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Process Query System
Gathering information — from network monitors, surveillance cameras, financial records — is easy. Making sense of large quantities of raw data is not.
The Process Query System (PQS), developed by George Cybenko, Dorothy and Walter Gramm Professor of Engineering, employs two tools to solve this challenge: a software framework for categorizing irregularities within a system and algorithms that can provide detailed explanations of those irregularities.
All computer systems are characterized by distinct states, dynamics, and other properties that can be picked up by sensors. Installed into a particular system, PQS quickly reads such data, detects changes or oddities, and infers intent by separating honest errors from potentially deceptive activities.
Perhaps the most useful PQS application to date is in the area of network security. Currently available monitoring tools produce information in quantities that make analysis a formidable task. "PQS closes the gap between gathering a tremendous amount of valuable data and figuring out what the data mean," says Professor Cybenko.
Other applications for PQS could include scanning credit reports for identity theft or detecting suspicious activity at an international border.
Cybenko and research associate and lecturer Vincent Berk published a paper on PQS in the January 2007 issue of IEEE Computer. The research, a project of Dartmouth's Institute for Security Technology Studies, is supported in part by funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Directorate for Science and Technology, and the Department of Defense (DTO, AFRL, and DARPA).
Inductor Efficiency
The efficiency of current power electronics equipment is limited by the typical power loss in high frequency power converters. Doctoral candidate Jennifer Pollock and Professor Charles Sullivan have recently patented a new inductor technology that is likely to become the industry standard for converters used in hybrid vehicles, wind energy systems, photovoltaics, fuel cells, and other applications.
The new technology provides the low DC resistance of a foil-wound inductor without the high AC resistance ordinarily found in such inductors. The result is an inductor that is both smaller and more efficient than inductors currently used in power supplies, inverters, and electric motor controllers. The technology is well suited to newer silicon devices such as Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) modules, which handle currents in the order of hundreds of amperes with blocking voltages of up to 6000 volts while operating at frequencies over 10 kHz.
Tests in Professor Sullivan's labs measured the potential energy savings of the new foil-winding technology and found that total winding losses of the new inductor were 17–35% lower than those in conventional solid-wire or litz-wire inductors.
The technology has been licensed by West Coast Magnetics in Stockton, Calif. The company forecasts a global market for inductors using this technology that may reach $2.5 billion by 2015 with the greatest opportunities occurring in the hybrid vehicle market and in power generation for wind and solar power equipment. If the technology is extended into lower power applications such as personal computers, desktop electronic equipment and handheld devices, West Coast Magnetics says that the 2015 global market could exceed $5 billion.
Advances in Breast Cancer Detection
By combining two techniques, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and near-infrared optics (NIR), researchers led by Professor Keith Paulsen may have devised a new, potentially more accurate method for diagnosing breast cancer. Their pilot study, demonstrating the feasibility of the concept, was published in the April 15 issue of the journal Optics Letters, published by the Optical Society of America.
MRI produces information on the shape and composition of breast tissue, while NIR measures its blood volume and oxygen saturation. Thus the MRI provides information on the form and the NIR on the function. Together the two techniques create high-resolution functional images of tissue, which can then be compared with tissue that is known to be cancerous.
The pilot study involved a 29-year-old woman with a ductal carcinoma, a common breast cancer. Using the information from a contrast MRI procedure — one MRI done before and one after the contrasting agent gadolinium is injected — the research team pinpointed the region for the NIR. Results showed tissue with high hemoglobin level, low oxygen saturation, and high water content — all indicators of cancerous tissue.
A follow-up study will draw on volunteers who have breast abnormalities and have been recommended for biopsy. Using the MRI/NIR technique on the subjects before and after the biopsy, the researchers will be able to compare their results to the biopsy results.
The Thayer researchers, including Paulsen, Professors Brian Pogue and Shudong Jiang, and Adjunct Professsors Hamid Dehghani and John Weaver, are collaborating with Dartmouth Medical School researchers and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center clinicians.
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Naquin's knock caps Saguaros' big comeback
Go-ahead eighth-inning single extends Indians prospect's hit streak to 11
Midway through the fifth inning Wednesday, Surprise found itself down six runs and getting no-hit by Salt River. But the Saguaros weren't going to go away quietly.
Surprise scored eight runs in the next four innings against the Rafters' bullpen for an 8-6 comeback victory at Surprise Stadium. They have now won five of their last six games.
Surprise scored three runs with two outs in the eighth inning against right-hander Marcus Stroman, the Blue Jays' No. 3 prospect, to complete the comeback. Michael Ohlman, who began the rally with a three-run home run in the fifth inning, again got things started in the eighth with a one-out walk. Stroman eventually walked the bases loaded with two outs, bringing Tyler Naquin to the plate.
A wild pitch allowed Ohlman to score, tying the game and advancing the other runners to second and third. Naquin then delivered a two-run single to give Surprise the lead.
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Ohlman, the Orioles' No. 12 prospect, went 1-for-3 with two runs and a walk. Mookie Betts, the Red Sox's No. 16 prospect, was the lone Saguaros player with multiple hits. He finished the game 2-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base.
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As OECD countries continue to take measures to sustain the economic recovery, support to innovation features prominently on the agenda of policy makers. However, in the current context of weak demand in the economy and faced with challenges of global dimension, countries must not only address market failures that lead to under-investment in innovation on the supply-side, they must also focus on the demand-side to foster the uptake of innovation in the public and private sectors.
This was the premise with which the OECD organised this workshop on demand-led innovation policies under the auspices of the Committee on Industry, Innovation and Entrepreurship (CIIE) and the Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy's (CSTP's) Working Party on Innovation and Technology Policy (TIP). The workshop brought together policy makers, economists, and business representatives to share their views and experience in fostering demand for innovation via market and public policy instruments including public procurement, pricing, regulations, standards-setting and lead markets. A key finding from the workshop was that governments need to align technology-push instruments like grants and incentives for R&D with demand-pull policy instruments such as public procurement and regulations. The discussions and expert presentations from the workshop provided further insights and examples as to how countries are attempting to implement this in practice. The findings and views that emerged from the workshop will contribute to the development of the OECD Innovation Strategy to be presented to OECD Ministers in 2010.
Click here for the Summary of the Workshop. The programme and presentations are available below.
For further information, please contact Mario Cervantes, Science and Technology Policy Division, OECD
OECD Workshop on Demand-Led Innovation Policies
14-15 September 2009
Welcome and Opening : Andrew Wyckoff, Director, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry
Keynote presentation: Key issues in demand-side innovation policies
Keynote speaker: David Evans, Senior Advisor for Government Affairs to the Technology Strategy Board, United Kingdom
Session 1: Dynamics of demand for innovation
This session explored the role of demand for innovation at the level of industries and firms, examining critical issues along the innovation-value chain among others the diffusion of innovation by early users.
Session Chair: James Watson, Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, United Kingdom
Mario Cervantes, Science and Technology Policy Division, OECD "Demand-led Innovation: What role for policy"
a) The innovation value chain
Discussion on: What the main challenges are in influencing the creation of new innovation value chain? What are the supply restrictions? And do lead markets provide an effective instrument to incubate new innovation value chains?
Henriette Van Eijl, DG-Enterprise and Lead Markets, European Commission
Discussant/commentator: Professor Franco Malerba , Bocconi University, Italy
General discussion
b) User-led innovation and lead markets
Discussion on: Early users play a crucial role in the diffusion of innovation and hence the demand for it. How can the interaction between early users and producers enhance innovation via demand channels?
How can this interaction be leveraged to create lead markets and what should be the role of policy?
Sigrid Dahlerup, FORA, Denmark, "The Danish user-driven policy programme"
Michelle Mahdon, Programme Leader, The Work Foundation, United Kingdom, "The Serendipity of Interaction: The role of consumer preferences in the innovation process"
Discussant/commentator: Dr. Rian Beise-Zee, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand
General discussion
Session 2: Policies to foster demand -led innovation
This session explored the role of public and social demand in innovation, focusing on the policies and on sectoral approaches in demand-side policy (e.g. ICT, health innovation, green innovation or services innovation). It will also explore some of the difficulties and trade-offs in implementing such policy instruments, e.g. in ensuring competition and performance, and in fostering risk-taking.
Session Chair: Henriette Van Eijl, DG-Enterprise and Lead Markets, European Commission
a) Meeting Social and Public Demands through Innovative Procurement
Discussion on:What the main trends are with regard to public procurement for innovation in OECD countries? What are the main barriers and risks in implementing procurement for innovation? What are the main policy considerations? What lessons can be drawn?
James Sheppard, OECD Governance Directorate "Public procurement in OECD countries: Issues and Policies"
Petri Lehto, Innovation Department, Demand-Based Innovation, Ministry of Employment and the Economy, Finland "Public procurement and the new financial instrument for innovative public procurement"
Mike Weber, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany "Germany's experience with procurement for innovation"
David Bloch, Partner, Winston & Strawn, LLP, United States "Intellectual property issues arising in government procurement for innovation: the case of the United States"
Discussant: Peter Bennett, OECD Governance Directorate
General discussion
b) Demand-led innovation: Sectoral Approaches
Discussion on: What are the current status of demand-side innovation in strategic or mission- oriented areas, especially global challenges? What policy instruments are mainly used considering sector specific characteristics as well as the trends towards technological convergence?
Xavier Leflaive, Principal Administrator, OECD Environment Directorate "Measures in OECD countries to stimulate demand for eco-innovation"
Kenji Ueki, METI, Japan, "Fostering green innovation in Japan including through regulations/standards"
Matthew Squire, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Australia : Demand-led innovation initiatives : early results from Australia"
General discussion
Session 3: Evaluation of demand-side innovation policies
This session explored some of the issues that arise in implementing evaluations of demand-side policies, including how to assess both the direct and indirect outcomes of such policies.
Session Chair: Iain Gillespie, Head of the Science and Technology Policy Division, DSTI, OECD
Discussion on:What are the direct and indirect impacts of demand-side policies and how can they be measured? Compared with supply-side innovation, what are the main differences and also challenges in evaluation demand-side measures? How does one evaluate the policy mix of supply and demand instruments?
Professor Jakob Edler, MIIR, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
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The key policy issues in demand-side innovation and the implications for the Innovation Strategy will be explored by the panel through a series of questions. This includes governance issues and potential policy trade-offs that may need to be addressed.
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NEW YORK -- Sometimes, it takes Yankees closer David Robertson a moment to remember that the game is over.
Details, details.
"I swear," he said.
"For a split second," he said.
Well, it's not like a completely new experience. After all, he began this season with eight career saves.
Mostly, though, he has been the guy the Yankees counted on to get them through the eighth inning and hand the ball to Mariano Rivera.
Apparently, old habits die hard.
"In the past whenever I've had to close a game, I forget that I've got to go find the catcher and shake hands," Robertson said. "It's just different."
He laughed about this a few times Saturday afternoon after getting his first Yankee Stadium save as The Guy Who Is Replacing Mariano Rivera.
All he had to do was run through a stretch of the Angels' lineup that has Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and Howie Kendrick.
Trout singled with one out and stole second to put himself into scoring position. But Robertson got Pujols on a fly to left and struck out Kendrick to end a 4-3 victory.
It was Robertson's first save in 20 days, after a stay on the disabled list, and his return helps stabilize a bullpen that has had a stressful week.
Yankee starters didn't make it through the fifth inning in three out of the last four games, including the pine-tar contest in which Michael Pineda was ejected in the second inning.
That's probably what made Saturday afternoon's game so satisfying for the Yankees. Well, worrisome and satisfying.
Yankees starter Vidal Nuno, who is replacing injured Ivan Nova in the rotation, lasted just 4 1/3 innings and allowed three earned runs.
But Yankees manager Joe Girardi mixed and matched four relievers for 4 2/3 scoreless innings, including Robertson's ninth inning.
To Girardi, a win is a win is a win. Style points are irrelevant as the Yankees (14-10) remain in first place in the American League East.
Now about that rotation. Masahiro Tanaka is off to a nice start. CC Sabathia has shown flashes of being plenty good enough. Hiroki Kuroda had his first bad start Friday.
So that leaves Nuno and Pineda to fill in the back of the rotation, and the Yankees have no idea what to expect.
All that's obvious is they need a bit more than the 4 1/3 innings they got from Nuno on Saturday.
"It wouldn't be such a big deal, but we lost Michael so early in that game," Girardi said. "That's the one that we really had to use our bullpen on. We have an off-day Monday and I'll have [Adam] Warren back [Sunday]. We'll see about some of the other guys. We'll be OK."
It's perhaps the greatest tribute to Robertson and the confidence the Yankees have in him they were completely comfortable moving him into the closer's role. In fact, their internal discussions were not about who would replace Rivera, but who would replace Robertson.
Amid the scramble to find innings, 26-year-old right-hander Dellin Betances has emerged as a potentially dominant reliever.
Once upon a time, he was one of the brightest prospects in the Yankees system, but injuries and inconsistency seemed close to derailing his career.
He's a reminder that young players don't come with guarantees or timetables. He has methodically worked his way back into the picture and now seems close to establishing himself as an important bullpen contributor.
"For me, every time I go out there the experience has helped me," Betances said. "A lot of the guys have given me good advice. It's having the confidence and faith. Thank God, everything has gone well."
He's 6-8, 260 pounds, and an imposing sight on the mound. His fastball has averaged 95 mph this season, and his curveball is workable as well.
"I'm happy for the kid," Girardi said. "He's been through a lot. He's had to change roles (moving from the rotation to the bullpen), and he's had to fight to get here. He's thrown the ball extremely well for us. Probably today was the toughest situation we've put him in so far. He responded extremely well."
The Yankees aren't a young team. The first eight guys in the order on Saturday averaged 35 years and 13 years of big league experience.
But at the bottom, 23-year-old catcher John Ryan Murphy hit his first career home run and drove in three runs. And then Betances, another product of the Yankee farm system, got four big outs as Girardi worked to get the ball into Robertson's hands.
All in all, it was a good day at the office.
"We go through stretches like this all the time in baseball," Robertson said. "The next thing you know, you'll get a full nine innings out of a starter, and the game's over in 2 hours, 40 minutes. It happens."


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NEWARK, N.J. — Fake tough guys don't win football games. The slime green on his Seattle uniform is nastier than cornerback Richard Sherman. If he's the toughest thing the Seahawks have on their side, Denver will win the Super Bowl by two touchdowns.
At Super Bowl media day, built from 100 percent pure American balderdash, the player the most full of it was Sherman.
But a Hall of Famer can smell a fake. All-time great defense tackle Warren Sapp, nearly unbeatable whether wrestling in the trenches or talking smack during his brilliant NFL career, told me Sherman tries to act tough but isn't fooling anybody.
"This kid is a flip-flopper," Sapp said Tuesday, as he rapped the table with his Hall of Fame ring to hammer home a point.
Sapp wanted to make this perfectly clear: How Sherman treated a fellow competitor, sticking an insincere handshake in the chest of San Francisco 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree immediately after the NFC championship game, was bogus.
"If there's 'No love found, no love lost' and all that," Sapp said, "then don't run over to this man (Crabtree) after you just made the play to win the game and say, 'Good game.' "
Was trying to shake Crabtree's hand an act of good sportsmanship by Sherman?
"No, no," insisted Sapp. "He's so full of it."
Sherman was the definition of selfish, according to Sapp, when the Seattle cornerback bolted a spontaneous celebration by his teammates to go needle a beaten foe.
"I've been at the front of the train talking the whole way. If you're going to set it up that way, live it that way," said Sapp, whose jousts with everybody from Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre to New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan earned him the right to be called one of the great trash-talkers in NFL history.
"Nobody asked (Sherman) to come out and volunteer this information: 'No love found, no love lost and nobody shakes your hand after this game.' But now the scoreboard's in your favor? And you say: 'Good game'? I'd have mushed him in his face."
The NFL circus rolled into New Jersey on a bitter cold January morning and raised its tent inside a broken-down arena, where spectators purchased tickets to watch reporters do what we do best: create hullabaloo and hit the buffet line. An 83-year-old woman dressed in a No. 18 Broncos uniform asked Peyton Manning for a hug, and the quarterback obliged, because it was easier than saying no. Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch, the real-deal beast Sherman only pretends to be, took questions for 6 minutes, 20 seconds before retreating to the shadows and hiding behind his shades.
Sherman put on a happy face for the cameras. He declared this Super Bowl: "The Fight in the Big Lights." He talked music and social reform. He punctuated nearly every answer with "Thank you." He said the song that gets him pumped up for games is "Act Right."
Through it all, Sherman revealed one absolute truth: Anybody who tries to cast Sherman as a villain is dead wrong. This man doesn't have the 24/7 commitment or the stomach to be a villain. While he might treat Crabtree like trash after the game is done and it's easy to squawk in victory, Sherman wants too desperately to be liked to stay in character. "You never want to talk down a man to build yourself up," Sherman said.
Sherman got in Stanford straight out of Compton. So props to that. And, one summer as a teenager, a trailer park in East St. Louis was my home. So big deal. Compared to the cockroaches under the sink of a double-wide that sat a few miles east of the Mississippi River, Sherman is as cuddly as a pussycat.
"Psychological gamesmanship does work. I can spiritualize, go Biblical and say: 'As a man thinketh, so is he.' Or I can just tell you: 'Hey, if you know and think I'm better than you, than I am better than you.' That's just the reality of it," said Hall of Fame receiver Michael Irvin, who digs Sherman's act.
"Like I told Richard Sherman: 'They say they love (Hall of Fame running back) Barry Sanders. But do you see them offer him a job after he retires? Do you ever see anyone bringing him up after he retires?' They want you to act a certain way, but then they boot your certain way right on out of the league. All the people they talked about, they give jobs to in TV after they retire."
There's the bottom line: Sherman isn't a tough guy. But he will play one on television for 15 seconds, if there's money to be made.
To quote a song blasting in my earbuds as the sun set on media day: "Money don't fold if it act right."
For wannabe tough guys, it's all an act. Super Bowl week is built on balderdash. At the end of Sunday night, however, the scoreboard takes no backtalk.
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Phillies lefty twirls eight easy innings; Howard, Ruiz homer
LOS ANGELES -- Cliff Lee did his job on Monday night.
He pitched brilliantly in a 7-0 victory over the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, allowing four hits and striking out 10 in eight easy innings to help the Phillies win the first game in a four-game series against a club some believe is the best in the National League.
If A.J. Burnett and Cole Hamels can pitch with similar success Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, and the offense can back them up against some of the toughest pitchers in baseball, the Phillies could begin to resemble a team they believed they could be before the season started.
"Set the tone," Phillies manager Ryne Sandeberg said. "Cliff definitely did that tonight."
Lee is 2-2 with a 1.20 ERA in his last four starts after allowing eight runs in five innings on Opening Day. In 30 innings over those four starts, he has allowed 33 hits, four earned runs, one walk and has struck out 37.
"He's evolved over the years," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "He's throwing more changeups, the curveball in different ways. He's using more pitches. He used to be simple -- stuff and location. He doesn't throw quite as hard, but it doesn't seem to matter a whole lot."
Lee's fastball has lost about 1 mph of velocity since last season, but it hasn't affected his results.
He bested Dodgers left-hander Paul Maholm in the opener, but the Dodgers' pitching gets tougher for the rest of this series. Left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu (3-1, 1.93 ERA) takes the mound on Tuesday, right-hander Zack Greinke (3-0, 2.42 ERA) on Wednesday and right-hander Dan Haren (3-0, 2.16 ERA) pitches Thursday's finale.
"It'll definitely be a test for us," Lee said.
Lee not only pitched well, he enjoyed some rare run support. His 3.82 run-support average since he rejoined the Phillies before the 2011 season is the fifth-lowest in baseball.
The Phillies took a 2-0 lead in the first inning when Tony Gwynn Jr. walked and Jimmy Rollins reached on a popup single that dropped between center fielder Matt Kemp, right fielder Yasiel Puig and second baseman Justin Turner, with Puig getting a glove on the ball at the last second.
Carlos Ruiz followed two batters later with a double to right field to clear the bases.
Ruiz entered the night hitting .204 with no RBIs. He finished the night 3-for-4 with a walk and four RBIs after hitting his first home run in the ninth inning.
"It can happen," Ruiz said. "When you don't swing the bat real good, it's hard to get some RBIs. For me, I've been working the count and go from there. If I was thinking I don't have an RBI, I'd be putting pressure on myself. So I had to stay strong and continue to work hard."
The Phillies employed some nice defense early. Puig stood on second base with two outs in the first when Adrian Gonzalez hit a ground ball up the middle. Second baseman Chase Utley caught it, moving to his right. Puig ran to third, but never looked up and kept running for home. Utley, having no play at first, threw home.
The throw arrived early and Ruiz ran Puig back toward third base before tagging him out to end the inning.
It looked similar to a play in the seventh inning of Game 5 of the 2008 World Series. The Rays had Jason Bartlett on second base with two outs when Akinori Iwamura hit a ball up the middle. Utley fielded the ball and faked a throw to first, which got the Rays third-base coach to send Bartlett home. Utley threw to the plate and Ruiz applied the tag to prevent the go-ahead run from scoring.
"It was definitely advanced," Lee said of Utley's heads-up play. "That just shows he's one step ahead of the game. Maybe he could get the guy at first, but he had a pretty good idea of how Puig would be running the bases and he was dead on. He was aggressively rounding third and going home. He anticipated that and got him out. That's advanced. That just shows how he's one step ahead and a prime example of the kind of player he is."
The Phillies kept piling on Maholm. Ruiz, who doubled to left in the third, walked with two outs in the fifth. Ryan Howard followed and crushed a first-pitch slider to center field for a two-run home run to make it 4-0.
It was Howard's fifth homer in 19 games. He is on pace for 42 homers and 102 RBIs. He did not hit his fifth homer until his 28th game last season.
"He's swinging it well, using the whole field," Sandberg said. "He's swinging at strikes. He's on a good roll. When he squares it up like that, his ball has good carry. The park played big tonight. He has a real good approach right now with lefties, focusing on hitting the ball up the middle."
Now the trick for the Phillies is finding some consistency. This is the third time they have won back-to-back games this season, but a victory Tuesday would push them back to .500 for the first time since they completed a sweep of the Marlins on April 13.
"First, we're happy with the game today," Ruiz said. "Tomorrow we have A.J. We need to concentrate on the game tomorrow, come back with the same mentality and try to play real hard and score some runs for him and make him feel relaxed on the mound."


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WICHITA, Kan. (June 8, 2013) – John Speraw got his first victory as head coach of the U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team as the United States defeated Argentina, 22-25, 27-25, 25-19, 25-16 in an FIVB World League match on Saturday at Charles Koch Arena.
The two teams will each move on in World League Pool A with 1-1 records. The U.S. Men will play again on June 14-15 against France in Tulsa, Okla. (BUY TICKETS) Argentina will host Brazil on June 14 and 16.
After losing to Argentina on Friday, the U.S. Men had to rally on Saturday from a first-set loss and hold off two Argentina set points in the second set. Serving, which was a problem for the U.S. Men in Friday's loss, proved to be an important factor in Saturday's victory, as Team USA led in aces 10-1.
"Today, when we were down really big in that second set and were able to come back, I think that was really important for us," Speraw said. "Obviously the serve-and-pass game made the difference."
The United States' Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.), who was named the player of the match, led all scorers with 18 points on a match-high 14 kills, two blocks and two aces.
"Obviously our serving was a lot better tonight, which put pressure on them as opposed to them putting pressure on us last night," Anderson said. "I think we passed overall pretty well so we were able to run our offense."
David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) added 11 points on six attacks and a match-high five blocks. Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.), who substituted in the second set and started the next three, totaled 11 points on 10 kills and one block.
Ivan Castellani paced Argentina with 17 points on 13 kills and four blocks. Pablo Bengolea added 13 points on 12 attacks and one block.
Argentina led in kills, 51-49, but the U.S. led in blocks 12-8.
Among other U.S. scorers, David Smith (Saugus, Calif.) finished with 10 points on five attacks, four blocks and one ace. Murphy Troy (St. Louis, Mo.), who started the first and second sets at opposite, compiled seven points on six kills and one ace. Kawika Shoji (Honolulu), who substituted at setter in the second set and started the next two, scored four points on two kills and two aces.
Brian Thornton (San Clemente, Calif.), who started at setter, totaled two points on two attacks. Garrett Muagututia (Oceanside, Calif.), who started at outside hitter, scored one point with an ace.
Libero Erik Shoji (Honolulu) led the team in digs with six and was credited with 10 excellent receptions. Anderson led the team in excellent receptions with 22.
Argentina opened up an 8-5 lead in the first set, getting kills from Castellani, Sole, Pereyra and Uriarte. The United States got two kills from Troy. With Argentina leading 10-9, Crer scored with a kill, then took the serve for an ace and Bengolea kill and the U.S. called timeout down 13-9. Argentina led 16-13 at the second technical timeout (TTO). With Argentina leading 21-16, the United States got kills from Smith and Lotman to pull to within three and Argentina called timeout. The team traded points until Argentina reached 23-16. Troy connected on an attack for the U.S., then took the serve and scored on an Argentina error and an ace to pull the United States to within one at 23-22. Argentina called timeout and scored on a Sole kill to reach set point. Sole blocked a Troy attack to with the set for Argentina, 25-22. Argentina led in attacks, 18-13.
Argentina took a 6-3 lead in the second set, as Pereyra, Castellani and Bengolea all scored. The United States called timeout, but Argentina kept up the pressure and led 8-4 at the first TTO. With Argentina leading 12-5, Speraw brought in Shoji for Thornton. With Argentina leading 15-10, Anderson scored with a kill. Troy got a block and Argentina's next attack went long to pull the United States to within two points at 15-13. Argentina called timeout. Sole ended the run with a kill from the middle that gave the South Americans the 16-13 lead the second TTO. With Argentina leading 20-17, the United States used an Argentina serving error, Troy kill and Anderson block to tie the score. The teams battled back and forth. Argentina reached set point first at 24-23, but then served into the net. Argentina reached a second set point at 25-24, but Lotman fought it off with a kill. Lee scored with a block to give the U.S. its first set point and Lotman scored with a kill of a set from Smith to give the United States the 27-25 win.
Argentina opened up leads of 3-1 and 6-4 in the second set before the U.S. tied it at 6-6. Argentina led 8-7 at the first TTO. With the score tied 10-10, the U.S. scored twice to lead 12-10. The U.S. increased the lead to 16-12 at the second TTO, scoring on two kills from Lotman and an Anderson ace. The U.S. reached set point at 24-18. Argentina's Castellani responded with a kill. But Argentina's next serve went long to give the U.S. the 25-19 set win.
The U.S. Men took an 8-6 lead at the first TTO of the fourth set, including an ace by Anderson and kill from Lotman. Argentina struggled with errors, but also got a block from Bengolea and kill from Castellani. Argentina tied the score at 9-9, but the United States answered with a block from Kawika Shoji and Lee followed by two straight Argentina errors to lead 12-9. The United States led 16-12 at the second TTO. Clark took the serve for the U.S. leading 20-15 and immediately scored with an ace. He served for two more points to bring the U.S. to match point at 24-15. Pereyra held off the loss with a kill before Clark ended it with a successful attack.
For additional information on the U.S. Men's Volleyball National Team in FIVB World League action, click here. To view the FIVB World League home page, click here.
2013 U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team
12-Man Roster for FIVB World League on June 7-8 in Wichita, Kan.
No. - Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
1 - Matt Anderson (OH, 6-10, West Seneca, N.Y., Penn State)
4 - David Lee (MB, 6-8, Alpine, Calif., Long Beach State)
6 - Paul Lotman (OH, 6-7, Lakewood, Calif., Long Beach State)
7 - Kawika Shoji (S, 6-3, Honolulu, Hawaii, Stanford)
9 - Murphy Troy (Opp, 6-8, St. Louis, Mo., Southern California)
10 - Tony Ciarelli (OH, 6-6, Huntington Beach, Calif., Southern California)
11 - Brian Thornton (S, 6-3, San Clemente, Calif., UC Irvine)
13 - Matt Rawson (MB, 6-7, Westchester, Calif., Hawaii)
15 - Carson Clark (Opp, 6-8, Santa Barbara, Calif., UC Irvine)
18 - Garrett Muagututia (OH, 6-5, Oceanside, Calif., UCLA)
20 - David Smith (MB, 6-7, Saugus, Calif., UC Irvine)
22 - Erik Shoji (L, 6-0, Honolulu, Hawaii, Stanford)
Head Coach: John Speraw (Irvine, Calif.)
Team Manager: Chris Jackson (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Assistant Coach: Matt Fuerbringer (Costa Mesa, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Mike Sealy (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Consultant Coach: Andrea Becker (Martinez, Calif.)
Physiotherapist/Athletic trainer: Aaron Brock (Storm Lake, Iowa)
Technical Coordinator: Anton Willert (Berlin, Germany)
Doctor: Andrew Gregory (Nashville, Tenn.)
2013 U.S. Men's World League Schedule
June 7: Argentina def. USA, 25-18, 25-21, 22-25, 26-24
June 8: USA def. Argentina, 22-25, 27-25, 25-19, 25-16
June 14-15: France at USA, Tulsa Convention Center Arena in Tulsa, Okla. BUY TICKETS
June 28-29: Bulgaria at USA, Reno Events Center in Reno, Nev. BUY TICKETS
July 5: USA at Poland, Spodek in Katowice, Poland
July 7: USA at Poland, Centennial Hall in Wroclaw, Poland
July 13-14: USA at Brazil, Maracanazinho in Rio de Janeiro


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The global real estate investment manager, Patrizia AG announced the final close of its seventh flagship trans-European real estate fund, Trans-European VII LP (TEP VII), at its hard cap, with EUR 750mn (USD 849mn), of total equity commitments.
In the latest round of fundraising, which was oversubscribed, a further EUR 116 million of new equity commitments were secured, following the previous close announced at the end of January 2020.
The Fund has total firepower of EUR 1.8bn ($2.03bn) including leverage and has already committed to multiple transactions across key European cities including Madrid, Paris, Barcelona, London, and Berlin, primarily in the logistics sector.
The Fund has a dry powder in excess of EUR 1.0bn to be deployed over the next three years.
Backed by both existing and new institutional investors from the UK, Europe, the US, the Middle East, and Asia, the fund is the largest in the Patrizia Trans-European series, surpassing its predecessor, TEP VI, which raised €430m of equity.
TEP VII will pursue a cash-flow driven, value-added strategy across the office, logistics, residential and retail sectors in both Europe and the UK. Having already committed to a number of investments, primarily in the logistics sector, in markets such as Madrid, Barcelona, Milan and Avignon, the program has in excess of €1bn of 'dry powder' to deploy over the next three years.
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Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.55% in August.
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B. G., Opalesque Geneva: This is our regular report on hedge funds and alternative asset managers who are successfully protecting assets and outperforming the markets during the first months of 2020.
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Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: This is our regular report on hedge funds and alternative asset managers who are successfully protecting assets and outperforming the markets during the first months of 2020.
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35,000-FEET SOMEWHERE OVER NORTHERN MEXICO—Big thanks to TriGreyhound for allowing the Iron Kahuna to post this race report on Ironman Cozumel on his site. Those triathletes of a certain age will remember the Kahuna from TriGeekDreams, one of the first triathlon blogs on the Internet that suddenly went dark a few years ago, retiring like NFL Jim Brown did at the top of his game.
Well, the Iron Kahuna is back and badder than ever, at least for this single post.
About a year ago, Greyhound sent the Kahuna a message. "Hey, they're starting an Ironman in Cozumel. How about we sign up?"
The Kahuna had one Ironman under his race belt—in Florida three years ago when the Gulf Coast did a nice imitation of a freezing fall day in New England. Still, surrounded by his tri-blogger friends—and with the proper training under his belt—it turned out to be one of the best weekends of his life. You can still see the Kahuna and Trimama getting their tattoos on YouTube (and yes, the Kahuna did cried like a little bitch, Trimama didn't feel a think and Robo-Stu laughed his ass off).
Three years can make a memory hazy. The physical and mental pain of an Ironman recedes and eventually is stored into the that-was-no-big-deal? compartment in the brain. The tattoo looks a little less sharp, along with the clothing purchased in a frenzy after the Florida race. The Iron Kahuna was beginning to feel like the Rusty Kahuna. Though he had continued to race various distances over the intervening years, he wanted another crack at an Ironman.
So, Cozumel? The Mayan Riviera? With Tri-Greyhound? The Kahuna was in and signed up that day.
Well, training ebbed and flowed over the next 12 months. Juggling multiple jobs, four boys, a book tour ("Losing My Religion: How I Lost My Faith Reporting on Religion in America—and Found Unexpected Peace") and two finicky calves, some weeks the triathlon training gods were pleased, other times they were extremely pissed.
There was something else heading into his second Ironman. The Kahuna didn't have that epic, I'm-going-to-conquer-Mt.-Everest feeling in his gut. In fact, he had nothing. Little nerves, little anxiety, little excitement. He wondered if this meant his race was doomed.
Less than a month before the race, he competed in the Big Kahuna (no relation) Half-Ironman in Santa Cruz, Calif. and had to walk the last six miles of the run because his calf had popped. He decided during his long stroll toward the finish that he would drop out of Ironman Cozumel. That was the sensible thing to do.
Of course, after sleeping on it, he decided to eff his calves and at least get to the start line. The entry fee, airlines, hotel and food had already been paid. What the hell? He started running in the deep end of the pool—a practice that studies show keep runners in nearly as good of shape was running on dry land. He logged three hours on extremely boring Sunday morning. And he got Active Release Technique (ART) massages twice a week, sweating and tearing up at the pain caused by the doctor stripping away scar tissue.
So on Thanksgiving Day, he found himself full of doubts and pending doom but on a plane from Los Angeles bound to Cancun, Mexico. (By the way, if you're thinking about doing Ironman Cozumel, there's no easy way to get there. Most triathletes hopped a flight to Cancun, took a 50-minute taxi ride to a Playa del Something, board a ferry for a 45-minute vomit-inducing voyage to Cozumel, and then (in the Kahuna's case) a 25-minute taxi ride to his hotel. Thank God Greyhound had wisely signed up for package deal from Endurance Sports Travel, which shepherded us along the way—he will never do another Ironman without its services).
On Cozumel, everyone soon discovered that the island produced few easy race days. If it was windy, bad for the bike. If it wasn't, the heat could wreck you. Turned out, the triathletes got a little of both.
The swim had to be the best course in Ironman history. You start by walking along a dock that enclosed a pod of dolphins (that tourists swim with) and then jump off on the platform into the warm and crystal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The Kahuna, a swimmer more than anything else, took his place in the second row of triathletes. He didn't feel nervous, only under-prepared and wondering if his calves would hold up on land enough for him to see the finish line.
He didn't hear the gun, but everyone took off and so did he. The ocean bottom, probably 30-feet below, served as a guidepost. He would look up at the buoy, and then find a spot on the bottom far ahead that was in line with it and just swim to it. He easily stayed on course.
The majority of the swim had a favorable current, enough that the Kahuna pulled off a PR of 54:48. Hmmm. Maybe this was his day! Running to T1, he felt a twinge in his left calf. Holy crap. Right then, he decided to go all out on the bike because he would, at best, forced to walk the marathon.
So he took off on the bike and for the first 20 miles or so, he flew, his speedometer registering a steady 19, 20, 21 and sometimes 22 miles per hours. Like a freaking idiot, he began calculating the math and thinking it could get under 6 hours on the bike. This Ironman was going to be easy.
But then, he turned a corner and his bike, buffeted by 30 mph winds, almost came to a stop. The landscape gave a clue as to what to expect: the windward side of the island didn't support much vegetation because nothing much could grow against the strong, steady winds. He struggled to maintain a double-digit speed. The mental torture?
He'd have to pass by this section of the course two more times before he could get off the bike.
Near the end of the first lap, he rode back into town and was greeted, for the first time, by the locals. The Mexicans were the best fans EVER. It felt like being on the pitch at a major futbol game: ear-piercing noise makers and residents lined along the street shouting, "Vayamos (Let's go!), "Si, se puedo (Yes, you can!), and "Animal (Animal)."
It wasn't until the third bike lap (after not finding his special needs bag) that the Kahuna felt like was he was dying, thanks mostly to the wind and heat (93 degrees was the high he registered on his bike computer). He had taken in his nutrition well, but his body didn't want anything more.
At T2, the Kahuna sat for a while trying to cool his body and thinking, "Now a marathon? Really? Why did I ever sign up for this?" It was a familiar Ironman panic that seems new each time. He found some solace in that everyone inside in the men's tent seemed to be bewildered by the difficulty of the bike leg.
Finally, the Kahuna forced himself to get out of his plastic chair and onto the race course. The crowds, as stated earlier, couldn't have been better. And the truth be told, the Kahuna's legs didn't feel too bad, despite being hammered on the bike. His body overheating was the problem.
Want to know the most depressing part of an Ironman for the Kahuna? Passing by the Mile 1 banner on the run. Only 25.2 miles left! That will play tricks on your mind.
The Kahuna slogged on, running (slowly) between each aid station (they were only 1k apart). At the stations, he forced liquid down him and ate only bananas (the one food that seemed even remotely appealing).
The field of triathletes seemed like a pretty even mix between North American and Central and South American triathletes, which left a language barrier and resulted in little talking on the run leg (different than other triathlons the Kahuna had competed in). But that was OK because the Kahuna didn't seem much like talking. He just was trying not to totally blow up (secretly he was hoping his calf would pop and he could either a) walk the rest of the way or b) quit; however, his ART doc had too good of a job).
As the sun set, the island delivered another soul-crushing obstacle: clouds of mosquitos. These bastards bit the hell of the Kahuna, who wasn't in the mood. Finally, a volunteer broke out some repellante and the Kahuna splashed it all over his body. Problem solved.
After lap 2 of the run, the Kahuna did some quick mental calculations. If he hustled, he could finish under 14 hours. Here's the internal debate he had with himself for the next couple of miles.
"Push! You can break 14 hours!"
"What, are you crazy? That's just an artificial barrier. You are dangerously close to a heat stroke. Be mature about this."
"But 14 hours! And you only have a 10k to go. Think of all the training you put in. This is nothing."
"Just walk it in. Be safe. You will still be an Ironman today."
Of course, the bad guy won. The Kahuna hustled along, making sure he kept ahead of the 14 hour barrier. But as he closed in on the 26-mile mark, the Kahuna realized he didn't factor in the .2 part of the 26.2-mile run. So he sped up even faster (by know, faster was a relative term).
Finally, the Kahuna turned the final corner and saw, maybe 50 yards ahead of him, the finish line and the large digital clock above it that read: 13:59:50. He was in too much of a hurry and in too much pain to hear the cheers of the crowd (or even hear what the announcer was saying).
He crossed the line (head up, arms extended overhead for the good finishing photo) and triggered the timing mat: 13:59:59.
The Kahuna swam, biked and ran his best race he could that day. The course was much tougher than expected. Throughout much of the day, he swore that this would be his last Ironman. He wouldn't go through all this pain again.
But now, a few days later, he's announcing his un-retirement. He's got more Ironmans in him. The feeling of accomplishment after finishing one is just too good to not experience again. Maybe Ironman Brazil 2011.
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Liberty News
City to celebrate teams' success with pep rally Friday, public invited
The Liberty University men's and women's basketball teams will be recognized by the City of Lynchburg and the Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce at the Craddock Terry Hotel and Event Center downtown on Friday at noon for their recent Big South championships and upcoming appearances in the NCAA Tournament. The event is open to the public.
A city council member will be on hand to deliver a proclamation to indicate the amount of pride the community has with the teams representing Liberty University and Lynchburg in the NCAA Tournament. The entire Lynchburg region is invited to spend their lunch hour with the teams at the event. The Craddock Terry Hotel is located at 1312 Commerce St.
"We congratulate Liberty University on the exciting achievement of having its men's and women's teams qualify for the NCAA Basketball Tournament," Rex Hammond, President & CEO, Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce stated. "And we will be cheering for you as you represent the Lynchburg Region in the Big Dance. Go Flames!"
Both teams have earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The men will learn where they fall in the brackets this Sunday at 6 p.m. on CBS. The women will find out their destination and opponent Monday on ESPN at 7 p.m.
"We are excited for the entire Liberty family along with the Lynchburg community that both of our teams will participate in the NCAA Tournament," Liberty Director of Athletics Jeff Barber said. "March Madness is an exciting time for all of us and we are looking forward to finding out where we fit within the brackets soon."
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My latest layout of the day came from Gotta Pixel on October 7, 2006. It is a layout of Christina and I last fall when we took family pictures up Emigration Canyon. I love this one. It uses a kit by Denise Liemert that is just beautiful.
"Mom and Christina Fall 2005" (another creative title, don't you think?)
Amaretto kit by Denise Liemert, available at Digitals and Polka Dot Potato
Simply Stitching basic taupe stitching and scalloped border (totally templates 1) by Christine Nash, available at 3S, ACOT, SOTBOX
hinge and screws from ScrappinMad, available at Digi Scrap Yard
burn and tear actions from atomic cupcake
font: Claudia
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Sixth Layout of the Day
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Fifth Layout of the Day
The next layout of the day was a huge honor. There is a group called "The Kudos Group" who pick layouts from all over the web to be their layout of the day. I was chosen on September 27, 2006 for my layout "Jesus Loves Me" again featuring my darling Emily!
Cherries Jubiliee by Sharia Braxton, at Digitals
word art frame by Glenda Ketchum, at Digitals
Mosaic Grid by Lauren Bavin
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Fourth Layout of the Day
My fourth layout of the Day came on September 24, 2006, again over at Digitals. This was another "All About Me" layout that I made using a shadow box. I just put together a little shadow box with some items that represent me. A lot of it has to do with my marriage and husband: 20 years (how long we've been married), US, magnolias are my favorite flower, i love baubles and bright shiny objects and i try to live by the sayings "be the change" "be strong" "Seize the moment" "Enjoy". I had fun with it and loved the kit I used by Dana Frantz called "Flea Market"! It is funky fun!
This one is called "All About Me Shadow Box" (original name, I know!)
All items from Flea Market by Dana Frantz (available at Digitals) except
stitching from simply stitching little bits by Christine Nash
magnolia and pearls from Magnolia Midnight by Maddy Fernandez, at Digitals
love pin and be strong word art by Corina Nielsen
20 year label by Atomic Cupcake
Font: Bull Pen, Pea Alisha
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Third Layout of the Day
The third layout of the day came September 14, 2006 over at Scrappers Daily Dose where one of my favorite layouts won Layout of the Day honors. This one is a layout of my beautiful baby Emily. The photo was taken shortly after birth. I used Dana Frantz' beautiful kits "Oh Baby Boy" and "Oh Baby Girl".
It is called "Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice".
Ohh Baby Girl, Ooh Baby Boy kits by Dana Frantz available at Digitals;
Stitching from In Stitches by Kathy Smith available at Digitals
Font: Carpenter
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Second Layout of the Day
My second layout of the Day I received a day later at Gotta Pixel. This layout of Steven's friend Kari won layout of the day honors on September 13, 2006. I used the very cool "Mexican Fiesta" by ScrappinMad over at Digi Scrap Yard. It is called "Kari Entertaining the Troops.
Mexican Fiesta by ScrappinMad available at Digi Scrap Yard
Layered Sketch by Alma Townsend
Font: Journaling Hand
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First Layout of the Day
I made this poor little blog 2 months ago and have never posted! Today, I am rectifying my mistake and also testing things out! Hopefully, I'll figure things out as I go along and not make too many errors! I thought I would toot my own horn on this first entry and write about some of the recognition I've received for some of my layout designs.
My first recognition came On September 12, 2006 when I received Layout of the Day honors at Digitals. I made an "All About Me" page about my favorite things. It is called "My Favorite Things…Books".
Paper from Katie Pertiet's Magnolia kit
flower from Rustic Sunflower by Stacey Kluczny, 3S
Life journal by Mandy Steward, Scrap Girls
Embellishments from Art Journal Embellishment Biggie by Thao Cosgrove, Scrap Girls
Font: Pea Kim, Journaling Hand
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