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Life Science: About the Course
About the Contributors
Series Producer
- Clive Grainger
- Shannon Densmore
- Chris Schmidt
- André Stark
Course Content Developer
- Dr. Douglas Zook, Boston University
- Dr. Linda Grisham, Lesley University
Science Studio Facilitator
- Dr. Eleanor Abrams, University of New Hampshire
Bottle Biology
- Dr. Paul Williams, University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Anna Lewicke
Featured Classrooms
- MaryAnn
Bernstein, Grade 3
Fox Hill Elementary School
Burlington, MA
- Mary
Bitterlich, Grade 3
Glennon Heights Elementary School
Lakewood, CO
- Sally
A. Florkiewicz, Grade 3
Glennon Heights Elementary School
Lakewood, CO
- LauraJo
Kelly, Grade 2
Public School 276
Brooklyn, NY
- Melissa
Minnick, Grade 5
Glade Elementary School
Walkersville, MD
- Gail
Modugno, Grade 5
Alice B. Beal Elementary School
Springfield, MA
- Stephanie
Selznick, Grade 1
Holmes School
Dorchester, MA
- Dr.
Kathleen Vandiver, Grade 6
Diamond Middle School
Lexington, MA
Content Advisors
- Dr. David Baum
University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Dr. Brian White
University of Massachusetts–Boston
Series Advisors
- Dr. Eleanor Abrams
University of New Hampshire
- Christina Bash
Salem, MA, Public Schools
- Dr. Cherry Brewton
Georgia Southern University
- Patricia Goodnight
Washington, DC, Public Schools
- Dr. Linda Grisham
Lesley University
- Dr. John Kania
Assumption College, MA
- Deborah Knight
Cambridge Friends School, MA
- Diane Lonergan
Bedford, NH, Public Schools
- Dr. Ann Haley Mackenzie
Miami University, OH
- Ellen Peterson
Weymouth, MA Public Schools
- Dr. Irwin Shapiro
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
- Jeff Winokur
Education Development Center, MA
- Dr. Douglas Zook
Boston University
Research Assistant
- Zoe McKiness
Series Editors
- Ian Albinson
- Steven J. Allardi
- Tom Lynn
- Douglas K. Plante
- Sandeep Ray
Additional Editing
- Len Gittleman
- Jim Shea
- Dr. Valerie Weiss
- Thomas Danielczik
- Clive A. Grainger
- Kevin Hartfield
- Gary Henoch
- Alex Griswold
- Tobias McElheny
- David Rabinovitz
- Sandeep Ray
- Mario Cardenas
- Joseph Chilorio
- Charlie Collias
- Robert Duggan
- Dennis Fry
- Lisa Haber-Thomson
- Chi-Yun Lau
- José Leon
- Tobias McElheny
- Andrew Neuman
- Juan Rodriguez
Studio Lighting Gaffers
- Jeffrey M. Hamel
- Lee-Anthony Holloway
Original Music
- Alison Reid
- Treble Cove Music
Graphic Design/Animation
- Ian Albinson
- Steven J. Allardi
- Mary Kocol
- Tom Lynn
3-D Computer Animation
- Chi-Yun Lau
- Raedia Sikkema
Web Design
- Alison Reid
Support Materials Developer
- Chris Irwin
Production Coordinator
- Lisa Friedman
Associate Producers
- Yael Bowman
- John D. Doan
- Janice Fuld
- Dr. Valerie Weiss
Production Assistants
- Carla Blackmar
- James Day
- Robert Duggan
- Lisa Haber-Thomson
- Pamelita Leefatt
- Lauren Peritz
Instructional Materials
- Investigating
Life Cycles
BSCS Science T.R.A.C.S.
Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company
- Causal Patterns in Ecosystems
Available through Project Zero: http://www.pz.harvard.edu/ This curriculum was developed with funding from the National Science Foundation (Grant No. REC-97255-2 and REC-0106988.) All opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
- Bones
and Skeletons
Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company
- Exploring with Wisconsin Fast
Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company
- Organisms
Science and Technology for Children
Carolina Biological Supply Company
- SCIS 3+ Life Cycles
Delta Education
- SCIS 3+ Communities
Delta Education
Cyanobacteria image
John Patchett (University of Warwick), Mark Schneegurt (Wichita State
University), and Cyanosite (www-cyanosite.bio.purdue.edu)
Reprinted from the Leeds National
Curriculum Science Support Project,
Leeds City Council/University of Leeds.
Channel Operations Manager
- Bev King
Director of Outreach
- Joyce Gleason
Outreach/Scheduling Consultant
- Dana Rouse
Outreach Coordinator
- Colleen Kern
Outreach Assistants
- Amy Barber Biewald
- Zenda Walker
Education Coordinators
- Jeff Peyton
- Alexander D. Ulloa
Financial Manager
- Oral Benjamin
- Linda Williamson
Project Manager
- Nancy Finkelstein
Executive Producer
- Alex Griswold
Executive Director
- Dr. Matthew H. Schneps
Course Developer
- Sue Mattson, Ph.D.
Sue Mattson received a B.A. in biology from the University of California at Berkeley, followed by a master's in biology and Ph.D. in science education from Florida State University. Dr. Mattson's dissertation focused on the dynamics involved as biologists and science educators worked together to develop a biology course for prospective elementary teachers. In addition to teaching biology at the high school, community college, and university levels, her experiences include curriculum development in the sciences and professional development for teachers. She has taught science-methods courses for early childhood and elementary education majors and served as an instructor in a Web-based distance learning course for practicing elementary teachers seeking master's or specialist's degrees in science and/or math education. She has worked previously with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in the following series: Case Studies in Science Education, The Next Move: Steps Toward Change in Elementary Math and Science, and Looking at Learning…Again, Part I.
Onscreen Guides
- Eleanor Abrams, Ph.D.
Dr. Eleanor Abrams is an associate professor at the University of New Hampshire. She is a member of the Department of Education and the interdisciplinary Natural Resources doctoral program. She earned her B.S. in wildlife biology and botany and her doctoral degree in science education from Louisiana State University (1994). Her research focuses on how students learn content and the scientific process through project-based and technology-enriched curricula. Dr. Abrams has developed environmental curriculum in which students work, often with scientists, on authentic research projects. One such project is the GLOBE program (Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment) where K-12 students monitor the environmental health of their local area and send the results to other schools and scientists via the World Wide Web.
- Linda Grisham, Ph.D.
Linda Grisham received a B.A. in biochemistry from the University of Chicago, followed by a Ph.D. in pharmacology from Stanford University. She has a deep commitment to science and math teacher preparation, particularly for those who teach in underserved communities. She has worked over the years as a research scientist (University of California–Santa Barbara and Brandeis University), science educator, curriculum developer, financial planner, community activist, and radio commentator. Now at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she has a joint appointment in the School of Undergraduate Studies, Natural Science Program, and the School of Education and teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses (physics, chemistry, modeling complex systems, pharmacology, and science education). Current projects include the co-creation/implementation of a fully online master's degree program, Science in Education Program for K-8 teachers with TERC, Inc., a science- and math-focused think tank. She is also a founding member of the Institute for African-American E-Culture.
- Paul Williams, Ph.D.
Dr. Williams has been a professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison since 1962. He attended the University of British Columbia as an undergraduate and received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Through his research addressing the diseases of cabbages in the state of Wisconsin was born the idea of developing a rapid cycling plant (Fast Plants) as a model for research with a wide range of biological and educational applications. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1978, was made a Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society in 1979 and served as its president in 1989, and received the Eriksson Gold Medal of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science in 1981. He served as Director of the Center for Biology Education on the Madison campus from 1989-1995 and was named Atwood Distinguished Professor in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1995. He became a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1996 and received an honorary D.Sc. from the University of British Columbia in 2001.
- Douglas Zook, Ph.D.
Dr. Zook is an associate professor of science education and biology at Boston University. He also directs the Master of Arts in Teaching program in science education. He is the co-founder and director of the Microcosmos Professional Development Program for Science Teachers and serves as president of the International Symbiosis Society. Dr. Zook received his Ph.D. from Clark University and did extensive postdoctoral symbiosis research at the University of Tuebingen as a Fulbright Scholar. Dr. Zook teaches a science methods course for students who intend to become biology instructors. He also currently teaches a graduate symbiosis course and an undergraduate global ecology course.
Curriculum Developers
Programs 1 and 7
- Dr. Herb Thier, SCIS 3+, Lawrence Hall of Science
Herbert D. Thier is currently an academic administrator emeritus at the Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley. Thier received his B.A. in physics and biology from the State University of New York, Albany, in 1953 and his M.A. in school administration in 1954. He received his Ed.D. in curriculum and administration from New York University in 1962. Since 1963, he has been leading instructional materials development and teacher enhancement projects in science at the Lawrence Hall of Science. In 1975, he received (with M. Linn), the JRST Research in Science Teaching Award of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. Thier received the Distinguished Service to Science Education Award of the National Science Teachers Association in 1994 and the Distinguished Service to Science Education Award of the Connecticut Science Supervisors Association in 1996.
Program 2
- Dr. Sally Goetz Shuler, Science and Technology for Children,
National Science
Resource Center
Sally Goetz Shuler is the executive director of the National Science Resources Center (NSRC), which is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and The National Academies. The mission of the NSRC is to improve the teaching and learning of science in the nation's schools. In addition to managing the NSRC's professional development and outreach activities, Dr. Shuler oversees the development, dissemination, and evaluation of curriculum and other teaching tools for students, including the NSRC's comprehensive science curriculum programs for K-8 students, Science and Technology (STC) and Science and Technology Concepts for Middle School Students (STC/MS).
Dr. Shuler has over three decades of experience working to improve K-12 science education at the local, national, and international levels. At the classroom level, she has ten years of experience as a high school biology, earth science, and mathematics teacher in both private and public schools. She has also been a science instructor for adult education in Fairfax County, Virginia. At the district level, she served for five years as the K-12 science resource specialist for the Fairfax County Public Schools, the nation's tenth largest school district. Dr. Shuler has an M.S. in environmental health sciences from George Washington University and a B.A. from Edinboro State University, with majors in biology and geology.
Program 3
- Dr. Rodger Bybee, Science TRACS (Teaching Relevant Activities
for Concepts and Skills), Biological Sciences Curriculum Study
Rodger W. Bybee is executive director of the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS), a nonprofit organization in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that develops curriculum materials, provides professional development for the science-education community, and conducts research and evaluation on curriculum reform. Prior to joining BSCS, he was executive director of the National Research Council's Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education (CSMEE), in Washington, DC. Between 1992 and 1995, he was associate director of BSCS. From 1972 to 1985, he was professor of education at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. He has been active in education for more than 30 years, having taught science at the elementary, secondary, and college levels.
Program 4
- Nancy Landes, Science TRACS, Biological Science Curriculum
Nancy M. Landes, Ph.D., currently serves as the director of the BSCS Center for Professional Development. She began her professional career as a classroom teacher, grades 4 and 5, and completed a master of arts in curriculum and instruction and a Ph.D. in science education at Michigan State University. She joined BSCS in 1983. Since joining, Dr. Landes has served as the project director of two major curriculum development projects—Science for Life and Living: Integrating Science, Technology, and Health and BSCS Science TRACS, both in elementary science education. In her role as the director of the Center for Professional Development at BSCS, Dr. Landes is the co-principal investigator of the SCI Center, an NSF-funded high school implementation and dissemination center. She has worked with NSTA to develop inquiry-based professional development materials and strategies within NSTA's Building a Presence for Science program. Landes is particularly interested in helping teachers make the connections between curriculum implementation, professional development, and student learning and in establishing the conditions that make possible the successful implementation of meaningful instructional materials and strategies in science classrooms.
Program 5
- Paul Williams, Exploring With Wisconsin Fast Plants, University
of Wisconsin
Listed above.
Program 6
- Karen Worth, Insights, Education Development Center, Inc.
Karen Worth has extensive experience in early childhood and elementary science education. She worked as a curriculum and staff developer for both the Elementary Science Study (ESS) and the African Primary Science Program at the Education Development Center in the 1960s. More recently, she was the principal investigator for the development of the Insights Curriculum. She also was principal investigator for a system-wide science education reform effort in Cleveland, Ohio, and works as a consultant and advisor to many urban systemic reform efforts across the country. She chaired the Working Group on Science Teaching Standards for the National Science Education Standards effort of the National Academy of Science and is currently co-principal investigator of the NSF-funded K-12 Science Curriculum Dissemination Center at EDC and the Toolkit for Early Childhood Science Education. She has also been a member of the Wheelock College faculty for over 30 years where she teaches early childhood and elementary education courses at the graduate level. She began her career in education as a teacher of young children in New York City and Boston and continues to work closely with teachers and children in classrooms.
Program 8
- Tina Grotzer, The Understandings of Consequence Project,
Project Zero
Tina Grotzer is a research associate at Project Zero. Her research focuses on topics at the intersection of cognition, development, and educational practice, such as the learnability of intelligence and how children develop causal models for complex science concepts. She works with students and teachers in several school systems on an ongoing basis, linking theory and practice such that they inform one another. She has studied cognitive development both as a teacher and as a researcher. Tina is co-principal investigator on the Understandings of Consequence Project, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The project has identified ways in which student explanations of scientific concepts have different forms of causality at the core than those of scientists. She received her Ed.D. in 1993, her Ed.M. in 1985 from Harvard University, and her A.B. in developmental psychology from Vassar College in 1981.
Program 1
- Gary Ruvkun, Ph.D.
Gary Ruvkun has been a professor of genetics at the Harvard Medical School since 1985. Professor Ruvkun received his Ph.D. in biophysics from Harvard University in 1982. Dr. Ruvkun's major research interests include neuroendocrine control of metabolism and aging, temporal patterning during development, regulatory RNAs, genomics, neuroendocrine regulation of molting, regulation of fat deposition, microbial diversity, and life on Mars. Over his career, Dr. Ruvkun has authored or co-authored over 90 scientific papers and has maintained a lab and active teaching schedule at the Harvard Medical School. He has received myriad honors for his work including, most recently, the 2001 National Institute of Health Merit Award.
Program 2
- Colleen M. Cavanaugh, Ph.D.
Dr. Colleen M. Cavanaugh is the Edward C. Jeffrey Professor of Biology in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. She received both an M.A. and a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1981 and 1985, respectively. Professor Cavanaugh's continuing research interests include prokaryote-eukaryote symbiosis, including its physiology, biochemistry, ecology, evolution, the co-evolution of host and symbiont, and the physiology, molecular biology, ecology, and evolution of autotrophs and methanotrophs, as well as microbial cycling of inorganic and organic compounds. In addition to her teaching responsibilities at Harvard, Dr. Cavanaugh is a Visiting Investigator at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and has ten deep-sea research cruises worldwide and twelve deep-sea dives on the submersible Alvin to her credit. She is the author or co-author of approximately 50 peer-reviewed scientific papers.
Program 3
- Sigal Klipstein
Dr. Klipstein is a fellow in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She has received two fellowships, one in medical ethics at Harvard Medical School, and the other in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Boston IVF and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Klipstein has lectured in both gynecology and medical ethics at the Harvard Medical School and has authored or co-authored over 10 original articles. She is a member of the New England Fertility Society, the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, and the Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.
Program 4
- Judith Sumner
Judith Sumner is a botanist who specializes in flowering plants, specifically their evolution, morphology, anatomy, and adaptations. She has taught extensively both at the college level and at botanical gardens. She served as education director at Garden in the Woods (New England Wild Flower Society) until she accepted her present position at Assumption College in Worcester, where she is a member of the natural sciences faculty. Sumner has published monographic studies in the American Journal of Botany, Pollen et Spores, and Allertonia. She monographed two families for recently published volumes of Flora Vitiensis Nova. Her first book, The Natural History of Medicinal Plants, was published in October 2000; her second, Domestic Botany: The Natural History of Household Plants, is due out in 2004.
- Dan Scheirer, Ph.D.
Dan Scheirer is an associate professor of biology and also directs the Electron Microscopy and Imaging Center at Northeastern. A plant biologist, Professor Scheirer's research has focused on studying patterns of plant cell development with diverse plants ranging from algae and mosses to flowering plants, including the plant model organism, Arabidopsis thaliana. Scheirer is also a forensic botanist who applies plant cell and molecular biology to the resolution of legal questions. A passionate teacher and classroom innovator, Scheirer teaches an introductory biology course as well as higher-level courses in plant biology, plant development, and electron microscopy. He has authored more than 50 scientific publications as well as essays for college texts and student study guides.
- Dan Cousins
Dan Cousins is the head grower at Wilson Farms in Lexington, Massachusetts, where he oversees the operation of a one-acre, fully computerized and automated greenhouse. Cousins earned his B.S. in botany at the University of Texas. After graduating, Cousins worked for five years in Texas as a commercial grower before being hired to serve as a grower at Cornell University. While at Cornell, he also taught a course on interior plantscaping.
Program 5
- Georgia Dunston, Ph.D.
Georgia Dunston is professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology at Howard University College of Medicine and founding director of the newly formed National Human Genome Center (NHGC) at Howard University. Her research on human genome variation in disease susceptibility has been the vanguard of current efforts at Howard University to build national and international research collaborations focusing on the genetics of diseases common in African Americans and other African Diaspora populations. Dr. Dunston is program director of the coordinating center for the Africa America Diabetes Mellitus Study, an international collaboration to study the genetics of type 2 diabetes in ancestral populations of African Americans, and the coordinating center for the African American Hereditary Prostate Cancer Study Network, a national cooperative formed to map and characterize genes for prostate cancer in African Americans. The NHGC is instrumental in bringing multicultural perspectives and resources to an understanding of knowledge gained from the Human Genome Project and research on human genome variation.
- Robert
Murray, Ph.D.
Robert Murray serves as professor of pediatrics and medicine and chief of the Division of Medical Genetics in the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health in the College of Medicine at Howard Medical School. In addition, he is a graduate professor and chairman of Howard's Graduate Department of Genetics and Human Genetics, which offers both M.S. and Ph.D. programs through the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He has authored or co-authored more than 80 publications, including four books: most recently, The Human Genome Project and the Future of Health Care. Dr. Murray is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a fellow and member of the board of directors of the Hastings Center, a fellow of the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and a former member of its governing council. He has been a member of the Mammalian Genetics Study Section of the Division of Research Grants, NIH; the National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council of NIGMS, NIH; and the Bioethics Advisory Committee to the Secretary of DHEW 1979-81. He is a member of the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Medical Genetics.
Program 6
- Jim Hanken, Ph.D.
James Hanken is the director of Harvard University's Museum of Comparative Zoology, where he also serves as the curator of Herpatology. Additionally, he serves as Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology. Hanken earned his Ph.D. at Berkeley and then worked on the faculty of Colorado State University for 16 years before coming to Harvard in 1999. His research interests include evolutionary biology, especially development, morphology, and systematics, and he works principally with amphibians. Professor Hanken oversees research efforts in Sri Lanka, Africa, and South America, and is currently engaged in his own fieldwork in Central America, where he is interested in describing new species of salamander. In addition to his work as a biologist, Professor Hanken has received awards for his nature and scientific photography.
- Douglas
Causey, Ph.D.
Douglas Causey is senior biologist at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, and serves as the chief ornithologist in the museum. He has authored more than 120 articles and books on natural history, biodiversity, and ornithology, and is actively engaged in research and public education. His research is focused on the coevolution and natural history of avian viruses, tropical biodiversity, and environmental security and sustainability. He has active research programs in the United States, throughout the Arctic, and in Central and South America. At present, he is undertaking a broad-scale survey of birds and avian disease pathogens along migration pathways ranging from Arctic Siberia and Alaska to both coasts of Costa Rica. He has been working for the past decade on various issues relating to national and international environmental policy and has published several recent articles on environmental security and the conservation of forests and biodiversity.
Program 7
- Aaron Ellison, Ph.D.
Aaron M. Ellison is senior research fellow in organismic and evolutionary biology at the Harvard Forest and adjunct professor in the graduate program in organismic and evolutionary biology at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He received a B.A. in 1982 from Yale University, and a Ph.D. from Brown University in 1986. In 1992, during his tenure as the Marjorie Fisher Professor of Environmental Studies at Mount Holyoke College, Dr. Ellison received the National Science Foundation's Presidential Faculty Fellow award for "demonstrated excellence and continued promise both in scientific and engineering research and in teaching future generations of students to extend and apply human knowledge." His research foci include: food web dynamics, community ecology of wetlands and forests, evolutionary ecology of carnivorous plants, and the application of Bayesian inference to ecological research and environmental decision-making.
- Marianne Farrington, Ph.D.
Marianne Farrington is the associate director of the Edgerton Research Laboratory at the New England Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Farrington earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry at Pennsylvania State University in 1987 before going on to Northeastern University to complete her post-doctorate work. In 1991, she joined the New England Aquarium's Edgerton Research laboratory. She began a course of work that led to the analysis of juvenile groundfish bycatch survival in Northwest Atlantic Fisheries. While at the Aquarium, Dr. Farrington also taught human genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology of the cell, as well as introductory biology courses through Northeastern University's division for returning adults, University College.
- Sanat Majumder, Ph.D.
Sanat Majumder is a professor emeritus of biology at Westfield State College. While active, Professor Majumder taught a variety of courses, including environmental biology; population, food, and nutrition; and plant physiology. In addition to teaching at Westfield State College, Professor Majumder taught at Smith College and St. Louis University. As a post-doctoral fellow, Majumder's research in radiation biology took him to Brookhaven National Laboratory and the University of Hawaii in Honolulu. Professor Majumder has published a book, The Drama of Man and Nature, as well as nearly 30 scientific papers. A native of India, Professor Majumder currently resides in Northampton, Massachusetts.
- Les Kaufman,
Les Kaufman is an associate professor of biology at Boston University. He also is a fellow at the Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology and a research scholar at the New England Aquarium. Professor Kaufman earned his Ph.D. at John Hopkins in theoretical ecology and evolutionary biology in 1980. His research is in evolutionary ecology and applied research in marine conservation biology, where his focus is on various fish ecologies. In 1997, Professor Kaufman started a research and graduate training effort to encourage a switch from classical fisheries to ecosystem-based marine resource management. The project is active in New England, East Africa, Florida, California, and the tropical Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and is also engaged with the New England Fishery Management Council and the California Department of Fish and Game.
Program 8
- Adrien Finzi, Ph.D.
Adrien Finzi is an assistant professor in Boston University's biology department. Professor Finzi earned his Ph.D. in 1996 at the University of Connecticut. His research interests include forest ecology, terrestrial biogeochemistry, and global change biology. Currently, his focus is in terrestrial biogeochemistry and global change biology. Specifically, he is investigating the effect of free-air CO2 enrichment on carbon-storage and nutrient cycling in a southern pine-hardwood forest. Professor Finzi is author or co-author on more than ten scientific papers.
- Charles Tyler
In 1989, Charles Tyler started work at the Professional Services Group, Inc., as an operations specialist on the Boston Harbor Project (BHP), where he contributed to operational planning and operational review and input to the conceptual and detailed design of the 1.27 billion-gallon-per-day wastewater facility on Deer Island. After working for over five years with the construction management firm on the BHP, Tyler "jumped the fence" and joined the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority as a project manager in the process group, a group of specialists who focused on punchlisting and construction turnover and start-up of the newly constructed facilities on Deer Island. Tyler, who began his career in wastewater operations in 1977, now works on operations and maintenance with technical and process issues in Deer Island's effort to keep the huge facility operating optimally.
- Nicky Sheats, Ph.D.
Dr. Sheats received his Ph.D. in the department of earth and planetary sciences at Harvard University in 2000, where his field of study was biological oceanography with a focus in stable isotope biogeochemistry. His doctoral dissertation focused on determining if sewage nitrogen was being incorporated into the food webs of the Delaware River Estuary and Massachusetts Bay. Currently Dr. Sheats is researching urban air pollution as a post-doctoral fellow at the Earth Institute at Columbia University.


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'Primeur' Rioja Launched
Thu 5 May 2005
According to the trade magazine Harpers, Codorniu owned Rioja producer Bodegas Bilbainas is laucnhing the first 'primeur' Rioja, available for shipping straight after bottling, despite it spending 15 months in oak.
'I suppose you could say it is a 'primeur' wineas, unlike the normal system in Rioja, we are letting the customer decide when they want to drink it, said technical direcotr Jose Hidalgo. 'They may prefer to drink the wine young or simply want to follow its development.'
Named after the vineyard where it is produced, Vicuana, the wine will be sold as 'Rioja'. Despite the wine spending enough time in new French oak barrels to be labelled 'Reserva', it doesn't have the requisite bottle ageing stipulated by the DO.
A blend of 75% Tempranillo and 25% Graciano from 25 year-old vines, the release price is likely to be around £15. Around 20,000 cases of the first vintage, 2003, have been made, with around 10% of the production expected to reach the UK.
Harpers Magazine

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Sami and EJ have Johnny at the Horton Square. Sami wears spectacles and acts meek as EJ says they've something to celebrate. They race to the pub for ice cream.
Days Recap: Hike!
Things with Chyka get intense, Nicole stumbles upon something huge, and Abby's pressured into having a baking date with Johnny and EJ.
Rafe jokes at Club TBD that Lucas isn't a very good date considering he's on a call at the bar. Sheryl giggles. Meanwhile, when Lucas tells Kate Jordan's already on her way home, she hangs up on him. Sheryl takes a call from her mother while Rafe asks how Kate feels about him dating Jordan. Rafe cares about her. Lucas is sure she's okay with it. Sheryl returns and suggests Rafe call Jordan to say goodnight.
At Jordan's hotel room, Kate scrambles to put Jordan's belongings the way she found them. Jordan calls out to Arthur, saying she's home. She reads the mail and drops an envelope. When she picks it up, Kate grimaces from under the bed. A meow comes from across the room and Jordan goes to get her cat. She takes Rafe's call and they chit chat while Kate texts Lucas to get Jordan to return to the club.
Lucas excuses himself from Sheryl at the pub to tell Kate he has no idea how. At Jordan's, Kate's allergies act up and she stifles a sneeze.
Back at the club, Lucas trips Rafe and asks Sheryl to get Jordan to come back. At Jordan's, she gets the text and runs off, worried. Kate sneezes and tells the cat to stay away from her if he knows what's good for him.
Eric prays at the retreat. He tells Father Timothy he had an epiphany. Eric admits he was arrogant and selfish not to let God's will show him his path. He is ashamed he forgot that the sex tape affected the parishioners - not just him. Eric finally knows his path.
At Dr. Chyka's cabin, a shot rings out and hits Chyka's hidden safe. Daniel and Ricardo fight and Nicole grabs the gun. Daniel knocks Ricardo out and Nicole says, "You got him." Chyka, in his drugged state, repeats her. Daniel grabs the extra gun on Ricardo and runs outside to make sure he's alone. He returns. Ricardo came alone. He checks Ricardo's phone and notices texts from Bruno (Stefano) wondering where he is. Daniel texts "Bruno" that everything is fine and he returns the text, saying he's on the way. Daniel wants to drop Ricardo off at the train station. He tells Nicole to get Chyka to talk on video and then leave, immediately. He goes and Nicole interrogates Chyka. She gives him a football analogy to remind him how important this is. He tells her, "The boat is leaking. 34-75-15 hike!" Behind her, there's a bullet hole in the painting which conceals his safe. Nicole tries to inject him but he's free of his binds and grabs her. They struggle and he hits her and takes off in his car. Nicole notices the hole in the painting and removes it to find the safe. She recalls the combination and opens the safe and takes everything out.
Adrienne finds Abby at the Brady's pub. She was wrong to tell Jenn about seeing Abby with EJ but she did so out of concern. She goes into detail about how EJ threatened her last year but admits she now understands the reason was because he was defending the woman he loves. They discuss JJ's trial as Johnny rushes in. EJ and Sami follow. Johnny misses Abigail. Johnny has to bake cupcakes for school tomorrow and since Sami and EJ are busy, Adrienne offers Abby to help. Sami tells EJ he can help. Adrienne thanks EJ for saying such lovely things about her brother and his book. She leaves and Abby watches EJ with his family. Sami gushes to Abby about how happy she is to have someone she likes and trusts help Johnny.
Jordan returns to the club and Rafe assures her he's fine. She examines him and Sheryl gets ice. He's fine and walks her home. Lucas tells Sheryl he has a business call at the office and dashes off.
Lucas meets Kate at the park. She tells him about Jordan's fake IDs. Lucas says it doesn't mean anything. Kate says her PI will investigate and find something juicy. Lucas calls her sad and says Rafe trusts her and he won't be dragged down as collateral damage. He goes and Kate calls Ortiz. Rafe walks through the Horton Square with Jordan and they are happy Lucas and Sheryl are getting along well.
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Phil Parkinson is considering appealing against the dismissal of defender Andrew Davies after celebrating his first win as Bradford manager with a 1-0 victory over Torquay.
Davies, who joined Bradford on loan from Stoke a fortnight ago, was shown the red card by Hull referee Carl Boyeson following a 24th-minute challenge on Gulls midfielder Danny Stevens. Former Hull striker Craig Fagan scored in the 38th minute to secure a 1-0 victory - his first goal in his third league match for the Bantams.
Parkinson said: "I would have been disappointed if it had been a yellow card, but now he will miss three games because he has been shown a red card. We need to have a look at it. I will speak to the chairmen and make a decision about an appeal."
He added: "I had thought it was a bad decision, I am convinced the referee has got it wrong. You've got to be able to distinguish between a tackle with raised studs which injures a player and one which has won the ball.
"Referees are too quick to send players off. No-one goes out of his way to injure another player, although occasionally you might get a mistimed tackle.
"Fifteen or 20 years ago, there used to be retribution out there, but players are more honest with each other nowadays."
Parkinson was full of praise for the character shown by the Bradford players who overcame the handicap of being a man short to record only their second win of the season and his first in his seventh match in charge.
He added: "It was an honest, hardworking display of football. We went down to 10 men and sometimes you get a win against the odds, and that's what happened.
"Torquay are a good footballing team, and when you give a good team an extra man you can get punished, but the boys stuck to the roles we asked them to do and they were first class.
"We asked them to stay focused until the last minute, because if one man switches off and there is a weak link in the chain, you get punished. We tried to instil in them what it takes to win a game, and their determination was there in evidence."
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BAGHDAD - Iraqi authorities suspended the operating licenses of pan-Arab broadcaster Al-Jazeera and nine Iraqi TV channels on Sunday after accusing them of escalating sectarian tension. The move signaled the Shiite-led government's mounting worries over deteriorating security amid Sunni unrest and clashes that have left more than 180 people dead in less than a week.
The suspensions, which took effect immediately, appeared to target mainly Sunni channels known for criticizing Prime Minister Nouri al-Malik's government. Apart from Al-Jazeera, the decision affected eight Sunni and one Shiite channels.
The government's action comes as Baghdad tries to quell rising unrest in the country that erupted last week after Iraqi security forces launched a deadly crackdown on a Sunni protest site in the central city of Hawija, killing 23 people, including three soldiers.
Since then, more than 180 people have been killed in gunbattles with security forces and other attacks. The recent wave of violence follows more than four months of largely peaceful protests by Iraq's Sunni Muslim minority against Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government.
Iraqi viewers will still be able to watch the channels, but the suspensions issued by Iraq's Communications and Media Commission state that if the 10 stations try to work on Iraqi territory they will face legal action from security forces. The decree essentially prevents news crews from the stations from reporting on activities in Iraq.
Sunni lawmaker Dahfir al-Ani described the move as part of the government's attempts "to cover up the bloodshed that took place in Hawija and what is going on in other places in the country."
Al-Jazeera, based in the small, energy-rich Gulf nation of Qatar, said it was "astonished" by the move.
"We cover all sides of the stories in Iraq, and have done for many years. The fact that so many channels have been hit all at once, though, suggests this is an indiscriminate decision," it said in an emailed statement. "We urge the authorities to uphold freedom for the media to report the important stories taking place in Iraq."
The channel has aggressively covered the "Arab Spring" uprisings across the region, and has broadcast extensively on the civil war in neighboring Syria. Qatar itself is a harsh critic of the Syrian regime. The nation is a leading backer of the rebels and is accused by many supporters of the Iraqi government of backing protests in Iraq too.
Newspapers and media outlets sprang up across Baghdad after the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime in 2003, yet Iraq remains one of the deadliest countries for reporters with more than 150 killed since 1992, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Iraq and other governments across the Middle East have temporarily shut down Al-Jazeera's offices in the past because they were disgruntled by its coverage.
The other nine channels whose licenses were suspended by the Iraqi media commission are al-Sharqiya and al-Sharqiya News, which frequently criticize the government, and seven smaller local channels - Salahuddin, Fallujah, Taghyeer, Baghdad, Babiliya, Anwar 2 and al-Gharbiya.
The Baghdad-based Baghdad TV said the decision was politically motivated.
"The Iraqi authorities do not tolerate any opposite opinions and are trying to silence any voices that do not go along with the official line," said Omar Subhi, who directs the news section.
He added that the TV station was concerned about the safety of its staff, fearing that security forces might chase them.
In a statement posted on its website, the government media commission blamed the banned stations for the escalation of sectarian tension that is fueling the violence that followed the deadly clashes in Hawija.
Iraq's media commission accused the stations of misleading and exaggerated reports, airing "clear calls for disorder" and "launching retaliatory criminal attacks against security forces." It also blamed the stations for promoting "banned terrorist organizations who committed crimes against Iraqi people."
Osama Abdul-Rahman, a Sunni government employee from northern Baghdad, said the government is adopting a double-standard policy regarding media outlets by turning a blind eye on several Shiite channels that he claims also incite violence.
"The channels close to main Shiite parties and even the state-run television also broadcast sectarian programs promoting violence all the time, yet, nobody stops them," he added.
Erin Evers, a Mideast researcher for Human Rights Watch, called the government's claim that it moved against the channels because they were inciting sectarianism suspicious given its "consistent history of cracking down on media - particularly opposition media - during politically sensitive times."
"The cancellation of these stations' licenses is further evidence that the government seeks to prevent the coverage of news they do not like," she said.
She accused the Iraqi media commission of confusing coverage of a speech with sectarian overtones with the active promotion of sectarian violence. "These are two completely different things and the first is protected under international and Iraqi law," she said.
The decision to suspend the stations came as al-Maliki made a rare appearance at an official funeral for five soldiers killed on Saturday by gunmen in Sunni-dominated Anbar province. Local police in the province said the soldiers were killed in a gunbattle after their vehicle was stopped near a Sunni protest camp.
Authorities had given protest organizers a 24-deadline to hand over the gunmen behind the killing or face a "firm response." No one has been handed over and the deadline passed.
Wrapped in Iraqi flags, the five caskets were loaded on military trucks next to flower bouquets, as soldiers held pictures of the deceased and grieved families gathered outside the Defense Ministry building in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone.
In Saturday violence, gunmen using guns fitted with silencers shot dead two Sunni local tribal leaders in two separate drive-by shootings south of Baghdad.
Associated Press writers Adam Schreck and Sinan Salaheddin in Baghdad contributed.


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Carolee: Interview with Simon Pulse Executive Editor - Anica Rissi
Anica: I stumbled into my first editorial assistant job (working for David Levithan at Scholastic) through pure dumb luck, but I have always been a reader, a storyteller, and obsessed with words. I started out editing mostly middle-grade novels and series, including Candy Apple Books and The Princess School (a series I'm still proud of!), then moved to Simon Pulse in 2007 to focus exclusively on YA. This job is amazing. I get to work with words, stories, characters, and ideas, and with smart, interesting, creative people.
Carolee: Sounds like a dream job. Tell us what you do at Simon Pulse and what distinguishes a book as a Simon Pulse title.
Anica: Simon Pulse is a hardcover and paperback imprint with a focus on commercial fiction that appeals directly to teen readers. Our books range from dark to light, voice-driven to high-concept, realistic to paranormal, contemporary to dystopian, verse to prose.
One of my favorite things about being an editor is the opportunity to nurture and develop the careers of debut novelists. Debut novels from my 2009 list included two-time RITA nominee Nothing Like You by Lauren Strasnick, Crash Into Me by Albert Borris, Pure by Terra Elan McVoy, Break by Hannah Moskowitz, The Hollow by Jessica Verday, Beautiful by Amy Reed, and Stupid Cupid by Rhonda Stapleton. Many of those authors already have second Pulse novels recently published or on the way. In 2010, look for debuts Claire de Lune by Christine Johnson, The Deathday Letter by Shaun David Hutchinson, Losing Faith by Denise Jaden, and Mostly Good Girls by Leila Sales.
Carolee: You've said in the past that you like discovering new talent and new voices. What kind of new voices have caught your attention?
Anica: When I read submissions, I'm looking to fall head-over-heels in love. I am a sucker for quirky or dark humor, smart writing, compelling storytelling, and characters that I can't get out of my head. My tastes tend toward the dark and edgy. I look for truth in character and stories that tap into universal emotions. My favorite kind of voice to encounter is one that could have only come from that writer, that character.
Carolee: What advice can you give to writers trying to create a unique voice for their work?
Anica: You shouldn't try to create a unique voice, you should write the story the way you know how to write it. Be inspired by others' work and the world around you, but tell me the story that you were meant to tell, and stay true to your characters. Voice should never feel forced. My advice is, keep at it. All aspects of good writing, voice included, require practice. Writing is hard work!
Carolee: You're absolutely right. Writing is hard work. So is marketing. The internet has opened up many new vistas for marketing books. Simon Pulse recently created Pulse It, a website where teens can get early access to books, read them online, and write reviews. How is this helping to market new titles?
Anica: Pulse It (simonandschuster.com/pulseit) is an online community for teens ages 14 to 18 who love to read. It's a great place for them to connect with each other (and sometimes with authors), talk about books they've loved or hated, hear about what's now and what's next in YA, give us their feedback, and get free access to fantastic new books. It's also a great way for us to generate buzz for our books amongst a community of teen readers, many of whom are also bloggers.
Carolee: Authors are doing more and more of their own internet marketing. What advice would you give to authors wanting to create an "internet presence?"
Anica: Join the conversation! Blog, vlog, tweet, or join facebook, not just to spread the word about your own books, but to be part of the online community that's talking about reading, writing, and the publishing world. The internet isn't a place to market to readers, it's a place to connect with readers, and like with successful face-to-face human interactions, those connections don't happen through monologues.
Carolee: That's good advice and an important distinction. Tell us about some of your favorite upcoming titles.
Anica: Am I allowed to talk about your book, Take Me There?
Carolee: Absolutely.
Anica: I can't wait for readers to meet Dylan—I know they're going to fall for him just as hard as I did. I still remember reading this manuscript for the first time, how I was pulled in and swept up by this sweet-hearted bad-boy's story. It was July 2008, and I'd printed out the first 50 pages to read at home over the weekend. I emailed Sara that Monday morning to tell her I was kicking myself for not having printed out the whole thing. There's just something about Dylan that made me want to keep reading and reading. Take Me There is sometimes sexy, sometimes sad, and always intense—a dark and surprising novel about a boy on the run who's headed nowhere fast.
A few other favorites coming this fall:
Leila Sales's Mostly Good Girls is a smart, wickedly funny novel about a girl navigating the cutthroat world of an all-girls prep school, trying to figure out how to talk to boys without choking on her own saliva, and attempting to set things right with her suddenly-distant best friend. Did I mention smart and funny?
Denise Jaden's Losing Faith is a lyrical, emotionally intense debut about a teenager who encounters more questions than closure while mourning the death of her sister. There are some real twists and turns to this plot, and moments of unexpected humor throughout. It's awesome.
Lauren Strasnick's Her and Me and You has first love, broken friendships, heartache, and twincest. It's moody and gut-wrenching, and if you've read Lauren's first book, Nothing Like You, you already know that her writing is sparse, haunting, and lovely, and her dialogue is sharp and superb.
Carolee: Anica, thanks so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to visit with us here at the Crowe's Nest.
Anica: Thanks for having me on the blog, Carolee and Sara!
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Excellent interview! I enjoyed reading about Anica's preferences for voice and style. I love that she says to just write, as opposed to trying to emulate someone else's voice. There are so many books I am anticipating for fall release. Thanks so much!
Thanks for this great interview! So much good advice -- particularly resonant for me are the comments about telling the story you were meant to tell, and about internet presence being a conversation not a monologue. Also, yay for more books to add to my TBR pile! Some Anica mentioned are already on my list, but I'm glad to hear of more great ones to watch for. :)ReplyDelete
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Great interview, Anica. I'm so luck to have such a smart editor!ReplyDelete
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Excellent interview! I can't wait for SP's fall titles, and I thank my lucky stars every day that I get to work with someone as brilliant as Anica. :)ReplyDelete
Great Fun, She seems to know her stuff!ReplyDelete
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You shouldn't try to create a unique voice, you should write the story the way you know how to write it. Be inspired by others' work and the world around you, but tell me the story that you were meant to tell, and stay true to your characters. Voice should never feel forced.
That statement has given me hope. When Ikept reading your voice should be this, and your voice should be that, I wondered what would happen to me-my voice. I just wrote as I 'heard' it inside my brain cell.
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We have finally entered (I think) what must be history's longest- and most eagerly-awaited recession. News reports and commentary have been so relentlessly negative for so long that it is easy to lose sight of the actual performance of the economy. This happened again this week, with universally-gloomy predictions for "black Friday," the opening of the Christmas shopping season. Yesterday morning, the Boston Globe, to cite one of many examples, headlined "Black Friday takes a hit from the economy" and highlighted its pessimistic account with the National Retail Federation's prediction of an 11 percent drop in Black Friday shoppers.
In fact, though, most people's incomes are no worse today than they were a year ago, notwithstanding daily references to "hard times" and casual talk about a possible depression. That reality was reflected in what actually happened yesterday: a 3 percent increase over last year's "black Friday" sales, which itself represented a fat 8 percent rise over 2006. This photo is of shoppers lined up at 4:57 a.m. yesterday to get into the Best Buy store in my neighborhood, courtesy of the Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Yesterday's healthy sales came on top of a week in which the Dow gained nearly 10 percent.
This is not to suggest that all is rosy on the economic front; it isn't. The financial crisis is real, and we are most likely in a recession. But the hysterical terms in which the economy is discussed are unwarranted and unhelpful. They are also, I think, politically motivated. Reporters and editors like the idea of a looming depression (or, failing that, an unusually severe recession) for a number of reasons. If it happens, it will be taken as refutation of the relatively conservative consensus that has influenced government policies since the early 1980s–a consensus under which a great many people have flourished, but not, notably, reporters and editors. And if it doesn't happen, they will give the credit to Barack Obama and the more-liberal policies they expect from his administration. So for the left, hysteria over the economy is a win-win proposition. Not so for the rest of us.
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With the defending silver- and bronze-medalists, along with a dark-horse medal favorite, Group B of the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship is a difficult one to handicap.
Sweden, Russia and Finland all bring loads of talent, including a number of players with NHL experience.
Sweden already boasted a talented group of forwards that will be bolstered by the arrivals of Elias Lindholm from the Carolina Hurricanes and Filip Forsberg from the Nashville Predators.
The Buffalo Sabres are allowing center Mikhail Grigorenko to play for Russia, and the lanky, talented forward likely will center the top line.
Finland won't have center Aleksander Barkov (Florida Panthers) or defenseman Olli Maatta (Pittsburgh Penguins) due to their NHL obligations, but defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen, who had a solid start to the season with the Sabres before being sent to the American Hockey League for further development, should be an anchor on the Finland blue line.
One of those three will be on top of the Group when preliminary-round play ends; which one, however, is impossible to predict.
Here's a breakdown of the five teams competing in Group B (listed in order of 2013 WJC ranking), which will play its games at Malmo Arena. A change in playoff format this year will see the top four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals, which will be crossover matchups with Group A. The fifth-place teams from each group will play a best-of-three series with the winner remaining in the 2015 WJC, while the loser is relegated to the Division I level.
Coach -- Rikard Gronborg
Last year -- Won the silver medal after a 3-1 loss to the United States in the championship game.
2014 draft watch -- Center Lucas Wallmark, who plays for Lulea in the Swedish Hockey League, received a B rating from NHL Central Scouting in its most recent player to watch list.
Schedule -- Dec. 26, Switzerland, 1 p.m. ET; Dec. 28, Finland, 9 a.m. ET; Dec. 29, Norway, 11 a.m.; Dec. 31, Russia, 8 a.m. ET
Outlook -- After winning the silver medal last year, Sweden should be a favorite to return to the gold-medal game. As many as 10 players from last year's team will return, among them goalie Oscar Dansk, defenseman Robert Hagg and an impressive group of forwards that includes Lindholm, Forsberg and Montreal Canadiens prospects Sebastian Collberg and Jacob de la Rose.
Dansk, the third goalie at last year's tournament, could be among the best at his position this year. The Columbus Blue Jackets prospect is starring with the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League, where he leads all goalies with a 2.17 goals-against average.
Coach -- Mikhail Varnakov
Last year -- Valeri Nichushkin, now of the Dallas Stars, scored 1:35 into overtime in Russia's 6-5 overtime win against Canada for the bronze medal. It's the third straight year Russia earned a medal and the eighth time in nine tournaments.
2014 draft watch -- Ivan Barbashev, who plays for the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, is a potential top-10 pick in 2014.
Outlook -- With Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Andrey Vasilevskiy back in goal, Russia will be in the hunt for a top-three finish. The 19th pick of the 2012 NHL Draft was second in save percentage at last year's tournament at .950 and third with a 1.81 goals-against average. He also has WJC experience, as this will be his third tournament.
He'll have a big, strong defense in front of him, led by Nikita Zadorov, who played seven games for the Sabres before returning to the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League.
Grigorenko will be the key to Russia's offense. He was third on the team in scoring at the 2013 WJC with six points in seven games. They won't have Nichushkin, but expect two 2013 NHL draft picks, Bogdan Yakimov (Edmonton Oilers) and Valentin Zykov (Los Angeles Kings) to be big contributors.
With Grigorenko up front and Vasilevskiy in the net, Russia will be a favorite to win the gold medal for the second time since 2011.
Coach -- Collin Muller
Last year -- Switzerland advanced to the medal round by winning one of its preliminary-round games and losing three in overtime, which allowed them to pick up points. They finished sixth after losing a one-goal game to Russia in the quarterfinals.
2014 draft watch -- Yannick Rathgeb, a defenseman with the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League, earned a C rating from NHL Central Scouting. Also worth watching is right wing Sandro Zanger, who plays for Zurich in the top Swiss professional league. He received a C rating from Central Scouting.
Schedule -- Dec. 26, Sweden, 1 p.m. ET; Dec. 28, Russia, 1 p.m. ET; Dec. 30, Norway, 1 p.m. ET; Dec. 31, Finland, Noon ET
Outlook -- Last season was a big one for Switzerland in international hockey. The under-20 team advanced to the medal round at the World Juniors and the senior men's team won the silver medal at the 2013 World Championship.
Can 2014 see the same success? They'll have a strong defense led by San Jose Sharks 2013 first-round pick (No. 18) Mirco Mueller. And with the reconfigured tournament format that sees the top four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals, a berth in the medal round should be attainable. However, they'll most likely have to play one of the top two teams from Group A in the quarters, which figures to be the United States or Canada.
Could the Swiss pull a surprise? It's possible, but avoiding relegation and a final ranking of seventh or eighth is the most likely outcome.
Coach -- Karri Kivi
Last year -- Despite having three of the top four scorers at the tournament, Finland won once in regulation in four preliminary-round games and was dropped to the relegation bracket. They won their two games there by a combined score of 19-4 to finish seventh.
2014 draft watch -- Defenseman Julius Honka, in his first season with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League, earned an A rating from NHL Central Scouting.
Schedule -- Dec. 27, Norway, 11:30 a.m. ET; Dec. 28, Sweden, 9 a.m. ET; Dec. 30, Russia, 9 am. ET; Dec. 31, Switzerland, Noon ET
Outlook -- Finland was the most disappointing team at the 2013 WJC; picked by some as a gold-medal contender, they missed the medal round completely.
They'll return a solid group starting with a top line led by Chicago Blackhawks top prospect Teuvo Teravainen. The 18th pick in 2012, Teravainen had 11 points at the 2013 WJC and is the tournament's leading returning scorer. He'll likely team on the top line with Montreal Canadiens prospect Artturi Lehkonen.
They'll miss Kasperi Kapanen, a projected top-10 pick in 2014 who will miss the tournament due to a shoulder injury. But with other big scorers like Saku Maenalainen and Joni Nikko, Finland won't lack for offense.
While Maatta won't be available on defense, their blue line will have strength and skill with Honka, Ristolainen and New York Islanders prospect Ville Pokka.
Competing for the starting spot in goal will be Jusse Saros, a 2013 Nashville Predators draft pick, and Ville Husso, a B-rated prosect for 2014.
Finland has the talent to finish in the top-two in the group, but can they pull together as a team and become more than the sum of their individual parts? That remains to be seen.
Coach -- Orjan Lovdal
Last year -- Norway won the Division I Group A tournament last year in France, going 5-0 and outscoring the opposition 19-7 to earn a spot in the top level of international under-20 play.
2014 draft watch -- Norway has three players ranked as C skaters by NHL Central Scouting: Defenseman Mattias Norstebo and center Martin Ronnild, who play for Brynas in Sweden's junior league, and defenseman Andreas Klavestad, who plays for Frisk Asker in Norway's top professional league.
Schedule -- Dec. 26, Russia, 9 a.m. ET; Dec. 27, Finland, 11:30 a.m. ET; Dec. 29, Sweden, 11:30 a.m. ET; Dec. 30, Switzerland, 1 p.m. ET
Outlook -- Right wing Markus Soberg, a 2013 sixth-round pick (No. 165) of the Columbus Blue Jackets who plays for Frolunda in the Swedish Hockey League, is Norway's leading returning scorer from the 2013 tournament after totaling one goal and six assists in seven games.
Also returning is goaltender Joachim Svendsen, who was the backup on the 2013 team. He plays for Lorenskog in Norway's top professional league.
Norway did well in winning its Division I tournament to get back to the main level, but it could be a short stay as the level of talent Norway has to pick from is far behind the other countries in Group B. A spot in the relegation round is the most likely outcome, with the goal being to win the best-of-three series to remain at the top level for the 2015 WJC.


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It starts with a promise……Then slowly you watch them grow, get ready, blush a little….…then you say to yourself : maybe it's time….Et voila!
Now from step three to step four, all you need to know is this :
Ingredients :
1000 grams of Strawberries (a little more than two pounds)
700 g sugar
juice of one lemon
a third of a lemon's zest
Steps :
Clean and hull the strawberries; cut them in halves.
In a bowl, mix the strawberries, lemon juice, lemon zest and sugar and leave in the fridge for 24 hours.
The next day, separate the fruit from the syrup.
Bring the syrup to a boil and add the strawberries for 5 minutes. Remove the strawberries and let them drain.
Boil the syrup again for about 5 to 10 minutes. Add the strawberries for another 5 minutes and repeat the process one more time.
The fruit should have been in boiling syrup for 15 minutes.
At this point your jam is ready to be transferred to jars. You can use a hand blender (only a couple of pulses) to puree some of the jam. I like to leave some fruits intact.
Bon appétit !


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Injuries Could Bench Three Tigers vs. South Carolina
COLUMBIA -- The Missouri Tigers could be without three players for Tuesday's home game vs. South Carolina. Coach Haith said senior forward Laurence Bowers probably will not play and miss his fourth straight game with an MCL sprain he suffered vs. Alabama.
Haith also said senior guard Keion Bell is doubtful for Tuesday's game after turning his ankle against Florida. Junior guard Earnest Ross, who took two hard hits against Georgia, is a game time decision for the Tigers after experiencing soreness in his back.
"My back was hurting a lot in the game vs. Florida on Saturday but I tried to play through it. Some things you can't play through but I tried to help my teammates but it is still sore and hurts," said Ross. "This is the first time I've ever experienced back pains. Trying to be strong and push through it for my teammates is a tough task."
"We're a little banged up and have a little bit of adversity but I'm looking for some other guys to really step up to help give us some things to win the basketball game," Coach Haith said.
The injury bug first bit the Tigers, when junior forward Tony Criswell missed the UCLA game after fracturing his middle fingers on his left hand against Illinois. This season, Mizzou has only played two games with the full roster available: South Carolina State and Illinois.


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How to Test Disk Input and Output on Linux
There are a couple useful utilities on Linux to test disk input/ouput.
Sequential Disk Access: hdparm
The hdparm command will test sequential disk access and can be used with the below command. Replace /dev/sda1 with the mounted disk you would like to test such as /dev/hda1.
- hdparm -t /dev/sda1
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Police in Glastonbury, Conn., had to look no further than their own parking lot to find an alleged drunken driver on Saturday morning.
Chibuikem S. Onyebuchi, 23, of Newington, could not figure out how to get out of the lot, according to police.
The police department surveillance camera captured images of Onyebuchi driving around the back employee parking lot of the police department for several minutes just before 5:30 a.m., then park in front of the back entrance.
He told police that he was on the way home from a friend's house but could not find his way out of the parking lot, according to police.
Onyebuchi's license was under suspension at the time because of two previous DUI arrests, police said.
He was charged with operation of motor vehicle under influence of alcohol or drugs and operation of a motor vehicle under a suspended license.
Bond was set at $25,000 for Onyebuchi, who is due in court in Manchester on Dec. 16.


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SVS SB-2000 Premium Black Ash Details
SVS SB-2000 Powered Subwoofer (Premium Black Ash): Premium power, intelligent processing and innovative driver design
- All-new, exhaustively tested design
- Cutting-edge Sledge STA-500D amplifier produces 500 watts RMS, 1100 watts peak
- Features Computer FEA-optimized motor for even lower distortion
- Heavy-duty voice coil for extreme power handling
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The SVS SB-2000 Subwoofer is a combination of power, quickness, intelligent processing, and innovative driver design to deliver an unrivaled bass experience for music, movies, TV and everything you listen to. With SB-2000, you can enjoy deeper, more impactful sound experiences worthy of emotional and visceral reactions.
The SVS SB-2000 Subwoofer achieves a staggering 19-240 Hz frequency response from an enclosure weighing only 35 lbs. and measuring 14.2" all-around (without feet and grille). The subwoofer's weight, compact footprint and elegant appearance make it very easy to set-up in any space. It's also one of the best subwoofers for 5.1 home theater and other surround sound systems.
The SB-2000 is no small performer, it matches or beats the output levels of subwoofers twice the size and weight. An innovative driver and amplifier, high end materials and revised tuning let the SB-2000 Subwoofer achieve levels of articulation, musicality, dynamics and fathomless extension unequaled in other compact subwoofers. Put simply, it's the best performing sealed subwoofer under $1,000, by a wide margin.
New Sledge Amplifier STA-500D: Precise, Flexible, Powerful
The Sledge STA-500D is the sonic engine that brings an unprecedented amp technology and sophistication you will not find anywhere else at the same price point. On sheer power alone, it effortlessly punches out 500 watts RMS and 1100 peak watts. The SB-2000 boasts smooth and precise digital signal processing at all drive levels, plus, flexible connectivity for ease of set up and seamless integration into all home theater and stereo systems. The all new SVS series 12" driver will have you reaching for the arm rests, yet, when the SB-2000 is not in use, the energy saving standby mode consumes less than 0.5 watts, Over-all, the SB-2000 is a never before at this price sonic package.
SVS 12" High Output Driver
Designed from scratch and optimized through exhaustive testing until it delivered the desired unprecedented performance, the all new 2000-series driver does us proud. Matched and maximized to its Sledge amplifier, it effortlessly delivers the STA-500D's precision, dynamic flexibility and raw punch. The result: the all-new driver delivers higher output, improved linearity and lower distortion. Which offers loads of clean, precise, deep powerful bass for your movies and music.
Premium Finishes, Modern Styling, Versatile Placement Options, Easy Room Integration
Inspired by its popular Ultra siblings, the SB-2000 has a clean, modern look. Its handsome radius corners, premium black grain finish and metal grille are elegant touches that go with any décor. With modest dimensions under 14.6" on all sides, and weight of 35 pounds, it is a manageable size to integrate into any room.
Additional Information
|SVS SB-2000 Premium Black Ash
|Sub Title
|Powered Subwoofer
|Manufacturer Part#
|SB-2000 -Black Ash
|Shipping Offer
Subwoofer Specs:
- Protective non-resonant steel mesh grille
- Front-firing 12" driver
- Front-firing 4" high-flow port with inner/outer port flares
- Rear-mounted amplifier
- Screw-in rubber feet
- Robust Medium Density Fiberboard(MDF) cabinet construction
- Cabinet Dimensions: 14.6" (H) x 14.2" (W) x 15.4"(D) (without grille)
- Overall Dimensions: 14.6" (H) x 14.2" (W) x 17.1"(D) (with grille)
- Weight (unboxed): 34.8 pounds
- Shipped Dimensions: 21" (H) x 20.2" (W) x 23.2"(D)
- Shipped Weight: 51 pounds
Frequency Response/Acoustic Data:
- 2-meter ground plane away from reflective structures (quasi-anechoic)
- 19-220 Hz +/- 3 dB
- Roll-off slope optimized to take maximum advantage of available room gain
- Expect 4-5 Hz deeper extension in small to mid-size rooms
- FR graph does not denote maximum output capability
Driver Specs:
- New SVS 12" 2000-series driver
- Powder-coated cast aluminum basket
- Dual high-grade ferrite magnets
- Finite Element Analysis (FEA)-optimized motor structure
- Dual shorting rings reduce gap induction and lower distortion
- Extended pole piece improves heat sink and thermal management properties
- 2" diameter, high-power voice coil
- Upgraded Nomex spider for improved linearity and driver control at extreme drive levels
- High-quality insulated tinsel leads with 3-point-contact precision alignment
- Lightweight aluminum cone with polypropylene dust cap provides excellent rigidity and pistonic behavior
- Low-creep rubber long-throw surround for excellent durability and longevity
Amp Specs:
- New Sledge STA-500D DSP amplifier
- 500 watts RMS continuous (1100 watts peak dynamic)
- Efficient and cool-running Class D topology
- DSP control for accurate response and refined behavior under all operating conditions
- Main power rocker switch
- Auto-On / On toggle switch
- 3-12V trigger with 1/8" (3.5 mm) TRS mini-jack input
- Green standby mode with less than 0.5 watts consumption
- Stereo line-level RCA Input & Output connections
- Input impedance – 47 k? (unbalanced line-level RCA)
- Continuously variable volume/gain control
- Continuously variable (0-180 degrees) phase control
- Continuously variable (50-160 Hz) 12 dB/octave low pass filter frequency with disable/LFE setting
- Fixed 80 Hz 12 dB/octave high pass filter on line level outputs
- RoHS compliant, lead-free construction and world-wide safety certifications
- Detachable power cord


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A new way to tell how fat a person is without having to step on a scale may replace Body Mass Index, a measure that hasn't been updated for nearly 200 years.
Body Mass Index (BMI) uses height and weight to estimate body fat. The new index, known as Body Adiposity Index (BAI), uses hip-width and height measurements. Scientists hope it will be a simpler and more accurate assessment.
BMI long has been considered useful but flawed. A high BMI is one of several risk factors used to evaluate obesity-related diseases, but for many people, including athletes, BMI is unreliable.
For example, under the current BMI guidelines, a rock solid body builder who is 6-foot-2 and 257 pounds has a BMI of 33. That is considered obese -- the same as a rotund, chip-eating couch spud of similar height and weight.
BAI offers a potential advantage over BMI because it gives a clearer snapshot of how much unhealthy flab a person carries on their body and eliminates much of the guesswork of whether or not a person is truly carrying too much excess weight. It seems to be able to differentiate how much of a person's weight is fat and how much is muscle and fat-free mass -- although like BMI, it still doesn't reveal anything about where an individual's fat is deposited.
Richard Bergman and a team of researchers at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles derived their BAI calculations from a database of about 1,700 Mexican-Americans. When they analyzed an extensive series of physical characteristics they found that hip circumference and height correlated strongly with body fat percentage as measured by a highly reliable but expensive scanning method known as DEXA, or dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. They reported their findings in the March issue of the journal Obesity.
Bergman said that as with any other new scientific measure, BAI still needs fine tuning such additional testing on other ethnicities and with children. But so far, results have been promising. Recent studies with groups of African Americans also have produced good results.
BAI Is Easy, Cheap, Accurate
If the accuracy of BAI holds up as Bergman believes it will, Bergman said it will prove useful especially in remote areas where scales are both scarce and inaccurate and which have populations such as women who sometimes prefer not to be weighed.
"All it requires is a simple calculation that can be done by any health professional including a doctor, nurse, dietitian or personal trainer," Bergman said.
It's a simple calculation -- if you know what you're doing.
Determining your body fat percentage with BAI involves measuring your height in meters and the widest part of your hips (while your feet are placed together) in centimeters, then plugging those numbers into a complex formula. For the math-challenged, there are already on line BAI calculators that Bergman said are reliable.
Body fat percentage is just one number medical experts use to evaluate a person's overall health and level of "fatness." There are no universally accepted guidelines for the ideal percentage of body fat.
The American Council on Exercise recommends that women strive for between 16 percent and 26 percent body fat and men between 12 percent and 22 percent. Athletic men and women often have lower body fat percentages than that. Those above 38 percent body fat generally are considered to be obese.


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