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At last week's 2009 Poptech conference, author Michael Pollan made this claim: "A vegan in a Hummer has a lighter carbon footprint than a beef eater in a Prius."
Days later, Pollan, author of the bestseller Omnivore's Dilemma, retracted the statement after researchers showed that Hummers are significantly more destructive to the environment than hamburgers.
In a blog posted by Reuters' Adam Pacisk, this evidence came to light:
- Gidon Eshel and Pamela Martin of the University of Chicago found, in a 2006 study, that the difference between a heavy meat-eating diet and a vegan diet was about 2 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per person per year.
- The professors found the difference between a Prius and a Hummer-sized SUV is 4.76 tons per year.
Therefore, switching to a Prius from a Hummer saves more than twice as much greenhouse gas emissions as giving up meat. Of course, going vegan and hybrid at the same time would be like super-sizing your carbon offsets.
Pollan Eats His Words
After Pacisk posted his blog with the facts, Pollan wrote the following note to Reuters:
"After digging into it further, and consulting Gidon Eschel, I don't feel comfortable defending [my earlier statement]. It's much more important to keep the focus on the central thrust of the environmental case against eating industrial meat, which is not in dispute and certainly does not stand or fall on the case of the vegan Hummer driver."
Pollan's acknowledgment that he put his foot in his mouth is not likely to stop the ongoing debate about the relative impact of clean driving and dirty dining. The blogger Fat Knowledge posted a 2007 spreadsheet calling a tie between Hummer-driving vegans and burger-chomping Prius owners. Then, there's the infamous 2006 CNW study that claims that Priuses are worse than Hummers in terms of energy consumption, regardless of drivers' diets. And let's not forget Big Vegan's 2007 challenge to Al Gore to give up his cherished cheeseburgers to prove his commitment to reducing global warming.
In issuing the challenge to Gore, various vegetarian organizations and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals cited a United Nations study showing that raising animals for food generates more greenhouse gases than all the cars and trucks in the world combined.


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EDITORIAL: Initiative reform bill creates uneven playing field
Organized labor has every right to promote initiatives. Labor-backed initiatives often resonate with the electorate and occasionally with editorial boards.
But labor doesn't deserve a special edge. For this reason, Gov. Jerry Brown should veto Assembly Bill 857, a loaded piece of legislation that masquerades as initiative reform.
Assembly Member Paul Fong, a Silicon Valley Democrat, said in three press releases that he proposed to "ensure the sanctity of the initiative process" by requiring that unpaid volunteers gather some signatures to qualify statewide ballot measures.
That's a fine concept, and fits nicely into a press release. But crafting an actual law proved tough. At first, Fong proposed that 20% of the signatures needed to qualify a measure for the ballot be gathered by volunteers. Then he whittled it down to 10%. Then he ran into problems when he tried to define the notion of "volunteer."
The bill says signatures gathered by nonprofit organizations would qualify toward the 10% threshold. Fair enough. But he further amended his bill to say that the 10% requirement could be fulfilled if labor union members gathered the signatures.
Not surprisingly, the California Labor Federation and a firefighters union sponsored Fong's bill.
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and Common Cause of California, not generally bedfellows, are the leading opponents urging Brown's veto. Both organizations cite provisions in the legislation that would open the way for anyone to sue to enforce AB 857.
People could challenge whether the signatures were gathered in accordance with the provisions. They also could sue claiming promoters misrepresented an initiative. All initiatives are open to interpretation, raising the likelihood that there would be extensive litigation, not something California needs.
Early in the year, Fong's legislation included language requiring that initiative promoters prominently display the identities of donors who had contributed $50,000 or more to their measures. That's information that might have helped inform citizens' decision about whether to sign petitions. But in amendments adopted in the last days of the legislative session, Fong stripped out the disclosure provision, one redeeming aspect of this loaded bill.
Union members have a right to volunteer to gather signatures, as do members of, say, the Sierra Club or the Howard Jarvis group. But AB 857 would create an unlevel playing field, helping groups that had large numbers of "volunteers" at their disposal, and harming groups that didn't.
Initiatives inevitably are one-sided. Most ideas conjured by initiative promoters would be better handled in the legislative process. The system should be overhauled. But changes should not be loaded to favor one side of the political spectrum over the other.


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Bonderman helps Mariners beat Yankees
Seattle, WA – Brendan Ryan and Jason Bay each stroked two-run singles as part of a four-run fourth inning that lifted the Seattle Mariners over the New York Yankees, 4-1, Friday in the second tilt of a four-game series at Safeco Field.
The fourth-inning outburst provided more than enough run support to help Jeremy Bonderman (1-1) earn his first win since 2010, with the veteran right- hander yielding just one run on three hits and a walk over six solid frames.
Tom Wilhelmsen spun a scoreless ninth to notch his 15th save.
Bay and Nick Franklin each finished with two hits for the Mariners, who have won three of their last five, despite dropping Thursday's series opener.
Travis Hafner knocked in the lone New York run, while starter Hiroki Kuroda (6-5) was tagged for four runs on eight hits and three walks over 6 1/3 innings for the Yankees, who had a four-game win streak halted.
"It seemed like he lost his strike slider," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said of Kuroda. "His command is usually really good but he was having a hard time with his slider there."
Before his Mariner debut on June 2 of this season, Bonderman had gone 975 days since his last start with Detroit in 2010, due in large part to Tommy John surgery in April of 2012.
Bonderman was unable to shake off the rust in his first start, giving up seven runs on nine hits over 4 2/3 innings against Minnesota, but responded effectively against the Yankees on Friday.
New York got to the right-hander in the first, as Brett Gardner clubbed a leadoff double, moved to third on a groundout and scored on Hafner's groundball to second to make it 1-0.
Bonderman settled in from there, yielding just two hits over the next five frames to keep his team in the contest.
"I think he needed to get comfortable out there," Seattle manager Eric Wedge said of Bonderman. "He had to work there early on but got through it rather unscathed and went from there."
Seattle's offense did all its damage with two outs in the fourth, which Michael Morse kept alive with a two-out, ground-rule double.
Franklin and Kelly Shoppach worked back-to-back walks before Ryan singled to right to score Morse and Franklin for a 2-1 lead.
After Endy Chavez loaded the bases with a single, Bay brought home a pair with a base hit to left to make it 4-1.
Seattle's bullpen held the Yankees to just one hit over the final three frames, with Wilhelmsen working around a two-out double in the ninth to secure the win.
Game Notes
Bonderman spent the first eight years of his career with the Tigers and went 67-77 with a 4.89 ERA in 207 games, including 193 starts ... New York third baseman Kevin Youkilis doubled in the ninth and has reached base safely in all 20 games he has started at Safeco Field ... New York went 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position and left five on base.


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It's the beginning of a new era of the Review Group. Fourthman had the pick for the week and opened it to the masses with a poll. After much jockeying and campaigning, the Outhouse chose Batwoman #0 as the pick of the week.
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The Review Group is a collection of posters who get together and review a new comic each week. Our threads can be found in The Outhouse's News Stand forum and is open for anyone and everyone to participate.
This week was the first in a brand new era of the Review Group. To celebrate, fourthman allowed the masses to pick the book of the week. After several days of wheeling and dealing, Batwoman #0 emerged victorious. Without further ado, here are the Reviews.
Review by God-Man
This was a pretty good read. It mostly acted as a reintroduction to the world of Batwoman, but there's a couple of threads that will probably be picked up in the series (what was in that sarcophagus?) The art was awesome, smartly divided between Williams' Batwoman scenes and Reeder's Kate Kane scenes. I can't wait to see the confrontation between Bruce and Kate.
Review by John Snow
I re-read Elegy last night in anticipation of this issue. Of the superhero stories I've read this year it's at or near the top of my list of favorites. Great character development by Greg Rucka that set up Kate Kane as I character I want to continue reading for a long time which is something I wasn't expecting. Honestly, I bought the book for the art. In Elegy JH Williams III displays more skill and diversity in 6 issues than most artists exhibit in a lifetime. Obviously I love Elegy, this isn't Elegy though, this is blend of a continuation and a new beginning.
Can Kate Kane still be Kate Kane without Greg Rucka? From reading this, it's kind of hard to say. The issue is told completely through the perspective of Bruce Wayne, in a mix of captions and excerpts of his research notes, as he investigates Batwoman to determine not only her true identity, but also her worthiness of the mantle she has taken upon herself. As an introduction to the character, Batwoman #0 succeeds even if Kate does always feel at arms length. For existing readers it not only gives you a picture of what Kate has been doing since we last saw her, but presumably also lays hints for the stories ahead.
While any comic with JH Williams III art is bound to be a treat, this issue had the added intrigue of seeing how the art of Amy Reeder (looks like she dropped the Hadley) would be integrated into it. As it turned out, Williams handled the art for the Batwoman sections and Reeder took the Kate Kane portions with the art from each being split on the page starting with Williams on top and gradually transitioning to Reeder being on top in the second half of the issue. It's something of an impossible task to put someone in a position where their art will be compared to that of Williams, but I think Reeder performed admirably. If nothing else the endearing cuteness of the last panel on the library page won me over. Williams for his part continued the same style of layout and design that he previously established on the character's Detective Comics run. On colors, Dave Stewart continues to prove himself to be the greatest colorist in the history of comics.
While this issue doesn't delve deep enough into the character to alleviate any concerns that the loss of Rucka will be debilitating, the artistic collaboration made for a fun and interesting comic book experience.
Story: 8
Art: 9
Overall: 8
Review by Greg
Batwoman returns with #0 of a new on-going series. And about damn time too. Greg Rucka and J. H. Williams III last year presented us to Elegy, one of DC's most finest comics to come out in a long time focusing on the story of Kathy Kane, the new socialite in Gotham with an Bat-alter-ego. Upon initial release of this character, the comic geekworld greeted the character with scorn and controversy, mostly due to her sexuality seemingly playing a big part of her characterization. Feelings didn't finally settle until readers read the Elegy arc in Detective and saw that she's mroe than just a lesbian but a solid character with a great foundation and backstory, along with a supporting cast, villains, motivations, etc. DC surely had a winner on their hands.
With this new series, Williams III returns as writer and artist with the help of W. Haden Blackman (co-writer) and Amy Reeder Hadley (co-artist). For new readers, this #0 serves as a jump on point and a recap issue told through the eyes of Batman. We get a sense of the character of Kathy Kane, her abilities and motivations, her cast, etc. For fans already, all this isn't new but its a welcome back embrace and a return to form. The story seems like it's heading us back to the strong elements of the character with the beautifully crafted artwork by William III. And those lay-outs--OH THOSE LAYOUTS!!! The colors by Dave Stewart works perfectly and leads readers to anticipate this wonderful creative team in telling us more about Kathy Kane.
Bring it on, Batwoman team. Bring it.
rating: 8
Review by Victorious Squid
Batwoman #0 is like a piece of Noritake china--sure the detail is fine and the pattern looks pretty, but in the end a plate is just a plate. Likewise, the artistic talents of J.H. Williams III and Amy Reeder illustrate a story best described as utilitarian or serviceable, creating a symmetrical flourish to the shared pages that's just a little too fancy for the workman-like investigation of Kate/Batwoman by Batman.
There aren't many cases where multiple artists in one single issue comic are welcome, but there are some. To me, this wasn't one of them. Even understanding the Williams' Batwoman/Reeder's Kate split scenes, I found the dual pages' combined compositions to be ugly and overly complicated. If the intent was to emphasize the schism between her superhero and civilian identities, it was almost overly effective as though the two were entirely different people. I didn't like Reeder's panels much at all, but will say the preview art for issue #1 by Williams III looked fantastic. His fight scene panels in this issue were a little overly-busy and confusing, with little insert panels and unnecessary border lines all over the place.
It's a zero issue. It serves to introduce new readers to the character. I tend to check out mentally when the "religion of crime" stuff comes up, and I rolled my eyes at yet another mysterious sarkofagi though, and the detached narrative by Batman gives the reader little true insight into this Kate Kane/Batwoman. There's enough information to introduce me to her, but not enough there to grab me and make me want to read more about her. There's no indication of who her supporting cast in her life is, except for her cousin Flamebird who ties her to a part of the DCU I have no interest in.
Hopefully her larger story will begin in issue #1--Batwoman has a lot of fans here, but there's not enough to this intro to make me one of them.
Review by GHERU
On its own, Batwoman #0 is a very good book. W. Haden Blackman and J. H. Williams III do a superb job of not only making this introductory issue new reader friendly but also interesting enough that existing fans would be entertained rather than bored. Futhermore, the split level story telling technique showed that these creators have enough respect for their fans and their craft to provide an intersting technique, even in a "trhow away" comic.
The art is nothing short of phenomenal, and is worth the cover price alone.
That being said, I probably won't be buying #1. I have tried Batwoman comics many times, and its not the writing, art, or even the character that I do not enjoy, its the story. The reason #0 was enjoyable was because we saw everything through Batman's eyes and didn't have to hear too much about the Cult of Crime and all that comes with it. For whatever reason, I jsut can't get into that group as her primary antagonist.
For anyone who has read and liked previous Batwoman books, you should enjoy this, and for new readers, if you like #0, try #1 in February and tell me how it is.
Story - 8
Art - 9
Overall 8.5
Review by Eli Katz
BATWOMAN #0 is a very inventive book. I love the way that Williams and Blackman divide the story in two, focusing on Batman's investigation of Batwoman and revealing Batman's biographical notes on Kate Kane simultaneously. I also love the way Williams draws the investigation sequences across the top half of the pages and Reeder draws the Kane backstory on the bottom half of the pages. What a smart way to introduce a character to new readers and still provide fanboys with enough hard-hitting, high-kicking, karate-chopping bang for their buck.
Williams' art is so incredible that it makes this book a worthwhile purchase, even if you don't give a damn about the title character. (I don't.) Amazingly, Reeder's art holds up well beside Williams' illustrations and is never visually jarring. This is quite the achievement because all too often books by multiple artists are notoriously inconsistent (just think of Image United).
BATWOMAN #0, with its visual flair and multilayered narrative, pulls off a lot of interesting creative moves in very few pages. If only more superhero books were this efficient and imaginative.
Review by BlueStreak
Batwoman #0 serves as an interesting introduction to Batwoman. While it serves to introduce the character of Batwoman to new readers as well as establish the new creative team, it does awfully little else, which is typical for a 16 page comic.
Using the recently returned Bruce Wayne as our narrator, readers are reintroduced to Batwoman. J H Williams nicely sums up her current status quo and supporting players and gives both Bruce and Kate some nice character moments. The heartening thing about the writing is that Williams (and his co-writer) seem to understand the detective in Bruce Wayne. He falls into multiple disguises, spying and testing Kate discretely. The bad thing is that the writers didn't show that they'd be able to follow up on Rucka's superlative job of fleshing out Batwoman as a three-dimensional character. Batwoman #0's story is cute, but it doesn't exactly dissuade doubts that J H Williams will fall into the "Tony Daniel" trap of being unable to both write and draw a Bat book.
However, J H Williams still shows that he's still the master of layouts, even when he's sharing the book with another artist. With his scenes focusing on Batwoman and artist Amy Reeder drawing scenes featuring Kate in her civilian identity, we're given a strong fusion of two unlike artists. Once again, the weakness in this set-up is that Reeder has no opportunity to draw Batwoman in her outfit or show that she's up to the task of at least holding the line when she's on art duties.
Williams and Reeder provide a fun first look at their upcoming series. Does it sway any worries about the book? No. But at the same time, it also doesn't add new doubts about the book either.
Story: 7
Art: 8.5
Overall: 7.75
Review by Starlord
I liked this a lot. As a starting issue this set the stage perfectly for what's to come. Also I've been intrigued with the whole Crime Bible thing so this is really up my alley. I loved all of Rucka's stuff and I think this book may continue with that same high standard. Art is beautiful as always.
If I had one complaint it would be that this whole story comes from the POV of Batman. Not the best way to approach the first issue; doesn't give the new readers a real insight to Kate herself, but it's still servecable. I'll keep on going for the next four or five issues. Two good weeks in a row.
Story: 9
Art: 9
My Score: ummm... 9?
Review by guitarsmashley
To call this issue beautiful is a massive understatement. I don't know if there is a better visual story teller working in comics today or ever with the skills J.H. Williams has. This isn't my first rodeo with him having read Promethea, 6 issues of Desolation Jones(Warren Ellis sucks now) and the League of Batmen story and of course his previous work on Batwoman. He really is just that damn good. He has the rare ability to be both dark and vivid on the same page. He needs very little help on the art side of the book and Amy Reeder is a good way to speed him up considering I expect this book to suffer from massive delays.
What Williams does need though is help writing. Didn't Dick know Kane was Batwoman? Did he not keep the files updated? it really took bruce that long to figure it out? The book is very short on story and dialogue and I realize that's not what it's about. It's supposed to be an introduction to the character and that's fine but please progress her a little.
Review by Zero
JH Williams takes sole control of Batwoman's adventures, and brings two other people with him. Wait, what?
There's not a lot of story to review here, but I still managed to find a nit to pick at in the form of Batman's narration. I like the idea, and I like the way the character is set up so nicely I just don't like that the narration seems to be trying rather hard to justify a character that doesn't need it. Batman seems very taken with Kate Kane's methods and abilities and considering how much crap he usually gives to people he lets into the Batfamily, the free ride he's given this stranger feels really out of character here. The Batwoman portrayed in this story is a little too perfect for my taste.
The art however is just perfect enough. God damn. I have no idea how anyone can have their art on the same page as JH Williams but Amy Reeder Hadley pulls it off ably. Stunning layouts from two amazing artists give me nothing to complain about in the art apart from there not being enough of it.
Greg Rucka wrote a few solid Batwoman stories before, but the art has always been the real draw with this character and that remains here. I'd love to see the writing kicked up a notch to match, but when you're this good looking I guess you don't need so much more.
Review by Duck Punch
To say that the last major appearance of Batwoman, Elegy, made an impression on people is kind of like saying that Yao Ming and Shaquille O'Neal are kind of tall. In other words, it would be a serious understatement. So when it was announced that Batwoman would finally be getting her own stand-alone series instead of piggy-backing in Detective Comics, there was much jubilation throughout the land.
Then it was announced that Greg Rucka, the man who wrote the aforementioned story, would not be involved in the writing of the new series and many, including myself, were suddenly left in doubt as to the future of this character that seemingly come from nowhere to be a tour de force in the world of Gotham City.
Then came the announcement that J.H. Williams III, the artist behind Elegy, was announced as the man who would be writing the new series and... well, I can't speak for other Batwoman fans, but for myself, I was left dubious. Yeah, the man is a magician when it comes to artwork, but can he write?
So this brings us to Batwoman #0, an issue clearly designed to bring new readers up to speed on the character (or at least enough to be able to jump in) and also a chance to see just what Williams can do without Rucka's writing. The answer? Somewhat surprising.
The newly returned Bruce Wayne is scoping Kate Kane out to determine if she is, in fact, Batwoman and whether or not she has a place in his new Batman Incorporated scheme. This takes the form of following her and her family using various disguises, as well as watching her do battle with her long-time enemies in the Religion of Crime. In much the same way as was done during the Bruce Wayne: The Road Home series of one-shots, he gives a point-by-point analysis of Kate, her motivations, and her performance. While acknowledging that she is not exactly the same as himself or any of the heroes that he had a direct hand in training, she is nonetheless more than capable of performing her mission.
At this point, the most outstanding element of this issue needs to be addressed: the artwork. Anyone who read Elegy knew that Williams more than had the chops to make this book look pretty, but even knowing what you are in for does not necessitate being unable to appreciate just how great something is. Williams in on his game in both the Batwoman and the Kate Kane scenes, with some help from Amy Reeder and Richard Friend to help bring some distinguishing between the two angles. But again, it's all about Williams and his layouts. The man can do things with a page that very few others can do and certainly not many working today.
Now that the elephant in the room is out of the way, there's the small matter of the story. Now, as I alluded to above, going into this I wasn't entirely convinced that Williams was going to be able to pull this off as a writer. And at the end of the day, I'm still not. While the story was entertaining and his juxtaposition of Bruce's following of her both in her role as Kate Kane and as Batwoman was well-executed, it didn't strike me as really selling anything. And to be blunt: this was a new-reader intro issue. Frankly, it didn't seem like anything in this issue would have been that difficult to mess up. I'm still unsure.
So at the end of the day, this is a gorgeous book. One of the best-looking books I've seen all year. But I'm still not 100% sold on whether or not the man responsible for that art can also carry the writing load, even with the assistance of a co-writer.
Art: 9.9 out of 10
Story: 6.8 out of 10
Overall Score: 8.35 out of 10
Review by Jude Terror
It may seem like an odd choice for Batwoman #0 to be a Batman story rather than a Batwoman one, but it's actually a brilliant way to introduce the character to new readers. If there's one thing that can prevent a story of nothing but exposition not feel clunky, it's Batman narration. Just think about how this would have turned out if Batwoman herself were giving the narration? Not so nice, right?
There's not much of a story here, and there isn't meant to be, but the art is fantastic, both from Williams and Reeder. I was already sold on Batwoman, and this book didn't do anything to change my mind, but I do think it will serve as a fine introduction for readers unfamiliar with the character.
Buxomy: 9/10
Lipsticky: 8/10
Lesbiany: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
Thru eleven reviews, the Review Group's Score for Batwoman #0 is 7.97. This puts it just shy of the elusive 8 score that only three books in the last thirty weeks have scored. If you have an opinion about the book, please don't be shy. Just sign up for the forums and post here.
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Daredevil #512
as chosen by Daringd.
Written by ANDY DIGGLE
Pencils & Cover by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
A SHADOWLAND TIE-IN: FINAL ISSUE! Years of acting as the Guardian Devil of Hell's Kitchen have taken their toll on The Man Without Fear. Hell's Kitchen lies in ruins, and it is up to the people of New York to start anew and begin rebuilding. In this last chapter of his story, will Matt Murdock at last find final redemption for the events of SHADOWLAND?
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99
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To complete one of my bucket list in my life!!!
I kept asking myself "can you really do it?" But after you have done it, the whole skydiving experience was just magical, and unbelievable.
Twenty minutes after takeoff we're finally at 15,000 feet, Holy calp! The door is open. This is actually going to happen. I can't explain what it's like to hear the door open for the first time and feel the rush of wind enter the cabin. I looked down at the Earth, everything seems very tiny and far away!
The surrounding atmosphere thickens dramatically as I couldn't believe what I was doing! You will feel like you're floating and it's such an amazing feeling, the closest you can get to flying! I've adjusted to this strange new reality and I stretch out my arms, the beautiful landscapes was stunning. The feeling is better than any ride I have even been on. And then my instructor pull the parachute, all the feeling is gone, It was slowing down a bit through. He even gave me a chance to steer the parachute but I wasn't controlling very well. But anyway, the tandem jump itself turned out to be very manageable. All you need to do is to lean back, bend your knees backwards, smile for the camera and enjoy your jump. It was the most amazing experience I have even had. Even my mum told me "I'm so proud of you, my brave girl".


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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech soccer team achieved the highest mark among all soccer programs in the Ohio Valley Conference in the latest Academic Progress Report, released Wednesday by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Golden Eagles also ranked first among all public universities in the state.
For the fifth consecutive year, all 14 Tennessee Tech athletic teams comfortably exceeded the national standard for the NCAA multi-year Athletic Progress Rate (APR), with four Tech teams topping the Ohio Valley Conference and two topping all public universities in the state.
Six of Tech's 14 teams had perfect one-year rates of
1,000, up one from last year, and 11 Tech teams ranked among the
top half of schools in the OVC. Compared to all programs
nationwide, 11 Golden Eagle teams achieved multi-year rates higher
than the national average.
Every Division I sports team calculates its APR each academic year, based on the eligibility, graduation and retention of each scholarship student-athlete. Teams scoring below certain thresholds can face consequences, such as practice restrictions and restrictions on postseason competition. The current multi-year rates are based on the past four years' performances. The most recent APRs are based on the scores from the 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 academic years.
"We take a great deal of pride in the academic success of all our teams, and these APR rates verify, once again, that we are successfully fulfilling our mission toward our student-athletes," said Mark Wilson, Director of Athletics. "Success in our APR numbers speaks to the diligence of our student-athletes, our coaches and our academic support system and personnel. Our student-athletes are coming in better prepared when they enter Tennessee Tech, and they are staying on track to earn their degrees."
The six Golden Eagle teams which achieved perfect scores for the
most recent year in the report (2012-13) are men's cross
country, golf and tennis, women's golf, softball and
In the multi-year rates, the Tech women's golf team tied for the highest APR in the OVC, the state and the nation with a mark of 1,000.
The Golden Eagle soccer team (997) ranked first in the league, and was joined atop the OVC by the Golden Eagle men's tennis (990) and football (965) teams. The Tech softball (997) and men's golf (992) teams each ranked second in the OVC. Other teams among the top half in the league were baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's indoor track and volleyball.
It was the second high mark for the Golden Eagle soccer squad in
a week. Last week, the Golden Eagle soccer and women's golf teams
were recognized for their classroom success when they received
Public Recognition Awards from the NCAA.
Compared with other in-state public universities, Tech's women's golf and soccer teams had the highest multi-year APR while the softball, football and men's tennis teams ranked second.
"These kinds of APR numbers point out that our
student-athletes and our staff continue to take seriously our goal
of stressing the importance of academic success," Wilson
Tennessee Tech's 2014 Multi-Year APR Rates
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Note: The NCAA expected standard APR score for a team's
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So-named because their call sounds like a barking dog, these impressive birds are very popular with visitors to the Sanctuary.
Barking Owls are classed as 'least concern' by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (on the IUCN 'red list). However, their conservation status in Australia varies from state to state. In Victoria they are listed as an endangered species; in 2003 there were estimated to be fewer than 50 breeding pairs. The main threat to the species in Victoria is loss of habitat, especially large trees with hollows in which they can nest and on which many of their prey depend.
Encountering these birds at Healesville Sanctuary is an important way to connect with the wild birds of Australia and to learn about the Sanctuary's conservation programs, especially those aimed at conserving threatened native species. The money you spend helps to support the Sanctuary's conservation programs and its care of native wildlife, as well as fight species extinction.
Barking Owls are native to Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Barking Owls are most common in savannah woodland, although they also inhabit well-forested hill and riverine woodlands. They are widely distributed throughout Australia, but are absent from central areas. They are found in every Australian state/territory except Tasmania. They are not found in the Centre or western deserts.
Although moderately common, Barking Owls are more often heard than seen (typical of most nocturnal birds). Apart from a bark, they may utter a chilling 'scream' when they feel threatened.
The Barking Owl is a medium-sized (35 to 45 cm) hawk-owl. They weigh around 700 grams.
They hunt mostly at night for birds, small mammals and invertebrates.
Hawk-owls lack the definite heart-shaped face of the tyto-owls (which include the Barn Owl). Adult Barking Owls are grey-brown above, with white spots on the wings, and whitish below, heavily streaked with grey-brown. The head is almost entirely grey-brown, and the eyes are large and yellow.
The owls nest in tree hollows and lay 2–4 eggs.
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- Barking Owls have off-set ears, one ear is higher than the other, this adaptation allows them to hear both left and right and up and down to which gives them the ability to hear and locate prey in virtually no light.
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Bluffton's attorney laid to rest questions about the Fire District's right to negotiate with Palmetto Bluff in talks to reverse insurance rate spikes during a Town Council meeting Tuesday evening.
That came after a Bluffton man received a rare honor for saving a 21-month-old child with CPR and town staff updated Council on pavilion options at DuBois Park.
Fire District
The Bluffton Township Fire District remains in negotiations with Palmetto Bluff and Colleton River Plantation over financial support from the communities toward a plan to outfit more firefighters for the developments to reverse dramatic insurance rate spikes. Bluffton taxpayers would pay the $1.3 million staffing plan starting July 1 if it passes the Beaufort County Council.
Councilman Mike Raymond, who also serves as a Fire District commissioner, again argued the Fire District was overstepping its bounds in arranging for land for a future station when Palmetto Bluff promised it to the town of Bluffton in its development agreement. Besides that, it's not necessary when Palmetto Bluff already agreed to pay for temporary accommodations and the location of a future station is subject to change, he said.
"Five years from now, when they really need the station to be built, they once again might have residents outside the five-mile driving limit and we'll be right back where we are today," he said, referencing a rule from the insurance agency that saddled the two developments with the worst possible ratings.
Roberts Vaux, acting as the Fire District's attorney, said the land has already been secured through a Dec. 10 letter and the only remaining issue is a $500,000 request for fees to offset the costs of a fire truck purchased six years ago specifically to service the community. He claimed the development agreement says the owner will "negotiate in good faith with other governmental entities to assure the facilities and equipment" needed to serve residents are provided.
"If the town council takes the position that the Fire District has no rights to require the owner to negotiate in good faith under that particular provision to supply equipment…then simply tell the Fire District so it can get on with its business so the rest of the Fire District residents can carry the burden," he said.
Town Attorney Terry Finger said he sees no problem allowing the Fire District to strike a deal that then returns to Town Council for "tacit approval."
"Whatever they negotiate, if they come to us and say this is what we worked out, I don't think we do anything other than say, 'Sounds good to us, it's in accordance with the development agreement," he said.
Bluffton man honored by Red Cross
The American Red Cross honored 48-year-old Frank Szczpanik with a Lifesaving Certificate of Merit Award for saving a 21-month-old girl from drowning in a Mill Creek pool in July.
The girl's parents reportedly lost track of the girl through a miscommunication, and Szczpanik saw what he thought was a doll floating face down in the water.
The award is offered to only 90 people a year, said Red Cross volunteer Otto Ferrene.
"He learned his CPR from the American Red Cross 17 years ago, and he's truly a local hero," Ferrene said.
The former longshoreman learned CPR while in the National Guard.
DuBois Park
After a grant denial cast doubt over the timeline of pavilion construction at DuBois Park, the town announced it met the shortfall with lawsuit settlement restitution, funds left over from other capital projects and other sources. With $220,000 available for a pavilion and public restroom, town staff is developing a request for proposals from design and construction firms that they'll bring back to Council for approval.
Karen Jarrett, transportation project manager, showed basic, middle-range and more lavish designs, ultimately recommending the "in-between" choice.
"We probably feel like the site works well for the in-between," she said. "We don' want to go for the low-cost, low-frills, and the bells and whistles might be too much."
She said staff hope to begin construction before July.
The pavilion and restroom is part of a second phase of DuBois Park additions that includes playground equipment to be donated by the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce. A $146,000 initial phase of upgrades that included landscaping, lighting and the installation of benches and a rain garden wrapped up in April.


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The Italians and Spanish are depressed by the depression, the British are unhappy about austerity, and the Germans are grouchy that they're still being asked to pay for it all.
You think we have it bad, caught between a stagnant economy and gridlocked politics? Then take a trip to Europe, where the economy is going not sideways but backward — and the politics are too.
Europe's numbers should be familiar by now, but they're still awful. In the United States, President Obama's much-derided stimulus package helped end our recession in 2009; in Europe, with no comparable stimulus, the recession isn't over. Unemployment in the 17 countries that share the euro is higher than 11 percent, and it's still heading up. The International Monetary Fund says the Eurozone's economies won't start growing again until next year, if then.
Since 2008, Italy's gross domestic product has shrunk by almost 10 percent after inflation; by some estimates, Southern Europe is experiencing its worst drop in living standards since World War II. It all makes the U.S. recovery look positively healthy, even though our 2 percent growth rate and 7.6 percent unemployment feel anemic by modern standards.
On the ground, the news isn't much better. I headed this month for Rimini, Italy's aging but still glitzy beach resort, where la dolce vita doesn't seem so dolce these days. Real estate prices have tanked. The dazzling turn-of-the-century Grand Hotel, which Federico Fellini used in his films, is almost empty. "The only foreign tourists we're seeing are Russians," a hotel owner told me with a tone of mild distaste.
Spain, Portugal and Greece are even worse off; France isn't much better. The French were shocked to learn this year that many of their brightest university graduates were thinking about emigrating to America, to Australia, even — the horror! — to Germany, Europe's healthiest big economy. The news has helped push Parisians into an enthusiastically lugubrious debate: Are they more morose than ever, or have they always been this grumpy?
Worst of all for the French, they're not unique. The Italians and Spanish are depressed by the depression, the British are unhappy about austerity, and the Germans are grouchy that they're still being asked to pay for it all.
And that has turned European politics sour. In almost every country, protest movements — many of them ugly, xenophobic and nationalist — have swelled with resentment against the bureaucrats of the European Union and against immigrants, often without papers, who are taking low-wage jobs. In Greece, the thugs of the Golden Dawn movement, which holds 18 seats in parliament, roam the streets beating up Africans and Arabs. In Italy, a senator from the anti-immigrant Northern League said a Congolese-born physician in the new Cabinet reminded him of an orangutan. In Britain, the anti-European (but officially "nonracist") UK Independence Party was, for a while, the fastest-growing faction in the country.
The good news is that the far right hasn't taken over anywhere, not even in Greece. But its strength (and that of left-leaning protest movements too) clearly reflects voters' impatience with the inability of traditional parties to solve problems. To most European politicians, Obama's job-approval rating of 46 percent looks dazzling. France's Francois Hollande is stuck at 30 percent, Britain's David Cameron at 38 percent. (Germany, as usual, is an exception: Angela Merkel, whose voters are grateful that she has protected them from their neighbors' worst problems, is cruising toward re-election with an approval rating of 62 percent.)
Just as in Washington, most politicians in Europe actually agree on some measures that would help solve their problems; they just can't make it happen. Leaders of most parties want countries such as France and Italy to reform their bureaucracies, which make it almost impossible to fire anyone, meaning employers won't hire anyone either. (In Italy, those with the resulting temporary and part-time jobs are known as precari, as in "precarious.") At the same time, even Merkel knows that she needs to ease her austerity policies and that Germany needs to underwrite a new banking union to help get credit flowing.
But here's where Europe's brand of gridlock turns out to be even worse than ours. Merkel says she will launch a new "More Europe" banking union, in exchange for economic reforms in other countries, as soon as she's reelected on Sept. 22. In Germany, just as in Washington, you can enact politically risky reforms only in the brief windows that open just after an election campaign.
But in the Eurozone, those windows are even smaller. With 28 members, somebody in the EU is always in campaign mode.
Next up in 2014 is France, which will vote for the European Parliament in May and its own Senate in September. "Hollande won't agree to major reforms before then, and that means Merkel can't do anything big," French political scientist Patrick Chamorel told me.
In 2015, elections are likely in Britain and Spain. And don't even think about Italy, where the jury-rigged coalition government that includes both the left-leaning Democrats and Silvio Berlusconi's conservatives could fall any time.
Does all this continental intrigue matter? Yes. Europe's unending recession is holding back a global recovery. And when the United States wants European allies to share its burdens, from counter-terrorism to Syria, the continuing economic and political crisis gets in the way.
Meanwhile, though, a look at Europe offers Americans at least one consolation: the pleasure of schadenfreude. Yes, the food is superb, the culture is sublime and they even have health care systems that work. But when it comes to political gridlock, Europeans are just as bad off as we are — probably, the patriot in me proudly says, even worse.
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New Smart Solutions Help Partners Increase Sales, While Enabling 'Your Way' Experiences for Customers
By 2014, the average number of connected devices per knowledge worker is expected to reach 3.3, according to the Cisco IBSG Horizons Study released today. And a whopping 95 percent of respondents permit employee-owned devices in some way in the workplace.
Plus, more than three-fourths of IT leaders consider BYOD a gateway to greater business benefits, including increased productivity and greater job satisfaction. So there's no doubt about it: Work is fast becoming an activity, not a location.
But what does this mean for partners? Opportunity, of course. You're in the enviable position to leverage Cisco's new "Your Way" Smart Solutions to provide customers with a holistic approach to BYOD in the workplaces. These solutions are completely scalable, and also address mobility, security, virtualization, and network policy management.
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To eliminate barriers and address challenges, Cisco is offering a set of fully tested and validated Smart Solutions, based on the Cisco Unified Workspace. This complete offer is unlike anything available from Cisco competitors, and it will help CIOs and IT leaders provide employees with the Your Way experiences they desire and the added benefits of increased productivity and lower costs.
For partners, the advantages are clear. You can build on Cisco-assured Smart Solutions, reap the rewards of "de-risked" and simplified integration, build on your existing investments in architectures, and leverage deep partner enablement—including financing. And did I mention new business opportunities?
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6 Elis Find Net in 6-3 Win
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Six different players scored and three goalies combined for 42 saves as the No. 11 Yale men's hockey team came out of its holiday break with a 6-3 exhibition victory over the Russian Red Stars before 3,145 at Ingalls Rink.
"It's a great way for us to get back into it," said Keith Allain '80, Yale's Malcolm G. Chace Head Coach. "It's much better than a practice. You can't simulate this in practice."
The Bulldogs, who are back in regular season play Sunday with Holy Cross, couldn't simulate the feeling in practice of 45 shots the Russians put on the Yale net.
"They [Red Stars] created a lot of scoring chances and put a lot of shots on net. They were a quality opponent and we got out of it what we needed to," said Allain.
Carson Cooper, Dan O'Keefe and John Hayden found the net in a very entertaining first period that included 10 shots on target by both teams. Cooper went inside the far post with a snap shot from the right circle. O'Keefe put a long shot from along the boards through a lot of traffic.
The best play of the frame came from Hayden, who picked the pocket of a Red Stars defenseman inside their blueline. The Eli rookie did a toe drag and then went inside the far post on Artur Khaniarova (24 saves) to close out the period's scoring at 16:18.
"John [Hayden] was one of our best players tonight. It started with his intensity. He was winning races to pucks and he played with offensive confidence. He took charge tonight and almost had a couple of other goals," said Allain.
While Hayden's goal was the offensive highlight of that frame, freshman goalie Alex Lyon was the show on defense. The Minnesota native swiped a few point-blank shots out of the air and kicked aside multiple one-timers from the doorstep to finish his day's work with 10 saves. Each of the Eli netminders took a period between the pipes.
Mike Doherty, Anthony Day and Cooper hooked up on a pretty, tic-tac-toe scoring play early in the second to make it 4-0. Day, streaking down the right side with the puck, could have found the net himself but decided to swing it over to his left at the last moment for Wilson's easy one-timer into an open left side.
Day, who missed a few games with an injury, was in the lineup for the first time in a month. "It felt good. I worked hard in rehab and that really made the difference. A lot of the credit goes to Kappy [Rich Kaplan, Yale's trainer] for getting me back," said Day.
Despite the fourth Yale tally, the Red Stars were playing excellent hockey and outshot the Blue 16-10 over the middle 20.
Connor Wilson, the Bulldogs' junior goalie, came up big with 15 saves. Like Lyon, he made a few great stops to prevent the Stars from getting back in the game under his watch. Freshman Patrick Spano came on for the third and needed a big performance (17 saves) to thwart a late shift in momentum as a couple of Russian shots found the net to make it a three-goal game.
Yale defenseman Rob O'Gara's power play tally was one of two home team tallies in the third. Frankie DiChiara, thanks to Chris Izmirlian's nifty puck handling behind the net, also scored in the third to make it 6-1.
"It's great to have a game this quick after break," said Yale captain Jesse Root, who also missed a few games with an injury heading into the break. "It showed a lot of things we need to work on, and we will have a better effort on Sunday. It was good to get the win against a good team without having our best effort."
Bulldog Bites: This contest did not count on Yale's record and none of the stats are included on the team's cumulative report… Jeff Malcolm '13, the goalie who helped the Elis win the 2013 national title, was back at Ingalls on an off-night from the AHL Hartford Wolfpack. He was the second intermission guest on Yale's Ivy Digital Network broadcast… The Red Stars beat the EJHL All-Stars 5-4 on Monday... Tickets are available for Sunday's 4 pm game with Holy Cross on Youth Day at the Whale. Yale players and coaches will be available for autographs following the game.
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Packed with signature high-speed action from its hero, Ryu Hayabusa, the latest chapter in the famed NINJA GAIDEN action series brings additional playable characters, a new gameplay mode, a redesigned battle system, the Ninja Skills upgrade system, and expanded online features including bonus content.
The Ninja Skills systems lets players use Karma earned in battles to purchase weapon and Ninpo upgrades, feats, and costumes to build their own perfect ninja. Adding to the variety of gameplay, Kasumi, Ayane, and Momiji all join Hayabusa as playable characters. Ayane gets her own chapters in story mode while all three female characters can be played in the new Chapter Challenge mode as well as Ninja Trials co-op play.
Chapter Challenge mode has been expanded to include ten chapters (including new Ayane stages) allowing players compete for the highest possible score in each chapter of the story. Six weapons for Hayabusa are included in the game, and the female characters get their own weapons for even more variety. Additionally, Inferno, Wind Blades, and Piercing Void have been added as new Ninpo. In the new Tests of Valor challenges, players discover Crystal Skulls hidden in each level to be transported to engage in tough boss battles.
The online features in NINJA GAIDEN 3: RAZOR'S EDGE have been greatly expanded, including all of the previously paid DLC from NINJA GAIDEN 3. The Ninja Skills upgrade system can be used online letting players use Karma to purchase customizable features for the Unknown Ninja used in multiplayer Clan Battles. Players can use all of game's weapons and Ninpo in Clan Battles, for which five new stages have been added, giving them access to their favorite methods of attack. The number of co-op missions in Ninja Trials mode has been tripled, and all four playable characters are available for this mode.


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The biggest mystery for the Florida Gators baseball team heading into the 2013 season lies with the third starting pitcher slot.
Up until this point, Gators manager Kevin O'Sullivan has yet to name a starter and the competition has heated up between several players, including junior pitcher Kennan Kish.
Kish, who mainly appeared as a relief pitcher in 2012, is coming off of a strong campaign last season where he finished with a 1.98 ERA over the course of 27.1 innings. While he doesn't have the starting pitcher experience in his first two years at Florida, Kish believes his preparation won't change much.
"As far as preparation, being in the bullpen and closing, preparation is a little different as far as the daily routine," Kish said. "But honestly the purpose is the same, just going out there and trying to win."
"I feel comfortable doing both," Kish said about the idea of pitching both as a starter and in relief. "It might be a little different, but at the end of the day it's still pitching. I still have got to go out there and execute."
Currently, Kish is battling sophomore outfielder and pitcher Justin Shafer, along with some freshmen who have impressed O'Sullivan, but the Florida manager refused to tip his hand as to who is the favorite to win the job.
"The outlook is positive, but we just don't know who it is yet," O'Sullivan said. "Probably by next weekend we'll have a much better idea. There are some guys vying for the weekend spot right now, but we still have a few more scrimmages to go."
Although an official third start hasn't been named, O'Sullivan does recognize the value of having a versatile pitcher like Kish, who can start or close, in his weekend rotation. He believes Kish has earned the right to start after some clutch performances in the bullpen over the last two seasons.
"With Kish, we would like to start him because I think he's earned the right to do that," O'Sullivan said. "But if we don't have any other options at the end of the game, we would be forced to [put Kish there]. I do feel comfortable with him right now that he's put himself in a good position to start."
Whether he earns the third starting pitcher position or not, Kish has been working hard in the offseason to develop a third pitch that could make him even more dynamic on the mound than in the two seasons prior.
"I've been really working on my changeup," Kish said. "I'm really developing that as a third pitch so I can have that in my back pocket. Last year, I used it a lot against lefties, so I'm definitely working on that to be able to use it against righties and lefties so I can use it at any point."


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Would you like to win a PTT track day? There will be plenty of GREAT raffle prizes including a PTT track day for August 17th at Thunderhill! You don't wanna miss out on the first HKM Bike Night for this season. Come on out and hang out with us at the CVRF booth! Support your favorite Riders Forum and buy a shirt!
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CVRF was created for the riders in the Central San Joaquin Valley and surrounding areas to have a place to meet other like minded motorcycle riders to discuss the art of riding and possibly getting together for some rides! We work hard to provide a pleasant environment for our entire community to come together. Enjoy!
I had a fun time last night. HKM did a great job putting on this party. Nice to see Berto and his brothers/sisters there.


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Reef Coral Identification: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas, Including Marine Plants
New World Publications, 1993 - Coral reef animals - 239 pages
An accurate and practical source of information about corals. Maps, many color plates, basic information and appendix.
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UCLA needs a win over Stanford to firmly seize a spot on the national stage. Can the Bruins pull it off?
UCLA offense vs. Stanford defense:
Stanford's defense isn't quite what it was used to be, giving up 22.2 points per game after allowing 18.8 over the past three seasons.
On its way to three straight BCS bowls, the Cardinal finished either first or second in the conference in scoring defense, and No. 9 nationally during the 2010 campaign. This year, the team is fifth in the Pac-12. However, much of that is due to the rest of the conference ticking up: Four teams in the league are holding opponents to below 20.0 points per game. Only four Pac-12 teams had done the same in the previous four years combined. Continue reading "What to watch: No. 9 UCLA at No. 13 Stanford" »


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Channel Tunnel
The Channel Tunnel is a world-famous underground tunnel stretching from the coast of England to the coast France, spanning the depths of the English Channel. For many travellers, the Channel Tunnel is an incredible feat of engineering, a marvel to be revered and respected. For others, it's just an excellent way of getting from the British Isles to the Continent. It has proven to be a magnificent success since its opening, transporting millions of travellers swiftly and comfortably each year, and is a form of travel growing in popularity year by year.


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Hicks named Welch Scholar
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Daniel Hicks has been named a Welch Scholar for the 2013 summer by the Trull School of Sciences and Mathematics
at Schreiner University in Kerrville. The research grant is funded by the Welch Foundation. For more information, see the May 16 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.


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Amazon Web Services has announced AWS in Education, a set of programs that lets the academic community leverage Amazon Web Services for teaching and research. With AWS in Education, educators, academic researchers, and students can get free access credits to tap into the on-demand infrastructure of Amazon Web Services to teach courses, tackle research endeavors, and explore projects AWS in Education also provides self-directed learning resources on cloud computing for students. To sign up and begin using Amazon Web Services, and to apply for grants for usage credits, visit: CC
To assist educators in bringing the cloud to the classroom, AWS is offering grants of $100 per student for free usage of AWS infrastructure services in eligible courses at accredited universities. Faculty can apply for these grants via a simple online form and provide their students with hands-on access to the same infrastructure services used by software developers and IT staffs around the world.
Beginning immediately, AWS will selectively award grants for AWS service credits to make it even easier for higher learning institutions to conduct important research. Each quarter, AWS will evaluate proposals and award grants to researchers at accredited universities based on factors such as the uniqueness and usefulness of the project, use of AWS within the project, and potential to attain matching funds from other organizations interested in the project.
For students and student organizations, AWS is a platform for completing coursework, supporting individual projects, or for exploring the reliability, scalability, and cost effectiveness of an in-the-cloud technology infrastructure. Amazon has made a number of tutorials available online to help students begin exploring cloud computing concepts in a self-directed manner. These tutorials include advanced computing topics such as asynchronous messaging, consensus algorithms, priority queues, and more. In addition, Amazon will accept proposals from individual students or student groups at accredited universities and will award AWS free usage grants for worthy individual or group projects.
"The grant we have received from the AWS in Education program will dramatically increase the reach of my student group's collaboration with the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) to develop distributed assistive computer vision technology for the visually impaired," said Serge Belongie, Associate Professor at the University of California in San Diego.


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Little Known Facts About Bitcoin Shop.
The self-regulatory organization FINRA and the North American Securities Administrators Association have both issued investor alerts about bitcoin.177178
An official investigation into bitcoin traders has been reported in May 2018. The U.S. Justice Department launched an investigation into possible price manipulation, including the techniques of spoofing and wash trades.180181182 Traders in the U.S., the U.K, South Korea, and possibly other countries are being investigated. Brett Redfearn, head of the U.S.
The U.S. federal investigation was prompted by concerns of possible manipulation during futures settlement dates. The final settlement price of CME bitcoin futures is determined by prices on four exchanges, Bitstamp, Coinbase, itBit and Kraken. Following the initial shipping date in January 2018, the CME asked extensive detailed trading information however a few of the exchanges refused to provide it and later provided only limited information.
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Academic study published in the Journal of Monetary Economics concluded that cost manipulation occurred during the Mt Gox bitcoin theft and the market remains vulnerable to manipulation.186 The history of hacks, fraud and fraud involving bitcoin dates back to 2011.187
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Research by John M. Griffin and Amin Shams in 2018 suggests that trading associated with increases in the amount of the Tether cryptocurrency and related trading at the Bitfinex exchange account for roughly half of the price increase in bitcoin in overdue 2017.188189
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The Economist wrote in 2015 these criticisms are unfair, predominantly because the shady image may induce users to forget the capacities of their blockchain technology, but also on account of the fact that the volatility of bitcoin is changing in time.194
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been identified as economic bubbles by at least eight Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences laureates, including Robert Shiller,195 Joseph Stiglitz,196 and Richard Thaler.19713 Noted Keyensian economist Paul Krugman wrote in his New York my response Times column criticizing bitcoin, calling it a bubble and a fraud;198 and professor Nouriel Roubini of New York University called bitcoin the"mother of all bubbles. "199 Central bankers, including former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan,200 investors such as Warren Buffett,201202 and George Soros203 have said similar views, as have business executives like Jamie Dimon and Jack Ma.204.
Bitcoin has been criticized for the amount of electricity consumed by mining. As of 2015update, The Economist estimated that even though all miners used modern facilities, the combined electricity consumption would be 166.7 megawatts (1.46 terawatt-hours per year).133
In the end of 2017, the worldwide bitcoin mining activity was estimated to consume between one and four gigawatts of electricity.205 Politico noted that the even high-end estimates of bitcoin's total consumption levels amount to only about 6 percent of the entire power consumed by the global banking industry, and even when bitcoin's consumption levels increased 100 fold from today's degrees, bitcoin's consumption would still only amount to approximately 2% of global power consumption.206.
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To reduce the expenses, bitcoin miners have put up in places like Iceland where geothermal energy is cheap and cooling Arctic air is free.207 Bitcoin miners are known to use hydroelectric power in Tibet, Quebec, Washington (state), and Austria to decrease electricity prices.206208209210 Miners are drawn to providers like Hydro Quebec that have energy surpluses.211 According to a University of Cambridge study, much of bitcoin mining is done in China, where power has been subsidized by the government.212213.
A variety of journalists,207214 economists,215216 and the central bank of Estonia217 have voiced concerns that bitcoin is a Ponzi scheme. In 2013, Eric Posner, a law professor at the University of Chicago, stated that"a real Ponzi scheme takes fraud; bitcoin, by contrast, seems more like a collective delusion. "218 A 2014 report by the World Bank concluded that bitcoin was not a deliberate Ponzi scheme.219:7 The Swiss Federal Council220:21 examined the concerns that bitcoin may be a pyramid scheme; it concluded that,"Since in the case of bitcoin the normal guarantees of gains are lacking, it cannot be presumed that bitcoin is a pyramid scheme" In July 2017, billionaire Howard Marks referred to bitcoin as a pyramid scheme.221.


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Scientists have yet to prove that there is a genetic predisposition to good writing, but as they continue the search they would do well to read "The Chocolate Money," the first novel by a former Chicagoan named Ashley Prentice Norton.
This novel, which its author says is "semi-autobiographical," is the coming-of-age story of Bettina Ballentyne, the child of a wealthy candy heiress being raised in a Lake Shore Drive penthouse by a flamboyant mother and later spending time at an East Coast boarding school. It is a darkly comic, more than a bit sexy and very polished book, which one hyperbolic publicist describes as "'Mommie Dearest' meets the Playboy Club."
An excerpt that ran recently in Town and Country magazine was saucily headlined "Money Dearest: Secrets and lies from the wicked witch of Windy City."
Norton is the daughter of former Tribune reporter Jon Anderson and his former wife, Abra Prentice Wilkin, the great-granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller. They began their careers as reporters and teamed to write a snappy gossip column for the bygone Daily News and later start a magazine called The Chicagoan, at which I worked as a young reporter for its 18-month existence.
Both remarried. Anderson has been retired for a few years, and Wilkin devotes most of her time to charitable and philanthropic endeavors. I have known both for decades; admired and respected them too. I knew Ashley when she was a kid.
The book is dedicated to both parents. Their reactions could not be more different.
Wilkin is not at all happy with the fictional mother in the book, whose name is Babs.
I can understand the mother's feeling, and so might you: "Babs is beautiful, and I wish I looked like her … Babs' legs are right in front of me and like she says, they are so f------ fabulous … Since I am her daughter, I think she might let me touch them once in a while … But her body is off-limits to me. It is almost as if she were afraid my small hands would leave fingerprints and ruin them forever."
That's pretty harsh, and Wilkin did not want to talk about the book with me. But Norton says: "We have had a falling out. We don't talk. But this book is not a memoir. Yes, it incorporates a lot of elements from my life, memories, but this is a work of fiction and so is Babs."
Norton is married to Alex Norton, who works in the asset management business. They have an apartment in Manhattan and a house in East Hampton, N.Y. They have three handsome children, two girls and a boy, ages 10 or under. A few years ago she was diagnosed with manic depression, and she recently detailed the six-month tussle with that disease in a moving and forthright article in Redbook magazine titled "Mom, interrupted." She and her family come out winners.
The seeds of "The Chocolate Money" go back nearly 20 years, when Norton was earning a Master of Fine Arts at New York University and where one of her mentors was the great writer E.L. Doctorow. "That was when I found my voice, certainly the voice of my character in the novel," she says.
Writing took a back seat to other things: getting married and raising a family. She later enrolled in writers' workshops and writing groups, and her novel started to come to life.
"I think that it is an honest book, and I do take full responsibility for the story," she says.
"I am 41 and I do love my mother and hope that we can some day have a dialogue."
As for her father, he could not be more pleased, accompanying her on a recent trip here for book signings at several local shops.
"I am immensely proud of what she's accomplished," Anderson says. "She goes into this novel like a reporter, with a stunning eye for detail. Unlike the child in the book, she's pretty straight-arrow. And she seems to have somehow picked up, and used well, all the writerly tips that I myself learned when I took a two-year leave of absence from the Tribune and went off to Iowa City to spend two years in the graduate writers program."
Then he adds, fatherly pride charmingly trumping all reason, "To me, she's today's successor to Jane Austen, Edith Wharton and Marcel Proust."
Listen to, among many guests and topics, actress Joan Allen, the Great Chicago Fire and the new "Chicago Fire" TV show, neuroscientist Simon LeVay, a preview of the Bucktown Apple Pie contest and author Dennis Lehane when Rick Kogan hosts "The Afternoon Shift" from 2-4 p.m. Monday through Friday on WBEZ-91.5 FM.


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To really know customers you must engage them face-to-face.
This is a handly little article reminding us all that data and "likes" can only take us so far. If we really want to know our customers to help guide for innovation, marketing, business relationships, and ultimately business growth, then face-to-face interactions are imperative.
OK -- now we've gotten that message, and we are in front of a customer, now what? How do you maximize your time together?
The practical answer is to ask for, and listen to, their stories! That is what this article does not say. Yet that is your path to success.
What stories do you ask for? Ask them to share with you their experiences of your product/service, your company, your marketing/branding, or whatever burning question you need an answer to.
Just remember, most people ask information questions where they get lots of description but little story. That's not so helpful. They will ask someone to describe what they like about their product. In return they will gets answers like, "I like the blue color, and how it fits in my hand." interesting, but not so helpful.
Ask for EXPIENCES instead: "Tell me about the first time you used our product and what that was like ..." In return, you will receive a story rich in material and meaning: "One day I was really struggling one day to open a jar. For some reason my arthritis was really bad that morning and I couldn't get the strength to open that jar. I didn't want to ask my daughter for help because i hate feeling dependent on someone just to open a jar! A friend had given me your handy opener as a gift but I hadn't even taken it out of its packaging yet. That morning I grabbed it but had a devil of a time getting it out of its plastic wrapping! I finally took a scissors to it, which means I probably have blunt scissors now [HINT for changing packaging]. But I finally got it opened and used it on that jar I was struggling with. Voila! It was so easy! I had that jar open in a jiffy. Your design made it very easy in my hands. I checked out your website to see if it came in other colors so I could give it as a gift to friends. Was kind of disappointed in the color selection but I'll make do. I'm sure they will appreciate its ease and cool design like I do."
You get the picture -- haven't customers share experiences is much more valuable. From the little story above you can now dig deeper into the story, or keep asking for later experiences.
Enjoy this process. Take your time -- no need to schedule 20 interviews to aquire tons of material. A handful will do to get you started. Remember you are going for quality, not quantity. You will learn as you go and interviews down the line will be richer and more complex because you will have gotten better at evoking stories from your customers.
I would love to hear about your experiences doing this activity!
This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling at www.scoop.it/t/just-story-it
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Far Cotton Library is a friendly, welcoming centre in the local community. The library provides resources, many entertaining events for both adults and children, information, assistance and advice.
All libraries will be closed for the following public holidays:
Visit our events calendar to see what's happening at Far Cotton library including weekly events for children and families.
Far Cotton LibraryThe REC Centre, Towcester RoadFar Cotton, NorthamptonNN4 8LG
20 spaces - shared with the REC Centre.
Toilets for the disabled, under 5s and parents, baby changing facilities are available.
This library is wheelchair accessible.
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The Library shop sells a selection of greetings cards, gift items, children's toys and educational material.
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There's more to the library than you think. Lots of our services for the community rely on support from our volunteers. What could you do?
How do you become a volunteer?
Search the Get Involved Hub for all current library volunteering vacancies.
You can apply online to register your interest in an opportunity. There is an interview process and all successful volunteers will be asked to supply details of referees. Volunteers for some roles are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
We will provide any training that is necessary to assist in volunteering roles.
Concessionary bus passes are available at your local library.
To find out more, visit our bus pass section.
Assistance with online Blue Badge applications is by appointment only. Please contact us on 0300 126 1000, option 5 then option 1, to book an appointment.
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See under 5s events at all libraries on our events calendar.
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Answers Plus is the Libraries and Information Service's online information service. We welcome questions from anyone who lives, works or studies in Northamptonshire, or who would like information about the county.
Your local library needs you!
We are in challenging and changing times and libraries are rapidly becoming even more indispensable to their local communities through the development of LibraryPlus.
We are proud of the success of our libraries in Northamptonshire but continue to need your support.
26 of our libraries have Friends Groups and they have made a real difference to their communities through holding events and bringing LibraryPlus to more people in the area.
When we consulted on the Libraries Strategy, 82% of respondents told us they would be willing to make a financial contribution to the Library Service, and we also know that people want to support the service for different reasons.
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Friends are a group of people who value the role of LibraryPlus and who want to make a difference in their community. We aim to have a Friends Group supporting each of our 36 libraries.
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With our public printing service you can email documents from your phone, tablet or laptop to print at your local library.
Northampton Central Library has a large collection of sheet music and playsets available for hire to groups. You can arrange to collect the sheet music and playsets at any Northamptonshire Library.
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Northamptonshire LibraryPlus welcomes you to breastfeed in any of our libraries.
We understand that breastfeeding gives your child the best start in life and so we offer comfortable spaces alongside books and toys to keep siblings entertained whilst you breastfeed. If you would like a glass of water, or there is anything else we can reasonably do to make you more comfortable whilst you breastfeed, please ask a member of staff. We can also offer support and advice through breastfeeding support groups, health visitors and our qualified early year's workers. You can find about more about this on our
events calendar or by asking a member of staff.
It is a mother's right to breastfeed in public and should you be challenged by other customers our staff will be happy to talk to them on your behalf.
Space themed junk modelling activity #Towcester Library Tuesday 6 August (10:30-11:30am). For all children aged 4+; please book. #summerreadingchallenge #SpaceChase
#WestonFavell Library presents Wonders of The Universe in partnership with Northamptonshire Natural History Society Tuesday 6 August (12-4pm). For ages 4-12; please book. #SummerReadingChallenge #SpaceChase https://t.co/veJIZhW10u
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A thread for anyone who wants to discuss the world cups. Anything goes! DH, 4X, XC.
DH in Lourdes was brilliant. Gwin was as smooth and composed as usual but the biggest thing to come from it is that he won on a stock YT Tues. The only things different were his brakes and tyres, that's it. In DH that is an enormous thing to happen.


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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – UC Santa Barbara women's senior guard Emilie Johnson has been named to the Lowe's Senior CLASS First Team, it was announced by the committee.
Johnson, who became the very first member of UCSB's illustrious program to be named one of the Lowe's 10 finalists, was joined on the first team by Stanford's Nnemkadi Ogumike (the Senior CLASS winner), Oregon's Amanda Johnson, Notre Dame's Natalie Novosel and Dayton's Justine Raterman.
Johnson, who finished in the top-10 in UCSB history in three-pointers, assists and free throw percentage and is in the top-15 in career points, helped lead the Gauchos to their 14th NCAA Tournament this season.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
The Loomis, Calif. native led the Lowe's nominees in fan votes at the end of the balloting.


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Most Cariocas rely on the bus, metro and taxi systems. During the night buses and taxis – which are very cheap – will take you where you need to go. The clean and safe metro, R$ 3.20 per ride, is constantly expanding its coverage. Locals and confident travelers may use private vans located all around the city and in the favelas. Although driving a car is not difficult, finding a place to park can be hard and expensive.
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