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The wait for Sony Ericsson's Xperia X1 has been so long we've all grown ZZ Top beards and built an actual size Lego Death Star since it was announced. Its rivals have been busy too: Samsung's i8510, Nokia's N96 and Apple's iPhone 3G have all stormed the smartphone palace and set up residency.
But, finally, Sony Ericsson's first Windows Mobile phone is here. Early pictures of the premium handset suggested it might be a brick-sized Nokia Communicator, but those fears are immediately dispelled on first meeting: the X1 is compact, robust and pleasingly weighty in the hand. Think an armour-plated, double-decker C902.
Windows dresser
The presence of clunky old Windows Mobile might provoke groans in certain quarters but, like HTC, Sony Ericsson has dressed up the stale UI with its own 'panels' interface.
You get a selection of seven of these tiles (you can fit nine on the homescreen and more will be available to download), with each giving one touch access to features from Google services to your onboard media. There's also Sony Ericsson's own widget, and a very strange fish application.
Panel interface
Switching between these panels works quite well, although it's not as efficient or slick as we'd like. The Windows OS has always been a tad disjointed and the panel system certainly helps, feeling more intuitive and enjoyable to use than HTC's TouchFLO 3D.
Of course, the 3in, wide VGA quality touchscreen is central to the operation and, while the front end is finger friendly, you'll be grabbing the stylus to work through Windows' more intricate menus.
Like the i8510, the mechanised five-way navigation pad also doubles as an optical joystick and this certainly helps when scrolling through web pages.
Finger friendly
The X1's spacious, thumb-friendly QWERTY keypad is by far the best for drafting and writing emails. But the Windows OS still offers a myriad of stylus driven techniques like handwriting recognition, virtual keyboards and even a transcriber.
Bypass Internet Explorer for the embedded Opera Mobile 9.5 and web browsing is fantastic over HSDPA and especially Wi-Fi. Full fat web pages are displayed in all their glory on the widescreen display and the X1's touch dynamics suddenly blossom. Double taps for zooming in, iPhone-esque finger-dragging – it's all there, and works smoothly.
Touch to focus
The 3.2megapixel camera, complete with autofocus, seems tame compared to the five and eight megapixellers doing the rounds, but it has some nice touches. The touch-focus is particularly neat, letting you focus on a specific subject by tap the area on the screen and picture quality is decent enough.
After stalling at QVGA level for ages now, it's great to see Sony Ericsson finally step-up to VGA quality video at 30fps. You'll definitely notice the smooth transition. Similarly, the integrated 3.5mm headphone socket is also a boon, considering the manufacturer's reluctance to include a jack on its Walkman or Cyber-shot phones.
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With support for A-GPS and Google Maps onboard, the X1 is nicely geared for basic navigation and location-based services and the GPS fix from a cold start proved relatively speedy.
So can the X1 hold its own amongst the smartphone glitterati? With the exception of its middle of the road snapper, we would say just about. Although the Windows Mobile OS isn't ideal and its panel interface still a little unconvincing, the XI is definitely the friendliest Windows Mobile phone we've handled.
1 year ago
A few things readers need to remember. The slowness of the iPhones keypad at times was not reported by reviewers and was then fixed in a software upgrade. The same will be true for the X1's Panels. The X1's 3.2mp camera is better then the top-notch iPhone Smartphone and unlike the iPhone the X1 can record videos at 30 fps at a good resolution. Bootsführerschein
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4 years ago
Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 - 1 Of The Best Phones Ever.. Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular) Pros: looks, solid build, 3.5mm jack, fully loaded like gps, wifi etc, good battery life, amazing display, panel interface is interesting, excellent qwerty keyboard, good camera, messaging is very easy, 32gb expandable, it is very good as a business phone as well as a multimedia phone... all in 1.. Cons: it will take you 2-3 days to understand the full features as winmob is a bit tricky, not as fast as the iphone, User interface is not very thumb-optimized, want more panels, want more accessories, want good applications and games from windows mobile & sony in 1 place.. Opinion: The best thing i like about the phone is that it is good in both multimedia and business.. it is all in one phone.. it is not as fast as the iphone but it is not very slow it is acceptable.. you have to tweak the interface by downloading spb mobile shell or use sony ericsson panel or touchflow to make it thumb optimized.. the only real complain is i want more panels and accessories and finding good applications and games is a bit confusing but microsoft is launching windows marketplace so i hope that would make it easy to find applications and games in 1 place.. in the end i recommend this phone to everyone as it will solve all your purpose.. i find it better than the iphone which is also a very good phone..
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I've had an X1 for around 2 months now. It is a very impressive phone but it relies far to heavily on the stlus. I have had to install software from other HTC phones to make the menu finger friendly and to make a T9 Alphanumeric keypad available. Now I have this software it is far better but it is still flawed. Allot of people are hoping the new updates will fix the niggles but there are allot (bluetooth problems, weak signal strength, freezing). All in all I would say this phone is very impressive and great fun to use however it is not a phone i'd recommend to someone who doesn't want to ''play'' with 3rd party software and shareware. It has allot of problems that may be fixed with an update.
4 years ago
I cannot believe you have rated the HTC TyTn II above the X1! I have both and there is 'clear blue water' between these devices in terms of capability and performance. The X1 has a 800x480 screen compared to the TyTn's 240x320, the X1 has 256 MB of RAM (and a romoured additional 128 MB of video RAM)compared with the TyTn's 128 MB and the X1 uses a 528Mhz CPU asopposed to a 400 Mhz CPU of the TyTn. The AGPS of the X1 is also faster in my view. Finally, the X1 looks a lot more sexy and cool.
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I too feel that Xperia has got a great QWERTY keyboard with an excellent arch slider design. Infact it looks wonderful and stylish with decent camera and other features. The touchscreen is impressive too. I had it from here http://www.blueunplugged.com/p.aspx?p=135606
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A few things readers need to remember. The slowness of the iPhones keypad at times was not reported by reviewers and was then fixed in a software upgrade. The same will be true for the X1's Panels. The X1's 3.2mp camera is better then the top-notch iPhone Smartphone and unlike the iPhone the X1 can record videos at 30 fps at a good resolution. Finally the X1 has a mature Bluetooth implementation so it supports stereo BT (unlike ...) and allows sharing of contacts with car BT hands-free systems. It is shame that so many reviews (not just here) focus on the 'wow' factor and not on the true real-life usability (e.g. with the X1 the battery can be replaced unlike other phones which need to sent back away for repair if there is a fault with the battery) . I am not a fan of WM6.1 but we should look at all the features of the X1 not just the Panels.
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By Ron VandenBoom
Dorothy Bradley, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor with Joe Mazurek, said no to any expansion of elk farms during a campaign swing through Havre recently.
"Joe and I have talked to several scientists about the issue and we've become fairly concerned about what we don't know about this disease," she said.
Bradley was referring to chronic wasting disease (CWD) a 100 percent fatal disease that affects the brain stem of elk. The disease was first discovered 30 years ago in wild elk populations in Wyoming and Colorado and was recently discovered in a game farm animal that was transferred from a Philipsburg farm to a game farm in the Hardin area.
Bradley said that until more is known, "there is every reason for caution."
The issue of elk farms was recently brought center stage with the announcement by Montanans Against the Domestication and Commercialization Of Wildlife (MADCOW) that it had filed an application with the secretary of state's office to place an initiative on the November ballot that would create a moratorium on the creation of new elk farms in Montana and ban the transfer of existing licenses. The initiative also would ban all existing elk shooting preserves in Montana.
Bradley said that, as she understands it, it is related to a family of diseases that has a variation in sheep, elk, mad cow disease, and Jacob's disease in humans.
"We do not know a lot about transmissibility yet," she said. "We do know it's always fatal and it's difficult to learn whether the elk have it."
It is not known how the disease is transferred from one animal to another or even if the disease is transferable. No test for the disease currently exists that can be performed on a living animal.
"The main thing we know is that we don't know enough," Bradley said. "And that's the reason for caution.
Bradley said Montana should "be weighing in" on a research program with other states to learn more about the disease.
Bradley would also like to have seen more caution exercised in the up-coming Special Session of the Montana Legislature.

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Gents, A Life Of Crime Is Clearly Not In The Cards For You
If you're going to commit a burglary or robbery, you don't want to be recognized. So you need a good disguise - something that hides your identity and is easy to change out of. These disguises, done with A PERMANENT MARKER, failed on both counts. From the Daily Times Herald (Carroll, Iowa):
A resident of 1844 Randall Road called 911 to report two men with their faces painted black were trying to break into an apartment.
Moments later, Carroll police officers pulled over a car matching the suspects' vehicle a couple blocks away and found the two occupants with faces blackened by a permanent marker.
Matthew Allan McNelly, 23, and Joey Lee Miller, 20, were arrested without incident.Doh! And ...
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October 24, 2007
THQ announced it is developing four new games for the Xbox Live Arcade, including SpongeBob SquarePants: Underpants Slam!, based on the Nickelodeon series.
SpongeBob and Screwjumper, another THQ original XBLA game, will be released sometime in November, THQ said today.
Screwjumper is being developed by Frozen Codebase and involves destroying mining equipment in a freefall environment. Game features include:
- Multiple levels and characters: Descend and destroy 20 mines on four different planets with six different characters, including Skruii the foreman of the Screwjumpers Union, Filch the reckless thrill-seeker, Zyree the unpredictable, Xoona the aloof, Ula the mad, and Zomar the mysterious.
- Ultimate destruction: Chain your destruction by plunging through objects at ultra-terminal speeds.
- Single player modes: Risk your neck in four single-player modes including Destruction, Race, Time Trial, and Score.
- Multiplayer: Compete with your friends via split screen and Xbox LIVE multiplayer.
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Pixelord remixes - free refill ya'll! / 28.02.2010
Eleven lush remixes of Pixelord's critically acclaimed Lucid Freaks EP by uprising producers from Russia, the US, Austria and the Netherlands. Stuff is tight, for sure.
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Lucid Freaks remix album is coming strong in a week and today we feature Coco Bryce, one of the hottest producer who joined us for this mission.
Hailing from Breda, south Netherlands, Coco already appeared on Harmönia's compilations (Skweee anyone?) and had a smashing split with mighty Slugabed on MYOR label. His sound is just beyond boundaries, call it Skweee, Wonky...it's just frigging dope and deep as we like it.
Together with the Lowriders Collective we're glad to host one of the three remixes he made out of Pixelord's Quartz Boy...you won't hear this Fake Skweee Mix on the final remix album so you better grab it while it's hot.
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As some of you might have noticed, some things changed here @ EB since out last release. While all music is available for free as 192kbit MP3 download, lossless audio is on purchase via bandcamp now. This includes Pixelord, Shlohmo and the ABC beatape (including RBMA adept Swede:art), which is, for the first time, available in losless quality at all. We tried to keep the prices real fair (0.50€ / track).
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Question: How exciting that Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs is coming to Melbourne! Is his gold mask and sarcophagus going to be part of the exhibition?
Answer: Arguably one of the most famous and spectacular objects from Tutankhamun's tomb is the pharaoh's gold funerary mask, which is decorated with lapis lazuli and other semi-precious stones. The mask was placed directly over the face of Tutankhamun's mummy before it was interred in his gold inner coffin.
Tutankhamun's death mask and the inner coffin are on display in the Cairo museum along with many other relics from the tomb. His mummy still resides in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor. They are not allowed to leave Egypt and, therefore, are not included in the exhibition.
But visitors will be able to see the intricate, gold canopic coffinette that held Tutankhamun's mummified liver. This coffinette, a replica of Tutankhamun's inner coffin, was one of the four canopic jars that held his linen-wrapped liver, lungs, stomach and intestines. The gold crown with semi-precious stones, which encircled the head of his mummy and the 7-foot long gilded sarcophagus of his great-grandmother Tjuya will also be on display.
There will also be an additional display area where the latest research and forensic analysis on Tutankhamun's death is also presented, including an exact 3D replica of Tut's mummified body.
Hi Sara,
Powerhouse Museum members get free entry to the museums, when they present their membership card and ID upon arrival. Unfortunately, they don't get discounts to King Tut.
Hi Heather - there are a great deal of gold objects and quite a few jewelled items as well - visitors can expect to spend around 90 minutes in the exhibition, but some may wish to spend longer!
Hello Gayle - Regarding exhibition ticket pricing, there are varying "peak" and "off peak" prices; a model that is an innovation for Melbourne but is already becoming common internationally for blockbuster exhibitions. The varying prices allow for lower prices during slower periods and slightly higher prices when demand is greatest. We hope to see you at the exhibition!
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We strongly encourage you to book tickets online in advance as space is limited. Ultimate Dinosaurs is a time-ticketed* exhibition and we cannot guarantee entry for walk-up sales.
All ticket prices are per person and include all applicable taxes.
* For a time-ticketed exhibition, when you buy your ticket you select a half-hour time slot in which you'll start your visit to the exhibition.
March Break Extended Hours & Discounted Admission
Interested in visiting the collections and exhibitions without the activities? Take advantage of our special extended hours: we're open till 8:30 pm from March 9 to March 16. Even better, from March 9 to 17, visit from 4:30 pm onward and get up to 50% off admission to the Museum or 35% off admission to the Museum and special exhibition Ultimate Dinosaurs.
Please note: Discounted admission is valid from 4:30 pm onward from March 9 to March 17, 2013 only. The ROM is open until 8:30 pm from March 9 to March 16, 2013 to allow visitors time to enjoy the Museum at this special discounted rate. However, the ROM closes at 5:30 pm on March 17 and so people wishing to visit on this day should note the one-hour time slot available for discounted admission and plan accordingly. Cannot be combined with other offers, including but not limited to: consignment tickets and other vouchers. No refunds or cash value.
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We're open every day of the week throughout the year including all public holidays. Closed December 25 (Christmas Day).
From December 27 - January 5, the Museum will be open until 8:30 pm for ROM for the Holidays.
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From Oct 12 to Nov 30, best value pricing applies on Fridays from 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM.
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Sponsorship Announcements! (and the Journal Paper for the 2010 AUVSI competition)
We at the Robotics @ Maryland team are happy to announce several new sponsors! Some of these sponsors we have been working with for almost the whole year and others are brand new to the R@M team, but they've all been a huge help in getting the robot prepared for this year's competition:
Teledyne Instruments:
Teledyne has given us their fantastic Explorer DVL module at a considerable discount, as well as a lot of support in getting up and running with it.
Sidus Solutions:
Sidus Solutions has been a big help in our camera upgrades this year. They have provided OEM pricing for many of the components, as well as donated the custom housings we will be using on the robot.
TC Applied Technologies:
TC Applied Technologies provided us with the use of their excellent EqcoLogic EQCO400T modules which allow us to pass full speed firewire 400 signals carrying our camera images through the Subconn bulkhead connectors we use.
USBFireWire.com provided us with a number of custom firewire cables in an extra hurry at cost. This was great in getting through some of the final sprint of integrating the cameras.
Thanks to all of our sponsors!
As for other news, and as the competition grows closer, we have produced the technical paper which describes the functions and some of the more technical details of the operation of the Tortuga III underwater robot. If you'd like to gain a greater understanding of the design decisions and the summarized functions of different components of the robot, the 10 page document does a great job of introducing it.
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The Earth's climate isn't just a product of what's going on within its own atmosphere. Fluctuations in climate are also determined by forcing factors (causes) external to the climate system itself. One such cause is the variation in energy from throughout the galaxy that reaches the Earth.
Relative cosmic ray flux and tropical temperature changes over time in millions of years ago (Ma). Reconstruction of cosmic ray flux is based on iron meteorite record, and that of temperature changes is based on oxygen isotope ratios d18O. Blue band indicates the error range of the cosmic ray flux. After Shaviv and Veizer 2003.
Our sun lies in the Milky Way, a swirling spiral galaxy of 200 billion to 400 billion stars. Every 150 million to 350 million years, our solar system rotates around the Milky Way. The quantity and quality of energy reaching Earth from nearby star systems and from the gases and dust that pervade interstellar space undoubtedly varies during this rotation. The cyclical fluctuations in this energy are so long and so uncertain that they obscure the influence of galactic rotation on Earth's climate. Nonetheless, several major climatic events, such as tropical temperature changes, the K-T boundary, the Great Dying, and the Ordovician-Silurian Extinction are separated by about 150 million to 190 million years and might be coincidental with the period of galactic rotation. [1]
[1] Scherer, K., H. Fichtner, T. Borrmann, J. Beer, L. Desorgher, E. Flukiger, H. J. Fahr, S. E. S. Ferreira, U. W. Langner, M. S. Potgieter, B. Heber, J. Masarik, N. J. Shaviv, and J. Veizer (2006) Interstellar-terrestrial relations: Variable cosmic environments, the dynamic heliosphere, and their imprints on terrestrial archives and climate. Space Science Reviews 127:327-+ doi:10.1007/s11214-006-9126-6.
This is an excerpt from the book Global Climate Change: Convergence of Disciplines by Dr. Arnold J. Bloom and taken from UCVerse of the University of California.
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The Environmental Concerns Committee (ECC) is a subcommittee of the Peace and Justice Education Program at Iona, in recognition of the fact that understanding of and respect for the environment has great relevance to issues of peace and justice around the world.
In Fall 2011, we welcomed two ZipCars to the campus. Aside from the practicality of this system the ZipCars can help raise awareness of alternative transportation, energy conservation, and environmental sustainability at Iona.
Environment-related Events
On Thursday, September 14, 2011 New Rochelle Sustainability Director Deborah Newborn was the guest speaker for Constitution Day at Iona. She discussed how Iona students and faculty could help implement initiatives of the city's "GreeNR" Sustainability plan. In the spring of 2012, a team of Prof. Rudell's Green Marketing students worked on a recycling promotion campaign for the city.
The Thomas Berry Forum for Ecological Dialogue at Iona sponsored several events during 2011-12, including: the Westchester Premier of "The Journey of the Universe" (September 21), presented by co-producer of the film, Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker of Yale University; discussions of The Great Work" with Doug DeMeo (November 9) and Father Joe Mitchell (Feb. 8); "Ground for Hope - Westchester: Mobilizing Interfaith Action for the Earth" workshops (March 11); and a screening of "TAKING ROOT," which tells the story of the Green Belt Movement of Kenya and its founder WangariMaathai, the first environmentalist and first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize (March 21).
Greening the Curriculum
A new interdisciplinary Environmental Studies major, developed to complement the work of the Berry Forum for Ecological Dialogue, is starting in the fall of 2012. The central focus is the living Earth: the story of its cosmic origin, evolutionary history, creative bio-diversity, and the critical role of the human species for its maturation, care and protection. The major draws from the disciplines of Biology, Political Science, and Religious Studies to engage students in a coherent and empowering environmental world-view, and is designed for students who are interested in obtaining careers in the growing environmental field as advocates, educators, policy makers, lawyers, etc. The major will have three different tracks: the Politics and Policy Track, the Religious Studies Track, and the Sustainability though Science Track. For information, contact Dr. Tricia Mulligan, Politics/Policy (firstname.lastname@example.com), Dr. Elena Procario-Foley, Religious Studies (firstname.lastname@example.com), or Dr. Yourha Kang, Science (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Read more on the Environmental Studies Department webpage »
Student Activities
An exciting variety of environment-related activities, from cleanups and plantings to the annual "Lights Out" party, are organized and promoted by the IC Green environmental club throughout the school year. And this year, the Student Government Association (SGA) established a Green Initiatives Committee. On April 13, 2012 five members of IC Green attended the annual Student Summit sponsored by the Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges and Universities.
Students, faculty and staff continue the task of adopting a new recycling system. Single Stream Recycling instructions and an explanatory video are accessible via the links in the left-hand column on this web site, as are tips and suggestions for conserving paper by reducing use in the first place.
Efforts to create a culture of sustainability continue. Facilities has a nifty new solar powered van.
There is new signage in classrooms reminding people to turn off lights and A/V equipment. Iona became the first college in Westchester to adopt Con Edison's Energy Saving and Rebate Program.
And in the area of green curriculum, Brian Brown and Sr. Kathleen Deignan (RST) are hosting a series of conversations for interested faculty, focusing on the essays of Thomas Berry in The Great Work.
Fredrica Rudell and Meryl Nadel attended the Environmental
Annual Meeting and Conference on October 15-16 at Rockland Community College. The theme was "Advancing Our Regional
Foodshed: The Role of Higher Education." The 2010 Consortium meeting and conference brought together small-scale
family farms; chefs/restaurant owners; agriculture policy experts; farm-to-table non-profits; researchers and others
to foster a collaborative, interdisciplinary dialogue about our foodshed.
In November, a few Week of the Peacemaker (Advocacy: Speaking Out for Justice) events highlighted environmental issues, most notably a program on Earth Advocacy sponsored by the Berry Forum of the Iona Spirituality Institute: "Go Tell It on the Mountains." Special Guest Jaculyn Hanrahan, CND, Founder and Director of the Appalachian Center for Faith and Ecology, spoke about the troubling intersections of electrical energy use, the devastating practice of mountain-top removal, and the environmental justice issues which are the special burden of miners and residents of our coal regions who risk their lives and health to deliver our energy. The discussion was facilitated by Dr. Daniel Martin.
New Recycling System for Iona
On Thursday, March 10, Jim Albers and Keith Lebron from Waste Management presented information about the new "Single
Stream Recycling" system to members of ECC, IC Green, Dining Services and the Facilities Department who gathered in
Burke Lounge, Spellman Hall at noon. All agreed that an assessment of current trash and recycling bin deployment would
be useful to make sure that Iona faculty, staff and students can comply with the new rules.
Here are some informational resources from Waste Management:
Environmental Talks in New Rochelle
Iona College has partnered with Friends of the New Rochelle Public Library and the New Rochelle Downtown Business
Improvement District to sponsor a free series of Science & Society Dialogs for Scientists and Non-Scientists.
In spring 2011, three of the "Science Cafe" conversations focused on environmental issues.
Suburban Ecosystems; Soil and Climate Change (March 8)
7:00 pm, Coromandel Restaurant 30 Divison Street, New Rochelle
Dr. William Schlesinger will discuss the fascinating activities of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and his
groundbreaking work in linking environmental chemistry and global climate change. How does suburban life impact the
ecosystem? What small measures can add up to big changes? These and other timely questions will spark the conversation.
Ocean Depths - Changing Tides (Apr. 12)
7:00 pm, Linda Kelly Theater New Rochelle High School
Dr. Carl Safine will share his explorations of how the ocean is changing, and what those changes mean for wildlife
and for people. Looking at the scientific dimensions as well as moral and social implications of our relationship
with nature, he will describe his campaigns to ban high-seas driftnets, re-write U.S. federal fisheries law, work
toward international conservation of tunas, sharks, and other fishes, and achieve passage of a United Nations global
fisheries treaty. Participants will also learn about the Blue Ocean Institute, which uniquely works through science,
art, and literature to inspire solutions and a deeper connection with nature. A book signing of Dr. Safina's latest
book, The View from Lazy Point, will follow the discussion.
The Vertical Farm (May 10)
7 PM, Rangoli, 615 Main Street
Dickson Despommier, Ph.D. In the emerging field of medical ecology, Dickson Despommier is a trailblazer, devising
solutions to problems in agriculture and public health that likely will be magnified by climate change. A microbiologist,
he is a Professor of Public Health at Columbia University's Mailman School, where he developed the idea of growing
food in urban farm skyscrapers. He will sign copies of his new book, The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st
In addition to serving on the New Rochelle Sustainability Advisory Board, Fredrica Rudell taught a "Current Issues in Marketing" course on the topic of Green Marketing this fall. The entire Iona community was invited to join the class for two of their guest speakers.
On Wednesday evening, October 14, Tammy Petrucelli, Regional Recruiting Manager for Enterprise, presented "Keys to Green: The Enterprise Sustainability Story" in the End Zone, LaPenta. She outlined Enterprise's corporate history and strategy, and described their extensive environmental platform. www.keystogreen.com/
On Wednesday evening, November 4, Dan Bena, Director of Sustainability, Health, Safety and Environment at PepsiCo, gave a talk entitled "Helping People, Planet, and Economy...It Matters" in the Thomas Burke Lounge, Spellman Hall. Mr. Bena (www.danbena.com) is helping to lead PepsiCo's international Sustainability efforts across their beverage and foods operations, serving consumers in nearly 200 countries. His presentation addressed a variety of issues, including the role of business in ensuring environmental sustainability and water as a human right. This was also a preview event for the November 2009 Week of the Peacemaker, "Economic Nightmare or Wake-up Call? Re-Imagining the American Dream."
ECC members Fredrica Rudell (Marketing) and Meryl Nadel (Social Work) represented Iona at the 6th annual meeting of the Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities www.environmentalconsortium.org held at Vassar College on November 13-14, 2009. The theme of the conference was "Teaching and Learning the Hudson Valley: Building Capacity for Place-Based Education." They both participated in a Roundtable session on "Sustainability Across the Curriculum." Dr. Rudell described her experience teaching a Green Marketing course and offered tips and suggestions regarding course content, format, resources, and assignments. Dr. Nadel described a Social Work course module she has developed involving a walking tour of the downtown/riverfront area of Yonkers, which enables students to examine the relationship between people and their natural, built, and social environments.
On Sunday, May 23, Fredrica Rudell participated in a round table on New Rochelle's Sustainability plan (GreeNR). The event was sponsored by Mayor Noam Bramson and hosted by Iona. Special guest Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand responded enthusiastically to Dr. Rudell's comments regarding the role of higher education in preparing students for the green economy.
On Friday, July 9, Meryl Nadel (Social Work) led an interesting Environmental Consortium River Summer program. Her half-day of talks and tours in Yonkers were related to urban development and social entrepreneurship, and included visits to Groundworks community gardens, the Science barge, and Greyston Bakery.
Congratulations to ECC member Sr. Kathleen Deignan, who was selected to participate in the first GreenFaith Fellowship
Program (www.greenfaith.org). In addition to that honor, Sr. Kathleen has lined up several events directly related
to the environment for the Iona Spirituality Institute. The first one, DIALOGUE AND ECOLOGY with guest speaker Danny
Martin, took place on Tuesday, October 16, in the End Zone, La Penta at 7:30 PM.
This promises to be a watershed year for addressing environmental issues at the national, regional and local level.
Iona got the ball rolling by choosing an environmental theme for its annual Week of the Peacemaker: "SOS for Planet
Earth: Calling for a Just and Sustainable World." And the connection between peace and the environment was confirmed
by the selection of Al Gore and the IPCC for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize in early October!
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photos from the Student Green Fair held on November 8, 2007.
Iona also participated in the Focus the Nation webcast on Wednesday, January 30, in Ryan Library 308, from 8:00 -
9:00 pm:
Earth Day-related activities in April included a "Faithful Citizenship" symposium on the environment sponsored by
the Iona Spirituality Institute and a visit from Eric Yaverbaum, co-founder of the "Tappening" campaign (www.tappening.com)
designed to discourage consumption of bottled water.
We've had lots of environmental activities on campus this year, including ongoing energy and paper conservation efforts, Sr. Kathleen Deignan's graduation from the GreenFaith Fellowship program for religious-environmental leadership, continued student engagement through the award-winning IC Green Club, an inspirational performance by poet/activist Drew Dellinger (Planetize the Movement: New Possibilities for Ecological Healing and Social Justice) sponsored by the Iona Spirituality Institute in March, and further greening of the curriculum via Hagan course offerings on Sustainable Finance and Green Marketing.
Environmental activities also extend beyond the campus through Iona's alliances. Since New York is celebrating the quadricentennial of the Hudson River this year, it's an exciting time to be part of the 50-member Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges and Universities. Iona students and faculty attended the Consortium's Student Summit on Green Careers on April 3.
The Consortium is planning its 6th annual meeting and conference, "Teaching and Learning the Hudson Valley: Building Capacity for Place-Based Learning" to be hosted by Vassar College on November 13-14, 2009. Faculty and students from member colleges are invited to submit proposals for sessions. The call for contributions can be downloaded from the Consortium website.
In addition to serving on the Steering Committee of the Environmental Consortium, Fredrica Rudell was invited to join the New Rochelle Sustainability Advisory Board. New Rochelle is one of three U.S. cities chosen to work with ICLEI, an international organization for sustainable communities, to create local versions of New York City's PlaNYC.
On Thursday, November 2, ECC sponsored a preview of a new documentary, "Swim for the River." Iona alumna Kathleen Savolt ('73), Executive Director of the Beczak Environmental Education Center in Yonkers, who is featured in the film, joined us for a screening of selected segments and discussion of the issues.
Dr. Fredrica Rudell (Marketing) and Dr. Jerome Levkov (Chemistry) participated in the 2006 conference of the Environmental
Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges and Universities www.environmentalconsortium.org entitled "Greening
the Campus: Exploring Practices, Curriculum, and Management in Higher Education." The conference was held November
16-17, at SUNY/Purchase. In addition to their work on the conference planning committee, each served as facilitator/moderator
for a session at the conference.
Also attending the conference as part of the Iona "team" were: Richard Murray and Andrew Albrecht from Facilities
Management; students Amanda Brucia, Ashley Colletti, Florybeth La Valle, and Christine McDonough; Jennifer Padilla
(Advancement); and consulting engineer James Call, who presented a poster illustrating his energy conservation project
at Iona.
The team will follow up by sharing ideas and information about campus greening gleaned from the conference with other
members of the Iona community in the spring.
"Campus Greening
On Thursday, February 1, 2007, ECC members met with the newly formed student club "I C Green" in Cornelia 108 at noon to discuss greening initiatives
On March 22, 2007, ECC co-sponsored a special interdisciplinary symposium with the Spirituality Institute: Beyond
Silent Spring: A Celebration of the Birth of Rachel Carson - Environmental Prophet.
This was followed by screening of the film "An Inconvenient Truth"--A modern day "call to action" to prevent a worsening
environmental crisis--on Tuesday April 24th.
In Fall 2001, the Environmental Concerns Committee enrolled Iona College in the Campus Ecology Program of the National Wildlife Federation, joining a network of colleges and universities striving to be more environmentally sustainable. Member campuses must declare specific goals for a campus greening project. For 2001-2002, ECC chose to focus on reduction of paper use at Iona, primarily by raising awareness of unnecessary and accidental printing and copying and promoting a culture of conservation and waste prevention.
Working with the Information Technology Department and Ryan Library, the Environmental Concerns Committee launched a campus-wide Paper Conservation Campaign, which earned national recognition from Campus Ecology in 2002 and 2003.
During the 2003-04 academic year, the ECC created two Task Forces. The Conservation and Recycling subcommittee focused on extending and enhancing those efforts on campus. The Environmental Symposium subcommittee planned and hosted an event in April 2004 designed to bring students and faculty together to discuss environmental (specifically, energy) issues from the perspectives of their major fields. Still other members of ECC represented Iona in the Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges and Universities, sponsored by the Pace Academy for the Environment.
During 2004-05, ECC members participated in Environmental Consortium (ECHVCU) conferences and activities, while trying to extend a culture of conservation at Iona, from energy efficiency to ink cartridge and cell phone recycling. The ECC Student Task Force, led by junior Phil Burkart, initiated an e-newsletter aimed at dorm residents and organized an event to commemorate the 35th anniversary of Earth Day. As part of its mission to raise environmental awareness on campus, ECC donated a tree for the new LaPenta Student Union building. The tree will be marked with a plaque and dedication.
The 2005-06 academic year saw increased national and local interest in campus greening. In December, ECC Chair Fredrica Rudell was selected to serve a 3-year term on the Environmental Consortium Steering Committee, and in January, she and Jerry Levkov attended a Campus Greening Task Force meeting at EC headquarters. In February 2006, ECC hosted a "Greenforum" on Campus Energy Conservation with engineer James Call, who explained his plans to increase energy efficiency at Iona.
Members of ECC participated, in the "Campus Climate Neutral" summit conference at Pace Law School on March 24, 2006 and are helping to plan an ECHVCU-sponsored conference on Campus Greening in fall 2006.
On Thursday, May 4, the Environmental Concerns Committee joined the Office of Mission Integration and Campus Ministries to welcome John Seed, an internationally renowned Australian rainforest activist, to Iona. His presentation, "Earth Spirit Action!" took place at noon in the Robert V. LaPenta Student Union.
See our Environmental Concerns Committee tree and plaque!
Paper Conservation Campaign
Iona's campus-wide Paper Conservation Campaign earned national recognition from Campus Ecology Program of the National Wildlife Federation, a network of colleges and universities striving to be more environmentally sustainable.
Iona College is a charter member of the Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities.


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No Rally Why Microsofts 40 Million Windows 8 Sales Fails To Impress
Microsoft Windows 8 is officially a success. The company sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses since its launch. This beats Microsoft sales for Windows 7 by momentum, but there are already 600 million installations of Windows 7 in the PC market. With this incredible feat, Microsoft shares did not move much. Shares continue to be on a downward trajectory, falling from $31.45 in September to $27.08 at the time of writing:
Let's break down the headline. 40 million units were sold. The price for each license was $69 for the upgrade, $99 for the OEM and $139 for the Pro Pack pre-ordered. Computers purchased after June 2012 may upgrade to Windows 8 for $14.99. Anyone running XP/7/Vista who download Windows 8 may buy the software for $39.99. Assuming 100% sales at various price range, the revenue generated from Windows 8 so far are:
From the above table, it may be seen that revenue varies widely, from between $599.6 million to as much as $5.56 billion. Microsoft has around 7.64 billion shares outstanding. The addition to EPS, assuming a 50% margin varies widely too:
Analysis: Investors are watching earnings growth Microsoft makes from Windows 8 over time. It is too early to forecast growth rates for the company, and the negative trend for PC's needs to be offset by growth for tablets, Windows phones, and desktops running Windows 8. Business Section: Investing Ideas Investors have so far ignored the power of vertical integration with Microsoft. With the Department of Justice restrictions imposed finally ending, Microsoft may freely integrate Windows Phone with the PC, and then with XBOX. Even as a blip, 750,000 sales of XBOX 360 consoles during Black Friday illustrates entertainment tied with other Microsoft platforms has potential. Investors who think Microsoft Windows 8 has a strong future should look at:Select the service that is right for you!
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I bought it just the next day after I received the "Time To Order" notification by email (order confirmation dated on Jun-2012), however I didn't put my hands on it until few weeks ago. My first thought was: this is the coolest thing ever, it's just a 30$ computer able to be a:
- Media Center
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- Web Server
- Desktop
- Game emulator
- Email Server
- DNS/DHCP Server
- ...
You can find more things to do with it, following the links listed below:
- MitchTech (especial mention to this page, since there are many good tutorials about it)
- Gizmodo
- Engadget
- Cnet
So far, so well. I'd bought a cheap, cool, low power device which I can do and learn many things, so I put my hands on it and start to install my Raspbian (Debian distro).
After converting this small device in a desktop environment, ngix server and a nagios test environment, I've figured out that I needed to find something else to do with that, since I would like to find a proper task where my little motherboard would provide an useful service.
The thing was, that although I already knew that it had limited features, I was thinking that even with a Ram of only 256Kb (just 188Kb available), 700Mhz CPU and an Ethernet port of 100Mb, I wouldn't have any problem... I was wrong.
Last week, I've been setting up a web server (wordpress under apache, mysql and php). By default, great news, everything was working as expected. However, after importing the old database and adding some content to the web, I noticed that my PI was almost burned (high use of ram, almost 100%, and the CPU as well).
I've tried to do my best to optimize Apache/mysql to consume less ram (without any joy), so after some attempts without the improvement that I was expecting, I gave up.
From my point of view, as everybody must know, this little device has its own limitations so, even though we know that there are many things to do with it, we need to keep in mind that this is not a proper computer, so don't forget that the performance is gonna be an issue if you are trying to set up something useful, instead of having it as a small game for fiddling about with it.
As my friend "Joputaman" suggested, maybe its time to take advantage of this little device setting up something really fun, like a FireHero3, to become a fu**ing Guitar Hero StarRock ;)!!!!
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New Living Translation (©2007)people are laid to rest and do not rise again. Until the heavens are no more, they will not wake up nor be roused from their sleep.
English Standard Version (©2001)so a man lies down and rises not again; till the heavens are no more he will not awake or be roused out of his sleep.
New American Standard Bible (©1995)So man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no longer, He will not awake nor be aroused out of his sleep.
King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)so man lies down never to rise again. They will not wake up until the heavens are no more; they will not stir from their sleep.
International Standard Version (©2012)so also a person lies down and does not get up; they won't awaken until the heavens are no more, nor will they arise from their sleep."
NET Bible (©2006)so man lies down and does not rise; until the heavens are no more, they will not awake nor arise from their sleep.
GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)so each person lies down and does not rise until the heavens cease to exist. He does not wake up. He is not awakened from his sleep.
King James 2000 Bible (©2003)So man lies down, and rises not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
American King James VersionSo man lies down, and rises not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
American Standard VersionSo man lieth down and riseth not: Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, Nor be roused out of their sleep.
Douay-Rheims BibleSo man when he is fallen asleep shall not rise again; till the heavens be broken, he shall not awake, nor rise up out of his sleep.
Darby Bible TranslationSo man lieth down, and riseth not again; till the heavens be no more, they do not awake, nor are raised out of their sleep.
English Revised VersionSo man lieth down and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep.
Webster's Bible TranslationSo man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens shall be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
World English Bibleso man lies down and doesn't rise. Until the heavens are no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep.
Young's Literal Translation And man hath lain down, and riseth not, Till the wearing out of the heavens they awake not, Nor are roused from their sleep.
14:7-15 Though a tree is cut down, yet, in a moist situation, shoots come forth, and grow up as a newly planted tree. But when man is cut off by death, he is for ever removed from his place in this world. The life of man may fitly be compared to the waters of a land flood, which spread far, but soon dry up. All Job's expressions here show his belief in the great doctrine of the resurrection. Job's friends proving miserable comforters, he pleases himself with the expectation of a change. If our sins are forgiven, and our hearts renewed to holiness, heaven will be the rest of our souls, while our bodies are hidden in the grave from the malice of our enemies, feeling no more pain from our corruptions, or our corrections.
Verse 12. - So man lieth down, and riseth not. This is not an absolute denial of a final resurrection, since Job is speaking of the world as it lies before him, not of eventualities. Just as he sees the land encroach upon the sea, and remain land, and the river-courses, once dried up, remain dry, so he sees men descend into the grave and remain there, without rising up again. This is the established order of nature as it exists before his eyes. Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake. This order of things, Job believes, rightly enough, will continue as long as the heavens and the earth endure. What will happen afterwards he does not so much as inquire. It is remarked, ingeniously, that Job's words, though not intended in this sense, exactly "coincide with the declarations of the New Testament, which make the resurrection simultaneous with the breaking up of the visible universe" (Canon Cook). Nor be raised out of their sleep. If "the glimmer of a hope" of the resurrection appears anywhere in vers. 10-12, it is in the comparison of death to a sleep, which is inseparably connected in our minds with an awakening.
So man lieth down,.... Or "and", or "but man lieth down" (b); in the grave when he dies, as on a bed, and takes his rest from all his labours, toil and troubles, and lies asleep, and continues so till the resurrection morn:
and riseth not; from off his bed, or comes not out of his grave into this world, to the place where he was, and to be engaged in the affairs of life he was before, and never by his own power; and whenever he will rise, it will be by the power of God, and this not till the last day, when Christ shall appear in person to judge the world; and then the dead in Christ will rise first, at the beginning of the thousand years, and the wicked at the end of them:
till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep; for so the words are to be read, not in connection with those that go before, but with the last clauses; though the sense is much the same either way, which is, that those who are fallen asleep by death, and lie sleeping in their graves, and on their beds, these shall neither awake of themselves, nor be awaked by others, "till the heavens be no more"; that is, never, so as to awake and arise of themselves, and to this natural life, and to be concerned in the business of it; which sometimes seems to be the sense of this phrase, see Psalm 89:29, Matthew 5:18; or, as some render it, "till the heavens are wore out", or "waxen old" (c); as they will like a garment, and be folded up, and laid aside, as to their present use, Psalm 102:26; or till they shall vanish away, and be no more, as to their present form, quality, and use, though they may exist as to substance; and when this will be the case, as it will be when the Judge shall appear, when Christ shall come a second time to judge the world; then the earth and heaven will flee away from his face, the earth and its works shall be burnt up, and the heavens shall pass away with great noise; and then, and not till then, will the dead, or those that are asleep in their graves, be awaked by the voice of the archangel, and the trump of God, and they shall be raised from their sleepy beds, awake and arise, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
(b) "et vir", Pagninus, Montanus, Beza, Schmidt; "at vir", Cocceius. (c) "donec atteratur eoelum", V. L. so some in Bar Tzemach, though disapproved of by him as ungrammatical.
12. heavens be no more—This only implies that Job had no hope of living again in the present order of the world, not that he had no hope of life again in a new order of things. Ps 102:26 proves that early under the Old Testament the dissolution of the present earth and heavens was expected (compare Ge 8:22). Enoch before Job had implied that the "saints shall live again" (Jude 14; Heb 11:13-16). Even if, by this phrase, Job meant "never" (Ps 89:29) in his gloomier state of feelings, yet the Holy Ghost has made him unconsciously (1Pe 1:11, 12) use language expressing the truth, that the resurrection is to be preceded by the dissolution of the heavens. In Job 14:13-15 he plainly passes to brighter hopes of a world to come.
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'Bizarre' Cheltenham burglar Philip Collins is jailed for 40 weeks
BURGLAR Philip Collins continued trying to break into Cheltenham homes even after a woman raised the alarm and police were on his trail.
The 33-year-old's behaviour on the night of July 17 this year was described as "bizarre" by Judge Jamie Tabor QC at Gloucester Crown Court.
He jailed Collins, of Barbridge Road, Cheltenham, for 40 weeks after he admitted three offences of attempted burglary at addresses in Granley Road and Swanswell Drive, Cheltenham.
Prosecutor Lisa Hennessy said a woman sleeping in a semi detached bungalow in Granley Road woke to see Collins outside her conservatory. He shouted to her that he "needed help" as he had cut his head but she could not see any injury.
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He then moved away from the door and she called the police and gave a description of him.
PC Tim Meadows and his dog were quickly on the scene and they found a black baseball cap. The dog followed the scent and PC Meadows spotted Collins crouching by a house back door.
He had a long metal pole in his hand. The officer sent the dog into the garden, ordering Collins to stay still but he leapt up and scaled a six foot fence.
Collins was seen again shortly afterwards at another house and was eventually arrested. Mrs Hennessy said Collins has numerous previous convictions and was jailed for four years in 1997 for burglary and in 2004 he received a five and a half year sentence in Oxfordshire, also for burglary.
Nick Fridd, defending, said Collins admitted the offences on the basis he was very drunk that night.
But Judge Tabor pointed out that Collins had scaled walls "with alacrity" and kept one step ahead of the police – something that would be difficult to do when drunk.
"Whatever way you look at it, it was very bizarre behaviour," he said. "He knew it was likely the police had been called yet he continued committing further attempted burglaries."
Jailing Collins the judge described him as a "seasoned, well practiced burglar".
There had to be a prison term to help deter offenders at a time when Cheltenham was suffering too many burglaries, he said.


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U Street Music Hall
1115 U St., NW
Cut a rug, er... concrete floor at this event featuring a bunch of awesome music by POP ETC, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., and Cold Fronts. Thursday night fun party, yeah! RIGHT?
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Music: Kendrick Lamar
Howard Theatre
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Perhaps the greatest 23-year-old rapper alive, Kendrick Lamar is not someone to miss. The 8 p.m. show already sold out, so get your tix to the midnight one now.
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Featuring performances by Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonists Mark Fiore, Mike Peters, Jen Sorensen and Keith Knight and judging by the likes of two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gene Weingarten, this event will laugh so hard you may need a change of pants. Don't say we didn't warn you!
Tix are $10.
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H Street NE Festival
H Street, NE
Awesome, bodacious, totally rad. We can think of a million more adjectives to describe this annual fest, so get there. Make sure to stop by the Popularise Build Your City Exhibit, which will feature local art installations, as well as an outdoor beer garden complete with music (906 H St., NE).
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Music: Thievery Corporation + Lots of Friends
Half Street Fairgrounds
1299 Half St., SE
Three headlining musical acts, including DC's own Thievery Corporation and the greatness that is Gogol Bordello, plus a set of awesome DJs, a meal or two of tasty food from local food trucks and a full bar? Sign us up.
Tix are $48.
Saturday, Sept. 15, 10 p.m. to midnight
The Charlie Visconage Show
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607 New York Ave., NW
Don't miss this late-night talk show that'll feature all sorts of entertaining guests, like comedian Vijai Nathan, author Dutty Bookman and music by Gypsy/Eastern European/New Orleans/Applachian horn band (yup!) Black Masala.
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Art: Wheatpasting Workshop with DECOY
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
545 7th St., SE
Ever wanted to be a street artist? Now's your chance. Learn from DECOY, one of DC's best. Paper, house paint, rollers, markers, acrylic paint, projector and wheatpaste will all be provided.
It's only $20!
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DC Shorts Film Festival Closing Bash
Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H St., NE
By now we hope you've checked out this fest. Either way, get to the closing bash, which will feature film clips, tons of dancing and an...OPEN BAR!
Tix are $20 to $25.
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Theater: The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
641 D St., NW
The most avant-garde theater group in DC is back with a suplex this season. Grab a date and come see a play about...professional wrestling. It's smart, funny and will get you chanting "USA!" in no time. Plus, $2 PBRs!
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On Wednesday, July 13, the Koch Theater at the Lincoln Center was filled with bouncing teenagers and 20-somethings, waving flags, mugging for photographers and singing Kanye West's "All Of The Lights." These same kids, mere minutes before, had been upstairs giving poised interviews and demonstrating the creative technologies they developed to help solve problems like malaria, disability, road traffic accidents and more. What was the most innovation I had ever seen in one place had all of a sudden become the biggest dance party I've ever attended as we waited for the ceremony to start and to find out whose projects would win.
Microsoft's Imagine Cup is an annual student technology competition that draws entries from all over the globe. I rolled into town for the worldwide finals, held this year in New York City. This is the competition's ninth year, and the first time the finals have been held in the U.S. Over 350,000 students ages 16 and up in 183 countries registered this year to compete in the Imagine Cup's nine competitions. Six of these are smaller, more specific challenges and didn't have as large a presence at the finals. The big three, the holy trinity of the Imagine Cup, were game design (split up into mobile, web and Windows/Xbox), embedded development (building a separate, stand-alone device), and software development (a more general category). The top 100 teams (made up of 1 to 4 students each) in those three categories were invited to New York to showcase their projects. The top three teams in each category receive cash prizes, but the "Imagine Cup" itself goes to the winner in software development, last year received by Team Skeek from Thailand for their software that translated English into sign language in real time. Even for those who don't win, the exposure the Imagine Cup brings is proclaimed by several teams to be invaluable.
By the time I arrived, the competition had already been narrowed down to the top 21 teams, but the Times Square Marriott was still overrun with color-coded badge-wearing competitors, judges, Microsoft employees and international press. Banners hung around the hotel said "Make new friends. Gain new skills. Change the world."
That's the theme of the Imagine Cup: "Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems." In developing their projects, teams were asked to think about the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals, international development goals with the deadline of 2015. Many of the teams did address such goals as environmental sustainability, or combating disease. But a lot of the students are more personally attached to their projects. There's the legally blind student who developed a system for visually impaired students to take notes more easily. A team from China made a hands-free computer control software because a team member's mother is disabled. "These students are brilliant," said Suzi Levine, director of communications and education at Microsoft. "They come bringing in their life experiences."
The projects themselves are amazing. They are all, perhaps unsurprisingly, designed with Microsoft technology. I did see a Wiimote in one of the projects, and Levine assured me that the only Microsoft product teams are required to use is the .Net framework for software design. Regardless, it was always Bing maps, not Google maps; always Windows Phone 7, not the iPhone.
All the finalists put on remarkably polished presentations, but the software developers were the rock stars of the Imagine Cup. Perhaps it's because they were whittled down from a larger pool than the other categories, so the competition was steeper. Whatever the reason, people actually interrupted their presentations to applaud. Fellow competitors with yellow badges scattered throughout the packed ballroom stood up and whistled, and judges who earlier in the day were congratulating teams on "making it this far" were now saying things like "that was awesome" and "I can't think of any questions." When OneBuzz, a team that developed a malaria prediction software, finished their presentation, they raised their index fingers in the air in unison like a boy band signing out after a concert. Ladies and gentlemen, OneBuzz has left the building.
While not all the presentations had that stadium feel, every team, across categories, has the strangest combination of idealism and pragmatism. Coming in, I expected pie-in-the-sky ideas for projects that could never really be implemented, or maybe just a more grown-up science fair, all whizzes and bangs but no practicality. There was an undeniable "change the world" mentality pervading the event. The leader of a French team whose television system allows seniors to easily send and receive messages actually said "the return investment will be in smiles."
But what might come across as naïveté is belied by the depth of their knowledge about what it will take to actually get their project on the market. Almost everyone has an impressively detailed business plan involving field testing or clinical trials. They know their target audience and who they need to pitch to for funding. And they have no illusions about the flaws of their product, easily rattling off a list of improvements yet to be made when the judges inevitably ask. Many of the students see the Imagine Cup as their chance to get venture funding, according to Levine. "We try to pour lighter fluid on that," she says.
All of the lighter fluid, and money, that Microsoft has poured into the Imagine Cup culminated at the awards ceremony. There was an emcee (a Microsoft employee), a celebrity presenter (Eva Longoria, who proclaimed herself a "techie") and fog machines. Every student was promised a Windows Phone 7.5 when it comes out. Crazy mounted lights zoomed over the kids before the show as they draped themselves in their countries' flags and danced to situation-appropriate songs like "Empire State of Mind," "Don't Stop Believing" and something about it not being about the money.
And it really isn't. Yes, the event is extravagant and yes, the winners are handed giant five-figure checks. But Levine tells me many of the game designers will go on to release their games for free. The presentations I saw were very concerned with their business models, but not so much with the profit. They wanted to get funding to be able to produce their projects. This competition is not the endgame; it is just a stop along the way.
This is awesome! Keep up the great work kids!
There should be more events like that!
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The most brilhant is the creation for visually impaired students
cool nice to see other students in the tech world!!!
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I hope my favorite country boy and one of my best friends on this site has a great 23rd birthday!
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For your birthday gift, I promise I'll meet you in your great state eventually!
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Happy Birthday Doug!
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Wednesday, January 16,2013
Spirit Airlines announced that starting April 25 it is adding daily nonstop seasonal service from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and Philadelphia International Airport to Myrtle Beach International Airport.
Customers can check out the fares on flights and vacation packages offered every day at www.spirit.com and also sign up to receive email alerts on Spirit's deals and offers.
"We're excited to even further expand our network of destinations to and from Myrtle Beach. Spirit carries more visitors to Myrtle Beach than any other airline, operating exclusively with large Airbus A319 and A320 jets with 145 – 178 seats each," said Mark Kopczak, Spirit's Senior Director of Network Planning. "We're looking forward to giving even more customers the opportunity to save money on travel. Our ultra low fares and optional add-ons provide customers a total price that's tough to beat."
Spirit currently offers year-round daily nonstop service to Myrtle Beach from Atlantic City, Boston, Fort Lauderdale and New York LaGuardia.
"We are delighted with Spirit Airlines' business decision to broaden its route network at Myrtle Beach International Airport. The addition of nonstop air service to both the Philadelphia and Baltimore-Washington areas while significantly increasing seat capacity to its existing markets should be well received by the traveling public," said Michael La Pier, Director of Airports, Myrtle Beach International Airport.


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Tah - posted on 02/08/2011 ( 235 moms have responded )
So I was watching rachel Ray today and she had bethenny frankel on..from ny housewives etc..anywho, someone asked her her view on breastfeeding in public, she said that she only thinks your husband and nursing baby should see your tatas and not assume that just because you are a mom everyone will be in on what you are in on. She said it makes people uncomfortable so she suggest covering up or basically finding a discreet place to do it....I kinda agree with her, and yes I bf with all of mine..so
Do you agree?
Why or why not?
Are you respectful of others around you and cover up or find somewhere else to go, or do you just whip it put for the masses to see because hey, your a mom and that gives you the right...?


text: In utero babies aren't just relaxing waiting for their real world entrance...they're actually listening to you. It turns out that unborn babies can hear a lot more than we think they do. The fun starts about 30-weeks in, and the last two months is when baby can recognize mama's voice. Read about the research here.