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Polar coordinates were used for special purposes and for the study of particular curves before they were appreciated as a general geometrical tool. The first writer to employ them was Bonaventura Cavalieri, who used them to find the area within an Archimedian spiral by relating it to that outside a parabola. Pascal used the same transformation to calculate the length of a parabolic are, a problem previously solved by Roberval, but his solution was not universally accepted as valid. James Gregory had a similar transformation between two individual curves, where the areas were related, while Pierre Varignon used a slightly different transformation for the study of spirals.
The first writer who looked on polar coordinates as a means of fixing any point in the plane was Newton. He, however, considered them alongside Cartesian, bipolar, and other systems, his only interest at that point being to show how the tangent could be determined when the equation of the curve was given in the one or the other system. A deeper interest was shown by Jacob Bernoulli, who went so far as to write the expression for the radius of curvature when the equation of the curve was given in polar form.
The first writer to think of polar coordinates in 3-space was Clairaut, but he merely mentions the possibility of such things. The first to develop them was Euler to whom we owe both polar and radio-angular coordinates. An interesting modification of the latter was developed by Ossian Bonnet.
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Courtois, 34, is a veteran French player who spent the last two seasons with Chivas USA, which shares its home stadium, StubHub Center in Carson, with the Galaxy.
After signing with Chivas USA midway through the 2011 season, Courtois appeared in 33 regular-season games, including five this year.
He scored once this season, on June 29, in Chivas USA's 1-1 tie with the New England Revolution. Courtois was released the next day, one of four players who parted ways with last-place Chivas USA that day.
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The Damming of the Life giving waters of Ethiopia and the rest of the Horn of Africa. This process is menacing the existence of the inhabitants of the region by drying the sources and lakes like Turkana, Rivers- Omo, Tekesze,Nile, Shebele, Awash...menacing countries like Egypt. The main reason advertised for damming is for production of Electricity and exporting energy. The underling reason is to the irrigation for the great land grabbing for cash crop exportation for finical speculators.
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Ok folks, with Zankou taken care of, we move on to RRR. Pay no attention to the inevitable back-seat voting he will do, and vote your conscience!
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Capellini wrote:Third, how come I'm the only one who likes Sir Talksalot?
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That is huge. Immortality, power, glory ...
(I truly am not disrespecting you. A Prophet of the CofFSM exalted to divinity - a new chapter..)
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I understood the point of the game, and I brought up in the very beginning that I wasn't sure that I liked the idea, given what could happen. But I decided to go ahead with it, and asked people to be kind.
I let people know what names I liked, suggested ones based on those that had been proffered by others with the (apparently mistaken) assumption that it would give a better insight into what I was hoping for to those suggesting names so that they might find more titles that were fun and clever and entertaining without being derogatory or linguistically boring, and stated on multiple occasions that I had no desire to be saddled with a title that I disliked.
Perhaps some people don't care what title they have. If my title stays Prophet of Pastafarianism, or even disappears, that's fine by me. But I had honestly thought that by explaining my views in a polite manner that I would be listened to, and I might avoid being put into the position I now find myself in.
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I chose the higher ground, and I am saddened and angered by the lack of respect I have received for it.
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The lost works of Karl Bitter, Sculptor - 1867-1915
My biggest question is why his modeled work never make it to the unfinished facade of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Links below regarding some of his lost works in NYC.
High resolution images of the St. Paul Building (broadway, across from St. Paul's Chapel):
The crap that replaced it (and especially its two neighbors) is such a colossal fail
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Bonwit Teller, New York City. Image via The Department Store Museum.
Bonwit Teller, New York City. Image via The Department Store Museum.
1935 Walter Agar - The New Architectural Sculpture
Artist :Rene Paul Chambellan
Not that cost prohibitive, Trump just didn't want to bother. They had cranes already, they only had to saw them off from the inside and lift them onto a flatbed. The Met would have covered part/most of that cost
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Karl Bitter Studio Buildings 1899-1926
Bonwit Teller should have been landmarked. Trumpty Numpty strikes again.
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Never knew about this one!
When you look at the sheer scale of the stone carvings on that Metropolitan Museum of Art it's mind boggling to think those stones were rough cut and set in place and then someone had to get up there on scaffolding and hand carve those faces on them, look at the scale compared to the standing man inset next to it!
I have an original copy of the book about the Dewey Arch, it's a lovely book with a lot of interesting photos, they can be pricey to find, but a free complete scan is available here https://archive.org/details/deweyreceptionin00king
It even has a photo of sculptor Ward modelling a plaster miniature of the proposed group for the roof, what a shame this arch wasn't made permanent and these cast in bronze!
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John Butler, a linebackers coach and special teams coordinator under former Gophers coach Tim Brewster and now defensive coordinator at Penn State, is convinced the two Nittany Lions linebackers drafted by the Vikings — Gerald Hodges and Michael Mauti — will turn out to be outstanding picks.
"Hodges is very athletic, an excellent game-day performer," Butler said. "He has good ball skills, good range, a very athletic linebacker.
"He has excellent speed. He has great game speed. He really, though, can track and trace the ball. He was a very active player for us. Great in man coverage, great coverage, very good in special teams, excellent all-around out in space. I don't know what the Vikings have [at each position], but he's ready to play. I think they got a good one."
Mauti's college career was marred by three ACL tears, but Butler said the Vikings are getting a great kid. If he stays healthy, he also could be a great contributor. Butler described Mauti as a standout, too, but a little different from Hodges.
"Mauti was a first-team All-American nationally, in some of the votings, and had a great season in the 10 games that he played [in 2012]," Butler said. "He was a heart-and-soul guy, can play the run, can play the pass, can rush the passer. Very, very good player. When he's healthy, he's one of the best."
Butler said he didn't know Mauti's condition at the present time because the linebacker has been training on his own, but said he believes Mauti will be ready for training camp.
Butler said there is no question the teammates were two of the best college linebackers in the country.
"I think their performances speak to that and hopefully they can continue that into the NFL," he said. "Both of them were big-time performers against pretty good competition. I think they stack up pretty well against any other pair."
Butler said Mauti hurt his knee in Penn State's game against Indiana, the second-to-last of the season.
"He was healthy the whole season, got hurt in the 11th game," Butler said. "He was an All-American, voted by the writers and the coaches. He had a great year."
Butler was asked to compare how the two played.
"Gerald played out in space a little more and Mike Mauti was more of an inside linebacker, he's a little bit bigger," he said. "But pretty much they're very similar players. Both are good kids. Mauti was the leader and the face of the program, and Gerald was on that leadership committee, too. But Mike was probably the main leader on the team."
Butler said the program has overcome most of the problems following the Jerry Sandusky scandal and trial.
"You know it [was hard] early and then because we had good leaders like Mauti and good leaders like Gerald, the guys responded," he said. "We got a good coaching staff, got a bunch of good players. It made it easier to kind of overcome it all because we had a lot of good players."
Butler said he is looking forward to coming back here when Penn State plays the Gophers at TCF Bank Stadium on Nov. 9.
Kahn's picks flounder
If the Timberwolves are to make the playoffs next season, they will have to do better in the NBA draft.
Since taking over as Timberwolves general manager in 2009, David Kahn has made or obtained seven first-round draft selections.
With four first-round picks in 2009, Kahn selected Ricky Rubio fifth, Jonny Flynn sixth, Ty Lawson 18th and Wayne Ellington 28th overall. Lawson was traded on draft night to Denver.
In 2010 he selected Wesley Johnson fourth overall and made a deal for Lazar Hayward, the 30th overall pick, right after he was picked by Washington.
In 2011 he selected Derrick Williams second overall.
So four years into his tenure, the current Wolves squad has only two of those seven first-round picks.
Flynn was a piece of the trade for Brad Miller during the 2011 NBA draft, then split the 2011-12 season between Houston and Portland and signed with the Melbourne Tigers of the Australian National Basketball League in November of 2012.
Ellington played three seasons with the Wolves and was then traded to Memphis in 2012 for Dante Cunningham. Cunningham had a good year with the Wolves this season, averaging 8.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.
Johnson was traded to the Phoenix Suns for a second-round draft choice after two seasons with the Wolves.
Hayward played 42 games in his first year in Minnesota before being traded to Oklahoma City for two second-round draft picks and Robert Vaden. He briefly re-signed with the Wolves in December of 2012 but was waived by the team the following month.
• Former Gophers athletic director Joel Maturi said his 10-day trip to China to teach some classes turned out well. The Chinese were so impressed with Maturi that they tried to talk him into coaching basketball in China.
• Former Gophers quarterback MarQueis Gray, who signed as an undrafted free agent with the 49ers, said he didn't get an offer from the Vikings. … Gophers football coaches believe cornerback Michael Carter, who had a great senior season and is taking part in the Vikings tryout camp this weekend, has a good chance to make it in the NFL. They say Carter lacks outstanding speed, but he makes up for it with other abilities.
• Tubby Smith kept only director of operations Joe Esposito from his Gophers basketball staff on his new Texas Tech staff. Ron Jirsa and Vince Taylor, who were his two top assistants at Minnesota, were not hired. The job for Esposito opened up when Steve Goodson, who at first agreed to accompany Smith to Texas Tech, accepted the director of basketball operations position under new coach Richard Pitino at Minnesota.
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"Let's be honest," Vanek told reporters in Buffalo. "I'm not stupid. I know I have a year left [on my contract] and they can deal me for prospects, young guys and whatever else is out there. … It looks like a long rebuild, then it probably makes sense for both parties to move on."
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LAKELAND, Fla. -- The Tigers' conviction in Bruce Rondon as a closer-in-the-making has made the 22-year-old Venezuelan a face for the theory that an effective closer isn't an exclusive club. It's probably a slight on his actual pitching to think that way, but it's more the experience factor.
But the other face in that debate could be the 35-year-old setup man preparing to protect him.
Only Mike Adams has more holds over the last three seasons than Joaquin Benoit, owner of 84 since 2010 and 59 over two seasons in Detroit. His manager, Jim Leyland, has called him as good of a setup man as there is in the league, and tried to lobby for him as an All-Star last year.
"We're blessed with that, there's no question about that," Leyland said last week. I mean, he's been our eighth-inning guy and he's done a terrific job -- a couple bumps once in a while, but everybody has those."
In a year when Jose Valverde and Phil Coke both had their struggles, Benoit arguably was the best reliever the Tigers had in 2012. Between his 30 holds and two saves, he went 32-for-36 in save situations and stranded 15 of 18 runners he inherited. He held opponents to a .186 average with runners in scoring position with more than twice as many strikeouts (24) as hits allowed (11) in those situations.
Benoit has grown to own the eighth inning like a veteran closer owns the ninth. The question, as the Tigers debate the value of a set closer against a committee, is how his eighth-inning work would translate to the ninth.
If Rondon doesn't win the closer job, it's a question the Tigers might have to tackle.
Benoit was essentially Valverde's backup the last two seasons. When Valverde needed a day off after pitching three straight days, or four out of five, Benoit was the first choice and converted his rare chances. Under the theory that any good reliever can be a good closer, Benoit would seemingly fit. Under the idea that the last three outs are different from any other outs in the game, it takes a little projection.
"There have been a lot of guys in baseball that could get outs 22, 23 and 24, but not 25, 26 and 27," Leyland said.
Leyland wasn't talking specifically about Benoit. Rather, he was noting the difference. He has also said there's a difference between the ability to save a game and being a closer.
Benoit, too, notes differences, though he says that it's still pitching.
"I think you have to set your mind on what you're going to do," Benoit said. "If you're going to be the closer, you know that you're going to have those last three outs, and sometimes you're going to have to get four. But I think being a setup guy, seventh, eighth, or throwing the ninth, you're still going to [have to] get three outs, get through the inning."
There's another philosophy Leyland carries that he has noted with Benoit -- the most important out in a game doesn't always happen in the ninth inning. It could be earlier, to a setup man or a starter, with runners on base or with momentum changing. Moving Benoit or one of Detroit's other setup men into the ninth would take away depth that allowed Leyland to mix and match.
The most important factor for a closer, Benoit said, is strike one. That, in some ways, might be different in the ninth. It's a tip Benoit has given to Rondon.
"Strike one, 95 percent of the time, is going to be given to you," Benoit said. "[Against] closers, most of the time, hitters take the first strike. Take advantage of that and then after that, make them hit what you have."
That observation reflects one of Benoit's strengths, his ability to read and react to hitters' tendencies.
"He's as good as we have as far as reading hitters and trying to figure out what pitch they're sitting on," pitching coach Jeff Jones said. "Everybody knows he's got a good fastball and a really good changeup."
Benoit has an ability to trip players up on which pitch to watch. He did that to Nationals All-Star Bryce Harper on Sunday.
It was a Spring Training game, but it was nonetheless impressive. After getting two bad swings from the 20-year-old Harper waving on changeups, Benoit pumped up his fastball to 95 mph. Harper didn't offer at it, but it set him up for the ensuing changeup in the dirt.
"When you have a fastball-changeup combination like he does, if you're able to read a hitter like he's capable of, it leads to success like he's had as a setup guy," catcher Alex Avila said. "He's got two out pitches and he's basically able to pick and choose on what he sees."
It's similar to what has made Fernando Rodney an effective closer with the same pitches.
"I guess I've got good memory," Benoit said. "I remember things that happen and how hitters have done against me. I guess I go from there."
One difference in the other direction for Benoit last year was the number of home runs he allowed, 14 in 71 innings. Six resulted in a lead change. One was a walkoff, a 13th-inning shot from Baltimore's Taylor Teagarden. A seventh- or eighth-inning home run, for all its value, can be overcome. That said, the home run total more than doubled his previous high as a reliever.
Benoit, for his part, says he isn't concerned about the role. He's preparing himself as a setup man for Rondon, and that's what he hopes will happen.
"I'm just trying to get myself ready for the season and not worry about where I'm going to be," Benoit said. "I know I'm the eighth inning guy, so I'm just getting ready for that and let everything else take care of itself. There's not much I can do. Decisions are made by the front office and the manager and the coaching staff, so I guess hopefully we'll get Rondon to be the guy and hopefully we can help him as much as we can to succeed in his first year."
And if the Tigers end up with a bullpen by committee? Benoit said it would be a challenge.
"I think we need to have a closer and we need to have the setup guys set," he said, "because it's going to be really hard on our bullpen if it's do-by-committee. We need to get one person to step up and throw the ninth inning, for the rest of the guys just to know what they're going to do in the game."


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A Victorian mother who killed her partner by hitting him 16 times with a pickaxe has been cleared of murder after lawyers argued she was a victim of domestic violence.
Angela Williams, 45, admitted to killing Douglas Kally, but said she had lashed out in order to protect herself after years of domestic abuse.
A Victorian Supreme Court jury found her not guilty of murder, returning a guilty verdict for defensive homicide instead.
Mr Kally's body was found in the backyard of the Indented Head house the couple had shared with their two children, months after his death in July 2008.
Lawyers for Williams had told her trial that Mr Kally "terrorised the family and terrorised them for a number of years".
Mr Kally was a drug dealer and an alcoholic with a propensity for violence towards Williams and their children, defence barrister Leonard Hartnett said.
He described Williams as a prisoner to Mr Kally's cruelty and derelict lifestyle.
Williams told police the night he died, Mr Kally had been pushing and shouting at her in their bedroom as he accused her of infidelity with his best friend, David Granger.
She said she grabbed a pickaxe from behind their bedroom door and Mr Kally taunted her by saying "do it you f***ing fat s***".
The offence of defensive homicide was introduced in Victoria in 2005 in a bid to treat women who kill their partners after domestic violence more compassionately.
The trial heard that after killing Mr Kally, Williams told people her partner of 23 years had left her to move to his favourite NSW fishing spot.
She started a relationship with Mr Granger within weeks of the killing.
Williams, of St Leonards, cried as the verdict was read out in court on Wednesday.
She was remanded into custody until a pre-sentence hearing next month.


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I have a question, im following the protocol from a paper and the plasmid they have is expressed in bl21 plyse cell line. My question is is i need to clone the plasmid, is it ok to do this in DH5a cell, or do i need a special kind? Thanks
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Plyse cell and DH5a
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If you're just doing manipulations of the DNA, you can just put the plasmid through DH5. The pLysE plasmid in BL21 is to stop (hopefully) leaky protein expression, typically of toxic proteins. The expression plasmid should have a T7 promoter, so you won't get any expression in DH5, which lacks the gene for T7 RNA polymerase.
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Nationality: Philippines
Languages Spoken: English, Filipino
Dr. Alfredo Pugal Jr
General Practitioner
A five-year veteran of Family Medical Practice, general practitioner Dr. Alfredo is approaching 20 years of medical experience since he received his M.D. from the Far Eastern University in Manila in 2002. He commenced his medical career at Bautista Hospital, also in the Philippines, in 2004.
From his earliest days in medicine, Dr. Alfredo was drawn to the sheer variety of medical cases he examines during the course of his career in general practice, enjoying the broad range of conditions presented to him on a daily basis. He has further developed skills in emergency medicine, greatly appreciating the excitement and challenge of the ER.
Dr. Alfredo is a fluent speaker of both English and Tagalog. During his free time, he enjoys the cinema and is passionate about great food.
Doctor of Medicine Far Eastern University, Manila, Philippines
Post-Graduate Internship Program, East Avenue Medicall Center, Manila, Philippines
Bautista Hospital, Cavite, Philippines
Divine Grace Medical Center, Navotas City, Philippines
2003 - 2011
Medical Center Imus, Cavite, Philippines
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Sugar Rush: McMinnville Cream Doughnut at Voodoo Doughnut, Portland
I realize the point of going to Voodoo Doughnut is to get, well, a batshit crazy doughnut that looks like a voodoo doll, or is covered in cereal, or bacon, or glitter, or whatever. But much as I like crazy foodstuffs, I'm a little bit of a purist when it comes to my sweets. At the very least, when I see something with 'maple' involved, I get it. I can't help it! Call it a lifelong love affair with maple syrup, or an unwillingness to eat a bacon covered doughnut after a particularly hefty weekend of eating in Portland, but I passed up the crazy menu items for the McMinnville Cream.
The sweet, yeasty doughnut, covered in maple frosting and filled with Bavarian cream, was a good doughnut, to be certain. But the finishing touch—two eyes and a curly mustache worthy of a French painter—made the McMinnville just special enough to feel that I had done Voodoo justice. Because really, why order a doughnut when you can order a doughnut with a mustache?
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Afternoon: CHECK-IN: Available from 4:00pm.
Dinner: The chef will carefully prepare buffet meals provided in our paneled dining room with splendid views of Sagamore Lake. Dinners typically include selections such as: a hot entry, like creamed chicken over biscuits, veggie lasagna, pot roast, spaghetti/meat balls, roasted turkey, stuffed pork loin, or ham; salads, along with several dressing choices; potatoes, rice or pasta; a vegetable choice; bread or rolls; milk or juice. Coffee & tea are always available Note: Sagamore's buffet line is bountiful and varied. If you do not think that you can choose the foods you need for your special diet from the buffet, please supplement with your own that may be stored for your convenience in our walk-in cooler and/or cooked in an available microwave. Beer and wine are available for purchase. Sagamore's water is pure and delicious. Please do not bring bottled water.
Evening: ORIENTATION: After dinner, you'll have an informative overview of the program plus an opportunity to meet the program staff and your fellow participants during an introductory get-acquainted session. We'll review the updated schedule, cover responsibilities, safety guidelines, emergency procedures, and answer any questions you may have. Please be aware that program activities and scheduled times could change due to local circumstances. In the event of changes, we will alert you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding. PRESENTATION: Great Camp Sagamore's history, programs, and preservation. Sagamore Institute of the Adirondacks is the steward of Great Camp Sagamore and is dedicated to its use for education and interpretation. Our mission is to foster understanding, care, and respect for nature, people, and their critical interdependence. Great Camp Sagamore strives to be a place where broad and diverse audiences gather to use these unique buildings and natural setting to explore and understand Adirondack culture, the region's natural environment, and our relationship to both.
Breakfast: All breakfasts are served in the Vanderbilt dining hall, with lovely views of the sun rising over the mountains of the Blue Ridge Wilderness. Breakfast choices typically include selections such as: one hot entry, like blueberry pancakes, egg strata, french toast, or scrambled eggs; hot & cold cereal & milk; a variety of donuts, bagels & pastries; and several juices. Coffee, tea, and very pure Sagamore water are always available to guests.
Morning: PRESENTATION: Raquette Lake History and the Great Camp Phenomenon. Enjoy an illustrated slideshow presentation providing an overview of local natural and human history. The source of the Raquette River, Raquette Lake has 99 miles of wooded shoreline, the largest natural lake in the Adirondacks. Dotted here and there with small towns, 80% of the shoreline is owned by the State of New York and "Forever Wild" by law. It was here in 1877 that designer, developer, and entrepreneur William West Durant began work on what would become the first of the so-called "great camps" with a distinctive architectural style, Camp Pine Knot. Elements of the style include log and native stonework construction, decorative rustic items, and a compound of separated structures. Raquette Lake then began to develop into one of the most prestigious summer getaways for the elite. The two other extraordinary estates showcasing Durant's vision are the Vanderbilt's Sagamore and J.P. Morgan's Uncas. Today, all three are designated National Historic Landmarks. FIELD TRIP: Following the presentation, we'll have a walking field trip through the self-sufficient workers' complex at Sagamore, where generations of local families lived and worked to support the lavish lifestyle of the owners and guests, and where they created crafts that became synonymous with Adirondack regional culture. The functional architecture for the worker's complex is red board-and-batten structures, very different from the Vanderbilt guest buildings.
Lunch: Lunch in the Sagamore dining hall. Lunches typically include selections such as: sandwich meats, cheeses, breads and condiments: a hot entree like macaroni & cheese or soup; various salads, like cole slaw or potato salad; cookies or granola bars; a variety of fresh fruits; milk and a variety of juices or lemonade. Coffee, tea, Sagamore water are always available.
Afternoon: FIELD TRIP: The Adirondack "great camps" are to "camps" as Newport mansions are to "cottages." Newport in the Gilded Age was the way the ultra-rich went to the beach; Great Camps were the way they went to the woods, with all the luxuries of luxurious homes in buildings that used rustic, native materials to provide the illusion of "roughing it." You'll get an in-depth look at the camp of the gentry -- the owners' and guest buildings of the main complex, ranging from the stately-but-rustic Main Lodge and private "boys' club" Wigwam to the whimsical Casino/Playhouse, complete with its own bowling alley -- all of which are situated on a peninsula overlooking Sagamore Lake.
Dinner: Dinner in Sagamore dining hall.
Evening: LECTURE: At the Camp, we'll be joined by Dr. Michael Wilson, who created the Adirondack Studies Program at the State University of New York. He'll discuss the economic, philosophical, and cultural impulses that led to what we now refer to as Adirondack Great Camps. Dr. Wilson will also ask us to examine our own attitudes toward the natural environment and our place in it. The presentation will include time for Q&A.
Breakfast: Breakfast in Sagamore dining hall
Morning: LECTURE: We'll gather for a morning class introducing Adirondack geology and its influence on Great Camp Sagamore. Historically, the Adirondacks were coveted by Gilded Age businessmen for their minerals, such as iron and garnet, and for their alpine lakes, both products of the region's unique geology. Today, the Adirondack Mountains are well-known among professional geologists, "rock hounds," and many recreational visitors as a major showcase for a large variety of rocks, minerals, and rock structures. Some of these rocks were later incorporated into building structures, particularly roadways and paths, foundations and fireplaces. We will learn how the area's geology has influenced local culture and history, as well as specific aspects of Great Camp Sagamore.
Lunch: Lunch in Sagamore's dining hall.
Afternoon: Depending on weather conditions at the time, a staff naturalist will lead one of two field trips. One option is canoeing around 180-acre Sagamore Lake; the other is hiking around the lake on old carriage roads. Situated on the edge of the 40,000-acre Blue Ridge Wilderness area, remote Sagamore Lake is the top of the Raquette River watershed that flows into the St. Lawrence River. Whether canoeing or hiking, we'll learn about local geography, flora, fauna, and human impact on the environment. The lake is adjacent to a farm meadow, milking barn, and sugar shack, all of which are now slowly recovering their original character as part of the "forever wild" forest preserve mission.
Dinner: Dinner in Sagamore dining hall.
Evening: In the 1980s, many of the camp's previous workers were still alive and happy to share their experiences of life at Sagamore. A staff member conducted an oral history project documenting their recollections. This evening we'll view a slide presentation that resulted from the project. It revealed the extensive knowledge and close relationship to nature common to craftsmen who built buildings and furnishings at Great Camp Sagamore, expressed with their own individual brand of wit and wisdom, In addition to utilizing local natural materials, workers also created drawings of local flora.
Breakfast: Breakfast in Sagamore dining hall.
Morning: FIELD TRIP: We'll travel (either on foot or by shuttle) to nearby Camp Uncas. Now a privately-owned property with very limited access by the public, Uncas was Durant's second "great camp" and the property that most closely retains Durant's original vision. Sold to J.P. Morgan by Durant at a loss, the camp was used only sporadically by the Morgan family, and underwent only minor renovations prior to its donation to the Damon Runyan Cancer Research Institute. After passing through several private hands, the camp was purchased by it current owners in 1977, and have preserved and restored many of the exteriors of the camp according to Durant's original architectural vision, while modernizing most of the interior spaces.
Lunch: At breakfast, we will pack lunches for all guests, in order to accommodate those who would like to spend their afternoon out of camp. Typical spreads consist of cold cuts, chips, fresh fruit, yogurt, cookies and drinks.
Afternoon: FREE AFTERNOON: Spend the afternoon as you like. Visit the world-class Adirondack Museum in nearby Blue Mountain Lake, or the recently-constructed Wild Center in Tupper Lake. Take a dip in Sagamore Lake, paddle in a classic restored canoe, hike some of the 20 miles of trails, play croquet on Sagamore's lawn, or just relax with a good book in one of our Adirondack chairs. Porch-sitting is also highly recommended.
Dinner: Dinner in Sagamore dining hall.
Evening: In the heyday of the Gilded Age, a popular form of entertainment was being regaled by some of the often eccentric backcountry guides who led city folks on adventures into the Adirondacks. They would be invited into the great camps and tell tall tales of their exploits around the campfire. Tonight, we'll be entertained by an authentic Adirondack folklorist who will sing songs about life in the North Country and tell similar stories — some of which may even be true! Later, you could carry on the illusion of "roughing it" in the wilderness with a jigsaw puzzle or board game. Or head outside and experience the quiet sounds of the night and beauty of the glittering stars.
Breakfast: Breakfast in Sagamore dining hall.
Morning: FIELD TRIP: After breakfast, we'll take a short trip to the nearby hamlet of Raquette Lake, where we'll board the W.W. Durant cruise boat, that will transport us to Camp Pine Knot. Completed by Durant around 1889, Pine Knot was described by scholar Alfred Donaldson as the "first of the artistic and luxurious camps" in his 1921 history of the Adirondack region. Today, the camp is owned and operated by the State University of New York -- Cortland, and used for a variety of education programs. Yet the camp retains many of its original design elements, including whole log slab siding, decorative twig railings and ornamental rustic decoration. Among the buildings we see: the Chalet at Pine Knot, about which Donaldson wrote: before it was built, there was nothing else like it . . . since then, despite infinite variations, there has been nothing essentially different from it;" the Recreation Center, with its scissor truss beams and whimsical rustic decor; the Barque of Pine Knot, a floating houseboat of sorts, which Durant's wife escaped to, in order to avoid the biting insects of spring. Finally, we'll take a short walk over to St. William's, the Catholic church that Durant built for his workers and which has been restored by volunteers from the town and is now operated as a non-denominational retreat center.
Lunch: After the tour of Pine Knot, we'll re-board the W.W. Durant for a delicious and delightful lunch cruise around Raquette Lake.
Afternoon: FIELD TRIP: While eating lunch, we'll enjoy a narrated cruise past several other great camps of the Gilded Age, including those belonging to important characters of the period, folks with names like Huntington, Stott, Carnegie, and Collier. Built during the winters of 1990-91, the "W. W. Durant" captures the opulence of a by-gone era with wainscoting, stained and etched glass, gleaming brass, rich carpeting, and polished oak, while at the same time offering the convenience and comfort of modern amenities.
Dinner: Dinner in Sagamore dining hall.
Evening: We'll broaden our examination of the Great Camp phenomenon with an analysis and discussion of the Adirondack Park itself, including its establishment, enlargement, protection, land use, and ongoing importance in American cultural and natural history. Then, we'll head out for a night under the stars at Sagamore's historic Adirondack lean-to, nestled in the woods along the outlet stream to Sagamore Lake. Based on an ancient design, the Adirondack lean-to is common to hikers in the region, who frequently sleep in lean-tos rather than camping in tents. Of course, the Vanderbilts lean-to was not too rustic! It came equipped with an intercom system to the kitchen, so that staff could be easily summoned to bring refreshments. Tonight, we'll make do with marshmallows and the makings of 'Smores, and maybe some campfire singing. Bring your voice, bring your old campfire songs, and if you play, bring an instrument, too.
Breakfast: Breakfast in Sagamore dining hall.
Morning: We'll finish up our discovery of Great Camp Sagamore with an overview of the organization as it exists today, and discuss some of the opportunities and challenges faced by a 27-building, National Historic Landmark non-profit located in the midst of the least populated county in the entire Northeast. Issues surrounding historic preservation, maintenance, accessibility, staffing, harsh weather, impending climate change and (of course) funding all play a critical role in Sagamore's attempt to remain a viable, contributing member of the Adirondack and New York cultural community. After a short break, we'll reconvene for one last time to examine some of the Adirondack memorabilia that the Sagamore Institute has collected over the years, including several of the Sagamore scrapbooks that remain in the Vanderbilt family.
Lunch: Have the lunch you packed this morning at a location of your choice or take it with you. This concludes our program. We hope you enjoy all your Road Scholar learning adventures and look forward to having you on rewarding programs in the future. We encourage you to join our Facebook page and share photos of your program. Visit us at www.facebook.com/rsadventures. Best wishes for all your journeys!
Wow! This was my first Road Scholar trip and it was absolutely wonderful. So impressed with the exceptional instructors who truly enjoyed sharing their knowledge of this beautiful historic area with us. The program was so well planned. the perfect amount of teaching, experiencing, free time, etc. Plus excellent meals and accommodations. Planning my next RS trip now!
This trip was so enjoyable with great people leading the groups, interesting field trips, plenty of time in the outdoors, with free time for yourself. The attendees were a fu group of people. The hiking boating were great; and to be free of the phone and technology was a pleasure. On top of all that, the food was very good!
Fun program in a beautiful setting with friendly, informed staff, great food, & a nice mix of outdoor activities, educational presentations, a variety of field trips to interesting locations, & relaxing, entertaining performances. Don't miss this one! 5 Stars!
I found the Great Camps of the Adirondacks awesome. I learned so much about the lifestyle and the area in general. I also made some new friends
A great American treasure that you should not miss! Great Camp Sagamore will capture your heart and have you yearning to return.
Outstanding program with a fine balance of lectures and activities. Sagamore is a gem to be experienced in this fashion.
America's Treasures and the Great Camps of the Adirondack was one of the best vacations I have ever taken. What a wonderful history! The staff, educators, accommodations and meals were top rate. You will not want to miss this opportunity!
Such fun exploring the Great Camp origins, as well as the stunning beauty of the Adirondacks
An excellent program with good instructors and supporting staff. Be prepared for rustic setting and accomodations
This program provided the unique opportunity of staying at Great Camp Sagamore and visiting other Great Camps over a period of several days. It allows the Adirondack experience to "sink in" in a way that a 1-2 hour tour simply cannot.
I don't like to do this.
Learn about the Gilded Age; live at a great camp; feel the peacefulness of a bygone era!
Great trip. A "snapshot" of the more rustic aspects of The Gilded Age. Got to see them and actually live in them!
Here's your chance to stay in an historic home of the Vanderbilt's and to experience roughing it the woods with staff to take care of all the basics. Nothing beats having your own private lake (already outfitted with canoes) secluded in the woods and right at your doorstep.
Just completed a week at the Great Camps of Raquette Lake-- Camp Sagamore. All the participants were friendly, welcoming and helpfu. The Camp itself is just breathtaking!! Takes you back to the early 1900's.
We enjoyed the entire experience and learned a great deal about the entire Adirondack area. Although having been through that area and hiking in that general region before, we knew very little of its rich history.
America's Treasures: Adirondack Great Camps is a wonderful experience and truly a treasure that must be experienced. Highly recommend that you try and enjoy this "roughing it"!


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Auteur theory goes viral…with an emphasis on cats and fart jokes.
The likelihood of Michael Haneke picking up an Academy Award nomination for his acclaimed Cannes winning film Amour is being boosted by an unlikely source…the Twitter account of one 'Michael Haneke,' who has more than 2,500 followers.
Lest there be any confusion, though the Twitter picture is certainly of Haneke, the Austrian auteur isn't the one behind the regular tweets. But twittering film folk around the world are growing to love this faux-Haneke's very-regular words of wisdom as he expounds not only on his own films but also on the works of others.
Some recent examples of @Michael_Haneke Twitter comments (which include an odd obsession with farts, though tend to always end with and 'lol') include….
- just found out wot the word auteur means. thanx evry1 lol
- in case ur thinkn of rentn it, iron lady is NOT iron man wiv a woman. its sum borin film with the girl from river wild shoutin lots lol
- i honestly cant remembr makin time of the wolfs. was that the one with the guy from spin city playin basktbl lol
- to keep the mood lite on set i make evry1 watch werner hurtsog interviews inbtwn takes lol
- izzy huppert had such bad farts durin piano teacher that 4 crew ppl were sent to hospital with fart poisoning lol
- british ppl, put down ur yorkster puddings n ur bad teeth n go see "this years best film about havin strokes" lol
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Valmont Clean Up a Success!
A Post Volunteer Work Day Report by Pete Webber
The future home of the Valmont Bike Park got a spring cleaning this weekend thanks to 60 volunteers who spent their Saturday afternoon working to clear trash, junk, and old fences from the site.
The plan was to clean up the 40-acres in anticipation of official construction to begin later this year. By the end of the day, piles of trash included car tires, lumber, innumerable plastic bags, and unexpected discoveries like a shopping cart, golf bag, rusted bed frame, lawn furniture, and 11 different shoes.
The crews also dismantled 700 feet of barbed wire fences that were hold-overs from when portions of the property were a farm. Along with the barbed wire came nearly 100 fence-posts that had to be pried out of the ground.
The vibe was super positive as young and old got dirty and pitched in to do their part for the project. Everyone also got a close look at the park plans and toured the site with some of the team involved in the planning and design.
The event was organized by the Boulder Mountainbike Alliance and the City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Department, with help from the International Mountain Biking Association.
Since day one, the public support for this park has been unbelievable, and this weekend's event was no different. Stay tuned for future events later this year and come join the fun!
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In this section, we present selected information on two important base layers of information with regard to improved understanding of the context of challenges and opportunities. Firstly, information compiled about the distribution of infrastructure for later integration into our analysis of development (e.g., in the evaluation of both market access and the notion of "development domains").
HarvestChoice uses data on infrastructure in a number of ways, primarily related to assessing the physical accessibility of markets and service providers to farm households (considering the location and size of human settlements, as well as the location and quality of the transportation network). Other important infrastructure includes rural electrification systems and water storage, conveyance, and delivery for irrigation purposes.
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text: Charlie Sheen, whom I know almost nothing about, has apparently lost his mind. Anyway, a cool website connects his meglomaniacal quotes with cute pictures of cats. And if you know anything about cats, it's obvious that they have much more in common with narcissistic Hollywood actors than most of us would care to admit. Enjoy!


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Princeton Battlefield's Clarke House Volunteers
The Clarke House Volunteers is a group of people who enjoy educating the public on the ways of 18th century living through demonstrations and hands on activities at Princeton Battefield's Thomas Clarke house which is located on the grounds of Princeton Battlefield State Park.
To assist with preserving the house and educating the public of the importance of its history, the Clarke House Volunteers hold various events each year. Visitors can participate in candle making, play 18th Century games and observe the various ways to cook over an open fire pit. While the demonstration might look much different compared to today's lifestyle, small similarities will shine through, showing how what was done then, has continued steadfast through today's modern society.


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On Saturday, Feb. 1, Delaware 4-H announced Sarah Bell, of Seaford, as the first recipient of the Delaware 4-H Diamond Clover Award, the highest honor a 4-H member can earn. The 4-H Diamond Clover Award is Delaware 4-H's formal acknowledgment of Bell's achievement to make a significant difference in her community and state. Sarah is a member of the Stateline 4-H club based in Seaford.
Delaware 4-H has long acknowledged excellence with blue ribbons, trophies, project pins and has awarded many scholarships to its 4-H members. However, as the largest youth program in the nation, 4-H did not have a signature capstone award to honor members who demonstrated extraordinary, sustained and focused service learning in their community.
Bell, it turns out, was Delaware 4-H's diamond in the rough.
Before a crowd of adult 4-H volunteer leaders, University of Delaware Cooperative Extension and 4-H staff, family and friends, Bell was officially presented with the inaugural award.
"The Boy Scout Eagle is the gold standard of youth awards and it was used as the model for the Diamond Clover," said Dan Tabler, a retired 4-H agent with a long tri-state career in Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia.
Tabler authored the concept and first suggested the Diamond Clover Award idea to his Maryland 4-H colleagues where it has become the premiere 4-H award. Tabler said the award should be regarded in the same high-esteem as the Scout award and added, "As with the Eagle, a very small number of members achieve this ultimate level of recognition."
To attain the Diamond Clover Award, a 4-H member must progress through five stages. Upon completion, each stage is marked with a gemstone award designation – amethyst, aquamarine, ruby, sapphire, emerald and diamond. "The sixth level requires the 4-H member to propose a major community service project that must be approved by a local Diamond Clover Committee and the State 4-H project leader," said Tabler.
Tabler explained the process is completely voluntary, "but it is something that 4-H members choose to strive for." At present, the Diamond Clover Award has been adopted in Maryland, Delaware and Nebraska, Tabler said. The Delaware 4-H Foundation sponsored the award for the First State.
At the award ceremony, Delaware 4-H program leader Mark Manno described the 4-H Diamond Clover Award process as intense, noting that the final level will likely take more than one year to complete. "It is not a race, it is a journey," Manno said.
After Bell's presentation, Manno held up his index finger and acknowledged the power of one. "That's one 4-H'er. There are hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of youth who are capable of making a difference like Sarah has made," he said. Manno told the audience that approximately 80 Delaware 4-H youth are presently working on one of the six levels toward a Diamond Clover Award.
Bell's project
Bell selected childhood illiteracy as her sustained service-learning project after hearing a presentation from Read Aloud Delaware given at Sussex Tech High School, where Bell is a member of the Class of 2014. She titled her project "Read to Succeed Delaware!" and through exhaustive research, Bell discovered that one in five Delawareans are functionally illiterate.
Bell learned that illiteracy rates could be positively impacted if children are reached at a young age. Her examination of the issue also revealed that families with low income had few or no children's books in the home, a significant contributor to illiteracy.
Bell conceived a plan to establish a means by which families could obtain free children's books. Bell partnered with the Delaware State Service Center, operated by Delaware's Division of Health and Human Services.
The centers help families in need with a variety of services. "I thought the idea was perfect. I contacted all the service center administrators in the state and all of them wanted literacy centers," Bell said. "Their passion for helping people was evident."
All 15 centers agreed to provide space and a table for reading and obtaining literacy resources. Bell then approached Read Aloud Delaware and pitched the idea to permanently sponsor the literacy centers. They were willing to help, Bell explained, on the condition that she first establish an initial supply of books to serve all 15 centers, as well as create or obtain literacy resources and displays for families visiting the centers.
Bell recruited a team of 12 youth and adults, and began the process of fundraising and establishing book drives throughout her community. Bell also took advantage of valuable contacts within her communities at Delaware 4-H, Delaware Girl Scouts and her Gethsemane United Methodist Church. Bell credits them for giving her moral support, agreeing to serve as a book donation site, or donating books or the money to purchase them.
Bell put the donations to efficient use and became a book bargain hunter, finding suitable children's books for as low as ten cents apiece at yard sales and thrift stores. Her church community led in donations for the approximately 3,000 books needed to get the literacy centers in operation. Read Aloud Delaware now oversees responsibility.
The 15 centers, along with new parents at the Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, now have access to bilingual materials that stress the importance of literacy and point to where literary resources are available.
In pursuit of the 4-H Diamond Clover Award, Bell soon realized her ultimate goal was less about the award, than it was about making a lasting difference. "It taught me that I can be capable of leading adults as well as youth, and that I can achieve things that I previously thought were beyond my abilities," she said.
In addition to 4-H, Bell has received numerous recognitions in the Girl Scouts, is a 2014 recipient of the Jefferson Award for Public Service, and is active in her school and church organizations. Bell plans to one day become an elementary school teacher, saying "I look forward to helping my students achieve high literacy levels so they can become successful learners, which will help them become successful adults."
Click here to view Sarah's presentation at the award ceremony
Read more about the award process
Article by Michele Walfred
Photo by William Campbell for Delaware 4-H


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Despite the fact that Washington State wines have received numerous accolades and high scores in recent years, many people remain unaware that Washington is a significant wine region. Surely, people who pay close attention to the world of wine are keyed in on what is happening here, but the average consumer is still somewhat unaware. Recently, several Washington wineries have set out to fix this.
Part of the problem with Washington's brand recognition is the dominance of California in the national marketplace. Part of the problem is the amount of time it takes to build a national and international brand. And part of it is due to a tiny little district on the eastern seaboard. Never forget that when many people hear Washington, they don't think Washington State (we won't even discuss the fact that they don't necessarily have, how shall we say, a positive association?). My favorite example of this, which I mentioned recently, was when Bob Betz, now of Betz Family Winery, was once asked, "Which side of the Potomac did you say the grapes were grown on?"
The problem gets worse. The Columbia Valley is by far Washington's largest American Viticultural Area, encompassing the majority of the state's wine growing regions. A Columbia Valley designation is given to most of the wines produced in Washington. However, when most consumers read 'Columbia Valley' they think of…nothing! They have no idea where it is.
Several wineries have recently taken steps to increase Washington State's brand recognition by slight alterations in their labels. One of the changes comes from Columbia Crest. At over two million cases produced annually, Columbia Crest is by a good stretch Washington State's largest winery. It is also the winery with the largest reach, receiving wide international distribution. With the 2007 vintage, Columbia Crest made a very subtle change in the branding of their Grand Estates wines putting 'Washington Grown' on the bottom of the label. Subtle perhaps but a significant improvement over just 'Columbia Valley' and one that is likely to be noticed by consumers over the long term.
Chateau Ste. Michelle has long tried to grapple with Washington's identity problem. However, in Chateau Ste. Michelle's case, the problem is even worse. Many consumers don't realize that Chateau Ste. Michelle is located in Washington State, believing instead that the wines are from California or, gasp, France (the horror is mutual I am sure). For a number of years, Chateau Ste. Michelle has tried to combat this misperception by putting 'Washington State's Founding Winery' on the bottom of its labels. This brilliant piece of marketing simultaneously brands the wine as coming from Washington State and establishes the winery's place in history.
While Columbia Crest and Chateau Ste. Michelle represent some of the state's largest brands, other, smaller wineries are also focusing on developing Washington State's brand recognition. Charles Smith labels each of his Charles Smith Wines 'Washington State.' Seeing this in Smith's iconic black and white labels is sure to have an effect on consumers. Wines of Substance also labels all of its wines Washington State regardless of AVA of origin.
While labeling bottles with something that definitively says 'Washington State' is often a reasonably subtle change, I do believe that this, combined with the long list of high scores, will over time establish a strong brand identity with the average wine consumer. Now if we could just do something about that pesky District of Columbia.
'Which side of the Potomac are the vineyards on?' Branding Washington wine
Despite the fact that Washington State wines have received numerous accolades and high scores in recent years, many people remain unaware that Washington is a significant wine region. Surely, people who pay close attention to the world of wine are keyed in on what is happening here, but the average consumer is still somewhat unaware. Recently, several Washington wineries have set out to fix this.
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CindyW Says:
LOLing at the question Bob Betz was asked. :)
I hadn't really thought about it, but that really is a recognition and marketing issue for the AVAs and wineries in our state.
You know, I've spent a big chunk of my life in two places that have similar name recognition problems. I moved to the Pacific Northwest 10 years ago, quickly discovering that whenever I said "Washington" it has to be accompanied by "state." Before that, my home was in New Mexico. It was amazing how many times I'd be asked questions like "what made you decide to go to college in a different country?" or "we're sorry but we don't ship outside of the U.S." People in NM try to make fun of the problem by creating signs, t-shirts, and postcards emblazoned with "New Mexico, U.S.A." and they get used to saying "the state of New Mexico." I wonder if the many wineries and vineyards of NM face similar issues, and if so, do they put things like "made in the U.S." on their labels?
Sean P. Sullivan Says:
CindyW, I actually spent a summer in New Mexico doing a research fellowship when I was in college. The most common question I was asked by my classmates before going? "Do you need to get a visa?" The most common question I was asked upon returning? "How was Arizona?" I have't seen the New Mexico USA shirts. Will have to get one next time I'm down there. I am *sure* the wineries in NM suffer from problems associated with this. Thanks for the comment!


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Our Conversation With Lee Slezak Of The U.S. Department Of Energy
Part Two
Editor's Note: On our recent visit to the 12 Hours of Sebring, we had the opportunity to sit down with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lee Slezak, Manager-Advanced Vehicle Systems Simulation & Evaluation Office of Freedom Car and Vehicle Technologies to talk about their Green Racing program. Last month gave you the gist of what the program was about. This month we go in depth at how this program could affect our segment of the motorsports world.
CT: How does the DOE view green racing could help oval track racing?
LS: Another aspect of the green angle is the finances, a lot of the technologies that can be brought into a circle-track series or the more grassroots-type series are actually technologies that, when implemented, can save the racers and the teams money. Instead of using a carbureted pushrod engine, switch to a fuel-injected engine running on E85. You can buy E85, especially in the Midwest and increasingly at more and more locations in other parts of the country, at a fraction of what you'd pay for high-octane racing gas or racing methanol.
Manufacturers years ago went from a carbureted engine to mechanical fuel injection, now it's electronic fuel injection and they didn't do it to be neat or to be the hot kids on the block. They did it to improve their fuel economy. And again, whether you're on a short circle track or running a 12-hour event on a road course like here at Sebring, you want to use the least amount of fuel.
So by bringing an electronic fuel injection E85 package into the circle-track environment you've got the potential to dramatically reduce the amount of fuel teams are using to run their events and you can still do it just as fast as you did before, if not faster. Plus, you're producing fewer emissions, because you're using less fuel. For the racer, you're reducing the costs of operations. Everybody knows that one of the biggest expenses you have besides tires is the fuel that you're using race after race after race.
CT: So why grassroots racing?
LS: It's a great opportunity for education. With some of the larger series you've got huge events with tens of thousands of fans, in some cases over hundreds of thousands of fans attending these events. Yeah, they all watch the cars go around, but they don't all get the opportunity to see what's going on with the different vehicles up close. They don't necessarily have that close interaction with the drivers, with the crewmembers.
That's one of the things I love about going to these short-track events. Like going to a World of Outlaws event, or other Sprint events or Modifieds, the fans who are there are able to interact with the mechanics, with the crew, with the drivers. In a lot of cases, they know these people, they're people in their community. So, when those local racers are starting to adopt these technologies which are more efficient, which are greener, the people around them are going to be able to learn about it from them. They'll be able to say, "Why in the world did you start running that?" And they'll find out that, yeah, I can run just as fast, be cleaner, pay less money, and use less fuel by using these technologies. And by the way, I filled that race car up on the way to the track at that station down the street.
CT: So short-track racing could take the lead in teaching the public about fuel options and other technologies?
LS: Absolutely, it's an excellent education tool, because if this country is really going to address the energy security concerns that it has right now and stop sending money overseas you've got to start switching away from petroleum. Well over 50 percent of our petroleum comes from overseas. And that money is leaving our country every time we put a gallon of gas in our cars on the streets. So why not switch to a fuel that's actually produced here in the United States? Locally grown, locally used-the money stays here and it's cleaner and better for all of us.
CT: Is it safe to say that one of the goals of the Green Racing program is to promote a message of petroleum displacement?
LS: Ultimately that's what you want to get. You want biofuels, you want renewable cellulosic ethanol. You want biodiesels that are produced from cellulosic materials. There are so many potential crops and sources for these types of fuels. The feedstock could be scraps from forestry projects, it could be residue after the harvest of plants, there are multiple sources.
We have projects that took used vegetable oil from cooking fryers at fast food restaurants and turned it into diesel fuel that can be burned in a normal diesel engine without any modification.
At the Department of Energy we have a very large program working on biofuels, trying to come up with the best way to produce these fuels and then take those processes and implement them in commercial facilities in the U.S. I've seen projects that take used newspapers and other scrap paper products and turn it into E85. There are really an unlimited amount of feedstocks that can be turned into fuel in this country without pumping oil out of the ground.
CT: How far along is it? You mentioned earlier that gasoline has had 90-plus years to be developed as a fuel.
LS: Exactly, gasoline over the years, has obviously been refined. The chemical composition of gasoline has changed over the years to try and make it less environmentally damaging but the point with gasoline is it comes from petroleum which is pulled out of the ground. That's a limited resource and in some instances reports are saying that with the amount of petroleum reserves that exist in the world today we may only have 30 to 40 years of supply left. At the same time we have countries like India, China, and others where their increase in usage of petroleum fuels is huge. The best way to avoid any potential future scenario where we as a country wouldn't have the fuel that we need is to not need that fuel.
CT: Corn-based ethanol being an option?
LS: Ethanol from corn products has been around for decades, but right now it's more of a transitional fuel. If you can get the corn-based ethanol infrastructure in place as these new processes to use cellulosic materials and feedstocks come online, when those new processes are ready to be fed into the system you can drop off the corn-based products and one day totally get away from using any potential food product in ethanol production process.
CT: So, if the ultimate goal is cellulosic fuel how do we get there from here?
LS: We have multiple activities going on right now with different pilot plants that have been set up around the country. There are even several larger full-scale production facilities that are under way right now to produce ethanol from cellulosic materials. So it's just a matter of time. We don't have 90 years to develop this process. We need to do it quickly and we can develop the best process in the world, but if nobody wants to use the end product what good have we done?
So that's another reason for the green racing and another reason for the education-we have to show people that I can be fast, I can be green, and I can save money. Cellulosic fuels are a great opportunity to do that.
CT: What are some other vehicle technologies DOE is working on?
LS: Just in the vehicle technology group alone we've got a fuels group that's looking at the best way to utilize fuels, that's everything from natural gas to new diesel blends to hydrogen and of course ethanol fuels and different blend rates with gasoline.
We have a combustion group that's looking at ways to improve the efficiency of internal combustion engines, boosting diesels even further than they are now and making sure that changes are made so that they'd be 100 percent reliable, regardless of the feedstock of the diesel fuel going into that engine. They're also doing work on internal combustion hydrogen-fueled engines. There are many different activities going in that group.
We've got a materials group. Just like with a race car, one of the best ways to go farther, faster, and with less fuel is to reduce weight in that car. So, if you can pull out a component that's made of steel today and replace it with a new material that provides just as much strength if not more, better durability, better life, and do it for similar cost, you're going to save fuel because the vehicle has now lost weight.
We also have activities, large scale activities working on hybridization and electric drive. We're working on advanced battery chemistries. The batteries you see in the hybrid vehicles today such as Toyota Pruis, Ford Escape, Ford Fusion, Nissan Altima, and others are batteries that the DOE developed 10 years ago.
We've got work going on and had it going on for years in advanced lithium batteries. Now these are the batteries that you're going to start seeing later this year when Chevy brings out the Volt and Nissan comes out with the Leaf. The chemistry for the battery in that vehicle resulted from work that we've been doing.
CT: So DOE is really working ahead of the curve so to speak?
LS: Yes, for example, even though those cars are not on the market yet, we're working on technologies to replace those batteries down the road to make batteries with a lower cost, lighter weight, more power, and more energy.
And then we're working with electric motors, controls, and power electronics-just about anything you would need to integrate advanced efficient technologies into a vehicle. We also do a lot of work with demonstrations.
We're working right now in eight different demonstration projects that will result in close to 20,000 electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle recharging sites around the country with over half of those being public access stations. And we're going to have in excess of 11,000 electric-drive vehicles, those being a mix of battery electrics and plug-in hybrids. When it's all in place in the next 16 months, it will be the largest demonstration of electric-drive vehicles ever in this country. We'll have more EV's on the road than there were back in the early 1900's when electric vehicles could be bought at Sears and Roebuck.
CT: Why is the DOE investigating so many different technologies?
LS: We don't want to force anybody to buy one technology. I would never want to go tell someone you have to buy that vehicle with that E85 engine in it, or you have to go buy that electric vehicle, or that plug-in hybrid. The point is depending on how people use their vehicles, different technologies will be more properly suited for them. So we want to make sure that all these options are available for the people so that they're not forced to compromise what they need and to compromise how they work, how they live just around a vehicle. They'll be able to go and choose something that doesn't rely on gasoline but relies on the technology of fuel that is actually produced here in the U.S., whether it's electricity from the grid, natural gas coming out of the wells in many locations around the country, or if it's an ethanol or a biodiesel that could be developed anywhere. For example, the algae that could be harvested down here in Florida is a huge source of potential fuel.
CT: From DOE's perspective, how do you think Project G.R.E.E.N. can help achieve their goals?
LS: A lot of it gets back to showing people what's really available and then showing them how well it will perform. With the Circle Track project, you're getting back into what some would probably consider the roots of stock car racing where you're actually using a stock car, using an engine technology that is available today that you can go into the showroom and buy on Monday after you saw it race on Saturday night. It makes racing more relevant and it brings our message home that you can be green without compromise. That you can still go out and you can still race, you can still drive all over the place, you can still use your vehicle the way you're used to and live your life the way you're used to, but do it without having a negative impact on the environment and a negative impact on our national security.
CT: Five years from now look back on this project. What do you see?
LS: Five years from now, I would have to say I would look back and say that was when the ball really started rolling. Because as I said earlier, if I went out and developed the greatest widget in the world and nobody understood it and nobody wanted it, all I'd be able to do is put that widget up on the shelf with a bunch of other widgets.
If I can develop an understanding amongst consumers and actually start to develop a demand for that technology amongst the consumers, five years from now instead of looking and seeing that dusty widget on the shelf, I see millions of widgets all over the place that people have taken into their lives and adopted and use every day and that's what I think we'll see five years from now with this project. It won't be everywhere around the country not every car out there will be using E85 fuel but you will have a huge increase in the demand for domestically produced fuel in this country and that's the cellulosic E85 and you'll have people using that fuel through the Midwest through the south, the northeast, hopefully coast to coast.


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Book – Tyador Borlú is a detective in Beszel, charged with investigating the murder of an unidentified woman found in one of their slums. His case would be much simpler if he did not believe she was murdered in Ul Quoma, the neighboring city and other half of Beszel, a city which intertwines with his own but whose borders are strictly policed by a shadowy force known as Breach. To unwind the mystery, he must travel across and between these borders, but carefully, because the murderers appear to be extremely powerful – and Breach is always watching.
Miéville's books always revolve around cities, from the fantastical cities of Bas-Lag to a mystical London, but Beszel and Ul Quoma are perhaps the strangest yet, although there is almost fantastical about them, strictly speaking. This book also features two of the greatest chase scenes I've ever read, enabled by the cities' particularly peculiar geography.


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In Brief Hoping to bring the unexpected to Nebraska City, the Morton-James Public Library applied for an ALA Association for Library Service to Children Curiosity Creates grant to undertake an ambitious project: build an escape room. In a library storage room. With children. The hope was by trying something completely different, we could increase interest…


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"The whole foreclosure crisis is predicated on fraudulent practices," Fluker told Wayne County Commissioners. "Why is this county and our sheriff allowing evictions to proceed based on fraud?"
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DETROIT — Wayne County Commissioners heard stirring testimony June 13 from dozens of area residents fighting to remain in their homes.
Their pleas were bolstered by attorneys and experts familiar with the depth of devastation wrought by the ongoing foreclosure crisis. The broad coalition turned out for the public meeting held at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center and in support of the Homeowner Protection and Neighborhood Preservation Act.
The act, proposed by Commissioner Martha Scott in April, seeks an immediate moratorium on all foreclosures in Wayne County for one year.
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