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EXCLUSIVE: In a move to allay French fears about forthcoming free trade talks with the US, the EU's Education and Culture Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou has outlined her position publicly for the first time.
Speaking to Screen, Vassiliou said the European Commission (EC) recognised "that there are concerns and sensitivities, which have been expressed by President Hollande, among others, notably as regards the audiovisual sector."
At last week's EU leaders summit in Brussels, Hollande had addressed the issue of the 'cultural exception' and demanded that the sector of audiovisual services "like with other agreements, cannot be part of the [negotiation] mandate. I want these areas to be excluded from the negotiation."
No change to cultural exception
"Let me be clear," Vassiliou explained. "The European Commission has a single view on this: there will be no change to the current system of 'the cultural exception'. The Commission – like Members States including France – recognises the importance of our cultural diversity."
She pointed out that the EU had obligations, as enshrined in Article 167 of the Lisbon Treaty, "to protect cultural diversity so this will always be borne in mind in our future trade negotiations and exchanges."
"Culture is not a 'product' like any other: culture has an intrinsic value in itself and, in many cases, it also has an economic value," the Commissioner continued. "We understand this and will take account of this specific dual nature."
"Trade liberalization will not weaken those policies and measures at EU level, or in the Member States, which safeguard and promote cultural diversity, notably in terms of film and television programming."
Impact of new technologies
She added that she was aware of "particular concerns about the impact of new technologies in the audiovisual sector and how this will affect our commitment to cultural diversity."
"Let me be equally clear on this point: in the future, we will and must continue to promote our cultural diversity as technologies develop. That is what the Treaty requires. We must also recognise that Europe must position itself to seize the opportunity that future technological developments may present for the European audiovisual industry. Let us use our cultural diversity as strength."
'Game-changer' deal
Vassiliou suggested that a future trade and investment agreement between the EU and US would be "a 'game-changer', giving a strong boost to our economies on both sides of the Atlantic, and could also lead to an estimated 1.3m more jobs in the EU and 520,000 more in the US.
Quoting from a report prepared for the EC by the London-based Centre for Economic Policy Research on reducing transatlantic barriers to trade and investment, she noted declared that a "transatlantic economic alliance" could bring significant economic gains as a whole for the EU – estimated at $153.6 bn (€119bn) a year - and for the US around $122.7bn (€95bn) a year once the agreement is fully implemented.
This would translate, according to the policy centre, to an extra - on average - $704 (€545) in disposable income each year for a family of four in the EU
The EU Council of Trade Ministers, representing the 27 member states, is expected to agree a mandate for the EC to start negotiations with the United States on 14 June in the final weeks of the Irish EU Presidency.
Survey deadline extended
In a separate development, the EC's Europe for Creativity online survey about access to finance for the cultural and creative sectors (CCS) has been extended to March 30.
In a web conference, Isabella Tessaro, policy officer at the MEDIA Programme unit in Brussels, said that she was "very positive that [the survey] will allow us to build a better case for the instrument and to define more precisely how much credit is needed, the size of the guarantee fund, and how it should work."
She revealed that there had been very high response rates from France, Belgium and Germany, but "very few" responses from the UK, Slovenia, Slovakia, Portugal, Poland, Ireland and Hungary, and no responses at all - at the time of the web conference - from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece or Latvia.
Tessaro, who has been working on the design of a new guarantee facility as part of the future Creative Europe framework programme, explained that the average time for filling out the survey – at http://eu-for-creativity.eu - "is between seven and eight minutes."


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The Department of Energy (DOE) announced Aug. 2 that a team of engineers at Washington University in St. Louis will receive $2 million to design a battery management system for lithium-ion batteries that will guarantee their longevity, safety and performance. This is a particularly challenging project because the electrochemical reactions inside the battery are not easily captured in mathematical form.
The project is one of 12 that won funding from the DOE's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under the new AMPED program that focuses on innovations in battery management and storage to advance electric vehicle technologies and to help improve the efficiency and reliability of the electrical grid.
"This latest round of ARPA-E projects seek to address the remaining challenges in energy storage technologies, which could revolutionize the way Americans store and use energy in electric vehicles, the grid and beyond, while also potentially improving the access to energy for the U.S. military at forward operating bases in remote areas," says Secretary of Energy Steven Chu.
"These cutting-edge projects could transform our energy infrastructure, dramatically reduce our reliance on imported oil and increase American energy security," Chu says.
"This initiative is part of a broader effort to strengthen the university's expertise in energy-related technologies," says Pratim Biswas, PhD, chair of the Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering in the School of Engineering & Applied Science.
"While this grant targets car batteries," he says, "the technology is also directly applicable to intermittent sources of energy such as solar that produce energy that may need to be buffered rather than plugged directly into electrical grid."
The department has also recently won a large grant in solar technology and plans to launch an effort called Solar Energy and Energy Storage, or SEES.
The AMPED award goes to the Modeling, Analysis and Process-control Laboratory for Electrochemical systems (MAPLE) in the Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, led by Venkat Subramanian, PhD, associate professor.
"I want to give credit to my doctoral students," Subramanian says. "Without their efforts, we wouldn't have been able to submit a proposal. The solicitation came and we had two weeks to respond after the team was formed, and then we got a review and we had to respond over the weekend."
In addition to Subramanian, the team includes doctoral students Venkatasailanathan Ramadesigan, Paul Northrop, Sumitava De, Bharatkumar Suthar and Matthew Lawder.
Lithium-ion batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are what are called secondary cells, because the electrochemical reactions that create a current are reversible and the battery can be recharged. The more familiar primary cells, in contrast are used once and thrown away.
The lithium is stored in metallic (uncharged) form inside the particles of a graphic electrode, explains Subramanian. During discharge the lithium comes to the electrode's surface, where it is ionized, creating a current that travels to the cathode. At the cathode, typically a lithium-based alloy, the ions are neutralized and enter electrode particles as metallic lithium.
The battery is recharged by forcing a current to flow in the opposite direction, moving the lithium back into the anode.
Lithium-ion batteries hold great promise for applications such as electric vehicles because they have high energy density (energy stored per unit volume) and lose charge very slowly when not in use.
No battery is perfect and lithium-ion batteries, like all batteries, have drawbacks. If the batteries are charged too fast, they can heat up and may explode. To avoid catastrophic failure, manufacturers overdesign the batteries and use only part of their energy capacity per cycle, Subramanian says.
"The goal of the AMPED program is to push the current technology to 100-percent efficiency, while making sure battery lifetime is not compromised," Subramanian says. This would ultimately reduce the weight of the car and improve its energy efficiency.
Revving up the models
"If you can predict what will happen inside the battery, you can push the battery to do more per cycle," Subramanian says. "Currently empirical (experience based) models that have no predictive capability are used to manage the batteries. This is why manufacturers over-stack the material; they have no idea what's happening inside."
There are physics-based models of lithium-ion batteries but they are computationally intensive and can't be solved in real time by the usual methods.
This is where the MAPLE lab comes in. The engineers plan to use a class of simulation techniques called spectral methods aided by mathematical analysis to solve a physics-based model's differential equations. Spectral methods should allow them to cut down on the model's computational demands so that it runs faster.
The Battery Management System (BMS), MAPLE lab develop will keep the battery operating optimally, enabling maximum utilization of energy at all times.
"In general," Subramanian says, "people write mathematical models and then plug them into commercial software to solve them. We relish solving the models ourselves to see if we can find more elegant ways to do it. That's the overarching theme of our work.
"We are also interested in re-examining predictive models of importance for medicine, such as those used in medical imaging, to see if we can solve them faster but with the same accuracy so that they can be used in real-time sensing and control," he says.
Modeled on the Defense Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA), famous for its daring funding decisions, ARPA-E was launched in 2009 to seek out breakthrough technologies that are too risky for private-sector investment but have the potential to energy technology, form the foundation for entirely new industries, and have large commercial impacts.
|Contact: Diana Lutz
Washington University in St. Louis

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Toure and his brother Kolo, the defender, are now back at City after a month away playing in the African Nations Cup with Ivory Coast.
Roberto Mancini's men have been unbeaten in their absence but draws in the last two fixtures against QPR and Liverpool have seen them slip nine points behind Manchester United at the top of the table.
After memorably recovering from an eight-point deficit to win the title last season with six matches remaining, Toure is sure there is enough time for City to turn it round again with 13 still to play.
The midfielder told the club's website, www.mcfc.co.uk: "We are further behind than we'd like, of course, but all we need to do is think about last season to know what is possible.
"My friends are all here and are happy to see me and we are like a family or brothers who will all fight together - and that is a very important thing to have.
"United have a strong squad and, on paper, they have an easier run in than we do but the title race is a long way from finished.
"It only takes a couple of results to go our way and we're right back in it - I'm sure we'll come back."
City travel to Southampton on Saturday hoping to cut the gap to seven points ahead of United's clash with Everton on Sunday.
The return of the Toures gives City a timely lift in two areas of the field.
Yaya's dynamism in midfield has been missed, particularly in the past week, while Kolo will increase defensive options.
City have been short at the back with influential captain Vincent Kompany having missed the past two games with a calf strain.
Kompany has not definitively been ruled out of the trip to St Mary's Stadium but Mancini has said it is likely the Belgian will be out until after next week's FA Cup fifth-round clash against Leeds.


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In this title, Alex covers how to create realistic grass using Maya, Paint Effects and Mental Ray while also sharing his techniques for developing a complete natural environment. We begin by evaluating the default Paint Effects grass library with discussion on the basic adjustments needed to make grass more natural. Techniques for covering large areas with grass are then explored via curves and instancing. Through the use of instancing, particles and surface emitters, Alex shows how to populate large scenes with grass geometry, rendering millions of polygons with a minimal RAM footprint. Included is an expression based technique for orienting instanced geometry with the normal of the generating surface, an issue less important for plants or trees but often very important for grass. When elements need to be interactively and precisely placed, Alex also demonstrates the use of a freely available geometry paint script, as well as how to bake particle instances to geometry. Generating textures, miaMaterials and workflow in conjunction with Physical Sun/Sky is thoroughly discussed. Alex also demonstrates how to render and utilize zDepth passes to add post depth-of-field and fog effects, how to render true volumetric fog effects, as well as Photoshop and After Effects post techniques to increase realism through the use of color correction and plug-ins, including Magic Bullet, LensCare and Sapphire.
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A former U.S. Army lieutenant from Oklahoma convicted of killing an Iraqi prisoner has been granted parole, the Army said Wednesday.
Former 1st Lt. Michael Behenna of Edmond had served five years of a 15-year sentence for his 2009 conviction on a charge of unpremeditated murder in a combat zone.
Behenna's mother, Vicki Behenna, an assistant federal prosecutor in Oklahoma City, said she "immediately started crying" after learning about her son's release.
"He called me today (Wednesday), actually on my way into work at about a quarter 'til 9," Vicki Behenna said. She said he was scheduled to be released on March 14.
The Army Clemency and Parole Board denied Behenna's request for clemency but granted him parole, Col. David Patterson said. He said the decision was based on factors "including a strong parole plan with family and community support."
Vicki Behenna, of Edmond, said her son would work on a southwest Oklahoma cattle ranch and take classes at Oklahoma State University.
"He thinks he wants to begin ranching, to raise cattle," she said.
Efforts to contact Michael Behenna, 30, at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., where he was being held, were unsuccessful.
"He's not been allowed to talk to the media at all," his mother said.
There was no dispute that Behenna was supposed to take the Iraqi prisoner home, but instead took him to a secluded railroad culvert, stripped him naked and shot him twice after interrogating him at gunpoint about an April 2008 roadside bombing that killed two men under Behenna's command.
Behenna said he acted in self-defense when the man reached for Behenna's handgun. The Army argued he could not claim self-defense because he was conducting an unauthorized interrogation at gunpoint.
Behenna's family had fought to overturn the conviction, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the decision.
Behenna drew support from Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and the state's congressional delegation following his conviction.
"I am glad this long ordeal has finally come to an end for Michael Behenna and his family. Michael went to Iraq to serve his nation and to defend liberty both here and abroad. Instead, he found himself mourning the loss of his friends from the inside of a cell," Fallin said in a statement Wednesday.
"I believe the Army acted appropriately and compassionately in offering him parole."
Sen. Jim Inhofe and Reps. James Lankford, Tom Cole, Frank Lucas, Markwayne Mullen and Jim Bridenstine, all Republicans, also issued a joint statement praising the decision to parole Behenna.


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I. Can't. Wait. 'Til. Saturday.
I am almost as excited for this trip to Vegas as I was in mid-April, right before that trip. Maybe I was a little more excited for that trip, as it included my bowling in the USBC Nationals, as well as six days with my family. The trip was a blast, and I won almost enough money to pay for the trip, leaving me in instant "return to Vegas fund".
This weekend's trip, however, is a poker weekend with the boys.
I blame Southwest airlines. When they announced that they were to begin flying to Milwaukee, and worse, they would have non-stops to Las Vegas, and even worser, that "introductory" fares begin at $35, it hit my weak spot. What's a boy to do?
So one evening in June (still with this lump of money burning a hole in my savings account), I checked Southwest's fares to Vegas. Drat, the $35 fares were already sold out, though they were only about $90 each way. Why, I am not sure, but I then went to Expedia's site and searched for similar dates. In doing so, it appeared that AirTran was matching that price, and sumofagun, their fares were NOT sold out. Round trip tickets this weekend (the first full weekend in November) were - with taxes - $98.
The next morning, I talked to Poker Buddy #1 (who works with me), and he said we'd be foolish not to... and he quickly committed his stepson (Poker Buddy #2, a Vegas Virgin). A couple more phone calls and we had Poker Buddy #3. When I actually bought the tickets, the return flight has a little more expensive, but the bottom line is that we got our round trip tickets at $138 each.
Then it came time to look for the hotel. Poker Buddy #1 had been to Vegas about a year ago, but stayed at the South Point (about three miles south of the Mandalay Bay). But for a trip in which four guys will be in Vegas for a total of 52 hours, it was a little much. I had remembered that during my trip in April that the Golden Gate hotel (in downtown) was offering rooms for $19.06/night (in honor of being in a building that was built in 1906). Saturday night was a little more, but the total pre-tax cost of each room for the weekend was $76. I still haven't found a casino hotel on the strip or downtown anywhere close to that. (And before anyone scoffs at the Golden Gate, they are the home of the $0.99 shrimp cocktail and the coupon book that gives you $0.99 margaritas. Their rooms appear to be nice enough, has good reviews, and for the few minutes that we will use it to be
cheating on our spouses sleeping, we can't go wrong.
We had considered not renting a car, and actually went months (remember, we started planning in June) without reserving one. But for giggles, I did a search and found a car (Chevy Impala or similar) for two days for $50... which includes all taxes. Hell, it'll cost us that much to take one cab ride to downtown and back. Now we have our wheels, and we can roam all over the area on our whim. We can even head out to the desert to dig a hole, if Poker Buddy #2 can't control himself.
I had been accused by My-Sugar-Na of overplanning our trip in April. I am not sure why she thinks that, other than the fact that I had a spreadsheet with all the days across the top, and two-hour blocks listed down the side, and just about every single two-hour block accounted for for eight people. But that couldn't be the reason, could it?
This time, I've tried really, really, really hard NOT to plan this trip. It isn't that I think I should take the responsibility to tell three other men what to do, but I think vacation planning is in my DNA, and I can't help myself.
All I am 100% certain of is a return trip to the Hash House a Go Go, as I bought a Restaurant.com certificate for it. We have a list of poker tournaments with buy-ins of less than $100 (Side note; one thing I did not do when considering the dates for this trip was to check to see when the World Series of Poker finals will be held. Guess what is happening on Saturday? Right. Anyway, the nine finalists in the WSOP won't be playing other tournaments around town, but my guess is that there will be lots of poker players in town, looking for a game as time permits. Our goal? Avoid the real players, while picking apart a bunch of tourists.)
I've also read about a bar in Vegas that calls itself a "Packer Bar"... The Badger Cafe, which is connected to Rum Runner on Tropicana. The Packers play at 10:00 AM in Vegas, we can watch the game and when it ends at 1:00 PMish, we still have a full day of pokering.
With any luck, I will break even for the weekend, and have a ready-made vacation fund for my trip to Reno in May for the next USBC Nationals.
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Guidelines on the Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Mechanisms and Practical Management
R Spiller, Q Aziz, F Creed, A Emmanuel, L Houghton, P Hungin, R Jones, D Kumar, G Rubin, N Trudgill and P Whorwell
These guidelines were compiled at the request of the Chairman of the Clinical Services Committee of the British Society of Gastroenterology. The committee's aim was to provide a guide for the assessment and management of adult patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). These patients comprise such a large proportion of gastroenterology outpatients that their streamlined and effective management would have a favourable effect on any gastroenterology department's overall performance, and hence improve the management of all gastrointestinal diseases. There are many questions to be addressed.


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> The Brewers needed a win like this after last night's 13-inning disaster. They came back and took down the Cubs 5-3 on Thursday afternoon thanks to another great pitching performance and some timely hitting. Junior Guerra (3-0, 3.96 ERA) continued to prove that he has earned a rotation spot and won't be going anywhere when Matt Garza returns; Guerra threw seven innings while giving up three runs on five hits. He walked three and struck out a career-high 11 while holding down one of the league's best offenses.
The Cubs got on the board immediately when Dexter Fowler hit a home run to lead off the game. Miguel Montero hit an RBI single in the second inning to give the Cubs an early 2-0 cushion. Milwaukee got one of those back in the bottom of the second when Kirk Nieuwenhuis scored on a wild pitch by Chicago starter Jason Hammel (5-1, 2.31 ERA).
Chris Carter tied it at 2-2 in the fourth, breaking out of his slump with his twelfth home run of the season. The Brewers took the lead for good on Nieuwenhuis's two-run shot in the sixth inning. The Cubs got one more in the seventh when Fowler scored on a wild pitch by Guerra, but Milwaukee added an insurance run in the eighth thanks to Hernan Perez's RBI single.
The bullpen was a little shaky, which brought back bad memories of Wednesday night, but in the end managed to finish the game. Michael Blazek worked around a walk and a hit in a scoreless eighth; he also struck out two. Tyler Thornburg issued back-to-back walks to Addison Russell and Montero to start the ninth, but rebounded and recorded the save.
> It was nice to see the Brewers beat up on Hammel a little bit, as the sinkerballer has typically had his way with the Crew in his career. Coming into today, Hammel boasted an 8-0 record against the Brewers with a 2.37 ERA, making this the first time he's lost to them.
Not only that, but Hammel has also been especially good for the Cubs this season, bringing a 5-0 record with a 1.77 ERA into today's start. He hadn't allowed more than three runs in a start yet this season, but that changed today, as he allowed four on five hits in six innings. Hammel walked two and struck out seven.
> Ryan Braun was held out of the lineup again today due to the stiff back that kept him out of the lineup last night. It's unrelated to the wrist issue that made him miss back-to-back games this past weekend, but is a cause for concern, as Braun had back surgery this past offseason.
> Despite the struggles of bench players Ramon Flores and Colin Walsh, Craig Counsell tells Tom Haudricourt that the Brewers aren't giving up on them anytime soon. Flores is out of options while Walsh was a Rule 5 pick this past offseason, so the Brewers likely won't be able to hang onto either in the minors should they choose to shed them from the big league club.
Flores, a left-handed hitting outfielder, has struggled to a .197 average in 87 plate appearances in 2016. The infielder Walsh, also a left-handed hitter, has been even worse, as he carries a meager .089 average over 60 plate appearances, although he does have a .317 on-base percentage. However, Flores would have to clear waivers if the Brewers designate him for assignment and attempt to send him down, and Walsh would return to the Athletics should the Brewers opt to get rid of him.
> Today was Thornburg's first career big league save. It was just the second in his entire professional career, with the first coming when he was in rookie ball back in 2010.
Thornburg was tasked with the ninth due to Jeremy Jeffress having been used in four straight games; that may explain Jeffress's blown save last night.
> The Brewers lead the Majors in taking called third strikes. It's noticeable that they've been more patient this year, but they definitely need to be more aggressive in some situations, and this is proof of that.
> After managing to hold a respectable batting average for a time, Carter has come crumbling back to earth. He's down to .245, mainly because of an 0-for-23 spell that he snapped this past Sunday. He's also striking out noticeably more often, with 23 in his last 15 games; Carter is hitting just .179 over that stretch.
> Milwaukee's pitching staff held the Cubs– who still own the best record in baseball despite losing two of three to the Crew– to just seven runs in this three-game series.
> Ex-Brewer Khris Davis, now playing for Oakland, had a three-dinger game the other night, including a walk-off grand slam off Rangers closer Shawn Tolleson.
I'm happy Davis is catching on with the A's. As much as I would have liked for the Brewers to keep him, he simply isn't a National League player, as he might have the weakest outfield arm in the Majors. The Athletics appear to have caught onto that; after a few outfield starts early in the season, they're using him primarily at designated hitter, which is where Davis belongs.
> White Sox starter Chris Sale made Major League history today, becoming the first pitcher to start a season 9-0 while maintaining a sub-2.00 ERA; with a complete-game win over the Astros today, the lefty's ERA fell to a minuscule 1.58. Sale has been known as one of the game's most dominant pitchers ever since his first full season as a starter in 2012, but he seems to have taken it to yet another level in 2016.
The best part about this is, despite the fact Sale is considered to be the Sox's ace, he doesn't even have the lowest ERA in Chicago's rotation. Left-hander Jose Quintana– undoubtedly one of the, if not the, most underrated pitchers in baseball over the past few years– is the White Sox's ERA leader at 1.54
> The Brewers start a three-gamer at Citi Field tomorrow night at 6:10 p.m. CT. Wily Peralta (2-4, 7.30 ERA), possibly the worst pitcher in baseball at the moment, will go for the Brewers, while the Mets counter with left-hander Steven Matz (5-1, 2.86 ERA). The good news is Peralta is 3-1 with a 2.88 ERA in his career against the Mets, but the bad news is those stats probably don't matter with the funk Peralta is in. Matz has never faced the Brewers.
More bad news: the Brewers will have to face the core of New York's rotation in Matz, Jacob deGrom (3-1, 2.50 ERA), and Noah Syndergaard (4-2, 2.19 ERA).


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The first ever, and hopefully annual, Walker Stalker Convention was held this weekend (Nov. 1-3, 2013) at the Atlanta Convention Center at Americasmart in Atlanta, Georgia. The convention was the brain child of Walker Stalker podcast hosts, Eric Nordhoff and James Frazier. The WSC brought in around 10,000 visitors. Not too shabby for their first at-bat.
I would like to give a big round of applause to everyone who had a hand in this event. There were a few minor hiccups, as can be expected at any convention. I heard a few grumblings about the lack of limitations at autograph tables (apparently, a guest at Andrew Lincoln's table had an obscene amount of items to be signed. A limit was later enforced as a result), and also some comments about the celebrity panels being conducted in a different building. Celebrity schedule conflicts are unpredictable and not the fault of any convention personnel. It's all in how they handle such surprises. Guests like Emma Bell and Lauren Cohan, unfortunately had to cancel. Norman Reedus had to cut his Sunday appearance in half. And Andrew Lincoln could only appear for one day. However, Lincoln and Reedus stayed long after they were supposed to on Saturday evening, and didn't leave until all fans in their queue had received and autograph. Class acts! Personal con experience and all things considered, those were indeed minor hiccups.
From the creators to the volunteers, you did a fantastic job this weekend, and I am grateful to have been given the opportunity to be a part of it. On behalf of Convention Scene and Walker Bait Productions, job very well done! Thank you!
The WSC featured more than 40 celebrity guests, including almost every member of The Walking Dead cast, as well as nearly 100 vendor booths. The vendors ranged from comic and toy collectibles to an on-site tattoo shop. A special VIP Meet & Greet and Zombie Bash were held on Saturday evening, along with a private concert featuring Emily Kinney, "Beth" on The Walking Dead. The WSC even provided a "Virtual Queue" for those who did not want to spend all day standing in line for autographs. You simply checked in at the Virtual Queue booth and when it was time for you to actually get into a celebrity line, a member of the volunteer staff would send you a text message. The concept reminded me of the "Fast Pass" access at Walt Disney World. Still, I chose to get the full experience, replete with eavesdropping and people watching, by standing in every line I could. Even with the wait time, the volunteers kept everything moving smoothly and efficiently. No complaints here.
Each celebrity guest that I spoke to had very positive things to say about WSC. "This Con is unique because of the focus on The Walking Dead and zombie culture," said actor Daniel Thomas May ["Allen" on The Walking Dead]. "There are just so many cast members and spectacular fans. You know, we use the hashtag on Twitter #TWDFamily for the The Walking Dead Family, and that's what this whole weekend has felt like. We're all just a bunch of family and it's so great."
Andrew "Drone" Cossan, who has done illustrations for LUCASFILM and TOPPS, was on hand at Marc Draven's Ink-Fusion Tattoo booth creating custom designs for guests looking for a permanent WSC souvenir. "I can crank out some pieces very quickly," he said. "It's easy to make con fans happy because you are giving them a character that they like and want." When asked about his WSC experience, Drone said, "It's been quite a trip. Compared to other cons, I am very impressed with the overall organization. They've been very accommodating and good about checking in on vendors and talent to make sure that everything is going smoothly and our needs are being met. And that's a good sign."
While I did have an opportunity to meet Greg Nicotero, one of my personal highlights was speaking with a different member of zombie culture royalty, the lovely Judith O'Dea. For the uninitiated, O'Dea portrayed the iconic "Barbara" in the film that started it all, George Romero's 1968 classic The Night of the Living Dead. "I have had an absolute ball," she gushed. "At the time, none of us who were a part of the film had any idea the effect it would have [on pop culture] and I am just in awe that we really were, and are a part of what has become The Walking Dead. And I would like to say how grateful I am to the fans for their long time support. It's hard to believe, but it is all so exciting."
Crissy Thomas, founder of fan site BitchinDixons.com met up with other Bitchin Dixon members who had traveled from near and far to meet Norman Reedus, "Daryl" on The Walking Dead. And for those members who couldn't make the journey, Crissy collected gifts, cards, and letters that they had shipped to her and presented them to Reedus on their behalf. Thomas hopes to have even more Bitchin Dixons attend next year.
Did you hear that, Walker Stalkers? The fans and guests have spoken. It's time to start preparing for next fall! Congratulations.
The following images are (c)WalkerBaitProductions ** Additional images, including celebrity panels, can be found by visiting the Walker Stalker Con Flickr site.


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Russia's next new manned spacecraft will launch atop a different rocket than planned, one originally designed for only robotic spacecraft. The country's new six-cosmonaut spacecraft is due to lift off on its first test flight in 2018, using a launcher named Angara A5 developed for unmanned missions.
The new six-cosmonaut spacecraft, which is called the Advanced Crew Vehicle, or ACV, was to have been launched by another new rocket, Rus-M. The Rus-M was to be an evolution of the Samara Space Center's Soyuz FG rocket that launches the Soyuz manned spacecraft. But Rus-M was canceled last year, while ACV was continued despite no launcher being identified for it.
As well as carrying six cosmonauts, the ACV will carry 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms) of cargo and could travel to the moon. Like the Soyuz capsule, which Russia currently uses to launch humans to orbit, the ACV will use rockets to land.
Rocket family
The Angara A5 is the heavy version of Angara, a family of four rockets based on a common core architecture. The Universal Rocket Motor is the common core that uses liquid oxygen and kerosene. The A5 has five of these cores combined for a total liftoff mass of 1.7 million pounds (770,000 kilograms), and the rocket will be able to put 53,900 pounds (24,500 kilograms) into a 124-mile-high (200-kilometer-high) orbit. [World's Tallest Rockets: How They Stack Up]
Soyuz is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, and Angara will fly from the planned Baiterek facility, also at Baikonur, after its first few flights from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.
Vladimir Popovkin, the director general of Russia's Federal Space Agency, told Space.com that "the main launcher for the new spacecraft will be Angara," after explaining that earlier testing of the spacecraft's technology, such as its launch escape system, will use the Ukrainian Yuzhnoye Design Bureau's Zenit rocket.
Tested by Korea
Popovkin spoke to Space.com at his space agency's exhibit at the Farnborough International Airshow in England, which took place July 9-15. On exhibit by the Russian agency were scale models of the ACV and an Angara A5 and ACV stack with its launch escape system.
He added that Angara rocket technology has already been tested. South Korea's Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV) uses it for its first stage, which is provided by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, Angara's prime contractor. On KSLV's maiden flight in August 2009, the vehicle's first stage was successful, but the Korean-made upper stage failed. That upper stage failed again a year later on the second flight. Later this year the third launch of the KSLV will take place.
The first launch of the Angara family is scheduled for 2013 — years later than originally planned.
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Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: "Astronaut Abby" is at the controls of a social-media machine that is launching the 15-year-old from Minnesota to Kazakhstan this month for the liftoff of the International Space Station's next crew.
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The Angara family has been in development since the 1990s, but funding problems have delayed its entry into service. This year's first flight will see the smallest of the four, the A1.2, fly.
Using one core, the A1.2 liftoff weight is 376,000 pounds, and the payload capability for a 124-mile orbit is 8,300 pounds. There was a smaller Angara, the A1.1, with a 4,400-pound payload ability, but plans for that vehicle have been canceled. It and the A1.2 were supposed to fly by 2011.
There is a super-heavy version of Angara, the A7, in the works. This has a 2.4 million-pound liftoff weight, and its 124-mile orbit payload capability is 77,000 pounds.
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Thank you all for coming to our bonfire event! This is by far the best event we have had, thanks to you all We hope everyone had a great time!
April 9, 2014
Thank you all for coming out to support India Day! Check out our photos here!
April 1, 2014
India Day will be held on Wednesday, April 9th, 2014, from 10am-2pm. Location at Malcolm X Plaza.
April 1, 2014
2nd General Meeting will be held on Thursday, April 3rd, 2014, at 7pm. Location at HSS 151.
February 24, 2014
General Meeting will be held on Thursday, March 6th, 2014, at 7pm. Location at HSS 153.
February 24, 2014
India Day will be held on Wednesday, April 9th, 2014, from 12pm - 2pm at Malcolm X Plaza.
December 5, 2013
Thank you for coming out to our Bollywood Movie Night! Hope to see you all next semester!
December 4, 2013
We will be tabling today from 10am - 2pm on Malcolm X Plaza.
December 2, 2013
Bollywood Movie Night will be held on Thursday, December 4, 2013, from 6pm - 9pm in HUM 212.
November 18, 2013
We will be tabling today from 10am - 2pm on Malcolm X Plaza.
November 17, 2013
Game Night will be held on Thursday, November 21st, 2013, from 6:15pm - 9pm in Cesar Chavez Student Center: Rosa Parks F (Lower Conference Level).
November 13, 2013
Board Elections have ended. Check out our new board:
President: Priya Walia
Vice President: Chandni Patel
Secretary: Krishna Patel
Social Chair: Heena Patel
Events Coordinator: Nevlyn Prasad
November 6, 2013
Board Elections are happening this week! Check out our candidates: www.sfsuisa.com/elections Elections will end by Tuesday, November 12, 11:59pm.
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Want to be on the board? Email us at email@example.com. Elections will be held next week.
October 23, 2013
First Meeting on Wednesday, October 30, 2013, from 12pm until 1pm in BUS 216.
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Indian Student Association Welcomes the New Students!
Welcome to the INDIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION (also known as ISA) here at San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California. We the students of San Francisco State University are proud to welcome you to this wonderful institution. This association is formed in order to create cultural awareness, promote the Indian tradition and to unite people of all ethnic backgrounds regardless of caste, creed and color, in order to make the world a better place to live in. Peace, knowledge and interaction are the basis of this Association. The board of ISA welcomes you to attend our meetings, or our email list. You can contact us through the management page link to the left. If you have any questions regarding the organization, or its activities, contact the social chair at any time. Please feel free to browse the site, and email your questions or comments regarding the website to the webmaster.


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From corporate executive to dog walker is an unusual career trajectory, but Lydia Best doesn't regret a moment of it. As director of recruiting for several IT consulting firms, Best logged thousands of miles of travel a year, which kept her from adding a dog to her life, as she and her husband— who was also a well-traveled citizen of corporate America— were so rarely home. Tired of being dogless, she changed jobs and adopted Daisy, an English Bulldog. When travel threatened in her new job, she decided it was time to quit altogether and consider what she wanted to do with her life. In 2000, she traded her Ann Taylor wardrobe for more casual wear—"You should have seen my husband's face when I told him his six-figure-executive wife was going to pick up dog poop for a living"—and now, almost eight years later, her company, Everything and the Dog, coordinates the work of 78 independent contractors providing services to more than 1,600 active northern Virginia clients. Pet sitting and dog walking are on the menu, as are errandrunning (grocery store runs, dry cleaning drop-offs, etc.) and concierge assistance (reservations, vacation planning). Everything and the Dog is a family affair—Best's mother is her office manager and her mother-in-law is one of the dog walkers. Completing the trifecta, her husband quit his corporate job and is now the company's private chef, adding party planning and hosting as well as in-home chef services to the list. Best says she feels very fortunate that she gets to make a living doing something she loves, plus be with Daisy all day.
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The restaurant was named after the traditional name of the locality in Ljeskovica, where it is located.
It is located along the regional road R-456 Žepče - Zavidovici - Tuzla, halfway between Žepče and Zavidovići. The restaurant is a peaceful oasis where you can enjoy typical local dishes and specialties of international cuisine. The outdoor terrace surrounded by greenery is open during the summer while in winter the restaurant can accommodate up to 70 guests in the closed interior decorated in a pleasant rural style.
WELL DONE - Since the restaurant has been operating since 2011, it promotes the preservation of the environment, saving natural resources and features of the local territory from the very beginning. Energy saving light bulbs are used throughout the catering facility, organic waste is used for a compost, and almost all the ingredients needed to prepare food are supplied by local farmers.
AROUND THE TABLE - The menu includes typical local dishes and a la carte dishes as well as a modern international cuisine. The range of aperitifs along with a standard offer of international brands also includes home-made brandy and wine produced according to a traditional recipe.
SURROUNDING - The restaurant is located near the natural beauty, sources of mineral waters and forests of Ljeskovica, and at a distance of only 5 km from Žepče and Zavidovići, where guests can visit various tourist facilities and events. Tajan Nature Park and Kamenica Resort are available to curious guests in just 20-minute drive, and due to excellent location and the guests expressing interest in visiting, the restaurant has plans for future accomodations.
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The App lets users easily find the analysis and policy recommendations of most interest throughout the report by key message, region, topic, or several dozen key words such as suffrage, household decision making, credit, and domestic violence. It also contains a complete PDF of the WDR for those who want to navigate by chapter.
WDR 2012 App for iPad makes this key World Bank flagship report on gender equality and development accessible and mobile.
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With sharing and saving features as well as a special section on the tabular data from the WDR, the WDR 2012 App for iPad enables development professionals, journalists, students, CSOs, researchers, and anyone interested in the state of women and girls around the world to get the most out of this year's WDR.
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The Brussels based United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe - UNRIC provides information on UN activities to the countries of the region. It also provides liaison with institutions of the European Union in the field of information. Its outreach activities extend to all segments of society and joint campaigns, projects and events are organized with partners including the EU, governments, the media, NGOs, schools and local authorities.
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Hayden- Starting Tuesday, April 16, Panhandle Health District's (PHD) Reproductive Health clinic in Hayden will extend its appointment hours to 6 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays. The office starts appointments at 8:15 a.m.
The two extra hours of appointments will enable people who are unable to schedule an office visit earlier than 4 p.m. to arrange an appointment in the early evening hours for reproductive health concerns such as birth control, sexually transmitted disease concerns, screenings for breast and cervical cancer and more.
"Our goal is to get people in for the services they need," says DeNene Banger, PHD's Family Planning program manager. "If that means extending our hours, then that's what we'll do."
PHD's Reproductive Health/Family Planning mission is to provide people with the medical and educational services they need to plan the size of their family and the spacing of their children. PHD's staff also provides physical exams, breast health information, pap smears, if needed, testing for Chlamydia and gonorrhea, pregnancy tests, birth control and referrals for mammograms.
Most services are provided on a sliding fee scale.
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There really isn't anything I can say about this, other than I think she is hilarious. If you aren't following her on YouTube, you're missing out.
Snookie Tutorial From GlowPinkStah
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Estee Lauder Debuts at Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week
For the first time in the company's history, Estee Lauder hit Mercedes Benz Fashion Week to do the beauty for Derek Lam!
Creative Makeup Director Tom Pecheux led a team of 15 artists for the show, while manicurist Jin Soon Choi worked her magic on the nails using a new color that will be released in the fall.
"When Derek showed me the fabrics that inspired his Fall 2010 collection – bold and muted tones mixed with earthy pigments including terracotta, greens and browns – I thought the makeup shades should be complimentary. So we chose a blend of bold blue shadows on the eyes, shimmering copper lips and flawless, matte skin created with a light foundation -- an on-trend beauty preview of what we will see for Fall 2010." --Tom Pecheux, Estée Lauder Creative Makeup Director.
On the eyes are new Estée Lauder EyeShadow Tested Backstage – Shades Launching Fall 2010, Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Eye Pencil in Midnight Blue, and Estée Lauder TurboLash All Effects Motion Mascara in Black.
The skin was prepped with Estée Lauder Double Wear Light Foundation, while cheeks were left bare. To finish, Pure Color Crystal Lipstick in Crystal Beige was applied to the lips.
I am really excited to see the new collections under Tom Pecheux. I predict they will be amazing.
Makeup: Tom Pecheux for Estée Lauder; Nails: Jin Soon Choi for Estée Lauder; Model Photos: Ksenia Kahnovich (IMG) Photo Courtesy of Estée Lauder; Liu Wen (Marilyn) Photo Courtesy of Estée Lauder
Posted by Retrodiva on Monday, February 22, 2010 at 9:26 AM
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Backstage Hair at Sophie Theallet with Aveda
The vibe, according to lead stylist Antoinette Beenders, was country girl meets princess at Sophie Theallet. A messy updo with lots of wispy and long tendrils escaping played that out.
"The Sophie Théallet hair look for this season is soft, tousled, and romantic—a mélange of country girl and princess. Hair is loosely pulled back and twisted into a textured, slightly teased ponytail with long wisps of hair framing the face," said Beenders.
Here is how to get the look:
- Prep damp hair with Aveda Volumizing Tonic for volume and shine, massaging it into roots. Blow-dry hair at half speed.
- Create a deep side part and separate the fringe and hair around the face.
- Sprinkle Aveda Pure Abundance Hair Potion into the rest of the hair for matte texture and tousled volume, massaging it into the scalp.
- Slightly backcomb hair at the crown, using a wide-tooth comb to create a textured, distressed look. Spray with Aveda Control Force™ Hair Spray (launching in June, 2010) for maximum hold.
- Pull hair into a low, loose, half-up ponytail and secure with an elastic band, leaving the fringe and front wisps loose.
- Divide remaining bottom half of hair into right and left sections. Backcomb the right section and twist it over the ponytail elastic. Secure hair just to the left side of the ponytail using hair pins.
- Take the remaining left section of free hair and create another loose ponytail behind the left ear. Spray with Aveda Control Force™ Hair Spray.
- Combine the two ponytails by pinning them together behind the left ear. Sprinkle Aveda Pure Abundance Hair Potion liberally through the length of the ponytail and tousle with fingers to create texture. Finish the look with Aveda Control Force™ Hair Spray.
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Beauty Blog Link Love For This Week
Rae from theNotice shares her skincare secret to flawless, pore-free skin.
Phyrra gives you an exclusive interview with Fyrinnae Cosmetics in February's Indie Spotlight.
Betty's Dragon Fruit Eye Look is now up at Betty Girl Makeup. It's her first tutorial and she's wicked excited!
Arianne at Glitter Geek is absolutely smitten over her new drugstore superhero -- Aveeno Hand Cream.
Krasey Beauty takes New York Fashion Week by storm, and goes backstage with L.A.M.B, MAC, CND, and MoroccanOil.
Lisa Kate attempts her first Konadicure...please help her!
Jellyminx goes shopping again and again and again and again!!
Sarah at I Heart Cosmetics hunted high and low, and finally managed to purchase the Estee Lauder and Michael Kors Very Hollywood Collection.
Thought you found your HG red lipstick? So did Hell Candy Make Up until she discovered this oh so glamorous lippie!
There be lemmings-a-plenty when Lipglossiping shows off NARS Purple Rain this week!
Tarte ReCreate Anti-Aging Foundation just so happens to be the answer to Prime Beauty's prayers.
Melovemakeup shows how gorgeous the eyeshadow in the Trucco Angelface Palette is - duochrome heaven!
Say bye bye to dark circles and hello to bright eyes with Liparazzi!
Maggie gets electrified by L'Oreal HiP's Black Shock.
This week on Get Lippie, Louise goes a little bananas at the makers of "Chemical Free" products and hopes she'll be forgiven.
Lisamarie from Beauty Crazed gets super excited by Chanel's new Fast Track Orient Extreme mini collection!
Interested in joining Beauty Blog Link Love? Check out this information page and give us a shout!
Posted by Retrodiva on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 5:15 PM
Illamasqua's Global Nail Varnish Competition: Create the Next Amazing Shade
Illamasqua, the edgiest, nighttime makeup brand, is looking for the next hot Nail Varnish color, and beginning on February 21, 2010, it could be created by you! Submit a description of your dream color and what inspired it, along with an image or photograph, and you could have your shade created by Illamasqua. The winning shade will be sold as an exclusive on Illamasqua.com, and through UK-based Selfridges department stores and Selfridges.com, beginning in October of 2010 (although, you'll get your hand on it before anyone else!).
The rules:
- The contest is open globally from Feb 21, 2010 through March 14, 2010
- In 50 words or less, submit a description of your dream color and what inspired it - pictures are encouraged, whether a photograph, swatch, material etc... - to Illamasqua
- You can submit only ONE entry
- Entries can be submitted three ways:
- via email: firstname.lastname@example.com
- via blog post: email the link to email@example.com
- via mail:
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One winner will be selected and notified by 5th May. A prestigious panel of beauty trend makers, including Illamasqua Artistic Director and Legendary Make-up Artist Alex Box, Internationally acclaimed Nail Artist Sophy Robson and the Youtube sensations Pixiwoo will be heading up the judging panel!
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Computing, Sudoku-style
When Alexey Radul began graduate work at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab in 2003, he was interested in natural-language processing -- designing software that could understand ordinary written English. But he was so dissatisfied with the computer systems that natural-language researchers had to work with that, in his dissertation, he ended up investigating a new conceptual framework for computing. The work, which Radul is now pursuing as a postdoc in the lab of Gerald Sussman, the Matsushita Professor of Electrical Engineering, is still in its infancy. But it could someday have consequences for artificial-intelligence research, parallel computing and the design of computer hardware.
Artificial-intelligence systems, Radul explains, often tackle problems in stages. A natural-language program trying to make sense of a page of written text, for instance, first determines where words and sentences begin and end; then it identifies each word's probable part of speech; then it diagrams the grammatical structure of the sentences. Only then does it move on to stages with names like "scope resolution" and "anaphora." The process might have a dozen stages in all.
In a multistage process, however, errors compound from stage to stage. "Even if they're really good stages, they're 95 percent," Radul says. "Ninety-five percent is considered extraordinary." If each stage is 95 percent accurate, a five-stage process is 77 percent accurate; a 20-stage process — by no means unheard-of in AI research — is only 36 percent accurate.
Systems that can feed information from later stages back to earlier stages can correct compounding errors, but they're enormously complicated, and building them from scratch is prohibitively time consuming for most researchers. A few such single-purpose systems have been designed for particular applications, but they can't easily be adapted to new problems.
Branching out
Radul envisioned a new type of computer system that would handle multidirectional information flow automatically. Indeed, not only would it pass information forward and backward through stages of a multistage process, but it would pass data laterally, too: The results of one stage could be fed into, say, two others, which would attack a problem from different directions simultaneously, reconciling their answers before passing them on to the next stage. At that point, the stages of a process wouldn't really be stages at all, but computational modules that could be arranged in parallel or in series, like elements in an electrical circuit. Programmers would simply specify how each module was connected to those around it, and the system would automatically pass information around until it found solutions that satisfied the constraints imposed by all the modules.
This reconception of programming, however, required a commensurate reconception of computation. Classically, a computer is thought of as having two main parts: a logic circuit and a memory. The logic circuit fetches data from memory, performs an operation on the data, and ships back the results. Then it moves on to the next chunk of data. In Radul's system, on the other hand, multiple logic circuits and memory cells are arranged in a large network. Any given logic circuit can exchange data with several different memory cells, and any given memory cell can exchange data with several different logic circuits.
The danger with this arrangement is that logic circuits storing data in the same memory cell may arrive at contradictory conclusions. Which conclusion should the memory cell store? Instead of working together to solve a problem, the logic circuits could end up simply overwriting each other's data.
In the prototype system that he developed for his doctoral dissertation, Radul solved this problem by devising memory cells that don't so much store data as gradually accumulate information about data. One logic circuit, for instance, might conclude that the value of some variable is between five and 15; the memory cell will register that the number it's storing falls within that range. Another logic circuit, with access to the same memory cell, might conclude that the value of the variable is between 10 and 20; the memory cell would thus contract the range of the value it's storing to between 10 and 15. A good analogy might be someone solving a Sudoku puzzle, who's identified two or three candidate values for a puzzle square and jots them in the corner, expecting to winnow them down as new information comes to light.
Owning up
A programmer using Radul's system is free to decide what kinds of data about data the memory cells will store. But in his prototype, Radul enabled the memory cells to track where data comes from, a capacity that he thinks could be useful in a wide range of applications. In explaining this aspect of the system, Radul assigns the logic circuits arbitrary names. Say that a group of three logic circuits — Alice, Bob and Carol — converged on a value between 10 and 15 for some variable, but a fourth circuit — Dave — assigned the variable a value of 237. The system could warn the entire network that the results of Dave's calculations are suspect and should be given less weight until new information propagating through the network brings them in line with everyone else's. (It's also possible, however, that the new information could vindicate Dave and force Alice, Bob and Carol to revise their initial conclusions.)
Again, the Sudoku analogy might help. Sudoku solvers sometimes make mistakes; but once they've identified a mistake, it may already have propagated across the whole puzzle. Radul's system would, in effect, automatically back out all the other errors that flow from the original mistake.
Radul's network of logic circuits and memory cells is an abstraction: It describes how information flows through a computer system, not necessarily the design of the system's hardware. It so happens, however, that computer chip manufacturers have reached the point where the only way to improve performance is to add more "cores" — or logic circuits — to each chip. Splitting up programming tasks so that they can run, in parallel, on separate cores, is a problem that has bedeviled computer scientists. But a mature version of Radul's framework would allow programmers to specify computational problems in a way that automatically takes advantage of parallelism.
"All of computing — all of it, object-oriented, parallel, all those kinds of computing," says Daniel Friedman, a professor of computer science at Indiana University, "they put all the responsibility on the programmer." With a system like Radul's, however, "large hunks of the responsibility would likely go away." Friedman cautions that "there's a huge amount of research to be done to demonstrate all that. All they've done so far is demonstrate it on a very small scale." But, he adds, "this is spectacular stuff. I'm just looking for the right student to come along to get all fired up about it."
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Beat the 2-Day Binge: Your Weekend Diet Survival GuideBy Whitney Provost
If you've ever avoided your Monday-morning weigh-in because you blew your diet over the weekend, you're not alone. Most people, even those who are not dieting, tend to eat more on weekends than they do during the week. You don't have to be like the average person, however, if you follow a few simple steps. Here are 10 tips for surviving the weekend on a diet.
In a study published in the journal Obesity in 2008, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis followed 48 men and women for a year to determine how weekend eating affected their diets. Almost all of the participants, who ranged from healthy weight to nearly obese, lost weight during the week and gained it back on the weekends. Their physical activity didn't change much; the weight increase was caused by a higher calorie intake. Weekend overeating is so powerful, the researchers found, that it could lead the average person to gain 9 pounds over the course of a year.
Indulging on the weekends can cause you to make up any calorie deficit you created during the week, which means you won't lose weight. And who wants to diet without seeing results? Don't let your days off derail your hard work. Be a weekend diet warrior.
- Eat within an hour of waking up. Starting your days with a healthy breakfast will give you energy and make you feel full longer. A healthy balance of protein and complex carbohydrates, such as an egg-white omelette with vegetables and whole-grain toast, plain yogurt sweetened with berries, or high-fiber cereal with low-fat milk, will stabilize your blood sugar and rev your metabolism, and it may help ward off hunger later in the day.
- Stick to your meal plan. There's no reason to change your meal plan on the weekend. If you eat five times a day during the week, eat five times a day on the weekend. When you sleep in on Saturday and Sunday, just shift your meal schedule to accommodate the later start, but keep everything else exactly the same. If you know you're going out to dinner and will want to eat more, simply cut back on the number of calories you consume earlier in the day. But don't skip meals, or your hunger will overpower you at dinnertime.
- Plan ahead. Weekends are busy with family activities, socializing with friends, and running errands. Part of creating a healthy lifestyle is learning how to adapt your diet and exercise routine to fit any schedule. Know ahead of time when you'll need to eat and plan for it. Bring nonperishable food such as dried fruit, nuts, and nut butters; make a sandwich; cut up some vegetables; throw a meal replacement bar in your bag; or pour some soup into a thermos and stash it in your car. You can also fill a cooler with food for you and your family when you're out all day. Added bonus: You'll all eat better and save money by not having to stop at a restaurant.
- Lay off the liquor. You already know that alcohol's empty calories and high sugar content are major diet busters. Many people lose their food inhibitions when they drink alcohol, which means they're more likely to make unhealthy food choices after a cocktail or two. If you really want to drink on weekends, have one non-caloric drink such as club soda with lime (looks like a vodka tonic!) or water between every alcoholic drink. And stick to lower-calorie options such as light beer or wine rather than mixed drinks, which can have upwards of 500 calories each.
- Be the first to order in a restaurant. Set the tone for the meal by ordering something healthy for yourself. Getting your order in first will make you less likely to be tempted by the unhealthy choices of your dining companions. And maybe your healthy selection will convince them to make better decisions about what they're eating.
- Stay busy. Boredom and loneliness are two common diet hazards. Plan your weekends so they're full of activities, and you won't be tempted to eat mindlessly. Keep up with your P90X® , Slim in 6®, or INSANITY™, get outdoors, play sports, meet friends . . . Just get off the couch.
- Reward yourself with something other than food. If you've been dieting all week, you may feel like you deserve to indulge on the weekend. But a little splurge can result in slower weight loss. Is it really worth it? Instead of rewarding yourself with food, try something else. See a movie, buy a book or DVD, get some new workout clothes, or have a massage. Find something that makes you feel good and doesn't involve food.
- Get on the scale. Weighing yourself on a weekend morning can help you stick to your diet by reminding you of your goals. If you "think thin," you'll be more likely to maintain healthy habits throughout the weekend.
- Treat yourself during the week. Any diet that makes you feel deprived is destined to fail. If you adhere to a strict eating plan Monday through Friday, you're more likely to give in to temptation over the weekend. But when you add in a treat or two during the week, it'll be easier to practice portion control on Saturday and Sunday. Just find a way to incorporate indulgences into your weekday calorie target.
- If you do blow it, don't wait until Monday to start over. Nobody's perfect. If you have a blowout dinner or graze all day at a family party, simply get back on track with your next meal. This helps stop negative eating patterns that can carry over into the next week, and it minimizes the diet damage. No need to dwell on your splurge or feel guilty about it either; just forget about it and move on.
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The 911 on Nutrient Timing: What and When You Should EatBy Steve Edwards
It's not just what you eat but when you eat that matters. The perfect food for one situation may be horrible for another. Nutrient timing is a science that athletes use to try to get the most out of every calorie they consume. Not everyone needs an athlete's level of efficiency, but all of us will benefit from a basic understanding of nutrient timing.
This is 911, need-to-know info only. To keep you focused on the big picture, I'll begin with an example at the extreme end of nutrient timing. If the average Joe followed the same diet as an Ironman triathlete, he'd likely have type 2 diabetes in a matter of months. Conversely, if someone tried to complete an Ironman on even the healthiest version of a low-carb diet, that person would either be forced to quit or die. This is not just because either diet would mean eating too much food or too little food. Different foods cause the body's metabolic process to react in different ways; and various activities should be fueled using various means.
Let's begin by looking at our possible fuel sources:
- Carbohydrates. Are fuel only. They aren't stored in body tissue, only in the blood and liver as glycogen, which needs to be burned off. They are essential for high-level functioning like running fast, lifting heavy things, and thinking. They are digested and put to use by your body very quickly. If you eat more than you burn, your body will convert them to be stored in adipose (fat) tissue.
- Proteins. Called the body's building blocks. Hence, you need them to rebuild tissue that breaks down daily. You digest proteins slowly, and at a certain point, your body just can't assimilate them. Therefore, it's important that throughout the day you eat foods that are high in protein.
- Fats. Help regulate all of your bodily functions. They are dense and contain over twice the calories of proteins and carbohydrates. While they are vital for our health, it's easy to eat too much of them, which will result in unwanted fat tissue on your body. You digest fats slowly, and fats will also help slow the digestion of anything else you eat. Fats are also your backup fuel source, though they can't be put to use right away the way carbs can.
- Fiber. Categorized as a carbohydrate, it is not a source of fuel as it has no calories. It's the indigestible part of a plant and is of vital importance in your diet because it regulates the absorption of the foods you eat. It also helps us feel full. Most of us don't eat enough fiber, and that's a big part of the obesity problem.
- Alcohol. Not really a food source but something we tend to consume. It has nearly twice the calories of proteins and carbs (though it lacks fuel) and digests rapidly. Its only healthy function is that it seems to make us happy. Studies indicate this is a good thing, as those who consume alcohol generally live longer than those who don't, but from a purely nutritional standpoint, it's not so hot because you're getting calories without any upside. Its use should be strategic and regulated for best results.
Now let's look at the various situations we face daily, at least on most days—hopefully.
- Relaxing. This is when we're sedentary both physically and mentally. In a relaxed state, you burn very few calories because your body is engaged as little as possible.
- Sedentary work. When we're at work or school. Our bodies aren't moving, but our brains are engaged. The brain runs on glycogen, which is blood sugar fueled by carbohydrates.
- Low-level exercise. Like mowing the lawn, cleaning the house, or going for a walk. This breaks down body tissue, so you're burning calories, but it's not intense work. Therefore, it can be fueled by your stored body fat. Your body tries to fuel its low-level outputs by mobilizing fat stores because this saves its limited glycogen for emergency situations.
- High-level exercise. Fueled by glycogen. When you really have to get after it, all sorts of hormones go to work, and your body burns its blood sugar. Body-tissue breakdown is rapid, and your stored blood sugar (glycogen) won't last much more than an hour.
- Sleep. A very active time. Deep sleep is where your body works the hardest to repair itself. You need nutrients to make these repairs, but it's better if you aren't mucking up the process with digestion. This is why you hear that you shouldn't eat too much at night. It's best to eat early to allow most of the digestion to happen while you're awake, thus allowing your body to use all its energy for recovery during sleep.
It is worth noting here that it's better to eat before bed if you need the nutrients—don't skip them. Your body can't repair itself without nutrients, and recovery from breakdown is why we eat in the first place.
Next, let's take a look at an important word you need to know: insulin.
- Insulin. Wikipedia tells us that insulin "is a hormone that has extensive effects on metabolism and other body functions, such as vascular compliance. Insulin causes cells in the liver, muscle, and fat tissue to take up glucose from the blood, storing it as glycogen in the liver and muscle, and stopping use of fat as an energy source."
Okay, that's a little scientific, but look at all the things we've already referenced: hormone, glycogen, metabolism, and fat as an energy source. Even if you don't fully comprehend "vascular compliance," you can tell that insulin is something important in today's discussion.
Sure enough, it's the only hundred-dollar word we need to know today. Your body's insulin response is the main reason you want to eat certain foods at certain times, to do certain things.
Putting it all together
Now let's take what we've just learned and put it to use. For most of us, nutrient timing is pretty simple. The next thing to consider is what you're going to be doing or what you just did. As I said before, what you eat should be based on this.
You've probably heard about the evils of sugar, or maybe even the glycemic index. Using the science of nutrient timing, you can turn sugar into something healthy because it's the only thing that transports nutrients into your blood quickly enough to be of service during and after hard exercise.
Essentially, sugar or other easily digested carbs (the less fiber, the better) promote an insulin release. This speeds the transformation of carbohydrates into glucose in your blood. As your glycogen stores are depleted during exercise, recharging them with sugar minimizes the damage done by the breakdown of tissue during exercise. Therefore, sugar, the oft-vilified ingredient, is actually your body's preferred nutrient during times of excessive stress and tissue breakdown. Pretty cool, huh?
The bad news is that this miracle nutrient is not good for you when you're not doing intense exercise, which for almost all of us is most of the time. In fact, sugar's very bad for you because the insulin response that was so fabulous for you when you were bonking (glycogen depleted) is not so fabulous for you when you're sitting in front of the boob tube.
Remember this from the Wikipedia definition of insulin, "stopping use of fat as an energy source"? That's bad when you're sitting around. Remember how one of dietary fat's responsibilities is to fuel you during low-intensity exercise? Well, when sugar causes your insulin to spike, it cuts off that process. Now not only are you not burning body fat for low-level outputs, you're trying to force your body to use its glycogen. Double bad.
Unless you're exercising, sugar intake should be minimized. During these times—which is most of the time—your diet should consist of a mixture of proteins, fats, and complex carbohydrates. The latter are natural sources of carbohydrates that generally come with fiber, which regulates the insulin response.
Whole fruit, a simple carbohydrate by definition because it contains fructose (a sugar), always contains fiber and, thus, can be treated as a complex carb. Fruit juice, and other such stuff, is processed; it, along with processed complex carbohydrates like white rice, can cause an insulin response, so these types of foods should be used more like sports foods than staples.
It's also important to note that combining all these different nutrients slows sugar's ability to incite insulin into action. Therefore, a little sugar like a dessert after a well-rounded meal is buffered by the meal. The calories and lack of decent nutrients (processed sugar is devoid of most nutrients, except for energy) still count toward your overall diet, but at least you don't have to worry about an insulin spike.
So the main point of this article is very simple. You should eat small, well-rounded meals most of the time. These should include some proteins, some fats, some fiber, and some carbs. During (only if it's a long workout) and after hard workouts, you should supplement your diet with sugar or simple carbohydrates. After this, you should go back to eating well-rounded meals again.
Sports nutrition has evolved this process even further. In nature, foods are generally slow to digest. Nature's great sports foods are things such as bananas and figs. These are sugary but still contain fiber and other nutrients. Science has found ways to make foods that are even more efficient during sports. These basically manipulate pH levels and process the sugars to speed them into your system. Outstanding when you need it. Terrible when you don't.
They've even taken this a step further by finding a ratio of other nonsugary nutrients (like protein) that can be transported by the sugar to give you a further benefit. Beachbody's Results and Recovery Formula uses this science. When you're bonking during a hard workout, it speeds nutrients that are essential for quick recovery into your system as quickly as possible.
I can't stress how important it is that sports fuels be used for sports performance only. Gatorade, soda, and all sugar candies (hey, no fat!) all function as the poor man's sports foods. Unfortunately, those perusing the Quick Stop generally aren't trying to fuel up after doing Plyo X, and therein may lay our obesity trend.
In case the topic is still a bit fuzzy, let's use the above logic on the examples in the intro:
- An Ironman athlete is doing intense exercise for 10 to 12 hours or more. During this time, that athlete is mainly burning glycogen, which is gone after an hour or so. The athlete burns stored fat, too, but this is limited in its effectiveness. To race, the athlete must replenish with sports foods because they contain the only nutrients that the athlete will digest fast enough to help. To complete an Ironman, especially at your physical limit, it may take 5,000 calories coming mainly from sugar.
This is a sports-specific diet only. Someone trying to eat that way during a viewing of the Lord of the Rings trilogy would be lucky to stay out of the emergency room. Conversely, if you tried to maintain a 25-mph speed for 8 hours on your bike while munching on raw spinach and lean steak, you'd bonk so hard you'd be praying to get yanked from the race at the first checkpoint.
That should cover your 911 on nutrient timing. Next time, we'll move on to the topic of supplements. Are they magic pills, overhyped placebos, or something in between?"Nutrition 911, Part VIII: Pop Goes the Diet—The Worst Food in the World"
"Nutrition 911, Part VII: Sugar vs. Fat: Which Is Worse?"
"Nutrition 911, Part II: What to Eat"
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When Interop hits New York from Sept. 29 to Oct. 3, we know many of you would like to see a different side of the city. Anybody can tell you to go see the Statue of Liberty or Central Park, but who else can tell you where to find the best spots to get your nerd on? So here it is: the Geek's Guide to the Gotham City. Read the guide, mark off your favorites, and register for Interop, but don't forget to give yourself plenty of time to see these sights. New York is the city that never sleeps, so when Interop does (hey, Interop is 28 now; we're not so young anymore), these are the hotspots to keep the party going.
New York is so busting out with geek culture that some pretty cool stuff didn't even make the list. We didn't even get to the truly excellent New York Hall of Science, and that's not because it isn't great. We just couldn't see listing a science museum when you probably have one in your town. Same goes for the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum. You may not have an aircraft carrier in your town, but you probably have an aircraft museum nearby.
So what did it take to make the list? It had to be a place where you can buy superpowers in a can -- or maybe see Kermit the Frog in person. We highlighted a ninja village, a cyclone, and a forbidden planet. You'll walk in the steps of superheroes, science legends, and Dr. Who. You can even join a secret club that describes itself as underground... shrouded in mystery... and chock full of brainiacs who will report on the findings of its secret missions, whether in the heart of Papua New Guinea or Brooklyn.
If that's not enough, I'll tell you where you can see the King of the Geeks, Seth Meyers, the former SNL Weekend Update host, current late night star, and animated superhero himself.
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Traffic jam in space: ATV docking under tight schedule
ESA's first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), named Jules Verne, starts its mission on 9 March amidst a busy schedule of space traffic at the International Space Station, allowing only limited docking windows. Before docking, engineers at ESA's ATV Control Centre will take time to demonstrate the vessel's unique capabilities.
In a rare confluence of missions, two spacecraft - ESA's ATV and NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour - are scheduled to lift-off on 9 and 11 March, respectively, to dock with the ISS, while a third - Russia's Soyuz - is due to arrive early in April. Endeavour will deliver Japan's 'Kibo' science module and Canada's new Special Purpose Manipulator.
The heavy traffic comes just a few weeks after NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis delivered ESA's Columbus science lab to the ISS, on 11 February.
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With Endeavour docked to the ISS from 13 March until 24 March for the docked phase of its planned 16-day mission, the ATV cannot dock and must patiently wait in a holding orbit, travelling below the ISS. During this 'phasing' period, the ATV will undergo a series of transfer and phasing manoeuvres to bring it to the right point to begin its docking approach.
Around 18 March, ATV will enter a 'loitering' phase, located 2000 km in front of the ISS.
The waiting time will not be wasted as mission controllers at ESA's ATV Control Centre (ATV-CC) will use the time to conduct a crucial set of demonstration rendezvous manouevres, which will provide positive confirmation that the ATV's unique automated, laser-guided docking system works exactly as required. Two 'demo rendezvous' are planned, on 29 and 31 March.
If all goes well, ATV's actual rendezvous and docking are planned for 3 April.
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"After launch, we will have an opportunity to show and demonstrate to our ISS partners exactly what the ATV is capable of doing. And we can place ATV in a holding orbit for an extended period, if necessary, before doing the final, actual docking," said Alberto Novelli, ESA's Mission Director at ATV-CC.
However, after start of the demo rendezvous phase on 29 March, there are only four subsequent days on which the actual docking can take place, if either of the demonstration rendezvous manouevres slip due to unforeseen technical problems.
One limitation causing this is illumination conditions: astronauts on board Station must not be blinded by sunlight while monitoring the approaching vehicle's progress. "Illumination conditions at the ISS also limit us as to which days we can perform the demo rendezvous, so it's shaping up to be a challenging few weeks," said Novelli.
Another limitation is caused by more traffic: Russia's Progress M-63 - docked since 7 February - will undock on 7 April and a new Soyuz docking is scheduled for 10 April. Additional limitations on the ATV docking window could come about if Endeavour's launch is delayed or if its docked phase extends past 27 March; last month, Atlantis' docked pahse was extended by one day to facilitate the installation of Columbus.
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As a result, in the next few weeks, the actual ATV docking windows are limited to 3, 4, 5 or 6 April, with a further possible day on 21 April - given that both demo rendezvous manouevres have already been successfully completed.
We face a tight window with European, American, Russian, Canadian and Japanese payloads or vessels in flight.
"It's an extraordinary time. While we face a tight window, the intense activity at the ISS these weeks - with European, American, Russian, Canadian and Japanese payloads or vessels in flight - highlights the fantastic international character of the Station," said Bob Chesson, ESA's manager for Human Spaceflight Operations.
He adds that, "ESA mission operations personnel will continue working in close coordination with their Russian and US partners to make ATV a success and get the right spacecraft into the right slot at the right time."


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