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As someone who loves photography, historic structures and bridges, railroad stuff, scenery, engineering feats, and scenic places, Starrucca Viaduct has long been a place that I have wanted to check out. The opportunity arose to finally go check out this spectacular bridge, and I could not pass it up. Starrucca Viaduct was one of the most ambitious engineering triumphs of its time, and set the tone for the ambitious growth of the railroad industry. Dating all the way back to 1848, it remains as one of the tallest stone-arch masonry bridges in the world, more than 160 years after it was built. It even predates the standardization of railroad gauges, for it was initially built with 6 foot wide track, largely to maintain monopoly status. Later on, there would be a contentious battle to standardize rail gauges at 4 feet and 8.5 inches and the Erie Railroad would eventually comply. This left a significant amount of extra room on the railroad right-of-way. This bridge and rail line was fundamental in helping grow New York City, with it carrying fresh foods from the midwest, in addition to industrial goods, and coal for heating.
Starrucca Viaduct is in the Endless Mountains region of Pennsylvania, in Susquehanna County, not far from the PA/NY border. This stunning bridge dates back to 1848 and remains one of the world's tallest railroad stone arch bridges, with piers ranging from 90-100 feet. It carries the New York, Susquehanna, and Western Railroad, and was originally built by the Erie Railroad in the midst of its push to make the first railroad connection between New York and Lake Erie, which would eventually connect between New York and Chicago. The bridge was an incredibly ambitious project especially considering that this is purely stone masonry, with no steel reinforcement. The bases are concrete, which may have been the first use of structural concrete in an American bridge. That stone is not a facade, but masterfully crafted stone work that is in pristine shape and still receives regular freight train traffic. Many bridges that are not even a fraction of the age of this span have not stood the test of time that this giant has.
The stone, ashlar bluestone, was sourced from local quarries within the immediate area of the bridge.
Old telegraph poles are still extant adjacent to the bridge, and on the perpendicular right-of-way that was once used by the D&H (Delaware and Hudson). That rail line was abandoned decades ago. On private property, just down the road, you can see a neat metal-lattice bridge on the old line. It is clearly visible, but not open to be explored.Pennsylvania Center for the Book)
"There was great commotion among the people when the first report came that there was to be a railroad built from New York to Lake Erie, there to connect with boats for the far west. It was in the year 1845. It was some time before the surveyors got up to the Gulf Summit [,] Cascade and to Lanesboro…My father and I visited the scenes and work of the railroad building very often, which was very interesting and exciting to us all…
The stone was cut and numbered and loaded on the stone cars drawn by horses and mules over the piers and were unloaded by derricks down on the piers. They drilled two holes in the large stone, about two feet apart. They had a short chain with ring in center and short plugs on each end. They would stick these plugs in the holes with the derrick, hook in the ring and let them down on the piers where they were fitted to go. The stone was … marked with black paint. The masons on the piers knew where to lay [it].
When the piers were up to the track they built another section of false-work and so continued to raise the track over the piers until the work was done. When the piers were high enough for the arches, they left projecting a row of stone to set the wood arches to [,] to lay the stone on. They were now one hundred feet from the ground and every pier was fastened just the same and stands in a perfect row, just the same as was built…
When the bridge was completed it was a wonderful view to behold, to see that bridge with the false-work of timbers filling the space between the piers from the ground to the arches… The contract [to remove the falsework] was let to a man by the name of Purdy. He built a boarding house, or shanty like, very long on the ground, where the school house now stands, boarding many of his men and paid them $1.00 a day… He soon had a lot of men who were not afraid to work on that dangerous job. A number… went from Jackson. My father was one…" —Hosea M. Benson, November 24, 1931
The arches are truly a sight to behold.
Some of these rocks demonstrate Hosea Benson's account of the construction, showing the chiseled holes that were used to lift stones into place.
This is one seriously stunning structure.
The surroundings of the bridge are so idyllic that it has even shown up within a landscape painting by Jasper Francis Crospey from 1865.
Luciana Park offers cool views of the bridge, and these neat informational panels.
The bridge crossing Starrucca Creek. It meets with the Susquehanna River in just a few hundred feet.
This concrete arch bridge is just down the road from Starucca and is impressive on its own. Though, within a half hour drive of this spot, you can see the incredible Martin's Creek and Tunkhannock Viaducts.
The Susquehanna, PA, Erie Railroad train station is located just down the street. It is in the midst of being revamped. It has sat vacant for a long time, after serving as an eatery. It was built in 1863, and passenger service ceased in 1970.
The station is in the midst of being redone, which is no small feat. For updates on this project, check out the Reviving the Starrucca House Page.
Overall, the Starrucca Viaduct is well worth going out of your way to see. The countryside surrounding it is very nice, and the bridge is just incredible.


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Monmouth wide receiver Reggie White Jr. (Randallstown, Md.) has been named the Big South Football Offensive Player of the Week, while Liberty defensive end Juwan Wells (Dublin, Ga.) has been selected as the Defensive Player of the Week for games played the fifth week of the regular season. Monmouth kicker/punter Matt White (Gibsonia, Pa.) is the Special Teams Player of the Week and Charleston Southern quarterback Shane Bucenell (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) is the Come Ready Nutrition Freshman of the Week.
White Jr. caught 10 passes for a career-high 167 yards and two crucial second half touchdowns to rally the Hawks past Fordham in overtime, 42-41. He tallied six first down catches and had five receptions longer than 10 yards. White Jr. scored his first TD on a 72-yard pass that cut Fordham's lead to 27-20 in the third quarter, then tied the game at 27-27 on an 18-yard catch in the fourth stanza. His biggest play was in overtime as he caught a two-point conversion to give Monmouth the one-point victory on the final play.
Wells led the Flames with 12 tackles (seven solo, five assisted) in Liberty's 41-7 win over Robert Morris. He tallied 2.5 tackles for loss — two of which were sacks for minus-10 yards, in addition to two quarterback hurries. Both of his sacks came on third down that forced RMU to punt in the fourth quarter.
White registered a season-high 10 points in Monmouth's overtime win against Fordham. He made both field goal attempts and all four point-after kicks, and averaged 48.7 yards on his three punts — one of which was a 61-yarder. Three of White's kickoffs were touchbacks and the Rams mustered just 29 total yards on the remaining four return opportunities.
Bucenell was 9-of-15 passing for 149 yards and four touchdowns in leading the Bucs to a 59-58, double-overtime win at Coastal Carolina. His second touchdown pass gave CSU its first lead of the night at 23-21 to close out the first half, and threw touchdown passes of 24 and 15 yards in overtime. Bucenell finished with 162 yards of offense and a 231.44 passing efficiency.

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Spells, Secrets and Seductions, Book 1 Rhiannon Sparks admits she's not a very good witch—she can't even light a candle without a match—but she keeps trying. At least her talent for business has made her magick shop a huge success. Now if only there was even the faintest flicker in her nonexistent love life. During a night of eating and drinking, she and her girlfriends cast a candle-magick spell for hot sex. All in good fun, of course. Except Rhiannon accidentally mixes up the words. Instead of a lover, she asks for true love. Deputy Ryland Stone's past keeps him firmly rooted in reality. Then he meets Rhiannon and sparks literally fly. One date leads to another, and then they're practically setting the bedroom on fire…until she reveals the deal breaker. Though love and magick have found Rhiannon at last, getting a handle on her newly unleashed power is the least of her problems. Unless Ryland accepts that magick exists, he will never accept her for who and what she is.
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Banff and Lake Louise
A honeymoon is a wonderful way to kick off married life. If you are fortunate enough to go on your honeymoon soon after the wedding, a luscious escape to the Canadian Rockies might be the perfect trip for you. A time to unwind after the hustle and bustle of wedding planning and the numerous related festivities, a honeymoon getaway for just the two of you will most certainly be a great time to reconnect. Spending some alone time, while also enjoying the amazing outdoors, sightseeing and lingering over romantic candlelight dinners will also be an opportunity to create memories to last a lifetime!
A trip to Banff and Lake Louise is one to be treasured. Lake Louise, known for its emerald waters and astonishing beauty is a must-see. Nothing can prepare you for the awe-inspiring splendor that will consume your senses when you first see Lake Louise. The water. The glacier. The rugged snow-capped peaks. The two of you…what could be more amazing?
With scenery that is truly second to none, you may be challenged to fit in everything you want to do. When faced with so many great options on a vacation, it works best if you approach it as if you will return. Then you can better prioritize and make sure you see and do everything that you really want to do on this trip, reserving some activities for a future visit.
You'll definitely want to do your own research, but some of the things that you may want to consider adding to your to-do list are a visit to the Columbia Ice Fields, the Glacier Skywalk, a helicopter tour or a gondola ride.
Certainly, no trip to Banff and Lake Louise would be complete without taking several breathtakingly beautiful hikes. From the amazing mountain vistas, pristine mountain lakes and dancing alpine flowers, hiking in the area promises to reward you with memories for years to come. There are an array of hikes available – from short and relatively easy hikes, to multi-day treks where you can truly immerse yourself in nature.
There are also great opportunities for biking, mountain climbing, fishing and horseback riding. The options for outdoor activities are nearly limitless.
There are numerous great dining options available in Banff. The area has attracted some of Canada's best chefs offering an impressive array of cuisine. You can choose from fine dining, steaks, vegan, pizza, Italian, Thai and more.
The nightlife in downtown Banff is surprisingly energizing. There are a variety of nightclubs, pubs, and saloons to visit and you could even ride a mechanical bull or enjoy line dancing if you were so inclined!
Pamper yourselves with a couple's massage or find time to soak in a hot tub and bask in a sauna. Go all out and visit Banff Upper Hot Springs, where you can enjoy the therapeutic healing benefits of a soak in the steaming hot mineral-rich spring water. The restorative benefits of self-care will help melt away the many stresses of wedding planning and the newly acquired aching muscles from your many outdoor activities.
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But damn Jamie at the end of the day I'm a fan of your comedy, seen all of your movies, but I've never owned any of your cds… Terrence may be a little crazy, but the man is music in raw form- no additives, auto tune, or heavy production. That's a beautiful thing and consequently, I'd f*ck him lol! Just Sayin'


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INDIANOLA, Iowa -- Senior DeVaughn Scott has moved up to No. 6 in the country after the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Individual Rankings were updated on Jan. 30.
The 197-pounder Scott moved up two spots from his position at No. 8 when the previous polls were released. The Carrollton, Texas native has an overall season record of 21-3 and has six pins this season. Scott holds a perfect 10-0 dual record this year.
In his previous match, Scott captured a 9-2 decision over Kevin Pape of Buena Vista on Friday in Hopper Gymnasium.
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"I want to learn."
So says nine year-old Najua as she waits for her school bus in the small Turkish border town of Reyhanli. It's a big day, the first time in two and a half years that she'll be in a classroom. It's 6 a.m. The bus is running late and Najua, who is waiting with her mom, Um Ahmed, is worried it may not show up at all.
"I don't know how to read or write," Najua says. "It's not fair."
We first met Najua and her family in early April when we traveled to the border here to report on the plight of Syrian families displaced by war. In Syria, Najua attended school for just 5 days; on the 6th day, warplanes demolished it, dropping bombs and crushing her future. Her favorite teacher was killed in the attack, and Najua was injured in a fall trying to escape the chaos.
A year ago, Um Ahmed took Najua and her other her three children -- 6 year-old Iman, 4 year-old Ahmed and 7 month-old baby Amal -- and fled to Turkey. Najua looks after her younger siblings while her mother works -- one reason she hasn't been in school. The other? Um Ahmed was also not aware that there was a Syrian school nearby.
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Now, Najua is about to have her first day in a classroom in years.
The school bus arrives, and Najua rushes on board. At school, she and seven other students have been placed in a special class for children who have fallen behind in their studies. The oldest is 15 year-old Heba. She's been selling bread to support her family rather than attending school.
"I want to learn everything!," Najua exclaims. "I don't want to miss a single letter!"
Each student receives a note book and a pencil. On their first day they are are learning the alphabet. Najua's teacher predicts it will take at least 3 months, perhaps longer, for her to catch up with students her age. He says it's normally easier for children to learn basics like the alphabet when they are under 8 years-old. But he says Najua is inquisitive and resilient, so there's every chance she'll make it to third grade soon.
At recess, Najua plays with her new schoolmates: she pushes a swing, makes sand castles, and even has tries playing basketball– a far cry from her days at home where there is nowhere safe for children to play.
"My first day was great! " Najua says at the end of the day. " I want to keep coming and learning!"
But her mother is tense. She's concerned that her elderly parents will not be able to manage looking after the younger children, even for just part of the day. Najua may have to be pulled away from school once again.
"I have huge responsibilities. The children, rent, and other expenses need to be paid, " she says.
But Najua is hopeful. She plans to be a teacher in honor of the woman who taught her at her first school, killed when it was bombed.
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I heard from a friend's experiences and from other forums that desktop kernel had some bugs on openSUSE 12.1 (Youtube videos freezing the system, wireless device connecting and disconnecting, etc), and though I haven't got almost any weird functionality on my system until now, doubt just arouse on my head.
Then I reviewed the article here, and since I use a laptop just as my friend, it'd mean I should use either desktop or default flavors. So I wanted to ask, which kernel do you use or prefer? Is it true that desktop kernel has some bugs? My friend's system is 32-bit and mine is 64-bit, by the way.
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The upgrade worked and the board is up and running. Problem, non of the images from old posts are showing IF NOT logged in.
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It can sometimes be a little jarring to see Lady Gaga looking, well, un-Gaga-like. We're used to seeing her with big hair, over-the-top clothes and wacky makeup so when the future Mrs. Taylor Kinney is seen out and about looking like an average Josephine, it gets noticed. And with their wedding in the works, it's probably not a coincidence that it's happening more and more. While some might miss her fashion antics, we kinda like the more natural image Gaga has been putting forth.
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Morning gloryGaga loves posting shots first thing. Not sure how au naturel they really are but we'll take 'em.Facebook
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I want to highlight several key points to your Dive Centre renewal.
First, you like divers and Instructor can buy and Renew online in USD$ – 24/7-365, however like your course credits RAID UK have positioned a trade GBP£ level price-point for centre's only.
Please renew directly with your regional office and as you renew your Centre's think about your Instructor team too, you can group all these together at one time and save money on their renewal as well. Be aware you can only renew Instructors you have affiliated to your centre.
For the fourth year running RAID UK will be holding our RRO pricing for you, yes, really, no trade price increase again!
There is a change this year; we will not offer the RRO renewal discount to Instructors who aren't certifying/affiliated to a Centre.
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Security focused laptop maker moves forward with manufacture of developer kits and other key milestones in bringing the Librem 5 to market in January 2019
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 6, 2018 – Purism, the social purpose corporation which designs and produces popular privacy conscious hardware and software, has announced that its groundbreaking Librem 5 smartphone is currently on schedule for its planned January 2019 delivery date seven months after its crowdfunding campaign raised nearly $2.5 million for the project.
The Librem 5 will be the world's first community-owned smartphone ecosystem that gives users complete control over their mobile device.
The company has finalized specifications for the Librem 5 hardware platform, and has placed the order to its fabricators for developer kits, which share the same base specifications as the final phone design that will be manufactured by Purism.
Significant progress has also been made to the design of the phone hardware and the development of key applications such as:
- A finalized case design and UI shell
- A Calls application for making normal cellular calls
- A Contacts application
Starting at $599—less than the cost of many popular smartphones—the Librem 5 will give users unprecedented control and security with features unavailable on any other mainstream smartphone, including:
- Native VoIP capabilities
- End-to-end encryption of texts messages
- Encrypted calling
- Convenient preconfigured VPN services for enhanced web browsing protection
- 3G/4G modem
- Edit or develop on the source code, which will be made publicly available
- Run PureOS or most GNU+Linux distributions
- Enable hardware kill switches for the camera, microphone, WiFi/Bluetooth and baseband
- Utilize a slot for an encryption smartcard such as Purism's upcoming Librem Key developed in partnership with Nitrokey
There is increasing concern among users around personal data they give up through Android and iOS smartphones, including digital voice assistants like Apple's Siri or Google Assistant, or even "smart home" devices like the Amazon Echo: WiFi connections, application installations, basic location services, and voice recognition capabilities managed on corporate servers have proven to be less than airtight. Purism hopes to address those concerns by manufacturing phones that will operate with free/libre and open source software within the kernel, the operating system, and all software applications. Purism has built a strong reputation within the GNU/Linux community by delivering laptops designed to specifically meet user concern about digital privacy, chip-by-chip, line-by-line, to respect our common rights to privacy, security, and freedom.
"The progress we've made over the last seven months is exciting, and it is a thrill to see the Librem 5 that much closer to getting into users' hands," said Todd Weaver, founder and CEO at Purism. "We have an extremely qualified team of engineers and designers building the Librem 5 according to schedule, as well as our proven manufacturing capabilities to meet our delivery goals."
Purism is a veteran of successful crowdfunding campaigns with more than $5 million raised over the past two years and a track record of delivering on products. The company is still accepting pre-orders of the Librem 5 smartphone here: https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem5.
About PurismPurism is a Social Purpose Corporation devoted to bringing security, privacy, software freedom, and digital independence to everyone's personal computing experience. With operations based in San Francisco (California) and around the world, Purism manufactures premium-quality laptops and phones, creating beautiful and powerful devices meant to protect users' digital lives without requiring a compromise on ease of use. Purism designs and assembles its hardware by carefully selecting internationally sourced components to be privacy-respecting and fully Free-Software-compliant. Security and privacy-centric features come built-in with every product Purism makes, making security and privacy the simpler, logical choice for individuals and businesses.
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text: The U.S. Navy's newest resupply ship, the Sacagawea, is slated to be christened and launched into San Diego Bay in a ceremony on June 24. The General Dynamics NASSCO designed and built the ship in San Diego The Sacagawea is named in honor of the Native American woman who helped guide and interpret for the Lewis and Clark expedition. Two of Sacagawea's descendents, Mrs. Lucy Diaz and Ms. Rachel Ariwite, both of Bingham County, Idaho, are the ship's sponsors and will christen it with bottles of champagne. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, is the ceremony's principal speaker. Sacagawea is the second ship of an expected class of 11 T-AKE (pronounced as individual letters without the dash) dry cargo and ammunition ships. General Dynamics NASSCO has contracts to build the first nine ships and will deliver the first ship, USNS Lewis and Clark, to the Navy tomorrow, June 20. Construction of Sacagawea began in September of 2004. The ship is scheduled to be delivered into the Navy's Military Sealift Command fleet early next year. When in service, its name will be preceded by "USNS" for United States Naval Ship. It is the third Navy vessel to be named Sacagawea. The previous two vessels were harbor tugboats in service during World War II.


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Coop Burtonburger is a 10-year-old boy in Bootsville. He has a younger sister named Millie and a father named Burt. He likes to camp out, video games, and sports, espically soccer. His best friend is Dennis and he attends school with him. Ever since Mr. Kat moved in, Coop finds it hard to study and even earned a "K" at gym class. Coop has short brown hair and blue eyes, his favorite outfit is a red orange-striped shirt with blue pants.In "How The Test Was Won" it is shown that Coop has a closet full of his favorite outfit. Coop, along with Dennis, know that Kat is an evil ailen. Coop once called Kat a "fuzzless freak". Coop's hero is Captain Blastroid. Odd, because Coop and Capt. Blastroid have the same initials (C.B.).
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I know many of you in the USA are prepping for your Thanksgiving meal. Happy Turkey Day to those of you celebrating. I, on the other hand, am prepping for the weekly holy Sabbath (aka Shabbos or Shabbat).
For those of you overwhelmed with this one day a year tradition, imagine doing it every single week. That's Shabbos. In fact, I don't mind it-I love it. How do I keep my sanity? By menu planning and keeping thing simple. Keep in mind, THE DAY IS NOT ABOUT THE FOOD! I repeat THE DAY IS NOT ABOUT THE FOOD! No need to overdo it and have a zillion side dishes. Easy and simple is my motto.
I have a magnetized pad of paper keep on the refrigerator. All week long I add items I need to buy at the grocery store. Train yourself to use it. Out of cereal? Honey? Dish soap? Write it on THE LIST. Each time…
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Enjoy the panoramic view from a private, elevated setting. The artfully designed water feature creates a peaceful mood, while you enjoy the sweeping view by day and a cozy fire and evening lights by night. Several patio areas, each with a unique allure, afford you a place to enjoy your surroundings any time of the day.
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Eastview's popular Sapphire plan most notably features a main floor master suite. Among the highlights designed for your total comfort…. a heated floor in the superbly redone master bath.
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The kitchen and family room combine to create a warm and inviting place to enjoy your good life. The beautifully remodeled kitchen is elegant, and efficient, with a sizable breakfast nook, open to the family room with fireplace. These rooms overlook the glorious view, taking full advantage of the exquisite setting.
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Visit the Fuld Institute for EBP Exhibitor Booth at AONEApril 11, 2019
The Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare is exhibiting at the 2019 AONE Annual Meeting. Come visit us if you are at these conferences! At our booth, you can learn more about all the educational opportunities related to Evidence-based Practice. We look forward to seeing you there!
AONE Annual Meeting
April 10 - 13, 2019
San Diego, California
For more information, visit http://www.aone.org/annual-meeting/.


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Gordon, Betty Moore Give $50 Million to Advance Pediatric Heart Care
The Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford in Palo Alto has announced a $50 million gift from Gordon and Betty Moore to advance research and care for children with heart disease.
The gift from the Giving Pledge signatories will provide funding for clinical and research facilities, create an endowment in support of the hospital's Children's Heart Center's strategic priorities, and endow a number of faculty positions. The gift also will enable the center, which will be renamed the Betty Moore Children's Heart Center, to expand its clinical facilities, including a newly designed outpatient center, and train future leaders in the fields of pediatric cardiovascular medicine and surgery.
The Moores were inspired to make the gift after one of their grandchildren had life-saving surgery at the center, which boasts a 98 percent overall survival rate despite treating many patients with complex cardiac conditions. Moving forward, the heart center's team will work to build a robust program in basic, clinical, and translational research aimed at improving the treatment and prevention of congenital and acquired heart conditions, including adult congenital heart disease.
"Children who have received complex surgical intervention to repair a cardiac abnormality require careful monitoring and specialized care throughout their lifespan," said pediatric heart surgeon Frank Hanley, who serves as executive director of the center. "Many of them face repeat hospitalizations and need subsequent interventions. We imagine a day when a child born with a poorly working aortic valve, rather than undergoing multiple open-heart operations throughout his lifetime, instead receives a replacement valve engineered from his own stem cells. Dr. and Mrs. Moore's gift comes at a critical juncture — enabling us to advance beyond surgical repair to the discovery of transformational treatments and interventions and ultimately to true cures."


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North Allegheny wins PIAA Class AAA tennis title
Saturday, October 28, 2017 | 11:12 PM
North Allegheny avenged its 2016 PIAA Class AAA finals loss to Harriton by defeating Harriton, 4-1, for the 2017 title at Hershey Racquet Club.
"We were planning all season long to return to states since the first day of camp," coach Michelle Weniger said. "Harriton was a strong and young team, so I knew every line had to play some strong tennis.
"We were thrilled to come out on top this year. It was a very solid win, and the bus ride home is a lot more enjoyable. It's a really good feeling, and it has been a really good couple days in Hershey."
The Tigers won all three singles matches and won the second doubles match. Ava Catanzarite won first singles, 6-1, 6-4, and Ashley Huang (6-2, 6-2) and Rebekah Rest (7-6 (6), 6-4) won second and third singles, respectively. Katherine Ambrose and Riya Yadev teamed to win second doubles, 6-2, 6-1.
North Allegheny advanced to the finals after defeating Mt. Lebanon, 3-0, in the semifinals earlier Saturday with wins by Catanzarite, Huang and Rest.


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MUPUS (Multi Purpose Sensors for Surface and Subsurface Science) consists of a number of temperature sensors attached to a 35 cm long penetrator that was designed to be deployed away from the landing module. The principle was that, as the penetrator was hammered into the ground, the progress per hammering stroke and the temperature of the subsurface would be measured. In combination this would have provided an indication of the properties of the comet's surface (i.e. how resistant to penetration the surface was) and a profile of the temperature change with depth. The Philae team attempted to deploy MUPUS after the landing, however it is possible that the sensor broke during the analysis
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Castle of Illusions
Castle of Illusions is a location found in Wario Land 3. It is located in the east side of the Music Box World. It will be accessible after Wario collects both the Lantern of Truth (The Big Bridge) and the Flame of Truth (The Frigid Sea), which reveals the true appearance of the mountains in the east side of the Music Box World.
This level is a big, creepy castle haunted by zombies who will try to turn Wario into an undead. If they manage to, the blue torches' lights can turn him back to his old appearance.
This castle also has red blocks that can be used as stairs. However, Wario must first activate switches to make them usable. The castle has several rooms, and almost each one of them has a chest and a switch. There is also a Brrr Bear in the first area that Wario can use to break solid blocks.
Gray Chest: Steel Overalls[edit]
To get this treasure and have a stronger ground-pound, Wario must first enter the first door and activate the switch. Then, he has to use the first two red blocks. He will then reach another door and activate another switch. After activating several switches and using several red blocks, Wario will find the gray key.
Finally, Wario must go back to the first room, and open the gray chest after pushing the heater to the right spot.
When Wario equips the Steel Overalls, his Ground Pound becomes stronger, able to cause an earthquake that stuns enemies and destroy harder destructible blocks. This opens new possibilities for him in Sea Turtle Rocks, The West Crater, the Desert Ruins, and The Peaceful Village.
Red Chest: Burning Torch[edit]
To get this treasure, Wario must visit this level in daytime (only possible after restoring the Sun Emblem and clearing the darkness). Then, he must repeat the switch puzzle until he reaches the top of the first area. He must then allow himself to get attacked by a zombie, and as Zombie Wario, he must jump down towards the Brrr Bear's area. Wario should fall through the platform, and the sunlight below will restore him to normal. Alternatively, Wario can wait until he gets the Golden Gloves from The East Crater. In this scenario, he has to simply make his way to the Brrr Bear and use him to break the enemy blocks bellow. In either case, Wario can then use the new path to go outside.
Here, Wario has to jump from a platform to another until he gets the Red Key. Then, he has to get back to the room containing a Para-Goom. He must use the enemy to break the solid walls blocking the way to the Red Chest.
This treasure burns the thorns blocking the way to the Forest of Fear allowing Wario to access it. It also leads to a shortcut back to The Peaceful Village on the north side.
Green Chest: Magical Powder[edit]
To get this treasure, Wario must have the last power-up (Golden Gloves) which can be obtained in The East Crater. Then, he has to make his way to the Brrr Bear again and use him to break the enemy blocks and process. Then, he has to jump from a platform to another until he reaches a new area. Here, he has to use the first Hammer-bot to break the enemy blocks and process. He will then notice another one trapped inside a series of red blocks. In order to use him, he has to enter the door found near him and activate the switch that makes the blocks disappear. Then, he has to let the Hammer-bot turn him into a Bouncy Wario. In this form, Wario has to make his way to the top and reach another area. The Green Key can be found here.
Then, Wario has to get back to the first area and make his way to the Green Chest's room which can be accessed using one of the four doors found there. this treasure opens the tree in Out of the Woods, revealing the way to the last music box.
Blue Chest: Rust Spray[edit]
To get this treasure, Wario must first get the Castle Brick from The West Crater. Then, he has to make his way to the room where the Green Chest is. Now that the missing brick returned to its place, Wario can enter a new door. Here, Wario must use the Para-Goom to destroy the enemy blocks to the right. Then, he has to leave the room and hit the switch. Now, Wario must make his way to the Blue Chest room. He has to use the new path and enter a new door. Wario will find himself in another side of the Para-Goom room. Then, he has to use the owl to get past spikes and reach the Blue Key. Now, Wario has to get back to where the Blue Chest is and open it.
This treasure causes the iron walls in some levels to rust, so Wario can destroy them.
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Paintless dent repair (PDR) is an approach to correcting minor vehicle imperfections without the need to sand or paint the dent. From fixing hail damage and door dings to correcting minor creases and some large dents, there are many ways PDR can breathe new life into your vehicle. Here's a closer look at some of the benefits of paintless dent removal in St. Louis that may surprise you.
Service Is Usually Completed Quickly
The paintess dent removal St. Louis shops perform can usually be completed fairly quickly, which means your vehicle isn't likely to be out of commission for too long. Depending on the extent of the damage, it may only take a few hours to repair minor dents. With traditional methods, the same repairs may take days or weeks to complete, which could mean added expenses for rental car fees.
It's a Planet-Friendly Solution
As the name implies, paintless dental removal does not require the use of paint. Therefore, there's no need to worry about toxic fumes that may not be so good for the environment. PDR also restores the metal back to its original shape without the use of harmful chemicals or other materials.
PDR Helps Maintain the Value of Your Vehicle
Bodywork and repainting, even when done by skilled technicians, may affect the overall value of your vehicle. Part of the reason for this is because additional materials or chemicals are being added to the vehicle. And in some cases, it may be difficult to precisely match paint colors, especially if you have a customized color. With PDR, the metal is manipulated back into its original shape without the need to use substitute materials.
The paintess dent removal St. Louis technicians routinely perform can restore many vehicles back to their original condition quickly. PDR is not ideal for all types of damage. However, if your car or truck can be repaired with paintless dent removal techniques, it's typically a less expensive option than traditional auto body work that produces results that are just as impressive.


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Lady Antebellum opened their brand new "Our Kind of Vegas" residency at The Pearl Theater inside The Palms Casino and Resort in Las Vegas this past weekend. They played shows on both Friday (February 8th) and Saturday (February 9th), and as Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley tell us, it surprisingly went off without a hitch. ["Well, knock on wood, there were no major glitches, which is awesome. (Charles Kelley) I can't believe. (Hillary) I know, it's kind of a miracle. (Charles) It felt like we were amongst a lot of friends. That's the thing about being in a venue this size too, you know. We've been playing in amphitheaters and arenas and you feel like you have to just go boom, boom, boom, boom, boom because everybody's been sitting out tailgating since twelve o'clock, you know drinking, and you can't lull it too much. And we felt like we could take a breath and we could have some conversations with the crowd. It was just refreshing. It was everything we dreamed of."] SOUNDCUE (:27 OC: . . . we dreamed of.)
Lady A's "Our Kind of Vegas" continues with shows on Wednesday (February 13th), Friday (February 15th) and Saturday (February 16th).
Here are the remainder of the group's Vegas dates:
May 10, 11, 15, 17, 18
Aug. 23, 24, 28, 30, 31
Lady A is currently working on a new album, their first since signing with Big Machine Label Group.


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Filmmaker Mike Bonomo recently shared a link to his fascinating film short, "Never Again." It really is a gem for what it doesn't explicitly reveal—instead it demands the viewer pay attention in order to parse context and find meaning in the few short minutes during which you see events unfold.
It has no dialogue, yet it manages to tell an intriguing story. It's engaging in a discomforting, but satisfying way. Repeated viewings revealed certain details. Clues, perhaps. And while I'm no closer to knowing the complete tale, it is one very well told.


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There is a lot of confusion around the impacts of the recent Hirst Decision and we also understand how it's impacting many property owners throughout the state.
Washington REALTORS® put together this explainer video for your information and for you to share with property owners. It explains what the Hirst Decision is, how it impacts many property owners' ability to obtain permits, and what Lawmakers are doing to fix it in Olympia.


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Our Pride Kam has been updated in black. Wear them proud (and a little bit loud).
The color spectrum's flirtiest, most feminine shade didn't always belong to the girls.
Welcome to the glitterati
Traveling influencer Ellery Lee picks her favorite Kenneth Cole pieces for the holidays and beyond.
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Seven of our favorite influencers put our new smart sneakers to the test.
Whether you wear them to work or on the weekend, slides are everything right now.
Traveling influencers pick their favorite Kenneth Cole excursion-enhancing pieces.
The CFDA commissioned Academy Award-winning director Fisher Stevens to shoot a short film highlighting the passion behind Kenneth's belief that everyone can LOOK GOOD, FOR GOOD.
From rose gold to warm blush, the color that's famous for being feminine is now the cool girl's go-to hue.
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AdWords Update Aug. 2014 to Impact Exact & Phrase Match Keywords
Back when organic keyword data was still a thing (wow, I must be an SEO dinosaur), I remember sorting through Blue Corona's keywords and softly chuckling at my deskicle (it's not quite a cubicle) at all of the people who searched for "Blue Carona." I wonder if Corona has the same problem.
The point is, people can't spell. Especially my cousin Tony. For a good time, ask him how to spell "bananas." Didn't Gwen Stefani teach you anything, my dear boy?
According to Google, at least 7 percent of Google searches contain a misspelling (in the most ironic twist that I'm only willing to admit because I have no shame, Microsoft Word just autocorrected my misspelling of the word "misspelling." Whoever awarded me first place in my second grade spelling bee should have their teaching license revoked.).
As of yesterday, Google has decided to change the way it defines "exact match" and "phrase match" keywords in AdWords to help you get business from people who want your products and services but can't necessarily spell them. After all, their money is just as green. Or maybe it's grean.
Default Close Matching Variant Keyword Matching
Close matching variant keyword matching—which includes misspellings, abbreviations, singular and plural forms, acronyms, and stemmings—is not a new thing. Google first introduced this type of keyword matching in 2012.
In the past, you could tell AdWords that you only wanted your business to show up for searches that exactly matched your keyword. However, as of September 2014, close variant keyword variation will be the default and only option.
"Starting in late September, we're applying close variant keyword matching to all exact and phrase match keywords. Because close variant matching was already the default setting for campaigns, most of you won't see a change in your keyword matching behavior. For advertisers that opted out, the option to disable close variants will be removed in September. Your exact and phrase match keywords will then begin matching to close keyword variations, allowing you to reach more of your potential customers with the right ad while aiming to lower cost per click and improve clickthrough rate.," Google reported in its Inside AdWords blog post yesterday.
How Will Close Matching Variant Keyword Matching Impact My Campaign?
Positively, I imagine. According to Blue Corona Account Manager and all-around badass Tara Gasparovic, "This is an opportunity to cover more ground where advertisers might otherwise be missing out on keyword opportunities. For example, if someone searched for 'plummers' and close variant keyword matching wasn't turned on, they wouldn't see an ad where we're bidding on 'plumbers'."
If you happen to manage your own AdWords campaigns (kudos, by the way, because I can't navigate AdWords any better than I can navigate a set of Ikea furniture assembly directions. Fortunately we've got a baller pay-per-click team at Blue Corona so I don't have to.), you'll most likely save time on building out keyword lists since you won't have to include every misspelling, plural form, or abbreviation.
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Paradigm Shift.
Ivan Sutherland:
Technology and Courage.
This text is based on a lecture Ivan gave at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in 1982. It was the first, and nearly the only, non-technical lecture he has ever given. His daughter, Juliet, encouraged him to publish it, so that others, especially young people, may garner value from it. In Ivan's words: "Perhaps experience has something to offer youth." The text was eventually published by ACM Press in 1991, in the CMU Computer Science 25th Anniversary Commemorative. The version on this web site was reprinted by Sun Microsystems Laboratories with permission of the ACM press, as a courtesy to those who may wish a copy. Enjoy!
Ivan's position statement for the "Computer Architecture" panel chaired by David Patterson at the ACM Turing Centenary Celebration, July 2012, published as "Viewpoint" in Communications of the ACM, Vol. 55, No. 10, pages 35-36, October 2012:
The Tyranny of the Clock (ACM link)
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Marly and Ivan's joint talk series at Nanyang Technological Institute in Singapore, and at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Fudan University in Shanghai, January-February 2016:
Understanding Self-Timed Circuits.
Marly Roncken and Ivan Sutherland: Asynchronous Computing, The ShanghaiTech Lecture, 5 July 2018.
Part 1 (Ivan) Introduction
Part 2 (Marly) Communication + Storage versus Computation + Flow Control
Part 3 (Ivan) Mutual Exclusion: Who's first?
Part 4 (Marly) Initialization, Test, and Debug: Action versus State
Selected references that we use with asynchronous regularity
Ivan Sutherland:
Micropipelines (ACM link)
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In Communications of the ACM, Volume 32, Issue 6, pages 720-738, June 1989.
Kees van Berkel, Joep Kessels, Marly Roncken, Ronald Saeijs, and Frits Schalij:
The VLSI-programming language Tangram and its translation into handshake circuits (IEEE link)
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In Proc. European Design Automation Conference (EDAC), pages 384-389, 1991. One of the early papers about Tangram. The term "VLSI programming" came from Cees Niessen of Philips Research, and refers to the syntax-directed relation between programs in Tangram and the circuits they translate to. The handshake circuits at the time of this publication were quasi delay-insensitive and were used in the first version of the DCC error corrector published in 1994. Later circuit translations applied in the second version of the DCC error corrector, published in 1995, use bundled data protocols.
Kees van Berkel, Ronan Burgess, Joep Kessels, Marly Roncken, Frits Schalij, and Ad Peeters:
Asynchronous Circuits for Low Power: A DCC Error Corrector (IEEE link)
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In IEEE Design & Test of Computers, Vol. 11, Issue 2, pages 22-32, Summer 1994. This first version of the low-power DCC error corrector published by Philips Research uses quasi delay-insensitive handshake circuits.
Kees van Berkel, Ronan Burgess, Joep Kessels, Ad Peeters, Marly Roncken, Frits Schalij, and Rik van de Wiel:
A Single-Rail Re-implementation of a DCC Error Detector Using a Generic Standard-Cell Library (IEEE link)
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In Proc. Asynchronous Design Methodologies, pages 72-79, 1995. This second version of the low-power DCC error corrector published by Philips Research uses single-rail - also known as bundled-data - handshake protocols. The single-rail protocol and circuit implementations were developed by Ad Peeters as a part of his PhD research.
Marly Roncken:
Defect-Oriented Testability for Asynchronous IC's (IEEE link)
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In Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 87, No. 2, pages 363-375, February 1999.
Ivan Sutherland, Bob Sproull, David Harris:
Logical Effort: Designing Fast CMOS Circuits (ACM link)
or view a summary at
Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc. 1999. Circuits designed at the ARC use transistor sizes that are calculated using the Theory of Logical Effort to obtain (1) sufficiently short rise and fall times that enable us to work in the digital rather than analog domain, (2) correct digital behavior in the presence of (self-timed) loops, and (3) a good first-order path delay model based on counting the number of gates on a path.
Kenneth Stevens, Shai Rotem, Ran Ginosar, Peter Beerel, Chris Myers, Kenneth Yun, Rakefet Kol, Charles Dike, and Marly Roncken:
An Asynchronous Instruction Length Decoder (IEEE link)
or download directly from
In IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Vol. 36, No. 2, pages 217-228, February 2001.
Jens Sparso and Steve Furber:
Principles of Asynchronous Circuit Design - A Systems Perspective (digital version).
Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001.
Ivan Sutherland and Scott Fairbanks:
GasP: A Minimal FIFO Control (IEEE link)
or download directly from
In Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Asynchronous Circuits and Systems (ASYNC), pages 46-53, 2001. The first paper on GasP circuits published by Sun Microsystems (now Oracle). It received the Best Paper Award at ASYNC 2001. At the ARC, we work extensively with GasP circuits. The Weaver chip (see ARC reports) was designed using so-called 6-4 GasP circuits. These differ from the 4-2 GasP circuits in this first publication in that they have a forward latency, reverse latency, and cycle time of respectively 6, 4, and 6+4=10 (rather than 4, 2, and 4+2=6) gate delays.
Peter Beerel and Marly Roncken:
Low Power and Energy Efficient Asynchronous Design (ASP-JOLPE link)
or download directly from
In Journal of Low Power Electronics (JOLPE), Volume 3, Number 3, pages 234-253, December 2007.
Ad Peeters, Frank te Beest, Mark de Wit, and Willem Mallon:
Click Elements: An Implementation Style for Data-Driven Compilation (IEEE link)
or download directly from our web site at
In Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Asynchronous Circuits and Systems (ASYNC), pages 3-14, 2010. One of the first (and last) papers on Click circuits and data-driven (as opposed to control-driven) compilation by Philips Handshake Solutions. Willem Mallon, one of the authors of this paper, spent two years at the ARC, and introduced us to both Click and its compiler. During his stay, Willem developed a follow-up compiler version, called ARCwelder, which lies at the basis of a number of our research projects.
Selected ARC reports
Swetha Mettala Gilla:
Distance Constraint Graph: A Graphical Representation for GasP circuits, showing how Relative Timings constrain the Module Distances.
This 2009 ARC report extends the 2010 publication by Prasad Joshi (see publications below) to long wire distance models, and introduces the notion of Distance Constraint Graph. This report forms the basis of Swetha's ASYNC 2010 publication on Long-Range GasP.
Willem Mallon and Klaus Ully:
High-performance Self-timed Processing Networks.
This 2011 ARC report describes how to build a microprocessor, called LEETL, using only simple pipeline controllers.
Willem Mallon:
Bounded Bundled Data.
This 2011 ARC report describes a more general solution approach for data versus control setup and hold time specification and validation, compared to the standard bundled-data self-timed design approach. Willem built this solution into our silicon compiler, ARCwelder. Hoon Park embedded it in his timing verification framework, ARCtimer (see publications below).
Ivan Sutherland, Marly Roncken, Navaneeth Jamadagni, Chris Cowan, and Swetha Mettala Gilla:
The Weaver, an 8x8 Crossbar Experiment.
This 2015 ARC report gives a design overview, circuit schematics, and test measurements for the Weaver, a self-timed 8x8 crossbar experiment built in 40nm CMOS by TSMC. Weaver and Anvil, two separate experiments on this 40nm CMOS chip are the first experiments designed and tested using our new point of view on how to design and test self-timed systems (see ASYNC 2015 publication below). We took the chip with us to ASYNC 2015 for live demos. The ARC has multiple ongoing student projects that use the Weaver and Anvil to explore and examine self-timed behaviors live.
Selected publications
Prasad Joshi, Peter Beerel, Marly Roncken, and Ivan Sutherland:
Timing Verification of GasP Asynchronous Circuits: Predicted Delay Variations Observed by Experiment.
In D. Dams, U. Hannemann, M. Steffen (Eds.) Willem-Paul de Roever Festschrift, LNCS 5930, pages 260-276. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
Swetha Mettala Gilla, Marly Roncken and Ivan Sutherland:
Long-Range GasP with Charge Relaxation (IEEE link)
or download directly from our web site at
Presentation slides and notes are at
(presentation slides)
(presentation notes).
In Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Asynchronous Circuits and Systems (ASYNC), pages 185-195, 2010.
Swetha Mettala Gilla:
Library Characterization and Static Timing Analysis of Single-Track Circuits in GasP (MSc thesis),
with presentation slides and notes at
(presentation slides)
(presentation notes).
Master of Science Thesis, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Portland State University, October 2010.
Navaneeth Jamadagni and Jo Ebergen:
An Asynchronous Divider Implementation (IEEE link)
or download directly from
In Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Asynchronous Circuits and Systems (ASYNC), pages 97-102, 2012.
Hoon Park, Anping He, Marly Roncken, and Xiaoyu Song:
Semi-modular delay model revisited in context of relative timing (IEEE link)
or download directly from
In Electronic Letters, Volume 51, Issue 4, pages 332-334, February 2015.
Marly Roncken, Swetha Mettala Gilla, Hoon Park, Navaneeth Jamadagni, Chris Cowan, and Ivan Sutherland:
Naturalized Communication and Testing (IEEE link).
The paper can be downloaded directly from our web site at
with presentation slides and notes at
(presentation slides)
(presentation notes).
Swetha's poster about the test part can be found at
In Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Asynchronous Circuits and Systems (ASYNC), pages 77-84, 2015.
Jo Ebergen and Navaneeth Jamadagni:
Radix-2 Division Algorithms with an Over-Redundant Digit Set (IEEE link)
or download directly from
In IEEE Transactions on Computers (TOC), Volume 64, Number 9, pages 2652-2663, September 2015.
Navaneeth Jamadagni:
Evaluation of Data-Path Topologies for Self-Timed Conditional Statements (PhD thesis).
Doctor of Philosophy Thesis, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Portland State University, 2015.
Hoon Park, Anping He, Marly Roncken, Xiaoyu Song, and Ivan Sutherland:
Modular Timing Constraints for Delay-Insensitive Systems (Springer-CCF link)
or download directly from
A poster-size overview, presented at ASYNC 2015, can be found at
In Journal of Computer Science and Technology (JCST), Volume 31, Issue 1, pages 77-106, January 2016.
Marly Roncken, Chris Cowan, Ben Massey, Swetha Mettala Gilla, Hoon Park, Robert Daasch, Anping He, Yong Hei, Warren Hunt Jr., Xiaoyu Song, and Ivan Sutherland:
Beyond Carrying Coal To Newcastle: Dual Citizen Circuits.
You can listen to the audio-slide presentation by Ivan and Marly at
(50 MB audio-slide presentation).
In Andrey Mokhow (Ed.), This Asynchronous World - Essays dedicated to Alex Yakovlev on the occasion of his 60th birthday, Newcastle University, pages 241-261, 2016.
Cuong Chau, Warren Hunt Jr., Marly Roncken, and Ivan Sutherland:
A Framework for Asynchronous Circuit Modeling and Verification in ACL2.
In O. Strichman and R. Tzoref-Brill (Eds.), Proc. Haifa Verification Conference (HVC), Springer International Publishing, LNCS 10629, pages 3-18, 2017.
Marly Roncken, Ivan Sutherland, Chris Chen, Yong Hei, Warren Hunt Jr., and Cuong Chau, with Swetha Mettala Gilla, Hoon Park, Xiaoyu Song, Anping He, and Hong Chen:
How to Think about Self-Timed Systems (IEEE link)
or download directly from
In Proc. Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, pages 1597-1604, 2017.
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Engravers and etchers work with hard and soft metals or other materials. A number of non-profit and for-profit schools in the U.S. offer training programs for aspiring engravers.
Schools With Engraving Programs
|Institution Type
|Programs Offered
|Tuition and Fees*
|Montgomery Community College
|Troy, NC
|2-year, Public
|$2,537 in-state, $8,681 out-of-state
|Lassen Community College
|Susanville, CA
|2-year, Public
|Certificate, Associate's
|$1,127 in-state, $5,903 out-of-state
|Trinidad State Junior College
|Trinidad, CO
|2-year, Public
|Certificate, Associate's
|$5,160 in-state, $8,162 out-of-state
|Gem City College
|Quincy, IL
|2-year, Public
|$22,225 (For largest program)
|GRS Training Center
|Emporia, KS
|Private for-profit
|Varies according to course type
|Mesalands Community College
|Tucumcari, NM
|2-year, Public
|$1,812 in-state, $2,916 out-of-state
|Emporia State University
|Emporia, KS
|4-year, Public
|$6,758 in-state, $20,675 out-of-state
Sources: *NCES and school websites
School Selection Criteria
Anyone interested in an official engraving program should keep the following in mind:
- Prospective students should consider how they intend to use engraving within a relevant program.
- Courses with lower student-to-teacher ratio allows for more individualized instruction.
- Facilities that allow enlarged visual demonstration and after-hour access to machines can aid in additional training.
- Accreditation may be a factor in engraving school selection, though professional engravers may teach courses independent of accredited institutions.
Metal Engraving Certificate
Metal engraving certificates can be earned in less than one year. These programs may focus on metals such as gold and silver and precious gems and stones. This program includes coursework such as scroll cutting and design, lettering and calligraphy, and engraving applications.
Associate of Applied Science in Gunsmithing
There are gunsmithing degree programs that put emphasis on engraving. These programs prepare students for entry-level employment in the firearm and metal industries. Coursework covered may include workplace dynamics, management principles, and basic engraving.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking
Engraving is found within some BFA programs in printmaking or engraving, though engraving degrees are not as common. These degree programs cover coursework in lithography and etching at beginning, intermediate and advanced levels. Additional courses may include printing in monotype, silkscreen, and woodcut. These programs may also have portfolio projects, collaborative public art projects and workshops and lectures by visiting professionals.
In summary, stand-alone engraving programs are uncommon, but several types of degree programs include engraving as part of the curriculum such as gunsmithing and Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees. Accreditation opportunities and access to good engraving facilities are two things to keep in mind when searching for an engraving program.


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Thailand's king on the mend
BANGKOK • Thailand's 88-year-old king, the world's longest reigning monarch, is recovering after being treated last month for "water on the brain" and narrowing of the arteries, the Royal Household Bureau said in a statement yesterday.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej has been treated for various ailments over the past year in hospital in Bangkok. He was last seen in public on Jan 11, when he spent several hours visiting his palace in the Thai capital.
An X-ray showed the king had "a lower amount" of cerebrospinal fluid surrounding his brain after a build-up was drained last month, said the palace statement. Echocardiograms showed a "satisfactory function of the King's heart muscles", it said.
China bus arsonist gets death sentence
BEIJING • A court in northern China has sentenced a man to death for starting a bus fire in January that killed 18 people, the government said.
The court in regional capital Yinchuan yesterday sentenced Ma Yongping to death after finding him guilty of using an "extremely cruel form of crime", the Yinchuan government said on its official microblog.
Ma set alight two plastic bags filled with petrol on the bus after getting involved in a personal work dispute, the government said, without explaining the connection between the bus he chose to set alight and the dispute.
Tsai orders probe into misfiring of missile
TAIPEI • Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has ordered a thorough investigation into the misfiring of an anti-ship missile towards China last Friday, Taiwanese media reported.
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New 'SNL' promos: January Jones, Fred Armisen, and sex offenders
During NBC's four new promos for Saturday Night Live, January Jones says her own first name about 10 different ways, revealing skills much more advanced than her efforts at beer pong. Fred Armisen mocks her name because it's unusual. The spot referencing Mad Men is my favorite, especially considering Armisen is real-life married to Jones' MM costar Elisabeth Moss. Whoa, Moss cameo'd in Jon Hamm's SNL a year ago…what if there was a Peggy/Betty reunion Saturday night? The characters barely interact on Mad Men, so if Moss does show up they should get into character but do something arbitrary like form a Scandanavian electro-pop duo on "Deep House Dish."
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How coordinated action in Hawaii can accelerate global progress
How can local solutions help solve global challenges? By leveraging her experiences shaping energy, climate and environmental goals globally, the head of Hawaii Green Growth (and former White House staffer) will provide a strategic framework that shows how energy goals can lead to a broader set of sustainable development goals, and into concrete actions. Celeste Connors, Executive Director at Hawaii Green Growth filled us in at VERGE Hawaii 2016.


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You may have heard Apple's announcement last week introducing their update for iPad and iPhone, with one of the new features including Apple's new News app; but is this even something marketers should get involved in?
The Apple News app claims it'll remove the clutter and noise associated with web-based articles, giving a more magazine-feel to the reading experience. Users will get automatic article updates to any publication they subscribe to, but also suggested articles and publishers to broaden appeal to both user and publisher.
Not just a promising opportunity for the large publishers – as evidenced by The New York Times, ESPN and Condé Nast already signing up – anyone can sign up for the Apple News, which offers companies the platform to publish content such as photo galleries, infographics, audio, video, maps, advanced interactions and animation clips. With that in mind, why wouldn't you want to be involved?
"Depending on the amount of work required to create News app-ready articles there's very little reason why you wouldn't want to be involved" Dusted's very own Matt King told me. Matt is our resident creative technologist – a position I certainly can't lay claim to (just ask my Blackberry Bold). I asked Matt if there was anything prospective publishers should be wary of.
"… articles will need to be created as 'Apple News Format' documents (which no one outside of Apple knows anything about at this stage). However, on top of this proprietary news format the new app will support RSS which is already ubiquitous as a news article delivery system."
Sounds like RSS is the safer, wiser option, right?
"RSS offers much less in the way of the rich experience that will be available in the Apple News Format – RSS is pretty much plain text, hyperlinks and images only."
Another factor Apple were very keen to mention is that they won't be sharing user data. How will this affect marketers?
"There will be analytics and reporting available for Apple News Format publications. This will most likely be completely anonymised given Apple's recent push to highlight user privacy (their biggest market differentiator against Google), but this is rarely any different to normal web-based analytics."
But don't be fooled by Matt's enthusiasm, it isn't all good news for those budding content writers/soon-to-be-publishers.
"Firstly, it's Apple-only at this stage, so its audience is limited to the iOS platform. Secondly, it's becoming increasingly clear that there is a large chunk of smartphone users that consume their content almost exclusively via social networks, particularly Facebook."
According to Matt, it's no coincidence the Apple bulletin came so soon after Facebook's announcement of their own news publishing platform, which could prove a huge competitive obstacle for Apple's News app: "There will soon be a large amount of people that wont ever have to leave the Facebook app if the articles they are reading are fully integrated."
So it begs the question – is it worth it? The conclusion I gathered from my chat with Matt is that there's a lot of opportunity with varying levels of potential; that while there's a chance Facebook could overshadow Apple's app, there will still be millions of iPad and iPhone users automatically downloading the News app for their update. It's certainly worth the effort – with Apple not restricting links from articles, some clear call-to-actions could drive visitors to publisher sites.
The update will be available later this year for free on iPhone 4s and later, iPod Touch (fifth generation), iPad 2 and later and iPad mini and later. Still no word if Blackberry Bold will get anything like this; hey there's a niche for someone to fill, right? Anyone?
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Please read Part 1 before you start with this one.
Today Morning we wake up to sounds of rain. Seems to be drizzling outside. We get dressed, pack our bags and ready to leave. Today we have long way to go. We need to take train to a place called Girona and from there bus to L'ESTRATIT a coastal town in Costa brava area of Spain where we plan to do out Scuba diving. We call Aquatica diving center with whom we have booked our Scuba diving in L'ESTRATIT informed them that we are starting and leave to bus stop to take bus to central railway station. We wait in the bus stop then we see the hotel receptionist (yeah the handsome one) comes running to us and asks Are you from room number 513? There is a call for you from Girona. There seems to be alert in the sea so today Scuba diving is cancelled. We run back to hotel and call them back they say that
the weather in sea is not good from afternoon and as our dive is in evening they said it might be 50-50 chances. We said to them that we will come there however and see what happens. We reach central railway station called Barcelona Sans. I got to ticket counter and make that guy over the counter understand the place where we want to go Initially he gives ticket to some other place and it costs us too much so we recheck and go back to counter and make our attempts to make him understand and at last we get the tickets to Girona and we get into the train. After 1 hr 30 min we get down in Girona station. Struggle with language starts again and we find out at last that the bus to L'ESTRATIT is at 2:30PM which will be very late for us. So we take a taxi and try to call Aquatica but they are on sea already and do not take our call. We reach this picturesque coastal town but the cab driver drops us the sea shore and leaves. We fail to find out where is Aquatica center it is already 3PM they would have left to sea by now. We are disappointed and sit on the steps of one of the other diving centers. The owner walks in and we tell our sad story to him. It is already 3:30 PM and day wasted. He says don't worry I have private number of Aquatica owner and he calls and informs them of our plight. Aqautica guys ask us to wait near the sea. They come and pick us from there and take us in boat to the sea. There were three guys from Aquatica. One was our instructor one to drive the boat and other one to go with experienced divers. We were given diving suits and asked to change on the boat only. It was embarrassing we did not want to change the clothes in front of everyone. Observing our discomfort one of the instructors gave us bath robes under which we could change in to the diving suits. Once we are done we are given instructions on how to communicate under water and how to control our breathing. The experienced divers jump into deeper part of the sea and dive along. We were taken to less depth place. Who goes first asks the instructor I say OK I will but then I was scared, excited and cannot explain what all I felt. Instructor puts the oxygen cylinder and I cannot get up on my feet it is so heavy. I jump into the sea it takes me bit inside and throws me out I panic! The instructor teaches me how to breath under water I try but keep failing slowly my courage seems to drop down I come back to the boat. The instructor asks 'what is your age?' I say 'what?' He says 'Yes you heard me right what is your age?' I say 'I am 29.' He says 'All these 29 years you breathe with your nose so when we ask you to breathe with your mouth obviously it will be difficult do you expect to do this in 2 min? Remember this is your first time and you came all the way from Barcelona took so much effort do you want to go back like this. Give yourself time you can do it. When you go underwater do not panic and all you need to remember is breathe. Each and every
breath u need to feel and take it.' His words gets into my head I am not going to go back without doing this successfully. I say to him ok am ready to go. All set this time I go into sea. My instructor takes me underwater and I concentrate on my breathing I go successfully underwater and go along with my instructor. He shows me some corals, orange fishes, black fishes, Green Alga. Under water in the sea all I can see is blue colour water and darkness. I feel on top of the world floating underwater. I feel free like a fish. Mesmerised by my surroundings I move across. My instructor takes me to top near boat I come out of water and my instructor starts clapping he is very happy for me and so am I. I feel so happy and as if I have achieved something. Even though my cheeks and legs hurt I feel light as if I'm floating in air. I see light I see sky. I am filled with energy now and feel so elated. I just sit on the board and immerse myself into surroundings. I just want to take this positive energy I get from nature back with myself. We reach shore and we are driven back to Aquatica center. We change to dry clothes and take snaps with our instructors. We say good bye to our new friends and walk towards bus stop to catch a bus to Gironi. We reach Gironi on time and catch a train back to Barcelona. In the train we fresh up and decide to celebrate our dive in LA Rambla area in any of the Spanish pubs. Once we reach Barcelona we head straight to LA Rambla Street. We spot a lively pub and get in to it and order for Tapas (Spanish starters) a cold soup and some pizza. Our waiter a handsome Italian was all attentive to us and needless to say we got at most attention there Once we are done with dinner we head back to hotel in cab and reach around 1:45 AM.
Today is our last day in Barcelona. We have our flight back at 3:30 PM so we thought to make use of the day. We just change into shorts. Pack our luggage do the checkout and request the hotel guys to keep our luggage in the reception. We catch the metro and reach the beach by 9:30 AM. When we arrive entire beach is empty and when everybody are busy going to office or working hard in office we simply play in the beach and sleep in the water. I try to remember what I would be doing if it was my day in office. Visions of me holding my laptop and running between conference rooms come up. Bless the lord here I am lying in the beach and enjoying myself. When the time comes for us to leave we try to follow shower sign on the beach and come to know that it is open shower. Nooo!! Break your dirty thoughts!! We just shower in the open shower to wash off the sand and hair. Then we find changing rooms and change to clean clothes. We run to hotel collect our luggage and reach airport. We arrive at gate just 5 min before takeoff and we are the last people to enter the aircraft. Water dripping from hair. Sand falling from slippers and occasionally from hair. People giving us weird looks. Nothing mattered any ways in front of the joy we got playing in the water. The flight takes off from Barcelona I bend over the window to get glimpse of this city. It looks lovely as usual. One of the best cities I have visited so far. It has architecture, modern lifestyle yet charm of old times, fantastic people ever ready to help, amazing language, awesome food. If I have to describe Barcelona I would say Lively, Vibrant, Colourful and energetic. This city has a soul and I am in love with this city. I Close my eyes and retire to my seat. If you ask me if I will come back here again, well you know my answer