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I am a biological anthropologist with research interests in primate behavioral ecology, including polyspecific associations, evolution of primate social systems, and anti-predator behavior. My previous research has focused on sub-specific sociality differences in captive orangutans at the San Diego Zoo, the social behavior of mona monkeys on the island of Grenada, and anti-predator behavior and habitat use of vervet and patas monkeys in Kenya. My current research focuses on Applied Primate Ethology, the application of scientific methods of studying primate behavior to real world problems. The Sonoma State University Primate Ethology Research lab helps match advanced undergraduate and graduate students with projects that local zoos are interested in conducting so that they can better understand the animals they care for. For more information about my lab, please visit the SSUPER website.
Biological Anthropology, primate behavioral ecology, primate anti-predator behavior, vervet (Cercopithecus aethiops) and patas (Erythrocebus patas) monkeys, human evolution and human behavioral ecology
I received my B.A. degree in Anthropology (concentration in Biological Anthropology) from the University of California, San Diego in 1994. I received my M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Anthropology from the University of California, Davis in 1997 and 2002, respectively. I have been a faculty member in the Department of Anthropology at Sonoma State University since August, 2002.
Isbell, L.A. and Jaffe, K.E. (2013) Chlrocebus pygerythrus: Vervet Monkey. In: Mammals of Africa, Volume 2: Primates (T.M. Butynski, J. Kingdon, and J. Kalina, eds.). Bloomsbury Press, New York. pp. 277-283.
Jaffe, K.E. and Isbell, L.A. (2011) The guenons: Socioecology of polyspecific associations. In: Primates in Perspective, 2nd edition (C.J. Campbell, A. Fuentes, K.C. MacKinnon, S.K. Bearder, and R.M. Stumpf, eds.). Oxford University Press, New York. pp. 277-300.
Jaffe, K.E. and Isbell, L.A. (2010) Changes in ranging and agonistic behavior of vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops) after predator-induced group fusion. American Journal of Primatology. 72: 634-644.
Isbell, L.A., Young, T.P., Jaffe, K.E., Carlson, A.A., and Chancellor, R.L. (2009) Demography and life histories of sympatric patas monkeys, Erythrocebus patas, and vervets, Cercopithecus aethiops, in Laikipia, Kenya. International Journal of Primatology. 30: 103-124.
Jaffe, K.E. and Isbell, L.A. (2009) After the fire: Benefits of reduced ground cover for vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops). American Journal of Primatology. 71: 252-260.
Parker, S.T. and Jaffe, K.E (2008) Darwin's Legacy: Scenarios in Human Evolution. AltaMira Press. New York.
Enstam, K.L. (2007) Effects of habitat structure on perceived risk of predation and anti-predator behavior in vervet (Cercopithecus aethiops) and patas (Erythrocebus patas) monkeys. In: Primate Anti-Predator Strategies. (S. Gursky and K.A.I. Nekaris, eds.). Springer, New York. pp. 308-338.


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Samsung's Bendy, Twisty Screen May Be Leaving Prototype Limbo
Jan 11, 2013 7:00 AM PT
Samsung this week displayed prototypes of its Youm line of flexible, virtually unbreakable organic light-emitting diode displays at the 2013 CES being held in Las Vegas.
At CES, Samsung showed off a small tablet-like device with a wraparound flexible screen. This increased the amount of screen available for content, which will be able to flow along the sides of the device. The company also showed a video of concept products, including a device that could be used as a smartphone but could be opened up to form a tablet with twice the smartphone's screen size.
Microsoft also reportedly showed off a Windows Phone featuring the Youm screen at CES.
The Long, Hard Road to Youm
Production issues reportedly forced Samsung to put back its plans for Youm, after it demoed a phone with a flexible OLED screen at CES 2012.
Samsung was apparently switching to laser-induced thermal imaging to produce higher-resolution AMOLED screens than it could with the fine metal mask method it's currently using, according to Phonearena.
Further, there's the question of encapsulation. The materials in OLEDs degrade when exposed to air and moisture, so they must be encapsulated. Currently, screen manufacturers are using glass, but "you have to use some plastic substrate if you want to make the screen unbreakable," Vinita Jakhanwal, research director at IHS iSuppli, told TechNewsWorld.
Plastic scratches more easily than glass, and this too is an issue that must be resolved
"At CES and other shows I've been to, manufacturers have been showing and working with very hard plastic, but these haven't come to market yet for various reasons," Jakhanwal remarked.
Samsung declined to comment for this story.
It Isn't Easy Being Bendy
"Samsung and other companies have been showing flexible screens for over a decade in one form or another, but getting them to volume has been problematic," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, commented.
"The difficulty isn't making the screen work, it's making it work well," Enderle told TechNewsWorld. "These screens break after being folded a few times but consumer products need to be able to last through thousands of times of being folded."
Getting a device with a flexible screen to market may take a while yet.
"I don't think anybody is ready for a flexible display mobile device to be launched or a device to be shown on the market to be held in the consumer's hand in the near future," IHS's Jakhanwal commented.
Other Players
Panasonic, Sony and HP are among the companies that have been working on flexible displays for several years.
In May 2010, Sony demoed a 4.1-inch flexible screen, while Nokia demoed a flexible phone with an OLED screen last year.
Meanwhile, Samsung archrival LG Display has won a contract from the Korean government to develop a 60-inch flexible OLED display, according to the Korea Herald.
Apple last year reportedly received a patent for a flexible display.
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Flexible screens "will have an advantage for wearable tech, military uses or anything that needs to survive being bent or shocked," Enderle said. "Also for creative designs like being able to wrap digital signage around something."
HP offers flexible screens for military use, Enderle said. Other potential applications would be in smart watches, dashboards, digital displays and embedding in traditional magazines and newspapers.
Some products that feature flexible screens are being sold in small volumes today, Enderle stated.
Manufacturers must make the technology more robust, improve yields and ensure it works better outdoors before devices with flexible technology can really take off in the market, Enderle said.

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Shutting down the U.S. government was only the first salvo in what promises to be an ugly battle in coming days over both the debt ceiling and the 2014 fiscal budget.
The fiscal year began last Tuesday with neither a budget nor the spending authority Washington needs to keep all aspects of government functioning. Some 800,000 federal employees were furloughed, disrupting such services as new filings for Social Security, veterans benefits and national park, museum and monument operations.
Essential services like the military, border patrol and air traffic control were unaffected although some workers were required to report without the prospect of being paid at the usual time. Social Security checks went out and Medicare payments were unaffected.
Democrats, from the President Obama on down, refused to negotiate and characterized the dispute as a blackmail effort by members of the Tea Party faction of the Republican Party to impose their ideological will on the country. Republicans whined about a lack of flexibility from Democrats when it comes to renegotiating terms of the Affordable Care Act -- aka Obamacare -- which the GOP and the Tea Party in particular want repealed (the House voted more than 40 times to repeal the ACA and attached a defunding rider to the continuing resolution).
Several Republican congressmen insisted the majority of Americans backed what they were doing but polls by CBS and Pew indicated the public was against shutting down the government because of Obamacare.
The bigger issue, though, is the debt ceiling. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has warned come Oct. 17, he'll have only $30 million on hand, half to two-thirds of what he needs to pay the bills on a daily basis. Unless borrowing authority is increased, the United States will be in danger of default for the first time in its history -- something Lew says could trigger a recession worse than the one that hit in 2008.
Default is not a pretty sight. Just look at Greece and Argentina. The rest of the European Union has been trying to keep Greece out of default for the better part of two years, fearing a default could cause a domino effect. Argentina has been trying to dig out of its sovereign debt crisis since 2002. Should the world's largest economy start missing payments, the ripple effect would be staggering.
"Credit markets could freeze, the value of the dollar could plummet, U.S. interest rates could skyrocket, the negative spillovers could reverberate around the world, and there might be a financial crisis and recession that could echo the events of 2008 or worse," the six-page treasury report issued Thursday said.
Additionally, Social Security checks and other regular payments could be delayed, some indefinitely.
Last time the wrangling went down to the deadline, in July 2011, credit-rating agencies lowered the U.S. rating, meaning the cost of borrowing money went up, and financial markets took a beating. Ditto at the beginning of the year when the government approached the so-called fiscal cliff and an 11th-hour deal was stitched together -- actually it was past the 11th hour since the deal was not worked out until the deadline had passed.
"As we saw two years ago, prolonged uncertainty over whether our nation will pay its bills in full and on time hurts our economy," Lew said in releasing the report. "Postponing a debt ceiling increase to the very last minute is exactly what our economy does not need -- a self-inflicted wound harming families and businesses. Our nation has worked hard to recover from the 2008 financial crisis, and Congress must act now to lift the debt ceiling before that recovery is put in jeopardy."
Obama accused Republicans of holding a gun to the country's head.
"The American people elected their representatives to make their lives easier, not harder. And there is one way out of this reckless and damaging Republican shutdown: Congress has to pass a budget that funds our government with no partisan strings attached," he said Thursday in an appearance at the M. Luis Construction Co. in Rockville, Md.
"Now, I want everybody to understand what's happened, because sometimes when this gets reported on everybody kind of thinks, well, you know, both sides are just squabbling. ... I want everybody to understand what's happened here. The Republicans passed a temporary budget for two months at a funding level that we, as Democrats, actually think is way too low because we're not providing help for more small businesses, doing more for early childhood education, doing more to rebuild our infrastructure. But we said, OK, while we're still trying to figure out this budget, we're prepared to go ahead and take the Republican budget levels that they proposed.
"So the Senate passed that with no strings attached -- not because it had everything the Democrats wanted. In fact, it had very little that the Democrats wanted. But we said, let's go ahead and just make sure that other people aren't hurt while negotiations are still taking place.
"So that's already passed the Senate. And we know there are enough Republicans and Democrats to vote in the House of Representatives for the same thing. So I want everybody to understand this: There are enough Republicans and Democrats in the House of Representatives today that, if the speaker of the House, John Boehner, simply let the bill get on the floor for an up-or-down vote, every congressman could vote their conscience -- the shutdown would end today.
"The only thing that is keeping the government shut down; the only thing preventing people from going back to work and basic research starting back up, and farmers and small business owners getting their loan -- the only thing that's preventing all that from happening, right now, today, in the next 5 minutes, is that Speaker John Boehner won't even let the bill get a yes-or-no vote, because he doesn't want to anger the extremists in his party. That's all. That's what this whole thing is about."
White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters if differences aren't resolved -- or at least put aside -- by the debt ceiling dealine, it would be "catastrophic.
"And unfortunately, we've seen from Republicans in the House, where one faction of one party, of one house in one branch of government is driving the train, there seems to be a willingness to engage in a strategy that threatens default and perhaps ultimately causes default," he said. "So that's why it's important for people to understand the consequences, and because we don't have a lot of time. ...
"The president will not let the full faith and credit of the United States to be held hostage by these partisan ideological demands. ...
"If there are Republicans out there who think that default is not a bad thing, they're profoundly wrong -- profoundly. And the idea that you can pay some of your bills but not all of them -- you try it next month. See what happens if you pay your -- make your car payment but not your mortgage. Try that for a few months and see what happens. Your credit rating is going to go into the toilet and you're going to be in trouble -- you won't be able to borrow money anymore, and you're the -- people's understanding of the full faith and credit of [an individual] will change dramatically.
"You've got to pay your bills. And you've got to pay them on time. We always have. The United States always has."
If the issues were really spending deficits and the growing national debt, the government never would have shut down. Estimates indicate the shutdown costs $300 million a day, adding to the deficit, not trimming it. The situation boils down to ideology when it comes to government's role and its obligation to help those least able to help themselves -- the elderly, infirm and the poor.
The poor, elderly and poor-and-elderly already have taken a hit with the 10-year, $40 billion cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
When it comes to Obamacare, studies indicate repealing it would actually add to the deficit.
Obama has said he's willing to negotiate on entitlement programs and already has said he is open to changing the way cost of living increases are calculated for Social Security.
"Open the government, and we'll negotiate with you on anything you want to negotiate with," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Thursday.
The National Review quoted Boehner as telling some congressmen privately he won't allow the United States to default. Other reports, however, said Boehner told Reid privately in early September he wanted to pass a clean continuing resolution but apparently changed his mind when the far-right objected.
The shutdown already is rippling through the economy. Aside from the hundreds of thousands of federal workers who won't have a paycheck to pay their bills, banks are unable to complete mortgages because they can't get income verification from the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Housing Administration doesn't have the personnel to guarantee loans. The tanking of the housing industry is what triggered the Great Recession. As for small businesses, their access to $93 million a day has been cut off because district offices are closed. States that depend on federal money for some of their programs are laying off workers in those departments.
"I believe that, if the shutdown remains in place for an extended period of time, it would reduce GDP by 1- to 2 percent and raise unemployment by as much as an extra percentage point. This would reflect direct effects on federal workers, spillover effects on contractors and other businesses, and the negative effects of extra uncertainty on economic activity. But these would be small compared to the huge costs of a government default if the debt ceiling is not raised in 2 weeks," Harry Holzer, professor of public policy at Georgetown University and author of "Where Are All the Good Jobs Going," said in an email.


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To blame Bobby Valentine for the Red Sox being .500 at this point in the season is simply wrong. A lot has been written about injuries to key players this year. The impact of that on the Sox this year should not be discounted.Cherington:
In baseball, managers often get too much credit and too much blame for what happens on the field. That seems to be a constant. There is often the thought in organizations, "This isn't working so the manager needs to go." But an organization is much more than the field manager. We all share responsibility for the success and failure of the Boston Red Sox. We are not making a change in manager.
Bobby's our manager and we're not considering anyone else. He is committed to managing the team as he ever has been. We're committed to him and we're trying everything we can to support him and make this work. ... When the performance isn't there, we're all going to be criticized and we've earned that criticism. I don't think it's fair to direct it at any one person. We're collectively responsible ... We're doing the job the best we can and we're focused on making it better. I support Bobby.Valentine appreciated the vote of confidence:
I regretted that they had to do it. If our record was better they wouldn't have had to do it. Totally appreciate it, though. They felt it was necessary, they think it was good for the guys.Adrian Gonzalez:
[H]e deserves it. It's one of those things where he hasn't swung the bat all year, he hasn't pitched - it's us who are playing out there. We're at a .500 record right now and it's on us, it's not on Bobby. Everybody wants to make a big deal out of that, but it's never been on Bobby. It's been on us.David Ortiz received an injection Monday afternoon (believed to be Marcaine) to help alleviate the pain and swelling of his strained right Achilles tendon. He has been on the disabled list since July 16, but hopes to return to the lineup during the team's upcoming road trip.
Andrew Bailey is scheduled to pitch back-to-back days on Wednesday and Thursday for Pawtucket. He hit 94 mph with his fastball on Sunday and threw his cutter and curveball. ... A decision on Scott Atchison's forearm/elbow will come in a few days - either Tommy John surgery or rehab. ... Vicente Padilla is dealing with biceps and triceps soreness.


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Quantum error correcting codes and topological quantum order (TQO) are inter-connected fields that study non-local correlations in highly entangled many-body quantum states. In this talk I will argue that each of these fields offers valuable techniques for solving problems posed in the other one. First, we will discuss the zero-temperature stability of TQO and derive simple conditions that guarantee stability of the spectral gap and the ground state degeneracy under generic local perturbations. These conditions thus can be regarded as a rigorous definition of TQO. Our results apply to any quantum spin Hamiltonian that can be written as a sum of geometrically local commuting projectors on a D-dimensional lattice. This large class of Hamiltonians includes Levin-Wen string-net models and Kitaev's quantum double models. Secondly, we derive upper bounds on the parameters of quantum codes with local check operators and discuss the implications for feasibility of a quantum self-correcting memory.


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Thursday, June 11, 2015
GIGABYTE X99 Champion Challenge Winners!
It is a bit with some delay, but at last the winners for our last competition hosted on HWBOT.org are confirmed!!
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- #2: FireKillerGR with 157 points, wins $800 USD
- #3: Coldest with 134 points, wins $500 USD
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If you got yourself one of these GIGABYTE X99-SOC CHAMPION boards, you can now use the following tools to improve your overclocking efficiency.
Here is what's uploaded:
- Gigabyte Tweak Launcher (GTL2.1 version B15.0611.1 for Win7/8/10 & GTL2.1 v B15.0129.1 for WinXP): allows real time voltage/parameters changes in windows as well as launch profiles
- MemoryTweak-X99 software (version B14.1218.1): allows real time memory timings changes in windows
- Windows XP ME support (need to install this to be able to change base clock in Windows XP)
- Bios F4i for GIGABYTE X99 SOC CHAMPION Tip with CPUz to load faster is to edit the .ini file in the folder and change monitoring from 1 to 0!
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Monday, June 8, 2015
GIGABYTE New 100 Series Overview by Sin0822
As you all know I am sure, Computex 2015 took place in our backyard last week and we had the visit of a very well known reviewer/overclocker/blogger/party animal at our suite, Sin0822. Of course we couldnt stop him for doing a good coverage of the new Z170X-Gaming G1... so here it is for you all's pleasure:
Thursday, June 4, 2015
New day, new XTU world record!
GIGABYTE professional overclockers are at G.Skill booth at Computex overclocking as we speak. They've managed to improve on an already impressive XTU world record with a new score set at 3097 points.
Score link: http://hwbot.org/submission/2883701_dinos22_xtu_core_i7_5960x_3097_marks
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
GIGABYTE X99 SOC Champion voted the best overclocking board by European Hardware Awards
EHA was formed by KitGuru, Hardware.Info (The Netherlands), Hardwareluxx (Germany), Cowcotland (France), Hardware Upgrade (Italy), Hispazone (Spain), PurePC.pl (Poland) and Lab 501 (Romania).
Combined, the European Hardware Association reaches a vast and unique audience. Here are some of the stats:-
Over 20 million hardware enthusiast visitors a month
Millions of interactions on Facebook
A combined database of more than 100,000 articles
Millions of individual, scientific hardware tests, going back man years
Source: http://www.kitguru.net/channel/computex/andrzej/european-hardware-awards-winners-announced/
Monday, June 1, 2015
Gigabyte Overclocking Crew Set New XTU World Record
Computex 2015 is here and our overclocking crew is busy settings world records already. Coldest, Dinos22, HiCookie, SniperOz and Sofos1990 kicked things off with the XTU World Record set on GIGABYTE X99 SOC CHAMPION and Intel 5960X.
Hwbot score link: http://hwbot.org/submission/2880776_dinos22_xtu_core_i7_5960x_3089_marks


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A Day at the Races
Powell Memorial at Ocala (FL) Speedway
There are many, perhaps too many, races that carry the designation of"memorial." It reminds us that there were many who have passed on whomade contributions to the sport. A majority of the tracks will have aspecial event on the schedule. Some series include these as well. Often,these races carry a special meaning to fans and racers who remember theindividual whose name appears in the title.
It was a Tuesday evening in Ocala, Florida. That's not the usual racedate for Ocala Speedway. It is one of the hundreds of tracks that goesracing on Saturday night, but this was special. This was different. Itmarked the return of the Powell Memorial race to the track where theevent had started.
The race is named for James Powell, a former promoter of Ocala Speedway.Powell, along with a number of family members, died in a plane crash. Itwas a tragic time for Florida racing and one that no one wants toforget. The idea of a Powell Memorial started soon after the tragedy.The race was held at Ocala and then, due to a change of ownership, theevent moved off the calendar. A nearby track picked up the torch, butthe race was set to return to its original host.
This race is a Super Late Model event, unsanctioned by any organization.It carried no points, no large prize fund, but a healthy payoff for apavement Super Late Model race. Conventional wisdom would say it wasenough enticement to bring plenty of cars. In the end, only 21 enteredthe 125-lap main event.
One of those cars in the field was being piloted by James Powell III.He's the son of the man for whom the race is named. James Powell III waslooking for his first win in the race at Ocala, and he had a stoutentry. The Armstrong Homes backed effort with a Dan O'Connell engine wasone of the pre-race favorites. There were plenty of others who couldn'tbe counted out. Fain Skinner won a FASCAR Super Late Model race at thetrack in 2004. Rich Pratt always ran well at this track. Jason Boyd wasdriving a local entry backed by a local builder. Wayne Anderson wasfour-time champion of the Powell Memorial with two runner-up finishes toboot.
What the field lacked in quantity was made up in quality. Qualifying onan overcast and threatening night would prove to be a challenge, but thefield packed their times tightly within a span of about one secondthroughout the field.
As the Street Stocks finished their heat races, the rains finally came.A brief shower dampened the action, but the track announcers worked hardto entertain, offering prizes thrown from the roof of the tower. Arainbow appeared behind the back straightaway, and the track dryingefforts brought the surface back in short order. Soon, the Street Stocksreturned for a special race.
The Street Stock race itself, a fun feature that carried no points, butsome decent pay for the winner, was a bit of an experiment. The 12-carfield took the green for the first 10 laps and the checkered flew. TheEleventh-Place car received the Third-Place trophy and retired to thepits along with the Twelfth-Place finisher. The 10 remaining cars wereinverted, and the green reappeared for another 10-lap bout. This time,the Sixth-Place car got the Second-Place trophy. Those who finishedSixth to Tenth were sent off the track, leaving five cars to shoot itout for the eventual win. It was a bit like explaining Chinesearithmetic in the driver's meeting, and many didn't even understand theconcept after they had watched it play out. While it may not have been apopular way of doing it, track management offered up an added valuewhile giving the class more track time in the process.
The field for the Powell Memorial was brought to the front stretch. Eachdriver was given a Frisbee to autograph and fling into the stands. Somewere more successful than others while some drivers simply spotted ayoungster along the fenceline and delivered the Frisbee in person.
The race got off to a rocky start as Scott Grossenbacher and Ryan Fostertangled on the frontstretch, necessitating a red flag. Neither driverwas injured. Polesitter Jay Middleton had been snookered on the start,but didn't bite to the ploy on the eventual restart and held the lead inthe early stages. A two-car spin in the very early stages brought thefield back under caution. While the original plan called for cautionlaps not to count, a decision was made to score the circuits during thefirst 100 laps, especially with the looming rain. After seven yellowflag laps, the race was on again and Mike Fritts worked on Middleton.Fritts made the pass on Lap 30, bringing Wayne Anderson along. Theinside line was the land of opportunity as drivers who found themselvesout of it were going backward. Middleton fell in line in Third. KevinDurden spun to bring out the yellow, but a red was needed to allowclean-up efforts. On the restart, Anderson kept working on Fritts, andthe lead duo moved away from the rest of the field. Brian Finney andJeff Choquette made contact but kept going, opening an opportunity forRich Pratt. Michael Williams slid by as well. Contact was frequent onthe tight track, but few cautions came. A multi-car incident on Lap 65again brought a red for cleanup. As the field went green, more beatingand banging was obvious. When Finney hit the wall, there was concernabout fluid on the track and clean-up crews worked hard to get thesurface right. In the meantime, the field paced through the infielduntil stopping to allow the job to be completed.
On Lap 75, Anderson was finally able to make the pass for the lead asFritts moved up the track and lost momentum. Middleton regained Secondwith James Powell III now becoming a factor. Powell benefited from carsmixing it up, moving to Second to chase Anderson, who had stretched outa five-length lead. As the leader approached a 10-car pack of imminentlapped traffic, Jason Boyd spun on the frontstretch, saving those carsfrom going a lap in arrears. The front five cars broke away on therestart, and the last caution flew with five laps left. It bunched thefield together with Anderson, Powell, and Fritts at the head of thepack. Anderson got a solid restart and cruised to his fifth PowellMemorial win. It was a heartbreaking Second for Powell while Frittspicked up Third.
Despite the weather and the non-traditional racing night, a good crowdcame to witness the event. Powell had earlier thanked the trackmanagement for the opportunity to bring the race back, and it's certainthat the drivers in the '05 event (as well as others) will be on thelookout for the '06 date.


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Northwest Freeway reopened after deadly crash
Cleanup and repairs from a fiery fatal truck accident closed U.S. 290 for more than 17 hours Tuesday.
After initially hoping to have spilled diesel fuel cleaned up and the road reopened by noon, Texas Department of Transportation and police officials cleared the lanes about 6 p.m.
A trucker died and his passenger was injured in the 12:30 a.m. big-rig crash that snarled traffic near Barker-Cypress, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Traffic was especially bad during the morning commute.
Deputies said the driver failed to stay in a single lane and struck a guard rail. The tractor-trailer rolled onto its side and burst into flames. The driver, whose name has not been released, was unable to get out and died at the scene.
A passenger who was in the sleeping compartment was thrown from the truck. The person, whose name has not been released, was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital. Details of the passenger's injuries and condition were not released.
During the crash, fuel spilled onto the roadway. The cargo of apples tumbled from the charred, mangled tractor-trailer.
The crash forced officials to shut down inbound lanes while crews cleared the scene. Traffic was jammed for miles.
In addition to cleaning up the spilled fuel and loading the cargo that tumbled from the trailer onto other trucks, some minor repairs to the freeway were required, TxDOT spokeswoman Karen Othon said.
Othon said the minor repairs to the road required crews to bring in large trash containers, which were removed shortly before the lanes reopened.


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The Germans resisted the urge to invade Belgium which gave them time to reinforce Africa and damage the French fleets before the perfidious British entered the war. By digging in on the Western Front and using the lull in fighting to build up powerful forces there, the Germans were ready to unleash hell by 1915-16. In the East, the Austrians went on the defensive in Serbia, biding their time, but building powerful army formations to hold Galicia and push north into Russian Poland. The Russians made the critical mistake of pushing west from Poland, which allowed the Germans and Austrians to jointly cut off Poland from the north and south. Millions of the Czar's troops perished, cut off, starving, and unable to fight their way east.
In Africa, colonies of the oppressive Entente fell one by one to German troops and powerful fleets used Africa as a base to sweep the Atlantic clear of Allied shipping. By mid 1915, with the entry of Bulgaria, Romania, and the Ottomans into the Central Powers, the Entente were ready to call it quits and the Treaty of Berlin was signed. More than 8 million had died, but Germany and Austria-Hungary emerged triumphant, unified, and powerful.


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The Hydra is a vertical take-off and landing jet fighter airplane in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
The Hydra is evidently a jet-powered military aircraft, bearing (slightly modified) roundels of the United States Air Force on its wings. The Hydra is suggestively based on the McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing/BAe) AV-8B Harrier II, although the air intake is on the underside of the aircraft and resembles that of a Lockheed F-16. This is further proven by the code that is used to spawn it in the PC version, "Jumpjet", which is a nickname for the Harrier Jets.
Features and performance
The Hydra is the most sophisticated aircraft in the GTA series, boasting a variety of equipment. One of its more prominent abilities is its VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) capabilities, which allows it to hover or descend or ascend vertically like a helicopter, and travel horizontally like an airplane; these abilities are achieved by directing thrust from four jet outtakes downwards or backward using specific directional controls (by pushing the right analog stick forward/back, or, on a PC, by holding down 8 on the number pad, or Del). Due to its excellent engine and maneuverability, the Hydra is the fastest aircraft (and one of the fastest vehicles) in GTA San Andreas, with a fixed top speed of 300 km/h and one of the easiest to fly when the player learns the basics of fixed-wing flight.
The Hydra comes with various armaments, including lock-on or manual-aimed missiles, and flares as countermeasures for oncoming missiles fired by enemies, which redirects lock-on missiles shot from enemy Hydras or SAM sites (like those guarding Area 69) away from the player.
The Hydra is rated by many players as their favorite aircraft, for its speed, agility, and weapons which make it an excellent choice for any purpose requiring an airplane. Its chief disadvantage comes not from the vehicle itself, but the game engine - high-speed flight can allow the plane to hit objects, such as trees, well before they've become visible due to model/texture loading being slower than the plane itself.
Unlike the Hunter in GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas, Vigilante side-missions cannot be started or performed using the Hydra.
- Once the player attains a 4 star wanted level or higher and is in the air, two Hydras will pursue the player and try to shoot down the player. The enemy Hydras should be no match, as they have a penchant for flying in lazy circles and not deploying flares.
- Part of the text on the side of the aircraft features the letters "DMA", this is likely a reference to the fact that Rockstar North was formerly known as DMA Design. DMA is also a play on United States Marine Corps squadrons that use the AV-8B Harrier II (VMA).
- Like the Leviathan, the Hydra is named after a mythological beast, a 7 headed serpent-like monster that lived in Lake Lerna on the Pelopennese Island in Greece.
- Like most other aircraft in GTA San Andreas, the Hydra plays K-DST by default.
- Easter Basin Naval Station: Available on the aircraft carrier after completing Vertical Bird, the player instantly gains a 5-star wanted level upon entry of the base,
- Verdant Meadows: In the hangar furthest away from the Abandoned AC Tower after the mission Vertical Bird
- Ganton: At Sweet's house after attaining 100% completion
- Area 69: Two spawn by a tank garage after Black Project.
- The Hydra can be attained with the cheat code "jumpjet".


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Mar 2nd: Dr. Seuss birthday.
Mar 6th - 10th: Green week.
Mar 9th: Potluck.
Mar 12th: Daylight Savings Time Begins. Turn your clock forward 1 hour.
Mar 17th: Saint Patrick's Day.
Mar 18th: Southwest Florida Reading Festival.
Mar 31st: Picture Day.
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Thursday, March 2nd Join us as we celebrate Dr. Seuss's Read across America 2017!
During this month we will enjoy reading various Dr. Seuss books and participating in extension activities. Your children will experience the joys of wonder, possibility, exploration and discovery found in his books.
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We are having our Green Week Starting on March 6th, 2017. Everyone will wear green from Monday thru Friday.
Our Family Potluck will be offered on March 9th, from 5:00pm to 8:00pm.
Parents and staff, bring a covered dish and an empty stomach. We know that many of you are great cooks!
Preschoolers love learning about the seasons and watching how the leave on trees change throughout the year.
This activity provides a hands-on way for your child to illustrate how trees look during each season of the year. After you're finished, you and your child will have learned about the four seasons, and you'll have four beautiful pieces of artwork to hang on the wall!
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Bring your family to Centennial Park on Saturday, March 18! There are books everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!! Many activities, for both adults and children, will be going on from 10am – 4pm, as well. CCSWFL will have a table/booth so be sure to stop by and say "hi."
For more information visit www.readfest.org
1. Tape both ends of a piece of string or twine to the back of each piece of paper. Be sure to leave enough slack in the string so that you can hang the picture.
2. Have your child paint the toilet paper rolls brown.
3. Show your child how to glue a toilet paper roll to each of the four pieces of paper. Help your child write the name of a season on each piece of paper under the roll, or "trunk," of each "tree."
4. Go outside with your child and look at the trees in your yard or neighborhood. Talk about what season it is and have your child describe the colors of the leaves on the trees. Discuss any other things you see on the tree, such as flowers, berries or empty branches. Look for any animals that make their homes in the trees, such as birds or squirrels.
5. After your nature walk, give your child the piece of paper for the current season and show him how to decorate the trees to illustrate the seasons:
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VeggieTales Live! God Made You Special - 6 PM
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To purchase tickets for the 2:00pm VeggieTales Live! event, click here.
100% of the proceeds from this show will go to benefit the Pediatric Perinatal/Neonatal Palliative Program of the Permian Basin (4-P). The 4-P is a non-profit organization that steps in and comes along side families during pregnancy, at birth, for the duration of the brief life of their child that has been diagnosed with a terminal disease while in the womb, and follow up with them after the passing of their little one. This is a very trying time for a family and 4-P is comprised of doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, social workers, chaplains, bereavement and grief counselors, and volunteers who all come alongside the family and walk through this time with them.
Bob, Larry and your favorite Veggie friends are singing and dancing their way to a city near you in the all new God Made You Special LIVE tour! Kids of all ages will love this show filled with silly song favorites like "Love My Lips," "The Hairbrush Song," "His Cheeseburger," and many, many more! Join the God Made You Special LIVE tour for an unforgettable time of fun and silliness from the VeggieTales crew!
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On the occasion of the visit of United States Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to Ghana, the Ensign College of Public Health announces the launch of the Schumpeter Center for Innovation and Development. The Schumpeter Center is a significant new addition to the innovation and entrepreneurship capacity of West Africa, one of the fastest-growing regional economies in the world.
Ensign College President Steve Alder and Schumpeter Center Executive Director Gabrielle Gay briefed Secretary Ross on plans for the Center to become a vital innovation hub and driver of international trade and collaboration in West Africa, and the secretary underscored the importance of the Center's mission.
"There are few sectors as important to Ghana and to Africa as public health," Secretary Ross said, "and even fewer sectors in which innovation can have so much impact. Bravo!"
The Center is launching with a mission to expand economic opportunities for the people of West Africa by empowering local entrepreneurs and innovators; it will be a research hub for market-creating innovations, and will be a platform for scaling new firms. The design and operational plans for the Center have been developed in partnership with Clayton Christensen, the Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and renowned author of The Innovator's Dilemma, which first introduced the theory of disruptive innovation.
"As we have studied the process by which nations have risen out of poverty, we find time and time again the impact of market-creating innovations," Christensen said in reference to the vital role that the Schumpeter Center can play in West Africa and beyond. "By making products affordable and accessible, targeting populations of people who are otherwise left out of current offerings, and carefully addressing the struggles they face, market-creating innovations present the clearest opportunity for sustainable growth."
"Africa is the opportunity continent for the 21st Century," Gay said at the announcement on Thursday. "We have created the Schumpeter Center because of our deep and informed respect for the entrepreneurial spirit of West Africans and the opportunities that exist for them and for their investors in markets across Africa, the United States and beyond. It won't be long before we see African innovations and companies improving the lives of people all over the world, and we know the Schumpeter Center and our partners can help to enable their successes."
Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, former director general of the Ghana Health Service, also expressed enthusiasm for the impact he predicts the Center will have in the region.
"This is where the opportunity gap exists: Ensuring that the well-being and productivity of people is an integrated and critical factor to whatever benefit comes out of an investment," Akosa said. "This must be the aspiration of the Schumpeter Center."
As more than an academic research institution, the Schumpeter Center will also provide analysis and guidance to a new investment fund for West African small and medium enterprises, and the timeline for the launch of that fund will be announced later this year.
About the Schumpeter Center for Innovation and Development
The Schumpeter Center for Innovation and Development, headquartered at Ensign College of Public Health in Kpong, Ghana, was founded in July 2018 to expand economic opportunities for the people of West Africa by empowering local entrepreneurs and innovators. The Center will be a preeminent home in West Africa for academic research and evidence-based design and testing of innovative products and processes that will expand the range of locally-sourced consumer offerings; strengthen the regional entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem; and facilitate international trade and investment in Ghana and across the region, one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing economies in the world. The Center's research and development activities will also be closely linked to the operation of a new investment fund for West African small and medium enterprises. (https://www.schumpeter.org/)
About Ensign College of Public Health
Ensign College of Public Health is a private, non-profit, world-class academic institution that sits on a 50-acre campus along the banks of the Volta River in Kpong, Ghana, 45 miles northeast of Accra. Ensign was founded in 2014 to provide community-focused education and training in health care, and to be a laboratory and platform for collaboration between West African and international innovators, enabling the development of sustainable, market-building products to improve the lives of people in resource-constrained settings around the globe. (http://www.ensign.edu.gh)
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|The Monopoly Man celebrates a cash tsunami.
Parker Brothers defended the move, boasting that changes were based on suggestions from the Federal Reserve and the government of Zimbabwe. "Hyperinflation brings a hurry-hurry-hurry attitude to the game," said Craig Gottfried, spokesman for Parker Brothers parent company, Hasbro. "In the new rules, the price of everything triples every fifteen minutes. It adds a fun element of calculation."
But fans disagree. "It's [the new version] very awkward," said Monopoly aficionado Lonnie Greibling. "Instead of starting the game with $1,500 you now begin with $700,000. There's money everywhere no matter how hard you try to stack bills in neat piles. And if you land on Park Place and there's a hotel, you pay rent in money that's worth less than when the game started."
In other changes, a new Chance card has been added stating, You're Occupied! Should a player draw that, his properties are deemed overrun with protesters who lower the value by 30% each turn they are not evicted.
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Tenori-on: you've seen the lights, now meet the group!July 9, 2008
It's a girl-band like no other: there are three of them, they're called The Tenorions and the only instruments they play are – you guessed it – three Yamaha Tenori-ons!
It's little wonder that in its short life the Tenori-on has had such a profound impact on music makers the world over. Artists are already creating albums using nothing but the Tenori-on, such is the power contained within that diminutive, brushed-aluminium casing. But Jason Air is taking the Tenori-on concept to a new level. With success in the worlds of Drum & Bass and Hip Hop, his latest venture sees him as the driving force behind the world's first band to create music exclusively with the Tenori-on. Fittingly, this trio of Oriental techno-heads goes by the name of… The Tenorions.
The band comprises core members Nynn and Cici, who write the uncompromising and driving techno tracks that have already become The Tenorions trademark sound. With increasing bookings for live gigs, third Tenorion Fiona joins them on stage to complete the trio. They've recently returned from a tour of Spain and Portugal and have further bookings coming in from around the world. Perhaps their strangest booking to date, but clearly the most high profile, has been a performance on the Paul O Grady Show in April of this year.
Jason puts their initial success down to the popularity of the Youtube videos he posted throughout the Spring, and as a result they've garnered coverage in the NME, The Independent, and dozens of tech and music blogs.
Here's the unbelievable Tenorions appearance on daytime tv, at the Paul O'Grady show:
For Nynn, Cici and Fiona, a lifetime either studying or producing music has prepared them well for life in the Tenorions. To begin with Nynn and Cici would write the tunes, taking responsibility for melody and percussion respectively, but as time has passed they've both seen a natural progression towards composing complete tracks in their own right – and all, of course, within the confines of that hand-held silver box.
But just what is it about this unique instrument that's made the Tenorions and the Tenori-on such a hit with people worldwide? It's surely no coincidence that the girls are booked to play gigs almost for the rest of this year and into the next.
"I haven't seen anything like it before," Nynn tells us. "For us it shows a totally new way of creating music. And it's so much fun to play – it's as easy and intuitive to pick up as Nintendo, but the results… well, we're creating art!"
But, of course, the concept of working within new boundaries comes with a lot of fresh challenges, as Jason is quick to outline.
"It's totally changed the way we write music, for one thing. It's nothing like writing in [Apple] Logic, you know! One aspect of Tenori-on that makes it such an instant tool for composing is that there are no filters or complicated plug-ins to program or convoluted menus to navigate. As a result it makes us think of the music in a more 'musical' way, if that, er… makes any sense?! It's really easy to focus on the music and not get so caught up in the production side of making music. Ask any producer with a well-equipped modern studio and they'll all tell you that it's pretty easy to get side-tracked by the technology!"
"The great thing about composing with Tenori-on is that it's all right there at your fingertips. I guess that's the whole ethos of Tenori-on though. In Japanese it roughly translates to 'in the palm', and that's exactly what the Tenori-on system gives you – a way to create melodies and program rhythms right there in the palm of your hand."
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The Studio 54-themed evening will feature unforgettable performances by legends Chaka Khan, Gloria Gaynor, Patti LaBelle, Nile Rodgers and Kathy Sledge and host DJ Cassidy, and we have your chance to get involved!
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Marc BeneckeA native New Yorker, Marc's interest in music started with his dad, who was a jazz drummer, and his mom, an opera singer. Although not originally a club-goer, he was at the door of Studio 54 from day one. Later operating bars and restaurants in LA, Marc helped bring the intimate lounge concept to Hollywood. He realigned himself with mentor Ian Schrager at the Clift, Shore Club, and Gramercy Park hotels. Marc has appeared on Broadway and the film Into the Goldmine, which starred Drew Barrymore.
Myra ScheerBorn in Savannah, GA, Myra Scheer moved to New York around the time Studio 54 opened its velvet ropes. Even though she earned a degree in Advertising/PR from the University of Georgia it was working with Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager that gave her a Masters. She was their assistant, guarded the "inner door" and for a time, interim in-house publicist. She stayed the course in PR and specializes now in health, beauty and not-for-profits — "the opposite of disco," she jokes. She is on the board of the Savannah Film Festival and is writing a first novel loosely based on her trudge to happy destiny.
Studio 54 Radio is a 24/7 commercial-free channel devoted to the best classic dance and disco. A tribute to the music often played in the legendary club created by Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager, the channel will air music that comes from the vaults and special record collections of insiders, much of which has never been heard since the club's doors shut.
The new channel will showcase dance club classics and disco, featuring music from the '70s and '80s, as well as classic mixes from the personal collection of dance icon John "Jellybean" Benitez, who will executive produce the channel. Every week, you'll hear music spun by Studio 54 opening week DJ Nicky Siano, and the channel will also feature mix shows from the top DJs of the era.
Legendary Studio 54 doorman Marc Benecke, and Myra Scheer, executive assistant to former Studio 54 co-owner Steve Rubell, will host weekly interview shows, The Marc and Myra Show, with Studio 54 insiders from the iconic era. Special guests will include Studio 54's original head of security, original bartenders, waiters, busboys and well known club regulars and celebrities.
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Jon Bon Jovi has a message for Justin Bieber: get your act together, man!
In an interview with the London Evening Standard, the New Jersey rocker took the teen heartthrob to task for what he labeled unprofessional behavior--this after he was asked about Bieber turning up two hours late for a March concert at London's O2 Arena and then blaming his tardiness on "technical issues."
"Every generation has guys that do that, none of that is new," the 51-year-old Bon Jovi told the newspaper during a tour stop in Vienna on the European leg of Bon Jovi's "Because We Can" tour.
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"They run the risk of disrespecting their audience members who have worked hard to pay for their ticket, to give you the permission to take two or three hours of their lives--or in that kid's case, 80 minutes of their lives."
Bon Jovi, of course, is no slouch when it comes to live performances in his three decade-strong career, with he and his band frequently playing gigs that last over two-and-a-half hours. But the rocker has a dim view of artists who don't respect the fans who turn out to support them.
NEWS: Justin Bieber booed by fans after arriving late to London concert
"Do it once, you can be forgiven," the "Bad Medicine" singer said. "Do it enough times and shame on you. They won't have you back. Then it just becomes a cliche. It's really not cool--you're an a--hole. Go to f--kin' work!"
No word whether Bieber will take Bon Jovi's advice to heart. A rep for the "Girlfriend" crooner was unavailable for comment.
Bieber did post a mysterious message however on Twitter yesterday in which he wrote, "Gonna take some time." He also has at least one fellow musician in his corner who might disagree with Jon Bon's criticism.
Shortly after Justin was raked over the coals for his "rock star" antics, former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher came to his defense, telling Shortlist that "anyone who goes on two hours late is f--king right in my book, man...So get off his f--king back, man: I am a Belieber."
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Reading the forums, I concluded that cotton and silk can be used, but only when they 100% natural.
Еven more, silk is apparently much easier than cotton...
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By the way Peter, thank you for your videos, they really inspired me and interested for all of this.
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University of Puget Sound announced tonight the public phase of a $125 million capital campaign—the most ambitious in the college's 123-year history.
One [of a Kind] The Campaign for University of Puget Sound was unveiled at a special evening event on campus for more than 400 alumni and friends of the university on Saturday, Oct. 29.
The campaign will advance Puget Sound's position as a leading national liberal arts college by endowing faculty positions in innovative, interdisciplinary programs; building new facilities for learning and research; expanding scholarships for students and support for faculty members; and affirming Puget Sound's commitment to the community through initiatives dedicated to stimulating progress in the region.
"Puget Sound has a tradition of being an innovative, one-of-a-kind place where independent-minded young people come in a quest to discover themselves, form new ideas they never dreamed of, cultivate talents they never knew they had, and develop opportunities they never thought would be open to them," said President Ronald R. Thomas. "This campaign advances that tradition of innovation for the next generation by ensuring the transformative experience students find here lives up to their boundless aspirations and remains affordable to them."
Campaign co-chairs and Puget Sound trustees Bill Weyerhaeuser and Rick Brooks '82 announced that $74 million has been raised during the campaign's quiet phase over the past four years, including funding for Weyerhaeuser Hall, a new interdisciplinary center for health sciences. Gifts received to date include substantial contributions to financial aid and scholarship programs, including an $8 million gift from the Lillis Foundation of Littleton, Colo.
The comprehensive campaign is the first Puget Sound has conducted in more than a decade and the first to be launched under President Ronald R. Thomas, who joined Puget Sound in July 2003. Under Thomas's leadership, the university has created Defining Moments: The Strategic Plan for University of Puget Sound and a comprehensive master plan to ensure that the campus is poised to meet the changing demands of higher education in the decades to come.
Campaign goals include:
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The campaign funds key objectives of the university's strategic plan, offering community, corporate, and alumni supporters the opportunity to help build the annual fund and the endowment. These two funds serve the critical role of bridging the gap between the actual cost of a Puget Sound education, and student tuition, which covers just 85 percent of the cost.
"Over my many years of association with the University of Puget Sound, it has been a privilege to be part of this very hardworking, very committed community, and to work with such terrific leadership, which has brought about such tremendous growth for the university. I love Tacoma and have come to care deeply for this college, which is such a wonderful resource for Tacoma," said campaign co-chair and previous Puget Sound board chair Bill Weyerhaeuser, who also serves as chair of Columbia Bank.
"I hope alumni will participate in this campaign for Puget Sound because they feel like I do—four years here changed who I am. This is a time to reflect on how the value of our experience has played out in the rest of our lives, and on our desire to make that experience possible for another generation of students," said campaign co-chair Rick Brooks '82, chair of Puget Sound's board and CEO of retailer Zumiez Inc.
Puget Sound students and alumni are unique individuals—independent-minded, critical thinkers and daring innovators, who share a common desire to make the world a better place. The evening featured and honored the achievements of many Puget Sound alumni, including Rachel Martin '96, national security correspondent for National Public Radio; Philip Cutlip '88, acclaimed professional baritone in New York; Seema Sueko '94, co-founder and artistic director of Mo'olelo Performing Arts Company in San Diego; Aaron Ausland '95, director of independent research and evaluation for World Vision International in Bogota, Colombia; George Matelich '78, principal at Kelso & Company in New York and a director of the American Prairie Foundation; Lacey Chong '03, senior consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton in Washington, D.C.; Debbie Regala '68, caucus vice chair in the Washington State Senate; Lyle Quasim '70, president of Bates Technical College; and Jill Nishi '89, a deputy director at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Individuals and foundations who have generously contributed to the campaign to date include Carl and Renee Behnke, the Ben B. Cheney Foundation, Eric Dillon and Hollis Dillon '84, J.D. '88, the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation, Gwen and Charles Lillis and the Lillis Foundation, John '80 and Deanna '80 Oppenheimer P'11, P14, Robert and Rebecca Pohlad P'07 and the Pohlad Family Foundation, and the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust.
For more about One [of a Kind] The Campaign for Puget Sound visit: www.pugetsound.edu/one
Press Photos of President Ronald R. Thomas, the campaign co-chairs, Weyerhaeuser Hall, Bill and Gail Weyerhaeuser, and students enjoying the new campus spaces can be downloaded from: www.pugetsound.edu/pressphotos
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British Go Journal No. 55. [1] March 1982. Page 8.
Matthew Macfadyen
Most games contain several positions in which it is necessary to run out into the centre with an eyeless group, and the choice of exactly how to run out is often very difficult. This article is devoted to one of the lesser known ways of running in good style.
Diagram 1
Diagram 2
Let us suppose that you wish to run away with the two white stones in Dia 1, and that the general direction of A, B and C seems appropriate. Whichever of these points you choose it will probably be necessary to add a second stone quite soon. Dia 2 shows the pedestrian approach. " Ikken Tobi [2] is never a bad move" the proverb says. Never bad perhaps, but often not best. Black is likely to play 2 immediately, forcing 3 and now White would prefer to have his stone 1 at A.
The point is that, given that you are going to have to play two of the points A, B, C in Dia 1, it is better to play A and C than any other pair.
Diagram 3
Diagram 4
One possibility is to play 1 in Dia 3, and indeed this is often the best move. Black can push through and cut with 2 and 4 but White gets good shape with 5 and 7. In many cases Dia 3 will be good for White and so Black will not play 2 and 4 there. Dia 4 is an example where this is not true.
Black would be delighted to see the sequence of Dia 3 in Dia 4 - the white cutting stones are hardly worth saving if Blacks centre group is to be given eyes immediately. White 1 in Dia 4 shows the other possibility. This stone can, of course, be cut off - but the sequence A, B, C, D is useless for Black, White will kill his group on the side.
Diagram 5
Diagram 6
The vital point of White's shape here is 1 in Dia 5. If Black occupies that point, which is often a good idea, it is essential for White to answer it at 2. These two points become miai.
Dia 6 shows Blacks other choice. After exchanging 1 for 2 there are weaknesses in the white shape, but often the best black can do is to make white heavier by forcing 4 with 3. Now this result is just Dia 2 with the addition of black 3 and white In most cases @ will be slightly more valuable than 3 and this difference is the measure of Whites gain.
To recap then: White A, B and C in Dia 1 are all possible. A is only good when Dia 3 is bad for Black: B is safe but a bit slow, it is only best if the exchange of 3 for in Dia 6 is good for Black: C is fast, light and dynamic but it does leave weaknesses. You have to check that the cut A, B, C, D in Dia 4 doesnt work, and you have to remember that 1 and 2 in Dia 5 are miai, Black must not be allowed to play both of them.
[1] http://www.britgo.org/bgj/bgj055
[2] http://www.britgo.org/bgj/glossary#ikkentobi
[3] http://www.britgo.org/bgj/bgj


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Penguins Re-Sign Defenseman Matt Niskanenby Staff Writer / Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed defenseman Matt Niskanen to a two-year contract, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero.
The deal runs through the 2013-14 campaign, and has an average annual value of $2.3 million.
Niskanen, 25, completed his first full season with Pittsburgh in 2011-12, tallying 21 points (4G-17A) and a plus-9 rating in 75 regular-season games. He topped the 20-point mark for the first time since 2008-09 with Dallas, while his plus-9 rating was the second-highest total of his career (plus-22 in '07-08). Niskanen added three points (1G-2A) in four playoff games.
The 6-foot, 209-pound Niskanen has played one-plus seasons with the Penguins since being acquired with James Neal from the Dallas Stars on Feb. 21, 2011. During that time he has appeared in 93 regular-season games, collecting five goals, 20 assists, 25 points and a plus-7 rating. He also has four points (1G-3A) in 11 playoff games.
Originally drafted by Dallas in the first round (28th overall) of the 2005 NHL Draft, Niskanen has played in 370 career NHL games with the Stars and Penguins, tallying 21 goals and 107 points. His best season came in '08-09, when he established career highs in games played (80), assists (29) and points (35). Niskanen has seven points (1G-6A) in 27 career playoff games.
Prior to joining the Stars, the Virginia, Minnesota native spent two seasons at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, where he scored 45 points (10G-35A) in 77 career contests. Niskanen was named All-WCHA First-Team as a sophomore after posting 31 points (9G-22A) in 39 contests.


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Restaurants, cafes and bars reopened on 8th June, and can stay open until 1am (at the latest). Safety measures are in place including having a secure distance between tables, providing table service for food and drink only, with a maximum of 10 people per table. Waiters and table service staff are obliged to wear a face mask. Customers are obliged to wear a face mask when they move, and registration on arrival is mandatory!
Daytrips and travels within the country were also made possible on 8th June. As from 15th June, Belgium has opened its borders for travel to and from the European Union, and other European countries including the UK and the four Schengen countries (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway).Decisions about travelling outside Europe will be taken at a later stage.
From 1st July onwards, amusement parks, theatres, cinemas, swimming pools, wellness centres, casinos, gaming and conference halls can reopen, under certain conditions.
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