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My first official Android App Smackdown as an Android and Me staffer will be pitting two cloud file sharing apps – Dropbox and Zumodrive – against each other to see which is worthy of being called THE file sharing app for Android. We will focus on the initial setup on your PC, and how well each app handles documents, pictures, and music.
Setting up files to share from your PC
Both Dropbox and Zumodrive come with PC applications to allow you to share files between your PC and Android device, but which one does the job the best?
Setting up my computer's Zumodrive was both easy and intuitive, facilitated by Zumodrive's tight integration with the Windows operating system. Simply right-click on the file or folder you want to access, and click "Link to Zumodrive." The folder is now linked with your Zumodrive for easy access. Folders and files you've chosen to link will have a cloud on the bottom of the icon. Sharing in Zumodrive is simply a breeze.
Setting up files in Dropbox was also relatively simple, but wasn't quite as intuitive and integrated as Zumodrive. Dropbox operates as a folder that you can drag and drop files into for sharing. This will remove them from the location they were stored on your hard drive and place them in the Dropbox Folder. It still gets the job done, but I don't like the idea of having to physically move files on my computer.
Overall, setup is fairly easy no matter which client you choose, but Zumodrive wins this category because of how easy it is to set up files to share.
Winner: ZumoDrive
Accessing files from your Android phone
As a businessman by day, having access to my files wherever I go borders on necessity. As such, the first real test pits how well the Dropbox and ZumoDrive Android apps handle accessing documents.
Both Dropbox and Zumodrive make accessing linked documents very easy. Provided you have some type of office program on your phone, simply click a file in either the Dropbox or Zumodrive app, and it opens right up allowing you to view word documents, spreadsheets, powerpoint, and PDF files (dependent on which office suite you have). I am currently using the premium version of Documents to Go, and can only guarantee how well each program works with this office suite. If you use a different office program and have problems, please let us know in the comments so we can contact the developers.
The one advantage Dropbox has over Zumodrive is that when you open a document in Dropbox, the file retains its filename, whereas Zumodrive renames it to a string of numbers. Hardly a dealbreaker since you can always rename the file, but it's a slight annoyance.
Both programs make it very easy to view linked files, but Dropbox wins this category by an eyelash.
Winner: Dropbox
Dropbox and Zumodrive both utilize the Android gallery to access linked pictures, but Dropbox actually saves the pictures onto your SD card so they remain in your gallery (even after you uninstall the application). This is a very handy feature that allows you to easily sync your picture folder on your personal computer with your Android phone so you can easily show off your pictures on the go.
This integration with the gallery is where Dropbox truly sets itself apart and propels it to the winner of the picture category.
Winner: Dropbox
The music category is the one that has the biggest potential. Imagine being able to share your iTunes folder on your computer and being able to play it right from your Android device. It is the music category where Zumodrive really shines. Zumodrive has its own built-in music player with notifications that tell you what's playing. I really like the inclusion of a music player in Zumodrive, and it feels like it was just made for Android.
Contrast this experience with Dropbox, which would either force close or playback would be very choppy every time I tried to launch a song. Now, that could be a fluke and the music player could work for you, but I think I can safely assume that if one person is having problems, others are likely to have problems too.
Winner: Zumodrive
Application Look & Feel
Dropbox and Zumodrive both feel really well put together. Most things seem to just work, with the obvious exception of launching the music player in Dropbox. Overall though, Zumodrive's UI simply feels more polished than Dropbox.
Winner: Zumodrive
Zumodrive and Dropbox both offer 2gb of storage for free, and offer more storage for a monthly fee. Detailed pricing info can be found at Zumodrive and Dropbox.
Well folks, it seems Zumodrive wins by a very slim margin. Both Dropbox and Zumodrive are revolutionary apps that provide access to all of your content on the go. Though neither are perfect, they both do their jobs fairly well and excel in different areas. I encourage you to try both of these apps out for yourself and let us know what you think in the comments.
Both Dropbox and Zumodrive should be available for all Android versions on the Android market. If you are having problems, please let us know in the comments.


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Title says it all need one good res photo with the born story of Jesus Christ with a good background and good fonts for a vertical banner Preferred delivery time would be 1 day A visual representation of photo is included down below
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EPA and MassDEP Joint Statement on Fire Response in Boston's Back Bay
Release Date: 03/14/2012
Contact Information: (US EPA) David Deegan, (617) 918-1017; (Mass DEP) Ed Coletta, (617) 292-5737
(Boston, Mass. – March 14, 2012) – The US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and the Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) have worked collaboratively at the request of the Boston Public Health Commission, City of Boston response agencies and the Mayor's Office to provide technical support during the City's response to last night's fire.
The environmental agencies have provided air sampling services to the response effort. Initial results from US EPA of air sampling conducted inside the Back Bay Hilton do not indicate elevated levels of potentially harmful air pollutants. Additionally, MassDEP deployed its FAST mobile laboratory to the incident, providing real-time analytical testing of indoor air samples taken from the hotel and other surrounding buildings. Test results showed slightly elevated levels of contaminants, consistent with what would be expected from a fire of this nature, but all samples were below levels of concern.
Laboratory analyses are still being conducted, but initial results indicate that air quality in the vicinity of the fire is not posing a concern for public health.
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Things are really moving along on the Proud Green Home at Serenbe. This past Friday, the mechanical inspector paid a visit and we passed! Ahead this week; the builder has ordered the final plumbing inspection, the sprayfoam contractor is installing the open-cell foam in all the walls and roof, we will be performing the pre-drywall inspection for EarthCraft House and ENERGY STAR certifications, and we will be hosting a construction tour of the home with the builder. If you're in the Atlanta area this Wednesday, please stop by! We'd love to show you around.
For those of you who can't make it, here are photos from the installation of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems that just passed the rough-in inspection last week. VIS VIVA Energy and Services, a local contractor who have successfully installed many of our HVAC designs, installed all of the systems. Vis Viva is also providing the additional air sealing services and installing the spray foam for the home.
As mentioned in a previous post, the home wlll be heated and cooled by the Ducted Mini-Split Heat Pump system (a.k.a. Variable Refrigerant Flow, VRF) by LG Electronics, and fresh air will be provided throughout the home by Zehnder America. Feel free to check out Zehnder America's video on how their systems work, narrated by a guy with a great German accent!
The HVAC Contractor, VIS VIVA Energy and Services, showing up for duty, SIR!
Hauling in the concealed ducted fan coils, and Lance Beaton (Owner, VIS VIVA) in the background "making a plan" with his crew chief, Julio.
One of VIS VIVA's crew bringing in a couple of the custom supply and return plenum transition pieces.
Our specifications call for a maximum tested duct leakage of 2% (or 2 cfm per 100 s.f. of conditioned floor area). A liberal use of mastic is a really good way of achieving that. Here is one of many connections showing the mastic at least "a nickel thick". VIS VIVA has consistently been delivering 2%, or less, duct leaking on recent jobs. Well done!
Here is a shot inside one of the supply register boots. Now THAT is what I call a "liberal" amount mastic!!
Julio and the fellas insulating one of the main supply take-offs, and doing a neat and tidy job of it. Very snug!
Here is one of the three concealed ducted fan coils being used to serve three separate zones in the home. This one, a 9,000 Btuh capacity unit, will serve the entire second floor where we have 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a flex space.
Here is the 12,000 Btuh fan coil serving the main living area, kitchen, dining and foyer. It's being installed in a dropped ceiling area in a small alcove just outside the Laundry Room. Vertical clearance for these units is 12". Transitions allow the plenums to deliver or return adequate air flow to and from the unit.
The upstairs unit in the encapsulated attic with the refrigerant lines ready to be attached. All ductwork was insulated to a minimum R-6.
The third ducted unit in the Master Suite. It will be installed like the one serving the main living area between the floor joists and dropped ceiling framing in the His Closet of the Master Bedroom.
Ductwork installed withing the floor structure using ACCA Manual D Duct Design methods. The 2'-0" extension helps build up static pressure in the duct system for better air flow and delivery.
When we designed the house, it structural system, and the HVAC system, we lowered beams where we needed to allow the routing of ductwork. We used this as an opportunity to break up the open interior spaces (visually) of the main living, kitchen and dining areas. Normally the beam would be flush with the top of the floor joists, but planning ahead allowed all of it to work together. Win, win, win!
The main exchanger (or dampener) of the ComfoAir 350 ventilation system getting ready for set up and install. That's Lance Beaton (Owner, VIS VIVA) laughing at me for trying to pick it up and put it in the attic without any help...show off!!
In this exchanger, the "magic" happens. Fresh air comes in, it flows by air being exhaused from the house, and the fresh air stream recovers up to 90% of the heat energy from the outgoing air to pre-condition it before it enters the home. The four ports are for 1. Fresh Air intake, 2. Stale Air Intake, 3. Fresh Air Supply, and 4. Stale Air Exhaust. See the link for the video above for more on how the system works.
Main distribution boxes ready for assembly. One for fresh air and the other for stale air.
Installed on an exterior wall in the attic, the exchanger and distribution boxes are placed to allow for short runs of the main supply and exhaust ductwork. The exhaust and fresh air intake on the exterior wall will be placed a minimum of 10'-0" apart.
The distribution ductwork is a flexible piping with a smooth inside and ridged outside. Each of these ducts will deliver supply air or return stale air to and from the distribution boxes.
Supply and/or return boxes that are installed in each room. Once the drywall is installed the cylinders are trimmed flush and the "designer" diffuser is installed.
Here is another type of return box. This one has been installed in the powder bath on the side wall instead of the ceiling. A different "designer" diffuser will be installed after drywall.
That's a wrap, folks!
Until next time, thanks for tuning in and watching one of our "babies" grow up!
Please let us know what you think of the progress or the systems we chose. If you can make it to our event, we look forward to meeting you. Please come say, "hello"!
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With ducted mini-split systems, evaporators are generally located close to the distribution point, which leads to a reduced amount of air leakage and dirt build-up in ductwork related to mini-split systems. Ducted mini-split systems allow users to take advantage of high-efficiency inverter technology.
Inverter based technology is marketed as a premium product with high margins, IMHO that's a big reason we don't see it much in this country. If it were common as in other countries price would drop dramatically. Minisplits as primary heat/cooling systems are also rare. Getting rid of lossy/restrictive ductwork is a quick way to get a 30% boost in real world efficiency, yet the specs of the minisplits don't reflect this real world savings.
Inverter drive technology will replace the current systems, but not until either the price of equipment drops or the price of power goes up. We have some of the lowest power rates in the world, hence the slow move to higher end HVAC systems. 75% of all electric homes in our area use 10-20KW of STRIP HEAT as a primary heat source, this would never happen anywhere other than the US on such a large scale. Power is only 6 cents per KWH during winter months, a price rarely seen in other parts of the country.
Oversizing is an issue for sure, getting contractors to stop grossly oversizing on 99% of installations is the bigger battle than getting it perfect on a handful of installs. A custom designed/installed HVAC system is something that happens about 1% of the time in residential. Most contractors STILL use 500sqft per ton for cooling and if a load calculation is required by code the contractor just fudges the inputs so the result comes to 500sqft per ton. Getting contractors to HALF the installed size of HVAC systems on newer homes is an uphill battle, especially when the contractors aren't paying the bill.
A much lower cost way to do the above home if you could convince contractors not to oversize would be to install a single 24,000 BTU heat pump and have manual dampers the homeowner could adjust seasonally to direct more/less air to each floor. Not as efficient as the minisplit system you installed, but with such a low load the payback time isn't there with todays power rates. A 2 ton heat pump is about $5k installed in our area, the system you installed would be about 3X that to install. Heating and cooling bills may be 30% more with a conventional system, but that's an extra $30 per month or so with such a low load? The difference is price of the installed systems would never pay back in the systems lifetime. I don't see this changing until our government stops subsidizing energy costs to keep prices low for the consumer.
That leaves comfort, which your system has a huge advantage over conventional design. COMFORT is what HVAC contractors need to be selling in order to get these high end systems selling. People will pay through the nose for high end cosmetic improvements (they have the money) but are unwilling to pay for a HVAC system that is quiet and comfortable. Most people have never experienced a HVAC system that doesn't have large temperature swings, uneven room temperatures, and is so silent you have to mute the TV to heat if it's running. If home buyers knew how comfortable HVAC systems COULD be, they wouldn't accept anything less in their custom/high end home.
Bob: Inverter compressors are not "high tech". They've been around for over 30 years in every other part of the world. They're only just now catching on here in the US. There's a small learning curve for most contractors, and once they know how, they love it.
RE: LOW LOADS: If the equipment isn't matched with the low loads, short cycling (and other discomfort issues) can occur. Yes, even in really tight homes. In fact, there are some cases where, if the load is too small, some systems will stay in fan only mode because the load is too load to call for heating or cooling. This prevents de-humidification because there's no call for cooling the coil. Most conventional equipment can get down to 16,000 - 17,000 btu/h (minimum). The house in this article has 3 zones. Each of them are less than 9,000 btu/h for heating and cooling...and that's at for only 1% of the year. Most of the time, the load is around 2500 - 3500 btu/h, and in the swing seasons, obviously lower. If we try to heat or cool with conventional equipment, it won't remove the moisture in the summer. The capacities are too high. This is where the ability for the inverter compressors to "dial down" to lower capacities helps.
I'd say with a low load house there is less of a need for high tech HVAC systems. As loads lower, payback times become longer vs. a conventional system. It becomes a matter of comfort more than energy savings at some point.
Tom, Diane, Ted, Guy and Joseph:
Thanks for the comments. Very cool stuff, and some of it pretty darn sophisticated. It's been like an experimental house with some of the techniques and systems that we're using. This is the first time for both the LG mini-splits, and the Zehnder ERV. I've specified a LOT of Mitsubishi, and used a lot of other ERVs. I'm pleased, so far.
@Dennis: Every hole was confirmed via the manufactures "Hole Table". Each manufacturer varies slightly.
We also were able to anticipate where the holes would be because we had the duct design done very early on. The manufacturer was able to confirm that all duct sizes and location were acceptable.
@Bob Blanchette: We're using permanent filters (Web Products) in filter grills that are oversized to maintain low static drop. All three systems have a 20" x 20" x 20" return plenum box with an 18 x 18 ceiling grill. All plenums that lead to plenum box are less than 18" long.
COST: Manufacturer, Specifications, and Contractor all have an influence on the price and the end result. Generally, the systems are comparable to zoned split systems. I've seen some much higher and some slightly less.
ACCESS: Hatch to the encapsulated attic is in the corner of Flex Room on 2nd Floor.
INDUSTRY: The inverter compressor technology is showing up in equipment from just about every manufacturer. WaterFurnace just came out with their 7 series and a pretty slick Zone Control system that, IMHO, helps give GSHPs more validity in low-load homes. The low-loads can still be too low for the 7 Series, or any other conventional system with an inverter compressor. Mini- or Multi-Split systems (VRF) are the only off-the-shelf system that can dial down far enough to deal with the low-loads that are typical in the different zones (e.g. 2,000 or less) of a low-load house. The tighter and better insulated our homes get, the more we're going to need this technology.
About the 13th picture down -- the duct runs through the floor joists. The joists are engineered I beams - with some pretty huge holes cut in them for the duct work. Did the structural people agree to that? Or is it just a lense/camera optical illusion?
How is access for service provided for the ventilator and the air handlers? Especially the 9,000 Btuh capacity unit, that will serve the entire second floor where we have 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a flex space.
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Phone spam is when a computer dials your number and when you take the call a recorded message is played. Phone spam is not that widespread yet, but will probably be when flat rate phones (such as VoIP to VoIP calls) become more widespread.
To fight phone spam a human screening facility could be included: The phone owner will record a riddle that the caller will have to solve before being let through. If the caller cannot solve the riddle the call will be diverted to voice mail or dropped entirely.
The riddle may be simple as: "What is 2 + 4?" And when the caller presses '6' he is through the screening.
It is important the the phone owner records his own riddle, as that will make it impossible for computers to get through (as it will require speech recognition and riddle solving).
Other examples of riddles: "Enter 134 backwards." "Spell pat using the phone." "Press star."'
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Ack - I am so torn right now. We have been ttcing #2 for 4 months now (which is when i got my pp af back). It took 10 cycles to conceive DD.
Right now I nurse DD (16 months old) first thing in the morning, before her afternoon nap, and before bed. She typically sttn 13 hours, but if she wakes up in the night I nurse her back to sleep - sometimes a couple of times if necessary.
I know that I am ovulating (I chart my temps, check my CM and use OPKs), but my LP is now only 10 days (when it used to be 14). I wonder if my sporadic bfing (during the night - sometimes twice in a day if she won't go down for a nap the first time) is screwing things up.. ? Do you think it could be?
if i was going to drop a feed, the morning one would make the most sense as it's the one she 'needs' the least - but it's the one *i* need the most - i love the snuggles! but at the same time, i'm not getting any younger and i would love for my kids to be as close to 2 years apart as possible. no idea if dropping that feed would make a difference though, and that's why i'm torn.
Or would it be better to avoid nursing her in the night and just let her cry it out instead (that really seems to be the only alternative to nursing her - we can't seem to get her down any other way at that time).
every woman is different, and i know some women can conceive no problem while bfing while others need to stop completely, but i'd hate to think i've been screwing things up when i could have a simple fix.. at the same time, i'd hate to drop a feed when we both enjoy it if it won't make a difference anyway, kwim?
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For all the energy prospects bandied about concerning the Arctic – including a new White House strategy paper for the region – oil drilling in US Arctic waters has come to a temporary pause.
Three major oil companies with operations in the region have pulled out for the year, citing harsh weather and regulatory difficulties.
Home to an estimated 13 percent of the world's undiscovered oil resources and 30 percent of undiscovered natural gas, the Arctic is sure to lure them back. How they return is crucial. If energy companies can show it's possible to recover those resources responsibly, it will have enormous consequences – for those companies' balance sheets, for the diplomatic relations of the eight nations whose borders fall within the Arctic circle, and for the health of the planet.
"Interest in the Arctic is not waning," Kara Moriarty, executive director of the Alaska Oil and Gas Association, wrote in an e-mail. "In fact, the interest is as strong as ever. Companies are already planning for the 2014 season and are working diligently to have the right equipment and plans in place to be successful." The group represents companies responsible for the majority of oil and gas activities in Alaska.
When companies return, they'll encounter a region caught in the middle of a multinational scramble for resources brought on by historic climactic change that is rewriting the rules of engagement.
The tension between commercial opportunity and conservation ethics are evident in the new Arctic strategy paper released by the White House Friday.
Offering few details, the paper calls for working together with fellow Arctic countries to balance resource extraction and environmental protection in a region heavily affected by a changing climate. These political dynamics add to the physical challenges of the Arctic.
"It's a very difficult working environment," Heather Conley, director of the Europe program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said in a telephone interview. "Shell saw firsthand last summer just how difficult it is, and the level of scrutiny it attracts."
Unruly seas and severe storms plagued Shell's exploratory drilling last summer. In one headline-grabbing incident, a drill ship went aground while being towed for repairs. With memories of the BP Gulf spill still fresh, it sparked an immediate backlash and drew stern warnings from the Department of the Interior. The company, in turn, announced it would not drill in the Arctic in 2013.
Other companies followed Shell's lead. Norwegian oil giant Statoil announced it wouldn't drill exploratory wells in the Chukchi Sea, off northwestern Alaska, until 2015. ConocoPhillips said last month that it was suspending its drilling operations, citing regulatory uncertainties.
Surprisingly, regulations aren't necessarily an impediment. Norway has some of the highest safety standards in the industry and remains very attractive for the energy industry, according to Michael Byers, professor of international law at the University of British Columbia and author of the forthcoming book, "International Law and the Arctic." Low-regulation jurisdictions like Canada, meanwhile, are having difficulty attracting oil and gas companies.
"They saw what happened in the Gulf with BP and realized these can be bankruptcy-causing accidents," Mr. Byers said in a telephone interview, "and therefore want to share that burden with the government and be held to high safety standards."
It's evidence that safety, resource extraction, and conservation of the Arctic need not be mutually exclusive, Byers said.
But Byers and others stress the importance of remembering the long-term climatic consequences in the short-term race for resources. There's a strange circular paradox in Arctic drilling: The region's fossil-fuel extraction contributes to warming, which opens up drilling possibilities but also adds environmental turbulence that makes drilling so difficult.
Arctic ice melted at a record rate in 2012, which scientists attribute to rising temperatures from greenhouse gas emissions. While the changing conditions open up new opportunities in shipping lanes, the changing ice flows – along with unpredictable weather – make the Arctic a formidable place to drill for oil and gas.
When sea ice recedes, the choppy Arctic waters grow choppier, Byers noted, and coastal communities suffer from increased levels of erosion. Melting permafrost threatens the stability of buildings, roads, and pipelines.
"While moving forward in the Arctic, we need to ensure we're doing it strategically, in a way that protects the region," Eleanor Huffines, an Arctic policy expert for the Pew Charitable Trusts, said in a telephone interview. "This pause is a really good time to take a deep look forward."
The White House's paper comes in advance of the Arctic Council ministerial meeting, taking place Wednesday in Kiruna, Sweden. Attendees are expected to vote on an oil spill response agreement and the assignment of a symbolic "permanent observer" status to various non-Arctic countries.
"The Arctic is one of our planet's last great frontiers," President Obama wrote in the paper's introduction. "Our pioneering spirit is naturally drawn to this region, for the economic opportunities it presents and in recognition of the need to protect and conserve this unique, valuable, and changing environment."
Environmentalists expressed skepticism.
"It is great to see acknowledgement of the threat of climate change, just like it was great to hear the President talk about climate change in his [second Inauguration]," Dan Ritzman, Alaska program director at the Sierra Club, wrote in an e-mail, "but his climate legacy can not start until he stops facilitating Arctic drilling."


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South Carolina's first woman governor called a female reporter a "little girl" over an article detailing at least $127,000 in taxpayer dollars the governor and other state officials spent on a European economic development trip.
In a syndicated radio talk show interview Thursday, Republican Gov. Nikki Haley was asked about last Sunday's article by 25-year-old Renee Dudley in The Post and Courier of Charleston.
"And all I will tell you is: God bless that little girl at The Post and Courier. I mean her job is to try and create conflict. My job is to create jobs. In the end I'm going to have jobs to show for it," Haley said on "The Laura Ingraham Show."
The story detailed a weeklong trip in June by Haley and two dozen others. It included stays at five-star hotels, drinks at the Ritz Paris and an upgraded "chalet" at the Paris Air Show, where the state had previously rented a booth. With a Boeing Co. manufacturing plant in North Charleston and BMW Manufacturing in Greer, Haley said she needed to court aerospace companies at the Paris event and manufacturers in Munich.
On Friday, Haley still blasted the story, but said she shouldn't have used the personal remark.
"The story painted a grossly inaccurate picture and was unprofessionally done, but my `little girl' comment was inappropriate and I regret that," Haley said. "Everyone can have a bad day. I'll forgive her bad story, if she'll forgive my poor choice of words."
That's off the mark, too, said Drucilla Barker, director and professor of women's studies at the University of South Carolina. "Oh, my God. I find that almost as offensive as calling her a little girl. It was an easy way to demean a reporter and take away her credibility. Little girls are sent from the room so adults can speak," Barker said.
"That reporter doesn't need Nikki Haley's forgiveness," Barker said. "She should apologize for using the words `little girl."'
Rick Nelson, the newspaper's content editor, declined comment.
Melanie Balog, a columnist for the paper, called Haley's criticism "catty."
"No, I'm talking about how you stooped to a condescending, catty low Thursday in talking about another woman," Balog wrote. "The governor of the great state of South Carolina called another woman a little girl?"
Bill Rogers, executive director of the South Carolina Press Association, said it was "a poor choice of words and its' a sexist personal attack rather than a response to the story. I think it's ironic coming from the first woman governor to call an award-winning journalist a little girl."
Dudley was reporting facts, not creating conflict to sell papers, Rogers said: "The public can read that story and make their own decisions."
Haley spokesman Rob Godfrey said Haley was involved with pitches to 17 companies and met with executives from more than 50 companies at various events in Europe.
Haley was elected last year on a platform of being a strong fiscal conservative. She weathered pre-primary unproven claims from two men of an extramarital affair and has said the rough-and-tumble campaign shouldn't dissuade women from entering politics. She's writing a book covering her life as the daughter of Indian immigrants and path into politics.
One of Haley's biggest flaps since taking office in January came as she replaced the only woman serving on the University of South Carolina board -- with a male campaign donor. Darla Moore, a wealthy investor, is the schools biggest donor and it's the business school bears her name.
Ingraham wrapped up the interview saying conservative women in politics and politics are "subjected to brutal scrutiny and criticism and we're all just kind of used to it."
Haley said women are more than dealing with it. "But what do we do in the end? We win. We fight. We prove results and we win," Haley said. "This will all stop when there's more of us."


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NEW YORK (AP) -- Author-journalist Joe McGinniss says he was diagnosed in May with advanced prostate cancer but is responding well to treatment and feels "terrific."
The 70-year-old McGinniss is best known for controversial works such as "The Selling of the President" and "Fatal Vision." On Wednesday, he posted on his Facebook page that he had "inoperable, terminal, metastatic prostate cancer." He confirmed the diagnosis in response to an email from The Associated Press and in a subsequent Facebook posting.
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March 22, 2013 08:31 ET
Patents Provide Coverage for Lpath's Anti-S1P Antibody in the Treatment of a Wide Variety of Hyperproliferative Disorders, Including Cancer
Patents Provide Coverage for Lpath's Anti-S1P Antibody in the Treatment of a Wide Variety of Hyperproliferative Disorders, Including Cancer
SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - Mar 22, 2013) - Lpath, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPTN), the industry leader in bioactive lipid-targeted therapeutics, received official notification from the European Patent Office (EPO) and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that the company has been issued three key patents.
The patents cover methods of detecting sphingolipid levels, as well as covering monoclonal antibodies, including ASONEP™ and iSONEP™, that bind to and neutralize sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P). S1P is a bioactive lipid that has been validated as a target in multiple disease states.
The newly issued U.S. patent, No. 8,361,465, claims ASONEP and fragments of ASONEP for the treatment of cancer in combination with chemotherapeutic agents and optionally surgery or radiation therapy.
European patent No. EP 1 812 797 claims anti-S1P antibodies for use in treating a wide range of hyperproliferative disorders, including cancer, tumor angiogenesis, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cardiac failure, inflammation, and scarring. Claims are also granted in Europe for anti-S1P antibodies in combination with other treatments.
A third patent, EP 2 027 142, was also granted in Europe. It has claims to reagents and methods useful in diagnostic tests for detecting and measuring certain sphingolipid levels in clinical tissue or bodily fluid samples. Many scientific publications have suggested that S1P is a tumorigenic and angiogenic bioactive lipid that cancer cells use to escape therapy. In collaboration with Dr. Rupal Bhatt of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Lpath has demonstrated that levels of S1P are upregulated in blood of patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Moreover, Dr. Bhatt has demonstrated efficacy of Lpath's anti-S1P antibodies in treating mice with human RCC tumors.
"In addition to previously issued Lpath patents, these key patents provide additional exclusivity for ASONEP in the U.S. for cancer, as well as exclusivity for all anti-S1P antibodies in Europe for wet AMD," said Roger Sabbadini, Lpath's vice president, founder, and an inventor of the granted patents. "Lpath will continue to pursue other disease indications and corresponding intellectual property in the future."
ASONEP™ and iSONEP™ are different formulations of sonepcizumab, a first-in-class therapeutic antibody against S1P developed using Lpath's ImmuneY2™ drug-discovery engine. Antibodies developed via this discovery engine are designed to target bioactive signaling lipids, such as S1P, that are involved in cancer, AMD, inflammatory and auto-immune disorders, and many other diseases.
Lpath has initiated a Phase 2 clinical trial for iSONEP, called Nexus, which is evaluating the anti-S1P antibody's safety and efficacy in wet-AMD patients. Lpath entered into an agreement with Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) in 2010 that provides Pfizer an exclusive option for a worldwide license to develop and commercialize iSONEP.
In addition, Lpath is independently conducting an ASONEP Phase 2 trial in RCC patients, which is currently open for enrollment.
About Lpath's Patent Portfolio
Over the course of the company's development, Lpath has achieved a broad and deep intellectual property position in the bioactive-lipid area. The company's comprehensive patent portfolio now includes 35 issued patents (including ten international) and 112 patent applications (including 85 international). These patents primarily relate to the use of reagents and methods designed to interfere with the actions of bioactive lipids involved in human disease. Lpath's intellectual property portfolio includes coverage of compositions of matter that specifically bind to sphingolipids and sphingolipid metabolites. These compositions, including antibodies, could be used in the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases and disorders, including cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, cancer, inflammation, autoimmune disorders, ocular disease, and angiogenesis.
Lpath has also obtained issued patent claims on sphingolipid targets (e.g., receptors and signaling sphingolipids) and methods for using such targets in drug-discovery screening efforts.
The company believes that its patent portfolio provides broad and commercially significant coverage of antibodies, receptors, enzymes, and other moieties that bind to a lysolipid (or a sphingolipid metabolite) for diagnostic, therapeutic, and screening purposes.
About Lpath
San Diego-based Lpath, Inc., a therapeutic antibody company, is the category leader in lipid-targeted therapeutics. The company's ImmuneY2™ drug-discovery engine has the unique ability to generate monoclonal antibodies that bind to and inhibit bioactive lipids that contribute to disease. The company is developing three drug candidates: iSONEP™ is being studied in a Phase 2 trial in wet AMD patients; ASONEP™ is being studied in a Phase 2 trial in renal cell carcinoma patients; and Lpathomab is a preclinical drug candidate that holds promise in pain, neurotrauma, and other diseases. For more information, visit www.Lpath.com.
About Forward-Looking Statements
The Company cautions you that the statements included in this press release that are not a description of historical facts are forward-looking statements. These include statements regarding: the protection against competition afforded by issued patents; the eventual commercial viability of the Company's drug programs; and the Company's ability to complete additional discovery and development activities for drug candidates utilizing its proprietary ImmuneY2 drug discovery process. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in this press release due to the risks and uncertainties inherent in the Company's business, including, without limitation: the outcome of the final analyses of the data from the Phase 1 clinical trial may vary from the Company's initial conclusions; the results of any future clinical trials for iSONEP or ASONEP may not be favorable and the Company may never receive regulatory approval for iSONEP or ASONEP or any of its drug candidates; and the Company's may not be able to secure the funds necessary to support its clinical trial and product development plans. More detailed information about the Company and the risk factors that may affect the realization of forward-looking statements is set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC. Such documents may be read free of charge on the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement and the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update this press release to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof. This caution is made under the safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold futures lost their hold on the $1,300-an-ounce mark on Thursday to settle at their lowest level in more than six weeks as the dollar edged higher in the wake of better-than-expected economic data, prompting the metal to lose some of its investment appeal.
Gold for April delivery US:GCJ4 fell $8.70, or 0.7%, to settle at $1,294.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, the lowest settlement for a most-active contract since Feb. 11. It fell 0.6% on Wednesday. May silver US:SIK4 also declined by 7 cents, or 0.4%, to $19.71 an ounce.
Modest GDP growth and expectations that U.S. interest rates might rise sooner than expected were key factors in gold's price decline Thursday, said Charles Oliver, senior portfolio manager at Sprott Asset Management.
U.S. data releases suggest firm growth, with weekly jobless claims falling to a four-month low and the economy's growth in the final three months of 2013 bumped up to a 2.6% annual pace from 2.4%. Upbeat economic data tends to dull gold's safe-haven appeal.
Gold remained on the defensive as the shift in the Federal Reserve's policy expectations, following Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen's comments last week, pushed prices for the metal through technical levels, said Peter Grant, analyst at precious-metals dealer USAGOLD.
Still, Grant said Fed policy and guidance haven't changed at all, with Yellen's definition of "considerable period" as "somewhere on the order of six months" wholly consistent with Fed guidance that there would be a rate hike sometime in 2015.
On a technical basis, Chintan Karnani, chief market analyst at Insignia Consultants in New Delhi, said "gold's fall below the 200-day moving average at $1,299 triggered stop losses, which resulted in a [session] low of $1,292."
There is also speculation that the U.S. may sell crude oil from its strategic oil reserves in order bring down global crude-oil prices, said Karnani. "Lowering crude-oil prices is one way of inflicting damage to the Russian economy" following in annexation of Crimea — and "lower crude-oil prices imply lower gold prices as gold loses its inflation hedge."
Gold prices 'could reach $5,000 during this decade as deficits and rising debts, exacerbated by demographic issues, are here to stay — and money printing and higher gold demand along with them.'
The ICE dollar index DXY, -0.07% which measures the U.S. currency against a basket of six major rivals, edged higher Thursday, also putting pressure on dollar-denominated gold.
Taking a look ahead, however, Sprott's Oliver said he's bullish on gold long term.
Prices "could reach $5,000 during this decade as deficits and rising debts, exacerbated by demographic issues, are here to stay — and money printing and higher gold demand along with them," he said.
Barclays lifts gold forecast, with a caveat
Looking ahead, Walter de Wet of Standard Bank said he expects further downside ahead for gold.
"We continue to believe that the metal will struggle in the face of weak demand and forecasted rising real interest rates in the U.S.," he said. "We expect more downside in gold."
But Barclays recently lifted its 2014 gold forecast to $1,250 an ounce from $1,205 an ounce, citing gold's year-to-date performance: The metal has gained roughly 8.5%. Investor sentiment seems to have stabilized, and that will bode well for prices, said its analysts.
"That said, we have not changed our overall view and still believe that its next move will be lower," said lead analyst Gayle Berry in a note dated March 26. Berry said beyond safe-haven bids from Russia-Ukraine tensions, prices will struggle to hold onto recent gains and will need to find catalysts in the form of economic data to support prices at current levels.
Among other metals traded on Comex Thursday, June palladium US:PAM4 dropped $20.65, or 2.6%, to $760.50 an ounce, while April platinum US:PLJ4 eased by $9.30, or 0.7%, to $1,397.20 an ounce — its first close below $1,400 since Feb. 11. Noting that palladium has hit several highs on possible supply concerns, Berry said he still expected market fundamentals to push the metal even higher this year.
High-grade copper for May delivery US:HGK4 rose nearly 3 cents, or 0.9%, to $2.99 a pound.
As for copper, Berry said the recent selloff looks "overdone, in our view, since micro-trends have likely bottomed. If the government again leans on targeted investment to protect growth, as early indications suggest, it would be positive for metals demand. With that, we think risk/reward of buying copper at these lows is attractive."
Gold and silver companies saw their shares turn lower Thursday afternoon, with the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index XAU, -0.46% losing 0.4%. The SPDR Gold Trust exchange-traded fund GLD, -0.12% inched down by 0.7%.
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As the debate rages over 'Obamacare,' here's a look at what the changes will mean.
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June 29, 2012 -- The Supreme Court decision to uphold key provisions in the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, cleared up one question: Will the law stand (for now)? But for many people, that was about all they found clear.
There's still a lot of confusion about who will be covered, will the goal of insuring the uninsured be met, and what happens if I have preexisting conditions?
The court's decision did put a kink in President Obama's plan to extend health insurance to an estimated 32 million uninsured Americans.
More than half of the people meant to gain coverage under the health reform law were supposed to get free coverage under a major expansion of the Medicaid program.
That means, if you're struggling to make ends meet, you wouldn't pay a dime.
Now there's a hiccup in that plan.
After yesterday's decision, states cannot be forced to participate in the Medicaid expansion. That could leave millions of Americans without the coverage promised under the law.
"You've got a lot of conservative governors saying, 'You can't force us to expand Medicaid this way. We can't afford it,'" says Robert Laszewski, president of Health Policy and Strategy Associates in Alexandria, Va.
"Now the court has said, I think very appropriately and fairly, the feds can't take the original Medicaid funding away if you don't do the expansion," Laszewski says.
In effect, the ruling forces states to "put up or shut up," he tells WebMD.
"You don't want the money? You don't have to have the money. But then you go face your constituents and tell them why you didn't expand Medicaid like the other states," he says.
Who Pays for What?
Here's what the numbers look like. From 2014 to 2016, the federal government pays the entire cost of the Medicaid expansion. After 2016, the portion of the costs paid by the federal government begins to decline. By 2020, states would have to kick in 10%.
Ten percent may not sound like much, but some states are saying it could be financially crippling.
In Georgia, a state that sued to block the ACA, Gov. Nathan Deal says he's weighing his options.
''Even with federal help, the state would have to find another $4.5 billion over the next 10 years to pay for the Medicaid expansion.
In Indiana, Gov. Mitch Daniels said in a statement that the expansion would put 1 in 4 Hoosiers on the Medicaid rolls at a cost to the state of $2 billion over the next 10 years.
"I think states will turn it down," says Marc K. Siegel, MD, an infectious disease expert at New York University's Langone Medical Center in New York City, and also the physician coordinator of Doctor Radio.
"In New York, it's a billion dollars or more to administer the Medicaid expansion. So a key problem here is not in terms of Medicaid, which the feds are picking up the cost of for the most part, but the administration of the additional Medicaid patients," Siegel says.
Fate of Medicaid Expansion in States' Hands
Medicaid is a government program that helps the poorest Americans get health care. One in four people insured under Medicaid are children.
"The Medicaid program is financed as a partnership between the federal government and the states," says Andrew Bindman, MD, a professor of medicine, health policy, epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco. Bindman helped to draft the ACA, and he worked on the Medicaid expansion plan.
According to a report by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the federal government pays an average of 57% of the cost of Medicaid. States pick up the rest of the tab.
As it stands, the income cut-offs for Medicaid are very restrictive. Many people fail to qualify if they earn minimum wage.
The Medicaid expansion increases the income cut-off to 133% of the federal poverty level. The level is adjusted each year. But in 2012, for a family of four, the level is $23,050. The new law would bump that up to $30,657.
Currently, an estimated 50% of people who don't have health insurance would qualify for the Medicaid expansion under the ACA.
But only if the state you live in decides to participate.
"The good news is that we're expanding coverage for the uninsured. Concern remains for some of the most vulnerable, because the Medicaid provisions of the law could be interpreted differently from state to state. It's possible that states may choose to opt out of the program with a negative impact on poor people," says Rachel Garfield, a senior researcher with the nonprofit private foundation Kaiser Family Foundation.
What About Preexisting Conditions?
In the past, many people who have tried to buy their own health insurance on the open market have been dealt disappointment: Based on something in their past medical history, the insurance company declined to cover them.
In some cases, these so-called "preexisting conditions" are chronic diseases that need lifelong care, like diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, allergies, or asthma.
In other instances, though, preexisting conditions don't seem quite as serious. They can be anything from a past bout of sinusitis to an old sports injury.
People deemed to have a preexisting condition can sometimes buy health insurance, but any doctor's visit related to the condition may not be covered under the plan they are offered.
The ACA blocks insurance companies from denying anyone coverage on the basis of a preexisting condition, and it prevents insurance companies from charging sick people more.
"That goes away in 2014. Everybody's premiums will be the same," says Sara Collins, PhD, vice president for Affordable Health Insurance at the Commonwealth Fund.
In fact, it's already gone away. If you need health insurance, but you've been turned down because of a preexisting condition, the ACA has already established insurance plans that will cover you.
As long as you can prove that an insurance company has denied you coverage, and that you've been uninsured for at least six months, you can apply for coverage through a high-risk pool, which is also called a preexisting condition insurance plan, or PCIP.
The plan premiums vary by age and state. You can find out how much a plan would cost by visiting the federal department of health and human services at HHS.gov. Those plans will be phased out after the law takes effect in 2014.
Jeff Levine contributed to this article.
SOURCES: Robert Laszewski, President of Health Policy and Strategy Associates, Alexandria, Va. Sara Collins, Vice President, The Commonwealth Fund, New York, New York. Andrew Bindman, MD, Professor of Medicine, Health Policy, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California at San Francisco. Rachel Garfield, senior researcher, Kaiser Family Foundation, Washington, D.C. Marc K. Siegel, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York. Brian Robinson, Deputy Chief of Staff for Governor Nathan Deal, Atlanta. Media Advisory, Governor Mitch Daniels Statement on the Supreme Court's Decision on the Affordable Care Act, Posted June 28, 2012. Kaiser Family Foundation "The Requirement to Buy Coverage Under the Affordable Care Act", Accessed online June 29, 2012.
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Jennifer Lopez talks backstage in her mint mini before her justsweet 2008 Fashion Show at Eye Beam during NY Fashion Week Spring 2008 on Tuesday.
justsweet is Jennifer's new fashion line that was introduced earlier this year. The "JLO by Jennifer Lopez" brand launched in 2001 but was phased out with replacement justsweet.
"I am aware that it is supposed to be two words," Jennifer has said, "But I like the sound of it as one word. It just flows."
UPDATE 1: For the runway show, Jennifer slipped on a very interesting pair of black heels with silver straps and pink soles. During Jen's walk down the runway, hubby Marc Anthony gave her a sweet kiss on the cheek as she strutted her way backstage. HOT or NOT?
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Preloaders 10: Coding the Percentage Preloader
http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/5607-preloaders-10-coding-the-percentage-preloader With the dynamic text field in place, Craig demonstrates how to add the code that will update the text field. Preloaders are a vitally important part of any Flash website. Without them, your users are left staring at a blank screen until the website finally loads. It's important to let your users know that something is loading and to give them an idea of how long they'll have to wait for it. In this video series, Flash guru Craig Campbell demonstrates how to create effective and eye-catching text and graphical preloaders for your Flash websites. This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled Preloader Basics with ActionScript 3. By purchasing the full course, youll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites or can be purchased from LearnFlash.com at http://learnflash.com/preloader-basics-actionscript3.html. The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way.
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Police: Boy who died in Putnam choked on cereal
Putnam (AP) — A 2-year-old boy who died last month apparently choked on cereal after his father's girlfriend locked him and his 1-year-old brother in a bedroom while she went to a methadone clinic, state police said.
The girlfriend, Renee Peterson, 32, of Putnam, was arraigned Thursday in Danielson Superior Court on charges including cruelty to persons, risk of injury to a minor and reckless endangerment. She was held on $125,000 bail. Her public defender insisted she didn't mean to harm the boy.
The father, David Mahan, 30, faces the same charges. He was arrested Wednesday in Douglas, Mass., and is expected to be extradited to Connecticut.
Peterson, who has two daughters, ages 6 and 4, told police that she routinely locked Mahan's sons in their bedroom and left them alone for several hours a week, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. She also told authorities that Mahan told her to lock the boys in their room while she went to the methadone clinic, which Mahan denied, court documents say.
On March 26, she gave the boys bowls of dry cereal and locked them in their room while she and her younger daughter went to the clinic in Willimantic, police said. When she returned about two hours later, the 2-year-old was unresponsive and slumped over a table, police said. Peterson called 911, and a dispatcher instructed her on how to perform CPR on the boy, who was pronounced dead at Day Kimball Hospital, the affidavit said.
Peterson's public defender, Claudia Jones, said she had no previous criminal history and was fighting a long-running drug addiction, the Norwich Bulletin reported.
"She placed herself in treatment, trying to maintain her sobriety," Jones said. "There's no question this is a sad case, an extremely awful, sad situation that was unintentional."
Mahan told investigators that he knew Peterson was locking his children in their room but he didn't agree with it, according to court documents. He said he had tried to arrange day care for his sons after recently getting a new job.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Dylan Garrity scored 19 points and hit the go-ahead jumper with 1:27 left to help Sacramento State rally from a 13 point second-half deficit and upset Utah 72-71 on Friday night.
The Hornets (3-0) have won three straight to open a season for the first time since the 1999-2000 season. John Dickson added 16 points to help Sacramento State win just its third game against a Pac-12 opponent and its first since defeating Oregon State in 2009.
Utah (1-1) could not hold on despite getting 16 points from Glen Dean, 13 points from Jarred Dubois and 10 points from Renan Lenz.
Sacramento State hung with Utah early by drilling one 3-pointer after another. The Hornets made 6 of 13 from 3-point range, despite shooting just 37.9 percent from the field overall in the first half.


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ISU engineering students lead a symposium to educate others on water conservation
Two Iowa State seniors will lead a water conservation symposium on Sunday, March 29, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Howe Hall as part of their project for ISU's Engineering Leadership Program.
Emerging Technologies Conference shows off latest in human computer interaction
The annual Emerging Technologies Conference at Iowa State University will be Thursday, April 2, and Friday, April 3. The conference features speakers, demonstrations, technical presentations, networking and some IT fun and games. The event is free for Iowa State students, faculty and staff. Registration fees are required for others.
Reecy named director of the Office of Biotechnology at Iowa State University
James Reecy, associate professor of animal science at Iowa State University, will become director of the university's Office of Biotechnology on July 1. Reecy will transition into the position by becoming the associate director on April 1.
Iowa State to host statewide rural aging conference on April 3
Iowa State University will host the "Rural Aging Conference: Living and Aging Well" in the Scheman Building on Friday, April 3. The day-long conference will feature presentations by six leading aging research scholars.
ISU study finds college students are online regularly and reading more overall
A new Iowa State study examining data from a 2006-07 online survey of 539 students attending a "highly selective" but unnamed Midwestern university found that students are routinely using the Internet more than ever, but they're also spending considerably more time reading than they did 10 years ago.
Spring blood drive under way
There's still time to donate blood to the student-run spring blood drive, which runs through Thursday, March 26. Donors should drop by Memorial Union Great Hall between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Spring fashions, local Marc Jacobs designer featured in April 25 ISU Fashion Show
The ISU Fashion Show 2009 will be held on Saturday, April 25, in Stephens Auditorium, and feature work by Mansoor Amjed -- a Des Moines native who is a designer for women's wovens at Marc by Marc Jacobs. The event will have a showcase exhibit of student portfolios and mounted pieces at 6 p.m., with the runway show scheduled for 7 p.m.
Learning communities program earns national honor
The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) honored Iowa State's learning communities program with the Promising Practices Award for 2009. The award recognizes colleges and universities for their outstanding partnerships between student affairs professionals and academic affairs. Iowa State's learning community program has served as a model for other schools.
Ames Laboratory to receive $1.7 million in recovery act funding
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Ames Laboratory will receive approximately $1.7 million as part of President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The funding will be applied to a variety of energy conservation projects at the Ames Laboratory.
17th Annual Voorhees Business Conference on supply chain management set for April 3
The 17th Annual Voorhees Business Conference -- sponsored by ISU's College of Business, Jacobson Companies, Caterpillar Foundation and John Deere -- will take place on Friday, April 3, in the Scheman Building. The conference will focus on "The Green Supply Chain: Challenges and Best Practices" and features industry leaders in that area.
ISU gets OK to proceed with early retirement option
Iowa State will move forward with its proposed early retirement incentive program, after getting approval from the state Board of Regents at its March 19 meeting in Iowa City. President Gregory Geoffroy introduced ISU's plan as an immediate cost-saving budget measure for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
Nobel laureate in chemistry to speak at March 31
Dudley Herschbach, the Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University and recipient of the Nobel Prize in chemistry, will present the 2009 President's Lecture in Chemistry on Tuesday, March 31. His presentation, "The Impossible Takes a Little Longer: Reflections on Teaching Science as a Liberal Art," will be at 8 p.m. in the Memorial Union Sun Room. It is free and open to the public.
ISU Catt Center sponsoring Ready to Run: Campaign Training for Women on April 3
Iowa State's Carrie Chapman Catt Center and the League of Women Voters of Ames, Iowa, are sponsoring Ready to Run Iowa: Campaign Training for Women, on Friday, April 3. The workshop -- which is designed for anyone interested in running for elected office, serving on public boards or commissions, or working on a campaign -- will take place from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Scheman Building.
Dean interview March 26-27
Pamela White, finalist for the position of dean of the College of Human Sciences, will interview on campus March 26-27. White is interim dean of the college and University Professor of food science and human nutrition. An open forum with White will be held 3:45 to 5 p.m. March 26 in 2019 Morrill Hall. The forum also will be web cast.
State Science + Technology Fair of Iowa attracts 545 young researchers
The annual State Science + Technology Fair of Iowa will be on the Iowa State University campus March 27-28. The public is invited to several events: Review projects and meet students from 12 to 5 p.m. Friday, March 27, and 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at Hilton Coliseum and the Scheman Building. Hear space journalist Andrew Chaikin speak about "A Passion for Mars" at 7 p.m. Friday, March 27, in Hilton. And, see two Saturday award ceremonies: special awards will be presented 8 to 9:30 a.m. and the fair's grand awards will be presented at 5 p.m.
Recycling sights and sounds
Watch (and hear) students unleash 4-story can/bottle recycling "sock"
Two teams to human computer interaction contest
Iowa State qualified two of the 12 selected student teams for the annual Computer Human Interaction student design competition held in Boston, Mass., April 4-9. The qualifiers are students of Iowa State's Human Computer Interaction (HCI) graduate program.
In the news
Can robots be programmed to learn from their own experiences?
Scientific American
"Personal robots" -- inexpensive machines that can help out at home or the office -- may be closer than we think. But first, says Alexander Stoytchev, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Iowa State University in Ames, robots have to be taught to do something we know instinctively: how to learn.
Eyewitness: How accurate is visual memory?
60 Minutes
ISU Distinguished Professor Gary Wells tells CBS' Lesley Stahl that reinforcement alters memory when it comes to identifying suspects in a lineup. And for that matter, Wells says, viewing photos of people one at a time is a more accurate way to identify a suspect than comparing people to one another.
Environmental studies enrollment soars
The New York Times
Iowa State has seen the number of students enrolled in environmental studies and environmental science soar 50 percent since fall 2003. "I had this sense that environmental issues got a lot more press -- or maybe more effective press -- in the last four to five years," says William Crumpton of ISU's Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology.
Buy local: Food tastes better, and it's fresher
Albany Democrat Herald
Locally grown food can be produced four times more efficiently, uses four times less fuel and emits four times less carbon dioxide than items produced on the global market, says Rich Pirog, associate director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State.


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DORSET, Minn. (AP) - July 11, 2013 --In the tiny Minnesota tourist town of Dorset, the mayor is a short guy known for his fondness of ice cream and fishing. He's got the county's top cop in his pocket.
And he's 4 years old.
Mayor Robert "Bobby" Tufts was only 3 when he won election last year as mayor of Dorset, a town of a little more than 20 people in the lakes and pines of northern Minnesota. Bobby can pull it off because the job's ceremonial. His only major act so far has been to put ice cream at the top of the food pyramid.
Hubbard County Sheriff Cory Aukes is a fan, calling Bobby "a cute little bugger."
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Lt Col Douglas Lomsdalen Biography
Lieutenant Colonel Lomsdalen is the Commander of Detachment 045, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps and the Professor of Aerospace Studies at San Jose State University, California. He is responsible for the recruiting, education, training, motivation, selection, and commissioning of officer candidates through a comprehensive college program. Detachment 045 serves AFROTC cadets from nine different colleges and universities in the Silicon Valley region.
Lieutenant Colonel Lomsdalen enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1986 and received training as a Target Intelligence Specialist. He graduated from the University of Maryland European Division in May 1993 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Studies. He was commissioned in 1994 after successfully completing the United States Air Force Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, AL. After commissioning, Lt Colonel Lomsdalen served as a mainframe programmer U.S. Strategic Command prior to being selected to attend graduate school at the Air Force Institute of Technology. He put his programming, network and information warfare education to good use in a variety of information technology related assignments at base-level communications, training centers and U.S. Central Command. Lt Col Lomsdalen also served as an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies at AFROTC Detachment 160, University of Georgia.
Lieutenant Colonel Lomsdalen has deployed in support of Operations DESERT STORM, PROVIDE COMFORT I & II, DENY FLIGHT, IRAQI FREEDOM, and ENDURING FREEDOM.
1993 Bachelor of Science in Computer Studies, University of Maryland University College, Heidelberg, GER
1997 Masters of Business Administration, Bellevue University, Bellevue, NE
1999 Masters of Science, Computer Systems, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
2000 Squadron Officers School, in residence
2005 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
1. July 2013 - Present, Commander, AFROTC Detachment 045, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2. January 2012 - June 2013, Communications Division Chief, USAFE Warrior Preparation Center, Ramstein AB, Germany
3. June 2011 - January 2012, Language Training Branch Chief, NTM-A/CSTC-A, Camp Eggers, Kabul, Afghanistan
4. June 2010 - July 2011, Plans and Programs Division Chief, USAFE Warrior Preparation Center, Ramstein AB, Germany
5. June 2007 - June 2010, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, AFROTC Detachment 160, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
6. November 2004 - June 2007, Network Operations Chief, Defense Intelligence Agency, MacDill AFB, FL
7. January 2002 - November 2004, Information Systems Flight Commander, 354th Communications Squadron, Eielson AFB, AK
8. March 1999 - January 2002, Information Technology Division Deputy, Air Force Wargaming Institute, College Of Aerospace Doctrine, Research and Education, Maxwell AFB, AL
9. July 1997 - March 1999, Graduate Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
10. October 1994 - July 1997, Senior Database/Programmer Analyst, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, NE
11. September 1986 - October 1994, Target Intelligence Specialist, Zweibrucken AB and Ramstein AB, Germany
Major Awards and Decorations
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with one bronze star
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one bronze star
Iraq Campaign Medal with one bronze star
Humanitarian Service Medal
NATO Medal with one bronze star
Effective Dates of Promotion
Second Lieutenant 30 September 1994
First Lieutenant 30 September 1996
Captain 30 September 1998
Major 1 March 2005
Lieutenant Colonel 1 February 2010


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A couple of interesting brands debut in our spotlight category this month: Starbucks Refreshers, which seem to be pulling in convenience and grocery. It would be neat if Starbucks could somehow tell us all how its brands do at retail in its own stores, right? Also appearing in the rankings is Body Armor, which is close to $6 million here but is likely showing equal growth in uncharted, up and down the street channels. Still, after a long year-plus of pushing, the numbers have to come in as something of a vindication for its founders.


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Hickey: Drewiske a late bloomer in hockey
Mike Santorelli of the Winnipeg Jets and Davis Drewiske of the Canadiens battle for the puck during a game at the Bell Centre on April 4.
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MONTREAL — In an era in which elite hockey prospects are on the ice 12 months a year, Davis Drewiske took an unconventional path to the National Hockey League.
The newest addition to the Canadiens organization started playing hockey at age 6, but didn't concentrate on the game until he was 18.
"I played football, hockey and baseball all through high school," said the 28-year-old Drewiske, who grew up in Wisconsin. "I was a centre-fielder in baseball and a middle linebacker in football and I enjoyed playing all three sports. I think there was some crossover value in playing different sports and I was always excited about starting fresh in a new season."
Drewiske said hockey was his favourite sport, but he didn't devote full time to the game until after he graduated from high school.
"I was a late bloomer," said the 6-foot-2, 220-pound defenceman. "Maybe, because I played other sports, I got behind a little, but I don't think I would have changed how I did it.
"I was drafted by Des Moines in the USHL and I thought hockey offered me the best chance to play at the next level. I played one season in the USHL. We didn't have a very good team — we lost in the first round of the playoffs — but I learned a lot and made some good friends there."
The USHL led to a four-year stay at the University of Wisconsin, where Drewiske established a reputation as a solid, stay-at-home defencemen. He played alongside future NHL players Jamie McBain, Jack Skille, Joe Pavelski, Brian Elliott and Blake Geoffrion. In his senior year, Drewiske was captain of a team that featured Ryan McDonagh and Kyle Turris.
Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves once said Drewiske's greatest asset was "the six inches between his ears" but the big defenceman said there's more to the game than intelligence.
"You have to be prepared and you have to avoid over-analyzing because everything happens so quickly in this game," Drewiske said.
Drewiske was acquired from the Los Angeles Kings at last week's NHL trade deadline with the idea of adding a physical defenceman as insurance until Raphael Diaz returns from a concussion. Drewiske was given an opportunity to play a larger role after Alexei Emelin suffered torn knee ligaments last Saturday in a collision with Boston's Milan Lucic.
"It's a bad break for him," Drewiske said of Emelin. "I was really impressed by him. He plays hard, he's a physical guy. All the best for him, but now I have to slide in and play my game."
Drewiske said his game starts with positioning, but he wants to use his size to be tough in the corners. "I want to be tough to play against."
Drewiske has impressed the Canadiens' coaching staff and his teammates with his ability to move the puck. He makes crisp passes and you wonder why it appeared he had reached a dead end in the Kings' organization.
"Sometimes, it's a matter of being in the right place at the right time," goaltender Carey Price said. "He's playing well for us."
Drewiske signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Kings as an undrafted free agent after finishing his career at Wisconsin. He spent most of his rookie pro season in the American Hockey League, but also played 17 games with the Kings. He spent the entire 2008-09 season in Los Angeles, scoring a goal and adding seven assists in 42 games. The Kings rewarded him with a three-year, one-way contract with a cap hit of $616,667 a season.
Drewiske played 38 games in 2010-11, but was used sparingly last season when the Kings won the Stanley Cup.
"When I was out of the lineup in L.A., the hardest part is reminding yourself that you're good enough to play," said Drewiske, who was limited to nine regular-season games last season. "There were some really good defensive defencemen ahead of me in Matt Greene, Rod Scuderi and Willie Mitchell, and they were healthy. They were great guys to learn from them."
Drewiske's stint with the Kings produced some fringe benefits. While he didn't see any action in the playoffs last season, he received a Stanley Cup ring, his name is engraved on the Cup and he had a chance to meet U.S. President Barack Obama when the Kings visited the White House.
"The Kings petitioned the NHL to have my name on the Cup," Drewiske said. "It was a great gesture on their part."
Drewiske has played in a variety of situations in his four games with the Canadiens and played what might have been a career-high 23:09 the night Emelin was injured.
"Some people said it was the most I ever played, but I had some games in my first year in L.A. late in the season when we were out of the playoffs and they gave the kid a shot," he said.
"I think in some ways, playing 20-plus minutes ... I don't want to say it's easier, but sometimes when you're playing 14-15 minutes, it's hard to get a rhythm going. But no matter how much you're playing, when your number is called you have to be ready."
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