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I go to http://127.0.0.2:16992/ in an attempt to access the Intel AMT interface (127.0.0.1 doesn't work, oddly enough) and although I get a webpage when visiting that address, it's not a webpage I can use. To quote from it:
Web browser access to Intel® Active Management Technology is disabled on this computer, or the page in the address bar is unavailable.
In the BIOS, in Config -> Intel(R) AMT, the following options are present:
Intel(R) ATM Control: Enabled
RPAT Timeout: 0
Console Type: VT100+
So it doesn't look like there's an option to enable (or disable, for that matter) web access. The fact that it says console type makes me wonder, though... is there a way to access Intel AMT via telnet or ssh? If so, how?
That does indeed look helpful - thanks!
So I'm still unable to get this working. The PDF says to hit Ctrl + P or F2 to get to the BIOS. I try both of those and neither work. Since the F1 BIOS doesn't present the "ENTER AMT BX SETUP" option that the PDF refers to I was thinking that there was maybe some other sort of hotkey to get to an AMT BIOS setup but, alas, there does not appear to be.
Any ideas?
I had the same problem (on my ThinkPad W510) and found out the following:
You can enter the Intel AMT Bios at startup by doing the following:
1) enter the normal Bios at startup by pressing F1
2) go to "Startup" and change the value of "Boot Mode" to "Diagnostics"
3) save changes and exit by F10
4) wait until the Intel boot agent is displayed and then start press Ctrl + P (again and again) until the desired intel Management Engine BIOS Extension is displayed.
(hint: the administrator password is 'admin' and the password changing rules are described in the Intel AMT Quick Reference Guide on page 5)
I hope these help!
04-12-2012 10:43 AM - edited 04-14-2012 08:57 PM
I have a W520 where Lenovo also decided to not enable BIOS access to the AMT menus (e.g. seeing ctrl-p option for MBE). Changing the laptops startup to diagnostics and hitting ctrl-p worked for getting into the ME setup. Why does Lenovo do this? What are the other differences between a W520 with a motherboard that is AMT vs. non AMT? Is it just BIOS options? Is this another case of a manufacturer crippling hardware for marketing crap? Just like the Ideapad line and the options to enable VT being disabled though some motherboards and CPU were perfectly VT capable.
04-14-2012 07:58 PM - edited 04-16-2012 08:49 AM
This is where I am at with AMT on my W520 4270 for anyone else also trying to get AMT working on their W520 that is not supposed to support AMT (yet the w520 has a vPro sticker, AMT software loaded, AMT firmware and hardware and yet no AMT? -I have a MB that does not support AMT according to the W520 HW ref --why didn't Lenovo tell me not all W520 support AMT???? why did I have to order and then find this out? Just like my Ideapad I used to have and VT and idiot stuff like Lenovo not issuing a BIOS for that laptop to support hw VT and I instead had to rely on a bios mod, thanks a lot Lenovo). Everything looks ok but kvm connections do not work nor do connections using the SOL interface?.?.?. I either get socket access denied errors or interface not found errors (I can't rule out OS problems just yet but I am running the tools as administrator). I can connect to the webgui and am able to connect using the managability commander tool from the managability toolkit but when I try remote control or kvm session I get those errors. This is via both wired and wireless connections on the w520. I have not tried connecting from another machine though should make no difference. Looks like perhaps Lenovo has disabled more than just BIOS options to see the AMT boot options?.?. How does Lenovo put the i7 vPro sticker on all these machines then? Isn't AMT, VT-x, processor, chipset etc. fundamental to having that vPro sticker? Shouldn't it just be the i7 sticker then?
Intel(R) MEInfo Version: 184.108.40.2069 Copyright(C) 2005 - 2011, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
Intel(R) Manageability and Security Application code versions:
BIOS Version: 8BET56WW (1.36 ) MEBx Version: 22.214.171.124 Gbe Version: 1.3 VendorID: 8086 PCH Version: 4 FW Version: 126.96.36.1992 UNS Version: 18.104.22.1683 LMS Version: 22.214.171.1243 MEI Driver Version: 184.108.40.2064 Wireless Hardware Version: 1.1.85 Wireless Driver Version: 184.108.40.206
FW Capabilities: 234249317
Intel(R) Active Management Technology - PRESENT/ENABLED Intel(R) Anti-Theft Technology - PRESENT/ENABLED Intel(R) Capability Licensing Service - PRESENT/ENABLED Protect Audio Video Path - PRESENT/ENABLED Intel(R) Dynamic Application Loader - PRESENT/ENABLED
Intel(R) AMT State: Enabled CPU Upgrade State: Upgrade Capable Cryptography Support: Enabled Last ME reset reason: Global system reset Local FWUpdate: Enabled BIOS and GbE Config Lock: Enabled Host Read Access to ME: Disabled Host Write Access to ME: Disabled SPI Flash ID #1: EF4017 SPI Flash ID VSCC #1: 20052005 SPI Flash BIOS VSCC: 20052005 BIOS boot State: Post Boot OEM Id: 4c656e6f-766f-0000-0000-000000000000 Link Status: Link up System UUID: ad311d81-51ec-11cb-8f6c-c89ca3c470f3 MAC Address: f0-de-f1-ce-ae-b4 IPv4 Address: 192.168.0.120 Wireless MAC Address: 64-80-99-58-e5-9c Wireless IPv4 Address: 0.0.0.0 IPv6 Enablement: Disabled Wireless IPv6 Enablement: Disabled Privacy Level: Default Configuration state: Completed Provisioning Mode: PKI Capability Licensing Service: Enabled Capability Licensing Service Status: Permit info not available OEM Tag: 0x00000000
This is a machine fully provisioned for AMT, yet it mostly doesn't work. In a machine where 'varying' motherboards for the same machine, do support AMT. Why is this? Can someone from Lenovo explain to me the technical differences between a machine in this series that does support AMT vs. one that does not? I would really appreciate knowing the technical diffrences.
Did you initialize AMT in Windows?
Yes. The laptop was provisioned. I just could not establish a KVM or SOL/IDER connection though everything appeared I should be able to, I couldn't.
01-20-2018 03:13 AM - edited 01-20-2018 03:46 AM
Just want to share my experience related to this issue. Recently I wanted to change the default intel AMT password on my P50. Surprisingly hitting CTRL+P on boot doesn't invoke the intel AMT screen like other thinkpads I've owned. I've checked the intel AMT control setting in bios is not disabled. I've tried @bigmerlin method too, but it doesn't work. Almost thinking it's ME firmware issue, after tinkering I found out I can only enter intel AMT interface through Startup Interrupt Menu:
* When the machine boots, it displays a big Lenovo word and a hint text "To interrupt normal startup, press enter".
* Press <Enter> like what it said. The startup interrupt menu screen would appear.
* Then press <Ctrl+P> to enter the intel AMT screen.
If you've changed the boot mode to Diagnostic, there will be no hint text "To interrupt normal startup, press enter" on boot as it's been replaced by the diagnostic screen, but pressing Enter on diagnostic screen will still invoke the interrupt menu screen.
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Here's today's Daily Prompt Challenge: Hindsight. Now that you've got some blogging experience under your belt, re-write your first post.
This is MY deja vu–my first blog re-do–obviously my life is a deja vu redo Groundhog Day repeat. The captain was gone again, I was alone for a very long time…I've learned to use tags since then–maybe THIS time it'll get read!
My First Blog Post
"…We sail tonight for Singapore, don't fall asleep while you're ashore" Tom Waits
Day 60: Alone again! It's 8:00 p.m. on a Sunday evening and I just completed a copy editing assignment for a brilliant young neuroscientist. Since my first pink lock and key diary at the age of eight, I've filled notebooks and journals with my thoughts and observations, and even minored in creative writing in college, but the hardest thing in the world for me to do is to let go of my own words. (I'm a word hoarder. Hah!)
Update: Now I'm a word spewer–since I started blogging, I can't STOP writing!
Although I easily re-write and proof and edit the work of others (and love to do it), my own words seem to be trapped somewhere; I am never quite satisfied with the finished product; I always feel that one more re-write is always needed—just one more, and then another and another–and I am determined to overcome this obstacle by blogging about my life as a wife of a Merchant Mariner. To other MM wives, I'd love to share our experiences, problems, frustrations, and solutions. There are thousands of us around the world—let's create a community and help one another. What do we all do when our guys are gone? In what ways do our lives change when they're away on assignment and when they're home? How do we cope with the work-related absence of a spouse, whether it's due to the military, MM, or any other career that involves a lot of travelling? Are you sad? Maybe relieved sometimes, if you were to be completely honest?
Update: Still hoping to create the community of Merchant Mariner Wives. I've met Snipewife who's awesome, but there has to be others! Come out and play!
Also, from time-to-time, I will review either a product I've used or a book I've read and share my opinion. I have great things to say about Sally Hansen Smooth and Perfect nail polish. I have it in Satin 04. It claims to hide ridges and imperfections with a "breathable porcelain-smooth finish." The website says it's enhanced with ginseng, camellia oil, and lotus to promote stronger, healthier nails. I was really impressed with the finished product and it really does give a professional look. I'm going to try it in other colors and will let you know. Update: it worked great, very shiny, lasts a decent amount of time, and is inexpensive.
Here's a mini-version of my back story: I'm a (was a) stay-at-home mom; when my son left for college, I stayed home. Don't you think that's funny? I do. That's my standard joke/response when I'm asked what I "do". Some people think it's funny, some people think I'm obnoxious. Story of my life.
I've been married to a Merchant Mariner tugboat captain for about eighteen years, nineteen in February 2013. For the first fourteen years or so, our life was pretty ordinary and except for a few assignments that took him away for a week or so, his schedule kept him working in local ports. In 2009, he changed companies and became the kind of Merchant Marine who goes out to sea for extended periods of time and travels to the four corners of the globe. When I tell people that my husband is a MM, most either think he is a "Marine Marine" or they don't know what a Merchant Mariner is or what they do. My guy is an academy graduate (he won't let me say which one 'cos he's paranoid that someone will figure out who he is) and has been working in the industry since graduation.
What exactly is a Merchant Mariner?? For those of you who don't know, the United States has a fleet of Merchant Marine vessels, ships which are owned and registered in the US and fly under our flag, but are separate from the military. (We are proud supporters of American-flagged vessels.) For example, car ships carry cars (obvs!), container ships hold cargo of TVs, bananas, soda ash, or even sand and gravel.
The Merchant Marine supplements the military in times of war, transporting goods and equipment to areas where it is needed. The people who crew Merchant Marine vessels are known as Merchant Mariners. Perhaps you remember hearing about the Maersk Alabama, a container ship seized by pirates a few years ago? Tom Hanks stars as the captain in the soon-to-be released film of the Navy Seals' rescue of the ship and her crew. People who work on tugboats are called Merchant Marines. My guy is a tug and tow Master, although he has decades of experience on yachts, passenger vessels, and just about every type of boat, excluding fishing. No Deadliest Catch stories here! Tugboats pull (or push) barges all over the world, assist all types of ships in and out of their berths, and work in marine construction and the oil industry. It is really more complex that than, with a rich history and great anecdotes, but I am only the wife of, and my perspective is a different one.
Update: I begged and pleaded and guilted and flattered my captain to get him to audition for the Tom Hanks pirate film–they liked his initial video audition so much the casting director even sent sides (that's a script to those of you who are NOT in the know like I am), but he didn't get the part. He really should have. I was totes planning to go as his personal manager to Morocco where they were filming.
Back to my story…this lifestyle has been quite an adjustment. When he's home, he's a 24/7 at-home husband, just like being retired, and a different routine ensues–one of compromise and diplomacy. When he's away at sea, I become a sort of "grass widow" (a woman whose husband is away from home frequently or for a long time, as on business) and have learned to structure my time alone to stay occupied while waiting for my best friend to come home. We modern mariner wives are really no different than wives of a few hundred years ago whose husbands went out to sea. We might have email access and satellite telephones, and are able to stay in touch more frequently than the occasional letter posted from faraway ports, but we are essentially on our own for a great deal of time. We have to be completely independent and solve problems and fix broken washing machines and cars and take out the trash and mow the lawn by ourselves, unless we have kids still living at home on whom we can foist these chores.
My confession du jour? I fully rely on retail therapy to help me cope. That doesn't mean I actually PURCHASE a lot and spend a lot of money, rather, I am an accomplished fashionista BROWSER, (which should be an Olympic sport, as far as I'm concerned.) I have endurance and I possess stamina. I'm a hunter AND a gatherer. A shot of wheatgrass and I'm good to go for hours in my quest for a treasure, a good deal, or something I just have to have, and can't live without; the next get. You know that Shopaholic film? I've seen it about a dozen times; it's like a training film for me… A day or so after my MM leaves, I fortify myself with a protein drink, a double shot of wheatgrass, and lay out my itinerary with quasi-military precision. I first make the rounds of my local stores; TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Ross, Target, Homegoods, just like a warm-up in my boot camp class, and then move on to H&M, Anthropologie, White Market/Black House. After that, I venture further away to the Nordstrom Outlet, DSW (yes!!!), and then our local mall for Bloomies, Nieman Marcus, and the boutiques-Tory Burch, Hermes, and the holy grail at South Coast Plaza in the OC…Chanel…Chanel…Chanel. I want/need a Chanel 2.55, the original black quilted bag with the chain strap. I am saving for a pilgrimage to Paris to pay homage to Coco at the original location. I. can't. wait.
Update: I just can't do it to y'all again, I know I'm probs on your last nerve with the whole Chanel thing, but it was cool for ME to tell myself, "Hey girl, your dream DID come true! Way to go to think it, believe it, and it will happen!"
Today, I was on the hunt for another blazer; blazers are super trendy and forever a classic fashion staple, but it has to be the right blazer in the right color and cut. I ended up at a local consignment shop and while I didn't find the desired blazer, I discovered the treasure of a Tory Burch sweater with gorgeous logo buttons. I found a similar style for around $250, and I got it for $40. It's in perfect condition and looks like it's never been worn. The pic doesn't do it justice; it's a rich cocoa brown with TB logo buttons and totes adorbs. Update: This is the same consignment shop where I just scored the vintage Valentino.
Well, it's back to editing for me and building my Etsy store where I can sell all the ropework jewelry and beachy décor we create. I hope you've enjoyed this first glimpse into my world.
Update: STILL working on that Etsy store! Almost done tho, hopefully so I won't completely miss the holiday season…
Thanks to one and all who've read me and followed me and commented and offered guidance and humor and friendship. The world still revolves around me, I suppose it always will…alas, that's the cross my long suffering tugboat captain must bear…And if you've un-followed me, don't forget that Santa could leave a lump of coal in your stocking, so maybe y'all need to rethink that decision. Right???


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Oscar weekend might be a time to revel in great movies. But we're already looking beyond that to great, bad movie series set to return.
Mark our nostalgic joy at the revival of the "Police Academy" series. New Line is looking for new recruits, according to the Hollywood Reporter's HeatVision blog. No actual police experience required. Just a willingness to work fantastically lame gags in a police uniform.
To ensure the comedic formula stays the same and never actually strives for critical praise -- original producer Steve Maslansky is back on the case. No writer or director has been attached.
It will be fun to see what current acting fave will be brought in to center a story about a rag-tag group of police academy cadets who gain access to he Academy when the mayor waives entry requirements. In the series beginning in 1984, this was Steve Guttenberg as Mahoney with Kim Cattrall and Sharon Stone both played their parts as bombshell romantic leads.
"It's going to be very worthwhile to the people who remember it and to those who saw it on TV," Maslansky said. "It's going to be a new class. We hope to discover new talent and season it with great comedians. It'll be anything but another movie with a numeral next to it. And we'll most probably retain the wonderful musical theme."
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Rocking and rapping with Rehab
To say Danny "Boone" Alexander and Rehab has seen its ups and downs would be a huge understatement. Origins of the group date back to Warner Robins, Georgia, in 1998 when Alexander met Jason "Brooks" Buford during a stint at a rehab facility, hence the band name, then later joined up with Denny "Steak knife" Campbell.
They released an album, To Whom It May Consume, on an Indie label then signed with Sony/Epic and released Southern Discomfort, which contained the popular tunes "It Don't Matter" and "Sittin' At A Bar," otherwise known as the Bartender's song.
The band broke up, but Alexander refused to quiet and refurbished the group in 2002, taking some three years to put out Graffiti of the World.
In 2008, Epic repackaged two albums and named it Sittin' At A Bar. It was then the band would gain national attention because of the famous Bartender's song. The group joined forces with legendary outlaw singer Hank Williams Jr. for the filming of the video, which was nominated for a CMT Award.
Since their September 2010 release of Welcome Home, the band split with national label Universal Republic and signed with Average Joe's Records in Nashville, which rosters artists such as Colt Ford, Brantley Gilbert and Josh Gracin.
Rehab is headlining the Lack of Luxury tour at The Gig on Crockett Street on Saturday, Feb. 19, at 8 p.m. Advance tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at thegigbeaumont.com, area Florida Tans locations and Guitar & Banjo Studio in Beaumont.
Original member and frontman Danny "Boone" Alexander spoke with The Examinerwhile in California during one of their many stops on the Lack of Luxury tour.
How did the preparation for this album compare to those of the past?
We had less time to write 'Welcome Home' because we were on the road and we had plenty of songs written when we turned them in and the label declined them. They wanted something simple and heartfelt and something that could be played on CMT (Country Music Television). I was like, oh okay. So I said let's get back in and write more songs.
Were you cool with that direction?
I wasn't happy with the fact they declined the songs that we spent time on, but the album is really good.
Listening how the songs turned out, what are some of your favorites on the album?
'#1,' 'Rideout Chick' and 'Welcome Home.'
You mentioned 'Rideout Chick' That song is drawing comparison to the Bartender song.
Yeah, maybe so. 'Rideout Chick' is about girl that a lot of people know — dirty feet but still kind of hot. She'll ride with you to California if you need her too.
What were some of the inspirations you used for writing this album?
One song in particular, 'Talk About,' is about being on the road, so that was easy to write. 'Old Friends' is typical around my house. It's late at night and you want someone to come over and drink a beer with you and blah, blah, blah. There are a lot of things to write about. Some days you can put it together and others you can't.
The new album seems more mellow. What has been the vibe from the old school Rehab fans with the new record?
We have talked to some that said they didn't like it at first but after listening to it again, they get it. It's works with everything we have done. Our music used to be all over the place, and I like it like that, but when you are working for a label and they ask for specifics, you have to do it that way. When you are an artist, you don't like to be told what to do when it comes to art. But when we did what we were told to do, it actually came out good.
After the record came out, didn't you part ways with Universal Republic?
Yeah, we signed with Average Joe's Records in Nashville. With Universal, they were spending more time with other artists. There are good people at Universal so we asked them if we could get out of the contract and they let us. Definitely no hard feelings.
How have the fans treated you on this tour?
Well, it's a different look for us anyway because Foz and Lamar (Williams Jr.) aren't with us, so that sucks. We will hook back up, but they are currently working on some records. We have done really well on the West Coast. It's great to be a long way from home and be able to draw a lot of people. It's doesn't make you feel so regional.


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Supplemental Instructions for Electronic Rosters
Electronic rosters (eRosters) must be created in PDF format. This requires PDF file creation software, of which Adobe Acrobat is the best known (and most expensive) package. There are also shareware and freeware programs available (for example, see http://www.pdf995.com/ or http://www.cutepdf.com/). When you install your PDF file creation software, it creates a new printer driver on your system. To create a PDF file, you use your regular registration software program and print your roster in the usual manner. The only difference is that you select the PDF printer rather than the real printer connected to your computer. (In Microsoft Windows, go to File à Print to change your printer selection). Then, instead of printing a paper copy, an exact image of the page is stored in a PDF file. You will be asked to name the file (see below) and select a directory on your hard drive to store it in.
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You can use your current roster format. The only new requirement is that the registrar's name must be printed under the "Town Registrar's Certification", in lieu of a handwritten signature.
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- G (or B) for girls or boys
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- Hyphen
- Division and section
- Hyphen
- BAYS id# (this is the 1 to 4 digit number shown in the placement charts; no leading zeros)
- Hyphen
- Month (two digits) and day (two digits); this must match the roster date shown on the roster.
Strict adherence to the file-naming convention will allow us to identify and keep track of hundreds of rosters. If you don't follow this convention, we reserve the right to return the roster unprocessed and ask you to fix it.
SUBMITTING eROSTERS TO BAYS
eRosters are submitted to BAYS via email. Multiple eRoster files can be attached to a single email message. In the body of the message, include the name and title of the Club official submitting the rosters. eRosters will only be accepted from appropriate Club officials (registrar, president, travel director, etc.), not from individual coaches.
For all fall teams, and for non-MTOC-eligible teams in the spring, the eRoster should be emailed directly to the appropriate BAYS division director.
For MTOC-eligible teams in the spring, email the roster to the BAYS registrar at email@example.com. The registrar will stamp the roster electronically and return it to you via email. The registrar will also forward a copy to the appropriate division director, so it is not necessary for you to do so. During the season, rosters submitted to the registrar by Monday of any given week will definitely be processed and returned in time for the following weekend's games. Later submissions during the week might be processed, but don't count on it.
USING eROSTERS IN GAMES
After your eRoster submission is completed, it can be printed on paper (using the free Adobe Reader software) and sent to the coach for game use. Or you can simply email the roster to the coach and let him or her print it out.
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Obesity hitting California's economy in a big way, study finds
July 9, 2009 | 7:05 am
Obesity and inactivity is becoming a major drain on the state's economy, according to a report released this morning.
The report, by the California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA), said that the economic cost of obesity in terms of health care costs and other factors is an estimated $41 billion a year in the state. Obesity has contributed to increases in total health care costs and a decline in worker productivity, the report found.
The study, produced by examining health care data and existing scientific research, found that the costs of obesity in Los Angeles County is $11.9 billion, $3.3 billion in Orange County and $3 billion in San Diego County.
"These rapidly escalating costs paint an alarming picture for our state," says Dr. Harold Goldstein, executive director of the CCPHA, in a statement. "They underscore the need to build community health and prevention into public policies at every level, from national health care reform and the state's use of federal stimulus funding to regional growth and local policies that help people to eat healthy food and be more physically active."
-- Shelby Grad
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2008 Early Entry Winners and LosersPosted by rtmsf on June 16th, 2008
Whew. After an exhausting day trying to track the news feeds seemingly every minute to figure out who was staying and who was leaving college, we can finally take a deep breath and start to sort out what this means for all the parties involved. Of the 69 early entries of US collegians submitted to the NBA league offices last month, 35 will remain in the 2008 NBA Draft pool. Here are the 35 early entries:
- Joe Alexander, West Virginia
- Ryan Anderson, California
- Darrell Arthur, Kansas
- D.J. Augustin, Texas
- Jerryd Bayless, Arizona
- Michael Beasley, Kansas State
- Mario Chalmers, Kansas
- Chris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis
- C.J. Giles, Oregon State
- Donte Greene, Syracuse
- Kalen Grimes, Missouri
- Eric Gordon, Indiana
- DeAndre Jordan, Texas A&M
- Kosta Koufos, Ohio State
- Jamont Gordon, Mississippi State
- Shawn James, Duquesne
- Davon Jefferson, Southern California
- Brook Lopez, Stanford
- Robin Lopez, Stanford
- Kevin Love, UCLA
- O.J. Mayo, Southern California
- Richard Hendrix, Alabama
- J.J. Hickson, North Carolina State
- George Hill, IUPUI
- Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, UCLA
- JaVale McGee, Nevada
- Kojo Mensah, Duquesne
- Trent Plaisted, Brigham Young
- Anthony Randolph, LSU
- Walter Sharpe, Alabama-Birmingham
- Derrick Rose, Memphis
- Brandon Rush, Kansas
- Marreese Speights, Florida
- Bill Walker, Kansas State
- Russell Westbrook, UCLA
We'd Be Excited Too, Roy
Today's Winners
- Roy Williams. Ole Roy could slip into a coke-induced coma for half of next season and still watch his team win 30+ games and make the Final Four. Why? Because the nation's top backcourt (Ty Lawson & Wayne Ellington) and sixth man (Danny Green) all decided to return to Chapel Hill today to join forces with the reigning NPOY and a top five recruiting class. Yeah, apparently Roy is living right.
- Lute Olson. It's been a rough year for Olson, what with all his divorce proceedings and the loss of Jerryd Bayless to the NBA. The surprising return of the sensational Chase Budinger for his junior season provides Olson a key bulding block to get his program back on track.
- Mark Few. Few only had to sweat out his beefy point guard Jeremy Pargo's decision, but this player remains the key to Gonzaga's success next season. With Pargo back to run the system, interior players such as Austin Daye and Josh Heytvelt can expect the ball in the right place at the right time.
- Mark Gottfried. Alabama was facing a seemingly unthinkable situation where they would lose their best player from last season, forward Richard Hendrix, while simultanously losing their best player from two seasons ago, point guard Ronald Steele, even though Steele sat out the entire last season due to injury. We've shown previously how important a healthy Steele is to the Alabama attack, and with the additional return of Alonzo Gee to help offset the Hendrix loss, Gottfried must feel as if he dodged a serious bullet.
- John Calipari. Why is he here? Didn't he lose super-frosh Derrick Rose and Chris Douglas-Roberts to the NBA? Well, yes, but he also retained the services of Antonio Anderson and Robert Dozier, which when combined with incoming stud wing Tyreke Evans, there will be more than enough talent for Calipari to roll through CUSA pretty much unscathed again. Calipari isn't as big a winner as some of the above coaches, but today was a good day for him.
Tough Day For Howland, But He Knows He'll Have More Chances
Today's Losers
- Ben Howland. There was some talk that Kevin Love may return to Westwood, but that quickly died down. When Russell Westbrook decided to leave as well, few were surprised. Josh Shipp made the wise choice to return, but today's decision by Luc Richard Mbah a Moute to leave early has to leave UCLA fans scratching their heads – he's unlikely to be drafted in either round, according to some people.
- Rick Stansbury. It's bad enough that all-SEC guard Jamont Gordon left Stansbury's Mississippi St. program, but it's even worse when there's a strong sentiment that Gordon may not get a sniff of the second round. This feels a lot like Kennedy WInston from Alabama a few years ago.
- Bill Walker. Yes, he gets his own mention here. The popcorn munching, towel-pissing, former K-State guard had it in his head all along that he was going League. So even though he sat out the NBA Predraft Camp and then proceeded to seriously hurt his knee during a workout last weekend – giving scouts even more pause about his shaky sticks – Walker decided that he was ready for the NBA and shouldn't be too surprised if he finds himself in the D-League next season.
- Bill Self. How bad can it be if you just won the national title? Not very. Still, there was a chance Mario Chalmers would return next season to lead Sherron Collins, Cole Aldrich and the other Jayhawks back to another F4 opportunity. Only Collins of the quartet of he, Chalmers, Darrell Arthur and Brandon Rush is returning, but somehow we think Bill Self is still smiling.


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Covered in Folk: Bob Marley (Xavier Rudd, Magnet, Luka Bloom, Kings of Convenience, 8 more!)June 15th, 2008 — 09:30 am
A few weeks ago over at collaborative music blog Star Maker Machine I had the opportunity to share Bob Marley's Stir It Up — a song which I maintain is one of the great summersongs of all time, in spite of its subversive political undertones. In my accompanying post, I noted that:
Bob Marley's greatest hits release Legend may have been just a posthumous compilation, but it was a perfect, complete set; it caught fire upon its release, bringing the sound of reggae full-bore into mass culture for the first time. Some of this was surely timing — the album was released in May, and the songs rode up and down the charts like an elevator all summer long, moving virally and fluidly among those of us at summer camp, and catching fire in the schoolyard upon our return.
But the album was also a timely signifier of authenticity for a growing dissatisfied American underclass left out of the Yuppie movement. College students bought the album in droves. The album went platinum ten times, and set what would appear to be an unbreakable benchmark as the highest selling reggae record ever. By the time I hit high school a few years years later the dreadlocked poster was perfectly familiar; so were the chunky beats, the fat bass, and the loose, rough-hewn vocal harmonies of the Wailers coming from a summer boombox.
I stand by that assessment: even today, the image of Bob Marley retains a particular young person's mark of countercultural, slyly adversarial legitimacy in the US — whether or not those who choose to post Marley's head upon their dormroom wall realize that there is fire there, not just smoke and rolling papers.
But though the Star Maker Machine model favors the shortform, since that post, I've been looking for an opportunity to explore Marley's legacy on a larger scale. Because sifting through my folk archives in preparation for that elseblog post, I was struck by how many great Marley covers have come to us from musicians outside The States.
My own experience aside, if the unusually broad geographical diversity of today's coverfolk is any indication, Bob Marley's music and the message of peace and social justice it carries has spread to every corner of the globe. And why not? Americans may like to think that Jamaica (like everywhere else) is some sort of colony, but Marley is no more ours than anyone's. And, perhaps more significantly, Marley's truths are universal messages of hope and solidarity, relevant everywhere that people gather together as folk.
Here, then, a set which explores that broader significance. Our "genre" tags are all over the map, from the Irish singer-songwriter vibe of Luka Bloom to the upbeat indiepop sound of Norwegian folktronic solo artist Magnet. Marley classic Three Little Birds gets the lion's share of offerings, with four vastly diverse takes: the hushed, fragile lo-fi indiefolk of Birmingham, Alabama experimentalists 13ghosts, the joyous acoustic kidfolk of New Yorker and Cover Lay Down favorite Elizabeth Mitchell, the Zydeco stylings of Keith Frank and the live bossa-reggae beat of Brazilian Minister of Culture Gilberto Gil.
The mellow Australian jamfolk of Bonnaroo favorite Xavier Rudd stands in stark contrast to the traditional Okinawan folk sound that Nenes uses to flavor their stunning all-female interpretation of No Woman No Cry. Omar Sosa and Richard Bona's Afro-Cuban Jazz cover of Redemption Song is full and hopeful; late countryman Johnny Cash and UK post-punk Joe Strummer bring the weary weight of age to their own spare take on the same song.
Regular readers know I don't usually go for live covers, especially those clearly recorded from the audience, but for this amazingly mellow, sparse take on Waiting in Vain from Norwegian indiefolk darlings Kings of Convenience, recorded just two months ago in Seoul, I'll gladly make an exception. And though I was tempted to skip Scottish vocalist Annie Lennox's languid vocal pop as "not folk", I couldn't help but include it alongside, for contrast's sake.
There's other covers out there, of course. But taken as a set, today's gems fit our own "greatest hits" modality of quality over quantity, while serving as a survey of worldbeat folk from far-flung places. And I can think of no better way to show the true influence of Bob Marley, as a challenge to those who might mistake their collegiate associations for the broader impact of this musical genius. Enjoy.
- Luka Bloom, Natural Mystic
(from coveralbum Keeper of the Flame)
- Magnet, She's Gone
(from The Simple Life)
- Xavier Rudd, No Woman, No Cry
(from Solace)
- Nenes, No Woman, No Cry
(from Putumayo's Cover the World cover collection)
- Gilberto Gil, Three Little Birds
(live 2004; from Electracustico)
- 13ghosts, Three Little Birds
(from Cicada)
- Elizabeth Mitchell, Three Little Birds
(from You Are My Little Bird)
- Keith Frank & The Soileau Zydeco Band, Three Little Birds
(from Putumayo's Caribbean Playground collection)
- Omar Sosa and Richard Bona, Redemption Song
(unknown source; via I Am Fuel, You Are Friends)
- Johnny Cash w/ Joe Strummer, Redemption Song
(from Unearthed III: Redemption Songs)
- Annie Lennox, Waiting In Vain
(from Medusa)
- Kings of Convenience, Waiting in Vain
(live from Seoul 4/08; youtube source here)
Like what you hear? As always, links above lead to artist-preferred sources wherever possible; please, support these artists and others by following links and buying their music. And, as always, if you know of other folk covers you think belong in this rarified crowd, send 'em along, either through comments or via email.
Still haven't had your fill? Today's bonus songs are halfcovers — one a two-song medley, the other
an original a Damien Rice cover intertwined with a Bob Marley cover (thanks, Kathy!) — from two very different ends of the American folkworld: Jack Johnson's barefoot surf folk and the delicate, experimental pianofolk of Benjamin Costello. Together, they help us see how, even within a single culture's use of Marley's songbook, there is more than meets the blurry eye.
- Jack Johnson, The News/Natural Mystic (Johnson/Marley)
- Benjamin Costello and Keiran King, Older Chests/Redemption Song (Rice/Marley)
Cover Lay Down posts regularly on Wednesdays, Sundays, and the occasional Friday and holiday; upcoming posts include folk festival previews, new album reviews, and other great songs from the coverfolk purview. I also recommend Star Maker Machine, where the gathering crowd shares over thirty songs a week on a given theme; my own recent posts include the originals and multiple coverversions of both Daniel Johnston's Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Your Grievance and Monty Python's Always Look On The Bright Side of Life.
PS: looking for some Father's Day Coverfolk? Try Covered in Kidfolk: Daddy's Little Girl for some still-live coversongs for fathers and daughters!
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br>I don't usually post too much for discussion during development, but thought I could see what people think this time. Maybe I'm unsure on demand, maybe I realise already there should be some changes, maybe I just want to experiment with discussion..
First off, just to be clear - this project isn't really a main focus for me at the moment - I've bandied around ideas of Matrix Mixers for several years (there was the 4x4 in the modular line and I almost got going on a very big mixer collaboration project a few years back..). So, don't yet count on this actually ever reaching fruition - and anything will likely be some way off anyways. (did I kill the buzz enough already?!). As I said, partly I'm interested to see if people are interested!
I've seen a few PASSIVE Matrix Mixers appearing of late. But for proper fidelity and control, I really think ACTIVE is the only way - just as with regular mixers.
How big? Well, you'll almost always want more inputs than outputs (so some can be used as effects returns most likely).
Does a 6 x 4 provide enough, but not too much?
This initial iteration has:
- input preamps for line level signals (fine with modular though AC coupled, of course) + simple clip level leds (at this stage, keeping it simple)
- 24 knob matrix
- output buffer / level controls
Having tried this, I do feel already there is need for:
- improved signal level indication - 2 or more leds per input and maybe the same for each output.
- still doubtful about whether phase and/or boost/pad switches may be good
- maybe impedance balance the outputs.
- scribble space (white rectangles) on the panel to note input/outputs.
One other thought would be to treat the lower two rows differently - change one row to PAN and the other to LEVEL. Saying that, same could be done for the upper two rows too. It is a subtle but perhaps useful difference.
Oh and I haven't yet tried any form of zener/diode level limiting - something I've used a bit of in recent designs & which could well be useful here - - definitely something for me to try in the next stage.
The build size is twice the length of my current standalones (ie. 6 FracWidth) with internal DCDC power conversion. Decent, but not over-the-top-$$$ opamps inside.
I don't think anything really exists along these lines at present?
(sorry for the slightly shitty picture)
br> br>
br>i would definitely be interested in an active matrix mixer. i had a passive one for a while and it didnt work for me. 6x4 would be sufficient. signal level leds would be a rad bonus. and having all this in bugbrand blue would be a major selling point. br> br>
sounds very, very interesting to me!
6 x 4 means i can patch it as 4 x 2 with 2 channels of feedback (that can be routed through a pair of vcas, for example). that should be sufficient for my purposes, although i wouldn't if there were another pair of inputs.
i would be really keen on
mute switches
, for each input-output pairing.
and i am curious about how having one row of level pots and another row of pan pots would work - does it become a 6 x 2 mixer then?
cheers br> br>
br>super-interested. i have a matrix, and would much rather deal with an active mixer.
i'd love a way to link, for a 12x4 or just a bigger one. br> br>
6x4 seems like a sensible size for the matrix, the same as the Hordijk one I use.
Would be cool though to be able to input DC signals as well as AC signals, and to have bi-polar level control over the nodes (matrix intersections)...must be technically feasible, I think ( maybe the cost would get kind of prohibitive...)
Oh, and double up inputs and outputs with bananas and 1/4" jacks (or 1/8" jacks) to be able to crosspatch banana modulars, jack modulars and outboard gear ... that's what I'm gonna do by modding a passive matrix mixer
Also, it feels more natural to me to have input level controls at the "bottom" of the unit...but this is just a matter of getting used to...
br> br>
br>I wonder if 6 inputs is too many. I recently built some DIY active matrix mixers. (I color coded the jacks according to BugBrand!)
I considered a 6 by 4, but then asked myself how often I would want to actually mix 6 signals together. I ended up making a 4 x 4 and a 4 x 2. That gave me 8 inputs and 6 outputs and seemed more flexible (not to mention that it fit my panel space well). I think in stand-alone I would prefer to have two 4 x 4, rather than a 6 x 4.
I do like the idea of master input and output level controls (your yellow and green knobs) for the columns and rows, although I think the master input level controls might be the more useful of the two, if I had to limit panel space. br> br>
br>Choice of 6 ins / 4 outs well..
I was seeing that as 3 or 4 mono sources, 2 effects sends/returns and stereo output. (maybe I'm thinking too boring though..)
As I say (replying to Richard/Pugix) - I do think you tend to need more inputs due to effects returns.
The PAN idea mentioned - no, doesn't make it a 6 x 2 - works like on a 2-buss mixer, for example -- so pan to LEFT for channel 1, pan to right for channel 2. This'd make the lower 2 channels more easily useable for standard stereo setup. (perhaps?!)
Linking -- yeah, dunno... I'm generally liking thinking in self-contained approaches at the moment.
Mute Switches -- yes, maybe..
AC/DC -- DC doesn't really make sense when you have preamps etc - this is designed for line signals - modular AUDIO signals will work fine, but modular CV signals don't make sense for it. (passive matrix is fine for that, actually)
Cheers so far. br> br>
br>Mute switches and ouput blinknelights would make me happy.
I wonder if a lesser specced/slimmer CV matrix mixer might be a useful thing to have in the standalone format? (perhaps even just a couple of a similar design to the dual DC mixer)
Anyway, interested to see where this ends up... I hope to be in for one. br> br>
br>6x4 is a good size. I'm a bit hesitant about making the lower 2 output tracks a stereo track by having Level+Pan instead of two levels. In theory you can do the same things, but you interact with it differently. Maybe it would be good, allowing it to be used as a normal mixer with two sends, ans you say, Tom. Maybe it complicates the more wild matrix-specific uses.
Bananas+jacks would certainly be a plus for us bananaheads. I'd love to have a mixer like this as the output stage on my modular...
You could add a bus connector for a flat cable on the PCB to allow for channel expansion. Shouldn't complicate the circuit too much (but I'm no expert).
Regarding zener limiting - might be a nice feature, but a bit off target. I think high headroom is more important.
/Palle br> br>
otoskope wrote:
Bananas+jacks would certainly be a plus for us bananaheads. I'd love to have a mixer like this as the output stage on my modular...
I second that! br> br>
br>ear ear
br>This would be great!
Yes to banana and 1/4", balanced outs, and some scope for inversion/feedback. br> br>
pugix wrote:
Don't know if it's just the photo, but those nanas look extra colourful... What brand are those, and where did you buy 'em? br> br>
br>Johnson/Emerson banana jacks from Mouser. Green part #530-1080904-1. Photoshop enhanced.
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Johnson/Emersons? Now that's some serious Photoshopping
Cheers br> br>
br>Yes please. br> br>
BugBrand wrote:
Mute Switches -- yes, maybe..
hooray, tho i would also be just fine with the original design shown on p1 (esp if items such as click/thud-free operation of the switches adds signiciantly to product cost and development time - knowing
tho, i think i can solidly hope for clever solutions).
cheers br> br>
br>Funny - I was just thinking on the bus back to Bristol today that I'd not progressed
at all
with the matrix ideas and wondered if anyone would notice sometime.. !! br> br>
br>I'm still in love with the Matrix Mixer!
Happy Xmas Tom! br> br>
br>:tu: i actually woke up thinking about the :bugbrand: matrix this morning (i believe it came in at the end of a dream concerning ciat-lonbarde instruments, where i had too many outputs that i wanted to mix).... anyways, happy winter holidays all!
cheers br> br>
br>matrix mixing is great. imo it works best with level control on the inputs and using switches to add an input onto a specified output rather than a bank of pots. becomes a very usable calculator in that instance!
my Hinton SwitchMix is very well designed. I use the Trimmer module before hand, and each input is automatically daisychained to the the input below it. There are also switches to invert these inputs. br> br>
br>I'm looking for a matrix mixer solution currently for my ciat lonbarde setup. I love your current standalone solutions I'll have to watch your site
br> br>
wednesdayayay wrote:
I'm looking for a matrix mixer solution currently for my ciat lonbarde setup. I love your current standalone solutions I'll have to watch your site
Have you checked out the Repeater Electronics matrices? Passive 4x4. I have two and they are great for CL gear though some amplification after the signal helps. br> br>
br>what do you use to amp? br> br>
br>Dear Bug,
Do you still have plan to work on this matrix mixer ? br> br>
br>Unfortunately it seems to be an area I only occasionally come back to - I did have another bash at ideas over the summer, but still no real progress. (I have far too many such ideas stuck in early-stage limbo..) br> br>
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Wartime tube HQ is sold for £53m
%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%A former London Underground station that was used as a Second World War command centre has been sold for £53 million.
Brompton Road Tube station, in an expensive corner of London near Harrods, was put on the market in September by the Ministry of Defence as part of cost-cutting efforts.
It is now expected to be used for mainly residential development, with the money from the sale going back into the defence budget.
The Piccadilly Line station, which was designed by English architect Leslie Green, retains its original distinctive green and brown wall tiles - the hallmark of many of the Underground's historic stations.
It was opened in 1906 but closed in 1934 after London Underground decided it was no longer financially viable.
During the Blitz, the building was taken over by the War Office and used to control anti-aircraft batteries to protect London from air raids.
The 28,000 sq ft property contains a drill hall, garages, offices and mess above ground and has recently been occupied by the London University Air Squadron (UAS), the London University Royal Naval Unit (URNU), and 46F Squadron Air Training Corps (Air cadets).
There are also several underground areas, previously used as part of the former Brompton Road Underground station, but they have been left largely unused since the end of the Second World War.
Today the only remnants of the site's military past are a large map of London, the MoD said. It is working with the National Archives to make sure it is recorded.
Announcing the £53 million sale, defence minister Andrew Murrison said: "The Ministry of Defence is committed to selling off its surplus land and property in order to provide the best possible value for money to the taxpayer.
"At the same time we take our role as a custodian of the nation's history very seriously and have been working to record the historic significance of the building."
Inside The Old Station in Allerston, North Yorkshire
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A new study shows that expressing anger is good for your health.
Researchers at the University of Jena, in Germany, found that getting your anger out and being hot-tempered is actually helpful in extending one's lifespan.
The study authors said that their research may even offer evidence to support why the more expressive Mediterranean peoples of Europe tend to live longer than northerners, reported UPI.
Six thousand participants took part in the investigation to see what holding back one's emotions can do to health.
The researchers found that those who repressed their feelings were particularly at risk for developing diseases.
Internalizing strong emotions raised the pulse rate of participants — a phenomenon that, over time, could lead to heart disease and cancer.
"These people are distinguished by the way that they attempt to conceal outward signs of fear, and also by their defensive behavior," said study author Marcus Mund, according to Medical Daily.
"They avoid risks and always seek a high level of control over themselves and their surroundings," he added.
"For instance, when exposed to a stressful task they exhibit a higher heart rate and pulse ratio than non-repressors and show other objective signs of stress and anxiety."
Despite the so-called repressors' higher risk of certain illnesses, it was also found that they tend to recover from diseases better than those who are more emotional, reported Science World Report.
The findings were published in the journal Health Psychologies.


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A corn-based ethanol plant in the northeast South Dakota town of Rosholt has reopened after sitting idle for 18 months.
Thirty employees are working in production at the Red River Energy plant, which began grinding corn on Monday.
"The margins are good in ethanol, corn is abundant at this point with a record crop coming in," general manager Rick Serie told the Public Opinion in Watertown. "We're optimistic about our future here. We have to get up and operating at full capacity, but we see good margins being a success for the investors and the community"
Serie admitted there could be some hiccups after the plant sat idle for so long, "but we're working through them," he said. "We have a real experienced staff that knows how to fix and tweak as we start up."
Officials plan to ramp up annual production from 25 million gallons to 40 million gallons, and launch other projects including corn oil extraction and increased storage capacity for ethanol and distillers grains—a byproduct used as livestock feed.
The plant is operated by Kansas-based ICM Inc., under the management of Energy Management Solutions. A skeleton crew took care of the facility after it was idled in early 2012.
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April 18, 2013
Service Awards to be given in June
The Human Resources Department has released a list of employees who have reached service milestones of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 years at Columbus State as of December 31, 2012, as well as part-time employees and adjunct faculty with equivalent service converted to semesters. The list has been published on the Intranet (not available off campus) for your review. If you feel that you have been included or left off the list in error, please notify Human Resources immediately at email@example.com. The Service Awards reception is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, June 27.
Columbus State Day to feature classes, demos, exhibits
To celebrate the college's 50th anniversary this year, one of our activities highlights will be "Columbus State Day," an event inviting community members of all ages to join us for educational activities, demonstrations, workshops, and 45-minute self-contained classes. Columbus State Day is scheduled for Saturday, October 12.
We're getting some great proposals and ideas for Columbus State Day from faculty and staff, and we want to encourage you to keep them coming at http://ow.ly/hEwiN. Let's make Columbus State Day a signature event for years to come!
Students, faculty rally for health IT funding
Professor Lisa Cerrato, center back, and Instructor Gary Clark, far right, brought their Health Information Management and Health IT students to the Statehouse April 11 to participate in the 6th Annual Ohio Healthcare Information Technology Day.
Governor John R. Kasich signed a proclamation in honor of the day and in support of secure and efficient health information systems to improve the delivery of healthcare in Ohio. The students and faculty met with their state representatives and senators to advocate support for health IT funding for infrastructure, information exchange, and workforce development programs.
Ulloa-Olavarrieta named to 40 Under 40 list
Ariana Ulloa-Olavarrieta, certified business advisor in the Ohio SBDC Latino Center has been named to Columbus Business First newspaper's "40 under 40" List. Columbus Business First has selected 40 individuals under age 40 from central Ohio each year since 1993 for recognition as up-and-comers to be watched for their business, professional and community contributions. As a SBDC Certified Business Advisor, Ulloa-Olavarrieta serves the Hispanic community by providing one-on-one counseling, training and business referrals to those seeking to start or grow their small business. Ulloa-Olavarrieta's experience and established relationships within the Hispanic community enable her to connect her clients to valuable and relevant business development resources.
TutorTrac training sessions offered in three levels
All tutors, coordinators, chairs, and staff members who may be involved with the College Learning Assistance program are urged to participate in the upcoming TutorTrac4 training. Identified through the work of the Tutoring Advisory Committee, TutorTrac4 is the online system used to record interactions between students and tutors/SI leaders/Transfer Center staff members. In order to make the system even more accessible to chairs, coordinators, faculty, staff, and tutors, a 50-minute training session will be available each semester. Three levels of training have been scheduled for Spring Semester and will be held April 30 and May 1. Please see the schedule and register through the Columbus State Employee Training site under Title III - Academic Affairs.
Enter your team in the Cougar TEAM Challenge 5K!
It's not too late to sign up for the Cougar Challenge 5K! You can now enter the race as a team in the Employee Team Challenge. Register your team by 3:00 p.m. Friday, April 26, for a chance to win a team prize. Here is how it works:
Register yourself online at http://www.cscc.edu/community/5k.shtml
Join or create a team of six Columbus State employee runners.
Predict your combined finish time and send your team roster and prediction to Nichole Bowman-Glover. The team that finished the closest to their prediction will win gift cards.
You can also create a team of six employee walkers and register your team with to be entered in a random drawing for gift cards.
So get in some fun physical activity and support student textbook scholarships in the Cougar Team Challenge 5K. Register your team by April 26!
Hemming featured in new exhibition in the Library
"Karnak", by W. C. Hemming
The Library is currently exhibiting the art of William C. Hemming to its Main and subsidiary galleries. Hemming has exhibited earlier work with the Library and his latest works, "Maui Paintings," demonstrate his extraordinary range and talent. The works will hang in the Library through the month of May.
Social Sciences, students to present program on global poverty
The Columbus State Students for Peace and Justice and the Department of Social Sciences will sponsor a presentation from the Global Poverty Project titled "1.4 Billion Reasons," Tuesday, April 23, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. in the Conference Center Ballroom (WD).
Global Poverty Project is an organization that aims to end extreme poverty within our generation. A core component of their work is education –they are spreading the word about poverty issues and building up a movement around ending it. They are currently on the road for four months for the 2013 Spring Tour, bringing their hour-long presentation on extreme poverty, "1.4 Billion Reasons," to campuses and communities across the US. Faculty and staff are welcome to attend this event.
"1.4 Billion Reasons" explains the reality facing the 1.4 billion people currently living in extreme poverty around the world, and provides students with the information and tools they need to take effective action against extreme poverty. Interim Chair of Social Sciences Rebecca Mobley took a student group on a travel abroad trip to Guatemala last year. Upon their return, the students formed the Students for Peace and Justice to raise awareness about global poverty. While in Guatemala, the students did several service projects in that developing country.
Ideas To Go! focuses on sustainability April 23
To coincide with Earth Day, the next Ideas To Go! conversation will be "Can blue and white be green? Defining sustainability at Columbus State." It will take place Tuesday, April 23, in WD 1094. Reflecting on definitions provided by U.S. and international agencies, we will discuss our understanding of sustainability, whether it can be scaled to a college-wide level, and the challenges and opportunities for doing so. We'll conclude with discussing ideas for ongoing green networking, dialogue, and action. Nichole Braun, academic advisor, and Hari Ruiz, Grants Program coordinator, will lead the discussion. Please pre-register.
Join the Staff Advisory Council (SAC) at their next brown bag lunch series, Wednesday, April 24 at 12:00 p.m. in the DX conference room. The April SAC Lunch features Frank Barnhart, instructor in Communications and Theater and winner of numerous theater awards, who will share his expertise on public speaking. All employees are welcome to attend!
Taking back the night
Columbus State students joined others from CCAD and Franklin University April 15 to march against violence and abuse in the annual Take Back the Night rally. The event was the kick-off to a week of shared activities that focused on ending violence against women and LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) individuals on the colleges' campuses and throughout the Discovery District.


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Newtown families hope massacre transforms nation
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NEWTOWN, Conn. Newtown officials and parents of children killed in last month's elementary school massacre called on lawmakers Wednesday to turn the tragedy into "the moment of transformation" by banning high-powered, military-style rifles and high-capacity magazines while providing better care to the mentally ill and requiring more background checks for gun owners.
Several hundred residents, many wearing stickers urging more gun control measures, attended a public hearing held Wednesday night in the wake of the Dec. 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that left 20 first-graders and six educators dead. State lawmakers are considering possible changes to laws and policies affecting guns, mental health and school safety.
Bill Sherlach, whose wife, Mary, a school psychologist, died in the rampage, said that he respects the Second Amendment but that it was written in a long-ago era where armaments were different.
"I have no idea how long it took to reload and refire a musket," he said. "I do know that the number of shots fired in the Sandy Hook Elementary School in those few short minutes is almost incomprehensible, even in today's modern age."
Unlike a legislative subcommittee hearing held Monday at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford on gun laws, which lasted hours into the night and attracted hundreds of gun rights activists statewide, the crowd at Newtown High School on Wednesday was overwhelmingly in favor of gun control.
"Make this the time that change happens. Don't give up because it's too hard or too difficult. Make a promise to honor the lives lost at Sandy Hook and elsewhere in America by turning this tragedy into the moment of transformation that benefits us all," said Nicole Hockley. Her 6-year-old son, Dylan, was among those killed by 20-year-old Adam Lanza, who fatally shot his mother in their home before driving to the school to carry out the massacre and committing suicide.
Prior to the hearing, Nicole Hockley talked to CBS Newsabout why she is speaking out right now: "Now is the time because it's the only time I can start to make any sense of this for myself. Dylan was just pure love when you get right down to it. I am not being fair to his legacy and memory if I sit back and do nothing."
She added about what she want to happen: "All I've seen in all honesty so far is people immediately jumping on agendas. I find that disgusting. I'd rather see more conversation and listening taking place."
David Wheeler, whose 6-year-old son, Benjamin, was also killed, said a more comprehensive system of identifying and monitoring individuals with mental distress needs to be created.
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"That a person with these problems could live in a home where he had access to among the most powerful firearms available to non-military personnel is unacceptable," he said. "It doesn't matter to whom these weapons were registered. It doesn't matter if they were purchased legally. What matters is that it was far too easy for another mentally unbalanced, suicidal person who had violent obsessions to have easy access to unreasonably powerful weapons."
But Newtown resident Casey Khan warned that further restrictions on gun rights leave "good and lawful citizens at risk." While one of the few to speak in favor of gun rights, Khan still received applause from some in the audience.
Another resident, Mike Collins, said reducing the number of cartridges creates a vulnerability for the shooter, who has to reload, and for the people trying to defend themselves.
"I don't want to be out-gunned in a situation that I cannot walk or run away from," he said.
In response to calls from gun enthusiasts who've urged lawmakers against infringing on their Second Amendment rights, Newtown Police Chief Michael Kehoe told the lawmakers "this sacrifice is necessary and certainly warranted." Kehoe spoke of the need to reduce easy access to weapons of mass murder.
Wednesday's public hearing was organized by the General Assembly's task force on gun violence prevention and children's safety. Lawmakers hope to vote on a package of new measures around the end of February.
More details of the shooting were revealed at the hearing.
Susie Ehrens spoke of how her daughter, Emma, escaped from Sandy Hook with a group of other first-graders when the shooter paused. Emma, she said, saw her friends and teacher slaughtered before she ran past lifeless bodies and a half a mile down the road.
"The fact that my daughter survived and others didn't haunts me. That a spot where they were standing at that moment decided their fate that day, when evil (that) could have been stopped walked into their classrooms," Ehrens said.
Mary Ann Jacob, a Sandy Hook teacher, recalled hearing "hundreds of hundreds of gunshots that seemed to last forever" and crawling across the floor with 18 children to hide from the shooter.
Some in the audience didn't testify but said they felt it was important to attend.
Trish Keil and her twin sister, Helen Malyszka, two music teachers in Sandy Hook who knew many of the slain children, said they believe the tragedy will lead to change and won't be forgotten. Both support more gun control measures.
"I think it happened in Newtown for a reason and I think there is going to be major change because Newtown will not stand by and let this go," Keil said. "This is just, it's too horrific. When it's starting to affect our children, something has to be done and it's going to change."


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At the National Museum of African Art, I have been buried in my books.
The NMfAA is mostly underground. Visitors to the Smithsonian Castle see only the tip of an iceberg: the museum's atrium pokes up in the Haupt Garden, and passersby — lured by chilling air conditioning — can push through glassy doors and descend a massive spiraling staircase into the galleries below. The museum is three floors deep, and sunlight filters down the central columnar stairwell to a glittery pool and fountain at its base. The galleries are connected by underground atria, lit by arching skylights. Glassy walkways bridge between museum departments, and windows from all floors give views into studios, libraries, and galleries, and offices. Indoor plants and clever murals give the illusion that one is passing through a an open-air piazza. Only the distinctive taste of air conditioning reminds us that we are in a highly designed environment.
During the last three weeks I have been cloistered in the African Art Library, deep in the museum. The NMfAA houses the largest collection of written works on African Art in existence, and Africanists and art historians travel from around the world to study these documents. The library is a functional storage space; unaesthetic mobile stacks roll together to maximize storage capacity, metal filing cabinets line the walls. I claimed a small carol in a back corner next to some photocopy machines. In these humble surroundings I've rubbed elbows with some of the most prominent researchers and scholars in the field – anthropologists who wrote foundational ethnographies on African peoples, art historians who first introduced African art and artists to the Western world, and young scholars who are publishing the most challenging work on contemporary artistic practice in Africa and the diaspora. Some of them I recognize immediately, sometimes one scholar will tip me off about the other – they seem mutually star-struck. I am reminded that the Smithsonian is a hub for global expertise.
During the day I drift between my library carol, my office, and the staff room where I make tea. I have assembled over 100 articles which are helping me to map the landscape of contemporary arts created by women in Africa and the diaspora. I have been reading about gender issues and feminisms addressed by African women today, trying to develop a vocabulary for describing related arts.
My research will set the foundation for the design of an exhibit curated by Christine Kreamer, head curator of the NMfAA. This fall we will invite a small group of scholars and curators to a meeting at the NMfAA, to discuss the narrative of the exhibit and related publications. With this important gathering in mind, I am digesting as much literature as possible, to make informed recommendations for invitees and to help maximize precious discussion time with these experts.
Though I am processing information quickly, I feel the pressure of time – my 6-week internship has flown away, and I am scrambling to organize my research in a way that will it easy for my successor to pick up where I left off. In addition to leaving physical records (binders of articles, annotations, and bibliographies) I am developing a web site that will serve as a simple database for storing and searching material, which can easily be modified by future researchers.
If I could, I would spend all my days hanging out in the library with the head librarian, Janet Stanley. Janet built the extraordinary collection of scholarship herself over the last three decades. She navigates the collections better than any web catalogue, recalling authors, subjects, and references within texts, and she understands lineages and relationships among works that organize and define the field of scholarship. Janet is the library, and the volumes are simply extensions of her own mind. She is constantly reading, searching, sharing, cataloging … it is thrilling to be in her presence.


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BOSTON (AP) — A 6-year-old Massachusetts girl whose love for Justin Bieber encouraged physicians and nurses at a Boston hospital to organize a pretend wedding to the pop star as she battled a rare brain cancer has died.
The family of Avalanna Routh — who called herself Mrs. Bieber — said on their Twitter account that she died Wednesday morning. "Oh Avalanna, the brightest star — you took our hearts with you, our greatest Love," the family wrote.
During the pretend wedding, Avalanna held a yellow, green and purple bouquet of flowers, wore a T-shirt that said "Future Mrs. Bieber" and stood next to his portrait under a banner that declared them "Just Married." That sparked a social media campaign to help her meet the singer.
Bieber later arranged for the girl to meet him in New York, where they spent a couple of hours together before he tweeted that the experience was inspiring and the best thing he's ever done.
"... she was AWESOME! Feeling really inspired now! (hash)MrsBieber," he tweeted.
Bieber took to Twitter to mourn the death of Avalanna.
"just got the worst news ever. one of the greatest spirits i have ever known is gone," Bieber tweeted. "please pray for her family and for her."
"RIP Avalanna. i love you," he said.
Avalanna suffered from an atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor, a fast-growing tumor of the brain and spinal cord that usually occurs in young children. Only 30 new cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year, said Dr. Charles Roberts of Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Center, where Avalanna received treatment.
The little girl was diagnosed when she was 9 months old and "responded to initial treatment for quite a while, but the cancer kept coming back and ultimately she was no longer responsive," Roberts said. She died at her home in Merrimac.
There was no immediate word on funeral arrangements.
"She was a very courageous young person who lived her life with grace and determination," the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute said in a statement. "By generously sharing her story, she raised awareness worldwide about atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors and articulated the need for greater research of this rare cancer."
Rodrique Ngowi can be reached at www.twitter.com/ngowi
Girl who called self 'Mrs. Bieber' dies of cancer
BOSTON (AP) — A 6-year-old Massachusetts girl whose love for Justin Bieber encouraged physicians and nurses at a Boston hospital to organize a pretend wedding to the pop star as she battled a rare brain cancer has died.