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So much to get to in this week's Power Rankings, starting with what to make of the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins, who played two completely different halves Monday night.
Then there was the crazy second bill of that prime-time doubleheader. Where do you put the Houston Texans, who struggled to stop Philip Rivers in San Diego? The San Diego Chargers' 28-7 lead, followed by a furious Houston rally, flung these PRs into a two-hour state of flux.
@Harrison_NFL well we know #49ers are going to be #1— Daniel Haskett (@Daniel_Haskett) September 10, 2013
Yes, Daniel, there is a clear No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 in the NFL right now. Too bad it's pretty much a can of Vienna sausages when it comes to Nos. 4-15. But then, that's part of the deal when ranking teams after only a week of action. So how much should we overreact to a win or a loss? You'll see that Chip Kelly's Eagles tied another NFC team as our biggest mover, but don't confuse jumping spots with completely buying in. Meanwhile, the Redskins and the Minnesota Vikings took sizable dips after getting cleanly beaten in divisional games.
As for the rest, take a look. Would love your thoughts ... @Harrison_NFL is the place. (I might have to make your tweet part of the picks column Thursday, so beware.)
But enough with all that. Let's get going, "1-to-32" style ...
(Note: Arrows reflect change in standings from the most recent Power Rankings.)
PREVIOUS RANKINGS: Week 1 | Preseason | Mid-summer
All the people who hated on this space last week because I said the 49ers were still the best team in football can go do one thing: Cover Anquan Boldin.
Peyton Manning joined some pretty weird company the other night. The list of fellas who've thrown seven touchdowns in a game includes a former CFLer, a journeyman, some Hall of Famers, and the oldest man to play in the modern era of pro football. Of the group, Manning is most like one of the Hall of Famers: Y.A. Tittle. The former 49ers quarterback from the 1950s hit the seven-touchdown mark as a 36-year-old trying to deliver an NFL Championship for the contending New York Giants 51 years ago. The 37-year-old Manning is similarly trying to get the Broncos over the championship hump. They're the only guys to throw seven touchdowns without giving up an interception.
Tough ballgame down there in Carolina, as was to be expected.
Russell Wilson and
Marshawn Lynch alike found out how improved that
Panthers defense is.
The message here: Don't panic. Over half the teams in the league would've fallen to the Panthers on Sunday; Wilson, who was 14-of-18 passing for 198 yards and a touchdown in the second half, was a big reason they didn't.
Truthfully, this spot feels a little high for the
Texans, but who deserves it more? Certainly not the
New England Patriots, who, like the
Texans, survived a close call on the road. The
Chicago Bears (offensive line) and
New Orleans Saints (front seven) have slightly bigger holes than Houston. So for right now,
Gary Kubiak's group climbs into the top five.
While we're here and on the subject, there's something to be said for coming back from 21 points down on the road. Poor start, clutch finish for the Houston Texans.
After losses by the Atlanta Falcons, Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens, New England moves to fifth. Was Sunday's victory over the Buffalo Bills the most impressive win of the Bill Belichick era? Maybe not. But it was a win in the AFC East on the road with new personnel at the skill positions. That was a heck of a game, Shane Vereen ... 159 yards on 21 total touches.
Chicago survived
a tough home game with a little help from
Rey Maualuga's kuckleheadedness. Now, if Maualuga hadn't committed that late personal foul to give the
Bears a fresh set of downs with which to run out the clock, would the
Bengals necessarily have taken the ensuing possession down the field? No. It did essentially seal the deal, though.
We predicted that Tim Jennings or Charles Tillman would make a play to win this one late, and on Sunday, Jennings pulled a Peanut Tillman, stripping Mohamed Sanu to ultimately set up Brandon Marshall's go-ahead touchdown. It wasn't the prettiest win, but you know ...
The defense performed in spots -- the most important spots --
versus the Atlanta Falcons. Yes, we're talking about Rob Ryan's injury-depleted defense -- you know, the group that allowed 454 points last year (most in the NFC) and finished last in 18 subcategories.
On Sunday, the key stat for New Orleans didn't have anything to do with Drew Brees. No, it was the 3-for-12 conversion rate that Ryan's defense allowed Atlanta on third and fourth downs.
That last set of downs is going to sit with fans awhile, just like
the crucial four downs of
last year's
loss in New Orleans did. On Sunday,
Matt Ryan had
nowhere to go with that football. At least this time, the
Falcons weren't coming in undefeated. Well, they
were, but they weren't exactly 8-0.
While we're going into some numbers, it's worth noting that Falcons coach Mike Smith is now 2-7 versus the Saints' Sean Payton. On the bright side, Steven Jackson looked pretty effective, accumulating 122 yards with 16 touches overall.
Green Bay went to San Francisco and gave the best team in the NFL all it could handle in its own place. And the run defense did its job -- but the safeties did not. This is still a top-10 team, however.
Aaron Rodgers still looks like the best quarterback in the league, while receivers
Jordy Nelson and
Randall Cobb appear to be healthy; each gained more than 100 yards.
If Mike McCarthy continues to commit to the run game like he did on Sunday, the Packers will be tough to stop come January ... even if they are 0-1 in September.
Tough to push Cincinnati down too far after
a close road loss, but we have to consider head-to-head battles (and how poorly the starters played in
the third preseason game in Dallas) this early in the season. And we also have to look at quarterback. Fairly or not, most league observers feel the
Bengals' shot comes down to quarterback.
Andy Dalton did not play poorly on Sunday, and
A.J. Green sure as heck didn't do him any favors by dropping a perfectly thrown ball that then
fluttered right into the hands of Charles Tillman, the second pick of the day for the
Bears defender.
Tillman's first pick, which came on a telegraphed throw by the Bengals' third-year quarterback, led to a scoring drive for the Bears. It might have been early (in the first quarter), but they all count. So did the eight penalties committed by Cincinnati in a sloppy defeat.
Barely beating the Oakland Raiders -- at home, no less -- means the
Colts stay put. But hey babe, a win is a win.
Amazingly, Andrew Luck continues to shock people -- mostly defenders -- with how quick he is. Is it because he's thought of as a thrower? Is it because he's white? Just asking. Luck had another touchdown scamper in the win after picking up five rushing touchdowns last year.
Important NFC East win for the Cowboys against a decent New York Giants team. Now that we got that out of the way ... is there any wide receiver in a Dallas uniform who knows what a sight adjustment is? Is there any team that hangs its quarterback out to dry more than Dallas? I swear, if Jerry Rice decided to come back and play for the Cowboys, he'd forget what a hot route is the moment he donned his blue-and-white No. 80.
Where to put the
Super Bowl champs after one week? Things looked good in the first half
against the Denver Broncos on Thursday; then the secondary took a dump in the second -- and the pass rush didn't manage to dump
Peyton Manning enough.
Let's wait and see with this team. Ravens fans think I hate their club, but this writer is fully aware that Baltimore lost four of five games down the stretch last season before winning it all.
If you're wondering why the Dolphins don't move up after a win, the reasons are pretty cut-and-dried. The Mediocre Express ( Lamar Miller and Daniel Thomas) ran 18 times for 17 yards, while the Dolphins as a team incurred 10 penalties. The defense looked pretty good, but even ardent 'Fins fans will admit that getting outgained by a subpar Cleveland Browns team does not merit a boost here.
Big jump in the Power Rankings for the
Eagles. So it was
Phi Slamma Jamma offense in the first half of
Monday's win over the Redskins, half-court clock-eatin' offense for much of the second, all dictated by the game situation.
So many bright spots to point out here, yet two under-the-radar things shone through: Trent Cole looks good at linebacker on that Eagles defense. The other? Effort. Kelly has this football team playing for him; just consider how Jason Avant sold out to convert a third down late in the game. Playing hard never gets old, even as Kelly continues to reinvent offensive football.
Nice comeback at home for these pesky
Rams, who are now 1-0 in the NFC West after going 4-1-1 in the division last year. Kicker
Greg Zuerlein delivered this sucker, making his shots from 36, 25, 38 and 48 yards out, that last kick going for the win.
Not interested in a kicker? Fine; consider end Robert Quinn, who had three sacks and two forced fumbles. He should be huge for this Ram defense. That said, Jeff Fisher's group will be playing some close games, and having a kicker like Zuerlein could be the difference between making the playoffs or going 7-9.
All those people who hee-hee'd over the Reggie Bush acquisition can shut it now. The still-explosive Bush might have been the difference against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, putting up nearly 200 yards from scrimmage while giving the Lions a punch not seen since Jahvid Best went off on a Monday night two years ago. Let's hope Bush can stay healthy. Speaking of "healthy," that's one way to currently describe Calvin Johnson's complements, which was a rarity last season. Nate Burleson caught six balls for 78 yards on Sunday.
I don't want to be an alarmist here, but the lasting image from
Monday night's loss to the
Eagles was not of the
Redskins' comeback attempt, their gassed defense, or even of Philly running plays at will in the first half. Nope, it was of
Robert Griffin III consistently tossing the ball off his back foot.
Forget a lack of explosiveness on scrambles; Griffin just wasn't driving the ball at all, that is, he wasn't shifting his weight to his plant foot. I noticed it in the first quarter, and then the ESPN broadcast began driving it home. It's Week 1, no doubt, but that's still disconcerting.
I hope
David Wilson likes playing
World of Warcraft, because if he puts two more balls on the carpet next week,
he'll have plenty of time on his hands.
That was a heck of an effort by the Giants to overcome six turnovers and force the issue late. Still, don't think the injuries in the secondary and to Jason Pierre-Paul weren't noticeable.
Vikings fans don't want to hear it, because it's old hat -- er, old horned helmet -- but
Christian Ponder remains the linchpin to this club's postseason hopes. The third-year quarterback threw three picks
on Sunday and fumbled.
Next week won't be any easier, with the Soldier Field takeaway machines on the docket. The
Chicago Bears have forced
24 turnovers in their past nine home games -- that's almost three per outing. Wouldn't be a bad idea to give
Adrian Peterson more than 18 carries this time, either.
By the way, did you know that there is no concrete evidence that shows real Vikings actually wore horned helmets? We aim to educate in the Power Rankings.
So Ron Rivera and Co. dropped the home opener to the Seattle Seahawks. What did we learn? a) The defense -- which played ball until the bitter end versus everyone's preseason Super Bowl winners -- is much better. b) That new-look-but-still-somewhat-conventional offense we heard about all summer looks pedestrian. c) Much like Cincinnati and Minnesota, the Panthers will go as far as the quarterback -- in this case, Cam Newton -- takes them this year, with a subpar receiving corps.
Talk about an uneventful blowout win -- did you know it's the only 28-2 victory to date in the history of the NFL? On Sunday, the Chiefs' defense held the Jacksonville Jaguars to 2.5 yards per play. Kansas City also recorded six sacks, including three by the relatively unknown -- but relatively awesome -- Justin Houston. Nice start, Andy Reid. Now let's get the passing game going, as 5 yards per attempt won't cut it when it's time to go to Denver.
Of all the victories on opening Sunday, it would be difficult to say that any was more important to an organization than
the Titans' road win over the
Pittsburgh Steelers.
Heading into the season, questions -- about Mike Munchak, about whether Jake Locker is the guy at quarterback, about the offseason Band-Aids put on the NFL's worst scoring defense -- had swirled around the Titans. So what did they do? They walked into Pittsburgh and got a win. Well, after kick returner Darius Reynaud walked backwards into the end zone for the safety of the millennium. Hey, Tennessee recovered.
It might seem unfair to drop the
Chargers two spots after such a close loss, but here we are. The club
has to be moved down for
blowing another game, carrying over an ugly habit from 2012. During the first half on Monday,
Chargers fans were thinking, "This is awesome.
Philip Rivers is playing great ... just hope it doesn't turn out anything like
last year's Broncos game." Midway through the third quarter, those
Chargers fans were thinking, "This is a good game, but
man, it's starting to feel like that loss to Denver last year ... nah, we got this one." Then, after
Brian Cushing's pick-six in the fourth quarter: "This is the freaking
Broncos game." As for the members of the
Chargers' coaching staff, what were
they thinking in the second half?
"Who's Ryan Mathews again?"
There's a black cloud hovering over Heinz Field, and it sure isn't carrying a bunch of Terrible Towels. All the black shirts in the stands on Sunday afternoon drove home worried and stayed worried. One rough loss was followed by another with the news that center Maurkice Pouncey will be gone for the season after suffering a knee injury. The organization was excited that David DeCastro, the top draft pick who missed much of his rookie season in 2012, was back on the interior of the offensive line; now, though, that unit won't be at full strength in 2013, either. This franchise always fights back; let's see how Six-burgh responds.
Disappointing to see the strength of this football team -- the defense -- fail to hold the line late in St. Louis on Sunday. Fans have to be encouraged, however, by the play of quarterback Carson Palmer, who might not have been perfect but averaged 8 yards per attempt behind a shaky offensive line, finding Larry Fitzgerald for two scores. I still think Bruce Arians was the right hire for this football team.
OK, so it was another loss for the Bills. I get it; it sucks. Yet, no fan of the team from upstate New York can frown too hard. EJ Manuel looked solid overall despite some inconsistency in his play. The rookie quarterback lost his first start because the Bills' secondary couldn't stop Tom Brady at the very end -- joining a pantheon of NFL secondaries that could say the same over the past 12 years. Buffalo's defensive backfield was also missing two of its best players. At some point, this depleted unit should get Stephon Gilmore and Jairus Byrd back. The world is not ending.
Thank you, Lavonte David. Perhaps lost in the MetLife madness on Sunday was this stat: Kellen Winslow caught seven balls for 79 yards and a touchdown. The Jets need to keep Winslow on the field and out of the trainer's room. Oh, and before we forget ... thank you, Lavonte David.
Ugh. There's no more painful number in pro football than the "0-1" sitting next to the
Buccaneers in the standings right now. Enron didn't have numbers that painful.
Josh Freeman did his job in moving the team into position for the go-ahead field goal against the Jets, but otherwise, he was once again underwhelming, finishing 15-of-31 for 210 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
Somebody in Cleveland got their hands on Cameron Wake -- that is to say, some fan caught him getting on the Dolphins' team bus, nabbing a handshake and an iPhoto. Other than that, Brandon Weeden had to wonder if anyone was blocking. When he did have time against Miami, he often held the ball too long; he also couldn't seem to find anyone not named Jordan Cameron. It's back to the drawing board for the Browns, who were expected by many to surprise the Dolphins at home.
You read that right; for the first time in a long time, the Raiders aren't residing at No. 32. Meanwhile, it was a mixed bag of nuts against the Indianapolis Colts out there for Terrelle Pryor. He ran all over the damn field (112 yards rushing) and made a nice read on fourth-and-9 to keep the Raiders' last-gasp drive alive. Then came the pick to lose the game. It happens. Pryor might still not completely know what he's doing out there, but he showed a heckuva lot more than Blaine Gabbert did in Jacksonville. And thus, you have Oakland up a spot after a loss.
This tweet came across the desk, and I felt it was worth regurgitating. It's nice to see a good player use social media the
right way. Let's give
Gus Bradley more than a week, everybody.
"I believe in this team and staff. We understand today isn't acceptable and we will improve and continue to work hard to get better."
-- Cecil Shorts III, @CecilShortsIII
Follow Elliot Harrison on Twitter @Harrison_NFL.


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Tooling Change Generates 350-Percent Productivity Increase
Recently, the firm experienced excessive tooling wear when stamping the bandolier or carrier strip to support the electrical contact. Presses were running at speeds of 1200 strokes/min., yielding 17 coils—at 100,000 parts per coil—before the tooling needed to be sharpened. Production manager Larry Rehak turned to tool-steel supplier General Carbide, Greensburg, PA, to help engineer a solution, which came during the third quarter of 2009 when IMF switched to General Carbide's GC-813CT bi-modal tooling made with additions of chromium carbide and tantalum carbide.
General Carbide produces tungsten carbide preforms and blanks used for wear, cutting and metalforming operations. GC-813CT (rated to a hardness of 90.5 to 91.5 HRa), reports Rehak, has reduced corrosion and galling, and has enabled IMF to run as many as 65 coils per tool sharpening and experience a 350-percent productivity increase. With its previous tooling, IMF changed tooling once each day; now, tools remain in the press for four days. GC tooling now runs in three IMF presses.
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How To Get Directions Using iPad's Google Maps
Using Google Maps for iPad, you can get directions to a location quickly. Directions in Google Maps appear as a line, marking the quickest route from one place to another, using the chosen transportation method: car, foot, or public transit. Directions can also appear as text describing the turns you need to make to follow the route.
1With at least one pin on your map in addition to your current location, tap the Directions tab.
A line appears, showing the route between your current location and the closest pin for the currently selected transportation method: by car, by foot, or by public transit. The distance and estimated time of travel appears in a blue information bar at the bottom of the map.
To adjust the route for a different transportation method, tap its button on the information bar. For example, tap the Public Transit button (it looks like a bus) to adjust the route for travel by public transportation.
2To show directions from your current location to another pin, tap the other pin.
The route is redrawn.
3To get directions using two locations, enter a starting location by tapping the Directions tab and tapping in the Current Location field.
The keyboard appears; enter a starting location. Skip this step if you want to use your current location as the starting point. You can also tap a location in the Recents location list to use it as the starting point instead of entering one.
4Tap in the Destination field, enter a destination location, and then press the Search button on the keyboard.
Again, you can select a location from the Recents list rather than entering it manually. The route between the two locations is displayed.
Tap the Reverse Directions button (between the Current Location and Destination fields) to reverse the route.
5Another way to get directions is to tap a pin and tap the Information icon on the information bar that appears.
Information about the pinned location appears.
6Tap the Directions To Here or Directions From Here button.
A route from or to the pin location from your current location is displayed.
7To display text directions for the currently displayed route, tap Start on the information bar.
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Governor Martin O'Malley signed a bill prohibiting the sale, trade, and distribution of shark fins into law this morning, making Maryland the first state on the East Coast to grant sharks this crucial protection.
Our home state has now joined California, Hawaii, Illinois, Oregon and Washington in enacting laws regarding shark finning. Perhaps most exciting of all, the state of Delaware passed similar legislation only last night and New York is poised to do the same in the coming weeks.
Maryland's law, which will help curb the unjust killing of approximately 100 million sharks every year, was sponsored by Senator Brian Frosh and Delegate Eric Luedtke and passed by the Maryland General Assembly with bipartisan support earlier this year.
There are as many as 62 species of shark found off the Atlantic coast of North America (and 12 species found right in the Chesapeake Bay). Because they have few natural predators, are slow to mature and produce very few young, shark populations are very sensitive to environmental and commercial fishing pressures. Their continued depletion could cause irreparable damage to marine ecosystems around the world.
The National Aquarium worked closely with the bill sponsors, the Humane Society of the United States, the National Wildlife Federation, Oceana, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and recreational watermen on the issue. The new law provides exemptions for commercial and recreational fishermen, a museum, college, or university to possess a shark fin. The mid-Session addition of an amendment to exempt smooth-hound and spiny dogfish from the bill limits the impact on Maryland's hard-working watermen yet still protects the most vulnerable families of sharks – large apex predators. The resulting legislation addresses both the supply and demand side of the market for shark fins by prohibiting the sale, trade, possession, and distribution of both raw and processed fins.
As part of our mission to inspire conservation of the world's aquatic treasures, we take very seriously our responsibility to educate guests on the majesty and importance of sharks to the worlds' oceans. We'd like to sincerely thank all those who showed their public support of this ban and Delegate Eric Luedtke and Senator Brian Frosh for championing this legislation through the General Assembly!


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As part of ThinkAdvisor's Special Report, 21 Days of Tax Planning Advice for 2014, throughout the month of March, we are partnering with our Summit Professional Networks sister service, Tax Facts Online, to take a deeper dive into certain tax planning issues in a convenient Q&A format.
The investment income tax is an additional 3.8 percent tax that is imposed upon the lesser of the following amounts:
(1) Net investment income; or
(2) The excess (if any) of (i) the taxpayer's adjusted gross income (AGI) for the year over (ii) the applicable threshold amount.
The threshold amount for single taxpayers is $200,000. For married taxpayers filing a joint return, the threshold is increased to $250,000.
Example: Erica and Mickey are a married couple with earnings of $400,000 and net investment income equal to $125,000 for 2013. Their AGI, therefore, exceeds the threshold level for married taxpayers by $150,000. Because $125,000 is less than the $150,000 by which their income exceeds the threshold, the tax applies to all of their net investment income. In 2014, Erica and Mickey have earnings of only $300,000 and net investment income of $125,000. Because their AGI only exceeds the threshold by $50,000 in 2014, the tax applies to the $50,000 excess. Their $125,000 in net investment income is not subject to the tax in 2014.
Q: What is net investment income?
The investment income tax is a 3.8 percent tax on "net investment income" that is added to any tax that certain high income taxpayers would otherwise owe on such income. The tax applies for tax years beginning after December 31, 2012.
The tax is imposed on a taxpayer's "net investment income" or a portion of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income (AGI). In general, net investment income encompasses income that is considered to be "unearned," and is defined in IRC Section 1411 to include the sum of the following three categories of income:
(a) gross income from interest, dividends, annuities, rents and royalties that is not derived in the ordinary course of the taxpayer's trade or business;
(b) income derived from a trade or business involving a passive activity of the taxpayer or trading in financial instruments or commodities; and
(c) net gain attributable to the disposition of property other than property held in a trade or business not described in (b), above.
"Substitute income" and "substitute dividends" are also included in net investment income under the proposed regulations, because, as explained in the preamble to the regulations, such income could otherwise be used to facilitate tax avoidance. Though the IRC exempts income obtained in the ordinary course of a taxpayer's trade or business, the investment income tax specifically does apply to trade or business income if the trade or business is considered to be a passive activity of the taxpayer or involves trading in financial instruments or commodities.
In some cases, the additional 3.8 percent tax can apply to a sale of the taxpayer's primary residence; as such a sale would represent a disposition of property that is not held in the taxpayer's trade or business. Further, income derived from a taxpayer's passive activities, such as income generated from participation in a partnership, may be subject to the investment income tax.
Net investment income includes a trust beneficiary's share of the trust's distributable net income to the extent that the income is properly characterized as net investment income. Amounts received from Social Security, 401(k) plans, IRAs, pensions and similar retirement income sources are not included in net investment income.
Q: Who is liable for paying the investment income tax?
For tax years beginning after December 31, 2012, a 3.8 percent tax must be added to the tax rates already in effect for certain investment-type income received by higher income taxpayers.
The 3.8 percent tax on net investment income applies for taxpayers with annual adjusted gross income (AGI) of more than $200,000 for single filers, $125,000 for married taxpayers filing separate returns or $250,000 for married couples filing jointly. Unlike many other threshold amounts, these thresholds are not indexed annually for inflation.
This 3.8 percent will be added to the rates currently in effect, increasing the capital gains and dividend tax rates for many taxpayers (the rate will increase from 20 percent to 23.8 percent for taxpayers in the 39.6 percent income tax bracket and from 15 percent to 18.8 percent for taxpayers in lower tax brackets). The tax applies both to individuals and to certain trusts and estates. Nonresident aliens are not subject to the tax.
For more tax planning advice, check our Special Report 21 Days of Tax Planning Advice for 2014 home page.


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On-going Research
1001 inventions works with academic teams from various disciplines and cultural backgrounds. These include scientists, historians, engineers, architects and physicians from Muslim and non-Muslim cultures.
Since its birth, 1001 inventions was backed by scholars from diverse cultures, backgrounds and countries, who kindly reviewed the written material in their respective fields of specialisation.
Whilst the policy of the 1001 inventions (and its academic partner FSTC) has been to thoroughly check the historical evidence and written sources for all the inventions and innovations, and reject unproven claims, failings do happen. We welcome any contribution that improves our work.
Also, as with most historic works, interpretations of historical events differ, especially in cases where the weight of the evidence is modest or to events that are many centuries old. All historical events and claims face this reality, and in some countries there are even different alternatives to single events of history, and people choose the one they like.
Of course the aim of all of us is to seek for truth. One truth that is essential is in giving non-Western cultures their true place in the rise of modern science and civilisation. Their role has, indeed, been at best neglected, if not entirely ignored, or distorted. The role of Muslim civilisation in particular has been the most neglected of all. This claim is not ours alone, it is a claim made by numerous Western scholars and leading figures in all walks of life.
The 1001 inventions project was born to precisely fill the lacuna, a lacuna that has lasted for centuries, and establish the true value of the scientific and technological advances made by these cultures (as much as possible, for we do not have the expertise to cover all cultures,) but definitely those accomplishments within Muslim Civilisation.
In doing this, we do acknowledge some failings, including in style and form, and errors and mistakes (regarding historical events in particular,) language, claims even. Some of our claims of Muslim Civilisation authorship of inventions are also opposed by some of our colleagues. This is all in the nature of academic work. We acknowledge constructive criticism, and are immensely grateful to our colleagues who raise our attention to our failings.
Our vision aims for the long term, and we also aim for excellence. We are now, as an instance, making a thorough review and editing of 1001 Inventions books. We have indeed noted, and are correcting errors and deficiencies of every sort.
1001 Inventions and FSTC also understand that doing what we do, reviving a whole heritage, that has been ignored for centuries, putting in place the world leading internet site for the purpose, erecting the world largest exhibitions also on the subject, as well as making publications in diverse languages in the space of one decade or so, all of which has been hailed and praised throughout the world, does entail some failings, in form or substance, expressions used in places, or errors made. This is in the nature of things. We cannot, however, be complacent, and we are now reviewing all output in light of comments, criticism, and help of many of our friends and colleagues.
Some of the claims regarding the birth and rise of learning institutions, including Bayt al Hikmah, or the life of Ibn al Haytham, the contribution of Fatima Al Fihriye, the story of flight, the life story of Western figures such as Pope Silvester II and Daniel of Morley, and one or two other subjects, do indeed, demand improvements and amendments.
The 1001 Inventions project team has decided to give our readers the chance to consult our catalogue of references of most of the material used and which are available online and in any good library. For those who cannot access libraries,MuslimHeritage.com can be an easily accessible alternative.
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Announcement: On New FSTC Historiography
1st July 2015
1. Introduction
The 1001 Inventions exhibition and accompanying literature and film have met with success and have been very popular. The academic partner of 1001 Inventions is the Foundation for Science, Technology, and Civilisation (FSTC). FSTC seek to improve its historiographical approach, use of primary and secondary sources and tighten the focus on science.
2. Historiographical approach
FSTC has, in some of its publication, followed a traditional approach to the history of science, engineering and medicine in which knowledge was seen as progressing in a linear manner through continuous and cumulative advances that lead up to today's situation. Modern historians view the exchange of ideas between different civilisations as more of multifaceted process of cross-pollination that cannot be restricted to such linear progression.
FSTC and its subsidiaries are implementing an historiographical approach that is informed more consistently by modern scholarship. The approach seeks to understand past societies on their own terms, and not view them through the lens of modern concerns. It will approach the history of science, technology and medicine as an epistemic system that is socially construed. It will consider this system on its own terms, and highlight innovations, developments, debates that are interesting and intriguing in their own right, rather than from just a modern perspective. It will also pay greater attention to the historical context in which these debates and developments unfold. It is in this sense that FSTC will highlight the achievements of the Arabo-Islamic civilisation and point out significant innovations. More attention will also be given to the contribution of other non-European cultures such as Chinese and Indian.
3. Use of Primary and Secondary Sources
Primary sources—critically established and philologically interpreted—will underpin all content; in other words, philology and historical criticism will consistently provide the interpretative framework in which to analyse the primary sources. This applies to both texts and visual representations.
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FSTC intends to further explore the scientific cultural interactions between the Muslim world, India and China, and bring to the public domain informative stories following the similar outreach initiatives to those about interactions with Greek civilization.
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The new approach highlights instances where the medieval Islamic tradition – although drawing on Greek ideas – went new ways by recognizing new phenomena, developing new applications, and progressing methodologically and epistemologically. Importantly, however, the yardstick by which we measure innovations will not just be whether or not modern science recognises its usefulness or effectiveness, but they will also be judged on their own merits in the context of their time.


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Oxford University Press, 1998 - Medical - 152 pages
The investigation and management of infertility has progressed radically since the advent of in vitro fertilisation. It has ceased to be the province of the gynaecologist alone, and the practice of modern fertility medicine may require the co-operation of gynaecologists, andrologists, endocrinologists, embyologists, geneticists, general scientists, psychologists, radiologists, nurses, ultrasonographers, social workers, medical administrators, and lawyers. Many of these do not have a medical background and fewer still have knowledge of the gynaecological terms which are still in predominant use. Furthermore, scientific advances have led to the introduction of techniques and terms unfamiliar to the non-scientist, including the gynaecologist. This dictionary of reproductive medicine, the first of its kind, has been conceived to address the concerns of all of these groups.
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Orion's project has déjà vu effect
Arena Place nearly completes what began about 15 years ago.
Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell was one of a few dozen local officials and business leaders on hand for Orion Construction's recent reception to reveal the details of its new $28 million, mixed use development called Arena Place.
"Isn't it astounding to see what has happened south of Fulton Street in the last decade and a half? We're rebuilding this area. This is the heart of Grand Rapids," said the mayor.
Heartwell made his remarks on the sixth floor of the building at 25 Ottawa Ave. NW, once known as Arena Station. That's what people called the building back in 1997, when Orion Construction's director of business development, John Wheeler, shared his vision for the blocks south of Van Andel Arena with the Business Journal — the same blocks to which Heartwell was referring.
Wheeler, then an integral part of Rockford Construction, stood on the same sixth floor of Arena Station, which his firm was renovating at the time, and told the Business Journal he could see block after block of dilapidated and vacant warehouses south of the arena being converted into one of the city's most vibrant sectors.
Wheeler and his partner at Rockford Construction, Michael VanGessel, then hooked up with Peter Secchia and the Richard DeVos family to redevelop those blocks one building at a time. Their most notable project was Cherry Street Landing, which put about a dozen structures south of the arena back into play and back on the tax roll.
"We've had a multitude of success in the city, but we're running out of space," said Wheeler at the Orion reception.
Wheeler served as the master of ceremonies, so to speak, for Orion Construction when he told the influential crowd that the new Arena Place will be a $28 million, 210,000-square-foot development that will give downtown its first Class A office address since 1993, 75 market-rate residential units and about 13,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space stretched across the base of the structure.
Wheeler then introduced the building's first office tenants by calling Hanon McKendry and Mindscape partners with Orion in the aggressive project.
"We've had our offices in the Arena South area even before the arena was built," said Bill McKendry, founder and chief creative officer of Hanon McKendry.
"It's been amazing to see the transformation over the past 20 years," he added, "and it's going to be very gratifying to partner in the continued renewal and transformation of this area in years ahead."
Wheeler then announced that Mertiage Hospitality will locate its first downtown restaurant in 5,800 square feet at the building's corner at Ottawa Avenue and Weston Street. He also called Meritage President and CEO Robert Schermer Jr. a partner in the project.
"We are very excited about the opportunity to create a unique restaurant presence in downtown Grand Rapids and about the possibility of another innovative partnership with Orion," said Schermer.
Wheeler noted his firm and Schermer's hospitality group are working together on Meritage's new Freighters Restaurant, which will be part of a new $24 million convention center in Port Huron.
Wheeler also said the financing of Arena Place would be investor driven by a $20 million loan, $3 million in private equity, and the rest coming from available incentives such as a brownfield designation. He then thanked city officials and members of the Downtown Development Authority, which is selling the Area 1 parking lot to Orion for the development, for their encouragement and partnership.
"We're getting a lot of national attention and most of it is due to Mayor George Heartwell," he said.
"This is great news for our city. It's a great investment. Welcome to the neighborhood," said Heartwell in return.
Concept Design is the architect for the project and will seek LEED certification for it. The development also will offer below-ground parking as well as a surface lot on the building's west side.
Orion Construction plans to start work in December and have everything done in the spring of 2015.


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The trend for job ads is to appear online; but don't overlook the profusion of classified print ads in newspapers and in specialized publications during your job search. The Help Wanted section in newspapers and other publications can still yield valuable job leads. Job searching has become too complex and too challenging to ignore print media.
Conventional wisdom contends that print classified advertising is valuable mainly for hourly and lower-wage jobs. There's nothing wrong with that, given the wide range of job seekers from high school students to retirees to those who want a second (or third!) job.
Newspapers are still a common method of looking for a job in many regions of the United States; and many job seekers are checking both newspaper ads and Internet job postings as part of their job search efforts.
Most help-wanted sections have found second homes online, so that you can search for jobs in the touch-and-feel comfort of the pages in your own familiar newspaper or on your favorite newspaper's Web site. Moreover, employers who advertise with print ads often request that you send your resume online to them.
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Financial Crisis: Lessons of the Rescue, A Drama in Five Acts
Five years after the near-collapse of the global financial system, Americans could justifiably celebrate victory.
After all, the U.S. economy is growing, and, measured per capita, is back to where it was before the crisis. Unemployment is falling. Banks have regained their vigor and paid back nearly all the $245 billion taxpayers pumped into them. The stock market has recovered all the ground it lost. So has household net worth.


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There was a little bit of good news from Hong Kong this week — and more bad news — for those who hope for more transparency and democracy in the territory and less of Beijing's heavy-handed efforts to mold the Special Administrative Region along the lines of its own closed-door secrecy-laden modus operandi.
The good news was the territory's government backing away from efforts to pass a clause to the new Companies Ordinance that would limit information about company directors and secretaries. However, any spark of celebration was tempered by comments from the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau spokeswoman, who said the delay would give more room for "the community to reach a consensus."
The bad news came from Qiao Xiaoyang (喬曉陽), chairman of the law committee of China's National People's Congress, who said that regardless of how Hong Kong voters vote in the 2017 elections for the territory's chief executive, the final decision would rest with Beijing. He added that any consultation on electoral reform in the territory should not begin until most residents agree that anyone who "confronts" the central government in Beijing should not rule the territory.
In both instances, the inference is that the populace will be "consulted," ie, worn down through time and pressure, until they agree to what Beijing wants.
What Beijing wants is an end to demands for democracy and accountability.
The bid to limit what kind of information about a company's directors and secretaries would be accessible, such as no longer requiring them to provide their full identification numbers and residential addresses, came just months after Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) and former Chinese premier Wen Jiabao (溫家寶) were embarrassed by stories by Bloomberg and the New York Times about the massive accumulation of assets by members of their families. The information in those stories came from research into company records on file in Hong Kong.
However, it was not just journalists who have been fighting back against the push for more secrecy; trade unions and the Hong Kong Small and Medium Enterprises Association — not natural allies — found themselves in agreement on the need to preserve openness.
Details about a company's owners and top executives are crucial for conducting background checks on prospective business partners and helping employees trace business owners who abscond without paying wages, not to mention efforts to combat money laundering and tax evasion. The protests were about preserving and ensuring accountability.
While one might hope that the decision to shelve the proposal was a victory for common sense, what passes for common sense in Beijing is often not what people elsewhere would call it. Common sense was allegedly the impetus for Qiao's comments about Hong Kong's future leaders. It would be "illogical for someone who confronts the central government to be the chief executive," Qiao said in remarks published on the Web site of Beijing's liaison office in Hong Kong.
Embarrassing is more like it.
It certainly would be an embarrassment for Beijing to have to deal with a leadership in Hong Kong that was actually representative of, and willing to stand up for, the aspirations and desires of Hong Kongers — just as it has been embarrassing for Xi, Wen and their allies to have to deal with truths found in public data.


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Goal #6: Resources and Infrastructure
**The below information is from the 2006-2016 UIS Strategic Plan. For information on the current 2018-2028 Strategic Compass, visit https://www.uis.edu/strategiccompass/ **
UIS has lofty goals and an inspiring vision. Many of the action steps expressed in the five previous goals require the allocation of new resources – financial, human, and physical. UIS will identify the resources needed to implement those goals and to address longstanding concerns. This goal is designed to support the other five goals and therefore requires a different structure.
Summary of Resources Needed for Goals #1 – #5 of this Strategic Plan (additional detail in Section 3 of the plan):
1) Financial Resources
UIS will take the necessary steps in the next five years to prioritize financial needs, especially the ones in this strategic plan. We will make the decisions necessary to pursue our vision. Following are expenditures that we estimate for implementation of A Brilliant Future.
- Estimate of increase in operating budget (recurring) $4,351,000.
- Estimate of one-time expenditures (nonrecurring) 95,000.
2) Human Resources
The initiatives and projects in this plan will require the hiring of additional staff or reallocation of current staff. We estimate adding an additional 31 FTE over the next five years – an increase of about 6% of our current staff.
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'Powerless' and 'Geeks, Girls and Secret Identities'
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Look from Melissa Oxborrow, the new youth services librarian at the Lincoln
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What does it take to be a
real hero? Twelve-year-old Daniel Corrigan is about to find out... .
When Daniel first moves to Noble's Green, he just wants to make friends,
even if the kids are a bit odd. Before long he realizes the kids of Noble's
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can turn invisible, and another can control electricity. Most use their
powers for good, until mysteriously, they lose their abilities and the
memory of them when they turn 13 years old. What is happening?
Eric, their leader, thinks there is a super-villain who is somehow
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"Geeks, Girls and Secret Identities," by Mike Jung,
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Arthur A. Levine Books, 2012, 320 pages
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While one might have thought that Bieber's first foray into beauty would involve hair products, it turns out the pop star will be diving into fragrance -- though by taking an unconventional route.
WWD has reported that 16-year-old Justin Bieber (of "Bieber fever" notoriety) will be launching his first scent, but not in a bottle: Bieber will launch "My World," a unisex fragrance, by infusing dog tags and wristbands with the scent. The smelly products are set to hit Wal-Mart shelves on -- get ready for it -- Black Friday.
How's the smell-testing going? As Bieber told WWD -- apparently "over instant message" -- he's been directly involved with a lot of the behind-the-scenes work, spending some of his day smelling various samples. "One of them smelled too young, too fruity," the star told WWD. "One was really good."
Granted, Bieber is setting the bar at a pretty commercial level, since he apparently likes how Britney Spear's perfume smells on the ladies. "It smells good," Bieber said.
While Bieber told WWD that he was open to possibly collaborating on a new shoe line (apparently, the boy loves shoes), it sounds like his legions of fans will likely have to wait some time for him to launch any kind of hair-affiliated product, since the star also said he's considering changing his hair or even shaving it off entirely for his next album.


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Planets aligned when the Movie Gods paired Vin Diesel with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnsonfor Fast Five. It was like muscular chocolate was discovering steroid-enhanced peanut butter for the first time. Some steakheads were just meant to collaborate. Other acting partners strike us as… well, strange.
Take Johnson and Oscar winner Susan Sarandon, for example. The Hollywood Reporter says the actress is in negotiations to work together with the actor in Snitch, an action thriller screenwriter Ric Roman Waugh says was inspired by a Frontline documentary. Johnson would play a suburban father devastated by the news that his teenage son has been sentenced to a lengthy jail sentence on trumped-up drug charges. In an effort to reduce his son's sentence, the father agrees to go undercover in the drug dealer's cartel in hopes of delivering the criminal to law enforcement officials.
So far, so good. That part seems tailored to Rock's strengths, literally and metaphorically. Sarandon, meanwhile, would play a U.S. attorney who latches on to the protagonist's mission because she believes the high-profile drug bust will boost her career. Mind you, Sarandon is lovely, talented and 64 years old, so any character she plays likely would be thinking of retirements and pensions instead of career jolts. But the part was rewritten from male to female to accommodate an interested Sarandon, so maybe it can be rewritten again to explain that odd point.
Not that Sarandon is contemplating retirement. She recently wrapped production on I Hate You, Dad with Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg. She's also set to appear in Gently Down the Stream, opposite Robert De Niro, as well as The Company You Keep, directed by Robert Redford. The actress is currently working on Cloud Atlas with Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis. Snitch, if it happens, likely would fall after that, which means we have time to wrap our brains around a Rock-Sarandon outing.


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Special thanks to Alona at Gould Genealogy for coming up with the Family History Through the Alphabet challenge!
B is for BACHELOR!
It doesn't happen often, but every once in a while you come across someone (in your collateral lines, obviously) who was a bachelor. Never married. No children. They can't possibly be of any genealogical value, right?
This couldn't be further from the truth.
For example, my great granduncle Eugene L. Stiker (brother to my great grandmother Lucile (Stiker) Crowe, was never married and never fathered or adopted any children. However, I happened to get my hands on an Affidavit of Heirship that the attorney for his estate prepared. Let me tell you, it is chock full of valuable information!
It starts by naming his mother, including maiden name, and father, detailing how many times and to whom they were married, when they died, and how many children they had. Granted, no exact dates were given, but at least it gives me a sort of timeline to narrow the search field.
Then the next generation (all of Eugene's siblings) was detailed the same way, finally ending up with a complete list of ... wait for it ... all the nieces, nephews, and decedents who inherited from Eugene's estate!
Happy dance, anyone?
Thursday, June 21, 2012
B is for ... BACHELOR!
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Labels: Crowe, Family History Alphabet, Stiker
2 comments:
- Dee said...
What a gold mine! That would keep me doing the happy dance for a while.
- June 24, 2012 at 8:51 AM
- Fi said...
I love those sort of documents that could've been subtitled "Hey, here's a list of family members who could be of interest".
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Throw Me a Bar: A Guide to On-Course Nutrition
Racing IRONMAN has been compared to a rolling buffet. Here's how to maximize your on-course options.
by Becky Simon, RD
A nutrition plan is just as essential to your race as having a plan that addresses pacing, exertion and your overall goals. Consistent fueling and hydrating is the backbone of training and racing. "You need calories, and lots of them. Bottom line, you can't do an IRONMAN on electrolytes and water," explains professional athlete and world champion Mirinda "Rinny" Carfrae.
Unfortunately, there is no universal plan that works for every athlete. Moreover, there is no one plan that always works every time. The key to nailing nutrition is to train your body to tolerate your chosen fuel source, to fuel often and consistently and most of all, maintain your flexibility. "You hope that plan A works, but you need a plan B and even C," Carfrae says. "A race can be won or lost based on your nutrition plan so you need to put it to the test and be ready to shift it as needed."
There is no cookie-cutter solution to your race-day nutrition needs, but the guidelines below will support you in building your nutrition plan.
Fueling choices: What's on the menu?
Choosing a combination of carbohydrates, such as combining glucose and fructose, increases carbohydrate oxidation rates by 20 to 50 percent. Translation: more fuel to your muscles and less sitting in your gut, which can cause gastrointestinal discomfort.
During training, build up your calorie intake until you find a range that works for you, and with a good mix of solid and liquid calories. Athletes need to find a balance of carrying fuel, stashing fuel in their special needs bag and relying on on-course nutrition. Training with on-course nutrition options is key, so you won't shock your system come race day. For example, if you prefer to carry your nutrition with you, but happen to drop a Bonk Breaker Energy bar while adjusting your sunglasses, you can stick to your plan by picking up another bar at the next aid stations.
As Carfrae explained, you need a plan B and C in case plan A breaks down. Know what's on course and train with it, whether you're planning to depend on it or use it as a back-up plan.
Show me the numbers: How much is enough?
Going into exercise, your body can store an average of 2,000 carbohydrate calories in the form of muscle and liver glycogen and glucose in your bloodstream. After about 60 to 90 minutes you burn through your carbohydrate stores and your body requires consistent fueling to avoid the dreaded "bonk."
Top off your glycogen stores with 200 to 300 calories, 30 to 60 minutes before exercise. Eat a carbohydrate-rich snack that's easy on your stomach and that you've used in training. Some pre-exercise snacks ideas include toast with nut butter, a Bonk Breaker bar, a banana and yogurt or oatmeal with milk.
Your fueling needs increase as the duration of exercise exceeds two to three hours. For 70.3 and IRONMAN athletes, aim to consume 45 to 90 grams of carbohydrate (which comes out to 180 to 360 calories) per hour. During exercise, your body will oxidize about one carbohydrate gram per minute, even when large amounts of carbohydrates are ingested.
Timing: When should you fuel?
The trick is avoiding the bonk long before it happens. You may not feel hungry, but you still need to fuel. You can manage your carbohydrate load by fueling consistently and often.
Some athletes find fueling every 15 to 20 minutes is helpful, while others focus on consuming "x" amount of fuel by a specific time period or distance of the race. Research has found that cycling provides the best opportunity to ingest larger amounts of fluid and fuel, specifically solid nutrition. "I like to 'front load' my nutrition on the bike with solid calories. Bonk Breakers really settle my stomach and give me lasting fuel throughout the day," says professional triathlete Beth Walsh.
Training doesn't stop when your workout is done, so don't forget to refuel immediately after exercise and maintain a healthy, balanced diet.
This article is sponsored by Bonk Breaker, the official energy bar of U.S. IRONMAN events. To find out more about the elite athletes behind the real-food bars, or to purchase bars, go to bonkbreaker.com.


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If you're a fan of the public radio storytelling show This American Life and own an iPad, I'm sure you'll be thrilled the show now has an app of its own. You can stream the ENTIRE archive of shows (which goes back to 1995), listen to new episodes live, and cache three at a time for offline listening. You can also listen to individual segments, search out specific contributors, and keep track of all the episodes you've heard. As a test of your fandom, however, you'll be required to pay $5 for this app. [iTunes]
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John Silva was a four-year starter on the offensive and defensive lines for the Kings Point football team and was a captain and four-year letter winner for the Kings Point track team. He was named First Team Little All-America as a senior and received the 1963 Adm. Stedman Trophy.
Silva was also named one of the best collegiate tackles on the east coast as a senior. In track, Silva was the Collegiate Track Conference shot put champion and was the Long Island Collegiate Conference shot put and discus champion. He set Kings Point records in the shot put his junior and senior years.


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Has the time come for you to get out of the dorm and move into an off campus PUC apartment? Perhaps the options available from the Purdue University Calumet housing office no longer meet your needs and you would like to find a cheap apartment close to the PUC campus. If so, you can search for off campus Purdue University Calumet apartments with MyNewPlace's college housing search.
Although Purdue University Calumet student housing may be very conveniently close to campus, moving to an off campus apartment can be a great way to save money, put some distance in between yourself and an RA, get accustomed to living in your own apartment and building up rental history.
PUC apartments for rent are available close to campus and in other neighborhoods around Hammond, Indiana. Using our map based university apartment finder, you can find off campus housing near campus to ensure you can still get to all the PUC games and make it to class on time.
We can help you find off campus PUC apartments that will best suit your collegiate lifestyle; search Purdue University Calumet apartments by the number of bedrooms, price, neighborhood or a range of other amenities.
Have more questions? Check out our articles with renter tips in our apartment guide and search through http://www.calumet.purdue.edu/.


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Brizard on Homan: "We are looking forward to adding Emily back into the lineup. Coming back from an ACL injury suffered in the second game of the year, she will provide depth to our outside positions."
In 2010 (Sophomore): After starting each of Tech's first two games in her sophomore season, Emily had to take a medical redshirt due to a season-ending knee injury.
In 2009 (Freshman): Emily played in 19 games for the Golden Eagles, making just three starts. She added some spark off the bench as she logged 710 minutes of playing time.
HIGH SCHOOL: Emily is a mid-fielder who led her
team in assists at Naperville North High School in Naperville, Ill.
A four-year starter, she led her team to conference and regional
championships in 2007. Emily was also a two-time academic
all-conference selection.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Brian and Jackie Homan...born May 24, 1991...full name is Emily Anastasia Homan.


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We endured all of that...all the incessant and mind-numbing ads, all the acrimony by candidates and activists, all the pointless prognosticating by analysts and experts, all the intense build-up and hype...just to have it fizzle in the end with a humdrum election day that resulted in no change of power in the presidency, house, or senate? I wanted drama dang it! Actually I wanted an electoral college tie, that would have livened things up in a way that has never happened before.
Oh well, Bill you have to be as disappointed in Virginia as I am in Kentucky, but at least you got a continuation for at least two years (probably four) of the federal gridlock you are always saying is good. Congratulations on that!


text: Kirn explains how he was duped by a murderous liar who claimed to be Clark Rockefeller — a real-life Mr. Ripley who, in Kirn's words, turned out to be "the most prodigious serial imposter in recent history." Kirn's amazing book, Blood Will Out, was an Amazon Best Book of the Month selection. He is interviewed by Amazon Senior Books Editor Neal Thompson.


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"The Lone Ranger" trailer unveiled at Comic-Con
(CBS/AP) SAN DIEGO - Johnny Depp made a splash at Comic-Con on Thursday, and he wasn't even there.
About 6,000 fans got a first look at "The Lone Ranger," which stars Depp as Tonto, during Disney's panel at the San Diego Convention Center.
Pictures: Johnny Depp
Pictures: Stars at Comic-Con 2012
Depp wears long hair and full-face makeup to portray the Lone Ranger's Native American companion. The brief clip hinted at the character's craftiness, with one scene showing him riding beneath a speeding train. It also offered a peek at Armie Hammer as the Lone Ranger and Helena Bonham Carter as a dame of interest, amid a backdrop of trains crossing the Western desert. Jerry Bruckheimer is producing the film.
The studio unveiled the footage at the conclusion of its panel presentation that included glimpses of Tim Burton's "Frankenweenie," Sam Raimi's "Oz: The Great and Powerful" and the video-game romp "Wreck-It Ralph," which features the voices of Sarah Silverman and John C. Reilly.
"The Lone Ranger" is directed by Gore Verbinski, who worked with Depp on the first three "Pirates of the Caribbean" films and the animated "Rango." It is set for release next summer.
Comic-Con continues through Sunday.


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Carbon-nanotube arrays take heat off chips
Keywords:carbon-nanotube? thermal? heat sink? Purdue?
A carbon-nanotube-based thermal material has been crafted by researchers at Purdue University to transfer heat away from the densely packed transistors that are increasingly being crammed onto silicon chips. The researchers claim that the material transfers heat away from chips to any heat sink faster than the liquid-cooled method used by many of today's manufacturers.
"Carbon nanotubes have excellent heat conduction properties," said Timothy Fisher, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue University. "The performance that we see with nanotubes is significantly better than comparable state-of-the-art commercial materials." Fisher performed the work with his student, doctoral candidate Jun Xu.
Heat sinks traditionally use metal fins to dissipate heat into the air. Even liquid-cooling fins, which circulate water through their inside channels to an externally cooled reservoir, still need to transfer the heat from the silicon chip to the heat sink. Ordinarily, an electrical insulator like mica, which nevertheless conducts heat, is used between the silicon chip and the heat sink. A thermal-transfer paste is applied to both sides of the mica before it is inserted between the chip and heat sink.
The Purdue researchers contend that a carbon nanotube can transfer heat from the chip through the mica and to the sink more that three times more efficiently than paste.
Like Velcro
"We have seen a strong synergistic effect by using acombination of nanotube material and traditional interface materials," said Fisher. "The two pieces come together in such a way that they facilitate heat flow, becoming the thermal equivalent of Velcro."
Under the microscope, the nanotube-based materials look like carpets of tiny cylinders, each of which enhances the flow of heat away from chips. They fill the gaps between the chips and heat sinks that are normally occupied by mica and paste.
The researchers have experimented with several varieties of nanotube-based thermally conducting materials, but thus far they have found that the Velcro-like nanocarpet approach produces the best results. The carbon nanotube arrays provide a thermal interface that conducts heat several times more efficiently than conventional thermal interface materials at the same temperatures, according to Fisher and Xu.
"We coat both sides of the interface with nanotubes, which doesn't create a strong mechanical bond but greatly facilitates heat flow," said Fisher.
Fisher and Xu described their results in the May issue of the International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. There they compared their nanotube-based materials with traditional thermal interface materials and with several combinations of the two. Dry CNT arrays produce a thermal interface resistance of 19.8mm2 Kelvin per watt. The combination of a CNT array and a phase-change material produced an even lower minimum resistance, of 5.2mm2 K/W.
Nanotubes provide ballistic transport of electrons by offering almost no resistance as they travel from one end to the other. Likewise, nanotubes transfer heat with much less thermal resistance. A typical mica- and paste-based heat sink will rise in temperature about 15°C when a microprocessor or power transistor starts heating up. But the Purdue researchers claim their nanotube-based material only rises in temperature about 5°, effectively transferring three times as much heat across to the sink.
The carbon nanotube arrays were synthesized directly on silicon wafers using plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. They were tested on a one-dimensional reference bar in a high vacuum with radiation shielding. Temperatures were measured with an infrared camera.
The researchers used nanotubes whose diameters varied in size, ranging from single-walled diameters of less than 1 nanometer to multiwalled diameters of more than 100nm. They are still working to achieve just the right combination of sizes for specific heat sink application.
The material is being developed for commercial applications by Nanoconduction Inc. (Sunnyvale, Calif.). In addition to Nanoconduction, several other commercial and military contractors are cooperating with the Purdue researchers to craft formulations for specific applications in computer, telecommunications and power electronics for aircraft, ships and vehicles.
The research was funded by Purdue's Cooling Technologies Research Center, of which Nanoconduction is a member, as well as the National Science Foundation. The researchers are also cooperating with colleagues at the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Birck Nanotechnology Center at Purdue's Discovery Park.
- R. Colin Johnson
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Limbs 4 Kids families have been selected to participate in the 2018 'Special Children's Christmas Party' events held across Australia. These events are sponsored by a wide range of donors and businesses, and it is wonderful that children with limb differences are being invited to attend again this year. Children and siblings will have a great time […]Find out more »


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These maps of the OU campus should let you find the Catering Hub, where we meet from 12:15 on Tuesday Lunchtimes (actually, it seems to be marked as Beale Suite in very small writing just above where it says Walton Hall, centre left). Alternatively here is a Google map, but the photo is several years old and several building projects out-of-date, so it shows a courtyard where there is now a sort of cafe area with sofas and low tables.
This map of central Milton Keynes may help you to locate the Wetherspoons pub in Central Milton Keynes where we gather from 6:15pm on Tuesday evenings. The pub is the right-most brown rectangle, just under Bouverie Square. If you walk up Midsummer Boulevard starting at the station, it is on your left after a few hundred metres. As you go in the door to the pub, look for us on the left. Do not be confused by the fact that there is another Wetherspoons owned pub (The Secklow Hundred) also on Midsummer boulevard.
Lots of club members go to lots of go tournaments. This means that wecan share the driving and then go out for a meal afterwards as a group. Our results in tournaments range from brilliant to disastrous.
Once a year until 2016 we ran our own tournament in Milton Keynes and hopefully will do so again sometime. You can see the results of the tournaments by following the appropriate links: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, more ....
In 2001 we introduced an innovation as a side event: the Milton Keynes go board.
We like to introduce new people to the game. Go is quite an easy game to learn, it is only winning that is difficult. We can teach you to play in a lunchtime or evening.
To find out more just turn up to one of our meetings or contact Tim Hunt, 07850 119939.
Alternatively, you can add yourself to our email contact list which is run for us on the OU's list system. You need to enter your email address, then find the list called 'club-go-list'.
Comments on this page to Tim Hunt.


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The Bankruptcy Risk Meter gives a visual representation of how likely a company is to head into serious financial difficulty within the next two years.
The meter is derived from the Altman Z-Score, a statistical bankruptcy indicator generated from a set of balance sheet ratios. If the meter is in the safe zone (*indicating a Z-Score greater than 3*) the financial health of the company is good, whereas a company is in serious trouble if the meter is in the distress zone (*indicating a Z-Score less than 1.8*). Tests have shown that the Distress Zone is 80-90% accurate in predicting bankruptcy.
The Altman score is based on multi-variate analysis. However, the following tests give an indication for the key factors driving the Z-score (by assessing whether 1&1 Drillisch AG is closer to the average value for bankrupt vs. non-bankrupt firms):
For further information on how the Z-Score is calculated click here.
For a list of the stocks with the worst Altman Z Scores click here.


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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Brandeis University volleyball team posted a 1-2 record this weekend at the first University Athletic Association round robin of the season at Case Western Reserve University. The Judges capped the weekend with a 3-0 sweep of the University of Rochester (25-20, 25-18, 25-23) on Sunday morning. On Saturday, Brandeis suffered 3-0 losses at the hands of 18th-ranked Chicago (15-25, 15-25, 16-25) and No. 9 Washington University (14-25, 10-25, 17-25). The Judges' record now stands at 9-12 overall, 1-2 in the UAA.
In the win over Rochester, Brandeis never trailed in the first two sets. Coach Michelle Kim's squad jumped out to a 16-7 lead in the first set thanks to fine serving by junior MB Carly Gutner-Davis (Del Mar, Calif./Canyon Crest Acad.). Gutner-Davis served the first four points of the set, then helped the Judges increase their advantage by serving six in a row. She finished with three service aces in the set.
The second set was tied at 5-5 when the Judges scored 15 of the next 20 points, doubling the Yellowjackets at 20-10 on a kill by sophomore setter Maggie Swenson (East Lyme, Conn./East Lyme). Swenson also helped Brandeis snap the 5-5 tie with two assists and three aces in a 7-0 run.
Brandeis faced their first deficit of the match in the third set, trailing by as many as five points early on. The Judges didn't regain the lead until late. Trailing 21-18, Brandeis scored seven of the last nine points. They took advantage of six UR errors in that span - five attacks and one service - to close out the match. The lone earned point in the run came on an Elsie Bernaiche (Plantsville, Conn./Southington) service ace.
For the match, Brandeis had one fewer total kill, 30-29, but committed eight fewer attack errors and four fewer service errors, while serving three more aces. The Judges owned a .127 hitting percentage to just .048 for the Yellowjackets. Junior OH Liz Hood (Albuquerque, N.M./Albuquerque Acad.) led all players with 10 kills and a .276 hitting percentage (10 K-2 E-29 TA). She also had two block assists. Bernaiche had a match-high 21 digs, while senior OH Si-Si Hensley (Fullerton, Calif./Troy) had seven kills and 15 digs. Swenson finished with 25 assists.
On Saturday, Brandeis opened UAA play against #18 Chicago and the Judges were unable to overcome the Maroons' balance. Hood led all players with 13 kills, and Hensley had seven, but that accounted for 20 of the team's 28 kills in the match. Chicago, on the other hand had two players with eight kills and another with nine as they finished with 37 kills. UC also committed just six attacking errors, while Brandeis tripled that amount, as the hitting percentages were .356 for Chicago and .115 for the Judges. The Maroons also had strong net play, with 12 team blocks to just one for Brandeis.
Against UC, in addition to Hood - who also had 11 digs for Brandeis's only double-double of the weekend - and Hensley, senior setter Yael Einhorn (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East) recorded 25 assists in her first action since mid-September. Bernaiche also had a match-high with 14 digs.
Brandeis followed that match up with an even tougher Washington University squad, who held them to 14 kills and forced 25 attacking errors. The Bears had 41 kill and just nine errors on their part (.390 hitting percentage). Hood, Gutner-Davis and Summer Koop (Long Valley, N.J./West Morris Central) each had four kills to top the Judges, while Bernaiche managed a match-best 12 digs on the defensive end.
Brandeis has just one match, next Thursday at Emerson College, before returning to UAA play on October 19 and 20 at WashU. The Judges will take on No. 2 Emory, Carnegie Mellon, Case Western Reserve, and New York University in two weeks.


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