fixed bug https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=46026 :
- standard_deviation failing due to a variance that got evaluated
to 0 due to rounding errors.
- Kwalitee : added a LICENSE section to the POD.
- Kwalitee (CPANTS) : added an examples/ directory with a script.
2.8 May 09, 2009
- Enabled "./Build runtest" and "./Build distruntest" (using Test::Run)
in the distribution.
- Fixed incomplete/broken tests in t/descr.t.
2.7 May 03, 2009
- Converted the distribution to Build.PL and re-organized it to
put everything under its proper place. Started maintaining it in:
- http://svn.berlios.de/svnroot/repos/web-cpan/Statistics-Descriptive/
- Converted t/descr.t to use "use strict;" and "use warnings;".
- Converted t/descr.t to use Test::More.
- Cleaned up the "use" statement of lib/Statistics/Descriptive.pm.
- Added more explicit dependencies (core, though) to Build.PL.
- Fixed RT bug #34999: freq distribution generated too many bins.
- https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=34999
- Added some keywords and resources to the META.yml, using Build.PL's
- Fixed https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=32183
- more authoritative (and non-broken) link to the RFC.
- Applied the patch in https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=9160
- {{#9160: Variance and Standard Deviation use costly pseudo-variance,
instead of computing real variance}}.
2.6 October 10, 2002
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0% from upper bound. Formerly if 0 was requested then it used the
lower bound!
- POD format patch from ddunlap
2.5 Wednesday, May 12 1999
- Forgot to document change in v2.4, which included fixing
percentile so that it worked right and added to the test
- Modified frequency_distribution so that specific bins could
be passed in. Fixed caching so that it actually works
(it only used to get stuck returning the result of the
first call).
- Turned off caching for least_squares_fit because there's no
way to generate a unique key for memorization.
2.3 Thursday Nov 12 1998
- Fix for frequency distribution.
Changed Makefile.PL to ease ActiveState distribution of the module.
Andrea's code for preventing division by zero and other
improvements. He also wrote a great test bench.
Added code from Warren Matthews to calculate percentile.
2.2 Monday Feb 23 1998
- Multiple bug fixes:
Fixed min/max bug with '0' vs defined.
Provided fix for bug with AUTOLOAD/DESTROY/Carp problem.
2.1 Tues Sep 02 1997
- Multiple bug fixes:
Cleaned up syntax error with my scoping.
Fixed errors in least_squares_fit and median methods
2.00 Wed Aug 20 13:22:51 1997
- new version; created by h2xs 1.16
- Complete rewrite of OO interface by Colin Kuskie.
- Now has 2 classes instead of 1.5, a base class without data
storage and a class that inherits the base methods and
extends them with data storage and more statistics.
1.1 April 1995
- Added LeastSquaresFit and FrequencyDistribution.
1.0 March 1995
- Released to comp.lang.perl and placed on archive sites.
0.20 December 1994
- Complete rewrite after extensive and invaluable e-mail
correspondence with Anno Siegel.
0.10 December 1994
- Initital concept, released to perl5-porters list.
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Meaning "dedication" in Hebrew, Chanukah celebrates the ancient victory of a band of Jewish rebels against the occupying forces who had outlawed Judaism and profaned the Temple in Jerusalem with Greek idols. The earliest version of the story was written in verse, in the biblical poetry of the Books of Maccabees.
Modern translations of the story can be found in David Rosenberg's A Poet's Bible, which restores a powerful immediacy to the laments of Mattathias and Judah. In a psalm by Mattathias, the Jewish priest offers a heartbreaking account of the devastation of his homeland:
Did I have to be born
raised to be a witness
to Jerusalem taken like a whore
my people massacred in spirit
sitting propped up like dead men
watching their city fall as if at play
Once liberated and rededicated, the Temple was restored with a week's worth of celebrations and rituals involving candles, food, and songs—hence the modern holiday of Chanukah, with its eight days of candle-lighting and feasting. The holiday's themes of redemption, rebellion, and rededication have found rich expression in the work of many poets. Their words can offer prayers, narratives, commentary, and a meaningful addition to the holiday observance.
The ever-present ritual of lighting candles can be deepened with poems such as "Blessed is the Match," written by the poet and Jewish resistance fighter Hannah Senesh, just before her execution during World War II. The poem begins:
Blessed is the match consumed in kindling flame
Blessed is the flame that burns in the secret fastness
of the heart
Even poems less apparently connected to the holiday can enrich the experience, such as Mark Strand's "The Coming of Light." Poetry can also offer alternative liturgy, such as "The 151st Psalm" by Karl Shapiro, or "Psalm III" by Allen Ginsberg, in which he declares:
Let the straight flower bespeak its purpose in
straightness—to seek the light.
Let the crooked flower bespeak its purpose in
crookedness—to seek the light.
Let the crookedness and straightness bespeak the light.
Like most Jewish holidays, Chanukah honors both the past and the present. It is a historical reminder, as well as a call to action, a chance to recommit to the future. As Muriel Rukeyser affirms in her "Letter to the Front": "To be a Jew in the twentieth century / Is to be offered a gift." Profound meaning can even be found in the burning candles, as Charles Reznikoff observes in "Notes on the Spring Holidays":
In a world where each man must be of use
and each thing useful, the rebellious Jews
light not one light but eight—
not to see by but to look at.
For more poems that address the themes of Chanukah, consider the following:
"Between the eve of the holiday and the final day" by Yehuda Amichai
"How beautiful are thy tents, Jacob" by Yehuda Amichai
"Near, in the Aorta's Arch" by Paul Celan
"Tabernacle Window" by Paul Celan
"Psalm III" by Allen Ginsberg
"Chanukah" by Marion Hartog
"Chanukah Dreams" by Judith Ish-Kishor
"A Feast of Lights" by Emma Lazarus
"Nishmat" by Marge Piercy
"V'ahavata" by Marge Piercy
"Hanukkah Lights" by Philip M. Raskin
"The Miracle" by Philip M. Raskin
"Meditations on the Fall and Winter Holidays" by Charles Reznikoff
"Notes on the Spring Holidays" by Charles Reznikoff
"Maccabees" by David Rosenberg
"Letter to the Front" by Muriel Rukeyser
"Blessings for Chanukah" by Jessie E. Sampter
"Blessed is the Match" by Hannah Senesh
"A Christmas Story" by Alan Shapiro
"The 151st Psalm" by Karl Shapiro
"The Coming of Light" by Mark Strand


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Foster had struggled throughout the day against the Vikings with just 15 yards on 10 carries. Foster also lost a fumble.
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Content courtesy ofThe Swift Trawler 52 was introduced to the world several years ago but this year the combination of rising fuel prices and the first wave of "official" baby boomers hitting age 65 in January make it very much a boat for these times. We're told that 52 of them have been built to-date. That's a big number for so large a boat in these times, but we think it is only the beginning.
Key Features
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Beneteau Swift Trawler 52 (2011-) Line Drawing
Captain's Report by Capt. Steve--
First Impressions
Lord knows I love a good cruiser, and the Swift 52 is, to me, a representative example of what a fun time can be had when jaunting along the coasts of the world. For a cruising couple, I think she's ideal. If you cruise there are two guest staterooms that can handle four of them, in addition to the full beam master -- all of which will make this a very comfy home away from home… with scenery that keeps changing.
The Concept
Beneteau has chosen a middle path between the slow trawler and the high-speed sleek-looking motoryachts that can often go 40 knots or more. The word "Swift" in the name defines exactly what Beneteau is trying to do with this vessel: build a cruiser that goes reasonably fast but also has prodigious range at displacement speeds while adding roominess below for extended living. The Swift 52 has taken the best of both worlds and combined them into what I think will be one of the most popular concepts in the new decade.
The boat has a high freeboard, a Portuguese pilothouse, a high stern, and a centerline keel that affords some protection for the props which are tucked up as far as they can be in pockets. She draws just a little over 4' (1.30 m) which means places like the Abacos, the Chesapeake Bay, the Baltic Sea and other notoriously shoal areas are definitely on the list of places to visit with the Swift 52.
The Audience
The whole Swift line, starting with the 34, is clearly a cruising couple's boat, and that includes the 52. Everything about the Swift 52 has been designed and engineered to be handled by owner/operators who are also a couple. In case you haven't noticed, except on yacht club cruises, that's how most people do long-distance cruising. Children and friends are usually too busy to come aboard for extended periods, so they just fly in now an then for a few days.By far the biggest market for the Beneteau 52 will be the baby boomer powerboat owners who are moving up from express cruisers. These boaters are looking for their "cruise-into-the-sunset" yacht, and they are aware of the cruising limitations of the express concept.
In addition to all of the power boaters, Beneteau has also been aiming their sights on the sailor; and, well they might, since more sailors own that brand than any other in the world. By the time most sailors reach retirement age they have figured out going 6 knots covers ground very slowly and that 75% of the time they travel under power anyway. So why not get out of that cramped, dark sailboat and discover what millions before them have already figured out -- power is the only way to go!
Running Performance
When it comes to long range cruisers (LRC) and even moderate range cruisers (MRC), the defining aspect of the boat is its speed through the water. Boat buyers must make a very conscious decision about how fast they want to go, as well as where they want to go. Beneteau has carefully surveyed the market and has chosen to pick the middle course, one that is favored by many veteran cruising yachtsmen. Most coastal cruising boaters we know would choose to cruise at 16 to 20 knots. At those speeds, 128 to 168 nautical miles can be covered in an 8 hour day outside the harbors. There is no need to go faster because -- by definition -- cruising yachtsmen are not in that big of a hurry. Otherwise they would be called racing yachtsmen!
WOT Speed
Powering out of Annapolis we tested the 52 in the Chesapeake Bay on an overcast day with a light breeze. Our test boat was powered by twin Cummins 600-hp diesels driving 4-bladed props through conventional straight inboard shafts. Our top average speed over the ground was 24.7 knots in the middle of the bay running reciprocal courses both into and with a 3-knot ebbing tide. At WOT the Swift 52 with the 600-hp Cummins burned 60.0 gph (227.1 L), giving her a range of 391 nautical miles with a 10% reserve.
Best Cruise
From a fuel-efficiency standpoint the boat's best cruising speed was 14.05 knots, just after she had gotten over the hump and was solidly on plane turning 2250 rpm. At that speed she was burning 26.9 gph (102 Lph) and getting .52 nmpg. At that speed the 52 can cover 496 miles on a load of fuel with a 10% reserve. And at that speed the distance can be covered in about 35 hours. That's what we call good MRC (Medium Range Cruising speed). At 2500 rpm, where we think many boaters would like to cruise, particularly on short hops, she burned 36.08 gph (136.6 lph) getting .50 nmpg -- which is not much more than when going 14 knots. We suspect most cruisers would choose to go 18 knots.
Displacement Speed
How slow can you go? If you want to go transoceanic you must go at displacement speeds in any recreational boat. Turning 1000 rpm, the Swift 52 we tested -- with a 20% fuel load, light water, no stores nor gear and therefore far, far lighter than she would be if she were to set off across one of the great ponds -- went 7.35 knots, and burned just 2.45 gph (9.3 lph). At 1250 rpm she went in our tests 8.7 knots and burned 4.25 gph (16.1 lph). That is pretty stingy fuel consumption. In no way are we suggesting that our test numbers could be extrapolated for transoceanic voyaging, and indeed, Beneteau did not design the boat for that. But even if you never go out of sight of land, you can travel for many days at those speeds even with a fully loaded vessel on the Swift 52's fuel load.
How Does She Handle?
I did a full performance evaluation on the Swift 52 and found her to be quite easy to operate. The lower helm seat is ultra-comfortable and I loved the big 29" (73.7 cm) destroyer wheel. With 6 turns from lock-to-lock, you can get as heavy handed as you'd like but the 52 will turn with grace. I'm also a "fingertip" sort of driver, especially with larger boats, and the steering on the 52 is so easy and gentle that I was right at home in my comfort zone.
Cranking and Banking… NOT!
So while we would never want to be whipping the 52 around, we can still have pretty responsive steering capabilities, evidenced by the fact that I was testing in the Chesapeake, which was laden with crab pots that just seem to "appear" in front of the boat from nowhere. A quick spin of the helm had us swerving in short order with immediate response to my control inputs. Full turns were completed with a roughly 5 degree bank angle, so we didn't lose the dishes out of the cupboards, and I was able to complete a full speed turn in just a little over 2 ½ boat lengths at nearly full throttle.
View from the Flybridge
When operating from the flybridge you get a very "shippy" feel aboard the 52. I instantly pictured making a landfall to a distant island as the wide bows continued carving through the slop. It was very cool operating from up there. The 52 has a sharp entry that cuts nicely through the short waves we encountered. Crossing our self-generated wakes presented little more than a bump in the road. In fact, when crossing the waves on the beam showed that the 52 had just a small list, with an equally small change in heading but we went right back on course after the waves passed under us.
Close Quarters
Of course all this doesn't matter if you can't get the thing into the dock. So we headed back to see how things worked after a couple of hours on the water. Before pulling into the dock I did some maneuvering when I had some space and found her to be pretty darn responsive. She won't walk sideways, but the stern can get pushed around with just a little effort from the prop wash. (Actually, she will walk sideways with the standard bow and stern thruster, but I did not use that method.)
"Performance" Docking
While I didn't get to see the 52 out of the water, I have a feeling that the rudders are fairly good sized, as there was good responsiveness even with the engines taken out of gear. We decided to back into the slip. So I turned the boat around in front of the slip and backed her down slowly. While the rudder was turned to starboard (the same side as the main pier, the helm and -- thank you very much -- the rudder angle indicator). I used the port engine astern to keep us moving back, which eased us towards the dock. When the stern started getting too close, just a shot of "ahead" pushed the stern back out. I then used taps on the bow thruster to keep the boat straight and moving diagonally into the pier as we eased into the slip. Frankly, I would have used the stern thruster but clearly it's not necessary. In fact the bow thruster is not really necessary either, particularly with twin screws, but it is nice to have it.
The Boat Tour
Stepping aboard from the dock at her swim platform, the first thing we noticed was how big the platform is. It is also 12" (30.5 cm) off the water. This platform has a standard four-step swim ladder. She has standard electric trim tabs. I found that the tabs are not needed for running, but rather for balancing the boat in a beam wind or asymmetric loading condition.
The Main Deck of the Swift 52
The cockpit sole and side decks of our test boat were teak, but they are optional (part of the "Advantage" trim level). Put some cushions on the built-in L-shaped seat along the transom, add a table and you'll be ready for lunch.
The salon is standard for a vessel of this type. A U-shaped settee to port has a high-low table that makes a coffee table or a dinning table, and then to starboard is a built-in cabinet to a high-low TV with two chairs that fit snugly on either side of the credenza. When dinner is served, they can be pulled up to the table.
The Galley
The U-shaped galley with three-burner electric stove top adjoins the salon area and is a bit larger than you'll find on most boats of this size. I'm happy to report that each burner has sea rails. These are ABYC requirements but I don't see them on many boats. The microwave oven is at a perfect height and the starboard bulkhead houses the refrigerator, freezer, and separate ice maker. There is counter space galore, and any sea-going chef will find that there is even enough room for his souse chef in this large galley.
Raised Pilothouse
Up a few steps from the galley you come to the raised pilothouse. The helm is to starboard with a large destroyer stainless steel wheel covered in leather (standard). There is room for two 12" (30.5 cm) screens and lots of gauges, including my favorite… the rudder angle indicator. Visibility forward and to the sides is superb thanks to the narrowest mullions I have ever seen on this size of boat. It is worth noting that there are defrosters or defoggers for the windscreen, something that is very important and all too few boats in this class have them. Overhead LED lights are red.
To port is a comfortable pilot seat and table. It's upholstered in Ultra-Leather and wide enough for three. Just ahead is a fixed teak table with a comfortable footrest. This will clearly be the most popular spot onboard when the boat is underway, and it will also make an ideal spot for the off-watch on extended voyages.
Forward of this is a genuine navigator's table complete with gooseneck light and a deep drawer for chart books. Say what? Yep, charts, you know those paper things that people used to use in the old days and which every cruising yachtsman should still use today! The 52 has sliding doors to the side decks both port and starboard. This means that the helmsman can quickly and easily get to either rail for line handling. It also makes it easy to single-hand this boat.
Below Decks
Master Stateroom
Probably the nicest cabin on the boat is the full-beam owner's stateroom amidships. It is 129 sq. ft (12 sq m) and that is a very good size in a 52' (15.8m) boat. This is the cabin that has the two large portlights on either side. You will not only immediately fall in love with the view (when not in a marina), but you will also come to rely on the sunshine to brighten your day in paradise. And you will thank Beneteau for having the courage to break with moss-backed cruiser traditionalists and install something that has become very popular on large production motoryachts which are not as tightly tethered to tradition.
To starboard there is a large table or vanity, or both. The hanging locker measures 30" (76 cm) wide which is quite large. Forward is the head which is not overly large, but it passed muster with me because: 1) It has a separate shower stall, 2) two people can use the toilet and sink at the same time. I found plenty of room for taking a mock shower.
VIP Stateroom
The hanging locker is 28" (71 cm) wide, which is relatively large for a forward cabin. It shares the second head with the guest cabin across the passageway. Again there is a separate shower stall.Because Beneteau has a sailing culture, please note that the forward hatch is large enough for almost anyone to get through and is placed in such a way that one can stand on the berth to get out. The island berth is only accessible from the port side. The starboard comes in contact with the head bulkhead.
Guest Stateroom
This cabin is small by any standard but since you're only going to be sleeping here, I won't deduct points, especially considering the berths are over 7' (2.1m) long. I would probably make the upper bunk a Pullman berth, thereby opening up the cabin when it is not needed. As small as it is, I have cruised on powerboats in cabins even smaller than this one so let me point out some of its positive points: 1) You can actually close the door without having to stand on the bed, 2) there is a half-height hanging locker that you can reach without having to close the cabin door, 3) there are two cabinets for clothes, 4) it has two small round portlights, 5) the bunks are sufficiently wide that occupants can turn over. Kids will love it just as it is.Beneteau will be glad to make this cabin into a dressing room, an office, a utility room, or most anything else you can think of. Just ask. It can also be accessible from the master stateroom is desired.
Mechanical Spaces -- Crew Quarters
There are two ways to get into the engine room. Either through a hatch in the salon sole or by stepping in from the lazarette, which you access through a hatch in the aft deck. Between the two engines below there is not full standing headroom, but the overhead is not as low as on some other boats this size that we have been on. I would call it "bend-over-head-room" vs. "crawling head room."Most important, even a 240-lb (109 kg.) 6' (1.8 m) tall person can get around the two diesels to get to the outboard side of each engine. Once there, the owner/operator will find an incredible amount of space in which to work or just check on things. Abaft the engine room, through a hatch, is the lazarette which is highly customizable. Our test boat had a washer/dryer combo to port just in front of a cablemaster bin. Other 52s we are told, have had separate washers and dryers installed. Our test boat even accommodated crew quarters for one mate. Because of the 52's high freeboard and relatively high main deck, there is stooping headroom in the lazarette which is more than you find on some boats in class and that fact makes this space as pleasant as possible to work in. The crew cabin has a head, a sink and a single crawl in bunk with a hatch to the aft deck for light and air. We would install two large opening portlights in the transom to give the space a more open feeling and for emergency egress. The friendly folks a Annapolis Yacht Sales said they would be glad to oblige with the change order.
On Deck
On deck the Swift 52 is the equal of most boats in class, in my opinion. Starting from the bow, there are anchor rollers for two large anchors and a solid wood platform with a stainless steel frame. There is a Lofran Falkon 1500 W windlass for chain and a gypsy head for line. This unit has a peel strength of 3,500 lbs. (1,600 kgs.) and can retrieve chain at the rate of 55' (17 m) per minute. There is a remote control for the windlass stowed in the anchor locker, as well as in the wheelhouse and on the flying bridge. The mooring cleats are actually large bollards as you might find on a small megayacht.
There is a bench seat cut into the Portuguese bridge protecting the pilothouse and under the seat there is storage for fenders and lines. The side decks on the 52 are wider than they are on some 60-footers we have seen. The wide side decks, together with the high bulwarks, two amidships mooring cleats for spring lines and the port and starboard side entry gates make mooring as easy as it can be.
The Aft Deck
On the aft deck there are two large stainless steel fairleads on the top of the coaming on both the port and starboard quarters that can handle large mooring lines coming from nearly any direction. We like this arrangement rather than the more traditional hawse pipe in the bulwarks simply because it is much faster just to drop the mooring line into the fairlead and whip it around the cleat. (Incidentally, the Swift 52 comes standard with enough mooring lines to secure the Queen Mary II.)Forward of the cleats is space for optional warping winches. Frankly with both bow and stern thrusters as standard equipment, we doubt that you'll need these winches in the U.S., Europeans will go for the option for Med-mooring.
Wing Doors Are Standard
An important standard equipment item are two wing doors which close off the side decks from the aft deck. These doors are essential if you plan to use the aft deck extensively. Because the boat deck above extends to the transom, the Swift 52 is made to order for having the aft deck enclosed to make this valuable space useable in all types of weather.
Depending on your mission for the 52, this large deck space can be a living area, dining spot, al fresco work station or with the addition of some racks, a staging area for scuba diving adventures, and – of course – a venue for a cocktail party.
The swim platform is large and the teak covering comes standard. The platform has a fold-away four-step ladder that is wider and more substantial than most, and it has wooden treads which are more comfortable on bare feet. Perhaps most unusual of all is the stainless steel rail that runs along the periphery of the platform. As this will be the first point of impact when a heavy handed captain backs into a dock this will take the brunt of the hit.
The Flying Bridge
The flying bridge can be reached by either a staircase abaft the helm or by a steep ladder from the aft deck. While having two means of access might seem like a waste of space, they both have their special uses.
I like this flying bridge for several reasons, the most important of which is that it has high bulwarks. Even though this boat was designed and built in Europe everything about its flying bridge is large, secure and ready for serious use in a seaway. The U-shaped seating to port will easily hold seven people sitting and if you want to make it into a sunning pad that can be arranged.Abaft the lounge seating is the boat deck with an optional 880 lb. (400 kg.) Bezenzoni hydraulic davit. Proper-sized tenders are a very important item on a real cruising boat and we wouldn't mind at all if part of it, including the outboard engine, protruded well aft of the deck. We would put at least a 12' (3.7 m) RIB tender aboard with a 50-hp outboard. The deck measures just over 11' (3.4 m) fore and aft to the back of the settee seating.No matter what size tender you choose to have aboard, be sure to have chocks installed that can be easily removed from the deck. When the boat is at anchor, or even in a marina, much of the time the tender will be in the water, freeing up this large boat deck space for sunning, cocktail parties or grilling. A console on the starboard side can hold all sorts of optional equipment including a grill and fridge.
Anyone who reads my reports will know how much I appreciate that Beneteau offers an optional Bimini top with cruising canvas. Same goes for the aft deck below. Cruising canvas is the lowest cost way to get more square footage of useable space in a boat.
Power For the Glory
The standard power for the Swift 52 is provided by twin Volvo Penta D-9 575-hp diesels turning four-bladed props through conventional inboard drives. Our test boat was powered by a pair of 600-hp Cummins engines that peaked at 3100 rpm. As noted above, at 18 knots the 52 has nearly a 500 nautical mile range with a 10% fuel reserve. That is also a very comfortable planing speed, and it is why Beneteau calls this boat a "swift". Certainly it is a long way from being a "crawler" trawler. This is an extraordinary and rarely-seen combination of speed and range. It means that the typical Miami to New York City delivery can be made with only two fuel stops! And that means with a proper crew, one can run outside at night and make the trip in three days.The 52 comes standard with a 7 kW generator, but can be upgraded to something more. Why not more? Remember this boat is designed for economical cruising, and that means careful conservation of electrical power. Further, the diesel engine turning a generator should always be under full load in order to operate efficiently. For that reason, Beneteau engineers have tried to match the kW output of the generator set with the boat's requirements.
Noteworthy Standard Equipment
I like to draw attention to standard equipment that most builders in the class do not include because, of course, it is reflected in the price of the boat. To me it also tips off the buyer to the builder's business philosophy and his attitude about the consumer. On the list of noteworthy standards that the Swift 52 has: * Teak cap rails * Electrically adjustable table in the salon* Dish washer* Electrically adjustable lower helm seat* Automatically engine room fire extinguiser* 4 bateries dedicated to the thrusters
A Middle Path
When it comes to pricing, Beneteau seems to have aimed for the middle range of the trawler price-point structure. By installing both a bow and a stern thruster in a twin screw boat, the builder has made this boat nearly as easy to dock as it would be with a far more costly pod and joystick system. And while this traditional inboard propulsion does not have the efficiency of a pod system, if the boat is operated at displacement speeds it doesn't make any difference.
If you are one of those handful of adventurers who want to go around Cape Horn and power to Tahiti – God bless you, but this is not the boat for you. On the other hand, if you are like most boaters we know – and you don't have to be of retirement age – and would like to do some long distance coastal cruising and nearby island hopping, then this boat can fit the bill.To my way of thinking, it is a nice marriage between a conventional motoryacht in terms of accommodations and speed and a long range cruiser in terms of its sea keeping abilities and its fuel economy at displacement speeds.
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Test Results - Change Measurement Unit
All fuel consumption numbers are the total for all engines in the boat. Speeds are measured with Stalker ProSports radar gun or GPS. Fuel consumption (gallons per hour) measured with Floscan digital fuel-flow meter or by on-board factory-installed diagnostic instruments. Range is based on 90% of published fuel capacity. Sound levels determined using Radio Shack digital decibel meter on A scale. 68 dBA is the level of normal conversation. Time to plane is measured from start of acceleration to formation of rooster tail behind boat.


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Revealed! US space agency's facility in... er... Stoke-on-Trent
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OK, that's only eight. The final icon shows you the location of your nearest NASA centre. Rather oddly, it shows one site in the UK, in a field just off the A522 south of Kingsley Moor near Stoke-on-Trent.
Revealed! US space agency's Stoke-on-Trent facility
I'm not sure about that because it looks like a farm in Google Maps. Maybe NASA renting a corner of the huge JCB factory just across the road and got the co-ordinates a bit out. Any readers live nearby fancy taking a shufti?
The TV section not only gives you details of what's showing on NASA's own live and recorded web TV streams but also anything NASA-related on the likes of Discovery Science and The History Channel.
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If you want to keep up to date with missions old and new there is a list of forthcoming launches – next is the Juno probe to Jupiter which lifts of on 5 August - as well as details of all ongoing programmes right back to Voyager.
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