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Blaise Cronin
Volume 42 includes several chapters on topics of longstanding interest to the field. Regular ARIST readers will not be surprised to see a section devoted to information seeking and retrieval, or chapters reviewing developments in knowledge management and education for information science. Coverage of syndromic surveillance systems and education informatics takes us in somewhat newer direction s, as does the section on academic disciplines, about which I would like to say a little more.
We tend to take academic writing for granted, like wallpaper or muzak. It's as if writing is unrelated to the doing of science: a mere afterthought. But writing in all its manifestations, from jottings in a lab notebook to the polished prose of the peer-reviewed article in the journal of record, cannot be separated from the material practices of scholars and researchers, a point made succinctly by Montgomery (2003, p. 1): "There are no boundaries, no walls, between the doing of science and the communication of it; communication is the doing of science."
Texts are not simple reflections or representations of the world-as-is. Rather they are shaped by, and in turn shape, the disciplines and discourse communities of which they are constitutive elements. Different academic disciplines have different conventions when it comes to the formal presentation of research findings and claim staking. We use, more or less consciously, a battery of rhetorical devices (e.g., hedging, the passive voice, copious referencing) to marshal evidence, mobilize support, and, ultimately, persuade the reader of our viewpoint. Styles of writing are as varied as the epistemic cultures with which they are associated. The textual outputs of critical theorists and high-energy physicists, for instance, would not easily be confused; these two tribes inhabit mutually unintelligible discourse domains (Sokal & Bricmont, 1998). But one should be careful not to reify disciplines; disciplines do not exist independently of the congeries of norms, institutional arrangements, social relations, professional values, and language with which they are associated; disciplines are these assemblages. In chronicling the history of sociology at the University of Chicago, Abbott (1999, p. 87) notes at one point that there "was no discipline of which the AJS [American Journal of Sociology] was the journal. Quite the reverse. The AJS, with a few other institutions and networks, created the discipline."
It is almost thirty years since Latour and Woolgar (1979, p. 88) provocatively described the scientifically complex activities performed at the Salk Laboratory as "the organization of persuasion through literary inscription." Almost overnight, academic writing ceased to be a straightforward, after-the-fact activity: It had been, to use the vogue term, "problematized." To understand science and scientists, one needs to understand the material and discursive practices of those doing and reporting the science. And these days reporting is more often than not a collective activity. In almost every field of scientific endeavor, co-authorship is commonplace. "The author is dead, long live the contributor!" has become the fashionable cry. Sometimes the numbers involved are modest, sometimes massive. As a result, authorship, too, has been problematized. Who precisely is the author, and what exactly does authorship entail when literally hundreds of names appear on the byline? The issues (e.g., trust, oversight, ownership) are many and varied. One thing is clear: What holds for writing holds for authorship. As Biagioli (2003, p. 274) observes: "Scientific authorship, whatever shapes it might take in the future, will remain tied to specific disciplinary ecologies." There are at least as many kinds of writing and as many conceptions of authorship as there are disciplinary cultures and subcultures.
In recent years, genres of writing and forms of authorship have themselves become the stuff of scholarly investigation, attracting the attention of socio-linguists, information scientists, and others. This year's ARIST has for the first time a section on the "Nature of Academic Disciplines," in which these topics, heretofore either ignored or at best treated cursorily, are explored in thoroughgoing fashion. Lest we forget, information science grew out of documentation: Did not American Documentation metamorphose into the Journal of the Association for Information Science? Our field's historic focus has been on documents: their production, codification, assembly, and retrieval. In his splendid book, Deflating Information: From Science Studies to Documentation, Frohmann (2004, p. 17) refocuses our attention on the nature of documentary practices: "If we can obtain a clear understanding of the many things scientists do, we can begin to ask fruitful questions about the place among them of the production and use of documents."
It behooves us as information scientists to familiarize ourselves with the nature of disciplines and the ways in which different material cultures shape knowledge production processes. The texts we handle, physically and virtually, emerge from a rich variety of epistemic cultures; they are imbued with the values and norms of those cultures and both reflect and shape prevailing discursive practices. To understand academic writing it is first necessary to under stand the nature of academic disciplines. The doing and the writing of science are not disjoint activities; rather they are tightly coupled. In sum, texts have contexts and documents a "social life" (Seeley & Duguid, 1996). The remit of information science extends to the analysis of those contexts and social lives, as I hope this volume makes clear.
Abbott, A. (1999). Department & discipline: Chicago sociology at one hundred. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Biagioli, M. (2003). Rights or rewards? Changing frameworks of scientific authorship. In M. Biagioli & P. Galison (Eds.), Scientific authorship: Credit and intellectual property in science (pp. 255—279). New York: Routledge.
Frohmann, B. (2004). Deflating information: From science studies to documentation. Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press.
Latour, B., & Woolgar, S. (1979). Laboratory life: The social construction of scientific facts. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
Montgomery, S. L. (2003). The Chicago guide to communication science. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Seely Brown, J., & Duguid, P. (1996). The social life of documents. First Monday, 1(1). Retrieved March 18, 2007, from http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue1/documents
Sokal, A., & Bricmont, J. (1998). Fashionable non sense: Postmodern intellectuals' abuse of science. New York: Picador.


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Not every little girl can say their wild-eyed reaction to tasting cotton candy for the first time was broadcast live across the country from a baseball game, instantly propelling her into Internet stardom.
But Beatrix Hart of Chatham, New Jersey, can now lay claim to being a viral sensation in her young 3-year-old life.
Beatrix was with her parents at a Seattle Mariners game Wednesday night when the cameras captured her joyous blue-mouthed bugout.
"We're going to need more cotton candy," the Mariners wrote in a tweet accompanying a GIF of Beatrix's priceless reaction.
In truth, her father Jake says, Beatrix regularly hams it up at baseball games.
"She loves to play around and be silly," he told NBC 4 New York. "She was in the middle of eating the cotton candy when she acted like that."
And that priceless reaction was captured at just the right moment.
Jake says Adam Lind had just hit grand slam and "everyone in the crowd was whipped up and she was whipped up."
"The camera was coming by and getting everyone cheering, and they just happened to catch her at the perfect moment," he said.
Jake, an actor who appears on NBC's "Shades of Blue," and his wife Virginia are both recreational softball players and longtime Mets fans from their years living in Astoria, Queens. Naturally, Beatrix was born a Mets devotee -- but that clearly didn't stop her from enjoying the Mariners side of winning on the west coast.
The family is in Seattle for Jake's high school reunion, and he says Beatrix already has fans out there, which she's very much relishing.
"We're trying to let her have as much fun as she can," he said.

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Sound the alarm because Pussy Riot is coming to America and shit. just. got. real.
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhina were released from prison last month under amnesty commuting their two year sentences for hooliganism stemming from a 2012 anti-Putin protest in a church. Technically, Pussy Riot is no longer a band and the women won't perform for money so they'll just stop by to chat during the Amnesty Human Rights Concert on February 5 at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. From an Amnesty International press release:
"A month ago, we were freed from Russian prison camps. We will never forget what it's like to be in prison after a political conviction," they said. "We have vowed to continue helping those who remain behind bars and we hope to see you all at the Amnesty International concert on February 5th in Brooklyn!"
Get your outfits pressed and ready, ladies! I'm sure Russia's Vladimir Putin is somewhere disapproving of this whole thing but it is kind of amazing. Oh, and The Flaming Lips, Imagine Dragons, Ms. Lauryn Hill and more will be there too.
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Bearing Children
- "In 'the best of times [and] … the worst of times,' the true Saints of God, acting in faith, have never forgotten, dismissed, or neglected 'God's commandment … to multiply and replenish the earth.' We go forward in faith—realizing the decision of how many children to have and when to have them is between a husband and wife and the Lord. We should not judge one another on this matter" (Neil L. Andersen, "Children," October 2011 general conference).
Blessing and Commandment to Bear Children
- "It is a crowning privilege of a husband and wife who are able to bear children to provide mortal bodies for these spirit children of God. We believe in families, and we believe in children.
- "When a child is born to a husband and wife, they are fulfilling part of our Heavenly Father's plan to bring children to earth. The Lord said, 'This is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.' Before immortality, there must be mortality" (Neil L. Andersen, "Children," October 2011 general conference).
Children Who Have Strayed
- "Parents who struggle to get a witness of the Savior into the heart of a child will be helped as they seek for a way to bring the words and the spirit of the Book of Mormon into the home and all the lives in their family. … The first step to full conversion is faith. Prayerful study of the Book of Mormon will build faith in God the Father, in His Beloved Son, and in His gospel" (Henry B. Eyring, "A Witness," October 2011 general conference).
Family Scripture Study
- "My precious wife, Jeanene, loved the Book of Mormon. In her youth, as a teenager, it became the foundation of her life. … Jeanene confirmed early in her life that those who consistently read the Book of Mormon are blessed with an added measure of the Spirit of the Lord, a greater resolve to obey His commandments, and a stronger testimony of the divinity of the Son of God" (Richard G. Scott, "The Power of Scripture," Oct. 2011 general conference).
Forget-Me-Nots of Motherhood
- "Forget not to be patient with yourself. … Be thankful for all the small successes in your home, your family relationships, your education and livelihood, your Church participation and personal improvement. …
- "For example, insisting that you have a picture-perfect family home evening each week—even though doing so makes you and everyone around you miserable—may not be the best choice. Instead, ask yourself, 'What could we do as a family that would be enjoyable and spiritual and bring us closer together?' That family home evening—though it may be modest in scope and execution—may have far more positive long-term results.
- "Forget not the difference between a good sacrifice and a foolish sacrifice. An acceptable sacrifice is when we give up something good for something of far greater worth.
- "Giving up a little sleep to help a child who is having a nightmare is a good sacrifice. We all know this. Staying up all night, jeopardizing our own health, to make the perfect accessory for a daughter's Sunday outfit may not be such a good sacrifice" (Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Forget Me Not," general Relief Society meeting, Sept. 2011).
Importance of Motherhood
- "Many voices in the world today marginalize the importance of having children or suggest delaying or limiting children in a family. My daughters recently referred me to a blog written by a Christian mother (not of our faith) with five children. She commented: '[Growing] up in this culture, it is very hard to get a biblical perspective on motherhood. … Children rank way below college. Below world travel for sure. Below the ability to go out at night at your leisure. Below honing your body at the gym. Below any job you may have or hope to get.' She then adds: 'Motherhood is not a hobby, it is a calling. You do not collect children because you find them cuter than stamps. It is not something to do if you can squeeze the time in. It is what God gave you time for.'
- "Having young children is not easy. Many days are just difficult. A young mother got on a bus with seven children. The bus driver asked, 'Are these all yours, lady? Or is it a picnic?'
- " 'They're all mine,' she replied. 'And it's no picnic!'
- "As the world increasingly asks, 'Are these all yours?' we thank you for creating within the Church a sanctuary for families, where we honor and help mothers with children" (Neil L. Andersen, "Children," October 2011 general conference).
- "Alma spoke of priorities when he taught that 'this life became a probationary state; a time to prepare to meet God' (Alma 12:24). How to best use the rich heritage of time to prepare to meet God may require some guidance, but surely we would place the Lord and our families at the top of the list. President Dieter F. Uchtdorf reminded us that 'in family relationships love is really spelled t-i-m-e' ("Of Things That Matter Most," Liahona and Ensign, Nov. 2010, 22). I testify that when help is prayerfully and sincerely sought, our Heavenly Father will help us to give emphasis to that which deserves our time above something else" (Ian S. Ardern, "A Time to Prepare," Oct. 2011 general conference).
Strengthening Children to Keep the Commandments
- "It may appear to you at times that those out in the world are having much more fun than you are. Some of you may feel restricted by the code of conduct to which we in the Church adhere. My brothers and sisters, I declare to you, however, that there is nothing which can bring more joy into our lives or more peace to our souls than the Spirit which can come to us as we follow the Savior and keep the commandments. That Spirit cannot be present at the kinds of activities in which so much of the world participates. ... We must be vigilant in a world which has moved so far from that which is spiritual. It is essential that we reject anything that does not conform to our standards, refusing in the process to surrender that which we desire most: eternal life in the kingdom of God" (Thomas S. Monson, "Stand in Holy Places," October 2011 general conference).
Teaching Children to Experience the Spirit
- "Parents and leaders, please help your children and youth to learn about and experience the Spirit of Elijah. But do not overly program this endeavor or provide too much detailed information or training. Invite young people to explore, to experiment, and to learn for themselves (see Joseph Smith—History 1:20). Any young person can do what I am suggesting, using the modules available at lds.org/familyhistoryyouth. ... Young people increasingly need to be learners who act and thereby receive additional light and knowledge by the power of the Holy Ghost—and not merely passive students who primarily are acted upon (see 2 Nephi 2:26)" (David A. Bednar, "The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn," Oct. 2011 general conference).
Teaching Our Families
- " 'The responsibility to teach [effectively] is not limited to those who have formal callings as teachers.' In fact, every family member, Church leader, and Church member (including the youth and children) has a responsibility to teach. ...
- "Parents who mirror the workings of the Holy Ghost create homes where families learn to value rather than just learn about values. In like manner, rather than just talking about doctrines, teachers help learners understand and live gospel doctrines. The Holy Ghost is unrestrained as individuals exercise their agency appropriately" (Matthew O. Richardson, "Teaching after the Manner of the Spirit," October 2011 general conference).


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SCSU Hockey Names Captains For Upcoming Season
The SCSU men's hockey team named its captains for the upcoming 2013-14 season on Thursday. Nic Dowd, Nick Oliver and Kevin Gravel will all have leadership roles as seniors under Bob Motzko.
Dowd trailed only Hobey Baker Award Winner Drew LeBlanc in points last season for the Huskies with 38 points (14G, 24A).
Oliver, a big forward, scored six points in 34 games for SCSU as a junior in 2012-13.
Gravel scored 12 points while playing in all 42 of the Huskies' games last season.


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Industry News
NovaLash Names Third Annual LashOff Winners
NovaLash eyelash extensions have announced the winners of their annual LashOff Competition. The win puts two deserving lashionistas on the beauty map. For 2014, Karlene Smith, owner of Lifestyles Massage and Skin Care in Bellingham, WA, has been named Lash Artist of the Year. Smith's success, the judge's board attested, was due to her dedication to a superior NovaLash application technique, not to mention a great "eye" for what makes extensions elegant. As the winner of the 2014 competition, Smith will receive $10,000 in premium prizes, including a full-page advertorial in one of the industry's biggest magazines and a featured spot on NovaLash's much-clicked "Find a Stylist" page.
Also awarded was Bianca Martinez, proprietor of Yuma, AZ, favorite: Lashes by Bianca. Martinez was selected as the Fan Favorite, a Facebook-based contest that allowed eyelash-experts everywhere to vote for their favorite before and after lash extension photos. As the Fan Favorite, Martinez is entitled to her own package of prizes, valued at $5,000, and includes NovaLash products for use in her work.
"Selecting the winners of our third annual contest was the toughest decision we've had to make. We have never had more entrants to our contest, nor have we ever seen such a variety of lashing style and finesse," said NovaLash CEO Sophy Merszei. "I am truly thrilled to see how many talented professionals have taken up this lucrative beauty career."
To see the top talent in action for yourself, visit NovaLash's Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/novalashUS. NovaLash's Fourth Annual LashOff Contest opens up in November 2014.


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Name: Caleb
Gender: male
Age: 22
Location: USA
I just watched some porn videos and in one of the movies a guy actually blew himself. I thought, DAMN! How do I learn how to do that?
Autofellatio, or self-sucking is every man's dream, Caleb. Of course, if all of us men folk could blow ourselves, there'd be no good reason for anyone of us to ever leave our house.
According to the Kinsey Report less than 1% of males can lick or suck their own cock. Obviously, suckin' is more difficult than lickin', because the guy's gotta fold himself over to a greater degree to get more of his unit in his mouth.
Did you know that there is archaeological evidence for self-administered blowjobs in Egyptian hieroglyphs? That's right! According to researcher David Lorton, "Many ancient texts refer to autofellatio within the religious mythology of Egypt. The sun god Ra is said to have created the god Shu and goddess Tefnut by sucking himself off, then spitting out his spunk into the ground." Yeah baby, give me that old time religion!
Successful self-sucking is dependent on two things — having a big enough dick and being limber as all get-out so you can pretty much bend in half. Every guy can do something about his flexibility, but none of us can grow his dick longer. That's why this behavior remains a fantasy for the vast majority of us.
If you want to suck your own cock it's a good idea to begin with expanding your range of motion, by becoming more limber. Concentrate on stretching exercises that will help improve the flexibility in your legs, lower back, upper back and neck.
Begin by stretching out your legs. While lying flat on the floor, with your legs fully extended. Lift each leg in succession. Take hold of your calf or thigh and pull your now bent leg toward your chest. Hold this for 15 seconds, release, breathe deeply, and repeat five more times. Once you're able to do one leg at a time, work on doing both legs at once. Be careful not to over stretch, you don't want to pull a muscle.
Next stretch your back and neck. While lying flat on the floor, clasp your fingers together place them behind your head and slowly roll yourself up while your hold your chin to your chest. This will be exactly like doing a crunch, only completely different. Hold these stretches for 15 seconds apiece, release, breathe deeply, and repeat five more times.
Once you've mastered these stretches to the point you can pert near fold yourself in half, you should be getting close to being able to lick your own dick…if it's long enough, that is.
While lying flat on the floor place, roll yourself up, legs to your head and place your knees, one at a time, on either side of your head so you're looking at your crotch and your pud is pointed towards your lips. Don't forget to breathe through these stretches. And be sure to come out of the stretches real slowly; you don't want to pull a muscle.
Now wrap your arms around the back of your knees and pull your dick closer to your mouth. If it's meant to be, this is how it will happen. If it's not meant to be it won't. But don't despair, all those stretching exercises you've been doing will make you a much better lover because you will be much more limber for sexual gymnastics with a partner.
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Troup County students and parents will be reading in the jungle this summer. 'The Jungle Bus' will begin routing through neighborhoods soon thanks to students who attend THINC College & Career Academy who named and designed the exterior wrap for the bus.
As a part of the Get Georgia Reading Campaign, the idea for the community bookmobile birthed out of Troup County School System (TCSS) personnel and Gail Gordon, United Way Success by Six Coordinator, wanting to make a larger impact on literacy and reading with students before they reach Pre-K.
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Turning parade into political event?
To the Editor:
The members of the Board of Education and administration were surprised and disappointed to learn from the Memorial Day Parade Committee that we were not welcomed to participate in this year's parade, and that our annual invitation has been rescinded.
As the parade has traditionally been a village event that includes all members of the Lynbrook community, we are extremely concerned that an organization is using its own influence to restrict certain members of the community from participating.
This action is a direct response to the board's decision at our Feb. 26 meeting not to approve the veterans' property tax exemption. It should be noted that this decision was based on the fact that the Board does not wish to increase the property taxes of some residents in order to reduce the property taxes of those certain groups or organizations. It is not a reflection of how we view our veterans and honor them for the service given to our country.
We have always worked closely with the various veterans' organizations to instill in our students the importance of supporting and appreciating these brave men and women. Throughout the year, the district has sponsored several activities, including our school-wide Adopt-A-Soldier program, assemblies honoring veterans from the various wars, fundraising efforts for Wounded Warriors, Valentines for Vets, numerous efforts to collect needed personal supplies to send to several military units, Flag Day ceremonies that include honored veterans, and assemblies where West Point graduates speak with our students. As recently as February, district fundraising efforts resulted in nearly $2,000 being donated to Peaceful Minds, an organization that treats veterans with holistic care. Representatives from Peaceful Minds visited with our students and enjoyed a student assembly, including a patriotic sing-along. At the end of May, our students are also scheduled to visit Lynbrook Progressive Care to entertain the residents with patriotic songs.
The announcement by the parade committee to rescind our invitation has turned a cherished tradition in our community into a political event.
While this behavior dishonors all that is democratic and good in our country, we will not allow it to discourage us. We have taken great pride each year in watching our students march to honor those who have fallen for our country and to see them acknowledge their bravery and service. This year, we will continue to do so.
The Lynbrook School District Board of Education


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LOTR TV Show Is Coming, Preciousssss
By Arden Dier
November 14, 2017
Photo Credit: Getty Images
Fans of JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings can prepare for "a new epic journey in Middle Earth." Amazon has announced plans to create a TV series inspired by the fantasy trilogy after acquiring the global TV rights for a reported $250 million, reports Deadline.
The company says the multi-season show will focus on "previously unexplored stories" before the events of The Fellowship of the Ring, meaning it could fill part of the 60-year story gap that follows The Hobbit, per the Verge and NPR; the latter rounds up 10 story ideas. A spinoff is also possible.
Read the full story on Newser.com
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Historic Dining Hall within the seminary building, available for public rental for events such as weddings.
Saint Edward Seminary was built in 1931, and functioned as a seminary until it's closure in 1977 due to declined enrollment. Most of the seminary propery was purchased by Washington State Parks and Saint Edward State Park was dedicated in 1978.
Set on the shores of Lake Washington, the park has over a dozen hiking trails, recreation field, large playground, and historic dining hall which is available for event rental.
The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.


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Are you searching for the perfect modern fixture to provide sufficient cooling while brightening a dark part of your home? Ceiling fans with lights, or downlight fans, will give homeowners the ability to cool indoor and outdoor areas while providing the needed illumination. Many manufacturers produce these contemporary fixtures and in finishes from white to black and oil rubbed bronze to brushed nickel. Ceiling fans with lights bring a modern style to match your contemporary décor indoors and outdoors.
Downlight Fans with Lamps and Accessories
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Many types and styles of lighting are also becoming available with new technology. Ceiling fans with led lamps include the newest and most efficient bulb style while cooling your temperature as well. There are many locations that can use air circulation. Outdoor ceiling fans are wet or dry-rated allowing them to be used outside, facing harsh weather conditions.
If you are looking for an upgrade for a current fan, there are many great options. Modern ceiling fans have a wide range of fixtures that have up-to-date technologies to update your current cooling situation. You may be wondering how big it should be, or how low it should hang. Check out this article to help you decide what size ceiling fans to buy for your home.


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Developmental milestones record - 9 months
At 9 months, a typical infant will have certain skills and reach growth markers called milestones.
Alternative Names
Growth milestones for children - 9 months; Childhood growth milestones - 9 months; Normal childhood growth milestones - 9 months
All children develop a little differently. If you are concerned about your child's development, talk to your child's health care provider.
A 9 month old has usually reached the following milestones:
- Gains weight at a slower rate -- about 15 grams per day, 1 pound per month
- Increases in length by 1.5 centimeters per month
- Bowel and bladder become more regular
- Puts hands forward when the head is pointed to the ground (parachute reflex) to protect self from falling
- Is able to crawl
- Sits for long periods
- Pulls self to standing position
- Has a pincer grasp between thumb and index finger
- Feeds self with fingers
- Throws or shakes objects
The 9 month old typically:
- Is developing depth perception
- Understands that objects continue to exist, even when they are not seen (object constancy)
- Responds to simple commands
- Responds to name
- Understands the meaning of "no"
- Imitates speech sounds
- May be afraid of being left alone
- Plays interactive games, such as peek-a-boo and pat-a-cake
- Waves bye
To help the development of the 9 month old:
- Provide picture books
- Provide different stimuli:
- Go to the mall (people)
- Go to the zoo (animals)
- Play ball
- Build vocabulary by reading and naming people and objects in the environment
- Teach hot and cold through play
- Provide large toys that can be pushed to encourage walking
- Sing songs together
- Avoid television time until age 2
Feigelman S. The first year. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 8.


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Look, a hilarious and well-done Skyrim video that also does not reference wounded joints or fus ro dah! They do exist, you know, and now there's another—an outstanding goof on looting dead bodies, sometimes before they hit the ground, sometimes before they're even dead bodies.
The video is by Michael Shanks and Sam McCabe; the extras who died are Nick Issell, Nick Atkins, Ryan Keenan and Mark Taylor. If you like that song, it is original. Shanks composed it and you can get it here..


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Hello, I am using Touretzky's Common Lisp book to teach myself Lisp. I don't know if it is Lisp or the book, but learning Lisp isn't too hard and I am giddy. The only programming experience I have is a failed college BASIC class about 9 years ago. So I guess you can consider me as a guinea pig of an experiment for whether Lisp is a suitable first language to learn.
Anyhoo, the cons cell notation in Touretzky's book is now puzzling me after finishing 6 chapters. It is the squiggly wavy pointer for functions. I shall refer to chapter 2.9. The input to REST is pointing this way: REST --> THE BIG BOPPER. However, the result: REST --> BIG BOPPER also points in the same direction. Should not the notation for the input point the other way? Like so: REST <-- THE BIG BOPPER ??
I understand that all pointers point in one direction, so it's hard to wrap my head around input and output since Lisp works on the basis of pointers. Can anyone elaborate further about this?


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The Classic Doom 3 modification is a remake of the original Doom game, by id Software. The main emphasis is that of bringing the older game up to date in a modern graphics engine. The project makes use of all of Doom 3's advanced graphical features while retaining the feel and gameplay of the original game. The project will only cover the shareware levels due to many reasons that include the following : - We are bored of converting over peoples stuff and want to create something of our own. - The mod started off as a fun way to learn how to mod for Doom 3, and we all feel we have learnt what we need to make our own project. - A more minor reason is the legalities of remaking anything past the freely available shareware episode. Our latest build is version 1.3.1 which is the final version that we plan to release. This version is numbered 1.3.1 to reflect the fact that it has been tested to work with Doom 3 patch release 1.3.1, and thus works both with Doom 3 on steam and windows vista..
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Here are some screenshots of the mod. Some more will follow shortly of other levels that are included.


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PhuEk!'s final Phuturistic custom series for an upcoming exhibition.
R.A.T.U - Rebel's All Terrain Unit on a 10 inch F O U R C U B E vinyl.
Enjoy yall while R.A.T.U...gearing up for its next Operation.
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
PhuEk! x F O U R C U B E = R.A.T.U
Monday, September 25, 2006
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
PhuEk! x Munny = Rebel Scout
Thursday, September 14, 2006
PhuEk! in BLDD
Monday, September 11, 2006
PhuEk! x TREXI = Galactica
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Summer Preview Guide
The name Phu in short is a self-created lingo. Entirely imaginative and not based upon adherence to actuality.
3D art is his pursuit, especially in vinyl customizing. Phu's Phuturistic concept is a manifestation through his artistic form of thought and personalized treatment in which he exercises the habit of recycling.
And it's with this Phuturistic niche, Phu's customed vinyls have been commissioned and showcased in various international exhibitions and shows worldwide.
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Longmont High School's football players have made it a tradition to spend a day during summer camp focusing on improving the community instead of their own athletic skills.
Their efforts recently garnered the attention of NFL Films, which documented this year's "day of service" for a possible television spot on NBC during Sunday's Broncos game. NFL Films also is planning a compilation showcasing football teams from across the country to air before or during the Super Bowl.
"It's great to really come together as a team and focus on the community and helping out people who really need it," said senior Logan Green, a Trojans linebacker. "As football players, we're pretty blessed to do what we do, and we should always think about giving back to those who are less fortunate."
On Friday morning, the team also is expected to be recognized on NBC's "Today" show through a live feed from Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Plus, the team has been invited to watch Sunday's Broncos game.
Football coach Doug Johnson said he started the day of service in 2007 because he found community service through mission trips "life changing" when he was in high school.
"Generally, the guys love doing it," he said. "They really get into it and all pitch in when they go out to work. It's become a tradition, one we can be pretty proud of."
The team this year worked in groups to complete six community projects. The projects included knocking out a driveway with a jackhammer and raising a concrete slab at Mountain States Children's Home in Longmont. Another team cleared out rocks, raked, laid sod, mulched and installed a sprinkler system for a flood victim's yard in Lyons.
Other projects included helping residents with yard work and hanging a fence for the ColorRODans of Longmont's hot rod weekend display.
Senior Ethan Hitchcock, who plays safety, helped remove the concrete patio at the Children's Home. He said the community service day is one of his favorite parts of the summer camp.
"You're getting work done, but you're having fun at the same time," he said. "The community comes to support you at your games and cheer for you, so you should go out to support your community."
Senior Barrett Ingvaldsen, who also plays safety, was on the "cleanup crew" loading up whatever needed to be thrown away from the various projects.
"It's such a neat experience working with your team to help the community," he said.
He said he "super excited" for both the "Today" show appearance and Sunday's Broncos game.
"It's a way to create stronger bonds with your teammates," he said.
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Well, if you've been reading the comic, you've probably noticed my style has kinda changed as I practice more. I was just wondering if that actually bothered anyone? or if you enjoy seeing my artwork morph like this?
I've tried to keep it as consistent as possible. i mean, hopefully you can all tell who Lisha is (i usually colour her hair in purple...just to make it reeeaallly obvious!) I WILL be adding some new characters into the scen tho...so they're gonna have to look very different form eacxh other I guess


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Aaron2941 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 119 diseños de 32 diseñadores freelance.
BestEdgeIT or Best Edge IT or... What looks best
BestEdge IT will offer IT guidance to small and middle sized businesses, highlighting a tailored approach rather than the packaged products and services offered by large consulting firms. BestEdge IT focuses on solving problems rather than selling products, constantly considering the real needs of customers and their visions of the future..
Business Philosophy: Empathy before persuasion, partnership and proactive consulting before traditional one-way sales. Focusing on our core competencies is important as well as allowing our clients to focus on theirs.
Me and a buddy are starting an IT centric consulting firm. We are focusing on being a more proactive firm instead of primarily reactive. We also have a little bit of a sustainable approach however that is not our focus.
BestEdge IT harnesses the IT problem solving and business process analysis skills of key employees to offer clients a tailored, valuable partnership. Our most salient strengths are intimate business to business relationships and an approach to IT consulting that scales well to smaller clients for whom cost, implementation simplicity, and usability are vital success factors.
Small and middle sized businesses in the Puget Sound Region (initially), customers further from home in the later stages of business development when products and services that can be managed remotely are well established, tested and evolved, scalable.
We do not want something that is real techie or sterile looking. We want something that is flat and not 3D. We are an IT consulting company but don't want the logo to look all circuit board like.
1. No shine, no 3-D effect, no shadowing, minimal number of colors. I really like the non glossy pantone colors
2. Natural, organic colors, focusing on subtlety before POP and sparkle
3. Compact and easily readable even when printed onto a business card
4. No cartoons or cartoony looking designs
5. The logo should not lean to heavily on the letters because we want the logo to be able to stand on its own in the future but not be the primary focus when looking at both the logo and type.
6. Simple and does not look like it was produced using a logo design program.
7. Typeface and logo should not be bold or flashy.
8. Should be able to scale down to about a 1/4 inch by 3/4 inch (roughly) and be able to scale up to tradeshow banner booth size.
Example logos along the lines of what we are looking for: Goodman Masson.com , Unipattern.com, etc...
I have attached a failed attempt to design our logo. The ones that we liked the most but did not choose where designs #3 and #5. We also did not like the glossy 3d look and we do not like gradients.
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BERKELEY (AP) — California coach Mike Montgomery won"t let his thoughts turn to a possible NCAA tournament bid just yet.
As long as the Golden Bears keep winning and playing defense like they are, it should take care of itself.
The Pac-12"s hottest team kept rolling despite an off-night from leading scorer Allen Crabbe and locked up a first-round bye for the conference tournament with a 62-46 win over Colorado on Saturday.
"We were fired up defensively," Montgomery said after his team held an opponent to exactly 46 points for the third time in four games. "We"ve been getting out on the break more (and) we"re starting to get some layups and run-outs as a result of defending, and (the players) are liking that aspect of it."
The Bears (20-9, 12-5 Pac-12) won their seventh straight and pulled within one-half game of first-place Oregon in the standings. They"ll still need some help to catch the 24th-ranked Ducks, whom they swept this season and hold a tiebreaking advantage over.
Getting into the NCAA tournament might be a little trickier, though California has to like its chances after reaching 20 wins for the fourth time in Montgomery"s five seasons as coach.
Tyrone Wallace had 16 points and 11 rebounds while David Kravish had 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Bears, who are in the midst of their longest winning streak in a decade.
Wallace, a freshman, had only six points in the first half and was shut out for the first seven minutes after halftime before finding his rhythm. He scored six straight points during one stretch and provided the signature moment of the game when he scored on a soaring one-handed dunk past Colorado"s Andre Roberson in the second half.
Justin Cobbs added 16 points and five assists while helping California overcome the sluggish performance by Crabbe. Crabbe, the leading scorer in the Pac-12, was held to eight points while being saddled with foul trouble.
The Bears made it a non-issue by holding the Buffaloes to a season-low 23.1 percent shooting.
"It"s been the same thing that we"ve been doing for the last however many games," Kravish said. "It"s our energy coming out, playing harder and more together."
Xavier Johnson had 14 points and seven rebounds for Colorado (19-9, 9-7), which lost for only the third time in 11 games.
Roberson, the leading rebounder in Division I who was coming off a career-high 24 points in the Buffaloes" 65-63 win over Stanford on Wednesday, had nine points and five boards but helped shut down Crabbe.
Colorado, which had only one player in double figures, can still reach 20 wins for the third straight season under coach Tad Boyle but the Buffaloes will need some help to get a top-four seed in the Pac-12 tournament.
Cal, on the other hand, will get to rest during the first round thanks to its longest winning streak since 2002-03.
"That"s goal one," Montgomery said. "Three weeks ago we were on the outside looking in. It gives us a chance now, depending on the circumstances, to win the league. It"s just on us to see what we can do."
Crabbe has been the catalyst for the Bears most of the season but couldn"t get going against the Buffaloes. He still made an impact with two assists and a key block when Cal pulled away to extend the longest current winning streak in the Pac-12.
Kravish picked up some of the slack while helping Cal end its three-game losing streak against Colorado. He scored eight points over the final 8 1/2 minutes.
California led 14-13 when Crabbe picked up his third foul and went to the bench with 5:11 remaining before the break. Roberson, who spent most of the game defending Crabbe, took advantage and scored inside to give Colorado the lead but the Bears responded with a 10-2 run.
Cobbs started it with two free throws then fed Wallace for a breakaway dunk. Kravish followed with a hook shot and Wallace added a 16-foot jumper to make it 22-15.
Roberson scored off an offensive rebound to halt the slide, and after Cobbs scored on a layup for Cal, Sabatino Chen made a 3-pointer with 2 seconds left to pull the Buffaloes within 24-20 at halftime.
Colorado, which missed 17 of its first 21 shots, kept it close until Cal pulled away over the final 7 minutes.
Wallace helped spark the Bears" late run when he took a pass from Crabbe and beat Roberson down the court to score on a one-handed dunk that brought a raucous Haas Pavilion crowd to its feet and put Cal up 40-34.


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In our last post, we discussed a recent USPTO ruling that rejected a claim of the Pfizer patent on the erectile dysfunction drug, sildenafil (Viagra®), to a novel oral treatment for the disorder. The patent appeals panel ruled that the existence of horny goat weed, a traditional Chinese medicine used orally for impotence, was grounds for rejection of the claim.
Frequent commenter daedalus4u pulled out US Patent #6,469,012 (filed Mar 4 1996, issued Oct 22 2002) wherein the relevant claim 24 reads:
A method of treating erectile dysfunction in a male human, comprising orally administering to a male human in need of such treatment an effective amount of a selective cGMP PDE inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, of a pharmaceutical composition containing either entity.
The claim should never have been allowed in the first place, said daedalus4u, and if upheld would have allowed Pfizer to block sales of horny goat weed. I'm also assuming that upholding claim 24 would have also allowed Pfizer to block sales of follow-on PDE5 inhibitors such as Lilly's Cialis®. But again, I'm not a patent attorney so I welcome further discussion on this point.
We also heard from my dear old colleague from Adelaide, Professor Ian Musgave. Ian is a pharmacologist who is probably better known in the blogosphere for his astronomy expertise (Astroblog, Southern Sky Watch, and contributing editor to Sky & Space).
But Ian is first and foremost a pharmacologist and raised this point:
Wait a minute, let me get this straight. The patent on Sildenafil, a compound that was rationally designed to specifically inhibit PDE (1) and developed prior to 1996 was invalidated because of a structurally unrelated component of a herbal extract that wasn't even shown to act on the cGMP/NO system before 2001? (2)
Pfizer is supposed to have time travel? The fact that a herbal treatment alleged to help sexual function would turn out, 5 years after the sildenafil patent had been granted (and the concept of PDE5 inhibitors as treatment for erectile dysfunction wide spread) to have effects on PDE5 could not possibly count as prior art. If so, the 1983 demonstration that the PDE inhibitor papaverine could produce erections would have invalidated the sildenafil patent.
The patent boards ruling is patently rubbish. How can sildenafil "logically flow" from a compound that wasn't even known to really work, let alone known to inhibit PDE?
(1)Nicholas K. Terrett, Andrew S. Bell, David Brown and Peter Ellis. Sildenafil (VIAGRATM), a potent and selective inhibitor of type 5 cGMP phosphodiesterase with utility for the treatment of male erectile dysfunction. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume 6, Issue 15, 6 August 1996, Pages 1819-1824
(2)Xin ZC. Kim EK, Tian ZJ, Lin GT, Guo YL. Icariin on relaxation of corpus cavernosm smooth muscle. Chin Sci Bulle 2001; 46: 485-9.
Prof Musgrave is indeed correct in the argument but daedalus4u points out the ruling did not invalidate the Pfizer patent, just the single claim to the pharmaceutical indication.
So that makes more sense to me and now I think I understand.
But in the discussion, Ian gave us another gem in response to a commenter who argued there was a structural resemblance between sildenafil and icariin, the active flavonol glycoside constituent of horny goat weed:
No, not at all. You can stick the benzofuran of the flavonol on top of the methylxanthine moiety of the sildenafil, but the charge distribution and 3D structure is all wrong, the flavonol has these huge sugar moieties which have the wrong charge and stick out in places that should inhibit binding, it lacks the bulky positively charged ring that fits into the PDE5 specific binding pocket. (I have the an image of the 3D structural overlay if anyone want to see them).
Looking at it, icariin does not scream either methylxanthine mimetic or "PDE inhibitor", in fact I would guess it would be worthless. However, flavonols and flavinoids have a habit of doing things we don't expect, such as resveratrol being a very decent cannaboid receptor anatgonist, despite looking nothing like cannabinoids of the synthetic antagonists.
In fact, Ian was kind enough to send us two molecular modeling images of the two compounds which I failed to get posted last night that illustrate the vast difference between sildenafil and icariin. This overlay image was generated with RASMOL, with icariin in the wireframe format and sildenafil in stick format:
We reported yesterday that icariin has only 1/80th the potency of sildenafil in inhibiting PDE5 and its maximal effect on cGMP accumulation in an rabbit tissue model is 1/10th that of sildenafil. One doesn't need to be a computational chemist to see from Ian's overlay why this difference in potency and efficacy exists.
Anyway, this has been an interesting scientific exchange on an issue that was largely only covered in the pharmaceutical business press. This also illustrates for me the fun of science blogging – we all come to the table, albeit the electronic table, with our own expertise, have a discussion and learn from one another, even if some of us are halfway around the world.


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Name: Pete
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Location: Florida
I have been notice that some of the skin on my dick is starting to wear away from me masturbating…there is no blood or anything like that. It's just the skin turning light in color around head of my dick. I think it's my grip. Is there a way the color will come back or have I rubbed the skin cells to death. I masturbate about 3-4 times a week. I'm not in a relationship and prefer that over random sex.
Your dick skin is wearing away??? Really? How are you handling your unit, darlin', with sandpaper?
You say you think it's your grip. Ya think?
Hey Pete, are you using lube when you stroke? Or are you just yanking away down there with wild abandon? If you're not using a good jack off cream like, SPUNK Lube Hybrid, then ya better start! This stuff is GREAT! (Be sure to read our review on Dr Dick Sex Toy Reviews.) I know that you're only pullin' your pud, but it's also good for use with condoms if/when you make a foray into partnered sex.
As to the rather sudden coloration change on your dick, I'd be willing to guess that it has nothing to do with jerkin' off, even like a maniac. More likely it's a genetic condition known as vitiligo. And the coloration change is actually a loss in pigment. This is not a health concern, really! Nor is it contagious. So you don't have to worry about it in that regard. If it is indeed vitiligo, there's nothing you can do about it. It's irreversible, but it can and does spread.
Here's a relatively easy way to self-diagnose this pesky, but benign condition. While naked as a jaybird, squat over a mirror. If what you have is vitiligo, you will also see the same kind of color changes (loss of pigment) around your asshole. You may also notice it on your elbows and knees. If you are fair-skinned, the loss of pigment will be less noticeable then if you have a darker complexion.
If it's not vitiligo, you might consider a check up with your physician. But I pretty much can guarantee you that unless you are absolutely ruthless in your masturbation technique, ya know, like beating your meat like it owes you money, it's not the cause of the pigment change on your joystick.
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My favorite part about competing for Brandeis, other than my teammates, is:
Representing the entire Brandeis community and specifically the athletic department who has given me so much already.
The most important thing I have learned from coach Simon is:
You can either make excuses and give up or accept situations for what they are and fight to get what you want.
Outside of my sport, my favorite thing to do at Brandeis is:
I love to hang out with other teams and support them at their games.
My favorite professional athlete is:
Tom Brady because he came back from his ACL injury and has led his team countless times to winning seasons and he makes the rest of his team better.
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Because his money is involved, a prospective franchisee must be extremely careful in scrutinizing franchise offers. He should have a ready set of questions that the franchisor must be able to answer convincingly and show basis for his replies. Some of the important questions to ask a franchisor are:
How long has the franchisor been in the business? How many franchises are there at present? How many have failed? The answers to these questions will give the franchisee an overview of the business and its present franchise network.
Specifically, what will the franchisee get from paying the franchise fee? The franchise fee is usually a large sum of money paid to the franchisor once the agreement is signed. Therefore, it is important to know the advantages that the franchisee will be getting in return.
How intensive and effective are the initial and continuing training programs of the company for opening and running the franchise unit? The quality of the training programs of the company for start-up operations and running the business smoothly will determine the ease or difficulty with which the franchisee will run his unit.
What support services can the franchisee expect from the company on an on-going basis in terms of helping him deal with problems that may crop up in the course of the business? Continuing support from the franchisor is essential for the unit to run as projected. The franchisor must be able to enumerate in detail the support services that the company will provide in a variety of scenarios wherein the franchisee is confronted by different problems relative to the business. These problems may concern labour, customer complaints, equipment breakdown, and stock shortage.
Is the central management transparent in the appropriation of pooled funds for advertising and promotions? Did the past marketing programs of the company have a positive effect on sales? Part of the unit's revenues is paid to the franchisor for the company's advertising and promotions, therefore, the franchisee must know how well the company handles this fund and if its past marketing programs helped boost sales for its franchisees.
Is there a guarantee from the franchisor that the quality of the products and services offered by suppliers through him will be consistent and delivered promptly? The reliability of suppliers will be a big factor in the successful operation of the business. Hence, it is important that the franchisor is willing to guarantee the dependability of his suppliers and the quality of their products and services.
How long will it take the franchisee to recoup his investment? Naturally, every franchisee is very keen on knowing the company's projection on this matter. The franchisor's estimate must be supported by documents giving credence to his projection. However, it would be wise for the franchisee not to merely take the franchisor's word for it but to research on the matter with other franchisees.
How well has the company studied the marketplace in terms of the ideal number of franchises in a given area to ensure the success of each? Is there a guarantee that the company-owned unit will not compete with the franchises? If it does, what will the company do? There are instances wherein the mother unit directly or indirectly competes with its franchise perhaps due to lack of a proper market study. In any such case, the company must be prepared with a viable solution that will be beneficial to both parties.
How receptive is the company to the idea of adapting its products and systems to the culture and preferences of the market in a given location? If the franchisee is considering a business site wherein the culture and preferences of the people are markedly different from that where the mother unit and other franchises are located, it would be detrimental to the success of the franchise if the company will persist in strictly adhering to its original product line.
A franchisee must carefully list the questions before arriving at the final decision. The aforementioned questions are only some of the most basic among the crucial questions that a sensible franchisee must ask. The manner by which the franchisor answers them can help determine the level of his sincerity. In addition to asking the franchisor, the franchisee will be able gather valuable insight into the actual state of the franchise from the other franchisees themselves. More often than not, they are more than willing to share their problems, frustrations, and advice. Asking the right questions will certainly help the prospect make the right decision


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Image Sensors for Digital Cameras: Shedding Light on How They Work
Eric Fossum, Consultant, Samsung Semiconductor R&D Center
Friday, February 26, 2010, 3:30pm
Spanos Auditorium
This seminar is part of the Jones Seminars on Science, Technology, and Society series
This talk will introduce the CMOS active-pixel image sensor which is used in almost all cell phone cameras, most webcams, DSLR cameras, and many other areas such as high speed motion capture and biomedical imaging. The basic idea of solid-state image capture will be presented along with fundamental concepts such as noise sources and scaling issues. The architecture of the CMOS image sensor "camera-on-a-chip" will be discussed. A new idea for future "gigapixel" image capture based on photoelectron counting will be presented.
About the Speaker
Dr. Eric R. Fossum is the inventor of the CMOS active-pixel image sensor technology. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University and was a faculty member at Columbia University in NYC before joining the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena California. With colleagues from JPL, he founded Photobit Corporation where he served in several management roles including CEO. Photobit was acquired by Micron Technology, Inc. Dr. Fossum then served as CEO of Siimpel Corporation which developed and made MEMS-based autofocus actuators for cell phone cameras. He is presently a consultant for Samsung Electronics in Korea leading a team of researchers. During his years in technical and entrepreneurial management, he maintained an Adjunct Prof. position with USC and taught undergraduate and graduate EE courses and continued his own research projects. He serves on the executive committee of the International Image Sensor Workshop which he founded in 1986, and recently was Guest Editor-in-Chief of the Nov. 2009 IEEE Trans. on Electron Devices Special Issue on Solid-State Image Sensors. He has over 120 US patents and has published over 240 technical papers. He has received numerous awards for his work including the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal, The Royal Photographic Society Progress Medal, and the 2009 IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award. He is a Fellow member of the IEEE and was inducted into the NASA/DoD Space Technology Hall of Fame. For more details including publications please see www.ericfossum.com.


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Oct. 23, 2005
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - Senior Leila Pate scored in the 46th minute of her final home match at Cal State Northridge, but Sami Svrcek scored twice for UC Santa Barbara, as the Gauchos defeated the Matadors 2-1 on Sunday at Matador Soccer Field.
The defeat drops the Matadors to 11-6 overall and 3-4 in Big West play, while the Gauchos improve to 8-10 and 2-4 in league action. Despite the loss, the Matadors, who play their final two regular-season matches against non-conference opponents Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine next week, still have a chance at making the Big West Tournament but need a lot of help during next week's conference action.
Only two days after scoring the golden goal against Cal Poly, Pate would score just 34 seconds after intermission to even the match at one. Senior Brianna Monka passed ahead to sophomore Mary Ortega, who touched to Pate. The senior took the ball and beat UCSB goalkeeper Jamie Considine for her fourth of the season at 45:34.
But it would be Svrcek's heroics and solid goalkeeping play that gave UCSB the victory. Svrcek scored the first of her two goals in the 13th minute. Genelle Ives crossed from the right side to Svrcek, who beat Matador goalkeeper April Cline to the left corner at 12:48.
In the 66th minute, Svrcek gave the Gauchos the lead for good, receiving a cross from Allie Kueny and heading it in at 65:03.
The Matadors had three good chances to tie up the match, but were unable to get the ball replacment keeper Kelly Soler. Sophomore Kristy Krohn had a shot off a cross from sophomore Tryna Tafoya stopped by Soler in the 69th minute. Ninety seconds later, Krohn was stopped again by Soler on a shot from the box. In the 81st minute, sophomore Rachel Gillis had a header attempt off a Tafoya corner kick go just high, with that being the last good chance the Matadors had.
Early on, the Matadors dominated the scoring chances. Monka had an attempt from 12 yards out saved by Considine in the 17th minute. Three minutes later, the Matadors had three straight shots, but had shots blocked, saved and hit off the crossbar. Pate took the first attempt, but had it blocked. Tafoya was next and clanked a shot off the top of the bar, while Pate was there for the rebound but had her shot saved by Considine. In the 24th minute, Pate had another chance on a shot from the top of the box, but Considine got her left hand on it as it deflected off the crossbar and out of bounds.
The Matadors outshot the Gauchos 17-9 for the match. Pate had a game-high four shots, while sophomore Suzie Mischenko had three. The Gauchos were led by Svrcek's three shots.
In net, Cline made four saves, including a pair on Ives in the 75th and 85th minutes. Considine made six saves in the first half, but Soler replaced her in the 62nd minute and just 3:06 before the Gauchos netted the game-winner. Soler recorded two saves in net.
The Matadors close out their regular season next week with road matches at a pair of West Coast Conference schools. CSUN takes on Loyola Marymount on Thursday at 3 p.m. and Pepperdine on Sunday at 1 p.m.


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Dr Guy Midgley
Posted on 21 August 2008
Interview with Dr Guy Midgley, head of the climate change research group at the South African National Biodiversity Institute.Interview with Dr Guy Midgley, head of the climate change research group at the South African National Biodiversity Institute. Dr Midgley is a member of the WWF Climate Witness Science Advisory Panel.
Nigel Allan: Can you just tell us about the institution you work at and your role within the institution?
Guy Midgley: I work for the South African National Biodiversity Institute. It is tasked with doing the research that's necessary to maximise the persistence of and the value from South Africa's biodiversity. I am a chief specialist scientist and I've been doing climate change related research since the early 1990s and I now head up the Institute's climate change research group which is looking at the medium to longer range indications of climate shifts on biodiversity and on conservation planning. So we look at biodiversity changes and how different ecosystems are responding to increased Carbon Dioxide (CO2), temperature, changes in rainfall and other drivers
NA: When and how did you first get involved with climate research?
GM: Well, really as a teenager actually. I remember reading a National Geographic article on climate change back in the mid 1970s, which looked at climate change at a time when nuclear winter was the issue of the day. Climate scientists were running simulations of what would happen if there was a major nuclear war and how it would affect global temperatures. So the concern there was with global cooling due to nuclear winter and at that time we were at the end of a slight observed cooling going on in the atmosphere, which was attributed to pollution actually. Sulphur dioxide and various other pollutants, which were causing a bit of global dimming. So that's when I started getting interested in long-term climate shifts.
I read this amazing article and it did have some predictions that said that if we continued to burn fossil fuels at the increasing rate that we were doing so we could see increases to up to 380 parts per million by the end of the century and a rise in temperature of about 0.6 degrees, as I remember, which was quite an amazing projection. That's when I first got interested in the whole issue.
Then in the late 80s when James Hansen testified to US Congress on climate change, I was following those sorts of debates and I was interested in drought and water stress. I was doing a lot of synthetic work so the CO2 issue was interesting and that's what hooked me was getting interested in CO2. So I did my PhD on rising CO2 effects on plants.
NA: Beyond "doing the science" what role do you think scientists can play to encourage policymakers to adequately address climate change?
GM: That's a very fine line. There's been a lot written and talked and said about doing science versus doing advocacy.
There's an illusion of complete cold aloofness about the scientific process which probably doesn't really hold at all because we're all human. So with an issue like climate change, as you see the mounting evidence it becomes difficult to maintain a complete cold aloofness, especially if one's got kids. At the same time one has to be as careful as possible about assessing all the evidence.
Scientific findings are always contingent and it's very, very rare to find a final scientific finding. There's always new information and new insights to be gleaned. So it's a tight rope and one tries to communicate the message with the uncertainties as clearly as possible. So you know we're in an area where we need to inform that kind of debate and it's doesn't come naturally to people. So it's quite difficult to actually do the science and see how clear the messages are but also to be aware of the uncertainties and to try and communicate both.
NA: What role can Climate Witness play in addressing climate change?
GM: I think one of the biggest issues is credibility, and to be credible one needs to have credible stories, and not only credible stories of what has happened, but what might happen.
So that allows you to put a physical picture in people's minds, rather than just a theoretical picture of what might happen. And I think that is a really important role to play. In addition to trying to be as honest as possible about all the uncertainties involved without complicating the message too much. Climate Witness can distil that knowledge and that experience and try to put it across in ways which make it easier for people who are not as familiar with the debates to get a handle on where those difficulties lie.
NA: Why did you decide to join the Climate Witness Science Advisory Panel?
GM: Well I think Climate Witness needs contributions from people who've been engaged in the science itself and in some of the policy debates and some of the negotiations. That gives you a perspective on where people's concerns are from all sides.
Politicians and policymakers have to really cope with a wide range of questions and concerns and pressure groups and all sorts of issues and they've got to balance off against one another. It's all too easy to point the finger and say: "That was a short-term decision". But if you really look at how complex the issue is, you can see that they are trying to balance a wide range of interests.
So it's important to have people to put up their hands and say: "How credible is that projection?" and: "How uncertain is it?", "What is the level of uncertainty?", because a policymaker would ask you that. I think that critical perspective is useful to have.


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NEWS- Grant's charge: Schools vet wants supe seat

If there's one thing of which Rio District constituents can be sure, it's this: if they elect former journalist Gary Grant to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors for their district, he won't be a shrinking violet.

Grant, 56, who announced his Republican ticket candidacy on Monday, May 2, showed his open government style in a lengthy WINA radio career as well as during his 1990s editorship of The Observer, a now-defunct weekly.

During his three-year term on the Albemarle County School Board from 2000-03, Grant became famous for his weekly emailed newsletter which served as a window onto the behind-the-scenes maneuvers of County Schools. Some criticized him for publicizing the names of teachers whose contracts had not been renewed, but others praised him for keeping the heat on school administrators, who, among other things, had condoned the unlicensed watching of Disney movies on school bus trips as well as class trips to the Lotus Shrine at Yogaville.

An Earlysville resident who works as a part-time driver for Goff Transportation, Grant says he intends to walk and bike through the Rio District from now through election day to "find out what registered voters believe local government should and should not be doing."

Grant will face Thomas Jakubowski for the seat being vacated by David Bowerman. The election will be held November 8.

Gary Grant
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Powell Craft
Powell Craft is a quality childrenswear brand that was establish in 1962 in Cornwall, England ( just around the corner from Frugi...must be the sea air!) Powell Craft is synonymous with traditional, vintage style prints on boys pyjamas and girls nightwear but their collection is growing all the time and now includes boys t-shirts, girls t-shirts, girls dresses, new baby gifts and more. Powell craft remains a family run business and this charm shines through in it's designs. Of their newborn baby clothes, all of their baby tops have an envelope neck for easy dressing and the entire collection is machine washable. We have added their brilliant fabric baby rattles this year, the make a great new baby gift. We don't think the child's deckchair needs any introduction!
Powell Craft Vintage Dolls Print Dress (Ages 1-5Y)
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I am angry on behalf of Keats that this site has chosen to reproduce the bootleg version of his poem rather than the version that he wrote, edited, approved, and published in 1820. The bootleg version of an early draft of the poem wasn't published until sixty years after his death. Clearly it doesn't say all that Keats wanted it to say, otherwise he would not have changed it.
Out of respect for Keats, I offer here a fairly accurate rendering of the poem the way that Keats wanted it.
la belle Dame sans merci a ballad
-- by John Keats
(First published version/final version, 1820)
1 Ah, what can ail thee, wretched wight,
2 Alone and palely loitering;
3 The sedge is wither'd from the lake,
4 And no birds sing.
5 Ah, what can ail thee, wretched wight,
6 So haggard and so woe-begone?
7 The squirrel's granary is full,
8 And the harvest's done.
9 I see a lily on thy brow,
10 With anguish moist and fever dew;
11 And on thy cheek a fading rose
12 Fast withereth too.
13 I met a lady in the meads
14 Full beautiful, a faery's child;
15 Her hair was long, her foot was light,
16 And her eyes were wild.
17 I set her on my pacing steed,
18 And nothing else saw all day long;
19 For sideways would she lean, and sing
20 A faery's song.
21 I made a garland for her head,
22 And bracelets too, and fragrant zone;
23 She look'd at me as she did love,
24 And made sweet moan.
25 She found me roots of relish sweet,
26 And honey wild, and manna dew;
27 And sure in language strange she said,
28 I love thee true.
29 She took me to her elfin grot,
30 And there she gaz'd and sighed deep,
31 And there I shut her wild sad eyes--
32 So kiss'd to sleep.
33 And there we slumber'd on the moss,
34 And there I dream'd, ah woe betide,
35 The latest dream I ever dream'd
36 On the cold hill side.
37 I saw pale kings, and princes too,
38 Pale warriors, death-pale were they all;
39 Who cry'd--"La belle Dame sans merci
40 Hath thee in thrall!"
41 I saw their starv'd lips in the gloam
42 With horrid warning gaped wide,
43 And I awoke, and found me here
44 On the cold hill side.
45 And this is why I sojourn here
46 Alone and palely loitering,
47 Though the sedge is wither'd from the lake,
48 And no birds sing.


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Katrina Bitar Appointed New Executive Director of OYO
Katrina Bitar, a past SOYO member, SOYO officer, Parish Youth Director, and recent graduate of St. Vladimir's Seminary, was appointed, with the blessing of Metropolitan PHILIP, by the Department of Youth Ministry, effective May 17, 2009, as the new Executive Director of OYO - Orthodox Youth Outreach. OYO is a ministry of NAC Teen SOYO. Katrina comes to this ministry with much youth and OYO experience. Katrina writes:
"I believe in the power of this ministry because I, myself, am a product of this program. I participated in the very first OYO trip. I plan to continue to serve Orthodox Christian young people through not only leading short-term mission trips, but also helping parishes to establish consistent commitments to serving the poor and needy in their local communities.
"I have loved and served Teen SOYO in various capacities ever since I was a member myself. It is through the ministry of Orthodox Youth Outreach that I hope to put my experience to action and make myself available to young people of all Orthodox Christian jurisdictions. My experience as a full-time youth director and my most recent experience at St. Vladimir's Seminary have sharpened my pastoral and teaching tools and I feel refreshed and ready to continue serving our youth through leading them in service to the poor.
"The ministry of OYO is not only necessary, but incredibly fruitful. I believe that this program has transformed the lives of all who have participated in it because it is simple, Gospel living. It is because of the way I have seen the OYO experience affect all participants and heard the testimonies of the youth themselves that I deeply desire to give myself to the work of this program. Through nationwide trips, parish visits, and most importantly, consistent relationships with the students, the ultimate goal of my ministry would be to raise up active leaders in the church who will lead others in living out its true mission- to preach the gospel through love of the needy neighbor.
"OYO is absolutely necessary for the continued existence of the church. The students are the future, and OYO helps the students realize this and make them want to fight for a future not only for Orthodox Christians, but also for the world.
"Through OYO, students come to see their place in the church and the world. I look forward to this opportunity to serve them through this program, that they may be empowered to embrace their own faith and become ambassadors for Christ today."
--Katrina Bitar
We welcome Katrina to our staff and look forward to her contribution to youth ministry.


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Avril Lavigne Brings 'Here's to Never Growing Up' to 'Leno' [Video]
Avril Lavigne rocked her grows-on-you new single 'Here's to Never Growing Up' on 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno' on Friday (April 26). The Canadian angst queen was a little restrained in her performance, remaining largely immobile and perched behind her microphone stand. But the fact that she remained stationary didn't lessen the impact of her vocal delivery.
The singer's hair was disheveled, her inky black makeup thick and smeared and her pretty party dress paired with knee-high boots There was also some writing on her left arm. It looked like a script tattoo. She was a mix of edgy, sexy and dangerous.
Cheers to never growing up!


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Three Former Financial Services Executives Indicted for Roles in Fraud Schemes and Conspiracies Involving Investment Contracts for the Proceeds of Municipal Bonds
WASHINGTON — Three former financial services executives were indicted today for their participation in fraud schemes and conspiracies related to bidding for contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other municipal finance contracts, the Department of Justice announced.
The 12-count indictment was filed today in U.S. District Court in New York City. The indictment charges Dominick P. Carollo, Steven E. Goldberg and Peter S. Grimm, all former executives at financial service companies or financial institutions, with participating in wire fraud schemes and separate fraud conspiracies at various time periods from as early as 1999 until 2006.
The charged conspiracies and schemes all relate to the provision of a type of contract, known as an investment agreement, to public entities, such as state, county and local governments and agencies throughout the United States. Major financial institutions, including banks, investment banks, insurance companies and financial services companies, are among the providers of investment agreements and other related municipal finance contracts. Public entities seek to invest money from a variety of sources, primarily the proceeds of municipal bonds that they issued to raise money for, among other things, public projects. Public entities typically hire a broker to conduct a competitive bidding process among various providers for the award of an investment agreement to invest such money. Competitive bidding for these agreements is the subject of regulations issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and is related to the tax-exempt status of the bonds. The companies that employed Carollo, Goldberg and Grimm all marketed financial products and services, including services as a provider of investment agreements.
"The individuals charged today allegedly participated in complex fraud schemes and conspiracies to manipulate what was supposed to be a competitive process," said Christine Varney, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division. "The Antitrust Division has previously indicted several individuals and their employer in this matter. Our investigation is ongoing and we will continue to prosecute those who engage in such illegal and anticompetitive behavior."
The indictment charges that Carollo, Goldberg and Grimm conspired with various brokers to attempt to increase the number and profitability of investment agreements and other municipal finance contracts awarded to the provider companies where they were employed. According to court documents, Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Rubin/Chambers, Dunhill Insurance Services Inc., also known as CDR Financial Products, was one of the co-conspirator brokers. Carollo, Goldberg and Grimm obtained from CDR and other co-conspirator brokers information about the prices, price levels or conditions in competing providers' bids, a practice known as a "last look," which is explicitly prohibited by U.S. Treasury regulations. As a result of the information, various providers won investment agreements and other municipal finance contracts at artificially determined price levels. In exchange for this information, Carollo, Goldberg and Grimm submitted intentionally losing bids for certain investment agreements and other contracts when requested, and, on occasion, agreed to pay or arranged for kickbacks to be paid to CDR and other co-conspirator brokers.
The indictment also alleges that Carollo, Goldberg, Grimm and co-conspirators misrepresented to municipal issuers or bond counsel that the bidding process was in compliance with U.S. Treasury regulations. This caused the municipal issuers to award investment agreements and other municipal finance contracts to providers that otherwise would not have been awarded the contracts if the issuers had true and accurate information regarding the bidding process. Such conduct placed the tax-exempt status of the underlying bonds in jeopardy.
According to court documents, the efforts by Carollo, Goldberg, Grimm and their co-conspirators to control and manipulate the bidding for investment contracts, and the execution of a variety of certifications that covered up their scheme, also obstructed the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) ability to monitor compliance with U.S. Treasury regulations and impeded the IRS's ability to determine whether municipal issuers had correctly accounted for any money that was owed to the U.S. Treasury.
"The elaborate schemes outlined in the indictment boil down to efforts by these defendants to subvert the competitive bidding process for investment agreements. In the process, they defrauded public entities – and therefore, the public – and put bondholders at risk," said FBI Acting Assistant Director-in-Charge George Venizelos. "The FBI will continue to work with the Antitrust Division to ensure the integrity of competitive bidding in public finance."
"This case demonstrates the value of a coordinated approach by multiple agencies and law enforcement authorities," said IRS Special Agent in Charge Charles R. Pine. "IRS Criminal Investigation contributed to this joint effort by providing financial investigative expertise to uncover this complex and sophisticated scheme. Professionals, including financial service executives, should know we will devote all resources necessary to bring to justice those who commit financial crimes."
The fraud conspiracies with which Carollo, Goldberg and Grimm are charged each carry a maximum penalty per count of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The wire fraud charges each carry a maximum penalty per count of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. Goldberg is charged with eight counts of conspiracy and two counts of wire fraud, Grimm is charged with five counts of conspiracy and one count of wire fraud, and Carollo is charged with four counts of conspiracy and one count of wire fraud. The maximum fines for each of these offenses may be increased to twice the gain derived from the crime or twice the loss suffered by the victims of the crime, if either of those amounts is greater than the statutory maximum fine.
The charges announced today resulted from an ongoing investigation conducted by the Antitrust Division's New York Field Office, the FBI and IRS Criminal Investigation. The division is coordinating its investigation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. To date, four individuals have pleaded guilty in relation to this investigation. In addition, on Oct. 29, 2009, CDR, two of its employees and one former employee were indicted and charged with participating in bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies and related crimes. The CDR trial is scheduled to begin on Sept. 12, 2011.
Today's charges are part of efforts underway by President Barack Obama's Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force. President Obama established the interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force to wage an aggressive, coordinated and proactive effort to investigate and prosecute financial crimes. The task force includes representatives from a broad range of federal agencies, regulatory authorities, inspectors general and state and local law enforcement who, working together, bring to bear a powerful array of criminal and civil enforcement resources. The task force is working to improve efforts across the federal executive branch, and with state and local partners, to investigate and prosecute significant financial crimes, ensure just and effective punishment for those who perpetrate financial crimes, combat discrimination in the lending and financial markets, and recover proceeds for victims of financial crimes. For more information on the task force, visit www.StopFraud.gov.
Anyone with information concerning bid rigging and related offenses in any financial markets should contact the Antitrust Division's New York Field Office at 212-264-0390 or the FBI at 212-384-5000.


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Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G6 : Tests and Reviews
Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G6 Review
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G6 review
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While his brother Mike has avoided the topic, Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey has again apologized for wearing a "Free Hernandez" hat.
Maurkice apologized on Twitter shortly after he was photographed wearing a hat supporting his former college teammate Aaron Hernandez, who is now charged with murder.
And upon reporting to Steelers camp, Maurkice said again he made a mistake in judgment.
"I understand it was a serious situation, and I apologize if I offended anyone," he said, via Ralph Paulk of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "I'm here to play football, and let's move off from that.
"I know I took a lot of heat for it, and I probably should have. I understand what happened. It's pretty cool now, and I'll let things blow away."
So far, Dolphins center Mike hasn't followed suit, but Maurkice indicated that might not have been his call.
"I talked to Mike, and his team handled this situation a lot different than [the Steelers] did," Maurkice said. "I'm sure Mike wanted to apologize, but that's how they handled it."
The urge to say nothing at all is tempting, and the Patriots players who worked with Hernandez are taking that tack. But there's a bit of an innocent bystander quality to being a Patriot who happened to work with an accused murderer.
The Pouncey brothers actively supported Hernandez. One of them realizes it was a mistake, and he'll be able to move by virtue of taking responsibility.