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Josep Maria Bartomeu i Floreta (2014–present)
A Club member since 1974, Bartomeu became President of FC Barcelona on January 23rd, 2014, after having held various executive positions at the Club
Sandro Rosell i Feliu (2010-2014)
Sandro Rosell (6 March 1964) assumed the role of president of the Club on July 1, 2010, after enjoying an overwhelming victory in the elections on June 13, where he secured 61.35% of the votes, a record level of support for a president elected by members democratically
Joan Laporta i Estruch (2003-2010)
Joan Laporta i Estruch (Barcelona, 1962) became president after a clear victory in the elections held on 15 June 2003. He received 27,138 votes (52.7%), well ahead of Lluís Bassat, who received 16,412 votes, and the other four candidates
Managing Commission (2006)
A judicial sentence reached the verdict that the mandate of the Board of Directors led by Joan Laporta had expired on June 30, 2006. Therefore, the Barça board resigned and constituted a Managing Commission
Managing Comission (2003)
After the collective resignation of the Board of Directors presided by Enric Reyna on 6 May, an interim administrative committee, headed by the president of the Statutory-Economic commission, took over the management of the Club as indicated by the Club Statutes. The committee was made up of fifteen members and governed the Club until the elections on 15 June
Enric Reyna i Martínez (2003)
Enric Reyna Martínez became president of FC Barcelona on February 12, 2003, after Joan Gaspart had publicly announced that he was resigning from the position. In compliance with the Club Statutes, Enric Reyna became caretaker president of the club until an extraordinary general assembly was held on May 5, 2003
Joan Gaspart i Solves (2000-2003)
Joan Gaspart i Solves became president of FC Barcelona on July 23, 2000, following an election with an extraordinarily high turnout (45,888 votes were cast, almost half the members with a right to vote)
Josep Lluís Núñez (1978-2000)
On May 6, 1978, Josep Lluís Núñez (Barakaldo, 1931) won the presidential elections by a narrow margin. His first major task was to sort out the Club's financial problems, but he also had a bigger goal than that, none other than to make FC Barcelona the biggest football institution in the world
Raimon Carrasco i Azemar (1977-1978)
He was responsible for overseeing the first elections at the Club under democratic rule since the Civil War. He became interim president on December 18, 1977, and remained in the post until July 1, 1978, the day that Josep Lluís Núñez effectively stepped into the president's role
Agustí Montal i Costa (1969-1977)
Agustí Montal i Costa (Barcelona, 1934-2017), son of ex-president Agustí Montal i Galobart, was vice president of the board under Carreras and following his resignation decided to stand for the post himself
Narcís de Carreras (1968-1969)
Narcís de Carreras (La Bisbal d'Empordà, 1905- Barcelona, 1991) became president of FC Barcelona on January 17, 1968 after standing in the name of a united front. It was during his acceptance speech that he coined what would go on to become the Club slogan: "Barça is more than a club"
Enric Llaudet (1961-1968)
After Miró-Sans resigned, new elections for the presidency of FC Barcelona were called in June 1961. The elections were held on June 7, 1961 and Llaudet defeated his main rival Jaume Fuset by an incredibly narrow margin of just 24 votes
Managing Commission (1961)
Once president Miró-Sans had resigned on March 1, 1961 a Managing Commission chaired by Antoni Julià de Capmany took control of the situation. Formed by 18 directors, this interim government ran the Club through difficult times until the presidential elections of June 7.
Francesc Miró-Sans (1953-1961)
After Enric Martí resigned, given the gap in legislation, presidential elections were called and Francesc Miró-Sans defeated Amat Casajuana by only 311 votes. Barça won their first European titles, two Fairs Cups, while on the domestic scene, they won two Leagues and two Cups
Enric Martí Carreto (1952-1953)
Enric Martí had been vice president under Agustí Montal, becoming his right hand man, and was therefore his logical successor. When he became president on July 16, 1952, he inherited a triumphant club and his challenge was to keep the momentum flowing
Agustí Montal i Galobart (1946-1952)
On November 1945, Agustí Montal i Galobart (Barcelona, 1904-1964), presented a motion requesting an end to be put to the provisional nature that the club management had been working under for the last few years
Josep Vendrell (1943-1946)
The twenty-sixth chairman in FC Barcelona's history was Josep Vendrell, an army colonel who fought on Franco's side in the Civil War and at the time was the Government Delegate for Public Order in La Coruña
Josep Antoni de Albert (1943)
Josep Antoni de Albert took over from the Marqués de la Mesa de Asta after his definitive resignation on 20 August 1943. His arrival to the presidency of FC Barcelona happened at a very problematic time for the Club
Josep Vidal-Ribas (1942)
Josep Vidal Ribas was the President of Barcelona Football Club during the very brief gap that existed between the Marqués de la Mesa de Asta's two terms in office. A member of a distinguished Barcelona family, he had previously been vice president of Barça
Enrique Piñeyro (1940-1943)
Enrique Piñeyro de Queralt (Barcelona, 1883-1960), an aristocrat who was closely connected to the Franco regime, was named President of FC Barcelona by the authorities
Joan Soler (1939-1940)
After the Civil War the Franco regime ordered the creation of another management committee to take charge of the running of FC Barcelona. Dr. Joan Soler agreed to head this committee and, on 6 May 1939, he became the first president of the Club in the new era which began after the war
Employees Committee (1936-1937)
After the death of Josep Suñol, an Employees' Committee was created to manage the club and ensure that nobody could take it over during the Civil War
Francesc Xavier Casals (1937-1939)
Francesc Xavier Casals (Badalona, 1880 – Barcelona, 1954) was president of Barça after the Employees Committee ceased its duties in November 1937. Casals stayed in the position until the fall of Barcelona on January 26, 1939.
Josep Suñol (1935-1936)
Josep Suñol has gone down inFC Barcelona history as the 'martyr president' as a result of his tragic death when he was in charge of the club in the early days of the Civil War and was shot by Franco's troops in the summer of 1936
Esteve Sala (1934-1935)
Esteve Sala became the twentieth president of FC Barcelona on 16 July 1934, with the principal aim of sorting out the critical situation which the Club was going through. As president he was faced with two main problems; one, financial and the other, sporting
Joan Coma (1931-1934)
Joan Coma (Barcelona, 1877-1959) took over from Antoni Oliver as President on 20th December 1931, and lived through one of the most difficult terms in the history of the club
Antoni Oliver (1931)
Antoni Oliver was elected President of FC Barcelona on 22 October 1931, after a stormy meeting during which Gaspar Rosés resigned. Oliver himself tendered his resignation to club members on 20 December 1931, less than two months after taking over of the presidency.
Tomàs Rosés (1929-1930)
This prestigious banker became the seventeenth president in the history of the club on March 23, 1929. He will be remembered most of all for being the president in the year that Barça won the first ever edition of the League Championship
Arcadi Balaguer (1925-1929)
President of FC Barcelona from 17 December 1925 until 23 March 1929. He was a fervent Barça supporter who was held in high regard by the authorities, and was the man who took over from Joan Gamper, who had been forced into resignation and exile in his native Switzerland
Enric Cardona (1923-1924)
The fifteenth president in the history of FC Barcelona began his term on 29 July 1923, taking over from Joan Gamper, who was stepping down after his fourth period running the Club
Ricard Graells (1919-1920)
Ricard Graells took over from Joan Gamper when the founder of FC Barcelona stood down for the third time, on 10 June 1919. Financially, the club was able to pay off a debt of 16,100 pesetas, which had been carried over from the previous presidency and consequently, for the first time in many years, the club owed nothing to anybody
Gaspar Rosés (1916-1931)
Gaspar Rosés presided over Barcelona Football Club on three separate occasions. He first took up the presidency on 25th June 1916, when he replaced Rafael Llopart on his resignation. The most memorable aspect of his first presidency, which ended on 17 June 1917, is the so-called 'Garchitorena Case'
Rafael Llopart (1915-1916)
Rafael Llopart was elected at a meeting held on 29th June 1915 at the ground on Carrer Indústria. His being chosen marked the beginning of a period of peace and consensus at the heart of the Club
Joaquim Peris de Vargas (1914-1915)
Military man Joaquim Peris de Vargas was one of the most controversial characters in the entire history of the club. He first joined the board in 1910 as vice president, a role he would hold under several different presidents
Àlvar Presta (1914)
There was major internal division at the club following the resignation of Francesc de Moxó. Many of the members wanted to see vice president Joaquim Peris de Vargas take over the club, but many others were fiercely opposed to the idea
Francesc de Moxó (1913-1914)
Francesc de Moxó was elected as President of Barcelona Football Club on 30th June 1913 at a meeting held in the Condal College, which was attended by 700 people at which Gamper left the Club to attend to personal matters
Otto Gmelin (1909-1910)
Otto Gmelin became president of Futbol Club Barcelona on October 14, 1909. He arrived after Joan Gamper's first presidential term, in which he had saved the club from extinction
Joan Gamper (1908-1925)
The founder of FC Barcelona initially declined to become president of the organisation. However, for various reasons he saw himself obliged to take the reins at various points in their history
Vicenç Reig (1908)
Vicenç Reig held the shortest presidency in the history of Futbol Club Barcelona. He was a former goalkeeper at the Club who had to struggle against the general apathy of those around him
Juli Marial (1906-1908)
Juli Marial (died 1971) took over as president of FC Barcelona on October 16, 1906, and like his predecessor Josep Soler, had to steer the club through difficult times in both social and sporting terms
Josep Soler (1905-1906)
Josep Soler was president of a club in decline for just one year. During his tenure the Club was involved in very little social activity, and when there was a severe drop in the number of members
Arthur Witty (1903-1905)
Arthur Witty (1878-1969), a member of an important English family residing in Barcelona at the time, came to Futbol Club Barcelona shortly after it had been founded. Under Witty, Barça played its first international match in Barcelona against Stade Olympique of Toulouse
Paul Haas (1902-1903)
Paul Haas was the first president of Futbol Club Barcelona who had not been involved in the foundation of the club, and also the first who never actually played for the team. This German became president on September 5, 1902 and was in charge of the club until September 17 of the following year
Bartomeu Terradas (1901-1902)
Bartomeu Terradas was one of the most multi-talented people in the entire history of FC Barcelona. He formed part of the founding board of the club, at which he was named treasurer, and when Walter Wild left on April 25, 1901 he became president
Walter Wild (1899-1901)
Walter Wild had the honour of being the first ever president of FC Barcelona. From a wealthy Swiss family, he was the oldest of the original club members and his colleagues unanimously named him president. Wild was a highly versatile gentleman who also appeared in ten matches for the team, including its very first
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Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has sought to reassure the public over fears that Ebola could spread in Britain as experts met to discuss the "very serious threat" from the largest ever outbreak of the disease.
Mr Hammond said the possibility of people contracting the deadly virus in West Africa and falling sick in the UK was being contemplated by health officials.
But he said it was "most unlikely" that Ebola could spread within the UK because of "frankly different" standards of infection control in this country.
Speaking after a meeting of the Cobra Government emergencies committee on the issue, he said the "logical" approach was to tackle the disease at source in West Africa.
"We need to just keep this in context - it's a horrible disease and this is a significant outbreak but the current number of people affected, spread across three countries, is containable at the moment. The indicators we are getting from the scientists suggest that it is not growing exponentially," he said.
"It seems in the worst outbreak areas to be contained at the present time, so that is obviously the logical approach, to try to provide additional resources to deal with the disease at source.
"I would emphasise again, in terms of the UK, the issue is about the possibility of somebody who has contracted the disease in Africa getting sick here.
"It is not about the disease spreading in the UK because we have frankly different standards of infection control procedure that would make that most unlikely."
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Britain had expertise in the NHS and extensive experience dealing with dangerous diseases through the work of hospitals such as the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
"The risk of this disease spreading fast is much lower in the UK because of that expertise so we are taking precautionary measures," he said.
"We are looking at our capability but we are very confident that we have very good people in the NHS, very experienced people, who will be ready to deal with anything if it were to arrive in the UK."
Fears have been sparked that the epidemic which has swept West Africa, killing more than 670 people, could move to the UK after it emerged that two people have been assessed for the virus in Britain.
A man was checked over in Birmingham but tests for the deadly virus proved negative, a Department of Health spokeswoman said.
Reports suggest the man was tested earlier this week after he travelled from Benin in Nigeria via Paris to the Midlands.
Meanwhile, another male visited a separate UK hospital over fears that he had the virus.
The man, who attended Charing Cross Hospital in west London, was assessed but doctors ruled out the need for an Ebola test, the spokeswoman added.
Public Health England (PHE) warned health officials to be on the look-out for any unexplained illness in people returning from the affected countries.
The outbreak has centred on Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. There has also been particular concern after densely populated Nigeria reported what is thought to be its first death from the disease on Friday.
American Patrick Sawyer, 40, developed symptoms on board a flight from Liberia to Nigeria. Mr Sawyer, who was of Liberian descent, had been on his way home to the US. His sister has also died of the disease.
Dr Brian McCloskey, director of global health at PHE, said: "People who have returned from affected areas who have a sudden onset of symptoms such as fever, headache, sore throat and general malaise within three weeks of their return should immediately seek medical assistance - but it is important to stress that no cases of imported Ebola have ever been reported in the UK and the risk of a traveller going to West Africa and contracting Ebola remains very low since Ebola is transmitted by direct contact with the blood or bodily fluids of an infected person."
A Department of Health spokeswoman said: "Protecting the public from infectious diseases is a priority and we lead the world in this field. We are well-prepared to identify and deal with any potential cases of Ebola, though there has never been a case in this country.
"Any patients with suspected symptoms can be diagnosed within 24 hours and they would also be isolated at a dedicated unit to keep the public safe. Our specialist staff are also working with the World Health Organisation to help tackle the outbreak in Africa."
Sir Mark Walport, the Government's Chief Scientific Adviser, said: "The Government is keeping a close eye on the Ebola outbreak and we are well- prepared.
"No cases of imported Ebola have ever been reported in the UK.
"The risk to a traveller going to West Africa of contracting Ebola is very low but the Chief Medical Officer has alerted medical practitioners about the situation in West Africa and requested they remain vigilant for unexplained illness in those who have visited the affected area."
Health workers tackling the outbreak in the region have been especially vulnerable to contracting the disease.
Dr Sheik Humarr Khan, who had been hailed as a national hero for his work treating patients with Ebola in Sierra Leone, died yesterday after being quarantined in a hospital in the country.
Two American health workers - a doctor and a missionary - are also in hospital in neighbouring Liberia after contracting the disease, prompting two US missionary groups to evacuate non-essential personnel from the country.
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A little more than 24 hours after the introduction of the HTC Desire C, another HTC phone is making its debut. It may not be an official unveiling by HTC, but a leaked document and an unnamed source claim that HTC is working on a slightly cheaper version of the HTC One S. Currently known as the HTC Ville C, this new device is said to feature nearly all of the same internal components as the HTC One S.
The only difference we have been able to identify is the Qualcomm MSM8260 S3 processor (the same chip found inside the HTC Sensation) which replaces the MSM8260A S4 chip currently used to power the HTC One S. While the leaked document shows the MSM8260 processor clocked at 1.7GHz, the source claims that the HTC Ville C's chip will be clocked at 1.2GHz.
On the software side, the HTC Ville C will be running on Android 4.0 paired with HTC Sense 4.5, giving it a leg up on HTC's current HTC One series.
We're not sure what to make of the HTC Ville C. The device looks to be identical to the HTC One S in nearly every aspect and we can't really see HTC releasing this phone in Europe or the U.S. unless they manage to cut the handset's price by at least $100. How much would you be willing to pay for an HTC One S if it was powered by last year's Qualcomm MSM8260 S3 processor?


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Traditional molecular biology approach to study gene expression and gene regulation is based on an ad hoc individual analysis that is very laborious. Moreover, the data collected in this way is of isolated status and thus may not truly reflect the real characteristics of the cell or organism. With the advent of genome sequencing and high-throughput measurement technologies, comprehensive data can be collected at the system level or at the whole genome-scale. Particularly, gene expression microarray technology is revolutionizing many aspects of biological research as it allows monitoring many thousands of gene transcripts simultaneously. This provides powerful tools for the genome-wide correlation of gene transcript levels with physiological responses and alterations in physiological states to assess various biological models, including disease, therapy, or experimental manipulation. Recently, chromatin immunoprecipitation technology has been coupled with the high-throughput DNA microarray (CHIP-on-Chip) to study the protein-DNA binding assay at the genome-scale level. With the combined high-throughput data in both gene expression and bind assay, the gene regulatory network could be solidly constructed at the genome-wide level using sophisticated computer algorithms, such as GRAM, REDUCE, modified MOTIF REGRESSOR, etc.
OSC has been integrating a Systems Biology infrastructure to assist Ohioan and national biological researchers in Genomics, Computation, Analysis, and Technology. Using field programmable gate array technology with de novo software development, OSC has developed a unique DNA microarray design algorithm and the first equine GeneChip has been designed. Collaborated with OSU researchers, OSC has developed the CHIP-on-Chip technology which allows us to make extensive collaboration within the state and nationwide. Collaboration with the researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch and the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute has been established. A comprehensive infrastructure for bioinformatics data analysis, data model, data simulation and data prediction is being constructed at OSC to provide strong support to experimental biologists for data validation and new research hypothesis creation.


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For many people, the college years can be the best time of their lives. Wild parties, freedom from parental restrictions, all-night study marathons and a host of other unforgettable memories are all an integral part of higher education. Unfortunately, costly financial errors also play a central role in the lives of many college students - mistakes that can often take a decade or two to rectify. Here is a list of the five biggest financial blunders that are most commonly committed by those seeking higher learning.
Credit Card Debt
There's a reason why credit card companies give away free soda and other goodies at college campuses across the country. Many college kids are financially illiterate and have not learned responsible spending habits, and the terms of the credit cards that are offered to kids are often among the worst available, with high interest rates and layer upon layer of hidden fees. The real cost of being able to buy things now and pay for them later often doesn't sink in until long after the damage is done, both to their budgets and their credit ratings.
Abuse of Student Loans
Although student loans often offer very favorable terms to student borrowers, those who take out loans to pay for everything can do themselves a serious financial disservice. The total amount of student loan debt in American is now about $1 trillion, which is more than the total credit card debt in this country. The graduating class of 2009 carried an average of nearly $25,000 of student loans. Smart students will at least work part-time while they are in school, and employers like to see graduates who were able to pay for at least a quarter of their education costs themselves. Student borrowers also need to be cognizant of the terms of their loans and keep them from defaulting, which can damage their credit history.
Staying in School Too Long
Although going back to grad school can pay off in many cases, some students choose to stay in school in order to avoid facing the real world. This can substantially increase the amount of debt incurred for education and will only make it harder to deal with post-college life. In most cases, students need to be working towards a degree of some sort while planning ahead for what to do afterwards. Students should never assume that they can just do what they want and then just hope that it all works out for the best; if they have failed to plan, then they have planned to fail.
Not Protecting Their Financial Information
Many students think nothing of sharing their credit cards with their friends and logging onto their financial accounts on unshielded computers at libraries or other public places. This is one of the main reasons why nearly a third of all identity thefts still happen to people between the ages of 18 and 29. Unreliable roommates and other predators are constantly trolling for access to bank accounts and credit cards. Students need to take reasonable measures to ensure that their user IDs, passwords and other information is protected.
Using Retirement Funds to Pay for College
Although parents often face the dilemma of whether to fund their kids' college educations or their own retirement, students should almost never cash in IRAs or other tax-deferred retirement savings in order to pay for college. The opportunity cost can be enormous for this, but college kids often don't understand this and only live for the moment. Not only will cashing in an IRA result in substantial penalties and taxes, it will deprive the student of much-needed funds at a later period in his or her life.
The Bottom Line
These are just some of the major financial errors committed by college students. Other mistakes include paying for a more expensive school than necessary, using student loan debt for non-educational purposes and simply ignoring the advice of others who can help. For more information on how you can avoid these errors, consult your student loan officer or financial advisor.


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Visa Appointment & Interview
The information on this page is meant to help take some of the mystery out of the visa interview process. You can schedule your visa interview at any time. However, you must have the I-20 or DS-2019 before the visa appointment. Plan for enough time for the document to arrive. Also, the actual visa cannot be issued more than 120 days before your program start date. To apply for your visa, you will need to submit Form DS-160 and then schedule your visa interview. Information and instructions are provided in the link.
We recommend you visit the "Helpful Links" below. The first one will take you to a website that lists U.S. Embassies and Consulates. You will want to find the one that has jurisdiction over your area of residence, as that is where you will go for your visa interview. Check the embassy or consulate website, as embassies and consulates can vary in their processes and requirements. The second link will direct you to wait times for your requested visa status at the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate. The third link provides an overview of student visas.
Please note that UAF issues the form I-20 Certificate of Eligibility for students admitted into an academic degree program entering the U.S. in F-1 Student immigration status. The form DS-2019 Certificate of Eligibility for an Exchange Visitor is issued for exchange and study abroad students who will be attending for a semester or a year. These students enter in the J-1 Student immigration status.
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Canadians are NOT currently required to have a U.S. visa to enter the U.S. as students. However, you are required to pay the $200 SEVIS fee at least three days before you enter the U.S. You will need to present your I-20 and your Canadian passport to the immigration inspector when you enter the U.S. You may also be requested to present original evidence that you are able to pay for your U.S. education and for your living expenses. Evidence of your financial ability might include: bank statements; affidavits of support, with documentation of your sponsor's financial ability to support you; scholarship letters; or graduate assistantship offers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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The New Script for Teaching Handwriting Is No Script at All
Cursive Goes the Way of 'See Spot Run' In Many Classrooms, Delighting Students
RALEIGH, N.C.—Across North Carolina and in dozens of other states, teachers are committing what once would have been heresy: They are writing off cursive script.
At a growing number of schools, young students are no longer tracing curving L's and arching D's with pencil and paper, no longer pausing at the end of words to dot an i or cross a t. The common core state standards, a set of math and English goals agreed upon by 45 states and now being implemented, sends cursive the way of the quill pen, while requiring instead that students be proficient in keyboarding by fourth grade.
Cursive is optional—and, so far, few schools have opted for it.
"We're trying to be realistic about skills that kids are going to need," says Jill Camnitz, a longtime school board member in Greenville, N.C. "You can't do everything. Something's got to go."
No matter that children will no longer be able to read the Declaration of Independence or birthday cards from their grandparents. Sending a "Dear John" letter to cursive has been one of the rare curriculum issues that states have been able to agree on, in the yearslong debate about what students must learn in elementary, middle and high school.
And getting rid of cursive is nearly unanimously popular among students. When asked whether they should have to learn cursive, 3,000 of 3,900 middle-school students surveyed by Junior Scholastic magazine in 2010 said it should be erased. "NO! OMG, 4get cursive, it's dead!"
It is hard, after all, to argue that perfect penmanship is a job requirement, even for the people whose signatures appear on the dollar bill. Jacob Lew, President Barack Obama's choice to become treasury secretary, signs his name in nine loops that look like the squiggly icing on a Hostess CupCake.
"Jack assures me that he is going to work to make at least one letter legible in order not to debase our currency," President Obama said this month when announcing Mr. Lew's nomination.
Most adults don't write in real cursive anyway, according to handwriting experts. They use a hybrid form of writing, a mix of print and cursive letters.
Typing doesn't help the brain develop as much as writing in longhand, a tactile means of expression with roots in scratching on cave walls, argues handwriting analyst Michelle Dresbold. With typing, the fingers make repetitive movements rather than connect shapes, she said.
"It's a very natural process to take a crayon or a rock and make symbols with your hand," Ms. Dresbold said. "It's just bringing down things from your brain." Without that, "children are not thinking as thoroughly."
Cursive instruction is no longer required as of this school year in North Carolina elementary schools, and most are no longer teaching it, according to the state's department of public instruction.
Worried that longhand was getting short shrift, Nicki Chaffier, a seventh-grade English teacher in a Charlotte, N.C., suburb, persuaded her colleagues this past fall to stage a minor revolt when students complained they couldn't read her written comments on their papers.
The teachers all wrote on the interactive smartboard in cursive. "All the kids started freaking out," Ms. Chaffier said. "They were like, 'Why are you doing this to us?' "
She responded by creating the Lake Norman Charter School Cursive Club, which meets for 40 minutes after school on Tuesdays. It isn't as cool as the art club, or even the math club, for that matter, but she is averaging 10 students a week. "We're working on letters that have hoops, letters that have humps," she said.
Where did she find the lesson plans? "I googled them," she said.
Mary Cancellieri became interested in cursive when her mother, an emergency-room nurse who works nights, left notes on a dry-erase board to stay in touch when they didn't see one another for days. "It's a blast from the past of how things were," the seventh-grader said of her reasons for signing up for the Cursive Club. Her new skills allow her to lord it over her older brothers: Her mother says she is the only one who can read the Christmas cookie recipe handed down in the family.
Anjie Carpenter of Southwest Middle School in Charlotte says she is squeezing in cursive instruction because her 16 new English speakers remember words inscribed on paper better than those typed on school-issued iPads.
Last year her student Trinh Tran won the title of seventh-grade grand champion in the Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest—the equivalent of the national spelling bee of handwriting. Miss Tran, who moved to the U.S. two years ago from Vietnam, says practicing cursive helped her learn grammar and having pretty handwriting boosted her confidence. "My favorite letter is 'T,' because my name starts with it," she said.
A handful of the 45 states, including California and Georgia, are rewriting the script, adding cursive to their core standards. Others may follow their lead. An Indiana legislative committee approved a bill earlier this month to require that it be taught in all elementary schools. State Sen. Jean Leising, the bill's sponsor, said more than 90% of the 1,000 constituents she surveyed in her rural district said they favored teaching cursive.
The handwritten thank-you notes senators received recently from their teenage legislative pages may have helped push the bill through, Ms. Leising says. Most were printed or they were a scrawled combination of block and cursive letters, and some students were so used to texting "thx" that they struggled to spell "thank you," she said.
"If you would've seen some of those notes," she said, with a sigh. "I was grateful to receive them but saddened by the quality."
It is becoming increasingly rare to even have to sign your name. By 2016, nearly half of all home loans could be closed electronically, meaning that thousands of people will buy homes without having to physically sign their names, according to a recent survey by Xerox Mortgage Services.
"Progress is not always an improvement," said Marc Aronson, president of the Pennsylvania Association of Notaries. Though a specialist in electronic notarization, he mourns the gradual disappearance of the physical signature, which he said is deliberate and easy to link to the person who made it.
"If I go to a hotel and George Washington slept there, I can still read it," he said. "If George Washington signed his name on an electronic signature pad, we'd have no idea he was there."
Calligrapher Carrie Shuping, who specializes in wedding invitations, gets many requests from brides these days for a guest's name to be written in cursive or italics but the address in block print. Invitations in cursive only make up a third of her sales, even though that form is her least expensive style, at $1.40 an envelope, she said.
The writing isn't on the wall yet for cursive, even if children don't learn it in school, she said. "I would lose sleep if I thought it was dying as an art form," she said. "But as a rudimentary part of a child's education? I'm not going to cry about that."
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WWF Priority Demands to the Italian Presidency
Italy will head the Council of the European Union from July to December 2014, during a highly active political period at European and international level: both the European Parliament and European Commission will kick off a new five years term, and at the same time several delicate European and international political processes will require attention. The Italian Presidency will therefore lead the Council at a turning point for the European Union.WWF is convinced that the Presidency should seize this opportunity and bring Europe back on a more sustainable path, tackling the interlinked economic, financial, budgetary, employment, social, environmental and political challenges.
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Minerals and sustainable development
With the growth of the mining industry and development of advanced extraction techniques, more areas are being identified and selected for extraction of minerals. This has led to concerns regarding the impact that mining has on the ecological health of the region and the people living in the area.
What are minerals?
Your ideal take-off for this trip would be this website for a basic introduction to minerals and ways in which they are classified into different groups. It also contains a list of different types of minerals with a brief description of each. For an interesting factsheet on minerals, visit this page. Explore this section to know in brief about the qualities of different minerals and their common uses.
The mineral industry
Different minerals have been used in different ways since man discovered them. In ancient Egypt, for example, royal women used the powder of lapis lazul as a cosmetic! Nowadays, the use of minerals is common in everyday items such as toothpaste, eyeglasses and some life saving hospital equipments. For a brief overview of different uses read the pdf article. It is an account of the history of mineral use in Canada, but you will get interesting information here.
The National Mining Association of USA lists some interesting facts about the mining industry and USA's share of the world production of different minerals. Visit this page for more details. To know more about the mining industry, especially in USA, visit this website.
You can also visit this website that provides you interesting information about some important mineral sites around the world.
Also visit this interesting link that tells you about the main minerals and their properties and also the major countries that produce them. You can get an idea of how minerals are so important in our lives, providing us with not only metal for making currency coins but also the most basic electrical equipment.
Also see this link - you will need to scroll down to 'Rocks and Minerals' to see a list of links. They will be useful for further reference.
Environmental impact of mineral exploitation
Different methods of mining have different impacts on the environment. For a brief description of different mining techniques and some common environmental concerns, visit the website. This can also be a good reference for your term paper on the subject.
Sustainable development and minerals
Sustainable development is the need of the hour if we are to provide a secure future for future generations. The World Commission on Environment and Development defines sustainable development as "... meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
Abandoned land mines, mining in open areas, drilling for all- all these activities, if unplanned and not- environment- friendly also affects human health. Many organizations have brought these issues into public focus through their publications and campaigns.
Visit this website to know what sustainable development implies for different countries of the world. You will find some definitions of sustainable development vis-à-vis the mining industry.


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2013 Lincoln MKZ: Real-World Review
Lincoln is trying to reestablish itself as a contender in the world of luxury cars. Leading the brand's rebirth is the 2013 Lincoln MKZ, which is based on the highly competent Ford Fusion sedan. We recently had the chance to drive the MKZ for several days to see if it has what's necessary to stand up to major players such as Lexus, Acura, Infiniti and even Mercedes-Benz.
Inside and Out
From the outside, the new MKZ can be opinion-splitting. Personally, I find it handsome, as did virtually everyone on our staff who had the chance to spend time with it, one editor simply said "Stunning." However, we're sensitive to those who don't like it. Admittedly the grille, wheels and taillights are all a little unusual, so they take some time to get acclimated to. But once you're used to them, the MKZ has a stately look and a unique style that goes beyond the bland look of some rivals.
Inside, the MKZ model's cabin isn't quite up to the exterior's high-class look. We're not overly-impressed with the buttons used to select the sedan's gears, which are on the center stack next to the touchscreen display. And the steering wheel feels positively cheap -- especially on some of its spokes where the horn pad meets the rim. But the overall look and feel of the MKZ's interior is on par or maybe a little nicer than rivals like the Lexus ES. One of the problems here is that of perception. Based on the MKZ's futuristic, concept-car look, our expectations were unexpectedly high.
One of the MKZ model's strong suits is its long list of high-tech features. We really like the center-mounted MyLincolnTouch system, which is easy to use and responsive to the touch. Our test car's hands-free parallel parking system, dubbed Active Park Assist, was also exciting, though its rapid pace is slightly unsettling. Nonetheless, it perfectly parked the MKZ in a medium-sized spot about an inch from the curb.
Our test car also included adaptive cruise control, which was easy to use and worked as expected. However, several drivers found the Collision Warning system to be a little intrusive. It includes flashing red lights and a loud warning chime when it detects an imminent crash. The system's sensitivity may have been because our MKZ tester was a pre-production model, not the final version that shoppers will see at thier local dealership.
Perhaps the only really disappointing issue with our test car was its lack of a sunroof. It's hard to believe drivers who pay around $44,000 including destination have to tack on an extra $1,200 for a simple feature such as that -- especially considering all the MKZ's high-tech gadgets.
Enough Power
Everyone who got seat time in the MKZ was wowed by nearly all driving characteristics. The biggest praise came from one of our editors, who noted the MKZ is "quite possibly the quietest car I have ever driven." Indeed, road noise was hushed -- but I actually found the ride to be even more impressive. Bumps were surprisingly muted and even the most jarring roads didn't cause any drama.
The MKZ received more positive remarks for its handling and acceleration. All drivers agreed that the steering was nicely weighted and balanced -- no surprise, considering its Ford Fusion roots. We were more taken with the MKZ model's 2.0-liter turbocharged EcoBoost engine. In addition to being efficient (The EPA says 22 miles per gallon city/33 mpg highway), it's also smooth and powerful around town. On the highway, however, passing feels just a little sluggish. Still, it would be hard to convince us to spring for the available 300-horsepower V6. The turbocharged 2.0-liter engine really add a lot of character to the MKZ.
We liked the MKZ a lot. And after a few days of driving it, we look forward to seeing what else Lincoln has in store. While it isn't perfect, the MKZ is certainly a great contender -- and for once, it's good enough to mount a strong challenge to top-tier rivals.
The MKZ is sharper and more focused than the Lexus ES, but not quite as performance oriented as the Infiniti G37. Luxury sedan shoppers tend to have favorites and it's probably going to be hard to win BMW and Lexus owners over, albeit for dramatically different reasons. In the end, the MKZ is clearly worth a test drive, for some that will be enough to seal the deal.


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Pat Robertson - Alzheimer's - Reaction
Disability advocate: Robertson wrong to justify divorce for Alzheimer's
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Taliban Wants Good Faith Gesture From U.S. Ahead of Peace Negotiations
LAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — The Afghan Taliban says a conciliatory gesture is needed ahead of any direct talks with Washington about peace in Afghanistan. The group wants five of its senior operatives released from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who disappeared in 2009. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to have a meeting with the Taliban when he travels to a conference in Qatar (GUH'-tur).


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Alum Tormey '13 Narrowly Misses Medal
The Yale contingent at 2013 Under-23 World Rowing Championships in Linz, Austria, all turned in fine performances for U.S. Rowing. Rising senior Maddie Lips was 11th in the single scull, an improvement from her 15th-place finish last year. Rising senior Kim Szokol sat in the two seat of the women's four that placed eighth, and rising junior Kristina Wagner finished 12th in the 2- with partner Elizabeth Fitzhenry.
In addition, recent Yale graduate Emily Tormey '13 narrowly missed a medal, placing fourth in the women's four that represented Ireland.
Lips, who will captain the Bulldogs in 2013-14, has sat in the varsity eight at Yale since the day she arrived in New Haven. This spring, she earned second team All-Ivy recognition after helping the Bulldogs to a second-place finish at the Ivy League Championship. In her sophomore season, she earned CRCA first team All-New England recognition, and as a freshman was the recipient of the team's Chris Ernst Award.
Szokol walked on to the crew team at Yale after playing tennis in her freshman year. She helped the varsity eight to a second-place finish at the Ivy League Championships this spring after sitting in the varsity four that finished fourth in the grand final at the NCAA Championship in her first year with the team. She was the recipient of the team's Chris Ernst Award in 2012.
Wagner stroked Yale's second varsity to a fifth-place finish in the grand final at the NCAA Championships last month.
Tormey finished a strong career for the Bulldogs last spring. She was part of the varsity four at the NCAA Championship, and won a bronze medal with the second varsity eight at the Ivy League Championship as a junior in 2012.
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Jeff's MCAD Blogging
Jeff Rowe
Jeffrey Rowe has more than 40 years of experience in all aspects of industrial design, mechanical engineering, and manufacturing. On the publishing side, he has written well over 1,000 articles for CAD, CAM, CAE, and other technical publications, as well as consulting in many capacities in the … More »
Hardware Review: GoBOXX G1980 Mobile Workstation
July 23rd, 2015 by Jeff Rowe
For a number of reasons, I have been a fan of mobile workstations, so I was very interested in taking a quick look at a new machine from BOXX that is truly mobile .
The GoBOXX 15 G1980 is relatively thin. It's the thinnest and lightest laptop BOXX has ever offered, weighing in at 4.36 pounds and 0.78 inches thick.
The backlit keyboard is nicely laid out with large wrist rest and trackpad areas. However, the letters on the keys takes a little getting used to, as the font on them looks a little like something from the movie, The Matrix.
As with all BOXX mobile workstations we have reviewed in the past, screen resolution and color were very good with the GoBOXX 15 G1980.
GoBOXX 15 G1980
Its fan runs when the system gets taxed, but does not run all of the time, and is fairly quiet with no obnoxious whining sound frequency.
With programs running and WiFi on and operating, I averaged about 4.25 hours of battery life. Not bad, but also not great compared to some other mobile workstations I've used lately.
While smaller (thinner profile) than previous BOXX mobile workstations we have evaluated, the AC adapter is still quite large. I know to a great extent this can't be helped, but it just gets a bit annoying to have to lug something this big around to work as part of a "mobile" package.
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Transforming CAE With MSC Apex Cheetah Release: Modeler and Structures
July 16th, 2015 by Jeff Rowe
MSC Software Corp. recently announced a new release of MSC Apex, the company's newest CAE platform. The MSC Apex Cheetah release introduces:
Both MSC Apex products, Modeler and Structures are complementary to Patran and MSC Nastran, if you feel the need to go a step further in CAE. If you need this additional capability, the Apex products do not expose you intellectual property (IP) to those who have no business being exposed to it.
According to the company, the new release enhances workflow and daily productivity with several modeling and analysis capabilities, and gives you the ability to perform design analysis more comprehensively and easily.
To get a better feel for these claims, we spoke with said Hugues Jeancolas, MSC Apex Product Manager who said, "Cheetah is a milestone release for MSC Apex, now delivering its first solver integrated solution for interactive and incremental structural analysis. Modeling, validating, solving, and exploring designs has never been this efficient and easy. MSC Apex helps users to crush the amount of time that it normally takes to build and validate models, a task that does not add any value to the design process. This frees our users to focus on delivering not just acceptable designs but ones that are optimal – in an environment that is fun to use."
CAE, fun to use? That may be a bit of a stretch, but the demos we have seen make the claim a bit easier to swallow.
PDM For SMBs
July 9th, 2015 by Jeff Rowe
For many years all of the major CAD vendors have been touting the importance of managing the mountains of design, engineering, and manufacturing data created using their software. Conversely, most manufacturing organizations, large and small, have made the transition from 2D to 3D and are finally investigating how to best manage these mountains of CAD and associated product development data beyond files, folders, Excel spreadsheets, Window Explorer, and FTP servers.
It is estimated that approximately 70% of commercial CAD seats today still are not connected to any product data management (PDM) system, and the CAD/PDM/PLM companies are very aware of this situation and are doing everything possible to change it. It has come down to an aggressive SMB-marketing of existing "scaled down" or "right-sized" PLM solutions, as well as introducing of new opportunities by leveraging cloud and open source solutions.
The biggest challenge in the SMB space is promoting an answer to the question, "Why change?" At the end of the day, if a company can get things done by using Excel, Office and email, a very compelling alternative solution to change is needed. Small doesn't necessarily mean simple. Small- and medium-sized business is complicated and competitive. Cost and implementation challenges are still two key elements that every vendor struggles with when trying to provide a viable PDM solution for SMBs.
Various sources claim the following benefits of PDM, including:
While these are impressive figures, many SMBs are still not convinced of the benefits of PDM and remain on the fence as to whether to implement it or not. This indecision presents both a challenge and an opportunity for making believers of SMBs in PDM.
Generic Product Data Management Overview (From Wikipedia)
Organizations implement PDM for many different reasons, but virtually all implement with common goals, including:
The two biggest words and phrases that resonate with SMBs regarding PDM are "preconfigured process workflow" and "design reuse."
Desktop 3D Printers Grow Beyond Trinkets, Tchotchkes, and Toys
July 2nd, 2015 by Jeff Rowe
Without a doubt, one of the biggest developments in the MCAD world in the past few years has been 3D printing (also known as additive manufacturing). Until relatively recently, though, the cost of the 3D printing machines was cost prohibitive for all but large companies. To a large extent, costs have been plummeting, but there are machines that cost more than a million dollars. However, that is changing with the advent of relatively low-cost desktop 3D printers.
3D printers sound cool, and to a large extent they are. But, before running out to buy one, there are a few things to keep in mind. Currently, a machine will set you back $500 to $5,000, plus $40 to $100 for a roll of plastic filament (think Weed Wacker) for producing parts. Also keep in mind that producing one small object could take hours, and end up costing much more than buying it. Don't forget, too, that you need some technical know-how to make it all work, including how to create a solid model with a CAD tool. As I have maintained for some time, with all the online 3D printing services that are available, why buy when you can rent. Check out my blog post on this sentiment from last year entitled, "3D Printing Goes Retail: Why Buy When You Can Rent?"
Being the smiling skeptic that I am, I also wrote a blog entitled "Is 3D Printing Really A Miracle?" My short answers are "Yes" and "No."
That's why I have said that the first low-cost devices were more fun than functional, and appealed to DIYers, hobbyists, and early adopters. All that is changing as the technology matures, prices come down, more materials become available, and part quality vastly improves.
Desktop 3D Printers
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Getting Started With IoT In A Box
June 25th, 2015 by Jeff Rowe
With all of the buzz that the Internet of Things (IoT) has generated, a number of our readers have asked if there was anything available for experimenters who may have interest, but not a lot of money to spend on exploring the technology. Until recently, the answer would have been, "No." However, that all changed this month with the availability of the ARM® mbed™ IoT Starter Kit-Ethernet Edition from ARM Ltd.
In the 1980s British computer manufacturer Acorn Computers first developed the Acorn RISC Machine (ARM) architecture for its personal computers.
A reduced instruction set computing (RISC)-based computer design approach with ARM processors require significantly fewer transistors than typical complex instruction set computing (CISC) x86 processors in most personal computers. This approach reduces costs, heat and power use. Such reductions are desirable traits for light, portable, battery-powered devices and other embedded systems. A simpler design facilitates more efficient multi-core CPUs and higher core counts at lower cost, providing improved energy efficiency for servers.
ARM Holdings develops the instruction set and architecture for ARM-based products, but does not actually manufacture products itself.
ARM core processors are used in a wide range of products including the Microsoft Surface tablet, Apple's iPad, iPhone, and iPod, ASUS tablets, Canon PowerShot digital cameras, and Nintendo DS handheld game consoles. In a word, ARM cores are everywhere.
ARM Processor – Sowing the Seeds of Success
Hexagon and HxGN Measure Up and Beyond
June 18th, 2015 by Jeff Rowe
A couple of weeks ago I attended the Hexagon Global Network (HxGN) 2015 Live conference. Although not held in my favorite destination, Las Vegas, this was an opportunity for my first direct exposure to Hexagon. In a word, I was not disappointed. In fact, the experience went far beyond my modest expectations that I had before attending the event.
I went to HxGN specifically for the metrology (science of measurement) portion of the conference with regard to sensing, inspection, QA, and reverse engineering applications – in other words what Hexagon Metrology is all about. However, metrology was not the only area represented, as the company known as Hexagon AB also has a huge presence with its hardware, software, and services in other industry segments, such as geospatial (GPS and surveying); process, power, and marine (PP&M); and security, government, and infrastructure (SG&I). It was a lot to take in and I focused on industrial metrology and related technologies – sensors and software used for optimizing manufacturing processes and throughput.
Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Hexagon AB has offices in 46 countries, 15,000+ total employees, and is R&D focused with 11% of net sales and more than 3,400 employees invested in R&D. The industrial side of Hexagon AB, known as Industrial Enterprise Solutions (IES), that includes manufacturing and industrial plant facilities accounts for about half of the company's sales. Roughly one third of Hexagon's business is derived from metrology.
HxGN LIVE 2015 Conference
The Invisible Labor Shortage of Technicians Who Keep Things Running
June 11th, 2015 by Jeff Rowe
The pressing need for engineers of virtually all disciplines has become increasingly urgent as relatively few students view and pursue engineering as a career. Business seems more attractive to many, and yeah, there's always psychology (the "new" liberal arts degree) that has a lot of sellers, but relatively few buyers, at least at the BA/BS level.
Yes, engineering education and engineers are vital for keeping our technological world moving ahead, but who keeps the underlying machinery, tools, and software moving at all? Technicians.
Whether you recognize them, or not, there are technicians in just about every field and industry. For example, automotive mechanics, machinists, cosmetologists, electricians, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) — the list is about endless. If it's "technical," the odds are extremely good that there is a technician involved somewhere in the chain, and that may include many links in the chain.
So, what exactly is a technician?
Technicians can be classified as either highly skilled or semi-skilled workers, and are usually an integral part of a larger process. They work in a variety of fields, and they usually have a job title with the designation "technician" following the particular category of work. For example, an engineering technician is a highly skilled, highly educated occupation requiring several years of post high school training in a formal apprenticeship and probably college (usually two year) for further education.
Experienced technicians in a specific domain typically have at least an intermediate understanding of theory and expert proficiency in technique. Because of this practical knowledge, technicians are generally better versed in technique compared to average laymen and even general professionals in that field of technology, namely engineers, for whom theory often trumps practice.
What is the Future of (Automotive) Technicians?
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IoT and PTC's Brave New World
June 4th, 2015 by Jeff Rowe
About a month ago I spent a few days in Boston at PTC's LiveWorx 2015 event. It was an eye opener for me and a brief look into the future of PTC with its growing emphasis and dependence on the Internet of Things (IoT).
Recaps of the event, entitled LiveWorx 2015: PTC Drives Home Its IoT Future – Part 1 and PTC ThingWorx Converges On IoT were published shortly after the event last month.
Beyond the technologies and business strategies presented, what struck me was the relatively young crowd attending with relatively young PTC PR people pushing the IoT platform. Sold out with over 2,300 attendees (up from ~350 in 2014), the draw was similar or maybe more than this year's PTC Live Global user event. Although Creo and Windchill were certainly present at LiveWorx, they took a back seat to IoT offerings, such as ThingWorx, Axeda, and others.
So what does IoT really mean? I don't know either because it's evolving so rapidly and all participating vendors define it so that it accommodates what they offer best. In other words, until standards are established, the definition continues to evolve. I will admit, however, that PTC currently has a leg up on virtually all of the competition for IoT in its traditional design, engineering, and manufacturing space.
A standard definition is in the works, however, and IoT generally refers to uniquely identifiable objects and their virtual representations in an Internet-like structure. The term Internet of Things was proposed by Kevin Ashton in 1999, although the concept has been discussed since 1991, so it's not exactly brand new.
According to PTC, the Internet of Things has the potential to create trillions of dollars of new economic value in the coming decade. To capture this value, manufacturers will rely on new applications that enable the creation of smart, connected products, thus PTC's interest and commitment, as shown in the brief video below.
PTC's Vision for Smart, Connected Products
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Wohlers Report 2015 and the State of the 3D Printing Industry
May 28th, 2015 by Jeff Rowe
An independent consulting firm and industry source that we know quite well, Wohlers Associates, Inc., recently released the Wohlers Report 2015, the company's annual detailed analysis of additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing worldwide. According to the Report, in 2014, interest in 3D printing reached an unprecedented level and exceeded the $4 billion milestone. The phenomenal attention to AM began in 2012, was sudden, and has continued to proliferate since then.
Wohlers Associates is widely recognized as the leading consulting firm and foremost authority on additive manufacturing and 3D printing. This annual publication has served as the undisputed industry-leading report on the subject for two decades. Over the 20 years of its publication, many have referred to the report as the "bible" of additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing—terms that are used interchangeably by the company (and industry).
Wohlers Report 2015
The market for additive manufacturing, consisting of all AM products and services worldwide, grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35.2% to $4.1 billion in 2014, according to Wohlers Report 2015. The industry expanded by more than $1 billion in 2014, with 49 manufacturers producing and selling industrial-grade AM machines. The CAGR over the past three years (2012–2014) was 33.8%.
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RAPID 2015: 3D Printing In Vivo, In Vitro, In Situ, and In Space
May 21st, 2015 by Jeff Rowe
We've been in Long Beach, California all week at SME's RAPID 2015 conference and exhibition. If you want to learn what's new exciting in things 3D, this is the place to be. Hardware and software vendors, service providers, distributors and resellers, and educational institutions all showcase new offerings in 3D printing, scanning, and additive and subtractive manufacturing.
RAPID is an interesting mix of industry experts, pundits, users, and people just curious about this fascinating 3D world that continues to grow at an exponential rate. This year about 4,000 attended RAPID with almost 200 exhibitors
RAPID is about the most recent developments in the field, as well as what may be coming in the future. A number of technologies, techniques, and innovations are discussed during technical sessions, but this year, we found among the most interesting topics to be 3D bioprinting and 3D printing in space.
The first morning's keynote was made by Jason Dunn, CTO of Made In Space, who talked on the topic of "Bringing Additive Manufacturing to Space." The company was founded in 2010 with the goal of enabling humanity's future in space. It has developed additive manufacturing (AM) technology specifically for use in the space environment (no easy task). By manufacturing space assets in space, as opposed to launching them from Earth, the company is attempting to accelerate and broaden space development while also providing unprecedented access for people on Earth to use in-space capabilities (the ultimate goal of a business model to monetize its cash outlay in space on earth).
Made In Space Launches First 3D Printer to Space
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IT Management Slideshow: No Holiday From Email
By Dennis McCafferty | Posted 12-02-2010
Do you sometimes get the feeling that you're NEVER completely "unplugged" from work? Even during the winter holiday season? Take heart: You're not alone. The vast majority of Americans say they check work-related e-mail accounts even during these special times of the year, according to a new survey from Xobni. Most employees check at least once a day. And here's a little secret - a number of us are choosing to look at work e-mails as a way of avoiding spending too much time with Mom, Dad, Uncle Louie, Aunt Ethel and the rest of the clan. But avoiding family members isn't the only reason we check our e-mail. The survey indicates that - in these shaky economic times - many professionals don't feel secure enough to disconnect entirely. Others actually view checking e-mail regularly during off-time as a way to reduce stress, as opposed to increasing it. These hardy souls figure that if they don't check e-mail during the break, they'll face a barrage of business-critical e-mails upon their return to the office. Harris Interactive conducted the research on behalf of Xobni, creator of an e-mail management tool for Microsoft Outlook. (The company name is "Inbox" spelled backward.) Nearly 2,200 adults took part in the survey. Here are selected highlights:
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Santana re-tears pitching shoulder, surgery looming
Viera, FL – The career of New York Mets starting pitcher Johan Santana has taken a serious turn for the worse.
The team announced on Thursday that the former Cy Young Award winner has re- torn his left shoulder capsule, and that a second surgery to repair the shoulder is "a strong possibility."
Santana missed the entire 2011 season after originally tearing his pitching shoulder in September of the 2010 campaign. Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said that the 34-year-old will soon decide how to proceed.
Shortly after his arrival at spring training, Santana was diagnosed with left shoulder weakness, and has since been limited to long-toss regimens for the past several weeks.
Santana, a four-time All Star, returned from his year-long absence to start the 2012 opener for New York, and on June 1 tossed the first no-hitter in Mets' history, on a career-high 134 pitches.
Accomplishing the feat seemed to have devastating after effects, as Santana went just 3-7 over his next 10 starts with an 8.27 ERA. Battling ankle, back and shoulder issues, the Mets eventually shut him down for good in mid-August.
Santana is scheduled to earn $25.5 million this season, the final year of the six-year, $137.5 million contact. The Mets have a club option for 2014, but aren't expected to pick it up.


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In a word or phrase, what does leadership mean to you? To me, leadership means being a role model to someone. Someone responsible, that can help you have fun and teach you at the same time.
Why did you join the program? I joined the program because I wanted to develop my skills as a leader and as a person. This program has taught me how to mature and take responsibility for my actions. The lessons I've learned in Jeter's Leaders have helped me so much!
What have you gained from the program? I hope to gain friends from Jeter's Leaders. I want to be able to have a strong supporting cast and people that will hold me accountable.
What is your favorite part of the program? My favorite part of this program so far would have to be mentoring. It feels awesome when you know kids look up to you and admire you. I can't even begin to explain how the little ones make me feel when they tell me they missed me; absolutely mindblowing!


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I'm from a grimy city from a bunch of miles away
With no regard for the laws, I'm from a sovereign state
From a murderous block, swirvin' in a convertible drop
Making sure you heard my proverbial plots
I'm tryna take over the world like Pinky the Brain
My dream mistress is a bitch like Pinky with brains
Or Roxy Reynolds, I'd stick dick into her
She suck cock for a living, tongue kiss with Murs
But I don't feel anger
So like the frame of the nickel plated chrome 4-5
I'mma still bang her
Original renegade niggas still afraid
More niggas follow than Ashton Kutcher's twitter page
Chowder time, ya'll write, I sprinkle powder lines
If Kelly beat his case, my lawyer gon' swallow mine
So put your nines on the crap table
You life gambling I'm Patrón sippin', signed to Black Label
Champagne wishes become realities
Bad bitches fly minus the travel needs
My dick is the biggest thing on my anatomy
I diss niggas for nothing like why you mad at me?
Nickel is definitely still reckless
The last nigga got killed and made me feel threatened
Who really cares what a rapper talkin'?
The only feeling that ain't familiar is after losses
I shoot Edo G in the head and go back to Boston
With a trunk full of white, we call it Asher Rothin'
Feel honored if I talk about your ass often
You should wanna sleep in the bed I was jacking off in
It's a reason these muthafuckas is backin' off him
He Floyd Mayweather, Paul Williams, and Chad Dawson
All rolled up in one his money trash talkin'
Amongst bosses chillin' out in the cash office
Nigga, you testin' the one, nickel second to none
I'm hotter than Texas at three, I'm affecting the sun
I don't just sound raw
I'll disconnect your shit have you walking around with Bobby Brown jaw
And then Whitney say crack is wack
And it offended me like, Fluzey why you dissin my music?
And you can ask Proof, we come from Chopper City
Minus the wack suit, and the beef with Ness
Forever in hell and the smell of that sweet success
That calico talkin', sayin, "We the best!"
I'm a fair teaser
This bitch said, "Who the fuck died and made you God?"
I said "Jesus."
I'm in the zone I feel like a star
And nigga you know what to do if you feel like a fraud
Go on jump in that traffic, you playin' Frogger
I ain't no blogger, I'm Mister Rearrange Your Aura
Niggas thinking all I got is internet soldiers
'09 is the fear year, respect's over
The OG's taught me how to do it one way
So I ain't down for no games unless its gun play
Niggas'll murder judges, over murder grudges
I don't put money on heads I just refer to cousins
I drop dope records that's hot like a furnace
The needle on that record player is hypodermic
Receive food from a intravenous tube
Kill your ass in private between me and you
I'm sick enough to go up in your house
Sickening rhymes, I spit 'em and throw up in my mouth
You fuckin' round with the Slaughter House conglomerate
Like catching your parents fucking, I'll leave you traumatized
A beef live till the drama dies
My daughter could get struck by lightning if I ain't down for homicide
You don't believe in me you a atheist thug
My bitch pussy delicious as the Flavor of Love
Fuck what they say
I'll tattoo your face, Danger but it ain't for the love of Ray-J
I got her card hard, I call my penis "Dicky"
Before I let you bullshit me, I let Serena kick me
And she got thunder thighs
I could just be so heartless and give you the business but I ain't from the Chi
A product of the Borris where Barry Gordy records
I'm talking A.1 Yola, that's totally pure
I flow bodies of water, dead fishermen haunt me
I got the temper of a trigger, the dick of a donkey
I'm a Soulja Boy, yeah I'm the last breathing
No need to turn on my swag, come on, I'm swag sleeping
Ya'll niggas flows is old ya'll sound like last weekend
I'm Marty Delorean partying with a bad reaper


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Second of two parts
Phil Richards used to like his job driving a forklift in a produce and meat warehouse. He took pride in steering a case of beef with precision.
Now, he says, he has to speed through the warehouse to meet quotas, tracked by bosses each step of the way. Through a headset, a voice tells him what to do and how much time he has to do it.
It makes the Unified Grocers warehouse in Santa Fe Springs operate smoothly with fewer employees, but it also makes Richards' work stressful.
"We're just like human machines," said Richards, 52. "But with machines, they don't care whether you feel good, or if you're having a bad...


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African Union: South Sudan to restart pumping oil
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — South Sudan will restart pumping oil in two weeks and will export it as soon as it's technically possible, the African Union said Tuesday, in a deal to restart an oil industry that has been hamstrung by lingering tensions between the two Sudans.
The agreement was signed by South Sudan and Sudan on Tuesday, according to the African Union.
South Sudan, which broke away from Sudan in 2011, pumps its oil through pipelines that run through the north. In early 2012 South Sudan charged that Sudan was stealing its oil and then shut down its oil industry, a decision that crippled the government budgets of both countries.
Since their 2011 division there has been fighting between the two countries, and threats to resume hostilities. International mediators have been working to keep the peace and get the sides to agree on financial terms to restart the flow of oil.
South Sudan's Petroleum and Mining Minister Stephen Dhieu Dau told reporters in Juba after returning from Ethiopia on Tuesday that South Sudan's oil will reach the international market within four weeks.
Officials from the two Sudans on Tuesday set a timetable to implement several oil-related agreements, including one for resuming oil exports, the African Union said. Accordingly, in the next two weeks the South Sudanese government will instruct oil companies to resume oil production while Sudan readies the facilities to process and transport crude.
The oil deal is the result of months of on-and-off negotiations between the north and the south under the mediation of former South African President Thabo Mbeki. Last September, in a deal that eased tensions, the presidents of Sudan and South Sudan agreed on multiple economic and security agreements, including demilitarizing the border and resuming South Sudan's oil exports.
Subsequent talks to implement the deals remained unsuccessful for months until Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn brought the two leaders to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, in January and urged them to speedily resolve their disagreements.
Defense ministers from Sudan and South Sudan last Friday agreed on a timetable to pull back their troops to pave way for the establishment of a demilitarized zone. Both sides are expected to complete their troops' withdrawal by March 15, although they are still at odds over disputed areas including the contested Abyei region.
A senior South Sudanese military official said late Monday that South Sudan President Salva Kiir has ordered the army to start withdrawing from disputed border areas. Army spokesman Col. Philip Aguer said that within four days the South Sudanese army would "be able to pack all their equipment and prepare to start to the designated area." The South Sudanese army is expected to withdraw from positions in its Upper Nile, Northern Bahar al Ghazal and Unity states near the disputed border with Sudan.
But Aguer warned the Sudanese military would defend the lives and property of South Sudanese if Sudan invades the country. South Sudan has frequently accused Sudan of incursions into its territory as well as conducting aerial bombardments. Sudan has denied these accusations, saying it targets rebels who operate near the border with South Sudan.
"In case of violation the SPLA will continue doing its usual role to protect the territory and integrity of South Sudan," Aguer said. "So it is not changing anything. It only gives more room for diplomacy."
Charlton Doki contributed to this report from Juba, South Sudan


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CBS News/NJ debate transcript, part 2
Scott Pelley: Good evening from Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. I'm Scott Pelley with CBS News along with my colleague Major Garrett of National Journal. In just under a year now, Americans will go to the polls to choose a president. Tonight, CBS News and National Journal are pleased to bring you a discussion of the issues by the Republican candidates for their party's nomination.
The focus will be foreign policy and national security, the president's role as commander in chief. Consider this, the 9/11 attacks came in the eighth month of a new presidency, the Bay of Pigs in the 13th week, and the Civil War on the 40th day of a new presidency. Reminders from history that a president must be prepared to deal with a crisis from day one.
The ground rules for tonight's debate are simple. A candidate who is asked a question will have one minute to respond and then at a discretion of the moderators, there can be a 30-second follow-up or a 30-second rebuttle from another candidate. The debate will run a total of 90 minutes. The first hour will be broadcast right here on the CBS television network, the entire 90 minutes will be streamed on CBSNews.com and NationalJournal.com. And we invite you to submit questions during the debate to either w-- website. Joining me now in asking the questions, Major Garrett.
Major Garrett: Scott, thank you very much. One more piece of housekeeping. Let's introduce the candidates. Former Utah Governor, Jon Huntsman. Representing the 6th District of Minnesota, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann. Representing the 14th District of Texas, Congressman Ron Paul.
From Atlanta, Georgia, businessman Herman Cain. Former Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney. Former House speaker, Newt Gingrich. Current Texas governor, Rick Perry. And former Pennsylvania senator, Rick Santorum. Mr. Cain, I'd like to begin this evening with you, sir.
Herman Cain: Yes.
Major Garrett: This week, a U.N. nuclear watchdog agency provided additional credible evidence that Iran is pursuing a nuclear weapon. If you were president right now, what would you do specifically that this administration is not doing to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon?
Herman Cain: The first thing that I would do is to assist the opposition movement in Iran, that's tryin' to overthrow the regime. Our enemies are not the people of Iran, it's the regime. And a regime change is what they are trying to achieve. Secondly, we need to put economic pressure on Iran, by way of our own energy independence strategy. By having our own energy independence strategy, we will impact the price of oil in the world markets, because Iran uses oil not only as a-- means of currency, but they use it as a weapon.
One of the reasons that they are able to afford that nuclear weapons program, is because of oil. Secondly, we would then work to increase sanctions on Iran, along with our friends and our allies. So whereas we will not be-- so that's why I do believe that they have a nuclear weapons program and they are closer to having nuclear weapon, stopping them-- the only we can stop them is through economic means.
Major Garrett: A quick follow up, Mr. Cain. You say assisting the opposition, would you entertain military assistance and opposition?
Herman Cain: I would not entertain-- military opposition. I'm talkin' about to help the opposition movement within the country. And then there's one other thing that we could do. We could deploy our ballistic missile defense capable (UNINTEL) war ships strategically in that part of the world. We have the biggest fleet of those warships in the world. And we could use them strategically in the event that they were able to fire a ballistic missile.
Scott Pelley: Governor Romney, would it be worth goin' to war to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon?
Mitt Romney: Well, let's-- let's start back from there and let's talk about where we are. This is, of course, President Obama's greatest failing, from a foreign policy standpoint, which is he recognized the gravest threat that America and the world faces-- and faced was a nuclear Iran and he did not do what was necessary to get Iran to be dissuaded from their nuclear folly. What he should have done is speak out when dissidents took the streets and say, "America is with you." And work on a covert basis to encourage the dissidents.
Number two, he should have put-- put in place crippling sanctions against Iran. But instead of getting Russia, for instance, to-- what-- what he gave in our-- our missile defense system to agree to-- to stand with those crippling sanctions, he gave Russia what they wanted, their number one foreign policy objective, and got nothing in return.


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Someone who shows up to a party dressed as a clown and tends to be confrontational. They are commonly in denial about their status as a Beef Clown and are abrasive when reminded of it.
I can't believe Karen is still in denial, everyone knows she is a huge beef clown!
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (April 9, 2012)—Southern California riding stars Joel Rosario, Rafael Bejarano and Garrett Gomez will be in Kentucky Thursday as each have mounts in the $300,000 Vinery Madison Stakes at Keeneland.
A Grade I at seven furlongs over Polytrack, the Vinery Madision is the eighth of nine races. Post time is 1:42 p.m. PST. Track gates at Betfair Hollywood Park will open at 10:15 a.m. for simulcasts.
Rosario, the leading rider at both the Spring/Summer and Autumn meets in 2011 at Betfair Hollywood Park, has the call on Home Sweet Aspen in the Vinery Madison. Owned by breeder Jenny Craig's Craig Family Trust and trained by John Sadler, Home Sweet Aspen will be seeking her second Grade I victory of the year.
The 4-year-old daughter of Candy Ride and the Groovy mare My Gal Groovy won the Santa Monica Jan. 28 at Santa Anita, defeating Sugarinthemorning, who is also in the Vinery Madision field, by a neck. The chestnut has won four of 10 and earned $357,822.
Bejarano will ride Sugarinthemorning, who is owned by breeder Stephen Weissman and trained by Hall of Famer Ron McAnally.
A California bred Candy Ride filly out of the In Excess mare Social Belle, Sugarinthemorning has won five of 13 and banked $370,334. One of her three wins in 2011 came in the Manhattan Beach Stakes last June 18 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Gomez will ride Future Generation, a five time winner, for the first time for George Bolton and Peter Leidel and trainer Christophe Clement.
She's Cheeky, the third place finisher in the Santa Monica and third – via disqualification – in the Grade II Milady Handicap last May 21 at Betfair Hollywood Park, is also entered in the Vinery Madison. Robby Albarado will ride for a partnership that includes Bran Jam Stable and Sharon Alesia and trainer Peter Eurton.
From inside out, the field for the Vinery Madison Stakes: Home Sweet Aspen, Joel Rosario rides, 123 pounds; Musical Romance, Juan Leyva, 123; Whipsaw City, Julien Leparoux, 118; Sugarinthemorning, Rafael Bejarano, 118; La Reinne Lionne, John Velazquez, 118; Whisked Away, Luis Martinez, 118; She's Cheeky, Robby Albarado, 118; Groupie Doll, Rajiv Maragh, 118; Ariana D, Jose Lezcano, 118 and Future Generation, Garrett Gomez, 118.
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