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Agenda: WS-Policy WG Teleconference 22 - 2007-01-03 The phone number to use for the WS-Policy WG F2F is documented on the WG's administrative home page: http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/policy/admin#phone Participants are invited to join IRC channel #ws-policy as documented on the WG's administrative home page. Please register with Zakim: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/member-ws-policy/2006Aug/0012.html 1. Roll call and selection of secretary, Chair a) Scribe List: Glen Daniels (scribe for Jan 3) Jong Lee Dimitar Angelov Sanjiva Weerawarana Ruchith Fernando Jeffrey Crump Tom Jordahl Vladislav Bezrukov ---------------------- Jeff Mischkinsky William Henry Prasad Yendluri Abbie Barbir Anthony Nadalin Ashok Malhotra Daniel Roth Sergey Beryozkin Charlton Barreto Sanka Samaranayake Frederick Hirsch Fabian Ritzmann David Orchard Toufic Boubez Yakov Sverdlov Felix Sasaki Ümit Yalçinalp Asir Vedamuthu Maryann Hondo Dale Moberg Chris Ferris Mark Little Monica Martin b) Scribe FAQ (Updated) Member only: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/member-ws-policy/2006Oct/0001.html 2. Review and approval of previous minutes, Chair http://www.w3.org/2006/12/20-ws-policy-minutes.html 3. Future WG meetings, Chair a) Next distributed meeting is Wed Jan 10 - Chair is Paul Cotton. b) Please make your plans for attending the F2F in Jan, hosted by BEA in San Francisco. http://www.w3.org/2007/01/ws-policy-f2f-logistics.html Status: Registration closes on Fri Jan 5. c) Future meetings http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/policy/admin#meetings 4. Editorial team report a) ACTION-172 Produce a proposal for resolving issue 4041 by January 10 Editors b) Documents for review for F2F meeting 5. Review action items, Chair Open action items - Member only: http://www.w3.org/2005/06/tracker/wspolicy/actions/open ACTION-166 Help drive the publication of the WD Primer and FPWD Guidelines drafts, by Dec 21 Felix Sasaki Status: In progress. ACTION-170 Work with Monica on a concrete proposal for changes to the Primer to accomodate the general sense of the proposal in issue 4069 Asir Vedamuthu DONE. See: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Dec/0081.html ACTION-171 Raise this technical issue (form of the portType/operation/message designator) with jonathan Paul Cotton ACTION-172 Produce a proposal for resolving issue 4041 by January 10 Editors ACTION-173 Add the change proposal to Issue 4045 Christopher Ferris ACTION-174 See what XPointer are in line with WSDL and syntax David Orchard ACTION-175 Open an issue related to operations with the same name. Fabian Ritzmann ACTION-176 Revise proposal to accommodate Chris Ferris\\\\' ideas. Umit to assist. Issue 3953. Coordinate with MaryAnn and Chris Ferris. Frederick Hirsch 6. Last Call Reviews from other WGs a) C14N 1.1 Last Call review announcement, XML Core WG http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/chairs/2006OctDec/0109.html Paul's previous review from Oct 2006: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Oct/0142 Status: Paul is trying to determine if the Last Call documents have changed from the WDs he reviewed in Oct. 7. Last Call Framework and Attachment Issues a) ISSUE 4069: Updating References for Use of xml:id http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=4069 See note from Asir: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Dec/0041.html ACTION-170 Work with Monica on a concrete proposal for changes to the Primer to accomodate the general sense of the proposal in issue 4069 Asir Vedamuthu DONE. See: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Dec/0081.html 8. Primer Doc Issues a) ACTION-152 Review 4.4.8 with respect to the addition of the ignorable attribute ("treasure island") due December 1, David Orchard DONE. See: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Dec/0070.html Status: David outlined his proposal at the Dec 20 meeting. The WG has until Jan 3 to decide if it should be adopted. b) (NEW) ISSUE 4041: Update primer to mention ignorable as needed, Frederick http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=4041 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Dec/0026.html ACTION-172 Produce a proposal for resolving issue 4041 by January 10 Editors c) [NEW ISSUE] 4103 Questionable use of Contoso Ltd in Primer, Chris Ferris http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=4103 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Dec/0077.html 9. Guidelines issues a) 3953 - Remove language that use of security policy assertions forces nested assertions for other domains, Frederick http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=3953 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Nov/0039.html Status: Frederick's update proposal against more recent Guidelines doc: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Dec/0008.html ACTION-163 Work with Frederick to draft an example of the RM and security composition requiring nesting Umit Yalcinalp 2006-12-13 DONE. See: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Dec/0066.html ACTION-176 Revise proposal to accommodate Chris Ferris\\\\' ideas. Umit to assist. Issue 3953. Coordinate with MaryAnn and Chris Ferris. Frederick Hirsch b) 3979 Clarify the guidance in section 5.9.1 on referencing policy expressions, Dan Roth http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=3979 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Nov/0104.html ACTION-164 Try to write up alternative text that takes into consideration today\\'s discussion on issue 3979 DONE. See: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Dec/0071.html c) ISSUE 4072: Statements not relevant to assertion design, Dan http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=4072 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Dec/0046.html Fabian's response: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Dec/0063.html d) ISSUE 4073: Free standing statements, Asir http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=4073 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Dec/0049.html e) ISSUE 4074: Collection of unclear Guidance or text issues, Dan http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=4074 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Dec/0053.html f) ISSUE 4040: [Guidelines] Update guidelines to include discussion of ignorable, Frederick http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=4040 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Dec/0025.html g) 3978 Clarify if Section 7 on defining new policy attachment mechanisms is necessary, Dan Roth http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=3978 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Nov/0102.html Maryann's response: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Nov/0131.html h) 3989 Suggested format for the Guidelines document., Asir http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=3989 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Nov/0113.html Maryann's response: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Nov/0132.html Asir: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Nov/0139.html Umit: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Nov/0141.html i) 3988 Section 8 doesn't illustrate how to design an assertion., Asir http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=3988 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Nov/0112.html Email discussion thread: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Dec/0000.html j) ISSUE 4035: [ Guidelines] Section 2 should account for interop impact of non-wire or one-party assertions and ignorable property http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=4035 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Dec/0007.html k) ISSUE (4074): [Guidelines] Collection of unclear Guidance or text issues, Dan http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=4074 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Dec/0053.html l) 3981 What is the relevance of Section 4 'Authoring Styles' to policy assertion design?, Asir http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=3981 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Nov/0107.html n) 3986 Parameters vs. Nested Policy decision at the Domain Level?, Asir http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=3986 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Nov/0110.html m) 3987 Section 5.9 - Lifecycle of Assertions?, Asir http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=3987 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Nov/0111.html o) 3990 Content in Section 5.7 is unclear, Dan Roth http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=3990 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Nov/0114.html 10. WSDL11 Element Identifiers a) Dec Editor's Draft: http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/~checkout~/2006/ws/policy/wsdl11elementidentifiers.html See note from David: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Dec/0048.html b) ACTION-156 OPEN Respond to 1.1 element names topic Ashok Malhotra DONE. See: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Nov/0128.html ACTION-171 Raise this technical issue (form of the portType/operation/message designator) with jonathan Paul Cotton Ashok raised the matter with the WSDL WG. See thread starting at: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Dec/0058.html c) ISSUE 4045: Scoping WSDL1.1 identifiers to WS-Pol Att defined attachment points http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=4045 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Dec/0031.html ACTION-173 Add the change proposal to Issue 4045 Christopher Ferris d) 'Canonical form for WSDL 1.1 Element Identifiers', Paul http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Dec/0028.html ACTION-174 See what XPointer are in line with WSDL and syntax David Orchard e) Support for operations with the same name, Fabian http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Dec/0065.html ACTION-175 Open an issue related to operations with the same name. Fabian Ritzmann 11. Any other business 12. Adjourn Paul Cotton, Microsoft Canada 17 Eleanor Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K2E 6A3 Tel: (613) 225-5445 Fax: (425) 936-7329 mailto:email@example.com
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Now, they say, Google is focused on the enterprise.
But some users and industry analysts attending Google I/O here this week said they didn't see evidence of a business focus at the developer conference.
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More than 7,000 developers, industry analysts and press attended Google's annual conference to hear about what the company is working on.
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"I really didn't feel like the enterprise was the star of the show," said Chris Plachta, an Android developer who works for a Chicago-based Fortune 500 company. "But I did see some improvements in some of the enterprise offerings, like Android for Work. And I see many of the new cloud offerings could make their way into the enterprise."
On the other hand, it was somewhat frustrating for a developer who works for a large company not to hear much news about what Google is doing for the enterprise, he said.
"At Google I/O, we get to see so many awesome new innovations, and there are so many things that I would like to start using immediately, but if Google doesn't make it easy to either integrate with or replace what many large businesses currently have, it makes it difficult to convince the business why it's worthwhile… They're still mainly focused on the consumer."
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Just about everything Google does, according to Sheth, is enterprise-related.
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Even Google Home, a smart device designed to do voice-controlled searches, play music, control entertainment and order pizza, is a technology that could one day be reworked for the enterprise, allowing workers to do hands-free searches and give commands to other devices, Sheth said.
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"Ten years ago, we were building for the consumer, and then if something could be pushed into the enterprise, then that's what they did," he said. "[Today], we're building platforms for the enterprise and for consumers. Within Chrome, we probably put more emphasis on enterprise than consumer because that's where the market is."
To Patrick Moorhead, an analyst with Moor Insights & Strategy, Google is still heavily focused on the consumer with much less of its vision going to the enterprise.
"I'm thinking it's still 90/10 consumer over enterprise," he said. "Look at where they put the weight of their announcements and the number of launches and products and services they have in the consumer business."
He added that the opening keynote from CEO Sindar Pinchai was focused heavily on the consumer.
"That set the stage for the entire show," Moorhead said. "Allo. Knock Knock. Virtual reality. It was all consumer. There were no major announcements made for business at the [company's] largest annual developer show."
However, Moorheard and others agree that Google is developing products and services for the enterprise in such area as the cloud, Chrome and Google Docs.
Dan Olds, an analyst with The Gabriel Consulting Group, said he expects to see Google turn more and more to the enterprise.
"I think Google probably sees the enterprise as the next mountain for them to climb," Olds said. "They've pretty much conquered the consumer market or, at least, have gained the lion's share of the attention, mindshare, and revenue… When a company gets as large as Google is, it gets harder to find new opportunities that are large enough to move the needle when it comes to revenue and profit. The enterprise market is one of those opportunities for Google."

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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Duggar #18 Turns 4
28 comments:
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2012 at 4:25 AM
Happy Birthday, Jordyn! You are such a precious girl and cute as a button. I hope you have a fun-filled day in which all your birthday dreams come true!ReplyDelete
- Jessica S.December 18, 2012 at 5:28 AM
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- AnonymousDecember 18, 2012 at 7:22 AM
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- AnonymousDecember 18, 2012 at 11:51 AM
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This is my first time writing. Jordyn, have the happiest of birthdays and all of God's blessings be yours!! This is off topic, but I just noticed there is no picture of Jinger in the group of pics at the beginning of the blog... funny I never noticed before. Thanks Lily and Ellie for this blog!! Much love you you and the Duggar family!!!! Debbie C.ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousDecember 18, 2012 at 2:19 PM
Aww, hope Jordyn has a great birthday! I felt sorry for her as a baby, since her mommy was sick with her pregnancy shortly after Jordyn's birth, and then needing to deal so much with her baby sis.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2012 at 2:59 PM
Happy happy happy happy happy birthday sweet Jordyn!ReplyDelete
- Libby D.December 18, 2012 at 3:12 PM
Happy Birthday Jordyn!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2012 at 3:21 PM
Happy Birthday!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2012 at 3:22 PM
Happy Birthday!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2012 at 4:13 PM
Happy b'day JordynReplyDelete
May God bless you on u'r special day
Grown up way to fast
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2012 at 5:23 PM
Hi JordynReplyDelete
Wishing you a birthday filled with love, fun and peace.
God Bless You Jordyn
Collins Family
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2012 at 6:38 PM
Happy birthday!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2012 at 7:18 PM
Happy Birthday Jordyn!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2012 at 8:09 PM
Happy birthday Jordyn Grace.ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday Jordyn Grace, you have the smile of an angel. May the Lord bless and guide you every day in the years ahead.ReplyDelete
God's bessings to all the Duggar Family.
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2012 at 9:00 PM
Happy Birthday Jordyn!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 19, 2012 at 12:55 PM
Happy 4th Birthday Jordyn! I hope you have a great one!ReplyDelete
God bless!
Don't Quit!!
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Happy bday miss Jordyn-Grace!!!! Last year of "babyhood" really!!! You're an amazing big sister to Josie!!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday Jordyn! You look just like you big sissy Jana...ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousDecember 27, 2012 at 4:12 PM
How fitting that there are 18 photos :) Hard to believe that it's been four years since she made her TV debut as well as entering the family. I know they take the older ones out for lunch, but do they do that with the younger ones as well?ReplyDelete
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text: Do We Really Need Car Touch Screens What started out as a way to view your car's rear view camera soon started displaying everything from your radio, temperature controls and everything in between. They're in almost every new car on the market, and their prominence is only going to increase in the coming years. But do we really need car touch screens?The answer, it turns out, is a resounding yes… and no.On the one hand, car touch screens make it easier than ever to control your car's various systems. You can change the music, turn on the AC, and even adjust your seats without ever taking your hands off the wheel.On the other hand, car touch screens can be dangerously distracting. Especially if you are not that familiar with where all the controls are. It can take your eyes off the road for vital seconds that could mean the difference between life and death.While touchscreen displays can be distracting, many car manufacturers are trying to design them in a way that minimizes driver distraction. Some features that are being implemented include:- touch screens that can disappear into the dashboard- voice controls- heads-up displays that project images onto the windshield- gesture controlsUltimately, it is up to the driver to decide if a car touch screen is right for them. If you can use it without taking your eyes off the road, then it can be a valuable asset. But if you find yourself constantly fumbling with the controls, it might be best to stick with good old-fashioned buttons and knobs. Posted 10/05/2022 in Car Buying Tips


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The Duomo in Florence at night. I just arrived and it had just stopped raining.
Italy 2010
Looking over the Arno toward the Ponte Vecchio in Florence.
Part of the facade on the Duomo in Florence. The facade was added in the late 19th century.
The entrance to the Duomo.
Doors to the Baptistery in Florence by Ghiberti - Michelangelo called these the "Doors of Paradise". Unfortunately, these are reproductions, the originals are in the Duomo Museum in Florence.
One of the many shops inside the central market of Florence. We stopped here on our food tour.
Boiled veal with spicy pepper sause (red) and another unknown sauce (green).
Another stop on our food tour. Here, we tried balsamic vinegars, cheeses, and olive oils.
Our wine tasting.


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Planets position on 28th November 2013 at 09:15am at Mumbai
Planetary Aspects
Sun sextiles Moon. Mars sextiles Jupiter. Mercury sextiles Mars, trines Jupiter and opposite ketu.
Jupiter opposite Venus. Venus trines Mars and opposite Jupiter. Saturn Trines Jupiter.
Day: Thursday
Tithi: Krishna Dasami
Nakshatra: U.Phalguni
Yoga: Priti
Karana: Vishti
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HARRISBURG, Pa. – Penn State's costs for legal fees, consultants and public relations firms hired to help deal with the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal have reached nearly $17 million.
The university said it has spent almost $16.8 million through June 30.
Nearly $10 million of that went to seven firms for what Penn State calls internal investigation and crisis communications. Nearly $4 million went for university legal services and defense.
The university is also facing lawsuits from Sandusky's accusers while the NCAA leveled a $60 million fine against the school in July.
The school says the costs for the legal defense and public relations are not paid by student tuition, taxpayer funds or donations. It says the costs will be covered by insurance policies or interest payments on loans it makes.


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Published 12:00 am Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Super Bowl week is beginning to resemble one of those family reunions where your crazy uncle says something outrageous, but just true enough to spark a discussion worth having.
Two years ago, it was Steelers linebacker James Harrison ripping the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell for excessive fines on the violent hits that were his specialty, and generally trying to make the game too safe. "We'll lay a pillow down where I'm going to tackle them," he said mockingly at one point, "so they don't hit the ground too hard, Mr. Goodell."
This time around, the provocateur was Bernard Pollard, the Ravens' notoriously punishing safety. Covering much of the same ground Harrison had, Pollard said he didn't think the NFL would be around in 30 years because rule changes designed to make it even safer would eventually drive away fans — if something tragic didn't hasten the game's end even sooner.
"The only thing I'm waiting for … and, Lord, I hope it doesn't happen … is a guy dying on the field," Pollard told CBSSports.com.
It may be easy to dismiss a handful of players' exaggerated views, but the notion that the NFL is in real trouble — as well as football at every level from Pop Warner up — isn't as hard a sell as it seems.
Sure, the game has never been more popular. The league is taking in nearly $10 billion annually, breaking its own record TV telecasts almost on a weekly basis, and could repeat the feat again Sunday in New Orleans, when the 49ers tee it up against the Ravens. But just a few weeks later, arguments are scheduled to begin in Philadelphia in one lawsuit brought on behalf of former players and their families contending that the league failed to warn them about the dangers of concussions and then concealed those risks even in the face of mounting evidence. And that's just one of several pending legal actions piling up outside Goodell's office door.
Yet even all those lawsuits combined may not represent the most serious threat to the NFL's existence long term.
"The plaintiffs are facing a huge uphill battle, and that's me speaking as a lawyer," said attorney Robert Boland, who teaches sports law at New York University's Tisch Center, and has worked previously as an agent. "Obviously, the publicity generated by the concussion issues is big, but I don't think the same is true in terms of legal liability. This is a collectively bargained issue for the most part and while the NFL is the biggest target — it has the deepest pockets — courts are likely to take a very narrow view of what responsibility it's facing. It may well be the case where the NFL wins in the courts very quickly, then has to find a way to be sensitive to the very real dangers that exist as part of the game.
"The concussion issue is forcing people to choose sides and yet the real challenge, I think, will be holding together the coalition that made the game so popular — players, coaches, parents and fans. There's already a bar for young players to get into the game; the cost of equipment, the staffing it requires, and if the insurers get nervous and drive up the costs even further, that might be the biggest short-term threat. Nothing has shown up yet," Boland added, "but anybody taking the long view has to be looking at the present and saying, `It could.' "
President Obama tackled that issue in a recent interview with The New Republic, saying that he anticipated the less exciting pro game that guys like Harrison and Pollard envisioned as safety concerns change the way it's played. What really worried him, though, was whether those changes at the top would filter down to the lower levels of the sport soon enough.
"I'm a big football fan, but I have to tell you if I had a son, I'd have to think long and hard before I let him play football," Obama said.
"I tend to be more worried about college players than NFL players in the sense that the NFL players have a union. They're grown men. They can make some of these decisions on their own, and most of them are well-compensated for the violence they do to their bodies," he added. "You read some of these stories about college players who undergo some of these same problems with concussions and so forth and then have nothing to fall back on. That's something that I'd like to see the NCAA think about."
Don't expect action from the NCAA anytime soon, but the NFL and its players' union may not have the luxury of time. A quick sampling of comments during media day showed many players still favor the status quo, risks and all.
"That's what we all know coming into the game," 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith said. "We all signed up for it. It's not like we signed up and thought we were going to play tennis, you know?"
His coach, one-time NFL quarterback Jim Harbaugh, took that cavalier attitude a step further, when asked to respond to the president's remarks.
"Well, I have a 4-month-old — almost, soon-to-be 5-month-old — son, Jack Harbaugh, and if President Obama feels that way, then (there will) be a little less competition for Jack Harbaugh when he gets older," Harbaugh chuckled. "That's the first thing that jumps into my mind, if other parents are thinking that way."
Keep in mind that the NFL's nightmare scenario played out on a football field an hour from Boston only a few months ago. In a Pop Warner game between longtime rivals, five kids between the ages of 10 and 12 were concussed, all on the losing team, three in the first quarter and the last one on the final play. Not everyone is convinced there's enough time to wait for Goodell and the union to sort out the legal battles and work together to advance the safety issue.
"I think it's being taken seriously, but as far as young people starting to play, we need better and smarter instruction than ever before," said former Saints quarterback Archie Manning, who's enlisted his famous sons, Peyton and Eli, to help run his annual quarterbacking camp. "We've got to bring some attention to bear right away, especially how we teach tackling and the rest of the physical components of the game.
"You only get so many chances and we've let a lot slip past. We can't afford too many more misses," he said finally, "We've got to get it right."
Jim Litke is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitke(at)ap.org and follow him at Twitter.com/JimLitke.


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A Dutch SuccessTuesday, May 7, 2002
Quick! In 15 letters, what's the word for a nearly century-old game that daily captivates countless millions all around the world?
Answer: Crossword Puzzle. Write it anyway you wish - across, down, or both - it is perhaps the world's most popular leisure-time activity, surpassing bongo, bridge, chess and checkers. And unlike most addictions, filling in the blank spaces of a crossword puzzle is legal, harmless to the health and non-fattening. No partner, dealer or bookie is needed. And when finished, the puzzler has won nothing except for a short, private bliss of time spent poring over and plodding through a world of arcane or alternate word meanings.
Puzzles seem to be as old as mankind itself. We know now that word puzzles were constructed and solved in the clamorous agoras of ancient Greece and along the shaded loggia of Imperial Rome. We have read that the Monks of the Middle Ages found solace in doing word puzzles, even leaving hand-written anagrams in the margins of illuminated vellum Gospels.
The poems of the Renaissance often contained puzzles. But it was not until 1913 that the first crossword puzzle was devised. Called "Word Cross," it appeared on the "Fun Page" of the December 21st issue of the New York World. Now nearly every newspaper and many magazines the world over are dedicated to keeping this past-time alive and well.
Precursor of a New Type of Puzzle World?
One publisher seems to have hit a new type of puzzler's nerve, both in print and via the Internet. It all started in 1998 when Holland-based VNU Tijdschriften (which last year became a division of the giant Finnish publishing company Sanoma) discovered a picture puzzle concept that had recently become popular in Japan and thought to try it out in Holland. The first step was to introduce such puzzles into some of the company's existing magazines throughout Benelux. And, were they ever popular! So much so that VNU started a new bi-monthly, 40-pager, called Japanse Puzzels and was soon selling 25,000 copies at Euro 2.70 each.
Then in mid-2000, the publisher tried out some extra large puzzles within its first puzzle magazine and they, too, proved immensely popular. So VNU quickly started a standalone title, Japanse Puzzels XXL, for those fans interested in oversized puzzles. And this newer title, also a bi-monthly and alternating with its smaller-formatted family member, already sells around 20,000 copies per issue at an enlarged price of Euro 3.61.
An Internet Success Too
VNU, has recently been successful in building an Internet site for its ever-growing legion of puzzle maniacs. Since January 2001, the publisher has been operating a popular site called ConceptisPuzzles/TheArtofLogic (www.Conceptistech.com/partners-sanoma.asp). As other titles, such as Japanse Puzzels in Kleur (in color) and Logimix (puzzles solved by logic), they have also been put on the Internet for an even broader audience to enjoy and solve by mouse.
About the author
Jay Melvin is the Director of International Affairs Magazine Publishers of America. As MPA's counselor for International affairs, Melvin serves as principal liaison with the association's International publishers and editors in 28 countries. He also writes the MPA's popular Newsletter of International Publishing (NIP).
Reprinted with permission
Originally published in World of Magazines, January 2001.
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CRS: Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 109th Congress, December 7, 2006
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Title: Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 109th Congress
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Author(s): Andorra Bruno, Ruth Ellen Wasem, Alison Siskin, and Blas Nunez-Neto, Domestic Social Policy Division; Michael John Garcia, Stephen R. Vina, and Mikyung Lee, American Law Division; and Karma Ester, Knowledge Services Group
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- The 109th Congress has enacted some border security-related provisions. P.L. 109-295, the FY2007 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, includes border tunnel provisions like those in S. 2611, as well as other enforcementrelated provisions. P.L. 109-367 includes border fencing provisions similar to those in H.R. 4437. In addition, the House has passed other bills with border security and enforcement-related provisions (H.R. 4830, H.R. 6094, H.R. 6095, H.R. 6160, H.R. 6162). The 109th Congress also has enacted limited provisions on temporary and permanent employment-based immigration as part of P.L. 109-13 and P.L. 109-364. Among the other immigration bills that have received action are measures on alien victims of domestic violence (P.L. 109-162, P.L. 109-271, and S. 1197), trafficking in persons (P.L. 109-162, P.L. 109-164, and S. 1197), and refugees (P.L. 109-102 and P.L. 109-149).
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It will be noted that thieves have high chances of success in their special abilities when conditions are favorable for that action. Thieves will therefore gain new abilities requiring greater skill and danger. These will include the ability to climb overhangs, upside down, ventriloquism, powers of distraction, and the ability to mimic voices.Somehow, I never noticed that passage before or, if I did, I don't remember reading it. I'm not sure what I think about their possible inclusion or how their inclusion might have affected my estimation of the thief's place in D&D. Still, this is the first time I've seen a suggestion to expand the thief's skills in old school D&D beyond the thief-acrobat in Unearthed Arcana, but I do find it very intriguing, if only because it reveals avenues for further developing the class that are consonant with its origins rather than pushing it toward the ninja death commando of later editions.
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I remember reading that passage in the Cook Expert set, and being disappointed when I finally looked at the Mentzer Companion rules years later.ReplyDelete
It would have been an interesting take on the thief! I regret that those abilities were not introduced in the Companion rules.
wow-- this made me realize I was still waiting for this-- I guess it's never going to happen?ReplyDelete
I recently read that same section and must have glossed over it as well.ReplyDelete
Very interesting stuff.
Um, yeah. That's why I tried to incorporate them in my B/X Companion project. See my post from earlier today (including design notes):ReplyDelete
I must admit that at levels 16+ those always sounded like pretty underwhelming abilities, to me. Just "hiding" seems more potent than any of those.ReplyDelete
Heh...I remember this passage and was eagerly awaiting the Companion (for the thief abilities, among other things), until my older cousin introduced me to AD&D (and I didn't pick up B/X again until after UA - I never even looked at the Mentzer Basic or Expert until very recently).ReplyDelete
Once again, we're looking at an interesting "what if" from the old days. Does anyone know whether Steve Marsh or Dave Cook have been asked about this topic over at their respective Dragonsfoot Q&A threads?
Verification Word: ponfr (insert Star Trek joke here).
Didn't they introduce something similar for high-level thieves in the Dark Sun setting? I remember something about 14 thief-specific skills including bribery, information gathering and suchlike.ReplyDelete
Nothing uniquely high level in flavour though, just broader options...
Interesting, I just posted about this on Dragonsfoot not a week ago. I find it interesting as well (thread is "B/X Levels to 36," or something similar).ReplyDelete
It seems a lot of great ideas fell by the wayside in later editions. I'm firmly convinced this is why human fighters became the redheaded stepchildren of D&D by second edition. In OD&D, they were the only ones who could apply Dexterity to combat. This had gone away by 1e AD&D but they still got to attack multiple times against low HD creatures. By 2e all they got was weapon specialization, which was a very small benefit compared to clerics, magic users, and thieves.
Sorry, just some general ponderings.
- AnonymousJuly 29, 2009 at 9:06 AM
Yeah, this passage comes up a lot in discussions of B/X, as it's a direction which went unexplored in the BECMI series. It's certainly intriguing.ReplyDelete
Didn't Cook mention in an interview here that the companion book would have taken the game more toward AD&D?ReplyDelete
In any case, I never liked the suggested abilities. Some of them seemed like things that either would be covered with existing skills or should be integrated at lower levels. Why, for instance, should projecting one's voice only happen beyond 14th level? I know the root of this is that if you want to take characters to 36th level you have to give them interesting things along the way, but the way they suggested new thief abilities occurring was almost like at some level the thief starts a new class. However, I don't think most people bother with such high levels anyway.
By the way, James, there's a ninja death commando standing behind you.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 29, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Didn't they introduce something similar for high-level thieves in the Dark Sun setting?ReplyDelete
Was it Dark Sun or was it The Complete Thief? It was one of those 2nd edition products. As I recall, it doubled the list of skills for rogues and included some really interesting ones like minor illusions and detecting magic. I remember ventriloquism was on there as as well.
I have often wished that someone woudl uncover a lost copy of the Moldvay/Cook Companion Rules. :)ReplyDelete


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GSU says McAfee's research facility had unlicensed weapons
The GSU has sent its own press release about the bust at McAfee's residence. According to the release, a joint operation between the GSU, the B.D.F. and the Belize Special Assignments Group (B-SAG) also an arm of the police department conducted a search on the premises of John McAfee, at Tower Hill, Orange Walk District. And a string of illegal activities seem to have been happening.
The property, the site of Belize Ecological Foundation Ltd, consists of nine houses, a shed, a freight container and a warehouse, all enclosed by a perimeter fence with two guard huts at the entrance. According to the GSU, it announced its presence and purpose was to search for drugs and illegal firearms. Two armed guards were observed on the compound, and upon directive immediately surrendered. Simultaneously the houses on the premises were cleared, one of which was serving as a laboratory. Present on the premises at the time were John McAfee, his girlfriend who is a seventeen year old Belizean minor, five security guards. During the search ten firearms—seven, twelve gauge pump action shotguns; one, twelve gauge single action shotgun; one Taurus nine millimetre pistol and one, nine millimetre CZ pistol were found. Five air rifles with scopes resembling sniper rifles that use six point two six millimetre slugs were also found and two hundred and seventy twelve gauge cartridges. Additionally, thirty nine millimetre rounds and twenty point thirty-eight rounds were also taken. According to the GSU, McAfee produced a company firearm licence for all the above firearms except the single action that is licensed to Tyron Morales and the nine millimetre CZ pistol.
Analysts at the Forensic Laboratory, and personnel from the Ministry of Health were taken to inspect the facility and samples of an alleged antibiotic apparently being manufactured at the Laboratory were also taken for analysis. The Ministry of Health has already confirmed that no licence has been granted to McAfee or any of his agents to manufacture antibiotics in Belize. Doing so without a licence is an offence under the Antibiotics Act.
Further investigation led into a query regarding the employment of the security guards. This revealed that only two of the four guards on the premises were licensed to act as security guards.
And in regards to the fatally wounded man's best friend, the GSU says that three of the eleven dogs on the premises attacked and bit one of the officers on his right thigh. The same dog then attacked a B.D.F. soldier who responded by fatally wounded the dog.
At the end of the search, three of the security guards were arrested and charged for "Providing Security Services without a License". While McAfee, who was initially detained and charged for the offences of Kept Unlicensed Firearm and Ammunition, was later released. This aspect is still under investigation as no such licence has yet been found in the records at Police Headquarters.


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Chef Lee Anne Wong (pictured) is the culinary director and editor of the Maker's Mark Recipe Compendium, culinary producer for the "Top Chef" series for five years, and winner of Iron Chef America. She also just re-opened restaurant Vynl in Manhattan. Wong took a break from her media empire to give tips on how to host the best Super Bowl party in town.
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"I think the most important thing for people, regardless of what they will be cooking, is to be prepared and do their meats ahead of time. Get your shopping done on Thursday or Friday. Saturday do your cooking and prepping, so Sunday you're just heating it up. That's one of the key things: not stressing yourself out on game day."
Using Bourbon in the kitchen is a huge trend in the kitchen right now, so here are two of her Bourbon-infused recipes:
Shrimp Cocktail with Maker's Mark Cocktail Sauce:
1 recipe Maker's Mark® cocktail sauce (recipe below)
24 pc. shrimp in shell, u-10
12 cups water
1-1/2 cups dry white wine, such as Riesling
2 lemons juiced
2 bay leaves
10 pieces whole black peppercorn
1 medium onion, peeled, halved and sliced thin 1/4″
1 stalk celery, sliced thin crosswise 1/8″
1 whole leek, washed and sliced thin, white and green
3 medium carrots, peeled, sliced into 1/8″ thick rounds
1/4 cup kosher salt
Lemon wedges, for garnish
- Leaving the shell and tail intact, slice down the back of the shrimp, deveining the shrimp.
- Bring the water, white wine, lemon juice, bay leaves, peppercorns, onion, celery, leek, carrots and kosher salt to a boil in a large pot. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes until the vegetables are soft and the brine is flavorful. Strain through a fine mesh sieve into a new pot, discarding the solids.
- Bring the stock back up to a simmer. Add the shrimp in shell and stir to submerge the shrimp. Remove the pot from the heat and allow the shrimp to poach for 10 minutes or until fully cooked.
- Drain the shrimp and place the shrimp into a large bowl filled with ice. Stir the shrimp with the ice cubes and place the bowl in the freezer until the shrimp have cooled down, about 2-3 minutes.
- Peel the shell from the shrimp, leaving the tail intact. Discard the shells. Serve the shrimp ice cold alongside the Maker's Mark® cocktail sauce, with fresh lemon wedges.
Maker's Mark Cocktail Sauce
Makes 1-1/2 cups
2 tablespoons Maker's Mark® Bourbon, flamed off
1 cup Heinz® Ketchup
1 tablespoon TABASCO® Sauce
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup freshly grated horseradish
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
- Combine all ingredients together in a small bowl. Keep chilled until needed.
These ribs take on their bourbon brine and an exotic barbecue sauce scented with coriander. Finger lickin' good, for real.
Prep Time: 24 hours/day beforehand
Cook Time: 5 hours
Level: Easy.
Serves 4–6
2 cups Makers Mark® Bourbon
1 bunch cilantro – cleaned and roughly chopped
4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1/4 cup fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
1 tablespoon coriander seeds
1 tablespoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon cayenne
1 teaspoon curry powder
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons kosher salt
1 rack of peeled pork spare ribs
3 tablespoons butter
1/2 white onion, peeled and diced 1/2″
1 cup pineapple juice
1 cup tomato juice
1 cup ketchup
1 cup water
Fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish
Fresh red radish, for garnish
- In a large bowl, mix the Maker's Mark®, cilantro, garlic, ginger, garlic, cumin, cayenne, curry, mustard seeds, Dijon and brown sugar and salt until well-combined. Pour into a shallow baking dish. Submerge the full rack of ribs in the marinade and refrigerate over night.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. After 24 hours, remove the ribs, brushing off any excess marinade and spices (reserve the marinade for the barbecue sauce), and place on baking sheet and roast in the oven for 45 minutes. Remove the rack from the oven, wrap the ribs tightly in foil and cool in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours.
- Heat the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the diced onion and cook for 10 minutes, stirring often. Add the marinade liquid and all of its components, the pineapple and tomato juice, ketchup, and water. Cook this mixture for 45 minutes on a medium simmer, stirring occasionally.
- When the ribs have cooled down, slice them in between each bone to separate them from the rack and place in a large mixing bowl. Strain the barbecue sauce through a fine mesh sieve and pour over the ribs, tossing to thoroughly coat them.
- Place the individual ribs in a single layer in an ample-sized baking dish, pouring the excess barbecue sauce over the ribs, and return to the oven. Lower the heat on the oven to 350°F and bake for an additional hour, turning the ribs occasionally to ensure sauce coverage.
- The ribs will be tender and the sauce should glaze the ribs during the baking process. Serve hot with picked cilantro leaves, thinly sliced radishes and Maker's Mark® Bourbon "chilled neat."
Bourbon is a great mixer. It's always good to have a hot drink if it's going to be cold out. Hot toddies or cider are good to go with the food.
All in all, keep it simple, says Wong, because at the end of the day, "the Super Bowl is about great food, but really it's about the Giants kicking Tom Brady's *ss!"
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96 page 8.5x10 inch book containing 96 B&W Pic-a-Pix puzzles in very easy to very hard difficulty levels.
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It's now possible to paint pictures as pretty as any by Monet or van Gogh without even having to pick up a brush-just use your mind! Put those logic skills to use on these paint-doku puzzles from the mind-boggling geniuses at Conceptis Puzzles. Puzzle lovers start with blank canvases that have numbered rows and columns; these numbers are the key to determining which squares to shade in. When solvers have cracked the code, they'll have "painted" an octopus, Albert Einstein's portrait, a Brazilian carnival celebration, and more.
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New Kuhn Gyrorake
Published on Tue, 06/15/2010 - 2:10pm
Kuhn North America, Inc., of Brodhead, Wisconsin, is excited to announce the release of a new Gyrorake, the GA 8121. This new model is well suited for farm operations that bale large quantities of dry hay and are looking for larger working widths of 24' 3" to 26' 3".
The central-delivery rake design creates ideal windrows for round or large square balers, with windrow width adjustments from 4' 7" to 6' 7" to perfectly match the baler pickup heads. "3D" rotor articulation allows the rotor to precisely follow field contours, providing the cleanest possible raking. The tricycle undercarriage has four wheels that are located as close to the tines as possible, ensuring accurate tine-height control around the raking circumference. Each tine reacts to changes in the field surface more quickly and with greater precision than traditional "2D" bogie-axle undercarriage systems. Fully-enclosed, grease-filled gearboxes have time-proven reliability and are practically maintenance free. With a rotary rake concept, superior raking quality is attained through gentle, clean raking at varied speeds, allowing faster operation and drying time.
Kuhn North America, Inc., of Brodhead, Wisconsin, is a leading innovator in the field of agricultural and industrial equipment, specializing in spreaders, mixers, hay tools and tillage tools. Kuhn- and Kuhn Knight-brand products are sold by farm equipment dealers throughout the United States, Canada, and many other countries.
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Ms. Blog readers will recall the recent indictment of Bishop Robert Finn of the Kansas City (Mo.)-St. Joseph's Catholic diocese, making him the most superior member of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. to be charged with a crime related to abuse by priests. The misdemeanor charge against Finn is that he failed to report that a priest under his jurisdiction, Shawn Ratigan, had pornographic pictures of young girls on his computer.
But that news has now been followed by this: Bishop Finn has made a pact with the prosecuting attorney of Clay County, Mo., Daniel White, in an effort to avoid prosecution on the misdemeanor or face further charges.
The New York Times reported that, for the next five years, Bishop Finn will meet on a monthly basis with a county prosecutor to report all and any suspicious activity regarding priests and sexual abuse. Terms of the contract state that if the bishop breaks the contract of this diversion program, the misdemeanor charges could be imposed.
Deal-maker White claimed that the agreement would build accountability and make children safer, adding that the grand jury investigation had shown "good people were having difficulty making good choices."
Whether he's a good person or not, Finn does not have a good track record for keeping his word about protecting parishioners from abusive priests, as The New York Times pointed out:
This is not the first time the diocese agreed to extra safeguards intended to ensure that allegations of abuse did not go unreported. Some of those, which were put in place as part of a settlement with abuse victims in 2008, were ignored in the case of Father Ratigan.
And news of the deal certainly did not soothe those who have first-hand experience of priest abuse. Peter Isley, a board member of SNAP (Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests), told the Kansas City Star:
Finn has now done here what bishops have almost always done—make any promises, payment or plea deal to avoid having to face tough questions in open court about their disgraceful and irresponsible deception. Catholics, citizens and children need and deserve the truth. The truth surfaces in court. That's what bishops work overtime to avoid. And that's what Finn has achieved here—he's taken the cheap, easy, convenient way out, avoiding real scrutiny and concealing damaging misdeeds.
Doesn't this deal sound a lot like Catholic confession reversed, with the priest confessing to the prosecutor in order to receive absolution? Does it really serve justice and keep children safer? Tell us what you think.
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Dungeon Fighter LIVE Co-op Review
The popular MMO Dungeon Fighter Online comes to XBLA in a streamlined non-MMO version. Beating up goblins and stealing their loot provides hours of grindy fun, but a few bad design choices keep Dungeon Fighter LIVE from greatness. Is the game better solo, online, or in local multiplayer? Read our co-op review for the definitive answer!


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The above is an excellent list for people living in the US full time. I may bookmark it for the next time I live in the US myself!
I would also strongly recommend that those visiting the US from countries where they are insured (like France) make sure they understand the terms of their medical coverage in the US.
For example, your coverage goes with you from France, but only covers a percentage of the fees that would normally be charged in France--as there's a huge difference in costs between the US and France, you could be left paying quite a bit out of pocket if you have a health need while visiting the US.
Checking before you go and finding out what exactly your local insurance covers is a wise idea.


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April 18, 2014
Around 60 percent of infants are born jaundiced and many spend their first days of life isolated from their mothers underneath special lights that help them eliminate the excess bilirubin in their bloodstreams.
Three College of Engineering students at Michigan State University have created a prototype of a device that breaks down bilirubin molecules while the baby is coddled in the loving arms of its mother.
Their project, called Swaddle-mi-Bili, is one of 150 innovative projects showcased at the MSU College of Engineering 20th Anniversary Design Day on Friday, April 25. The 8 a.m. to noon event is open to the public in the Engineering Building on the MSU campus at 428 S. Shaw Lane, East Lansing, Mich.
Students Oliver Bloom, Vu Hoang, and Alexa Jones created Swaddle-mi-Bili, a wearable treatment for infant jaundice. The prototype uses fiber optics inside an infant's swaddle blanket as a friendlier means for light transfer.
"Jaundice is a disease of newborns," said Jones, a biosystems engineering senior from Metamora, Mich. "Infants born with jaundice have an excess of bilirubin molecules building up in their bloodstream. It presents itself as a yellowing of the skin or eyes. Therapy using blue visible light breaks down the molecule so it can be harmlessly excreted from the baby's body."
The trio met with 85 nurses and doctors, primarily at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, but also with neonatal staff at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing during the customer discovery phase of their research. Their goal was to find a treatment that allows the parents to hold their newborns during treatment, which usually involves isolating the baby in incubators or on small inflexible pads during those first precious days of bonding time.
"We set out to improve on the traditional phototherapy method and came up with the swaddle idea," she said.
"The blue light is what provides the treatment," explained Bloom, a biosystems engineering student from Holly, Mich. "The medical staffs loved the idea and were ecstatic about it."
Hoang, a biosystems engineering student from Okemos, Mich., noted that the wearable solution could reduce the cost of treatment and allow for easy deployment in low-income areas of the United States.
Swaddle-mi-Bili has already won a student business model competition in Lansing and finished in the top eight of 84 teams at the Michigan Collegiate Innovation Prize competition, both in February. The team will compete at the International Business Model Competition at Brigham Young University in May.
All three students will graduate from Michigan State in May. Bloom will continue his studies in a biomedical engineering master's degree program at the University of Michigan, Hoang will enter the operations management training program at global food giant Heinz Company, and Jones will enter the analysts program with the multinational investment banking firm Goldman Sachs.
Hoang said the lessons learned by the team were tremendous. "We've learned so much about engineering, business and team work," he added.
About Design Day
The 20th anniversary of the MSU College of Engineering Design Day will feature the innovation and technical skills of more than 600 students on Friday, April 25. Participants and guests will roam the busy halls of the Engineering Building to see demonstrations, competitions and posters from 8 a.m. to noon.
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Ahh the mid-week blues and waiting endlessly for the weekend vibes.
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- These smiling faces sitting at the center of your tables can't wait to become your whole world. Let your chai and coffee times become joyful, your meals complete, and chit chats a little more lively and makes everything revolve around these Nunmuns. let the smells of freshly baked cakes, curries, and chapatis become even delightful with Nunmuns.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOMENSENEWS)–When Diana Morgan saw her daughter's body for the first time after her death in Iraq in February of 2008, she thought U.S. Army Spc. Keisha Marie Morgan looked angry in her coffin.
"She looked like she was not at peace. She didn't look like the child I had known," said Morgan, who lives in Washington, D.C.
At the time, Keisha's death in Baghdad was a mystery and designated "non-combat related."
Nearly six months later Army investigators ruled it a suicide brought on by an overdose of her military-dispensed prescription antidepressants.
The military has consistently said all non-combat related deaths undergo a very complete and thorough investigation. Indeed, some reports stretch for 800 pages, which include graphic photos.
Morgan wasn't aware the military had diagnosed Keisha as having depression, let alone taking medication for it. "She was outgoing and very happy," she says, "I can't see her not telling me."
But Keisha had confided in her mother about a night when she was certain a fellow soldier had slipped something in her drink at a local bar. When she awoke the following morning–failing to remember how she left the bar and returned to barracks–the soldier was in her room. This same man was on base at the time of Keisha's death, says her mother, recalling her daughter's concern about this.
A week later, a roommate found Keisha lying on the floor and couldn't tell if she was sleeping. Keisha erupted in seizures and the roommate ran for help. Medics could not stabilize her and she passed away.
Keisha and her roommate were "neat nuts; they were so neat it was ridiculous," says her mother.
A Room Torn to Hell
Yet pictures of the scene sent to Morgan revealed "the room was torn to hell; someone struggled in that room. I truly believe someone did something to her." She believes her daughter may have been raped and murdered.
Morgan has not shared any of this information with the Army's Criminal Investigative Command, which investigated Keisha's death. She said investigators treated her in a cold, disrespectful way and discouraged her from trying to find out all she could about her daughter's death.
"They turned their back on me," she says. "I believe they know the truth, and they don't want to tell me, and I'm not the last one."
Morgan bitterly recalls how casualty assistance officers callously told her they were removing Keisha's heart and brain. "They just told us they were doing it. The military owns you even when you're dead. That's Army protocol."
Other families are struggling with the aftermath of daughters who died in "non-combat related death" in Afghanistan or Iraq that are still shadowed in mystery.
More than 130 women have died in Iraq and Afghanistan and the Defense Department has deemed nearly 50 non-combat related, Retired Army Col. Ann Wright, who quit the State Department in 2003 in protest of the Iraq invasion, told Women's eNews.
20 Deaths 'Very Suspicious'
Wright said at least 20 of the non-combat deaths are "very suspicious" and the families are speaking out to some degree.
All are seeking clear answers, but especially the family of U.S .Army Private Lavena Johnson, the subject of intense media scrutiny.
Johnson has become the face of U.S. military women whose families suspect their non-combat related deaths, officially ruled suicides, were actually caused be rape and murder.
The deaths coincide with an increase in reported sexual violence against military women.
From October of 2007 to September of 2008, 2,900 sexual assaults were reported, up 9 percent across the armed forces and up 26 percent in war zones from the previous 12 months, the Department of Defense said in an annual report on sexual violence.
The report indicated 2,947 sexual assaults were reported in 2006, up nearly 75 percent from 2004, partially because that's when new reporting procedures for rape were being implemented.
Chris Grey, chief of public affairs for the Army's Criminal Investigation Division, said his heart goes out to the families of Keisha Morgan and Lavena Johnson, but there is no argument about these suicides. "Some families have a very difficult time believing a loved-one would do this," he says.
Originally from Buffalo, N.Y., John Lasker is a freelance journalist from Columbus, Ohio, whose work has appeared in Wired, Christian Science Monitor, Truthout and the Buffalo News.
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December 5, 2013
Richmond Center for Visual Arts
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Bill Davis is an assistant professor of photography and intermedia at Western Michigan University. He is also the visual arts coordinator for the WMU Prague summer program. He earned his M.F.A. in 2004 from The Tyler School of Art and has a B.F.A. from Ohio University (1993). In 1994 Davis accepted the invitation to shoot and print in Prague with Pavel Banka. The following year, he exhibited in The Ljubljana Photo Festival and received a stipend to lecture in Bretton Hall at The University of Leeds. From Prague he helped launch Ohio University's Study Abroad Program, and traveled to assist on location in Venice. From 1995 to 1996 he was appointed to teach and translate American Photo History into Czech for The Umelckoprumyslove Academy. While living in Prague, he participated in many one-person and group exhibitions. In 1996 Davis returned to the U.S. to teach at Antonelli College in Cincinnati. He received a stipend in 1998 from the Australian Arts Funding Body for a two-year regional solo tour at the Orange, Salamanca, and Tweed River Art Centers, as well as The New England Regional Art Museum in New South Wales. In 1999 he exhibited as a sister-city cultural delegate with the mayor¹s commission to Kharkiv, Ukraine. The following year he exhibited at The Huntington Museum of Art and traveled to exhibit additional work in a solo exhibit at The University of Leeds, England. In 2004 Davis received a stipend from The Tyler School of Art to co-curate regional work from The Art and Industry Institute of Kharkiv with the director of The Ukrainian Museum of Photography. Davis has received numerous awards and is an active member of three professional organizations, including the Oculus Photographic Arts Group, of which he is a co-founder. His work can be found in the permanent collections of The University of Louisville Photographic Archives, Cone Editions Press-Vermont, The Ukrainian Museum of Photography, and The Czech Guild of Art & Ceramic Design.


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What are Office apps?
Microsoft 365 Office and Business apps help you get more done, wherever you are. All Microsoft 365 plans include mobile and web-only versions of Office apps. With Business Professional plans or greater, you can also install these apps on your devices and get access to additional Business apps. Compare email plans to find the right fit for you.
This video is part of the How-To series for setting up email.
- Sign in to Microsoft 365. Use your Microsoft 365 email address and password (your GoDaddy username and password won't work here).
- Select the menu and choose the app you wish to work with.
Office apps
Note: If your screen size is bigger than 10.1 inches, you'll need a license to edit desktop Office apps. Each user account includes one license.
Make better documents with Microsoft Word, a full-featured word processing program that lets you create, edit, share and publish your work. Learn more about using Word from Microsoft.
Manage, visualize and analyze data with Microsoft Excel. You can create spreadsheets, access calculation and graphics tools, and collaborate with others on workbooks. Learn more about using Excel from Microsoft.
Stay organized and connected with Microsoft Outlook. Outlook is a calendar and email program that lets you create and send emails, manage tasks and plan your schedule. Learn more about using Outlook from Microsoft.
Start your digital notebook with Microsoft OneNote. OneNote is a free-form note-taking app that lets you format notes, draw, share and stay organized. Learn more about using OneNote from Microsoft.
Take your presentations to the next level with Microsoft PowerPoint. Create, share, and co-author professional presentations in the app. Learn more about using PowerPoint from Microsoft.
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Stay on schedule with Microsoft Bookings, an online and mobile app for small businesses who use appointments, such as hair salons or dental offices. Bookings is only available with Premium plans. Learn more about using Bookings from Microsoft.
Organize and plan projects with Microsoft Planner. You can assign tasks, track progress, and chat with team members in the app. Planner is available with Online Essentials, Premium, and higher plans. Learn more about using Planner from Microsoft.