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School Restraint and Seclusion
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Upcoming Events
Two Secretaries Webcast
Today, from 1:00 to 2:15 p.m. ET, Secretary Duncan and former Secretary Richard W. Riley will address 8,500 educators at the annual Celebration of Teaching and Learning in New York City. During this rare joint appearance by two Secretaries of Education, which will be webcast, the Secretaries will discuss combining the lessons of the past with the resources of the present to shape the future possibilities of the nation's public schools. Paula Kerger, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), will moderate the conversation.
ARRA Outreach
Yesterday (March 4), the Department announced 15 states and the District of Columbia will advance as finalists for Phase 1 of the Race to the Top competition: Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Tennessee. "These states are an example for the country of what is possible when adults come together to do the right thing for children," Secretary Duncan stated. "Everyone that applied for Race to the Top is charting a path for education reform in America. I salute all of the applicants for their hard work. And, I encourage all non-finalists to reapply for Phase 2." Winners for Phase 1 will be chosen from among the 16 finalists (following presentations of their proposals to the same panel that reviewed their applications during the initial stage) and announced in April. Applications for Phase 2 are due on June 1, with finalists announced in August and winners announced in September. The number of Phase 1 winners will be based on the strength of the applications. While the Department does not have a predetermined amount of money to award in each phase, it anticipates no more than half of the money will be awarded in Phase 1to ensure a robust competition in Phase 2.
Also, last month, the Department approved State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) Phase 2 funding for Illinois, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. SFSF's Phase 2 application required states to supply data that will lay the foundation for education reform. State applications are being approved on a rolling basis.
Meanwhile, last week, the Department issued proposed priorities for a new a $439 million competition to support states, school districts, charter schools, and non-profit organizations in partnership with any of these entities in the development and implementation of performance-based compensation systems for teachers and principals. The goals are to increase educator effectiveness and student achievement in high-need schools. Applicants for the revamped Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) will have the opportunity to apply for funding to develop differentiated pay systems that reward teachers and leaders who demonstrate their effectiveness in improving student learning, take on enhanced leadership roles, and serve in hard-to-staff schools or core subjects. Applicants that choose to apply through a special competition to participate in a rigorous evaluation study of TIF would be awarded at least an additional $1 million over the course of the five-year program and have access to applicant-specific evaluation results. Intrigued? The agency will host a informational webinar on March 11, at 2:00 p.m. ET. This webinar will offer examples from TIF's current 33 grantees, working in 109 districts in 18 states, and discuss major components of the program's proposed requirements. Throughout March and April, CECR will also offer a number of follow-up webinars focusing on key aspects of developing performance-based compensation systems, as well as the TIF grant program.
ESEA Update
On February 22, meeting with the nation's governors, President Obama outlined new steps, as part of the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), to better prepare America's children for college and the workforce. For example, he proposed requiring all states to adopt and certify that they have college- and career-ready standards in reading and math to qualify for Title I funding. A state could meet this requirement in two ways: by adopting standards developed by a consortium of states or by verifying, in a process to be developed with state universities, that their existing standards are high enough. For more information, please go to. (Note: Earlier, in a session broadcast and recorded by C-SPAN, Secretary Duncan addressed the National Governors Association's Education, Early Childhood, and Workforce Committee, discussing the Department's framework for ESEA reauthorization.)
Then, on March 1, the President and the Secretary joined General Colin Powell for the announcement of "Grad Nation"a 10-year campaign by the America's Promise Alliance to mobilize America to reverse the dropout crisis. The President challenged states to identify high schools with graduation rates below 60% and discussed the Administration's new investments to turn schools around. In addition to $4 billion already dedicated to fund transformational changes in America's under-performing schools, the President's Fiscal Year 2011 budget includes $900 million to support School Turnaround Grants.
Then, on March 3, Secretary Duncan testified before the House Education and Labor Committee on how strong and innovative education reforms can help rebuild the U.S. economy and restore competitiveness. He discussed the Administration's education agenda, including the Fiscal Year 2011 budget and ESEA reauthorization. Much of the testimony was devoted to the Department's teacher quality agenda.
Education in Focus
In a feature this week called "Education in Focus," WhiteHouse.gov has highlighted the Department's activities and initiatives to meet the President's goal of, by 2020, the U.S. once again having the highest proportion of college graduates in the world. Each day of the week covered different sections of the education agenda. Among the more notable items: a contest for high schools to have the President give their commencement address and a public forum for those who wish to participate in creating opportunities for successful partnership.
The Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge invites public schools across the U.S. to compete to have President Obama speak at their graduation this spring. Applications should be completed by students and must be submitted by the school's principal no later than March 15 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Applications will be judged based on the school's performance and dedication to providing students a solid education that will prepare them to graduate ready for college and career choices. In addition to the required essay responses, applicants are also invited to submit (1) a short video showing the school's character and culture and demonstrating how it is a model of success for other schools and (2) supplemental data on basic indicators such as attendance, student achievement, graduation rates, and, where available, college enrollment rates. Six finalists will be selected by the White House and the Department. These schools will be featured on WhiteHouse.gov, and the public will vote for the three schools they believe best meet the President's goal. The President will select a national winner from the three finalists and deliver the commencement address to the Class of 2010.
The Open Innovation Portal is a Web 2.0 innovation ecosystem combining features of both a community and a marketplace. As a community, the portal creates a social network that strengthens relationships, facilitates connections, and promotes collaborations. As a marketplace, the portal creates an innovation process that taps the "wisdom of the community" to identify and resource the most promising ideas in education. All registered users, be it teachers, administrators, or members of the public, are invited to be "innovators" and post their "solutions" on the portal. All solutions are posted to categories of "challenges" of interest to the community, the Department, and potential funders. (Note: The latest issue of The Education Innovator, describes the portal in greater detail.)
School Restraint and Seclusion
Recently, the Department posted a summary of state laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines regarding the use of restraint and seclusion techniques in schools. This summary is the result of Secretary Duncan's letter issued to Chief State School Officers on July 31, 2009, urging a review of current state policies and guidelines. The Department's regional Comprehensive Centers researched and compiled the information state-by-state.
Odds and Ends
In an op-ed, Secretary Duncan makes the case for eliminating student loan subsidies for banks and using that money to help needy students and adults attend college.
Just last week, President Obama signed an executive order renewing the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The nation's 105 HBCUs serve more than 300,000 students across 20 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. HBCUs continue to be important engines of economic growth and community service.
Also last week, at a National Press Club event, Secretary Duncan applauded Univision for its commitment to serving the Hispanic community and for launching a comprehensive, three-year, multi-million national education initiative: Es El Momento (The Moment is Now).
On February 24, "Rural Community College Day," administrators from community colleges and universities met with Department officials and the Rural Community College Alliance to discuss major challenges and opportunities to increase college graduation rates and career training.
"2010 Census: Make Education Count," a fact sheet from the Census Bureau, notes the accuracy of the 2010 census has significant implications for education. Indeed, 2010 census data will directly affect how approximately $26 billion in annual federal education funding is allocated to local, state, and tribal governments over the next 10 years. Census data is used to create funding formulas for over 30 formula grant programs administered by the Department, which provide aid to low-income students, English language learners, students with disabilities, homeless children, and migrant children. (Note: The Census Bureau's simple reminder is "We Can't Move Forward Until You Mail It Back!")
Quote to Note
"The proposition is this: improving graduation rates is not just an education issue; it's a community issue. We cannot expect more from our schools and young people until all Americans are prepared to be more involved, because so many of the building blocks that make for success in school involve effort outside of the classroom.... Much like the Olympic athletes we've been inspired by recently, we all need to push past our comfort levels and make our work benefit something greater than ourselvesour country."
|General Colin Powell (3/1/10), blogging on WhiteHouse.gov
Upcoming Events
On March 10, at 1:30 p.m. ET, the Department will host a teleconference with tribal leaders to discuss, among other matters, reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the agency's proposed "Plan of Action" for implementing Executive Order 13175.
Over the next two weeks, the Department will exhibit at the National Association of Secondary School Principals' Annual Convention in Phoenix (March 12-14) and the National Science Teachers Association's National Conference on Science Education in Philadelphia (March 18-21). If you are attending either of these events, please stop by the Department's booth.
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A national traveling exhibition for libraries, "Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War," will open in Texas A&M International University's newly-expanded Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library Colonnade, Thursday, April 14.
An opening reception will be held at 6 p.m. followed by a lecture by TAMIU Regents Professor Dr. Jerry D. Thompson. The exhibition will be on display through Wednesday, May 18.
The exhibit is opening during National Library Week, April 10 - 16. National Library Week is an annual celebration of the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians, celebrated in an effort to raise awareness of all types of libraries – school, public, academic and special.
Organized by the National Constitution Center and the American Library Association Public Programs Office, the traveling exhibition was made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). It was developed by the National Constitution Center and is currently touring the United States. TAMIU is one of only 50 sites across the nation to host the exhibit.
Elected as the 16th President of the United States in 1860, Lincoln became President of a nation on the brink of war.
The exhibit explores the struggle faced by President Lincoln to meet the constitutional challenges of the Civil War and reconcile his policy preferences with basic American ideals of liberty and equality. The exhibition generates an understanding of Lincoln as a president dealing with the secession of Southern states from the Union and issues regarding slavery and wartime civil liberties.
Broadly referred to as one of America's greatest presidents, President Lincoln's reputation has also been disputed. During his presidency, Lincoln struggled to resolve basic questions that divided Americans when the nation was in a time of crisis: Was the United States truly one nation, or a confederacy of separate and sovereign states? How could a nation, established on the principle that "all men are created equal" allow slavery? Would civil liberties be secure during a time of national crisis?
The TAMIU exhibition includes informative themed panels including "The Civil War as a Constitutional Crisis," "Secession," "Slavery," "Civil Liberties," and "Legacy." All feature photographic reproductions of original documents, including a draft of Lincoln's first inaugural speech, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the Thirteenth Amendment.
TAMIU is offering free programs and other events in connection with the exhibition; all open to the public and free of charge.
TAMIU, the Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library and its Special Collections and Archives are hosting the exhibit.
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New pieces of information indicate that iTunes 9, due in September, will add social capabilities that will be part of a new aggregating app collecting your feeds across social sites on the web. If you ask us, Apple is simply enhancing the Genius recommendation engine with some social components that will let you share your music with other members of the iTunes Store network, make friends, check their iTunes Store profiles, etc.
As Geek previously reported on Monday, Boy Genius Report first hinted that iTunes 9 will feature "some kind of Twitter/Facebook/Last.fm integration."
A follow-up post now explains that social features will be part of a bigger push focused around a new "Social" app, separate of iTunes, that will consolidate feeds from multiple social networking services. Here's how Boy Genius Report described the "Social" app:
The application will allow you to broadcast what music you're currently listening to, allow you to share your music with people on your network, connect with your friend's friends (no clue on that one), and update all of your statuses at the same time. iTunes 9 will let you broadcast music statuses as well.
An unknown tipster that first revealed iTunes 9 features in the original Boy Genius Report now claims that this app will be similar to Yahoo's OneConnect services, although the publication cautiously advised that some pieces of the puzzle may appear "a little far fetched."
The publication also provided new details about rumored iPhone app management features in iTunes 9, specifying that the jukebox program will allow you to "sort your applications alphabetically, by genre, date added, and of course, custom arrangement."
Although the report didn't specify when iTunes 9 may hit the web, Apple's seasonal iPod updates are usually scheduled around September when the company updates the music player line-up and the accompanying jukebox app via a special media event.
Read more at Boy Genius Report.
Christian's Opinion
I don't know about you, but this "Social" app appears too far stretched. If you know Apple, you know this "Social" app would be the first such undertaking by the company that has been avoiding the social networking phenomenon at large, even forbidding their own employees to blog. And what's there for Apple in a feed aggregator? Countless feed aggregating services exist on the market, like Plaxo, FriendFeed, and others, so why make another one?
However, a tipster who relayed these tidbits to Boy Genius Report may be onto something here. Apple already has a kind of social networking service built into iTunes, called Genius, that's confined within the boundaries of the iTunes Store member network and running pretty much on auto-pilot.
So, instead of creating a separate social app, Apple is probably enhancing the Genius recommendation engine with new features that will let you share your music with other members of the iTunes Store network, share your listening profile, make friends, check other people's profiles, and do other things normally found in services like Last.fm.


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Meet Charlie Pitcher....
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Charlie became the world's fastest solo transatlantic rower by beating the previous record of 40 days, 9 hours and 44 minutes, set in January 2012. Charlie smashed the record by 5 days completing the row in 35 days and 33 minutes.
Raymarine electronics on board
'Soma' is the world's most advanced ocean-rower constructed with carbon fibre and Nomex and utilising 100% green energy. At just 6.5 metres long and 1.5 metres wide, space is limited so Raymarine's new range of compact electronics including the e7D Multifunction Display are perfect for the record breaking attempt!
e7D Multifunction Display
I use this chartplotter as my main hub centre for obtaining all the information I need for my ocean rowing. It is very user friendly, more so than any other chartplotter I have used (especially with the Iphone/Ipad sync). I'm not sure if I'll have enough time to use the fish finder though! I wish I did!
i70 Instrument
The remote display is just fantastic! I can see all the information clearly down on my footplates, even in direct sunlight. The choice of information available and the styling help me really feel in control within my small rowing boat.
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This controls my SPX 5 autopilot which is simply the best product you can buy for small yachts and is very responsive, yet economical to run off the battery source. This is key to keeping me on course for the World Record I am going for. Also, responsiveness is critical when I am surfing down large rolling waves; if it were too slow, I could get caught out and have a serious broach!
AIS650 Class B Transceiver
I wouldn't go to sea without one! It lets me know if there are any ships or boats in my area, what their course is, who they are and if they are on a collision course. The alarm system is adjustable so can be set for safe distances whilst I am sleeping for instance. This piece of kit if vital to sparing myself and my boat from being run down by tankers and the like.
Charlie gets to grips with the new electronics at Raymarine HQ
These are the main components in my navigational equipment, but I also use the remote Smartcontroller to operate any changes from my bunk or on deck away from the nav area. I also, use a Thermal imaging camera for detecting any obstructions at night time, especially during my training on the east coast area and last, but not least, I use a Raymarine VHF station to compliment what is the simplest most efficient user friendly system one could install in a small yacht.
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NEW YORK—A doctor testifying at an insider trading trial told a jury on Tuesday that he revealed secrets about the testing of a drug to treat Alzheimer's disease to a large hedge fund's money manager, who paid him $1,500 an hour for consultations.
Dr. Joel Ross testified for the government at the Manhattan federal court trial of Mathew Martoma, an ex-portfolio manager for Stamford, Conn.-based SAC Capital Advisors.
"There was confidential information that I shared with him on more than one occasion," Ross testified.
He said the information was "about the safety and results of certain studies that had not yet reached the public domain."
Martoma is charged with insider trading offenses that the government says earned SAC Capital more than a quarter of a billion dollars. He has pleaded not guilty. The company, founded by billionaire Steven A. Cohen, has pleaded guilty to fraud charges and agreed to pay $1.8 billion. Cohen has not been charged criminally, but regulators have accused him in a civil action of failing to prevent insider trading at the company.
Prosecutors said Martoma, of Boca Raton, Fla., persuaded Ross and another doctor to leak information about the testing of a drug to treat Alzheimer's so he and others at SAC Capital could trade ahead of public announcements.
Ross, testifying as part of a non-prosecution agreement, said that he shared information with Martoma, who paid him for several meetings in 2007 and 2008, in part because he wanted the well-connected Martoma to help him contact biotechnology companies that might be interested in using a drug research center he was opening in Eatontown, N.J.
In one May 2008 email shown to the jury, Ross referenced the biotechnology contacts he desired when he told Martoma he needed "a favor."
Ross added that he "would be happy to return the courtesy in other ways."
Martoma responded to the email by saying that there was "no need to return the courtesy" and that he was "happy to help a friend."
Ross said he had helped Martoma by sharing confidential information about one of his drug trial patients who was suffering from swelling in the brain and by telling him that he was monitoring the test results on about 25 patients among 270 patients participating in the three-year trial.


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One in 10 new cars sold in the United States is registered in California.
That's quite the statistic and justifies the importance of the Los Angeles Auto Show to automakers. With the unveilings officially under way in Southern California, it's time to take a look at the most exciting, potentially game-changing vehicles that have debuted so far.
The show this year is an interesting representation of the different directions the car industry is getting pushed. Cars powered by gasoline, electricity and diesel are represented, along with plenty of raw performance cars that somehow manage to take decent fuel economy into account while shredding tires and blistering the pavement.
Read on for more.
2014 Mazda6
The 2014 Mazda6 sedan will show up in January in North America with a 2.2-liter clean-diesel engine on the option sheet. No fuel economy or performance numbers have been released yet, but expect greatness.
2013 FIAT 500e
It seems like the 500 was made to be an electric city car. Now that the gas-powered car is finding its niche in the U.S., an electric version will come next. Power will come from a 111-horsepower electric-drive motor with 147 pound-feet of torque, using a battery rated at 24kWh. Range is estimated at somewhere at or above 80 miles.
Audi diesels
The Audi A6, A7, A8 and Q5 will be offered with Audi's 3.0-liter TDI engine, offering 240 horsepower and 406 pound-feet of torque. In the A8, fuel economy is pegged at 24 mpg city/36 highway. Not bad for the big sedan! Deliveries will begin this Spring.
2014 Porsche Cayman
If the new Boxster has become Porsche's best roadster, here's its best coupe. Lower and longer, lighter and faster, more efficient and more powerful than ever. Yes, please!
2014 Jaguar XFR-S
There's no stopping Jaguar now. If the word "ferocious" could perfectly describe a car, this is the one. Jaguar's 5.0-liter supercharged V8 is good for 550 hp and 502 lb-ft of torque. An 8-speed transmission gets it from 0-60 mph in 4.4 seconds, all without being penalized by a gas-guzzler tax. Awesome! The bad news? Only 100 will be offered for sale in the U.S.
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Lee Westwood admits Francesco Molinari "will be tough to hunt down" during the final round of the World Golf Championships – HSBC Champions as he remained one shot adrift of the Italian in Shanghai.
Both players shot five under par rounds of 67 to see the Italian move to 14 under for the week at Sheshan International and pull the leading duo clear of the chasing pack.
Having been separated by the finest of margins all week, it was little surprise when The Ryder Cup teammates both birdied their opening hole.
Westwood was briefly level after his 27 year old playing partner dropped a shot at the fourth, but Molinari responded with a birdie at the fifth to restore his advantage before both players gained a stroke at the par five eighth.
While 37 year old Westwood was producing a bogey free round, Molinari's card was more varied as he birdied the tenth only to then bogey the 12th before holing his seven iron approach at the 13th for eagle – a shot he later described as "probably the best of the day".
Westwood responded with birdies at the 13th and 15th to keep the deficit to one, and at the 16th the reigning Race to Dubai champion should have pulled level.
He attempted to drive the green at the short par four, and despite missing the putting surface was able to chip his second to three feet.
Molinari had a ten foot putt just for par at that stage and there was even the prospect of a two-shot swing giving Westwood the lead, but while the Turin golfer bravely holed out the World Number One missed.
Both players then birdied the par five last, Molinari's improved form with the putter continuing with an eight foot downhill effort while Westwood chipped his third shot to within 12 inches.
Molinari said: "It was a bit of a rollercoaster for me because I hit some really good shots and some not so good shots. I think I showed today that my short game is improving and I'm happy the way I chipped and I putted.
"Sixteen was a really tough moment and it was really good to hole that par putt. Finishing like that is really good because it keeps me in the lead going into tomorrow."
Westwood was delighted to have put together three excellent rounds on his return from a calf injury, having come into the week with "no expectations", despite being the new Word Number One.
"That's probably the best I've played all week, played really solidly today," he said. "I missed a few chances on the greens but made a couple of nice putts as well.
"I think 67 is a good score, I didn't make a bogey. It shows a good quality of golf when you only make two bogeys over 54 holes."
Westwood's compatriot Luke Donald played himself into the final group for the closing round with a bogey-free 68 which left him ten under for the week – four shots off the pace.
And with Ross Fisher, Ernie Els and Richie Ramsay tied for fourth two shots further back, the top six comprised entirely of European Tour Members.
Meanwhile Ireland's Padraig Harrington carded the tournament's first albatross on the par five 14th.
"I've never had an albatross before so obviously that was the shot of the day for me," said the three-time Major winner.
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|WESTWOOD, Lee
|RAMSAY, Richie
|DONALD, Luke
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the Porsche 917, 24 hours of Daytona winner, will be at the Friends of Steve McQueen car show at the Boys Republic tomorrow
But it is the role of Michael Delaney in the classic film "Le Mans" that raises the pulse, and no race car is more identified with Steve McQueen than the legendary Porsche 917.
This year's show is privileged to present one example of that legendary Gulf Porsche 917K, the overall winner of the 1970 Daytona 24 Hours.
This race was the debut of the J.W. Automotive Gulf sponsored Porsches and it was a complete triumph finishing 1st and 2nd. This particular 917 completed the race with no major problems and won by a margin of forty-six laps, a record that was intact for seventeen years.
The owner of 917-015, Bruce Canepa of Scotts Valley, Ca, is passionate about all things automotive and is pleased to share this passion with other like-minded enthusiasts by entering his Porsche in the Friends of Steve McQueen Car Show.
All proceeds from the event will benefit the Boys Republic, 1907 Boys Republic Drive, Chino Hills, CA.
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The saucepan has been heating our food – and causing cooks no end of stress – for centuries. In the fourth Imagineering redesign, London design firm Precipice gives it a smart reboot.
The saucepan in your kitchen has, essentially, changed little since the days of the Romans.
The basic pot – with a hand to stop burns and scalds and a lid to help cook food faster – has been a kitchen staple throughout civilisation. And despite the huge advances in technology over recent time, we are using an implement our ancestors would still recognise.
Cookware's last great revolution came back in 1938, when the non-stick coating Teflon was invented by accident by a US scientist. Since then, the saucepan has got thinner and better at conducting heat evenly, but it can still be unwieldy and difficult to strain, can burn food and the user – and must be constantly checked to make sure it doesn't boil over.
All of which made London-based design firm Precipice think the saucepan was ripe for redesign in our Imagineering series. Headed by chief design officer Miles Hawley, the team – brand designer Ray Betts, project manager Lee Twycross, design manager Sarah Clark and intern Rob Simpson – decided to update the humble cooking pot for a far more technological age.
Their concept for a cookware for the 21st Century is known as Simr, and uses smart technology to alleviate some of the drawbacks of a simple saucepan. A "smart handle" (detachable if you need to put the pot in a dishwasher) has several modes to help prevent burning and boil-overs. The saucepan's smart modes would include a timer, a weighing mechanism, a thermometer, and an alarm for when the pot boils over.
The pan is made of two layers, with the outside one angled to increase contact with a hotplate, and the internal one curved to make it easier to clean. Heat exchangers – like those currently used in camping stoves – separate the layers, heating the sides of the pan more evenly. The lid tilts, allowing food to be strained without having to transfer it to another container. The modular design, with the handle being interchangeable with different sized pans, would also help keep production costs down.
Here, Hawley tells BBC Future about the challenges of bringing one of our kitchen staples into a new age.
Why update the saucepan?
The saucepan is a fundamental tool used for a fundamental task. Every household has them, they are used on a daily basis and yet the design has hardly altered in hundreds if not thousands of years. Form, function, materials, ergonomics, storage and visual language have remained fundamentally unchanged since the Romans cast bronze and earthenware cooking vessels.
What are the flaws in the original design?
There are many design features that can be improved. Straining boiling water requires an additional accessory and can be fundamentally dangerous and difficult to control using a standard saucepan lid. There's no timing facility, and the cooker hob often requires multiple timings for numerous pans and processes.
Utensil storage and management is rarely accommodated. There are poor ergonomics, as lids and handles are commonly bulky, heavy, and difficult to grip.
There is little innovation in visual language, and no status information or metric feedback; is it about to boil over? Boil dry? What's the temperature? What do the contents weigh? When will the food be ready?
Also, the pans can be difficult and time-consuming to clean, and heating is often uneven, requiring continuous monitoring and management.
How did you address them?
Using our toolkit of advanced analytics we looked at consumer expectations, desires and concerns, together with discursive analysis (the conversations in culture), semiotic codes (clusters of visual meaning) and cultural/visual trends to identify key design opportunities. Our creative team investigated these opportunity areas, to focus and identify potential product solutions. Visual language, CMF (colours materials and finishes), human factors, and new technologies were incorporated to develop our vision of a 21st century intelligent saucepan – Simr.
How have you moved the design along?
Simr has a unique construction, using a distinctive mono-frame handle component, which allows for a twin-skin bowl assembly. This double wall thickness provides two main benefits.
Firstly, a heat exchanger is sandwiched between the layers, conducting the residual heat from the base efficiently up the pan sides. This gives even temperature distribution and creates an energy-efficient product. It also keeps the outside wall temperature low.
The twin wall also allows for a different profile on the inside and outside of the saucepan. The outside has a completely flat, right angled profile, i.e. no large radiuses at the corners as seen on conventional products. This gives maximum contact between the pan base and the heat source. On the inside we have designed a very generous radius allowing easy cleaning and stirring.
Other built-in features include an integrated display that provides live feedback on the temperature, weight and timing of the saucepan contents. Heat and temperature sensors also allow Simr to identify when the pan is about to boil over or boil dry, and actively warn the user. The digital screen is removable for dish washing.
We have integrated the use of a superhydropic coating to the inside of the pan. This uses emerging material technologies to provide a hyper-non-slip surface.
A unique tilting/straining lid, bespoke utensils, storage system, and contemporary aesthetics also make Simr a truly innovative product in this category.
What do you think your improvements are?
Improved heat efficiency, human factors, product safety, intelligent digital feedback and a new visual language. Essentially Simr has been designed to help improve cooking skills, reduce accidents, and make product care and maintenance easier, whilst providing a new design aesthetic resonant with modern living and advanced performance.
Where did the inspiration come from?
Culture. Combining consumer insight with desk research allows us to explore the cultural and physical limitations of current designs, as well as allowing us to understand the ways in which new cultural meanings can be utilised, blended and borrowed in order to create objects that resonate with consumers in the real world. But it is as important to look back at what has been, as it is to look at what is coming, as only this can help us interpret which trends will have traction in culture and which will simply be fads.
What other products – not necessarily related – influenced your redesign?
Camping stoves, 1950's Scandinavian cookware, domestic interior design and contemporary consumer electronics.
What was the biggest challenge?
While consumers now expect products and devices to be "enabled" and expect continuous progression (such as the progress of the iPhones 3, 4 and 5) there is a parallel momentum towards the authentic and the manual (such as the resurgence of the interest in the processes and practices of baking). The saucepan has long been a relatively "dumb" object, simply a receptacle for contents rather than having any inherent power in its own right. As designers it can be tempting to laden devices with new technologies and materials, but with Simr we have been careful to include only technologies of true benefit; those that genuinely improve efficiencies and safety, and those that empower the user through information rather than automating and overly controlling or modifying the process. By keeping the meaning of the device the same, the product remains accessible to all, whether young or old.
How radically have you altered the saucepan?
The intension was to create a host of new innovative features and functions that allow the user to improve their mastery of cooking. The product aesthetics and product handling were kept intentionally familiar, whilst materials, construction, safety features and digital interface are all radically new in this category.
How easy will it be to produce?
Some elements are easily manufactured, and some more challenging from a technological and cost perspective. All Simr's features are ultimately commercially viable, however our single vision has been developed to showcase a number of design improvements. In a commercial project it is unlikely that all these would be considered within a single product proposition. Some details will fall by the wayside due to budget, manufacturing and time constraints. It is more likely that the remaining lead features would be developed for a range rather than a single product.
What new technologies, if any, would it require?
All the technologies embedded within the Simr concept are currently available or under development. Thermally resilient sensors for temperature and weighing features, food-grade superhydropic materials, lid-tilting mechanisms, and cost-efficient assembly would all need development. Simr is a product concept, designed to illustrate how new and existing technologies could be used in the context of hob cooking.
What will it be made of?
The intension is to use conventional materials including steel and copper for their thermal and resilient properties. Touch points are moulded in colour-coded elastomers [elastic polymers] to provide better grip, visual reference points and insulated details. Internal surfaces are coated in a superhydropic coating giving best in class non-stick and easy clean properties. Aluminium is used for the handle for lightness and strength, and polycarbonates used for the scratch-resistant screen.
Will you be taking your design on from here?
Some of the thinking and basic product ideas may be useful with some of our commercial clients.
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Bettman wonders if fighting debate in NHL is getting too much attention
TORONTO - When Gary Bettman approached Ray Emery during the Chicago Blackhawks' Stanley Cup celebration at the White House, everyone around wondered what was going to happen.
The Philadelphia Flyers goaltender had drawn league-wide attention just a few days earlier for skating the length of the ice to fight an unwilling combatant in Braden Holtby. Naturally, that came up.
"I said: 'Oh, Ray. It's good to see you. I've been thinking about you.' We had a nice chat," the commissioner said. "And I said, 'So just hypothetically, if there was a rule that said if you cross the red line to get into a fight with the other goaltender and you get a 10-game suspension, would you have done it?' He goes, 'What? Are you crazy?'"
It might not be a 10-game suspension, but NHL general managers will discuss potential changes to fighting rules Tuesday at their annual meeting following Hall of Fame induction weekend.
Bettman acknowledged that incidents like George Parros being concussed after falling during a fight with Colton Orr and what Emery did sparked plenty of debate, but he made it clear it's just one of many topics on the agenda.
"I think the level of dialogue gets sparked by an occasional incident, and an incident of this nature when you look at everything else that is going on in the season was really a small pebble relative to a beach full of sand, which is seeing an incredibly entertaining season," Bettman said Monday. "I think sometimes an incident, as rare as it might be, tends to get focused on disproportionately."
During his remarks at the Prime Time Sports Management conference in Toronto, Bettman called fighting a "thermostat" in hockey that helps cool things down when tensions run high.
"When Vinny Lecavalier was in a fight with (Jarome) Iginla ... they got mad at each other," he said during his question-and-answer session. "I'd rather them be punching each other than swinging sticks at each other."
One of the arguments against the abolition of fighting, or even making the punishment a game misconduct or suspension, is that it would cause more high-sticks and cheap shots. Bettman did not overtly reveal his opinion one way or the other but said that feelings on both sides of the fighting debate are "really dug in."
"To say you're getting rid of fighting, I'm not even sure what that means because you can change the penalty and make it more severe," he said. "That doesn't mean if somebody's sufficiently motivated, they're not going to fight. So we'll take the hypothetical. You get thrown out of the game if you fight. OK, I think guys will still fight if they feel the need."
A 2011 poll conducted by the NHLPA and CBC found that 98 per cent of players would not support the total elimination of fighting. Bettman wants to take the pulse of GMs at Tuesday's meeting.
That includes feelings about goaltenders fighting and other topics. Emery was not suspended for pummelling Holtby because there is nothing in the rule book to use as precedent.
Bettman expects a "general discussion" but does not think any rule changes will come about just yet.
Bettman said the current rules, which include a five-minute major for fighting and extra penalties stemming from the instigator and third-man-in rules, represent the consensus among GMs.
"If somebody wants to change it, there needs to be a new consensus," he said. "That's why the discussion's ongoing. Having said that, it continues to evolve as the game does. Four years ago a shoulder hit to the head was not penalized. Now it'll get you suspended. We're going to continue to look at what we can do to keep the game physical but safe as possible."
Senior vice president of player safety Brendan Shanahan, who's being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Monday night, is expected to address the GMs and give his usual update. Hybrid icing will also be on the docket, as Bettman said the adjustment is ongoing for players and officials.
While the Parros and Emery incidents stoked the fire about fighting's place in the NHL, Bettman doesn't want them to overshadow other things that are going on, like the Colorado Avalanche's hot start, strong television ratings and arenas being filled to 95 per cent of capacity.
"We probably wouldn't even be having the fighting discussion right now if there wasn't a freak play with George Parros losing his balance and falling," Bettman said. "Like the Emery-Holtby incident, those things don't define the season we're having. They're important, we look at them, we discuss them, but they get more attention than they probably warrant in any particular case because we're constantly monitoring the game."
Bettman said the NHL does fan research on a constant basis and not specifically when incidents are in the news. He's also aware of the opinions expressed by league executives, like when Brian Burke wrote an editorial for USA Today in support of fighting.
Tuesday provides a chance for "to see if anybody has an appetite for pursuing" any rule changes, Bettman said.
"Ultimately if there's going to be a change, there needs to be a new consensus (among) all parties who have to make a decision," he said. "We try to do what's in the best interest of the game, and that includes our fans, that includes our clubs and that includes our players. There are lots of views on lots of subjects. This happens to be one which probably gets a disproportionate amount of attention."
Another topic that has gotten a lot of attention is NHL expansion, especially considering unbalanced divisions created by realignment. Having 32 teams would even out the divisions, but Bettman said there were no formal plans to expand.
"I don't envision right now going through a formal expansion process," Bettman said in an interview after speaking at the conference. "We get expressions of interest all the time. Those are informal conversations that we have, but in terms of a formal bid process, I'm not focused on doing anything like that right now."
The league and NHLPA have discussed reviving the World Cup of Hockey, which Bettman said he'd prefer over the Olympics, but the commissioner did not provide an update on those talks.
He did confirm that NHL Premiere games in Europe that happened from 2007 through 2011 will not come back at the start of the 2014-15 season.
"That's something that we and the Players' Association have agreed on," Bettman said. "We think it's too late, all of us. We had a meeting a month ago and we jointly reached that conclusion."


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LOS ANGELES -- Through an initiative called the Dream Machine, PepsiCo and Waste Management intend to increase consumer recycling of beverage containers and at the same time support America's disabled military veterans by providing substantial financial support to the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV), a national program created and managed in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University and available through five other prominent schools of business across the country, including UCLA Anderson School of Management.
PepsiCo and Waste Management hope to use the Dream Machine to increase the U.S. beverage container recycling rate from 34 percent to 50 percent by 2018 and to provide funding to the EBV, a national program offering free, experiential training in entrepreneurship and small business management to post-9/11 veterans with disabilities. The more people recycle bottles and cans in a Dream Machine, the more support PepsiCo will provide EBV to offer career training, education and job creation to returning U.S. veterans.
"We are deeply committed to assisting the increasing number of disabled veterans who return to our communities and seek to build independent lives and economic opportunities for their families and others," said Judy Olian, dean of UCLA Anderson School of Management. "UCLA Anderson is especially grateful for the generous support from PepsiCo and Waste Management to help expand the reach of this program, which fosters the entrepreneurial ambitions of our deserving veterans."
The Dream Machine kiosks are computerized receptacles that include a personal reward system that allows consumers to collect and redeem points for each bottle or can they recycle in the kiosk. The Dream Machine recycling initiative will introduce thousands of new recycling kiosks in popular public venues to make it more convenient and rewarding for consumers to recycle on the go. PepsiCo has also entered into a partnership with national nonprofit Keep America Beautiful to encourage community involvement in the program by engaging nearly 600 local KAB affiliate organizations in communities nationwide.
Now a national consortium, the EBV opens the door to business ownership for U.S. veterans by developing skills that relate to the many steps associated with launching and growing a small business. The EBV is offered by a network of world-class business schools at Syracuse University, Texas A&M University, Florida State University, UCLA, Purdue University and the University of Connecticut. The training is provided at no cost to eligible veterans.
"Currently, there is more demand for spots in the EBV program than what we can provide, which is why support from PepsiCo to expand our reach and support more veterans is so valuable," says Mike Haynie, founder of the EBV, assistant professor of entrepreneurship in the Whitman School, and a former U.S. Air Force major. "PepsiCo's investment and commitment to EBV allows us to expand the program and make it accessible to more veterans with disabilities."
The EBV training consists of three stages: an online curriculum for 45 days; resident training on campus at an EBV university for 9 days; and mentoring and continued support for 12+ months. The majority of EBV graduates go on to start their own successful businesses starting with each of their unique visions and building on the business and leadership skills developed through the program.
Partnering with EBV is a natural extension of PepsiCo's current partnership with American Corporate Partners, a nationwide mentoring program dedicated to helping veterans transition from the armed services to private enterprise. The Dream Machines will be manufactured by Waste Management's GreenOps, a subsidiary of Waste Management, and operated by Greenopolis, the first interactive recycling system that brings together online and on street technologies and rewards people for recycling their beverage containers in kiosks by allowing them to receive awards when they visit greenopolis.com.
For more on the Dream Machine initiative, visit http://www.facebook.com/DreamMachine. For more on EBV at UCLA Anderson, visit http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x20079.xml.
About UCLA Anderson School of Management
UCLA Anderson School of Management, established in 1935, is regarded among the leading business schools in the world. UCLA Anderson faculty members are renowned for their teaching excellence and research in advancing management thinking. Each year, UCLA Anderson provides management education to more than 1,800 students enrolled in MBA, Fully-Employed MBA, Executive MBA, UCLA-NUS Global Executive MBA, Master of Financial Engineering, and doctoral programs, and to more than 2,000 professional managers through executive education programs. Combining highly selective admissions, varied and innovative learning programs, and a world-wide network of 36,000 alumni, UCLA Anderson develops and prepares global leaders.


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I had the pleasure of visiting Cosentino's headquarters, the parent company of Silestone, in Spain about 6 weeks ago. We toured Barcelona, we dined, we traveled to Almeria, we learned - I was a part of a small group invited to have a well rounded introduction to two fantastic areas of Spain and to have a multi-layered understanding of Cosentino's breadth of products.
Of course, we all know Silestone as the original engineered stone material for kitchen countertops, a market focus the company has always had and which remains the centerpiece of Cosentino's efforts. To that end, Silestone continues to introduce interesting, eco-friendly, and highly durable materials into the kitchen and bath marketplace.
That's a general, and brief, overview, with more details to come. But, I did want to start talking about this trip by showing you some great images of a kitchen that I toured, preserved from the early part of the 20th century. The apartment building in which the kitchen is situated was designed by the amazing Antoni Gaudi called Casa Mila.
Below, the pretty incredible apartment building, designed by Antoni Gaudi...wow!
Below, images of the apartment. But first...I thought it would be fun to imagine which Silestone colors and styles would serve nicely as a modern day substitute in the event the new homeowner wished to, um, rip out the countertops (blasphemous!)
Top left: Grey Amazon | Top right: Lyra | Bottom left: Gedatsu | Bottom right: Sonora Gold
Take a look at these gorgeous images of this historically preserved kitchen...
It was a privilege to walk through this authentic vintage apartment to see this very interesting kitchen.
The work stations look quite defined, certainly, with ergonomic features such as lower countertops in certain areas, adequate countertop space, adequate storage, and storage that starts well above our typical 4" off the floor.
Shelves and glass cabinets add visual aids to storage and the tall cabinets to the ceiling makes good use of extra storage. The cabinetry is built into the architecture of the space in some awkward but interesting ways. The incredible textured window adds glam in a big way.
Much more coming soon on this incredible trip to Spain!!


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Elyse at The Graveyard Rabbit of Eastern Tennessee posted an article about volunteering during the holiday season. She lists some great ideas for doing volunteer work with a cemetery twist.
Although I am very busy these days (I'm in full research mode and am trying to put some things together to send to a family member), I will find some time to add my finds to the Find-A-Grave database.
I encourage you to read her article.


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IMRT vs Traditional Radiation
Is there a benefit with IMRT versus traditional radiation therapy for head and neck cancer patients? I have met with 2 radiation oncologists with different approaches and wondering how to know which one is better for me?
Alexander Lin, MD, Radiation Oncologist at Penn Medicine, responds:
It depends on the area that needs to be treated. If the area being covered is located close to normal tissues that need to be spared, then IMRT does a better job of delivering dose to areas of tumor, while sparing normal tissues as much as possible. Studies have shown that IMRT can significantly improve sparing of the salivary glands, thereby reducing the risk of long-term symptomatic dry mouth.
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One big concern about the future direction of the US economy is not related to anything happening in the United States. Rather, the angst is over Europe –specifically the banking system in places like Paris, Frankfurt, and London.
Pessimists worry that the problems besetting some of the nations with weaker economies – such as Greece, Ireland, and Portugal – start to spread to larger nations such as Italy, Spain, and France. Under a worst-case scenario, once those nations start to have trouble borrowing more money, a domino-effect takes place with European banks failing, followed by another banking crisis in the US. This would lead to yet another recession – or worse.
Optimists believe the regulators are on top of the situation. Should another crisis take place, they expect that US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would open the Fed's spigots for European banks through existing credit facilities.
Fears of a global banking meltdown were one reason the stock market fell 634 points on Monday. A realization that the crisis is not imminent helped revive the stock market, which closed Friday with a gain on the Dow Jones Industrial Average of 125.71, after rallying for 423 points on Thursday. The stock market was lower for the third consecutive week.
But can another meltdown – this time made in Europe – happen?
Anything is possible, particularly after the US banking system survived the 2008 financial crisis only after receiving hundreds of billions of dollars of loans from the US government, say economists. But they also note that the US banking system is now stronger than it was two years ago and that regulators are more vigilant.
"The Federal Reserve would assist any bank unable to get the necessary financing through the marketplace," says Nigel Gault, chief US economist for IHS Global Insight in Lexington, Mass. "They have the ability to reactivate the emergency liquidity schemes used during the last downturn."
At the moment, Mr. Gault and other economists say, the markets are still providing the European banks with cash for their daily needs.
However, overnight interest rates in Europe (as measured by the London Interbank Offered Rate) are up slightly, notes Jay Bryson, an international economist with Wells Fargo Securities . "It's not huge – it is not like the time when Lehman [Bros.] went under – but it's moving in the wrong direction," he says. "If LIBOR rates spiral out of control, that is how it affects the US economy."
The spillover to the US would come because almost every business loan is tied to the LIBOR rate, says Mr. Bryson. "That is why we care; we live in an interconnected financial system." The LIBOR rate, published daily in London, is the interest rate at which banks around the world lend money to other banks.
A major problem, says Bryson, is that many European banks have loans out to other European banks and institutions. French banks have loans to Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, and Italy that are equal in value to 30 percent of France's gross domestic product, he estimates.
"If Spain and Italy need bailouts, like Greece, the European Central Bank might be able to do Spain, but they [the Europeans] will exhaust their rescue fund and may go over it with Italy," Bryson says. "You could be looking at a rescue package of close to $1.42 trillion. No one has that kind of cash around."
In a worst-case scenario, the European banks would have to take hundreds of billions of euros in writedowns. US banks would likely stop making loans to European institutions. "There could potentially be another credit crunch," says Bryson.
European bankers are continuing to extend credit to the troubled nations, so long as they cut government spending. But this is only a short-term fix, some economists say.
"The regulatory authorities have kicked the can down the road," says Kurt Rankin, an economist at PNC Financial Services in Pittsburgh.
How far have they kicked it? Possibly, not very far.
A European credit crisis "could explode at any moment, or nothing might happen," says Mr. Gault of IHS Global Insight.
The key thing to watch, says Gault, is the economic statistics coming out of Europe. If they are poor in the months ahead, he says, doubts will creep in that European nations will have enough revenue to make payments on their debt.
At the moment, that's not an immediate worry because Germany – the economic locomotive of Europe – is still growing, especially because of buoyant consumer buying and strong business spending, says Bryson. However, France's economy is now flat. And some other nations, such as Greece, have probably entered a recession as the public austerity budgets reduce their output.
The other area to watch is global interest rates, says Bryson. If short-term interest rates start to rise, he warns, there could be a big crisis in confidence.
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Cato Neimoidia: The Western Arch
When the level begins, immediately advance. You'll come to an ascending ramp down which a group of storm and riot troopers will be charging toward you. Dispatch them and head up. You'll come to a round area that branches to the right up another ramp. Dispatch the resident troopers that attack you and make your way to the force field at the top of the ramp. Bring down the force field to continue.
You'll enter another small, round platform that again branches off to another ramp. There are several snipers positioned on a nearby vantage point. It's out of your current reach so just dash up the ramp to avoid their blaster fire. When you reach the next platform you'll encounter a carbonite droid. There's a stack of explosive barrels nearby, so yank off its shield and fling them at it for some considerable damage. After the carbonite droid is destroyed a troop ship will swoop in, deploying a squad of mixed troopers. The drop ship will then stick around, strafing you as you dissect its previous residents. Kill all the troopers and the drop ship will flee, allowing you to focus your attention on the next force field.
Once the force field is down advance. Another squad of mixed troopers will drop in as you near the next platform. As you attack them an AT-MT will advance in on you from a walkway to your left. Take down the troopers and then destroy the walker. With it gone head toward the left where the walker appeared from. There will be another walkway. Follow it and after another force field you'll meet up with those snipers that were gunning for you earlier. Return the favor with some good ol' fashioned dismemberment.
With the snipers dead, continue down the walkway. You'll shortly come to another force field protected by two carbonite droids and some troopers. Take down the troopers first, avoiding the carbonite droids as best you can. Once the troopers are out of the picture, destroy the droids in turn. With the area cleared bring down the force field and head up the subsequent ramp. It will lead you into a round room with another one of those hovering globes. Upon entering you'll be attacked by riot troopers backed up by jump troopers through the windows on the left-hand side of where you entered. Clear out the troopers and then head to the side of the room opposite the windows. The doors that were closed here earlier will have opened.
Advance into the next room; another round one with a floating globe at its center. To the left of where you enter will be a set of sliding doors. Exit through them and you'll find yourself on a walkway lined with barricades and troopers. Immediately engage the troopers, targeting any nearby snipers first. After you've killed the force field protecting the first barricade will lower, allowing you to force push it open. Advance into the next section of the walkway and you'll encounter a carbonite droid and more mixed troopers. Dispatch them all and force push the next barricade. The next section will be similarly defended; a carbonite droid accompanied by some troopers. There are some snipers as well that you can't reach just yet. Use the various obstructions in the area for cover. Once the area is cleared, push through the barricade and kill those meddling snipers. When you the end of the walkway, the gunship will attack again.
Boss Fight: The Gunship[edit]
Your trusty pal the gunship returns for a second round. This fight is fairly similar to the last time you encountered it. The gunship will begin by firing on you with its laser cannons. These can't be blocked and will quickly eat away you health if you stay within its line of fire. To stay alive, retreat behind one of the four obstructions at the rear of the area. The gunships lasers will eventually destroy these, so be ready to move to another. When it stops shooting you with its cannons, an indicator will instruct you to attack it with a saber throw. Do this and the gunship will start launching missiles. Deflect them back at the gunship as you did at your last meeting. After you cause enough damage you'll trigger a quick time event. Complete it successfully to damage the gunship further. After this, the gunship will cycle back through the attack patterns we've described. Keep it up and it will eventually go down, permanently this time.
After the fights ends you'll drop into another very brief area. It isn't overly complicated. Just work your way up to the highest level using the elevators and the level will end.
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An older blog I began in the early days of blogs and websites and boy does this puppy need some attention and updating. Not holding myself out as knowledgeable about kitchen gardening, this blog was about my efforts, trials and errors and bits of information I learned along the way. Now I keep a lot of my information on One Note for my personal use. I blog about gardening less as you can clearly see by the lack of blog posts over the years. A couple of wars happened somewhere along the way, and I got caught up in activism activities to try to bring to a quick end, but as anyone can see, seven and ten years later there are still the Afghanistan and remnants of the Iraq war. Would that those returning troops could come home to some sturdy work in the outdoors in the manner of turning swords to plowshares.
You know there might be something to that to help veterans clear their minds a bit when plagued by memories they don't wish to remember. An anecdotal story about one of our neighbors bears this out to some degree for me. He rarely, if ever, talks of his service in Vietnam. He was badly injured while there, and had what is considered one of the more risky functions, ferreting out tunnels for snipers and explosives. Upon his return he went to work on the family oyster farm business, and never looked back. He works early AM till dusk every day. I often wonder what his inner thoughts are like for him, what pushes him to work so diligently besides the fact that the work he does do is laborious and requires daily attention. He's in his late 50's now and recently shared a meal with us. He told us he was diagnosed at VA hospital with ptsd. He said he never heard of ptsd before, didn't know what it was, didn't know he had it. I was floored in unbelief, knowing that ptsd had been well covered in the 1970's and not sure how he could have missed that one.
But you know, maybe he could have missed that one. Maybe because we live in a small village in a rural area, he may have missed hearing about ptsd. Maybe he buried his head in his work and never looked up to hear about veterans with ptsd, veterans who were/are homeless, veterans who suicide in despair of ever being free of the memories. He tells us that the work he has been doing all these years farming oysters, and farming the kitchen garden on his property saved his life. I believe him.


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Top 3 Christchurch Road Trips
Getting a campervan hire in Christchurch is the perfect way to explore New Zealand's South Island.
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New Zealand's South Island is bursting at the seams with otherworldly scenery, adventure opportunities and unique experiences, and one of the best ways to experience this awe-inspiring land is by picking up a campervan hire in Christchurch. Centrally located halfway down the east coast of the South Island, starting your campervan rental journey in Christchurch puts you within easy driving distance of some of the world's most spectacular sights. Travelling in a campervan will allow you the freedom to explore the island however you desire, with the added bonus of never having to pack up all your things before you move on to the next amazing destination.
To ensure that the array of options afforded to you by a campervan hire in New Zealand is empowering and not overwhelming, we've outlined a handful of possible Christchurch roundtrip routes for you to consider. Of course, you can stray from the path whenever you like and craft your own vacation, but hopefully these three road trip suggestions will spark your traveller's creativity and get you thinking about what you'd do with a Christchurch campervan hire.
Christchurch to Invercargill
This route will have you heading down the centre of the island through tiny isolated towns, the world's adventure capital and New Zealand's southernmost city before exploring the seaside charms of the South Island's east coast.
Tekapo will treat you to some of the most spectacularly starry skies you've ever seen and have you in awe of its picture perfect, power blue lake in the shadow of snowy mountains. You'll explore the relics of New Zealand's gold rush in Cromwell, perhaps even trying your hand at a bit of gold panning yourself. Queenstown can thrill you with both dramatically scenic views and adrenaline pumping adventure activities. Some might even choose to pick up their campervan hire in Queenstown and take their time exploring this gorgeous area. Continuing on from Queenstown, you can take in the old world charm of Invercargill before heading out along the coast to discover the dolphins, penguins and primeval rainforest of the Catlins. Driving north, you'll come across Dunedin, a university city with a strong Scottish heritage and New Zealand's only castle. Perhaps you'll even take a leap of faith and decide to try skydiving in Ashburton.
This isn't a short journey by any means but there's no doubt that this is one of the best ways to experience many of the South Island's top attractions.
Christchurch to Nelson
Exploring the northern half of the South Island, a Christchurch to Nelson roundtrip will send you driving into sunny wine country, before discovering why the South Island's west coast is world famous and rising through a majestic mountain pass on your way back.
Travelling north from Christchurch along the coast you'll come across Kaikoura - there is no better place on earth to get up close and personal with the world's most social marine mammals. Marlborough produces some of the finest sauvignon blanc wines in existence, and there's far more than just sav here too. Nelson boasts its own superb vineyards and a climate perfectly suited to lounging in the shade with nibbles and a glass of wine to hand. Murchison gives you the chance to shoot down river canyons in a jetboat or swing out over open space for stomach-dropping thrills while Westport on the coast could see you delving into incredible cave systems. Keep an eye out for seals as you head down the wild west coast, before you turn inland once more and rise into the Southern Alps through the magnificent Arthur's Pass.
Driving north from Christchurch will treat you to warmer weather, and there's no denying that those who are fans of a drop of vino would find this trip a road to paradise.
Christchurch to Queenstown
Driving high into the Southern Alps, walking atop a glacier, discovering unique wildlife in a UNESCO World Heritage area, embracing heart-racing adventure and seeing the night sky as you never have before is all possible on this route.
Heading west across the island you'll soon rise into the clouds and get a close up view of the rugged Southern Alps before descending again to reach the coast. Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers will be waiting for you to the south - take a helicopter ride high above a giant river of ice or walk on the frozen surface and explore eerie blue ice caves; the choice is yours. Stop in Wanaka for a bite to eat on the shores of the intensely beautiful Lake Wakatipu before continuing on your way to Queenstown, the adventure capital of the world. Once you've had your fill of thrills, spills and picture perfect views, drive on through Otago wine country. Turning north to Twizel you can stand on the same fields which hosted the armies of Middle Earth in the Lord of the Rings films before heading on the observatory near Tekapo which will grant a view of the heavens that is almost entirely free of light pollution.
This route provides a more condensed look at New Zealand's southern delights while treating you to some west coast wonders like the glaciers and the UNESCO endorsed Gates of Haast.
The options are almost limitless when you book a campervan hire in NZ - this small country with hundreds of hidden scenic and cultural gems is perfectly suited to road trips, so don't hesitate to start planning your New Zealand holiday today.
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Filters: TI-Nspire URL Converter
This plugin simplifies the process of using TI-Nspire document content in Moodle pages. It accomplishes this by automatically converting a link which leads to a TI-Nspire document into an embedded TI-Nspire Document Player applet. This will allow you to embed interactive TI-Nspire content directly into your Moodle coursework.
As with all Moodle plugins you will need an administrator account and filesystem access on your moodle server for installation.
- Locate your 'moodle/filter' folder. This folder should contain other folders like 'algebra', 'urltolink', and 'tex'.
- Unpack the plugin Zip file into moodle/filter folder
- Verify that you have 'moodle/filter/tinspireurlconverter/filter.php'. Depending on your Zip software you may end up with more than one tinspireurlconverter folder nested inside. If this happens you will need to remove the extra folders.
- Login to Moodle as a Site Administrator
- Go to Site administration -> Plugins -> Filters -> Manage Filters
- Find TI-Nspire URL Converter in the list of Filters
- Change the Active? setting to On. This will automatically be saved and the plugin is now installed and ready for use.
This plugin does not currently have any configuration settings.
Using a Link
If the TI-Nspire document you are using is already in Moodle or on a web server, you can simple add a link to it on your page and it will be automatically converted into a Ti-Nspire Document Player. To do this, simple add a Link (using the Link tool in the editor) leading to the document.
For more convienient usage you can use this plugin in conjunction with the 'Convert URLs into links and images' filter that is built in to Moodle. Make sure that the TI-Nspire URL Convert is after (below) the Convert URLs filter and that you have enabled all the options from the 'Convert URLs into Links and Images' plugin.
The built-in filter will convert a plain url that simply typed or pasted into the Moodle editor into a Link automatically. Therefore that plugin can first turn the URL into a Link then this plugin can turn the Link into the TI-Nspire Document player.
For example, after both plugins are enabled you can simply paste the following URL into a Moodle page and it will be automatically converted into a Link (by the Convert URLs plugin), then converted to a TI-Nspire Document Player (by this plugin).
You can customize the Player by adding query parameters to the URL. For example you can change the width and height of the Player by adding ?width=500&height=300 to the end of your URL. A question mark is used to separate the URL from the options. Ampersands '&' are used to separate the different options.
Available Options
The width in pixels between 320 and 2000
The height in pixels between 240 and 2000
Keep the toolbar visible at all times. yes or no, default is no
Allow the user to open documents. yes or no, default is no
If you specify this option, the link will not be converted into the player. Useful in cases where you have an occasional need to just link to a TI-Nspire document without showing the Player.
For example to display the plugin at 500x300 resolution:
To just show a link to download the TNS and NOT show the Player:
Using the "Moodle Media" Button
1. Add a new "Page" to a course.
2. In the "Page Content" editor click the "Moodle Media" button in the toolbar
3. This pops up a new window that looks like this:
4. Click on the Find or Upload a Sound, Video or Applet Click "Upload a file" and use "Choose File" to select a TNS or TNSP file and click "Upload this file". It will return you to the previous window and show you a broken preview. This is annoying and I am unable to fix this as this is a problem in the Moodle Media plugin. However, it still works once it's on your page. Only the preview is broken.
5. Click "Insert". This will add a link to your page.
6. Save your page. This plugin should now convert that link into a TI-Nspire Document Player.
- Wed, Jan 22, 2014, 2:39 AMDoes anyone know if the TI Nspire filter will work with Moodle 2.5?


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Stay in the loop with a look at everything going on this week
MOVIES OPENING (Friday; subject to change)
Martha Marcy May Marlene
The Skin I Live In
The Son of No One
Tower Heist
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
Ghost Hunters Live! (special; 7 p.m.; Syfy)
Basketball Wives L.A. (season finale; 8 p.m.; VH1)
La La's Full Court Life (season finale; 9 p.m.; VH1)
The T.O. Show (season finale; 9:30 p.m.; VH1)
Covert Affairs (mid-season premiere; 10 p.m.; USA)
Top Chef Texas (season premiere; 10 p.m.; Bravo)
Bones (season premiere; 9 p.m.; Fox)
Burn Notice (midseason premiere; 10 p.m.; USA)
Cellblock 6 (season premiere; 10 p.m.; TLC)
Would You Rather? With Graham Norton (series debut; 11 p.m.; BBC America)
The Heart, She Holler (miniseries debut; 12:15 a.m., Adult Swim)
The Real Housewives of Atlanta (season premiere; 9 p.m.; Bravo)
Page Eight (telefilm; 9 p.m.; PBS)
Hell on Wheels (series debut; 10 p.m.; AMC)
NEW ON DVD/BLU-RAY (Tuesday)
Californication: The Fourth Season
Cars 2
Crazy, Stupid, Love
The Last Mountain
Magic Trip
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon
Toy Story 3D Trilogy
Water for Elephants
NEW ALBUMS (Tuesday)
Biouse, "Biouse"
Carole King, "A Holiday Carole"
Florence + the Machine, "Ceremonials"
Girl in a Coma, "Exists & All the Rest"
Idle Warship, "Habits of the Heart"
Journey, "Greatest Hits Volume 2"
Justin Bieber, "Under the Mistletoe"
Lou Reed/Metallica, "Lulu"
Megadeth, "Th1rt3en"
Miranda Lambert, "Four the Record"
Pink Martini, "A Retrospective"
Pink Martini/Saoyi Yuki, "1969"
Steel Panther, "Balls Out"
Susan Boyle, "Someone to Watch Over Me"
The Beach Boys, "The Smile Sessions"
The Decemberists, "Love Live the King"
The Dreaming, "Puppet"
Tyrese, "Open Invitation"
Wale, "Ambition"
1ST MARINER: Jay-Z/Kanye West (Tuesday)
RAMS HEAD LIVE: Opeth (Tuesday: Vessel/Loving the Lie (Friday); Buddy Guy (Saturday); Marsha Ambrosius (Sunday)
BALTIMORE SOUNDSTAGE: Blaze Bayley (Monday); Rachel Yamagata (Wednesday); Nero (Saturday); Michal Menert/Gramatik (Sunday)
SONAR: Mayhem tour w/ Kepp of Kalessin, Hate, et al (Wednesday); Fat Laces/Fades (Friday)
TALKING HEAD: Royal/When Bears Attack (Monday); Dirt Road's Mixtape Release Party (Thursday); Alwaysdope w/ Bass Dread, Ruckus, et al (Friday); Saleem and the Music Lovers (Friday); Defenders of the Old 2 f/ Tension, October 31st, et al (Saturday); The War on Drugs (Sunday)
METRO GALLERY: The 9 (Wednesday); Three Lexington Arrows (Thursday); Vinny Vegas (Friday); Mister Heavenly (Saturday)
OTTOBAR: The Black Angels, et al (Tuesday); Melt Banana, et al (Wednesday); Le Butcherettes, et al (Thursday); The Dirty Guv'Nahs (Friday); Madball, et al (Saturday); MC Frontalot (Sunday)
RECHER: The Misfits (Thursday); The Mahoney Brothers (Friday); Scythian/Enter the Haggis (Saturday); The Euphonics, Balors Eye, et al (Sunday)
8x10: Tribal Seeds, et al (Thursday); Orgone, et al (Friday); Yellow Dubmarine, et al (Saturday)
MEYERHOFF: Third Day (Saturday)
RAMS HEAD ON STAGE: BoDeans (Tuesday); Delbert McClinton (Wednesday); Robert Gordon (Thursday); Oleta Adams (Friday; Martin Sexton (Saturday and Sunday)
FILLMORE SILVER SPRING: Childish Gambino (Tuesday); Chris Young (Wednesday); Jamey Johnson (Saturday); Anthrax & Testament (Sunday)
9:30 CLUB: Panic! At the Disco/Patrick Stump (Monday; sold out); St. Vincent (Tuesday); Miyavi (Wednesday); Immortal Technique (Wednesday); Willie Nelson and Family (Thursday; sold out); Scratch Acid (Friday); Steven Kellog and the Sixers/Jon McLaughlin (Saturday); Nerdist Podcast live (Sunday; early show); Blind Pilot (Sunday; late show)
VERIZON CENTER: Jay-Z/Kanye West (Thursday)
BLACK CAT: Lenorable (Monday); Star Anna and the Laughing Dogs (Tuesday); The Glands (Thursday); No Second Troy (Friday); The Sounds (Saturday); The Drums (Sunday)
ROCK AND ROLL HOTEL: Rasputina (Monday); Meat Puppets (Tuesday); Shwayze/Cisco (Wednesday); GW Law Revue House Bands (Thursday); Bonjour, Ganesh! (Friday); The Blackberry Belles (Saturday); Wu-Lyf (Sunday)
Ottobar Haunted House (Monday 10/31; Ottobar)
Goodwill Gridiron Halloween Party (Monday 10/31; Dave & Busters, Hanover)
Fall Film Series — "Dawn of the Dead" (Monday 10/31; Van Bokkelen Hall Auditorium, Towson University)
Halloween in Fells Point (Monday 10/31)
Baltimore Speakers Series — Michelle Rhee (Tuesday; Meyerhoff)
"La Cage Aux Folles" (Tuesday-Sunday)
"Private Lives" (Tuesday-12/4; Everyman Theatre)
"Chul-Hyun Ahn" (Wednesday-Dec. 23; C. Grimaldis Gallery)
"American Buffalo" (Wednesday-Dec.11; Center Stage)
"Black Angels Over Tuskegee" (Wednesday; Carl J. Murphy Fine Arts Center, Morgan State University)
Mondo Baltimore (Thursday; Windup Space)
Hypnotist Rich Guzzi (Thursday-Saturday; Baltimore Comedy Factory)
"Cyrano" (Thursday-Nov. 2; Anne Arundel Community College)
"Black Male Identity: Selections from the Troy Stanton Collection" (Thursday-Jan.6; Stevenson University)
Play Lab Series (Friday-Sunday; Center Stage)
"The Drowsy Chaperone" (Friday-Nov. 13; CCBC Dundalk)
AMA Arenacross (Friday-Sunday; 1st Mariner Arena)
Greek Heritage Festival (Friday-Sunday; Annunciation Cathedral, Mount Vernon)
Eureka! Jewelry Fair at the Walters (Friday-Sunday; Walters Art Museum)
Lyric Opera Baltimore: "La Traviata" (Friday and Sunday; Lyric Opera House)
"B.A.R.E: Bodies, Attitudes, Reflections, Exposed" (Friday-Saturday; Baltimore Museum of Art)
Comedian Rickey Smiley (Saturday; Lyric Opera House)
Larry McMurtry (Saturday; Enoch Pratt Free Library Central Branch)
Jeff Dunham (Saturday; Patriot Center)
5K Race for Tuerk House (Saturday; Druid Hill Park)
The M-Pizzle 5K (Saturday; Hammond High School; Columbia)
Fifth Laughter for Recovery With Jay Mohr (Saturday; Gordon Center for the Performing Arts; Owings Mills)
Fifth One Step Closer: Autism Walk/5K (Saturday; Centennial Park, Ellicott City)
"Beyond Baseball: The Life of Roberto Clemente" and "IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas" (Saturday-Jan.5; Reginald F. Lewis Museum)
Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower Open Studio our Day (Saturday; Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower)
"Unbounded Energy and Color" (Saturday-Dec. 10; Towson University)
Day of the Dead: El Dia De Los Muertos (Sunday; Walters Art Museum)
Ravens @ Steelers (Sunday; NBC)


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Katelin B. Roy and Liam F. Delahanty were married July 28, 2012 at St. Eustace Church in Lake Placid, NY by Rev. David Ousley and James Rogers. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Roy of Lake Placid, NY. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Brian Delahanty of Francestown, NH.
Katelin graduated from Northwood School in 2006 and St. Lawrence University in 2010, with a bachelor's degree in biology. Katelin is pursuing a Nursing Certification.
Liam graduated from Conval High School in 2005 and St. Lawrence University in 2009, with a bachelor's degree in neuroscience. Liam is in the Navy and in his final year of medical school at Uniform Service University of the Health Sciences.
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What did T-Mobile do to this man? Why did he come into one of its stores like a slow-motion Hulk to smash everything inside and spray it all with a fire extinguisher? I don't have a clue, but it feels satisfying.
I love the store clerk's "yep, this is happening and I'm not doing sh*t about it" expression almost as much as the man smiling at the thugs while he's saying "don't touch me." Destroying a T-Mobile shop must feel really good.
Thinking about how much most phone companies suck, I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often.
What would it take you to lose your marbles like that and do this? Tell us in the comments. [Mashable]


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No-reason argument
It has been suggested that this article be merged with Problem of non-God objects
"The "No Reason" argument states that a perfect god would have no desire to create the universe since the very state of perfection carries with it the implication that one has everything one needs or wants. Thus, the Christian god is the "perfect" victim of this argument."
Drange formed the argument like this
1. If God exists, then he is perfect.
2. If God exists, then he is the creator of the universe.
3. A perfect being can have no needs or wants.
4. If any being created the universe, then he must have had some need or want.
5. Therefore, it is impossible for a perfect being to be the creator of the universe (from 3 and 4).
6. Hence, it is impossible for God to exist (from 1, 2, and 5).
Definitional Rebuttal
This argument is built on an inadequate human understanding of "perfection". As humans, we have no understanding of what it means to be perfect. We have ideas of what perfection ought to look like, but these are merely social constructs. To say that 'one who is perfect does not need' is an implication that cannot be argued for or against. Humans have no understanding of this notion; thus this is an argument built on insufficient premises.
The definitional rebuttal starts with an atheistic assumption to defend theism. The assumption is that the origin of language was via humans and not God. Many theists would state that God created language.
If we cannot understand what perfection is and we assign that property to God, then how can we understand any other property of God. This would make positively inquiring about a god meaningless. If a god would want to be known he would need to instill a proper language with proper understanding in humans.
It would be insanity if God said he was perfect without giving humans a proper understanding of perfection.


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Taylor GS Mini Guitar
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From the couch to the campfire to the concert hall, the GS Mini promises big fun for everyone. Inspired by the big, bold sound of Taylor's award-winning GS body shape, the GS Mini scales things down without skimping on sound, packing a lot of tone into a comfortable, portable size and giving you a guitar that's incredibly fun to play. With Taylor's patented straight and stable NT neck, you'll always enjoy signature Taylor intonation and playability. So, wherever you end up, whether you're on tour or on the porch, the GS Mini is always ready to play.
The GS Mini truly sounds like a full-size guitar, and it's not just the volume you'll notice when you strum your 1st chord, but also the depth and richness of tone. The Mini acoustic has a deeper body, a bigger top, and a longer scale than a Baby Taylor. The tone is also enhanced by a full-sized 4"-diameter soundhole and a braceless arched back. The Mini also has the look of a "real" guitar with an inlaid rosette, pickguard, and inlaid purfling lines in the top. Its ultra-portable size makes it a great travel guitar. You can even put it in the overhead compartment of a plane. The Mini also makes an inspiring student guitar for smaller-sized musicians. Comes with a GS Mini hard bag.
Taylor GS Mini Acoustic Guitar Features:
- Type/shape: 6-string miniature GS
- Back/sides: sapele laminate
- Top: solid Sitka spruce
- Headstock: overlay Lexan
- Finish: satin
- Rosette: 3-ring
- Neck: sapele
- Neck joint: NT design
- Purfling: black/white/black
- Fretboard: ebony
- Inlays 5mm pearloid dots
- Nut/saddle: Nubone
- Tuners: chrome
- Bridge: ebony
- Bridge: pins plastic
- Pickguard: tortoise (GS mini shape)
- Strings: Elixir medium gauge strings with Nanoweb coating
- Case: GS Mini hard bag
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Alternative Titles
English: The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
Synonyms: Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo
Japanese: さくら荘のペットな彼女
Type: TV
Episodes: 24
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 9, 2012 to Mar 26, 2013
Premiered: Fall 2012
Broadcast: Tuesdays at 00:30 (JST)
Producers: Genco, Media Factory, ASCII Media Works
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Studios: J.C.Staff
Source: Light novel
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School, Slice of Life
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