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Retrace Server
Server that simplifies coredump analysis.
- Name: Michal Toman
- Email: email@example.com
- The ABRT team
- Name: Karel Klic
- Name: Jiri Moskovcak
Current Status
- Targeted release: Fedora 15
- Last updated: 2010-11-09
- Percentage of completion: 50%
Detailed description
At the moment of backtrace creation user needs to have all relevant debuginfos installed locally. Downloading and installing them may require a lot of time and storage space depending on the package and its dependencies. The idea of Retrace Server is to liberate users from this: User sends the coredump packed along with some other required information (e.g. packages list) to the Retrace Server, the Retrace Server installs required debuginfo files, creates backtrace using standard debugging tools and provides it to the user for further processing.
Benefit to Fedora
No need to download debuginfo packages while creating backtrace from various binary crashes.
The project itself consists of 3 parts:
- Interface: Receives the archive from user, unpacks all files, puts new task into the queue.
- Analyzer: Takes the task from queue, for each creates a virtual root with all required packages and debuginfos installed and creates the backtrace within.
- Repo Synchronizer: Downloads packages to a local repository containing all versions of all packages, to be able to handle crashes from older versions.
ABRT plugin that packs required files and sends the archive to the Retrace Server must be implemented.
How To Test
The communication between client and server will be handled by future ABRT plugin. As soon as it is implemented, the testing script will be removed.
At the moment, testing is possible using "test-uploader" from "retrace" branch of ABRT Git repository. The script is only designed for test purposes and does not handle all errors possible.
The script upload.py takes two arguments:
First (mandatory) - ABRT crash directory, by default found in the /var/spool/abrt/ directory.
Second (optional) - Retrace server address (not important at the moment, there is only one testing machine running retrace server - simona.expresmu.sk - will be migrated).
Running upload.py with different number of arguments will display short help message.
Script's output includes raw HTTP response containig X-Task-Id and X-Task-Password headers. You may ask the retrace server about three things using these headers:
- Status - HTTP response contains X-Task-Status header with one of three values 'PENDING', 'FINISHED_SUCCESS', 'FINISHED_FAILURE'. wget may be used to show the output (the HTTP response has no body):
wget -S --no-check-certificate -O /dev/null --header="X-Task-Password: <Task-Password>" "https://simona.expresmu.sk/<Task-Id>/"
- Log - Afrer retrace is finished (FINISHED_SUCCESS or FINISHED_FAILURE) the log is available. wget may be used to download the log:
wget -S --no-check-certificate --header="X-Task-Password: <Task-Password>" "https://simona.expresmu.sk/<Task-Id>/log"
- Backtrace - Afrer successful retrace (FINISHED_SUCCESS) the backtrace is available. wget may be used to download the backtrace:
wget -S --no-check-certificate --header="X-Task-Password: <Task-Password>" "https://simona.expresmu.sk/<Task-Id>/backtrace"
Each Task-Password is for single use. After every status / log / backtrace request, the response contains X-Task-Password header with new Task-Password.
This section needs to be completed for FESCo submission poelcat 16:45, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
User Experience
- abrt-addon-ccpp
- gdb
- xz
- mod_wsgi
- python-webob
Contingency Plan
Not required, feature can easily be disabled.
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Not just a gimmick
The Wii's codename was the "Revolution," which Nintendo probably should have stuck with, but despite the name change you can't deny that a revolution is what the Wii was. With its cheap price, accessible controls, and a veritable cornucopia of games, it helped bring gaming to the mainstream.
Like many revolutions, we can only appreciate the Wii fully in hindsight. In the Wii's heyday, we could've overlooked any number of its wonderful games. But today, we can look back at the system's complete library and highlight 25 of its absolute best. Join us and enjoy our countdown of the 25 best Wii games of all time.
(By the way, as a rule we didn't allow multiple entries in a franchise on the list. It keeps things more interesting.)
25. The House of the Dead: Overkill
There have been lightgun-style games for almost as long as there have been home game consoles, but The House of the Dead: Overkill is easily one of the best in class, let alone on the Wii. Good old-fashioned zombie slaying mixed with grindhouse cinema presentation make this a fun (and funny) title that meshes naturally with the Wii Remote's design.
24. Mario Kart Wii
Were it not for its Wii U sequel, Mario Kart Wii would undisputably hold the crown for best Mario Kart game. The addition of more riders per race, motorbikes, a tweaked drifting system, and the ability to perform tricks were all hailed as major improvements, and the courses are as wonderful as they've ever been.
23. Punch-Out!!
Reboots and remakes are a tricky business. You want the experience to feel fresh, but you need to pay respect to what came before. Thankfully, Punch-Out!! for the Wii does exactly that, bringing back the dodge, dodge, punch rhythm that made the original such a classic, and wrapping it up in a beautifully stylized package.
22. Rhythm Heaven Fever
With its simple design and gyroscope sensor, the Wii Remote makes for a great music game controller. And while Just Dance parties were fun, it was Rhythm Heaven Fever that stuck with you, ensaring players with its adorable visuals, cutesy storylines, and catchy tunes. Plus, it had a certain wacky charm that simply can't be described on the back of a box.
21. Excitebots: Trick Racing
Excitebots: Trick Racing proves that it's not all about how fast you cross the finish line, but how cool you looked when you did it. Rather than focus on tight curves and single-file racing speedways, Excitebots features large, sprawling courses with multiple pathways. And while you may end up in first place just from being fast, you'll want to challenge yourself to be the best trickster too.
20. Red Steel 2
The first Red Steel promised us the fantasy of wielding a console controller like a sword, transforming us into badass samurai (that also wielded guns). But it wasn't until Red Steel 2 that we finally got a sense of how utterly cool that could feel. With more stylized visuals and support for the Wii MotionPlus, Red Steel 2 is one of the tightest action games the Wii ever had.
19. Muramasa: The Demon Blade
Without question, Muramasa: The Demon Blade is very high on our list of most beautiful Wii games. Its lavish, superbly animated world shames the system's tepid 3D offerings to the point where "pretty for a Wii game" should be forever stricken from gaming phraseology. With fantastic combat, a diverse armory of unique weapons, and over a dozen hours of gameplay, Muramasa would stand out on any system. On the Wii it shines as one more ray of inspiration to anyone who passed on the system for good.
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Dead Space: Extraction is much more than a haunted shooting gallery, as the presentation, voice acting, and exceptional visuals make you feel like a part of the action. You're not just moving along with a target reticle blasting grotesque monsters; you are that person - ducking and weaving, cussing in disbelief, shuddering with the guerrilla-style shaky cam that immerses you in the world like no other game in the genre. Like any good rollercoaster, Extraction gets your heart racing and adrenaline pounding even though you have no control. An interesting and emotional take on the lightgun scene.
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Friday, 25 November 2011
The taste for competition peaks at age 50
Prior to their data collection, Ulrich Mayr and his colleagues had several reasons for expecting that preference to compete would peak in youth and fade thereafter. They cited reductions in testosterone with age; the documented shift with age to a more prosocial orientation (older people give more money to charity); an age-related shift to a mastery (rather than comparison) approach to skills; and age-related falls in confidence, perhaps based on actual cognitive declines with age.
The researchers set up a stall at a shopping mall and invited volunteers to solve mental arithmetic equations (e.g. "true or false: 7 + 2 + 3 - 6 = 5") as quickly as possible in return for points. Points were exchanged for modest cash prizes. The 543 participants (aged 25 to 75), in private booths, completed one round lasting 30-seconds in which they earned more points the more equations they solved. They then completed a second "competitive" round, in which they only earned points for solving more equations than a randomly chosen rival. Participants didn't get feedback on their performance until the experiment was over. Finally - and this was the crucial round - the participants could choose for the final round whether to play solo (known as "piece-rate"), like they had in the first round, or whether to compete once again against another randomly chosen participant. Afterwards participants estimated how well they thought they'd done, as a measure of their confidence.
There were some clear gender effects, consistent with past research. Women were far less likely than men to opt for the competitive version in the final round (correction: 36 per cent vs. 56 per cent). And there were clear age effects across both genders: the taste for competition against others increased with age, levelling off at about the age of 50. For example, nearly 70 per cent of men aged 45 to 54 opted to compete versus just over 50 per cent of men aged 25 to 34.
What lies behind the gender effects? Men and women performed equally well at the task under piece-rate conditions, but the women's performance did drop slightly in the competitive version. Women were also less confident than men. Women's confidence, unlike men's, was also related to their choice of whether to compete or not (men chose to compete without consideration of their likelihood of winning!). However, none of these factors was sizeable enough to explain the size of the gender difference in choice to compete.
What about the effects of age on preference for competition? There was no difference in actual performance with age. Changes in confidence also couldn't explain the age-related change. A potential explanation comes from a recent meta-analysis, which found that the trait of "social dominance" increases with age until the 50s. Said Mayr and his team: "Successfully engaging in competitions is critical for establishing social dominance and therefore it is plausible to assume that with such an increased interest in social dominance comes an increased 'taste for competition."
One important caveat needs to be mentioned. Because this was a cross-sectional study, it's possible that it's not age that's related to competitiveness but rather the era that the participants grew up in - or something else to do with their particular generation. To get around this problem, participants would need to be followed up throughout their lives, to see if their taste for competition changes as they age. However, the researchers can't see any reason why the fifty-somethings' upbringing should have led them to be more competitive than the 30-somethings. Yes, Baby Boomers are known for their competitiveness but 30-year-olds grew up in a prolonged economic downturn that might have increased their competitive tendencies.
What about you - have you found that your taste for competition has altered as you've aged? Or looking at your friends and family, do these results fit with your own experiences of their competitiveness? Please use comments to let us know.
Mayr, U., Wozniak, D., Davidson, C., Kuhns, D., and Harbaugh, W. (2011). Competitiveness across the life span: The feisty fifties. Psychology and Aging DOI: 10.1037/a0025655
NB. Percentages for men and women's preferences were quoted incorrectly before but have now been corrected.
Post written by Christian Jarrett for the BPS Research Digest.
8 comments:
Would it not be Gender Stereotype Threat affecting women's participation in the competative condition ?
A replication with a non-maths test might be a good idea..
- 9:45 am
- Unknown said...
Hi Lisa - yes, I think that's highly likely and I think the researchers mentioned that possibility in their paper.
- 9:49 am
- Gordon Ingram said...
"However, the researchers can't see any reason why the fifty-somethings' upbringing should have led them to be more competitive than the 30-somethings."
Hasn't there just been a lot of discussion in the media about the selfishness of the "Baby Boom" generation? I just looked at the article and to be fair, they acknowledge this possibility, but they also state that: "a priori one might have also expected that the prolonged economic downturn that has shaped the 30-year-olds' upbringing might have increased their competitive tendencies."
This is a common misconception. But as I understand it, there is plenty of research out there (sorry, I don't have references :() that indicates that as resources grow scarcer, individuals actually get more cooperative (at least with in-group members) rather than more competitive. It's superficially counter-intuitive, but makes sense from a theoretical point of view because natural selection works on reproduction, not just survival. So in a land grab type of situation, there is great potential for investing differentially acquired resources in offspring; whereas in a famine, it's not much good hoarding up loads of food for yourself if the rest of the village dies around you.
This is an interesting finding, and I'm not saying that age, rather than culture, isn't the driving factor. But whenever age differences are more than a few years the age effects definitely need to be verified by examining them longitudinally (and cross-culturally) as well as cross-sectionally.
- 10:33 am
- Unknown said...
Hi Gordon - interesting point about the effects of scarce resources, thanks. For clarity, I've added in an extra sentence to the post about the researchers' speculations.
- 12:20 pm
If 73 per cent of men, overall, opted for competition, then how come, in the most competitive age group, nearly, (& only), 70 per cent of men aged 45 to 54 opted to compete?
- 10:35 am
- Unknown said...
Hi Richard - thanks, well spotted. I'm sorry, I quoted the gender difference percentages from an earlier study by mistake (cited in this study). I've inserted the correct percentages now.
- 10:55 am
I think it would be a useful exercise to overlay "age-group" triathletes into this study. The anecdotal evidence shows the competitive age groups best times peaking in the male 40-45 group (they are significantly faster than 20-25, 25-30 and 30-35 age groups)
- 5:03 pm
This reminds me of the active theory of aging. It's when life satisfaction in late adulthood is highest when people maintain the level of activity they displayed in earlier life. They want to have responsibilities and have a busy life style. Everyone wants to feel confident, even when they are older! Women ususally find it from friends, while men find it from their spouse. Men and women in later ages are pretty much the same. They want to know that they fufiled everything in their life that they could have. This is called ego interity. Both genders also like to take care and help younger people so they can help influence them with their age. Excersise is also great for elderly. They want to do physical activity even when they are sick or have limitations. Old people are just like us! They still want to feel good about themselevs and make sure their life is complete!
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All the cycling makes resulted in more than 90% of the population slim. --
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TIMBUKTU, Mali
(AP) -- French airstrikes targeted the fuel depots and desert hideouts of Islamic extremists in northern Mali overnight Monday, as a military spokeswoman said that French forces plan to hand control of Timbuktu to the Malian army this week.
After taking control of the key cities of northern Mali, forcing the Islamic rebels to retreat into the desert, the French military intervention is turning away from the cities and targeting the fighters' remote outposts to prevent them bases from being used as Saharan launch pads for international terrorism.
The French plan to leave the city of Timbuktu on Thursday, Feb. 7, a spokeswoman for the armed forces in the city said Monday. French soldiers took the city last week after Islamic extremists withdrew. Now the French military said it intends to move out of Timbuktu in order to push farther northeast to the strategic city of Gao.
"The 600 soldiers currently based in Timbuktu will be heading toward Gao in order to pursue their mission," said Capt. Nadia, the spokeswoman, who only provided her first name in keeping with French military protocol. She said that the force in Timbuktu will be replaced by a small contingent of French soldiers, though she declined to say when they would arrive.
On Monday, French troops in armored personnel carriers were still patrolling Timbuktu. In the city's military camps, newly arrived Malian troops were cleaning their weapons Monday and holding meetings to prepare to take over the security of the city once the French leave.
There are signs that the Islamic rebels are beginning a guerrilla-type of conflict from their desert retreats as land mine explosions have killed four Malian soldiers and two civilians throughout the northern region in recent days.
The two civilians died in an explosion from a land mine, or an improvised explosive device, on the road in northeastern Mali that links Kidal, Anefis and North Darane, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a statement Monday.
Four soldiers were killed last week by a land mine explosion in the northeast area near Gossi. The French reported that two other land mines have been found in that vicinity, and early Monday they detonated one of the mines.
French airstrikes targeted the Islamic extremists' desert bases and fuel depots in northern Mali overnight.
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French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on France-Inter radio Monday that the strikes hit the Kidal region, near the border with Algeria, for the second night in a row. The extremists "cannot stay there a long time unless they have ways to get new supplies," he said.
French Mirage and Rafale planes also pounded extremist training camps as well as arms and fuel depots from Saturday night into the early hours of Sunday, north of the town of Kidal and in the Tessalit region.
The French intervened in Mali on Jan. 11 to stem the advance of the al-Qaida-linked fighters, who had taken over the country's north, enforced harsh rules on the population and plotted a terrorist attack in neighboring Algeria. The French troops arrived when the Islamic extremists threatened to move farther south.
After pushing extremists out of key northern cities, France is now pushing to hand over control of those sites to African forces from a United Nations-authorized force made up of thousands of troops from nearby countries.
"In the cities that we are holding we want to be quickly replaced by the African forces," Fabius said Monday.
Asked whether the French could pull out of the fabled city of Timbuktu and hand it to African forces as soon as Tuesday, Fabius responded, "Yes, it could happen very fast. We are working on it because our vocation is not to stay in the long term."
But it is far from clear that the African forces -- much less the weak Malian army
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Students may not carry more than 18 credit hours in one semester without approval of their dean.
First-year students and sophomores ordinarily are not given permission to carry excess hours.
Students on academic probation may be required to reduce their number of semester hours.
Students with outside employment are urged to carry reduced programs of study so as to ensure sufficient time for the academic preparation needed in obtaining their education.
Students who carry excess credit hours without the requisite permission may be denied the application of these credits toward their degree.
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Loyola University Chicago subscribes to four plans whereby undergraduate students may obtain credit and/or advanced placement for college-level studies completed by examination: Advanced Placement Program (AP), College Level Examination Program (CLEP), International Baccalaureate and the Loyola-administered credit by examination program. All AP and general-level CLEP examinations must be completed before enrollment as a degree candidate.
Students may take subject CLEP examinations after they have matriculated, but not if they have taken a college-level course in the subject area. For instance, a student who has taken a college-level history course may not take the subject CLEP examinations in history.
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Students may repeat a course in which they previously received a passing grade only with the specific authorization of their academic dean. Such repetition may be required if students received a "D+" or lower grade in a course in the major or minor field (e.g., biology courses only for biology majors), or if specific departmental regulations so require.
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Graphic Design Schools & Colleges
We live in a visual world, and every day we're bombarded by images from all directions: billboards, magazine covers, Web pages, print ads, television and movies, product packaging, and more. Behind every book cover or company logo that catches our eye is a graphic designer, or a team of designers, who combines text and images to convey a carefully crafted message. Graphic designers may work for advertising firms, publishing houses or design firms, or they may freelance for their own selection of clients.
In a graphic design program, students are taught the basic skills they'll likely need to enter the industry. There are many specialties within the field, but a general graphic design program may touch on Web design, illustration, typography, computer graphics, and animation, as well as more traditional visual arts such as drawing, sculpting or photography. By the time the degree is completed, students typically have compiled a varied portfolio that will help enable them to pursue a number of avenues within the industry. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of May 2011, 191,550 graphic designers were employed in the U.S., earning a national median income of up to $44,010 per year (BLS.gov/oes). The industry is projected to increase by 13% from 2010 to 2020, which gives it a growth rate that's about average compared to other industries (BLS.gov/ooh, 2012). Learn more about the different types of graphic design programs.
What does a graphic designer do and who is suited for a career in graphic design?
Graphic design is a general term that encompasses many different job possibilities. Depending on your specialized field and whether you work as a freelancer or for a larger company, the day-to-day realities of the job can vary widely. Graphic designers who work for advertising firms help design the ads and marketing materials for companies, while those at publishing houses may design book covers, journals, or other publication materials. Freelancers may specialize in designing Web pages or creating company and product logos. Art directors who work in-house at a company oversee all artwork the company creates, including advertising, multimedia, and product packaging.
People who enter the graphic design field share a common interest and background in visual arts, but where they go from there depends on their particular interests and career goals. Those with a technical bent may wind up in Web design, animation, or technical illustration, while those with a passion for fonts and lettering may gravitate toward logo or book design. People who prefer to work individually, choose their own projects, and set their own hours may wish to pursue one of the freelance-driven areas of the field, such as typography or Web design. Those who prefer the job security and benefits of working for a company, and who work well as part of a team, may prefer to work in advertising or for a design firm.
What education, training, and experience is required to become a graphic designer?
Most graphic designers enter the job market with a bachelor's degree in graphic design or visual communications, as many colleges call the major (BLS.gov/ooh, 2012). Associate degrees or certificate programs can provide basic skills to prepare students for some industry jobs, but those without bachelor's degrees may find themselves up against stiff competition for the more prestigious graphic design positions. A master's degree can be valuable for someone who chooses to pursue a highly specialized subfield, enters the graphic design field from another undergraduate background, or wishes to teach graphic design, but otherwise a bachelor's degree is the standard preparation for entry-level positions.
A strong graphic design program should expose students to multiple areas of the industry and allow them to explore their interests as well as develop a sense of their particular strengths. By the time the degree is completed, students should have a portfolio showcasing their strongest work and demonstrating a range of skills. This portfolio is often beneficial in helping candidates obtain entry-level graphic design jobs or attract their first freelance clients.
Important things to consider when a choosing a graphic design degree program
Students who choose to pursue a graphic design degree should look for a program tailored to their interests. Those with general interests may choose a broad, more all-encompassing program, while those entering with an already-strong sense of their interests or strengths may prefer a program that emphasizes those aspects. Graphic design programs can vary by school -- for instance, some place a heavier focus on providing a traditional visual arts background and may emphasize drawing, sculpting, and photography, for instance. These are valuable skills for many graphic design professions, but students with an avid interest in computers who already plan to pursue careers as Web designers or animators may prefer a more technologically focused program.
Regardless of specialized interests, students should investigate the school's job placement rates, a good measure of the school or program's reputation within the industry and the quality of education it provides. Smaller class sizes can mean greater attention from professors and stronger connections. A school's location, costs, and overall atmosphere can also be important factors to a student's experience.
What type of graphic design degree programs are available?
Graphic design degree programs are available at the certificate, associate, bachelor's, and graduate levels. A certificate program can offer basic skills or teach students how to use a specific program such as Adobe Photoshop or InDesign. An associate degree program generally lasts around two years and provides a slightly broader set of basic graphic design skills, preparing students for low-level careers in the industry. A bachelor's degree is the most common choice for those pursuing a graphic design career and is helpful in preparing students for wide range of careers in various fields within the industry. A master's program can be a good option for those wishing to receive highly specialized training, for those without a previous graphic design background, or for those who wish to teach graphic design.
Some aspiring graphic designers choose to attend art schools, while others seek out graphic design majors at liberal arts universities, depending on their career goals and the degree of specialization they're looking for. Online degree programs are also available and may be a good option for students who need to pursue their education remotely.
What career and job opportunities are available to students with graphic design degrees?
People with graphic design degrees can choose to take their careers in one of several different directions, depending on their interests and whether they prefer to freelance or work for a larger company. They may choose to freelance as Web designers, creating Web pages for clients. They may design logos or create book covers, either in a freelance capacity or as part of a publishing company. They can work as animators or illustrators, creating storyboards that later become television shows, movies, or video games. Those who prefer to work as part of a team may join advertising firms, creating marketing materials and ad campaigns for various companies. One of the most high-paying and coveted positions in the industry is as an in-house art director or creative director for a company, leading a team that is responsible for all of the artwork a company produces, including advertising, product packaging, and any media presence.
A graphic design degree may prepare students to enter this growing industry in a number of different careers. Whether someone chooses to work freelance creating eye-catching logos or as an art director for a large company, there are many opportunities available to be a part of the graphic design industry and make a mark on the visual landscape.
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Inside Perry-Mansfield's "No Hero" Artistic Residency with Choreographer Alex Ketley
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Exploring what dance means...and how it is experienced by people in the American West.
Take an intimate look inside the "No Hero" Artistic Residency with choreographer Alex Ketley. In March, Ketley and his artists, Aline Wachsmuth and Sarah Woods, are residing at Perry-Mansfield to create new work. Join them for a talk, film and performance
About "No Hero"
"No Hero" was created by traveling extensively throughout the American West, with a curiosity about what dance and presentational dance means to the lives of people in these communities. The piece was developed by meeting strangers, asking them about their experience with dance, filming their stories, and then also doing small dances for them in their living rooms, diners, trailer parks, etc. The final piece is a combination of this collected film and a live dance. The piece was generously supported by the National Eben Demarest Award, The Princess Grace Foundation, and the Maggie Alessee National Center for Choreography.
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Alex Ketley
Artistic Director / Co-Founder / Choreographer
Alex Ketley is an independent choreographer and the director of The Foundry. Formally a classical dancer with the San Francisco Ballet (1994-1998), he performed a wide range of classical and contemporary repertory including the work of William Forsythe, James Kudelka, and George Balanchine in San Francisco and on tour throughout the world. In 1998 he left the San Francisco Ballet to co-found The Foundry in order to explore his deepening interests in choreography, improvisation, mixed media work, and collaborative process. With The Foundry he has been an artist-in-residence at many leading art institutions including Headlands Center for the Arts (2001 and 2007), Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (2002), The Yard (2003), the Santa Fe Art Institute (2004 and 2006), the Taipei Artist Village (2005), ODC Theater (2006), and the Ucross Foundation (2007). The Foundry has produced fifteen full evening length works that have received extensive support from the public, funders, and the press, as well as a number of single-channel video pieces that have screened at international video festivals.
Aline Wachsmuth
Aline Wachsmuth is a professional dancer, movement educator, and Certified Rolfer™. She received her B.F.A. in Dance from Florida State University, where she gained pre-professional experience working with many renowned teachers and choreographers through both the school and the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography. After graduating, she moved to San Francisco and worked as a dancer and principle collaborator for the company, LEVYdance, and is now working with Alex Ketley's company The Foundry as a dancer and choreographic assistant. In 2012 Aline was honored an Isadora Duncan Award for collaborative work entitled Terra Incognita: Revisited. In 2013, she also received an Izzie for Outstanding Performance of Low Down (in collaboration with Alex Ketley, Ben Levy, and dancers). Throughout her time in the Bay Area, Aline has been actively involved as a freelance dancer to support friends and colleagues present their choreography in the community. She has taught modern dance and somatic awareness for four years at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance.
Sarah Woods
Sarah Woods started working with Alex Ketley and Aline Wachsmuth as a student at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. Her first time working professionally with The Foundry was as a guest artist for LEVYdance in LowDown, a collaborative work between the two companies. She has since become a collaborator and dancer for both companies. Sarah has also performed with bay area's Sharp & Fine, and collaborated on several installation works with musician and composer Bob LaDue.
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In 1913, Charlotte Perry and Portia Mansfield fulfilled their dreams of creating a theatre and dance camp in the mountains. Perry-Mansfield is recognized as the oldest continuously-operating performing arts school and camp in the nation. Throughout the years, a number of distinguished alumni, faculty, and guest artists have passed through the doors of Perry-Mansfield. Today, students from all over the world take classes from a select group of accomplished and internationally renowned faculty. The tradition of Perry-Mansfield remains unsurpassed as the camp continues to prepare emerging young artists for the stage. Recent alumni are performing with Ballet Hispanico, Battleworks Dance Company, Munich Ballet, the Paul Taylor Dance Company, Nederlands Dance Theatre, and in film, on Broadway and television.


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害のない人々は強い人々です。"— タンディ大統領
The New California Republic was born from the remnants of the survivors of Vault 15 and the small walled community they founded, Shady Sands. Under the leadership of アラデシュ, and with the assistance of the Vault Dweller (who saved タンディ, Aradesh's daughter and a future president of the NCR), the community prospered. Trade routes with other settlements allowed cultural exchange, and a movement to form a national entity gradually took root and won popular acceptance.
In 2186, the town of Shady Sands changed its name to "New California Republic" and formed a trial council government to draft a constitution. Four more settlements joined the council, and in 2189 the NCR was voted into existence as a sprawling federation of five states: Shady Sands, Los Angeles, Maxson, the Hub, and Dayglow.
By post-apocalyptic standards, the NCR is a paragon of economic success and good ethical character: political enfranchisement, rule of law, a reasonable degree of physical security and a standard of living better than mere subsistence are daily realities for its impressive population of citizens. [3]
Currently, the NCR is in a state of transition, with rapid economic growth and a sea change in political leadership endangering its grand humanitarian ideals. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Mojave, where the occupation of Hoover Dam has improved access to electricity and water, but at the cost of straining its budget and embroiling its armed forces in a morally corrosive imperialist project.
The NCR government's aim is to annex New Vegas as the republic's newest state. While it already controls Hoover Dam, its treaty with Mr. House and the three families compels it to allot 5% of the dam's electrical and water production to local use free of charge. Adding insult to injury, the NCR is locked into protecting New Vegas from invasion by Caesar's Legion even as it receives not one cap in tax revenue from the Strip's highly lucrative resort operations. NCR citizens in the Mojave have largely come here for economic reasons, whether as paid citizen soldiers or as prospectors and fortune-seekers.[4]
The majority of the NCR populace is made up of farmers, traveling merchants and poor settlers seeking protection from the dangers of the post-apocalyptic world - a luxury usually only available to the rich and powerful. In exchange for their protection, the NCR classes them as a 'citizen' and collects taxes from them which is mostly used on the military to arm, train and supply their troops. Citizenship can be given to entire settlements and put under NCR jurisdiction if requested, however this practice is controversial in the Mojave due to rumors of the NCR supposedly bullying weaker settlements and incorporating them against their will.
The NCR enforces strict rules upon their citizens and in their cities. In areas under military law, such as the Mojave, crimes are typically punished by death.[5] Openly carrying arms, prostitution, gambling, and slavery are not permitted within NCR city limits. Persons found under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be arrested.[6]
A notable trait of the New California Republic, often to the annoyance of its citizens, is the government's tendency to be overly bureaucratic and give power to those of an important background rather than by ability. As much power is invested in particular individuals in the cities back west, citizens at the frontier regions often feel that they are not listened to and forgotten.
The NCR is a democratic federation, modeling itself on the government of pre-War United States. The government is divided into three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. The legislative branch is the Congress, staffed by representatives elected by their states and senators, forming two houses: House of Representatives and the Senate. The Congressmen use a variety of titles: "Councilor," "Counselor," "Councilman," "Representative," and "Senator." In particular, the Hub (in its own obstinate way) prefers to call their representatives "Governors." The executive branch is the Republic council, headed by the President and Vice-President. The President and Vice-President are elected by NCR citizens, with advice from the Congress. Last, the judicial branch comprises courts and judges ruling in accordance with NCR's adapted version of American common law.
In theory, this is a sound and well-balanced system, but in practice every state tries to assert its independence and work toward furthering its own agenda. There is a great amount of friction between the states of Hub and Shady Sands, usually related to trade rights and caravan routes, while New Reno remains dominated by various criminal interests. Significant pressure is exerted upon the political and economic direction of the NCR by a variety of private interests: in particular, the brahmin barons whose wealth gives them great influence at the ballot box and whose needs are often placed first by officials seeking support in their political ambitions. With the armed forces, the Gun Runners gain special dispensation and influence as they are the primary contributor to NCR's weapon arsenal. Elsewhere, monopolies like the Crimson Caravan and similar trading families dominate the trade routes and use their wealth to gain influence with the NCR government and extort large amounts of money. Smaller competitors who are unable to compete with both the larger competition as well as the high taxes are inevitably muscled out.
The president is the biggest factor in deciding the course the Republic should take. For example, under タンディ (who served over ten terms as President; something Caesar mocks as indicative of monarchy rather than democracy), the NCR grew substantially, focusing its efforts upon rebuilding the pre-War infrastructure and restarting technological development. Conversely, while under Aaron Kimball, the NCR has become more imperialistic and expansive, overextending itself on multiple fronts in the process.
There is little to no sexism in the NCR (unlike many other factions in the wastes), most likely due to the community's origins in Vault 15 and Tandi's extended presidency. The republic has also shown little discrimination against ghouls and mutants, though many political analysts argue that this is because NCR has had limited contact with them (the NCR did have little contact with Necropolis or the Master's Army). Some of their Veteran Rangers are ghouls, however, and they accept ghouls into their army. In any event, some politicians use lingering anti-mutant sentiments to boost their popularity among voters.
There is a clear separation of church and state within the NCR. In particular, the NCR has resisted any attempts to canonize the Vault Dweller within its city limits (the statue outside the Hall of Congress being the only exception). Both Aradesh and Tandi found that politics and religion don't mix, a realization that was cemented when they gained more exposure to the people of the Hub and received visits from a few well-spoken members of the Followers of the Apocalypse. As long as there is no interaction between church and government, the NCR (past and present) allows any non-radical religious groups within their borders. Accordingly, the NCR are very tolerant of religion as long as its various assemblies don't participate in human sacrifice or indulge in dipping people into vats of Forced Evolutionary Virus, such as the Legion and the Master's Army.
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(State) - (Capital) * indicates that the State and Capital have the same name.
- Arroyo - New Arroyo
- Angel's Boneyard
- *New Adytum
- Dayglow*
- The Hub*
- Klamath*
- Maxson*
- Redding*
- Shady Sands - New California Republic
- *Junktown
- Vault City*
The NCR's military is composed of several Divisions, including marksmen, scouts, mechanized units and a small number of Vertibirds. In addition, many of their major cities are protected and patrolled by heavily armed police officers. One of their Special Forces units consists of the New California Rangers, a select group that is pledged to protect the people of the Wastes much like the Texas Rangers of old. The Rangers are said to have numerous safehouses throughout the wastes, and they use these to strike at slavers outside of NCR territory (usually in the North). As expected, the two groups hate each other with a passion. NCR was also in the habit of establishing marshals in the major population centers in their territories, responsible for enforcing the laws of NCR throughout the Republic. Ghouls, super mutants, and humans were all known to serve in the NCR armed forces. The NCR gained access to a limited number of Vertibirds from their battle with the Enclave over Navarro, along with the Brotherhood of Steel.
Although diverse, the NCR military is mostly composed of their regular troopers who are characterized by their tan uniforms, wide-brimmed hats, goggles and armed with a standard service rifle. These soldiers are the image often associated with the NCR and are commonly seen in both pro- and anti-NCR propaganda.
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Many people in the western wastelands have mixed feelings about the NCR. Some people strongly support the Republic's goals of spreading democracy and the rule of law, and others vehemently oppose their methods of "controlling" everything they come into contact with. With wastelanders who were used to having no more than a mayor or sheriff now suddenly being part of a complex political structure and having to pay taxes, some view it as a loss of the frontier lifestyles that once defined them. As the NCR's power and territory grew, it made progressively stronger enemies who would test the resolve of the Republic.
Under President タンディ, the NCR made slow but sustainable territorial expansion, allowing towns and other small communities, who were impressed by the principles of the NCR, to join of their own volition. While defending their borders from hostile raiders like the once legendary Vipers and Jackals, who would be ravaged by the NCR's military until they became broken shadows of their former glory. Eventually taming Southern California, these achievements would garner such respect for President Tandi that the people would come to adore her, and tribals outside the NCR's borders would refer to her as the "Great Mother".
Viewing the NCR's growth and success as a threat to their already stagnating power and influence, the Brotherhood of Steel would launch a military campaign with the goal of pacifying the NCR and reclaiming technology that they felt the NCR was not fully capable of understanding. After narrowly avoiding defeat in the early days of the war, the NCR would ultimately prevail and force the Brotherhood into retreat and hiding. The NCR had pushed back their strongest opponent yet, but at a cost. With the destruction of their gold reserves in the early days of the war, the Republic could not continue to fund their costly war with the Brotherhood for long, unless more revenue was acquired.
After the death of President Tandi, her successors would gradually change the direction of the NCR. Rapidly expanding the Republic's borders in every direction in a more imperialistic fashion, they sacrificed some of the NCR's principles and moral highground in the process. Now led by President Aaron Kimball, the NCR's expansion has led it to the Mojave Wasteland, where it would encounter the impressive city of New Vegas, and the even more promising Hoover Dam. However it would also encounter its greatest enemy to date, Caesar's Legion, across the Colorado River. Seeking to annex New Vegas and drooling over the prospects of the money that would flow back towards the Republic in taxes, they sent their army east.
The NCR initially had great success in the Mojave Wasteland, setting up several bases and even an embassy on The Strip. The front line of the new conflict between the NCR and Caesar's Legion moved towards the Colorado River. The Legion attacked the NCR with its full strength during the First Battle of Hoover Dam. The NCR was forced to retreat, but lured the Legion into a trap at Boulder City and was able to retake the Dam. After their defeat, the Legion regularly conducted raids on the west side of the Colorado, even creating permanent bases at Cottonwood Cove and sacking towns like Nipton and Nelson with little response from the NCR.
Known wars and military conflicts which the NCR was involved:
The NCR has access to stockpiles of pre-War technology. Standard NCR soldiers have service rifles along with standard pre-War and self-made combat armor. The NCR possesses Salvaged power armor acquired from engagements with the Brotherhood, but lack the training to use it. Instead, the servos in the joints are stripped out and an air-conditioning unit is installed in place of the power core, turning it into extremely heavy, but effective, armor. However, the NCR special forces, the NCR Ranger Veterans, use pre-War riot gear and armor. The weapons used by the Rangers include: anti-materiel rifles, Ranger Sequoias, hunting revolvers, and brush guns, among others.
As for civilian technology, they appear to have knowledge of irrigation (as apparent in the NCR Sharecropper Farms). They can also maintain some pre-War transportation, such as the monorail at Camp McCarran. The NCR were also working on an extensive railroad network in the New Vegas area into New California. The network used in the Mojave was used for transporting limestone from Quarry Junction to Boulder City; these efforts were halted by the Powder Gangers revolt and the unsuccessful efforts to curb deathclaw population growth.
The NCR created its own currency in the form of gold coins around the turn of the 22nd century. Bottle caps were useless at this time due to the gold reserves of the NCR. This changed when the Brotherhood of Steel destroyed the gold reserves in 2281. The NCR dollar devalued and the conversion rate lowered to 2.5 NCR dollars to one cap.
The common denotations of NCR currency are the $5, $20, and $100 bills. The $5 bill features a pictures of アラデシュ and Shady Sands, the $20 bill features pictures of Seth and the NCR Ranger insignia, and the $100 bill features pictures of タンディ.
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- In Chris Avellone's Fallout Bible 6, a version of the NCR flag with one-headed bear, based on the old flag of the California Republic is shown. It is inconsistent with Fallout 2, where a two-headed bear can be clearly seen. The flag seen in Fallout: New Vegas is a combination of both versions, as it shows a two-headed bear, but the rest of the flag looks like it does in the Fallout Bible.
- Follows-Chalk believes that the NCR is a tribe called "Enseeyar".
- Caesar, founder of NCR's sworn enemies Caesar's Legion, once lived near the Boneyard which would eventually become one of the states within the NCR.
- Much of the NCR's propaganda (viewable below) is inspired by that of the Allies from World War II.
- Unlike the pre-War United States, an NCR President has no limit on the amount of time he or she may serve. One can serve consecutively until death or being voted out by the People.
- Judging from Wendell Peterson and Joanna Tibbett's years, a single standard presidential term in the NCR is typically 4 or 5 years.
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New California Republic
- New California Republic: The territories of NCR are located far to the south of Vault City. Trades mechanical equipment, gold, and various surplus products in exchange for Vault City medical technology. NCR has recently stepped up efforts to absorb Vault City as a border territory, so Vault Citizens should exercise extreme caution when traveling to NCR.
- Population: Though a census has been conducted, we do not have access to the figures. NCR is believed to have many tens of thousands of people.
- Government: President and a Congress.
- Background radiation count: Current readings are unavailable.
- Mutation rate: Varies amongst territories.
The New California Republic was first mentioned in the Fallout end cutscenes for Shady Sands and it first appeared in Fallout 2, and was to appear again in the canceled Van Buren project. In Fallout 3, it is mentioned in a terminal of the Citadel. It appears once more in Fallout: New Vegas as one of the major factions fighting over the control of the Mojave Wasteland. It also appears in Lonesome Road and is mentioned in Dead Money, Honest Hearts, and Old World Blues by various characters. In Fallout 4, it is mentioned in Kellogg's memories and in the Mysterious Stranger casefile.
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|情報はunverified behind the scenes informationに基いています が,Falloutの正史には含まれない情報です.
- The "New California Republic" may be loosely based on the real "California Republic" which was a short-lived political movement to break away from Mexico in 1846, before joining the United States shortly after.
- The flag of the New California Republic resembles the flag of the sate of California but with an extra head on the bear in the center.
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- ↑ Falloutのエンディング (Brotherhood of Steel, Khans, and Followers of the Apocalypse endings)
- ↑ Fallout: New Vegas 公式ガイドブック、41ページ
- ↑ These (from the NCR history holodisk found in Fallout 2) population figures are exaggerated, though the population of NCR and all its states is pretty impressive. It has been known to vary according to plot purposes.
- ↑ Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide
- ↑ Fallout: New Vegas loading screen hints
- ↑ Sssign.msg, Fallout 2


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Penn State President Rodney Erickson delivered the following remarks during the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees, held May 3 at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.
Thank you, Keith. I, too, want to begin by thanking Paula Ammerman for her 35 years of service to Penn State. Her vast knowledge, strong work ethic and organizational skills have helped guide this board through thick and thin. Penn State is better for her efforts, and we wish her the best in retirement. Thank you, Paula.
On July 1, we'll be welcoming a new provost and executive vice president, pending Board approval later today. Nicholas Jones, the Benjamin T. Rome dean of the Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, was selected in a nationwide search led by a 17-member search advisory committee, with assistance by executive search firm Isaacson, Miller. Nick has won several teaching awards, has an outstanding record of research and is a gifted administrator. He will be great addition to Penn State.
With Nick's arrival, Rob Pangborn will be able to return to doing just one job — vice president and dean for undergraduate education. Over the past year-and-a-half, Rob has juggled responsibilities as provost and continued to work closely with Admissions to ensure that Penn State brings in the best possible class. He has launched innovative initiatives, such as the Provost Awards program, and stepped up efforts to convert accepted students to paid accepts. Rob is a great colleague and dedicated Penn Stater, and through his efforts we expect an exceptional incoming class. Please join me in thanking Rob for his service.
Today I have the most accurate snapshot of our incoming class to date. Wednesday, May 1, was the deadline for accepting admissions offers at University Park; although the Commonwealth Campuses will continue to accept applications throughout the summer.
You have heard that applications for admissions have been down compared to past record years — about 8 percent overall and 9 percent for baccalaureate applicants. Given the smaller applicant pool, and the fact that we didn't want to lower the standards for admission, we made about 9 percent fewer offers University-wide this year — about 4,200 less than last year.
As it turned out, "Less is more."
Despite making fewer offers, baccalaureate paid accepts are up University-wide by 667 students, or 4 percent compared to last year.
University Park paid accepts are up by 523 students, or 6 percent compared to last year. Paid accepts for the campuses are up by 144 from last year, or a 2 percent increase.
As is the case every year, the Commonwealth campuses are continuing to accept students so this number will grow.
So despite the smaller applicant pool, the yield rates on offers of admission to both University Park and the campuses are up by 5 percentage points, which equates to a 15 percent increase in yield.
After unusually robust years, applications for graduate school are down modestly, while medical school applications are up 5 percent. In addition, baccalaureate minority paid accepts are up by 1 percent at both University Park, and the Commonwealth campuses, excluding international students. In each case, African-American paid accepts are down and Hispanic and Latino paid accepts are up. Schreyer Honors College paid accepts are identical to last year.
I want to emphasize that the quality of the entering class — as measured by high school GPA and SAT scores — is comparable to the entering cohort in previous years. Also noteworthy is the fact that we have just over 2,000 paid accepts for the summer at University Park. This will be an all-time high for summer starts by first-year students.
We have added additional capacity to LEAP, our very successful summer Learning Edge Academic Program, featuring paired entry-level courses. This will take some of the pressure off the colleges that are responsible for delivering foundation courses in the fall — a big help given the very robust first-year class we are expecting.
Penn State's successful effort to attract a strong entering cohort this year reflects the special efforts in recruiting, including increased institutional scholarship support, marketing campaigns in the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh regions, and additional student receptions, open houses and high school visits. Rob Pangborn and the entire admissions staff should be commended for going above and beyond to recruit this special class. Let's give them all a round of applause.
This weekend, we will be saying goodbye to nearly 13,000 graduating students University-wide. During our spring commencement ceremonies, Penn State will award 590 associate degrees, 10,251 baccalaureate degrees, 1,237 master's degrees, 191 doctoral degrees, 142 medical degrees and 241 law degrees.
Commencement is one of the most joyous occasions on our campuses, and one of the most memorable experiences for our graduates and their families. On behalf of our graduates, I wish to thank our Trustees who will be authorizing the granting of degrees in each of the respective ceremonies.
Now, I'd like to take a few minutes to celebrate some of the recent achievements of our faculty, students and staff. It has been a productive semester, and we've prepared a video with a few of the highlights. You can watch these highlights here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNvxG1B_NkM
A few of the people in the video are here today, so I'd like to introduce them now.
Will Stephen Pianovich please stand?
The College of Communications has repeated as the national champion in the intercollegiate writing competition of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation's Journalism Awards Program.
The competition, often called "the Pulitzers of college journalism," is in its 53rd year, and is open to the nation's 106 nationally accredited journalism-mass communication programs. Back-to-back national championships are a remarkable achievement, and Penn State's top finishers are Steven Pianovich, Savannah Smith and Brittany Horn. Savannah and Brittany were unable to be here today, but please join me in congratulating Stephen for his first place finish in breaking news.
Will the two students from THON please stand?
Here today is the overall chairperson for THON 2013, Will Martin, as well as Ryan Patrick, the executive director for THON 2014. Congratulations, Will, on last year's incredible success, and all the best to Ryan, as you lead THON 2014. Please join me in recognizing our THON captains.
The Nittany Lion Wrestling team captured their third straight national championship, and Quentin Wright and Ed Ruth were named individuals champions as well. I'm pleased that Quentin and Ed could be here today, as well as several others from the team. Would our wrestlers please stand?
In addition to their dominance on the wrestling arena, this group is renowned for their academic achievements. Fifteen members of the team were honored with Academic All-Big Ten awards for achievement in the classroom. They are here today.
I also want to note the accomplishment of freshman Trevor Howard, the gymnast who had such an impressive landing in the sequence during the national championships. The men's team has a strong performance, but Trevor thrilled the audience with his floor routine when he became the first gymnast since 1963 to win a title on the floor exercise for Penn State.
One final athletics note. Both the men's and women's lacrosse teams won regular season conference titles for the first time, which allowed them to continue in post-season play. The men's team was the No. 1 seed, and they play for the championship today at 3 p.m. This is a relatively young and growing sport at Penn State, and we expect much more excitement to come.
A familiar sight at athletic events, groundbreakings and around campus is the Nittany Lion. Rob Nellis, will you please stand?
Rob has served as the Nittany Lion mascot for the past two years, while managing to earn two degrees — in mechanical engineering and nuclear engineering. His GPA is 3.73. After graduation he'll be heading to Philadelphia to be a systems integration analyst for Accenture. Please join me on congratulating Rob for his remarkable achievements in academics, athletics and Penn State spirit.
Penn Staters have a long and distinguished record of service to others, and this next student exemplifies that ideal. Will Michael Henry please stand?
Mike is a Schreyer Honors Scholar graduating with a 3.87 GPA in immunology and infectious diseases. Mike is the co-founder of Penn State's Global Water Brigades, which works to give communities in developing countries access to clean water. He also served as the coordinator for Penn State's Business Brigades, Architectural Brigades and Human Rights Brigades. Mike was awarded a Fulbright to conduct research next year in Tanzania. Then he plans to attend Columbia University Medical School. Please join me in recognizing Mike Henry.
This was a notable year for the arts at Penn State when the College of Arts and Architecture celebrated its 50th anniversary.
One highlight of the celebration was the collaborative production of Leonard Bernstein's MASS, a complex undertaking that involved a cast of more than 300 performers. It was a phenomenal undertaking, and one that will be remembered for years to come.
This is also the time of year when the baton is passed in the Penn State Laureate Program. Kenneth Womack, associate dean for academic affairs and professor of English and integrative arts at Penn State Altoona, has been named 2013-14 Penn State Laureate.
A prolific writer of a variety of both scholarly and general-audience topics, Ken is highly regarded as an expert on popular culture, most notably on the Beatles. He has authored or edited several volumes about the legendary British band, along with a number of nonfiction works including "The Mammoth Book of Movies" and "Made to Order: The Story of Sheetz." He also is an award-winning novelist, and has been recognized many times for excellence in teaching. Ken, can you please stand so you can be recognized?
Last year, three faculty members from the College of the Liberal Arts were honored with Guggenheim Foundation Fellowships, and this year, Judith Kroll, distinguished professor of psychology, linguistics and women's studies, joins this distinguished group.
This is a highly competitive award, with about 3,000 very accomplished applicants, and only 173 United States and Canadian Fellowships were granted.
The few individuals I'm able to recognize during my president's report only begins to scratch the surface of our many award-winning faculty. This academic year alone nearly 100 faculty members were tapped for young career, mid-career and lifetime achievement awards, international research and teaching prizes, or were named fellows in elite professional societies. A round-up of all winners and recipients can be found in the report published annually by the Office of Research. These awards bring great honor to Penn State, and enhance our academic reputation.
Equally important is the fact that they help us attract other top faculty. For example, we're currently conducting a cluster hire for our Institute for CyberScience that will advance the science of discovery through computational modeling and simulation and multi-modal data integration analysis.
The institute is filling eight new faculty positions to strengthen key areas of research and teaching, and we have received more than 900 applications. The applicants are from the world's top universities, and new hires to date will be joining us from Harvard, UC-Berkeley, the University of Florida, University of Maryland and the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Canada.
Under the leadership of Padma Raghavan, director of the institute, the team will work to transform vast stores of data into new knowledge.
Elsewhere across the University, our deans and chancellors say they are attracting very strong candidates for their faculty searches, and we are able to close the deals with our top choices in the vast majority of instances. Penn State has developed a particularly strong reputation as an institution where interdisciplinary research and teaching are encouraged and supported.
An excellent example of this interdisciplinary research can be found in the Network on Child Protection and Well-Being, where another cluster hire is under way. According to the Network Chair Susan McHale, the response to their targeted search has been excellent. Candidates range from neuroscientists to clinicians, and they hail from around the world. Twelve new faculty members will be hired over the next 3 years, with the goal of advancing knowledge, practice, education and outreach to combat child abuse.
These new faculty members will work in concert with the Penn State Hershey Center for the Protection of Children at the Hershey Medical Center. The center's current initiatives include clinical programs, research projects, and educational initiatives, many of which are characterized by a high degree of collaboration with other organizations and by a strong outreach component.
From a Child Protection Team to The Look Out for Child Abuse website to a number of other educational initiatives, the center has made measurable progress in establishing programs and initiatives to address the problem of child abuse, neglect, and maltreatment. We are committed to fulfilling our promise to fighting child sexual abuse.
In other news, it wasn't until last weekend that many of us needed to pull out the lawn mower — or golf clubs. So it's a fitting time to recognize the program that makes turfgrass and golf possible at the highest levels.
Nine out of 10 golf courses worldwide use turfgrass varieties developed at Penn State, and for the first time, Penn State has produced all three superintendents for this year's U.S.-based major golf tournaments — the Masters, the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship.
I don't think there's a weed on those courses, although as we like to say around my yard, "Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them."
Penn State is fortunate that many of our top turfgrass alumni remain involved with our students and program.
Finally, I few words about Development. As you know we're making the final push to meet the ambitious $2 billion goal in For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students. We continue to outpace schedule thanks to the leadership of campaign chair, Peter Tombros, senior vice president of development Rod Kirsch, and his outstanding team.
As we enter this final year of the campaign, the Office of University Development is looking to ensure that they also are prepared for the future. The office will be undertaking a formal, strategic review of its programs that will focus upon organization structures, staffing levels, deployment of resources, program strategies, fundraising history and progress, and cost ratios within and across campus programs.
This review will include benchmarking the University's programs against selected peers, as part of the effort to define best practices. The University has engaged Grezenbach, Glier and Associates, longtime philanthropic counsel to Penn State, to conduct this review over a six-month timeframe. The primary purpose of this study is to build a roadmap for future growth, and it's the first comprehensive review of the advancement program in 20 years. We look forward to the results.
That concludes my remarks. I can take a few questions.


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My face hurts from smiling so much. That's the best way I can describe mountain biking in Santa Cruz the other day. I told my friend Paul that 'I absolutely have to ride cause I'm not racing the Tahoe-Sierra 100' and he suggested Santa Cruz. Awesome. I'm glad I had said that because when it came time to put my mountain bike together knowing I had to take it apart again in fewer than 24 hours I kind of didn't want to. What a mistake that would have been!
After some freeway time south of SF we're on a tiny ridge road which I thought of as 'behind the mountains' because I've never actually been in them; only ridden by with them on my left and the ocean on my right. Ends up we wouldn't even see the town of Santa Cruz.
Paul only had a fuzzy idea of where to go. Something about a dirt road up to the ridge and trails coming back down to the car. We pick one, bomb it, then repeat on a different. There are lots of people out on bikes. Dozens. Mountain bikers everywhere. This is new to me. In the San Gabriels or Santa Monicas you only see a few people here and there.
First trail down comes up. We roll by. 'That's not it', he says. Next trail- Braille- has an odd bunch of riders at the trail-head. Some regular looking mountain bike dudes- baggy clothes, hydration packs, dual suspension bikes, hairy legs, etc. A few younger dudes on jumping style bikes. A woman on a cross-country bike and a dude on a cross bike. They say, 'you want to do this trail, it's awesome.' Here's the thing though. 'Awesome' is very subjective. I'll be honest and say I don't trust other people's idea of awesomeness. I have high expectations for trails and while most riding is pretty good and some of it is very good- not a whole lot qualifies as awesome. Our Mammoth Bromance Slaycation 2009 qualifies as awesome. I'll never forget this wall-ride!. So I was apprehensive. Stoked, but apprehensive. And then it was possibly the best trail I have ever ridden.
Next thing I know we are flying down smooth, flow-y single track with some drops. And berms. And then jumps. With landings! Then technical built-up ladders and crossings. Man, stuff I don't even know what it's called. Imagine if you could build a skatepark out of stuff you find in the woods and instead of it being in one big area it's laid out along one trail in a redwood forest. That's this trail. Perfectly called Braille as I was hitting this stuff having never seen it before. I figure that they know where to put the landings and I'll just be careful…
This page has some photos and a video, but it really doesn't do it justice. At the bottom of that we had instant new friends. They loved that I was 'a racer' and riding a 29er and hitting this stuff. Fist bumps and high fives everywhere. Ends up they are a regular Sunday ride and next thing you know we're climbing back up the ridge but this time bombing down toward the ocean. They are offered us weed, bbq chicken and to come to their house post-ride to help them finish the beer and food from a party. Oh mountain bike culture how I love thee! And then we were promised 15 miles of single-track and they delivered.
At the end of ________ and _______ Trail
We rode some twisty, curvy technical trails and some good mixed terrain stuff which I enjoyed. Chatting with our new friends and it ends up the main dude had ridden Furnace Creek 508 years ago. Ridiculous.
Not long after we enter yet another trail the dudes on jumping bikes with platform pedals and shin guards stop and pick up their bikes. They ask to follow them into the woods, but not directly behind. 'Tread lightly, don't leave any marks.' We walk about 10 yards and then onto a SECRET TRAIL! [redacted at request of trail builders]. And that's the last coherent thought I had because the next two miles was so exhilarating and dangerous that I couldn't think about anything but keeping the rubber side down. There were sections where I thought the trail ended only to look down and see that what was in front of me was a 180 degree berm at such a steep incline that if it wasn't for tire tracks I wouldn't think was rideable. I had started near the back and slowly I passed other folks just shaking their head saying, 'there's no way this is possible.' There were jumps I went around, but I rode some berms and drops that truly scared me. You'd pop out from between two giant redwoods and then bam! drop into what better resembles a quarter pipe than a mountain bike trail…
I can't thank those locals enough! Back in Soquel, a tiny town south of Santa Cruz that I had ridden through just a few weeks ago on my SF-LA 3-day ride, we said our goodbyes and started the two hour climb back over the mountains to our car. The conversation was mostly about the costs of homes in the area and if there are any jobs…
Such a fun day. Wow. Not sure it counts as 'training' though.


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Children's Greeting Card - Flissy The Hippie Bunny Rabbit in Park
This is a standard size (c6) greeting card 11w x 15.5 h cm (4.4x6.1").
It has a cream envelope to match, the envelope is high quality and has a soft satin feel. Card and envelope is shipped in a clear cello package.
Printed on a 220 gsm cream paper stock, with a slight texture.