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Fifth on the Harvard all-time goals list with 130 tallies.
Eighth on the Harvard all-time points list with 148.
Career Highs
Goals: 6 (several times)
Assists: 2 (several times)
Points: 8 (twice, most recent vs. Holy Cross, 4/14/10)
Ground Balls: 2 (several times)
Draw Controls: 5 (Penn 3/12/10)
Caused turnovers: 2 (several times)
Senior · 2013
Missed entire season due to injury ... Ranked fifth on the Harvard all-time goals list with 130 tallies ... Stands eighth all-time in points at Harvard with 148.
Junior · 2012
All-Ivy League Honorable Mention selection ... Named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll ... Ranked second on the team in free position goals (6) and assists (5) while ranking third in points (31) and goals (26) ... Recorded a hat trick in win against Boston University ... Picked up an assist against Cornell ... Had one ground ball and one caused turnover in double-overtime victory against James Madison ... Scored one goal versus Penn ... Scored two points (1g, 1a) and picked up one ground ball, one caused turnover and two draw controls against Johns Hopkins ... Registered one goal, two ground balls, one draw control and two caused turnovers versus Boston College ... Scored one goal and added one assist and one draw control in win against Yale ... Scored four goals in win versus Stanford ... Scored one goal against Virginia ... Matched her career-high with six goals and added two ground balls in win versus Brown ... Scored two goals and caused one turnover in win against Holy Cross ... Scored two goals in win over Princeton ... Scored two goals in win versus Columbia ... Scored two goals, handed out two assists and won one draw in win against Dartmouth ... Picked up one ground ball versus Penn in the Ivy League Semifinals.
Sophomore · 2011
Named second-team All-American by Synapse Sports ... Named first-team All-Northeast Region ... Named first-team All-Ivy League … Earned a spot on the Ivy League All-Tournament team … Led the Crimson and the Ivy League in goals (48) and goals per game (3.00) … First on the team and third in the Ivies in points (53) … Led the Ancient Eight in free position goals per game (0.94) … Scored 100th career goal in regular season finale against Dartmouth …Scored three or more goals 12 times and four or more five times … Had five goals against No. 7 Virginia and Columbia … Scored four goals and had an assist in win over Princeton … Third on the team in draw controls (23).
Freshman · 2010
Named third-team All-America by WomensLacrosse.com ... Selected to the WomensLacrosse.com All-Rookie squad ... Earned a spot on the IWLCA All-North Region first-team ... Unanimous Ivy League Rookie of the Year … Unanimous first-team All-Ivy League recipient … Started all 15 games at attack … Led the Crimson and the Ivy League in goals (56) and points (64) … Third in the nation in goals per game (3.73), 16th in points per game (4.27) and 14th in goals … Led the league in free position goals (23) … Scored in all 15 games … Had three or more goals 11 times and three or more points 12 times … Scored career-high six goals and eight points twice (Bryant and Holy Cross) … Second on the team in draw controls (27) and third in caused turnovers (11) … Scooped up 13 ground balls.
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Enjoys playing the cello … Brother, Jeffrey, captained the lacrosse team at Colgate … Sister, Jessica, captained the women's lacrosse team at Colgate … Sister-in-law captained the women's ice hockey team at Colgate.


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Truckee basketball | Girls rout Railroaders, remain perfect in Mount Rose League
The Truckee girls basketball team ran away with a 56-25 Mount Rose League win over visiting Sparks on Saturday, while the boys lost 53-42.
The girls took immediate control with a 20-point first quarter as they cruised to a 27-4 halftime lead. Truckee went on to outscore Sparks in each of the final two quarters en route to the big win.
Jackie Bolton and Kaylee Neill scored 11 points apiece to lead a balanced scoring effort. Katey Hamill scored eight points, Diana Rosas and Sydnie English each had six points, and Olivia Duner and Ashley Harris each scored five.
Lauren Peak finished with eight rebounds and four points while playing solid defense, said coach Geoff Stephens, and Kate Traeger and Karina Nunez contributed solid minutes and hustle.
Cassandra Sawyer, "always the soldier," Stephens said, was sick but gave every ounce of effort she could muster.
"Cass never wants to come out. She is really sick and we will need her on Tuesday against South Tahoe," Stephens said.
The Wolverines held the Railroaders' top scorer, Kyrstal Parker, scoreless in the first half, but she eventually found her mark and finished with 12 points, hitting two 3-pointers.
Truckee improved to 8-0 in Mount Rose League play and 16-7 overall.
Sparks took control early in the boys game, leading 20-6 by the end of the first quarter and 31-14 by half.
The Wolverines bounced back with a better second half, as they scored 14 points to the Railroaders' 15 in the third quarter and outscored the visitors 14-7 in the fourth. But it wasn't enough as Sparks improved to a perfect 7-0 in league play (15-8 overall).
Seniors Adam Morgan and Graham Millie led the Wolverines with 16 and 14 points, respectively. Isaiah Campbell and Keiffer Putman each scored 15 points for Sparks.
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The 50-overs domestic event concluded on Afghanistan's 98th Independence Day on Saturday at the Ghazni Amanullah Khan Stadium.
In the final, watched by Nangarhar Governor Gulab Mangal and his Laghman counterpart Abdul Jabbar Naeemi, Spin Ghar outplayed Bost to lift the trophy at stake
Among others, 201st Selab Military Corps Commander Lt. Gen Mohammad Zaman Waziri, border police commander Mohammad Ayub Hussainkhel and Afghanistan Cricket Board Chief Atif Mashal were also present on the occasion.
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- 535: Pope Agapetus I sends half of all Vatican treasures to Nigerian princes in exchange for promises of ivory and tasty monkeys.
- 1822: Jean-François Champollion announces that he has deciphered the Rosetta stone. It begins, "Dear sir, I am the cousin of the former finance minister of Nigeria, Ngubo Mbobobo..."
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Be careful where you step, especially around wooded areas and oaks.
My dog learned that lesson in her own backyard. She flipped up what resembled a miniature porcupine. Caterpillars that use their branching spines to fend off predators are not play toys for pets.
The buck moth caterpillar lives in oak forests from Florida to Maine. Buck moth also favor willows and wild cherry trees.
The caterpillars are covered in hollow spines attached to a poison sac. They have no control over stinging. When touched in any way, the venom is automatically ejected — and injected. The poison causes symptoms ranging from itching and burning to nausea.
Buck moth caterpillars are often found in quantity, according to Shannon Steele, naturalist at Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Nature Center.
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"Pain insists upon being attended to." - C.S. Lewis
"Shin splints" are a common complaint among all different kinds of dancers that can lead to other complications like fractures, if not properly treated.
The real name for "shin splints" is tibial stress syndrome and occurs when the muscles of the lower leg become swollen and irritated and stress and irritate the periosteum of the tibia. The periosteum is a sheath that encases bone and has many nerve endings. As the muscles pull on the periosteum, microscopic tearing occurs, and the nerve endings signal the brain that something is wrong, and we feel pain.
Those experiencing tibial stress syndrome, will complain of a dull aching pain in the lower leg along the side of the tibia, or shin bone. This condition most commonly occurs in the tibialis anterior muscle but can also occur in the tibialis posterior, the flexor digitorum longus or the peroneal muscles. (Fitt, 1988). It is a chronic condition, meaning that it develops slowly over a period of time and then lingers. Unlike an acute injury, like a fracture of sprain that occurs in an instant and then heals, this condition dissipates slowly and can recur over and over again.
Tibial stress syndrome is classified as an overuse injury that can be caused by a sudden increase in training or bouts of excessive jumping, but can also be caused by other factors like dancing on a hard surface such as concrete, improper foot alignment which can lead to feet rolling inward when landing from jumps, improper weight distribution in the feet, or muscular imbalances in the lower leg.
The treatment for tibial stress syndrome involves rest and a break from all jumping. Ice will help decrease the inflammation of the muscles and the periosteum and will alleviate the pain as will taking an anti-inflammatory. Gentle stretching can also help. The muscles along the front of the shin can be stretched by pushing forward on the arches while either standing or kneeling, and the calf muscles can be stretched in exercises described in last week's post about tight calf muscles.
Although rest, ice, anti-inflammatories and stretching will alleviate the symptoms, it is important that the dancer determine the cause of tibial stress syndrome to prevent it from constantly recurring. A physical therapist who is well versed in dance medicine will be able to do a screening to determine if the condition is being caused by muscular imbalances and/or misalignments that can be corrected through strengthening and stretching exercises.
It is important that dancers do not ignore the pain and continue to dance, in spite of having "shin splints", because of the additional damage that can be done. Paying attention to the body's signals and seeking treatment immediately will shorten the recovery period and keep the dancer healthy.
Fitt, S. (1988) Dance Kinesiology. New York, NY: Schirmer Books.


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The USDA's, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Institute of Bioenergy, Climate, and Environment (IBCE) and the Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Golden Field Office, Bioenergy Technologies Office announce the interagency Program to support the development of a biomass-based industry in the United States, as originally established in Section 9001(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) (Pub. L. 110-246), re-authorized the Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI) financial assistance program by amending section 9008 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA), as amended, (Pub. L. 107-171) (7 U.S.C. 8108). Collaboration between DOE and USDA on BRDI is directed under section 9008(e)(1) of FSRIA, as amended. Additionally, DOE provides funds guided by certain administrative provisions of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Section 9008(e)(3) of FSRIA provides direction and guidance on the technical areas as described in BRDI. The technical areas are: (A) Feedstocks development, (B) Biofuels and biobased products development, and (C) Biofuels development analysis.Apply for GrantView RFA


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I'm having a problem wherein it appears that my ActionListener runs again before the last one had completed. There are two possibilies that I can think of to explain what I am seeing by placing some debug variables in the code that runs when a doClick is called on a button.
(I set a debug variable true at the beginning, and false at the end of the action for a doClick but this timer code sometimes sees the value of the debug variable as true - which it wouldn't unless....)
- A repeating 50ms timer can invoke the code in my ActionListener a second time before the first one has finished (e.g. reached the final close bracket).
- The call to doClick from my ActionListener code somehow is running asynchronously and is still active after the doClick call, such that the next time the timer goes off, the button clicking code is still running.
Can anyone explain what I am seeing?
Is there an easy way to keep the ActionListener code from running again before the previous one has finished - if this is what is happening?
ActionListener al = new ActionListener() { AT-SIGN Override // forum won't let me put an actual at sign here, says I have to many urls??? public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) { try{ // if ( debug variable is true ) then log this as a strange event // .... invoke a doClick on a Jbutton object ... }catch(IOException io){ io.printStackTrace(); } } }; // this code is executed one time only Timer tm= new Timer(1000,al); tm.setInitialDelay(1000); tm.setDelay(50); tm.start();


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Virginia State Parks are consistently rated the best in the nation. 2019 marks the 83rd year since Virginia's state parks opened, and they've been the backdrop for perfect family vacations ever since. Families find Virginia's 38 state parks as diverse as the state itself, with parks found along the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay, on historic sites, in the Blue Ridge Mountains and just outside of major cities. The parks have thousands of campsites, hundreds of cabins, more than 600 miles of trails and convenient access to Virginia's major waterways.
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Restoring the production potential of damaged forests through clearing, afforestation and preservation of young forest stands.
A community centre used support from the rural development programme to enhance its services and premises in order not to exclude people with Dementia.
Support from the rural development programme was used to buy new machinery and expand the production capacity of a biogas plant.
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A project that aimed to mobilise society, build inter-generational cooperation and promote the region's culinary tradition as means to preserve its cultural heritage.
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I know this isn't a contest, this pain-filled life, but there are times it certainly feels like it. Two days ago, I definitely came in last in this macabre race. Chicken Little kept coming to mind as life dropped the sky on top of me time and time again. "The sky is falling, the sky is falling." My day began with the usual pain and morning nausea. I stopped taking my methotrexate several weeks ago for numerous reasons, and am still trying to decide if that's a good thing or bad.
I had to go to the market because we were running low on all staples, especially milk. If you think the sky will fall on my family, it shall indeed if my dear hubby doesn't have his milk with dinner. He would understand, but it would just be one more of those things that would make me feel like I failed him. I dragged my sorry self out to the car — in the rain — and made a quick grocery run. I always spend more when I'm in a hurry, grabbing this and that without much thought. I had a short list and more than filled it. When I slogged back out to the car, I noticed someone had keyed a nice long scratch down the whole side of it. The car was lovely, in prime condition even though it was used. I don't know if some moron got his kicks from damaging my car at the market or if it happened out in front of our house and I had not noticed in the rain. I was furious and started throwing my groceries into the trunk. Eggs, what eggs? I climbed behind the steering wheel, sat there for a moment, tryied to calm my blood pressure and heart rate, and then called my husband at work. I told him what had happened. Why should I be the only one upset? When I heard his voice I started to cry.
This vandalism came on top of dealing with a leaky area on the lower level of our house we're trying to fix, my last car (which was kicked in the rear panel by another moron, making it difficult to sell), my fatigue from the holidays, and my worry over my spouse's health. I felt as if I was walking through life with two little gremlins hanging onto each ankle, dragging them along with me every step of the way. There they are, those little devils, cackling away as I scrape them across the ground. Perhaps, sometimes, Chicken Little's fears come true. It sure felt like the sky was falling and I had the headache to prove it. I hauled in half of the groceries, up our front stairs in the cold and rain, leaving the rest for later. My knees had all they could take. I clumsily dropped a pre-made plastic carton of salsa fresca, spraying it all over the kitchen, and then I began to curse while yelling at the dogs not to step in it or, God forbid, eat it. All I needed at that point was to have dear Annie develop diarrhea; that poor Jack Russell has enough trouble as it is. That's another irritation. I had made the long trek out to the vet's to get her medicine and it wasn't in yet. Splat, splat — another piece of sky falling on my head.
Some days, it feels like that pair of gremlins is following me with a hammer and a nice long piece of string for tripping me up. I know this is all second class worry except for my fears for Jim's health, but when I feel lousy, everything hits me harder than it should; and my coping skills, usually finely honed, are challenged. I felt teary, empty and angry. Throw pain into the mix and I was one sorry individual.
I hate it when life throws days like that at me and know you do, also. Who in their right mind would like it? Recovery is a must. First of all, I hate feeling that ticked off. I know it isn't safe for my body, makes the immune system go wild and makes everything hurt more than ever. It also messes with my naturally cheerful nature. Hate that! I have to gain control, calm down and get back on track. I take a deep breath, cry out whatever I need to, and leak out all my frustrations and concerns. Then I blow and wipe my nose and get on with it. I have to keep busy, and if my body rebels, then I give in and lie down for a while. I need the distraction of a good book or an uplifting movie while I rest; otherwise I'll just lie there and feel sorry for poor little me. "Nobody knows the trouble I've seen." Sorry, couldn't resist.
I give myself permission to be pissed off. Life is full of reasons to be upset. The list would fill this page wouldn't it? Okay, let's see: joint pain, dry eyes, trouble swallowing, constipation or diarrhea, abdominal cramps, rashes, photosensitivity, spasms of just about everything from the neck to the rectum, swollen and painful knees and ankles, ass pain, back pain, fatigue, cardiac irregularities and vagaries, and changes in eyesight. All of life's irritants aren't health related, as we all know, such as uncaring doctors, rude nurses and office girls, morons who can't afford a nice car and want to spoil yours, perverts, thieves, and generally disgusting individuals. Like you, I hate the way all of this impacts my life. I've spent most of the last 20+ years learning how to "get on with it."
However, there are days when you trip in that hole in the road and feel like staying there even though you know you can't. It's impossible to pull the floor, the carpet or the asphalt up and over your head. Oh no, you can't get out of it that easily.
I know I've said all of this many times over, but it is still true. We have to get up and brush ourselves off and get back into life. I thought it might give you some reassurance to know I am not a hypocrite. I always try to follow my own advice. I'm proud to share with you: yesterday I took down many Christmas decorations, did some stretches, lifted a light weight for half an hour and remained in a bad mood. Well, three out of four isn't bad. Life doesn't come easily. Sitting there and doing nothing is too easy and leads nowhere except decay, depression and the screaming flight away from you of everyone you know.
We all reach our limits and can only take so much before we crack. Cracks can and do heal. As that dear little redhead Annie said, "The sun will come out, tomorrow…" The kid is right. I know it because it's shining here in the land of green everything — including bricks, sidewalks, trees, porch rails and sometimes, half the dog. Hang in there my friends and I'll join you.


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Hi there!
We're Pawel, Christoph and Nicolas, and together we're Point Nine Capital. We're a venture capital firm based in Berlin. In fact, we're the first Internet-focused early-stage VC to come out of Berlin. We're looking for a truffle pig – that is, an Investment Associate who will become an integral member of our investment team.
A big part of our job (and your job, if you join us) is somewhat similar to what the pig is doing in this video. But we're not talking about roaming the streets to the tune of techno music. We're talking about truffle hunting. Like a truffle pig hunting for truffles, we're constantly trying to find the best startups. Every month we get around 150 investment proposals, and our job is to identify the truffles among them. Besides that, we also spend a significant amount of time trying to find the best startups before they find us. Digging up truffles from the ground, so to speak. And once we've found a truffle, we do everything we can to make it even more delicious.
Here's what we think the right pig will look like:
- You're a digital native and an early adopter of new technologies. You used Instagram when it was still cool (#before #this #happened), you bought the first generation iPhone when it came out in 2007 and you were one of SoundCloud's first users. And this was the soundtrack of your teenage years.
- You have an insatiable hunger for truffles thirst to learn new things, deep knowledge of the Internet economy and familiarity with the startup and VC world. When you hear 37signals you don't think of body temperature, and when you hear Sequoia you don't think of the tree.
- You maintain a healthy work/life balance by defining work as life. OK, that was a half joke, but this is not a 9-to-5 job. We're kind of like a startup ourselves and are looking for someone with entrepreneurial drive and passion for new technology ventures.
- You do not only have a good nose, you also have truly outstanding analytical skills and you enjoy crunching numbers with Excel (or Google Spreadsheets). You're a good communicator as well.
- If you can code or design, or if you can write great copy or if you're really good at something else, that's a big plus. If you have an MBA or work experience in finance, startups, consulting or even venture capital that can be a another plus, but it's not a must-have. Rocket scientists are welcome, too.
What you'll get:
- An extremely exciting job in a meritocratic, no-nonsense, no-ego environment
- The opportunity to meet lots of interesting people, products and technologies
- The ability to learn new things and advance your career at record speed
- A chance to immerse yourself in Berlin's bustling startup scene and to help us create a leading European early-stage VC
- A MacBook Air or a dusty old Microsoft machine. Your choice.
- A competitive salary
If you want to become our new truffle pig we would love to hear from you. In order for us to be able to assess your trufflepigness, please get in touch with Nicolas:
- Tell us about two truffles that you are aware of. Tell us, in around 250 words or less per startup, why we should invest in that company. If you're not aware of any great new startups at the moment you can also tell us about two of your favorite companies that we have missed and that we should have invested in.
- Send us your resume and any other information you think might be helpful.
- Let us know the URLs or user names of your online presences – LinkedIn, XING, Twitter, Quora etc.
Oink oink, that was it, we look forward to hearing from you!
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Anthony Ortiz '14
Status: Current Student, Class of 2014
Major: 3-2 Physics and Engineering
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Works: As an RA for $12,000/Year and in the Campus Center 20 Hours/Week
Tuition Assistance: Some Scholarships
Student Debt: $25,000 to $30,000
Anthony Ortiz '14 works as a resident assistant and an operations manager in the Campus Center. Still, he estimates he will graduate $25,000 to $30,000 in debt.
But the physics major isn't worried. "I shouldn't have a problem," he says. "I've done my research, and physics has a 1 percent unemployment rate."
He's enrolled in Ithaca's 3-2 physics and engineering program, where he will attend IC for three years and then go on to an engineering program at another college. He will receive bachelor's degrees from both institutions. He's applied to the Rochester Institute of Technology and the State University of New York at Binghamton.
After his grace period is up, he figures his payments will be about $400 to $500 a month.
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Helping Green Builders (and Remodelers) Score Points
April 1, 2008
FEATURE ARTICLE | Codes & Standards, Energy Efficiency
What makes a window or door green? An Energy Star label? Certified wood components? Recycled content? Its orientation? Good installation practices? There is no one answer, but all these elements can help a product score points for builders of green homes.
With the green building movement gaining momentum, numerous home rating programs have been started around the country, designed to help architects, builders and even remodelers design and build homes that can be officially labeled "green." While many of these programs are well established at a regional level, two national programs are now being rolled out and are attracting plenty of attention. Neither sets a specific standard for a green window or door product, but both could change the way windows and doors are selected and installed in the home.
Last fall, the U.S. Green Building Council officially launched its LEED for Homes third-party certification system following a two-year pilot program. Originally implemented in the commercial building market, USGBC's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating systems have gained widespread acceptance in the market. Backed by a number of environmental groups, LEED certification has become a requirement for government-owned and funded buildings at the local, state and federal levels.
At the International Builders Show in February, the National Association of Home Builders officially launched its National Green Building Program. Working with the International Code Council, NAHB, through its NAHB Research Center, is developing the National Green Building Standard. Based on the National Green Building Guidelines, the standard is expected to be approved by the American National Standards Institute this spring. In the standard development process, the guidelines have been enhanced to include residential remodeling, multifamily building, and lot and site development; and to reflect advancements in the International Residential Code, NAHB points out.
Both the LEED and NAHB programs have their supporters and detractors, but they are structured in similar manners. Each rating system establishes certain requirements and outlines numerous specific steps builders can take to earn points. The LEED program measures the overall performance of a home in eight categories-Innovation & Design Process, Location & Linkages, Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality and Awareness & Education. It establishes a minimum level of performance through prerequisites in each category and rewards points for improved performance. LEED sets four performance tiers-certified, silver, gold or platinum-according to the total points earned. Like the Guidelines that they are based on, the new NAHB/ICC standard requires builders to include features in seven categories: energy, water and resource efficiency; lot and site development; indoor environmental quality and homeowner education. Table 1 shows how the point system works in the existing guidelines, but a new higher emerald level is being added to the bronze, silver and gold certification levels when the new standard gets issued.
Both green building programs require third-party verification for a home to be certified. USGBC works through a network of LEED for Homes Providers that provide technical, marketing and verification support to builders. Under the NAHB program, homes are inspected and verified by local green experts and the documentation is sent to the NAHB Research Center for review and certification. The NAHB program incorporates requirements and rating procedures for remodeling and home additions, as well as new homes. USGBC is working to launch a separate ReGreen program with guidelines for remodeling existing homes.
Covering a broad array of issues related to the environmental impact of homes, steps outlined throughout these green building programs reference windows and doors. The most specific requirements for window and door products, not surprisingly, appear in the sections of both the LEED for Homes and National Green Building Standard documents covering energy efficiency.
LEED for Homes offers two basic paths to meet the programs energy efficiency goals. The first does not cover specific elements of the home, but simply requires the overall performance of a home to meet or exceed the performance of an Energy Star home. The second path sets minimum requirements for individual elements of the home, as well as methods to earn addition credits. Section EA4 covers windows, and it is important to note that it does not reference the Energy Star windows, doors and skylight program; instead it references the Energy Star for Homes national builder option package (Table 2). It sets a prerequisite for "good windows" that states:
- Windows and glass doors must have NFRC ratings that meet window requirements in the Energy Star Home option package.
- Homes in Northern climate zones with a total window-to-floor area ratio of 18 percent or more must meet more stringent U-factor requirements. (U-factor=[0.18/WFA]x [U-factor from Table 2]).
- Homes in Southern climate zones with a total window-to-floor area ratio of 18 percent or more must meet more stringent U-factor requirements. (SHGC=[0.18/WFA]x [SHGC from Table 2]).
A builder can get two additional credits for "enhanced" products with NFRC ratings that exceed those referenced in Table 2 and three credits for "exceptional" products with ratings that "substantially" exceed those same numbers.
This same EA4 section also mentions skylights, requiring them to meet Energy Star skylight requirements (not those in Table 2). It also limits the ratio of skylight glazing to conditioned floor area to 3 percent or less. One final note on EA4-it allows decorative glass or skylight area that does not meet thermal or solar requirements to account for up to .75 percent of window-to-floor area.
The National Green Building Standard also features two compliance paths to achieve its energy efficiency goals-one performance-based and one prescriptive. The same energy performance requirements for fenestration products are mandatory for both approaches, however. Section 701.4.6 of the second draft says that windows, exterior doors, skylights, and tubular daylighting devices must have NFRC-certified U-factors and SHGCs in accordance with Energy Star or equivalent, or those figures shown in Table 3. There is an exception for decorative fenestration elements up to 15 square feet or 10 per of the total glazing area, whichever is less.
Under the performance-based approach, builders might be encouraged to use higher-performing windows and doors, as they can earn additional points by exceeding the requirements of the International Energy Conservation Code. The prescriptive approach in the document also outlines two sets of "enhanced fenestration specifications" that can earn builders additional points, also shown in Table 3.
In addition to specific requirements, both the NAHB and LEED programs encourage the use and management of the sun's energy with credits for passive solar design, daylighting and solar protection. The use of "sun-tempered design," for example, is worth five points, according to the draft NGBS. Covering building orientation, sizing of glazing, and design of overhangs, the requirements for sun-tempered design include the following:
- The long side (or one side if of equal length) of the building must face within 20¡ of true south;
- Vertical glazing area is between 5 and 7 percent of gross conditioned;
- Floor Area on the south face and windows have an SHGC of .40 or below;
- Vertical glazing area is less than 2 percent of gross conditioned floor;
- Area on the west face, less than 4 percent on the east face and less than 8 percent on the north face;
- Glazing must be Energy Star compliant or equivalent;
- Where installed, skylights must be installed with shades and insulated wells, all glazing must meet Energy Star specifications;
- Horizontal skylights must be less than 0.5 percent of finished ceiling area, and sloped skylights on slopes facing within 45¡ of true south, east or west must be less than 1.5 percent of finished ceiling area;
- Overhangs or adjustable canopies, awnings or trellises must be used to provide shading on south-facing glass for the appropriate climate zone. The document spells out different overhang depths, depending on the vertical distance between the bottom of the overhang and the top of the window sill, and the different climate.
In addition to designing a home to benefit from solar heat, the NGBS award points for "passive cooling design features." Three points can be earned by taking two or more of a number of steps, including exterior shading on east and west windows through the use of moveable awnings or louvers, covered porches, vine-covered trellises or attached or detached structures such as sheds or garages. Other strategies include overhangs designed to provide shading on south-facing glazing and placement of windows and/or venting skylights to facilitate cross ventilation.
Different ways to maximize a home's use of the sun to reduce energy demand are rewarded as well. Automated solar protection that provides shading for windows earns one point. Two points are awarded for the use of tubular daylighting devices or low-E insulating glass skylights in rooms without windows.
LEED for Homes awards one point for "building orientation for solar design" in its section on integrated project planning. This credit requires glazing area on the north- and south-facing walls to be at least 50 percent of the sum of the glazing area on east- and west-facing walls. At least 90 percent of the south-facing glazing must be completely shaded (using shading devices, overhangs, etc.) at noon on June 21 and unshaded at noon on December 21. Other requirements for this credit cover building orientation and enough south-facing roof area to take advantage of solar applications.
Section EA1 of the LEED document, which covers energy efficiency, simply notes that passive design can be modeled and used to take credits under the performance-based approach. Shading strategies are also mentioned. The performance path awards credits for "exceptional energy efficiency," performance that exceeds the Energy Star for Homes program standards.
Green building programs seek to reduce waste, encourage use of renewable materials and create a healthy indoor environment. As a result, window and door products can also earn credits or score points for builders based on their content, finishing requirements, the location where they are made, and the manufacturer's operating practices, based on the LEED and NAHB programs.
Recycled content in building products, for example, is acknowledged in both programs. The NGBS awards one point if two "minor components" feature 25 to 50 percent recycled content, two points for two minor components with 50 to 75 percent recycled content and three points when recycled content is greater than 75 percent in two minor components. For "major components," the potential points for recycled content double. The draft standard does not say whether windows or doors would be classified as major or minor components of a building, however.
In the section of the LEED document covering materials and resources, there is a list of "environmentally preferable products," which references recycled content. A table specifically lists window framing and doors-although it excludes insulated and garage doors-as products that can earn half a point per component for recycled content-with the threshold set at a minimum of 25 percent post-consumer content or 12.5 percent postindustrial. The same credits apply to "reclaimed" products.
As noted, a manufacturer's plant location may also enable a product to earn credits. Recognizing the benefits of limiting energy demand involved in transportation of products, LEED offers a half point per component credit for were "extracted, processed and manufactured" within 500 miles of the home. Again, window framing and doors- excluding insulated and garage doors-are said to be eligible for this credit.
As USGBC has developed its LEED documents over the years, it's been evident that some of its membership would like to discourage the use of vinyl products. No specific material is specified as "environmentally preferable" for windows and doors in the LEED for Homes program. It does, however, award a half point credit for window framing and doors using wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.
The National Green Building Standard takes a different stance, awarding builders points for the use of building materials "derived from renewable resources." Up to eight points can be earned for using "biobased" products, including certified solid wood, engineered wood, bamboo, straw, and other natural fibers. The points awarded are determined by the percentage of the projected building material cost.
Whether windows and/or doors could qualify is not spelled out, but NAHB's draft document also award four points to builders using a minimum of two certified wood-based products in major elements of a home. NAHB recognizes a number of wood certification programs besides the Forest Stewardship Council, including the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, the American Tree Farm System and the Canadian Standards Association's Sustainable Forest Management System Standards.
Windows and doors can earn points in at least two other ways under the NGBS. The document currently awards points for using building materials or assemblies that do not require site-applied finishes. In this section, it specifically cites "window, skylight, and door assemblies not requiring paint or stain on exterior and/or interior surfaces."
It also awards points for purchases from product manufacturers with operations and business practices that incorporate environmental management system concepts. The standard says the production facility should be ISO 14001 certified or equivalent and offers one point for every 1 percent of the estimated total materials cost coming from such production facilities, with a maximum of 10 points possible.
Both the LEED for Homes and NGBS documents offer numerous other requirements and credits that could have an impact on windows and doors. Both programs address installation practices with requirements for reduced air leakage.
LEED for Homes does not detail specific installation steps, but requires homes be tested for air leakage and meet certain requirements. Tighter homes can earn additional credits. In its section on reducing air leakage, the NAHB document specifically requires that, "caulking, gasketing, adhesive flashing tape, foam sealant, or weatherstripping is installed forming a complete air barrier" around windows and doors.
The NAHB standard also awards practices that provide, "enhanced durability and reduced maintenance." In this section, it awards three points for an exterior door assembly, including sidelites, that is covered and protected from the effects of precipitation and solar radiation. This can be done through the use of a porch roof or awning, extending the roof overhang or recessing the exterior door. Additional covered door assemblies can earn an additional point.
The same durability section of the document also awards six points when a builder shows flashing details in a home's plans and flashing is installed around exterior fenestrations, skylights and doors and other applicable areas, such as roof valleys and various intersections. To earn these points, a drip cap must also be provided above windows and doors that are not covered by a roof overhang or protected some other way.
Again, LEED for Homes is not as specific in its requirements, but it also recognizes the importance of durability. The building team is required to complete a Durability Risk Evaluation Form, designed to identify issues related to the building enclosure and then establish procedures that will be taken to address those issues. The home can earn three credits if this durability management process is third-party inspected and verified.
The green building programs could be influential on windows and doors in one other important way. Both LEED for Homes and the NGBS give more points for smaller homes-and typically, when there is less square footage, fewer (or smaller) window and door products are used.
Green building programs may not set specific definitions for green products, but they do provide a number of specific opportunities for window and door manufacturers, distributors and dealers to make their products more appealing to builders of green homes. How many certified green homes will be built or remodeled in future years remains to be seen, but LEED for Homes, the NGBS, and other green building program documents are useful tools for this industry, as they can help companies pinpoint issues of concern to green buyers and even suggest steps to be taken to better address those concerns. W
More than 300 homes have been certified under the LEED for Homes program since it launched as a pilot in 2005. Another 8,000 homes are said to be in the pipeline. We asked representatives of two LEED for Homes Providers-organizations that assist builders in meeting these green building requirements and the rating and certification process-about windows and doors used in green homes.
Both Eric Martin of the Florida Solar Energy Center in Cocoa, Fla., and Bill Dakin of the Davis Energy Group, in Davis, Calif., say superior energy efficiency is the number one priority for windows and doors in the projects they've been involved with, but both list other concerns as well. "Do not diminish the importance of recycled and reclaimed material properties that are also given credit in the rating system," says Dakin. The goals of reduced air infiltration and reduced maintenance are also factors.
Martin agrees that the list of issues examined in selecting windows and doors goes beyond energy efficiency. He cites UV rejection, use of windows as part of passive solar daylighting plan, the presence of "green" materials in the window product such as recycled content or certified sustainable wood, and the distance between the place of manufacturing to home site as factors that are considered.
Neither sees the LEED guidelines necessarily changing the number of windows and doors used per home, but builders are looking closely at the performance numbers. "Every LEED Home is different," Dakin reports. Many custom homes are designed with passive solar features. In these cases, the key is finding windows with low U-factors but higher SHGC to maximize daylighting and solar gains during the winter, while architecture is used to minimize cooling loads. In these cases, Dakin says the builder usually needs to go with a custom window manufacturer, since many stock windows sold in California are not tuned for this purpose. "In production homes," he continues, "we are seeing LEED builders specifying high performance windows with low SHGC since optimizing window orientation is difficult to achieve in a production setting."
"In Florida we look to reduce solar gain basically year round," Martin reports. This means building orientation, available shade from architectural features and site features, and window to floor (or wall) area ratio are all carefully considered in LEED homes.
Both providers also state that, generally, when dealing with window and door manufacturers and/or dealers, LEED designers must be able to find the technical support they need to answer questions and make optimal use of these products. "Being able to locate the NFRC ratings for the windows online is important for the consultants and design team to properly evaluate the building performance," notes Dakin. "Some manufacturers are better than others."
When it comes to evaluating the energy efficiency of windows and doors, both put a great deal of emphasis on the NFRC ratings. "For me, it's the performance numbers," Martin states. "Whether they represent efficiency beyond Energy Star is really up to the overall efficiency goals of the project."
"An Energy Star label doesn't mean much to builders; maybe to homeowners. NFRC performance numbers," he adds, "have more value to the design team."
As far as green building needs that are not being adequately addressed by the window and door industry, both suggest potential areas for product development. "It is difficult to find windows with low U-factors and higher solar heat gain coefficients," states Dakin. "You can get custom tuned windows, but at a premium." Given the additional concerns of his market, Martin suggests, "I see a need for more products that have both superior energy efficiency and impact resistance."


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U.S., China Reach Trade Deal 'in principle'
The White House has reached a "deal in principle" with Beijing to resolve the 17-month U.S.-China trade war, according to a source briefed on the trade talks.The White House was expected to make an announcement later on Thursday, the source said."The written agreement is still being formulated, but they have reached an agreement in principle," the source said. No details were immediately available.In an attempt to secure a "phase one" trade deal, U.S. negotiators offered to cut existing tariffs on Chinese goods by as much as 50% and suspend new tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on Sunday, two people familiar with the negotiations said earlier on Thursday.The U.S.
KHI Intros World's First Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier
The world's first liquefied hydrogen carrier, built to ship large quantities cryogenically frozen H2 internationally, was launched by Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) at it's Kobe Works yard.The Suiso Frontier ('suiso' means 'hydrogen' in Japanese) will play a key role in the Shell-backed HySTRA demonstration project (CO2-free Hydrogen Energy Supply-Chain Technology Research Association), which will see large quantities of H2 produced from brown coal in Australia and then shipped 9,000km to the city of Kobe in Japan.
Augmented-Reality Enters Maritime Maintenance
New TechGuide maintenance app from MAN CEON represents new generation of instructional material.As the global maritime community embraces new digitalization technologies aimed at reducing costs and enhancing safety onboard ships, MAN CEON, which is MAN Energy Solutions umbrella brand for all its digital products, comes to the fore for TechGuide, and augmented reality maintenance platform.The new generation of instructional material with augmented reality features a mix of different multimedia.
INSIGHTS: Sean Fernstrum, President, R.W. Fernstrum
This month, listen in as Sean Fernstrum weighs in on how his firm arrived at its enviable market position, what comes next, and why.Sean Fernstrum is a third-generation owner of R.W Fernstrum & Company. He graduated from Michigan Technological University in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Scientific and Technical Communications. After college, he came home to Menominee, Michigan and began working as a Technical Writer at R.W. Fernstrum & Company. He has been President of the company for the last 8 years.
Pella Sietas Wins $111M Icebreaker Deal
Pella Sietas, a shipbuilding company in Neuenfelde, Hamburg, has secured a EUR100 million ($111Mln) order from Russian authorities for a new icebreaker described as the biggest ever built in Germany.The new icebreaker, "Eisbrecher7", with a length of 120m, a width of 27.5m and a draught of 8.5m, is the largest single order in Pella Sieta's company history. The icebreaker is part of the Russian fleet modernization program which, as a special vessel, not only keeps sea routes clear but also provides pilot service for large ships in ice, towing ships and other floating structures. It also offers the possibility of fire fighting, sea rescue and deck cargo transport.


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Horiyoshi (b. 1946) is Japan's preeminent tebori master, whose work is indebted to traditions of apprenticeship and skill. While the world of tattoo remains one of secrecy and exclusivity in Japan, Horiyoshi III has transcended taboo, achieving national and international fame. Born Yoshihito Nakano, Horiyoshi III received his title from the late tebori master Yoshitsugu Muramatsu, known as Shodai Horiyoshi's apprentice for ten years. By 28, Horiyoshi III's bodysuit was complete, hand-tattooed by Shodai Horiyoshi. Though ukiyo-e officially ended in 1868, Horiyoshi III carries on the spirit of Edo's "pictures of the floating world" in his work, all the while incorporating his own style and a contemporary perspective. This sensitivity to tradition extends beyond his tebori. In recent years, he has focused on traditional kakejiku (Japanese scroll paintings). Rendering Japanese folktales, calligraphy and religious subjects in sumi (black ink) and traditional mineral pigments, Horiyoshi III interweaves past, present and furture.
In addition, Horiyoshi III tattoos full time, publishes books of his drawings, and is the founder of Japan's only tattoo museum with his wife in Yokohama. His work can be found in the permanent collection of the Morikami Museum of Art. With over forty years of experience, he is the foremost authority on traditional Japanese tattooing.
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Billy Elliot Launches Simultaneous US Tours with DiGiCo SD7T and SD8
After dazzling audiences on Broadway, and scoring a total of twenty prestigious Tony and Drama Desk Awards, including Best Sound Design, the theatrical adaptation of the popular movie, Billy Elliot, about a coal miner's son who dreams to dance is planned to hit the road on two simultaneous U.S. tours later this year. Based on the New York production, both touring productions will employ customized DiGiCo SD7T's at front of house and substage, and SD8's to mix the band's monitors, as specified by sound designer Paul Arditti.
Since its original debut in London in 2005, the show has enjoyed continued success over the years with numerous adaptations. For the Broadway production, which launched in 2008. Arditti configured a DiGiCo D5T system from the ground up with help from associates John Owens (UK) and Tony Smolenski (US), and Masque Sound, the US-based theater sound specialist. For the two new touring outfits, Arditti chose the SD7T / SD8 combination with the guidance of Masque Sound as well as DiGiCo's Product Specialist, Dan Page.
Once the 'T' software for the SD7 was released, which happened at the end of 2009 when Andrew Bruce of Autograph Sound Recording used an SD7T at the National Theatre in London for 'Mother Courage', the time was right for making the move, Arditti explained. I admit that I am committing to the SD7T earlier than I would normally prefer but I felt confident specifying a console that is at the beginning of its lifespan, enjoys the full attention of DiGiCo's designers, and is still undergoing software development. These tours might still be running in three years or more, and I would like them to be mixed on a current, rather than legacy, console. In preparing the new console, Masque and DiGiCo, as usual, have been great to us. Dan Page from DiGiCo flew over and spent a week with us here in Chicago, bringing us all up to speed with the capabilities of the new software, teaching us techniques for good programming, and helping us iron out a few bugs. The SD7T works quite differently from the D5T, so it was not just a simple transfer of the same show from one console to the other; there was something of a learning curve for all of us. At the end of the day, we found the T software on the SD7 to be very elegant and integrated.
The SD7T offered Arditti greater input and output capacity with which to manage all of the production's 137 inputs within the one console - comprised of an Orchestra/Band Rack of 43 channels, an RF Rack of 49 channels for radio mics and other miscellaneous mics, a Local Rack for 11 channels of outboard reverbs and AES, and 34 MADI channels which handle sound effects and music playback. Some of the 34 channels of sound effects and playback were previously sub-mixed on a DM1000, he added, but now we're able to accommodate these on the SD7T. The only remaining submix is the mix of our 96 tap mics. These are built into the show deck, and arrive as a stereo pair at the SD7T via a DM2000 located substage. We have also cut some outboard reverbs this time round, and I am now also using some of the onboard reverbs and effects on the DiGiCo SD7T, which sound very good. The extensive crosspoint delay matrix within the SD7T has also allowed me to eliminate one of the two DME64s I was using for loudspeaker control. For the production period of Tour 1, we also have a DiGiCo EX-007 Expansion Surface next to the main surface front-of-house, and this allows me to access all parts of the console without disturbing our excellent mixer, Brian Moore. For Tour 2, I am cutting both DME64s from the design, and I will make even more use of the matrix in the SD7T.
Pictured Above: Paul Arditti - Sound Designer for Billy Elliot
Output requirements for the show include 21 matrix, 22 mono aux, 6 stereo aux, and 6 AES outputs to outboard reverbs. In addition, they're using separate vocal and band systems made up of Meyer Melodies for the vocal systems, divided into 6 large arrays, and Meyer UPQs for the band. All the delays, front fills and side fills handle both band and vocals. The 106 individual loudspeakers for these systems are delayed within a DME64 into three vocal zones and a stereo band system, with Meyer Galileo's for the system EQ. All the onstage effects speakers, stage monitoring systems, and surround speakers are balanced, delayed and EQ'd within the SD7T, Arditti elaborated. That's another 66-odd speakers. We're very pleased not to have to provide extra processing for these speakers; we can do everything we need within the console.
In addition to the plethora of onboard effects, reverbs, dynamic EQ, and the two onboard engines available within the SD7T, Arditti cited numerous other features that have been a boon to the production process. We like the big new touch screens, the Digi-TuBe drives, the crosspoint delay matrix, and the new quiet fans in the audio engine this is theatre after all, not rock and roll! We very much like the integration of the cue editor within the console software as it makes programming much quicker. We like the new macro procedure, which makes it much easier to produce usable macros. We have also been able to dispense with a number of external A/B mic input switches, as we can now switch between a performer's main wireless mic and the backup from the smart keys. Masque has been particularly helpful with regard to the custom buttons we have installed on the surfaces. We have a set of four buttons drilled into the SD7T surface near the control groups, which cue sound effects. Another set of four buttons provide backup to the MD's control in the orchestra pit for music playback. Both sets of buttons are duplicated on the expander surface. There is also a big red button for DME mute. I'm glad to say that there is just about enough space on the SD7T's metalwork for all these custom additions, and the people at Masque are peerless at this kind of problem solving. They understand the ergonomics of operating a complex show reliably, and their custom work is always well-thought-out, and professionally executed.
Arditti has been extremely pleased, too, with the overall sound of the mic inputs, both on the voices and the instruments, as well as the overall transparency of the consoleeven with 100 or more channels live at once. This is a very difficult show for vocal clarity, he added, because of the small voices of the children, the unfamiliar 'Geordie' English accents, and the brassy arrangements. Providing the actors and musicians give us a good quality input, the SD7T has no problem in reproducing all the audio to high volume levels with crystal clarity.
But perhaps the biggest impact the console has had on the production's 'bottom line' has been its efficiently compact footprint. Every seat of space taken up by the sound console can represent hundreds of thousands of dollars over the lifetime of a show, he emphasized. The SD7T is an incredibly compact package, and therefore, we have been able to reduce our front-of house footprint by about 30% by cutting outboard equipment.
In addition, the use of the SD8 in the band pit, has allowed Arditti to eliminate mic splits, and the gain tracking between the SD7T and SD8 also helped to speed up building their front of house and band monitoring balances.
The particulars for each of the simultaneous tours are shaping up, but Arditti says that Tour 1, which opened in Chicago in April, is likely to stay there for a year and then move to Toronto in 2011, with subsequent shows to include San Francisco, Los Angeles and Boston in the following years. As far as Tour 2, dates are in the process of being confirmed. We expect both tours to play most of the venues currently served by 'Phantom Of The Opera' and 'Wicked' over several years, he offers. Tour 1 will typically have a couple of weeks to move from city to city, but Tour 2 has to close on a Sunday and perform the following Wednesday in another city. Tour 2 will necessarily have a more streamlined equipment list, but we are not compromising on the quality or capacity of our mixing consoles.
For more on the Billy Elliot production and specific tour dates, please visit: www.billyelliottour.com
Pictured Above: Sound Team for Billy Elliot


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'Personal interests' behind Paktika schools' closure
SHARANA (Pajhwok): Forty schools have been closed in various districts of southeastern Paktika province, depriving thousands of students of education, officials and residents say.
Mehraban Pashton, a resident of Khairkot district, told Pajhwok Afghan News that many schools in the districted remained closed for unknown reasons.
"Children are now busy grazing sheep, collecting firewood or doing other heavy tasks because the schools are shut," he said.
Many schools are closed in Khoshamand, Barmal, Gayan and Zirok districts, he added, blaming the situation on negligence of the provincial education officials.
Dad Mohammad, a resident of Omni district, said education officials always promised to reopen closed schools in their areas, but they did nothing so far.
"Teachers of Mohammad Wali School in our area take salaries without doing anything, students of the school also obtain their certificates without attending lessons," he said, dismissing official claim of insecurity behind closure of schools.
"Schools are not closed for security reasons, but they are closed to serve personal interests of some figures", he alleged, but named no one.
Lutfullah, a resident of Barmal district, also said schools in their district were only available on paper.
"Schools are available, teachers also receive their salaries, but students do not attend classes because most of them study in Pakistani schools across the border," he said.
The residents said the closure of schools had deprived thousands of students of education and the problem needed to be addressed on a priority basis.
Paktika education officials confirmed the problem and blamed it on insecurity. Provincial deputy education director, Abdur Rahim Ishaqzai, said 31 schools were closed in Barmal district alone.
But he said many local tribal elders had promised to help reopen closed schools during the ongoing solar year.
According to the Ministry of Education, around 700 schools, most of them in Helmand, are closed countrywide due to security problems and other reasons.
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Roman and Maru, two troubled teenagers, attempt an impossible rebellion against the adult world. Maru, a 15-year-old loner, meets Roman, the reckless son of a corrupt right wing politician. United by their desire to fight the inertia that they feel surrounding them, the two embark on a revolt against everything and everyone when they decide to run away to a place where they are free of other peoples expectations. This leads them to an accidental new intimacy and the discovery of their sexuality, a bond that both unites and confuses them. Despite the risk of getting caught by the police and their parents, the young fugitives jeopardize the security of their hiding place and seek to expand the limits of their paradise. But this will mean a return to reality, where wounds are genuine and actions have consequences.


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Columbus State Foundation receives $5 million from American Electric Power Foundation
The American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation is funding a new pilot initiative with the Columbus State Community College Foundation to launch a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) dual enrollment program at Columbus City high schools.
The Credits Count SMprogram is expected to begin in fall 2014 at West High School and will expand to four additional high schools over the next five years. AEP will provide $1 million per year over five years to fund the program.
The announcement was made today at West High School in Columbus by President Harrison and Nicholas Akins, President and CEO of AEP. They were joined by Dr. Dan Good, Superintendent of Columbus City Schools and Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman.
"Credits Count expands access to a college credential, ensures affordability for Columbus students and families, and aligns with regional career opportunities," said President Harrison. "This partnership will eliminate uncertainty by providing a planned pathway to college and career success."
Dr. Harrison addresses guests at today's announcement of the Credits Count program at West High School, which will be the first school to test the program.
"This college and career success initiative will introduce middle school children to STEM experiences, improve college readiness through academic support services in high school, and engage prepared learners for college credit course work prior to graduation," said Kelly Hogan, professor in Developmental Education.
"The program will prepare graduates for the workforce with certificates targeted toward the regional job market, removing financial barriers for those who make the decision to pursue higher education and a more economically sound future." Hogan will coordinate the program at the West High School pilot.
"Far too often, we hear of barriers such as the cost of tuition that keep our students from moving on to higher education and reaching their career aspirations," Akins said. "Our goal is to help students become fully prepared to graduate from high school ready for a career or with a significant number of credit hours toward a college education."
"AEP Foundation's $5 million investment is the largest gift ever made to Columbus State," said Pamela Bishop, executive director of the Columbus State Foundation. "The impact of AEP's generosity will change kids' lives and aligns perfectly with Columbus State's mission. We are grateful for AEP's support and excited to get to work on Credits Count."
Major components of Credits Count:
Middle school STEM experiences to engage students as early as possible in college exploration for STEM-related careers;
College course readiness assessments to identify gaps in writing, math and reading that may need tutoring support;
Summer bridge program to provide any needed English and math remediation prior to students entering the dual enrollment program;
Dual enrollment in high school and at Columbus State, allowing students to graduate high school with at least 12 college credits in STEM-related fields including energy, the environment and information technology.
President Harrison and Nicholas Akins, CEO of American Electric Power, (back at left) greet students at West High School after the press conference.
AEP Chief Executive Officer Nicholas Akins explains the Credits Count program at the press conference.


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