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Zimmerman Verdict Feels Personal For Some In Service Sorority
Originally published on Mon July 15, 2013 6:54 pm
Attorney General Eric Holder looked out over a sea of women in red on Monday and invoked his wife, a member of the influential African-American sorority Delta Sigma Theta. Holder was addressing the sorority's national convention in its centennial year.
Founded at Howard University, Delta Sigma Theta is the largest single organization of African-American women in the United States. The members of Delta Sigma Theta represent a who's who of African-American politicians, educators and activists, and they continue the sorority's traditional focus on civil rights.
Holder is the first administration official to speak publicly since the verdict in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin was announced late Saturday night. As the nation's chief law enforcement official, he refrained from specifying any legal actions his department is considering. But he did speak to a widely felt emotion in the room of prominent black women: pain.
"As parents, as engaged citizens, and as leaders who stand vigilant against violence in communities across the country, the Deltas are deeply, and rightly, concerned about this case. The Justice Department shares your concern — I share your concern — and, as we first acknowledged last spring, we have opened an investigation into the matter."
On Saturday night, as the sorority held a gala dinner, news of the verdict spread rapidly.
The DJ at one event turned down the music to announce it. After performer India.Arie heard the news, she changed her set list to honor Martin and his family.
Many of the sorority members interviewed described an almost physical feeling of loss and frustration over the verdict. Stephanie Nobles explained her reaction:
"What it said to me was that, someone was killed, and it didn't matter. You can pursue someone, confront them and then when things don't go the way you think they should, you can just kill them, and feel justified by that."
Delta Sigma Theta President Cynthia Butler-McIntyre said the sorority is "disheartened" by the verdict. While the group respects the legal system, she said, the system "failed to provide justice for Trayvon Martin and other African-American males." She called on the group's mothers, sisters, and wives to mobilize peacefully, to repeal laws she said victimize America's black communities.
Renee James, who was also at the Delta conference, is biracial. She said she raised both her sons as black:
"I have 22- and 19-year-olds. ... And one of them is a football player, so he looks ... intimidating. So I tell him to be careful at all times. Always be aware of your surroundings; you never know who's watching you. And don't try to confront anybody."
James said the verdict took her by surprise. She expected the six-person jury — five of them mothers — to identify with the horror of an attack on an unarmed teenager, even if they were white. If it was not murder, she thought the jury would at least consider manslaughter. She'd like to see the federal government bring charges against Zimmerman.
"I would love to see America just really change its view. Not all black boys are going to kill you. They're not out to get you. Sometimes they're just going to get a soda and some Skittles," said James.
Through Delta Sigma Theta, James already helps out with voter registration in her home state of Texas. Now, she plans to step up her political activism and work against the stand your ground law that some say made it easier for Zimmerman to pursue Martin with impunity.
As we said, Attorney General Holder spoke today at the annual convention of Delta Sigma Theta. That's a century-old black sorority with a service mission. Members include a who's who of African-American politicians, educators and activists. Among many issues, the group has long focused on improving civil rights. As NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports, the verdict in the Trayvon Martin case feels personal for many of the women at the gathering.
JENNIFER LUDDEN, BYLINE: When the news came Saturday night, the DJ at one sorority event turned down the music to announce it. Janet Booker(ph) says her group was just about to take a photo but her face, her whole body, just fell.
JANET BOOKER: I just almost lost it, really, because I've been really following it really close. I'm being a mother of two black boys, ages one and four.
LUDDEN: Booker has come to this convention from Dallas, along with Stephanie Nobles(ph), the godmother of her sons.
STEPHANIE NOBLES: What it said to me was that someone was killed and it didn't matter. You can just go - I mean, you can pursue someone, have a confrontation with them and then when things don't go the way that you think they should, then you can just kill them and feel justified by that.
LUDDEN: The women say they know there were many facets of the case. Booker believes the prosecution made some errors and, of course, they say, the country has come a long way. Witness a black president and black attorney general. And yet, they say, the whole violent episode grew out of one thing that has not changed. As they see it, George Zimmerman racially profiled a young black man and the judicial system has said that's OK.
NOBLES: My brother sent me a text and he referenced the 1960s and he said that, you know, this takes him back to the 1960s, and here we are in 2013.
BOOKER: And I had a Facebook friend that put on Facebook: Remember to set your clocks back 200 years.
LUDDEN: Renee James(ph) is also here from Dallas.
RENEE JAMES: The night it came through, I was in my room alone, so I cried the whole night, till 3 and 4 in the morning.
LUDDEN: James is biracial, but says her two sons have been raised as black.
JAMES: I have 22- and 19-year-olds and one of them is a football player, so he looks intimidating. So, you know, I tell him be careful at all times. Always be aware of your surroundings; never know who's watching you and don't try to confront anybody.
LUDDEN: While others here sigh that they were not surprised by the verdict. Renee James was. She expected the mothers on the jury, even if they were white, to identify with the horror of an attack on an unarmed teenager. If it was not murder, she thought they'd at least see manslaughter. And now?
JAMES: I would love to see America just really change its view. Not all black boys are going to kill you. They're not out to get you. Sometimes they're just going to get a soda and some Skittles.
LUDDEN: Through Delta Sigma Theta, James already helps out with voter registration in her home state of Texas. Now, she plans to step up her political activism and work against the Stand Your Ground law that some say made it easier for Zimmerman to pursue Martin with impunity.
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LUDDEN: As the sorority members waited to hear from Attorney General Eric Holder, their president, Cynthia Butler McIntyre, issued a statement. She said the sorority is disheartened by the verdict. While the group respects the legal system, she said, the system failed to provide justice for Trayvon Martin and other African-American males. She called on the groups' mothers, sisters and wives to mobilize peacefully to repeal laws she says victimize America's black communities. Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Percy Jackson is back - on film that is!
The newest Percy Jackson movie, Sea of Monsters, based on book #2 of the series, starts on August 7th.
The movies are based on the popular series Percy Jackson and the Olympians
by Rick Riordan.
Check-out the movie trailer and then come check-out the book at the library!
Read all the books in this exciting series!
Lightning Thief
The Titans Curse
Battle of the Labyrinth
The Last Olympian
The Demigod Files
Ever wonder how the ship actually gets into the bottle?
Just attend our Make a Ship in a Bottle program
Saturday, August 10 at 10:30 am
at the Lakewood Library
and learn this trick of the model ship building trade.
This program is presented by Rocky Mountain Shipwrights and is
for ages 6 and up.
Free tickets are required and are available on Saturday, August 3rd,
online, or in person at the Lakewood Library.
Take a look at some of the cool model ships built by Shipwright members on their website, then join us to make your own!
We're going on a bear hunt,
We're going to catch a big one....
How well do you remember this classic children's rhyme? Start clapping and swishing and sploshing and take the Guardian Newspaper's Quiz to see if you can get all the answers right!
If you don't remember the rhyme, make sure to request a copy of Michael Rosen's version and practice it at home!
August is almost here, and that means it's just about time for Flicks in the Square!
Every Friday night in August, enjoy a FREE outdoor movie in Olde Town Square, at the corner of Olde Wadsworth Blvd and 57th Avenue in Arvada.
Here is the movie lineup for this year:
Friday, August 2, 2013: Maverick
Friday, August 9, 2013: Spiderman
Friday, August 16, 2013: Oz the Great and Powerful
Friday, August 23, 2013: Madagascar
Friday, August 30, 2013: Avengers
Bring a chair, a blanket and some snacks. The movie starts at dusk. See you there!
There's a fun, new series of books that shows you how to use easy and inexpensive items to give your clothes and accessories a look that is truly your own. The instructions and step-by-step photos make it easy to be your own fashion designer!
Stylish Shoes for the Crafty Fashionista has great ideas for adding bling to your shoes
Other titles in the series include:
Beautiful Bags for the Crafty Fashionista
Creative Nail Art for the Crafty Fashionista
Cute Clothes for the Crafty Fashionista
Today was our third LEGO Club and once again a huge crowd of LEGO fans showed up. Thank you to all the participants and parents. I see that LEGOS are becoming popular with the moms and dads who show up too. They just can't resist creating something alongside the kids. Good for them!! I am currently working on keeping this going for the whole year. I gave out fliers with possible times and days for LEGO Club during the school year. If you were not able to attend, but would like to fill one out, please see me at the Conifer Library.
Are you looking for some good ghost stories to tell while sitting around a campfire this summer? Well look no further! This collection includes many spine-tingling tales that will give you a chill, even in the hot summer weather.
Beware! : R.L. Stine Picks His Favorite Scary Stories by Various Authors
Dripping Blood Cave & Other Ghostly Stories by Raymond Bial
Haunted U.S.A. by Charles Wetzel
Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
Though widely respected sources have not confirmed it, July 15th is Cow Appreciation Day! This may not be an official holiday like Christmas or Easter, but it's still a great time to thank cows for all they do for us!
An important fact to know is that the term "cow" only refers to the female members of a group of "cattle," which refers to both sexes. Males are known as bulls or steers. Cows are some of the most important farm animals around. Their milk is a wonderful, healthy drink and is also used to make butter, cream, cheese, and ice cream. We have them to thank for roast beef, steaks, veal, hamburgers, hot dogs, and more. Leather, some medicines, soap, and glue are all made from parts of cows and bulls. They also provide power by pulling plows, carts, and wagons. Here are some interesting facts about cattle and some books about them you can get from the library!
-Cows and bulls chew their food two separate times to digest it!
-One cow will produce about 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
-Cattle are very social and really like to hang out together. In fact, if a cow separates herself from the herd, she is likely sick, or about to give birth to a calf!
-Bulls and cows usually spend 10-12 hours per day lying down.
-These animals do not sweat and usually drink about 40 gallons of water per day. This is enough to fill a bathtub! They eat about 100 pounds of food every day too!
-Cows move their jaws about 40,000 times per day!
-Bulls cannot see the color red, therefore when matadors wave flags while bullfighting, it is the fluttering movement, not the hue that catches their attention.
Amazing Cows: A Book of Bovinely Inspired Misinformation by Sandra Boynton
The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson
Misery Moo by Jeanne Willis
You may not recognize his name, but fans of classic children's art and magical stories certainly know his work.
The award-winning author and illustrator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret will celebrate a birthday tomorrow, July 11th.
Hugo Cabret is the first of his characters to come alive in a movie—in the 2012 box office hit Hugo.
Born in New Jersey, Selznick says he can't remember a time when he WASN'T drawing. He even did a one-man show of his work when he was in Junior High!
Selznick has always been fascinated by magic and mythology. His first book, The Houdini Box, had him imagining what it would be like if the great Houdini had given a young boy a mysterious box!
His wonderful illustrations have been used in both novels and picture books for other writers, too. My favorite is Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride by Pam Munoz Ryan. It is an imagined story of what happened the night Amelia Earhart flew Eleanor Roosevelt over Washington, D.C. in an airplane. It's a great story, and the art is amazing!
For a real treat, check out Selznick's most recent novel, the 2012 Schneider Family Award Book, Wonderstruck, and watch how he magically weaves words and pictures together.
Great reads for summer days!
In most fairy tales, princesses are beautiful, dragons are terrifying, and stories are harmless. This isn't most fairy tales.
In the new book, Iron Hearted Violet by Kelly Barnhill, Violet is a princess after my own heart. She is decidedly NOT considered pretty with her mismatched eyes and unruly hair but she is smart and resourcefuland just may be the key to her kingdom's entire survival!
Violet loves stories, telling them and hearing them. When the royal storyteller tells a story about a beautiful princess, Violet takes it to heart and begins to see herself as something less. One day, when she and her best friend, Demetrius, stumble upon a hidden room and find a peculiar book, Violet is drawn into the world of the Nybbas, an evil being that will grant Violet her fondest wish, to be beautiful– if only she will do just one rather small favor for him.
"Iron Hearted Violet is a story of a princess unlike any other.
It is a story about the power of stories, our belief in them,
and how one enchanted tale changed the course of an entire kingdom."
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The holidays usually mean lots of changes in your normal routine—changes in eating habits, activities, stress levels, and surroundings, among others. When you have a child with type 1 diabetes (T1D), these changes require extra careful planning and monitoring of blood-glucose levels, which can be quite intimidating. With a positive attitude and some practical tips, however, you can still have a wonderful holiday season—maybe even your best yet.
Talk to family, friends, and teachers before special events
Holidays almost always mean lots of parties and lots of extra carbohydrates. If you know about parties in advance, you can plan ahead by either adjusting your child's insulin requirements for the extra sweets, or providing alternative snacks. Remind friends, family members, and teachers to be sensitive, as the holidays can be an especially difficult time for kids with T1D. Also, focus activities on things other than food and sweets. Many parents suggest activities like crafting homemade decorations or greeting cards before or during gatherings.
Don, father of Dana, who was diagnosed at age five and is now 16, says, "Over the years, we have educated the extended family and friends about preparing foods that use sugar substitutes and are low in fats. We also make sure there are plenty of fresh vegetables around. We have started several new traditions that do not focus on food at all. There are always puzzles to work on at one part of the room. We have group games—like Catch Phrase and Brain Warp—that are active and welcome newcomers. This takes the place of people eating and then resting on the couch. Sometimes the house gets pretty wild!"
Check blood-glucose levels more frequently
On top of the changes in your child's diet and schedule during the holidays, the stresses and excitement that come with those changes can lead to dramatic swings in blood-glucose level. Each child is different, so the key is to expect the unexpected, and try not to panic. Check your child's blood sugar often (or have your child do it, if he or she is able), and remember that there are no "bad" readings, because as long as you have the informatio,n you can make the necessary adjustments.
Gail, mother of Emma and Sam, who both have T1D, shares her experience: "When Sam was an infant and toddler (he was diagnosed when he was six months old), a holiday and all the excitement and stimulation of the day would cause dramatic drops in blood sugar. It was as if he were running a marathon. I would suggest that parents of young children monitor and watch specifically for those lows, even if you think the candy cane would result in a high blood-glucose reading."
Stay active
Exercise helps improve blood-glucose control and is critical to good T1D management. Don't let cold weather keep you and your children indoors—go for walks, go ice skating, or do whatever activities you enjoy. Exercise is also a great reliever of stress, which has a tendency to sneak up on us during the holidays, so it's probably a good idea for the entire family.
Have fun and celebrate!
As Gail wisely suggests, "Relax as much as possible, and remember to celebrate, which we should do every day of the year. Rejoice in our wonderful children and the joy they bring us. Without finding that joy, life with type 1 diabetes could be dismal. Yeah, it is tough, and we are tired, but that means we need to celebrate even more than others!"


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Council Uses Technology to Reach Churches
On October 10th, during Mental Illness Awareness Week, theyear-old Council on Mental Illness of the National Catholic Partnership for Disability hosted its first "Webinar" about how parishes can support people with mental illness and their families.
Thomas P. Welch, M.D., a psychiatrist in private practice in Portland, Oregon, and chairman of the Interfaith Council on Mental Health in Portland, and Sister Sharon Collver, a chaplain at the Oregon State Hospital, offered practical advice during the hour-long seminar that was conducted over the Web and attended by people at 50 sites around the country.
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Seafood Paradise, Rosemead: A Pictorial Essay
Verdict: I think this is the current best upscale seafood market in the San Gabriel Valley (and that's saying a lot). The prices here are a bit steep, but everything here is unquestionably fresh - Actually, much of their inventory is still alive in their holding tanks! The place is super clean, and there is no fishy smell (just like a seafood purveyor should smell)...
If you just want a tilapia, you're probably still better off buying from nearby 99 Ranch Market or Hawaii Supermarket. But if you want to serve mantis shrimp or fresh eel to your guests, then you need to visit this place.
re: Porthos
I know! Mantis prawn!
Here is another photo just for you, Porthos you shako fan. (Spot prawns are also placed for sense of scale...)
This is a treasure. Great selection (but heavily Asian skewed). They have live spot prawns for 2/3 the price of Santa Monica Seafood.
The vast majority of the fish are whole. Many of them are live, and all the dead ones look good. It's a shame that a place of this quality can survive in Rosemead but not in West LA.
re: AlkieGourmand
Us Asians love whole fish what can I say? I've known about this place for years but I dont come regularly only when I want something special or want to impress.
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This soup is rich. I suggest serving it as a starter rather than a whole meal. To cut back on the richness, try the recipe with half of the peanut butter. It won't have as much of a peanutty flavor, but it will be lighter and still full of great tasted.
1 small yellow onion, finely diced
Over medium-low heat, sauté the onions in olive oil for 5 - 7 minutes, until translucent.
Add the garlic and sauté another half minute.
Add the peanut butter and stock and whisk together, incorporating all of the peanut butter into the liquid. Cover, bring to a boil, and simmer over low heat for 5 minutes.
Add the chicken breast and cook for 2 - 3 minutes, until the chicken is slightly underdone.
Add the bean sprouts, water chestnuts, hot sauce, black pepper and soy sauce and heat through.
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Makes all the routine posts.
Happy Birthday, Mike!
Talent is God Given: be humble.
Fame is man given: be thankful.
Conceit is self given: be careful.
John Wooden
Happy Birthday, Mike!
Kevin Gregg and Jason Marquis brought back vivid memories of the Lost Decade.
Kevin Gregg: DFA'd May 11, 2015
Jason Marquis: DFA'd June 5, 2015
Teach tolerance.
Happy Birthday
Go Gators!
Awwww, shucks guys! Thanks!
Grape works as a soda. Sort of as a gum. I wonder why it doesn't work as a pie. Grape pie? There's no grape pie. - Larry David
Happy birthday, Mike!!
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
~ Mark Twain
I hear you're getting up there Mike.
I'm sending you some of this....
Happy Birthday buddy!
"panic" only comes from having real expectations
Happy Birthday, Mike. Hope you enjoy(ed) it.
'When I'm not longer rapping, I want to open up an ice cream parlor and call myself Scoop Dogg.'
-Snoop on his retirement
Your Mom is happy.
Happy Birthday man.hope you had a good one!!!!!!!!!
I can spell,I just can't type!!
It has for me. I am starting to have arthritis in my pinky fingers on each hand which were broken and dislocated so many times in my younger days. It has helped me. I was getting to the point where they were almost locking up on me and it has improved movement in both.
Talent is God Given: be humble.
Fame is man given: be thankful.
Conceit is self given: be careful.
John Wooden
Be glad it's only your pinky finger. My body is starting to feel like the tin man from Oz right after a rain.
I attribute mine to not only old age, but my ball playing days (I made Freel look like a novice), and 30 years of working in factories.
When you groan every time you get up out of a chair, then you know you've become your Dad.
"panic" only comes from having real expectations
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What is the "Pesticide Treadmill"?
Which rules govern pesticide use?
Insecticides (bug killers), herbicides (weed killers), and fungicides (fungus killers) are all pesticides; so are rodenticides and antimicrobials. Pesticides come in spray cans and crop dusters, in household cleaners, hand soaps and swimming pools.
Insecticides are generally the most acutely (immediately) toxic. Many are designed to attack an insect's brain and nervous system, which can mean they have neurotoxic effects in humans as well. Herbicides are more widely used (RoundUp and atrazine are the two most used pesticides in the world) and present chronic exposure risks, such as cancer and reproductive harm. Fungicides are also used in large amounts; some are more benign, some are not.
Pesticides are also sometimes broken down into chemical classes and modes of action (e.g. fumigants are pesticides applied as gases to "sterilize" soil, and systemics work their way through a plant's tissue after being taken up at the root). Major chemical classes include: carbamates, organochlorines and organophosphates (mostly developed 70 or more years ago for chemical warfare); and newer classes including pyrethroids and neonicitinoids, synthesized to mimic nature's pest protection. For more, see our specific pesticides resource page.
Also referred to as the "pesticide trap." Farmers get caught on the treadmill as they are forced to use more and more — and increasingly toxic — chemicals to control insects and weeds that develop resistance to pesticides. As "superbugs" and "superweeds" develop, a farmer will spend more on pesticides each year just to keep crop loss from pests at a standard rate.
Pesticide resistance is increasing. In the 1940s, U.S. farmers lost 7% of their crops to pests. Since the 1980s, loss has increased to 13%, even though more pesticides are being used. Between 500 and 1000 insect and weed species have developed pesticide resistance since 1945. "Pigweed" has developed resistance to RoundUp, for instance, and grows with such uncontrollable vigor in southern cotton fields that farmers report it can "stop a combine in its tracks."
Rachel Carson predicted the phenomenon in her 1962 book Silent Spring.
Internationally, pesticides are regulated through two treaties that PAN played a formative role in creating. The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs treaty) and the Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent (PIC treaty). The POPs treaty addresses toxins that persist, move around the world on wind and water, and bioaccumulate (DDT, for example), while Rotterdam gives countries the right to refuse the import of highly hazardous toxins. PIC attempts to redress the dumping of obsolete or banned pesticides on the developing world. (While only 25% of global pesticide use takes place in developing countries, 99% of acute pesticide-related fatalities occur there.)
In the U.S., the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has primary authority to register and regulate pesticides, authorized by several federal laws including the:
Some states have additional, stricter rules restricting pesticide use.
It depends on where you live and what you do.
Each year, an estimated 1 billion pounds of pesticides are applied to U.S. farms, forests, lawns and golf courses. More than 17,000 pesticide products are currently on the market.
Pesticide applicators, farmers and farm workers, and communities near farms are often most at risk, but studies by the Centers for Disease Control show that all of us carry pesticides in our bodies. Golf courses use pesticides heavily, so do some schools and parks. Consumers also face pesticide exposure through food and water residues. For instance, atrazine is found in 94% of U.S. drinking water tested by the USDA.
There is another way. Agroecology is the science behind sustainable farming. This powerful approach combines scientific inquiry with place-based knowledge and experimentation, emphasizing approaches that are knowledge-intensive, low cost, ecologically sound and practical.
Home use of pesticides — which on a per acre basis outpaces use on farms by a ratio of 10 to 1 — puts families across the North America at unnecessary risk. Alternatives are available to manage home, lawn and garden pests without toxic pesticides.


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Got your eye on that perfect machine, but it's just outside your budget? The Open Box section of our site features gently-used equipment available at a lower price.
What does Open Box mean? Here's the breakdown:
- Most often, the equipment was out at a customer's house, used lightly and returned within the 30-day return period that applies to new equipment.
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Rancilio Rocky Doser Grinder - Open BoxRancilio. It's the most recognized name in commercial-quality espresso machines and grinders. And now, the company has packaged all the professional features and functionality that they're famous for into its latest line of Rocky grinders. The Rocky Doser Coffee Grinder is ideal for the coffee enthusiast looking to step up from the basic grocery-store grind and commit to having better control over grinding. Featuring 55mm burr grinding plates crafted of the finest tempered steel, the Rocky is designed to deliver 55 different types of quality grounds at the press of a button, all without imparting additional heat during the process. Rocky's large, UV-resistant bean hopper holds more than a half a pound of beans so you won't have to stop mid-grind during a large dinner party for a refill. As for its doser functionality, you'll have the ability to tap out the right amount of grounds into the portafilter and then go straight to your espresso machine in mere seconds. Learn More
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The National Rail Awards 2015 will take place on September 17 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London.
Over 1300 people attend this important and hugely influential awards ceremony every year. They recognise the best people, organisations, stations and projects in the railway industry.
Winners of these prestigious awards receive not only widespread publicity, but the respect of industry peers, as well as an acknowledgement of their importance in the industry.
While the focus of the evening is the announcement of the winner it also helps strengthen relationships between organisations and individuals.
So book your place and rekindle old friendships and forge new ones as guests and award winners get together to talk about this all important industry that means so much to all involved in it.
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Over the past ten years Steph McGovern has reported on business and finance from around the world, from international finance summits to small business success stories. She's now established as part of the BBC Breakfast team, covering business developments daily, and also regularly taking to the sofa as main co-host.
Originally from Middlesbrough, Steph's first TV appearance was on a programme about women in science. She had just won the title of Young Engineer for Britain, after saving Black & Decker over £1million on a design for their Leaf Hog product. This led to work experience
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Softball Picked to Finish Fifth in Southern Conference Preseason Poll
Wednesday, January 23, 2002JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 23, 2002) - The Southern Conference softball coaches and sports information directors have voted the East Tennessee State softball team fifth in the conference in both preseason polls announced Wednesday. The Buccaneers finished fifth in the Southern Conference last season, the first year of ETSU softball. Head coach Stephanie DeFeo led the Bucs to a 14-35 record, setting a mark for the most wins by a first-year program in Southern Conference history. ETSU won series from conference foes Appalachian State, College of Charleston, Georgia Southern and UNC Wilmington. Chattanooga was picked to repeat as league champions by both polls. In the coaches poll, the Mocs edged out Furman by just one vote while Chattanooga outdistanced the Paladins by 12 votes in the SID poll. The Lady Mocs won their fifth straight regular season title in 2001 with an 18-2 conference record. East Tennessee State opens their season at The University of South Carolina Invitational, Feb. 16-17 from Columbia, S.C. Southern Conference Softball Preseason Polls Preseason Coaches Poll 1 .Chattanooga (4) 57 2. Furman (3) 56 3. UNC Greensboro 49 4. Georgia Southern (1) 44 5. ETSU 27 6. UNCW 20 7. College of Charleston 19 8. Appalachian State 16 Preseason SID's Poll 1. Chattanooga (6) 62 2. Furman (2) 50 3. Georgia Southern 49 4. UNC Greensboro 44 5. ETSU 28 6. College of Charleston 26 7. UNCW 15 8. Appalachian State 14
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Think Big, Fly Small
The increasing popularity and functionality of small satellites has helped them move beyond technology demonstration and into the realm of commercial and governmental applications.
In November 2013, a single Minotaur rocket carried 29 satellites into orbit, setting a new record for the most satellites deployed in a single launch. Less than two days later, a single Dnepr beat that record, lifting 32 satellites into orbit. Such launch rates—inconceivable just a few years ago—are rendered all the more remarkable considering that many of these satellites were not sponsored by well-funded government agencies but by universities and small private entities.
Evidently, the space industry is starting to realize the potential of small satellites. Indeed, the last decade has seen a substantial boom in their development, both domestically and internationally. Much of this growth can be attributed to the popularity of CubeSats, a well-known subclass of small satellites. However, CubeSats are only part of this rapidly expanding picture. Furthermore, it appears that small satellites are starting to move beyond the demonstration phase to provide the performance and reliability needed for commercial ventures and governmental applications.
The CubeSat Revolution
CubeSats derive their name from the so-called "1U" building block, which is a 10 × 10 × 10 centimeter cube, typically weighing around 1 kilogram. Larger CubeSats are built by stacking these units. Bob Twiggs (then at Stanford University) developed the initial concept in early 1999 after working with The Aerospace Corporation on his Orbiting Picosatellite Automated Launcher (OPAL) microsatellite. Jordi Puig-Suari from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo helped refine the concept and create the specifications.
This article is part of the Fall 2014 issue of Crosslink, "Pushing the Boundaries of Space". The article is also available in pdf format.