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B = Biographical Sketch D = Diaries I = Image M = Memoirs N = Newspaper Accounts OC = Official Correspondence OR = Official Report PC = Private Correspondence
Army of the Potomac
Brig. Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard (M, OC1, OR1, OR2 Pt 1, OR2 Pt 2, OR3,)
Acting Assistant Adjutant General (AAAG)
Acting Assistant Quartermaster (AAQ)
- Maj. Cabell
- Col. R. B. Lee
Signal Officer
- Col. Williamson
- Chief Surg R. L. Brodie
- Col. S. Jones
Aides-de-camp (ADC)
- Col. Chesnut
- Col. Chisolm
- Col. Hayward
- Col. Manning
- Col. Miles
- Col. Preston
- Col. Rice
- Capt. D. B. Harris
- Capt. W. H. Stevens
- Lt. W. Ferguson
- Lt. H. E. Peyton
Headquarters Escort
- Capt. John F. Lay, Powhatan Troop (OR)
- Capt. K. E. Utterback, Little Fork Rangers
First Brigade
Brig. Gen. Milledge L. Bonham (OR1, OR2)
- Col. Lay, AAG
- Col. Kemper, AAQ
- Lt. Washington, AAQ
- Maj. Kennedy, Chief Commissary
- Maj. Walton, Military Secretary
- Gen. Hagood, ADC
- Gen. McGowan, ADC
- Col. Aldrich, ADC
- Col. Lipscomb, ADC
- Col. Simpson, ADC
- Maj. Butler, ADC
- Maj. Davies, ADC
- Maj. M. B. Lipsocmb, ADC
- Maj. Tompkins, ADC
- Capt. A. Moss, ADC
- Capt. Nyles, ADC
- Capt. Stevens, ADC
- Capt. Venable, ADC
11th NCV (later 21st NCI)
- Col. W. W. Kirkland (OR)
- Co. K – Sgt Yerby Barneycastle (Cassel) (PC)
2nd SC
- Col J. B. Kershaw (OR1, OR2)
- Unknown (1) (PC)
- Unknown (2) (PC)
3rd SC
- Col. J. H. Williams (OR1, OR2)
7th SC
8th SC
8th LA (N)
- Col. H. B. Kelly (Not in Johnston's OOB)
- Co. B – Capt. A. Larose (N)
30th VA Cav
- Col. R. C. W. Radford (OR1, OR2)
Alexandria Light Artillery (4 Guns)
1st Company Richmond Howitzers (4 Guns)
- Capt. J. C. Shields
Second Brigade
Brig. Gen. Richard S. Ewell (OR, PC1, PC2)
- Lt. Col. Charles Humphrey Tyler, AAAG
- Capt. Fitzhugh Lee, AAAG
- Capt. Charles H. Rhodes, AQM
- Lt. George Campbell Brown, ADC (M)
- Cadet John Taliaferro, ADC
- Robert F. Mason, ADC
- Edgar A. Hudnut, Clerk
5th AL (D)
- Col. R. E. Rodes (OR)
6th AL
- Col. J. J. Seibels
6th LA
- Col. J. G. Seymour
- Co. E – 1st Sgt. John Tobin (PC)
Cavalry Battalion
- Col. J. G. Jenifer
Washington Artillery (4 Guns)
- T. L. Rosser
Third Brigade
Brig. Gen. David R. Jones (OR1, OR2)
- Lt. Latham, AAAG
- Capt. Coward, AAQ
- Capt. Curfell, AAQ
- Capt. Ford, AAQ
- Capt. Taylor, AAQ
- Lt. McLemore, AAQ
17th MS
- Col. W. S. Featherstone (OR)
18th MS
5th SC
- Col. Micah Jenkins (OR)
Flood's Company, 30th VA Cav
- Capt. J. W. Flood
Washington Artillery (2 Guns)
- Capt. M. B. Miller
Fourth Brigade
Brig. Gen. James Longstreet (OR1, OR2)
- Lt. Armistead, AAAG
- Lt. P. T. Manning, AAQ
- Col. Lubbock, ADC
- Col. Riddick, ADC
- Col. Terry, ADC
- Capt. Chichester, ADC
- Capt. Goree, ADC (PC1, PC2)
- Capt. Sorrel, ADC
- Capt. Thompson, ADC
- Capt. Walton, ADC
5th NCI
1st VA
- Col. Moore
- Maj. F. G. Skinner
11th VA
- Col. S. Garland
17th VA
24th VA
- Col. P. Hairston
Company E, 30th VA Cav
- Capt. E. Whitehead (OR)
Washington Artillery (2 Guns) (N)
- Capt. Garnett
5th Brigade
Col. Philip St. George Cocke (OR)
- Capt. Harris, Chief Engineer
8th VA
18th VA
- Col. R. E. Withers (OR)
19th VA
- Col. P. St. George Cocke
- Lt. Co. J. B. Strange
28th VA
49th VA (Battalion)
Schaeffer's Independent Battalion (N1, N2)
- Cpt. F. B. Schaeffer (N1, N2)
Loudon Artillery (4 Guns)
- Capt. Arthur L. Rogers (OR)
- Lieut. Henry Heaton
Lynchburg Artillery (4 Guns)
- Capt. H. Grey Latham (OR)
Wise Troop (Cavalry Company)
6th Brigade
Col. Jubal A. Early (OR1, OR2)
- Capt. Gardner, AAAG
- Lt. Willis, ADC
7th LA
- Col. Harry T. Hays
- Lt. Col. Charles De Choiseul
- Maj. Davidson B. Penn
- A Louisianan (PC)
- Vivandiere (PC1, PC2)
13th MS
- Col. W. Barksdale
7th VA
- Col. J. L. Kemper
- Co. G – 1st Lt. Clarke Henry Thompson (PC)
Washington Artillery (5 Guns) (N)
- Lt. C. W. Squires (OR)
- Lt. J. B. Richardson
- Lt. J. B. Whittington
7th Brigade
- Capt. A. L. Evans, AAAG
- Capt. McCausland, ADC
- Capt. Rogers, ADC
1st Special LA Battalion (N1, N2, N3)
- Maj. C. R. Wheat (W) (OR)
- Lt. Allen C. Dickinson, ADC (N)
4th SC
- Col. J. B. E. Sloan (OR)
Alexander's Troop, 30th VA Cav
Terry's Troop, 30th VA Cav
- Capt. W. R. Terry (OR)
1 Section Lathams Artillery (2 Guns)
Reserve Brigade
Brig. Gen. Theophilus H. Holmes (OR)
- Lt. Walker, AAAG
1st AR
- Col. J. F. Fagan
2nd TN
- Col. W. Bate
Purcell Artillery (6 Guns)
- Capt. L. Walker
Albemarle Light Horse
- Capt. Eugene Davis
- Major John Scott
Hampton's SC Legion (6 Companies)
Col. Wade Hampton (W) (OR); Capt. J. Conner (PC1, PC2)
Unknown 1 (PC)
Unknown 2 (PC)
Unknown 3 (PC)
Harrison's Battalion of Cavalry (4 Companies)
Maj. Julian Harrison
Camp Pickens Battery
Capt. I. S. Sterrett
Army of the Shenandoah
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston (M, OR1, OR2)
Acting Adjutant General (AAG)
- Brig. Gen. E. Kirby Smith
- Maj. Thomas Grimke Rhett (OR)
Acting Assistant Adjutant General (AAAG)
- Capt. Thomas L. Preston
Acting Assistant Quartermaster (AAQ)
- Maj. McLean
- Maj. Kearsley
- Maj. William Henry Chase Whiting
- Col. W. N. Pendleton (OR)
- Col. Thomas
Aides-de-camp (ADC)
Col. Cole
Col. Duncan
Maj. Dees
Capt. Fauntleroy
Capt. Mason
Lt. James B. Washington
1st Brigade
Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson (OR, PC)
Col. F. B. Jones, AAAG
Lt. A. S. Pendleton, Ordnance
Capt. Marshall, ADC
Lt. T. G. Lee, ADC
Cadet N. W. Lee, ADC
Cadet Thompson, ADC
- Surgeon Hunter McGuire (M)
2nd VA (M)
- Col. J. W. Allen (OR)
4th VA (M)
5th VA
27th VA
- Lt. Col. J. Echols
33rd VA (8 Companies) (M)
- Col. A. C. Cummings (M1, M2, PC1, PC2)
Rockbridge VA Artillery (4 Guns)
2nd Brigade
Col. Francis Bartow (K)
Brig. Gen. S. R. Gist, ADC
Col. Shingler, ADC
Maj. Stevens, ADC
7th GA
- Lt. Col. L. J. Gartell
8th GA
- Lt. Col. W. M. Gardner
9th GA (Not engaged)
Wise Artillery (Alburtis' Battery) (4 Guns)
- Capt. E. G. Alburtis
- Lt. John Pelham (PC)
3rd Brigade
Maj. William H. C. Whiting placed in command after the battle (OR)
Capt. T. L. Preston, AAAG
Brig. Gen. S. R. Gist
Maj. R. A. Howard
Capt. A. Vander Horst (Gist, Howard, & Vander Horst filed this OR for Bee's Brigade, but are not listed on any OOB as part of Bee's staff)
4th AL (M)
- Col. Egbert J. Jones (MW)
- Lt. Col. Evander M. Law (W)
- Maj. Charles L.Scott (W)
- Capt. Thomas J. Goldsby (OR)
- Unknown (PC)
2nd MS
- Col. W. C. Falkner
- Co. G – Capt. Hugh R. Miller (PC)
11th MS (Companies A & F)
- Lt. Col. P. F. Liddell
6th NC (Not Brigaded) (N)
- Col. Charles. F. Fisher (K)
- Lt. Col. Charles E. Lightfoot
- Unknown (PC)
Staunton Artillery (4 Guns)
4th Brigade
Brig. Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith (W); Col. Arnold Elzey (OR)
- Lt. Chentney, AAAG
- Lt. McDonald, AAQ
- Col. Buist, ADC
- Capt. Cunningham, ADC
- Capt. Hill, ADC
- Capt. Tupper, ADC
- Lt. Contee, ADC
1st MD Battalion (M)
- Lt. Col. G. H. Steuart
- Unknown Officer (PC)
3rd TN
- Col. J. C. Vaughn
- Unknown Officer (PC)
10th VA
13th VA (Left at Manassas)
- Col. A. P. Hill
Newtown Artillery (4 Guns)
Capt. George. A. Groves
Lt. R. F. Beckham
Not Brigaded
1st VA Cav
- Col. J.E.B. Stuart (OR)
Thomas Artillery (Stanard's Battery) (4 Guns)
- Capt. P.B. Stanard


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The Police
Staples Center
Los Angeles, CA
June 20, 2007
In the last few years we have been privileged to see a lot of classic rock bands reunite – Van Halen, Jane's Addiction, Motley Crue, Led Zeppelin, etc. I was pretty stoked to hear that The Police were finally really going to do it. There had been a lot of bad blood and a lot of solo tours standing between the three members, not to mention a lot of questions. Can they still do it, are they too old, will they rock like they used to? Well, this photo is the living proof – The Police pretty much picked up where they left off. The band played with as much youthful fury as they could – still changing drum kits, still using synthesizers with their feet and still jumping high in the sky with musical inspiration beneath their feet.
I shot this photo just as the band hit the final notes of Message In A Bottle…Sting has got some air.
Photographed up against the stage with my Canon 5D and a Canon 24mm-70mm 2.8 lens

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A9 TV, 18 July 2012
Our Prophet (saas) did not open schools, he did not enter politics either. He ruled with his sincere faith and miracles. The Prophet Moses (pbuh) did not open schools, he did not enter politics either. He did not feel the need to put forth a thousand and one logical statements. He submitted himself to Allah and became very sincere. The masses, thousands, tens of thousands of people witnessing his candid love, his faith came to believe. One should act with the spirit of the Prophet Moses (pbuh) with the spirit of the Prophet Mohammad (saas), with the spirit of the Prophet Solomon (pbuh) and attain results. As a matter of facet you all see that tremendous miracles are taking place. Tremendous steps are taken.
A9 TV; 18 October 2011
The Prophet Abraham's (pbuh) home was a place of refuge. Rasulullah's (pbuh) home was a place of refuge. The Prophet Noah's (pbuh) ark was a place of refuge. Bediuzzaman and Imam Rabbani's homes were places of refuge. And where I am is a place of refuge. Where Muslims are is also a place of refuge. The homes of good, honest people are places of refuge. Of course Muslims will take shelter in them. What else can they do? Of course they will take refuge with good, honest people who fear Allah. That has been so since the dawn of history, and will always be so. Why did Muslims shelter on Noah's Ark? Why did everyone come to the Prophet Abraham (pbuh)? Why did everyone shelter with the Prophet Joseph (pbuh), including even his own brothers? They were his enemies, but they still sought refuge with the Prophet Joseph (pbuh). Why did the Prophet Joseph (pbuh) take them in and protect them? Persecuted and oppressed people came to the Prophet Moses (pbuh) from Abyssinia. And he protected them all. Where he was, was a place of refuge. And where Muslims are, will of course be places of refuge. Wherever there are good, honest, fine and patriotic people, these are places of refuge. And that is a religious obligation. Allah's commandment.
A9 TV; 24 October 2011
Allah inflicted an unbearable sickness of the Prophet Job (pbuh). The sickness lasted for a very long time. "O Lord, I have received a tribulation from satan," he said. And what did Allah say? "Move your foot." Be active, being active is of the greatest importance. It is important to walk a lot, rush about, do housework and go about here and there. It is no use sitting immobile all the time. And that can even be harmful. Second, Allah told him to "Drink water." Dehydration harms the body. It is important to be active and to wash properly, as that also strengthens people. A lively, active person who does not heed himself will be healthy, but someone who is not will fall ill. It is very important to abandon oneself to Allah and say "Whatever You do, I belong to You." Otherwise a person will fall ill. What must we say? "O Lord! I wish to struggle [for Islam]. I want Islamic Union, so give me strength." It is no good saying; "I want to be freed from sickness so I can visit my children, finish school, go to work and make money, make more friends of Facebook, go to our summer house and have fun and that kind of thing." Asking for good health in that way is no good. Why must we ask for good health? "O Lord, give me strength so I can help You and serve as Islam. As a manifestation of You." But it is fine to ask for it in that sense. The Prophet Job (pbuh) did not ask for good health so he could go and have fun. Why did he desire it? He asked Allah for strength so he could propagate His religion. That is why if someone who prays for good health does so solely so that he can relax and take things easy, that prayer will not be heeded, by the law of Allah. It is not a prayer that Allah will heed. In order for prayer to be pure and genuine you must say, "O Lord, I have dedicated myself to You." What did the blessed Maryam (pbuh) say? That she had dedicated her child to our Lord, for Him, for His approval. In order to spread His religion and for His approval and so that people might live by the religion of Allah. What does Almighty Allah say to our Prophet (pbuh)? "Take yourself away from all things, from all aspects of life and put all your care, effort and energy into spreading the religion of Allah, the global dominion of the moral values of Islam." He tells him to concentrate all his energies on disseminating Islam. And our Prophet (pbuh) was never ill. Allah says that He has lifted that weight from him that had bent his back. He says He has given him ease and well-being. That is why all the prophets have had troubles, because they come in proportion to one's faith. Terrible troubles will afflict Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). But he will not let it show. Our Prophet (pbuh) never showed it, either. When he had a stomach ache they heated a stone and our Prophet (pbuh) would wrap it up and place it next to his stomach, hidden in his clothing, so nobody ever realized. That is why one must honestly and sincerely submit to Allah and ask for good health in order to spread His religion. To strive for religion, in other words. Not so that one can lie back and take it easy in this world. That is no good.
A9 TV; September 14th, 2011
How was it with the Prophet Joseph (pbuh)? He was born from a mother and a father, we have explained this. What does our Prophet (saas) say for Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)? "He is like the Prophet Joseph (pbuh)," he says. What does this mean? It means he will be born from a mother and father, he will be imprisoned, he will suffer ordeals, he will be slandered. Since the persecutors cannot imprison a Mahdi consisting of a voice, how would this happen? It is clearly seen here that the matter is in deadlock. There is nothing to defend in this. Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) is born in a city, he will endure pain, he will be insulted, he will be slandered. Hazrat Mahdi's (pbuh) whole life will pass with ordeals. That is why his rank will be very high. A Mahdi that will be invisible, one that passes through walls would not be tested. Consequently that would be something removing the free will of mind. Additionally, our Prophet (saas) does not mention such a Mahdi (pbuh). This is in complete contradiction with the hadiths as well. That is because Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) would not suffer any ordeals in such a case. How would someone passing through walls be imprisoned? How would such a Mahdi (pbuh) stay in prison? Why would he stay there? He would leave there in the form of image, in the form of a voice. He would then be a spirit anyway, so he passes through everywhere. He passes through the walls, he enters houses. He does not enter houses through the doors, he passes through everywhere, according to what these guys say. Then why should he stay in prison? He would just go, why would such a being be imprisoned? Consequently this claim is contradictory in a thousand and one points, it is a wrong way of thinking that contradicts the hadiths. That would be a very big blow on Islam. Such a belief would be a very big blow. They should be looking for the real Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). Whoever he is. I would kiss his feet and follow his lead, I would be his orderly. But they should not lead Muslims on to such a wrong path.
A9 TV, 20 April 2012
They recognize all the prophets. For example, think of a Jew who does not recognize the Prophet Abraham (pbuh); he will be ruined, may Allah forbid. What is your problem? "What if that means you cease to be a Jew?" My brother, it will make you a better Jew. You will be a true Jew. You will stop being half a Jew and become a complete Jew if you also follow Muhammad. Love the prophet. Does loving the Prophet Abraham (pbuh) mean you stop being Jewish? Since you love the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) you will love him even more. Do you not love the Prophet Abraham? You will love him more. Love the prophet as you love the Prophet Abraham (pbuh). How lovely. What will you lose from your faith?
A9 TV, 12 May 2012
When He created the prophet Adam (pbuh), Adam was amazed and knew the name of nothing. He could not speak at all. Allah taught him the names one by one. "What is this?" for instance. A stone. Allah taught him everything one by one. What is this? A branch. And this? A tree. And this? A shoe. He taught him them all. Almighty Allah taught him the names of everything. So he soon learned the names of all things, and learned how to speak. Then Allah said He had created a spouse for him, from His spirit. Almighty Allah creates his spouse using the same method, a method known to Him. He looked at her. A love developed, as that is how Allah created them. Then they had children. Their brothers and sisters, Almighty Allah made them lawful for one another at first. That was not incest. It is fine if Allah makes it lawful. Blood brothers and sisters got married at first. Then after their numbers reached a certain level, Allah made it unlawful. In other words, moral values stem from the Qur'an. It is fine if Allah says it is lawful. But bigots have a problem with this. They try to find an answer to that, too. Bigots dislike the moral values revealed by Allah.
A9 TV, 10-April-2012
The Jews are descended from prophets. I am a sayyid, thanks be to Allah. But I also combine with Jews among my forebears. I am descended from David (pbuh). The line of Hazrat Ali (pbuh) is descended from David (pbuh). I am a descendant of Abraham (pbuh). Jews are the children of the Prophet Abraham (pbuh) and Jacob (pbuh). Our Prophet (saas) is he who most resembles the Prophet Abraham (pbuh). In that sense, they are descended from the same line.
A9 TV, 13-February-2012
The Prophet Noah (pbuh) says that he cannot overcome these people and seeks refuge in Allah. "Destroy them, O Lord," he says. And Allah destroys them. That is one characteristic of prophets. Once they pray, that puts an end to the matter. The Prophet Moses (pbuh) prays to Allah to cleave the sea. He prays, and it happens. He prays to his Lord to send a plague of locusts. And his prayer is immediately heeded. That is one attribute of the prophets. Jesus the Messiah prays to the Lord to destroy such and such a regime. He prays. You look and see that the country is at one another's throats and people have literally become crazy. And the regime collapses. He prays, and that is an end to it. He prays to the Lord to destroy such and such a place. And a hurricane blows up and buildings are flattened. The place will be flattened if he prays for that to happen. That is a characteristic of Jesus the Messiah in the End Times. That is a secret for you. That is his characteristic. That he is a man of prayer. He prays.
A9 TV, 16-May 2012
Being afraid does not suit Prophets. As Allah says, he was alarmed. That was a flaw as well. "Do not be afraid" Allah frequently tells the Prophets "..not to be afraid and not to be sad." Allah has deemed fear unlawful for the Prophets. Being afraid is also unlawful for Muslims. "...two litigants" this might also be referring to two important litigations in the End Times. This also refers to the End Times in one aspect.
Surat ash-Shu'ara'
144- "So have fear of Allah and obey me"
Fearing Allah is not like fearing a gun or something like that. Fear of Allah is a pleasurable, lovely fear. It is a noble fear. Obey the commands of Allah that came in that time, and the Qur'an that came in this time.
145- "I do not ask you for any wage for it"
This means that people who preach and tell others of Allah ask no reward. They do it for Allah's approval.
146-151- Are you going to be left secure amid what is here,
amid gardens and clear springs,
and cultivated fields and palms with supple spathes?
Will you continue hewing houses from the mountains with exultant skill?
So have fear of Allah and obey me.
Do not obey the orders of the profligate,
This is aimed at immoral people. You must not obey immoral people.
152- those who corrupt the earth and do not put things right.
Whoever distresses and hurts Muslims, Christians, Jews or anyone.
153- They said, 'You are merely someone bewitched.
These words are always spoken to prophets and those who strive on Allah's path.
154- You are nothing but a human being like ourselves, so produce a Sign if you are telling the truth.
You are a normal person, they say, there is nothing special about you.
so produce a Sign if you are telling the truth.'
And let's see it. Insha'Allah, these people will soon being seeing what they wanted.
those who follow the Messenger, the Unlettered Prophet, whom they find written down with them in the Torah and the Gospel;
So there is a book called the Torah, and one called the Gospels. Allah says these exist.
They will find it written in the Gospels;
"It is written", Allah says.
In other words, he cannot read or write
those who follow the Messenger, the Unlettered Prophet,
Everything that is good, brotherhood, peace and love and good intentions.
Forbidding them to do wrong,
Killing, oppression and suffering. Wrongs of all kinds.
making good things lawful (halal) for them and bad things unlawful (haram) for them,
There are many clean things and few unlawful ones. Pork, wine, meat not slaughtered in Allah's name. The foods set out as unlawful by our Prophet (saas). Set out in the Qur'an.
Making bad things unlawful for them;
Blood is also unlawful, for instance.
relieving them of their heavy loads and the chains which were around them.Look, this is very important. Because the pagans at that time brought all kinds of laws out. Everything is banned. Laughing is banned, sitting down is banned, all is banned.
relieving them of their heavy loads and the chains which were around them.The chains of prohibition around them. Because everything you can imagine was prohibited then. If you slaughter an animal, "you cannot eat this part" they say. You can eat the right leg, but not the left. You can eat this part of its back, but not that. There were hundreds of prohibitions. Almighty Allah has done away with them all.
Those who believe in him and honor him,
They will take care that no harm befalls him. To believe and honor. His supporters will speak in his favor. They will take care that no harm comes to him, even at the cost of their own lives.
And help him,
Those who help him with all things.
and follow the Light that has been sent down with him,
Those who follow the Qur'an, all together.
They are the ones who are successful.
For people to be at ease, at peace, free from oppression, for them to be virtuous and enjoy peace of. But what do people do? They produce vast numbers of prohibitions. They create a difficult environment, a climate of war. They shed blood. Allah prohibits these. He tells us to live well. Bombs and bloodshed are difficult things. Suffering is very difficult.
A messenger always comes in the Qur'an. He warns his people, but they do not listen. Allah takes vengeance. These things are always described. And Muslims collect around a leader. You cannot have a leaderless society. There is always a blessed person who seeks goodness. They are opposed by people who desire evil. But good always wins out. This is always described in the Qur'an.2012-10-31 15:21:50


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There are plenty of vending machines out there that sell Apple gadgets—you can buy iPods in airports and iPads in Macy's, for example. But what if I told you that some college students can get MacBooks from an on-campus vending machine?
A vending machine at Drexel University lets you do just that. But this vending machine isn't meant to put a sizable dent into students' wallets; instead, it's intended to help increase on-campus safety. If students are concerned about carrying their own laptop between their dorms and the library, they can just use the laptops from the machine.
The vending kiosk, which carries 12 MacBooks at a time, lets anyone with a Drexel ID borrow a laptop for up to five hours, with a $5 charge for late returns. Laptops get charged and wiped of any data while they rest in the vending machine, so you don't have to worry about a dead battery or data security issues.
[For some reason, I can't help but think of the old "Be kind—rewind" messages on video rentals from back in the day. —Ed.]
The laptop loaner program runs 24 hours a day and doesn't require any pesky human interaction. That's especially useful if you find out that work is due in tomorrow, and it's already 10pm the night before.
Drexel currently offers only one laptop vending machine, but the university plans to add more if the vending machine is well recieved. In addition to the safety benefits, these would be great if your own laptop is broken, or if you left it at home.
Would you like to see one of these in your workplace or college? Let us know in the comments.
[Drexel University via Ubergizmo]
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(Orange)—Juan Vázquez, president of Santiago Canyon College (SCC) since 2002, has announced that he plans to retire as of August 15, 2014.
"President Vázquez has been an excellent leader for Santiago Canyon College during some difficult years for community colleges in California," said Raúl Rodríguez, Ph.D., chancellor of Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD). "Despite budget cuts that drastically impacted our colleges beginning in 2007, Juan kept SCC moving forward. Under his leadership SCC has become a comprehensive community college with significant growth in enrollment."
During his 12-year tenure as president of SCC, campus instructional facilities expanded thanks to the passage of Measure E, a $337 million general obligation bond. Since 2002, the following new instructional facilities were built on the SCC campus: a 97,500-square-foot Humanities Building, a 72,200-square-foot Athletics and Aquatics Complex, a 60,000-square-foot Science Center, a 40,000-square-foot Library/Learning Resource Center, and a 30,000-square-foot Student Services and Instruction Building. In addition, the college and community benefited with the construction of the 92,500-square-foot Orange Education Center, new soccer fields and softball complex. Measure E also made the following infrastructure improvements possible: the building of a Maintenance and Operations Building, a loop road, new parking lots and lighting, improved landscaping, plus the acquisition of land to complete the college's master plan.
Since 2002, SCC has received recognition on the national, regional and local level. In 2005, Community College Week ranked SCC as second of the fastest growing community colleges nationwide with an enrollment of 10,000 or more. In 2009, the college came in as number four in the Community College Week ranking of fastest growing community colleges with an enrollment of 10,000 or more. Today the college has an enrollment each semester of nearly 14,000 students in its credit and non-credit programs.
Also notable during Vázquez's tenure was the Orange County Department of Education's selection of an SCC faculty member, four times in eight years, as Orange County's top community college teacher. In 2005, philosophy professor Marcelo Pimentel was chosen; in 2009, psychology professor Dr. Cari Cannon; in 2011, English professor Maureen Roe; and in 2014, economics professor Dr. Alex Taber.
Since 2002, academic programs and student services have grown exponentially at the college. Many of these programs were boosted thanks to federal grants. In recent years, the college was awarded a series of grants supporting student achievement in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). These grants include a $3.23 million five-year Title V STEM grant; the five-year "Strengthening Transfer Education and Matriculation in STEM" with California State University, Fullerton; and a $1.25 million five-year grant for the Upward Bound Math and Science Program, a partnership with local high schools. The collective impact of these grants has led to the doubling in the number of students who have declared STEM majors. Today, more than 1,700 SCC students are preparing for STEM careers.
The college has also received high marks in a number of other areas. These include: a championship-winning women's soccer team with state and national championships in 2009, an award-winning forensics team, a Model United Nations Program, and a softball team that reached Super Regionals in 2013.
With 39 years of service in the California community college system, Vázquez began as an English instructor at College of Alameda in Alameda, Calif., in 1975. Subsequently, he was named director of learning assistance and basic skills in 1977, a post he held until 1983. Promoted to dean of instruction for the business and transportation division and coordinator of vocational education programs, he served in these capacities until becoming vice president of instruction in 1995, a position he held until 2001. In 2001, he was appointed interim president at College of Alameda.
Prior to joining College of Alameda, he was a lecturer at California State University, Fullerton (1973-75) and a counselor at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. From 1967-69 he was a VISTA volunteer teaching English as a Second Language to Spanish-speaking Mexican immigrants.
Vázquez holds a Master of Science degree with a reading specialty from California State University, Fullerton. His bachelor's degree is in philosophy from City University of New York.
He is actively involved with a number of business and community organizations, including Leadership Orange and St. Joseph's Hospital Leadership Council. Vázquez serves on the board of directors for the Community Foundation of Orange and the Orange County Coastkeeper. He is a past board member of the California Community Colleges Chief Instructional Officers and the Orange Chamber of Commerce.
"It is definitely an honor to serve the students, faculty and staff of Santiago Canyon College, as well as the residents of our community," Vázquez said. "It has been especially gratifying watching our college blossom with new facilities and programs to better meet the needs of our students and the community. We have been able to do so through the support of the RSCCD Board of Trustees, our college district, our exemplary faculty, staff, students and the community that we serve."
About Santiago Canyon CollegeSantiago Canyon College is a public community college of Rancho Santiago Community College District, serving the residents of Anaheim Hills, Orange, Tustin and Villa Park. The college provides education for academic transfer and careers, courses for personal and professional development, and customized training for business and industry.
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M.B.A. Alumnus Nicholas Gigante Helps Pittsburgh Rediscover the Arts Thursday, December 10, 2009
Point Park alumnus Nicholas Gigante is pictured inside the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts,
the first project of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has been a major force in Pittsburgh's third renaissance through its development of the Cultural District, a 14-square block area along Penn and Liberty Avenues, Downtown. Starting with the restoration of the former Stanley Theater into the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts in 1987, the Cultural District now has 14 cultural facilities, public parks and plazas. More developments are in the organization's long-term plan.
Point Park alumnus Nicholas Gigante, a 2007 graduate of the M.B.A. program, plays a key role in helping the Cultural Trust achieve its goals, serving as director of institutional development. Below, Gigante shares a first-hand account of his experience as a Point Park student and graduate, including why he chose the University's M.B.A. program to his ongoing support for current students.
Pursuing a career in management
"As the director of institutional development, my role is to serve as an ambassador, encouraging more people to rediscover the arts and Cultural District of Pittsburgh. I also manage the day-to-day operations of the department, working on individual campaigns, memberships, capital projects and planned giving."
"Being at The Trust for three years, I decided to go back to school for my M.B.A. I really wanted to further develop my business skills, so that I could progress my career in management. After researching several programs, I chose Point Park University's School of Business. This program allows you to do an M.B.A. with a concentration in sports, arts and entertainment management. The best part is that I was able to combine all of my interests and passions in one experience."
Faculty who are community leaders
"The professors have actual work experience in the field - theater, sports, arts and entertainment management. They are known leaders in the community and are at the forefront of what's happening. As a professional, I wanted to learn from them. Experiencing the business for yourself and having a professor as your guide to see what it's really like in the workforce was a great attribute."
Classes with immediate impact
"One of the first classes that I took was Organizational Behavior. The class focuses on human behavior in organizations on the individual, interpersonal and group levels. It helped me to really understand my colleagues so much better. It's important to have open communication. As a manager, it's not only my job to oversee projects, but also to develop my team members. I help them to achieve their goals, which are always our goals."
Real-world class projects
"In one class, we worked as a team to manage an actual event from beginning to end. We conducted a S.W.O.T. analysis in order to see what the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats were. It's a great way to access a project and to determine if it's going in the right direction and what we could be doing differently or better. This analysis helps me to think like a patron, donor or board member and how they will gain the most value from our services."
Balancing work and family
"The University is in an urban setting, located in Downtown Pittsburgh. For me, it was very easy to get to and from the Cultural District. The curriculum is well thought out and planned; designed for people who work full time. I had my weeknights free to be able to do events for work. As a young father, I was also able to spend time with my family. I was able to maintain a great balance in my life."
Remaining involved with Point Park
"As an alumnus and someone who is involved in the hiring process, I'm very impressed with Point Park students. Jennifer Schooley, M.B.A. '07, interned for The Trust's institutional development department and Rachel Cullari, '12 SAEM student, job-shadowed me. The SAEM curriculum is training young people for real-life experiences. Potential employers look for top-notch, hard-working people, who want to learn more. We are looking for smart, creative people who will take on an assignment. At The Trust, we can train them and let their own talent and skills shine through to develop into something. Point Park students learn and work in the field and that is something that puts them ahead of the game - experience and internships."
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Ben Thomsen didn't really come from out of nowhere at the end of last season's World Cup downhill campaign. Unless, of course, you believe nowhere is that makeshift apartment he lived in two years ago, the cheap-rent one built into a warehouse in an industrial park in Invermere.
But the terrific finish by the sawed-off 25-year-old, who had to pay his own way to Europe a year earlier, has raised the expectation level as the 2012-13 men's speed season opens this weekend with a downhill and a super-G at Lake Louise, Alta.
In his final five downhills last winter, the 5-foot-7 Thomsen, who had been finishing in the 30s most of the season, was 11th and fifth in Chamonix, France, a stunning second on the Sochi 2014 Olympic course, ninth in Kvitfjell, Norway, and 10th at the World Cup finals in Schladming, Austria.
Norwegian superstar Aksel Lund Svindal said the young Canadian was "definitely a new guy to look out for on the downhill tour."
It's understandable, then, that Thomsen is feeling a little like a caged snow leopard these days.
"I'm very excited," he said in an interview a couple of weeks ago at an Alpine Canada fundraiser in Vancouver. "I mean there are times when I'm like 'ah, enough with the training, let's get into racing.'
"At the same time, I'm a little bit nervous because there's that expectation, that added pressure and I want to make sure I'm ready for this season and prepared the best I can."
Thomsen says one of his main goals, besides being consistently in the top 10, is to stay grounded.
It's not easy, he admits, because of the attention he's generated and the talk that he'll be the next Canadian Cowboy to stand atop a World Cup podium.
"What I did last year, I did in five races, not even a full season. So it's like just keep your composure and who knows? It could turn into something great. Until then, keep working hard."
It's not just the heightened expectations that Thomsen must deal with in Lake Louise and the following weekend when the circuit moves to Beaver Creek, Colo.
Given where everybody else on the Canadian team is at, Thomsen may have to carry the squad through the early part of this season.
Quebecer Erik Guay, the 2011 world downhill champion and 17-time World Cup podium finisher, and Calgary's Jan Hudec, a former world championship silver medallist and a downhill winner last season in Chamonix, both had arthroscopic knee surgery in September, curtailing their pre-season preparation.
"I'm no stranger to racing with a little pain," Guay said earlier this week in Calgary. "It's not ideal, but I can make it happen."
Three-time World Cup winner Manuel Osborne-Paradis of North Vancouver and 2009 world downhill champion John Kucera of Calgary are both coming back from severe injury.
Kucera shattered his right leg in a crash at Lake Louise in November 2009, and hasn't raced on the World Cup since. Osborne-Paradis broke his leg and tore up a knee in January 2011, and concedes it may take him a few starts to get into true race form.
And then last week, Robbie Dixon, who has battled concussion issues for two years, broke his leg in a crash during a FIS race in Colorado.
Still, Thomsen says it was encouraging to have everybody on the hill during a summer training camp in Chile.
"The past two years (on the World Cup) it just seems like it's been me and Jan at times, or me and Eric at times. So to have the full group back this whole summer, it's been excellent."
While Kucera's terrible crash at Lake Louise in '09 was a downer, the resort in the Rockies has been good to the Canadian men's team over the years.
Kucera won a super-G there in 2006 and was second in '08. Osborne-Paradis won the super-G in '09 and was second in the downhill in '06. Hudec won the downhill in '07 and was fourth in the super-G last season.
Thomsen has just four World Cup starts at Lake Louise, with a best of 27th in last year's super-G. He says it's a glider's course that, as a smaller guy, "has not panned out too good for me.
"But I was fifth in Chamonix starting from 50th and that's, by far, the glidiest (sic) track we have. So no excuses."
SPEED TRAP: Thomsen had the 15th-fastest time in Wednesday's opening training run for Saturday's downhill, clocking in at one minute, 52.79 seconds. On a day that is mostly a testing-the-line process, Austrian Max Franz posted the best time of 1:50.65. Guay, who has said the course isn't one of his favourites, was fourth fastest in 1:51.81. Hudec was 19th (1:53.13), while Kucera and Osborne-Paradis were four-plus seconds off the pace.


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Editor's note: As the world gears up for the Rio+20 conference next week, we're bringing you stories of how green economies are already being implemented across the globe. Today we hear from Beto Mesquita, who has dedicated much of his life to supporting conservation in the forests surrounding some of Brazil's biggest cities — including Rio.
When people hear the phrase "Brazilian tropical rainforest," the first place that usually comes to mind is the Amazon. However, Brazil has another rainforest that may be even more important for the country's economy and the welfare of its population: the Atlantic Forest, a territory that once covered around 1.3 million square kilometers (more than 500,000 square miles) of the South American continent — a region larger than Peru.
The Atlantic Forest is among the world's 35 biodiversity hotspots — Earth's richest and most threatened biological regions — and therefore is undoubtedly a priority biome for biodiversity conservation. It contains many species found nowhere else on Earth, including 261 kinds of mammals, 688 birds, 200 reptiles, 280 amphibians, more than 20,000 plants and countless other species we have yet to discover.
But that's not all: The Atlantic Forest is also home to 70 percent of Brazilians and generates around 80 percent of Brazil´s GDP. Seven of the 10 most populous cities of Brazil depend on the remnants of the Atlantic Forest for their water supply and to generate most of electricity they consume.
Despite its importance, the forest coverage of Atlantic Forest that remains — around 17 percent of the original area — is severely fragmented, with more than 80 percent of the fragments being smaller than 50 hectares (123 acres). These fragments are often isolated from each other and subject to strong edge effects — damages to the edges of forest fragments mainly caused by fire, excess sunlight, grazing animals and the invasion of exotic species. Also, the current network of protected areas — which cover only 9 percent of the biome — is inadequate to preserve this forest.
After several years of discussion — including recent heated debates on possible changes to Brazil's Forest Code — we will arrive at Rio+20 without a new legal framework to protect the country's remaining forests and other vegetation. A new national forest law will be essential for the long-term preservation of these valuable ecosystems; in the meantime, there is an urgent need to take actions that restore forest cover, create strategic corridors between protected areas, protect ecosystem services and generate job opportunities and income for local people.
For the last 20 years, I have worked in cooperation with CI, working for local partner institutions. Now I am glad to be part of CI's team and very proud of the fact that for the past two decades, CI-Brazil has been playing a key role on each of these fronts.
To meet the challenge of conservation in the Atlantic Forest requires the joint efforts of numerous stakeholders. Different levels of government, landowners, environmentalists, scientists, community leaders, businessmen and concerned citizens need to integrate their assets in favor of the protection of the last forest remnants of the Atlantic Forest and the restoration of critical areas.
With this inspiration, three years ago we helped create the Pact for the Atlantic Forest Restoration, which aims to restore 15 million hectares (more than 37 million acres) by 2050. By gathering over 200 members — including companies, NGOs, government agencies and research centers — the pact represents an innovative approach to forest restoration in highly fragmented ecosystems.
Surveys on land use in the Atlantic Forest indicate it is possible to recover the most important areas for critical environmental services (such as water provision and climate stability) without competing with food and raw materials production. Moreover, the activities required for forest restoration — seed collection, seedling production, planting and maintaining areas, driving and monitoring natural regeneration — require manpower and constitute a supply chain that can generate a positive social impact, especially in economically disadvantaged regions.
To help develop a productive chain of forest restoration, CI-Brazil designed and is implementing Pró-Viveiros ("pro-nurseries" in Portuguese), a program that teaches seedling producers sustainable farming techniques and business management skills. We believe that initiatives that aim to increase skills and the knowledge of people and small businesses associated with forest restoration activities are one of the best ways to generate better incomes in rural areas. In the next 10 years, we aim to restore over 10,000 hectares (almost 25,000 acres) of forest, planting around 24 million native trees and creating more than 500 new jobs.
On the eve of Rio+20, where central debates will revolve around themes such as green economies and poverty alleviation, I hope world leaders will look to initiatives like the Pact for Atlantic Forest Restoration as tangible examples of compatibility between economic development and conservation. And that certainly inspires me and makes me feel that, despite all challenges and threats, we are on the right track toward preserving this critical region for all who depend on it.
Beto Mesquita is a forest engineer and the Atlantic Forest program director for CI- Brazil. He is also a board member for the Pact for Atlantic Forest Restoration.


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06 June 2014
day of the donut
because it's national donut day. because annie's is the best donut shop in the city. in the state, in the country, maybe even the world. because I'm currently swimming in portland nostalgia. with just eleven days til we hit the road, I'm scrambling like a crazy person to see and do all the things. and I'm struggling with how to tell the city just how much I love her. I'm stupidly stuck with where to start.
I am also prone to dramatics but whatever. let's start with donuts.
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I'm ashamed to say I've never been to Annie's. I obviously need to change this. Adore these polaroids...ReplyDelete
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Cameras show what councilman really did on work trip
(WXIA) An Atlanta city councilman with a famous last name is facing tough questions about his spending.
Michael Julian Bond, the son of civil rights icon Julian Bond, has spent thousands of taxpayer dollars on things you may find questionable.
Just a few weeks ago, Atlanta City Councilman Michael Julian Bond took off on a five-day city-funded work trip to Washington, D.C.
The purpose of the $2,400 expense was so that Bond could get ideas for a heritage trail here in Atlanta by visiting the Washington Historical Society and touring DC. During the five-day excursion, Bond never made it to the Historical Society and we verified he had two short meetings related to the trail, taking less than 3 hours on a single day. Why a five day trip then?
Was it because he had his family reunion booked during those same days, also in DC? We were there and caught it all on camera, but what brought us here is where the story really begins…
We actually started asking questions in April. Bond had accrued $1,200 in fines to the state for not filing campaign finance forms on time. They had not been paid and when we asked him again in June, he responded, "They've not been paid, I'm embarrassed to say they have not."
So we requested a look at Bond's city expense account and we found red flags, like spending close to $2,600 on a private tutor for his "career advancement", spending more than $2,000 on party favors for his own high school reunion, taking cash advances for 22 out-of-town trips without providing receipts, and finally that trip to Washington in July. It was time for answers.
First up, the private tutoring.
CATIE BECK: What was the training for?
BOND: The training was for mathematics,
BECK: Mathematics in general? You felt like you needed training in mathematics in general?
BOND: Yes, I did.
The city offers no tuition reimbursement for employees, but the code does allow for council members to attend convention and training related to city business.
BECK: 37 hours for general math?
BOND: Yeah.
So what about those high school reunion party favors paid for with $2,000 of your tax dollars? Custom pins shipped from Las Vegas with the Class of 84's motto printed on them. Bond also bought he and his classmates some custom slideshow DVDs.
BECK: Have you provided pins and DVDs to other high school reunions besides your own?
BOND: Well, I haven't been asked.
BECK: Any high school in Atlanta could ask for the same are you going to give all of them the same gift?
BOND: I don't grant all of the requests I get. I would expend my budget.
Speaking of budgets, the city allows for cash advances on travel so long as receipts are provided to back up the expense. If not, elected leaders are expected to pay it back. Right now, Bond has a list of 22 city trips with missing receipts going back to 2010.
BOND: I have turned in the receipts to my office, I depend on my staff to turn them in, I'm unaware of that,
BECK: So you're saying 22 times your staff has made a mistake?
BOND: No one has ever raised this issue with me.
BECK: So whose fault is it?
BOND: Ultimately this is my responsibility because this is my office.
BECK: So what do you plan to do about it?
BOND: I plan to find out what the hell happened.
While he's looking into that, we're looking into his recent trip to DC.
"I went and met with officials in Washington DC toured some of the markers that they have there, Bond said.
Bond missed his Wednesday flight to DC, so he says his first meeting was cancelled. So on Thursday, on his own, he says he toured free historical sites, then we confirmed Friday afternoon Bond met with a museum director and a city employee for a total of about three hours. On Saturday, Bond says he again toured on his own and Sunday he flew home.
BECK: Did you have any personal business while you were there?
BOND: Well my father lives in DC, I hardly think seeing my father is robbing the taxpayer.
BECK: Sure, so a visit with father was the only other personal business you had to do there.
BOND: Sure.
BECK: I came up with this website for the Bond family reunion. This lists all the events of your family reunion that was in DC that same weekend you were doing your monument tours. Did you attend any of your family reunion?
BOND: I attended uh, dinner. Yes.
BECK: Which dinner would that be?
BOND: That was on Saturday night.
He did more than that, and we have the proof.
BECK: When we found out that this reunion was going on at the same time you were in DC, we actually had a photographer that was there.
It wasn't until we told him we were there, and that we followed him around to his family reunion that he finally admitted to attending all the events.
We showed him still pictures from our video, including one showing him with the Bond reunion t-shirt over his shoulder Saturday morning, and another Friday night at the Capitol Steps Comedy Club posing with family cast and crew. Yet another picture shows him getting into a cab with his daughters wearing a t-shirt Saturday afternoon.
So let's look at the calendar. He says he worked Thursday and we confirmed 3 hours on Friday. Now's he's admitted he attended his family reunion Thursday night, Friday night, Saturday, and Saturday night. Bond asked and received for an advance of taxpayer money for four nights at the hotel and a per diem.
BECK: So coincidence that your family reunion was at the same time as you were touring DC?
BOND: I would say it is a coincidence.
BECK: So you're saying you needed that much time, Wednesday through Sunday to accomplish this?
BOND: I would have preferred as I do with all my trips that I try to condense them.
Bond stands by his decisions.
BOND: I run on accountability. I am responsible for my office.
Bond issued a statement on Thursday afternoon, which reads:
As an elected official in Atlanta who is proud of his public service, I certainly appreciate the media's duty to scrutinize public affairs. What I don't appreciate is the distortion of my record that permeates this news story. I am proud that I have supported many community groups, either with financial support or token sponsorship. I have supported such groups and causes as the American Diabetes Association, Atlanta Police Foundation, YMCA, Boys and Girls Club, Metro Atlanta Alumni Chapter, Community-building Coalition of Northwest Atlanta (CCNA), numerous Senior Citizen Outreach & Appreciation and Community Back-to-School events, etc. My support of the Frederick Douglass High School Alumni Association is no different than the afore mentioned groups. All are City of Atlanta based groups made up of City of Atlanta taxpayers.
I have been developing an Atlanta Historic Preservation and Concept for the last four and a half years, and my trip to Washington, DC was in pursuit of that goal. The entirety of each business day was spent on City of Atlanta business. After the conclusion of each business day, I believe I am entitled to my own private time.
Under the Atlanta City Code, councilmembers are authorized to pursue professional development training if they choose, and that is what I have simply done. I've participate in training around the country and here in Atlanta, and have done so to improve my public service, and I am personally better for it. Throughout my public career, I have not only always been accountable to the public that has elected me, but have sought to maintain a personal level of excellence. I am accountable for the management of my office and its funds. Each tax dollar is precious, and I am proud to inform WXIA viewers that at the closeout of last year, I have returned $96,546 in savings to the tax payers of the City. As the public allows, I will continue to do my best to serve the citizens of this great city as best I can.
It has been my pleasure also to cooperatively work with WXIA TV through the years as I have NEVER declined an invitation to participate in an interview on any subject matter, that the station was pursuing , in order to keep the public informed. I look forward to continuing that relationship in the future.
Thank you for this opportunity,
Michael Julian Bond
Atlanta City Councilmember


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Study uncovers possible genetic markers in breast cancer that spreads to the brain
The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) has uncovered possible genetic origins of breast cancer that spreads to the brain, according to a first-of-its-kind study published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE.
The compendium of genetic targets uncovered by TGen now can be used to identify potential new methods of diagnosis and new drug therapies for the estimated 45,000 patients in the U.S. each year whose cancer spreads from the breast to the brain.
The 3-year study is significant since these patients currently have few treatments options—surgery and radiation—and they usually are ineligible for clinical drug trials. Their prognosis is poor, with fewer than 2 percent surviving more than two years
"This is really a significant problem and a huge unmet need. We now want to dig deeper and uncover more specific genomic links and study new ways to treat these patients so we can improve outcomes," said Dr. Bodour Salhia, an Assistant Professor in TGen's Integrated Cancer Genomics Division and the study's lead and co-senior author.
"In this study, we see that breast-brain metastasis retain many features found in primary breast cancer, but we still need to better understand the differences," said Dr. Salhia. "Knowing the key drivers of brain metastasis may lead to preventive measures, as well."
After lung cancer, breast cancer is the second most common cancer that spreads to the brain. Chemotherapy generally has not been used to treat brain cancer, because of the blood-brain barrier that exists between the bloodstream and the cerebrospinal fluid surrounding the brain. However, some small molecule drugs can cross this barrier and form the basis of targeted therapies.
The overall goal of the TGen study was to look at genomic and epigenomic events to understand the causes of breast cancer brain metastatic lesions, and identify potential new therapeutic targets.
The TGen team performed deep genomic profiling, integrating gene copy number, gene expression and DNA methylation datasets on a collection of 35 breast-brain metastases samples. The study, Integrated Genomic and Epigenomic Analysis of Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis, published Jan. 29, is the first of its kind to incorporate all of those avenues of inquiry in the study of this disease.
Some of the common genetic alterations identified in the study were gains and losses in chromosome 8, as well as cell proliferation and cell-cycle progression—key mechanisms of cancer caused by genetic alterations—linked to the genes AURKA, AURKB and FOXM1.
"This groundbreaking study sets the stage for more exacting research, using the latest genomic technologies and aimed at developing new therapies that could help the tens of thousand of patients who urgently need our help," said Dr. Nhan Tran, an Associate Professor of TGen's Cancer and Cell Biology Division and the study's other co-senior author.
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Researcher Marla Berry named ARCS Scientist of the Year
Chosen for excellence in research and teachingUniversity of Hawaiʻi
John A. Burns School of Medicine
Molecular biologist Marla Berry, Ph.D. of the John A. Burns School of Medicine has been named 2006 Scientist of the Year by the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS Foundation) Honolulu Chapter.
"Not only is Dr. Berry a pioneer in the investigation of antioxidant enzymes critical to the understanding of a wide range of diseases, she is a gifted instructor whose courses tackle broader issues including ethics in biomedical research, grantsmanship and scientific writing," says Cheryl Ernst, president of ARCS-Honolulu.
"Dr. Berry is an outstanding example of the world-class scientific researchers attracted to our Medical School," says Interim Dean T. Samuel Shomaker. Berry serves as chair of the Cell and Molecular Biology Program at JABSOM.
Achievement Rewards for College Scientists is a national organization that raises scholarship funds for American doctoral students in the sciences, health and engineering. In addition to scholarships, the Honolulu chapter annually awards Scientist of the Year honors to one University of Hawai'i faculty member who has contributed to the advancement of science through research pursuits and as a mentor to a new generation of investigators.
"The award selection committee was especially impressed by the number of people Dr. Berry has trained, from undergraduates in ethnic groups that are under-represented in the sciences to post-doctoral researchers from around the world," says Ernst.
Berry will receive the award at the Chapter's annual dinner at 6 p.m., May 5 at Waialae Country Club.


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To guarantee the security of your tools and a smooth use of your cabinet, we offer a wide range of cabinet hardware that can meet any requirement. You can choose from a large selection of window, cylinder and digital locks as well as magnetic and pressure catches. We also stock a superb selection of staples, bolts and latches.
What types of cabinet hardware are there?
Depending on what you want to achieve, there are several types of hardware that we offer to make the most of your cabinets. When it comes to security, you might want to use devices as catches, latches and locks, which in turn are available in different shape, sizes and materials.
- Catches - they provide closing and guarantee security by automatically catching, as the name suggest, the cabinet doors helping it staying shut. The main types are ball, magnetic and pressure catches, named after the mechanism they work on. They are normally easily concealed as they normally work independently and do not need a second device to operate on the other end.
- Latches - differently from catches, latches are made up of two or more metallic parts that operate together to secure the door. The different parts can either slide into each other, bend or snap together and the mechanism is quite manual as compared to catches. Latches can include a knob that will manually action the opening and closing of the cabinet. The main types available are disc, paddle and toggle latches, as well as internal door and gate latches.
- Locks -whatever type you need (euro cylinder locks, code locks or window locks, just to name some), we provide them in conjunction with a choice of lock cases, to make sure they don't get ruined when transported or kept aside.
How do you clean cabinet hardware?
One of the easiest and most efficient solution for cleaning steel and brass hardware is to wipe it with a cloth rinsed in a mixture of warm water with a few drops of dishwashing liquid. Another known method to bring back the shine of your hardware involves wiping it with a vinegar solution, obtained by mixing distilled white vinegar with equal parts of water in a spray bottle.


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Premiering this weekend on Cinemax was last year's superhero epic, "X-Men: First Class".
"First Class" was a prequel/reboot of the "X-Men" franchise, which offered us four movies of varying quality from 2000-2009. Recasting the lead roles, "First Class" turns back the clock to the 1960s, and tells the tale of the origin of the X-Men, the formation of the friendship between Charles Xavier and Eric Lensherr, and their battle against Sebastian Shaw.
Released in a year which saw several high profile superhero movies, "X-Men: First Class" found a way to elevate itself above its contemporaries and surprisingly emerge as the best superhero flick of 2011.


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So lately I've been fooling around and getting use to my Bamboo Tablet I've had for some time now. I'd have to say that I'm slowly starting to get the hang of it, but I won't be illustrating with it any time soon.
Thinking about it, it's like I have opened the door to this totally new world inside Photoshop. Layers seem fresh and new when drawing characters and just being able to scribble with an actual pen vs the mouse is absolutely fun.
A great stress reliever when you want to doodle quick and dirty.
Well that's all for now. I leave you with a quick sketch I did with a photo reference of Mega Man.


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On transferring money from UK pensions/regular payments abroad
There are many reasons why people return from their overseas adventure sadder but wiser. These include:
- The death of a loved one or partner
- The wrong choice of destination
- Realising too late that they prefer their homeland after all
- Their mortgage payments have become too much
- Not being able to live on their pension.
The final point raises the question of why they can no longer live on their pension. Presumably when they went out they had planned carefully so as to ensure that they could live comfortably for ever and a day, so what changed?
Well, the dramatic events of the last few years have changed things considerably. Northern Rock was a real shock to the currency market which saw sterling fall from the €1.50ish/£1 level to the €1.25ish/£1 level. But surely this was a one off? The UK and the world banking system couldn't possibly be about to implode – surely they weren't that stupid…?
Well, were they that stupid? Some certainly were, but greed seems to have been the main catalyst for the worldwide economic collapse. That, plus a lack of government control that would have ensured that the excesses were avoided in both the UK and the US. So we saw Lehman Brothers go bust and RBS and the Halifax/ Lloyds Banks needing to be bailed out by the UK government.
The net result was sterling nearly hitting parity against the euro. This in turn meant that, in the space of 18 months, those receiving their pensions in euros saw its value drop by about one third.
You may ask how a currency company like Smart can help individuals when they make regular transfers and pension payments abroad. They are not miracle workers but there are two things that can and will help:
The first thing is to reduce the cost of each transfer, but how does Smart Currency do this?
By giving you a much better a much better rate than the bank and minimising, if not eliminating altogether, add on costs. Soon after Smart Currency Exchange opened for business in 2004, a client who was emigrating abroad confirmed how much better Smart's rates were than the bank's. After completing his initial euro transfer to purchase his new home, he was ecstatic about the excellent service received and confirmed savings of over £20,000 compared to his high street bank. Effectively he had saved enough money to pay his legal costs, removal costs and buy some new furniture for his new home – not bad going.
Since then Smart has transferred his pension each month thus saving him at least £75 each month compared to the rate he would get from his bank. So each year Smart saves him over £900 – he has an extra €1,000 in his pocket rather than the bank's.
But he has also eliminated the add-on transfer cost that the bank charges for sending funds abroad. This could be as much £25 per transfer. So in fact he has saved in the order of £100 a month or £1,200 per year! In the current climate that extra €1,400 per year is not to be sneezed at!
So let's work out what he could theoretically save over the lifetime of his relationship with Smart. Assume that he lives for at least another 25 years: using Smart Currency will have saved him £20,000 initially and £30,000 on his pension payments over the 25 years, making a total saving of £50,000. That means an extra €60,000 to spend on his new life abroad – a great result.
The example given above is a good starting point in today's difficult climate but even more can be done by better forward planning.
Exchange rates have become extremely volatile over the last few years. Within the last twelve months we have seen a minimum exchange rate of €1.06/£1 and a maximum rate €1.19/£1. So if, in the course of the year, if you were transferring say £1,000 a month and you bought all your euros at the peak rate you would receive €14,280. But if you bought at the bottom you would have received €12,720. That's a difference of €1,560.
Admittedly you would be very lucky to buy at the highest or sell at the lowest rate as no one can be sure when these extremes are reached, even those who have been in the industry for years. Exchange rates move quickly so peak or bottom rates are only available for a fleeting moment.
What Smart suggests is that clients first decide on an exchange rate that is realistic in the current environment and that works for them. Then the client should plan on 'buying the currency forward', within say the next 6 or 12 months. This may sound complicated but it's really quite simple.
'Buying forward' means that you agree an exchange rate for a specific amount of euro's for an agreed period in the future. Smart then phones into the market as the rate changes, trying to meet your exchange rate objective. This option of buying forward is usually not offered by the banks as it would be too time consuming. Generally banks set their rate early in the day and set it so that what ever happens during the day they do not lose money!
Recently we have secured forward contracts for clients making regular transfers to Euroland at rates close to €1.17/£1. If the forward contract was for a full year then the client would receive €1,700 a month for the next 12 months. This is an improvement of €1,320 over the minimum amount as noted above.
Of course exchange rates could improve further but that is a risky assumption in the current climate. And are you willing to forego certainty for potential gain? Many are…and it means that, if rates do improve, you can take advantage of those rates at a future date.
So it could be argued that using the services of a company like Smart Currency Exchange Limited could benefit you up to €100,000 over a 25 year period. And most of us would think that is a benefit worth having.
Let a Smart client tell you herself:
Dear Smart Currency Team,
I just would like to let you know that the money I transferred has already arrived at the destination account, and I am a very satisfied and happy customer of yours. I will use Smart Currency Exchange next time as well, and I already told my colleagues that with your service, overseas money transfer was smooth easy, and without any cost. Thanks for your help and professionalism.
Have a nice day and all the best,
Beata Turik
For more information on Smart Currency Exchange, please call our freephone: 0808 163 0102 (+44 (0)207 898 0541 from outside the UK) or visit our website at: SmartCurrencyExchange.com
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Britney Spears, Demi Lovato + 'X Factor' Judges Cover TV Guide
Yes, TV Guide still prints and the issue that lands Aug. 23 features the revamped crew of 'X Factor' judges, with all eyes on Britney Spears and Demi Lovato, aka the newbies!
According to FOX, there are some changes to Season 2, besides the new judges. To emphasize the youth of the show, the Over-30s categories has been downsized to ages 25 and up. They will compete with the groups and two TBD categories. So it might not be boys and girls like last year. Clearly, Season 2 is a work in progress and the judge's panel wasn't the only thing to get a makeover.
Brit shared how Simon Cowell, who looks to make Season 2 "event television," offered her the gig, revealing it all had to do with makeup, saying, "He was absolutely adorable on the phone, and he is so sweet. My makeup artist used to do his makeup, and we were joking around about me doing it. So I guess it was one of those meant-to-be things."
Lovato took the job to be a voice for her age group. She said, "I really feel like being the first young judge on any of these vocal competition shows is a lot of pressure, but at the same time, it's great because I get to bring in a perspective from the audience that's around my age."
The 'Give Your Heart a Break' singer admitted to having less experience than Brit Brit and co., "but I know how hard people have to work to get to where they want to be, and I can spot somebody who has talent and who's memorable and could be a pop star."
Spears concurred that Lovato is a good judge "who toughens me up! Sometimes I listen to you and I'm like, 'Oh, God, I've got to be a little stronger.'" Cowell went as far as to say that the girls have made he and L.A. Reid sound like "the nice, sweet ones."
Now that's a miracle!
Other love fest comments were Demi saying how funny Brit is, while Brit said Demi is sophisticated and "cooler than me,"
Strap yourselves in viewers. Season 2 is going to be good! It just has to be.
Watch Demi Lovato and Simon Cowell Banter in 'X Factor' Promo


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The Sanibel Community Church will host a drive-through living nativity from 7 to 9 p.m. Dec. 16-17 on its campus. Carols will fill the air as the 'Christmas Story' is presented from the living nativity. Bring a canned good for F.I.S.H. to place at the manger. The church is located at 1740 Periwinkle Way, next to Jerry's Market.
For more information call 472-2684, or visit the web at www.sanibelchurch.com.


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Hi all.
As I'm sure all of you know, the original goal of the Android port was to target Android 4.0 and newer devices. Until now we've done that reasonably well, though with issues on some older devices.
However, after recent changes to the toolchain, I got foobar2000 running on devices as old as Samsung Galaxy Ace / Android 2.3.7.
Therefore, I'd like to announce that the Android goal has been officially changed: the lowest supported version is Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), starting with foobar2000 for Android alpha 22.


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Twitter hasn't settled on the New York Stock Exchange for its initial public offering despite previous reports, according to a new report.
However, the microblogging service is "leaning toward" the NYSE, but no official decision has been made, unnamed sources told CNBC.
Whether this means the tech company is really deciding on the NYSE or Nasdaq Stock Market is unknown, but Nasdaq's handling of 2012's Facebook IPO was anything but smooth. Instead it was called a blunder and a fiasco, and it all ended with Nasdaq being sued and paying $40 million to investment firms for its various technical difficulties.
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Recently, Nasdaq also had another technical glitch, an outage in August, which likely also doesn't bode well for the stock market.
CNBC originally piggybacked on a TheStreet.com account that said Twitter had picked the NYSE, but its subsequent reporting found that Twitter made no such decision. (Despite this, other outlets are still reporting the NYSE-Twitter partnership.)
It's not surprising that financial publications are all over this story because the Twitter IPO is being valued at $15 billion, and tech stocks are excitingly volatile -- meaning they can rise and fall quickly, which means a lot of money for Wall Street traders.


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When selecting holiday gifts this year, area residents are encouraged to shop at a small business this weekend as part of Small Business Saturday.
Often, people who shop at small businesses get improved customer service as well as the satisfaction of knowing the dollars will be re-invested in the region in which the business is located.
"Those who decide to make purchases at small businesses are helping to empower those stores which are often located in your hometown," said Kelly McCarty, the director of the SBDC at Iowa Lakes.
He reminds people that money spent in this region gets spread around to other businesses throughout the region.
McCarty serves 10 counties in the northwest region of Iowa by providing hands-on assistance to all types of businesses, from start-ups to 500-employee firms. Services are free, confidential and customized.
The SBDC is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
A quick Q&A on Small Business Saturday follows:
Small Business Saturday
Whether you're a small business owner or customer, we want to encourage your friends to Shop Small or help rally an entire town; everyone can help spread the word about Small Business Saturday. The more people and the more businesses that get involved, the bigger and more beneficial the day will be.
What is Small Business Saturday?
Small Business Saturday is a day for everyone - from the business owners who create jobs to the customers who buy locally - to support small businesses that invigorate the economy and keep communities thriving. This will be the third year of promotion of Small Business Saturday which was started to get more exposure during one of the biggest shopping weekends of the year. Last year over 100 million people came out to shop at independently-owned small businesses on the day.
When is Small Business Saturday?
Small Business Saturday is the Saturday after Thanksgiving and it sits between Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This year it falls on Nov. 24.
Why should I be a part of Small Business Saturday?
As a consumer, you are a key part in helping small businesses thrive. By shopping or dining at a small business this Nov. 24, you're showing your support for all the small communities around you. This means you could be helping local entrepreneurs offer more jobs, which in turn invigorate the economy. Last year over 100 million people came out to shop at independently-owned small businesses on the day. This year get out and support your favorite small business and search for savings on unique merchandise while experiencing spectacular service - a cornerstone of many small businesses.
Why should I be a part of Small Business Saturday?
As a small business owner, you're automatically (or already) part of the day. Small Business Saturday is the day when the community comes together to show its support for you, the small business owner, and to give you exposure during the holiday shopping season.
The big retailers have Black Friday and the online retailers have Cyber Monday. And, for the past three years, small business owners have their kickoff to the holiday shopping season with Small Business Saturday.
Whether you are a brick-and-mortar retail store, restaurant or online-only small business, you can take advantage of the day.
How can I participate in Small Business Saturday?
That's up to you! You can go shopping or dining at a local small business, spread the word to others or share the news online and through social media. Anything you can do helps to give small businesses the support they need to keep creating jobs, powering the economy and invigorating communities. And that's what makes Small Business Saturday a success.


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AT&T: $32 Billion in Revenue, 6.8 Million Smartphones Including Record Number of Androids
AT&T said on Tuesday that it sold a record number of Android smartphones last quarter, helping fuel adjusted earnings of 67 cents per share on revenue of just more than $32 billion.
"This was a solid quarter for revenue and customer additions across our key growth platforms," CEO Randall Stephenson said in a statement, adding that the company's LTE network deployment is ahead of schedule. AT&T expects to be basically done covering the nation with LTE by next summer.
Among other data points offered up by AT&T:
- The company added 551,000 postpaid subscribers and 632,000 total subscribers for the quarter. That included nearly 400,000 wireless-enabled tablets.
- Total wireless revenue, including device sales, totaled $17.3 billion, up 5.7 percent. Service revenue accounted for $15.4 billion of that, with data service totaling $5.4 billion, up nearly 20 percent from a year earlier.
- More than a third of customers are on LTE, with roughly two-thirds on one of the two "4G" networks (either LTE or HSPA+).
- The company now has more than 13 million people on one of its Mobile Share pooled data accounts, with more than 15 percent of those customers migrating from an unlimited plan. More than 25 percent of Mobile Share accounts are using greater than 10 gigabytes of data.
- More than 70 percent of smartphone customers are on some sort of tiered data, rather than unlimited data, plan.
- In its TV business, AT&T added 233,000 subscribers to bring its total base to more than 5 million for the first time.
Update: On a conference call with analysts, AT&T said it sold more iPhones than in the year-ago quarter, but declined to give a specific number.


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The Tombstone's Tale
Among the thousands of tombstones in the graveyard in the Israeli city of Holon, there is one that stands out in its beauty. It was placed there by a monument maker who did it not for profit but for a special reason. Following is the story behind this stone.
A monument maker who was running a successful business was approached by some drug dealers who offered him a lot of money if he would consent to have a substantial quantity of the illegal substance smuggled into the country in a shipment of his marble material. Unable to resist the temptation to make some easy money he succumbed. Before the shipment arrived, however, there was a feud among the gangsters and one of them reported the smuggling plan to the police. A sentence of 10 years in prison was the result of his foolish mistake.
During his prison term his mother passed away and he appeared one day in a local synagogue on leave from jail to say kaddish for her. Although he had hardly been observant before entering prison, his fall into such tragic circumstances moved him to become more serious about his faith. His lack of familiarity with observance was, however, still evident to the worshippers who saw him clumsily turning pages in his prayer book. One Jew, the unofficial spiritual leader of the congregation, came over to him and patiently guided him in what he had to say and do. He even told him that he would arrange, at his own expense, a memorial gathering in the synagogue when the thirty-day mourning period ended and he wanted him to join it and say kaddish.
The convicts happy surprise at such consideration was surpassed only by the good news he received a few weeks later from the prison warden that, in deference to the request of a very respected Jew, he was being granted a leave to attend that memorial gathering. Upon his arrival there he profusely thanked his benefactor and promised to become his devoted disciple when he would be released.
Not only did he keep his promise but went on to become a lecturer on the subject of returning to religion and gained fame as the "drug dealer who repented". When the man who got him started on this new path in life passed away he showed his appreciation in a manner recalling his old trade. He arranged that the grave of his benefactor and mentor be honored with a most beautiful tombstone.


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Oilers blow 3-1 lead but top Wings in shootout
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- Sam Gagner showed the top team in the NHL that his breakout game was no fluke.
Gagner had two goals and an assist, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the shootout winner as the Edmonton Oilers beat the league-leading Detroit Red Wings 5-4 on Saturday night.
Gagner followed up on his eight-point game in Edmonton's 8-4 win over Chicago. He also scored in the shootout.
"It's a big win for us," Gagner said. "Especially the way we did it, coming back at the end. I knew I wasn't going to get another eight-point night. But even after the points kept coming our line was still creating.
"I'm just feeling way better about how I am playing. I want the puck. I want to be the guy."
The Oilers blew a 3-1 lead in the third period but sent it to overtime when Jordan Eberle scored with 39 seconds left.
Eberle ended up with a pair of goals for the Oilers, who have won three in a row and are 4-0-1 in their last five games.
"We were good for two periods and then sat around and watched them play in the third," Oilers coach Tom Renney said. "That's very dangerous against one of the best teams in the league. But we collected ourselves and played more intelligent and showed some character."
Todd Bertuzzi had a pair of goals, and Valtteri Filppula and Drew Miller also scored for the Red Wings, who snapped a two-game winning streak and lost for only the second time in 11 games.
Detroit almost got on the board first before the game was 2 minutes old. Darren Helm had a short-handed breakaway, but Oilers starter Devan Dubnyk was able to come up with a clutch save.
The Oilers made good on the power play a minute later as Gagner knocked the rebound of Ryan Whitney's shot past Red Wings goalie Ty Conklin.
"Sam has been a lot of fun to watch," Nugent-Hopkins said. "I'm really happy for him. It was a big character win for us."
Gagner got his second point of the night just before the 6-minute mark of the first. He put the puck on net, and it slipped beneath Conklin and went to Eberle, who scored his 21st of the seasons.
Edmonton retained the lead after killing off a two-man disadvantage. Corey Potter was given a double-minor for coming to the aid of teammate Ales Hemsky after he was crushed along the boards by Niklas Kronwall. An addition penalty to Edmonton's Ladislav Smid left the team down two players for a full 2 minutes.
Gagner had a direct result on two more goals to close out the first period, one by each team.
With 37 seconds to play, Gagner coughed up the puck to Filppula in his own zone on the power play. Filppula fanned on his shot but it hit Whitney's and trickled into the Oiler net, just out of the reach of a diving Dubnyk, for the short-handed goal.
Gagner redeemed himself with less than a second left in the period on the same power play as he tipped in a Ryan Smyth shot for his second of the game. It was the 11th consecutive Edmonton goal that Gagner got a point on, all within a three-period span going back to the second period of the win over Chicago.
Recent call-up Joey MacDonald started the second period in the Detroit net.
Detroit made it a one-goal game 2 minutes into the third as Henrik Zetterberg fed it to Bertuzzi from behind the net and he whacked at the puck under Dubnyk.
The Red Wings tied the game 3-all only 3 minutes later as Helm got the puck through to Miller in front of the net and had an easy redirect for his 10th of the year.
Detroit took a 4-3 lead with just under 4 minutes to go as Bertuzzi showed some skill, passing it to himself through defenseman Andy Sutton's legs before beating Dubnyk up high.
With Dubnyk on the bench, the Oilers sent it to extra time as Eberle found the puck in a scramble in front and put it past MacDonald.
"It's disappointing to lose the extra point when we had the lead with under a minute to play," Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom said. "We came back from a 3-1 deficit to tie the game up and then took the lead. So it's tough to take when you lose after battling back like that."
Notes: It was the third of four meetings between the two teams this season. Detroit won the first two games by 3-0 and 3-2 scores. The Oilers came into the game with seven straight losses to the Red Wings. ... Detroit G Jimmy Howard was out with a broken finger. ... Dubnyk made his career-high fifth consecutive start in goal for Edmonton. ... After an injury-filled season, the Oilers are almost back to full strength as the league's rookie points leader, Nugent-Hopkins, returned to the lineup after missing the last 13 games with a shoulder injury. D Tom Gilbert, the only Oiler still on the IR, is expected to play early next week. ... Bertuzzi was able to play after being listed as questionable going in with a charley horse.


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The following identity arose while I was working on a recent MO question:
I have no doubt that the identity is true, but I am not able to prove it. Can anyone help?
It is easy to prove by Taylor expansion that the left-hand-side of the identity can equivalently be written as $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\ln(1+x^n)$, which is the logarithm of the q-Pochhammer symbol $(-x,x)_{\infty}$, so an alternative way to pose my question is to ask for a proof of the series expansion


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U.S. Beach Volleyball Update for April 23
B.J. Hoeptner Evans, Manager, Communications, Phone: (719) 228-6800, E-Mail: email@example.com
USAV Facebook - @USA_Volleyball - @USAV Beach
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 23, 2013) – The AVCA has announced the college teams and pairs that will compete at the AVCA Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Championships on May 3-5 in Gulf Shores, Ala.
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Pepperdine during the USAV Beach Collegiate Challenge.
Gulf Coast Region of USA Volleyball is one of the hosts of the event, which will include several athletes who are already involved in USA Volleyball's Beach High Performance Program.
Pepperdine University, Long Beach State University, University of Southern California, University of North Florida, Florida State University and the University of Louisiana-Monroe are the schools that have been selected to compete in the team championship.
The 16-team pairs field includes the top duos from the schools in the team competition as well as 10 doubles teams from schools not in the team competition. Pairs were selected from Georgia State University, University of California/Los Angeles, Florida International University, the University of Alabama/Birmingham, the University of the Pacific, Jacksonville University, Loyola Marymount University and Saint Mary's College of California. All participants in the championships were selected based on results from the collegiate sand volleyball season that began in March.
CBS Sports Network will televise portions of the competition in three hour-long specials beginning on Tuesday, May 21 (7 p.m., ET).
"Combine world-class beaches with a hard-working and dedicated community and you have a formula for success," said Philip Bryant, Commissioner of the Gulf Coast Region. "A year ago we set as our goal to win this event going forward and now we are determined to make the championships a bigger and better event every year!"
Team Championship Schedule (All Times Central Daylight):
Friday, May 3
9 a.m. #4 USC v. #5 North Florida
10 a.m. #3 Florida State v. #6 Louisiana-Monroe
Noon #1 Pepperdine v. Winner #4/#5
1 p.m. #2 LBSU v. Winner #3/#6
4 p.m. Loser #4/#5 v. Loser of 1 p.m. match
5 p.m. Loser #3/#6 v. Loser of noon match
Saturday, May 4
11 a.m. Semifinal #1
Noon Semifinal #2
3:30 p.m. Championship Match
Best of the Rest Schedule (All Times Central Daylight)
Pool play matches at 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m. on Friday, May 3 and 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 4; Play-in match at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 4
Pool A (Names of Players/School)
1. Lane Carico/Katie Madewell (Georgia State)
2. Kelly Reeves/Meg Norton (UCLA)
3. Jessica Mendoza/Maryna Samoday (Florida International)
4. Bethanie Thomas/Kiriana Hirini (UAB)
5. Hannah Clancy/Katarina Schulz (Pacific)
Pool B (Names of Players/School)
1. Sammie Strausbaugh/Taylor Nyquist (Jacksonville)
2. Kate Stepanova/Ksenia Sukhareva (Florida International)
3. Felicia Arriola/Litara Keil (Loyola Marymount)
4. Dalas Dodd/Jordan Shaw (Saint Mary's College)
5. Zoe Nightingale/Becca Strehlow (UCLA)
Preliminary placements have been posted for the Shanghai Grand Slam, the first FIVB beach volleyball grand slam event of 2013, which will take place April 30-May 5 in China.
In the men's bracket, the U.S. beach volleyball team of Phil Dalhausser (Ormond Beach, Fla.) and Sean Rosenthal (Redondo Beach, Calif.) are ranked No. 2 in the main draw. Matt Fuerbringer (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Nick Lucena (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) are third and Jake Gibb (Bountiful, Utah) and Casey Patterson (Van Nuys, Calif.) are ranked ninth.
Todd Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Ryan Doherty (Toms River, N.J.) are ranked 19th in the qualification bracket.
In the women's bracket, Jennifer Kessy (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) and April Ross (Costa Mesa, Calif.) are placed sixth in the main draw along while Lauren Fendrick (Carlsbad, Ind.) and Nicole Branagh (Orinda, Calif.) are ranked seventh.
Jennifer Fopma (Bellflower, Calif.) and Brooke Sweat (Fort Myers, Fla.) are second in the qualification bracket while Emily Day (Torrance, Calif.) and Brittany Hochevar (Fowler, Colo.) are ninth.
These placements are preliminary and will most likely change once the official seeding takes place at the tournament.
The FIVB has announced that Porto, Portugal will host the 12th edition of the FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships from July 11 to 14.
Porto replaces Larnaka, Cyprus who withdrew following the financial problems in the country.
Porto joins a list of experienced host cities for the FIVB Beach Volleyball Age Group World Championships this year with Umag, Croatia staging the 13th edition of the FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships on June 20-23 and Myslowice, Poland welcoming the inaugural edition of the FIVB Beach Volleyball U23 World Championships on June 6-9.
Each event will consist of a main draw of 32 teams (eight pools of four teams with the top two teams advancing to the single elimination final phase), comprising six teams per gender per FIVB Confederation (with a maximum of one team per gender per country) and two teams per gender for the host country.