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MITx, a new online-learning initiative launched by MIT and announced in December, begins in earnest today with its first course: 6.002x (Circuits and Electronics). More than 90,000 people have signed up for the experimental prototype course since registration opened in February, and today, those students can begin their study.
"This is an exciting day," said MIT Provost L. Rafael Reif, who has led a concerted MIT effort over the past four years to investigate the educational possibilities afforded by online technologies, and who has led the establishment of MITx. "MITx is designed to allow MIT students and faculty to explore ways to use technology to augment the MIT education: We are eager to see how MITx courses can add even greater value to our traditional, time-tested approach to teaching. MITx will also offer MIT teaching to people beyond our campus, widening access to education and offering new connections between the Institute and learners around the world."
The creation of 6.002x, and the technological platform on which it rests, has been led by MIT Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Anant Agarwal, who is also the director of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL). Modeled after MIT's 6.002 — an introductory course for undergraduate students in EECS — 6.002x will introduce engineering in the context of the lumped circuit abstraction, helping students make the transition from physics to the fields of electrical engineering and computer science. Agarwal has taught 6.002 for more than 10 years.
"The launch of our experimental prototype course is step one in a process we hope will lead to an innovative and effective online learning experience," Agarwal said. "We have built MITx in such a way that we will be able to release the software to the world as open source and to invite developers everywhere to help us improve the features we've created as well as invent new ones. 6.002x will be an energetic exploration of online learning."
6.002x will be taught by Agarwal along with Chris Terman, CSAIL co-director; EECS Professor Gerald Sussman; and CSAIL Research Scientist Piotr Mitros.
To access the course, registered students will log in at 6002x.mitx.mit.edu, where they will find an introductory video describing how to use the platform, a course schedule, an e-textbook for the course, and a discussion board. Each week, students will watch video lectures and demonstrations, work with practice exercises, complete homework assignments, and participate in an online interactive lab specifically designed to replicate its real-world counterpart. Students will also take exams and be able to check their grades as they progress in the course. Overall, students can expect to spend approximately 10 hours each week on the course.
MITx is a not-for-profit initiative and is designed to offer all of the teaching of a given course for free. Students who wish to obtain an MITx prototype credential by proving mastery of the given material will be able to do so; credentialing will require payment of a modest fee. The MITx fee structure for credentialing has not yet been determined; students who take the 6.002x prototype class will be able to obtain credentialing for free.
"We are delighted that so many people have signed up for our first course," Reif said. "We are grateful for their interest and certain to learn much from them about what works best in online education."
Franck Dernoncourt
November 9, 2015
The link http://6002x.mitx.mit.edu is dead: where to access it? (the Fall 2012 version, not more recent versions)


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Novak Djokovic wins line-call challenge on match point to beat Radek Stepanek at Wimbledon
LONDON — Novak Djokovic held his breath. Radek Stepanek knelt on the Wimbledon turf and folded his hands in mock prayer.
After more than three hours of fierce tennis, with both players diving and tumbling all over Centre Court, it all came down to a video replay on match point in the fourth set.
At 6-5 in the tiebreaker, top-seeded Djokovic hooked a sharply-angled forehand passing shot that was ruled wide. He challenged the call.
With both players and 15,000 fans watching anxiously, the replay was shown on the big screen and the verdict came in: The ball had landed on the line.
Point and match for Djokovic.
On a day when champions Andy Murray and Venus Williams won in straight sets, the late afternoon drama capped an entertaining battle that gave Djokovic a 6-4, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5) victory over the 35-year-old Czech veteran and a spot in the third round at the All England Club.
The two men, who have played each other a dozen times, shared a warm embrace as the crowd gave them a huge ovation.
"We know each other's game really well," said Djokovic, who extended his career record over Stepanek to 11-1. "I was two sets up. I had some break-point chances in the third and should have closed it out in the third-set tiebreak.
"But credit to him for fighting. He's 35 years old and still moving very well and surface wise grass is probably his most preferred. He loves to engage the crowd. It was fun to be part of it."
Djokovic, who won Wimbledon in 2011 and has seven Grand Slam titles, served 18 aces and had 54 winners. Stepanek, who fell to the turf numerous times, either slipping or diving or simply slumping from exhaustion, nearly matched him with 51 winners.
But Stepanek was never able to break serve, failing to convert on five chances. Djokovic broke only twice, once in each of the first two sets.
Murray, meanwhile, dropped just two games and needed only 81 minutes to blow away Blaz Rola of Slovenia 6-1, 6-1, 6-0, a dominant performance that showed he'll be tough to beat as he bids to become the first British player to retain the Wimbledon title in 78 years.
"If you can finish matches as quickly as possible it definitely helps in the long run," Murray said.
Five-time women's champion Venus Williams overcame a slow start to beat Japan's Kurumi Nara 7-6 (4), 6-1 to get past the second round of a major for only the second time in her last 10 Grand Slam tournaments.
"It's definitely a step in the right direction," Williams said. "The thing that I just have to really work on is being on tour consistently and playing tournaments."
The 30th-seeded Williams won six straight points in the tiebreaker after being down 1-4 and ran off six straight games in the second set to beat 41st-ranked Nara.
Next up for Williams is a third-round clash with 2011 champion Petra Kvitova, the Czech left-hander who downed Mona Barthel of Germany 6-2, 6-0.
"I think we both play similar games, really go for it," Williams said. "She's one of the kind of players who can get kind of hot against me."
No. 7 David Federer became the highest seeded men's player to go out so far. The Spanish clay-court specialist was beaten by Russia's 118th-ranked qualifier Andrey Kuznetsov, 6-7 (5), 6-0, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
The loss ended Ferrer's streak of reaching at least the third round at 17 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments. Kuznetsov, the boys' champion at Wimbledon in 2009, achieved his first win over a top-10 player.
In women's play, eighth-seeded Victoria Azarenka was eliminated by Serbia's Bojana Jovanovski, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. Azarenka, a two-time Australian Open champion and former No. 1, was playing in just her second event since the Australian Open after being sidelined with a left foot injury.
Also advancing to the third round was second-seeded Australian Open champion Li Na, who beat Yvonne Meusburger of Austria 6-2, 6-2 on Court 2.
Fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland needed less than an hour to beat Australia's Casey Dellacqua 6-4, 6-0.
The man who shocked Roger Federer at Wimbledon a year ago, Sergiy Stakhovsky, pulled off another surprise Wednesday. The 90th-ranked Ukrainian used the same serve-and-volley style that worked against Federer in 2013 to beat 12th-seeded Ernests Gulbis 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
No. 11 Grigor Dimitrov, coming of his win at the grass-court warm-up at Queen's Club, sailed into the third round by beating Australian qualifier Luke Saville 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.

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Just a little note to say the bride seemed to love the kitchen coordinates I've been posting about. People couldn't believe I made them, and many people said the fabrics were PERFECT for the bride. So, hooray and praise the Lord!
Matt is going fishing on Saturday, so I was kind of trying to decide what in the world to do with myself. BUT, now a baby shower at work has been moved up to next week, so I think I'll get my "baby sewing" on. I'd love to make a nursing cover, but it's for the teacher's wife..... I'm not sure if I should ask the male teacher if his wife plans to nurse, you know? So, while that's my favorite baby gift (because they're so stinking clever and helpful!), I might go with a blanket or softie toy or something. Hmmmm, any thoughts? I can't WAIT to get the embroidery machine this fall (we're working towards it--they are *expensive*), and then I can really take my sewing "up a notch" with personalization.... and then I'll have even MORE questions for Joy, too! :)
Thanks for all your encouragement and following along on the bridal shower sewing project. Stay tuned for the baby shower adventure, and please let me know if you have any thoughts on what to make!
P.S. If you are interested in trying a similar project, I used patterns from
- Sewing Mamas for the casserole tote
- Savvy Seams for the oven mitt
- Here and here for apron inspiration (and just traced my own for the pattern)


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Tagged: Zack Greinke
The Joke's on Washington, Sabathia, and Price
"What do a Momma Bear on the pill and the World Series have in common?…
No Cubs."
I have heard some pretty funny jokes in my life. The 2010 Major League Baseball End-of-the-Year Awards, though, have probably been some of the funniest jokes I have heard over the last couple of days.
To begin with, Ron Gardenhire of the Minnesota Twins was named the American League Manager of the Year yesterday. It marked the first time Gardenhire won the award and he won it because…um…why?
I don't have an answer. He won it because the Twins took on and defeated a weak A.L. Central? He won it for going 2-8 over the last 10 games of the season?
Or maybe the Twins' skipper won the award for getting booted in the first round of the playoffs for the fifth consecutive time. Do any one of those reasons make any sense?
I thought not. In reality they gave the award to the wrong Ron.
The Texas Rangers produced the best manager in the A.L.; no questions asked. Ron Washington took his team to the World Series for the first time in their franchise history. To get there, they beat a potent Tampa Bay Rays team in the American League Division Series as well as the defending champion New York Yankees in the ALCS.
In addition to that, Washington managed Texas past the Los Angeles Angels, a team that is almost locked in every year to win the AL West. Los Angeles had won the West three straight years entering 2010, but Washington and the Rangers did not let it happen again this year.
Apparently that is not worth anything in the voters' eyes. Instead they gave the award to the Twins' skipper, who although is good, clearly did not deserve it. I do not wish to take anything away from Gardenhire, but Washington was the logical choice.
So the writers made a boo-boo. You wouldn't think they would do it again in a matter of one day, right?
Today it was announced that Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners won the American League Cy Young Award. The 24 year-old right-hander went 13-12 with a 2.27 ERA and 232 strikeouts in 2010.
13-12 and he won the Cy Young. Excuse me for a second…
(Laughs uncontrollably)
OK, I'm back.
I had every expectation that either CC Sabathia of the Yankees or David Price of the Rays would win the Cy Young this year. I understand Hernandez had a great ERA, the lowest among A.L. pitchers, in fact. But I truly feel that it comes down to which pitcher is the most valuable to their team.
After all, the award does say MOST VALUABLE PITCHER on it.
Was Hernandez valuable to the Mariners? Perhaps yes, but look at the team in question. By the All-Star break, were they even playing for anything? Does the fact that they were out of the playoff race long before the season ended mean anything to any of the voters?
I guess not, so the joke is on me.
Yet, I think it should. Sabathia and Price pitched like studs under extreme pressure in a heated pennant race down the stretch and into the final week of the season. Hernandez has never been in that type of situation–needing to win in order to keep his team alive.
There are many who are currently arguing that wins do not mean anything; that Hernandez did not receive a great deal of run support and his overall individual stats were far superior to the rest of the candidates.
I understand the run support argument. I get the idea regarding individual stats. But please, do not try to sell me on the idea that wins mean nothing. I am not buying it. Winning is the whole reason the game is being played, isn't it? Why would you not consider the most important thing when making a decision on who wins the Cy Young Award?
Sabathia won 21 games. Price won 19. Hernandez won 13. And in my mind, that's how the Cy Young Award should have played out:
Sabathia wins it. Price is the runner-up. Hernandez comes in third.
And believe it or not, the fact that I thought Sabathia should have won it has nothing to do with the fact that I am a Yankee fan. In my mind, he was just the most valuable to his team–a team that competed in a division where it was anybody's to win. The Yankees, Rays, and Red Sox were all fighting for the AL East up until September whereas the Mariners were cooked by the middle of July.
No pressure whatsoever on Hernandez. But with every pitch up until the last day of the season, there was enormous pressure on Sabathia and Price. I'm sure both of them had the mentality of, "If I don't pitch well, we won't win. If we don't win, we are not winning the division."
There's no telling what was running through their minds every time they took the ball.
Hernandez could have taken the ball and potentially thought to himself, "Well, if I don't win it's not a big deal. We are going to finish in last place anyway, so it's not like it matters."
There's a huge difference in that regard in terms of mindset.
Last year, it was a little difficult for me to accept Zack Greinke winning the award. But there were a lot of variables to consider. For one, he won more than 15 games and was at least eight games above .500 (at 16-8). He also overcame anxiety-ridden circumstances, something that I know (first-hand) is difficult to deal with.
And much like Hernandez, Greinke had the lowest ERA in the A.L.
Was Greinke on a particularly strong team? No, not at all. However his overall record and what he went through off the field to get himself back to prominence certainly means something. I would hope the writers took that into consideration when they voted for him last year.
In 2007 when Sabathia won it for Cleveland, I didn't believe the right man won it. To this day, I still feel Josh Beckett was the best pitcher that year (and I am NOT a fan of his, so that really says something right there!) Beckett won 20 games, and as the ace of the Boston pitching staff he led the team to a championship. Again, he was the most valuable pitcher.
Sabathia won 19 games and helped lead the Tribe to the postseason. Yet when it came down to nut-cutting time, Beckett was the man who got the job done. He was clearly more dominant than Sabathia when it mattered.
I'd really like to know why the writers voted Hernandez the winner this year. I am still mind-boggled by the whole thing. Seriously, I mean I am really stunned.
Why don't wins matter to anyone anymore?
When did the idea of being a valuable commodity to the team become obsolete?
Why is everyone caught up in ERA, WHIP, and IP?
Why is a guy who just barely made it over .500 this year our Cy Young Award winner?
What were the writers even thinking when they made this decision?
I guess I'll never know. What I do know is that if I ever make the Baseball Writer's Association, I intend to consider wins and how valuable the pitcher was as the most driving aspect of the Cy Young Award. I'd certainly never give a first-place vote to a player who was one game above .500, that's for sure.
So on that note, congrats "King Felix." You succeeded in winning an award that (in my eyes) you did not truly deserve. At all. Apologies to Mr. Sabathia and Mr. Price, both of whom were robbed of the Cy Young Award by a bunch of writers who don't even think about winning, the whole reason baseball, or any game for that matter, is played.
Ron Gardenhire: 2010 A.L. Manager of the Year.
Felix Hernandez: the 2010 A.L. Cy Young Award winner.
Those aren't award-winners. They are punch-lines.


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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 16 8:17 pm Post subject: Living on the Go?
Greetings! I've been scouring the net looking for different resources to help me build a plan for a life on the road. I'm nearing 30 and my current living situation is more unstable than I'd like. I've the capability (as an artisan/freelancer) to make money online along with clientele in select states.
I posted on a few RV forums about modifying certain rigs to fit my requirements on a fixed budget (that is or isn't absurd pending who you ask). I was hoping to stay below $15k whilst purchasing: a truck + camper, rv, or van with headspace and doing any modification necessary depending on what I find, what it's lacking, and what would need to be modified.
All the amazing ready-made, no-fuss options available would cost me anywhere between $30k and $50k. With a loan, I'm sure that could happen, but I would rather not enter into any fixed payment plans other than bare essentials.
The RV sites have recommended I do a LOT of research, however most of them show concerns for my bare minimum requirements, lowering the resale value of an RV if renovated (I would remove couches and tables), and healthcare plans. Latter of which I'm least concerned about. My planned destination is Washington, Seattle area. I'm not sure where I ultimately want to live, so I'd like to see what the US has to offer. Wwoofing, internships, hiking spots, painting in nature, and workshops are all on my list of to-dos, and as such I would more or less need to carry: my laptop for digital artwork/entertainment (would replace a tv), sewing machine, some inside lights, art material, clothing, and camping/medical/car gear. I live rather minimally already, as I've moved nearly 3 times in the last 5 years. My diet is also simple, a camper stove and a 20gl container of water would be enough to steam vegetables and heat a small pot of water for bird-bathing purposes (in the event what I end up choosing as a vehicle requires this).
Where do I start? What kind of electrical setup would this require if I were going to go with something that would need supplementation? Would solar be more efficient than a generator? Marine space heaters if there's no furnace available? Would an RV be more logical for the sake of established electrical and headspace?
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hi , some of my chums have lived/do live out of vehicles ranging from very uncomfortable to luxurious
if you are going to be getting paid work as and when you can owning it outright makes sense as does having good fuel economy .
rv's tend to be over priced compared to getting a vehicle and fitting it out with the basics of cooking,heating,electrics, a bed ,storage etc.
cooking and heating can be a wood burner (it needs fitting properly to be safe)
cooking can be lpg gas (see above re fitting)
gas heating can be rather dangerous (see fitting )
heating can almost be ignored if the van is well insulated (insulation is never a waste of money)
electrics are usually based around a leisure battery or two ( 150 to 250 ah should be enough for lights ,computer ,fridge )
generators are noisy, expensive to run,,unreliable
a pv panel on the roof can provide some power but charge when driving is useful (the batteries cover a few days stationary and the pv can extend that)
an inverter from low voltage to your usual mains voltage is handy for quite a few items but most kit has vehicle voltage dc chargers available (phone ,pooter etc)
boat yards are far cheaper for electrical stuff than rv suppliers
re vehicles wood built horse wagons such as folk use to go to shows and competitions etc are popular among my pals as they are warmer than metal sided stuff, easier to fix things to and some even come with a mini kitchen and bunks already fitted
just remove the horsey bits and create a living room, storage spaces, the loading ramp is rather nice as well as it can be open in nice weather, gives a place to fit a folding "porch seat" etc etc
a panel van as used by builders ,delivery folk etc is ok , they are often cheap on fuel and to mend but they need insulation as they can be very cold and ventilation so as you dont get damp. .
buses are roomy but cost a fortune to fuel and can be rather chilly.
if converting a vehicle consider getting a decent van and a wrecked rv or trailer home [or even boat ] that isnt road worthy or leaks but is reasonable enough inside to reuse the fittings from it .
hope that helps a bit
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Checking in on… the America EastPosted by rtmsf on December 5th, 2009
Michael Hurley is the RTC correspondent for the America East Conference.
- Stony Brook 5-2
- Vermont 4-4
- Maine 3-3
- New Hampshire 2-3
- Albany 3-5
- Binghamton 3-5
- Hartford 2-6
- Boston University 2-6
Hottest Team. Stony Brook
We still have to see what the Seawolves do once they start playing better competition, but they have beaten the teams they should have and lost the games we expected. Regardless, they are the only team in the conference with a winning record, and what more can you ask from a team other than that.
Stud Player. Maurice Joseph (G) Vermont – 14.8 ppg, 40% three-point. Joseph has taken the step. Vermont needed a scorer this year that could take over if Marqus Blakely was taken out of the game by the opposing team. Joseph became that and more in the past couple games. It will be interesting to see if Joseph can continue this throughout the year.


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Three New Looks at Manifold Greatness
Looking for a new way to explore the King James Bible and its history and influence? As Manifold Greatness opens at a trio of new locations, all three continue the traveling exhibit's growing tradition of impressive—and highly varied—programming (scroll down for a look at some standout events at our most recent host sites, as well):
Today, April 17, marks the opening of Manifold Greatness at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, including a convocation by Professor Bart Ehrman of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Tomorrow, April 18, Centre presents a talk by Amos Tubb, associate professor of history, on "The History of Publishing in England and the King James Translation," with several more lectures in the weeks ahead.
Or, you could visit the Renaissance. This Saturday, April 20, the Tifton Museum and the Tifton-Tift Public Library in Tifton, Georgia, welcome Manifold Greatness with a "Renaissance Faire in Library Lane," including period crafts and foods, weapons and armor displays, and a look at Manifold Greatness! Upcoming Tifton events (same link) include a multimedia presentation by Dr. Brian Ray, a family quarto-making event, a talk by Reverend Earl Steffens on "the translator's dilemma," and a family Bible workshop featuring some of the jewels of Emory University's Bible collection.
On Monday, April 22, Manifold Greatness opens in Bel Air, Maryland, at the Hays-Heighe House on the Harford Community College campus. An event-filled opening includes a talk by religion and philosophy professor Gary Owens on "Catholicism, Protestantism, Blood, Guts, Ink, and the King James Bible" and theatrical readings from Shakespeare and the Bible. Hays-Heighe House has extended its regular hours throughout the Manifold Greatness run and more talks, readings, and a salon are planned.
But for just a moment before we embark with enthusiasm on these new events, we'd like to bid farewell to the most recent Manifold Greatness host libraries, too, whose doings you've been reading about on this blog thanks to their writing and photography:
- Cameron Village Regional Library in Raleigh, North Carolina, mounted a Scottish-themed opening, followed in subsequent days by a family Bibles workshop, a talk on the Bible in Art, and a closing lecture on Bible translation.
- Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri, kicked off the exhibit with a presentation a "best-seller like no other," then followed up with talks on Shakespeare, Blake, and the Bible, and on American literature and the King James Bible. They concluded with a delicious-sounding Last Feast exploring foods of biblical times and the King James Bible era.
- Tuscaloosa Public Library began Manifold Greatness with a family-friendly opening event that included pen and ink crafts and a talk on early Bible translator William Tyndale. The library offered its own curated displays on books and printing and held public events that included a letterpress printing lecture and demonstration and more.


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MQTT v3.1.1 now an OASIS StandardNovember 7th, 2014 - knolleary
Good news everyone! MQTT v3.1.1 has now become an OASIS Standard.
This marks not just the result of 18 months hard work by the Technical Committee, but also the last 15 years of work started by Andy and Arlen. Congratulations to everyone involved.
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How To Brew Coffee With a Kantan Dripper
It's a bird! It's a paper airplane! It's a....portable unfolding one-time use coffee maker? For those for whom a ceramic cone dripper is too hefty and fragile to toss in one's overnight bag we offer the Kantan Dripper, a beguilingly and bizarrely simple disposable paper filter for brewing a clean, full-bodied cup on the go.
Made by the Japanese brewing wizards at Kalita, the Kantan Dripper (kantan being Japanese for "easy") began to crash on the nerdier coasts of North American shores earlier this year, largely due to the enthusiasm of the dripper's importers at Wrecking Ball Coffee. The enthusiasm's warranted beyond the novelty, however: these slim packs of filters pop open right over your cup, and their convenience is matched equally by the quality of extraction.
With a small, flat-bottomed filter bed that necessitates slow, measured pouring, many of the shortcomings of a regular cone-shaped brewer—uneven extraction from different parts of the coffee bed, not enough time for the water to dwell in the coffee—are removed. In the end you'll find a very sweet, balanced extraction from these drippers, full of body and character.
How to Brew
1. Open your package of Kantan drippers with curious excitement. Bend sides of dripper gently along the arc-shaped scoring lines. Expand the filter "basket" carefully and insert the middle tabs of the dripper's wings into the inside of a coffee cup.
2. Bring 250 mL of good quality water to a boil.
3. Measure out no more than 16 grams—your Kantan dripper can barely hold that much coffee anyway—of coffee and grind for filter brew. We enjoy a 13-15 gram dose.
4. Carefully place ground coffee in the basket of the dripper—you may wish to use a teaspoon!
5. Once water is off the boil, slowly begin filling the dripper with water. Be very careful here not to overflow the coffee as it "blooms" around the top and bubbles at the edges of the filter opening. Water will slowly drip through into the cup, and you will keep filling it until you've used your water. If you overflow or jostle the chamber, be ready for bonus coffee grounds to run over the edges right into your cup!
Soon enough you'll be ready to pitch the dripper and coffee into the composter and enjoy a brilliant cup. What will they think of next?!
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July 6, 2011
By Martin MacMahon
Special to MLSsoccer.com
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Vancouver Whitecaps FC rookie Jeb Brovsky is making a push for a starting place on the pitch this season, but it's his off-field work with Peace Pandemic that has earned him MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Month award for July.
The Colorado native founded Peace Pandemic, a non-profit organization, last year while attending the University of Notre Dame to harness "the power of soccer as a tool for social change."
"My professors put the plan down on hard paper for me," Brovsky told MLSsoccer.com. "They said, `This is your passion. If you want to follow your passion, these are the steps you need to take.' But the No. 1 thing they said was to continue being a dreamer."
Peace Pandemic organizes youth soccer camps across North America, using the funds they generate to set up rotating camps in areas across the world that are affected by conflict, human rights abuses and poverty. The goal is to get North American kids involved in helping other children who live in more difficult circumstances.
"Once kids really realize that someone is receiving from their giving, that's the positive message kids need," Brovsky said. "I think sometimes North American kids get disconnected from that idea. They say, `It's so far away, I don't know this person, maybe that's just the way it is.' Once they see that their donation or their giving of time or money is making a positive change, it goes farther than they ever imagined."
Peace Pandemic helps build the bridge between children here and abroad by having kids in the North American camps pair up with youngsters in the international camps to exchange gifts and letters.
"Kids can see that the shoes or shin guards they donated went to a real person across the world," Brovsky said. "When they get that letter or token of thanks back, it really inspires kids to help out more."
The Peace Pandemic soccer camps are about more than just getting North American kids involved in helping others. They expose children in challenged communities around the world to new ideas and ways of thinking that can be lost in the daily fight for survival.
"These camps promote values like responsibility and non-violence," Brovsky said. "Girls really focus on leadership, empowerment and getting their voice out."
The midfielder told MLSsoccer.com that a number of tragedies and deaths in his life motivated him to set up this organization.
"After those [tragedies], I really started to think about life in general and what I'm here for," Brovsky shared. "I think it's really about service to others."
Peace Pandemic's first international camps are taking place in Tanzania and Israel this summer, and the organization is in discussions about organizing future camps in Nicaragua, Guatemala and Nepal.
Brovsky, a 2011 Notre Dame graduate, played for the Fighting Irish from 2007-10 and was a three-time all-BIG EAST honoree. He appeared in 87 games, including 60 starts and tallied 42 points on 15 goals and 12 assists. Brovsky also was a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Scholar All-American as a senior.


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Why not take 2 minutes and 33 seconds to refresh your knowledge of per-note parameters and automation in FL Studio.
You can download the project in this video here
Notes and tips:
MOD X/Y - Plugins that support custom graphical mapping of MOD X/Y destinations: Harmor, Ogun, Slicex & Sytrus - Not just the filter, many other destinations are possible, especially in Harmor. MOD X/Y mappings also correspond to the XY pad (and X and Y knobs) on the plugins UI. Tweaking or automating these will shift all the corresponding per-note parameter values.
Plugins that map MOD X/Y to their filter cutoff and resonance: Harmless, Sampler, Granulizer, Fruity Slicer, 3XOSC,Fruit Kick, Wasp, Wasp XT, DX10, BeepMap, SimSynth. This does not work for VST Plugins, only FL Studio native format.
Slides - Place a slide note directly over a normal note to only side the value and not pitch. Also works with per note velocity to fade in and out for example. A slide note playing at the same time as multiple normal notes will slide all of them. But if you use a different note color for one of the normal notes and slide note, only that note will slide.
Score files - Save a score file with per note parameter settings and load it in the Quantize tool to apply them to other scores.


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Thursday, January 06, 2011
Michigan fans react to news about AD Dave Brandon's press conference
26 comments:
- phil said...
Michigan football:
Days since last healing picture: 4
- January 06, 2011 6:04 AM
- wingedhelmet said...
Suggested healing pic. http://media.pennlive.com/patriotnewssports/photo/rich-rodriguezjpg-a44c02c69819e2a5.jpg
- January 06, 2011 7:48 AM
- rinmia77 said...
Maybe I'm just that big of an Airplane fan, but I think this post is freakin' hilarious!
- January 06, 2011 8:08 AM
- whetstonebuck said...
Very funny. Most clever.
Once again, the Michigan nation provides a ray of humor to an otherwise drab post-season.
- January 06, 2011 8:34 AM
- Ramona said...
Listening to WTKA while driving kids to school this morning. Already alums saying "I told you so" 3 yrs ago. No pal you were not clairvoyant. I am an alum but not one of the ones with money, and have never pretended to understand about all the Xs Os and arrows.. it makes me wonder if too many alums with money who may not understand them either, have too much influence.
- January 06, 2011 9:28 AM
- srudoff said...
Surely you don't think that Airplane is funny......
- January 06, 2011 10:40 AM
- Andy said...
It is funny, and Don't call me Surely
- January 06, 2011 11:22 AM
- srudoff said...
ha thanks!
After Leslie Nielsen passed away I had my boys (7 and 11) watch Naked Gun and the Police Squad series - they couldn't stop laughing.
Wasn't sure if Airplane was appropriate - haven't seen it in a long time.
- January 06, 2011 11:36 AM
- Borzone said...
My Life is complete again with the return of the MZONE!! now if I can stop laughing and get back to work!!
- January 06, 2011 12:11 PM
- Mike said...
Holy crap that was funny!
- January 06, 2011 2:16 PM
- Andy said...
The servers holding the MZone are getting a workout today thanks to Yost and Sports Illustraded
Extra bonus: a liitle Auburn healing
- January 06, 2011 2:18 PM
- carl tabb said...
That went a lot better than I thought it would. Well played. Was that Yost or Andy doing the voice there?
- January 06, 2011 2:23 PM
- Andy said...
I have a little more testosterone in my voice.
- January 06, 2011 3:21 PM
- phil said...
That voiceover was fairly masculine compared to Whet"Shirley"stonebuck. He would have been perfect for the part.
- January 06, 2011 4:01 PM
- srudoff said...
well if you believe dan lebetard, harbaugh taking his talents to south beach
- January 06, 2011 4:04 PM
- Andy said...
Andrew Luck is staying at Stanford.
- January 06, 2011 4:39 PM
- whetstonebuck said...
Shirley, you jest.
Dude, I taught Ted "golden pipes" Williams how to broadcast.
You can call me Mr. Mellifluous.
wv = lionfu
I jokes not.
- January 06, 2011 5:12 PM
- Ramona said...
What worries me is that the job description is beginning to sound like no human being can fill it.
- January 06, 2011 5:19 PM
- whetstonebuck said...
Harbaugh talking with Dolphins while they still have a headcoach. Classy.
- January 06, 2011 5:33 PM
- srudoff said...
"What worries me is that the job description is beginning to sound like no human being can fill it."
hence the support for Gerg's bear
- January 06, 2011 6:25 PM
- 616goblue said...
This video is going beyond viral, it's going global!
Fox 17 - WXMI here in the 616 showed this video during their 6pm sportscast this evening--its not on their website yet, but keep your eye on www.fox17online.com
- January 06, 2011 8:53 PM
- Yost said...
What?! Really? Sweeeeet!
Let me know if you see a link before I do. Appreciate the update!
- January 06, 2011 8:56 PM
- Yost said...
PS Hey, 616, did they mention MZone?
- January 06, 2011 9:30 PM
- srudoff said...
How'd you get Barwis to wrestle in the video?? nice touch!
- January 06, 2011 9:48 PM
- Ramona said...
Wow! Just read the WSJ article. Martin never even tried to contact Miles?? Looking forward to Bacon's book about the RR years!
- January 06, 2011 10:12 PM
- 616goblue said...
Still no video on Fox 17's website...eventhough the sports director is a MSU grad, have to give him a break as we went to the same high school in the 734, in the 48183 to be exact...at any rate, no Cowherd-ESPN-syndrome on the Fox TV station here in the 616, they did give props to this here blog!
- January 07, 2011 6:13 AM


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Apple, Inc. is seeing red over New York City's attempts to register a trademark for green-friendly services, and the dispute challenges one of Apple's trademark registrations for its ubiquitous logo.
Apple has filed an Opposition (No. 91/181,984) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board against NYC & Company, Inc.'s attempts to register the "Infinite Loop Apple" design mark (shown above at left). Apple asserts that use of NYC's mark would likely cause confusion with Apple's famous logo (shown at right) especially given the presence of Apple's flagship Manhattan retail location.
NYC's application states the mark is to be used for, among other things, promoting "education on environmentally friendly policies and practices of the City of New York" (See Application Nos. 77/179,942 and 77/179,968). Apple claims that confusion would be likely because of the similarities in appearance and commercial impression between the marks, and because certain of the goods and services recited by NYC are identical or highly related to goods and services offered under the Apple mark.
NYC answered the Notice of Opposition and filed a Counterclaim seeking to cancel Apple's registration for the logo as used in connection with "mugs, dishes, drinking glasses, and wine glasses." NYC claims that Apple procured the registration through fraud, because it knowingly misrepresented that it was using the mark in connection with those goods on its Declaration of Use and Renewal Application under sections 8 & 9 of the Trademark Act, when it fact no such use was being made. If the Board finds such fraud, Apple faces cancellation of its entire registration for those goods. Fraud has been a recurring issue before the TTAB of late, as evidenced by this recent post from John Welch's TTABlog.
Apple, of course, denies the allegations of fraud. In any event, if the cancellation is successful, Apple's most important marks (i.e., for computer hardware) would remain intact.
Time will tell whether Apple's efforts to protect its mark will bear fruit. The company probably feels even more incentive to keep others from trading on its reputation and goodwill after hearing about this recent study, which found that people who see the Apple logo may feel more creative.


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Pats rout Colts 59-24 but Gronkowski injures arm
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- The New England Patriots defense came alive just in time. It may have to make an even bigger contribution with Rob Gronkowski likely out for a while with an arm injury.
The touchdown catches and powerful blocks the tight end is known for will be missing after he was hurt late in the fourth quarter of Sunday' 59-24 win over the Indianapolis Colts.
Gronkowski scored on completions of 4 and 24 yards from Tom Brady, giving him 10 touchdowns and making him the first tight end in NFL history with at least 10 touchdowns in three straight seasons. He finished the game with seven catches for 137 yards and is second on the team with 53 receptions.
"Rob does a great job for us," coach Bill Belichick said after the game, "blocking, receiving, third down, red area. He's a good player."
Belichick didn't mention the injury, which the Patriots identified as affecting his arm without saying which one. Comcast SportsNet New England said Gronkowski broke his forearm while blocking on the extra point after the final touchdown.
The Patriots gave no timetable for his return. They have six games left, starting Thursday night at the New York Jets.
They didn't need Gronkowski's touchdowns on Sunday, not when one of the NFL's worst pass defenses scored on interception returns of 59 yards by newcomer Aqib Talib and 87 yards by rookie Alfonzo Dennard.
Dennard watched himself on the video board as he raced to the end zone. He wanted to see if Andrew Luck, who threw the pass, might catch him.
"I went to the sideline and (safety Devin McCourty) was like, 'If the quarterback would've caught you, you know we would've given you stuff about it," he said.
The Patriots lead the NFL with 35.8 points a game and tied their single-game scoring record on Sunday.
"The coaches want us to play aggressive," said Dennard, whose touchdown made it 45-17. "So that's what I was doing out there."
The first matchup between three-time Super Bowl winner Brady and star rookie Luck was no match. Brady threw three touchdown passes. Luck threw three interceptions.
"They're good enough," Luck said. "They don't need those gifts, but to their credit, they created those and we didn't."
The loss of Gronkowski could be costly. The Patriots other tight end, Aaron Hernandez, has missed the last three games and six overall, after spraining his ankle. That leaves three healthy tight ends -- Daniel Fells, Michael Hoomanawanui and Visanthe Shiancoe -- and they've totaled just four catches.
The Patriots forced four turnovers. Rob Ninkovich's fifth forced fumble of the season -- knocking the ball out of Luck's hand -- set up Gronkowski's second scoring grab on the next play.
"We knew we couldn't come here and turn the football over and have a chance to win," Colts interim coach Bruce Arians said. "We've got a lot of rookies out there so every week is a learning experience. It was a bad learning experience."
The Colts (6-4) had their four-game winning streak stopped. The Patriots (7-3) won their fourth straight game and extended their lead in the AFC East to three games.
Even so, Brady doesn't want the Patriots to start patting themselves on the back.
"I don't think we're anywhere (near) where we need to be at this point," he said.
Julian Edelman scored on a 68-yard punt return three plays before Talib's interception put the Patriots ahead to stay, 21-14.
"I don't think guys panicked" after that one-two punch, Luck said. "Playing hard is not enough, as evidenced tonight."
Brady completed 24 of 35 passes for 331 yards and no interceptions. Luck was 27 for 50 for two touchdowns and 334 yards and set an NFL record as the first rookie with five 300-yard games.
The Colts were competitive for one half. The Patriots led 24-17 heading into the third quarter.
Then the Patriots scored on passes of 2 yards to Edelman and 24 yards to Gronkowski and Dennard's interception return.
Luck followed with a 43-yard scoring pass to T.Y. Hilton, the second of the game to the fellow rookie, but the Patriots responded with touchdown runs of 3 yards by Stevan Ridley and 4 yards by Shane Vereen.
The game began with touchdowns on the first three series: a 1-yard run by Delone Carter of the Colts, a 4-yard pass from Brady to Gronkowski, and a 14-yard pass from Luck to Hilton.
"A lot of plays motivated the defense," said Talib, playing his first game since being obtained from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. "About that third or fourth (Colts) series, we kind of got into it. It was kind of quiet out there early (then) we started talking."
The Patriots obtained him before last Sunday's 37-31 win over Buffalo. But he sat that one out to complete a four-game suspension for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances.
Notes: The Colts outgained the Patriots 448 yards to 446. ... The 59 points equals the Patriots record set in a 59-0 win over the Tennessee Titans on Oct. 18, 2009. ... The Patriots are 18-0 in the second half of the season starting in 2010. ... Welker stretched his streak to 104 games with at least one reception. ... Reggie Wayne tied Cris Carter's NFL mark with 58 consecutive games with at least three catches.
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