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Tanned from the ever-blazing sun but not quite as lithe as I would have preferred if I was drowning, the lifeguards dove into the rough waters, donned flippers, and pulled the vacationers to safety as easy as if they were netting spiny lobsters for a beach cook off. And that was that.
The lifeguards trudged back to their posts. The rescued swimmers, swarmed by their hysterical bikini-clad girlfriends, hunched over themselves and gasped for air. I half expected Ricardo Montalbán to emerge from behind a palm tree with some heavy-handed repartee about the power of the ocean and wrath of the Mayan Gods. That didn't happen, so I ordered another cocktail.
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In spite of the almost-death experience of my fellow beachcombers, the JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa proved the perfect respite for my time in Cancun. The 448-room property features a sleek yet warm contemporary design, two free form pools, a Mayan-inspired spa and six on-site specialty restaurants. Luxurious but without the attitude, the hotel staff didn't miss a beat.
Chris Calabrese, Vice President and General Manager of the Marriott's Cancun properties, says, "Cancun offers an incredible range of activities that appeal to a wide range of visitors-from swimming with whale sharks and exploring nearby Mayan ruins to ziplining, snorkeling, and eco-parks. We have water so perfectly blue it almost glows and white sandy beaches that stay cool to the touch regardless of the sun's heat. Cancun also offers truly outstanding service in general and the Mexican nationals are warm and friendly by nature."
The resort complex also includes the neighboring Marriott CasaMagna (a bit too Don Quixote for my taste but more affordable than the JW and with equally as friendly staff). Combined, the properties feature six specialty restaurants ranging from Mediterranean to Thai. "Each restaurant was built from the ground up," says Calabrese, "Chefs either originate from, or are trained in, whichever region that restaurant represents."
Feeling lazy after my long days at the beach, I took advantage of several of the on-site offerings. Dinner at Gustino was a Mediterranean feast that included pear carpaccio with red beet and fig and Caribbean lobster poached in a saffron broth that momentarily transported me to the Spanish coastline. For Asian flavors with a kick, SASI THAI is a charming outdoor enclave that dishes out authentic curries and potent cocktails, including a lychee martini that was a welcome alternative after my marathon sessions with the more prevalent tequila and rum drinks.
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The gardens sport a coronet of dew under a rare Scottish sun, but Prince Charles remains indoors, doing what the heir to the thrones of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Jamaica and 12 other Commonwealth realms has always done — his duty. He's teaching Prince William the key move of granting knighthoods, laying a blade on the shoulders of recipients without inflicting injury. So on Sept. 26, Charles interrupts a family visit at his Scottish residence Birkhall with his son, wife, daughter-in-law, and the youngest Windsor, baby George, to stage a rehearsal.
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Jongmyo Shrine
Jongmyo Shrine
Jongmyo is the oldest and most authentic of the Confucian royal shrines to have been preserved. Dedicated to the forefathers of the Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), the shrine has existed in its present form since the 16th century and houses tablets bearing the teachings of members of the former royal family. Ritual ceremonies linking music, song and dance still take place there, perpetuating a tradition that goes back to the 14th century.
Sanctuaire de Jongmyo
Jongmyo, dédié aux ancêtres de la dynastie Joseon (1392-1910), est le plus ancien et le plus authentique des sanctuaires royaux confucéens conservés aujourd'hui. Son aspect actuel date du XVIe siècle. Il abrite des tablettes portant les enseignements des membres de l'ancienne famille royale. Des cérémonies rituelles associant musique, chant et danse s'y déroulent encore, perpétuant une tradition remontant au XIVe siècle.
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يعتبر ضريح غيونغ ميو الملكي الذي بني تكريماً لملوك شوزونوملكاتها (1392-1910) أقدم الأضرحة الملكية الكونفوشيوسية وأكثرها أصالة، علماً ان مظهره الحالي يعود الى القرن السادس عشر. وهو يحوي ألواحاً كتبت عليها تعاليم أعضاء الأسرة الملكية السابقة، أما الطقوس التي تجمع بين الموسيقى والغناء والرقص فلا تزال تمارس حتى اليوم تخليداً لتقليد يرتقي الى القرن الرابع عشر.
source: UNESCO/ERI
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Чонмё – это старейший и наиболее сохранившийся королевский конфуцианский храм в Корее. Посвященный основателям династии Чосон (1392-1910 гг.), храм существует в его современном виде с начала XVI в. Здесь помещены дощечки, содержащие поучения членов бывшего королевского семейства. В храме всё ещё происходят ритуальные церемонии с музыкой, песнями и танцами, увековечивающие традицию, уходящую корнями в XIV в.
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Santuario de Jongmyo
Dedicado a los antepasados de la dinastía Choson (1392-1910), Jongmyo es el más antiguo de los santuarios reales confucianos conservados hoy. También es el más auténtico, ya que ha preservado la misma configuración que tenía en el siglo XVI. Alberga tabletas en las que están inscritas las enseñanzas de los miembros de la familia real. Todavía se celebran en su recinto ceremonias rituales acompañadas de música, cantos y danzas, con lo cual se perpetúa una tradición que data del siglo XIV.
source: UNESCO/ERI
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Jongmyo heiligdom
Jongmyo is het oudste en meest authentieke confucianistische koninklijke heiligdom dat bewaard is gebleven. Het heiligdom is opgedragen aan de voorvaderen van de Joseon dynastie (1392-1910) en bestaat sinds de 16e eeuw in zijn huidige vorm. Het huisvest tabletten met de leer van de voormalige koningen en koninginnen van de Joseon dynastie en bestaat uit een hoofdruimte, gebouwen, faciliteiten en constructies, die dienden om rituelen te kunnen uitvoeren. Het heiligdom is omgeven door een bos. De rituele ceremoniën – daterend uit de 14e eeuw – brengen muziek, zang en dans samen en worden nog steeds uitgevoerd op deze plek.
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Outstanding Universal Value
Brief synthesis
Jongmyo is a shrine housing the spirit tablets of the former kings and queens of the Joseon Dynasty. The shrine is a symbolic structure that conveys the legitimacy of the royal family, where the king visited regularly to participate in the ancestral rites to wish for the safety and security of the people and state. Jongmyo is the oldest and most authentic of the Confucian royal ancestral shrines, with a unique spatial layout that has been preserved in its entirety. It was originally built in the late 14th century, but was destroyed during the Japanese invasion during the 16th century, and was rebuilt in the early 17th century with a few expansions made to the buildings thereafter.
Jongmyo and its grounds occupy a 19.4 ha oval site. The buildings are set in valleys and surrounded by low hills, with artificial additions built to reinforce the site's balance of natural elements, in accordance with traditional pungsu principles. The main features of Jongmyo are Jeongjeon (the main shrine), and Yeongnyeongjeon (the Hall of Eternal Peace, an auxiliary shrine). Other features include Mangmyoru, a wooden structure where the king thought about the ancestral kings in memory; Gongmingdang, the shrine to the Goryeo King Gongmin, built by the Joseon King Taejo; Hyangdaecheong, the storage building for ritual utensils; and Jaegung, a main hall with two wings, where the King and participants waited for the rites to take place. Jongmyo was built faithfully abiding by the Confucian ideology of ancestral worship and its ritual formalities under strict royal supervision, and still maintains its original form dating from the Joseon Dynasty.
Traditions of ancestral worship rites – Jongmyo Jerye, are still carried out, together with the accompanying ritual music and dance performance. Construction and management of Jongmyo, and the operations of Jongmyo Jerye rituals, are all meticulously recorded in the royal protocols of the Joseon Dynasty.
Criterion (iv): Jongmyo Shrine is an outstanding example of the Confucian royal ancestral shrine, which has survived relatively intact since the 16th century, the importance of which is enhanced by the persistence there of an important element of the intangible cultural heritage in the form of traditional ritual practices and forms.
Jongmyo Shrine is composed of a main ritual space, buildings and facilities, together with auxiliary structures and facilities that serve supportive functions in the conduct of rituals, and is surrounded by a forest. The entire complex of buildings and landscape features has been included within the boundaries of the property, and the complex is surrounded by a buffer zone.
The buildings are generally in good condition. The greatest risk factor with respect to the protection of the wooden architecture of Jongmyo is fire.
Beyond the buffer zone of the property, there is considerable modern urbanization. The construction of high-rise buildings in these areas could adversely affect site-lines within Jongmyo.
The Royal Ancestral Rite and Ritual Music of Jongmyo continue to be performed annually and are designated as an Important Intangible Cultural Heritage. The preservation of the music, dance and ritual is carried out by the National Gugak Center, and the Jongmyo Jerye Safeguarding Society.
Jongmyo maintains a high degree of authenticity, having conserved both its physical form and traditional ritual practices. The site layout and architecture of Jongmyo have been kept intact in the original form, and the ancestral ritual music and dance have been handed down and continue to be regularly performed.
Rebuilt in the 17th century, Jongmyo has been expanded twice to enshrine the increasing number of ancestors. As with most buildings within the wooden architecture tradition of East Asia, the buildings have undergone a number of restorations involving dismantling and reconstruction. There has, however, been scrupulous respect for materials and techniques, which makes them authentic in this respect.
Protection and management requirements
The entire area of Jongmyo Shrine and the individual buildings of Jeongjeon and Yeongnyeongjeon have been designated as State-designated Cultural Heritage under the Cultural Heritage Protection Act, which imposes restrictions on alterations to the property.
The area extending 100 m from the boundary of Jongmyo is protected under the Cultural Heritage Protection Act and also by the Jongno-gu district office regulation as a Historic Cultural Environment Protection Area, and all construction within the area requires approval.
The Royal Ancestral Rite of Jongmyo together with the accompanying Ritual Music has been designated by the State as Important Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Jongmyo Jerye Safeguarding Society is designated as the major practicing group by the Cultural Heritage Administration and under the Cultural Heritage Protection Act receives subsidies and assistance in safeguarding the ritual.
At the national level, the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) is responsible for establishing and enforcing policies for the protection of Jongmyo, and allocating financial resources for its conservation. The Jongmyo Management Office, with a staff of approximately 25 employees, is in charge of day-to-day management of the site. Routine monitoring is carried out and in-depth professional monitoring is conducted on a 3-to-4 year basis.
The area around Jongmyo is managed by the Urban Planning Division, Traffic Policy Division and Cultural Heritage Division of the Seoul Metropolitan City, which work in cooperation. Seoul City periodically revises the Basic Scenery Plan and District Unit Plan for the areas surrounding Jongmyo, recommending systematic management policies and work plans.
Conservation work at Jongmyo is carried out by Cultural Heritage Conservation Specialists who have passed the National Certification Exams in relevant fields of expertise. The CHA is implementing the Integrated Security System Establishment Plan for the 5 Palaces and Jongmyo, in place since 2009, in preparation for accidents and/or disasters that could harm the heritage.
The general public is allowed to enter the heritage area on guided tours only, and access to the interior of the buildings is prohibited.
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The Jongmyo Shrine is an outstanding example of the Confucian royal ancestral shrine, which has survived relatively intact since the 16th century, the importance of which is enhanced by the persistence of an important element of the intangible cultural heritage in the form of traditional ritual practices and forms.
Jongmyo is the royal ancestral shrine of the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910). Taejo, founder of the kingdom, transferred the seat of government to Hanyang (present-day Seoul) in 1394 and ordered the building of Jongmyo. The spirit tablets of four generations of Taejos ancestors were moved there from Gaeseong. Subsequently additional buildings were added to receive the spirit tablets of later Joseon kings, bringing the total of rooms in the former to 16 in Yeongnyeongjeon and 35 rooms in Jongmyo, respectively.
Jongmyo is situated in valleys and surrounded by low hills, artificial additions created to reinforce the balance of natural elements on the site as defined in traditional geomancy. Jongmyo is composed of three sets of buildings centred on Hyangdaecheong, a single building, on the main shrine, and the Hall of Eternal Peace, an auxiliary shrine. The main features are as follows: Changyeopmun (the main gate), built from thick wooden planks; Mangmyoru, a wooden structure with a tiled roof where the king waited before the ancestral rituals; Gongmingdang, the shrine to the Goryeo King, built by the Joseon King Taejo; Hyangdaecheong, the storage building for ritual utensils; Jaesil, a main hall and two wings, where participants waited for the rites to take place.
Jongmyo Jeongjeon is surrounded by rectangular walls with gates to the south, east and west. The rectangular inner court platform is floored with rough granite slabs. Three sets of steps ascend the front of the stone base and there are smaller sets of steps at the far ends on either side. Jeongjeon itself is a wooden structure, both the left and the right flanking chambers. The two wings jut out into the woldae. It is divided into several rooms, with the open corridors in front and the 19 inner shrine rooms, separated by wooden doors. The shrine rooms are divided into cubicles, for the 49 spirit tablets lodged there, and antechambers, which are in turn separated by screens. The gabled roof is supported by simple wooden brackets. The main entrance is reserved for the spirits and no one is allowed to pass through it. The east gate is used by the king and the smaller west gate by the musical performers.
Chilsadang houses seven deities, including the gods of palace gates, kitchens, roads, halls and rooms, entrances and exits, and those who die of epidemic diseases; Gongsindang houses the spirit tablets of 83 loyal subjects of the Joseon kings. Jonsacheong is where the ritual utensils and offerings used in the rites are prepared; Subokbang is the ground-keeper's residence, when the food offered during the rituals is examined.
Yeongnyeongjeon is the building in which the spirit tablets of kings not recognized worthy of being honoured indefinitely were lodged when they were removed after a set time from Jeongjeon. It is situated in a rectangular compound entered by three gates. It is built on a rectangular platform, paved with thin slabs of granite. The building has two side wings flanking the main chamber, different in size. Wooden brackets at the tops of the round pillars support the eaves of the gabled roof.Source: UNESCO/CLT/WHC
Historical Description
Chongmyo is the royal ancestral shrine of the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910). Taejo, founder of the Choson Kingdom, transferred the seat of government to Hanyang (today's Seoul) in August 1394 and ordered Ch'oe Won, his director of government administration, to start building Chongmyo in December the same year. It was completed ten months later and named T'aemyo. The spirit tablets of four generations of T'aejo's ancestors were moved there from Kaesong.
During the fust year of the reign of Sejong (1419) an auxiliary building, Yeongnyeongjeon, was built to the west of Taemyo to receive the spirit tablet of the second Joseon king, Chongjong. Four shrine chambers were added to this structure in 1547 because of shortage of space.
Ali the buildings were destroyed by fire in May 1592, during the Hideyoshi invasions.- King Sorüo took the Chongmyo tablets with him when he fled before the Japanese, but the ancestral shrine was destroyed. Restoration was completed in 1608, on his retum to his capital.
More rooms were added to Yongnyongjon in 1667 and to Chongjon in 1778 and again in 1836, bringing the total of rooms in the former to eight and the latter to nineteen. Subsequent additions have brought them to 16 and 35 rooms respectively.
Chongmyo Cherye, the memorial services conducted each year at Chongjon, also constitute a heritage of great antiquity and significance in terms of intangible culture. They incorporate music, song, and dance, and owe their origins to court music imported from China by King T'aejo at the end of the 14th century.-Source: Advisory Body Evaluation


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Aerobic Exercise Training in Mild Cognitive Impairment Study (AETMCI)
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This study is being done to find out whether regulation of brain blood flow is altered in patents with mild cognitive impairment (those who have memory problems but otherwise healthy) when compared with healthy elderly individuals. In addition, this study will determine whether exercise training improves brain blood flow and brain function in patients with mild cognitive impairment(MCI).
This is a research study because at present the investigators know little about brain blood flow regulation in patients with mild cognitive impairment. The investigators also know little about whether exercise training improves brain blood flow and brain function in patients with mild cognitive impairment.
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Behavioral: Balance training
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|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
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|Mild Cognitive Impairment:Cerebrovascular Dysfunction and Exercise
- Cognitive function [ Time Frame: One year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]A comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tests focused on memory and executive function will be used to assess effects of exercise on cognitive function.
- Cerebrovascular function [ Time Frame: One year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Transcranial Doppler and perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) will be used to measure cerebrovascular function/brain perfusion before and after exercise training.
- Brain tissue volume and white matter integrity [ Time Frame: One year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) will be used to measure changes in brain volume and white matter integrity before and after exercise training.
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Behavioral: Exercise
Patients with mild cognitive impairment will undergo moderate intensity endurance exercise training for one year.
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Behavioral: Balance training
A group of patients with mild cognitive impairment will perform flexibility and balance training for one year as a control group.
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We plan to screen 144 patients with mild cognitive impairment and 60 control subjects in order to enroll 204 participants in this research at the University of Texas Southwestern(UTSW) Medical Center Dallas and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas - Institute for Exercise an Environmental Medicine (IEEM).
To help decide if you qualify to be in this study, the researchers may ask you questions about your health, including medications you take and any surgical procedures you have had. You may also have to fill out certain forms or have the following exams, tests or procedures. The screening process usually takes 2-3 hours.
You will be required to come for 7-9 visits including the initial screening for eligibility to participate in this study. The experiments will measure your brain perfusion, vascular function and exercise capacity.
An overview of the Baseline study procedures is as follows:
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- Visit 2--Overview Day to discuss cognitive scoring, review ABPM and Actical results, Physical function, CHAMPS, Mold of cranial artery. Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas IEEM 2 hours.
- Visit 3--Vascular function Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas IEEM. 3-4 hours.
- Visit 4--Physical and exercise testing. Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas IEEM. 3-4 hours.
- Visit 5--Dynamic and static cerebral auto-regulation. Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas IEEM. 3-4 hours.
- Visit 6--Brain function tests. UTSW Clinical Neuro-psychology Laboratory. 2-3 hours
- Visit 7--Dynamic and static cerebral auto-regulation with medication. Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas IEEM. 4 hours.
---------The last 2 visits are only for the Memory Impairment Group---------
- Visit 8--Positron-Emission Tomography (PET) Scans. UTSW PET imaging Center. 1-2 hours
- Visit 9--Exercise Training Day. Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas IEEM.1-2 hours.
For the healthy controls, the expected length of this study will be about 2-3 months including all the test visits. Your participation in this study will end following completion of your testing.
For those with Mild Cognitive Impairment, the expected length of this study will be about 18 months including all the test visits and exercise training. Your participation in this study will end following completion of your repeat testing after one-year exercise training or control intervention. On occasion, training may be delayed due to injury, illness or personal matters. If this is the case, your enrollment in the study may last longer than one year as we attempt to complete the training and testing.
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 55-80 years old, Male or Female
- Control Subjects: absence of cognitive complaints and normal performance in Uniform Data Set (UDS) neuropsychological tests.
- For patients: Diagnosis of amnestic MCI (single and multiple domains) by Petersen's criteria (as modified for ADNI-GO study).
- Stable medical condition for > 6 months
- Sable medications for >2 months (use of cholinesterase inhibitors, or prior use of multivitamins is allowed)
- Caregiver/informant available to accompany patient for scheduled visits in case the patient develops cognitive impairment that interferes with independent study participation.
- Fluency of patient and caregiver in English
- Ability to return to clinic for additional visits over a 12 month period.
- ≥ 10 years of education or enough work history to exclude mental retardation.
- Adequate visual and auditory acuity to allow neuropsychological testing.
- Screening laboratory tests and ECG without significant abnormalities that might interfere with the study.
- Physical ability to undergo endurance exercise training.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease or other type of dementia.
- Participant enrolled in any other investigational drug study within 2 months or longer, depending on the investigational drug half-life.
- Modified Hachinski Score ≥ 4.
- Subject has history in the past 2 years of epileptic seizures, or DSM-IV criteria of any major psychiatric disorders.
- Past history or MRI evidence of brain damage including significant trauma, stroke, hydrocephalus, mental retardation or serious neurological disorder.
- Carotid stent or sever stenosis.
- Significant history of active alcoholism or drug abuse.
- History of myocardial infarction within the previous year. Unstable cardiac, renal, lung, liver or other severe chronic diseases.
- Uncontrolled hypertension (Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) ≥160, Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) ≥100)or hypotension (SBP <100 mmHg).
- Currently diagnosed and being treated for Diabetes Mellitus (DM).
- Obesity with Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 35.
- History of familial early onset (<55 years old) dementia
- Pacemaker or other medical device of metal that precludes performing MRI.
- Subjects who have been engaged in moderate intensity aerobic exercise training for > 30 minutes, 3 times per week over the past 2 years.
- History of a clinical diagnosis of B12 deficiency or hypothyroidism. (stable treatment for at least 3 months is allowed).
- Chronic inflammatory diseases including, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and polymyalgia rheumatica.
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- narcotics
- anti-Parkinsonian medications
- anti-convulsants for treatment of seizure disorder
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- Subjects on a statins or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) are eligible but must be on a stable dose for at least 2 months.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01146717
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|Principal Investigator:
|Rong Zhang, PhD
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01146717 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 16, 2010
|Last Updated:
|December 2, 2014
|Health Authority:
|United States: Federal Government
United States: Institutional Review Board
Keywords provided by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center:
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cognition Disorders
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders
Mental Disorders
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Wednesday, November 13, 2002JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 12, 2002) -The East Tennessee State University men's basketball team, winners of two-straight Southern Conference North Division championships, will make its 2002-�03 debut Thursday, Nov. 14, in an exhibition game against Charleston AAU at Memorial Center. Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. Over the last two days, the floor at Memorial Center has undergone its annual change over from football to basketball and all is now ready for the hoops season to begin. Admission to Thursday night's game will be free and ETSU staff will be on hand to take season ticket orders from fans that wish to support the Bucs throughout the upcoming campaign. The Buccaneers have garnered their share of preseason accolades this year. ETSU was picked to finish first in the North Division by both the coaches and the media, and junior forwards Jerald Fields (Gainesville, Fla.) and Zakee Wadood (Lonoke, Ark.) were both selected as preseason first-team All-SoCon players. Bucs' fans will be treated to some familiar faces at Thursday night's game, as former ETSU greats Greg Dennis and Calvin Talford will suit up for the Charleston squad. Both Dennis and Talford were part of ETSU teams that made four-straight trips to the NCAA tournament from 1989-92. ETSU has recorded back-to-back 18-10 seasons and will open its regular season schedule Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m. against Guilford College before going on the road to face Southeastern Conference foe South Carolina Sunday, Nov. 24, in Columbia, S.C.
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Volume 4 is almost here and if these are Rowan's throwaway clips you can imagine how heavy the actual part is gonna be.Posted: February 27, 2014
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Part skate rat, part stuntman: Taylor finds and destroys massive street terrain, especially near the end of his part. But he also has a nice touch with some tech madness.
These parts are really heating up now. You'll see: Rowan has a huge bag of tricks, can skate either stance equally, and does some sick, long lines here.
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We've got a whole week of Shep Dawgs video parts for you, starting right now with a hell of an opener from Taylor Smith aka T-Spliff.
These guys are gonna be household names after their video parts drop next week so you might as well take a few minutes to get to know them now.
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Some tricks require precision and other tricks you just have to muscle through with speed and force. This one has both. As seen in the June 2014 mag.
The boys start things off at the Birdman's backyard bowl, cool off in his pool, and then head down to Prince Park in O-Side to finish their business.
T-Spliff goes the distance is this powerful schoolyard line.
There's guys who stack a lot of clips and then there's non-stop skate demons like Taylor. This is essentially a full-part teaser for his upcoming Vol.4 Shep Dawgs part.
Outtakes, slams, insane makes, swerving citizen heroes: here's reckless youth and natural talent blending together for another Shep Dawgs part. This guy is so good.
Even though it's a made-to-skate spot, it's astounding how many makes these guys can get.
Longhairs, pros, babes and skate rats - everyone turned out for the premier of the Shep Dawgs 4 video - coming to the Thrasher site in May.
The Dawgs stack so many clips that each guy can produce a part whenever they feel like editing it together. Here's AJ tearing it up.
Riley skates. A lot. Seriously. Here's raw footage, alternate angles, and new clips from the incredible amount of skating he's done the past couple of years.
When you really know a park, you can let loose and attack everything in sight. These guys know every square inch of the Oceanside, CA park and it shows in a big way.
This edit shows how skate crews can really push each other. And it helps when you have rippers like Riley Hawk, Chris Gregson, Rowan Zorilla, Mason Merlino, Taylor Kirby, and many others.
Volume 4 is almost here and if these are Rowan's throwaway clips you can imagine how heavy the actual part is gonna be.
It's not just what you do, it's how you do it. T-Spliff gets buck with power and finesse. Enjoy this behind the scenes look from the Shep Dawgs crew.
When the good homie turns 21, the Shep Dawgs know it's time to party, skatepark style! Welcome to the Shep Dawgs' new Thrasher show.
These dudes shred and we've got a bunch of rad stuff from them coming your way soon.
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NEW HAVEN - New Haven senior V.J. Beachem is one of the most dynamic and versatile players in the state of Indiana.
But Beachem's ability to showcase his talents relies on assistance from his teammates, including one of the tallest players in the area – 6-foot-11 junior Steve McElvene.
"Having Steve (in the paint) just opens so much up for us and myself," said Beachem on Tuesday. "He keeps getting better and better."
On Friday night against Columbia City, McElvene continued to evolve into a steadier and stronger player than what he was at the start of the season. The 283-pound center finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds in New Haven's 69-54 victory over the Eagles.
The Bulldogs (9-4, 4-1 NHC) never trailed in the game and kept pace in the NHC just a game behind Homestead in the standings. The two teams face off next Saturday night at New Haven.
"He is getting stronger and is beginning to understand the game more," New Haven Coach Al Gooden said about McElvene. "His conditioning needs some work but he is coming along."
McElvene has made great strides since the beginning of the basketball season, crediting Gooden for pointing him in the right direction when it came to the weight room. Bench press and squats have become the focal point off the court as he tightens up his body and grows more stout, making it even more difficult for opposing teams to match up with him in the post.
"I am just trying to get into the weight room as much as I can," McElvene said. "I am even working on little things like squeezing a ball to improve my grip so I can grip the basketball better."
McElvene also showed improvement in his ability to avoid bad fouls on Friday night. Against Snider on Tuesday, the big man was relegated to the bench for long periods of time due to foul trouble, not so against Columbia City (14-3, 3-2 NHC).
McElvene turned heads in football while playing on the line for the Bulldogs, towering above teammates in the huddle. He is now doing the same with his play on the court.
"I am a basketball guy," said McElvene when asked which sport he prefers. "Hopefully I can continue to grow and go to a good college like V.J. (who is going to Notre Dame)."
Interestingly enough, McElvene attended Summit Middle School before moving to Alabama for several years. If he was still in the same district, he would be a Spartan. Now, he prepares for a big showdown next Saturday against another talented big in freshman Caleb Swanigan.
"I think we are both good in certain spots," McElvene said. "It should be fun."
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Which is the best way to put function plots into a LaTeX document?
To extend the answer from Mica,
or using GNUplot:
You can also pre-calculate values using another program, for example a spreadsheet, and import the data. This is all detailing in the manual.
tikz + gnuplot (see the manual for details). Here's a "live" example used in a lecture (using beamer) to illustrate the convergence of a series of square-integrable functions.
OK, here's a non-TikZ answer for balance (you'd think TikZ is the second coming on SE!)
Further possibilities are pst-plot or Asymptote via the asymptote package. Not so good (because of less consistency) would be gnuplottex.
Vincent Zoonekynd gives an example for this, from his long list of Metapost examples:
beginfig(166) ux:=2mm; uy:=5mm; numeric xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax, M; xmin := -6.3; xmax := 12.6; ymin := -2; ymax := 2; M := 100; draw (ux*xmin,0) -- (ux*xmax,0); draw (0,uy*ymin) -- (0,uy*ymax); pair a[]; for i=0 upto M: a[i] := ( xmin + (i/M)*(xmax-xmin), sind(180/3.14*( xmin + (i/M)*(xmax-xmin) )) ) xscaled ux yscaled uy; endfor; draw a[0] for i=1 upto M: --a[i] endfor; endfig;
This is much longer than the other examples, because it does everything from scratch, but it would be easy to put some functions for creating axes and scaling the graph, so that specifying the plot was some boilerplate plus the function definition. I might do that later...
The latest version of gnuplot itself also has a tikz output terminal
Is there a specific reason you need to graph the function within LaTeX? wouldn't it be better to use something like R or matlab to generate a pdf that you can then
If you absolutely have to generate the graph inside LaTeX then consider using the standalone package: this will save some time when compiling big documents...
Then of course, there is sweave...
R and sweave were already mentioned but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to mention
Usually I point it to the same folder as the working LaTeX document, and put it in the document
I feel this gives me much needed control over my graphs, although I'll have to try some other solutions here before I decide which solution is the most comfortable for me. Just thought I'd add something (hopefully) of value.
edit: Oops — I thought you meant graph-theory graphs, not plots of ƒ(x) versus x. I would use
Just to add to the mentioning of R and matlab, if you are familiar with Python, I would suggest the matplotlib library in conjunction with numPy. I use these (in addition to org-mode for emacs) all the time for publication quality plots.


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richardhead wrote:I'd be down. How does it work? Everybody plays a round of singles and the best total team score wins?
I've thought about running a match play tournament, but thought it would be too much of an undertaking for my first crack at running some action. From what I hear, the match play action up at Earlewood is awesome.
Sorry, didn't mean to get off topic.
Can't Hit Open Putts wrote:I don't see it as being the 4th guy or the D train, I see myself as a low points alternative, so the team can get a high rated player. Sort of a ratings point cap saver!
With Chop on your team you could still have three 1000 rated players.
Imran wrote:With Chop on your team you could still have three 1000 rated players.
...and still have 4 Open players on the team.
If you normally shoot below a 925 ranked round and do not have a PDGA player rating to reflect that, you are an anchor sinking the ship.
Steve Adams wrote:Any updates on this K-Mack? Trying to get my tournament plans (e.g. funds) in order.
djester wrote:Steve Adams wrote:Any updates on this K-Mack? Trying to get my tournament plans (e.g. funds) in order.
May 22ND for the Team Event - Kevin McCoy - Location TBD (per tourney listing)
Looks like a date has been set, but further details are not yet posted.
I'm sure Kevin is pretty busy with golf and at-home life. We should probably just decide on teams and be ready for the updated info.
billnchristy wrote:I dont see anywhere an 833 rated player could play but it sounds like a fun concept.
If anyone needs some low ratings let me know.
Grease wrote:I can take on three partners with an average rating of 971
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Colswann1 wrote:I presume that the listing of the rankings is a little more involved than listing the winning five and if busy may cause difficulty sometimes in posting on time. It would just be nice to know about the hold up.
But Allison, a lot of what goes on in here has evolved and then becomes custom and practice with age. I've been in here ages and ranking has been around for yonks, it's a little thin telling new paying members that it's just this ranking custom that has a miss or hit aspect to it.
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Former star Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o told Katie Couric on her syndicated talk show he did not play a part in the dead girlfriend hoax.
"What people don't realize is the same day everyone found out is the same day I found out," Te'o said.
"I didn't lie. I was never asked if I ever met her in person," Te'o said. "The biggest lie I'm sorry for is what I told me dad. He asked if I met her and I told him 'yes.'"
Couric also asked Te'o if there was any truth to the rumor that he concocted a fake girlfriend to cover up being homosexual.
"Are you gay?" Couric asked. "No, far from it. Faaaar from it," Te'o responded.
Couric asked Te'o if he was trying to make himself a "sympathetic figure" with the story. Te'o replied that he only wanted to be an "inspiration" to his fans.
Te'o told Couric that his friends knew that he was purportedly in a relationship with the fake woman, named Lennay Kekua.
"It's been hard, been difficult," the Heisman Trophy runnerup told Couric about the media uproar over the story.
Te'o admitted to Couric he answered questions about his "dead," online girlfriend even after he received a call Dec. 6 from a woman posing as the fake person.
Pressed by Couric to admit that he was in on the deception, the All-American said he was convinced the woman he knew as Lennay died in September. Te'o claims he never met Kekua in person but developed a serious relationship with her through phone calls and electronic messages.
"Katie, put yourself in my situation. I ... my whole world told me that she died on Sept. 12. Everybody knew that. This girl, who I committed myself to, died on Sept. 12," Te'o told Couric. A segment of the interview with Te'o and his parents was broadcast Wednesday on "Good Morning America."
"Now I get a phone call on Dec. 6, saying that she's alive and then I'm going be put on national TV two days later. And to ask me about the same question. You know, what would you do?" Te'o said.
Asked why he never went to meet Lennay in the hospital after she was in a car accident, Te'o said logistics didn't allow for him to see her.
Couric told Te'o that she reviewed phone records that verified that he had long phone conversations with Lennay.
After Kekua came out of a coma and was diagnosed with leukemia, Te'o said, "How could all this happen to one person?"
Couric played voicemail recordings of Lennay, and Te'o told Couric the voicemails sounded like a woman and not Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, the purported mastermind behind the hoax.
The Heisman Trophy finalists made at least three references to his girlfriend in media interviews after Dec. 6, including during ESPN's Heisman presentation show on Dec. 8.
Couric asked Te'o why he didn't tell anyone that he had received a phone call Dec. 6 from Kekua, who supposedly had died in December.
"Is this real, is there blackmail, is this a sick joke?" Te'o's father, Brian Te'o, told Couric about his fears after hearing that Kekua was alive.
Te'o's mother, Ottilia Te'o, told Couric she was "proud of his character. It hurts to see his character and his name being portrayed as someone who's not honest."
"The greatest joy in any child's life is to make their parents proud and the greatest pain is to see your parents hurt because of what you did," Manti Te'o told Couric.
Te'o's father defended his son when Couric pointed out that many people don't believe the Irish star, suspecting he used the situation for personal gain.
"People can speculate about what they think he is. I've known him 21 years of his life. And he's not a liar. He's a kid," Brian Te'o said with tears in his eyes.
On Tuesday, the woman whose photo was used as the "face" of the Twitter account of Te'o's supposed girlfriend says the man allegedly behind the hoax confessed and apologized to her.
Diane O'Meara told NBC's "Today" show that Tuiasosopo used pictures of her without her knowledge in creating Lennay Kekua.
Tuiasosopo has not commented on the scheme.
"Only in these times do you realize who's in your corner, who actually loves you, who's always been there," Te'o said.
Couric asked if Te'o was worried if the controversy would affect his NFL draft status, to which Te'o replied, "I don't know. As far as my draft status, I hope good happens, but as long as my family is OK, then I'm OK."
The top FBI agent in northern Indiana said authorities don't believe a crime was committed, so there is no investigation.
"I don't think there was any financial harm to Mr. Te'o," said Robert Ramsey, FBI supervisory special agent for northern Indiana. "There was no federal violation regarding the Internet hoax perpetrated against Mr. Te'o."
If there had been a crime, it would fall under federal jurisdiction, he said.


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TAMPA, Fla. — Perhaps we were reading the situation with a blur of sentimentality. Iowa does the "Swarm" thing at the end of every game. Senior linebacker James Morris often gathers it together.
After the Hawkeyes' 21-14 loss to No. 14 Louisiana State in Wednesday's Outback Bowl, Morris took the high ground and held everyone up to wait for the stragglers. There were stragglers. The game, played before an announced crowd of 51,296 at Raymond James Stadium, ended with Iowa throwing the ball around the field, doing the deadman's desperation lateral.
Iowa (8-5) was called for a penalty while trying to substitute, so the play already was dead. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz worked referee Greg Burks, but Iowa's fate was sealed. LSU (10-3) danced on the Outback logo, and Iowa saddled up the Swarm.
"Because it was our last game as the 2013-2014 Hawkeyes, I just wanted to make sure we had everybody in the Swarm, because sometimes there are stragglers," said Morris, who became just the sixth player in Iowa history to record 400 career tackles. "I was in position where I could see guys coming in.
"It wasn't a 'Braveheart' speech or anything like that."
This wasn't some big, dramatic moment. The Hawkeyes weren't that kind of team this season. This was a team that tried to do everything it could right. Coming off 4-8, that's all it could do. That was its immediate goal and something so ingrained that there it was after a numbing defeat, trying to get the Swarm together.
Coach Kirk Ferentz's voice cracked a few times during the postgame. Through a coach's eye, this probably was a team that was easy to love.
"To be around this football team . . . it's been a really great group of guys to work with," Ferentz said. "The guys have played hard, competed hard with every step."
That said, whatever it was that guided Iowa to a 5-3 record in the Big Ten and a total turnaround from 4-8, LSU smothered.
LSU running back Jeremy Hill won the game's MVP honors with 216 yards and two TDs on 28 carries. The 6-2, 235-pounder burst through the right side of Iowa's defense for 42 yards on the game's first play. LSU opened the game with 12 straight rushing plays and took a 7-0 lead on quarterback Anthony Jennings' 2-yard sneak.
Hill had back-to-back runs of 28 and 20 before breaking tackles on a 38-yard TD run to give LSU a 21-7 lead with 2:02 left in the game.
"We probably would've gone with 13 or 14 straight running plays, but I think we scored at 12," LSU coach Les Miles said. "I think we realized there were some advantages right there and we didn't want to go away from them."
Jennings replaced Zach Mettenberger after Mettenberger suffered a torn ACL in the Tigers' season finale. The passing game was a struggle for him. He was off-target on a few open receivers and finished 7 of 19 for 82 yards.
Hill and LSU's O-line was enough. Iowa went into the Outback having allowed just three 100-yard rushers all season. Hill's 216 is the first 200-yard rushing performance allowed by Iowa's defense since Michigan State's Tico Duckett went for 248 in 2000.
There was one play where Hill got under defensive tackle Carl Davis' pads and pushed him back a few yards. That was LSU's running back getting push on a 315-pound defensive tackle.
"I didn't feel like we were getting knocked off the ball," Davis said. "I didn't feel like we were getting to the seams we needed to. I felt like we played run fits, we just had to get off blocks better."
The Tigers pinned Iowa's offense, as in a professional wrestling pin. It held the Hawkeyes to the mat — Iowa's 233 yards total offense was a season low, yes, fewer yards than against Michigan State — for the three full seconds — it was the second fewest passing yards (157) — for the pin.
The Hawkeyes converted just one third down while falling behind 14-0 in the first half. Iowa's two TD drives were three plays for 1 yards (a 2-yard run by Mark Weisman) and two plays for 4 yards (a 4-yard TD pass from C.J. Beathard to wide receiver Kevonte Martin-Manley).
LSU dominated the line of scrimmage. Iowa couldn't buck the Tigers off (you know, like in professional wrestling).
"They played us a little bit differently than maybe we had seen," Ferentz said. "We adjusted a little bit, but they're a tough defensive ballclub. They've got a lot of good players and they played well."
Quarterback Jake Rudock had the sprained left knee that he injured in the season finale at Nebraska flare up. Beathard replaced him in the fourth quarter.
There simply was no one scheme, spark or rhythm that Iowa's offense could find to combat LSU. It took strong safety John Lowdermilk's 71-yard interception return — Iowa retained possession even though he dropped the ball before crossing the goal line for an apparent TD — and Jordan Cotton's 96-yard kick return to set up both Iowa's TDs.
Iowa didn't break. It was an acorn in the Tigers' palm. LSU couldn't break it.
Not even at the end. LSU won and celebrated. Iowa knew it and swarmed up. In the end, this team knew what it was. The seniors hoped it help steer it off the rocky shore that was 2012.
Iowa made the incremental improvement. It made it to Florida. It threw punches, but got pinned by a more talented team in the bowl game.
"Our record speaks for itself," Morris said. "We're 8-5. We're not the best team in the history of Iowa football, but we're better than 4-8. We're 8-5 and every time we went out there, we tried to do our best.
"It didn't always happen for us, but we played hard just tried to honor the fans, the coaches and each other."
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Christian Horner is adamant Sebastian Vetel will attack as he sets out to minimises the damage from his qualifying penalty...
Christian Horner is adamant Sebastian Vetel will attack as he sets out to minimises the damage from his qualifying penalty.
Vettel will start Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from the very back of the grid after his RB8, which he stopped out on track after qualifying instead of returning to the pits, was found to be short of the one litre of fuel required for the FIA tests.
The penalty is a blow to the Championship leader's titles hopes as he is beginning 24th compared to rival Fernando Alonso's sixth place. Vettel, though, does have a 13-point cushion over the Ferrari driver.
"We'll attack the race, and I'm sure Sebastian will demonstrate to everybody why he's a great racing driver," said Horner.
"He's come from the back and produced great races before, and I've no doubt he can do it again. If he manages to get into the points it will be a great achievement.
"We saw Mark [Webber] in Suzuka come from 20 seconds behind the field to finish in the points, so there's no reason why Sebastian cannot salvage something."
The Red Bull team boss revealed that Vettel handled the news of his penalty with grace even though the team is baffled as to why there wasn't the mandatory one litre in the car, which had stopped due to the a different reason.
"When we told him about the penalty he was remarkably calm," Horner said.
"He dealt with it and said 'out of a negative comes a positive', so now he'll be maximum attack.
"But it's a fair decision. The rules dictate a litre of fuel has to be provided without removal of bodywork or manipulating the car.
"We've no doubt the fuel is in the cell according to what Renault have told us. They are convinced the rest of the fuel is in the tank, but you can't dismantle the cell to give a sample.
"We need to get into the fuel cell to understand what happened. It's a frustrating scenario.
"The car will be worked on tonight, then we should have a better understanding and hopefully a cure for tomorrow.
"We're working with Renault. They're happy with the margins, happy with the amount of fuel that should be in the car."


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Proposed action and name of the program
A proposer with a small revision should consult the associate vice chancellor on the method of communication for approval; it is possible to make the request for revision in memo format to save paper. Check with the associate vice chancellor for details in completing the following format and processing the proposal.
1.1 Exact Designation. If the proposal is for a revision to a major, state degree designation and title of the major. If proposal is for a new concentration in an existing program, state title of concentration, followed by the degree designation and the title of the program involved. If the proposal is for a new submajor, or to revise a submajor, state the kind of program (minor, course sequence) and title.
1.2 Department or Functional Equivalent. For a revision to a major program, indicate that the revision is proposed by the Program Director and program committee. For a minor, name the sponsoring department.
1.3 College or Functional Equivalent.
1.4 University: University of Wisconsin-Stout
2.1 Rationale for Change. State why this change is being made. Describe how the change serves UW-Stout's Special Mission and academic plan. Describe how this program will interface with closely related programs at UW-Stout and add to their strengths. Describe any special strengths and/or unique features of the proposed program or revision.
2.2 Statement of Program Objectives. State the objectives of the program. For revisions, state the previously approved objectives and also note how this revision will change or add to the objectives.
3.1 Intended Student Market. Is the new curriculum designed to provide an option to students currently attracted to the institution or to attract new students who would not otherwise enroll at UW-Stout? Explain.
3.2 Anticipated Enrollment. Indicate the anticipated enrollment and number of students expected to complete the program in each of the first four years of operation of the program. Estimates may be expressed as ranges (e.g., 10-15).
3.3 Past Enrollment (for revisions only). Give headcount enrollment and numbers of graduates from this program for the past four years.
4.1 Course Listing. In all proposals submitted on this format, list the courses in the proposed curriculum. Mark new courses with an asterisk. Indicate the total number of credits required to complete the program. Include prerequisites of all required courses in the course listing, and in the total credits. Show current courses (before revision) and all changes as shown on sample sheets following this format.
Proposals for revisions to major programs should first describe the major without concentration, designating the courses which make up the general education core and the professional component. If the major includes concentrations, each concentration should then be described.
Proposals for addition of a new concentration, or for revision of only one of several existing concentrations, should include the description of the degree without concentration, but may limit the description of other concentrations in the program to a list of titles, provided that the previous curriculum revision was prepared in this format. If a different format was used in the previous revision, course lists for all concentrations should be included even if only one concentration is being changed or added.
5.1 Will the proposed program revision result in cost savings or an increase? If the latter, describe in appropriate detail the program costs that would be added as a result of the proposed change, including such costs as personnel, capital equipment, library resources, and supplies.