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"A Clarkson on the Hill"
A Look Back in Time - Memories from Malone
Senior Nudka Anyanwu Helps Smart Students Make Smart Choices
Grad Student Returns to Middle East in Different Role
Lessons From History: Small Compromises Can Lead to Bigger Ones
Eyewitness to History
Behind the Scenes in Antarctica and the Arctic
Shared Values
Outwitting Hackers
Combined Ingenuity
Renewable Energy Research Gets the Green Light
Contaminant Cycling Through the Food Web
A Campus Culture of Sustainability
One Man One Business One Commitment Leading by Example
Institute for a Sustainable Environment
A Message From The President
Golden Knight Awards 2010
Books & Authors
More than 65 years ago, one of the darkest periods in human history came to a close
when Allied Forces liberated Fascist Germany to end World War II in Europe. Behind Nazi lines the world discovered an almost unbelievable aftermath: over 1,200 concentration camps — possibly many more — in which innocent civilians, most notoriously Jews, had suffered and died by the millions. One individual who experienced this horror first hand was 18-year-old Bayard (Barney) Clarkson, a volunteer ambulance driver with British soldiers. Speaking to a hushed audience on campus in October, Dr. Clarkson, now a renowned oncologist and Clarkson trustee, shared sobering memories of that wartime experience and the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
President Tony Collins observed in his introduction of Dr. Clarkson the rare opportunity for students to hear first hand about these sad but instructive events from someone who was younger than most of them when he served his country.
With assistance from Clarkson Board Chair Thomas E. Holliday, Professors Stephen Bird and Christopher Robinson of Humanities and Social Sciences organized the presentation to illustrate why constitutional democracy demands citizen engagement. Prof. Bird began by warning the audience that this was not a cheery subject. "Americans tend to take their Constitution and system of government for granted," he said. "But they must never forget that Adolph Hitler was democratically elected and German citizens turned a blind eye. People think our governing system is imperishable," he observed. "But it's not. If we don't pay attention, we can lose it."
Located in northwestern Germany, Bergen-Belsen was first used by Nazis to incarcerate military prisoners. In 1943 they began to fill it with civilian Jews, Czechs, Poles, anti-Fascist Christians, and Gypsies. On April 15, 1945, the liberating British 11th Armoured Division found an estimated 60,000 prisoners. At least 13,000 were dead but unburied, many were sick, and almost all were emaciated and starving. The Clarkson audience watched a grim Frontline documentary excerpt that incorporated photos and newsreels taken at Bergen-Belsen by arriving liberators. Naked, decaying bodies were piled in heaps. Others were strewn across an acre, living and dead together, immobile or moving slowly. Prisoners had been without water for six days.
In a low-key, self-effacing presentation, Dr. Clarkson included photos of his own from the Italian front and the camp. He emphasized that he did nothing unusual for an American teenager at the time. His entire 1944 high school graduating class had enlisted. A medical condition kept him out of fighting units, so he volunteered as an American Field Service ambulance driver. By late July he had joined the British 8th Army in Italy.
Living with Italian villagers, he drove the wounded from front lines to British-occupied aid stations. He saw not only military casualties, but also children and other noncombatants maimed and killed. Once he survived an attack only by parking in a tunnel. (Friends who chose to remain outside died.) "We just did what was expected," said Dr. Clarkson. "Nobody complained. That was the way it was."
Early in 1945, after accompanying troops northward, he volunteered as a stretcher bearer at the newly liberated Bergen-Belsen prison camp — despite being warned about its typhus epidemic and heaps of dead. His convoy arrived two days after the first Allied rescuers. Miles from the prison they began to smell the putrid odor of rotting human flesh. Almost everyone vomited. He was completely surprised by the conditions in the camp, but doubted neighboring German civilians who later claimed ignorance of the death and suffering inside.
Day after day for weeks they carried thousands of gaunt survivors outside to a former S.S. barracks. The liberated prisoners continued to die at the rate of 500 a day. Soon Dr. Clarkson no longer noticed the stench. Rescuers were sprayed each morning with DDT to combat lice-borne typhus (then untreatable), but it kept killing many — medical workers among them. The former inmates were deloused in mass showers. Once the prisoners were removed, everything was burned.
Fifty years later, finding himself nearby for a medical conference, Dr. Clarkson drove to the site of Bergen-Belsen. It was commemorated by a small museum. Standing alone inside, he burst into tears.
Asked how he could remain positive after witnessing the inhumanity of the concentration camp, he replied, "We thought we were fighting the war to end all wars." By the fall of 1945, he had begun studies that would lead to his distinguished medical career. "People adapt," he told the students. "You guys would all have adapted."
Acknowledging that the vigilance of citizens is critical in protecting democratic rights and freedoms, he is optimistic that America's diversity and free press will keep its people from allowing the kinds of abuses Germans ignored.
Students were visibly moved by the presentation.
Typical was Ben Coe of The Clarkson School, who said Dr. Clarkson provided "a very interesting view that comes from witnessing these events first hand and from living in the world with those memories."
As she left the event, Natalie Underwood '11 said she had previously heard war stories from both of her grandfathers who were veterans, but Dr. Clarkson "was facing something very different — the mess left behind." She found his presentation poignant and worthwhile. "Clarkson students tend to be in a hurry and focus on the future," she said. "Normally, we don't think very much about the past. But I watched the faces in the audience. Time seemed to slow down. I saw a lot of thoughtfulness."


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Horst Bandel's Pumpernickel from "Bread"
This is one of those breads I have been very eager to make, and it is finally done. I am posting about this now, even though the 24 hour rest is not done with yet,because the little man is asleep and I am also trying not to forget any aspects of the procedure.
-my SD starter with the rye meal fermented in the oven with pilot light on for about 12 hours and then I stuck it into the fridge for convenience
-I soaked the berries for about 18 hours, then boiled for about 1.5 hours
-I had some frozen old bread and poured hot water over it to soak...I let it stand for around 12 hours, too(can you tell I had intended to bake this earlier than I eventually did?)
-I used hard red whole wheat flour for the high gluten flour
- the day of the bake I mixed together all the ingredients for the final dough but did not add any water. I didn't really do a very good job at pressing out the water from the old bread soaker, either. I was slightly concerned that the unsoaked rye chops would eventually absorb too much water, so I was very generous with my water allowance and decided to err on the wetter side. Meaning,after mixing the dough with my hand held mixer for-let's say 8 minutes- I decided I wasn't going to add any flour, even though I would consider the dough to have been more batter like. NO WAY of actually "shaping" it into a log as it says in the instructions; or I could have shaped it into a log but there would have been no way for me to transfer the log shape to the pan.
-since I still seem to have the darndest time in planning out my baking day, the bread bulk proofed for about 20 minutes, then got stuck in the fridge for about 2.5 hours, then gently scraped the dough into the oiled/floured pans, for a final fermentation time of about 45 minutes. I just went by how high the dough rose in relationship to the pan rims.
-I had read on der-sauerteig.de how pumpernickel in commercial settings is baked in forced steam ovens, which mirrored the sentiment expressed by ehanner( I believe) to bake the pumpernickel like a X-mas pudding in a water bath. So, I stuck the foil wrapped pans into a turkey roaster, on a grill insert, with some boiling water in the bottom.The bake started at about 325 fahrenheit for maybe 1.5 hours, the turned down(to what I thought was 250-turns out it was closer to 275) overnight(about 8 hours) , turned it further down in the morning to about 225, and then for the last 2.5-3 hours I just left the oven on its warm setting (about 140).
I did such a good job about sealing my roaster that hardly any aroma escaped and I was quite worried for a while, but sticking my nose in the oven I could smell the most divine, earthy and very malty pumpernickel smell.
When I took the breads out the top was a deep, dark brown..the sides were lighter in color, but have now darkened since they have been resting. The bread smells phenomenal, seems very juicy(even though the sticking-toothpick-in-the-middle-test came out clean) and I hope the crumb will be as perfect as the outside of the bread seems to be.
So, here are some pictures, crumb shot will follow tomorrow........and I assume that I can keep this bread in the fridge, in a plastic bag, yes?I don't remember anybody at home ever freezing this type of bread...it was just kept in plastic in the fridge. If that's a no-no please tell me!
this is the SD after fermentation
my very wet, finished dough, prior to bulk fermentation
the bread's home for the next 16 hours all nicely wrapped and cozy
one of the just unwrapped loaves...can't wait to try it!
P.S.: I forgot to mention that I had to split the dough into two pans, since I do not own one pan large enough to hold that amount of dough.

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Current number of youth in Indonesia is estimated at approximately one hundred twenty seven million people. Great potential needs to be directed to the future of the nation. Youth need to always be caring and responsive and should have a sense of humanity (sense of humanism) to fellow children of the nation, in this case the youth should be involved and participate in disaster management, alert and responsive in the face of disaster. Then the consistency that must be born from the heart and soul...
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A Baltimore County judge denied Mark Midei's appeal for reinstatement of his medical license, ruling that there was "substantial evidence" for the Maryland Board of Physicians to revoke it last year after finding that the Towson cardiologist falsified patient records to justify the placement of unnecessary coronary stents.
The decision ends an ordeal that began more than three years ago, when an anonymous letter was sent to the state board, claiming Midei, a well-regarded physician who earned a seven-figure salary at St. Joseph Medical Center, was improperly treating patients.
The allegations soon snowballed, leading to Midei's forced resignation from St. Joseph in 2009, the revocation of his medical license in 2011, and the embattled hospital's sale earlier this year. More than 200 lawsuits have been filed against Midei and St. Joseph by former patients who claim the star doctor abused their trust and put their lives at risk.
"The Board's decision to revoke [Midei's] license … is not arbitrary or capricious" and it "shall be affirmed," Circuit Court Judge Susan Souder wrote in a 25-page opinion that was signed Monday and delivered to the court clerk's office Tuesday morning.
Midei said he was "disappointed deeply" by the judge's choice to uphold the revocation.
"I remain certain of the soundness of my medical decisions throughout my 25-year career as an interventional cardiologist in Baltimore. I am also certain that my practice did not differ from that of my colleagues at St. Joseph, in Baltimore, or across the United States," he said in an e-mailed statement.
In 2010, Midei filed a lawsuit asking $60 million in compensatory damages and up to $540 million more in punitive reparation from St. Joseph and its parent company. The filing claimed that the entities set up Midei as a scapegoat to deflect attention from federal investigators, who were looking into a kickback scheme between the hospital and a separate cardiology group that once employed Midei.
But the suit was dismissed in late April, after a judge found that Midei wasn't allowed to sue because he had signed a release when he was ousted from St. Joseph. His attorney, Stephen Snyder, has said Midei will likely appeal that ruling.
The cardiologist was stripped of his medical license 10 months ago after board members found that he violated five provisions of the state's Medical Practice Act: committing unprofessional conduct, falsifying reports, grossly overusing health care services, breaching standards of care and failing to keep adequate medical records.
He is said to have overestimated the amount of blockage in patient arteries, then treated the phony maladies with expensive mesh stents, which look similar to the spring inside a ballpoint pen. They are used to prop open compromised passageways to restore blood flow and relieve symptoms like chest pain. St. Joseph identified roughly 600 people who might have received such inappropriate procedures, and sent each of them a warning letter.
Board members said Midei's "repeated and serious" violations "unnecessarily exposed his patients to the risk of harm" and increased "the cost of the patients' medical care."
Midei fought the ruling, which led to a lengthy hearing before an administrative law judge, who upheld the decision, and thousands of pages in exhibits and testimony, which were then turned over to the Baltimore County court for another review, at Midei's request.
He argued in court filings that the license revocation was "not supported" and was "based on erroneous legal analyses and irrelevant factors." Midei has long maintained that he operated in his patients' best interests and claimed that he estimated blockages based on what he saw at the time of diagnosis. He attributed discrepancies found by others to variability in physician perceptions and the poor quality of images under review.
A court hearing was held in March to discuss the final effort to preserve his license, and Midei said afterward that he felt "optimistic."
But Souder found that a "reasoning mind" would come to the same "bad faith" conclusions about Midei's behavior that both the medical board investigators and the administrative judge reached. "There is substantial evidence to support these findings," Souder wrote, again upholding the board's decision.
In his statement, Midei said, "I am hopeful that when these judicial decisions are evaluated outside of the legal and political firestorm of Baltimore, unbiased decisions will be rendered. In the meantime, I hope to handle the ongoing scrutiny with continued dignity, decency, and grace."
The Maryland board said Midei could apply for reinstatement in mid-2013.
A medical board in Ohio, Midei's home state, also moved to revoke his license there, which expires in July, based on the actions and accusations in Maryland. Officials sent him a letter in December offering him an opportunity for a hearing.


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5 Reasons to Include Print in Your Marketing
March 29, 2011 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on 5 Reasons to Include Print in Your Marketing
With peak RV selling season approaching, RV dealers are looking to maximize their marketing dollars by investing in marketing programs that deliver a high return on investment and build brand loyalty. Below, courtesy of Jay Perrett of Outpost RV, St. Petersburg, Fla., are five reasons print communication needs to be a part of your 2011 marketing mix:
- Getting Your Customers' Attention: Have you noticed how many fewer of pieces of mail you are getting these days? Consumers pay more attention to the mail they receive. You have their attention; now give them reasons to buy RVs, parts and service. Campers Inn in Kingston and Merrimack New Hampshire is creative and different. Recently they mailed out an eight-page magazine to all their customers and RV owners within 60 miles of the two New Hampshire locations and sales are "On Fire" since, said Scott Hayden of Campers Inn Merrimack. Try something new. "Customers are waiting in line for the give-aways!"
- Customer Retention: Magazines, fliers and newsletters are excellent ways to tell your customers you care about them and want to earn their business. RCD Sales in Hebron, Ohio, is bold, unique and successful. Each fall they have a Customer Appreciation Rally that "is always a big success" says Brad Haire of RCD Sales with locations in Hebron and Pataskala, Ohio. "They really like the 'best wing sauce competition' between our two locations" Other events include a golf outing, margarita night, patio light contest, and the Ohio State football game and NASCAR on the big screen. RCD does a great job staying in front of their customers and creating customers for life.
- High Return on Investment: According to the Direct Marketing Association, direct mail is the most powerful advertising medium available, returning on average $13 for every dollar invested. It is an essential tool for every business. To maximize your ROI, the campaign must be properly targeted and packaged. How do you cut through the clutter? Target the right audience of registered RV owners, have a powerful offer, and make it memorable. Loveall RV's Annual Open House has been a big success the last two years utilizing creative direct mail campaigns. Owner David Duffy has been able to cut his marketing budget in half and double his return by maximizing his marketing dollars. "Every mailing we have done has resulted in a sizable increase in sales."
- Print Excites People: I enjoy playing tennis; if I get anything tennis related in the mail, you have my attention. I enjoy reviewing the new 2011 rackets, sneakers, equipment and tennis tips. RV enthusiasts are passionate about their RVs so if you send them a RV flier or newsletter, the new models and parts and service specials will engage them. Lone Star RV, with two locations in Houston, Texas, has consistently sent unique 16-page parts magazines bi-annually for the last 15 years and gets positive feedback on every mailer, said Scott Byrne. "It's a great way to stay in touch with RV owners in our area. Customers keep the magazine to refer to and bring it in with them to take advantage of our incentives."
- Unplug: More and more people are choosing to unplug. They turn off the computer to sit down and read your print. Deliver the right message and your RV magazine filled with new 2011 RVs, parts & service incentives may be just what they need.
"My mission is honesty, ambition and providing outstanding customer service," said Perrett. "My clients are my partners. My work is dedicated to your business, your brand and your audience."
For more information, call Perrett at (800) 456-9222 or e-mail him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 24th Jan 2012 22:53 UTC, submitted by fran
As much as I dislike Unity, I commend the Ubuntu team and Shuttleworth for having the guts to try to innovate and bring the desktop forward (pretty much the exact same can be said of KDE4 and GNOME3). Shuttleworth has just announced yet another significant change for Ubuntu, and it's all about replacing the menu with a search interface dubbed the HUD.
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How about fixing the present iteration of Unity ... before adding more fluff?
Problems with multi-monitor support (in Unity) has kept me on 11.04 + Gnome Classic.
Back porting package updates now seems to be a low priority, so I'm seriously thinking about changing to another distro.
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JERUSALEM, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Stephen Harper arrived in Israel Sunday, marking the first visit by a Canadian prime minister since 2000, officials said.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said he welcomes Harper as a friend to the Jewish people, the Jerusalem Post reported.
"Prime Minister Harper articulates a clear, courageous and moral stance in relation to the truth and the standards needed by the international community regarding Israel and the conflict here," he said. "I think he has taken a moral stand worthy of admiration, and I welcome him on behalf of the Israeli government and on behalf of all the citizens of Israel."
Netanyahu spoke of Canada's approach to anti-terrorism, anti-Semitism and Iran's nuclear program, which Israel and its allies fear has a goal of developing nuclear weapons.
"You and Canada stood unflinchingly on the right side of history," Netanyahu said. "We look forward to showing you our country, it's smaller than Canada, but has a huge heart."
After conferring with Netanyahu in Jerusalem Monday, Harper was to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah.
Harper will also be the first Canadian prime minister to address the Knesset, the Post said.


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greenoaks wrote:issue 71 hasn't been released yet
Fewnix wrote:Very interesting. I have a different perspectives on those maps, based maybe on different eyesight or different reasoning procci or different experiences, I have played half a dozen Das Schloss, usually as a stacker on the guy who did all the attacks. Never could figure out the whole point of the exercise and would guess we were winning or losing based on if it was a sunny day and we had lots of troops. Arms Race to me is a delight, a quick read of the legend sand I was off and running, ready to conquer the world. Or blow it up. sUually I blew i up, didn't win. But I felt I was close to learning how to use Weapons of Mass Destruction, a few more tries and I could have it right.s
a respectull suggestion to the builders of the maps, whose work is much appreciated when I use Game Finder to look at the different maps, I get is a link to the Map Foundry discussion of how the map was formed. Lets keep that, and could we have a link built in as a bit of Dummy's Guide to the Play of ,,,, ? Maybe it could be the last post in the Map formation discussion.
This might be an idea to try as maps go beta or the supersize me maps come out, all maps have a link to How to Play This ... one step more instructive than the legends attached to the map, one step below the detailed and advanced work of excellent Strategy Forum.
Perhaps a task the foundry team and the strategy team could share work on? You tell us how you see the map being played, we put it in newby talk and we have a link on the map
cairnswk wrote:Jippd wrote:I think one of the problems is that all of the flughafen territories are different colors...some just solid white, some are gray and some are white with these blue lines on them. To someone new to the map they will probably wonder where flughafen is...and if they can figure out that it is that top right cluster they may be unsure as to which territories count towards the 5/11/19 bonus.
if you want to work with/bring out the blue in the eagle you could change the airport tiles all to a white with a blue tint to them?
This is the solution.
The airport has now been changed back to blue; i have also added the Flaghfen Perimeter indcator to ansure that qnyone dsoesn't miss it; and there are now two references as to what is encompassed by the Schloss Walls.
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KCBS BOD MEETING MAY 2012 MINUTES FOR APPROVALJune 11, 2012
Board of Director's Meeting
May 9, 2012
Request to speak: Randy Bigler thanked everyone for their condolences on the death of Carol's father."
Members calling in: Dale Newstrom, Vicki Peyton, Dawn Endrijaitis, and Mike McCloud.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Executive Director Carolyn Wells, Candy Weaver, Mike Budai, Mark Simmons, Tana Shupe, Randy Bigler, Mike Lake, Paul Kirk, Arlie Bragg, Jeff Stith, Steve Farrin, George Mullins, and Dave Compton.
President Candy Weaver called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m.
Members of the board recited the KCBS Mission and Board Pledge as follows:
MISSION: Recognizing barbeque as America's Cuisine, the Mission of the Kansas City Barbeque Society is to celebrate, teach, preserve and promote barbeque as a culinary technique, sport and art form.
BOARD PLEDGE: I accept my duties as a KCBS director to further the KCBS Mission so that truth, justice, excellence in BBQ and the American way of life may be strengthened and preserved forever.
MINUTES OF THE MEETING ON APRIL 11, 2012 - Tana Shupe
Secretary requested that that the title of Quick Notes be changed to Minutes and approved as presented. Seconded by Randy Bigler, the Minutes passed unanimously.
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT - Mark Simmons
The finance committee made a motion that the board approve the adoption of the financial reports sent to the board and that be entered into the permanent record of KCBS. Seconded by Tana Shupe, the financial reports were accepted unanimously.
MARKETING COMMITTEE REPORT - Jeff Stith/Mike McCloud
The marketing committee besides myself and Tana includes the following: April Hepko (Missouri), Sylvie Curry (California), Betsy Masters (Kansas), and Arlie Bragg (Tennessee). There are suggestions for educating the public who attend contests which will be discussed at committee level.
Jeff made a motion that the board authorize Mike McCloud to further research styles and sizes available for a line of lighter colored, light weight shirts for everyone, including CBJs. Seconded by Mike Lake, the motion passed unanimously.
Mike McCloud reported that the following items being worked on by MMA Creative:
1. Need to do some different licensing for GABT tour and truck.
2. Will get more info re membership perks to Steve Farrin very soon.
3. Within 48 hours of releasing the recent survey, over 2,700 responded, well beyond former surveys and are getting very positive response.
- Total April Sales: $2799
- Advertising sold for April: $2000
- Uploaded May Bullsheet
- Uploaded MP3 of April's BOD meeting
- Added Smithfield to Partner Programs microsites
- Updated sponsor logo rotation on homepage
- Launched 2012 Member Survey
- Continual Partner Programs Updates:
- Kingsford $40k Challenge- 2 activations in April
- Tyson Best Wing on the Planet- 4 activations in April
- Reser's Americas Best Potato Salad Challenge – 2 activations in April
- Smithfield Rib Super Series- 2 activations in April
- 2 successful Tour Activations @ Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival in Springfield, MO and Stagecoach in Indio, CA
- Continual Coordination and Logistics for 2012 GABT Tour
Sam's National BBQ Tour
- Continual Coordination and Logistics for 2012 Sam's Tour- 4 successful events in April – AZ, CA, NV and UT
- Sam's National- Continual PR/Social Media Updates
- Social Media, using MMA, KCBS, and GABT Facebook and Twitter pages to promote KCBS-related events/promotion
- GABT: 1892 Twitter Followers / 6,400 FB post views (doubled FB post views again from March)
- KCBS: 1485 Twitter Followers / 48,000 FB post views
- Updated News section of KCBS website as necessary
- Bullsheet Content – Sam's Review, Smithfield Review, Kingsford Review, GABT Review, Tyson Review
- GABT National Release
- Smithfield Rib Super Series Event Gallery
- GABT - Local PR: Las Vegas, Springfield, Indio
Sponsorship Activities
- 2012 Planning/ Mike will update the board on current sponsorship activities
SANCTIONING COMMITTEE REPORT - George Mullins
After a couple of drafts, letters went out to organizers regarding changes with the American Royal Invitational. After initial contacts, little input has been received.
The past month has been busy. A letter to KCBS organizers was drafted, and sent after review to insure that they were aware about changes to the verification requirements for the American Royal. In the event that a contest organizer did not have a current proclamation, or a copy available we have done what we can. I believe that in some cases we have checked our files to see if we have a copy available, and in others we have provided sample language that has been acceptable in the past. The number of issues brought to my attention was minimal but they did come in fairly rapidly. I appreciate the patience and understanding from those that I was unable to contact immediately. We are happy to continue to help where possible the future.
This was the first month that all critiques were received and it was educational. The members that I spoke to, or exchanged email with after they requested to be contacted provided great info and were a pleasure to deal with. It's greatly appreciated. There is one contest, that may require a review and a plan to correct some issues prior to receiving sanctioning in the future. That organizer has already expressed the intent to begin that process.
George made a motion that the Sanctioning Report be accepted as presented. Seconded by Mike Lake, the motion passed unanimously.
Location Change:
Sept. 14-15 Ribstock: Peace, Love & BBQ Cameron Park CA
July 13-14 Heart of Illinois Fair BBQ Cookoff Peoria IL
New Contests:
Aug 17-18 Cornerstone Rib and Chili Cook-off Brentwood CA
Aug. 24-25 Blue Grass & BBQ Fest Savannah MO
Sept. 14-15 Smoke on the Snake Idaho Falls ID
Sept. 21-22 Pig in the Park Whitewater WI
Nov. 30-Dec. 1 Calhoun KOA's Smokin up the
Campground" BBQ Cookoff Calhoun GA
Existing Contests:
Aug. 11-12 Golden Acorn III & Border Cup
AZ vs CA I Campo CA
Sept. 8-9 BBQ & Blues in the Park Mount Holly NJ
Oct. 19-20 Autumn Blaze Smokeoff Garnett KS
Existing Contests (2013):
July 27-28 WNC Barbeque Festival Maggie Valley NC
CBJ/JUDGES COMMITTEE REPORT - Mike Lake
To keep y'all informed the judges committee is in the process of looking for proper recognition of our judges who have reached the 100 contest category and beyond. We have an article in this coming "Bullsheet" asking for input in designing a "badge". We will evaluate the submissions (if any are received). The deadline is 1 July. By July first we will also have the protocol in place to present to the board.
The new judges mentor program will also be mentioned in this "Bullsheet". he program will basically be evaluated by feedback from the contest reps and any input into the Judges' Advocate.
Y-T-D: 29 classes; 1,608 attendees; 434 KCBS Members; 1,175 New Members; 8 Media Comps
Mike made a motion that the report be accepted as presented. Seconded by Randy Bigler, the motion passed unanimously.
PHILANTHROPY COMMITTEE REPORT - Arlie Bragg
Regarding the Grants-in-Aid: I would like to propose the following:
1. A change of date for final turn in of Grants in Aid to June 30.
2. A follow up letter to the ones with less info than request.
3. We want to make sure we send a follow up email/letter asking for the correct name, address, state, etc so the checks are made out to the selected college.
We can discuss the amounts, people selected and any other questions that you may have. I would like to have time for the education committee and the Philanthropy committee to meet with the approval of Tana, Dave and Paul?
MOTION: Dave Compton - I move that we approve the requests for grants in aid with six exceptions. Dave's motion was tabled until the above discussion has been held.
The report was accepted unanimously as presented.
KCBSCORE COMMITTEE REPORT - Mike Budai
KCBScore committee consists of: Candy Weaver, Carolyn Wells, Scott Grinstead, Kevin Keeling, Stephen Smith, Steve Grinstead and Mike Budai
Mike met with the InDevX team on 4/30 to go over progress and remaining issues including, 1) a report print error that occurs when using Windows XP, 2) A change the program committee made to the score entry field where a previously entered table's scores are displayed if that table is selected again is not working properly, 3) Correct a display warning "data not saved" if a user tries to leave the "enter on the reports and screens section. The committee will meet to define these changes once the print error is fixed. InDevX is working on these issues.
Questions were presented regarding deadlines and milestones, time estimates to completion, handling of comment cards and progress on the API. Due to technology demands related to the web site transfer and re-writing of the office database management procedures, KCBScore has been on the backburner. Now that web and database issues are settled, focus will return to KCBScore.
Mike asked that the board accept this report as presented. Report was accepted unanimously.
STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT - Mark Simmons
The Strategic Planning Committee continues to meet and discuss some of the big picture items. As an organization we continue to grow and there are important strategic goals in front of us. We now are 16,000 strong and we expect further growth and scale is coming.
To the committee chairpersons, please plan to meet and prepare your committee strategic goals for the future.
Mark made a motion that the board accept the report as presented. Seconded by Jeff Stith, the report was accepted unanimously.
RULES COMMITTEE REPORT - Dave Compton
The committee suggests the following rewording of cooks' Rule # 10:
PORK: Pork is defined as Boston Butt, Picnic and/or Whole Shoulder, weighing a minimum of five (5) pounds, bone in or boneless. Pork must be cooked whole; the only time that cooked, parted pork may be returned to the cooker is for warming purposes only during the one-half hour immediately before the official pork turn-in time.
After discussion, Arlie Bragg called for the vote; the motion was seconded by Paul Kirk and a roll call vote was requested. Votes were as follows:
Ayes (5): Farrin, Shupe, Compton, Stith, Mullins,
Noes (6): Simmons, Lake, Bragg, Bigler, Budai, Kirk
With six noes and five ayes, the motion failed.
The following change to judges' Rule #3 was also submitted:
3) Each judge will first score all the samples for appearance of the meat. The turn-in containers will then be passed around the table and each judge will place a sample from each of the containers in the appropriate box on the judging plate. Judges shall not lick their fingers while taking these samples; paper towels, non-scented wipes or damp wash cloths are preferred. The judge will then score each entry for taste and tenderness before moving on to the next entry. A roll call vote was requested resulting in all aye votes. The motion passed.
I would also ask that the CBJ Committee look at adding the changes to Judges' Rule #3 to the Judges' CD and stressing this in all future CBJ classes.
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE REPORT - Mike Budai
The Technology Committee members are: Candy Weaver, Carolyn Wells, George Mullins and Mike Budai
Since the last board meeting, the following have been completed:
1) Posted the mp3 recording of the 4-11-2012 board meeting to our website.
2) Moved the KCBS database and website on 4-23-2012 to a VPS environment in order to facilitate our membership renewal email volume and gain more control the server policy management.
3) Upgraded the KCBS office's internet connection from DSL to ATT UVerse with static IP service that is about 3 times faster.
4) Set up an FTP server on the KCBS office server to facilitate backing up our database and website. We now receive nightly backups to our in-house server as well as the nightly backups to the MMA server.
The report was unanimously accepted as presented.
EDUCATION COMMITTEE REPORT - Tana Shupe
In keeping with our goal to determine short-term and long-term goals, the following proposal is presented to the board to consider as the following short-term goal: To establish the integrity and consistency of Kids Q's events by having rules and regulations that will meet KCBS standards and will result in specific awards for younger cooks. We do believe, however, that there must be considerable flexibility in the contests themselves to support the visions and capabilities of the individual organizers.
Kids Q/ Future Legends Proposal
Objective: To reach the future generation of barbeque enthusiasts.
Target: Children ages 7-17 who are interested in cooking on a competitive level.
Implementation Date: 2013 Contest Season
Cost: Roughly $10,000
According to the Kansas City Barbeque Society's mission statement, our goal "…is to celebrate, teach, preserve and promote barbeque as a culinary technique, sport and art form." With this goal in mind, I would like to propose a new type of sanctioning for organizers as well as a contest series that will not only teach, preserve and promote barbeque, but possibly make a difference in the lives of many children.
Currently KCBS offers three types of sanctioning; Competitors Series, Licensed and General Contest Sanctioning. Our Organizers can also add ancillary contests to their sanctioning, one of those being a Kid's Que. KCBS does not promote Kid's Ques, nor do they assist Organizer's who take the incentive to have such events.
Research shows that children involved in extracurricular activities are healthier both physically and mentally. According to a recent press release from the United States Census "About 75 percent of 12- to- 17-year-old children who participated in an extracurricular activity are on track academically (that is, in the grade at school expected for their age), compared with 60 percent of children in this age group who did not participate in such activities." This is just one of thousands of reports done on this issue.
In addition, the future of any organization depends on the next generation. Regardless of the sport or for that matter, the product, you have to develop relationships with new clients to prosper. In 2011, MMA created a membership survey and the results from that survey show that 70% of our members are 45 years old or older. Only .04% of our members are under the age of 25. This survey also revealed that 90% of the KCBS members live in a household with 2 or more residents and 82.1% of our members are married. It stands to assume that many of these married households include children of our members.
Proposal: Create a Kids Que contest series with Regional Invitational's for the top teams.
Implementation: To help promote the success of this program, allow sanctioned events to hold a Kids Que in connection with their sanctioned event at no additional charge. In addition, advertise for Kids Que and promote events who have Kids Ques on an additional page in the Bullsheet and Website. Finally, allocate money in the 2013 budget for prize money for the Regional Invitational's, as well as funds for members of the education committee to attend several Kids Que events to analyze and report back to committee. The Tuxedo, NC currently has a Future Legends of BBQ event held the second weekend in October. They have invited KCBS to attend this event and have asked the Education Committee to help promote such events through KCBS.
a. Teams, consisting of youth 7-17 years of age.
b. A selection of 2 meat categories (chicken, pork, beef), plus optional ancillary/ies
c. Adults interaction is limited to: Starting the fire, Cutting, and Verbal Advice
d. All cookers, meats, sauces, garnish follow KCBS rules and regulations
e. Teams would provide their own meats and cookers (may be donated by a sponsor)
f. Regional Events would be held in:
Region 1~ Anaheim, CA (Disneyland)
Region 2~ Kansas City, MO (American Royal)
Region 3~ Tuxedo, NC (Future Legends Contest)
Board concensus is that Tana will continue exploring this type of proposal via a member survey, a letter to organizers of current Kid's Ques and an article in The Bullsheet.
REGIONAL REPRESENTATION COMMITTEE REPORT - George Mullins
This weekend the final draft of several options based on recent suggestions, and past proposals submitted to the board were started. I anticipate a meeting of the committee within the next ten days for review and comment with the goal being to present at least two proposals to the board for review and comment. I'd like to thank Kelly Cain in particular for a map that she developed for other purposes that contained a tremendous amount of usable information!
The report was unanimously accepted as presented.
REP COMMITTEE REPORT - Mark Simmons
Mark reported that the committee is very pleased with our rep corps and our reps in training. Positive reports are coming into the KCBS office or to me concerning their handling of different contests. The season is in full swing now with as many as 20 contests on a single weekend. Special thanks to those who are often the most visible face of the Kansas City BBQ Society
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE REPORT - Steve Farrin
Although there was no committee report, the following updated membership numbers were submitted:
Number of Total Members- 16735 (as May 1st)
Number of New Members- 713
Number of Renewed Members- 750
Number of non-renewals-
Number of members who signed up via the website- 196
Number of New Members from Judging classes- 377
President Weaver's proposed Nondisclosure Agreement for board review that would be signed by all board members and office staff. Pending input from a board member's attorney, this is tabled until the June meeting.
The following motions were tabled until the June meeting.
MOTION: Candy Weaver - I move that the Accuconference recording of closed session meetings be discontinued and all past recordings of all KCBS meetings be discarded.
MOTION: Candy Weaver - Further, I moved that all future AccuConference recording of board meetings made be eliminated after the completion and posting of the MP3 recording of the meeting on kcbs.us Motions tabled until next month.
Tana Shupe: Discussed administrative questions/requests regarding committee reports, the agenda, motions, timeline, etc.
Mike Budai: In the interest of KCBS helping Organizers, I have received a request from an Organizer that KCBS should develop a contest judge program that for a fee, KCBS would supply to a contest all the services of a judge coordinator. This would greatly aid new and smaller contests that don't have the resources to have a dedicated judge coordinator. Resolution: The organizer advocate will explore the feasibility of such assistance.
At 8:40 p.m. Paul Kirk made a motion to go into Executive Session. Seconded by Randy Bigler, ayes were unanimous.
At 9:53, the board returned to Open Session and the following actions were taken.
Based on bids from three companies, Mark Simmons made a motion to allocate funds up to $16,000 to remove and replace the asphalt at the KCBS office. Seconded by Randy Bigler, a roll call vote was requested, with the following results:
Ayes (7): Lake, Kirk, Shupe, Bigler, Budai, Simmons, Stith
Noes (4): Mullins, Farrin, Compton, Bragg
With a vote of 7 ayes and 4 noes, the motion passed.
Based on a recent incident report, organizers for a separate event will be mentored by Organizer's advocate and an additional board member.
After discussion regarding a scoring error, a reminder will be sent to all reps clarifying the proper scoring procedure when teams fail to turn in an entry.
President Weaver reminded board members that proper reporting channels should be followed when working with the KCBS office staff.
Pending further study, a motion regarding reimbursement for reasonable expenses to reps was tabled until next month.
At 9:58 p.m. Paul Kirk made a motion to adjourn; seconded by Tana Shupe, the motion passed unanimously.


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Newbie, and admit to experimenting with navigation over taking part at this point....now feeling awkward that I have voted on one book I do think of as a top contender, and another that is seriously flawed on so many levels yet remains one that had a great effect on me in life. I figure the variance relates to the discussion of rating systems.
What great works are not "flawed" when viewed through the lens of another time? Why do we afford some works a tolerance for no longer acceptable concepts, and others not? Is the best literature ever written a matter of import or craft, or both?
Aggregation in rating systems dilutes meaning. However, granular data requires an investment on the voter's part that may push beyond limits. In this context, rude approximations work (for this reader).


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What has the Youth Guarantee programme achieved in the various EU countries?
How do young people in your region fare by comparison with the same age group in other countries? To find out, why not look at the OECD Index and the Global Youth Wellbeing Index for young people?
Leaving home for the first time is never easy. Here are some basic tips to help you avoid any trouble.
Becoming an EU citizen does not take any effort; anyone with the nationality of an EU country is also an EU citizen. Over 500 million people from 28 countries can call themselves EU citizens, but what does EU citizenship mean
L'Etat luxembourgeois et les associations sont très actives pour une bonne intégration de tous.
Luxembourg State and authorities take the integration of immigrants seriously. Efforts are made to facilitate social inclusion for immigrants and their children.
EU law gives all Europeans certain consumer rights. To make sure your rights are properly respected, you need to know what they are.
Even now, in the 21st century, there are still inequalities between women and men, particularly on the job market. In the EU, women earn on average 17% less than men during their lifetimes.
Human rights belong to everyone, regardless of nationality, residence, gender, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sexual orientation, language, or any other criteria.
An inclusive society is based on mutual respect and solidarity, with equal opportunities and decent living standards for all - where diversity is seen as a source of strength and not as a divider. A European vision or reality?


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So the guiys name is Nikita? Well thats one name I never would have guessed. Shouldn't be to hard to find information about him on the net with a name like that!
Both he and his "mom" (Team 6) have learned from previous races - pack LIGHT! But hope they don't run into situations where they might need heavy clothing!
Oh happy days are here again! I think we found them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Siem Reap Town, Cambodia An Amazing RaceUSA | Sunday, 4 May 2008 | Sure, the highlight today should have been the magnificent visit to Angkor Wat, but I'll be the first to admit I was a little obsessed with the filming of a certain, unnamed reality show that airs on Tuesday nights on CBS, that features pairs of people adventuring on a global scavenger hunt. I think you catch my drift. I even got filmed helping one of the contestants find her clue and signed my life away to CBS, or at least signed away any shot of royalities from a brief glimpse of fame! We'll definitely be watching when the new season starts to see if we can spot ourselves in the "travel documentary" that two of the contestants said they were in
It just looks Ginger in the smaller picture
"an African American couple down by the dock, and she was holding their backpacks and he was stacking baskets and then they jumped in the back of a waiting truck and off they went. They kept filming them while in the back of the truck, and then they got out and were heading up to a wat I think"
GMTA--I just put that in spoilers!
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A Feb. 15 wedding is being planned by Erin Cranmer-Hart and Brian Knutson, both of Baltimore.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Cheryl Cranmer of Slippery Rock and Don Hart of Seattle, Wash. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Gail Knutson of St. Paul, Minn., and Bob and Debbie Knutson of Eden Prairie, Minn.
The bride-elect is a 2004 graduate of Slippery Rock High School and a 2008 graduate of Bucknell University.
She is employed by the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.
Her fiance graduated in 2000 from Cretin-Derham Hall High School and in 2005 from Minnesota State University Mankato.
He is a captain in the U.S. Army at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.


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ThingWorx Continues to Expand Global Partner Network
Select Value Added Resellers and System Integrators to Provide Connected Solutions and Services for Internet of Things
Exton, Pa. - April 29, 2014 - ThingWorxTM, a PTC (Nasdaq: PTC) business and leading Internet of Things (IoT) platform provider, today announced new Value Added Resellers and System Integrators in the United States, Canada, Europe and Malaysia. The addition of these partners adds connected solutions and services to the ThingWorx partner network in order to support the increasing demand for complete, connected Internet of Things (IoT) solutions.
The ThingWorx partner network offers a multitude of applications, pre-integrated software components, and skills providing the necessary building blocks required to rapidly design, build, deploy and manage IoT and M2M applications. Comprised of components that are built by ThingWorx, ThingWorx partners, third party developers, and independent hardware and software vendors, these offerings add value to all members of the IoT/M2M value chain by delivering the technology, tools and expertise to implement IoT solutions.
"The acquisition of ThingWorx by PTC enables us to better respond to strong global demand through the expansion of our partner network," said Russ Fadel, president, ThingWorx. "Our partner program is an essential part of creating great customer value and driving the adoption of innovative, powered-by-ThingWorx solutions. We're confident our customers will be well served by the expansion of our partner network in all the global markets we serve."
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- iQuest - A large system integrator in Europe with a special focus on delivering an extensive portfolio of professional services and customized software solutions for M2M applications.
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- Commaxion - Based in Malaysia, Commaxion specializes in rapid solution deployment of M2M and Internet of Things technologies and solutions, including M2M devices, internet-enablement modules & terminals, connectivity, M2M platform and application development.
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"Commaxion supports a wide range of customers with various applications and telecommunication devices which ranges from telemetry, telematics and industrial automation across a wide range of horizontal markets in the electronics and data acquisition industry" said, Ivan Sam, director, Commaxion. "After an exhaustive search for an extensive, purpose-built Internet of Things and Machine to Machine application development platform, we chose to partner with ThingWorx for their completeness, simplicity, flexibility, and ability to drive rapid time to value."
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If you have had your barbeque grill for a while, you have probably noticed that the grease and fat from the meat you cook can make a mess on the different grill parts. Over time, the grates that you use to cook the meat can become encased with debris from cooking, even if you habitually clean and oil the grates. In these cases, you can get more flavor and enjoyment out of your barbecuing experience by using new cooking grates. After a while, grates often become rusty and deteriorate. Rust makes food stick more to the grates, adds bad dirt and metal flavors to your food and, in extreme cases, can be a health hazard if you accidently ingest larger shards of rust. You can avoid these annoyances by buying new grates that fit your BBQ grill and cooking habits well.
Stainless Steel, cast iron and porcelain are all used to make cooking grates for BBQ grills. Grates can also leave great grill marks on meats when you let them get hot enough to sear the meat. So get new grill gates for your Alfresco grill, Twin Eagles grill or Weber grill today!


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American Council of Learned Societies introduced a new
website in February 2008, at which time publications were relocated.
Direct links and new URLs for ACLS Occasional Paper titles are provided
below. For more recent titles, please visit www.acls.org.
ACLS Occasional Paper Series
63. The Ideas and Ideals of the University by Andrew Delbanco, Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Alan Liu, and Catharine R. Stimpson. 2007. PDF.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/ 63_Ideas_and_Ideals.pdf
62. A Life of Learning by Martin E. Marty. The 2006 Charles Homer Prize Haskins Lecture. 2006. PDF.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/Haskins/2006_MartinEMarty.pdf
61. The Humanities and Its Publics by Ivo Banac, Jean Bethke Elshtain, and Robert Weisbuch. 2006. PDF.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/ 61_Humanities_and_Publics.pdf
60. A Life of Learning by Gerda Lerner. The 2005 Charles Homer Haskins Lecture. 2006. PDF.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/ Haskins/2005_GerdaLerner.pdf
59. Liberal Arts Colleges in American Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities by Kimberly Benston, Mitchell J. Chang, Richard Ekman, Stephen Fix, Mary K. Grant, Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz, Roger T. Kaufman, George D. Kuh, Lucie Lapovsky, Stephen R. Lewis, Robert A. McCaughey, Michael S. McPherson, Michele Tolela Myers, Francis Oakley, David H. Porter, Kenneth P. Ruscio, Morton Owen Schapiro, and Christina Elliott Sorum, with an Introduction by Pauline Yu. 2005. PDF.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/59_Liberal_Arts_Colleges.pdf
58. A Life of Learning by Peter Gay. The 2004 Charles Homer Haskins Lecture. 2005. PDF.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/Haskins/2004_PeterGay.pdf
57. Crises and Opportunities: The Futures of Scholarly Publishing by Carlos J. Alonso, Cathy N. Davidson, John M. Unsworth, and Lynne Withey. 2004. PDF.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/57_Crises_and_Opportunites.pdf
56. Internationalization: Rhetoric or Reality? by Sheila Biddle. 2003. PDF.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/56_Internationalization.pdf
55. A Life of Learning by Peter Brown. The 2003 Charles Homer Haskins Lecture. 2003. PDF.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/Haskins/2003_PeterBrown.pdf
54. A Life of Learning by Henry A. Millon. The 2002 Charles Homer Haskins Lecture. 2003. PDF.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/Haskins/2002_HenryMillon.pdf
53. John H. D'Arms: His Achievements, Our Future Course by Nancy Cantor, W. Robert Connor, Barbara DeConcini, Patricia Nelson Limerick, and Neil Rudenstine. 2003. HTML.
ACLS Occasional Paper Series (cont'd)
52. Towards a History of the Literary Cultures in East-Central Europe: Theoretical Reflections by Marcel Cornis-Pope and John Neubauer. 2003. PDF.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/52_Literary_Cultures_in_East_Central_Europe.pdf
51. East European Constitutionalism Teacher-Training Project. Final Report: "Assumptions and Lessons Learned". 2002. PDF.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/51_East_European_Constitutionalism.pdf
50. A Life of Learning by Helen Vendler. The 2001 Charles Homer Haskins Lecture. 2002. PDF.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/Haskins/2001_HelenVendler.pdf
49. The Marketplace of Ideas by Louis Menand. 2001. HTML.
48. Collectors, Collections, and Scholarly Culture by Anthony Grafton, Deanna Marcum, and Jean Strouse, with Introduction by Neil Harris. 2001. HTML.
47. The Humanities and The Sciences by Jerome Friedman, Peter Galison, and Susan Haack, with Introduction by Billy E. Frye. 2000. HTML.
46. A Life of Learning by Geoffrey Hartman. The 2000 Charles Homer Haskins Lecture. 2000. PDF.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/Haskins/2000_GeoffreyHartman.pdf
45. A Life of Learning by Clifford Geertz. The 1999 Charles Homer Haskins Lecture. 1999. PDF.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/Haskins/1999_CliffordGeertz.pdf
44. The Humanist on Campus: Continuity and Change by Denis Donoghue, Lynn Hunt, Lucius Outlaw, Judith Shapiro, and Robert Weisbuch. 1998. HTML.
43. Wave of the Present: The Scholarly Journal on the Edge of the Internet by Christopher L. Tomlins. 1998. HTML.
42. A Life of Learning by Yi-Fu Tuan. The 1998 Charles Homer Haskins Lecture. 1998. PDF.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/Haskins/1998_YiFuTuan.pdf
41. Computing and the Humanities: Summary of a Roundtable Meeting. 1998. HTML.
40. The Transformation of Humanistic Studies in the Twenty-first Century: Opportunities and Perils by Thomas Bender, Stanley Chodorow, and Pauline Yu. 1997. HTML.
ACLS Occasional Paper Series (cont'd)
39. A Life of Learning by Natalie Zemon Davis. The 1997 Charles Homer Haskins Lecture.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/Haskins/1997_NatalieZemonDavis.pdf
38. Report of the President, 1986-1997 by Stanley N. Katz. 1997. HTML.
37. Information Technology in Humanities Scholarship: Achievements, Prospects, and Challenges—The United States Focus by Pamela Pavliscak, Seamus Ross, and Charles Henry. 1997. HTML.
36. New Connections for Scholars: The Changing Missions of a Learned Society in an Era of Digital Networks by Douglas C. Bennett. 1997. HTML.
35. Collaborative Historiography: A Comparative Literary History of Latin America by Linda Hutcheon, Djelal Kadir, and Mario J. Valdés. 1996, HTML.
34. A Life of Learning by Robert William Fogel. The 1996 Charles Homer Haskins Lecture. 1996. PDF.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/Haskins/1996_WilliamRobertFogel.pdf
33. The Professional Evaluation of Teaching by James England, Pat Hutchings, and Wilbert J. MacKeachie. 1996. HTML.
32. Scholarship and Teaching by Francis Oakley. 1996. HTML
31. Beyond the Academy: A Scholar's Obligations by George R. Garrison, Arnita A. Jones, Robert Pollack, and Edward W. Said. 1995.
30. A Life of Learning by Phyllis Pray Bober. The 1995 Charles Homer Haskins Lecture. 1995. PDF.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/Haskins/1995_PhyllisPrayBober.pdf
29. Poetry In and Out of the Classroom: Essays from the ACLS Elementary and Secondary Schools Teacher Curriculum Development Project. An ACLS/The New Press joint publication. 1995. HTML.
28. The Internationalization of Scholarship and Scholarly Societies. 1995. HTML.
27. Rethinking Literary History—Comparatively by Mario Valdés and Linda Hutcheon. 1994. HTML.
ACLS Occasional Paper Series (cont'd)
26. Changes in the Context for Creating Knowledge by George Keller, Dennis O'Brien, and Susanne Hoeber Rudolph. 1994. HTML.
25. A Life of Learning by Robert K. Merton. The 1994 Charles Homer Haskins Lecture. 1994. PDF.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/Haskins/1994_RobertKMerton.pdf
24. Perspectives on the Humanities and School-Based Curriculum Development by Sandra Blackman, Stanley Chodorow, Richard Ohmann, Sandra Okura, Sandra Sanchez Purrington, and Robert Stein. An ACLS/The New Press joint publication. 1994. HTML.
23. Teaching the Humanities: Essays from the ACLS Elementary and Secondary Schools Teacher Curriculum Development Project. An ACLS/The New Press joint publication. 1994. HTML.
22. The Limits of Expression in American Intellectual Life by Kathryn Abrams, W.B. Carnochan, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Robert M. O'Neil. 1993. HTML.
21. A Life of Learning by Annemarie Schimmel. The 1993 Charles Homer Haskins Lecture. 1993. PDF.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/Haskins/1993_AnnemarieSchimmel.pdf
20. The Humanities in the Schools by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Stanley N. Katz, and Catharine R. Stimpson. 1993. HTML.
19. A Life of Learning by D.W. Meinig. The 1992 Charles Homer Haskins Lecture. 1992. PDF.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/Haskins/1992_DonaldWMeinig.pdf
18. Fellowships in the Humanities, 1983-1991 by Douglas Greenberg. 1992. HTML.
17. A Life of Learning by Milton Babbitt. The 1991 Charles Homer Haskins Lecture. 1991. PDF.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/Haskins/1991_MiltonBabbitt.pdf
16. The Improvement of Teaching by Derek Bok; responses by Sylvia Grider, Francis Oakley, and George Rupp. 1991. HTML.
15. Culture's New Frontier: Staking a Common Ground by Naomi F.Collins. 1990. HTML.
14. Scholars and Research Libraries in the 21st Century. 1990. HTML.
ACLS Occasional Paper Series (cont'd)
13. The ACLS Comparative Constitutionalism Project: Final Report. 1990. HTML.
12. A Life of Learning by Paul Oskar Kristeller. The 1990 Charles Homer Haskins Lecture. 1990. PDF.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/Haskins/1990_PaulOskarKristeller.pdf
11. National Task Force on Scholarship and the Public Humanities. 1990. HTML.
10. Viewpoints: Excerpts from the ACLS Conference on the Humanities in the 1990s by Peter Conn, Thomas Crow, Barbara Jeanne Fields, Ernest S. Frerichs, David Hollinger, Sabine MacCormack, Richard Rorty, and Catharine R. Stimpson. 1989. HTML.
9. A Life of Learning by Judith N. Shklar. The 1989 Charles Homer Haskins Lecture. 1989. PDF.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/Haskins/1989_JudithNShklar.pdf
8. The Agenda for the Humanities and Higher Education for the 21st Century by Stephen Graubard. 1989. HTML.
7. Speaking for the Humanities by George Levine, Peter Brooks, Jonathan Culler, Marjorie Garber, E. Ann Kaplan, and Catharine R. Stimpson. 1989. HTML.
6. The Humanities in the University: Strategies for the 1990s by W.R. Connor, Roderick S. French, J. Hillis Miller, Susan Resneck Parr, Merrill D. Peterson, and Margaret B. Wilkerson. 1988. HTML.
5. Learned Societies and the Evolution of the Disciplines by Saul B. Cohen, David Bromwich, and George W. Stocking, Jr. 1988. HTML.
4. A Life of Learning by John Hope Franklin. The 1988 Charles Homer Haskins Lecture. 1988. HTML.
http://www.acls.org /Publications/OP/Haskins/1988_JohnHopeFranklin.pdf
3. R.M. Lumiansky: Scholar, Teacher, Spokesman for the Humanities. 1988. HTML.
2. Perplexing Dreams: Is There a Core Tradition in the Humanities? by Roger Shattuck. 1987. HTML.
1. A Life of Learning by Carl E. Schorske. The 1987 Charles Homer Haskins Lecture. 1987. PDF.
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So, guys, here is news fresh from our fashion fabulous reporter Megan Jones in Milan, Italy! This week, Megan tells us how and why you should go go go study abroad at the first chance you get!
Thanks for the introduction Siobhan!
As mentioned, I'm living in Milan this year on an exchange. For anyone interested in studying abroad/exchanging, I have only one tip:
GO, and don't turn back.
This has been an experience of a lifetime so far — nothing that you could experience on a vacation or backpacking trip. So just do it! (Oh, and FYI, there are plenty of opportunities for extra scholarships to go! The Gilman International Scholarship is one.)
The school I attend in Milan is NABA; it's completely different from Pratt, and other schools in the U.S., for that matter. You just have to be optimistic and take everything as it comes. The way the Europeans approach design is totally different! I'm glad I have the opportunity to experience both.
Pratt is an AMAZING school; it is very serious about deadlines, and the amount and quality of student work is unbelievable. NABA, on the other hand, focuses on developing their students' creative processes … a lot of thinking and not as many assignments, but the time spent on projects is hardly less.
What should you expect when arriving in Milan?
Well, if you ask, most Italians think Milan is not their best city. They prefer Rome or Florence. For me, Milan is the perfect balance of the Italian culture and a busy industrial city, and don't forget the great FASHION (which Rome lacks in comparison … to me, it's too touristy). Milan's nightlife is also great — the Milanese know how to party.
What you should be warned about:
Some think it is not all that clean, but who looks down? Just look at the people passing you by; it's more interesting! Milan also has tons of graffiti. Some are just bad scribbles, but on the flip side, there is a lot of really cool street art that is worth looking out for.
The siesta time: Virtually everything (that is not close to the Domo) is closed for lunch time. This can be an inconvenience and a hard adjustment, coming from the land of 24-hour drugstores. And for the Americans — the exchange rate will get you!
Hope you enjoy the random street art I spotted today!
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An upbeat trendy logo that is fun and unassuming, like the idea of grape cluster(s) with vine(s), maybe a cheese wheel, not sure about a wine bottle or glass, but if it was trendy hip I might consider it. This is not a snobby wine shop it's a fun light hearted shop
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Purple grapes, maybe you could work in some green grapes, not sure. Swanky but not snobby. Something a bit whimsical but not too silly, nothing cartoonish. We are located within a cabinet company so it can't be too funky, maybe slightly upscale with some whimsy to it. Grape clusters, vines, even grapes and vines growing around the name....something that gets girlfriends excited to check it out...but not too girly that a husband and wife won't come in.
 Or if you want to go a completely different direction with the logo, might consider something more Tuscany or french countryside, don't have a lot of ideas for that but I might consider something along those lines.
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Subject: Editorial, General Tech | May 8, 2012 - 12:39 AM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: netgear, giveaway, contest, broadcom, 802.11ac
Broadcom and Netgear came to PC Perspective recently to discuss some upcoming products based on the new 802.11ac protocol, a new technology that will enable a minimum of 1 Gigabit wireless networking in the 5 GHz spectrum.
While we are learning about the new products that the two companies are partnering on, they offered up a few prizes for our readers: one of three new Netgear R6300 dual-band, 802.11ac routers!!
While not on the market yet, these routers will offer some impressive new features including:
The NETGEAR R6300 WiFi Router delivers next generation WiFi at Gigabit speeds. It offers the ultimate mobility for WiFi devices with speeds up to 3x faster than 802.11n.
Compatible with next generation WiFi devices and backward compatible with 802.11 a/b/g and n devices, it enables HD streaming throughout your home. The R6300 with simultaneous dual band WiFi technology offers speeds up to 450+1300‡ Mbps† and avoids interference, ensuring top WiFi speeds and reliable connections. This makes it ideal for larger homes with multiple devices. In addition, four Gigabit Ethernet ports offer ultra-fast wired connections. Wirelessly access and share USB hard drive and USB printer using the two USB 2.0 ports.
The NETGEAR Genie® app provides easy installation from an iPad®, tablet, computer or smartphone. It includes a personal dashboard, allowing you to manage, monitor, and repair your home network. NETGEAR customers can download the app at http://www.netgear.com/genie or from the Google Play or App Store.
All you have to do to enter this contest is submit your answer the question below and be sure to include your REAL email address so we can contact you!! The survey will run through the rest of this week (May 11th) and you can enter from all over the world! They had one simple question:
Yes! If it has bigger GBs its better!!
Nice, thanks for the giveaway =D
Nice one Ryan, seriously need a new router... and Netgear is the brand I've been looking at. Good timing for taking a shot at the brass ring, thanks for the chance! :)
Nice. When does the giveaway end and who can enter? (Is it worldwide?)
"The survey will run through the rest of this week (May 11th) and you can enter from all over the world!"
In his defense, I added that AFTER reading his question. :)
Nice one Ryan, seriously need a new router... and Netgear is the brand I've been looking at. Good timing for taking a shot at the brass ring, thanks for the chance! :)
Had to request a password reset again... now I'm 'verified'
Really nice! I really need of a new router!
Thank you for this nice giveaway!
Oh, just two little questions:
1. It's open to Canadians?
2. When is the draw?
Sorry for the bad english ^^'
"The survey will run through the rest of this week (May 11th) and you can enter from all over the world!"
Awesome. I really am in the need of a new router. Hope I win. Thanks Pcper!
What about "Lots of advanced, configurable options"? I think there are quite a few people out there that end up using custom firmware because there are features that aren't implemented in the shipping firmware.
While I understand the desire to "keep it simple" for the average Best Buy shopper looking for a wireless router, there should be an "Advanced" section/menu. You could even hide the "real" advanced menu (like an Easter Egg) so that the average Best Buy shopper would never even know it was there.
Couldn't agree more!
Another option could be having two firmwares, either simple or advanced.
I like that some of the manufacturers are embracing the custom firmware community. I think Asus and Buffalo both have a relationship with DD-WRT and I'd love to see other players like Netgear jump on board that, or if they are already onboard, advertise it.
Wow. Routers have come a long way from the two WRT54GL routers that I'm running (one as an access point). As you can probably guess, I answered "more reliable connectivity" but I am getting to the point where I need more speed for when I use the wifi to copy files to a laptop or my phone... So I have been looking but, as mentioned earlier, custom firmwares are pretty non-negotiable for me (running Tomato on my current routers).
heh, yeah I had a WRT54GL for a long time running Tomato as well but it just wasn't fast enough to let the GF watch TV on the laptop using WMC and a HDHomerun Prime tuner.
I ended up getting a DLink 655 and it's been good to me. No custom firmware but the DLink firmware is better than most stock stuff I've used.
Sadly all of the stuff marked on the survey was important to me. But i chose throughput as being the most important. because after all, if the throughput sux, whats the point ?
Although the same could be said for range and stability, that even if it was fast whats the point if the range sucked and you don't get a steady/stable wireless connection.
also the power efficiency = heat ? if the router overheat it's gonna require reboots way more than you would like.
As such their all important, so if i had a choice i'd choose all of the above :X
PS: i probably can make better use of that router if i win. I recently updated my rig with ivy bridge cpu, panther point motherboard, and a kepler graphics card. Not to mention i got a QNAP TS-659 Pro II and a QNAP TS-509 Pro, so i could definitely use that gigabit wireless :}
What i like most about this router is the fact it sports a broadcom cpu, thus opening the way for third party firmware support like the popular tomato and it's variants.
But i'd still love to give the stock firmware a whirl to see what Netgear has come up with :}
DD-WRT, OpenWRT, etc., support Atheros radios and have for years. I didn't think Broadcom had any advantage in this regard any more...?
Broadcom is falling behind Qualcomm Atheros in its new chip sets because it seems to leave powerline and G.hn out - foolish as 802.11ac doesn't go through walls and requires some other (and almost always existing-wire not Ethernet) way to get to each room.
"I'd love to give the stock firmware a whirl..." I hope you mean that smiley, dude. Stock firmware is, like, "Oh boy, *DOG FOOD AGAIN*!!"
The options are not clear enough. I selected "max number of devices and type of devices" and almost selected "range" or "reliable connectivity", but what I mean by those may be different from how they are interpreted. What really determines my router selection (or advice to others) is:
1. Backbone alternatives. This router, it appears, can only make a wired connection via 1Gbps Ethernet. It's not clear in this review whether the stock software supports OpenFlow or some other means of teaming two (or even four) 1GigE wires. But regardless of that, it would be very important to make say 5.8GHz or 2.4GHz connections as a wireless backbone leaving the 802.11ac for users. Obviously that requires simultaneous dual band operation. Even more important, and the central strategy of Qualcomm Atheros, supporting IEEE P1901 powerline networking which can reach every AC outlet in a building, would be the deciding factor. That's a pretty reliable 200-500mbps. A router that supported all three modes of backbone, and optionally could support G.hn backbones using coax or cat3 to boost throughput, is what I really want, not something that only backbones on 1GigE.
Look up IEEE P1905 and OpenFlow if you don't comprehend that your backbone can only be reliable through more parallel connections.
2. By "range" I mean one thing: Replaceable antennas. Nothing else. No router that has an external antenna port can be out of range, because you can always replace the antenna with one that's suitable to your needs. The L-type is most common for good antennas, RP-SMA sometimes. TNC and micro-coax you see as well, especially on low end routers, but you can't get too many good longer range antennas that work with those without adapters (*VERY* hard for ordinary users to find because the terminology is obscure).
Give me three L-type connectors for antenna diversity and a radio > 250mw and that's good enough for any SOHO or residential purpose. It's the TNC connectors and 251mw radio that keep people using the old blue Cisco Linksys WRT54G versions 1 through 6 (with DD-WRT not crap Cisco firmware). I will never buy a new router without these same advantages, why should I, when old Ciscos sell for $20-30 each?
3. Ports. USB 2.0? Please. Garbage. A network device needs to communicate via 1GigE, USB 3.0, Thunderbolt or 10GigE, period, if it expects to keep up with a good home network with a >1Gbps backbone (combining two 1GigE + IEEE P1901 + a gig more of coax, cat3 or non-user-wireless-band backbone means the access requests may come in at 3-5Gbps eventually, with 2Gbps out of the box with just ethernets).
A USB 2.0 port is an unnecessary bottleneck on any 802.11ac router, and really doesn't belong on anything that can keep up with even a single kiddie-style 1GigE unteamed backbone, let alone a pro network with redundancy on how it reaches its (multiple) backhauls.
Without at least a USB 3.0 port you will not get all the GBs! <--ungood
If USB 2.0 is your bottleneck (which it isn't with most spinning metal drives, but could be with a hybrid SSD), your network will have no more GBs than your old one! -- plusungood
4. Energy efficiency - the main factor for home users is going to be energy-efficient ethernet (EEE). For professional purposes, though, I want the router to run on powered Ethernet so I don't have to use any wall warts. For people already using powered 1GigE for other purposes (security cameras, Voice over IP gear, 2.4 or 5.8 Wi-Fi access point, 900MHz Canopy radio, rackmounts/data centre) it is beyond annoying to have to waste power on an always-on wall wart.
It just sits there sucking up heat and wasting UPS power in outages.
It is wasting money you could use for more GBs!!! <-- doubleplusungood
It's energy efficiency and lack of powered Ethernet support that is going to make you throw away that router, a few years from now, if the lack of external antenna and USB 3.0 ports and IEEE P1901/1905 don't.
5. Open source software. If it doesn't run DD-WRT, OpenWRT, Tomato and any variant thereof, it's worthless trash, a brick from day one.
Not even worth trying to explain why. You get this or you're not a network expert, right? The first thing you do with software that a hardware company wrote is *VAPORIZE IT* to replace with good stuff.
"Custom firmwares are pretty non-negotiable for me (running Tomato on my current routers)." <-- doubleplusgood
Hopefully some of you will pick up the above talking points and pepper the router makers with them so they stop selling us junk. Or worse, selling junk to our friends and families we end up having to configure.
I just need something better than my WT54g2, (...that doesnt support DD-wrt!)
This would be an uber addition for new HTPC build. I Learn something new everyday here :)
Nice big GBs
May 8, 2012 | 05:43 PM - Posted by Craig Hubley (not verified)
if there was a like button i would hit that. enjoyed your comment regarding the router.
Has the winner been announced for this giveaway?
I never know with PC Per giveaways, I just assume I haven't won if I haven't received a DM or email.
any updates? maybe i`m one of the lucky three
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So here is my dilemma: I'm an Ohio resident who got accepted to Ohio State with a half ride and George Mason with no money. I want to go to GMU because I really want to live in the DC/Virginia area and ideally clerk, but the thought of 60K of extra debt is not appealing. I wouldn't mind OSU as such: the atmosphere sounds fun enough, but I worry that I'll be stuck in Ohio for the rest of life. I'd also really like to clerk, and it seems that GMU has the advantage there. So what are your thoughts? Is the 60k extra worth it?