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Ronald Breaker, PhD, BS
Sterling Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
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Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
Center for RNA Science and Medicine
Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Biochemistry, Quantitative Biology, Biophysics and Structural Biology (BQBS)
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
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Dr. Breaker is a Sterling Professor of the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at Yale University, is jointly appointed as a professor in the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, and is an Investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. His graduate studies with Dr. Peter Gilham at Purdue University focused on the synthesis of RNA and the catalytic properties of nucleic acids. As a postdoctoral researcher with Dr. Gerald Joyce at The Scripps Research Institute, Dr. Breaker pioneered a variety of in vitro evolution strategies to isolate novel RNA enzymes and was the first to discover catalytic DNAs or "deoxyribozymes" using this technology. Since establishing his laboratory at Yale in 1995, Dr. Breaker has continued to conduct research on the advanced functions of nucleic acids, including ribozyme reaction mechanisms, molecular switch technology, next-generation biosensors, and catalytic DNA engineering. In addition, his laboratory has established the first proofs that metabolites are directly bound by messenger RNA elements called riboswitches. Dr. Breaker's research findings have been published in more than 220 scientific papers, book chapters, and patent applications, and his research has been funded by grants from the NIH, NSF, DARPA, the Hereditary Disease Foundation, and from several biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. He is the recipient of fellowships from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and the Hellman Family Trust. In recognition of his research accomplishments at Yale, Dr. Breaker received the Arthur Greer Memorial Prize (1997), the Eli Lilly Award in Microbiology (2005), the Molecular Biology Award from the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (2006), and the Merck Award from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2016). Dr. Breaker was inducted into the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 2014. He has cofounded two biotechnology companies and is a scientific advisor for industry and for various government agencies. He serves on the editorial board for the scientific journals RNA Biology, RNA, and Cell Chemical Biology.
Education & Training
|Purdue University, Biology/Biochemistry (1992)
|University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, Biology/Chemistry (1987)
|Postdoctoral Fellow
|The Scripps Research Institute
|Purdue University
|University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Honors & Recognition
Chan LectureUC-Berkeley (2016)
ASBMB-Merck AwardAmerican Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2016)
Distinguished Alumni AwardPurdue University (2014)
Leslie Orgel Memorial LectureSalk Institute (2013)
MemberUS National Academy of Sciences (2013)
Rolf Sammet ProfessorshipSanofi-Aventis (2012)
Arun Guthikonda Memorial AwardColumbia University (2007)
Molecular Biology AwardU.S. National Academy of Sciences (2006)
Eli Lilly AwardAmerican Society for Microbiology (2005)


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The GRAMMY.com Community Blogger: Pop
(Find out who will be nominated for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards live on "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music's Biggest Night" on Nov. 30 from 10–11 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.)
One of the first memories I have of pop music is seeing Michael Jackson's "Beat It" video back in the '80s. I must have been a toddler at the time and I really had no idea what the song was about or understanding of Jackson's legacy, but I was instantly mesmerized by the energy of the performance — the dancing, the moves and the fiery passion in Jackson's eyes. From that moment on, I've been obsessed with pop music.
A few years later, I used to record Top 40 radio shows on my cassette player and create weekly mixtapes. I had a love for finding great new music and sharing that with friends by playing the mixtapes after school. That perspective still is what drives me as a blogger and writer today. I love sharing great new pop with people and telling artists' stories on my blog.
Since those early mixtape days, pop music has changed quite a bit, but its main ingredients remain: powerful melodies and a heartfelt sentiment that people everywhere instantly can relate to. That's what great, timeless pop is all about. Sometimes it comes along with attractive packaging or provoking imagery to complement the music, but in the end the songs are what truly matter.
The fact that great pop music is rooted in melody and heartfelt sentiment doesn't mean the genre doesn't evolve and change. In fact, pop is a musical chameleon that morphs and bends itself to fit popular taste and the way fans experience music.
One trend that influences popular music is the way people consume music. And this is more evident now than ever. With the surge of mobile devices, music fans like to mix and mash music on their devices regardless of genre, album or artist. If it fits their taste or mood, they want to be able to playlist it.
This trend has helped to blur the lines between genres, but pop is the cement that connects them all. A good example underscoring this point is how pop has taken cues from hip-hop and dance music, which is becoming a real force in the United States.
The morphing nature of pop is solidified by the "Playlist Generation" and has been recently illustrated by Rihanna's collaboration with Calvin Harris on "We Found Love," Afrojack's work with Ne-Yo and Pitbull on "Give Me Everything," David Guetta's partnership with Usher on "Without You," and LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem," the latter showing a pop essence with a massive dance aesthetic.
The Recording Academy has always recognized the changing landscape of pop and has previously awarded music's top prize to groundbreakers such as Nelly Furtado, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, and Adele in the Pop Field.
Keeping the spirit of pop in mind while understanding the genre-blurring effect of the "Playlist Generation," newcomers that may break out at the 54th GRAMMY Awards include artists such as Rihanna, David Guetta, Foster The People, Robyn, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Adele and Usher.
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If you haven't been to Arlington Cemetery in the last several years, you may not recognize the memorial shown above. It is the "Women in Military Service for America" memorial and it stands near the gate of the cemetery.
The women's memorial is intended to recall all women who gave their lives in military service. But there's one group of servicewomen who were nearly forgotten by the Government with respect to recognition. That group is the Women's Airforce Service Pilots ("WASPs") of World War II. These were the first women pilots employed by the United States military.
The government first used women to fly military airplanes in 1942. The Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) was formed in September of that year under the command of Nancy Love at New Castle Army Air Base, Delaware. This unit ferried aircraft from factories to airfields, freeing the male pilots for combat duty.
In 1943, the Army activated the 319th Women's Flying Training Detahcment at Ellington Army Air Field, near Houston, Texas. The commander was renowned aviator Jacqueline Cochran. Later, the two women's flying units were combined under the name "Women's Airforce Service Pilots." Cochran was given overall command, and training was moved to Avenger Field near Sweetwater, Texas.
The women pilots flew almost every military aircraft in the U.S. inventory. In addition to ferrying duty, the WASPs towed targets for live-fire antiaircraft exercises, trained male pilots in some of the advanced aircraft, flew simulated bomb and strafing runs for training combat troops, and performed other flying duties when and where necessary to relieve male pilots.
On March 3, 1943, Margaret Sanford Oldenberg of Contra Costa County, California, became the first WASP to die in the line of duty when her plane crashed five miles from the airfield. Overall, thirty-eight women were killed in the line of duty.
But the Government did not consider the WASPs to be service veterans. They were therefore entitled to no medals, and no funeral honors. That changed somewhat in 1977 when Congress passed a law permitting the Secretary of Dfense to recognize the WASPs as having performed military duty. Despite this change in status, the Army, which operates Arlington National Cemetery, refused to allow WASP members to be buried there until 2002.
In 2002, former WASP Irene Kinne Englund died at age 84. Her family attempted to have her buried at Arlington based on her WASP service. They were told that she eligible, but onl;y because her husband was a World War II veteran, not because of her own service. Her daughter, Judith Englund, took up the cause for her mother and all WASPs. Several months later, the Army changed its mind.
One June 15, 2002, WASP Irene Kinne Englund became the first of her sisters of the air to have a full military funeral at Arlington.
Cross-posted at Geneablogie.


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Corrections director is CSB alumna
Colette S. Peters oversees Oregon's 14 facilities, $1.4 billion budget
April 11, 2012
By Mike Killeen
When Colette Peters would daydream about her future career path, she always thought she would be working inside a prison.
"I assumed ... that I would actually be a forensic psychologist working inside a prison," Peters said.
Turns out Peters was half right. The 1993 College of Saint Benedict graduate is working in the corrections field, but very much outside the walls of any of Oregon's 14 correctional facilities.
On Feb. 13, Peters was confirmed by the Oregon Senate as director of the state's Department of Corrections after being appointed to the position by Gov. John Kitzhaber. She is the first woman to lead the Oregon Department of Corrections.
"It's an absolute honor to have been appointed to serve as the director," said Peters, noting that three other women currently direct their state's corrections departments.
"I would say public safety still is more predominantly male than it is female, across the public safety spectrum," Peters said. "As I look at my executive team here, all of whom I inherited, there are more women around the policy group table then men. The same is true with the superintendents, so the agency has done a great job over the years of working really hard to hire the best and brightest, and to achieve the most diverse work force possible.
"As the first female director of the Department of Corrections, I do feel that it is an honor, but I do know the responsibilities that come with that," Peters added. "I think even though every leader has the responsibility to - as I said - hire the best and the brightest and most diverse work force, I think that bar is raised for me."
Peters is a native of Milbank, S.D., a small farming town near the Minnesota-South Dakota border. She toured "quite a few colleges and universities" to help make her decision about where to attend college.
"I knew I wanted to attend a liberal arts college, and really, once I arrived on the campus at Saint Ben's, I absolutely knew that was home," Peters said. "It was a very easy decision, once I arrived and talked to some of the faculty and toured the campus."
Peters' choice on a major was more decisive.
"I knew from a very early age that that I wanted to have a career where I could help people, and a bachelor's degree in psychology seemed the clear path," Peters said.
Following her graduation from CSB, she served as a juvenile counselor in Iowa; worked in a halfway house for gang members in Minneapolis; and as a victim's advocate with the Denver Police Department. Peters also earned a criminal justice master's degree from the University of Colorado.
In 2004, she became the Oregon Corrections Department's public affairs administrator, and was soon promoted to assistant director. Peters was given a second title as inspector general, serving as an adviser to Max Williams, who then ran the Corrections Department.
She left the department in 2008 when her husband, Lynn Snyder (a 1992 Saint John's University graduate) took a job back in Minnesota as a portfolio manager. But in 2009, Peters and her family were back in Oregon when then-Gov. Ted Kulongoski selected her to head the Oregon Youth Authority. She held that post until Kitzhaber appointed her to run the Department of Corrections.
Peters manages some 4,300 employees with a two-year budget of $1.4 billion. Those employees oversee about 14,000 inmates, although that number is expected to grow by 2,000 in the next decade.
"Max Williams is a dear friend and mentor, so I knew exactly what I was inheriting - a well-run agency," Peters said. "When you contrast the adult system to the juvenile system, the stark differences are the number of programming and treatment dollars that are available in the juvenile system, and are not available in the adult system.
"During my tenure, I hope that we can really focus on the things that we know work - like education, work-based education, programming and treatment, that connectedness with community and that connectedness with family," Peters said. "What I'm charging folks with is really thinking about things more broadly, and how can we expand what we know works with the existing resources."
Peters said her education has been instrumental to her success.
"I really am proud to be an alumna of the College of Saint Benedict," Peters said. "I think one of the gifts that the college gives its students is an ability to begin to learn how to think. So, as much as it's about actually leaving with tangible knowledge, it's more that ability to really broaden your thinking and see the world through a much broader lens than any of us came to the table with."


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By By Andrew D. Parker, Managing Editor | December 9, 2010
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While acknowledging the role of lax oversight by maintenance inspectors, FAA and the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. National Transportation Board has placed much of the blame for a 2008 crash of a Sikorsky S-61 on the operator—Carson Helicopters. During a public meeting Dec. 7 coinciding with the release of the accident's probable causes, board members touched on the many complicated aspects of the two-year investigation, which involved 23 NTSB staff members, more than five percent of the organization's total workforce of around 400 people.
The S-61 went down shortly after taking off on Aug. 5, 2008 in the mountains near Weaverville, Calif. Nine people died in the crash, including seven firefighters, and four others on board were seriously injured. Carson was operating the helicopter under a U.S. Forest Service contract.
NTSB concluded that the main causes of the crash were Carson's "intentional" understatement of the helicopter's empty weight; altering of the power available chart (to exaggerate lift capability); and practice of using above minimum specification torque figures in performance calculations, which resulted in the pilots overestimating the load capability of the S-61. Also cited was "insufficient oversight" from FAA and the Forest Service. Contributing factors included the flight crew's failure to recognize the performance discrepancies during two departures prior to the accident flight.
Accompanying the probable causes are a series of 11 recommendations to FAA and 10 to the Forest Service. See the full list here.
After an overview from investigator-in-charge Jim Scheuster, board members heard presentations covering helicopter performance, operations, the role of oversight, seats/restraints and fuel filtering.
At the center of the investigation are a series of "altered" performance charts and records that show the pilots were using incorrect calculations for weight, resulting in a payload that closer resembled emergency takeoff procedures. NTSB staff explained that the accident helicopter's actual weight was 13,845 lbs, but a Carson-supplied chart identified it as 12,408 lbs—a difference of 1,437 lbs. This difference led the pilot to miscalculate the hover out of ground effect (HOGE) limitations of the helicopter. Using the correct weight number, the maximum HOGE weight of the S-61 was 18,445 lbs, and the allowable weight was 15,840 lbs. Due to the altered charts, the helicopter took off at a total weight of 19,008 lbs—more than 500 lbs over the maximum HOGE weight. Essentially, the S-61 was operating in emergency takeoff conditions.
Board member Robert Sumwalt felt that the "most appalling" aspects of the accident are Carson's intentional understatement of the operational figures and falsification of maintenance documents, and "the lack of government oversight to this problem."
Board member Mark Rosekind asked how staff determined that the falsified charts were "intentional vs. inadvertent." He noted the importance of this question because it represented "the beginning of the chain" of missteps that led to the crash. NTSB staff replied that a few discrepancies uncovered were "beyond coincidence," including the altered weight documents and supplemental type certificate (STC) modifications that were reported installed, when they were not. Carson also directly acknowledged that some of the weights were not correct, according to staff. Scheuster added that investigators found eight of the 10 S-61s in use at the time with the same understatement of weight, leading them to conclude that it was not an inadvertent mistake.
Rosekind asked for further specifics in regards to the claim of intentional tampering. "Somebody took the 2.5-minute chart and pasted it over the 5-minute chart," replied Scheuster. "You had to physically alter the chart."
While Chairman Deborah Hersman noted that the report does not "let the pilots off the hook," staff members stated that the crew "does not jump out as the principal causal factor in this accident." Rosekind added that if the pilots "had the correct info, they would have been doing the right thing."
While much of the discussion revolved around Carson's role in the accident chain, NTSB also slammed oversight from FAA and contractor U.S. Forest Service. Hersman asked whether the FAA has the appropriate resources to catch the errors noted in the lead-up to the S-61 crash. She pointed out that while NTSB staff does not have the eye of a maintenance inspector, it took several weeks to discover the discrepancies, which were not uncovered by FAA investigators. "This is a wake up call for sure, there were some missed opportunities, but I'm not sure they're in position to catch those opportunities today, even if they were looking for them," Hersman said.
Others on staff and the board felt the mistakes could have been discovered prior to the accident. "Better oversight would have deterred these anomalies in the first place," asserted Sumwalt. "There is a strong case for how better oversight could have deterred these falsifications and irregularities, as well as caught them," he continued, adding that the board's recommendations would seek to put further deterrents into place.
"What is the purpose of federal oversight?" Hersman asked, launching into a comparison of aviation to the bus and truck industry. In the aviation industry, "it's like oversight among friends or something … because they're not looking for wrongdoing, they're just looking to check the box that the thing they were supposed to do is done." In the truck/bus industry, there are "hundreds of thousands of more carriers of magnitude than in the aviation industry and fewer inspectors. They can't possibly inspect everyone, and most entrants into the truck and bus industry don't ever get an oversight activity."
But in aviation, "you actually have to get oversight before you get an operating certificate. That's great, but in these other industries we don't have as many resources dedicated to oversight, but you know what they do? They try to get the bad actors out, and they have to focus on the people who do the wrong things and people who are trying to make things appear they shouldn't."
In almost all of NTSB's investigations where a "bad actor" has been identified, Hersman continued, "it's really incumbent on the oversight activity to ferret that out." She asked whether FAA is really equipped to catch the bad actors. "Are they resourced to do that, and do they have clear enough areas of responsibility?"
Hersman used an analogy to describe how the oversight issue related to public-use aircraft, a topic that came up multiple times during the meeting: "Public-use operations have been made an orphan by the aviation industry, like they have no parent and no one wants to be responsible for them. And this orphan, everyone says when they make a mistake or when something goes wrong, 'that's your job. That's your responsibility. You should have looked at that.'"
NTSB's accident report seeks to point out that "we have some people who can be parents here, and be adults, and take the responsibility for this child," she continued. People who work in public use, like firefighters, "are expecting no less oversight from their federal government and their inspectors than you or I are when we get on a commercial airplane and scheduled service," Hersman said. "They should also get the same service that we get. The regulations might not be exactly the same, but if there are standards out there, by gosh we should make sure they comply with them."
The chairman noted that at the end of the day, NTSB is saying: "Take responsibility, divide up the responsibilities—take custody of this child and figure out what your visitation agreement's going to be, and who's going to do what part of the job on which day … and make sure it doesn't fall through the cracks."
Rosekind added that Hersman "nailed this public use stuff with her metaphor, but the challenge clearly is [moving] from metaphor to action here, because everyone who has responsibility is not stepping up. While everyone likes to point the finger elsewhere, the real challenge is going to be to figure out what concrete actions can be recommended and taken, to make a difference." He noted accident trends in the helicopter EMS industry. "People have sure avoided the responsibility for a long time," Rosekind said.


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Planning, collaboration ensure memorable commencement for graduating students
Planning, collaboration ensure memorable commencement for graduating students
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- On May 3, 4 and 5, nearly 9,100 students are expected to cross the stage at either the Bryce Jordan Center or Eisenhower Auditorium, as Penn State holds commencement ceremonies at University Park.
That same weekend, approximately 3,400 additional students will receive degrees at other Penn State campuses across the Commonwealth. On May 11, Penn State Law will hold commencement for an estimated 246 graduates, and on May 19, 213 students -- 141 medical students and 72 graduate students -- are expected to receive degrees from the College of Medicine at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
Making sure commencement ceremonies run smoothly and are a meaningful and memorable experience for everyone requires careful planning, collaboration and hard work by hundreds of Penn State staff and faculty members.
This weekend on the University Park campus, each academic college as well as the Graduate School will have a separate ceremony. Attending the ceremonies will be thousands of family members and friends, eagerly watching their loved ones receive their hard-earned degrees and participating in one of life's major milestones.
"We usually have an average of more than 50,000 people come through our doors this weekend," said Al Karosas, associate general manager at the Bryce Jordan Center.
Making sure commencement ceremonies run smoothly and are a meaningful and memorable experience for everyone requires careful planning, collaboration and hard work by hundreds of Penn State staff and faculty members, according to Barbara Ettaro in the Office of University Relations. As director of campus and community affairs, Ettaro oversees and coordinates all of the commencement ceremonies at University Park.
"The success of our commencement is first and foremost due to the meticulous planning and organization of everyone involved," said Ettaro. "We try to make it as stress-free as possible for our graduates. They deserve a fitting celebration for all their hard work, and we try to give it to them."
Penn State holds three commencements each year at the University Park campus: spring, summer and fall. Dates are reserved years in advance to guarantee the availability of the appropriate venues, and are dictated by the academic calendar. This ensures that students' parents and families can make arrangements in as far in advance as possible.
Ettaro and her assistant, Linda Padisak, start planning for the following year's University Park ceremonies immediately after finishing the current one. Spring is the largest and requires the most collaboration. Efforts begin in January with a meeting of all the college commencement coordinators. Each college's staff is responsible for arranging many of the details for their own ceremonies in the spring, in collaboration with Ettaro's office.
At the University Park campus, efforts begin in January with a meeting of all the college commencement coordinators, as each college's staff is responsible for arranging many of the details for their spring commencement ceremonies.
For every ceremony, myriad arrangements must be made: facilities, programs, scripts, A/V equipment, chairs, tables, banners, extra regalia, decorative plants, catering -- the list goes on and on. Everything is carefully planned down to the last detail.
"For instance, where public seating starts, which side they process in and recess out, who meets in the conference room, and how and where the graduates line up," said Lisa Faust, audience services manager at Eisenhower Auditorium, describing a few of the many particulars that must be addressed at that venue. "Without my front of house event staff, it wouldn't be possible."
Each college's details differ, so Faust makes a "cheat sheet" for her 20-25 staff and volunteers, who work about 23 hours each between Friday and Saturday.
Platform party members also must be chosen for each event. A platform party may consist of Penn State's president or executive vice president and provost, a member of the Board of Trustees, a Penn State Alumni Association representative, college deans and department heads.
The University Marshal corps are a dedicated group of more than 20 faculty volunteers who are responsible for organizing students, faculty and administrative officials before the ceremonies, and making sure students know when and where to cross the stage.
Other key members may include a nomenclator, who reads the students' names as they cross the stage; an ROTC representative, who recognizes graduates who will be receiving military commissions; a University Marshal, who acts as master of ceremonies; and a speaker, who imparts special words of wisdom to the students as they transition from one stage of life to the next.
Robert Melton, professor of aerospace engineering and director of undergraduate studies, is in charge of the University Marshal corps. The corps consists of a dedicated group of more than 20 faculty volunteers who are responsible for organizing students, faculty and administrative officials before the ceremonies, and making sure students know when and where to cross the stage. In short, the marshals' job is "making certain that everything appears to go perfectly according to plan," he said.
Melton, who has been a member of the corps since 1983, added, "I love the wonderful celebratory atmosphere. There's a sense of excitement before each ceremony begins. So many extended families and close friends travel great distances to be here, and they're all smiling as the procession begins."
These are only a few of the hundreds of people that will eventually come together in this collaborative effort, including facilities managers, Centre Brass musicians, student song leaders from the School of Music, faculty-at-large, ushers, student marshals, police representatives, house managers, emergency medical technicians, sign language interpreters, photographers -- the list of participants from all over the University goes on and on.
"For most of the graduates and some of the guests in attendance this is one of the most important events in their lives."
— Al Karosas, associate general manager,
Bryce Jordan Center
"While it may seem to the public that, 'Well it's the same event every time,' that couldn't be further from the truth," said Karosas. "Each college and speaker has their own needs, has a different amount of graduates, a varied floor plan, etc. Even the average amount of family and friends differ between each college. Therefore, it is very important for all of the people involved in planning this event to make sure all of the i's are dotted and t's are crossed. For most of the graduates and some of the guests in attendance this is one of the most important events in their lives."
Though overall it may seem that every commencement is similar, University photographer Patrick Mansell said that there's one thing that distinguishes every event.
"There's so much tradition and history in the ceremony," he said. "The caps and gowns remain the same, the music, the processions -- yet the smiling faces of the students and families are unique. That's the key for me -- understanding that, to every student, this is their graduation day. The graduates themselves are what make every ceremony special."
Spring commencement, by virtue of the number of students who graduate at that time of the year, is the largest and involves the most people. Ettaro's office handles all the arrangements for the summer and fall ceremonies at University Park.
The weekend is intense and challenging, says Ettaro, but also exciting and satisfying.
"When you see the smiles on the students' faces," she said, "it's all worth it."
The hundreds of people who collaborated to help Penn State's students receive their degrees in style this spring might take a day or two to rest and regroup, but planning for the next commencement this summer will not be far behind.
This spring Penn State expects to award, University-wide, a total of approximately 12,821 diplomas to students who are completing 568 associate, 10,296 baccalaureate, 1,346 master's, 141 medical, 246 law and 223 doctoral degrees. (Figures listed are estimates as of April 1; totals do not include Penn College.)
For more information about Penn State Commencement, visit http://commencement.psu.edu/. For individual college and campus event and speaker details, visit http://news.psu.edu/story/271563/2013/04/03/academics/penn-state-announces-spring-2013-commencement-events-and-speakers.


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March 10, 2009
LOS ANGELES - The UC Santa Barbara baseball team's six-game winning streak came to an end on Tuesday as the Gauchos, ranked as high as No. 23, lost to the Bruins 5-3.
UCSB (9-3) was coming off a four-game sweep over Loyola Marymount over the weekend and had moved into the Top-25 in both the Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America polls. The Gauchos had defeated then-ranked No. 9 UCLA, 7-6, at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium on Feb. 24.
But, after their big three starters - Mario Hollands, Joe Gardner and Mike Ford - had all pitched well in the sweep over LMU, the Gauchos had to resort to a staff day in which six different pitchers took the hill.
UCSB had just five hits against UCLA after rapping 44 over the weekend vs. LMU. Bruins starts Garrett Claypool allowed one run on three hits over five innings.
The Gauchos scored two runs in the sixth inning when UCLA second baseman Eddie Murray's error prevented a double play. Brian Gump (0-2, walk, run) scored on Robby Cummings' groundout and Ryan Cavan, who reached on Murray's error, scored moments later on a passed ball.
That gave the Gauchos a 3-2 lead, but Clayton Edwards, who allowed three runs on six hits in 3.1 innings, was unable to keep the Bruins off the board. Two singles opened the sixth and after an out, a wild pitch scored one run. Moments later a single gave UCLA a 4-3 lead.
UCSB scored its first run in the fourth when Cavan doubled to start the inning, moved to third on an errant pickoff attempt by Claypool, and scored on Eric Oliver's groundout.
Marty Mullins led the Gauchos with two hits, including a double, while Ryan Tregoning and Matt Valaika each had a hit. Three of UCSB's five hits were doubles.
Despite the loss UCSB is still off to its best start since 1996 and the Gauchos will play a four-game series at St. Mary's this weekend.
The Gauchos return home on Mar. 22 to face UC Riverside in a brief two-game series. Season tickets for the best seats at Caesar Uyesaka are still available by clicking here. Every fan who purchases a ticket will receive a free baseball hat just like the one worn on the field.


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- Take Aldactone by mouth with or without food. If stomach upset occurs, take with food to reduce stomach irritation.
- Aldactone may increase the amount of urine or cause you to urinate more often when you first start taking it. To keep this from disturbing your sleep, try to take your dose before 6 pm.
- If you miss a dose of Aldactone, take it as soon as possible. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once. If more than one dose is missed, restart the medication and advise your doctor or pharmacist at your next appointment.
Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use Aldactone.
Store Aldactone at room temperature, between 59 and 77 degrees F (15 and 25 degrees C), in a tightly closed container. Store away from heat, moisture, and light. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep Aldactone out of the reach of children and away from pets.
Active Ingredient: Spironolactone.
Do NOT use Aldactone if:
- you are allergic to any ingredient in Aldactone
- you are unable to urinate, have severe kidney problems, or have high blood potassium levels
- you are taking a potassium supplement, another potassium-sparing diuretic (eg, amiloride, triamterene), or another aldosterone-blocker (eg, eplerenone).
Contact your doctor or health care provider right away if any of these apply to you.
Some medical conditions may interact with Aldactone. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have any medical conditions, especially if any of the following apply to you:
- if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding
- if you are taking any prescription or nonprescription medicine, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement
- if you have allergies to medicines, foods, or other substances
- if you have high acidity in your body fluids; low blood sodium levels; high blood potassium levels; kidney, liver, or heart disease; diabetes; or high urea or nitrogen in your blood
- if you have menstrual disease.
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- Adrenocorticotropic hormone (corticotropin) (ACTH) or corticosteroids (eg, prednisone) or because low blood electrolyte levels may occur
- Barbiturates (eg, phenobarbital) or narcotics (eg, morphine) because dizziness upon standing may occur
- Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors (eg, enalapril), angiotensin II receptor antagonists (eg, valsartan), cyclosporine, macrolide immunosuppressives (eg, tacrolimus), other aldosterone-blockers (eg, eplerenone), other potassium sparing diuretics (eg, amiloride, triamterene), or potassium supplements because high blood potassium levels may occur (eg, listlessness, confusion, abnormal skin sensations of the arms and legs, heaviness of limbs, slowed heart rate, irregular heart rhythm, potentially life-threatening slow or irregular heartbeat)
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (eg, indomethacin) because they may decrease Aldactone's effectiveness and increase the risk of kidney problems and high blood potassium
- Digoxin, digitoxin, lithium, nondepolarizing muscle relaxants (eg, tubocurarine), or quinidine because the risk of their side effects and toxicity may be increased by Aldactone
- Pressor amines (eg, norepinephrine) because their effectiveness may be decreased by Aldactone.
This may not be a complete list of all interactions that may occur. Ask your health care provider if Aldactone may interact with other medicines that you take. Check with your health care provider before you start, stop, or change the dose of any medicine.
Important safety information:
- Aldactone may cause dizziness or drowsiness. These effects may be worse if you take it with alcohol or certain medicines. Use Aldactone with caution. Do not drive or perform other possibly unsafe tasks until you know how you react to it.
- Aldactone can raise your body's potassium levels. This is more likely to occur in people with kidney problems or diabetes, in the elderly, or if the patient is severely ill. Potassium levels must be closely monitored in people with any of these problems or illnesses. If not treated, high potassium levels can be fatal.
- Check with your doctor before you use a salt substitute or a product that has potassium in it.
- Lab tests, including kidney function, blood pressure, blood potassium, and chemistries, may be performed while you use Aldactone. These tests may be used to monitor your condition or check for side effects. Be sure to keep all doctor and lab appointments.
- Use Aldactone with caution in the elderly; they may be more sensitive to its effects.
- Aldactone should be used with extreme caution in children; safety and effectiveness in children have not been confirmed.
- Pregnancy and breast-feeding: If you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits and risks of using Aldactone while you are pregnant. Aldactone is found in breast milk. Do not breast-feed while taking Aldactone.
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This is not a complete list of all side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, contact your health care provider.
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|Preliminary plans are underway for an array of new radio telescopes on the far side of the moon. The Lunar Array for Radio Cosmology (LARC) is planned as an array of hundreds of telescope modules designed to pick up very-low-frequency radio emissions, and would cover an area of up to two square kilometers. The project is just in its initial planning stages, however, with construction unlikely to begin until at least 2025. In this segment, Joe Palca talks with one of the researchers on the LARC project about the future observatories and what science would stand to gain from such an ambitious telescope project.


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It wasn't quite as bloody as the Red Wedding, but Sunday's episode of "The Good Wife," "Dramatics, Your Honor," left viewers reeling following the sudden, violent death of a beloved central character. Needless to say, if you're not caught up on your DVR, stop reading immediately.
In what may go down as one of the most unexpected farewells in TV history, high-powered lawyer Will Gardner (Josh Charles), the on-again, off-again love interest-turned-rival of protagonist Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies) was shot in a courtroom by a deranged client, college student Jeffrey Grant (Hunter Parris).
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Few, if any, could have seen this twist coming. Since "The Good Wife" premiered in 2009, Will has played a pivotal role in the series, providing his old friend Alicia with a much-needed job in the wake of a very public sex scandal involving her husband, state's attorney Peter Florrick (Chris Noth). There was no foreshadowing of Will's sudden death, and news of Charles' departure had miraculously not leaked to the media.
The friendship between Will and Alicia gradually blossomed into a short-lived but passionate romance, one that she ended to focus on her children, but the mutual attraction never really went away. This season, which has earned renewed praise from the critics, the relationship curdled into professional rivalry, as Alicia departed to start her own law firm. Fans never quite gave up on "Willicia," however, and the frost between the two was just beginning to thaw, making this latest development all the more poignant.
Even the timing of Will's death is unusual, arriving in late March rather than in a season finale or sweeps period. But as Charles explained in an interview with TV Line, he asked the Kings to write him out of the show last year and decided he'd rather not do a full season. In a video released by CBS, posted below, the actor explained that he was "ready for the next chapter in my life both creatively and personally."
Charles, who received an Emmy nomination for the role in 2011 and a Golden Globe nod earlier this year, will stop by "The Late Show with David Letterman" on Monday to discuss his decision. "Sending out all my love to #TheGoodWife fans! Playing Will Gardner was an honor and a pleasure. Thanks for all of your support & kind words!," Charles tweeted Sunday.
Perhaps anticipating a backlash from viewers, series creators and show runners Robert and Michelle King posted a letter on the show's website explaining their decision to send Will to that blue-chip law firm in the sky, rather than writing him off in less dramatic fashion.
"We could 'send him off to Seattle,' he could be disbarred, or get married, or go off to Borneo to do good works," they wrote. "But there was something in the passion that Will and Alicia shared that made distance a meager hurdle. The brutal honesty and reality of death speaks to the truth and tragedy of bad timing for these two characters. Will's death propels Alicia into her newest incarnation."
We have yet to see what that new incarnation will be: Sunday's episode ended just as Alicia was about to learn of Will's tragic demise. But in the video from CBS, Michelle King hinted that his loss will "impact every area of her life."
"It makes her start to rethink everything," Margulies said. "You've seen her through this whole journey of trying to stand up on her own two feet out of necessity. And now I think she is going to look a little deeper inside herself rather than just be in survival mode."
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As The Wall Street Journal recently demonstrated, the hosts of the Fox and CBS NFL pregame shows do a lot of laughing. With that in mind, we've reduced Sunday's programs to their essence—dudes chuckling over something or other.
That's a lot of laughter, a great deal of which seems wholly unwarranted. Just what is so funny to these guys? Going by audience response alone, you'd think Boomer Esiason's inability to make his game picks and Howie Long's Jack Nicholson-in-The Departed impression are funnier than a Lenny Bruce-Mitch Hedberg double bill. That seems doubtful.
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Ukrainian opposition activists clash with riot police on July 4, 2012 during a protest in Kiev against a new language law. Several people were left covered in blood and broken glass littered the street. The police used tear gas in an apparent bid to bring the situation under control.
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The Silit shallow casserole pan is guaranteed to become a firm favourite in any kitchen. Especially since it is so practical and talented: fry your meat, pour in your sauce and cook slowly on the hob or in the oven – all in one go. Who needs a frying pan and a deep casserole pan when you can do everything in the one pan: tender, succulent stews and tasty beef casseroles have never been easier. Thanks to the raised rim, hardly any fat splashes over, and only a small amount of liquid is needed for stewing. At the same time, the rim is lower than on the deep casserole pans, allowing liquids to evaporate faster and meat to be turned easily. Since the shallow casserole pan is a kitchen classic, it is included in all 4-piece Silit pan sets.
The high-quality Silit Vitaliano cookware in the trendy colours Vanilla, Rosso and Nero is not only extremely attractive, but also extremely convenient – appealing to more than just lovers of Italian cuisine. Whether you're preparing a small meal or several courses, the Vitaliano family has the right pan for every occasion. For example, the saucepan can be used for simmering a fresh tomato sauce, while gently cooking fish and vegetables in the steamer. The braising pan can be used to rustle up a gourmet meat dish, while ensuring pasta never boils over in the pasta pot with insert. And thanks to the see-through lid made of heat-resistant glass, you can keep an eye on what's cooking at any time. The hollow handles are ovenproof and the wide pouring rim facilitates pouring and draining. The series with the non-porous closed Silargan surface also includes a deep and shallow casserole pan and a stewpot in various sizes as well as a stockpot (8.5 litre). All items can be cleaned in the dishwasher and Silit gives a 30-year guarantee on the inner and outer ceramic Silargan surface if the product is used as intended**. ** The 30-year guarantee is for the inner and outer ceramic Silargan surface of the cookware. The guarantee only applies if the product is used as intended. Further details about the scope of the guarantee and proper use can be found in the instructions for use enclosed with the products.
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Alyssa Steinhoff - Conservation & Environment, Shark Conservation in Fiji
My fascination with the underwater world began at a very young age. As I got older my curiosity continued and, as I travelled, opportunities to explore the ocean became more possible. I knew that I wanted to volunteer during my holiday between my first and second year at university and I knew that I wanted to be able to help save the amazing creatures that live in our world's oceans that I had always been so fascinated with.
As my search for the perfect volunteer programme began, I read the description for the Fiji Shark Conservation project and knew instantly that it was the right project for me.
Volunteering in Fiji
It was finally time for me to leave for Fiji and although I was more nervous than I'd ever been before, I couldn't wait to leave. After 35 hours of travelling, I finally touched down into Nadi, Fiji. I still had a three hour bus ride to the Arts Village and although I was exhausted, I couldn't even begin to think about sleeping.
I was amazed by all the scenery around me. There were beautiful beaches one minute and dark green forests the next, as well as friendly locals all around me on the bus. I chatted with locals as we made our way along the coast of the mainland and after three hours I finally arrived in Pacific Harbour.
Being picked up at the Arts Village in Pacific Harbour was my first experience with the amazing Projects Aboard staff. We made our way to the apartments and when I walked in, I felt instantly at home. I was greeted by our outstanding house chef with a nice big meal and happy faces of other volunteers that had just returned from a dive. The other volunteers included me in all of their activities for the rest of the day and taught me so much about the project.
Conservation in Fiji
Soon it was time to learn to dive. My first breath underwater taken at the bottom of a pool felt amazing. I was nervous and it felt unnatural to breathe deeply underwater, but after a few seconds, it felt like second nature.
After my dive course that day I began my first real work for the Shark Conservation project - planting mangroves! I learned all about the importance of mangroves to our planet from protecting coastlines to providing a safe habitat for baby sharks and fish and this began my passion for helping plant mangroves as well. Several other volunteers and I headed outside, turned on some fun music, and began singing and working away in the mangrove nursery. I had a blast! After that day I knew I was going to love the rest of my time working on the project.
After a few more days of settling in, I got to go on my first Survey Dive! I was beyond excited to get back in the ocean to see the amazing underwater world again and hadn't seen any sharks on my dive course. After doing more initial training with a staff member and a few other volunteers, we turned to join the rest of the group on the survey dive but were distracted by the site of a huge and magnificent spotted eagle ray! It was amazing and so graceful as it swam through the water. Shortly after, a volunteer signalled to me that there was a white tip reef shark nearby! I was so excited and so overwhelmed but I knew that I absolutely loved being under the water.
As my weeks went on, I got more and more involved in the project and fell more and more in love with sharks. I woke up each day excited to start my work and learn more about the sharks and fish in the area and how we can help save them. Unfortunately, my time at the project came to an end and it was time for me to head home. Now that I am home I am so thankful for all that I learned while working on the project.
Alyssa Steinhoff
Dit verhaal is een persoonlijke ervaring van een vrijwilliger op dit project en dus een momentopname. Houd er rekening mee dat jouw ervaring hiervan af kan wijken. Onze projecten veranderen constant, omdat we inspelen op de lokale behoefte en we voortborduren op de behaalde resultaten. Ook verschillende weersomstandigheden kunnen de ervaring beïnvloeden. Lees meer over wat je kunt verwachten van dit project of neem contact met ons op voor meer informatie.


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As a photographer with an interest in our native birds there is one bird in particular that is not well known to the average person and many would probably not see, unless being very observant, is the Whitehead. Apart from the obvious, they have a mostly white head and are endemic to New Zealand. Trying to photograph a Whitehead can be frustrating as they move in small flocks from tree to tree. The Turitea Reserve is a great location where you will most likely encounter them along one of the many walkways through and around the reserve.
To the untrained you could be mistaken for thinking a noisy flock of birds around you is just sparrows or silvereyes, but look a little closely, as you could be among whiteheads. Preferring native and older exotic forest they are doing well in the Turitea bush.
Like our little Grey Warbler, who often become the host parents for the Shinning Cuckoo, the Whiteheads, at just 15cm, are the main host bird of the Long-tailed Cuckoo which is many times larger at a massive 40cm, so whole family groups all help to feed the large hungry Cuckoo chicks.
So do check out our wonderful walkways and keep your eyes and ears open, and camera ready!
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This article appeared in Energy Bulletin on October 8, 2011
|Here I am at the Lamy, NM station waiting for Amtrak's Southwest Chief
Last year I made a goal to take all the major Amtrak long haul lines at least once. In effect, I had become a rail fan as a result of riding the Empire Builder across the top of the country from Chicago to western Montana and back. That 32-hour ride (one-way) was such an engaging and fun experience that I had to have more of it.
This year I will add two more lines: the Southwest Chief, which retraces the old Santa Fe Trail through Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico and the City of New Orleans, which follows the Mississippi River all the way south to the Big Easy.
In explaining why I find train travel so appealing, my ultimate mission is to encourage others to take the train and thus help grow a constituency that may act as enthusiastic lobbyists for a public long-haul transportation system. I believe that re-building the rail system we disassembled after World War II in favor of an extensive air and interstate highway network is one of many ways we might steer ourselves toward a more sustainable energy future.
Beyond these environmental and political concerns, trains can provide Americans with at least one other option to the frenzied and frustrating tangle of our airports and freeways. And, passengers can witness the fantastic landscapes of our country unavailable to them when they fly 500 miles per hour at 30,000 feet or drive 70 on the superhighways. They may find that "Slow Travel" is as aesthetically pleasing and romantic as the Slow Food movement has been because it encourages people to notice and savor the landscape.
Slow travel is not about covering miles to reach a destination but rather about allowing yourself to be transported from one world to another by letting the land speak to you. This is especially available to passengers on the Southwest Chief.
As the train rumbles, squeaks, rattles and sways, you move from one time zone, one region and one reality to another. This constant rhythm and sonorous background is soothing to the soul and it engenders a solitude that's good for reading, writing, thinking, dreaming, contemplating or sleeping. Of course, a lot of people tune into the Internet, play video games or watch movies to pass the time. However, if you gaze out the window and study the panorama before you, you open yourself up to a new awareness focused on the "life of the land" and its history.
As you pass the tall corn of Illinois, Iowa and Missouri you realize how it is possible this grain is so plentiful in our food products (and biofuels), and that the golden brown wheat of Kansas will provide our daily bread. On the Colorado plains where the buffalo once roamed are grazing cattle that will be meat for our tables. This state's forests and rushing rivers are quite a contrast to the eroded hillsides, gullies and dry riverbeds of the desert lands and reveal the important role water plays in these parts. The flat yellow plains of New Mexico support only a handful of trees while the mountainous areas are covered with fragrant sagebrush, junipers and pinion pines under a clear blue sky. Big square buttes sit atop humpy mountains. No wonder the ancient peoples who lived here 10,000 years ago concocted a nature religion.
Throughout the journey in lonely, secluded places TV antennas poke out of small prefab houses or mobile homes while at night their soft, yellow lights capture the essence of home, comfort and tranquility. Then, the wood-frame farmhouses with their collapsed, sun-blanched roofs confirm that an old way of life has disappeared.
Everywhere are fences and in key places are tall or short telephone poles with crossbars sometimes crooked by design. These signify the effort to civilize the land. What time and energy it took to construct them! But they are nothing compared to the mountains where sedimentation, uplift, water and erosion have formed them over millions of years.
Trains go through towns, most of them old downtowns, with late nineteenth century Italianate architecture, a refreshing change from the predictable glass and steel skyscrapers of our modern age. Worn-off lettering on their red brick walls advertise businesses long gone but not entirely forgotten. Train stationhouses vary in color, style and materials but the sentiments of the people coming and going there are the same: broad, happy smiles of welcome to family and friends or tears and somber faces saying goodbye.
America's junkyards sit along the rail lines in nearly every town with their rusted out cars and heaps of concrete and twisted metal. They are a pretty dreadful sight! These remains represent the past, too, the industrial past, as well as the clarion call for a new, more sustainable way of life.
Wagon Mound is a teeny-tiny town in northeastern New Mexico with a giant-size butte. Amtrak's route guide indicates that it served as a landmark for pioneers going westward on the old Santa Fe Trail. Imagine their relief when they saw it after a six to eight week journey over 600-700 miles from western Missouri. The butte is a sign for me, too, that my 24-hour journey from Chicago is just about over, only I've spent it in a comfortable setting with soft seats, adequate food and water and safety.
In truth, long haul trains are romantic and sensual because other than keeping on schedule, time is not a priority. For one thing, you are treated to good, old-fashioned service. As you board the train, the conductor and attendants welcome you, handle your bags and offer you pillows.
The seats are very comfortable and you have a lot of legroom and a big window to look out. The lounge car provides an even better view with a clear top ceiling. It also provides electrical plugs and Internet connections. The dining car gives you almost a 360-degree view and if you time it right, you can have your breakfast during sunrise and your dinner at sunset. On my return train I had dinner over the grassy Colorado plains where a bright yellow sun dipped below the horizon as purple mountains stood tall in the background amid the reds, pinks, blues and lavender clouds streaking the sky. There's not much as scenic or simple as Nature's paintbrush!
Railway workers tend to be jaunty and a little quirky rather than staid and technical like airline pilots.
"La Junta (Colorado) is the next stop," says the announcer with an emphasis on the "J" and ending the word with a lilt.
"Here is beautiful, downtown Princeton (near Chicago)," he says another time.
In the dining car wait staff routinely joke around with each other and with passengers. Many people who work the rails are avid rail fans themselves, only they are able to play the part. Dinner is an especially exciting challenge for the servers who must contend with a wobble here and a jerky turn there. This alone is cause for conversation.
My attendant on the way to Santa Fe must have been a history buff as he shared stories about key points of interest once we reached Colorado and New Mexico. For example, he told us about the Civil War battle in Glorietta, NM (I didn't know the war was out there) and alerted us to a particularly scenic spot. Going through such places make them real rather than abstractions on a map!
Trains are a safe way to travel. Conductors and attendants pass through the entire train from time to time throughout the trip to make sure all is well. They help you if you need anything, have a question or just want to talk a bit. In other words, they have time for you and give it rather freely.
If you book a sleeper, an attendant makes up your bed in the evening and tears it down in the morning. He also makes sure you have water and coffee during the trip and access to the New York Times in the morning.
Stretching out on a bed at night is a welcome change from the day's seated position. The bed vibrates a little amid the thumping of wheels on tracks, but it provides a better sedative than Sominex.
Throughout the night but especially during bedtime and morning you hear the occasional slam of compartment doors as well as the low creaks and squawks of train cars rub against each other. Someone might walk by in pajamas on the way to the bathroom or shower. This is train culture, too, and it's a fun diversion from ordinary conventions!
Taking a shower on a train is a particularly unique experience and not just because you are in a moving object. One shower stall is supposed to accommodate everyone in your car and somehow everyone who wants one gets it. Actually, this is a rare opportunity to share space and you see that it really works. The shower is a tight squeeze but the water is hot and the hand-held nozzle gives you greater flexibility to bathe your entire body.
I've slept in coach in my clothes for 34 hours and I've taken a shower in sleeper class after an overnight. The latter is surely better, and I felt clean, refreshed and ready for a new day. Amtrak provides soap and clean towels.
Riding a long haul train at night has its own special enchantment. Streetlights and building lamps glow slightly higher than the horizon. A lonely car moves through a sleepy town. Red warning lights flash and clang their bells at crossings. Tall, dimly lit grain elevators rise up in farmlands; they are the rural skyscrapers. Little red lights blink at the top of communication towers. Finally, and most importantly, you get a rare view of the stars.
Yes, yes, yes, there are disadvantages to the train. They're not always on time. The aisles are small and making it difficult to walk as the train bounces on the tracks, especially when you must pass people going in the opposite direction. You excuse yourself, maybe laugh at the struggle, figure out who goes first and politely pass. Actually, this is an example of what goes on in public space, a phenomenon we have gotten away from as we rely on private transportation, our cars, to get us to where we want to go.
In truth, trains are among the last public spaces left in our impersonal, high-security, privatized society and they demand a different kind of behavior. You must interact with other passengers—strangers—in a respectful, face-to-face way. And, people seem to want—and conductors try to ensure—an environment that is absent the omnipresent cacophony of electronic devices and boisterous talking simply because you all are travelers on the same train. Of course, the Lounge Car is available for those who prefer more spirited interaction.
As with any public space, trains beckon you to explore them in a number of ways. You can walk from car to car to stretch your legs, use the restroom or get a snack. You can go to the Lounge Car to play cards, observe the scenery or just find a new place to sit. You can also go to the Dining Car for a delicious meal at a table that is complete with a tablecloth, cloth napkins, real silverware and friendly, unrushed servers. Because space is limited and every seat a premium, you are seated with other passengers if you are alone or traveling with one or two others. This is how you meet some interesting people who are usually willing to share their lives or some stories with you.
And, then you learn something else about public space that is totally unexpected: the passengers develop a degree of trust among themselves. In riding with people a long way, you at least recognize them even if you don't talk to them. Some you get to know through casual conversation. That's when you realize that our more privatized society has actually cut us off from each other and made us more suspicious that some unknown thug will jump out from the shadows to rob, beat or kill us. The train reminds us that indeed there is another way.
Finally, the return home after a long cross-country train ride is particularly sweet because the time you've spent and space you've traversed are now a part of you—and, you've traveled it slowly!


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Here are some of my favorite wedding songs, defined as songs that are great to play during (Indian) weddings, especially during music parties that many weddings devote an evening to. (They are often combined with the Mehndi/Henna night.) The term 'shaadi ka pavitra bandhan' (the immaculate institution of marriage) is ubiquitous in the movies, and many of these songs deliberately include interesting, and often amusing, commentary on it.
The vast majority of these are from films released in my lifetime. The only other filter is that the songs involve dancing. This is partly because the choreography in each case captures the essence and color of the Indian wedding. This is also because I'd rather not get into the mandatory bidaai (farewell) song on behalf of the bride. :)
As always, please add your favorites. Such a universal theme means there are literally tons and tons of good songs all over the place. All videos are accessible on YouTube as of the publication of this post.
- Ghoonghat Ki Aad Se from Hum Hain Raahi Pyaar Ke (1993), with music by Nadeem-Shravan, lyrics by Sameer, and vocals by Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik. The first song I mention is an outlier in this list. Good luck dancing to this at the next wedding you attend. But every wedding needs a bride and a groom. And Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla (haaye Allah!) are a filmy couple second to none. (PS: Did you really think this wasn't going to make it? :P)
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- The fabulous Antakshari song from Maine Pyaar Kiya (1989) is not essentially a wedding song, but what's a wedding without a few good bouts of antakshari? It aligns well with the theme of togetherness and celebration, and it's from one of the most insanely popular films of all time. Lyrics by Dev Kohli, music by Ram Lakshman, and vocals by S.P.Balasubramaniam, Lata Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeshkar, Shailendra Singh.
- Didi Tera Devar from Hum Aapke Hain Kaun (1994), with music by Ram-Lakshman, lyrics by Dev Kohli, and vocals by Lata Mangeshkar and S. P. Balasubramaniam. Dear God: I miss Madhuri Dixit. Many more beautiful wedding-themed songs in this film, Wah Wah Ramji being my favorite.
- Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna from Dilwaale Dulhania Le Jaayenge (1995), with music by Jatin-Lalit, lyrics by Anand Bakshi, and vocals by Lata Mangeshkar and Udit Narayan. Of course.
- Banno Rani (link to audio) from 1947 Earth (1998), with music by A. R. Rahman, lyrics by Javed Akhtar, and vocals by Sadhana Sargam. The film didn't contain the song in its entirety, but the bits that were included were enough to showcase the sparkling chemistry between Aamir and Nandita Das. If you haven't seen the film, please stop the video 2:20 in.
- Yeh Ladki Haaye Allah from Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001), with music by Jatin-Lalit, lyrics by Sameer, and vocals by Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik. I have a confession to make. In a movie starring Kajol, Rani Mukherjee, and Kareena Kapoor, I came away appreciating Simone Singh the most! This is beautifully choreographed. As is the Simone-less Bole Chudiyan.
- Chhalka Re and Naina Milaike from Saathiya (2002). Vocals by Richa Sharma and Mahalaxmi Iyer, and Sadhana Sargam and Madhushree respectively. Music by A. R. Rahman and lyrics by Gulzar. I want my Rani back!
- Maahi Ve from Kal Ho Na Ho (2003), with music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, lyrics by Javed Akhtar, and vocals by Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, Sadhana Sargam, Shankar Mahadevan, and Madhushree. Fun, fun, song, which has the festive December vibe all over it.
- Mujhse Shaadi Karogi from Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), starring Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Priyanka Chopra, and with music by Sajid-Wajid, lyrics by Jalees Sherwani, and vocals by Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, and Sunidhi Chauhan. Is there a better way to pop the question? Check. Is there a better way to pop the question in a film starring Amrish Puri? Probably not. Also refer to the song Mujhse Shaadi Karogi from Dulhan Hum Le Jaayenge (2000), starring Salman Khan and Karisma Kapoor.
- Mele Chaliya from Yahaan (2005), starring Jimmy Shergill and Minisha Lamba, and with music by Shantanu Moitra and vocals by Shreya Ghosal. It's a beautiful and authentic song, and the film it's in is quite good too.
- Nagada Baja from Jab We Met (2007), starring Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor, and with music by Pritam, lyrics by Irshad Kamil, and vocals by Sonu Nigam and Javed Ali. The tempo to this song is unbelievable, and its choreography is probably among the best of the decade. (Shahid's easily the best dancer of all current actors, but you knew that.) Pritam couldn't possibly have plagiarized the tune -- the roots to the song lie in Indian folk music. :) Seen and heard Asha Bhosle and Sonu Nigam perform variants of this song live, the energy levels in those situations were even better.
- Tenu Leke (I'll take you along) from Salaam-e-Ishq (2007), starring Salman Khan and Priyanka Chopra, with music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, lyrics by Sameer, and vocals by Sonu Nigam and Mahalaxmi Iyer. This, like the soundtrack it belongs to, is a personal favorite. From the weddings I've attended in the past couple of years, I sense it's an overwhelming favorite. It's also particularly good for live bands. And it goes really well with the title song of the film. One of my favorite December albums.
- Mastam Mastam (dedicated post here) from Yuvvraaj (2008), starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif, with music by A. R. Rahman, lyrics by Gulzar, and vocals by Sonu Nigam. I simply love this song! The lyrics, the sounds, the choreography, and oodles of heart.
- Thoda Thoda Pyaar from Love Aaj Kal (2009), with music by Pritam, lyrics by Irshad Kamil, and vocals by Sunidhi Chauhan. Going by his track record, chances are good Pritam has plagiarized here, but this one makes it for the vocals and lyrics, nonetheless.


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NottsWatch and CNNWC (City) joint Conference 201226/09/2012
|The Conference arrangements are nearing completion and registrations can now be accepted, including on-line via the CNNWC web site www.neighbourhoodwatchcouncil.co.uk . It is on Saturday 24th November 2012 at County Hall, West Bridgford with the kind support of the County Council. It will finish at 1.15pm, followed by a buffet lunch and an exhibition. The theme is "The role of the community in neighbourhood policing" and will include a problem-solving session and examples, by those involved, of how some neighbourhoods have solved serious local problems. Government Minister Kenneth Clarke MP and Nottinghamshire's Assistant Chief Constable Susannah Fish are the opening speakers. The newly-appointed Police and Crime Commissioner will be introduced.
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A St. Johns County man faces a minimum of 10 years in federal prison after a federal jury found him guilty on methamphetamine-related charges.
Frank Higginbotham, 36, of Hastings, was found guilty Thursday of one count of conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine and one count of distribution of methamphetamine, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
He faces up to 20 years in federal prison for the distribution charge. A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for June 3.
"According to testimony and evidence presented at trial, Higginbotham manufactured and sold methamphetamine at various locations in St. Johns County," according to the release. "During the conspiracy, methamphetamine users gave Higginbotham boxes of medication containing pseudoephedrine in exchange for methamphetamine."
Pseudoephedrine is an ingredient in cold medicines as well as in methamphetamine.
Higginbotham sold meth to an undercover Drug Enforcement Administration agent on Feb. 13, 2012.
Higginbotham was indicted on Aug. 2, 2012.
The DEA and the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office investigated the case.