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Meet the Doctors
Thomas R Welch, MD
Current Appointments
- Professor & Chair Emeritus of Pediatrics
Hospital Campus
Clinical Section Affiliations
- Pediatrics: Nephrology
- Pediatric Nephrology Clinic
Physicians' Office Building
Google Maps & Directions
805, 725 Irving Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13210
315 464-6340
- Center for Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Physicians' Office Building
Google Maps & Directions
Suite 805, 725 Irving Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13210
315 464-6340
Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical Center, 1982, Pediatric Nephrology
- Fellowship: University of Colorado Health Science Center, 1976, Pediatric Nephrology
- Residency: University of Colorado Health Science Center, 1975, Pediatrics
- MD: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1973
Clinical Interests
- Nephrotic syndrome and glomerulonephritis; hypertension; disorders of bone mineral metabolism; electrolyte disturbances;Hospital quality and safety; wilderness medicine.
Research Interests
Role of the human complement system in immune glomerular disease.
Specialties & Certification
- Pediatrics
- Pediatric Nephrology
Diseases & Conditions Treated
- Acute Renal Insufficiency
- Bladder Infection
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Kidney Failure
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Pediatric Kidney Disease and Transplant
- Children
- Hemodialysis and Home Peritoneal Dialysis
- Kidney Transplant Care
- Pediatric Kidney Tests
Current Hospital Privileges
- Upstate University Hospital
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Link to PubMed (Opens new window. Close the PubMed window to return to this page.)
Our laboratory program is broadly focused on the role of the human complement system in renal disease. Specifically, we are interested in the mechanisms by which local synthesis and activation of complement proteins in the kidney mediate renal injury. Understanding such mechanisms may lead to the development of novel therapies. This work employs human material, animal models, and cell lines.
Clinical Profile Shortcut: https://www.upstate.edu/findadoc/welcht
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Green Sea Turtle being cleaned by tropical reef fish
CaptionEndangered species, Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas, being cleaned by Yellow Tang, Zebrasoma flavescens, Gold-ring Surgeonfish, Ctenochaetus strigosus, and endemic Saddle Wrasse, Thalassoma duperrey, off Kona Coast, Big Island, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean
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Check on Ranger Station Charlie
Important Items...[edit]
Pack of Cigarettes (x2), Carton of Cigarettes, 100 Bottle Caps, Ranger Takedown (special move).
This is a quick and easy, entirely optional and untraditional side quest to take on. When you visit the settlement of Novac for the first time, you'll encounter a man named Ranger Andy. He should be holed-up in one of the cottage-like structures adjacent to Novac's motor inn. When you talk to him, you'll learn that Ranger Andy is a former NCR soldier. He's older now, and recovering from some injuries, but he still keeps in touch with a nearby NCR station via radio. This station, known as Ranger Station Charlie, is located southwest from Novac. Once you've spoken with Andy and confirmed that you'll check up on why they haven't been answering his radio transmissions lately, you'll receive a note with more information.
Travel southwest towards Ranger Station Charlie. It should be a fairly straight-forward voyage for you, and you're unlikely to run into any enemies en route. When you arrive at Ranger Station Charlie, you'll find that things are ominously quiet. You can explore the various ramps and trailers strewn around their little compound (you're bound to find a couple of Packs of Cigarettes when you do), but otherwise, you'll need to head into the lone building on the compound to proceed. Heading into their station is dangerous. You'll find all of the NCR soldiers dead, and worse yet, their bodies are booby-trapped, as is their bedroom to the left. Carefully navigate this location, dismantling explosives if your Explosives skill is high enough. Otherwise, you may be in for a world of hurt here. The good news is that there are plenty of beds at this compound should you need to heal.
Other than a Carton of Cigarettes in one of the desks in the station, the only other thing you'll find of interest is a voice recording. This recording was left by the Legion soldiers apparently responsible for the destruction of these poor NCR soldiers. You've seen enough, but make sure to listen to the voice recording. Then, fast-travel back to Novac, and return to Ranger Andy. Alert him of the bad news. He'll be upset that his old friends have been slain, but there's good news for you. Not only will he hand over 100 Bottle Caps for your trouble, but he'll also hook you up with something called the Ranger Takedown, which is a special melee move to use in combat.


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Bryan Lake and Elena Kalinina are the standouts of today's Burn Slalom World Cup in Burc beach Istanbul. They both won three races giving Lake the points lead and Elena is a close second behind Boenniger. The winds were fairly strong in the morning and gradually dropped off in the afternoon when the racers used their biggest kites. Two more exciting days of slalom racing remain and the chase for the Turkey Slalom World Cup is still wide open.
The racing format remained the same with three heats in the first round, two semifinals and a final. The first two races were done with 4 men finals and last two with 6 men giving more riders a chance to compete for a top spot. All the races were exciting with lead changes, crashes, tangles and spectacular finishes.
The first men's final of the day was between Lake, Smith, Gruber and Bridge. At the start Lake was in third and accelerated to the front of the pack to reach the first mark first. Bryan kept his lead all the way to the finish followed by Smith. It was on the last leg that Gruber made a mistake, he hit a wave and crashed and allowed Bridge to move into 3rd.
Video of Men,s final of Race #4
The second final featured Lake, Kerneur, Smith and Cakir. Once again Lake started in the back and on the second leg of the race accelerated to the front of the pack by passing all three riders. Kerneur tried to challenge him on the 3rd leg but Lake was too fast. The battle for third was between Cakir and Smith, but Smith crashed hard and Cakir was unable to close the gap with Kerneur.
Video of Men,s final of Race #5
The third final had Lake, Smith, Kerneur, Bacher, gruber, Cakir and Vannucci. This was after the lunch break when the seeding was redone and the competition changed to a 6 men format. Lake got a redress to advance to the final in the previous semifinal when he tangled in the previous semifinal. With 7 men at the start the action was much tougher; Lake and Kerneur were able to break from the pack early and get the lead and stayed away from the rest of the fleet. Vannucci got his best result staying in from of Smith.
The last final of the day started with a little controversy because in the semifinal Cakir was disqualified at the last mark when he tangle with Vannucci on the last mark and Vannucci advanced to the final. The last race of the day was the most exciting with Oliver Bridge winning in front of Lake and Vannucci got another 3rd place in from of Kerneur.
The women's races were dominated by Elena Kalinina who stayed in front for three races and probably would have won a fourth if she had not gone to the wrong mark and not completed the course. Boenniger got another win and is still the point's leader. Ozturk and Ceylan the top Turkish riders are still battling for the 3rd place overall.
This was one of the most intense days of racing we have ever had on the PKRA, with many lead changes, challenging conditions and extremely competitive racers. Two more days of competition still remain before we crown the winners of the Burn Slalom World Cup. Keep tuning into the LIVE and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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what is the last inssider version for windows XP?
I've 18.104.22.1685 - is it optimal?
best regards from Poland/Warsaw
what is the last inssider version for windows XP?
I've 22.214.171.1245 - is it optimal?
best regards from Poland/Warsaw
With the latest update, inSSIDer Office is now XP compatible. inSSIder Home will receive the same XP compatibility update soon. In the meantime, XP users will want to download inSSIDer 2 (126.96.36.1995).
Joel, That link leads to 184.108.40.2064. Could you tell us the difference between the two versions? is1395 preferable?
Both are better for techies than version 3!
Thank you -- Dan in St. Louis
After further investigation, I found that it is mislabeled. The filename seems to say 1394, but the actual version is 1395.
Thank you, Joel. That would explain it. I still wish development of version 2 had been continued. I like the presentation better than version 3 -- the thinner, SSID-labeled graphs tell me more, and the display for v2 also fits better on smaller screens (especially my netbook!).
Speaking of updates, I have some very exciting news! inSSIDer Home has been updated with Windows XP and netbook support! This isn't a feature update, but if you are on a 1024x600 screen, or if you are running Windows XP, inSSIDer Home will now run on your machine. Head over to our downloads page on our website to get it. Note that inSSIDer 2 and inSSIDer Home coexist happily on the same machine, if you want to have them both around.
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The Arizona+ is an external genlock for the Amiga, designed to sync two video signals without quality loss. It is a newer version of the original Arizona. This devce performs the functions of a two channel video mixer, Time Base Corrector and Genlock in one box. Digital signal processing helps maintain picture quality. It Includes many built-in digital effects including wipes. This device has a large number of inputs and supports both VHS and SVHS. The device also has on screen displays and can be controlled via the serial port if necessary. RGB input is specifically designed for use with the Amga. The device supports YUV 4:2:2 format compativle with CCIR 656 with SVHS inputs and outputs with support for mixing video signals from two channels. Some of the effects include Chroma-Keying (aka Blue Screening) which enables to user to put the picture from one channel into the area of a defined colour in the other video channel. The colour can be selected directly from the displayed picture. Luma-Keying, an effect which allows the user to put the picture from one channel into an area of defined brightness in the other channel. Brightness levels can also be selected directly from the picture. Four different sizes of PiP (picture in picture) are supported including 1/2, 1/3, 1/4 and 1/9 of the screen area and the PiP window can be moved by using the cursor keys. Video Mute, an effect which causes an immediate fade out of the picture from one channel. Invert Chrom is the negation of the chrominance singal, whilst Invert Num is the negation of the luminance signal. Other effects support include:
- Freeze Frame
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- Sepia, user-definable coloured picture effect
- Background - the background colour can be switched to white, yellow, red, blue, black, cya magenta and green.
- Wipe Effects (Circular, Diagonal, Diamond, Shutter, Corner Shapes, all configurable)
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The unit contains 6 x VHS (Video 8, oe 3 x SVHS (Hi8) inputs, and 1 x RGB Input and 1 x VHS, 1 x SVHS outputs. The unit contains an RS-232C serial port for controlling the unit via software and is compatible with PAL B/G 4.43Mhz, 50Hz and NTSC-M at 60Hz,
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Ubuntu's Bold Mobile Gambit
Feb 27, 2012 5:00 AM PT
There's no denying the magnitude of Linux's impact on the world of personal computing so far, but you know something has changed when headlines like the ones we saw last week begin appearing.
"Ubuntu for Android: This, ladies and gentlemen, is the future of computing" read one, for example.
"Ubuntu for Android shows us the future of computing" read another.
"How RIM could learn from Ubuntu, and why it needs to before it's too late" was yet another.
"Ubuntu crests new wave of mobile computing solutions" was the bold proclamation over at The Guardian.
A Multiplicity of Devices
Indeed, after Canonical's Tuesday debut of Ubuntu for Android, it soon became clear that the news had struck some kind of chord with observers far and wide, prompting nothing less than a large-scale reconsideration of the current state of computing.
How do we compute today? How might that get better in the coming years? What role should be played by all these myriad devices we have on hand?
Such questions and more have been on the tips of Linux bloggers' tongues ever since the news broke -- at Slashdot, at PCWorld, and beyond. Fortunately, trusty reporter and Fearless Friend of FOSS Linux Girl has been on hand around the clock to record some of what's been said.
'The New Way of Computing'
"I think it is great," blogger "TJ" told Linux Girl over at the Linux blogosphere's Google+ Grill, where she recently set up camp.
"Ubuntu is now poised at the forefront of the 'new way' of computing," TJ opined. "I only hope Canonical continues to innovate and come out with their own tablet/phone.
"I can see why they are going the Android route first: to get people comfortable with the interface so that consumers won't hesitate when it comes time to buy an Ubuntu phone," he added.
'This Would Add to the Experience'
Then again: "A lot depends on execution," cautioned Google+ blogger Kevin O'Brien. "But I like the direction they are going on with this.
"I already regard my Android phone as a pocket computer, and this would add to the experience," O'Brien said. "I wouldn't replace my desktop at this point, but as an added feature I would like this."
Similar thoughts could be heard in abundance down at the blogosphere's seedy Punchy Penguin Saloon.
'Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained'
"This is a bold move, and one which is definitely not guaranteed to succeed," opined Chris Travers, a Slashdot blogger who works on the LedgerSMB project.
"It isn't clear if there is a market or how big it is," Travers added. "Shuttleworth has talked about his ideas in this area and they are certainly imaginative."
However, "it is certainly worth watching," he concluded. "It falls in the 'nothing ventured, nothing gained' category."
'Unity Won't Get Them There'
Similarly, "it is a nice idea," agreed consultant and Slashdot blogger Gerhard Mack.
At the same time, though, "Unity won't get them there since it's not very mouse-efficient either."
Speaking of Unity, Hyperlogos blogger Martin Espinoza couldn't understand why Canonical has been pushing Unity all these months, only to pursue a different strategy altogether now that it's on a small form factor, he told Linux Girl.
'Just a Replay of Ubuntu TV'
Indeed, "Canonical trashed their desktop user base in an attempt to make Ubuntu touch-friendly, and now the big news is that Ubuntu is running on a non-touch screen? Ouch!" agreed Barbara Hudson, a blogger on Slashdot who goes by "Tom" on the site.
"There's a real lack of any sense that Canonical has a plan," Hudson opined.
"This is not 'Ubuntu on Android,' despite Canonical's lame attempt to capitalize on all things Android," she explained. "This is just a replay of 'Ubuntu TV,' except this time, instead of rebranding the samygo.tv hack as their own, they took the Debian hack from last summer to replace the custom Linux desktop that ships with the Atrix for Ubuntu.
"Android apps still don't run under Ubuntu, or vice versa," Hudson pointed out. "And if you have an Atrix, don't expect to be able to buy it -- while the Atrix desktop is open source, the bootloader that was hacked isn't. Methinks Googlerola would not be amused."
'Canonical Is Bleeding Money'
Slashdot blogger hairyfeet took a similar view.
"Why exactly would you WANT Ubuntu on a smartphone?" hairyfeet asked. "I mean, nobody is gonna wanna drag a dock around, that kills the whole point of having a smartphone, and isn't Android Linux? What could I run there that I couldn't run on Android?"
The move is "just further proof that Canonical is bleeding money and throwing ideas at a wall, desperately hoping SOMETHING sticks before they bleed to death," hairyfeet concluded. "First Unity and then Wayland and then killing Kubuntu, then it was a tablet UI paradigm that nobody really liked, then there was talk of netbooks, now it's smartphones."
'Like Magic'
Roberto Lim, a lawyer and blogger on Mobile Raptor, took a more optimistic view.
"The future of Ubuntu on mobile was to piggy-back on Android devices; I do not think Canonical saw this as its next big step when it was developing Unity," he told Linux Girl.
"Ubuntu for Android was a shift made in a fluid market, and a brilliant one at that," Lim added. "In a mobile market that looked like the death knell of the Linux desktop, a spark was seen at Canonical headquarters. Like magic."
'A Radically Different Direction'
It could, in fact, "be the start of a new era in computing," Lim suggested.
"Your next Apple iPhone may have OSX inside; your next Windows Phone device might just be called Windows; your next Android phone might run on Android 5.0 Double Dutch Ice Cream Sandwich," he explained.
"Make no mistake about it, Canonical is taking us into a radically different direction," Lim concluded. "No more desktop, no more laptop, no more tablet and no more console. Just your smartphone, which can be converted into any one of the legacy devices by attaching the correct peripherals.
"I am pretty sure the people over at Cupertino and Redmond have done a quick dash back to the drawing boards," he added.
'It's All Good'
Last but not least, "I think GNU/Linux makes a lot of sense for the smart thingies on which Android runs," opined blogger Robert Pogson. "It makes sense for Android/Linux to reach out to x86/amd64 hardware, too -- it's all good."
All in all, "this shows the flexibility of FLOSS that these migrations can take place in a much shorter time than that other OS backed by all M$'s ill-gotten $billions," Pogson concluded. "That comes from tidy, modular programming instead of spaghetti code designed by salesmen."


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VANCOUVER — A Vancouver courtroom erupted in bittersweet cheers on Friday as a convicted sex offender who fed two teenage girls booze and drugs and then did nothing to help them as they slowly died was found guilty of criminal negligence causing their deaths.
B.C. Supreme Court Justice Bruce Butler also found Martin Tremblay guilty of one count of obstruction of justice related to the March 2010 deaths of 17-year-old Martha Jackson and 16-year-old Kayla Lalonde.
Butler said the girls had already been drinking in a Burnaby park when Tremblay — a drug dealer referred to by Lalonde as her "street dad" — invited them to his house to continue the party.
There, he gave them more alcohol and powdered methadone which they snorted off his kitchen table.
When Lalonde became ill that evening, Tremblay and a female acquaintance loaded her into his car and drove her to meet a drug-dealing colleague in Burnaby. There, Tremblay dumped her unconscious but still breathing onto the street.
"He should have sought immediate medical attention for her," Butler said. "If he had done so, there's a substantial likelihood she would not have died."
Back in Richmond, Tremblay noticed that evening that Jackson was non-responsive but he didn't seek medical help for her either.
"Instead of monitoring the situation, he took advantage of them," Butler said, referring to Jackson and another teen.
Tremblay, who in 2003 pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual assault, videotaped himself fondling the two girls.
His actions showed "wanton and reckless disregard for their well-being," Butler said.
Dozens of family members and friends of the girls came to hear the verdict, leading sheriffs to request a larger courtroom.
As Tremblay was led into the prisoner's box Lalonde's aunt stood up holding a poster with a picture of the pretty brown-eyed teenager with the message: In loving memory of Kayla Lalonde.
Both girls were aboriginal, and an elder held an eagle feather while others wiped away tears as the verdict was read out.
Outside the court, Lalonde's mother, Angela Lalonde, said she felt justice had been done for her daughter.
"No matter what happens it won't bring back our daughter," said Grant Petrygan, her husband.
Kelvin Bee, Kayla Lalonde's great-uncle, expressed relief that Tremblay will be off the street.
"The family is happy that the judge came through ... and not just for our family alone, but for the young women that the predators are out there for," Bee told reporters outside the court.
"Our family still carries the grief. It's just like reburying a loved one again."
Jackson's mother cried while the judge delivered the verdict and left without comment.
Tremblay, who faces trial in May on seven other charges related to similar sexual assaults on teenaged girls, could be jailed indefinitely if a dangerous offender designation was imposed.
"The Crown is considering sentencing options," said Neil MacKenzie, spokesman for the criminal justice branch. "Certainly a dangerous offender application is within the range the Crown will be considering, but a final decision has not been made on that as yet."
Lalonde's family wants him declared a dangerous offender, which could mean an indefinite sentence. Details of the sex assaults committed the night Lalonde and Jackson died "sent us for a loop," Petrygan said.
"I was shaking. I just about passed out; Angie was crying," he said. "She was already passed out and dying as he was laying his hands on her. That's sick. That's a dangerous offender."
Tremblay will return to court March 6 to set a date for his sentencing.


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Stoned Tart From 'Sweet and Vicious'
As July begins its slow march into August, stone fruit comes into full flavor. Sweet and Vicious: Baking with Attitude turns them into a tart flavored with vanilla, almond, and rum. This is what you want to make when you have no idea what to do with that nectarine, those two apricots, and that plum.
Why this recipe works:
- The layer of pistachio cream is what sets this dessert apart. It's an unexpected flavor, but it blends so well with whatever fruit you choose to use. It also keeps the crust separate from the fruit layer, keeping either from getting soggy.
- The combination of rum and citrus extract used to toss the fruit succeeds on two levels: it brings out the bright, crisp overtones of stone fruit, while also echoing the earthy element of the skins and pits.
Excerpted from Sweet and Vicious: Baking with Attitude by Libbie Summers (Rizzoli). Copyright ©2014. Photographs by Chia Chong.
Read more: Stoned Tart From 'Sweet and Vicious'
- Yield:Serves 8
- Active time: 35 minutes
- Total time:1 hour 40 minutes
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons yellow cornmeal
- 1/4 cup plus 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar (instructions below)
- 4 tablespoons cold butter, cubed
- 2 to 4 tablespoons ice water
- 3/4 cup shelled pistachios
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 5 stone fruits (any mixture of apricots, peaches, nectarines, or plums), pitted and sliced, skins on
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Gosling's Black Seal rum
- 1/2 teaspoon S&V House Blend Citrus Extract (ingredients below)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- Ice cream or whipped cream, for serving (optional)
- Citrus Extract
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons orange extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon extract
- Vanilla Sugar
- 1 fresh vanilla bean
- 3 cups sugar
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, and 1/4 cup vanilla sugar. Cut in the butter using your fingers or two knives. Add 2 tablespoons ice water to the dough and stir to combine. Continue to add ice water by the tablespoon until the dough comes together (this should take no more than 4 tablespoons). Turn the dough out onto a piece of plastic wrap, wrap well, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
In a food processor with the blade attachment, pulse the pistachios until roughly chopped. Add the remaining 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar, heavy cream, and almond extract. Pulse until a thick paste forms. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, stir the fruit slices together with the brown sugar, lemon juice, rum, citrus extract, cinnamon, and salt.
Spray a 9 1/2-inch round, 9-inch square, or 13 3/4-inch rectangular tartpan with removable bottom with nonstick baking spray. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and unwrap it. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough to 1/4- inch thick. Drape and press the dough into the prepared pan, covering the bottom and sides, with some overhang.
Roll a rolling pin over the edges of the tart pan to cleanly cut off the excess dough. Spread the pistachio mixture over the bottom of the dough and arrange the fruit slices on top. Refrigerate to firm up the dough while the oven is preheating.
Preheat the oven to 400° F. Line a baking sheet with foil.
Transfer the tart from the refrigerator to the baking sheet and bake in the lower third of the oven for 40 to 50 minutes, until the fruit begins to bubble. Remove from the oven and let cool completely on a wire rack before slicing. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.
To make Citrus Extract: Put the extracts in a small, lidded bottle and shake gently to combine. Label the bottle and store in a cool, dark place for up to 1 year. There is no need to refrigerate.
To make Vanilla Sugar: Cut a slit down the bean, scrape into the sugar. Set aside for 2 weeks to achieve peak flavor.
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2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A Pool to be streamed live
Alexi Salamone is among the members of the 2012-13 U.S. National Sled Hockey Team that hopes to defend Team USA's title from the 2012 worlds. Team USA holds the last three major titles in sled hockey including the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games gold medal.
The International Paralympic Committee announced on Thursday that it will live stream all of the games at next month's 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool in Goyang, Korea. The competition is April 12-20.
Every game will be streamed live on the IPC's YouTube channel at www.YouTube.com/ParalympicSportTV.
"With less than one year to go until the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, viewers will have the chance to watch some of the top teams on the ice, and this will also provide those who have never seen the fast-paced sport before the chance to view it for the first time," said Craig Spence, IPC Director of Communications.
The best eight teams in the sport will compete for the world title in Goyang, with the top five finishers qualifying directly for the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games. The bottom three finishers will play in the Paralympic Qualification Tournament later this year.
The championships will be hosted by the Korea Ice Hockey Association for the Disabled, and the host nation's team will look to repeat or better their surprise silver from last year's event in Hamar, Norway.
"Ice sledge hockey is not yet a popular sport in Korea so public do not know much about us but we're trying hard to let people know about ice sledge hockey through our media channels," Korean ice sledge hockey captain Min-Su Han said.
"Many people expect a lot from us at these world championships in Goyang since we will be fighting to get to the Paralympics. We need to get good results from this A-Pool so that we can then expect good results at the Paralympics next year."
The toughest competition for Korea will come from Team USA, the defending world and Paralympic champions, who are led by forward Alexi Salamone, defender Taylor Chace and goalkeeper Steve Cash.
"I'm pretty confident going into the World Championships and feeling pretty good," Cash said. "I feel like my performances have been better than ever with the national team."
Last year's bronze medalists, Canada, will also be favored to go far in the tournament, while Russia will make their first A-Pool appearance with less than one year to go until the Sochi 2014 Games. The Czech Republic, Italy, Norway and Sweden will round out the field.
For more information on the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, please visit the event website at www.icesledgehockeyworlds.org. Follow the action from Korea on Twitter @IPCISH and like the sport's Facebook page, www.Facebook.com/IceSledgeHockey.


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It Is All About BTC, LTC, ETH, ZEC mining as well as other alternative crypto currencies
BitCrystals (BCY) are Counterparty digital assets acting as both the game-fuel and the premium in-game currency in Spells of Genesis. BitCrystals were issued in a limited supply of 100 000 000 units and 70% of the total supply was offered for sale during the BitCrystals Token Sale. BitCrystals can be traded on the blockchain or used to purchase blockchain-based cards, playable within Moonga and Spells of Genesis.
Spells of Genesis (SoG) is the first blockchain-based trading card game: its storyline and in-game economy are both based on blockchain technology. SoG combines the aspects of a trading card game and an arcade game. Collecting blockchain-based cards to build the strongest deck and fighting your enemies allows you to evolve in a fantastic, Moonga-based world. The Spells of Genesis story is a blockchain allegory. The cards, depicting important projects and personalities from the blockchain ecosystem, are digital assets, purchasable with BitCrystals or other cryptocurrencies.
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Block Explorer:
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Initially the supply of 100,000,000 BitCrystals to be used (burned) to create new card packs, game items or unlock special features in
Spells of Genesis. 70% were made available for purchase in the Token Sale and all BitCrystals left unsold will be burned at the beginning of October, 2015. 30% will be given to early supporters and contributors to the project as well as marketers, developers and the people who help the game grow in popularity. Some BitCrystals were sold to early investors prior to the Token Sale. The proceeds from the BitCrystals Token Sale will go towards the development of Gutenberg. Gutenberg (EverdreamSoft's project code-name) is the platform which will burn BitCrystals in order to issue new card packs.


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Other than its lack of ble-ray, the Original XBox 360 has been the perfectcenter of my home theater. It's great interface and incorporation of Vudu, Netflix, HBOGo, Hulu, and youtube, have made it my one-stop place for streaming. Adding a blu-ray and all the other "smart" TV features will make it the ultimate, upgradeable all-in-one. This makes any TV truly smart and it uses an RF remote.. All this, and games. I'm sold.
Will the Xbox One Be the Center of Your Home Theater?
The Xbox One can seamlessly switch between playing a game or streaming a movie on Netflix and watching TV thanks to HDMI passthrough. Voice and gesture controls can be used to display the program guide or to tune into a specific show or TV channel. Ask the Xbox One "what's on HBO?" and the channel guide will highlight HBO. You can tune to a specific channel or show by saying its name ("watch NBC" or "watch Survivor") and use up/down hand gestures to scroll through channels while in the program guide. Gestures can also be used for scrolling on Web pages in Internet Explorer and for pinching and stretching pictures, windows, and pages in tablet-like fashion.
The brains behind gesture control is Microsoft's Kinect sensor, which "sees" your body and tracks movements during game play or when you're using gestures to scroll through TV channels. While the current Kinect sensor does a decent job of following gestures, Microsoft redesigned the new Kinect to do a better job of sensing detail, even in the dark.
At the press conference, Microsoft demonstrated Kinect's improved sensitivity to detail. The new sensor can see the hair on your chest or the stitches on your buttonholes and even detect what's going on under your skin. It knows when you are contracting your abs, standing off-balance, or jumping in the air. It can also determine the direction of a jab and how much force is behind it. Most remarkably, the Kinect can detect changes in your face that are imperceptible to the human eye and measure your heart rate for fitness games. While the improved sensitivity to detail will be most advantageous in games, it should also help with more accurate gesture control.
The original Kinect sensor had a VGA camera for facial recognition and was used in a few games for video capture. The new Kinect sensor has a high-definition camera that is used for recognition and to view the world pictorially, which means the camera can be used for apps like Skype video conferencing (new to Xbox). With the extreme wide-angle capabilities of the camera, everyone in the room can now have a conversation with friends and family that live far away.
If you want to control the Xbox One in a more traditional manner, you can use the Xbox game controller or SmartGlass on your smartphone or tablet to control your TV. However, don't throw away your remotes just yet. There was no mention of basic home theater controls such as volume, input selection, and so forth.
Another new feature is "Snap." Similar to the split screen in Windows 8 for computers, Snap displays a sidebar alongside the main screen so you can keep an eye on a baseball game while playing Halo, Google information about a TV show, or Skype with friends while watching the same show.
The Xbox One will be "always connected." Like a Roku box, it is never entirely switched off, which allows for constant updates of apps and faster startup. When you walk into the room, the console will recognize you ("Hello Dave"), sign into your Xbox accounts—including corresponding Netflix, HBO Go, Hulu Plus, and other subscription accounts—and display a personalized home page so you can easily find your favorite apps and channels.
Along with the news about the Xbox One, Microsoft Studios announced plans to produce videos and a live-action TV series based on the popular video game Halo. To show that they're serious, they've recruited a producer you may have heard of: Steven Spielberg.
The improvements add much to the entertainment capabilities of Xbox. With increased power, constant updates, and the ability to track subtle body movements, we can imagine that gameplay will become even more real and exciting. Without listing all of the new features brought to the various games, I have to note one remarkable feature: Xbox One will be able to track live football games and update your Fantasy Football team stats in real time.
Sony will be releasing the PlayStation4 during the holidays with an emphasis on gaming. If the idea of a multifaceted entertainment hub appeals to you, the Xbox One might be worth a look...even if you don't play video games.
I remember reading a column here a few months ago about how great the Xbox was as a media streamer. The problem is that it costs $10 for the perk of using it as such. I have the Xbox for gaming and sadly only use it for that one purpose. A lot of my gaming time has moved to my other devices, so unless Microsoft can eliminate that Xbox Gold fee, I'll never own an Xbox One or use my 360 to stream anything.
XBox live, at most, is $60 per year, and can be found discounted for as little as $36 per year. That is no more than paying for an updated operating system on a computer each year. And the interface and access to all aspects of the XBox ecosystem is well worth the minor coin. No other system is so well integrated, secure and robust. Contrast that to the regularly hacked, free, Sony ecosystem, with more than one incidence of loosing secure account data. If I can pay thousands for premium TVs, audio components, blu-ray collections, this $5 per month seems quite fair. As with other HT hardware, you get what you pay for.
However, they have had more than one major incidence, the worst caused their whole network to go off-line for 44 days. I am not a MS employee. I have just been able to make direct comparisons between the two since my friend and neighbor had the PS and I have XBox. We both came to agree that XBox live ecosystem and software was considerably better, and more reliable.
First, everyone here needs to realize that the Kinect is now REQUIRED to be connected and CALIBRATED for the Xbox One to work AT ALL. This was problematic enough for theater owners and installers when Kinect was USB 2.0, but for a price ($499 MSRP), you could get a fairly reliable USB 2.0 over cat5 extender to work with it.
This will not work for the new Xbox One's Kinect. It uses USB 3.0, and there are NO SOLUTIONS for extending a USB 3.0 cable from an equipment closet to the TV location, where you need to place the Kinect! So...you will HAVE to place your new Xbox on a shelf below your TV. Since it controls your cable box, you will then have to run a long HDMI cable from your equipment closet TO the Xbox, then another long HDMI from the Xbox to the AVR in the closet! This is in ADDITION to the HDMI running from the AVR to the TV. If you are using cat5/cat6 HDMI extenders, this gets expensive quick! Also, you will need to use another couple conductors on another cat5 or cat6 cable to extend IR from the Xbox back to the cable box so the console can control the cable box.
All of this effort will then give Microsoft the ability to perform facial recognition on everyone in the room. If the system does not recognize a face, it will then prompt that person to "register" their face into the system. They are even bragging over at Microsoft that the Kinect is so sensitive, it will even be able to monitor your heartbeat! Yeah, that isn't creepy at all, is it?
While the ability to integrate cable TV with your game console is interesting, I find it funny that they are:
1.) Using a KLUDGE to accomplish this, HDMI input and IR blaster? Why can't they use CableCard and ditch the separate box (and monthly fee)??
2.) Pushing "Live TV" integration at a time when people are turning away from cable completely, and getting their entertainment from Netflix and Hulu, among others.
3.) Pushing TV and video functionality over games! The 360 was a GAME CONSOLE, first and foremost. The video features were just the gravy! Yes, many of us do use our Xbox 360s quite a bit for video, but we didn't BUY the console to play Netflix! We bought the console to PLAY GAMES! Microsoft seems to have forgotten what business they are in with the Xbox brand!
Finally, let's look at the other DRM Microsoft infested the console with. First, despite the mealy mouthed doublespeak by Microsoft executives, the console IS an "always on" internet device. It will periodically check in with the servers to verify that your account is current and to validate that any installed games on your console are associated with your account. If you don't have internet access, or your access is unavailable for over a day, YOU CAN NOT PLAY ANYTHING ON YOUR CONSOLE! It doesn't matter if the game is a "single player" game, or if you are just playing Madden with a friend on the couch. The console MUST be online, or you can not play! This is a RADICAL shift from how things currently work, but MS is trying to play it off like it's no big deal...after all, your vacuum cleaner won't work if the power is out, right? (an actual MS employee said that, he is no longer with the company, but the mindset is right there for all to see)
Any games you buy, you will install onto the console's hard drive. The game will then be "registered" to your account. Lend the game to a friend, and he will be prompted to buy the license to play the game for a "nominal" fee. (any bets that this fee will be at least 90% of the cost of a new copy? Anyone?) Forget borrowing games, and forget being able to rent games. Forget being able to sell your games as you please. At BEST, you will have to sell your games through Microsoft or a Microsoft authorized dealer. You take in your game to be sold, it's then "de-registered" from your account, your game is remotely wiped off your hard drive, and then the game can be resold, with Microsoft and the game publisher taking a 90% cut!
Between the privacy issues surrounding the Kinect and the DRM infestation that Microsoft is trying to pawn off on unsuspecting users, I am recommending that EVERYONE stay the heck away from this console!
I am anxiously waiting to see what Sony announces with the PS4, but all they have to do to get my money is NOT block used game sales or rentals, and NOT require the Move camera peripheral be attached. We will see....but one thing is for sure, Microsoft is NOT welcome in MY living room!
I bet the "fee" will follow the current industry model, which is that off-line play with a borrowed game costs nothing. But if you borrow or buy a used game and try to play it on-line in Multiplayer, the fee will be (and has been on many titles) $10. (About 17%)
This has been driven by the used game market and the distributors, not MS. The producers have lost so much revenue from GameStop and others recycling a million used games across several million users that they are trying to make the cost to the consumer of buying a new game a real consideration over the used copy. But I know of no used games that don't work for single player, off-line use, free of the "fee". I prefer this model to the potential for every game, even new, to have a separate pay-to-play Multiplayer component. I personally don't mind each game disc having only one on-line license included for the original buyer to use.
Do you really think that MS and game publishers are going to allow you to install a FULL COPY of a game off of someone else's disc and be able to run it independently for $10? What are you smoking?
Yes, I believe that is as possible and as likely as it has been for other software apications. My last Microsoft Office had DRM that allowed it to be loaded on more than one computer, but only run on one. If you launched it on a second computer, it simply informed you that it could not open because it was in use on another computer. It is very easy to implement this on the XBox, and is no more restrictive than the physical disc which can only be used by one user at a time. And I bet, if you liked the game, you could pay to "unlock" it with no need to go out and buy a physical disc. The $10 fee would still apply, as it already does today, if the second user only borrowed the disc and wanted to play the multiplayer content on Live. I am also quite sure this DRM is driven by the content creators, not MS or Sony. Microsoft does not own EA or Activision. It is the creators trying to implement a stop to all the losses coming from the used game business. You can be sure the model will be followed industry wide.
These are not subtle changes MS wants to impose and the way they are brushing it off like it is no big deal should tell you everything you need to know---win for the industry and MS, loss for gamers.
If Sony goes a similar route with the PS4 regarding used game sales, we are all in trouble monetarily. My fear is that this is probably what will happen since MS surely knows that if only they take this approach, Sony will be the big winner this generation.
jnemesh why don't you go and watch the the xbox one release atfter
reading your wall of text your info is incorrect on something
like the always on internet, cable card sorry to many cable company's
still don't use them I have Cox Cable they already said they don't plan to use them ever in my area, and I believe that about 90% of the gamers that have the 360 and kinect both nexted to the tv.
Sony's game studios chief, Shuhei Yoshida, told reporters that any requirement for users to register a game online in order to play it would be left to game publishers. Sony won't require that."
online pass fee's anyone
So, I am not sure why your local Cox franchise is not supporting them. They have a federal MANDATE to offer them:
Everything else I posted in my "wall of text" is accurate. Sources include the actual MS event, and post-event interviews with Microsoft executives. Google is your friend...use it to learn more about the reasons you should avoid the Xbone at all costs!
Sorry, but jnemesh pretty much nailed it. MS is trying to tell you that it isn't always online, but the fact that it checks in constantly over the internet does make it an always-online console. The potentially neat features of the Xbox One are marred in typical MS fashion by numerous faults (what MS also calls 'features').
I am not sure what people are expecting for a device designed to be a Smart, all-in-one Media Center, Gaming device and controller of our entertainment system. Who really is going to buy a system that streams music, HBOGo, Hulu, Vudu, Netflix, Youtube and a LONG list of other "connected" services, all of which have regular APP updates unto themselves, and not expect this to be connected, always, to the internet. It is really the commentary I would expect on a bit-torrent/ PeerToPeer site, where the talk is of how everyone is concerned about not being able to use their ripped copies of games and music. An undeniable, thriving, industry of piracy is what is driving the Game, Music and Movie industries to use DRM to protect their properties. This is not Microsoft or Sony's fault. It is the fault of the thieves among us, unwilling to pay for the works of others. This is a requirement being pushed by distributors before they will license and their property for distribution onto these systems. Anyone who thinks EA, Disney, Activision, etc., won't put the same DRM requirements for their software titles on Sony as they do on Xbox is deluded.
And if you really think that Xbox is going to be sending video feeds (and heart rate data) from your living room to Bill Gate's living room so he can watch us all play, you are seriously mistaken (and paranoid).
Because the PS3 and Xbox 360 ALSO offer all of this content, and yet, if I JUST WANT TO PLAY A SINGLE PLAYER GAME, it does NOT have to be connected!
The facts are far less "dramatic" than the naysayers may like.
Really, a USA Today article is your source? Here, it's nice and official now, go read:
So ARSTechnica's dissemination of Microsoft's press release is more credible? Whatever. Your remark is truly laughable. They say the same thing, from the same press release, with Microsoft as the source. And both make my points that I've been stating. Microsoft (or Sony)) are not driving the DRM and whether you can resell or give your game away. And with some restrictions, you will be able to do both. Most importantly is being able to allow 10 users/accounts (Your "Family") acces to your game, so kids and multiple Xboxes can use the game (one at a time, as with a physical disc). And as I stated, the game will work for a full 24 hours with no connectivity. That means NOT always connected (if you can't make the logic leap there). The way I see it, this is an entertainment industry. We pay for a broadway show and accept that we can't pass the tickets on after our use, or for a Movie ticket. We also pay for digital ownership of Movies on VuDu or Amazon that are non-transferable, even though they cost the same generally as the physical disc at Walmart. And since you play XBox, perhaps you have already bought games from the XBox Live Marketplace. Those are also non-transferable, not even within your own home to family member's accounts. And plenty of PC games, as well as software Apps like Adobe Suite, have followed this digital download model for years. And we see the same with iTunes, which does allow numerous devices in a household to share and play the software, but there is no transfer of Angry Birds HD to your best friend who lives down the street.
Tis is the way of the future, and has been going that way for some time while you were apparently napping.. And it is being driven by the creators and distributors, not the Hardware manufacturer. Simply accept it, or choose not to play. But blaming Microsoft or Sony misses the mark. It is we, the consumer (as a whole), who has brought this onto ourselves, with rampant piracy and copying of software and media. I know more than one person out there who buys a blu ray, makes a perfect digital copy - "because it is needed to protect their purchase" under fair use, then they sell their disc on eBay as used weeks later. And I know of plenty of gamers too who hack their XBoxes as well and play ripped copies,of games they get from Gamefly - but these don't work on live. We live in a society that wants to pay next to nothing for everything, without understanding the long term affects. DRM is needed if we want new, high quality, content to continue to be produced. There is no reason to create if there is no fair compensation for the content producers.


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Montana Masters in Education
Why Earn a Masters in Education?
Many Masters in Education (M.Ed.) Programs are designed for experienced educators and may improve your ability to assist students in your current classroom as well as potentially open doors to new career opportunities.
Earning a Masters in Education is an academic choice that has the potential to improve your teaching methods, fine-tune specialized teaching skills, and help you become a qualified and exemplary leader in the classroom.
Many students choose to pursue an MA in a specialized degree area. Specialties would include curriculum and instruction, administration and leadership, special education or higher education. Other students use the M.Ed as a preparatory degree for a doctoral degree such as the Ed.D. or the Ph.D. in education.
Masters in Education Requirements
Education programs commonly require students to complete a research thesis under the guidance of a faculty member; on-site or fieldwork requirements are also common. Applicants to a Masters in Education must also have a bachelor's degree to be eligible for admission. This may need to be a Bachelors in Education or a related field.
Some states require teachers to have a master's degree in education. In other states, teachers enroll in Master of Education (M.Ed.) programs for professional development. In either case, the program generally consists of approximately 30-45 credit hours and might result in salary increases and/or licensure renewal. The typical Master's degree in education takes 2 to 3 years to complete, though some universities offer online Master's degrees that can be earned in as few as 12 to 18 months, or even just 1 year M.Ed. programs.
FUN FACT: Often, high school teachers are required to complete annual professional development classes to maintain their license. Some states require teachers to complete a master's degree in education after receiving their certification[i].
Campus-based M.Ed. or Online Masters Degree in Education?
Students have the option of attending on-site graduate school or earning an online masters degree in education. If you learn more from being in class than reading textbooks and spending your time on a computer, you may want to consider a traditional campus-based program. If you are a self-motivated learner, however, an online Masters in education program could be a perfect fit for your busy lifestyle. Distance-learning is often popular among working teachers who don't want to leave the tenure track while they advance their own education. Some graduate schools also offer hybrid programs. These combine the convenience of online learning with on-campus coursework.
Whatever your personal preference, GradSchools.com has easy-to-use search tools. Locate M.Ed. Programs by city, state, or country if you are looking into traditional campus programs, or search the directory for online masters in education programs. Some of the listings that you might find may include: Master of Science in Instructional Design and Technology, Master of Science in School Counseling, Master of Education in Special Education, Research Methodology M.A., MEd., or Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration.
Types of MA in Education Degrees
As you review different M.Ed. program offerings, it's important to understand the difference in degrees.
- A Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) is geared more toward initial teacher licensure and focuses on practical classroom skills and teaching specific subjects.
- A Master's in Education (M.Ed.) is generally geared for experienced educators and provides more in-depth instruction designed to prepare teachers for new leadership roles.
- A Master of Science in Education and Master of Arts in Education are similar to the M.Ed.
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Concentrations & Curriculum
Masters in education programs come in a wide variety of degree concentrations. Some of the most common concentrations include:
- Adult Education/Adult Learning Master Programs
- Masters in Curriculum and Instruction
- Early Childhood Education Masters Programs
- Educational Leadership & Administration
- Education Technology & Online Learning Programs
- Educational and School Psychology Programs
- Masters in Environmental Education
- Masters in ESL | TESOL
- General Education Masters Programs
- Higher Education Masters Programs
- International Education Masters Programs
- K-12 Education Masters Programs
- Special & Gifted Education Masters Programs
- Masters of Teacher Education Programs
Curriculums differ from program to program, but most Masters degree in education programs will include instruction on educational policy, school and community partnerships, classroom management, theories of teaching and learning, and educational leadership.
Which M.Ed Program is Right For You?
Deepening your knowledge in a particular area should definitely align with your interests.
Do you dream of working abroad? According to the BLS, "opportunities abound for qualified teachers to work abroad."[ii] Look into ESL/TESOL masters programs.
Do you want to work with a specific type of student population? If so, review Adult Education, Early Childhood Education, Special and Gifted Education or K-12 Masters in Education Programs.
Are you hoping to become Dean of Students, a High School Principal, or move away from teaching to designing educational programs? If so, you might choose Educational Technology, Education Leadership & Administration, or Masters in Curriculum & Instruction programs.
If you enjoy psychology and counseling, Masters programs in Educational and School Psychology programs will prepare you for roles such as guidance counselor or school psychologist.
Licensing and Credentials For Education Professionals
Bear in mind that some fields require more than a Masters degree in Education. Furthermore, because licensing requirements and career outlook varies so much between states, we recommend verifying the individual prerequisites for your state for more information on job outlook, average salary and licensing requirements. You can check a site such as the American Board for the Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE).
Potential Careers for M.Ed. Graduates
Popular fields for graduates with a Masters degree in education include:
- School Counseling (Guidance Counselor, School Psychologist)
- School Administration (Principal, Assistant Principal)
- Adult Education (College Professor, Lecturer)
- Special Education Coordinator
- Career and Technical Education Teachers
- High School, Middle School, Elementary or Postsecondary Educators
- Instructional Coordinators
- Kindergarten Teachers
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage for postsecondary teachers was $70,790 in May 2014, and the job outlook is favorable; employment growth is projected at 13% from 2014 to 2024[iii]
Sources: [i] bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/high-school-teachers.htm | [ii] bls.gov/careeroutlook/2006/fall/art01.pdf | [iii] bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/postsecondary-teachers.htm | other sources: bls.gov/ooh/management/elementary-middle-and-high-school-principals.htm
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Hello stitchers! As you know, I am a big Supernatural fan. Well this week Cain, and his fantastic beard got quite a blow from his blade buddy Dean. He had some amazing hair this time around to go with the beard. In honor of Cain's fantastic follicles I have a hand full of Cain knitting block and cross stitch charts for you. I even made a First Blade border for you cross stitchers.
Another one of my Tuesday night pleasures is The Flash, so I decided to thrown in a couple knitting block charts of the Flash emblem. One is the new Flash and one the old school comic book version.
It's been cold and snowy this past week so I've been giving my phone and hand quite a workout to make these, as well as rewatching a few seasons of Buffy. Although I should be taking a few days off to rest my weary hand, I have a special post comming up on March 5th that I am pretty excited about, so stay tuned.
I hope you all are staying warm and well. Please let me know, as always, if you find any bad links, have any questions or comments, want to share your macaroni and cheese recipes, or have pictures of your stitching creations. I love seeing your finished projects.
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In what appears to be a car theft gone very wrong, a man who may or may not be high on drugs really wants to get away in this Grand Caravan. It doesn't work out.
Amazingly, nobody was hurt in the rampage in Astoria, Queens, which sees a Vespa sacrifice its life for other Vespas to live another day.
The YouTube description says that the alleged car thief is "on drugs and wildin' out," whatever that means. We don't know what kind of drugs or if drugs are actually involved. It could just be someone having a bad day who really wants a Grand Caravan.
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I. Sabin wrote to Chad Kellogg regarding real-estate transactions and troubles along the Missouri-Kansas border. Sabin, the commander of a 40-man company against pro-slavery forces, described the amount of firearms needed by each fighting man and his lack of money with which to purchase them. The letter is written on a printed circular "Appeal of Kansas to the Voters of the Free States," which enumerates various offenses done to free state men, focusing particularly on the contested election of 1856.
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'Nanobionics' aims to give plants super powers
Plants are an engineering marvel of nature. Fuelled by sunlight, they recycle our carbon dioxide waste into fresh oxygen for us to breathe. Plus, they make the world prettier. But, with a little help from us humans, can they be coaxed to do even more?
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been experimenting with giving plants new powers by placing carbon nanotubes in their chloroplasts - the tiny engine of the plant cell where photosynthesis takes place.
After much trial and error, their efforts have succeeded. Some of the altered plants produced in the lab have increased their photosynthetic activity by 30 per cent compared with regular plants. Others were able to detect tiny traces of pollutants in the air. And that's just the beginning.
"The idea is to impart plants with functions that are non-native to them," said Michael Strano, a professor of chemical engineering who oversaw the experiments.
In other words, he wants to give plants super powers.
Professor Strano's lab is the first to work at the nexus of plant biology and nanotechnology - a new field dubbed "nanobionics".
Because no one had explored this area before, the team had to start at the very beginning. That meant figuring out how to get nanotubes into a plant in the first place. In early experiments, they watered the plants with a solution containing nanoparticles, hoping the particles would be taken up through the roots. But that didn't work. It turns out plant roots have a structure that blocks nanotubes from entering the vascular system.
The team also tried cutting leaves and steeping them in the nanoparticle solution. That didn't work either.
Undeterred, Professor Strano's team turned to the stomata, the small pores on the underside of leaves that let carbon dioxide in and oxygen and water out. The researchers found that if they put the nanoparticle solution in a syringe and at high pressures shot it at the stomata, the nanotubes would get in.
The next challenge was to get the nanotubes to their intended destination - the tiny chloroplasts, five to 10 microns in length, floating inside the cells. To do this, the team invented a new system that wraps nanoparticles in a highly charged polymer. The polymer is especially attracted to the lipid bubble that surrounds each chloroplast. When the nanotubes hit the bubble, they slide right in.
"It is really impressive how well it worked," said Juan Pablo Giraldo, a plant biologist who works in Professor Strano's lab. The nanotubes "go right in there and start assembling inside".
After the delivery system was established, the researchers could proceed. They used chloroplasts in living plants as well as those extracted from plant leaves, often spinach purchased at the supermarket.
Plants only use 10 per cent of the sunlight available to them. All green light, for example, is reflected by the leaves. But after feeding the nanotubes to living plants, their photosynthetic activity increased by 30 per cent. The technique worked even better on extracted chloroplasts (the kind they got from spinach), causing their photosynthetic activity to increase by 49 per cent.
The MIT team is working on creating plants with even more exotic functions. For example, by using magnetic nanoparticles, it is possible they could turn plants into communications antennas.
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YouTube's Three Strikes Rule Hits Again; Dance Company Has Over 300 Videos Taken Down
from the harm-done? deptOne of my big complaints with Google's YouTube is how it handles content takedowns based on copyright claims. If you get a DMCA notice, it can count as a "strike" against you, and when you hit three strikes, your entire account can be suspended. In an era where accidental infringement can occur pretty easily, those who use the site a lot may come up against those limitations pretty quickly. YouTube recently revamped its "strikeout" policy for community guidelines violations, but left the copyright strikeouts intact.
There are multiple problems with this policy, starting with the fact that false DMCA complaints can count against users. We were recently pointed to a series of videos about a user on YouTube who is supposedly filing bogus DMCA notices on others' videos, and that's resulting in accounts being shut down. In a forum thread, the guy filing the bogus DMCA claims says that YouTube has hired him to seek out "useless" videos and get them removed. That's obviously not true at all, but the fact that someone so blatantly making stuff up was able to get away with filing bogus DMCA notices that got accounts suspended seems more than a bit troubling. Even if YouTube's policy is to say "file a counternotice," it appears that policy isn't really working so well.
Separate from that is the more common situation of those putting up videos where they think that what they're doing is legal. And here, there is great confusion also. We recently had a bit of a debate in our comments with a regular commenter on the site who insists that YouTube has said it's okay to upload videos without permission from copyright holders. In the ensuing comment thread, I pointed out that this simply isn't true, but the the commenter continued to insist that the only reason YouTube would have a ContentID system is if it's telling users they don't need permission. This is blatantly wrong, but the fact that even after it was explained to the commenter, she continued to believe it, shows how difficult it is to get otherwise knowledgeable people to understand that YouTube can and will cut people off and shut down their entire account, with little to no recourse, if they receive multiple DMCA notices (note: this is separate from Content ID matches, which don't count as strikes).
The latest example of this comes via Michael Geist who points us to the news of a Canadian dance company losing all 300 videos it had posted of its dance company choreography and classes and such, because it got hit with a third DMCA strike. As the guy notes, it's okay to use whatever music they want in the classrooms (I'm assuming they pay the basic licenses for that), but the second the videos go online, they risk takedown notices. Of course, with this three strikes policy, it means that even if 297 of the videos were perfectly fine, and the musicians were thrilled that the dance company used them and were online, it doesn't matter. They're gone from YouTube.
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The Vietnamese government on Monday agreed to open three new sites in the country for excavation by the United States to search for troop remains from the war, the minister of defense told U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta during a meeting here.
The announcement came as Panetta and Vietnam Defense Minister Phuong Quang Thanh exchanged long-held artifacts collected during the war — including letters written by a U.S. soldier who was killed that had been kept and used as propaganda, and a small maroon diary belonging to a Vietnamese soldier. A U.S. service member took the journal back to the U.S.
During a press briefing, where the two defense chiefs formally handed over the papers, both said their countries want to work together, whether or not the expanded relationship bothers China.
Beijing has expressed concern over America's new defense strategy that puts more focus on the Asia-Pacific region, including plans to increase the number of troops, ships and other military assets in the region.
Speaking through an interpreter, Thanh said Vietnam wants to continue defense cooperation with all countries, including stable and longstanding relationships with China and the United States. Hanoi, he said, would not sacrifice relations with one country for another.
Panetta said the U.S. goal is to help strengthen the capabilities of countries across the region.
"Frankly the most destabilizing situation would be if we had a group of weak nations and only the United States and China were major powers in this region," said Panetta.
Defense officials reviewing the packet of papers given to Panetta said it appears there are three sets of letters, including a set from the soldier, U.S. Army Sgt. Steve Flaherty, who was from Columbia, S.C. It was not clear how many other service members' letters were there, but officials were going through them Monday.
Officials said this is the first time such a joint exchange of war artifacts has occurred. The two defense leaders agreed to return the papers to the families of the deceased soldiers.
During the meeting with Panetta, Vietnamese officials said they would open the three previously restricted sites that the Pentagon believes are critical to locating troops missing in action.
Ron Ward, U.S. casualty resolution specialist at the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command in Hanoi, said there are at least four U.S. troops believed to be lost in the three areas that were opened by the Vietnamese Monday. With those three areas now open, Ward said there are now just eight sites left that are still restricted by the Vietnamese.
Military officers briefing Panetta at the command's office said they had five to seven years to complete their excavation work. The acidic soil in Vietnam erodes bones quickly, leaving in many cases only teeth for the military teams to use to try and identify service members, one of the team members said.
In addition, many of the potential witnesses with information about remains are getting older and their memories are fading.
There are about nearly 1,300 cases that are still unaccounted for, and officers briefing Panetta said about 600 of those remains could be recoverable.
Ward said that opening the three new sites will enable the U.S. to try and find:
-- Two Air Force members who were lost when their plane was shot down in Quang Binh Province in central Vietnam in 1967.
-- An Army private first class who went missing when he was out with his unit on a search-and-destroy mission in 1968 in the tri-border area of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.
-- A Marine who was on a surface-to-air combat mission and was lost when his plane went down in Quang Tri Province. Another Marine on the plane ejected and was rescued.
Flaherty, who was with the 101st Airborne, was killed in the northern section of South Vietnam in March 1969. According to defense officials, Vietnamese forces took his letters and used them in broadcasts during the war.
Vietnamese Col. Nguyen Phu Dat kept the letters, but it was not until last August, when he mentioned them in an online publication, that they started to come to light.
Early this year, Robert Destatte, a retired Defense Department employee who had worked for the POW/MIA office, noticed the online publication, and the Pentagon began to work to get the letters back to Flaherty's family.
The small diary belonged to Vu Dinh Doan, a Vietnamese soldier who was found killed in a machine gun fight, according to defense officials. Officials said that a Marine, Robert "Ira" Frazure of Walla Walla, Wash., saw the diary — with a photo and some money inside — on the chest of the dead soldier and took it back to the U.S.
The diary came to light earlier this year when the sister of a friend of Frazure's was doing research for a book and Frazure asked her help in returning the diary. The sister, Marge Scooter, brought the diary to the PBS television program History Detectives.
The show then asked the Defense and State departments to help return the diary.