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222-10100 Introduction to Film Aesthetics and Analysis LAHU
An analysis of the cinematic techniques utilized throughout film history to create meaning, suggest mood, develop psychology of characters, and communicate ideas. Emphasis is placed on classic American and foreign films, from the silent period to the present day. 3 credits. (F)
222-11100 Cinema Production 1 NLA
In this intensive production experience, students learn the rudiments of creating a motion picture. Aspects of preproduction (idea conception, budgeting), production (camerawork, directing), and postproduction (sound and picture editing) are introduced as students create multiple works of cinema art. 4 credits. (F-S)
222-14100 Introduction to Photography LA 3b
Introduction to photography, photographic processes, and aesthetics. Fundamentals of the art as well as film processing, enlargement, printing, camera handling, exposure, lighting, and composition. 4 credits. (F-S)
222-20100 Film and Literature LA
Analysis of relationships between literature and film, focusing on the film-maker's translation of verbal information to the screen. Topics include how the filmmaker transforms words into images and sound to establish setting and mood and convey characters' physical, emotional, and mental experiences, and how the filmmaker or scriptwriter is influenced by politi-cal, sociological, and production factors in determining what aspects of the work of literature are conveyed in the new medium. Prerequisites: 222-10100. 3 credits. (IRR)
222-20310 The Photograph in Exhibition LA
Addresses the issue of photographic exhibition - touching on considerations of context, scale, and installation - as it affects the experience and meaning of images. Students will attend a series of photographic exhibitions and will critically evaluate the content of each through written papers and oral pre-sentations. Prerequisites: Open only to B.S. cinema and photography students in the still photography concentration. Corequisites: 222-24000. 1 credit. (S)
222-21400 Hollywood and American Film LAHU
The focus is on the historical, economic, and social formations in the evolution of a wide range of American cinemas, including Hollywood, independent work, documentary, experimental, and hybrid forms. A survey and analysis of films of representative American directors, styles, and genres will be conducted. 4 credits. (S)
222-22400 Cinema Production 2 NLA
In this intermediate-level motion picture production course, students complete several works of cinema, continuing where Cinema Production 1 left off in both technical and artistic sophistication. Students will make significant progress in the areas of sound design, cinematography, directing, and editing. Prerequisites: 222-11100. 4 credits. (F-S)
222-23300 Screenwriting NLA
Introduction to the theory and practice of screenwriting. Topics include analysis and writing of feature-length, short, and experimental screenplays; adapting literary sources for the screen; the business of screenwriting; and computer formatting of screenplays. Prerequisites: 222-10100 or 221-13100; sophomore standing. 3 credits. (F-S)
222-24000 History of Photography LA
Study of photography from its beginning to its emergence as an important means of communication and expression. Critical examination of the growth and relationship of the contribution of photography to the visual arts. The development of the medium is seen through the eyes of past and present masters who struggled to understand and perfect it. Prerequisites: Nonmajors must have at least sophomore standing. 3 credits. (S)
222-24200 Intermediate Photography NLA
Instruction in the use of large-format view cameras and advanced black-and-white printing techniques; introduction to color photographic materials. Also introduces different modes of working and genres in the medium of photography. Students are asked to employ the various techniques to solve a variety of conceptual and aesthetic problems in photography. Prerequisites: 222-14100. 4 credits. (F-S)
222-24600 Digital Photography NLA
Students explore the technical, creative, and conceptual challenges of computer-based image production and manipulation. Prerequisites: 222-14100; 222-24200. 4 credits. (F-S)
222-25500 Survey of Critical Methodologies in Mass Media LA
Introductory overview of methodologies and approaches for the study of mass communications. Critical, historical, and social science methods are examined in terms of their framing of mass media, their philosophical approaches, their method of research, and their history and usage within the field of mass communications. Emphasis is placed on using these methods as analytical tools. Prerequisites: 221-12100 or 222-10100. 3 credits. (IRR)
222-30000 Fiction Film Theory LA
Close visual analysis of film, focusing on cinematographic and directorial aspects of film style. Detailed examination of specific films and various theories. Prerequisites: 222-10100; at least two level-2 liberal arts courses; permission of instructor. 3 credits. (F)
222-30100 Nonfiction Film Theory LA
Investigation of the social, historical, cultural, and aesthetic implications of nonfiction film through historical overview of various films. This course uses social theory, economic theory, ethnography, historiography, and documentary theory to explore the intersection of historical contexts and film movements. Prerequisites: 222-10100; at least two level-2 liberal arts courses; permission of instructor. 3 credits. (F)
222-30200 Selected Topics LA/NLA
Intensive exploration and analysis of a specific area of film study, allowing students to concentrate their study in an upper-level course. Depending on faculty research interests and student demand, this course may cover genres, periods, directors, and other cinematic conceptual frameworks. Prerequisites: Vary depending on the topic; consult department. 3 credits. (S)
222-30300 Images of Men and Women in Mass Media LA
Investigation and assessment of the social construction of gender representa-tions in mass media: feminist films, television, pornography, art photography, popular music, and fashion. As a survey of contemporary feminist cultural theory, social history, and criticism, this course analyzes mass culture as the site of mediation and articulation of discourses on women, men, and gender difference. Prerequisites: 222-23300 or 222-24000, or at least three level-2 courses in television-radio, art history, politics, or sociology. 3 credits. (IRR)
222-30400 Photography: Selected Topics NLA
Exploration and analysis of a specific area of photography. Topics vary based on student demand and on faculty expertise and research interest. Prerequisites: 222-14100, 222-24200, or may vary depending on topic - refer to Undergraduate Course Offerings each semester. 4 credits. (F-S)
222-30500 Contemporary Film Criticism LA
Analysis and evaluation of contemporary films and criticism. Students trace current feature films to their artistic and cinematic roots and assess the value of the new offerings. At the same time, they evaluate national criticism (not reviews) of the new offerings. Prerequisites: 222-10100; 222-11000 or 221-13100; 222-23300; 222-30000. 3 credits. (IRR)
222-32100 Advanced Cinema Production: Fiction NLA
This intensive, advanced-level course examines cinema as a form of storytelling. Students produce their own cinema projects and critical papers to familiarize themselves with techniques of aesthetics specific to narrative cinemas. A final project of the student's design and participation in a culminating public exhibition of work from the class are required. Prerequisites: 222-22400. 4 credits. (F-S)
222-32200 Advanced Cinema Production: Nonfiction NLA
This intensive, advanced-level course examines the relationship between the theory and practice of cinematic documentary. Students produce short cinema projects and critical papers to familiarize themselves with techniques and aesthetics specific to documentary modes of cinema. A final project of the student's design and participation in a culminating public exhibition of work from the class are required. Prerequisites: 222-22400. 4 credits. (S)
222-32300 Advanced Cinema Production: Experimental NLA
This intensive, advanced-level course examines cinema as a visual art form akin to painting, photography, and sculpture. Readings, lectures, and screenings are used to develop a basic context for relevant critical, historical, and theoretical issues, with emphasis placed on the various formal, conceptual, structural, and post-structural ideas that characterize 20th-century modern and contemporary art. Students produce their own cinema projects and critical papers to familiarize themselves with these ideas and practices. A final project and participation in a culminating public exhibition of work from the class are required. Prerequisites: 222-22400. 4 credits. (F)
222-32400 Advanced Cinema Production: Animation NLA
Intensive exploration of the art and craft of animated cinema. Through directed productions, screenings, readings, and workshops, students develop experience in several modes of animation including, but not limited to, cameraless, cel, electronic, and object animation within the context and history of cinema. Prerequisites: 222-22400. 4 credits. (Y)
222-33001 through 222-33099 Special Topics in Advanced Cinema Production NLA
Exploration of a specific area of cinema production, designed to enhance and enrich the traditional production curriculum and provide significant professional training for an ever-changing discipline. Subjects will likely include, but are not limited to: cinematography, sound design, advanced editing, alternative special effects, and directing for the screen. Topics will vary to reflect current and future trends in cinema production, as well as student demand and on faculty expertise. Prerequisites: 222-22400. 4 credits. (Y)
222-33300 Advanced Screenwriting NLA
Advanced theory and practice of screenwriting, with analysis of both classic and contemporary screenplays. Students complete a substantial portfolio of work in short and/or feature-length forms and participate in written and oral critiques of each other's work. With the permission of the instructor, students may rewrite and polish a script begun elsewhere. May be taken twice for credit. Prerequisites: 222-23300. 3 credits. (F-S)
222-40200 Photographers' Forum LA
Addresses the continuities and disparities between photographic images and the intent of their makers. Students attend a series of photographers' presentations and critically evaluate each through written and oral presentations. Prerequisites: 222-24000; one level-3 course in cinema, photography, or art history; senior standing. Open only to B.S. cinema and photography students in the photography concentration. Corequisites: 222-44000. 1 credit. (F)
222-40901 through 222-40999 Seminar in Film Studies LA
Capstone course in film studies that provides an intensive experience in cinema research. Designed as a seminar to allow students to engage actively in their own research and critical thinking in this area, the course revolves around an intensive schedule of screenings and key readings on a particular topic in film studies. May be repeated with permission of instructor. Prerequisites: 222-30000, 222-30100, or permission of instructor. 4 credits. (Y)
222-42000 Thesis Cinema Production NLA
Individual experience preparatory to graduate study and careers in cinema production. This course is designed to bring together ideas, processes, practices, and theories in the service of the production of a substantial work of cinema. Students will pursue an entire project from conception to completion, combining intensive preproduction, production, and post-production with in-depth instruction on lab work, distribution, and exhibi-tion. Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on instructor, peer, and self-critique. In addition to completion of the final production, students are expected to generate an essay that situates their work within the history of the medium and contextualizes its relationship to current intel-lectual and creative debates. Prerequisites: 222-11100, 222-22400, 222-23300, 222-30000, or 222-30100; 222-32100, 222-32200, 222-32300, or 222-32400; senior standing. 4 credits. (F-S)
222-43201 through 222-43299 Selected Topics in Screenwriting NLA
Exploration and analysis of a specific genre or type of screenwriting. Topics vary based on faculty interests and student demand. May be repeated once for credit under a different topic. Prerequisites: 222-33300; junior standing; screenwriting concentration; permission of instructor. 3 credits. (Y)
222-43300 Screenwriting Workshop NLA
A workshop in writing feature-length scripts for narrative film, preparatory for graduate study or a career in screenwriting, film, or television. Students complete a new feature-length script or, in rare instances with permission of the instructor, rewrite and polish a script begun elsewhere. Prerequisites: At least two semesters of 222-33300 or 221-43100 and one semester of 222-33300; senior standing. 3 credits. (S-Y)
222-44000 Contemporary Photographic Issues LA
Through lectures and discussions, the student is exposed to the changes and growth of the photographic medium. Photographic theories, criticism, classifi-cation, and aesthetics, as well as individual photographers, are explored to de-velop an understanding of contemporary photography. Students may con-sider this study as an end in itself or take 222-44100 concurrently as a means to the production of more progressive photographs. Prerequisites: 222-24000; one level-3 course in cinema, photography, or art history; senior standing. 3 credits. (F)
222-44100 Photography: Advanced Studio NLA
Students bring together technical and conceptual competencies mastered in previous photo courses for the purpose of assembling a unified portfolio of work. Prerequisites: 222-14100; 222-24000; 222-44000; senior standing. 4 credits. (F)
222-44300 Photo Workshop NLA
Individual experience preparatory to graduate study and to careers in photog-raphy. Designed to fit the individual student's background and interests. May include research projects or advanced photography. Course participants are expected to complete an artist's essay that situates their work within the history of the medium and contextualizes its relationship to current intellectual and creative debates. Students may take a second semester of this course with permission of instructor. Prerequisites: 222-14100; 222-24200; junior standing. 4 credits. (S)
222-45000 Cinema Production Practicum NLA
Capstone-level motion picture production course in which students undertake the primary creative and professional roles in a significant project under the direct supervision of a faculty specialist. The nature of the project will vary with each offering. Prerequisites: 222-11100; 222-22400; 222-32100, 222-32200, 222-32300, or 222-32400; senior standing; faculty permission. 4 credits. (IRR)
222-49000 Internship NLA
Jointly supervised work experience with a cooperating institution in the field of cinema or photography, intended to motivate the intern toward professional growth through observation and participation, to provide opportunities to meet active professionals, and to stimulate career planning. Skills and academic knowledge will be put into practice. May be repeated. Prerequisites: Junior cinema and photography or film, photography, and visual arts major or minor; completion of the Park School internship procedures. 1-6 credits. Total may not exceed 12 credits, including London and Los Angeles internships. (F-S)
222-49800 London Communications Internship NLA
A limited number of internships with cooperating institutions or organizations are available to communications majors. The jointly supervised work experience offers the opportunity to learn through observation and participation in a professional setting. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing; completion of Park School internship procedures; approval of the dean in the semester preceding the London registration. Pass/fail only. 3-6 credits. (F-S) See "London Center."
222-49900 Independent Study LA
Intensive study of one of the following problems under the supervision of a faculty adviser: program evaluation, scriptwriting, production, programming, film and cinema studies, contemporary issues in communications. Comprehensive research paper and/or project is required. Prerequisites: Junior cinema and photography or film, photography, and visual arts major. 3 credits. (F-S)
A. Ozolins, Office of Creative Services, 15. July, 2005


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Analysts from the right and the left are offering widely varying assessments of whether this year's automatic spending cuts are eating into the Obama administration's regulatory powers, be it measured in overall spending or staffing.
A widely noted report last month from professors at regulatory centers at Washington University at St. Louis and The George Washington University concluded that sequestration's impact on regulatory agencies has been modest.
"Outlays devoted to economic regulatory activities are increasing at a faster rate than those aimed at social regulatory activities, reversing a trend that began in the 1970s away from economic regulation of private-sector activities," wrote Susan Dudley and Melinda Warren in tracking regulatory spending for 75 agencies from 1960-2014. Fiscal 2013 "outlays do not appear to be hard hit by the sequester, and are estimated to be 0.9 percent higher than in 2012, suggesting that regulatory agencies were able to expend prior-year obligations in 2013," they wrote.
Evaluating such agencies as the Securities and Exchange Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Comptroller of the Currency, Patent and Trademark Office, and Food and Drug Administration, they asserted that the number of regulatory personnel since 2010 has grown by more than 13,000, or 4.9 percent. In addition, the regulators' budget for fiscal 2013 and budget submission for fiscal 2014 indicate "modest increases in both outlays and staffing," the report said.
But the "rise" in regulatory activity appeared in the George W. Bush administration as well as under Obama, the researchers' data showed. "The first decade of the 21st century witnessed a larger rate of increase in the outlays of regulatory agencies than the previous two decades, with a 62.7percent increase between fiscal years 2000 and 2010. In fiscal 2010, the on-budget costs of regulation were $18 billion greater than at the start of the decade, almost double the inflation-adjusted dollar growth in spending of any prior decade," the scholars wrote.
A rebuttal to the report was released on Thursday by Nick Schwellenbach, an analyst at the Center for Effective Government, who called the study "mainly a political document meant to misinform the public about the true state of the regulatory agencies' budgets."
Schwellenbach noted that regulatory agencies under sequestration have had their budgets trimmed by 5.1 percent, and that such cuts will be deeper in fiscal 2014 if the automatic cuts are allowed to continue. "For the most part, the sequester has cut federal regulatory agencies' budgets (one notable exception is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which is a new agency and is just getting off the ground)," he wrote. "The impacts have not been obvious because most agencies have used reprogramming authority to prioritize their activities that could lead to short-term problems at the expense of programs that have longer-term implications."
He gave the example of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which has moved funds away from assistance to help companies avoid compliance violations. Those funds are now going toward preventing cuts in spending on after-the-fact enforcement.
Schwellenbach also faulted Dudley and Warren for not placing the growth in agency budgets in the context of overall economic growth, and for lumping the Homeland Security Department in with the more purely regulatory agencies during a period when spending on protecting the homeland has grown most rapidly.


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Clarkson University Receives STARS Silver Rating for Sustainability Efforts
Mark Bayer wanted to pursue two seemingly unrelated areas of study in college: civil engineering and sustainable design.
Officials at other schools he applied to "looked at him funny" when told them of his plans. But at Clarkson University, Bayer found his niche. Four years later, he is about to graduate with bachelor of science degree in a civil engineering and minor in sustainable energy systems.
Bayer is embarking on a master's degree project that will study energy use in two of Clarkson's Woodstock Village apartment buildings soon to be renovated into sustainable "smart dorms."
"It has positioned me well. I know buildings, how they're designed, how they're constructed, but also how they operate when it comes to the energy they consume," said Bayer. "It was a program I felt allowed me the flexibility to pursue my energy-related interests while still getting a civil engineering degree. It's kind of an unconventional pairing."
Clarkson has been recognized for its "unconventional pairings": its knack for incorporating a sustainability curriculum into its education and research, allowing students like Bayer to thrive. The Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) has given Clarkson a silver rating for its initiatives.
The University excelled in the education and research ranking, where it scored 71 of a possible 100 points. Of 11 comparison schools in New York state, only Ithaca College and Columbia University had higher scores in that category. And of nine schools in the northeast - the universities of New Hampshire and Massachusetts, Amherst, Tufts, Princeton, Cornell, Columbia and Boston, only Columbia scored higher.
Clarkson has had a strong reputation for environmentally oriented research and academics for years, according to Susan Powers, the Jean '79 and Robert '79 Spence Professor in Sustainable Environmental Systems and associate director for sustainability in the Institute for a Sustainable Environment.
"Our recent STARS silver rating reflects our continuing commitment to incorporate sustainability into Clarkson's way-of-life," said Powers. "We have been able to excel because of the campus-wide belief that sustainability research and education is a priority."
Academic programs such as the major in environmental science & policy, minor in sustainable energy systems and Clarkson's Adirondack Semester factored into the ranking, Powers said, while lessons in sustainability have also been weaved into other classes and majors across campus. Clarkson's sustainability themed clubs, such as ECO and the construction of a greenhouse featuring research on growing food in cost-effective ways during the winter, were also major factors in the rating.
Tiyi Brewster '13, an environmental science and policy major, has tried to take advantage of as many of those opportunities as possible. As a freshman, she got involved in ECO and spearheaded a "Take it or Leave it Program" that encouraged students to donate items they would otherwise throw away at the end of the semester; ECO then donated those items to charity.
Brewster first found out about ECO in her freshman year.
"It resonated with me. They were like-minded souls," she said. "I enjoyed our time thinking about how we can bring environmental issues to the Clarkson campus."
Brewster has cultivated her passion in the environment during her Clarkson career. She traveled to Ecuador with the Engineers Without Borders program in order to create a "constructed wetland" that filters polluted water. She also participated in Clarkson's Adirondack Semester, which is open to students with a desire to immerse themselves in environmental studies against the backdrop of the Adirondack Park.
"It's something that has to be integrated into every part of your life to make it work," Brewster said of sustainability. "It's a lifelong search, a lifelong pursuit."
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
Photo Caption: Clarkson University student Mark Bayer '13 (left) explains his upcoming graduate research project on energy usage at a recent Institute for a Sustainable Environment poster session. Clarkson received high marks from the Sustainability, Tracking, and Assessment & Rating System (STARS) for its environmentally focused education and research initiatives.
[A photograph for media use is available at http://www.clarkson.edu/news/photos/mbayer-poster.jpg.]


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Archaeologists from the University of Mainz have discovered the first Roman military camp from the time of Julius Caesar on German soil.
Situated in a corn field 30 km (20 miles) southeast of Trier, near the small town of Hermeskeil, this camp had a size of 26 hectares, enough to shelter 5,000 to 10,000 soldiers. Built in trapezoid form, it enclosed its own spring to provide the Romans with a secure source of water. No more than 5 km (3 miles) from the camp, there are remains of a settlement of the Celtic Treveri, which was protected by a Celtic fort, the so-called Hunnenring (Huns' Ring) near Otzenhausen. This fortification, as has long been known, was abandoned in the first century BCE.
Part of the original Roman camp wall is still preserved in a piece of forest bordering the corn field. The rest has been plowed over so many times that it could not be discerned by untrained eyes. Inside the camp, excavators discovered pot sherds, late-republican coins, and a hand mill, which legionaries used to grind their daily ration of grain in order to prepare the staple of Roman diet, a kind of gruel named puls. The most important discovery, however, are 70 rusty, 1-inch long, umbrella-shaped hobnails from the Roman legionaries' boots. As one of the excavators, Dr. Sabine Hornung from the University of Mainz, explains, the length and shape of these hobnails, which prevented the Romans from slipping on the muddy ground, allow experts to date them to the Caesarian period.
A recent article in the German Süddeutsche Zeitung (link) offers pictures of the hobnails and of the excavation site.
More pictures can be found on the Uni Mainz site (link)
Below is a link to a brief video clip from Stern TV:
Oldest Roman camp in Germany


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TRON wrote:I still can't believe you are looking only today and disregard tomorrow. The worst mistake in the history of this franchise the last 25 or more years i a am a fun of was the Webber trade. He was the rookie of the year and we traded him next year. i never got over it. We finally had the PF we were dying for and we traded him. Most analyst say that if the previous draft where to happen again right now Klay would be top five eyes closed. They also say that if Klay was starting from day one he would be in the top 3 for rookie of the year. So what do you all propose? That the best thing a team can do when they're rookie goes well on his 1st year is to trade his ass for a proven veteran because at the time he plays better. And those idiots in Oklahoma are sitting there trying to develop Westbrook and Durant instead of trading them in their second year after they showed potential and got trade value in the first year. And they are not the only one making such foolish decisions. Bunch of idiot's, we will show them. We will trade all our rookies because developing talent takes time, and has risks, so the whole draft thing is unnecessary. It has to be stooped. Let's be like Europe where there are only free agents and the teams with no money develop young players and the rich teams wait until they are ready to take them.
To clarify: I'm not advocating that we trade Klay Thompson just for the sake of trading him.
But if another team wants to give us their #1 player for our #4 player, I would look at it. And there's something to be said for sustainability and consistency as opposed to potential and flashy production in limited games. I really, really like Klay Thompson. But I LOVE Andre Iguodala and the idea of having him alongside our big 3.
3 years ago, Stephen Curry, David Lee, Andrew Bogut, and Andre Iguodala were the best players in 4 different cities. I don't wanna trade Klay Thompson for garbage. Thing is, I don't think Iggy is garbage. Not by a long shot.


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Jay-Z once rapped that he kept one eye open like CBS because of all the things causing him stress in his life, but that was way back in 1996 and things have gotten a bit easier for the mogul since then.
Conor Orr of the Newark Star-Ledger passes along word that the the lyrics from "La Familia" were released on Monday and contain a reference to the investigation. As you'd probably guess, a guy who named his forthcoming album "Magna Carta Holy Grail" isn't spending too much time sweating an NFLPA inquiry into whether Kim Miale of Jay-Z's new Roc Nation agency secured Smith as a client with the help of the man who sometimes calls himself Hova.
"NFL investigations/ Oh don't make me laugh /FBI investigation /We stood up to that," Jay-Z raps.
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Select Sires Inc. Hires Jordan Simonson as Multimedia Communications Specialist
PLAIN CITY, Ohio, May 30, 2013 - Jordan Simonson has joined Select Sires as a multimedia communications specialist. He will be responsible for creating interactive media including video, administering the corporate training site, coordinating audio projects and managing audio and visual needs for meetings and conferences. Simonson will be based in the Plain City, Ohio office.
"I am delighted to welcome Jordan into the Select Sires family. With a strong passion for the dairy industry and relevant communications experience he will make an excellent addition to the communications team," explains Shirley Kaltenbach, Select Sires director of communications.
Simonson is a May 2013 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in life sciences communication and agricultural and applied economics. While in college Simonson took on an active role with the National Agri-Marketing Association and Collegiate FFA. He participated in several communications internships where he honed his design and multimedia skills.
"I am excited to join Select Sires," says Simonson. "This is an amazing opportunity for me to make a difference in the dairy industry. Growing up on a dairy farm motivated me to work towards improving profitability in the dairy industry."
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Eleven days ago, Ravens coach John Harbaugh vowed to do "whatever it takes" to turn around a season headed in the wrong direction.
As Ravens' players reported to the team facility Wednesday and learned of the release of defensive end Marcus Spears and free safety Michael Huff, two veterans signed this past offseason as part of the organization's defensive makeover, they had officially been put on notice.
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New Mexico Tech Professor Publishes Book on Jewish Struggle, Sept. 23, 2005
by Shawna Carter
SOCORRO, N.M., Sept. 23, 2005 -- New Mexico Tech history professor Alexander Prusin recently had his book, Nationalizing a Borderland: War, Ethnicity, and Anti-Jewish Violence in East Galicia, 1914-1920, published by the University of Alabama Press.
Prusin's book addresses post-World War I (WWI) anti-Jewish attitudes in a remote region of Europe, located in what is now western Ukraine. According to Prusin, as the old European empires collapsed in the post-WWI era, a void was created in what was once eastern Poland. This void opened up an opportunity for new nations to form.
New countries were formed based on common ethnicity, religion, culture, and language, and since the Jewish people in this region differed from their neighbors in ethnic, religious, and cultural background, they were seen as "outsiders" and persecuted, he says.
This region of Europe was very volatile in the post-WWI era, Prusin contends. "It has changed hands over ten times in the past century, and every time Jews found themselves in a hostile environment," he says.
Reviewer John Klier, author of Imperial Russia's Jewish Question, 1855-1881, says "[Alexander Prusin] explores the "dynamics of persecution" of Galician Jewry (a very sizeable community) from the side of the Russian Empire and the emergent independent Polish state. He demonstrates that there was an interesting symmetry between their attitudes, both coming to see the Jews as a universal and lethal threat to their national interests."
Prusin's new book, Nationalizing a Borderland: War Ethnicity, and Anti-Jewish Violence in East Galicia, 1914-1920, is a 200 page, hard-bound edition which can be purchased online or bookstores.


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The penultimate Stage of the 2006 Tour De France is a rolling time test over a course that is similar to one that Jan Ullrich won in 1998 from Montceau-les-Mines to Le Creusot. It will reveal who is the strongest time triallist in this year's tour and will probably decide who will win overall.
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You're good at magic. You handle your effects and routines pretty well. Your shows get a good response. There's nothing fundamentally wrong and yet in your heart you know that your magic performance could be better.
There's something missing ... the X factor that big name magicians bask in, with confidence that brings them more bookings, bigger fees and an inner satisfaction that says they are better than most.
Everybody who steps onto a stage has this potential and it is nothing to do with magic technique. It's to do with you and how the world sees you.
Now, successful advertising man John Derris - with 60 years of magic behind him - reveals how on retirement he adapted his corporate and marketing experience to magic. And how he turned professional and toured the world with this simplified system of magic presentation.
It's called KISS - Keep it Simple Stupid - and it took him to Paris, Athens, Marbella, St. Petersburg, Copenhagen, Osaka, Casablanca, Istanbul and Buckingham Palace!
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In his ongoing project "Mystery Meat", Texas-born visual artist Peter Augustus explores the disconnect between mass-produced foods and their "natural", unprocessed form. Augustus' photo series depicts various fast food dainties with their ingredients stripped down to their primal state: chicken nuggets to chicken feet, BLT to pork legs, etc.
The idea for the project was born after Augustus moved to Hong Kong where he currently resides. Artist was fascinated by the local meat shops, exposing various animal parts to their customers. He claims that Westerners are rarely in touch with "anything that even closely represents what kind of animals we are eating". Most often, we purchase processed, prepackaged and showcased meat products without even knowing the real source.
The deeper and more disturbing side to Augustus' work is the very notion of "mystery meat". What is often marketed as 100 percent meat product, in reality comprises of various contents. The gruesome trend of intransparency is especially present in fast food market.
"I hope to cause the viewer to take into account what the natural form of their food looks like. I think the work highlights a number of important debates, and it is not meant to be repulsive — just to raise awareness. It also touches on the longstanding debate of the quality of chicken and meat products and the use of unnatural fillers and hormones in the animal products we eat daily."
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Effects of meditation experience on functional connectivity of distributed brain networks | Frontiers in Human NeuroscienceMarsha Lucas, PhD March 14, 2012 Rewire your Brain for Love
I do love open access articles on neuroscience and meditation – and I'm even happier to share them here. Here's one from Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (from Emory University researchers – my grad school alma mater. Yay, Dr. Barsalou!)
Effects of meditation experience on functional connectivity of distributed brain networks
By Wendy Hasenkamp and Lawrence W. Barsalou
This study sought to examine the effect of meditation experience on brain networks under- lying cognitive actions employed during contemplative practice. In a previous study, we proposed a basic model of naturalistic cognitive fluctuations that occur during the practice of focused attention meditation.This model specifies four intervals in a cognitive cycle: mind wandering (MW), awareness of MW, shifting of attention, and sustained attention. Using subjective input from experienced practitioners during meditation, we identified activity in salience network regions during awareness of MW and executive network regions during shifting and sustained attention. Brain regions associated with the default mode were active during MW. In the present study, we reasoned that repeated activation of attentional brain networks over years of practice may induce lasting functional connectivity changes within relevant circuits. To investigate this possibility, we created seeds representing the networks that were active during the four phases of the earlier study, and examined func- tional connectivity during the resting state in the same participants. Connectivity maps were then contrasted between participants with high vs. low meditation experience. Participants with more meditation experience exhibited increased connectivity within attentional networks, as well as between attentional regions and medial frontal regions. These neural relationships may be involved in the development of cognitive skills, such as maintaining attention and disengaging from distraction, that are often reported with meditation practice. Furthermore, because altered connectivity of brain regions in experienced meditators was observed in a non-meditative (resting) state, this may represent a transference of cognitive abilities "off the cushion" into daily life.
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Walden Farms is a gated community that provides you with the perfect blend of country and city living. With parcels ranging from 11 to 30 acres, you'll have dedicated greenways along Standifer Creek for horseback riding, walking, or biking. Located on Signal Mountain in Sequatchie County, Tennessee, these lots provide a feeling of seclusion, while remaining convenient for commuting to town. Walden Farms is only 25 minutes from downtown Chattanooga, 10 minutes from the town center of Signal Mountain, and 15 minutes from Dunlap.
Designed to preserve the area's natural beauty, light development restrictions will preserve your new lifestyle. Acreage options include level areas, open-air lots, and gently rolling hills.
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Yesterday morning, I spoke at MobileMarchTC on OpenGL ES on the iPad. The presentation is an introduction to 3D graphics, with a particular focus on OpenGL ES and the iPad. I covered concepts, terminology, and tools; it is intended to help newcomers get oriented to the world of 3D and OpenGL ES.
I will be presenting this at CocoaHeads in May
Here is the slide desk:
Here are some resources: (I'll try to get them cleanup up and add descriptions, but this is a good start!)
3D @ ManiacDev
- http://maniacdev.com/2009/10/18-opengl-es-resources-that-you-must-know/
- http://maniacdev.com/2012/02/open-source-library-for-easier-custom-image-and-video-filters-using-opengl-es-2-0-shaders/
- http://iphonedevelopment.blogspot.com/2008/12/another-wavefront-obj-loader.html
- http://iphonedevelopment.blogspot.com/2008/12/more-on-opengl-and-normals.html
- http://iphonedevelopment.blogspot.com/search/label/OpenGL ES
- http://iphonedevelopment.blogspot.com/2011/04/blender-257-objective-c-export-script.html
- http://prideout.net/blog/
- http://www.amazon.com/iPhone-Programming-Developing-Graphical-Applications/dp/0596804822
- There is also a (legal) free e-book version of the book.
Matrix Math:
- http://www.dpfiles.com/dpfileswiki/index.php?title=Black_Art_of_3D_Game_Programming%2C_Chapter_10:_3D_Fundamentals
- http://chortle.ccsu.edu/VectorLessons/vectorIndex.html
- www.blender.org
- http://cg.tutsplus.com/articles/web-roundups/tutorial-roundup-53-amazing-blender-tutorials/
- http://www.blenderguru.com/
- http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro
- http://www.blender.org/education-help/tutorials/getting-started/
If you were at the presentation, I hope you enjoyed it and find this information worthwhile. If you came across this by other means, I'm glad you found it; I'm hoping to post the presentation video, but I have a lot of work to do before I can even start on that one.


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Requiem for a Nun
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Captain's Report
By Capt. Steve Larivee--
Mission Statement
The mission of the Robalo R305 is to create a roomy crossover boat between fishing, family activities, and overnight capabilities. She successfully bridges the connection between these three tasks in a good looking platform that is easy to handle.
Distinguishing Features
Pullman Style Forward Berth
-the forward settee easily converts to a berth by lowering the table and adding filler cushions. The seatbacks also flip up to form Pullman style berths allowing four to sleep in this area, creating an example of creative use of space.•
Creative Cockpit Bench Seating
-we've seen aft bench seats that fold up flush against the transom before, but this one seems to have a more functional take on the design. It deploys and stores easier than most and the entire assembly lifts to reveal storage in the transom for batteries, battery switches and charger.•
Standard Hardtop
-and this hardtop includes an electronics box, fore and aft spreader lights and drop down life jacket storage.•
Dual Livewells
– One is a 25 gallon (94.6L) and the other a 30 gallon (113.5 L) at opposing corners of the cockpit. •
Multi Function Helm Deck Seat
- converts between forward facing, aft facing and flat chaise.
The Robalo R305 has a length overall of 29'2" (8.89 m), a beam of 10'6" (3.2 m) and a draft of 32" (81 cm). With an empty weight of 9,600 lbs. (4354 kg.), 100 gallons (379 L) of fuel and three people on board we had a test weight of 10,805 lbs. (4,901 kg).With a pair of 300-hp Yamaha 4-strokes powering our test boat we reached a top speed at 5900 rpm of 52.8 mph. At that speed fuel burn was 51.75 gph giving us a range of 275 miles. Best cruise came in at 3500 rpm and 28.8 mph. That reduced the fuel burn to 16.9 gph which the R305 could keep up for 16 hours and 460 miles while still maintaining a 10% reserve.
When accelerating the R305 her bow comes up 16-degrees which causes a brief loss of visibility to the horizon. Once underway she settles into a 7.5-degree bow high attitude and it only takes a couple of shots of up trim to get her into the cruising attitude. When turning, the R305 leans 12 1/2-degrees into the turn which I found comfortable. When taking power on she settles back into the water at a level attitude.
Features Walkthrough
Dual swim platforms measuring 2' x 16" (.6 m x 40.6 cm) flank the engine well. The engines are spaced 11" (27.9 cm) apart but still offered sufficient torque for low-speed maneuvering around the dock without the optional bow thruster ($8,478). To starboard, a post-type reboarding ladder recesses into the hull. A hot/cold shower is recessed into the starboard bulwarks.
The R305 cockpit is roomy and features the bulk of the fishing amenities. Two rod holders flank either end of the transom cap rail. A 25 gallon (94.6 L) livewell with nine inlets for circulation, LED lighting and a blue gel coated oval interior is recessed into the port quarter. The plexi cover is gasketed all the way around.
An aft bench seat measuring 4'9" (1.4 m) folds up conveniently into the transom to really open up the cockpit space for fishing. I also found it easy to deploy simply by lifting the bolster and pulling the seat down. The entire seating arrangement lifts to reveal storage within the transom for the batteries, battery switch panel and charger.
Twin 99 gallon (375 L) in-deck fishboxes lie to port and starboard of the cockpit that measures 8'1" by 5'6" (2.5 m x 1.7 m) or 44.4 square feet (4.12 sq m). Forward is a hatch leading to a pump room that also accommodates the optional 3 kW gas generator ($6,517).
At the forward end of the cockpit we have a bench seat to port and a jump seat to starboard. The port station doubles as a rigging station with a sink and cutting board above lockable storage for tackle boxes and pullout drawers. Under the starboard seat is a second livewell, this time with a 30 gallon (113.6 L) capacity.
Robalo went with a standard hardtop on the R305, but on our test boat the top included the optional rocket launchers and Taco Grandslam outriggers ($2,292). Additional standard equipment with the hardtop include fore and aft facing spreader lights, courtesy lights, a covered electronics box and the life jacket storage compartment.
Helm Deck
Stepping up to the helm deck we have L-shaped seating to port with a seat back that converts from forward facing to aft facing and then lays flat to allow a rear facing chaise lounge with an unobstructed view to the cockpit.
The helm console is colored gray to knock down glare from any light that makes its way past the hardtop. A wide open panel will accommodate the optional 12" (30.4 cm) display ($6,392) and radar options are offered in either a closed array ($3,055) or an open array version ($5,166). A separate module was added to the top of the console for the Yamaha multifunction display and while it appears that there is room on the panel for this display, the addition on top of the console didn't seem to impede my visibility at all. Below the panel a row of rocker switches, with circuit breakers underneath, flank both sides of the stainless three-spoke steering wheel mounted to a tilt base. A single key ignition activates the dual start/stop buttons just above and the controls to starboard are mounted at a 45-degree angle.
The helm seat has a high wraparound for security and thickly padded lumbar support over a ventilated lower back. The seat has extra thick padding and the controls for the swivel and slide are in plain sight and clearly labeled. More importantly the seat will allow the captain to swivel his body around without having to swivel the seat itself.
The bow is accessed from side decks, which is convenient as it also facilitates line handling. Rail height comes up 18 ½" (47 cm) at the windshield and increases to 22" (56 cm) at the working end of the bow. Fully forward is a recessed standard windlass with the anchor chute running through a recessed space between the caprails. The polished stainless steel anchor on our test boat was optional ($946).
Should the R305 take any water over the bow, the side decks are molded in such a way that it gets directed right back overboard. Any water that does manage to make its way into the cockpit will get directed overboard through 2" (5 cm) drains in both quarters.
Below Decks
Salon and Head
The below decks area will easily accommodate overnighting for up to six people. Teak and Holly wood laminate flooring is standard. As we make our way down the open-tread teak stairway, the head is located immediately to starboard and is fully fiberglass lined. It features 5'9" (1.75 m) of overhead clearance and a VacuFlush porcelain marine head, plumbed to a 12 gallon (45.4 L) holding tank, comes standard.
Instead of having a dedicated V-berth forward, Robalo correctly went with a forward settee that easily converts into a berth with accommodations for storage underneath the seats. This allows for more usable space below decks during the more frequent times that people will not be sleeping onboard. However, thanks to the 3'4" (1 m) of space above the cushions Robalo was able to go one better by utilizing the seatbacks as flip-up Pullman style berths. This allows for people to sleep in this forward area and creates a much more creative use of usable space. Our test boat was equipped with a high-gloss teak table as part of the interior upgrade package ($2,480) that also includes vinyl and fabric changes and a décor package.
The galley is modest but nicely equipped with usual accommodations of appliances. The single burner stove has adjustable sea rails to hold cookware in place and the stainless steel sink is recessed into the solid surface counter. A covered hatch to the left side of the galley conceals the main breaker panel.
As usual, the mid-cabin is located underneath the cockpit deck and privacy is afforded by way of sliding curtains. The berth measures 6' 2" x 4' (1.9 m x 1.2 m) with 2'3" (.7 m) of overhead clearance. Both natural and artificial light are accommodated in the cabin along with supplemental ventilation if the optional air conditioning ($5,732) is purchased.
The Robalo R305 has a base price of $241,720 when powered by a pair of 250-hp Yamaha 4-strokes. Upgrading to our 300-hp test engines will add $3,178 to the base price.
Robalo seems to have done a nice job on the R305, successfully creating a crossover boat that can handle multiple missions. She comes in at a reasonable price and reasonably equipped, leaving very few items on the options list. In fact, aside from the choice of electronics packages, the average customer can live without any of the available options. That's a statement that rarely holds true in the industry.
Test Result Highlights
- Top speed for the Robalo R305 (2014-) is 52.8 mph (85 kph), burning 51.75 gallons per hour (gph) or 195.87 liters per hour (lph).
- Best cruise for the Robalo R305 (2014-) is 28.8 mph (46.3 kph), and the boat gets 1.70 miles per gallon (mpg) or 0.72 kilometers per liter (kpl), giving the boat a cruising range of 460 miles (740.3 kilometers).
- Tested power is 2 x 300-hp Yamaha.
Standard and Optional Features
Marine Electronics
|VHF Radio
|Air Cond./Heat
|Battery Charger/Converter
|CD Stereo
|Head: Fixed
|Trim Tabs
|Washdown: Fresh Water
|Washdown: Raw Water
|Water Heater
Exterior Features
|Carpet: Cockpit
|Optional Snap-in
|Outlet: 12-Volt Acc
|Swim Ladder
|Transom Door
|Transom Shower
|Cockpit Cover
Boats More Than 30 Feet
|Bow Thruster
Hull Warranty
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A vacation without great food is but a shadow of a vacation. With this thought in mind, we strive to create the best possible breakfasts and treats at our Kennebunkport/Kennebunk Bed and Breakfast. We also spend a fair amount of time "scouting" local restaurants so we can recommend them to our guests. It's a tough job, but….
Read on for a list of some of our favorite restaurants. This list is not exhaustive, but it will give you a good idea of where to start when you're hungry in Kennebunk and Kennebunkport Maine.
- White Barn Inn Restaurant. This five star restaurant is the perfect place to celebrate a very special occasion.
- 50 Local. If you happen to be at our Kennebunk Bed and Breakfast during the week, don't miss their Tuesday $2 Tapas.
- Cape Arundel Inn. All of the food is wonderful, but the Prime Rib is impossible to resist.
- Ryan's Corner Bar. When you're having a pint at Ryan's, it feels like you've been transported to Ireland.
- Federal Jack's. Great beer. Tasty food.
- Old Vines Wine Bar and Tapas Restaurant is a favorite of ours and is an easy walk from our Maine Bed and Breakfast.
- The Clam Shack. We dream of summer lobster rolls from the Clam Shack.
Bring your appetite when you come to the Inn at English Meadows, and explore the many restaurants of the Kennebunks.


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What we know about Beck's Black Robe Regiment
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This weekend, Glenn Beck announced the re-creation of a revolutionary force called the Black Robe Regiment. At his Restoring Honor rally on Saturday, Beck claimed that "our churches have fallen asleep" and that the "thousands of clergy" in the Regiment who subscribe to his particular views on the role of religion in American life, will "start the heart of this nation again and put it where it belongs: our heart with God."
On his radio show this morning, Beck delved into a little more detail about how the group was formed and who, exactly, some of these members of the Regiment are.
Apparently, the idea began with Beck's favorite historian, David Barton. When Beck told Barton he wanted to "get religious leaders together," Barton suggested forming a Black Robe Regiment -- named after what Barton had said was a group of preachers who supported the American Revolution from their pulpits. Beck decided that was "exactly" what he was looking for because it was a movement supposedly like his that was "not about politics."
Beck then described the first meeting he held with "the largest evangelical leaders in the country" some of whom had been involved in the Christian Coalition. Beck explained that at first the leaders he was recruiting were "very skeptical," as David Barton told him, "because of [Beck's] faith." When Beck spoke to these "skeptical" leaders, he apparently told them that "we're about to lose our country, and we need to teach the correct principles of liberty and freedom, and it has nothing to do with politics." He also warned that: "we're all going to lose our religious freedom if we don't" stand together.
This apparently swayed televangelist James Robison, a former guest on Beck's radio show, who Beck claims "pounded the table" and said "I can testify that the things that this man says are true because I've felt them too."
However Beck explains that others were still wary of Beck's initiative and were concerned that if they joined him they would "lose half [of their] congregation." But then Focus on the Family's James Dobson came to Beck's defense. According to Beck, Dobson "looked [Beck] right in the eye ... and he said; 'I will start tomorrow.' " And thus, Beck's Black Robe Regiment was formed.
Later in the show, Beck elaborated on his call to "mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes," calling on his listeners to "tithe 10 percent" and encouraging them to "sacrifice our fortunes so our children don't have to pay for our lifestyle." Beck implored his listeners: "You must tithe because these people [the Black Robe Regiment] are going to be in trouble. They're going to come under attack."
Beck then emphasized the urgency of the support needed by the Regiment with some loaded Biblical imagery. He suggested that "[t]he media hasn't noticed" the leaders yet "quite honestly, because the adversary hasn't noticed them yet." While Beck does not make it clear who the "adversary" is, the word is closely associated with Satan. Various dictionaries note that adversary is among the definitions for Satan. The term also appeared in Milton's Paradise Lost where it was defined in the endnotes: "For 'the Adversary' = Satan, according to the meaning of the name." In addition, the Church of Latter Day Saints describes Satan as "the adversary or the devil."
Building upon this notion, Beck warned that "the great thing is, darkness does not understand light" and "has no idea where we're headed," but "once it does, the very gates of Hell are going to open up."
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One of my favorite TV programs is the BBC show Top Gear. They go through and test cars not only for handling, looks, and cup holders but mainly for power. At the end they run all of the cars through the same test track and get a time. That time then gets recorded on their list of all the cars tested and is celebrated for achievement or scorned at for doing poorly. No matter what the car turns up, they were all treated equally.
Today, IBM is announcing a test done by a certain benchmark called SPECsfs. This has been the yardstick for all NAS vendors wanting to flex their muscles and show how they handle small block I/O. Vendors can bring how ever many drives and tweaks they want but the test itself is very rigid and has to be certified before the results are published.
IBM put together a SONAS system consisting of 10 interface nodes and 8 storage pods with all SAS disk. A total of about 900TB of usable disk, and about 1/3 of the maximum SONAS configuration. There was no solid state disk or extra tweaks done just a SONAS system that you could order today. That said, the IBM SONAS set a new world record for performance for a single file system at 403,000 IOPS per second.
Yes you read that right, 403k IOPS in a single file system. If you look at the other vendors they have used multiple file systems to aggregate the performance together in order to achieve a benchmark. Then they tend to use a virtual name space with software that is layered over all of the file systems, but here SONAS is one file system over 900TB with a true global name space. Some issues with multiple file system is they cannot stripe data across the file systems and the load balancing becomes an issue. If you look at the comparison of performance per file system, you can see that IBM is WAY beyond the competitors.
So you maybe asking, "Yeah that's pretty cool but what was the response time?". According to the test, the average response time was 3.23 MS from 0 to 403k IOPs per second. This is extremely good and when you think that was coming from one file system of 900TB, you realize how good that number is compared to other results.
There will be tons of vendors trying to debunk how IBM out performed them and how they have better software or better market share but it really boils down to these key points:
- An all-spinning SAS disk SONAS configuration, typical of SONAS configurations being installed today
- Single file system featuring ease of use, minimum complexity, global load balancing, sharing of resources, proof of scale
- 903 TB usable capacity is indicative of current real life customer scale out NAS requirements
- An environment in which all applications would benefit from the single file system and benefit from the high IOPs and excellent response time
- One can clearly correlate the SONAS SPECsfs benchmark with the response time received to a real world application by today's SONAS
I have included the slide deck for the announcement below. Feel free to check out the information on the SPECsfs website.
Sonas spe csfs-publication-feb-22-2011
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Acoustics Module Upgrade
Major upgrade to COMSOL's acoustics module enables realistic acoustic simulations of mobile devices and automotive components
New capabilities enable virtual prototyping of microphones, mobile devices, piezo-acoustic transducers, mufflers, and particulate filters with unprecedented detail and ease of use.
BURLINGTON, MA (July 13, 2011) — COMSOL, Inc., today announces the release of a major upgrade of its add-on Acoustics Module for its flagship product COMSOL Multiphysics. This latest version of the Acoustics Module offers new capabilities and expanded multiphysics user interfaces for simulating thermoacoustic effects, poroelastic waves, acoustic-shell interactions, and piezo-acoustic devices. The new version of the Acoustics Module is available immediately.
"This release of the Acoustics Module brings a new level of predictive power to acoustic simulations," says Dr. Mads J. Herring Jensen, technical product manager for acoustics at COMSOL. "For the first time, manufacturers of acoustic devices for smart phones, hearing aids, and earpieces can perform thermoacoustic simulations with an industry-standard commercial multiphysics software package. The ability to combine such simulations with electrical circuits and structural vibrations raises the bar for state-of-the-art acoustics simulations of mobile devices."
Additional application areas for the Acoustics Module, adds Herring Jensen, include speakers, microphones, and sonar devices as well as noise control in areas such as muffler design, sound barriers, and building acoustics. The module's physics interfaces provide easy-to-use tools to model acoustic pressure wave propagation in air, water, and other fluids. The Acoustics Module also enables users to model vibrations and elastic waves in solids and piezoelectric materials, as well as their bidirectional interaction with a surrounding fluid, easily.
This titanium speaker cone surrounded by air and set in an infinite baffle showcases the new acoustic-shell interaction user interface for solving acoustic pressure in air and structural deformations in a shell. The structural vibrations automatically act as a sound source and the pressure force is coupled back to act on the shell. Applications for this type of simulation range from speakers to ship acoustics.
"Our analysis of acoustic applications has ranged from the design of miniature microphones and loudspeakers, development of MEMS-based photoacoustic and piezo-acoustic technologies, optimization of room design for acoustic energy distribution, and identification of sources for noise emission. Each of these applications has required the implementation of additional functionality into COMSOL Multiphysics to provide accurate analysis of real world systems," comments Dr. Jeffrey S. Crompton, Principal of AltaSim Technologies, Columbus, OH. Through his company, Dr. Crompton provides a range of products and services such as customized computational analyses and the development of functional prototypes for market sectors including medical devices, defense, petrochemical refining, automotive, and materials development.
The new capabilities of the Acoustics Module are fully compatible with all the COMSOL add-on modules. Any acoustics phenomena can link to any other physics effect – a feature that is crucial for real-world precision simulations of acoustics devices. "The upgrades in this version of the Acoustics Module will provide all users with access to critical functionality associated with analysis of acoustics phenomena. These additions greatly enhance the flexibility of COMSOL Multiphysics and will allow users to integrate relevant phenomena more easily and develop more accurate simulations of real-world performance. This will benefit all developers of new products and technologies and increase the rate at which new technologies can reach the marketplace," concludes Dr. Crompton.
Mobile Devices and Thermoacoustics Simulations
The new modeling tools for thermoviscous acoustics in the Acoustics Module enable highly accurate simulation of miniaturized speakers and microphones for hand-held devices. The ability to include thermoviscous acoustics, also known as thermoacoustics, in a simulation is necessary to accurately model acoustics in geometries with small dimensions. Near walls, viscosity and thermal conduction become important considerations because they create a viscous and a thermal boundary layer where losses are significant. The new thermoacoustics capabilities of the Acoustics Module take such effects fully into account.
A diesel particulate filter (DPF) is designed to remove soot (diesel particles) from the exhaust of diesel engine vehicles. Although a DPF's main function is filtering exhaust flow, it is made with porous materials that have acoustic damping properties that can affect the muffler system. These effects, in turn, can affect the performance of other components in the vehicle. In this poroelastic wave simulation, the transmission loss in dB is computed for the range 0-2000 Hz.
Automotive Components and Poroelastic Waves
When creating a virtual prototype of an automotive component with a fibrous or porous filling, how to represent the filling's acoustic damping properties has been a challenge. The Acoustics Module's new poroelastic wave functionality offers a new and more accurate approach to this challenge.
With traditional simulation methods, engineers confronting this challenge would approximate their filling with a so-called equivalent fluid model. This approach often produced an approximation of reality that was too rough. Using the new poroelastic wave functionality in the Acoustics Module, engineers enter solid and fluid properties into their model directly and the damping is accounted for in the simulation automatically.
"Determining the damping properties of an equivalent fluid model requires a lot of engineering experience," comments Dr. Herring Jensen. "Even if you've been successful in the past, it is often not valid for the full range of studied parameters. It will never be as accurate as the Acoustics Module's new poroelastic model, which can be used to model virtually any porous medium for a wide range of frequencies."
Acoustics Module Version 4.2 Highlights
• Enables rapid prototyping and optimization of acoustic devices and transducers
• Accelerates the investigation of acoustic-induced vibration phenomena in devices
• Ideal for the study of material-dependent acoustic phenomena
• Works with real CAD geometry models and leading CAD software and formats
• User interfaces for:
o Simulations in the time and frequency domains
o Pressure acoustics
o Solid-acoustic interactions
o Piezo-acoustic devices
o Poroelastic and elastic waves
o Thermoacoustics
• Combines with the Structural Mechanics Module for shell-acoustic interactions with dedicated user interfaces
• Combines with the AC/DC Module for simulations such as electromagnetics and electrical circuits
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There is a place called heaven and I found it. It's at 4669 Saint-Denis in Montreal. Unfortunately you can't stay forever. Fortunately, you can go back as often as you want. And that I will.
This delightful restaurant succeeded in seducing my husband and I with every delectable bite. Jean-Philippe, a gentleman sitting next to us at the bar and who drives to Montreal from Granby on a regular basis just to eat here, helped us narrow our choices down to the following dishes. While Michel, one of the three owners, ensured the wine we paired them with was equally perfect – 2008 Côtes du Jura Cuvée Florine Chardonnay from France. It's a yellow and cloudy wine made from the Savagnin grape and aged under a layer of yeast for 24 months. Amazing.
We started with the pieuvre grillée – octopus grilled to perfection in a smokey bbq sauce and served over a pancetta trencher. Alongside, some velvety crème fraîche and a sweet maple/bourbon syrup. We also shared the tartine de champignons, meaty mushrooms in a jaw-droppingly delicious truffle sauce served over crisp baguette toast.
Our mains were equally magical. I opted for the tartar de veau, a large mound of fresh, delicately spicy meat spotted with capers. Every bite melting in your mouth. Fresh greens and shaved parm were piled high over the top and 3 crisp baguette toasts lay neatly on the side. My husband indulged in the lamb, cooked rare and oh-so tender. Each side on the plate was the perfect accessory to the meat, elegant chanterelles, what we believe to be a feta foam and a scrumptious sausage-stuffed shallot (the fact my husband even gave me a bite of this made me feel extra special).
We finished off with a glass of Eau de vie from Alsace – Audrey et Christian Binner Vieux Marc de Riesling Kaefferkopf. Our eyes glazed over as we slowly sipped and reminisced over the experience we just had. We even got to meet and thank Audrey, the talented young woman who made it all happen.
With their relaxed atmosphere and outstanding service that makes you feel as though you'd been going there for years, this place is a must. We booked a hotel and came for the night just to eat here and will do it again soon. Prices are very reasonable with entrées ranging between $7.50 and $13.50 and mains between $16.50 and $29.
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When I first became published, I joined every writing organization I could think of. I wanted to meet other writers, to learn about the industry, to be invited to exclusive gatherings, to have the opportunity to be included in anthologies, to get my name and bibliography in mailing lists and newsletters and on websites.
I eventually let all of my memberships lapse, with the sole exception being the International Thriller Writers.
The reason for not rejoining these organizations was a purely selfish one--I didn't feel that they were worth the seemingly ever-increasing dues I had to pay. I believe writing organizations are supposed to help writers, but I couldn't really point to anything helpful being done for me or for my career.
Networking with fellow industry professionals is a wonderful experience, but I discovered I could do that without spending several hundred bucks a year in membership fees.
I've never really understood the importance of awards, and have found some of them to be nepotistic and self-congratulatory.
The organizational newsletters and websites that listed my books also listed 3000 other books, making me wonder about their effectiveness.
I kept up my ITW membership because that organization did help me and my career, namely by putting one of my stories in a high-profile anthology. They did other things as well, but that was a biggie and it earned my loyalty .
Then just yesterday, ITW sent out an email that said, in part:
From the beginning, ITW was not – and was never intended to be – a writer's organization like most others. Our purpose was not to collect dues, publish newsletters, and have a convention once a year where we get together and talk about what fine fellows we are. We are a group of published writers who have banded together to promote our genre in an innovative, effective way. With that in mind, the Board of Directors decided in July that dues are inconsistent with our mission, and we have voted to eliminate all membership fees for qualified, active members.
Well color me impressed.
With this one decision, ITW has made me believe there is an organization that truly wants to help me and my career. But it's done more than that. I've long stood fast to the belief that volunteering is masochistic, and no good deed goes unpunished. However, if the ITW decides it needs me for something, anything, they've got me, no questions asked.
For the first time in my professional life I feel proud of being part of writing organization. And it's a really nice feeling.
To learn more about the ITW, visit www.internationalthrillerwriters.com.
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