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Courtesy of Bill DeVos
Bill DeVos, an Eagle Scout and a Scoutmaster in upstate New York, shows his Eagle awards and a letter that he mailed to the Boy Scouts on Tuesday in protest over the organization's policy banning gay Scouts and leaders.
Bill DeVos, a Scoutmaster in upstate New York, packed up his Eagle Scout medal, badge and knot, and mailed the awards to the Boy Scouts' headquarters in Texas.
Though it was hard to part with the symbols of his Scouting achievements that harkened to his childhood, the 56-year-old father of two Eagle Scouts said he didn't want them as long as the organization kept its ban on gay Scouts and leaders.
"It is not an easy thing to give up your Eagle. It sounds silly, but it's very emotional, you know, if you've been in Scouts as long as most of us guys have … it just means a lot," DeVos, an architect from Rochester, told NBC News. "But it's more important for it (the badge) to do something good for others … I can look at it and be sentimental about it, but it's what it does for others that means more."
In doing so, DeVos, joined dozens of other Eagle Scouts who said in online postings that they have sent back their medals, badges or membership cards following the Boy Scouts' announcement on July 17 that it would keep the ban on gays in place after a confidential, two-year review. DeVos was hoping to remain part of the Scouts organization and push for change from within, but others who returned medals said they were done with the organization.
A spokesman for the Boy Scouts of America, Deron Smith, said 50,000 Scouts earn the Eagle rank every year, and that a "few" had returned their medals, badges or certificates since July 17. When asked for a precise number, Smith said it would be hard to say since there was no standard way to return the items.
"While a majority of our membership agrees with our policy, we fully understand no single policy will accommodate the many diverse views among our membership or society," Smith said in an email. "Naturally, we're disappointed when someone decides to return a medal, but we respect their right to express an opinion in whatever manner they feel is appropriate."
To earn the Eagle rank, which is marking its 100th year, Scouts must progress through five lower ranks, earn 21 merit badges and serve six months in a leadership position, among completing other tasks. More than two million young men have earned the rank.
Activist groups in recent months have stepped up their campaign to end the membership policy banning gays after Jennifer Tyrrell, den leader of her son's Tiger Cub pack in Bridgeport, Ohio, was removed from her post in April because she is a lesbian.
Tyrrell started an online petition calling for an end to the ban. In May, Zach Wahls, an Eagle Scout who is the son of a lesbian couple, delivered some of the signatures to the Boy Scouts. Tyrrell did the same in early July.
Wahls, who has founded Scouts for Equality to campaign against the ban on gays, said that his group was working to keep track of the letters with pictures of returned medals and badges showing up online, such as this one on tumblr and another on tech website Boing Boing. The group, which doesn't endorse returning the awards, had counted up to 60 names from a range of states.
Boy Scouts: We're keeping policy banning gays
Boy Scouts review controversial anti-gay policy
Eagle Scout son of lesbian moms: Boys Scouts must end gay discrimination
Gay mom upset after dismissal by Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts board member opposes anti-gay policy
Burke Stansbury, a 36-year-old communications specialist and former Eagle Scout in Seattle, Wash., started the tumblr page cataloguing the returned medals and badges. He has been in touch with some of those who have posted to the page.
"They're passionate about this and taking that step, even as it's something that's difficult for them to do," he said. "It's a big part of their life … it was a big part of my life. It's a big deal to make the decision to do that."
Though he knows some people have been fighting to change the Scouts' policy from within the organization, he said that this wasn't how he wanted to spend his time.
"It would be more painful to continue to be associated with the Boy Scouts than it is to send back a medal," he said. "The Scouts have taken their stand. They're pretty clear that they are going to stick with this policy and I think we need to cut our ties and not associate with an organization that believes in discrimination and practices it."
Smith, the BSA spokesman, said there were no plans to revisit the membership policy. He said while it was rare for medals or badges to be returned, it was not unprecedented. The items will be kept at the national office or the National Scouting Museum.
"Throughout the years, people involved in Scouting and others who are not related to the program have expressed their disagreement with this single policy, or other policies, in a variety of ways. It is important to remember they represent their personal opinion and not Scouting's members as a whole," he said.
Tom Sample, a 20-year-old computer engineering student from Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio, who earned his Eagle rank in 2010, said he is not anti-gay but understands why the Boy Scouts have the policy they do, noting that the "Boy Scouts and religion go hand in hand."
"It does make me upset that people are returning their badges because … you work hard for those badges, it takes a long time," he said. "It's sad to see all these people, especially how much time they've spent, have to leave the organization because they don't feel the same about it anymore."
DeVos, who sent his medals back this past Tuesday, grew emotional as he listed off the Boy Scouts' values, such as trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly and courteous.
"I consider Scouting to be a big part of me, and when you have to come to grips with the fact that the organization that you believe in so much is being so antithetical to the core beliefs, it's really, really upsetting," he said, noting that changing the policy "can't happen fast enough."
Though his Eagle awards are gone, DeVos said he had no intention of dropping out of Scouting. He said he got an outpouring of support from almost everyone in his troop, including some Scouts who said they'd do the same, though one adult did express concern about encouraging gay membership.
"I want very much to … continue as the Scoutmaster and try to influence as many people as I can, but to me, sending the badge back was something that I could do," he said. "It was an emotional moment and an opportunity for me to use this badge for something better."
If you are a current or former member of the Boy Scouts and would like to share your thoughts on the membership policy, you can email the reporter at email@example.com
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When I ordered my first batch of land records, the one I was particularly interested to see was for my great-great-grandfather James Bennett (1831-?).
James has not been easy to pin down. Last year I confirmed that his parents were Michael Bennett and Elizabeth Ann Barnes. I still haven't confirmed the date and place or fact of his marriage and have found no record of his death. I don't know when or how he arrived in Australia. So, anything I learn could be very useful in addition to being interested in the land transactions for their own sake.
Having seen very little of him in my records, I now have copies of pages and pages of handwritten letters from him. There are about 20 letters in his hand on the file. I can see that he signed his name as "James Uxbridge Bennett". I hadn't seen a middle name before.
What was in the file
I started working my way through his land file from the back, so that I could read it in chronological order. It didn't start well.
First, an application form dated 29 September 1871 for a licence to occupy land. Then, a short note from the surveyor, Mr O'Leary, dated almost a year later on 27 August 1872 saying that the delay in surveying the land was caused by James declining to live on the land.
Whether this is true or a misunderstanding is unclear. At any rate, James Bennett must have annoyed Mr O'Leary:
"According to instructions the garden must be included, and if the Northern boundary be moved further to the South a portion of the garden would be cut off and doubtless on the representations of Bennett who is very fond of complaining, I should be ordered there again."
While O'Leary delayed, new regulations came into force and James was no longer eligible for the 60 acres he had hoped for but had to be satisfied with 20. James also hoped that a water hole might be included on his land, although O'Leary recommended against the inclusion of the water hole on grounds of public convenience.
James was not pleased with the reports O'Leary gave of him:
"In answer to yours of the 7th saying that I declined to proceed with my application I beg to state that the Contract Surveyor utters a most deliberate falsehood as I have been into Maryborough several times to get him to survey it and have also written to him."
James persisted with enquiring after the land when nothing seemed to be happening. He succeeded in having the President of the Shire, Chairman of the Mining Board and two other mining board members write a letter on his behalf:
"As it was no fault or omission on the part of the said James Bennett that his application was not dealt with prior to the issue of such regulations we consider it would only be an act of justice to grant his application."
A poor laboring man
Adding insult to injury, two large adjoining plots were granted to "strangers" to the area while James waited for the survey of his plot to be finalised.
"Mrs Mills and Fishburn applied for 200 acres each, including the land that I applied for and had it granted my application for 60 acres is refused and I am alloted 20 acres. So that it appears that the law is attend at Mr OLeary pleasure though I have been applying for the land for four years another party can get it because they are rich people and that I am only a poor laboring man"
I found his remark about being a poor laboring man interesting. He had come from a wealthy family and later in 1884 would inherit several hundred pounds from his father. I still don't know how he came to Australia but had assumed he had some financial means behind him, perhaps not as much as I thought.
There was a lot more to-ing and fro-ing in the file over the detail of if he was really living on the land (yes, he was) and if he had fenced the land as he was supposed to (no, because OLeary didn't finalise the survey to tell him what the boundaries were). The frustration of all the parties – James, O'Leary and the department - is quite apparent.
The officials from the department note on the file:
"It is much to be regretted that Mr OLeary's transactions with the department are productive of so much trouble and waste of time. A recurrence of a similar unnecessary delay will be visited by a recommendation to have Mr OLeary suspended from working selector's surveys."
All up, the land file is 103 pages long with documents from 1871 through to when James Bennett was finally able to purchase the 20 acres of land he had been leasing in 1881.
This post is based upon information contained in a land file for James Bennett in the parish of Bung Bong (5188/49.4), held at the Public Records Office of Victoria.

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ELLSWORTH, Maine — Some lobstermen still are waiting for their 2012 trap tags to arrive but, by now, most either have received them or have received approval from the Department of Marine Resources to fish without them, a Marine Patrol official said Friday.
The availability of trap tags became an issue in May and June as the tag manufacturer experienced an equipment breakdown and got backed up for several weeks. Lobstermen in most zones along the Maine coast are limited to a maximum of 800 traps, each of which must be tagged to identify which licensed fisherman owns the trap. Each year, DMR allows fishermen to use tags from the prior year up until June 1. The tags cost fishermen 50 cents apiece.
Because of the delay, DMR started at the end of May to grant individual approval to fishermen to set gear without their 2012 tags if they had been waiting for at least four weeks to receive them.
Maj. Alan Talbot, deputy chief of Marine Patrol, said Friday that the current glut of landed lobsters, which has kept prices unusually low, and the onset of summer have reduced the urgency many fishermen felt in June to get their gear in the water. DMR officials estimated around mid-June that several hundred fishermen might still be waiting for their tags, but Talbot said Friday that the number likely is much lower now.
Talbot estimated that approximately 300 lobstermen who have waited at least four weeks have received approval from DMR to set gear without their 2012 tags, though some since might have received them. He declined to speculate how many overall might still not have their tags.
"This late in the season, there probably aren't that many left," Talbot said.
Most lobstermen in Maine prepare their gear in the spring for the lobster season, which generally starts in late spring and extends well into the fall. An early molt this year prompted many fishermen to get traps in the water several weeks earlier than they usually do.
The tags are manufactured in New York by Stoffel Seals, which is owned by TydenBrooks Security Products Group, based in Congers, N.Y. Recent attempts to contact company officials about the issue have been unsuccessful.
DMR Commissioner Patrick Keliher said recently that the department anticipated it might take longer this year for lobstermen to get their tags, but not because of problems with the tag manufacturer. He said the size of DMR's licensing staff decreased over the winter, so fishermen were encouraged to order their tags by April 1 in order to give the department enough time to process their orders.
"We told everybody to buy them before April," he said.
Keliher said Stoffel has manufactured trap tags for Maine since 1996 and is in the final year of a three-year contract to produce them. Stoffel has developed a color-coded locking system on its tags that prevent anyone from being able to make counterfeit tags, the commissioner said, and the firm submitted the lowest bid for the work.
The commissioner said DMR's contract with Stoffel requires the company to process and ship out orders within 15 days of receiving them. He added that there are financial penalties built into the contract that give the company incentives to produce and ship the tags on time.
Keliher said the state will review the tag delay when it sends out requests for new tag manufacturing contract bids later this year.
"We're going back out to bid this fall," he said.
Follow BDN reporter Bill Trotter on Twitter at @billtrotter.


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I've come accross some new syntax in one my books (new for me that is) that I can't seem to find any explanation for. I understand the code and what it is acheiving, I just can't find any reference to why its writen in this way.
The following are three seperate peices of code from seperate classes however they all have 'Item' in parenthases BEFORE their respective classes, objects or methods. (ie. Item show = (Item)store.getItem(i);, return (Item)catalog.get(i);, Item temp = (Item)obj; ). Item is a class that defines a single item in a shop with a handfull of arguments (eg. price, qty etc.).
for (int i = 0; i < store.getSize(); i++) { Item show = (Item)store.getItem(i); System.out.println("\nItem ID: " + show.getId() + "\nName: " + show.getName() + "\nRetail Price: $" + show.getRetail() + "\nPrice: " + show.getPrice() + "\nQuantity: " + show.getQuantity()); }
public Item getItem(int i) { return (Item)catalog.get(i); }
public int compareTo(Object obj) { Item temp = (Item)obj; if (this.price < temp.price) { return 1; } else if (this.price > temp.price) { return -1; } else { return 0; } }
I have searched the API to try and find why this is but can't find it (yet...). If anybody can shed some light on this or point me in the right direction I would be very grateful.


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Life Groups & Sunday School
September 16, 2018 @ 10:45 am - 12:00 pm
An event every week that begins at 10:45 am on , repeating indefinitely
Common Need
The Zone (Room 516), 10:45AM
Common Need is a group of people at Bridges Community Church who are originally from outside the Bay Area. We embrace the cultural diversity of Silicon Valley and look to Jesus Christ and His teachings as we and our families adjust to and grow through the unique challenges of this multicultural environment. We meet in the Zone (Room 516), located at the end of the gym building near the elementary building. Everyone is welcome!
Reflections (all ages)
Room 521, 10:45AM
Singles, single parents, married couples & couples with children. Meets every Sunday morning for biblical teaching and for periodic social events and ministry projects. We enjoy meeting new people and strive to make them feel welcome.
Common Ground (all ages)
Room 210, 10:45AM
Common Ground welcomes any (and all!) age groups, couples, and singles. Through Scripture, prayer, lively interactive discussion, and with hearts for God, this class shares its many points-of-view, always seeking to discern the will, the grace, and the love of God.
Alpha Kara (ages 50+)
Room 220, 10:45AM
Singles or married, with or without teenage or adult children, coming together to study God's Word, grow in His Truth, and prayerfully support one another in a relaxed, friendly environment where sharing thoughts/ideas/questions is encouraged.
Mariners (ages 60+)
Room 525, 10:45AM
An active, friendly group of adults in their 60's (+/-) who enjoy their time together as they study and grow in God's Word, share and support through prayer, seek to serve the Lord in various ministries and projects, and connect through fellowship both spontaneous and planned.
Harvesters (ages 60+)
Room 524, 10:45AM
An active friendly group who enjoy fellowship and social events with one another. They appreciate good Bible teaching. They support one another in prayer and needs. They stay connected to the needs of our missionaries and give financial support for various projects.
Crusaders (ages 65+)
Room 522, 10:45AM
Ambassadors (ages 70+)
Room 211, 10:45AM
The Ambassador Life Group is the senior group at Bridges and concentrates its organization and activities around caring for each other's needs with weekly updates in what we call our Watchcare Report. A very large concern and emphasis is on supporting various missionaries around the world with prayer and financial donations. We seek out teachers who provide us with study and discussions of biblical topics each Sunday morning. We enjoy social activities such as breakfasts, luncheons, Mount Hermon concerts, DVD showings, games and the like.
Children's Sunday School
Our 10:45AM Children's Sunday School meets with all grades in one large group upstairs in Room 620 of Burkhart Hall. Our preschool/kindergarten Sunday School meets in the Fourplex across the parking lot from Burkart Hall. We use an engaging web-based curriculum called "Tru Story" by David C. Cook to show them that the Bible and even our lives today are united in one story – the Big God Story.


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By popular acclaim, Lara Croft is to have a road named after her in Derby, the city in which the computer game character was created.
Almost 90 per cent of the 27,000 people who participated in an online poll to name a stretch of the new £36m ring road, voted for Lara Croft Way, Derby City Council announced.
Lara Croft was one of eight names short-listed by the council and garnered huge support worldwide following internet campaigning, the Derby Telegraph reports.
Councillor Lucy Care, cabinet member for planning and transport, said: "The vote really captured the imagination of people across the world."
Lara Croft, the buxom heroine of the Tomb Raider series immortalised on film by Angelina Jolie, was created by the now defunct games studio Core Design, which was based in Derby. The franchise is owned today by Eidos Interactive.


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Swatches: Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Ehancing Eyeliners for Hazel Eyes10:16 AM
My absolute favorite gel/cream eyeliners are the Physician's Formula Shimmer Strips. I've reviewed several colors/versions here, from metallics to the basics, and every one of them is fantastic. The black in the Green Eyes set is my go-to staple black eyeliner every day. When I saw that they were on the 75% clearance for CVS, I had to snag a couple backups for those I have, and I ended up grabbing the base set for Hazel Eyes since I didn't have it to begin with.
Like the other sets, this is three colors meant to enhance the color of hazel eyes. I actually do have hazel eyes, so I was excited to swatch these and see how they looked on. Also, this set comes with a brown/bronze, which I am out of my Smashbox liner so I needed something to back that up - perfect!
The three colors are brown, a cream/matte plum and black with plum and purple shimmer. Unfortunately I had a hard time capturing the shimmer in the brown and black below, but the colors are accurate.
The pigmentation on these are very nice, just as the others have been. The brown/bronze is gorgeous. It has just enough shimmer, but is still very pigmented and actually very rich and dark on. The black is great, just as the others. I like the plum shade too, and will most likely use it as a lower lashline color.
The original price on the sets are around $11.99 a three-piece set, so $3.99 a liner. At 75% off I paid $2.99 for the three-piece set, or $.99 a liner - AMAZING! I cannot stress enough how much I love these. If you love cream/gel liners, get to a CVS and pick one up. You won't regret it! I'd put these up against any of the high end liners for pigmentation, lasting power, color selection, etc. They are great!


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The future of brands lies in ideas that combine the power of storytelling with the creative use of technology, to motivate consumer behaviour and engagement.
Isobar drives success for brands using a data-driven, multi-disciplinary approach: creatives and strategists work with innovation technologists and experience designers to build brand engagements and campaigns.
We work in partnership with our clients to create, distribute, measure and optimise at every step, in order to deliver personalised, seamless and memorable experiences, that drive engagement, transaction and loyalty - building brands that people love.
"Drama Coke was our most successful installment of the Share a Coke franchise yet. Isobar played an instrumental part in this success from the beginning: developing the Movie Quote idea from scratch, helping us to refine the idea, then executing flawlessly."


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Karena aku lagi meyukai serial You're Beautiful jadi aku akan kasih profile para pemain utamanya. Kali ini aku akan kasih profile Jang Geun Suk yang berperan jadi Hwang Tae kYung
Name : Jang Keun Suk/Jang Geun Suk
Date of Birth: 4th August, 1987
Zodiac/Horoscope: Leo
Height: 182cm
Weight: 63kg
Blood Type: A
Family: Father, Mother (Only Child, no siblings)
Education: KwangJang Middle school, Bangsan High School, New Zealand Nelson College,
Hanyang University Drama (Major in Movie)
School Year: February 2000 – Seoul DongYi Primary school graduate
February 2003 – KwangJang middle school graduate
January 2003 – New Zealand Nelson College enrollment
July 2003 – Bangsan High School First year joins in the middle of course
February 2006 – Hanyang University Enrollment – Drama (major in Movie)
Hobbies: listening to music, snowboarding, skiing, singing, dancing
Treasure: Family, Playstation
Favourite Color: Blue, Ivory White
Specialty: Skiing, Snowboarding
Favourite Food: Spicy food, – GeJang(marinated raw crabs)
Favourite Fruit: Pineapple
Most respected person: Kim Gu Kim Gu profile
Ideal Partner: Honest, Cute, woman with great sense of dressing
What is the first feature that you look in a woman: Eyes
What do you hear most from opposite gender: You are so cute
Favourite possession: Clothes, Accessories
Motto: Nothing is impossible!
Close Celeb Friends: CSJH Stephanie, Isak, MC Mong, Moon Geun Yong, Yoo Ah In, Choi Si Won
Favourite Actor: Ahn Sung-ki
Debut: Sitcom Selling Happiness
First Debut Drama: Women's World
Geun Suk is multi talented. He has done VJ, MC, Voice dubbed for cartoon, Acting, Modelling.
Geun Suk has done modelling for MCM,Etude, LeSportsac, Motorola,etc.
Geun Suk also plays guitar. He sings, he dance too, even tap dancing
SBS 1998 – Hug
SBS 2001 – Women's World
MBC 2001 – Four Sisters' Story
SBS 2002 – The Great Ambition,
SBS 2002 – School
SBS 2002 – Orange
MBC 2003 – Nonstop 4
SBS 2005 – Lovers in Prague, Lovers In Prague Thread
Tooniverse 2006 – Alien Sam, http://www.bongsam.co.kr/
KBS2 2006 – Hwang Jini,Hwang Jini Thread http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/hwangjiny/
Heroine 6
Rainbow Romance
KBS2 2007 – Hong Gil Dong, Hong Gil Dong Thread Hong Gil Dong comic
KBS 2008 – Timeless, (not confirmed)
MBC 3rd Sept 2008 – Beethoven Virus
SBS 2009 – You're Beautiful
2009 SBS Drama Awards: Teens' Star Award (Actor) – You're Beautiful
2009 SBS Drama Awards: Netizens' Popularity Award – You're Beautiful
2008 MBC Drama Awards: New Actor Award – Beethoven Virus
2008 KBS Drama Awards: Popularity Award (Actor)- Hong Gil Dong
2008 SBS 44th Annual Baeksang Arts Awards – Best New Actor (Movie- The Happy Life)
2006 KBS Performance Awards: Best Couple Award (With co-star Ha Ji Won)
MNet TOP 100 Charming Guys Who are Single
MNet Top 100 Adorable Males (2006): # 29
MNet Top 100 Must Have Males (2007): # 3
2007 KBS Drama Awards: Sung Yuri & Jang Geun Suk best couple actress
2008 KBS Drama Award: Hong Gil Dong – Jang Geun Suk & Sung Yuri best couple actress
2010 Baeksang Awards : Male Popularity Award : Jang Geun Suk (Itaewon Murder Case)
2002 Cartoon – Treasure Planet, (voice for cartoon movie)
2006 One Missed Final Call,
2006 Chakshin Ari Final, http://www.chaksinfinal.co.kr/
2007 Doremifasolasido, Doremi movie Thread English Subtitles dl linkDoremi Pics Thread
2007 Happy Life, Happy Life thread Happy Life OST(credits Tuchee11)
2007 Going Crazy Waiting, Going Crazy Waiting thread
2008 Baby and Me
2009 Itaewon Murder Case
2001-2004 – SK TING, (with BoA)
2005-2006 – Skool looks,
Coca Cola
Daily Milk
Salim Food
2006 – Chic Choc Biscuits
2006 Shu Uemura
2007 LeSportsac
2007 – ETUDE [CF] etude vitcara cf – making film [CF] etude cf 04 – vitcara 20070806 YTN Star – Go ahra, Jang geunseol New Etude CF Etude wallpapers
Kellogs Cornflakes advertisement
Ottogi Quick Meals advertisement
2008 – BSX Youtube BSX Making commercial BSX Pics


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Dr. Emma Perry
Professor of Marine Biology
Dr. Emma Perry
Academic Background
B Sc, Zoology, University of Exeter, Great Britain
Ph D, Biology, University of South Florida
Perry completed her undergraduate degree in Biology at Exeter University, Britain, where she was born and raised. For her senior thesis, she studied habitat preference by the burrowing brittle star Acrocnida brachiata. After graduation, she moved to Tampa, Florida to do a Ph.D. on echinoderms with Dr. J. Lawrence and Dr. L. Robbins. She became interested in the process by which echinoderms, especially sand dollars, constructed their intricate three-dimensional skeletons. Since then, she has become more generally interested in the biology and systematics of lesser known marine invertebrates. At Unity College, Perry has been researching tardigrades with student participation.


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Artifact Details
TitleLauritzen patent notebook (#160)
Catalog Number102722982
DescriptionDescribes experiments to measure the noise characteristics of field effect transistors (FET), including the SCT (C.T. Sah's four terminal MOS transistor), and zener diodes. This work was published in two papers published in 1962 (below).
AuthorLauritzen, Peter O.
Biographical NotesPeter O. Lauritzen was born in Valparaiso, Indiana, on February 14, 1935. He received a B.S.E.E. degree from the California Institute of Technology (1956), and an M.S.E.E. (1958) and Ph.D. degrees (1961) from Stanford University. From 1961 to 1965 he was a Member of the Technical Staff working on semiconductor device research and development at Fairchild Semiconductor R&D in Palo Alto, California. He joined the faculty of the University of Washington in 1965. His research areas from 1965 to 1978 included semiconductor device noise, radiation effects, and device operation at cryogenic temperatures. During the period 1983-1998, he taught courses on analog electronics and devices and conducted research on compact model design. He continued to work part-time on compact modeling of power semiconductor devices from 2000 to 2007.
PublisherFairchild Semiconductor
Identifying Numbers
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ExtentApproximately 30 dated entries over 31 pages.
Dimensions12 x 10 inches
Collection TitleFairchild Semiconductor notebooks and technical papers
PublicationsThe author contributed to the following R&D Technical Reports (TR) and published papers during his service at Fairchild:
TR66 I/F and Low Frequency Shot Noise in Silicon Transistors (1962-02-09)
Lauritzen, P. Circuit control of microplasma switching in avalanche diodes. 1965 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference: Digest of Technical Papers, vol. VIII (1965): 70-71.
Lauritzen, P.O. A "step recovery" switching transistor. 1965 International Electron Devices Meeting, vol. 11 (1965): 25.
Lauritzen, P. O. and Fitzgerald, D. J. Design tradeoffs for a neutron radiation-tolerant silicon transistor. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, vol. 11, iss. 5 (1964): 39-46.
Lauritzen, P. and Leistiko, O., Jr. Field-effect transistors as low-noise amplifiers. 1962 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference: Digest of Technical Papers, vol. V (1962): 62-63.
Lauritzen, P.O. and Sah, C.T. 1/f noise in surface potential controlled junctions. IRE Transactions on Electron Devices, vol. 9, iss. 6 (1962): 507.
Lauritzen, P.O. and Sah, C.T. Low-frequency recombination-generation noise in silicon FET's. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, vol. 10, iss. 5 (1963): 334-335.


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- 5 Beds
- 2 Full, 3 3/4, 1 Half Baths
Property TypeResidential – Single Family
SubdivisionCordillera Valley Club F1
Listing Date07/06/17
Year Built2005
AreaCordillera Valley Club
Lot Size0.79 Acres (34,412 SqFt)
ParkingOver 3 Car Garage
Property Description
Truly unique and beautiful home at the East end of Cordillera Valley Club. The lot, with its easy access, yet privacy, space and stunning mountain views, is one of the best in CVC. The features inside the home include air conditioning on the main level, exquisite architecture, reclaimed wood accents, and custom elements from around the world.
Presented By
- Mountains
- Ski Slopes
- South Facing
- Valley
- Clubhouse
- Fitness Center
- Golf Membership Option
- Hiking/Pedestrian Trail
- Pool
- Tennis Courts
- Air Conditioning
- Deck
- Fireplace - Gas
- Hot Tub / Spa
- Patio
- Steam
- Wood Stove
- Cable TV
- District Sewer
- District Water
- Electricity Avail.
- Natural Gas Avail.
- Phone Available
- Snow Removal
- Trash Pickup
- Natural Gas
- Radiant
- Zoned AC
- Dryer
- Washer
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Happy Valentine's Day, everyone. After a bit of a cover drought for a while, it looks like all of the new artwork is exploding onto the scene the last couple of days. Leigh Bardugo's Ruin and Rising cover just came out, and I am glad they didn't change the design for this third book in the Grisha series. It is due out on June 17th.
Sticking with the red, Reap the Wind is the title of the next book from Karen Chance's Cassie Palmer series, and it will be out sometime later this year.
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Geneva College is pleased to announce Rutledge (Rut) E. Etheridge III as Chaplain, a position that provides for the spiritual needs of the college community. In this role, Etheridge will assist students, faculty and staff in understanding events as they relate to spiritual and emotional well-being, oversee Geneva′s chapel program, and collaborate with the college′s church relations program and Center for Faith and Practice (CFP).
"Having a chaplain is an important part of maintaining a spiritually healthy campus," notes Geneva President Dr. Kenneth A. Smith. "Rut will be an asset in continuing the strong integration of academics and faith for which Geneva is renowned, as well as an encouragement to the college community in all areas of spiritual development."
As Chaplain, Etheridge will also teach part-time in the Department of Bible, Christian Ministries and Philosophy, a duty for which he is well qualified. He has been an Adjunct Professor of Systematic Theology at theReformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary (RPTS) in Pittsburgh since 2007 and is a former Bible teacher at Heritage Christian School in Indianapolis.
In addition, Etheridge possesses pastoral experience, having served at Pittsburgh′s Providence Reformed Presbyterian Church since 2006. He speaks regularly to many groups and at colleges and conferences, and has been a chapel speaker and guest lecturer at Geneva. Etheridge has spoken at the annual Westminster Confession of Faith Into the 21st Century Conference and the North American Presbyterian and Reformed Churches Reformation Day, and has also been interviewed frequently on Bibleburgh, a radio talk show on 101.5 WORD FM.
Etheridge earned a Master of Divinity at RPTS and a Bachelor of Arts in Comprehensive Bible, with an emphasis on pastoral studies and a minor in the philosophy of religion, at Cedarville College in Cedarville, Ohio.
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The heat is on
Jeff Long and John L. Smith should be very thankful that the Razorbacks Nation is ticked off at them.
Anger means people still care. It is apathy that eats a program up from the inside out.
While I don't think you replace John L. now, and I explain why in detail in my column, I do think he was a mistake.
Financial woes knock you down. They worry you constantly, and $25 million is a figure most loyal Razorback fans cannot really wrap their heads around.
I think what bothered me most about Saturday was that night I saw an Ole Miss team that was more inspired and playing with energy than I saw Saturday afternoon. It was after the first quarter that the Hogs seemed to start gliding.
Maybe they are a morning team.
One thing is certain — there is not a sure W left on the Razorbacks' schedule because the right buttons are not being pushed before or during the game.You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
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Really Wally – look at youor article in the Gazette today, Oct 5th, the Gators and tigerettes are in the Swamp!
Clark: Still wearing that Arkansas Dominates tee?
Hi Wally! As I watched the game yesterday 10/27/12 against Ole Miss it came to me what this team looks like: a bunch of orphans. It's like they have lost their parents and are doing the best they can to make it with no anchor or guide. Blame: Bobby, of course. Hopefully they will learn some real life lessons from this situation. That's about all that is left. I really feel for those boys!


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How did a tiny start-up beat Detroit, Germany & Japan to a usable EV?
How did a tiny start-up beat Detroit, Germany & Japan to a usable EV?
What makes you think Detroit, Germany and Japan wanted to, or tried?
What Brian says is true. The existing automakers are pleasing their stockholders by making safe (in the sense of the level of investment and risk) vehicles for the masses.
Remember that the path to automotive progress is littered with the remains of companies who tried and failed.
Although I get Brian's point I think Nissan really put it all out there to get an affordable BEV to market (the Leaf) with the most range they could come up with for their target price. Neither my wife or I like how it looks.
Remember Tesla has patents that other car companies might not want to buy into.
I was all set to say how big auto is tied to big oil.
Sudre, your post on Nissan and the Leaf, has me reconsidering.
Nissan's venture with the Leaf was a gamble which might still come back to bite them. The reason I considered and rejected purchasing a Leaf was the limited range. It might work well as a second family car in a big city, but that limitation was enough to turn me off. I wish Nissan success but I am a reservation holder for a model S (85). Hopefully Tesla's, Nissan's and others' efforts are enough to obtain critical mass in EV purchasers, otherwise Tesla will remain a company producing a niche product. And as a future warranty holder, I wouldn't want that!
paulehardy -- totally agree. The one thing that made me a convert from gas to electric was the range of Tesla's vehicles.
The Nissan Leaf was built to a price. The lack of sufficient battery environment mgmt is coming back to bite them. I wouldn't want to be in Nissan's shoes a year or two from now.
Seasoned entrepreneurs will admit that most startups fail. The successful ones owe much to luck and timing (as well as hard work, etc...).
Fail Club
Strapping a bunch of laptop batteries together might sound obvious in hindsight. But don't forget all the failures that came before:
- perpetual motion machines
- cold fusion
- super capacitors
- hydrogen fuel cells
- arrays of NiCd laptop batteries
Ballard Power was convinced that their fuel cell technology would be the key to EVs. Maybe hydrogen will unseat Tesla next year or next decade. Maybe we will all have Mr. Fusions by 2040. But today, it is an array of L-Ion laptop batteries in our Teslas and RAV4s.
Timing is Everything
Right idea at the wrong time is just as bad as the wrong idea at the wrong time. Every big car company has tinkered with EVs in the last decade or two. While they had some limited success, they were "ahead of their time". Had the laptop battery experiments used NiCd or NiMh a few years earlier, we wouldn't be having this discussion today.
A Little Luck
But instead they got lucky, L-Ion batteries just crossed into the practical energy density range.
At the same time all the major automakers were distracted from EV research during this window. They were:
- burned by failed EV projects
- milking gas guzzler "cash cows" (SUVs, Humvees)
- got in bed with big oil (hybrids still burn gas)
- bankrupt (GM, Crysler)
- fighting the hybrid wars (Toyota, Honda, Ford, just about every big car maker now)
In essence, big auto "blinked" and overlooked this breakthrough while Tesla hit it dead on.
You could also look at it as a perspective thing.
The big boys built a car then adapted it to be electric. Tesla built the battery & power train, then molded the car around them.
Who had the better vision? My money is, literally, on Tesla
Will it be possible to build an EV in the near future at the Nissan Leaf price point with the range of a Model S?
That might be a challenge.
paulehardy - GEN III
@Mel - watch "Revenge of the Electric Car" and you will see Nissan's committment to BEVs to get the LEAF out. I am quite happy with mine (though if Tesla didn't take so long to finish the Model S I wouldn't have bought it), and I think the range is a great compromise -- 90% of people don't need more than it provides, and you aren't paying for a large battery (and hauling the weight around) that you only rarely use. My Model S has an 85kWh battery so I can drive it on out-of-town trips, but I considered getting a smaller battery and just renting a car a few times a year which would be a lot cheaper.
@JZ13 - back to the original question, the big guys have lots of money and can hire smart people too. If they can't recreate it, they could easily just buy Tesla (being publicly traded that can't easily be stopped) if they decide they can't beat them -- Tesla has a total market cap of under $4B, while GM has $48B ($15B cash) and Ford has $49B ($8B cash). They also have advantages with supplier relationships and economies of scale, so if the technology ever gets equal then Tesla will have a hard time competing.
@email@example.com - yes, Gen III - but if it does not have the range close to a Model S, then it is just another Leaf. I hope you are correct.
@paulehardy - My guess is that Gen III will match MS 40KW battery range as a minimum. I think they are after the current LEAF/Volt market space.
@jat, I did see the movie, and I love Nissan for bringing out the Leaf.. I just feel that Big Auto would prefer to destroy Tesla.. I do not believe they will compete. Hopefully I am proven wrong... Anyway, my Tesla is the best car I have ever seen. Even when I am not going anywhere I have go look at , and then I have to sit in it... Interior, and the radio especially ------superior
I was selling a start up a few years back and our competition came in to take a look. The major notebook guys were spinning their designs every six months. I believe they had three engineering teams each filling a revolving six month release window. We turned our design once a year using five engineers.
One of our competitors brought in their VP of Engineering to evaluate the costs of finishing out current design spin. I was floored at the costs he was throwing around. My comment to them was "no wonder you guys have old technology and are not price competitive..... Everyone goes about building their own kingdom and efficiency suffers.
The big guys are stocked with entrenched groups that defend their turf. These groups are bloated, lethargic and lack any meaningful ability to react. Tesla, on the other hand, exists to make that battery pack work with that set of body work in a single facility that serves only one purpose. Everyone was brought on to follow a singular vision.
Vision => Personnel => Execution I've found that this is how thing get done.
man I wish there was an edit button.....
Well most startups fail but even the failed ones change the game if they had something worth pursuing...
Tucker failed but was safer and more advanced than anything else on the market, most of the features of the the Tucker made it into the cars of the big three later on.
Tesla will make it... and change the game... Will Elon sellout? I do not know - he did sell Paypal once it took off... but even if he does, Tesla will already have changed the game and we consumers will be better off for it.
The big 3 didn't learn their lesson back in the late 70's when there were gas shortages. Efforts to improve mileage was thwarted by Bush Sr. when he removed goals for higher mileage cars. Then the SUV and Hummer boom took over. In the 2000's they got hit again by soaring gas prices and now unwanted gas guzzlers. Thanks to bankrupting themselves because of their ignorance and greed they were forced to finally make efficient cars that are also dependable. Tesla has been at the forefront of EV and now they are playing catch-up.
Neech, your comment" Tesla has been at the forefront of EV and now they are playing catch up"
If you think they are playing " catch up" it might be a long long long time. Do you really think they are building electric's?
Djp -- Leaf market space will never be profitable at its current range. Tesla knows this. Gen III will have to be 60 at minimum, most likely 85 or above to make the breakthrough. I think the BMW 3 Series and Prius markets will be their primary focus to achieve mass adoption.
I think GenIII affordable car success depends of SC network, and because SC network pretty much requires at least 60kWh Model S range that's the minimum for it. It should not be city car like Leaf to create large customer base.
The Model S will outsell the Leaf, starting this year.
Takes a lot of money to get something like this started. Tesla was dedicated to the EV biz, while all the other companies found their bread and butter in gasoline and diesel vehicles.
The leaf is a reasonable offering "but it is BUTT UGLY" part of the reason they don't sell better IMHO is because of this.
Oriental and Occidental tastes differ. Obviously.
How did Tesla beat out the established players? They were the first to use L-ion as a battery technology which gave them huge advantages for range. But to use that new (for a car) battery technology meant they had to invent some pretty advanced new technology to cool or heat and manage every cell in the pack. Their proprietary battery pack is a very big deal and is no doubt protected by a bunch of patents. Why did no one else do L-ion first? The established car companies saw the challenges of L-ion and said "we don't have to overcome those hurdles, NiMH or whatever will be "good enough" ". And they were right as long as no one else solved L-ion.
Second, Tesla made the bold in hindsight decision to not worry about range anxiety, or at least mitigate it differently than everyone else. The established players all made ICE engines, so from their point of view, it just made strategic sense to leverage their know-how and servicing centers, and cost efficiency building internal combustion (IC) engines and build a hybrid. They completely solved the range problem by having a hybrid (just fill up at a gas station). Please note that the established players ARE NOT in bed with the oil companies, it's just that they are good at making IC engines.
Tesla said, well if we make a 240 mile range car, that will be good enough for a pretty big segment of the market. And that answer certainly worked well for a 2 seater sports car (people will take SUVs filled with camping gear on long car trips, but rarely would they take their 2 seater sports car to do so).
For model S, they upped the ante and came out with their Supercharger network. What a cool idea. For a $25M investment for a reasonable Supercharger roll-out, they will have mitigated the big knock (actually the only knock other than price) against electric cars.
So in a nutshell, they gambled and won on L-ion, and they didn't come from a IC engine background, and thus solved the range anxiety problem by first not worrying about it with a 240 mile range, and then inventing their Supercharger network.
@shop | JANUARY 18, 2013: They were the first to use L-ion as a battery technology which gave them huge advantages for range
Actually the Nissan Altra was the first EV production car to use Li-Ion batteries in 1997:
Oops, my bad. Actually there are other reasons why the model S is taking off - the 17" touchscreen, great styling, cabin and cargo space, etc.
@Alex K
Hahaha!! I had forgotten about those. Remember the NIMH EV-1's? they were pushing the 140 mile per charge envelope as well in the late 90's ... Fast forward to 2011 and we have a 75 mile plus or minus per charge Ford Focus and a Leaf that is about the same. ho hum :-(
To Teslas credit they are trying to mass market BEV's It should be mentioned that they are not the first to try, but they have the best mousetrap to date in the S
The failure will be if Gen III Tesla Model ? is affordable but offers no more range performance than the 75-100 mile Leafs and Focuses of today that seem to be about all you can achieve as a manufacturer if keeping with a price point that is attainable to the people working on the assembly line to build it.
BEV's will not really take off until there is a no compromise 300 - 400+ mile range BEV that costs approx $25k that does not require you to install an eleventy thousand dollar charging station "that only works with that brand car" at home to make the car useful. The charging hardware MUST be on board the car enabling folks to use their existing electric sources 240V outlets etc. at home to charge the thing.
I know ... Dream on lol!!
Interesting; the Altra had permanent magnet motor, and choice of CVT or 4-speed automatic, and a range about the same as the 40 kWh MS. Only 200 were ever made, though.
My wife, who is a better business thinker than I am, answered the question from a different tack. The reason the big experienced car companies couldn't come up with something like a Tesla is entirely because they are big and experienced. Over the years they have developed fiefdoms, and any project would have to get buy in and overcome resistance from many entrenched internal interests. Throw in a union shop on top of it, and there is no way the big car companies could design something like a Tesla. There is a reason why big companies often have skunk works which are essentially an internal project completely cut off from the main organization.
I agree entirely. I work in government and watch both young, ambitious people and their interesting (often valid) projects get shot down due to bureaucracy, cronyism and the insitutionalisation of processes. The gears of large companies move slowly and as such they are often slow to embrace new ideas.
There is also a certain amount of pride that develops in entrenched companies. It is sometimes referred to as "not invented here syndrome". For example companies known for their prowess in designing high performance, finessed ICEs were probably wondering how relevant they were in a BEV world. Some within these same organizations may have chosen the easier path and simply written off BEVs until recently.
For the most part though I'm tempted to say most large car companies probably canvassed their usual focus groups and found many buyers weren't as interested in BEVs as they were high-efficiency ICE vehicles. This is evidenced by the fact that most car companies are currently leveraging their ICE experience to produce higher efficiency ICEs. Such vehicles are affordable to most buyers and therefore the all-important stockholders continue to be pleased and the upper mgmt continue to be employed.
Speaking of which, a relevant quote goes something like this, "No one ever got fired for buying Intel." In other words no one ever got fired for choosing a safe bet. (ICE cars.) Conversely the folks at Nissan (as an example) got tired of Mark Perry's attempts to make the Leaf a viable car... and many suspect he was asked to leave: (to leaf?)
In short there are probably many reasons why Tesla is a pioneer in the BEV market.
The majority stockholders in the largest car companies are banks.
The Rothchilds (one of the owners of the US Federal Reserve) owns 600 Banks.
The hybrid cars are limp-wristed efforts to offer "solutions" to Oil Dependency- which is worth Big Money.
The technique is to show meager gains, while suppressing the truly innovative and remarkable platforms that could ruin the Gas/Oil Model.
Read the book (or watch the movie) "The Formula". pretty revealing.
Keep the peasants happy, show ideas but no follow-through, and keep racking in the chips. The reason Solar Power has not REALLY taken off is because methods have to be created to control the usage of something that is inherintely free: The Sun.
The reason Elon Musk created Solar City is because of his true genius towards his larger vision of "linking" the needs of his three companies together. If he needs "losses" in one company to offset the "gains" in others, the idea works. He needs to build Supercharging Stations. Who is better to supply the componentries of those stations than a sister company? If introductions of technology to Tesal are hindered by "outsiders", he can switch gears towards SpaceX applications to prove their value, etc.
Until someone who is wealthy enough, influential enough, and innovative enough comes along, the methods used to enslave the masses will continue. Banks, Oil, Water, Food, etc. I'm an Elon Musk Fan as long as he doesn't sell out. The day he announces a deal to dilute the value or effectiveness of Tesla, is the day I sell. But if he retains his committments, and doesn't take money from the wrong group, he will survive. Beware of big companies buying big quantities of Tesla Stock.
The reason no one else has done it, is because they didn't want to. Check out Dean Kamen's new introduction of the Stirling Engine for his Water Purification system. My guess? It will never become mainstream. Why? 1) Because Dean flys helicopters, 2) The guy who bought Segway died in an accident where he and his Segway just "accidentally" flew off a cliff. 3) Someone will whisper in his ear something, and one way or another, it will be supressed.
Stan Meyers is another example. I consider Elon Musk to be an All American Hero. And we need more just like him. But I always worry about the bad guys. It appears he has built his businesses well, where he has surrounded himself with individuals as smart, or smarter than himself. This is the key. This is why I think Mr. Musk is changing our world right now, and I am very proud to buy his products. In addition to his Model S, I want to see that pickup truck. The model X somehow is missing the mark between the sketches and the final prototype. Sketches are cool, prototype is uh...well...
But the Model S is going to be a TRUE COLLECTOR CAR. As innovations occur, upgrades will occur. By the 8th year of that battery warranty, there will be new solutions, and at a lower cost. But the Model S is going to be the gateway to the future of individual transportation. No way I'm missing out on buying this car.


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Endeavour's crew spent its first full day in space today preparing for the major events to come: docking with the International Space Station on Friday; latching a cargo module to the station on Saturday; and conducting a space walk on Monday.
Endeavour Commander Dom Gorie and Pilot Mark Kelly fired the shuttle's steering engines and jets twice today to adjust course toward the station. Gorie and Kelly also checked out the rendezvous systems and navigation aids Endeavour will require for its final approach to the orbiting complex, finding everything in good shape. Later, Kelly, assisted by Mission Specialist Linda Godwin, powered up the shuttle's robotic arm to check its operation and to use its television cameras to survey the Raffaello cargo module and experiments housed in Endeavour's payload bay. On Saturday, the robotic arm will be used by Kelly to attach Raffaello to a station berthing port so that more than three tons of food, supplies and experiments it holds can be moved aboard the complex.
Godwin and Mission Specialist Dan Tani also powered up and tested the space suits they will wear for a four-hour space walk on Monday, finding all the equipment in good condition. Godwin and Tani will install extra insulation on mechanisms that rotate the station's solar arrays during the excursion. Also today, Godwin powered up Endeavour's docking mechanism and extended it into position to await contact with the station. The Expedition Four crew members aboard Endeavour, en route to begin an almost six-month mission aboard the station, assisted the shuttle crew today with preparations and worked with several secondary scientific investigations.
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Meanwhile, aboard the station today, the Expedition Three crew, Commander Frank Culbertson, Pilot Vladimir Dezhurov and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, spent their final solo day in flight packing for the trip home. The station crew, completing more than four months in space, also continued to unload a Russian cargo supply craft that docked to the station last week.
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry) -- 9

Compromise. It's a difficult action to write about, since it involves the regression and sublimation of a part in an effort to improve the whole. The most mature love stories have often focused on the need for compromise, or at least the need for some balance of power in the relationship so that the struggle doesn't tip the scales too far in one direction. With his fine reflexive script Adaptation, Charlie Kaufman explored the other connotation of compromise -- the negative one we associate with backing down: compromising our artistic values and our moral principles. With Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, his best work to date -- and luckily the best film made from one of his scripts as well -- he has made that mature love story which deals with that positive form of compromise; the one that involves accepting defeat, living with pain, and sacrificing something of yourself in order to make the best of a connection to someone else.

Kaufman's worlds are rarely realistic, and this one is no different; yet its characters seem to exist in a far more natural state than the clever constructs of his previous scripts. Whether his minds are dangerous, confessional, schizophrenic and split, or merely clouded by celebrity, Kaufman's protagonists have never been as touching as Joel Barish, played by a worn-looking Jim Carrey in what is easily the best thing he's ever done. In Joel's mind, Kaufman finds a place to make a poignant statement about memories and yearning, and about the benefits of experience over purity. Joel discovers a Vanilla Sky-esque doctor's office that will erase from your mind all traces of a person so you can start fresh and avoid painful histories. But what if you find out that painful memories are also all that you have of some small ephemeral happiness you once felt; if the lingering ugliness of time and routine aren't filthy enough to blot out the joy of the best things you've done? Indeed, what good is having no sense of loss if you have no sense of love?

To these ideas, Kaufman adds an explicitly Nietzschean theme of repeated cycles. Our nature and our fixed identity will cause us to behave the same way, and any other artificial recreation of that behavior will only feel unnatural and synthetic. Nietzsche's famous idea of the "eternal recurrence of the same" hasn't been visualized so acutely since Kubrick's 2001, even if the eternity of the title comes from an Alexander Pope poem. What Joel uncovers about himself is that given the opportunity to be re-born and live a fresh life, he will follow a similar path regardless, and must then confront an existential crisis of knowing the end of a romance before he enjoys the beginning. If this is possible, how would that change our approach to the romance? Kaufman leaves it up to us to answer.

Spike Jonze has handled Kaufman material before with understated skill and character-based comedy that centered on storytelling before style. Michel Gondry directed Kaufman's quirky and slightly underrated Human Nature, but nothing in that film or his impressive music videos indicated he would be as brilliant as he is here. Gondry's control of cinematic language is immense; his camera and special effects crew barrel and tear through the celluloid with the kind of zeal usually reserved for 30-second commercials. Gondry manages to extend his enthusiasm for a middle section that lasts over an hour -- in fact, the structure of this film is so bizarre that because of its brief prologue, brief epilogue, and incredibly intense and thorough central sequence, it feels like the film is over before we barely get settled in our chairs.

As Gondry puts the finishing touches on Joel's mind-trip, we begin to see where it's all coming together and how to put the pieces we've observed into a coherent whole. He's a smart enough filmmaker to almost totally ignore exposition and let the images shout the message from rooftops. By the time Joel is frantically attempting to insert the woman who dumped him into every corner of his recessed childhood memories, the emotional impact of the necessity to recall details is enough to make the viewer burst into tears. And if you never thought the words "lost and gone forever" in the song "My Darlin' Clementine" could break your heart, you haven't seen this film.

While Carrey is surprisingly wonderful as Joel (I've never been overly impressed with either his comic or dramatic acting, but here he tones down his physical abilities in order to convey the weight of a life re-examined), Kate Winslet as Clementine explodes with an energy matched only in Holy Smoke and her astounding debut, Heavenly Creatures. Kirsten Dunst, Tom Wilkinson, Elijah Wood, and Mark Ruffalo also excel in their smaller roles, especially Dunst in another complicated part for a girl coming of age and trying to reconcile her desires with her fears. At times Ruffalo and Dunst are given too much stoner humor by Kaufman's spontaneous dialogue, and Wood's motivations come close to the contrivances that marked Being John Malkovich and Adaptation's machinery. But there is so much passion and intelligence in this blazingly original film that any false notes will fall on deaf ears already ringing from the melodious beauty of Gondry's camerawork (aided by delirious inspiration from Spike Lee vet DP Ellen Kuras) and Kaufman's writing. When this film confronts us with the question of how to live with the knowledge of the past and the knowledge of the future, it's an absolute thrill to re-discover the perfection of that fleeting present which knows no pain, no loss, and -- for a moment -- no compromise.

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ok can I say I LOVE that scene, and omg why does he have to be so darn cute!!!! I'm gonna see him Thursday I hope, pray I don't faint (again).

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Ohhh, actually I just put it together as to what scene it is! (I've read the script!)... it's near the... no I won't say! lol!

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Ohhhh, I actually thought it was today.. but it is tomorrow. I wonder if they'll show much of the premiere on shows like Enterntainment Tonight etc... it might be worth watching those shows the day after.

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By Ami Schmitz and Stacey Naggiar
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Doreen Flynn is the mother of three young girls with an incurable blood disorder called Fanconi anemia. Jordan, 13, and twins Jorja and Julia, 7, will all need bone marrow transplants to survive. Their mother fears there won't be a match for her girls when the time comes. Or worse, that if a match is found that the donor won't follow through and donate. She has reason to worry - some experts say that nearly half of donors don't follow through with donation. So she has become the lead plaintiff in a case that she hopes will change medical history and make it legal to pay bone marrow donors. In doing so, she's also taking aim at a long held position by the medical establishment that people who provide bone marrow should be altruistic – and not in it for the money.
Jeff Rowes with the Institute for Justice is Doreen Flynn's lawyer.
"Bone marrow is just like anything else in the world... it's valuable. And if you compensate people for it, you're going to get more of it, it's just that simple," Rowes told Dr. Nancy Snyderman.
According to the National Marrow Donor Program, the best matches are from related siblings and only 30 percent of those searching will find a match in an immediate family member. The rest must rely on the altruism of a stranger.
The National Organ Transplant Act in 1984 made it illegal to buy and sell organs and organ parts. But according to Rowes, including bone marrow in that law was an oversight. So he is suing the federal government on behalf of Doreen Flynn and other plaintiffs, who argue that treating bone marrow like organs violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution. Rowes says the case is about "people being able to make medical decisions for themselves to find out what is the best way to do things without being threatened with five years in federal prison."
His main argument: bone marrow, unlike organs, regenerates within a matter of weeks.
Furthermore, it's easier to donate bone marrow than it was when the law was enacted. Traditional bone marrow donations, in which a needle is inserted into a patient's hip bone to extract marrow, is now done less than 25 percent of the time. The simpler and more common way to donate, called apheresis, collects peripheral blood stem cells circulating in the blood stream. Prior to donation, prospective donors take a medication that stimulates production of the marrow cells and then a machine does the rest of the work. The blood draw usually takes just a few hours.
Dr. John Wagner of the University of Minnesota is a renowned expert in bone marrow transplantation and blood disorders and one of the few doctors who agrees with Doreen Flynn.
According to Wagner, there are many reasons why matched donors don't show up.
"It could be in some cases, that the donor is on vacation, or the donor's work does not allow them to take off from work. Or it may be that they never really wanted to be a donor at all," he said.
Wagner calls these situations "destructive and devastating to the trust in the system." He explained the agony that families go through when they have to start a search over again. He believes that offering compensation could be a solution.
Wagner says "there are a number of people that quietly sit by the sides in agreement" but aren't willing to come forward because the issue of compensating bone marrow donors is so controversial.
"I like to push the system to see if we could somehow make a dent into it. That somehow, it might make a difference where other things have not so far," Wagner said.
The National Marrow Donor Program is the world's largest bone marrow registry and opposes compensation for bone marrow donors. The registry - called Be The Match - provides access to approximately 17 million people willing to donate worldwide.
Michael Boo is the NMDP's chief strategy officer. He worries that compensation could create the potential for an unsafe donation because compensated donors may not disclose their health or behavioral history. He says that's not a problem with volunteer donors currently on the registry.
"We think that they're telling the truth because they have an altruistic motive, there is no financial incentive to lie to us," Boo said.
He also insists that compensating donors in the United States would isolate the nation from donors in the rest of the world.
"If the NMDP were to follow this practice of compensation, then we would not have access to the additional eight and a half million donors that are available worldwide, nor would those patients in those countries have access to the U.S. donors," Boo told Dr. Snyderman.
Joan Chelsen's brother, Roy, was a 9-11 firefighter, diagnosed with a blood cancer that required a bone marrow transplant. Doctors found a perfect match for Roy in 2009, but three days before the transplant, his donor backed out and the family was never told why. It took 10 months to find another donor, but by then it was too late and Roy died. Still, Chelsen is not convinced that offering compensation for bone marrow donors would have saved her brother's life.
"What better incentive than what's right in your heart?" Chelsen asked. "Are we a society now that we have to put a price on everything?"
Shaka Mitchell is the founder of MoreMarrowDonors.org and a critic of the way current registries like NMDP currently work. He believes that compensation would encourage more potentials donors to sign up and then show up. Mitchell says he has a list of hundreds of people eager to participate in the program if it launches.
"For 1,000 people a year to lose their battles with curable diseases is unacceptable in our minds. Particularly when we can do something about it," Mitchell said.
His website is part of a first of its kind program that would compensate bone marrow donors if the law changes. The pilot program wouldn't compensate in cash, but rather in the form of a $3,000 scholarship, housing stipend, or gift to charity. And that money would come from private donations, not from the patients themselves. It's an incentive that advocates believe will change the attrition rate, motivating more donors to show up when called upon.
In December of 2011, a California court ruled in favor of compensating bone marrow donors, but the fight is far from over. The case now lies in the hands of the U.S. Attorney General and could very well be headed to the Supreme Court.
"If that happens," Rowes said, "we'll stand there and we'll argue for freedom, and we'll argue for the lives of bone marrow patients across the country."
In May, the Flynn family had more reason to be hopeful. Jordan found a match and headed to New York City for a bone marrow transplant. Her donor showed up, donated, and now Jordan is on the road to recovery. But her mother has two more daughters to be worried about. "I wish I could donate my marrow to them, but I can't, I'm not a match," she says.
And she vows to continue to fight for her daughters and patients everywhere to increase the odds that more people will keep their promises to donate bone marrow and save lives.
Editor's Note: Click here to watch Dr. Nancy Snyderman's full report, 'A Mother's Fight,' that aired Thursday, June 14 on NBC's Rock Center with Brian Williams.
Rima Abdelkader helped contribute to this report.


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Kenneth W. Wood Named Interim President of Albemarle Health
Norfolk, Va. – Sentara Healthcare is pleased to announce Kenneth W. Wood as the Interim President of Albemarle Health effective March 1, 2014. As Interim President, Mr. Wood will oversee the day-to-day operations of Albemarle Health.
Mr. Wood, a seasoned healthcare executive, brings with him more than 40 years of healthcare experience. Throughout his career, Mr. Wood has served as CEO of four major teaching hospitals, a healthcare system and a community hospital. He most recently served for 12 years as President and CEO of Blue Ridge Healthcare in Morganton, N.C., which is affiliated with Carolinas Healthcare System. He has an MBA with a major in Hospital Administration from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Mars Hill University in Mars Hill, N.C. Mr. Wood will reside in Elizabeth City during his term as interim president.
"I am very excited to join the Albemarle family and to be part of this community," Wood said. "As a North Carolina resident for the past 12 years, I understand the healthcare needs of the citizens of North Carolina. I look forward to getting started in my new role as Interim President of Albemarle Health and supporting the mission of Sentara Healthcare to improve health every day."
Mr. Wood is married and has three children and seven grandchildren. He enjoys traveling and golf in his spare time.
Jan King Robinson, the current Interim President of Albemarle Health, will work alongside Mr. Wood, serving as Vice President of Operations for Albemarle Health.
"Sentara appreciates the leadership Jan demonstrated during the transitional period for Albemarle Health," said Mary Blunt, Sentara Corporate Vice President. "We look forward to benefitting from her extensive knowledge of Albemarle Health, her passion for delivering quality care and her focus on improving the health for surrounding communities."
Sentara is excited to partner with Albemarle Health to strengthen, grow and enhance healthcare in northeastern North Carolina.


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**SOLVED** - the answer is 2 weeks of evenings, a lot of hair lot, but a feeling of achievement!
My needs are incredibly simple:
Caller dials in. Selects from 2 options:
1: Listen to tracks.
2: Listen to contact info and leave feedback in a voicemail.
And under menu 1:
Between 1 and 9 tracks, plus zero to go back to selection.
Tracks play one after another.
There is transport control on the tracks (pause, skip etc).
So easy, that I had Asterisk installed, running and doing just that on Ubuntu in under an hour just playing with the hard coded conf files and one incoming SIP number.
Let's say I now want to add more lines, easily. Add a number, directory and structure to hold the tracks. And add two more features - simple PIN access to the tracks on some numbers (should be optional), and if the incoming caller hangs up halfway through a track, then recognise the CLI if they redial within 24 hours and ask if they want to continue from that point.
There is to be NO other PBX functionality.
Probably less than an hour for someone who knows what they are doing, but this will be used by charities, so before I know where I'm going with this, can someone give me a rough guide price for what this kind of thing should come in at? I'll be providing the server, you just need to show me the config files basically, and I can do the rest!


text: Business and finance 18 December 2012 Toyota just got fined $17.35 m over floor mats The auto-industry's top five biggest little mistakes. Sign UpGet the New Statesman's Morning Call email. Sign-up Toyota has just sustained a whopping fine for not recalling a faulty product in time - these products being floor mats. The company has agreed to pay $17.35 m to the US government over concerns that a loose mat could press down on the accelerator pedal - involving the recall of 154,036 vehicles from 2010. It's not the only car manufacturer to spoil the ship for a ha'porth of floor mat: here are four more of the auto-industry's biggest mistakes, via Investopedia: 1. The Ford failed safety catch of 1980 A little safety defect in Ford's transmission system meant that cars built between 1976 and 1980 could slip wilfully from "Park" to "Reverse". The resulting 6,000 accidents, 1,700 injuries and 98 deaths meant the recall of 21m vehicles and the loss of $1.7 bn. 2. The Takata seatbelt button of 1995. The company had to recall 8.3 million vehicles after the button on the seatbelt was found prone to jam. By this time most auto-manufacturers were using these seatbelts, causing 931 consumer complaints as drivers got stuck in their seats. Estimated cost: $1 bn. 3. The Ford cruise control switch of 1996 There's a little electronic switch which deactivates cruise control after the brakes are put on. This was faulty in Ford vehicles - starting fires. The company had to recall 14 million vehicles, costing them $280 m. 4. The Ford ignition ignition of 1996 1988-1993 models of Ford cars had switches which short-circuited, leading to fires, sometimes even when the car was turned off. The bill came to $200 m. › Wonga are blinding critics with science Toyota gets a whopping fine. Photograph: Getty Images Subscribe To stay on top of global affairs and enjoy even more international coverage subscribe for just £1 per month!


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As promised, Dale Sveum, Theo Epstein, and Jed Hoyer sat down after yesterday's 2-0 victory over the Indians and hammered out the Cubs 25 man roster, or at least most of it.
The 2012 Chicago Cubs rotation is set.
1 – Ryan Dempster
2 – Matt Garza
3 – Jeff Samardzija
4 – Chris Volstad
5 – Paul Maholm
I really like the rotation. I think everyone already knows this, but the dark horse or wild card here is Samardzija. If he can continue to improve upon the Spring that he has had, then the Cubs could have a legit top 3. Volstad has been strong this Spring as well, if he progresses then I really don't see a hole in this rotation, any one of these guys could be a streak stopper.
With the rotation announced, the following Cubs have been sent to Iowa.
Randy Wells
Travis Wood
Scott Maine
Casey Coleman was told he was going to Iowa as well
Blake Parker was sent to Minor League camp
The bullpen remains a big question mark for the Cubs, they will determine the final spots over the next few days where performance by the bullpen candidates will be of the utmost importance as it will go along way towards making or not making the team.
Another hotly contested position battle was at catcher, and much like I predicted earlier this spring, Steve Clevenger has won the job. The 2012 (at least to start) season will feature Soto and Clevenger as the Cubs catchers. Welington Castillo has been assigned to Iowa, and Blake Lalli was moved to the minor league camp. It will be fun to see Castillo get every day playing time in Iowa, should see some nice power numbers down there.
In bench player news, Joe Mather and Blake DeWitt have both been told that they have made the team. What a tremendous spring from Mather, he absolutely came out and earned a job. I give a lot of credit to DeWitt, he could have packed it in when he was reassigned earlier this year, but he came to camp determined, and in the end he won a job. Dave Sappelt was sent to Iowa, while Matt Tolbert and Edgar Gonzalez were moved to the minor league camp.
Very exciting times right now, we will be back with a full roster breakdown once everything is official, we are almost exactly one week from the first pitch of the 2012 baseball season (for the Cubs at least). Can't wait!
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EVENING UNDERGROUND: When Sicilian immigrant Baldassare Forestiere began to build his labyrinth-like underground home in Fresno in the early part of the 20th century, he knew that it would offer a cool respite from the midday summer sun. If you've been to the historic and delightfully offbeat attraction, you may have visited on a warm day, and you may have been one of the many visitors who commented, with a bit of awe, how much cooler it is below ground. And it is, making the Forestiere Underground Gardens a favorite destination for middle-of-the-summer, middle-of-the-day visitors.
NOW... try to picture the twisty-turny underground tunnels by dark, or near-dark. The subterranean landmark takes on a different character. No longer is it a place to escape the heat; rather, it is mysterious, a little shadowier, and full of more character (if that is even possible). We're describing the attraction's Fall Sunset tours, a rarer set of walks that happen in, yep, you guessed it, the autumn. They happen near the end of the day, meaning a wholly different vibe is afoot. Cost? Twenty five dollars, which is paid when you arrive (but you should RSVP ahead of your arrival).
THE END OF THE DAY... meaning near sunset, so start times will change (but should run anywhere from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.). Date one? Saturday, Sept. 7. The final date of the 2013 season? Saturday, Oct. 26.
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THINK OF IT... as a rather atmospheric way to greet autumn. No spooky stuff or traditional ghosts or witches will be about, but you will be in a cave-like setting at twilight in the fall. That's nice, and, again, rather rare. Rarer still is a spot like the Forestiere Underground Gardens, a place we should all love on and visit and support.


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In April 2007, Twitter, Inc. filed application no. 77166246 to register the trademark TWITTER with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Twitter is the ever-more-popular tool that enables "friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?" It's fun. You should try it if you're not using it already. And you can start by following me.)
Anyway, in February the application reached the point where it was published for opposition. That means that any other trademark owner out there who feels it would be damaged by the TWITTER mark being registered can oppose the application in the Trademark Office.
On March 14, 2008, Research in Motion (of Blackberry fame) stepped up and requested an extention of time to oppose the TWITTER application. I ran a quick search for registered marks owned by Research in Motion (you can do that yourself here), but didn't see anything close to "Twitter". Can anyone think of an unregistered mark that RIM owns that is similar to TWITTER? Or any other reason why RIM would want to oppose this application? Comments are open, as they have been for some time.


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Dancing With The Stars Peta Murgatroyd Attends Carmen Marc Valvo's Fashion Show
Doesn't Peta Murgatroyd look stunning? Today she attended Carmen Marc Valvo's Fashion Show at Lincoln Center in New York City. You can see more fabulous takes of her at Getty Images. Let's hope this is just one of many photos we'll get to see of Miss Peta as Fashion Week continues.


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The top rated Sennheiser headphones we've looked at, including award winners
Sennheiser headphones may be a bit more expensive than the competition, but for some models we think it's worth it. Here's a short list of the best Sennheiser headphones we've looked at, including recipients of our Editor's Choice awards.
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Despite the price we were very impressed with the Sennheiser HD 800 headphones. They consistently handled every bass and treble note we threw at them, and the build quality is exceptional.
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Woody Allen is again denying he molested adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow and is calling ex-partner Mia Farrow vindictive, spiteful and malevolent in an open letter published online by The New York Times.
The 78-year-old filmmaker says Dylan Farrow's open letter published last week includes "creative flourishes that seem to have magically appeared during our 21-year estrangement".
At the time of the break-up of their 12-year relationship more than two decades ago, Mia Farrow accused Allen of molesting Dylan. Allen has consistently denied the abuse allegation.
Allen claims in his letter that seven-year-old Dylan was coached by Mia Farrow.
Dylan Farrow claimed in her open letter that Allen abused her in 1992 at the family's Connecticut home.
Allen said his letter will be his final word on the matter.
"Of course, I did not molest Dylan," writes Allen.
"I loved her and hope one day she will grasp how she has been cheated out of having a loving father and exploited by a mother more interested in her own festering anger than her daughter's well-being."
Allen was investigated for the alleged molestation, but was never charged.
A team of child abuse specialists from the Yale-New Haven Hospital, brought in to the case by prosecutors and police, concluded that Dylan Farrow had not been molested.
"Now it's 21 years later and Dylan has come forward with the accusations that the Yale experts investigated and found false," Allen said.
His split with Mia Farrow followed the discovery of an affair between Allen and Mia Farrow's adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn, when she was 19 or 21. (Her official date of birth is uncertain.)
Allen and Previn married in 1997 and have two adopted daughters.
"I still loved (Dylan) deeply, and felt guilty that by falling in love with Soon-Yi I had put her in the position of being used as a pawn for revenge," Allen said.
"Not that I doubt Dylan hasn't come to believe she's been molested, but if from the age of seven a vulnerable child is taught by a strong mother to hate her father because he is a monster who abused her, is it so inconceivable that after many years of this indoctrination the image of me Mia wanted to establish had taken root?"
The 28-year-old Dylan Farrow, now married, currently lives in Florida under another name. Her letter caused an uproar, reawakening a case more than two decades after it made headlines.
Some have challenged her account, most notably her 36-year-old brother, Moses Farrow. He told People magazine this week that "of course" Allen did not molest Dylan Farrow, which she called "a betrayal".
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Worst Week Star Moves To ABC
Kyle Bornheimer, who starred in Worst Week on CBS this season, is moving on to a pilot at ABC.
While that's not good news for Worst Week, the ABC project Bornheimer is joining now has its core cast in place. He'll star opposite Alyssa Milano and Eric Christian Olsen in a comedy from Family Guy writer Ricky Blitt, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
ABC has also added former 24 star Reiko Aylesworth to its Jerry Bruckheimer pilot, Melinda McGraw to the Kelsey Grammer show and Arielle Kebbel to the comedy No Heroics, while at FOX, Emmy winner Alfre Woodard has joined the drama Maggie Hill.
The Blitt comedy stars Olsen (The Loop, Brothers & Sisters) as a guy torn between his new girlfriend (Milano) and a very needy best friend (Bornheimer). The cast will also feature Kelly Stables (Greek), Brad Small and Kurt Patino.
For Bornheimer, the pilot is formally in second position to Worst Week — but that show, which struggled to hold its lead-in audience after Two and a Half Men, is considered a long shot to return next season.
Aylesworth, who's currently guesting on Lost, is joining Rupert Penry-Jones and Rochelle Aytes in the Bruckheimer pilot. She'll play an amateur detective who helps former cop Penry-Jones solve cases.
McGraw, who had a recurring part on Mad Men last summer and has several sitcoms on her resume, will play the wife of Grammer's former Wall Street tycoon, now laid low after losing his job. Kebbel (The Uninvited, Gilmore Girls) will play one of a group of B-list superheroes in No Heroics.
Finally, FOX's Maggie Hill has added Woodard to its cast. The two-time Emmy winner, who appeared on NBC's My Own Worst Enemy earlier this season, will play the mentor of the title character (Christina Cole), a surgeon who's battling schizophrenia.
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