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"This fully self-contained power module represents the first repower package capable of bringing Tier 4 ultra-low emissions capability to heavy-haul locomotives," Cummins said. "The QSK95 Power Module is designed to replace the complete diesel-electric system and carbody of the base locomotive as a complete drop-in package. The fully enclosed unit features the QSK95 engine, alternator, cooling system, and dynamic braking system, together with integral Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) exhaust aftertreatment specifically designed for locomotives. The clean combustion of the QSK95 works together with Cummins SCR aftertreatment to meet stringent Tier 4 emissions levels."
The QSK95 Power Module is the result of a design collaboration between Cummins and Sygnet Rail Technologies, LLC, to develop a QSK95 engine with compact and efficient 1,800 rpm high-speed operation. The drop-in power module interfaces with locomotive electronics using standard J1939 engine data bus integration, and features advanced controls for wheel slip functionality, idle limiting, and remote operational reporting.
Cummins said its latest-generation Modular Common Rail System (MCRS) enables the QSK95 to achieve high fuel efficiency even when operating at maximum-power output for long periods. With up to 2,200-bar high-pressure fuel injection, the MCRS reduces noise, offers smooth idle stability and, eliminates visible smoke across the entire operating range. A quad-turbocharging system with one turbo for each 4-cylinder quadrant provides outstanding response to load demands, with tractive power delivered more rapidly across the entire rpm range to increase acceleration, boost gradient climbing ability, and reduce journey times.
"The 4,200-hp (3,132 kW) output of the QSK95 prime mover is the highest achieved from a 16-cylinder high-speed diesel, made possible by deep structural strength at the heart of the engine," Cummins said. "When running at high engine-load factors, the QSK95 powers the locomotive with relaxed ease, operating well within its design capability. High power density is enabled with a hardened power cylinder featuring the strongest, single-piece forged-steel piston available in the industry. This inherent robustness enables the engine to achieve over 20,000 hours on the track before rebuild, without the need for any major midlife intervention. The extra strength components of the QSK95 mean that there is less to replace, so that total life-cycle costs are lower."
The QSK95 engine and SCR exhaust aftertreatment meet EPA Tier 4 emissions regulations of 0.03 g/bhp-hr Particulate Matter (PM) and 1.3 g/bhp-hr of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) for line-haul locomotives with over 1,006 hp (750 kW) output. Compared with current Tier 3 regulations, this represents more than a 70% reduction. Cummins said it "takes a simpler approach to meeting these stringent levels by putting the main focus of emissions reduction in the exhaust stream, with the SCR aftertreatment removing the NOx. This leaves the engine combustion to focus on removing PM emissions, avoiding the need for any additional complexity on the engine. The SCR aftertreatment has been specifically developed by Cummins Emission Solutions (CES) for locomotive installations, with a space claim similar to that of exhaust silencers, and providing equivalent acoustic reduction. CES experience with SCR is unrivaled in the industry, and has been successfully applied to over 600,000 Cummins engines."
The Indiana Rail Road's QSK95-powered freight locomotive—an EMD SD90 currently undergoing refurbishment—will begin revenue service operation by mid-2014. Cummins said the CECX 1919 is expected to be the first heavy-haul locomotive with a repower installation that is Tier 4 compliant. The 95-liter, 16-cylinder prime mover "is one of the most powerful high-speed diesels to be installed in a locomotive," Cummins said. CECX 1919 will remain under Cummins ownership while operating with the INRD roster. The repowered locomotive will haul coal or mixed freight across the INRD network, over routes from the west and south of Indiana to downtown Indianapolis, typically hauling 100 cars with a total weight of around 14,000 tons, working as the lead locomotive in a multiple set.
Equipped with GPS location and advanced telemetry, CECX 1919 will be remotely monitored by a Cummins field test team taking a continuous stream of locomotive and engine data capture. Based on duty-cycle operational analysis, field test engineers will be able to remotely fine-tune the QSK95 engine to achieve precise improvements in fuel efficiency or power delivery.
The QSK95 engine is being installed in the refurbished locomotive as part of a self-contained drop-in power module, purpose-designed by Sygnet Rail Technologies, LLC, to replace the complete diesel-electric system and carbody. Supplied as a fully enclosed unit, the power module integrates the QSK95 prime mover, SCR exhaust aftertreatment, alternator, cooling system, and dynamic braking as a single package. "This innovative approach for repowering existing locomotives to meet Tier 4 emissions regulations provides for a simpler and faster installation," Cummins said. "The QSK95 Power Module is tested before installation in the carbody, reducing the time taken to commission the locomotive. Features such as advanced controls for wheelslip, idle limiting, and telematics reporting are integral to the power module."
"By working together, Cummins and Sygnet Rail Technologies combine the latest in Tier 4 engine technology with a universal drop-in power module that is adaptable for many locomotives independent of original manufacturer, allowing for simpler and faster repowers," said Cummins High-Horsepower Engine Business Vice President and General Manager Ed Pence. "Cummins high-speed diesels are leading a transformation in locomotive prime mover capability—not only smaller, but powerful, clean, and highly fuel-efficient—equipping the power module with the ability to outperform medium-speed engines. "I am delighted that CECX 1919 will be operating in our home state with the Indiana Rail Road Company, which is widely recognized as one of the most progressive regional railroad companies in North America, and is eager to become one of the first operators to run an ultra-low-emissions locomotive in commercial service. Together with INRD, we are committed to demonstrating the latest locomotive technology using the QSK95 high-speed engine, manufactured in Indiana at Cummins Seymour facility. We believe that our high-speed QSK95 will not just bring cleaner operation, but will achieve higher performance and lower operating costs than INRD has seen before with its traditional medium-speed-powered locomotives."
"Our SCR exhaust aftertreatment is a passive, flow-through system working together with the clean-combustion QSK95 to meet Tier 4 regulations," said . By using SCR, we are able to influence the engine combustion formula to optimize fuel efficiency," Cummins Rail Business Marketing Director Randy Nelson. "In fact, the only real difference with an SCR system compared to exhaust silencers is the requirement for small amounts of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) dosing to initiate the catalyst and remove the NOx. The fluid is easy to source, store, and handle, with refilling aligned with the locomotive refueling. CECX 1919 will demonstrate how well the clean combustion of the QSK95 engine and Cummins SCR exhaust aftertreatment work together as an integrated system to achieve ultra-low Tier 4 emissions levels, easily accommodating the space claim of the larger medium-speed engine they replace, and requiring no additional cooling capacity."
The Indiana Rail Road Company is a privately-held, 500-mile railroad based in Indianapolis. The railroad hauls the equivalent of more than 800,000 truckloads of consumer, industrial, and energy products each year. On the strength of its customer service, INRD was awarded Railway Age magazine's prestigious Regional Railroad of the Year award in 2012.


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The old saying goes that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. But what if the enemy of your enemy is also your enemy?
That's the dicey position that Mets fans find themselves in on the eve of a World Series pitting their two biggest rivals against each other for baseball's biggest prize. In an all too perfect bit of icing on the manure cake of the Mets 2009 season, it comes down to the Phillies, Yankees and an agonizing decision for Mets fans.
Since we can assume no Mets fan wishes for a thermonuclear explosion that takes out the entire Eastern Seaboard (although after this season...), there must be a choice. How do you choose a rooting interest in a series between two teams that you've never wished anything but horrible pain and suffering?
The Case For The Phillies: Jason Fry of the excellent Mets blog Faith and Fear in Flushing lays out a strong argument in the manner of John F. Kennedy and ends it by telling his fellow Mets fans "Ich Bin Ein Phillie." The crux of his argument is that the Yankees have long overshadowed the Mets in New York's firmament and a 27th championship by the Bronx boys would only push the Mets further into the shadows.
There are other reasons to root for the Phillies -- National League pride, a lingering affection for Pedro Martinez, appreciation for the cheesesteak -- but none that have much traction unless the Yankees are on the other side.
The Case Against The Phillies: Think it's tough being overshadowed in your hometown? Try being totally irrelevant in the entire National League. A second straight Phillies championship turns your rivalry with the Phillies from something approaching Ohio State-Michigan to something closer to Alabama-Greater Birmingham College of Dentistry.
These are the same Phillies who said they were the team to beat before the 2007 season and then came back from a seven-game defecit with 17 games to play to make it true. The same Phillies who blew past them again at the end of 2008 and then gloated about it and called the Mets choke artists. The same Phillies whose fans have had a fine time using the Mets as the punchline of every joke they've told for the last three seasons. Do you really want to sign up for more of that as the discussion turns toward a possible Phillies dynasty?
The Case For The Yankees: We'll throw civic pride out the window since it's a well-established fact that one only has affinity for one team or the other. There's no denying it is tough to go to work or parties and listen to a bunch of Yankee fans crowing about how great their team is and how much better they are than the Mets. But when it comes down to brass tacks, the Yankees only matter to the Mets six days a year on the field unless both teams make it to the World Series.
The Phillies, on the other hand, matter 162 days a year and their success has a lot more bearing on the Mets' place in the actual baseball world. You could argue that a true Mets fan would put those concerns well above any razzing they may get around the Thanksgiving table.
The Case Against The Yankees: Anyone who chose to root for the Mets in New York City obviously had the choice to root for the Yankees and passed it up. The reasons vary from case to case, but they've been tested and questioned and tested through fire many times over the years. That faith was forged years before the Phillies became a rival, it existed when the Mets battled the Cubs, the Cardinals and the Braves and it existed when they battled to stay out of the cellar. You don't just throw away that kind of faith on a whim, no matter the opposition.
So let us know, Mets fans. Who is your lesser of two evils this season?

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A taste of Shutters on the Beach has landed at Canary Hotel Santa Barbara. COAST Restaurant & Bar is THE gathering spot downtown.
Savory, accessible comfort food reflecting Santa Barbara's seaside access
and plentiful bounty-sourced from local farms and wharfs. Plus our centrally
featured Raw Bar stocks incredibly fresh seafood with a crisp Sauvignon
The menu focuses on local market fresh ingredients, rich with comfort fare updated with clean, uncomplicated preparations, and geared toward the way people prefer to dine.
A favorite like a Crab Louie Salad is updated with local lettuce and a zesty caper dressing, while the best tuna is simply grilled and served with heirloom tomatoes and Spring asparagus.
Not to be missed are the Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwich and the appetizer of Grilled Red Snapper Tacos. The Raw Bar will feature a market-fresh selection of seafood rotating with the seasons. And a perfect ending to a meal is the childhood favorite Butterscotch Pudding or a homemade Ice Cream Sundae with chocolate fudge and buttery caramel sauce.


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While much of the focus is on Christmas this time of the year, Hanukkah happens to coincide with Santa's day, starting on December 21st. We thought it might be fun to kick off a week of Hanukkah ideas with the most well-known symbol of the holiday, the menorah.
The Hanukkah menorah, a nine-branched candelabrum, stands as a reminder of the day's worth of oil that lasted for eight. Since there are no rules regarding the actual design of a menorah, other than the necessity of one branch standing higher than the others, we searched for the most child-friendly ones on the market and found them in all shapes, sizes and themes. We've even found some non-flame options, to ensure that your lil one's hands are safe during this festive time.
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In the midst of a worldwide recession, $450 billion a year is being spent on building new data center space. Intel CEO Paul Otellini noted that figure in his talk at Dell World last week, citing it as "one of the world's more significant capital investments."
A good share of this capital spending is being done by the likes of Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon.com, and cloud service suppliers, who base their operations on the Intel/AMD, x86 chip architecture. Even when it's an enterprise building a data center, I suspect the bulk will use x86 commodity hardware. These days, x86 systems account for a little over half of server revenues, but 95% of unit shipments. New data centers are being filled with x86.
It's not news that Dell is a primary supplier of x86 systems, but it's always ranked a distant third to HP and IBM in listings of server sales--that's in all types of servers and the measure is by revenue. In the first half of 2011, however, IDC figures indicate that Dell led HP and IBM in x86 revenues in North America for the first time. What's become a pattern in computing in North America sometimes presages what's about to become a pattern throughout the world. We'll see if the first half was an aberration or a harbinger of a future Dell power in x86 servers.
My own hunch is that it foretells solid things for Dell. But to consolidate its position as a leader in x86 architecture, it needs to accelerate some of the moves it's carefully made over the past three years--moves that are farsighted and frankly somewhat unDell-like. In the past, Dell has been a shuffler of x86 machine parts behind an effective electronic supply chain. Now what's needed is improvement of basic x86 technologies, not just the CPU, to fill a larger role. The critical question: Is Dell going to lead in this build out of the x86 data center, which you can also think of as the expansion of the private cloud, or merely ride along?
CEO Michael Dell said at Dell World, "This is a new Dell that you're looking at today." Let's take a look at Dell's recent moves and announcements and test that proposition.
Dell is now offering vStart systems, which are rack-mount server packages designed to function as a unit in the virtualized part of the data center. It's undeniable that the virtualized part will soon be the majority of the data center, and Dell has wisely teamed up with partners to put together these vStart rack assemblies that come with virtualized storage and networking built in. The packages are preconfigured, pre-wired, and pretested. VStart comes in three sizes meant to host 50 virtual machines, 100 virtual machines, or 200 virtual machines, with a starting price of about $50,000 for the 50 VM rack. They are configured as ready to run Microsoft's Hyper-V or VMware ESX Server--virtualization software included. Dell uses its PowerConnect switches and PowerEdge servers as well.
The storage included in vStart is Dell's EqualLogic arrays. Dell purchased EqualLogic in 2007 for $1.4 billion, an unprofitable company at the time that marked a bold addition to its basic PowerVault storage option. EqualLogic was the first iSCSI storage vendor to be certified to work with VMware, and Dell is an advocate of iSCSI as a basis for supplying converged networking--one network for the storage SAN and Ethernet communications--to virtual machine hosts. Of Dell's customers using virtualization, 80% of them use VMware, Michael Dell said at Dell World.


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Naturally, given the time of year that was upon us as this issue of EventDV went to press, we were eager to learn about new solutions to be unveiled at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show, which ran April 18-21 in Las Vegas.
Some new product information was available before NAB, and in pre-conference announcements, manufacturers said they would be addressing a range of issues regarding power interruptions, portability, mounting options, multi-purpose usage, and compliance regulations in their new offerings.
PAG Limited
PAG Limited, for example, started to ship its L95 Power Circle batteries with V-Mount compatibility in early April. It's the third model in the lineup: Anton/Bauer and PAGlock models have been available for almost a year, but the new model means PAG now offers lithium ion (Li-Ion) batteries compatible with the three major battery mount systems.
The L95 (all models priced around $550) offers a 95 watt-hour (Wh) capacity in a package that weighs in around 1.5 pounds. Users can drive a camera and 35 W light easily, and check their run-time remaining with a display of charge status in terms of percentage.
There are no air-transportation worries with the high-capacity PAG L95; it conforms to the regulations for Li-Ion batteries and is supplied with a manufacturer's certification of compliance.
PAG Pulsar and Quasar all-chemistry chargers are required for charging all PAG L95 batteries, except the V-Mount compatible model which can be charged using a suitable Sony charger.
Switronix had added new V-Mount products to its PRO-X lineup earlier this year, as well, but just before NAB they announced new chargers and a new PRO-X ultra high-capacity battery.
The new 190 Wh brick battery features a 14.8 V design and a very powerful 13 amp-hour (Ah) capacity rating. Yet it is about half the weight of similarly rated NiCad or NiMH batteries, weighing in at just under 3.5 pounds; it's only about an inch deeper than other 90 Wh and 130 Wh batteries offered by Switronix, the company reports.
The battery will be available with or without Switronix' Intellicom RT Display, and along with other new products, should be available by the time you read this (May 2005 was the target release date for the new 190 Wh V-Mount PRO-X).
Switronix batteries are available in Anton/Bauer or V-Mount configurations, and have a two-pin power-tap connector built in. Other products have power taps, of course, which are a very handy addition for powering lights up to about 25 watts, but the power-tap on the 90 Wh and 130 Wh allows for up to a 50 W light.
Switronix also expects to deliver new XT Multi-Chem chargers at that time, with added analyzer/discharger capabilities lacking in previous models.
In addition, the company has a new GP Mobile charger available for V-type and three-stud mounts. It acts as a power supply when mounted to the back of a camera, and can drive a 30 W camera, charge a battery, and power a 35 W light with its four-pin connector, all at the same time. Its universal wide-range AC input (90 to 250 VAC 50/60Hz) makes it the ideal travel charger. In the event that AC power is interrupted, the GP Mobile will automatically switch over to the power of the battery mounted for charging without delay.
IDX System Technology has unveiled its next-generation ENDURA System Li-Ion batteries and charging systems, including the E-10 98 Wh battery for video cameras, HD, and disc-based camcorders. Products are anticipated in Q2 2005, according to IDX.
The ENDURA system features IDX' PowerLink technology, meaning a second battery can be docked to the first for continuous 196 Wh capacity. Other features include a five-LED accurate power status display. The new unit registers a 6.6 Ah capability, 14.8 V, and weighs 1.75 lbs (780g), according to IDX.
The new IDX VL-4S four channel charger is designed for fast turnaround by charging each battery independently. This direct V-Mount charger is the first of a new generation of multi-chemistry IDX chargers that's also somewhat indicative of an industry-wide trend toward providing cross-platform compatibility in power solutions.
Now available (or very soon on the market) is the VL-4Si, containing an LCD screen that will provide continuous live charging information and advanced digital information from ENDURA System E-10/E-80/E7/E50 batteries when connected to the charger. A USB connector on the back of the charger makes it easy to check charger information onto a PC.
Frezzi introduced at NAB 2003 what it called at the time the most powerful on-board battery available in the world. At 130 Wh (which translates to more than five hours with a 25 W camera), the BP-14MH batteries do provide much more runtime than most typical bricks; the product is still Frezzi's most powerful brick-type solution.
The batteries connect to existing Anton/Bauer bracket mounts and Sony V-Mounts. Frezzi's Energy Gage is an option on the BP-14MH; as the company recently released new lighting solutions (many with power options of their own). It will be interesting to see where the company's dedicated power products will go.
Anton/Bauer, having released its Dionic 160 late last year, while calling it the most powerful Li-Ion battery in the industry, held its cards close to the vest prior to NAB. If the 160 is any indication, new offerings to the general market will be robust upon launch: the 160 was available for more than a year as an exclusive limited production product before general availability. Dionic batteries can be used with PowerCharger and Titan series chargers only.
The 160's load capacity of up to 140 W is more than other Li-Ions, and it can run standard-draw camcorders for up to five hours, along with an on-camera light.
The company did unveil new nickel metal hydride cell technology, available in the Hytron 140, capable of handling loads up to 12 amps, including the high demands of fully dressed HD cameras. Anton/Bauer also has a new battery holder that features three 14.4 V outputs and one 28.8 V output, capable of handling loads up to 10 amps.
Anton/Bauer's STASIS camera support system, a unified solution for camera support and power supply that can be used with any professional Gold Mount battery and UltraLight 2, was a popular addition when introduced; different system configurations, options, and compatibility would be welcome additions to its current capabilities.
Best of the Rest
While the major manufacturers announce significant new solutions such as these at popular industry events, it pays to keep an eye on lower-profile providers as well, also with interesting power products.
Many dealers and vendors have their own branded products, while also offering those of the majors. For example, Armato's offers its own line of batteries, such as the new L95 14.4 V (minimum rating; maximum is 16.8 V), 95 Wh Li-Ion model. Priced around $280, the battery uses the popular V-Mount to attach to cameras, and has a five-step LED power indicator on the side of its 1.58-pound package.
The BP-type battery can be charged using the Sony BCL50, BCM50, BCL100, BCL120, BCM150, or IDX VL2Plus, VL4, VL4S.
DSM Power, based in the UK, is perhaps not as well known as some of the bigger battery makers, but it (along with the patent owners of Li-Ion technology) made the first Li-Ion NP1 batteries. Today, the company offers Li-Ions, Ni-Cads, and custom power solutions in V-lock and DSMlok configurations.
Compatible with Sony, IDX, and Li-Ion V-Mount and V-Lock chargers, the UV-98, for example, is a 14.8 V (14.4-compatible) 98 Wh battery with a five-state LED indicator that is growing in popularity among event videographers.
As such, it makes the DSM UV-98 worth considering, and serves as a reminder that it is always a good idea to stay "plugged in" to new power technologies and solutions coming to market.


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By Susan BlackMemphis City Schools, the nation's 21st largest school system, needs "radical change," said former city councilman John Vergos. In a June 2007 editorial in the Memphis Flyer, he called on Tennessee's Gov. Phil Bredesen to exert his legal authority to take control of the district from the elected school board.Vergos said school officials have allowed the 119,000-student district's annual budget to reach $918 million, nearly twice the city's $539 million operating budget. Officials, he contended, were "fiscally irresponsible" when they authorized a $5 million performing arts center and a $20 million child nutritional center. In October 2007, the Rochester Business Alliance in Rochester, N.Y., asked first-term Mayor Robert Duffy to take the helm of the city schools. Sandra Parker, RBA's president and CEO, said the mayor would impose fiscal restraint on the district's $582 million budget and hold the district accountable for the city's $119 million annual contribution to the schools. Rochester has the highest poverty rate of New York State's five largest school districts -- 88 percent of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch -- and the state's lowest graduation rate.The threat of mayoral and state takeovers, whether for academic or financial purposes, is real. Today, takeovers are permitted by statute in about half the states, and they're allowed by some city charters. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act also grants states the power to take over failing schools, although that provision has yet to be enforced.Under NCLB, schools that continuously fail to make adequate yearly progress for four years -- despite interventions such as technical assistance and supplemental education services -- may be ordered to reorganize, replace staff, and adopt a new curriculum. Schools that continuously fail for five years may be put under state control.Would you like to continue reading? Click here to log-in or become a subscriber to ASBJ.com.
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On the 18th hole, we will be re-shaping the green approach. A very large boulder that is currently covered in the approach will be removed and the area will be re-graded. This will allow for shots that are hit into this approach area to have a better chance of releasing towards and onto the green, rather than being deflected towards the bunker or bent grass green surrounds.
Tom Brodeur (Golf Course Sup) will also be raising a basin that is left of the fairway pot bunker and the grass will be converted from rough to fairway. The goal is to improve the ability for a player to lay up left of the pot bunker by adding approximately 8 to 9 yards of additional fairway grass, also giving a better angle for a player's third shot into the 18th green.
On hole #1, we will be converting the current championship tee into a practice putting green. The new championship tee will be constructed left of the current tee.
*The addition of the practice green near the 1st tee, in my opinion, is to speed up pace of play. For those of you who have not had the opportunity to play or see the course, the 1st tee is a good 1/2mile away from the clubhouse and rest of the practice facilities.
I remember that boulder. hope it makes your course better.
One of my favorite courses. Can't wait to see the improvements when they are done.
Brian - trying to picture the 1st hole from the tournament...I presume that the order they play in the Deutsche Bank is the same as the members, right? So the tee would be closer to the fairway coming back?
I've never been fortunate enough to play there, but I did have the good luck to get tickets to the DBC. I don't really remember the 1st hole, but I definitely remember the 18th. I hope the improvements help and thanks for the updates
Never played here, but it sounds as if these changes will most benefit the amateur golfers playing at TPC Boston. Does anyone know how the TPC system operates? In other words, who pays for these improvements? Does the course pay for these changes out of its cash flow from daily play? Is TPC Boston a semi-private facility? Public facility?
They do play the tournement in the same order. The 1st hole is left of the clubhouse down the path. It is a pretty straight par 4 with bunker on left, right and in front of the green. I am pressuming they will place the tee box closer to the 2nd hole, the par 5 coming back and make is a slight dog-leg.
I haven't been over there to see the progress but will see if I can shoot over there this weekend and snap a picture or two.
The TPC is owned and operated as a group. I believe there are almost 30 TPC's across the country. In some cases the tour will assist in some costs, but I believe the facility itself is responsible to bear the costs, not 100% sure I am right here, but will ask next time I am over there. The TPC of Boston is a private facility, but does have full recipricals with all other TPC's.


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NEW YORK (AP) — The first in a series of live and online auctions to raise money for the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in New York has collected over $17 million.
Monday's auction at Christie's featured works by Warhol ranging from prints to photographs, some of which have not been seen by the public.
The top sale was "Endangered Species: San Francisco Silverspot," a print that fetched over $1.2 million. Other highlights included "Jackie," a screen print and paper collage of Jacqueline Kennedy that sold for over $626,000. That's more than double its high estimate of $300,000.
The foundation says the money raised for its endowment from the sales would allow it to expand support of the visual arts, fulfilling Warhol's purpose in establishing it.
Online auctions will begin in February.
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Eprint website for the University of Tasmania
Professor Arthur Sale
2004 June 29, Draft Version 0.6
Executive Summary
This document proposes the urgent establishment of an eprint website for the University of Tasmania, and corresponding policies. A prototype website temporarily codenamed 'UTasER' can be viewed at http://eprints.comp.utas.edu.au/ from within the University intranet.
What are eprints?
An eprint is an electronic version of a paper, article or thesis, preserved in an archive and searchable and retrievable globally. The word encompasses preprints (versions of a paper distributed before refereed publication) and postprints or reprints (copies of a published paper distributed by themselves). An eprint server is a server on which all or most of the research output of an institution is mounted, and which provides search and browse capability to find particular papers. Such a server is a useful addition to a university's profile, but not particularly valuable by itself. You have to know about it to search it.
To be really value-adding, an eprint server must comply with the standards of the Open Access Initiative (OAI), and be registered with global OAI harvesters such as scirus (http://www.scirus.com/), myOAI (http://www.myoai.com/) and OAIster (http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/o/oaister/). These provide global search services for research publications for all registered institutions, for example OAIster currently has 3.2M records from 301 universities and research organizations.
A prototype eprint server has been established for the University of Tasmania and to experiment with the look-and-feel of an eprint server, view it at http://eprints.comp.utas.edu.au/. At the date of writing this prototype contains 8 documents: one journal paper, three conference papers, one newspaper article, and three unpublished reports. One report (this document) is available as HTML and three other formats; it has also been updated since its first upload. The others are available as PDF files, and one has an alternate Word format. These documents have been chosen to exercise the server's capabilities and provide some idea of the possibilities.
To get some experience, go to the prototype server and search for the key phrase 'spread spectrum' or search for the name 'Malhotra'. This prototype is not public (accessible only on-campus) and therefore not yet registered with the harvesters. Try also viewing scirus or OAIster, and searching all linked universities for something or someone interesting to you; if your mind is blank try 'spam filter'. To try myOAI you will have to register (free).
You cannot reasonably comment on this proposal until you have some experience of what it might offer; to assist you this document itself is uploaded to the prototype server as HTML http://eprints.comp.utas.edu.au:81/archive/00000011/ . Download the HTML version and you will have a set of live hyperlinks that can take you directly to the places on the Web mentioned above and littered through this document.
The author is willing to give a brief talk and demonstration of eprints (including the prototype server and OAI browsers) on request to email@example.com.
There are many benefits of an eprint website for the University of Tasmania. Perhaps the most significant to academics, RHD students and other researchers are the following which align firmly with the EDGE agenda.
Our research output is made publicly available, globally, free, and at the time of creation. It is not restricted to an institution, country or journal, or ability to pay.
The self-loading of preprints on the server provides prima facie proof of priority of the research findings. This is especially important for research higher degree theses and is a win-win situation for postgraduates.
Global searches through the OAI bring our research and researchers more easily to the attention of other researchers worldwide.
Papers available online are suggested by some information science researchers to be cited on average 300% more frequently than papers available only in paper form! See 'Articles freely available online are more highly cited', Nature, 411-6837, p521, 2001, also at http://www.neci.nec.com/~lawrence/papers/online-nature01/. A 2004 ISI citation impact study (http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/OATAnew.pdf) shows that journal articles that have been made open access by self-archiving are cited 250%–550% more than articles in the same journal that are not self-archived.
Theses have limited availability to everyone outside the originating institution. Placing all publicly accessible theses of RHD graduates on an eprint server provides global access and establishes research priority. For example MIT has done this, and its research is now much more accessed.
Besides these, there are many more peripheral or long-range benefits that are unlikely to motivate academic staff yet which may resonate with senior management. These include:
The Group of Eight universities have a project to install open access (eprint) archives in all of their membership. At the time of writing only the servers at Melbourne (www.unimelb.edu.au, 260 records), Queensland (http://eprint.uq.edu.au/, 875 records), ANU (http://eprints.anu.edu.au/ 2000 records) and Monash University (http://eprint.monash.edu.au/, 33 records) are operational. The University of Tasmania regards itself as equal with these universities. QUT and Curtin also have operational servers, as does ALIA and the National Library of Australia, making 8 in Australia.
No university has access to the entire world's research. The open access initiative is aimed at making access to research output freely available to all, and joining this initiative incidentally assists in combating the serials pricing crisis.
Some disciplines are already highly electronic in their dissemination practices, such as Theoretical Physics and Computing. This trend can only be expected to continue, and an eprint archive will assist the University in maintaining a leading edge reputation.
The initiative is an operation driven by standards, where global interoperability is seen as vital.
Growth in documents on the ANU Eprint server
Retrieved from http://archives.eprints.org/ on 29 June 2004
Implementation Barriers
Direct Costs
The direct costs (cash) are minor. The prototype eprints server is mounted on the same server used by the School of Computing for many other purposes. A dedicated server would cost say $5000, with ample disk space for records for several years and a better response time. However, initially a fully operational server could be mounted on an existing University web server.
The EPrints software proposed to be used (http://www.eprints.org/) is completely free under a GNU open source licence, as are updates and all the supporting software (Apache, mySQL, Perl, etc). Registration with OAI harvesters is also free. Searches performed on harvesters such as myOAI and OAIster are free apart from Internet traffic costs. The software is widely used by universities for this purpose and there is an active support forum.
Indirect costs
Indirect costs are more significant and can be broken down into technical support costs, server supervision, and upload costs.
Technical support by ICT personnel
The initial implementation effort for the prototype has been supplied by the School of Computing. The implementation could be easily transported to another server with minimal staff time. There will however need to be some work put into customizing the site to suit the University's visual standards and desired user interface. Other university sites offer examples. This need not be a large task, indeed could be minimal and evolve with the site. Depending on the upload solution adopted, it would be desirable for IT Resources to write a module to interface to the University LDAP server so that all research staff have automatic upload registration on the server with their email username and password; this might require say a week's work. Ongoing technical support should be minor, and mainly concerned with updates and backups.
Server supervision by information specialists
The server will require supervision by someone with a research or information science speciality. Regular monitoring will be required to approve uploads, and monitor the quality of the service and the status of the server. Depending on the take-up of the facilities, this might be a moderate or a relatively light load. An upper bound estimate of the effort can be made by assuming that the entire research and thesis output of the University is uploaded to the server annually.
Creation of content is the province of academic staff and RHD candidates/graduates. However, there is the additional step of submitting the content (preprint files and in some cases postprints) to the server. Three self-archiving models are possible:
In one, the academic uploads the file and enters the bibliographic information. Experience suggests that the work may be 5-10 minutes with a small amount of experience of what is required. This is a tiny fraction of the work involved in producing the paper, and would seem negligible. However, in other institutions, it has been seen as a barrier because it simply does not get done. It is hard to get academics to do work without deadlines. The quality of the metadata may also be variable.
In a variation on this theme, one person in each school is responsible for the uploading. This might be the person responsible for PES data entry since much of the information is duplicated. Entry would be smoother, quicker and more reliable, at the expense of some extra liaison with the academic and workload for that person. This solution seems appropriate for RHD theses, regardless of the way individual papers are uploaded.
The ultimate in centralization would be to have a single institutional person do the uploading, with the academic simply emailing the papers to him/her. This has the ultimate in consistency, but also requires a significant change to the duties of that person. Seeking additional information not initially supplied by the academic in the email would constitute a significant part of that load. The option also exists to spread the workload around various subject editors.
The implementation of an eprint server is easy; the hard part is getting near 100% participation by researchers and coverage of institutional output. This can be readily seen by the performance of Australian institutions with eprint servers (from 33 documents at Monash University to a respectable 2000 at ANU). For comparison, MIT has 8000 theses and 4000 papers; Duke University's Historical Sheet Music Archive has 17 000 records. To save rewriting what others have already experienced, here is what the eprint FAQ says bout this problem:
"How can an institution facilitate the filling of its Eprint archives?
Install OAI-compliant Eprint Archives .
Adopt a university-wide policy that all faculty maintain and update a standardised online curriculum vitae (CV) for annual review.
Mandate that the full digital text of all refereed publications should be deposited in the University Eprint Archives and linked to their entry in the author's online CV. (Make it clear to all faculty how self-archiving is in the interest of their own research and standing , maximizing the visibility , accessibility and impact of their work.)
Offer trained digital librarian help in showing faculty how to self-archive their papers in their own university Eprint Archive (it is very easy).
Offer trained digital librarian help in doing "proxy" self-archiving, on behalf of any authors who feel that they are personally unable (too busy or technically incapable) to self-archive for themselves. They need only supply their digital full-texts in word-processor form: the digital archiving assistants can do the rest (usually only a few dozen keystrokes per paper).
A policy of mandated self-archiving for all refereed research output, together with a trained proxy self-archiving service, to ensure that lack of time or skill do not become grounds for non-compliance, are the most important ingredients in a successful self-archiving program. The proxy self-archiving will only be needed to set the first wave of self-archiving reliably in motion. The rewards of self-archiving -- in terms of visibility , accessibility and impact -- will maintain the momentum once the archive has reached critical mass. And even students can do for faculty the few keystrokes needed for each new paper thereafter.)
Digital librarians, collaborating with web system staff , should be involved in ensuring the proper maintenance, backup, mirroring, upgrading, and migration that ensure the perpetual preservation of the university Eprint Archives. Mirroring and migration should be handled in collaboration with counterparts at all other institutions supporting OAI-compliant Eprint Archives."
Wherever an eprint server is proposed, many respond 'But I can't do this, because the journal/conference I publish in won't let me.' This is largely untrue, and there is an extensive literature on the reactions and the common objections. See the 'I worry about...' section at http://www.eprints.org/self-faq/ and the following summary.
In brief, the research and the paper belong to the academic and/or the employing institution prior to publication. At the preprint stage, the author (or the institution) is free to do whatever they want with it. Indeed in many disciplines there was a healthy trade in paper preprints of research articles until electronic archives took over – the most significant and first example is Theoretical Physics, but there are many others in the sciences and technologies. In other disciplines the paper preprint culture never took off, especially in the humanities. Regardless of the prior existence of a preprint culture, there is no copyright barrier to mounting preprints on an institutional server, right up to the point where the article is accepted and the publisher asks for a license to use the copyright.
At this stage, all publishers of journals or conference proceedings ask for some form of copyright license or assignment of copyright. In the majority of cases the exact form of this is more a matter of tradition than legal requirement, and the publishers are quite happy for preprints and postprints to be mounted on a personal website or institutional eprint server (for example Nature). Indeed in the computer sciences, some publishers will provide the postprint PDF file as printed in the paper journal or conference proceedings for the author to mount personally (for example the Journal of Research & Practice in Information Technology). The number of journals that allow some form of self-archiving or open-access is increasing (estimated at 83% in 2004, sample of 10673 journals). For an introduction to the literature on this topic see http://www.eprints.org/self-faq/#publisher-forbids.
Other objections
Another common objection is that the Internet is already congested and has too much information, so why add to it? This is simply nonsense. The Internet does not yet contain as much information as there is in print, yet we do not worry about adding to that body of knowledge. However, everyone would welcome access to more precise and more reliable search tools to find information that they need on the Web, and it is precisely this problem that the OAI addresses. Searches of myOAI and OAIster are the scholarly equivalent of Google: they search a global and growing database of information restricted to websites that advertise themselves as providing scholarly information, and which are moderated to accurately represent themselves. The value of such facilities is enhanced by increasing numbers of OAI-compliant (eprint) servers operated by universities.
Another objection that is sometimes heard is that preprint files are second-class information; the only thing that should be published is the fully refereed paper that which has been validated by experts. Such a criticism cannot be levelled against postprints or RHD theses, which eprint servers equally mount. Few editors (of which I am one) of scholarly journals would be so rash as to make this claim; the quality of the refereeing process is well-known to be patchy and is under increasing stress as more and more respected experts decline refereeing tasks. However there are two even more cogent replies.
Eprint servers do not only provide copies of documents, they are surrounded (like e-journals and other electronic media) with other forms of validation and 'refereeing'. For example, many papers are found not through searching but by their inclusion on 'key papers' listings, links on other websites and citations. Some eprint websites also accumulate comments added to the papers; a form of democratic refereeing similar to book reviews.
Secondly, the evidence suggests that readers do not have the same view about the uniqueness of a paper that authors sometimes do. They are often satisfied to read an earlier version of the paper if they can get it more conveniently than a later form; even more so if the author mounts a long version of a published paper. Sometimes just the abstract will satisfy them, or a text-only version without the diagrams. Enough in any case for the 200-1000 people who read the average scholarly paper to decide whether they want to study it further or order a journal published version. Both these issues are canvassed with valuable statistics about online usage in Odlyzko, A M, Learned Publishing, 15(1) Jan. 2002, pp7-19, also available at http://oberon.ingentaselect.com/vl=5313651/cl=38/nw=1/fm=docpdf/rpsv/cw/alpsp/09531513/v15n1/s2/p7 (as published) and http://www.dtc.umn.edu/~odlyzko/doc/rapid.evolution.pdf (preprint); a 'must read' for anyone with a view on this topic, positive or negative.
It also needs to be emphasized that the eprint server outlined here has no connection with the PES (Publication Entry System) used by the Research & Development Office, though it might be possible to upload eprint data to PES records for extension with SEO, category and other information. It also has no relation to any University budget exercise in the distribution of the Research Quantum; the eprint archive places no relative values on different forms of research output.
To implement a publicly accessible eprint server and get high participation as quickly as possible requires speedy implementation of some policies while others can take their time through the University system. The following recommendations provide a draft plan.
General endorsement
R1Academic Senate endorses the general principle of an eprint server, and requests the cooperation of the corporate sections of the University, and the Library and Information Technology Resources in particular, in implementing such a server.
Overall responsibility
Since the implications of this scheme span the Library, research and academics generally, a distributed responsibility is desirable. The following has been discussed with the University Librarian.
R2Responsibility for the implementation of an eprint server and the mounting of the University's research output on it be assigned jointly to the University Librarian and the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research).
R3The Librarian and the PVC(R) will be advised by a small steering committee appointed by the Academic Senate.
The sooner that this scheme is operational the better, as the GO8 universities have a head start of about two years. Several of the existing Australian servers have been in operation for a year. R4-9 set out a desirable and achievable timeframe. Note however that the need for an eprint server is not yet built in to the University's Plans, nor the performance criteria of the individuals involved. There do arise occasions when the delays inherent in these procedures need to be bypassed, and this is one of them. This timeframe has been discussed with the University Librarian and is considered feasible.
R4During the remainder of 2004, the prototype server be made public and registered with OAI harvesters. The School of Computing would be the administrator and guinea-pig school in the operation of the server, but other Schools may wish to voluntarily participate (for example Information Systems).
R5Early in 2005, the University Library in consultation with stakeholders and the Steering Committee would implement a central server, migrate existing files, and commence to encourage voluntary participation by Schools and individuals. A target for voluntary participation by academics in uploading research documents by end 2005 is suggested as 40% of research output.
R6Towards the end of 2005, consideration would be given to continuing the voluntary program or making the responsibility for uploading mandatory for 2006. A target for participation by academics in uploading research documents by end 2006 is suggested as 70% of research output.
R7In both 2005 and 2006, policies and procedures would be put in place to meet the same percentage targets for RHD theses, though in this case the aim should be to require to submit a complete or near-complete electronic copy of the thesis to the RHD Office.
R8Following achievement of the 2006 target or at an earlier time considered appropriate the steering committee will be disbanded and the ongoing responsibility for the service vested in the University Library.
Appropriate policies will need to be discussed and agreed, if a high level of academic participation is to be a reality. Organization of additional workload or implementation effort will also need to be considered.
R9Academic Senate refers this paper and the attached draft policies to the Faculties, the Board of Graduate Studies, the Tasmania University Postgraduate Association, the RHD Unit, the Web Development Office, and the Research & Development Office for discussion. Comment is to be received in time for the Senate meeting on 22 October 2004.Appendix 1 — Draft Research Eprint Policy
The University of Tasmania's policy is to maximise the visibility, usage and impact of its research output by maximising online access to the research for all would-be users and researchers worldwide.
It is also the University's policy to keep to the minimum the effort that each researcher has to expend in order to provide open online access to his or her research output.
The University has accordingly adopted the policy that all legally allowable research output is to be self-archived by researchers in a University EPrint Server.
This policy will be progressively implemented over the remainder of 2004 and 2005, so that by end 2005 all publicly accessible research output is uploaded to the server at the time of writing and publication. Responsibility for the implementation is assigned to the University Librarian and the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) jointly.
Publicly accessible research output includes all refereed journal articles and conference papers/short papers/poster presentations; all unrefereed conference papers/short papers/poster presentations, newspaper articles, books and research monographs, book chapters, and theses of graduating RHD candidates. Optionally, researchers may include long versions of published papers, errata, internal technical reports. Publications under a permanent or temporary embargo because of third party sponsorship are of course excluded as full-text entries, but should be included as abstracts, titles, etc.
Consideration should be given to altering the thesis submission rules to require the provision of an electronic version of the thesis at an appropriate time (refer to Board of Graduate Studies).
This archive will form a comprehensive record of the University's research publications, and the University commits to referring to it in the University's Annual Report and Research Report. [Note that the archive goes beyond the information entered into PES, which will continue for Commonwealth and budget purposes.]
Advice regarding implementation
One of the key matters for discussion is Policy 3 above. The evidence from existing archives suggests that voluntary participation yields low participation rates, and the University will fail to meet its objective. Policy 3 suggests that participation is required for all research output. However, this should be phased in over a year, with the Library conducting training sessions for each school, and establishing a proxy-service desirably in the school but within the Library as a backup to assist researchers who are unable to or unwilling to load their our research.
The University does not require the full text of books or research monographs to be uploaded. It is sufficient to archive a reference along with the usual metadata.
PhD and research Master theses should be archived at the point that the candidate is approved for graduation. The uploading is assigned to the RHD Unit for implementation. Thesis submission guidelines will need to be revised so that candidates provide a complete (or near complete) electronic version of the thesis in an acceptable format. Restricted access theses will not be uploaded as full text, or will be uploaded when the reason for the restriction expires.
Research papers submitted to journals and conferences should be uploaded as a preprint at the time of submission. Following revision, acceptance and publication, a revised record should be stored if the publisher's policies permit (see below).
This policy is compatible with publishers' copyright agreements in the following ways:
The copyright for all unrefereed preprints resides entirely with the author(s) and the University before it is submitted for peer-reviewed publication, hence it can be self-archived irrespective of the copyright policy of the journal to which it is eventually submitted. There are no legal issues. Publishers may however exert anti-competitive coercion.
In case you have signed a restrictive agreement in which you have voluntarily agreed to give up your IP rights and not to self-archive any preprint, you are encouraged to self-archive a version of your research findings in a long form different from the paper submission., or just a title and abstract. The IP and its disposition resides with you at this point, and copyright resides in the expression not the idea.
The copyright for the peer-reviewed postprint will depend on the wording of the copyright agreement which you sign with the publisher, and self-archiving of the postprint will depend on this agreement.
Many publishers allow the peer-reviewed postprint to be self-archived (eg American Psychological Association). The copyright transfer agreement will either specify this right explicitly or the author can inquire about it directly. If you are uncertain about the terms of your agreement, a table of copyright policies is available at http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo.php. Wherever possible, you are advised to modify your copyright agreement so that it does not disallow self-archiving.
In case you have signed a restrictive copyright transfer form in which you have explicitly agreed not to self-archive the peer-reviewed postprint, you are encouraged to self-archive, alongside your already-archived preprint, a 'corrigenda' file, listing the substantive changes the user would need to make in order to turn the unrefereed preprint into the refereed postprint.
Copyright agreements may state that eprints can be archived on your personal homepage. As far as publishers are concerned, the eprint archive is a part of the University's infrastructure for your personal homepage.
Some journals still maintain submission policies which state that a preprint will not be considered for publication if it has been previously 'publicised' by making it accessible online. Unlike copyright transfer agreements, such policies are not a matter of law but simple coercion by the publisher. If you have concerns about submitting an archived paper to a journal which maintains such a restrictive submission policy, please discuss the matter with the University's IP Adviser.
Appendix 2 — Draft RHD Thesis Policy
This draft policy does not pretend to be explicit, nor final. Rather it sets out some desirable principles for discussion from which a policy can be formed. The intention is to enhance the visibility of theses, which is a win-win situation for both the graduate and the University. Text in italics at the end of a point is an explanation.
During 2005, RHD candidates will be encouraged to submit their RHD thesis in an appropriate electronic form as well as hard copy. [There must be few if any candidates who still submit typewritten theses, so the only issues are whether all the components are assembled into a single e-form or whether the paper thesis is assembled from printouts of various files, photographs, and other records. A trial year will provide time for experience, and the major benefits of eprint archiving should be an incentive for some to participate.]
From 2006, submission of an electronic form of the thesis will be mandatory. [If the e-form is mandatory, its production becomes part of the thesis writing and production, and simplified because it is no longer an "add-on". Photographs and other information will also be e-assembled rather than paper cut and pasted (or inserted as pages). Significant advisories will need to be developed, and maybe there should remain a provision for "near-complete" e-forms.]
"Near complete" e-forms should be acceptable. As the name suggest a near complete e-form contains the vast bulk of the thesis, certainly all the text, but may be missing some parts which are considered too hard to integrate, such as a photocopy of a published article, a complex set of high-resolution photographs, etc. [Such e-forms are likely to be almost as valuable to the reader as the full thesis, which can then be retrieved if the missing pieces are desired. The eprint record would identify the document as "incomplete" and give details.]
At some time in the future (possibly 2006) submission of a hard copy for the University Library will be no longer required. [The only justification of shelving hard copies of theses once the e-form is mandated to be complete, is for the archival value of paper records. They are hardly ever accessed at present and will be even less so once e-forms are available.]
The Board of Graduate Studies and the RHD Unit will arrange for appropriate training and assistance to candidates in developing their publishing skills to make this possible. [It should be seen as an essential part of research training to be able to produce a research monograph in e-form.]
Consideration should be given to allowing candidates to optionally submit their theses only in electronic form from 2006. [This has workload benefit for the candidates in producing only one form, and mirrors the real world where few researchers assemble paper copy any more. In addition there are major benefits for the candidate in being able to use colour diagrams, graphics and photographs, and even to include animations and videos. The option might be used sparingly at first in frontier technologies, and it is too early to make e-submission the norm though some universities are moving this way.]
Appendix 3 — QUT Eprint policy (as an example)
(retrieved from http://www.qut.edu.au/admin/mopp/F/F_01_03.html on 29 Jun 04).
Policy F/1.3 E-print repository for research output at QUT
Contact Officer
Associate Director (Information Resources), Library
Approval Date
Approval Authority
University Academic Board
Date of Next Review
1.3.1 Application
QUT staff and post-graduate students produce research and scholarly output as a contribution to their discipline and/or as part of scholarly discourse. A significant proportion of this is intended for publication for the general purpose of recognition and impact. The following policy applies to this process, only where such output is not intended for commercialisation or individual royalty payment or revenue for the author or QUT. In effect it applies to the corpus of refereed research literature, conference proceedings, and other non-refereed output, as contributed by QUT to the outside world
1.3.2 Policy
Material which represents the total publicly available research and scholarly output of the University is to be located in the University's digital or "E print" repository, subject to the exclusions noted. In this way it contributes to a growing international corpus of refereed and other research literature available on line, a process occurring in universities worldwide.
The following materials are to be included:
refereed research articles and contributions at the post-print stage (subject to any necessary agreement with the publisher);
refereed research literature at the pre-printed stage (with corrigenda added subsequently if necessary at the discretion of the author);
theses (as prepared for the Australian Digital Theses (ADT) process);
un-refereed research literature, conference contributions, chapters in proceedings, etc.
The material is to be organised in the repository according to the same categories used for the reporting of research to DEST (see Office of Research and Research Training Web Site ).
Material to be commercialised, or which contains confidential material, or of which the promulgation would infringe a legal commitment by the University and/or the author, should not be included in the repository.
1.3.3 Responsibility
Uploading of material to the E-print repository is the responsibility of authors and researchers, as advised and supported by the University Library. Responsibility for management of the repository rests with the University Library.
Where authors or researchers maintain home pages, links should be provided to the article or document which has been submitted to the University E-print repository.
1.3.4 Operational Guidelines
Guidelines specifying the lodgement points and the process to be followed for lodging materials in the E-print repository are available from the University Library . Guidance on Copyright arrangements and standards for publishers is available from the University Copyright Officer . The Director, Library Services will report annually through the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Technology, Information and Learning Support) to University Research and Development Committee and the Office of Research on the status of the E-print repository.


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Look for the speed of Teague and Kabongo at the point guard position to be a major factor in the game Wednesday night.
Austin Rivers (Duke)- Neither the physical wings or speedy point guards of the West could contain Rivers' lethal first step. Perhaps no one in the 2011 class attacks the basket better from the arc with just one dribble. Rivers also shot the ball well from deep.
Adonis Thomas (Memphis)- Out of the physical, slashing, athletic wings, Thomas was the best in the West practice. Always a strong rebounder, Thomas also passed the ball well off the move and knocked down a couple three-pointers.
Anthony Davis (Kentucky)- His length immediately impacted the practice with his shot blocking and rebounding. There is no mystery why Davis is the top big man in the country. He has the top combination of length, agility and skill of any of the post players in the class.
Amir Williams (Ohio State)- Williams has significantly improved his upper body strength since the summer. And like Davis, Williams has impressive length. Typically just a low post scorer, Williams made a couple of shots from mid-range during the scrimmage.
Kyle Wiltjer (Kentucky)- Although he is not as athletic as the other big men on the West squad, Wiltjer brings a unique ability to stretch the defense with his deadly shooting stroke and composure with the ball on the perimeter.
Best guess on a starting lineup for the West, based on combinations used in practice, is Marquis Teague, Austin Rivers, LeBryan Nash, Anthony Davis and Cody Zeller.
The West will need to physically attack the East defensively on the perimeter to contain the bevy of long range shooters on the East.
The West has a length advantage over the East in the post, but the East has a strength advantage in the post.