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I would like to thank you for the thoughtful editorial you wrote for the September Issue of ASBMB Today. The sentiments you express regarding our generation, our students and our junior faculty are exact.
There is one thing you allude to but do not further pursue: "I've taught college freshmen for almost 30 years…"
At Concordia University, McGill University, the University of Toronto, the University of British Columbia…wherever I turn, there is a disdain for teaching undergraduates. Young colleagues are hired and very quickly learn that if they are to be successful, they had better learn to sit at their computers and write grant applications, fill out the 1 million forms demanded by the university administration and do as little teaching as possible. Teaching counts for zero here. If you are a disaster at it, it will weigh against you, but the idea that you might actually enjoy trying to help undergraduates learn is viewed as a waste of good research time.
In many ways, my junior colleagues have a rough and unsatisfying time. They literally spend most of their time writing grant applications and filling out forms. They talk about money and the new equipment it will buy. They rarely go into the lab after their first year. They do not cry over an experiment that gave the "wrong" results, and they do not cry when the data finally begin to make sense.
Worst of all, their older colleagues almost never ask them what is good in their labs, in their classes and in their lives. It's our generation that has created this situation, and I've yet to figure out how to right the wrong.
I enjoyed your article in the September issue of ASBMB Today.
You touched on a number of themes and pet peeves that have bothered me over the years (e.g., whining about what lousy jobs we have when we actually have great jobs; demanding that young people publish in Nature and Cell when most of their senior colleagues don't).
I have feared for some time that we are scaring off a generation of young scientists who just can't see the logic of living a monastic life until they're nearly 40 years old, only to be told they didn't make tenure so they are out of a job. I have fi rsthand experience with this. My son got his Ph.D. in chemical biology from the University of California, San Francisco, in 2005 and then did a postdoctoral fellowship in neuroscience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During the course of his postdoc, he decided he'd had enough of academics. However, he still loved science and wanted to make a more global contribution. So, he resigned from his postdoc this past May and started a Web site designed to help young people become better scientists.
The site (www.benchfly.com) provides user-generated videos to share key features of experimental techniques that make it easier to do science. It also has multiple career features to help students and postdocs navigate the political and fi nancial waters in which they fi nd themselves. He recently launched the site, and I think he's got a good idea that is packaged with humor and practicality. Hopefully, this will provide him with an opportunity to have an impact on young people that he won't be having through the traditional laboratory/classroom route. In fact, part of the reason he started this site was that he saw so many of his colleagues turning off to careers in science.
When I read your article, I thought about Alan and thought you might enjoy taking a look at the site. I'll declare my conflict-of-interest as his major (sole) investor!
Anyway, thanks for writing the article. It struck a chord.
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- the ability to use one's knowledge effectively and readily in execution or performance
- dexterity or coordination especially in the execution of learned physical tasks
- a learned power of doing something competently; a developed aptitude or ability
Skill is not given to us by the game. Skill is learned and grown from experience; it is a willingness to learn, an ability to learn, and applying it directly to our play. It's your adaptability and your mental "processing power." Greater skill at one task will lead to quicker learning of a similar task, and this is why skill is so important in progression raiding (any raid where you aren't overgearing the content) and PvP.
Things we gain skill in include use of our own computer (your keyboard and mouse, your direct link into controlling the game), ability/spell selection, reaction speed, and awareness of what things are or might be "bad" (be it a boss ability, environmental effect, or even a game mechanic like pulling aggro or going out of healing range). The speed and accuracy of these things are what make a skilled player... and they are born out of the ability to learn, mental quickness, and experience.
Skill is NOT:
- Gear
- Sims
- Research
- Meters
- Mods
- Macros
- Hardware
I have known players who have failed to improve after being given all the "right" tools. On the flip side, I have known skilled players who didn't use many of these tools at all (we just about all use some mods!). Skill and tools help each other to make a better player, but they are not the same thing.
How do they relate?
In my rough opinion,
|Skill + Tools = Player Performance
Skill, or the ability to learn from experience while adapting it to a new situation, is very important. Various tools(when used correctly) add to your situational awareness and aid in processing information, such as perusing logs or comparing gear or knowing what stats you should focus on to what caps; the stats on the gear itself will aid in your overall output and survivability.
A player with a lot of appropriately-used tools can make up for some failing of skill; likewise, a player with a lot of skill can make up for some failing of tools. A player who makes great use of tools while being highly skilled makes for an exceptional player. Though it's not always fair to count on one's luck with gear drops in the game as a measure of their ability as a player, you cannot deny that a person with a legendary weapon should have an edge over someone with a weapon from a heroic 5-man.
Not all tools are accurate or appropriate, either. In a simple example, we could say "Wow, that guy has a i-level 9,000 shirt! He must be AWESOME!" while the shirt is all +spellpower and he's a warrior. While that is unlikely to ever happen, there are some more realistic examples: like sims that don't take into account your own raid composition, or BiS lists that aren't made for a WotLK 10-strict itemization, or suggested rotations that assume you'll have full raid buffs, or that someone else will take care of a debuff that you would otherwise need to apply (mangle/trauma, IFF/misery, totem juggling, etc). Or situations where you could spike the meters through the roof by AoEing on a pack of adds while some other mob should be CC'd or interrupted or single-target-bursted down before it wipes the raid: because you topped meters, you think you did everything right.
This relationship is why we often see people mistakenly equating various tools to skill: they ultimately both impact a player's overall performance. For example (allow me to beat a dead horse for a paragraph), Gearscore is often used as a limit on invites to pug raids because it's a measurable component of the overall performance you would expect from that player. It does not measure actual player skill in the slightest, of course, but some players do like to imagine that it does. What Gearscore does allow is for a raid leader to ensure at least one crutch (being gear with a lot of raw stats) to lean on towards success in an otherwise unknown mash-up raid. Even if I don't like seeing people use Gearscore, I can't deny that gear does contribute in some amount to a raid's success: gear is specifically why we see WotLK 25-man guilds clearing through the lower-iLevel (and less itemized) 10-mans with relative ease. However, gear is just a tool (one that can be misused), and a player not having gear does not mean they can't make up for it with skill... just as a geared player may not necessarily be skilled.
Short of the long: if the guy with the legendary is dead in a fire cuz the internet dragon ate him for the fiftieth time, he's worthless against the raider in blues who is alive because he learned at level 12 that "fire=bad."
How would we measure Skill?
If we could provide a "skillscore," how would we do it? I imagine, for purposes of awareness, it would involve the statistics tracking: number of times you've died to cleave as a DPS/healer, or died in fire, or got hit by a death beam. It would need to be more particular, though: how many times you did these things when the raid was still mostly alive, as I know I use these insta-death mechanics to facilitate a quick wipe when we're resetting a boss for another try! Or whether the tank was still alive, as top-threat dps or healer is sure to die next after a tank goes down. You could measure reaction times by monitoring combat logs, especially in the case of healers or interrupts, or tanks swapping taunts or using protective cooldowns. It's possible with algorithms, but that's only a rough sketch that doesn't cover every possible thing that could happen in a raid, and whether it's that player's fault.
Some other aspects of skill are much harder to quantify: what about those times a tank decides to run LoS from healers? Or carries a cleave or whirlwind right over their squishy fellow raiders? Or how about spell selection--how do you measure that, when it needs to be adaptable from boss-to-boss, situation-to-situation, PvE to PvP, raid comp and spec and talents and lag all contributing to your choice? What about those times a player's just "off" that night, due to mood or lack of sleep or dehydration or family distractions, or a major need for a bio break in the middle of a 15-minute-long encounter, reducing their attentiveness?
How exactly do you measure the full extent of someone's ability to perform their job, without being able to measure their skill? All we can do is to play with a person and see how quickly they learn in a new situation: their adaptability, learning speed, and reaction times. It's not a quantitative measurement, but there is a definite qualitative bar you can place any given person on and say "yeah, she's pretty good," or "wow, that guy sucks," or even "HOLY CARPS we need to recruit that person NOW."
An Example
I spent some time, long ago, trying to help another player who was having a lot of trouble. They were very nice and willing to learn. I sent them all of my mods and macros. I helped them set them up over vent. I walked them through how I chose spells, how I wove my spells when healing, etc. Their gear was on par for the content, and was on par for the others they were healing with. They had a good computer and didn't have a high latency. They didn't die very often to "bad stuff;" they seemed situationally aware.
But they just didn't improve.
I worked with them for a long time. I still feel bad to this day that I never saw any increased performance out of them. All I could do was shrug and say "keep trying." As much as I liked them, I knew the only other possibility was that it had to be an issue of player skill. It was something difficult to pinpoint and quantify, but the result was clear: a poor healer.
Skill + Tools = Player Performance
Don't say gear = skill. Don't say mods or sims or spreadsheets = skill. Those are tools to help you in your growth and ability as a player. Skill, on the other hand, is your adaptability, your experience, your willingness to learn, and your mental reaction time all rolled up into one incredibly-difficult-to-quantify ball of "skill."
You can have a skilled player who doesn't make use of many tools, like spreadsheets or having great gear... just as you can have an unskilled player walking around with a Legendary and quoting EJ (and then dieing in a fire). When recruiting or even looking at a random person standing next to you at the inn, keep that in mind before judging their "skill."


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We ship all of our area rugs with UPS / Fedex Ground service. Shipping is always free.
Delivery can take anywhere from 1 to 5 business days from when a shipment has left our warehouse. Once your rug leaves our warehouse, we will send you the tracking number.
We do offer the option to expedite delivery with a 2-day or 1-day service to many regions. Please contact us and we can provide further information on this option.
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Family Readiness Groups
The Family Readiness Group (FRG) is one of the most important mechanisms for supporting family members who are left at the home base when units deploy. The volunteers who make up the FRG are a key element in helping maintain family member morale while also providing necessary assistance when problems are encountered. Providing support for family members at the home base ensures that deployed soldiers can focus on their mission without unnecessary distractions.
The links below are from the U.S. Army Research Institute for Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI). ARI is the Army's lead laboratory conducting research, development and analysis on training, leader development and soldier issues. ARI also includes Centers of Excellence on attitude and opinion surveys and occupational analysis.
Family Readiness Group Leaders' Online Handbook
Family Readiness Group (FRG) Leaders Handbook
Personel and Family Readiness Guide
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A Guide to the Samuel Price Carson Papers, 1827-1913
Biographical Note
Politician Samuel Price Carson (1798-1838) was born to Col. John and Mary (Moffit) Carson, in Pleasant Gardens, North Carolina. John represented Burke County in the North Carolina General Assembly for many years. Educated by his older brother Joseph, Samuel Carson was elected to the North Carolina Senate in 1822.
Two years later, Carson ran for U. S. Senate against Robert B. Vance, who charged that Carson's father was a traitor during the Revolutionary War. Carson challenged Vance to a duel and prepared by training with David Crocket in Tennessee. In 1827, the duel finally took place in Saluda Gap, South Carolina, and Carson mortally wounded Vance with his first shot.
In 1825, Carson began the first of four terms in the U. S. House of Representatives. He was defeated in 1833 after supporting John C. Calhoun's nullification meeting. In 1834, Carson was reelected to the North Carolina State Senate and was a delegate to the 1835 North Carolina Constitutional Convention. In 1831, Carson married Catherine Wilson, with whom he had a daughter. The couple also adopted his illegitimate daughter with Emma Trout.
By 1836, Carson had moved to Lafayette County, claimed by both Texas and Arkansas, and was chosen to represent the area of Pecan Point at the Convention of 1836, where he signed the Texas Declaration of Independence. After losing the position of president ad interim to David C. Burnet by a vote of 29 to 23, Carson was elected the Republic of Texas's first Secretary of State, a position he held only for a few months. In April 1836, Carson traveled to Washington, D.C., to help secure aid for the new republic. He retired to his Arkansas home only a month later.
Ericson, Joe E. "Carson, Samuel Price." Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed October 28, 2010.
Fulmore, Z. T. "Samuel Carson Price." The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association. Vol. 8, No. 3 (January 1905): 263-266.
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Scope and Contents
The Samuel Price Carson Papers, 1827-1913, document Carson's political career, focusing on a duel in which Carson killed Robert B. Vance. The collection consists of a typed transcript, with handwritten annotations, of letters and biographical information related to Carson's activities as a North Carolina legislator and the 1827 duel. Silas McDowell of Mason County, North Carolina, collected the transcribed papers in 1875.
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Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Samuel Price Carson Papers, 1827-1913, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center's "History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light" project, 2009-2011.
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Boulder's Taylor Phinney trailing but paving way for van Garderen at USA Pro Challenge
MOUNT CRESTED BUTTE — Taylor Phinney of Boulder, fresh off two fourth-place finishes in the Olympics, finished Tuesday's 99-mile Montrose-to-Mount Crested Butte stage 4:29 back and is 17:12 behind overall in the USA Pro Challenge.
However, he's a domestique with the powerful BMC Racing Team which has Tejay van Garderen in the yellow jersey and Johann Tschopp, who won last week's Tour of Utah, in 10th.
Phinney had a rough start Monday. He crashed one mile into the start out of Durango but recovered with a bloody elbow and made the finish in Telluride.


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The year-end SoCal Banquet/Membership Meeting/Challenge Round is coming up on Saturday, December 15th at Prado Regional Park in Chino. The schedule for the day is: Check-in for Challenge Round 8:30am – Player Meeting 10:00am – Tee-off To Follow – Banquet Begins 1:30. Registration includes entry into the event and the awards banquet – $20 for current SoCal members, $25 for non-members.
This will be a full flighted event. Your final score will determine how you will place in one of three flights. Minimal prizes will be awarded throughout each flight. Other prizes will be awarded during the raffle held during the membership meeting and awards banquet. A fully catered meal will be provided at the awards banquet featuring mexican food. Alcohol is legal in Prado Park (we won't have it available, so bring your own).
Everyone who joins or renews with SoCal DGA at the event can pick up their new 2013 SoCal Tag and Membership Disc. There will also be a 5$ discount on PDGA membership renewals at the event. If you are interested in serving on the SoCal Board of Directors, contact Randy Wylot @ 619-709-7927 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Location: Prado Regional Park – 16700 Euclid Ave., Chino, Ca. 91708 (909) 597-4260
Park gates open at 7:30am. There is a $10 per carload for entry on weekends. Park entry is NOT included in the entry fee.


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Celebrities Urge Fans to Join the END7 Campaign
New Video Builds Momentum in Global Effort to End Neglected Tropical Diseases by 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C.—February 26, 2013 — In a hard-hitting new video released today, celebrities from around the world called for support in the global effort to control and eliminate seven diseases that plague more than 1 billion people around the world, including 500 million children. In the video, international actors and musicians witness the devastation neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) cause and encourage their fans to be part of the solution. The video is part of the END7 campaign, the first global public awareness initiative dedicated to controlling and eliminating the seven most prevalent NTDs by 2020.
Emily Blunt ("Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," "Devil Wears Prada"); Eddie Redmayne ("Les Miserables," "My Week with Marilyn"); Tom Felton ("Harry Potter" series); Yvonne Chaka Chaka (South African pop star); Tom Hollander ("Pirates of the Caribbean," "Pride and Prejudice"); and Priyanka Chopra (leading Bollywood actress and international recording artist) are featured in the video. These celebrities join a growing cast of supporters including Katy Perry, Ewan McGregor, Alyssa Milano, Norah Jones, Rosanna Cash, Paula Abdul and Stella McCartney to help raise public awareness about NTDs.
"Until recently, I didn't even know these diseases existed," said actress Emily Blunt. "The serious disabilities and suffering they inflict on the world's poorest people is heart-wrenching. But I was inspired to join the END7 campaign because, for once, the solution is simple and available now. And the cost for treatment is so low that almost anyone can make a big difference by giving just a few cents."
END7 relies heavily on individuals spreading the word and getting involved through Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. It aims to raise the public awareness and funding required to cover the cost of distributing medicine and setting up treatment programs for NTDs. END7 is encouraging supporters to sign a pledge to inspire global policy leaders and philanthropists to take action and help end these diseases by 2020.
It costs approximately 50 cents to treat one person against the seven most common NTDs for an entire year. Pharmaceutical companies have donated billions of pills to treat these diseases, and many programs use existing infrastructure, such as schools and community centers, as distribution points, making NTD treatment one of most cost-effective public health initiatives available today.
The seven most common NTDs—hookworm, ascariasis (roundworm), trichuriasis (whipworm), schistosomiasis (snail fever), lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis), onchocerciasis (river blindness) and trachoma—infect more than one in six people worldwide, including more than 500 million children. They cause blindness, massive swelling in appendages and limbs, severe malnutrition and anemia. NTDs prevent children from growing and learning. They reduce adults' economic productivity and ability to care for their families, keeping communities trapped in a cycle of poverty and disease.
"In India alone, nearly 700 million people are at risk for elephantiasis and more than 200 million children are at risk for worm infections," said Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra. "Through the END7 campaign, we can offer a solution that will change the lives of millions of people living in poverty in Asia and around the world. I am proud to be a part of the global effort to end these diseases."
The END7 campaign was launched in 2012 by the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases, an initiative of the Sabin Vaccine Institute. Wunderman UK leads the creative direction for the campaign, which includes this latest video along with the campaign's website, Facebook hub and the previously released "Mission in a Minute" video.
"We are building a movement that allows nearly everyone to play a part in making these diseases history," said Dr. Neeraj Mistry, managing director of the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases. "Since last January's London Declaration, we have seen a significant increase in support for NTD control and elimination among global leaders. What we need now is for the general public to get involved in our cause."
To watch the video, entitled END7: How to Shock a Celebrity, and learn more about the END7 campaign, visit www.end7.org.
Tom Felton
"I have really been impressed with the support for END7 among my fans," said Tom Felton. "END7 is unique because so little goes such a long way. Through Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, young people can donate and share the campaign with their friends. A simple social media post can make a big impact."
Eddie Redmayne
"After watching the footage of these diseases, I was compelled to learn more," said Eddie Redmayne. "While these diseases might be complicated, the solution is simple: 50 cents is all it takes to treat someone infected with up to seven of the most common NTDs."
Tom Hollander
"What struck me most about END7 is that the tools to treat these diseases are already available," said Tom Hollander. "What's missing is the public support to help get the medicine to the communities that need it most. I am proud to do my part, and urge my fans to learn about NTDs and what we can do to treat and prevent them."
Yvonne Chaka Chaka
"These diseases are very real, even if people are not talking about them" said Yvonne Chaka Chaka. "Africa carries 50 percent of the global NTD burden, and I've seen their impact first hand. The END7 campaign is sparking a global movement to end these diseases."
About END7
END7 is an international advocacy campaign that seeks to raise the awareness and funding necessary to control and eliminate the seven most common neglected tropical diseases by 2020. The international effort to control and eliminate NTDs has the support of a diverse group of global partners, including the World Health Organization (WHO), national governments, pharmaceutical companies, corporations and individuals. END7 is run by the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases, an initiative of the Sabin Vaccine Institute.
About NTDs
NTDs are a group of 17 parasitic and bacterial infections that are the most common afflictions of the world's poorest people. They blind, disable and disfigure their victims, trapping them in a cycle of poverty and disease. Research shows that treating NTDs lifts millions out of poverty by ensuring that children stay in school to learn and prosper; by strengthening worker productivity; and by improving maternal and child health.
About Sabin Vaccine Institute
Sabin Vaccine Institute is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization of scientists, researchers, and advocates dedicated to reducing needless human suffering caused by vaccine preventable and neglected tropical diseases. Sabin works with governments, leading public and private organizations, and academic institutions to provide solutions for some of the world's most pervasive health challenges. Since its founding in 1993 in honor of the oral polio vaccine developer, Dr. Albert B. Sabin, the Institute has been at the forefront of efforts to control, treat and eliminate these diseases by developing new vaccines, advocating use of existing vaccines and promoting increased access to affordable medical treatments. For more information please visit www.sabin.org.


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KLRU-TV, Austin PBS, proves that barbecue doesn't have to be complicated and it doesn't take a lot of specialized equipment. In this 11 episode instructional web series, BBQ nerd Aaron Franklin explains the steps beginning to end in creating delicious barbecue in your backyard. Learn how to modify an off-the-rack smoker for optimal success. Find out why the type of wood you choose is important and how to build a fire. Discover the correct temperature for smoking meats and why the way you slice a finished brisket is so important.
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What Christina Aguilera wants is to find out who leaked private, sexy photos of the pop star.
A rep for the "Burlesque" actress spoke out Wednesday after photos hit the web showing Aguilera covered up by little more than a pair of pasties.
"The photos of Christina Aguilera being leaked to the press were illegally obtained by a hacker who tapped into Christina's personal stylist's account," her rep said in a statement, People reported. "The photos were taken in the privacy of Ms. Aguilera's home and were used only in a personal exchange between the star and her stylist."
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The "Dirrty" singer, who recently filed for divorce from hubby Jordan Bratman, called the leak of her private photos "reprehensible" and pledged to go after the hackers.
Selected Reading: People, TMZ, MTV


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See photos, video of Biden event
If you missed last Wednesday's special event with Dr. Jill Biden and U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, you can view a short video here: http://cstv.cscc.edu/dr-jill-biden-visit/.
A gallery of photos from the visit is also online here: http://www.dol.gov/dol/media/photos/slideshows/20120222-solis-biden-comcol.htm
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Association of American Colleges and Universities Presents: Employers Speak on a Liberal Education
You are invited to participate in this webinar featuring employers addressing the value of liberal education outcomes in today's economy.
The webcast will engage two lively panels of employers and business leaders discussing the types of knowledge, skills, and attitudes they seek when hiring college graduates. Have recent years of economic contraction and technological progress realigned workforce needs? In a shifting, interconnected global marketplace, what can colleges and universities do to provide graduates with the capacities needed to succeed today and into the future?
The panels will be hosted in front of live audiences at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and at the California State University System office in Long Beach, CA. AAC&U will co-host from Washington, DC.
When: Wednesday, February 29 (1:30 - 3:30 p.m.) - Register
Where: Innovation Center - CT 107
Let Your Rubric Do the Talking - Presentation and Work Session
A RUBRIC is a feedback tool that benefits both students and faculty by informing students what is expected and what different levels of performance look like. This workshop will present steps for developing the Rubric. You will create a Rubric based on a real assignment. Bring a copy of an assignment to the work session.
Sponsored by: Assessment for Student Learning.
Contact: email@example.com; ext.3936
Presented by: Barb Thompson, English Department, Patricia Opong, Computer Science
When: Tuesday, February 28 (4:00 - 5:30 p.m.) - Register
Where: Innovation Center CT 107
Copyright-What is it? Fair Use-What does it Mean?
Join nationally recognized librarian and author, Bruce Massis, for a workshop on the proper (and legal) uses of copyrighted materials in the classroom. Topics covered will include a general discussion of copyright, the definition and appropriate usage of the "Fair Use" provisions of the copyright legislation as it pertains to print and audio/visual material. Finally, learn how the fair use provision protects you, as a teacher, when you reproduce any copyrighted work for classroom purposes.
Presented by: Bruce E. Massis, Director, Library
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Christine Miller grew up in the small town of Lockport, near Buffalo New York. Raised in a Christian home and being encouraged by her grandfather and fine artist, F. J. Miller, she has grown in appreciation for the natural beauty of God's creation. It has always been a natural desire and goal for her to represent the natural beauty in the world through her drawings. She is moved by the masters, especially the art of Michelangelo.
Christine went to college hoping to increase her skills, but found they didn't always encourage a realist approach. She tried other art forms, but only found fulfillment in striving for what was real.
Christine had a son in 2010 who made her realize her direction in art. She started painting her son, Donny, whom she loves. This strengthened her desire for the skills of representational art so that she could draw her son with excellence.
At this time she found one of her most influential teachers, Constance Payne, a traditional painter. Through classes with Constance Payne, art finally made sense and reminded Christine why she fell in love with art in the first place. Drawing her son helped her find her purpose in portraiture. She gained a love for one of the greatest portrait artists of the 19th century, John Singer Sargent and the subject of children through Mary Cassatt.
Christine persevered in college, receiving her bachelors degree, while also working very hard outside of class and continuing to teach herself through distance courses to find the traditional skills instruction that she desired. She studied the methods of drawing the head and understanding light through William L. Maughan's book Drawing the head. She's learned skills in color, painting and traditional portraiture through instructional books and DVDs by portrait artists such as Margaret Baumgaetner, Alan Picard and Chris Saper. In 2014, she took a portrait workshop at the Academy of Realist Art in Toronto with Fernando Frietas and continues to study with this school in order to increase her skills and way of seeing. Studying and growing in the knowledge of the visual world is an incredible experience and the inspiration is endless.
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LYNCHBURG, Va. - For the second time in three games, the VCU Baseball team was forced into extra innings. And for the second time in three games, the Rams came away with the victory.
VCU defeated host Liberty 4-2 on Tuesday night in front 425 in attendance at Worthington Stadium. The Rams improve to 13-12 on the year, while Liberty drops to 23-5.
"I thought it was exactly what we needed," said VCU head coach Paul Keyes. "We needed our seniors to come up big for us and Seth Cutler-Voltz did a great job. He has been used in a number of roles this season, but tonight we needed him as a starter and he did a great job. In the 10th, Jordan (Weymouth) came up with a big hit to give us the lead, before Joey (Cujas) added the sacrifice fly to extend the lead for us."
The Rams took an initial lead in the top of the third inning, pushing across two runs in the frame. Junior infielder Jordan Weymouth delivered a two-out single into left center field. Sophomore infielder Joey Cujas followed that up with a deep fly ball that just kept carrying, before carrying over the wall in left center field for a two-run home run. It marked the first home run of the season for Cujas.
Liberty cut the lead in half with a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth, before tying the game at 2-2 with a lone run in the bottom of the sixth.
Neither team could muster the go ahead run over the last three innings, extending the game to extra innings.
The Rams took the lead for good in the top of the 10th, scoring two runs. Junior infielder Nick Kime led off the inning with a single to right field, before senior outfielder Paul Nice drew a walk to put Kime in scoring position with Weymouth coming to the plate.
With a 1-2 count to his credit, Weymouth dropped a double into left center field, allowing Kime to score the game-winning run and advancing Nice to third. Cujas followed that up with a sacrifice fly to center field, bringing Nice in uncontested.
Freshman Matt Lees, who earned the victory in tonight's game, came out for the bottom of the 10th inning and allowed the leadoff hitter to reach on a bunt single. The Henrico, Va., native then came back to record the first out of the inning, making an impressive play to nail Liberty's Andy Smith at first base on a bunt.
Keyes called upon his closer, junior Blake Hauser, to record the final two outs of the contest. Hauser delivered with a fine performance, fanning the next two batters to finish off the Flames.
The Rams will return to conference play this weekend, traveling to Northeastern University for a three-game series starting this Friday. First pitch for Friday's contest at Friedman Diamond is scheduled for 3 p.m.


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Price presented with AL Cy Young Award
ST. PETERSBURG -- Prior to Saturday night's Rays-Indians game, David Price was presented with his 2012 American League Cy Young Award.
In addition, the first 20,000 fans to enter Tropicana Field received a David Price Cy Young Figurine.
Price initially received the trophy at the New York BBWAA dinner in January.
"I don't look at [Saturday night] as being for me," Price said. "This is for the fans. This is a chance for them to come out and be a part of this ceremony and get a figurine, and stuff like that. The Rays obviously did this for me, and what we accomplished last year as a team. And being able to win that Cy Young Award, but more or less it's for the fans."
To win the award, Price edged out Detroit's Justin Verlander 153-149 in the voting -- the closest election since the BBWAA permitted voting for more than one pitcher in 1970. Rays manager Joe Maddon touted his guy to win the award last year on many occasions, so he was asked to make one final commentary about Price winning the award.
"Talk about consistency -- seven innings, seven innings, seven innings, the whole time," Maddon said. "And with a really good pitch number, giving us a chance to win all of those games. He was really disgustingly consistent last year. Part of that was the fact he really had command of his fastball. He has other weapons now, but I really think he could throw 80 to 90 percent fastball in a game and win. I really do. That's what he learned last year."
Maddon pointed out that beyond Price's physical gifts, "there's that competitive thing about him also."
"He does not want to be good, he wants to be great," Maddon said. "And I love him for that. I think he handles it in the right way.
"When he's not playing, when he's not pitching, he's like the best cheerleader in this dugout. Postgame [celebration after] a win, he's probably the funniest guy up there. Then when it's time to focus, he does. I like the balance of how he does things."


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The curtains were made by Calico Corners using a Ralph Lauren fabric
The lamps are "Kub" from Lite Source (Amazon.com)
The blue quilt and sham are Ralph Lauren Palm Harbor collection (which I just saw is discontinued and at a great price on ralphlauren.com)
The orange blanket is Z Gallerie
The bed skirt is Pottery Barn
The headboards are FabricWorkroom.com
The rug is JC Penney
All of the animal artwork is handmade by Rachel. She was so kind to put together her "how to" make these adorable animal silhouette prints.
The art does not require any artistic ability; the most important things are a great pair of small craft scissors (splurge on the best one - you won't regret it), a good staple gun, spray adhesive and fabric glue. Once you've decided on your subject, do a Google Image search for a silhouette. Depending on how large you want your subject, you can print it onto standard paper (like I did for the elephants) or use a projector to enlarge an image and trace it onto posterboard (like I did for the giraffe). If you can't find what you need, you can always freehand (like I did with the attached dog image which was in Will's old room)
Next, hit the fabric store - I got everything for the boys' room at Jo-Ann Fabrics & Crafts. Start with a canvas of any size from the art department. You can cover it with a vinyl or (p)leather material (like the red material in the attached) from the home fabric section, which is so heavy that it does not need any batting. If you're using a standard fabric, you'll need a thin batting (also in the fabric section on large spools) so that the fabric lays smoothly. Don't just look in the fashion fabric section - some of the more fun, graphic prints are in the home section - especially the outdoor fabric lines. If you buy the canvas, fabric and batting at the same time, the fabric department can cut the latter two to fit the frame. While you're there, pick up small cuts of the 2 contrasting fabrics for your "subject" and its background (I highly recommend a sturdy vinyl/pleather for these if your subject has a lot of detail)... and some trim to outline it (rope, pom pom trim ,etc).
To assemble, use a staple gun to attach the vinyl or batting to the canvas - pulling it taught to eliminate any wrinkles. If you're using batting and fabric, you won't want to pull the fabric quite as hard or it will pucker. If you have a busy pattern, make sure it's aligned well in front before you start to staple in the back. If you do get wrinkles or puckers, it's easy to remove the staples and start over.
Next, cut the background for your subject (I use a plate or cup to trace a circle and I print out more complex shapes). To cut the subject, use tape to adhere the paper to the fabric and carefully cut the outline (I use lots of small pieces of tape so that the uncut portion doesn't shift at all as you go along). Use a light coat of spray adhesive (OUTSIDE! - this gets everywhere) to adhere the background to the fabric and then smooth it out to avoid any bubbles. Use the fabric glue to adhere the subject to the background - if it's a complex design with small details, use a brush to apply the glue so that it doesn't bleed. The final touch is using the fabric glue to apply the trim to the outside of the background.
ABSOLUTELY adorable! Thank you Rachel for sharing all of your resources and DIY artwork. I bet your boys are in LOVE with their new room.
And stay tuned, Rachel just had a baby girl and I will be sharing her nursery with you later this week!


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Reflecting a growing trend among Canadian RV buyers, lightweight travel trailers will be showcased at the Feb. 9-12 Edmonton RV Expo and Sale at the Edmonton Expo Centre.
The Edmonton Journal reported that Bill Burnett, president of the Recreational Vehicle Dealers Association of Alberta, said there are a lot more small trailers now than there were in years past that can be pulled by vehicles such as a minivan with 3,500-pound towing capacity.
"The market is polarizing," Burnett said. "There's lots of really big stuff, but there's also that part of the market for trailers pulled by family vehicles. The industry has stepped up with trailers under 3,000 pound."
Consumers can expect to see a selection of more than 400 RVs, including tent and travel trailers, fifth-wheels, park models and Class A, B and C motorhomes at the 32nd annual show.
In the larger units, lots of fifth-wheels are offering living rooms at the front of the trailer — the part that's over the hitch, Burnett said. It's an idea from the 1980s that's making a comeback. A benefit of this floorplan is that it provides "an awesome view" from the living room, he said.
But this layout is not for small trailers. "It takes over 35 feet to pull off the front living room," Burnett said.
A change on higher-end units such as Class A motorhomes is the use of automotive-style paint jobs rather than using decals to achieve the exterior look the manufacturer wants. These paint jobs are longer lasting than decals that will show the impact of sun and weather on units that are, for example, parked in Arizona for several months every year, Burnett said.
Burnett, sales manager at Trailblazer RV, expects dealers will be in a competitive mood at the show. Edmonton is a market with a full slate of RV dealers. In addition to dealers, the show will have a variety of other exhibitors including campgrounds, tourism areas and golf courses.
Dan Merkowsky, RVDA of Canada executive vice-president, pointed to one part of the show that has changed for 2012: The lifestyles theater has been dropped.
The theater attracted only a small percentage of those attending the show, Merkowsky said. Those who attended presentations usually went to sessions on one or two topics, leaving all the others virtually empty.
There will also be more than 30 tourism destinations will have booths at the show this year, Merkowsky said, giving consumers the opportunity to learn about places they can visit with their RV.


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Method for Unified Smarter URL Web Service
While me and my team have disclosed this over ip.com ( abt a day back) - I thought of expressing this in the blog forum for greater visibility and chances that fellow friends can apply it in real life.
"Method for Unified Smarter URL Web Service For Corporate Citation Over Word Wide Web"
What does this mean - well broken links have always been a headache and there has been quite a lot of solutions for it though not really innovations. But have you ever notice the following:
Many a times you come across references in article, news, documents published by XYZ company. When you visit those references or links or URL, it takes you to a 3rd person news websites - where you can read more details - but many a times those references show Ad's or have links which are disparaging to XYZ company. For example, if you are reading a breakthru article by C Cola company and it has some references , so you click
those references to learn more and you go to a website where there is more detail information - but may find a advertisement at the sidebar from a P Cola company. Its weird, funny and adversely affects brand building.
When one wants to quote a particular news or article or facts or technical content (available on Web) one can choose to cite a URL as reference. Now multiple URL's may contain same content or fact. Apart from the content that one needs to reference, it is very vital that the reference URL (Web Page) that is provided does not contain something disparaging to the authors product or company or favor the competitor or contain competitors advertisements or may lead to another web page having such content.
So here is the sketch of the proposed solution. What I like about it is a single unique URL is maintained throughout the life and the web service makes sure to prevent disparaging references and as a side product also takes care of broken links as references. - Laters Sandeep !
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EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Scotland cannot expect automatic membership in the European Union if it becomes independent, EU President Jose Manuel Barroso says.
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, leader of the Scottish National Party and a strong advocate for independence, has said the country would remain in the European Union, The Scotsman reported. But Barroso disagreed in a response to David Martin, a member of the European Parliament representing the Labor Party.
Barroso said a European Commission statement in 2004 that secession invalidates EU membership still stands.
Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney said Thursday the country could negotiate with the European Union at the same time that it negotiates terms of independence from the United Kingdom. British officials say Scotland must first declare independence and then negotiate with the union.
Scotland and England have had a single head of state since James VI of Scotland became King James I of England in 1603. They have been politically united since 1706.


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Scott's Medicaid push stalled in Fla.
MIAMI — Gov. Rick Scott stuck his political neck out earlier this year to champion covering more of his state's poor residents under Obamacare. But now talk of Medicaid expansion in Florida can, at best, be described as a hushed whisper.
About half the states have signed on to Medicaid expansion, and the early enrollment numbers show it's the brightest spot in the mostly dismal rollout of the president's signature health law. In most of the states that did not embrace the federally funded expansion for 2014, debate will rage on about whether to join for the next year. But in Florida, expectations are almost nonexistent even though the state has the country's second-highest uninsured rate, and there's a federal pool of $51 billion waiting if the state expands Medicaid to cover about 850,000 low-income Floridians over the next decade.
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Tea party-aligned Scott, who was once one of Obamacare's most fervent critics, shocked the political world by endorsing expansion in February. The GOP-controlled state Senate subsequently agreed, but those plans died in the House amid forceful opposition from GOP Speaker Will Weatherford.
( Also on POLITICO: Obamacare deadline tests Democrats' patience)
Numerous health care executives interviewed by health reporters traveling in South Florida last week on a Kaiser Family Foundation-sponsored program expressed little expectation that the state would join the optional Obamacare program next year. Nor did they mention plans to pressure Tallahassee lawmakers when the Legislature returns in January.
"I don't think they're going to do it in this session," said Linda Quick, president of the South Florida Hospital and Healthcare Association, voicing an oft-repeated sentiment.
With so many uninsured, Florida will help shape whether the Affordable Care Act can eventually be viewed as a success. Obama administration officials and their health care allies have invested time and resources emphasizing insurance sign-ups here and the case for an expanded Medicaid program.
( Also on POLITICO: Tim Huelskamp targets Obamacare's Medicaid expansion)
Scott, a former hospital executive, had run for office in 2010 on a fiercely anti-Obamacare platform. But when he did his Medicaid about-face in this crucial swing state, he said he couldn't "in good conscience" reject full federal funding to insure the needy.
Scott has since faded from his state's health care conversation, although his 2014 reelection bid will most likely force him back into it. His disappearing act is in stark contrast to some of his conservative colleagues, like Govs. Jan Brewer of Arizona and John Kasich of Ohio, who pulled out all the stops to get expansion through in their states — and who are now trying to fend off lawsuits from Obamacare opponents challenging how the governors secured their expansion victories. Republican governors in Pennsylvania, Tennessee and elsewhere are still in negotiations with the feds over ways to accept expansion dollars conditioned on conservative reforms to the program.
Here in Florida, though, it's not Scott making noise. It's Weatherford silencing it.
The Florida House earlier this year rejected the Obama administration's so-called all or nothing approach to the Medicaid expansion for a wide-ranging set of reasons, including low reimbursement rates to providers, poor outcomes "and the fact that more Medicaid isn't going to solve our health care challenges," a Weatherford spokesman said. Still, Weatherford's office says he's open to talking with Health and Human Services about finding ways to cover the low-income population.
( Also on POLITICO: Obamacare glitches shadowing Medicaid)
"We would welcome any talks with the federal government that would allow Florida the flexibility to use our tax dollars to meet the needs of our low-income population," Weatherford spokesman Ryan Duffy said in a statement. "We have innovative ideas that we believe can provide better care at a lower cost."
A Scott spokeswoman did not respond to requests for comment.
Obama administration officials have been making Florida a central part of its push to boost Obamacare enrollment. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius made stops in Miami and Orlando last week to highlight Obamacare outreach efforts, marking at least her fourth trip to the state since the summer. In last week's visit, Sebelius plugged the Medicaid expansion, and the Obama administration in recent weeks has mounted a PR blitz against GOP-led states that haven't yet expanded coverage.
But Florida health care executives say those pleas most likely won't amount to much here in the short term.
"I think there's very little hope we'll get it this year," said Kevin Kearns, president and CEO of Health Choice Network, an association of nearly 50 community health centers that serve low-income patients and would see an influx of insured patients under an expanded Medicaid program.


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This modules of vet-Anatomy provides a basic foundation in animal anatomy for students of veterinary medicine. This veterinary anatomical atlas includes selected labeling structures to help student to understand and discover animal anatomy (skeleton, bones, muscles, joints, viscera, respiratory system, cardiovascular system). Positional and directional terms, general terminology and anatomica orientation are also illustrated.
Terms are labeled using the Latin terms defined in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria (fifth edition - 2012 by ICVGAN). They have been translated in english and french by Antoine Micheau - MD, Imaios.
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Usain Bolt won his third gold of the London games Saturday, anchoring a Jamaican team that set a world record in the men's 4x100m relay.
Bolt, already a near-mythical figure in track and field, entered the London games facing questions about his ability to defend the three titles he won in Beijing four years ago. With his customary braggadocio and flair for the dramatic, he swept all three -- the 100m, the 200m and, finally, the 4x100m.
The Jamaicans finished the relay in 36.85 seconds, breaking their own record of 37.04, which they set last year in Korea.
The American team, staffed with its own set of heavyweights, including Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay, equalled that broken record, finishing second in 37.04. Trinidad and Tobago won bronze in 38.12.
The record-fast relay brought Olympic track and field competition to a fitting end. It was the last event at Olympic Stadium before Sunday's closing ceremony.
Bolt was sure to make the celebration last.
After crossing the finish line ahead of Team USA's Ryan Bailey, Bolt saluted the roaring crowd, headed to the stands for some hugs with fans, then walked the track with his teammates, flexing and posing. At one point, an Olympics official asked Bolt to return the yellow relay baton he was holding, and initially Bolt refused, apparently wanting to keep it as a memento. The official persisted, and finally Bolt acquiesced. The crowd booed. The Jamaicans then posed for pictures in front of a scoreboard showing their record-breaking time.
A little while later, an Olympics official appeared to return the baton to Bolt, and the crowd cheered its approval.
The Bolt performance followed a dominating race by American women, who won their second relay gold in as many days.
The team of Dee Dee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Francena McCrory, and anchorwoman Sanya Richards-Ross crushed the field in the 4x400m, finshing in 3:16:88, nearly four seconds ahead of the Russians, who came in second. The Jamaicans took bronze.
The victory came a day after the American team of Tianna Madison, Felix, Bianca Knight and Carmelita Jeter set a new world record in the women's 4x100m relay.
Felix has now won three gold medals in London, and Richards-Ross two. Each has four medals in their Olympic careers.
Also on Saturday, Briton Mo Farah won his second long-distance gold of the London games, completing the men's 5000m in 13 minutes, 41.66 seconds, crossing just ahead of Ethopia's Dejen Gebremeskel. Kenya's Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa came in third.
Russian Mariya Savinova won the women's 800m in 1:56:19, beating silver-medal winner Pamela Jelimo of Kenya and bronze-winner Alysia Montano Johnson of Team USA.
American Brigetta Barrett won silver in the women's high jump, clearing 2.03 meters, just short of Russian Anna Chicherova's 2.05.
The men's javelin was won by Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago.


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WOW! The Model Club Thorois in France is organizing a team race for the HPI Blitz in February, which will pit teams of up to 6 drivers each against each other in a blazing fight to the finish line! The trucks must be mostly stock (HPI options and any batteries are allowed - maximum of 5300mAh) so the racing will be fair, low-cost and most importantly CLOSE!
The race fee is €100 for the whole team, so a 6-member team will pay just €17 each - bargain! Complete details can be found in the flyer (see the pictures below) or at this link: Règlement 24h Hiver 2011 The race is sponsored and supported by: HPI Racing HB Avio et Tiger, our French distributor Avioracing LRP Electronic RC Power Modelisme Magazine R/C Racing Cars Magazine


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Prime Minister announces major financial support for University linked Future Direction Network
23 May 2013
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a $500,000 grant to the support Future Direction Network (FDN) scholarships, founded by University of Sydney Business School alumnus and NSW Young Australian of the year, Corey Payne.
Ms Gillard made the announcement during a surprise visit to a joint FDN-University of Sydney information evening in the Sydney suburb of Revesby attended by around 500 prospective students and family members.
During a visit to Western Sydney earlier in the year, the Prime Minister told Mr Payne that she was "impressed" with the work of his organisation. She also met with Fairfield High School students who were being assisted by the network.
"This support from the federal government is a huge milestone for FDN," said Mr Payne following the announcement. "It shows an enormous amount of confidence and belief in our work."
Mr Payne grew up in the region and is only the second member of his family to obtain a tertiary education. He established FDN as a way of providing mentoring, career planning, information, logistical support and financial assistance to young people from southwest Sydney who want to attend university. FDN works in partnership with the University's Compass Program at Fairfield and Westfield Sports High Schools.
He grew up in the region and is only the second member of his family to obtain a tertiary education.
"With this help from the federal government we should be in a position by the end of this year to award at least nine scholarships per year on an ongoing basis," said Mr Payne who is also a former Bulldogs rugby league star.
During her brief visit to the Revesby information evening, the Prime Minister talked of the importance of education, particularly at a tertiary level. "Ms Gillard's presence was inspiring," said one participant.
"It was fantastic to have the Prime Minister come to the event and donate such a large amount to FDN," said Lauren Pearce, a student who entered the University this year through the E12 program and received one fo the first FDN scholarships. "This is going to provide great opportunities for students from southwest Sydney to not only go to University, but to follow their dreams."
"The drive for more students from southwest Sydney to pursue a university education is a shared passion of FDN and the University of Sydney, and we are pleased that the federal government have committed their support for such an important cause," said Professor Tyrone Carlin, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education Operations) and Co-Dean of the University of Sydney Business School.
In 2011, the University of Sydney recognised Corey Payne's outstanding efforts with a Young Alumni Award for Achievement.
At the end of last year he was named New South Wales Young Australian of the Year for 2013 "for his drive to help young people from less privileged schools and low socioeconomic areas pursue higher education".
Mr Payne is now FDN's Executive Chairman.


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Tennis Pavilion
Completed in the fall of 2006, the Marist Tennis Pavilion provides the first on-campus home to highly successfully men's and women's tennis programs.
The Marist Tennis Pavilion, located off Fulton Street on the East Campus, features eight regulation-sized courts, a center walkway and a pergola-covered spectator area. To provide the Marist tennis programs with a world-class surface, a Deco II surface was installed. Marist, the United States Military Academy and the United States Tennis Center in Queens, New York, host site of the U.S. Open, are the only tennis venues in the area that boast a Deco II surface.
The industry leader in sports lighting, Musco Incorporated, provides the lighting scheme for the pavilion. Musco's technology, Light Structure Green, provides an energy savings of more than 50 percent over a standard lighting system.
The Marist men's tennis squad recorded its first match at the Tennis Pavilion on September 27, 2006, against Siena with a 7-0 victory. The Marist women's tennis team played its first match at the facility on October 7, 2006, defeating Montreal 7-0.


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The Michael C. Augustin Memorial Scholarship Fund
The history of life, patterns across deep time, the causes of extinction—these sweeping questions fascinated Michael and propelled him towards a career in paleontology. At Cornell, he sought out courses that immersed him in the fossil collection and research activities at the Paleontological Research Institute's Museum of the Earth. In the summer of 2011, Michael worked with Stanford University Professor Jonathan Payne, studying extinction over the last 500 million years. Michael had returned to Stanford to continue that work when he passed away unexpectedly in June 2012.
To honor Michael's memory, a scholarship fund has been established to support internships at the Museum of the Earth for students of color. The Michael C. Augustin Memorial Scholarship will support students who carry forward his dream.
If you wish to contribute to the Memorial fund, please make checks payable to Paleontological Research Institution (please include on the memo line of your check, "Michael C. Augustin Memorial Fund") , or contribute online:
Barbara Page's Rock of Ages Sands of Time
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Adopted by the Shulman and Morin Family
In honor of Michael C. Augustin