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During the D10 Conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook was asked about Siri, the iPhone 4S virtual assistant, and why it seems to alternate from working almost like magic to not working at all. Walt Mossberg pressed Cook about Siri being a beta, and asked if Cook was satisfied with its performance so far.
Cook gave a stock answer about Siri's popularity, but also said a lot of people at Apple were working on Siri, and that in the coming months, we'd be seeing more, including more "breadth". He said Apple had some "cool ideas" about what to do with Siri.
Siri has proven, according to Cook, that natural language interface and context-aware, personality-driven voice interactions are something people want to use. He stressed that Siri-like technology used to be the stuff of dreams, and that now it was a mainstream reality.
Cook also revealed that S in the iPhone 4S named did in fact stand for Siri, which is different than the S in iPhone 3GS which stood for speed.
Interviewer Walt Mossberg asked Cook about product naming in general, and specifically Apple's choice to revert to simply the "iPad" as the name of Apple's third generation tablet rather than iPad 3 as a follow on to iPad 2.
iPod was consistently called iPod until there was an iPod mini, then nano, then shuffle. Yet each generation of those products kept the same, unnumbered names. As have Macs since the introduction of the iMac.
Cook feels either way works, and nothing about reverting to simply "iPad" should shocke anyone.
So you can do it either way, is the real story. You can stick with the name and people generally love that, or you can put a number at the end which denotes the generation or whatever. [..] The new iPad was not a shocking new way of naming from an Apple point of view. It goes back to what we've actually done the most. So it probably was talked about in a way that seemed more like a shocking change than it really was.


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The Memphis College of Art this week filed a $3.3 million permit with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement to build a four-story student residence hall at 139 N. Barksdale St. south of the college's Overton Park campus in Midtown.
The building, still in the planning stages, will be built on 0.67 acres southwest of the intersection of North Barksdale Street and Poplar Avenue. It will be next door to and south of the college's Metz Hall at 149 N. Barksdale St.
Montgomery Martin Contractors LLC is the general contractor of record for the project. MCA public relations director Michelle Byrd said it was too early to give details on the construction of the dorm, including timeline or project cost.
The college is a "professional center of art and design education, dedicated to preparing individuals for lives of creating, problem solving and critical thinking," according to its Web site.
MCA over the past year has bought a handful of Midtown homes and renovated them in response to increased enrollment and higher demand for student housing. It completed Metz Hall in 2004.
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The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority will hold its June board of commissioners meeting today at 8 a.m. in the Airport Authority boardroom, inside the terminal building at Memphis International Airport.
Agenda items for this month's meeting include an award of contract for taxiway reconstruction design; a contract amendment for an agreement with AirTran Airways; an award of contract to Airfield Lighting Computer Control & Monitoring System-Crouse-Hinds LLC; and information regarding specified officers' ability to borrow on the airport authority's behalf.
A full slate of division reports also is scheduled.
The next MSCAA board meeting is set for July 16.
Among the contracts and business items the Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division board of directors is scheduled to vote on today is a purchase order for flame-resistant clothing in the amount of $266,093.
The board also is scheduled to approve an appropriation of $243,000 to install underground fiber-optic cable between MLGW's substation 43 and MLGW's Netters Business Center on Whitten Road.
The MLGW board meeting will begin at 3 p.m. today in the boardroom of the MLGW Administration Building, 220 S. Main St.
A resurrected bill to expand eligibility for charter schools in Tennessee was on a fast track for a full House vote Wednesday after approval by two committees.
The measure, sponsored by Rep. Beth Harwell, R-Nashville, was approved on a voice vote in the reopened House Education Committee and was later passed by the Government Operation Committee. Harwell said she expected the measure to reach the House floor by the end of the day.
The Senate passed the bill last month on a 22-7 vote, but it stalled when Democrats on the House Education Committee closed down the panel before a vote could be taken.
Under the new proposal, children in school systems with at least 14,000 students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunches would be eligible to enroll in charter schools.
Preference would be given to students with failing grades or those from failing schools.
"That was a good compromise because these are the students that we most want to reach," Harwell said. "We've spent a tremendous amount of money on our education system, and we just want to make sure that at-risk children have this opportunity to succeed."
The measure would cap the number of charter schools in Tennessee at 90, and limit the number of charter schools to 20 in Nashville and 35 in Memphis.
It would require schools to track students' progress and allow charter school funding to be used for other "innovative" educational efforts such as magnet schools. The charter renewal period would also be extended from five to 10 years.
"I know we have come to a position where we can support the amendments," said Tennessee Education Association spokesman Jerry Winters. "We think in the overall picture of things this is the way we ought to proceed."
Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen has indicated he would sign a charter schools expansion into law, and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has warned that Tennessee could lose out on more than $100 million worth of federal stimulus money if it doesn't expand access to charter schools.
Efforts to keep the Tennessee Ethics Commission as a standalone entity have likely been dealt their final blow in the House.
Republican Rep. Susan Lynn of Mt. Juliet, the chairwoman of the House Government Operations Committee, on Wednesday declined a request from House Democratic Caucus Chairman Mike Turner to bring up the extension bill that she earlier had taken off notice.
The panel instead moved out a bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Curry Todd of Collierville that would merge the ethics panel with the Registry of Election Finance.
The Senate a day earlier passed the extension and merger proposals, meaning the House action will determine the future of the panel created in the aftermath of the FBI's 2005 Tennessee Waltz corruption sting that led to the convictions of five former lawmakers.
During its May meeting, the Tennessee Real Estate Commission slapped more fines on real estate agents who failed to maintain errors and omissions insurance.
Eleven agents received fines for not having the insurance. The commission at its April meeting had fined more than 70 agents for failing to maintain the insurance.
Real estate agents from the Memphis area who were fined at the most recent meeting were James M. Beaty, Joelean Benson, Leon Dickerson Sr., Joseph Martin Jackson, Rasheedah Mateen Jones, Calvin N. Phan and Tony Wyatt Williams.
Corporate Counsel magazine has named Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell PLC a "Go-To Law Firm" in the area of litigation.
Corporate Counsel surveyed the world's leading Fortune 500 companies to determine which law firms they rely on in various practice areas.
Rainey Kizer's practice includes alternative dispute resolution, banking and creditor relations, education law, employment law, general corporate practice health care and professional liability law, insurance defense, real estate transactions and tort litigation.
The law firm has been recognized in this annual survey since 2007.
Consumer prices rose less than expected in May and posted the steepest annual drop in 59 years, according to government data released Wednesday, fresh evidence that the recession is keeping inflation in check.
The U.S. Labor Department reported that the consumer price index rose a seasonally adjusted 0.1 percent last month, below analysts' expectations of a 0.3 percent rise.
Excluding volatile food and energy costs, core prices also increased 0.1 percent, matching expectations.
Gasoline prices rose 9.6 percent in May, before seasonal adjustment, the department said. But they are still much lower than last year, when prices at the pump topped $4 a gallon during the summer.
Because of that decline, consumer prices fell 1.3 percent in the 12 months ending in May, the steepest drop since 1950. The core CPI has increased 1.8 percent since last year.
Food prices in the U.S. fell for the fourth straight month in May, the department said, as costs fell for all six of the major grocery food groups, including fruits and vegetables, meats and poultry and dairy products.
Tobacco prices fell 0.3 percent after two months of large increases. Cigarette makers increased prices in the spring ahead of a steep tax increase.
The Memphis and Shelby County Health Department has detected the West Nile virus in mosquito collections from North Memphis.
The Health Department has begun treating bodies of water in the 38107 ZIP code to control mosquito populations. The agency also will begin applying mosquito insecticide products in other areas of the city.
Residents who don't want their homes to be sprayed should contact the department's vector control division at 324-5547.
The Memphis and Shelby County Health Department has received confirmation of the fifth case of the H1N1 flu virus.
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On our globe, however, it can be said that scientists have their hands full keeping abreast of challenges that demand their expertise.
Birch Aquarium has been, and will continue to, cover some of these evasive topics during lectures this spring.
Professor emeritus Richard Somerville, a world-renowned Scripps climate scientist, explained the scientific case for urgent action to limit climate change on March 11.
Next up, geophysicist Michael Hedlin will describe on April 8 how the new field of atmospheric acoustics is allowing researchers to listen to earth from earthquakes and volcanic eruptions to meteorite impacts.
Then, division director Lisa Balance will discuss research and programs that are informing how we can protect and sustain precious ocean resources on May 13.
Each year since 2001, these informative lectures for the public, students and faculty have dealt with a multitude of topics, including "oceans, atmosphere, solar activity, weather and temperature, magnetic field physics of earthquakes and coral reefs," said aquarium executive director Nigella Hillgarth.
Titled the Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series, the lectures enlighten not only those in the audience, but millions online viewers, as well.
Hillgarth said they have registered 9.96 million downloads of past series that have touched on climate change, atmospheric acoustics and ocean resources.
"We're proud of the series," she said. "It's for the lay person who wants to know more about ocean science, as well as students and faculty from UCSD."
Scripps researchers are noted for their diversity of topics, from monitoring earthquakes worldwide to searching the ocean depths of the Mariana Trench.
"Scripps scientists are exploring earth's mysteries through hundreds of research projects under way on every continent and in every ocean," Hillgarth said.
She pointed out that schools don't have the resources for science studies as in the past so it's not taught as much.
"Places like our lecture series, our museums and those in Balboa Park help to get kids excited and interested," she said.
Lectures start at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $8 for the general public, $5 for students and educators. For more information or to RSVP, visit aquarium.ucsd.edu.
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Mariska Hargitay was absent from Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards and now we know why. Access Hollywood has confirmed that the Law & Order: SVU star is suffering from pneumothorax, or a partially collapsed lung.
"Mariska Hargitay has been sidelined with pneumothorax," the actress's rep told Access, adding that "she will appear in all episodes for the rest of the season of Law & Order: SVU."
Pneumothorax can occur as a result of a chest injury including a puncture wound or broken rib but can also happen without these things. There's no word on how the actress developed her case. Treatment includes oxygen and observation and surgery in some serious cases.
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Nearly 100 comments were added to my post declaring my plans to switch from Windows to the Mac as my primary work machine. I didn't really expect a reaction like that. I'm surprised that a decade after the Apple "switch" marketing campaign, the old Windows/Mac religious feelings seem to be running as hot as ever.
For me personally, the decision to switch wasn't as big a deal as it sounds. True, I was bitterly disappointed in Windows 8 Consumer Preview, which as InfoWorld's Woody Leonhard points out, fails the all-important Dad test. So after 22 years of sticking with one mainstream choice for my primary work machine, I threw up my hands and decided to try another.
[ See the review of the new iPad by InfoWorld's Galen Gruman. | InfoWorld's Woody Leonhard offers a hands-on Windows 8 evaluation with "Windows 8: Something old, something awkward." | Subscribe to our Microsoft newsletter to stay up to date on the latest developments. ]
But I was lucky. It was easy to do. I was due for a new computer, and it just so happens that InfoWorld has MacBooks on its list of approved equipment. The one I chose cost little more than the new ThinkPad I'd been eyeing.
Choice is the point. I won't be surprised if the next time I pick a work computer, I'm simply expected to go out and buy my own, just like employees buy their own mobile devices today. By then perhaps we'll have client-hosted VDI of the type described by Keith Schultz in his review of Virtual Computer NxTop Enterprise 4.0: a secure virtual machine that contains all necessary business apps downloads to the client when the work day begins, runs without a connection if necessary, and syncs back to the server when one is available -- and, finally, disappears when the client is turned off.
That VDI variation could be part of the scenario described by InfoWorld's David Linthicum, who cited a new Gartner report predicting that "the center of users' digital lives" will shift from the personal computer to "the personal cloud" by 2014. We're not necessarily talking about Windows Live or iCloud, here, but as Linthicum puts it: "several computers and mobile devices all accessing the same cloud services: document sharing, file system, email, and so on."
Gartner sees the personal cloud as the confluence of five megatrends: consumerization, virtualization, "app-ification," cloud computing, and new mobile technology. "The combination of these megatrends, coupled with advances in new enabling technologies, is ushering in the era of the personal cloud," explains Gartner vice president Steve Kleynhans, who wrote the report. "In this new world, the specifics of devices will become less important for the organization to worry about. Users will use a collection of devices, with the PC remaining one of many options, but no one device will be the primary hub. Rather, the personal cloud will take on that role. Access to the cloud and the content stored or shared in the cloud will be managed and secured, rather than solely focusing on the device itself."
My new MacBook has not arrived yet. When it does, the fact that I've switched will mean a whole lot less than it did just a few years ago. And when I want to fire up the next beta of Windows 8, well, there's always Boot Camp.
This article, "Hey, you, get off my personal cloud," originally appeared at InfoWorld.com. Read more of Eric Knorr's Modernizing IT blog, and for the latest business technology news, follow InfoWorld on Twitter.


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NORTHEAST GLENDALE — There's something about racking up consecutive hits that seems to inspire the next batter to not want to be the one to end that streak.
Which is essentially what guided the Glendale Angelenos in coming through with a 7-5 win in the season finale Tuesday evening against the East Los Angeles Dodgers at Stengel Field.
The Angelenos (39-11) had cobbled together two runs on eight hits through five innings. But in the sixth, they tallied four hits (all consecutive), including three straight scoring at-bats that produced five runs.
"Hitting's contagious," said Sako Chapjian, who delivered a two-run home run in the sixth that put Glendale ahead, 7-2. "Once somebody starts it up, everybody starts hitting."
The scoring splurge started with Scott Hong, who whacked a one-out single that scored Hector Gomez, who led off with a walk, for a 3-2 edge. Ellis Whitman proceeded with another run-scoring single, for two runs, past second base, scoring Keaton Leach, who got on first via an error on the pitcher, and Hong, who stole second.
Chapjian then crushed a two-run bomb over the center-field fence for a 7-2 cushion.
It was his second run of the game, after putting the Angelenos ahead, 1-0, in the first inning. That's when he hit a two-out double to center and touched home on Edgar Montes' single between second and third base.
The Dodgers, however, countered in the top of the third with a pair of runs.
Rodrigo Martinez, who led off with a walk, stole second and then advanced to third on a sacrifice by Ernie Aguilera. Kenny Uyetake's flyout scored Martinez and then Cody Doyle's two-out single to center drove Sean Stone home for a 2-1 advantage.
Glendale knotted it at two runs apiece in the bottom of the inning, when Whitman hit a double down the left-field line. John Schwer's flyout sent him to third and Montes' base hit plated Whitman.
Schwer finished two for three with two doubles.
"Everybody seemed to do something," Whitman said. "Pitching was great, everyone seemed to hit in key spots. Just right place, right time for everybody it seemed like.
"You know, hitting's contagious. So, once one person gets on, the next person is like, 'I got to get on because he got on.' Once the ball starts rolling, especially for our team, it keeps going."
The Angelenos finished the game with 11 hits, with the Dodgers posting nine.
"There isn't anything that can describe how happy I am with the season, and certainly that we ended in a positive note," Glendale Coach Tony Riviera said. "We were obviously short a ton of guys, but it gave us an opportunity to just allow guys to have fun and get in the game and make a statement. Get pitchers to work on their final stuff and get guys to spend some time with each other before they go onto college baseball in the fall."


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|(Nanowerk News) This may look like yet another video of a dividing cell, but theres a catch. You are looking at chromosomes (red) being pulled apart by the mitotic spindle (green), but its not a cell, because theres no cell membrane. Like a child sucking an egg out of its shell, Ivo Telley from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, removed these cellular innards from a fruit fly embryo, at a stage when it is essentially a sac full of membrane-less cells that divide and divide without building physical barriers to separate themselves from each other.
|Its the first time we can study ongoing cell division without the cell membrane, and that means we can physically manipulate things, says Telley, so we can uncover the physical forces involved, and see what are the constraints.
|The new technique is described in detail in Nature Protocols ("A single Drosophila embryo extract for the study of mitosis ex vivo"), and has already led Telley and colleagues to a surprising discovery. They found that, although successive divisions fill the embryo with more and more material, leaving less and less space for each spindle, and spindles become smaller as the embryo develops, simply squeezing the cell into tighter quarters doesnt make it produce a smaller spindle.
|Combined with the genetic manipulation approaches commonly used in fruit fly studies, the scientists believe their new technique will help to unravel this and other mysteries of how a cell becomes two.
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The Ultimate Inequation
There's nothing wrong with a little ego.
Between the Pythagorean Theorem, E=mc2 and the definition of Pi, there's plenty of useful equations out there. But we think that "The Ultimate Equation" is the only one you'll ever really need. It's simply i > u.
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text: Purple and Orange are colors typically associated with fall, or Halloween. However, I think they make a very striking and stylish color palatte for a wedding. You can use this for most any season, and you can change the shades of the colors to suit your needs. For spring, you can use peach and lavender, for summer, a royal purple and coral, for the autumn and winter, shades of plum, eggplant, aubergine, rust, pumpkin and persimmon. Your colors can be played up in your table linens, flowers, uplighting, even wedding party fashions. The options are endless. And of course, don't forget the one food item that always goes well with these colors: chocolate!! Enjoy!!


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My girlfriend squealed with delight when I took her up the A55 to Bangor last night. There were huge mountains and a beautiful valley to drive around, but I decided to stick to the A55.
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The most badass Berserk defining entry sequence blongs to the Berserk armor itself.
The build up and pay off make for a great turnaround in Guts hardest fight yet
I recall the author saying " now that he has the Armor, the real story begins"
Miura's never said that. You're mistaking it with something else entirely.
I seem to recall someone saying something like that too. Who was it and regarding what? (On the other hand its something anyone could´ve said about pretty much anything I guess )
This is a deformation of a quote that has been around for years and every time I hear it, it seems it's moved farther away from its original meaning. The source of this misconception is a comment from Miura in the YA n°2 of 2001 in which he said among other things "グリフィスが登場して、やっとスタートラインに立った気がする。" That can be translated like this: "With the appearance of Griffith, I have the feeling that I am on the starting line at last."This refers to Femto's incarnation of course, back at the end of volume 21.
I like Schierke's introduction because it made me so curious about her. It made me anticipate finding out more about this cute and knowledgeable little witch.
I like Farnese's introduction because of how my initial impression contrasted with the reality of the character. My first impression was that she was a formidable person with a lot of power. I guess it was the fancy armor and her haughty attitude. LOL Then, come to find out, she is anything but those things. She is mostly just a figurehead with no real skill and she's a very frightened and weak person (at first). This character emphasizes that a person (or group, like the Holy Iron Chain Knights as a whole) may appear very impressive on the surface, but the actuality may be a different story.
Yeah, furthermore I really like her development, from someone who looks down on those who don't know anything about magic or the astral world to someone who recognizes the importance of friends and the strength that has kept Guts on his feet through all of his challenges. Such a fantastic character. Like Puella once said, if only she were a little older, her and Guts might ...!
I wonder if Azan realized that about her while serving as her subordinate.


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Monday, May 27, 2013
Cinnamon coffee cake recipe
A coffee cake, defined:
Are you in camp No 1 or No 2? I tend to go with number two - I think that's also how coffee cake is usually defined in the UK (evidence: Mary Berry's coffee cake in The Telegraph has coffee in the batter and in the icing/frosting). However, about half of my readers hail from across the pond, and there definition No 1 seems to be more common (evidence: The Pioneer Woman's "the best coffee cake ever" has no coffee in it; you won't find any coffee in Martha Stewart's 12 favourite coffee cakes either). I'm not sure how coffee cake is defined in down under. Anyone?
In any case, here's a cake I've baked no less than four times during the last week - twice for my family and friends, and two cakes for the pop-up café on Saturday. Although modest in appearance, I love the strong cinnamon flavour and the moist crumb, and the just ever-so-crisp caramelised sugar topping.
I warn you - it's rather sweet, so my Estonian readers may actually want to reduce the amount of sugar a little. Also, as the cake contains yoghurt AND baking soda, it is important that you have your oven and cake pan ready before mixing the cake batter. If you wait too long with baking, the soda reacts with the yoghurt and you won't get a soft and lovely cake, but a flat dense one.
Cinnamon cake
Serves 12
150 g unsalted butter, softened
200 g caster sugar
2 large eggs
250 g plain yoghurt (regular, not thick)
270 g all-purpose flour
2 tsp vanilla sugar or extract
1 tsp baking powder
0.5 tsp bicarbonate soda/baking soda
0.5 tsp salt
Cinnamon sugar:
4 Tbsp caster sugar
1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
Preheat the oven to 175 C/350 F. Line a 24 cm/10 inch springform tin with a parchment paper.
Beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, either using your stand mixer or a regular electric mixer. Add eggs, one at a time, whisking after each addition. Fold in the yoghurt.
Measure the dry ingredients into another bowl, stir to combine, then fold gently into the egg and butter mixture.
Spoon half of the cake batter into the prepared cake tin, then sprinkle a generous 2/3 of the cinnamon mixture on top. Top with the rest of the cake batter and sprinkle the rest of the cinnamon sugar on top of the cake.
Bake in the middle of the preheated oven for 45-50 minutes, until the cake is lovely golden brown and pulls slightly away from the sides of the pan. Test for doneness - a toothpick inserted in the centre of the cake should come out clean.
Cool in the cake pan, then transfer onto a serving plate and cut into slices.
11 comments:
- Hovkonditorn said...
Looks like a really delicious cake!
- 11:24 pm, May 27, 2013
- Jeff @ Cheeseburger said...
Good thing that I reduced the sugar by a bit. It turned out just perfect.
- 7:12 am, May 30, 2013
- Ann Jones said...
Beautiful looking coffee cake, yum!
- 4:38 pm, May 30, 2013
- pam said...
This looks and sounds delicious. Must give it a try!
- 3:21 am, May 31, 2013
- Carole said...
Lovely work, Pille! Would you be happy to link it in to the current Food on Friday which is all about cakes? This is the link . There are lots of great links there already. I do hope to see you there. Cheers
- 10:55 pm, May 31, 2013
- Gizem Sena said...
This looks amazing! Definitely going to try this. I'm new to your blog and so far I really like it :)
- 1:38 am, June 04, 2013
- taq roohi said...
Health and Diet Plan
- 10:38 pm, June 05, 2013
- Health and Diet Plan said...
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- 10:47 pm, June 05, 2013
looks great
- 4:38 pm, June 06, 2013
- taq roohi said...
Blog is about health and diet. Health comes through balance diet and exercises that give healthy lifestyle and way to reduce weight.
What health care
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- 8:36 pm, June 06, 2013
- pamela yeoh said...
really delicious cake!
- 11:02 am, June 15, 2013


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Nearly 150 high school seniors heard prominent alumni along with President Gregory Hess tell them Wabash would help shape not just their careers but their lives. The annual Top 10 Visitation Day gives prospective students an in-depth look at Wabash College.
"Wabash is a little college with a giant footprint," President Hess said in his welcome. "Many schools you visit will make you promises like comfy dorm rooms or a rock wall. We will make you one singular promise. We will take you seriously. As a student here you will become infinitely and intimately connected to our network of alumni. We will do everything in our power to make your dreams come true."
The Top 10 program focuses on students who rank in the Top 10 percent of their high school graduating class. That distinction plus attendance at the Top 10 day assures admitted students of an annual scholarship of $17,500.
The day is designed for the young men to have an on-campus experience in the classroom and to hear from Wabash alums. Brian Edelman '82, VP of Corporate Finance and Investment Banking for Eli Lilly, gave the keynote address.
"What's the value of the liberal arts," Edelman began. "The liberal arts college asks, 'What should every college graduate know?' vs. other institutions that ask, 'What should every college graduate know how to do.'
"Liberal arts graduates have flexible and adaptable minds, are able to think analytically, read critically, and write clearly. They are problem solvers and can communicate solutions."
While some parents worry what their sons will do with a liberal arts degree, Edelman assured parents and students that a liberal arts education will best prepare the young men for success.
"As the person responsible for the hiring at Eli Lilly I am looking for the following characteristics: intelligent, have a history of working hard, have led others effectively, is a good communicator," he explained. "Wabash College directly produces what I'm looking for in a hire. One-quarter of the CFO staff (of 16) at Lilly are Wabash grads."
After the keynote, the students and parents focused in on the details with more alums. Students first met with a panel of young alums while the parents followed with a different group of graduates.
"Be prepared to be challenged and pushed. My fraternity brothers told me 'You aren't cutting it,'" said Scott Benedict '98. "When I thought I hit my limit I pushed a little more, went a little further and set a new limit. You keep doing that you find there isn't anything you can't do."
One parent, probably like many in the audience, asked the alums how a student makes a decision when they don't have a particular career path in mind.
"The real benefit of Wabash is it teaches you to learn and figure it out," responded Charlie Kelly '11. "I absolutely support the liberal arts – especially for those who don't know what they want to do."
Rob Rudicel '92 uses his personal experience to convince Wabash is a great choice. "Guys are going to be 18 – they have to make their own decision," he said. "They need to know there is no back row at Wabash. Their professors are going to know them. They are going to be there to help them. Help [your sons] really think about what they want to get out of college."
The participating alumni on the two panels were: Emmanuel Aouad '10, Process Analyst, State Farm Insurance: Scott Benedict '98, Senior VP TX: Team; Tyler Buresh '12, Computer/Electronic Accommodations, Dept. of Defense; Allen Clingler '02, VP and Private Banker, The Northern Trust Company; Charlie Kelly '11, Founder, FindJive; Rob Rudicel '92, Pediatrician, North Star Pediatrics; Ben Seib, VP Finance, Cancer Treatment Centers of America.


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Matthew Barrett thought he had found his dream job.
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But Barrett, 43, said the offer was rescinded only two days later — once the head of school realized Barrett had listed his husband as his emergency contact, according to a complaint he was set to file Thursday with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.
"She said the Catholic religion doesn't recognize same-sex marriage, and that was her excuse. She said, 'We cannot hire you,' " Barrett said in an interview in the Boston offices of Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, which is representing him.
"It just ate me up," he added.
Barrett's complaint, which may be the first of its kind in the country, comes at a time when religion-based schools in the increasing number of states where gay marriage is legal have been scrutinizing hiring and employment practices to ensure they conform with the pillars of their faiths.
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In many cases, the administrators had signed contracts saying they agreed to live their lives according to the schools' respective religious practices.
Barrett, a Dorchester resident who was raised Catholic, said he was never asked to sign such a contract.
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Barrett's attorney and other supporters argue that officials at Fontbonne went too far in rescinding its offer for a job that has nothing to do with the school's religious mission.
"There is a balance between important values, which are religious liberties, and discriminatory practices," said Bennett Klein, a senior GLAD attorney. "This is a job that has nothing to do with religion . . . and this weighs toward discrimination."
'I had all the qualifications. That was the job for me.'MATTHEW BARRETT
Massachusetts lists sexual orientation among other characteristics such as race and gender under the state's antidiscrimination laws. Klein said the state law grants certain exceptions for things like "ministerial" duties, but he argued that it would cross the line to include the position of food services director.
Likewise, he argued, schools across the country have gone too far in firing teachers, music directors, and sports coaches.
"We're seeing religion-affiliated entities more and more trying to push the line toward discriminating against gay, lesbian, and transgendered people," he said.
Nancy Shilepsky, a Boston-based lawyer with experience in discrimination cases, added that Massachusetts laws strike a balance of ensuring religious freedoms while prohibiting discrimination.
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Under state law, the MCAD could decide whether to conduct an inquiry into Barrett's complaint. If the commission found probable cause that discrimination occurred, Barrett could also have the option to file a complaint in state civil court.
Fontbonne had a 2013 graduating class of 72 students, and about 22 percent of its student body is not Catholic, according to the school website. Annual tuition is $14,400.
For Barrett, having the job offer rescinded was a surprise.
He had applied for the job, which paid just over $40,000 a year, after finding a posting on Craigslist, he said.
He went for a first interview with a woman who would have been his direct supervisor. Then a second, with her and someone he would have worked closely with. Then a third interview, he said, with the head of school.
"That's how I felt I had all the qualifications for the job; there's no question about that," said Barrett, adding that he had previously worked at small restaurants and popular chain restaurants, and in corporate cafeterias and at the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston. He now works as a cook in the Milton public schools.
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To the Editor:
Last night, April 2, found me at the Law School at the Bristol Campus of Roger Williams University where two teams of high school students competed in a moot trial, the semi-final session of a statewide competition. The team from Bay View Academy assumed the role of Defense and East Greenwich High School's team represented the Prosecution in a mock trial in an actual courtroom setting. A real-life judge presided and three practicing attorneys comprised the jury. Six students from each school assumed the roles of legal teams and witnesses. These young people performed flawlessly and the presentation was better than watching an episode of Law and Order on television.
I tell you this because these young scholars do not get the public recognition that is given to athletes, although their months-long preparation for this grueling competition can be as mentally exhausting as is the physical exhaustion of the athlete. The long-term benefits that the students derive from moot court participation will be of great value throughout their lives: teamwork, self-esteem and self-confidence. However, in my judgment, the added value of the ability to think on their feet is invaluable. This is not to diminish the value of sports – I still treasure my high school sports participation. I merely ask that public media give to scholarly competitors the recognition that they rightfully deserve.
Congratulations to both teams for reaching the semi-finals and good luck to Bay View in their final presentation on April 11. The winner of the finals will represent Rhode Island in nationwide competition.
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Lady Gaga's Latest Pet Project? Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch
Lady Gaga appears to have a bit of an obsession with the late, great King of Pop Michael Jackson. Last year, she plunked down some serious coin on 55 items at an auction, promising to archive and care for the pieces of clothing that once belonged to Jackson. Now she wants to take her adoration of Jackson further by helping restore his famed Neverland Ranch, located in California.
Jackson infamously purchased the 3,000-acre property in 1988. It included a petting zoo and a fairground on site. When he ran into some money problems, the ranch began to fall apart and deteriorate. It was eventually sold to an investment group, along with its $23 million mortgage, in 2008. But the singer's mother Katherine and his three children still maintain a stake in the property.
"Lady Gaga is obsessed with Michael. She's become good friends with his sister La Toya and would love more than anything else to restore Neverland to its original state," a source told The Sun about Mother Monster's interest in the ranch. But it's not simply because she is all about Jackson. She would be doing a huge favor for his kids.
The source continued, "His kids are all desperate to hold on to their childhood home so they can decide what they want to do with it properly when they've grown up."
The insider also said, "Gaga would love to help with the financial costs by buying a share."
A cash infusion courtesy of Gaga could help the property, both cosmetically and emotionally. The Jackson children could eventually buy back the property when their trusts are activated when they become older. If Gaga owned a share, the scales could tip in Prince, Paris and Blanket's favor.
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Watch how to make this recipe.
For the cake:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Butter and flour two 8-inch cake pans. Prepare the cake mix according to package instructions. Divide the batter between the 2 cake pans and bake according to package instructions. Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack.
For the crunch:
Place the toasted nuts close together in a single layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir the sugar mixture until dissolved. Bring to a boil and let cook until the sugar is light brown, about 8 minutes. Let the bubbles subside then pour the caramelized sugar over the nuts. Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator and let the sugar nut mixture cool until hard, about 30 minutes. When the sugar nut mixture is hard and cool, top with another piece of parchment paper and pound into small pieces, or place the sugar nut mixture on a cutting board and cut into small pieces. Set aside.
For the filling:
Put the mascarpone cheese, cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla into a large mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer whip the cream mixture to soft peaks. Fold the Crunch mixture into the whipped cream.
For the topping:
Place the chocolate, sugar and zest in a food processor. Process the mixture until the chocolate is finely ground.
To assemble the cake:
Put 1 cake on a serving plate. Top with 1-inch of the whipped cream crunch mixture. Top with the second layer of cake and continue frosting the entire cake with the remaining whipped cream crunch mixture. Sprinkle the top and sides of the cake with the ground chocolate. Serve.


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Captain's Report by Capt. Steve
I Need My Space
Yamaha is pretty good at creating space in their boats. The 210's have an 8' 6" (2.6 m) beam that carries well forward for adding space in the cockpit and bow areas. Additionally, the bulwarks of their boats are relatively narrow adding still more room. A modified pickle fork bow allows two people to sit facing each other in the bow seats without knocking knees. And with the low profile engines, which eliminate the need for an engine box, Yamaha can add seating that others cannot.
A quick glance at the capacity plate shows that 9 people can legally come aboard, and looking at the space this boat affords I can easily see that there's more than enough seating for 9, in fact I count 12 seats.
The Lay of the Land
Let's take a look at the layout and see what we get for our space. Starting at the bow, Yamaha fitted the 210's with a sizable anchor locker that includes latches to hold your Danforth in place while sharing the accommodations with a four-step beach boarding ladder. As this boat has a draft of only 15" (38 cm) it's probably safe to say that beaching the boat will be a common occurrence making that ladder a very handy tool.
With that wide beam carrying well forward, I measured an unbelievable 29" (73.7 cm) of space between the two bow seats. "So what," you say? Here's what: in the Yamaha 210 series you can actually sit four people in the bow, have them facing each other in conversation, and not be crowded or knocking knees together. There is the usual storage underneath the bow seats, but an unusual feature is that the port seat storage runs well aft into the port console storage. You could put skis and wakeboards here but you'll probably save that for the sole storage.
Heart and Sole
Typically, when you get a 21' (6.4 m) boat, once you load it up with the required quantity of life jackets and a cooler you've maxed out the storage. Not so here. Not only will all life jackets, beach towels, chairs, beach bags… etc., all fit in the bow and console storage, but there's still more space in the sole locker and cockpit seats. Yamaha utilizes the 25.5" (64.8 cm) of space between the consoles to its fullest by cutting the opening of the sole locker right to the sides of the consoles. This gives you a wide open mouth to fill with all kinds of "stuff" including your boards and gear. The hatch is held open by a gas assist strut, the opening is gasketed all the way around, and a gutter channels water away from the compartment.
From the seated position I found I was looking right at the windshield frame (I'm 5' 8.5"/1.74 m), but up on the bolster I was looking well above the frame underway. Because the boat has a 5-degree bowrise I was able to look through the windshield underway while seated. The instrument panel is straightforward and uncluttered, thanks to the dual multi-function digital gauges embedded into the two tachometers. These allow you to scroll through 18 different parameters of information including GPH, distance to empty, water temp and depth…etc. The engine controls are mounted at roughly 45-degrees and I was using my hand palm-up to move the controls forward, and then I'd advance the controls in the normal palm-down style.
Take a Seat
The cockpit is surprisingly spacious for a 21'4" (6.5 m) boat, and I've already touched on the several reasons why that is. Of course the most notable factor is the absence of an engine box which allows another seat to be installed and create an unbroken flow to the "J" seating. The observer's position can be used either facing the captain or facing aft, thanks to the backrest and the grab handle placement. An open space under the seat screams out for a carry-on cooler and I'd like to see a slide out tray installed for just that purpose. I measured 37" (94 cm) between the seats and the height from the seat to the top of the windshield frame is 28" (71.1 cm), increasing as you move forward.
Power Plant
In the center of the aft seat is the engine box, and if there was an easier opening cover on any other boat brand, I'm not aware of it. Just a pull on the release catch and a gentle lift starts the engine cover on its way to the full open position. Inside is a pair of 1052cc four-cylinder, four-stroke Yamaha marine engines. You'll recall that Yamaha is also a very adept manufacturer of engines as well as boats, and as such these are purpose-built specifically for this application. It other words, these are marine engines, not marinized car engines. You can also appreciate the fact that the company that stands behind the boat, also stands behind your engines.
Aft Deck
What Yamaha would be complete without the addition of the award winning aft deck? This is such a great place to hang out and watch the water or the kids swimming, that you may want to just use your 210 only at anchor. Okay, maybe that's going a bit too far, but it is a great addition to your boat. Two levels of deck with padded backs, drink holders, and easy access to the water with a lower level that's right above the surface. It also makes a great staging area for putting on the boards. Additionally, in the upper level, there's a hatch that allows access to the jet pump clean-out ports. On those rare occasions when you may run through grass or seaweed, the pumps can clog. This used to mean diving under the boat and cleaning them out. No more… now just open the ports and reach in from the aft platform. Opening the hatch also activates kill switches to disable your engines.
We were lucky to get our hands on a prototype of the Yamaha 210 series for this report. We did not conduct performance testing on this boat since we wanted to wait until we had a production model available. But acceleration and handling felt good as with all the other Yamaha models we have tested.
The real beauty of the 210 series, and indeed the entire Yamaha lineup, is in their offerings of options. There aren't any. Everything on this boat is standard. From the snap-in carpet to the Bimini top, and even the color-matched painted tower. This is part of the way that Yamaha is able to price their boats so competitively. The SX210 has a retail price of $36,499 all-in and that's significantly lower than most in class. But the SX210 doesn't come with a wakeboard tower. What if you want that option? Not to worry, Yamaha will be happy to supply you with one; it will just be sitting atop the AR210 which retails for $38,499. The boats are virtually identical except for this addition. It's a little unusual, but the scenario works for Yamaha, and since they're number one in their size range, who's to argue? For my money, the 210's are great handling boats, and feature-loaded. Of course the fact that they look so cool helps, but it all points to the same conclusion.
Test Result Highlights
- Top speed for the Yamaha AR210 (2012-2013) is 46.6 mph (75 kph), burning 16.4 gallons per hour (gph) or 62.07 liters per hour (lph).
- Best cruise for the Yamaha AR210 (2012-2013) is 31.1 mph (50.1 kph), and the boat gets 3.98 miles per gallon (mpg) or 1.69 kilometers per liter (kpl), giving the boat a cruising range of 180 miles (289.68 kilometers).
- Tested power is 2 x 1052 cc Yamaha Marine Engines.
Standard and Optional Features
|CD Stereo
|Shore Power
Exterior Features
|Carpet: Cockpit
|Standard Snap-in
|Swim Ladder
|Swim Platform
|Tower: Watersports
|Bimini Top
Hull Warranty
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Adidas Vs Nike Pro Combat
This is an article on Sportspickle (a comedic play on sports website) about the approach Adidas took to counter Nikes Pro Combat Look.
Adidas today announced a unique design approach to college football uniforms, vowing the company will seek to differentiate itself from its competitors with uniform styles that "don't look like crap" or make fans "want to pluck out their eyes and throw them in a sewer."
"The Nike Pro Combat series and the Under Armour Maryland uniforms have been getting a lot of attention," said Adidas America president Patrik Nilsson. "So we held a meeting on how to counter them. After a while, one young designer raised his hand and said: 'Oooh! I know! Why don't we make uniforms that don't look like shit?'"
Adidas decided to give the idea a chance and took it to several focus groups.
"Overwhelmingly, we found that people prefer uniforms that look 'nice', 'cool' and 'classic' over those they feel are 'designed by Satan', 'appear as though a cat vomited on it' and 'makes you wonder if the designer went to a rival school and is playing a prank on the team that he hates'," said Nilsson. "It was really eye-opening."
The focus group testing unanimously favored the adidas approach, including even the support of a blind man who used his refined sense of touch and smell to determine that "something wasn't right about the Nike and Under Armour uniforms."
"I was also tipped off a bit because several of the sight-abled people in my group vomited when they were shown Nike uniforms," he said.
With the research behind them, Adidas plans to continue its unique approach of designing palatable uniforms that won't depress or enrage fans. However, the decision will halt the company's plans to hire some new designers.
"We had been considering bringing in a drunk guy, a failed modern artist and a monkey to our design team," said Nilsson, "but now we don't have to. I would, however, encourage drunk artists monkey to apply at Nike and Under Armour."


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As the temperature rises in the northern hemisphere, salads increasingly replace soups on the table. In a way this is a shame, especially as cooler spring days are heightened by a light bowl of spicy soup and also because there are some cool soups to temper the heat. On the other hand, it's all good.
I suspect my readers residing in the southern hemisphere will appreciate this simple yellow split pea soup inspired from Yamuna's Table by Yamuna Devi, an hitherto under-appreciated cookbook that I will have more to say about soon. Convert that I am to Ms. Devi's traditional documentation of Indian cookery, I've just recently begun to explore this chronicle of her more modern culinary experiments.
|Indian-Style Yellow Split Pea Soup
|Recipe by Lisa Turner
Adapted from Yamuna's Table
Cuisine: Indian
Published on May 29, 2008
Simple but elegant, this light, creamy and zesty Indian-spiced split pea soup is perfect for cool and warm weather


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Behind the scenes photos of Cat products during the filming of "SKYFALL"
Cat brands have been featured in more than 20 movies dating as far back as 1927, and we worked with the Bond films previously in THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH, 1999. Caterpillar is proud to continue the association with such a respected and globally known brand.
The Making of the Train Scene
Planning for the excavator's participation began in July 2011. Art director, James Foster, who collaborated on the early plans for the scene, said "We originally had three ideas for this stunt during the opening scene, including using the 320D L somehow on a flatbed train carriage. It was the idea that leapt out at us as a cool thing to do and we liked the idea that the excavator's boom is Bond's arm reaching out to grab the train."
In the opening sequence, Bond is engaged in a chase, part of which takes place on and around the 320D L. Speeding down the tracks at 70kph, the flatbed carriage carrying the excavator is uncoupled from the rest of the train. To continue the chase, Bond uses the excavator's arm and bucket to grab the separated train. Bond then uses the arm as a bridge over which he crosses to continue the chase.
The stunt took extensive coordinating and planning. "We had a rehearsal period of about four months and then another two months shooting the scene," says Martin Joy, the location manager in Turkey.
Adding to the challenge was the fact that this kind of stunt had never been attempted before. Gary Powell, the stunt coordinator, said, "There were a lot of unknowns so we started with simple studio testing. When we eventually arrived in Turkey, we made test runs of the train's entire route to check for hazards such as low cables." When filming did begin, it took a crew of about 300 people to complete the shoot.
The crew chose Adana because railways there went through the right kind of landscape. Plus, one of the five tracks had the kind of bridge needed for the end of the scene. Not all filming was done in the countryside, however. "At times, the set was two kilometers long and went right through town," Martin Joy added.
The Excavator
Caterpillar prides itself on designing and building equipment to meet customers' needs. In this case, the customization involved something unique - putting the cab on the opposite side of the 320D L as requested by EON Productions, the James Bond production company.
Darren Litten, action vehicles coordinator, explains, "Because of pre-visualizations, the location and interaction between Bond and Eve, it only worked if the cab was on the other side."
Changing all the electronics and hydraulics was a huge task for the special effects department. "Probably 50 percent of the work done to that machine was changing the cab around," said Litten.
Shooting a safe, high-speed chase
A lot of time and effort also went into making sure actors, stunt people, crew and bystanders were safe. For example, the excavator was held to the train using a metal track so the 26-ton machine could travel along the length of the rail car and not fall off. "Safety was critical," says Chris Corbould, special effects supervisor. "We were basically shooting through the middle of Adana, Turkey and had the added danger of a high-speed car chase that takes place next to the train."
For the 320D L, some creative "set dressing" was used to make the stunts as safe as possible. James Foster said, "We discretely added hand holds and used grills to cover some of the hydraulics. We also used a grippy paint finish on certain areas of the 320D L so there was extra traction."
Dealer Support
Cat® dealers Finning UK and Borusan Makina were integral in making the filming a success. Finning UK assisted special effects (SFX) in technical support and supply of parts for the excavators. At the site, Borusan Makina provided on-site expertise and services as well as equipment, such as gensets, a skid steer loader and mini hydraulic excavator, for the shoot.
SKYFALL opens in UK cinemas on October 26 and continues showing worldwide on subsequent dates. For a complete list, visit www.skyfall-movie.com/releasedates. To catch a glimpse of 007 and the 320D L in action, watch the movie trailer at http://youtu.be/vgr2syY_OU4.


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Opening Sequence
Mueller sends Russia probe report to DOJ
Congress gears up for Mueller report
How Mueller kept a lid on Trump-Russia probe
Exclusive: UPS to test home vaccination service
What Trump's move means for the Golan Heights
Trump to withdraw some N. Korea sanctions
Boeing races to reassure airlines over safety
Cardi B files for 'Okurrr' trademark
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May 25, 2011
LOS ANGELES -- What do veggie waffles, pacemaker technology, good money management habits for teens, salary research techniques, and contract management solutions have in common? They're all entrepreneurial business plans developed by UCLA Anderson School of Management students that will be competing for a $15,000 prize in the Knapp Venture Competition. The event, hosted by the Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at UCLA Anderson School of Management, will be held on Thursday, May 26.
The student-run competition is designed to provide UCLA Anderson students with an intensive learning experience in the development and enhancement of new business ventures. The event is named for Cleon T. (Bud) and Betsy Wood Knapp, entrepreneurs and philanthropists whose generous monetary endowment in 1997 supports this annual event and other entrepreneurial initiatives.
Now in its 30th year, the event is considered one of the premier academic business plan competitions in Southern California, It encourages students to apply the academic training they have received at UCLA Anderson and develop unique and timely business proposals that are then judged by a panel of successful entrepreneurs and business executives from the corporate world as well as UCLA Anderson's network of alumni.
"The Knapp Venture Competition is a demanding learning experience for our students," said UCLA Anderson Senior Associate Dean Al Osborne. "Participants are exposed to real-life business opportunities and learn what it actually takes to make their academic preparation relevant and useful as they aspire to become successful and innovative entrepreneurs."
During the course of the academic year, Anderson students build management teams and develop business plans based on needs they see in various industries in the consumer market; these business plans are submitted to the Knapp Venture Competition. This year's 57 qualifying entrants participated in a student-run venture review session, which provided feedback on their plans and presentations prior to the final competition. Judges, who include entrepreneurs, venture capital investors, and senior executives, narrow the submissions based on realistic financial assessments, the quality of the opportunity, viability of the business model, overall impression of believability, and the written plan and verbal presentation.
This year's judges include Cleon T. (Bud) Knapp, chairman and chief executive officer of The Knapp Foundation; Betsy Knapp, founder and chief executive officer of BigPicture Investors, LLC; John R. Stuelpnagel, director of Sequenta, a start-up company focused on cancer and autoimmune diagnostic tests; Jeffrey Lipp, executive director of Gift and Loyalty Services for Heartland Payment Systems, one of the largest merchant credit card processing companies in the U.S.; and Greg Craig, chief executive officer of Inupiat Energy Marketing, Inc.
More than 1,600 UCLA Anderson students have competed in this unique venture creation experience since its inception, which has been instrumental in launching numerous businesses including stamps.com and eFriendsNet, one of the largest social networking and dating companies in China. The latter was recognized as one of the 50 Most Innovative Chinese Internet Companies in the 2005-2006 China Internet Industry Report. In 2005, Knapp winner Auditude licensed its technology to Premiere Radio Networks, the syndication division of Clear Channel Communications Inc., and took in more than$135,000 from additional competitions. One of last year's winners, CytoScale Diagnostics, has made strides in licensing a device that is capable of analyzing growth signaling pathways of every single cell in sample of one-thousand cells that it plans to commercialize by the end of 2013.
For more information on the Knapp Venture Competition, please visit: http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x10064.xml
About the Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at UCLA Anderson
The Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at UCLA Anderson School of Management is an internationally recognized leader in entrepreneurial education and research. With a distinguished faculty as its cornerstone, the Center oversees activities that advance the theory and practice of entrepreneurship as well as the related fields of technology and innovation, venture capital and private equity, and social enterprise. Well known for the impact of its outreach programs, the Price Center fosters a spirit of innovation in individuals, enhances the managerial capacity of organizations, and prepares entrepreneurial leaders who will provide significant, sustainable and economic value to society.
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Celebrating 75 years of "business beyond usual," the UCLA Anderson School of Management is regarded among the leading business schools in the world. UCLA Anderson faculty members are globally renowned for their teaching excellence and research in advancing management thinking. Each year, UCLA Anderson provides a distinctive approach to management education to more than 3,600 students enrolled in its M.B.A., fully-employed M.B.A., executive M.B.A., UCLA-NUS Global Executive M.B.A., master of financial engineering, doctoral and executive education programs. Combining highly selective admissions, varied and innovative learning programs, and a worldwide network of 37,000 alumni, UCLA Anderson develops and prepares global leaders.


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Special Features
- Audio Commentary with Director and Actors
- Deleted Scenes with Director's Commentary
- "The Science Behind the Fiction" Featurette
Lucky Number Slevin director Paul McGuigan takes the helm for this action thriller concerning a group of telekinetic American ex-patriots who band together in an attempt to take down the clandestine government agency that's genetically transforming normal citizens into powerful psychic warriors. The Division is a shadowy government operation devoted to making humankind the ultimate weapon. Those who accept this transformation have the power to move objects with the mind, see the future before it happens, create new realities, and dispense of their enemies without so much as a single touch; those who are unwilling to participate are immediately terminated. Nick Gant (Chris Evans) is a "mover," a second-generation telekinetic who went into hiding after the Division killed his father more than a decade earlier. He lives a life of anonymity in Hong Kong, a densely populated place where fugitive psychics such as himself are safe as long as they can keep their unique gift secret. Suddenly into Nick's life comes 13-year-old "watcher" Cassie Holmes (Dakota Fanning), a clairvoyant who needs his help in tracking down escaped "pusher" Kira, who may hold the key to bringing down the Division once and for all. A "pusher" is the most powerful kind of psychic due to his or her ability to influence the actions of others by planting thoughts in their minds. Now, as Nick emerges from hiding in order to help Cassie find Kira, the Division's human bloodhounds are hot on their trail. In order to elude the authorities, they'll need to disappear into the seedy underbelly of the city while relying on a team of rogue psychics to help cover their tracks. But Division Agent Henry Carver (Djimon Hounsou) is a powerful pusher who has made it his mission to stop them at all costs, regardless of the collateral damages that may occur in the process. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Cast & Crew
- Dakota Fanning - Cassie
- Djimon Hounsou - Carver
- Chris Evans - Nick
- Camilla Belle - Kira
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We started writing an article about Apple's new stuff, and it took hold and grew into a full special issue. Past issues contain some of the basic information about the new machines and policies as well, so we held ourselves to writing about new topics and details unknown until this point. This is good stuff, so read on if you want to understand Apple's new machines and software.
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This weekend is the one science fiction convention I attend regularly, Readercon, and I'm on a couple panels:
Friday 11:00 AM, Salon F: PanelI find being on panels really strange and challenging, because I much prefer writing as a mode of discussing ideas to extemporaneous conversation, but interesting stuff sometimes comes out through the back and forth of discussion, so we shall see...
Interstitial Then, Genre Now. Matthew Cheney, John Clute, Michael Dirda, Peter Dube,
Theodora Goss (L).
Although new genres may seem to be created out of whole cloth, they are of course
stitched together from existing literary and cultural elements. Today we call fiction
which falls between or combines currently defined genres or subgenres "interstitial
literature." Can we therefore read Mary Shelly's _Frankenstein_ or Edgar Allan Poe's
detective fiction as interstitial at the time of their creation, even though they
now read like pure genre exemplars? What other innovations in literary genre can be
fruitfully regarded as originally interstitial?
Saturday 3:00 PM, Salon F: Panel
The Secret History of _The Secret History of Science Fiction_. Matthew Cheney,
Kathryn Cramer, Alexander Jablokov, John Kessel, Jacob Weisman (M), Gary K. Wolfe.
In their anthology _The Secret History of Science Fiction_, editors James Patrick Kelly
and John Kessel have selected stories from inside and outside the genre to demonstrate
that "the divide between mainstream and science fiction is more apparent than real,"
and that "outside of the public eye," writers on both sides of the supposed divide
have been producing work that, on the one hand, has the ambition and sophistication of
literary fiction, and, on the other, makes use of the tropes of speculative fiction,
though not necessarily labeled as such by writers, critics, or readers. But does
their story selection support their assertion? Or, as Paul Witcover maintains, does
it in fact demonstrate that there really are substantial differences between genre
speculative fiction of literary ambition and what is written outside the genre, even
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The British explorer, writer and colonial administrator at the center of Werner Herzog's next biopic, "Queen of the Desert," will likely be played by Nicole Kidman, Deadline.com reports.
The news represents yet another casting change for the film project based on Gertrude Bell's life story. In the planning stages since 2011, "Queen of the Desert" was initially set to star Naomi Watts, who has exited the project, making way for fellow Australian Nicole Kidman. The project was set back in April this year by Jude Law's decision to withdraw from a role, although James Franco will reportedly step in to take his place.
An avid traveler and woman of letters, Gertrude Bell was also an administrator and adviser at British outposts in the Middle East. She played a pivotal role in the geopolitical transformations of the region in the early 20th century, contributing most notably to the creation of the state of Iraq alongside Thomas Edward Lawrence, also known as Lawrence of Arabia.
Robert Pattinson is slated to portray the latter historical figure in Herzog's forthcoming biopic.
This will not be the first time that Nicole Kidman has portrayed a historical figure, as she recently took on the role of Grace Kelly under the direction of French filmmaker Olivier Dahan. "Grace of Monaco" will have a limited release in the U.S. starting Nov. 27 before making its way to a handful of other territories in the following months.


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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices Inc posted a 6 percent decline in personal computer chip sales, dampening hopes that its fast-growing gaming-console business can take up the slack and sending its shares 7 percent lower.
AMD's third-quarter results on Thursday beat analysts' forecasts as the chipmaker benefited from supplying processors for new game consoles like Sony Corp's PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Corp's Xbox One, which go on sale in November.
But investors had hoped for an even bigger boost, as AMD's larger core PC business continues to shrink. The company's stock, which had gained 12 percent over the past week, fell more than 7 percent to $3.81 in extended trading.
AMD has long competed against larger Intel Corp in supplying chips for PCs, but as consumers buy fewer laptops and desktop computers, the company is seeking new markets.
The stock has surged on expectations its semi-customized chips for the pair of upcoming game consoles - would make up for a slowdown in sales of PC processors and return the company to profits.
"They beat expectations but I think buyside expectations were quite a bit higher," said Bernstein analyst Stacy Rasgon. "This thing is hedge-fund hotel right now. Nobody's in it for the long term."
AMD's computing solution business, which includes PC processors, fell 6 percent in the third quarter compared to the second quarter. That compares to larger Intel's 3.5 percent increase in revenue from PC processors in the same period.
Intel is midst of launching new chips, codenamed Haswell and Bay Trail, for PCs and tablets, some of which are competing against low-cost laptops AMD has been focusing on.
"They probably lost market share to Intel," said Stifel Nicolaus analyst Kevin Cassidy. "That was a surprise. Intel's Bay Trail and Haswell are coming in on top of where AMD was."
It remains unclear how many of the new game consoles will be sold in the months following their planned release in November, as well as how profitable the chips sold for the consoles will be for AMD.
Microsoft and Sony may struggle to sell their game consoles to consumers who increasingly prefer to play games on tablets, some analysts said. Others say there is strong pent-up demand for the first new consoles in years.
AMD reported a third-quarter net profit of $48 million, or 6 cents a share, compared to a net loss of $157 million, or 21 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter.
Non-GAAP earnings of 4 cents a share beat expectations for 2 cents.
Revenue rose to $1.46 billion from $1.27 billion in the third quarter last year. Analysts on average had expected $1.416 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
AMD said fourth-quarter revenue would rise 5 percent, plus or minus 3 percent, from the September quarter. That would be about $1.533 billion.
Analysts on average had expected revenue of $1.416 billion in the third quarter and $1.508 billion in the fourth, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
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This looks like the latest thing and I really like the options it gives the coaches and players. I didn't see the Seahawks in the list of clubs that are using it, maybe they'll give it a look.
"digital playbooks like PlayerLync are increasing effective, real-time communication by allowing coaches and quarterbacks to add and share plays with the click of a button.
Every time new data, film or information is added, a banner alert pops up (like a text message), signaling players to view the updates.
And if they don't log in? Coach could know, thanks to optional modules that can track when and how long a player views a play or file. There are also options that update calendars, ensuring the whole team remains on the schedule.
But the real benefit of PlayerLync might be with game film"
"Denver quarterback Peyton Manning says the app makes it easier for the video guys to dispatch footage to different players, giving them no excuse not to study game film."


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