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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., November 25, 2002- Geomagic will demonstrate beta versions of Geomagic Studio 5 and Geomagic Qualify 5 at EuroMold 2002, December 4 to 7 in Frankfurt, Germany. The products are scheduled for concurrent release in February 2003.
Geomagic Studio is reverse engineering and custom design software used by manufacturers worldwide for mass production of customized devices, build-to-order manufacturing, and automatic re-creation of legacy parts. Geomagic Qualify is new computer-aided inspection (CAI) software that enables instant graphical comparisons between CAD models and as-built parts for first-article inspection, tool validation, wear analysis, object alignment, geometric dimensioning and tolerance analysis, and reporting.
Geomagic software processes scan data from a physical part to generate highly accurate polygon and surface models. It enables manufacturers to move easily between the physical part or mold and its digital model, resulting in greater speed, accuracy and reliability.
Geomagic Studio 5 provides greater performance, increased automation and customization, and new functionality in the following areas:
Data capture
- Improved ordered data handling for greater performance and easier handling of large data sets.
- Saving and loading matrices that enable recording and reloading of known camera locations.
- Improved global registration with greater accuracy and speed.
Polygon wrapping
- Full datum support for precision polygon alignment and editing.
- Ability to sculpt polygon models with regional deformation.
- New features for rapid prototyping.
Surface shaping tools
- An Auto Surface function that converts polygon models to NURBS patches in one step.
- Drawing tools for creating and editing patch layouts.
- A customizable graphical interface with drag and drop toolbars, right-mouse menus that can be edited, and color themes that can be designed by the user.
- A COM interface for creating custom programs in Visual Basic, C, C++ or Java to access Geomagic Studio functionality.
Geomagic Qualify 5 further improves on Geomagic's CAI software. Major new additions include the following:
- Support of features (hole, slot, square hole, rectangular hole) that enable feature-based alignment, direct feature comparison and reporting, and sheet-metal part dimensioning.
- 3D dimensioning that uses features and datums for measurement; this is especially useful for sheet metal and other parts that cannot be cross-sectioned. Standard GD&T symbols and reports are used whenever applicable.
- The same new GUI/interface enhancements as in Geomagic Studio 5.
"The new features and improved functionality in Geomagic Studio and Qualify are a direct result of input from our customers, who are using our products to establish an interactive feedback loop among CAD, CAM, CAE and CAI systems," says Ping Fu, Geomagic's president and CEO. "We call this closed-loop manufacturing. CAD/CAM/CAE is designed to start with a virtual model and end with a physical product. Geomagic software starts with a physical model, automatically generates a virtual model, then provides interaction between physical and digital at every step in the product development process."
About Geomagic
Geomagic (www.geomagic.com) is a global company dedicated to advancing and applying 3D technology for the benefit of humanity. Geomagic's scanning and design software solutions are used to capture and model 3D content from physical objects, organically sculpt complex shapes, and prepare products for manufacturing. In addition, the company produces powerful 3D metrology and inspection software that verifies dimensional quality by comparing as-built products to master designs. Geomagic's Sensable Phantom haptic devices simulate the sense of touch in a digital environment.
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Fox News Contributor Gets Punched In The Face At Pro-Union Protests In Michigan!
"A Fox News contributor was punched in the face during a pro-union protest Tuesday in Michigan, one of a series of confrontations between union demonstrators and opponents on the day the state Legislature approved so-called "right to work" legislation that unions oppose. Steven Crowder, a conservative comedian and Fox News contributor, had spent the day questioning demonstrators, and video he posted on YouTube showed some of them becoming verbally aggressive, with one telling him, "get the f--- out of my face!"- Fox
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Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and celebrate the removal of the rocky mountain wolf from the Endangered Species list. Now let's go shoot one! LET'S GO!
TOP CHEF MASTERS – 10:00PM (Bravo – an NBC/Universal network) Christina Hendricks alert! Christina Hendricks alert! Christina Hendricks alert! This is not a drill! Good gosh almighty, we have a bonafide Christina Hendricks alert! The buxom actress (YAY!) and her husband (Booooooooooooo) have a "groovy 60's challenge" for the star chefs this week. I hope at least one of the chefs makes a soup, for soup requires buxom actresses to frequently lean forward. ANTICIPATION: HENDRICKS!
HAPPY ENDINGS – 9:30PM (ABC) After a new episode of "Modern Family" tonight (finally), ABC unleashes this brand new sitcom starring the tasty Elisha Cuthbert as a gal who ditches her fiancé at the altar, and the ensuing chaos among their friends that arises from the breakup. So it's a show with very attractive actors, who are "friends," and the first episode is someone running away from a wedding. Man, that sounds familiar. Where have I seen that kind of show before? WAIT! I got it. "Barney Miller." It's just like "Barney Miller." ANTICIPATION: ANISTON WANTS ROYALTIES!
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS – 7:00PM (Versus) The Stanley Cup playoffs begin tonight with six matchups, including Coyotes-Red Wings on Versus starting at seven. Which NHL team will be lucky enough to have the fewest injuries and be left standing at the end of a playoff that's less about talent and skill than it is about random attrition? Find out! ANTICIPATION: OLD TIME HOCKEY!
COUNTDOWN TO ZERO – 9:00PM (History Channel) Filmmaker Lucy Walker studies the origin of the atomic bomb and the role it has played (very large) in international relations ever since its inception. She interviews Tony Blair, Jimmy Carter, and Mikhail Gorbachev. Gorby! I was wondering what old Gorby was up to. I assume he's been drinking vodka in a steam bath. I assume that of all Russians. ANTICIPATION: GORBITUDE!
LAW & ORDER: SVU – 10:00PM (NBC) Your special guest start tonight is… (spins wheel) Maria Bello! Will she be A) an assault victim, B) a defensive parent of an accused rapist, or C) a drug addict? If you guessed C, you get my grand prize, which is nothing. ANTICIPATION: ALWAYS ROOM FOR B-E-L-L-O!
Wednesday Watch List: Christina Hendricks Alert!
Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and celebrate the removal of the rocky mountain wolf from the Endangered Species list. Now let's go shoot one! LET'S GO!


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INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. (AP) — Voyageurs National Park has closed its backcountry for about two weeks for flood damage assessment and repairs.
Voyageurs has been affected by high water on Rainy Lake and other lakes that make up much of the park on Minnesota's northern border. Its backcountry includes the Kabetogama Peninsula.
Park officials announced Monday that all backcountry trails and campsites have been closed. They've set a target date of July 21 for reopening the backcountry. Visitors may rebook backcountry reservations online starting July 21.
The closure does not include most of the boat-in campsites on the main Voyageurs lakes, though several reservable campsites that were closed earlier remain closed.
Rainy Lake has leveled off around 2.7 feet above flood stage, its highest level since 1950. It's been swollen by last month's heavy rains.
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Lazaro, Burnell & Curtis Stood Out on American Idol – Top 10 Guys Recap [VIDEOS]
The top 10 'American Idol' guys sang for one of 5 spots. Although there were 10 performances, only 3 stood out. There were good singers and then there was Lazaro Arbos, Burnell Taylor and Curtis Finch Jr, who were just in a different league.


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Move over SuBo – it's "NuBo's" time to shine.
After Susan Boyle was launched into superstardom in 2009 following her "Britain's Got Talent" audition in Glasgow, Scotland — a new star appears to have been born during this season's stop in the same city.
Janey Cutler, an 81-year-old great-grandmother, wowed the judges and the audience with her performance of Edith Piaf's "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien (No Regrets)" – and has become the latest "Talent" viral video sensation in the process.
"I like singing and my friends said, 'Janey, go for it!' Better late than never," she smiled in a clip from her audition posted online.
The pint-sized powerhouse – who had to be escorted onto the stage by one of the show's hosts — surprised the "Britain's Got Talent" judges with her booming voice, leading to a standing ovation from the thousands in attendance – and the members of the judges' table.
"I did not expect you to have a set of lungs on you like that," judge Amanda Holden beamed. "You're so tiny and you have such a massive voice. It was spectacular."
Simon Cowell asked Janey if her performance was the moment of a lifetime.
"How many years have you waited to do that?" he asked the mother of seven/grandmother of 13/great-grandmother of four.
"I'm just thankful I am here tonight," she humble smiled after a pause.
As for the comparisons to Susan Boyle, and her newfound moniker of "NuBo" – aka, the New Boyle – Janey said she'd rather stand on her own.
"I'm on my own and that's it," she said during an interview on CBS' "The Early Show" on Monday. "I don't compare myself to anyone."
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Ask any twenty-something about one of their favorite childhood memories--if they had cable and some spare time on a Saturday night, they'll most likely include much of Nickelodeon's '90s programming.
On Monday, Nickelodeon launched "The '90s Are All That," a primetime retro block of programs from midnight until 4 a.m. catering to a set that's mostly traded Pop Tarts for Prada.
It was a goldmine of tween comedy, opening with "All That," the teenybopper version to "Saturday Night Live." (In fact, Kenan Thompson graduated from one to the other.) Also included in the retro remix: "Doug," "Family Double Dare," "Salute Your Shorts," "Legends of the Hidden Temple," "Weinerville," and "Hey, Arnold!" to name a few.
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What's curious about the idea of rebroadcasting these shows, Salon's Drew Grant writes, is that nostalgia can now be scheduled and packaged. What's more interesting, he argues, is that a demographic arguably young (a product of the '80s) is so intent on looking back, rather than looking forward.
Regardless, the shows have become a huge hit. TeenNick's fans took to social media, expressing their pleasure the shows from childhood have returned.
Tweeted one such viewer: "Teen Nick won on so many levels last night #iaintlyin."
TeenNick's Senior VP Keith Dawkins said earlier that the Nickelodeon of the 1990s was devoted to kids ages 9-11. ""It was ground-breaking and for the young viewers, a powerful and pivotal time in their lives," he told The Hollywood Reporter. "Those kids who are now 22, 23 and 24 want to bring that back."
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Journey to the Center of the Earth's sequel is minus one Brendan Fraser but plus one Dwayne Johnson. The Rock, who has teamed up with the boy from the first movie because he's his new Step-Dad (did Fraser die in the first movie?!), is trying to find Jules Verne's Mysterious Island (yes from the story). Long story short, they find it and it has miniature elephants. Watch the trailer now!
Here's the official run-down:
The new journey begins when young adventurer Sean (Josh Hutcherson) receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist–a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret. Unable to stop him from going, Sean's new stepfather (Dwayne Johnson) joins the quest. Together with a helicopter pilot (Luis Guzman) and his beautiful, strong-willed daughter (Vanessa Hudgens), they set out to find the island, rescue its lone inhabitant and escape before seismic shockwaves force the island under the sea and bury its treasures forever.
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island will hit theaters on February 10, 2012.
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Well Dennis… I am so glad you finally know who you are…
Lionel Lagasse, Dennis' father, sent him this picture.
The note says it all or does it?
The man in the picture would be Dennis Lagasse 1842, the father of Dennis 1864 who is Levi Lagasse's father who is Lionel's father…
Well I'm not because I have been searching for this family since 2010.
Dennis 1842 would be with his son's two children Mary and…?
Well I am not sure about the info in the back of the photo… The problem is…
Who wrote the note in the back?
Dennis 1864?
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Incremental development with Monorail: Part Seven
Since our last installment I slipped in a ninja-edit to one of the configuration files. This was to ensure that our sole service was marked as transient rather than the default Windsor lifestyle of singleton. This was pointed out to me by an eagle-eyed commenter and was an oversight on my part. So we're now at rev10 and ready to roll once again!
In our last post we tidied up a few bits and improved our code-base rather than actually adding features as such. This time we're going to move down into the persistence and start to drive out this notional layer.
We're going to handle data access using the repository pattern. The repositories will work on our ActiveRecord entities ensuring they're persisted to our database. We will introduce a new interaction between our service BlogPostService and the newly introduced repository interface IBlogPostRepository. Let's get on and write a test:
The test above is fairly self-explanatory. We've introduced the IBlogPostRepository and we're passing it into our BlogPostService which should then call the Save method passing our mapped post. We need to get rid of the red code and get the test passing, so first we must create our new interface, and then modify the service constructor:
We need to modify our other tests that construct the BlogPostService as they're still assuming only a single argument constructor exists. As we have some duplication going on we'll push this construction up into our setup code:
We should be able to run our tests in this fixture now:
As expected, since our BlogPostService doesn't actually do much with our repository yet, we need to do some pretty minor tweaking to pass this test:
Let's try again now:
Cool, let us try and run the whole suite including our integration type tests:
The integration tests are failing as we've yet to map the new dependency in our Windsor configuration. We can specify this now:
We still have failing integration tests though, so we need to add the BlogPostRepository specified in our configuration:
As you can see it doesn't do much, but we just want our tests passing at this stage. Let's run the whole suite of tests now:
Great, we have a working product once more. I'm going to finish here, as ever, the latest changes have been committed:
Next time we'll make our new repository more useful and finally hit the database!


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"A fangirl's tribute to the great Hitch."
Christopher Hitchens (1949 - 2011) was an Anglo-American author and journalist. His books made him a prominent public intellectual and a staple of talk shows and lecture circuits. He was a columnist and literary critic at Vanity Fair, Slate, The Atlantic, World Affairs, The Nation, Free Inquiry and a variety of other media outlets. He was named one of the world's "Top 100 Public Intellectuals" by Foreign Policy and Britain's Prospect.
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Philip Larkin, the Impossible Man
By Christopher Hitchens
"IN MAY 1941, Philip Larkin was the treasurer of the Oxford University English Club and in that capacity had to take the visiting speaker George Orwell out to dinner after he had addressed the membership on the subject of "Literature and Totalitarianism." Larkin's main recollection: "We took Dylan Thomas to the Randolph and George Orwell to the not-so-good hotel. I suppose it was my first essay in practical criticism."
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American Atheists 2011 Convention Update
"CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS (Canceled due to health problems -- Mr. Hitchens will write an original letter to be read at the convention.)"
Dave Silverman, President of American Atheists: Hitchens can't make the convention even by video. He will (hopefully) be writing a statement to be read instead. I am very sad that such a lovely light is growing so dim.
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October 2013 by Julie Levy, DVM, PhD, DACVIM and Shaye Olmstead
Audience: Executive Leadership, Foster Caregivers, Public, Shelter/Rescue Staff & Volunteers, Veterinary Team
Video Length: 35 minutes
Operation Catnip's proactive "litter prevention" program performs 3,000 trap-neuter-return (TNR) surgeries each year for community cats using monthly high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter clinics capable of sterilizing more than 200 cats in a single day. This program was instrumental in reducing cat euthanasia at the local shelter from 81% to 42% over 13 years. In 2012, the program was expanded to include a reactive "shelter-neuter-return" program targeting the cats most at risk of immediate euthanasia: adult impounded strays. By neutering and returning these shelter cats to their neighborhoods, cat euthanasia plummeted to 13% in 2012, making Alachua County the safest place to be a cat in Florida.
This presentation, given by Dr. Julie Levy, Director of Maddie's® Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida, and Shaye Olmstead, Executive Director of Operation Catnip, will demonstrate how a tiny staff, a giant volunteer pool and a relentless will to save cats can end the use of euthanasia for population management, even in the most challenging communities. This talk was part of the Face-to-Face with Feral Freedom workshop brought to you by The Target Zero Institute and Maddie's® Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida.
Learning Objectives:
- Create a community profile to understand local community cat population dynamics between the field and the shelter.
- Design a program for intermittent high-volume TNR clinics using a volunteer workforce targeting cats in the field.
- Develop a collaboration with local shelters to return impounded community cats to their neighborhoods as an alternative to euthanasia or shelter crowding.
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About Julie Levy, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Dr. Levy is Director of Maddie's® Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida. Dr. Levy's research and clinical interests center on the health and welfare of animals in shelters, feline infectious diseases, humane alternatives for cat population control and contraceptive vaccines for cats. She is the founder of Operation Catnip, with two university-based feral cat spay/neuter programs that have sterilized more than 45,000 cats since 1994. Dr. Levy has published more than one hundred journal articles and textbook chapters. She is the recipient of the Carl J. Norden-Pfizer Distinguished Teacher Award, Outstanding Woman Veterinarian of the Year and the European Society of Feline Medicine Award for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Feline Medicine.
About Shaye Olmstead
Shaye Olmstead is currently the Executive Director of Operation Catnip in Gainesville, Florida. Previously, she has served as the Vice President at Helping Hands Pet Rescue and an independent consultant for Best Friends Animal Society.


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Template is an exciting exhibition coming up at The Frontroom in Cambridge.
Designers Jack Featherstone and Max Parsons will be taking over The Frontroom gallery to present their second collaborative show, 'Template' – A site-specific work informed by the space and dimensions of the gallery.
Private View: Fri 16th Mar 7-10pm
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Just days after the poster arrived, we now have the first teaser from "Hop" -- and, man, is it not helpful.
The clip features a speechless bunny, presumably the film's hero, setting up a drum kit and then playing along to Blur's classic anthem, "Song 2," for about 40 seconds. That's it.
There's no plot. There's no voice. There's only one character. Hell, even the backdrop is empty white space.
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How excited are we supposed to get about a bunny in a flannel shirt playing along to a song that most folks associate with sporting arenas? And the song is only 2:13 -- why not use the whole thing? In fact, here, enjoy it in its entirety:
We like a lot of people involved in this film -- Brand, James Marsden, Chelsea Handler, Elizabeth Perkins -- and we're sure to see more of it before its April 1 release, but we can't help but wonder why studios put out stuff like this.


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Customizing Emacs Muse – Part 2
Here are part 1 (Creating Squidoo Lenses With Emacs Muse) and part 3 (Emacs Muse Aliases).
We all know what an association list is right? If you want to map keys to values, you're going to use an assocation list.
(defvar v '((GB "Great Britain") (UK "United Kingdom") (FR "France"))) (assoc 'GB v)
will return the pair
(GB "Great Britain").
They are used in a similar way to a hash in various scripting languages. For example, muse-html uses one,
muse-html-markup-strings to determine which text to use for each type of markup.
You might remember that previously I advocated the use of regex transforms to correct the html after generation is complete. However, that can cause problems. We therefore need to fix the association list to have the correct mapping.
Assocation lists have a bunch of functions which operate on them, e.g.
assoc and
rassoc for looking things up and
assq-delete-all for removing elements. However, I couldn't find one which changes elements.
(defun assoc-replace (seq values) "Replace an element within an association list where the cars match." (mapcar (lambda (elem) (let* ((key (car elem)) (val (assoc key values))) (if val (cadr val) elem))) seq))
This will allow me to replace both key and value within the association list at the same time. Normally, I'll just need to replace the value so I made a helper which saves me from having to repeat the key.
(defsubst kv (k v) `(,k (,k . ,v)))
And now I can fix the assocation list
(defconst sq-code (concat "")) (setq muse-html-markup-strings (assoc-replace muse-html-markup-strings (list (kv 'begin-literal sq-code) (kv 'end-literal ""))))
Alternatively, I could delete the existing elements and add the new ones on the start of the list, maybe with something like the following
(cons 'begin-literal sq-code)
(cons '(end-literal "")
(assq-delete-all 'begin-literal
(assq-delete-all 'end-literal
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Stretching Simulation of FCC Crystal
This tool simulates a continuous expansion of an FCC crystal while measuring the energy, stresses, etc
Version 1.2 - published on 03 Sep 2014
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This tool allows the user to study the elastic properties of an FCC lattice modeled using a Lennard-Jones potential.


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climb on(to) (someone or something)(redirected from climbed onto you)
climb on(to) (someone or something)
To mount someone or something. We can reach the cookies on that shelf if you climb on my back. I was nervous, but I climbed onto the horse nonetheless.
See also: climb
climb on(to) somethingand climb on
to ascend to or mount something. I climbed onto the side of the truck. Tommy climbed on the truck.


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WSA Flying British Airways these days can be a perilous affair, and no messing. First up, you're in the Heathrow VIP lounge when Snoop Dogg and his entourage kick off, then no sooner have you settled into your seat than some booze-fuelled Swedish clotheshorse starts giving it the "don't you know who I am?" treatment.
Yes indeed, the latest perfectly-formed face to appear in our burgeoning catalogue of battling supermodels is Marzena Kamizela, who allegedly bit a BA stewardess on a flight from London to New York after "shouting, trying to grab wine and dancing on her seat", as the Manchester Evening News puts it.
Mercifully for those on board, her fellow passengers included Manchester City full back Danny Mills who - in response to a crew request for assistance - helped restrain the crazed Scandinavian. An evidently-shocked Mills explained: "We were astounded by the way this woman was behaving. We had to hold her down so they could apprehend her and tie her to her seat."
Suitably disabled, Ms Kamizela was then invited to spend time as a guest of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, who removed her from the aircraft at the RAF base in Goose Bay to which the pilot had made a detour. The supermodel-free flight eventually arrived in New York three hours late.
A Mountie spokesman said: "A 32-year-old woman, who is a Swedish citizen, was arrested for alleged offences under the Federal Aeronautics Act and other charges under the Federal Criminal Code."
Kamizela is, the Manchester Evening News explains, due in court today. If she's lucky, the Canadians will simply try to get shot of her as quickly as possible, preferably before she starts piling into her employees with a PDA. ®
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*1102: Cartman Sucks*
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Paging Cartman's Top Enemy!
Paging Cartman's Top Enemy!
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not an anti-gay camp
EDIT: whoops, i saw it as pray the gay way!
sorry, my bad
I'm a little disappointed to have to see Butters in a major role again, and so soon, too, but I'm sure I'll end up loving the episode anyway. Besides, I don't see how it ties together with the preview clip yet, so I'm still hoping for a great plot with the main four boys (or at least Stan and Kyle, since Cartman is going to be in this no matter what and Kenny... well...).
The preview picture really f*cking freaks me out, though.
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NEW YORK, March 12, 2007 -- Butters' dad does what any good father would do if he believed his son was bi-curious in an all-new "South Park" entitled, "Cartman Sucks," premiering on Wednesday, March 14 at 10:00 p.m. on COMEDY CENTRAL.
When another one of Cartman's practical jokes puts Butters in a compromising position, his dad is determined to "straighten him out." While Butters is at a special camp trying to "pray the gay away," Cartman realizes the joke is on him.
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Cartman_91 wrote:He's going to have a field day with this:p
That's if he crawls from under his bed, out of the foetal position, and stops chewing his Cartman Plushie enough to actually formulate a Piggy-hate filled post.
Anyways, my excitement for this episode has decreased very slightly. Still, Imma be looking forward to Thursday.
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Jack Hodgins
About the Author
Jack Hodgins is the author of seven novels, including The Resurrection of Joseph Bourne, winner of the Governor General's Award, Broken Ground, winner of the Ethel Wilson Prize for Fiction, and Distance; and three books of short fiction. In 2006, he was awarded the Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence and the Terasen Lifetime Achievement Award for an outstanding literary career in British Columbia. He lives on Vancouver Island.


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Human evolution and sites related to early human origins
Properties linked to Human Evolution have evidence for natural and cultural processes related to human lineage as part of the record of life and of the earth's history. Therefore Human Evolution sites are also geological and paleontological properties when assessing the outstanding universal value (OUV) of a site. Processes involved in Human Evolution include biological and cultural changes testifying to the remarkable success of our predecessors who continuously adapted to ever-changing environments and whose worldwide dispersals record their survival in even the most extreme conditions.
Yves Coppens, paleoanthropologist, speaks with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre about the importance of international commitment in the conservation of human evolution-related properties (in French).
Related Scientific Institutions
- Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (France)
- University of Tübingen (Germany)
- Altamira National Museum and Research Centre (Spain)
- Harvard University (USA)
- Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
- Georgian State Museum (Georgia)
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Formed in 1994, Surf Report reigned the Southern California surf music scene for ten years. During that time they released four full length CD's, toured the west coast and southwest United States and were billed with such greats as Link Wray, Dick Dale, the 5 6 7 8's, Buck-o-Nine, and Los Straightjackets to name a few. Surf Report was featured on radio shows worldwide, M-TV's "The Real World," performed live at pre-game parties for tens of thousands of San Diego Chargers' fans, christened the brand new stadium at opening day at Pet-Co park for the San Diego Padres, and were pleased to provide local radio stations with the San Diego Charger's fight song. In 2000, Surf Report was voted the Number 1 Rock Band in San Diego in the San Diego Reader's Poll, and was nominated for a San Diego Music Award in 2002.
Led by blues guitarist Ruhar, and aptly supported by double-picking prince of the surf guitar (yes, Dick was the King) Rick, Surf Report made immediate strides with the help of the ever tight and consistent rhythm section made up by Vince Mack on bass and Mr. E on Drums.
In September of 2004, Rick departed to pursue other ventures and Surf Report disolved. However, the songs remain and feeling is alive!
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Dutch network companies are required to offer a "switched network" for municipalities to serve street light applications. Traditionally, street lighting has been controlled centrally but there is now a need to replace the existing systems with new, more cost-efficient technologies. Furthermore, over 40% of the street light connections are currently not measured, meaning a meter has to be installed.
The background to Stedin and Landis+Gyr's S650 Smart Grid Terminal project
Also Landis+Gyr's long-term customer Stedin was facing the need to update their street lighting technology. Furthermore, there was also a clear need for Stedin to improve their operations and energy efficiency – to take steps towards creating a smarter grid and realizing the vision of a "self-healing grid".
Landis+Gyr and Stedin agreed to implement a street lighting solution that provides real measurement of consumption and enables the optimized switching and dimming of the street lights. The solution could be used also for distribution transformer monitoring, which would improve and cost optimize operations and maintenance of the network and provide efficient tools to monitor energy and power.


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[updated on 12 May: I was in a bit of a bad mood when I wrote the original version of this review, and I think I got a bit too snarky at points. This obviously irritated a few people (see comments below), and probably made it more difficult to understand what I was saying. I've updated this to remove the snark, and clarify a few things that were missing from the original review. My apologies to those who found the original irritating; hopefully this version will be less so.]
Scattered. When I talk with friends about their lives these days, I often hear that word. They feel like there's far too many things vying for their attention, too much information to absorb, too many things to keep track of. They wonder what happened to all that time that our labor-saving devices were supposed to reclaim for us. But more importantly, they worry about how their constant flitting from one thing to another is altering the ability to concentrate, to focus on one thing for an extended period of time. They are concerned that the manifold distractions that seem to multiply like furry tribbles are keeping them from contemplating and reflecting on what really matters most in life.
Similar concerns underlie Nicholas Carr's book The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to our Brains. Carr states in the introduction that over the last few years, he had noticed that he was finding it increasingly difficult to concentrate on one particular thing for any length of time. It was much harder for him to sit down and get lost in a book, or to follow an extended argument in an academic paper. Instead, he gravitated towards the short snippets of information he received via his various information technologies: emails, blog posts, web pages, tweets and the like. Although he was getting older, he suspected that the real cause of his increasingly scattered mind was those chaotic and insistent flows of information, so he set out to research what neuroscience has discovered about the ways information technologies effect our brains.
Carr's book is essentially an attempt to put some scientific muscle behind one of Marshall McLuhan's most provocative statements: "The effects of technology do not occur at the level of opinions or concepts, but alter sense ratios and patterns of perception steadily and without any resistance" (Understanding Media, 31). Carr argues that these changes in "sense ratios and patters of perception" are actually material, structural changes that occur within the brain, changes that affect the way our brains work, and the kinds of tasks we are able to do.
It turns out that our brains have a certain degree of "plasticity." That is, our brains are constantly changing, physically reacting to the stimuli we receive, the tasks we do often, and the tools we use to do those tasks. Like water carving out a channel, neural pathways that fire often become stronger and more conductive over time, making it easier for us to leverage that part of our brain in the future. Sometimes this even causes a physical enlargement of our brain cells. For example, Carr discusses how cabbies in London have a measurably larger posterior hippocampus, which is the part of the brain responsible for storing and manipulating spatial information.
But this plasticity can also have a "dark side," Carr asserts. If we spend more and more time consuming small bits of disconnected information, our brains will physically restructure to optimize for that kind of thinking, and thus we will lose our ability to perform what he calls "deep reading." Such a loss, Carr declares, will be detrimental not only to our creative engagement with the world, but also our general cultural wisdom.
Carr does an excellent job reviewing the scientific evidence for neuroplasticity, leaving little doubt that the things we use to convey information shape the physical makeup of our brains. He also stresses that these changes happen very rapidly, regardless of age or prior education/experience. He highlights a study in which the brain patterns of those who had not previously used the Internet began to resemble long-time users after just six days of exposure (121). In the afterword, he also makes it clear that generational differences, or the kind of education one has had, should make no difference:
I've always been suspicious of those who seek to describe the effects of digital media in generational terms, drawing sharp contrasts between young 'Internet natives' and old 'Internet immigrants.' Such distinctions strike me as misleading, if not specious. If you look at statistics on Web use over the past two decades, you see that the average adult has spent more time online than the average kid (226-7).
In many ways, we really shouldn't be all that surprised that our brains physically change to accommodate new tools. Each new technology requires some getting used to, and over time we develop new skills and abilities that we didn't have before. The question is, however, do these physical changes actually affect the way we think and behave? If so, do they do so deterministically? If six days of exposure to the world wide web were enough to make the study subjects' brain patterns look like long-term users, does that mean that those subjects would now start to think and act just like those long-term users as well?
Carr seems to answer this in the affirmative, but I think this is where his book is the weakest. Although he includes a paragraph to acknowledge that technological determinism is problematic, he nevertheless argues like a determinist throughout the rest of the book. His basic premise seems to be that reading books always creates a linear, logical, focused, detached mind, while using the Internet (in any shape or form) always creates a non-linear, reactionary, distracted, tribal mind. This assertion, of course, is based on similar ones made by McLuhan and Ong, but I've always been rather suspicious of it. In addition to being a bit insulting to pre-literate societies and those who don't typically read books, I think it also suffers from a lack of necessary distinctions.
Carr echoes the media studies claim that reading printed books always results in the same kind of psychological and cultural effects, regardless of the content of those books. He notes that "Whether a person is immersed in a bodice ripper or a Psalter, the synaptic effects are the same" (72). The implication is that synaptic effects result in psychological and behavioral effects as well, so he would expect that someone who reads mostly escapist fiction, or even pornography, should end up with the same sort of mind as someone who reads mostly philosophy. Carr takes this even further, however, and says that these same changes happen very quickly and regardless of age or previous education or experience. The implication is that if you stop reading printed books and only read on the web, you will quickly become a distracted, shallow thinker.
I remain unconvinced by this argument for a few reasons. First, Carr seems to be lumping a wide array of information technologies into what he calls "the Internet." He makes no distinctions between demand-pull media (such as web pages and ftp file downloads) and instant-push media (such as SMS text messaging or Twitter); instead he just declares that all of it is designed to convey a constant, unstoppable stream of distractions. He also discusses eBook readers without making any distinctions between genre; escapist fiction might work perfectly fine as an eBook, while other genres might not.
Second, Carr also seems to be assuming that all people gain wisdom and creatively engage with the world in the same way. Recall that his argument hinges on the idea that physical changes to the brain will result in particular psychological effects, regardless of age or prior education/experience, and this, he warns, will result in a loss of cultural wisdom and a decline in creativity. But I have known many people that I would not hesitate to call 'wise' who no longer read books at all. Instead, their wisdom is of a different kind, and comes from a long and persistent engagement with the material world: gardening, farming, fishing, etc. To say that wisdom comes only from reading printed books seems to me to be a bit problematic.
Third, I find his claims about a loss of creativity to be a bit surreal given the explosion of creativity enabled by digital tools and social media. Yes, much of it is inane and derivative, but one must also consider the degree to which these tools have also enabled talented artists to make new kinds of work, and get that work in front of more people. One might try to argue that on the whole, average cultural creativity is declining, but I think that would require some harder data, and I don't think Carr provided them.
Lastly, my own experience with the book also raises questions about his thesis. I've used a computer since 1980, have programmed them for a living for many years, and have spent quite a lot of time on the Internet. Yet I was able to sit down and read Carr's book over the course of a few days. I followed his argument closely, engaged critically with his claims, and creatively wrote a review of it on this blog. If, as he claims, the Internet will quickly turn me into a shallow and uncreative thinker, regardless of my age or previous experience/education, how was all of this possible?
Despite these shortcomings, Carr's book will no doubt remain an enduring fixture in the debates surrounding the Internet, mobile communications, and social networking. Those interested in the topic will no doubt want to become familiar with the book, which is very easy to do, as Carr's writing style is easy to read and very approachable.


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The Heart of the Matter: Alumni Brothers Hope to Save Lives with New Medical Devices
It's obvious when meeting Brad Schreck '78 and his brother, David Schreck '75, that the two are close. Both earned their undergraduate degrees in chemistry and their masters' degrees in biomedical engineering from Stevens. Both are Delts. And they quickly break into "family speak''— the conversation is often interrupted with news on people the other knows, which happens when family members are around each other. But, in recent years, they've become much more than family, Stevens alumni and fraternity brothers – now they've become business partners as well.
Brad Schreck is the president and CEO of VectraCor, a medical device company for cardiovascular solutions based in Totowa, N.J. David, a physician for more than 30 years, serves as the company's Chief Medical Officer and comes into the office a few days a week. David also serves as chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Summit Medical Group in Berkeley Heights, N.J.
VectraCor has created the VectraplexECG System with VectraplexAMI, the only stand-alone cardiac monitor/ECG (electrocardiogram) machine with a Cardiac Electrical Biomarker (CEB) that allows for real-time detection of ECG changes that may indicate an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), another word for a heart attack, and can derive a 15-lead ECG with only 5 electrodes placed on a patient. In November 2011, the device received FDA approval, a process that took about two years from start to finish, and in December 2011 received CE mark approval for the detection of AMI and the derivation of the 22- lead ECG. The CE mark means its compliance with European Union legislation and therefore, can be sold within the EU.
As an emergency medicine specialist, David said that he's seen more than his fair share of cardiac patients. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer in the world. David explained that typically, when a patient comes into an ER with chest pains, 10 electrodes are attached to the body to acquire the measured 12-lead ECG reading. The 10 electrodes are placed on key areas on the chest, arms and legs. Blood is drawn to measure serum cardiac markers to detect the development of an AMI, and results can take up to an hour. The blood is drawn every three to six hours during a 24-hour period to check for an increase in the serum cardiac markers.
The process is tough on the patient, David said.
"Patients don't want to be attached to the electrodes and they don't want their blood drawn every few hours,'' he said. "It's scary and they just want to get out of there. If they can get faster treatment, then we can possibly save the heart and the heart muscle.''
The VectraplexECG machine uses five electrodes, strategically placed on a subset of where they are currently placed on the chest, arms and legs. Fewer electrodes mean a lesser chance of placing the electrodes incorrectly on the body, both Schrecks said. The VectraplexECG machine provides for real-time, continuous non-invasive detection of ECG changes suggestive of an AMI, derives 15-22 ECG leads, plus heart rate and rhythm monitoring, and data can be emailed to a physician for interpretation.
Using the VectraplexECG "makes placing the electrodes on a patient much easier, more cost-effective and potentially reduces placement error, thus saving more lives,'' David continued.
Brad has built a career in the biomedical product development industry for the past 30 years, releasing more than 150 medical products and both brothers have patents for many devices not associated with this technology. But before deciding to start his own company, he wanted to know how viable a business like this could be. So, he talked to David to make sure the idea for the product was a good one.
"(As a company), we asked ourselves, 'Do we need 12-lead vectors or is there a minimal set number that will do the job just as effectively,' '' David said. When David first started researching and testing their technology theory, the feedback was positive and soon they discovered that the five electrodes can deliver as good an ECG reading as the more traditional 10 electrodes, he said. That was more than three years ago and they knew they hit on a winning idea, one that would make a doctor's job easier and one that could potentially save lives.
The FDA-approval process was grueling, Brad said, with a lot of back and forth between the company and the government agency, but he understands that it was a necessary part of the device getting to market. And with the 510(k) approval (the official stamp of approval from the FDA for medical devices), the company has now begun the marketing activities to steadily increase its client base, with some hospitals and individual physicians purchasing the VectraplexECG System for their use.
But the two really see this device as the stepping stone to future products in the medical world. When Brad and David recently sat down with The Stevens Indicator, they were preparing to submit 510(k) paperwork to the FDA in August 2012 for the Vectraplex Mobile System (Holter), an ambulatory cardiac monitor that incorporates an ECG amplifier and a cell module using Verizon Wireless service.
The Vectraplex Mobile System, which can fit in one's hand, can be worn near the hip, similar to a cell phone. A patient can be anywhere on the Verizon Wireless network and the Holter will automatically send an email over the network to a physician, alerting the doctor if the patient is having ECG changes suggestive of an AMI. The physician can also review the derived 15-22 lead ECG results. The Holter allows the patient the freedom to be at home, at a ballgame or even in the hospital while wearing the device, but allowing the physician to view the medical data in an instant, Brad said. The two also think the technology can also be used in devices to monitor stress test systems, pacemakers and portable ultrasound machines.
"I see this being used in any acute care or ambulatory situation such as ERs, hospital settings, operating rooms, rehab centers, nursing homes, urgent care centers, physician offices and home care settings,'' Brad said, adding that VectraCor has two patents issued worldwide for this technology.
Both brothers are proud of their Stevens education and say it certainly aided them in their careers.
"For me, the Stevens experience cannot be duplicated. The opportunities I received because of my Stevens background could not be overlooked. I got to work in my own lab (while a student) and I was exposed to so many mentors in my field. The exposure to UPTAM (Undergraduate Projects in Technology and Medicine) alone was priceless,'' David said, who, besides being a Delt, was a member of Gear & Triangle.
Brad was equally proud of his experiences at Castle Point, which included playing basketball and participating in the UPTAM research program.
"Stevens taught me how to get organized and that's helped me throughout my career,'' he said.
Even their company's name conveys their work's passion: Vectra is derived from vector, which means a direction something follows, and Cor is a play on two words -- the word corporation and also cor, the Latin word for heart.
"I guess we'll have to come up with a new company name if we get approval for the other products,'' David joked.


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Students interested in work opportunities with accounting roles should attend this career fair. Companies participating in the Accounting Job and Internship Fair often secure spring semester and/or summer internship opportunities, and entry-level jobs after graduation.
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Rudnerweide (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
Rudnerweide (also known in the past as Pascua Rudzińska, Wieś Rudzińska albo pastwisko Benow, Raudnerweide, Rudnerweyde, and Rudnersweide; now known as Rudniki; coordinates: 53.872823, 18.885326 [53° 52′ 22″ N, 18° 53′ 07″ E]; population in 1905, 71, in 1939, 158, in 2012, 120), is a village in the Stuhm Lowlands near the Vistula formerly located in West Prussia. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 miles) north-west of Ryjewo (Rehhof), 15 km (9 mi.) north of Kwidzyn (Marienwerder), and 59 km (37 mi.) south of the regional capital Gdańsk (Danzig).
Mennonites expelled from the Tilsit marshes, East Prussia, settled here in 1724, draining and reclaiming the swampy area. The family names of these settlers were Arendt, Block, Ediger, Flamming, G(o)ertz, Jantzen, Nickel, Penner, Quiring, Schroeder, Unrau, and Wichert. In the Dutch Naamlijst the congregation is called "Stuumsche Needering op Swijngrube." It was later called Tragheimerweide or Zwanzigerweide. It belonged to the Frisian branch, also being called Waterlander.
The First Partition of Poland in 1772 resulted in the creation of a new province in 1773, called West Prussia, in which Rudnerweide was located. Rudnerweide was situated in the district (Kreis) of Stuhm until the end of World War I, when it came under the jurisdiction of the German province of East Prussia. In 1928, Rudnerweide and Klein Schardau were merged into one administrative village named Rudnerweide. Rudnerweide came under the control of Nazi Germany during World War II until February 1945, when it was occupied by Soviet forces and returned to Poland. In 2013 Rudniki was a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ryjewo, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship.
The 1776 Prussian census lists 18 Mennonite families in Rudnerweide with the following surnames: Albrecht, Block, Ediger, Fleming, Goertz, Nickel, Pauls, Penner, Peters, Quiring, Schroeter, Tiart, Unru, and Wichert. In 1885, the settlement counted 14 Catholics, 25 evangelicals and 47 Mennonites.
Mennonites who were residents of Rudnerweide were members of the Tragheimerweide Mennonite Church.
Stowarzyszenie Konserwatorów Zabytków. "Stara Koscielnica." Catalogue of Monuments of Dutch Colonization in Poland. 2005. Web. 6 April 2013. http://holland.org.pl/art.php?kat=obiekt&id=528&lang=en.
Wiebe, Herbert. Das Siedlungswerk niederländischen Mennoniten im Weichseltal. Marburg, 1952: 40, 85.
Wikipedia. "Rudniki, Kwidzyn County." Web. 3 October 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudniki,_Kwidzyn_County.
Wolf, Hans-Jürgen. "Familienforschung in Westpreußen." Web. 29 September 2012. http://www.westpreussen.de/pages/forschungshilfen/ortsverzeichnis/details.php?ID=5623.
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|Richard D. Thiessen
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Zijpp, Nanne van der and Richard D. Thiessen. "Rudnerweide (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 2013. Web. 3 Aug 2020. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Rudnerweide_(Pomeranian_Voivodeship,_Poland)&oldid=168665.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der and Richard D. Thiessen. (April 2013). Rudnerweide (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 3 August 2020, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Rudnerweide_(Pomeranian_Voivodeship,_Poland)&oldid=168665.
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Sixth-Grader's Unbelievable Half-Court Buzzer Beater Gives Team Championship Victory
The excitement of March Madness has petered down to the middle school ranks.
The sixth grade championship in the Central Loudoun Basketball League in Virginia will go down in history, thanks to the astonishing efforts of one player, identified only as Alex.
Alex intercepted an inbounds pass before letting it fly from half court as the buzzer sounded. He drained the shot, sending his team to the title and causing the kind of pandemonium in the gym you usually only see when Dick Vitale is somewhere on press row screaming, "Oh, baby!"
It's merely the latest ridiculous buzzer beater to come along in recent days. Let's just hope this serves as some sort of omen for great endings when the real March Madness gets underway.


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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) Tiger Woods started his World Challenge in 1999, a chance to bring together top players from around the world for a tournament that amounted to a holiday exhibition to raise money for his foundation.
It offered big money, even for the guy who finished last. And though it now awards world ranking points, it does not count as an official win on any tour.
But it's serious business to Woods.
When the tournament lost its title sponsor last year, and a deal with a major company unexpectedly fell through at the last minute in early September, Woods spent what is believed to be about $4 million of his own money to join presenting sponsor Northwestern Mutual in covering the operating costs.
``We're going to be doing everything we can to keep the tournament going and keep all our programs going,'' Woods said.
He described the World Challenge earlier in the week as his ``showcase event'' that he created with his late father, Earl Woods. And while the trophy and a $1 million check will be presented Sunday at Sherwood Country Club, one of the more compelling moments came before the tournament even started.
Standing at a podium Wednesday night at a private pro-am dinner was Edgar Perez, a senior at Savanna High School, located in the same impoverished Orange County neighborhood where the 14-time major champion built his first Tiger Woods Learning Center.
Wearing a black suit and a red tie, standing tall before an audience of VIPs, Perez told of his family's business going bankrupt during the economic downturn when he was in the seventh grade. He described himself as ``frail, socially awkward and apathetic.'' Upon hearing a presentation from a TWLC alum, the boy turned in his application and became a regular at the state-of-the-art center.
As a senior, he is the student body president and the school's highest achiever. He is likely to become an Earl Woods Scholar to pay for his education at Reed College in Portland, Ore. He would be the first person in his family to go to college, not unusual for the previous 77 students in the program.
Only at the end did his voice crack when he introduced Woods, who embraced him and said to the audience, ``Wow.''
``This is why we're here, people like Edgar,'' Woods said.
The message gets lost in another tournament, where the rich get richer. The 18-man field combined for about $65 million in PGA Tour earnings alone this year, and last place pays $120,000. Woods is not naturally gifted as a public speaker, and it's easy to tune him out when he talks about the foundation or the learning centers. Along with the original TWLC in Orange County, there are two campuses in the Washington, D.C., area, one in Philadelphia and another in south Florida.
The foundation says 100,000 kids have attended TWLC programs, and that 73 percent of TWLC students have a higher GPA that their school district's average.
Steve Stricker was at the pro-am dinner and said he ``got teary-eyed'' when Perez spoke, which is not alarming. Stricker once donated $100,000 of his earnings at the World Challenge to the foundation, though he was not aware how much Woods paid this year for operating costs. Nor was he surprised.
``It shows what this event means to him,'' Stricker said. ``There's a lot of things Tiger does that people don't know about.''
The World Challenge has raised $25 million for the foundation since it began, including prize money from Woods. He has won five times, which helps.
Only last year was it revealed that Woods also donates his prize money from every tournament that benefits the foundation - the AT&T National, which began in 2007, and the Deutsche Bank Championship, which began in 2003 and became a FedEx Cup playoff event in 2007. That total now stands at $14.2 million.
How much longer the World Challenge continues is uncertain.
Greg McLaughlin, president of the Tiger Woods Foundation, said it has a reserve fund that supports operations and programs, such as the learning centers. He did not say whether the World Challenge could go another year without a title sponsor, saying only that it was ``very important.'' The tournament has been given a date for 2013 - moved back one week to Dec. 5-8 - but that doesn't mean it will be played.
``Northwestern Mutual made a significant contribution as a presenting sponsor, but it left a shortfall,'' he said. ``Tiger stepped up. Tiger's direct contributions are making up that shortfall.''
The AT&T National contract is through 2014, though a wrinkle was added to renegotiating when AT&T announced on Friday that it become the new title sponsor of the Byron Nelson Championship in 2015.
But it's this event that holds special meaning for Woods.
``This is what started it all for us,'' he said. ``If we didn't have this event, we wouldn't have the learning center here in Orange County. It brought awareness to what we're trying to do for kids. ... It's important to me to help these people and give these kids a chance.''


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Alcuin & Clemens Library Information Literacy Faculty Award
The Library is dedicated to helping the students of the College of St. Benedict/St. John's University to become lifelong learners. We believe that helping students develop their information literacy skills during their college careers will benefit them in their graduate work, professional careers, and throughout their lives. Alcuin & Clemens Library would like to recognize faculty members who have notably contributed to promoting information literacy within the current academic year with an annual Information Literacy Faculty Award.
The selection criteria for the Alcuin & Clemens Library Information Literacy Faculty Award are as follows. The nominated faculty member should exemplify one or more of the following criteria:
- Advocates using library resources
- Collaborates with a librarian on information literacy assignments
- Demonstrates effective application of information literacy and information fluency principles:
- determining information needs
- evaluating and analyzing information
- managing, organizing, and synthesizing information
- applying information in the context of a classroom project
- Holds students to high standards regarding accurate citations
- Creates or revises assignments in a way that reflects an awareness of library resources
- Seeks out opportunities to partner and collaborate with librarians, and promotes connections between students and librarians
- Advocates incorporating increasingly complex information literacy skills throughout the curriculum of his or her discipline
This annual award is given to a College of St. Benedict/St. John's University faculty member who actively supports information literacy within their classrooms as well as within their department. Any member of the College of St. Benedict/St. John's University faculty is eligible. Nominations will be accepted from self-nominators, other faculty members, librarians, and students.
The winner of the award will receive:
- Award recipient announced at the Academic Affairs Awards and Recognition Ceremony.
- A book selected by the recipient to be included in the library collection. The award recipient's name will be included on nameplate in the book.
- A plaque of recognition.
2017 Winner: Kate Kamakahi
2016 Winner: Yvette Piggush
2015 Winner: Jen Kramer
2014 Winner: Christi Siver
2013 Winner: Deborah Pembleton
2012 Winner: Ozzie Mayers


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Friday, September 23, 2011
Goodbye, All My Children
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FACETIME-- Maupin's highbrow: Clifton Chef is living his dream
In some careers, good advice to those starting out would be "don't be afraid to get your hands dirty." Executive Chef Dean Maupin of the Zagat-rated Clifton Inn might suggest to would-be chefs, "Don't be afraid to get your hands wet."
The long path to his coveted culinary position started when he took a job as a dishwasher. It was during his junior year of high school in Waynesboro back in the early '90s.
"I worked six days a week– got out of school at three, be there at four, get out at 10– all for $5.50 an hour," he recalls. "It's a lifestyle."
After the early dishwashing gig, Maupin moved steadily up the ranks at various restaurants– from prep-cook to grill-cook to landing a four-year apprenticeship at the Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The five-star, historical hotel only accepts eight apprentices a year and operates its 150-person kitchen staff on a very "hands-on" basis, according to Maupin, now 34.
"Cooking is a craft that is taught and learned by doing it," says Maupin, whose recipes have included in several issues of the prestigious Food & Wine magazine.
Following his apprenticeship, he returned to Charlottesville where for a decade he worked at some of this area's most respected eateries: "Metropolitain, under Gerry Newman at Albemarle Baking Company, at the C&O," he says, in addition to opening Fossett's restaurant at Keswick Hall.
"I've hit all the right notes," he says. Former employer Newman agrees.
"The simpler you make things, the more skilled you have to be," says Newman. Maupin, he adds, is "very good at bringing out the flavors, but his creativity doesn't get in the way of the taste."
While many top chefs leave the grunt work to their colleagues, Maupin rolls up his sleeves and works alongside his staff each night.
"The kitchen is young and needs guidance," says Maupin. "The day is spent managing, cooking, teaching."
His kitchen staff aren't the only ones benefitting from his expertise. The last two winters Maupin and his staff have hosted free Wednesday night cooking demos for the public. This year's demos began with drinks and hors d'oeuvres, covered the art of homemade pasta, and wrapped up with a dessert exhibition given by Clifton's executive pastry chef– and Maupin's wife– Erin Maupin.
"You can turn on a channel and see a chef demo-ing something anytime," Maupin says. "This allows people to be a part of it, be face to face."
And while he's not planning on leaving Clifton anytime soon, he has dreams of a restaurant all his own, inspired by the local foods produced in and around Albemarle County.
"The oven would be made out of the bricks of the Downtown Mall, and it would represent Albemarle style and culture," says Maupin, who plans to spend the rest of his cooking days in Central Virginia.
"I'm an Albemarle County guy, a Charlottesville guy," Maupin says. "I love the people here."


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hxl7 wrote:A similar question, please:
For years I have not been able to figure out how to search a given drive.
I have Drives C: D: E: F: G: H: I: on my computer.
PLEASE: How do I search for a file on just one drive ?
Thank you very much.
mrwul wrote:what about just enter (e.g.) F: in the path box ?
and enter whatever text in the Name box or Search box ?
Chris Wheaton wrote:Bill - The approach for searching a single drive will depend on what types of disks these are and how X1 recognizes them in the index.
For instance, C: is certainly a local hard drive internal to the computer. D: may be a second internal hard drive (or a CD/DVD drive which means it is not indexed by X1). E:, F:, G: etc may be External or removable disks. These disks may not be in the X1 index by drive letter. Rather, because they can be plugged in and unplugged and another device plugged into the same slot X1 will assign to each of these a unique identifier.
Lets assume the following:
C: - Internal disk
D: - Internal disk
E: - X1identifier1
F: - X1identifier2
You set X1 up to perform a file search. The file search has files from all 4 disks. You want to focus the search on F:
In the Path column simply enter X1identifier2 (where the identifier is the actual identifier number for that disk).
By doing that you immediately focus the search on the one removable disk.
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Giants place first-round tender on Victor Cruz, who hires new agent
- Pro Bowl wideout can receiver outside offers%2C but Giants would get Round 1 pick by letting him go
- Owner John Mara stresses desire to keep Cruz ... within reason
- Cruz%27s ability to secure long-term security could be aided with Tom Condon in his camp
NEW YORK — The New York Giants have given Pro Bowl receiver Victor Cruz a restricted free agent tender at the first-round level, team president and CEO John Mara told reporters in Manhattan on Monday.
Mara realizes the team is gambling a bit by exposing the breakout star to the market and offering him a one-year deal for $2.879 million, though he's hopeful the team that pays Cruz in the end will be the Giants.
"Certainly, we're taking a risk. But we would still have to right to match, and if we decided not to do that, we're getting a first-round draft pick out of it," Mara said following a press conference at 30 Rock to announce the NFL's new partnership with GE to contribute $40 million to concussion-prevention research.
"So yeah, it is a risk for us, and he is an exciting, dynamic player. It's not going to shock me if somebody makes him an offer."
Mara added of the undrafted free agent out of UMass, "Listen, he's been a great player for us. Like we do with all of our players, there's a limit as to how far we're going to go on a contract. You have to pay 53 (players), and if the money goes over that limit, we have to make a decision. But we feel we're in a good position now. We've tendered him.
"If somebody wants to make him an offer, we'll evaluate whether it makes sense for us. My hope is he's a Giant for many years."
Cruz could have an easier time soliciting outside offers now, informing USA TODAY Sports that he's hired super agent Tom Condon, who also represents Giants quarterback Eli Manning and linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka. Condon has successfully negotiated deals keeping both of them in New York.
Cruz, a native of nearby Paterson, N.J., hopes to remain with the team as well. He is connected with the Latin community in the area, he's become a star off the field in the fashion and music industry, and he's fit into the New York offense extremely well.
But this is a business decision for both sides, not to mention other teams. Parting with a first-round pick is prohibitive to many and the primary reason that Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Mike Wallace didn't go anywhere as a restricted free agent a year ago.
"I think Victor is smart enough to realize that he belongs in this area," Mara said. "I think he's done very well for himself off the field. He's a very popular player here. He's had a lot of off-the-field opportunities. So hopefully all those other things will enter into his consideration."
One consideration Mara need not worry about is a "poison pill" type contract the Minnesota Vikings used to secure Seattle Seahawks all-pro guard Steve Hutchinson in 2006. Such virtually unmatchable offers — Seattle's salary cap would have been wrecked had it matched Minnesota's offer sheet — have been negated by a clause in the new collective bargaining agreement.
"Yes, that was a big part of our negotiation a couple of years ago because we wanted to take out the Hutchinson type of deals," Mara said, adding the new rule "gives you a little bit more comfort, where if somebody does come forward with an offer, it gives you a fair chance to match it if you decide to do that."
Cruz surely hopes Mara and the Giants realize they received 168 catches for 2,628 yards and 19 touchdowns in the regular season (plus 21 receptions for 296 yards and a Super Bowl touchdown in the postseason last year) all for the low, low price of $990,000 over the past two seasons, combined.
Mara is grateful for that production, though he won't let any thoughts of charity cloud the team's judgment. And he can't, knowing there are other players (including Cruz's fellow starting wide receiver Hakeem Nicks), who have to be paid as well.
"Well, you can't make an emotional decision," he said. "Listen, it was a very difficult thing for me to say goodbye to (running back) Ahmad Bradshaw. It was very difficult for me to say goodbye to (center) Shaun O'Hara and (guard) Rich Seubert and guys like that.
"You know, if you let your emotions get in the way then you end up in the place that we were in the 1970s and I'm not going back there."
Mara declined to specify whether right tackle David Diehl has been asked to take a pay cut from his $4.475 million base salary. He also indicated there haven't been any in-depth discussions about tinkering with quarterback Eli Manning's contract yet.
Mara is hoping the Giants will somehow, some way find the money to pay Cruz before the start of this coming season.
"You can't worry about the player's popularity, because at the end of the day, the fans want to win," Mara said. "They want you to build an organization that's going to be in contention every year, and if you overpay for players, it's going to hurt you in other areas.
"Listen, I'll say it again: he's been a great player for us, we'd love to have him back. But you have to place a value on these contracts, and we have and hopefully, at some point, we'll be able to reach an agreement."
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Jaipur Literature Festival Reveals Dates, Ups Highbrow Image
Book lovers and socialites, wherever you are, mark your diaries: the dates of next year's edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival are out.
The four-day festival will take over the northern Indian city's Diggi Palace for five days: from Jan. 24 to Jan. 28.
The final lineup has not been revealed yet, though several speakers have already confirmed their attendance (more on this later.)
Overall, expect less pop culture than in previous years. Festival co-director and author William Darlymple describes the list of speakers as "an incredibly high-voltage intellectual lineup."
Read: fewer mainstream celebrities and star novelists. Instead, there will be more academics, a bunch of them from Harvard, talking about things like postmodern literary criticism.
Will this put off some of the socialites? Maybe.
But the festival has long stopped relying on big names to draw a crowd: over the past five years it has become a draw in itself. Attendance last year topped 122,000 and this year organizers expect the figure to climb further.
Mr. Dalrymple, who is in charge of the international list of speakers, said he learnt his lesson last year. "Although we had this amazing lineup – Richard Dawkins, Tom Stoppard, and David Hare – the media tended to report on the more popular end, like, what's her name, Oprah."
There will be fewer speakers in attendance this year compared to last year. Organizers say this is to allow more space to individual authors at the festival.
Speakers who already confirmed their attendance at the 2013 edition of the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival include: Frank Dikotter, historian and author of an award-winning book on famine in Mao Zedong's China; Libyan author Hisham Matar; Man Booker-prize winning novelist Howard Jacobson; and British-Pakistani author Nadeem Aslam.
We noticed at least one pop-culture concession in the list of speakers: Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of the autobiographical book-turned-Julia Roberts-starrer "Eat Pray Love."
Don't expect the full lineup to be revealed before the end of this month.
In terms of themes, areas of focus include the British empire – think Rudyard Kipling and all-things Raj – and the Buddha in literature. Since Republic Day – Jan. 26. – falls during the festival, there will be plenty of sessions centered around "ideas of India," says festival co-director Namita Gokhale, who is responsible for putting together the festival's regional list of speakers.
Other themes include Russian literature, Iran, cricket writing and Mahatma Gandhi – a non-fiction favorite at literary festivals in India.
As usual, there will be plenty of focus on literature written in India's many local languages as well as a music program.
Even more headline-grabbing than Oprah Winfrey during last year's edition of the lit fest was Salman Rushdie, who was notable in his absence. His planned appearance had to be canceled over alleged security threats from some Muslim groups, an incident that sparked a debate on freedom of expression.
Mr. Rushdie, who attended the festival in 2007, was among the super-star authors who helped turn the Jaipur lit fest into a see-and-be-seen event.
That came with a price. Last year, overcrowding was an issue. While it never felt dangerous, getting stuck in the human equivalent of an awful traffic jam wasn't pleasant either. As for getting a seat, unless you got there way early, there was no point even trying. So standing at the back of a marquee is how we saw most sessions last year.
To make room for a swelling crowd, organizers are moving the music stage outside the grounds of Diggi Palace to a nearby park, making room for another large venue.
In case you were hoping to stay at Diggi Palace itself– a 19th century traditional mansion turned hotel – you better think of alternatives as it's already fully booked.
Follow India Real Time and Margherita on Twitter @indiarealtime and @margheritamvs.


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New lands
New Lands were lands created by Ilúvatar when the world was remade after the downfall of Númenor. Long after that cataclysm men from Middle-earth sailed west, seeking the summit of the Meneltarma, which they believed had risen above the waves and from which a person could still descry the Undying Lands. However, the Isle of Meneltarma was never found. Instead mariners only discovered new lands which were like the old lands in that they were subject to death. These new lands did not form a barrier to travel; sailors found that they could circumnavigate the world and thus could report: "All roads are now bent".[1]


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(Pocket-lint) - It was only a few months ago that Nikon refreshed the Coolpix S-series but the Japanese camera giant is back with a raft of new snappers for the range, including the new king of the clan - the Nikon Coolpix S9300.
The 9300 is a compact camera that blurs the lines between fun and serious by offering a wealth of camera tech packed inside its tight little chassis (30.6mm thick).
Its USP, like the recently announced Pentax Optio VS20, is its zooming capabilities. Not quite the 20x optical of its Pentax rival - it still offers a healthy Nikkor 18x lens (25 – 450 mm coverage) which should see you right for landscape action and close up fun.
The sensor is a 16-megapixel CMOS one that offers lens-shift vibration reduction and it is also capable of shooting Full HD 1080p movies. There's GPS built-in so as you can track your albums' locations and the display around the back is an impressive 3-inch 921k dot one.
Alongside the S9300 sits the S6300 which offers the same 16-megapixel sensor and Full HD movie shooting, but cuts the zoom down to a, still-healthy, 10x optical.
The S6300 does boast a 3D mode though (also found on the S9300), for those still not bored with 2011's favourite dimension, which combines two images taken from different positions to create a 3D representation.
The Coolpix S9300 comes in four colours: red, silver, black, and blue. You can add pink and gold to that list for the S6300. No word on pricing or availability just yet - we'll keep you posted.


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