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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Montee Ball and Wisconsin are heading back to the Rose Bowl after an overwhelming performance the Badgers hope will make people forget they finished third in their division.
Ball rushed for 202 yards and three more touchdowns Saturday night, leading the Badgers to a 70-31 rout of No. 14 Nebraska for a third straight Big Ten championship and a third consecutive trip to the Rose Bowl.
All Ball and his teammates wanted was an opportunity to show critics who claimed they didn't belong in the league title game that they were wrong.
``We kind of set our minds before the game that this is our game,'' Ball said. ``The running backs were going to set the tempo.''
Did they ever?
Ball ran for 202 yards and three touchdowns, broke the Football Bowl Subdivision career rushing touchdowns record, tied the FBS record for most games with two or more scores, topped the 5,000-yard mark and was named the game MVP.
Not a bad night for a guy whose numbers weren't even the best on the team.
Melvin Gordon opened the scoring with a 56-yard TD run and had a career-high 216 yards on nine carries. Three different Badgers threw passes, including running back James White who ran for 108 yards and four TDs and threw for a touchdown on the first pass of his college career.
It was the most improbable Big Ten title in Wisconsin's three-year run. The Badgers are the first five-loss team to reach the Rose Bowl, and became the first Big Ten school since Michigan in the late 1970s to earn three consecutive tickets to Pasadena, Calif.
``As my AD tells me all the time, you haven't one won yet,'' coach Bret Bielema said. ``We're going out there to win. That's the mission, and I appreciate all the fans coming out to Madison East.''
Indiana has quickly become a second home for the Badgers.
Wisconsin is the only Big Ten team with a win at Lucas Oil Stadium and has now won 10 straight in the Hoosier State. It played three games in Indiana this season, rushing for 1,570 yards and 19 TDs while outscoring opponents 170-59 in those three games.
But Saturday was the biggest night of all.
For the first time in school history, the Badgers had two 200-yard rushers. They finished with the fourth-highest rushing total in school history (539) and tied a conference championship game scoring record. Texas also scored 70 points in the 2005 Big 12 championship game.
Nebraska hadn't allowed 70 points since a 76-39 thrashing by Kansas In November 2007. The loss ended the Cornhuskers six-game winning streak, which began after a 63-38 loss to Ohio State, and the 'Huskers simply had no answers.
``What do you do? What is defensive football,'' Nebraska coach Bo Pelini said before calling the season a failure and apologizing for not bringing home a league title. ``It's play your gaps, handle your responsibility, be where you're supposed to be and make tackles, and we did none of the above.
It was a fitting end to a wacky Big Ten season.
Wisconsin (8-5, 4-4) only reached this year's because Leaders Division champion Ohio State (12-0) and division runner-up Penn State (8-4) were both ineligible for postseason play.
But on Saturday the Badgers took advantage of their good fortune by piling up 639 total yards in total offense.
The defense dominated, too. In the first half alone, Taylor Martinez was sacked three times, fumbled twice, losing one and had an interception returned for a touchdown. He finished 17 of 33 for 184 yards with two interceptions and six sacks. He also rushed 19 times for 140 yards, scoring on a nifty 76-yard run, but fumbled twice.
Bielema countered by emptying the playbook and running right over the Nebraska (10-3, 7-1).
``We practiced some of them (trick plays) for a while,'' Bielema said. ``There's probably a couple we haven't used yet either and they'll remain a little secret. James wanted to be recruited as a quarterback all along, so finally had that opportunity to show up out there and just a lot of different things. Our kids had a little bit of fun with it, but it was still the meat and potatoes that got us to where we were. ``
The onslaught started fast.
Gordon took the ball on an end around, made two cuts and sprinted 56 yards for a 7-0 lead on the fourth play of the game.
On the next offensive play, a falling Kenny Bell tipped Martinez's pass up in the air and Wisconsin's Marcus Cromartie picked it off and raced 29 yards. It was already 14-0 after only 2:07 in.
The `Huskers finally counterpunched with Martinez's long run and then got a 32-yard field goal to make it 14-10.
Then the Badgers opened things up.
With the ball on the right hash, they sent seven players to the left hash and had Curt Phillips throw a pass to Derek Watt on the right. After two more conventional runs, White ran two plays out of the Wildcat formation, scoring on the second one from 9 yards to make it 21-10.
White scored again on 1 -yard plunge right after Phillips caught a 27-yard pass from receiver Jared Abbrederis. And after Ball's record-breaking touchdown dive made it 35-10, Gordon went 60-yards on an end around to put the ball at the Nebraska 3 with 6 seconds left in the half. This time, White lined up in the Wildcat ran right lobbed a 3-yard TD pass to Sam Arneson for a 42-10 halftime lead.
``Shock doesn't even begin to explain it,'' Pelini said. ``It was like a leaking boat. It was one thing after another, one problem after another. There were some things that we corrected and then it happened again. I've never been a part of a game like that as a coach. ``
Things got even worse in the second half.
Wisconsin picked off Martinez again on the opening possession, and Ball scored on a 9-yard TD run on the next play.
Martinez answered with an 11-yard TD run, but Ball scored on a 57-yard run and White followed that with a 68-yard TD run to make it 63-17 with 6:42 left in the third quarter.
``We felt like we had a big statement to make on a big stage,'' Ball said. ``We just wanted to make sure that we executed.''


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Morning Brief: July 17
Celebrating a Legend in Song and More
The five-day Seeger Fest kicks off at Hudson River Park tonight in Manhattan. The festival honors folk singer and activist Pete Seeger, who passed away earlier this year at age 94 and his long-time wife Toshi, who passed away in 2013. The WFUV favorite will be honored by admirers as diverse as Harry Belafonte, DJ Kool Herc, and the punk band Anti-Flag. More info here.

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Thursday, April 5, 2012
Caught between Winter and Spring...
Every morning for the past two years on my way to work, I've driven past this doughnut and bakery shop (Lora's Donuts & Bakery), its warm glowing light inside beckoning me to come in for a doughnut and coffee before starting the long drive to work - and for two years I resisted. Even though I never stopped in, I liked seeing the light inside every morning as I drove by, especially when it was still cold and dark out at 6am, knowing that warm, fresh doughnuts were making an appearance under the glass counter.
This morning, though, I stopped for the very first time - to pick up some doughnuts to take to work for a coworker's last day in the office. An assorted mix for everyone else, with an old-fashioned cake doughnut for me.
Cake doughnuts are my favorite.
The two ladies inside the shop were all smiles even though they'd probably been frying doughnuts since 3am since they open at 5, and the shop was as cheery inside as it had always looked from the outside. My cake doughnut was perfect - soft, sweet and cakey inside with a crunchy sugary glaze outside - just what I had wanted.
I had planned to make cupcakes for today instead, but they were a dismal flop, and now there are 24 cupcakes in the trashcan at home. I hate wasting ingredients. My plan was to make a honey pistachio cupcake, with honey and finely ground pistachios mixed into the batter. Sounds yummy, right?
Pistachios aren't an ingredient I use too often - mostly because of the expense. But a while back, Jamie and I had shared a dessert at a restaurant - some sort of sorbet with chocolate, cherries and a creamy pistachio sauce. Jamie decided to make a pistachio sauce for something a few weeks later - it didn't quite turn out, since we couldn't get the nuts ground fine enough - so it was a little grainy, but still good, and I love that he makes me fancy things to eat.
I ended up making half the cupcakes with nuts and half without. The half with pistachios sank in the middle, and had a very odd crumbly texture that was just off. And they didn't look pretty at all. And the ones without pistachios looked a little better, but still had a strange, sticky texture (from the honey, I suppose?), and I just couldn't bring myself to cover them up with frosting and pretend they had turned out how I wanted. The result was pretty disappointing, since I had already envisioned how I was going to decorate them, and in my mind they were going to be so beautiful.
The trees are in full bloom and so gorgeous, but Colorado can't seem to decide if it's winter or spring. A late winter snow storm covered everything in a fresh blanket of snow on Tuesday...
And this was today, sunny and beautiful again...
Sun, snow, and more sun! I was ready to put my boots away, but seeing as how it's 30 degrees in the morning when I leave for work and 70 by lunchtime, it's a little hard to start the day in flip flops just yet. So my boots are still standing by...
In a few weeks, though, it really will be spring, and the sun will already be waking everyone up by the time I leave at 6 in the morning. With the sun up, the light from the doughnut shop won't shine as brightly, and I might not even think about doughnuts for a while. Until the days get shorter again in the fall, the mornings are darker, and the beacon of light is still there, beckoning morning commuters to come in for something sweet.
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May 2 and Other King James Bible Myths
It's May 2 today, and that makes it the anniversary of… a classic May 2, 2011, blog post by Manifold Greatness co-curator Hannibal Hamlin, explaining just why May 2 isn't and couldn't be the anniversary of the King James Bible's publication date.
But the curious tradition of May 2 is not the only King James Bible myth that he's discussed on this blog. One of our all-time most popular blog posts (with a fairly self-explanatory title, we think) remains Shakespeare did not write the King James Bible, no way, no how. Nor did the King James Bible influence Shakespeare's plays: the timing was wrong, as explained here.
Dealing with another common misconception, King James didn't write the King James Bible, either. See this blog post for that explanation.
Curious to learn more? These and other questions are included as Myth or Reality? FAQS on our Manifold Greatness website, too. What makes the King James Bible so subject to myths, stories, and misconceptions? Perhaps, in part, it's just a sign of its cultural and religious importance. As for May 2, it's an unusually prosaic "myth" about a book publication date, rarely the stuff of legend or romance. As Hannibal Hamlin suggests in his original "May 2" blog post, perhaps just having a definite date—any date—helps satisfy our perennial desire for certainty.
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I wonder exactly how much these "hackers" know?An army of more than 500 hackers hired by the North Korean military could find Australian businesses a "softer target" than their U.S. or European-based counterparts, according to security experts.
The hacking armys mission is to break into South Korean, Japanese and American corporate networks to gather intelligence and steal trade secrets, according to reports.
But security experts are concerned because although Australian-based firms hold the same intellectual property as their U.S. and EU-based offices, they are not as paranoid about security.
A U.S. security expert who requested anonymity said Australia could provide a "back door" into corporate networks and provide the North Koreans with intellectual property worth billions of dollars.
"Countries like China and North Korea are not exactly poster children for copyright enforcement. North Koreas economic position is not favorable and that makes it more dangerous. They want the ability to manufacture goods better and cheaper," the security expert said.
Terry O'Keeffe, Leader of the Asia Pacific Cyber Attack Tiger Team at telecommunications giant Cable and Wireless, said Australia could be seen as a softer target than the U.S.
"We are a trusted ally--along with the UK, Canada and New Zealand--but we are not quite as paranoid as the Americans," said OKeeffe.
A spokesperson from the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO), which is responsible for warning the government of any potential threats to national security, admitted to ZDNet Australia that electronic espionage attacks "happen all the time".
The spokesperson said the ASIO is aware of the problem and is taking an interest in it, but would not be able to comment on anything not specifically mentioned in its annual report.
However, Mikko Hyppönen, director of anti-virus research at European security firm F-Secure, is skeptical.
"This is probably more boasting than a real threat. In the past we have seen similar claims from the Taiwanese and the East Timorese," said Hyppönen.
Are they just looking for weak points and running scripts (s.kiddies)?
What kind of material was used for their training?
I want to know more about their training. Because you can't teach someone to "hack"... they have to teach themselves. But you can teach someone how to run scans and scripts.
EDIT: It would seem that they are trained rather well...
Wonder if there are any colleges in the states that teach the same?
I'd imagine the US .gov would have a similar program...


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And just like that, the SEC's addition of Mizzou and Texas A&M seems so...quaint. The Big East's addition of Boise State and...who again?... seems so 2011. As Scott points out, the B1G and Pac-12 gain a lot of the upside of expansion (broader reach, new markets and recruiting areas( without actually expanding. And with the conferences' TV deals with ESPN expiring in 2016, the BTN and the Pac-12 new network stand to make a financial killing.
The new scheduling means the B1G nine-game conference schedule that was being discussed is kaput. And it also means replacing one non-conference with the new Pac-12 game (whether that "replaced" game is the annual crap-fest against some MAC or 1-AA school or ND remains to be seen. I for one wouldn't mind showing ND the door, or at least not having that game every year).
According to the Freep story on the announcement, "together, the Big Ten and Pac-12 encompass 15 states holding 43% of the nation's population and 22 of its top 50 television markets." Not a bad national footprint and recruiting pitch. Plus, it doesn't take much foresight to see this positions the B1G (and the Pac-12) as the leaders for any future shifts in the college football landscape.
So while last year during the M/OSU bruhaha, I hated Delany with the intensity of a thousand suns, today I must tip my maize and blue cap to him for getting so far out in front of the curve, the other conferences must now rethink their plans as the contemplate catching up.


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Miguel Torres has been released by the UFC – but the former bantamweight champion has signed with Titan Fighting Championship and will debut with the promotion this fall.
Torres (40-5 MMA) announced the news late Tuesday on his personal website, and Titan CEO Joe Kelly confirmed the signing of the veteran fighter to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). Torres departs the UFC with a 2-2 record.
Torres will make his debut for Titan FC on a Nov. 2 show in Hammond, Ind., where he owns a gym, Torres Martial Arts Academy.
"I am writing this letter to inform you that as a result of my last loss, I was cut from the UFC," Torres stated on his site. "My next fight will be in Hammond, Indiana for Titan Fighting Championship on November the 2nd.
"I am excited to continue fighting, to regain my focus and to get back to what made me a champion."
Torres thanked his management team in his statement, as well as his team at Tristar Gym in Montreal and the UFC.
"A special thank you to my manager, Glenn Robinson, my trainer, Firas Zahabi, my training partners, and all the staff at the UFC," Torres stated. "I have dedicated my whole life to mixed martial arts and Brazilian jiujitsu. From teaching, to training and fighting from the lowest to the highest levels, my passion in life is to be the best that I can be. Until November 2nd …"
Kelly on Tuesday told MMAjunkie.com he went to work shortly after hearing Torres was a free agent.
"We just found out he was released from the UFC and I acted pretty quickly," Kelly said. "As soon as I heard he was available, I went after him and we solidified the deal. It's been pretty quick."
Kelly said Torres will headline the Nov. 2 show in Hammond, which will be Titan's debut in Indiana. Titan's next event, Titan FC 24, takes place this Friday in Kansas City, Kan. Twenty of the promotion's 24 events have taken place in Kansas, mostly in Kansas City.
Though Kelly could not yet confirm the venue for the Nov. 2 show, which is expected to be Titan FC 26, he said he was excited to give Torres a chance to fight again in front of his hometown fans.
"We solidified the deal to bring Miguel on, we thought we'd make a big splash with that, and what better way to fight in front of his hometown crowd in Hammond," Kelly said.
The majority of Torres' first 30 career fights came in the Northwest Indiana area where he was born and raised. Many of his fights or organizations such as Ironheart Crown and Total Fight Challenge took place at the Hammond Civic Center, a 4,500-seat stadium that has hosted boxing, professional wrestling, MMA and other sports events, as well as concerts.
Torres last fought in front of his Hammond fans in February 2007. In September that year, he made his debut in the WEC and in his second fight for the promotion, he beat Chase Beebe to win the bantamweight title, improving his record to 34-1.
Torres defended the title three times, but lost the belt to Brian Bowles at WEC 42 in August 2009. He was knocked out in the first round for his first loss in nearly six years. In his first fight back, he was submitted by Joseph Benavidez for the first back-to-back losses of his career. Mostly self-trained and coached until that point, Torres began to venture out and eventually settled in with Zahabi at Tristar Gym, home gym of Georges St-Pierre.
Torres won his final WEC bout and his first UFC bout. But a controversial unanimous decision loss to Demetrious Johnson at UFC 130 was a setback that earned Johnson a title shot, though many believed Torres had done enough to win the fight despite the judges' scores.
After a win over Nick Pace at UFC 139, Torres ran afoul with the UFC in December over a controversial Twitter post and was temporarily released from the organization, only to be brought back three weeks later after making amends and proving to UFC President Dana White he had taken responsibility for it.
But in April, against rising contender Michael McDonald, Torres suffered a first-round knockout loss at UFC 145, which would, as of now, prove to be his final fight under the Zuffa banner.
Kelly said Torres' first opponent for Titan FC has not yet been determined, but that he had approached Torres with a few names already. "We're working on a few right now – this has all happened pretty quickly," Kelly said.
As is the case with Titan FC 24 this week, which features former UFC welterweight Anthony Johnson headlining against Esteves Jones, Torres' Titan debut will get an AXS TV (formerly HDNet) live broadcast.
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Popular Brands Pack More Sugar Than Snack Cakes and Cookies
Popular brands pack more sugar than snack cakes and cookies
Parents have good reason to worry about the sugar content of children's breakfast cereals, according to an Environmental Working Group review of 84 popular brands.
Kellogg's Honey Smacks, at nearly 56 percent sugar by weight, leads the list of high-sugar cereals, according to EWG's analysis.
A one-cup serving of Honey Smacks packs more sugar than a Hostess Twinkie, and one cup of any of 44 other children's cereals has more sugar than three Chips Ahoy! cookies.
More sugar than a Twinkie
One cup of any of three popular children's cereals contains more sugar than a Twinkie: Kellogg's Honey Smacks, Post Golden Crisp, and General Mills Wheaties Fuel.
Honey Smacks: 20 grams of sugar | Twinkies: 18 grams of sugar. Source: EWG analysis of product nutrition labels.
More sugar than Chips Ahoy!
One cup of any of 44 children's cereals – including Honey Nut Cheerios, Apple Jacks, and Cap'n Crunch – contains more sugar than 3 Chips Ahoy! cookies.
Honey Nut Cheerios: 12 grams of sugar | Chips Ahoy!: 11 grams of sugar. Source: EWG analysis of product nutrition labels.
Most children's cereals fail to meet the federal government's proposed voluntary guidelines for foods nutritious enough to be marketed to children. Sugar is the top problem, but many also contain too much sodium or fat or not enough whole grain.
The bottom line: Most parents say no to dessert for breakfast, but many children's cereals have just as much sugar as a dessert – or more. Simple-to-prepare, healthy breakfasts for children can include fresh fruit and high-fiber, lower-sugar cereals. Better yet, pair that fruit with homemade oatmeal.


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As the little party attendees arrived, they were invited out back to paint a star mural on brown paper taped to the garage wall:
When they filled up the paper, it turned out that nobody wanted to paint over anybody else's work, but they all still wanted to paint, so I dragged out some giant sheets of newsprint, and the consensus moved onward to rainbows:
There was a star-shaped piñata for whacking (to make your own, check out my paper mache piñata tutorial over at Crafting a Green World):
Know what could make her feel better, though?
We admired, sang over, cut, and served the rainbow layer cake decorated with star sprinkles:
Stay tuned, because Willow's birthday party will be later this summer, and she's already chosen her theme:
The Ocean.
Watermelon whale, blue Jello, and dolphin piñata, here we come!


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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) Authorities say two University of Oklahoma football players have been arrested on possession of marijuana complaints.
Cleveland County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Meghan McCormick says deputies arrested wide receiver Jalen Saunders and defensive back Cortez Johnson around 2 a.m. Sunday during a traffic stop in Norman.
McCormick says both Saunders and Johnson were booked into the Cleveland County jail and were released between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday.
McCormick says she doesn't know if either Saunders or Johnson has an attorney or when they're due in court for an initial appearance.
The arrests come after the No. 12 Sooners (10-2, 8-1 Big 12) beat TCU 24-17 on Saturday.
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Earth rises above the moon's Ritz Crater in a view captured on Dec. 14, 1972, by Apollo 17's Ronald Evans.
Forty years ago today, human beings took their last steps on the moon, and had their last look at Earth framed by the lunar horizon. There have been other pictures from the moon since then, of course, but they've all been seen secondhand, based on data sent back by robotic probes. No humans have seen an Earthrise like this one with their own eyes since Apollo 17's crew began their homeward journey on Dec. 14, 1972.
For Andrew Chaikin — author of "A Man on the Moon," the definitive history of the Apollo moon effort — the 40th anniversary of our lunar farewell is a cause for reflection.
When Chaikin was a 16-year-old outer-space fanatic, he attended Apollo 17's night launch at Kennedy Space Center, thanks to a letter he wrote to his congressman asking for a VIP pass. "It was the only part of 'Man on the Moon' that I wrote from personal experience," he told me.
Chaikin said the 12-day mission ended the Apollo program "on the highest note possible."
"By the time of Apollo 17, those guys — not just the astronauts, but the flight controllers and the planners, the whole team — they were really on top of their game," Chaikin said. "It was a spectacular mission scientifically. They landed in an absolutely spectacular place. They took some of the most memorable photographs of all the Apollo missions."
Today, Chaikin posted a video that sums up the significance of Apollo 17 as well as the importance of keeping the moon on our agenda for exploration. The five-minute clip includes an amazing view of the lunar module's ascent module rising into the sky, transmitted from a remote-control video camera that was left on the moon's surface.
Chaikin hopes that astronauts will follow through on the implied promise in the words that Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan spoke just before climbing up from the lunar surface: "We leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind," Cernan said.
Five days later, Cernan and his two crewmates, Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans, rode their command module through Earth's atmosphere and splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean — marking the end of NASA's last round trip to the moon. Most Americans weren't even alive when that happened. So how many people living today will still be around when the next moonwalk takes place?
"I don't think we realize how exciting it's going to be when we can see the moon rise, knowing that people are living there, working to make humans a multiplanet species," Chaikin says in the video. "And when they come home, they can share with us one of the moon's most precious gifts: the sight of the earth, breathtakingly beautiful as an oasis of life in the void."
To mark the 40th anniversary of the last human footsteps on the moon, "Man on the Moon" author Andrew Chaikin looks back at Apollo 17's explorations and explains why he believes the moon is the solar system's "jewel in the crown," beckoning us to return.
Today's anniversary, recalling our species' grandest voyages, comes amid a shocking episode in Connecticut that highlights our species' violent tendencies. It was that way for the Aurora theater shootings as well, which took place on the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Will there ever come a time when the brighter side of our nature, exemplified by the peaceful Apollo program, finally wins out over the dark side? That's one more thing to reflect on over the weekend...
Here are some of your own reflections, selected from the comments you've left over the past week on earlier installments of our Apollo 17 coverage:
"December of 2022 isn't that far away. At the rate we are going, and with the uncertainty and lack of focus we are experiencing regarding our manned space exploration program, I'm afraid the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 17 mission will pass without any new footprints having been made on the moon's surface by American astronauts.
"How would our lives be today if after 20 or 30 flights the Wright brothers dismantled their airplane and no one else flew for the next 50 years?
"Are we any better off now for not having continued our manned flights to the moon, and perhaps beyond?
"Will we sleep forever? America must awaken or we will find ourselves trailing behind the new leaders who will pick up the torch we long ago dropped.
"Awaken, American spirit of exploration! Arise as you once did so long ago! I miss you."
"That flight stood out, like the first flight to the moon. I can remember some of the highlights: a geologist looking at rocks, giving a reason to go to space beyond the Cold War; the 'blue marble' and a reminder that we are the one habitable planet in the solar system, so we had better keep this planet healthy. The 'Merry Merry Month of December' was funny, but at the time, also a little bit of concern: There was a worry that the breathing apparatus had a problem. What made him sing was the low gravity; he found it fun to skip on the moon because each jump covered a lot of distance, and that was visible on television (something the moonshot deniers should notice).
"I don't think of them as the last astronauts on the moon, but the most recent. It was a shock when my daughter saw videos of Neil Armstrong's moon landing in school, and I realized that another moon landing had not happened in her life. She is much older now, and my grandson has never seen a moon landing, and more and more funding is being cut, even though information from the space program is still coming to us. Look at the information from the asteroid projects and the xenon rocket. The space program is such a small part of our budget as is. It seems that every time budgets are cut, the space program suffers, schools suffer, and children have less and less to feel proud of."
Rick Carter:
"The next step for mankind is to become a celestial being. Short of that, mankind is destined to become just become one more extinct species in the vast cosmos. It is only by moving out into that vast cosmos that we see a true reflection of ourselves."
"In 1969, I sat in my sister's living room with my grandmother and watched Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. My grandmother reminisced about her life as we watched. Her father took part in the run for Indian Territory in Oklahoma. She and her siblings stayed with relatives in St. Louis while her parents built a cabin to house them. She liked to stand in the window and watch the lamplighter come around with his horse and buggy to light the gas street lights. She was educated on the farm by an old Cherokee woman who had been to finishing school in Europe, but forced on the long 'trail of tears' march to Indian Territory in 1838-39. She lost all of her family on the way. My great-grandfather eventually sold the farm and bought a store in town. Grandma married a farmer and moved back to Indian Territory, where she raised nine children without the benefit of electricity. All their water was carried from the creek, light was provided by kerosene lanterns and homemade candles. My children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren can never fully appreciate the grandeur of the moment as seen through my grandmother's eyes. It was an epic accomplishment and I have no doubt that we will return — to the moon and to many other worlds."
"We truly are a great nation at times — if only we'd remember that."
"My fear is that, in this day and age, America will go to the moon (and/or Mars) and treat it in the usual, selfish, utilitarian way. We have already screwed this planet up. Now they are considering going elsewhere. Of course, once we're there, we'll screw that up too. Here's an 'out-of-this-world' thought: Focus on population control and conservation to limit how badly we're screwing up the one and only world we're ever going to have."
"Planting a radio telescope on the far side of the moon, shielded from the radio noise generated by all of our technology, might well provide the kind of scientific bonanza that Hubble has created.
"That's what's lacking in most the moon mission proposals: the promise of being able to carry out some real science. Most of the proponents of a lunar return offer little more than, 'It would be neat to go back and look around some more.' That's a little vague, given the cost and danger involved."
Pb in CA:
"Somebody explain to me why going to the surface of the moon is valuable. There is nothing there of any value.
OK, I've heard the idea of building a radio receiver on the far side. But, it would be more cost-effective to build a very-long-baseline radio receiver system using a fleet of satellites that stay in low-moon orbit, and half the time are shielded from earth radio noise.
"If we are willing to accept the fact that robots are much better adapted to carrying out missions in space, then we can have a sustainable, affordable space exploration program. The Augustine Commission got it right in this regard. Personally, I have no problem in thinking of robots as extensions of humans, and saying 'we are exploring the surface of Mars' currently with Curiosity.
"Here are the advantages of robots vs. humans on the moon:
- Robots can stay indefinitely - no return trip to Earth
- Energy supply is sun power - no need to take air, food and water
- Very close communication to humans back on Earth - 2.5-second round trip
- Cost of a mission is 1:2000 compared to sending humans
"What is gained by sending humans?"
"I can't believe that we are trillions of dollars in debt and the government is seriously considering cutting health care for the elderly — but we can even consider borrowing money to go to the moon. Clean up the mess, then spend money on 'toys.' America can't afford this right now."
"Yes, we're in bad shape here on Earth. In many ways. But we were born to look out and dream ... to explore. We went to the moon ... we have rovers on Mars, [including] one working years after it was supposed to die. Voyager 1 is reaching the end of our solar system, and will soon be beyond it — our first UFO. If we don't go back to the moon ... go to Mars ... [and] go beyond that someday, when we solve our petty differences here on Earth and put our minds to developing the mechanism to go outward into the unknown, what do we have to look forward to? What do young people have to dream about? When I stand outside on a clear night and look out at all the stars, I often wonder if anyone is looking back. Looking back and dreaming of places unknown and things never before seen, just as I am."
More about Apollo 17:
- The moon looms again as future destination
- Apollo 17's Blue Marble leaves its mark on our memory
- Harrison Schmitt remembers Apollo 17 like it was yesterday
- Flashback to 1997: Last moonwalkers look ahead
- Flash timeline: Glory Days on the Final Frontier
- Panoramas.dk: 360-degree view from Apollo 17
- Audio slideshow: Voyage of the Millennium
In addition to marking the 40th anniversary of Apollo 17's lunar departure, this Earthrise serves as today's offering for the Cosmic Log Space Advent Calendar, which features views of Earth from outer space on a daily basis from now until Christmas. Check out these other holiday goodies:
More space calendar entries:
- 2012 Cosmic Log Space Advent Calendar
- Day 1: A fantastic Chinese fan
- Day 2: Satellite shows a Grander Canyon
- Day 3: Typhoon stirs awe — and alarm
- Day 4: Glittering nighttime view of Riyadh
- Day 5: Night lights shine on 'Black Marble'
- Day 6: Holy sites seen at night
- Day 7: Blue Marble still leaves its mark
- Day 8: Satellites look into a volcano's hell
- Day 9: Jack Frost nipping at Alaska's nose
- Day 10: Cosmonaut looks down on peaks
- Day 11: Earth looms above moonwalker
- Day 12: Skytree casts shadow on Tokyo
- Day 13: Aurora sets stage for meteor show
- 2011 Cosmic Log Space Advent Calendar
- 2010 Cosmic Log Space Advent Calendar
Alan Boyle is NBCNews.com's science editor. Connect with the Cosmic Log community by "liking" the log's Facebook page, following @b0yle on Twitter and adding the Cosmic Log page to your Google+ presence. To keep up with Cosmic Log as well as NBCNews.com's other science and space news coverage, sign up for the Tech & Science newsletter, delivered via email. You can also check out "The Case for Pluto," my book about dwarf planets and the search for new worlds.


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I have spent a lot of time with KDE lately...
I have been going through some of the tutorials and developer materials on the kde development website. Theres a lot of great material there. Some of it is getting a bit dated, but enough is there for anyone who wants to learn.
I want to start contributing to the KDE project. I don't know whether to start going through the bugs and wishlist items looking for something or maybe tackle one of my own wishlist items. Like:
1. add multiple directory support to KSlideShow screensaver
2. Add color based rules to KMail, unless thats already in the latest. I haven't checked.
3. Add a binary clock option
4. Add a quotes screensaver, maybe just wrapping the fortune program
5. Add a q&a type flashcard screensaver, maybe as part of the flashcard app in KDEEducation...
6. several more, I forget them all right now
I just posted some thoughts on kde-devel about the pros/cons of having a stats application like Gentoo. I am eager to hear what people think. Speaking of Gentoo...
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Well... I finally dumped RedHat. I was not pleased w/ 8.0 but hadn't tried any other distribution. So I decided to try Gentoo. IMHO, Gentoo ROCKS! I am very impressed. I was a little intimidated at first, not having a graphical installer of some sort, but now I realize that I just needed my comfort level pushed. Setting it up was much easier than I thought it would be.


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Anyone who knows me, knows I CAN NOT do any type of coloring...at all. Sure, I know good coloring when I see it, but as far as doing it myself? No so much. Luckily there are some fantastic color artists in this world, (who probably all have computers that are much faster than mine!) some of whom like to work over my linework.
You may remember Tom Berry was kind enough to color the Venom Vs. Wolverine pic I did a while back. It looked alot like this:
When Tom saw my Dredd pages over on my Deviantart page, he asked If he could color one up. I emailled him a large scan, and just the weekend he sent along this page:
Pretty spiffy, huh? I dont even want to ask how long it took him, but there are many, many hours of work in there...trust me.
Tom Berry's a really good artist as well, just check his Deviant art site for a real treat!
Thanks Tom, this blog needs a dash of color every now and then. Good job!


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Event Date: Sat Jul 25, 2015 thru Sun Jul 26, 2015
We had a great 10th Annual Shootout on Whiskey Row! The Prescott Regulators & Their Shady Ladies, Inc. would like to send a Big Thank You to everyone who participated and to everyone who attended our event.
Our re-enactment competition once again showed off five groups that represent the best that there is in the "old west." Congratulations to all!
First Place: Guns & Garters, Running Springs, California
Second Place: Arizona Ghostriders, Tucson, Arizona
Third Place: The Boothill Express Company, Mesa, Arizona
Paul Narwold People's Choice Award: The Guns of Cripple Creek, Duncan, Arizona
The Colorado River Riders, Yuma, Arizona
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Best Overall Female: Terri Muchmore (Miss Klondike Kitty)
Children: 1st Place Omari Eastin (Little Dusty), 2nd Place Hunter Hutchison (Matt)
Towns Woman: 1st Place Rebecca Daughterty (Odessa Red), 2nd Place Kitty Hummer (Lucinda)
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Proper Victorian Lady: 1st Place Lorri Larl (Mrs. Lil), 2nd Place Barb Tanski (Miss Bubbles)
Law Dog: 1st Place Ken Johnson (Wild Bill Hickok)
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Madame: 1st Place Terrie Muchmore (Miss Klondike Kitty), 2nd Place Sherrie Reed (Sunshine)
Cowboy: 1st Place Jay Eastin (Dusty), 2nd Place Raymond Serafin (The Kid)
Saloon Girl: 1st Place Maria Tammaro (Sally Jenson), 2nd Place Ashley Parry (Millie Ann)
Gunfighter: 1st Place Eric Williamson (Ethan Colby), 2nd Place David Grosse (The Bad Buy)
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The Shootout also featured its first ever official recognition of the National Day of the Cowboy which was represented by the Prescott Regulators Long Riders. They enjoyed an equestrian trail ride starting north of Prescott which was led through the downtown by our own Mayor Kuykendall and Jerry Thomas (Pauline Markham & Miss Elvira), a member of the Prescott Regulators & Their Shady Ladies, Inc. The ride finished at the Mile High Middle School.
And, what about that first Saturday night dance held in our performing arena. This was a family event with music provided by a fabulous local group "Five In the Wheel."
We are wrapping up the details of this year's event, and already thoughts and plans are underway for the next "best ever" 11th Annual Shootout on Whiskey Row to be held on July 23 and 24, 2016 (featuring the National Day of the Cowboy, the 4th Saturday in July).
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The niños are out of school for the summer and that means "¡El verano de español!" at la Casa López.
"¡El verano de español!" – ("Spanish Summer") – originally started out with me simply committing to speak to my children only in Spanish all summer. At first it was a headache. I suffered self doubt and frustration with my own limitations in the language. I tried many methods, including bribery. I asked myself everyday if I was wasting my time. Finally, things started to get better for all of us, (though things did sometimes get lost in translation.)
Thankfully, by the end of the summer I had grown more comfortable and so I continued trying to speak Spanish to the kids as much as possible even when they had gone back to school.
Por supesto, there have been days conducted mostly in English – this usually happens when I'm tired or annoyed with Suegra and don't want her to be privy to our conversations just out of pettiness – but for the most part, I think I've done well to make this an "OPOL" home. (The funny thing is, I'm the one speaking Spanish to the kids while Carlos speaks to them in English. I think we'd get better results if we traded roles, but whatever.)
So this summer I need to take things up a notch. I want the boys to respond to me more in Spanish and I want them to come up to grade level. What I've begun to do is ignore them when they speak English. (This sounds really mean typed out like that.) … My older son will talk to me for awhile and I'll look at him blankly before saying, "¿Qué? No entiendo." He will then usually roll his eyes and say, "Mommy, come on!" before sighing in annoyance and struggling to repeat it in Spanish. His vocabulary is actually very good, but he needs work on verb tense and accent.
My younger son has been much more agreeable. Yesterday he said, "Mommy, I'm hungry." … I pulled out my "No entiendo" line and he smiled before saying, "Tengo hambre…muchachita bonita." … I almost died laughing. I don't know where he got the "muchachita bonita" from. Apparently Spanish translations require adding piropos.
My younger son's vocabulary isn't as extensive as his older brother's but his accent and reading are fantastic. (I think this is due to the fact that I didn't read in Spanish as much to my older son when he was little, as I did with my younger son.)
So both boys have different strengths and weaknesses which makes it more challenging for me to fine tune activities to best help them in the areas where they're lacking.
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Good afternoon. It is a distinct pleasure to join you here in London at the European Economics and Financial Centre, and to have the opportunity to discuss several issues of significance in macroeconomic policy. Among the principal challenges we central bankers face is constructing an effective short-run response to shocks to the economy which simultaneously is consonant with our long-run objectives. Make no mistake, we take our responsibility for financial stability seriously and attempt to ensure, insofar as possible, that periods of instability are few and far between. When financial conditions become unstable, we respond in order to contain the consequences for the real economy. Historical perspective and precedents can help sort through these demands; after all, while history does not repeat itself exactly, we shouldn't conclude that it isn't of value.
Too Big To Fail
Before reviewing this history in greater depth and examining its implications for the present, let me remind you that I am speaking here only for myself and not for others on the Federal Open Market Committee or in the Federal Reserve. In this vein, and before I discuss macroeconomic policy more generally, I want to briefly provide some thoughts on issues related to the so-called too-big-to-fail (TBTF) problem. As you may know, I have long considered this an issue of particular importance and relevance given the growth of large banks, their increasing complexity, and the history of government support for such institutions when they get into trouble. Indeed, I have gone so far as to co-author a book on the topic, in 2004, and I think the message and recommendations of the book hold up well against the background of recent events. I see ample opportunity for application of our analyses and recommendations to the current debate as policymakers consider long-run responses and lessons learned from current problems.
The message of the book is straightforward. While governments cannot and should not uniformly avoid public support for creditors of failing banks, they should seek to minimize that support because of the distortions it produces. Such public support—even when it passes a benefit-cost test at the time of provision—encourages future risk-taking by institutions whose creditors expect to benefit from future support. Such risk-taking can even contribute to the specific financial conditions that prompt further government support. The key to addressing these costs is, when times are good, to act to reduce creditors' expectations of receiving protection.
As we detail in the book, managing expectations of protection requires that policymakers take steps before a crisis to make it less likely that the failure of large or important financial institutions "spills over" to other institutions, markets, and the rest of the economy. Policymakers should also undertake steps to better understand the potential for spillovers before large institutions get in trouble, as this would allow them to target any support they provide, or perhaps make it more likely that support could be avoided. Because I believe spillovers drive the provision of after-the-fact government support, I am not convinced that other approaches are as likely to alter creditors' expectations.
Let me provide just one example of the type of actions policymakers can take before a crisis. In the book we call for the relevant regulatory agencies to simulate the failure of a large financial institution with a particular focus on those aspects of the failure that would produce spillovers. The information gathered from such an exercise would help set the agenda for reforms that agencies could pursue to limit the type of events that would end up justifying government support.
A final TBTF comment: Recent events have likely reaffirmed and strengthened some creditors' expectations of support, or have created those expectations for the first time. I think one would be hard pressed to dismiss our analyses or proposals by claiming that such expectations do not exist. On the opposite end of the spectrum, some might dismiss our suggestions, arguing that we cannot influence creditors' expectations. I reject that view as equally untenable. We simply cannot allow widespread perceptions of government support to pervade the financial system. Experience in other countries suggests that such a strategy is quite costly. And, in any case, our proposals seek to reduce systemic risk, an outcome presumably shared by policymakers regardless of their views on TBTF per se.
Financial Shock
Even as the economic expansion continued for its sixth consecutive year in 2007, it became clear that problems in housing and in subprime (adjustable-rate) mortgages had been building for quite some time and had, in fact, become severe. While no doubt there were lots of reasons for these difficulties (including instances of fraud, predatory lending, faulty credit agency ratings, and inadequate risk management practices at financial institutions), one principal source was expectations of ever-rising home prices. Many transactions would have worked out satisfactorily if only housing prices had continued to rise rapidly. Also, to add perspective, even with heightened delinquencies and foreclosures, the preponderance of subprime borrowers are still in their homes today, making timely payments, and so presumably are better off than they otherwise would have been.
Since late last summer, economic events have been largely overshadowed by developments in financial and credit markets in the U.S. I will not recite the litany of what has transpired, assuming that it is generally familiar to many of you, except where it is pertinent to describing the outlook and assessing the issues before us.
Suffice it to say that for a time many financial markets were seriously impaired and, although conditions in some have shown signs of improvement more recently, other markets remain dysfunctional. There has been an appreciable amount of turmoil and turbulence. Further, many large banks, both in the U.S. and abroad, have found that their balance sheets have expanded measurably as holdings increased of nonconforming mortgages, leveraged loans, and other credits that they had extended but for which well-functioning secondary markets no longer exist. Moreover, banks that had acted as sponsors of structured credit products and special-purpose investment vehicles came under pressure to take the assets of the off-balance-sheet entities onto their own books. And as this was happening, some banks began to report large losses, so the combination of larger-than-anticipated balance sheets and unexpected losses has prompted banks to hoard liquidity and balance-sheet capacity and thus to become less willing to provide funding to others.
These are consequential developments in my judgment, as is the failure of Bear Stearns, the fifth-largest investment bank in the U.S., but while significant to economic developments, these circumstances are not completely unfamiliar. A brief review of history can help frame our short- and longer-term objectives and implementation approaches in the current period.
The situation we confront today is reminiscent, in several salient ways, of the headwinds environment that prevailed in the aftermath of the 1990-91 recession. In this regard, the 1994 "Economic Report of the President" devoted part of a chapter to those headwinds and provides a convenient jumping-off point to examine similarities. According to the 1994 Report, the headwinds that restrained the economy in the early 1990s consisted of: reductions in spending on national defense, weak foreign economies, a debt overhang, excesses in commercial construction, corporate restructuring, and a credit crunch. Several of these conditions are not pertinent today, and so I would dismiss parallels in defense spending, foreign economies, and restructuring.
However, while excesses in commercial construction have been avoided for the most part during the current expansion, the same cannot be said, of course, of residential construction, where the unsold, unoccupied inventory of houses and condominiums is large and where adjustment is still in train. Further, trends in commercial real estate finance and loan performance are starting to suggest softness in the underlying income-producing capability of some properties. And while I think the term "debt overhang" is overly broad, a significant number of homeowners are experiencing considerable strain in meeting their monthly obligations. Finally, in view of my earlier comments about impaired markets and institutions, the possibility of a credit crunch, and its attendant effects on economic performance, cannot be ruled out, and this is indeed a central focus of concern.
To my knowledge, there is not a precise definition of a credit crunch, but I would describe it as an environment in which quality borrowers find credit either unavailable or available only on very expensive terms. To the extent that such a situation develops, some investment projects and planned spending will be deferred or delayed for a time because of the difficulty of obtaining financing, resulting in more modest economic growth than would otherwise occur. While the data are not entirely unambiguous, it appears that the headwinds associated with credit conditions limited the pace of the economic expansion in the early 1990s for a period of from one to nearly three years, so the effects were important.
The potential for headwinds is integral to thinking about U.S. economic prospects over the next year or two. To the extent that headwinds gain momentum, they suggest relatively modest growth for a time and the likelihood of increases in the unemployment rate. Their implications for inflation are not so clear, although I would note that the pace of inflation diminished in the early 1990s relative to its performance over the preceding several years. And this diminution in inflation occurred despite a significant reduction in the Federal funds rate, from about 9 ¾ percent in early 1989 to 3 percent in September 1992, where it stayed until early 1994.
As you know, the Federal Reserve has acted decisively in recent months to address both illiquidity in financial markets and the deterioration in the economic outlook. To be specific:
- Initially, the gap between the discount rate (the rate on the primary credit facility) and Federal funds rate target was reduced from 100 to 50 basis points to make discount window credit more attractive to banks; this spread was subsequently reduced by another 25 basis points.
- A Term Auction Facility (TAF) was initiated in December, to make 28-day term credit available to banks against a variety of collateral. This was done to add liquidity and to unlock short-term markets that had frozen up. This action was coordinated internationally to assist dollar funding markets abroad as well.
- In March, both a Term Securities Lending Facility (TSLF) and a Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF) were introduced to enhance liquidity and foster the functioning of financial markets.
- The target for the Federal funds rate is now 2 ¼ percent, down from 5 ¼ percent as recently as September.
Against the background of the financial shocks that have beset the markets and the economy and their implications for the outlook, these actions, including the reduction in the funds rate target, appear wholly appropriate. The Federal Reserve has a responsibility, insofar as possible, to restore financial stability and to protect the real economy from collateral damage stemming from instability. On numerous previous occasions, I have extolled the underlying resilience of the economy, but I have also pointed out that resilience is in some sense "endogenous;" that is, it has resulted in part as a consequence of well-functioning financial markets and appropriate policy responses to emerging problems.
To this point, I have for the most part emphasized the similarities between current circumstances and the headwinds environment of the early 1990s. But there are some important distinctions as well. Inflation and inflation expectations are lower today than they were in the late 1980s-early 1990s, as is the rate of unemployment. Similarly, nominal and real interest rates are lower now. Compared to the earlier episode, the balance sheets of nonfinancial corporations are stronger and healthier today on average, as is the financial condition of most depository institutions. On the other hand, while there was a prolonged contraction in residential construction in the latter part of the 1980s which extended into 1991, the current downturn in housing appears to be more severe, as is the intensity of the illiquidity engulfing financial markets and the scope of decline in housing values. Some of these differences serve to mitigate concerns about the outlook, but others exacerbate them; to state the obvious, there is a great amount of uncertainty.
We in the Federal Reserve are fully aware of the "time inconsistency" problem and recognize that we have to take care that the policies we have pursued to date do not compromise achievement of our dual mandate and, in particular, our objective of sustained low inflation. Inflation expectations have remained reasonably well anchored so far, which is encouraging. But the key to maintaining low inflation and inflation expectations is likely to be the timeliness and magnitude of decisions we make to reverse course. We are highly sensitive to this issue, and I am confident that we will conduct policy in an appropriate and timely manner.
Asset Prices
There is one additional issue I would like to consider briefly, having to do with policy and asset prices, before concluding these remarks, because it follows directly from some of the issues we currently confront, especially those dealing with TBTF and systemic risk. Here is another example of how history, however recent, can inform our understanding of current events. While I have not yet changed my opinion that asset-price levels should not be an objective of monetary policy, I am reviewing this conclusion in the wake of the fallout from the decline in house prices and from the earlier collapse of prices of technology stocks. To be sure, it is challenging at best to identify when asset prices have reached excessive levels, to build support for action once identification has occurred, and to implement corrective policy successfully. These are all significant obstacles, and thus it may well be that containing damage as and after prices correct is, in the end, the preferable alternative.
However, I think it is important to consider these conclusions in light of recent events, where it has proven to be neither easy nor costless to deal with the aftermath of unsustainably high asset prices. I won't try your patience this afternoon by going into this topic in depth; let me just say at this point that I suspect that there may be practical, albeit far from infallible, ways to identify excesses in asset prices. Moreover, it is well within the realm of possibility for policymakers to build support for, and at least obtain tolerance of, policies designed to address excesses. It is not clear, however, that such policies would necessarily pass a cost-benefit test, for actions to limit or reduce asset prices quite likely would have implications for economywide growth and employment. But then, so, of course, do asset-price collapses, and thus this is a juncture, likely one among several, where careful thought and rigorous analysis have to be brought to bear. This is a task for another day, however.
So let me conclude. I think the Federal Reserve has taken appropriate policy steps to respond to a significant financial shock, a shock which has rendered some markets illiquid and which has affected the economic outlook negatively. This shock may well produce parallels to the headwinds episode of the early 1990s. In this environment, policy needs to remain sensitive to evolving financial conditions and to incoming information on business activity in order to further determine the relevance of that earlier experience. And the aftermath of that episode may also prove relevant, in that the 1990s, taken as a whole, illustrate the underlying resilience of the American economy and the value of policy adherence to the dual mandate.
Thank you for your attention.


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UAlbany and Weill Cornell Researchers Discuss Broad Impact of HIV-Testing Guideline Changes in New England Journal of Medicine
ALBANY, N.Y. (February 21, 2013) -- University at Albany and Weill Cornell Medical College researchers discuss proposed changes in HIV-Testing guidelines by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) in a perspective article in the March 7 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Authors Erika G. Martin, assistant professor of public administration and policy at UAlbany's Rockefeller College and fellow at the Rockefeller Institute of Government, and Dr. Bruce R. Schackman, associate professor of public health and chief of the Division of Health Policy at Weill Cornell, address the broad impact the changes will have on the health care of HIV-infected patients.
"Updating the HIV-Testing Guidelines — A Modest Change with Major Consequences," argues that changes to proposed guidelines -- including assigning a grade A recommendation to screening for HIV in the general population 15 to 65 years of age – will have significant implications for the way HIV testing is financed, largely due to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. If the grade A recommendation is adopted, most individuals of this age who have public or private health insurance coverage will be able to receive an HIV test without any out-of-pocket cost.
UAlbany's Professor Erika Martin. (Photo by Mark Schmidt)
Martin and Schackman also point out that the cost of HIV testing is the "tip of the iceberg," because most HIV costs are for treatment after diagnosis. Despite expanded insurance availability as a result of the Affordable Care Act, major reductions in safety net funding "would make it difficult to support HIV-infected patients who cannot successfully navigate the new environment or afford subsidized insurance with sufficiently generous benefits to cover their care." The expected shift of funding from safety-net hospitals to community health centers may also reduce capacity at HIV clinics serving low-income patients, according to the authors.
"Improving insurance coverage for HIV testing is a critical step for identifying the one-fifth of people living with HIV who are unaware of their infection," said Martin.
"Removing these financial barriers is a significant step, but anyone who is identified as HIV-infected must also be linked to and retained in care in order to improve their health and prevent further HIV transmission" said Schackman.
Read the full perspective from the New England Journal of Medicine. Read a transcript of Martin discussing the roles of the various organizations involved in making recommendations related to preventive medicine and public health, and the impact of national health reform on HIV testing.
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Creating Connections event - Wednesday 12 June, 6-8pm
30 May 2013
Are you looking for partners for a public engagement project? Want to build stronger links with community organisations? Have areas of research that may be of interest to the wider community? Keen to get another view on your work from outside academia? UCL staff are invited to attend Creating Connections, a regular networking event that brings together UCL staff and postgraduate students with representatives from community organisations, charities, residents' groups, social enterprises and statutory organisations.
The evening is a mixture of themed discussions in small groups along with more informal networking; the aim is to find areas of common interest and collaborative working.
June's event will be of particular value to anyone interested in the following themes:
- Food & Nutrition
- Entrepreneurship & Young People
- Access to Green Spaces
- Migration
- Sharing research and information
For more information and to book a place, visit the Creating Connections webpage.
The deadline for booking a place is 9am Wednesday 5th June.
The event is on Wednesday 12 June, from 6-8pm, at 1KX, 120 Cromer Street, London WC1H 8BS


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Perez Hilton makes a lot of money!
I was reading an article on great bloggers and how much money they make. Perez Hilton was there...do you know how much he makes a month? $111,000!!! This is on ads and traffic that go through his site. How many hits exactly?? About 4 million unique users a day!! He makes between 25 and 40 posts a day...and his hard work shows. This is what I strive to be. Way to Go Perez!
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Yummy pic of the Day-Jensen Ackles
I saw this pic in a forum today...and I haven't seen this one yet. So it's my yummy pic of the day. Jensen Ackles is kinda dark and mysterious here.
Kristen Bell at the Stride Gum Holiday Party
No guys, you can't have Kristen Bell for Christmas...but you can look....
Lindsay Lohan...why do you not wear a bra?
It must be nice to be able to get away with no bra, Lindsay Lohan. But soon you won't have a choice in the matter, you'll have to wear one whether you like it or not!
Nicole Richie...looking so cute!
I think that belly of Nicole Richie's is so adorable! She is so cute pregnant! And look...she even reads VOGUE!!


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|Asia's Wicked Environmental Problems
|February 2012
|Stephen Howes, Paul Wyrwoll
|Effective Development Aid: Selectivity, Proliferation and Fragmentation, and the Growth Impact of Development Assistance
|January 2012
|Takashi Kihara
|Impact of Services Trade Liberalization on Employment and People Movement in South Asia
|December 2011
|Rupa Chanda
|The Five-Phases of Economic Development and Institutional Evolution in China and Japan
|December 2011
|Masahiko Aoki
|Leveraging Environment and Climate Change Initiatives for Corporate Excellence
|December 2011
|Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Mari Kimura, Kumiko Isono
|Channels of Interprovincial Consumption Risk Sharing in the People's Republic of China
|December 2011
|Julan Du, Qing He, Oliver M. Rui
|Mainstreaming the Adaptations and Reducing the Vulnerability of the Poor due to Climate Change
|December 2011
|C. R. Ranganathan, K. Palanisami, K. R. Kakumanu, A. Baulraj
|Understanding the Pattern of Growth and Equity in the People's Republic of China
|December 2011
|Minquan Liu
|Can Asia Sustain an Export-Led Growth Strategy in the Aftermath of the Global Crisis? An Empirical Exploration
|December 2011
|Arslan Razmi, Gonzalo Hernandez
|Climate Change and Poverty Reduction—Where Does Official Development Assistance Money Go?
|November 2011
|Kaliappa Kalirajan,, Kanhaiya Singh, Shandre Thangavelu, Anbumozhi Venkatachalam, Kumidini Perera
|Gender Inclusion in Climate Change Adaptation
|September 2011
|Midori Aoyagi, Eiko Suda, Tomomi Shinada
|Information Disclosure Strategies for Green Industries
|August 2011
|Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Qwanruedee, Chotichanathawewong, Thirumalainambi Murugesh
|Managing Multinational Infrastructure: An Analysis of European Union Institutional Structures and Best Practice
|July 2011
|Willem van der Geest, Jorge Núñez-Ferrer
|Understanding the Impact of the Economic Crisis on Child and Maternal Health among the Poor: Opportunities for South Asia
|July 2011
|Azra Abdul Cader, Lakwimashi Perera
|Trans-Pacific Economic Relations and US-China Business Cycles: Convergence within Asia versus US Economic Leadership
|June 2011
|Andrew Hughes Hallett, Christian Richter
|Industrial Upgrading and Global Recession: Evidence of Hard Disk Drive and Automotive Industries in Thailand
|May 2011
|Archanun Kohpaiboon, Nipon Poapongsakorn
|Exploring Access and Equity in Malaysia's Private Higher Education
|April 2011
|Siew Yean Tham
|Foreign Direct Investment in Cross-Border Infrastructure Projects
|April 2011
|Kwok-Chiu Fung, Alicia Garcia-Herrero, Francis Ng
|Trans-Pacific Rebalancing: Thailand Case Study
|March 2011
|Chalongphob Sussangkarn, Deunden Nikomborirak
|Crisis, Imbalances, and India
|March 2011
|Rajiv Kumar, Pankaj Vashisht


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Considering the path algebra of the quiver $\mathbb{A}_n$, it is well known its Auslander-Reiten quiver with the canonical orientation of $\mathbb{A}_n$, that is, with all the arrows from, say, left to right. I can find as examples in several texts the AR-quivers of $\mathbb{A}_n$ with other orientations.
QUESTION: Is there an algorithm to construct the AR-quiver of $\textit{any}$ orientation of $\mathbb{A}_n$ ?
Clearly it will suffice to describe the effect in the AR-quiver if it is changed the orientation of one arrow. Observing the examples I think there is some pattern, but I can't figure out the algorithm.
Of course this algorithm could be applied to quivers of other type than $\mathbb{A}_n$, but I think it is better to understand this in the simplest case.


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It didn't take long after a stunning GOP victory in Massachusetts for President Obama to regain his defiance, announcing a sweeping proposal that would toughen regulations on the country's biggest banks.
"We have to get this done," Obama said at the White House in what is becoming ongoing campaign against Wall Street. "If these folks want a fight, it's a fight I'm ready to have."
The proposal would prevent high-risk trading by commercial banks and allow the government to limit the size of financial institutions. How well will this play with citizens and with the Wall Street executives Obama has previously branded "fat cats?"
- Charles Cooper, writing for CBS News, likened Obama's angry words to a "Bush-like bring-it-on invitation to any interests seeking to block his plans for financial reform." "Maybe this is what the public wants to see," he wrote. "By temperament, the man is not a populist. But if he keeps this up, it could prove to be smart politics."
- The Washington Post's Sebastian Mallaby feels Obama is fighting the right "foe" but might be writing checks with his mouth that his administration can't cash. "It's true that the government safety net makes it rational for banks to gamble recklessly; when you have car insurance, you drive faster. But a ban on proprietary trading would be impossible to enforce cleanly," Mallaby wrote. "[Obama[ went too far."
- Writing in Britian's Times, Patrick Hosking said Obama's words had a "whiff of Roosevelt" when FDR spoke against bankers at his inauguration in 1933. But is it all talk? While the proposals would certainly amount to major change, "Depending on how the rules are drafted and interpreted, this could amount to a minor inconvenience, or it could destroy the business model of Goldman Sachs."
- The Wall Street Journal's Evan Newmark rips Obama for his proposal -- and his rhetoric. "Is President Obama talking to Tora Bora terrorists or Park Avenue bankers when he says: 'So if these folks want a fight, it's a fight I'm ready to have.'" Newmark concedes that greed and reckless trading has plagued Wall Street but questions the administration's goals and motivations. "Does anyone actually believe the new White House war on Wall Street will remedy any of that?" he writes. "This war is about politics. It's about a big election loss in Massachusetts. It's about pushing the blame for the nation's misery from Washington onto Wall Street."


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