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Hi! I'm Neon. I'm located in Ohio & usually hit up conventions within the state, on top of a couple in Michigan & Indiana. I began officially cosplaying in the start of 2004 when my friend Kittytreats told me about Ohayocon & invited me to go along. Growing up, I'd always loved to play dress-up & would throw together costumes of random stuff, like X-Men characters, Star Wars characters, & even Ghostbusters. I spent the last half of 2003 coming up with costumes to take to Ohayocon. Ever since then, I've become addicted. For the most part, I've just put my stuff in my Myspace page, but after a lot of procrastinating, I made myself a page on Cosplay.com (under the same "neonlexicon" moniker.. it's also a lot more detailed than the profile here, as I do progress reports), & finally updated stuff on here.
Other things about me... I own a decent chunk of video game history. So many dusty systems (complete with Virtua Boy. *lol*) Anymore I love my PS3. I like action-based games, survival horror, platformers, fighting games, & puzzles. I'm a huge sci-fi/horror/cheesy action movie nut. Favorite movies include the likes of Ghostbusters, Event Horizon, Total Recall, Freeway, & Hot Fuzz. I collect comics. Some of my favorite titles include Painkiller Jane, Transmetroplitan, The Boys, Moon Knight, X-Factor, & Dawn. I collect way too many figures. For awhile it was Marvel Legends, but more recently I've been building up a GI Joe army. I'm not sure what my musical taste is. It alters. I love Filter, Faith No More, Rush, Radiohead, Trail of Dead, Nevermore, Iced Earth, Type O Negative, Electric Six, T-Rex, The Kinks, & who knows what else.
I'm always more than happy to answer questions about costume related stuff or just carry on about movies, comics, or video games. So if you get the urge, send me a message or find me on AIM whenever I decide to log in. (also under the "neonlexicon" name)
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Citigroup's (NYSE:C) shares fell more than 5% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the Federal Reserve rejected the bank's capital plan, saying it "reflected a number of deficiencies" in planning practices.
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Four other financial firms joined the No. 3 U.S. bank by assets on the central bank's rejection list. The group of five will have 90 days to resubmit their plans.
The Fed can reject banks' plans for raising dividends and stock buybacks if the lenders don't meet the central bank's minimum standards for capital and crisis planning.
Meanwhile, the other 25 big U.S. banks the Fed probed as part of its stress tests received a green light to go ahead with their capital plans.
Two of those, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), promptly announced they were raising their quarterly dividends.
The 30 large banks examined by the Fed all have more than $50 billion in assets. They range from the too-big-to-fail lenders such as Citigroup, JPMorgan and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), to the smallest in the category, Zions Bancorp (NASDAQ:ZION) with a total of $56 billion in assets.
Zions was one of the five banks asked to resubmit a capital plan.
The stress tests are conducted annually using an array of hypothetical doomsday scenarios to determine whether the banks can withstand another economic shock similar to or worse than the circumstances that brought about the 2008 financial crisis.
The tests are a direct result of the $700 billion government bailout needed to ensure that many of the world's largest banks didn't fail in the immediate wake of the crisis, setting off a domino-effect that could have devastated the global economy.
New regulations that require banks to hold additional capital and develop specific plans for addressing severe market downturns were approved in an effort to prevent another taxpayer supported bailout.
This is the second time Citigroup has come up short in the Fed's stress testing. It also had to resubmit its capital plan in 2012.
In its current report, the Fed said Citigroup had made "considerable progress" toward improving its risk management and control practices in recent years. But that its 2014 capital plan did not show "sufficient improvement" in areas that in the past had been identified as deficient.
Issues that fell short by the Fed's standards included Citigroup's ability to project revenue and losses under a stressful scenario at important segments of the bank's global operations.
"Taken in isolation, each of the deficiencies would not have been deemed critical enough to warrant an objection, but, when viewed together, they raise sufficient concerns regarding the overall reliability of Citigroup's capital planning process to warrant an objection to the capital plan and require a resubmission," the Fed said.
"We will continue to work closely with the Fed to better understand their concerns so that we can bring our capital planning process in line with their expectations and meet their standards on a qualitative basis as well. We have not yet made a decision as to when we will resubmit our plan," Citigroup's CEO Michael Corbat said in a statement.
The other banks whose capital plans were rejected were HSBC (NYSE:HSBC) North America Holdings, RBS Citizens, a unit of Royal Bank of Scotland (NYSE:RBS), and Santander (NYSE:SAN) Holdings USA.
Other than Citigroup, each four of the banks asked to resubmit capital plans had never before participated in the annual stress tests, a situation noted by the Fed.
"Although the Federal Reserve has different expectations for (banks) new to (the stress tests), weaknesses at HSBC, RBS Citizens, and Santander were considered significant enough to warrant an objection based on the Federal Reserve's qualitative assessment," the central bank said.
The Fed said it objected to HSBC's and RBS Citizens' plans due to "significant deficiencies" in their capital planning processes, including inadequate governance and weak internal controls around the processes. Santander's plan was rejected due to "widespread and significant deficiencies" across the bank's capital planning processes.
The three big foreign firms that got turned down cannot send dividends or generally repatriate cash back to their parent companies until they their plans are approved.
Salt Lake City-based Zions found out last week it had failed the Fed's stress tests by not being able to show it could maintain a minimum tier 1 common capital ratio of 5% during a severe economic downturn. Zions' tier 1 capital ratio fell to 3.5% during the most severe stress scenario, below the minimum, according to the Fed's results.


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Interesting, thank you for the links! (I was counting on you to know something, Professor!)
Interesting, I wondered how that would work. Would TSS be evident in an autopsy?
I came across some info on a parenting forum about a doctor in New Zealand who believes he has found the cause of SIDS (also called Cot Death or Crib Death) to be bacteria mixing with the fire-retardant materials in mattresses to form what is essentially a nerve gas. He suggests wrapping the top and sides of a crib mattress with a polyethylene cover to encourage the gasses to travel toward the floor instead of staying close to the baby's face.
This is a bit puzzling because in America baby mattresses are covered in plastic already. That way we can wash them down when they're barfed, pooped or spit up on. I don't see how the fire-retardant can seep through the thick plastic lining.
I came across some info on a parenting forum about a doctor in New Zealand who believes he has found the cause of SIDS (also called Cot Death or Crib Death) to be bacteria mixing with the fire-retardant materials in mattresses to form what is essentially a nerve gas.
This is the first I've heard of the theory. I wouldn't say that I was "well-read" on the subject, but having two small ones, I have kept my eyes/ears open the last few years.
I currently have our baby mattress without the plastic covering but with a waterproof mat between the mattress and the sheet so the mattress isn't ruined when there's a cataclismic spill.
I'm inclined to believe it's a combination of factors, really. It seems like just about any thing can contribute to it but when it gets right down to brass tacks, no one really knows what the root cause is. That's something that can make a first-time parent paranoid but the best we can do is eliminate obvious risks.
We had five children and they always slept with us for the first two years on top of my chest in the parental bed, as a result now I always sleep primarily on my back (originally started to keep from turningover on the baby). Now I have a 2 year old grandson who sleeps with his papa and omi whenever he is over for a sleepover.Thomas
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Cleveland - I noticed no one responded to this and I really think this is a safety issue that you need to be aware of. Thomas had no problems with his children and grandchildren thank God, but I would really discourage husbands from being the primary co-sleeper with their children. Husbands are not attuned to a baby's sleep-wake movements. Sleep scientists have shown that mothers are lighter sleepers (barring any alcohol, drugs, OTC meds, or overly tired, etc...) and are more "aware" of their baby's presence and will not roll over on them. I would not encourage you to do this at all, other than a short nap with others around who would notice if the baby slipped off your chest and fell in between the couch cushions. When I co-slept with my kids, especially when they were small babies, I kept my body between them and my husband. Same goes for co-sleeping with babies and young children. There's a danger of an older child injuring a baby when they sleep together. Moms should keep themselves between anyone who might roll over, or accidentally kick or hit the baby.
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Teens whose iPods are full of music with raunchy, sexual lyrics start having sex sooner than those who prefer other songs, a study found.Whether it's hip-hop, rap, pop or rock, much of popular music aimed at teens contains sexual overtones. Its influence on their behavior appears to depend on how the sex is portrayed, researchers found.Songs depicting men as ''sex-driven studs,'' women as sex objects and with explicit references to sex acts are more likely to trigger early sexual behavior than those where sexual references are more veiled and relationships appear more committed, the study found.Teens who said they listened to lots of music with degrading sexual messages were almost twice as likely to start having intercourse or other sexual activities within the following two years as were teens who listened to little or no sexually degrading music.Among heavy listeners, 51 percent started having sex within two years, versus 29 percent of those who said they listened to little or no sexually degrading music.'So common, it's accepted'Exposure to lots of sexually degrading music ''gives them a specific message about sex,'' said lead author Steven Martino, a researcher for Rand Corp. Boys learn they should be relentless in pursuit of women and girls learn to view themselves as sex objects, he said.The study, based on interviews with 1,461 participants, appears in the August issue of Pediatrics today.Natasha Ramsey, a 17-year-old from New Brunswick, N.J., said she sometimes listens to sexually explicit songs because she likes the beat.''I won't really realize that the person is talking about having sex or raping a girl,'' she said. Even so, the message ''is being beaten into the teens' heads,'' she said. ''We don't even really realize how much.''''A lot of teens think that's the way they're supposed to be, they think that's the cool thing to do. Because it's so common, it's accepted,'' said Ramsey, a teen editor for Sexetc.org, a teen sexual health Web site.Benjamin Chavis, chief executive officer of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, a coalition of musicians and industry executives, said explicit music lyrics are a cultural expression that reflects ''social and economic realities.''''We caution rushing to judgment that music more than any other factor is a causative factor'' for teens initiating sex, Chavis said.Other factors citedMartino said the researchers tried to account for other factors that could affect teens' sexual behavior, including parental permissiveness, and still found explicit lyrics had a strong influence.However, Yvonne K. Fulbright, a sex researcher, said factors including peer pressure, self-esteem and home environment are probably more influential than the research suggests.''It's a little dangerous to just pinpoint one thing. You have to look at everything that's going on in a young person's life,'' she said. ''When somebody has a healthy sense of themselves, they don't take these lyrics too seriously.''
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Art tends to go in cycles. We're in a less puritanical one. *shrugs* I've read some "poetry" from ancient times and the middle ages which could give modern rap a run for it's money.
With today's gangsta rap however, rappers really do live out the sort of lifestyle in their lyrics. They have gang connections, they sleep around, they like firearms, and they like brawling. And kids adore both the music and the lifestyles of the rappers.
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Hiram Goss was born in 1793 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He died on 10 Sep 1860 in Tennessee.
Hiram married Matilda about 1817 in Pennsylvania. Matilda was born on 19 Mar 1796 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. She died in 1851 in Tennessee.
They had the following children:
Mildred Goss was born on 3 Jul 1818 in Pennsylvania. She died circa 1849 in Barnwell County, South Carolina.
Cora Goss was born in 1821 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. She died in 1896 in South Carolina.
Irene Goss was born in 1823 in Pennsylvania. She died in 1883 in Maryland.
Alfred Goss was born in 1826 in Pennsylvania. He died on 28 Jun 1918 in South Carolina.
Mary Goss was born in 1829 in Pennsylvania. She died on 4 Mar 1890 in South Carolina.
Sophia R. Goss was born circa 1832 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. She died in 1913 in Pennsylvania.
Phillip F. Goss was born during 1835 in Pennsylvania. He died about 1865 in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.
Amanda J. Goss was born about 1838 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. She died on 11 Mar 1870 in Virginia.
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Jersey City, NJ – September 19, 2011 - QUMAS, the leading provider of compliance solutions to highly regulated companies, announced today that it will be hosting a seminar titled Compliance Made Easy with QUMAS and Microsoft SharePoint 2010. The seminar will be held on Wednesday, September 21, 2011, from 8:30am to 12:30pm EDT at Microsoft's New England Research & Development Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The seminar is designed for senior Life Sciences executives from IT, Regulatory, Clinical, Quality Assurance and Manufacturing who are considering using Microsoft SharePoint 2010 to manage regulated content, compliance, and quality processes. The featured speakers will be Les Jordan, chief technology strategist, Life Sciences at Microsoft, Ken Hayward, Chief Technology Officer at QUMAS, and Aidan Quilligan, Head of Technical Product Management at QUMAS.
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QUMAS plays an important role in providing compliance solutions to our mutual life sciences customers," said Les Jordan, chief technology strategist, Life Sciences at Microsoft. "With ComplianceSP, companies can benefit from the rich SharePoint 2010 platform and also draw upon QUMAS' deep expertise in regulatory compliance management."
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When the Columbus Academy boys track and field team won the Division III state championship in 2012, it raised the bar for the program.
When the Columbus Academy boys track and field team won the Division III state championship in 2012, it raised the bar for the program.
The Vikings reached that new standard this season, as they won their second consecutive state title and fourth overall, scoring 49 points in the state meet held June 7 and 8 at Ohio State to hold off runner-up Lima Central Catholic (43) as 67 teams scored.
Academy's other two state championships came in 1977 and 1981.
"We're on a high that's going to last for the rest of the summer," said senior Dominic Facciolla, who will continue his track career at Columbia University. "We're going to be enjoying this for a long time. It's crazy that it's been two years in a row that we've been able to pull it together. It's been great."
Facciolla teamed with senior Tyler Gittins and juniors Jack Lint and Jake Tuckerman to win the state title in the 1,600-meter relay (3 minutes, 19.66 seconds). He also teamed with junior Aron Aziz, freshman Logan Baker and Tuckerman to place second in the 3,200 relay (7:59.09) and placed eighth in the 1,600 (4:24.11).
Also at state, Lint placed second in the 300 hurdles (37.15), third in the 110 hurdles (14.57) and third in the high jump (6 feet, 6 inches), Gittins finished third in the 300 hurdles (37.86), Tuckerman was sixth in the 800 (1:55.96) and senior Aakaash Paladugu finished eighth in the high jump (6-2).
Paladugu was in his first season competing in track.
Academy won its third consecutive regional title May 29 and 31 at Fairfield Union, scoring 89 points to finish well ahead of runner-up Attica Seneca East (60) as 38 teams scored.
Lint won regional titles in the 300 hurdles (37.88) and long jump (20-9 1/2), placed second in the 110 hurdles (14.45) and third in the high jump (6-3).
Also winning titles were Paladugu in the high jump (6-5) and the 3,200 relay (8:11.82).
Placing second were Gittins in the 300 hurdles (38.38) and the 1,600 relay (3:28.05). Tuckerman finished third in the 800 (1:57.8) and Facciolla placed fourth in the 1,600 (4:31.57).
The top four finishers in each regional event advanced to state.
Academy also won the 17-team district 1 meet that concluded May 25 at Hamilton Township, scoring 168 points to finish well ahead of runner-up Liberty Union (125.5).
Winning district titles were Lint in the high jump (6-4), long jump (20-11), 110 hurdles (14.58) and 300 hurdles (37.8), Tuckerman in the 800 (2:00.12), junior Alex Ho in the 3,200 (10:26.57), senior Jacob Hill in the discus (131-2), the 3,200 relay (8:33.1) and the 1,600 relay (3:28.07).
Academy finished second (117) in the MSL-Ohio Division meet May 14 and 17 at Heath, behind Granville (166) and ahead of Licking Valley (92), Heath (78), Whitehall (74), Lakewood (68), Bexley (37) and Newark Catholic (31).
Winning league titles were Lint in the 110 hurdles (14.63) and high jump (6-2) and Gittins in the 300 hurdles (37.89).
The Vikings lose nine seniors, led by Facciolla and Gittins.
"Seniors always mean a great deal to the teams," coach Bob Kirk said. "They are the oldest guys, they are the most seasoned and they are friends with each other and those friendships cross ability levels and defuse some psychological angst kids with lots of pressure on them have. It might be that their very tight buddy is standing nearby and they know each other's rhythms and that support is vital."
In addition to Aziz, Baker, Ho, Lint and Tuckerman, juniors Isaac Sheumaker (throws) and Ben Uchimura (middle distance) also are expected to be among the key contributors next season.Rizk led way forgirls track team
Among the highlights for the girls track and field team was placing second (24) in the Division III state meet behind Versailles (28) as 75 teams scored.
Sophomore Julia Rizk led the way for the Vikings at state, placing second in the 1,600 (4:59.95) and anchoring the 3,200 relay that placed second (9:39.78) and the 1,600 relay that placed fifth (4:02.59).
She was joined on the 3,200 relay by junior Margaret Sutton and sophomores Andrea Ballinger and Elizabeth Falkenberg and teamed with senior Aziza Corbett, Ballinger and Sutton on the 1,600 relay.
Also at state, senior Anjali Kanwar placed seventh in the high jump (5-3) and junior Jillian Woodard finished seventh in the long jump (17-2).
"We are thrilled with being state runners-up," said coach Kelly Parker, who finished her first season leading the program. "It just goes to show that nothing is predetermined and it is about who shows up ready to compete that day."
Academy won the regional title, scoring 63 points to finish ahead of runner-up Reeds-ville Eastern (50) as 43 teams scored.
Winning regional titles were Rizk in the 1,600 (5:14.93) and 400 (53.83), the 3,200 relay (9:43.49) and the 1,600 relay (4:03.76).
Woodard placed third in the long jump (16-1 1/4), Sutton placed fourth in the 800 (2:23.07) and Kanwar finished fourth in the high jump (5-1).
Academy also won the 32-team district, scoring 96.5 points to finish well ahead of runner-up Grandview (66.5).
Winning district titles were the 3,200 relay (9:56.52) and Rizk in the 1,600 (5:11.04).
Academy finished second (119) in the MSL-Buckeye meet, behind Granville (172.5) and ahead of Heath (111.5), Bexley (86), Licking Valley (65), Whitehall (39), Newark Catholic (37) and Lakewood (24).
Winning league titles were Rizk in the 1,600 (5:06.27), Kanwar in the high jump (4-9 ???), Woodard in the long jump (16-6 1/2), the 1,600 relay (4:06.78) and the 3,200 relay (9:42.38).
The Vikings lose six seniors, including two state qualifiers in Corbett and Kanwar.
"We graduate a class of strong leaders that we will certainly miss," Parker said. "We are thankful for their leadership and dedication to the sport and the team, and I hope the returnees take away a lot from these great senior role models."
In addition to Ballinger, Falkenberg, Rizk, Sutton and Woodward, among those expected to be key contributors next season are junior Annie Morford (throws) and freshmen Jessica Hile (throws) and Louise Rosler (sprints).


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Portland State University's sustainable architecture program is about to deploy its first set of green portable classrooms on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
The city of Cambridge, Md. hopes to use the structures as it educates children on the ecologically and historically significant Chesapeake Bay watershed.
The modular classrooms design project, called SAGE (for "Smart Academic Green Environment") are designed to use half the energy of a typical modular building. PSU's sustainable architecture team plans to sell the units to Triumph Modular, which will use three of the structures to help enable primary school students study fragile habitats near Cambridge, Md.
The units cost some $75,000 apiece.
PSU's designers are also hammering out details that would allow four distributors to help supply the classrooms nationally and in Canada.. The effort had been launched by the Oregon Solutions group with the support of Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber.
The Cambridge deal indicates that PSU's green classrooms could begin sprouting around the country.
"It's important because we've gotten interest from around the country on this and we've taken it beyond Oregon Solutions," said Margarette Leite, an assistant architecture professor at Portland State University who designed the units with her husband Sergio Palleroni and their students. "We'll start further research to get this up to scale" and develop the classrooms for various climate zones.
The PSU team had hoped to strike a deal with the Gervais school district to supply 10 units. But Gervais voters didn't approve a bond that would have funded the deal.
The modular buildings feature heat recovery systems for heating, ventilation and air conditioning, more windows to increase natural lighting and a steel floor structure that improves portability and reduces overall cost.
Leite and Palleroni began designing the green portable classrooms in response to the quality of portable classrooms used in their own children's schools.
Palleroni said the Cambridge project will initially serve students in three science classes. District officials could one day, though, need more.
"It's for classes within a restoration project" in a fragile corridor near the Chesapeake Bay, Palleroni explained. "Its within marshes where kids can go out and see (wildlife). The idea is that it's a new environmental building that'll have very little impact and essentially be passive," meaning it won't require much energy to operate.


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L-O-V-I-N-G this gorgeous March weather. We're outside playing in it everyday.
And we had a first the other day.
Henry rolled down our backyard hill! I've tried to do this with him a few other times and had no luck in getting him to do it. But this time, he suggested it! (I tried just a couple days ago…)
On a gorgeous afternoon while the boys were playing so nicely in their sandbox together, Henry came up to me and asked me to roll down the hill with him.
Of course I will!
So we rolled down the hill, time after time.
Giggling the hole way down.
George just giggled. I couldn't for the life of him get him to lie down to show him how to roll. He just died laughing every time he saw us roll down.
Henry and I rolled a few times down together. That was his favorite (shh, mine too).
Lying our in front of each other, with are arms outstretched to each other. We held hands and said, Roll!
And we rolled all the way down together.
Once that fun finally wore off, I was beat and needed a rest.
But Henry was ready to go.
And he did.
He raced down the hill.


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Well, it has been about a month since the wedding, and I figured it's only proper for me to interrupt my usual Surname Saturday routine to do a post about my new married surname. I'll start with my husbands's (I love saying that word) paternal grandfather and work backwards.
Hosea SEPULVADO
Born 26 Nov 1915 in Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana.
Married Lorena LEONE 28 Oct 1935, probably in Sabine Parish
Died 22 May 1994 in Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana.
Leo SEPULVADO
Born 30 Oct 1890 in Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana
Married Marguerite BEBEE abt 1911, probably in Sabine Parish
Died 15 Jan 1982 in Many, Sabine, Louisiana
Jose SEPULVADO
Born 10 Jun 1852 in Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana
Married Louisa LAROUX abt 1873 in Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana
Died 23 Jul 1930 in Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana
Jose Biniano SEPULVADO
Born abt 1832 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas
Married Georgonia ESTRADA 17 Mar 1851 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana
Died 13 Oct 1903 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana
Jose Antonio SEPULVADO
Born abt 1781 in Mexico
Married Maria Guadelupe CHAVANA in 1817 in Natchitoches, Natchitoches, Louisiana
Died 16 Aug 1853 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas
I'm not 100% certain about the exact birthplace of Jose Antonio within Mexico. Unsourced online trees say San Carlos. I need to examine his marriage record in Natchitoches Parish to see if it mentions a birthplace. Most civil records from that timeframe don't give much information other than names and residences of the bride and groom, but sometimes Catholic church marriage records will give the person's home parish. Since they were Spanish, I assume they probably married in a Catholic church in Natchitoches. Even if he was born in San Carlos, so far I have found three locations in Mexico with that name. The most likely possibility, because of it's close proximity to Texas, is a town outside Monterrey in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico. The other two possibilities are a town in the state of Aguascalientes in central Mexico and a seaside resort community in the northwestern state of Sonora.
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Surname Saturday: SEPULVADO
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Galapagos—The experience of a lifetime by Deborah Stendardi
This summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to join RIT biology professor Bob Rothman on his annual trip to the Galapagos Islands, a remarkable archipelago off the coast of Ecuador that prompted Charles Darwin's seminal work on his theory of evolution, The Origin of the Species. The trip was a long-awaited adventure for me, and it was more than worth the wait. The islands are truly a sanctuary for the many species of birds, tortoises, sea lions, land and marine iguanas and other wonderful creatures of nature that call the Galapagos home. And Bob Rothman is a veritable font of knowledge about the islands and the wildlife that inhabits them.
There were 13 of us on this year's trip, including Professor Rothman, Linda Siple of NTID and her husband, Tom Gibbons, seven RIT students and two other students who were siblings of a couple of the RIT students. We had the opportunity to get to know each other in advance of the trip by taking a weekly class with Dr. Rothman. The class provided us with important information about the history of the islands, its culture, geography, and of course the characteristics, habits and other facts about the amazing array of wildlife that we would have the chance to see up close and personal. Over the course of the 21 years that he has led this trip, Dr. Rothman has assembled an incomparable inventory of photographs that week after week made us anticipate the experience with growing excitement.
We were not disappointed. The trip offered us a bounty of wonder and respect for a place where the wildlife still rules. Most of the islands are in fact inhabited only by the animals and almost the entire archipelago is protected by national park status. Each of the islands that we visited was different, both in the terrain and their endemic species. Most mornings began with an invigorating hike, occasionally on a sandy beach or trail, but more often on volcanic rock or other rugged terrain. Walking the islands, you have to look down not only to stay on your feet, but also to avoid stepping on "critters" such as the lava lizards and iguanas that are well camouflaged into their environments. Balancing on rocks to take photographs was also part of the challenge and the adventure. Our guide, Santiago, was with us at all times, helping us to stay on the designated trails and steering us from protected areas such as the sea turtle nests buried under the sand. But in terms of key facts and information, as often as not, it was Bob Rothman who had the greater depth of knowledge to share with us.
Another important part of the experience was living on a boat for seven days. The Samba was our home away from home, with a friendly and helpful crew and great food. We snorkeled with sea turtles, sea lions and the most adorable penguins (one of my personal favorites!). We visited the habitats of the famous blue-footed boobies, waved albatrosses and numerous other beautiful seabirds. We saw the colorful and impressive land iguanas and the fearsome looking, although very benign, marine iguanas. And yes, we spent some time with the giant tortoises which are even bigger and more impressive than they look in pictures. It was truly a trip of a lifetime.
Thanks to Bob Rothman for leading this trip and for making this experience possible for myself as well as Linda, Tom, Carlyn, Lauren, Mike, Kate, Allison, Robbie, Steven, Nicole, and Sonny, and the many others that have had the joy of this adventure over the past 21 years. For those who are interested, it is an experience not to be missed.
Stendardi is vice president for government and community relations.


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ACCUPLACER Test
Certain colleges conduct developmental courses that concentrate upon fine tuning the academic skills of the students attending these courses to the level that is required for doing well in college studies. Whether or not a student requires attending such developmental classes is decided by his performance in placements tests like ACCUPLACER. The College Board is an organization that was established in 1900. More than 5,000 schools, colleges and other educational organizations are the members of this non-profit organization. College Board offers numerous programs and services that assist in college admissions across the US. One such program is the ACCUPLACER tests. The official website of the ACCUPLACER tests is www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ACCUPLACER.
ACCUPLACER Tests
All colleges do not rely on your high school record alone to decide the type of course that you would be most suitable for. They will consider other criteria like your performance in standardized tests like SAT and in placements tests like ACCUPLACER. ACCUPLACER tests are designed to accurately assess the academic skills of students in the areas of reading, writing and math. Depending upon your skill level as reflected by your performance in these tests, you will be placed in an appropriate course. For instance, you will be placed in a particular type of program in English studies depending upon your scores in the reading and writing ACCUPLACER tests. Your performance in these tests will also assist the college authorities in determining whether you will require attending a developmental course before starting your college studies.
Taking the ACCUPLACER Tests
Certain colleges require students to take these tests before applying for admissions while other colleges may administer the ACCUPLACER tests in their campuses after the students have been admitted to the colleges. In the latter case, the college authorities utilize the ACCUPLACER scores to advise the students on their choice of subjects and how they should prepare for college-level work.
It will be to your advantage if you take these tests before applying for admissions to colleges. If your high school offers the facility to take the ACCUPLACER tests, then you should definitely take them while you are still in school as your performance in the tests will help you decide the type of college program that you should apply for.
How to Register for ACCUPLACER
ACCUPLACER is a testing program that is conducted online. All that is required is an internet connection and an educational institution that can register for the tests and make them available for the students who have to take these tests. The test centers may be located in the college premises or in some location made available by the college authorities.
The registration fee for taking one of the ACCUPLACER tests would be approximately $5 to $10 depending upon the educational institution that requires you to take the them and is providing access to the tests.
Generally, you can take the tests any day as long as the test center is open. Some educational institutions have laid down certain timings and days for taking the tests. Therefore, you will have to get in touch with the educational institution where you have to take the tests to get detailed information on the policies that are being followed by them for registering and taking the tests.
Computer-Adaptive Format of the ACCUPLACER Tests
The Accuplacer tests, except for the Written Essay test, consist of multiple-choice questions in which the test-taker has to choose the correct answer from the given answer options. You will get your scores immediately on completing the tests. The tests have to be taken on a computer and are framed on the computer-adaptive format. You need to have some basic knowledge of handling the computer controls to take the computerized Accuplacer tests.
The computer-adaptive format is such that the difficulty level of the questions that are presented to you on the computer screen will depend upon how you have answered the previous questions. The upcoming question will be of a higher difficulty level if you have answered the previous question correctly or else it will be of a lower difficulty level. Your scores will depend upon the difficulty level of the questions that have been answered correctly by you. In other words, your performance in the ACCUPLACER tests will be an exact assessment of your skill-levels in reading, writing and math because of the computer-adaptive format which will help in identifying your competence in each of the skills being tested.
Skills Tested by the ACCUPLACER Tests
1. Sentence Construction Skills:
These skills are tested by the Sentence Structure test. This test will consist of 20 questions which can be broadly classified into two types:
- Sentence Correction: You will have to choose the most appropriate word or phrase from the given options for replacing an underlined portion in a given sentence.
- Construction Shift: You will be given a sentence and you will have to rewrite it according to some given conditions.
2. Reading Skills:
Your reading skills will be assessed by the Reading Comprehension test. This test consists of 20 questions that are of two major types:
- Reading Passage: You will have to answer questions based on given passages. These questions will assess your skills in comprehending written information and drawing inferences from it.
- Sentence Relationships: You will have to demonstrate your skills in understanding the relationship between two given sentences by answering a question based on the relationship between the given sentences.
3. Math Skills:
There are three different ACCUPLACER tests for assessing your skills in different areas of Mathematics.
- Arithmetic: The Arithmetic test consists of 17 questions that are designed to assess your competence in solving problems related to the basics of arithmetic. The questions will be based on whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, measurements, estimation, geometry etc.
- Elementary Algebra: The Elementary Algebra ACCUPLACER test is an assessment of your skills in solving algebraic problems. There will be 12 questions in this test and they will be based on operations with integers and rational numbers, operations with monomials and polynomials, linear equations, geometric reasoning, verbal problems, conversion into algebraic expressions etc.
- College Level Math Test: This test assesses your knowledge of mathematics starting from the intermediate algebra level to the precalculus level. There will be 20 questions in this test and the test content will include algebraic expressions, roots, exponents, linear and quadratic equations, plane geometry, straight lines, complex numbers, permutations, combinations, trigonometry etc.
4. Writing Skills:
Your writing skills will be put to test by the Written Essay test. Your skills in organizing and presenting your thoughts and ideas in a grammatically correct form will be assessed by evaluating the essay that you write on the given topic. Your essay will be judged for the manner in which you have managed to maintain a logical flow of information and focused on the core concept being discussed. Needless to say, the writing sample should be free from grammatical and structural errors for you to demonstrate good writing skills.
The ESL tests are placement tests for specifically assessing your English skills if you are a non-native English speaker. There are 5 test sections in this and you may be asked to take one or more than one of these tests by the college where you are seeking admission. The five test sections are Reading Skills, Language Use, Sentence Meaning, Writeplacer (writing skills) and Listening. You can visit the official website of ACCUPLACER, www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ACCUPLACER to get more details about these tests.
Some Important Aspects
Keep in mind that the tests are untimed and so you can take your time to think before answering each question. However, you cannot come back to review a question after you have answered it and moved on to the next question. Therefore, make sure that you spend adequate time on each question before moving to the next question. Wrong answers can affect the difficulty level of the questions that will come up next and this in turn will affect your performance in the tests, thereby affecting the choice of subjects and type of course allotted to you by the college.
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BAMAKO/PARIS (Reuters) - France will not be pressurized by the kidnapping of a French citizen in southwest Mali, President Francois Hollande said on Wednesday, stressing the hostage had not been seized in the Islamist-controlled north.
The kidnapping may increase tensions as African nations draw up plans to intervene in Mali where almost two-thirds of the country fell under Islamist hands after a coup earlier this year.
While there was no immediate claim of responsibility, Hollande appeared to single out al Qaeda's north African arm, which already holds six French nationals in the Sahara region.
"We will do everything to find our citizens," Hollande told a joint news conference with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano in Paris.
"For the terrorists, capturing a hostage is a way to put pressure on us, but it won't weigh on us. I have already told the hostage takers that it was time to free them (hostages)."
The French man crossed into Mali from Mauritania by car on Tuesday morning and was taken by armed men near the Malian town of Kayes, close to the border of both Mauritania and Senegal, according to Mauritanian state press agency AMI.
The north of Mali is controlled by Islamist groups that collect millions of dollars from smuggling and kidnap ransoms, but they typically operate much further to the north in a vast and lawless desert abandoned by government forces since a Tuareg rebellion and March coup d'etat.
European leaders are growing increasingly anxious that Mali could turn into a platform for militant attacks, including in Europe. Paris is the most vocal supporter of a planned international intervention aimed at wresting the territory from the Islamists' control.
African leaders are putting the finishing touches to the plan to retake Mali's north, although the intervention will take at least six months to prepare, plans seen by Reuters show.
When asked if the kidnapping of the man could be a game changer for France, which has ruled out intervening directly in the operation, Hollande said Paris would work within the framework of the United Nations.
"We will support (this) logistics and training within the European framework too if Africans decide to intervene and today that is their intention."
A French diplomatic source told Reuters in October that any intervention in northern Mali could be accelerated if French interests were hit - including the death of any of its existing hostages, a terrorist attack in France, new hostages being taken or Islamists pushing on to Bamako.
"All this would be an accelerator," the source said.
Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on November 11 that "if we don't intervene, there could be other hostage takings."
The Kayes region of western Mali is home to some of the country's biggest gold mines, including Sadiola and Yatela, operated by Canadian gold producer IAMGold and its joint-venture partner AngloGold Ashanti.
Mali is Africa's second-largest gold miner and operations have been largely untouched by turmoil in the country so far.
Additional reporting by Laurent prieur in Nouakchatt, Alexandria Sage in Paris, Adama Diarra and Richard Valdmanis in Dakar; Writing by Richard Valdmanis and John Irish; Editing by Ron Askew


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SWAT teams guarded Sandy Hook students
If Adam Lanza-style copycats had targeted the relocated Sandy Hook Elementary School in Monroe when Newtown youngsters returned to school, they'd have faced SWAT teams with enough firepower to take them out.
Monroe Police Chief John Salvatore requested round-the-clock SWAT teams the first week of school, and deployed them on the campus of the former Chalk Hill Middle School, which now serves the Sandy Hook school community.
"The first week the kids were there, we put SWAT teams out by the perimeter," said Monroe's Finance Director Carl Tomchik. "We put them out there in case anybody did something."
Tomchik praised Salvatore's "foresight" Wednesday to the Board of Finance, in the first public disclosure that sharpshooters were, or might still be, safeguarding the Sandy Hook School students.
Parents of Sandy Hook School students were surprised about the SWAT patrols that began in January, when the students returned to classes for the first time since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
"I'm not upset by it," said Andrew Paley, the father of fourth-grade twin boys. "I've heard people being idiots were phoning in threats. So, if the place is being cased, and you have SWAT there for these kids, it's a line of defense that wasn't there before. Who would have thought the need for something like this before the shootings?
"If anything, I'm happy there was a SWAT team there when my boys came back to school for the first time after this killer did what he did," Paley said. "I'm glad there was a SWAT team at the school even though we weren't told. Maybe that was better. My kids, all the kids, needed a smooth transition -- and anything that made this possible for them is a help."
In the months since the Lanza stormed the school and killed Principal Dawn Hochsprung, five other educators and 20 first-graders, law enforcement authorities, the blogosphere, Twitterdom and conventional news outlets have been bombarded by conspiracy theorists, and sometimes by threats.
In and around the tree-shrouded neighborhood of the relocated Sandy Hook School, signs are ever present that Monroe residents feel protective of the Newtown youngsters. A white picket fence features a huge "Welcome Sandy Hook School Kids" in the school's hunter green and white colors. And neighbors are quick to summon police if they think they see intrusive media members or gawkers creeping too close for comfort to the school.
Twenty-four hours a day there is a police presence of one, sometimes two patrol cruisers or SUVs at the driveway entrance to the school.
From February through June, Monroe projects it will spend close to $600,000 on security for Sandy Hook School. For the upcoming fiscal year, Tomchik said, security costs are budgeted at $538,138 with about $325,107 earmarked for Sandy Hook School for police officers and their overtime.
The reason for the decline, according to Tomchik, is that Monroe invested $96,000 in security upgrades that allow Monroe police officers to monitor a number of key areas of the Sandy Hook School through real-time video feeds on the computers in their patrol cruisers. The Monroe Police Department is also able to keep tabs on the interior and exterior of the school with a remote wifi hook-up its dispatchers and other officers can access to at the department a couple of miles away.
"When I heard the plan for SWAT from our (police) chief, I told him: 'do whatever you need to,' " Monroe First Selectman Steve Vavrek said. "Do whatever it takes to protect these kids. They've already been through so much."


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On the question of whether it's worth taking a risk over F-16s, we need to look at the issue from PAF's perspective. As we speak the PAF has many Mirages and some F-7s to replace, it'll either end up retiring them and downsize the fleet or pick up an immediately available replacement.
The PAF wants to pick up the pace on JF-17, but it can't. The Pakistani government is basically unable to come up with the necessary funds to make an aggressive pick up of JF-17s possible. Just think about the fact that Pakistan burned $100 billion in direct costs and lost opportunities as a result of Waziristan, the blame squarely sitting on our inability and unwillingness to firmly resolve the matter.
Whereas the PAF originally wanted 250 JF-17s to operate as its workhorse fighter, a sizable number of FC-20s to give it additional range and payload, and a sizable number of F-16s (especially new-built C/Ds) to serve as the "pointy-edge." This was back in 2004-2005 when AFFDP-2015 was being drafted.
Now fast-forward to 2014 and take a look at where Pakistan's at today, it's broke. In fact, I don't know how or why we could even assume our establishment leaders are event interested in bringing the economy to par and generating the funds necessary for the military, all indications suggest otherwise.
In this environment the PAF's options are limited. These ex-Jordanian F-16s are coming as is and seem to be pretty cheap, i.e. PAF picking airframes up via EDA and paying for transport. It's either these used F-16s or 'stopgap' F-7PGs or something to maintain fleet numbers... The FC-20 program is as good as dead to PAF and the JF-17 will be lucky to reach its originally-set 150 figure, never mind 200 or 250.
As far as I am concerned, I think the PAF will be (or already is) making a play for as many excess F-16A/B and F-16C/Ds as possible. It will appeal to users throughout the world and pin its hope on governments looking to off-load F-16s in return for hard cash (so as to balance their fiscal budgets). For the time being these F-16s will come in 'as is' - i.e. no foreseeable plans for radar and avionics upgrades, just necessary structural changes to increase airframe life.
IMHO the PAF will look to end up with 100+ F-16A/Bs of various types (MLU and ADF) and 55-75 F-16C/Ds composed of used and maybe additional new-built models. Besides ~150 F-16s they'll want 150-200 JF-17s, and if money permits in the mid-2020s, some J-31s or other comparable 5th gen fighter (e.g. TFX or KFX).
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Posted 15 May 2014 - 11:00 PM
Getting more F-16s is good. European options should be looked into as well. Several countries operating already MLUed versions are looking to put them in storage or move to JSFs.
Having pre upgraded F-16s would save time and costs.
I don't think the JF-17 is delayed because of costs, its a high priority project with national importance, the budgetary constraints could be met. My guess is its delayed because of unavailability of sub components. Since configuration not finalized it means Improved avionics and engine not yet ready.
Posted 21 May 2014 - 03:42 AM
SARGODHA: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Wednesday organized a formal ceremony to include F-16 fighter jets from Jordan Air Force into the national forces fleet here at Sargodha Airbase.
The fighter jets arrived from Pakistan's middle-eastern friendly country Jordan and were included in PAF Nineteenth Squad.
The fighter aircraft have been purchased from Jordan and they were in the use of the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF).
The ceremony started with the recitation of Holy Quran, Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif was the chief guest of the ceremony.
Air Chief Marahal Tahir Rafique Butt, said that, we were thank full to Jordan Air force for giving F-16 fighter jets, "We are capable of taking down any internal or external challenge put in front of us", he added.
Chief guest Gernal Raheel Sharif said, "I congratulate Pakistan Air force on this achievement", we will stand side by side with Pakistan Air force to face any challenge, he added.
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Addidtional F-16's from belgium is an option.
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Author and social critic Dr. Vinoth Ramachandra of Colombo, Sri Lanka, will present "Unmasking Idols: The World Church as a Prophetic Community" through the World Christian Lecture Series of Hope College on Friday, Feb. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Winants Auditorium of Graves Hall.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
Ramachandra is secretary for dialogue and social engagement with the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students. His work includes promoting inter-disciplinary public dialogues in universities in various parts of the world, and helping Christian students, professors and graduates engage theologically with the social, cultural and political challenges they face in their national contexts. His numerous publications include the books "Faiths in Conflict? Christian Integrity in a Multicultural World" and "Subverting Global Myths: Theology and the Public Issues Shaping Our World."
"Given the stunning expansion of Christianity in the global south documented by Philip Jenkins in 'The Next Christendom,' this year's World Christian Lecture Series offers us a critical opportunity to hear a preeminent public intellectual, author, social critic and theologian," said Dr. Mark Husbands, who is a member of the lecture series' planning committee and is the Leonard and Marjorie Maas Associate Professor of Reformed Theology at Hope. "His lecture will be of immediate relevance and interest to people interested in globalization, theology, culture, economics, international relations, and the promise and perils of multiculturalism."
Commenting on Ramachandra's book "Subverting Global Myths," theologian Dr. Stanley Hauerwas of the Duke Divinity School faculty said that "Ramachandra exposes the idolatry often masked in so much current discourse on globalization," adding, "I have read few books from which I have learned more."
The World Christian Lecture Series invites recognized Christian thinkers and practitioners who are leaders in their respective disciplines and areas of expertise to join with the Hope and Holland communities in exploring issues, themes and ideas that face Christians in the world. The annual series, which debuted in 2008 and is coordinated by the college's campus ministries office, features a mix of speakers that can include Christian scholars, artists, preachers, politicians, and industry and church leaders.
"Our hope through the series is to provide intellectually charged events that engage our deepest questions," said Dr. Trygve Johnson, who is the Hinga-Boersma Dean of the Chapel at Hope. "We're honored to have Vinoth Ramachandra come to campus and speak into our community from a context other than our own as we seek to understand our place in the world as people of faith."
Born in Colombo, Ramachandra went to England for his college education, completing bachelor's and doctoral degrees in nuclear engineering at the University of London in England. He returned to Sri Lanka in 1980 initially for a year before intending to conduct research and teach in the United Kingdom or United States, but became involved with a group of young graduates interested in developing a Christian ministry at the university level. He remained in Sri Lanka, and became the first general secretary of the newly formed Fellowship of Christian University Students from 1983 to 1991.
He joined International Fellowship of Evangelical Students in 1987 as the regional secretary for South Asia. IFES is a global partnership of more than 130 autonomous, indigenous university student movements around the world. As regional secretary, he worked with programs in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar. In his current role he is a member of the IFES Senior Leadership Team.
Ramachandra has been involved for many years with the civil rights movement in Sri Lanka, as well as with the global Micah Network and A Roacha, a worldwide biodiversity conservation organization. He has served as a lecturer at colleges, universities, theological seminaries and conferences around the world, including delivering a plenary address during the International Conference on Peace & Reconciliation in Seoul, South Korea, this past November.
In addition to "Faiths in Conflict? Christian Integrity in a Multicultural World" and "Subverting Global Myths: Theology and the Public Issues Shaping Our World," his six books are "The Recovery of Mission: Beyond the Pluralist Paradigm," "Gods That Fail: Christian Mission and Modern Idolatry," "The Message of Mission" and "Church and Mission in the New Asia: New Gods, New Identities." He is also the author of numerous journal articles and chapters and essays in books.
He lives in Sri Lanka with his wife, Karin, who is a trained counselor and Bible teacher.
While on campus, Ramachandra will also speak during the college's Chapel service on Friday, Feb. 18, at 10:30 a.m. and "The Gathering" worship service on Sunday, Feb. 20, at 8 p.m., both in Dimnent Memorial Chapel. The public is invited to both events.
Graves Hall is located at 263 College Ave., on College Avenue between 10th and 12th streets. Dimnent Memorial Chapel is located at 277 College Ave., on College Avenue at 12th Street.


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By Jillian Mapes, CBS Local
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A little more than 40 years after its release, the Rolling Stones' Hot Rocks 1964-1971 still stands as one of rock'n'roll's most quintessential compilations. Yet last night (March 13) at New York's famed Carnegie Hall, 21 musicians spanning generations and genres lines found a way to inject new life into the classic hits.
The two and half-hour show — produced by Michael Dorf, NYC's tribute concert promoter of choice — kicked off with a performance of "You Can't Always Get What You Want" from Brooklyn rockers TV on the Radio, Italian singer-songwriter Jovanotti and the Young Audiences New York Chorus, which set the bar high in terms of honoring the original.
There is something to be said for a cover that brings the past to life, and that was in no short supply last night. Taj Mahal and his daughter were the perfect fit for the bluesy swagger of "Honky Tonk Women," while Ronnie Spector and Ian Hunter both impressed with boundlessly energetic renditions of "Time Is On My Side" and "19th Nervous Breakdown," respectively. The New York Dolls' David Johansen, who resembles Jagger to begin with, took imitation to new levels with tight white jeans and a boastful stage strut during his cover of "Get Off My Cloud."
Considering their respective health problems (breast cancer and repeated exhaustion for Faithfull, vocal cord paresis for Garfunkel), Marianne Faithfull and Art Garfunkel battled through their covers — "As Tears Go By" and "Sister Morphine" for Faithfull, an easy listening "Ruby Tuesday" for Garfunkel — and were greeted with warm receptions for their efforts. Jackson Browne still has that boyish charm, easily pleasing the crowd with his two collaborations with Marc Cohn (a down-tempo, acoustic "Let's Spend the Night Together" and a gorgeous "Wild Horses").
Perhaps what enthralled the crowd more was when the performer put their own stamp on the songs, such as Rickie Lee Jones' surprisingly bewitching acoustic cover of "Sympathy for the Devil" and Rosanne Cash's vocally layered take on "Jumpin' Jack Flash." Indie rockers Gomez, the Mountain Goats, Glen Hansard, and the Carolina Chocolate Drops had no trouble totally reinventing their covers — with varying degrees of success.
Actress Juliette Lewis played the sex kitten, strutting about in hot pants and bedazzled heels and hair-flipping her red mane to the soundtrack of "Satisfaction." It was an out-of-place tribute – as was Peaches' "Heart of Stone" – and the crowd differed between excited and confused.
In the end, all performers together for a relatively uninspired take on Exile on Main Street single "Tumbling Dice," whose biggest appeal was the thrill of seeing the wide cast of characters dancing and mingling on stage together. What would have saved the finale? Mick, Keith and the rest of the Stones, who were not in attendance last night.
Set list: Rolling Stones Tribute at Carnegie Hall, 3/14/2012
1. Jovanotti & TV on the Radio (with Young Audiences NY Chorus) – "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
2. Ronnie Spector – "Time Is On My Side"
3. Peaches – "Heart of Stone"
4. Rich Robinson (of the Black Crowes) – "Play With Fire"
5. Juliette Lewis – "Satisfaction"
6. Marianne Faithfull – "As Tears go By"
7. David Johansen (of the New York Dolls) – "Get Off My Cloud"
8. Steve Earle – "Mothers Little Helper"
9. Ian Hunter and the Rant Band – "19th Nervous Breakdown"
10. The Mountain Goats – "Paint It Black"
11. Glen Hansard (of the Swell Season) – "Under My Thumb"
12. Art Garfunkel – "Ruby Tuesday"
13. Jackson Browne with Marc Cohn – "Let's Spend the Night Together"
14. Gomez – "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
15. Angelique Kidjo – "Street Fighting Man"
16. Rickie Lee Jones – "Sympathy for the Devil"
17. Taj Mahal – "Honky Tonk Women"
18. Rosanne Cash – "Gimmie Shelter"
19. Carolina Chocolate Drops – "Midnight Rambler"
20. Jackie Greene – "Brown Sugar"
21. Marc Cohn With Jackson Browne – "Wild Horses"
22. Marianne Faithfull – "Sister Morphine"
23. All performers – "Tumbling Dice"


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|May 07, 2014
A hydrogel that knows when to go (w/video)
|(Nanowerk News) Rice University bioengineers have created a hydrogel that instantly turns from liquid to semisolid at close to body temperature and then degrades at precisely the right pace.
|The gel shows potential as a bioscaffold to support the regrowth of bone and other three-dimensional tissues in a patients body using the patients own cells to seed the process.
|The hydrogel created in the lab of Rice bioengineer Antonios Mikos is a liquid at room temperature but, when injected into a patient, becomes a gel that would fill and stabilize a space while natural tissue grows to replace it.
|The new material detailed in the American Chemical Society journal Biomacromolecules ("Synthesis and Characterization of Injectable, Biodegradable, Phosphate-Containing, Chemically Cross-Linkable, Thermoresponsive Macromers for Bone Tissue Engineering") takes the state of the art a few steps further, Rice scientists said.
|Watch a video demonstration of Rices hydrogel.
|This study describes the development of a novel thermogelling hydrogel for stem cell delivery that can be injected into skeletal defects to induce bone regeneration and that can be degraded and eliminated from the body as new bone tissue forms and matures, said Mikos, Rices Louis Calder Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.
|A problem with thermogelling polymers is that once they harden, they begin to collapse and then force out water, said Rice graduate student and the papers lead author, Brendan Watson. That process, known as syneresis, defeats the purpose of defining the space doctors hope to fill with new tissue.
|If the transition gellation temperature is one or two degrees below body temperature, these polymers slowly start to expel water and shrink down until theyre one-half or one-third the size. Then the defect-filling goal is no longer accomplished, he said.
|Watson and his colleagues at Rices BioScience Research Collaborative solved the problem by adding chemical cross-linkers to the gels molecules. Its a secondary mechanism that, after the initial thermogellation, begins to stabilize the gel, he said. The links begin to form at the same time as the gel, but crosslinking takes up to a half-hour to complete.
|The hydrogel is designed for stability over its long-term use as a scaffold for cells to take root and proliferate. But its also designed for its own timely destruction.
|I came up with the idea a few years ago, but its finally all come together, said Watson, who is pursuing both a Rice doctorate and a medical degree in a joint program with nearby Baylor College of Medicine. These chemical crosslinks are attached by phosphate ester bonds, which can be degraded by catalysts in particular, alkaline phosphatase that are naturally produced by bone tissue.
|The catalysts are naturally present in your body at all times, in low levels. But in areas of newly formed bone, they actually get to much higher levels, he said. So what we get is a semismart material for bone-tissue engineering. As new bone is formed, the gel should degrade more quickly in that area to allow even more space for bone to form.
|The fine balancing act took a lot of expertise from his colleagues and co-authors, including Paul Engel, chair of Rices Department of Chemistry, and F. Kurtis Kasper, a senior faculty fellow in bioengineering. It looks like we may have just decided to try something and found that, hey, it worked! But that wasnt the case, said Watson, describing the months and years it took to refine the hydrogel. Engels help with the sophisticated chemistry was especially valuable, he said.
|Watson expects that the material degradation can be tuned to match various bone growth rates.
|Optimizing the degradation kinetics is nontrivial and may be better suited for a biotech company, he said. We focus more on the performance of the hydrogels and the underlying molecular mechanisms.
|Source: Rice University
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Technical Report TR/75
Corporate Telecommunication Networks
(CN) - Standardization Plan
This Technical Report defines the work areas and contents of the standardization work programme for Corporate telecommunication Networks (CN). The aim is to manage, co-ordinate and give visibility to the standardization process spread over various technical bodies (TBs) in Ecma and ETSI.
It can also be used to guide the international standardization process in
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Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots created quite a buzz with the signing of Tim Tebow. To me, this move is an all-time puzzler.
I know Belichick is one of the smartest people in the game. He's a very thorough person who does not fly by the seat of his pants; he thinks about things. I have the utmost respect for Belichick. However, I can't figure out why the Patriots made this move.
One obvious possibility might be converting Tebow to another position, such as H-back or tight end, in order to utilize his athleticism, which I've advocated for previously. But Tebow is supposedly in line to play quarterback in New England -- and only quarterback. The problem is, I just don't think he's quarterback material.
I know the success he had at Florida and with the Denver Broncos in 2011 sticks with people. The production he had as a Gator -- and in high school, for that matter -- led me to believe he would be a pretty good player coming out of college, though I did have concerns about his decision-making skills.
As it turns out, there are plenty of flaws in Tebow's game, as I documented back in November. But one of his biggest issues is that he just isn't accurate. After completing 66.4 percent of his passes in college, his completion percentage really nosedived -- through 35 NFL appearances, he has a career completion rate of 47.9 percent.
You'll hear people talk about fixing that aspect of Tebow's game, and perhaps Belichick has a plan for doing so. But in my experience, that's a tricky task. As legendary Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry used to tell me -- and I put a great deal of stock in what he said -- you can make a guy stronger, you can make a guy faster, but you can't make him more accurate. Quarterbacks are either accurate or they're not.
I'm also still worried about his decision-making abilities. I've seen him hold on to the ball and run when he could have easily completed a throw. I've seen him bounce the ball on the ground and throw it over guys' heads.
Of course, we have to remember that Belichick will study every angle of a given situation. Perhaps he's looking to take advantage of Tebow's skill at converting in third/fourth-and-1 situations. Still, I can't see going to Brady and telling him he's coming out in those crucial junctures; Brady is just too good.
This could be linked to the advent of the pistol offense. I think there's a feeling out there that the pistol is going to be something big. I talked to two different college coaches recently, and both of them said they think the pistol is going to catch on around the league like the wildcat did a few years ago. So I can see a team preparing for that, with Tebow perhaps being a part of those preparations. But I can't see the Patriots ever taking Brady out of a game so that they could have Tebow run the pistol.
We might all just be reading too much into this whole thing. After all, he didn't get a signing bonus. The Patriots have nothing to lose.
In that way, this reminds me of something late Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis might have done -- he used to like to scoop up former first-round picks who had been cut. His thinking was that if someone saw something in a player that made him worth a first-round pick, why not take a chance and see if the guy can still turn into something? That's how Davis ended up with Jim Plunkett, a first-round pick who laid an egg with the Patriots and 49ers before leading the Raiders to two Super Bowls titles.
Ultimately, though, the question is this: Can Tebow become a more accurate quarterback?
Maybe he will; maybe Belichick can see something nobody else can. Myself, I can't see him playing at that position and winning.
If this move were being made by anyone but Belichick, I'd say there's a 100 percent chance that it won't work out. But Belichick has accomplished so much, and he's so smart, that you have to think this can turn out well for New England in some way.
Still, given all of the issues Tebow has encountered as a pro, expecting him to take off now is like hitting on 18 in blackjack -- the odds aren't in your favor.
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Chip designer Via Technologies unveiled its OpenBook Mini-Note reference design on Monday, in a move that throws some open source into its core business of developing chips for mobile devices.
The OpenBook design aims to aid PC makers in creating ultra-small notebooks based on Via's Ultra Mobility Platform. Last year, the company trotted out its Via NanoBook reference design, a prototype designed to compete against rivals in the small-computer market but at a lower cost.
"By making the CAD files of the external panels for the OpenBook available for download, Via has simplified design customization. You can now download these open-source files from the (Via) Web site and individualize the look and feel of your OpenBook devices," Via states.
Via, in providing the source files for download, aims to deliver local Wi-Fi, long-range WiMax, and speedy data delivery via 3G mobile connectivity.
With its Via OpenBook design, the Taiwanese company is hoping to ride potential growth in the mini-notebook market, which currently ranks in the small niche category. But as 3G becomes more pervasive and users become more adept using smaller devices to carryout computing and communications functions, demand for mini-notebooks may rise.
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Strong long-term growth prospects suggests investors looking to maximise returns should look beyond just Sydney and Melbourne
BRISBANE, 2 September – Australia's third largest state Queensland, and it's capital Brisbane, have not typically been on the radar of offshore investors in the past, but strong growth prospects suggest that they should be, according to a Jones Lang LaSalle research paper.
The White Paper entitled, "Queensland Investment Case: Why Queensland? Why Now?" argues that Queensland has significantly outperformed the larger Australian states over the past few decades and is forecast to do so again over the next few decades.
"Queensland is currently 20% of Australia's population and contributes 19% of Australian GDP. However, over the past decade, the state has contributed 30% of Australia's population growth, 26% of Australia's GDP growth and 29% of Australia's employment growth," said Director of International Investments, Simon Storry.
Jones Lang LaSalle's Queensland Managing Director, Geoff McIntyre said, "But the important thing is that these figures are not the end of Queensland's strong growth story and the state is forecast to again significantly outperform national economic growth, population growth and employment growth trends over the next decade.
"While the Queensland economy is diverse and largely reflects the national industrial structure, there is no question that investment in resources growth will be a powerful impetus to the state's economy over the next decade and a key driver of both employment growth and population growth," he said.
"The state's largest merchandise export is coal and the state's large and high-quality deposits of coal make it a major global export source. This sector has benefited from very strong demand out of emerging Asia, and China in particular, which is driving a further ramp up in investment in the sector."
"However, it is the potential of the liquefied natural gas industry in Queensland that is expected to be a particularly large boost to the state over the next decade. There is currently between AUD 70 and 100 billion dollars of investment planned across four major projects in this new industry for the state. Most of these projects are all in very advanced planning stage and awaiting environmental approval before the final investment decision is made," Mr McIntyre said.
Mr Storry said, "There is no doubt that the economic and employment benefits of these projects will spread far beyond the direct investment made and that they will be a powerful impetus to the Queensland commercial property market."
Mr Storry recently returned from an International Investor Briefing promoting Queensland opportunities. He said the briefing was well received, with a number of groups now recognising the need for greater diversification.
According to Queensland Research Director, Leigh Warner, the focus of local investors is on other Australian office markets at present that have stronger immediate term prospects, which is an opportunity for offshore investors to buy quality assets with less intense competition.
"Brisbane had a stronger upswing than most other market prior to the global financial crisis and consequently had a larger supply pipeline when the downturn hit. As a result, while the market has stabilised over the past six months, Brisbane does have a more subdued immediate outlook for the next 18 months," explained Mr Warner.
"However, we think there are good counter-cyclical buying opportunities in Brisbane for investors to position themselves for both a medium-term cyclical upswing and the state's undeniably strong long-term demand prospects."
"The availability of well-leased quality new office stock from the recent strong construction cycle also adds to this opportunity for investors," Mr Warner said.
He added that the Brisbane retail and industrial markets have both seen significant curtailing of new supply over the past 18 months and are well positioned to recover relatively quickly as occupier demand returns.
Bottom line – Queensland's share of the pie is growing…
Mr McIntyre said, "Queensland's economy and population will grow at a faster pace than that of New South Wales and Victoria over the next few decades and this will mean that Brisbane's office stock should also grow at a faster pace than Sydney and Melbourne."
"This should be seen as a very strong marker for the international investment community to look at the state in terms of their total investment in Australia, and increasing their exposure in this state."
Mr McIntyre said similarly, it was logical that the yield differential between Brisbane and the larger markets should shrink over time.
"Brisbane's office stock has grown relatively quickly over the past decade in line with strong economic growth. Since 1999, the Brisbane CBD office stock has grown 29%, while the Brisbane Fringe has grown by well over 50%. In contrast, the Sydney CBD office stock grew 10% and the Melbourne CBD grew 26%. Looking at the long-term trend, the Brisbane CBD was just 21% of the size of the Sydney CBD at the beginning of our data series in 1970, but it has now reached 43% in early 2010.
"The bottom line is that Queensland's share of the pie – across key variables such as output, population, industrial production and employment – is growing and is likely to result in the eyes of the investment world coming to rest on Queensland as a key target for funds," Mr McIntyre said.
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Sovereign of the Seas 1638
Sovereign of the Seas, later Royal Sovereign 102 gun, three deck ship 1638
Known by the Dutch as the 'golden devil', on account of her all black and gold appearance, Sovereign of the Seas was the most magnificent ship of her era. Designed in 1634 by Phineas Pett she was the first ship to have three full gun decks, carrying 102 guns on the orders of King Charles I instead of the 90 originally planned. No expense was spared in her construction. All her guns were made from bronze instead of cast iron which meant they were much lighter but four times more expensive. Most impressive was her gilded and carved decoration costing over £6,600, equivalent to the cost of the hull for a two decked ship. Sovereign of the Seas was so large that two smaller ships were built from her waste timbers.
The construction of Sovereign of the Seas was part of Charles I's plan to overawe possible enemies, including the Dutch and Spanish, with England's naval power. Entering service in 1638 she did not go into battle before the English Civil War intervened in 1642. Laid up by Parliament during the Civil War, her first engagement was the Battle of Kentish Knock during the First Dutch War on 28 September 1652 when it is alleged she destroyed a Dutch ship with a single broadside.
Renamed the Royal Sovereign when Charles II came to the throne in 1660 she fought in several battles during the Second and Third Dutch Wars between 1666-1673. The Nine Years War against France broke out in 1689 and Royal Sovereign was present at the Battles of Beachy Head in 1690 and Barfleur in 1692 when the Royal Navy fought alongside the Dutch. Her career came to an abrupt end when she accidentally caught fire at Chatham on 27 January 1696.
Further reading:
N.A.M. Rodger, The Safeguard of the Sea, A Naval History of Britain 660-1649 (London 1997).
|Period in service:
|1638 - 1696
|1,520 tonnes
|38.7m / 127ft
|14.2m / 46.6ft
|Lower gun deck
20 cannon drakes 4 demi-cannon drakes 4 demi-cannon
Middle gun deck
Notes: The culverin was a long barrelled cannon widely used in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Navies favoured this weapon because it was relatively light and manoeuvrable compared with full size cannon. There were a number of smaller variants including the demi-culverin.


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Long Island City has long been one New York's most vital communities for contemporary art. This weekend marks the 6th Annual LIC Arts Open which brings together artists, residents, businesses, tourists, local government, art enthusiasts and collectors. With sculpture in mind, and as a followup to our suggestions for Greenpoint Open Studios two weeks ago, here are 10 Must See Artist Picks for LIC Arts Open Studios.
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