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DALLAS - AA Foundries, a San Antonio manufacturer of ferrous castings and producer of foundry mold machines, has agreed to drop its appeal of a racial harassment judgment for $140,000 and resolve the case with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The settlement comes 2 ½ years after the EEOC's San Antonio Field Office first filed suit.
The EEOC's lawsuit (Civil Action No. 11-CV-792 filed on Sept. 23, 2011 in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas) had charged AA Foundries with racially harassing its African-American employees in violation of federal law.
During a three-day trial in September 2012, a federal jury heard evidence that the AA Foundries superintendent, the top plant official, not only used the "N- word" himself, but admitted that it did not bother him that derogatory racial slurs were commonly heard in the workplace. The superintendent also called adult African-American male employees "mother-f------g boys," posted racially-tinged written material in the break room, and routinely slandered black employees, referring to them as "you people" and accusing African-Americans of always stealing and wanting welfare.
After several employees filed racial harassment charges with the EEOC, a noose was displayed at the AA Foundries workplace. In response to employee complaints about this noose, the superintendent described such reports as "B.S." and stated the noose "was no big deal" and that "you people are too sensitive." One African-American employee testified at trial that he filed an EEOC complaint because he wanted his children to learn not to be prejudiced against others, and to keep others from being prejudiced against them in the workplace.
The jury found in favor of the three black male employees, Christopher Strickland, Leroy Beal and Kenneth Bacon, and awarded punitive damages that totaled $200,000. However, it found no liability regarding a black female employee, Kathy White. There are statutory caps on the amount of compensatory and punitive damages a person can recover. These caps vary depending on the size of the employer. Two of the three awards exceeded the cap, and those two awards were reduced to $50,000 each.
In addition to the jury awards, the court granted the EEOC's application for injunctive relief, and "permanently enjoined" AA Foundries from "engaging in any employment practice which facilitates, condones, or encourages a hostile work environment on the basis of race ..." and ordered the company to implement an effective Title VII policy prohibiting race-based discrimination and to disseminate it to all employees and to conduct one hour of Title VII training.
On Oct. 23, 2012, AA Foundries filed an appeal of the jury's verdict to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Attorneys for EEOC Appellate Services - General Attorney Christine Back, and Assistant General Counsel Carolyn Wheeler - defended the favorable jury verdict on behalf of the three males, and also filed a cross-appeal on behalf of White. The company withdrew its appeal on March 7, 2012 and agreed to settle the case. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, AA Foundries agreed to pay Strickland $50,000, Beal $50,000 Bacon $40,000 and White $20,000. The company also agreed to comply with the injunctive relief ordered by the court.
Preventing workplace harassment through systemic litigation and investigation is one of the six national priorities identified by the Commission's Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP).
"I am pleased the resolution incorporated the full judgment," said EEOC General Counsel. David Lopez. "The jury, speaking as the conscience of the community, had sent a powerful message that racial discrimination is unacceptable. It is unfortunate that nearly 50 years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, this type of unlawful harassment persists, and the EEOC will continue to work to eliminate it once and for all."
EEOC Supervisory Trial Attorney Judith G. Taylor added, "After two trials and one appeal, the very successful resolution of this case is a testament to the hard work and persistence of our attorneys in both the appellate services unit and the San Antonio Field Office."
In the past two months, the EEOC has had several cases involving severe racial harassment, including a $2.7 million settlement against an environmental clean-up company, and a harassment case in which a white employee was the victim. (For additional information see http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/9-27-12g.cfm.)
The EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the Commission is available on its website at www.eeoc.gov.


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A time or two recently, I've had opportunities to revisit my primitive painterly roots by using the types of tools and materials we used to use—the kind I learned my licks with. The new stuff is indeed better in many ways, but some rare jobs still demand lacquer primers and topcoats. If it's a repair of an existing lacquer finish, then lacquer is the way to go.
Our friend, John Fleming of Boulder City, Nevada, has a collection of nice old cars. Since friends shouldn't let friends throw their hard-earned savings away needlessly by erasing a poor old car's personality with a Resale Red paintjob, I had no choice but to thwart Fleming's twisted plan for his honest, original '57 Chevrolet 210 two-door sedan. Instead I offered a proposal to extend the life of the old Chevy's factory-original India Ivory over Inca Silver lacquer. We'll deal with the rust, hail damage, and body damage, but we'll spot repair the original lacquer finish—just like we used to in the olden daze.


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Check out this awesome feature on FilmSchoolRejects.com called 'Print To Projector'. In this episode, they look at the potential Survivor movie adaptation, that has wallowed in the Hollywood quagmire called "turnaround" for close to ten years now.
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[1] Objectives
The Master of Science in Applied Computing is designed to provide intensive preparation in both concepts and techniques related to applications of computing systems. The program requires the student to take a wide range of courses to meet the breadth requirement, while simultaneously allowing for emphasis in desired application areas of specialization. Upon completing this degree program, a student should have the ability and skills for immediate employment in positions related to applied computing and also be well prepared for advanced studies in doctoral degrees at leading institutions. Detailed program objectives and educational outcomes can be found at the department homepage.
[2] Program Admission Requirements
Candidates must meet the Graduate School general requirements for admission to graduate study. In addition, a candidate should have an undergraduate degree with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for the last 60 semester credit hours, and good background in mainstream computer science. This includes programming experience with high-level languages; background in computer architecture, data structures, and algorithms; and related mathematics courses in discrete structure, linear algebra, and probability/statistics.
Candidates without an undergraduate degree in computer science, or a closely related field may obtain conditional admission. Students with conditional admission are required to take leveling courses determined by the Computer Science Graduate Committee. No leveling course can be applied toward the degree requirements.
An application should include a completed form of Application for Admission to Graduate Study, official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work, a resume, names of three references, and the General Test of Graduate Record Examination. The application package, with application fee, should be submitted directly to the Graduate School. Online application for U.S. students is available at this page: U.S. Admissions. International students seeking admission may complete the form at International Admissions.
For international applicants whose primary language is not English, the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required.
[3] Degree Requirements
This degree requires a minimum of 34 credit hours with a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.0. A maximum of six hours may be transferred, with approval of the Graduate Coordinator, from another university toward the degree. Transferred credits will not count towards the UCA grade-point average.
The degree has both thesis and non-thesis options. For both, at least four courses from the three areas (1) algorithms and theory, (2) systems and hardware, and (3) software engineering are required to meet the breadth requirement.
Algorithms and Theory
CSCI 5310 Intro Scientific Computing
CSCI 5325 Concurrent Programming
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A graduate student should file the Petition for Candidacy that includes a Program of Study at the end of the enrollment period in which the total number of graduate hours accumulated toward the current degree reaches 9 or more. The Petition for Candidacy must be made no later than the end of the enrollment period in which the accumulated total of graduate hours reaches 18 hours. Failure to petition for candidacy at the proper time may result in a delay in conferral of the degree.
To complete the master's degree, a student must complete a thesis or a project under the supervision of her/his thesis or project committee. A majority of the committee members must approve the thesis or project. The thesis option usually consists of original work or a detailed survey of a research topic. The non-thesis option usually consists of the production and documentation of code to perform a particular application task. The student must also complete a written report describing the objectives of the work, the previous state of the art, and the results of the project. A public presentation and defense will be required of every student in either option. Successful completion of a thesis will result in up to six credit hours toward the degree. Successful completion of a project will result in three credit hours toward the degree.
Graduate students are expected to participate in the professional activities of the department. This includes attending seminars and colloquia, and suggesting improvements in curriculum, and teaching. The requirements for the degree must be completed within six calendar years of the date of enrollment.
[4] Advisement
When a student is admitted to the program, the Graduate Coordinator or the department chairperson will review the student's records, recommend an initial program of study, and serve as the initial advisor. Before the student completes 18 credit hours or the second semester of graduate work, a student should select a member of the graduate faculty to become principal advisor with the approval of the department chairperson. The advisor and the student will work together to establish a formal Petition for Candidacy with a Program of Study. Any change in the program of study should be agreed upon by both the student and the advisors, and must be approved by the Graduate Dean.
The principal advisor helps the student formulate a thesis or project committee. The committee consists of the principal advisor and at least two other graduate faculty members of this department; the committee may include up to two additional members from outside the department with the approval of the department chairperson. The task of the committee is to oversee the topic selected for the project, assess progress on a regular basis, and conduct the oral examination over the project. An approval by the majority of the thesis/project committee is necessary for a student to pass her/his thesis or project.
[5] Graduate Assistantship
Graduate assistantships are available to students with full admission status. The application for graduate assistantship is available online at https://uca.edu/graduateschool/assistantships-and-other-aid. Considerations when awarding graduate assistantships are based not only on an applicant's credentials but also on available resource and the number of applicants. Normally, graduate assistantship support for students in this program is limited to two years.
[6] Graduate Courses in Computer Science
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The Oxford Companion to the English Language
First published in 1992, "The Oxford Companion to the English Language" was described by "The Times" as an "excellent guide to the history, geography and contours of English, " one that "immediately establishes itself as a necessary book." A carefully planned shorter version of the "Oxford Companion to the English Language," this new "Concise" volume concentrates on the central themes in the language: grammar, usage, dialect, pronunciation, and the history of English. Within each theme all the key subjects are covered, and individual entries offer all the most essential information from the parent "Companion."
With nearly 2,000 articles in A-Z format the "Concise Companion" is an ideal reference for both students and general readers wanting access to the highly readable scholarship of the "Companion" in a portable and affordable volume.
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Although the number of studies involving mind and body research for smoking cessation is small, results of a recent review suggest that yoga and meditation-based therapies may help people quit the habit. The review of the literature was funded by NCCAM and published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
The authors reviewed 14 clinical trials to assess the effect of mind and body practices on smoking cessation and to explore future directions for research on these approaches for nicotine addiction. Of the 14, 3 studies applied yoga, 3 used breathing techniques, and 8 focused on meditation. Among the findings:
- Five studies reported smoking abstinence rates of 21 percent to 56 percent following treatment.
- Six studies examined the effects of mind and body approaches on cigarette cravings and desire to smoke and found reductions in both.
- Two studies reported 20-percent and 26-percent decreases in the number of cigarettes smoked per day.
- Although there were differences in the outcome measures and study quality, all 14 studies demonstrated some positive results related to smoking cessation.
The authors noted that due to the scarcity and limitations of the research available, larger and more rigorous studies are needed to determine if yoga and meditation are efficacious as aids for smoking cessation. They also noted the need for the future directions in mind and body research to include clinical trials with objective measures of yoga and meditation practice, adequate control conditions, and standardized outcomes.
- Carim-Todd L, Mitchell SH, Oken BS. Mind-body practices: an alternative, drug-free treatment for smoking cessation? A systematic review of the literature. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2013;132(3):399–410.
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Lots of exciting stuff coming your way with the February issue. I just completed an interview this morning with Howard Brodsky, CEO of New York Health & Racquet Clubs (NYHRC). An abbreviated version of the interview will appear as a Q&A in the February issue in our newly relaunched department, Five Minutes With. We plan to feature other top-level executives in future issues. A longer version of the interview will appear online. Brodsky addressed several issues that I think facility owners and managers will find interesting, including the company's plans for expansion, his thoughts about competition and how he keeps each club fully staffed at a time when many club owners are finding that more difficult.
Amy Fischbach is working on a story about clubs that are reaching out to the Hispanic market. Although we continue to hear that the senior, Baby Boomer and youth markets are the groups to reach, the Hispanic population is exploding in this country, too. Some clubs are already targeting this group much to the pleasure of their pocketbooks. The story will definitely be worth the read.
I also participated in a conference call with our Club Industry show group this morning. We discussed some exciting ideas for the Club Industry East show this June in Orlando. I'll be able to discuss some of those ideas in this blog at a future date. Orlando is a new location for the show, but one that will be an exciting change of pace (and space). It will allow the regional and local club companies, military fitness and university fitness groups located in Florida and the South to more easily attend the show, which previously had been in the Northeast. Of course, the location and the timing also makes it an opportune time to bring the family for a little vacation! If you want more details about the show, check out the Club Industry East Web site here. - Pam


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Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) and two affiliate sites from Upper Allegheny Health System (UAHS), Bradford Regional Medical Center and Olean General Hospital, will sponsor the GU Cancer Update 2011 as part of the Regional Cancer Care Series. The program aims to familiarize urologists, oncologists, surgeons, internists and other healthcare providers with the latest methods of detection, diagnosis and treatment of genitourinary cancers. The event will be held Saturday, July 23 at The Pennhills Club, Bradford, PA.
Program chairs are Eyad Al-Hattab, MD, Medical Director of Oncology/Hematology at Bradford Regional Medical Center Cancer Care Center and Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at RPCI; and Roberto Pili, MD, Professor of Oncology and Chief of the Genitourinary Section at RPCI.
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Hogs' Bullpen Slamming The Door
Relief pitching bolsters Razorbacks' hot streak
The University of Arkansas baseball team has won seven of its last eight games, pushing their record to 32-16 overall and 15-7 in the Southeastern Conference.
A large part of their recent success is the performance of their bullpen. The Razorbacks' relief pitchers have helped the team preserve leads with routine efficiency.
Over the past eight games, Arkansas relievers have allowed only three earned runs in 27 innings. That is the equivalent of a 1.00 earned run average in three full games.
"The bullpen was outstanding," said head coach Dave Van Horn, after the Razorbacks took two games out of three in a weekend series against Kentucky.
"They just came in and got it done, hitter after hitter, inning after inning and gave us a chance to win the first two ballgames."
The eighth inning-ninth inning duo of sophomore left-hander Jalen Beeks and junior righty Colby Suggs combined for five scoreless innings of relief with no hits allowed and five strikeouts in the Hogs' two wins over the weekend.
"They're outstanding," said sophomore infielder/outfielder Brian Andrerson. "They've been outstanding for us all year, and nothing new here. You can point your finger at one play here or one play there, but we've got to put more runs up and help out that bullpen."
The Arkansas pitching staff as a whole leads the nation with the only team ERA of less than two runs (1.78). They also lead the nation in hits allowed per nine innings, and they are third in baserunners per nine innings.
The Razorbacks will host their final series of the regular season starting Friday night against Tennessee. Game times for the weekend series are scheduled for 6:35 p.m. on Friday, 6:05 p.m. on Saturday and 1:05 p.m. on Sunday at Baum Stadium.


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Pho is a French word? Who knew?
One of the most popular dishes from Vietnam to make it to restaurant tables around the world, from New York to London, is pho. There's pho bo and pho ga and pho tai and more.
And while the jury's still out, it is widely believed by linguists and word sleuths that the word pho is not a Vietnamese word, but in fact comes from the French term pot au feu (pronounced ''poh oh fuh''). The word was likely introduced to Vietnam by French colonialists more than 100 years ago, according to longtime Vietnam resident Didier Corlou, a top French chef in Hanoi. Corlou told a food seminar in Hanoi in 2003 that pho most likely was a transliteration of the French term for hot pot.
The list of French "loans words" still used in Vietnam today is gaining recognition as young Vietnamese become more curious about their nation's past, 23-year-old Abby Nguyen of Ho Chi Minh City told the Taipei Times in a recent e-mail exchange.
Before the Americans got involved in a long and protracted war in Vietnam in the 1960s and 1970s, the French had been heavily involved in the country for more than 300 years, she said. From 1853 to 1954, Vietnam was a French colony. As a result, Vietnam's colonial past has left an indelible mark on the country's language.
The Vietnamese word for cheese, for example, pho mat, comes from the French word fromage — say it out loud slowly — and cake is called ga to, from the French word gateau.
The word for butter — bo — comes from the French word buerre.
During a recent research expedition via keyboard and the Internet, this reporter came across more than two-dozen "loan words" from French still used in Vietnam today, in addition to pho mat and ga to and bo.
To understand all this, it helps to know a little French, but even if you never studied French in high school or college and you don't know bonjour from bonsoir, "amusez-vous bien." That means: "Enjoy!"
Liver pate is called pa in Vietnam today. Pate chaud, according to Californian foodie Andrea Nguyen of the Viet World Kitchen blog, is called pa so.
There's more, according to sources in Vietnam and overseas. Ba — father in Vietnamese — comes from the French word papa, many linguists believe.
Va li comes from the French word for suitcase — valise.
Bia comes from the French word for beer, biere.
A doll is called a bup-be in Vietnam, from the French word poupee.
What to call the necktie on that senior civil servant giving a press conference on Hanoi television? It's a ca vat — from the French word cravate.
Doc to comes from the French word docteur, which is not far from the English word doctor.
Phac to comes from facteur, the French word for mailman.
Phim means "movie" and comes from the French word film.
A pha is a headlight on a car or motorscooter, from the French word phare.
Motorscooters and motorcycles are themselves are called moto — from the French term motocyclette.
If you make a mistake in France, it is called a faute. In Vietnam today, people often say phot for mistake.
Bit-tet is from the French term biftek — beefsteak, or just plain steak.
Coffee is called ca phe, from the French word cafe.
Wine is called vang (vin).
Soap is called xa bong (savon).
A circus is called xiec (from the French word cirque).
Ben Zimmer, a noted US-based word maven who writes the weekly "On Language" column for the New York Times, pointed this reporter to the work of Milton Barber, whose 1963 paper, The Phonological Adaptation of French Loan Words in Vietnamese, was eye-opening, to say the least.


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Justin Timberlake is known for his spontaneous "Saturday Night Live" appearances – and "SNL" alum Tina Fey thinks he'd make a great fit on "30 Rock" as well.
"He belongs here," Tina told Access Hollywood during an exclusive set visit to the NBC comedy, which returns for its fourth season on Thursday night. "I feel like it's imminent… I think he's making a movie or something, but if he wants to come sometime after that, we would love to have him. He's got mad skills."
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But could he be a love interest for Tina's lonely Liz Lemon?
"He couldn't," Tina said. "Maybe in a dream sequence and even within the dream she would get so nervous about it that she would be the first person ever to throw up in a dream from nerves."
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While that may be in the cards for the show, after guest stars such as Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Aniston and Jon Hamm joined "30 Rock" for Season 3, Tina said the fourth season will focus more on the cast.
"We'll see them more in their world, we may try to see some new colors on them, some new relationships," Tina said, revealing that "TGS," the show-within-a-show, will be picking up a new cast member.
"Alec [Baldwin]'s character has put it upon me to go and find someone who will appeal to the rest of America because Tracy [Morgan] and [Jane Krakowski] are such New York creeps, that they're trying to find someone normal to be in the cast… be more popular in the real America," she joked.
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For Tina's part, she says there's one real-life star who's popular with her – Kate Gosselin, who she's considering dressing up as for Halloween.
"Is it bad to admit that I tried to buy a Kate Gosselin wig for Halloween and it was sold out?" she said. "I am Team Kate. I was always very Team Kate from way back."
Admitting that she was a past watcher of "Jon and Kate Plus 8," Tina explained why she favored the reality mom over estranged husband Jon.
"My husband used to say, like, 'Ugghhhh, she's a real blahhh,' I'd be like 'No. Let me tell you something. You know why she's gotta come down on him? Because he's an idiot!" Tina joked.
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Compositon VII
This is a neo-classical ballet work for 7 dancers. The piece deals with the idea that although we share a singular experience, that experience manifests itself differently based on each human beings unique condition. We like to believe that a collective experience is a shared experience, but it never really is.


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A gas giant, that isIt's a Gas
Jupiter is brilliant from dusk to dawn, rising in the east at twilight, at its highest due south around midnight and low in the west at dawn. The gaseous giant is at its closest, and Tuesday marks its opposition, when it is directly opposite the sun in relation to earth. The planet is at its best for viewing, and even a modest telescope will reveal its colored bands and its four largest moons.
Mars rises around midnight and is well placed in the south as daybreak approaches. Over the next three months the red planet grows in size and brightness as it moves closer to earth.
Saturn rises around 1:30am, trailing Mars by 20 degrees. Come dawn it's high in the south-southeast. The bright star to its lower right is Antares.
Venus twinkles just above the east-southeast horizon a half-hour before sunrise, while Mercury is a few degrees lower still, and almost lost now against the coming sun.
11 minutes a year can really add up
The moon wanes through late-night and early-morning skies this week, reaching last quarter Tuesday. The moon rises Thursday around 9pm, with the bright star Spica trailing about 10 degrees behind. Far to the west of the moon is Jupiter, the next-brightest object. Friday night Spica rises ahead of the moon, but now the two are less than five degrees apart.
The moon rises just before midnight Sunday followed only minutes later by the red planet Mars, roughly five degrees to the southeast. As sunrise approaches Monday you'll find them high in the south.
The moon rises around 1am Tuesday, and now it's six degrees to the left of Mars. Another red light, Antares, the heart of Scorpius, shines to the moon's lower left, and it, the moon and Mars form a tight triangle. Ten degrees east of the moon is golden Saturn. The moon and Saturn are spectacular Wednesday before dawn, with the moon just two degrees above Saturn.
Venus still glimmers low above the southeast horizon in the half-hour before daybreak. You may even spot Mercury lower still, though you may need binoculars.
Monday marks Leap Day, that time every four years when we recalibrate our calendars to celestial time. You see, it takes the earth a little more than 365 days to orbit the sun, so we add a 366th day on each Leap Year to keep things in synch. You might think that Leap Year is a modern development. In fact, it was first enacted by Julius Caesar more than 2,000 years ago.
Those early astronomers were able to track the earth's annual passage around the sun to within 11 minutes — pretty good considering the telescope would not come along for another 1,400 years. While 11 minutes may seem insignificant over a typical year's 525,600 minutes, it adds up to a full day every 130 years. By the 1500s, the vernal equinox fell on March 11 rather than the 21st.
Enter Pope Gregory XIII, who in 1582 wiped from that year the days of October 4th through 15th. Further, he ordained that Leap Years would continue in years divisible by four except those ending in 00 — unless those 00 years were themselves divisible by 400. So back in 2000 we observed Leap Year, but in the year 2100 we will not. This reduces the difference between a solar year and our calendar year to 26 seconds, one day every 3,000 years!
Again, pretty accurate computations at a time when the abacus was the most advanced mathematical instrument.
Look for them together from dusk Tuesday to dawn Wednesday
Sunset Thursday and Friday finds the waxing moon high overhead in the company of Gemini's Castor and Pollux above, Canis Minor's Procyon below and Orion's Betelgeuse off to the west. Come Saturday the moon is in the constellation Cancer, too faint to compete against lunar glare.
Come Sunday, the moon has a new companion, the bright star Regulus trailing a dozen degrees behind. The brightest star in Leo, Regulus is also part of the asterism called the Sickle of Leo, which looks like a backward question mark, the star marking the dot at the bottom.
Monday's full moon — the Snow Moon and the Hunger Moon — trails Regulus, while bright Jupiter follows the moon by roughly the same distance. Finally, Tuesday evening the moon and Jupiter are within two degrees of each another, appearing as a tight pair until sunrise.
Just two weeks shy of opposition, Jupiter is at its best and brightest, rising in the east around 7:30pm and shining high in the south at 1:30am and brilliant above the western horizon at dawn.
Dawn highlights the other four naked-eye planets. Mars rises around 1:30am, and by 6am it is high in the south. The red planet is just beyond the head of Scorpius, and it is 15 degrees from the scorpion's red heart, the bright star Antares, whose name means Rival of Mars. You'll have ample time to compare them in coming weeks as Mars drifts closer to Antares.
Contrast that to golden Saturn to the east, creating a skewed triangle with Antares and Mars. You'll find the ringed planet in the southeastern sky as dawn begins to brighten the horizon.
Venus and Mercury rise just before dawn. Venus blazes brighter than all but the sun and moon, and Mercury, just a few degrees lower, shines at a respectable magnitude –0.1); even so, you'll need an unobstructed view of the east-southeast horizon and likely binoculars to spot them.
Winters' luminaries are giving way to those of spring
As dusk gives way to darkness around 6:30, the sky comes alive with the constellations of winter and some of the brightest stars in the sky. High in the south stands Orion, facing west toward the bull Taurus. Behind the hunter come his hounds, Canis Major and Minor. Above Orion are the stick-like figures of the Gemini twins, and to their east is a loop of stars forming Auriga the charioteer. The luminaries of these constellations themselves loosely form the Great Winter Circle, in which the waxing gibbous moon sits right in the middle Wednesday the 17th.
While the winter constellations dominate the evening sky, those of spring are gathering to the east. At midnight, Leo the lion shines almost directly overhead, with Virgo and Boötes high in the east. As dawn draws near, Scorpius sprawls above the southern horizon.
The pre-dawn skies are also host to all the naked-eye planets.
Highest of the planets is Jupiter, rising around 9pm and midway between the bright star Regulus of Leo and Spica of Virgo. This is the best time of year for watching Jupiter. Even a modest telescope will reveal the gaseous giant's equatorial bands and Great Red Spot as well as the planet's four largest moons.
The next planet in line, Mars, doesn't rise until 1am, as far to the east of Spica as Jupiter is to the west. Over the next few months, the planet rises earlier and grows brighter nearing its closest approach to earth in late May.
Saturn rises around 3am and is over the south-southeast horizon near dawn. Antares, the heart of the scorpion, is less than 10 degrees to the lower right. While the planet doesn't climb especially high, its rings are tilted at a good angle for telescope viewing.
The coming sun begins to bleach the eastern sky by the time Venus crests the horizon, but she shines so bright she easily cuts through the glare. But you may have to scour the skyline to find Mercury, which is less than four degrees below the Morning Star at dawn Saturday.
Five planets shine at dawn
Sirius the Dog Star, blazes high in the south by 10pm. The brightest star, Sirius is easy to spot, but if you have any trouble, follow the three belt stars of familiar Orion down and to the left.
Last week we traveled the Great Winter Circle, which encompasses Sirius. The Dog Star also anchors another asterism, the Winter Triangle. The other two points are Betelgeuse, marking Orion's upper shoulder, and Procyon, the Little Dog in Canis Minor, which together with Sirius, the lowest of the three, form a near-perfect equilateral triangle.
For the first time since 2005, all five naked-eye planets are visible, aligned on the arc of the ecliptic before dawn. This week they are joined by the moon, as well.
Jupiter leads the way. Old Jove in fact rises due east a little after 9pm and as dawn approaches is high in the west-southwest. Friday you'll find the moon midway between Jupiter and Spica, the first-magnitude star of Virgo. Then Saturday the moon is less than two degrees to the upper left of Spica.
To the east of Spica is Mars, which rises around 1am. Sunday before dawn the last-quarter moon is midway between Spica and Mars. Early Monday morning, the moon is just a few degrees to the upper left of Mars. Keep an eye on the red planet, as it draws closer to earth — and brighter — over the coming months.
Saturn is next in line, rising in the east-southeast after 3:30am. Before dawn Tuesday the moon is between Saturn to the east and Mars to the west. Wednesday the ringed planet is just a few degrees beneath the waning crescent moon.
Venus rises in the southeast around 5:30am, and once it's crested the horizon there should be no mistaking this morning star, which is brighter than all but the sun and moon.
The last planet, Mercury, is another matter, rising in the southeast amid the gathering glow of dawn. While brighter than most stars, the innermost planet is so tight against the horizon that you'll have an easier time spotting it with binoculars. This week Mercury is within 10 degrees of Venus but will close the gap in the coming week, climbing higher and growing brighter before daybreak.
The Great Winter Circle beckons
The cold crisp air that might otherwise keep you inside provides some of the clearest and darkest skies of the year, so even with this week's bright moon, some major stars and constellations stand out against its glare.
Sunset Thursday finds the near-full moon high in the east, between Betelgeuse, the shoulder of Orion, below, and the twins of Gemini, Pollux and Castor, above. From these two stars wends the stars the Great Winter Circle, more aptly called the Great Winter Hexagon, which contains seven of the 23 brightest stars.
To trace this asterism, begin with blueish-white Pollux (17), then look to honey-orange Castor (23) higher in the north. From there shoot to the northeast to golden Capella (6) of the constellation Auriga the charioteer. Next, drop southwest to red Aldebaran (14), the eye of Taurus the bull. Now shift your gaze to Orion's foot, blue-white Rigel (7). Farther south is the hunter's great dog, Canis Major, marked by Sirius, the brightest star in the heavens. Back to the northeast you'll find the Little Dog Canis Minor and its lead star Procyon (8). Return to Pollux and you've closed the loop. While not part of the circle, Betelgeuse sits right in the middle and is the 10th brightest star.
As the sun sets Saturday, January's full Wolf Moon climbs into the eastern sky, trailing Castor and Pollux and to the left of Procyon. By Monday the now-waning gibbous moon has left behind the Great Circle and is just a few degrees to the south of another stellar luminary, Regulus (21), the heart of Leo the lion. Tuesday the moon is midway between Regulus to the west and Jupiter to the east. Wednesday night through dawn next Thursday, the moon is 10 degrees below Jupiter.
Brighter than any star, Jupiter rises due east just after 9pm and is at its highest in the south at 3am. By that time Mars, rising around 1:30am, will be well above the southeast horizon. Saturn rises just after 4am, followed 90 minutes later by Venus, brighter than all but the sun and moon. Saturn and Venus are about 15 degrees apart, but the Morning Star sinks lower day by day while Saturn inches higher. As the coming sun starts to glow in the east, see if you can spot Mercury low against the horizon; binoculars may help spot this last of the naked-eye planets.
Watch the moon occult Aldebaran
As the sun sets, the hourglass shape of the great hunter Orion is already well positioned in the southeast. His foot, blue-white Rigel, is to the lower right, while his shoulder, red-orange Betelgeuse, is at the opposite corner to the upper left. The three stars of Orion's belt point almost straight up from the horizon, and following them up and to the right leads you to Taurus the bull.
Most prominent in Taurus is its fiery eye, the orange-red star Aldebaran. From there look for the bull's face, marked by the V-shaped Hyades star cluster. Aldebaran is at one leg of the V, although not itself a part of the Hyades. Higher to the right marking the bull's shoulder is the Pleiades Cluster.
Monday the waxing gibbous moon sits at one point of a triangle with Aldebaran and the Pleiades, although you may be hard-pressed to spot the cluster against the glare of the moon.
Tuesday after sunset look for the moon just right of Aldebaran and the Hyades Cluster. Then, just before 9:30, watch as the moon passes over the bull's fiery eye, occulting it from view for almost an hour.
In the hour before sunrise, clear skies in the southeast should allow you to see the four naked-eye planets currently visible. Closest to the horizon are Venus and Saturn. There should be no mistaking Venus, blazing at –4 magnitude. Saturn, roughly 10 degrees higher, is more than 60 times dimmer at magnitude +0.5. Don't confuse Saturn with the nearby star Antares; the ringed planet shines with a steady yellowish glow, while the not-quite-so-bright star twinkles with a red hue. Antares, Saturn and Venus do, however, form a nice triangle.
Imagine a line from Venus to Saturn, and extend it another 20 degrees or so to find Mars and farther still for Jupiter. Mars is not as bright as Saturn, while Jupiter is the next-brightest starlike object after Venus. You should be able to tell both from blue-white Spica a dozen degrees above Mars.
You might be able to spot the last the naked-eye planet, Mercury, as early as Wednesday if you're lucky. It will be even lower than Venus in the glow of the coming sun. You'll likely need to scour the horizon with binoculars to first see this fleeting planet, which will present an easier target next week.
Believe it or not, winter's here
As the sun sets, look in its wake for Mercury just above the southwest horizon. Binoculars will help. Mercury is on its way up to a fine showing through Christmas and New Year's.
Before dawn, Venus, Mars and Jupiter stretch above the horizon in the southeast. A little below Mars is Spica. Saturn rises just before the sun and is far to the lower left of Venus, so low that you may need binoculars to spot it.
Tuesday at 11:48pm EST, the sun reaches its southernmost position in the sky, hovering directly over the Tropic of Capricorn at 231⁄2 degrees south latitude. This solstice, literally sun stands still, marks the start of winter for us in the Northern Hemisphere. The sun rises and sets at its farthest point south, traveling a low, shallow arch from horizon to horizon in the shortest day of the year, with a meager 9 hours 28 minutes of sunlight in Chesapeake Country.
Watching the sunrise or sunset, you will notice the sun pause for a number of days, but then it slowly inches northward on the sky's dome. A great experiment for kids of all ages is to use an east- or west-facing window to mark with a grease pen or piece of tape the point where the sun meets the horizon each day or night.
Solstice coincides with the Ursid meteor shower, which typically peaks at five to 10 meteors an hour but occasionally has bursts of 100 or more. The waxing gibbous moon sets before dawn, so that's when you're likely to see the most activity.
The Geminids can really deliver
Dropping temperatures and long nights — combined with this week's new moon — make for some of the best sky-watching. The sun still sets well before 5pm, and within another 90 minutes the sky is truly dark. Coupled with the darkness, the cold weather knocks any humidity from the air, providing crisp, undistorted views of the stars and planets.
As evening twilight deepens, December's sky is filled with familiar figures. To the west are the lingering constellations of summer, Aquila the eagle, Lyra the harp and Cygnus the swan, the brightest stars from each making the familiar asterism of the Summer Triangle. Cygnus is also known as the Northern Cross, as this time of year it stands upright above the horizon.
To the north is the familiar shape of the Big Dipper, which is itself a part of Ursa Major, the great bear. Below it is the Little Dipper, host of the North Star Polaris, around which the entire celestial sphere revolves.
High overhead is W-shaped Cassiopeia the queen and Cepheus the king, which looks more like a bishop's miter than a king's crown. Beneath them is their daughter Andromeda, flanked by the square of Pegasus to the west and the hero Perseus to the east.
Rising in the east in the evening are the constellations of winter. There's Taurus the bull, pursued by Orion the hunter, his hourglass shape one of the easiest to make out. Trailing Orion is Canis Minor, the Little Dog, and Canis Major, the Big Dog, home to Sirius, the brightest star in the Northern Hemisphere. Standing high over the east horizon by 10pm are the Gemini twins.
Keep your eyes on those two this week, as they are the apparent source for the consistently best meteor shower of the year, the Geminids. There's no interfering moonlight, and unlike other meteor showers, you don't have to wait until the wee hours for the best of this show. This year's peak, in the dark hours Sunday to Tuesday, can produce more than 100 meteors in an hour. The meteors can appear anywhere in the sky, but traced backward they all appear to radiate from Castor and Pollux in Gemini. By midnight this radiant is almost directly overhead.
The Geminids are unique, in that their parent is the asteroid 3200 Phaethon, while all other meteor showers are spawned by comets. In either case, as these frozen interlopers near the sun in their orbit around the solar system, some of their matter melts off into bits of stellar debris that burst aflame as they carom into earth's atmosphere.
As daybreak approaches, Gemini is high in the west. By that time Jupiter, now rising around midnight, is high in the south, trailed by Mars and much closer to the horizon Venus in brilliant glory
The pre-dawn display in the east continues this week, with the waning crescent moon joining the show. Early Friday the moon trails Jupiter by just two degrees, with Mars, Spica and Venus stretching down to their left. Saturday, the moon is between Jupiter and Mars, while Sunday the moon hangs almost equally between Mars and Spica. Then Monday the moon shines barely one degree to the right of Venus, easily within the field of view of binoculars, a modest telescope or a camera. Tuesday you'll be hard-pressed to spot the last of this thin crescent, now a dozen degrees below Venus. Venus, the brightest of all stars and planets, is sinking lower day by day, while Jupiter, Mars and Spica are climbing higher and rising earlier.
We're still a few weeks from the December 22 solstice, but Tuesday is our earliest sunset of the year.
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Innerhofer wins World Cup downhill at Wengen
WENGEN, Switzerland – Christof Innerhofer of Italy won the classic Lauberhorn downhill on Saturday, and Johan Clarey of France set a World Cup speed record of 100.6 mph. Innerhofer timed 2 minutes, 29.82 seconds down the 2.74-mile course, the longest on the World Cup program. "For me, it's amazing winning at Wengen. It cannot be better," said Innerhofer, who won the downhill in November at Beaver Creek. Klaus Kroell of Austria was second, 0.30 seconds behind, while teammate Hannes Reichelt was 0.76 back in third. Clarey, who placed fifth, clocked the fastest speed recorded in competition in the 46-year history of the World Cup. He did it at the Hanneggschuss straight two minutes into his run.
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We want to keep our patients smiling for a lifetime. If you are experiencing a dental emergency, please do not hesitate to contact our office during our available office hours. We will do our absolute best to ensure that you are taken care of in a comfortable, affordable and timely manner.
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Gluten Free Menu Swap and Vegan Red Flannel Hash Recipe
Cheryl is hosting this week's gluten-free menu swap with peaches as the theme. You can find more great menu plans with Org Junkie. Here's my menu for the week- with a few from last week that we didn't work into our busy schedule with a newborn.
Tuesday: Chinese
Soy free Green Bean and Jicama Stir Fry
Wednesday: Thai
Panang Vegetable Curry on rice noodles
Thursday: Indian
Tofu in Creamy Coconut Tomato Gravy
Basmati Rice
Friday: American Southern
Mashed Potatoes
Pan Fried gluten-free okra
Pressure cooked beans
Dessert: Peach tapioca pudding
Baked Good: Bette Hagman bread
This week I had some Trader Joe's prepared beets in the refrigerator that inspired me to try a new recipe- the unusual and cleverly named red flannel hash. Usually this recipe is not vegetarian friendly, but I used well seasoned golden brown pan-fried mushrooms for a "meaty" substitute and enjoyed every bite. I served it with a cumin-sesame tofu scramble for a healthy and hearty casein-free vegan breakfast.
Gluten-free Vegetarian Red Flannel Hash Recipe
2 tsp olive oil
1/4 onion, diced
handful sliced crimini mushrooms
salt and pepper to taste
smoked paprika or chipotle pepper
2 tsp margarine
2 tsp. olive oil
1 large potato, cooked (microwaved is fine)
2 small cooked whole beets (canned or prepared)
Heat olive oil in nonstick pan or cast iron pan on medium. Saute onions and add mushrooms as onions turn translucent. Season generously with salt, pepper and smoked paprika. Let onion get caramelized and mushroom get golden brown. Grate beets and either grate potatoes or put them through ricer. Salt and pepper grated/ riced veggies. Add margarine and oil to center of pan, let margarine melt and add seasoned potatoes and beets to onions and mushrooms. Let form a nice brown crust on the bottom and then turn over, browning other side.
Serve with traditional red wine vinegar as a condiment or eat as is. Enjoy with a nice tofu scramble or other high protein veggie side dish.
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text: Objectives of the Program Objectives of the Program Learning goals: technical perspective Fundamentals of programming (with a focus on data analysis and machine learning) Data handling Learning goals: analytical perspective Preparation of data using popular open-source-programming environments (such as R) Statistical modelling, machine learning, artificial intelligence Practical applications Learning goals: decision maker's perspective Students that have acquired the DSF-Certificate: Identify the potential of creating business and societal value out of data Can communicate and work with "technical" and legal experts in a proactive and solution-oriented manner Can explain the strengths or weaknesses of proposed solutions to those members of the management less well versed in technical matters In general have a sound ability to reflect on the methods and phenomena of the digital age Why learn to program? Solid hands-on work with data requires programming skills. It is only when you have done hands-on work with data yourself that you can relate to and adopt the perspective of a technical data scientist. Only when you are able to adopt this perspective, can you bridge between the world of management, on the one hand, and the world of technical data scientists, on the other. Steve Jobs said "Everybody in this country should learn to program a computer, because it teaches you how to think". We believe that he has had a point in that adopting the logic of a computer program promotes your general problem-solving skills. Program content Extensive core in data science, machine learning and programming Fundamentals of programming Data handling Statistical modelling Classification Regression Neural networks Forecasting 4,580,1.00 Spring Semester: Multidisciplinary perspectives on data science Data-driven business strategies Ethical aspects Legal aspects Political aspects Micro- and macroeconomic aspects Data science in insurance and finance The program has a total of 24 ECTS and includes: A mandatory two-weeks workshop (8 ECTS) (Fall Semester) Elective courses (12 ECTS) A mandatory course «Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Data Science» (4 ECTS) (Spring Semester). In addition the course counts for your Major: Electives: 19BBW:HS19, 18BBW:HS19, 19BVWL:HS19, 18BVWL:HS19, 18BIA:HS19 Additional work: 18BLaw:HS19, 18BLE:HS19 Core electives law: 19BLE:HS19 ECTS of courses count for your major (except for the workshop)


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The Collat School of Business recently received a $125,000 gift from Amy and Duane Donner for its Healthcare Leadership Academy. Founded in 2009, the academy is a joint collaboration between the Collat School of Business and School of Medicine, and it has helped the university retain promising health-focused faculty and staff. The academy's mission is to identify and develop future leaders of the UAB academic medical center.
"This generous gift highlights the Donners' continuing commitment to helping the Collat School of Business equip UAB's health professionals with the highest-quality business training and the skills needed to lead in a turbulent health care environment," said Eric Jack, Ph.D., dean of the Collat School of Business. "Leaders aren't born; they're developed. Our program helps them develop these leadership skills by reflecting on themselves, their organizations and the wider world."
Program graduates represent all six health profession schools, including the schools of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Optometry, Public Health and Health Professions, as well as administrators, including those from the UAB Health System, University Hospital, the Kirklin Clinic and the faculty practice plan.
Participants receive a broader understanding of the responsibilities of leaders, new perspectives on the critical leadership and managerial issues they face, and a deeper understanding and awareness of concepts and techniques relevant to management.
Duane Donner is the managing partner of Founders Investment Banking, which, along with the Dore' Foundation, helped found the academy. The two organizations have donated $700,000 to this collaborative group since its inception, with UAB adding $250,000.
To date, 120 faculty members and nonfaculty administrators have participated in the HLA, including Jeanetta Keller, Ph.D., chief administrative officer of the UAB Health System; Jeremy Thomas, M.D., medical director of the UAB Emergency Department; and Mike Chen, M.D., chief of staff for UAB Pediatric Surgery.
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Maersk Line CEO: Demand for Containers Remains Low
Søren Skou, the chief executive of Maersk Line, said the Danish group misjudged the strength in demand for container shipping, which has proved far more sluggish than it expected when it ordered billions of dollars' worth of new vessels two years ago. Photo: Bloomberg
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At one time or another, everyone has known the special vein-popping rage of waiting for the phone company to get its head out of its backside. One courageous man had the good sense to submit a bill.
Howard Schaffer of Howard Schaffer Media Marketing in Colonie, NY, moved his small operation last fall, just about two miles down the road. Rochester-based One Communications promised to send his phone number along with him, but warned it would take several days.
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bslaght needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 25 designs submitted by 12 freelance designers.
I need a new layout/design for a golf course, very modern, clean design.
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http://www.greensatrenton.com and it is terrible. I need a new design, with Modern/Clean, this site will run on Joomla so I need a "special" elements in the design.
I would like Header/3 Column Layout
Menu can be on left or under header
Right Coloumn should have 3 "boxes" to display weather/weekly Winner/Event calendar
Under Header in main content body I need to display "What's New/What's Happening" and then content block for text, graphics/etc.
You can download hi-res logo here: http://www.sidx.com/greenslogo.zip (EPS Format)
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Cold adaptation and functionality of the Antarctic Coastal Benthic Zones [ASAC_1165]
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The Plumes and Blooms program seeks to understand the sources of sediment plumes and phytoplankton blooms, as they relate to ocean color and to the sediment geochronology of the Santa Barbara Basin. ...
Application of a New Method for Isotopic Analysis of Diatom Microfossil-bound Nitrogen [NSF-ANT04-53680]
The Southern Ocean may play a central role in causing ice ages and general global climate change. This work will reveal key characteristics of the glacial ocean, and may explain the cause of glacial/interglacial ...
Opal Burial in the Pacific Sector of the Southern Ocean: A Test of the 'Silicic Acid Leakage Hypothesis' [NSF-ANT02-30268]
This award, provided by the Antarctic Geology and Geophysics Program of the Office of Polar Programs, supports a project to investigate the 'Silicic Acid Leakage Hypothesis' as it relates to global ...
Climate: Long-Range Investigation, Mapping, and Prediction (CLIMAP) 18,000 Years Before Present (18k bp) Sediment Data Files [FE00126_First]
The CLIMAP (Climate: Long-range Investigation, Mapping, and Prediction) Project was funded by the National Science Foundation as part of the International Decade of Ocean Exploration (IDOE) Program. ...
Evolution and biogeochemical cycles of metal species in marine and lacustrine environments [MetalIonsInMarineAndLacustrEnv]
1995/96 Characterization of minor and trace metals in lacustrine ecosystems (Carezza Lake, Inexpressible Island, Tarn Flat, Edmondson Point). Determinations in lake waters, sediments, algae and soil. ...
ODP 177 diatom d15N and d13C [ODP177altabet]
This data set contains sediment diatom organic matter d15N and d13C for ODP sites 1094, 1093, and 1091. Resolution is every 1 cm covering up to the last full glacial cycle.
Radiocarbon age of organic carbon bound in diatom frustules [Diatom_bound_organic_C_14C_age]
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ANtarctic geological DRILLing (ANDRILL) drilling rig [ANDRILL_drilling_rig]
Development of a new capability for recovery of stratigraphic and rock samples from Antarctica. The ANDRILL (ANtarctic geological DRILLing) Program has a new drilling rig and system to ...
Water-column Carbohydrate Percentages Measured during the JGOFS Equatorial Pacific Process Study [JGOFS_EQPAC_CARBOHYDRATES]
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Biogenic Particle Fluxes Measured Using Sediment Traps during the JGOFS North Atlantic Bloom Experiment (NABE) [JGOFS_NABE_SEDIMENT]
The Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) seeks to understand the processes that control the transfer of carbon and other biologically active elements in the ocean. In addition, ...
Oceanic Particle Fluxes Measured Using Particle Interceptors during the JGOFS North Atlantic Bloom Experiment (NABE) [JGOFS_NABE_PITDATA]
The Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) seeks to understand the processes that control the transfer of carbon and other biologically active elements in the ocean. In addition, ...
In-Situ Oceanic Data from the Plumes and Blooms Experiment, Santa Barbara Channel and Channel Islands, California [UCSB_ICESS_PNB_CRUISEDATA]
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Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) Database and Ocean Drilling Project (ODP) Database (Janus) at Texas AM University [DSDP_ODP_DATABASES_TAMU]
These databases contain geological and geophysical investigations of the cores recovered from almost every ocean of the world. The data were collected on oceanographic cruises of the ...
GERM (Geochemical Earth Reference Model) Resevoir Database [GERM]
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Recent sedimentary facies of isolated carbonate platforms, Belize-Yucatan System, Central America [SEPM_JSR_ISO_CARBS]
Distribution of recent sedimentary facies is significantly different in four closely spaced, isolated carbonate platforms off the coasts of Belize and Yucatan (SE Mexico). These differences are largely ...
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute-2000 [MBARI_VARS_2000]
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) uses high-resolution video equipment to record hundreds of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) dives per year. In the first 20 years of ROV diving ...
Geochemistry Sedimentology for the West Coast of India [INODC_GEOCHEM]
This file contains geochemistry sedimentology data taken from 375 stations along the west coast of India from 1976 to 1980. Parameters include Al2O3, Fe, TiO2, P2O5, Al2O3, CaCo3, Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, ...
Collaborative Research: Paleohistory of the Larsen Ice Shelf System: Phase II [Larsen_Phase-II]
The data set consists of: -Single channel Chirp seismic profiles of seafloor -Multibeam swath bathymetry -Sediment core samples (selected) -Bottom photographs and video ...
Succession guidelines in coastal benthic communities of Antarctica [CNDA-ESP_REN2000-3193-E]
In English: The campaign was developed in collaboration with the Alfred Wegener Institut of Bremerhaven, the aim was to study the marine benthos communities colonization and succession processes ...
Diatom species and biogenic particle fluxes in the Australian sector of the Subantarctic and Polar Frontal Zones at ~ 1 km depth [AAS_4078_diatoms_biogenic_flux_subantarctic]
Diatom and biogenic particle fluxes were investigated over a two-year and six-year periods at the Subantarctic and Polar Frontal Zones, respectively, in the Australian Sector of the Southern Ocean. ...
Diatom species and biogenic particle fluxes in the Australian sector of the southern Antarctic Zone [AAS_4078_diatoms_biogenic_flux]
Diatom and biogenic particle fluxes were investigated over a one-year period (2001-02) at the southern Antarctic Zone in the Australian Sector of the Southern Ocean. Two vertically moored sediment ...
Diatom species of the Australian sector of the Southern Ocean [AAS_4078_Diatom_Images]
The collection aims to showcase the range of Southern Ocean diatom species found in the major hydrological provinces of the Australian Sector of the Southern Ocean along the 140 degrees E. The collection ...
Biogenic Silica Measurements in Cores Collected from Bear Lake, Utah and Idaho [USGS_OFR_2005_1319]
The overall goal of our research on Bear Lake is to create records of past climate change for the region, including changes in precipitation (rain and snow) patterns during the last 10,000 years and ...
Planktic Foraminifer Census Data from Northwind Ridge Cores PI-88-AR P3, PI-88-AR P7, and PI-88-AR P9, Arctic Ocean [OFR_93-218]
The U.S. Geological Survey recovered 9 piston cores from the Northwind Ridge in the Canada Basin of the Arctic Ocean from a cruise of the USCGC Polar Star during 1988. Preliminary analysis of the ...
Eocene/Oligocene Boundary Paleoproductivity Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO2003-091]
Eocene/Oligocene boundary paleoproductivity data from Ceara Rise, Ocean Drilling Program Site 925: 4 12.25 N, 43 29 W, 3040m depth. ABSTRACT (from the online documentation) Paleoproductivity, nutrient ...
Geochemical data from East Antarctic Margin [NBP0101-JPC43B]
Solid phase sedimentary geochemical data derived from Core NBP0101-JPC43B, in "Iceberg Alley North", along the East Antarctic Margin. Data includes major and trace elements, ...
Sulu Sea Core MD97-2141 Oxygen Isotope and Mg/Ca Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO2004-002]
[Abstract from data documentation] Variations in tropical sea surface temperature patterns and the phasing relative to climate change in higher-latitudes provide insight into the mechanisms of climate ...
An integrated approach to assess carbon dynamics in the Southern Ocean from the Belgian Antarctic Program [AMD_BE_CARBON_DYN]
This research attempts to determine the role - CO2 source or sink - of the Southern Ocean on a regional and seasonal scale by implementing an integrated multidisciplinary approach which combines in ...
Barium Biogeochemistry [AMD_BE_BA_BIOGEOCHEM]
The above research on barium biogeochemistry involves the following: - Studies on the variability Antarctic Bottom Water formation; - Studies on the spatial variability primary production; ...
Radiocarbon ages and unsupported lead-210 in NBP0101 Mac Robertson Shelf Cores [SedwickOPP-0230199]
This data set consists of the radiocarbon ages (raw radiocarbon years) and unsupported lead-210 activities (disintegrations per minute per gram) of subsamples from the upper portion of five marine ...
Data on Sediment Distribution Across the Wilkes Land Margin, Antarctica [Wilkes_Land_Quaternary]
The data set includes three tables and one additional clast count. The analyse were carried out on sediment cores raised on the Wilkes Land continental margin, East Antarctica. Tables ...
Morphologic variations of Ehrenbergina stack [09-95_01]
The investigation of the benthic Foraminifera of the South Shetland Island, allowed us to detect the presence of abundant units of E. parva in Caleta Balleneros and Puerto Foster stations (Deception ...
Elk Lake, Minnesota, Paleoclimate Data, WDC Paleoclimatology [EARTH_LAND_NGDC_PALEOCL_ELKLAKE]
This data set contains data files of various parameters collected in Elk Lake, Minnesota. The lake has generated considerable interest due to its 10,000 year record of varved sediments. Extensive ...
Collaborative Research: Totten Glacier System and the Marine Record of Cryosphere - Ocean Dynamics - award 1430550 [USAP-1430550]
This project will investigate the marine component of the Totten Glacier and Moscow University Ice Shelf, East Antarctica. This system is of critical importance because it drains one-eighth of the ...
Arabian Sea cores 63KA, 41KL, 42KG foraminiferal oxygen isotope data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO2003-059]
Foraminiferal oxygen isotope data from cores 63KA, 41KL, 42KG, Latitude 24 deg 37' N, Longitude 65 deg 59' E, Water depth 316 m. Corrected depth (column 3) is the core depth minus event deposits. ...
Barbados Sea Level and Th/U 14C Calibration [EARTH_LAND_NGDC_PALEOCLIM_BARB1]
Part of the NOAA Paleoclimatology Program dataset is the Barbados Sea Level and Th/U 14C Calibration. Barbados data are from Fairbanks (1989) and Bard et al. (1990) - the reference works below - ...
Pliocene Warm Period Foraminifer Stable Isotope Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO2003-070]
Pliocene Warm Period Foraminifer Stable Isotope Data ODP Site 980/981 55.48N, 14.65W, 2200m depth (Abstract from the online documentation): We present a high-resolution climate record from a sediment ...
South Atlantic Younger Dryas Cd/Ca and Cdw (seawater) Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO2003-087]
ABSTRACT (from the online documentation): Benthic foraminiferal Cd/Ca from an intermediate depth, western South Atlantic core documents the history of southward penetration of North Atlantic Intermediate ...
Southeast Atlantic Late Miocene Carbonate Crash and Biogenic Bloom Data from ODP Leg 175 Sites [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2004-007]
Middle/late Miocene to early Pliocene sedimentary sequences along the continental margin of southwest Africa have changes that correspond to the carbonate crash (129 Ma) and biogenic bloom events ...
Termination II NADW Production Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO96-023]
All file names begin with core name. All cores except V29-202 refer to cores collected on cruise EW93-02. MST indicates mult-track sensor data. "Wue.iso" or "iso-wue" refers to isotope ...
Calcium Carbonate Percent from Marine Sediments [EARTH_LAND_NGDC_PALEOCLIM_CARB1]
This data set contains calcium carbonate percentage data from marine sediment cores, plus C14 dates or age models as available, and NCDC's display software. The analyses were done for the CLIMAP ...
California Current Biogenic Component Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_97-001]
This data set consists of biogenic component data from sediments in the California Current region of the eastern Pacific Ocean. Data set includes a tab-delimited ASCII data file and descriptive documentation ...
California Current Planktonic Foraminifera Trap Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_1999-015]
This data set consists of season sediment trap data in the California Current off Oregon, USA.
Gulf of California Box Core Geochemical Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2004-036]
Sediments deposited on the slopes of the Guaymas and Carmen Basins in the central Gulf of California were recovered in two box cores. Q-mode factor analyses identified detrital-clastic, carbonate, ...
Climate: Long-Range Investigation, Mapping, and Prediction (CLIMAP) 18,000 Years Before Present (18k bp) Sediment Data Files [FE00126]
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Deep-Sea Core Sample Repository and Database at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and LDEO/IRI Climate Data Library [LDEO_DEEPSEA_CORE]
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j0j0r0 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 74 designs submitted by 21 freelance designers.
Create a logo for ooga ooga, an open source software development framework for genetic algorithm research and development.
ooga ooga is a project created and maintained by createTank, a software architecture and solutions company.
We're going to gather all of the results, discuss and decide.
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We are open minded, and willing to venture into new areas should this description seem too constrictive, however, this is where we've gotten so far with the logo brainstorming...
We would like to see the text as a major part of the logo, preferably all lowercase, with the 4 "o" shapes (in "ooga") figuring heavily. That is, with minor play on the "a" character, it might be feasible to see four "o" shapes in a row.
We would also like a mascot to place alongside the logo (for recognition from afar).
There will be possible followup, as we will also need related materials for a commercial component.
We've brainstormed several possibilities for the logo and mascot - included here:
- oogaooga in text as lower case.
- Caveman mascot, with labcoat, glasses, pocket protector - very thoughtfully saying "ooga ooga" in speech bubble.
- DNA related logo (especially if 3D stereogram).
- Clean, minimalist, modern design
- Color logo with B/W reduction (for cheap or B/W prints)
- Textual logo with Mascot or other image for recognition from afar.
- Illustrator vector output
- Negative space is always good
- Don't really want a DNA inspired logo unless it is very good.
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The C.P. Dispositivo di finitura C.P. is a compact and fully automated signature booklet maker controlled by a large user-friendly colour touchscreen interface in which stitching, folding, and trimming operations are completed in a single enclosed unit.
Able to operate connected directly to any of various Xerox presses and with a variety of C.P. Bourg modules as part of a Xerox® IntegratedPLUS™ Finishing Solution, the BDF-e is the perfect choice for commercial shops or in-plants that need to produce booklets automatically in production runs from one to 10,000.
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Able to operate connected directly to any of various Xerox presses and with a variety of C.P. Bourg modules as part of a Xerox® IntegratedPLUS™ Finishing Solution, the BDF-e is the perfect choice for commercial shops or in-plants that need to produce booklets automatically in production runs from one to 10,000.
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Funzioni principali
- Enhanced with more processing power, memory and software functionality to operate directly or with other Bourg modules in-line, dual-mode or off-line.
- Supports industry-standard JDF and XML workflows, including Xerox IntegratedPLUS™ Finishing Solution for Booklets
- Presents a larger colour touchscreen graphical user interface (GUI) for added productivity and control
- Stores settings for up to 500 saved jobs to speed job processing
- Provides C.P. Bourg superior low-friction paper transport to handle coated or uncoated stock 60 to 300 gsm without scuffing or marking
- Folds and saddle stitches sheets from 4.7" x 8" (120 x 203 mm) to 14.0" x 20.4" (356 mm x 260 mm) to create impressive brochures, calendars or other booklets up to 14" x 10.23" (356 mm x 260mm)
- Booklets can be 2 to 22 sheets (80gsm), face-trimmed up to 0.78" (20 mm)
- Full document processing with added top or corner stitching from 2 to 55 sheets of 20lb./80gsm paper (22 sheets folded)
- Automatic ejection of faulted jobs enabling continuous production due to the purge feature
- Patented self-threading stitching wire cassette holds up to 50,000 stitches and allows for simple, tool-less spool changes
- Optional 2 or 4 ISP or Hohner moveable stitch heads enable smaller booklets to be printed two-up to increase productivity
- Optional 2 or 4 Höhner loop stitching offers an additional stitching option -- Ideal for binding booklets that are to be inserted in a ring binder
Shorter turnaround times, smaller job runs and tightening budgets are forcing even the best print shops to do more with less equipment, floor space and staff. Meanwhile, there's no shortage of customer demand for quality finished products that can be in quantities as big as thousands or as small as "booklets of one."
Obiettivi chiave
- Industry trends toward shorter print runs and quicker turnaround times put constant pressure on operating efficiency
- Shrinking supply of skilled labour makes it harder to find workers capable of operating complex finishing machinery
- Relentless demand makes it harder to find workers capable of operating complex finishing machinery
- Absolute requirement for set integrity in digital, variable data environments requires minimizing finishing production errors
- Wider variety of coated and uncoated stock for color and monochrome work demands more sophisticated paper handling
- Tighter budgets, less floor space and smaller staff sizes have become "the new normal" — increasing demands for efficiency and automation at all operational levels
The C.P. Dispositivo di finitura C.P. address the challenges of having to do more with less by providing a versatile, economical and reliable solution for producing finished "documents of one" with high quality and efficiency.
- Superior digital, stitch-fold-trim booklet making, whether docked directly or as part of a Bourg production workflow for added functionality
- Able to process more jobs in less time using less of your shop's floorspace
- Offers the flexibility and precision to make fine adjustments on the fly and provide your customers with the highest quality finished products
- Designed for continuous production while maintaining set-secure job integrity
- Compatible with C.P. Bourg production options for maximum finishing versatility and productivity
Perché scegliere Xerox?
- A simpler solution to finishing and booklet making, driven by time savings, simplicity and waste reduction
- Proven operation with various Xerox monochrome and colour marking engines
- Chosen multiple times as the Xerox Overall Business Innovation Partner of the year reflecting C.P. Bourg's enduring and steadfast commitment to Xerox and its customers
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