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Dr. Ogbru received his Doctorate in Pharmacy from the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy in 1995. He completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of Arizona/University Medical Center in 1996. He was a Professor of Pharmacy Practice and a Regional Clerkship Coordinator for the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy from 1996-99.
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Dr. Balentine received his undergraduate degree from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. He attended medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduating in1983. He completed his internship at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia and his Emergency Medicine residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, where he served as chief resident.
GENERIC NAME: cosyntropin
BRAND NAMES: Cortrosyn
DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Cosyntropin is a manufactured version of the body's natural adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH). ACTH is produced by the pituitary gland in the brain. It stimulates the adrenal gland to release steroids including hydrocortisone and cortisone, androgens, as well as aldosterone. Cosyntropin has the same activity as ACTH. The FDA approved Cosyntropin in April 1970.
PRESCRIPTION: Yes
GENERIC AVAILABLE: Yes
PREPARATIONS: Powder (with and without preservatives) 0.25 mg; Solution: 0.25 mg/mL in 1 mL vial
STORAGE: Cosyntropin powder should be stored at room temperature between 15 C to 30 C (59 F to 86 F). Cosyntropin solution and suspension should be stored under refrigeration between 2 C to 8 C (36 F to 46 F) and protected from light and freezing. Infusions are stable for 12 hours at room temperature.
PRESCRIBED FOR: Cosyntropin is used in diagnostic tests to distinguish the presence of primary (adrenal dysfunction) versus secondary (pituitary dysfunction) adrenocortical insufficiency. The intramuscular injection may be used for other disease processes including collagen, dermatologic, endocrine, ocular, and hemolytic disorders.
DOSING: The initial dose for adults is based on what the drug is being used for and whether it is being given intravenously or intramuscularly. For example, the intravenous dose in diagnosing adrenocortical insufficiency is 0.25 mg. Initial doses of 1 mg intramuscularly may be used when transferring from corticosteroids.
DRUG INTERACTIONS: Cosyntropin may increase the electrolyte loss during diuretic therapy.
PREGNANCY: Cosyntropin is a Category C drug. There are no adequate studies of cosyntropin in pregnant women.
NURSING MOTHERS: It is unknown whether cosyntropin is excreted in breast milk and, therefore, should be used cautiously by mothers who are nursing.
SIDE EFFECTS: Adverse effects associated with the use of cosyntropin include slowed heart rate, high blood pressure, edema (fluid buildup) in limbs, and rapid heartbeat. Other adverse effects include rash as well as redness at the injection site. Side effects associated with corticosteroid use are also commonly reported with cosyntropin use. There have been rare reports of anaphylactic reactions.
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Beyonce 4 Tracklisting (Deluxe Edition Included)
After a nine-month break from the music scene where she was supposedly on vacation, Beyonce is back to take over her throne.
Beyonce has been creating some major headlines with her upcoming fourth CD called 4 that will be out on June 28th, with an impressive yet borrowed performance by Italian artist Lorella Cuccarini at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards, one on "American Idol" and on the Oprah Winfrey show, the release of several tracks such as "Run The World (Girls)", "End Of Time" and her romantic track "1+1″, the beauty has now unveiled the official track-list for the album and the deluxe version that will be out the same day.
We were a bit disappointed to learn that out of 72 tracks recorded, Beyonce's label Columbia/Sony selected only 12 songs for the LP.
Here is the tracklisting for the CD:
1. 1+1
2. I Care
3. I Miss You
4. Best Thing I Never Had
5. Party feat. Andre 3000
6. Rather Die Young
7. Start Over
8. Love on Top
9. Countdown
10. End of Time
11. I Was Here
12. Run The World (Girls)
As we wait for the full CD to surface, we have learned that she has sampled the song called La Di Da Di by Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh for the record "Party," which features rapper André 3000 and was produced by Kanye West.
According to reports Ryan Tedder, Ester Dean and Frank Ocean have also contributed the project.
'4′ Deluxe Edition Tracklisting:
01.Beyoncé – 1+1 04:35
02.Beyoncé – I Care 04:00
03.Beyoncé – I Miss You 02:59
04.Beyoncé – Best Thing I Never Had 04:13
05.Beyoncé featuring André 3000 – Party 04:06
06.Beyoncé – Rather Die Young 03:43
07.Beyoncé – Start Over 03:19
08.Beyoncé – Love On Top 04:28
09.Beyoncé – Countdown 03:34
10.Beyoncé – End Of Time 03:44
11.Beyoncé – I Was Here 04:00
12.Beyoncé – Run The World (Girls) – (Album Version) 03:55
01.Beyoncé – Lay Up Under Me 04:13
02.Beyoncé – Schoolin' Life 04:52
03.Beyoncé – Dance For You 06:15
04.Beyoncé – Run The World (Girls) – (Kaskade Club Remix) 05:03
05.Beyoncé – Run The World (Girls) – (RedTop Club Remix) 06:03
06.Beyoncé – Run The World (Girls) – (Jochen Simms Club Remix) 06:16
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Professeur Invité, Université d'Auvergne (1987-present)
Research Fellow, CEPR (1989-present)
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Economie du Développement
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Representative Publications (selected)
Curriculum Vitae (pdf file)
- Trade and Migration: The Controversies and the Evidence, (contributing editor with R. Faini and K. Zimmerman), Cambridge University Press, 1999.
- New Dimensions in Regional Integration, (Contributing editor with A. Panagariya), Cambridge University Press, 1993.
- "Adjustment Policies and Income Distribution: A Symposium", (Contributing editor with F. Bourguignon and C. Morrisson), World Development vol. 19, no. 11, November 1991, pp. 1483-1651.
- A General Equilibrium Analysis of US Trade Policy, (With D.Tarr), MIT Press, 1992
- "Liberalization with Stabilization in the Southern Cone of Latin America: A Symposium", (Contributing editor with V. Corbo), World Development, 1985, vol. 13, no. 8, August 1985, pp. 863-1015.
- General Equilibrium Models for Development Policy, (With K. Dervis and S. Robinson), Cambridge University Press, 1982
Publications list (pdf file)
RECENT RESEARCH (since 2005)
(pdf files)
Policy Papers
Research Papers
- "Product Specific Rules of Origin in the EU and U.S. Preferential Trading Arrangements; An Assessment", (with Olivier Cadot, Céline Carrère and Bolormaa Tumurchudur), World Trade Review, also as CEPR DP#4998.
- "Regionalism and Developing Countries: A Primer", Journal of World Trade, 2007, 41(2), 351-69.
- "Why OECD Countries should Reform Rules of Origin", (with Olivier Cadot), forthcoming in World Bank Research Observer, also as CEPR DP No. 6172
Work in Progress
- "Market Access and Welfare under Free Trade Agreements: Textiles under NAFTA", (with Olivier Cadot, Céline Carrère et Alberto Portugal-Pérez) World Bank Economic Review, 2005 , 19(3), 415-30, a previous version can be found as "How Much Market Access in FTAS? Textiles Under NAFTA", CEPR DP # 5264.
- "Has Distance Died? Evidence from a panel Gravity Model", (with Jean-François Brun, Céline Carrère and Patrick Guillaumont) World Bank Economic Review, World Bank Economic Review, 2005, 19(1): 99-120.
- "Are Different Rules of Origin Equally Costly: Estimates from NAFTA" (with Céline Carrère), in Cadot et al. eds. "The Origin of Goods: Rules of Origin in Regional Trade Agreements", 2006, also available as CEPR DP#4437,
- "Rules of Origin in North-South Preferential Trading Arrangements with an Application to NAFTA", (with José Anson, Olivier Cadot, Antoni Estevadeordal, and Bolormaa Tumurchudur), Review of International Economics, 2005, (3/3), 501-517.
- "Rules of Origin for Preferential Trading Arrangements: Implications for the ASEAN FTA of EU and US Experience", (with Olivier Cadot et Alberto Portugal-Pérez), forthcoming in the Journal of Economic Integration, also available as World Bank Working Paper #4016.
- "The Elimination of Madagascar's Vanilla Marketing Boards, Ten Years On", (with Olivier Cadot and Laure Dutoit), CEPR DP#5548.
- "Unravelling the World-Wide Pollution Haven Effect", (with Jean-Marie Grether and Nicole Mathys), CEPR DP#5815
- "Anti-Dumping Sunset Reviews: The Uneven Reach of WTO Disciplines", (with Olivier Cadot and Laure Dutoit), CEPR DP#6502.
- "Openness, Inequality and Poverty: Endowments Matter", (with Julien Gourdon and Nicolas Maystre) , CEPR DP#5738.
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OAKLAND TOWNSHIP (WKZO) -- Federal agents are digging in a field in northern Oakland Township in search of the body of Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa. Based upon a tip from Mafia underboss Tony Zerilli, the feds say this is the most credible lead they've had since Hoffa's 1975 disappearance.
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Which is the most important result of Tuesday's election?
A. A Republican governor won a landslide election in a blue state.
B. A Democrat was elected governor in a purple state during intense criticism of a new federal government program.
C. An outspoken liberal Democrat was elected mayor in a big city — where opposition parties had been in power for 20 years.
D. An education funding amendment lost in a mountain state.
If you said D, you're correct.
On Tuesday, Amendment 66 was defeated in Colorado, with preliminary results suggesting a drubbing of two-to-one opposed. It would have improved education funding with slight tax increases and changed Colorado's flat tax to a two-tiered, progressive structure.
The goal was a major overhaul of education finance, with reduced disparities at the local level and increased spending — including funding for early childhood programs, rural education and at-risk youth programs
Millions of dollars poured into the state to support the amendment. High-profile backing came from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Melinda Gates. But the more than $10 million spent in support of the amendment wasn't enough to convince skeptical voters.


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As many of you have probably already seen Wrigley's Eclipse brand gum is doing a promotion for the Twilight Saga Eclipse movie. Each specially marked pack comes with a code that unlocks behind the scenes footage. I bought a pack and was dissapointed. There are 5 codes and you only get one per pack (unless you buy that big "e" pack you get all 5) so my friends and I each bought a pack and exchanged codes. Here they are:
Villians: V3HR J7BT
Cullens: E2CK R7PX
Love Triangle: T3EB M9AP
Wolf Pack: J3WL X7NE
Bella: B9TX J3PF
Here are the directions:
1. Go to Eclipsesecrets.com
2. Enter the code
3. It will ask you to allow access to your webcam (if you have one) Click "deny" because it will ask you to hold up your pack of gum to it. I do not understand why they did this because once you click "deny" it brings you right to the same video. I did it for the first code and it kinda freaked me out because the webcam WOULDN"T turn off the whole time and all I can think is "some freak is watching me" which is just me being paranoid but still.
P.S. if you do not have a webcam then it should just start
4. enjoy video :)
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AWeber Email Marketing Tips
How Good Can Your Confirm Rate Be?
Something a little different for Friday:
We get a lot of people asking what a "good" confirm rate is — out of everyone who signs up to your list, what proportion will open the confirm message and click on the link to activate their subscription to your list?
So, I thought I'd share some of our own results, from our own blog's email subscribers.
Confirm Rate For Past 30 Days: 78.1%
Over the past month, between three-quarters and four-fifths of addresses entered into a signup form for the blog confirmed.
At right is a chart showing the breakdown (active, unsubscribed, unconfirmed). (Click on it to get a full-size version.)
When you consider that right off the bat, 5-20% of addresses entered into web forms bounce (due to typos or to people intentionally entering invalid addresses), this is arguably pretty high.
Now, we have a signup form on every page of our blog. But this doesn't mean addresses that sign up on each of those various pages are all equally likely to confirm. If we drill down to specific groups of subscribers, we may be able to gain even more insight into what affects our confirm rate.
But Is That Rate Even Higher For Certain Subscribers?
In our web form webinar, Marc and I suggest trying out signup forms at the end of blog posts to capitalize on visitors who are interested enough in a post to read to the end of it.
I wanted to see whether or not people signing up through that kind of form were more apt to confirm than others. I took as an example our recent article, "Six Ways to Screw Up A Customer Email" and looked at the subscribers who signed up through the form at the end of that post.
I found that over 86% of people signing up through that form confirmed!
I attribute this to the fact that after reading the article and finding the content compelling and relevant to their interests, they were especially likely to want to get other email marketing advice like that article. They're especially engaged and so are more likely to confirm.
If You Think Our Confirm Rates Are High…
Let me throw a couple of ideas your way for increasing your own confirm rate, based on what we're doing on this blog.
An Informed Audience: If you don't make it 100% clear to people, before they sign up, what it is that they're signing up for, then they're going to make their own assumptions. If those assumptions are at all wrong, they're not going to confirm.
Make it clear to people what they're getting when they sign up.
What Has Worked Well For You?
What tactics have you used to maximize your confirm rate? Share them below!
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My question is what is your open rate percentage? As my list gets bigger, my open rate percent gets smaller. What is your open rate?10/19/2007 1:12 pm
We offer a FREE SAMPLE PACKET with every person who signs up for our newsletter.10/19/2007 1:22 pm
When I sign up to receive email, I always confirm, unless it is a 2 page signup form You know the one – you type in your first name and email address, and then you are taken to the 2nd page where they want your life history. I even had one a few days ago, ask for my social security number. (It was for an affiliate program I was looking into.)So I hit the back button and got out – of course thay had already gotten my name and email address on the first page. When the email confirmation page arrived, I simply deleted it. I was no longer interested.
There are times when a low signup percentage is the senders fault. If I have received an email from you, for the first time, and I think I might be interested in what you have to offer, I'm not going to give you any more personal information than you need to be able to send me the offer. I have had people want my home address, phone number, cell number, etc., just to send me a free report. All you need is my name and email address. If I like your offer, I will respond – if I don't like your offer, I will respond.
Some of these internet marketers have no idea what building trust is all about. They want to grab what they can up front, and then wonder why you don't subscribe, or don't jump right on what they are pushing.10/19/2007 1:31 pm
I don't have long-term stats in front of me right now, but our avg. open rate for our more recent blog broadcasts (over the past month and a half) is 37.1%
Maintaining high open rates is a challenge. I heard one marketer describe it as "running to stand still" – as your subscribers age (as more time passes since they signed up), their interest in your messages may wane, making them less likely to open. So it gets harder to get them to open your emails.
For more on this, check out this oldie but goodie (2nd post we ever made on this blog):
You bring up an interesting point — we've mentioned before in this space that asking for too much information will keep some people from signing up.
I hadn't considered the possibility that doing so might actually reduce the confirm rate for those who do fill out the form… probably because my thinking was that those who would fill out a longer form out would be particularly interested (why else would they fill out the whole form?) and thus likely to confirm. It's possible that for some people, that may not be the case, for the reasons you highlighted.10/19/2007 2:47 pm | Follow me on Twitter
These are interesting stats Justin. In looking at each email list you have available, what sort of metrics are the best to monitor? I think if you had to pick one metric, overall conversion rate is probably best – how many people saw the offer to sign up, how many confirmed -> % converted. That metric includes your confirm rate within it. It seems that even if you know you are missing out on confirmations, in practice there is little you can do? Aweber puts a standard text block in every confirmation message – do you test this for its effect on confirmation rate?10/19/2007 5:17 pm
I used to take subscribers straight to the giveaway/inducement/report/video or whatever I was using to get them to sign up.
I then started re-directing them to a web page containing a video of the email I was sending (to confirm) and on-screen instructions on how they should confirm subscription.
After they have subscribed and 'confirmed' they then get their giveaway.
I just checked my confirm rate for last 30 days, it is 67% but I think I can get it higher.10/20/2007 7:44 am
Dear Justin,
I am so glad that Amel asked you the question about the open rate.
Yes, this has been very critical for Internet Marketing success.
May be more that the number of new sign-ups in several cases.
1. Build on your number of 37.1%, are you happy with the number or you
would like to increase it? What/how you intend to increase that number, if you are planning to?
2. How could we search through the Aweber system and delete some of the emails which have NOT "read" our email? Is that doable on the system. If it is NOT, I would like to add that on a Wish List of the new features that Aweber's client would appreciate.
Best regards10/21/2007 4:17 am
I see the Double opt as a major stumbling block.
First – It doesn't fit my business model to offer them a free report (we are in retail sales of a cosumer based product).
Second – I considered 2-stepping the sign-up, but AWeber stopped that -addind additional information to an account through a second form cannot be done. THIS WOULD WORK!
Third – By importing my existing list, I WILL LOSE about 50%. They already opted in. asking them again will piss many of them off. It's making me rethink AWeber as the right choice for our service.
Double Opt is a double edged sword.10/22/2007 8:07 am
1) I don't think I'll ever stop wanting to increase my open rate Given the frequency that we send and the type of information, though, I'm not displeased with that open rate.
I think with this blog it's all about what we write — do readers find it useful *and* compelling? So our open rate is directly tied to the quality of our posts, and we focus on writing better posts.
2) Subscriber-specific open and click tracking isn't something that's available currently, but I wouldn't be surprised to see it show up on our feature list in the future…10/22/2007 8:37 am | Follow me on Twitter
I'm not sure there's just one email metric that I would look at for your campaigns, because each one tells you something different.
Stats on overall conversions (orders, referrals, phone calls or whatever else your ultimate goals for a subscriber may be) give you a broad view of how well your campaigns are doing.
However, other metrics can show you how well individual parts of your messages are performing. For example, each of these stats can tell you something:
* Open Rates
* Click Throughs
* Clicks-to-Opens (open % divided by click %)
By identifying individual parts of your campaigns to improve, you can test and tweak your way to better overall conversions.
Come to think of it, we should do a full post on this
As far as getting more confirmations, I disagree with your suggestion that there's nothing to be done.
Our confirm rate wasn't always this high — we've gotten it to where it is now by continuously evaluating our thank-you page (which in my opinion is more important than the wording of your confirm message, although both definitely matter) and our confirm message text. We'll continue to make changes to try to get it higher.10/22/2007 9:26 am | Follow me on Twitter
In reading your comment and looking at your account, it seems like 2 separate issues are being brought up here:
* You don't feel confirmed opt-in is appropriate for your business
* You want to capture subscribers through a 2-page/form process so that you can get their postal details (for sending a catalog) on a separate page from where you capture their email address, and haven't yet been presented with a way to do so.
I've sent you an email with some thoughts/suggestions on each of these issues. It's a bit long for me to repost in its entirety, but I do want to address your comments on confirmed opt-in publicly.
Your extra incentive need not be a report (though I think that approach can be applied successfully to many consumer products). It could just as easily be a coupon, or a free sample (or a voucher for a free sample).
With respect to importing and confirming subscribers, I would be curious to see where you are getting that 50% figure. Confirm rates vary based on a number of factors, including how you go about confirming your subscribers. As you can see from the stats we cite here, it is possible to realize significantly higher confirm rates than you mention.
A few things to keep in mind for migrating your subscribers:
* Don't just import them without any advance notice. Use your current email platform to let them know about the move/change/upgrade before it happens. Give them an approximate date for when they can expect to get the confirm message.
* What's in it for them? Offer an incentive. Reference the incentive in your pre-migration emails. Get people excited!
* Help them identify the confirm message by showing them what it looks like – you can do this through text, pictures or even audio/video.
Since you also communicate with your subscribers offline, I would also put references to your emails in those communications. If you send a letter/postcard/catalog, mention the emails in it and offer a URL where they can sign up for those.
Ultimately, only you can decide if you should use AWeber. While I certainly hope that you continue to use our service, if having to confirm your subscribers when you migrate them is a deal-breaker for you, then perhaps we're not a good fit for each other.
Hope this helps!10/22/2007 11:24 am | Follow me on Twitter
I increased my confirmation from about 50% to around 85% by adding a video message in the thank you page. Previously, it was re-directed to an affiliate review page that tried to sell them something, although I made money there but it killed my confirmation rates.
I tweaked and removed the selling, added a simple video message in which I recorded myself asking them to click on their confirmation link to receive even more extra stuff.
It worked beautifully.10/11/2008 4:57 am
I love aweber, the simples of the email marketing and follow up that can do.5/31/2011 12:02 pm
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best regards.
thank you AWEBER to signning me and to follow your instruction and the % what to send and help the business grow.thanks6/9/2011 9:52 am
I never thought of putting a different subscription form on individual posts. Talk about targeting potential! I'm using Google Analytics to set up individual forms on my most popular posts and categories today! Awesome idea!1/10/2014 6:40 am


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Mathematics Interview With Garrett LisiPosted by: Mathew Crawford in Math Interviews
MC: Garrett, first off, thank you for giving me the opportunity to interview you. I am excited about the opportunity, mostly because I want to ask the very first question. I hope many of my students read the answer and that the different way in which you approach life inspires them to think about they way their approach their own careers. After that, I just hope I figure out what to ask next.
For a moment, let's forget that "An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything" is just a theory that you and many other brilliant minds are debating and refining. Let's look at the upside — that after years of failed attempts by physicists to describe the universe entirely through string theory, you step in with a paradigm shift. Right or wrong, science needs radical new ideas. We really only move forward when we discover previously unconsidered ways of looking at the world. So, whether your theory works out in the end, you achieved something magnificent.
So, why you? Why a surfer instead of a nerd? Why not one of the countless throngs of violin playing Ivy League physicists who spend fewer of their days figuring out how to fit a toilet in the van, and where to park it at night to siphon internet access? (Let me know if I'm recounting the last part incorrectly.) Why not somebody who can't spend their time jumping out of a helicopter onto a steep slope because they didn't grow up developing that particular talent? Why not somebody who instead spends that time…thinking even more about science? What about who you are makes you the guy who even has a chance to reshape the world of theoretical physics?
GL: Just because I'm a surfer doesn't mean I'm not a nerd. One simply can't be happy working with equations all day, every day. It's very important to get out in the world and play. We're not machines. Well, maybe you are… But, anyway, most of us aren't machines. And surfing and playing with friends keeps me happy, and it makes the time spent working in science that much more enjoyable, because I don't burn out on it.
I'm not sure my experience of problem solving, throughout my life, has been so different from that of others, but I can describe it. As a student, it always felt like I was doing worse than my classmates during the beginning of courses. But then, towards the end, I always seemed to be doing better. And I eventually figured out why this was: my classmates were memorizing the class material, when I was actually trying to understand it. Understanding is harder than memorizing, but it builds on previous understanding, when memories just fade.
I also used to go off on a lot of tangents. Some of these tangents, which I might work on for hours or many days, would take me a way from spending time on the required material. But it turns out following tangents on my own was a good thing, because that's more like what actual research is like. As an undergraduate, I would repeatedly go to a professor with a bunch of equations and graphs I had been playing with, thinking I was playing with something new. They would invariably smile and point out that this stuff was well known, and point me to books that covered it. But in grad school I would follow some tangent and people wouldn't have seen it before. I'd have to do a literature search, and find out someone had done the same thing in a paper, thirty years ago. It was kind of frustrating. But, eventually, you're following a tangent, and you find something cool that no one has done before, even if others have come close, and that becomes your PhD thesis. Then, as a researcher, you can build a whole successful research program out of finding new tangents and building on them. That's been my experience, anyway.
MC: Much is made of your status as a "maverick" — somebody working outside the traditional academic path. What would you describe as the advantages in taking this different approach to your career?
GL: Working outside academia has advantages and disadvantages. The two largest disadvantages are a lack of prestige and not having colleagues nearby to bounce ideas off of. Colleagues can sometimes tell you very quickly when ideas have been tried before, or summarize what's going on in other fields. Working on your own, you have to figure these things out yourself. But, sometimes this is an advantage, as you can find cases where the "lore" was wrong, without people around to discourage you. And the lack of prestige correlates with an unusual freedom to explore whatever ideas you wish, without the pressure to follow an established research program. Overall, living as an academic outside academia is a harder path, but it can be a rewarding one, because of the flexibility it allows.
MC: You discuss your theory in online physics forums and you are one of the pioneers of what you describe as "open source science". Describe the ways in which social software propels your work forward. Do you think the advantages of social software will allow more scientists to take their research outside of academia to enjoy the advantages of freedom while avoiding the downside of lacking institutional resources (including proximity to quality colleagues)? On the same front, how do you see the upcoming evolution of academic institutions as a result of social software?
GL: When I got my PhD ten years ago, I realized most of the resources I needed to do research were available over the net. Researchers are no longer anchored to university research libraries, as has been the case for hundreds of years. This is a huge change, and I took advantage of it by adopting a peripatetic lifestyle — deciding to "think locally, act globally." Virtually all recent physics papers are available on the arXiv, people can keep in touch via email and social networks, and books and manuscripts may be easily digitized. Personally, the trickiest part of this transition was organizing my own research notes; but I've been using a LaTeX enabled wiki that has greatly improved my notes, and made them available for others. Many universities have "open courseware," allowing students free access to courses at top schools. As academia opens up this way, I think students all over the world will benefit, and science will benefit as a result. To accommodate this new geographic freedom, I've been working on the idea of creating a Science Hostel — a more casual kind of research institute, where theoretical researchers could live and work on their projects in beautiful places.
MC: Did you grow up knowing that you would find a vocation in science, or did you head to college wondering what might inspire you once you got there?
GL: I never thought much about what I'd do for a job. And I was never lacking in inspiration. All I've ever done is follow my interests where they've led me. It's been a fun ride. I may have spent too little time worrying about making a living, but I don't regret it, because I've enjoyed having a lot of freedom. People should be able to do what they love.
MC: I'm going to be a mathematician for a moment and try to generalize…perhaps limiting the hostel network to scientists would be overlimiting…I mean…could I hang out at one in
GL: I consider mathematicians to be scientists, just a bit further from the lab; so mathematicians would certainly be eligible. The number of researchers in the "hosteling pool," and the entrance restrictions, would rise and fall with the housing resources available. I think a good baseline qualification is "PhD or equivalent" and the potential contribution to science, so you'd qualify. A Science Hostel on
(I am flattered that Garrett is under the impression that my qualifications are equivalent to those of a PhD.)
MC: Last question. This one is a little on the cookie-cutter side, but it's the cookie-cutter question that came to mind after reading a little about the funding you've received that allows you to follow a such a different path from the traditional university physicist. Pretend for a moment that a billion dollars falls in your lap, and you survive the crushing weight of all that paper. Your job is to use that money to propel science forward. What kind of programs would you design?
GL: Wow, a billion dollars… think of the sweet lair I could build with that in


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Charles Gray keeping up with the tempo: musician and professor thrives in musical community
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Friday, March 8, 2002
Charles Gray didn't plan to be a music teacher when he attended college, yet after 14 years of teaching at St. Olaf College, his studio of violin and viola students has grown to an overflowing amount. Nearly every aspect of his life is related to music in some way, often leaving him yearning for more time with his family. "If I have a spare moment, I want to spend it with my wife and kids, and that doesn't happen enough," says Gray. However, Gray's sustained time at St. Olaf College is proof that he enjoys his career as a violin and viola teacher. "I am very excited to be at a school where music is understood as a part of learning. It's a way to express your soul." He recalls that he was quite impressed with the level of music making when he first came to St. Olaf. After attending Wheaton College in Illinois, the University of Michigan, and Eastman School of Music, Gray took a one-year teaching job at St. Olaf and realized that he preferred to continue in his work and decided to become a teacher. Prior to his decision to return to St. Olaf, Gray had planned to be in an orchestra or stay with the Casella Quartet. After finishing his term, Gray applied for more teaching jobs. He was accepted at several colleges and chose to teach at Hope College for two years. During this time, he stayed in touch with people from St. Olaf through the Lutheran Summer Music Program, which started at St. Olaf in 1981 and currently rotates college sites. Gray first taught at the summer program in 1983, after which he was invited back to St. Olaf to play as a guest performer in a few recitals. Soon the dean opened a tenured position for Gray and he began teaching in 1986 and has been at St. Olaf ever since. Gray performs on a regular basis outside of St. Olaf, often as a guest performer across the country and frequently with Minnesota Orchestra, though he has reduced his commitment due to his eventful schedule and growing children. He is very thankful that he can now base his outside opportunities upon the musical interest rather than the financial gain. Gray is also a regular soloist and conductor at St. Andrews' Church in Mahtomedi, Minn. He feels that his activities external to St. Olaf are key to improving his musicianship. "I think that I would not be as successful as a teacher if I weren't so involved in music -- it's important to get away from St. Olaf in order to have [more] influences." However, chances are that Gray is on campus at least six days of the week due to his large studio and other obligations, including student and faculty recitals, along with chamber music performances and coaching. Gray can also be found upon occasion around Stav Hall with his wife, Deonne, chasing after their two children, Brynne, 20 months, and Cameron, who will be four in April. Gray toured internationally with the St. Olaf Choir and Orchestra, respectively, to Korea in 1988 and to Europe in 1989. In addition, he made a recording in 1990 in the Netherlands of viola, clarinet, and piano works by Bruch, Mozart and Schumann. However, Gray prefers to perform domestically. "I'd much rather be playing concerts in the U.S. There are so many opportunities that I haven't exhausted." He will be performing as soloist with the El Paso Symphony in April and makes frequent trips to the Chicago and Columbus, Ohio areas to perform in churches and concert halls. He recently toured as violin soloist with the St. Olaf Choir on their national tour, saying that he returned "inspired" and with "higher standards for students and himself" from having worked with such intensity. Indeed, Gray's nature is to work intensely, as his students will confess. Gray feels fortunate to have witnessed growth of the string section at St. Olaf; more than likely, Gray's esteemed reputation will continue to augment the quality of music at St. Olaf.
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If you think your Uncle Tom has the biggest schnozzola around, then you haven't met a bottlenose dolphin. Bottlenose dolphins look like fish but they're mammals. How do I know? It's simple: fish use gills to breathe underwater while dolphins need to come up to the surface to breathe, just like you.
Bottlenose dolphins are not picky eaters. You know how your mom calls you when dinner's ready? Dolphins do something similar. They find their food by using sound. They make clicking sounds that travel through the water until they hit an object like a fish. Then the sound bounces back, letting the dolphin know the size and shape of the thing in front of them, and where it is! This is called echolocation (ek-oh-low-KAY-shun). Or, more commonly known as "Dinner's ready! Get it while it's fresh!"
Their dinner "sounds" should not be confused with their means of communication. Bottlenose dolphins don't "talk" to each other in words the way we do, but they make noises like squeaks and whistles to communicate. Many people think that dolphins look like they are smiling because their mouths curve in a way that looks like a smile. So if you see a smiling dolphin, remember to smile back.
Marmo's Tip: Dolphins become tangled in fishing nets and other equipment that fisherman use to catch fish. This can trap the dolphins underwater where they cannot breathe. You can help! Trash from land often ends up in the ocean and can hurt dolphins. So if you want them to keep smiling, please, don't litter.


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Mayor Greg Fischer today announced the four winners in the Lots of Possibility competition, which sought innovative citizen ideas for redeveloping vacant lots into productive community assets. The top honors in the permanent use category went to the dyeScape project, which will cultivate plants to create dyes for natural textile production, and a proposal for building a Habitat for Humanity home for a graduate of the Family Scholar House program. In the temporary use category, the top picks are a project to create lavender herb beds for producing potpourri and oil of lavender, and a proposal for a Mediation Labyrinth that will provide a green space programmed for art, meditation and intergenerational community interactions.
Winners in the permanent use category each receive $15,000 prizes and ownership of the vacant lot(s) they selected to implement their long-term plans. The temporary proposal winners receive $4,000 and one-year, renewable leases to use the space until permanent development can happen.
"Vacant land is both a challenge and an opportunity for our city," Fischer said. "The Lots of Possibility applicants brought us bold and creative ideas on how to transform these vacant lots into assets that advance sustainability and improve neighborhoods. The hope is that their ideas will have a ripple effect and inspire other creative and innovative uses."
Lots of Possibility was launched earlier this year to seek community input on ways to take eligible vacant lots owned by the Louisville/Jefferson County Landbank Authority and the Urban Renewal Commission and put them into productive use. More than 100 applications were received from individuals and community groups, which were narrowed to 12 finalists.
Finalists then prepared detailed proposals that they presented to a panel of judges. The entries were evaluated based on their financial and technical feasibility, including strong implementation and maintenance plans, community benefit, creativity and ability to be replicated in other areas.
To learn more about the winning entries, read the descriptions below and click on the links to view their full proposals.
· dye Scape - 609 N. 17th St., 1655 Portland Ave. and 1657 Portland Ave. (Permanent Use) Submitted by Colleen Clines and Maggie Clines with the Anchal Project and Louis Johnson. The urban textile landscape is a network of small-scale gardens that cultivate plant fibers, animal fibers and dye plants for the purpose of natural textile production. This site will demonstrate the potential of plants to provide natural color to materials, teach residents environmental sustainability and entrepreneurship and support local textile production.
· Graduating to Homeownership – 2926/8 Dumesnil Ave. (Permanent Use)Submitted by Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville and the Family Scholar House (Rob Locke, Jackie Isaacs, and Harvetta Ray). Using Habitat for Humanity's volunteer construction model, a new energy efficient home will be constructed near the Parkland Family Scholar House (FSH) for a new graduate of the program. The FSH seeks to end the generational cycle of poverty through education, and by staying in the neighborhood, the graduate can continue to benefit from and provide benefit to the FSH community. A new program will also be created to provide financial counseling and application assistance to enable more families to qualify for a Habitat for Humanity home. · Lots of Lavender – 816 S 7th St., 526 N 17th St., and 1811 Lytle St. (Interim Use)Submitted by Christopher Head and oSha Shireman. Redirected rainwater, vegetated bioswales and French drains will be used to support lavender herb beds for decoration, potpourri and oil of lavender production. This pilot project also seeks to demonstrate the potential of low maintenance/low mow plantings for vacant lots across the city. This project will be conducted in partnership with the Kentucky YMCA Youth Association and I.D.E.A.S. 40203.· Meditation Labyrinth - 3831 Hale Ave. (Interim Use) Submitted by West Louisville Women's Coalition (Ramona Lindsey, Elmer Lucille Allen, Chenoweth Allen, Wilma Bethel, Robin Bray, Ellyn Crutcher, Beth Henson, Gwendolyn Kelly, Pam Newman, Tyra Oldham and Harvetta Ray). This project will create an intergenerational open space for art and creativity. Community arts outreach will be paired with a walking path made out of personalized clay pavers and chalkboard walls made from recycled wood pallets and natural seating.
Lots of Possibility is part of the city's broader strategy to reduce the more than 5,000 vacant properties that exist throughout the city, with a high concentration in West Louisville. The city is addressing the issue with a multi-pronged approach including working to strengthen state laws, expanding its neighborhood redevelopment and code enforcement activities, demolishing abandoned buildings, ramping up lien collection efforts against owners of blighted properties, and initiating foreclosures, which enables vacant properties to be sold at auction to a new owner.
The competition is a collaboration between the city's Department for Community Services and Revitalization (CSR), the Mayor's Innovation Delivery Team and Vision Louisville, with the prize money provided by a local foundation. CSR's VAP Response Team has made the redevelopment of the approximately 400 vacant lots and structures that it manages a top priority and is proactively working with citizens and developers who are interested in turning these lots into positive and productive use, ranging from side yards to agricultural, housing and commercial projects.
Special thanks to the following community leaders, architects, landscape architects and Metro Government staff who judged the competition: Kristin Booker, Booker Design Collaborative; Anne Filson, Filson and Rohrbacher and Faculty UK College of Design; Margaret Handmaker, Mayor's Innovation Delivery Team; Bob Keesaer, Metro Department of Planning and Design Services; Jim Mims, Metro Codes and Regulations; Patrick Piuma, Urban Design Studio; Ross Primmer, De Leon and Primmer Architecture Workshop; Bill Schreck, Mayor's Office, Director of VAP Initiatives, and Anthony Smith, Mayor's Office, Director for Safe Neighborhoods.
Full details about the competition, including all of the finalists' proposals, and Metro properties available for purchase can be found on the city's VAPStat website at http://vapstat.louisvilleky.gov.


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MIT's artificial leaf is ten times more efficient than the real thing
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Isn't this amazing? MIT figures out a way to store solar energy, and we are still going to war over oil. Priorities are a crazy animal.
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