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With 34 undergraduate majors and 31 minors, dual-degree programs in computer science, engineering and nursing, plus experiential learning opportunities in the U.S. and abroad, what more can an Agnes Scott student expect?
The Liberal Arts AdvantageAt a time when technology and social forces are changing the world on an almost daily basis, the intellectual flexibility provided by a liberal arts education is essential to success. And an Agnes Scott education offers special advantages. Small classes mean your professors will know your name. More than that, they will recognize your contributions and push you to improve as a thinker, writer and communicator of ideas.
Academic Resources
- Bradley Observatory
An astronomical teaching and research facility that also contains the 70-seat Delafield Planetarium and a 100-seat capacity lecture hall.
- Center for Writing and Speaking
A peer tutoring organization devoted to improving and enhancing students' writing and speaking skills.Economics Learning Center
Learning assistants and faculty members are available to assist students with their economic classes Monday through Friday and Sunday evenings.
Educational Technology CenterMcCain Library
The center houses a Technology Production Studio, enabling faculty and students to create content for the college's iTunes University site, as well as ASCtv. The staff of the center provide support and training that help the entire college community adapt to and take advantage of technology designed to enhance learning.
The Library's staff and resources support the curriculum and campus research, providing round-the-clock guidance and services.
Office of Academic Advising
Provides a wide range of support services, from time-management and test-taking workshops to disability services, and assists with special curricular opportunities.
- Resource Center for Math and Science
The Resource Center for Math and Science offers peer tutoring and academic support for students in any of our math and science courses.
- Science Center for Women
The Science Center for Women coordinates programs that support students and faculty in the sciences.
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At Agnes Scott you will be encouraged to work collaboratively on research and creative activity with our faculty, across campus and around the world. Opportunities include faculty-student study and research trips to China, Germany, India and Spain; marine biology research in the Caribbean; performances at national theatre and dance festivals; and publication (individually or with faculty co-authors) in a number of disciplines. Students are also able to present their research and creative projects at SpARC, the Spring Annual Research Conference held on campus each year. In addition, Agnes Scott College has an ongoing cooperative research arrangement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where our students are able to work and conduct research with CDC faculty and staff. In every department, mentored research opportunities abound, and often culminate in senior research projects that give students a competitive advantage in applying to graduate and professional schools or for their first job.
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Internships complement classroom learning in valuable ways, allowing students to practice disciplinary skills, learn the habits of professional practice and expand social and professional networks. Remarkable internship opportunities await you at Agnes Scott, including such sites as the Atlanta Magazine, the Carter Center, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Decatur Book Festival, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and divisions of Turner Broadcasting and CNN. During the summer months, you can also intern at sites in many U.S. and international cities. Nearly 60% of Agnes Scott students participate in an internship before graduation, which can be completed without academic credit or for credit under the supervision of a faculty member.
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I liked The Combative Body dvd very much.
Such a good way to train the body and mind (annealing)!
Nice and clear way to explain combat and health.
Beautiful pre-emptive defense work.
Thanks for sharing this work on dvd.
We are using this it in class now, amazed at how well the training process ..read more >>

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Leaders agree to have ECB supervise all euro banks
- EU agrees to create a single supervisor for banks in countries that use the euro
- EU is aiming to have the European banking supervisor operational sometime in 2013
- They want legal framework for the European banking supervisor in place by Jan. 1
BRUSSELS (AP) — European leaders took a step toward creating a single supervisor for banks in countries that use the euro on Friday but remained vague about its start date.
Although the leaders meeting in Brussels said their decisions were key to shoring up banks and eventually giving them access to loans from Europe's bailout fund, many observers were struggling to figure out exactly what had been achieved.
Rather than finding new measures to fight the crisis, the leaders focused on establishing a timeline for those they had already agreed to.
They decided to try to have the legal framework for the European banking supervisor in place by Jan. 1 and have it operational sometime in 2013. The supervisor needs to be in place before European countries can work on the next big step in their crisis-fighting plan — giving their bailout fund, the ESM, the power to rescue banks directly, bypassing national governments.
That step is crucial because banks remain at the core of Europe's financial problems. Many are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy after the investments they made up in boom times — including in government bonds and real estate — have plummeted in value. Some governments have stepped in to save their banks, only worsening their own balance sheets in the process.
European leaders want to shield troubled governments from the burden of supporting their banks. That would be a huge relief to countries like Spain, which are facing the prospect of taking on enormous debts — and worrying markets in the process — in order to bail out their banks.
"The objective is simple: we want to break this relationship between the management — often the poor management — of banks and the consequences for state budgets," said Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo, as he headed into the second day of a summit meeting in Brussels.
But the answer is not simple. Some countries, led by France and Italy, are pushing for quickly giving the European bailout fund, the European Stability Mechanism, the power to directly loan money to banks. But in order to get that power, banks first need to be under the supervision of the European Central Bank — hence the urgency of settling the supervisor question.
Leaders of those countries declared victory on the issue on Friday.
"The new system will begin in 2013, and by that year it will operate recapitalizing the banks without the direct participation of governments," said Italian Premier Mario Monti.
But German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her allies were singing a different tune. Merkel has repeatedly said that the quality of supervision should take precedence over speed.
In Berlin, lawmakers in her party were claiming they'd won.
"The chancellor said here yesterday that, as far as the banking union and banking supervision are concerned, thoroughness goes before speed," Norbert Barthle, a senior lawmaker with Merkel's Christian Democrats, said.
The compromise included something for both — all 6,000 banks will be included, as France had wanted, and there was a mention that leaders would try to get a legal framework for the supervisor in place by Jan. 1. That allowed countries that are pushing for speed to say they'd held to the promise to get a deal by the end of the year.
But there is no firm deadline for the single supervisor to be up and running — other than to say that work on its operational implementation "will take place during the course of 2013."
Analysts were struggling to see what was new.
"The real question then is whether this is a step towards allowing the European bailout funds to recapitalize banks directly and thus reduce the link between an individual sovereign and its banking system," said Gary Jenkins of Swordfish Research. "The answer appears to be 'yes' although we have of course been here before."
Thorny questions still remain about which banks would be eligible for the direct loans. Ireland, for instance, was forced into a bailout because of the expense of saving its banks — but it's unclear whether its banks would be eligible for relief from the bailout fund.
Leaders move into discussions on foreign policy on Friday, but economic issues were likely to overshadow those talks. On the agenda is how to deal with militants in Mali, a government crackdown in Syria and Iran's nuclear program.


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Dear Em.
I thought it about time I dropped you a line and informed you that Im still well and enjoying life as well as could be expected. Ive received no mail now for about a month which means, I suppose, that there is an awful batch of it "somewhere". There is really nothing to say, for nothing of note has happened since my last letter. There is one thing that can be always spoken of though and that is the weather. We've been very fortunate in this respect of late for it is just "graund".
Ran into a fellow who was in the Hospital Corp of the Old Eighth and we had quite a chat about old times. Have read papers dated March 2nd that spoke of the New England Regiments and thought that the news was exagerated very much. What must they be doing now?
Lost my tooth brush yesterday so you see Im in an awful imbarrassing position now. There is a barbor here and I get my hair cut once in a while just for old times sake. How are all the girls at the shop? The boys are all well and in good spirits. Those lines at the top of the front page of the Post are real jolly don't you think?
Everybody over here seems to think Germany won't last much longer, and I suppose that is the ruling thought over there. This drive will decide it I hope. If not it means a long winter in France for the A.E.F. and those that are not yet A.E.F. How many (less) days have you folks got now. There is one I bet you will be just as well satisfied with, Winterless.
Well Em, look out for showers and don't forget to give Napolean a smile. My best regards to all and knowing you will excuse pencil Ill close
Samuel E. Avery Hdq. Co. 103rd Inf A.E.F.
P.S. Had a bath yesterday, and parted with some very close friends. Big hearted chaps at that. Easy enough to get some more though.
© Copyright 2009 by Richard Landers, All Rights Reserved. No reproduction without permission.


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Metallica's own Guitar Hero game will be riding the lightning on its way to retail shelves on March 29 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, according to the band's official site.
The second-class consoles, Wii and PlayStation 2, will get their own versions of Guitar Hero: Metallica, but not until Spring, which translates to "likely in early May."
Metallica's official site reminds us about what's new in Guitar Hero: Metallica, including 28 tracks from the titular band, as well as guest appearances from Alice In chains, Foo Fighters and Slayer. For more info, hit up the band's official site.
Guitar Hero . . . Worst Kept Secret, Part II [Metallica.com - thanks, François!]


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Embracing the Penitent
Although not everyone who has been subjected to church discipline repents, there are many times when a disciplined sinner is humbled by the church's treatment and, forsaking sin, returns to the fold. When this happens, church leaders and laypeople must ...Read More
The Authority of the Church
Today's passage is a proof text for question and answer 85 of the Heidelberg Catechism, which deals with how church discipline opens and shuts the door to the kingdom of heaven. Excommunication shuts the door by declaring that the excommunicated ...Read More
The Key of Church Discipline
Dr. R.C. Sproul has often said that we must first understand the bad news if we are going to know the good news of the gospel. There is bad news for all the natural-born sons and daughters of Adam: ...Read More
The Church and Forgiveness
John Calvin comments that Christ "does not convey to [the Apostles and their successors] what is peculiar to himself. It belongs to him to forgive sins… . [Instead, He] enjoins them, in his name, to proclaim the forgiveness of sins, ...Read More
The Keys of the Kingdom
There are two extremes when it comes to church authority. One extreme says that the church is always right no matter what it says. The other extreme says the church has no authority over the individual Christian. God's Word tells ...Read More
The Marks of the Church
True churches are identified by their faithfulness to the Word of God, not by their size or influence in the community. A church that hears and obeys Scripture cannot help but reach out to the society around it, but the ...Read More
Servants of the Lord
Scripture places a high premium on our love for other believers. Simply put, loving other Christians and treating them with respect is not optional. If we do not treat them well and love them, then we do not know God ...Read More
The Apostolic Church
It may be important to know the historical succession of church leaders, but it is more important to preach the gospel faithfully. A church can be built on the Apostles only if it loves what the Apostles loved and affirms ...Read More
The Holiness of the Church
God does not see His people in the same way that He sees the unregenerate world. He sees us as holy, but He sees those outside of Christ as unholy. This does not mean He is ignorant of our remaining ...Read More
Christian Unity
Today the invisible church, consisting of all those who have true faith in Christ Jesus, is united in the Savior. In time, the visible church may be united once again as well, but true visible unity will occur only as ...Read More


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Normally, I'm not the biggest champion of set photos. I just don't understand what they prove beyond the fact that "Movie X" is indeed filming in "Location A" with "Talent C." Nevertheless, when you give them a little context, I tend to care a little more. For example, director Len Wiseman (Underworld) told Steve at Comic-Con that his Total Recall remake was in the process of shooting a 15-day hovercraft chase scene (for comparison sake, chase scenes and other comparable action sequences generally take around 5 days to film). With that information in mind, I was actually kind of excited to see some images from that shoot pop up online.
In addition to the Total Recall images, we also have some pics from the Rome set of writer/director Woody Allen's Bop Decameron. Granted, those pics fall closer to the somewhat bland example outlined above, but fans of Alec Baldwin, Jesse Eisenberg, Ellen Page, and Greta Gerwig may still find something worth checking out after the jump. Starring Colin Farrell, Bryan Cranston, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, and Ethan Hawke, Total Recall hits theaters on August 2nd. Allen's Bop Decameron is currently eyeing an unspecified 2012 release.
Here are the Total Recall set photos. For more, click over to blogTO:
Here are the set images from Woody Allen's Bop Decameron. Click over to Stars Entertainment for more:


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Welcome to the air purifier review website! This is a personal web-site dedicated to providing support to both air purifier owners and those people wanting to find out more.
We believe that using an air purifier can help to remove allergens, dust, bacteria and viruses from your household air. However, the market for air purifier is also full of snake oil merchants who work on peoples lack of knowledge to sell air purifier that they know won't work. At this site, we are not affiliated to any one manufacturer and we don't take any advertising so we stay can stay as unbiased as possible.
When putting together air purifier reviews we evaluate the following factors:
- CADR rating – this is the industry standard in testing the amount of air an air purifier can clean.
- Price – A very important aspect as the price can differ dramatically between air purifiers – in most cases, a higher price means higher quality but not always.
- Design – Like it or not – your air purifier will have to be kept on show so the design is important – we also look at how the design helps with air purification and day to day usage.
- Filter replacement and cost – this is a very important point as many air purifiers require filter changes that can cost upwards of $200 per year. It's worth knowing what the cost will be before you spend your hard-earned cash on a cheap air purifier.
- Ozone – The issue of ozone is a big one for me. Many cheap ionizer purifiers from the past 5 years have been proven to vent ozone – a toxic gas. At air purifier review site we never recommend an air purifier that vents ozone!
If your an allergy sufferer then choosing the right purifier will give you the ability to create a sanctuary in your home that is free of any allergy-causing particles. I know that having somewhere to sleep where you won't wake up coughing and sneezing is something that most serious allergy sufferers dream of.
The range of air purifiers on the market range from budget $100 units up to whole house purifier that can cost over $5,000. I know that not everyone has a spare $5,000 to spend on air purification so i have split the reviews to meet all budget ranges.
The following categories will provide information for the following budgets.
Budget Range – Air Purifiers from $100-$200
In this section, you will find articles about purifiers bought from retailers such as Walmart and manufactured by brands such as Sharper Image, Ionic and Honeywell. Here you will find articles the will provide advice when buying cheaper air purifiers. Unlike some sites, we believe that cheap purifier can still be effective but care must be taken when deciding which brand to purchase.
Medium Range – Air Purifier from $200 – $700
In this part of the site, we will be looking at purifiers from Alen, Blueair, Austin, Rabbit Air and other similar brands. We expect a lot more from purifiers in this budget range so our reviews will reflect this. We find the majority of users look for purifiers in this range so the majority of reviews will be within this section.
Top Range – Air Purifiers from $700+
Here we will be studying purifiers that have the ability to clean all particles from your house. We will be looking at brands such as IQair, Allerair, Airgle, Blueair Medical and other such premium manufactures. Most of the air purifiers evaluated in this section will also be used in the healthcare industry and if you want true clean air then we suggest you spend this kind of money (but only if you can afford it.)


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Tokyo (CNN) -- Engineers will need six to nine months to bring the damaged nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant to heel, the plant's owners said Sunday in their first public timetable for ending the crisis.
It will take three months to reduce the levels of radioactivity in the plant and restore normal cooling systems in the reactors and spent fuel pools, the Tokyo Electric Power Company announced. Another three to six months will be needed before the reactors are fully shut down and new shells are built around their damaged housings, the company said.
Meanwhile, Japan's government said it would try to decontaminate "the widest possible area" in that period before deciding whether the tens of thousands who have been forced to flee their homes will be allowed to return, said Goshi Hosono, an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan.
"We have to go step by step in order to resolve the problems one by one," Hosono said.
The timetable was released five days after Kan called for Tokyo Electric to show Japanese a pathway to ending the worst nuclear accident since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. A day earlier, the company would not comment on an industry group's estimate that restoring normal cooling would take two to three months -- a period comparable to the first stage of Sunday's plan.
Tokyo Electric spokesman Hiro Hasegawa acknowledged that public pressure helped speed the company's decision to release a plan and warned that the outline remained tentative -- "but we will do our best" to stick to it, he said.
Because of the still-unknown volume of highly irradiated water flooding the basements of units 1-3, where the cooling equipment is normally housed, the utility is working toward building a separate cooling system. That system would remove heat from the water being pumped through the reactors and decontaminate it before circulating it back through them.
Currently, engineers have improvised by pumping roughly 170 metric tons (45,000 gallons) of water a day into each reactor, an unknown portion of which is leaking out. The leaking water comes out full of such particles as radioactive iodine and cesium, the byproducts of the reactors.
At the plant on Sunday, workers used remote-controlled robots to record radiation, water and temperature data in the building that houses reactor No. 3. Photos released by the utility showed the devices, provided by the U.S. company iRobot, opening the inner door to the reactor and entering the darkened building.
"Everything is a high-radiation area inside the reactor buildings," Hasegawa told reporters at a briefing for international news outlets -- another first for a company that has been sharply criticized for its handling of the crisis.
Meanwhile, Tokyo Electric Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata fended off nearly a dozen questions from Japanese reporters about whether he or other top executives planned to resign as a result of the disaster.
"At this point, we do not have any decisions or discussions about resigning, as all our efforts is towards resolving the situation," Katsumata said. "We are not sure if resigning is the best way to take the responsibility or to stay in position to resolve the situation." Any decisions may wait until the company's general shareholders meeting in June, he said.
The 5-week-old crisis began March 11, when the plant was swamped by the tsunami that followed northern Japan's historic earthquake. The 14- to 15-meter (45- to 48-foot) wave knocked out the plant's coolant systems, causing the three reactors operating at the time to overheat.
The results included two spectacular explosions that blew apart the housings of the No. 1 and No. 3 reactors and the release of a massive amount of radioactivity that has shrunk considerably, but continued Sunday.
The wild card in the utility's plan may be reactor No. 2, where another suspected buildup of hydrogen is believed to have ruptured the suppression pool -- a doughnut-shaped reservoir at the base of the reactor. That may make it more difficult to carry out one of the first stages of their planned cooling process, filling the concrete primary containment shell around the reactor pressure vessel with water, Hasegawa said.
Unless that damage is repaired somehow, that part of the plan may be unsuccessful, he said.
Tokyo Electric also plans to build a new structure to support the No. 4 unit's spent nuclear fuel pool, around which fires -- the cause of which has yet to be determined -- severely damaged a nearby building.
Hosono said there is no indication this pool is compromised or leaking highly radioactive water or fumes, calling the planned structure a protective measure given concerns about considerable damage to the main No. 4 nuclear reactor building.
Japan's government declared Fukushima Daiichi a top-scale nuclear disaster last week, warning residents of several towns outside the current 30-kilometer (19-mile) danger zone around the plant to evacuate or prepare to leave their homes. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano visited the stricken area Sunday, including a brief trip into the 20-kilometer radius from which all residents have been ordered out.
Clad in a white protective suit and face mask, Edano got within about 15 kilometers of the plant as he met with police who are still searching the area for victims of the March disaster.
"Ensuring people's livelihoods and security is our foremost priority," Edano said after meeting with the governor of Fukushima Prefecture, Yuhei Sato.
Radiation levels in the area are not high enough to cause immediate health effects, but prolonged exposure could cause an increased risk of cancer, according to government data and reports from outside researchers. In Iitate, a village Edano visited Sunday, government figures released Sunday show cumulative doses of radiation since the accident are already more than half the 20-millisievert limit the government
set for long-term evacuations.
Iitate is about 40 kilometers northwest of the plant, outside the danger zones drawn in the early days of the crisis. Hosono said the government does not yet know how much of the contaminated areas can be cleaned up, but added, "We will try to decontaminate as much of an area as possible."
Workers stopped a severe leak of contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean on April 6, but elevated levels of the short-lived nuclear waste iodine-131 recorded over the weekend could indicate a new problem, a Japanese safety official announced Saturday. Iodine concentrations sampled Saturday around the No. 2 water intake were 6,000 times Japan's legal standards, up from 1,100 times on Thursday and down slightly from Friday's figure of 6,500 times.
That number is far below the levels recorded when the earlier leak was spewing radioactive iodine into the ocean at 7.5 million times the limit. Authorities have built a silt and placed steel plates around the intake fence to corral the contamination since April 6.
Iodine-131 has a radioactive half-life of eight days, and the increase could be either from a fresh leak or from sediment stirred up while placing steel panels around the intakes, said Hidehiko Nishiyama, the top spokesman for Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency.
"They will continue to monitor this carefully," Nishiyama said. "At this point, they have not visually found any leakage of any water into the ocean, and it is hard to check the conditions around (reactor) No. 2 due to high radiation levels."
Susan Olson, Hiroo Saso, Yuki Arakawa, Asuka Murao and CNN's Junko Ogura contributed to this report for CNN.


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First Nation blockade of Sarnia CN Rail track in 3rd day
The mayor of Sarnia, Ont., says city police do not plan to shut down a CN Rail blockade by First Nations activists as long as no one is hurt in the protest.
Mike Bradley says CN obtained a court injunction that leaves it to police in the southwestern Ontario city to decide whether to end the three-day-old blockade.
Blockade spokesman Ron Plain says the protests are being led by young Aamjiwnaang First Nation members, who met Sunday with representatives from CN, as well as Bradley and Sarnia's police chief.
Dozens of demonstrators set up tables, tents and vehicles on and around the track Friday as part of the national Idle No More protests.
They say the blockade of the commercial-rail corridor will continue until Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Attiwapiskat Chief Theresa Spence, who is on a hunger strike to bring attention to aboriginal issues.
Bradley says the city doesn't support the blockade, but backs the call by local protesters to speak with Sarnia Conservative MP Patricia Davidson, who did not attend the meeting.
He said protesters and CN continue to discuss the rail stoppage.
"There are discussions going on back and forth," Bradley said.
"We're in the middle trying to be the peacekeepers and ensure that there is no one who is hurt."
CN Rail spokesman Jim Feeny says the rail company is urging governments and police to step up negotiations to come up with a peaceful settlement.
He says the stoppage is starting to affect CN customers, for example it's preventing propane shipments from getting to Canadian consumers.


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What Can I Do With a Communication Degree?
A degree in Communication is exceptionally versatile. Remember that you are becoming proficient at a set of skills highly demanded by employers everywhere. What you end up doing with your degree is a function of your program of study, work-related experience, and your own personal interests. Below is a brief sample of careers that some of our recent graduates have gone into.
- WBAY Television - Reporter
- Eau Claire Leader Telegram - Sports Reporter
- Fargo Forum - Staff Writer
- Metro North Chamber of Commerce - Director of Programs
- Wells Fargo - Product Manager
- Colle & McVoy Advertising - Media Buyer
- Martin Williams Advertising - Account Representative
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Public Relations
- Timberwolves - Promotions
- Medical Information Technology - Recruiting Specialist
- Catholic Charities - Program Manager
- Friends of the Orphans - Sponsorship Coordinator


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Bone soup is very healthy and becoming more popular. We made this rich, delicious soup using a very high quality short rib from a local farmer's market.
Covering a steak in freshly-crushed black pepper, we create here a simple delicious barbecue that highlights the natural great beef flavors.
Black pepper and steak go so well together so use it gener
We created this recipe in after a great deal of research and practice, one of our best Thai recipes to date. The crispy seasoned rice mixed with the other ingredients creates a blast of texture and fl
Khao Mun is a more "high end" street vendor dish because it's more complicated to make, and requires a fairly sophisticated cart and tools. Khao = rice, Mun = fat. So this is "Fat Rice" or, in other words,
One of the more popular dishes on the menu in Thai restaurants in America but also Thailand. This recipe is time-consuming but the result is spot-on perfect.
The finest cashews in the world are grown
A dish that's a native of southern Thailand, made with fresh turmeric which gives it a distinctive taste. Not overly spicy, we really love the flavor. Gai means chicken, Koor means 'stirred back and for
The flavor of yellow curry paste is not much different than red or green, however we've recently discovered how much we like yellow curry. Yellow curry makes vegetables taste great in our opinion, and
Northern Thai sausage is easy to make, and the mix of ingredients leads to a spectacular result. We would encourage you to make this with ground pork or, for any hunters reading, try this with local e
The Thai name of this dish literally means "hot chicken curry". It takes no more than 10 minutes to make this dish but it's full of elegant flavors and aroma.
Green papaya salad is loved throughout SE Asia in various forms, and we are pleased to present this detailed recipe so you can bring it to your own kitchen. Somtum is a classic Thai dish, commonly ass
In our continuing effort to present regional Thai recipes, here is an authentic version of Gaeng Hanglay, a northern Thai curry made with pork (or beef). Similar to massaman but without the coconut mi
Satay of course is originally an Indonesian/Malay dish, but it has been in Southern Thailand for a very long time.
Here we demonstrate two versions, Version 1 is our favorite and one you can make in y
Here's a Thai recipe you thought you had to go to Thailand to enjoy, not seen in local restaurants. We show how to fold the leaves, steam and cook the chicken, and the succulent dipping sauce. Another
Gai yang translates to "barbecued (or grilled) chicken", and can be prepared in many different ways, we demonstrate here three unique versions.
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Massaman beef is one of our personal favorites, here we've created a simple version using beef and potatoes with a little bit of onion the result is perfect and you can't go wrong.
When chicken is fried this way, it comes out dry rather than greasy. The secret is to cook the chicken two times--first at low heat, then again at high heat. This kind of fried chicken is so tasty whe
This recipe can be made almost instantly, with some pork cutlets, a can of Maesri prik khing curry paste, and some fresh local green beans.
This is a simple and authentic Thai recipe that we enjoy preparing with chicken and just a bit of fresh seasonal greens (in this recipe we used green beans). Our basic recipe a delicious green curry w
We learned how to make this steak from a local chef with a very keen sense of taste.
Cooking steak with butter is not new but becoming quite popular.
Oyster sauce and fish sauce are key ingre
Massaman cooked slowly with tender beef is one of our personal favorites, and many people who call us to order mention that they love massaman beef. Here's a masterpiece recipe that is easy to make and
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The mobile world has a bunch of apps which are striving to do for video what Instagram did for photo sharing — most notably Viddy — and it's not obvious that it needs another one. That might seem to be bad news for Strum, a new iPhone app which most assuredly would like to be the Instagram of video.
But Strum is from Smule, the company behind such music apps as Ocarina and Magic Piano. And it has a music-themed approach to the Instagram-for-video challenge, based on the company's own proprietary artificial-intelligence technologies, which gives it a feeling all its own.
It's a tad difficult to describe solely with words, so do me a favor: Watch this representative Strum video, then come back here. (I'll wait.)
To share video with Strum, you shoot a short clip with the iPhone — up to 15 seconds. Then you apply a filter. Like Instagram filters, Strum ones fiddle around with color and other visuals, sometimes giving a video an old-timey look. But they also perform quick edits, often looping a bit of the action repeatedly. At the moment, there's even a Christmas filter which adds synthetic snowflakes tumbling down the screen.
And most important of all, they filter the audio as well as the video. Strum filters generate music — which doesn't sound exactly the same for any two clips — and retune any speech on the soundtrack, oftentimes leaving the speakers sounding like they're singing or rapping.
All of this is done without your intervention; as with Instagram, it's easy to preview several filters before you commit to one. The results feel like tiny music videos, which you can share via Facebook, Twitter, e-mail and text message as well as within the Strum app.
Strum, which Smule provided to me in pre-release form for a sneak peek, will only take off if it attracts a community of creative people who love to share videos and peruse ones shared by others. And although I had fun rummaging through clips strangers had filtered and uploaded, I'm not sure how engaging the video and audio effects will be once the novelty starts to wear thin. (The company plans to add new filters over time; most will be free, like the app itself, but some will run you $2.99 a pop.)
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St. J Dixon-Warren, Manager, Process Analysis, Technical Intelligence, Chipworks Inc.
Analog Devices has recently changed their MEMS strategy. Since the introduction of the ADXL50 in 1991, Analog has built their MEMS inertial sensors using their iMEMS technology, which integrated the micromechanical structures and ASIC circuitry on a single die. The development of this technology culminated, in some respects, with the ADXL330, which was launched in 2006. The ADXL330 provided three sense axes in a 4 mm × 4 mm × 1.45 mm LFCSP package. An X-ray of the ADXL330 package, which contains a single integrated chip, is presented in Figure 1.
Figure 1 ADXL330 Package X-Ray
Figure 2 shows that the ADX330 MEMS sensor was fabricated as a single chip, with the MEMS structure in the centre of the die, beneath a hermetic cap, and the ASIC circuitry around the outside edge. The ASIC circuitry uses a single metal, single poly 3 µm BiCMOS process, while the MEMS is fabricated using three layers of polysilicon, with the top 4 µm thick poly 3 being used to form the MEMS structures, as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 2 Decapsulated ADXL330 Chip
Figure 3 ADXL330 MEMS Structures
The integration of BiCMOS and MEMS process technology onto a single die represented a significant technological achievement; however, the price of this integration was significant limitation on the complexity of the circuitry available to device designers, and limitations on the range of MEMS processing possible.
After more than twenty years, Analog has decided to abandon their integrated iMEMS technology, and adopt the more common strategy of using a separate MEMS die and ASIC die wire bonded together in a single package. The ADXL345 represents one of the first examples of Analog's new strategy.
Figure 4 shows an X-ray of the ADXL345 3 mm × 5 mm × 1 mm LGA package. The X-ray clearly shows the presence of a separate ASIC die and MEMS die, with a hermetic cap. The internal structure of the device is more clearly seen in the SEM micrograph of the decapsulated device, Figure 5.
Figure 4 ADXL345 Package X-Ray
Figure 5 Decapsulated ADXL345 MEMS and ASIC Die
Abandoning their integrated iMEMS technology brings a number of benefits for Analog Devices. It allows the use of more advanced process technology in the ASIC, thus enabling greater functionality, including SPI and I2C digital outputs. It also allows them to more easily adopt a foundry strategy, with the possibility of separate foundries for the MEMS and ASIC die. Apparently, Analog has already started using TSMC to provide some MEMS foundry services.
Chipworks completed a full analysis of the ADXL330 in 2006. We are presently undertaking a detailed analysis of the ADXL345, which will include information on the process used to fabricate the MEMS and ASIC dies, plus a discussion of the MEMS architecture. For further information, please contact the author.
- Analog Devices ADXL330 Three-Axis ±2 g MEMS Accelerometer Process Review (PPR-0602-801)
- Analog Devices ADXL330 3-axis Accelerometer ICWorks Surveyor (MEMS) (ICS-0807-802)
- Analog Devices ADXL345 Digital Accelerometer MEMS Process Review (MPR-0907-802)
- Analog Devices ADXL345 3-Axis Accelerometer ICWorks Surveyor Report (MEMS) (ICS-0905-801)


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PLC and NCBA Ask Supreme Court to Settle Hage Case
WASHINGTON — The Public Lands Council (PLC) and the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up and settle a decades-long property rights case, Hage v. United States. The high court would determine whether the U.S. Forest Service violated the Takings Clause of the U.S. Constitution when it interfered with Nevada ranchers Wayne and Jean Hage's stock water rights.
PLC and NCBA were joined by Nevada Cattlemen's Association, Oregon Cattlemen's Association and Washington Cattlemen's Association in their brief of amicus curiae, filed by Western Resources Legal Center (WRLC).
"We believe that the case's precedent-setting nature and importance to livestock producers' property rights merits the Supreme Court's consideration," said Brice Lee, Colorado rancher and PLC president. "They deserve compensation for what the Forest Service took from them. Ranchers cannot operate without access to the water that is legally theirs."
The U.S. Forest Service had denied the Hage family access to ditches supplying their stock and several meadows with water. The agency demanded that the family file for a permit in order to maintain and use the water. Although a federal claims court decided the Hages were owed compensation by the agency for the water taking, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals reversed this determination in part.
"This case threatens the ability to carry out livestock activities both on and off federal land," said WRLC Executive Director and representing Counsel Caroline Lobdell. "The federal agency, in effect, would be armed with the authority to unilaterally determine what constitutes reasonable or routine maintenance, and therefore empowered to subjugate vested 1866 Mining Act rights-of-way in favor of whatever policy rules the day."
According to NCBA President and Wyoming rancher, Scott George, if the agency is allowed to demand a permit for Hage's ditch right-of-way, county road rights-of-way established under the Mining Act (known as "R.S. 2477 roads") would also be in jeopardy. This would further threaten ranchers' ability to stay in business, George said, since they often depend on those roads to access their grazing allotments.
Lee summed up the case's importance to livestock producers nation-wide.
"The implications to livestock producers at-large are undeniable. This case, if not overturned, stands to remove the protective boundaries surrounding what constitutes a property right versus a 'permitted use.' It will lay a marker regarding individuals' right to compensation for government takings. We strongly encourage the Supreme Court to take up this case."
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"Mind Decay", a brand new song from Slovenian thrashers NEGLIGENCE, can be streamed at this location. The track comes off the band's sophomore album, "Coordinates Of Confusion", which will be released in Europe on October 11 (three days earlier in Germany) via Metal Blade Records. The CD was mixed by NEGLIGENCE drummer Ruzz at the band's own Negligence studio and was mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music (CONVERGE, HATEBREED, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN) in New Windsor, New York.
Comments NEGLIGENCE: "We really feel that what we've done on this record is a big step forward for us.
"We took a different approach in writing the songs, since we wrote them altogether. This resulted in a more mature and heavier album opposed to our first album, 'Options Of A Trapped Mind'. That being said, we've still remained loyal to our own sound, our own thing so we're really just can't wait for our fans to get hold of the new album and hear for themselves."
"Coordinates Of Confusion" track listing
01. Mind Decay
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03. Addicted To Aggression
04. Disharmony
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06. Insane Asylum
07. The Q Box
08. Sickened
09. Shark Attack
10. Coordinates Of Confusion
NEGLIGENCE was formed in 2000 by Dyz and Jey, two excellent Slovenian guitarists who shared the same passion for music and decided to start working together. They soon found a proper and stable lineup and played lots of shows in their homeland, including a gig at the infamous Metalcamp festival. Between 2003 and 2005 they also released three unnamed demos.
2005 marked a turning point in the history of NEGLIGENCE when they parted ways with their old singer and presented the 15-year old Alex as their new frontman. The band in 2007 independently released its debut album, "Options Of A Trapped Mind". Following the release, the group went on to promote the CD supporting some of the biggest acts in metal, such as EXODUS, FORBIDDEN, HEATHEN, SADUS and DEATH ANGEL, among others.
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When folks--even our esteemed colleagues--freak out over remakes, reboots and sequels, we usually just roll our eyes and wait for the storm to pass. But word that another "Blade Runner" is on the way has us a wee bit dismayed.
Ridley Scott is so pleased with "Prometheus," his 3D follow up to "Alien" starring Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce and Noomi Rapace, that he's ready to produce and direct a follow-up to "Blade Runner," reported Deadline. We hate this idea.
At the risk of sounding like a hypocrite--"Blade Runner" is different than your average remake candidate. It wasn't a big hit, finishing 27th at the box office in 1982, it didn't spawn a classic soundtrack or launch a career, or get overlooked because it was made by a bunch of nobodies, and--most importantly--it holds up. The 2007 re-release proved it to be as gorgeous and exciting as ever--you're not gonna make this better with 3D.
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General Teaching Projects in Mongolia by Derek Sola
Mongolia: Happiest Time of My Life
I came to Mongolia with a vision of vast open spaces, an impression of peacefulness, and a desire to learn about Buddhism. I was not disappointed, although there is much more to Mongolia than that.
In Ulaanbaatar there is a noticeable mix of wealth and poverty and of traditional and modern. One of my most striking memories is of an elderly Mongolian woman in a "deel" (traditional Mongolian clothing) speaking on a cell phone. In the city center there are impressive buildings, expensive cars, and numerous cafes and shops. You can buy almost anything in Mongolia now. Once you venture into the "ger" districts (in the suburbs of Ulaanbaatar), it is clear that there is some extreme poverty and unemployment, and that this is a third World Country.
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In my third month I worked in the "Gerel" children's center. I had previously been to other orphanages in Mongolia and was amazed at the comfort with which these children lived. This orphanage has 28 children aged between 2 months and 8 years. They seemed to be well fed, well clothed and their accommodation was immaculate. I really got the impression that this orphanage is well funded and well run. The children are happy, and were delighted to have a male around. They called me "aav" (meaning father). Leaving was very sad, but not for the children who sang for me to say goodbye. The other orphanages I went to were nowhere near as well funded, but I was always touched by the extremely cheerful, generous and kind nature of the children.
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February 28, 2013
Netflix debuted exclusive episodes of "House of Cards," a political drama starring Kevin Spacey, in February. This is the online video service's second original programming offering, designed to compete more aggressively with cable networks like HBO.
Creating compelling content that attracts and nurtures large audiences isn't anything new within brand journalism and content marketing spheres, but the episodic production value of television is still unfamiliar to most practitioners. PR pros should pay attention to the communicators already channeling their broadcast instincts.
Critical Mention, a media intelligence platform provider for analyzing broadcast, online and social media coverage, began producing its daily "Critical Minute" video series last December. Host Nina Ramadan discusses business communication trends and strategies. Episodes stay true to the series' one-minute promise and cover everything from the World Economic Forum, to a Super Bowl chicken wing shortage, to brand journalism best practices.
Ramadan says Critical Mention has published thought leadership blog posts and hosted webinars for years and, being a video-centric business, decided that 2013 would be the year that it leads with video.
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The series is helping Critical Mention build an audience and draw more attention to its monitoring services. "Critical Minute" also generated a speaking opportunity for the company's director of digital marketing and syndication.
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Our Sage North America social media team used Google+ Hangouts On Air for a fresh take on webinars. We hired Forbes blogger Gene Marks to present "How the Fiscal Cliff Will Affect Your Profits" for our audience of small and midsize businesses.
The program addressed a topic of concern to our customers, aired live to the public and was automatically archived on the Sage YouTube channel for replay. It continues contributing to the channel's 152,000 views and counting, and Marks also documented his experience in Forbes.
Greg Tirico, Sage North America senior social media manager, finds the Hangout's mobile viewership most encouraging.
"Thirteen percent of views have come from mobile devices. We know people watch one-minute videos on their phones, but hour-long events? Webinars don't have to be webinars anymore," he said. "With YouTube as our broadcast and archive mechanism, we can distribute our content to people who would have never been on the event's registration list."
Of course, we can apply exclusive or series-based concepts to mediums other than video as well. Many of us manage blogs and social networks, and incorporating a producer's or publisher's perspective offers an opportunity to reenergize the conversation on these platforms.
Last year, Coke redesigned its website as an online magazine called "Coca-Cola Journey," emphasizing subjects including health, entertainment and sports along with longer cover stories. PR and marketing employees produce content for what is potentially a content game changer. The site attracts 1.2 million monthly visitors.
Regardless of your goal, Ramadan's advice for practitioners strikes the right tone.
"You are in a great position to tell your own story, and owned media is becoming more and more respected," she says. "Just get out there and do it."
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Ryan - It's gratifying to be grouped with Coca-Cola, Netflix and Sage North America as effective publishers of original digital content. Thanks for noticing our efforts and for calling out Nina and the Critical Minute video series. -- Dave
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Equine Therapy Volunteer Projects in Bolivia
If you're interested in volunteering in this destination, please contact us first before applying.
- Placement locations: Cochabamba
- Role: To look after the horses and help the children and adults learn to ride
- Type of placement: Equine therapy centre
- Requirements: None
- Accommodation: Host family
- Length of placement: From 2 weeks
- Start dates: Flexible
Projects Abroad volunteers with a love for horses and helping others could find themselves working directly with children on the Equine Therapy project in Bolivia. Volunteers work with children from a variety of backgrounds, including special needs children, and use a unique form of therapy to aid their development. Whether you are a gap year student, a career breaker, or a volunteer looking to make their vacation more worthwhile, you will have an important role to play in the lives of Bolivian children.
The Equine Therapy project combines elements of both our Care work and Animal Care projects. You do not need any specific experience to volunteer on this project, but having a love for both horses and children is essential as you will be involved in looking after the horses and also caring for the children.
Projects Abroad volunteers work with the Escuela de Equinoterapia Cochabamba, which started in 1992 with the aim of helping disabled children both emotionally, physically, and mentally. The centre has the capacity to look after over 80 children from a range of backgrounds. In addition to working with disabled children they also receive children from the streets and children with drug addictions.
A trained horse can aid the recovery of children with disabilities, as it enables the child to focus on movement, spatial orientation, posture, language, and muscle control. Children who have come from the streets or who have suffered from drug addictions form close emotional bonds with the horses allowing them slowly to take on a new focus and more responsibilities before re-entering into society.
Volunteering Abroad with Horses and Children in Bolivia with Projects Abroad
As a volunteer, your role will vary each day, and you will have the chance to get involved in a diverse range of work and experiences. The effect of the therapy varies with each child and your input as a volunteer is crucial. By showing enthusiasm and a passion for horses you can play a part in their enjoyment and help to create a positive experience for every student. Your very presence will help to make each session enjoyable, which is vital to maintaining the interest of the children.
It is also important that you spend time with the horses warming them up and preparing them for the children when the session begins. For many of the new children joining the centre it will be the first time they come in contact with a horse and time is often spent familiarizing the children with each of the horses before therapy begins. Finally, you will receive regular contact with the children and attend the classes and spend time learning the theory behind the therapy. Volunteers work Monday to Friday, and Mondays are spent grooming the horses, riding the horses that are not often used, and helping to clean the centre.
Volunteers are not required to speak Spanish, as the placement staff can all speak English. However, an intermediate level of Spanish will be an advantage when communicating with the children and their families, as they will most likely not speak any English. You will receive guidance not only from the Projects Abroad staff, but also from your supervisor at the centre.
You can join the Equine Therapy project in Bolivia for two or three weeks if you don't have time to join us for four weeks or more. This project has been selected by our local colleagues as being suitable for short term volunteering for both the host community and the volunteer. Although you will gain a valuable cultural insight and work intensely within the local community please be aware that you may not be able to make the same impact as someone volunteering for a longer period.


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(CBS News) New research is showing just how dangerous repetitive head injuries -- including sports-related concussions -- can be.
Scientists studied 85 donated brains, most from professional athletes. Sixty-eight showed signs of chronic brain damage.
Hall of Fame tight end John Mackey achieved glory on the football field, including a Superbowl touchdown in 1971.
But, he was a shell of himself at the end of his life. In 2007, dementia had left him unable to care for himself or understand what was happening to him. Mackey died four years later at the age of 69.
His brain was one of 85 examined in the study by researchers at Boston University and the Boston V.A. Hospital. Lead author Dr. Ann McKee studied the long term consequences of repetitive injuries to the brain caused by concussion.
Major study of athletes' brains links head injuries to brain damage
"This is something that happens down the road," McKee said. "The acute trauma is a different injury."
McKee said there's no new incident of trauma, but it's clear the disease is underway. Once the disease is triggered and the longer the patient survives, the more the disease can progress leading to more imparement
While more than half of those studied were athletes, the research also looked at veterans of war.
"It really doesn't matter how the brain trauma occurred -- athletic field, battlefield, accident -- it's just the fact they had these injuries," McKee said.
Rigo Saenz served in Iraq. He survived half a dozen IED blasts, which have the same effect on the brain as a concussion. Brain damage has left him 100 percent disabled according to the government.
"Like, I know the word, but I cannot say it," he said. "Things like that, it happens every day, and it gets me mad."
"We can't treat Rigo Saenz better if we don't what's contributing to his problems, what is making him disabled," McKee said. "If we can understand those little changes that lead to problems, then we can interrupt them. We can intercept them with therapeutic agents."
The big hope is for researchers to identify CTE -- a brain damage condition caused by repetitive brain injuries -- in those who are still alive. Right now, the only way to diagnose it is examining the brain tissue in those who already died.


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New Boom in Gliders (Jun, 1940)
Beautifully colored article from 1940.
New Boom in Gliders
Thrilling Aerial Sport Gains Wider Popularity Through Knockdown Kits That Enable Anybody To Build His Own Sailplane, Buying All the Materials on a Pay-as-You-Go Plan
By ANDREW R. BOONE
SOARING on wings assembled in back yards and home workshops, hundreds of glider enthusiasts are piloting their own sailplanes. Bought on the installment plan, their ships come in knockdown kits. Piecemeal buying enables boys and men alike to build gliders. As a result, flying without power is sweeping the nation. More than forty meets will be staged this year, from the big national events like the one held annually at Elmira, N. Y., to small sectional competitions on farm lots, desert lakes, and mountain pastures. Two hundred clubs have been formed with 2,000 members. Aside from the kits, would-be soarers need purchase few accessories. Tow rope, a couple of wrenches, air-speed meter, and a sensitive variometer fill the bill. In many towns groups club together, building their own soaring planes and cooperating in flying. At a cost far less than that of a powered plane, their members enjoy the thrills and pleasures of flying. Danger of injury is less, too, for they can land the light craft at comparatively slow speeds.
Several types of knockdown gliders have been evolved, from heavier primary trainers to streamline planes capable of soaring to great heights and flying long distances. In one novel ship, designed by Hawley Bowlus, pioneer American glider pilot and builder, the pilot sits in a podlike nacelle suspended from the wings, which are attached to the tail by a duralumin boom six inches in diameter. Sailplanes of this type, which weigh only 250 pounds, glide best at a speed of forty-two miles an hour and land at twenty-seven, but may be dived 100 miles an hour and put through aerobatics.
For $175 to $385, which is paid as you build, plus 150 hours, more or less, of easy labor, you acquire the parts and piece together your own sailplane. Usually, rudder and elevators come first. After assembling these, you write for the wing struts and fin. Weeks pass, and you're ready for the wings, which will roll up in the expressman's truck complete with spar and leading edge. You need only apply finishing touches. Next, the ailerons. Finally, the fuselage and miscellaneous parts.
Now let's suppose your sailplane has been assembled and is ready to fly. Old hands at gliding say it's a good plan to take four or five hours of dual-control instruction in a small airplane. This experience will give you the feel of handling aircraft controls. At last, you drive to a level field, bolt your ship together, and start "dragging." Using an automobile for motive power, or a horse if there's a good head wind to help, you roll along the earth three or four times at a speed approaching thirty miles an hour. Next, increasing the speed to forty, you pull up forty or fifty feet, making easy right and left turns. Finally you pull up 300 feet, release the tow rope, make a complete circle, and land.
Unlike such daring veterans as Bowlus and Don Stevens, who learned to soar in rising currents by trial and error, you will need two instruments, a speed meter and a sensitive variometer, costing about thirty-five dollars. Several years ago sailplane pilots thought they required hills to deflect winds upward, thus providing rising currents of air to lift their wings. Then Dr. Carl Lange at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discovered that "thermals," or vertical currents caused by changes in temperature, produce the same effect.
By observing the variometer you literally can see the air rising and falling. This instrument consists of two tapered glass tubes, each containing a small bead, connected to a vacuum bottle. As the plane goes up, air rushes out of the bottle, raising the green bead; when you come down, the red bead rises. So delicate is the mechanism that even the mildest dips are registered.
A glider pilot needs neither hills nor winds to begin his flights. In fact, thermals, it has been learned, make the midwestern plains better gliding areas than the mountains of East and West. Given a good circling run and a 6,000-foot tow rope, he can climb 2,500 feet in ten minutes before cutting loose. How long he remains aloft depends upon his skill in finding thermals.
"As we learn to take advantage of thermals," says Bowlus, "we shall experience a tremendous increase in really skilled sailplaners. When I take off from a mountain, I first climb several hundred feet, then head downwind toward a near-by valley in search for the largest possible number of these heat drafts in the shortest time. If one could find enough favorable thermals, he could glide across the continent."
Until recently, most glider pilots were contented merely with soaring to moderate altitudes and remaining in the vicinity of the home field. Taking lessons from pilots of motored planes, many now remain aloft for long periods, and frequently make "goal" flights to distant places.
Many men interested in this sport look beyond mere thrills. They see another objective — training thousands of pilots who could be transferred to the cockpits of military planes in an emergency. Army and Navy officers expect to recruit many pilots among the sailplane soarers. Perhaps, as the movement grows, America's packaged gliders will help give us a formidable force of self-trained flyers.