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Graduate Commencement Guide 2015
Event Information
Western Connecticut State University will hold a Commencement solely for graduate and doctoral degree students at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 8, 2015, in the Feldman Arena, O'Neill Convocation Center, Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension, Danbury.
In addition to the conferring of graduate degrees and diplomas, the event will include a hooding ceremony at which each Master's Degree candidate will be vested with the hood denoting his/her degree.
Who is eligible to participate in the 2015 Graduate Commencement?
- Students who completed their degree or diploma requirements at the end of the 2014 Fall Semester.
- Students who will complete their degree requirements in May 2015 and August 2015.
The ceremony
You will be assigned to a designated place in the Commencement procession and assigned to a seating section in the arena. This is necessary to recognize you formally as you come onto the stage to be introduced and vested with the hood denoting your Master's or Doctoral Degree.
There will be plenty of seating in the Feldman Arena. No tickets or other method of reserving seats will be issued.
Access Ability Needs
Any student or a member of the student's family that requires special accommodations for the May Commencement ceremony must contact the Office of University Events (203) 837-8800 no later than Friday, April 24.
The university has negotiated special rates with local hotels for guests attending WCSU's Commencement festivities. To make your reservation, call the hotel of your choice directly. Book your reservation early to ensure room availability. When booking your reservation, make sure to ask for the special WCSU rate. We looking forward to seeing you on campus this May.
A reception will be held in the Feldman Arena after the ceremony for graduates and their guests.
Academic Dress – Academic Regalia
All participants in the academic procession are required to wear academic regalia. Graduates must order your academic regalia by Monday, April 7, 2014. Graduates can pick up their academic regalia at the Grad Salute on:
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
3 to 7 p.m.
Feldman Arena, O'Neil Center
WCSU Westside campus
All graduating students are invited to this event where they will have an opportunity to finalize their Commencement needs in one stop and pick up their pre-ordered academic regalia. Representatives will be on hand to assist students in making final graduation preparations. Complimentary food and fun activities will be available. Plus, enter to win a free custom WCSU diploma frame and other raffle prizes.
If you are unable to pick up your regalia at the Grad Salute, please ask a friend or family member to do it for you. Graduate regalia may also be picked up from the Office of Alumni Relations, located in Old Main 302.
For Ed.D. regalia, contact Helen Bechard at (203) 837-8800 or email@example.com.
Directions to the Campus
Click here to view directions to our campus
Driving directions following the ceremony
Cars leaving the campus after the ceremony will be directed West along Mill Plain Road. Interestate-84 can be accessed both eastbound and westbound at Exit 2, about three miles from campus.
University Fees
All fees (cashier, library, parking, etc.) must be paid prior to Commencement or your diploma will be withheld.
Graduate Portraits
Photographers from GradTrak Graduation Images will be on stage to photograph graduates. Proofs will be mailed to you after the ceremony. You are under no obligation to purchase. Visit www.gradimages.com or call (800) 424-3686 for information.
WCSU Media Services will live stream the Commencement ceremonies for free on the WCSU web site at wcsu.edu/live.
Flowers will be available for purchase at the event.
Invitations and Announcements
The WCSU Bookstore works with a company called Balfour to provide WCSU Commencement invitations and related materials. Go to http://www.balfour.com for more information.
Campus Bookstore
The campus Bookstore will operate a sale area near the Commencement site
Diplomas will be mailed from the Registrar's office approximately eight weeks after your graduation date.
WCSU Official Diploma Frames
Graduation from college is a huge accomplishment. What better way to display this great achievement than in an official WCSU diploma frame. For years to come, your diploma will remain safe and look impressive.
Visit Western's Diploma Frame Store online. There are several diploma frame styles to choose from and you can even design your frame online by choosing different mouldings, mats and glass styles depending on your taste. Graduates can also have the name of their academic school included on their diploma frame beneath the name of the university.
We also offer several desk accessories that feature an attractive and rich-looking two-toned engraved medallion with the Western seal. Some of the pieces can even be personalized with your name.
You can order your diploma frame and desk accessories online or by phone with a credit card at (203) 837-8298. To view diploma frame samples or to pick up a diploma frame brochure, visit the Office of Alumni Relations, located in Old Main 302.
Engraved Brick
Leave your legacy at Western by engraving your name and a special message on a 4 x 8 brick located in the Alumni & Friends Circle. The Alumni & Friends Circle, located in between Old Main and Fairfield Hall, houses an ensemble of inscribed bricks, trees, benches and light posts donated by alumni and friends of the university. Several brick paths now lead into the circle making it highly visible to students, faculty, staff, alumni and visitors. Download the order form or call the Office of Alumni Relations at (203) 837-8298 for more information.
Short-term Medical Insurance
After graduation, many students lose their health insurance coverage under their parents' plans, making them vulnerable to high healthcare costs. GradMed provides protection from the major expenses associated with an accident or unexpected illness, providing coverage while job searching or waiting for new employee benefits to begin. An ideal product for new graduates, with GradMed you can choose a coverage period and deductible that meets your needs. Coverage can begin as early as the day after receipt of your application. For more information, visit the GradMed Web site.
New grads - take advantage of health and financial benefits available to you through your Alumni Association. Check out www.newgradzone.com to learn more about plans designed to help protect you as you transition into your new life. Don't wait - get into the zone!


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Red Sox eager to improve in game of RISP
BOSTON -- Perhaps pitching will ultimately decide how far the Red Sox go this season. After all, that is usually the case in baseball -- no matter what level you are talking about.
But if you look at why the defending World Series champions are off to a disappointing 15-17 start, the inability of the offense to consistently cash in on scoring opportunities is the top culprit.
BOSTON -- Perhaps pitching will ultimately decide how far the Red Sox go this season. After all, that is usually the case in baseball -- no matter what level you are talking about.
But if you look at why the defending World Series champions are off to a disappointing 15-17 start, the inability of the offense to consistently cash in on scoring opportunities is the top culprit.
The good news for the Red Sox is that situational offense can usually be fixed, particularly with a roster like this one that has so many established veterans.
As they had a day of rest on Monday in advance of a two-game series with the Reds at Fenway, there was one thing the Sox could definitely feel good about. Despite a start to the season that has been disjointed and frustrating, Boston was only two games behind the Yankees for first place in the American League East.
Here is how close the Red Sox are to improving their position: They are 3-8 in one-run games.
"How many times have we had a chance in the last six games with a potential to break a game open? We haven't been able to get that big hit," said right fielder Shane Victorino.
And even if the starting rotation hasn't completely clicked yet either, the pitching has generally been good enough to keep manager John Farrell's team in games. With a 3.68 ERA, the Red Sox are third in the AL, trailing fellow contenders Detroit and Oakland.
In other words, if they start hitting up to their capabilities, Boston should again be a very dangerous team -- one that should soon top the .500 mark and get well above it at some point.
"We've got to execute, that's it," said Victorino. "That's the bottom line. I don't think there's anything else. Collectively, we haven't been able to do it. Sometimes it's part of the game. It's not like we're going up there with the wrong mentality."
But they've often gotten the wrong result. For a team that led the AL in most key offensive categories in 2013, they are leading in the wrong categories at this early juncture of the season.
Boston has the dubious distinction of leading the AL in grounding into double plays with runners in scoring position.
"There are constant reminders of what the approach is. Inevitably, I would [liken] it to a pitcher who thinks he's got to execute a pitch in a given moment," said Farrell. "When that thought starts to creep into someone's mind, it may cause someone to overthrow the baseball, muscle up as I mentioned, where you don't get the same relaxation and reaction to a given pitch.
"The same calmness has got to take place with guys in the box. Guys are grinding away. I think the most important thing is we're doing a very good job of creating opportunities initially."
Yet the Red Sox have been mediocre so far in categories they usually excel in such as OPS (eighth), runs (eighth), home runs (eighth) and batting average (12th).
The loss of Jacoby Ellsbury has been made obvious by the fact that Boston is 12th out of 15 AL teams in stolen bases. The Sox are still drawing their walks, ranking third in that category. But the value of the walks is being lessened by the ability to get those runners home.
With runners in scoring position, the Red Sox are hitting .222, which ranks 13th in the league. Their OPS in those situations is .669 for a ranking of 12th.
"Of course you press and you want to get the job done," said Victorino. "It's just one of those things, sometimes you just have to act like nobody is out there. It's easier said than done. As I said, when it's not happening, it's amplified so it looks worse than it really is."
Now that the lineup is back at full strength -- both Victorino and Will Middlebrooks recently came off the disabled list -- it should start functioning better as a unit.
Catcher A.J. Pierzynski has recently warmed up at the plate as well, giving the lineup another weapon in the middle to lower portion of the order.
Jackie Bradley Jr. has been elite with his defense in center field, but he is still making strides offensively. As Bradley continues to gain experience, he could become a consistent presence in the No. 9 spot in the order.
Shortstop Xander Bogaerts has been inconsistent at times on defense, but he has been a constant on-base threat. If Bogaerts starts adding some power into the mix, something he's definitely capable of, that would be yet another weapon that could improve Boston's offense.
Staying within the overall approach is something Farrell and hitting coaches Greg Colbrunn and Victor Rodriguez will continue to instill during advance meetings and other less formal discussions.
"What we're trying to get back to is to pass the baton on to the next guy, even in those at-bats with runners in scoring position," said Farrell. "That doesn't mean we're less aggressive. That means we're staying with the same level of assertiveness and not muscling up in certain cases."
For the Red Sox, it might only be a matter of time before they start hitting like themselves again.
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne.

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Nauvoo Temple, Facing West Plaque
This temple plaque makes the perfect addition to any LDS home. It is an unframed piece that comes with it's own easel for easy table top display.
- Artist: Brian Wolsey
- This piece is printed on luster paper, texturized, and framed with a high-quality hard wood frame.
- Frame Color Types:
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- Knotty Alder – brown stain.
- Each piece is made to order and can take 10-15 business days to ship.
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- 10x13 plaques are mounted on ½ MDF and textured.
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DailyDirt: Robotic Planes... Seriously, And Don't Call Me Shirley.
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Human pilots get tired and need sleep -- and some airline pilots get some rest at "crash pads" when they're off duty. Knowing that might not be too comforting to many passengers, but who's willing to let a robot fly a few hundred people around? Autonomous planes are getting more advanced all the time, though mostly for unmanned missions with aircraft that couldn't possibly carry people on board. Maybe someday we'll have autonomous Jetson-cars... in the meantime, here are a few links to some interesting UAVs and flight automation.
- Northrop Grumman's X-47B is an autonomous combat aircraft that aims to be launching from and landing on aircraft carriers in a few years. Another trick will be aerial refueling, eliminating the limitation of onboard fuel capacity. [url]
- Would you believe the CIA developed a dragonfly robot in the 1970s as a super-secret intelligence gathering tool? Would you believe they also developed mobile phones hidden in shoes? Robotic fish? Cone of silence? [url]
- Last year, a solar-powered plane broke all the non-stop endurance records by flying for a week -- and it could have stayed up indefinitely. Cheap solar planes to replace telecommunication satellites would be a nice next step. [url]
- The safety of flight automation is being studied -- finding out that both human error and automation errors can cause serious problems. Nobody's perfect. [url]
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Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome is failure of the adrenal gland to function as as result of bleeding into the gland.
This condition is caused by severe infection with meningococcus bacteria or other severe infection from bacteria, such as:
- Group B streptococcus
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- S. pneumoniae
- Staphylococcus aureus
Rarely, Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome can be caused by the use of medications that promote blood clotting. Other causes include:
- Low platelet counts
- Primary antiphospholipid syndrome
Renal vein thrombosis
- Steroid use
Possible Complications
Complications include:
Acute adrenal gland insufficiency Shock
It is deadly if the underlying cause of this syndrome is not treated right away.
Meurer WJ, Lavoie FW. Central nervous system infections. In: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, et al, eds. Rosens Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 107.
Maitra A. The endocrine system. In: Kumar V, Abbas AK, Fausto N, Aster JC, eds. Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease. 8th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2009:chap 24.
White PC. Adrenocortical insufficiency. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 569.
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Here's another great recipe for a tasty healthy snack! And this one is quite portable too so you have no excuse for not snacking healthy! I'm talking about granola. It's so easy to make and a lot healthier than the prepackaged bags you can buy at the store.
Start with 3 cups of quick cook oats – not the instant because those ones usually contain more sugar – then add in handfuls of any kind of unsalted seeds you like – pumpkin, sunflower, sesame, as well as any kinds of chopped up nuts you like – almonds, walnuts, pecans – stir it all together and put on a baking pan so it's about an inch thick. Pour on a quarter cup of olive oil and a third cup of either dark honey or maple syrup, then stir it all up and press it back down on the sheet until it's an inch thick again. Put in a 350 degree oven for about half an hour or until its golden brown, and stir every 5-10 minutes making sure to press it back down on the sheet again. You can add a little more honey or maple syrup during the stirring stage if you think it needs to be moister.
After it has come out of the oven, while it's still hot, add in handfuls of any dried fruit you like – apricots, dates, banana, cranberries, blueberries – whatever you want – just try to get the more natural kinds, not the dried fruits with a ton of added sugar – or you can make your own dried fruit if you are lucky to have your own food dehydrator. Mix it all in, and then let it cool for a little while.
Amazingly, if kept properly this granola will last you 2-3 weeks – but I bet you'll eat it all before that time! I like to put half in a sealable Tupperware container and then make a few zip lock bags or smaller Tupperware containers so I can eat it on the run or while sitting at my desk.
This is a great snack that you can just eat right out of the container, but it's also fantastic if you mix it with plain yogurt or use it as a cereal by pouring milk over it.


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Sunday Video Message | Rep. Shelley Moore CapitoPosted by on July 28, 2013
Financial Institutions & Consumer Credit Subcommittee Chairman Shelley Moore Capito (Facebook | Twitter) delivers this week's Sunday Video Message on the PATH Act. The Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act was approved by the full committee on Wednesday.
The opinions expressed below are those of their respective authors and do not necessarily represent those of this office.
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Model African Union
Model African Union
The Model African Union is essentially a simulation of the proceedings of the African Union, augmented by pre-conference study at home institutions and Embassy briefings in Washington, D.C. It provides a unique opportunity for university and college students to study the role, structure and activities of the African Union as well as the economic, social, and political-security issues facing African countries.
Through a 2 day simulation, students gain a better understanding of the capabilities and constraints that shape the policies of AU member states in the arena of intra-African diplomacy on issues of mutual concern. In addition to a prepared agenda containing these issues, students in the Executive Council grapple with a contemporary crisis to be revealed at the Model.
Each participating university represents one or more Member States of the African Union. Upon registration participating students receive a Delegation Handbook and are briefed at the Embassy of the country/countries represented.
For more information contact the African Student Association (ASA) at firstname.lastname@example.com or the official Model African Union Website.


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So here I am again getting ready for a new and exciting webinar presented by Legacy Family Tree and Thomas MacEntee. The topic today is one in which I have a real deficit! I'm not even sure what a research toolbox is, how to make one, or how to use it. I have no doubt I'll be much smarter by 2:00 pm CDT!
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Wednesday Musette
In all honesty, I should change the 'all weather cyclist' header at the top of the page because for the last several months I've been only an occasional cyclist. My knee still hurts and I'm afraid to do more damage by riding in the cold. Sure, I could go see the doctor and say, "Doc, it hurts when I do this."
His reply would be, "Then don't do that!" And it would cost me about a hundred dollars for his common-sense advice.
Or it could be worse - he would order x-rays, CAT scans, dubious orthopedic devices from the Marquis DeSade Medical Supply Company, and numerous strangers would poke and prod my knee, saying, "Hmmmmm" in profound ways. They'd tell me to avoid riding, jumping, running, twisting, or putting down ceramic tile on the remaining floors. Then they'd send a bill to my insurance company and I could fight with them for months about it.
Why do I get the uneasy feeling that if government takes over health care it won't be much of an improvement?
More boring news about flooring...
Now, despite the knee pain, I'll continue working on our floors once the weather breaks. I have a great incentive. Mary and I were preparing dinner in the kitchen last night. Right out of the blue, she said, "You know, I really like this floor."
I made a lot of mistakes tiling the kitchen, but she doesn't see that. She's just happy to have it, and if there's one thing I've learned very well about marital bliss, it's Keep Mama Happy. I'll forego cycling to get the floors done and I'll do it happily.
Ice and snow...
We're in the middle of a typical Oklahoma winter blast - a few days of arctic cold followed by a rapid thaw. This is much different from a winter in western Pennsylvania, where temperatures dropped below freezing at Christmas and didn't change until March. That's a slight exaggeration, of course. But here in Oklahoma, we can have near record highs one day, followed by a precipitious drop to well below freezing. I often wonder how pioneers survived such rapidly changing conditions.
When I left work on Monday, we had freezing rain. The roads and sidewalks looked uniformly wet, but that served to disguise patches of ice. The car danced around a few times on the way home. For most of the trip I had no problems. I was wary enough to avoid walking on the driveway, preferring the better footing offered by the yard with its bed of pine needles. But I had to cross the sidewalk to reach the porch and that single step was costly. I started to fall, then caught my balance quickly. In doing so, I managed to wrench my right knee - again - and felt a sudden pain right above the patella. This is the problem area that's given me fits for the last several months.
Oh, joy.
Feral kittens...
Back around Thanksgiving, we captured some feral kittens. Mary lured them into the house one at a time over the course of a week. Three have tamed down fairly well while one is still extremely wary. We need to place them soon.
The short haired tabby is the most gentle. In the photo above, he has his face in the food bowl. Mary dubbed him 'Shadow' because he follows her around in the house. The two long haired tabbys - both gray - are more typical. When they want attention they'll let you know. Otherwise, go away. The orange tabby isn't ready to be placed. He's just too afraid of people yet.
Collectively, I refer to them as the Wild Bunch. They're fur-covered eating machines who will devour cat food, dog food, sandwiches, pretzels, and potato chips with total abandon. All food must be guarded from the feline menace. If one of them drank beer, it could stay. (That earned me the Very Stern Look from She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed!) Also, they've learned that if my keys jingle, it means the laser pointer is about to appear. They come running, even if they were asleep, and start looking on the floor for the red dot. I've been very, very tempted to run that red dot across Jordan's bed when he sleeps in late, but that would be wrong. Probably. But it would be funny! And wrong, definitely wrong maybe.
Want a kitten? I'll mail it to you.
Management 101...
My employer 'lost' $2.1 billion (that's BILLION, with a B) in 2008. And I say 'lost' because I once had a boss who said, "There are two kinds of accountants, honest ones, and very good ones." On the same day as the announcement of the loss, they also said that upper management would be receiving stock bonuses, though those bonuses would be reduced.
I could apply this same principle at home. "Son, I know you want to go to the movies tonight, but you still haven't done your chores. I was planning to give you $25 dollars, but since you've shirked your work, I'll only give you $20. I hope you've learned your lesson."
That'll show 'em!
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Shredding Marketing Material
Consider all the Marketing Material in your home or business. As we are rounding the corner of the first decade in the 21st century, the term Identity Theft has unfortunately, become a household name. Thieves are finding new ways to use and abuse stolen account data, often creating nightmares for their victims, who must spend countless hours repairing the damage.
While identity thieves have expanded their repertoire to include medical statement, pay stubs, and even school statement, financial data is still the most coveted and sought out data by identity thieves. Account data includes your credit card receipts or statement, bank statement, tax related documents, as well as retirement/IRA and brokerage statement and house statement (such as mortgage and property tax statement). Even in this technological age, it seems we are still swimming in paperwork, and eventually it must be tossed. Knowing what to toss and when can be tricky for most consumers.
Generally, financial experts advise to keep credit utility and other household bills only until you receive the cancelled check. Credit card statement should be kept longer - about seven years (though receipts only need to be kept until your monthly statement comes and is reconciled). It is advised to keep paycheck stubs only until your end of year tax statement come, and bank statement can also be tossed after one year. Other account paperwork, such as IRA, retirement statement, and house statement (deeds, titles, etc) should be kept permanently.
So what is a conscientious consumer to do with all of those old account statement containing such dangerously identifying data?
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- Founded: 1956
- Founded by: Gunnar and Lotte Bostlund
- Headquarters: Ohio, USA
Lighting makes the room, and a beautiful table lamp can punctuate a space like little else. A great source for the above is Lotte Lamps, a family-run company which to this day produces beautiful pieces of mid-century design. Read on for a brief history of the company, as well as shopping resources for this modern design classic.
I'm a big fan of Lotte lamps; they were originally made in Canada (like me), and my mother had several of them while I was growing up (none of which she'll now part with — trust me, I've tried). I'd love to get my hands on an affordable pair of vintage ones, but at least new lamps are still being produced south of the border.
The company was founded by Gunnar and Lotte Bostlund, a husband-and-wife team from Denmark who both trained in design, Gunnar as a ceramic engineer and Lotte in fine arts. The couple immigrated to Ontario, Canada in the post-WWII years and began producing all kinds of ceramic objects from their home near Toronto.
The first Lotte lamps were produced in 1956, and thanks to the post-war boom and a growing interest in Danish Modern design, the business grew swiftly. With the design of the company's trademark spun-yarn fibreglass lampshade (by the couple's oldest son Morton) the product was complete. Designs produced over the years range from simple glazed shapes to those hand-carved and intricately painted by Lotte herself.
The company remained family-owned until 1997, when it was sold to an American couple, and production scaled down. Today, Victor and Laura Aume, another design-loving couple, produce Lotte Lamps from their barn in Ohio.
Lotte Lamps are available to buy from Lekker Home in the USA and The Modern Shop in Canada, among other dealers, and can also occasionally be found on Ebay or Etsy.
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SPOKANE A federal judge Wednesday upheld the U.S. Forest Service's decision to thin trees and harvest timber in Eastern Oregon's Umatilla National Forest.
"The Forest Service properly analyzed the environmental impacts of the proposed project and ensured compliance with the numerous environmental laws that govern activities of many land-management agencies," said Michael C. Ormsby, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington in Spokane.
According to U.S. District Court records, the Forest Service proposed the thinning and harvest to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires in a 3,900-acre area south of Pendleton, Ore., and east of U.S. Highway 395.
"Across the Pacific Northwest, there is broad public support for actively managing forests to be more resilient to the uncertainties of climate change and the effects of insect outbreaks, disease and destructive wildfires that follow decades of fire suppression in fire-dependent forests," said a post on Umatilla National Forest's website. "However, the current rate of restoration is not keeping pace with forest growth."
The decision to manage timber resources in the South George area of the Pomeroy Ranger District of the Umatilla National Forest was challenged in court by The Lands Council, Hells Canyon Preservation Council and the League of Wilderness Defenders.
The American Forest Resource Council and Asotin County intervened in the lawsuit on behalf of the Umatilla National Forest.
"Judicial review of agency decisions is an important process in our form of government," Ormsby said of the challenge.
Federal Judge Fred Van Sickle upheld the Forest Service's planned action.
The case was defended by Rudy J. Verschoor, an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington and Julie Thrower, an attorney with the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
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From Massapequa to Mattituck, more than 20 schools traveled to Walter G. O'Connell Copiague High School to participate in the third annual Christopher Urban Memorial Invitational. This event is in memory of Christopher Urban to honor his commitment to the team and sport he loved; Copiague track coaches George Schroeder and John Sack organized the invitational.
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The Lomasney Collection consists of over 800 hand-painted film posters originally displayed in the The Royal Hawaiian Theater in Honolulu from 1930-1980s. Painted by artist John J. Lomasney, and spanning 50 years of cinematic history, the posters were called a "treasure trove of art" by the New York Post. The Lomasney Collection was acquired by tennis legend John McEnroe and displayed in his Soho, NYC gallery. Mr. McEnroe donated this astounding collection to Lifebeat, Music Fights HIV/AIDS to support their HIV prevention efforts.
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TIFFIN, Ohio – On a Saturday where Heidelberg University celebrated its rich football history, the current Student Princes returned to the win column with a 31-10 win over John Carroll.
Playing in the 1000th varsity football game in the history of Heidelberg University, senior C.J. Powell (Detroit/Bishop Foley) enjoyed a career day, finishing with 10 catches for 192 yards and a touchdown.
The Heidelberg defense held a high-octane Blue Streak passing offense in check. John Carroll quarterback Mark Myers completed 48% of his passes for 228 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. Prior to the game, Myers averaged 346 yards per game.
"I thought our secondary played their tails off," said Heidelberg head coach Mike Hallett, who was quick to praise his defensive coordinator Scott Donaldson. "Scott and his staff did an excellent job changing their look on defense so Myers couldn't get comfortable."
After intercepting a pass in the first quarter, John Carroll took a 3-0 lead on a 46-yard field goal by Brad Marchese. The field goal was the first time Heidelberg's defense allowed points in the first quarter all season.
Heidelberg (8-1, 7-1 OAC) got on the board in the second quarter. A 23 yard touchdown pass from Michael Mees (North Ridgeville) to Powell on a jailbreak screen capped an eight-play 80 yard drive. Dan Kilger (Novi, MI) added the extra point.
On the ensuing possession, Tim Littles (Swartz Creek,MI) recovered a Blue Streak fumble at the John Carroll 43-yard line. Running back Cartel Brooks (Kokomo, IN/Galion) scored on a two-yard rush to extend the Heidelberg lead.
Looking to close the Student Prince lead late in the first half, John Carroll (6-3, 5-3 OAC) drove the ball to the Heidelberg 28. With under a minute to play in the half, Adam Cepik (Lodi/Cloverleaf) intercepted a pass from Myers at the 14.
Cepik finished with a career high 12 tackles.
On the opening drive of the second half, Heidelberg went 56 yards on four plays, which included a 42-yard pass to Brooks on third-and-11. Robert Gray (Cincinnati/North College Hill) scored on a 15-yard pass.
Mees finished with 281 yards on 16-of-31 passing, two touchdowns and two interceptions.
After John Carroll turned the ball over on downs, Heidelberg scored again. Brooks found the end zone from 11 yards out, his 16th of the season. He finished the day with 134 yards on 29 carries.
On the season, Brooks has 1,345 yards. He needs 76 more yards to break Heidelberg's single-season rushing record set last year by Germany Woods.
Trailing 28-3, John Carroll embarked on a 12-play 53-yard scoring drive, capped by a 5-yard completion to Alex Kline in the back of the end zone. Marchese's extra point made it 28-10, but that was as close as the Blue Streaks would get.
Heidelberg ended the scoring with a 30-yard field goal in the fourth from Kilger.
Desperate to get back into the game, John Carroll focused on its passing attack with nominal success. Heidelberg's defense forced a turnover on downs and Justin Suddeth (Warren/Howland) had interception in the fourth quarter.
For the first time this season, Heidelberg possessed the football longer than its opponent. The Student Princes had the ball for 33:37.
Heidelberg outgained John Carroll 456 to 296.
During the game, Heidelberg honored its 1972 football team, winners of the conference championship game and the Stagg Bowl.
The win for Heidelberg keeps the Student Princes in contention for an at-large bid into the NCAA Division III Tournament.
"All of our focus now shifts to our next opponent, Baldwin Wallace," said Hallett. "They are the tenth step in the journey, and they're a quality football team. It should be a fun matchup here next Saturday."
Heidelberg will host the Yellow Jackets in the regular season finale on November 10. During the contest, Heidelberg will honor its Scholar Athlete award recipients. Game time is 1:30 p.m.


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Years ago, while arguing with a Fundamentalist relative about my decision to become Catholic, I asked, "What are the three top reasons you think Catholicism is a false religion?" He quickly answered: "Because Catholics worship Mary, they worship the pope, and they believe the pope cannot sin."
I was not surprised by the response, for I once held tightly to the same misconceptions when I was a young Fundamentalist. Catholic beliefs about Mary were most commonly misrepresented, followed closely by beliefs about the papacy.
The pope, of course, is the successor of Peter, filling an office established by Jesus for the sake of the Church and the salvation of mankind. All popes have been sinners; a few have been spectacular sinners, so to speak.
No pope, in other words, is impeccable (that is, perfect and sinless), and no pope has the power or authority to change the teachings of Christ. The authority given to Peter by Jesus has a specific focus and purpose, and it is never contrary to the teachings and mission of the Incarnate Word.
As Lumen Gentium, the Vatican II Constitution on the Church explained, it was Jesus who established the Church and chose the Twelve Apostles, willing that their successors, "namely the bishops, should be shepherds in his Church even to the consummation of the world." In order that the Church remain one and undivided, Christ "placed Blessed Peter over the other apostles, and instituted in him a permanent and visible source and foundation of unity of faith and communion" (No. 18).
In the Old Testament, King Solomon and his royal successors had 12 deputies or ministers who assisted in governing and ruling (cf. 1 Kgs 4:7). The master of the palace, or prime minister, held a singular position among the 12, as heard in today's reading from the prophet Isaiah. He had a robe and sash befitting his office, and he was entrusted to wield the king's authority. And the symbol for that royal authority were "the keys of the House of David," enabling him to oversee the affairs of the king's household and the entire kingdom. It's also noteworthy that this prime minister was described by Isaiah as a "father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah."
When Jesus asked the disciples who other people thought he was, he received a variety of answers, none of them correct. When Jesus asked who they thought he was, Peter brashly — but correctly — responded, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." In other words, he confessed both the divinity and kingship of Jesus. In response, Jesus renamed him Petros, or "Rock," declared he would build his Church upon the newly named Rock, and would give Peter "the keys to the kingdom of heaven."
Jesus, heir of David and King of kings, thus appointed Peter as his prime minister, the head of the Twelve. "The 'power of the keys,'" explains the catechism, "designates authority to govern the house of God, which is the Church" (No. 553). The binding and loosing includes the responsibility of rendering authoritative teaching and making official pronouncements. And, in the words of Pope Francis, "The Successor of Peter, yesterday, today and tomorrow, is always called to strengthen his brothers and sisters in the priceless treasure of that faith which God has given as a light for humanity's path" (Lumen Fidei, No. 7).
Carl E. Olson is the editor of Catholic World Report.
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SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda -- Padraig Harrington was contemplating a trip to China on Friday afternoon. Little more than 24 hours later, he was booking a flight to Bermuda and relishing the chance to settle some unfinished business at the PGA Grand Slam of Golf.
The Irishman, an 11th-hour replacement for the injured Ernie Els, has played in the tournament twice before, both times in Bermuda, losing in playoffs to Angel Cabrera in 2007 and Jim Furyk in 2008.
2012 PGA Grand Slam of Golf
His 2007 loss at Mid Ocean Club still really grates with the multiple-major winner, but he doesn't really remember the one a year later and he's looking forward to making amends when the two-day event begins Tuesday morning.
"I can't remember the playoff which I obviously lost to Jim Furyk, but I really remember the one I lost to Cabrera," he said. "He got the last to get into the playoff. I thought I had it won. I remember that one all right, and hopefully this is third time a charm.
"I've come close twice in Grand Slams and hopefully it will be that close coming down the stretch this week and it would fall in my favor," he added. "That would be nice. You never can tell, but that would be the plan; to keep it the tournament as long as possible and hopefully down the stretch, do a few nice things, things turn in my favor and I come out winning."
With this week's BMW Masters at Lake Malaren in China already in his travel plans, Harrington had been at home in Ireland practicing for that European Tour event.
Switching to come to Bermuda was less of an issue than the mental problems it caused. The Irishman had set aside three days of practice to hone his game and said the late call had made it difficult for him to focus mentally during the Pro-Am on Monday.
"Playing the Grand Slam was a great choice, but it was made that much easier by the convenience of coming to Bermuda," he said. "I left Dublin 10:45a.m. on Sunday whereas I had intended to leave on 7:30 that evening , so it was only a slight change of plans.
"I had planned three full warm-up days to get myself for switching over from hitting technical shots on the range to playing and I obviously had just the one of those days today," he explained. "You know, I could see it, the first couple of holes today, I was definitely a little bit -- I was struggling with my mental focus. As I got into the round, though, I got a little bit sharper and sharper."
With the Grand Slam played over just two days, Harrington said he couldn't afford a slow start in his chase for a first Grand Slam title, which means he'll have to get his focus back straight away.
"Unfortunately, this is a quick event, two days. You've got to be ready to go from the first tee," he said. "I can't afford to be playing well with nine holes to go and that's it. I've got to play well from the start.
"So it is an interesting one. You do need to be as sharp as you can be from the word go," he added. "There's not enough time in this event if you don't start fast."
Harrington's late call-up also caused a couple of problems for the organizers. With Port Royal all set and ready to go, Els' picture and name was on everything.
His face adorned flags lining the half-mile driveway to the clubhouse, his name was on his locker and space at the driving range and on all the scoreboards, and he was featured heavily in the tournament's souvenir program.
The Open champion's decision to withdraw due to an injured ankle triggered a 48-hour scramble that saw vendors from West Palm Beach to Wisconsin pressed into action, and a last-minute dash on Sunday morning from Chicago get posters and flags to the course with only hours to spare.
"We had been given a heads-up that he had hurt his ankle late Thursday afternoon, so we went into the motions of preparing for the worst," said David Charles, the PGA's senior director of championships. "We had already set in motion finding which players were going to be available based on the list . It came down to two players -- Jim Furyk would have come, he was next behind Padraig.
"We actually ordered a set of graphics for both guys," Charles added. "The only thing we didn't order were the flags and pictures and stuff because the company that supplies it for us in Wisconsin was actually low on material."
In the end, Els made his final decision to withdraw late on Friday and the Wisconsin company had to know by 7:00 a.m. Central Time Saturday if it was going to print the material.
"It was a scramble at the end. We had to get photos of Padraig to our photographic department in Florida, they put everything into a template, had it proofed by the printers and they were sitting waiting to give it the go," said Charles. "It was a commercial flight out of Chicago, scheduled to fly Sunday, so they had to have it all done by Saturday night, packed done and ready to go.
"We did pretty damn good changing it out in only 48 hours notice," he said. "Quite the feat."
Most people would have been impressed by the speed with which the PGA made the changes. But not Harrington. He said he expected nothing less.
"I would expect nothing else from the PGA, and that's to be honest," he said with a smile. "They are a professional-run organization and they are on top of these type of things.
"They didn't surpass expectations, they lived up to expectations," he added. "They don't get a pat on the back for that."


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Organic chemistry: Synthesis problems (10)
Organic chemistry: Single- and multi-step synthesis problems. (First-semester final exam review session) This is a recording of a tutoring session, posted with the students' permission. These videos are offered on a "pay-what-you-like" basis. You can pay for the use of the videos at my website: http://www.freelance-teacher.com/videos.htm For printable documents containing the problems and a handout discussed in this video series, go to my website. For a list of all the available video series, arranged in suggested viewing order, go to my website. For a playlist containing all the videos in this series, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XR1-TmViNo&feature=PlayList&p=5BB6FEED0485884D&index=0&playnext=1 (1) A problem (2) Continued (3) Continued (4) A problem (5) Continued (6) A problem (7) Continued (8) A problem (9) Continued (10) A problem (11) Continued (12) Continued (13) A problem
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So, yeah, that guest strip is done, Nate. Post it up at Megatokyo. they'll be sure to love it over there.
Inu Inu Wai indeed.
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Plenty of adults start a new year with weight loss resolutions, but Georgia is taking an even stronger stance on getting overweight and obese children in shape. The New York Times reports the state recently launched its Strong4Life campaign, which uses TV advertisements and billboards featuring obese kids and has caused quite a controversy.
Plus: Exercise Excuses—Busted!
The ads accuse the public of "sugar-coating" the problem of childhood obesity, but bloggers, parents and doctors have found plenty to get riled up about. One billboard slogan reads, "Fat kids become fat adults" while another says, "Big bones didn't make me this way. Big meals did." Many have accused the program of "fat shaming" children and teens without actually helping them. Some experts say the ads just add to the bullying overweight kids face at school without giving real solutions.
Plus: 7 Indoor Energy-Burning Toys
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, the organization behind Strong4Life, does take a hands-on approach when it comes to obesity; they offer a clinic for obese children and have trained 600 Atlanta-area pediatricians in dealing with overweight patients and their families. And one teen featured in a commercial told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "It's very provocative and makes people uncomfortable, but it's when people are uncomfortable that change comes."
Plus: Milwaukee Co-Sleeping Ad Outrages Parents
Check out one of the videos:
Do you think this program will work or is it just an (offensive) scare tactic?


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Alert 2008-13
Subject: Counterfeit Cashier's Checks
Date: February 20, 2008
Description: Yoakum National Bank
Counterfeit Cashier's Checks of Yoakum National Bank, Yoakum, TX
To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks; All State Banking Authorities; Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Director, Office of Thrift Supervision; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsel; and All Examining Personnel
The above-named bank has reported that counterfeit cashier's checks issued in the bank's name and using a correct routing number of 114902227 are being presented for payment nationwide in connection with a money transfer agent scam.
Counterfeit items may bear no resemblance to the authentic checks and may be identified by the following traits: checks contain a dark blue border and a 7-digit serial number in both the upper-right corner and center-right area of the check. The bank's name and address of "301 Grand Avenue, Yoakum, TX" appear in the upper-left corner of the instrument followed by a nonbank telephone number of 1-866-228-7063. The following security statement is printed within the top border: "THIS CHECK IS VOID WITHOUT A COLORED BORDER AND BACKGROUND PLUS A KNIGHT AND FINGERPRINT WATERMARK ON THE BACK. HOLD AT ANGLE TO VIEW." The words "CASHIER'S CHECK" are located in the top center portion of the check followed by an abbreviated routing number of 88-2227/1149. The words "YOAKUM NATIONAL BANK" are typed above the signature area in the bottom-right portion of the item, with the words "AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE" appearing beneath the signature area.
Items presented to date have been made payable in the amount of $2,666, contain a check serial number of "2997772," lack any underscoring and logos, and are dated 01/28/08. Due to possible variations in appearance of the bank's cashier's checks and scams, it is suggested that officials of Yoakum National Bank be contacted to verify the authenticity of any of the bank's official items, if received from an unknown or questionable source.
Correspondence related to this scam has been received by potential victims via e-mail in response to a resume he or she has posted on-line. The scam artist solicits the innocent consumer for a job as a "Payment Officer/Book Keeper" for a major company. The purported job is to collect payments from numerous customers, process the payments by depositing the funds into the "employee's" personal bank account, and then wire 90 percent of the deposited amount immediately to a third party. Victims are instructed to retain 10 percent of the amount as payment. The payments sent to the potential victims are actually counterfeit cashier's checks, which will eventually be returned as uncollected. Thus, the "employee" will lose the money that he or she has wired out.
For additional information and guidance and to verify the authenticity of Yoakum National Bank's cashier's checks, please contact Judy Grubert, AVP/Security Officer, 301 W. Grand, Yoakum, TX 77995, by telephone at 361-293-5225, by fax at 361-293-7322, or via e-mail at [email@example.com].
Consumers who receive a counterfeit or fictitious item and associated material should file complaints with the following agencies, as appropriate:
In addition, consumers who receive scam material via e-mail should forward the e-mail (with headers) to:
Additional information concerning this matter that you believe should be brought to the attention of the OCC may be forwarded to:
For additional information regarding other types of financial fraud, please visit the OCC's anti-fraud resource at: https://www.occ.gov/topics/consumer-protection/fraud-resources/index-fraud-resources.html.
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| WMU News
KALAMAZOO—Acting Feb. 27, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees authorized the University administration to enter a lease agreement with the Follett Higher Education Group Inc., paving the way for that national firm to manage the campus bookstore operations and provide lower costs on certain goods and better services for students.
The move follows a lengthy review process in which WMU sought proposals from national firms with experience in the collegiate book business. The goal was to reduce student costs and expand the array of services offered at a time when the campus bookstore environment is changing dramatically.
"Follett was selected as the one offering the most advantages to the University," said Jan Van Der Kley in making the recommendation to the board. "The company will bring the advantages of national purchasing power and market research along with a level of innovation and service that will benefit our students."
Follett operates more than 900 stores nationwide, with the majority of those stores affiliated with colleges and universities. The company and University will enter into a three-year initial agreement that will put Follett in charge of all bookstore operations, including the sale and rental of books as well as the sale of clothing, technology and other items.
The WMU Bookstore has 13 employees. The University and Follett are working together on a transition plan that will be shared with the employees.
Follett will lease approproximately 35,000 square feet in the Bernhard Center for an annual base rate of $1. The University will be compensated in accordance with an operating agreement that will pay WMU royalties based on the level of sales. The University also will receive an initial one-time payment to use for infrastructure improvements with part of that payment available for WMU discretionary use.
Nationally, the trend has been for universities to move away from self-operation and engage private firms to run bookstore operations. In Michigan, 10 of the state's 15 public universities have already made that move. Follett manages bookstores at Eastern Michigan University and at five other Mid-American Conference schools.


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Fachbereich Mathematik
- 2003 (39) (entfernen)
- Preprint (19)
- Dissertation (13)
- Bericht (5)
- Diplomarbeit (2)
- Lineare Algebra (4)
- Mathematikunterricht (4)
- Modellierung (4)
- Wavelet (4)
- linear algebra (4)
- modelling (4)
- praxisorientiert (4)
- Mehrskalenanalyse (3)
- mathematical education (3)
A hub location problem consists of locating p hubs in a network in order to collect and consolidate flow between node pairs. This thesis deals with the uncapacitated single allocation p-hub center problem (USApHCP) as a special type of hub location problem with min max objective function. Using the so-called radius formulation of the problem, the dimension of the polyhedron of USApHCP is derived. The formulation constraints are investigated to find out which of these define facets. Then, three new classes of facet-defining inequalities are derived. Finally, efficient procedures to separate facets in a branch-and-cut algorithm are proposed. The polyhedral analysis of USApHCP is based on a tight relation to the uncapacitated facility location problem (UFL). Hence, many results stated in this thesis also hold for UFL.
In recent years a considerable attention was paid to an investigation of finite orders relative to different properties of their isotone functions [2,3]. Strict order relations are defined as strict asymmetric and transitive binary relations. Some algebraic properties of strict orders were already studied in [6]. For the class K of so-called 2-series strict orders we describe the partially ordered set EndK of endomorphism monoids, ordered by inclusion. It is obtained that EndK possesses a least element and in most cases defines a Boolean algebra. Moreover, every 2-series strict order is determined by its n-ary isotone functions for some natural number n.
The present thesis deals with coupled steady state laminar flows of isothermal incompressible viscous Newtonian fluids in plain and in porous media. The flow in the pure fluid region is usually described by the (Navier-)Stokes system of equations. The most popular models for the flow in the porous media are those suggested by Darcy and by Brinkman. Interface conditions, proposed in the mathematical literature for coupling Darcy and Navier-Stokes equations, are shortly reviewed in the thesis. The coupling of Navier-Stokes and Brinkman equations in the literature is based on the so called continuous stress tensor interface conditions. One of the main tasks of this thesis is to investigate another type of interface conditions, namely, the recently suggested stress tensor jump interface conditions. The mathematical models based on these interface conditions were not carefully investigated from the mathematical point of view, and also their validity was a subject of discussions. The considerations within this thesis are a step toward better understanding of these interface conditions. Several aspects of the numerical simulations of such coupled flows are considered: -the choice of proper interface conditions between the plain and porous media -analysis of the well-posedness of the arising systems of partial differential equations; -developing numerical algorithm for the stress tensor jump interface conditions, coupling Navier-Stokes equations in the pure liquid media with the Navier-Stokes-Brinkman equations in the porous media; -validation of the macroscale mathematical models on the base of a comparison with the results from a direct numerical simulation of model representative problems, allowing for grid resolution of the pore level geometry; -developing software and performing numerical simulation of 3-D industrial flows, namely of oil flows through car filters.
Modelling, Estimating and Validating Multidimensional Distribution Functions -With Applications to Risk Management- (2003)
The question of how to model dependence structures between financial assets was revolutionized since the last decade when the copula concept was introduced in financial research. Even though the concept of splitting marginal behavior and dependence structure (described by a copula) of multidimensional distributions already goes back to Sklar (1955) and Hoeffding (1940), there were very little empirical efforts done to check out the potentials of this approach. The aim of this thesis is to figure out the possibilities of copulas for modelling, estimating and validating purposes. Therefore we extend the class of Archimedean Copulas via a transformation rule to new classes and come up with an explicit suggestion covering the Frank and Gumbel family. We introduce a copula based mapping rule leading to joint independence and as results of this mapping we present an easy method of multidimensional chi²-testing and a new estimate for high dimensional parametric distributions functions. Different ways of estimating the tail dependence coefficient, describing the asymptotic probability of joint extremes, are compared and improved. The limitations of elliptical distributions are carried out and a generalized form of them, preserving their applicability, is developed. We state a method to split a (generalized) elliptical distribution into its radial and angular part. This leads to a positive definite robust estimate of the dispersion matrix (here only given as a theoretical outlook). The impact of our findings is stated by modelling and testing the return distributions of stock- and currency portfolios furthermore of oil related commodities- and LME metal baskets. In addition we show the crash stability of real estate based firms and the existence of nonlinear dependence in between the yield curve.
The following three papers present recent developments in multiscale gravitational field modeling by the use of CHAMP or CHAMP-related data. Part A - The Model SWITCH-03: Observed orbit perturbations of the near-Earth orbiting satellite CHAMP are analyzed to recover the long-wavelength features of the Earth's gravitational potential. More precisely, by tracking the low-flying satellite CHAMP by the high-flying satellites of the Global Positioning System (GPS) a kinematic orbit of CHAMP is obtainable from GPS tracking observations, i.e. the ephemeris in cartesian coordinates in an Earth-fixed coordinate frame (WGS84) becomes available. In this study we are concerned with two tasks: First we present new methods for preprocessing, modelling and analyzing the emerging tracking data. Then, in a first step we demonstrate the strength of our approach by applying it to simulated CHAMP orbit data. In a second step we present results obtained by operating on a data set derived from real CHAMP data. The modelling is mainly based on a connection between non-bandlimited spherical splines and least square adjustment techniques to take into account the non-sphericity of the trajectory. Furthermore, harmonic regularization wavelets for solving the underlying Satellite-to-Satellite Tracking (SST) problem are used within the framework of multiscale recovery of the Earth's gravitational potential leading to SWITCH-03 (Spline and Wavelet Inverse Tikhonov regularized CHamp data). Further it is shown how regularization parameters can be adapted adequately to a specific region improving a globally resolved model. Finally we give a comparison of the developed model to the EGM96 model, the model UCPH2002_02_0.5 from the University of Copenhagen and the GFZ models EIGEN-1s and EIGEN-2. Part B - Multiscale Solutions from CHAMP: CHAMP orbits and accelerometer data are used to recover the long- to medium- wavelength features of the Earth's gravitational potential. In this study we are concerned with analyzing preprocessed data in a framework of multiscale recovery of the Earth's gravitational potential, allowing both global and regional solutions. The energy conservation approach has been used to convert orbits and accelerometer data into in-situ potential. Our modelling is spacewise, based on (1) non-bandlimited least square adjustment splines to take into account the true (non-spherical) shape of the trajectory (2) harmonic regularization wavelets for solving the underlying inverse problem of downward continuation. Furthermore we can show that by adapting regularization parameters to specific regions local solutions can improve considerably on global ones. We apply this concept to kinematic CHAMP orbits, and, for test purposes, to dynamic orbits. Finally we compare our recovered model to the EGM96 model, and the GFZ models EIGEN-2 and EIGEN-GRACE01s. Part C - Multiscale Modeling from EIGEN-1S, EIGEN-2, EIGEN-GRACE01S, UCPH2002_0.5, EGM96: Spherical wavelets have been developed by the Geomathematics Group Kaiserslautern for several years and have been successfully applied to georelevant problems. Wavelets can be considered as consecutive band-pass filters and allow local approximations. The wavelet transform can also be applied to spherical harmonic models of the Earth's gravitational field like the most up-to-date EIGEN-1S, EIGEN-2, EIGEN-GRACE01S, UCPH2002_0.5, and the well-known EGM96. Thereby, wavelet coefficients arise and these shall be made available to other interested groups. These wavelet coefficients allow the reconstruction of the wavelet approximations. Different types of wavelets are considered: bandlimited wavelets (here: Shannon and Cubic Polynomial (CP)) as well as non-bandlimited ones (in our case: Abel-Poisson). For these types wavelet coefficients are computed and wavelet variances are given. The data format of the wavelet coefficients is also included.
We consider the problem of estimating the conditional quantile of a time series at time t given observations of the same and perhaps other time series available at time t-1. We discuss an estimate which we get by inverting a kernel estimate of the conditional distribution function, and prove its asymptotic normality and uniform strong consistency. We illustrate the good performance of the estimate for light and heavy-tailed distributions of the innovations with a small simulation study.
We generalize the classical shortest path problem in two ways. We consider two - in general contradicting - objective functions and introduce a time dependency of the cost which is caused by a traversal time on each arc. The resulting problem, called time-dependent bicriteria shortest path problem (TdBiSP) has several interesting practical applications, but has not attained much attention in the literature.
In this paper we discuss an earliest arrival flow problem of a network having arc travel times and capacities that vary with time over a finite time horizon T. We also consider the possibility to wait (or park) at a node before departingon outgoing arc. This waiting is bounded by the value of maximum waiting time and the node capacity which also vary with time.
In this paper we consider set covering problems with a coefficient matrix almost having the consecutive ones property, i.e., in many rows of the coefficient matrix, the ones appear consecutively. If this property holds for all rows it is well known that the set covering problem can be solved efficiently. For our case of almost consecutive ones we present a reformulation exploiting the consecutive ones structure to develop bounds and a branching scheme. Our approach has been tested on real-world data as well as on theoretical problem instances.


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avrdude: stk500_program_enable(): protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x50avrdude: initialization failed, rc=-1 Double check connections and try again, or use -F to override this check.avrdude: stk500_disable(): protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x51
You need some decoupling caps on the VCC/AVCC pins.You also need to connect FTDI's input pin CTS to Gnd so it knows the chips is waiting for data.
I connect it because the Promini has the CTS pin grounded. The FTDI Basic connects the CTS header pin to the FTDI CTS pin.So, used or not, that's the way I connect it, and I never have problems with USB/Serial interfacing.
Yes, thats right, I have caps on both sides (0,1µF). On my FTDI there os GND, CTS, VCC TXD RXD and DTR. I thought DTR is the auto reset pin so I connected DTR to Pin 9 with a 0,1µF cap.This is my FTDI programmer: http://www.ebay.de/itm/230820610037?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_500wt_1414Again, thanks a lot for your help!


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Ann Arbor-based NanoBio Corp., one of the most successful fundraisers in the history of state technology companies, announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with a subsidiary of Merck & Co., the New Jersey-based pharmaceutical giant, to help develop two potential vaccines.
Merck will receive the exclusive rights to an intranasal vaccine to fight respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and nonexclusive rights for an intranasal flu vaccine.
Terms were not released.
In a news release, NanoBio said it will receive an upfront payment, milestone payments based on the vaccines' development and regulatory approval, and royalties on eventual sales.
NanoBio employs a novel oil-in-water nanoemulsion to create intranasal, intramuscular or subcutaneous vaccinations. In recent studies, intranasal vaccination has elicited a strong immune response.
"We've collaborated with Merck on research in RSV since 2011 and are very pleased to broaden our relationship with this license agreement," said David Peralta, NanoBio's CEO.
RSV is a highly contagious viral disease and one of the most common causes of bronchiolitis and pneumonia. It is the No. 1 cause of childhood hospitalization in the United States and around the world. Nearly all children are infected with the virus at least once by age 3.
Currently, there are no approved vaccines for RSV.
NanoBio was founded in 2000 by James Baker, a physician and professor at the University of Michigan. He joined Merck in October 2012 as senior vice president to head up its global vaccine business.
Over the years, NanoBio has raised more than $130 million, about half in grants and the other half in equity capital.
Last year, Merck announced a licensing agreement with another UM spinoff, Lycera Corp., that could be worth more than $300 million as it hits milestones to develop small-molecule drugs to treat a range of immune-mediated disorders.
Tom Henderson: (313) 446-0337, [email protected] Twitter: @tomhenderson2