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The Saint Louis University Marketing and Communications Division has prepared the following guide to style, spelling and usage for Saint Louis University-related names, places, titles, etc. as well as additional writing materials.
For general usage rules not addressed here, see the Associated Press Stylebook or the Catholic News Service Stylebook on Religion.
1818 Advanced College Credit Program No dashes between the numbers. Pronounced "one-eight-one-eight."
abbreviations Use abbreviations and acronyms only when they are familiar to the audience. Always use the full version on first reference. Subsequent references may be the abbreviated form or acronym. Note that some abbreviations could be mistaken for a word.
academic degrees In general, the use of academic degree abbreviations following names is limited to those at the doctoral level (M.D., Ph.D., Ed.D., etc.). Courtesy titles before full names (e.g. Dr.) are preferred and only should be used on first reference. Never use both a courtesy title before a name and a degree abbreviation after a name. Always set all academic abbreviations off by commas. Do not use degree or licensure abbreviations that would be meaningless to the audience (LCSW, RPT, etc.). Academic degrees are abbreviated with periods, while licensures or other credentials do not use periods. See bachelor's degree, doctorate and master's degree.
Dr. Jane Smith, professor of nutrition and dietetics, has discovered a new way to aid healthy eating. Smith will release her findings in a future Journal of Nutrition article.
John Doe, J.D., is a law professor at Saint Louis University. Doe tried many big-name, national cases before coming to SLU.
Shelby Quinn, Ph.D., APHN-BC, RN, FAAN, became dean of the nursing school last year.
acronyms See abbreviations.
addresses Use the abbreviations Ave., Blvd. and St. only with a numbered address. Spell out and capitalize when part of a formal street name without a number. Lowercase and spell out when use alone or with more than one street name. Always use figures for an address number. Spell out and capitalize First through Ninth when used as street names. Use figures with two letters for 10th and above. Abbreviate compass points used to indicate directional ends of a street or quadrants of a city in a numbered address. Do not abbreviate if the number is omitted. For more information, see states and a list of streets around SLU's campus.
Examples: One Grand Blvd. / Grand Boulevard / 7 Fifth Ave. / 100 21st St. /
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam The Jesuit motto. The Latin translates to "For the Greater Glory of God." Always place in italics or quotes, never both.
admission See undergraduate admission.
Adorjan Hall
Advanced College Credit Program See 1818 Advanced College Credit Program.
AJCU Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. Spell out on first reference. A consortium headquartered in Washington, D.C., of which SLU is a member. For more information or a list of all members, visit www.ajcunet.edu.
Alpha Sigma Nu The Jesuit honor society.
alumna One female graduate.
alumnae More than one female graduate.
alumni More than one graduate. All males or males and females collectively.
alumnus One male graduate.
a.m. Always use lowercase letters and periods.
ampersand (&) Do not use. Spell out the word "and" instead. Exceptions: Barnes & Noble Bookstore; Q&A.
Anheuser-Busch Institute Affiliated with Saint Louis University.
Aquinas Institute of Theology Affiliated with Saint Louis University.
Archive Saint Louis University's yearbook ceased production in 2005. Always place its name in italics or quotes, never both. For information about SLU's historical collection, see University archives.
arena Use Chaifetz Arena on first reference.
Atlantic 10 Conference The athletic conference of which SLU became a member during the 2005-2006 academic year. Atlantic 10 and A-10 are acceptable on second reference. For the full list of members, go to www.atlantic10.com.
bachelor's degree Lowercase, but Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science. May use any of those, as well as just "bachelor's" on any reference. See academic degrees.
Bannister House
Barnes & Noble Bookstore Located in Busch Student Center. Use Saint Louis University Barnes & Noble Bookstore on first reference. Note the use of the ampersand.
Bauman-Eberhardt Center Home of the Center for Global Citizenship. Do not use West Pine Gym.
Beracha Hall
Billiken The Saint Louis University mascot. Not a "god" but rather a "good luck charm." For more information about the origins of the Billiken, click here.
Billiken Sports Center The collective name of all athletic fields and facilities, including Chaifetz Arena, located along Laclede Avenue at Compton Avenue. Robert R. Hermann Stadium is part of this complex but is the name of the soccer stadium only.
Biomedical Engineering Building
BSC Busch Student Center. Use full name on first reference.
Boeing Institute of International Business Part of the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business.
boilerplate Standardized language for describing the University. To view the boilerplate, click here.
Boileau Hall
bookstores The University has two official bookstores -- Saint Louis University Barnes & Noble Bookstore and Saint Louis University Matthews Medical Bookstore. Do not simply say "the bookstore"; be specific as to which you mean.
Brouster Hall
Busch Student Center Use full name on first reference. Busch Center or BSC are acceptable on second reference.
campuses SLU's two official campuses are St. Louis and Madrid. Do not use "Frost campus," especially with external audiences. If possible, do not differentiate between the northern end of campus and Medical Center; use location instead. Example: The group will meet in Room 101 of Tegeler Hall, 3550 Lindell Blvd.
Cancer Center Officially Saint Louis University Cancer Center. Cancer Center is acceptable on second reference.
capitalization Capitalize the proper names of all colleges, schools, centers, departments, administrative divisions and offices: College of Arts and Sciences; School of Medicine; Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship; Department of Biology; Division of Student Development; Office of the University Registrar. However, do NOT capitalize if you reverse the order of words and/or refer to the entity in a less formal way: law school; medical school; biology department; registrar's office. Please note a few exceptions: the English department, the American studies department.
Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center Affiliated with Saint Louis University. Officially "SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center."
Caroline Building
Caroline Mall Formerly Caroline Street.
Cartier Hall
Catholic, Jesuit When describing the religious affiliation of Saint Louis University, use these terms in this order. Proper language also can be found in the University boilerplate.
Center for Advanced Dental Education CADE is acceptable on second reference.
Center for Counseling and Family Therapy Formerly the Family Development Center.
Center for Global Citizenship
Center for Health Care Ethics
Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Chaifetz Arena Official name. There is no "the" used before "Chaifetz Arena" in a sentence. Do not refer to as "The Arena" or "SLU Arena."
Clemens Hall Part of the Griesedieck Complex.
clock tower Two words, always lowercase.
college Lowercase when it stands alone, even when referring back to a specific college.
College Church See St. Francis Xavier College Church.
College for Public Health and Social Justice Capitalized only when full name is used. Use full name on first reference. Note the "for" rather than "of."
College of Arts and Sciences Capitalized only when full name is used. Use full name on first reference.
College of Education and Public Service Capitalized only when full name is used. Use full name on first reference.
College of Philosophy and Letters Capitalized only when full name is used. Use full name on first reference.
composition titles For larger works -- books, plays, albums -- italicize. For portions of works -- chapters, poems, songs -- use quotation marks.
Cook Hall Although the full name of the building is John and Lucy Cook Hall, Cook Hall is acceptable on first reference.
coursework One word.
Cross Cultural Center No hyphen between "cross" and "cultural."
Cupples House Use Samuel Cupples House on first reference. The lower-level gallery is named the McNamee Gallery.
cura personalis An Ignatian term meaning a personal concern and respect for others. Always place in italics or quotes, never both.
Daily Newslink Emailed newsletter delivered to faculty and staff five days a week. Works in tandem with SLU Newslink, the online news site for faculty and staff.
Davis-Shaughnessy Hall Although connected to John and Lucy Cook Hall, this building retains its original name. Note the hyphen.
DeMattias Hall
departments See capitalization.
Des Peres Hall One of the two buildings that house the Center for Global Citizenship.
Desloge Towers Affiliated with Saint Louis University. Located at Saint Louis University Hospital.
DineSLU Known externally as Aramark.
doctorate Not doctoral degree. See academic degrees.
Doctors Office Building Note that there is no apostrophe in Doctors. DOB is acceptable on second reference.
Doisy College of Health Sciences Acceptable on first reference. See Edward and Margaret Doisy College of Health Sciences.
Doisy Hall Part of the School of Medicine complex, which also includes Schwitalla Hall and the Caroline Building.
Donco Building
Donor societies: DuBourg Society (recognizes donors who have given $100,000 or more throughout their lives); President's Circle (recognizes donors who give $2,500 or more each year); White Coat Society (recognizes donors who give $2,500 or more each year to any School of Medicine fund); 1818 Society (recognizes alumni and friends who invest in SLU's future through planned gifts); True to SLU Society (recognizes those who give for at least two consecutive years).
Dreiling Marshall Hall Home of the Center for Advanced Dental Education.
Drummond Hall
DuBourg Hall Located at One Grand Blvd.
Earhart Hall
Eckelkamp Center for Campus Ministry Campus Ministry is acceptable on second reference.
Edward A. Doisy Research Center
Edward and Margaret Doisy College of Health Sciences Although this is the full name, Doisy College of Health Sciences is acceptable on first reference. Please note that this is not the name of the building where the college is housed. (That is the Allied Health Building.)
Ellen Clark Sculpture Park Located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Grand and Lindell boulevards. Do not refer to as the dog park.
Emerson Electric Center for Business Ethics
FACHEX Faculty and Staff Children Exchange Program. Use full name on first reference.
Faculty Senate
Family Development Center Do not use. Now called the Center for Counseling and Family Therapy.
FAQ Acceptable in all uses for "frequently asked questions."
Father Always spell out. Capitalize before a name and use only in a direct quote. Example: "I told Father Sebastian he was a good teacher." The use of a religious order's abbreviation, such as S.J., is preferred.
First-Year Experience Note the hyphen.
Fitzgerald Hall
fleur-de-lis Always hyphenate. Note that the plural is fleurs-de-lis.
Frost campus Do not use, especially for external audiences. Original name of the SLU area generally clustered around Grand Boulevard, Lindell Boulevard and Laclede Avenue. No longer identified as a campus distinct from the Medical Center. SLU's two official campuses are St. Louis and Madrid, Spain.
Fusz Hall A residence hall that also is home to the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art.
GIS Lab See Norman J. Stupp GIS Lab.
Grand Center Primarily an arts district, located north of the University.
Grand Forest Apartments
Griesedieck Complex The residence hall complex that comprises Clemens, Walsh and Griesedieck halls.
Griesedieck Hall The tower at the center of the Griesedieck Complex.
health care Two words in all cases.
Health Sciences Center No longer used to describe the Medical Center.
Health Sciences Education Union
Hermann Stadium See Robert R. Hermann Stadium.
Higher purpose. Greater good. The brand of Saint Louis University. When the phrase is used as a design element, it should appear as follows: Higher purpose. Greater good. When using the concept in prose, it should appear as follows: higher purpose, greater good. (See the final sentence of the University's boilerplate for an example.) When referring to the "Higher purpose. Greater good." branding campaign itself, the tagline should appear in quotation marks.
Hotel Ignacio
HSC Unacceptable abbreviation for the Medical Center. Only use Medical Center.
Ignatian A descriptive term for those things of or relating to St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, or the Jesuit order.
IHS The letters featured on the shield of the both the University seal and logo. They are a monogram of the name Jesus Christ in Greek.
Il Monastero
Information Technology Services ITS is acceptable on second reference.
Institute for Biosecurity Part of the School of Public Health.
Institute for Molecular Virology
Institute of International Business See Boeing Institute of International Business.
Institute of Jesuit Sources
ITS The full division name is Information Technology Services. ITS is acceptable on second reference.
Jesuit Hall Residence for Jesuits.
Jesuits Saint Louis University is a Catholic, Jesuit institution, affiliated with the religious order known as the Jesuits or the Society of Jesus.
Joe and Loretta Scott Hall Home of the School of Law in downtown St. Louis. Scott Hall is acceptable on first reference.
John and Lucy Cook Hall Home of the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business. Cook Hall is acceptable on first reference.
Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business Use full name on first reference. Chaifetz School of Business is acceptable on second reference. When using "business school," do not capitalize.
Kelley Auditorium One of the three underground lecture halls in the science complex behind Busch Student Center. The structure also includes Lee Hall and Baer-Fuller Hall.
Koenig Plaza The mall area surrounded by Macelwane, Monsanto and Shannon halls.
KSLU Radio Saint Louis University's student radio organization. Not broadcast over radio waves, but available via cable on campus. Official call letters are WRTE. More information.
Laclede Garage
Laclede Houses Three residence halls on Laclede Avenue. Formerly the Language Houses.
Lay Center for Education and the Arts Located in Louisiana, Mo. More information.
Learning Resources Center Use full name on first reference. LRC is acceptable on second reference.
Lewis Annex Part of the Pius XII Memorial Library.
Litteken Hall
LRC Learning Resources Center. Use full name on first reference.
Macelwane Hall
Madrid Campus Located in Madrid, Spain, it is one of two Saint Louis University campuses. Sometimes known as Saint Louis University in Spain. Also acceptable is SLU-Madrid (note the hyphen).
magis An Ignatian term meaning "a striving for excellence." Always place in italics or quotes, never both.
Manresa Center The University's conference and retreat center located on Washington Avenue at Sarah Avenue.
Marchetti Towers Two residence halls with apartment-style living. Differentiated by the designation "East" or "West." Marchetti Towers East; Marchetti Towers West. Note the capital "E" and "W."
Marguerite Hall
Mass Capitalized.
master's degree Lowercase, but Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Business Administration. May use any of those, as well as just "master's" on any reference. See academic degrees.
Matthews Medical Bookstore Located in Schwitalla Hall. Use Saint Louis University Matthews Medical Bookstore on first reference.
McDonnell Douglas Hall No hyphen.
McGannon Hall
Medical Center Formerly known as the Health Sciences Center, the term "Medical Center" describes the area generally clustered around Grand Boulevard and Caroline Street. Consists of the schools of medicine and public health, the Doisy College of Health Sciences, as well as the Center for Advanced Dental Education, the Center for Health Care Ethics and the buildings used by all these units. This is not a distinct campus; SLU's two official campuses are St. Louis and Madrid.
Medical Center Library
Medical Center Stadium
medical school building Lowercase. Preferred term is Schwitalla Hall.
Midtown Area of St. Louis encompassing Grand Center and Saint Louis University. Capitalized.
MOCRA Museum of Contemporary Religious Art. Use full name on first reference.
Monsanto Hall
Morrissey Hall Houses the School of Law.
Museum of Art Officially known as the Saint Louis University Museum of Art (SLUMA).
Museum of Contemporary Religious Art MOCRA is acceptable on second reference.
Nancy McNeir Ring Award Award for an outstanding faculty member as chosen by the members of Alpha Sigma Nu.; last awarded in 2008. "Ring" is part of the name; the award is not a ring.
Newslink See SLU Newslink.
Norman J. Stupp GIS Lab This Geographic Information Systems (GIS) laboratory offers a unique environment for teaching, research and service. GIS lab acceptable on second reference.
O'Brien Hall
O'Donnell Hall Houses Saint Louis University Museum of Art (SLUMA).
office See capitalization.
Olive/Compton Garage
Oliver Hall
Omer Poos Law Library
O'Neil Hall
Orthopaedic Not orthopedic.
Orthopaedic/Rehabilitation Center Affiliated with Saint Louis University. Note the "ae" in "orthopaedic."
Padre Arrupe Hall Building on the Madrid Campus.
Padre Rubio Hall Building on the Madrid Campus.
parking garage Not capitalized unless used with a specific title, e.g. Laclede Parking Garage.
parking lots The University parking lots are named after some of the other U.S. Jesuit schools. For specific names, consult the parking and card services site at www.slu.edu/services/parking/.
Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology Use full name on first reference. Parks College is acceptable on second reference.
Paul C. Reinert, S.J., Clinics for Family and Child Development Umbrella term for three College of Education and Public Service clinics: Early Childhood Language/Literacy Center; Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic; and Center for Counseling and Family Therapy.
PCC President's Coordinating Council. Always spell out on first reference.
Pediatric Research Institute Affiliated with Saint Louis University.
Père Marquette Gallery Located in DuBourg Hall. Note the accent over the first "e" in Pere.
Pius XII Memorial Library Use full name on first reference. Pius Library is appropriate on second reference.
p.m. Always use lower case letters and periods.
president emeritus Lawrence Biondi, S.J., became the president emeritus of Saint Louis University Sept. 1, 2013.
professor Whenever possible, use as a title after a name, not before. If necessary to use before a name (as in a direct quote), capitalize. It is preferable to use "Dr." instead of "Professor" whenever possible or to use academic degree abbreviations after a name. Note: Law professors (with J.D.s) are always referred to as "Professor So-and-so" not "Dr. So-and-so."
Dr. John Claiborne, professor of linguistics
John Claiborne, Ph.D., professor of linguistics
"Professor Claiborne taught the best class I ever took in college," Sally Jones said.
Pruellage Hall Formerly Notre Dame Hall.
Q&A Abbreviation for "questions and answers." Acceptable on first reference.
quad The unofficial name of the mall roughly near Pius XII Memorial Library, the Griesedieck Complex and DuBourg Hall. Do not use in official descriptions or locators.
Queen's Daughters Hall Note the use of the apostrophe.
Refectory Hall Located in DuBourg Hall.
Reinert Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning Formerly the Reinert Center for Teaching Excellence.
Reinert Hall
Reis Biological Station Located in the eastern Ozarks of Missouri, approximately 100 miles southwest of St. Louis, this facility is operated by the biology department.
Religioni et Bonis Artibus The Latin phrase that appears in the University seal. It translates to "For Religion and the Liberal Arts." Always place in italics or quotes, never both.
religious orders The use of the religious order's abbreviation following a name (like S.J.) is preferred to the use of a title such as Father, Sister, etc. Do not use both a title and the order's abbreviation.
Ritter Hall
Robert May Hall Formerly the West Locust Lofts.
Robert R. Hermann Stadium Use full name on first reference. Hermann Stadium is acceptable on second reference. Part of the Billiken Sports Center.
room Capitalized only if followed by a number or if part of a proper noun, e.g. Saint Louis Room, Room 39, etc.
SAC Use Staff Advisory Committee on first reference.
Saint Louis Downtown-Parks Airport
Saint Louis Room Not St. Louis Room. Room 300 in Busch Student Center.
Saint Louis University The "Saint" in Saint Louis University is always spelled out, and the entire name of the University is always used on first reference. You may use "the University" (note the capital) or "SLU" on second reference.
Saint Louis University Barnes & Noble Bookstore Note the ampersand. Barnes & Noble Bookstore is acceptable on second reference.
Saint Louis University Cancer Center Cancer Center is acceptable on second reference.
Saint Louis University Hospital Affiliated with Saint Louis University.
Saint Louis University Museum of Art Located in O'Donnell Hall. SLUMA acceptable on second reference.
Salus Center
Samuel Cupples House
San Ignacio Hall Building on the Madrid Campus.
school Lower case when it stands alone, even when referring back to a specific school.
School for Professional Studies Use full name on first reference. Note the "for" rather than "of."
School of Law Use the full name on first reference. Capitalized only when full name is used; "law school."
School of Medicine Use full name on first reference. Capitalized only when full name is used; "medical school."
School of Nursing The name of both the school and the building at 3525 Caroline Mall. When referring to the school, use full name on first reference. Capitalized only when full name is used; "nursing school."
School of Social Work A school within the College for Public Health and Social Justice. Use full name on first reference. Capitalized only when full name is used.
Schwitalla Hall The preferred name for a building in which the School of Medicine is housed. Also known informally as the medical school building.
Scott Hall Shortened name for Joe and Loretta Scott Hall. Acceptable on first reference.
Searls Hall
seasons Lowercase winter, spring, summer and fall when describing a season of the year or a specific semester.
service-learning Hyphenated in all cases.
SGA Student Government Association. Use full name on first reference.
Shannon Hall
Shared Vision The video series that explains the history of the Jesuits. Always italicize.
Simon Recreation Center Use full name on first reference. Simon Rec or rec center is appropriate on second reference. Note that the department of campus recreation operates the Simon Rec as well as the Salus Fitness Center and the Medical Center Stadium.
Sister See religious orders.
S.J. Abbreviation for the Society of Jesus. Place after the name of all Jesuit priests or brothers on first reference. Always use periods after the letters and always set off by commas. Do not use with "Father." See religious orders.
SLU Acceptable abbreviation for Saint Louis University on second reference. Always spell out Saint Louis University on first reference.
SLU Arena Do not use. Official name is Chaifetz Arena.
SLUCAP Saint Louis University Community Action Program. Capitalize all letters.
SLUCare The name of the physicians group of Saint Louis University. "SLU" is capitalized, and "Care" begins with an uppercase "C." "SLUCare" is printed as one word with no space.
SLUMA Saint Louis University Museum of Art. Use only on second reference.
SLU Newslink Online news page for faculty and staff. Works in tandem with the Daily Newslink email newsletter. Newslink is acceptable on second reference.
SLUruba Refers to the pool area just north of the Simon Recreation Center. NOT an official name. Do not use with external audiences.
SLU Stars Two words.
SLU Temps Two words.
Smurfit-Stone Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship Formerly Jefferson Smurfit Center for Entrepreneurial Studies.
Society of Jesus Saint Louis University is a Catholic, Jesuit institution, affiliated with the religious order known as the Jesuits or the Society of Jesus.
SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center Affiliated with Saint Louis University. Cardinal Glennon is acceptable on second reference.
Staff Advisory Committee Not "Council." SAC acceptable on second reference.
states Use Associated Press style for state names in text: The names of the 50 U.S. states should be spelled out when used in the body of a story, whether standing alone or in conjunction with a city, town, village or military base. Place one comma between the city and the state name, and another comma after the state name, unless ending a sentence or indicating a dateline: He was traveling from Nashville, Tennessee, to Austin, Texas, en route to his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. When using states as part of a mailing address, use postal abbreviations. See the full list of state abbreviations here.
St. Francis Xavier College Church The formal name of the church is St. Francis Xavier Church. However insertion of the word "College" is acceptable. Use full name on first reference. College Church is acceptable on second reference.
St. Ignatius Loyola Founder of the Society of Jesus.
streets Use Associated Press style for streets in text; also see addresses. See a list of streets surrounding the Saint Louis University St. Louis campus here.
Student Government Association SGA acceptable on second reference.
Sword of Ignatius Loyola The highest honor for individual achievement given by Saint Louis University.
Tegeler Hall
time element Information for events should be written in this order: time, date, place. When possible, use the day of the week for upcoming events. Example: The group will meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, in Room 111 of DuBourg Hall. See a.m. and p.m.
titles Always capitalized when they occur before the name: Associate Professor Tom Jones; Dean Sue Smithers. They are never capitalized when occurring after the name or in no direct relation to a name: Tom Jones, associate professor; the vice president position is open. Also see capitalization.
undergraduate admission No "s" at the end of admission.
U. News The University News. Always use full name on first reference. Always italicize.
Universitas The alumni magazine of Saint Louis University. Always use the full name; never "UTAS." Always italicize.
Universitas Sancti Ludovici The Latin name of Saint Louis University that appears on the University seal. Always place in italics or quotes, never both.
University Always capitalized when it refers to Saint Louis University. Example: "The University's enrollment is up." Lower case when it refers to the generic. Example: "She wants to attend a university." Note that the University's individual schools and colleges are not capitalized when referred to as "the school" or "the college." This capitalization exception applies to University only.
University archives SLU's historical collection of texts and photos is located in Pius XII Memorial Library. For the defunct yearbook, see Archive.
The University News Always italicize.
U.S. Bank Although there are no periods in the logo, note the periods in the name.
Verhaegen Hall
Village Apartments Eight apartment-style residence halls: Anderson Hall, Brown Hall, Chan Hall, Donnelly Hall, Eagleton Hall, Fox-Clark Hall, Gunn Hall and C.S. Huh Hall.
Walsh Hall Part of the Griesedieck Complex.
Water Tower Inn The Saint Louis University hotel located in Salus Center.
West Pine Mall Formerly West Pine Boulevard. Use "Mall" instead of "Boulevard" as it pertains to the SLU campus.
Where Knowledge Touches Lives Do not use. The University's brand is "Higher Purpose. Greater Good."
Wohl Memorial Institute Affiliated with Saint Louis University.
Wolf Hall
Wool Center Although the full name is Marvin and Harlene Wool Center, Wool Center is acceptable on first reference.
Wuller Hall Home of the Loyola Center for Campus Ministry.
Xavier Hall
Xavier Hall Annex The separate building directly west of Xavier Hall on the West Pine Mall.
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Among many of the benefits derived from the Pocket-lint team appearing on The Apprentice last night is the fact that, as our App of the Day section was featured so prominently, we've not been short of an app suggestion or thousand since. And while we trawl our way through all of them, one or two have immediately stood out for swift inclusion,
For example, with the FA Cup Final between Man City and Stoke being held this Saturday, it's good timing to send us a football app. It also helps if it's as interesting and different as this one...
Soccer iCon Pro
- Format
- iPad 2 / iPad / iPhone / iPod touch
- Price
- £1.79p
- Where
- iTunes (iPad 2 / iPad), iTunes (iPhone / iPod touch)
Soccer iCon Pro is not like your average football game. In fact, you never even get to kick a ball, in anger or otherwise.
Instead, this simulation game puts you in charge of a young footballer who you must guide from park footy all the way up to the professional leagues and ultimately European and International glory, accumulating as much wealth, such as 20 bedroom mansions, along the way.
Indeed, the developer, Stas Sports, told us that it "is basically a football tamagotchi", and while it's far more complex - and entertaining - than that, it does hint at the core gameplay.
Your footballer has different statistics which can be manipulated up (and down) by performing certain actions, such as train, eat, sleep, etc. And every so often there's a goal (pardon the pun) to meet. You start out on the streets, literally, and first up will be offered a chance to take part in a kick around in the park. Then, if your stats are good enough, a place in a five-a-side team. And so on and so forth.
However, it's not as simple as training to improve your statistics and resting to gain more energy to train again. As a time management game, there are only so many hours in the day, and each action you perform sucks away at them. Plus, a social and romantic life must be balanced in order to keep your dinky avatar happy. Very soon you realise that things can be hard to juggle, and you'll find that you'll be starting again, maybe even before making it as a pro.
In addition, with each stage of your career, the amount of things you have to keep an eye on increase, with managers and agents becoming part of the fun, and with greater demands your player's skills. It's not an easy game by any stretch of the imagination, but it is incredibly addictive.
We'd even put its addictiveness on a par with Game Dev Story as, like with that title, you'll have to restart several times before you find the correct balance between all the different actions.
Incidentally, there are minor aesthetic differences between the iPad (tested here) and iPhone versions, but that's just in the way the screens are laid out - they play identically. But it is worth noting that the free Soccer iCon, which can also be found on the App Store, is a cut down version of Soccer iCon Pro, although you can subsequently upgrade it to the paid version via an in-app purchase if you like it.
And we're confident that you will.
Do you have an app you'd like us to look at, or would recommend downloading, let us know via our feedback form.

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Trade Group Representing Many Large Companies Claims That Exceptions For The Blind Would 'Cast Aside' Copyright
from the wtf? dept
Of course, it does no such thing. All it does is provide extremely limited situations in which copyright restrictions would be limited for the sake of making it easier for vision-impaired people to access works. They also claim that it relies on "hasty conclusions" which is flat out laughable, since the treaty has been under discussion for almost three decades, but has been regularly blocked by organizations like those mentioned above. Business Europe's real complaint seems to be that it just doesn't like the people who like this treaty.
... it is strongly supported by the same group of NGOs and advanced emerging economy countries that pursue a general IPR-weakening agenda at WIPO and other international forums.Got that? Those who argue that providing more rights to the public support this very minor place where more rights would be provided to the vision-impaired public, and we can't have that. No, no. They also, rather bizarrely, claim that some countries who are likely to sign on to this treaty "do not provide any copyright protection whatsoever." Jamie Love at KEI asks exactly which countries they're talking about. The statement from Business Europe is nothing but fear mongering. If a country doesn't provide any copyright protection at all, then why would it even care about a treaty whose focus is providing exceptions to copyright?
The level of freakout from these giant companies over helping the blind is really quite incredible.


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NEW ORLEANS — The Harbaugh family sure knows how to throw a Super party.
In the end, it was older brother John Harbaugh and his Baltimore Ravens who came out on top, hanging on for a 34-31 win over Jim Harbaugh and his 49ers in a Super Bowl that had everything.
After the game, John Harbaugh said it was hard to compete against his brother.
The brothers met at midfield as the confetti rained down. "I told him I loved him," John said. "He said, 'Congratulations."
Jim Harbaugh later declined a postgame interview with CBS, but spoke a few minutes later. He took the loss hard, raised several questions about calls and non-calls made by the officials, but said "We want to handle this with class and grace.
"Had several opportunities in the game. Didn't play our best game. Ravens made a lot of plays," he continued. "Our guys battled back to get back in it. We competed and battled to win."
With mom Jackie and dad Jack watching from somewhere in the Superdome, the Harbaugh brothers put on a championship game to remember. First it was the Ravens who raced to a 28-6 lead after Jacoby Jones returned the second-half kickoff a Super Bowl-record 108 yards for a score.
Then came a power outage, which delayed the game for 34 minutes. With the players sitting on their benches waiting for play to resume, Jim Harbaugh went to work.
His 49ers went on a surge of their own, and younger brother Jim had John on the ropes. The 49ers pulled within 31-29 in the fourth quarter, but just couldn't come up with one more play to pull off what would have been the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history.
Asked how he felt moments after the win, the winning Harbaugh said "How do you think it feels? It feels just like you think. It feels great!"
And what about his brother?
"It's tough. It's very tough," John Harbaugh said. "It's a lot tougher than I thought it was going to be. It's very painful."
The leadup to this game was all about the Harbaughs — the first time siblings had coached against each other in the championship game. Every day for nearly two weeks, the two were asked about each others' careers — John was forthcoming, Jim not so much. Even their parents got in the act with their own new conferences.
The Harbaugh family theme was: "Who has it better than us?"
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Trex Company, Inc. is the world's largest manufacturer of wood-alternative decking and railing products. The company's portfolio of products, which are primarily made through a combination of waste wood fibers and reclaimed polyethylene, are marketed under the Trex brand name and are sold in more than 6,700 retail locations. These offerings range across the decking (products include Trex Transcend, Trex Enhance, Trex Select, and Trex Accents); railing (Trex Transcend Railing, Trex Designer Series Railing, Trex Select Railing, and Trex Reveal); porch (Trex Transcend Porch Flooring and Railing System); fencing (Trex Seclusions); trim (TrexTrim); lighting (Trex DeckLighting); and steel deck framing (Trex Elevations) categories.
Trex has increased its market share worldwide by expanding its distribution network, introducing new product lines, and revising its pricing strategy (implemented in 2014). This, combined with a higher average price per unit, led to top- and bottom-line gains in 2013. Management expects to build on this momentum going forward, reflecting stronger demand from both new and existing customers, as well as an improving housing market. First-quarter revenues are pegged to advance around 7% year over year, to roughly $115 million.
Although there is minimal color on the topic, Trex has new commercial products in the works. In fact, the company expects the first line, which was described as a solution for a competitive polyethylene raw material alternative, to be at full production by the third quarter. This will likely be an additional driver of top-line growth.
On February 19, 2014, Trex announced that the Board of Directors approved a two-for-one split of its common stock for shareholders on record at the close of business on April 7, 2014. The stock split, which will be distributed on May 7, 2014, is in the form of a stock dividend. Ronald W. Kaplan, Chairman, President, and CEO, said, "This is the first stock split in Trex's history and reflects the significant increase in our Company's stock price in recent years. The split will provide more trading liquidity by appealing to all investor classes and reflects our confidence in our roadmap for the future." In addition, the company authorized a $50 million stock repurchase program, which will enhance shareholder value and support share-net growth. To wit, the company completed its first buyback program (announced in August) of $25 million during the third quarter.
Mueller Industries, Inc.
Mueller Industries, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of copper, brass, aluminum, and plastic products, with facilities located throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Great Britain, and China. The company has two reportable segments: Plumbing & Refrigeration and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM).
Plumbing & Refrigeration is composed of Standard Products (manufactures and sells copper tube, copper and plastic fittings, line sets, plastic pipe, and valves in North America); European Operations (makes and markets copper tube to Europe and the Middle East); and Mexican Operations (consists of pipe nipple manufacturing and import distribution businesses, including product lines of malleable iron fittings and other plumbing specialties). The latter, the OEM business, manufactures and sells Industrial Products (IPD) and Engineered Products (EPD), such as brass and copper alloy rod, bar, and shapes; aluminum and brass forgings; aluminum and copper impact extrusions; refrigeration valves and fittings; fabricated tubular products; and gas valves and assemblies. Mueller-Xingrong, its Chinese joint venture, is also included in this segment.
The company has struggled to promote top-line growth in this difficult economic environment, with new housing starts and commercial construction directly correlated with the company's operations. We expect Mueller to progress over time, however, as these economic indicators should continue to show some signs of improvement. Notably, new housing starts have risen to respectable levels, despite losing some momentum of late, and should hold steady going forward. Greg L. Christopher, CEO, stated, "The recovery in the housing market continues to advance but at an uneven pace. Higher mortgage rates in mid-2013 caused turbulence in the market, but for the year as a whole, approximately 923,000 homes and apartments were started, 18 percent more than in 2012. We still have a way to go to reach the housing construction levels of 2007 and before."
On another note, the company has been active on the acquisition front of late, as it purchased Howell Metal Company and entered into a definitive merger agreement with KME's Yorkshire Copper Tube business, which should expand its core businesses and help to promote long-term growth.
Recently, the Board of Directors approved a two-for-one stock split of the company's common shares outstanding, which will be payable in the form of a stock dividend, to stockholders of record on March 14, 2014. Shareholders will receive one additional MLI common share for each common share held. The distribution date is set for March 28, 2014. Simultaneously, the company announced a 20% dividend hike (payable March 14th), bringing the quarterly payout to $0.15 a share.
At the time of this article's writing, the author did not have positions in any of the companies mentioned.


text: Page Content 1An Alumni Discussion About Living and Working in the BRICs By John Crawford To better appreciate the amazing growth of the BRIC countries, Babson Magazine spoke with alumni who live and work in these dynamic international places. The term BRIC refers to the four biggest emerging economies, Brazil, Russia, India and China, and here is what alumni had to say about them. A Look at Brazil With Francisco Viana, MBA '08 Viana lives in Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city. He works for Johnson & Johnson's consumer division as a brand manager for over-the-counter products. Q-Can you paint a picture of Brazil? What's it like to live there? How is its economy doing? A-Whenever I get asked about how it is to be a Brazilian, I tell a joke that Brazilians like to tell. A version of it appears in the Frommer's Brazil travel guide and goes something like this: History says that when the world was being created, an angel looked over God's shoulder and noticed that one country had been favored. "You've given everything to Brazil," the angel said. "It has the largest river, the biggest forest, the longest beaches, and the best soil. The weather is always sunny and warm, with no hurricanes or other natural disasters. The women are gorgeous, the music is amazing, they host the biggest party on the planet, and Brazilians play soccer like no one else does. Don't you think that's unfair?" God replied, "Just wait until you see the people I'm putting there." And boy that's true. Brazilians are known for being among the happiest and most friendly people in the world. For a developing country with enormous challenges in education, public health, and wealth disparity, as well as an ongoing recovery from years of high inflation and political corruption, Brazilians could have been an unfaithful, sad, and pessimistic people. Instead, they historically prefer to look upward and be optimistic about the country's future. Even in times of global crisis, it seems that Brazilians look around to the natural wonders that surround them and smile at life again. If I had to describe Brazil with a single word, that word would be "variety." Brazil is a young (independent from Portugal since 1822), bursting economy with modern cities, comparable in size and attractions to New York, Madrid, or Tokyo. From the Amazon rainforests to the beaches of Rio to the colonial buildings of Salvador, Brazil has a little bit of everything: architecture, culture, technology, music festivals, nature, great food, sports, countless parties, and business attitude. A true mix of the most modern with the most traditional. Economically, Brazil is still celebrating its recent investment grade rating, but the world's ninth largest economy could be doing much better if it had been following the same growth trend as in previous years. Supported by a large labor pool, Brazil has well-developed sectors in manufacturing, agriculture, service, energy, and mining. Brazilian exports are booming and the list of products includes: coffee, soybean, orange juice, ethanol, textiles, footwear, electrical equipment, steel, iron ore, automobiles, and even aircraft. Q-How much importance is placed on entrepreneurship in Brazil? A-Even though Brazil ranks very high on the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor list of entrepreneurial activity, the country still remains an unrealized potential. One of the major problems with getting started in Brazil is paperwork. Bureaucracy in Brazil can be very bad, and it takes a while for things to go through certain channels. Incorporating a startup requires patience. Despite this, Brazil is still an entrepreneurial economy. The challenge remains for the government and Brazilians to continue addressing the roadblocks to an even greater entrepreneurial success. Q- You're involved with other Babson alumni in Brazil. Is there much alumni activity there? A-I'm one of the people interested in formalizing a club. I've done my best to help the other alumni structure it. I truly believe Babson has a lot to benefit from Brazil's prospective students as the country ranks very high on the GEM list of entrepreneurial activity. Furthermore, if we compare Babson's brand in Brazil to the brand in countries like Chile, for example, there's plenty of room to explore in Brazil. As a recent graduate, I feel I can help the school grow here. PREV | NEXT


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Take a walk along the canals of "the Venice of Languedoc" to see fishermen and townsfolk on their homemade boats going to and from the market. From late spring to early autumn, the canals turn into friendly battlegrounds for water jousting competitions, a very passionate tradition in Sète's culture that date back to 1666.
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The NIAID provides immunological and virological support for nonhuman primate studies conducted at NIAID's Simian Vaccine Evaluation Unit contract sites (SVEUs) and by AIDS vaccine researchers through three Nonhuman Primate Immunology and Virology Laboratories for AIDS Vaccine Research and Development, previously called the NHP "Core Laboratories." The objective of the Core Laboratories has been to insure standardization and comparability of the assays conducted for preclinical NHP studies and to provide a common basis for assessment of the immunogenicity and efficacy of candidate HIV and SIV vaccines.
The purpose of the proposed contract will be to provide a Nonhuman Primate Core Humoral Immunology Laboratory that will conduct humoral immunology assays in support of studies that evaluate prototype AIDS vaccines. The contract will support the development, conduct, and improvement of assays designed to evaluate and characterize the humoral immune responses of nonhuman primates that have been immunized with candidate HIV or SIV vaccines or infected with SIV, SHIV, or HIV in studies conducted at the NIAID Simian Vaccine Evaluation Unit (SVEU) contract sites or by NIH-supported investigators.
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EAST SANDWICH — The Plymouth South girls basketball team took the lead at the end of the third period, but Sandwich's Erin Gendreau would have none of that.
The senior captain poured in 22 points in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Panthers 22-16 on her own to lead the Blue Knights to a 70-58 Atlantic Coast League victory on Friday night. The Blue Knights dominated the Panthers 29-16 in the final quarter for the win.
Gendreau finished with a game-high 39 points for Sandwich (4-8, 4-3 ACL). Fellow senior captain Sidney Miller helped Gendreau with six points, eight rebounds, four steals and eight assists. Freshman Carly Whittle had nine points.
The Blue Knights used aggressive defense en route to a 32-26 lead at halftime before the Panthers took a 42-41 lead at the end of the third.
NORTH EASTHAM — A 27-point performance by Grace Geary was the difference as Falmouth beat the Warriors on the road.
Nauset struggled to keep up with the Clippers in the second half as Falmouth outscored the Warriors 29-17 in the final two quarters.
Kristen Brown (nine points, five rebounds) put in a strong game for Nauset and Kayla Smith added six points, five rebounds and four assists.
The Warriors (3-11, 1-7 Atlantic Coast League) host Whitinsville Christian at 1 p.m. today
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UCT improves to 6-7 overall (6-6 for MIAA tournament purposes) and are 3-5 in the league.
Dasia Green sparked the Rams with 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds. UCT trailed 12-5 after the first eight minutes but took the lead midway through the second quarter and lead 26-21 at the half.
Paige Sylvia and Taryn McDonough excelled defensively for the Rams, who used a zone press to force several key turnovers.
FALMOUTH — Strong defense and rebounding helped the Mariners to victory over the Storm in non-league action.
Catherine Aviles sparked the defense for Falmouth Academy (9-5) while adding six points. Christina Nunley led the Mariners with 18 points and Jess O'Malley had eight points.
Brittany Gayton led Sturgis East (1-6) with six points while Zoe Wright added five.
Falmouth Academy led 17-9 at the half.
ABINGTON — Savannah Chase scored her 1,000th point but the Sharks dropped their third straight.
Chase led Monomoy with 12 points while Maddie Kelly hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored 10 points off the bench.
Needing 10 points coming into the contest, Chase reached the milestone midway through the second quarter on a short jumper and the game was halted briefly to award her the game ball. The Sharks plan to honor the senior before next Friday's home game at Chatham.
Stephanie Cornish scored 12 points for Abington, who led 32-14 at the half.
SEEKONK — The Canalmen saw four players earn their first career points in a victory over the Warriors.
Abby Pomoroy (two points), Molly Neil (seven), Rene Moore (six) and Hannah Leach (four) all came in and supplied the Canalmen with energy and offense for an entire quarter.
Chelsea Doucette recorded a game-high 16 points for Bourne.
The Canalmen (12-1, 10-1 South Coast Conference) head out on the road to face Falmouth tonight.
DARTMOUTH — Lauren Johnson scored 16 points as the Indians used a strong third quarter to deal the Red Raiders their first Old Colony League loss.
Molly Bent led Barnstable (9-3, 1-1) with 12 points.
MASHPEE — Mashpee suffered a loss to Carver by almost 20 points.
Mashpee (1-12) mustered up an impressive fourth quarter run with 13 points, but it was not enough to overcome the fast-paced Carver team led by Jacqui Littig with 16 points.


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Country singer/songwriter Darryl Worley grew up in Pyburn, TN, the son of a father who left his job at a local paper company to become a Methodist preacher and a mother who was a featured singer in the church choir. He became a hard-working yet rebellious young man -- earning a degree in biology with a minor in organic chemistry while drinking bootlegged whiskey and partying at honky tonks -- who never gave up on making music his full-time pursuit. While holding various jobs, including a stint as a teacher, Worley played clubs on the weekends and occasional weeknights; finally, he signed a publishing deal with Fame in Muscle Shoals and began playing bars nearly every night of the week, and even broke his engagement to become a full-time performer and songwriter. He signed to DreamWorks Nashville in 1999 and released the single "When You Need Love" the following spring; his debut album, Hard Rain Don't Last, arrived in mid-2000. The album got a decent amount of play on radio and CMT, and after a successful tour of the U.S. Worley returned to the studio for his next album.
I Miss My Friend arrived in the summer of 2002 at the top of the country charts, hitting number one in its first week. Before the year's end, Worley toured Afghanistan during Christmas time, spending time with American troops. The experience was overwhelming and mindblowing for Worley; and he captured such emotion in his sophomore effort, Have You Forgotten?. This album, which appeared on DreamWorks in May 2003, was a small tribute to the U.S. troops fighting for Iraqi Freedom as well as a great musical progression for Worley. A third Dreamworks release, the self-titled Darryl Worley, hit shelves in 2004, but it was to be his last for the label. Here and Now appeared from 903 in 2006 and Sounds Like Life from Stroudavarious Records in 2009. ~ Heather Phares
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It's been known as the nation's porn capital for years, but if recent film-permit records are to be believed, fewer than three adult movies a month are being made in Los Angeles County this year.
So where are those hundreds of films available for instant download on the Internet coming from?
Many are still emerging from right here, say industry officials, acknowledging that when L.A County voters cracked down on filmmakers in November 2012 with an ordinance requiring actors to use condoms, quite a few productions went underground.
"A lot are simply shooting in out-of-the-way places where they won't be caught," says Mark Kernes, senior editor at Adult Video News. "Normally it's in people's homes who are willing to rent them out for a day. Sometimes it's out in the woods. There are vacation cabins far away from anything that you can shoot a movie at."
Other productions have traveled either to neighboring counties or even out of state. Diane Duke, executive director of the Free Speech Coalition, an industry advocacy group, said she knows of a handful that have moved to Las Vegas, although none want to be mentioned by name for fear of riling condom activists.
Although a few porn producers require that actors use condoms, the majority do not, saying fans have made it clear they don't want to see them.
Wherever the filmmakers are working now, only 20 have applied for permits so far this year, according to Film L.A., which issues them. Last year, 40 adult filmmakers took out permits, compared with 485 in 2012, the last year before the ordinance took effect.
One filmmaker staying put for now is the Vivid Entertainment Group, one of the industry's largest. Chief executive and co-founder Steven Hirsch said that could change quickly, however, if the industry loses an appeal to overturn the county ordinance — or if the state Legislature passes a similar condom requirement it is considering.
The latter measure, introduced by Assemblyman Isadore Hall, D-Compton, passed the chamber earlier this year and could come before the Senate later this summer.
"There are several places we're looking into," Hirsch said Wednesday. "Some people are already shooting in Nevada, and that's something that's certainly on our radar."
In the meantime, Vivid is making movies outside L.A. County, Hirsch said, declining to reveal exactly where.
He said his company would prefer to stay in the city where it was founded 30 years ago, adding L.A.'s sun-dappled skies and iconic landscapes give even a porn film a classic look that is hard to duplicate.
Hall and other condom advocates have said they don't want to run adult filmmakers and their $7 billion-a-year industry out of town, noting they simply want to protect the industry's workers from sexually transmitted diseases.
Industry officials, citing their requirement that working actors be tested for transmitted diseases every two weeks, say there is no need for such a measure. "There hasn't been an HIV transmission on set since 2004," Duke said.


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New Ingredients And Flavors For 2008
2008 will see innovative ingredients and applications to match the increasingly sophisticated tastes and concerns of health-conscious consumers.
In the past few years, ingredient trends completed a full merging of taste and health – gone are the days when the consumer will accept anything less than excellent flavor in a good-for-you product. The sudden surge in demand for ingredients such as red and purple fruits and vegetables loaded with antioxidants proves the rule. Just think of where such items as pomegranates and berries are today compared to even a few years ago.
Health-conscious consumers are increasingly enjoying food and drink products to supplement health care. Increased travel is exposing consumers to a wider range of ethnic foods and exotic flavors. The "reward factor," acting as compensation for a demanding society, inspires more indulgent flavors with an emphasis on intense taste.
"Today's consumers are open to a wider range of influences than they were 20 or even 10 years ago," says Scott Mortensen, senior marketing manager of International Flavors & Fragrances Global/North America Beverages (www.iff.com), New York. "They think, act and wish to be treated as individuals which creates increased market segmentation. The range of flavors used in the food and beverage industry has diversified greatly in recent years and will continue to do so."
Old flavors with new personalities
According to Mortensen, we can look for old flavors to take on new personae in 2008. "As consumers become more sophisticated in their taste preferences, we see an increase in familiar flavors being defined in different ways. For example, lemon, orange, lime and grapefruit are now expanding into Meyer lemon, yuzu, key lime, kaffir lime, blood orange, Valencia orange, mandarin orange and more."
Herbs, spices and botanicals can be expected to expand beyond the tea segment and provide a unique taste experience. "While we currently have mint, cinnamon, ginger and honey, this field is moving into rooibos, lemongrass, clove, parsley mint, jasmine, saffron and others," adds Mortensen. "There's an entire group of exotic flavors right on the horizon, including tres leches, roasted Jamaican pineapple, tamarind, mojito, plantain, wasabi and many more.
"Fruits with high antioxidant value are poised to break out of the niche segment. Consumers desire for well being will drive the superfruit flavors açai, acerola, mangosteen, goji, jabotacaba and passion fruit into the mainstream over the next few years."
In what applications are we most likely to see new ingredients appear? According to Mortensen, "Consumer preference is driven by the benefits of electrolyte replenishment and the energy rush. Functional drinks are predicted to grow 40 percent, reaching 9 billion liters by 2011."
Many consumers caught up in a busy lifestyle are looking for tastier and more convenient ways to take advantage of vitamins, minerals and newly researched phytochemicals, especially when it comes to beverages. That was the reasoning of Lori Mulligan and Lynne Gerhards, founders of Pure Inventions LLC. (www.pureinventions.com), Little Silver, N.J.
Their innovative contributions to nutrition for the New Year arrive in the form of "superfood" extracts that can transform almost any beverage into a potent source of phytochemicals. Concentrating several cups of exotic fruits, cocoa, and green tea into a dropper, the extracts can be added to hot or cold water, creating a healthy alternative to the high-calorie sugar-based drinks currently on the market. They also can be added to a variety of foods such as yogurt or oatmeal for a delicious breakfast or on-the-go snack.
For processors, "superfruit" concentrates can be a valuable nutrient boost. "Achieving sufficient levels of nutrients in food and beverage products in order to make valid health claims, can pose a challenge to processors (i.e. label declaration), says Markus Eckert, vice president of technical (flavors) at Mastertaste (www.mastertaste.com), Teterboro, N.J.
Mastertaste's new NutraFlavors, available in freeze-dried crystals, spray-dried powders and emulsions, contain juice, extracts and nutrients from fruits like cranberry and grape. They add no artificial colors, solvents, chemically-modified food starches or synthetic preservatives, and deliver high levels of valuable nutrients as an integrated part of the flavor system. "With NutraFlavors, manufacturers can use the great superfruit flavors they incorporate in their products to also deliver the full health benefits of the fruit itself, says Eckert."
Ingredients to take to heart
With baby boomers entering their seniority, the big health issues, such as heart health, are driving the creation of many innovative products. According to Pam Stauffer, global marketing programs & communications manager for Cargill Health & Nutrition, (www.cargill.com), Minneapolis, some up-and-coming food issues for the coming year include: heart health, whole grains, weight and energy management.
Cargill has created a number of ingredients designed to aid manufactures in addressing these issues. "CoroWise brand plant sterols are an in-demand ingredient for a growing number of foods and beverages. Plant sterols have been clinically shown to lower LDL cholesterol, are backed by an FDA heart-health claim and are recommended by the National Cholesterol Education Program."
Barliv, another Cargill product in commercial development, is a high-purity, beta-glucan soluble fiber from barley. SaltWise sodium reduction system allows food manufacturers to reduce sodium levels by 25 to 50 percent, and the company's Clear Valley brand of solid shortenings provide high-quality taste and performance with 0g of trans fat per serving.
Americans accept and even expect to see more whole grains and dietary fiber in their daily fare for the New Year. But that doesn't mean they want to taste the fiber. Cargill's Oliggo-Fiber is a source of inulin and oligofructose, fructose polymers often referred to as "invisible fiber" because they can be incorporated into almost any food or beverage without affecting taste or texture. "Research indicates that inulin may enhance dietary calcium absorption, particularly among preteens and postmenopausal women, adds Stauffer.
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Photo gallery: Get to know 'Da Vinci's Demons'
As the epic "Spartacus" ends its run Friday, another historical hero begins his TV journey. Leonardo Da Vinci, the Renaissance genius who fascinates people to this day, is the subject of David S. Goyer's "Da Vinci's Demons," which premieres at 9 p.m. CT April 12 on Starz. Set in Renaissance Florence, Italy, the series is populated by characters bearing many a complicated Italian names. Hopefully this photo gallery will help you keep track of who everyone is, and give a peek behind the scenes of the series. Curt Wagner, RedEye's Show Patrol Want more? Discuss this article and others on Show Patrol's Facebook page.
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Participant reactivity a phenomenon in which the responses and/or behaviors of study participants are affected by their awareness that they are part of a study is often deemed to be a potential threat to the research validity of the findings of a study. However, a growing number of studies report that research processes that engender participant reactivity may actually lead to important benefits both for participants (e.g., therapeutic benefits) and researchers (e.g., deeper understandings and more relevant and actionable findings). This mutually beneficial situation can help to maximize a different type of validity termed street validity by Greenwood (as cited in Boudah & Lenz, 2000; 2003), which directly relates to research impact.
This paper reports findings from a longitudinal mixed-method investigation of the information behavior of people with type 2 diabetes, with a focus on participants self-reports regarding whether/how they felt that participating in the study had influenced (or will influence) their behavior. Many participants described very specific ways in which they found their participation helpful. For example, they reported that their participation led to decreased denial, increased self-awareness, and improved motivation to look for and make use of diabetes-related information. This paper explores the potential trade-off between research validity and street validity within a qualitative study and posits that, as was the case with this study, important lessons can be learned as a result of questioning participants about the influence of their study participation and that these lessons can perhaps be implemented within the context of assisting other people from the study population.


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PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Humans are not the only species capable of polite conversation with each party allowing the other a turn to speak -- marmosets do it too, U.S. researchers say.
The monkeys will engage one another for as long as 30 minutes at a time in vocal turn-taking, the researchers report in the journal Current Biology.
"We were surprised by how reliably the marmoset monkeys exchanged their vocalizations in a cooperative manner, particularly since in most cases they were doing so with individuals that they were not pair-bonded with," Princeton University scientist Asif Ghazanfar said.
"This makes what we found much more similar to human conversations and very different from the coordinated calling of animals such as birds, frogs, or crickets, which is linked to mating or territorial defense."
The finding shows marmosets are distinctive in their vocal habits, the researchers said, noting that chimps and other great apes "not only don't take turns when they vocalize, they don't seem to vocalize much at all, period!"
The researchers said marmosets have two features in common with people: They are generally friendly with one another and they communicate primarily by producing vocal sounds.
Those are features likely to promote the self-monitored give and take that a good conversation requires, they said.
In experiments, the researchers found marmosets don't call at the same time, but rather each will wait for about 5 seconds after the other is finished calling before responding.
In other words, the researchers said, they appear to follow a set of unspoken rules of conversational etiquette.


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You're thinking that it seems unlikely that I'd need to post another installment of of "What's 'Weird Al' Yankovic Up To?" so soon after my last one. To which I respond: Then you, sir, don't know 'Weird Al.'
I know what you're thinking. You're thinking that it seems unlikely that I'd need to post another installment of of "What's 'Weird Al' Yankovic Up To?" so soon after my last one. To which I respond: Then you, sir, don't know 'Weird Al.'
After all, the man never stops working and may not sleep -- it comes with the territory when you are (amazingly) the world's only high-profile song parodist. Not just the most successful -- there's literally nobody else out there and there hasn't been for decades. When I asked Al during an interview a few years ago why he thought this might be, he responded, "I don't really have any justification or reason for it — I don't know how that happened." Which is just his polite way of saying that he's a monumental creative genius.
So the big "Weird Al" news this week involves his Twitter announcement, followed by a YouTube teaser, for a new -- NEW! -- full-length album due July 15. Details are scarce, although a rumored meeting with Iggy Azalea might indicate we're in store for a parody of "Fancy" that, if there is a God, will be called "Nancy" and be about the long-simmering relationship between Nancy and Sluggo. (And there you have the reason why "Weird Al" Yankovic is the world's only high-profile song parodist, and I'm not.)
The 11-second teaser doesn't exactly leave the average Al fan satisfied, so luckily he's also the co-star of the latest installment of "Epic Rap Battles of History," as Isaac Newton rapping against Bill Nye the Science Guy. There's not much else to say, except here it is:
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Section 1291 of this title shall not apply to any joint agreement described in the first sentence in such section which prohibits any person to whom such rights are sold or transferred from televising any games within any area, except within the home territory of a member club of the league on a day when such club is playing a game at home.
(Pub. L. 87–331, § 2, Sept. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 732; Pub. L. 89–800, § 6(b)(2), Nov. 8, 1966, 80 Stat. 1515.)
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Back in the day when telephones were tethered to the wall by a cord instead of tucked into pockets, and members of most households shared a telephone number, the phone had a special role in my house.
It specialized in driving my father crazy.
The dynamic went like this: the family would drift into the kitchen for supper, and just as we were sitting down at the table, the telephone would ring.
My father would throw up his hands in exasperation and exclaim, "It never fails!"
It never occurred to me to point out to my father that it sometimes did fail. After all, there were many evenings when the phone did not ring just as we sat down for supper. My unsolicited comment might not have been particularly appreciated.
In reality, the only thing in that scenario that truly never failed was my father's comment whenever the telephone did ring as we sat down to supper.
It didn't occur to me to tally the percentage of suppers that actually began with a jangling telephone. But I suspect that the majority of suppers were not interrupted in that way.
But the sound of that old-fashioned bell at that particular time was such an irritant to my father that he repeatedly claimed that the phone never failed to ring just as we sat down to supper each night.
His behavior was an innocent example of what psychologists call "confirmation bias."
Confirmation bias has been defined as the tendency for humans to give more credibility to, or to remember better, information which supports their beliefs. And to discount or forget the information which does not.
I call my father's behavior an innocent example of confirmation bias, because as far as the phone was concerned, it was a non-issue. Being an inanimate object, the phone didn't care whether or not it was being falsely accused of heralding in every supper.
But sometimes we aim our confirmation bias at other humans, and we start collecting evidence to support those beliefs.
While ignoring the evidence that might make us doubt those beliefs.
Just like my father ignored the phone when it was silent all through supper.
Typically, it's not a deliberate decision. Unless we are running a political campaign, we don't usually make a choice to dig up dirt on someone else, or a group of someone else's, and ignore all the good things about them.
Just like my father didn't choose to remember the suppers when the phone didn't ring.
It's more automatic than that.
And every time we do attend to the information that supports our beliefs about the other guy, that information makes our beliefs even stronger.
Why do we do this?
Usually for a combination of reasons. We've looked at a lot of them over the past few weeks.
Next time, we'll look at a hypothetical example of how a lot of those reasons might work together to create an inaccurate view of someone else.
Or to create someone else's inaccurate view of you. Or me.
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Wait a minute, who called this meeting? Who are these guys? We've got a couple of four-passenger cars, one of 'em with more than two doors. A couple of two-seaters, one with a targa top. There's also turbocharging, natural aspiration, and an engine with no pistons at all. Besides prices in the low- to mid-$30,000s, what's the common thread?
Sport. As in "sports coupes cum sports cars." Granted, that's an elastic category, but regardless of their differences, all have a little race car baked in. More than a little, usually. They also share a visual swagger. Some may cease being useful when the occupant count exceeds two, but they're all loaded with style and bad-boy lovability, plus a touch of luxury. These cars make you good-looking—or at least make you feel that you're good-looking, which is almost the same thing.
Body styles aside, attitude and agility color all the players in this foursome. To what degree—that's what we went to Southern California to find out.
The starting point was the Mazda RX-8, the defending champ from the last shootout featuring cars of this type ["Four of a Kind," June 2007] and the one before that as well ["Rotary Revival," April 2003.] The world's only rotary-engined production car also hummed its way to three 10Best Car awards ('04, '05, and '06) and fortifies its appeal for 2009 with a new R3 sport package designed to put an even finer edge on its gunfighter reflexes.
The 135i seems at a glance to be the least compatible member of this troupe, a formal coupe with only tenuous claim to the title "sports car." But it has 300 horsepower under its hood, we haven't found other suitable showdown opponents, and besides, it's a BMW.
The two other challengers are easier to categorize. Both wear the sports-car mantle comfortably, as two-seaters that are updates on earlier designs. Nissan's 370Z represents an extensive makeover: updated chassis, new dimensions, new sheetmetal, and new engine. The Pontiac Solstice GXP has acquired a roof, fulfilling the promise of the coupe concept that debuted seven years ago.
We'd hoped to bring an updated Mustang GT, but Ford wasn't eager to enter its pony in this derby, so we'll try to herd one into a later starting gate.
After five days of tire abuse, g-load brownouts, and decreasing apexes, we emerged with these rankings: