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Collaborative Campus: Prof. R. Polk Wagner
BOLD AMBITIONS completed a decade-long transformation of our campus. One of the nation's finest law school campuses is now fully integrated and spatially diverse, and, like today's legal profession, both interconnected and dynamic.
Penn Law worked hard to build in collaboration between faculty, students, and others. Small seminar rooms and meeting spaces were integrated into both faculty office zones and student hangouts. Different areas of faculty and staff offices are now linked together with a network of interesting pathways, encouraging collegiality and collaboration while maintaining lots of different types of spaces and environments. The new outdoor spaces, the garden, the rooftop terraces, and the redeveloped courtyard allow us to bring an open and natural feel to our exciting urban campus. Redeveloping the Penn Law campus was an exercise in integrating modern architecture and high technology into the long traditions of collaboration and collegiality here at the Law School. With the help of donor dollars and the Golkin family in particular, the Law School has been able to focus a great deal on building connections and collaborative zones, providing spaces where students and faculty can run into each other, interact, and build on the vibrant community that is the hallmark of our Law School.
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The LOTW winner for this week is Deanna with her Two Out of Three layout. It's such a fun layout that reminds us it's a tough task to get a perfect picture when you have multiple children in one photo. Congratulations Deanna!
Click on the image to leave her some love in the Gingerscraps Gallery.
You can pick outstanding gallery layouts which become the next LOTW nominee's by posting in the "Baker's Best" thread. Check out the rules here.
As always your vote counts so head over the the forum to vote for the next LOTW winner. You can be a LOTW winner too, all you have to do is scrap! Happy Scrapping.

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When we celebrate the Fourth of July this year, we should remember the contributions made by Vermonters in the fight for independence.
In his History of Vermont, Walter Crockett made reference to Ethan Allen and the capture of Fort Ticonderoga in 1775. Crockett wrote, "The first surrender of a British fortress in the long struggle for American Independence was made to Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys, and in the history of the military affairs of the United States the capture of Ticonderoga hedged the list as the first important aggressive movement in the Revolutionary War."
Charles Jellison, in Ethan Allen: Frontier Rebel, wrote that Ticonderoga "must be considered a major military victory, for it drastically altered the power potential in the northern colonies and may very well have meant the difference between success and failure for the Revolutionary cause."
In the winter of 1775-76, George Washington, commander in chief of the Continental Army, found himself short of military equipment needed to drive the British out of Boston. Henry Knox, colonel of the artillery, suggested to Washington that captured military supplies from Crown Point and Ticonderoga could be transported to Boston. Washington, in a letter to Knox, wrote the following: "You're to immediately examine into the state of the artillery of this army, and take an account of the cannon, mortars, shells, lead and ammunition that are wanting. The want to them is so great that no trouble or expense must be spared to obtain." In December of 1775, Knox removed heavy military equipment from Ticonderoga. He floated the supplies on Lake George, and then transported the equipment by land with 42 sleds and 81 yoke of oxen. When these supplies reached Boston in March 1776, the British decided to evacuate and Washington's military strategy prevailed.
The following excerpt was printed in Earle Newton's The Vermont Story: "Fort Ticonderoga's immortal guns go to General George Washington ... in the winter of 1776 ... over hundreds of miles of roadless, trackless, snow-clad mountains and valleys, through thick forest, over ice-covered lakes and rivers … on sledges pulled by oxen … in the charge of General Knox and his artillery men in their red-trim regimentals, who deliver the guns at Dorchester Heights. There, roaring down at the enemy, they drive him out of Boston Town."
The next year, in 1777, Vermonters fought with valor at the Battle of Bennington. Edward Conant said that the battle led to the British surrender of Saratoga, often referred to as one of the decisive battles in the history of the world. Washington was impressed by the fighting qualities of Vermonters and was of great assistance to our joining the Union.
On January 15, 1777, Vermont declared its independence from Great Britain and New York. Vermont's Declaration, influenced by the American Declaration, stated that "we will, at all times, consider ourselves as a free and independent state and the people have an inherent right of ruling." The Vermont Declaration went on to support the War of Independence.
While Vermont fought to win American independence, Vermont was not admitted into the Union until 1791, 14 years later, to become the 14th state. The American Declaration of Independence proved a great example for Vermont to follow.
When we celebrate the Fourth of July this year, we should remember the role of Vermonters in a Revolution that changed the course of history.
Senator Bill Doyle serves on the Senate Education and Senate Economic Development Committees. He teaches government history at Johnson State College.


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Watch A night with beautiful asses
I think our ladies loved the new club we found. They got extra wild. Brannon's cock got pulled out early on by a horny little girl that just wanted to turn the party up a notch, so Jmac pulled his out to see who would come along. One after another 5 or so chicks were passing Jmac's cock around like it was the side dish at the dinner table. Both guys found a main course to consume as the night went on. The girls that did not get their fill of cock still had a blast playing with each other. It was an ass and tittie smacking good time!


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Equity futures are higher this morning, here's the overnight action:
The Dollar is up and bonds are down.
In England, the Bank of England decided that deflation is not dead and increased the amount of bonds it is auctioning in their attempt to print their way out of recession and into prosperity. Oh yeah, that'll work – not!
It appears that weekly initial jobless claims were massaged down to a better than expected 550,000… is all! As if that horrific number weren't bad enough, it is completely not reliable and we'll have to spend our time parsing through the numbers to glean a glimpse of reality. Here's Econday's report:
Initial jobless claims fell 38,000 to a much better-than-expected level of 550,000 (prior week revised 4,000 higher to 588,000). Very importantly, there were no special factors in the week. The current level is right at the four-week average of 555,250, more than 50,000 lower than the average at June's end. These results will lock expectations for month-to-month improvement in tomorrow's jobs report.
Continuing claims are harder to read, up 69,000 in data for the July 25 week to 6.310 million. The four-week average is nearly 500,000 lower than the comparable period in June, but there's a risk that much of this improvement reflects expiration of benefits, not new hiring.
There was very little initial reaction to the results, in part because of caution awaiting an ECB news conference. Still, results for initial claims are a positive, pointing to slowing losses for payrolls.
Expiration of benefits? No kidding, it's not a "risk," its reality.
Of course the real show regarding employment will be the monthly employment report that comes out tomorrow and we'll all have to waste our time trying to parse out real data from that report to figure out what's happening in reality. Hey, their spinning of numbers deceives the public and most investors, the way to make money, unfortunately, is to understand the difference between the hype and reality. The markets will always return to reality – eventually.
From a technical perspective, there are divergences still in place and we are nearing the next pivot at 1,018 which should represent very heavy resistance – we reached 1,007 overnight. I note that there have now been six morning pullbacks in a row, all met with a late day rally. The markets are now under someone's control, gee, I wonder who it could be? If I were looking to find out who controls the markets, of course I would be suspicious if a large investment bank was able to turn a profit from their trading on every single day but two in the past six months! Oh, and I would be particularly suspicious if that firm's ex-managers all went to work in the Treasury Department and took jobs in the current administration. But the SEC, of course, is blind to all of this because they, too, are also owned lock, stock, and barrel by the same company. Need I mention their name?
The fall, when it occurs (and it will), is going to be EPIC.
For those who can talk Elliott Wave, McHugh believes that yesterday's pullback was wave 4 and that we need one more leg up, wave 5, to complete wave 1 up of c up of B up. Me, I'm not so sure that we're not closer to being entirely done with wave B as we are at heavy resistance areas and historically are at the point (50% recovery) that recoveries during credit contractions stall. Of course I'm well aware that the money pumping and manipulation is historic as well, I'm certain that makes the movements and dislocations that much larger.
The 30 minute stochastics is overbought and the 60 has room to go a little higher but if so will be overbought pretty soon.
We got a new commenting system today, come try it out, I hope it works better for everyone. It's designed to be interactive with Twitter and all the information feeding services to mobile devises. It sends information out and then pulls all the replies back from wherever they are made to collate all the comments in one place. There are other features as well that we can discuss on this thread.
Have a great day,
I'm thinking I'll just make this Goldman's theme song:
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When we saw Nokia's press conference announcement, we expected them to announce futher developments to their Lumia Windows Phone families and their 'dumb phones'. Little did we expect them to announce a successor to their Nokia N8, which was a 12 megapixel camera phone. There were teasers regarding Nokia Pure, but nowhere did we expect them to announce the Nokia 808 PureView.
The Nokia 808 PureView will come with a 41 megapixel camera sensor. The point of having such a large sensor is to enable users to either pick gigantic photos, or to capture video at high frame rates and in lower light conditions. The Nokia 808 PureView will be able to take 1080P video in very low light situations at 30 frames per second and is capable of capturing video and photos at the same time. This phone will run on Symbian Belle, which is the latest update to the Symbian^3 and should run absolutely smoothly.
When you capture an image on the Nokia 808 PureView, you can capture photos at up to 38 megapixels and then crop it to whatever size fits your needs and wants. You can also zoom in and out of the images (similar to cropping) and essentially reduce the size of the images so they are actually capable of sharing. The Nokia 808 PureView was inspired by the idea of satellite imagery.
The Nokia 808 PureView will also be able to capture audio in CD-like quality without needing an external microphone in conjunction with the ultra-high quality video capturing capability. The Nokia 808 PureView is also capable of playing back Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound on your home theater system. The phone has an expected retail price of 400 Euros (~$500 USD) and will ship sometime around may.
The Nokia 808 PureView will feature a 4.0 inch AMOLED screen with Corning Gorilla Glass. In addition to having a stunning screen, the phone will sport 16GB of built-in storage with expandability enabled through a microSD card up to 32GB. This will enable even the biggest photographer and videographer to capture as much content as they like. The Nokia 808 PureView also features a talk time (over a 3G network) is rated at 6.5 hours, with a standby time of up to 540 hours all in a slightly heavier package than the N8.
Nokia has also created a video with one of the developers of the Nokia 808 PureView detailing the technology behind it and how it works.


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Tracy earned her bachelor's degree in exercise science from Springfield College. She has been working in the fitness industry for 15 years as a personal trainer, group exercise instructor and educator. Tracy owns her own personal training studio, the Fitness Factor in Quincy, MA, and is a Nautilus master trainer, faculty instructor for TSI, and has worked closely with Wayne Westcott assisting in research at the South Shore YMCA. Tracy is an avid runner and triathlete; she has completed four marathons and enjoys outdoor sports.
Experiencing the outdoors will change the way your clients/members feel about a cardiovascular workout. An outdoor workout gives a sense of accomplishment and exposes them to a local place they may not have known about. Not only will they feel like an athlete becoming one with nature, but they will also discover the beauty of their surroundings whether they're exercising in a park, mountains or the ocean, or having fun "playing" in the snow once again.
Gym goers who use cardiovascular equipment often distract themselves with TVs and/or iPods from boredom, the uncomfortable feeling associated with exercise or because they are simply going through the motions of their fitness routine. When you take these members outside the walls of your health club, they may find that exercising is a much more peaceful experience.
Developing an outdoor fitness program starts with a fitness professional who is interested in exercising outside. The leader needs to organize the outdoor training event in advance so members can plan ahead. Let's use hiking as an example. The leader will need to plan the day, time and location of the hike, and e-mail the participants or give them an informational handout on what they should expect, what to bring and what to wear. Remember that a club that starts an outdoor program will attract beginners or individuals who work out indoors and may not have the necessary gear for the outdoors (water bottles, newer sneakers/hiking shoes, hiking sticks if needed). The hike should be designed to suit all fitness levels.
A leader should develop a schedule of recreational outdoor activities such as a group destination walk at a local park or beach area, or a group hike at a local reservation area or hiking area that will apply to all fitness levels. Have a schedule of different outdoor activities for each season. This will help prevent members from losing interest. Keep them looking forward to the next outdoor event by offering indoor training sessions at your club. For example, in the winter months, plan cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. In the spring, organize destination walks and hikes and encourage your members to run road races together. In the summer, a fitness professional can take its members kayaking or rock climbing. In the fall, a club can offer special hikes with yoga, full moon walks and road races. If you network in your community, you will be surprised how many outdoor activities are available to you.
Once the schedule is developed, you can then encourage members to do an activity that they may be interested in. If you encourage members to bring a friend or family member along, they will be more likely to commit. As an outdoor leader, the most challenging part of planning may be encouraging members to sign up for an activity. It will take the leader's passion for the outdoors to motivate others. Once you have a few individuals interested, be sure to take them somewhere that they will all feel a sense of accomplishment. If a member has been walking on the treadmill as a regular workout and you take this member on a hike, tell them how an indoor workout on a stair climber can help prepare him or her for a more challenging hike the next time around. Once a member has committed, you can help him or her to train specifically for the event. It provides an opportunity to give some personal attention, encouragement and new motivation. Most individuals want to try something new, but they don't know how to get started and are waiting for someone to ask them to go on an adventure. Outdoor training will surely be a success as long as it is fun, does not take up too much time (within the same time frame as a class) and the leader keeps it varied throughout the year.


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DWTS Season 11 Casting Rumors – The Typecasting of Season 11, Part II
So apparently I might be onto something with my typecasting theories, because it seems like a lot of you are also trying to deduce from the absolutely CRAZY amount of rumors flying around who might be fulfilling each type…and honestly, at this point, I have no clue what to believe 😛 But that's the fun of DWTS, right?
If the majority of what's being reported is true (doubtful), then it looks to me like they might actually skip some types this season (haven't heard any major reports about soap stars or hosts); but if they're leaking only a few actual celeb participants and the rest are red herrings, then we might get few suprises thrown in and have a more "well-rounded" cast. But enough general speculation – on with the rest of the types!
The Teen Idol
Previous examples: Joey McIntyre, Aaron Carter, Donny Osmond, Lance Bass, Mel B., Joey Fatone, Drew Lachey, Joey Lawrence, Ian Ziering, Cody Linley, Sabrina Bryan, Mario Lopez
Advantages: If sales of Tiger Beat are any indicator, the teenyboppers will come out in full force to support their favorite heartthrobs/idols. Being young & good-lookin' sure doesn't hurt! Many also have the added advantage of having a decent dance background, especially if they were part of a musical act.
Disadvantages: Youth can also have its disadvantages – as in immaturity. What some might call "youthful exuberance", others might call "immaturity" or "attention deficit disorder" – poor Cody Linley had a hard time sitting still! Emotional immaturity (a la Aaron Carter's post-rumba meltdown in the confessional) can be especially off-putting.
Possible candidates this season: Looks like Brandy is our best guess.
The Host
Previous examples: Jerry Springer, Brooke Burke, Leeza Gibbons, Mario Lopez, Kenny Mayne, Lisa Rinna, Tucker Carlson, Mark Dacascos, Rocco DiSpirito, Erin Andrews
Advantages: Being that they've been at the helm of their own shows, these guys usually have the media savvy & charisma to appeal to the masses, as well as the previous exposure & recognizability. Most (not all!) are also decently attractive, which never seems to hurt (unless, of course, you're a model – see previous post for explanation).
Disadvantages: Many hosts are only used to hosting – as in just sitting down & talking (or dodging the occasional punch, if you're Springer), so the lack of movement experience problem seems to come into play.
Possible candidates this season: Chris Jericho also hosts some show on NBC, so I guess he could do double-duty and fulfill the role of both the athlete and the host.
The Actor
Previous examples: John O'Hurley, Melissa Joan Hart, Steve Guttenburg, John Ratzenberger, Debi Mazar, Denise Richards, Ted McGinley, Shannon Elizabeth, Jennie Garth, Vivica Fox, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Shannen Doherty
Advantages: Being that their bread & butter is acting, most can usually nail the emotions of the dances. Bonus points if they've done any Broadway (like Winokur) because they have likely had dance experience.
Disadvantages: For lack of a better term, many of them seem to be "has-beens" – actors that haven't been particularly active in the mainstream in the past several years – or were never that big to begin with (can anyone else think of anything John O'Hurley has been in BESIDES Seinfeld?), making it harder for them to garner votes from a public who may not remember them.
Possible Candidates this season: This one has blown up big within the last few days – we've got David Hasselhoff, Jennifer Grey, & Florence Henderson (who could also be considered a "legend") now on our radar. There's been a campaign for Bern Nadette Stanis, as well as one for Leslie Jordan that he himself is heading up. Also a minor campaign for Melissa Peterman.
The Reality Star
Previous examples: Kim Kardashian, Kelly Osbourne, Melissa Rycroft, Steve-O, Holly Madison, Trista Sutter, Shanna Moakler, Kate Gosselin, Jake Pavelka
Advantages: Many have achieved pop culture icon status on their respective reality outlets, making them fairly recognizable.
Disadvantages: They may be memorable for the wrong reasons – people tended to remember things like Kim Kardashian's sex tape more than her reality show, and people seemed more focused on Holly Madison's split from Hef than her antics on The Girls Next Door. Many can also come across as attention-hungry & talentless – reality TV is often looked down upon as a way to get famous without having any talent whatsoever.
Possible candidates this season: Oy vey – this is the subtype that has had, by far, the greatest amount of casting rumors…everyone from The Situation to Teresa Giudice to both Ali Fedotowsky & fiancée Roberto Martinez, to Audrina Patridge, but it's hard to tell who's got a legit chance and who's bluffing. Personally, I'm still holding out for Sig Hansen 😉
The Singer
Previous examples: Mya, Billy Ray Cyrus, Mario, Belinda Carlisle, Master P, Chuck Wicks, Sara Evans, Willa Ford, Monique Coleman, Toni Braxton, Macy Gray, Nicole Scherzinger
Advantages: As with the teen idols, many have had dance experience concurrent with their music careers.
Disadvantages: Most seem to be committed solely to one genre of music (often R&B or country), making it hard to appeal to a wide fanbase.
Possible candidates this season: Most obvious choice? Michael Bolton. But in the same token, you could also have Brandy and/or David Hasselhoff fulfilling this role if they're trying to kill 2 birds with one stone. The Xzibit rumor is still lingering slightly, and Pete Wentz fans are still holding out hope.
The Wild Card
Previous examples: Heather Mills, Tom DeLay, Mark Cuban, Steve Wozniak, Priscilla Presley, Buzz Aldrin
Advantages: The sheer novelty of having someone with such an off-the-beaten-path claim to fame (famous divorcee/widow, entrepreneur, disgraced politician, etc.) may be enough to have the public voting them – just to see what happens. Being the "underdog" is a powerful thing!
Disadvantages: Due to their often dubious fame, people just may not have any clue who they are – I personally had to Google Mark Cuban's name.
Possible candidates this season: Can it get much wild card-ier than Bristol Palin?! Good grief…still trying to wrap my brain around how they're going to try and spin her claim to fame…
Did you miss part I of my typecasting of season 11? Check it out here. Feeling nostalgic? Check out parts I & II of my typecasting of season 10, and see how everything stacked up 😉


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Has anything changed in the last 3 years?
Three years after an explosion resulting from PG&E blunders blew up a San Bruno neighborhood, killing eight people and destroying 38 homes, many questions concerning punishment, prosecution, legal liability and progress in making the utility's aging natural gas pipelines safer remain unanswered.
"So many things are still up in the air," said state Sen. Jerry Hill, whose district includes the Crestmoor neighborhood of San Bruno where the explosion took place. "PG&E has done a lot of work. But we are still not assured about the safety of PG&E's natural gas pipelines."
The unfinished response to the Sept. 9, 2010, disaster is underscored by the physical appearance of the explosion-torn neighborhood in the San Bruno hills. Empty lots, construction crews, stacks of lumber and other building materials dot the area. And the blast still scars the recollections of numerous residents.
"The other day, they were doing some pile-driving when they were digging up the street, and that started to rattle the whole house," said Carole Guernsey, who lives with her husband, Jerry, in a home that was rebuilt after the explosion destroyed it. "It felt like the explosion was coming back. I couldn't help it. The tears started rolling. That just totally brought back the memory."
The Guernseys built a completely new home, while other victims of the blast, like Bob Hensel and his wife, Nancy, have rebuilt their homes to closely match the originals. Neither approach has brought closure to either family.
"I think about the people who lost their lives," Bob Hensel said. "I remember people sifting through the ashes looking for remains."
Critics of PG&E point out that fresh filings by the utility with the state Public Utilities Commission suggest it is still struggling to patch the flaws in its record-keeping that played a big role in the pipe failure that caused the explosion.
"Unfortunately, serious questions still remain about the safety of PG&E's pipeline system, three years later," said Thomas Long, legal director with The Utility Reform Network, a consumer group. "That's troubling. And that's kind of the bottom line."
But San Francisco-based PG&E insists it has made considerable progress toward making its natural gas pipeline system safer.
"I'm really pleased with the intensity and the amount of work our teams are doing," PG&E Chief Executive Officer Tony Earley said in a late July meeting with this newspaper's editorial board. But he acknowledged that "We still have work to do on hydro testing and pipeline replacement work."
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued 12 recommendations to enhance the safety and reliability of the utility's natural gas system. To date, PG&E has completed seven of the 12, and Earley said the NTSB is "satisfied" with its progress.
Still, full completion of the recommendations may be years away. Earley said hydro testing of the pipelines to detect weaknesses will not be finished before "a couple more years."
PG&E so far has undertaken strength testing on 522 miles of gas pipelines, automated 81 valves, replaced 62 miles of pipelines, and retrofitted 133 miles of pipelines, said Brittany Chord, a PG&E spokeswoman. And just last week, it opened a state-of-the-art pipeline control center in San Ramon.
Despite the progress, some residents of the San Bruno neighborhood complain that PG&E has yet to be fully held to account for the explosion.
For one thing, a number of civil lawsuits involving more than 500 plaintiffs who sued PG&E have yet to be resolved, though PG&E cites progress on that front.
"We have paid about $380 million to settle third-party claims, as of Aug. 31, 2013," Chord said. "We have settled 163 court cases filed against PG&E that involved 501 plaintiffs. Settlements have been reached with 152 plaintiffs. We are working to settle the remaining cases."
Separately, federal and San Mateo County prosecutors have not filed any criminal charges in the matter.
Also unresolved is the financial punishment the state Public Utilities Commission will impose on the utility for the explosion.
The PUC staff has proposed a $4 billion financial punishment, including a fine of at least $300 million, which would be the largest that the PUC has ever imposed. But PG&E wants the penalties to be levied in a manner that critics say would enable the utility to escape with minimal monetary punishment. The commission is expected to rule on the penalties by the end of the year.
PG&E has warned that its gas and electricity customers could face a 4 percent rate hike if the PUC penalties cause the utility's costs of raising capital to rise. The utility even has suggested that a bankruptcy filing could be in the cards if the penalty is too harsh.
"We are very unhappy that PG&E is crying wolf to Wall Street about bankruptcy if they get a large fine," said Mark Toney, executive director with The Utility Reform Network, a consumer group. "When somebody is found guilty of a transgression, you don't look at their ability to pay. You look at the size of the violation."
Still another unresolved matter for PG&E is a lingering concern that its natural gas pipelines are still not sufficiently safe.
Like many in her community, San Bruno City Manager Connie Jackson is skeptical about PG&E's progress. But she says the heightened scrutiny itself is beneficial, even if the utility's system has a way to go before it is safe.
"If the gas pipeline system is safer, that's only because more people are paying attention," Jackson said. "The challenge is to keep the spotlight on the deficiencies and the issues that need correction."
All of the nagging, unresolved issues surrounding the blast remain a cause of constant irritation to residents of the neighborhood.
"We didn't do anything wrong," Carole Guernsey said. "They blew us up. They need to get the settlement done, pay what they need to pay, and move forward. If we can put PG&E behind us, then we can have a life again."


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AP poll: UF drops to No. 8; FSU climbs to No. 9
NEW YORK (AP) -- Florida's 17-9 loss on Saturday to Georgia dropped the Gators five spots to No. 8 and allowed Kansas State and Notre Dame each to move up a spot in The Associated Press college football poll.
No. 3 Kansas State and No. 4 Notre Dame each moved up after victories, setting up a final four of sorts for the last month of the regular season.
Alabama is No. 1 for the ninth straight week and it is unanimous. The Crimson Tide received all 60 first-place votes. Oregon is No. 2 for the sixth straight week.
Now the top four are all undefeated and none will play any other the rest of the way.
Florida State, coming off a rout of Duke, moved up three spots into the top 10 to No. 9.
LSU is No. 5, followed by Ohio State and Georgia, which moved up five spots.


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Don't worry about Cooperstown, it'll be fine
Hall of Fame will survive the increasing number of players kept out for using PEDs
Just one request. That's all I have after watching baseball deliver the most suspensions it has since the Black Sox scandal.
Let's avoid the P-word during the next few weeks, months, years and decades. Not only am I referring to the P-word involved with "performance-enhancing drugs" but the P-word that shouldn't become synonymous with our national pastime.
Panic. Avoid panic.
There is absolutely no reason to panic.
In particular, folks shouldn't get in a tizzy over how baseball's string of PED scandals will affect Cooperstown. Despite the growing number of those wringing their hands over this steroid-tainted guy or that one when it comes to his Hall of Fame candidacy, Cooperstown will be just fine, thank you.
That said, I hear the moaning. The Hall of Fame. Steroids guys. This year's shutout in Cooperstown. Maybe the powers that be should make it easier for the candidates. How about taking the voting away from the notoriously picky members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America -- you know, even though they've performed with distinction (OK, I'm biased as a Hall of Fame voter) since the start of it all in 1936? I mean, what in the name of Mark McGwire is the game going to do with such a dilemma?
I've got the answer. Nothing. This is a dilemma that doesn't exist, and Alex Rodriguez makes my point. For the longest time, he appeared to have enough numbers to waltz through the Hall of Fame doors, but then came the revelations -- even one confirmed by himself -- that many of his numbers were artificially manufactured. How many of those numbers? Nobody knows, not even A-Rod.
What we do know is that Rodriguez admitted to using PEDs, which means he cheated. Which means he doesn't deserve a bronzed plaque anywhere near the likes of Hank Aaron or Johnny Bench.
This actually is pretty simple, but Rodriguez's supporters try to make it complex by pulling that Barry Bonds thing. Like Rodriguez, Bonds was linked to PEDs, and like Rodriguez supporters, Bonds supporters say their guy had Hall of Fame numbers before he began using the stuff. But here's why it's simple: Even though nobody hasn't a clue as to when Bonds, Rodriguez and all the others in this category started and stopped (if they ever did) using PEDs, it doesn't matter. If the preponderance of evidence shows that somebody was juicing during any part of his career, he doesn't get into the Hall of Fame. Period. That's not me playing baseball god. That's what the straight-forward rules require Hall of Fame voters to do.
In particular, it says in the Hall of Fame guidelines that voters must consider the "integrity" and "character" of the candidates. That eliminates Rodriguez in a hurry. You needn't go further than the actions and the words this week of Commissioner Bud Selig.
After a thorough investigation of the Biogenesis case, Selig delivered the harshest suspensions in the game since Kenesaw Mountain Landis banned eight White Sox players for throwing the 1919 World Series. While Selig gave 50-game suspensions to 12 players -- in addition to the 65-game one that Ryan Braun accepted last month -- he nailed Rodriguez for 211 games for doing more than just juicing.
Selig said in a prepared statement that Rodriguez was reprimanded for "his use and possession of numerous forms of prohibited performance-enhancing substances, including testosterone and human growth hormone, over the course of multiple years."
That's bad enough, but Selig added that Rodriguez's expanded punishment also was "for attempting to cover up his violations of the program by engaging in a course of conduct intended to obstruct and frustrate the Office of the Commissioner's investigation."
That doesn't sound like the stuff of "integrity" or "character." Therefore, it is irrelevant that he began the Yankees game against the White Sox in Chicago on Monday night with 647 home runs, a lifetime batting average of .300 and 2,902 hits. It also deserves a shrug that he has made 14 All-Star Game trips, won three American League MVP awards and has 10 Silver Sluggers, two Gold Gloves and a batting title.
Rodriguez cheated, and that eliminates the most gifted player of his era not named Bonds as a Hall of Famer. The same goes for Bonds, who said he didn't "knowingly" use steroids. Either way, Bonds and Rodriguez were connected to PEDs in negative ways, along with Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa and a slew of others. Speaking of Bonds, Clemens and Sosa, they were eligible for Cooperstown for the first time last December, but they were shunned by most Hall of Fame voters, including myself.
Thus, there were no living 2013 Hall of Fame inductees.
Instead, there was the posthumous honoring of Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, umpire Hank O'Day and 19th-century catcher Deacon White. It all contributed to a low turnout this year at Cooperstown, where just a few thousand spectators joined the 32 Hall of Famers who attended. The ceremony normally attracts as many as 15,000 fans and around 50 Hall of Famers.
In contrast, the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremonies occurred last weekend in Canton, Ohio, with seven inductees. They were alive and vibrant before a crowd the size of those vintage ones for Cooperstown. Not only that, 150 Pro Football Hall of Famers came to that affair, which means you can hear more groans from those comparing and contrasting Canton with Cooperstown. This was the first time baseball didn't elect a living person into its Hall of Fame since 1965. And, given the depth of players associated with steroids, there likely will be more lean years in Cooperstown when the end of July rolls around.
Not next July, though. That's when Cooperstown will welcome three new members on their first try: Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas. There also will be the likely induction of Craig Biggio, who came close last year with 68.2 percent of the 75 percent of the vote required for entry. Mike Mussina and Jack Morris also have outside shots next year.
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Companies Mentioned: Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Spotify, Aspiro, Deezer, Guvera, Gamma Gaana, Microsoft, Rhapsody International, Saavn, Stingray Digital Media Group, and TriPlay.
About Cloud Mobile Music Services, Cloud mobile music services include internet services that help users to upload their personal music collection on the cloud. These (music collections) can be later retrieved from the Internet on laptops, smartphones, tablets, and other devices. A majority of the mobile music service providers have online music stores that offer songs to the user. Cloud-based online music enables listeners to move from the traditional way of owning music to a new model of 'anytime-anywhere' access to music. Moving from an ownership model to subscription and ad-supported music is likely to change the music preferences of consumers as they will experiment more with the new forms of music. This will result in a wide variety of music reaching a large and diverse audience.
Analysts forecast the Global Cloud Mobile Music Services Market to Grow at a CAGR Of 7.40% During The Period 2017-2021.
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The report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global cloud mobile music services market for 2017-2021. To calculate the market size, the report considers the new sales/volume/value and aftermarket/services market.
The market is divided into the following segments based on geography:
- Americas
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- Guvera
- Gamma Gaana
- Microsoft
- Rhapsody International
- Saavn
- Stingray Digital Media Group
- TriPlay
Market driver
- Increasing use of smartphones and cloud services
Market challenge
- Music piracy leading to huge losses
Market trend
- Rising popularity of analytics in the music industry
Key questions answered in this report
What will the market size be in 2021 and what will the growth rate be?
What are the key market trends?
What is driving this market?
What are the challenges to market growth?
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What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the key vendors?
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PART 02: Scope of the report
PART 03: Research Methodology
PART 04: Introduction
PART 05: Market segmentation by product
PART 06: Geographical segmentation
PART 07: Key leading countries
PART 08: Decision framework
PART 09: Drivers and challenges
PART 10: Market trends
PART 11: Vendor landscape
PART 12: Key vendor analysis
PART 13: Appendix
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Exhibit 01: Segmentation of global cloud mobile music services market
Exhibit 02: Global cloud mobile music service market 2016-2021 ($ millions)
Exhibit 03: Five forces analysis
Exhibit 04: Global cloud mobile music services market by product 2016 (% share)
Exhibit 05: Global cloud mobile music services market by product 2021 (% share)
Exhibit 06: Global cloud mobile music services market by downloading services 2016-2021 ($ millions)
Exhibit 07: Global cloud mobile music services market by streaming services 2016-2021 ($ millions)
Exhibit 08: Global music streaming services segment 2016 (% share)
Exhibit 09: Global cloud mobile music services market by geography 2016 (% share)
Exhibit 10: CAGRs of various cloud mobile music services markets 2016-2021 (%)
Exhibit 11: Global cloud mobile music services market by geography 2016-2021 (% share)
Exhibit 12: Cloud mobile music services market in Americas 2016-2021 ($ millions)
Exhibit 13: Cloud mobile music services market in Americas by product segmentation 2016 and 2021 ($ millions)
Exhibit 14: Cloud mobile music services market in EMEA 2016-2021 ($ millions)
Exhibit 15: Cloud mobile music services market in EMEA by product 2016 and 2021 ($ millions)
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Today has been a day of tidying up on a number of jobs. My first task of the day was to pick up a total station and other surveying equipment that my company is hiring for a job next week. Then I headed out of town (Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia) to do a site recording and collection job. The day finished up in the office writing up reports (and this blog post), and packing up for next week's travels.
The site that I needed to locate had been recorded years previously, and registered in the Northern Territory Heritage branch's archaeological sites database. It was a background scatter of stone artefacts, located in a road reserve adjacent to a river where the government is building a bridge. The artefact scatter had been assessed as having low Aboriginal and archaeological significance, and a permit to disturb had been approved by the Heritage branch, under delegation from the Minister.
In the Northern Territory, Aboriginal places and objects are protected under the terms of the Heritage Conservation Act (1991), and any disturbance requires consent from the Minister under section 39(a) of the Act. The application process requires archaeologists to determine the Aboriginal and archaeological significance of the site, outline consultation with Traditional Owners that has occurred, and identify future curation of salvaged artefacts.
When I arrived at the site, I discovered that it had already been disturbed by heavy machinery, most likely in the course of road works to maintain the gravel road and river crossing where the bridge will be built. I was unable to locate any of the artefacts originally recorded. I recorded the condition of the site, and conducted a survey transect of the wider area to assess whether there was further background scatter in the vicinity. I didn't find anything, so I came back to the office to write up the report.
Work in the tropical north of the Northern Territory is highly seasonal. Unlike most of Australia, we don't have the standard seasons – we have a wet season (October to April) and a dry season (May to September). Most archaeological work happens between July and November. The work is mainly archaeological survey related to development, but can include salvage and research excavations. Highlights of the last two months include working in remote areas of Arnhemland, commuting to work by helicopter each day, and working with some of the most spectacular rock art in the world. We also found a stone quarry where we made a conservative estimate of 1 million + artefacts. It was huge!
I am currently balancing the busy work season with post-graduate study at Flinders University (Adelaide, South Australia). I find the archaeology department (and the screen & media department, where I also study) are very flexible and helpful when it comes to supporting students with other commitments. Before I finish up tonight, I should check the university's online learning system so I can download this semester's unit guides. No rest for the wicked…
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|More Power Allocation For Smartphone Navigation
For example, all the hands free goodness which I plan on utilizing when I go out geocaching. Now I can hook my Galaxy S3 directly into the nice little USB port just under the radio. This to me is a big plus because I now have an alternate power source for my smart phone and it opens up my cigarette lighter port for something else. *Note this car also has another port and a standard 110 plug just behind the center console - slick. So outlets are no longer an issue but is there enough juice going through to keep up with the phone? Read on.
Next is the fun part, the Bluetooth communication. Now I can hook my phone right into the smarts of the car via Bluetooth connector (you can go through USB for other things but not for discussion here). Once paired you have direct access thru your steering wheel to tell your car/phone to do anything from getting directions to a nearby restaurant, send a text, find out the weather, to even just plain calling someone and everything goes through the car's sound system. Very cool but not perfect, the technology is getting there but I have found some bugs when testing these features. Over all, very cool to not have the phone in your hand to do all of this BUT and you knew there was a but, there are indeed some major power drain on the smartphone depending on what you use it for. I noticed very quickly that if you use the phone for navigation either with Google Maps, Waze or any other app you are utilizing the GPS functionality Now add in the Bluetooth power drain and you can almost watch the battery die right before your very eyes. Even when it is plugged in. Cap'n - We Need More Pow'r.
So maybe this is a good argument for having multiple devices in your car when geocaching. I mean I always have used my smart phone for one or two geocache find runs. Though if you are planning on doing a geocaching afternoon or day. You may want to utilize that cigarette lighter outlet for your auto GPSr unit to get to the geocache site and then use your smart phone or hand GPSr unit for finding your geocache. Right now there is just too much of a drain or not enough battery capacity to put everything on your smartphone.
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DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- It's the murder trial everyone is talking about and now prosecutors want to know what Andrea Sneiderman was telling another man, with whom, they believe she was having an affair.
Sneiderman's conversations with the man were recorded while she was sitting in jail. Although 11Alive has been denied access to those recordings, the Center for Investigative Action has obtained some of the details.
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On August 2, Andrea Sneiderman was arrested as a coconspirator in the death of her husband Rusty, who was shot and killed by her former boss and lover Hemy Neuman.
Now, the prosecution in her murder case is asserting the Dunwoody widow wanted her husband dead not be with Neuman but with this man Joseph Dell.
In a civil wrongful death suit, filed by the victim's brother, it's alleged that Andrea and Dell had arranged play dates with their children prior to Rusty's death, that she held a baby shower for Dell's wife, and that in June of 2011 Dell left his pregnant wife.
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When Andrea was called to testify in the Neuman trial, in February of this year, it was Dell who accompanied her. When she was barred from the proceedings after this display, kissing and hugging a witness, it was Dell who escorted her from court.
We went searching for Joseph Dell to find out more about their relationship and learned from a source close to the case that he's spent a lot of time in Johns Creek, where Andrea is reported to be staying with family, after being released on house arrest.
She was released on August 21. However, during her 19 days in jail, the court filing indicates she had made 58 calls to Dell. All the calls were recorded.
According to the court document, Mr. Dell, apparently unaware that he was being recorded, is heard crying and professed his love for Sneiderman. The document states this bold romantic gesture is met by Defendant (Sneiderman)...with a response eerily similar to her handling of Neuman, "I do not know what to say."
That's why the prosecution wanted to put Dell on the witness list.
So what light can Dell's ex-wife shed on the Sneiderman relationship? We talked to her. She was pleasant but indicated to us that she did not want to be drawn into it in any way. We left our number in case she changes her mind.
As for Dell, in a posting on a 'Friend's of Andrea's' website he states:
"I have no intention of dragging myself or my family into the mud with the media and becoming a source of public scrutiny."
But it may not be up to him. Judge Gregory Adams is expected to rule soon on whether to add Dell to the witness list.


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As I get older, I find myself noticing how much I've reverted to who I was in my teenage years. Sure, I have a job and a wife now, and I may feel older and wiser, but I still watch the same animes (Kenshin, Dragon Ball, Trigun... need to watch Tenchi again at some point ), listen to exactly the same music, and have similar opinions on things. The only difference is it seems like everyone else around me grew up and moved on.
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Happy last Sunday of 2012 everyone! I'm guessing you've noticed that I have not been a very diligent blogger for the orchard lately. I tend to find myself slacking on this blog after apple season but I am going to try really hard from now on to do at least one post on Sunday's to let you all know what's going on over here.
Some folks think that we're only busy over here between August and October but it turns out there's a lot of work to do in the 'off season'. Right now Jared is trudging through the snow so he can prune the 3,000ish apple trees we have. The guys have lucked out in past years when there wasn't much snow on the ground. This year – they're not so lucky. They have to haul their chainsaws and pruning shears all around the 20 acre orchard to get the job done. On the plus side, I'm going to have a very in shape, buff hubby after the next weeks.
Also during off season we try to add a new thing or two to the orchard so each year you can all see that we're trying to make the place even better for you and your family to visit. We wouldn't want you to get bored year after year now would we!?
Well…this season we decided to take on a slightly bigger task than normal. In October, I headed outside to see what Frank and Diane were discussing by the fairy garden. Well – it turns out Frank decided it was time to add an addition to the store! If Frank wants to do it – I'm definitely not going to stand in his way!As soon as we sold out of apples on October 28th, the guys cleared all the gardens out of the area between the two sheds, graded it out and put up the poles to support the addition. After talking to quite a few contractors to get estimates we decided to go with the Amish again (they helped us put up our other shed addition a few years back before we moved the whole operation to the Kroncke Road location). They were able to start at the end of November. The two guys that helped us are farmer's normally but take time to do carpentry on the side when they need some extra money. Frank and Jared drove them too and from Amish Country each time they came to work. The first day they came they were able to put up the trellises for the building portion of the addition. I was impressed with how quickly it all came together. The next day they came the steel went up on the shed roof. My dad and Uncle came down that day and framed out our doors and windows for us. The weekend between Frank and Jared managed to get most of steel on the sides of the addition. With just two more days work the trellises for the overhang went up and the rest of the steel covering went up too. Now there is at least an enclosed building for our guys to work on when they're warming up from pruning or in the evening after the girls go to bed.
Once the snow melts (or when…) I'll take pictures of the overhang for you to all see. We put some thick transparent plastic up so it will be sort of like sky lights instead of just steel. I think it's going to be pretty cool. We did need to maintain our 'fairy' feel so our apple fairies don't get scared away!
If I don't write again until next Sunday we want to wish you all a Happy New Year! We look forward to a normal apple season in 2013!
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Snow Day
Happy Snow Day everyone! Here is a photo I took of our back deck this morning! I hope everyone enjoys the snow today and doesn't have to drive in it! My plans – put away clothes – both in closets and in boxes for those that don't fit anymore, get some cooking/baking done for the upcoming holiday festivities, and hmmm…maybe a nap. Jared is heading outside to make the girls a sled and snowboard hill (yes, Uncle Brian got Cedi a snowboard for her birthday…she's itching to try it out), work on the new addition to the shed (pictures coming soon), and help me get the house cleaned up for the holidays. For tonight – finish wrapping presents!
I'm making chili for a holiday get together tomorrow. Then, for the rest of the celebrations I'm in charge of appetizers and juice for one. I'm going to make a new cheese dip I just had on Monday, yummy chicken wings, and of course, pickle rolls!
What food do you make or do you look forward to during the holiday season?
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving from the entire Lapacek Family! We hope you and your family are having a wonderful holiday!
Pumpkin Apple Pie Recipe
Can't decide if you want to make a pumpkin pie or an apple pie for tomorrow's feast? Try this – a little of both!
1 pie crust – homemade or Pillsbury does a pretty good job too
2 medium apples or 2 cups drained canned apple slices
1 tsp. butter
2 cups pumpkin puree, canned or fresh
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp tsp ground ginger
1. Preheat oven to 425-degrees. Grease a 10-inch pie plate.
2. Roll out the pastry and fit it into the pie plate. Trim and flute the edges. Refrigerate.
3. Peel, core, and cut the apples into slices. Place in a skillet with the butter, cover and cook over low heat for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and drain. If you are using canned apples, simply drain and set aside.
4. Place the pumpkin, cream, sugar, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Beat together until smooth.
5. Arrange the apple slices in the bottom of the chilled pastry shell and pour the pumpkin mixture over them.
6. Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce oven to 375-degrees and bake for 35-40 minutes longer, or until knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow to cool before serving.
*TRICK* If after the allotted cooking time (or even 10 minutes longer) your pie doesn't seem to be setting – turn your oven off but leave your pie in it. It will help set the pumpkin without over cooking it.
I made this for the family and got raving reviews!
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!
One Last Sneak Peek
Okay – I'm pretty much just going to post some pictures of the Hand Crafted Hoedown for the Holidays here. I'm exhausted and my list before we open at 9am just keeps getting longer and longer! Who wants to bring me coffee in the morning? :)
I took my camera out after dark so I didn't snap a picture of the beautiful wreaths made by The Paint Farm – I'll be sure to get one tomorrow!
Here's the view you get as you walk into the shop… This is the stocking stuffer/secret santa table! Everything on it is $5 or less! Make N Take Ornament station is all set up! His & Her John Deer aprons :) And – don't forget to stop by Cedi and Capri's table :) They've been working hard making things for the craft sale – my little entrepreneur's. When we ask what they're doing the response is, "Just trying to get rich".
See you all tomorrow and/or Saturday! Good Night!
Friday, November 16th from 9am – 6pm
Saturday, November 17th from 9am – 5pm
- A Girl Scout Cookie Booth will be set up on November 17th from 10am to 3pm!


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I look at Stack Overflow as two things.
- A way to learn
- A way to give back as I have received
The people in my office range across skill levels all the way from the top to the bottom but I am one of two people who participate on this site. I venture to guess that this is similar at other offices too, the brightest people still are not participating and I would like be able to learn from them too.
So. How would you motivate your colleagues to join Stack Overflow to get them to participate in this process?
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As the age old idiom goes "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink."
I've had difficulty encouraging peers to use the trilogy to the help with their work. Unfortunately, this avoidance behavior extends to all technical forum websites. I end up answering a lot of questions personally or posting a question for them. What methods have you used to encourage peers to use forum sites? Is it just a personality thing?


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Functional Polymers
19 – 21 March 2018, San Sebastian, Spain
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- 19 Mar 2018 09:30
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- 21 Mar 2018 13:00
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- Donostia International Physics Center, San Sebastian, Spain
Following on in the tradition of events jointly organized by the Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC, San Sebastian, Spain), the Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany) and the European Network of Excellence SoftComp, a workshop on "Functional Polymers" is being organized to take place in spring 2018 in San Sebastian, Spain.
The workshop focuses on advanced polymer materials, and aims to bring together physicists and chemists who are interested in novel polymer nanocomposites, polymers functionalized with supramolecular groups and functional soft nano-objects.
More on the Workshop Website
For all questions regarding the registration and the workshop, please, contact the local organizing committee.
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|Juan Colmenero
Tel: +34-943-018791
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Materials Physics Center (CSIC-UPV/EHU)
|Dieter Richter
Tel: +49 2461 61-2499
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Jülich Centre for Neutron Science
|Local Organizing Committee:
|Josexto Pomposo, Angel Moreno, Arantxa Arbe
|Materials Physics Center (CSIC-UPV/EHU)
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Suppose we have a quantum state, well described by its time-independent wave function Psi. And we have a well-defined Hermitian (self-adjoint) operator $A$. We successfully evaluate the expectation value of the operator $A$. Next we derive the general formula for the higher moments of $A$ (i.e. the expectation value of $A^n$ for $n=2,3,4\ldots $).
In this situation, is it permitted to regard each of the $A^n$ for $n=1,2,3,\ldots$ as a proper operator by itself?
For example, should every $A^n$ have a positive variance and other statistical properties (as long as we restrict ourselves to the state $\Psi$)?
Can one make linear combinations of different powers to construct a new operator, e.g. $B = A + A^2$?
Is it allowed to construct new operators acting on $\Psi$, that are defined in terms of their series expansion in $A^n$? For example, $D = \exp(CA)$ where $C$ is a constant?


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Guide to Early Carnival Parades 2013
Carnival beneath the oaks
Carnival's parade season is split in two this year with the Super Bowl taking over the town for the weekend between. Because of that we have one major parade weekend in January and the rest of the season in February. Except for Endymion, which parades on Canal Street, we think the parades are best when seen along St. Charles Avenue. Here are our thoughts on those that move along that route.
Fri., Jan. 25
Krewe of Oshun **
Uptown, 6 p.m.
This is the first of the parades to march along St. Charles each year taking that Friday night spot (the first night when the larger-scaled parades are allowed). There is nothing fancy about this group, but if you want to warm up for the season, this is the one – plus the crowds are usually fairly light.
Sat., Jan. 26
Krewe of Pontchartrain ****
Uptown, 2 p.m.
This parade, the first of the day parades, has gotten remarkably better over the last few years. There is usually a good mix of bands and the riders all know to keep their masks on. For the last few years the krewe has gone into a new direction with its theme by presenting word games. The clues are on the floats.
Sat., Jan. 26
Krewe of Choctaw **
Uptown, Follows Pontchartrain
This krewe has been a West Bank fixture, but because of float rental complications having to do with parading a week earlier due to the Super Bowl it will parade Uptown this year. It is a parade that most east bankers don't get to see, so stick around.
Sat., Jan. 26
Knights of Sparta ****
Uptown, 6 p.m.
This is by far the best of the first weekend's parades. If you can only see one, make it this one. It is an old-style parade with flambeaux, mule-drawn king's floats and lots of pride.
Sat., Jan. 26
Krewe of Pygmalion **
Uptown, 6:45 p.m.
This parade is the second part of a double-header that begins with Sparta. A little heavy on maids floats rather than the larger themed floats, but a decent closer for the night.
Sun., Jan. 27
Krewe of Carrollton ****
Uptown, Noon
Here is another must-see parade if you like the traditional Carnival. This venerable krewe has been around for a long time. For many it's the beginning of the daytime parade season. Sunday afternoons on the neutral ground is a Carrollton tradition.
Sun., Jan. 27
Krewe of King Arthur and Merlin ***
Uptown, 1:15 p.m.
This is a pretty krewe paired with nice Arthurian-centered floats at the lead. It shares its floats with the Metairie Krewe of Excalibur, but St. Charles Avenue provides a more poetic backdrop.
Off the beaten path but worth it
Not all that glitters is along St. Charles Avenue; here are two others worth seeing.
Sat., Jan. 19
Krewe du Vieux
Marigny/French Quarter, 6:30 p.m.
No talk about "family fun" here, this is Carnival's adult parade. Small-scale, sometimes naughty, floats are rich in satire. Maskers walk alongside fitting the scale of the old streets. If you like the Bohemian feel, this is the one. A group that's similar in spirit, Krewe Delusion, follows. (See Streetcar, pg. 128)
Sun., Jan. 27
Krewe of Alla
West Bank, Noon
Because of its long time connection with Blaine Kern float builder, this has always been a well put-together parade. This is the best of the West Bank parades and one of the best suburban parades.


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A typographic text map of the World in an urban watercolor style. Each country is represented by its name, which is shaped to fit into the geographically correct area. Virtually all countries are represented expect for some of the very smaller islands in the Pacific and Caribbean.
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Enemy Mine
In the year 2092 we've achieved world peace (I guess there must have been some glitches after Obama achieves it in 2009) so the human race decides to devote itself to exploration and economic development of the far reaches of space. On the course of its journey it discovers an alien race with imperialistic ambitions of its own, the Draks. During a VERY Star Wars-esque fighter plane battle, human pilot Willis Davidge (Jerry Lee Lewis, a.k.a Dennis Quaid) and Drak pilot Jeriba (Dolph Lundgren's pursuer cop in The Punisher, Louis Gossett Jr.) are shot down over an uninhabited and hostile planet. Initially distrustful of one another, Davidge and Jeriba soon learn the other's language, and form a close, fraternal bond. Davidge soon discovers that the contents of Jeriba's prized book contain the same teachings as the Bible, because "truth is truth, no matter in what language." Enemy Mine is full of warm scenes of brotherhood and life lessons learned, set against majestic, fully-rendered matte paintings. (Matte paintings, when special effects were beautiful.) Although Jeriba's skin is a tawny brown and he is played by an African-American actor, the differences between Davidge and he are treated as primarily cultural, until a third-act racial twist involving Robinson Crusoe-esque scenes of slave labor and benevolent white protection. Although the film has a positive message and good intentions, Davidge's near single-handed rescue of a gang of enslaved Drak miners projects a message redolent of Uncle Tom's Cabin, that racial equality will come at the hands of enlightened and sympathetic whites, rather than Black agency or even integrated effort. The simplistic treatment may come from director Wolfgang Petersen's German nationality and hence a lack of experience with the subtext's subject matter. These faults are minor in comparison with Enemy Mine's many virtues: an epic story centered around two isolated "Waiting for Godot" type characters, excellent production design, and an idealistic, if flawed, message.Continue Reading


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I am a Digital Media student in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA. I am currently interning in a six month Research Co-op under Dr. Glen Muschio. He and I are engaged in multiple projects aimed at preserving Philadelphia's rich cultural heritage through the use of current and next-gen digital media technologies. This is a unique opportunity for me, as the Co-Op allows me to combine my passion for digital art and animation with my interest in history.
On Monday, June 25th, I finalized preparation of a 3D digital model and animated fly through of the James Oronoco Dexter House. The archaeological remains of the house were discovered during archaeological excavation of the grounds now occupied by the National Constitutional Center in Independence National Historical Park. Dexter, a manumitted slave, occupied the house in the 1790's. The house was used as the meeting place for discussions that led to the formation of the African Episcopal Church, one of the first two Black Churches founded in Philadelphia.
The 3D digital model of the house is based on the archeological record, public tax and insurance records and historical photographs of similar houses. The animation showcases the exterior of the property as well as portions of the unfinished interior. This is the third iteration of the model developed by Drexel Digital Media students including Sean Brown, Chester Cunanan, Jake Nichols, Christian Adams, Rachel Young and Colin Wagner.
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Police: Victim lied about weapon involved in Concord HS threat
Suspect was arrested and charged, later released
A 16-year-old girl lied about being threatened by another student with a weapon at Concord High School, police said Wednesday.
The reported threat led to an evacuation and lockdown of the school Tuesday night. Police said the girl told them that an 18-year-old student had a gun.
Police eventually located the 18-year-old at his apartment and arrested him, charging him with criminal threatening. But that charge was later dropped when police said they determined that the girl lied.
The 18-year-old, Gordon Hollingworth, told News 9 that he was at the school that night, but he left when he had a disagreement with some of the people involved with a movie he was working on. He said it was embarrassing when he was arrested outside his apartment.
"I came out with a drink saying I had no weapons, and they said, 'Lay on the ground,' and I was complying with everything they wanted me to do," Hollingworth said.
Police said the 16-year-old girl could face charges.
"From my department, last night's call probably cost us between $8,000 and $10,000, and that doesn't even include the other departments that sent resources to assist me," said Concord Police Chief John Duval. "We ended up having to put other calls for service on standby until we could get this one to a point where we were satisfied that the public wasn't in imminent danger."
Hollingworth said he had had a previous relationship with the girl, but they were no longer dating.
Duval said that in some respects, the incident took on a life of its own because of social media spreading fears that were baseless.


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