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Playing the keyboard/drums, writing music, origami, dancing, magic tricks, bike riding, Guitar Hero III
Physics and Chemistry Club, Science Olympiad, Mu Alpha Theta, Odyssey of the Mind, Columbia University Science Honors Program
U.S. Physics Olympiad Semifinalist (2009), Harvard MIT Mathematics Tournament -2nd Place in Calculus (2009), PUMaC Individual Finalist (2009), AMC 12 School Winner (2010), AIME (2008-10), New Jersey Science League - Top 10% in Physics II and Physics C (2008 & 2009)
I guess I'm not the kind of person who can do homework while listening to my iPod; when I focus on something, it seems to demand my full attention. Origami, one of my passions, has taught me how meticulous precision can turn an ordinary sheet of paper into the classical paper crane, a beautiful rose, or for slightly more challenging purposes, the intersecting five unit tetrahedron. I also like to write my own music. The arduous process of entering numbers one by one into a MIDI sequencer (I use a program called TabIt) can turn a mere collection of computational data into a lively musical composition. Even though they are simply hobbies, I have always felt a sense of accomplishment after putting an undivided effort into my projects and testing the limits of my potential.
Perhaps this is why I was naturally attracted to physics. I first recognized this attraction when I received a past U.S Physics Quarterfinal Exam for practice. I realized that each problem required something other than a great deal of knowledge or a terrific memory-in fact, all the problems could have been solved elegantly using very little information. The challenge simply lay in finding the right perspective and applying those few laws that govern our universe.
It is absolutely thrilling to know that I can pursue this discipline as part of the U.S. Physics Team and I would like to thank Dr. Garg and Dr. Çakir, two teachers who have always encouraged me to do my best in math and science.
On another note, I have recently been trying to learn the acoustic guitar. Unfortunately, I can't seem to make too much sense of it yet. Wish me luck.
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The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations said Tuesday that it would release on Thursday its report, "The Collapse of MF Global."
"Our investigation is essentially an autopsy of how MF Global came to its ultimate demise and what policy changes need to be made to prevent similar customer losses in the future," said the subcommittee's chairman, Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, in a statement. "We must restore confidence and integrity to the futures markets and send a strong signal to customers that their accounts are safe and secure."
The subcommittee says its investigation has involved three hearings, more than 50 interviews and the review of more than 243,000 documents obtained from MF Global, its former employees, federal regulators and other sources.
"MF Global customers deserve to know how and why their funds went missing; market participants deserve to know whether regulatory lapses have been identified and corrected; and taxpayers deserve to know that policymakers and regulators have been held accountable," Neugebauer said.
In late August, prosecutors dropped their criminal investigation into the former Goldman Sachs head/governor of New Jersey/disgraced MF Global CEO, Jon Corzine. The New York Times also reported at the time that Corzine might start a hedge fund.
Corzine testified before a House Committee last December, stating that he "apologized both personally and on behalf of my company" for both MF Global's failure and for the nearly $1.2 billion in client funds that appear to be missing. "I simply do not know where the money is," Corzine testified, "or why the accounts have not been reconciled to date."
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The former UFC lightweight lost his two fights in the octagon, which came after a 17-month layoff from competition due to an assortment of injuries.
So Torres (19-4), who fights fellow lightweight Akbarh Arreola (19-5-1) at tonight's "Shooto Brazil: Fight for B.O.P.E." event in Rio de Janeiro, now competes for the sixth time since April. He believes staying busy is his key to success.
"What hurt me worst was the lack of rhythm," Torres told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) about his UFC stint, which included decision losses to Melvin Guillard and Jacob Volkmann in 2010. "Before my (UFC) debut, I had to stay inactive for over one year due both a knee and an eye surgery. I wanted to enter the UFC in a sharper condition, but God knows what he does."
Tonight, Torres looks for his seventh straight victory. He also look to improve to 6-0 in 2011 when he return to Shooto Brazil. Tonight's event serves as a fundraiser for the Batalhao de Operacoes Policiais Especiais (Special Police Operations Battalion), and the private event is being held at one of the special-forces battalion's training facilities.
Torres admits the event, which HDNet airs via one-day delay on Friday (10 p.m. ET), isn't his normal gig.
"It will be very different," he said. "I never fought at an event like this before, but it will be a good experience."
To prepare for the bout, Torres has trained at Nova Uniao with notables such as UFC champ Jose Aldo, Marlon Sandro, Leo Santos and Hagran Dias. With master Andre Pederneiras overseeing his camp, he's confident.
"I train with the best light fighters in the world," he said. "[Arreola] is very complete with good groundwork, and (he's) a dangerous striker. I'll have to be flawless with my jiu-jitsu. He's very fast, so the sharper I am, the better for me."
At 36 years old, Torres knows his remaining time in the sport is limited. But he's committed to a busy schedule, which includes another fight (in Manaus) on Sept. 14. And if he keeps winning in his native Brazil, where he owns a 20-2 record, he hopes it'll lead back to the octagon.
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It's a lovely day (at the moment), and I am sitting in my garden office, looking at two monitors, and with two notebooks in front of me. Friday is usually my day for consolidating to-do lists, and sorting out a supplementary 'when to-do' list which wraps around meetings and travel plans for the next week.
A snapshot of my current list includes:
- proofreading The Archaeologist
- setting up a IfA Practice Papers review
- Conference 2013 business plan
- write/ edit/ deliver eBulletin
- review Communications and Recruitment strategy
- project design for 'A client toolkit; archaeology, development and planning in 2013'
Not a lot on there to do with the perceived job as a traditional archaeologist – but then, as is noticeable from other blogs, the life of an archaeologist in 2012 isn't always (or often) one of fieldwork, investigation and discovery.
I work for the Institute of Archaeologists, a UK based professional institute for archaeologists anywhere in the world. We are a member organisation with a specific remit of setting standards for the study and care of the historic environment. The Institute is driven by a strategic vision (it's on our website) and along with the very practical and administrative list if things to do, IfA's big visionary targets are designed to have an impact: to raise the profile of archaeology and improve the status of archaeologists in society, to inspire excellence in professional practice, develop a stronger influence over policy affecting the historic environment, and to give archaeologists a credible, effective and efficient professional institute.
This year IfA are moving ever closer to making an application to become a Chartered Institute – for me it's a really exciting prospect and an equally exciting time to be working for the professional body. I am passionate about archaeology (especially vikings in the North Atlantic, and longhouses in Cumbria!), and I come from a background of archaeological research, commercial post excavation management and teaching (mainly with postgraduates). What I have realised as my career has developed, is that I am also passionate about the profession of archaeology, and about the professional status of archaeologists. My job at IfA suits me. Not only do I get the opportunity to shout about how great and how important archaeology is, but I get to promote the need to do it properly, to work to professional standards and to encompass an ethical code of conduct to all archaeologists.
Today's list may seem to be strictly administrative from some angles. From the one I'm working from, I can see how each 'thing to do' contributes to the overall vision and strategy which IfA has. The next issue of The Archaeologist (due out next month) reviews changes which our sector is facing, includes an interview with the Digventures team (who are trying out novel funding streams for archaeological digs), and summarises the current situation with jobs in British Archaeology. Setting up a review of current IfA Practice papers will ensure they are up-to-date, and that they cover the issues and techniques archaeologists want to know about. Every year the IfA conference includes three days of research, sector discussions, debates and training opportunities. The conference brings together 400 archaeologists who represent the full spectrum of the UK profession. In 2013 we will be descending on Birmingham – and sorting out the business plan is the first important step in making it happen. Every month we send out an eBulletin to all our members, providing an update on sector news, signposting to surveys, conferences and training, and letting members know what IfA staff and committees have been up to. The Communications and Recruitment Strategy is the tool that shapes my own job – essentially what should we be saying, to whom should be saying it? And using what means? The Recruitment strategy focuses on members – current and future. How do we be sure that our current membership is happy? How do we continue to recruit new members? Finally, the client toolkit is an idea I had when discussing how I could start to communicate the big messages to those non archaeologists who employ us, work alongside us and should benefit from the work we do. We need to make sure that everyone knows that archaeology is important, that it has a purpose and a role in society, and that archaeologists are professionals. It's a challenge, but a worthwhile one.
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Prosecutors in Florida reportedly offered to drop the prostitution charges against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. Over 100 people were charged last month in connection with a months-long investigation into a prostitution ring being run out of day spas across central Florida.
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On May 26 Kedrowski summitted Mount Everest after having to turn around only 800 feet from the summit in a terrible storm on May 20, less than a week earlier. The storm was the second deadliest in Everest History, claiming seven lives in one night. His story has been chronicled extensively as he was a witness and survived the worst tragedy on Everest since the 1996 disaster. Kedrowski will take the audience through his 2012 expedition and talk about his book about the Colorado 14ers, "Sleeping on the Summits, Colorado High Bivys," was one of the many ways he prepared mentally and physically for a climb of the highest mountain on earth. He will also be on hand to sign copies of the new book. In 2011, Kedrowski became the first person to camp and spend the night on the top Colorado's 55 Official 14ers: peaks over 14,000 feet. He achieved the feat from June 23 to Sept. 28 2011, a stretch of only 95 days from start to finish.
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Boys with urogenital birth defects are 33 percent more common in villages sprayed with DDT
(24 October 2009: VIDYYA MEDICAL NEWS SERVICE) -- Women who lived in villages sprayed with DDT to reduce malaria gave birth to 33 per cent more baby boys with urogenital birth defects (UGBD) between 2004 and 2006 than women in unsprayed villages, according to research published online by the UK-based urology journal BJUI.
And women who stayed at home in sprayed villages, rather than being a student or working, had 41 per cent more baby boys with UGBDs, such as missing testicles or problems with their urethra or penis.
The authors suggest that this is because they spent more time in homes where domestic DDT-based sprays are still commonly used to kill the mosquitos that cause malaria, even in areas where organised mass spraying no longer takes place.
Researchers led by the University of Pretoria in South Africa studied 3,310 boys born to women from the Limpopo Province, where DDT spraying was carried out in high-risk areas between 1995 and 2003 to control malaria. The study compared boys born to women in the 109 villages that were sprayed, with those born to women from the 97 villages that were not.
This showed that 357 of the boys included in the study – just under 11 per cent – had UGBDs. The incidence of UGBDs was significantly higher if the mother came from a sprayed village.
"If women are exposed to DDT, either through their diet or through the environment they live in, this can cause the chemical to build up in their body" explains lead author Professor Riana Bornman from the University's Department of Urology.
"DDT can cross the placenta and be present in breast milk and studies have shown that the residual concentration in the baby's umbilical cord are very similar to those in maternal blood.
"It has been estimated that if DDT exposure were to cease completely, it would still take ten to 20 years for an individual who had been exposed to the chemical to be clear of it. Our study was carried out on boys born between 2004 and 2006, five to nine years after official records showed that their mothers had been exposed to spraying.
"Records were not kept before 1995 in the Limpopo Province, but it is reasonable to assume that DDT was being used before that date to combat malaria.
"Although most countries have now banned the use of DDT, certain endemic malarial areas still use indoor residual spraying with DDT to decrease the incidence and spread of the disease, which is caused by mosquitoes."
The two-year study included 2,396 boys whose mothers had been exposed to DDT and 914 whose mothers had not.
A number of other factors were taken into account to rule out possible causes of the birth defects. These included smoking and drinking, the mother's age, how long she had lived in her village and her race. These all proved statistically insignificant.
The authors believe that their study highlights the importance of educating people in high-risk malaria areas about the dangers of DDT.
"The use of DDT has contributed to the success in reducing malarial transmission and malarial deaths in South and Southern Africa" says Professor Bornman.
"However, the present findings also strongly suggest that indoor residual spraying with DDT is associated with UGBDs in newborn boys.
"With global concerns about the effect of chemicals on health, and the possibility of malaria resurgence and spread as a result of climate change, all authorities should ensure that the general public, including those living under indoor residual spraying conditions, are aware of the possible health risks.
"Educating people living in the DDT-sprayed communities about ways of protecting themselves from undue DDT exposure needs to be carried out as a matter of extreme urgency.
"There must be long-term monitoring of possible environmental and human health impacts, particularly in those areas where DDT will be introduced as part of the fight against malaria.
"We are now carrying out further research to find out how indoor spraying using DDT-based products affects humans and how this risk can be reduced."
DDT and urogenital malformations in newborn boys in a malarial area. Bornman et al. BJUI. Online publication 23 October 2009. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.09003.x
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On Blogging, Life, and VandalismJuly 30, 2012
When I created this blog about a year and half ago I did it mainly to keep my parents (but really my mom) up to date with my attempts at decorating my first place. I admittedly thought it would be quite neat if I could get a few other people to come by and comment every so often, but that wasn't my goal. As time has gone by I've fallen into a trap, one I'm sure other bloggers have experienced - the numbers trap. Over time, I've had a few posts appear on some major blogs (my Dollarstore bookends were listed on Babble, and my Craigslist dresser was featured on Apartment Therapy) and those generated quite a bit of traffic to my little spot in cyberspace. For those of you non-bloggers traffic is measured in various ways, but it boils down to numbers, and those numbers can get addictive. When your numbers are going up it's a great feeling, but conversely when your numbers go down your emotions can too.
I didn't write a post at all last week which can be attributed to a few things, including writers block, plummeting traffic numbers leaving me feeling like this blog is pointless, and a few other things, one of which I'll get into below. I think since I started my blog, last week was one of the few weeks I've missed posting even a little something. It's an odd feeling – strangely I feel like somehow I've failed. I'm not quite sure who I've failed, but the emotion is there, and it's interfering mightily with my desire to blog at all.
I've never shared on my blog that I'm a member of the Board of Directors at my Co-ownership. Normally it's not a big responsibility – we meet about every two months to go over the finances and deal with any issues that may arise. That said, we've decided that it's time that the building have its windows replaced – ours were installed in the 80's and don't fit the Spanish Colonial style of the building. I'm the board's representative on the window committee, and as such have been attending meetings with vendors to try to determine what type and style of window is best. My brain is literally overflowing with information on wood-clad vs. vinyl vs. fiberglass, casements vs. double-hung, simulated divided lights with interior or exterior grills, and cottage vs. regular split windows.
Last week I had one regular board meeting and then met twice with the committee to listen to potential vendors. That's a lot of hours in one week to dedicate to a building, but I have always believed that the efforts of those of us who serve on such boards don't go unnoticed. And then this happened:
I took these pictures with my cell phone so the quality isn't great, but it's what it looks like – someone in the building took a marker and drew two huge marks on the walls in our front stairway. What makes it worse – the board had just weeks before had all the interior common walls repainted at a cost of several thousand dollars. I know it shouldn't, but this vandalism feels like a slap in the face. Our building is small – just 23 units. We know pretty much everyone (there are a few renters), so the fact that someone would deliberately do something like this wounds me. I and the other members of the board take the time out of our lives where we could be doing all the things we enjoy to help ensure all of our homes are well looked after. The vandal may as well have written 'SCREW YOU' in big black ugly letters (it actually feels like another word, but I try to keep this space PG).
Sigh. Alright. Enough venting. Sorry about that.
In other news I bought myself some lovely sunflowers yesterday.
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By holding the conference in Madison, WTN was able to land the publicity-shy Judy Faulkner, CEO of Epic Systems in nearby Verona, Wis. Faulker noted that Epic shows a simpler version of its core EHR in overseas markets because the company had to add some functions for regulation and liability purposes in the U.S.
While plenty of providers are viewing meaningful use as a ceiling right now–perhaps an unattainable one–Murphy believes acceptance will come rapidly. "I think in 2015, we're gonna look and say, 'How did we even have healthcare without computers?'" Murphy said. She then said she had heard that HCA would attest this year to meaningful use at all of its U.S. hospitals.
Being the occasionally motivated reporter that I am, I tweeted this statement, asking for verification. Wouldn't you know, HCA replied with this tweet: "Nearly all HCA facilities should achieve requirements 4 Stage I this yr. An exciting, important step for high-performance hcare!"
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CORRECTION, June 13: Chaiken's one-year contract with Imprivata is over, so he's no longer affiliated with that company.


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It was standing room only on January 31 when Waitsfield held its first public hearing on condemnation proceedings to secure 2.52 to 2.98 acres of land needed for the town's municipal water system. According to the town's experts, the 2.52 to 2.98 acres is worth $93,600.
At the hearing, select board members faced bombastic and aggressive questioning from town residents angry about another aspect of the water project - a voter petition that calls for shifting part of the cost of the $7.5 million water project from system users to all taxpayers in the town. Select board chair Kate Williams was repeatedly shouted down as she tried to explain that the Monday night hearing was to take testimony on the issue of condemnation.
When the hearing was finally able to proceed, Williams explained that the town had to hold the condemnation hearing while fully engaged in negotiating with two landowners to purchase the property needed for the project rather than condemn it. The town drilled a well in the right of way of Reed Road in Waitsfield in 2007 and in 2010 the Vermont Superior Court ruled that Reed Road had not been shown to be a town road.
That left the town with the option of purchasing or condemning 1.71 acres from Jean Damon and 1.22 acres from Virginia Houston. Their property borders Reed Road.
When testimony began, those present heard from Town Administrator Valerie Capels about the need and from project engineer John Kiernan about the boundaries of the 1.71 and 1.22 acres. Professional property appraiser Spencer Potter explained his reasoning in determining that the 2.98 acres should be valued at $93,600.
"I valued the land at the value of a 1.5-acre building lot with public road access in this area of town and assumed that the land could accommodate a single-family home," Potter said.
Potter was questioned by attorneys Paul Gillies (representing Virginia Houston) and Rick Darby (representing Jean Damon) about whether his appraisal included the value of the water under the land. In 1991, Houston tapped into an aquifer under her property which she subsequently sought (and received) permits to sell commercially. (See related story.)
"Did you try and find any comparable sales of land for public water supplies throughout the state?" Darby asked, to which Potter said, "I did not look for sales of properties for public water supplies."
Neither Houston nor her attorney nor Damon's attorney proffered a proposed value for the land.
Virginia Houston was sworn in to testify and offered her version of the events that had transpired between her and the town of Waitsfield from 1991 through the present. (See related story.) Her testimony about being mishandled and targeted by the town of Waitsfield from 1991 through the present garnered a round of applause and protestations of support from members of the public who were present at the hearing.
Following Houston's testimony, Charlie Morse, former Northfield town manager and manager of the town's water system, testified and spoke to the value of an aquifer that could be drawn down, per gallon fees and whether the Waitsfield well, drawing between 60 and 186 gallons per day, would negatively impact Houston's wells on the property. Under questioning from select board member Bill Parker, Morse said he was under the impression that the town well had shown an impact on Houston's wells in draw down tests. Parker challenged that and asked engineer John Kiernan to review the data with those present.
Morse allowed as how he had not used 186 gallons per day to calculate the impact of the town's well on Houston's wells.
"I think that's important because the town's water withdrawal would not be taking water at a rate greater than Virginia Houston's trucks if she were using her permit. If you're testifying that the water that Virginia Houston would like to sell will be gone, the numbers have to be very precise. The value of the water that the town will take and the value of the water that Virginia has to sell are not connected. So, will the town's water withdrawal affect Virginia's ability to extract her permitted water withdrawal?" Parker asked.
"No," Morse replied.
"Will, over time, the town's water withdrawal deplete the aquifer so that Virginia loses the value of the water under her land?" Parker persisted.
"I can't say," Morse said.
"So is it not a reducable resource?" Parker asked.
"It seems to have recharge. What is the value of a water resource that will last forever?" Morse asked.
Attorney Darby offered into the record some updated survey information that showed the total of the condemned property to be 2.52 acres rather than 2.98.
When the select board opened up the meeting to public comment, questions were raised immediately about the petition calling for a cost shift and the select board's public hearing on January 24 where that petition was discussed. The town's attorney Steve Stitzel explained how the town had determined that the petition needed to be voted on from the floor of Town Meeting - rather than by Australian ballot despite facing a deluge of angry words from a trio of voters insistent on discussing the petition at the condemnation hearing.
Stitzel explained that towns vote on specific items by Australian ballot and other items from the floor of Town Meeting. The list of what gets voted on and where is determined by voters who petition the select board to have various items voted on each way. In Waitsfield, all budget items are voted on from the floor of Town Meeting - hence any attempt to increase the budget to include a cost shift of $50,000 from water system users to all taxpayers in the town would have to be voted on at Town Meeting. Any petition to change how things are voted would have to be petitioned and could not be effective - even if voted on at Town Meeting this year - until next year, 2012.
Following that discussion, four people voiced solidarity with Houston, speaking at length about her treatment at the hands of the town, including one resident whose home is in need of the municipal water and another who signed an easement allowing the water pipes to cross his driveway. One resident spoke up to ask what might prevent Houston from donating her land to the town and another resident asked how far apart the town and the property owners were in terms of negotiations.
|MRVTV VIDEO of January 31, 2001 Waitsfield Selectboard Meeting
Meeting Part 1 | Meeting Part 2