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Big East M5: 03.27.13 EditionPosted by Dan Lyons on March 27th, 2013
- If nothing else, fans of the current Big East are going to have plenty of channels to catch their favorite schools on when the schools all go their separate ways. The ACC is taking over Big Monday and should have an increased presence on ESPN, the Big East (Catholic edition) will be on FOX, and the soon-to-be-the-conference-formerly-known-as-the-Big-East just inked a deal with CBS, which will get first dibs on the conference's games through 2019-20. Oh, and West Virginia seemed to be on ESPN like every week this year… so good for the 'Eers.
- Louisville was the number one overall seed in 2009, much like it is this year. That team hoisted both the Big East regular season and tournament trophies, and made a run to the Elite Eight before falling to Michigan State. That team featured excellent former Cardinals like Terrence Williams, Andre McGee, and Earl Clark, and apparently those guys won't stop talking about that season. Peyton Siva would like to reclaim bragging rights over the 2009 squad with the one trophy they weren't able to claim — a national title. "I don't know a lot (about 2009), I just know T-Will and Dre were on it and they always brag about being the No. 1 overall seed… Our whole goal for the year — they had Andre's picture on the wall from that '09 team — is to take him off the wall."
- Otto Porter is a finalist for the Naismith Award this season, and for good reason. A very good argument can be made that there was no player more important to his team this season, and it showed in Georgetown's best games — Porter scored 33 points in front of over 35,000 raucous Syracuse fans to stun the Orange at the Carrier Dome — as well as their worst — Porter could only muster 13 points on 5-of-17 shooting in Georgetown's shocking loss to Florida Gulf Coast last weekend. While Porter is up against stiff competition for the Naismith Award, he already has accolade in his back pocket as Basketball Times has named the forward its National Player of the year.
- Expansion fever — catch the excitement! Today in schools moving conferences, the old Big East continues it's mission to restore the halcyon days of mid-2000s Conference USA. Brett McMurphy reports that Tulsa will become the 12th member of the conference, calling the addition "imminent." According to McMurphy, the Golden Hurricanes will join up in 2014 with Tulane and East Carolina, who will be elevated to full-member status to balance the conference numbers and fill the critical role of having basketball-playing Pirates in the league.
- The Journal-Sentinel sat down with former Marquette great Brian Wardle, currently the head coach at Wisconsin-Green Bay, to discuss the state of Warriors basketball. Wardle was obviously thrilled with the success that the program has had under Buzz Williams, and before him, Tom Crean, stating that MU has entered the ranks of the elite in college ball. "The level that Marquette basketball is at now is an elite level that it has not been in for a long time… they've gone to three Sweet Sixteens in a row, a Final Four, everything takes time to build. Nothing happens overnight. You've got to go through some failures to succeed. You're seeing Marquette in the Sweet Sixteen every year with the Michigan States, the Dukes, with Kansas." There is no denying the success that Marquette has had recently, though dropping the 'e' word seems a bit strong. Until Marquette makes a few more Final Fours or captures a national title, they're a rung or two below the nation's elite schools, at least to me. However, they're not far behind, and with the consistent success that Buzz Williams has had with the program, it may only be a matter of time until they break through.


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At PCD 2011, which was held Feb. 8 and 9 in Paris, Chanel's Michel Dupuis, packaging development and purchasing strategy director and Pascale Marciniak Davoult, packaging innovation and research director, will provide details of their latest efforts to reduce the environmental impact of their products. But before they head to the podium, they took time to speak with PCD's Sylviane Robinet, who wanted to learn more about Chanel's efforts.
SR: Pascale, Michel, on behalf of PCD, many thanks for this interview !
Sylviane Robinet (SR): Michel, at the 2011 edition of PCD, you co-chaired the session Perfumes, packaging and innovation with Pascale. How do your Chanel teams take account of sustainable development ?
Michel Dupuis (MD):In 2007, we decided to assess our carbon footprint. It transpired that packaging accounted for half of our CO2 emissions, followed by the transporting of finished products to our shops or warehouses. Getting to work or other forms of business travel ranked third. Based on these findings, we drafted our plan of action.
SR: You thus decided to act on these various points ?
MD: First of all, we decided to take action to reduce carbon emissions as of the product development stage. Thus, in 2008, we called on EVEA consultants to help us develop a tool for our development engineers. This tool was completed in June 2009 and has been used since that time by Chanel development engineers.
MD: First of all, we decided to take action to reduce carbon emissions as of the product development stage. Thus, in 2008, we called on EVEA consultants to help us develop a tool for our development engineers. This tool was completed in June 2009 and has been used since that time by Chanel development engineers.
SR: You presented this tool at PCD. It was developed to better control the environmental impact of your packaging, but what does it actually consist of?
Michel Dupuis
MD: Basically, it provides for an evaluation/approach that is both qualitative and quantitative. Qualitative, through a system of questions that create a dialogue between marketing and creators. It is a way of challenging the brief with marketing, in order to make sure that nothing has been overlooked, for example, in terms of recyclability or product reuse.
As for the quantitative side, this tool automatically gives the carbon equivalent of the packaging and an aggregate value for other criteria depending on the materials and process used. Together with the main cosmetics suppliers, the experts in the profession, we have managed to refine the generic data available in the plastics industry, metal processing, glass industry and printing. This approach has enabled us to obtain specific values for our sector of cosmetics in relationship to the technologies used.
SR: In other words, it is a kind of decision-making tool?
MD: When we develop a new product, we include all the materials and components used and then compare them with benchmarks chosen from among our existing products. The goal is not to say"I am going to reduce my CO2 emissions by 50%," but simply to do a bit better than last time. So the idea is to improve with each new product development. That is part of the decision-making process. Indeed, we cannot always choose the best option even if that is our objective.
SR: Did you develop this tool solely for Chanel?
MD: Initially, it was designed solely for us, in view of the compulsory environmental labelling to be introduced in 2011. And government bodies had also been thinking about this kind of tool for some time.
MD: Initially, it was designed solely for us, in view of the compulsory environmental labelling to be introduced in 2011. And government bodies had also been thinking about this kind of tool for some time.
In the end, we decided to provide this tool free of charge to the profession to get things moving.
Before acting on this decision, we took the precaution of discussing it with the CNE (National Packaging Council), ADEME and the FEBEA to field their comments.
Their views were very positive by and large, so we decided to make our tool available to players in the cosmetics and perfume sector. We therefore removed any trace of the Chanel brand from our software to turn it into a generic tool.
Our goal was to present it at PCD2011 and then to make it available free of charge to our suppliers, clients and colleagues.
SR: Considering Chanel's position in the cosmetics and perfume sector, you will no doubt spur all the players to follow suit with this initiative!
MD: Giving this tool, which has been tested and is moreover practical and suited to our lines of business, to people who will find it useful on a daily basis is reassuring. It avoids senseless expenditure and makes it possible to save time. Finally, working toward sustainable development also calls for a degree of generosity. One should not consider that having this kind of tool is a competitive advantage; it needs to be shared.
SR: How do you consider PCD contributes to innovation in perfume and cosmetics packaging?
MD: Insofar as we are concerned, PCD is the only forum that combines an exhibition of innovative suppliers and a conference with high-caliber speakers who truly address relevant innovations. The fact one finds all the decision-makers in the profession makes this venue quite unique. In general, attendees consider that it is a truly unique, interesting gathering conducive to exchanges that foster ideas.
Innovation in companies is something that is complicated to set up as one has to convince people in-house, have a company strategy in accordance with the genes of the brand; and one must also have the right methodology, in addition to developingthe right approach with supplier partners, who act as a base.
For a supplier, PCD is an important step in making one's innovation known. PCD is not to be missed; there is no doubt as to the fact it is a very good congress-exhibition!
SR: Hello Pascale. You moderated the PCD 2011 innovation workshop on the theme of new packaging services and functionalities to enhance consumer well-being and lifestyle. Why did you feel it was interesting to discuss this theme?
Pascale Marciniak Davoult
Pascale Marciniak Davoult (PMD): This theme is of prime interest. Exchanges during this workshop may lead us to reflect on matters such as how to improve effectiveness, ergonomics, simplification or sophistication depending on the case; how to use the pack as a vector for information, without, of course, forgetting the pleasure of the object per se.
Finally, a basis for discussion and exchanges during the Workshop might be, for example, how to add the relevant technique, performance and emotional relationship with the product, and reconcile all these features!
SR: It is generally recognized today that consumers take account of the environmental impact of the products they buy. Can you tell us about the difficulties involved in integrating functionalities and making them compatible with the environment?
PMD: It is true that it is by no means easy. But the paradox is that far from acting as a brake, it is a factor that enables us, both now and in the future, to open up new avenues for innovation.
Each company has its codes and its DNA and it is by thinking differently about the environment that one can create new packaging designs. It is these new concepts that will steer us along uncharted paths. The way is thus not easy but it will be a factor of innovation for the future. It is very often the challenges flowing from these paradoxes that enable companies to excel.
SR: This innovation workshop will bring together representatives of brands and their suppliers. How do you view this mixture, this melting-pot, if I may put it?
PMD: That is exactly what makes this kind of event so valuable. PCD is an opportunity to hold a constructive discussion with all the players in the production chain, who are on the spot. One can thus talk about projects in a truly worthwhile manner and create new avenues for thought.
SR: Pascale, Michel, on behalf of PCD, many thanks for this interview !

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English Settlement School ( Racine )
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English Settlement School is a place of kind School belonging to the County of ( Racine ).
The closest populated place is that of Rochester that is4.53 miles far from English Settlement School.
English Settlement School is also 6.82 miles far from the closest airport or heliport, the Lewislynn Landing Field .
The weather forecasting are available for the town of Rochester , that is 4.53 miles far from English Settlement School .
The Zip Code of English Settlement School is 53167.
Besides English Settlement School in the County of ( Racine ) there are the following places of kind School . These are reported in what follows in alphabetical order:
Apple School - Badger School - Barlett School - Beebe School - Burbank School - Burlington High School - Burlington Junior High School - Buttles School - Caddy Vista Elementary School - Caldwell Elementary School - Christian School - Colonel Heg School (historical) - Concordia Lutheran School - Cooper Elementary School - DeKoven Academy (historical) - Deremer School - Des Moines School - Dominican College - Drought Elementary School - Duckett School - East Cape School - Edison School - Fairview School - Fine Arts Elementary School - Forest Field School - Fratt Elementary School - Fritchen School - Garfield School - Garfield School - Gateway Technical Institute - Giese Elementary School - Gifford Elementary School - Gilmore Middle School - Goodland Elementary School - Herzog School - Hillcrest School - Holy Name Grade School - Holy Trinity School - Hoods Creek School - Horlick High School - Howell School - Hunter School - Janes Elementary School - Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary School - Jerstad-Agerholm Middle School - Johnson Elementary School - Jones Elementary School - Kansasville Elementary School - Knapp Elementary School - Lafayette School - Lake Denoon School - Lakeview Elementary School - Lakeview School - Lamberton School - Lincoln School - Lincoln School - Linwood School - Maple View School - McKinley Middle School - Mitchell Elementary School - New Hope Childrens Center - North Cape Elementary School - North Park Elementary School - Park High School - Pleasant Lawn School - Pleasant View School - Prairie School - Racine College (historical) - Racine Lutheran High School - Rapids School - Raymond Elemementary School - Richards School - Roosevelt Elementary School - Rosewood School - Sacred Heart Grade School - Saint Bonaventure School - Saint Catherines High School - Saint Charles Catholic School - Saint Edward Grade School - Saint John Nepomuk Grade School - Saint Johns Lutheran School - Saint Johns Lutheran School - Saint Joseph Grade School - Saint Louis Elementary School - Saint Lucy Grade School - Saint Marys Catholic School - Saint Marys School - Saint Patricks School - Saint Rita School - Saint Rose School - Saint Sebastian Elementary School - Saint Stanislaus School - Saint Thomas Aquinas Elementary School - Schulte Elementary School - Shepherds Home and School - Shumway School - Southern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled - Starbuck Middle School - Sunnyside Elementary School - Trautwein School - Treadwell School - Trinity Lutheran School - Trinity Lutheran School - Trinity School - Tucker School - Union Grove Christian School - Union Grove Elementary School - Union Grove High School - Union Grove Middle School - Wadewitz Elementary School - Walden III Middle School - Walker Elementary School - Washington Center - Waterford High School - West Ridge Elementary School - Westfield School - Wilson School - Wind Point Elementary School - Winkler School - Winslow Elementary School - Wisconsin Lutheran School - Yorkville Elementary School .
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- State's Motto : Forward
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Informatics = essential MD competency
In an article published in the Sept. 15 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association, (JAMA), author Edward H. Shortliffe, MD, PhD, points out that although information underlies all clinical work, and despite the growing role that information management and access play in healthcare delivery and clinical support, there is a dearth of informatics competency being developed in America's future corps of physicians. Formalized education in the application of informatics and the use and methodologies of health information technology and exchange, Dr. Shortliffe observes, is not typically a specific part of medical education.
In his article, "Biomedical Informatics in the Education of Physicians," Dr. Shortliffe writes that knowledge management is key to clinical decision-making and yet "a coherent approach to information and knowledge management and their application has generally not been part of medical education." He identifies and defines the formal discipline missing from medical school curricula: biomedical and health informatics, defined as "the interdisciplinary, scientific field that studies and pursues the effective uses of biomedical data, information, and knowledge for scientific inquiry, problem-solving and decision-making, motivated by efforts to improve human health."
Biomedical informatics has four major areas of applications, Dr. Shortliffe writes: bioinformatics, encompassing molecular and cellular processes; imaging informatics (of tissues and organ systems); clinical informatics, which relates to individuals and patients; and public health informatics, which focuses on populations and society (e.g., disease control, epidemic surveillance, vaccine development). More specific subareas also contribute to the major applications: nursing informatics, pharmacogenomics, and consumer health informatics, to name a few.
Dr. Shortliffe observes that medical students need to learn both the practical applied side of informatics and the core concepts that will remain valuable throughout careers practicing medicine or conducting research in the computer age. To function successfully as physicians, medical students also need to learn about the value and role of online bibliographic databases, the role of order-entry systems, electronic health records, regional data exchanges, telemedicine and other current informatics applications in health and medicine, says Shortliffe.
"Biomedical informatics is not a topic that is optimally taught in a single course during the preclinical years," says Dr. Shortliffe, "but rather should be blended into the four-year curriculum. . ..with the use of clinical examples and challenges to motivate and direct the grasp of informatics concepts."
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Who Are You?
We almost lost another one on Wednesday night. While people were busy mourning the death of Michael, Erin almost slipped away. But more importantly, with her would have slipped away Jeff's chances of ever getting his date with Erin Andrews. See, this is the weekend when it all happens. This is the weekend when Jeff, if he manages to stay sober and focused, will finally make good on a quest he was given by god. Well, a god of the MLBlogosphere, at least.
And that chance was almost taken away. I just hope that this event serves as a reminder to my friend that he must take nothing for granted while….questing. Times change and if we don't adjust, we lose out. For instance, my friend likes to remind me of how the final out of the 2006 World Series involved Brandon Inge swinging wildly outside of the strike zone. But now that same man is representing the American League and Detroit in his first All-Star appearance.
Perhaps we will see a similar change in Jeff this weekend as he stop swinging wildly and finally embraces the porn-stache over which he waxed so eloquently the other day. Perhaps this testosterone fueled accoutrement could provide the same luck for him that it showered on Keith Hernandez.
Or perhaps this weekend will be just one more of those odd "what just happened" events where we try to forget all about it and hope to god that no one ever brings it up over dinner.
The choice rests in one man's hands. So tell us Mr. Lung, what will it be? Are you Keith Hernandez or are you the woman with a squirrel between her breasts? The world needs to know.


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Part III of The Constitution of India guarantees Fundamental Rights to citizens of India which includes right to freedom of speech and expression. However, with series of recent incidents that have taken place, it seems that it is available only to few people who have reach and means to show their clout – physical or monetary. And the recent incident of the arrest of 2 girls for posting their point of view (totally harmless from any perception) only aggravates this view and issue. Have we totally lost it?
The FB comment posted by Shaheen Dhada, one of the girl arrested for "hurting religious sentiments" just mentions that there was no need for the bandh because one leader of a political party has died. And just asked why can't anyone remember the great martyrs like Bhagat Singh, Azad, Sukhdev or any of the likes because of whom we are living in a free India. But are we really living in a free India? Or we are living on the whims and mercy of the political mafias and gundas?
And the police seems to lost it totally. There is a saying in Hindi,
पढ़े पर गुड़ें नहीं
Read but neither understood nor imbibed. (rough translation)
The policemen (barring few) are just doing jobs because they couldn't clear any other exam. Or it was the last resort for them. How do you expect such people without passion for their job do the rightful thing?
And what Shiv Sainiks are talking about. They can say anything they wish and want. They can go on blabbering hatred comments and no one will take action against them. But a common Indian doesn't even have the right to say something on something as trivial as Facebook.
What a Shame?
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Two years have gone by since Harrison Musgrove (my 2x great grandfather) last appeared in the newspaper. It's now Saturday 2 December 1843 and Harrison and his brother William have made the news again in the Westmorland Gazette – this time for allegedly stealing milk they are described as "rogues and vagabonds" and sent to the Kendal House of Correction.
Here's the transcript:-
CAUTION TO VENDORS OF MILK – For several mornings previous to Friday in last week, Mrs Lamb, from Natland Mill Beck, who attends every morning with milk, missed several gallons, when about Capper Lane end. It appears that Mrs Lamb has to leave her cart at that place, while she proceeds down Pepper Corn Lane, to serve some customers there. During her absence there is little doubt that the milk had been feloniously drawn from the churns, and carried off. Information was given to Police-Sergeant Hutchinson, who disguised himself on the morning of the day in question, and took his station so as to be able to watch who should approach the cart. He was not long in suspense, for a number of young scamps made their appearance as soon as Mrs Lamb had disappeared, among whom were two boys of the names of William and Harrison Musgrove, who first filled a tea-kettle with the milk, but before the officer could secure them, they threw the kettle and its contents to the ground, and made off. However, he eventually secured them and brought them before John Wakefield, Esq. at the Town Hall, who, for want of sufficient evidence to convict them of felony, committed them to the Kendal House of Correction for two months each as rogues and vagabonds.


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rvm, despite being wonderful, doesn't play very well with torquebox under cygwin. In particular, the gem paths are not working. So, in order to fix this, simply do:
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Mililani High School student wins UH West O'ahu Flyer Contest grand-prize
Receives published ad in Star-Bulletin/MidWeek, Amazon Kindle and iPod NanoUniversity of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu
Ryan Mielke, (808) 454-4753
Executive Director of Public Affairs, Chancellor's Office
Executive Director of Public Affairs, Chancellor's Office
Posted: Apr 8, 2010
Mililani High School senior Sabrina Lowe took home the grand-prize in the UH West O'ahu Flyer Contest. During a surprise visit to her classroom by UH West O'ahu staff, Lowe beamed as it was announced that her design would be featured in April issues of MidWeek and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and she was presented with a brand new Amazon Kindle. Lowe's flyer was chosen from a field of talented entries by fellow high school finalists:
- Marc Jason Abundo, Kaua'i High School
- Caroline Foti, King Kekaulike High School
- Alex Kawamoto, Mililani High School
- Justine Rumbaua, Maui High School
"I looked at the past winners of this contest and tried to focus on what works and what will appeal to students today," said Lowe. Upon hearing the news that her flyer was selected as the grand-prize winner, Lowe remarked, "I am so excited. I really didn't know what to say. I really wanted to win, and I really can't believe that I actually did it."
More than 250 high school students from around the state of Hawai'i entered UH West O'ahu's Flyer Contest for a chance to win an iPod video Nano, Amazon Kindle and an opportunity to get their work published in MidWeek and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Participants were asked to create a flyer that promotes UH West O'ahu as a top choice for college-bound students. Each finalist received an iPod video Nano. The general public was invited to vote online for the grand-prize winning design.
"Sabrina's flyer is a first-rate example of creativity and a concise message," said Gene I. Awakuni, UH West O'ahu chancellor. "With more than 250 entries in this year's contest, the judging was difficult as so many of the students were able to convey the importance of higher education at UH West O'ahu. Congratulations to Sabrina and all of this year's finalists."
Sabrina's grand-prize winning design along with the flyer designs from all finalists is featured at http://uhwo.hawaii.edu/flyercontest.
For more information, visit: http://uhwo.hawaii.edu/flyercontest


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Hallux Rigidus Saga is a world of games. It's a series of tabletop games that tell one story. Like a novel with chapters; each game is it's own chapter in the saga. The story is told through a series of reports and journal entries but also in a short paragraph within each game's rules. The reports will be found in various places across social media and some inside information can be found with the Unfiltered Gamer (good luck).
The first game coming from an imagination near you is Hallux Rigidus!


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December 12, 2013
By Shonassee Shaver
LAWT Contributing Writer
Former South Africa President Nelson Mandela's passed December 5. He leaves behind a political and social existence that continues to grace the nation as well as the screen. Mandela, 95, had been in poor health since June. Hollywood continues to pay homage to the Anti-Apartied leader with the anticipated biopic "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom," open in select cities and releases nationwide on December 25. The film tracks his life as a young man, his journey from being incarcerated for 27 years to becoming South Africa's first black president. "I am stunned at this very moment, in mourning with the rest of the world and Madiba's family," Elba told the news. "What an honor it was to step into the shoes of Nelson Mandela," the actor continued, "and portray a man who defied odds, broke down barriers, and championed human rights before the eyes of the world. My thoughts and prayers are with his family."
Mandela's life and career has been the object of interest before, in "Invictus" (2009) with Morgan Freeman who portrayed Mandela's involvement with South Africa's rugby team where he worked to bridge sports and the country during the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship. "Today the world lost one of the true giants of the past century," reported nydailynews.com. "Nelson Mandela was a man of incomparable honor, unconquerable strength, and unyielding resolve, a saint to many, a hero to all who treasure liberty, freedom and the dignity of humankind."
Jennifer Hudson captured the origin of Winnie Mandela's marriage to the South African Leader in the film "Winnie Mandela" in (2011), released this year in the U.S.
"The Mandela family is in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Mr. Mandela fought for freedoms and equality that changed the face of South Africa and the world. We can all learn from his extraordinary journey," she told ABC News.
Terrence Howard stated, "Mandela shall be missed but his spirit remains with us as long as we remember the principal of greater love for one another and respect for oneself," Howard said. "Rest well brother until the world cries again for the warmth of your brilliant light!"
Sidney Poitier played in "Mandela and de Klerk" (1997) depicting Nelson Mandela's political relationship with FW de Klerk, the last president of apartheid-era South Africa. Their efforts to bring democracy to South Africa earned them Nobel Peace Prize.
Others actors to respond to the passing of Mandela:
Alfre Woodard recalls meeting Mandela, "So I went and I wrapped my arms around him, and I said to him in his ear, 'Oh Madiba, Madiba. How are you? Have you eaten? Have you slept?' And it became a really funny thing because 'Nobody has asked me that, Alfre, in my entire travels,'" Woodard said with a laugh. "So that sort of became the basis of our relationship."
Jada Pinket Smith wrote on her twitter account, "The world lost a great man, powerful spirit and that simply made me…sad. Rest in peace, Madiba."
Oprah released a statement "One of the great honors of my life was to be invited to Nelson Mandela's home, spend private time and get to know him. He was everything you've ever heard and more, humble and unscathed by bitterness. And he always loved to tell a good joke. Being in his presence was like sitting with grace and majesty at the same time."
According to the Associated Press, Danny Glover received an award at the Bahamas International Film Festival a day after the death of the 95-year-old former South African president and anti-apartheid activist. He earned an Emmy nomination for portraying him in the 1987 TV film "Mandela."
"I think this is particularly special because it comes the day after the transition of someone who I never in my lifetime thought I would get the chance to meet, and someone who became a friend. He used to affectionately call me, 'Danny boy,'" Glover recalled.
Mandela has always been influential to music; Stevie Wonder's song "It's Wrong" (1985) helped to end apartied. The singer was arrested the same year for protesting outside the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Regarding his song, "I wanted to speak out, and do it in a way where people will feel the rhythm of it, but also get the message across, and a peaceful way that's also strong," Stevie Wonder told the New York Times in an interview in 1985.
Wyclef stated "The way we all can carry the legacy of Nelson Mandela is practice what we preach," the hip-hop veteran continued. "We should fight for the idea of equal rights and justice. The idea of fighting for a better world; the idea of we don't want wars no more, we should fight for that," reported theboombox.com.
He honored Madiba with a song, "He's was ready for the firing squad / To die for equal rights and justice / I wrote this song 'cause I shook the hands of the prophet, Nelson Mandela."
Jay Z gave tribute to the South African leader performing "Young Forever," during his concert at the Staple Center on Monday. "We want to dedicate this song to Nelson Mandela. Great man, who spent 27 years in prison, came out to be president. All dreams are possible," he told the crowd.
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Woongjin Food Design Team, the designer of the highlighted design Sobek Deeper Water by Woongjin Food Design Team illustrates, LABEL DESIGN : A silver oval shaped light Deep Blue transparent as crystal-clear water images projected on the label emphasized. MOLD DESIGN : Strong 'waterspout' and emphasized the credibility with the organization like the appearance of water column. And it has differentiation with the design that it seems to advance by soaring strongly. Also, eco-friendly design was realized by light pet of 14.6 g in comparison with the quantity of 500ml. .
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MELBOURNE, Australia -- Top-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany cruised to the Australian Open boy's title with a 6-3, 6-0 victory Saturday over second-seeded Stefan Kozlov of the United States.
The 16-year-old Zverev, the first non-Australian to win the boys title since 2011, said his victory overcame some disappointing defeats at junior Grand Slam events.
"I was (in the) finals in Paris, I was in semis at the U.S. Open. Never could I make it to a victory, but now I did," he said.
Russia's Elizaveta Kulichkova picked up a second title in Melbourne when she convincingly defeated Jana Fett of Croatia 6-2, 6-1 in the girl's final.
She combined with Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina to win the doubles final on Friday.
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It has been a most amazing week with Carey helping us learn how to make better use of our sketches. I don't know about you, but I was completely blown away. Some things I have done without thinking, some I have known to do, but then there were the additional 263 things I could do with a sketch. Woohoo! Thank you, Carey!
Especially considering today is our Scrapbook! Saturday which means a new sketch and color palette. Let's get started.
This month, our sketch is based upon Diane's layout in our Dreaming gallery.
I picked it as the sketch layout because of the potential for nine photos. Here is how the sketch came together.
This month we had 5 team members join in the sketching fun. First up is a layout from Sue Althouse that made me grin from ear to ear with its lovely colors that helped me forget the dreary winter brewing outside.
Did you notice how the birdie photos (which are awesome, Sue!) go diagonally through the circles. It maintains a good sense of order. The layered embellishments are terrifically well done, too.
Next up is Stephanie Bryan's layout. With her signature ethereal colors and vellum layers, there is so much to love. Comparing to the sketch, you can see that Stephanie rearranged the circles to two columns of five and shrunk the title to a tag. Like Sue, she masterfully layered embellishments in lieu of photos.
Kate Christensen's layout uses three photos to document a morning routine. I had forgotten how much I love light kraft. This layout makes me want to run out and buy some. Teamed with the soft yellows, pink, blue, and a touch of orange, it is all my happy colors in one place. Delightful artistry. And the title is genius with its mixed fonts.
The greatest change up comes from Laura O'Donnell who reconceptualized the plentiful circles. And then relocated the title circle to the lower right hand corner.
I love that the photos start on the ground with feet and needles and then move up to grass, then leaves, and limbs. Laura, your photos are amazing! This layout thrills me to see the incredible versatility in a layout. Carey would be proud!
Lisa Ottosson made the only layout that isn't square. Removing most of the white space from the vertical, she stayed true to the 9 circle grid, opting for just one photo. And then some very simple, but stunning, additions. Lisa also changed up the edges punching scalloped circles, which immediately softens the graphic quality.
I put together two layouts. The first stayed completely within the lines of the sketch, with the exception of one little word. I was so happy to have all these photos together in one place that I didn't even think to add anything more.
Then, I tried to rotate the sketch. I turned it 180. then back 90, and then just admitted that I liked it best just as Diane made it! So this one looks a lot like the first. But those yummy little puppy faces are distracting enough to not make you care, right?
Thank you, Diane, for a wonderful layout from which to base a sketch upon. If you prefer to work with a layered template, please download it here. I hope you enjoy working with this one. I thought is was fun enough to use twice! hahaha.
This month our color palette comes from Amy Kingsford's layout in our Dreaming gallery.
Here it is.
Kind of sort of dreamy, no? Perfect for a layout about dreams.
I used it in tiny proportions against a stark white background.
I liked the moodiness of all the black juxtaposed against the bright white and pale pastels. Thank you, Amy, for inspiring such a lovely palette.
Thank you for stopping by! It was wonderful to look back through the gallery and find places to be inspired. I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Please let us know if you are inspired to create a layout or three!


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I was cleaning up the pantry last weekend and came across said bag - when we heard about how cold it was suppose to get this weekend, Jeff immediately asked if we could make a big ol' pot of chili at some point this weekend. The high tomorrow is suppose to be -6... brrr! So, after some digging around, we decided on integrating that wagon wheel pasta into this Southwestern Chili Pasta dish for dinner tonight as it would make just enough to give us a few extra bowls to enjoy Saturday and Sunday.
A pretty typical recipe for chili, this one starts out by lightly browning a healthy dose of chopped onions and red peppers. In the same skillet, sans cooked vegetables, a pound of lean ground sirloin is added to brown up. To the beef, we added the best part in my opinion, the spices! You can play around with the amounts to your taste, but we used a combination of regular and hot chili powder (from Penzeys of course!), a little unsweetened cocoa powder, cumin for a smoky depth and just a couple pinches of cinnamon - the cinnamon may sound odd to some, but its subtle sweetness just adds that extra "something".
After the spices have toasted briefly, stewed tomatoes, black beans and a cup of beef broth is stirred into the meat, along with the golden veggies, and allowed to simmer for a few minutes to let the flavors meld. Be sure to use this time to break up the tomatoes a bit as they cook - they are still fairly large right out of the can. This mixture is then added to the cooked fun wagon wheels to create a thick, chunky and very stomach-warming one-bowl meal. If you don't have the wheels, this would work quite well with the same amount of ziti pasta instead. Jeff and I both took a bite to see if we needed to add any of the traditional chili toppings, but we were quite pleased and decided to leave off the sour cream and cheddar we would typically add. We are so looking forward to having this hearty dish for lunch tomorrow!
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The City of Brentwood offers first-time homebuyers the Down Payment Assistance Program (DAP), which provides funds that go toward the down payment and/or closing costs. Assistance comes in the form of a deferred payment loan program for first-time homebuyers.
The CalHome Program provides applicants up to 17 percent of the total property price for down payment assistance, and 4 percent (up to $10,000) in closing costs assistance. These funds come in the form of a loan with 3 percent simple interest per year, accrued annually.
The First Time Homebuyer Loan Program that was established by the City of Emeryville provides down payment assistance to households at or below moderate income. This initiative gets individuals out of the renter's trap by helping them to pay the heavy, upfront costs of purchasing a home.
Under the First Home Mortgage Program, applicants can receive up to 4 percent of the total first mortgage amount to be put toward paying the down payment and closing cost assistance. This assistance comes in the form of a grant, which has no repayment terms.
Califonia's Golden State Finance Authority (GSFA) created the Platinum Program, which provides low-to-moderate income California homebuyers with down payment and/or closing cost assistance to help them achieve their goals of purchasing a home.
The FTHB Program provides down payment assistance in the form of a loan, the maximum amount of which may not exceed the lesser of the maximum HOME subsidy limit, 20 percent of the purchase price, or the amount needed as determined by underwriting criteria. The maximum loan amount will never exceed the amount of the primary loan.
The MyHome Assistance Program offers applicants a deferred-payment junior loan up to 3% of the purchase price/appraised value of the mortgaged property in order to help make the down payment or pay the closing costs.
CalHome Grant in order to help individuals achieve their dreams of homeownership. This program funds the Riverside Down Payment Assistance Program, which provides first-time homebuyers up to $50,000 to help pay the hefty, upfront costs on their new homes.
Santa Ana's Downpayment Assistance Loan Program provides eligible applicants up to $40,000 to be put toward the down payment on their new home. These funds are available on a first-come, first-served basis, in the form of a zero-interest loan.
The School Teacher Employee Assistance Program grants eligible applicants a junior loan for teachers, administrators, school district employees, and staff members working for any California K-12 public schools as down payment assistance when purchasing their first home.
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Just One Question: What is the coolest, most exciting, or most fulfilling job you've ever done?
My nuclear experience began in 1951 in the desert near Idaho Falls, Idaho. The facility consisted of a pressurized, water-cooled and moderated power reactor as a heat source contained in a huge "sea tank" simulating conditions at sea, coupled to a "half mock-up" steam-turbine powered engine room for the Nautilus, our first nuclear-powered submarine.
The facility and programs were operated by the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory (BAPL) under Hyman G. Rickover, the "Father of the Nuclear Navy." The facility was designed to confirm the ability to safely operate a nuclear power reactor as a heat source for steam generation, and subsequent use of the steam, in a steam-turbine powered propulsion plant. Another purpose of the facility was to provide skills and training of the submarine personnel. This experience lead to similar roles in providing nuclear power to the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered cruiser, Long Beach, and several subsequent nuclear-powered attack and ballistic missile submarines. I spent 17 years with BAPL and the naval reactors programs.
I subsequently joined the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), which allowed me to apply my expertise to many other types of reactor designs and moderators, including fluidized bed cooled and moderated gas reactors, liquid-sodium-cooled reactors, and various organic-moderated types. In all these endeavors, public and nuclear safety was of paramount consideration. My last task involved nuclear and public safety issues, since a radioactive isotope was part of a power supply designed specifically for the Galileo satellite launch to Jupiter. The launch required a stable, long-life power source because the interplanetary transit time was slightly greater than two years. Jupiter's distance from the sun precluded the use of solar power. The power supply, a radioactive isotope thermoelectric generator, contained fuel pellets of plutonium 238 oxide encapsulated with iridium to contain the fuel. The thermoelectric generator converted the isotope decay heat into usable electric energy. Extensive research and measures were undertaken to assure integrity of the capsules under all plausible conditions. Since the space shuttle was used in the launch, these included any failure during ascent that could lead to dispersion of the capsules, either over any thickly populated area or possible immersion and corrosion in salt water should the shuttle fall into the ocean.
I spent many fulfilling years with the AEC, retiring after 20 years of service. All of my experiences were both exciting and challenging.
—Lloyd Smith '47 Th'48
I worked for six companies during my 40 years of employment. There was something significant at each company in completing the various projects; however, the one at the last company was the first time I used software to control machine functions. The company was Rockwell International and the division I was in was Goss, which manufactured newspaper printing machines and all the related handling equipment. A press produces newspapers at 48,000 per hour, almost a blur as they stream off onto conveying equipment to take them to an area where they are bundled for distribution. The spacing between newspaper "noses" is two to three inches. To create a bundle to convey to a truck, a stacker intercepts the flow on the conveyor to collect one second's amount of papers. For many years, sensors were mechanical devices that bumped along the stream and sent a signal to relays that controlled the stacker operations. I developed a stacker design that had software-compatible sensors sending information to a computer to control motorized devices, thereby operating the stacker more smoothly and on a one-second cycle. After the bundle is tied, it is conveyed to a truck that distributes it and other bundles to areas of the city or outskirts. This may require that a given truck have bundles with different news or advertising content that would be produced on a different press, a different stacker, a different conveyor that probably doesn't go directly to the truck. I designed a bundle distribution system that used a computer to identify a given bundle and send it to the appropriate truck. Goss had installations in many countries, and I was fortunate to be able to travel to those locations to insure proper installation and operation of the handling equipment.
—Robert D. Eckerson '48 Th'49
Our company melts and refines and produces alloys of copper, tin, lead, zinc, nickel, aluminum, manganese silicon, antimony, silver, and iron. We sell the copper-based alloys to foundries to make valves, plumbing goods, pumps, bushings and bearings, glass molds, bells, bronze sculptures, pole line hardware, plaques, and ship propellers. Our tin- and lead-base alloys and products are used in plating, soldering, extrusions, sound attenuation, X-ray shielding, and counterweights, among other end products.
What is fulfilling about 55 years of doing this: About 90 percent of our raw material feed is recycled from scrap. Reuse of scrap bypasses mining and smelting to produce metals, thus saving energy, the landscape, and the atmosphere. It supports the scrap-metal industry and provides high-quality finished products more efficiently and at lower cost and with less waste to landfills. Through the years I estimate about 7,000 truck/rail carloads of scrap have been converted to useful alloys and products at our plants. We were in the "green" sector long before green entered the vernacular.
—Jack Avril '53 Tu'54 Th'54
Computer modeling of a close-in weapon system for the Swiss firm Contraves in 1986–87, when I worked in Switzerland with Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC). Because of my expertise in modeling weapon systems (such as the Mark 50 torpedo) for the U.S. Navy, I was able to fill the position for CSC there. A close-in weapon system is a gun that is used to shoot down sea-skimming missiles. The Mark 50 torpedo became the latest lightweight torpedo for the Navy. The greatest challenge was being able to conduct an accurate evaluation of the torpedo vs. very capable foreign submarines.
—William Pierce '54 Th'56
I have had quite a few exciting and fulfilling jobs in my 35-year career in telecommunications/datacom, but the most interesting assignment took place in the early 1980s: the creation of a worldwide market analysis/forecast common language guide for ITT, similar to the guide used by every comptroller worldwide to speak the exact same financial language. (A comptroller in Germany could phone a comptroller in the United States and, when referencing an item on page 8, line 22, they would be working with the same definition.) At the time, product managers and market forecasters from each country had their own set of definitions and methods of analysis and forecasting. My friends and associates said, "It will never happen!" Not discouraged, I created a first draft of the common language guide. I visited our international units to improve it, and it was implemented worldwide on a confidential basis. Two or three years later, the Korean Telecommunications Research Institute wished to determine the future of telecommunications and data for the country in 2000. Billions of dollars in sales would be awarded to the supplier whose forecast was accepted, and I was selected to be the team leader for the ITT proposal. My strategy for winning was simple: Share the common language guide methodology with the Koreans and let them do the forecast (with our guidance). It worked. We got the business. In ITT, that was the true measure of success.
—Joel Ash '56 Th'58
The most significant work I did in my career was at Los Alamos in 1964, a time when the mechanism of the monoclinic-tetragonal phase transformation in zirconium dioxide was a matter of wide controversy. We made a movie showing the rumpled surface of the formerly smooth surface of a sample of zirconium dioxide. The movie, along with other data, confirmed that the mechanism of the transformation was so-called "martensitic" or shear-type. I was a lieutenant on active duty at the time, serving at the Air Force Materials Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.
—Loren Jacobson '60 Th'61
In 1966 implementing the interactive brand information system at Procter & Gamble was one of the first interactive uses of computers in a practical business application. The technology was called "time sharing," and utilized a teletype machine as a terminal. The terminal communicated with a mainframe using dial-up telephone lines. This was a precursor of the personal computer, Excel, and the Internet revolution. I implemented it for the advertising department at Procter & Gamble 45 years ago. It was used by brand managers to manipulate sales and market-share data by regions and time periods using a matrix-oriented programming language called Matran (a matrix-oriented version of Fortran, proprietary to P&G).
—Dennis Crumbine '62
My current role as a professor of sustainable business practices at the Ohio State Fisher College of Business. Eight years ago I was given the opportunity to design a course for M.B.A.s. I now have a package of five courses that I offer to both M.B.A.s and undergraduate business students. This experience has allowed me to combine everything I have learned in my career into a timely curriculum to which students are not exposed in other courses. Next year Ohio State is launching a campus-wide major in sustainability that will incorporate two of my courses. Another plus to this experience is the sense of legacy that it creates.
—Neil Drobny '62 Th'64
My coolest project: building from scratch—every nut and bolt—a replica of the 1966 Shelby Ford AC Cobra. I have more than 2,000 hours in this car. I completed the project during a single calendar year while running my company, Plastic Technologies Inc., during the day! I purchased a rebuilt 1969 Ford 351 ci Cleveland engine. Because the 351 is a 302 cc with larger cylinder diameters, it generates a lot of heat, so I installed a double-sized radiator and wired the cooling fan to run all the time. The 351 is a perfect engine for the Cobra because it is a small block V-8 that is several hundred pounds lighter than the 427, which Shelby used when he finally beat the Porsche on a race track back in the mid-1960s; and a small block engine is much easier to work on under the hood. I used a brand new T-5 Ford Mustang five-speed manual transmission with a short Hurst gearshift, and I cut a normal Mustang driveshaft down to a length of about 12 inches to connect the Ford 8.8-inch differential to the transmission. I did the project in an old two-car garage on jack stands. Today I have a cool nine-car garage with two parking lifts and a working scissors lift. I've restored a 1971 VW Beetle convertible, 1966 Ford Mustang, 1972 Jaguar V-12 XKE 2+2 coupe, and 1997 Jaguar XK-8.
—Tom Brady '66 Th'68
The best was as venture manager of a new thermoplastic composite for the auto industry. In the late 1980s I headed a team of engineers and sales folks to introduce a plastic composite to auto companies in the Detroit area. We built a team of sales and technical folks, moved sales from nothing to commercial volumes, established a technical center with testing of these materials for automobile specifications, and eventually built a commercial manufacturing plant in Virginia. Along the way our technical team won several awards sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers for part design. It was a great experience, one that I'll always remember fondly.
—Rick Burkhart Th'66
One of the most challenging and fulfilling projects I have undertaken is that of the first marina on our island of Cyprus. As the owner and managing partner of my firm, A.F. Modinos and S.A Vrahimis, I am the project engineer in charge of the design and supervision team of the Limassol Marina. The Limassol Marina is an exclusive waterfront development that involves the creation of islands extending for almost half a mile into the sea and is designed by our architects and engineers in collaboration with the French marine master planner Xavier Bohl. It combines elegant residences and a state-of-the-art marina with an enticing mix of restaurants and shops to create a lifestyle uniquely shaped by "living on the sea." Our Greek heritage is reflected in the sunlit terraces, the flowering pergolas, and the elegant stone work. Combined with the breathtaking views of the sparkling Mediterranean this is the most challenging, demanding, and inspiring work I have recently undertaken.
Trying to create islands and buildings in the middle of the sea is a daunting engineering project, in which many challenges have to be met and overcome. As the consultant company you must deal with a great many people from different trades on a daily basis; as an engineer you must never underestimate the problems that can be created by forces of nature; as a project manager you have the responsibility to make the quick, right decisions based on your experience and training in order to keep the project moving. Designing the buildings to withstand earthquakes and differential settlement of the newly created islands was one of the most challenging issues faced. Reclaiming the land from the Mediterranean Sea was a first for me as an engineer and a first for our country. We anticipate that the end result will be a beautiful and inviting marina that will reflect the warmth of our Greek hospitality and cultural heritage combined with innovative engineering and state-of-the-art technology.
The broad engineering spectrum and also the valuable general education received from Thayer has been instrumental in shaping my actions and career from the very beginning of my professional life. The education received has been pivotal in the way I manage people from different fields and in the way tasks are completed—from the smallest project to the largest complicated design.
—Saverios Vrahimis '71 Th'73
The construction of a veterans monument on Mt. Soledad in La Jolla, Calif., is one of those projects that had a lasting impact on my life. A lawsuit was filed by atheists seeking to have the original monument to Korean War veterans torn down. (It is in the shape of a cross and was located in a city park—it was a question of separation of church and state.) The organization that I head submitted a bid to purchase the property from the city and develop it as a multi-faceted, world-class veterans memorial. We won the bid and came up with a great design that fits into the landscape and includes about 3,200 black granite plaques, each a tribute to an individual veteran. Each plaque includes a photograph of the veteran etched into the granite along with details of his service record. Annually we hold services for veterans during Veterans Day week and on Memorial Day. We also hold private flag-raising services for the families of veterans honored on the walls. This project has been incredibly meaningful to thousands of families who want to have their veteran remembered for posterity.
—Bill Kellogg '73
Leading and successfully turning around a small (less than 150 employees) heat exchanger company based in Toronto, Canada. The job was a rare amalgam of challenges: financial, engineering, procurement, customer relations. The memories of a diverse workforce and a great city are priceless as well.
—Mike Onderick '73 Th'74
I spent 20 years in marketing and sales for the telecom industry. Recently I have been teaching high school physics for eight years, and it's the most enjoyable job I've had. I work with high school juniors and seniors, helping to launch them into college and beyond. The material is wonderful and the people I work with are great. I recommend teaching high school science as a career after an engineering career.
—Richard Cavanaugh '81 Th'83
Working on the construction of the Channel Tunnel between England and France. I worked on the construction of the Channel Tunnel in the early 1990s. It was my first construction project where I had commercial responsibility, and I spent quite a bit of time in complex negotiations to settle massive contractor claims on behalf of the owner, Eurotunnel. The cultural challenges were interesting, and I drew upon my French language skills acquired during my foreign study program in Toulouse while at Dartmouth. I attended Eurotunnel board meetings that were conducted in a mixture of French and English, which led to frequent misunderstandings! There was a great deal of complex litigation—a whole new world to a young engineer. When we finally reached a commercial resolution that enabled the project to be completed, it seemed like a miracle. I learned that commercial considerations can be much more complicated than "simple" engineering and construction.
—Mike A. Adams '83
Right now I am working to bring to production a two-wheeled tilting front end I designed for motorcycles. The front end was designed to be a bolt-on conversion for a standard motorcycle. The additional wheel up front significantly improves the motorcycle's braking and traction.
The two wheels up front steer, lean, and handle just like a standard motorcycle. I have been working on this project for the last seven years and currently have two issued patents (7,487,985 and 7,967,306) and a third patent pending. I was originally told by the head of the vehicle design program at a local university that my idea had been tried before, would be unstable, and would not work. A couple of years ago I worked with a student engineering team at Thayer to help me with some design work on my project. I completed a 3,200-mile trip to the Harley-Davidson Sturgis gathering last August. More information and video of my bike in action can be found on my Tilting Motor Works website.
—Bob Mighell '85 Th'86
Probably the coolest job I've done recently was one my company, Focus Embedded, picked up a couple of years ago to design the guts of a handheld video projector for 3M. What made it fun was the fact that it came with the interesting technical design challenges that go with making electronics run at video speeds, the economic constraints that go with knowing it would be produced for the consumer market, manufacturing issues related to building the things offshore, and the overall "wow" factor of designing a cool product that would stop people in their tracks when they saw it.
Technically what made the job such fun was that the entire projector runs on something of an optical illusion. The imager module is a small reflector made of a polished silicon substrate covered with an array of ferroelectric material that can rotate the polarization state of incident light from zero to 90 degrees. If you held the imager in normal room light and looked at it, even with an image displayed on it, all you'd see is a roughly 1-by-1.25-centimeter mirror. But inside the projector, the lamphouse shines incident light onto this imager only after it's been through a polarizing filter. And as the focused image exits the projector through the imaging optics, it passes through a second polarizer. Pixels that haven't been rotated pass right through. Ones that have are stopped cold if they've been rotated 90 degrees. And anything in between goes through at some intermediate luminance.
The imager module is also monochrome. The image you see is full color because the lamphouse contains three LEDs (one red, one green, and one blue, or R, G, B) that are turned on sequentially as the red, green, and blue portions of the image are put on the display. "Persistence of vision" causes the viewer's brain to reassemble the three in a full color. Turning on the LEDs for only part of the time (when their corresponding monochrome color image is on the display module) means that they can be dramatically overdriven in order to get high brightness. While the LEDs are "off" (and other colors are "on"), the silicon die has time to cool enough to make driving them with about four-times overcurrent possible. Additionally, most of the time none of them is on, and the viewer's brain, which is only recording peak brightness, thinks they're still on and fills in the "gaps." As a result, the power-hungry lamphouse is only sucking down electrons (at the 500mA rate required to drive the LEDs) for a small fraction of the time the device is perceived to be running. Since the rest of the unit only consumes about 25mA total, battery life is extended to the point where a single charge on a cell phone battery will allow the unit to play a feature-length movie.
3M came to us originally asking for the logic design for a chip to get the video content out of a small fast memory, deliver it to the imager, and synchronize the R, G, and B portions of the picture with the lighting of the R, G, and B LEDs. But when we got that working in simulation and it needed to be tested on a real circuit board, we were asked to design the printed circuit board as well. We were further given the job of developing the switch mode power supplies to run the device at extreme high efficiency.
We were pleased that when 3M decided to do the next generation of projectors with higher resolution and faster refresh rates, they could reuse all of our code and recompile our work with nothing more than a few changes. Our lasting gift to them was that their next projector was designed in about one-third the time the first one was, since we'd set things up with a development path ahead. Their lasting gift to us has been a lot of repeat business.
—Eric Overton '87 Th'89
My first job in a micro-sized startup. It was the combination of inventing a technology, winning formal recognition for the technology (R&D 100 Award), and then exploring commercialization options, all under the security of a steady paycheck. The commercialization attempt required me to learn about marketing and venture capital funding while maintaining a small operations side of the business to generate revenue numbers for investors. All in all, it gave me a broader end-to-end view of what it means to be an entrepreneur. The job made me feel I can make a difference. As I moved into more defined roles in larger companies, I never had the same experience again.
—Sumit Guha Th'88
The coolest, most exciting, and most fulfilling job I had was 10 years ago. I became an architect after finishing my B.E. I had my own firm, and I spent two years with two close friends designing a brand new university, Ashesi University in Ghana. The project included the campus master plan and all the buildings. It just finished construction this year. We made very little money (we did receive earned income credit) and worked an insane amount of hours, but we had so much fun and it was a fantastic opportunity.
—Sofia Veniard '93 Th'94
The most fulfilling job I have ever had is where I am working currently, as a high school math and science teacher at Doulos Discovery School in the Dominican Republic. The country has the lowest investment and performance in academics of all of Latin America and the Caribbean, with the possible exception of its island neighbor, Haiti. The need for education here is desperate. That is why Doulos Discovery School, a Christian school, seeks not only to equip the kids here with a first-rate education, but also train them to become leaders who have a servant's heart. In this way, when their hard work and preparation enable them to rise into positions of leadership, they will use this influence to bring about lasting, needed, and meaningful changes that will benefit Dominicans at all socioeconomic levels.
Being a teacher is the most challenging job I have had. Sure, some other jobs demanded more intellectual rigor and training, but no other job has required constantly putting my own needs second, being patient with students who are at times disrespectful or lazy, or simply seeking to serve others in the way that teaching has. Doulos utilizes the expeditionary form of learning pioneered by Kurt Hahn, founder of Outward Bound. It is hands-on learning with a service focus. Recently my ninth-grade science class built and installed a windmill using materials that cost less than $150. It gave our students a good taste for renewable energy.
—Harley McAllister '94 Th'95
Designing the graphical user interface and sound scheme for the Tesla Roadster—and seeing it out there, "in the wild." (I worked alongside Matt Senesky '98 Th'99 and Diarmuid O'Connell '86.)
The narrative surrounding electric cars has changed so much during the past five years. It was exciting to be at the center of the action and rewarding to feel like I was making a (small) impact on oil dependence, climate change, and national security—while honoring the legacy of an undersung inventor (Tesla) who died penniless, talking to pigeons.
—Krispin Leydon '99 Th'01
The job I have now: working at Google as a software engineer on a to-be-named project that aims to handle hundreds of thousands of queries from online ad exchanges for dynamically generated bids on ads from thousands of advertisers. Right now my job involves understanding issues as big as how data flow from company to company all the way down to how the HTML needs to be modified. And figuring out how we can work together as efficiently as possible to make this happen! It's been crazy at times, but definitely exciting.
In contrast, the job that got me the most "cool" points from people I've talked to was working on Microsoft's Flight Simulator game for five years. It seems like everyone you meet over the age of 25 who has ever played a computer game has played that one at some point during its 25-year history. Getting to see some of those planes in real life was pretty fun, too!
—Susan Ashlock '00
Each day medicine provides interesting and unique challenges. The most recent challenge for me was delivering a baby in an elevator. (Read about the unexpected delivery.) I'm currently a chief resident in orthopedic surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. I've been here for the past five years training since I graduated from Dartmouth Medical School in 2007. Next year I'm headed to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota for a yearlong arthroplasty (joint replacement) fellowship. When I was an undergraduate engineering major, Dr. Mayor and Professor Collier were very influential in my pursuit of a career in medicine and orthopedic surgery. After the fellowship I hope to find an attending surgeon position where I can combine my interests in engineering and medicine. As an aside, I rented a room from Dr. Myric Wood in Lebanon during medical school and became close friends with him. He was a general practitioner for 45 years. He was one of the most amazing physicians I have ever worked with, and I learned a lot about general practice from him. His wife, Lois Wood, was one of the past Thayer School magazine editors. The Dartmouth community is a very special place to learn, for which I am grateful.
—Derek Jenkins '02 DMS'06
Banging my helmeted head against a concrete pillar to calibrate an early head impact telemetry prototype with a mouthguard accelerometer. It occurred at Brown University in the summer of 2002, for a summer internship with Simbex LLC (and Adjunct Professor Rick Greenwald Th'88). It helped shaped my graduate studies in orthopedic biomechanics. I'm currently an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Montana State University. My lab studies cartilage, osteoarthritis, and how mechanical loading is transduced into biological signals.
—Ron June '02
I would have to say my current job, developing the new BMW X5 in Munich, has got to be the coolest project I've worked on. Between the design in context and vehicle validation processes, there is always something interesting going on.
—Matt Wallach Th'09
My most fulfilling project so far is the process improvement project for my Lean Six Sigma Black Belt training with Professor Lasky and Dr. Cheung at the radiology department at DHMC. Goal: process at least one more patient through the radiology department. Challenges: lots of details in the process to capture in mapping. Highlight: finding data captured by the software that the department had been using to track patient check-in and processing info. Result: found the solution to processing two patients through the department.
—Wei Peng Th'11
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A 19-year-old man holding his breath as he drove through a tunnel caused a three-car crash in Oregon.
Daniel J. Calhon told investigators he fainted Sunday afternoon while holding his breath in the tunnel on Highway 26 northwest of Portland, The Associated Press reported.
His car drifted across the centerline and hit another vehicle head-on.
Both vehicles then struck the tunnel walls before another vehicle hit Calhon's Toyota Camry, according to police.
Calhon, his passenger and two people in one of the other vehicles suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Authorities aren't sure why Calhon was holding his breath, but said it could have been a game or superstition.


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In this paper we study the welfare effect of a monopoly innovation. Unlike many partial equilibrium models carried out in previous studies, general equilibrium models are constructed and analyzed in greater detail. We discover that technical innovation carried out by a monopolist could significantly increase the social welfare. We conclude that, in general, the criticism against monopoly innovation based on its increased deadweight loss is less accurate than previously postulated by many studies.
Comments and Questions
from the article it can be analogically deducted that monopoly is not after-all a bad concept/principle,in view of it's benefits to social welfare,which should after all be the conerstone of any rational policy that is(or should be)based on people's progress